Ruri Rocks – Episode 1
This is a really engaging hobby show, which makes the random intrusive fan service even more annoying.
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The Summer Hikaru Died – Episode 1
The Summer Hikaru Died is without a doubt worth your time–and I highly recommend it for anybody interested in horror, queer storytelling, experimental animation, or just good anime generally.
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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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2025 Summer Premiere Reviews
All the summer premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as new series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days for more!
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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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Throw the Man Away With Me: Rejecting heteronormativity in Run Away With Me, Girl
Much of Run Away With Me, Girl is focused on how heteronormativity cruelly forces queer people to diminish who they are. Thank goodness that the story also envisions so much more for its heroines.
