A Centaur’s Life – Episode 1
Y’know that moment where Charlie Brown runs toward the football and Lucy pulls it away, like a boot stomping on a human face forever? This episode was that for me.
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Princess Principal – Episode 1
Minor bones of contention aside, this has the makings of an engaging and poignant action title.
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Chronos Ruler – Episode 1
This premiere was not terrible, exactly. It did some very good things, and it did some very bad things in equal measure, and in the end it averages out to “just okay.”
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Action Heroine Cheer Fruits – Episode 1
This premiere captures the same magic of fandom that Samurai Flamenco’s early run did, focusing not on heroes per se but on the people inspired by them.
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Welcome to the Ballroom – Episode 1
In a shocking turn of events, the most highly anticipated anime of the summer season is real good.
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Vatican Miracle Examiner – Episode 1
Vatican Miracle Examiner is stupendously tacky and also I am in love with it.
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Made in Abyss – Episode 1
Made in Abyss is a dieselpunk fairy tale that combines a rich world, curious kids, and energetic adventure with an undercurrent of lurking danger and quiet melancholy. I can’t prove it, but I’m pretty sure it was custom-made for me.
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Altair: A Record of Battles – Episode 1
It is not a good sign when your show starts off with a gigantic disclaimer worthy of South Park.
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18if – Episode 1
Sometimes the best way to describe an anime is to say “it’s very anime,” and that’s kind of where I am with 18if.
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DIVE!! – Episode 1
Y’all, I promise I did my best to watch this premiere without comparing it relentlessly to Free!. I swear. It’s just that the show wants me to make that comparison, is the thing.
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Convenience Store Boyfriends – Episode 1
If you really need a blandly directed series with snail-like pacing this season, just make it Restaurant to Another World. At least that one has a dragon in it.
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Fastest Finger First – Episode 1
There’s a lot of potential for a fun competition-centric series here, but it’s marred by panty jokes and a strong whiff of Trinity Syndrome.
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Elegant Yokai Apartment Life – Episode 1
This is almost inevitably going to draw comparisons to Natsume’s Book of Friends, that it almost certainly can’t live up to. But that doesn’t mean it’s a bad series.
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Restaurant to Another World – Episode 1
As I began watching this premiere, something funny started to happen – time was slowing down around me, until even the most infinitesimal sigh of non-anticipation stretched across the crossroads.
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Battle Girl High School – Episode 1
There are 14 character introductions in 24 seconds as they sit in a classroom, doing their best to extol the one trait which will tell each of them apart, as their names flash up next to each of them on screen. It’s a lazy, overdone approach to introducing large ensembles, and one which suggests endearing audiences to the characters is a low priority.
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Love and Lies – Episode 1
This is a nightmarish, dystopian premise that’s overflowing with possible avenues for pointed social commentary, and Love and Lies… uses it to tell a milquetoast high school romance?
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Clean Freak! Aoyama kun – Episode 1
“Comedic germaphobia” is not a good way to endear me to a series. So color me as surprised as anyone that I walked away from this one feeling endeared.
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Knight’s & Magic – Episode 1
It’s been twenty-four minutes, and I’m still waiting for Knight’s & Magic to do something meaningful with its hook.
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Fox Spirit Matchmaker – Episode 1
This summary gives you the impression that Fox Spirit Matchmaker is a sweet, straightforward show with a consistent formula. In actuality, it’s a bit of a mess.
