[FIRST IMPRESSION] Gabriel Dropout ガヴリールドロプアオト

Plot:

When an angel graduates from angel school, she is tasked with the mission to live on Earth and study at a human school, to learn more about the people she’ll be protecting. Gabriel is a grade-A student and perfect in every way, and leaves Heaven as valedictorian of her class. But upon beginning life in the human world, she discovers online roleplay games and her reputation goes on a downward spiral. Other students at her school include fellow angel Raphiel, and the demons Satania and Vigne, and they’re left to handle Gabriel as her laziness threatens to get her into trouble.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] Tamen de Gushi 她们的故事 Chapters 1-10

Plot:

Tamen de Gushi is an ongoing manhua by Tan Jiu, first published in 2014. With currently over 100 chapters, it tells the story of Sun Jing, a hopeless lesbian infatuated with a girl she saw at the train station. Sun Jing and her group of friends are the troublemakers of her school, playing pranks and getting sent out of class. But all that bravado melts away when confronted with beautiful women, and when Sun Jing approaches Qiu Tong at the station to get her number, she freezes and runs away. Determined to at least talk to her, she waits at the same spot, hoping that they’d meet again.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] The High School Life of a Fudanshi 腐男子高校生活

Plot:

When you’re a teenage male who’s a fan of yaoi, or boy’s love manga, there are certain stereotypes that come along with it. And that is exactly Gucchi’s problem.

A self-proclaimed fudanshi (a guy who likes homoerotic stories), he tries to enjoy his favourite manga without being labelled as gay. Because even though he loves boy’s love in fiction, reality is a different story. He hides his identity online but desperately wants to make fudanshi friends who share his passion.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] Tanaka-kun is Always Listless 田中くんはいつもけだるげ

Plot:

If being lazy was an art-form, Tanaka has it perfected. A master at doing nothing, he finds any opportunity to nap. To paraphrase Parks and Recreation, he’d work all night if it meant that nothing got done.  His friends are incredulous as he goes through his day, wondering how anyone could be quite so listless. Ohta always has an eye on him, acting more like his guardian than a best friend.  The series is based on the Nozomi Uda manga published by Square Enix, and follows his daily life as he chases after the perfect lazy day – but it’s harder than it looks.

TOP 3 ROMANCE ANIME

Shoujo is one of the most popular demographics of anime, boasting famous titles such as Sailor Moon, Princess Tutu, and Fruits Basket in their archives.  And a major genre of shoujo anime is romance, making up a vast majority of series. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, here’s a countdown of the top three anime that the genre has to offer*.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] Oji-san and Marshmallow おじさんとマシュマロ

Plot:

Hige-san has a problem. A really big marshmallow problem. Wakabayashi also has a problem. A really big Hige problem. She tries desperately to win him over, but he remains oblivious to her advances. Realising that Hige pays more attention to marshmallows than women, she starts to use his favourite snacks against him in order to make him fall for her.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 月刊少女野崎くん

If you are a shameless fan of the “notice me senpai” trope in its purest, most unadulterated form, this is the anime for you.

The course of true love never did run smooth, and doesn’t Chiyo Sakura know it. After finally building up the courage to confess her love to the titular Nozaki, he misinterprets what she was actually trying to say. It is revealed that he is the mangaka of the popular shoujo manga “Let’s Fall in Love”, working under the nom de plume Sakiko Yumeno. Nozaki thinks that she is expressing love for his work (rather than the author himself) and gives her his autograph. Due to Sakura’s involvement in the art club, Nozaki enlists her to ‘beta’ his manga and help with the inking of upcoming chapters. Sakura decides to use this time with Nozaki to get closer to him, so the pair end up working together.