Number of episodes: 26
Production Studio: Studio BONES
Fansub Release Viewed: Fabulous
Likelihood of US Release:
Available on Playstation Network
Originally a secret project by Studio BONES, this series made its debut on the US Playstation Network. Akiyuki is a boy who suddenly has a strange power take over his body.
Number of episodes: 13
Production Studio: Production I.G.
Fansub Release Viewed: GoodBadSubs
Likelihood of US Release: Low-Medium
A hero with destructive powers for which he doesn’t know the origin? A woman with a tragic past? Sounds like an anime based on a Japanese RPG to me!
Number of episodes: 26
Production Studio: J.C. Staff
Fansub Release Viewed: SS-Eclipse
Likelihood of US Release: High
This next installment in the Slayers saga follows Lina and Gourry as they attempt to find a weapon to take the place of the Sword of Light.
Number of episodes: 12
Production Studio: Studio DEEN
Fansub Release Viewed: oom
Likelihood of US Release: Low-Medium
A sequel to last year’s series Code-E, about a girl whose emotions interfere electromagnetically with the technology that surrounds her. This season takes place five years after the last.
Number of episodes: 13
Production Studio: A-1 Pictures Inc.
Fansub Release Viewed: wyvern
Likelihood of US Release: Medium
An unsuspecting student named Tsutomu finds himself in an odd situation when his body is accidentally injured by an interplanetary agent named Birdy, and they end up sharing her body until his own can be repaired.
Number of episodes: 13
Production Studio: J.C. Staff
Fansub Release Viewed: Minori-Osu
Likelihood of US Release: Medium
The runes that bind Louise and Saito as Master and Familiar dissolve, throwing their relationship into turmoil.
Number of episodes: 26
Production Studio: TMS Entertainment
Fansub Release Viewed: w.0.0.f. & guy
Likelihood of US Release: Low
When Ran enters middle school she finds that she has psychic abilities. The problem is, they appear to instigate ill fortune in others, a fact that she must learn to accept and deal with.
Number of episodes: 14
Production Studio: Studio Barcelona
Fansub Release Viewed: DASHIT
Likelihood of US Release: Medium
Haruka is rich, powerful, and one of the prettiest girls in school, but classmate Yuto has discovered her deep, dark secret – she’s a diehard otaku. He promises to keep this secret and becomes her advisor of sorts.
Number of episodes: TBA
Production Studio: Bee Train
Fansub Release Viewed: KSN-AEN
Likelihood of US Release: Medium
Manji is a samurai cursed with immortality for murdering 100 men. To atone for his sins and have the curse lifted, he pledges to use his sword to kill 1000 evil men.
Number of episodes: 12
Production Studio:
Nippon Animation and Shirogumi Inc.
Fansub Release Viewed: Formula Sub
Likelihood of US Release: Low
The newest anime to air in Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block is a Boy Love title based on an award-winning shoujo manga. Will it contain a compelling story to match the attractiveness of its bishounen cast?
[Just to let everyone know, I've finished catching up with Summer reviews and it's up to Boris to get them posted. I'll be back into the blogging thing ASAP since we're now moved into our new place and have finally settled in]
Most of you are fully aware of this, but I'll say it outright - I'm extremely critical of the things I watch. This comes both from having seen a ton of stuff of varying quality, and having to pick things apart for my "second job", reviewing anime. I'm unapologetic because I have to be; I'm not doing anyone a favor by making excuses for a series or movie that I don't feel tries very hard or doesn't have a special quality that sets it apart. People are welcome to like things that I dislike, and I'm not about to go rip a DVD from their hand and go "no! Drop it!" because I like to think my insanity hasn't spread that far yet. But when I say stuff like "I don't think that person has very good taste because the only show they watched last season was Kanokon", I don't really feel too bad about it because I'm being truthful as far as I see it and I could give you a ton of reasons why I think that show is terrible. And the rest of the truth is, there are very few opinions that I really trust. And the people that I do trust I don't always agree with either, I just feel that they can provide a good explanation of why they like what they do that doesn't only involve "there were some sweet fights in it lololol".
Which brings me to what my point is. I can go to ANN and check out the most highly-rated and most popular shows, but the truth is that a lot of those shows are rated highly because they're more available and the story is accessible to a very wide audience. Just as an example (no wank, please), Bleach is rated very highly, but it's also an Adult Swim show which means anyone with cable can watch it for free and its story is very action-oriented and accessible even to young fans. Personally, though, it doesn't hold any interest for me. Thus those thousands of high ratings aren't trustworthy as far as indicating something that I would enjoy. I'm not necessarily saying that I have a superior opinion because I don't, but I base it on a lot more things than most people do because I have to.
I guess what I want is for people to just understand that I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm also not prepared to censor myself when someone asks what I think about something. I realize that the stuff I like isn't always widely-appealing, but I always have a good reason for liking it.
