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I've been able to whittle down the list to six that I am most looking forward to…but there are another 12 that deserve special attention, too. First my six most anticipated shows:
- Monogatari Series: Second Season– I’m one of the people who thinks of Shinbou as a genius and Bakemonogatari as a masterpiece, so I’m more than eager to see this continuation of the story.
- Kingdom 2– Underrated partly because of its unique style, this rip-roaring tale of the time of the First Emperor of China grabbed me from the start and has not let go.
- Uchouten Kazoku– PA Works animates an award-winning novel (not a "light" novel) by the author of Tatami Galaxy, set in a magical version of Kyouto.
- Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! – A dark comedy from Oonuma Shin featuring a teen girl who spends all her time dating guys in games and is surprised to discover that in real life, she has become a creepy hikikomori.
- Rozen Maiden (2013)– A revival of the mid-2000s franchise, with the same great cast, but now written by Mochizuki Tomomi (YKK, Touka Gettan, Zettai Shounen). I can’t wait to see what he does with it.
- Genshiken Nidaime– Our familiar club members are graduating, and a new crop of young members arrives, including one played by real-life otaku Uesaka Sumire.
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- Brothers Conflict – When her father remarries, a girl goes to live in a mansion with her eleven new brothers. Classic reverse harem with a good male cast.
- Danganronpa The Animation– The staff that made Humanity Has Declined puts fifteen bright teens in a school where they can only graduate by killing or being killed.
- Fantasista Doll– The director of Bamboo Blade and Haganai, and the writer of Ebiten, give us a story involving cute magical fighting dolls, with a cast of young stars including Uesaka Sumire (Dekomori in Chuunibyou), Akasaki Chinatsu (Nibutani), and Misawa Sachika (Kuroyukihime in Accel World).
- Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya – Oonuma Shin directs a strange Fate/Stay Night spinoff in which Illya is a magical girl attending high school.
- Free!– Kyoto Animation has elicited plenty of griping from its core fans by presenting this story centred on a boys' high school swim team. Fujoshi buying power, lol.
- Gatchaman Crowds– Uchida Maaya (Rikka in Chuunibyou) stars in a remake of the old fighting series, remade by the staff that did Tsuritama.
- Gifuu Doudou!! Kanetsugu to Keiji – Male friendship among warriors in the Sengoku Period. Based on a manga by the author of Fist of the North Star. Directed by the director of Hetalia and Hiiro no Kakera. Moar fujoshi powah!
- Gin no Saji (Silver Spoon)– The director of Sword Art Online adapts the story of a studious city boy who gets more than he bargained for when he goes to a school in the countryside.
- Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou– Sakurai Takahiro, Inoue Marina, Itou Shizuka, Uchida Maaya, Saitou Chiwa…in the story of a boy who dies and is resurrected as a dachshund.
- Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi– Strong novel and manga about a world of death, and an unlikely partnership. Starring Toyosaki Aki and Namikawa Daisuke, and written by Konparu Tomoko (Nadja, NANA, Nodame Cantabile).
- Kimi no Iru Machi – From a popular shounen romance manga by the author of Suzuka. Adapted by the writer of Marimite and K-On, directed by the director of Casshern Sins.
- Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku– Talented mid-teen seiyuu Kido Ibuki gets another starring role, in a moe slice-of-life anime.
- Love Lab– Seiyuu Akasaki Chinatsu (Nibutani in Chuunibyou) stars in a seinen/josei comedy about girls practicing for love, made by the staff than made Mitsudomoe and YuruYuri.
- Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist – Kon Chiaki and Yokote Michiko bring us a story about demons and a beautiful young man.
- Rou Kyuu Bu! SS -- Pure moe gets a second season. Or maybe it's not actually so pure…. Hanazawa Kana, Ogura Yui, Hikasa Youko, et al.
- Senki Zesshou Symphogear G– A new season of the musical magical girl anime starring Yuuki Aoi, Mizuki Nana, and Takagaki Ayahi.
- Servant x Service– From a comic manga about life in a government department, by the author of Working. With Kayano Ai, Nakahara Mai, Toyosaki Aki, Sakurai Takahiro, Ookubo Rumi, Takahashi Mikako….
- Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3– Girls and guns. About a girls’ high school with a program teaching military theory and practice. Fans of Girls und Panzer, take note.
- Tamayura: More Aggressive – A new season of Satou Takuya’s healing anime. Not very aggressive, really.
shows in alphabetical order. click to go to more info on each show.
● Blood Lad ● Brothers Conflict ● Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation ● Danganronpa The Animation ● Fantasista Doll ● Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya ● Free! ● Futari wa Milky Holmes ● Gatchaman Crowds ● Gen`ei o Kakeru Taiyou ● Genshiken Nidaime ● Gifuu Doudou!! Kanetsugu to Keiji ● Gin no Saji (Silver Spoon) ● Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun 2 ● High School DxD New ● Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou ● Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami Hen ● Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi ● Kimi no Iru Machi ● Kingdom 2 ● Kiniro Mosaic ● Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku ● Love Lab ● Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahou Shoujo the TV ● Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist ● Monogatari Series: Second Season ● Recorder to Ransel Mi ● Rou Kyuu Bu! SS ● Rozen Maiden (2013) ● Senki Zesshou Symphogear G ● Senyuu 2 ● Servant x Service ● Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 ● Tamayura: More Aggressive ● Teekyuu 2 ● Uchouten Kazoku ● Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!
Notes:
-- information from official sites, MoonPhase, AniDB, Anime News Network, Japanese Wikipedia, et al.
-- English titles link to the Anime News Network encyclopedia; Japanese titles link to official sites. "forum" links to AnimeSuki forum threads.
-- click images to enlarge.
Summer 2013 TV Anime Series
(in chronological order by date/time of first broadcast)
(jp: キングダム) jpWiki
shounen historical drama with big battles
director: Iwanaga Akira (Tegami Bachi)
writer: Arakawa Naruhisa (Blue Seed, Yosuga no Sora, Maoyuu). Hara Yasuhisa (manga).
seiyuus: Morita Masakazu, Fukuyama Jun, Nojima Yuji, Hosoya Yoshimasa, Kugimiya Rie, Hikasa Youko, Katou Akio, Nakano Yuu, Yusa Kouji, Suwabe Junichi, Toriumi Kousuke, Morikawa Toshiyuki.
animation: Studio Pierrot.
trailer. manga. 39eps. forum.
starts sat 08 jun 23:45
Second season for the underrated classic tale of a young man striving among the complex wars of the rise of the Chinese "First Emperor," 1200 years ago. One of my favorite recent anime, despite not being in a genre I normally follow.
Awkward 3DCG and stylized dialogue turned a lot of people off the first series. A new director for this new season seems to have changed the approach somewhat. New director Iwanagi Akira directed Letter Bee. There's also a new Art Director, Kim Hyun-suk. (The name is Korean.) Terrific cast includes Fukuyama Jun, Morita Masakazu, Kugimiya Rie, Hikasa Youko and more.
(jp: リコーダーとランドセル ミ☆) jpWiki
slice of life comedy
director: Imazaki Itsuki (Ai Mai Mi)
writer: Imazaki Itsuki. Higashiya Meme (orig).
seiyuus: Okiayu Ryoutarou, Kugimiya Rie, Sakurai Takahiro, Hirano Aya, Tamiyasu Tomoe, Uchida Aya, Suwabe Junichi, Ino Maki, Iizuka Mayu, Nanjou Yoshino, Akesaka Satomi, Kashiyama Nanami.
animation: Seven. OP Kashiyama Nanami.
trailer. forum.
starts mon 01 jul 22:25
A third season of five-minute episodes of the comedy featuring an elementary-school age brother who looks like an adult, and a high-school age sister who looks like a small child.
A new director takes over, Imazaki Itsuki. His only other anime was Ai Mai Mi. Hirano Aya appears in one of her two roles this season.
(jp: 犬とハサミは使いよう) jpWiki
absurd mystery comedy
director: Takahashi Yukio (eps. Of Shangri-la, Last Exile Fam)
writer: Nemoto Toshizou (Tokyo Majin, InuxBoku SS). Sarai Shunsuke.
seiyuus: Sakurai Takahiro, Inoue Marina, Serizawa Yuu, Asumi Kana, Itou Shizuka, Uchida Maaya, Igarashi Hiromi, Hatano Wataru, Saitou Chiwa, Kakuma Ai.
animation: Gonzo. OP seiyuus, ED Serizawa Yuu.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts mon 01 jul 25:00
Kazuhito lives on his own in Tokyo, going to hgh school. But he is obsessed with books, and reads several a day. One day, he is killed during a robbery in the café where he is reading.
Somehow, he is resurrected as a dachshund, and can no longer read. He goes on to live with the sadistic girl Kirihime, who uses scissors as a weapon. Scissors again! As in Dansai Bunri. The story is weird enough to be interesting.
The names in the cast are very interesting: Sakurai Takahiro, Inoue Marina, Itou Shizuka, Uchida Maaya, Saitou Chiwa, et al. But the staff brings only question marks. First-time director Takahashi Yukio directed epsiodes of Shangri-la and Last Exile Fam. Animation by Gonzo.
(jp: Brothers Conflict) jpWiki
reverse harem
director: Matsumoto Atsushi (Persona Trinity Soul, Night Raid)
writer: Takahashi Natsuko (Blue Drop, Moyashimon, Yuyushiki).
seiyuus: Satou Rina, Toriumi Kousuke, Kenn, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Namikawa Daisuke, Kamiya Hiroshi, Suwabe Junichi, Takeuchi Ken, Okitsu Kazuyuki, Maeno Tomoaki.
animation: Brains Base. OP Gero, ED Kamiya Hiroshi + seiyuus.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts tue 02 jul 19:30
Ema is the only daughter of a famous adventurer. One day, she learns that her father is going to remarry. She is to move out and live with her 11 new brothers in a mansion called Sunrise Residence.
With a girl now living among the boys, discord and romance begin to grow. A classic illogical reverse harem set-up, with a glorious cast of male seiyuus. The director and writer have done good things in the past. Maybe they can bring something to the genre.
(jp: 戦勇. 2) jpWiki
comic fantasy
director: Yamamoto Yutaka (eps of Haruhi; Kannagi, Fractale)
writer: Yokote Michiko (Genshiken, Squid Girl). Haruhara Robinson.
seiyuus: Shimono Hiro, Nakamura Yuuichi, Kayano Ai, Suzumura Kenichi, Nakata Jouji, Katou Emiri, Uchida Yumi, Sakurai Takahiro, Ueda Youji, Sugita Tomokazu, Sakaguchi Daisuke, Okamoto Hiroshi.
animation: Ordet x Liden. OP Jam Project, ED Shimono Hiro.
trailer. manga.
starts tue 02 jul 25:35
Another season of five-minute episodes of this comic fantasy directed by Yamamoto Yutaka -- who has appaently not quit anime, as he threatened to a couple of years ago.
Long ago, there lived an evil being called Satan Rukimedes, who reigned over the world through fear. He invaded the human world with his many demons, spreading madness and chaos. A thousand years ago, he was sealed away by the hero Creation, and peace returned to the world. Now a hole has opened up and the demons are coming back. It's up to the descendants of the hero to kill the demon king.
Great cast. Top writer Yokote Michiko is back. And Yamakan does have something….
(jp: 義風堂々!! 兼続と慶次) jpWiki
historical drama with bishounen
director: Bob Shirahata (Hetalia, Hiiro no Kakera)
writer: Imagawa Yasuhiro (Bartender, Shin Mazinger Z). Horie Nobuhiko, Hara Tetsuo (manga, Hokuto no Ken).
seiyuus: Satou Takuya (Toshiki in Cardfight Vanguard), Namikawa Daisuke, Katou Kazuki, Hirota Kousei, Kawamoto Naru, Gouda Hozumi, Ueda Youji, Yasumoto Hiroki, Terasoma Masaki.
animation: Studio Deen.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts tue 02 jul 25:40
Follows the friendship of great Sengoku period warriors Naoe Kanetsugu and Maeda Keiji, who lived around the same time as Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I.
Based on a manga by the author of Fist of the North Star. Directed by the director of Hetalia and Hiiro no Kakera. You can see where this is going: some fujoshi appeal, along with the manly violence.
(jp: たまゆら ~もあぐれっしぶ~) jpWiki
schoolgirls slice of life
director: Satou Junichi (ARIA)
writer: Satou Junichi (series comp., orig.). script: Yoshida Reiko, Yamada Yuka, Harada Sayaka.
seiyuus: Taketatsu Ayana, Asumi Kana, Iguchi Yuka, Gibu Yuuko, Kayano Ai, Hazuki Erino, Oohara Sayaka, Miyamoto Kanako, Fukui Yukari, Kotobuki Minako, Majima Junji, Ogata Megumi, Matsuo Yoshiko, Matsuki Miyu, Nakata Jouji.
animation: TYO. OP Sakamoto Maaya, ED Nakajima Megumi.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts wed 03 jul 21:30
Fairly popular slice-of-life show about girls in a seaside town, centred on Fuu (Taketatsu Ayana), who uses her deceased father's camera to take pictures around the town. This season, Kayano Ai shows up as another young photographer.
Written and directed by Satou Junichi (ARIA), with the help of top scriptwriters Yoshida Reiko and Yamada Yuka, who wrote most of the actual scripts under Satou's direction. The first season was not my cup of tea, and even its fans say it wasn't up to ARIA (which I also never really got). But this is a classic calm and soothing slice-of-life show that has a good following. Episode one pre-airs 30 June. "Aggressive" here means something more like "forceful," or "positive."
(jp: Free!) jpWiki
slice-of-life comedy drama with bishounen
director: Utsumi Hiroko
writer: Yokotani Masahiro (Keroro Gunsou, Reideen, Hataraku Mao-sama). Ooji Kouji (novel).
seiyuus: Shimazaki Nobunaga, Suzuki Tatsuhisa, Miyano Mamoru, Yonaga Tsubasa, Hirakawa Daisuke, Watanabe Akeno, Yukino Satsuki.
animation: Kyoto Animation (AnImation Do). OP OLDCODEX, ED seiyuus.
trailer. forum.
starts wed 03 jul 24:30
From a prize-winning light novel about the lives of members of a boys' high school swim team. There is massive consternation among KyoAni fanboys over the all-male cast and evident fujoshi appeal.
First-time director Utsumi Hiroko is a KyoAni staffer. She did key animation for Haruhi, Kanon, Lucky Star, Clannad and K-On, and has directed and done storyboards for multiple episodes of K-On2, Nichijou, and Hyouka. Lead writer Yokotani Masahiro is an experienced hand, having been lead writer on shows from Keroro Gunsou through Reideen and MariaHolic to Hataraku Mao-sama.
(jp: ステラ女学院高等科C3部) jpWiki
schoolgirl comedy with guns
director: Kawajiri Masayoshi
writer: Ikoma (manga story), Midori Tomomoka (manga art).
seiyuus: Makino Yui, Sawashiro Miyuki, Kayano Ai, Saitou Chiwa, Nishizaki Rima, Yonezawa Madoka.
animation: Gainax. OP Yano Anna, ED seiyuus.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts thu 04 jul 25:28
The "C3 class" at a girls' school specializes in military theory and practice…and moe hijinks.
Great cast brings Makino Yui into a leading role after years out of the spotlight. Behind her, Sawashiro Miyuki, Kayano Ai and Saitou Chiwa make this a must-see, for me, at least for a couple of episodes.
The staff, however, is a mystery. Director Kawajiri Masayoshi is doing his first show, and no lead writer is named. Gainax.
(jp: ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 The Animation) jpWiki
mystery with violence
director: Kishi Seiji (Angel Beats, Humanity Has Declined)
writer: Uezu Makoto (School Days, Katanagatari, Humanity Has Declined, Carnival Phantasm). Spike Chunsoft (game).
seiyuus: Ogata Megumi (Sailor Uranus, Shinji in NGE, Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh), Oomoto Makiko (bit parts in Sailor Moon S, Corrector Yui, etc.), Sakurai Takahiro, Hikasa Youko, Ishida Akira, Yamaguchi Kappei, Nakai Kazuya, Sawashiro Miyuki, Shiina Hekiru, Saitou Chiwa, Kujira, Matsukaze Masaya, Toyoguchi Megumi, Miyata Kouki, Ooyama Nobuyo.
animation: Lerche (Carnival Phantasm).
trailer. forum.
starts thu 04 jul 25:35
Fifteen elite high school students gather at a very special high school where graduation guarantees success in life. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma. He explains to them that the only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is executed. But if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and all the others are killed. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come? The game has many dedicated fans, who say that the story involves good mysteries that make sense are are difficult but not impossible to solve.
Director Kishi Seiji and writer Uezu Makoto worked together on Humanity Has declined. Two veteran seiyuus head the cast: Ogata Megumi (Shinji in NGE, Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh), and Oomoto Makiko (Corrector Yui). They are supported by a bevy of stars: Sakurai Takahiro, Hikasa Youko, Ishida Akira, Yamaguchi Kappei, Saitou Chiwa, Sawashiro Miyuki, Shiina Hekiru, Nakai Kazuya, et al.
This could be one of the most popular shows of the season. Uezu Makoto has another bloody tale with which to try to repeat his iconic success with School Days. The first episode was pre-aired at a special event on 23 June.
(jp: ローゼンメイデン （新）) jpWiki
fantasy adventure
director: Hatakeyama Mamoru (Sankarea)
writer: Mochizuki Tomomi (YKK, Touka Gettan). Peach Pit (orig.).
seiyuus: Ousaka Ryouta, Sawashiro Miyuki, Chiba Chiemi, Tanaka Rie, Kuwatani Natsuko, Morinaga Rika, Shimura Yumi, Nogawa Sakura, Sanada Asami, Kurata Masayo.
animation: Studio Deen. OP Ali Project, ED Annabel.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts thu 04 jul 25:58
A new director and writer handle substantially the same cast in a third series of the classic anime from 2004-05. New director is Hatakeyama Mamoru, who directed Sankarea. New writer is Mochizuki Tomomi, the genius who wrote and directed Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, directed Zettai Shounen and House of Five Leaves, and wrote Touka Gettan. The two take over from Matsuo Kou and Hanada Jukki, respectively.
Most of the same cast returns, with the addition of Ousaka Ryouta as an older Jun. In a new world where he has never met Shinku, Jun becomes a university student. Mysteriously, he now gets a new opportunity to meet her. More mysteriously, the new world and the world of the first series are intertwined. I didn't love the first two series, but Mochizuki Tomomi and the new story draw me in.
(jp: 恋愛ラボ) jpWiki
josei/seinen comic-strip comedy
director: Oota Masahiko (Mitsudomoe, YuruYuri)
writer: Aoshima Takashi (Mitsudomoe, YuruYuri). R. Miyahara (manga).
seiyuus: Numakura Manami, Akasaki Chinatsu, Minase Inori, Sakura Ayane, Taichi You.
animation: Douga Koubou.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts thu 04 jul 26:05
Akasaki Chinatsu (Mori Summer in Chuunibyou) gets a lead role in this anime about girls thinking about love…and practicing for when it comes.
Boyish girl Riko accidentally walks in on the very proper student council president Maki and is surprised to find her practicing kissing with a pillow. Riko is forced to keep Maki's secret and join her in practicing all aspects of romance, from holding hands on.
Director Oota Masahiro did Mitsudomoe and YuruYuri. Writer Aoshima Takashi did them, too.
(jp: 戦姫絶唱シンフォギアG) jpWiki
magical girl fighting with music
director: Ono Katsumi (Hataraki Man, Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds)
writer: Kaneko Akifumi (Symphogear). Agematsu Noriyasu, Kaneko Akifumi (orig).
seiyuus: Yuuki Aoi, Mizuki Nana, Takagaki Ayahi, Iguchi Yuka, Ishikawa Hideo, Hoshi Souichirou, Akabane Kenji, Seto Asami, Touyama Nao, Akasaki Chinatsu, Kayano Ai, Hikasa Youko, Nanjou Yoshino, Inoue Kikuko, Horie Yui, Tomokazu Sugita, Shibata Hidekazu.
animation: Satelight. OP Mizuki Nana, ED Takagaki Ayahi.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts thu 04 jul 26:35
A second season for the moderately successful magical musical girl anime, in which singing magical girls combat an enemy called Noise.
Season 2 will take place three months after the end of season 1. Japan has joined with America to research the Symphogear system. A new relic has been taken to an American military base. A flood of Noise spreads from the treasury of Babylonia that Fine left open in season 1. Hibiki, Tsubasa and Chris are charged with defending against the Noise onslaught. (solidvanz, AnimeSuki forum)
To go with Yuuki Aoi, Mizuki Nana, Takagaki Ayahi, Iguchi Yuka and others, now Kayano Ai, Hikasa Youko, Nanjou Yoshino, Horie Yui, Inoue Kikuko, and Tomokazu Sugita join the cast. This show never did much for me, despite the presence of one of my favorite seiyuus,Yuuki Aoi. Now there are even more seiyuus I admire. New director Ono Katsumi did Hataraki Man (very promising) and Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds. OP by Mizuki Nana, ED by Takagaki Ayahi. Ep1 pre-aired on 24 June.
(jp: 帰宅部活動記録) jpWiki
moe slice-of-life
director: Satou Hikaru
writer: Zappa Gou.
seiyuus: Kido Ibuki (Akira in OniiAi, Kasumi in GJBu), Tanabe Rui, Yuuna Mitsuki, Kobayashi Miharu, Aiuchi Sae, Senbongi Ayaka.
animation: Nomad.
forum.
starts thu 04 jul 26:43
Girls get together after school to do nothing in particular. Sound familiar?
Okay. I actually don’t care if the show is good or bad, I'll be watching at least a few episodes simply to hear talented 15-year-old Kido Ibuki in the lead role. The rest of the cast appear to be newcomers.
The club president is a free spirit. Another member is the heir to a martial arts school. Another is the daughter of the head of a powerful conglomerate. Natsuki (Kido-san) joins the club with another freshman, but is unprepared for what she finds….
Director Satou Hikaru is doing his first show. Writer Go Zappa did such masterpieces as Chocotto Sister, Myself;Yourself, and Koihime Musou…. But this show could be good. Stranger things have happened.
(jp: サーバントxサービス) jpWiki
comic-strip comedy
director: Yamamoto Yasuka (Valkyria Chronicles, Mondaijitachi)
writer: Shimoyama Kento (Bleach eps., Binbougami ga). Takatsu Karino (manga).
seiyuus: Kayano Ai, Suzuki Tatsuhisa, Nakahara Mai, Toyosaki Aki, Sakurai Takahiro, Ookubo Rumi, Takahashi Mikako.
animation: A-1 Pictures.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts thu 04 jul 27:08
Droll humour among the staff of a local health and welfare office. Based on a manga by the author of Working.
Nice cast feaures Kayano Ai and Suzuki Tatsuhisa, as well as Nakahara Mai and Sakurai Takahiro. Ookubo Rumi seems to have established herself as a go-to girl for 4-koma adaptations. And the wonderful Takahashi Mikako takes time out from her radio show for another role.
(jp: ロウきゅーぶ! SS) jpWiki
basketball loli-moe
director: Yanagi Shunsuke, Kusakawa Keizou (chief)
writer: Itou Michiko (Genshiken, Squid Girl, Joshiraku). Aoyama Sagu (novel).
seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana, Iguchi Yuka, Hikasa Youko, Hidaka Rina, Ogura Yui, Kaji Yuuki, Itou Shizuka, Noto Mamiko, Itou Kanae, Seto Asami, Kuno Misaki, Tsuda Minami, Suzaki Aya, Taneda Risa.
animation: OPED seiyuus.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts fri 05 jul 22:30
Pure moe gets a second season. Or maybe it's not actually so pure…. Tales of a makeshift elementary-school girls' basketball club.
Hanazawa Kana for acting. Her beloved Ogura Yui for moe. Hikasa Youko for a real sportswoman. Hidaka Rina. Itou Shizuka. Noto Mamiko. Itou Kanae. Seto Asami. Taneda Risa.
The original series produced lots of character song CDs and sexy photo-shoots. And the seiyuus did at least one concert tour. A money-spinner that I expected to like but was even more bored by than by K-On. This year, we get a whole new team of underclassmen to provide subjects for risque scenes of loli-moe. Worth a look, just to see how far the producers intend to go.
Original director Kusakawa Keizou steps back to supervise first-time director Yanagi Shunsuke. Top writer Itou Michiko (Genshiken, Squid Girl, Joshiraku) manages the story.
(jp: マジでオタクなイングリッシュ！ りぼんちゃん～英語で戦う魔法少女～ the TV) jpWiki
English lessons from magical girls
director: Nishouji Yoshito (eps. of Sunred, Amagami SS+)
writer: Nakamura Koujiro (eps. of Demonbane, Sunred). POP (orig; Moetan, Kowarekake no Orgel).
seiyuus: Tange Sakura, Kanemoto Hisako, Kobayashi Yuu, Nakakuma Rina 中隈 志保, Igarashi Hiroko, Kondou Takayuki, Murakami Yuuya, Fujiwara Keiji, Kawana Shiori.
animation: AIC Frontier
starts fri 05 jul 25:53
A team of magical girls fights their rival and teaches English to otakus in the process. Original character designs by POP (Moetan, Kowarekake no Orgel).
If the home page link doesn't work, try this alternative home page. Top cast for a show that may not require much acting. Five-minute episodes.
(jp: きんいろモザイク) jpWiki
seinen four-panel comic school comedy
director: Tenshou (storyboards/ep dir Katanagatari, NakaImo)
writer: Ayana Yuniko (Denpa Onna, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun). Hara Yui (manga).
seiyuus: Nishi Asuka, Tanaka Manami, Taneda Risa (Saki in Shinsekai yori), Uchiyama Yumi, Touyama Nao, Tamura Yukari, Satou Satomi.
animation: Studio Gokumi.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 20:30
"Golden Mosaic." Comic strip school life comedy featuring five girls, one of whom is English, one half-English, and the others Japanese. Follows the foreign girls' adjustment to Japanese life. Golden hair and blue eyes feature prominently.
First-time director Tenshou has some examples of past storyboards on his home page. Lead writer Ayana Yuniko did two shows that worked for me: Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, and the OVA Hori-san to Miyamura-kun.
Mixed cast seems a bit promising, including Nishi Asuka, Taneda Risa, Touyama Nao, Tamura Yukari and Satou Satomi. The manga is amusing. For some reason, I have hopes for this minor show. Maybe because it reminds me of a similar show from the same studio: A Channel.
(jp: Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ) jpWiki
magical girl fantasy adventure school comedy
director: Oonuma Shin (ef, Baka to Test), Sakamoto Takashi (cdir)
writer: Inoue Kenji (Baka to Test novel). Hiroyama Hiroshi (manga), Type Moon (erogame).
seiyuus: Kadowaki Mai, Nazuka Kaori, Ueda Kana, Itou Shizuka, Takano Naoko, Sugiyama Noriaki, Matsuki Miyu, Terada Haruhi, Miyagawa Miho, Itou Miki, Ise Mariya, Katou Emiri, Itou Kanae, Satou Satomi.
animation: Silver Link. OP ChouCho, ED StylipS.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 23:30
Oonuma Shin's Silver Link studio takes its turn to being us an unusual Fate/Stay Night spin-off. Illyasviel von Einzbern is a Master of the 5th Holy Grail War. But in this alternate reality, she lives a radically different life as a normal school girl…who is also the magical girl Prisma Illya.
The cast is led by solid pros: Kadowaki Mai (in her second leading role of the season), Nazuka Kaori, Ueda Kana, Itou Shizuka, Matsuki Miyu, Katou Emiri, Satou Satomi, Itou Kanae. Itou Miki (Sachiko in Marimite) makes one of her rare recent appearances.
Directed by Oonuma Shin, with an assistant, and written by Inoue Kenji. Inoue wrote the Baka to Test novel and manga, but has not done anime series composition before. I'm not a fan of the Fate/ franchise, but I will look at anything made by Oonuma Shin, hoping for a return to the form of the ef shows. The rather bright look of the trailer makes me think some fans of the franchise may find this a little denatured.
OP by ChouCho, one of my absolute favorite anime singers since her first OP for Hyouka. ED by StylipS, now with Itou Miku and Toyota Moe replacing Ogura Yui and Ishihara Kaori.
(jp: 幻影ヲ駆ケル太陽) jpWiki
moe magical girl
director: Kusakawa Keizou (Nanoha A's, Ro-Kyu-Bu)
writer: Itou Michiko (Ro-Kyu-Bu, Henneko). sole; viola.
seiyuus: Kadowaki Mai, Kitamura Eri, Tokui Sora, Tatsumi Yuiko, Endou Aya, Inoue Kikuko, Aoki Ruriko, Touyama Nao, Tanezaki Atsumi, Horii Chado, Izawa Shiori, Sakura Ayane, Hisakawa Aya, Uchino Mao, Takahashi Minami.
animation: AIC. OP LiSA, ED Okamoto Natsumi.
trailer. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 23:30
A magical girl show involving tarot cards. The world is ruled by two kinds of tarot cards: Diabolos Tarot feeds on the souls of those without sin. Elemental Tarot is the source of nature's power to counter the Diabolos Tarot. Girls are chosen to wield the Elemental Tarot in secret battles.
It's good to see Kadowaki Mai doing more and more all-ages anime, to go with the ero-games she has been specializing in for the past few years. Kitamura Eri and Tokui Sora also play major characters. Solid staff for a moe magical girl show. Good-looking trailer. From a game.
(jp: 物語シリーズ セカンドシーズン) jpWiki
supernatural ero-comedy/drama
director: Itamura Tomoyuki (Nekomonogatari Black), Shinbo Akiyuki (chief)
writer: Tou Fuyashi (Bakemonogatari, Nisemonogatari), Shinbo Akiyuki. Nishio Ishin (novel).
seiyuus: Kamiya Hiroshi, Saitou Chiwa, Katou Emiri, Sawashiro Miyuki, Hanazawa Kana, Horie Yui, Sakamoto Maaya, Kitamura Eri, Iguchi Yuka.
animation: Shaft. ED Haruna Luna.
trailer. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 24:00
Koyomi's relationships deepen with the strange girls who surround him. And he must deal with problems without the aid of the sorcerer Meme, who helped him deal with his vampirism, but has now disappeared.
Shinbou steps back to be supervising director, turning the day to day reins over to Itamura Tomoyuki, who also directed Nekomonogatari (Black). ED by Haruna Luna. This show includes material from several Nishio Ishin works: Nekomonogatari (White), Kabukimonogatari, Onimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, and Koimonogatari. I'm especially looking forward to that last one ("Love Tale").
The same fantastic cast returns. I'm one of the people who thinks of Bakemonogatari as a masterpiece, so I'm all over this one.
(jp: げんしけん 二代目) jpWiki
seinen comedy with romance and manga
director: Mizushima Tsutomu (Squid Girl, Joshiraku)
writer: Yokote Michiko (Princess Tutu, Genshiken, Joshiraku, RDG).
seiyuus: Yamamoto Nozomi, Yukana, Uesaka Sumire, Okitsu Kazuyuki, Uchiyama Yumi, Satou Rina, Yamamoto Kazutomi, Kayama Ai, Oozora Naomi, Kobayashi Misa.
animation: Production IG.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 25:00
A new generation of Genshiken members comes up behind the first. Uesaka Sumire? Yes, please. A more prominent role for Yukana? Yes, again. Yamamoto Nozomi (Tetora in Joshiraku) takes over from Mizuhashi Kaori as Ogiue Chika, who is now president of the club. That's just one of many cast changes, more of which are outlined here.
Mizushima Tsutomu (Squid Girl, Joshiraku) takes over as director. Yokote Michiko continues as lead writer. In addition to the trailer, here is a link to an hour-long special about the show.
(jp: 神さまのいない日曜日) jpWiki
shounen supernatural drama with violence
director: Kumazawa Yuuji (Oda Nobuna no Yabou)
writer: Konparu Tomoko (Nadja, NANA, Nodame Cantabile). Irie Kimihito (novel).
seiyuus: Toyosaki Aki, Namikawa Daisuke, Satou Rina, Noto Mamiko, Fujiwara Keiji, Kakihara Tetsuya, Komatsu Mikako, Uchiyama Kouki, Kitamura Eri, Nojima Kenji, Watanabe Akeno, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Imai Asami, Takahashi Minami.
animation: Madhouse. OP Kitamura Eri, ED Komatsu Mikako.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 25:30
God abandoned the world on a Sunday, fifteen years ago. Now nobody ever dies, and no babies are ever born. Death is managed by "gravekeepers." Little Ai (Toyosaki Aki) is the gravekeeper for a village. She has prepared 47 graves, one for each member of the village.
One day, a young man (Namikawa Daisuke) arrives in the village calling himself "Hampnie Hambart, the Man-eating Toy" -- which is the name that Ai's mother left behind as the name of her vanished father. The newcomer proceeds to slaughter everyone except Ai. And then he and Ai bury them together….
Director Kumazawa Yuuji is doing only his second show, having previously directed Oda Nobuna no Yabou. Previous to that, he did storyboards and episode direction on shows including Welcome to the NHK and High School of the Dead. Lead writer Konparu Tomoko is an experienced hand. She was writing anime scripts as far back as the 1970s, and has been lead writer on shows such as Ashita no Nadja, NANA, Nodame Cantabile, Utakoi, and Uta no Prince-sama 1000%. She and the interesting manga (written from the novel) are why I'm looking forward to this show.
(jp: ファンタジスタドール) jpWiki
magical dolls, cards, cuteness, fighting
director: Saitou Hisashi (Bamboo Blade, Haganai)
writer: Kakihara Yuuko (Persona 4, Ebiten), Kimura Noboru (Amagami SS+, Mondaijitachi). Taniguchi Gorou (story).
seiyuus: Oohashi Ayaka, Tsuda Minami, Tokui Sora, Akasaki Chinatsu, Hasegawa Akiko, Oohara Sayaka, Uesaka Sumire, Misawa Sachika, Yamaoka Yuri.
animation: Hoods Entertainment. OPED seiyuus.
trailer. forum.
starts sat 06 jul 27:28
Our young heroine Uzume gets five cards, from which emerge five cute fighting dolls. Whenever evil is being done, Uzume can’t help herself from going toward it, and putting her dolls in action to save prople.
Star Oohashi Ayaka, 18, has been Ran in Aikatsu, and Ringo in Mangirl. Other well-known young seiyuus are with her: Tsuda Minami, Tokui Sora, Akasaki Chinatsu, Uesaka Sumire, and even Misawa Sachika, emerging from her long success in Accel World. Hasegawa Akiko was a new star in 2006, but has not done many anime since. She may now be appearing more often. Mature star Oohara Sayaka is here as well, perhaps as a steadying influence.
Director Saitou Hisashi (Bamboo Blade, Haganai) should be another steadying influence. The writers, who are adapting Taniguchi Goro's original story, have also written shows like Persona 4, Ebiten, and Amagami SS+. The cards make one think this is aimed at kids. But that's less likely in view of the fact that the show is being broadcast at 3:30 am Saturday night.
(jp: イスクールDxD NEW) jpWiki
supernatural ecchi comedy-drama
director: Yanagisawa Tetsuya (Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora)
writer: Yoshioka Takao (Elfen Lied, Sekirei, HSDD season one). Ishibumi Ichie (novel).
seiyuus: Kaji Yuuki, Hikasa Youko, Asakura Azumi (Kumin in Chuunibyou), Itou Shizuka, Taketatsu Ayana, Nojima Kenji, Taneda Risa, Uchida Maaya, Matsuoka Yoshitugu, Yamazaki Haruka.
animation: TNK.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sun 07 jul 20:30
A second season for this demons and cleavage comedy-drama. In the first season, a high school sophomore was killed by a girl on his first date ever. He is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward serves as an underling of a high-level devil who is also the most beautiful girl in the school. The same cast and staff return to try to recapture their moderate success.
(jp: 有頂天家族) jpWiki
magical comedy-drama
director: Yoshihara Masayuki
writer: Suga Shoutarou (Rinne no Lagrange, Yahari Ore). Morimi Tomihiko.
seiyuus: Sakurai Takahiro, Suwabe Junichi, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Nakahara Mai, Noto Mamiko, Inoue Kikuko, Sakura Ayane.
animation: PA Works. OP milktub.
trailer. forum.
starts sun 07 jul 22:00
PA Works adapts an award-winning novel (not a "light" novel) by the author of Tatami Galaxy. The story takes place in a magical version of Kyoto and follows the adventures of a family of shape-shifting tanuki ("racoon dogs") who spend much of their time in human form.
Director Yoshihara Masayuki was assistant director of Eden of the East and directed and storyboarded several episodes of various GITS:SAC animes. Lead writer Suga Shoutarou wrote Rinne no Lagrange and My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu.
Brilliant cast includes Sakurai Takahiro, Suwabe Junichi, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Nakahara Mai, Noto Mamiko, Inoue Kikuko, and Sakura Ayane. One of the most promising shows of the season, for cast, staff, original work, and studio.
(jp: てーきゅう 2) jpWiki
slice-of-life comedy
director: Itagaki Shin (Black Cat, Ben-tou)
writer: Itagaki Shin. Roots (manga text).
seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana, Watanabe Yui, Mimori Suzuko, Narumi Kyouko.
animation: Mappa.
trailer.
starts sun 07 jul 22:27
Second season for a three-minute comedy that I watched only a bit of the first time around. But director Itagaki Shin's Ben-tou was one of the best comedies in a while, so anything by him deserves a look.
And Hanazawa Kana and Mimori Suzuko deserve a listen. Slice-of-life comedy follows four girls who are on the tennis team, but don’t play much tennis.
(jp: 八犬伝 -東方八犬異聞- 2) jpWiki
supernatural adventure with bishounen
director: Yamazaki Mitsue
writer: Yamasaki Osamu (Toward the Terra), Yamazaki Mitsue. Abe Miyuki (manga).
seiyuus: Kakihara Tetsuya, Hino Satoshi, Takagaki Ayahi, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Maeno Tomoaki, Terashima Takuya, Miyake Junichi, Miki Shinichirou, Tsuda Kenjiro, Yonaga Tsubasa, Kamiya Hiroshi, Namikawa Daisuke, Akesaka Satomi, Fujiwara Keiji.
animation: Studio Deen. OP Faylan, ED Ceui.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sun 07 jul 22:30
One bishoujo, among several bishounen who are the bearers of sacred treasures and engage in ongoing battles, particularly with the Church. Like a lot of people, I didn't watch the first series, which seems to have gotten more involving as it went on.
This is the only show director Yamazaki Mitsue has done, but she is working with Yamasaki Osamu, who did Toward the Terra and Hakuouki. A highly professional cast, and Studio Deen in its higher-quality mode. Comments on the first series compared it to a Deen show from the early 2000s. The trailer link is to ep1 of season one.
(jp: ブラッドラッド) jpWiki
seinen vampire fantasy comedy
director: Miya Shigeyuki (Buzzer Beater, Aoi Bungaku 7-8, Supernatural)
writer: Konuta Kenji (Toshokan Sensou). Kodama Yuuki (manga).
seiyuus: Kousaka Ryouta, Nomizu Iori, Terashima Takuya, Sara Emi Bridcut, Kimura Ryouhei, Komesu Taichi, Nanri Yuka, Yamamoto Kazutomi, Yusa Kouji, Saitou Chiwa.
animation: Brains Base. OP May'n, ED Nanri Yuka.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sun 07 jul 24:30
Vampire boss Staz is more interested in Japanese pop culture than in drinking human blood. He vows to bring a recently-killed Japanese girl back to life, since it will mean he can follow her to the human world, and Japan.
Nice mid-level cast and staff. I'm not sure if they can nurse excellence out of this popular manga, but there's a chance.
(jp: 魔界王子 devils and realist) jpWiki
josei with demons and beautiful boys
director: Kon Chiaki (Higurashi, Otome Youkai Zakuro, Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 2)
writer: Yokote Michiko (Princess Tutu, Genshiken, Squid Girl, RDG). Takatono Madoka.
seiyuus: Eguchi Takuya, Terashima Takuma, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, Kakihara Tetsuya, Fukuyama Jun, Takashiro Motoki, Toriumi Kousuke, Saiga Mitsuki, Takashiro Genki.
animation: Douga Koubou. OPED seiyuus.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sun 07 jul 25:05
Kon Chiaki brings us a story of a demon and a beautiful aristocratic boy. Adapted for anime by Yokote Michiko. William Twining is blessed with both brains and wealth. He attends a prestigious school and lives in a huge mansion with his uncle and a butler.
But when his uncle's business fails, the Twining family is left bankrupt. While searching in a storeroom of his home for objects to put up for sale, William finds a secret room. The room contains a magic seal, with which he unintentionally summons a demon. The demon, Dantalion, tells William that he wields sole authority to select the new ruler of the demon world. So the candidates for the throne are all after William.…
Nice cast of male seiyuus, featuring Eguchi Takuya and Terashima Takuma, backed up by such names as Fukuyama Jun, Kakihara Tetsuya, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, and Toriumi Kousuke…to say nothing of the wonderfully androgynous Saiga Mitsuki.
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami Hen(jp: 神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇) jpWiki
harem comedy/drama
director: Oosedo Satoshi
writer: Kurata Hideyuki (Now and Then, Here and There; Kannagi; OreImo). Wakaki Tamki (orig).
seiyuus: Shimono Hiro, Itou Kanae, Hayami Saori, Nazuka Kaori, Touyama Nao, Taketatsu Ayana, Asumi Kana, Hanazawa Kana, Iguchi Yuka, Takagaki Ayahi, Tomatsu Haruka.
animation: Manglobe.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts mon 08 jul 25:35
"The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc." Third season for the popular anime from an extremely popular manga. Avid bishoujo game player Keima must win the hearts of several girls, freeing them from possession by demons. After succeeding in this in previous arcs, he now must awaken six goddesses, in order to prevent an imminent invasion of the human realm by a rebellious gang of demons.
The same cast returns, and the same writer, but the director has directed nothing before, except for the second OVA.
(jp: 私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!) jpWiki
dark comedy
director: Oonuma Shin (ef, Baka to Test)
writer: Yoshioka Takao (Elfen Lied, Sekirei, Daimaou). Tanigawa Nico (orig).
seiyuus: Kitta Izumi (Cordelia in Milky Holmes), Nakamura Yuuichi (Houtarou in Hyouka), Hanazawa Kana.
animation: Silver Link.
trailer. manga.
starts mon 08 jul 26:05
"No matter how you look at it, it's you guys' fault I'm not popular." In the world of the otome games she always plays, Tomoko is a super popular high school girl who has had 50 years of dating experience and 100 boys. In the real world, she is a creepy-looking 15-year-old shut-in who talks to few people, and never to boys. Unfortunately for her self-image, she begins to realize the truth…but her attempts at making contact with other people end up being both pitiful and hilarious.
Kitta Izumi (Cordelia in Milky Holmes) gets a juicy role. Tomoko is quite peculiar. I keep hoping that director Oonuma Shin will recapture what he created in the ef shows, which made me a fan. I did enjoy Tasogare OtomexAmnesia.
(jp: 銀の匙) jpWiki
comedy-drama with horses and pizza
director: Itou Tomohiko (Sword Art Online)
writer: Kishimoto Taku (script; Bunny Drop lead writer). Arakawa Hiromu (manga).
seiyuus: Kimura Ryouhei, Miyake Marie (Ringo in Penguin Drum, Tamaki in Hiiro no Kakera), Sakurai Tooru, Takagaki Ayahi, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Shouji Masayuki, Takanashi Kengo, Kobushi Nobuyuki, Izawa Shiori, Konishi Katsuyuki, Masutani Yasunori, Mitsuya Yuji, Ono Yuuki, Mizushima Takahiro.
animation: A-1 Pictures. OP miwa, ED Sukima Switch.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts thu 11 jul 24:45
Desperate to get away from his family, our hero enrolls in an agriculture school in the country. He's a good student and thinks he will succeed at anything. But his city upbringing puts him at a disadvantage among the farm-raised kids that surround him.
We'll see if director Itou Tomohiko can duplicate his success with SAO in this very different anime. Writer Itou Tomohiko adapted Bunny Drop. Noitamina. The manga won the 2012 Manga Taisho Award.
Miyake Marie was Ringo in Penguin Drum and Tamaki in Hiiro no Kakera. Kimura Ryouhei and Takagaki Ayahi are here, too.
(jp: 超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ THE ANIMATION) jpWiki
fantasy with fanservice
director: Mukai Masahiro (eps. of Bantorra, Denpa Onna, InuxBoku)
writer: Yasukawa Shougo (eps. Of Milky Holmes, Ben-tou, OniiAi). Idea Factory, Compile Heart.
seiyuus: Tanaka Rie, Imai Asami, Asumi Kana, Satou Rina, Horie Yui, Kitamura Eri, Ogura Yui, Ishihara Kaori, Ueda Kana, Sakai Kanako, Kanai Mika, Nao, Takahashi Chiaki, Niiko.
animation: David Production. OP Nao, ED Afilia Saga.
trailer. forum.
starts fri 12 jul 22:00
The world is called Gameindustri. Four beings called Goddesses rule four countries there. They were always at war, but now, afraid of dissipating their powers, the Goddesses have signed a Friendship Treaty. They and their younger sisters move toward a new era. What does the future hold in store...? From a game.
A solid veteran cast, featuring the now-married Tanaka Rie, as well as Asumi Kana, Horie Yui, KitaEri, et al. The director and writer are both doing those jobs for the first time, after some experience doing episodes. The experienced cast may need to rescue them from time to time.
A recent event for this show was cancelled when a man with a drawn knife showed up, and Tanaka Rie slipped and fell trying to get away.
(jp: GATCHAMAN Crowds) jpWiki
superheroes
director: Nakamura Kenji (C, Tsuritama)
writer: Oono Tohiya (Sweet Precure, Tsuritama).
seiyuus: Uchida Maaya, Ousaka Ryouta, Namikawa Daisuke, Koiwai Kotori (Iwai in Dansai Bunri), Hirano Aya, Hosomi Daisuke, Miyano Mamoru, Tenge Sakura, Katsuji.
animation: Tatsunoko.
12eps. forum.
starts fri 12 jul 25:58
A remake of a popular old anime. A small city is populated by people known as Gatchaman, warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by spiritual powers. The Gatchaman Crew (G-Crew) has been recruited to fight a mysterious entity known as MESS.
Some people are looking forward to this because the main staff did Tsuritama. I am looking forward to it (surprise, surprise) for the cast: Uchida Maaya leads, along with Ousaka Ryouta and Namikawa Daisuke. But behind them comes Koiwai Kotori (Iwai in Dansai Bunri) and….Hirano Aya! To say nothing of Miyano Mamoru and Tenge Sakura.
(jp: ふたりはミルキィホームズ) jpWiki
moe detective comedy
director: Nishikiori Hiroshi (AzuDai, Index)
writer: Shirane Hideki (Bottle Fairy, Yumekui Merry, Kill Me Baby).
seiyuus: Terakawa Aimi, Itou Ayasa, Mimori Suzuko, Tokui Sora, Sasaki Mikoi, Kitta Izumi.
animation: JC Staff. OP/ED seiyuus.
manga. forum.
starts sat 13 jul 22:00
In this story set two years after the previous animes, a new Milky Holmes Feathers group of younger girls emerges.
Just two additions to the cast in Terakawa Aimi and Itou Ayasa, but an entirely new main staff: director Nishikiori Hiroshi (AzuDai, Index), and writer Shirane Hideki (Bottle Fairy, Yumekui Merry, Kill Me Baby).
This popular show never did much for me, but the new staff might make a difference. 12-minute episodes.
(jp: 君のいる町) jpWiki
shounen romance
director: Yamaguchi Shigeyasu (Casshern Sins, Dream-eater Merry)
writer: Yoshida Reiko (Marimite, K-On, Bakuman, etc.). Seo Kouji (manga).
seiyuus: Hosoya Yoshimasa (Arata in Chihayafuru), Nakajima Megumi (Ranka in Macross F), Sakura Ayane (Dream-eater Merry, Kannagi in NakaImo, Buratei in Joshiraku), Ono Daisuke, Masuda Toshiki, Takao Yuki, Kouno Nana, Fujita Saki, Endou Aya, Takahashi Chiaki, Yahagi Sayuri.
animation: Gonzo. OP MimimemeMIMI, ED Hosoya Yoshimasa.
trailer. manga. forum.
starts sat 13 jul 23:30
From a long-running manga by Seo Kouji, the author of Suzuka. I enjoyed the first part of the manga, but it began to repeat itself, and I gave up on it around chapter 100. It's now up to well over twice that figure.
The protagonist is a boy in the countryside near Hiroshima. He is shocked one day to discover that a girl from Tokyo is transferring in to his school, and will be staying with his family.
Director Yamaguchi Shigeyasu has not done romance before. Top-level writer Yoshida Reiko definitely has. Unusual cast features Hosoya Yoshimasa (Arata in Chihayafuru), Nakajima Megumi (Ranka in Macross F), and Sakura Ayane (Dream-eater Merry, Kannagi in NakaImo, Buratei in Joshiraku). And check out the names supporting them: Ono Daisuke, Endou Aya, and Yahagi Sayuri leap to my eye. Animation by Gonzo (!).