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HIGH CARD – Episode 1
HIGH CARD is desperate for you to think it’s cool.
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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill – Episode 1
While it has its share of familiar isekai plot beats, this premiere manages to exude a certain charm that kept me interested. Maybe even hungry for more!
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Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible! – Episode 1
One background character. One foreground character. One rom-com plot…that may or may not put your off if relationships built on teasing aren’t your thing.
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Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari – Episode 1
On paper this premise sounds interesting, but overall it felt underwhelming.
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Ayakashi Triangle – Episode 1
This show has cats, gender bending and boobs. A small wonder why Chiaki is watching this regardless of how trashy it is.
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Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire – Episode 1
A reincarnation plot that is surprisingly devoid of the genre’s gross pitfalls as it focuses on a baby with blood lust.
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Handyman Saitou in another world – Episode 1
Bob the Builder asked us, “Can we fix it?” Handyman Saitou asks “Can we fix it…in a dungeon?!” and readily says yes with its down-to-earth protagonist and his motley fantasy crew.
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The tale of outcasts – Episode 1
The exemplifying term for The tale of outcasts is “adolescent.”
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“Ippon” Again! – Episode 1
COME GET YOUR FOOD, SPORTS FANS.
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Chatty AF 176: 2022 Fall Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Peter, and Dee try their best to wrap-up the thematically dense Fall 2022 season!
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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten – Episode 1
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is all fluff and sweetness and… gender roles. So many cis gender roles.
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UniteUp! – Episode 1
UniteUp! combines beautiful animation with a well-paced debut to provide one of the best idol anime premieres in the genre.
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Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army – Episode 1
My actual thirties are more exciting than this premiere that has a relatable premise, but dull execution.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War – Episode 1
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War adapts what might be the most specific instance of storytelling in a video game for an audience that needs to be in the know to enjoy what is otherwise a bland premiere.
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Buddy Daddies – Episode 1
Buddy Daddies proves that even assassins have trouble rearing a child in a comedic romp that’s one of the Winter 2023’s best premieres.
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NieR: Automata Ver 1.1A – Episode 1
Nier: Automata is not a work that should be adapted into a passive medium. But here it is, and so we must proceed.
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The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World – Episode 1
Surprisingly enjoyable due to the effort it takes establishing a more interesting background for its lead than “modern teenager or salaryman.”
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Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World For My Retirement – Episode 1
Intentional or otherwise, the colonial spirit of the heroine’s endeavor—in which an enlightened traveller improves the sorry lives of the locals by bringing them “proper” technology—screams off the screen.
