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| Genres: Action, Fantasy |
AIR Date: Jul 6, 2012012 |
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| Original Creator: Tetsuto Uesu (light novel) |
Episodes: Unknown |
| Producers: Arms |
Director: Rion Kujo |
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I’ll start with my obligatory remark asking why the studio is called Arms when their specialty is boobs.
You know what this premise sounds like? An RPG-game with post-story DLC in which you fight random other enemies that maybe appeared in other scenes of the game. Ohtorizawa Akatsuki defeats the final boss Satan in the fantasy world of Alleyzard and returns to his home world. He’s protected by an organization called BABEL that protects and uses people who have transferred between the real world and Alleyzard. His reward for slaying the final boss? Satan’s daughter Miu. Congrats you beat the game, now you get to do what you want with Satan’s sweet little girl. I would so pay money for that DLC, if ya know what I mean.
This anime should fit pretty solidly within Arms’ catalogue of shows being of the harem/ecchi flavor. I like the idea of the premise, even though I can’t expect something that has ecchi on the genre listings to be innovative and unique in its approach to story. In some sense, Hagure seems comparable to Sword Art Online with the action/fantasy genre labels, but the harem element and the comparably lackluster animation is what dumbs this series down, though when I say dumbing down (DD), I mainly point to the multitude of double D’s we will see as showcased in PV2. If the action in Hagure is anywhere close to enjoyable as High School DxD’s was, Hagure could become one of the Summer shows that people are surprised is actually half decent, but for right now both you and I know exactly what kind of situation we’re getting ourselves into when we start downloading ep. 1 of that Hagure torrent file.
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DEMON KING! Wait what? Sadly this is not Ichiban Ushiro no Diamaou, but the storyline definitely sounds like it! Well not exactly but close enough right? Besides sounding like your average harem setup and of course like everyone else this series is produced by ARMS, which means ecchi fan service for everyone! I will have to try this out because well that sort of thing never bothers me, but I can see it getting in the way if you are looking for uh “serious” stuff? I don’t think you will find such things, I mean take a quick look at the ARMS list of shows and “movies” they have worked on…and now for the awesome list of voice actors! We have a few I recognize like Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin from Ao no Exorcist), Yoko Hikasa (Rias Gremory from High school DxD), Ayana Taketatsu (Tsugumi from Guilty Crown), Kana Hanazawa (Zessica wong from Aquarion EVOL), Marina Inoue (Yozora from Hanagani), Rina Satou (Misaka Mikoto from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) and last Satoshi Hino (Yuuji Sakai from Sakugan no Shana III Final) followed by a few actors I have never heard before.
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‘Hey, this doesn’t sound like such a bad anime’ I thought to myself wistfully as I read the description. ‘Maybe there is something good in the summer season after all!’ I watched the trailer soon afterwards and I’m sure all of you heard my heart crack in two, no matter where you live. I’m all for action series, and I like the idea of an anime starting off with an “afterstory” of sorts…but not like this. Not with shiny boobs everywhere, ‘meh’ animation and a male lead who looks like he’s ready to bang any girl in the vicinity at any one given moment. Not cool. |
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Yeah the synopsis of this can fool anyong into thinking that this is some intersting shizz but once you see that trailer… you get the jist of it. Despite this being an action anime, it sure has all kinds of action… for the main character. |
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The story setup sounds good (I’m a fan of RPG-like anime), but LOOOL, Arms. I can see the fanservice already. The cast seems alright and I do like Hikasa, Okamoto and Hanazawa. I don’t know if that’s enough to get me through the anime or not though. |
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I like the character designs and the seiyuu … but Arms. Maybe I shouldn’t judge an anime solely by the producers though, I’ve been surprised a few times in the past. Eh, based on the trailer and the synopsis it’s just not my kind of show I guess! |
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Well, the trailer I watched started off with some cool action, then nudity, nudity, nudity. There’s a time and place for that, but when you’re seeing it – poorly censored no less – in a trailer, it’s not a good sign. |
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Second season of Dog Days… What a surprising turn of events. It’s almost as strange as the never-ending Queen’s Blade but hey, that’s a personal opinion and there will be many out there against this comment. Well, in the first season, our Protag-kun voiced by Miyano Mamoru (point to be noted, this is his only role this season(!)), is back in the alternate universe of Fronaldo, where nekomimi-laden races go through fights without hurting each other. It’s almost like gaming with real people and is not as srs bsns like in Sword Art Online or Accel World. There’s an addition in the star cast along with the change of directors to Nishimura Junji (Ranma 1/2, Soul Hunger, True Tears), who might have some new ideas compared to Kusakawa Keizou (Magical Girl Lyrical Nonoha, Petite Cossette). With a stellar cast, you can check this out, which promises to be a fun fantasy series. For Mamo fans out there, this is your only treat so suck it up and deal with it. |
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I mean look at this voice cast, it should be a damn good show right? Well, not much of Metanorn is high on Dog Days, though I do wonder if many of us wrote the show off after a pretty average first episode of the original series.
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…Why do shows like this even get a second series? Like Jrow says, the voice cast is pretty great (with voices like Miyano Mamoru and Horie Yui), but, uh, the rest of the production is… iffy. I think we can safely say here that none of us here at Metanorn are interested in the story and the animation style doesn’t really appeal to me. Reading reviews though, apparently the fandom is split between those who really liked the first season and those who weren’t impressed, so there are a few happy people out there I guess. |
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PASSSSSSS Sorry Ayana Taketatsu I love your work but I cant survive fail show. |
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| POSSIBLY blogging: [ Nobody wants this seiyuu deluxe ] |
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THE ART STYLE. LOOK AT THE ART STYLE. So apparently this story is about how human birth rates declined a couple centuries ago. Now the world is dominated by short things called Faeries which are apparently all really intelligent, even if the trailer seems to depict them all looking like garden gnomes. The main character, Watashi (that’s going to be confusing) becomes some sort of a human representative for communication between the races. …It also looks like there will be some extreme randomness going on since I have absolutely no idea wtf those things were at the beginning of the trailer and it looked like a piece of bread was committing suicide.
So it wasn’t really the story summary that caught my eye, but the art style used. Something about it reminds me a bit of Ghibli. AIC A.S.T.A. is nowhere close to that level of animation excellence, but they were pretty consistent with keeping that unique style in Persona 4, so even if there is derp in this, at least the animation should remain fairly consistent. The backgrounds look really nice so far as well.
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This looks adorable. Adorable, funny, whimsical and atmospheric. Everything in the trailer is bathed in sunlight, giving the world a soft, magical feel. Based on visuals alone, this looks like a bit of a divergence from the generic vomit that every season spews out. How could you not be charmed by such a cute show?
I will admit that fairies don’t usually make my ears perk. I wonder what the fairies will be like…Maybe they’ll become the next hot thing! WHO KNOWS? The creator of this original anime is a newcomer who only has one other light novel on his resume aside from this show. It’s hard to cast predictions about a guy you don’t know. Seiji Kishi (the dude who directed Persona 4, Kamisama Dolls, and Angel Beats!) will be directing this, which has me potentially worried about pacing issues. The guy isn’t known for neatly wrapping up stories in the end, and tends to rush through material a lot of the time. It looks like a slow-moving show though, so I don’t think he’ll be able to blaze through everything like a demon. All in all, this looks promising and..DID I MENTION ADORABLE??!
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FAIRIES YO! Wait you mean this isn’t a Fairy Tail spin off? Anyway just based off the random and off the wall trailer, I can only guess this series is aimed at people who love CRAAAZZZYY things like Arakawa under the bridge or something like Gintama? Then again I don’t see comedy in the genre tags… Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing whatever this series tries to do I mean do you remember the first few Mawaru Penguindrum trailers? The first few leaks had several reactions were like WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!? I AM SO CONFUSED!? But I agree with you Kara that ARTTTT STYLEEEE looks very awesome to me as well. |
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Faeries being the dominating race on Earth is so amusing. Having to co-exist with 10cm creatures that are everywhere is kinda freaky. But I suppose them being cute is a plus side, though I’m sure there’s weird fairies out there, like that skinned whole piece of chicken in the trailer. But really, I find this anime is going to be based on the cute factor and the troubles that the faeries will bring to our main character. I like the setting of this anime, it does feel like it’s based from a game. It has that future outlook twisted with fantasy and… diplomatic relations. I’ll probably check this out later on when the series is complete. |
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Oh god what the hell, those slug mafia-things are nightmarish! The setting reminds a lot of an RPG game for some reason … hrm. I want to take a sword and kill those things in the beginning because they’re really creepy. Erm, otherwise it seems very fairy-tale like in the art style and I can’t wait to see where the story goes. |
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The mix of scifi and fantasy is quite fascinating. Or perhaps it’s more pushing scifi to its limits, like Wall-E or Kaiba. The director did direct Angel Beats!, but he also has Carnival Phantasm, Persona 4, and Seto no Hanayome on his resume, so he is quite capable of excelling at comedy. My interest is piqued. |
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Ahhh Horizon just what the hell happened to you!? I mean you looked amazing and fantastic in trailer form, but I think they took on one of the biggest light novels in the world, which left everyone completely confused 90% of the time followed by 10% of facepalming action from the ani-sphere. However, Horizon was filled with some great looking characters even though there are a few girls with massive breasts…I guess character designers went a little crazy in that department? So story was confusing and random at times, but the fighting was AWESOME! I loved the mecha maid vs the GIANT ROBOTS she kicked some serious ass. Voice cast is way too massive to talk about in one go, but there was just one character that kept me watching every damn episode of season one and that would be Mr. crazy ass Jun Fukuyama. That dude seriously plays one hilarious main character…well I know Jun is pretty much known for playing a few wacky characters. I honestly don’t care for the story at all I just watch for the mindless fighting so just give me some kick ass fighting scenes in this new season! Oh and I almost forgot the amazing music? OH HELL YES BRING IT ON! |
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Even though I found the first season to be one huge mess, it was an entertaining mess at least! Actually I take that back, I was the “mess” after watching each week, laboriously re-checking scenes and replaying dialogue just to make sure I understood everything … which in retrospect was a huge waste of time considering I’ve forgotten mostly everything by now. ANYWAY. There’s an overwhelming amount of exposition, but if you pay close enough attention (and maybe do a little google searching on the side) you’ll see that it all comes together, sort of. Aoi is always fun to watch and there was some really great action to be seen, and let’s not forget that awesome debate episode! If more of that is to come in season 2, I’m sure it’ll be worth checking out. With such a huge cast of weird characters, it’s almost impossible for it not be fun in some way. |
| POSSIBLY blogging: [ Foshizzel – First Impression ] |
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| Genres: Romance, Action, Fantasy |
AIR Date: Jul 1, 2012 |
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| Original Creator: HuneX (Otome Game) |
Episodes: 12 |
| Producers: J.C. Staff |
Director: Chiaki Kon |
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MY BODY IS READY FOR THIS. Despite the surprise incest, lolicons and other such nonsense, this is only my favourite otome game EVER. So the story here is that Felicita is the daughter of the head of a vigilante committee called the Arcana Famiglia set on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea called Regalo. One day her father announces that he’s going to hold a battle tournament called the Arcana Duello to marry her off/ decide the new head of the family. However, Felicita is allowed to fight for her future as well and so the story follows her training and interaction with the other guys in the tournament. What’s with all of the names with ‘Arcana’ you ask? Well all of the participants in the tournament also have powers based on the Major Arcana in Tarot. Felicita included.
I’m ready for however many boobs J.C. Staff tries to throw at me (they did Zero no Tsukaima and Milky Holmes. There are going to be boobs whether I like it or not). Even better, Kon is on directing. To put it in perspective, she was the one who did Higurashi (…back when it was good) and the second season of Arakawa Under the bridge. As for voice actors, it keeps all of the voice actors from the game and as with most otome games, the cast is stellar. To name a few, we have Fukuyama Jun, Sugita Tomokazu (he was AMAZING in the game), Nakamura Yuuichi and Yusa Koji. For Felicita (who I can confirm is a total badass), they have Noto Mamiko. …To be truthful, I don’t know how that will work since she normally voices soft spoken characters (plus I will forever picture her as Sawako from Kimi ni Todoke), but I hope she pulls it off. GUYS, I’M EXCITED FOR THIS.
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I have heard about this title from Kara too many times to remember but since the announcement, I’ve been really looking forward to see what’s the whole hoopla about. What I liked from the summary is the strong female lead who doesn’t want to sit around waiting but take things in her own hand to prove her worth. Noto Mamiko voicing her is almost an icing on the cake because I’ve loved her voice since Elfen Lied. Sure, most of her characters are very nice (Sawako’s a shining example), but she’s has played variety roles and I’m really looking forward to her Felicita. Male cast looks and sounds brilliant so this is definitely a title I am looking forward to. Don’t let me down J.C. Staff like DEEN! |
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Really now… another VN turned anime. They have that whole reverse-harem to the extreme going on. The actual premise of the story is very typical when that father is going to marry off his only daughter by reverting back into the medieval times with a tournament to determine the groom. But then lets add in the fact that the girl can fight for herself because what kind of girl would object to having a bunch of bishies fight for her? Well, I suppose if you just don’t want to get with the bald dude it makes sense. It’s pretty cool though that there will (hopefully) be a tournament but I’m sure we’ll mainly just be seeing the girl whore around and interacting with each 129218048 members of her harem. So yeah, I’ll probably check this out since there’s bound to be some sort of action and of course to look at the bishies.
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I don’t know what this anime is all about, but since Kara is all excited about it, so I guess it’s pretty good? Not going to blog it, but is definitely going to watch it. And bishies.. |
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Atsushi Ono as Edge Sandaku Ayami as Lida Canales Eizou Tsuda as Frank Heinemann Kenji Hamada as Valerio Jiakoza Mamiko Noto as Inia Sestina Sakura Nogawa as Tarisa Manandal Sayaka Ohara as Stella Bremer Takako Honda as Ficatia Ratorowa Tomokazu Sugita as Vincent Lowell Yōko Hikasa as Niram Lawanunando
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I was going to pass this, but then Ono Daisuke happened… The summaries in ANN and MAL were TL;DR, so let me try to break it down in a “better way.” Long before anaaga came into existence, bunch of aliens called BETA pewpew’d the earth. Mankind tried to defeat them by creating humanoid army, but alas it didn’t stop BETA from pewpew-ing the earth. All hope was lost! Not really. When anaaga was seven years old, Imperial Japan (of course) was trying to improve the humanoid project (Tactical Surface Fighters aka. TSF), but lady luck wasn’t on their side. Problems kept appearing one by one until one day, Yui Takamura and Yuya Bridges accidentally met each other, and their destinies changed. How? No, no sweaty gay stuff between two pilots. But still, destinies changed!
Like I said before, I was going to pass this, but how can I when Ono Daisuke is voicing Yuya Bridges? And except him, I couldn’t recognize the rest of the VA cast. There’s Sugita Tomokazu as Vincent Lowell and Noto Mamiko as Inia Sestina, but as of the rest? Don’t even know them. The famous Satelight is going to produce this show, but seeing that Takayuki Inagaki (Desert Punk, Marginal Prince) is going to be the director of this show, I won’t expect much from this. Not to mention the whole tracing scandal thing… So yeah, I’ll be watching this show, but I’m not going to put my hope into it. Daisuke Ono is the only reason I’ll be watching this. |
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Action, Mecha, Sci-fi rolled into one series?! Whoaaaa this sounds like another Rinne no Lagrange to me, but one thing damn the cover artwork shows off some of the characters in really uhh “interesting” flight suit designs so can we expect some fan service shots thrown in to keep the guys watching? Anyway voice cast looks a bit weak but hey they have Tomokazu Sugita and Ono Daisuke?! Hell yeah I am with you Anaaga lolol and yeah the overall story seems to be rehashed from lots of other anime series out there; however I will give the first few episodes a shot anyway just to see how things play out with the story and characters.
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I will check this out for the seiyuu alone. Also, Satelight is not a bad studio so this should be at least entertaining if nothing else. |
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I really don’t know what to think of this. It feels like just another mecha anime with a sort of harem in it. Actually there probably is that main guy character with a bunch of chicks around him. Oohhh wait, there’s one other guy hah. Okay. Man these chicks look pretty buff in those suits. I like the mecha designs in this. I just hope that these designs don’t go to waste with a crap story. |
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Wooooooooooo Hooooooooo!! Can you feel the excitement in the air? Anyone out there that followed Kara and my tag team posts on season one will know we loved every random adventure with Madoka, Lan, Muginami and the space bishies had some interesting scenes together. Now we can enjoy the second half of this very addictive series at last. So, what do you think we get to see in the second half of Lagrange? I have a feeling we will get to see everyone fighting in space I really hope they bumped up the mech battles and of course all all the drama between Madoka, Lan and Muginami; however I know a few fans out there that are somewhat disappointed that there is absolutely no “love” interests forming between the three main characters, but there is plenty of implied yuri especially with Lan and Madoka. Just watch the final episode of season one, which is filled with Madoka and Lan together and you can judge for yourself if that counts as any type of romantic relationship…Anyway I look forward to tackling this series and finally getting some questions answered at last. |
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Iiiiiiit’s back!!!! While the first season wasn’t entirely what I was expecting, I can’t deny that Lagrange was super enjoyable. The characters were all amazing, the mecha were fun and tagging with Fosh was awesome. The exact same cast is back for the second half (… though I can’t see a reason why they’d ever change it in such a short period of time anyways), so it looks like more of the same. I can agree that I’d like to see more plot, but really, I think I’ll just be happy seeing the characters again. Though I would like more information about the whole reincarnation thing. Yes, I still think the whole Vox thing has to do with reincarnation. It would be a HUGE waste of the word ‘Rinne’ if it didn’t have anything to do with it’s meaning. Plus the whole ‘the Vox are going to destroy the world’ plot hasn’t been resolved yet. Anyways, I’m looking forward to having more fun with this season of Lagrange (anyone want to bet if the cross dressing bishie is still cross dressing?) and hopefully blog this again with Fosh!
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Rinne no Lagrange is largely a fun, fluffy show to watch when you feel like giant robots and girls goofing off is exactly what you need to de-stress. Season 1 was fun, and I expect season 2 to be pretty much the same thing with perhaps a little more drama for the finale. There’s a lot of mysteries that have been left unsolved, and I’m eager to see what the solution to everything is in the end. |
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I’m still not over the fact that there’s NO ROMANCE between the three female protagonists and the three bishies. Damn it! But since the first season was enjoyable, I’ll be watching this |
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es, yes, all my yes. Madoka, Lan, and Muginami are back! I can’t believe it’s been an entire season since the last time I watched an episode of Lagrange, felt so quick. My only complaint with the first season was that a lot of time seemed to be wasted on pointless daily activities. I loved the parts that built the relationships between the characters, but some of it felt a little unnecessary, and I’m only saying that because whenever the Vox were involved the energy seemed to double and suddenly the show got WAY more entertaining. I get the feeling the next half will be a lot more plot heavy, so I’m hoping that means plenty more Vox action. Either way, more Lagrange is good thing. Plus, Fosh and Kara’s posts are always a great read so I’m looking forward to those as well! MARU! |
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| POSSIBLY blogging: [ Foshizzel ] [ Karakuri ] |
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I’ve heard a lot of good things about the original light novels for Sword Art Online. They’re apparently really damn amazing, although I haven’t had the pleasure of reading them myself. I’m a sucker for anime about games, having been a long-time fan of the .hack series. There’s a lot more weight to a story about virtual games when you can actually die in them. This is going to raise the stakes for every single fight, and take an emotional toll on all the players. The implications of an in-game death meaning the end of everything is huge. I hope they handle the issue well and make the consequences of losing felt strongly by the viewer (i.e. i just want people to go insane and have breakdowns every 5 minutes teehee). We will have to see what Kirito does in playing around Aincrad, while going through the 100 so floors.
The animation looks pretty damn good, with Aniplex, A-1, and Genco at the reins. The source material should be hard to screw up too, not that the director is bad. He’s been the main director for Occult Academy (meh) and some episodes of Death Note (yay!) so he’s a bit all over the place. It seems like even the mediocrity of the author’s past work, Accel World, isn’t enough to damper enthusiasm about SAO. Let’s see how it turns out!
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Damn this series looks freaking awesome! I mean yes the artwork and character designs by Shingo Adachi who worked on both seasons of Working!! and the trailers showed off some decent action scenes quite well. But yeah, I am with Kara on this one originally written by the same author of Accel World? That leaves a bad taste on me; however, I have to admit that I am a complete sucker for the whole “stuck in a video game” because that always provides me with some drama right. Like how do they escape that game world? Are they alive or dead on the other side? And are they really a guy or girl in the real world?! Those kinds of ideas always bounce around in my mind when dealing with two different worlds at once. So, I will agree this series looks and sounds a lot like Accel world, but I am willing to give it a shot even though I find most fantasy themed anime to be extremely boring at times. Now onto the interesting voice cast for this series because I actually recognized a few of the top tier voice actors for Sword Art Online like Ayana Taketasu (Tsugumi from Guilty Crown), Ito Kanae (Sena from Hanagani), Haruka Tomatsu (Gruier Serenity from Mouretsu Pirates), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Array from Rinne no Lagrange) and finally Rina Hidaka (Yuniko Kouzuki from Accel World). There are a few actors on that list that I am not too familiar with, but hey I can’t wait to see how this fantasy game world takes off with fans! BRING ON THE MMOE-ness~
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This reminds me of … yep… .hack… but with less dialogue and maybe more action hehehe. But really, I do love the whole concept of games in anime. This anime looks very promising. Though, to point something out near the end of the trailer, I wonder if the main character has some sort of denial about the game and real world. Anyways, looking forward to this. Though, I wish that ½ Prince was made into an anime instead (even though it’s not Japanese haha). |
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This was originally written by the same author as Accel World, but since the protagonist doesn’t look like he’s going to be as… well, pathetic as Haru, it looks way more appealing to me. Now don’t get the wrong idea, I actually really enjoy Accel World. I like the characters (mostly) and I absolutely love the high tech setting and ‘game’ aspect in it, so I’m looking forward to see how it’s all set up in Sword Art Online. |
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I started to read the light novel some time ago online, but then the anime got announced and I figured I might as well wait for it since I wasn’t that far in anyway. Compared to the other currently airing RPG-themed show Accel World, which I dropped, the protagonist IMO is a lot more likeable and the story too is far more entertaining. The actuality of being thrown into a situation where one wrong move can mean the end caught my interest, and since it seems very inspired by the RPG concept I really can’t wait to see how the team dynamic works between the characters. Should be a fun watch! |
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I just have a hard time getting excited about another show about a video game. With music by Yuki Kajiura again, no less. I wonder if part of it is that I never got into MMOs. Anyway, the trailer didn’t really impress me with its visuals, and can you think of a more generic title? I’ll probably give it an episode. |
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POWUH: Novice (36-50) with 38 comments
[insert obligatory first comment here]
Thanks for this anyways guys (I’m pretty sure you can’t be late for a season preview…), now that all the big blogs’ previews are done, us smaller blogs can finally start to leech off all of your information and innocuously present them as our own research!
wait shit I shouldn’t have said that
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 25 comments
lol!
Anyway, nice graphics as usual guys! Awesome work there.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Hooraaay Mushy! Welcome to the fun <3
Indeed we barely made it but better than no list at all right? I hope you find our list informative!
Lawlz have fun Mr. Mushy
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Ahahaa, you guys! >>
It was worth the work of staying up a whole day and sleep at 7am after finishing formatting….
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1557 comments
This summer season looks so good, so many shows I want to check out.
Recap of the last season, I think I’ve gotten better at picking shows I will enjoy, of the 8 I wanted to see, I kept all 8 (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, Acchi Kocchi, Natsuiro Kiseki, Accel World, Upotte!!, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, Jormungand, Eureka Seven Astral Ocean). Only one of my seven on the fence shows did I pick up (Hyouka). I have Tasogare Otome x Amnesia on my list to check out (got the first two episodes) since people have recommended it to me.
Not too bad, 100% of my must-watch and picked up one or two.
For this season, I defintely want to watch the continuation of Horizon. But there are so many new shows THAT-I-MUST-SEE!!! This season looks like it’s going to be rough for me…
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Yeah there are a few shows I am excited for and a few that look really terrible and dull…
I approve of this list especially with Eureka Seven Ao! That series needs more love, but ah well sequel series are either fueled by the fanbase or it keeps new fans away because they haven’t seen the original Eureka Seven series.
I will be watching Horizon for the mindless fight scenes because the story is so damn confusing! AHHHHHH!! But at least the action is fine.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Rough, because there are more seemingly promising shows that usually show up in a summer season. :3 I’m definitely not against it though ^_^
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
What is summer without Kamiyan? *sob*
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Sad but true
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
NOTHING. If you get REALLY desperate, you could always go back and watch Bread: the Animation.
…I’m considering it.POWUH: 700-799 and Horror Expert with 701 comments
Rick’s voice
and baking narcissismare the only reasons I’m still watching.POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
That’s pretty thin gruel, the guy never talks! Random ‘un’ and ‘ah’ is about it.
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
But it’s ‘un’ and ‘ah’ in Kamiyan’s voice. That makes it slightly better than the regular ‘un and ‘ah’s from shows with characters who are not voiced by Kamiyan.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Also, hear his following roles to understand his talents: Izaya in Durarara!!, Mephisto in Ao no Exorcist, Natsume in Natsume Yuujinchou, sensei in Zetsubou Sensei, Penguin in Polar Bear Cafe, Araragi Koyomi in Monogatari series… I can go on but I think this is enough for now. :3
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Even if it’s just ‘un’ and ‘ah’, it’s more than enough. It’s Kamiyan. His ‘un’s and ‘ah’s are perfection.
POWUH: and Yaoi Fangirl~ with 2320 comments
Pffttt you guys can go and watch that bread show, I’ll just listen to his BL drama CDs. FUFUFUFUFU
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Other than watching it to listen to Kamiya’s voice and watch Xiao-Mei’s character, which is pretty much intoxicating due to high moe levels (and seeing her being a great and carefree thief), I’m watching to see how it ends so I can pass judgment on the show. Right now, that judgment could turn out to be awfully severe.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Imagine, how I felt writing the round up. TT____TT
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
I recommend: A: Marathoning the entire Monogatari series or B: Catching up to Phi Brain season 2 to hear Kamiya’s voice from the other white haired bad guy, Freecell.
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1557 comments
So I had time to collect my thoughts (and hide my excitement while trying not to spoil myself about the upcoming shows):
Must-Heck-Out List:
– Rinne no Lagrange Season 2 – Maru!
– TARI TARI – Slice of life? Where do I sign up?
– La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia – First glance of the cast reminds me of Reborn. Looks interesting enough to warrant a look.
– Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse – I’m a sucker for mecha.
– Binbougami ga! – Premise seems interesting enough, plus it’s a comedy.
– Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate – School life? Sold.
– Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! – Can’t go without a harem fix. HAREM! HAREM!
– Joshiraku – Looks random, and yet interesting. Going to give it a shot.
– Hagure Yuusha no Estetica – Demons, fighting, cute characters. Hope it turns out as entertaining Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou was.
– Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai – Romance and comedy, I don’t think I’ve ever turned down that combination (at least one-two episodes to get my feet wet)
– Campione – Schools! Battles! You had me at schools.
– Tanken Driland – Always willing to give RPG type animes a shot. After all Vesperia was a gem I wasn’t expecting.
– DOG DAYS’ – Enjoyed the first season. Expecting more of the same.
– Sword Art Online – One of the mosy hyped about shows… first found out about it due to some artwork, looks pretty good. I hope it lives up to its hype.
– Kokoro Connect – Body swap and not hentai? Hmmmm, worth a look.
– Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II – Horizon 2 OMGWTFBBQ ….SO PUMPED. I AM LADY.
– Oda Nobuna no Yabou – Samurai-era animes are always worthy of a watch for me. Hope this redeems last season’s Sengoku Otome.
– Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmonbu – Romantic school-life comedy. I don’t need to know any more.
So 18 must-check out shows and none I’m on the fence about. Assuming I don’t drop any, that’s…. I need more hours in a day.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Ahhh yeah I guess this is a season most of us will enjoy or end up bored.
Rinne no Lagrange- ALL THE MARU AND MORE MADOKA!
Muv-Luv- Same here…same…here…also those girls flight suits practically scream anime physics YO!
Hagure Yuusha no Estetica- I was thinking the same thing actually! It does have a Ichiban “feel” to it doesn’t it?
Kokoro Connect- I am watching for the Hnngg artwork and of course Ika Musume/Yayoi voice actress! Yeah you usually see “body swap” in terms of H quality material…Did you see the PV 11min episode? Not bad at all well minus the dude swapping bodies with a girl only to grope himself/herself LOL
Damn that is a hardcore list! I wish you the best of luck.
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1557 comments
Deshou? I was hoping for a light season so it would give me some time to clear my backlog (104GB) of shows I’ve not finished, or want to start (e.g. I have the first two episodes of Natsume S1).
… and I have to watch at least the first couple as it airs to determine if I’ll keep up with it… ahhhhhhhhh
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Don’t think of leaving Natsume! It’s an excellent show. ><
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Wow, that’s a rather large list 😀
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
THIS. IS. META! Let the other blogs fire a million arrows, we shall review in the shade….
Yuusha: Ecchi is a siren lure to me. But noting in the PV’s or other promo material caught me eye enough. I’ll take recommendation.
Dog Days 2: The first outing was one of my guilty pleasures. I loved the fact that other people loathed it,and that I was just in the groove with it. I enjoy enjoying what other people loathe. It makes me feel special. So yes, seconds of Biscotti please. Oh, yes. Seconds……..rarrrrr
Horizon: Had no interest in the first after two shows (gobs and gobs of characters usually leave me….meh. I’ll prolly pass on the 2nd outing.
Shimashita; This. Just this. The PV had featherless chickens without heads speaking out of the neckholes. FUUCCCCCCCCK. I’m am so in…..
Famalia:
Kara, this is the stuff I butter my bread with. It starts when? Not tonite?! Why not!?
Muv Luv: Meh-Luv. Unless someone tells me otherwise. Fosh or Seven will be my guide.
Shoujo Mecha Second Season. OMG! YES YES YES………
Yeah, I guess I’m cool with this. :::runs around like a dog with the rips…..squirrel…:::
SAO: I usually don’t have any expectations going into any show. But I do for this one. It looks to awesome not to. I have seen around the aniblogs that they don’t like the Working!! character design. To me, this is a strength. It lends some “real world” to the show. I mean, Working is a comedy series, but it had real world physics to it. Yeah, high expectations. Hoping to see it jump over some of the AW fail.
Alright, on to the next category.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Ahaha Skylion you are awesome.
I never could get past Dog Days episode one when it first aired…not sure why guess it did not appeal to me? But I heard that most fans placed it into their guilty pleasure folder ahah
I will give Muv-Luv a shot for the plot…yes…the giant plot wrapped in a fanserivce made flight suit >.>
SAO! I CAN’T FREAKING WAIT! It looks pretty and it also has a great voice cast, sadly it has already been written off as a .hack\\SIGN clone by most fans of the whole stuck in a video game theme, but honestly is there really anything original in the world of anime lately? I mean almost 80% of new shows now take something from another series! Video games and movies do the same thing.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Such an awesome line that I can use for our Aniblog Tourney Quarterfinals! xD
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Yes. That sounds wonderful.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
LOL. Nice use of 300 wordplay. No retreat, no surrender. That is META law!!
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Quite the awesome list you have here, Team Meta. It’s shaping up to be an interesting and packed season. Winter was Yuri season, Spring was season of the Dead and given what I’ve seen, Summer is going to be Fantasy and game season.
On the watch list:
Hagure Yuusha no Estetica: Looks like a good ride and what a great ensemble of seiyuus. Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoko Hikasa, Ayana Taketatsu, Kana Hanazawa and Rina Satou?! Damn!! I’m sold so bring it on!!
Arcana Famiglia: Strong female lead for the win!! I’m getting some Black Butler and Ao no Exorcist vibes just looking at the cover art. The name Arcana Famiglia sounds like a mafia group and the father is using a medieval method of marrying off his daughter.
@Karakuri: Is the game version really good? Because Hiiro no Kakera was a game but I heard the anime adaption wasn’t doing good.
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse: Satelight again? I’m seeing that name a lot since watching Symphogear and AKB0048. Seems I have another mecha anime to check out but I don’t know what to expect. So I’ll be a little optimistic. YES!! More Yoko Hikasa!! Tofu, if you’re reading this, start squealing. LOL.
@Fosh: I bet you’re waiting anxiously, huh?
Rinne no Lagrange 2: Finally it’s back!! It just can’t come fast enough. More mecha and closet yuri vibes to look forward to!!! No need to ask. I can feel the excitement. “So, what do you think we get to see in the second half of Lagrange?” First off, we’ll get the trio back together, more mecha battles, more suspecting on that shifty character Moid who reminds me a lot of Fumito Nanahara and more explanations behind those weird flowers coming from the robots along with that prophecy.
Sword Art Online: I’ll always consider watching an anime that shares similar cyber elements like the .hack franchise or Accel World. Even the part about literally dying after dying in the game sounds like The Matrix. Some of the cast is unknown to me but I’ll use this as an opportunity to familiarize their voices.
Campione!: It might be good but the First Impression is needed to be confirmed. The blonde girl seems like a strong character. Yoko Hikasa (Tofu, you must be loving this), Eri Kitamura and Kana Hanazawa?! *flatlines* CLEAR!!! *zaps* Sorry about that. My heart couldn’t handle the sudden rush of happiness.
Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai: I have to agree with Fosh and Jrow. This feels like High School DxD. Not to mention the girl has red hair except thankfully, the beautiful Rias Gremory wasn’t a tsundere (That can be a problem) and the guy sounds like DxD’s Issei Hyoudou but the trailer show different elements. I’m still onboard to watch it. Fill out a bra the way Rias Gremory can? Rias is one of a kind. She’s hard to top.
Binbougami ga!: I’ll give it a go. The story is weird but will be considered since it has Hanazawa as the lead.
Oda Nobuna no Yabou: Feudal Japan as a setting is a start and the blonde girl looks like the strong silent type (given what I’ve seen in the trailer). I hope it doesn’t disappoint. And I’m already prepared for some possible sexually suggestive screencaps.
Nice strings of specials (Inu x Boku SS, Persona 4). I’m even inclined to watch the Guilty Crown special.
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
THE GAME VERSION OF ARCANA IS SO MUCH FREAKING FUN. …I’m working on a review that will hopefully be out soon, but yeah. It’s my favourite for so many reasons.
Let me tell you right now, Hiiro was an EXTREMELY boring game (the anime fixed that kind of, but there’s no fixing DEEN’s shitty animation). It made me extremely apathetic due to the sheer length and amount of things it wanted me to read. Arcana is more action and Felicita is 189234789021 times more awesome.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
I’ll take your words for it. Arcana looks like a lot of fun and if it is, I’ll be bummed that the series is only 12 episodes long. With “Arcana” in the name, I’ll be expecting Tarot elements like there were with Persona. Badass female? I’m onboard. Hopefully with all these animes passing by, we’ll get our Bloody Cross adaption.
I only watched the first episode of Hiiro and thought it might be interesting. But now I’m starting to change my mind and will probably drop it after all.
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
Yep! Definitely lots of Tarot elements. I’ll probably be providing a pretentious analysis during the episodes like with the Persona post, just because I can xD. …The only thing that would make me as excited as I am for Arcana would be the Bloody Cross adaption.
Ehhh, I don’t know if you’d find it interesting or not. I’ll tell you right now, there are no vampires.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
If that’s what will be in store, then I’ll be looking forward to them. If that adaption evers comes, I’ll be overjoyed beyond belief. Double so if Blood Parade gets one.
Hmm.. I guess I’ll never know since I’ll be busy with this season’s animes. LOL. Nice one, Kara. Yep, I can tell that a mile away because of the first episode. I’m going through horrible withdrawl since Kore wa Zombie ended (meaning no more Seraphim, Saraswati and Yuki).
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Ah yes! I have noticed the summer season = girls with swords running around saaving the worrldddd!
Hagure looks interesting and they do have an excellent cast of voice actors! I saw that Ayana Taketatsu was appearing in like 5/6 different shows? It might be only 4 but hey! I loved her work in Guilty Crown as Tsugumi so I am happy to see her in other roles.
Muv-Luv I admit looks totally like a H anime! Seriously the girls flight suits look hilarious and perfect for anime physics hello HoTD anyone? And its got giant robots! WOOOO! I will give it a shot, but I have a feeling it is going to be soooo terrible.
Rinne no Lagrange s2! AT LAST! When this series ended the first time I was sad because Madoka always kept me wanting more and yes even Lan and Muginami had some fun moments together so BRING ON SEASON TWO <3
OH MA GOD MORE OH MA SHOE! I can see the jokes now...oh man I can't wait.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
The suits for the girls in Muv-Luv reminds me of the suit Guilty Crown’s Tsugumi uses when she’s doing her hacking. But it also brings back memories of HoTD, mainly Rei and Saeko showing off their curves. And giants robots are here. Gundam, anyone? We can only hope it turns out good.
It’s about time Rinne no Lagrange returned to us. The wait was agonizing. More of Madoka, Lan and Muginami along with mecha action. I’m still bummed it’s 12 episodes again. Well, nothing’s perfect. The only fact that might be liked is that when it’s over, we’ll be here just in time for the second half of Jormungand.
I don’t even care if this Guilty Crown special turns out ridiculous or not because I’ve watched the full series. I’ll watch it simply because it’s there and I want to know what the story is about. I miss the pulling weapons out of people’s bodies, though.
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Rinne! Squirrel! Girls with swords saving the world is the stuff that dreams are made of. I’m ready….
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
You’re ready? Hahaha. The question is: Can you handle it once it gets here? That’s the true test.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Arcana Famiglia really does give off those kind of vibes, doesn’t it??? Looks really nice and dark. Can’t wait to see >O<
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I WAS WAITING SO HARD FOR THIS~~~~
Favorite thing about new anime seasons, the MetaTeam round up! I love your posts but I don’t love this season XD I’m only really super excited for:
Arcana Famiglia
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Fairy Tail movie
Nothing else really catches my eye. Really it seems to be all panties and boobs. HOWEVER! I have said this before and then your blog entires have made me change my mind. Like when Phi Brain and Space Brothers. So here is to another season! Ganbatta!!
POWUH: Meta Team and Megane-chan with 3214 comments
LOL that’s pretty much the same as my list of things I’m excited for! Jinrui looks super weird, yet good. It will be hard for JC to ruin Arcana for me and the FT movie is going to be FABULOUS.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Hooraaayy! I am glad we got this post out.
I want that Fairy Tail movie so badly…sucks we have to wait a year for subs, but ah well I can wait for a while….
I am having a blast with Phi brain s2! Lots of fun so far for me to enjoy.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
THIS. IS. ROM COM!
Yes. How many rom coms shows are you going to watch this season, Skylion? All of the Rom Coms! ALL OF THEM!
Yuru Yuri. One of the things I love about this show: As a writer you try to find the perfect alchemy between tropes. Comedy tropes and Yuri tropes. The first outing worked that alchemy to perfection. I don’t expect the second season to fail. If anything it will take the sting out of No More Acchi Kocchi.
Campione! I like the premise. It sounds like a good mix up between shounen and shoujo styles. Plus, beautiful, strong girl in an elegant red dress with a rapier. I’m in.
Chitose. I’m still a fan of Kodomo no Jikan. That manga takes you by surprise. So, we have roughly the same premise but with comedy, and the main male lead being a decent fellow. I’m in.
This is why I can’t have Sex: I loved High School DxD. It was goofy, dramatic, oppai, and lot’s of fun. That this mildly imitates that is not a negative to me. Besides, this lady has a scythe. I’m in.
Astronomy Club mix up show: Yeah, I’m in. I mean, why not?
Joshiraku: This seasons equivalent to Lucky Star!? Sure, I’ll start a 5:1 betting pool on that. I’m in.
Chocolate: So, I can’t watch you NOW. That really sucks. I’m in.
Kokoro Connect: So, K-On’s character designer, and Sliver Link is doing it. I mean, they went from Nice Try Guys, to OMG the last three episodes of Dusk Maiden was so fucking METAL. After watching Part A of the pre-release, I can already so strong characterization. Another show of high expectations. I’m………in.
Imouto Summer 2012. Eye candy character design. A plot hat was chosen by the throw of a dart. Any sane person should avoid this show like a dead rat on the sidewalk. I’m…..Hells Bells, I’m in. Mea culpa.
Tari Tari. Like Hawt, I am a huge fanboy of Hanasaku Iroha. I mean, I got my family to watch it. They really enjoyed it…thanks Crunchyroll! I don’t care if it repeats the drama or characterization of Hanairo; I didn’t get enough of that the first time around. I can’t watch this show right now why?
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
ROMMMMM COMMMMMM!!
Yuru Yuri- When I saw season one I honestly thought it was going to be a non stop yuri ride, but after I got into the series and got to know the characters all bets were off! Seriously if anyone out there sees it as EWWWW YURI you should give it a shot! Anyway I can’t wait for more adventures with Akarin and everyone else.
Kokoro Connect- Yep I saw the PV and it really is basically K-ON with fanservice because obviously body swapping dudes and chicks what is the first thing you think a guy is going to do? I will let you think on that for a moment, but I just want to hear Ika Musume’s actress because damn she has a cute voice…
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Good luck, skylion! 😉
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
At my age, luck becomes perseverance.
POWUH: 700-799 and Horror Expert with 701 comments
One more day and Tari Tari is all ours! XD It’s giving off a lot of the same vibes as HanaIro, but with a different director it’s hard to say how similar they’ll actually be. (Apart from character design, obviously. ><) As much as I loved HanaIro, I'm hoping for something a little different, especially with the larger focus on the school setting and the fact that it's half the length. Glad to see another HanaIro fan on Meta! ´▽｀ Maybe your family will enjoy this one too?
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Well my parents enjoyed the balls to the wall attitude of Manager-san; they are so old school that way, what with the complaining about this generation and that. And they dug that Ohana choose to become like her grandmother. Something I suspected they would like all along.
And this dovetails into what you say above. Just because it has most of the parts, doesn’t make it the same “ride” So, I’ll have to wait and see. Not long now.
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 24 comments
SAO has quite a high level voice cast. Hiroaki Hirata voices as Klein and Koichi Yamadera voices as Kayaba Akihiko.
Also, most agree that SAO is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than Accel World.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
BY GOD I HOPE SO! I will continue to say I love the idea behind Accel World in terms of a setting and idea, but yeah I have higher hopes for SAO even though it is a straight up .hack\\SIGN clone I don’t care I will still watch it anyway!
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 24 comments
Kawahara Reki started posting SAO chapters online back in 2002. Around the time when they were planning .hack.
So yeah, they’re both uninfluenced by each other :D.
Also, SAO has higher stakes compared to .hack.
POWUH: Occasional (51-75) with 68 comments
A wee bit late for a season preview but at least its out XD.
Here’s my list for this season:
Low Expectation:
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru
Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
Ebiten
Joshiraku
Kokoro Connect
Medium Expectation:
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate
Jinrui wa Suitaishimasta
Tari Tari
Campione!
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse
High Expectation:
Sword Art Online
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 2
Rinne no Lagrange 2
Yuru Yuri 2
La storia della Arcana Famiglia
Binbou-gami ga!
Continuing from current season:
Accel World
Hyouka
Grand Total: 18 series…. oh god…
Yeah, I’m taking quite a pessimistic stance this season and will probably drop some on the way.
btw, any livewatches this season?
POWUH: 1000-1099 and Pirate King with 1048 comments
I’m for another season of livewatch. Something like Sword Art Online, or for comedy Binbougami Ga might be real fun to watch with a group.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
If you read my beginning comment and ender round up, you will know about the delay. 😉
Anyways, we’ll let you know about live watches for sure.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
FK YA SWORD ART ONLINE LIVE WATCHES! Wooooooo!
POWUH: Metanorn Lover with 243 comments
Woot more Lagrange! I am excite! Otherwise? Uh, noitaminA? The Hundred Poets show? I can’t say I’m exactly looking forward to much… But still! Lagrange!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
I hope UtaKoi doesn’t let me down. It seems quite unique though. Also, Rendezvous has so much potential!
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Yesssss more Rinne no Lagrange <3
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::squirrel::
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
I have to admit that I’m still too invested in the finales of Spring to be thinking too much about Summer. And this is also where I’m really feeling like a novice, since I just don’t have the background to put Studio + Staff + VA + story source together and come up with any real assessment.
So basically I’m leaning on all you guys to help point me to shows worth watching. No pressure, eh? 😉
At the moment, I’m pretty much on the Skylion express to RomCom-ville. And anything that comes out as watchable (and that’s an admittedly low bar for me) ecchi as well. But I have to add that posts like this help to get some excitement going, and I can’t wait to see what you guys add to the straight experience of watching.
Thanks!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
We’ll keep you entertained, Highway. No worries there. :3
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Skylion Express! ALLLLLLLLL A-BOARD!. We service the Rom/Com line with stops at Ecchitown, TsundereBlush Flats, Mixed Signals Town and all points in between. Our final destination may even be First-Kissu City.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Ticket for one please on the Skylion Express. I intend to take the full tour but first, on my way into Ecchitown, I’ll visit the famous Gutter Lounge. I heard it’s so awesome that you won’t want to leave.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
I’m already there, BB. I’ll get us a carafe of Summer Sangria. Let us enjoy the festivities.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Somebody get me some parfait so I can enjoy this ride in the fullest. 😉
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
I’ll have whatever she’s having. And can I get a side of fries to go?
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Woooo Skylion! -moe fist-
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Bro-Moe Fist, Fosh! That’s how the shiz gets done, YO!
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
I’m sorry, but Accel World is BAD!?
Defin. watching SAO. And I got myself a novel just for this!
The other shows……Lemme clear mah backlog 1st.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Lol, no! Fosh just doesn’t like Haru’s character. xD
I hope SAO is adapted well!
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Accel World is alright but yeah I will leave the anti-Haru comments to myself <3
HELL YA! SAO!!
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Haru is the OHMAShoe of AC. There is nothing that can change this. The die is cast. At best we can enjoy Scarlett Rain, the only character worth a damn in the whole show. LOLIS FTW!
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
I wouldn’t exactly say Haru is the Shu of Accel World (Though they both have the same seiyuu). He’s more resistant. He doesn’t wallow in his self pity for long and he’s quick to getting back on his feet. I can honestly call that an improvement.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
I didn’t say he was the Shuu of Accel World. I said he was the OHMASHOE! That would be Fosh’s wicked wicked characterization of Shuu for his Guilty Crown reviews. Meaning, poor Haru, gets shit-canned, for no other reason that the minor resemblance of weaknesses.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Shhh Kyokai might use her death perception and kill everyone! She likes round little Haru and his voice actor!
Yeah I kid I kid <3 that said most people I interact via twitter hate the series not because of Haru by himself just how the story has been so far I dunno I enjoy watching it but I dislike the characters? I know seems strange...
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
Here comes the obligatory Drop This Show Again Next Week jokes. They r really tsuntsun aren’t they?
Personally its kinda hard to re-adapt to whiny OH MA SHOE voice but thank goodness we can adapt. And it helps tht he is not as emo as OH MA SHOE.
When AW will gives us some girls w/h good racks?POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
WOHOOOOOO!!!!! after being absent for a year I can finally follow some anime!!!! *O*
So, First of all, I’m looking forward to TariTari. Idk, it seems that i’m getting into slice of life, after Kimi to Boku.
OMFGGGGGGGGGGG~ Code Geass OVA, finally!!! When I found out about it I was really glad. For both of them, actually. Well, Nunnaly in a wheelchair wonderland seems pretty random, but as long as I can see a bit more of Lulu, I’m all in. But the Akito………… can’t wait!!! *O*
Also, I’ll try out Arcana Famiglia, Total Eclipse, Tight rope(yum-yum :3 haven’t read that but still >>) Natsuyuki Rendezvous and Uta koi. Can’t wait *~*
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
fufufuuu congratulations Namika! I hope you find some great shows of the past season to enjoy!
Yeah lots of Code Geass love soon <3
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Thank you Fosh! ^_^
But… that’s not soon!!! We still have to wait a full month! TT^TT
POWUH: 700-799 and Horror Expert with 701 comments
Welcome back to anime world. ´▽｀ fufufu you have chosen a good season to come back during.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Actually, I am surprised that I’m looking forward to so much series this summer. Usually, summer season isn’t the best, as you know >>
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Oh, new Metafriend! Yeah, Arcana Familigia just looks to darn good to ignore. I’m with you on that.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
HI new Meta friend ^O^
Yeah, at first sight it looks kinda stereotypic, but as I watched the trailer I felt the hype *~*
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After finally watching the trailer, not so pumped about UtaKoi anymore… It reminds me of one those Sengoku shorts… Aww man.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Me too. The art was interesting but disappointing, because I was waiting for something very light and soft. Though I’m still interested to see, how it’ll turn out.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Just watched it and really enjoyed it.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Rly? I didn’t watch it yet, but am definitely going to
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
I watched UtaKoi and thought it was ok. It’s one of those that feels like there’s a lot of nuance and expectation and cultural ‘DNA’ that isn’t in the dialogue, and so it doesn’t get translated. But I’ll definitely watch more of it.
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Absent for a year?! Good lord, how did you survive? Anyway, welcome back Namika Hime-chan. Long time, no comment. It must be good to be back. Haven’t had the pleasure of your presence and conversation in a while.
Yep, I’m also geared up for this season. Arcana Famiglia is the most anticipated in my list. Second goes to Total Eclipse.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Metanorn's Hime-chan~ with 1758 comments
Yup, a year, pretty much. Only followed Another this winter, nothing else. And I’m damn proud of myself that I endured that 😀 Well, from now on, I’m gonna be around to chat :3
I can’t decide, which one I’m interested in more. I think Total eclipse, Arcana famiglia and Natsyuyki have a tie. Plus, the Code Geass OVA. Can’t wait to see it!!!!!
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After reading your season preview, I’ve expanded my watch list from an initial five, to eight:
1. Rinne no Langrange II
2. Rinne no Lagrange Kamogawa Days
(I will watch these two because of Lan, and the Mecha. Cannot forget the Mecha.)
3. Campione (Hot Girls with Swords always sell well to me; having Hikasa Yoko in the cast is a plus too)
3. Oda Nobuna no Yabou (Can Oda Nobuna outdo Sengoku Collection’s and Sengoku Otome’s versions?)
4. Sword Art Online (Rumours are flying around that the male protagonist of Sword Art Online is actually the father of Accel World’s Kuroyukihime. Can someone confirm this?)
5. Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse (For the Mecha)
6. CODE GEASS Hangyaku no Lelouch: Nunnally in Wonderland (Always nice to see Lelouch and company again after he died in R2)
7. CODE GEASS: boukaku no akito (The EU better have cooler Knightmare Frame designs this time around. The Panzer Hummel Knightmare Frame in season II of Lelouch of the Rebellion was sort of a disappointment – it was boring but practical, but when the Lancelot Air Cavalry arrived, they got decimated)
8. Nazo no Kanojo X Specials (Urabe Mikoto + Drool + Panty Scissors. ‘Nuff said.)
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Hooray! I am so pumped and excited for Rinne no lagrange s2 and the ova! Aweeesomeeeee
Lolol Muv-Luv for the mecha as well but a bit for da fanservice…yes…lots of service.
TWO GEASS OVAS! Even though one of them looks hardcore comedy while the other is action with mechs <3
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Rinne! :::runs a few laps…..squirrel:::
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Your Sword Art Online comment is very interesting. According to timeline of the novels. It’s possible but I haven’t found any legit resource to confirm this info.
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
SAO and AW is in the same world eh? Sooo is there a connection bet the NervGear and AW internet collar?
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 116 comments
If I remember what my light novel reading friends are telling me, yes, SAO and AW are in the same “universe”, and SAO is sort of a prequel to Accel World. That’s assuming Kazuto Kirigaya/Kirito of SAO is the dad of AW’s Kuroyukihime. I think the AW internet collar is a derivative of NervGear technology.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Haru did mention how he played a fantasy rpg game with a few friends maybe SAO was that game? That would be very interesting!
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
Nah, I think its prob. ALFheim ON9 or the another one which appear at later LN (I just fin LN 1 and reading 2 & 3 simultaneously).
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Actually the Alicization arc of SAO is supposed to be the bridge between the technology of the two series.
Also, in volume 1 of AW, Silver Crow fought Kirito after Kirito got into the Umesato Junior High School Server by accident.
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 24 comments
*volume 10
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 116 comments
Hmmm, based on the info you supplied, either:
1.) Kirito from SAO time-traveled into the future, which is Accel World, and may or may not be related to Kuroyukihime.
OR
2.) AW and SAO take place in the same time and in the same universe, and Kirito is not Kuroyukihime’s dad. Aw. T_T
I am itching to find out the answer. =)
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 24 comments
Kirito FullDived using a new untested technology, and his conscious went into the Umesato Junior High School by accident. Of course, Kirito’s in his Black Swordsman avatar at that time >:D.
Also, AW belongs from the same timeline as SAO, with SAO taking place a few decades earlier.
That oneshot also possibly explains the color black.
POWUH: Beginner (20-35) with 24 comments
*That crossover
POWUH: 400-499 with 489 comments
this season looks interesting.
The movies, Fairy tail, Naruto can’t ask for more.
and the second season of yuyu yuri. I can’t wait
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Yeah interesting season full of excitement and fail for some shows.
I CAN’T WAIT FOR THAT DAMN FAIRY TAIL MOVIE <3
Woooooooooooooo! Another Yuru Yuri fan! YOU ARE AWESOME
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
I’ve been watching Yuru Yuri the last week (for the first time) because they announced the second series. I’ll definitely be watching S2.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Great! Have you been drawn into the whole AKAARIINNN! Thing yet? Damn that was fun I can’t wait for the second series <3
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
It looks like they are adding about three LOLI characters. Is 2012 the Year of the LOLI or what? Oh, you pesky Mayans, what did you have in store for us!?
POWUH: 400-499 with 489 comments
my cousin is doing the same thing with every show that gets a 2nd season. hopefully you Finnish in time
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[…] are, read on. For everyone else you can bugger off or check out these much better season previews: Metanorn, The Cart Driver, Crazy Cake and […]
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OK. Just watched the Campione pre-air.
First: Animation quality it pretty good. I suspect that the full version will be even better.
Second: Characters. So far they seem to be cut from the basic of tropes, but they do have something…
Third. Exposition between the workings of the Heretic Gods and humans is just damn intriguing. This exposition was very well weaved into characterization of our main leads, and the supporting cast.
Fourth: Solid magical stuff. None of the arcane stuff should surprise an average anime fan, but they do put a good spin on it, and make it their own.
Fifth: I like these two main characters; earnesty goes quite a long way for the female lead, and sheer guts for the male.
In essence it looks like solid entertainment. It has a good deal of eyecandy for the female lead, and the male lead doesn’t look like a complete dork. The romance starts in the first episode, and that, in and of itself, is something of a draw. She really digs this guy for reasons she may not be aware, so expect a slight tsundere attitude from her, with the compliment WTF from the male.
IOW: I had middling expectations from the show, and it managed to exceed them. I’m glued.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Thanks for breakdown of series. Now I definitely will check it out. Btw, interesting fact, seiyuu for the MC of Campione and Sword Art Online are the same and both are kind of battle anime. I hope he can maintain diversity and not sound the same.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
I haven’t seen Campione yet but I suspect it will be something I will like because chicks with swords are awesome and fun <3
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Oda Nobuna no Yabou After Sengoku Collection, I just cannot afford to miss out on this genre. The character design is appealing, and the action promises to be something to watch. Now, Sengoku Collection had something of a vignette approach to it that I really loved. but Oda looks to have more of a “long range” story approach. I will be checking this out.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Gotta watch those genderbent generals! I like Sengoku and found Otome in the previous year to be quite fun! That and I have the science girl from Sengoku as my twitter avatar you know the time traveler? YEP! My fav <3
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
Unexpected side-effect of Metanorn 2012 Summer Preview Post:
My backlog of old shows has grown almost larger than the new shows I’m hoping to watch! And that’s after finishing Yuru Yuri season 1. I wonder if I should stop while I’m ahead? Well, I’m certainly not going to hope that an upcoming season sucks to catch up, because better a big backlog of great things to watch than a hole with nothing good to see.
Rinne no Lagrange here I come!
POWUH: 700-799 and Horror Expert with 701 comments
These previews always open my eyes to a lot of new shows as well! With all these sequels this season I can see why you might have a big backlog. But hey, a backlog is better than having nothing to watch at all. ´▽｀
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Ooooh wow how did you like Yuru Yuri? Did you find it addictive like me? Because I loved that oddball series hahah
YAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Rinne no Lagrange! MORE MADOKA! MARU!!
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
I really enjoyed Yuru Yuri. Lots and lots of fun. 3 episodes into Rinne no Lagrange, and it seems a lot of fun so far as well. I should be able to catch up before falling too far behind S2. 🙂