Stars Align – Episode 1
Stars Align already looks to be the best series of the season. Just… try to have something bright and happy ready to go after you finish, okay?
Posts by Caitlin Moore
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Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth – Episode 1
In the ‘70s and ‘80s in the US, there were laws against a TV show being a glorified toy commercial. Maybe it’s time to bring that rule to anime, because I’m tired of spending my time being sold a product I don’t want.
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Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle – Episode 1
The PSO2 game has a decent amount of acclaim, but this episode came across as so much fantasy/sci-fi mush, full of concepts that have been done before and more distinctively, blended together until all of the flavors merge into one big nothing.
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Africa Salaryman – Episode 1
The rule of thumb in comedy is to never punch down. Unfortunately, Africa Salaryman tries to punch sideways but often ends up misfiring and punching down instead.
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Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia – Episode 1
If I were coming into Babylonia completely fresh, I don’t know if I’d want to continue after this. But I do, because I want to see a different side to Gilgamesh.
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Outburst Dreamer Boys – Episode 1
You know when you spend an entire first episode smiling and laughing out loud, you have a winner.
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After School Dice Club – Episode 1
Like cute girls? Like tabletop games? This is the anime for you!
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Cautious Hero: The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious – Episode 1
This premiere knows where the show’s most entertaining qualities lie and just how to bring them out.
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Carole & Tuesday – Episode 1
What a lovely, lovely, lovely first episode.
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Try Knights – Episode 1
Try Knights, I don’t think you tried at all.
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Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? – Episode 1
This premiere works a strange alchemy, putting together story elements into something I honestly never would have expected to be my taste and combining them into something that I really enjoyed.
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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest – Episode 1
Arifureta’s poorly-realized edgelord aesthetic, ridiculous writing, and lack of anything truly offensive make it so there’s not much left to do but… laugh at it.
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HenSuki – Are you willing to fall in love with a pervert, as long as she’s a cutie? – Episode 1
Watching HenSuki is kind of like being trapped in a half-hour conversation with someone who treats their special interest as a substitute for having a personality.
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Vinland Saga – Episode 1
If this first episode is any indication, I’ve got a hell of a ride ahead of me.
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Re:Stage! Dream Days – Episode 1
Re:Stage! Dream Days, with its homoeroticism and apparent lack of male characters, will appeal to some. But the big-headed art looks weird to me, the jokes don’t land, and it’s all about as fresh as the stink of week-old tuna salad.
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The Ones Within – Episode 1
The Ones Within feels just like a mediocre adaptation of a good video game, but it skipped the step of the fun game coming out first.
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Fire Force – Episode 1
Fire Force isn’t everything I was hoping for, but it is a ton of fun.
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O Maidens in Your Savage Season – Episode 1
Blessed are we to live in this time of stories starring gross, funny, weird girls.
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If It’s For My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord – Episode 1
You ever bite into a dessert and think, “This is way too sweet”? This premiere is like that.
