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The Ramparts of Ice Ep. 1: I need a little less ice and a little more fire

From the looks of it, Koyuki, our protagonist, was bullied and teased relentlessly in elementary and middle school. She was even ostracized because a girl got jealous. Even now, jerks will target her (though this will likely happen to any girl or woman just trying to mind her business in public). As a result, she has developed a defense mechanism; she projects an icy exterior that keeps others away. I’m glad the series decided to literally show us what the rampart might look like. Y’know, just in case the metaphor hasn’t sunk in.

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First impressions: Even more reincarnations, a detective who keeps dying, and two girls bond over a guy

What did I do to deserve yet another anime series about teen boys being reincarnations? Seriously, which powerful but spiteful deity did I cross?

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Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ Ep. 1: Maximum cringeworthy

Haibara, our main character, admits that he’s got a stable job at a decent company, and this allows him to live out an ordinary, “gray” life. Basically, he’s got it better than a lot of folks out there. Nevertheless, he wants a do-over, because he has regrets from high school. But this is such an anime thing, isn’t it? There’s this pervasive implication that adolescence is all there is to life. Who cares about adulthood when your childhood sucked! A lot of people want a do-over due to their current situation. Maybe they didn’t study hard, so they’re stuck in a shitty career. Maybe they fooled around too much, so now they gotta pay child support to five baby mamas. Maybe they didn’t take good care of their health, so now they have onset diabetes. Stuff like that, y’know?

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First impressions: Japanese snacks, an elf who can’t find a shirt that fits, and a show that wants to give you the May Blues

I can’t believe spring is already at the door, begging to come in. Maybe someone needs to get kidnapped for another ten years…

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