It is time for the #winter2023anime season, so this will be the first post in the thread.
I will be giving quick thoughts on the first episode, then speaking about it further on the Otaku in Review #podcast being recorded at the end of the month.
So keep an eye on this thread for updates.
Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save the World (Episode 1):
It's all setup for why they don't trust others. It was nothing amazing, and characters seem alright. There is potential here and I'll give it another episode or 2 to see if its worth watching to its completion.
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess (Episode 1):
That was great. I love me some Anisphia already. Her brother is a diiiiiiiiiiiiick. A yuri isekai with a really funny first episode, yet still had some good drama.
I can't wait for episode 2!
Tomo-chan is a Girl! (Episode 1):
This show feels like it should be way funnier than it is. I felt like every "punch" line just had me sitting here wishing I was laughing. I laughed all of twice this 1st episode.
It's not even that its bad, and I like the characters. It also looks pretty good. I just don't feel anything watching it. Maybe I give it one more episode, but its definitely on the fence.
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (Episode 1):
Opening song is on point! Such a chill song.
This show is so cute. Komori is best girl already. Like the opening song, the show is just chill AF. So cute and fun.
I can get behind this so much. Also ending theme is fantastic also!
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! (Episode 1):
This show looks great in terms of character design, animation, color palette.
Its a little (a lot) odd with the premise, but has a good amount of genuinely funny moments.
I had a lot of fun with this 1st episode, definitely more than I expected
Spy Classroom (Episode 1):
This first episode can only be described as underwhelming. Thought it would be more exciting, and It got a bit better at the end, but not by much.
Unsure if I will watch episode 2, so maybe I'll just check out the light novel one day instead.
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Episode 1):
OMG This show looks like trash. Character designs are meh, the animation looks slow or disjointed.
7 minutes in and I dropped it. I spent most of those 7 minutes laughing my ass off at how bad it was. But then I decided if I had to look at one more face stuck in the same look for more than 30 seconds, I might go insane
@To I understand, as I do too... But there are too many shows this season to check out... So I tossed this aside after laughing for about 5 minutes straight
@gnitro Fair. Sometimes a short laugh is enough. An example for me would be Ex-Arm. Yes, it was funny, but I couldn't watch more than two episodes.