You and I Are Polar Opposites – Episode 1
Opposites attract in a fantastic premiere that’s a love letter to high school romance manga with its grounded characters and amazing dubcast.
Posts by Cy Catwell
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Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- – Episode 1
Historical fiction about a fire-fighter is a great concept, but the 3D animation can’t keep up with the action.
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DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR – Episode 1
This premiere will have you seeking a taste of the night elsewhere with it’s poorly executed dub, stilted characters, and less than intriguing seasonal debut.
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Dead Account – Episode 1
A dead on arrival premiere that feels like a compilation of ideas from other, bigger shonen action titles.
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High School! Kimengumi – Episode 1
You’ll either yuck-yuck-yuck or just say yuck at this comedy premiere that’s a blast from the past and perhaps should have remained there.
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An Adventurer’s Daily Grind at Age 29 – Episode 1
Starts out as a decent adoptive parent story, but the mid-episode twist pulls it off the rails.
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Tune in to the Midnight Heart – Episode 1
A perfectly okay romantic comedy that feels more grounded than most sexualized teen romps by presenting a cast of characters that feel like slightly more than average high schoolers.trying to find their way through life.
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You Can’t Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! – Episode 1
If you want to see one teenage boy be the densest substance known to humanity while being pursued by a gaggle of girls in his orbit, then this fan service-filled premiere might just be the one for you.
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Wash It All Away – Episode 1
Put your soul through a deluxe wash cycle with a community story that promises low stakes but high levels of satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
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Jack of All Trades, Party of None – Episode 1
A perfectly fine sword and sorcery anime that focuses on a cast out spellsword while avoiding muddying the story with the more ickier tropes of the overall genre.
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Tamon’s B-side – Episode 1
You’ll go supernova for this absolutely excellent premiere about meeting your imperfect idol; it’s sure to start 2026 off on a high note.
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation – Episodes 1-3
Hie thee to Twisted Wonderland, where the villains and their comely houses are the truly noble and those pesky heroes stand in their way. Oh, and a boy from Japan kind of gets accidentally in the middle of things.
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through – Episode 1
Move over Beastars: there’s an a new romance to capture the hearts of fans of forbidden love, only it mingles humans AND beastfolk to tell a story about what it means to be human, whether you have fur or not.
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Li’l Miss Vampire Can’t Suck Right – Episode 1
In a city where everything from yokai to robots exist, one vampire girl tries to figure out how to properly drink blood from a classmate who never expected their worlds to collide.
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GNOSIA – Episode 1
GNOSIA transports viewers to the deepest recesses of the universe and a crew trying to find the traitor among them before it’s too late. So far it has all the beauty and gender of the game.
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Wandance – Episode 1
A genuine and engaging premiere about a boy who wants to dance and a girl who loves dance that’s marred by the uncanny 3DCGI for its dance sequences.
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Ninja Vs Gokudo – Episode 1
The concept of ninja and yakuza having a hidden war in society’s darkest corners isn’t a cool enough premise to fix a premiere that’s dead on arrival.
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Alma-Chan Wants to Be a Family! – Episode 1
Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family provides what we all need in these genuinely hard times: a low-stakes premiere that is simple, sweet, and well executed.
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Touring After the Apocalypse – Episode 1
A charming trip into the distant future and a apocalypse that’s claimed all societal progress, but hasn’t taken away the simple joy of a cross-country girl’s trip.
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes – Episode 1
A promising superhero idol premiere that hits high notes but is far from creating the next chart-topping hit, and that’s good for its potential to become something amazing.
