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2024 Summer Premiere Digest
It’s a summer of love, ranging from sweet to very, very messy.
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Classmates and finding the humanity in clichés
In the afterword of the first volume of Classmates, Nakamura Asumiko wrote of her first BL series, “I wanted to go with something cliche, almost hackneyed.” It’s true, Classmates does indulge many of the standards of the genre. Instead of using these cliches as shortcuts, however, Nakamura uses the reader’s familiarity to build a framework for a humanistic, multifaceted story about queer intimacy, connection, and joy.
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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Episode 1
This show is an example of just how much strong animation and adaptation can elevate even the most banal of premises.
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ATRI -My Dear Moments- – Episode 1
Watching ATRI feels like watching a Hollywood feature film tailor-made to contend for an Oscar.
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Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? – Episode 1
I wish the characters were more interesting, because the premise here has a lot of potential.
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Bye Bye, Earth – Episode 1
One good scene and pretty visuals can’t make up for clunky fantasy racism and buckets of exposition.
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Love is Indivisible by Twins – Episode 1
This show is clearly not afraid of moving into the messier, more interesting parts of romance that many slow burn romances little interest in–what happens when you try to break up with somebody and you can’t let go? What happens when your reason for breaking up was fundamentally a bad one, but you still have to live with the consequences?
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MAYONAKA PUNCH – Episode 1
Failgirl YouTuber/blockhead vampire yuri, made by PA Works? Yes, please.
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No Longer Allowed in Another World – Episode 1
Please let Dazai Osamu’s ghost rest. He and Edgar Allan Poe are probably commiserating over brandy in the afterlife.
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream – Episode 1
If all you want is a show that revels in the contrast between pretty anime character designs and gross characterization, hey, you might have a good time.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword – Episode 1
Wistoria is a competently told take on a familiar story that might make nice casual viewing for action fantasy fans.
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A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring – Episodes 1-2
How is it that after watching two episodes, I still felt like nothing noteworthy happened.
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My Deer Friend Nokotan – Episode 1
I would not describe the experience of watching Nokotan in English as it was presented on Crunchyroll as enjoyable. Overwhelming? Yes. Frustrating? Yes. Occasionally funny? Yes. But enjoyable? Absolutely not.
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Narenare -Cheer for You!- – Episode 1
Can I get a sis, boom, bah for slice of life cheerleading anime? Sure, why not!
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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – Episode 1
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin offers a riches to rags to riches story of one failure of a goddess who’s gonna learn how to do her actual duties, come hell or high water.
