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Summer 2024 Impressions: I Parry Everything, Bye Bye, Earth, Atri: My Dear Moments

I Parry Everything Short Synopsis: Noor has wanted to be a hero since he was a child, but he was never good enough at anything to do so. After years of training he was only able to learn a single skill, parry. With only one path before him, he takes that skill to its absolute …

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Summer 2024 Impressions: The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant, Too Many Losing Heroines!, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?

The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Short Synopsis: An admitted war criminal and a part time worker face off…and fall in love. Lenlo: On the surface, this seems like a pretty standard magical girl show. Transformation sequence was alright, effects are good enough, girl is sort of cute. The issue with standard magical girl …

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When Words Aren’t Enough For Light Novels

One of the big distinguishing points between “light novels” and “regular novels” is that light novels are born into a multimedia ecosystem. They aren’t made up of text alone—they have insert illustrations and distinct anime-esque character designs, making it easy for them to make the leap from book to screen. Kadokawa’s business strategy revolves around …

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First Impressions – Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! (Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!)

You know my motto, don’t bury the headline. The premiere of Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! was really good. Like, startlingly good. On multiple levels. I expected to love the character designs, because those are by Imigi Muru and he’s one of my favorite artists in manga. He illustrates the light novels (I know) Makeine is …