Call of the Night – Episode 1
A decent premise buried in shounen bullshit.
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My Stepmom’s Daughter is My Ex – Episode 1
A just okay premiere that plays weird sex chicken at times with its “it’s complicated” stepsibling relationship, but seems to be aware of the line it definitely shouldn’t cross.
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CHIMIMO – Episode 1
Not gonna light the world on fire, but it’s a soothing watch.
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Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World – Episode 1
At best, it’s bland as a communion wafer, and at its worst, gives two thumbs up to sexual slavery.
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Vermeil in Gold – Episode 1
The World’s End Harem writer is at it again.
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Tokyo Mew Mew New – Episode 1
It definitely has the aura of a legacy remake, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun.
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My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! – Episode 1
It’s competent. It’s fine. It’s nothing to write home about, unless you want to report on the familiar patterns emerging.
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YUREI DECO – Episode 1
Y’all, I wanna believe.
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League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches – Episode 1
In 1969, Edwin Starr asked “war! What is it good for?” His answer, in the next line of the song, was “absolutely nothing.” Many years later, an alternate answer might be “speculative fiction anime starring pretty young women.”
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TEPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing ’til You Cry – Episode 1
As the fifteen exclamation points in the title might imply, Teppen has ENERGY!
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Lycoris Recoil – Episode 1
As fiction has told us for many years, no one makes a better assassin than a sixteen-year-old girl.
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Engage Kiss – Episode 1
Visually, there’s a lot to like about Engage Kiss. Unfortunately, then you get to the plot.
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Shoot! Goal to the Future – Episode 1
A spin-off of a beloved 90s series that can’t capture the same magic.
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Phantom of the Idol – Episode 1
Much like ghosts, you’ll either believe in Phantom of the Idol or you’ll ignore it ratling around in the background due to its pretty okay premiere that, while not polarizing, doesn’t wow like some of Summer 2022’s other options.
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RWBY: Ice Queendom – Episodes 1-3
A stunning, action packed three-episode premiere that welcomes fans int he know with welcome arms, but risks isolating newcomers with no prior knowledge of the series.
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2022 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
Spring is shaping up to be packed with excellent heroines and good kids.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2022
Winter 2022 has been pretty hectic for the AniFem staff, but we still found time to make one of our biggest seasonal rec posts in almost a year!
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A Couple of Cuckoos – Episode 1
Here is a tip: if you want to endear me to your trash gremlin heroine—something which should not be hard, given my record—then probably the last thing you should use is a one-two punch of “filming a fake suicide attempt” and “threatening the hero with fake sexual harassment claims.” Because I’ll tell you, I’m just not gonna come back from that even before you start dangling incest in front of my face.
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2022 Spring Premiere Digest
Spring brings a bustling bouquet of promising series!
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Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie – Episode 1
A seemingly promising premiere that’s ultimately too many tropes doing… nothing at all.
