First Look: Sengoku Youko
In the tumultuous Eiroku Period, the fox spirit Tama and the sage Jinka travel the land righting wrongs and stopping evil-doers, joined by the hapless samurai Shinsuke.
In the tumultuous Eiroku Period, the fox spirit Tama and the sage Jinka travel the land righting wrongs and stopping evil-doers, joined by the hapless samurai Shinsuke.
Akutsu is a teenager from Hell. No, literally. He’s traveled to Earth to recruit humans to join the fight against the angels from Heaven, a fight which they are currently losing. Akutsu asks a fellow transfer student for help, but there’s something not quite right about her.
Ten years ago, dimensional vortexes began opening all across Earth, releasing all manner of fantasy monsters immune to conventional weaponry. Only magically empowered humans called “Hunters” can fight them, but protagonist Sung Jinwoo is “the Weakest Hunter”. Perhaps by leveling up he can one day become…. the strongest Hunter?
At work, he’s a general in the evil army which aims to conquer Earth and battles the ranger team that protects it. But when he’s off the clock he just likes to go to the zoo and look at the pandas.
The princess and her sentient sword are captured. Traditional torture is prohibited by treaties and conventions, so unconventional torture methods are required, such as tempting the princess with delicious Japanese food.
The blandest teenager in Japan chases his crush to another world and somehow becomes king. They have a monster problem or something, but it’s just an excuse for the bland protagonist to meet the harem of girls who spend the entire ending sequence in their lingerie.
After a party member is devoured by a red dragon, Laios and his adventurer crew must delve the dungeon once more and rescue her before it’s too late. Running low on time, supplies, and manpower, the party resorts to hunting and eating the various creatures that inhabit the dungeon. What the rest of the party doesn’t know is that Laios is an absolute monster freak and relishes the chance to dine on the fantasy bestiary. Accompanied by beleaguered mage Marcille, professional rogue Chilchuck, and experienced monster chef Senshi, they embark on a daring culinary tour.
Nashiko is kicked out of her family home for constantly disturbing her mother. Fortunately, her dad owns a closed-down mahjong parlor, which he allows her to turn into a new hangout. While tidying up the place, she encounters a mahjong spirit.
In a fantasy world at the nexus of dimensions, the Demon King has finally been defeated. Without a common enemy, the “Shura” – beings from other worlds powerful enough to face the Demon King in open combat – now war with each other to determine who is the strongest, with no regard for collateral damage.
Monsters from a parallel dimension are a thing, women (and only women) have superpowers and some of them are part of a force to try and stop them. Some guy needs to become a slave to one of these women to become a powerful weapon against them. His payment? Sexy times.
Dramatic title aside, I’ve come to appreciate these posts as a way of leaving behind a definitive footprint. My feelings for these may change as time passes but here and now in 2023, this is what I had to say about anime.
Iro looks back on the media of 2023 and considers what he expected to get and what he wanted to get.
Konohoshi Umika struggles to speak to others but wants to make friends, ideally from another planet. Good job one is in her class and has telepathic powers.
Tearmoon Empire tells the story of a selfish, rich princess who is jailed and executed by a revolution at the age of 20. She’s then sent back in time into the body of her 12-year-old self but with her diary intact covering the 8 years up to her execution. Her new mission is to not be an awful person.
Back in middle school Nozomi Yumehara and her friends helped save the world as members of the magical girl team Precure 5. Now though they’re grown up and facing the challenges of adult life, while in the shadows a new evil is beginning to grow…
Ninjas have infiltrated every aspect of the modern world, working from the shadows as assassins and saboteurs at the every level of society. An unemployed Genin languishing at the bottom of ninja society, Kuro Kumogakure receives a job that may forever change the world of the ninja.
The arrival of Kaiju-esque creatures have led to the formation of “pest control” companies that deal with them with specialized robots. However, the technology is rudimentary, the robots themselves being a couple steps above modern day construction equipment. With neither the technology or resources, can our heroes save the day while staying on budget?
Looking to adopt a child, Mr and Mrs Sonoyama are drawn to the seemingly angelic Hitori, who by all appearances is the perfect son. However, Hitori has a dark secret – he’s actually two boys, the twins Migi and Dali, who are deliberately manipulating the Sonoyamas for an unknown purpose.
In an era when superpowered individuals have ushered in unprecedented peace and prosperity, Teru Momijiyama, a.k.a. Shy, is the young costumed heroine charged with representing Japan in a global alliance against an impending alien threat. Unfortunately, as her name implies, Teru suffers from severe social anxiety and would rather not don the mask she’s been made to wear at all.
What if a girl reincarnated into an otome game fully of hot male singles ready to mingle, but she was actually gay?