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2024 Spring Premiere Digest
Licensing frustrations aside, there are a number of titles to look forward to this season.
Unnamed Memory, Vampire Dormitory, Whisper Me a Love Song, Re:Monster, The Fable
Weekly Round-Up, 10-16 April 2024: Supporting Animators, Simulcasting Woes, and Controller Layout Presets
AniFem Round-Up Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again – Episode 1 Sometimes, it’s good to remember that humor is cultural….but boy, was this still a dull slog. Mysterious…
Mysterious Disappearances, Unnamed Memory, Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again
What was your favorite Winter 2024 anime?
Favorite new series? Favorites sequel/continuation? Series that surprised you, for better or worse?
Whisper Me a Love Song – Episode 1
I had a wonderful time, but your experience will likely depend on how willing you are to stretch your disbelief over the premise.
THE NEW GATE – Episode 1
I love a series that presents an interesting premise and then does absolutely nothing with it, don’t you?
KAIJU No.8 – Episode 1
It’s worth following a few more episodes just to see what the hype is about.
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master – Episode 1
Yatagarasu’s focus on the women themselves grants them a little narrative autonomy even if the system itself reduces them to political pawns.
Oblivion Battery – Episode 1
If I had a nickel for every anime MAPPA made about a promising middle school athlete starting high school with amnesia, I’d have two nickels. That’s not a…
Chillin’ in Another World with My Level 2 Super Powers – Episode 1
An isekai protagonist who's actively anti-slavery! We've cleared the lowest bar!
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio – Episode 1
It's okay, but so far the leads' chemistry isn't terribly convincing.
Viral Hit – Episode 1
Viral Hit is a show about frustrations with the medical system and exploitation when working online—something that’s sadly relatable across cultures.
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World – Episode 1
Strap in, everyone, because we have a lot to unpack here.
Unnamed Memory – Episode 1
But I’m not sure from this first episode whether the show has the writing chops to sell its romance convincingly.
Mysterious Disappearances – Episode 1
Sumireko is fantastic, but the show is being strangled by obtrusive fanservice.
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again – Episode 1
Sometimes, it’s good to remember that humor is cultural....but boy, was this still a dull slog.
Weekly Round-Up, 3-9 April 2024: Shoujo Sci-Fi, Aerith, and Early Bias Training
AniFem Round-Up I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Skill – Episode 1 Starts cute before an uncomfortable camera…
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! – Episode 1
Despite leaning hard into absurdity, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! feels like it has some earnest regard for the genre it’s parodying.
Vampire Dormitory – Episode 1
Its leads are good kids, but your interest will depend on your feelings about het crossdressing stories and tolerance for limited animation.
What’s your most anticipated Spring 2024 premiere?
New series? Sequel or returning show? Have any shows surprised you so far, positively or negatively?
Tadaima, Okaeri – Episode 1
I would love to be able to recommend this show as a fantasy of domestic life for queer people, but it doesn’t even really function as that.
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night – Episode 1
This coming-of-age drama is easily the stand-out of the season so far, barring a couple significant stumbles.
Mission: Yozakura Family – Episode 1
This definitely isn’t going to be a smash hit like Spy x Family, but if nothing else it’s a fun popcorn show.
Chatty AF 204: Bakemonogatari Watchalong – Episodes 1-8
Toni leads Vrai and Peter on a watchalong through the first eight episodes of the late ‘00s collaboration between NIsioisin and Studio SHAFT that was as infamous as…
Tonbo! – Episode 1
Head to the course with Tonbo and Igarashi, a child golf prodigy and a man down on his luck who happen to meet when the latter leaves traditional…
Tonari no Yokai-san – Episode 1
What a lovely and laid-back show about building community.
The Fable – Episode 1
Likely to fall into obscurity on Disney+, unless the casual anime viewer has been secretly dying for tongue-in-cheek deadpan homage to the aesthetics of 70s hitman manga
Astro Note – Episode 1
Will Astro Note stand on its own, or will the classic Takahashi Rumiko romance it loves to homage cast too long a shadow?
A Condition Called Love – Episode 1
A Condition Called Love has some promise, although it remains to be seen whether it’ll live up to that.
HIGHSPEED Étoile – Episode 1
The entire episode felt like I accidentally stumbled onto a random NASCAR race on TV with no context as to who these characters are.
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics – Episode 1
If this premiere wasn’t so sodden with fanservice I’d be inclined to call this charming and be intrigued for more, but as it is I’m left a little…
WIND BREAKER – Episode 1
Sakura Haruka already seems like a great addition to the "teen gangster with a heart of gold" squad.
Bartender: Glass Of God – Episode 1
I liked Bartender: Glass of God well enough, but its lofty claims gave it an air of pretension that I couldn’t really get past.
An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride – Episode 1
Sometimes you experience a piece of media that’s just ideologically rancid all the way down, despite it loudly singing that that’s absolutely not so.
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases – Episode 1
If it were a more competent production, I might feel slightly conflicted about how to respond to it. Luckily, it’s the kind of piss-poor execution that could ruin…
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Skill – Episode 1
Gatekeep, Grimoire, Guy Boss! We've got another protagonist centered on getting want they want with a commoner reincarnated as prince who just wants to read and study magic.…
Weekly Round-Up, 27 March – 2 April 2024: A Sign of Affection Production Process, Disability Accommodations, and Sega’s Union
AniFem Round-Up Who is Granted Personhood? Frieren’s demons and the trouble with the “inherently evil race” trope The quiet, meditative fantasy series has one major bump: its demons,…
Re:Monster – Episode 1
The opening is impressively bad, and the rest of the episode has the gall to settle into mediocrity.
Train to the End of the World – Episode 1
This is an anime-original project written by Yokote Michiko. With this one sentence, a non-insignificant number of you will be able to make up your minds about whether…
Gods’ Games We Play – Episode 1
Play a game with the gods and take a gamble on this just okay premiere that debuted with day-one dubs in multiple languages.
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF – Episode 1
It's slow-going and softly-spoken, which means Spice and Wolf won’t be for everyone. But honestly, for me it’s a refreshing change of pace.
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF, Spice and Wolf
What’s your favorite anime that’s not available on streaming?
Was it ever on streaming? How long’s it been? Is it still available to buy in some format? What are the odds on it getting rescued?
2024 Spring Premiere Reviews
All the spring premiere reviews in one easy-to-find place.
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included – Episode 1
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included is a magical girlfriend anime with absolutely no thoughts in its head.
Crunchyroll fails to meet industry standards for Closed Captioning
Despite having a near-complete monopoly on the anime streaming industry in 2024, Crunchyroll does not offer closed captioning for the majority of its English dubs.
Who is Granted Personhood? Frieren’s demons and the trouble with the “inherently evil race” trope
This story about immortality, grief, and the importance of emotional connections is interrupted by the presence of blunt, strawman villains who exist not as characters but as plot…
Weekly Round-Up, 20-26 March 2024: Dystopia in Absolute Boyfriend, Kotaku EIC Resigns, and Animator Kickstarter
AniFem Round-Up My Fave is Problematic: Samurai Flamenco SamFlam is an unforgettable experience, and one of several Aniplex titles about to disappear from streaming at the end of…
Who was your first anime crush?
What’s the first character you remember crushing on, and when? What drew you to them? Are you still especially attached to that character?
Weekly Round-Up, 13-19 March 2024: Stolen Ryukyu Artifacts, Adult Content Creators, and Union Wage Wins
AniFem Round-Up Curses and True Forms: Reading Fruits Basket as a lesbian The manga’s take on textual queerness is messy at best, but its broader metaphors about being…
What’s your favorite sci-fi/fantasy yuri or BL title?
Favorite anime? Favorite manga or novel? What’s a subgenre you haven’t seen that you’d like to (or to see more of)?
Chatty AF 203: Revolutionary Girl Utena Watchalong – Episodes 21-27
Vrai, Cy, and Chiaki return to cover the conclusion of the Black Rose arc, the beginning The End of the World, and Akio being both the worst and…