What even is this UI? Impressions: I guess we’ll stick with one reincarnated old dude show to the next, and this is definitely a dozen steps down. Both even some how more tiresome of a set of cliches, and even more humorless. He has status screens that he can pull up, which are, for …
Seven Seas Entertainment Announces Seven New Titles for 2025 Release
Seven Seas Entertainment bursts into the new year by continuing its Wonderful Wednesdays tradition of announcing new titles, and this time they revealed that seven new titles will soon be making their way into the hands of English readers. A rundown of the titles announced are as follows: Audiobook: SCP Foundation: Iris Through the Looking …
Reincarnated as a Villainess #01 — With a Side Trip to Brazil
Yeah, the ED is definitely the only good part here. Impressions: I glanced through the other four to check which order I wanted to grapple with them, and this easily won based on the ending. A Brazilian festival dance sequence is absolutely something that I can respect. I’d rather have it been “I’ve Been …
Momentary Lily #02 — Ugly Crying
Very, very ugly. That’s the two originals down, four to go… in an hour or two. On to the reincarnation stuff next, so nowhere to go but down from here. Impressions: The death flags were certainly flying at full mast from the start of the episode, though they could’ve definitely done a better job setting up …
Aquarion – Myth of Emotions #01 — …Where’s the Big Kaboom?
In many senses. There’s five premieres today, plus Momentary Lily’s second episode, and since I slept in a bit, five of the six shows were up by the time I woke up, so I’m going to get through them two at a time based on how interested I am in each for assorted reasons. Impressions: …
First Impressions – Honey Lemon Soda
Setting aside (though only for a moment) its intrinsic quality as a series, Honey Lemon Soda says something about the state of shoujo anime. It’s a veritable titan – 12 million in volume sales (that’s a lot). But that’s over 26 volumes and close to a decade, and if it were a shounen with its …