[Links] 4-10 October 2017
Premieres. So very, very many premieres….
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A Sister’s All You Need – Episode 1
By the laws of common decency, I’m guessing you know this show is not good, and that you’re actually here to watch me suffer. And you know what? I’m down for that. I’m here for you.
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Chatty AF 26: Fushigi Yugi watchalong – Episodes 1-7 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 1 of the very-multi-part watchalong of the ’90s shoujo fantasy Fushigi Yugi with Caitlin, Dee, and Vrai! For this first installment, the gang takes a trip down memory lane. Miaka is pretty okay actually. Everybody loves Nuriko. Hotohori? Not so much.
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Anime-Gataris – Episode 1
Club anime aren’t my thing, but Anime-Gataris is pretty good at being a club anime, with some potential to go in weird directions and only one thing that I absolutely hated.
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BLEND-S – Episode 1
How much you enjoy Blend-S will depend on your tolerance for moe comedy, full-stop.
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GARO -VANISHING LINE- Episode 1
Throwback series are supposed to maintain the best parts of an old series while updating the parts that have aged poorly, not transplant the genre as-is.
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Dies Irae – episode 0
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: this episode was about Nazis.
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The Ancient Magus’ Bride – Episode 1
…Stay with me, okay?
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Land of the Lustrous – Episode 1
I want you to know that the first draft of this review was written entirely in caps-lock. This anime, you see, was made for me.
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Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ – Episode 1
Here it is, folks. I found it. A fun otome visual novel adaptation with smart pacing, a solid plot, strong aesthetics, and good boys. THE UNICORN.
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TWOCAR – Episode 1
The trick to the Obscure Sport genre is always in the passion with which the writing embraces its subject, and TWOCAR is on the right track in that regard.
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DYNAMIC CHORD – Episode 1
C’mon. Just look at that header image. This show put sunglasses on a cat. It can’t be all bad.
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Recovery of an MMO Junkie – Episode 1
I considered making this a one-sentence review: “Watch it and decide for yourself.” Which would, if you were wondering, be the exact opposite of the definition of “review.” It would be a non-review. But that’s my position right now. I am a non-reviewer of Recovery of an MMO Junkie.
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Girls’ Last Tour – Episode 1
The trouble with this premiere is that so very little happens in it. Not in the sense that “this is a mood piece and you’re meant to soak up the atmosphere” (although I think that might be what it’s aiming for), but in simple lack of coherence.
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Kino’s Journey – the Beautiful World – Episode 1
Curious newcomers might be excited to hear that Kino’s Journey – the Beautiful World – looks to be more remake than sequel.
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King’s Game – Episode 1
King’s Game isn’t just a murder dwindling story like Royale—it wants to be the classic guro manga so hard it hurts, down to stealing the gimmick of X-ing out dead students’ faces on a class photo.
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Just Because! – Episode 1
The little things are the best part of Just Because.
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TsukiPro the Animation – Episode 1
A uniformly bland singing show that would very much like your money and is about as raw and unvarnished as that time Justin Bieber put out a tour movie.
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KONOHANA KITAN – Episode 1
This premiere begins with a one-two punch of fanservice and “comical” assault, immediately souring me to a series I think I’d have otherwise found at worst harmless and at best kinda charming.
