The Spring 2018 Anime Preview Guide

Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2018 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you alternate takes on most every show.

The guide is ongoing, organized by series and updated multiple times a day. Throughout the next week or two, we'll be updating as often as possible with new perspectives on new episodes from our team of critics. New reviews will be posted as soon as they're written, with each critic's name being added to the roster beneath the show's title. Check back a couple of times every day during the guide, and you're likely to see new shows pop up with multiple takes to enjoy!

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 six 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!

Available on Hulu

Tokyo Ghoul:re Jacob Chapman	High School DxD Hero Theron Martin	My Hero Academia season 3 James Beckett Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer
Persona 5 the Animation Theron Martin, Nick Creamer Jacob Chapman, Rebecca Silverman	SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online Nick Creamer Paul Jensen, James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman

Also Available

Steins;Gate 0 James Beckett, Nick Creamer	Kakuriyo James Beckett Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman Theron Martin, Nick Creamer	Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These James Beckett Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman
HINAMATSURI Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer	Fist of the Blue Sky Regenesis James Beckett Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman Theron Martin, Lynzee Loveridge	Gundam Build Divers Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer Lauren Orsini, Rebecca Silverman
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Theron Martin, James Beckett Jacob Chapman, Nick Creamer Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman	Spring 2018 Short Anime featuring Aggretsuko Jacob Chapman, Nick Creamer James Beckett, Paul Chapman Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin	LUPIN The 3RD PART 5 James Beckett, Paul Jensen Theron Martin, Nick Creamer Rebecca Silverman, Zac Bertschy
Real Girl Theron Martin, Paul Jensen Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Tada Never Falls In Love Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Comic Girls James Beckett Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman
Megalo Box Nick Creamer Theron Martin, James Beckett Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman	Dances with the Dragons James Beckett, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Gurazeni: Money Pitch James Beckett, Paul Jensen Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman
Lostorage conflated WIXOSS James Beckett, Theron Martin	Magical Girl Site James Beckett, Kim Morrissy Theron Martin, Paul Jensen	MAJOR 2nd Nick Creamer, James Beckett Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin	Magical Girl Ore James Beckett Rebecca Silverman, Paul Jensen Nick Creamer, Theron Martin	Wotakoi: Love is Hard For Otaku James Beckett Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Doreiku the Animation James Beckett Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer	Devils' Line Nick Creamer James Beckett, Theron Martin	Amanchu! Advance Paul Jensen
Libra of Nil Admirari Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Cutie Honey Universe Nick Creamer Paul Jensen, James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	Caligula Paul Jensen, James Beckett Theron Martin, Heidi Kemps Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer
Golden Kamuy Rebecca Silverman James Beckett, Paul Jensen Theron Martin, Nick Creamer	Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS! Rebecca Silverman James Beckett, Jacob Chapman	Yotsuiro Biyori James Beckett Nick Creamer, Theron Martin Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman
Last Period: journey to the end of despair Rebecca Silverman Paul Jensen, James Beckett Nick Creamer, Theron Martin	Butlers x Battlers Nick Creamer, Theron Martin Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman	Gegege no Kitaro Paul Jensen James Beckett, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman