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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara (First Impression)

Posted on November 2, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

“Set in the city of Nagasaki, the story takes place in a world where a minuscule amount of magic remains in everyday life. Hitomi Tsukishiro is a 17-year-old descendant of a witch family who grew up with stale emotions, as she lost her sense of color at a very young age. Feeling sorry for her granddaughter’s future, Kohaku, a great witch, sends Hitomi to the past, the year 2018. Through exchanges with her 17-year-old grandmother and her club members, the story follows Hitomi’s growth as a person.” -MAL News

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Gyakuten Saiban: Sono “Shinjitsu” Igi Ari! Season 2 (First Impression)

Posted on November 1, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

The second season of Gyakuten Saiban: Sono “Shinjitsu”, Igi Ari!

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Yagate Kimi ni Naru (First Impression)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

“Yuu has always loved shōjo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and blushes, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her, she feels nothing. Disappointed and confused, Yuu enters high school still unsure how to respond. That’s when Yuu sees the beautiful student council president Nanami turn down a suitor with such maturity that she’s inspired to ask her for help. But then the next person to confess to Yuu is Nanami herself.” -Yagate Kimi ni Naru (manga)

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Ulysses: Jeanne D’arc to Renkin no Kishi (First Impression)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

While I love the art and character design so far, the story itself felt like it wasn’t explained thoroughly enough. It was disorientating and most of the setting is implied through background conversations and little hints from our main characters. While I love the idea of alchemy playing a big part in the story, the mixture of alchemy and fantasy creatures like fairies felt weird and out of place. The first episode is mainly for Montmorency and establishing his character and position in the setting, but the way the entire episode was executed felt disjointed and unorganized.

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Tokyo Ghoul:re 2nd Season (First Impression)

Posted on October 23, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

Honestly, the first episode had me pretty confused. It seemed like some time has passed since Kaneki reawakened, and his hair color changed again? Maybe the manga readers have a better idea of what happened in between. But regardless this is it boys and girls! The final season of Tokyo Ghoul, I have very high expectations for the story and character development I hope to see everyone from both the original Tokyo Ghoul as well as our favorite from Tokyo Ghoul:re all get some screen time and end this awesome series with a bang.

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Hinomaruzumou (First Impression)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

I always thought that Sumo was about big men pushing each other out of the ring and, oh boy, was I wrong about that. Sumo is a much more intense and honorable sport than I originally thought! The anime itself looks and feels great, the artwork and animation are dynamic and colorful while the story is passionate and inspiring. I love an overpowering main character, and Ushio is just the guy to fill that spot!

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Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja Nai (First Impression)

Posted on October 19, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

A perfect little sister…becoming famous in an otaku hobby…the story already sounds very familiar. Anyway, while the premise isn’t anything new, the execution of the story is actually quite entertaining. The character themselves, while still cliché, have a freshness (is that a word?) to them because we haven’t seen these types of characters in a while (or that might just be me…). But let’s talk about the artwork. I always talk about derpy faces on some of my reviews of other anime but when I say that, I usually mean there were a few scenes that had it. Well, Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja Nai has a derpy face IN EVERY SCENE. The art is uncomfortably bad and that’s sugar coating it.

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Sword Art Online: Alicization (First Impression)

Posted on October 18, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

I honestly didn’t think that Sword Art Online would come back after the second season in Gun Gale Online, but man I’m not complaining. Starting off with a 40-minutes episode to start off the new portion of the show was a good idea, allows for an introduction to this new arc as well as some scene to remind the audience on what’s already happened. The art and animation already caught my attention within the first few minutes, ALMOST like something ufotable would’ve done. The coloring and lighting made everything pop and visually stimulating. But las it’s not ufotable and therefore will have some flaws, such as the loss of detail lines in Alice’s hair. On the story side, Alicization brings back the danger and fear of virtual reality, after watching both season 1 and 2 we’ve grown used to the idea of VR and “dying” as a concept. Alicization brings back death in a new frightening way, renewing that tension that we first experience in the first season of SAO.

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Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san (First Impression)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

I really dig the simplicity of the art and animation. There’s a certain charm to it, in a minimalist sense. The interactions that Honda-san has with the customers at the bookstore is hilarious, awkward, and relatable all at the same time! I’m interested in the other character and as to why they each have their own mask covering their face, except Honda-san cause….well…he’s a skeleton. Or is he? Maybe this entire show is one big metaphor waiting for someone to figure it out.

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Toaru Majutsu no Index III (First Impression)

Posted on October 11, 2018 by KiritoNarukami Leave a comment

The last season (Toaru Majutsu no Index II) last aired in 2011. The fans of this series have been waiting and, quite literally, begging for the third season. Each year we were denied that a third season would ever come but our pleas have been heard and after a long 7-year wait we finally have our third season! If you haven’t been exposed to the series then it’s a great time to start (of course you should marathon the first two seasons first and maybe Toaru Kagaku no Railgun while you’re at it)! The art and soundtrack bring back that nostalgic feeling, I’m still a little lost on the story but nothing a quick marathon won’t fix.