The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer – Episode 1
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
All Articles
-
-
Hana-Kimi – Episodes 1-2
This is the baseline we should expect from adaptations of classics–a lovingly done project that isn’t afraid to edit the material where it’s aged.
-
Sentenced to be a Hero – Episode 1
This is a pleasant surprise as “falsely accused” fantasy stories go, setting up a solid mystery across its double-length premiere.
-
2026 Winter Premiere Reviews
All the winter premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as new series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days for more!
-
Chatty AF 238: 2025 Fall Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up!
-
Jack of All Trades, Party of None – Episode 1
A perfectly fine sword and sorcery anime that focuses on a cast out spellsword while avoiding muddying the story with the more ickier tropes of the overall genre.
-
Tamon’s B-side – Episode 1
You’ll go supernova for this absolutely excellent premiere about meeting your imperfect idol; it’s sure to start 2026 off on a high note.
-
The AniFem Guide to Shojosei Series Coming Out in Winter 2026
Although still vastly overshadowed by shonen and seinen anime, the 2025 fall season saw a huge boom in shojosei series. We’ve put together this guide ahead of the upcoming season to help our readers stay abreast of what’s coming out.
-
How Just Like Mona Lisa uses speculative fiction to explore gender norms
Bundled in a melodramatic coming-of-age story, the storytelling sometimes falls into fraught tropes about genderqueer people, but it also raises some sincere philosophical questions and pointed commentary on the real world’s many gender paradoxes.
-
Chatty AF 237: NANA Watchalong – Episodes 1-7 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary.
-
Chatty AF 236: Monogatari Watchalong Part 5 – Nekomonogatari Black and White (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Tony, Vrai, and Peter return for part 5 of their Monogatari watchalong with the Neko Black OVA series and Neko White (AKA the Tsubasa Tiger arc from Monogatari Second Season) to follow Hanekawa’s twin story arcs and check out the new (mostly) Araragi-less face of the franchise!
-
A Conversation with Minoji Kurata, artist of The Apothecary Diaries and Assassin’s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun
In addition to her original works, Kurata’s name is attached to two properties that have become widely known all over the world: The Apothecary Diaries and Assassin’s Creed. We had a chance to sit with her at Otakon to talk about how she brings her voice as a creator to a series that has multiple versions running concurrently, the growth of female-driven stories in seinen manga, and balancing life as both a mother and a mangaka.
