Ayakashi Triangle – Episode 1
This show has cats, gender bending and boobs. A small wonder why Chiaki is watching this regardless of how trashy it is.
This show has cats, gender bending and boobs. A small wonder why Chiaki is watching this regardless of how trashy it is.
A reincarnation plot that is surprisingly devoid of the genre’s gross pitfalls as it focuses on a baby with blood lust.
Bob the Builder asked us, “Can we fix it?” Handyman Saitou asks “Can we fix it…in a dungeon?!” and readily says yes with its down-to-earth protagonist and his motley fantasy crew.
UniteUp! combines beautiful animation with a well-paced debut to provide one of the best idol anime premieres in the genre.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War adapts what might be the most specific instance of storytelling in a video game for an audience that needs to be in the know to enjoy what is otherwise a bland premiere.
Buddy Daddies proves that even assassins have trouble rearing a child in a comedic romp that’s one of the Winter 2023’s best premieres.
An easy recommendation for action fans with some odd quirks for returning viewers.
Spy Classroom has all the makings of a pretty good show, but unfortunately, doesn’t use its spy cast to steal the secret to making a memorable premiere.
It’s weird to see what’s effectively a hobby anime so disinterested in what makes the genre tick.
Gender antics abound in a show that could have been the opposite of what it is: a fetishistic romp about one sibling forcibly feminizing the other for their own good with no nuance about actual trans experiences to be found.
Girl likes Guy and Guy like Girl…as a best bud because he can’t perceive her femininity. And yes, that’s the joke, which really undercuts a show that has potential to be very cute.
Cue incoherent screaming at the rotting corpse of Shinzo Abe clawing his way out of the grave as a zombie.
Elephant in the room aside, this is a pretty funny premiere.
There’s some interesting stuff going on with masculinity in BLUELOCK.
A nostalgia-fueled adaptation of a 1999 JRPG that still has room to invite newcomers in on an adventure.
This anime made me think about the big questions.
An anime about a living sword might invite you to think it’ll be about the sword, but the real star is a catgirl winning emancipation.
Idol anime at it’s most tepid. Viewer beware: this one’s gone off like salmon left in a lunchbox for a week.
Shinobi no Ittoki dares to make shinobi and ninja boring by plodding along until a murder attempt happens.
China-inspired fantasies have seen a resurgence in shoujo/josei fiction as of late, although this is the first one to get a recent adaptation. If this marks the beginning of a new anime trend, then it’s off to a strong start.