Sousou no Frieren, Fern, Freiren, Stark

Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) 2nd Season – 01

January 17, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Reviews, Sousou no FrierenAnime, First Impressions, reviews, Sousou no Frieren

I hope there will be time for a few more eps like this one, because they cut right to the essence of this series like nothing else does. Read more

Prism Rondo, Anime

First Impressions – Prism Rondo

January 16, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

Love Through a Prism is every bit as gorgeous in terms of art direction as you’d expect a Wit series to be. Read more

Oshi no Ko, Anime, Aqua, Mem

Oshi no Ko Season 3 – 01

January 15, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Oshi no Ko, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Oshi no Ko, reviews

Fittingly in the wake of the podcast “Kaijuu” episode, Oshi no Ko launches into its third season. Read more

Jigokuraku, Anime, Aza Choubei, Gabimaru

Jigokuraku (Hell’s Paradise) Season 2 – 01

January 12, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Jigokuraku, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Jigokuraku, reviews

Better late than never. Read more

Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, Anime

First Impressions Digest – Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (Kaya-chan Isn’t Scary), Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki (In the Clear Moonlit Dusk)

January 12, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Digests, First Impressions, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, ReviewsAnime, Digests, First Impressions, Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, reviews

East Fish Edition… Read more

Seihantai na Kimi to Boku, Anime, Yuusuke, Miyu

First Impressions – Seihantai na Kimi to Boku (You and I Are Polar Opposites)

January 11, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Reviews, Seihantai na Kimi to BokuAnime, First Impressions, reviews, Seihantai na Kimi to Boku

It’s only one episode, but I get it. Read more

Champignon Witch, Anime, Henri, Luna, Mushroom

Miscellaneous First Impressions From the Field – Champignon, Tamon, Arne

January 10, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Champignon Witch, Digests, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Champignon Witch, Digests, First Impressions, reviews

What about all those other series, you ask? Read more

Toume Otoko, Anime

First Impressions: Toumei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fuufu ni Naru Futari (The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife)

January 9, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, reviews

The story pretty much writes itself. Read more

Darwin Jihen. Anime, Charlie Stein

First Impressions – Darwin Jihen (The Darwin Incident)

January 7, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, Darwin Jihen, First Impressions, ReviewsAnime, Darwin Jihen, First Impressions, reviews

The matter of just what “anti-” this series is remains an interesting one to this moment. Read more

Golden Kamuy, Anime, Sugimoto, Ushiyama

Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou – 01

January 7, 2026Guardian EnzoAnime, First Impressions, Golden Kamuy, ReviewsAnime, First Impressions, Golden Kamuy, reviews

The planets have aligned, the wheels are in motion, and it’s all going down in Sapporo. Read more