Negative Positive Angler – Episode 1
Dives in deep on illness and suicide without feeling too bleak, and might just thread the needle if you’re down for some fishing.
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How I Attended an All-Guys Mixer – Episode 1
You can absolutely joke around about gender, drag, and attraction without stepping into awkward transphobic (or transphobic-adjacent) tropes, and if it can do that, honestly, All-Guys Mixer could be cute. At this early stage, I have no idea how it’s going to navigate all the ideas it’s playing with.
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Goodbye, Dragon Life – Episode 1
Dragons are awesome! This show, starring a reincarnated dragon, makes paste look exciting.
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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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Kinokoinu – Mushroom Pup – Episode 1
Kinokoinu is an unexpectedly raw and hard-hitting depiction of grieving a pet.
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365 Days to the Wedding – Episode 1
365 Days is a cute, classic fake dating caper with room for some deeper social commentary.
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Blue Box – Episode 1
This is a lovely little premiere about two nice kids who’re passionate about sports, but it’s a little overly polished.
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Dan Da Dan – Episode 1
Dan Da Dan is a mess. But it is my mess.
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Acro Trip – Episodes 1-2
Acro Trip is “a magical girl fangirl is better suited to playing the villain” as filtered through a shoujo lens, and it’s a shot of joy straight to the arm.
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Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister – Episode 1
We have Love Hina at home.
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I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History – Episode 1
It’s fun to see a reincarnated villainess who isn’t afraid to play dirty and actively plot the downfall of the people who wronged her in her previous timeline.
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire – Episode 1
The premise is a nice change of pace with some good joke potential, but then you get to the treatment of its female characters.
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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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Uzumaki – Episode 1
Stunningly animated, with the kind of avant-garde soundtrack you almost never hear in anime, and genuinely stomach churning, if you are any fan of Ito’s style of horror you would do yourself a favor by pausing reading this and watching the show right now.
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2024 Fall Premiere Reviews
All the fall premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as new series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days for more! We’re having a giveaway! Starting October 1-5, sign up for a year’s subscription on our Patreon at the $5 tier or donate $50 to our […]
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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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Murai in Love – Episodes 1-3
The core premise of a teacher/student romance will ward off some, and the dire production values will probably take care of the rest.
