Summer 2010 List.
Yo there. Again, I'm here to post my Summer list. [This is not the entire Summer 2010. It's just a list of my picks to watch this upcoming season. :D]
Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi | オオカミさんと七人の仲間たち
Animation Production: J.C. Staff
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Number of Episodes: -
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Thursdays at 09:00 on AT-X
Premiere: July 1st, 2010
Based on a collection of light novels known as the Ookami-san Series, an anime adaptation taking on the title of the first book, “The Wolf and Her Seven Friends”, is scheduled to air this summer only three months after the manga variation started its run. As a self-proclaimed zealous romantic comedy, the story takes place at Private Otogi Academy where the three main characters are members of the “Student Aid Society”, better known as the Otogi Bank. What’s unique about this series is that all the characters are loosely modeled after fairy tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood in the case of Morino Ryoushi (Irino Miyu), Ookami Ryouko (Itou Shizuka), and Akai Ringo (Itou Kanae) - Hunter, Big Bad Wolf, Little Red. They all have unique personalities and various nuances as well, which includes Ryoushi’s anthropophobia and scopophobia. Things pick up when he suddenly confesses his love to Ryouko after only knowing her for a week and gets invited to the Otogi Bank by Ringo to see if he’s suitable for her. The character designs are also the same as Toradora.
Note: The 'loosely modeled after fairy tales' part perked up my interest so I picked this. If this turns out to be too cheesy or something I'll drop this.
Kuroshitsuji II | 黒執事 II
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Comedy
Number of Episodes: -
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Thursdays at 25:20 on MBS
Premiere: July 1st, 2010
The adaptation of a manga about a demonic butler and his young master whom he has a supernatural contract with is getting a sequel, but of the anime original variety. Early this year, it was announced that the story would revolve around a new butler named Claude Faustus (Takahiro Sakurai) and his young master Alois Trancy (Mizuki Nana), who were designed by manga artist Toboso Yana herself and share the same type of demonic agreement that Sebastian and Ciel do in the original story.
Note: ARE THERE ANY REASONS NOT TO WATCH THIS? 8D AND. THE TRIPLETSSSSSSSS. ASDFGHJKL;'
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | 伝説の勇者の伝説
Animation Production: ZEXCS
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Number of Episodes: 26
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Thursdays at 26:15 on TV Tokyo (TX)
Premiere: July 1st, 2010
As voted by the readers, the co-winner of the fourth annual Dragon Cup in 2002 - a competition that selects new light novels to be serialized in Dragon Magazine - is coming its way to television airwaves in an adaptation by ZEXCS. A manga version began its run in 2008 and depicts a mythical story with swords and magic centering around one lethargic Roland Empire student named Ryner Lute (Fukuyama Jun). After getting dragged into a war and losing many of his friends, Ryner is asked by the soon-to-be enthroned king, Sion Astal (Ono Daisuke), to help rebuild Roland postwar by searching for legendary relics. Accompanying him is a beautiful, capable, yet arrogant swordswoman named Ferris Eris (Takagaki Ayahi), who’s always quick to insult and abuse Ryner. Meanwhile, a new turmoil begins to approach Roland.
Note: I read the manga and it got me interested. [I think because of the err. awesomeness of the lazy character. XD]
Gakuen Mokushiroku HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD | 学園黙示録 H.O.T.D.
Animation Production: MADHOUSE
Genre: Panic, Action, Horror
Number of Episodes: -
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Mondays at 11:30 on AT-X
Premiere: July 5th, 2010
Now for something you don’t see every day, the survival horror genre normally associated with video games and movies is getting an anime. Based on the manga of the same name, “Academy Apocolypse HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD” features voluptuous characters by Satou Shouji, who’s no stranger to doing hentai illustrations. Drawing inspiration from the Grandfather of the Zombie, George A. Romero, the series is quite graphic and spares no expense in the gore deparatment, so much that anyone would be pleased to have pretty girls to look at when all hell breaks loose from an epidemic that brings about the living dead. As the title suggests, the story centers around a group of high school students who manage to survive the initial outbreak and not get bitten, with Kumoro Takashi (Suwabe Junichi) taking on the lead role. Accompanying him in his fight for survival is his childhood friend Miyamoto Rei (Inoue Marina), senior Busujima Saeko (Sawashiro Miyuki), classmates Takagi Saya (Kitamura Eri) and Hirano Koota (Hiyama Nobuyuki), and school nurse Marikawa Shizuka (Fukui Yukari) as they escape the school grounds only to learn that the entire world is in chaos. What’s misleading is that the story quickly extends beyond the confines of their school, to the point that nuclear weapons are involved once panic spreads throughout all the world’s superpowers. This is definitely not for the faint of heart and any potential romance and fan-service can only offset that to a certain degree, but there really isn’t any better studio to be taking on a horror project than MADHOUSE.
Note: ZOMBIES. 'NUFF SAID.
Seikimatsu Occult Academy | 世紀末オカルト学院
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures (Anime no Chikara)
Genre: Supernatural, Comedy
Number of Episodes: 13
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Mondays at 25:30 on Tokyo TV (TX)
Premiere: July 5th, 2010]
Coming fresh off the completion of their second project, Senkou no Night Raid, the anime collaboration between A-1 Pictures and TV Tokyo is back with a third original series - this time about the occult world. The year is 1999. The setting is Miyakami mountain on the outskirts of the historic town Matsushiro in Nagano city. There, mysterious and unexplainable paranormal activities are an everyday occurrence at Waldstein Academy, which is often referred to the “Occult Academy” as a result. The school chairman and students are keen in investigating these phenomenons, but one cool and beautiful student named Kumashiro Maya (Hikasa Youko) despises it all. However, as the granddaughter of the chairman, Maya is drawn into the occult world when he suddenly dies. Before long, she runs into Uchida Fumiaki (Mizushima Takahiro), who’s time slipped from the year 2012 and possesses spoon bending abilities since he was a child. Amidst the abuse Maya gives him, they work together towards unraveling the mysteries behind the paranormal activities and gradually uncover why Fumiaki was sent back in time.
Note: A new show from Anime no Chikara that brought us Soranowoto and Senkou no Night Raid. [Which I both dropped. HAHAHA.] I hope I could continue to watch this because...it's occult, you know? 8D
Nurarihyon no Mago | ぬらりひょんの孫
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Genre: Fantasy, Action
Number of Episodes: -
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Mondays at 25:44 on Yomiuri TV (ytv)
Premiere: July 5th, 2010
For a supernatural spin of the shounen kind, an alternative this season is the “Grandson of Nurarihyon”. Following a one-shot publication in Akamaru Jump back in 2006, the manga won Weekly Shounen Jump’s 35th “Gold Future Cup” the subsequent year and has been serialized in their weekly issues ever since 2008. With ten volumes to date in its ongoing run, the story of 13-year-old Nura Rikuo (Fukuyama Jun) who’s a quarter youkai has plenty of material to be adapted into a manga. As a shounen series, the premise is somewhat open-ended and allows the story to run on for as long as need be, focusing on Rikuo inheriting the head position of the Nura clan from his grandfather Nurarihyon and effectively becoming the ultimate ruler of all youkai. The spin on things is that he’s come to reject the mischief and malice that youkai are known for and has devoted his everyday efforts into doing good deeds for humans. That is, until he transforms into his youkai self and leads a troop of them through the night in Hyakki Yakou fashion. For the most part, this is a modern day take on a young boy with the power of demons and spirits to drive the fantasy element as he’s pitted against other youkai factions that want to take his title. Among his ensemble of spirits are his close attendant Yuki-Onna (Horie Yui) and childhood human friend Ienaga Kana (Hirano Aya).
Note: SHIT. IT'S DEEN. PLEASE DEEN DON'T RUIN THE AWESOMENESS OF RIKUO. [And since Deen's animating it...maybe it won't run for more than 26? JUST A SPECULATION THOUGH. SORRY.] AND. JUN FUKUYAMA + YUI HORIE + AYA HIRANO. WTH.
Shiki | 屍鬼
Animation Production: Daume
Genre: Horror
Number of Episodes: 22
Airtime (JST, GMT+9): Thursdays at 25:15 on Fuji TV (CX)
Premiere: July 8th, 2010
Horror and supernatural seem to be the themes this season, as an adaptation of Ono Fumiyo‘s light novel “Corpse Demon” is coming our way in one of noitaminA‘s two time slots. She’s best known for writing the Twelve Kingdom fantasy series, but here we have one of her horror stories that takes place in the small remote mountain village of Sotoba in the year 1994. It’s a peaceful village where much hasn’t changed since olden days, including the firmly rooted burial customs. One day, the bodies of three villagers are discovered in their homes and the sole doctor of the village, Ozaki Toshio (Ookawa Tooru), suspects that they died from a disease of sorts. Before long, the 1300 inhabitants start dying mysteriously one after another and the village is surrounded by death. In addition to Toshio, the story centers around a teenager named Yuuki Natsuno (Uchiyama Kouki), who hates living in the village after his parents decided to move away from the city life. Other notable characters include a classmate who has an unrequited love with him, Shimizu Megumi (Tomatsu Haruka), and a 13-year-old girl who lives in a western-style house on top of the hill, Kirishiki Sunako (Yuuki Aoi).
Note: SHIKIIIII. 8DDDDDDDD.
CREDITS:
Random Curiosity [Everything in this post except for the Notes are from Random C. You can watch the PVs in there.]
Rants:
Okay. My Summer '10 list. It's..pretty few and I strongly believe that it's because of college. UGH. At least I'm still able to watch and my supposedly 'Anime Hiatus' will be canceled. [I'm still on hiatus in LJ though. OTL;;;] UWA. KUROSHITSUJI 2. AND NANA MIZUKI. ASDFGHJKL;
If I'm dropping any on the list, these are the only shows that are definitely NOT going to be dropped:
Kuroshitsuji 2
Highschool of the Dead
SHIKI
Nurarihyon no Mago [May be delayed but not going to be dropped because it's on Shonen Jump. (Like Fairy Tail which I'm 3 episodes behind and it's in Shonen Sunday.) WATTA REASON.]