Winter 2019 – First Impressions, Part One

Hello folks! The flood of new shows has subsided for a moment, so I think it’s about time to take stock. So far, the winter season is looking to match my expectations pretty neatly – among my “tentatively anticipating” list we’ve had one miss (Boogiepop) and one hit (Dororo), while Mob Psycho 100’s return was even more dazzling than I could have hoped. Aside from that, we’ve got the usual scattering of middle-of-the-road productions, along with what I can only hope are this season’s most conceptually exhausting contenders. It’s a season, basically – I don’t have a fully stocked watch schedule yet, but preview week still has a long, long way to go. As usual, you can check out the full list of ANN previews here, or find my specific scores and links to individual reviews below. Let’s get to it!