Go! Go! Loser Ranger! – Episode 1
Despite leaning hard into the absurdity of its premise, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! feels like it has some earnest regard for the genre it’s parodying. Plus kick-ass action direction.
Posts by Vrai Kaiser
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Vampire Dormitory – Episode 1
Its leads are good kids, but your interest will depend on your feelings about het crossdressing stories and tolerance for limited animation.
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Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Episode 1
This coming-of-age drama is easily the stand-out of the season so far, barring a couple significant stumbles.
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The Fable – Episode 1
Likely to fall into obscurity on Disney+, Unless the casual young anime viewer has been secretly champing at the bit for tongue-in-cheek deadpan homage to the aesthetics of 70s hitman manga.
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Re:Monster – Episode 1
The opening is impressively bad, and the rest of the episode has the gall to settle into mediocrity.
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Train to the End of the World – Episode 1
This is an anime-original project written by Yokote Michiko. With this one sentence, a non-insignificant number of you will be able to make up your minds about whether to check out this premiere.
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Crunchyroll fails to meet industry standards for Closed Captioning
Despite having a near-complete monopoly on the anime streaming industry in 2024, Crunchyroll does not offer closed captioning for the majority of its English dubs.
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Delusional Monthly Magazine – Episode 1
The ghost of an ’80s American cartoon has appeared in the seasonal lineup.
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Metallic Rouge – Episode 1
Is this a good show? Or am I being dazzled by Our Lord and Savior Studio BONES and the joy of seeing adult women being extremely cool in a cyberpunk setting?
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Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I’m Not the Demon Lord – Episode 1
Villainess Level 99 isn’t a terrible show, but it sits firmly in the same uncreative slog that broader wish-fulfillment isekai have been stuck in for years.
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‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess – Episode 1
This is absolutely Miyazaki-grade culinary voyeurism.
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The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil – Episode 1
Foolish Angel mixes extremely weird comedic decisions with an exceptionally fun lead—though the final scene leaves a significant stain on the proceedings.
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Mr. Villain’s Day Off – Episode 1
For all the reservations I can throw, it still achieved the ultimate iyashikei goal: ending the episode with the feeling of a warm, fuzzy blanket after a long day.
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Gushing Over Magical Girls – Episode 1
I may be on a watchlist now.
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Ishura – Episode 1
It’s a premiere that’s nakedly yearning for the heat of Attack on Titan’s apocalyptic opener, and I will admit that it hits its familiar beats pretty well. But its future appeal is going to live or die based on how much it decides to center Yuno as the protagonist.
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Stardust Telepath – Episode 1
A sweet end to the premiere rush that combines aliens, anxiety, and being very gay.
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Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned Into a Pig- – Episode 1
An especially exhausting example of a wish fulfillment reincarnation isekai.
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The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess – Episode 1
If you only watch one fantasy yuri series this season about a rich blonde tsundere and the unabashedly forward maid who keeps declaring her passionate love…this one probably wouldn’t be my first pick.
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Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~ – Episode 1
I’m happy to report that as long as you’re familiar with the tropes of magical girl team shows, the broad strokes of this excellent episode still land, even without easy access to the show it originates from.
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KamiErabi GOD.app – Episode 1
Unless you are also someone with terminal Yoko Taro brainworms, this is not an anime for you.
