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Winter 2025 has a potential to be great and save what Fall 2024 ruined. I
have high hopes for a lot of shows, and I am hoping it will work out for
me.These are the shows that I am going to watch:
I am still not done experimenting it seems, so this season will be
different once again. First Look, In a Nutshell, and Conclusions + Awards
is what I am aiming for this season. Let's see how that works out...
But for now, let's break down my plan for Winter 2025 and what I'm hoping
is going to happen this time.
All in all, I am hoping to watch 13 shows during their releasing, so week
to week follow. 11 of those are new series, 2 of those are sequels.
Besides that, I have 3 more sequels planned - Senpai wa Otokonoko:
Ame Nochi Hare, which is a theatrical follow-up and Kankin Kuiki
Level X (Zoku-hen), sequel to a show I finished during Fall 2024,
and SK∞ Extra Part (in other words a bonus episode). I am also
watching the new season of Yami Shibai.
Last, but not least, I plan to watch a weird BL special called Neko
ni Naritai Tamagawa-kun. (How can I not be curious, it looks wacky.)
This post, as per usual, is devoted to first episodes of each of the
shows that I hope to finish in Winter 2025, so let's get to it!
But this season, I am looking at every interesting first episode - so
that I can decide what is actually good, what only sounds good and what to
focus on. After all, first impressions are everything!
Each episode will get a rating, that will hopefully help me decide what
to watch and what to skip. Those ratings are "💖" (keep watching), "👍" (not bad, but there are better), "👎" (this might get dropped).
╭────────── · 𓆩🌻𓆪 · ─╮
╰─ · 𓆩🌻𓆪 · ──────────╯
Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon 2nd Season
(My Happy Marriage Season 2)
After stellar first season, I was very hyped for Season 2. Even though I
had some complains about the supernatural aspect of this series, and the
story changed so so much towards the end of the first season, I have
high hopes and I am expecting a lot.
Animation dropped, the visual quality dropped. I have to say that,
because I noticed it. However - the story is moving softly, swiftly and
I am very hyped for my two babies to be back again.
Seeing them go through their own feelings, while battling the world and
their families was a key point for me in 1st season, so I am excited not
for only new problems but also the ways they will solve them.
I can sense conspiracies, and dangers. Miyo has to work through her
new-found supernatural abilities, Kudo has to fight his parents (his
mother is such a bitch, I am so excited for how she will fall on her
face), and the prince Takaihito has something planned as well... If
you watched and loved the first series, this will definitely be worth
everyone's time.
💖
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Sorairo Utility (TV)
A great example of short one episode that made it into a whole
series. 15 minutes of three girlfriends playing golf got a whole 12
episodes series - and I am all here for it. I loved the short
introduction to this, and I am ready for more.
And it was wonderful to get the start of their friendship. I got a
proper introduction to who our main character is, how she met Haruka
and who really Ayaka is.
Their characters are so much more interesting with a little background.
Their characters are so much more interesting with a little background.
I thought they were just friends or classmates... I thought that
Haruka is just casual about it... I thought Ayaka is just there...
But I finally understand them! Haruka is so incredibly passionate
about golf, and Ayaka seems to be really popular in the world of
that sport.
The only person that was portrayed really clearly was Minami, our main character, who is incredibly goofy. She is your usual sport protagonist, who found that one thing she wants to be good at, at all cost. She is the character who is shitty at the sport, but finds the most joy and love in it.
The only person that was portrayed really clearly was Minami, our main character, who is incredibly goofy. She is your usual sport protagonist, who found that one thing she wants to be good at, at all cost. She is the character who is shitty at the sport, but finds the most joy and love in it.
Needless to say, this is an amazing combination of Cute Girls Doing
Cute Things, Sports and Slice of Life. I am so excited for this one!
💖
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Tasokare Hotel
(The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be
Archenemies)
Series that remind me of Death Parade must be good,
right?
The show stars out with a young girl that bleeds on a road,
finding herself at a strange place, the twilight hotel where
sun doesn't set or rise.
Unsure of the fact if she is dead or alive, she stays in a
hotel room, in which objects serve as clues to help her
recover her memory and destination - which means that she will
find out if she is still alive or if she died.
I absolutely love the fact that they gave the main girl a face
*after* she remembered her name... but not what happened. So
our main character - Neko - stays in the hotel.
There, she helps a certain woman who is in a similar situation
to regain her memories, find out who is and what happened to
her.
Once she remembers, her face comes back. And that was a cute
detail.
Hoshina's face looked like a tarot card - The Lovers. And as
they were falling down to reveal her face, the last card to
fall was The Fool. How fun!
And thus, her story is told and she gets to go back and live
her own life for herself, not the v-tuber who she devoted her
life to. End of the first episode left me happy, but doubtful.
I can see how this anime could become boring... but I will
stay positive and say I am going to look forward to new
episodes.
👎
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte
(Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective)
It's my own fault that I am so weak for "bizarre mysteries",
"unexplained illnesses" and "strange murders" - and all of
that is promised to be a part of this series.
And after the first two episodes that aired I can say that I
have once again fell for a cute, intelligent female
detective that solves stupid and boring mysteries in a way
that we could have never guessed every detail, while
dragging each story through multiple episodes.
My own fault. I am weak for women I guess?
Anyway. The story starts with a simple man, doctor Yuu
Takanashi, who is (un)lucky enough to be the chosen person
of the Sherlock of this series, the short doctor Takao
Ameku. Her brilliance is shown right away as she diagnoses
properly two patients who no one else could diagnose, and
just when we realise what kind of person Takao is, we have
the first case.
A strange man, with his leg bitten off, bleeding blue
blood... You might think... how strange! How bizarre and how
unsolvable! Well, Takao doesn't agree and solves the case in
first episode, explaining it properly in the second episode,
that came out at the same time.
That told me all I could ask for - the series will not be
bad, but it won't be interesting enough to keep me satisfied
about the cases that will be presented. That's just how it
is. I am hard to please when it comes to my favorite tropes.
👎
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Zenshuu.
I remember the speculations about this anime, where
people were guessing this show will be about how MAPPA
treats it's employees and how everything is bad, awful,
terrible... But apparently, it's not really the truth.
Apparently this is a hidden first love story?
WRONG! Turns out the synopsis hid the whole truth from
us, and presented us with only the first half of the
problem. Natsuko Hirose does have a problem with
coming up with a storyboard for the upcoming movie...
but as it turns out, she chokes??? on her lunch??? and
is isekai-ed into a cartoon she saw as a child??? I mean
what is this fuckery?
A lot of people are defending the show being a hidden
isekai, and while I do not exactly mind it, I am let
down and I am disappointed. Had I known this is
this kind of isekai, I would not watch it. This
just isn't the universe and the story I sighed up
for.
I wanted the promised rom-com!
But instead we have a show that references all your old
cartoons (like Sailor Moon and Kaze no Tani no
Nausicaä), it gives you the most basic kind of
(predicted!) love story: the enemies to lovers trope of
a gray-mouse girl and handsome, blonde hero-man.
Booooring.
I am going to give this 3 more episodes, because I want
to know if this is really what I sighed up to,
unknowingly, or if we will get back to the promised
story.
But it doesn't look good for me, so far...
👎
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Mahoutsukai no Yakusoku
(Promise of Wizard)
Now, I ignored this one bravely for a while. The
promise of pretty boys and a heroine does not
sound appealing to me since I was 16. (AMNESIA,
DIABOLIC LOVERS... dark past...) But I decided to
give a shot to anything I find even slightly
interesting.
The story stars with a heroine feeding old woman's
cats, taking a picture of a moon and smiling,
because the night was supposed to be magical. How
cute.
Until she gets into her apartment building and the
usual elevator is replaced by a weird one, that
takes her to a magical world.
Murr, a strange person, explains what is happening
(but really badly). It's not until Akira meets a
strange fellow, who tells her that she is a Sage,
the key person to get Wizards to do what she says.
Not too long after, actual wizards appear and tell
the Sage not to listen to the old guy because he
is lying.
Akira, obviously, believes the wizards and sets
off with bunch of pretty boys... while the old guy
receives a new command: kidnap the Sage at all
cost.
It really isn't my cup of tea... so I would like
if someone explained to me why I am absolutely
crazy about the first episode and am really
digging it. I cannot wait to see where this goes
and what the magical world has to offer. I will
definitely be watching.
💖
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Fuguushoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsu
wa Saikyou Datta:
Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no
[Shingan] de Musou Suru
(Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser”
Class, I’m Actually the Strongest)
I did not expect to like this, but I
gave this show two tries and was
pleasantly surprised. I might actually
get into fantasy at this rate.
Ein, the main character of this show,
finds himself on the brink of death 5
times in first episode, but he is
lucky enough to do it around a World
Tree, whose spirit saves him times and
times again. Poor Ein has an unhappy
life - being only an appraiser, who is
looked down to, he is left behind by
his party to be eaten by Hell Hounds.
After getting another chance at life,
he is IMMEDIATELY killed by two S-rank
monsters, but thankfully the spirit of
the World Tree has taken a liking in
him, and saves him
again. Now Ein has two
differently colored eyes, and a
beautiful elf girl in front of him -
and they will definitely change his
life.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Hazure Skill "Kinomi
Master": Skill no Mi
(Tabetara Shinu) wo
Mugen ni Taberareru You ni
Natta Ken Nitsuite
(Bogus Skill
<<Fruitmaster>>
~About that time I became
able
to eat unlimited numbers of
Skill Fruits (that kill you)~)
What is the nun's problem??? She
is so bitchy towards the two
main characters - and why?
Because one of them is supposed
to be a god walking between
humans and the other one has a
thing for fruit? Seriously...
Now this will sound
extremely stupid... but bear
with me. I know what I'm saying.
This anime is very brightly
colored, with so little
shadowing or detail, which makes
me not want to take it
seriously. It's weird to say,
but I get this feeling like it's
not going to be... how do I say
this without being unnecessary
mean... This feels more like a
parody/fairy tale than a real
fantasy anime.
It's not exactly bad, but this
is more of a "I'm bored
and idk what to watch" type of
show. For those reasons, I am
setting this aside and will get
to it some other time, maybe.
👎
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Class no Daikirai na
Joshi to Kekkon Suru
Koto ni Natta.
(I'm Getting Married to a
Girl I Hate in My Class)
I didn't have high hopes
for this one, because it's
been done before over and
over again. But I was
pleasantly surprised. The
characters have a good
chemistry, the story is
moving smoothly, and I
fell in love with the
heroine immediately. She
is everything I want to
be. xD
This has a huge potential
for being a really good
rom-com, and I will put it
on my PTW list and won't
continue it for one reason
- the weird thing male MC
has with his cousin. That
I cannot swallow - so I
will try to close my eyes
and binge it once it's
over. I don't want to miss
this story, but I am
really not okay with the
weird cousin thing.
Overall, good episode and
very cute characters!
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Honey
Lemon
Soda
Typical
coming-of-age
romance
between two
vastly
different
people - one
that doesn't
care about
anything &
anyone, and
the other who
is being
bullied and
cannot find
their place in
life.
As sad as
bullying is,
and as much as
I hate it - I
fell in love
with the main
heroine
immediately.
It's always
good people
who get
bullied,
because they
are too afraid
to speak up.
And that's
where Miura
comes in,
trying to save
her in his
very own way -
that might be
a little
pushy.
You really can
tell a lot
just from the
first episode,
and I will
keep my
fingers
crossed for
Ishimori,
because I am
positive that
she found
happiness now,
but she
doesn't know
it yet.
Whether it
blossoms in a
relationship
(most likely)
or just
friendship,
Ishimori
signed up for
a wild ride of
becoming a
happy person
and I am all
for the happy
roller coaster
that is
awaiting her.
The reason why
I tried to
avoid this
show became
the reason I
want to keep
going - cliché
romance with
cliché
characters
that fill my
heart with
happiness.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Douse,
Koishite
Shimaunda.
(Anyway,
I'm
Falling
in
Love
with
You.)
Visually
pleasing
show
about
a
girl
surrounded
by
male
childhood
friends
that
doesn't
really
have
luck
in
love.
The
story
is
so
straightforward
and
silly,
almost,
it
doesn't
give
us
anything
to
work
with.
However.
The
characters
are
likeable
from
the
start,
the
atmosphere
is
immersive
and
the
whole
point
of
it,
however
boring
for
others,
is
a
heart-catcher
for
all
the
12
year
old
girls
that
can
go
crazy
about
who
the
heroine
will
pick
for
her
honey.
It's
not
bad,
by
any
means,
but
it
doesn't
stand
a
chance
compared
to
other
airing
anime.
For
now,
it's
heading
to
the
PTW
list
and
I
will
binge
it
one
day,
in
the
future.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Nihon
e
Youkoso
Elf-san.
(Welcome
to
Japan,
Ms.
Elf!)
I
was
a
bit
suspicious
of
this
one,
because
people
didn't
seem
too
excited
about
this
cute
slice-of-life
show.
I
am
glad
I
didn't
listen
though
-
it's
so
cute!
The
main
male
character
is
for
once
not
a
total
weirdo,
nor
teenager
and
the
elf-girl
is
not
that sexualized,
which
makes
a
huge
difference
in
viewing
this
one.
I
love
the
main
character
so
much,
and
I
am
so
excited
seeing
her
enjoy
the
world
with
attention
to
detail
such
as
having
to
wear
a
hat,
or
being
terrified
of
cars.
I
think
this
one
might
be
a
very
comfortable
watch.
💖
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Okinawa
de
Suki
ni
Natta
Ko
ga
Hougen
Sugite
Tsura
Sugiru
(OKITSURA:
Fell
in
Love
with
an
Okinawan
Girl,
but
I
Just
Wish
I
Know
What
She's
Saying)
I
swear
to
god,
if
this
is
a
love
triangle...
aaand
it
is.
School
rom-com
as
any
other
with
bunch
of
annoying
text
all
around
the
screen
to
underline
the
fact
that
no
one
understand
the
accent
this
poor
girl
is
speaking.
Besides
that,
it
doesn't
look
very
pleasing,
the
colors
are
way
too
sharp
and
I
just
don't
want
to
do
this,
really.
But
I
can
see
how
people
like
it,
and
I
do
like
the
romance
aspect...
I
just
don't
know
how
to
handle
it
right
now.
👎
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Hana
wa
Saku,
Shura
no
Gotoku
(Flower
and
Asura)
Another
show
that
is
not
bad,
and
actually
looks
interesting
-
but
doesn't
really
stand
a
chance
compared
to
others,
when
it
comes
to
fast
pace.
Flower
and
Asura
is
a
show
that
should
be
enjoyed
slowly,
one
after
another.
It's
a
good
show
for
binging
and
understanding
the
philosophy
behind
it.
I
do
bet
that
it's
a
good
show,
but
I
will
watch
it
some
other
day,
when
it's
done
airing.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Momentary
Lily
Studio
GoHands
is
well
known
in
my
books
as
"almost
perfect
but
missing
something".
And
this
one
is
just
the
same.
The
characters
are
colorful,
cute
and
cool
-
the
eyes
are
awesome,
the
story
does
sound
somewhat
interesting
and
the
animation
is
a
good
mix
of
traditional
and
CGI,
that
doesn't
hurt
my
eyes.
However,
there
are
some
things
that
just...
make
me
want
to
take
a
step
back
and
shook
my
head.
For
example
-
why
are
Erika's
boobs
so
bouncy??
What
is
up
with
that?
Why
was
the
fight
seemingly
pointless?
Why
was
it
over
so
fast?
Why
are
the
girls
so
nonchalant
about
destroying
those
creatures?
It's
details,
but
they
won't
let
me
breathe
easily.
Still.
I
cannot
ever
say
no
to
CGDCT.
That's
just
my
weakness.
Knowing
I
couldn't
focus
on
the
episode
properly
and
would
have
to
wait
week
after
week
for
this
one
(after
doing
it
twice
with
this
studio
already)
makes
me
want
to
push
it
to
PTW
as
well.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Kono
Kaisha
ni
Suki
na
Hito
ga
Imasu
(I
Have
a
Crush
at
Work)
Another
show
that
made
me
do
a
double
take.
Two
colleagues
who
are
so
into
each
other,
they
cannot
show
any
signs
of
being
friends
in
the
office.
Sounds
weird,
but
also
reasonable
for
people
who
are
freshly
in
a
new
relationship.
It's
boring
though,
and
very
diabetes-level-of-sweet.
I
had
fun
watching
the
first
episode
though,
and
I
will
be
interested
in
seeing
where
it
goes,
while
I
am
not
keeping
my
hopes
up.
Another
show
that
is
going
straight
to
my
PTW.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
SAKAMOTO DAYS
Ah, yes. "Popular manga turned into even more
popular series." My biggest enemy. 😂
And I admit, I was let down quite a bit. I expected
a lot - because it sounded so interesting, but it
didn't go as I hoped it would.
So we have the ultimate assassin Sakamoto - who
found the joys of domestic life and while staying
sharp he is still number one. However, because he
left his job unannounced, his previous boss wants
him dead, and he is sending Sakamoto's ex colleague.
That is a young looking man, who can read minds.
AH! First x from me. Why do we keep pushing
supernatural elements everywhere? Why can't we just
have something regular? At least once... TwT
But anyway, the first episode ends with a cool
shooting and Shin getting a job with Sakamoto at the
convenience store, getting used to his new life.
That is not all though, because we got 2 in 1
episode release.
The second episode got me immediately, when we saw
Sakamoto became an absolute softie for his wife,
whom he loves dearly. He is so scared of her! It's
amazing, I love it.
We also got new character introduction - Lu, a
member of some kind of Chinese mafia. Again, my own
fault for assuming she would be just a comedic
relief, or some kind of foodie. No, no. She has
important connections and even more important key.
How. Fun.
Now I am going to keep watching, because I was
excited about this one... but god help me.
👍
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
Guild no Uketsukejou desu ga, Zangyou wa
Iya nanode
Boss wo Solo Tobatsu Shiyou to
Omoimasu
(I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo
Any Boss to Clock Out on Time)
This... wow, this is news. Fantasy - another
world - dungeon anime on my list? Hah, who would
have predicted? ME! Why? Because I really really
really do want to get into these shows more. I
used to liked similar shows, because even though
I only seen so many, I always enjoyed them to
some extent. So... I am hoping this will not be
a miss, but it will give me motivation to look
for more like these.
Synopsis lied to me a little again, because it
said that she is going to fight it without
anyone finding out - but someone found out right
away, the very first episode. Alina managed to
tell them off, and she showed us her bad ass
side - so for now, her secret seems to be safe.
I love the cutesy-style, but don't appreciate
that it's only women who are under it. I wish
they kept it for all characters... Anyway, the
art style, the animation are cute as well, and I
am enjoying this guild-receptionist viewpoint,
that we didn't get before. I am very excited
about this one, and while I don't know how the
story will look like, I am all here for it.
💖
𓆩🌻𓆪 ─────── 𓆩🌻𓆪
A-Rank Party wo Ridatsu Shita Ore wa,
Moto Oshiegotachi
to Meikyuu Shinbu wo Mezasu.
(I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former
Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!)
I think I understand myself now. What I am
after is Adventure-Fantasy setting with
dungeons and preferably an elf girl. I
see...
This one hit the spot as well. While I dislike the main male character, all three girls are adorable.
This one hit the spot as well. While I dislike the main male character, all three girls are adorable.
The show is very plain looking, the magic
is way too bright compared to the rest of
the coloring, and the animation is really
nothing special... but it is good enough
to work as a good show.
As I am discovering myself, this is yet
another show I will watch week to week to
see if I am right and this is, in fact, my
cup of tea.
For now, we don't know much. Just a guy
who used to teach all three girls becoming
a part of their newfound party "Clover".
He can be a bit weird towards the girls
with his reminders that they keep doing
things the way he taught them, but
something about it rubs me the wrong way.
Nevermind though. I still think it's
pretty good.
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RATING OF THE FIRST EPISODES
The episodes are not only rated
on a 10 point scale (10 being
the best, 0 being absolute
worst) but they are also in order from the most entertaining to
the least entertaining.
The second ranking is
naming a "winner" and
"looser" of the
season.
- "Crowned" is an anime that ranked the best overall during this season.
- "Clown hat" is an anime that I had high hopes for, but disappointed me the most.
- "Heart" is an anime I didn't expect to like.
- "Broken heart" is an anime that I liked, but wanted to be better.
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And with that I am going to
watch something else, while
procrastinating studying for
finals... What do you know,
college life.
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