You wouldn't judge a book by its cover, but anime is a whole different ball game. What if we reviewed anime SOLELY by their covers? Would these reviews be accurate? If so, why? Anime, moreso than other works in other media, seem "truer" to their marketing material, and it is our hypothesis that one truly can "review" anime to a great degree soley by their covers. We'll discuss the how and why of this, and then actually review several recent anime we have not actually seen. You can be the judge of if we've judged wisely... or poorly.