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ローゼンメイデン 
September 15, 2006 | 
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Well, everyone else already done it, so I may as well do it now while it's still quite far from the due date. There are actually some series that started out starting from today but considering my backlong, I'd prefer to finish them off first. Having said that, I do need to trim my list down. With that in mind, unfortunately I have to stop blogging NANA and Coyote Ragtime Show. I was planning on catching up with them but it's just impossible now. I'm still undecided on School Rumble. I'll probably blog 14 and 15 because I like Yakumo but I'm not sure about the rest. As for other series, I'll try to finish them as soon as I can. Now, moving on to this list, this is just a rough list of things that I want to watch. If you have a series that you're interested in, please mention it in the commenet area. For more series, check out Moonphase
| Pumpkin Scissors | |
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Original Title: 「帝国陸軍情報部第3課パンプキン・シザーズ」 - Teikoku Rikugun Jouhoubu Dai-san ka: Pumpkin Scissors |
Story: When Cadet Alice was at her military school graduation and when Orlando was standing in a burnt down city, there was a news of sudden cease-fire. 3 years later, the country suffers from starvation and epidemic. To make things worse, a lieutenant who calls himself "Wolf" leads a group of soldiers called "Gray Wolves" to a village, creating terror within it. Alice is now a 2nd Lieutenant assigned to Division 3 of the Imperial Army Intelligence Bureau called Pumpkin Scissors. While observing the situation in the village, Alice gets to meet the mysterious Orlando inside an eatery.
Interest: Medium. Pumpkin Scissors is a strange series. It's kind of bloody and gruesome to be called a comedy but the thing is, the majority of the story is not that serious. I'm mostly interested in the series because of the character design. But this is GONZO and they're not well known for good character design or consistent animation.
| D.Gray-man | |
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Original Title: 「ディー・グレイマン」- D.Gray-man |
Story: An entity known as 'The Millenium Earl' is capable of creating 'Akumas', demonic weapons which contain human's soul and capable of evolving by killing other humans. The only people who stand against these creatures and the Millenium Earl are a group of Exorcists known as 'The Black Priest'. These are individuals who possess 'Innocence of God', a weapon which was used to defeat The Millenium Earl prior to an incident known in the old testament as 'Noah's Ark'.
Interest: Medium. People often compared this series to Bleach which is inevitable since they both are serialised in Shounen Jump. However, D.Gray-man is actually a lot darker in theme and can be rather gruesome at times. My first impression of the manga is that it's some kind of horror series laced with a few comic relief here and there.
| Death Note | |
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Original Title: 「デスノート」 - Death Note |
Story: Yagami Light is a gifted but bored high school student who one day finds a 'Death Note', a book belonging to a Shinigami (God of Death) called Ryukku. Light believes that this book will enable him to create a world free of crime and criminals. A few months later, criminals fall to their death due to sudden heart attack. People believe that a God called 'Kira' is the one who killed these criminals. The police, however, feels that 'Kira' is exacting his own twisted version of justice. Because of this, they employ the help of a famous detective known as 'L' to find 'Kira' and stop his reign of terror.
Interest: High. Death Note is one unusual Shounen Jump series. Where other series in the publication rely heavily on fight scenes to maintain its audience's interest, Death Note relies mostly on the battle of wits between the characters.
| Kanon | |
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Air Date: 5th of October 2006 (Thursday, 25:00) |
Story: A boy called Yuiichi returns to a town that he used to live in without any memory of his experience in this town. His encounter with five girls, however, slowly triggers his memory back.
Interest: High. I'm sorry for the lame story summary but I honestly don't know more than that and don't intend to know more until I watch the remake. I did get the impression from the Prelude DVD that the whole series is about Yuuichi recovering from his amnesia though. I am quite intriqued by this series since many people recommend this series but I am also cautious at the same time. Here's hoping I won't be disappointed by the hype.
| Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion | |
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Original Title: 「コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ」 |
Story: After Japan was occupied by the powerful empire Britannia, it becomes a place simply known as 'Area 11'. In this area, Two boys called Lellouch and Suzuka grew up together. However, when Lelouch obtains the power of "Geass", he wants to destroy the world. On the other hand, by controlling a 'Nightmare Frame' called "Lancelot", Suzuka seeks ideal and truth in this world. The two boys' contrasting ideals will soon create a surge which shakes the empire.
Interest: Medium. I actually like the character design by CLAMP but the mecha design looks mediocre. It doesn't help that this is Sunrise mecha series, something that I don't really like that much.
| Asatte no Houkou | |
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Original Title: 「あさっての方向」- Asatte no Houkou |
Story: Ever since her parents died, the soon-will-be junior high school student Iokawa Karada lives with her elder brother, Hiro. Karada always feels bad about this, thinking that she's a burden to her brother. Because of this, she wants to grow up quickly. Nogami Shouko was Hiro's childhood sweetheart who still can't forget the days she spent with him when they were kids. When Karada uses a wish stone to grant her wish, her body turns into an adult while Shouko's body turns into a child.
Interest: Medium. Well, it sounds kind of interesting and could be the slice of life series I was looking for. Although on a hindsight the plot sounds like a rework of Midori's Days. I'm hoping it's more slight of life than pervy, wacky hi-jinks
| Ayakashi Ayashi | |
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Original Title: 「天保異聞妖奇士」- Tenpou Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi |
Story: The time was the 14th years of the Tenpou Era. Edo city was attacked by beasts from the underworld. The only people standing against these creatures are a group of people who possesses special power to fight them. These includes a wandering Samurai who has lost his memory and a girl who disguised herself as a man.
Interest: Medium/Low. It all depends on the animation. To be honest, I don't like the character design and the story sounds like X-Files in Edo period. But if the animation is interesting then I'll probably watch it.
| Jigoku Shoujo: Futakomori | |
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Original Title: 「地獄少女二籠」- Jigoku Shoujo: Futakomori |
Story: The continuation to Jigoku Shoujo, the second season presumably continues the story of Enma Ai as she drags those pitiful excuse for human beings to Hell where they will be impaled, tortured, and burned over and over again. :) Maybe if we're lucky we'll get to see Enma Ai trying to escape Grandma spider.
Interest: Low. After the first season, it's hard to be excited about this. I can imagine a dozen or so Ippen Shinde Miru before the series actually starts any kind of arc. That will be fine if the one-off story and animation are actually good but usually they are bordering between mediocre and poor.
| Shounen Onmyouji | |
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Original Title: 「少年陰陽師」- Shounen Onmyouji |
Story: 13 year old Masahiro is the grandchild of famous Onmyouji master, Abeno Seimei. In his practice, the kind yet inexperienced Masahiro is accompanied by an evil spirit known as Mokkun.
Interest: Low. The artworks and character design looks quite good and I'm a sucker for Onmyouji type of story. However, Studio DEEN is the one who is going to animate this and I have no faith in them these days.
| Hataraki Man | |
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Original Title: 「働きマン」- Hataraki Man |
Story: Matsukata Hiroko is a 28 year old woman working as a magazine editor. This series basically is a chronicle of her life as she tries to balance her professional life and her personal life.
Interest: High. One of the seemingly original series to come out this season. This could be something different for a change. A look at the office politic for a working girl. As a side note, Moyoco Anno is actually Hideaki Anno's wife.
| Kekkaishi | |
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Original Title: 「結界市」- Kekkaishi |
Story: Sumimura Yoshimuri is the 22nd Kekkaishi within the Sumimura family. Despite this, he's not really interested in becoming one and is more interested in sweets and making a castle cake. His laidback attitude often clashes with Yukimura Tokine, a childhood friend of Sumimura who is also a Kekkaishi.
Interest: Medium. I've read the manga. It's a nice light story about a kekkai master. The animation could be potentially nice if Sunrise could pull it off. It could be their new Yakitate!! Japan only with creepy ghost instead of delicious breads.
Red Garden (3th of October), Ghost Hunt (3th of October).
Well, it's good to know it looks like at least one blogger I trust may be covering Death Note. Surprisingly, I've yet to catch any of the manga, or the live-action movie, so I know little of the story beyond the synopsis above, but I've heard nothing but good things about it, and with the announced voice cast, it should be a good one, as long as the animation quality holds. Glad Gonzo or Sunrise didn't get this one.
Seems like a good season, especially with Death Note and the Kanon remake. I like Pumpkin Scissors's title. cant wait! only a few more weeks!
I have an unrelated question. A while back you uploaded the Dramatic piano version from a dvd rip of a H&C dvd. it was a yousendit link and died. could you reupload somewhere please? also, any news of a H&C II OST? I know they used a lot of the same songs, but there were a few new ones. thanks!
From Kanon's summary:
"Story: A boy called Keiichi... "
Shouldn't it be Yuuichi?
I am looking forward to Hataraki Man! :):) and probably Death Note and Kanon. What is red garden about? that one looks very interesting...
Death note and kanon remakes seem interesting,
i hope to keep reading bout it!
The OP and ED themes of Death Note will be "the WORLD" and "Alumina" (アルミナ) respectively, both of them done by the band Nightmare.
K-1, U-1... does it really matter?
hmm Not fond of Death Note, but am looking forward to D-Gray Man and Hataraki Man sounds good to!
I don't know how, but I'm interested on Jigoku Shoujo ni kago hehehe
Aside that, I'd pick death note, kanon and Red garden...
4 series are a bit too much I think ... :(
Jase Chun, I'll try to look for the file but it's been a while since I posted that song so I have to look in my CD collection. It's not a complete song you know. Unfortunately, I have no idea when H&CII CD will be released but I suspect that OST will contain those piano versions of both OP and ED.
Atashi, thank you for the information on Death Note OP and ED. It's appreciated.
awesome^^
what i like:
deathnote-i just have to see how they handle this it should turn out good :)
kanon- i also here alot about this, and its pretty popular, never read the manga, but ill see how turns out.
and D Gray-man looks kinda interesting.
Oh, wow. Someone's actually heard of Kekkaishi. Applause for you.
I'm really excited about Death Note. I've been reading the manga for a year now and love the Yagami Light and L arcs. The Near and Mello arcs are decent. Almost finished with the entire manga and looking forward to comparing the two versions.
Also, Ghost Hunt looks pretty interesting. I feel pretty sure about watching this one. I was a fan of Jigoku Shoujo, but I'm a bit skeptical about the second season. I hope that it does interest me. Kekkaishi and Red Garden are worth checking out to me.
Thanks for your previews into the new season. I look forward to your upcoming blogs.
D.grayman, Death Note, Kekkaishi are series I already read.. but will be watching the anime tho. :) Ayakashi Ayashi looks kinda interesting. The rest aren't my cup of tea.
hmm i'm looking forward to watch D.Gray man,Death note and jigoku shoujo (like to see enma ai)
kekkaishi and gosht hunt i already read the manga so i didn't interest with this two anime
OOO~
Can't wait for DeathNote and Kanon =D
Negima Haru and Negima?! (!!) When they said that it'll be different from the manga (merely base'ing on it), I wonder if it meant:
Different from manga, and pick up where Season 1 left off, or different from BOTH manga AND anime.
Either way, the trailer for the ova looked REALLY good (kudos for Setsuna's nosebleed) , so I'm definitely looking forward to that.
Hmm..not many series interests me this season.Kanon is a must having Kyoto Animation and the Death Note manga is smashing,so thats a must watch for me too but aside from these two the other series don't interest me.
On a side note,I wonder why Death Note is being done by Madhouse and not Kyoto when Kyoto included a few characters from Death Note into one scene in FMP:TSR.Was that not a hint?
Ah well,I hope I have not over-hyped myself up too much for DN and Kanon.
None look that good but I'll check out the one with Ali Project music...just to see how that fails. Maybe It won't.
Death note all the way for me, was addicted on the manga
Definitely gonna watch Death Note and Jigoku Shoujo. I kinda felt in love with the seiyuu of Tamaki from Ouran that I became more interested in Death Note (since he'll be voicing Light). It's probably the only reason since I've read the manga and I just can't see how they're gonna put all those witty thoughts and coversation into an anime...wouldn't that be a bit boring?? (But the if it's Miyano Mamoru...he can speak as much as he likes ^^
The OP theme for D.Gray-Man will be a song by Abingdon School Boys, TM Revolution's new rock band.
What about BARTENDER?! Its going to be the anime of the Millenium! Joking aside it is done by the same studio who did Saikano and the Tree of Palme. I do hope someone blogs it or fansubs it. It could be a masterpiece in disguise.
I'll be interested in D.Gray.Man, which was very good manga from what I read up to, Death Note was also very good and unique (although I stopped reading halfway through, which most people tell me is a good thing), Kanon remake should be nice, Kyoei animation will probably do a good job, and I loved the original Kanon and would've liked that one to use Last Regrets. Also, anyone paying attention to Busou Renkin (by same author of Rurouni Kenshin)? I read some of the manga, but the translation project moved slowly, but what I read of it was quite nice, I heard it was starting this season.
How about Black Blood Brothers? I saw episode one and it was actually pretty good xD....but yea I'm looking forward to the remake of Kanon, Death Note, D Gray, Pumpking Scissors and Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori think the second season is going to be better than the first so looking forward to tat thanks for the cools pic and update!
Waiting here to see what Bartender is about... and waiting for Kanon just for the sake of it.. (if i saw F/SN..)
Other than that, maybe i will try to watch Hataraki Man... if i find it subbed on my language :(
I'm interested in Code Geass and Hataraki Man teh most. I'm also intrigued by Ayakashi Ayashi because it really almost seems like someone swapped Geass and Ayakashi's timeslots... (to do what, I wish I knew)
But the more I think about it the more Ayakashi Ayashi seems like it could be *really* boring. I'll cling onto my "BONES is trying to downplay it so people will be imprsesed later" theory until I watch it.
Code Geass I have to watch because... because of Goro Taniguchi, dammit ;_; Even if it turns out awful, I'll promise to watch the first 5 episodes!!
But Hataraki Man might turn out to be the best really, because out of everything like you said it sounds the most original. I'm just worried about the animation studio being Studio Gallop. I'd love to see OP/EDs by Hideaki Anno like Sugar Sugar Rune, though :D
P.S. You might want to include that the OP for Code Geass is by FLOW, though the title is still unknown I think. (And why is 'su*ks' a "questionable content" in the comment screening? That's a bit...)
(And why is 'su*ks' a "questionable content" in the comment screening? That's a bit...)
Ah, sorry about that but those annoying spammers tend to use that word to advertise pRon sites and that just happens the word they use very often. I'll deregulate it for now but if my spam count rises again, I'll have to put it back.
Does anyone know anything about a new shoujo-ai show starting since SP and Simoun will be ending?
Red garden seems interesting ^,^ It reminds me of Jigoku Shoujo (Never watched it though). Would it be ok if you put you a small summary of it? (If you know what it's about)
Death note=
ashko, Red Garden will probably have some element of Shoujo-ai.
Summary for Red Garden:
Kate, Rachel, Rose, and Claire are four girls from good family who attend a school in New York. One morning, the four girls wake up with a sense of dread because they can't remember anything that happened the day before. In addition to this, a girl called Reese was found dead. Because of this, the four girls decide to meet inside a Garden to figure out the mystery.
:D :D :D :D
Hataraki Man - Death Note - Red Garden - Bartender !!!
Maybe I'll watch Kanon too , mostly because of Tomokazu Sugita :P .
I'll definitely love Bartender for it's a very very rare kind of anime , and the biseinen on the official homepage looks so hot > just the title is enough for me to drool over
[ oh no , I'm sorry for double posting but my comment completely lost the 2nd half and I don't know why :( ]
Noitamina shows never fail to my expectation so I'll watch Hataraki Man :) . Moreover this show is about the publishing world so I'm very interested .
Death Note => just the title is enough for me to drool over.And for god's sake , if Tamaki voices Light , what could be more thrilling . I wonder how his voice can be as cool and cold as the character since I'm used to hear such a lovely Tamaki making a fuss over Haruhi :D /
Red Garden is done by Gonzo :( , so I'm a bit worried but I fell in love with char's design , very beautiful and artistic , the trailer looks nice too . And it's a western-style horror story so I wonder how they pull it out .
I'll be anticiptaing Kanon, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, Black Lagoon 2 and D.Gray-man.
Hmm so there's this new series called Wallflower (or Perfect Girl Revolution according to its manga title), reverse harem type like Ouran...is it happen to be the one that will replace Ouran? o_O
Yes, you're interested in Kekkaishi!
Well, about Death Note, this is a Must, then only to continue Emma Ai's background story it'll be good idea to check if they can imagine sth else apart from this human-dilemma situations to be taken to hell.
Code Geass!!!!! I can't miss any hint of what will come from Rozen Maiden 3th season, or anything related to this, so if Ali Project will be there, so am I.
Red Garden reminds me a little Monster, beginning with a tragical incident, and next act, episodes trying to reveal the mistery, perfect for spending hours of suspense and inbreeding into oneselves black humor.
Hataraki Man maybe is one of those original ideas than say nothing but real japanese lifestyle accompannied by delicious comedy to make expectator enjoy the existence of anime.
D Gray would be the last one in my list(not-really-in-descending-oreder), but I'll try to equilibrate this big amount of anime with school and life stuff.
*For Devil's sake, this will be a great season!!!!!!! XDXDXDXDXDXDXD*
hmmm......at the moment I'm only interested in watching Death Note (I haven't read the manga and I wonder why I haven't considering it's so liked) possibly D. gray man but I'm not sure....
I've already seen the first serie of Kanon that was made and I'm looking foward for the newest one. I'm also looking foward to Hataraki Man. I've read some chapters of the manga and was loving it, so I'll be giving it a try.
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I realòy love your post about Hachicuro and Nana and I can't read them T__T
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I'm really interested in Hataraki Man... Moyoco Anno sensei is a goddess *_*
For some time already, I thought the coming Autumn will be quite interesting. Alas, I can only spot four series I foresee to be following: D.gray Man, Death Note, Kekkaishi and Perfect Girl Evolution. (the last one's a killer, really)
And speaking of Death Note, I don't know if you've seen that little preview on Youtube that's only about 4 days old... It's like a (somewhat hastily) put together collage of TV sneak peeks so, granted, we don't get to see much of the anime itself *_* But we do get to hear Ryuk's voice and see quite a bit of walking by Light (no Miyano Mamoru, damn). And I daresay that's the anime OP playing in the background.
The opening theme of Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori will be "NightmaRe" by SNoW. (Note the uppercase R).
Hmm... As for this season, most of it doesn't look too impressive, but I'll just have to wait and see. I've been really looking forward to the Kanon Remake for a while now, so watching that will without a doubt be my top priority. I"ve been thinking about picking up the Death Note manga for awhile now, so I'm sure I'll check that out too. After the first season of Jigoku Shoujo, I'm not completely sure about it, but I may decide to take a look at that too. Asatte no Houkou looks like it may be good, so I'll wait for some feedback on that once it's started, I'm hoping it will be a nice slice of life.
I guess I better get busy on catching up with my older anime before the new stuff starts, I have tons of unseen anime piled up at the moment and no time to watch it.
The only anime I'm really looking forward to is Death Note. I'll have to continue reading the manga soon, I guess. I took a little break after Chapter 68, since I got rather bored after Near and Mello showed up. But apparently the manga gets really good later on (or something like that), so ... I'm so excited to hear my beloved Miyano Mamoru voice my favourite DN character! (Yes, I like Raito. (Even if he is a complete and utter psychopath.) Shut up. >>;)
I might watch Kanon and D.Gray-man, too. I've heard about the Kanon anime, and have wanted to watch it for a while now. I guess it's better to watch the original series first, before I watch the remake. I've heard a lot about the D.Gray-man manga, too. If I had time, I would've at least started reading this, but I haven't, so... T_T; Yeah, I'm not sure if I'll watch it.
Most Likely, i'll watch:
Happiness!
Lovedol ~Lovely Idol~
Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro na Crecent Love.
Gift, Eternal Rainbow.
CODE GEASS: Lelcouch of the Rebellion.
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru.
Jigoku Shoujo: Fotakomori.
DEATH NOTE.
Buso Renkin.
Kujibiki Unbalance.
D.Gray-Man.
Marginal Prince ~Gekkeiju no Ohji Tachi~.
Galaxy Ange-Lune.
Hataraki-man.
Ghost Hunt.
Tokimeki Memorial Only Love.
RED GARDEN.
Negima!?.
Kanon.
Asatte no Hoko.
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
O_O.
Deathnote and D.grayman anime?!?!?!?!?!?! 0.0 never saw that coming. neways, loved both manga so ill make sure to check them out
and also looking forward to Kanon ^^
"Source from Jigoku Shoujo Official Website
The popular anime series Jigoku Shoujo (sometimes referred to as "Hell Girl"), has spawned a live-action TV drama, which is set to begin airing in early November.
The main cast was also announced. Sayuri Iwata will star as Ai Enma, Kazuki Katou as Ren Ichimoku, Aya Sugimoto as Hone Onna, Hisahiro Ogura as Wanyuudou, Kazuhiko Nishimura as Hajime Shibata, and Saaya as Tsugumi Shibata."
Sayuri Iwata as Ai:
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8636/clipboard02pa0.jpg
http://www.sayuri-iwata.com/main.html
It seems that Jigoku Shoujo is more popular than I thought....
More GA? Really?
>Opening Theme: 「働く男」- Hataraku Otoko by PUFFY
Wow, Unicorn cover !
Ok, composed and word by Okuda Tamio, itself nothing new,
but it was his old band Unicorn's 1990 hit single.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbKZSlGF-d0
What about Rozen Maiden Oberture? It is scheduled to be this winter. In a month or two it premieres.
The new OVA about my beloved Suigintou!
i like death note, im so interested about the story but i like kekkaishi too
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