[00:03] The seasons of this world are locked behind the rituals performed by a handful of agents. [music] People granted favor from some kind of pantheon of seasons. These agents must do their diligence and duty to keep the seasons
[00:17] always changing, lest nothing ever changes again. Today is day nine of me giving my impressions of the new anime from spring 2026 and ranking their first episode accordingly. This is Agents of the Four Seasons, Dance of Spring, where
[00:32] we start off with one particular seasonal agent and her bodyguard heading off to a somewhat distant [music] town to perform her required seasonal ritual to bring a fourth spring. What's interesting is that this ritual for
[00:45] spring that she needs to perform is one that she hasn't been able to for at least 10 years, implying that much of the country has been stuck in some kind of perpetual winter for most, if not all of the last decade, and she [music] is
[00:58] finally now able to pull herself together enough to get the job done, despite her seemingly massive social and performance anxiety. This series, in just its first episode, does not really get into the nitty-gritty of why this
[01:11] agent of spring has been unable to perform for the last 10 years, just that she hasn't done it, and her guard also seems to be overly protective, like whatever did cause this massive winter time lapse was somewhat traumatic for
[01:24] gives us a good eye for these characters, but also enough of their determination to have us interested more in the world and why it is the way it is. In any event, the fact that this series is broadcasting in spring was not
[01:38] lost on me, and I'm happy to put it in A tier for that alone.