given – Episode 1
It would be easy to say, “given is more like a music anime than a BL anime!” But that would be unfair to BL. It’s a BL romance and a music anime, one worth recommending to fans of both.
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The Demon Girl Next Door – Episode 1
Demon Girl is definitely cloyingly cute, but if you’re in the market for low-key slapstick with buckets of shipping fodder between the two leads, this isn’t half bad.
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HenSuki – Are you willing to fall in love with a pervert, as long as she’s a cutie? – Episode 1
Watching HenSuki is kind of like being trapped in a half-hour conversation with someone who treats their special interest as a substitute for having a personality.
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Isekai Cheat Magician – Episode 1
The show is rough around the edges visually, complete with big hair and wonky eye-to-face ratios straight out of 2004, but the isekai story is fresh air after season after seasons of noxious incel pandering and slavery apologism.
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Cop Craft – Episode 1
You know how Netflix put out that movie Bright back
in 2017, and it was really well-received and everybody liked it? Oh, that’s not what happened at all? Cop Craft might have a problem then. -
Vinland Saga – Episode 1
If this first episode is any indication, I’ve got a hell of a ride ahead of me.
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Kochoki – Episode 1
Overall, Kochoki is a fun time, and I like the character designs. Nothing’s egregious, so if you want some very loose historical fiction, this might be a good show to pick up.
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Re:Stage! Dream Days – Episode 1
Re:Stage! Dream Days, with its homoeroticism and apparent lack of male characters, will appeal to some. But the big-headed art looks weird to me, the jokes don’t land, and it’s all about as fresh as the stink of week-old tuna salad.
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The Ones Within – Episode 1
The Ones Within feels just like a mediocre adaptation of a good video game, but it skipped the step of the fun game coming out first.
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Ensemble Stars – Episode 1
I’m not sure that the series will be able to fully deliver on its promising premise while still being bound to both its origins as a mobile game and the aesthetic conventions already established in this first episode. I’d love to be surprised, though.
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Fire Force – Episode 1
Fire Force isn’t everything I was hoping for, but it is a ton of fun.
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O Maidens in Your Savage Season – Episode 1
Blessed are we to live in this time of stories starring gross, funny, weird girls.
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GRANBELM – Episode 1
“Magical girls in giant robots” is a fantastic concept, and GRANBELM just might have the chops to pull it off.
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If It’s For My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord – Episode 1
You ever bite into a dessert and think, “This is way too sweet”? This premiere is like that.
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Wasteful Days of High School Girls – Episode 1
This is going to be one of those reviews. You know the ones, where I hem and haw for a few minutes about how humor is ultimately subjective before admitting that this premiere just didn’t do much for me.
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Astra Lost in Space – Episode 1
Minor costume design complaints aside, Astra Lost in Space is the first good anime to air this summer season. Hopefully these good boys and girls can find their way home.
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Dr. STONE – Episode 1
It’s been a while since I watched a premiere as tight and concise as this one.
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Demon Lord, Retry! – Episode 1
With all that can potentially go wrong, Demon Lord, Retry! faces a Sysphean challenge to being “a good anime” by my measure, so I’m not really going to stick around to see where it goes.
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How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? – Episode 1
The show takes less than five minutes to rocket past “frustrating fat-shaming” and straight into “likely to be triggering for anyone who’s ever struggled with disordered eating.”
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To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts – Episode 1
Y’know, once I stopped laughing, this wasn’t really a terrible premiere. It is possible I’ve sustained some serious neck damage from all the whiplash, though.
