Category Archives: First Impressions

First impressions: The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life

The main character gets laid off from his guild to save a few coins. I guess guilds are just like greedy corporations. And just like greedy, short-sighted corporations, they don’t realize that the protagonist can simply take back all of the benefits he ever bestowed upon them. Man, I could’ve sworn I just watched this show a few days ago. Continue reading →

First impressions: Hello, I am a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion!

Obviously, I don’t believe in witches, hexes, and all that occult nonsense. They’re fun to read about, but it’s all nonsense — nonsense drummed up because people like to play the blame game and thus vilify that weird woman living on the outskirts, away from society. My goat suddenly died last week, so it must be her fault! She’s an Etsy witch! Having said that, love potions are whack, aren’t they? Continue reading →

First impressions: Psyren

So here’s the thing: at the moment, I only have two shows to cover extensively: The Ramparts of Ice and The Apothecary Diaries. I want to add at least one more anime to the roster, and I’m trying to decide between this one or the show about a witch being in love. I haven’t seen the latter yet. Which will it be? Which will tickle my brain? I dunno! Continue reading →