2023 Spring Premiere Reviews

By: Anime Feminist April 1, 20230 Comments
Suletta and Eri in front of a Gundam overgrown with plants

All the spring premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place. We’ll update the chart as more series become available, so be sure to check back in the coming days for more!

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My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

Akane staring at her phone

By Vrai Kaiser

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Hell’s Paradise

Gabimaru showing off that fire can't kill him.

By ThatNerdyBoliviane

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The Dangers in My Heart

Yamada makes an encouraging gesture; Ichikawa is flustered

By Vrai Kaiser

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My Clueless First Friend

Taiyo sitting with Akane in school

By ThatNerdyBoliviane

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Tengoku Daimakyou (Heavenly Delusion)

Kiruko and Maru looking through a broken window

By Toni Sun Prickett

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My Home Hero

Tetsuo punching the abusive boyfriend in his groin

By Toni Sun Prickett

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Alice Gear Aegis Expansion

A young blonde woman standing up, bending over backwards with her face towards the camera. She is covering her nose and her face is bright pink. In the background, a confused-looking pink-haired girl stands in a doorway

By Alex Henderson

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Kizuna no Allele

Two people in school uniforms sit in a greenhouse sipping tea

By Chiaki Hirai

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Skip and Loafer

Mitsumi standing in a power pose in her school uniform, a blue blazer, skirt, and red tie. In the backdrop is a city skyline

By Alex Henderson

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The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far

A young child looks shocked looking at his status screen

By Chiaki Hirai

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I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too

Yuuya looks at his hands in horror

By Vrai Kaiser

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KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World

Yukito running from a wonky CGI yeti monster

By Vrai Kaiser

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The Legendary Hero is Dead!

Touka looking at his eyeball on the ground

By Vrai Kaiser

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Yuri is My Job!

Three young women in old-fashioned school uniforms smiling against a glittering rainbow backdrop, accented with roses. The shortest girl, in the center, is reaching out a hand as if to welcome to audience inside.

By Alex Henderson

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My One-Hit Kill Sister

A smiling girl pincess carries an uneasy looking young boy in adventurer's garb as an explosion ignites behind them

By Chiaki Hirai

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Opus.COLORs

Kazuya and Kyo as Artist and Grader

By Vrai Kaiser

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Otaku Elf

An ethereal, beautiful blonde elf in a violet robe sitting against a rosy backdrop. She has a game controller in her hands and two cans of Red Bull are superimposed onto the backdrop, floating by her head

By Alex Henderson

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MASHLE: Magic and Muscle

Dramatic closeup of a serious-faced boy in wizard robes holding a fist up the camera

By Alex Henderson

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Magical Destroyers

fiery transformation pose for Anarchy

By Vrai Kaiser

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The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses

Hayate with Shiragaku's breasts in his face shouting "No, you idiot, stop!"

By Toni Sun Prickett

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Summoned to Another World for a Second Time

Setsu slapping a woman's butt

By ThatNerdyBoliviane

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Too Cute Crisis

a cat laying on its back next to plushies of the leads

By Vrai Kaiser

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Rokudo’s Bad Girls

Ranna riding a motorcycle

By Vrai Kaiser

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A Galaxy Next Door

Ichiro and Shiori stand side by side on a pastel street at night, with pastel stars shooting around them

By Dee

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Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star

Konoka performing as the Prince in the Little Mermaid

By Toni Sun Prickett

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Insomniacs After School

A boy with glasses and a girl with her hair back in a ponytail standing side by side looking off into the distance. The backdrop is midnight blue but they are illuminated from in front

By Alex Henderson

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Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion

A maid helping Raeliana get ready for the day

By ThatNerdyBoliviane

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Dead Mount Death Play

Polka surrounded by spirits

By Vrai Kaiser

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The Marginal Service

Doc bandages up Brian's neck in the field

By Vrai Kaiser

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Oshi no Ko

Ai making a heart to the audience

By Toni Sun Prickett

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