2015 Summer Anime -- full previews of 45 shows, with story, cast, staff, pic, trailer, comments, etc.

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Akagami no Shirayukihime

When I first started looking at the summer season shows, I was pretty disappointed. There were 14 (count 'em, 14!) sequels, some short anime, and not much new of interest.

As I learned more, I found a number of promising shows. But this is still a summer season, traditionally the low point of the anime year.

My shows "most likely to succeed":

• Charlotte -- A new show from PA Works, written by Maeda Jun, who wrote the Air, Kanon and Clannad games, and the Angel Beats anime. Starring Sakura Ayane, Uchiyama Kouki and Uchida Maaya. Secret superpowers and a depressed atmosphere.
• Gangsta -- The director of Ergo Proxy sets another dark tale in a dirty city. Great cast.
• Akagami no Shirayukihime -- Shoujo romantic adventure set in mediaeval times. Stars the glorious voice of Hayami Saori as "Red-Haired Snow White."
• Overlord -- For Madhouse, the director of Iriya no Sora animates a powerful game-world-becomes-real story.
• Prison School -- A famous girls' school admits boys for the first time. The four boys who become students find themselves shunned, and enemies of a secret council. Top director (Mizushima Tsutomu). Top writer (Yokote Michiko). Top cast (Kamiya, Namikawa, Hanazawa, et al.). JC Staff.

• Aoharu x Kikanjuu -- Girl dressed as boy teams with club host and ero-mangaka to become top survival-game team. Komatsu Mikako. Brain's Base.
• Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki -- Historical fighting fantasy starring Sawashiro Miyuki.
• Classroom Crisis -- The travails of students with part-time jobs. The director of No.6, the writer of White Album 2.
• Gakkou Gurashi! -- Four girls live at their ruined school after a zombie apocalypse. It's a comedy.
• Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri -- Fantasy adventure starring Suwabe Junichi, Kanemoto Hisako, Touyama Nao and Taneda Risa.
• God Eater -- Sci-fi action from the director of Garden of Sinners 5, for ufotable.
• Joukamachi no Dandelion -- A family of princes and princesses with superpowers is tracked by hidden cameras so that their people can vote on which of them should be the new ruler. The director of Bakuman, written by Yoshida Reiko.
• Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace -- Kishi Seiji and Uezu Makoto reunite for a school mystery anime featuring Sakurai Takahiro.
• Rokka no Yuusha -- Six heroes are chosen to fight the reawakened demon king. By the director of Spice and Wolf. 
• Sore ga Seiyuu -- Young seiyuus learn about the seiyuu world. Created by seiyuu Asano Masumi, written by Yokote Michiko.
• Ushio to Tora (2015) -- Shounen supernatural action adapted from an award-winning manga by the writer of Death Note.
• Wakako-zake -- Anime remake of a live-action TV series in which a woman unhappy at work goes alone to eat and drink fine cuisine. It's about the food. Stars Sawashiro Miyuki.

• Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou -- From a popular manga featuring seductive monsters coming to live in a schoolboy's home.
• Okusama ga Seito Kaichou! -- The beautiful new student council president (Taketatsu Ayana) moves into the schoolboy's home and says she is his wife. 
• Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai -- Ecchi hijinks from the director of Henneko. Matsuki Miyu, Gotou Saori, Ogura Yui.
• Makura no Danshi -- "Pillow boys." Twelve episodes featuring twelve different bishounen sleeping next to you and whispering sweet nothings. A reverse Sleeping with Hinako.

Click a title in the list below to jump to full details of a show. Scroll down for full details of all shows, in order of first broadcast.

● Akagami no Shirayukihime     ● Aoharu x Kikanjuu     ● Aquarion Logos     ● Bikini Warriors     ● Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen`eki     ● Charlotte     ● Classroom Crisis     ● Danchigai     ● Durarara!!x2 Ten     ● Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Zwei Herz!     ● Gakkou Gurashi!     ● Gangsta     ● Gatchaman Crowds Insight     ● Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri     ● God Eater     ● Hetalia The World Twinkle     ● Himouto! Umaru-chan     ● Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls Second Series     ● Jitsu wa Watashi wa     ● Joukamachi no Dandelion     ● Junjou Romantica 3     ● Kaijuu Sakaba Kanpai!     ● Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan     ● Makura no Danshi     ● Million Doll     ● Miss Monochrome The Animation (2015)     ● Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou     ● Non Non Biyori Repeat     ● Okusama ga Seito Kaichou!     ● Overlord     ● Prison School     ● Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace     ● Rokka no Yuusha     ● Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX: Believe in Justice and Hold a Determination to Fist     ● Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai     ● Sore ga Seiyuu     ● Suzakinishi The Animation     ● Teekyuu 5     ● To Love-Ru: Trouble - Darkness 2nd     ● Ushio to Tora (2015)     ● Venus Project: Climax     ● Wakaba Girl     ● Wakako-zake     ● Wooser no Sono Higurashi Mugen Hen     ● Working!!!
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. 
-- times and dates may change. my weekly calendar will come out at the beginning of July with the most recent data.
-- click images to enlarge. 


2015 Summer Anime
-- in chronological order by first broadcast
Charlotte
  (jp: Charlotte)   jpWiki

superpowers, school life, multiple personalities
director: Asai Yoshiyuki
writer: Maeda Jun (Air, Kanon, Clannad games; Angel Beats anime)
seiyuus: Uchiyama Kouki, Mizushima Takahiro, Sakura Ayane, Uchida Maaya, Asakura Momo.
animation: PA Works. OP Lia, ED Tada Aoi.
trailer.
starts ?? jul

One of the most awaited anime of the season: PA Works does a show written by Maeda Jun, the original writer of Key's Air, Kanon, and Clannad games, and the writer of Angel Beats. Directed by a long-time PA Works episode director doing his first full show. Unfortunately, Angel Beats did little for me. Here's hoping this is different.

Nice cast includes Sakura Ayane, Uchiyama Kouki, and Uchida Maaya. Secret superpowers and a depressed atmosphere.


Makura no Danshi
  (jp: 枕男子)   jpWiki

short anime with sleeping boy

writer: Ayana Yumiko (Denpa Onna, Kiniro Mosaic), Sekine Ayumi (scripts for Baka to Test, Watamote, Inari Konkon).
seiyuus: Hanae Natsuki.
animation: Assez Finaud Fabric, Feel.

starts fri ?? jul

Twelve sleeping boys, one per episode. Each "pillow boy" will "sleep beside you and whisper...to heal a tired heart." Twelve different "types," all living on one street "under the starry sky."

Reminiscent of 2010's Sleeping with Hinako, which was aimed at the other gender. Times change, lol.


Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
  (jp: モンスター娘のいる日常)   jpWiki

ecchi supernatural harem comedy
director: Yoshihara Tatsuya (Muromi-san, Yatterman Night)
writer: Fudeyasu Kazuyuki (Milky Holmes). Okayado (manga).
seiyuus: Aikawa Natsuki, Yamazaki Haruka, Amamiya Sora, Ozawa Ari, Nakamura Sakura, Nomura Mayuka, Kobayashi Yuu.
animation: Lerche. OP seiyuus, ED Kobayashi Yuu with MON.
trailer.
starts ?? jul

"Everyday Life with Monster Girls." Three years ago, the world learned that harpies, centaurs, catgirls, and other fabled creatures were real. Hapless teen Kimihito is given the task of helping a sexy, snake-like lamia integrate into human life. She comes to live with him and is joined by more beautiful sexy monsters. But the law against "interspecies breeding" is absolute….

A professional staff should be able to translate the popularity of the manga into a popular ecchi anime. Inexperienced cast is headed by rising star Amamiya Sora (Kaori in Isshuukan Friends, Asseylum in Aldnoah, Isla in Plastic Memories). The wonderful Kobayashi Yuu is also in the cast.


Suzakinishi The Animation
  (jp: 洲崎西 THE ANIMATION)   jpWiki


director: Hiramine Yoshihiro (animator directing first show)

seiyuus: Nishi Asuka, Suzaki Aya.
animation: feel.

starts ?? jul

Newish seiyuus Suzaki Aya and Nishi Asuka have had a popular radio show for two years now. They do a good version of a standard seiyuu show, with quick patter, cute voices, and great good nature.

Here are the stars' profiles, from the radio show's official site. I haven't been able to discover just what this animated version of their show will be like. But I'll certainly seek it out and take a look.


Okusama ga Seito Kaichou!
  (jp: おくさまが生徒会長!)   jpWiki

ecchi school comedy
director: Furukawa Hiroyuki (debut as director)
writer: Nakata Yumi (manga).
seiyuus: Taketatsu Ayana, Okitsu Kazuyuki, Tsuda Minami, Fujimoto Aoi, Sugiyama Yoshie, Nagatsuma Juri, Kaneda Tomoko.
animation: Seven. OP Katagiri Rekka, ED1 Taketatsu Ayana, ED2 Tsuda Minami.
manga.
starts wed 01 jul 24:30

"My Wife is Student Council President." Strait-laced high-school boy Izumi is running to be student council president. But when a beautiful new candidate promises free love and flings condoms into the crowd, Izumi ends up losing -- and she makes him vice president. The new president soon invites herself over to his house, and announces she will live there as his wife, according to an agreement their parents made years before.

Nice cast stars Taketatsu Ayana (Kirino in OreImo) and Okitsu Kazuyuki (Muroi in Shiki, Akiharu in Ladies v. Butlers). The super-high voice of Kaneda Tomoko makes a rare appearance.

It gives one pause that the director is doing his first full show, and no writer is named in the staff list. But the manga is irresistibly ecchi and sweet. The heroine is charmingly nuts, in a way I think Taketatsu-san can handle.


Gangsta
  (jp: Gangsta)   jpWiki

seinen action comedy romance
director: Murase Shuukou (Ergo Proxy) Hatsumi Kouichi (asst.; Deadman Wonderland)
writer: Inotsume Shinichi (Ristorante Paradiso, Nyan Koi, Pilot's Love Song, Akatsuki no Yona). Kousuke (manga).
seiyuus: Noto Mamiko, Tsuda Kenjirou, Suwabe Junichi, Kaneo Tetsuo, Ishikawa Kaito, Koshimizu Ami, Houki Katsuhisa, Yoshino Hiroyuki, Inada Tetsu.
animation: Manglobe. OP Stereo Dive Foundation, ED Annabel.
trailer.
starts wed 01 jul 26:44

Nick and Worick take on jobs from both the mafia and the police in a rotten town filled with hoodlums, prostitutes, pimps, mafia and dirty cops.

The director made Ergo Proxy. The lead writer has some great credits. Some top voices in the cast: Mamiko Noto, Suwabe Junichi, Koshimizu Ami...and Ishikawa Kaitou. A stylish trailer. Seems promising.


Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki
  (jp: ケイオスドラゴン 赤竜戦役)   jpWiki

fantasy historical fighting
director: Matsune Masato (first full show)
writer: Kodachi Ukyou, Aikawa Shou (30 eps of FMA, Ayakashi Ayashi, Oh Edo Rocket).
seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Inoue Marina, Ishizuka Unshou, Uchida Maaya, Terui Haruka, Saitou Souma, Yamadera Kouichi, Ootsuka Houchuu, Akabane Kenji, Eguchi Takuya.
animation: Connect, Silver Link. OP Kon Natsumi.
trailer.
starts thu 02 jul 22:30

In the year 3015, two great nations each rule half the world. The island country Nil Kamui has lost its independence, but now its guardian god, Red Dragon, goes berserk. Will the island manage to regain its independence?

The director is doing his first full show. The two lead writers are a newcomer and a man who has been writing top shows since the 1980s. The cast is replete with outstanding voices, starting with Sawashiro Miyuki and Inoue Marina.


Aquarion Logos
  (jp: アクエリオンロゴス)   jpWiki

mecha science fiction action
director: Satou Hidekazu (Slayers Next, Engage Planet Kiss Dum, Nobunaga the Fool)
writer: Kumagai Jin (Hamatora, Persona 4 Golden). Satelight, Kawamori Shouji (original plan).
seiyuus: Shimazaki Nobunaga, Sakura Ayane, Asai Takayuki, Nakano Saima, Nakata Jouji, Adachi Yuuto, Chisuga Haruka, Umehara Yuuichirou, Shiraishi Ryouko, Ozawa Ari.
animation: C2C, Satelight. OP May'n, ED Chisuga Haruka.
trailer.
starts thu 02 jul 24:00

An undistinguished but professional staff brings us a new show in the Aquarion franchise. Some wonderful voices, and some less wonderful voices. The trailer shows the snazzy look that we saw in previous Aquarion shows.


Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace
  (jp: 乱歩奇譚 Game of Laplace)   jpWiki

school murder mystery
director: Kishi Seiji (Seto no Hanayome, Angel Beats, Humanity Has Declined, Blue Steel Arpeggio)
writer: Uezu Makoto (School Days, Seto no Hanayome, Humanity Has Declined, Blue Steel Arpeggio). Edogawa Rampo (plan).
seiyuus: Sakurai Takahiro, Yamashita Daiki, Takahashi Rie.
animation: Lerche. OP amazarashi.
trailer.
starts thu 02 jul 24:55

Several murder cases take place at student Kobayashi's middle school. Genius detective Akechi comes to the school to investigate, and takes an interest in Kobayashi who, despite his friend's worries, volunteers to be Akechi's assistant.

Kishi Seiji and Uezu Makoto (Seto no Hanayome, Humanity Has Declined, Blue Steel Arpeggio) reunite for a school mystery. The full cast has not been announced, but Sakurai Takahiro as the detective is a good start.


Danchigai
  (jp: だんちがい)   jpWiki

seinen comic-strip comedy
director: Kimura Hiroshi (Recorder+Randsel, Hamatora, Military)
writer: Yoneda Kazusa (manga).
seiyuus: Abe Atsushi, Akesaka Satomi, Horino Sayaka, Tokui Sora, Komatsu Mikako.
animation: Dream Creation. OPED seiyuus.
12x5min eps.
starts thu 02 jul 25:00

Haruki and his four sisters live together in an apartment complex: level-headed older sister Mutsuki, difficult younger sister Yayoi, and mischievous twin sisters Uzuki and Satsuki.

The director has some decent credits. The cast can do the job. And Komatsu Mikako is a draw in herself, for me.


Aoharu x Kikanjuu
  (jp: 青春x機関銃)   jpWiki

survival game, girl disguised as guy, comedy
director: Nakano Hideaki (first full show)
writer: Konuta Kenji. Naoe (manga).
seiyuus: Maeno Tomoaki, Komatsu Mikako, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, Kitamura Eri, Okitsu Kazuyuki.
animation: Brain's Base. OP Toy☆Gangan, ED Komatsu Mikako.
manga.
starts thu 02 jul 25:46

A high-school girl disguised as a boy is drawn into the world of survival games by a club-host and his friend, an ero-manga artist. Together, they form a survival-game team that aims to be the best in the country.

The lead character sounds perfect for Komatsu Mikako, and the rest of the cast is capable, too. The director is an experienced episode director doing his first full show. The writer did Library War and Ace of Diamond, which were both fairly unexciting but well made.

I can’t help thinking of Ouran High School Host Club.


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.Joukamachi no Dandelion
  (jp: 城下町のダンデライオン)   jpWiki

seinen comedy
director: Akitaya Noriaki (Bakuman)
writer: Yoshida Reiko. Kasuga Ayumu (manga).
seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana, Kayano Ai, Kimura Ryouhei, Ishihara Kaori, Murase Ayumu, Matsui Eriko, Ogura Yui, Katsuta Shiori, Suzuki Mana, Yukino Satsuki, Aisaka Yuka.
animation: Production IMS. OP YuiKaori, ED Ogura Yui.

starts thu 02 jul 26:16

The nine siblings of the royal family all have superpowers. Their daily lives are followed by surveillance cameras and broadcast nationwide. One of them will be elected monarch by the population.

Director Akitaya Noriaki did Bakuman. Writer Yoshida Reiko has done many top shows. Strong cast stars Hanazawa Kana and Kayano Ai, as well as Ishihara Kaori and Kimura Ryouhei, with the outstanding Yukino Satsuki making one of her infrequent appearances.


Hetalia The World Twinkle
  (jp: ヘタリア The World Twinkle)   jpWiki

comedy shorts
director: Watanabe Hiroshi (Bandit King Jing, Jigoku Shoujo 3, Hetalia Beautiful World)
writer: Fudeyasu Kazuyuki (Princess Resurrection, Kamen no Maid Guy, Milky Holmes, Ben-tou). Himaruya Hidekaz (manga).
seiyuus: Namikawa Daisuke, Yasumoto Hiroki, Takahashi Hiroki, Konishi Katsuyuki, Sugiyama Noriaki, Onosaka Masaya, Takato Yasuhiro, Kaida Yuki.
animation: Studio Deen. OP Namikawa Daisuke.
trailer.
starts fri 03 jul 12:00

And now for the sixth Hetalia series. The mixture of comedy, international stereotypes, and a hint of boys'-love has many fans.

Namikawa Daisuke (Italy) takes the lead in this series. The staff that made Hetalia Beautiful World returns.


Ushio to Tora (2015)
  (jp: うしおととら 2015)   jpWiki

shounen supernatural action
director: Nishimura Satoshi (Trigun)
writer: Inoue Toshiki (Tenjho Tenge, Death Note, Chaos;Head). Fujita Kazuhiro (manga).
seiyuus: Hatanaku Tasuku, Koyama Rikiya, Komatsu Mikako, Yasuno Kiyono, Fujiwara Keiji, Makino Yui, Namikawa Daisuke, Kayano Ai, Sakamoto Maaya, Takagaki Ayahi, Toyosaki Aki, Nanri Yuka, Hanazawa Kana, Mizuki Nana.
animation: Mappa. OP Kinniku Shoujo Tai, ED Sonar Pocket.
manga.
starts fri 03 jul 22:30

The human Ushio has to release the demon Tora so that they can work together to defeat monsters. But will the demon partner be better or worse than the monster enemies?

The director is a long-time animator/storyboarder who has only directed a couple of shows, including Trigun. The lead writer, however, wrote Tenjho Tenge and Death Note. Excellent cast. Award-winning manga. Worth taking a look at, if you like darkish shounen supernatural action.


Miss Monochrome The Animation (2015)
  (jp: ミス・モノクローム 第2期)   jpWiki

idol, comedy
director: Iwasaki Yoshiaki (Love Hina, Bottle Fairy, Zero no Tsukaima, Hayate 2)
writer: Fudeyasu Kazuyuki (Kamen no Maid Guy, Milky Holmes, Is the Order Rabbit?).
seiyuus: Horie Yui, Fujiwara Keiji, Inoue Kikuko, Kanda Akemi.
animation: Liden, Sanzigen.
trailer.
starts fri 03 jul 23:00

The series began two years ago with a season of shorts. This time it is part of the "Ultra Super Anime Time" half-hour of three different short anime series, along with Wooser and Wakaba Girl.

Horie Yui stars as an android idol determined to reach the top. Fujiwara Keiji and Inoue Kikuko are also in the cast. Hocchan created the character and is credited with the original character design.

Director Iwasaki Yoshiaki directed Hocchan's breakthrough role as Naru in Love Hina, in 2000, as well as her first robot role as Multi in To Heart the year before.


Wooser no Sono Higurashi Mugen Hen
  (jp: うーさーのその日暮らし 夢幻編)   jpWiki

comedy shorts
director: Mizushima Seiji (FMA, Oh Edo Rocket, Gundam00.)

seiyuus: Miyano Mamoru, Kamiya Hiroshi, Tamura Yukari, Nagamune Haruka, Ozawa Minori, Tia, Sato Yuri.
animation: Sanzigen. OP Yun*chi.
trailer.
starts fri 03 jul 23:09

Wooser is a a mysterious mascot character who lives on the Internet and whose charming appearance belies a corrupt heart that craves money, meat, and girls. He is played by Miyano Mamoru, and Kamiya Hiroshi and Tamura Yukari are also in the cast.

The original creator, Usa Yoshiki, is a member of the pop/rock group supercell. The director is Mizushima Seiji, who directed FMA, Oh Edo Rocket, and Gundam00.

None of these comic short anime using simple animation and supposedly mature humour do much for me, but I can hardly deny that there's something here of interest. Short episodes, part of the "Ultra Super Anime Time" half-hour. Give it a look.


Wakaba Girl
  (jp: わかば*ガール)   jpWiki

moe slice of life comic with yuri overtones
director: Watanabe Seiji
writer: Hanada Jukki. Hara Yui (manga).
seiyuus: Ozawa Ari, Mao, Murakawa Rie, Izawa Mikako.
animation: Nexus.

starts fri 03 jul 23:17

From a manga by the author of Kiniro Mosaic. Wakaba is an off-kilter rich girl, elegant and attending a high-class school...but she is also a "gal," liking the low-class "gal" style. She is so out of it that she buys "gal games" (dating sim games) expecting them to involve her style. Her friends are a pure and innocent fairy-tale girl, a capricious girl, and a boyish girl who likes boys-love mangas.

The director is doing his first show, but the writer is Hanada Jukki (MadoMagi, Hibike Euphonium). The cast is all promising seiyuus just beginning to rise. Hard to say how this will go. Short episodes, part of the "Ultra Super Anime Time" half-hour.


Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
  (jp: GATE 自衛隊 彼の地にて, 斯く戦えり)   jpWiki

fantasy adventure with violence and comedy
director: Kyougoku Takahiko (Love Live)
writer: Urahata Tatsuhiko (Strawberry Panic, Saki, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, Black Bullet). Yahai Takumi (novel).
seiyuus: Suwabe Junichi, Kanemoto Hisako, Touyama Nao, Taneda Risa.
animation: A-1 Pictures. OP Akeboshi Rockets, ED seiyuus.
trailer.
starts fri 03 jul 24:30

A gate suddenly appears in Tokyo's Ginza district and out come monsters, mediaeval knights -- all manner of fantasy beings -- attacking and killing everyone in sight.

After stemming the tide, the Japanese government sends a small troop of soldiers through the gate. Led by an otaku soldier, they find that the villages in the other world are being attacked by a dragon. An elf-girl survivor of the dragon's rampage joins the group in their travels through this dangerous new world.

The announced cast is excellent. The staff is interesting: the director of Love Live and the writer of a variety of successful shows.


Classroom Crisis
  (jp: Classroom☆Crisis)   jpWiki

comedy, romance
director: Nagasaki Kenji (No.6, Gundam Build Fighters)
writer: Maruto Fumiaki (White Album 2).
seiyuus: Morikubo Showtarou, Ozawa Ari, Amamiya Sora, Suzaki Aya, Natsukawa Shiina, Toyonaga Toshiyuki, Tsuda Minami.
animation: Lay-duce (Magi Adventures of Sinbad, Go! Go! 575). OP TrySail, ED ClariS.
trailer.
starts fri 03 jul 25:55

A comic take on the troubles faced by high-schoolers with part-time jobs. Promising young female cast includes Amamiya Sora (Kaori in Isshuukan Friends, Princess Asseylum, Isla) and Suzaki Aya (of Suzakinishi, below), and is anchored by veteran Morikubo Showtarou and the excellent Toyonaga Toshiyuki.

The director did No.6. The writer did White Album 2. These are good things.


Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX: Believe in Justice and Hold a Determination to Fist
  (jp: 戦姫絶唱シンフォギアGX Believe in justice and hold a determination to fist)   jpWiki

mortal combat by song
director: Ono Katsumi (Symphogear G, Yu-Gi-Oh Arc V)
writer: Kaneko Akifumi (all Symphogear anime). Agematsu Noriyasu, Kaneko Akifumi (games).
seiyuus: Kayano Ai, Mizuki Nana, Hikasa Youko, Yuuki Aoi, Nanjou Yoshino, Takagaki Ayahi, Minase Inori, Kuno Misaki, Murase Michiyo, Izawa Shiroi, Ishigami Shizuka, Tazawa Masumi.
animation: Satelight. OP Mizuki Nana, ED Takagaki Ayahi.
trailer.
starts fri 03 jul 27:10

A third series of the show in which female heroes protect the world by song. Outstanding main cast, all of whom can sing (especially the first and last): Mizuki Nana, Yuuki Aoi, Kayano Ai, Nanjou Yoshino, Takagaki Ayahi.

This time, two young seiyuus whose high voices I have always thought of together, actually join the cast together: Minase Inori (Hestia in Dungeon ni Deai) and Kuno Misaki (Hawk in Seven Deadly Sins). The same staff that did the second series returns.


Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai
  (jp: 下ネタという概念が存在しない退屈な世界)   jpWiki

ecchi school comedy
director: Suzuki Youhei (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko)
writer: Yokotani Masahiro (Keroro Gunsou, Reideen, MariaHolic, Free). Akagi Hirotaka (novel).
seiyuus: Matsuki Miyu, Gotou Saori, Ishigami Shizuka, Kobayashi Yuusuke, Arai Satomi, Ogura Yui, Miyake Kenta, Horie Yui, Uesaka Sumire.
animation: JC Staff. OP Sox, ED Uesaka Sumire.
trailer.
starts sat 04 jul 23:00

Sixteen years ago, the "Law on Public Order, Morals and Healthy Child-Rearing" banned coarse language and other improprieties nationwide. Our hero enrolls in the leading elite school of morals, but is soon blackmailed into joining an association opposing public morals and ends up taking part in obscene acts of terrorism against the student council president, a beautiful girl whom he happens to have be in love with. Got it?

A couple of underused female stars -- Matsuki Miyu and Gotou Saori -- head a consistently capable cast. Ogura Yui is back with the director who directed her in Henneko, one of the first roles that made me think she was actually a seiyuu.

The writer is a top hand who has done many episodes of Keroro Gunsou and was lead writer on both Reideen and Free. If you like ecchi school comedies, this one from JC Staff should be enjoyable.


Durarara!!x2 Ten
  (jp: デュラララ!!x2 転)   jpWiki

supernatural comedy/drama with violence
director: Oomori Takahito (Koi Kaze, Jigoku Shoujo, Natsume Yuujinchou, Durarara)
writer: Takagi Noboru (Baccano, Durarara, My Little Monster). Narita Ryougo (novel).
seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Toyonaga Toshiyuki, Miyano Mamoru, Hanazawa Kana, Kamiya Hiroshi, Ono Daisuke, Fukuyama Jun, Nakamura Yuuichi, Kaji Yuuki, Takagaki Ayahi, Terashima Takuma.
animation: Shuka. OP Toyonaga Toshiyuki, ED Revalcy.
trailer.
starts sat 04 jul 23:30

Excellent director and writer, great cast, weird stories set in Ikebukuro. What's not to like? Well, in my case, I never feel much in the characters. But the popular franchise continues, doing its thing, to general praise.


Working!!!
  (jp: Working!!!)   jpWiki

seinen slice of life comedy
director: Kamakura Yumi (first-time director)
writer: Yoshioka Takao (DearS, Elfen Lied, Sekirei, Working2, Watamote). Takatsu Karino (manga).
seiyuus: Fujita Saki, Fukuyama Jun, Asumi Kana, Ono Daisuke, Watanabe Kumiko, Shiraishi Ryouko, Kamiya Hiroshi, Hino Satoshi, Kitamura Eri, Kawase Akiko, Hirohashi Ryou, Nakamura Yuuichi, Yusa Koji, Nakata Jouji, Tomatsu Haruka, Hikasa Youko, Saitou Momoko.
animation: A-1 Pictures.
trailer.
starts sat 04 jul 24:30

Working!! Now has three exclamation marks -- Working!!! -- to symbolize that this is the show's third season. It has survived for good reason, even though the setup may be beginning to exhaust itself.

Good cast features Fukuyama Jun, Fujita Saki, and Asumi Kana, and more big names keep joining in. I love the work of Hirohashi Ryou. Episode director Kamakura Yumi moves up to take over her first full directoral gig. Yoshioka Takao, who wrote the second series, continues with this one. Worth another look.


Gatchaman Crowds Insight
  (jp: GATCHAMAN CROWDS insight)   jpWiki

bizarre comedy adventure
director: Nakamura Kenji (Tsuritama, C, Mononoke)
writer: Ono Toshiya (Tsuritama, Sweets Precure).
seiyuus: Uchida Maaya, Ishihara Kaori, Ousaka Ryouta, Namikawa Daisuke, Koiwai Kotori, Hirano Aya, Hosomi Daisuke, Murase Ayumu, Tenge Sakura, Umehara Yuuichirou, Miyano Mamoru, Hanazawa Kana, Mori Katsuji.
animation: Tatsunoko. OP White Ash, ED Angry Frog Rebirth.
trailer.
starts sat 04 jul 25:55

I liked the original series more than most people, particularly for the extravagant performance by Uchida Maaya. Now Ishihara Kaori (of YuiKaori) joins the cast as a co-star, and I'm hoping we get something special from a second underrated seiyuu, more famous for her idol activities than her surprisingly excellent seiyuu work. I'm happy to see Hirano Aya in the cast, too.

The same staff and most of the same cast returns. The trailer link is to a promo by the two stars.


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.Rokka no Yuusha
  (jp: 六花の勇者)   jpWiki

fantasy fighting mystery
director: Takahashi Takeo (Spice and Wolf, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, H ga Dekinai)
writer: Urahata Tatsuhiko (Saki, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere). Yamagata Ishio (novel).
seiyuus: Saitou Souma, Kakuma Ai, Yuuki Aoi, Uchiyama Kouki, Suzumura Kenichi, Satou Rina, Hikasa Youko.
animation: Passione. OP/ED Mich.
trailer.
starts sat 04 jul 26:58

"The Heroes of the Six Flowers" were given the power to fight the evil Majin when he awoke from the depths of darkness. The deity of fate chose six heroes and bestowed on them the power to save the world. Our protgonist is a boy who proclaims himself the strongest on Earth. He has been selected as one of the six heroes, but when he reaches the gathering place, there are seven people there. Is one of them the Enemy? Suspicion falls on the boy.

Capable cast features up-and-coming Saitou Souma and Kakuma Ai, as well as Yuuki Aoi and Hikasa Youko. The director did Spice and Wolf, the writer did Saki and Horizon. Promising.


Venus Project: Climax
  (jp: VENUS PROJECT -CLIMAX-)   jpWiki

idol music battles
director: Nakayama Takehiro (long-time key animator directs first show)
writer: Go Zappa (Koihime Musou, NakaImo).
seiyuus: Hata Sawako (of SKE48), Hayase Marika, Iida Riho (Rin in Love Live).
animation: Nomad. OP/ED seiyuus.
6eps.
starts sun 05 jul 22:00

In a new form of entertainment, Venus Project, top idols battle in live performances. Drama, passion, and friendship blossom among the girls in the V-P. The show stars Hata Sawako, formerly of SKE48. The Venus Project franchise is a media mix, involving game, manga, radio, and TV anime.

The director is a long-time key animator directing his first show. The writer did Koihime Musou and its successors, and NakaImo, among other shows. My hopes are not high for yet another idol show (the flavour of the times?), but just maybe.


Wakako-zake
  (jp: ワカコ酒)   jpWiki

food and drink
director: Yamaoka Minoru (first full show)
writer: Shinkyuu Chie (manga).
seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki.
animation: Office DCI. ED Ueno Yuuka.
12x3min eps.
starts sun 05 jul 22:27

Murasaki Wakako, 26, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially after something unpleasant happens at work. An anime about food and drink.

The director is doing his first full show, but Sawashiro Miyuki is the main voice, so this could be good. There is also a live-action version of the show. 


God Eater
  (jp: ゴッドイーター)   jpWiki

action, from game
director: Hirao Takayuki (Garden of Sinners 5, Yoyo and Nene)
writer: Bandai Namco (games).
seiyuus: Kijima Ryuuichi, Hirata Hiroaki, Sakamoto Maaya, Nakai Kazuya, Sakaguchi Daisuke, Oohara Sayaka.
animation: ufotable. OP Old Codex.
trailer.
starts sun 05 jul 22:30

In the mid-21st century, unknown creatures called "oracle cells" began an uncontrolled consumption of all life on Earth. A decimated humanity both fears them and reveres them as gods.

They have been immune to all weapons, but new weapons made using oracle cells are enabling humanity to begin to fight back. The wielders of these new weapons are called "God Eaters."

Nice to see Sakamoto Maaya in the cast. The director did the excellent Garden of Sinners 5. No writer named, unfortunately. From a series of games. Awkward but somehow appealing animation in the trailer.


Akagami no Shirayukihime
  (jp: 赤髪の白雪姫)   jpWiki

shoujo romantic historical adventure
director: Andou Masahiro (Hanasaku Iroha, Canaan, Blast of Tempest)
writer: Akao Deko. Akizuki Sorata (manga).
seiyuus: Hayami Saori, Oosaka Ryouta, Kaida Yuuko, Ishida Akira, Nazuka Kaori, Toyonaga Toshiyuki, Umehara Yuuichirou, Okamoto Nobuhiko, Fukuyama Jun, Sanpei Yuuko.
animation: Bones. OP Hayami Saori, ED eyelis.
trailer.
starts mon 06 jul 24:00

"Red-haired Snow White" is a beautiful girl who works as a medicine woman. When the prince of her country proposes to her and chases after her, she runs away -- only to meet the prince of a neighbouring country. She comes to respect him and decides to serve as his court doctor.

Hayami Saori sounds perfect for a role like this. The rest of the cast are all good seiyuus -- especially Kaida Yuuko.

Andou Masahiro, however, has directed good anime that all seemed somehow lacking to me. And Akao Deko wrote two of my least favorite Shaft shows and the disappointing Etotama; but she also wrote that enjoyable trifle, Astalotte no Omocha.

I like this kind of shoujo historical romantic adventure, so I will deinfitely be taking a look.


To Love-Ru: Trouble - Darkness 2nd
  (jp: To LOVEる－とらぶる－ダークネス2nd)   jpWiki

ecchi harem comedy
director: Ootsuki Atsuhsi (Kanokon, Ladies v. Butlers, Working!2).
writer: Hasemi Saki (manga).
seiyuus: Fukuen Misato, Iguchi Yuka, Toyosaki Aki, Watanabe Akeno, Nazuka Kaori, Tomatsu Haruka, Hidaka Rina, Yuzuki Ryouka, Noto Mamiko, Itou Kanae.
animation: Xebec. OP Ray, ED Kawda Mami.
trailer.
starts mon 06 jul 24:00

Director Ootsuki Atsushi has the ecchi thing down (Kanokon, Ladies v. Butlers). He was an episode director on the first To Love-Ru series, and has now directed three more.

This show is the most recent in a classic and very successful harem franchise, with beautiful alien girls moving into our hero's home and falling for him one after the another.


Teekyuu 5
  (jp: てーきゅう 5)   jpWiki

comedy shorts
director: Itagaki Shin (Black Cat, Basquash, Ben-tou)
writer: Itagaki Shin. Roots.
seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana, Mimori Suzuko, Narumi Kyouko, Watanabe Yui.
animation: Millepensee. OP Hanazawa Kana.
trailer.
starts mon 06 jul 25:05

Here comes a fifth season of the tennis comedy directed by the director of Ben-tou.

This show never did much for me, but lots of people like it. Hanazawa Kana and Mimori Suzuko may be good reasons.





Million Doll
  (jp: ミリオンドール)   jpWiki

idols and otaku
director: Kawaguchi Keiichiro (Hayate no Gotoku)
writer: Murakami Momoko (script). Ai (manga).
seiyuus: Itou Miku, Watanabe Yui, Iizuka Mayu, Umehara Yuuichirou, Kusuda Aina, Uchida Aya.
animation: Asahi Production.
manga.
starts mon 06 jul 25:11

Suuko is a hikikomori idol otaku who takes pride in her ability to make any idol popular through her blogging. She pushes the Fukuoka idol group Itorio, but is opposed by the charismatic otaku Ryuu-san, who is pushing the brilliant underground idol Mariko.

The manga is both fascinating and a bit confusing. Capable director Kawaguchi Keiichirou (Hayate, Getsumen to Heiki Mina) may be able to give the story more rhythm and shape, while preserving its uniqueness.

Aside from Uchida Aya, none of the young seiyuus in the cast have impressed me previously. From the scheduling, it looks as if these are ten-minute episodes.


Jitsu wa Watashi wa
  (jp: 実は私は)   jpWiki

vampire romantic school comedy
director: Yamamoto Yasutaka (Problem Children, ServantxService)
writer: Yamashita Kenichi (Ishida and Asakura). Masuda Eiji (manga).
seiyuus: Hanae Natsuki, Serizawa Yuu, Minase Inori, Ueda Reina, Mao, Nitta Emi, Hirakawa Daisuke, Hatano Wataru, Shimono Hiro, Uchida Aya.
animation: TMS Entertainment. OP Ars Magna, ED Minmi.
manga. 13x3mineps.
starts mon 06 jul 25:35

Our hero is unable to tell a lie. His face always betrays him. But now he discovers that the girl he has a crush on is in fact a vampire! He still loves her, but can he keep her nature a secret?

Serizawa Yuu gets the starring role. Hanae Natsuki is perfect as the guy. Minase Inori (Hestia) is class president and something more. Ueda Reina plays the dangerously nosy reporter for the school newspaper. The manga is a bit ugly, but can be entertaining.

Director Yamamoto Yasutaka did Problem Children from Another World and Servant x Service. Writer Yamashita Kenichi did Ishida and Asakura.


Non Non Biyori Repeat
  (jp: のんのんびより りぴーと)   jpWiki

slice-of-life comedy
director: Kawatsura Shinya (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori)
writer: Yoshida Reiko (Marimite, D.Gray-man, K-On, Yowamushi Pedal). Atto (manga).
seiyuus: Murakawa Rie, Asumi Kana, Sakura Ayane, Koiwai Kotori, Nazuka Kaori, Fukuen Misato.
animation: Silver Link. OP nano.RIPE, ED seiyuus.
trailer.
starts mon 06 jul 26:05

A second season for the entertaining slice-of-life comedy set around a rural school.

The director did Kokoro Connect and the first series. The matriarch of anime writing, Yoshida Reiko, adapted the manga.

Capable cast includes a mix of relative newcomers and established stars. This show worked for me the first time around, at least for a few episodes.


Kaijuu Sakaba Kanpai!
  (jp: 怪獣酒場カンパーイ!)   jpWiki


director: Kawasaki Minoru
animation: DLE.
trailer.
starts tue 07 jul 21:55

"Monster Bar Cheers!" The "Monster Bar" appears in Ultraman live-action shows as the bar where the bad guys gather. It is the name of a real izakaya bar in Kawasaki (and another in Osaka), themed after the original.

And it is now an anime. Director Kawasaki Minoru is basically a live-action director and writer with a background in sentai.

Kawasaki Monster Bar.  Osaka Monster Bar.


Overlord
  (jp: オーバーロード)   jpWiki

dark fantasy in game world
director: Itou Naoyuki (Iriya no Sora)
writer: Sugawara Yukie (eps of SAO and Irregular at Magic High School). Maruyama Kugane (web novel).
seiyuus: Hino Satoshi, Hara Yumi, Uesaka Sumire, Katou Emiri, Uchiyama Yumi, Katou Masayuki, Miyake Kenta, Chiba Shigeru, Numakura Manami.
animation: Madhouse.
trailer.
starts tue 07 jul 23:00

In 2138, virtual reality gaming is booming. One day, Yggdrasil, a popular online game, quietly shuts down. But if a player stays logged in, the game world gradually becomes real, with non-playing characters gaining consciousness.

Our protagonist Momonga stays logged in, and is transformed into a powerful skeletal wizard. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man strives to take over the new world the game has become.

I would never doubt Madhouse. The cast is professional. The director has done few shows, but among them is the minor classic Iriya no Sora. The writer is doing her first full show, but wrote several episodes of both SAO and Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei.


Sore ga Seiyuu
  (jp: それが声優!)   jpWiki

gag comedy
director: Ikehata Hiroshi (Robot Girls Z)
writer: Yokote Michiko (Princess Tutu, Genshiken, xxxHolic, Shirobako). Asano Masumi (seiyuu), Hata Kenjirou (Hayate manga).
seiyuus: Takahashi Rie, Kouno Marika, Nagaku Yuki.
animation: Gonzo. OPED seiyuus.
trailer.
starts tue 07 jul 23:00

The world of voice acting is seen through the eyes of three rookie seiyuus, played by real-life young seiyuus Takahashi Rie, Kouno Marika, and Nagaku Yuki. The original comic was written by voice actress Asano Masumi and drawn by Hata Kenjirou (Hayate manga).

Directed by the director of Robot Girls Z, written for anime by top writer Yokote Michiko (Princess Tutu, Genshiken, xxxHolic, Shirobako). From Gonzo. Looks like a decent-quality anime about seiyuus. I'm in.


Bikini Warriors
  (jp: ビキニ・ウォリアーズ)   jpWiki

ecchi fantasy fighting comedy
director: Kazuya Naoyuki (Saiyuki Gaiden, Wild Adapter)
writer: Tamai Gou (Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, Momo-kyun Sword).
seiyuus: Takahashi Chiaki, Hikasa Youko, Kakuma Ai, Ueda Kana.
animation: feel, PRA.
trailer.
starts tue 07 jul 25:35

Buxom and scantily dressed fighters challenge the demon king's claim to the throne. Reminiscent of the set-up for Queen's Blade.

Outstanding main cast. The director has only done OVAs previously. The lead writer did Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, and Momo-kyun Sword.


Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan
  (jp: 空戦魔導士候補生の教官)   jpWiki

fantasy fighting w/magic
director: Imagaki Takayuki (Marginal Prince, Rosario+Vampire, Jewelpet Sunshine, Seiken Tsukai no World Break)
writer: Yamaguchi Hiroshi (To Heart, Gatekeepers, Rosario+Vampire, Gingitsune, World Break). Moroboshi Yuu (novel).
seiyuus: Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, Touyama Nao, Yamamoto Nozomi, Nomizu Iori, Taneda Risa, Yamada Yuuki, Zougou Saeko, Kakihara Tetsuya.
animation: Diomedea. OP Nomizu Iori, ED la la larks.
trailer.
starts wed 08 jul 24:30

The story is set in a world where humans, driven off the land by magical armored insects, now live in the sky in floating cities, defended by aerial combat wizards. Kanata was once famous as the Black Master Swordsman. But after an incident with his team, he is now despised as a traitor.

He is assigned to be instructor of a team that has suffered 10 consecutive defeats. The three girls who make up the team each have their own peculiarites.

The cast is excellent, but the presence of Rosario+Vampire in the credits of both director and writer makes me very afraid.


Junjou Romantica 3
  (jp: 純情ロマンチカ 3)   jpWiki

boys-love comedy drama
director: Kon Chiaki (Higurashi, Nodame Paris/Finale, Junjou Romantica, Sekaiichi Hatsukoi, Golden Time)
writer: Possibly but not certainly Nakase Rika (Rocket Girls, Junjou Romantica, Kanamemo, Sekaiichi Hatsukoi), who did the previous series. Nakamura Shungiku (manga).
seiyuus: Sakurai Takahiro, Hanada Hikaru, Mizuki Nana, Shimono Hiro, Gouda Hozumi, Toyonaga Rika, Namiki Noriko, Hatano Wataru, Taniyama Kishou, Kosugi Juurouta, Toriumi Kousuke.
animation: Studio Deen. OP Fo'xTails, ED Luck Life.
trailer.
starts wed 08 jul 25:05

It is what it is -- full-on boys-love -- but this should be a well-done version. The same director and writer did the highly effective Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi.

Wonderful cast. Sakurai in a starring role is always a good thing. Mizuki Nana is here, and there's a rare appearance by rocker Toyonaga Rika -- to say nothing of rocker Taniyama Kishou. And Toriumi Kousuke's voice always pleases me.


Himouto! Umaru-chan
  (jp: 干物妹! うまるちゃん)   jpWiki

sibling gag comedy
director: Oota Masahiko (Mitsudomoe, Yuruyuri, Love Lab).
writer: Aoshima Takashi (Mitsudomoe, Yuruyuri, Love Lab, Kotoura-san, Re-kan).
seiyuus: Nojima Kenji, Tanaka Aimi, Kageyama Akari, Shiraishi Haruka, Furukawa Yurina, Yasumoto Hiroki, Kakihara Tetsuya.
animation: Douga Koubou.
trailer.
starts wed 08 jul 26:14

At school, little sister Umaru is beautiful, smart, proper, and athletic. At home, she is an otaku slob who torments her big brother, a white-collar worker.

The director did Mitsudomoe, Yuruyuri, and Love Lab. The writer did those and Re-kan. Mitsudomoe and Re-kan are red flags, to me, but Yuruyuri and Love Lab were pretty good. The trailer is just okay. I didn’t really enjoy Umaru's voice, that of a newish seiyuu called Tanaka Aimi. But the comic can be amusing.


Gakkou Gurashi!
  (jp: がっこうぐらし!)   jpWiki

comic seinen zombie fantasy
director: Andou Masaomi (White Album 2)
writer: Kaihou Norimitsu (Gunslinger Stratos). Chiba Sadoru (manga art), Kaihou Norimitsu (manga story).
seiyuus: Ozawa Ari, Takahashi Rie, Minase Inori, Mao, Kayano Ai, Kimura Juri, Katou Emiri.
animation: Lerche. OP seiyuus.
starts thu 09 jul 21:30

"Staying over at school." Four girls decide to sleep over at school...and find themselves the final survivors of a zombie apocalypse. They continue to live happily at the school, fending off the student-zombies that wander the halls and fields. One of the weirder comic fantasies I can remember.

I'm not that familiar with the staff, although the director's White Album 2 was pretty good. But the cast is fascinating, with some names I really like: Minase Inori (Hestia), Kayano Ai (many good roles), Kimura Juri (Aoi in Shirobako). And even Katou Emiri (Kagami in Lucky Star, Mayoi in Bakemonogatari, Kyuubei in MadoMagi). I like the character design, as well.


Prison School
  (jp: 監獄学園[プリズンスクール])   jpWiki

ecchi seinen romantic comedy with violence
director: Mizushima Tsutomu (xxxHolic, Squid Girl, Joshiraku, Girls und Panzer, Genshiken Nidaime, Shirobako)
writer: Yokote Michiko (Princess Tutu, Genshiken, xxxHolic, Shirobako). Hiramoto Akira (manga).
seiyuus: Okitsu Kazuyuki, Kamiya Hiroshi, Konishi Katsuyuki, Namikawa Daisuke, Suzumura Kenichi, Oohara Sayaka, Hanazawa Kana, Itou Shizuka.
animation: JC Staff. OP/ED seiyuus.
trailer.
starts fri 10 jul 25:05

Hachimitsu Academy, known for its strict academic standards and even stricter school code, is making a giant change this year. For the first time, boys are being admitted. Kiyoshi is one of only five boys at the school. But none of the girls will will even speak to them. They discover that the girls are being threatened by a secret student council.

Top director. Top writer. JC Staff animation. Overwhelming cast. A show to look forward to, if the story can support the cast and staff.


Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Second Series
  (jp: アイドルマスター シンデレラガールズ 2ndシーズン)   jpWiki

idols
director: Takao Noriko
writer: Takao Noriko, Takahashi Ryuuya. Bandai Namco (games).
seiyuus: Oohashi Ayaka, Fukuhara Ayaka, Hara Sayuri, Kurosawa Tomoyo, Uesaka Sumire, Oozora Naomi, Uchida Maaya, Yamamoto Nozomi, Aoki Ruriko, Suzaki Aya, Igarashi Hiromi, Takamori Natsumi, Ootsubo Yuka, Matsuzaki Rei.
animation: A-1 Pictures.
trailer.
starts fri 17 jul 24:00

We resume the series with episode 14. The franchise is wildly popular with a certain group of Japanese otaku, and this is a show worth checking out. Based on the Idolm@ster games.

Director Takao Noriko did storyboards for many of KyoAni's biggest hits, but the first series was only her second full show, following the movie Saint Young Men. That was also the first full show for scriptwriter Takahashi Ryuuya.

Lots of good young seiyuus, starting with Oohashi Ayaka and Uchida Maaya, and going on through rising stars like Kurosawa Tomoyo and Suzaki Aya. The seiyuus' idol concerts in Japan are big events.


Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Zwei Herz!
  (jp: Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ 2wei Herz!)   jpWiki

ecchi comic action fantasy
director: Jinbou Masato (Nozo x Kimi), Oonuma Shin (chiefdir)
writer: Inoue Kenji (Baka to Test creator). Type-Moon (game), Hiroyama Hiroshi (manga).
seiyuus: Kadowaki Mai, Saitou Chiwa, Nazuka Kaori, Nabatame Hitomi, Koshimizu Ami, Sugiyama Noriaki, Itou Miki, Katou Emiri, Oohara Sayaka, Satou Satomi.
animation: Silver Link. OP fhana, ED Kouda Yumeha.
trailer.
starts fri 24 july

The same staff and cast retun for another series of the comic ecchi action fantasy, set in a rather distantly parallel world to Fate/Stay Night.

Based on the Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Zwei! manga, itself a spin-off of the Fate/Stay Night erotic visual novel by Type-Moon.