The Winter 2019 Anime Preview Guide

Welcome to Anime News Network's Winter 2019 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.

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!

The Price of Smiles Nick Creamer, James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	Boogiepop and Others James Beckett, Nick Creamer Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin	The Morose Mononokean II James Beckett
W'z James Beckett, Theron Martin	The Rising of the Shield Hero James Beckett Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	BanG Dream! season 2 Chris Farris
Pastel Memories Theron Martin, Nick Creamer Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman	Mob Psycho 100 II James Beckett Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer	WATATEN! Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer
Dororo James Beckett Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin	Real Girl season 2 Theron Martin, Paul Jensen	The Promised Neverland James Beckett Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman
Meiji Tokyo Renka Paul Jensen Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	My Roommate is a Cat James Beckett Theron Martin, Paul Jensen Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer	Kemurikusa James Beckett, Nick Creamer Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin
Dimension High School Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Girly Air Force Paul Jensen, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	The Quintessential Quintuplets James Beckett, Paul Jensen Nick Creamer, Theron Martin
Domestic Girlfriend James Beckett Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	B-PROJECT: Zeccho Emotion Rebecca Silverman	Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka Paul Jensen, Nick Creamer Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin
Date A Live III Theron Martin	Grimms Notes the Animation James Beckett, Nick Creamer Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin	Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale James Beckett, Rebecca Silverman
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Nick Creamer Paul Jensen, James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	ENDRO! Nick Creamer, Paul Jensen Theron Martin, James Beckett	The Magnificent Kotobuki Paul Jensen Nick Creamer, James Beckett Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin
Kemono Friends 2 Nick Creamer	Winter 2019 Shorts Nick Creamer Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman Theron Martin, James Beckett	VIRTUALSAN - LOOKING James Beckett Theron Martin, Paul Jensen