Nina the Starry Bride – Episode 1
Dive into the story of a girl’s unexpected rise from rags to brutal riches as she tries to keep her head while pretending to be one of the kingdom’s most valuable nobles!
Posts by Cy Catwell
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii – Episode 1
Expect the unexpected in a premiere that combines sensuality, sexuality, and the darker side of the yakuza underworld in a girl meets boy crime thriller that never slams on the brakes.
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth – Episodes 1-2
Step back in time to witness a young man suss out the secrets of the Sun and Earth, all while having to evade the grim reality of life in the Inquisition.
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The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest – Episode 1
Tepid on the surface and bland as can be, this premiere invites questions about the overall “I’m secretly the strongest” subset of fantasy narratives and its implications.
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Ranma 1/2 (2024) – Episode 1
Love is never easy, especially when your dad decides to force you into a marriage with his best bud. Thank goodness your spouse is a girl…wait, now he’s a guy?! Hijinks ensure in this new adaptation of one of Takahashi Rumiko’s funniest and most earnest series.
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TRILLION GAME – Episode 1
I’ll give this to Trillion Game: it holds fast to the cosmic truth that no one ethically gets that much money. But I think it’s expecting me to side with the protagonists.
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The Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan – Episode 1
A pretty okay premiere that skirts a lot of the troublesome bits of the genre and sets up a potentially interesting story as things progress.
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Loner Life in Another World – Episode 1
Kick start your teen boy loner life with the frustratingly chatty Haruka as he gets summoned to another world and gets nothing but hard knocks for his trouble.
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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.
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Pseudo Harem – Episode 1
Pseudo Harem dares to ask “is somebody gonna match my freak” through protagonists Eiji and Rin. The answer is…undecided.
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Days with my Stepsister – Episode 1
This forced family premise shows evidence of something much more. If only this wasn’t labeled a romantic comedy…
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The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible – Episode 1
One man dares to lift from the back and not his knees in his efforts to prove that medieval millennials can become adventurers too!
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My Wife Has No Emotion – Episode 1
My Wife Has No Emotion lays the groundwork for a romance that seems to have very little interest, at least up front, in pushing this story toward any introspection other than “robot girl cute” which…really sucks.
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The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human – Episode 1
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human gives away its twist without diminishing what has the potential to be a solid story for the audience that loves this particular subgenre.
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Nagata Kabi and the Mundane Pain of Sickness; or, That Time My Body Broke and I Had To Figure Out How to Keep Going
Nagata Kabi’s sixth autobiographical entry is a story about what happens when your life falls apart and you can no longer escape. That last bit is what this article is about: falling apart.
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Tonbo! – Episode 1
Head to the course with Tonbo and Igarashi, a child golf prodigy and a man down on his luck who happen to meet when the latter leaves traditional society for quiet, island life. Too bad Amazon is who licensed this.
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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Skill – Episode 1
Gatekeep, Grimoire, Guy Boss! We’ve got another protagonist centered on getting want they want with a commoner reincarnated as prince who just wants to read and study magic. Hip hip hurray!
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Gods’ Games We Play – Episode 1
Play a game with the gods and take a gamble on this just okay premiere about gods playing games and humans playing against gods that debuted with a day one dub in multiple languages.
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Brave Bang Bravern! – Episode 1
Take to the skies and fight for humanity with Bang Brave Bravern, a premiere that’s got a lot of potential and spunk.
