Pretty Boy Detective Club – Episode 1
I might not be a boy and I might not be a detective, but I’m pretty and I’m on the case, and I’m here to say that Pretty Boy Detective Club is a stunning show, if this kind of Nishioishin story is your thing.
Posts by Meru Clewis
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BACKFLIP!! – Episode 1
Like a siren song, BACKFLIP!! called out to me from the veritable ocean of anime, begging me to watch what might be my favorite new sports anime for 2021.
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Blue Reflection Ray – Episode 1
Blue Reflection Ray is a middle of the road magical girl show that’s boring… until it isn’t. Yet I’m not sure that’s enough to make it worth watching week to week, especially not this season.
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Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro! – Episode 1
Do I like Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro? No. Do I hate Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro? No.
Do I secretly probably like Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro? Well… I don’t like to be called out like this.
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Super Cub – Episode 1
Super Cub captures all the feelings of loneliness and yearning in a beautiful executed premier about a girl and her brand new motorbike.
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SEVEN KNIGHTS REVOLUTION: Hero Successor – Episode 1
SEVEN KNIGHTS REVOLUTION: Hero Successor has all the good tidbits that make me want to engage, but after three unsuccessful successive watches, I’m not sure if I’m into the plot enough to eventually like it.
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Combatants Will Be Dispatched! – Episode 1
Come for the evil organization, Stay for the… well, I guess for the entertainment, if this kind of show’s your thing. As you can tell, it’s… not mine, but hey: maybe you’ll like breast jokes and… ah, breast jokes? Oh yeah, evil, too!
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Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway – Episode 1
Higehiro has the potential to be a story about an adult helping a teenage girl , but still has too much rom-com veneer for me to trust it.
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Koikimo – Episode 1
I hated Koikimo, and I’m going to hold fast to that because there’s no world in our infinite galaxy—not any culture on this planet, including Japan—where an adult pursuing a child is okay.
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Idoly Pride – Episode 1
IDOLY PRIDE’s premiere is good… until it tries to get twisty and drops the ball. Still, it’s worth watching… right?
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki – Episode 1
You have the basic foundation for a series about a teenage boy whose misanthropy and pessimism feel all too real in 2021, all things considered. You also have the story of a girl who’s about to change his entire world… which also feels a bit too real in 2021, all things considered. Still, that could hypothetically result in a pretty heartwarming premiere… right?
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WIXOSS DiVA(A)LIVE – Episode 1
WIXOSS DiVA(A)LIVE might look like it has potential, but don’t be fooled: it doesn’t.
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So I’m a Spider, So What? – Episode 1
So I’m a Spider, So What? is a solid start to a series about one high school girls’ adventures… as an RPG-esque Spider.
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I★CHU – Episode 1
I★CHU kind of has the potential to slap, y’all. It’s not quite there, but… it could be. Maybe. I’m still undecided, even as I write this article. But hey, I’ve got hope… I think.
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club – Episode 1
A stunning premiere that showcases the main cast while hinting at a wholly optomistic plot that welcomes newcomers and seasoned fans to enjoy a new entry to the Love Live! franchise.
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Episode 1
A beary cute fantasy premiere that showcases charming animation and promising characters, but is ultimately threadbear on plot and sadly, bear-ly leaves a mark with its unfortunately okay first episode.
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Iwa Kakeru! Sports Climbing Girls – Episode 1
Iwa Kakeru follows one girls’ foray into rock climbing, and honestly? Well…it doesn’t rock, but hey: it’s still an okay watch with some potential.
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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina – Episode 1
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina answers the question, “What if Kino’s Journey was magical?” with a beautiful and endearing premier about a girl who wants to become a travelling witch.
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TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You – Episode 1
TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You skips dating and heads straight to marriage in a solid first episode that promises more as the story develops.
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Japan Sinks: 2020 – Episodes 1-2
A brtual, viseral series that brutally looks at trauma and disaster in a time when the real world is coping with ongoing trauma. from a pandemic and disaster.
