Fall 2021’s Anime Premieres Ranked

This season over at Anime News Network, I reviewed the first episodes of 38 different anime. As part of each review, I had to give each episode a score. So here are all the premieres I watched ranked from best to worst.

And if you want to know why I graded each the way I did, you’ll just have to click through and read the reviews.

1. Lupin the 3rd Part 6 – 5.0 ★
2. The Heike Story – 4.5 ★
3. Sakugan – 4.5 ★
4. Komi Can’t Communicate – 4.5 ★
5. Ranking of Kings – 4.5 ★
6. 86 Season Two – 4.0 ★
7. takt op. Destiny – 4.0 ★
8. The Faraway Paladin – 4.0 ★
9. Banished From The Heroes’ Party – 4.0 ★
10. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Second Cour – 4.0 ★
11. Mieruko-chan – 4.0 ★
12. The Blue Period. – 3.5 ★
13. Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut – 3.5 ★
14. Muv-Luv Alternative – 3.5 ★
15. Platinum End – 3.5 ★
16. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc – 3.5 ★
17. Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter – 3.5 ★
18. My Senpai Is Annoying – 3.5 ★
19. The World’s Finest Assassin – 3.0 ★
20. Digimon Ghost Game – 3.0 ★
21. Waccha PriMagi! – 3.0 ★
22. AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline – 3.0 ★
23. The Vampire Dies in No Time – 3.0 ★
24. Taisho Otome Fairytale – 3.0 ★
25. Restaurant to Another World Season 2 – 2.5 ★
26. Selection Project – 2.5 ★
27. Visual Prison – 2.5 ★
28. PuraOre! Pride of Orange – 2.0 ★
29. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – The Second Act – 2.0 ★
30. Tesla Note – 2.0 ★
31. Deep Insanity: The Lost Child – 2.0 ★
32. BUILD-DIVIDE -#000000- CODE BLACK – 2.0 ★
33. Rumble Garanndoll – 2.0 ★
34. The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made – 2.0 ★
35. Shikizakura – 1.5 ★
36. Ancient Girl’s Frame – 1.0 ★
37. Muteking the Dancing Hero – 0.5 ★
38. The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window – 0.5 ★

Top image source: 【公式】TVアニメ｢平家物語」 on Twitter.