Sequels ahoy! :lol
September 13
Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan
A second television series based on Bandai's "Battle Spirits" TGC. Unlike the first series, this isn't written by Dai Sato, so nobody actually cares.
September 24
Queen's Blade: Heir to the Throne
Sequel to the original Queen's Blade fetish-fest hentai-lite TV show, now with skimpier armor and bigger breasts.
October 1
Nyan Koi
Guy that hates cats gets cursed by a cat deity; he is now able to understand cats, but if he doesn't fulfill the wishes of one hundred of them he will become a cat himself.
Kämpfer
Guy wakes up one morning to find he is now a girl, lesbian hi-jinks ensue.
Asura Cryin' 2
Sequel to some unremarkable show from a few months ago; next.
October 2
Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
A library full of books that are actually dead people is guarded by armed librarians against a religious cult known as Sindeki Kyoudan. Yeah, that's what I said, too.
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Spin-off of that extremely boring A Certain Magical Index show from a few seasons ago.
White Album Final
Sequel to White Album. I suppose we will be getting some new animation by Kou Yoshinari, if nothing else.
Seitokai no Ichizon
Boy becomes the only male on his school's all-female Student Council.
October 3
Usaru-san
An ordinary rabbit can turn into the super-hero Usaru-san by wearing a monkey costume and eating bananas.
Tentai Senshi Sunred Second Season
Finally! A sequel worth watching!
The Sacred Blacksmith
Fantasy bishoujo manga adaptation by Manglobe of Samurai Champloo and Michiko to Hatchin fame.
Shugo Chara Party!
Continuation of the popular magical-girl franchise.
Tegami Bachi
Jump Square manga adaptation. In a world that exists in perpetual night and is only partially illuminated by an artificial sun, a young boy works as a delivery boy at the "Bee Hive", a delivery service.
InuYasha: The Final Chapter
Remember when Rumiko Takahashi was good, GAF?
October 4
Miracle Train: Welcome to the Chuo Line
Hetalia-style bishounen show that personifies five stations of Tokyo's Oedo train line. By the director of Honey and Clover, Nodame Cantabile's first season and Aoi Hana. :lol
Yumeiro Pâtissière
Shoujo manga adaption. A clumsy young girl who wants to become a pâtissière meets the "spirit of sweets".
Natsu no Arashi 2
Sequel to the SHAFT show by Shinbo.
Heaven's Lost Property
Bishoujo manga adaptation.
October 5
Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu
New Shoji Kawamori show, a "heartwarming comedy" about "three cute sisters" that live in "a city abundant with natural wonders" and have the ability to "turn into animals". Oh, boy.
Shin KoihimeMusou
Adaptation of Berserk mangaka Kentaro Miura's new moe~moe bishoujo obsession.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza
Sequel to wishfulfillment show about a beautiful, perfect girl that just happens to like anime.
October 6
Kobato
Clamp manga adaptation. The main character is a young girl that, for unknown reasons, needs to fill a mysterious bottle with the feelings of people with a heart in pain.
Kimi ni Todoke
Shoujo manga adaptation by Production IG. About a girl with difficulty to make friends due to her likeness to The Ring's Sawako. Worth watching for Yuka Shibata's lovely character design and the confirmed 30 cuts of Kenichi Yoshida animation in the first episode. Trailer.
11eyes
Visual novel adaptation with bland character designs.
October 7
Sasameki Koto
A 15 year-old girl is secretly in love with her female best friend.
Cheburashka Arere
Based on the Russian national character Cheburashka. From Eduard Uspenskys story about a mysterious creature who gets accidentally transported to Russia in a box of oranges.
October 8
DARKER THAN BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini
Sequel to the Darker than Black TV show. Suou Pavlichenko, a cheerful 13 year old girl living in Russia, becomes embroiled in the war of the various factions and Contractors vying for power.
October 10
Gokyoudai Monogatari
Creepy looking kids have heartwarming adventures in their community.
Blue Literature
Anime adaptation of four Japanese literary works. Designs by Death Note's Takeshi Obata and Bleach's Kubo Tite.
October 12
Fairy Tail
Shounen manga adaptation by Satelight. A young sorceress, Lucy Heartfilia, travels to the land of Fiore to join the magical Fairy Tail Guild. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a teenage boy looking for a dragon named Igneel.
October 13
Thriller Restaurant
Episodic horror show for kids.
October 15
Kiddy Girl-and
The "long-awaited" sequel to Kiddy Grade. Set 50 years after the original.
Kuuchuu Buranko
Adaption of the award-winning collection of short stories by Hideo Okuda, directed Mononoke's Nakamura Kenji. The protagonist is an eccentric neurologist with an injection fetish and an Oedipus complex that is known for making patients much worse before they get better. SHOW OF THE YEAR RIGHT HERE, BROTHERS.
October 17
Winter Sonata
Anime adaptation of popular Korean drama.
October 25
Mahoromatic: Special Chapter ~Tadaima◇Okaeri~
Two episode TV special of Gainax's robot-maid anime.
Date Unconfirmed
Sangoku Engi
Chinese-Japanese anime adaptation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel classic.
So, what are you looking forward to, GAF? Personally, I think I'll just help myself to some Sunred S2, Kimi ni Todoke and Kuuchuu Buranko.
September 13
Battle Spirits: Shounen Gekiha Dan
A second television series based on Bandai's "Battle Spirits" TGC. Unlike the first series, this isn't written by Dai Sato, so nobody actually cares.
September 24
Queen's Blade: Heir to the Throne
Sequel to the original Queen's Blade fetish-fest hentai-lite TV show, now with skimpier armor and bigger breasts.
October 1
Nyan Koi
Guy that hates cats gets cursed by a cat deity; he is now able to understand cats, but if he doesn't fulfill the wishes of one hundred of them he will become a cat himself.
Kämpfer
Guy wakes up one morning to find he is now a girl, lesbian hi-jinks ensue.
Asura Cryin' 2
Sequel to some unremarkable show from a few months ago; next.
October 2
Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
A library full of books that are actually dead people is guarded by armed librarians against a religious cult known as Sindeki Kyoudan. Yeah, that's what I said, too.
A Certain Scientific Railgun
Spin-off of that extremely boring A Certain Magical Index show from a few seasons ago.
White Album Final
Sequel to White Album. I suppose we will be getting some new animation by Kou Yoshinari, if nothing else.
Seitokai no Ichizon
Boy becomes the only male on his school's all-female Student Council.
October 3
Usaru-san
An ordinary rabbit can turn into the super-hero Usaru-san by wearing a monkey costume and eating bananas.
Tentai Senshi Sunred Second Season
Finally! A sequel worth watching!
The Sacred Blacksmith
Fantasy bishoujo manga adaptation by Manglobe of Samurai Champloo and Michiko to Hatchin fame.
Shugo Chara Party!
Continuation of the popular magical-girl franchise.
Tegami Bachi
Jump Square manga adaptation. In a world that exists in perpetual night and is only partially illuminated by an artificial sun, a young boy works as a delivery boy at the "Bee Hive", a delivery service.
InuYasha: The Final Chapter
Remember when Rumiko Takahashi was good, GAF?
October 4
Miracle Train: Welcome to the Chuo Line
Hetalia-style bishounen show that personifies five stations of Tokyo's Oedo train line. By the director of Honey and Clover, Nodame Cantabile's first season and Aoi Hana. :lol
Yumeiro Pâtissière
Shoujo manga adaption. A clumsy young girl who wants to become a pâtissière meets the "spirit of sweets".
Natsu no Arashi 2
Sequel to the SHAFT show by Shinbo.
Heaven's Lost Property
Bishoujo manga adaptation.
October 5
Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu
New Shoji Kawamori show, a "heartwarming comedy" about "three cute sisters" that live in "a city abundant with natural wonders" and have the ability to "turn into animals". Oh, boy.
Shin KoihimeMusou
Adaptation of Berserk mangaka Kentaro Miura's new moe~moe bishoujo obsession.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza
Sequel to wishfulfillment show about a beautiful, perfect girl that just happens to like anime.
October 6
Kobato
Clamp manga adaptation. The main character is a young girl that, for unknown reasons, needs to fill a mysterious bottle with the feelings of people with a heart in pain.
Kimi ni Todoke
Shoujo manga adaptation by Production IG. About a girl with difficulty to make friends due to her likeness to The Ring's Sawako. Worth watching for Yuka Shibata's lovely character design and the confirmed 30 cuts of Kenichi Yoshida animation in the first episode. Trailer.
11eyes
Visual novel adaptation with bland character designs.
October 7
Sasameki Koto
A 15 year-old girl is secretly in love with her female best friend.
Cheburashka Arere
Based on the Russian national character Cheburashka. From Eduard Uspenskys story about a mysterious creature who gets accidentally transported to Russia in a box of oranges.
October 8
DARKER THAN BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini
Sequel to the Darker than Black TV show. Suou Pavlichenko, a cheerful 13 year old girl living in Russia, becomes embroiled in the war of the various factions and Contractors vying for power.
October 10
Gokyoudai Monogatari
Creepy looking kids have heartwarming adventures in their community.
Blue Literature
Anime adaptation of four Japanese literary works. Designs by Death Note's Takeshi Obata and Bleach's Kubo Tite.
October 12
Fairy Tail
Shounen manga adaptation by Satelight. A young sorceress, Lucy Heartfilia, travels to the land of Fiore to join the magical Fairy Tail Guild. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a teenage boy looking for a dragon named Igneel.
October 13
Thriller Restaurant
Episodic horror show for kids.
October 15
Kiddy Girl-and
The "long-awaited" sequel to Kiddy Grade. Set 50 years after the original.
Kuuchuu Buranko
Adaption of the award-winning collection of short stories by Hideo Okuda, directed Mononoke's Nakamura Kenji. The protagonist is an eccentric neurologist with an injection fetish and an Oedipus complex that is known for making patients much worse before they get better. SHOW OF THE YEAR RIGHT HERE, BROTHERS.
October 17
Winter Sonata
Anime adaptation of popular Korean drama.
October 25
Mahoromatic: Special Chapter ~Tadaima◇Okaeri~
Two episode TV special of Gainax's robot-maid anime.
Date Unconfirmed
Sangoku Engi
Chinese-Japanese anime adaptation of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel classic.
So, what are you looking forward to, GAF? Personally, I think I'll just help myself to some Sunred S2, Kimi ni Todoke and Kuuchuu Buranko.
