Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Game Episode Summary: At Ashram Magic Academy, the “Pentragrams” are a group of five girls who, in addition to their magical studies, also cu…
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Summer 2022 First Impressions: Phantom of the Idol
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Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 10 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yuya Niyodo is one half of the male idol group ZINGS, though the effort he brings to the table is…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Call of the Night
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Ko Yamori can’t sleep, so rather than stay home and keep trying to catch some elusive Zs, he decides to…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Spriggan
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 6 (45 minutes apiece) Source: Manga Episode Summary: The ARCAM organization is guided by the writing on a mysterious golden tablet, imploring anyone who might…
Summer 2022 Anime: First Impressions
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Chimimo
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Mutsumi, Hazuki, and Mei are three sisters that share a charming suburban home. One day while Mei is reading, she…
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Black Summoner
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Summoner Kelvin doesn’t remember anything about his former life. In exchange for better starting stats, he offered up…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Junko #2
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Lycoris Recoil
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 13 Source: Original Episode Summary: Japan has been considered the worldwide #1 safest country for several years running, but while the general populace may underst…
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Prima Doll
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Mixed Media Project Episode Summary: Automata or “dolls” are human-shaped tools used by the military to help command large platoons of mechanical …
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Yurei Deco
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Original Episode Summary: On Tom Sawyer Island, love is a ruling force. Or at least that’s the ideal – as people interact with…
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Fuuto PI
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: The city of Fuuto is a mysterious place where it’s very easy for magic to become reality. Shotaro Hidari considers…
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Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: TBA Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: It’s been nearly a year since the idol group TiNgS was formed. Despite the apparent enthusiasm of the group…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Engage Kiss
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 13 Source: Original Episode Summary: Baylon City is ground zero for the mining of the mineral orgonium. Of course, as with the extraction of most…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Vermeil in Gold
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Alto Goldfield has a problem – if he can’t form a contract with a familiar before class the next day,…
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Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Yuji is a tamer – what that means to those around him is that, though his heroic abilities are…
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Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Michio Kaga was on the lookout for a new VR game to try, and when he logs into his…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Shoot! Goal to the Future
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Related to Aoki Densetsu Shoot! Episode Summary: Tsuji was once a star on his soccer team, but his own arrogance over his skills…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yuuhi Amamiya is a busy college student with a lot on his mind, so when he’s initially approached by a…
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Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Kirishima is a Yakuza who’s generally known as a pretty bad dude – his way of solving most problems for…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Uncle From Another World
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Seventeen years ago, Takafumi’s uncle was hit by truck-kun, and while his earthly body seemed to be in a coma…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Tokyo Mew Mew New
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Now that Ichigo Momomiya has entered high school, she’s become completely boy-crazy. With the help of her friends, she hopes…
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Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 24 Source: Manga Episode Summary: 400 years ago, humanity reached the apex of its own evil, drawing forth the power of Dark to destroy the…
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Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Kinji Ninomiya has finally achieved his ultimate dream. After investing his allowance and making money day-trading, he’s made…
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Streaming: Funimation Episodes: TBA (a second cour has already been announced) Source: Manga Episode Summary: The vampire Vanitas was born under the inauspicious sign of the blue moon,…
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