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Face Boy and Face Girl #01 — Yelling at Everything

  At least it’s interacting. Impressions: Basically the same as the previous show, but with genders reversed and more comedic. Just having a larger cast, including multiple who tell the lead that they’re an imbecile for their obsession instead of glorifying it, does do a lot of heavy lifting to make it more tolerable. Hell, …

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A Star Brighter than the Sun #01 — He Blinded Me With Sparkles

  Ow, my eyes. Impressions: You can probably guess exactly what kind of show it is just from how many screenshots are absolutely faceblasted with sparklies and the pastel filter. It is not subtle in the least. The entire episode is just her mooning over this dude for no real reason, most of it in …

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Fall 2025 Impressions: Cat’s Eye, Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days, This Monster Wants to Eat Me

Cat’s Eye (2025) Short Synopsis: Three moonlighting art thieves repeatedly steal priceless treasures out from under the nose of a clueless cop. Wooper: I’ve seen the first few episodes of the original Cat’s Eye adaptation, and I have to say, this one suffers by comparison. The animation is better here (especially during the opening paraglider …