Note: It took me 7 hours to do this post, research and writing included and I wanted to post it before 6pm today, so please excuse any errors or anything that doesn’t make sense. I WILL be going over everything again. I can assure you that. But I hope you enjoy the winter 2010 v2 anime preview!

Contents (Use [Ctrl/Apple + F] to Find):

1. Durarara!! -- English Sub Episode 1 Trailer
2. Dance In The Vampire Bund -- English Sub Episode 1 Trailer
3. Gag Manga Biyori+ -- Information
4. So Ra No Wo To -- Trailer English Sub
   
5. Qwaser of Stigmata/Seikon No Qwaser -- Uncensored & Translated Trailer
6. Ladies Vs Butlers!/Redi x Bato -- English Sub Trailer Episode 1
7. Chu-Bra!! -- Episode 1 Review/Episode 2 Preview
8. Ookami Kakushi -- Video Game (psp) Trailer & English Sub Trailer
9. Weis Survive R -- Episode 1 Link
10. Kaito Reinya -- Japanese Trailer
11. Heartcatch Precure -- Slideshows and Information
12. Katanagatari -- New 3 Min Japanese Trailer
13. Aki Sora -- Yuri-inspired OVA 1 Link
14. Boku OtaryMan -- Information
15. Quiz Magic Academy 2 -- Don’t Feel Like Looking (Right now)

Durarara!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApO-14crt8

Alternate Names: Dhurarara & DRRR!!
Genre: Action, Romance
Airing Schedule: January 7, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Plenty on Youtube
Resources: GogoAnime.com & Youtube
Studio: Brains Base
Music Production: Makoto Yoshimori
Production: not listed -- won’t bother to update
Sound Production: not listed -- won’t bother to update

Summary: The story takes place in a downtown of Tokyo, Ikebukuro. Teenage punks gang up and fight against each other. The gangsters are afraid of an urban legend “Dullahan” headless rider, who rides a black motorcycle without head lights nor sounds of engine. Ryuugamine Mikado is a normal high school boy who seeks peculiar beings. When He moves in to Ikebukuro, a mad scramble for Dullahan’s missing head breaks out.

Additional Thoughts: Suffice it to say, EVERYONE wants to see this show. Even a couple of my ex-roommates have showed a little interest. There hasn’t really been too many “headless horseman” type shows around with the unique atmosphere that DRRR!! exudes. I’m very excited to review episode 1 and will have a post up a.s.a.p. Just a note for all other anime bloggers -- be sure to scope out episode 1 of these winter shows a bit early because it seems a couple subbed shows like Chu-Bra!! are jumping the gun. Just an observation.

Covering in the Future? You know it

Dance In The Vampire Bund

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwZlzA05JLU

UPDATES: Vampire Bund Outlook & Manga Review
Alternate Names: None as of yet
Genres: Action, Supernatural
Airing Schedule: January 7th, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Plenty on Youtube
Resources: Melative & AnimeNewsNetwork & Trailer uploaded by me
Studio: SHAFT
Music Production: Flying Dog
Production: GENCO
Sound Production: Rakuonsha

Summary: After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and in so doing, gained the authority to create a “special district” off the coast of Japan that is to become the future haven to vampires the world over!
Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes before she has a chance to make her world-changing announcement.
(Seven Seas)

Additional Thoughts: Dance In The Vampire Bund…what a regal title. Ironically, the name fits the theme of the show exactly. Mina Tepes IS the princess of all vampires and has power only few can dream of. After reading the Vampire Bund manga (or what is out at the moment), I couldn’t help but salivate for the anime. If the show follows the manga relatively close, it’ll be a runaway hit for sure. Make sure you catch this lolita war princess as soon as episode 1 is released.

Covering in the Future? uH, yeahhh

Gag Manga Biyori+

No Video I’m confident is This Series

Alternate Names: Gyaga Manga Biyori Plus
Genres: Action, Supernatural
Airing Schedule: January 4th, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Haven’t really found any yet -- don’t think I’ll bother
Resources: Chartfag & AnimeNewsNetwork
Studio: ArtLand
Music Production: Not sure
Production: Not Sure
Sound Production: Not sure

Summary: Gyagu Manga Biyori is hyperactive, random, and nonsensical, revolving around various plots and characters throughout the series. It makes absolutely no sense. The 1st episode is about stickers included in snacks.

Additional Thoughts: When doing really long posts like this, my mind gets a little tired, but moreso impatient. Each season there’s always a weird offshoot anime like this that is super short, and almost no one really cares about. If anyone does, let me know, I’ll correct the previous statement. But in retrospect, I suppose this show isn’t COMPLETELY off, because this is actually the 3rd or 4th season in existance (even though each “show” is only about 5 minutes). And oh boy, looking for pictures was a pain too. Who knows, maybe we’ll learn more about this odd show later on.

Covering in the Future? Maybe, if it doesn’t take my whole life to find the first episode.

So Ra No Wo To:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyEgt6xfoV8

Alternate Names: Sounds of the Skies (English)
Genres: Not sure yet…slice of life?
Airing Schedule: 2010-01, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Promo on Youtube
Resources: Melative & AnimeNewsNetwork
Studio: A-1 Pictures Inc.
Music: Michiru Oshima
Production: Aniplex
Sound Production: Katsunori Shimizu

Summary: The story takes place in an imaginary town Seize (the model cities are Cuenca and Alarcón Fortress in Spain). A long war brings a gradual decline to the world. People disappear from the town and fishes cease to exist in the sea. In this quiet world, five girls guard a fortress and play brass vividly.

Additional Thoughts: I’m still a little unsure about this show…I might just glance at a couple other bloggers about the show or include it in a round-up if I feel it’s noteworthy. Instruments in the air…going to war…? Unlikely? A little bit

Covering in the Future? First Episode definitely, but not sure about the rest

Qwaser of Stigmata/Seikon no Qwaser

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP3ssDk-Mms

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UPDATES: Seikon no Qwaser ECCHI/UNCENSORED TRAILER!!!
Alternate Names: Seikon no Qwaser/qwaser of Stigmata
Genres: Action, Elemental Thriller,
Airing Schedule: Sometime in January, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: A couple trailers on FinallyAnime
Resources: Melative & AnimeNewsNetwork
Studio: Not sure yet (Akita Shoten?)
Music: Tatsuya Katou
Production: Taki Corporation
Sound Production: Jin Aketagawa

Summary: The St. Mikhailov Academy student Oribe Mafuyu comes across a mysterious silver haired boy. He is called a Qwsaer, a being that draws power from Soma and is able to manipulate a specific element. And now, in the 21st century, the mystery revolving around an Icon turns the academy into the battlegrounds for the fight between the Qwaser!
(Source: Mangaupdates)

Additional Thoughts: Recently there has been a lot of hoopla over this show and if it’s a silly fan service show, or a wannabe Full Metal Alchemist. In my honest opinion, I think this show brings something completely new to the table. Full Metal Alchemist is on a level all to itself. No one needs to worry about someone copying it, because it’s basically impossible. What I like about this show is how it actually decided to take a stab at the whole “elemental magic” thing. Of course, the breast milk known as “souma” is going to be fun to look at, but I want to behold battles with maybe a copper (electric powers due to conductivity) and magnesium (explosive powers from being easily ignited). The different combinations are endless. In addition, there’s a GOLD master? Yeah, sign me on.

Covering in the Future? Breastmilk from hot chicks, cool powers, interesting religious element. Very intriguing. I’ll definitely catch this anime.

Ladies Vs Butlers/Redi x Bato:

Link To Episode 1: English Subbed Ladies vs Butlers

Alternate Names: Redi x Bato
Genres: Comedy
Airing Schedule: January 5th, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Episode 1 Subbed is out already on various sites
Resources: Moetron
Studio: Xebec
Music: unknown -- won’t bother to update
Production: unknown atm -- won’t bother to update
Sound Production: unknown atm -- won’t bother to update

Summary: Redi x Bato centers around Akiharu Hino, an ordinary high school student who is a little unfortunate as he has the looks for a juvenile delinquent. By some chance, he gets enrolled into a high class school that was once a school for upper-class ladies and was assigned to the school’s newly established servant training department. The students there learns how to be butlers and maids and Akiharu often finds himself in the middle of the both always arguing professions.

Thoughts: Well I don’t really want to post any thoughts yet, because the first subbed episode is out already, but I will say I expect this show to be funny, raunchy, and shenanigans all over the place. More about what I thought in a review later on.

Covering in the Future? Yup yup yup

Chu-Bra!!

Episode 1 RAW can be found on Youtube

UPDATES: Chu-Bra!! Episode 1 RAW Review Sneak Peak!
Alternate Names: Chu Braa!! Chu-Buraa!! Chu-Bra!!, Chuu Bra!! (Minor Spellings)
Genres: Comedy
Airing Schedule: First subbed episode out now, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: trailers up on youtube
Resources: Melative & AnimeNewsNetwork
Studio: ZEXCS
Music: unknown -- won’t bother to update
Production: unknown atm -- won’t bother to update
Sound Production: unknown atm -- won’t bother to update

Summary: Hayama Nayu is a junior high school girl, who has a strong principle in the way of wearing underwear. She is able to see if women around her are wearing fitting underclothes and cannot help pointing out their mistakes. In order to educate the students about the proper knowledge of underwear, she decides to set up “Underwear Club.”

Thoughts: Just check out these posts: This is all you need to see relating to Chu-Bra!! I wrote a whole post about it:  Chu-Bra!! Episode 1 RAW Review.

Covering in the Future? >.> Duh…

Ookami Kakushi/Hidden God:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXLxq3m8Tx4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j5Dfv7uLnQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdkriLHVbK8

Alternate Names: Okami Kakushi & Oukamikakushi
Genres: unknown
Airing Schedule: January 7th, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers on youtube
Resources: Moetron
Studio: AIC
Music: unknown -- not updating
Production: Peach Pit
Sound Production: unknown atm -- not updating

Summary: Hiroshi moves into Jogamachi, a serene village with a river that devides old and new, where ancient traditions still remain. Bewildered, he settles in and befriends his classmates, but Nemuru Kushinada’s only words are a warning to stay away from the old part of town. There, terror and mystery awaits.

Thoughts: Still, this anime is pretty cryptic. I haven’t done any additional research or looked at any other trailers besides the English one, but I feel it won’t be necessary especially since all these shows will be coming out in about a week’s time anyways. Hopefully this show will be good. Unfortunately, I don’t have much else to say.

Covering in the Future? I’ll stick around to see what unfolds

Weis Survive R

Link To Weiss Survive Episode 1 English Sub Trailer

Alternate Names: WeiB Survive R
Genres: Card battling, adventure
Airing Schedule: December 4th, 209 (already out), unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers on the net
Resources: GoGoAnime.com
Studio: Didn’t Look
Music: unknown -- not updating
Production: Didn’t Look
Sound Production: unknown atm -- not updating

Summary: The story follows the main characters Takeshi and Michi as they get lost in the Card Battle world and have to win card battles to return home.

Thoughts: After the whole pokemon thing, I’m done with card games. Like simply put…done. I apologize for those who wanted to know more about this show.

Covering in the Future? Noooo…definitely not.

Kaito Reinya/Phantom Theif Reinya

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1zkKVbKpKw

Alternate Names: Kaito Reina, Phantom Thief Reinya
Genres: Comedy
Airing Schedule: January 9th, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers on the net
Resources: AnimeNation.net
Director: Takahiro Yoshimatsu
Chief Director: Something Yoshimatsu
Screenplay: Kenichi Kanemaki
Storyboard: Something Yoshimatsu
Sound director: Seiji Mizushima

Summary: (Summary From AnimeNation Blog) Reinya, a girl who works by day wearing an advertising signboard for the convenience store next to a police station, and works as a cat burgler by night (her name is a pun on “Reina” and “nyaa,” the Japanese sound of a cat’s meow), chased by bumbling police is the same traditional story concept used in anime including Kaito St. Tail and Cat’s Eye. The Reinya character is based on real life Morning Musume member Reina Tanaka, who will provide Reinya’s voice in the 12 episode anime serial.

Black Cat, Jubei-chan, and Oh! Edo Rocket animation director Takahiro Yoshimatsu will serve as chief director for the Kaito Reinya anime. The show will premiere on the KBC network in Japan’s Kyushu region on January 9th before becoming available on the KDDI’s mobile phone video service.

Thoughts: Hmmm…this show is supposed to be a comedy, but judging from the artwork, it doesn’t really look like something too funny…probably a bunch of slap-stick. But then again, Azumanga Daioh’s animation was fairly “run of the mill,” but ended up being a smash (at least for me). I suppose you really can’t judge a book by its cover, so I suppose I’ll give this show a chance. However, if the first episode sucks, I’m done with it for sure.

Covering in the Future? Thinking about it…maybe.

Heartcatch Precure:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaHddceIVQg

Alternate Names: Heartcatch Pretty Cure
Genres: Action, Comedy, Magical Girl
Airing Schedule: January 9th, 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers on the net
Resources: AnimeNewsNetwork & Moetron & Pretty Catch Wikia
Theme Song Performance: Aya Ikeda (OP) Mayu Kudou (ED)
Animation Production: Toei Animation
Broadcaster: TV Asahi (2010-02)

Summary: There really isn’t much information out on this show yet, but just know it’s a sequel to an ongoing series that’s relatively popular in Japan. I feel silly to have never heard of it. Anyways, here’s the general synopsis of the whole series from Wikia: One night, the introverted flower lover Tsubomi Hanasaki has a strange and mysterious dream, where the legendary warriors known as Pretty Cure are defeated at the base of the “Great Tree of Hearts”. Because of this, all the beautiful plants are destroyed, and two fairies from the Tree of Hearts take off. It soon turns out to be real, and the fairies appear next to her. They want her to become the legendary warrior Pretty Cure and make the Heart Flower bloom to prevent the Great Tree of Hearts, the source of all human hearts, from dying. However, Tsubomi thinks she is unable to do so and refuses. However, an enemy attacks her classmate Kurumi Erika and takes away her “Heart Seed”. To save Erika’s heart, Tsubomi summons the courage she needs and transforms into a Pretty Cure warrior, Cure Blossom.

Thoughts: Like I was saying earlier, I have never heard of this show in my life. And to think there are 7 episodes…mmmyeahhhh. I don’t know if I would even consider watching Precure because of the bushel of titles coming before it. I might try to find a summary video later or perhaps watch them myself and fill everyone in later on. The art reminds me of Utawaremono (even though I’ve never seen more than 5 seconds of it) & seems really colorful. The “girly” styled title kind of throws me off, but there’s something about this show that draws me in. Hell, it might even be kind of funny or entertaining. I’ll give it a try…if the first episode is good.

Covering in the Future? I think I will.

Katanagatari/Sword Story:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh16mPqfiGM

UPDATES: More Katanagatari Information
Alternate Names: Probably “Sword Story.”
Genres: Action, Romance
Airing Schedule: Sometime January, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers available on Youtube
Resources: AnimeNewsNetwork & Youtube
Studio: WHITE FOX
Music: Taku Iwasaki
Production: Not sure yet -- Won’t bother checking
Sound Production: Yasunori Ebina -- Won’t bother checking

Summary: A swordfight story taking place in Edo era (17th -- 19th century). Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts and lives in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.

Thoughts: When I saw the art, I instantly thought of a ps2 game called Odin Sphere, and that silly show in the old days called Samurai Jack. From the “trailer,” I don’t have much to go on, but at the moment, it looks pretty interesting. Bakemonogatari (which I haven’t even finished yet) was pretty cool, and had WONDERFUL production value of a movie, so I’m assuming this will too. Hopefully I’m not mistaken. Check out the update above for more information and the pacing of the show.

Covering in the Future? Definitely gonna check it out

Aki Sora:

Aki Sora Episode 1 (OVA)

Alternate Names: None atm
Genres: Harem, Hentai, Incest
Airing Schedule: December 18th, 2009, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers available on Youtube
Resources: AnimeNewsNetwork & Wiki
Director: Takeo Takahashi
Script: Jukki Hanada
Original creator: Masahiro Itosugi
Character Design: Kazuya Kuroda
Production:Akita Shoten | Frontier Works

Summary: Aki-Sora revolves around Aki Aoi and Sora Aoi, a pair of close siblings who have shared an intimate bond since childhood. During their coming of age, they each come to realize the true depth of the love they feel for each other and consummate that love in secret. They keep their younger sister, Nami, Sora’s twin in the dark about their new relationship. Nami, clueless of what is happening in her household aims to set her brother up with her best friend, Kana Sumiya. Despite these relationships Nami seems to have feelings for someone near to her too but keeps them secret.

Thoughts: I think yuri is pretty cool, but often falls into the common trap of being one-dimensional and just too sexual. I haven’t read the manga, so I don’t know what to truly think as of yet, but the premise sounds pretty interesting. Combine Kiss x Sis’s incest along with Aoi Hana’s Yuri plot…could be a combination of greatness. When I think about it, this will be the very first yuri show I’ll have seen all the way through.

Covering in the Future? Definitely.

Boku OtaryMan:

No Trailers at the moment

Alternate Names: Non I can find atm
Genres: Social Office Comedy
Airing Schedule: Sometime January 2010, unknown episode count atm
Trailers: Trailers available on Youtube
Resources: AnimeNewsNetwork & Moetron
Story & Art: Yoshitani
Publisher (for manga): Chukei Publishing Company
Character Design: Yoshitani
Production: Not sure atm

Summary: (Summary from Japanprobe.com) Yoshitani’s comic-book series is called “Otaryman.” The title joins “salaryman,” the internationally known word for a loyal, hardworking company employee, with “otaku,” a word often used to describe a socially inept young man obsessed with comics, computers or anime. An otaryman, then, is an oxymoron of the office. His head and his heart are usually elsewhere. He is surrounded by fellow office workers but can’t figure out what to say to them. He stays late at work not because he really wants to, but because everyone else does. Yoshitani concedes he is that otaryman. “We systems engineers often say to each other that even people held in slavery can go home and have dinner with their families,” he said. “We cannot.”

Thoughts: Office Space meets anime. Sounds good to me! I just hope it won’t be stupid like that dumb show called, “The Office.” I don’t see what’s so funny about it and wish everyone else would pipe down about it being so blandly funny. Anyways, I’ll be catching this show…wow…I’m gonna have a lot of work to do -_-”

Covering in the Future? Yup

So I just wanted to take this time to sincerely say thank you everyone for giving my site the time of day. Keeping up an anime site (or any site for that matter) is a really hard one & when I think back, I wonder how I kept pumping out story after story even if only 3 people read it a day? Today, I was reminded of that writing about what you care about does in fact pay off.  You don’t need thousands of dollars for advertising (though it’d probably help!), all you need are good fellow bloggers along with an open fan-base.

Again, thank you everyone who is reading this for coming to my site and taking time out of YOUR day to read what I have to say or even just look at the fun pictures. Just as important, thank you for the wonderful comments! Keep them going please When I see even 1 comment, especially the reallly long ones, it just gives me a nice warm feeling inside. Thaaaaatttttssss what keeps me going. But at any rate, have a great day and if anyone’s in college at the moment, good luck on finals

P.S. And if you like what you see, be sure to come back

Weiß Survive (05 June)
Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ (24 June)
Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!! (25 June)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni (01July)
Aoi Hana (01July)
NEEDLESS (02 July)
Taisho Yakyuu Musume (02 July)
Bakemonogatari (03 July)
CANAAN (04 July)
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (04 July)
Element Hunters (04 July)
Princess Lover (05 July)
Kanamemo (05 July)
GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class (06 July)
Sora no Manimani (07 July)
Spice and Wolf II (08 July)
Tokyo magnitude 8.0 (09 July)
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou (11 July)
Hetalia Axis Power season 2 (24 July)

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Synopsis:
Lost in The World of Card Battle, Takeshi and Michi must win their way through card battles to get back to their own world. More about upcoming releases….

Airing:
TBS: Fri. 5, June 25:25-

(Sea Story)

Synopsis:
Marin and her sister Ullin live under the sea. One day, a beautiful ring came falling down from the land above. They go out of the sea for the first time to return the ring to its owner. The ring belonged to Kanon, a highschool girl. Recently dumped by her boyfriend, Kanon was on the verge of breaking down. When she meets Marin, the chemical between them ignite their hidden power. Together, they must fight the evil “Sedona” as the “priestess of the sea” and “priestess of the sky”.

Airing:
CBC: Wed. 24 June 25:29-
TBS: Fri. 26 June 26:25-
MBS: Mon. 06 July 26:35-

A “Magical Miko Fantasy” by director Junichi Sato of ARIA series and Sailor Moon. Originated from the characters of popular pachinko machine “Umimonogatari” series.

(Show some spirit! Charger Girl!!)

Synopsis:
“Juden” means battery charge in Japanese. Charger Girls are girls with special ability to charge “spirit” to tired people and get them going. One day a pretty girl named Plug enters the ordinary life of college student Sento Ohmi. Plug is one of the Charger Girls.

Airing:
AT-X: Thu. 25 June 08:00- / Reruns: (Thu)20:00- (Mon)14:00-, 26:00-

Anime adaption of the comedy manga by Bow Ditama currently serialized in Monthly Comic Gum. Bow Ditama started his career by adult mangas with explicit sexual content, focused especially on pissing. He gained popularity among mainstream readers as the illustrator of Mahoromatic serialized in Comic Gum since 1999.

(Penelope tete en l’air)

Synopsis:
Drawing pictures at her nursery, helping her mom bake, playing in the snow, helping the farm, three-year-old Penelope’s everyday life is full of fun and adventure.

Airing:
NHK-Educational: Weekday morning 07:40- , starts on June 29 (Mon)

2nd season of anime adaption of Ann Gutman and Georg Hallensleben’s Penelope picture books. 26 episodes.

Synopsis:
Once a year, the priviledged Ushiromiyas’ gather on a small, secluded island for the annual family conference. This year, a typhoon traps 8 family members and 10 servants on the island, and shortly after, strange things start to happen and people start dying, reminding them of a legendary witch called Beatrice.

Airing:
Chiba TV: Wed. 01 July 25:30-
TV Aichi: Wed. 01 July 25:58-
KBS Kyoto: Thu. 02 July 25:15- (25:00 for the 5th episode and on)
Teletama: Thu. 02 July 25:30-
tvk: Sat. 04 July 25:30-
SUN-TV: Mon. 06 July 25:40-
AT-X: Sat. 11 July 9:00-, 23:00-

Synopsis:
Japan, 2130, aftermath of WWIII. Polluted area called “BS(Black Spot)” appear throughout the country. BS’s are isolated by walls but people start to inhabit there. Residents of the City write off residents of BS as “Needless”, but some of those “Needless” possess mysterious power.

Airing:
Tokyo MX: Thu. 02 July 25:30-
MBS: Sat. 04 July 26:58-
Teletama: Mon. 06 July 25:30-
tvk: Wed. 08 July 26:15-
Tokai TV: July
AT-X: Tue. 18 August 8:00-, 20:00- / Fri. 14:00-, 26:00-

Based on the ongoing manga “NEEDLESS” by Kami Imai serialized in Ultra Jump.

Synopsis:
Massive ground sinkage that occured on mediterranean coast in 2029 was due to the sudden disappearance of oxygen in the earth crust. From there on, elements vanished rapidly; oxygen, carbon, gold, molybdenum, cobalt…..causing forest, field, buildings and lives to cease.
60 years later, “Nega Earth” was discovered to be where the elements went. Only children under 13 with pliable brain tissue can access the “Nega Earth” beyond the border of dimension. Thus, “Element Hunters” organized by children must retrieve the elements to save the world.

Airing:
NHK Educational: Sat. 04 July 18:00-

Despairing for the 3rd time, the new series of “Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei” announced – GIGAZINE

Synopsis:
Cynical and pessimistic to extreme, highschool teacher Nozomu Itoshiki (nicknamed “Zetsubou Sensei” since his name in Chinese character can be read “zetsubou” which means despair in Japanese) can only see the most unfavorable side of things. In the 11th grade class he teaches is the “Little Miss Brightside” Kafuka Fuura and other peculiar specimens. Their absurd schooldays are full of dry humour.

Airing:
tvk: Sat. 04 July 24:30-
Chiba TV: Sun. 05 July 23:30-
Teletama: Sun. 05 July 25:00-
SUN-TV:Mon. 06 July 24:00-
Tokyo MX:Mon. 06 July 25:30-
TV Aichi:Tue. 07 July 25:28-
KBS Kyoto: Wed. 08 July 25:00-
BS11:Fri. 10 July 24:30-

Trailer(Windows Media player)

Synopsis:
At the sudden death of his parents, Teppei Arima is adopted to his billionaire grandfather. Transferred to the prestigious private school Shuho Academy, he gets to know some exquisite young ladies.

Airing:
Chiba TV:Sun. 05 July 24:30-
tvk: Sun. 05 July 25:30-
Chukyo TV: Mon. 06 July 27:15-
Anime One, Animate.TV, Mobile Animate: Tue 07, July-
Tokyo MX: Tue. 07 July 25:30-
SUN-TV: Wed. 08 July 26:10-
Teletama: Fri. 10 July 25:00-

Synopsis:
When her grandmother pass away, Kana Nakamachi becomes a complete orphan. Running away from her now empty house, she finds lodging and job as a newspaper carrier.

Airing:
TV Tokyo: Sun. 05 July 25:30-
TVQ Kyushu: Mon. 06 July 26:53-
TV Osaka: Tue. 07 July 26:05-
TV Aichi: Wed. 08 July 25:28-
TV Setouchi: Thu. 09 July 25:58-

Synopsis:
Comedy depicting the everyday life of five highshool girls majoring art and design; hard working but absent-minded Kisaragi Yamaguchi, overachiever Miyabi Ohmichi nicknamed “Kyoju (Professor)”, tomboy Tomokane whose firstname is unknown, hyper-active Miki Noda and cool observer Namiko Nozaki with witty remarks.

Airing:
Yomiuri TV: Mon. 06 July 26:14-
FBC: Wed. 08 July 25:35-
Chiba TV: Wed. 08 July 26:30-
Gunma TV: Sat. 11 July 24:00-
tvk: Sat. 11 July 25:00-
Teletama: Mon. 13 July 23:00-
Tochigi TV: Mon. 13 July 25:45-
Gifu Broadcasting System: Tue. 14 July 25:45-
Mie TV: Tue. 14 July 26:50
AT-X: Thu. 23 July 11:00-, 23:00- / Mon. 17:00-, 29:00-

Synopsis:
A highschool stargazer rom-com. Saku Oyagi moves back to a town where he used to live. Entering highschool, he encounters his childhood archenemy Mihoshi Akeno who coerces him to join the Astronomy Club.

Airing:
Chiba TV: Tue. 07 July 25:00-
TV Aichi: Tue. 07 July 25:58-
Tokyo MX: Tue. 07 July 26:00-
SUN-TV: Tue. 07 July 26:10-
Teletama: Sat. 11 July 25:30-
AT-X: Tue. 07 July 10:30-, 22:30- / Fri. 16:30-, 28:30-

(Properly Learned Modern Magic)

Synopsis:
Koyomi Morishita finds a brochure of a magic academy in her closet and decides to give it a go. Unfortunately, the school was closed down but Koyori manages to become apprenticed to Misa Anehara, one of the most powerful sorceresses in the modern world.

Airing:
BS11: Sat. 11 July 24:00-
BANDAICHANNEL(Streaming): Mon. 13 July

Sneak Preview of “Spice and Wolf II”, the second anime season of Spice and Wolf starting this July – GIGAZINE

Synopsis:
Pedler Craft Lawrenc and wolf deity Horo are traveling to Horo’s homeland Yoitsu. On their way, they meet a young fish broker Fermi Amati who instantly falls head over heels for Horo.

Airing:
July

Synopsis:
Canaan was raised as a soldier. She goes to Shanghai in the pursuit of Alfad, the leader of crime syndicate “Snake”. There she reunites with her only friend Maria Osawa. And all hell breaks out.

Airing:
Tokyo MX: Sat. 04 July 22:30-
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Chiba TV
Teletama
Tokai TV
Kansai TV

Note:
Anime adaption of adventure video game 428: Fusasareta Shibuya de for Wii. There are several storylines in the game but the anime is based on the bonus scenario created by Type-Moon.

Synopsis:
Summer holiday just started and 13-year-old Mirai Onozawa was obliged to take her little brother Yuuki to a robot exhibition. So when an earthquake measuring 8.0 magnitude on the Richter scale strikes Tokyo, they have to find their way from Odaiba to their home in Setagaya with the help of Mari Kusakabe, a motorbike-riding messenger and a single parent who’s worried sick about her 5-year-old daughter.

Airing:
Fuji TV: Thu. 24:45- (July)
Kansai TV: Tue. 25:35- (July)
Tokai TV:Thu. 26:05- (July)
TV Nishinippon: Wed. 26:15- (July)
Saga TV: Wed. 24:35- (July)
Niigata Sogo TV: Thu. 25:55- (July)
Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting: Wed. 15:30- (July)
TV Nagasaki: Fri. 26:15- (August)
TV Kumamoto: Tue. 26:05- (August)
Sakuranbo TV: Sat. 25:05- (August)
UHB: Sun. 25:40- (September)
Fuji TV TWO: Sat. 24:00- / Wed. 16:00-

Synopsis:
“What would you do if I was in love with a girl?”
Fumi and Akira were best friends when they were little, with Akira always looking after the crybaby Fumi, but Fumi’s family moved away ten years ago. Now attending a prestigious all-girls highschool, Akira bumps into Fumi who just moved back to Kamakura. Fumi goes to another all-girls school and starts dating an upperclassman. Akira is supportive and their friendship grow. Gradually, Fumi comes to the fact that Akira was her first crush.

Airing:
Must still look

Synopsis:
July, Taisho 14 (1925). Koume is a 14-year-old daughter of a Western-style restaurant owner who attends an all-girls academy. One day, out of the blue her best friend Akiko Ogasawara asks her to play baseball. Caught off guard, Koume nods agreement on reflex. But what kind of sport is baseball? What equipments does it need? What are the rules? To start with, how many teammates do they need?

Airing:
July

Teaser Trailer

Synopsis:
Koyomi Araragi is a highschool senior who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, he accidentally discovers the secret of his classmate Hitagi Senjogahara. Hitagi violently threats him to confidentiality sticking box cutter and stapler in his mouth.

Airing:
Fri. 03 July 23:00-

TAF 2009: Osamu Tezuka’s “Kimba the White Lion” to be renewed in summer 2009 – GIGAZINE

Synopsis:
20XX. Artificial jungle project started as an effort to counter the destruction of environment. Animals are forced to leave their jungle home for the artificial “Neo Jungle”. There, Leo(Kimba), the son of Panja the White Lion meets Kenichi, the son of the developer of Neo Jungle.

Airing:
Fuji TV: Summer 2009

Synopsis:
Manga author Yamato Kuruneko has a passion for booze, samurai-novels and baseball. He lives with five cats, the “Kuruneko Gang”.

Airing:
July

Synopsis:
Comedy starring countries personified as human characters: the carefree, cowardly and lackadaisical Italy: strict and rigid Germany working under a crazy boss: hard-working and serious but awkwardly naive Japan. Set around the period between WWI and WWII.

Airing:
Animate. TV(webcast): Mon. 16:00-
Mobile Animate: Fri. 16:00-

Synopsis:
Hiyoko is a highschool student willing to proceed to art college. She run away from her home in revolt againt her father clearing off her departed mother’s paintings. On her run, she meets Akira, the leader of the street children at the “Asylum Stadium”. As police seeks to knock down the stadium, residents of the stadium plan “Asylum Session”, a street culture event to protest the act.

Opening Date:
Theatre Umeda: June 6(Sat.)
Theatre Shinjyuku: July
Century Cinema: July

It’s a refined version of “Haruwo”, the one-man made full 3DCG animation by musician Takuto Aoki. The original story, video, musics and so on are produced by Aoki and background arts are done by college students learning CG art. Here’s the link to the trailer shown on Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009.

Synopsis:

Opening Date:
Theatre Shinjyuku,Theatre Umeda?Gold Gekijyou?6/13(?)

Synopsis:
Follows the life of Musashi Miyamoto, master swordsman of Edo era.

Famous film maker Mamori Oshii depicts Musashi Miyamoto from the new aspect based on “The Book of Five Rings”

Synopsis:
14 year old boy Shinji Ikari pilots “Evangelion”, the human shaped weapon and fights the “Angels”, unknown enemies.

Opening Date:
June 27(Sat.)

The second of the “Rebuild of Evangelion” tetralogy. While the 1st followed the synopsis of former series, the story will start to show totally new development from this movie on with an appearance of Asuka whose name has changed, Mari Illustrious Makinami the new character and the makeshift “Unit-05″.

Synopsis:
Highschool junior Kenji Koiso spends his summer holiday in countryside of Nagano invited by senior girl Natsuki Shinohara, who is a member of ancient Jinnai clan continuing from Muromachi era. One day, Kenji triggers a catastrophy by accident.

Opening Date:
Aug. 1(Sat.)

Synopsis:
Four ninjas of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure and Sunagakure has disappeared. For Konohagakure was not harmed, they are doubted by other countries. To avoid the 4th Ninja War to occur, Konohagakure is ordered by Land of Fire to investigate the matter. But then, it became clear that Kakashi had escaped from Konohagakure village.

Opening Date:
Aug. 1st.

Original comic has been serealized in Weekly Shone Jump for ten years. This movie is the adaption from the second season of TV anime. You can get plastic paper folder with a purchase of advance ticket.

Synopsis:
“Shiki, I will not let you go, forever”
Four years after chapter 2 “Murder Speculation(first half)”. The repeated serial killing reminds Mikiya Kurokiri of Shiki’s desire for murdering, the disappearance of “Ori”, and especially the connection between Shiki and the murder of 4 years ago. Just then, Mikiya meets someone whom he used to be close with in highschool.

Opening Date:
Theatre Shinjyuku: In August

Note:
Limited advance tickets with a B2 size poster will be sold at Theatre Shinjyuku from June 20 (Sat.)

Synopsis:
Hakuoro and Ultry found an abandoned baby in the town and named him Fumiruiru. While searching for his parents, Ultry takes care of him like his real mother. At last his real parents are found but by the time Ultry’s got so attached to the baby that she tries to run away with him.

Release Date:
Vol.1: June 24(Wed)

“Utawarerumono” which was adapted to TV anime in 2006 is going to become OVA this time. It was originally an adult game by Leaf and became a non-rated game for PS2. Spin-out radio streaming program “Utawarerumono Radio” has gained popularity for funny conversations between Rikiya Koyama and Ryoka Yuzuki.

Synopsis:
As Tenma is given the Cloth of Pegasus, Pandora appeared in front of Alone again. At last Tenma and Pandora are divided into friends and enemies and Sacred War is to break out.

Relase Date:
Vol.1 June 24(Wed)

OVA adaption of the comic serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. There will be 13 episodes released.

Synopsis:
Rika has been brought to Hinamizawa in another world, where no tragedy occur. Rika found the key to return to the real world in her mother, but then, Hanyu told her that in this world everybody can be happy. Rika has to choose wheter to kill her mother and return to the real world, or to stay in this world.

Relase Date:
Vol.4 Sai Goroshi Hen 3rd.
DVD edition: June 24(Thurs.)
Blu-ray Edition: July 24(Fri.)

It gives the conclusion to Sai Goroshi Hen, depicting Rika in another world since volume 2. From next volume, Hirukowashi Hen, the sidestory-like chapter begin.

OP: Eiko Shimamiya “Super scription of data”
ED?anNina “Gentle Gaze”

Synopsis:
Yuhi and her friends visit private island owned by Ayanokojis. But by-effect of a sunscreen sampler titillated them and brought about the mess.

Release Date:
June 26(Fri.)

Originally released as PC game by feng. In Oct. 2008 it has become TV anime and now it’s going to be OVA. There will be newly-drawn jacket and CD of “Akane Iro Ni Somaru Saka Radio” in the limited edition.

Synopsis:
Girls of Saint Aero Academy have somehow disappeared. While more than 30 students have disappeared, some returned losing their memory. Aika, demanded by Karen and Eri, starts investigating undercover as a student. In the academy Aika finds mysterious group of girls “White Knights”

Synopsis:
A story of Keiichiro, a man with sad past and android Flower, the abandoned.

Relase Date:
2009 Summer.