Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole – Episode 1
A supernatural comedy that’s probably only going to click with a very niche audience.
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Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl – Episode 1
A lot of the shine comes off this rather sweet premiere when you realize it’s setting up a romance between a 13-year-old and an 18-year-old.
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Hotel Inhumans – Episode 1
Dive into the dark underbelly of a world where living past twenty is a huge achievement in a premiere that’s engaging right from the start.
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Gachiakuta – Episode 1
Gachiakuta is an angry show, but it’s not yet clear whether it has a goal or will fall into aimless edgelord exploits.
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Bad Girl – Episode 1
Bad Girl will make a good girl out of any viewer due to being pretty charming yuri fun.
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CITY the Animation – Episode 1
If you loved Nichijou, this creative reunion is largely more of a good thing..
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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.
