The Darwin Incident – Episode 1
The series wants to ask big questions about animal rights, extremism, and eugenics, but the writing so far is awfully broad for tackling such hefty issues.
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The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!! – Episodes 1-2
I have a dozen minor quibbles with the show, but at the end of it all I come back to the fact that both episodes flew by and felt like a warm blanket.
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There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her – Episode 1
It’s just too boring to invest in how the main character will probably spend his time wearing this poor girl down.
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You Can’t Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! – Episode 1
If you want to see one teenage boy be the densest substance known to humanity while being pursued by a gaggle of girls in his orbit, then this fan service-filled premiere might just be the one for you.
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Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power – Episode 1
It’s yet another power fantasy isekai, but it at least comes from a relatable fantasy: “here’s how I’d fix the world if I had all the money.”
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Wash It All Away – Episode 1
Put your soul through a deluxe wash cycle with a community story that promises low stakes but high levels of satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
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Journal with Witch – Episode 1
Journal with Witch is exquisitely boarded, perfectly edited, and speaks profoundly to the human condition, intimacy, and ambiguities of grief.
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Kunon the Sorcerer Can See – Episodes 1-2
The idea of a fantasy story about a blind protagonist working to make the world more accessible with magic is cool, but it completely falls flat in execution.
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The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer – Episode 1
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
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Hana-Kimi – Episodes 1-2
This is the baseline we should expect from adaptations of classics–a lovingly done project that isn’t afraid to edit the material where it’s aged.
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Sentenced to be a Hero – Episode 1
This is a pleasant surprise as “falsely accused” fantasy stories go, setting up a solid mystery across its double-length premiere.
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Jack of All Trades, Party of None – Episode 1
A perfectly fine sword and sorcery anime that focuses on a cast out spellsword while avoiding muddying the story with the more ickier tropes of the overall genre.
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Tamon’s B-side – Episode 1
You’ll go supernova for this absolutely excellent premiere about meeting your imperfect idol; it’s sure to start 2026 off on a high note.
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation – Episodes 1-3
Hie thee to Twisted Wonderland, where the villains and their comely houses are the truly noble and those pesky heroes stand in their way. Oh, and a boy from Japan kind of gets accidentally in the middle of things.
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2025 Fall Anime Three-Episode Check-In
It’s a little bit more like a four- or five-episode check-in this go round, but that just means bonus chat!
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Takopi’s Original Sin – Series Review
The greatest works about childhood must excavate the harm that our systems do to them. Takopi’s Original Sin stretches my tolerance of this excavation to its absolute limits–depicting how abuse and neglect can break the minds of children, with very little in the way of meaningful solutions.
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Let’s Go Karaoke! – Series Review
Let’s Go Karaoke is a beautifully made coming-of-age story that’s mostly about an age-gap friendship, though not everyone will be comfortable with its hints toward the possibility of something more down the line.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Summer 2025
Summer gave us a strong contender for anime of the year, plus some exceptional comedies and daringly out-there concepts.
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2025 Fall Premiere Digest
Fall is shaping up to be good eating for fans of shoujo and josei! Here’s hoping that trend continues.
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through – Episode 1
Move over Beastars: there’s an a new romance to capture the hearts of fans of forbidden love, only it mingles humans AND beastfolk to tell a story about what it means to be human, whether you have fur or not.
