The Spring 2020 Anime Preview Guide

Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2020 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.

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!

Tower of God James Beckett, Rebecca Silverman Nick Creamer, Theron Martin	Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls James Beckett, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, Nick Creamer	The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? James Beckett, Nick Creamer Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman
Sakura Wars: The Animation Nick Creamer, Theron Martin	Kakushigoto James Beckett, Nick Creamer Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	Bungo and Alchemist James Beckett, Nick Creamer Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman
Listeners James Beckett, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Wave, Listen To Me! Nick Creamer, James Beckett Rebecca Silverman, Theron Martin	Future's Folktales James Beckett, Rebecca Silverman
Arte Theron Martin, James Beckett Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Sing "Yesterday" For Me James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	Gal & Dino James Beckett, Theron Martin Nick Creamer
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom! Nick Creamer, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett	Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 Theron Martin	Digimon Adventure James Beckett, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman
IDOLiSH7 Second Beat! Rebecca Silverman	Tsugumomo2 Theron Martin	Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle! Nick Creamer, Theron Martin Rebecca Silverman, James Beckett
Gleipnir James Beckett, Nick Creamer Theron Martin	Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle Nick Creamer, James Beckett Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	Princess Connect! Re:Dive James Beckett, Theron Martin Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman
Fruits Basket 2nd Season Theron Martin	Shadowverse Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman	Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman Theron Martin, James Beckett
The Millionaire Detective - Balance: Unlimited Nick Creamer, Theron Martin James Beckett	Appare-Ranman Theron Martin, Rebecca Silverman	Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate Rebecca Silverman
Woodpecker Detective's Office Nick Creamer, Rebecca Silverman