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First Impressions – Skate-Leading Stars

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Lost in Anime

Dec 28, 2020 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading Stars – Episode 1

I do sincerely think Skate-Leading Stars is at least trying to do its own thing, and by the end of this first episode it had convinced me to…

Jan 1, 2021 • Subscribe

First Impression: Skate-Leading☆Stars

Kensei Maeshima is living a lie. Athletic enough to be a star in several sports, he feigns laziness to hide hurt and shame associated with his elementary days…

Beneath the Tangles

Jan 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 12 [Final Impressions]

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Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 9

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Feb 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 11

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Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 6

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Jan 31, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 8

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Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 7

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Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episode 10

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Feb 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episodes 4 & 5

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Jan 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading☆Stars – Episodes 2 & 3

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Jan 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Skating In – Skate-Leading☆Stars Stars Anime Review

The award for most likely to be compared to the insanely popular ice-skating anime Yuri! On Ice goes to…. Was that a cheap shot? Probably. It was inevitable…

Apr 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Winter 2021 First Impressions: Skate Leading Stars, Urasekai Picnic, Tatoeba Last Dungeon

Skate Leading Stars Short Synopsis: A former athlete and an aspiring coach team up to dethrone a rising star in the Japanese ice skating world. Wooper: This show…

Star Crossed Anime

Jan 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate Leading Stars #01 — Felonies on Ice

This is not a well regulated sport. Broadcast for this begins on the 10th, but Funimation started early airing this… last week. The second episode came out…

Tenka Seiha

Jan 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Skate-Leading Stars May Have the Best Imaginary Sport in Anime

Are you curious about what Skate-Leading is. And I guess what its stars are like! It's team figure skating and I love the idea!

I drink and watch anime

May 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Sea of Stars First Impressions

Dad Needs To Talk dives into Sea of Stars from Sabotage Studio the creators of The Messenger. Check out some early gameplay.

Dad Needs To Talk

Sep 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Nekomonogatari Episode 1 – First Impressions

I guess this is really the first anime series of the new year, so happy 2013 to all. While this technically isn’t really a series, the other three…

The Notaku Blog

Jan 1, 2013 • Subscribe

Bakemonogatari

Kiznaiver Episode 1 [First Impressions]

You don't even know how long I've been wanting to talk about this anime for. I was definitely a bit late to the party on picking this anime…

Jan 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Kiznaiver

SSSS.Gridman Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Look at me just going down the list of Trigger shows to blog about lol. SSSS Gridman was a very interesting experience. Just coming off Darling in the…

Jul 22, 2023 • Subscribe

DARLING in the FRANXX

Kageki Shoujo!! – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Jul 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Kageki Shojo!!

Taiso Samurai – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Oct 11, 2020 • Subscribe

The Gymnastics Samurai

Ao Ashi – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Quietcupcake's Thoughts: It's a good season to be a sports anime fan, and Ao Ashi definitely deserves its spot at the table. I love that in just this…

Apr 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Aoashi

SPY×FAMILY Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Shadow's Impressions: I've been wondering when they'd make this series into an anime. Especially since the manga is extremely popular. Even I started reading it after hearing how…

Apr 10, 2022 • Subscribe

SPY x FAMILY

Tokyo Revengers – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Apr 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Tokyo Revengers

Deca-Dence Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Jul 8, 2020 • Subscribe

DECA-DENCE

Shine Post – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Here we go! A new idol anime for the season! This time we start off with three girls who make up the group TINGS: Haru, Rio, and Kyouka.

Jul 14, 2022 • Subscribe

SHINEPOST

Heroine Tarumono! – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Quietcupcake's Thoughts: HoneyWorks' newest anime is finally here! While we're only just beginning, I think this episode really kicked us off on the right foot. This series follows…

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Urasekai Picnic – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Jan 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Otherside Picnic

Slam Dunk – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Enter Hanamichi Sakuragi the delinquent with a failed love life.

Jul 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Slam Dunk

New Manga First Impressions: You Are Not Immune to MAID TO SKATE

Three words: maids on skateboards.

The Magic Planet

May 20, 2023 • Subscribe

CLASSIC★STARS – Episode 1

CLASSIC★STARS aims to strike a chord by combining European classical music stylings with j-pop rock and a hefty dose of camp.

Apr 8, 2025 • Subscribe

Classic★Stars

[Review] Stars Align – Episode 1

What’s it about? When the student council president announces that clubs will receive funding based on how much passion and success they have, it looks like that’ll be…

Oct 13, 2019 • Subscribe

CLASSIC★STARS – Episode 1

CLASSIC★STARS aims to strike a chord by combining European classical music stylings with j-pop rock and a hefty dose of camp.

Apr 8, 2025 • Subscribe

Classic★Stars

First Impressions Matter – Spring 2022 – Week 1 / First impressions Part 1

And we’re off to the races (metaphorically speaking)! It’s a brand new season and we have a ton of new shows to talk about… Some good, some bad,…

Apprentice Mages Lounge.

Apr 7, 2022 • Subscribe

SPY×FAMILY S2 Episode 1 [First Impressions]

If you've read my posts for the first season, you'll know that I wasn't the anime adaptation's biggest fan. I have multiple gripes with how it was adapted…

SPY x FAMILY, SPY x FAMILY Season 2

Oct 9, 2023 • Subscribe

First Impressions: Cowboy Bebop (Netflix), Episode 1

While our full review of Cowboy Bebop (2021) is now out and ready to read, we thought it would be fun to do a first impression piece, too,…

Beneath the Tangles

Nov 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Cowboy Bebop

To Your Eternity – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Apr 13, 2021 • Subscribe

To Your Eternity

Mashiro no Oto – Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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Apr 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Those Snow White Notes

Maoyuu Maou Yuusha Episode 1 – First Impressions

You know, it’s been a while since I last saw a medieval fantasy style anime, and even longer since I’ve seen one that was actually good, so I…

The Notaku Blog

Jan 5, 2013 • Subscribe

Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero

IDOLiSH7: Third BEAT! Episode 1 [First Impressions]

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IDOLiSH7, IDOLiSH7 Third BEAT!

Jul 4, 2021 • Subscribe

“Oshi no Ko” Episode 1 [First Impressions]

Shadow's Impressions: I AM IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTION. I knew this was going to be a heavy hitting series, but I didn't expect to get hit…