Spring 2018 – First Impressions, Part One

The spring season has begun! As usual, I am pretty much booked solid on viewings and reviews and previews and all my other random projects at the moment, as I rush to offer the hottest of takes on the freshest of shows at the fastest pace I possibly can. As for this particular season, things are actually turning out pretty swimmingly so far – both Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Lupin III had very solid premieres, a few unexpected shows managed to surprise me, and pretty much nothing reduced me to sobbing in the fetal position. I’ve got thoughts and ratings for everything, so if you want to check out the full ANN list you can head right here (I’m Nick Creamer over there, incidentally), and if you’d like to see my own scores with links to each individual review, click through below!

Legend of the Galactic Heroes – 4.5/5

Lupin the 3rd Part Five – 4/5

Kakuriyo – 3.5/5

GeGeGe no Kitaro – 3.5/5

Real Girl – 3/5

Magical Girl Ore – 2.5/5

Gundam Build Divers – 2.5/5

Umamusume: Pretty Dirby – 2/5

Fist of the Blue Sky: Regenesis – 1.5/5