Welcome to another edition of our seasonal anime preview. A bit later than we normally put it out, but hey, at least this way most of the shows have trailers to link to.
A Message from the NKVD: Well its time once again to point out this is a preview, and not a review. That “p” makes a difference a very big difference in fact. On another note many of us are old grouchy mean spirited cynics and not wide eyed idealistic fat cat communist NEETs. If you are part of the “animu is SRSfkn business” part of the fandom do yourself a favor and just read the summary from ANN so you can preserve your fragile optimism for your harem animu. Other than that Liberty Prime is watching and ready to initiate directive 7395, destroy all communists. All info is from ANN, MAL, or wikipedia. Also I got my hands on some heavier ordinance complements of Uncle Sam…
Click on link to jump to the series: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Owari Naki Unmei | Chu-Bra!! | Sora no Woto | Seikon no Qwaser | Ladies vs. Butlers | Omamori Himari | Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu | Dance in the Vampire Bund | Durarara!! | Hidamari Sketch×☆☆☆ (Hoshimittsu) | Ookamikakushi | Nodame Cantabile Finale | Katanagatari | Hanamaru Kindergarten
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Owari Naki Unmei
Animation Studio: Yumeta Company (Neo Angelique Abyss, Miracle Train)
Website: http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/tv/haruka/destiny/
Source: Third anime in the Haruka -Beyond the Stream of Time- series and is the second franchise in KOEI’s popular Neoromance line of games for female gamers. (The other Neoromance franchises are Angelique and La Corda D’Oro.)
Summary: Akane Motomiya and her friends Tenma and Shimon are pulled by a demon into another world, where Akane becomes the Priestess of the Dragon God. The people of this world tell her that she is the only one who can stop the demons from taking over; meanwhile, the demons want to use her power for their own ends. Luckily, Akane has the Hachiyou, eight men with powers of their own who are sworn to protect the Dragon Priestess. (Summary of the first anime series)
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: Oh baby, man harems, and it’s no Ouran.
Crusader: Mabdese FRONT AND CENTER!
ExecutiveOtaku: Nothing here for me, moving on.
Mabdese: I feel strangely compelled to watch this because I watched the OVAs…and I own the games…
Reverse Vampire: Ooo, pretty boys, but definitely no substance by the looks of it.
Possible Bloggers: Mabdese
Chu-Bra!!
Animation Studio: ZEXCS(Da Capo, Chrome Shelled Regios)
Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/chuubra/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Adaptation of the manga by Yumi Nakata.
Summary: The story centers on Nayu, a middle school girl who shocks her schoolmates on the first day of school by wearing black lace panties. She likes this kind of underwear, and she tries to “spread the word on the merits of [these kinds of] underwear” via an underwear club with her schoolmates, who are worried about their bodies’ development and which underwear to choose.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: It’s like they aren’t even trying to be clever or subtle about it anymore. If you look at some of the images from the manga floating around you’d think it was a relatively docile show, but the animation character designs are rather smut-like.
Crusader: Bypassing, I suspect that this will not be allowed viewing when in country.
ExecutiveOtaku: It felt wrong of me just to find and add info/trailer for this one. No thanks. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to purify myself in Menoth’s eyes by spending some time on the wrack.
Mabdese: Wow. This passed subtle and left it in the dust. PASS. Try harder.
Reverse Vampire: Die, ecchi, die…
Sora no Woto
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Fairy Tail, Kannagi)
Website: http://www.sorawoto.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Original work by Aniplex, series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino (Mai-Hime, Mai-Otome, Macross Frontier).
Summary: The story is set in the future on a land that, after being scarred by long-lasting wars, has settled into quiet decline. The protagonist is Kanata Kumika, a 15-year-old girl who fulfills her dream of enlisting in the army and joins a unit of five girls who protect a fortress. The girls also play music that reverberate across the skies over towns without people and seas without fish.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: Many have noted the “K-ON-ification” of this series as we went from this very attractive original character design to the moe-fiction above. Now I enjoyed K-ON and I like moe anime generally, but I like some variety. That being said, A-1 Pictures is A quality studio production wise so I expect it will be good.
Crusader: Ah a 15 year old who knows what she wants in life…sounds like something fluffy to watch in country without pissing off the locals.
ExecutiveOtaku: ‘K-ON Joins the Army’ isn’t exactly thrilling me with its concept, it sounds like a very gentle post conflict situation. Still, I’ll give it an episode at least.
Mabdese: I might have to watch this just to figure out how they’re going to slant it but it doesn’t look like it will be that great…
Reverse Vampire: Looks promising, it better not turn out be crap or some typical moeblob.
Possible Bloggers: Crusader
Seikon no Qwaser
Animation Studio:Taki Corporation
Website: http://www.qwaser.jp/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Adaptation of Hiroyuki Yoshino and Kenetsu Satou’s manga.
Summary: The mature supernatural action story follows the students of the privately-run St. Mikhailov Academy — in particular, a boy named Aleksander who is a qwaser, or a manipulator of the element of iron. The story is known for its heavy emphasis on fan service, especially with breast milk as a plot device.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: When ANN mentions breast milk as a plot device, how can you not watch? And ANN gives the manga a rating of “Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence).” Sounds like my kind of show.
Crusader: Breast Milk as a plot device? I am sure the the local clerics would love this…
ExecutiveOtaku: Too bad about the gratuitous fanservice, it almost sounded like they had something going there with the whole Imperial Russia influences thing. Will give it one episode but likely do not want.
Mabdese: I literally got half way through this thing with high hopes and then they crashed but…I kind of want to watch it, is that wrong? MC looks a bit like Blackjack in I squint too.
Shokkeru: Despite how horrible the fanservice sounds, the promo art and character designs look fairly interesting. Might be work checking out, but I’m not expecting much from this.
Reverse Vampire: One glowing eye, white hair…another D.Gray Man to be, with 120% more fanservice and boobs.
Ladies vs. Butlers
Animation Studio: Xebec (To Love-ru, Heroic Age)
Website: http://www.ladies-vs-butlers.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Adaptation of the light novel by Tsukasa Kozuki
Summary: The school romantic comedy revolves around Akiharu Hino, an ordinary high school student who unfortunately looks like a juvenile delinquent. He enrolls into an academy that was once a school for upper-class ladies, and he is placed in the school’s newly established servant training department. The students there are raised to be either maids or butlers, and Akiharu finds himself in the middle of the bickering cliques.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: I dig the tsundere-looking girl with gigantic drill hair. Oh yeah, and the main character grabs her boob by accident in the preview, never seen that before. That aside I usually give most of these harem lovecoms a shot at least. Sometimes they do have enough charm to keep me around. Plus with Ayako Kawasumi and Mai Nakahara as leading ladies you are on solid ground. Giggled a bit at the Kanokon-inspired character designs too (same director).
Crusader: Were the mission to Troll and Flame the locals rather than win hearts and minds…
ExecutiveOtaku: You readers know me, you’ve seen my posts and my comments. You know I’m not some bitter old malcontent. But frack me if this season doesn’t have some utter crap in it. Moe, moe, fanservice, pantyshots: I want the three minutes of my life I spent watching that preview back! I literally facepalmed…twice. Perhaps if I feel the need to scourge myself in anime viewing form I’ll watch this.
Mabdese: I just want to know why there is always one tiny one. ALWAYS. Ugh before watching the trailer I almost wanted to watch this but now I’m not as sure…probably will since I’m a sucker for horrible things.
Reverse Vampire: Zzz…someone help me get out of this world of maidos and buttlers…I’ve seen ENOUGH!
Omamori Himari
Animation Studio:Zexcs (Mushi-shi, Rental Magica)
Website: http://anime.webnt.jp/omahima/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Based on the manga by Matra Milan.
Summary: The slapstick romantic comedy centers around an ordinary 16-year-old high school boy named Yūto Amakawa who is protected by a spirit — specifically, a beautiful, sword-wielding cat girl spirit named Himari. Yūto is descended from a family that has subjugated demons since time immemorial. The charm that once protected him is now impotent, but fortunately, at that same moment, Himari appears before him as his new guardian.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: Extrange previously covered this wickedly delicious manga drawn by a former ero-mangaka. Needless to say, it is one sexy harem romp with one of my favorite character archetypes- the sword-wielding chick, and the male lead even occasionally grows a set. though I don’t think I like the anime version of the character designs as much as the manga version. Probably going to be placated by the fact that Ami Koshimizu is voicing the sultry Himari, nya.
Crusader: I think the locals and the Turks at the ECPs will not take to these harem shows. I suppose Calawain will have all the fun this season.
ExecutiveOtaku: Eh, sounds a little generic, but maybe I’ll give the first episode a shot in the hopes of at best some ok comedy.
Mabdese: Definitely the plot of a dozen other animes. No thank you, maybe if it was like…an evil cat girl or a bunny or a fish or anything else…but no.
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
Animation Studio: SILVER LINK (Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity-)
Website: http://www.bakatest.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Based on the light novel series by Kenji Inoue.
Summary: The story centers around a boy named Akihisa Yoshii also known as the idiot or the baka of the title. He attends an academy where they rigidly divide the student body based on the result of the tests taken. Students summon beings that are used for battles and wars between the classes, with their power based on the students’ scores or grades. On the day of the placement test, a smart girl named Mizuki Himeji had a fever and couldn’t complete her test and was pigeonholed into the F class. Akihisa, who pitied her, pitched an idea to his class to rule over the higher level classes by doing a summoned being wars for both Mizuki’s sake and to get more and more prestigious items.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: I’ve read the translated volume of this (the translator has a bit of trouble with his English at times, but I appreciate the effort) and it’s been drop-dead hilarious. Studio and director are a bit new, but they have a great source to work off. I hope they are able to pull off the quick-fire lines that would take this over the top.
Crusader: Finally a comedy, will do recon hope it doesn’t offend the locals or get the FOB brass all bent out of shape.
ExecutiveOtaku: Sounds ridiculous and over-the-top dramatic enough to possibly work. Will give a three episode test.
Mabdese: I’ll probably try to watch this because I really like this sort of stuff (like School Rumble where everything is ridiculous).
Reverse Vampire: I wish school was like that…but real life doesn’t work that way.
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Animation Studio: SHAFT (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Bakemonogatari)
Website: http://www.vampirebund.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Based on the manga by Nozomu Tamaki.
Summary: The story revolves around Mina Tepes, princess-ruler of all vampires, and her “protector,” Akira. Like other vampires, Mina has been in hiding with her people for many years. Seeking to end centuries of isolation, Mina gains permission to create a special district for vampires, “The Bund”, off the coast of Japan by paying off the national debt of the Japanese government. Mina then reveals to the world the existence of vampires and her desire for both races to live together. Tensions, however, run high as fearful humans and extremist vampire factions begin to interfere with Mina’s wish for peace with the human world.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: One of the more entertaining manga in my collection, there are a couple of non-TV friendly scenes that I’m curious as to how they will handle. However, the vast majority of material is nothing too extreme, and you never know what you are going to get with SHAFT and Shinbo. Not quite sold on Aoi Yuki as Mina, but we’ll see.
Crusader: I’ll let the civilians enjoy SHAFT’s latest work some how I think the locals would deem it blasphemous and might take the loli service to be a jibe at some aspects pertaining to their Prophet.
ExecutiveOtaku: All the loli fanservice and rivers of blood stuff is a turn-off, but it is SHAFT so I am required by law to give it a shot. The story sounds interesting too. Will three episode test it.
Mabdese: Why are vampires so vogue this season? Don’t say Twilight. Anyway I’m so over vampires so I’ll skip this.
Shokkeru: This doesn’t look like an anime that SHAFT would normally produce, but then again they do have many faces (see Hidamari vs Zetsubou). Being a SHAFT fan, I’ll give it a look see.
Durarara!!
Animation Studio: Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Yatsume Yuujin Chou)
Website: http://www.durarara.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1 and Trailer 2
Source: Based on the light novel series by Ryogo Narita.
Summary: Ryuugamine Mikado is a boy who longs for the exciting life of the big city. At the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi, he transfers to a school in Ikebukuro. Masaomi has warned him about people he doesn’t want to cross in the city: a champion fighter, an informant, and a mysterious gang called “Darazu.” Nervous from Masaomi’s stories, Mikado witnesses an urban legend on his first day in the city, the Headless Rider astride a black motorcycle. From then on, the existence of supernatural cases and a gang called the Yellow Turbans will rise to the surface, and Ikebukuro will pushed to the breaking point.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: Brains Base and this director tend to make very strange series, few of which I care for. Probably going to be one of the few that avoid this one.
Crusader: Seems to have sexy violence instead of sexy fanservice so seeing as how I get slim pickings in country I might as well do recon on this.
ExecutiveOtaku: Hell yeah, finally something this series that I can actually get excited for! Will watch, might blog.
Mabdese: Hm, it looks like it could be okay but somehow the music and the scenes of the trailer didn’t go together so I’m concerned for the anime itself…maybe watch the first episode just to check it out.
Shokkeru: I thought the art style looked familiar and then I found out that it’s the same artist that did Yozakura Quartet. Another show I’ll have to check out.
Reverse Vampire: Woot, another Baccano! But it wouldn’t hurt to watch the first episode and get a feel of it.
Possible bloggers: ExecutiveOtaku, Crusader
Hidamari Sketch×☆☆☆ (Hoshimittsu)
Animation Studio: SHAFT (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Bakemonogatari.)
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/
Source: Third season of series based on the manga by Ume Aoki.
Summary: Centers around a young girl named Yuno who finally is able to get accepted into Yamabuki Art High School, which she has longed for. To attend the school, Yuno moves and starts to live in a small apartment building named the Hidamari Apartments located near the school. Once there, she starts making new friends like her classmate Miyako and the second year students, Hiro and Sae. The events of the characters’ everyday lives are shown as they attend the school together and get to know each other better.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: I’ve watched the first two seasons, it takes a certain kind to enjoy…OH GOD YOSHINOYA IS HOT…er sorry about that. It’s definitely lighter faire, you would classify it as slice of life comedy.
Crusader: Not my cup of tea, might watch out of desperation…
ExecutiveOtaku: Doesn’t seem like my cup of tea, and I didn’t watch the earlier seasons anyway.
Mabdese: No. That is all.
Shokkeru: I’ll have to admit that I’m guilty of watching this show. However, it is a good thing that SHAFT is producing this series otherwise I don’t think it would have been as interesting to watch as it has been.
Ookamikakushi
Animation Studio: AIC (Seto no Hanayome, NyanKoi!)
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/okami/
Source: Based on the mystery novel PSP game by Konami which was directed by Ryukishi07 (Higurashi and with character design by Peach-Pit (Shugo Chara, Rozen Maiden).
Summary: A 16 year old boy, Hiroshi Kuzumi, has recently moved into a new town in the mountains. The town is separated into new and old streets by the river, and many mysterious local cultures still remain. Although confused and enjoying his new life, one person kept her distance from him: class committee member Kushinada Nemura. In their few encounters she gave him a word of advice: “Stay away from the old streets”
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: AIC is an A-grade studio, so I almost always will watch a show merely because they are in on it. I don’t really care for Peach-Pit works, but they sure know how to draw amazing character designs, and Ryukishi07 is a brilliant writer, so all in all it has a good foundation.
Crusader: Been a while since I saw a good mystery series, as long as it is tame there should be no local offense to this.
ExecutiveOtaku: May have potential for an interesting mystery show. Will give it at least one episode.
Mabdese: This looks really good to me.I’m always up for a good mystery anime. Plus I actually tend to like anime made from games…
Possible bloggers: Mabdese
Nodame Cantabile Finale
Animation Studio: J.C. Staff (Honey and Clover, Toradora!)
Website: http://www.nodame-anime.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Third and final season adaptation of the manga by Tomoko Ninomiya.
Summary: At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki’s arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he’s demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a conductor while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki’s girlfriend. It doesn’t help that Noda, who insists on being called Nodame, lives right next door to him. (Summary from season 1)
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: I think you would find it difficult to show me a josei show that I actually enjoyed.
Crusader: Despite the flaws of the second season I might give this one a try.
ExecutiveOtaku: I liked the first season, but just not quite enough for the second and this one. Though I’m sure there are many fans looking forward to this.
Mabdese: I never made it through the first season and basically slept through the live action, I’ll leave this one to the fans.
Katanagatari
Animation Studio: WHITE FOX (Tears to Tiara)
Website: http://www.katanagatari.com/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Adaptation of light novel by NisiOisin (Bakemonogatari)
Summary: A swordfight story taking place in Edo era (17th – 19th century). Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts and lives in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: The strange character designs are a real turn off, and I didn’t care much for NisiOisin’s other work, nor the animation studio involved.
Crusader: I can tolerate weird art if the adventure story is decent enough, looks like minimal local friction with this at any rate.
ExecutiveOtaku: I have mixed feelings about the art style for this (backgrounds, great; characters, not so much) but the story sounds cool. Definite three episode test.
Mabdese: WANT NOW. This thing, this anime is such a strange mixture of things that I really want to see it. It reminds me of Okami in a strange way and the art is so clean and distinctive that I’m hoping it reflects the story.
Reverse Vampire: Might want to do this, all because of its unique art style. But I’ll judge it if it’s watch-worthy when the first few episodes arrive.
Possible bloggers: Mabdese, Reverse Vampire
Hanamaru Kindergarten
Animation Studio: GAINAX (FLCL, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/hanamaru/
Available Trailers: Trailer 1
Source: Based on the manga by Yuto.
Summary: Anzu goes to a preschool with her friends, the shy Koume and the eccentric Hiiragi. Together they try to attract attention from their caretaker Tsuchida. However, he is clearly more interested in the pretty Yamamoto who supervises the class next door.
Writer’s Commentary
Calawain: What.
Crusader: Great lolis…I deference to the locals I shall pass, even if they are a boring teetotaling society that can’t laugh at their own religion. If only we invaded North Korea instead…
ExecutiveOtaku: Gainax, creators of Evangelion, TTGL, and numerous other memorable series are doing this? Surely this is a sign of the End Times.
Mabdese: Why is this one last. I didn’t even make it through the trailer. What are you even doing Gainax? Did you run out of bunny girls that were fueling your dreams? Oh god we’re all going to die!
Reverse Vampire: Ohh, teaching us how to handle little rascals in adulthood or in preschool? Please, don’t let it be another Kodomo no Jikan…
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Not a fan of harem, ecchi or moe, so winter picking are pretty slim for me then.
So looks like I can spend winter catching up with all my dvr stuff or rewatching animes I actually know I’ll like or those from fall that I never got round to.
Better still I’ll start decaling all my damn model kits, I think that would actually be more entertaining than a lot of what they are offering anime wise for winter.
I think I will pass for this winter Season. Still I really Loved Shows For Fall and Last Summer ^_^
“Gainax, creators of Evangelion, TTGL, and numerous other memorable series’
Whut, you included TTLG in the “memorable” cadre ? Face it, chum, Gainax didnt do anything worthy since the beginning of the millennium.
Obviously, sir, we have a grave difference of opinion concerning Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, but I shall end my words here before I am obliged to seek satisfaction on the field of honor.
/pistols at dawn
Well this season is very lacking… maybe one or two will be decent but my hopes are very low…. Now back to ANN to refresh the main page until some Code Geass news appears or I blackout.
i pass the other anime this winter season but not nodame cantabile season finale…
can’t wait to watch anime in this coming spring 2010!!!! MAID-SAMA!!!kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Well, with the cash that SHAFT’s been pulling in from Bakemonogatari, at least this season they shouldn’t be skimping on production values…
This season looks absolutely dreadful barring two or three shows.
Well at least Durarara! looks good. Why can’t Anime be good these days. All we get is moe, harem, loli and yuri.
I’m going to arbitrarily bet Hanamaru will be the best show this season.
I bet Hanamaru is going to be surprisingly entertaining. The trailer never fails to crack me up.
I’m surprised that there seems like relatively little love for the Nodame Finale. Maybe it’s because it’s a sequel it’s tough to get into at this point, but I would’ve expected to see more people psyched about it.
i have no clue myself–it always came across to me as a popular series.
I don’t personally indulge in it because it just doesn’t fit my tastes well, but I know a lot of other people who I’m sure would be excited? I dunno.
@Crusader
Where are you stationed? The Iraqis love watching loli and fanservice shows around me. Also, why can’t you watch anime alone on your laptop? Is there locals everywhere you go?
I’ll definitely check out:
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Ookamikakushi
Everything I’ll check out once
The where and when are OPSEC, but I am being told that the mission is always changing, but convoy, patrol, and ECP is what I am expecting.
I’d rather watch with other people to be honest hence the amount of mecha I plan on lugging with me.
well crusader – at least you’re not missing much… as poor a season as i’ve seen…
Shokkeru, you don’t want to check out Yozakura Quartet as an anime. It was horrible, especially compared to the manga. I highly recommend the manga.
The lack of mecha makes me worry for japan
Not bad, looking forward to Katanagatari, Durarara!! and Dance in the Vampire Bund ,Sora no Woto those shows look alright. Dunno what ill blog lol maybe Durarara!! or Katanagatari.
Vampire Bund is a must. Other than that? I´ll give each show a first episode look. After that, I don´t know. Depends on my mood and how much time I´ve got on my hands.
Look who it is!
Haha, I’ve discovered your loli tastes. Katanagatari and Durarara for me. I can’t find anything else of interest this season. Got more than enough backlog to hold me over though.
yes, I´m at various places all over the net in multiple languages
Who doesn´t have a enormous backlog?
Biggest reason for watching Vampire Bund? It´s Shaft. That is enough reason for me to watch it even though I bash Shaft for making repeating scenes or just one colored screens I love their animation design and quality.
But to sprint a short off topic: I was going to say that I have no interest in lolis, but when thinking back to some anime I can´t say I don´t have any interest in them, but it´s small, almost to small to be counted.
Sora no Woto really does look like “K-ON goes to war”, even the blonde looks like a palette-swapped Sawako “Death-Devil” sensei… So the premise is that they join the military band and spend their days at an FOB???
Rather hilarious that Hiroyuki Yoshino has a hand in this, and the next show, the “breast milk power up” series Qwaser.
Katanagatari seems okay to me, being a work from Nisioisin, I’d expect more out of word play, puns and exposition rather than artwork or animation.
Indeed I am hoping to compare their FOB to the one I get stuck at.
I feel bad for Sora no Woto. That original art looks wonderful…
Ookamikakushi sounds interesting. I agree with mabdese, a good mystery show would really hit the spot.
and Baka to Test sounds amusing. I’ll give that at least a two episode run.
Katanagatari makes me want to download its art for my desktop. but not really watch it….
Uggh… I guess I’ll have to fall back on continuing series, for the most part.
Heh seems like all boring news : |
Sad is that all those good series end with only 12 episodes … kampfer,darker th.black 2 etc
I hope one day there will be sequel. But they must work fast, 2012 is coming….
Sigh, this season is for the perverts.
I only find one that I actually do want to watch and two others that are undecided due to ecchi (vomit) factor.
Actually prett bummed about the comming season. Durarara!! and Sora no Woto seem to be the only things that really strike me initially as interesting. I wish Sora no Woto didn’t look so K-ON-ish though. I didn’t like that style to begin with, and I still don’t.
The Chu-Bra! manga is more moe cute than ecchi. The humor comes from the main character’s matter-of-fact fact-of-life approach to a subject that her classmates are uncomfortable talking about – comfortable and fashionable undies. The socially clueless heroine talks about the proper wear for different ages and body types in clinical, practical detail – both educating and embarresing her friends. If the anime manages to capture the silly innocent side of the manga it could do well – but if it goes the pantyshot route the trailer suggests than it will be a total waste of cute source material.
‘Seikon no Qwaser’ is one of the worst series of the last season. Leaving aside the euphemisms thumbed (fanservice, ecchi, etc), this series can only be described as pornographic. That is the kinda crap that makes me ashamed to like Anime.
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