Monday, September 30, 2013

Autumn 2013 Anime Preview

I'm back bitches~!I have been back in the warm embrace of my PC & wonderful internet connection for three weeks now - it's been a strange experience.For a start Ireland feels bloody tiny, but the crap public transport means that I am sorely missing not having a car.I am pretty much bankrupt thanks to my trip (which was loads of fun) so had a frantic first week home of job searching.Thankfully I got a temporary 2 month contract to tide me over for a while .which meant very little time being a NEET and catching up on things.



Being the obsessive fan I am, I did manage to keep up with a choice selection of shows from the seasons I was AWOL, but still have a lengthy list of things I want to check out - will get round to them eventually.But anyhoo, you're here for the Autumn Preview, so lets get cracking! (Can't tell you how much I missed doing these things - exhausting, but satisfying~!)




EDIT: I've also made a guest appearance on - check it out if you want to hear me discussing some of the upcoming titles with JoeAnimated!



SUPER SEISYUN BROTHERS



ANIMATION STUDIO: AIC Plus+ (Date A Live, Cat Planet Cuties)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 13th Sept 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Ganbare! Odenkun)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Kimi ni Todoke, Chi's Sweet Home)

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SUMMARY: Adaptation of Shin Shinmoto's manga series.



The story involves two pairs of teenage elder sister and younger brother, Niimoto's who are a bit of narcissist and Saitou's who look a bit mysterious, and their everyday life in school and at home.



This looks much more s'life & shoujo-y than I'm accustomed to seeing from AIC Plus+ and the team that brought us that timeless classic "Cat Planet Cuties".Information is slim on the ground considering it's airing pretty soon too, so I guess it is a wait and see what happens kind of thing.



DIABOLIK LOVERS



ANIMATION STUDIO: ZEXCS (Aku no Hana, D.C. ~Da Capo~)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 16th Sept 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Character designer for D.C. ~Da Capo~, Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Futari wa Precure Splash, Mokke)

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SUMMARY: Adaptation of Rejet's vampire drama CD/PSP game.



The story centres around the six sadistic Sakamaki vampire brothers. Yui Komori is a positive-thinking girl who nevertheless is troubled by seeing spirits and experiencing poltergeist phenomena. In her second year in high school, she transfers to a new school -- a night school for entertainers and celebrities -- due to her father's work. There are rumours that there are vampires among the student body, and Yui ends up living with the Sakamaki brothers.



Oh here we go, the latest in rape-y bishie crap and Zexcs to boot!I'll probably watch this if I'm completely honest, even though it looks horrendous on nearly every level (great cast though), because there is just something oddly compelling about these multi-coloured, by-the-numbers bishie shows that I don't seem to get bored of.No doubt it will be awful, but hey at least I can laugh at it and enjoy the voice actors.I'm kind of amused that the director here is mainly a character designer - a sure sign that there is going to be loads of depth to these charactersat least it will look sort of pretty, in a our vampires shop at Hot Topic kind of way.



MISS MONOCHROME -THE ANIMATION-



ANIMATION STUDIO: Linden Films (Aiura, Genshiken 2nd Season) / Sanzigen (Black Rock Shooter, 009 Re:Cyborg)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 1st Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Love Hina, Zero no Tsukaima)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Ben-to, Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger)

PV: (Miss Monochrome in concert)



SUMMARY: "Miss Monochrome" is an original character design from seiyuu Horie Yui. In March 2012, she first used the "Miss Monochrome" character as a 3D virtual singer to sing her songs at her concert "Horie Yui wo Meguru Bouken III ~Secret Mission Tour~". Later, the character appeared in a range of merchandise as well as in the social network game "Girlfriend (Beta)".

According to the setting, Miss Monochrome loves only the monochrome style, dislikes all kinds of colour, and always dreams about changing the world into her favourite monochrome colour.



This has me slightly bemused as Miss Monochrome is basically a Hatsune Miku clone made up by Horie Yui.Apparently she has quite a sizeable fanbase in Japan, so I'd imagine this is being made to capitalise on that.It may turn out to be pretty amusing, but I won't hold my breath.



OUTBREAK COMPANY



ANIMATION STUDIO: feel. (Kiss x Sis, Shikabane Hime: Kuro)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 3rd Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Minaki-ke: Okaeri)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Yosuga no Sora, Upotte!!)

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SUMMARY: Adaptation of 's light novel series.



The story centres around Shinichi Kano, a "thoroughbred class" otaku with a light novelist father and an erotic game artist mother. He has no special talents except for his vast knowledge, opinions, and insight on moe.Despite this, the Japanese government assigns Shinichi as a "moe" evangelist to the Holy Eldant Empire, a parallel world with an entrance through a thick forest of trees in the Mount Fuji area. In this fantasy world where dragons soar the skies, Shinichi forms a deep friendship with the half-elf maid girl Myuseru and the beautiful young empress Petoraru. Even as he deals with the threats of war between different factions, he worries that he himself is an invader to this wondrous land.



Hello magical girlfriend light novel series - and bye-bye, I shan't be bothering with you and your overdone concept.



NAGI NO ASUKARA



ANIMATION STUDIO: P.A. Works (Tari Tari, True Tears)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 3rd Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Kuroshitsuji, Red Data Girl)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (AKB0048, Hanasaku no Iroha)

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SUMMARY: Original anime from P.A. Works.



A story between the Sea and the Earth. Childhood friends Hikari and Manaka, who live in the sea, together with their friends Kaname and Chisaki, are forced to attend school on land after their own undersea school is closed. But due to a special encounter, their lives gain a new twist.



There's those overly polished PA Works character designs again - I really wish they'd make their characters look a bit more interesting and less shiny.On the flip side the backgrounds look absolutely gorgeous - as I've come to expect from PA Works.This is an original story from Mari Okada who adores melodrama, so expecting a tonne of that from Nagi no Asukara.It sounds like a pretty run of the mill kind of show with beautiful visuals - so basically typical PA Works.Not overly excited by this.



LOG HORIZON



ANIMATION STUDIO: Satelight (Aquarion Evol, Fairy Tail)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 5th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR:(Fairy Tail, Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Dog & Scissors, Inu x Boku SS)

MUSIC: (Fairy Tail, Shiki)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's fantasy light novel series.



The story begins when 30,000 Japanese gamers are trapped in the fantasy online game world Elder Tale. What was once a "sword-and-sorcery world" is now the "real world." The main lead Shiroe attempts to survive with his old friend Naotsugu and the beautiful assassin Akatsuki.



Once upon a time I'd have been interested in this concept, but then Sword Art Online happened and I don't want to go back there again.Looking at the staff Log Horizon will probably have some pretty action scenes and since it is slated for 26 episodes I'd imagine Satelight are putting a fair bit of money into the production values.That premise though - I just can't do another SAO.Maybe I'll grab the Takanashi soundtrack though.



SEKAI DE ICHIBAN TSUYOKU NARITAI! (I WANNA BE THE STRONGEST IN THE WORLD!)



ANIMATION STUDIO: Arms (Ikki Tousen, Queen's Blade)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 6th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR:(Asu no Yoichi, Hagure Yusha no Aestetica)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Gundam AGE, Tactical Roar)

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SUMMARY: Adaptation of 's manga series.



Hagiwara Sakura and Miyazawa Erena are the leading members of a popular idol group Sweet. One day, Erena is injured by the attack of a female pro-wrestler Kazama Rio during the recording of a TV program. Sakura gets mad at Rio and gives her a dropkick. To avenge Erena, Sakura enters the female pro-wrestling matches.



Why don't Arms just go do some hentai instead of all this soft-core porn?Not a hope in hell of me watching this.



GINGITSUNE



ANIMATION STUDIO: Diomedea (Lotte no Omocha!, Ika Musume)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 6th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Capeta, High School Mystery)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Rosario + Vampire, Comic Party)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's Shinto themed manga series.



The story is set at a small Shinto harvest shrine dating back to the Edo period. Makoto Saeki lives with her father (the head priest of the shrine) and Gintar , a kitsune (fox spirit) who happens to be a messenger for the gods. Makoto also happens to be the only one who can see the shrine's kitsune. The series follows the everyday life of Makoto and Gintaras they act as the go-between for the gods and humans.



This is something a bit different from Diomedea, but it still looks rather underwhelming on the whole.It all sounds pretty typical of the child sees spirits genre, so nothing to really get concerned/excited about.May be worth a look just to see how Diomedea deal with a show out of their comfort zone though.



GUNDAM -BUILD FIGHTERS-



ANIMATION STUDIO: Sunrise (Gintama, Valvrave)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 7th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (No. 6)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Gundam 00, Infinite Ryvius)

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SUMMARY: The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the "Second GunPla Boom." Sei Iori , a first-year middle-school student and the only son of a model shop owner, is talented at building GunPla, but inexperienced in the GunPla Battles. He encounters a mysterious boy named Reiji who happens to be an accomplished Gundam Fighter. Together, they strive for the GunPla Battle world championships. Sei's customized GunPla is the Build Strike Gundam.Other characters include Tatsuya Y ki, the model club president and resident campus "idol" at Sei's school. He is talented at both GunPla building and GunPla Battles, and he already placed in the last GunPla Battle world championships. His nickname is the "Crimson Comet," and his GunPla of choice is the Zaku Amazing.China K saka is a first-year school girl at Sei's academy and a member in both the class council and art club. Her family runs the K saka restaurant.



Yay more Gundam!..oh wait, more GunPla.Sunrise clearly just want to sell toys with this show, and that's pretty okay with me so long as the show looks pretty and has lots of mecha action.It is kind of sad that the Gundam franchise has become such a blatant toy advertisement, but Sunrise have still put a solid staff on this show, so they aren't completely selling out .well they are, but at least they're putting some effort into it.I mean Gundam has always existed to sell toys, but at least we used to get all that fun Sunrise Politics and shipping built around it!I'll be checking this out though, because Gundam.



YOWAMUSHI PEDAL



ANIMATION STUDIO: TMS Entertainment (Detective Conan, Kamisama Kiss)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 7th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR:(D.Gray-Man, Zetman)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Bakuman, K-ON!)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's cycling manga series.



The story centres around Sakamichi Onoda, a high school otaku who loves figures from anime and games so much that he would ride his bicycle to and from Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district in a 90-kilometer (about 60-mile) round trip over steep slopes. The series follows Onoda as he ends up joining the competitive sport of bicycle racing.



First of the sizeable batch of sports anime coming out this season and I am pretty interested in this.I can't profess to be a massive fan of cycling, and the character designs don't really get me massively excited about seeing lots of men in spandex.However I usually end up pretty engrossed by sports anime once I give them a fair chance, so I'll be checking out Yowamushi too.



GALILEI DONNA - STORIA DI TRE SORELLE A CACCIA DI UN MISTERO



ANIMATION STUDIO: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, AnoHana)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR & ORIGINAL CONCEPT:(Kite, Girl's High)

CHARACTER DESIGN: (Sword Art Online, Working!)

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SUMMARY: Original anime series airing in the noitaminA timeslot.



The story is about "three moons" -- three of Italian astronomer Galileo's female descendants who are on international wanted lists.



Looks like noitaminA is back in top form this season with not just one original series, but two!Galilei Donna is A-1 Pictures offering and has a trio of bishoujo, some pretty nice promo art and an unusual choice of director.Umetsu has been in the business quite a long time, but he's probably best known for gritty, violent and borderline pornographic OVAs, so I am very interested to see what kind of angle he'll be going for with Galilei Donna, especially with those very standard character designs.Definitely one to check out.



SAMURAI FLAMENCO



ANIMATION STUDIO: Manglobe (Karneval, Samurai Champloo)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Baccano!, Durarara!!, Jigoku Shoujo, Natsume Yuujinchou)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Kannagi, OreImo, Read or Die)

CHARACTER DESIGNER: (Uta no Prince-sama, Aquarion Evol)

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SUMMARY: Original anime series airing in the noitaminA timeslot for two cours.



The anime's taglines read, "To those 'adults' who don't want to become adults " and "Hero will never give up, never hide, never be defeated, never accept evil."



The other original show airing in noitaminA, and I am trying not to get overly excited about it ..with little luck, there is just too much here that I like the sound of.First off let's talk Manglobe - looks like they may be making a comeback after a run of abysmal, uninspired shows.Samurai Flamenco certainly looks like something that the Manglobe of old would turn out - the studio that gave us unrepentantly stylish shows like Samurai Champloo & Ergo Proxy.However the real reason I'm so excited about this is the director - Omori has worked on so many shows that ride high in my favourites, and I'm really excited to see a new show from him that isn't Natsume Yuujinchou (even if I adore that series).The pretty bishie character designs from the lady who gave us the UtaPri boys doesn't hurt my excitement any either.Can't wait to check Samurai Flamenco out.



KILL LA KILL



ANIMATION STUDIO: Trigger (Inferno Cop, Little Witch Academia)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Gurren-Lagann)

SERIES COMPOSITION & SCRIPT: (Gurren-Lagann, Nodame Cantabile: Finale)

CHARACTER DESIGNS & ANIMATION DIRECTOR:(Redline, One Piece)

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SUMMARY: Original series.



The story is set in a high school that the student council president Satsuki Kiry in rules by force. Ry ko Matoi, a transfer student wielding a giant Basami scissors sword, brings about upheaval on the campus.



Here we go.Studio Trigger's first foray into the world of tv anime after a testing the waters with low budget web ova's.Trigger are basically all the talented people from Gainax who left to form their own studio - so essentially all those who worked on shows like TTGL & Panty & Stocking led by Hiroyuki Imaishi.It will be interesting to see how Kill La Kill turns out - there is no way it can be anything other than superbly animated with jaw-dropping action scenes, but I am slightly concerned about how much actual depth there will be to the story.Beautifully animated action can only get a show so far, I need to care about the characters to really love a series.I'm still pretty damn excited to see what Trigger can do with a proper TV budget though considering I adored the dirt cheap Inferno Cop.



TOKYO RAVENS



ANIMATION STUDIO: 8-bit Studios (Busou Shinki, Infinite Stratos)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Kore wa Zombie desu ka?, School Rumble S2)

SERIES COMPOSITION:(Kannagi, OreImo, Read or Die)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of K hei Azano's supernatural fantasy light novel series.



The story centers around Harutora, a boy from a branch of the Tsuchimikado family of onmy d occult practitioners. However, he lacks the ability to see spirit energy, so he is now just an ordinary high school student. Natsume, a girl who was Harutora's childhood friend and the next head of the Tsuchimikado family, reunites with Harutora and changes his future.



Let us do the check-list. Light novel, set in high school, supernatural elements, beautiful girl randomly attached to ordinary protagonist ..I wonder how many shows with exactly the same building blocks are out there?The only positive thing I have to say about this show is that they seem to be putting a lot of effort into the action, rather than focusing on the boobs/arse of the lead girl, even though the budget is clearly not stellar.The staff have worked on a mixture of good & bad stuff and Tokyo Ravens does have a pretty decent cast too.I'm still not excited about it, but it may turn out to be watchable.



ACE OF DIAMOND



ANIMATION STUDIO: Madhouse (Death Note, Chihayafuru) /Production I.G. (Blood-C, Eden of the East)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 6th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR:(Polar Bear Caf , Kobato.)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Blood Lad, Toshokan Sensou

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's baseball manga series.



The story follows Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who joins an elite school with a brilliant catcher named Kazuya Miyuki. Together with the rest of the team, they strive for Japan's storied K shien championships through hard work and determination.



Next sports series on the block.This one is yet another baseball series, but can boast that it has both Madhouse and Production IG working on it!There's no PV or anime promo art about though, so I can't judge how much of a budget this is getting.Other than that rather amazing animation studio collaboration, Ace of Diamond doesn't really stand out - it seems like your bog standard baseball series with a hot-blooded main character.I will of course look at the first episode, but think that the other sports series this season may have more potential.



KYOUKAI NO KANATA



ANIMATION STUDIO: Kyoto Animation (Free!, K-ON!)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR:(KyoAni episode director)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Level E, Steins;Gate)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's light novel series.



The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half Y mu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is about to jump from the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the underworld. Disturbing events begin to unfold after Akihito saves Mirai.



You either like KyoAni stuff or you don't.The studio is exceptionally consistent with what they turn out - beautifully animated shows filled with cute girls, doing cute things.I like personally like KyoAni.Even if I detest K-ON! the studio still gave me Haruhi, Hyou-ka & Free!, so they're okay in my book.The setup for Kyoukai no Kanata seems rather familiar, and I definitely can't say it's the most original concept in the world.There are a tonne of these girl/boy with supernatural powers shows, most notable being the Monogatari series, which relies on its dialogue & crazy direction/animation to save it from being boring.Not sure how it will work out, but my god does the animation ever look spectacular, hope the writing is as good.I'm pleased that KyoAni are trying a new genre, even if they can't tear themselves away from highschoolers yet, so I'll definitely be watching this.



STRIKE THE BLOOD



ANIMATION STUDIO: Silver Link (BakaTest, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia) /Connect

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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CHIEF DIRECTOR:(Chitose Get You!) DIRECTOR:(Prince of Tennis II)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Accel World, Magi)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's (Dantalian no Shoka, Asura Cryin') vampire light novel series.



The school action fantasy story of Strike the Blood revolves around KojAkatsuki, a boy deemed the world's most powerful vampire (once thought to only exist in legend and lore), and Yukina Hirameki, a girl entrusted with watching over the vampire and if needed, hunting him down.



Oh hello typical light novel set-up, and Silver Link to boot!?Having watched the previous adaptations of this author's work, I can't say I'm too excited about Strike the Blood - generally his work is watchable, but pretty forgettable.There's too much else going on this season to bother with this.



GOLDEN TIME



ANIMATION STUDIO: J.C. Staff (Hayate no Gotoku, Kimi to Boku)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Higurashi no naku koro ni, Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Clannad, Infinite Stratos)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's (Toradora) light novel series.



The school romantic comedy of Golden Time revolves around Banri Tada, a college student who lost all of his memories before his high school graduation. The story follows Banri, K ko Kaga (a girl whose seemingly perfect looks belies her hidden regrets), K ko's significant other Mitsuo Yanagisawa, and other students at Banri's college in Tokyo.



Oh look - college students! Not highschoolers - YAY!And the author of the pretty decent Toradora?I could get behind this.However the combo of JC Staff and Chiaki Kon puts a bit of a dampener on things.JC Staff haven't really turned out anything worthwhile in recent years, while Kon has been lost to the world of rape-y BL for a while now, so I'm not sure how she'll handle this show, which actually does have an interesting premise.A wait and see show I think, hopefully it will turn out decent.



ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL -ARS NOVA-



ANIMATION STUDIO: Sanzigen (Black Rock Shooter, 009 Re:Cyborg)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Humanity Has Declined, Persona 4)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Danganronpa, Katanagatari)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's science-fiction naval manga series.



In the story, humanity lost much of its developed land due to global warming in the first half of the 21st century. Then, a "Fleet of Fog" loaded with super weapons suddenly appears all over the world. Without the ability to withstand this fleet, humanity was defeated and could no longer travel the seas. 17 years after the devastating naval war, GunzChihaya and his friends somehow commandeer a "Fleet of Fog" submarine named I-401. Together with Iona (I-401 s "mental model"), they take on the "Fleet of Fog."



The series features four ships with female Mental Models (physical incarnations in humanoid form).



I was pretty interested in this until I saw Seiji Kishi is the director.Kishi is one of the most inconsistent directors out there and all his shows seem to have some sort of weird choppy feel to them where he can't decide what tone he wants to settle on. The PV seems to be mostly focusing on the action aspect, so that doesn't really raise my hopes for a meaty story either - but I'll be pretty okay with cute girls taking each other out with massive battleships.Will check it out.



KIKOU SHOUJO WA KIZUTSUKANAI -UNBREAKABLE MACHINE DOLL-



ANIMATION STUDIO: Lerche (Carnival Phantasm, Fate/Prototype)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR:(Genshiken 2, Queen's Blade)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Chihayafuru 2, Persona 4)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's light novel series.



It is the early 20th century, and Raishin Akabane is a student puppeteer from Japan, who has come to the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machine Arts in England to study the emerging field of Machinart: a combination of magic and technology with military applications. He is accompanied by a girl named Yaya, who is actually his Automaton: a living machine doll powered by magical circuits specialized in hand-to-hand combat. In the Academy, there is a combat tournament exclusive to the Top 100 students and their automata, to decide who shall be bestowed with the title of "Wiseman", the greatest puppeteer.



I believe that there are quite a few fans of this light novel series, but in my experience that doesn't mean a show will be good - just look at Sword Art Online.Seems like a reasonable amount of effort has gone into this adaptation, which should make the fans happy.However I shall be avoiding as it is just screaming 'bog standard light novel' at me.



COPPELION



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JAPANESE AIRDATE: Autumn 2013

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's sci-fi military action manga series.



The story is set in 2036, after radioactive contamination from a nuclear accident has put Tokyo under a blockade. Three high school girls have been sent to this dead city. Thanks to genetic engineering, the three girls have been impervious to radioactivity since birth. They form a Special Forces unit, codenamed "Coppelion," in the 3rd Division of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force.



Judging from the random filters and camera angles on display in the PV, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say this is obviously GoHands.Coppelion has an interesting history - it was originally supposed to be made a couple of years back, but its premise hit a little too close to home in the wake of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and was shelved.But now Coppelion is back, and it does look pretty amazing.Not entirely convinced by the genetically engineered school girls (why school girls?) but the action looks pretty cool & the promo art is gorgeously detailed.I will definitely be checking out Coppelion, hopefully it delivers.



ORE NO NOUNAI SENTAKUSHI GA, GAKUEN LOVE COME O ZENRYOKU DE JAMA SHITE (NOUCOME)



ANIMATION STUDIO: Diomedea (Lotte no Omocha!, Ika Musume)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Muv-Luv Alternative, Rosario + Vampire

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Jewelpet)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's light novel series. Translates as MY MENTAL MULTIPLE-CHOICE POWER IS COMPLETELY RUINING MY SCHOOL ROMANTIC COMEDY.



The story centres around Kanade Amakusa, a boy cursed with the mental power of "absolute multiple-choice" -- a multiple-choice quiz will suddenly appear in his mind, and the choice he makes will become his reality. For example, he would have to choose between going nude from the waist up or the waist down in school. While in school, he is given another choice: 1) A beautiful girl will fall before him or 2) he will fall from the rooftop in female clothes. He chooses option 1, and a blonde girl named Chocolat falls before him.



The girl in the PV has clearly been huffing helium.This show just seems like a collection of things that make me want to run for the hills.Light novel with ridiculously long name and stupid gimmick.Magical girlfriend falling into bland male leads lap. The director of Rosario+Vampire.Diomedea.All things that trigger my flight response.This is going to be terrible - avoid.



MEGANE-BU!



ANIMATION STUDIO: Studio Deen (Sankarea, Junjou Romantica)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (This Boy Can Fight Aliens!)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Mysterious Girlfriend X)

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SUMMARY: Anime about an 'Eyeglasses Club' based on a drama CD.



Akira S ma is the 17-year old club president and founder of the eyeglasses club. He categorizes all of humanity into three groups: "glasses," "those who don't wear glasses," and "the ladies." He scolds those who wears contacts, going around and calling them "weaklings!!" There are many times when he, the passionate boy that he is, would argue with his fellow club-mates about glasses. His favorite kind of glasses are ones with square frames, and both of his eyes have 0.03 vision (in the Japanese eyeglasses prescription notation).



Hahahaha~! I am so watching this~!This has to be one of the most vapid premises ever, but it looks PRETTY!I enjoyed Soubi Yamamoto's two 'Kono Danshi' BL OVA's so I'm interested to see what she does with a full show.Of late Studio Deen have been putting a lot of effort into making their shows look really pretty (if kind of shallow) so I have no doubt Megane-bu will be more of the same.Still there is no getting around the fact this show has the depth of a puddle - it's based off a fecking drama CD. About boys who wear glasses.How does this even work!?Still I generally like the megane bishie of any show, so with that in mind (and my innate enjoyment of mindless bishie fluff) I'll be watching Megane-bu!



NON NON BIYORI



ANIMATION STUDIO: Silver Link (BakaTest, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: 7th Oct 2013

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DIRECTOR: (Kokoro Connect, .hack//Gift)

SERIES COMPOSITION & SCRIPT: (Bakuman, Tamako Market)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's schoolgirl manga series.



The slice-of-life comedy is set in a countryside school with only five students total, including: first grader Renge Miyauchi, first-year middle school student Natsumi Koshigaya, and second-year middle school student Komari Koshigaya.The nearest bookstore is 20 minutes away by bicycle, a certain "Jup" magazine comes out on Wednesdays instead of Mondays, and the video rental store is 10 stations away.Fifth-grade schoolgirl Hotaru Ichijtransfers from Tokyo to this school and readjusts to the slow life in the country.



This is from the same Silver Link team that put together Kokoro Connect, complete with the director who used to do a lot of Bee Train stuff.Kokoro Connect was pretty different to most other Silver Link shows, even if I did get frustrated with it by the end, but that was more to do with the story than the direction.Non Non Biyori looks like another different kind of show for the studio - it feels very quiet and s'life, but given my history with quiet, s'life shows, I don't think I'll enjoy it.Still this seems like it will be harmless and cute - if you like this kind of show.



WALKURE ROMANZE



ANIMATION STUDIO: 8-bit Studio (Infinite Stratos, Encouragement of Climb)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Autumn

SEIYUU: , , , ,

DIRECTOR:(B Gata H Kei, Welcome to the NHK)

SERIES COMPOSITION: (Ben-to, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes)

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of 's eroge.



The story centres around Takahiro Mizuno, a student training to be a begleiter (knight's assistant) at an academy where aspiring knights joust. He himself had come to this academy to train as a knight, after becoming the unrivaled junior champion in his own home country. However, an injury in a tournament's finals forced him to withdraw. Instead, he decides to be a begleiter to one of the academy's maiden knights and help her win.



Why do these shows feel the need to ram in a school setting regardless of the subject matter?Anyway, this looks like your classic trashy eroge adaptation, complete with the usual set up of a bland male lead surrounded by vapid women scrambling for his cock. The setting for this is slightly unusual given the jousting angle, but those completely impractical armour designs are just stupid.The staff is noteworthy in that they can usually make the worst premise kinda fun, but I don't think they can work their magic on this rubbish.Avoiding



BLAZBLUE -ALTER MEMORY-



ANIMATION STUDIO: Team KG/Hoods Entertainment (Mysterious Girlfriend X)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Autumn

SEIYUU: , , ,

DIRECTOR:(Dragon Crisis!, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira~!)

SERIES COMPOSITION & SCRIPT: (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Asura Cryin')

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SUMMARY: Anime adaptation of ' fighting game franchise.



The story is set in December of 2199, when the streets are full of anticipation for the end of the year and the start of the new one. Amid the celebrations, word spreads that Ragna the Bloodedge, an SS-class rebel with the highest ever bounty on his head, has appeared in the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi. The apparent aim of Ragna or the "Grim Reaper" is the destruction of the system controlling the world. To collect the bounty, a motley array of unrivalled fighters converge on Kagutsuchi.



This looks like your stereotypical anime game adaptation - just look at those character designs!Not being a gamer I don't really get these shows since the mechanics of anime are utterly different to a game, causing most adaptations to feel clunky and awkward.I don't really have much faith in the staff on board here either - Hoods turn out the trashiest shows and the director has produced some garbage too.I suppose if you just focus on the action and ignore everything else BlazBlue may work, but I can't see much hope for this adaptation no matter how entertaining the source game franchise may be.



NEPPU KAIRIKU BUSHI ROAD



ANIMATION STUDIO: Kinema Citrus (Bottom Biting Bug, Yuyushiki)

JAPANESE AIRDATE: Autumn

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DIRECTOR: (Princess Resurrection, Needless)

SCREENPLAY: (Nitroplus writer)

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SUMMARY: Collaboration between Bushiroad, video distributor , software company , and anime studio . Will be part of a new card game and involves mecha somehow.



The character Ame is a princess miko formerly of the country Ise, YagySuis a cursed human weapon and Kazusa Shin is a young leader of the mighty country T rai.



Apparently this is a reboot of this project after everyone originally working on it bailed.Originally it was a collab between Broccoli, Gainax & Nitroplus, but that has changed to Bandai, Kinema Citrus & Nitroplus.There is no actual word on if this will actually happen this season, and details about the plot/cast are non-existent at this stage.It kind of feels like a glorious mess & I'm actually pretty interested in seeing what comes out of this strange mixture.Will be looking out for more information.



PUPA



ANIMATION STUDIO: Stud
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