The anime season all have been waiting for is finally behind the next corner. Its just a matter of days; notice how I ignore those March series, before every paradigm in this dying industry gets destroyed by an infinite explosion of brilliance and creative hope. In a wasteland of eroge adaptations, outsourced action scenes, boring and disgustingly plastic moe but not styled at all designs and a foolish emphasis on shiny silly scenes with a bad management of movement the thousand gods of Japanese animation will finally descend upon us to save us of mediocrity!
For those who havent actually noticed, I was practicing my abilities at manufacturing hype and creating dramatic anticipation. Still, I was serious when I said you should really be excited for what lies before, as has there hardly been the promise of such a congregation of geniality in so little time before in this medium. Here is the AMAZING list of expected releases ordered chronologically:
March 20
Ketai Shoujo
Silly anime about a girl who finds friends and her life love through a cel-phone game. Not on the other releases ground at all.
March 28
HitoHira
Moe seinen adaptation about a shy girl who wants to become an actress.
April 1
Gurren Lagann
HELL YEAH! I had written an extensive Gurren Lagann anticipatory script for one of those Spanish forums I frequently visit, yet this official thread demands short explanations of why you should look forward to a series or ignore it completely, so I will quickly summarize why this new Gainax project is only second to Dennou Coil on my hype list. Basic premise: in a world where humans have been forced to live underground by so many years theyve already forgotten there used to exist an upperland a young talented yet unmotivated boy named S(h)imon and his best hot-blooded friend named Kamina get involved into a mad adventure after a giant mechanic monster falls on their village opening a hole on the ceiling and before it kills them a hot redhead named Yoko arrives from the surface and saves them using her big guns. Now, its directed by THE master of exaggerated violence Hiroyki MOTHERFUC*ING Imaishi, who you may remember on FLCL 5, those amazing Abenobashi mecha-themed episodes and Dead Leaves, the production is way ahead of schedule and theres already the confirmed participation of animators like You Yoshinari, Sushio, Kou Yoshinari and (Tetsuya Nishio). Also, GAF Dragon Quest playing idol is doing the opening song, a super-generic tune you may hear in the TV Spot.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_lSGooF1Y TV Spot:
Hayate no Gotoku!
LOL, shounen anime with shotas, lolis and aimed for the average otaku about an emo boy who becomes a high-society butler who must fight for his master.
Mahou Shojo Lyrical Nahona Strikers
Second sequel to magical girl show which only redeeming point was Kou Yoshinaris first episode participation but now the girls are MILFs.
Seto no Hanayome
I just skimmed through the preview, read a thing about a young girl telling a boy to Marry her and barely ignored it. Seems to be about the daughter of a mermaid mafia godfather who wants to become a human boy's bride.
Heroic Age
Tarzan in Space by Fafner staff.
April 2
El Cazador de la Bruja
LOL, BeeTrain. LOL, bishoujos with guns. LOL, third part in the Noir triology.
IdolM@ster Xenoglossia
Hime-team adaptation of the popular IdolM@ster game, but now the girls pilot mechs!
April 3
CLAYMORE
Good Jump! manga with fantasy setting about Claire, a girl trained to kill demons, gets MadHouse adaptation OUTSOURCING AHOY! <-Just look the quantity of MadHouse series this season and consider it.
(Will add picture later.)
Over Drive
Bicycle anime.
Oh Edo! Rocket Tele Tama
FMA director does a low budget show. It's a Sci-Fi classical Japan anachronic tale of fireworks.
Saint Beast ~Kouin Jojoshi Tenshitan
Yaoi remake. The site is all flash and I'm not planning on looking for a picture. http://www.saintbeast.com/
Shining Tears Cross
Game adaptation, ask that excited guy in the other thread what to expect of it.
Kono Aozora Ni Yakusoku Wo
Eroge adaptation. Supposedly with a somber tone and by ArtLand. I still wont watch, I am already planning to pick nine shows.
Sisters of Wellber
The EPIC IG adventure! Except its outsourced. Has an idiotically convoluted plot that almost appears to be a good fantasy premise, shame that thinking a little ruins that illusion.
Polyphonica
Hideous uninspired designs in a series about artists that charm and capture faeries to the point they are forced to live in their own paradisiacal continent.
April 4
Nagasarate Airantou
Guy gets on an island in which a group of hot girls have been living alone for a long time and now they all try to get laid with him.
Romeo X Juliet
Gonzo does classic Shakespeare at least in name and concept for the story is completely different. The scenery reminds me strongly of Shoujo Kakumei Utena movie and the trailer looks like campy fun. The main staff is a group of newbies, though.
Kissdum -ENGAGE planet-
Even if the production was full of little obstacles the thing seems to have turned out, according to duckroll, fairly well. I still dislike 3D-CG mecha, but Sushio characters are excellent. Standard mecha plot with humanity fighting bizzarre alien live-forms called Hardians.
(Seriously the biggest image I could find besides the character designs.)
Gigantic Formula
All star mecha designers in what looks like a G Gundam, robots from all over the world fighting in a tournament to avoid wars, remake with Kamichus designs. Would be more excited for it if the mechas werent 3D-CG.
April 5
Darker than Black
Tensai Okamuras pet project! Probably a better scripted Read or Die, with super-powered spies in stylish environments, about a black space that appeared in the middle of Tokyo and the organizations that seek to unveil its mysteries. Should be a fun ride and probably much better than Ayakashi Ayashi. Also: Yokko Kanno is doing the soundtrack.
April 6
Kamichama Karin
By the girl who did that popular super-cute manga that had the recent spin-off Winter Garden yet I dont remember its name now. About a girl who becomes able to channel Athenas powers.
April 7
Kaze no Shoujo Emily
Another close book adaptation as Shoujo Cossete. Not really my thing, theyve should gone with the old style just for nostalgia.
Seirei no Moribito
High budgeted IG epic production, this time is real, by SAC director with Kenji Kawai as music composer! Everything you need to know is that is about a 30 year old Saya with a halberd that now protects a young important boy in his journey. The new video looks amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9remU-fvbk
To Terra
Classic dystopia manga gets a new adaptation. Nobuteru Yuuki's designs in dokuro slot. The main premise is the ephitome of science fiction: children are no longer the spring of parents but genetically enginered, this results in the birth of humans with special powers called MU. The only thing going against it, you ask? Its by an unknown studio that has only done background art.
Saiunkoku Monogatari New Series
Well, a new Saiunkoku Monogatari series. Cant stand the visual design, but I guess it's just not my style.
BLUE DRAGON
Game to anime adaptation by Pierrot, theres no hope for this.
LOVECOM
Never read the manga but my sister loves it. About a girl who is much taller than the boy she likes.
Victorian Romance Emma 2nd Season
WOOO! SEASON 2!
April 8
Lucky Star
Horribly unfunny 4Koma manga gets a KyoAni adaptation. About some high-school girls and their antics.
sola
Huh super marketable story by Kanon writer.
Bokurano
Really fun, yeah I find tragedy, suffering and madness fun, Morioh Kitoh manga in Gonzos hands. Kids get the control of a gigant machine they must use to protect Earth and take it as a game, yet as the conflict escalates they discover the true nature of their quest. The staff is pretty good, Hiroyuki Morita as director, so I have hopes. Also, mecha is 2D.
April 12
Ookiku Furikabutte
Baseball anime with actually good designs!
(Will add picture later.)
Monster Princess
MadHouse is on a roll! And people expect Claymore to keep up a decent animation... Gothic bishoujos.
April 28
The Skullman
Classic Ishimori anti-hero sentai manga goes anime! By Bones.
May 12
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Dennou Coil
Television animation will change forever. This is the series Ive been waiting for a long time, Kemonozume did a good job becoming a full sakuga showcase but its possibilities to create a revolution in the industry were null. Dennou Coil is different: NHK Educational Terrestrial Channel, 12 years in the making, amazing trust of big-shots in Mitsuo Iso and Takeshi Honda I AM ****ING HYPED AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO! The plot is set in a future not far from now where "Dennou Megane" (Computer spectacles) have become a commonplace object among children. On one summer's day, the sixth-grader Yasako moves to Ooguro City where her grandmother lives. There, she got to be friends with a set of characteristic people, starting with another transfer student, Isako. How will the adventures of these young boys and girls over the span of one summer, in a mysterious world where computerized space and everyday life curiously mix together, change Yasako and Isako?
Opening and AMAZING trailer, which shows the Iso style everyone should love, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwlt4mnzrAM
ANIME OF THE YEAR!
DAMN, that was long. Thanks to Konekos blog, Catsuka, manuloz, Gainax.fr, AniPages Daily, AnimeSukis forum, our very own duckroll and the Andrews DB list for the information.
BTW, duckroll: was there any new GL footage in the TAF booth? I already read about what you said, and saw the captured trailer itself, for Dennou Coil and was really surprised to see it that action packed, not what I expected at all. Really reminds me of Hosodas Digimon movies.
For those who havent actually noticed, I was practicing my abilities at manufacturing hype and creating dramatic anticipation. Still, I was serious when I said you should really be excited for what lies before, as has there hardly been the promise of such a congregation of geniality in so little time before in this medium. Here is the AMAZING list of expected releases ordered chronologically:
March 20
Ketai Shoujo
Silly anime about a girl who finds friends and her life love through a cel-phone game. Not on the other releases ground at all.
March 28
HitoHira
Moe seinen adaptation about a shy girl who wants to become an actress.
April 1
Gurren Lagann
HELL YEAH! I had written an extensive Gurren Lagann anticipatory script for one of those Spanish forums I frequently visit, yet this official thread demands short explanations of why you should look forward to a series or ignore it completely, so I will quickly summarize why this new Gainax project is only second to Dennou Coil on my hype list. Basic premise: in a world where humans have been forced to live underground by so many years theyve already forgotten there used to exist an upperland a young talented yet unmotivated boy named S(h)imon and his best hot-blooded friend named Kamina get involved into a mad adventure after a giant mechanic monster falls on their village opening a hole on the ceiling and before it kills them a hot redhead named Yoko arrives from the surface and saves them using her big guns. Now, its directed by THE master of exaggerated violence Hiroyki MOTHERFUC*ING Imaishi, who you may remember on FLCL 5, those amazing Abenobashi mecha-themed episodes and Dead Leaves, the production is way ahead of schedule and theres already the confirmed participation of animators like You Yoshinari, Sushio, Kou Yoshinari and (Tetsuya Nishio). Also, GAF Dragon Quest playing idol is doing the opening song, a super-generic tune you may hear in the TV Spot.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC_lSGooF1Y TV Spot:
Hayate no Gotoku!
LOL, shounen anime with shotas, lolis and aimed for the average otaku about an emo boy who becomes a high-society butler who must fight for his master.
Mahou Shojo Lyrical Nahona Strikers
Second sequel to magical girl show which only redeeming point was Kou Yoshinaris first episode participation but now the girls are MILFs.
Seto no Hanayome
I just skimmed through the preview, read a thing about a young girl telling a boy to Marry her and barely ignored it. Seems to be about the daughter of a mermaid mafia godfather who wants to become a human boy's bride.
Heroic Age
Tarzan in Space by Fafner staff.
April 2
El Cazador de la Bruja
LOL, BeeTrain. LOL, bishoujos with guns. LOL, third part in the Noir triology.
IdolM@ster Xenoglossia
Hime-team adaptation of the popular IdolM@ster game, but now the girls pilot mechs!
April 3
CLAYMORE
Good Jump! manga with fantasy setting about Claire, a girl trained to kill demons, gets MadHouse adaptation OUTSOURCING AHOY! <-Just look the quantity of MadHouse series this season and consider it.
(Will add picture later.)
Over Drive
Bicycle anime.
Oh Edo! Rocket Tele Tama
FMA director does a low budget show. It's a Sci-Fi classical Japan anachronic tale of fireworks.
Saint Beast ~Kouin Jojoshi Tenshitan
Yaoi remake. The site is all flash and I'm not planning on looking for a picture. http://www.saintbeast.com/
Shining Tears Cross
Game adaptation, ask that excited guy in the other thread what to expect of it.
Kono Aozora Ni Yakusoku Wo
Eroge adaptation. Supposedly with a somber tone and by ArtLand. I still wont watch, I am already planning to pick nine shows.
Sisters of Wellber
The EPIC IG adventure! Except its outsourced. Has an idiotically convoluted plot that almost appears to be a good fantasy premise, shame that thinking a little ruins that illusion.
Polyphonica
Hideous uninspired designs in a series about artists that charm and capture faeries to the point they are forced to live in their own paradisiacal continent.
April 4
Nagasarate Airantou
Guy gets on an island in which a group of hot girls have been living alone for a long time and now they all try to get laid with him.
Romeo X Juliet
Gonzo does classic Shakespeare at least in name and concept for the story is completely different. The scenery reminds me strongly of Shoujo Kakumei Utena movie and the trailer looks like campy fun. The main staff is a group of newbies, though.
Kissdum -ENGAGE planet-
Even if the production was full of little obstacles the thing seems to have turned out, according to duckroll, fairly well. I still dislike 3D-CG mecha, but Sushio characters are excellent. Standard mecha plot with humanity fighting bizzarre alien live-forms called Hardians.
(Seriously the biggest image I could find besides the character designs.)
Gigantic Formula
All star mecha designers in what looks like a G Gundam, robots from all over the world fighting in a tournament to avoid wars, remake with Kamichus designs. Would be more excited for it if the mechas werent 3D-CG.
April 5
Darker than Black
Tensai Okamuras pet project! Probably a better scripted Read or Die, with super-powered spies in stylish environments, about a black space that appeared in the middle of Tokyo and the organizations that seek to unveil its mysteries. Should be a fun ride and probably much better than Ayakashi Ayashi. Also: Yokko Kanno is doing the soundtrack.
April 6
Kamichama Karin
By the girl who did that popular super-cute manga that had the recent spin-off Winter Garden yet I dont remember its name now. About a girl who becomes able to channel Athenas powers.
April 7
Kaze no Shoujo Emily
Another close book adaptation as Shoujo Cossete. Not really my thing, theyve should gone with the old style just for nostalgia.
Seirei no Moribito
High budgeted IG epic production, this time is real, by SAC director with Kenji Kawai as music composer! Everything you need to know is that is about a 30 year old Saya with a halberd that now protects a young important boy in his journey. The new video looks amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9remU-fvbk
To Terra
Classic dystopia manga gets a new adaptation. Nobuteru Yuuki's designs in dokuro slot. The main premise is the ephitome of science fiction: children are no longer the spring of parents but genetically enginered, this results in the birth of humans with special powers called MU. The only thing going against it, you ask? Its by an unknown studio that has only done background art.
Saiunkoku Monogatari New Series
Well, a new Saiunkoku Monogatari series. Cant stand the visual design, but I guess it's just not my style.
BLUE DRAGON
Game to anime adaptation by Pierrot, theres no hope for this.
LOVECOM
Never read the manga but my sister loves it. About a girl who is much taller than the boy she likes.
Victorian Romance Emma 2nd Season
WOOO! SEASON 2!
April 8
Lucky Star
Horribly unfunny 4Koma manga gets a KyoAni adaptation. About some high-school girls and their antics.
sola
Huh super marketable story by Kanon writer.
Bokurano
Really fun, yeah I find tragedy, suffering and madness fun, Morioh Kitoh manga in Gonzos hands. Kids get the control of a gigant machine they must use to protect Earth and take it as a game, yet as the conflict escalates they discover the true nature of their quest. The staff is pretty good, Hiroyuki Morita as director, so I have hopes. Also, mecha is 2D.
April 12
Ookiku Furikabutte
Baseball anime with actually good designs!
(Will add picture later.)
Monster Princess
MadHouse is on a roll! And people expect Claymore to keep up a decent animation... Gothic bishoujos.
April 28
The Skullman
Classic Ishimori anti-hero sentai manga goes anime! By Bones.
May 12
[URL="http://s01.imagehost.org/view.php?image=/0759/coil_promo.jpg"]
Dennou Coil
Television animation will change forever. This is the series Ive been waiting for a long time, Kemonozume did a good job becoming a full sakuga showcase but its possibilities to create a revolution in the industry were null. Dennou Coil is different: NHK Educational Terrestrial Channel, 12 years in the making, amazing trust of big-shots in Mitsuo Iso and Takeshi Honda I AM ****ING HYPED AND YOU SHOULD BE TOO! The plot is set in a future not far from now where "Dennou Megane" (Computer spectacles) have become a commonplace object among children. On one summer's day, the sixth-grader Yasako moves to Ooguro City where her grandmother lives. There, she got to be friends with a set of characteristic people, starting with another transfer student, Isako. How will the adventures of these young boys and girls over the span of one summer, in a mysterious world where computerized space and everyday life curiously mix together, change Yasako and Isako?
Opening and AMAZING trailer, which shows the Iso style everyone should love, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwlt4mnzrAM
ANIME OF THE YEAR!
DAMN, that was long. Thanks to Konekos blog, Catsuka, manuloz, Gainax.fr, AniPages Daily, AnimeSukis forum, our very own duckroll and the Andrews DB list for the information.
BTW, duckroll: was there any new GL footage in the TAF booth? I already read about what you said, and saw the captured trailer itself, for Dennou Coil and was really surprised to see it that action packed, not what I expected at all. Really reminds me of Hosodas Digimon movies.
