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Interspecies Reviewers – Episode 1
“Goddammit,” I thought, as I reached for my Feminist Killjoy hat.
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Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It – Episode 1
I love a good romantic comedy about awkward dorks, but this one misses the mark.
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun – Episode 1
Hanako-kun’s sweet comedy, attention-grabbing visual style, and undercurrent of melancholy make for one of the most promising premieres of the season.
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number24 – Episode 1
If you like sports anime, number24 is a pretty safe bet for a good time.
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Plunderer – Episode 1
If Plunderer lost a point for every time it tried my patience, it would have hit zero about ten—no, five minutes in.
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22/7– Episode 1
The greatest paradox of 22/7’s inaugural episode is how much it wishes to tell you the idol industry is full of shit and how much it attempts to lionize the 22/7 group’s founding as a legendary idol unit.
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Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga – Episode 1
Cinnamon Nobunaga is a decent comedy where some of the jokes may fail to land if you’re not aware of 16th-century Japanese history, but it’s easy enough to get and visually humorous enough that it’s not really a prerequisite to enjoy.
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Infinite Dendrogram – Episode 1
If you want a slightly more serious fantasy MMORPG anime for this season, this might be your ticket.
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Nekopara – Episode 1
It is I, Anime Feminist’s resident catgirl and catgirl-respecter Chiaki, and I am here to tell you Nekopara is exactly what I thought it would be and I fully endorse it despite all its faults.
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If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die – Episode 1
I’m decidedly side-eyeing this one, but I am contractually obligated by my own brain to give any queer-leaning and non-pedophilic anime at least three episodes to prove itself.
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Uchitama?! Have you Seen my Tama? – Episode 1
Do you like cute animal videos on Youtube? Then you’ll like this show.
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen – Episode 1
It’s hard at this point to suss out whether it’s mostly inoffensive, aggressively ‘90s light novel trash, or whether the narrative plans to do something genuinely interesting.
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Hatena Illusion – Episode 1
Hatena Illusion spends its first episode ignoring its most interesting portions on magic to instead do a by-the-numbers middle school romance plot.
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The Case Files of Jeweler Richard – Episode 1
If nice-looking, quiet episodic stories are your thing, this has the makings of a better-than-average example.
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BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense – Episode 1
MMO meets iyashikei in a laid-back premiere that’s profoundly fine.
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Pet – Episode 1
An escapee from the edgelord days of 2005.
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Seton Academy: Join the Pack! – Episode 1
Subpar production, sexual harassment, and an abusive and spiteful lead will likely place Seton Academy in the back of the pack for this season.
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Somali and the Forest Spirit – Episode 1
Cute and charming with a hint of darkness, this gorgeous fantasy is a welcome addition to the growing single-dad-and-child subgenre.
