A Destructive God Sits Next to Me – Episode 1
Hey, remember last season’s surprise gem Outburst Dreamer Boys? This is like that, but way less fun!
Posts by Caitlin Moore
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Smile Down the Runway – Episode 1
Smile Down the Runway has potential to make interesting choices, but it’s hard to tell at this point whether or not it has the courage to actually follow through. Maybe it’ll be worth giving it three episodes to strut its stuff.
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Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It – Episode 1
I love a good romantic comedy about awkward dorks, but this one misses the mark.
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun – Episode 1
Hanako-kun’s sweet comedy, attention-grabbing visual style, and undercurrent of melancholy make for one of the most promising premieres of the season.
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number24 – Episode 1
If you like sports anime, number24 is a pretty safe bet for a good time.
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Plunderer – Episode 1
If Plunderer lost a point for every time it tried my patience, it would have hit zero about ten—no, five minutes in.
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen – Episode 1
It’s hard at this point to suss out whether it’s mostly inoffensive, aggressively ‘90s light novel trash, or whether the narrative plans to do something genuinely interesting.
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Somali and the Forest Spirit – Episode 1
Cute and charming with a hint of darkness, this gorgeous fantasy is a welcome addition to the growing single-dad-and-child subgenre.
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Cruelty or Kindness: Understanding The Promised Neverland’s Isabella
Outside of the daily standardized tests, Grace Field House looks an awful lot like a high-quality preschool. Maybe that’s why, in a strange way, I found myself relating to Isabella through my own career in early childhood education.
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Chidori RSC – Episode 1
Chidori RSC is an extremely low-tension series, even for the “cute girls doing cute things” genre.
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Case File nº221: Kabukicho – Episode 1
Bizarre and wild and unpredictable, with glossy animation and style to spare… all steeped, unfortunately, in absolutely hideous levels of queerphobia.
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Stars Align – Episode 1
Stars Align already looks to be the best series of the season. Just… try to have something bright and happy ready to go after you finish, okay?
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Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth – Episode 1
In the ‘70s and ‘80s in the US, there were laws against a TV show being a glorified toy commercial. Maybe it’s time to bring that rule to anime, because I’m tired of spending my time being sold a product I don’t want.
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Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle – Episode 1
The PSO2 game has a decent amount of acclaim, but this episode came across as so much fantasy/sci-fi mush, full of concepts that have been done before and more distinctively, blended together until all of the flavors merge into one big nothing.
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Africa Salaryman – Episode 1
The rule of thumb in comedy is to never punch down. Unfortunately, Africa Salaryman tries to punch sideways but often ends up misfiring and punching down instead.
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Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia – Episode 1
If I were coming into Babylonia completely fresh, I don’t know if I’d want to continue after this. But I do, because I want to see a different side to Gilgamesh.
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Outburst Dreamer Boys – Episode 1
You know when you spend an entire first episode smiling and laughing out loud, you have a winner.
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After School Dice Club – Episode 1
Like cute girls? Like tabletop games? This is the anime for you!
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Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious – Episode 1
This premiere knows where the show’s most entertaining qualities lie and just how to bring them out.
