Lazarus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/starcrossedanime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lazarus-1.1-300x169.jpg\")
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Lenlo:<\/b><\/span> So I watched the English Dub for this, just to try it out and see how it was knowing Wooper would be watching the Japanese, and it was\u2026 serviceable? It works well enough I\u2019d say. It\u2019s awkward in a few spots, sure, clearly trying to pace itself to the Japanese. But overall it\u2019s serviceable, with the leading man being charismatic enough to carry it, though the rest of the cast feel almost emotionless. Still, I\u2019ll definitely be watching the rest with the Japanese Dub. As for the show itself, I don\u2019t know what I was expecting from Shinichirou Watanabe\u2019s newest show, but it seems like he\u2019s going back to his Cowboy Bebop roots with this one. Lots of Blues and Jazz music, a loveable scoundrel of a lead character, a grungy, street level view of the world. I\u2019m not sure how successful it is though? The lead has Spike\u2019s athleticism for sure, but trying to recreate his charm feels like trying to capture lightning in a bottle again, he feels a bit like a Great Value Spike if you get my meaning. I guess what I\u2019m trying to say is that Lazarus has all the visual style of Cowboy Bebop, it\u2019s fun to look at and watch, but I\u2019m not bought into any of the narrative or characters yet. There was no need for him to run across the city skyline to try and escape, only doing it to look cool, it throws so many characters at us we don\u2019t get to know any of them. I\u2019m hopeful for Lazarus, it at least looks fun and cool, but I need to see more to know if Watanabe managed to hit with it.
Potential:<\/b> 50%<\/p>\nWooper:<\/b><\/span> As Lenlo mentioned above, I watched this one subbed, so I got a double dose of Mr. Miyano\u2019s voice acting for this post. He was a lot more subdued as this show\u2019s Axel Gilberto than he was in Dinner Table Detective, though, so I was able to focus on all the other good stuff Lazarus has to offer: namely, its action scenes, background art, and overall ambition. Axel is doing \u2018Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible\u2019 level stuff here (the scene where he jumps between two towering cranes comes to mind), along with acrobatic combat moves that\u2019ll make you question whether he\u2019s completely human. My favorite moments from this episode involved his destruction of several drones following him across an urban city\u2019s rooftops, which he accomplished with some well-placed kicks, even while fleeing their pursuit. What put those scenes over the top for me was the soundtrack \u2013 of its three contributing artists, it was certainly Bonobo whose danceable electronics accompanied Axel\u2019s life-or-death parkour stunts. There was some lively jazz during the prison break scene in the first act, as well (courtesy of Kamasi Washington), but I have a feeling I\u2019m gonna prefer the beeps and boops where Lazarus\u2019s music is concerned, especially since its world falls on the futuristic side of things. As for the \u201830 days to save humanity\u2019 plot, it hardly matters to me at this stage \u2013 I\u2019m just here for the atmosphere, and so far, the atmosphere is good.
Potential:<\/b> 65%<\/p>\nThe Dinner Table Detective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/starcrossedanime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Dinner-Table-Detective-1.1-300x169.jpg\")
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Wooper:<\/b><\/span> Once a certain type of anime fan reaches a certain age, they begin to loudly declare their fondness for shows with adult casts. I\u2019m one such fan, but I recognize that a show escaping the halls of high school doesn\u2019t mean it automatically has something worthwhile to say. That\u2019s the biggest reason for my disappointment with Dinner Table Detective so far \u2013 much of its dialogue is obvious, frivolous, or both. Sure, the characters talk about grown-up topics like avoiding special treatment at work and whether to marry for love or security, but almost no one in this premiere comes across as an adult. Mamoru Miyano\u2019s vocal histrionics as a fedora-tipping detective threaten to swallow the series whole, and the female lead must sink to his level in order to even things out. Much of the conversation she shares with her friends at a party (before switching into detective mode) poses problems for a different reason \u2013 time is spent on, but not invested in, their characters, meaning they\u2019re unlikely to play a significant role beyond this initial case. If there\u2019s a glimmer of hope here, it\u2019s provided by the elusive butler who introduces himself in the final seconds of the premiere. He\u2019s set to be the brilliant sleuth propping up the show\u2019s two incompetent cops, and perhaps educating his new mistress in the art of deduction along the way. I\u2019ll be watching episode two solely to discover whether he solves the mystery of how to make DTD entertaining; if he fails, I may not continue with this one.
Potential:<\/b> 25%<\/p>\nMario:<\/b><\/span> I wish I liked Dinner Table Detective more. I\u2019m always a sucker for solving crime stories, but this first episode sadly still leaves a lot to be desired. I reckon that I am not in tune with the tone of the show so far, which involves a lot of over-the-top antics and doesn\u2019t take itself, the characters or even the crime that seriously. We have this lead girl who is a heiress and also works double life as a detective, but sadly there is much more yelling than actual solving crimes. Take, for example, the moment where she enters a crime scene. She had to show her badge to one of the guards to get in, but right at the moment she saw the victim, boom, everyone is allowed to enter the crime scene? We see many of these clumsy moments throughout the episode. Then we have a mysterious butler who apparently figures out what\u2019s going on, but decides to kind of \u201ctease\u201d this girl instead. The crime itself is underwhelming as well, as the way it\u2019s laid out, I figure that it\u2019s the glasses girl who nobody questioned that\u2019ll be the main culprit. I can\u2019t say I have much interest in finding out whodunnit either way.
Potential:<\/b> 10%<\/p>\nWitch Watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/starcrossedanime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SubsPlease-Witch-Watch-01-480p-5D67DC67.mkv00001-300x169.png\")
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Lenlo:<\/b><\/span> So I watched the English Dub for this, just to try it out and see how it was knowing Wooper would be watching the Japanese, and it was\u2026 serviceable? It works well enough I\u2019d say. It\u2019s awkward in a few spots, sure, clearly trying to pace itself to the Japanese. But overall it\u2019s serviceable, with the leading man being charismatic enough to carry it, though the rest of the cast feel almost emotionless. Still, I\u2019ll definitely be watching the rest with the Japanese Dub. As for the show itself, I don\u2019t know what I was expecting from Shinichirou Watanabe\u2019s newest show, but it seems like he\u2019s going back to his Cowboy Bebop roots with this one. Lots of Blues and Jazz music, a loveable scoundrel of a lead character, a grungy, street level view of the world. I\u2019m not sure how successful it is though? The lead has Spike\u2019s athleticism for sure, but trying to recreate his charm feels like trying to capture lightning in a bottle again, he feels a bit like a Great Value Spike if you get my meaning. I guess what I\u2019m trying to say is that Lazarus has all the visual style of Cowboy Bebop, it\u2019s fun to look at and watch, but I\u2019m not bought into any of the narrative or characters yet. There was no need for him to run across the city skyline to try and escape, only doing it to look cool, it throws so many characters at us we don\u2019t get to know any of them. I\u2019m hopeful for Lazarus, it at least looks fun and cool, but I need to see more to know if Watanabe managed to hit with it. Wooper:<\/b><\/span> As Lenlo mentioned above, I watched this one subbed, so I got a double dose of Mr. Miyano\u2019s voice acting for this post. He was a lot more subdued as this show\u2019s Axel Gilberto than he was in Dinner Table Detective, though, so I was able to focus on all the other good stuff Lazarus has to offer: namely, its action scenes, background art, and overall ambition. Axel is doing \u2018Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible\u2019 level stuff here (the scene where he jumps between two towering cranes comes to mind), along with acrobatic combat moves that\u2019ll make you question whether he\u2019s completely human. My favorite moments from this episode involved his destruction of several drones following him across an urban city\u2019s rooftops, which he accomplished with some well-placed kicks, even while fleeing their pursuit. What put those scenes over the top for me was the soundtrack \u2013 of its three contributing artists, it was certainly Bonobo whose danceable electronics accompanied Axel\u2019s life-or-death parkour stunts. There was some lively jazz during the prison break scene in the first act, as well (courtesy of Kamasi Washington), but I have a feeling I\u2019m gonna prefer the beeps and boops where Lazarus\u2019s music is concerned, especially since its world falls on the futuristic side of things. As for the \u201830 days to save humanity\u2019 plot, it hardly matters to me at this stage \u2013 I\u2019m just here for the atmosphere, and so far, the atmosphere is good. Short Synopsis:<\/b> Two wealthy, incompetent detectives bumble around a murder scene before one of them is introduced to her new butler, who\u2019s already cracked the case.<\/p>\n Wooper:<\/b><\/span> Once a certain type of anime fan reaches a certain age, they begin to loudly declare their fondness for shows with adult casts. I\u2019m one such fan, but I recognize that a show escaping the halls of high school doesn\u2019t mean it automatically has something worthwhile to say. That\u2019s the biggest reason for my disappointment with Dinner Table Detective so far \u2013 much of its dialogue is obvious, frivolous, or both. Sure, the characters talk about grown-up topics like avoiding special treatment at work and whether to marry for love or security, but almost no one in this premiere comes across as an adult. Mamoru Miyano\u2019s vocal histrionics as a fedora-tipping detective threaten to swallow the series whole, and the female lead must sink to his level in order to even things out. Much of the conversation she shares with her friends at a party (before switching into detective mode) poses problems for a different reason \u2013 time is spent on, but not invested in, their characters, meaning they\u2019re unlikely to play a significant role beyond this initial case. If there\u2019s a glimmer of hope here, it\u2019s provided by the elusive butler who introduces himself in the final seconds of the premiere. He\u2019s set to be the brilliant sleuth propping up the show\u2019s two incompetent cops, and perhaps educating his new mistress in the art of deduction along the way. I\u2019ll be watching episode two solely to discover whether he solves the mystery of how to make DTD entertaining; if he fails, I may not continue with this one. Mario:<\/b><\/span> I wish I liked Dinner Table Detective more. I\u2019m always a sucker for solving crime stories, but this first episode sadly still leaves a lot to be desired. I reckon that I am not in tune with the tone of the show so far, which involves a lot of over-the-top antics and doesn\u2019t take itself, the characters or even the crime that seriously. We have this lead girl who is a heiress and also works double life as a detective, but sadly there is much more yelling than actual solving crimes. Take, for example, the moment where she enters a crime scene. She had to show her badge to one of the guards to get in, but right at the moment she saw the victim, boom, everyone is allowed to enter the crime scene? We see many of these clumsy moments throughout the episode. Then we have a mysterious butler who apparently figures out what\u2019s going on, but decides to kind of \u201ctease\u201d this girl instead. The crime itself is underwhelming as well, as the way it\u2019s laid out, I figure that it\u2019s the glasses girl who nobody questioned that\u2019ll be the main culprit. I can\u2019t say I have much interest in finding out whodunnit either way.
Potential:<\/b> 50%<\/p>\n
Potential:<\/b> 65%<\/p>\nThe Dinner Table Detective<\/h2>\n
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Potential:<\/b> 25%<\/p>\n
Potential:<\/b> 10%<\/p>\nWitch Watch<\/h2>\n
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