Series Name: Seitokai no Ichizon
Genre: Comedy, Parody, School Life, HAREM!!!
Episodes: 13
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko, Kondo Takashi

OP Sequence: Treasure by Heikyou Gakuen Seitokai(The 4 main female leads)

The OP animation sequence is nice. The song is catchy, the girls are hot. This show was a winner in my book from before I even got to the main plot. The OP is sung by the 4 main female leads of the show. All 4 main female leads are relatively new to the industry. Yup, for 3/4 of them, this would be their 1st seiyuu role. And they add a fresh new voice to the industry.

Characters wise, there are 5 main characters and 2 support characters that pop in from time to time. The 5 main lead characters are Sakurano Kurimu aka Aka-chan, Akaba Chizuru, Shiina Minatsu, Shiina Mafuyu and Sugisaki Ken.

The 1st 4 were placed into the Seitokai based on a school popularity contest. As for Ken, he got into the Seitokai on the fact that he’s the smartest kid in school.

The characters are all equally balanced. There’s the Chibi-redhead[Aka-chan]. Then the alluring sexy-brunette[Chizuru]. The Tomboy-ish Brown-haired girl[Minatsu], the game/bishounen loving blonde[Mafuyu] and lastly the king of H-Games and Harem Seeker.[Sugisaki Ken]

Plot wise, there’s not much of an ongoing continous plot going on. The show mainly deals with the day-to-day activities of the Heikyou Seitokai like what they do and what they have to do. That being said, for some, the show will totally put them off as it’s like a comedy club setting. The entire series practically takes place in the Seitokai room with rare changes of scenery.

The show focuses on 2 aspects. 1) the parodies. 2) Sugisaki’s Sukebe-ness and Harem Dreams.

Yes. The parodies are great but honestly, without subtitles, I would be totally lost like 99% of the time. Just in the 1st episode alone there’s a Lucky Star parody and I believe it was the 4th/5th episode where there was a Code Geass parody.

While the parodies alone, can carry the show, I honestly believe it was Sugisaki’s Sukebe-ness and Harem dream that got me hooked on this show. Week after week you’ll see him continually picking his words properly so that his life, which is his opinion is like a H-game, will follow the Harem Route.

Just episode 5 there was an episode where he was made to wear blindfolds as the A/C in the Seitokai room had broken down and the girls resorted to wearing swimsuits.

Yep, the material in this show is superb. The current novel is still ongoing so I believe there’s a lot of material that can be worked on in the future if say a 2nd season happens.

Seitokai no Ichizon gets a 4.5/5 from me.

(as for why I decided to not place an ED video, it is because the ED changes weekly. So yeah.)

Series Name: Nyan Koi!
Genre: Comedy, Cats, Harem?
Episodes: 12
Notable Seiyuus: Jun Fukuyama, Yuu Kobayashi, Haruka Tomatsu, Rina Satou, Ryoko Shiraishi

OP Sequence: Nyanderful by Sakakibara Yui

Well, despite being knee deep in school work at the moment, thought I would come back for a while to do some of the Mid-Season Impressions posts I’d wanted to so since Episode 2 of most shows. Time to get started. Nyan Koi!

Starting with the OP. Very very addictive stuff. Sakakibara Yui has a voice of a goddess and I believe it was because of this song that I even gave the series a chance. Oh yes, I was planning to just drop this show due to the fact that it was all about cats throughout the entire series. Thankfully I didnt, cause it’s one of the few shows that I’m hooked on to at the moment.

The series itself is pretty stellar. Kousaka Junpei is your typical male lead and like most male leads, they have weaknesses. Superman has Kryptonite, Indiana Jones has Snakes, Junpei has Cats as his achilles heel. To make things far worse, his entire household is a family of cat lovers. So, *PING*, double whammy.

The girl he likes, his fated to be, Mizuno Kaede would be the exact opposite of him. She’s a complete cat lover born into a family that has 4 dogs. So yeah, no cat love there.

Midway through the 1st episode, Junpei gets into a little accident and causes the head of the NekoJizou statue to roll over. Oh yes, this is where the real plot begins. Due to his mishap and apparent disrespect for the NekoJizou, the cats have blessed Junpei with the ability to communicate with cats. This does come with a drawback. He needs to fufill the wishes of 100 cats in order not to be turned into a cat himself.

Plot sounds a little corny? Yeah, I thought so too. Thankfully the real plot of the show is overshadowed by the harem aspects of the show. Oh yes, Junpei will get himself a harem as well. There’s Kaede, the girl of his dreams. Then there’s Kanako, the osananajimi(childhood friend), then there’s Nagi, who’s pushing for the Kaede-Junpei boat. There’s also Kotori and Akari which make up the Twins route and finally Chizuru which makes up the ‘Adult’ route. Chizuru’s really just a Uni Student and not working-adult adult. So yeah.

Hmm, I’ve seem to have written a wall of text but I’ve decided to keep this impressions post almost picture-less to save time. The harem subplot is pretty awesome. It’s episode 6 now and Kotori as well as Akari have finally been introduced.

So yeah. The plot while on the harem side is great due to the diverse characters, on the actual nekojizou mission thingy, not so great. Actually during those mission thingys, the only thing keeping me watching is Jun Fukuyama’s Tama.

Characters wise. Love them. Mizuno seems like every other ‘dream girl’, while Kanako seems like every other osananajimi that seems to hate the main lead at the start of the series but fall for him again midway through. Yeah. This part is pretty much covered well.

Music wise. OP is great. Not really a fan of the ED, but I don’t listen to the ED much.

Overall, Nyan Koi! is great to start but the plot needs to move faster. I’d like the show more if they just continue on the harem path and when the due date is up, Junpei turns into a cat and choke on his own allergies. :D

Nyan Koi! gets 3.5/5 from me. To end off, here’s the ED: Strawberry ~Amaku Setsunai Namida~ by Asami Imai

If I’m free for like 30 mins again, I’ll work on my next impressions post, Seitokai no Ichizon or Seiken no Blacksmith

The dog is her proctor; she is undergoing a test in the human world to see if she has human common sense. If she passes the test she will be given a vial that collects broken hearts which will grant her wish. If she fails… well then she probably just fails. She proceeds to walk around the town and demonstrate that she probably has cotton candy for brains. The objective of the series seems to be that she will just go around meeting and helping people. It is a cute and laid back series; not much of a plot yet, but I will watch a few more episodes to see how it goes.

• Slow and Mellow
• Cute
• CLAMP
• Talking Stuffed Dog (that does not have entrails hanging out)

1/2 the episode is just pictures of her and cherry blossoms 

Her kick ass plushie can breath fire =D 

I liked her random reactions xD

Her Talking plushie! And Since Zen criticized me for forgetting seiyuu in my last post on anime impressions~ I figured I’d mention that he has the same voice as Kurogane from Tsubasa Chronicles =D~ (Only Male Seiyuu catch my attention)

What happens when she tries to feed the crows o.o

Insert Pretty Clamp boy #1

I want Choco hot pot =D

She trying to cheer a baby up… I make those kind of faces for my baby brother too xD

She sings a song instead which makes the baby stop crying

Her reaction to failing her “human” test, but in the end the dog lets her slide because she helped an old lady with the crying baby. She receives the vial, and plans to set out healing people’s broken hearts.

Just a reminder to go check our Fall anime Line-up if you’re still looking for series to watch this season ^.^

Sources: ANN, MAL, Official Websites

Click on the links below to jump to the series!

TV Series: | 11eyes | Aoi Bungaku | Asura Cryin’ 2 | Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini | Fairy Tail | Inuyasha: The Final Act | Kampfer | Kimi ni Todoke | Kobato | Kuuchuu Buranko | Miracle Train – Ouedo-sen e Youkoso | Natsu no Arashi 2! | Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza | Nyan Koi! | Queen’s Blade: Gyokuza no Tsugumono | Sasameki Koto | Seiken no Blacksmith | Seitokai no Ichizon | Shin Koihime†Musou | Sora no Otoshimono | Tatakau Shisho – The Book of Bantorra | Tegami Bachi | To Aru Kagaku no Railgun | White Album 2 | Winter Sonata | Yumeiro Patissiere |

OVA/Movie: Eden of The East Movie I: The King of Eden | Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ | Shakugan no Shana S |

And this is our Watchlist!

11eyes

Air Date: October 6, 2009
Episodes: 12
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Official Website: http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/11eyes/
Seiyuu: Daisuke Ono, Emiko Hagiwara, Mai Goto, Oma Ichimura

Summary
Satsuki Kakeru lost his sister by suicide and has been living a dull life ever since then. One day, he is transported into a bizarre world “Red Night” along with his friend Minase Yuka. In order to survive and escape from Red Night, he fights against Dark Spirits (Ralva) and Black Nights.

Comments
Bluesnow – Looks like an eroge adaption anime to me. I might watching this, but its not drawing my attention in too much right now.
Guuzen – Hmm I might give this a try because I kind of like the art style in this. And its got romance! =O
M – What’s there not to love in 11eyes? Long swords, check. Fireball summoning, check, Cute Girls, check. Excellent. I’m all set to watch this.
Zenical – Sounds like something I will catch. There’s a girl in the picture who looks like Vita! LOL.

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Aoi Bungaku

Air Date: 10 October, 2009
Episodes: 12
Genre: ??
Official Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/bungaku/
Seiyuu: ??

Summary
An adaptation of six Japanese literary works by famous authors:
No Longer Human (Ningen Shikaku) and Run, Melos! (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai,
Kokoro by Natsume Souseki,
Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) and The Spider’s Thread (Kumo no Ito) by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
and In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita) by Ango Sakaguchi.

Manga artists Takeshi Obata (Death Note), Takeshi Konomo (Prince of Tennis), and Tite Kubo (Bleach) will be involved with the production.

Comments
Bluesnow – From information I’ve read about it I think it might be horror? And having animation done with the help of Death Note artist should be interesting. I’ll watch at least the first episode.
Guuzen -  There isn’t much news of this anime adaptation anywhere O.o I had trouble finding info on it as well. I’m going to have to pass until I see some good reviews for it.
M – Looks very much boring. The anime is essentially an adaptation of 4 famous japanese literary works. Yeah, enough said. I’ll pass.
Zenical – Doesn’t look interesting at all. Don’t think this anime caught your eye. Yes? =/

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Asura Cryin’ 2

Air Date: October 1, 2009
Episodes: 13
Genre: Action, Supernatural
Official Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/index.html
Seiyuu: Miyu Irino, Ai Nonaka, Aki Toyosaki, Eri Kitamura

Summary
Tomo was a school kid with just one problem: he had a ghost friend for a while. One day, his life is turned upside down as his world changes into a new one, one which he couldn’t imagine before.

Comments
Bluesnow – I’ve never even heard of the first season. M seems very enthusiastic about it though; so maybe I should hurry and watch season one to see this as well xD
Guuzen – Didn’t watch the first season as well. Maybe I will pick it up after I’m done with Tears To Tiara.
M – Asura Cryin’ S1 was superb. Season 1 was kinda like an introduction chapter to the series, introducing us and Natsume Tomoharu(the lead) into the world of Asura Cryin’s and Demons and all. At first, I was confused at the overall concept and all the specialised terms, much like how Shakugan no Shana confused me initially with the Mystes, the Torch and all. However, as I continued watching the series, I grew to love it as much as I liked SnS. Will definitley be watching Season 2 to see how they Tomoharu uses his Kurogane(that black mecha in the picture) to fight against the enemy.
Zenical – I didn’twatch the first season. Looks like only M caught it, among the 4 of us. LOL. I am intending to catch it after I’m done with most of my Summer anime shows. I love the OP of S1 if anyone must know =D

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Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

Air Date: October 8, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Drama, Psychological, Science Fiction
Official Website: http://www.d-black.net/
Seiyuu: Nana Mizuki, Misato Fukuen, Hidenobu Kiuchi

Summary
Hei and Yin are now on the run after betraying the Syndicate in the previous season. After leaving Japan, Hei encounters Suou Pavlichenko, a 13 year old Eurasian girl who becomes embroiled in the war and politics of the various factions and Contractors vying for power. Meanwhile, Hell’s Gate remains standing in Tokyo, after Hei’s efforts to stop the Saturn Ring anti-Gate particle weapon from activating. Although Contractors are safe from the danger of having their existences erased, this does not prevent new and old Contractors from abusing their powers. As Misaki Kirihara and her team in the Public Security Bureau deal with the increasing Contractor cases, she also has to keep the Syndicate at bay, who has major positions in the Japanese police and intelligence bureaus around the world.

Comments
Bluesnow – I watched the first two episodes of Darker than Black, and I didn’t really enjoy it very much. Won’t be watching this.
Guuzen – I’m definitely watching this. I quite enjoyed the first season so I want to see how season 2 will be like.
M – Having caught Season 1 of DTB after a recommendation from a friend, I never regretted watching it. Will watch Season 2 to continue on. I am still a little confused about Season 1’s plot though, so I’ll probably be re-watching Season 1 sometime soon
Zenical – Didn’t catch Season 1 at all. I will pick it up soon, because of one particular seiyuu. I have to finish up my other backlogged shows first ><

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Fairy Tail

Air Date: October 12, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Action, Comedy
Official Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/fairytail/
Seiyuu: Aya Hirano, Rie Kugimiya, Tetsuya Kakihara, Sayaka Ohara

Summary
Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn’t just any ordinary kid, he’s a member of one of the world’s most (in)famous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

Comments
Bluesnow – I will probably watch the first few episode; but probably like soul eater, around 5-10 episodes and I will get preoccupied with better stuff and forget about it. Really the only reason I stuck to Soul eater so much was because I loved the opening, or I would have dropped it sooner.
Guuzen – Not really into these kind of anime. I may watch the first episode to see how it is like.
M – I will WATCH THIS!!! Haha. I started the manga around 3 months back due to a lack of homework and because the Bleach manga was boring the hell out of me. While it took me a while to get used to Natsu’s ‘in-your-face’ character type, I soon grew to love the entire main Fairy Tail crew which consisted of Natsu, Happy, Gray, Lucy and Erza. Will be watching this for the show and for Aya-sama. :D She voices Lucy.
Zenical – I will want to watch this as I want to see whats the hype about Fairy Tail. Anyway hopefully the episodes for this show won’t be as long as One Piece =/

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Inuyasha: The Final Act

Air Date: October 3, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Adventure, Romance, Fantasy
Official Website: http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/yasya-kanketsu/
Seiyuu: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Houko Kuwashima

Summary
Higurashi Kagome, after being pulled down a well by a demon, finds herself in Feudal Japan, where she learns that a powerful jewel has been reborn inside her body. After the jewel shatters in an attempt to retrieve it from one of the many demons who was after its power, Kagome must join forces with the half-demon InuYasha (also after the jewel’s power) to track down the shards of the jewel before its power falls into the wrong hands. The anime will cover the final 21 volumes of the manga.

Comments
Bluesnow – *Gags… I may watch some of the Shessoumaru episodes though xP
Guuzen – After so many years, the anime series finally gets a proper closure. I have not finished with the existing episodes, but I am still looking forward to this.
M – Personally, I never liked Inuyasha, so I’ll just skip this totally.
Zenical – INUYASHA! Makes me remember I used to catch this on TV.. but I’m not done with the first season yet. Orz. Well regardless, I’m sure I’ll do just fine without finishing S1. Lol.

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Kampfer

Air Date: October 1, 2009
Episodes: 12
Genre: Action, Comedy
Official Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/kenpu/
Seiyuu: Marina Inoue, Nana Mizuki, Yui Horie, Yukari Tamura

Summary
Senou Natsuru is your normal, everyday high school student. However he´s been chosen to be a Kampfer, who’s objective consists on fighting other Kampfer with either guns, swords or magic, however, there´s catch; first you can’t choose if you´re a Kampfer or not, and second, you must have the body of a girl to use your powers.

Comments
Bluesnow – Did I hear traps xD? I might have to try this one out a bit.
Guuzen – Oh boy looking at the seiyuus, I know who is definitely gonna watch this one XD. Hmm… Will give it a try, but I won’t be following it closely.
M – This show sounds like a trap. Guys who are Kampfers have to be girls!? I’m all for the guns, swords and magic but gender transformation? A little unappealing.
Zenical – YES I’M GOING TO WATCH THIS BECAUSE THERE’S NANA, YUKARIN, MARINA INOUE AND HOCCHAN!!!!!!! ALL MY LOVES XD

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Kimi ni Todoke

Air Date: October 6, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Romance, School
Official Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/kiminitodoke/
Seiyuu: Aya Hirano, Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Namikawa

Summary
This story is centered around a girl named Kuronuma Sawako who is nicknamed Sadako (ghost girl from “The Ring”) by her classmates because of her scary face and demeanor. She greatly admires Kazehaya-kun from afar, he is “100% refreshing” and is able to draw in people with his personality. Unlike her facial expressions she yearns to make friends and live as a normal student. Gradually she starts to affect those around her, including Kazehaya-kun…

Comments
Bluesnow – I haven’t found any decent romance comedies since last year; so I will try this and hope it saves me.
Guuzen – Romance and school life? Count me in! Though I gotta be careful since there is Sadako relations… Not really a big fan of horror O.o.
M – As much as I’m trying to watch Romance animes, I think Ill give this a pass. The art looks crappy in my opinion and the description of the Anime is very much unappealing to me. Don’t think I’ll give it a chance, despite Aya-sama being in it.
Zenical – Stalker!! The girl looks like a ghost. Like seriously. I think I’ll catch the first few episodes to see how it goes. You never know, I might end up loving this anime.

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Kobato

Air Date: October 6, 2009
Episodes: 24
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Official Website: http://www.kobato.tv/top.html
Seiyuu: Kana Hanazawa, Tetsu Inada, Chiwa Saito

Summary
Kobato is sweet and perky girl, but also extremely naive about the world around her. She has a “mission”, which is to fill a mysterious bottle of hers with the suffering from people’s hearts so her wish to go a certain place that she desires to go can be granted. However, she must not fall in love with a particular boy she works with and whose heart she must heal.

Comments
Bluesnow -I haven’t seen any Clamp series for quite some time now, so this may be worth watching ^.^
Guuzen – I wonder if there will be any past Clamp characters making their appearance here. I want Mokona! =D I have to agree with M that the anime does sound weird… But I’m still gonna give it a go.
M – The Anime sounds weird to begin with. Fill a mysterious bottle with people’s suffering. Sounds similar to what Ippatsu! Juuden-Chan is doing now to me. Will probably catch 2 episodes in light of it’s comedy genre. If it’s catchy, I’ll continue on
Zenical – No fave seiyuu for me, no watch. Somehow the only CLAMP anime series I ever caught is Cardcaptor Sakura. LOL.

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Kuuchuu Buranko

Air Date: October 15, 2009
Episodes: 11
Genre: ??
Official Website: http://www.kuchu-buranko.com/
Seiyuu: Shinichiro Miki, Takahiro Sakurai

Summary
Irabu Ichiro is an eccentric psychiatrist. Patients, who visit him to have a counseling, are perplexed with his weird behavior.

Comments
Bluesnow -After looking up more information I see that it has many of the same staff as Mononoke, so I at least will be checking this out.
Guuzen – The art style is really really weird to me, and really really not my kind… I won’t be watching this…
M – The art looks weird. Won’t even start due to the huge list of Anime(s) I’ll be watching.
Zenical – Sounds boring, and the art is just mehh.

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Miracle Train – Ouedo-sen e Youkoso

Air Date: October 4, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: ??
Official Website: http://www.miracle-train.tv/
Seiyuu: Hiroshi Kamiya, Hiroyuki Yoshino

Summary
Another version of Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Youkoso.

The first version of the Miracle Train project focused on the stations of the central Chuo line, while the new anime and related stories deal with the Oedo subway line. As a result, the anime will feature a newer cast of characters — specifically, Fumi Roppongi, Rintarou Shinjuku, Izayoi Tsukishima, Iku Shiodome, Saki Tochou, and Itsumi Ryougoku.

Comments
Bluesnow – Lots of smexy guys o____o~ Not to keen on the character animation, And I can’t help but feel this has ripped off other smexy series… but due to lack of smexy anime this season I suppose I will catch it. (Zen, you know me so well xD)
Guuzen – Don’t think I will be watching this. The whole thing looks kind of weird to me O.o.
M – The guy in the top right hand corner reminds me of Faldio Lazadat from Valkyria Chronicles. Either way, there’s an apparent lack of girls in this picture. Looks like I’ll skip this.
Zenical – No sexy guys for me. I can’t stand them >_> I know a certain someone will be watching this because of the guys. Lol.

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Natsu no Arashi 2!

Air Date: October 4, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Official Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/natsunoarashi2/
Seiyuu: Ryoko Shiraishi, Yuko Sanpei, Chiaki Omigawa, Yui Horie

Summary
In an old town coffee shop, a boy met an older high school girl. From there, everything was… An unforgettable summer began.

Comments
Bluesnow – Watched the first episode of season one and I just did not enjoy it. Even then I only watched it because of School Rumble.  It also bothered me that the main male character looked like detective conan?
Guuzen – The series didn’t catch my attention at all. Like M, I’m not interested in this kind of art style as well.
M – Never watched Season 1. The art of the series isn’t appealing to me. I’ll pass
Zenical – Fave seiyuu in it. Didn’t watch Season 1. But will do so because of Hocchan ;)

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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza

Air Date: October 5, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Official Website: http://www.nogizaka-haruka.com/
Seiyuu: Mamiko Noto, Wataru Hatano, Rie Kugimiya, Kana Ueda

Summary
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her and even give her French nicknames like “Nuit Étoile” (The Silver Star of the Night) and “Lumière du Clavier” (The Shining Princess on the Piano). One day, Yūto wanders into the school library in order to return a book and accidentally stumbles upon Haruka’s deepest, darkest secret: she is a diehard fan of anime and manga, in other words, a regular otaku. Promising Haruka to keep this a secret, Yūto becomes her advisor and confidente of some sort and hangs out with her more, though earning some viciously envious glares from his fellow schoolmates.

Comments
Bluesnow – I tried to watch the first season… I really did, But I found it really dry. I think I am becoming far too picky with anime. Since I couldn’t stomach the first season I will not be watching this
Guuzen – I didn’t watch the first season, so I’m definitely passing on this one.
M – Season 1 was great but not memorable. The only thing I remember is that the seiyuu for Haruka’s dad voices the character of Zaraki Kenpachi in Bleach. Other than that, I’ll still watch it but I’ll put it at B-Priority for me.
Zenical – I caught Season 1, it was great but I felt that it’s too draggy >< Will watch this for some laughs.

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Nyan Koi!

Air Date: October 1, 2009
Episodes: 12
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Official Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/nyankoi/
Seiyuu: Jun Fukuyama, Yu Kobayashi, Yuka Iguchi,  Shintaro Asanuma

Summary
Junpei Kōsaka is a second-year high school student who despises cats and has an allergy to them. It just so happens that his high school crush is Kaede Mizuno, a girl who adores cats. One day, while walking home from school, Junpei kicks an empty can and unfortunately beans the local neko-jizō-sama (guardian deity of cats). He finds he can now understand what cats are saying, including his family’s own ill-tempered cat, Nyamusasu. However, if he does not grant 100 wishes from cats, he will turn into cat himself.

Comments
Bluesnow – Typical Harem anime~ Pass xP
Guuzen – After I read the summary I just went: “what…..?”. The story seems like such a random idea >.<. Think I’ll pass…
M – Ahhh a comedy and such thick irony from the summary already. I’ll catch this for Jun Fukuyama and Yu Kobayashi. The plot sounds like a show I’ve watched before but I’d like to see what crazy wishes the cats have for Junpei.
Zenical – Typical storyline, but I’ll watch it!

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Queen’s Blade: Gyokuza no Tsugumono

Air Date: September 24, 2009
Episodes: 12
Genre: Adventure, Ecchi, Fantasy
Official Website: http://queensblade.tv/
Seiyuu: Aya Hirano, Mamiko Noto, Atsuko Tanaka

Summary
A competition to decide the next Queen. The strongest warrior will rule the country and expand it. The contestants need to be older than 12. They need not be human, intelligent or even of that country. The rules for the tournament: murder is allowed. Any weapon can be chosen.

This is based on a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan which based on the licensed works from Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features only female characters.

Comments
Bluesnow -OMG no… I’m not a fan of borderline tentacle hentai.
Guuzen – Never catched the first episode, and the summary is not really capturing my attention. I’m definitely gonna pass…
M – Even I find this show disturbing, which is pretty much an indication of how bad this show is.
Zenical – Never caught Season 1 at all, this anime is too much for a girl like me. S2 is a big NO.

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Sasameki Koto

Air Date: October 7, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Yuri, Romance, Comedy
Official Website: http://www.sasameki.com/
Seiyuu: Megumi Takamoto, Ayahi Takagaki, Chiwa Saito, Emiri Satou

Summary
Murasame Sumika is popular in the high school for her excellence in the marks and sports. However, she has a secret: she is in love with her classmate Kazama Ushio. Ushio also has a liking to the love between girls, but she hasn’t noticed Sumika’s feeling and always been refused by other girls.

Comments
Bluesnow – No Yuri please xP
Guuzen – Oh damn, am I the only one who is going to give this series a shot? Oh well I guess it can’t hurt to try =(.
M – Ughhh, Yuri. 1 word. Pass.
Zenical – Yuri, watch watch XDXD

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Seiken no Blacksmith

Air Date: October 3, 2009
Episodes: 12
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Official Website: http://www.blasmi.com/
Seiyuu: Aki Toyosaki, Ayumi Fujimura, Nobuhiko Okamoto

Summary
Once upon a time, there was a tragic war, in which the power of the devils was involved. After the war, the devils’ power was banned and the world was restored to peace. Cecily Campbell is a knight, who has been looking for a blacksmith to repair her old sword given by her father. One day, she saw a man fighting with a ruffian who used the tabooed devil’s power. The man defeated him with one blow of his weirdly shaped sword. The man turned out to be a blacksmith called Luke. The fateful encounter was the beginning of the adventure.

Comments
Bluesnow – Will Check this out, but only because I’m watching hardly anything this season xD
Guuzen – Think I’ll be watching this. The character design is what attracted me to this series. Hope it won’t be a let down because it is always a bummer to see promising anime go bad.
M – A fantasy adventure anime. Nice. I personally like watching fantasy adventure Animes cause it’s like watching a JRPG unfold before your very eyes without having to actually play it or level up to fight bosses. Will be catching this. Definitely.
Zenical – Fantasy adventure anime. Should be nice, like Tears to Tiara!

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Seitokai no Ichizon

Air Date: October 2, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Comedy
Official Website: http://anime.webnt.jp/seitokai/
Seiyuu: Kondo Takashi, Mariko Honda, Misuzu Togashi

Summary
The series, which is also called Hekiyō Gakuen Seito-kaigi Jiroku (The Records of the Hekiyō Academy Student Council’s Activities), revolves around a private high school whose student council is chosen entirely by popularity vote. Because of this, Ken Sugisaki is the only male representative, in the otherwise all bishōjo student council, that may enter the “sacred sanctuary” of the council’s meeting room. At the behest of Council President Kurimu Sakurano, Sugisaki records the minutes of the council meetings, which devolve into daily conversations about the students’ lives and interests.

Comments
Bluesnow – Pink Loli Harem, no thank you.
Guuzen – Not expecting much from it. I’m probably gonna try 1 episode of and see how it goes, though I have this feeling that I probably won’t make it to episode 2 =S.
M – The artwork of the characters remind me of Akane-iro no Somaru Saka. Brrr, that was a bad show to bring up because I actually initially liked that show but the ending was so bad I grew to hate it. Either ways, the summary makes this show sound like the average Harem in the works, so I’ll probably watch 1 or 2 episodes and drop it for something else.
Zenical – I like something that has school involved. The title interests me to a certain extent. Hopefully it won’t fail my expectations. Lol.

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Shin Koihime†Musou

Air Date: October 5, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Fantasy
Official Website: http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/shinkoihime/
Seiyuu: Mai Goto, Maki Kobayashi, Erika Narumi

Summary
A television commercial from Marvelous Entertainment has announced that an anime has been green-lit for BaseSon’s Shin Koihime†Musō: Otome Ryōran Sangokushi Engi adult adventure game for personal computers. The game is spinoff from the Koihime†Musō: Doki—Otome Darake no Sangokushi Engi game, which has already been adapted into a television anime series and a video anime. The franchise re-imagines the classic Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sangokushi) as a “moe (fiery), moe (preciously cute) action love comedy” with an almost all-female cast. The Shin Koihime†Musō game was just released in Japan on December 26.

The same Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel also inspired KOEI’s game franchise of the same name, KOEI’s Dynasty Warriors (Shin Sangoku Musō) spinoffs, and dozens of anime and manga of varying historical accuracy.

Comments
Bluesnow – It looks like Mahou Shoujo? Never saw the first season, So I have no intention of watching this.
Guuzen – Wait this is season 2? Ok think I will pass…
M – Koihime Musou returns. Imagine Sengoku Musou with all of your favourite generals being girls. That’s essentially the way to describe this show. Haha. I honestly can’t remember anything much about the last season except for the fact that they’re all really strong girls and there’ll probably be more conflict this season, between the characters of the different warring states.
Zenical – I never caught any of the show at all. I’m lost. LOL.

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Sora no Otoshimono

Air Date: October 4, 2009
Episodes: 13
Genre: Ecchi, Fantasy
Official Website: http://anime.webnt.jp/soraoto/
Seiyuu: Saori Hayami, Souichiro Hoshi, Ayahi Takagaki

Summary
Tomoki Sakurai often encounters a strange girl in his dreams asking for his help, but he can’t remember her face when he wakes up. When an Unidentified Mysterious Animal (U.M.A.) falls out of the sky, his life of pacifism suddenly becomes complicated. The animal turns out to be an angel, Ikaros.

Comments
Bluesnow -Meh Ecchi~
Guuzen – Umm… I am not a huge fan of harem anime >.< I may give this a shot, BUT. If the guy will look like that throughout the series, then I’m out… Because he is really turning me off >.<
M – Looks good. The girl on the left reminds me of M.M. from Kemeko DX. The girl on the right reminds me of one of the twins from Kiss X Sis. Will watch this.
Zenical -Looking at the picture, I just know that it will be ecchi.. I will watch this if the ecchi isn’t too much for me to handle >< Sounds a lot like To-Love Ru. Oh and Souichiro Hoshi is voicing in this anime.. My one and only fave male seiyuu :P

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Tatakau Shisho – The Book of Bantorra

Air Date: October 2, 2009
Episodes: 26
Genre: Fantasy
Official Website: http://www.bantorra.com/
Seiyuu: Romi Paku, Akira Ishida, Miyu Irino, Ayako Kawasumi

Summary
In a world where dead people turn into books and are stored in the Bantorra Library where anyone who reads a book can learn their past. Bantorra Library is maintained by Armed Librarians who wield psychic powers and their enemy is a religious society known as Sindeki Kyoudan.

Comments
Bluesnow – Don’t know about the library and plot o___o, and I could have swore there was a series like this last year… Maybe I’m loosing my mind xD~ I won’t be watching this unless I hear good things.
Guuzen – I think I will give this one a shot. It looks like there will be a fair bit of mystery inside the show which I don’t mind, though the part about dead people turning into books sounds a little weird. Romi Paku ^_^
M – I will catch the first few episodes because it’s fantasy, but i’ll probably drop it halfway through cause the plot just sounds meh.
Zenical – Another Fantasy anime. The summary is interesting, the sad thing is no fave seiyuu for me to catch this. Books and psychic powers eh? Hmm..

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Tegami Bachi

Air Date: October 3, 2009
Episodes: 13
Genre: Fantasy, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Official Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/tegamibachi/
Seiyuu: Ayumi Fujimura, Miyuki Sawashiro, Ami Koshimizu, Nana Mizuki, Jun Fukuyama

Summary
Gauche is a governmental employee, given the task to deliver any letter to it’s destination. Meeting a young boy who is the letter to be delivered, Gauche makes friends with Lag and inspires him to take up the job. Five years later, Lag Seeing finally becomes his dream, that of a Letter Bee. However, the one who inspired him has gone missing and only there does the mystery start.

Comments
Bluesnow -I probably shouldn’t judge an anime by its cover, but it has drawn me in. I will give this one a shot.
Guuzen – The art style is fine, but I’m concerned about the story. I’m going to have to watch the first few episodes to see what’s up with it.
M – Koshimizu Ami, Jun Fukuyama. Good enough reason to give this a chance. Besides, it’s Fantasy. How wrong can the genre go. Also, Nana Mizuki makes a return to the Anime scene. Haha. Haven’t seen her voicing anything other than White Album which was, in my opinion, total crap.
Zenical – The fact that the seiyuu cast has Nana Mizuki is a reason enough for me to watch this anime =X.

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To Aru Kagaku no Railgun

Air Date: October 2, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Action, Supernatural
Official Website: http://project-index.net/index2.php
Seiyuu: Rina Satou, Aki Toyosaki, Kanae Ito

Summary
Academy City. 2.3 million inhabitants. 80% of the students are active in the ‘Brain Development Program’ and out of those only 7 are Level 5s. Meet the civilian protagonist Mikoto and her friend Kuroko, maintainers of peace and order in the University district. Kuroko is a member of ‘Judgement’.

Comments
Bluesnow – Never saw To Aru Majutsu no Index, so I won’t be watching.
Guuzen – Ah the sequel to To Aru Majutsu no Index. Great now I wish that I have finished the first season -.-. Guess I’ll have to rewatch it before moving on to this one.
M – For those of you who’ve seen my post on the trailer for this show, should know how pumped I am for this. Biribiri is BACK!!!! Haha. Mikoto Misaka is by far my favourite character out of the main To Aru Majutsu no Index series and her having her own series is just kickass.
Zenical – Like M, I like Mikoto a lot =D. Will watch this definitely.

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White Album 2

Air Date: October 2, 2009
Episodes: 13
Genre: Drama, Romance, Harem
Official Website: http://www.whitealbum-tv.com/top.htm
Seiyuu: Nana Mizuki, Aya Hirano, Tomoaki Maeno

Summary
Tōya Fuji, a college student is dating a rising idol singer named Yuki Morikawa. There are numerous challenges to the couple’s relationship from the other people at Fuji’s college, Morikawa’s work, and elsewhere.

Comments
Bluesnow – I watched a few episode of the first series, but was quickly bored to tears. Unlike Zen and her Nana addiction, I have no reason to watch this series xD
Guuzen – I never watched the first season before. But reading the description for season 2, I think I’ll try season 1.
M – Having Hirano Aya is a high point for a series because they’ve already caught my attention. However, for a show as boring as White Album, it’s just not working. FYI, I skipped the first season after 2 episodes. Wayyyyy too boring.
Zenical – Caught first season, and I hate it. It got better, but it also got worse too. I will watch this so I can see what the bastard Touya will get!! Hope he doesn’t get any girls in the end =X

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Winter Sonata

Air Date: October 17, 2009
Episodes: 26
Genre: Drama, Romance
Official Website: http://anime-wintersonata.com/

Summary
Airing 2009. Based on the Korean drama television series about the love between two childhood friends and the tragic events that happen. The drama was a huge hit in Japan.

Comments
Bluesnow – Errr… Probably not, but if I hear anything decent about this series I might try it.
Guuzen – I heard the Korean drama for this is really popular. But I’m not sure how well will the anime adaptation be. I just hope its not too melodramatic. Will give it a go.
M – Based off a korean drama, I’ll pass. The story sounds lacklusture and honestly, the characters look unappealing
Zenical – I caught the Kdrama years ago. It was an okay show.. But an anime version.. Err… No thanks >_>

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Yumeiro Patissiere

Air Date: October 4, 2009
Episodes: -
Genre: Kids, School, Shoujo
Official Website: http://pierrot.jp/title/yumeiro/
Seiyuu: Aoi Yuuki, Ayana Taketatsu, Nobuhiko Okamoto

Summary
The story centers on a 14-year-old girl named Ichigo Amano who wants to be a patissiere (female pastry chef), but she is stymied by her own clumsiness. One day, she enrolls in St. Mary Academy, a culinary school for sweets, and meets a “spirit of sweets.”

Comments
Bluesnow -CAKEY xP~ Well… I suppose not even cake can save this series. I will have to pass.
Guuzen – Pass pass pass and pass ^_^ was never really interested in these kind of series like Gakuen Alice and Shugo Chara.
M – A kiddy show. Hmmmm. This very much looks like Shugo Chara but I think I’ll stick with Shugo Chara for consistency sake.
Zenical – Sounds.. interesting to a certain extent. I have been catching Shugo Chara, unlike the 3 of them, and I love the show a lot =D. So don’t judge an anime by its kiddy appearance! LOL.

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Eden of The East Movie I: The King of Eden

Premiere Date: 28 November, 2009
Episodes: 1
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Official Website: http://juiz.jp/blog/
Seiyuu: Saori Hayami, Ryohei Kimura
Bluesnow – Eden of the East was decent, I will watch it for more Johnny LOL!
Guuzen – Eden of the East seem like quite a popular anime… But I have not watch it before, so I’m not going to watch this movie.
M – I want to watch Eden of the East, but I’m probably going to keep leave it in my pile of unfinished anime till infinity.
Zenical – Bluesnow sounds like she wants to catch the film because of Johnny >_>. Naughty Blue XD. Will catch this, because I caught the first season.. and well the anime didn’t really ended up the way I wished it would =/

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Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~

Premiere Date: 21 November, 2009
Episodes: 1
Genre: Romance, Action
Official Website: http://macross.jp/pc/index.html
Seiyuu:  Aya Endo, Megumi Nakajima, Yuuichi Nakamura

Bluesnow -YES xD, Can’t wait. Hope they have a few new songs though. Sheryl Nome<3
Guuzen – M introduced Macross Frontier to me, but I never got around to watching… It just keeps slipping from my mind. So knowing that I have not watched season 1 before, I will not be watching this anytime soon…\
M – More Sheryl Nome? Wooohoo.
Zenical -I want more Ranka please. NO SHERYL NOME >_>

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Shakugan no Shana S

Air Date: October 23, 2009
Episodes: 2
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Official Website: http://www.shakugan.com/
Seiyuu: Rie Kugimiya, Satoshi Hino

Comments
Bluesnow – BOoooooooo xP~ Not too much a fan of Shana. Zen will be happy though xD
Guuzen – Definitely gonna watch this. Watched both seasons 1 and 2, so there’s no reason for me to miss out on this =).
M – o.o I’m actually tempted to skip this because I was so pissed at how slow Shakugan no Shana II was going. But knowing me, I’ll still watch it in the end.
Zenical – Gotta watch this, to gear up for the third season of Shana!!

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Our Watchlist

Bluesnow: I’ve never seen such a lack luster line up since I’ve watched anime on a regular basis.  My list looks long, but based on experience it will probably drop down to only 3-4 things I’ll be watching. The only one on my definite list in the Macross movie.

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So what are the shows for you this Fall 09?

Fall anime will be starting next week, and well we are still preparing our fall post. LOL. Do keep a lookout at Zotaku over the next few days. I’m currently finishing up the last final touches to the post =3.

Kampfer will premiere on October 1, 2009. And why you should watch Kampfer?

Because of the name highlighted in red. LOL.

The moe boy characters based on the the heavily travelled Japan Railways train line that runs east to west through the heart of Tokyo.

The first version of the Miracle Train project focused on the stations of the central Chūō line, while the new anime and related stories deal with the Ōedo subway line. As a result, the anime will feature a newer cast of characters — specifically, Fumi Roppongi, Rintarō Shinjuku, Izayoi Tsukishima, Iku Shiodome, Saki Tochō, and Itsumi Ryōgoku.

Don’t know whether I’ll be interested to watch pretty boys, it’s not my type XD. I know bluesnow will be looking forward to seeing smexy guys though =D.

Source: ANN

The timeslot has not been determined yet, but it will definitely start showing early October.

Each episode will have two 15-minute, self-contained stories. The stories will follow the daily lives of the Tamagotchi and feature new characters and settings.

Don’t know whether anyone will bother to catch this since this is most likely targeted at kids and girls(I’m a girl but I don’t fancy a tamagotchi anime XD). I have a feeling it will be as horrible as the anime series Maplestory. I remember lots of people dropping it after watching the first episode XD.

Well one can consider that the sales of tamagotchi increasing once the anime series starts airing.

Source: ANN

At Zen’s Reminder I forgot to announce this the other day. The popular shounen manga Fairy Tail  has been green-lit as an anime for this Fall.

The manga’s story follows a teenaged girl named Lucy Heartfilia who aims to join the world’s most notorious mage guild, Fairy Tail. During a daring rescue, Lucy encounters Natsu “Salamander” Dragneel, a quirky Fairy Tail member and a teenaged practitioner of the ancient Dragon Slayer magic. Lucy is eventually welcomed into the Fairy Tail guild as she, Natsu, and other members go on various quests together.

I’ve heard mixed things about this series. I have one friend who loves it with a passion, and one friend who hates it… of course the one who hates it is a One Piece addict, and might hate it since the art is a clear rip off of that series. In my case, after I heard this mangaka was also responsible for the series Rave Master I decided there was no way I was watching it xD But good news for the fans it seems.

Source: ANN

Excellent
Good
Fair
Neutral
Poor

The ratings are based on the first episodes and only the first episodes!

All writers are involved in this post, a lot of blood spilled just to write fall preview -_-. And we’re not doing Vampire Knight Guilty or Junjo Romantica 2. Because all three of us didn’t complete season 1 at all, and Junjo Romantica is yaoi. We hate yaoi! Woohoo!

And because zenical has barely the time to finish watching all the first episodes, we shall just make do with what we have in this post. LOL! And well hopefully some of the screenshots and comments posted here will make you interested in the show! ^^

Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka

Zenical – Good. Romance plus comedy, I like. Oh and Kugimiya Rie is doing the voice of Yuuhi. Worth to catch. And I like Minato, who is Junichi’s sister. She looks like Otome!(Da Capo) I heart Otome. X)
M – Excellent. This is my kind of anime series to watch and blog about, and I’m not saying this just because I’m blogging it. Kugimiya Rie is one of my favourite seiyuus so naturally I would be attracted to any series she’s doing. :D

Casshern Sins

Bluesnow – Fair. Nice animation and mysterious story. I don’t have much to say about it since not much has happened yet. Its a bit slow and they probably didn’t give enough plot in the first episode. Character animation reminds me alot of something from Cyborg 009. I will watch the second episode at least, but I don’t know if I will continue it.
Zenical -Poor. Because I don’t like pretty robots ><. But I like the little girl – Ringo though. Ringo may be my motivation to watching this anime. Most likely this will be on backlogged – until I find time to watch.
M – Poor. Not a show I would watch on a regular basis. In fact I was thinking of giving it a skip, but decided to watch the 1st episode anyway to do this impression.

Chaos;Head

Bluesnow – Fair. In one word… weird. Its genre is Horror Mystery, about murders and some lonely delusional Otaku that saw pictures of the murder before it happened. And when I say delusional Otaku I mean he talks to his imaginary 2-D girlfriend. Will watch next episode at least to clear things up.
Zenical – Fair. Otaku fanboy? Uh? Having 2D character to be his girlfriend is really lol. And suddenly some weird image url link appears, he clicks and it comes true the next day O_O. Also this anime touches a bit on otakus and their way of thinking – which is sorta true. Guys who are in into 2D will not be in into 3D. RIGHT RIGHT? Is interesting, definitely going to continue watching for more thriller action XDXD.
M – Neutral. While I have not caught this show yet, the images I’ve seen from the 1st 2 episodes are exciting enough to get me started. Not saying that I’m promoting it already, just saying that it looks worthy to be given a shot.

Clannad After Story

Bluesnow: Excellent. Its CLANNAD. I don’t really need to say more about this to say its worth watching. I liked the first season and the second season seems to be living up to its Standards of awesomeness. (And I want Fuuko too like Zen o.o)
Zenical - Excellent. But where is my Fuuko? T_T. Anyway as you know, I’m blogging this anime, lol so of course it’s EXCELLENT! Looking forward to it.. and of course perhaps I can get to see Fuuko. Hopefully.
M - Excellent. Contrary to the Zen and Blue, I’m actually pretty pleased they took Fuko off the main roster. That’s not saying that she won’t be back though, but CLANNAD ~After Story~ did an excellent job keeping her gone from the main roster. Less Fuko = More Tomoyo= I Like.

Earl and Fairy

Zenical – Excellent. Because Nana Mizuki is voicing the main female lead. Any more reasons? Lol.
M - Poor. Just not my type of show. It was a combination of factors that led me to avoid this show, 1st the timing in which the show was set, 2nd the design of the characters which although reminds me a little about Itazura na Kiss, needs improvement.

Bluesnow - Excellent. I started watching this anime with VERY low expectations… in fact… I only watched it at all because the main character shares the same name as mexD But it ended up not only having some of the sexiest anime characters this fall… but having a decent story line as well. Even without the stories hearing the smexy guys say my name over and over again is a reason for me to watch itxD

Ga-Rei -Zero-

Bluesnow – Fair. Action and interesting plot… a bit confusing though. I watched the first two episodes at this point, and from what I’ve seen I’m having trouble connecting to any of the characters. The action is decent, although some of the battles drag on too long. I will watch a few more episodes probably, but not exactly a series I’m too excited about.
Zenical – Good. I like it when people die. Woots. Where are the damn main characters XD. Anyway I hope this is worth watching.
M - Poor. A show where everyone dies in Episode 1 and another lead character ‘dies’ in Episode 2? No thanks, this is way too bizarre for me.

Gundam 00 S2

Bluesnow – Excellent! It started off great, I was worried it would start off slow with explanations of the last 4 years, but instead they started off with battles and new enemies. I like the way the characters are developing, and of course I’m going to watch this! I’m blogging itxD I miss my Lockon though TT____TT
Zenical – Excellent. It’s Gundam, how can I miss for the world? Anyway I got really confused because I forgot some of the details, and I couldn’t recognise Louise’s face. OMFG. She’s in the A-Laws, did she regenerate a hand?! Gundam 00 S2, worth watching. I want to see more Meisters in action! ^^
M – Excellent. Two words. One name. Felt Grace. My 1st and most important reason for watching this.

Hyakko

Bluesnow – Poor. My least favorite series of the Fall season… I could barely make it through the first episode. Not much to the characters, no plot, slow, not funny. It feels like it was trying to copy certain other slice of life anime… and failed miserably. I have no plans of watching the rest of this series.
Zenical – Neutral. Uh. Comedy, slice of life. Was okay for a first episode. Looking forward to episode 2, maybe it’ll be nice. And Aya is in it, voicing a timid girl. It’s something new to me. I know Aya because she did Konata and Haruhi, but this time, it’s wayyyy different.
M – Poor. Stopped watch after 10 minutes bcause it was plain boring.

Junjou Romantica 2

Bluesnow – Good This was an anime I wasn’t expecting on watching. I’ve never really watched any Yaoi anime before… unless you count Kyou Kara Maoh with their sporks marriages and pink PJ crossdressers xD But I decided to give it a shot. The premise of the show is about older men raping guys half their age every episode xD There’s story in romance in there some where… but Boy love is pretty much the jist of the show…. And I liked it for some reasonxD (Bluesnow is turning to the dark side wahahaha) But in all seriousness… they don’t SHOW anything… its much less hard core than say ecchi shows like Kanokon =_____= I enjoyed, but definitely not an anime for everyone.
Zenical – Watching yaoi anime reminds me of someone I hate, so no, I DON’T WANT TO WATCH YAOI! LOL.

Kannagi

Bluesnow – Fair Not the most original anime ever, but it drew my attention in enough to watch the second episode. I don’t like the main boy… he the typical male protagonist.. I don’t know what his name is, nor can I remember what he looks like even. Main girl randomly shows up in his life and turns it upside down… sounds like the start to most harem anime… which I expect this will become since the cover generally has three girls on it. At least Pizza Hut sponsors it, I dont’ really have much else to say positive about this series.
M – Poor. Boy carves a goddess out of wood and he doesn’t do anything or try anything on her? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not sick in the mind or anything, but this series is just not realistic enough.

Kemeko Deluxe!

Bluesnow – Good. After watching the first episode I felt like my brain had started to melt. Lots of fast paced action and comedy. Totally random and unrealistic, but in a cool way. Bit of ecchi, but not enough to upset me (who is ecchi hater.) I’m undecided if I’ll keep watching yet, but it is a good anime.
Zenical – Good. This is really funny. I saw the nendoroid of Kemeko, so I was really interested to see what Kemeko DX was all about. The low voice of Kemeko was really irritating yet funny. Will be catching this, definitely – just for laughs!
M - Fair. While I’m liking the possible harem this show offers, I’m very very turned off by Kemeko. I don’t know if it’s the weird voice or the midget body, or the fact that M.M.’s trying to act sexy behind the Kemeko suit but gets all shy when she’s out of it. Will continue to watch if the plot is better but will skip for a better show like, Tales of the Abyss, if the irritating antics of Kemeko annoys me.

Kuroshitsuji

Bluesnow – Good. I was expecting an odd mix of Hayate the combat butler or Kamen no Maid guy when I started watching that… but I got something completely different. This Butler is epicxD I mean… he tries to cook a guy in an oven. Story is a bit unclear, but it seems like the Butler is a demon contracted to a little rich boy? It even feels a little dark. As of right now this is an series I want to continue… if not for anything else the butler is hotxD
Zenical – Fair. I’m catching up on too many anime shows.. This’ll probably be on backlogged since the plot of a butler being scary doesn’t interest me.. Best to leave this at the end and watch at one go XD. And that little master reminds me of Rental Magica! LOL
M – Good. Hehe. Demon butler. Althought I’m more of a fan of the Hayate no Gotoku ‘butler type’, I couldn’t help but catching this show due to the darkness that surrounds it. Take episode 1 for example. The game the little rich boy played with the conman. Everything ‘predicted’ in the cards all ended up coming through to the man. Hehe. Will continue catching this show for it’s dark themes.

Kurozuka

Bluesnow – Good Nice animation, interesting plot, action and drama… but a very slow first episode. It gave me a very Basilisk feeling when I watched it. I love the ending, it might be my favorite new song of the season. I sense potential in this series and will continue to watch it.
M - Neutral. Havent caught this.

Kyou no Go no Ni

Bluesnow - Poor Not my least favorite series of the season… but very close. It was slow, and not very funny… I was expecting more from the same manga ka as Minami-ke. The random ecchi hints don’t really add anything either. I hear that the ova of this was decent… I can’t say I enjoyed the first episode of this at all though. I have officially dropped it.
M – Poor. Saying that this show was bad, would be an understatement.

Michiko to Hatchin

Bluesnow – Excellent. I was very surprised by how much I liked the first episode of this, Nice animation, interesting setting, great character development, and it has an original flair. The first few minutes where awesome with the jail break, and the rest of the episode had antagonists that made me grit my teeth they were so annoyingxD I hope Hatchin grows up and kicks ass! The opening was also pretty good… kind of Jazzy like Cowboy bebop. I’d probably blog this series if my hands weren’t already full with Nodame and Gundam.
Zenical – Neutral. Going to watch, no time to spare. Read bluesnow’s review and can say the story looks good. Only thing is the graphics. Lol.
M - Neutral. Havent caught this. Don’t think I ever will.

Mouryou no hako

Bluesnow - Fair A very creepy anime, and a little confusing, but it definitely drew me in after only 1 minute… a girls head in a box saying “haaaaaaaaa.” I have no idea what way the plot is going to go… but there’s so many unsolved mysteries after the first episode I want to find out. I will continue watching this series.
M - Neutral. Havent caught this. Don’t think I ever will.

Nodame Cantabile: Paris-Hen

Bluesnow – Excellent. One of my two favorite series of the season, the first episode started off epic. Its Nodame and Chiaki in Paris… same stuff as the first season for the most part though. The only negative part about the series is its opening song… I liked the old one more o.o But I will definitely watch and blog this entire season!~ gyabo=3
Zenical - Neutral. Have not caught Season 1. Hee.
M - Neutral. Havent caught this. Never will.

One Outs

Zenical – Poor. I don’t like sports-related anime, so definitely not my type of show. :(

Rosario + Vampire Capu2

Zenical – Excellent. Fanservice anime, but I love this anime. Caught the manga way before the anime was announced. The only sad thing is that TV Stations in Japan have started censoring pantsu shots by using the bat. Stupid bat. I believe this will cause some guys to be very angry. Very very angry. I hate ecchi anime, but I find the censorship kinda irritating -_-. Forget the fanservice, watch for the story! =)
M – Excellent. Moka and Mizore are back. Screw the Succubus and the witch. The Vampire and Icewoman are clearly the superior monsters in the school. One thing that’s putting me off though, is that they totally skipped the part about Tsukune turning into a Ghoul after the events of Season 1. While it looks from the OP that they will be exploring the ghoul part of him soon, I get the feeling that it won’t be enough. As for the fanservice bat in the episodes so far, I blame the japanese population for being such prudes. It’s pantsu, not the thing under it. :(

Shikabane Hime: Aka

Bluesnow – Fair. I’m not really too sure about this anime yet, it was ok, but not enough to make me anxious to watch the second episode. Plot is decent, but characters aren’t as memorable as I’d like them to be.
Zenical – Fair. Zombie girl killing zombies. And the word Hime in this anime really makes me remember of Mai Hime -_-. Might watch this if I find spare time.
M – Poor. Didn’t get the plot after 15 minutes so I stopped watching altogether.

Skip Beat

Bluesnow - Good Maybe I was drawn to this series because of Shoujo withdrawal lately, but really did enjoy the first episode. I loved the main character, and if I was her I’d have thrown alot more than a hamburger at my boyfriend after being used like that. I look forward to seeing how she becomes a star to get her revenge. I enjoy this, but I have a feeling this is a show that a male audience won’t appreciate as much.
M – Poor. I dislike watching Shoujo shows on a general basis, with some exceptions.

Tales of the Abyss

M - Excellent. Might be the best show this season, if I wasn’t so biased towards Gundam 00 because of Feldt. Hehe. Show follows the same story the PS2 game had, and the best part about this is? That you don’t have to struggle against the bosses in the game, and just watch the animated characters do it.
Zenical – Good show. Thanks M for introducing this anime to watch for my fall XD.

To Aru Majutsu no Index

Zenical – Good. As what M stated in his review: Mages + Light Comedy + Action Series equals awesome!! Index’s attire kinda reminds me of Aria. Hee. Well looking forward to this show!
M – Excellent. To anyone that has any objections as to why this is the superior action series in this anime season, please find me personally. I don’t care if Gundam 00 S2 is the ‘godsend’ for Action series, any real anime lover will tell you that Mage battles (like the ones we have seen in Rental Magica) pwn the crap out of Mechas and Meisters.

Tora Dora!

Bluesnow – Good. Much better than I originally thought it would be, but still not my genre of preference. Its Kugimiya Rei… that summarizes what to expect from the series, but what sets this apart is the male character is actually cool for once, instead of the formula passive male that tsundere likes. As of right now I will continue to watch it^.^ But man does that parrot creep me out.
Zenical – Good. Is Taiga the new Louise? Anyway as what bluesnow mentioned, Kugimiya Rie is doing the seiyuu of Taiga. The part where there is urusai really make me think of Shana suddenly. And yeah, she did Shana too. Taiga was done in a meaner cold voice, compared to the voices she did in ZNT and Shana. Looking forward to this, we need tsunderes in our life X).
M – Good. Intitally I was excited for this show, but after Episode 1 and Taiga’s antics, even I couldn’t take it and decided to drop it for a while. However, Episode 3 totally changed me around. Kushieda ish teh kawaii character of the season. Screw Taiga. Anyone can tell you that in real life, everyone would rather be with Kushieda than Taiga. Taiga’s just the weird friend hanging around Kushieda. Why they made Taiga the main female lead over Kushieda, other than for milking money out of Tsundere lovers? I have no idea.

Tytania

Bluesnow – Fair I had my doubts about this series at first. Its animation doesn’t seem that great, and after a very slow 10 minutes of the episode I was very close to dropping it, I mean… they go on about Tea for at least the first 2, but half way through it seems to turn around and have some what of a surprise ending. This has an “older anime” feeling, the opening screams 90’s. It seems to be very focused on Politics and war… If I had to summarize the first episode, just take any episode of Gundam wing that was focused on Treyz Kushranada, and it was just that; Nobles, war, and politics. I will watch a few more episodes but will probably drop if there is not enough character development.
M - Neutral. Havent caught this. Never will.

Yozakura Quartet

Bluesnow – Neutral Its not that I could label anything specifically that bothered me about this anime besides the fact its seemed like another cookie cutter anime… there was just nothing too good I could say about it either. The youkai powers are decent I guess… and some of the characters even look interesting, But there doesn’t seem like there’s enough MEAT to the story. Its an “ok” anime I guess… but with so many good anime this season I already dropped it, just not enough to pull me in.
M - Neutral. Havent caught this. Don’t think I ever will.

The first episode of this series surpassed any expectations I had about it, I can even go as far as to say that this is probably the most original anime of the season, and my favorite if you disregard certain sequel anime like Gundam, and Nodame. The story of a fugitive mom(?), and a little girl who is forced to put up with her evil foster family; First episode felt like a modern day Cinderella…. In Brazil… with Shotguns and Motorcycles o.o

Rating: 9.5/10

Episode starts with a prison break from a female prison some where in the middle of no where. The escapee is Michiko, and she beats all odds and gets out. When she gets out a helicopter chases her down with machine guns, but she doesn’t stop running. She happens to be running through a field of windmills… in the dark… in the middle of a windy storm… not the best place for a Helicopter to be flying. Fate must have been on her side because the helicopter runs into a windmill and explodes; she escapes.

The opening was awesome, The music reminded me of Cowboy Bebop for some reason. And the animation was a cool mix of vectors.

Now the story moves onto the everyday life of little Hatchin. She wakes up before the rest of her foster family at 6am to make everyone breakfast.

I’m wondering why so many People in Brazil have Japanese namesxD

Hatchin burnt the eggs a little, and her foster father… who is a PRIEST has the nerve to throw his food on the floor and have her make him more. Then to make things worse his evil kids show up.

These kids are seriously the spawn of Satan…

The little brother throws his plate of food in her face during morning grace…

Michiko steals food from a smelly homeless Handicapped Bum o.o

A large part of the episode was Hatchin performing her daily chores without complaint, but the family giving her hell every step of the way. Evil sister throws a bucket of water at her… then Hatchin gets in trouble for staining the carpet…

One of the most disturbing parts of the episode is after Hatchin takes a shower someone stole her clothes… so she walks out wearing just a towel over her. The sister keeps trying to pull it off… Eventually the sister just pushes her down a flight of stairs o.o

Michiko robbing a Bank… She is super fugitive xD

Half way through the episode we’re told why the foster family that treats her like dirt is having her stay there in the first place… its to get money from the government. They get a a house call from an official to see how Hatchin is doing.

The Father bribes her to keep her mouth shut with books.

After he leaves and they get their Check the Mother is frustrated how little they are getting, and takes her anger out on the pet cat of the house who was trying to snuggle with her. She kicks it to the floor and puts it in a sack. She throws the sack in Hatchin’s room and commands her to dispose of it. Hatchin lets it free somewhere far from the house… but the next morning the little brother finds out his cat is gone and the Mother blames Hatchin for it.

To make up for the cat she let go the brother forces her to play “horsey” with him. He rides around on her back and makes her move with the noose around her neck. The sister sees them… “having fun” and decides to join in. She starts spraying cleaning stuff in Hatchin’s face claiming she’s dirty. She also pressed a hot iron into her face.

Hatchin jumps back to avoid getting burned, and little brother falls to the ground and cries. The sister screams at her to say she’s sorry, but for once Hatchin yells that it was not her fault. The sister drags Hatchin outside and kicks her down some stairs…

Yes… she pushes her down the stairs twice in this episode o.o

Hatchin finally snaps and headbuts and tackles the sister to the ground slapping the daylights out of her and screaming at the top of her lungs… who can blame her thoughxD?

After that Hatchin runs far away… she doesn’t want to return home because she knows she will get in trouble.

Hatchin admits what she really wants is for someone to come and save her, that she doesn’t want this life. She has a dream of a man with blond hair coming for her; I think its probably supposed to be her father. In the end she accepts she has to return home though.

Look at the Tatoo… LLBDD

The story goes back to Michiko, she makes a phone call to Hatchin’s foster family and claims she is Hatchin’s mother, and she will be coming to pick her up the next morning. They were under the impression Hatchin’s mother was dead, but regardless, Mr. Priest is not happy about this, if Hatchin is gone they won’t be getting money to watch her. So he gets a shotgun ready to deal with her in the morning.

Baby Hatchin also has LLBDD tatoo o.o

And so the next morning comes, Hatchin gets no food as punishment by the way. But like Michiko promised, she shows up to take Hatchin back. The priest runs outside when he hears a motorcycle, But Michiko makes a very showy appearance into their dining room.

Epic scene is epic =D

Unforgettable first meeting.

Yes… she lands on their dining room tablexD

Wow… just wow.

Michiko asks for Hatchin. At first Hatchin is being stubborn about going with her. The foster father comes back inside and starts firing his shotgun at her… apparently he has terrible aim and keeps missing… be he’s also just hairs away from hitting his one family and Hatchin who are sitting right next to her. After he runs out of bullets Hatchin takes another look at Michiko and realizes she has the same tattoo as her father.

Hatchin goes with Michiko, a person she doesn’t know and sets out on an adventure to who knows where as cops and sirens start to chase them from behind.

Impressions:

Did anyone else ever see the movie Matilda? It was one of my favorite child hood movies, and this anime reminds me alot about it… minus chocolate cake scene of courseXP

Probably what made this anime stick out alot for me was the focus on character development, we don’t have that much of a plot yet, but they did an amazing job at making Hatchin a character you want to root for!! And even though Michiko wasn’t developed too much… we have enough info to know that she’s hardcore to the point of being slightly crazy…

I look forward to seeing how this story develops. I want to know more about Hatchin’s family, I’m not sure if Michiko is infact her mother yet, her foster family said she was dead, and Michiko could just be a friend of her father and mother’s. I want to know more about Hatchin’s father who they didn’t talk about. I want to know why Michiko was in Jail… well I think its pretty obvious that she did something illegal.. but how she go caught since she seems to be outrunning them just fine this whole episode.

Overall this series is definitely a keeper for the rest of the season, its actually my FIRST one I’ve decided I will watch to the end excluding second season anime. I leave you with Opening… because it is stuck in my head.