The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new shows (so no sequels or continuations) and try to avoid anything that just looks outright awful. These are the first batch from the new season:

Listen – First impressions of Haikyu!! from Production I.G. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Captain Earth from Studio BONES. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of The World is Still Beautiful from Studio Pierrot. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of The Irregular at Magic School from MADHOUSE. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Selector Infected WIXOSS from J.C. Staff. It is streaming on Funimation and Hulu.

Listen – First impressions of One Week Friends from Brain’s Base. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Baby Steps from Studio Pierrot. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Brynhildr in the Darkness from Studio ARMS. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! from Toei Animation. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Black Bullet from Kinema Citrus. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of MAGICA WARS from Gainax. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.

Listen – First impressions of Ping Pong the Animation from Tatsunoko Productions. It is streaming on Funimation and Hulu.

Listen – First impressions of Nanana’s Buried Treasure from A-1 Pictures. It is streaming on Crunchyroll.