[Fall 2013] anime orientation week
PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:50 pm
Important information for your first day.
Much like the threads before it, this is a thread I created for the discussion of new anime that will be airing on TV in Japan in the Fall 2013 season. Anime typically gets released and runs for a number of seasons. The year is divided up into four seasons: January to March is winter, April to June is spring, July to September is summer, and October to December is fall. Each season is approximately 13 weeks.
Here, we can talk about what shows look interesting, what we plan to watch, and generally get giddy and excited for things that we've been anticipating for a while.
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DIABOLIK LOVERS
http://anime-dialover.com/
Visual novel by Rejet
Studio: Zexcs, Director: Tagashira Shinobu, Cast: Suegara Rie, Hirakawa Diasuke, Midorikawa Hikaru, Konishi Katsuyuki, Toriumi Kousuke, Kondo Takashi, Kaji Yuuki
Based on an otome game in which you, the heroine, have to live with a bunch of hot brothers (not yours). Also they are vampires. Also they are sadists. Also they need your blood.
Gaist Crusher
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/gaist/
Video game by Bandai
One of those 3DS game tie-ins for kids.
Outbreak Company
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/obc/
Light novel by Sakaki Ichiro
Studio: feel., Director: Oikawa Kei, Cast: Fuchigami Mai, Momori Suzuko, Uchida Maaya, Uesaka Sumire
The Japanese government sends the world's foremost moe expert to a parallel fantasy realm as a moe evangelist.
Infinite Stratos 2
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/is/
Sequel
The second season of Country Wars/Ichika no ecchi/France-tan is the best.
Nagi no Asukara
http://www.nagiasu.jp/
Original
Studio: PA Works, Director: Shinohara Toshiya, Series Composition: Okada Mari, Cast: Hanazawa Kana, Hanae Natsuki
It's about two childhood friends, one of which is an indecisive crybaby.
Log Horizon
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/loghorizon/
Light novel by Touno Mamare
Studio: Satelight, Director: Ishihara Shinji, Cast: Katou Emiri, Terashima Takuma, Maeno Tomoaki
From the guy who wrote Maoyuu, we have a light novel about people trapped in an MMORPG except I guess they're not technically stuck in the MMORPG itself, but a fantasy realm which is identical to the MMORPG they're playing.
Dia no Ace
http://diaace.com/
Manga by Terajima Yuuji
Studio: Madhouse, Production IG, Director: Masuhara Mitsuyuki, Cast: Hanae Natsuki, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Ohsaka Ryota, Sakurai Takahiro
Another baseball manga about the beautiful relationship of the pitcher and catcher.
Phi Brain
http://www.phibrain.net/
Sequel
PUZZLES MAN
Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!
http://www.sekatsuyo.com/
Manga by ESE and Natsuki Kiyohito
Studio: Arms, Director: Kujo Rion, Cast: Taketatsu Ayana, Asumi Kana
An idol becomes a pro-wrestler to exact revenge.
Gundam Build Fighters
http://gundam-bf.net/
Original
Studio: Sunrise, Director: Nagasaki Kenji, Cast: Komatsu Mikako, Kokuryu Sachi
Gundam inches ever closer to the core of its essence in Build Fighters, in which kids build gunpla and use them to battle.
Pokemon XY
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_xy/
Sequel
Hello Kids!
Have you also caught a lot of Pokémon?
I challenge you who got a hundred and fifty-one Pokémon,
as well as you who haven't yet,
(Can you say Pokémon?) I challenge you!
How's your mouth rolling today!
Galilei Donna
http://www.galileidonna.tv/
Original
Studio: A-1 Pictures, Director: Umetsu Yasuomi, Cast: Hidaka Rina
noitaminA show #1 is about the internationally wanted descendants of Galileo Galilei.
Samurai Flamenco
http://www.samumenco.com/
Original
Studio: Manglobe, Director: Omori Takahiro
noitaminA show the second is about a male model who loves tokusatsu and becomes a hero.
Magi
http://www.project-magi.com/
Sequel
We're off to Magnostatd!
Yowamushi Pedal
http://www.yowapeda.com/
Manga by Watanabe Wataru
Studio: TMS, Director: Nabeshima Osamu, Cast: Yamashita Daiki, Fukushima Jun, Toriumi Kousuke
A cycling shonen sports manga.
Miss Monochrome
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/miss_mo ... ndex2.html
Original
Director: Iwasaki Yoshiaki, Cast: Horie Yui
Yui Horie designed her own character and now she gets her own anime for some reason.
Gingitsune
http://gingitsune.net/
Manga by Ochiai Sayori
Studio: Diomedea, Director: Misawa Shin, Cast: Kanemoto Hisako, Miki Shinichiro
The daily life of a shrine priestess and a silverish fox spirit who's the shrine's messenger.
Kill La Kill
http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/
Original
Studio: Trigger, Director: Imaishi Hiroyuki, Cast: Koshimizu Ami, Yuzuki Ryoka
The first TV anime project from Studio Trigger, also known as pretty much all of the good staff from Gainax. Involves girls with swords vying to rule their high school.
Valvrave the Liberator 2nd Season
http://www.valvrave.com/
Sequel
More space high school nation with vampire robots, but the most important thing is the OP is going to be another t.m. revolution x Mizuki Nana duet but this time with Nana doing the leading.
Tokyo Ravens
http://www.tokyo-ravens.com/
Light novel by Azano Kouhei
Studio: 8bit, Director: Kansaki Takaomi, Cast: Ishikawa Kaito, Hanazawa Kana
Scion of a powerful wizard family turns out to have no powers and lives normally until something happens.
Hajime no Ippo: Rising
http://www.vap.co.jp/ippo/
Sequel
It's more Hajime no Ippo.
Kuroko no Basuke
http://www.kurobas.com/
Sequel
You won't have any trouble finding the Kurobas merch in Japan, let me tell you.
Kyoukai no Kanata
http://anime-kyokai.com/
Light novel by Torii Nagomu
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Director: Ishidate Taichi, Cast: Taneda Risa, Kenn, Chihara Minori, Suzuki Tatsuhisa
Before Free!, there was Kyoukai no Kanata as the thing everyone would point to, asking why KyoAni would only animate cool CMs and not make anime based on those cool CMs. Well, everyone got their wish. It's about a high school girl who can manipulate blood and starts off trying to kill herself.
STRIKE THE BLOOD
http://www.strike-the-blood.com/
Light novel by Mikumo Gakuto
Studio: Silver Link, Connect, Director: Yamamoto Hideyo, Cast: Hosoya Yoshimasa, Taneda Risa, Seto Asami, Oosaka Ryouta, Hidaka Rina, Kanemoto Hisako
A guy is THE STRONGEST VAMPIRE so obviously the government sets up a girl to watch him.
Golden Time
http://golden-time.jp/
Light novel by Takemiya Yuyuko
Studio: JC Staff, Director: Chiaki Kon, Cast: Kayano Ai, Ishikawa Kaito, Furukawa Makoto, Horie Yui
Guy falls off a bridge and gets amnesia but is in law school now and is friends with a guy who got into law school to get away from his childhood friend, except she also got into law school. From the author of Toradora.
Little Busters! ~Refrain~
http://www.litbus-anime.com/
Sequel
The part of Little Busters that's actually good.
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova
http://www.aokihagane.com/
Manga by Ark Performance
Studio: Sanzigen, Director: Kishi Seiji, Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki, Fuchigami Mai
Global warming ruins earth and now everything is water and humanity is under attack from sentient submarines.
Freezing Vibration
http://freezing.tv/
Sequel
More dumb fanservice fighting anime.
Unbreakable Machine Doll
http://www.machine-doll.com/
Light novel by Kaitou Reiji
Studio: Lerche, Director: Yoshimoto Kinji, Cast: Shimono Hiro, Harada Hitomi
A boy goes to 20th century alternate universe England to learn about combining magic and technology. Involves magic dolls fighting.
COPPELION
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/coppelion/
Manga by Inoue Tomonori
Studio: GoHands, Director: Inoue Tomonori, Cast: Tomatsu Haruka, Hanazawa Kana, Akesaka Hitomi
Three high school girls engineered to be impervious to radiation are sent to Tokyo, which had been devastated by a nuclear accident 20 years prior. This was originally planned to air in 2011, but was canned indefinitely after Fukushima.
Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shite Iru
http://noucome.jp/
Light novel by Kasukabe Takeru
Studio: Diomedea, Director: Inagaki Takayuki, Cast: Sadohara Kaori, Toyonaga Toshiyuki
A kid is plagued with multiple choice quizzes that suddenly pop up, the answers to which become reality. The concept will likely be much less interesting in execution.
White Album 2
http://whitealbum2.jp/
Visual novel by Leaf
Studio: Satelight, Director: Ando Masaomi, Cast: Nabatame Hitomi, Yonezawa Madoka, Mizushima Takahiro
Set 10 years after the first White Album, will likely involve music and drama.
Megane-bu
http://mgnb.tv/
Drama CD by Studio DEEN
Studio: Studio DEEN, Director: Yamamoto Soubi, Cast: Tamaru Atsushi, Suwabe Junichi, Akabane Kenji, Miyata Kouki, Kimura Ryohei
DEEN released some drama CDs about hot guys in glasses. Don't ask me how that works, but apparently it was successful enough to warrant getting animated.
Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~
http://yozakura-anime.jp/
Manga by Yasuda Suzuhito
Studio: Tatsunoko, Director: Ryo-timo, Cast: Fukuen Misato, Sawashiro Miyuki, Fujita Saki, Kaji Yuuki
Apparently a proper adaptation of the manga by the OVA team, which I hear is actually pretty good.
Non Non Biyori
http://www.nonnontv.com/
Manga by Atto
Studio: Silver Link, Director: Otsuka Mai, Cast: Sakura Ayane, Asumi Kana, Koiwai Kotori, Murakawa Rie
Little girl moves from Tokyo to the countryside comedy manga.
Super Seisyun Brothers
http://comic-polaris.jp/superseisyun/
Manga by Shinmoto Shin
Studio: AIC Plus, Director: Takata Masahiro, Cast: Kayano Ai, Ishikawa Kaito, Yamamoto Nozomi, Ohsaka Ryota
Josei slice of life about two sets of older sister and younger brother who are weird.
Walkure Romanze
http://walroma.com/
Visual novel by Ricotta
Studio: 8bit, Director: Yamamoto Yuusuke, Cast: Shimizu Ai, Yamashita Seiichiro
Based on a visual novel about jousting and wooing lady knights. From the developers of Princess Lover!.
BlazBlue: Alter Memory
http://blazblue-am.jp/
Video game by Arc System Works
Studio: Hoods, teamKG, Director: Tachibana Hideki, Cast: Ueda Kana, Kondou Kanako, Kakihara Tetsuya, Sugita Tomokazu, Imai Asami, Takahashi Chiaki, Matsuura Chie, Saito Chiwa, Nomura Kenji, Isomura Tomomi, Nakamura Yuuichi
Yeah, so I guess there's a BlazBlue anime.
Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road
http://bushiroad-anime.com/
Original
Studio: Kinema Citrus, Director: Sakoi Masayuki
Originally a collaboration between Gainax, Takara, and Broccoli from all the way back in 2003. Now it's being handled by Bushiroad, Nitro+, Bandai Visual, and Kinema Citrus. Mecha is involved.
pupa
http://www.pupa-anime.com/
Manga by Mogi Sayaka
Studio: Studio DEEN, Director: Mochizuki Tomomi, Cast: Kido Ibuki
Horror manga in which the older brother can regenerate his body while the little sister transforms into a horrifying man-eating creature.
Kyousogiga
http://www.kyousougiga-tv.com/
Sequel
Finally getting a TV anime.
Much like the threads before it, this is a thread I created for the discussion of new anime that will be airing on TV in Japan in the Fall 2013 season. Anime typically gets released and runs for a number of seasons. The year is divided up into four seasons: January to March is winter, April to June is spring, July to September is summer, and October to December is fall. Each season is approximately 13 weeks.
Here, we can talk about what shows look interesting, what we plan to watch, and generally get giddy and excited for things that we've been anticipating for a while.
---
DIABOLIK LOVERS
http://anime-dialover.com/
Visual novel by Rejet
Studio: Zexcs, Director: Tagashira Shinobu, Cast: Suegara Rie, Hirakawa Diasuke, Midorikawa Hikaru, Konishi Katsuyuki, Toriumi Kousuke, Kondo Takashi, Kaji Yuuki
Based on an otome game in which you, the heroine, have to live with a bunch of hot brothers (not yours). Also they are vampires. Also they are sadists. Also they need your blood.
Gaist Crusher
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/gaist/
Video game by Bandai
One of those 3DS game tie-ins for kids.
Outbreak Company
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/obc/
Light novel by Sakaki Ichiro
Studio: feel., Director: Oikawa Kei, Cast: Fuchigami Mai, Momori Suzuko, Uchida Maaya, Uesaka Sumire
The Japanese government sends the world's foremost moe expert to a parallel fantasy realm as a moe evangelist.
Infinite Stratos 2
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/is/
Sequel
The second season of Country Wars/Ichika no ecchi/France-tan is the best.
Nagi no Asukara
http://www.nagiasu.jp/
Original
Studio: PA Works, Director: Shinohara Toshiya, Series Composition: Okada Mari, Cast: Hanazawa Kana, Hanae Natsuki
It's about two childhood friends, one of which is an indecisive crybaby.
Log Horizon
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/loghorizon/
Light novel by Touno Mamare
Studio: Satelight, Director: Ishihara Shinji, Cast: Katou Emiri, Terashima Takuma, Maeno Tomoaki
From the guy who wrote Maoyuu, we have a light novel about people trapped in an MMORPG except I guess they're not technically stuck in the MMORPG itself, but a fantasy realm which is identical to the MMORPG they're playing.
Dia no Ace
http://diaace.com/
Manga by Terajima Yuuji
Studio: Madhouse, Production IG, Director: Masuhara Mitsuyuki, Cast: Hanae Natsuki, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Ohsaka Ryota, Sakurai Takahiro
Another baseball manga about the beautiful relationship of the pitcher and catcher.
Phi Brain
http://www.phibrain.net/
Sequel
PUZZLES MAN
Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!
http://www.sekatsuyo.com/
Manga by ESE and Natsuki Kiyohito
Studio: Arms, Director: Kujo Rion, Cast: Taketatsu Ayana, Asumi Kana
An idol becomes a pro-wrestler to exact revenge.
Gundam Build Fighters
http://gundam-bf.net/
Original
Studio: Sunrise, Director: Nagasaki Kenji, Cast: Komatsu Mikako, Kokuryu Sachi
Gundam inches ever closer to the core of its essence in Build Fighters, in which kids build gunpla and use them to battle.
Pokemon XY
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_xy/
Sequel
Hello Kids!
Have you also caught a lot of Pokémon?
I challenge you who got a hundred and fifty-one Pokémon,
as well as you who haven't yet,
(Can you say Pokémon?) I challenge you!
How's your mouth rolling today!
Galilei Donna
http://www.galileidonna.tv/
Original
Studio: A-1 Pictures, Director: Umetsu Yasuomi, Cast: Hidaka Rina
noitaminA show #1 is about the internationally wanted descendants of Galileo Galilei.
Samurai Flamenco
http://www.samumenco.com/
Original
Studio: Manglobe, Director: Omori Takahiro
noitaminA show the second is about a male model who loves tokusatsu and becomes a hero.
Magi
http://www.project-magi.com/
Sequel
We're off to Magnostatd!
Yowamushi Pedal
http://www.yowapeda.com/
Manga by Watanabe Wataru
Studio: TMS, Director: Nabeshima Osamu, Cast: Yamashita Daiki, Fukushima Jun, Toriumi Kousuke
A cycling shonen sports manga.
Miss Monochrome
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/miss_mo ... ndex2.html
Original
Director: Iwasaki Yoshiaki, Cast: Horie Yui
Yui Horie designed her own character and now she gets her own anime for some reason.
Gingitsune
http://gingitsune.net/
Manga by Ochiai Sayori
Studio: Diomedea, Director: Misawa Shin, Cast: Kanemoto Hisako, Miki Shinichiro
The daily life of a shrine priestess and a silverish fox spirit who's the shrine's messenger.
Kill La Kill
http://www.kill-la-kill.jp/
Original
Studio: Trigger, Director: Imaishi Hiroyuki, Cast: Koshimizu Ami, Yuzuki Ryoka
The first TV anime project from Studio Trigger, also known as pretty much all of the good staff from Gainax. Involves girls with swords vying to rule their high school.
Valvrave the Liberator 2nd Season
http://www.valvrave.com/
Sequel
More space high school nation with vampire robots, but the most important thing is the OP is going to be another t.m. revolution x Mizuki Nana duet but this time with Nana doing the leading.
Tokyo Ravens
http://www.tokyo-ravens.com/
Light novel by Azano Kouhei
Studio: 8bit, Director: Kansaki Takaomi, Cast: Ishikawa Kaito, Hanazawa Kana
Scion of a powerful wizard family turns out to have no powers and lives normally until something happens.
Hajime no Ippo: Rising
http://www.vap.co.jp/ippo/
Sequel
It's more Hajime no Ippo.
Kuroko no Basuke
http://www.kurobas.com/
Sequel
You won't have any trouble finding the Kurobas merch in Japan, let me tell you.
Kyoukai no Kanata
http://anime-kyokai.com/
Light novel by Torii Nagomu
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Director: Ishidate Taichi, Cast: Taneda Risa, Kenn, Chihara Minori, Suzuki Tatsuhisa
Before Free!, there was Kyoukai no Kanata as the thing everyone would point to, asking why KyoAni would only animate cool CMs and not make anime based on those cool CMs. Well, everyone got their wish. It's about a high school girl who can manipulate blood and starts off trying to kill herself.
STRIKE THE BLOOD
http://www.strike-the-blood.com/
Light novel by Mikumo Gakuto
Studio: Silver Link, Connect, Director: Yamamoto Hideyo, Cast: Hosoya Yoshimasa, Taneda Risa, Seto Asami, Oosaka Ryouta, Hidaka Rina, Kanemoto Hisako
A guy is THE STRONGEST VAMPIRE so obviously the government sets up a girl to watch him.
Golden Time
http://golden-time.jp/
Light novel by Takemiya Yuyuko
Studio: JC Staff, Director: Chiaki Kon, Cast: Kayano Ai, Ishikawa Kaito, Furukawa Makoto, Horie Yui
Guy falls off a bridge and gets amnesia but is in law school now and is friends with a guy who got into law school to get away from his childhood friend, except she also got into law school. From the author of Toradora.
Little Busters! ~Refrain~
http://www.litbus-anime.com/
Sequel
The part of Little Busters that's actually good.
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova
http://www.aokihagane.com/
Manga by Ark Performance
Studio: Sanzigen, Director: Kishi Seiji, Cast: Okitsu Kazuyuki, Fuchigami Mai
Global warming ruins earth and now everything is water and humanity is under attack from sentient submarines.
Freezing Vibration
http://freezing.tv/
Sequel
More dumb fanservice fighting anime.
Unbreakable Machine Doll
http://www.machine-doll.com/
Light novel by Kaitou Reiji
Studio: Lerche, Director: Yoshimoto Kinji, Cast: Shimono Hiro, Harada Hitomi
A boy goes to 20th century alternate universe England to learn about combining magic and technology. Involves magic dolls fighting.
COPPELION
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/coppelion/
Manga by Inoue Tomonori
Studio: GoHands, Director: Inoue Tomonori, Cast: Tomatsu Haruka, Hanazawa Kana, Akesaka Hitomi
Three high school girls engineered to be impervious to radiation are sent to Tokyo, which had been devastated by a nuclear accident 20 years prior. This was originally planned to air in 2011, but was canned indefinitely after Fukushima.
Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shite Iru
http://noucome.jp/
Light novel by Kasukabe Takeru
Studio: Diomedea, Director: Inagaki Takayuki, Cast: Sadohara Kaori, Toyonaga Toshiyuki
A kid is plagued with multiple choice quizzes that suddenly pop up, the answers to which become reality. The concept will likely be much less interesting in execution.
White Album 2
http://whitealbum2.jp/
Visual novel by Leaf
Studio: Satelight, Director: Ando Masaomi, Cast: Nabatame Hitomi, Yonezawa Madoka, Mizushima Takahiro
Set 10 years after the first White Album, will likely involve music and drama.
Megane-bu
http://mgnb.tv/
Drama CD by Studio DEEN
Studio: Studio DEEN, Director: Yamamoto Soubi, Cast: Tamaru Atsushi, Suwabe Junichi, Akabane Kenji, Miyata Kouki, Kimura Ryohei
DEEN released some drama CDs about hot guys in glasses. Don't ask me how that works, but apparently it was successful enough to warrant getting animated.
Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~
http://yozakura-anime.jp/
Manga by Yasuda Suzuhito
Studio: Tatsunoko, Director: Ryo-timo, Cast: Fukuen Misato, Sawashiro Miyuki, Fujita Saki, Kaji Yuuki
Apparently a proper adaptation of the manga by the OVA team, which I hear is actually pretty good.
Non Non Biyori
http://www.nonnontv.com/
Manga by Atto
Studio: Silver Link, Director: Otsuka Mai, Cast: Sakura Ayane, Asumi Kana, Koiwai Kotori, Murakawa Rie
Little girl moves from Tokyo to the countryside comedy manga.
Super Seisyun Brothers
http://comic-polaris.jp/superseisyun/
Manga by Shinmoto Shin
Studio: AIC Plus, Director: Takata Masahiro, Cast: Kayano Ai, Ishikawa Kaito, Yamamoto Nozomi, Ohsaka Ryota
Josei slice of life about two sets of older sister and younger brother who are weird.
Walkure Romanze
http://walroma.com/
Visual novel by Ricotta
Studio: 8bit, Director: Yamamoto Yuusuke, Cast: Shimizu Ai, Yamashita Seiichiro
Based on a visual novel about jousting and wooing lady knights. From the developers of Princess Lover!.
BlazBlue: Alter Memory
http://blazblue-am.jp/
Video game by Arc System Works
Studio: Hoods, teamKG, Director: Tachibana Hideki, Cast: Ueda Kana, Kondou Kanako, Kakihara Tetsuya, Sugita Tomokazu, Imai Asami, Takahashi Chiaki, Matsuura Chie, Saito Chiwa, Nomura Kenji, Isomura Tomomi, Nakamura Yuuichi
Yeah, so I guess there's a BlazBlue anime.
Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road
http://bushiroad-anime.com/
Original
Studio: Kinema Citrus, Director: Sakoi Masayuki
Originally a collaboration between Gainax, Takara, and Broccoli from all the way back in 2003. Now it's being handled by Bushiroad, Nitro+, Bandai Visual, and Kinema Citrus. Mecha is involved.
pupa
http://www.pupa-anime.com/
Manga by Mogi Sayaka
Studio: Studio DEEN, Director: Mochizuki Tomomi, Cast: Kido Ibuki
Horror manga in which the older brother can regenerate his body while the little sister transforms into a horrifying man-eating creature.
Kyousogiga
http://www.kyousougiga-tv.com/
Sequel
Finally getting a TV anime.