I only just finished the round of 3 episodes earlier this month (and nothing at all in the past week and a half), and now I'm watching the
Intro PV for the fall season...
Pre-air impression based on the Niconico Intro PV. Beware of
extremely long post.
境界の彼方
- Kyoto Animation
- looks like battle type against monsters? Rather unusual for KyoAni
- all right seiyuu cast; really don't care for Minorin's OP...
= Trial watch
凪のあすから
- P.A.WORKS
- I thought it's youthful daily type at first, but looks like there's mysterious beings involved
- over half of the main cast are newer seiyuu, but overall not bad; Ray's OP is nice~
= Trial watch
キルラキル KILL la KILL
- music by Sawano!!
- reminded me of Gurren Lagann half way through, turned out it's by the same team XD
- all right seiyuu cast, but a few that I like but haven't heard much lately
= Trial watch
蒼き鋼のアルペジオ
- directed by Kishi Seiji
- submarines and battleships type? Visuals not very impressive
- only recognized 2/6 of the seiyuu listed...
= Might trial watch
弱虫ペダル
- original manga is from the Jump family
- not too interested in the bicycle race theme, but the manga is supposedly popular
- nice seiyuu cast
= Might trial watch
ログ・ホライズン
- based on web series by the author of MaouYuu
- SAO probably came to mind for most ppl, but this is very different
- not bad seiyuu cast
= Watching
ゴールデンタイム
- J.C.STAFF, but not the team that did Toradora
- didn't bother reading the original novel series and would have just passed the anime altogether...
- but Horie Yui is playing main heroine so...
= Might trial watch
のんのんびより
- country side daily type
- all female characters, not interested in the seiyuu cast
= Not watching
ぎんぎつね
- I enjoy reading the original manga series and have been looking forward to this
- Natsume came to mind for most ppl, but this is very different
- pretty nice seiyuu cast
= Watching
BLAZBLUE ALTER MEMORY
- good thing I managed to find the game this summer...
- but I need to play the game first!!! ORZ
= Grabbing and watching after I'm through the game
アウトブレイク・カンパニー
- otaku in different dimension world harem type?
- unappealing characters and meh seiyuu cast
= Not watching
東京レイヴンズ
- haven't read the original novel series but I enjoy the manga and have been looking forward to this
- nice visuals and battles
- pretty nice seiyuu cast
= Watching
ストライク・ザ・ブラッド
- started on the original novel series and have been looking forward to this
- but everyone's worried with Yoshino steering...
- relatively nice seiyuu cast
= Watching
機巧少女は傷つかない
- have heard of the original novel series but not familiar with it; battle type?
- all right visuals and unimpressive battles
- not familiar with heroine but otherwise nice seiyuu cast with Shimono as protagonist
= Trial watch
ワルキューレロマンツェ
- obviously a "service" type
= Not watching
俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している
- I know this title but never read the original novel series
- very meh seiyuu cast; narration by Nakata Jouji XD
= Probably not watching
世界でいちばん強くなりたい
- girls professional wrestling theme??!!
- guys would love the seiyuu cast for sure...
= Not watching
ガリレイドンナ
- A-1 Pictures
- can't tell what the show is about from the PV at all...
= Might trial watch
サムライフラメンコ
- no idea what the show is about again but it's got a retro feel
- a couple good seiyuu in the cast
= Might trial watch
メガネブ！
- some kind of local all guys glasses club?
- a few good seiyuu in the cast
= Might trial watch
COPPELION
- Tokyo long after a nuclear accident; needless to say the anime project was on hiatus after 3.11
- many ppl think this isn't appropriate, but the original manga really isn't about nuclear meltdown...
- nice seiyuu cast, OP & ED by angela!
= Watching
ガンダムビルドファイターズ
- gunpla-themed Gundam series~ XD
- finally a new Gundam TV series since 00
= Watching
ダイヤのA
- MADHOUSE x Production I.G
- haven't the chance to read the original manga, but baseball is always my thing
- pretty nice seiyuu cast
= Watching
夜桜四重奏 ハナノウタ
- the 1st series 5 yrs ago left very little impression and supposedly didn't really follow the original manga
- this appears to be a complete remake (to follow the manga?) so I might give it another chance
= Might trial watch
リトルバスターズ! ～Refrain～
- most ppl got turned off by the 1st season, but Refrain is supposedly the real thing
- if anything, key's works are known for their endings
= Watching
黒子のバスケ 二期
- 本命ｷﾀ━━━━( ﾟ ∀ ﾟ )━━━━!!
- I doubt this season will go further than the match against Yousen...
= Watching
IS＜インフィニット・ストラトス＞２
- 2nd season of a pseudo-mecha battle harem show with exactly one male character
- Ichika's harem has grown... Uchiyama-kun will so get
ijime by the female cast XD
= Watching
マギ 2期
- 2nd season of the Arabian-themed fantasy show
= Watching
WHITE ALBUM 2
- never touched this series
= Not watching
フリージング ヴァイブレーション
- I got tricked into watching the 1st season a couple years ago; not falling for it this time
= Not watching
ファイ・ブレイン～神のパズル 第3シーズン
- 3rd season of the puzzle-themed show
= Watching
声優戦隊ボイストーム7
- 15-min half series; I think the title says it all... XD
- the PV says "colourful comics x beautiful voice = motion comics"
= Watching
てさぐれ！部活もの
- 15-min MMD daily type?
= Not watching
DIABOLIK LOVERS
- 15-min otome type
= Probably watching
Super Seisyun Brothers ―超青春姉弟s―
- 5-min siblings daily shorts?
= Watching
＜――no PV available for the rest, just one image & staff/cast info――＞
京騒戯画
- enjoyed the web anime and been looking forward to the TV series
= Watching
勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました。
- I'm getting wary of series based on light novels with such long titles...
= Probably not watching
革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ 2ndシーズン
- 本命ｷﾀ━━━━( ﾟ ∀ ﾟ )━━━━!! (but only if L-Elf x Shoko happens)
- also looking forward to the collaboration OP!
= Watching
はじめの一歩 Rising
- never touched this series
= Not watching
ガイストクラッシャー
- some kids show, I think
= Not watching
最強銀河究極ゼロ バトルスピリッツ
- some kids show
= Not watching
おしりかじり虫 第2シーズン
- never touched this series
= Not watching
ミス・モノクロー
- character original plan by Horie Yui?!
= Might trial watch
pupa
- I'm guessing there's some horror elements
= Not watching
Summary (total 44)
Watching: 18 (including 3 short/half series)
Undecided: 12
Not watching: 14
I knew it's going to be a big season this fall, but 44 shows is still a scary number. Well, there are a few short ones so it's really just under 40 shows. Many of the new anime adaptation series I'm somewhat familiar with and have been looking forward to since the news came out (i.e. BLAZBLUE, Tokyo Ravens, Strike the Blood, Gingitsune, COPPELION, Daiya no A, Log Horizon).
The biggest 本命 of this season is Kuroko's Basket. This is really a case, IMO, where the anime attracts more than the original manga. Another possible 本命 is VVV. As stated above, it's only a 本命 if L-Elf x Shoko happens. The Gundam series this year is obviously more merchandise-centric and probably won't have much of a story, but I miss having a TV Gundam series. AGE was merely a wannabe, period.
Now I know roughly what to expect, I can go back and pick up from the round of 3-episode for most series, including Majestic Prince and Kyojin (yes, from the spring season)...
