What was your favorite Winter 2026 anime? - Anime Feminist

What was your favorite Winter 2026 anime?

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Rooster Fighter — Episode 1 - Anime Feminist I'd rather eat a bucket of fried chicken than watch a rooster try to kick ass, but here I am with no fried chicken and a premiere that I really didn't like.

Rooster Fighter — Episode 1

Reviewer Cy would rather eat a bucket of fried chicken than watch a rooster try to kick ass, but here they are with no fried chicken and a premiere that they really didn’t like.

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I Want to End This Love Game — Episode 1 - Anime Feminist Love in the name of the game in a perfectly okay premiere where you know the characters are end game, but you don't know the journey there.

I Want to End This Love Game — Episode 1

A perfectly okay premiere where you know the characters are end-game, but you don’t know the journey there.

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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk — Episode 1 - Anime Feminist This yuri is as sweet as the scent of Spring, openly queer in its premiere that focuses on the simple pleasure of sharing a drink with someone you like.

Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk — Episode 1

This yuri is as sweet as the scent of Spring, openly queer in its premiere that focuses on the simple pleasure of sharing a drink with someone you like.

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Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist Generally, this premiere seems more interested in setting up jokes about underwear than exploring the tangled psychosocial web the main character finds herself in.

Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! – Episode 1

Generally, this premiere seems more interested in setting up jokes about underwear than exploring the tangled psychosocial web the main character finds herself in.

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Witch Hat Atelier, Kamiina Botan and Daemons of the Shadow Realm

A Hundred Scenes of Awajima — Episode 1 - Anime Feminist Tender, thoughtful, and truly charming, this premiere promises a season filled with the growth of a dozens of perspectives all aimed at standing on the grand, operatic stage after their time at Awajim...

A Hundred Scenes of Awajima — Episode 1

Tender, thoughtful, and truly charming, this premiere promises a season filled with the growth of a dozens of perspectives all aimed at standing on the grand, operatic stage after their time at Awajima.

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Kill Blue - Episode 1 - Anime Feminist It’s not often we get adult protagonists, so it’s kind of a shame that this middle-aged assassin regressed to being a middle schooler.

Kill Blue – Episode 1

It’s not often we get adult protagonists, so it’s kind of a shame that this middle-aged assassin regressed to being a middle schooler.

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Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN - Episodes 1 - 2 - Anime Feminist Maybe this reboot is the kind of hopeful narrative we need during these challenging times, even if it's against such a gritty and gory backdrop.

Fist of the North Star: HOKUTO NO KEN – Episodes 1-2

Maybe this reboot is the kind of hopeful narrative we need during these challenging times, even if it’s against such a gritty and gory backdrop.

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NIPPON SANGOKU – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist As far as problems go, there are many, but by sheer dint of aesthetic this could also become a fave.

NIPPON SANGOKU – Episode 1

As far as problems go, there are many, but by sheer dint of aesthetic this could also become a favorite.

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Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? - Episode 1 - Anime Feminist If you're a fan of oddball comedies and birds, this might be the premiere for you. Just know that your humble reviewer was terrified the entire time, but totally gets this series appeal.

Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? – Episode 1

If you’re a fan of oddball comedies and birds, this might be the premiere for you. Just know that your humble reviewer was terrified the entire time, but totally gets the appeal.

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MARRIAGETOXIN – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist You'll be saying "I do!" to this fantastic premiere that features two criminals who make for a fantastically odd couple in the daylight.

MARRIAGETOXIN – Episode 1

You’ll be saying “I do!” to this fantastic premiere that features two criminals who make for a fantastically odd couple in the daylight.

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Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku?! - Episode 1 - Anime Feminist Nerds and Cool Girls Meet in a premiere where what we think of each other is pushed and pulled on to ultimately reveal we all like fandom at the end of the day.

Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku?! – Episode 1

Nerds and Cool Girls meet in a premiere where what we think of each other is pushed and pulled on to ultimately reveal we all like fandom at the end of the day.

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The Drops of God – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist An anime about wine 20 years after its initial release might come off as inaccessible, but at least it's not an anime about PC building.

The Drops of God – Episode 1

An anime about wine 20 years after its initial release might come off as inaccessible, but at least it’s not an anime about PC building.

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The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist One time in a team chat, Peter described an anime episode as “like an onion, except every layer is more razorblades.” I thought about that a lot while I was prepping this review.

The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King – Episode 1

One time in a team chat, Peter described an anime episode as “like an onion, except every layer is more razorblades.”

Dee thought about that a lot while she was prepping this review.

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Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist You'll want to keep your soul to yourself in this premiere that feels so jarringly rote, you'll be wishing you'd gotten consumed at the beginning of the episode.

Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy – Episode 1

You’ll want to keep your soul to yourself in this premiere that feels so jarringly rote, you’ll be wishing you’d gotten consumed at the beginning of the episode.

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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class - Episode 1 - Anime Feminist A fairly standard rom-com burdened with a sometimes leering camera.

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class – Episode 1

A fairly standard rom-com burdened with a sometimes leering camera.

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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist Curiosity abound in a premiere that lays a solid foundation while it starts to examines what it means to be human, even if you're created from trauma.

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love – Episode 1

Curiosity abounds in a premiere that lays a solid foundation while it starts to examines what it means to be human, even if you’re created from trauma.

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MAO - Episode 1

With long-running titles like this one, the question becomes less “is the story interesting?” and more “do you want to hang out with these characters for the next 100 episodes?” And, you know, Mao just might have the juice there.

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Daemons of the Shadow Realm - Episode 1 - Anime Feminist Daemons of the Shadow Realm comes out of the gate swinging with a first episode that's gory, thrilling, and sets up plenty of intriguing and feminist-minded world-building questions.

Daemons of the Shadow Realm – Episode 1

This series comes out of the gate swinging with a first episode that’s gory, thrilling, and sets up plenty of intriguing and feminist-minded world-building questions.

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My Ribdiculous Reincarnation - Episode 1 - Anime Feminist This is a visually creative send-up of isekai slop; the main hurdle will be whether you want to be around the protagonist long enough to watch him fail spectacularly.

My Ribdiculous Reincarnation – Episode 1

This is a visually creative send-up of isekai slop; the main hurdle will be whether you want to be around the protagonist long enough to watch him fail spectacularly.

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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist I want to be entranced by the supernatural cliffhanger we’re left on, but I’m simply too distracted by the silliness around the female characters.

Killed Again, Mr. Detective? – Episode 1

It'd be nice to be entranced by the supernatural cliffhanger, but the silliness around the female characters is simply too distracting.

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Eren the Southpaw – Episode 1

It’s never bad—and sometimes it’s pretty good—but it doesn’t seem to have found its voice yet.

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Definitely agents of the 4 seasons, Kirio fanclub, always a catch, and lulutto lily!

We're aware. The person who normally updates the list is traveling and the rest of us are stretched thin. We'll have it updated over the weekend when we're not juggling day jobs on top of premiere reviews.

Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home! – Episode 1 - Anime Feminist This wants to be an upbeat comedy, but it feels more like a horror story about men taking over a woman's precious personal space.

Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home! – Episode 1

This wants to be an upbeat comedy, but it feels more like a horror story about men taking over a woman’s precious personal space.

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Witch Hat Atelier - Episodes 1-2 - Anime Feminist Witch Hat Atelier is a masterful adaptation that captures the beauty and terror of the sublime. Run, don't walk, to watch it.

Witch Hat Atelier – Episodes 1-2

This is a masterful adaptation that captures the beauty and terror of the sublime. Run, don’t walk, to watch it.

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The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt – Episode 1

This episode is working very hard to be engaging, energetic, colorful, and fun, but it simply can’t recover from the acidic awfulness of its opening joke.

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Kirio Fan Club legit made cackle every minute and immediately caught me off guard (in a good way) and I love being surprised!

And yeah, WHA though I'm just impatient for the later stuff in the manga now lol.