Dark Gathering – Episode 1
Dark Gathering is a fun horror comedy show with a lot of potential for creepy shenanigans and a somewhat alienated view of girls
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The Gene of AI – Episode 1
There are two things that piqued my interest about The Gene of AI: its framing of technological progression and the relative restraint of its writing.
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Reign of the Seven Spellblades – Episode 1
This was a treat–a show with thoughtful worldbuilding, a dose of self-awareness without dipping into edgelord irony, and compelling characters that were a source of great comedy.
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The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today – Episode 1
Mark “ruining the opportunity for a perfectly serviceable cat-based iyashikei” down as yet another reason this season is shaping up cursed.
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The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior – Episode 1
If the male-targeted market is saturated with extremely similar reincarnation isekai, maybe it’s fair enough that the female-targeted market is getting its own version of the trend. It’s equity, ya know?
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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon – Episode 1
Staring at a vending machine for half an hour and watching people buy chips is perhaps an experiment in what people will tolerate as entertainment.
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The Great Cleric – Episode 1
Having committed the ceremonial lowering of the bar that’s required before watching the average seasonal isekai, I would like to report that this premiere is….fine.
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My Happy Marriage – Episode 1
It really does take skilled creators to effortlessly depict characters going through internal struggles, which makes it so satisfying whenever good things happen to them.
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Undead Murder Farce – Episode 1
Undead Murder Farce is the highlight of the season: a bleakly humorous, action packed period romp with a lot to say about westernization in Meiji Japan featuring two unholy messes in witty repartee.
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The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses – Episode 1
The animation choices really sucked out whatever charm the original source material might’ve had.
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The Dreaming Boy is a Realist – Episode 1
A better production might have elevated it to the heights of “lower tier acceptable shounen rom-com.”
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Sweet Reincarnation – Episode 1
For a show about sweets, the whole thing is awfully flavorless.
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Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero – Episode 1
A potentially interesting thread is buried in a premiere that’s otherwise crass, silly, and dumb as bricks.
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Am I Actually the Strongest? – Episode 1
Am I the Strongest might be the weakest isekai premiere in a long, long time, and that’s saying something.
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My Tiny Senpai – Episode 1
My Tiny Senpai continues the small girl tall guy trend by…doing exactly what you expect of a series like this.
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AYAKA – Episode 1
What? You’re telling me this generic orphan who was always a bit of an outcast secretly has a supernatural family legacy and gets to go live on a cool island? Neat! I wonder if he has a grand destiny he’ll reluctantly have to fulfil, too!
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Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation – Episode 1
There were about five times in this extended premiere that I said, out loud, “I can’t believe it’s still going!” It doesn’t help that the characters move and act like cardboard cutouts. What went wrong?
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2023 Spring Three-Episode Check-In
It’s a lovely season for surprises, mess, and surprisingly compelling mess.
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Anime Feminist Recommendations of Winter 2023
This season had plenty of shows we liked, but only a handful that stood head and shoulders above the rest.
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Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts – Episode 1
Rushes through a checklist of upsetting tropes early on in maybe the tamest and most toothless way possible.
