Nina the Starry Bride – Episode 1
Dive into the story of a girl’s unexpected rise from rags to brutal riches as she tries to keep her head while pretending to be one of the kingdom’s most valuable nobles!
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TsumaSho – Episodes 1-2
This show deeply, desperately wants me to believe it’s not going to get weird with the premise. The jury is still out.
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii – Episode 1
Expect the unexpected in a premiere that combines sensuality, sexuality, and the darker side of the yakuza underworld in a girl meets boy crime thriller that never slams on the brakes.
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Puniru is a Kawaii Slime – Episode 1
The show wants to do fan service capers but it also wants this character to read like a cutesy child and, arguably, represent the protagonist’s childhood. This is, as I’m sure you can imagine, a deeply uncomfortable combination.
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Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. – Episode 1
It’s fantastic to see adult magical girls, though the execution is somewhat middle-of-the-road.
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth – Episodes 1-2
Step back in time to witness a young man suss out the secrets of the Sun and Earth, all while having to evade the grim reality of life in the Inquisition.
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians – Episode 1
The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians has all the makings of a solid magic school story for older kids,
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The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest – Episode 1
Tepid on the surface and bland as can be, this premiere invites questions about the overall “I’m secretly the strongest” subset of fantasy narratives and its implications.
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms – Episode 1
It’s hard not to root for a crowdfunded-project-turned-big from a female director to succeed.
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Ranma 1/2 (2024) – Episode 1
Love is never easy, especially when your dad decides to force you into a marriage with his best bud. Thank goodness your spouse is a girl…wait, now he’s a guy?! Hijinks ensure in this new adaptation of one of Takahashi Rumiko’s funniest and most earnest series.
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You Are Ms. Servant – Episode 1
She’s his mum, and his housekeeper, and will protect him with her life, but she’s also sooo clumsy and sooo hot and she just needs him to take care of her.
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Negative Positive Angler – Episode 1
Dives in deep on illness and suicide without feeling too bleak, and might just thread the needle if you’re down for some fishing.
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How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer – Episode 1
You can absolutely joke around about gender, drag, and attraction without stepping into awkward transphobic (or transphobic-adjacent) tropes, and if it can do that, honestly, All-Guys Mixer could be cute. At this early stage, I have no idea how it’s going to navigate all the ideas it’s playing with.
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Goodbye, Dragon Life – Episode 1
Dragons are awesome! This show, starring a reincarnated dragon, makes paste look exciting.
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TRILLION GAME – Episode 1
I’ll give this to Trillion Game: it holds fast to the cosmic truth that no one ethically gets that much money. But I think it’s expecting me to side with the protagonists.
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Kinokoinu – Mushroom Pup – Episode 1
Kinokoinu is an unexpectedly raw and hard-hitting depiction of grieving a pet.
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365 Days to the Wedding – Episode 1
365 Days is a cute, classic fake dating caper with room for some deeper social commentary.
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Blue Box – Episode 1
This is a lovely little premiere about two nice kids who’re passionate about sports, but it’s a little overly polished.
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Dan Da Dan – Episode 1
Dan Da Dan is a mess. But it is my mess.
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Acro Trip – Episodes 1-2
Acro Trip is “a magical girl fangirl is better suited to playing the villain” as filtered through a shoujo lens, and it’s a shot of joy straight to the arm.
