Fall Anime Catalogue 2015
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Adios, Summer! You were nice but we have the juicy line-up for Fall, already entrancing us in. There are some strong continuations along with promising titles in the mix. After a long time, I observed a hefty amount of original work, Mystery and ecchi offerings. The latter is usual but you don’t see a lot of original or even Mystery offerings these days. For interested parties, count your blessings! However, there is always something for everybody.
In summary, compared to last year, we have a record number of releases 122+ titles with 45 TV series, 15 Shorts, 17+ Specials, 24+ ONA/OVAs, and 21 movies. There is a lot more Shorts than usual but then again, not all stories can be told in a half hour slot. Look out for our first impressions for the must-see of Fall throughout October.
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// SOURCES & Skip List:
- All the images, summaries and info were compiled from ANN, MAL, Livechart, Wikis and respective official sites. While for trailers, youtube was used.
- For chart action, you can check out neregate’s detailed version.
- We skipped most of the kiddie and hentai TV/OVA shows along with continuations; and very few others in which no one was interested to comment, like:
Skip List from TV
- Osomatsu-san
- Brave Beats
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Gears Crisis hen
- Mini Van 2nd Season
- Neko no Dayan: Nihon e Iku
- Doushitemo Eto ni Hairitai
- Peeping Life TV: Season 1??
- Pokemon XY&Z
- Shin Atashin’chi
- Itoshi no Muco
- Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus 2nd Season
- High School Star Musical
- World Trigger: Toubousha-hen
- Miss Monochrome: The Animation 3
- Teekyuu 6
- Ketsuekigata-kun! 3
- DD Hokuto no Ken
// Leftover Series:
- Aquarion Logos
- Lupin III L’avventura Italiana
- Ushio no Tora
- Aikatsu continuation
- Gintama
- Diamond no Ace: Second Season
- Fairy Tail (2014)
- Battle Spirits: Burning Soul
- PriPara
// Fall Anime Poll:
Now that you have gone through our Fall Catalogue, which titles will you watch this season? Comment away!
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POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
Already!?!?
Time to go through it… later… after more KSP!
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
No Kerbins died to bring you this Catalogue…
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
Kerbin is the planet. Kerbals are the people. Unless you mean no Kerbins were hit by a Death Star. 😛
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
No Kermits were imitated while making this statement…
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
Ms Piggy is coming to town~
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This train has completely derailed. Badly.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Then put it back on track. 😉
POWUH: Meta Team and The Mad Scientist with 5525 comments
I’m always equally excited for every season because I’m an awful judge of which series I will like or not. So yay fall!!!
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Expectations, expectations! I feel like with every season, we lob some kind of expectation or another. Since Summer, I’ve just stopped doing that and enjoy more the unusual/rare finds in the middle. 😉
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
*looks at uncompleted blade works* 😛
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Don’t even go there. :/
POWUH: 400-499 with 462 comments
The order is indeed a rabbit! Moar bunnies, pls!
Also may glance at Yuruyuri, although I think I may not have finished season 2 (I can’t remember).
And that… Valkyrie Drive Mermaid…Awakening… Revengeance… Fabula Nova Crystallis… whatever the hell the title is, seems to be a fanservice yuri show, so I’m obligated to at least look at it.
POWUH: 400-499 with 462 comments
Oh I forgot to mention, I’ll of course be waiting to see what bloggers here and elsewhere have to say about stuff once it starts airing, and I’ll undoubtedly add stuff to my watching list once I’ve had a chance to read some reviews.
POWUH: 400-499 with 462 comments
Spammy, replying to my own comment didn’t make it a spam post, it just meant I forgot something and was trying to add it back on. Return it, please.
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Yay more cute cafe girls <3 <3 <3
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
…and all of them named after Hot Drinks!
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
This is bad. Mention of Goshumon immediately brings up that AV parody… X_x
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
What catches or sorta catches mine eyes.
Comet Lucifer – maaaaaaaaybeee
Utawarerurwarawamamamono 2 – serious lack of Aruru.
Heavy ObjectAdeptus Mechanicus. Enough Said. Give me My Titans. For the God-Emperor of Mankind!Romcom I’m throwing almost everything out of the window except for the following comments:
Gochuman – Oh god… I cannot unsee what I saw the other day. Gochuman AV Cosplay. Cannot unsee… x_x That said, I’m not particular to start something midway.
EcchiSlice – meh. Ecchi because well… And SoL I will let BB watch.
Seraph – MAYBE I will pick it up like A/Z. Start 2nd season and work backwards. And PRAY it doesn’t end up like A/Z.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! Specials – Oh! Sweet NekoLOLis. Awaiting all 5 of the BDs to arrive here in my loving arms.
UBW’s other end should be interesting… if I didn’t already know the True End. Or is this the Good End. Sometimes get confused I do.
And to end it, *monogatari – got lost somewhere.
I will be frank here: Summer I picked up 0 things after the FIs and only kept the two shows I started with. Autumn I have 0 shows to start with. This isn’t a good sign to start off with… So, start proselyting.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
I’m going to pretend you didn’t just utter such a profound blasphemy and used my initials in it. Seriously, there are some words for a sentence that should never mix… 😉
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
*waves the notepad* :3
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
*Grabs notepad and chucks it in the fireplace* 😛
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
*slowly takes out another one*
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Comet Lucifer: Yep looks good!
Utawareuwara: I barely remember the first season back in the day…
Heavy Object: That is my #1 series I am most hype for because it’s the Index/Railgun creator so I expect great things and I read the manga.
Seraph: Yeah I don’t have much to say I still feel it tries way to hard to be “edgy” and “cool” like AoT and other anime of the past, but I will watch just to see how things play out! I’m expecting there to be a silly twist that the vampires aren’t the bad guys while the humans are the real enemy.
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1557 comments
Ahhhhh, Aruru~~~ I had totally purged her existence from my memory, and now you’d reinstated her in the bowels in my mind… oh the horror.
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
Aruru = the Puchiko of Utawarerumono/Izuna-tan of Utawarerumono.
Hence, An Aruru Is Fine Too. Also, you cannot argue with the LOLi with the Tiger. Though some would rather have the LOLi with a LIOn but they are both big kitties so the difference is minor.
POWUH: Meta Resident with 1557 comments
Touka >> Aruru
I forgot about the tiger as well, when I purge, I purge all. Now there’s just big white spaces (white beam is invading my memories!!!).
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
skytigers!
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 105 comments
I’ve learned that I don’t really fall in love with shows till I have actually seen about 2-4 episodes. Nothing about the preview material prepared me for a show like Ranpo Kitan after all. In the end the shows I often dismiss the most turn out to be pretty good (Classroom Crisis for one) and the shows I get my hopes up for turn to rancid pieces of slop (Chaos Dragon).
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Ewwww Ranpo Ewwwwww.
Yeah ever since the days of Guilty Crown I try my best to not buy into the visuals from trailers cause yeaaah! It builds up my hype and when it crashes in burns it makes me quite sad.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Oh, quel belle surprise!! This came sooner than expected. So much that I had to make my list on the spot. While this Summer season was alright, I’m happy it’s practically at an end since I’m anxious for the Fall season and it looks very decent with a considerable number being within strike zone. Seriously, though. We’re at the eve of Fall again. I can still remember how Winter 2015 just started and doesn’t feel so far behind.
High:
Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen/Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya
Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Oukoku-hen
Heavy Object
K: Return of Kings
Noragami Aragoto
Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider
Moderate:
Diabolik Lovers More,Blood
Garo: Guren no Tsuki
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka??
Owarimonogatari
Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
Shinmai Maou no Testament Burst
World Trigger: Isekai Kara no Toubousha
Low:
Comet Lucifer
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
Hidan no Aria AA
One Punch Man
Maybe:
Dance with Devils
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid
Young Black Jack
Owari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-hen/Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya: Yes, the waiting game is almost done and the second half couldn’t come quick enough. My Seraph Saturdays are coming back!!! Surprising at first, I came to like the subtitle “Nagoya Kessen-hen/Battle in Nagoya” to better emphasize what arc the story is going in. And personally, it’s a lot more fun and engaging. Plus I love watching how the 5 main characters interact with one another. fripSide’s OP in the PV “Two souls -toward the truth-” sounds alright, though it will take a few more listenings to get a true feel for it. At the moment, the first season’s OP “X.U.” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie is better and the ED “scaPEGoat” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh rules over all of them. I’ll be waiting to hear how the new ED “Orarion (オラリオン)” by Nagi Yanagi will compare.
Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Oukoku-hen: More Strike the Blood is always a pleasure. Need I say more? It wouldn’t be so shocking if a subsequent second season announcement showed up after the 2 part OVA is over. Given that the LN has more than enough volumes to spare.
Heavy Object: The PV is decent, the synopsis intriguing and the fact it’s by the same author behind Index/Railgun give enough incentive to check it out. Hopefully it will not disappoint.
K: Return of Kings: Enjoyed the first season as it aired Fall 2012 (Damn, it’s been three years already) and loved the movie K: Missing Kings that I watched recently so I’m excited for the second season. Fun characters, great coloring and animation continuing the story centering on various superpowered clans… Count me in!!
Just to make it clear to those who haven’t seen any of the productions but is inclined to do so, you have to watch the first season then the movie to understand the story to know where the second season will start from.
Noragami Aragoto: Didn’t think it would get a continuation but I’m grateful it did since the first season of Noragami was mostly good. The only hitch was attitude from Yuki Kaji’s character making things difficult. And the arc will be focusing on that hot goddess Bishamon. No way will I say “no” to that.
Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider: Looks like a series that’s definitely within my strike zone and gives off that Zankyou no Terror feel which is a series that did well in my opinion. I’m always up for a Psychological/Thriller themed show.
One Punch Man: I don’t know what to feel about this show at the moment. Upon seeing one of the earliest PVs on ANN, it looked ridiculously over the top and not in a pleasant way if you ask me. However, I’ll give enough leeway for a second opinion.
Hidan no Aria AA: I had a chance to watch the first season while it was airing but turned down the opportunity for a reason I can no longer remember. I’m not inclined to play the catch-up game for this one so I’ll go on a little faith, dive in and see what happens with this series. Given there aren’t any expectations, it should be a decent run.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
One Punch Man: You should aught be able to find the full episode on NicoNico (or the JollyRogerNetwork). It’s worth checking out. I went in thinking it was a One Punch Joke….
Hidan no Aria AA: This one looks to have stronger moe vibes than that last one. From the PV it looks like a mix of cute girls doing cute thing and cute girls blowing the $#!+ outta things. How they balance that…..?
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
Hah, this season is chockfull of vampire antics all around. You’re defintely going to have fun.
Maybe it’s to tie with halloween? .-.
Well, most of them are wayyyy out of my strike zone (it’s like there are two diabolik lovers in a single season, jesus).
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Definitely!! I look forward to it and I’m grateful because I need something to completely erase the bitter Summer disappointment Jitsu wa Watashi wa from my memory. Overlord’s Shalltear Bloodfallen almost singlehandedly alleviated the void and lack of vampirism but alas, she didn’t have enough screen but did well with the little she had.
Hahaha!! Fosh said something along those lines before. I think it works well like that. Halloween is meant to showcase the dark, creepy stuff.
You mean Dance with Devils? That’s on the “Maybe” section of the list because I might check it out only on a whim, which is less than likely. Besides, from what I hear, it’s exact opposite of the characteristics in Diabolik Lovers. I’m neutral on Dia Lovers, though. I watch it purely out of curiosity to see what happens next. I hear Takahiro Sakurai is playing one of the 4 new vampires, the Mukami brothers. Add a returning Ferid Báthory (Owari no Seraph/Seraph of the End) and that’s two vile Sakurai vampires for the new season. Wow!
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
Youko Shiragami is an excellent vampire. Cute, loving, friendly. A nice change for a trope that is usually full of chuunibyou dramatics and cheeseball lines.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
If that stuff works within your comfort zone, that’s fine but that doesn’t do anything for me. I’m nearly what you call a purist in that category. I rather a vampire that doesn’t have a ditzy personality and stays true to her species. Along with other unpleasant notes, I didn’t sense any of that in Jitsu wa Watashi wa. The appeal quickly waned after getting a full grasp so it didn’t take much to drop it and move on.
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
I thought that would be BB’s argument hahaha But I have to agree with Highway, Youko isn’t a perfect vampire, actually, she’s half-vampire. Besides, she’s in a romcom scenario, which is not ideal for vampires with bloodlust and “ARRRRGH THE SUUUUN, I’M BURRRRNINGGGGGG…”. I guess she’s fine the way she is.
I have to admit that I dropped Overlord at some point. I guess the world domination antics of someone who isn’t really keen on doing it ended up frustrating me. But Shalltear was amusing, at least up until where I watched.
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
Fuuuu… I forgot the things’s name, but whatever name it has, it’s eating my posts. C’mon, barf it back already.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Even half-vampire still adhere to their instincts to feed. To compare, Rosario + Vampire had RomCom elements among other genres and Moka Akashiya was true to her vampiric nature and was far less of a ditz and airhead than Youko Shiragami. And I mean the Moka who wears the rosary to keep her true self sealed.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Vampires are fictional constructs and are subject to all kinds of interpretation and re-interpretation. On one hand you have a group that sparkle like diamonds and are quasi-metaphors for their author’s religious ideas about sexual-abstinence along with a handy anti-abortions message. On the other you have dark and Gothic with a quasi-metaphor for syphilis, “foreign” invaders, and other such Victorian era Shock and Awe.
It’s not about this or that, but always about The Other. After that, vampires become about personal preference and bias. So, Youko is a perfect vampire, feeling alone and lost because she has a different background than the rest, with a different outlook about vampiric weaknesses.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Uh-huh, very nice. That’s all well and fine if it works for you.
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
My name is Blade Daywalker. >_>
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
There is a place in Nazarick for those like you. “Demiurge dear~~ We have another sheep for you.” >:D
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
And
Need not be mutually exclusive. In fact, it exists and makes it completely more interesting. Cute, loving, friendly, vampiric aloof, cruel, sadistic and insanity can come the same package.
Which is why: :3 are my sisterly pair.
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
I think spammy ate a post here.
POWUH: Meta Team and Meta-Analyst with 3844 comments
is a Holy Vampire. Literally. Both as in “holycrap batman” holy and attribute holy. There is a reason why she is the Guardian of Levels 1 through 3. The Supreme Being decided “Let’s put the most powerful Guardian first and screw all those raiders. Hehehehehe.”
POWUH: 800-899 and Self-proclaimed Manga Queen with 874 comments
*REAPPEARS FROM THE VOID AND SLAMS FISTS ON DESK* ONE-PUNCH MAN!!!!!!
Though I’m usually the person to complain about anime adaptations of manga series I’ve read, I actually have some hopes for OPM anime. The PVs alone have gotten me super HYPED (then again so was I for Tokyo Ghoul anime…). BUT SERIOUSLY OPM MANGA IS A MUST READ, as I’ve told literally anyone who’s willing to listen to me LOL.
Need to go back and check out more series, but of course I’m hyped for S2 of Haikyuu!! and Noragami. And I don’t mind another season of Owari just so I can hopefully see Yuu suffer (◉‿◉✿)
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
OPM looks great, I agree. But seriously, Yuu’s potential suffering is nothing compared to the audience. BA DUMP BA PSSSSSS~
POWUH: 800-899 and Self-proclaimed Manga Queen with 874 comments
~I need to print this comment and tape it to my wall LOL
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Hahaaa! Hoshi, do you know I just marathoned the manga last week? IT WAS SOO GOOOOOD! Can’t wait for the next chapter. It is so addictive.
@sky, I had my doubts of a one punch wonder but the premise is quite interesting. I don’t want to spoil but if the anime staff adapts it well, this would be amazing.
POWUH: 800-899 and Self-proclaimed Manga Queen with 874 comments
~YESSSSSSSSSS, KYO!!
Yeah, OPM starts off a bit gimmicky (??) in that the whole joke is around his one punch trick, but over time it just gets addicting (and even more hilarious).
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
I was almost dubious, what am I getting myself into as this seems so ordinary. But then the background happens with all the characters and Heroes system. I am definitely enjoying myself.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Anime News: The Seven Deadly Sins Manga Gets New TV Anime in 2016
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
Yepp! I am very happy~
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
It’s that time of the year again! Yay! Or, booh, because stuff I really loved is ending… anyway, let’s go!
Hyper-hyped stuff:
Noragami Aragoto: So, it’s Noragami coming back. The first season was just brilliant, the animation was great and there’s no way I’m not watching this again.
K: Return of the Kings: I liked the first season, mostly because of the extremely fluid and stylish action. The skating scene at the very first episode really bought me. The story was kind of lacking in the first season, but the movie more than made up for it and it’s surely one of the most anticipated for me. But I’m really surprised that there are other people waiting for this. I remember all the criticism it received at the end of the first season.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka??: The fluffy anime of the season. The surreal and stylish european-like scenery is great and the characters and the dialogue are all so refreshing, it’ll be great for all the sh*t I expect to go down in Owarimonogatari, Owari no Seraph and Heavy Object…
Ore ga Ojousama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets Sareta Ken: So, I was seeing MAL’s latest news and I saw this, and for some random reason, I looked for it’s manga (I don’t really read much manga), and I was so hooked I rushed through all the chapters up until the point the scanlator came to a hiatus (their infamous norway jokes… hahaha). Anyway, it’s great. The main character is awesome, though the other characters aren’t really relatable, but that works great here. Looking at these silly girls exploring our society’s maids and cellphones and making a theme park which the theme is “our” world. It’s just great. Really recommend for anyone.
Haikyuu!! S2: I LOVE VOLLEYBALL. Is that enough reason? No? It’s awesome!!! Did I mention that I love volleyball?
Owarimonogatari: After watching all seasons of the Monogatari series, I can’t really allow myself not to watch this. Though I don’t expect much from this arc compared to the latest ones.
JUST WATCHING…
Owari no Seraph 2: Well, I watched the first season and wasn’t really hooked. I can easily say that Wit Studio is a great animation studio, watching their work is really pleasant, but the story isn’t what’s keeping me here.
Subete ga F ni Naru: Er… So, I’m not sure what this is all about. But I did read Umibe no Onnanoko, which was a great read, actually. And the character design is made by the same guy who drew and created it, so I expect a lot, at least for the art part.
World Trigger: Toubousha-hen: World Trigger actually caught me by surprise and I was addicted to it before I could notice. I expect Toei to at least raise the budget a bit more, because it’s actually looking great as the first year-long season is coming to an end.
GIVING A CHANCE
One-Punch Man: Not really my piece of cake, but it’s receiving quite a lot of hype, and knowing that it was done through a kickstarter project, it’s probably good. I guess. And I do love a good parody, so if it’s funny enough, it’s gonna be great.
Heavy Object: Knowing that it’s done by the same staff that made railgun actually got my hypes up, so I’m taking it up.
Gakuen Toushi Asterisk: Irene actually managed to convice me to try it out. A nice budget means good eye candy, and I’m all in for it.
Lance N’ Masques: So, Studio Gokumi. Knowing that they made Yuki Yuuna, I’m somehow inclined to expect some weird plot twist at some point. And I don’t really dislike the direction in Shigatsu, so I’m gonna try it out.
Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru: Jesus, this looks weird. It does give me some Dansai Bunri vibes, so I feel like I should try it out. Just to be on the safe side.
That’s it. This season seems kinda weak, it’s never been so easy to choose my top 7 on the round up. At least what is good ir really good, so I’m still happy.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Most likely the “Absence makes the heart grow fond” scenario. Since it ended, I’d say looked it over and gave a second opinion. If you don’t count movie, Fall 2015 will make exactly three years from the last season.
Slow at first but World Trigger definitely turned out to be a fun series to watch. Unless something happens to take up time, I’ve never missed an episode. I honestly don’t see all the fuss over the animation quality. It’s good as it is. The curiosity is how this arc will go given it will completely anime original. Intriguing nonetheless and it’s easy enough to assume this is a stall tactic to give the author more breathing room to continue the cannon story. Possibly another 50 episodes coming our way.
The feeling is mutual. There’s a lot of hype surrounding this show but I’m just not buying into it and the PV I saw wasn’t helping its sake in my opinion. Because a great deal looked near unbearably childish, I’m keeping my expectations low.
Not just the same staff. The story is from the same author behind Index/Railgun. So that’s extra incentive to look forward to it.
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
See, I started watching anime fairly late, at least compared to most of you guys, so I do like good and fluid animation and not-derpy expressions. Sometimes I can’t help but cringe at mispositioned eyes and stuff. I don’t think it’s going up to 50 episodes, but it’s definitely to allow the source material to get bigger. Though it’s weird because I saw somewhere that the author is still behind this spin-off as well.
Well, I’ve never watched any index/railgun stuff. I do know that there are a lot of fans, and I do enjoy J.C. Staff’s latest works, so that’s from where I’m taking my hopes.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Speaking of Index/Railgun fans, I wonder how the others feel about the author green lighting his other work for an adaptation and not producing the long asked for third season of Index. Word is there are a lot more volumes to spare. I’m an anime-only viewer so I’m not roaring as loud as the others.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
…word is that both his publisher and JC Staff felt they mined all they could out of the Raildex universe in terms of anime production. Or that they had a falling out in how JC adapts his material. Given that they actually improve his really lulzy work, I can see that last bit being pretty close to true…
POWUH: Meta Team and PreCure Mastah with 9203 comments
There is a special that has characters from Index, Heavy and Railgun together or it was a animation special just to show off? I would not be shocked if Heavy is set in the future or even in the same timeline as Railgun/Index because they have mechs in them! Well Railgun does anyway.
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
I’m trying to remember the scope of the technological world from the LNs. Heavy takes place in Alaska? And there is a Science City in Hawaii in the RailDex verse? I mean, despite that, those Objects looks like an Academy City mad engineer’s wet dream. In one of the wars from the LN Academy City had high altitude jets that got most of their energy from crazy friction! Regardless, get HYPE!
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
One-Punch Man I know it’s very early days. But the leaked episode was enough to make me look at a few of the manga chapters. They revel in simplicity. The character’s power is One-Joke, but everything leading up to and around that is everything but. I will hesitate to call it smart, as sometimes that can be a writer just dog-piling clever bits into the story. The one-dimensional approach is used as a backbone for a great many other points. How well they execute this beyond HYPE is…well, it’s the show, ain’t it?
POWUH: and LOLi Defender with 10998 comments
Shomin Sample: This one is going to be a hoot. If they can keep up the manic pace and the back and forth of the jokes, it will be a scream.
Owarimonogatari: I’ve been doing a bit of digging, and the backbone of this tale is scary-weird. I’ve often said that the means create the end. But what sort of end when the means are called into question?
Owari no Serpah 2: The other Owari with Vampire(s). Yeah, this is pretty much Wit makes things look pretty.
Lance & Masques: We give studios the benefit of the doubt all the time when it comes to their past work informing current work. Gokumi shouldn’t be any different. But this one just looks to cute to live! OMG that horse looks soooo weird!
POWUH: 900-999 with 915 comments
Exactly. That’s exactly what I love about the manga. If it’s not fast-paced as the manga makes it seem, it’s definitely not going to be good.
Is that the backbone of the arc? Then I guess it’s going to be good. I seriously can’t think of an end without thinking the means very thoroughly. I mean, I wouldn’t be able to take the last ultra-awesome-tuna bento in the supermarket if the means is to literally step on everyone’s head to get there first.
I love the lime green weapons =B
What? Yuuki Yuuna characters aren’t cute? (at least they don’t have a kyuubei-esque shady mascot) And I swear to god, I always get kind of weirded out whenever Kiniro would take their yuri antics a little too far, like “NO! That’s not what I came here for!”. Yet, I still love them.
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The backbone of Owarimonogatari is “question what you know”. I guess they are going for “Mind Blown” memes?
Yay for Lime Green Weapons. From what I saw in promotional materials, we get four more of them! Nothing says, “We have diluted supporting castmembers” more than adding more potentials to dilute!
Imma gonna go all hype and call Shomin the AOTS right now. No AOTY. No….Anime of All Time. Beck is alright, but we all know that Beyonce is….
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Definitely AOTS, really close there with Noragami, though. It will probably be top 5 of the year.
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I may not even watch Owarimonogatari. Ougi is the worst of the worst characters in that entire universe, her pointless ramblings positively somnambulent. Why did Nadeko lose hours of time when she was talking to Ougi? She probably fell asleep because the whole thing was so boring. Unless I hear that it’s “Hitagi and Tsubasa team up to save the world and get 80% of the screen time” I probably won’t bother.
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There is a new character. At least that’s what I saw in the trailer. I would give at least a try in the first episode.
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I gave it a try with all the other series. It’s not like this is some new property or something that hasn’t been adapted before. The whole series has been very consistent: Hitagi and Tsubasa are interesting, everyone else is not, and Ougi is by far the absolute worst of the bunch. And NisiOisiN is extremely consistent: It’s going to be a blatherfest, punctuated with more annoying Shinbouist visuals. That’s the majority of what it seems people say they like about the series: “Oh, the visuals keep it interesting while they go on and on and on…” Well, in that case, you’re not understanding what they’re saying, so why bother?
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I dunno… I do love the visuals, they are crazy entertaining, but I spend most of the time trying to keep up with the subtitles (as my japanese is awful), so I can easily say that I enjoy the dialogues as much as I enjoy the visuals, too.
I’m not even sure what Ougi is all about, so I can’t say if he’s really the worst. But surely would rather Shinobu or the sisters, or anyone else than him/her/whatever the hell this creature is.
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For a lot of viewers, Monogatari can be the thing they look at more than the thing they watch.
I still find the whole process of wordy mcwordsmith filtered throught sighty mcsightsmith to be of interest.
But I’ve pierced enough of the reddit strata on Owarimonogatri (without spoilers) to kinda sorta see how the track is going to run. Ougi does get more screen time, and the consensus is that she/he is a “great” character.
You might not want to bother if Hitagi and Tsubasa, etc. But Sodachi is a different take on Araragi as a character, so that might be enough…
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*monogatari is an acquired taste. Very much. To really appreciate it one must enjoy *all* the characters. Which therein lies why I cherrypick episodes – I cannot appreciate all of them equally.
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Well, I do like all the characters equally. (OK. I Know, and you know, that I’m lying and that I like one specific character more…but I’m stretching the truth a little!) I guess that’s why I find the show appealing after all this time. Ougi is a difficult character, I admit, but I’m up for it!
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Yes. Hachikuji Mayoi. 😛 *runs*
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You better run you little $#!+! OK….so there are three characters I like more. Mayoi, Yotsugi, and Shinobu. And Tsukihi. But other than that, all of them are equal. And Nadeko…
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My “Oh! Sweet NekoLOLiS!” have arrived. Together with a very, very, very nice 3 layered clear poster.
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I liked Nadeko so much…
And then, she became a snake-haired yandere. Oh, well…
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…and then I liked her much better…
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Srsly?! Geez, I’m so scared of yanderes… I guess it’s because I had a RL experience with one.
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…can’t let those past demons rule ya….especially in fiction…
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Hahaha!! You should brush up on some things: Anime Archetypes: The Dangerous Allure of the Yandere
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I guess I can’t help but look at yanderes in a realistic way and say “RUN, ARARAGI! OR HER SNAKES WILL EAT YOU WHOLE OUT OF SICK LOVE!”
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Recapping last season, 25 shows, 5 dropped, with 2 shows that I added after the season started (I didn’t think I would like either Himouto! Umaru-chan or Bikini Warriors… but what do you know…). Classroom Crisis ended up being my surprise show, because I didn’t foresee the direction it would take. Really enjoyed the second half!
I was thinking there wouldn’t be any preview this time around again, because of… stuff? Well, I’m not complaining! Although summer where I am was way too short (no good weather until July, pffft).
This season looks like it has a lot of skips, so this might be the season I whittle down my backlog (although I say that all the time). Which reminds me, I still need to work on my Hollywood backlog as well (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, and Inside Out).
Back to Back
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Heavy Object: I’m kind of reminded of my pre-season impression of Cross Ange, which started out watery and ended up tasting like a good milkshake. I’m getting hyped!
K RETURN OF KINGS: YES OH YES So looking forward to this. My first impression was so-much-style-no-substance, but got slowly hooked in. Which reminds me, I still need to watch the movie first.
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk: School? Check. Magic/supernatural powers? Check. Character-driven story? Check. Checkcheckcheck signmeup.
Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry: Enjoying the manga (WHERE IS CHAPTER 19?!?! ffffffffff) and happy to see it adapted. Swords are awesome.
Owarimonogatari: You love it or you hate it. There is no middle ground. I’m firmly in the former.
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen: This is a surprise. Although I enjoyed the first season, I think it ended well, so I’m surprised there is a sequel. I haven’t played the game so I don’t know how much more material there is. Will Haku’s harem grow more? Will he remember his past? Hm hm hm.
Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans: I’m surprised to say it, but I’m actually excited for a new Gundam series. After the original Seed, I haven’t been impressed with any of the ones that followed. But it has Nagai Tatsuyuki and Okada Mari as director and series composer, and they’ve been responsible for A LOT of my favorite shows (Anohana, Toradora, AnoNatsu, Honey and Clover II, Railgun, Hanasaku Iroha, Nagi no Asukara, Zetsuen no Tempest). Combined with Gumdan. So hyped. SO damn hyped.
Comet Lucifer: New series, promo art looks good, and it appears to be sci-fi/fantasy with mecha. Premise looks pretty good, count me in!
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou: Lots of random people in this setting, kind of reminds me of Kekkai Sensen with a different kind of stylish take. Plus it has BONES! Oh yes.
Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai: Although not the same, the promo art reminds me of Strike Witches, which very much enjoyed. So already biased in the camp of this-looks-awesome.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka??: My only fill of moe slice-of-life for this season. I inhale this stuff like a fat kid needs candy.
There’s a red lunar eclipse??? Clouds blocked it, gah
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Noragami ARAGOTO: I struggled to finish the first season as I lost interest half-way through, hopefully this will re-kindle my initial interest. Would have been nice if the characters had upgraded their clothing instead of wearing the same hobo gear every day.
Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken: Comedy romance in school settings are usually a slam dunk for me, but the set-up has me worrying a little (MC has to act gay to survive, sheltered rich girls?)… hopefully I’m proven
wrong, because romance series is very light this season.
Shinmai Maou no Testament BURST: The first season ended pretty badly, so I’m not hoping for much. Serviceable action with some fanservice and let’s call it a day.
The maybe-it-will-taste-good plate
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Lance N’ Masques: Horrible name aside (and funny deformed faces), it has lances! Lances the size of God Arcs, but lances nevertheless. I’m just hoping the kid doesn’t turn out to be a brat.
Hidan no Aria AA: The first season lacked impact, so we’ll see how this goes. It’s been long enough since the first season, so I’m willing to give it another shot. My strong distaste for Kugimiya Rie loli tsundere characters has weakened to mere dislike.
16 shows this season. I can live with that.
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Lance N’ Masques: This will either earn it’s Lancer is Suffering memes, or, you know, it won’t…But yeah, the Studio Gokumi bug is biting me.
Aria AA: If I’m not mistaken the KugiRie character, Aria, will take a back seat to the rest of the cast.
Shomin Sample: They bring the “gay, into muscle men” up at odd times, almost to only remind you that, “yeah, this is a thing”, and only with one other character. I hope they downplay it more in the anime; as it’s not only kinda offensive, but there is only so much they can do with that humor, and they do little with it anyway.
Magical 35: I’m seeing Mayo Chiki! with guns n’ magic. But SW is not to far off it guess in terms of how those two elements mix.
Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans: If there is anything that can get me to try out Gundam is’t Okada Mari. I’m not letting that being the strongest of selling point, however. I was kinda hype for M3, but I really didn’t get into that shows groove.
But here’s hoping!
Owarimonogatari: Oh, I’m in the former camp as well (I think we can count Highway on the fence?). So I’ll be seeing you there!
Heavy Object:
LOL. That’s a pretty good one line review. The show has a big bold crazy Alaska going on for it. I think the characters are going to have to win the story over for it to be watchable beyond Big-Guns-Go-Boom…
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So like Highway fell off the Shinobu wagon but got his foot stuck in the reins and is being dragged along while bouncing off the muddy path?
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…dude…no..
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Referencing your earlier comment, there’s plenty of middle ground. I like *monogatari a lot when Tsubasa and Hitagi are prominent characters. I find it pretty uninteresting when Karen, Tsukihi, Kanbaru, and Shinobu are the prominent characters. And it’s deathly dull when it’s Ougi and the “Oddity fighters”.
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That’s fair… characterization drives most of my enjoyment, especially so with a show like *monogatari. I don’t know if I’d call it middle ground though, more like you fall into either camp depending on the characters.
I’m still undecided on Ougi though. Dem sleeves are funny.
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What is this description…
It’s somthing that normal *I* would do to people.*whistles*POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Your list is huge and amusing as usual!
Where there is no One Punch Man in your list? Also, the first person I heard they struggled with Noragami. Yato is all about being a hobo god but his background is pretty convincing. Hopefully, season two would give you at least more than what you know of him. 😉
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Shiny bald man. Those are a scary species. A very superficial reason, and I’m sure could be overcome, but I don’t know anything about the manga or anime because I was scared very far away.
Although if Hoshi pounds the table enough I might fall over and accidentally watch an episode.
Regarding Noragami, I think it was just the constant self-depreciation and how Yato kept looking pathetic compared to the other gods. I couldn’t get myself to like or appreciate Yato, and a lot of my enjoyment comes from the characters.
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Lol! But Shiny Bald Men have nice backstories. You should check this out or Hoshi and I will keep punching tables and what nots.
Re: Noragami, I won’t call Yato self-depreciating. Even on worst possible situations, he sees some positive or another. He had a very tough life and is in a predicament of being a God but at least he’s trying to work up his role, even if it’s through dubious means.
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I initially read that as nice backsides 〈(゜。゜)
I’ll give Noragami another whirl and see where it goes. As for OPM, hmmm…. I think I’ll wait and see how well that table stands after an episode or two.
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See, Shomin Sample isn’t all about the MC acting gay. He only has to act gay whenever it’s needed, which isn’t most of the time, thankfully. Shomin Sample is all about the MC teaching these confined yamato nadeshiko wannabe all about the outside world.
It’s gonna be funny. I swear.
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I forsee the True Story being told at Winter Comiket…
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*dials up spammy-recovery service hotline*
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RRARRRRR RARRRRRRR GRRRRRRRRRR RARRRRRRRRRR :::shovel strike!::
Phew! There ya go…
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skylion’s shovel skill has improved! (+1)
You can now fend off garden zombies.
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OH?!
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Not at all apropos of the Fall Season. But I’ve not been able to share these in any other place. Interesting take on what film-makers think of Japanese animation.
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Wolf Children and Up!’s introduction in the very same video is just dirty, man hahaha, the feels only to understand lateral tracking shot.
But really, those videos are great.
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The guy that does the first vid has some other interesting vids, but they are mostly flighty and random.
But the other two are by Every Frame a Painting, and all his vids are well worth watching if you like filmmaking…
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ANN article: Kizumonogatari Film Website Opens Countdown
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Oh, Monogatari fans have been through this wringer before…
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ANN article: ANN Readers: One-Punch Man Tops Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Poll
ANN Readers: 20 Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Anime Series:
1. One-Punch Man
2. Noragami Aragoto
3. Haikyu!! Second Season
4. Owarimonogatari
5. K: Return of Kings
6. Seraph of the End
7. Is the order a rabbit?? [tie]
8. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans [tie]
9. Attack on Titan: Junior High
10. Yuruyuri San Hai!
11. Garo -Guren no Tsuki-
12. Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen
13. Heavy Object
14. Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō
15. The Perfect Insider
16. Young Black Jack
17. Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A
18. Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation
19. The Testament of Sister New Devil BURST
20. Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid-
Animate.tv: 20 Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Anime Series:
1. Haikyu!! Second Season
2. Seraph of the End
3. Noragami Aragoto
4. Osomatsu-san
5. One-Punch Man
6. Attack on Titan: Junior High
7. Owarimonogatari
8. K: Return of Kings
9. Ketsuekigata-kun!
10. Diabolik Lovers More, Blood
11. Is the order a rabbit??
12. Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation
13. High School Star Musical
14. The Perfect Insider
15. Lupin the Third
16. Young Black Jack
17. Dance with Devils
18. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
19. Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A
20. Ore ga Ojō-sama Gakkō ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets-rareta Ken
Previous article: Japanese Viewers Pick Is the order a rabbit?? as Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Anime
20 Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Anime Series:
1. Is the order a rabbit??
2. Haikyu!! Second Season
3. Seraph of the End
4. Owarimonogatari
5. Noragami Aragoto
6. One-Punch Man
7. Lupin the Third
8. Osomatsu-san
9. Yuruyuri San Hai!
10. Attack on Titan: Junior High
11. K RETURN OF KINGS
12. Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru
13. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
14. Heavy Object
15. Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A
16. Fafner EXODUS
17. DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, BLOOD
18. Teekyū
19. The Perfect Insider
20. Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji
10 Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Anime Series (Women):
1. Haikyu!! Second Season
2. Seraph of the End
3. Noragami Aragoto
4. Osomatsu-san
5. Attack on Titan: Junior High
6. One-Punch Man
7. K RETURN OF KINGS
8. DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE, BLOOD
9. Is the order a rabbit??
10. Owarimonogatari
10 Most Anticipated Fall 2015 Anime Series (Men):
1. Is the order a rabbit??
2. Owarimonogatari
3. One-Punch Man
4. Lupin the Third
5. Yuruyuri San Hai!
6. Seraph of the End
7. Noragami Aragoto
8. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
9. Heavy Object
10. Haikyu!! Second Season
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And as a reminder, why only the Japanese rankings do matter. Domestic sales are key. International sales are a topup.
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That’s some sad news right there.
I always had the belief that the non-Japanese audience shouldn’t put so much expectation in series and debate on what caters to whom which leads complaints. Anime, in its different forms, in essence, was and will always be geared toward the Japanese population and they have the final say in every aspect. Everyone else outside of them are just the foreign party with the privilege to partake.
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Hence the proliferation of moebloby idol shows. I have always believed that a studio should be balanced on the type of shows it does.
That is why I always had the belief that ann opinion pieces are worthless. Absolutely worthless unless you put it into the Japanese context.
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So…
Men defintely like cute stuff.
And Women surprisingly like sports anime, for sheer amount of male characters, probably.
And I certainly do not understand why people would expect so much for AoT: Junior High. I mean, doesn’t it scream “CHEAP SPINOFF”???? Ugh.
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Bleh! I wouldn’t even call it a spinoff. It’s a parody, an incredibly lame looking one at that. And personally, I’m no fan of parodies based on serious shows, live action or animated. It just feels like it’s there to insult the original creation you would come to admire.
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It’s incredibly healthy to have a sense of humor, even about serious things. Even about AoT…for that matter…
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*cough*FKPI*cough*
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Yes, men like cute stuff. It is a well-known fact. In fact, they like it better when the cute stuff causes massive carnage in its cuteness spree of destruction and mayhem-nyo.
aot:jh is A cheep spinoff. I repeat: Cheap Spinoff.
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ANN article: Manglobe Anime Studio Files for Bankruptcy
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It’s a shame, I really liked Gangsta too.
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So do I though I’m still late on the two remaining episodes. If it manages to get another season, maybe another suitable studio can take over and finish what Manglobe started. The first season of Durarara!! and the three parts of Durarara!!x2 are from different studios.
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Owarimonogatari schedule!
…looks like we get a double up on the premiere date! It also looks like there are two episode fours??? Man, go home CR, you are drunk!