Sorcerous Stabber Orphen – Episode 1
It’s hard at this point to suss out whether it’s mostly inoffensive, aggressively ‘90s light novel trash, or whether the narrative plans to do something genuinely interesting.
It’s hard at this point to suss out whether it’s mostly inoffensive, aggressively ‘90s light novel trash, or whether the narrative plans to do something genuinely interesting.
Hatena Illusion spends its first episode ignoring its most interesting portions on magic to instead do a by-the-numbers middle school romance plot.
If nice-looking, quiet episodic stories are your thing, this has the makings of a better-than-average example.
MMO meets iyashikei in a laid-back premiere that’s profoundly fine.
An escapee from the edgelord days of 2005.
Subpar production, sexual harassment, and an abusive and spiteful lead will likely place Seton Academy in the back of the pack for this season.
Cute and charming with a hint of darkness, this gorgeous fantasy is a welcome addition to the growing single-dad-and-child subgenre.
The rest of the winter season is going to have to work hard to keep up with this one.
A sci-fi detective thriller that’s a touch derivative, but stylish and restrained enough to check out if you’re a fan of the genre.
Don’t let the unwieldy title fool you; this one is welcoming both to returning fans and new viewers alike.
Despite a doubleheader premier, Darwin’s Game fails to say much aside from proving it’s going to get gory.
Hey, I get to review a Doga Kobo series that doesn’t make me want to dig out my eyeballs out with a headphone jack!
Our two-week recommendations extravaganza comes to an end with the staff’s Best of 2019 list!
The recs lists just keep on comin’! Last week, we celebrated the end of the decade. This week, we’re zeroing in on the season and year that was, starting with our Fall 2019 picks.
We proudly present Part Two of our Decade Selections, affectionately titled: “I can’t believe my teammates have such bad taste!”
The Roaring Twenties are right around the bend! Before we turn that corner and leave the Turbulent Tens behind us, we wanted to lavish some love on the standout titles of the last ten years.
2019 has been a high-on-quality, low-on-quantity sort of year thus far, but don’t worry: Fall’s extensive array of shows is well on its way to making up for lost time.
Like the Spring season before it, Summer was a bit light on shows that wowed us, but the ones that shone were pretty darn bright. Here are the team’s picks for the 2019 Summer season.
Fall rolled out a buffet table full of new shows, some that wowed us and some, uh… not so much. Now that we’ve finished our premiere reviews, let’s take a look at the season’s full menu.
Chidori RSC is an extremely low-tension series, even for the “cute girls doing cute things” genre.