Welcome to
Anime News Network's Summer 2017 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly and they get posted as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, resulting in alternate takes on most every show. Check back a couple of times every day during the guide and you're likely to see something new!
The guide is now organized by show. As our critics write up each new premiere, their name will be added to the roster beneath the show's title. Check back every day for multiple takes on every series!
This is an ongoing guide. Throughout the next week or two we'll be updating as often as possible with new perspectives on new episodes from each of our team of critics. New reviews will be posted as soon as they're written.
Please remember that this is a preview guide. It is designed to give you a taste of the first episode of a show with a preliminary opinion and a few thoughts on whether or not the show has potential. These are not intended to be blanket judgments of these series as a whole. All reviews use the same ratings scale: 1-5, with 1 being the lowest. Shows that are available streaming online will be indicated as such with links.
The newest reviews will always appear at the TOP of each show's page, so if you're wondering what's new, just click the show name and the latest preview will pop right up. Scroll down to see earlier previews. New shows will be added to the top of the Preview Guide hub page here. We have a total of seven writers contributing this time; not every writer will write up every show, but you'll be able to see who's done what beneath each show's title.
Click on the survey at the top of each show's page to vote for your personal score and see how other people scored the show!
Hina Logic -
From Luck & Logic
Paul Jensen, James Beckett
Rebecca Silverman
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
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Fox Spirit Matchmaker
Nick Creamer, James Beckett
Theron Martin, Paul Jensen
Rebecca Silverman
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Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu
Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer
Rebecca Silverman
James Beckett, Theron Martin
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Knight's & Magic
Nick Creamer, James Beckett
Rebecca Silverman
Paul Jensen, Theron Martin
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Clean Freak! Aoyama kun
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Rebecca Silverman
James Beckett, Paul Jensen
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Battle Girl High School
Nick Creamer
Rebecca Silverman, Paul Jensen
James Beckett, Theron Martin
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Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
Nick Creamer
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
James Beckett, Theron Martin
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Restaurant to Another World
Nick Creamer
Rebecca Silverman, Paul Jensen
Theron Martin, James Beckett
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Love and Lies
Nick Creamer
James Beckett, Theron Martin
Rebecca Silverman, Paul Jensen
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Fastest Finger First
Nick Creamer
James Beckett, Theron Martin
Rebecca Silverman, Paul Jensen
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DIVE!!
Theron Martin
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
Nick Creamer, James Beckett
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Saiyuki Reload Blast
Nick Creamer, James Beckett
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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Convenience Store Boy Friends
Theron Martin, James Beckett
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
Jacob Chapman, Nick Creamer
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Welcome to the Ballroom
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Rebecca Silverman, Paul Jensen
James Beckett, Jacob Chapman
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18if
Theron Martin
James Beckett, Nick Creamer
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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Made in Abyss
Paul Jensen
Theron Martin, Nick Creamer
James Beckett, Rebecca Silverman
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Vatican Miracle Examiner
James Beckett
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
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Altair: A Record of Battles
James Beckett
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
Theron Martin, Nick Creamer
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Action Heroine
Cheer Fruits
Nick Creamer, Jacob Chapman
James Beckett, Theron Martin
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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Hitorijime My Hero
James Beckett, Nick Creamer
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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A Centaur's Life
Jacob Chapman, James Beckett
Theron Martin, Nick Creamer
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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Princess Principal
Jacob Chapman, James Beckett
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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Chronos Ruler
James Beckett, Paul Jensen
Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin
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Angel's 3Piece!
James Beckett, Nick Creamer
Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman
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In Another World With
My Smartphone
Theron Martin, James Beckett
Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman
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New Game!!
Paul Jensen
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Magic Circle
Guru-Guru
Rebecca Silverman
Theron Martin, Nick Creamer
James Beckett, Paul Jensen
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My First Girlfriend
Is a Gal
James Beckett
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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Classroom of the Elite
Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer
Theron Martin, James Beckett
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Gamers!
James Beckett
Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer
Paul Jensen, Theron Martin
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Summer 2017 Short Anime
James Beckett
Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
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