First Look: Azur Lane

After joining forces to repel an alien invasion, the nations of not-United States and not-England find themselves resuming conflict with not-Germany and not-Japan. These former members of the “Azur Lane” alliance battle using technology that imbues young girls with the power of naval warships.

First Look: Ascendance of a Bookworm

Motosu Urano loves books but dies. Now she’s in another world, inhabiting the body of a young girl named Myne, where books are few in number and owned only by the wealthy. Also this world is bland, poorly animated and an utter chore to watch.

First Look: Kamen Rider Zero-One

Aruto Hiden is a young man who just wants to make it as a comedian. However, he’s going to have to put his dream on hold as he’s been named his grandfather’s heir, and that means taking the presidency of the vast Hiden Corporation, which has revolutionised the world with its lifelike robot HumaGears. When evil forces begin to take over the HumaGears and turn them against humanity, Aruto must use his grandfather’s final invention to battle them as the first Rider of the new era, Kamen Rider Zero-One!

First Look: Wise Man’s Grandchild

Shin was a salaryman before he was hit by a car and winds up in another world, where he is fathered by a hermit wizard known as Merlin. Shin is also really good at using magic, who knew! Also we totally didn’t forget to publish this first look last season, honest.

First Look: BEM

Bem, Belo and Bela are monsters that wish to become human, something they believe can be achieved by helping humans out in the crime-riddled area known as the Outside. Bem soon encounters Sonia Summers, a police officer that was sent to the Outside and who wishes to fight against the rife crime and corruption.

First Look: Cop Craft

15 years after a portal to the world of fey opened over the Pacific Ocean, the gateway city of San Teresa is a hotbed of crime both mundane and fantastic. Grizzled veteran detective Kei Matoba finds himself assigned a new partner: Tirana Exedirika, a knight of the very same magical race that Kei hates; even worse, she’s young, naive, and has a strong sense of justice. Together, they fight crime.

First Look: Given

Uenoyama is a skilled guitarist who has lost his passion for playing, while Sato is constantly carrying around a prized guitar that he has no idea how to play or restring. When he begs Uenoyama to fix his guitar and then teach him to play, Sato becomes completely attached, and the relationship is cemented when he tags along to Uenoyama’s band practice and listens to him perform for the first time.

First Look: Machikado Mazoku

Yoshida Yuko is a meek girl in the grips of poverty (trust me, that is somehow relevant to the plot of this comedy) who is descended from a bloodline of demons. She has awakened the ability to revive her family’s true power, but first she must murder a magical girl.

First Look: Vinland Saga

It is the dawn of the 11th century. Northern Europe is embroiled in conflict. Thorfinn is the son of a renowned Viking warrior. In a violent world, he only knows violence. But legend tells of a land far to the west, peaceful and verdant, known as Vinland. This is the story of a young man’s desperate struggle to escape the violence that has defined his entire life.

First Look: Kochoki

Before Oda Nobunaga grew to become one of the most famous warlords in Japan’s history, he was Kipposhi – an apparently lovable scamp (and extreme pretty-boy) who spent most of his time mixing with street urchins and being hated on by his parents.

First Look: The Ones Within

A group of Let’s Play Youtubers are kidnapped and taken to a remote location to play a survival game. The group must participate in dangerous activities to earn viewers, and will remain trapped until they reach the required amount.

First Look: Granbelm

Kohinata Mangetsu is a regular high school student with a cheery attitude. However, one night when the full moon is out, she finds herself transported to another dimension where magic girls fight in a battle royale with mecha called Armanox. The prize? The inheritance of all the world’s magic, which was sealed away 1000 years ago. Kohinata is now in possession of her own Armanox, finds herself thrown into the fray.

First Look: Fire Force

In an alternate universe Tokyo, spontaneous human combustion is real and turns people into monstrous fire creatures. The young Shinra – a third-generation pyrokinetic – joins the Fire Force’s 8th Squad in order to save people and discover the truth hidden in the flames.