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| Arngrim
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|  "Fall Anime Season" , posted Sun 8 Oct 22:09
I know this topic is a little late, but I had to wait for the subs to pop up in order to have some sort of opinion of my own.
So far, all goes as expected. No real surprises.
The highlights for this season, in my opinion, are:
Death Note is one of the most interesting proposals of this season. Those who are familiar with the manga already know that the plot is character-centered and heavily dialogue-based. The interesting point is that this time around, the main character is the "villain" a you get to follow the story through his point of view. Also, the Death Gods are awesome. I hope they treat well the Raye Penber/Naomi Misora arc. It's outstanding.
D.GrayMan is another of the most interesting proposals. The plot deals with a group of exorcists confronted with the devils who want to destroy the humanity. I know it may sound cliché, but the presentation of the elements, the more adult and dark approach and the characters make this show really enjoyable. I have my hopes high in this. Also, the Noah Family members and Miranda Lotte will be reason enough to watch this if they are treated well.
Kanon is based on the legendary dating-sim by KEY (Air, Planetarium, Clannad). This game acclaimed such a legion of fans that this series have been highly anticipated since they were just announced. The studio Kyoto Animation (Air, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu) is doing this remake of the 2002 anime doubling its lenghth (and quality). The premise for the story is simple: a guy returns to his home town after several years remembering almost nothing of what happened when he lived there. Desite of it, the story in well known for its touching, dramatic and tragic events, so you all know what to expect.
This far, these mainly are the most interesting new series for me. Am I forgetting something?
But I still want to quench your thirst.
Because I am the one that put you into the desert.
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| Arngrim
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| "Negima?!" , posted Sat 14 Oct 19:10:
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As for the no opening credits, isn't that pretty common? I remember trying a lot of show's first episodes only to be irritated that I don't get to see the opening.
Yeah, it's VERY common to skip the OP, and even the ED, in the first and last eps, in order to gain some little extra time for the story. For instance, I remember I was going crazy for seeing Jigoku Shôjo's OP (Sakasama no Chou, by SNoW), but had to wait til the second ep. The most extreme case I've seen of this was in Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien (a.k.a. "The saddest animu on history"), in which the OP was introduced ...in episode 5 or 6? It served for dramatic purpose, I presume (and worked, really).
This season, another show that has done this trick is Negima?!, the new season of Negima directed by Shaft studio (Pani Poni Dash, Tsukuyomi Moon Phase), which looks incredibly interesting (even though I'm a big Negima fan, I didn't watch the other season by Xebec studio because it was HORRIBLE). And the OP for Negima?!, in my opinion, is one of the best of the season. It's imaginative, artsy and experimental ...which are adjectives that I though I would never relate to Negima, really.
You can see for yourself here or via youtube .
But I still want to quench your thirst.
Because I am the one that put you into the desert.
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| HAYATO 662th Post
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| "Re(7):Fall Anime Season" , posted Mon 16 Oct 21:29
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Damn :(
Well, still hope for Raoh Gaiden.
And Phantom Blood :)
Yeah, IIRC Raoh Gaiden will be available on DVD at the end of this month (around 24th or so), and by the looks of the TV special aired some months ago, it's going to be awesome (in spite of Shu appearing on it, though :P).
And Phantom Blood will be awesome anyways... though it is rumored that Speedwagon won't appear, due to time restrictions (I hope they introduce him somehow, thus keeping the continuity and allowing them to make a sequel)
BTW, Nekomudzume looks like shit. It reminds me of the comic "Automatic Kafka", but the animation makes it look even worse...
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| war
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| "Re(8):Fall Anime Season" , posted Mon 16 Oct 22:51
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BTW, Nekomudzume looks like shit. It reminds me of the comic "Automatic Kafka", but the animation makes it look even worse...
How far have you watched? I wasn't planning watch more then one ep after I read who the director was, but the first encounter between diaper boy and Yuka at the end changed my mind. The animation style (and the rapid switches between styles too) takes a while to get used to (and appreciate, I suppose, I still get frustrated sometimes haha) but the story, the dialogue, the sudden genre switches, etc is really worth it imo. Also, episode 6 has a pretty bizarre/humorous atatatatatata related gag that goes on almost too long.
I really, really disliked Masaaki Yuasa's previous work, but Kemono's direction.... 
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| Tashoku Kisune 2218th Post
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| "Re(1):Fall Anime Season" , posted Tue 17 Oct 00:51
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I know this topic is a little late, but I had to wait for the subs to pop up in order to have some sort of opinion of my own.
So far, all goes as expected. No real surprises.
The highlights for this season, in my opinion, are:
Death Note is one of the most interesting proposals of this season. Those who are familiar with the manga already know that the plot is character-centered and heavily dialogue-based. The interesting point is that this time around, the main character is the "villain" a you get to follow the story through his point of view. Also, the Death Gods are awesome. I hope they treat well the Raye Penber/Naomi Misora arc. It's outstanding.
D.GrayMan is another of the most interesting proposals. The plot deals with a group of exorcists confronted with the devils who want to destroy the humanity. I know it may sound cliché, but the presentation of the elements, the more adult and dark approach and the characters make this show really enjoyable. I have my hopes high in this. Also, the Noah Family members and Miranda Lotte will be reason enough to watch this if they are treated well.
Kanon is based on the legendary dating-sim by KEY (Air, Planetarium, Clannad). This game acclaimed such a legion of fans that this series have been highly anticipated since they were just announced. The studio Kyoto Animation (Air, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu) is doing this remake of the 2002 anime doubling its lenghth (and quality). The premise for the story is simple: a guy returns to his home town after several years remembering almost nothing of what happened when he lived there. Desite of it, the story in well known for its touching, dramatic and tragic events, so you all know what to expect.
This far, these mainly are the most interesting new series for me. Am I forgetting something?
I like the sound of these. Though I was already vaguely familiar with the concept of Death Note. Still, I'll be looking for them in sub. XD
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