More Than a Married couple seems intent on being as dumb as its premise, refusing to use its school-mandated-fake-dating scenario for any interesting commentary or even any interesting character scenes.
Its flavor isn’t gross, it just tastes like nothing.
There’s some interesting stuff going on with masculinity in BLUELOCK.
Your mileage may vary with this one, and whether Hitori feels overly twee or relatable will depend. But I say give it a shot: I found her unexpectedly funny and relatable.
A nostalgia-fueled adaptation of a 1999 JRPG that still has room to invite newcomers in on an adventure.
Thrills, chills, and cafe meals: Akiba’s Maid War brings sugar-sweet plots to a whole ‘nother level by mashing up murder and maids into one of Fall 2022’s strongest premieres.
I really wanted to like this one, but it’s off to a disappointing start.
Nice comedy isekai you got there. Shame if it turned into yet another edgelord fantasy.
This anime made me think about the big questions.
An anime about a living sword might invite you to think it’ll be about the sword, but the real star is a catgirl winning emancipation.
Idol anime at it’s most tepid. Viewer beware: this one’s gone off like salmon left in a lunchbox for a week.
Shinobi no Ittoki dares to make shinobi and ninja boring by plodding along until a murder attempt happens.
I’ve been hungering for a hobby show this year, and I’m hoping Do It Yourself!! might do the trick.
While I do think the creators want to say something meaningful about xenophobia and colonial violence, the show mostly feels like a B-tier horror movie with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
Management of Novice Alchemist is a slow paced premiere sure to draw in the Atelier video game crowd but… maybe only the Atelier video game crowd, at least right now.
Do you want to see Revolutionary Girl Utena with a mecha hat?
Beast Tamer tries to convince you that communing with animals is totally uncool, but don’t be convinced: what’s totally uncool is this very bland premiere.
China-inspired fantasies have seen a resurgence in shoujo/josei fiction as of late, although this is the first one to get a recent adaptation. If this marks the beginning of a new anime trend, then it’s off to a strong start.
There are a few things guaranteed to get the AniFem staff’s attention, and this show has three of them.
Taming the Final Boss is an extremely endearing premiere, with a great heroine and solid table-setting for its central romance. It’s also almost certain to get lost in the wave of Fall titles, for reasons that are not its fault.
