Finally away from the mediocrity of the spring season and onwards to summer, in this thread I'll outline the two shows you should genuinely be excited for, as well as other stuff that might be worth checking out, I'll also inform you of all the shit you should avoid.
The IDOLM@STER - Air date 07/07, Studio - A-1 Pictures, Director - Atsushi NISHIGORI, Streaming ???
Why you should be excited - Because it's being directed by Atsushi Nishigori - the same nishigori that was the character designer for both panty & stocking and gurren lagann, did key animation for gurren lagann, diebuster etc and was the episode director of episode 5 of diebuster, the rest of the staff is fairly solid to compromising of other talented folk such as touko taka and akira takata, and also star "gainax" director Kazuya TSURUMAKI will be doing the storyboard for episode 4. PV
Mawaru-Penguindrum - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Brain base, Director - Kunihiko IKUHARA, Streaming ???
Why you should be excited - It's the first new anime television series from Kunihiko IKUHARA in 14 years the director of the classic Revolutionary girl utena, how can you not get hyped for it? expect a strong contender for show of the year with adorable penguins!
Blood-C - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Production I.G, Director - Tsutomu MIZUSHIMA, Streaming - NicoNico
Why you might want to check it out - The CLAMP factor... which is also the reason that you might not want to watch it.. still it should hopefully be somewhat entertaining at least with plenty of angst to boot! (and hopefully some well-animated fight sequences) PV
Usagi drop - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Production I.G, Director - Kanta KAMEI, Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you might want to check it out - The manga or at least the portion of the manga that this anime adapts is apparently suppose to be excellent, if nothing else, it should be the solid "noitamina" slice-of-life show of the season. PV
Natsume Yuujin-Chou San - Air date 7/4, Studio - Brain base, Director - Takahiro OMORI, Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you might want to check it out - Sequel season to a apparently excellent anime series with the same staff + director, people who have already seen the first two seasons probably don't need any convincing here, but newcomers should probably check out the first two seasons - Natsume Yujin-Cho and Zoku Natsume Yujin-Cho as they seem to be highly praised around these parts.
Sacred Seven - Air Date 07/02, Studio - Sunrise, Director - Yoshimitsu OHASHI, Streaming - Hulu
Why you might want to check it out - Sunrise latest "trainwreck" school battle series that might be genuinely fun to watch or be a bore, let's hope for the former! at least it's only going be 12-episodes instead of the usual 25-26. PV
No.6 Air Date 07/07, Studio - BONES, Director - Kenji NAGASAKI, Streaming - ???
Why you might want to check it out - While bones track record hasn't exactly been great lately, this has slight potential based on it being the type of show that BONES used to do well, then again it could be dreadfully boring instead, or end up to be total yaoi panderbait, as it apparently has yaoi overtones! PV
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée - Air Date 07/03, Studio - Satelight, Director - Kenji NAGASAKI, Streaming - ???
Why you might want to check it out - While probably not for everyone, junichi sato is handling the series composition for this series, director of laid-back slice-of-life hits such as aria the animation and tamayura, and I'm expecting something similarly laid-back and atmospheric in that sense, on the other hand it's satelight, and their track record hasn't exactly been good for the whole last decade, so only cautious optimism for this one. PV
Kami-sama no Memo-chou - Air Date - 07/02, Studio - J.C Staff Director - Katsushi SAKURABI
Why you should avoid it - Probably going be just a another "boring" J.C staff anime, however it could be watchable depending on whether the source material is good or not, but I'm not holding my breath. PV
Dantalian no Shoka - Air Date 07/15, Studio - Gainax, Director - Yutaka UEMURA, Streaming = ???
Why you should avoid it - New gainax series that is based on what is most likely a terribly written LN series, with the series director having no prior credits apart from being a assistant unit director for the second gurren lagann movie and directing two episodes of a mahoromatic special, i really don't have any hope for this being any good or even decent. PV
Kamisama Dolls - Air Date 07/05, Studio - Brain base, Director - Seiji KISHI, Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you should avoid it - While the manga is suppose to be decent, this anime adaptation is being handled by the director of ANGEL BEATS of all people, the PVs also look pretty terrible to boot, and for the most part feels like a quick cash-in job on part of brain base, not much hope in this being good. PV
Blade - Air Date 07/01, Studio - Madhouse, Director = Mitsuyuki MASUHARA Streaming - ???
Why you should avoid it - While x-men ended up being rather entertaining, i don't think there's much chance of the same thing happening here, with the art looking pretty awful, teasers looking terrible etc. PV
Mayo Chiki - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Feel, Director - Keiichiro KAWAGUCHI, Streaming - ???
Why you should avoid it - Do you really have to ask? that said I'm sure several poor souls here will watch it from beginning to end! PV
Yuru Yuri - Air Date 07/04, Studio - Dogakobo, Director - Mitsuyuki MASUHARA Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you should avoid it - Is most likely going be terrible yuri / moe pander-bait material, on the other hand the yuri factor might make it more tolerable and then you have Chiaki NAKAJIMA and Junichiro TANIGUCHI as the chief animation directors for the series, so animation-wise it might be a step-up from most of the other "trashy" shows of the season. PV
R-15 - Air Date 07/09, Studio - AIC, Director - Munenori NAWA
Why you should avoid it - Terrible-looking harem anime based on a LN with a teenage porn writer gimmick, although i find it funny how most of the screenshots for the series don't even depict the main character! PV
Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% - Air Date - 07/02 Studio - A-1 Pictures Director - Yuu KOU, Streaming - NicoNico
Why you should avoid it - Why watch this crap when you can watch IDOLM@STER instead this season? PV
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro-Usagi - Air Date - 07/08, Studio - ZEXCS Director - Takashi YAMAMOTO, Streaming - ???
Why you should avoid it - Vampires + Lolis + Fanservice + Terrible art + Terrible staff certainly never makes up for a quality show, plus the picture alone should have turned you off!
[url="http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/nekogami/]Nekogami Yaoyorozu[/URL] - Air Date - 07/09, Studio - AIC Plus+, Director - [URL="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3147]Hiroaki SAKURAI[/URL], Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you should avoid it - Well i don't really have a opinion on this, the premise doesn't seem that offensive compared to a lot of the trash that is coming out this season, on the other hand all signs point to this being rather mediocre, and probably not worthy of your own free time!
Continued in the next post.
The IDOLM@STER - Air date 07/07, Studio - A-1 Pictures, Director - Atsushi NISHIGORI, Streaming ???
Why you should be excited - Because it's being directed by Atsushi Nishigori - the same nishigori that was the character designer for both panty & stocking and gurren lagann, did key animation for gurren lagann, diebuster etc and was the episode director of episode 5 of diebuster, the rest of the staff is fairly solid to compromising of other talented folk such as touko taka and akira takata, and also star "gainax" director Kazuya TSURUMAKI will be doing the storyboard for episode 4. PV
Mawaru-Penguindrum - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Brain base, Director - Kunihiko IKUHARA, Streaming ???
Why you should be excited - It's the first new anime television series from Kunihiko IKUHARA in 14 years the director of the classic Revolutionary girl utena, how can you not get hyped for it? expect a strong contender for show of the year with adorable penguins!
Blood-C - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Production I.G, Director - Tsutomu MIZUSHIMA, Streaming - NicoNico
Why you might want to check it out - The CLAMP factor... which is also the reason that you might not want to watch it.. still it should hopefully be somewhat entertaining at least with plenty of angst to boot! (and hopefully some well-animated fight sequences) PV
Usagi drop - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Production I.G, Director - Kanta KAMEI, Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you might want to check it out - The manga or at least the portion of the manga that this anime adapts is apparently suppose to be excellent, if nothing else, it should be the solid "noitamina" slice-of-life show of the season. PV
Natsume Yuujin-Chou San - Air date 7/4, Studio - Brain base, Director - Takahiro OMORI, Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you might want to check it out - Sequel season to a apparently excellent anime series with the same staff + director, people who have already seen the first two seasons probably don't need any convincing here, but newcomers should probably check out the first two seasons - Natsume Yujin-Cho and Zoku Natsume Yujin-Cho as they seem to be highly praised around these parts.
Sacred Seven - Air Date 07/02, Studio - Sunrise, Director - Yoshimitsu OHASHI, Streaming - Hulu
Why you might want to check it out - Sunrise latest "trainwreck" school battle series that might be genuinely fun to watch or be a bore, let's hope for the former! at least it's only going be 12-episodes instead of the usual 25-26. PV
No.6 Air Date 07/07, Studio - BONES, Director - Kenji NAGASAKI, Streaming - ???
Why you might want to check it out - While bones track record hasn't exactly been great lately, this has slight potential based on it being the type of show that BONES used to do well, then again it could be dreadfully boring instead, or end up to be total yaoi panderbait, as it apparently has yaoi overtones! PV
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée - Air Date 07/03, Studio - Satelight, Director - Kenji NAGASAKI, Streaming - ???
Why you might want to check it out - While probably not for everyone, junichi sato is handling the series composition for this series, director of laid-back slice-of-life hits such as aria the animation and tamayura, and I'm expecting something similarly laid-back and atmospheric in that sense, on the other hand it's satelight, and their track record hasn't exactly been good for the whole last decade, so only cautious optimism for this one. PV
Kami-sama no Memo-chou - Air Date - 07/02, Studio - J.C Staff Director - Katsushi SAKURABI
Why you should avoid it - Probably going be just a another "boring" J.C staff anime, however it could be watchable depending on whether the source material is good or not, but I'm not holding my breath. PV
Dantalian no Shoka - Air Date 07/15, Studio - Gainax, Director - Yutaka UEMURA, Streaming = ???
Why you should avoid it - New gainax series that is based on what is most likely a terribly written LN series, with the series director having no prior credits apart from being a assistant unit director for the second gurren lagann movie and directing two episodes of a mahoromatic special, i really don't have any hope for this being any good or even decent. PV
Kamisama Dolls - Air Date 07/05, Studio - Brain base, Director - Seiji KISHI, Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you should avoid it - While the manga is suppose to be decent, this anime adaptation is being handled by the director of ANGEL BEATS of all people, the PVs also look pretty terrible to boot, and for the most part feels like a quick cash-in job on part of brain base, not much hope in this being good. PV
Blade - Air Date 07/01, Studio - Madhouse, Director = Mitsuyuki MASUHARA Streaming - ???
Why you should avoid it - While x-men ended up being rather entertaining, i don't think there's much chance of the same thing happening here, with the art looking pretty awful, teasers looking terrible etc. PV
Mayo Chiki - Air Date 07/07, Studio - Feel, Director - Keiichiro KAWAGUCHI, Streaming - ???
Why you should avoid it - Do you really have to ask? that said I'm sure several poor souls here will watch it from beginning to end! PV
Yuru Yuri - Air Date 07/04, Studio - Dogakobo, Director - Mitsuyuki MASUHARA Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you should avoid it - Is most likely going be terrible yuri / moe pander-bait material, on the other hand the yuri factor might make it more tolerable and then you have Chiaki NAKAJIMA and Junichiro TANIGUCHI as the chief animation directors for the series, so animation-wise it might be a step-up from most of the other "trashy" shows of the season. PV
R-15 - Air Date 07/09, Studio - AIC, Director - Munenori NAWA
Why you should avoid it - Terrible-looking harem anime based on a LN with a teenage porn writer gimmick, although i find it funny how most of the screenshots for the series don't even depict the main character! PV
Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% - Air Date - 07/02 Studio - A-1 Pictures Director - Yuu KOU, Streaming - NicoNico
Why you should avoid it - Why watch this crap when you can watch IDOLM@STER instead this season? PV
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro-Usagi - Air Date - 07/08, Studio - ZEXCS Director - Takashi YAMAMOTO, Streaming - ???
Why you should avoid it - Vampires + Lolis + Fanservice + Terrible art + Terrible staff certainly never makes up for a quality show, plus the picture alone should have turned you off!
[url="http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/nekogami/]Nekogami Yaoyorozu[/URL] - Air Date - 07/09, Studio - AIC Plus+, Director - [URL="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3147]Hiroaki SAKURAI[/URL], Streaming - Crunchyroll
Why you should avoid it - Well i don't really have a opinion on this, the premise doesn't seem that offensive compared to a lot of the trash that is coming out this season, on the other hand all signs point to this being rather mediocre, and probably not worthy of your own free time!
Continued in the next post.
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