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The Winter 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter was published on Narō before getting an LN.

Just wanted to pop up and give thanks to ANN staff for giving us a countdown for when a series streams when they are doing early reviews. Thank you for all your efforts and hard work. It is very much appreciated!

As someone who enjoyed the intricacies and plotting of Baccano! but only watched Unlimited Blade Works (and has a vague recollection of reading summaries of the OG Fate endings), is Fake for me or is this like, hardcore Fate stuff?

Well, Kunon is a stupendously easy drop. On top of looking wooden and awkward throughout, it was just an actual irritation to watch. Whenever it tried to be funny, it was insufferable, however much it is obvious Kunon himself is literally putting on airs while trying to find himself. Didn't care for the jokes of Iko's desire for higher pay getting laughed off, or her weird "if I was a bearding middle aged man..." comment towards the girl ~10 years her junior that was totally out-of-pocket for the vibe and herself so far. Also, like, it only existed for a little while, but legit parts of episode 1 gave me discount and somewhat modded Mushoku Tensei in how it setup the supporting girls, and focused on developing the water spell? Alongside being utterly sauceless, unfortunately, though. This is one of those I was excited for, before trailers gave me pause, and opting to give it a shot anyway. It also feels like an only thinly veiled version of those particular Naroū-kei joints, except with the chassis of a disabled savant. Which could be interesting, with vastly more engaging writing and animation. Going to just read this one, but if the cast is as annoying in text...

Meanwhile, Tamon was one I'd written off beforehand because what I saw felt like a recognizably bad type of gloss. But oh man, even if this is also a drop, I'm glad to be wrong: A shōjo anime that actually moves! And with such character! It's not just Hayamin giving Utage such palpably warm, enthusiastic energy (sometimes it feels like the seiyū are all I can praise without caveat), Nagaoka Chika's propulsive directing helps move it along super well, and so much of the boarding feels like I'm actually allowed to appreciate the interiority she and Gloomyfukuhara have. It even, legitimately, had some good faces and adorable transitions (like Utage wiping away her fantasies in class). Unfortunately, this just isn't for me, and if it didn't actually cut some content to give it the 'accelerated' feeling I got, the manga likely isn't for me either; too much of it felt like it went by way too fast, and I just wasn't given enough time to really sit with either of our duo in appreciation. Like it was lowkey "rushing to get to the good stuff," even though it was already nice. Still nice to see something move like this move all the same.

@Blanchimont: Yes. I was answering Shay Guy's comment on the prior page (and did not realize I'd be posting on a new one).

Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter was published on Narō before getting an LN.

? Light novels in general usually start as webnovels, and usually on Narou.

It would be easy to read Makio as neurodivergent, and I think that's a valid view of the character. She could also be read as anxious and introverted.

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so I don't know if you can use the language barrier as an excuse anymore, especially since a name like Xylo Forbartz is clearly trying to sound like a cool-guy hero name from a Western fantasy setting. Just imagine, all of you Japanese writers and editors that are obviously reading this review right now, if I tried to pitch my gritty anime series set in feudal Japan, starring a hero named Chinchin Kusaionara.

1) sorry Americans,.youn don't get special treatment, if we get "El Malo" , and the Germans get the spell " shoot! Shooter! The shooting'!", you get this.

2) talking about names reminds me of " siegbert" my favorite fantasy name.you start with all the coolness of sieg, then end with the lameness of bert.the combination in particular gives me whiplash, like a random redneck got isekaid or something.