[FIRST IMPRESSION] Mob Psycho 100

Plot:

Reigen Arataka claims himself to be the next big thing in the world of psychics; which (considering he has no supernatural ability) is a bit of a bold claim. He runs an exorcism agency in Seasoning City, where he hires a middle schooler named Kageyama Shigeo for 300 yen an hour. Kageyama, also known as Mob, possesses real extrasensory perception so Reigen uses him to defeat spirits whilst pretending to act as his mentor. The duo ‘team up’ to help their clients but there’s one big problem… it’s only a matter of time before Mob explodes.

[FINAL IMPRESSION] Summer 2016夏

As another instalment of seasonal anime draws to a close, it’s time to look back on what Summer 2016 had to offer (click on the titles to see my first impressions!)

[REVIEW] ReLife リライフ SPOILERS

One year to change your life, all expenses paid… sounds good, right? For Kaizaki Arata, a part-time conbini worker, it seemed too good to be true. Approached in the middle of the night by an employee of the ReLife organisation, he’s promised a full time job if he agrees to take part in a social experiment for a year. Drunk and desperate, Arata takes the pill he’s offered, which makes him look ten years younger. It’s his job to infiltrate the local high school and act as a normal student, but it’s not exactly easy. His body is still physically 27 years old, and he hasn’t sat in a classroom for years. Add a smoking habit and a dash of alcohol dependency… well, he’s not exactly the star pupil.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] ReLife リライフ

Plot:

Far from sober and lamenting his failure at finding a full-time job, Kaizaki Arata wanders home from a local bar, only to bump into Yoake Ryou: a strange man with a strange proposition. Ryou offers him a drug, and the opportunity to turn his life around. Drunk and desperate, he takes the pill, which transforms his 27 year old appearance into that of someone ten years younger. With promises of a job at the end of the experiment, Arata has to infiltrate a high school and act as a regular student for a year. But unfortunately for him, it’s not as easy as it looks.

[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 IMRESSION] Ange Vierge

Plot:

Portals between alternate dimensions fuse, and the five worlds join as one. The special ability known as Exceed was awakened in several young girls, who unite as a group called the Progress. Each world is unique with its own characteristics. The red dimension, Tera Rubily Aurora, is ruled by religion. The white dimension of System White Egma is ruled by science. Glynnesert, the green dimension, is focused on its military and the black dimension, named Darkness Embrace, is focused on magic. The last dimension is Earth. The girls of the Progress come together to defend their worlds from the approaching threat of enemies known as the Ouroboros. But as the dimensions converge, it’s only a matter of time before they self-destruct.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] New Game!

Plot:

Fresh out of high school and straight onto the career ladder, Suzukaze Aoba lands a job at the same game company that ignited her love for character design. She’s introduced to her co-workers as she tries to find her feet as a new employee.  Aoba really wants to show that she’s a mature adult, but it’s tough when she looks about twelve. Learning how to make video games may not be easy, but she’s going to try her hardest to prove she can.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] Bananya ばなにゃ

Plot:

There’s a banana. And a cat. The cat is in the banana. Don’t ask me how it got there, because I don’t know either.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] 91 Days

Plot:

It’s an unseasonably cold April, and snow is falling. A young boy witnesses the mafia’s murder of his family, and after narrowly escaping the same fate, he seeks refuge at a friend’s house.  Seven years later, and the boy is now a man, reuniting with his friend for the first time since that tragic night. He has a new life and a new name, but he hasn’t forgotten. The prohibition of alcohol has given him an opening to get close to the mafia, so he strikes up a partnership to exact his revenge.

[FIRST IMPRESSION] Orange オレンジ

Plot:

A seemingly normal day is interrupted by a letter. Addressed from her older self, Naho Takamiya doesn’t believe it’s real, until the things written in that letter start to happen. A new student named Kakeru transfers from Tokyo, and 26 year old Naho asks her 16 year old self to keep an eye on him. She originally ignores her own warnings, still sceptical that her actions will make a difference. But then she realises that she doesn’t want to live with her regrets ten years later, and starts to make a change.