I’m not sure that the series will be able to fully deliver on its promising premise while still being bound to both its origins as a mobile game and the aesthetic conventions already established in this first episode. I’d love to be surprised, though.
“Magical girls in giant robots” is a fantastic concept, and GRANBELM just might have the chops to pull it off.
This is going to be one of those reviews. You know the ones, where I hem and haw for a few minutes about how humor is ultimately subjective before admitting that this premiere just didn’t do much for me.
It’s been a while since I watched a premiere as tight and concise as this one.
The show takes less than five minutes to rocket past “frustrating fat-shaming” and straight into “likely to be triggering for anyone who’s ever struggled with disordered eating.”
Y’know, once I stopped laughing, this wasn’t really a terrible premiere. It is possible I’ve sustained some serious neck damage from all the whiplash, though.
The last few years have seen a boom in the English-language yuri market, with more and more manga about queer romance between women making it to shelves. But with all these choices, where does a curious reader start?
I’m sorry in advance, because getting a levelheaded review of an Ikuhara anime from me is basically impossible
Some people might not be bothered by the creepy dogwhistles and can still enjoy the nice stuff here, and that’s fine. But I’ve got better things to do with my Wednesdays.
What if someone put Tiger & Bunny and Space Dandy into a blender and then added a bunch of bright food coloring?
I think I might’ve gotten hit by a DeLorean and woken up in 2006, because that’s the best explanation for what I just watched.
This is a high-concept action-fantasy anime with a lot of balls in the air, but thankfully it has some engaging characters to help juggle them.
Wow, it is refreshing to start the season off with something nice.
Soubi Yamamoto is a wunderkind who could fit right in as an anime protagonist. Premiering as a director at just 20 years old, Yamamoto hit the ground running and hasn’t let up, becoming well-loved among fans of indie BL for her This Boy… series of OVAs.
This looks to be a dazzling adventure series with major promise in its cast.
This is the first premiere of the season where I left with absolutely no idea of what this show was going to be about.
There’s something that sets me on edge about modern dark magical girl series.
I don’t think I’ve watched something with this much of a boner for the military since the last time I sat through a Michael Bay movie.
I am not the target audience for this series, but I was still pleasantly surprised by how creative this premiere turned out to be.
The Promised Neverland might be the most excited I’ve been about a Shonen JUMP manga adaptation in years.
