Aoi Hana (J.C. Staff)
Really excited about "Sweet Blue Flowers". It appears that I'll finally have a truly good yuri series to watch. The yuri well has been dry ever since Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku ended way back in December 2007! In case any of you are wondering, Ga-Rei -Zero-, though I adore the series, doesn't count. Contrary to popular belief, it isn't really a yuri title, but I digress.
Anyway, I'm stoked about this because Kenichi Kasai (Honey and Clover, Nodame Cantabile, Major seasons 1-3) is directing this series. I've also heard good things about Takako Shimura's original manga and the voice cast features personal favorites such as Mamiko Noto and Yui Horie.
CANAAN (P.A. Works)
CANAAN is being directed by Masahiro Ando, who made a terrific debut with Sword of the Stranger. Sadly, this series won't be animated by BONES, nor will it have a big movie-sized budget; but there's no way I'm not going to check this one out. It's got some good-looking Type-Moon character designs, the music will be composed by Hikaru Nanase (Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, Scrapped Princess, Noein - to your other self), and the voice cast features some big names like Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mamiko Noto, and Rie Tanaka. CANAAN has the makings of a summer hit.
Spice and Wolf II (Brain's Base)
Watching Spice and Wolf II is a no-brainer. Not only did I enjoy the first season, but the animation production has been taken over by a new, superior studio. I watched the DVD-only "Act 0" episode a while back, and it was just as good as ever. Not looking forward to more yawn-inducing economics, but, if "Act 0" is any indication, the banter between Horo and Lawrence should hopefully be as delightful as the first season.
Taishō Yakyū Musume (J.C. Staff)
Been looking forward to Taishō Yakyū Musume for what seems like forever! It was first announced back in August 2008, and now I'll finally get to see it almost a year later. People should know that I'm a huge baseball fan, and the premise of this series (which can be read in the linked announcement) sounds quite amusing. Plus, there's a bevy of cute girls with a great voice cast to match. Should [hopefully] be a lot of fun.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (BONES)
For starters, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is from BONES and the opening theme will be sung by the always awesome abingdon boys school. Next, the premise is interesting, and you've gotta love the effort BONES is putting into portraying an earthquake and its consequences as realistically as possible.
From ANN:
"The anime will depict what would happen if an 8.0 earthquake took place. BONES will attempt to realistically portray the consequences of such a tremor after collecting data on actual earthquakes and interviewing people. "
The music is by Kô Ôtani (Haibane Renmei, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Shakugan no Shana) and the screenwriter Natsuko Takahashi (Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku, Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief, Tales of Agriculture) has written some good series in her career. This could be really great.
For starters, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is from BONES and the opening theme will be sung by the always awesome abingdon boys school. Next, the premise is interesting, and you've gotta love the effort BONES is putting into portraying an earthquake and its consequences as realistically as possible.
From ANN:
"The anime will depict what would happen if an 8.0 earthquake took place. BONES will attempt to realistically portray the consequences of such a tremor after collecting data on actual earthquakes and interviewing people. "
The music is by Kô Ôtani (Haibane Renmei, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Shakugan no Shana) and the screenwriter Natsuko Takahashi (Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku, Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief, Tales of Agriculture) has written some good series in her career. This could be really great.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni is another anime based upon a game from the creators of the popular Higurashi no Naku Koroni series, Ryukishi07. I've only seen the first Higurashi anime, but I really, really enjoyed it. The staff of Higurashi is working on this, so I'm hoping that I'll enjoy Umineko just as much as I've enjoyed the Higurashi franchise.
And there you have it. I'm not watching nearly as many series as in the spring, which is a good thing. There are still shows from winter and spring that I haven't finished yet, so taking on a smaller load is only practical. Not to mention there just aren't very many summer series that interest me.
1 comments:
Well as JayGee already knows but not really anyone else, so this is for them, Looks like I'll be following 3 of those series. Those being Spice and Wolf 2, Tokyo Magnatude 8.0 (it's by Bones and therefore a requirement! 8-) But even if it wasn't the premise still sounds very, very interesting. I'm also looking forward to Ko Otani's score for this as well, it's bound to be an excellent one.) and CANAAN. However that last one I'll only really be following if I determine it's good enough to after a certain while. Should at least be worth a look though, given it's the same director as Sword of the Stranger. 8-)
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