With You and the Rain – Episode 1
Surreal yet chill show about a very, very normal dog(?).
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The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses – Episode 1
This premiere is a roll of the dice on whether or not you’ll find yourself enjoying one man’s treasure or if you’ll find that this murder comedy is one person’s trash.
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Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex – Episode 1
It’s a harmless romantic fantasy, but its broad melodramatic writing feels squarely for middle-schoolers.
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Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse – Episode 1
Boy remeets Girl, Friend turns to Enemy, and eveything kind of collapses in a romantic comedy that feels more like a horror story than anything else.
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Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! – Episode 1
Every single scene of this premiere feels like it was copied from previous shows with a similar premise.
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Secrets of the Silent Witch – Episode 1
It’s definitely got some pacing issues, but Monica kind of won me over in the end, and I’d like to see this premiere become something more.
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The Water Magician – Episode 1
This is a cozy and inoffensive take on the self-insert fantasy series, but wow is the protagonist boring.
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New Saga – Episode 1
One man’s Kyle is another man’s trash, but I’m not man and this premiere, while not complete garbage, has a ways to go to become a treasure in a season packed with shows.
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Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse – Episode 1
There’s no onmyoji cantrip capable of saving this rocky premiere from blending fascinating world building with a meathead protagonist and all over the place plot, though there’s hope on the distant horizon.
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Clevatess – Episode 1
Dark fantasy meets interspecies comedy in a premiere that’s got all the right elements, but definitely needs to firmly establish its overall tone to go from pretty good to really great.
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Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant! – Episode 1
This show is just another middling fantasy show with nice images of food and a sudden swerve into a slavery subplots.
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Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube – Episodes 1-2
Worth checking out a few episodes, especially if you are a horror fan or someone looking to feel that 90s nostalgia.
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Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show – Episode 1
Necronomico’s premiere has been dogged by word salad subs and AI. And that is a damned shame, because I think there might be a really kick-ass show in here.
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Detectives These Days Are Crazy! – Episode 1
Detectives These Days is playing on a particular fantasy: a man yearning for his adolescent glory days feels he’s over the hill, but a hot young girl pulls him out of his slump and put his fractured ego back together.
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Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter – Episode 1
Any interesting elements are mushed down by the conventions of the fantasy harem genre that the series is awkwardly fitting itself into.
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Takopi’s Original Sin – Episode 1
Takopi’s Original Sin thoughtfully addresses its heavy themes with gorgeous style, but its graphic imagery make it not to be watched lightly.
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2025 Spring Anime Three-Episode Check-In
Spring has brought us some powerful stories about girls growing up and compelling-but-fraught speculative fiction about decaying systems.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2025
This season, let’s hear it for incredible women writers and directors, from new franchise entries to original projects!
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2025 Spring Premiere Digest
Spring brings a crop of nostalgic revivals, from aesthetic throwbacks to reinventions of classic franchises.
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mono – Episode 1
It has some big shoes to fill, coming from the same creator as Laid-Back Camp, and it makes a strong start as a hobby show.
