Not sure about this one just yet. I like the idea of short stories about an ensemble cast, but there was just too much focus on Rurika and Murata. It all felt very pandery toward the current trend of waifu-who-bullies-you, which like, that's cool for the people who are into that, but that's not me, lol. The story about the security guards really got me, though, so I can see this ending up being a good time. It really depends on the ratio they settle on as the show goes forward. I give the premiere a mixed 3/5.

I really liked this one. MAPPA's animation on the parkour scenes was absolutely fantastic and the whole episode was a delight to watch. Because the premise seems so heavily intertwined in political and ethical philosophy I do worry about what the show is trying to say, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt for now because it just looks so good. I'm really excited for this one and give the premiere a 5/5.

Also, I've heard people complain about the english dub, and I didn't really have any issues with it. The dialogue is a little cringy, but like, that's just kinda how anime goes and it gives a different vibe to read cringy dialogue vs hear it. I also felt like the flat-ish performances were done on purpose to give the show a bit of a mellow vibe (the japanese voices seemed to be fairly similar, IMO)

This was way cuter than I was expecting. Sophia is likeable and seems like a strong lead (I mean personality wise, but also physically I guess, lol). The boys are all very handsome and that's a plus, but they also seem like good dudes without being just reverse harem archetypes (though they could turn out that way later, since we don't know them too well yet), and it's been fun trying to guess people's animal blessings since they don't say them outright. The plot has sort of yet to unfold at all, so it remains to be seen if that's any good, but I really like this so far. I give the premiere a 4/5.

I have very mixed feelings on this one. I found the main couple very cute and endearing, but the show seemed so focused on the comedy beats which never really hit for me. I love a good childhood friends, bodyguard/ward, or magician/familiar dynamic, but I was disappointed by how gag-focused this was instead of on the heart that seemed to be in there. I give the premiere a 3/5, and if people say it's turning out amazing, I might return to it.

Amazing OP, though. I'd watch that anime, lol.

I only watched the first episode, but jeez, this feels like school shooter anime. Our main character's backstory feels like it's tailor-made to strike at otaku/weeb's worst fears (getting cucked, getting told they're not a good enough man, not being successful at work, having to pay child support) in a way that feels really pandery. And main character is on his deathbed talking about how he's such a nice guy and he should have just been an asshole instead, when he basically had no character traits before that point. Like, I'm all for villain stories, they can be really fun, but trying to soften them by giving them a tragic backstory IMO just ruins it. Post-isekai, the cast gives off a distinct "we have shadow-sama at home", too, which isn't great. Overall, I give the premiere a 2/5.

Not impressed with this one. It felt like creepy wish fulfillment for guys who want much-younger women students to be in love with them for being such a good teacher. Most of the plot was bland and generic and the harem nonsense was way to prevalent, but at least the action was fairly well done. I give the premiere a 2/5.

Not really sure how I feel about this one yet. I've heard they rushed through the source material to put the hook in episode one, which I'm glad for because it's definitely the only thing keeping me around for episode two, but the story still felt like it was going very slowly. I'm hoping it ramps up a bit and we get more strange and creepy things and a few more crumbs of clues as to what's really going on, but the slow slice of life stuff doesn't really do it for me. I give the premiere a 3/5 and I'll give it a couple episodes to find its footing.

Maybe it's just my grudge against what I'd call "english class fiction" but I had a hard time getting into the story here. It just felt very slow and boring to me, and I found Anne's energy to be exhausting. The visuals are stunning and the whole anime feels well-made, but it's just not really for me. I feel like the Anne of Green Gables fans are probably very happy with this adaptation. I give the premiere a 4/5 on production values alone, but I won't be back for episode 2.

I generally distrust manga from this era, since they tend to go on forever without any plot development (this is Detective Conan's author after all), but so far this is very fun! Wit Studio knows what they're doing with the action scenes, and the characters feel well-defined and funny without showing their age too much. I give the premiere a 4/5.

Also, I've decided to believe that the dads have a romantic history because they definitely give off that vibe, lol.

I sort of hate that the main character seems to not be that good of a detective and the butler is doing the work for her. It also feels like we didn't get enough information to put the pieces together in this mystery, but I guess we'll see next episode when they give us the solution. It's really hard to make an assessment on mystery shows without seeing a case wrap up, but with just the premiere I'll give it a tentative 3/5.

I generally don't like music/band anime and this turned out not to be an exception. It seems fine, but it felt like most of the episode was very slow. It also seems pretty queerbait-y since I've heard the source material is not gay (yet?) but they definitely want us to think it is. I give the premiere a 3/5.

I think this premise can work, but this feels very fumbled. A tearjerker-of-the-week format doesn't really need the buildup this got - just jump right in to Meg helping people out and fill in the why later (hell, that could be its own tearjerker episode). Instead it has this wonky tone that isn't really conducive to making me cry. I give the premiere a 2/5, but it's possible it could right the ship and end up being a great show (I'll check back in later in the season)

Also, 1000 tears in a year is WAY too many to take seriously if she only gets one per person. She's seriously supposed to average almost 3 people crying with pure joy per day?