The actual anime itself is a very typical shounen sports story, playing off a similar odd couple dynamic as Eyeshield 21, only with the violent guy lacking all knowledge of the sport and the gentle guy having all the natural talent and experience.
Kiss Him, Not Me is fundamentally a comedy about how awful people can be to each other.
Keijo is a sport where girls in bikinis stand on platforms floating in swimming pools and have to knock each other to the ground or into the water, using only their backsides or breasts. Fanservice is baked into the premise and is constant from the very start, but surprise! I don’t hate Keijo!!!!!!!!.
Played right, this could be a beautiful, rewarding, and confidently queer story.
If this first episode is anything to go by, Yuri on Ice will be anime of the season for me.
Nanbaka is fast-paced and chock-full of jokes, some more ridiculous than others.
From its animation style to its sense of humour, the whole thing feels like a step back into the ’90s, and not in a good way.
I will probably watch more because I’m a sucker for platonic ‘opposites attract’, but it’s highly unlikely to become a favourite.
This looks like this season’s NEW GAME! for me, where I can’t get over the blatant fanservice long enough to enjoy the likeable characters in relatable situations.
This is technically cute girls doing cute things: games development, but a million miles away from its counterpart Long Riders.
If you were won over by “15 attractive guys” this could be for you. If that didn’t make its own case, this is probably one to miss.
There will be no surprises in this anime; the focus is on the journey, not the result. And I have to say, I’m on board.
This anime knows exactly what it is, and how much you enjoy it will depend on how well that works for you.
Dark magical girl is a reasonably full sub-genre now, so only time will tell if Magical Girl Raising Project is bringing anything new to the table.
It’s an entertaining four-panel comic style anime, with a quirky cast of individuals who aren’t at all sexualised.
Izetta was the first anime of the season to get a really strong response from me, and that response was frustration.
You are very unlikely to care about any of these people by the end of the first episode because Bloodivores hasn’t got a clue how to tell a story.
Time Bokan 24 takes the format of an educational show while achieving the opposite of education.
The title sums up this show so well: enthusiastic, colourful, and pretty obviously silly. I enjoyed it much more than I was expecting to.
