Sung Jin Woo is the lowest ranked hunter in a society that now fights monsters for a living. Will he be able to level up after surviving a mystery dungeon?
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A girl makes bishoujo games (and travels through time). I had a lot of fun with this. I appreciated how razor-focused the show was— it loves Akihabara and bishoujo games, and lets you know it! Much of [...]
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If I thought OVERTAKE! worth an AOTY nomination, then I’d prop up 16bit Sensation for the most anime to anime this past year. Akihabara? Check. Video game design? Check. Overworked employees? Check. [...]
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This was actually the original version I inked, but then I decided I liked an earlier, smaller sketch better, so I inked and finished that one instead. I always wish I were better at simplifying [...]
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I’m easy to please, especially with pornographic material. As long as it is competent in giving what you want in a pretty package, I will enjoy it. Yet, even when something is put in one, you still [...]
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If you’re joining us for the first time this week, this is a perfect post to see the diversity of our reviews, which reflect the interests of our reviewers: Jeskai generally reads through light novels [...]
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I have heard it said that slice-of-life series do not engage viewers intellectually, in that they do not have complex plots or go deep like dramas. Yet, this criticism overlooks the fact that beneath [...]
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By Tappei Nagatsuki and Shinichirou Otsuka. Released in Japan by MF Bunko J. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Dale DeLucia. First off, for fans of Subaru/Emilia, this book is a [...]
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Until the inevitable beach episode at least. Impressions: I really don't think a whole fanservice episode of the girls in the show dolling themselves up for the trashpeople dudes and throwing [...]
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By You Fuguruma and Nama. Released in Japan as “Kasei Madoushi no Isekai Seikatsu: Boukenchuu no Kasei Fugyou Uketamawarimasu!” by Ichijinsha Bunko Iris NEO. Released in North America by J-Novel [...]
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By Tamamaru and Kinta. Released in Japan as “Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life” by Kadokawa Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Linda Liu. Still enjoying this series, [...]
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Anime, please stop ending episodes with primal screams. Semi-Impressions: Ars Notoria's third episode completely abandoned even the tiny bits of whatever the bloody revolution stuff in the [...]
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It’s been 17 years since Takafumi’s uncle fell into a coma. With their family split by the decision of whether to continue to care for him or not, it’s up to the nephew to retrieve him once he awakes [...]
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…No, not really. I did glance through the second episode that "Stepmom's Daughter is my Ex" thing, but it was mainly gawking at the girl's boobs and then she pretended to be sick so the dude could [...]
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By Bisu and Yukiko. Released in Japan as “Tensei Oujo wa Kyou mo Hata o Tatakioru” by Arian Rose. Released in North America by J-Novel Heart. Translated by Tom Harris. It could just be that I’ve grown [...]
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Michio Kaga finds himself in a videogame-like world where he gets some powerful equipment, kills some bandits, and gathers the spoils. When a villager tries to steal some of said spoils for himself, [...]
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That's how you can tell it's a comedy. Impressions: It's certainly aiming for a couple specific styles. Rather than being Not-Dragon Quest, we're more focused on trying to win over the people [...]
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Like the title says. The most boring isekai of the season. I can barely even remember what happens. The main twist is that the main character is a skeleton, but then it hardly even matters since he [...]
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By Shoji Goj and booota. Released in Japan as “Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku” by Overlap Bunko. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Eric Margolis. Adapted by Veles Svitlychny It’s [...]
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