Love and Lies – Episode 1
This is a nightmarish, dystopian premise that’s overflowing with possible avenues for pointed social commentary, and Love and Lies… uses it to tell a milquetoast high school romance?
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Clean Freak! Aoyama kun – Episode 1
“Comedic germaphobia” is not a good way to endear me to a series. So color me as surprised as anyone that I walked away from this one feeling endeared.
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Knight’s & Magic – Episode 1
It’s been twenty-four minutes, and I’m still waiting for Knight’s & Magic to do something meaningful with its hook.
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Fox Spirit Matchmaker – Episode 1
This summary gives you the impression that Fox Spirit Matchmaker is a sweet, straightforward show with a consistent formula. In actuality, it’s a bit of a mess.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2017
Now we’ve reviewed all the Spring 2017 premieres, we thought we’d round up some of our favourites from shows that ended last season.
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2017 Spring Premiere Rankings
Another season of premieres watched and reviewed! There are a ton of shows this season and multiple big name sequels getting a lot of attention, so let us help you choose how to curate the rest of your viewing.
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Atom the Beginning – Episode 1
As a prequel to the classic TV anime of Osamu Tezuka manga Astro Boy, Atom the Beginning comes with the weight of more historical significance than this cartoony introduction can really hold up.
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Seven Mortal Sins – Episode 1
It…. it’s porn, y’all.
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WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? – Episode 1
This wasn’t just good “for an LN adaptation”; it has potential to be a really solid fantasy series in general.
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Anonymous Noise – Episode 1
If you don’t like the love triangle device and aren’t taken by any of the leads at this point it may be one to hold off on until word of mouth travels later in the season.
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Grimoire of Zero – Episode 1
The power dynamic between the two leads is a solid foundation for an odd couple road trip, and I can’t wait to see where they go with this.
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Tsugumomo – Episode 1
Tsugumomo’s nifty premise and bursts of charm alternate with its explosions of assault and abuse to create not only the most tonally dissonant thing I’ve seen this season, but also a premiere that is somehow worse than the unilaterally bad ones.
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Eromanga Sensei – Episode 1
This is far from the most fanservice-laden premiere of the bunch in terms of pure T&A, but let me assure you it makes up for it with a metric ton of skeeze.
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Re:CREATORS – Episode 1
There are traps Re:CREATORS could fall into, but given the traps it has consciously avoided so far I consider this premiere a statement of intent to do right by its characters and its premise.
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Twin Angels Break – Episode 1
Hey, have you ever seen a magical girl show? Congrats, you’ve seen this one too.
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Kabukibu! – Episode 1
Kabukibu! may tread very familiar ground for its entire series, but it is nailing characterisation and inclusiveness with the hook of kabuki aesthetics, and that’s enough for me for now.
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Hinako Note – Episode 1
With the exception of one totally unnecessary bath tub shot (more on that later), Hinako Note is not bad. It isn’t much of anything, really, and I’m a bit bummed about that.
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Love Tyrant – Episode 1
We are all hurtling through space on a rock, inching ever closer to our own lonely demises. But at least most of you lucky bastards won’t have watched Love Tyrant.
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Clockwork Planet – Episode 1
The double standard of using women’s bodies to humiliate an accomplished young girl while proving the worth of an undistinguished young boy is nothing new.
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Tsuki ga Kirei – Episode 1
If will-they-won’t-they is a narrative you tend to enjoy, then Tsuki ga Kirei may be a solid choice
