There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her – Episode 1
It’s just too boring to invest in how the main character will probably spend his time wearing this poor girl down.
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You Can’t Be in a Rom-Com With Your Childhood Friends! – Episode 1
If you want to see one teenage boy be the densest substance known to humanity while being pursued by a gaggle of girls in his orbit, then this fan service-filled premiere might just be the one for you.
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Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power – Episode 1
It’s yet another power fantasy isekai, but it at least comes from a relatable fantasy: “here’s how I’d fix the world if I had all the money.”
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Wash It All Away – Episode 1
Put your soul through a deluxe wash cycle with a community story that promises low stakes but high levels of satisfaction and thankfully delivers.
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Journal with Witch – Episode 1
Journal with Witch is exquisitely boarded, perfectly edited, and speaks profoundly to the human condition, intimacy, and ambiguities of grief.
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Kunon the Sorcerer Can See – Episodes 1-2
The idea of a fantasy story about a blind protagonist working to make the world more accessible with magic is cool, but it completely falls flat in execution.
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The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer – Episode 1
It’s too self-serious to work as a dark comedy and too shallow with its commentary to respect as a serious narrative.
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Hana-Kimi – Episodes 1-2
This is the baseline we should expect from adaptations of classics–a lovingly done project that isn’t afraid to edit the material where it’s aged.
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Sentenced to be a Hero – Episode 1
This is a pleasant surprise as “falsely accused” fantasy stories go, setting up a solid mystery across its double-length premiere.
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2026 Winter Premiere Reviews
All the winter 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!
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Chatty AF 238: 2025 Fall Wrap-Up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter wrap-up the year 2025 with a recap of the 2025 Fall Season’s solid line-up!
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Jack of All Trades, Party of None – Episode 1
A perfectly fine sword and sorcery anime that focuses on a cast out spellsword while avoiding muddying the story with the more ickier tropes of the overall genre.
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Tamon’s B-side – Episode 1
You’ll go supernova for this absolutely excellent premiere about meeting your imperfect idol; it’s sure to start 2026 off on a high note.
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The AniFem Guide to Shojosei Series Coming Out in Winter 2026
Although still vastly overshadowed by shonen and seinen anime, the 2025 fall season saw a huge boom in shojosei series. We’ve put together this guide ahead of the upcoming season to help our readers stay abreast of what’s coming out.
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How Just Like Mona Lisa uses speculative fiction to explore gender norms
Bundled in a melodramatic coming-of-age story, the storytelling sometimes falls into fraught tropes about genderqueer people, but it also raises some sincere philosophical questions and pointed commentary on the real world’s many gender paradoxes.
