Check here for the reviews of the Fall 2019 Premieres that I’m following.
I’ve made a couple changes to the usual format: the posts are now in preliminary score order and I’ve included that score as well as a snippet of the review.
Missing one? Just ask and I might cover it.
BEASTARS: Episode 1 Review
“elaborating on a point with such nuance is a hard thing to do without a narrative mouthpiece, and BEASTARS shows it knows how to write a world, drama and depict it all brilliantly”
5/5
Shinchou Yuusa: Episode 1 Review
“Shinchou Yuusha excels both in its gimmick, and far, far beyond”
5/5
Azur Lane: Episode 1 Review
“…right now Azur Lane is a mobile-game adaptation showing up the competition with style”
4.5/5
Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia: Episode 0-1 Review
“…this premiere demonstrated expert exposition, phenomenal animation and solid character writing – if a little heavier on the fanservice than it perhaps should be”
6/5 (Episode 0) & 4.5/5 (Episode 1)
Blade of the Immortal: Episode 1-2 Review
“I can’t go without addressing the scene-to-scene, or even scenario-to-scenario, pace, because that’s definitely a hole in the otherwise strong piece”
3.5/5
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Episode 1 Review
“You can feel her sense of drive and passion, even if it is a little hard to take seriously”
3.5/5
Chuubyou Gekihatsu Boy: Episode 1 Review
“I welcome the chance for Gekihatsu to become something truly and utterly hilarious, but we’re not quite there yet”
3/5
Hoshiai no Sora: Episode 1 Review
“I’m invested in the second episode, for sure, but struggled with this first one – and that’s worrying; I ask, further down the line, how much will side-plots or setup be neglected like this?”
3/5
Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! Episode 1 Review
“I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and hope that these uncomfortable (and frankly unfunny) gags won’t become a recurring thing”
3/5
Hataage! Kemeno Michi: Episode 1 Review
“It doesn’t quite last the 20 minutes for belly-laughing humour like it thinks it does, but it’s solid chuckle stuff”
2.5/5
Kandagawa Jet Girls: Episode 1 Review
“Kandagawa Jet Girls promises a mixture of skeevy and cutesy, and, for better or worse, it’s exactly what it says on the tin”
2/5
Houkago Saikoro Club: Episode 1 Review
“Even if you really, really like boardgames, it’s hard to feel satisfied”
1.5/5
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