Solo Camping for Two – Episode 1
You’ll wish you’d checked into anywhere but this lackluster premiere that features the two most irritating people AND a sexual assault threat for comedic effect.
Posts by Cy Catwell
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Nyaight of the Living Cat – Episode 1
This premiere injects a healthy does of fun into what easily could have been a too silly premiere, resulting in one of the season’s strongest debuts and also, another fear on my list: kitty-pocalypse!
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Uglymug, Epicfighter – Episode 1
The only ugliness to be found is in Shigeru’s volcel actions and this premiere’s treatment of his body and physicality.
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin – Episode 1
One young man finds himself in another world in a grounded premiere that doesn’t overpower him, but instead, empowers him to do right by some of the fantasy world’s most downtrodden.
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Hotel Inhumans – Episode 1
Dive into the dark underbelly of a world where living past twenty is a huge achievement in a premiere that’s engaging right from the start.
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Bad Girl – Episode 1
Bad Girl will make a good girl out of any viewer due to being pretty charming yuri fun.
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The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses – Episode 1
This premiere is a roll of the dice on whether or not you’ll find yourself enjoying one man’s treasure or if you’ll find that this murder comedy is one person’s trash.
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Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse – Episode 1
Boy remeets Girl, Friend turns to Enemy, and eveything kind of collapses in a romantic comedy that feels more like a horror story than anything else.
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Secrets of the Silent Witch – Episode 1
It’s definitely got some pacing issues, but Monica kind of won me over in the end, and I’d like to see this premiere become something more.
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New Saga – Episode 1
One man’s Kyle is another man’s trash, but I’m not man and this premiere, while not complete garbage, has a ways to go to become a treasure in a season packed with shows.
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Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse – Episode 1
There’s no onmyoji cantrip capable of saving this rocky premiere from blending fascinating world building with a meathead protagonist and all over the place plot, though there’s hope on the distant horizon.
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Clevatess – Episode 1
Dark fantasy meets interspecies comedy in a premiere that’s got all the right elements, but definitely needs to firmly establish its overall tone to go from pretty good to really great.
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Throw the Man Away With Me: Rejecting heteronormativity in Run Away With Me, Girl
Much of Run Away With Me, Girl is focused on how heteronormativity cruelly forces queer people to diminish who they are. Thank goodness that the story also envisions so much more for its heroines.
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Teogonia – Episode 1
One boy’s fight might be a viewer’s treasure in a series that sets the stage for a genuinely interesting plot with a twist, if it can stick the eventual landing.
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A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof – Episode 1
When ninja and assassin meet, kunai will fly and lives will end. Question is, will your laughter also perish in this kind of bland premiere?
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Umamusume: Cinderella Gray – Episode 1
We’re off to the races with a rags to riches origin story entry into the Umamusume franchise that’s perfect for anyone and everyone who’s ever been vaguely interested in what this series is all about.
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WITCH WATCH – Episode 1
Star light, star bright. First star I see tonight. A witch I may, a witch I might, see Witch Watch and laugh tonight because this premiere is pretty okay and perfect viewing if you’re looking for something to invest in that’s low commitment viewing.
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LAZARUS – Episode 1
Step forty minutes into the future to a pain-free society that comes at the ultimate cost and sets up a story well worth engaging with.
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Maebashi Witches – Episode 1
Magic is easy when you’ve got friends, but in this premiere, Yuina is still finding her footing alongside four other magical girls tasked with helping others before they get full control of their powers.
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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, and it’s glorious.
