Winter 2023 Anime Releases

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Title in alphabetical order - number of eps if known
Summary: taken from a site or the 1st ep if I can't find any info
My First Impressions: I give my first impressions honestly, I do have specific tastes and I don't expect you to think the same thing as me, but it's there for those who know whether they have similar or very different tastes from me.
Link: link to more info

Ars no Kyojuu - 12 eps

Summary: The great beasts created the land, but humans stole it. Angered, the beasts began eating humans, who in turn called upon the gods to fight the beasts. In the age of the sword, heroes and mythology, giant beasts are hunted by humans for profit. Jiiro, who makes his living hunting beasts, encounters Kuumi, who is being chased by someone, and in that moment decides to save her. As rumors spread regarding humanity and a mysterious experiment, together they seek to discover the world's secrets.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Ayakashi Triangle - ? eps

Summary: Japan may be brimming with mysterious monsters called ayakashi, but they have a special exorcist ninja force to counter the threat! Young exorcist ninja Matsuri spends his days fighting ayakashi to protect his childhood friend Suzu. But when an ayakashi cat named Shirogane shows up, things get turned upside down!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku - 12 eps

Summary: Saitou is an ordinary handyman who is reincarnated into another world. He forms a dungeon exploring party with Raelza, a beautiful and strong warrior; Morok, a powerful magician who due to his senility keeps forgetting spells; and Lafanpan, a cute but miserly fairy. His handyman experience is helpful for when they need to open a locked chest or fix their armor.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Buddy Daddies - 13 eps

Summary: A parenting diary of assassin buddies?! Two assassin partners who never let their target get away somehow end up taking in a four-year-old girl. The hot and cool buddies start a family life with this cute, innocent girl. These assassins can handle any job with no problem, and yet, they find themselves struggling with this little girl. From feeding her to playing with her to taking her to and from nursery school, they're always rushing around. But no matter how crazy their life is, when they have a job, they can't turn it down. To further complicate things, the girl happens to be the secret love child of a heinous mafioso that they killed! Is it really possible to live as assassins and parents at the same time? Can this temporary family find happiness?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Eiyuu Ou, Bu o Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu: Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi - 12 eps

Summary: From his deathbed, Hero-King Inglis, the divine knight and master of all he surveys, gazes down on the empire he built with his mighty hand. Having devoted his life to statecraft and his subjects' well-being, his one unfulfilled wish is to live again, for himself this time: a warrior's life he'd devoted himself to before his rise to power. His patron goddess, Alistia, hears his plea and smiles upon him, flinging his soul into the far future. Goddesses work in mysterious ways—not only is Inglis now the daughter of a minor noble family, but at her first coming-of-age ceremony at 6, she's found ineligible to begin her knighthood! However, for a lady of Inglis's ambition, this is less a setback and more the challenge she was (re)born to overcome. "It's not the blood that runs through your veins that makes a knight; it's the blood you shed on the battlefield!".
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN

High Card - 12 eps

Summary: Fourland Kingdom is an island nation in the North Atlantic. In this country, there are 52 X-Playing Cards, considered the origin of playing cards. A card with a unique supernatural ability can gift its abilities to a qualified person: the player. One day, the X-Playing Cards in government's custody were spread all over Fourland leading to troubles caused by the supernatural abilities of the players with cards across the country. The king secretly assigns Pinochle, one of the top corporations of the nation, to a mission, to collect the cards that are causing all the chaos in the country.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai o Suberu - 12 eps

Summary: The Arnold Academy of Magic is a school for the elite...and Ray White is just your ordinary guy. In fact, he doesn't seem particularly skilled with magic at all, and is a bit of a klutz. Which is why he has nothing to do with the rumor that one of the great magicians, the Iceblade Sorcerer, is a member of the incoming class...right?
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN

Inu ni Nattara Suki na Hito ni Hirowareta - 12 eps

Summary: They say every dog has his day. That's especially true for our protagonist, who was just turned into a dog and now lives every day under the care of his crush, Inukai-san! She happily dotes on her new companion, and while he wants to return to human form someday, there's something wonderful about being cared for by the person he loves.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Isekai Nonbiri Nouka - 12 eps

Summary: After Hiraku dies of a serious illness, God brings him back to life, gives his health and youth back, and sends him to a fantasy world of his choice. In order to enjoy his second shot, God bestows upon him the almighty farming tool!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Kaiko Sareta Ankoku Heishi (30-dai) no Slow na Second Life - 12 eps

Summary: The dark soldier Dariel (30 years old) who can't use magic while in the Demon Lord's army, was fired for his lack of capacity. Having been raised by the previous Demon Lord himself, he finds that his adoptive brother, the new Demon Lord has little use for him. However, once he rescues a villager girl from a forest monster, Dariel is invited into her village and starts realizing that he may be considerably more powerful than what he thought...
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi - 12 eps

Summary: Himuro-kun is a living descendant of the Snow Woman from Japanese folklore. But anytime he's around his eccentric yet kind colleague, Fuyutsuki-san, he totally freezes up! Despite the snowstorm of love that rages on in his heart, and her complete cluelessness, will he take a step forward or stay frozen in place?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Kubo-san wa Boku o Yurusanai - ? eps

Summary: When Kubo sits next to Shiraishi in their first year of high school, Shiraishi's nonexistent social skills get a boost. Speaking up in class is only the beginning for Shiraishi—soon Kubo forces him to be noticed at school, at the bookstore, and all around town. Shiraishi's once-lackluster life isn't so dull anymore!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Mononogatari - 12 eps

Summary: When spirits cross over into the human world, they can possess old objects and gain a physical form: a tsukumogami. Tsukumogami can be gentle, violent, or somewhere in-between, so the Saenome clan peacefully helps send them back to the spirit world to avoid destruction. Kunato Hyouma is a member of the clan, but is...less than peaceful, since he holds a grudge from when a tsukumogami robbed him of something important. Afraid that Hyouma's brash anger in dealing with these spirits will lead to supernatural catastrophes, Hyouma's grandfather sends him to live in Kyoto with Nagatsuki Botan, an unusual young woman who actually lives with tsukumogami like family! Can Hyouma learn to control his emotions when dealing with tsukumogami, or is his own spirit doomed to be possessed with rage forever?
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN

Mou Ippon! - 13 eps

Summary: After one last tournament and an embarrassing loss in the final round, Michi decides to call it quits on the sport of judo. Between high school social activities and entrance exams, she'll have no time to compete in the martial art she loves most, but putting aside old hobbies is a normal part of growing up. Still, the love of judo lingers—and it comes back full force when she meets her new classmate Towa, the girl who bested Michi in her final match! Towa wants to form a judo club at their school, but she'll need new members to get it up and running. United by their love of judo, they'll throw in their passions into the ring together and score ippon again!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Nijiyon Animation - 12 eps

Summary: Short anime based on the 4-koma series illustrating the daily lives of the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club’s members.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai o Sukuu You Desu - ? eps

Summary: The story of four adventurers, all whom have experienced betrayal and hardship, banding together.
My First Impressions: I tried watching this and the characters are dumb and really unlikable. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Nokemono-tachi no Yoru - ? eps

Summary: This is the story of Wisteria, an orphaned girl lost in darkness, and Marbas, an immortal being who shares her loneliness. The unlikely companions met on a quiet, uneventful night, and they set off together in search of the light. What begins as a chance meeting on the edge of the late nineteenth-century British Empire soon became a full-fledged journey to find their place in the world.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Onii-chan wa Oshimai! - 12 eps

Summary: Oyama Mahiro was just a normal erotic-game loving dude...until he woke up one morning as a woman! Turns out his mad-scientist little sister, Mihari, tried out one of her new experiments on him...with a disastrous outcome, as far as Mahiro's concerned! But Mihari is as determined to study him as he is determined to go back to his shut-in, game-playing life, and one thing's for sure...life is going to get a whole lot weirder from here on out!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Ooyuki Umi no Kaina - 11 eps

Summary: A world blanketed in an endless and ever-growing ocean of snow. The people eke out a living, either huddled around the roots of enormous trees dotting the surface, or high in the canopy, which spreads over the planet's atmosphere. A chance meeting between Kaina, a youth from the canopy, and Liliha, a young woman from the surface, sets off a chain of events that will change the fate of the world.
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN

Revenger - 12 eps

Summary: As master assassin Usui Yuuen looks into a series of assassinations made on the grand samurai clan, the Satsuma, he encounters Kurima Raizou, member and survivor of one of the attacks. Together, they discover the true nature of these murders is bigger than over stolen resources. As they get closer to the truth, will they come out alive to exact revenge?
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Rougo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-manmai no Kinka o Tamemasu - 12 eps

Summary: One day, Mitsuha falls off a cliff and is transported to a medieval Europe–type world! After a near-death encounter with a pack of wolves, she then realizes that she's able to transport between two worlds—this one and her own. Taking advantage of this ability, Mitsuha decides to live in both worlds and calculates that she'll need 80,000 gold coins to be able to retire! Mitsuha now has to come up with different ways to collect her gold coins!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Saikyou Onmyouji no Isekai Tenseiki - ? eps

Summary: Haruyoshi is the strongest onmyouji (diviner) in his world. He's betrayed by his friends and, on the verge of death, he wishes to be happy in his next life. He then attempts a secret reincarnation spell. The spell is a success and he is reincarnated, but somehow it's in another world. He is reborn into a distinguished family of wizards, but is judged to have no magical ability. He soon realizes however that the magic in this world is nothing compared to his old onmyou arts, and he declares that he doesn't need magic. He thus begins his easy life in another world with his onmyou arts and a multitude of youkai creatures who follow him.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Spy Kyoushitsu - 12 eps

Summary: Following a devastating military conflict, countries fight their wars in the shadows. One unusual spy, Klaus, has never failed on the job despite his quirks, and he is building a team to take on an Impossible Mission—one with over a 90 percent chance of failure. However, his chosen members are all washouts with no practical experience. They’ll have to use every trick in the book (and some that aren't) to prove they're up to the task!
My First Impressions: I tried watching this, but the characters are clutsy bumbly girls, and it's just a lot of dumb. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale - 12 eps

Summary: In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren't exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Ann Halford seeks with Shall, her new fairy bodyguard, though he's not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Ann tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she'll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for...
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN

Technoroid: Overmind - 12 eps

Summary: Technoroid: Overmind is set in the Entertainment Tower Babel, a new hope found by those who have lost the joy of light as humanity's activities are restricted due to the large-scale climate change caused by the expanded sun. The anime depicts unique units and characters fighting for the top of Babel, pursuing emotions that move people and androids through performances.
My First Impressions: I tried watching this and the characters were just too dumb. <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei - 12 eps

Summary: Despite her supposed ineptitude with regular magic, Princess Anisphia defies the aristocracy's expectations by developing "magicology," a unique magical theory based on memories from her past life. One day, she witnesses the brilliant noblewoman Euphyllia unjustly stripped of her title as the kingdom's next monarch. That's when Anisphia concocts a plan to help Euphyllia regain her good name-which somehow involves them living together and researching magic! Little do these two ladies know, however, that their chance encounter will alter not only their own futures, but those of the kingdom...and the entire world!
My First Impressions: <coming soon?>
Link: ANN

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! - 13 eps

Summary: Tomo and Jun have been best buds since they were little kids, but now that they're in high school, Tomo wants to be more than friends...too bad Jun just sees her as 'one of the guys.' Tomo may be a tomboy, but she's determined to prove to Jun that she's a woman, too!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi - ? eps

Summary: Mukouda Tsuyoshi was nothing special in modern Japan, so when he was summoned to a world of swordplay and sorcery, he thought he was ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Too bad the kingdom that summoned him only got him by mistake! Not only was he not one of the three summoned heroes, but his stats were laughable compared to theirs. On top of that, there's something really sketchy about this kingdom... "Ah, these people are the kind to try and use the Hero," he realized, and immediately left to make his own way in this other world. The only thing Mukouda can rely on is his unique skill: the "Online Supermarket," a skill that allows him to buy modern goods in a fantasy world. It's useless for combat, but if he plays his cards right, he could lead a comfortable life, maybe? At least, that's what Mukouda thinks, but it turns out modern food bought with this skill has some absurd effects! What happens when Mukouda introduces ridiculously tasty modern cooking to a fantasy world like this? He gets some ridiculous repeat customers begging for more...!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san (Tsunlise) - 12 eps

Summary: One day, Crown Prince Sieg hears the Voices of the Gods out of the blue. Apparently, his fiancée Liselotte is a "tsun de rais" villainess destined to meet her demise...and her sharp tongue is just a way of covering up her embarrassment. The prince can hardly contain himself after discovering Liselotte's adorable hidden side. Little does he know, the heavenly beings that bestowed this knowledge unto him are actually high schoolers! Can he use their divine prophecy (let's play commentary) to save his betrothed and avoid a Bad End?!
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN

UniteUp! - ? eps

Summary: Kiyose Akira sings on a video streaming site under the singer name "KIKUNOYU." One day the talent agency sMiLea Production scouts him. sMiLea is an agency founded by the retired legendary idol pair AneLa to train new budding idols. Akira then forms an idol group with Naoe Banri and Isuzugawa Chihiro, who were also scouted. Their new group, Protostar, will have their debut alongside other new idol groups with sMiLea Production: Legit and Jaxx Jaxx.
My First Impressions: <not watching unless recommended>
Link: ANN