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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One man’s lifelong dream gets centered in a premiere that could be mean-spirited but instead, lets him start down the path to becoming exactly who he knows he is.
A simple, but well executed, premiere that’ll remind viewers of why they like a good shoujo romance, even if this is only the tender beginnings.
You’ll feel like you rolled a crit fail with this premiere that offers up nothing in exchange for wanting you to invest in a revenge narrative with no legs to stand on.
Viewers will find themselves wishing to be back in the analogue age with a two-part premiere that’s all futuristic chrome but no unique shine when it comes to its overall execution.
It’s still fairly boilerplate, but there’s enough thought put into the “job” element of Takeru’s new life to give it a decent hook.
It’s probably not going to get too deep about its protagonist’s gender-bending (or much else), but it’s also not dragged down by the genre’s more exploitative tropes.
A solid premiere that establishes its girl gang without fumbling the proverbial prize and feeling out of sync with its previous 1980s adaptation.
Complete in five episodes, you’ll find yourself captivated by the lives of four boys moving through their academic lives.
Find joy in Summer 2025’s latest premiere entry that offers up a sweet start to a high school romance across class lines with lots and lots of cake.
In their unexpected 33rd year of life, Cy reflects on passion and what it means to like, love, and fully engage with hobbies.
They say if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen, but what if there was another way to brave the heat and still make a good meal? That’s the focus of Fermat Kitchen, a premiere that sets the foundation for a story of growth and good food.
