One young man finds himself in another world in a grounded premiere that doesn’t overpower him, but instead, empowers him to do right by some of the fantasy world’s most downtrodden.
A supernatural comedy that’s probably only going to click with a very niche audience.
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.
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.
Gachiakuta is an angry show, but it’s not yet clear whether it has a goal or will fall into aimless edgelord exploits.
Bad Girl will make a good girl out of any viewer due to being pretty charming yuri fun.
If you loved Nichijou, this creative reunion is largely more of a good thing..
This is a really engaging hobby show, which makes the random intrusive fan service even more annoying.
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.
Surreal yet chill show about a very, very normal dog(?).
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.
It’s a harmless romantic fantasy, but its broad melodramatic writing feels squarely for middle-schoolers.
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.
Every single scene of this premiere feels like it was copied from previous shows with a similar premise.
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.
This is a cozy and inoffensive take on the self-insert fantasy series, but wow is the protagonist boring.
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.
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.
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.
This show is just another middling fantasy show with nice images of food and a sudden swerve into a slavery subplots.
