The Winter 2021 Preview Guide

Welcome to Anime News Network's Winter 2021 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.

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!

Vladlove Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin Caitlin Moore, James Beckett Nicholas Dupree	Skate-Leading Stars Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin James Beckett, Caitlin Moore Nicholas Dupree	Otherside Picnic Nicholas Dupree, Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin, James Beckett Caitlin Moore
Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman Nicholas Dupree, James Beckett Caitlin Moore	Gekidol Theron Martin, Nicholas Dupree, Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore James Beckett	The Promised Neverland Season 2 Nicholas Dupree, James Beckett Caitlin Moore
Re:Zero Season 2 Part 2 Theron Martin, Nicholas Dupree	I★CHU: Halfway Through The Idol Rebecca Silverman, Nicholas Dupree James Beckett, Theron Martin Caitlin Moore	LBX Girls Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman Nicholas Dupree, Caitlin Moore
Hortensia Saga Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin James Beckett, Nicholas Dupree Caitlin Moore	Show By Rock!! Stars!! Rebecca Silverman	Heaven's Design Team Caitlin Moore, James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman
Cells at Work!! Caitlin Moore, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman	Laid-Back Camp Season 2 Theron Martin	Cells at Work! Code Black Nicholas Dupree, Rebecca Silverman Theron Martin, Caitlin Moore James Beckett
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett Theron Martin, Nicholas Dupree Caitlin Moore	The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ Nicholas Dupree	So I'm a Spider, So What? Rebecca Silverman, Nicholas Dupree Theron Martin, Caitlin Moore
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin Nicholas Dupree, Caitlin Moore James Beckett	Back Arrow Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin Nicholas Dupree, Caitlin Moore	Wixoss Diva(A)Live Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman Nicholas Dupree, James Beckett Caitlin Moore
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter Rebecca Silverman, Nicholas Dupree Theron Martin, James Beckett Caitlin Moore	Scar on the Praeter James Beckett, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Caitlin Moore	Horimiya James Beckett, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Nicholas Dupree Caitlin Moore
World Trigger Season 2 Nicholas Dupree	Sk8 the Infinity Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin James Beckett, Nicholas Dupree Caitlin Moore	Dr. Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman Nicholas Dupree, James Beckett Caitlin Moore
Kemono Jihen Theron Martin, Nicholas Dupree Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett Caitlin Moore	Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Nicholas Dupree, Rebecca Silverman James Beckett, Theron Martin Caitlin Moore	EX-ARM James Beckett, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Nicholas Dupree Caitlin Moore
Idoly Pride Nicholas Dupree, Rebecca Silverman Theron Martin, James Beckett Caitlin Moore	WAVE!! Surfing Yappe!! Theron Martin, Nicholas Dupree Caitlin Moore, Rebecca Silverman	Wonder Egg Priority James Beckett, Nicholas Dupree Rebecca Silverman,Theron Martin Caitlin Moore
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Nicholas Dupree, Theron Martin	World Witches Take Off! Theron Martin	Redo of Healer James Beckett, Nicholas Dupree Theron Martin, Caitlin Moore
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table Rebecca Silverman, Nicholas Dupree	Dr. Stone: Stone Wars Nicholas Dupree