Aquarion, Anime, Toshi, Rimiya, Sakko

First Impressions – Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions

January 10, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

I’m definitely intrigued by Sousei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions and anxious to see where it goes from here. Read more

Honey Lemon Soda, Anime, Uka, Kai

First Impressions – Honey Lemon Soda

January 9, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

HLS avoids some of the worst tropes of the subgenre, but the first episode does play as pretty boilerplate. Read more

Hana wa Saku Shura no Gotoku, Anime

First Impressions – Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (Flower and Asura)

January 8, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

If you think things couldn’t sound any more wholesome, you’re pretty much on the money. Read more

Kono Kaisha, Anime, Yui, Masugu

First Impressions – Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu (I Have a Crush at Work)

January 7, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, reviews

This premiere was exactly what I hoped and exactly what I expected, no more and no less. Read more

Zenshu, Anime, Natsuko

First Impressions – Zenshu

January 6, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

The irony here is as subtle as a kick in the head. Read more

Medalist, Anime, Hitomi, Inori, Tsukasa

First Impressions – Medalist

January 5, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

It’s funny. Medalist ended up being about as good as I expected, but took an unexpected route to get there. Read more

Anemku Takao no Suiri Karte, Anime

First (and Second) Impressions – Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective)

January 3, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

Double premieres have become something of a fad in anime recently. Read more

Beastars, Anime

First (and Second) Impressions – Beastars Final Season

January 1, 2025Guardian EnzoAnime, Beastars, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Beastars, First Impressions, reviews

I thought these two premiere episodes worked quite well. Read more

Ao no Miburo, Anime, Nio

First Impressions – Ao no Miburo (Blue Miburo)

October 20, 2024Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

What kept repeating itself in my mind was that old expression “the winning side writes history”. Read more

Youkai Gakkou, Anime

First Impressions – Youkai Gakkou no Sensei Hajimemashita!

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

Comedy either clicks or it doesn’t, and this didn’t. Read more