Hand Shakers – Episode 1
The Hand Shakers story is all scaffolding to prop up the premise: a teenage boy must keep hold of a pretty young girl’s hand at all times. At all times.
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ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. – Episode 1
My reaction at the end of this episode was “I have no idea what it’s about, but I like it!”
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Gabriel DropOut – Episode 1
On the one hand, women not feeling the need to conform to social expectations of femininity is a good thing! On the other hand, when trash characters reject gender restrictions they also reject politeness, compassion, and decency.
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elDLIVE – Episode 1
It’s worth another episode, if you like the premise and can make it past Fanservice-sensei.
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Idol Incidents – Episode 1
There was a way to approach this concept as pure satire, making fun of both the current state of politics and the idol industry. Instead this show is a straight idol anime with a tone-deaf take on politics in the current climate.
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Interviews with Monster Girls – Episode 1
Not only did I thoroughly enjoy watching this one, it also has feminist merit! (Enjoy the feeling while it lasts, this may be it for a few months.)
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Urara Meirocho – Episode 1
Urara Meirocho is a great example of a show that could work really well for children… if it weren’t packed full of the sexualisation of children.
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Spiritpact – Episode 1
There is a very niche audience for Spiritpact, and it probably includes at least some people who loved Gravitation for Shuichi’s character.
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Seiren – Episode 1
There is a lot of overlap with Fuuka, another high school romance with a directionless protagonist and presenting women from a man’s point of view.
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Schoolgirl Strikers – Episode 1
Some girls who go to a private school are secretly selected by their teacher to battle monsters in another dimension. Not mentioned: why they need to do this while wearing some combination of thigh-high stockings, swimwear, and straps.
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Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club – Episode 1
It took me two hours to make it through this one episode. This has to be as bad as it gets.
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Fuuka – Episodes 1-2
I mostly found Fuuka frustrating.
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Saga of Tanya the Evil – Episode 1
There are typically three problems with military anime premiere episodes: too many politics, too many cast members and too much identifying personal information. This one’s no different.
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Masamune-kun’s Revenge – Episode 1
This season so far is bad for the feminist liver.
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Akiba’s Trip – Episode 1
This is a show that made me remember I had an open bottle of wine in my fridge. Silver linings.
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What is Obscenity? Vagina kayaks, “pussy,” and the law
What is Obscenity? The Story of a Good for Nothing Artist and her Pussy tells the story of vagina artist, Rokudenashiko, who was arrested in 2014 for “distributing obscene materials.” What were the obscene materials? Art made from the artist’s own vagina.
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Poco’s Udon World – Episode 1
Coping with loss through new responsibilities outside the protagonist’s comfort zone looks likely to be the path of this anime.
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March Comes in Like a Lion – Episode 1
March Comes in Like a Lion has a real mish-mash of tonal shifts, but it’s handled so skillfully that it doesn’t feel jarring.
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Long Riders – Episode 1
This could turn into a pleasant slice of life show, especially if they keep avoiding the fanservice as they have.
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Occultic;Nine – Episode 1
The horror parts of this anime could work, but it’s so badly outweighed by the horrendous representations of women and gay men that it’s impossible to stomach.
