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On a side note, there is another anime starting in Spring that is based on a Shogakukan award winning manga (Space Bros) also being directed by a Watanabe (in this case Ayumu, of Doraemon fame). The Spring season is certainly shaping up to be a stacked season.

Isn't Ayumu also directing Mysterious Girlfriend X? Busy much?

 

[androvsky]

Sounds like we need an anime about samurai who attend a high school located on a spaceship.

Now there's something that'd save anime.

 

[Tomat]

Yoko Kanno
Jazz
Sold

Could be a boring watch though.

 

[7Th]

Isn't Ayumu also directing Mysterious Girlfriend X? Busy much?

The new Shinbo.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Big fan of Watanabe but the subject matter doesn't exactly excite me, another anime based in a school :/

 

[darkside31337]

Isn't Ayumu also directing Mysterious Girlfriend X? Busy much?

Yep he's also directing that. Guess he really got sick of working on Doraemon stuff.

 

[duckroll]

Yep he's also directing that. Guess he really got sick of working on Doraemon stuff.

Isn't Ayumu a female name?

 

[EviLore]

Does this concept not exist yet? Because it should. Only if there are space pirates who attend the school, though.

Evangelion probably ensured that every "...while attending high school" concept has been horse-beatingly explored.

 

[Branduil]

 

[Geneijin]

If Guilty Crown was the price we had to pay for this. I would gladly watch another 10 of that shit as sacrifice.

I will now officially believe in this.

 

[nilay]

Same here. I haven't watched a new show since... Baccano?

Oh man, me too. I am looking forward to see how this will turn out if only for the music

 

[Lafiel]

Is this real life?

Now all that needs to happen is the nakamura show to be revealed and to look awesome and ANIME will truly be saved!!!

 

[7Th]

Isn't Ayumu a female name?

Ayumu doesn't look like a girl to me:

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Hype overload!

 

[iavi]

I need to see this thing's op/ed vid/track choices. I need to like now.

 

[Genesis Knight]

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

Serious.

You need to go watch Baby Blue. Watanabe's much more than action.

I've seen Baby Blue. Watanabe is indeed more than action, but I wish he wasn't. I wanted another Champloo/Bebop/Macross.

 

[Kaladin]

So we can expect a US blu-ray release in 2, 3 years maybe?

 

[duckroll]

Ayumu doesn't look like a girl to me:

Yeah that looks pretty manly. He should get a less girly name.

 

[Krev]

I thought noitaminA was dead? At least in spirit. Apparently not!

Great trailer, looks terrific.

 

[falconzss]

JAZZ?!
COWBOY BEBOP?!
YOKO KANNO?!

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG.

Goosepumps!!!

 

[jmdajr]

Big fan of Watanabe but the subject matter doesn't exactly excite me, another anime based in a school :/

I feel ya. At the same time GTO is one of my favorite name of all time, so I have to give this a shot.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

Guys how should I feel about this?

 

[TheKaeptain]

Same here. I haven't watched a new show since... Baccano?

So not even Durarara?

 

[Dresden]

So not even Durarara?

If only drrr had been half as good as baccano . . .

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I hope they get Steve Blum for the English dub.

 

[Attackthebase]

Jazz, Xenosaga character designer, director of Samurai Champloo. Holy shit, I'm so fucking in.

 

[Instro]

So we can expect a US blu-ray release in 2, 3 years maybe?

Nah not that long, assuming it gets picked up upon airing.

 

[Shizzlee]

I will watch this. It should be good.

 

[secretanchitman]

this is going to be excellent. i cant wait for this to start airing. hopefully it will last longer episode-wise than cowboy bebop did!

 

[TheKaeptain]

If only drrr had been half as good as baccano . . .

Oh hell Nah! Meet me somewhere!

 

[Mortrialus]

Oh hell yeah. I am definitely checking this out when it airs. Still, I'm worried that even if it is good, its ratings /dvd sales are going to be awful like just about everything now-a-days that isn't moe.

 

[Confusion Illusion]

Shinichirou Watanabe+Yoko Kanno= Count me in!

 

[immortal-joe]

Just get the entire English cast from Bebop for this. And H-o-l-e shit will Yoko knock this one waaaayyyy out of the park.

 

[RurouniZel]

Already posted in anime thread, but worth repeating!

Daaaaaaaamn! Need this show!

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Anime is saved. Holy fucking shit.

Spring Season > Winter Season by a fucking light year.

I echo your sentiments in every way. Frippin' Chlist, my body is ready

 

[ZoddGutts]

Yeah that looks pretty manly. He should get a less girly name.

Isn't he also directing Uchuu Kyoudai .




http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...lmer-ayumi-watanabe-confirmed-for-uchu-kyodai

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Shinichirou Watanabe+Yoko Kanno= Count me in!

Wait...wait...I missed that in the OP...

FUCK YEAH! Yoko Kanno!? Oh my god. Yes. Yes. YES.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

they are japanese hipsters lol

i want space animes

nah, i'm joking, i'm excited

 

[Mortrialus]

Wait...wait...I missed that in the OP...

FUCK YEAH! Yoko Kanno!? Oh my god. Yes. Yes. YES.

Yoko Kanno? Oh man the OST my also be my Album of the Year.

 

[Femmeworth]

Oh my, is this a shonen-ai? Or is this going to be yaoi fangirl bait? -_-

 

[jasonng]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWH YEAAAAAAAH.

I am so on board with this.

 

[DarkKyo]

I'll watch it... but...

Space Cowboys to hip hop Samurai to school kids? I'd rather him tackle another unique project than go with the trends.

 

[Femmeworth]

I'll watch it... but...

Space Cowboys to hip hop Samurai to school kids? I'd rather him tackle another unique project than go with the trends.

It's got jazz, what more do you want?

 

[Tacitus_]

JAZZ?!
COWBOY BEBOP?!
YOKO KANNO?!

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG.

Oh yesssssss

 

[Sagitario]

I am in!

 

[Tizoc]

It's by Watanabe, that's all I need to know. Been waiting for a new series from him so I hope this delivers =)

 

[BluWacky]

I'll watch it... but...

Space Cowboys to hip hop Samurai to school kids? I'd rather him tackle another unique project than go with the trends.

School kids.

In the 60s.

Who love JAZZ.

How is that like any normal high school anime?

 

[duckroll]

I need to see this thing's op/ed vid/track choices. I need to like now.

Not sure about the OP/ED, but the official site has some information about what to expect from the music in the show itself. They's taking the music element very seriously, and the songs performed in the various episodes will be actual well known Jazz pieces.

Takashi Matsunaga will be performing on classical piano, while Shun Ishikawa is the drummer. Yoko Kanno is overseeing the production of the performances of course.

Some tracks they listed include Moanin’, My favorite things, and Someday My Prince Will Come.

 

[Tacitus_]

Not sure about the OP/ED, but the official site has some information about what to expect from the music in the show itself. They's taking the music element very seriously, and the songs performed in the various episodes will be actual well known Jazz pieces.

Takashi Matsunaga will be performing on classical piano, while Shun Ishikawa is the drummer. Yoko Kanno is overseeing the production of the performances of course.

Some tracks they listed include Moanin’, My favorite things, and Someday My Prince Will Come.

Any word on original compositions?

 

[Kettch]

I was incredibly excited for Champloo, and that ended up being a pretty big disappointment outside of a couple episodes. So I'll go into this one with lower expectations.