SARAZANMAI – Episode 1
I’m sorry in advance, because getting a levelheaded review of an Ikuhara anime from me is basically impossible
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Cinderella Nine – Episode 1
Cinderella Nine isn’t a touchdown, but I didn’t want to spike it into the dumpster either.
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The Helpful Fox Senko-san – Episode 1
Some people might not be bothered by the creepy dogwhistles and can still enjoy the nice stuff here, and that’s fine. But I’ve got better things to do with my Wednesdays.
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AFTERLOST – Episode 1
In a season swimming with mediocrity, AFTERLOST is the first true stinker of the bunch.
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NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA- – Episode 1
For a show ostensibly about Buddhism, there sure are a lot of worldly desires being catered to here.
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Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life – Episode 1
This is a perfectly serviceable shounen melodrama, but it moves a bit too quickly for its emotional beats to fully land.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Episode 1
I’m calling it now: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is going to be this season’s big hit.
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ROBIHACHI – Episode 1
What if someone put Tiger & Bunny and Space Dandy into a blender and then added a bunch of bright food coloring?
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Mix – Episode 1
It’s too early to tell a lot about this one, honestly.
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Midnight occult civil servants – Episode 1
I think I might’ve gotten hit by a DeLorean and woken up in 2006, because that’s the best explanation for what I just watched.
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Fruits Basket (2019) – Episode 1
The long-awaited re-adaptation is here at last.
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Fairy gone – Episode 1
This is a high-concept action-fantasy anime with a lot of balls in the air, but thankfully it has some engaging characters to help juggle them.
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We Never Learn: BOKUBEN – Episode 1
Nariyuki isn’t a bad protagonist for a harem anime, but the basic setting lends to some flaws in an otherwise good show.
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Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu – Episode 1
Wow, it is refreshing to start the season off with something nice.
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YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World – Episode 1
YU-NO’s mystery plot has potential, but that doesn’t really matter when its protagonist is insufferable.
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2019 Winter Three-Episode Check-In
The weather outside may be frightful, but some of these winter anime are pretty darn delightful.
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ENDRO! – Episode 1
Who’s ready for a pastel-shaded “cute girls doing cute things” show? The audience for ENDRO sure is!
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2019 Winter Premiere Digest
Another batch of premieres watched and reviewed! Now that we’ve weathered the storm, it’s time to see what goodies have washed up on our shores.
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Episode 1
I may not agree with the characters’ beliefs about relationships… but to be honest, I don’t think the writers do either.
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Grimms Notes the Animation – Episode 1
I’ve probably put more thought into this show’s fairy-tale themes and contexts than is really there.
