Cat’s Eye (2025) – Episode 1
A solid premiere that establishes its girl gang without fumbling the proverbial prize and feeling out of sync with its previous 1980s adaptation.
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Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! – Episode 1
Maybe you’ll enjoy this if you love the trope where anime characters go “tsk… but… how is that possible? My power levels are so much higher than yours!” while glaring, wounded, up at a quietly cocky protagonist.
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Captivated, By You – Series Review
Complete in five episodes, you’ll find yourself captivated by the lives of four boys moving through their academic lives.
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity – Episodes 1-2
Find joy in Summer 2025’s latest premiere entry that offers up a sweet start to a high school romance across class lines with lots and lots of cake.
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Anime Feminist’s Recommendation Backlog: Unusual School Clubs
Let’s jump back into the past and look at some fantastic shows about strange clubs, whether because of their unusual subjects or offbeat members.
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Fermat Kitchen – Episode 1
They say if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen, but what if there was another way to brave the heat and still make a good meal? That’s the focus of Fermat Kitchen, a premiere that sets the foundation for a story of growth and good food.
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2025 Summer Anime Three-Episode Check-In
This is a summer of horror and romance–sometimes at the same time!
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Spring 2025
Spring brought us rebellious teens, simmering adult dramas, and existential robots.
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2025 Summer Premiere Digest
A summer marked by technical and ethical streaming issues is still home to some incredible shows.
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Tougen Anki – Episode 1
The action scenes look fantastic, but that’s about all to recommend from this premiere.
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Turkey! Time to Strike – Episodes 1-2
Gauging the first episode of Turkey! feels useless without the second, which is both a good and bad thing.
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Kamitsubaki City Under Construction – Episodes 0-1
These episodes unfortunately throw so much information and stimulus at you that it’s hard to get a grip on what all this means or why it matters.
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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.
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Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze – Episodes 1-2
This might collapse into a harem show, but right now it’s nice to see the focus on making each sister distinct and highlighting their bonds from the start.
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There’s No Freaking Way I’ll Be Your Lover! Unless… – Episode 1
It’s “part time girlfriend” premise is fun and joyously silly, but its frenetic pacing might not be for everyone.
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See You Tomorrow at the Food Court – Episode 1
Food Court takes us truly back to basics for a “girls doing stuff” anime: no club setting, no central hobby or special interest, just girls hanging out and shootin’ the breeze.
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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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Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole – Episode 1
A supernatural comedy that’s probably only going to click with a very niche audience.
