YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World – Episode 1
YU-NO’s mystery plot has potential, but that doesn’t really matter when its protagonist is insufferable.
Posts by Caitlin Moore
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My Fave is Problematic: Persona 4
No video game has ever hit me quite as hard as Persona 4 did. From Chie Satonaka’s very first moment on-screen, I related to everything about her.
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ENDRO! – Episode 1
Who’s ready for a pastel-shaded “cute girls doing cute things” show? The audience for ENDRO sure is!
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Episode 1
I may not agree with the characters’ beliefs about relationships… but to be honest, I don’t think the writers do either.
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Grimms Notes the Animation – Episode 1
I’ve probably put more thought into this show’s fairy-tale themes and contexts than is really there.
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Domestic Girlfriend – Episode 1
With a plot that would be right at home on the CW network, Domestic Girlfriend promises lots of scandalized gasps and cries of, “No, don’t do that!”
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Meiji Tokyo Renka – Episode 1
Just like the song in Gypsy says, “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna have a chance.” And while otome anime aren’t quite the same thing as old-timey burlesque, the old rule holds true.
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My Roommate is a Cat – Episode 1
Of the two primary characters of My Roommate is a Cat, one is likable. The other is not. Can you guess which is which?
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The Rising of the Shield Hero – Episode 1
Rather than holler about a premiere that hinges on false rape accusations and slavery apologism and bring more attention to a bad series, we’re going to give that visibility to some organizations dedicated to helping survivors of rape and human trafficking.
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W’z – Episode 1
I spent a bit of time hemming and hawing over whether to write this review or let it go as a sequel, since it technically is one. On the one hand, I don’t get paid if I don’t write it. On the other hand, this show is really really ugly and bad.
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Boogiepop and Others – Episodes 1-2
Boogiepop and Others is a show that requires active viewing. Either way, I’m interested to see what it’ll do.
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Hi Score Girl – Episode 1
This first episode sets up a surprisingly sweet nostalgia piece; a love letter to the bonds that form between people thanks to games.
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Horimiya and Experimenting with Kink through Fiction
A lack of fiction that portrays varied, healthy sexual relationships often leads to a lack of understanding, especially among younger audience members, about how to engage in those relationships safely. This is why I was overjoyed when I found the manga Horimiya depicting a kinky relationship with a healthy separation between reality and fantasy.
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Tsurune – Episode 1
Hey, KyoAni fans! Are you ready for more pretty people with shiny hair looking downcast while working through their past traumas? Because Tsurune is here and it is just about joyless.
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Merc StoriA : The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle – Episode 1
Merc StoriA has monsters that look like Eevees. Highly recommended. Review concluded.
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Conception – Episode 1
The first episode of Conception is a bit like bad sex: a whole lot of build-up you don’t really enjoy that doesn’t even pay off with a decent climax.
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Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight – Episode 1
You couldn’t even let me be angry, Ulysses, could you? Your first episode had to be inoffensive pap not even worth getting upset about.
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SSSS.Gridman – Episode 1
I don’t know what I was expecting from SSSS.Gridman, but it certainly wasn’t this.
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Release the Spyce – Episode 1
Sometimes, a show comes along that’s very “girl power” in a shallow way. You really can’t think of anything concrete to defend it. All you can say is: “Yeah, but it’s fun.”
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IRODUKU: The World in Colors – Episode 1
IRODUKU isn’t offensively terrible. It’s just boring and bland and thoughtlessly retreads the same insidious tropes as everyone else.
