Rising Impact, Anime, Kiria, Gawain

First Impressions – Rising Impact

June 23, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Reviews, Rising ImpactAnime, First Impressions, reviews, Rising Impact

For an anime fan who loves golf (and/or a golf fan who loves anime) it really is a golden age. Read more

DDDDD, Anime

First Impressions – Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction

May 30, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

Any manga by Asano Inio being adapted is a big deal. Read more

Kimetsu no Yaiba, Anime, Hashirs

First Impressions – Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen

May 15, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Kimetsu no Yaiba, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Kimetsu no Yaiba, reviews

Once more this dance, which feels like it’s been going on forever. Read more

Bokku no Hero Academia, Anime, Star and Stripe

Boku no Hero Academia Season 7 – 01

May 4, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, Boku no Hero Academia, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Boku no Hero Academia, First Impressions, reviews

To call Boku no Hero Academia an old friend at this point would be an understatement. Read more

Kaijuu 8-Gou, Anime. Kafka, Yoju

First Impressions – Kaijuu 8-gou (Kaiju No. 8)

April 15, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

Never has a series been more aptly-named when you’re in my line of work. Read more

Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai, Anime

First Impressions – Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master)

April 14, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai, reviews

Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai is everything I hoped it would be – and I was doing some pretty lofty hoping. Read more

Kuroshitsuji, Anime, Ciel

First Impressions – Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc)

April 14, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Kuroshitsuji, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Kuroshitsuji, reviews

Kuroshitsuji slips into this setting as comfortably as if it were the finest Saville Row bespoke suit. Read more

Ooi Tonbo, Anime

Ooi! Tonbo – 02

April 13, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Ooi TonboAnime, Ooi Tonbo, reviews

Originality is great but, if we’re honest, it’s overrated. Read more

Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi, Anime, Adashino, Sumireko

First Impressions – Kai to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances)

April 11, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

The simple truth is there’s a certain element you get when auteurs work on anime that you just don’t get otherwise. Read more

Boukyaku Battery, Anime, Kiyomine, Kaname

First Impressions – Boukyaku Battery

April 10, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

Honestly, the first word that pops into my mind with this premiere is “weird”. Read more