Vrai, Peter, and Alex take a much delayed look back on the 2024 Winter anime season, where some of our bottom titles managed to pull out some good content before the end and top titles that took an absolute nosedive in the second half.
We had a warm winter of romance—whether it involved middle school students, office workers, or giant robots.
Vrai, Alex, and Peter check-in on the 2024 Winter season, where quite a few titles with a lot of potential have a lot riding on their second halves!
This has been a season of reversals so far, with strong premieres stumbling and wobbly starts finding their stride. Check out the shows in need of a second look!
Get out of the winter chill and enjoy some cozy food and cool ladies.
Take to the skies and fight for humanity with Bang Brave Bravern, a premiere that’s got a lot of potential and spunk.
Meiji Gekken: 1874 transports viewers to the Meiji Era where plots abound, schemers are scheming and…historical fiction really leans into the fictional aspect at times.
BUCCHIGIRI!?! has so much going on that it’s hard to really nail down anything except that I had a ton of fun watching the first episode, and I can’t wait to see more, problematic or not.
Tame your expectations in this premiere that has promise but might split your opinion on weather it’s iskeai trash or truly treasure.
The ghost of an ’80s American cartoon has appeared in the seasonal lineup.
Cherry Magic is a sweet, low-key little BL romance that I’m interested in exploring more of.
There’s already a lot to unpack from just the first episode of this gritty and stylish fantasy. Witch burnings! Ritual sacrifice! Complicated questions of gender! A shark kaiju!
Is this a good show? Or am I being dazzled by Our Lord and Savior Studio BONES and the joy of seeing adult women being extremely cool in a cyberpunk setting?
It’s somewhat hard to judge the show right now, the author’s previous works suggest that the binary morality of this premiere is likely a facade.
This is honestly a pretty interesting premiere; I just wonder if it’s actually going to keep the elements that made it interesting as it goes forward.
Villainess Level 99 isn’t a terrible show, but it sits firmly in the same uncreative slog that broader wish-fulfillment isekai have been stuck in for years.
This is absolutely Miyazaki-grade culinary voyeurism.
Hokkaido girls get their time to shine in this genuinely sweet premiere that’ll have viewers looking for a high school romance yearning for more.
A promising start with a fantastic heroine if somewhat lackluster visual presentation.
Foolish Angel mixes extremely weird comedic decisions with an exceptionally fun lead—though the final scene leaves a significant stain on the proceedings.
