See You Tomorrow at the Food Court – Episode 1
Food Court takes us truly back to basics for a “girls doing stuff” anime: no club setting, no central hobby or special interest, just girls hanging out and shootin’ the breeze.
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Nyaight of the Living Cat – Episode 1
This premiere injects a healthy does of fun into what easily could have been a too silly premiere, resulting in one of the season’s strongest debuts and also, another fear on my list: kitty-pocalypse!
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Uglymug, Epicfighter – Episode 1
The only ugliness to be found is in Shigeru’s volcel actions and this premiere’s treatment of his body and physicality.
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin – Episode 1
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.
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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.
