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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#101: Dec 15th 2013 at 8:58:28 PM

The 24th anniversary is the 'anime twice the age of its target demographic' anniversary!

HighVelocityPointyThings Since: May, 2012
#102: Dec 16th 2013 at 11:46:27 AM

Just saw the previews for Nobunga The Fool. Seems very promising, though it'll take a long time for Kawamori to earn my trust back after the terrible, terrible disaster that was EVOL.

supermerlin100 Since: Sep, 2011
#103: Dec 16th 2013 at 9:37:11 PM

You expected it to be good in a way other then so bad it's good?

FrenschelBoo Since: Apr, 2013
#104: Dec 18th 2013 at 6:18:04 PM

I think Buddy Complex (odd title aside) looks decent, actually. I'd take something that is cliché and well-executed over something that tries to be original and fails miserably (ahem... Valvrave). My hunch tells me that it'll be more like Fafner than Valvrave in terms of plot detail. I thought Fafner was a good show, so... I might give this one a chance. I'm also giving Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta a chance. This show reminds me of Last Exile and Scrapped Princess, based the meager promotional material that has been released. I liked Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku (movie) well enough, so I'll see this one too. (Besides, two of my favourite voice actors- Kouki Uchiyama and Kaito Ishikawa- are playing major characters in these shows, so it'll be vey hard for me to completely avoid them. If they do turn out to be bad, though, I fully intend to drop these shows after a few episodes).

gyrasolune The Paragon of Eternity from your bedroom window >:3 Since: Oct, 2011
The Paragon of Eternity
#105: Dec 19th 2013 at 3:44:03 AM

Speaking of Fafner, I am mega sad that apparently Exodus is not happening. It was announced a few years back to be aired in the last quarter of this year...and absolutely nothing has been said on it since.

And well, the thing with Buddy Complex is that...look, we can't exactly trust it after Valvrave's previews gave absolutely no indication of how wonderfully ludicrous the show would be. It looked like a super robot carbon copy of Gundam Seed, and then in the first episode all the sudden the robot changes to look evil and then space newtype ghost vampires. So for all we know, Buddy Complex will abruptly change into a hardcore metal soap opera taking place in the literal bowels of hell.

Or, you know, maybe Valvrave was just Sunrise letting all their crazy out and this show will be perfectly normal. That'd be a twist. It just sounds kinda boring, is all.

And yeah, EVOL was never expected to be anything besides campy silliness, given what it was the sequel to.

Why do you fight? Why do you exist?
NapoleonDeCheese Since: Oct, 2010
#106: Dec 19th 2013 at 4:58:14 AM

At this point I'm just assuming the Sailor Moon remake was cancelled because Takeuchi was an unreasonable diva again, or something like that.

Meklar from Milky Way Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
#107: Dec 20th 2013 at 10:49:35 AM

I just watched the Super Sonico promo. Does she wear that headset literally 24/7?

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HighVelocityPointyThings Since: May, 2012
#108: Dec 20th 2013 at 6:53:31 PM

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But it could have been GOOD campy silliness - and it was, for the first dozen or so episodes. After that point, the writers stopped caring and the entire thing fell into a twisted mockery of what storytelling should be.

Valvrave to me feels like a good or even a great show that got strangled by too few episodes and an unwillingness to create a main character that espoused something other than bog-standard "Protect my friends" type drivel, or even one that acted remotely heroic. I'll never understand why people consider something to be an attempt to ape the success of Code Geass when none of these shows have protagonists that are in any way as dynamic and plot-driving as Lelouch.

sanfranman91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#109: Dec 23rd 2013 at 8:09:08 PM

Definitely:

Maybe:

  • Buddy Complex: Question is whether the latest show from Creator/Sunrise will be a pleasant surprise like Tiger & Bunny or a disastrous trainwreck like Valvrave. I will have to see others' reactions first before I take the plunge.
  • Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road: It's been in Development Hell for 10 years. After seeing Coppelion become one of the worst shows of the last cour, I'm much more hesitant on watching this 3-hour special. I'll need to read the reviews first.
  • Noragami: Two words: Deko Akao. He's notorious for being a lazy, inconsistent writer, so I'll have to see if he steps up before I take a chance on this series.
  • Toaru Hikuushi E No Koiuta: The original movie was fantastic, so I'm wondering how a TV series can build upon the movie's universe. I'm a little worried that this will go to hell and damage the franchise's reputation in the process a la Eureka Seven AO, so I will keep my eye on reactions on forums first.

The rest I'll pass for now, though Super Sonico The Animation could be a Sleeper Hit so we shall see...

edited 25th Dec '13 8:39:17 PM by sanfranman91

Shlugo_the_great King of Burgers from Far Far Away (On A Trope Odyssey) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
King of Burgers
#110: Dec 25th 2013 at 1:13:31 PM

  • Mahou Sensou

  • Nisekoi

  • Seitokai Yakuindomo *

  • Tonari No Seki Kun

  • Toaru Hikuushi E No Koiuta

This season looks so very promising! waii

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#111: Dec 25th 2013 at 8:24:48 PM

Some notes on the series I've read (some of) the manga of:

  • Hoozuki no Reitetsu: Definitely not the sort of thing we normally see, in art style, subject matter, or even sense of humour. I honestly didn't like it that much, but the PV looked promising, and adaptations can have huge effects on comedies
  • Noragami: Kinda gloomy. Low on fighting, high on character development. Felt kind of like Kekkaishi
  • Pupa: Aimed at siscon fans with cannibalism fetishes. Also, not very good. Going by the PV, it looks like DEEN is really phoning in the anime, too. Lower your expectations to the ground
  • Saki Zenkoku-hen: They're covering a fairly short arc. As in, nowhere near long enough to last an entire cour. I'm interested to see how they're going to pad it out
  • Sakura Trick: Good comedy, fairly good romance. Lots of kissing. So, you need to be at least moderately fond of yuri to enjoy it

supermerlin100 Since: Sep, 2011
#112: Dec 25th 2013 at 8:49:19 PM

Nisekoi Seems like it might be good.

Silver Spoon 2 First season was great.

Space Dandy HYPE!

CmdrStriker Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
#113: Dec 26th 2013 at 3:19:18 AM

my picks for this season:

  • Tonari no Seki-kun - seems interesting, the art reminds me of Nichijou
  • Toaru Hikuushi E No Koiuta - the CG of the aerial battle in the PV is a bit distracting
  • Mahou Sensou - looks LN as fuck, but I'm a sucker for Functional Magic
  • Nisekoi - hype
  • Space Dandy - hypeHYPEhype
  • Wizard Barristers - Ace Attorney WITH MAGIC!
  • Chuu2byou 2
  • Noragami

I may add Sakura Trick and/or Saki, depending on the amount of yuri I can withstand in a single season.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#114: Dec 26th 2013 at 3:41:00 AM

The upcoming Saki season is going to be pretty low on yuri. Unless they add it in as padding, I guess

MarquisDev LOVE WINS from somewhere in the West Since: Aug, 2011
LOVE WINS
#115: Dec 26th 2013 at 5:49:09 AM

Further warning about Saki: Given that Eisui is getting animated, prepare for lots of focus on massive blobs of fat.

edited 26th Dec '13 5:49:22 AM by MarquisDev

"If music be the food of love, PLAY ON" - William Shakespeare
PikaHikariKT Since: Jan, 2001
#116: Dec 26th 2013 at 10:12:58 AM

Pupa: Aimed at siscon fans with cannibalism fetishes.

Glad to see SOMEONE besides me basically translated the premise as "incest cannibalism". Why are people excited for this again?

I'm just planning on watching Space Dandy and Silver Spoon, maybe Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha if it's good.

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#117: Dec 26th 2013 at 11:05:05 AM

I'm just planning on watching Chuunibyou, Happinesscharge Precure!, Sailor Moon and Seitokai Yukindomo.

universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#118: Dec 26th 2013 at 12:38:22 PM

The only thing that jumps out at me are Happiness Charge Precure and Sakura Trick...which probably shows where my priorities are. Otherwise, I'll see what gets on Crunchyroll. I'll continue watching Kill La Kill, Strike the Blood, Gundam Build Fighters and Log Horizon from fall season.

edited 26th Dec '13 12:40:49 PM by universalperson

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#119: Dec 26th 2013 at 2:27:58 PM

Glad to see SOMEONE besides me basically translated the premise as "incest cannibalism". Why are people excited for this again?

If you haven't actually read the manga, it sounds like it might be interesting and creepy for the right reasons. This turns out to wrong, but...

The only thing that jumps out at me are Happiness Charge Precure and Sakura Trick...which probably shows where my priorities are.

Should probably give Wake Up Girls a look, too, then. Primarily female cast, and the showrunner also did the BRS OVA

edited 26th Dec '13 2:29:02 PM by Hylarn

universalperson Since: Jan, 2001
#120: Dec 26th 2013 at 3:24:48 PM

[up]Huh...I overlooked it because I'm not interested in idols, but I didn't know it was done by someone who worked on BRS. Maybe I'll take a peek at the first ep.

HanabiraKage (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#121: Dec 26th 2013 at 5:25:57 PM

[up]x2 I'm still going to give pupa a shot. If it's as bad as you say it is though, I'll probably drop it after the first episode. :x

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#123: Dec 26th 2013 at 10:03:21 PM

Alright.

High priority

  • Bushi Road: Apparently only one episode, so what's there to lose? It will probably suck, but I can't pass up a mecha show involving the writer of Trinity Blood.
  • Robot Girls Z: Mazingirls!
  • Nobunagun: Weaponized historical figures. YES. I dearly hope this will be over-the-top.
  • Witch Craft Works: I've read the manga way back when and while the story is more or less decent it's the excellent art that kept me reading. I hope the gorgeous visuals will be present in the anime.
  • Space Dandy: I've had my Anti-Hype Programs running since I first heard about this show, but I'm still looking forward to it.
  • Noragami: A supernatural story falling under the usual slew of genres and possessing a generic premise... but apparently the source material is good, and BONES is pretty good at adaptations.
  • Buddy Complex: Japan has been really good to mecha fans lately.
  • Nobunaga the Fool: Like I said, hurrah for mecha fans. Entertainment value's bound to be high too.
  • Tonari no Seki-kun: Been meaning to read the manga and— holy crap Kana Hana yes yes yes.
  • Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta: 'Cause I enjoyed the movie.
  • D-Frag: Another one I've wanted to check out for a while now. I like the cast of seiyuus. Very much.
  • Chuuni S2: I hear S2 will have less of S1's frankly mediocre drama and more of the excellent comedy. I approve.
  • Hoozuki no Reitetsu: My obligatory "Tribute to Horizon, Chihayafuru, etc." show.
  • Sakura Trick: Not really a yuri fan, but I smell a solid comedy.
  • pupa: Will it suck? Probably. Will I enjoy watching it? Probably.
  • Nourin: Rom-com, Silver Link, agricultural school, the seiyuu... check, all of them.
  • Nisekoi: Take a cliche-riffic harem rom com and mix it with SHAFT. What the hell do you get? That's what I wanna find out.
  • Wizard Barristers: Law procedural plus magic. Sounds good to me.
  • Inari Konkon: Maybe I'll like this better than I did Gingitsune.

Moderate priority

  • Double Circle: Nice art style, it's sci fi, plus it's short.
  • Blah Blah Imouto Blah Blah: Will probably watch just to snark at it.
  • Super Sonico: WHITE FOX is animating? This might just be interesting.
  • Hamatora: There's just not enough to go on, but I'll likely bite.
  • Mikakunin de Shinkoukei: SOL-comedy thing.
  • Mahou Sensou: Will probably be a serviceable action fantasy.
  • Wake Up, Girls!: If the songs are nice I'll keep watching.
  • Sekai Seifuku: The little-girl lead puts me off, but the premise is sort of interesting.

Low priority

  • Pupipo: Not my kind of show, but I do get the feeling that it might turn out to be surprisingly decent. Still not my kind of show so I'll be waiting for impressions.
  • Onee-chan ga Kita: Looks boring, hahaha.
  • Go! Go! 575: The Ore Imo designs are what interest me the most.

Not watching

  • Seitokai Yakuindumo: Didn't watch S1, and am not planning to.
  • Saki: Ditto.
  • Silver Spoon: Ditto ditto.
  • Maken-Ki: Ditto ditto ditto.
  • Strange+: No thanks.
  • CARD GAMES: You activated my trap card!

edited 26th Dec '13 10:05:59 PM by fillerdude

murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#124: Dec 27th 2013 at 2:50:10 AM

[up]You forgot Youkai Watch.

Anyway, my finalized plan to watch list:

  • ZX Ignition
  • Youkai Watch
  • Future Card Buddyfight
  • Buddy Complex
  • Go! Go! 575
  • Oneechan Ga Kita
  • Hamatora The Animation
  • Mikakunin De Shikoukei
  • Wake Up, Girls!
  • Toaru Hikkushi E No Koiuta

edited 27th Dec '13 2:50:28 AM by murazrai

Demongodofchaos2 Face me now, bitch! from In a Cultivation World (Ancient one) Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
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#125: Dec 27th 2013 at 5:02:40 AM

[up][up] You do know that the Card Game Anime in question is a Seinen right, and not aimed at the same demographic as Yu-Gi-Oh, you know?

That alone actually makes me want to see what it's like. It could be a breakout hit.

edited 27th Dec '13 5:03:10 AM by Demongodofchaos2

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