Momentary Lily is an upcoming anime series brought to life by GoHands, a studio known for their stunning 3D animations and impressive digital camerawork. These two facets are both present in Momentary Lily, which follows a group of superpowered high school girls living in an apocalypse where humanity has been eradicated by alien invaders. I got the chance to attend the world premier of the show’s first episode at where I was treated to GoHands’ beautiful handiwork and an exclusive panel with the anime’s creators.

Right out of the gate, I could tell that Momentary Lily is a feast for the eyes. The bright colors, fluid animations, and eye-popping action in its debut episode make it worth a watch for the visuals alone — but there are a couple of conflicting elements that I found myself focused on during the screening. For one, the series is set in a post-apocalyptic version of a futuristic world where humanity appears to be nearly completely wiped out.

However, the girls all remain extremely cheerful and constantly banter back and forth with each other as they go about their daily lives, taking out titan-sized monsters with machines for heads. On top of that, Momentary Lily surprised me by being one-part action show, one-part cooking show, as a newcomer to the group introduces the rest of the gang to her culinary skills by creating a meal out of ingredients she scavenged during her travels. It made me curious to try out the recipe itself, and it provided a wholesome mome.