KZI Winter Anime Selection
Leon (and Youko) here. Well, the winter season is here (well it’s been here/started for a while now) and so that means it’s time for choosing what I’m going to watch. There’s no way that I’m writing up or watching/blogging all of them but I will write on the ones that I’ll be checking out (obviously). I can’t say exactly which shows I’m going to blog but it probably won’t be more than 4-5 since there’s still a few I’m watching from the past season. However, I will probably blog the first episodes of everything that interests me/that I’ll be watching. Note that we may watch other stuff not listed here, but why mention them? Spring is where it’s at!
The spring selection list will probably be twice as long. Maybe. Who knows. But there are a lot of new and interesting shows are appearing in that season. So I’m sure I’ll be checking/watching/blogging a good portion of them. God, it’s a good thing that I’m taking only two classes next semester otherwise…
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Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre http://www.tbs.co.jp/rozen-maiden/ Premiering December 22-23, 2006 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Suigintou-sama! This OVA is going to chronicle the past life of Suigintou, the first doll made amongst the Rozen Maidens. Apparently this story is going to be told from Suigintou’s POV so it’ll be very interesting to see how all of the other characters look in her eyes. It’s two episodes long (I wish it could’ve been slightly longer) and I hope that the production values and writers are able to give Suigintou the marvelous backstory that she so much deserves. |
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Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny http://www.ikkitousen.com/ Premiering February ??, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Those who know of this ultra-ecchi series don’t need an introduction. The sequel to the 2003 series is guaranteed to be just as, if not more, ecchi and filled with over-the-top fighting scenes. I expect to get lots of panty, boob, and crotch screenshots. |
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Venus Versus Virus http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/vvv/ Premiering January 12, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN A series about a woman who is an exterminator of things called “Virus”, which are demons that eat the souls of men. She meets, Sumire, a psychic girl with a power to see demons and as such, she is attacked because of that power. I want to watch this based off the images alone. Also, this series is being handled by Studio Hibari, the same studio responsible for Kashimashi: Girl meets Girl and Sumomomo Momomo. |
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Saint October http://www.konami.jp/visual/saintoctober/ Premiering January 05, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN The details in the summary I’ve read were slightly confusing but it still sounds good. The three main girls look great as well. And they seem to be detectives as well. Whether that’s their official occupation or just something they claim to be remains unknown. I’ll be watching it when it airs. |
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Kyoushirou to Towa no Sora http://www.kyoshiro-sora.net/ Premiering January 05, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Based off of the manga of the same name the story follows Ku, a highschool girl who enjoys school life but still feels unsatisfied. Anyways, she meets a prince in her dreams…which are not actually dreams. Confusing…not really but it does need some explaining. It’s also a mecha anime too so I’ll be giving it a chance. |
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Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou http://www.majin.tv/ Premiering January 19, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN When I took a look at the images available of this I was immediately intrigued. And then when I found a summary it intrigued me even more. A transfer student meets up with different people in his new school and eventually come to comfront “Oni”. The artstyle seems good as well. I’ll be looking out for this when it airs. |
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Getsumen To Heiki Mina http://www.mi-na.jp/ Premiering January 14, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN If you’ve watched Densha Otoko then you should know what this is about. Well, vaguely anyways. It was the anime that Densha watched in the series and now it is getting it’s own series treatment. Mina is a 17 year old high school announcer (don’t know what that is exactly…) who eventually gets involved in accident with aliens thus beginning her mission. It’s definitely got my eyebrow arched so I’ll be checking it out for sure |
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SHUFFLE! Memories http://www.shuffle-tv.com/special/#new Premiering January 08, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN It’s Shuffle again. What’s more to say? We get to see Sia, Nerine, Kaede, Asa, and Primula all over again. And let’s not forget Rin and him being chased around by each girls’ fanclub. Though I have to wonder if the R-15 scenes will return…we need to see all the girls naked this time around. Am I including Primula in there? I’ll let you decide that… |
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Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/manabi/ Premiering January 08, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN This story takes place in 2035 in a world where the number of children have decreased and the amount of schools are little. Amamiya Manabi is the energetic transfer student that has come to bring more excitement to her new school, “Saio private high school”. From what I’ve seen of the trailers the animation is smooth and obviously has high production values. Must see more of this went it’s out. |
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Hidamari Sketch http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari/ Premiering January 11, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN By the look of some of the images available, this show looks to be an instant slice-of-life. Yuno, the main character, is an artist that has just begun school and after moving into an apartment she meets with artists just like herself in the complex. I’m not sure where they’re going to go with this but I’ll be checking it out. Since it’s slice-of-life I think I’ll be able to immerse myself into the show once it airs. |
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Master of Epic http://moepic.com/anime/ Premiering March 23, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Based on a MMORPG of the same name. It’s being handled by GONZO. Other than that, I really don’t know what it’s about. I couldn’t find any summaries on it at either of three sites linked above. Well, either way I’ll be checking it out if only to see what it’s about. |
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Reideen http://www.reideen.jp/ Premiering March ??, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN I don’t know much about this series aside from the fact that it’s derived from an old 1970’s, with a similar name. It’s a mecha series too so as a mecha fan I’ll have to check it out. Oh, and Production I.G. is handling it so there is definitely going to be some higih production values going into this thing. |
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AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission http://www.aika-sumeragi.jp/r16top.html Premiering March 23, 2007 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Action, comedy, and ecchi. Three killer combinations for an OVA like this. Right off the bat the girls look great. The story follows Aika, an energetic and smart girl who is a salvager. The rest of the summary available at AnimeNfo sounds pretty odd but I’ll be looking out for it when it releases near the end of March. |
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NARUTO Shippuuden http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/naruto/sippuuden Premiering February 2006 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Youko here! Alright, I’ll be frank. I don’t think it’s necessary to go over this series. After all, we all know what we want right? AKATSUKI!!!! Oh yes, and I do believe I speak for everyone when I say… IT’S ABOUT FREAKIN’ TIME! Looks like we’re starting back from Episode #1 again. Does this mean we don’t have to give a crap about those filler episode numbers?! Well, we need KG first of all. Everyone wants that Yondaime fix, amirite? =D |
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Nodame Cantabile http://www.nodame-anime.com/ Premiering January 2006 AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN Youko-exclusive! Oh, and, Leon’s trying it out. ¬¬; Summary from ANN: At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki’s arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he’s demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a composer while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki’s girlfriend. It doesn’t help that Noda, who insists on being called Nodame, lives right next door to him. I smell a very interesting series with fun, dramatic twists. |
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Yes, Yondaime FTW! xD Seriously, I think that’s all I’m looking forward to. This season is basically all loli and has fanboy written all over it xD
15 animes.. you guys are insane.. desu :3
Yeah lol
Like I said, I most likely won’t be blogging ALL of them (there’s still the spring list to do as well) but I’ll be watching them all at the very least.
Given your list, I may end up just watching Getsumen To Heiki Mina (since I’ve seen Densha Otoko), the second Naruto anime (I’ve been dying to see Part 2 animated for 1 1/2 years now) and maybe give a shot on Reideen (simply because it’s mecha).
Technically, it’s 11 series.
Leon was stupid enough to pun in shows from March.