A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans – Episode 1
I honestly don’t understand who this show is for, because monsterfuckers will get nothing from it, and anybody else will find it astonishingly bland.
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DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR – Episode 1
This premiere will have you seeking a taste of the night elsewhere with it’s poorly executed dub, stilted characters, and less than intriguing seasonal debut.
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Roll Over and Die – Episode 1
You can improve any genre by adding gay to it, but…does the “kicked out of the party” microgenre deserve to be elevated by lesbians?
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Dead Account – Episode 1
A dead on arrival premiere that feels like a compilation of ideas from other, bigger shonen action titles.
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HELL MODE – Episode 1
The back half flirts with becoming a bright adventure fantasy, but it’s bogged down in tired (albeit mostly harmless) isekai tropes.
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High School! Kimengumi – Episode 1
You’ll either yuck-yuck-yuck or just say yuck at this comedy premiere that’s a blast from the past and perhaps should have remained there.
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SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table – Episode 1
SHIBOYUGI’s beautiful double-length premiere doesn’t make for a bad short film, but it’s hard to see it having staying power as a series.
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Champignon Witch – Episode 1
Despite its unhurried pace and touches of whimsy, Champignon Witch is very much a story about social ostracization and how cultural norms and surface-level assumptions can unfairly relegate people as outsiders.
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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord – Episode 1
It’s thoroughly unremarkable fantasy slop, from the bland protagonist to the “good slave owner” trope.
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The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife – Episode 1
I’d refrain from stamping Yako with “good representation” or “bad representation” because, you know, we love nuance; but I’d say The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is off to a decent start with regards to its heroine’s disability and the supernatural romance (and marriage!) that the title foreshadows.
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A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation – Episode 1
A disappointingly underbaked adaptation from a creative team that feels poorly matched to the material.
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The Holy Grail of Eris – Episode 1
Being possessed by an already-dead villainess, and having a weird magical partnership with her, is certainly already an inventive setup, so part of me is on board for that alone.
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Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter – Episode 1
The world hasn’t yet had a BL about an accountant solving a royal conspiracy by investigating paperwork, and how wonderful that we do now.
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An Adventurer’s Daily Grind at Age 29 – Episode 1
Starts out as a decent adoptive parent story, but the mid-episode twist pulls it off the rails.
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Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers– Episode 1
While it’s a sequel to the original series, it’s also a fresh enough start for new fans. At the same time, the addition of politics and gore fundamentally shifts the tone of the story in ways that it feels alien to the original material.
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Tune in to the Midnight Heart – Episode 1
A perfectly okay romantic comedy that feels more grounded than most sexualized teen romps by presenting a cast of characters that feel like slightly more than average high schoolers.trying to find their way through life.
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The Case Book of Arne – Episode 1
It’s poorly written as a mystery show and the last-minute twist makes the whole thing fall completely flat.
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The Darwin Incident – Episode 1
The series wants to ask big questions about animal rights, extremism, and eugenics, but the writing so far is awfully broad for tackling such hefty issues.
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The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!! – Episodes 1-2
I have a dozen minor quibbles with the show, but at the end of it all I come back to the fact that both episodes flew by and felt like a warm blanket.
