Winter 2025 Impressions: Medalist, Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku, From Bureaucrat to Villainess

Medalist Short Synopsis: A young girl learns to figure skate against her mother’s wishes while her coach lives his dreams through teaching her. Lenlo: Been a while since our last figure skating anime, only one I can remember was Yuri on Ice. Where that was all about the highest levels of competition though, big flash …

Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction – 10-13

“This isn’t forever. We haven’t seen our last peaceful day.”   The above prediction, delivered by the invader Yuriko shortly before her death, seems unlikely to come true. In these four episodes alone, we see a military operation on a college campus, the continued activities of a young adult vigilante group, AI-powered bipedal robots equipped …

Winter 2025 Impressions: I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, Okitsura, Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu

I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Short Synopsis: Two highschoolers’ least favorite people (each other) are forced to marry by their newly reunited (not related) grandparents. Lenlo: This is literally just a worse Nisekoi. The basic plot is the same, boy/girl who can’t stand each other are forced into a …

Winter 2025 Impressions: Salaryman Isekai, Momentary Lily, Sorairo Utility

Salaryman Isekai Short Synopsis: Underappreciated overseas manager is head hunted by a Demon Lord with a surprisingly keen eye for subordinates. Amun: First show of the new season for me (we’re not watching that weird ecchi cat thing) – and honestly, as far as first shows of the year go, Salaryman was quite decent. I …

Guest Post: Unearthed Treasure with Firechick – UT: Stella of the End (84/100)

As of mid-2024, a good majority of the games Key/Visual Arts have put out are legally available in English, with the exceptions of Air, Kud Wafter, their Prima Doll kinetic novels, the Rewrite fan disc, and Summer Pockets: Reflection Blue. Before 2015, it was nigh impossible to procure their games outside of fan translations, but …

Winter 2025 Impressions: Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster”, Ameku M.D, Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time

Bogus Skill “Fruitmaster” Short Synopsis: A supernaturally skilled gardener discovers he can eat more than one Devil Fruit without perishing. Wooper: 2025 kicks off with a benignly terrible fantasy premiere that cribs from One Piece, of all things. In the world of Fruitmaster, everyone is granted a free JRPG skill upon reaching the indeterminate age …