Chatty AF 226: 2025 Winter Season Wrap-Up
Dee, Tony, and Peter return to reflect on the 2025 Winter Season’s new anime as well as its many, many, many, many, MANY sequels!
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Chatty AF 222: 2025 Winter Mid-Season Check-In (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Tony, and Peter team up to check-in on the A to ZENSHU of 2025 Winter anime, discussing the surprisingly top-heavy season!
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You and Idol Precure ♪ – Episode 1
The Pretty Cure franchise’s newest entry hits successful high note on its first try, setting up a charming new addition to a series full of young girls being their own heroes.
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2025 Winter Anime Three-Episode Check-In
Happy new year of anime! The stars of this season are stories about girls and women facing down crushing expectations and refusing to let go.
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2025 Winter Premiere Digest
The new year starts strong with multiple promising shoujo and the return of a beloved (by us) female director.
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I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! – Episode 1
I knew this review was going to be something special when the first thought I whispered under my breath was, “What in the fuck is this discount Konosuba lookin’ shit?”
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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World – Episode 1
The Red Ranger goes into a mediocre isekai in order to save the world, but the show gets distracted by fan service.
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Sakamoto Days – Episode 1
It’s not hard to see how the manga became popular, but this adaptation doesn’t seem to be putting the best foot forward.
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Übel Blatt – Episode 1
A grimdark series premiere that’s confusing, desaturated, and a bit out of time and place with modern anime adaptations.
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! – Episode 1
Combining our world and another, Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf asks the question, “What if elves could go from the forest to the big city via our dreams?” and executes on it with a perfectly okay premiere.
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire – Episode 1
Well. Now I have to talk about the vampire groomer show.
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I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time – Episode 1
The gremlin girl lead is charming enough to carry what could have been a fairly bland meta-humor fantasy concept, and I have tentative yet high hopes for the show going forward.
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Farmagia – Episode 1
What could have been a fun adventure farm sims game is now a race to fight oppression, with a distracting bit of fan service on top.
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Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You – Episode 1
It feels good to have a season with two very solid looking shoujo adaptations to offer people.
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AQUARION Myth of Emotions – Episode 1
I’m a total newbie to Aquarion, which either makes me perfect for this anniversary outing or in deep trouble about two episodes from now.
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Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest – Episode 1
Another mediocre fantasy story about an underdog protagonist who’ll eventually get strong and outshine everyone.
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From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated! – Episode 1
This might just be the best villainess isekai anime we’ve had in years.
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The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World – Episode 1
Check your bank account, bookmark your favorite online shop, and get ready to chill out to the fantasy of living a peaceful, comfortable life.
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Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World – Episode 1
Consider this: what if the carbon copy power fantasy isekai with ugly art also had incest in it?
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Honey Lemon Soda – Episode 1
A gently fizzy premiere that’s sweet as a dollop of honey; not because of any romance, but because of the kindness of strangers helping one another and becoming friends.
