Winter 2024 Impressions: Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, Hime-sama, “Goumon” no Jikan desu, The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Short Synopsis: Big town Tokyo boy moves to small Hokkaido town, immediately gets picked up by Hokkaido gyaru. Look, I need to get something off of my chest. I’m not proud of this, but it’s the way things are alright… The lead girl Minami is kind of cute. I don’t …

Winter 2024 Impressions: Solo Leveling, Tales of Wedding Rings, A Sign of Affection, Tank Isekai

Solo Leveling Short Synopsis: 10 years ago portals, and those with the abilities to combat that which came out of them called hunters, appeared in the world. This is the story of the weakest hunter. So I’m cheating a bit, in that I’ve already read Solo Leveling front to back. I know where it goes, …

Winter 2024 Impressions: Sasaki and Peeps, The Demon Prince of Momochi House, The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic, Pon no Michi

Sasaki and Peeps Short Synopsis: A Japanese salaryman discovers a magic bird and starts making inter-dimensional trade deals with an isekai world before getting caught up in a secret psychic organization. I figured out why this premier felt so long. Turns out, it’s actually a double feature! That explains a lot. Getting into the actual …

Winter 2024 Impressions: Delicious in Dungeon, My Instant Death Ability is Overpowered, Chained Soldier

Delicious in Dungeon Short Synopsis: An adventuring party runs out of food and has to eat the local monsters to survive. And wouldn’t you know it? They come to enjoy it! Let’s get something out of the way, Dungeon Meshi is not an adventuring show. It is a cooking show that happens to use fantasy …

Winter 2024 Impressions: Fluffy Paradise, Gushing Over Magical Girls, Ishura

Fluffy Paradise Short Synopsis: Grown woman gets isekai’ed with the power to make non-human creatures love her. Also she’s like… 6. Disney Princess the anime. The new season is here! And the first show we start off with is… An isekai. And a dull one at that. As far as isekai go this one is …

Guest Post: Unearthed Baubles with Firechick – Astro Boy 1980 (70/100)

On April 3rd, 1952, Osamu Tezuka started up a new manga that would later become not only one of his most iconic works, but become a staple in Japanese children’s media that still continues to be beloved to this very day. That manga was Astro Boy, or its Japanese title, Tetsuwan Atom. Astro Boy as …