Fall Season 2007 Picks
Hey everybody, been a while, hasn't it? (^^;;) Thanks to watching most (make that pretty much all) things on Nico Nico Douga these days it's been easy to skip watching things a second time and blogging (even though I'd watch things like Potemayo 2 or 3 times every week), but hopefully I can get myself back into the blogging routine this season.. maybe. So, in order of broadcast, the fall shows I'll be watching (screencaps from this movie with information on all the fall shows). ☆ for shows where I've read the manga/novel/played the game that it's based on:
October 1 (Monday)
Da Capo II (feel.)
I don't know much about it since I haven't played or read much about the game, but I'm hoping that it doesn't turn into Da Capo Second Season...
Sketchbook (HAL Film Maker)
Not to be confused with Hidamari Sketch, but it looks to be the same kind of relaxing show.
October 2 (Tuesday)
Mokke (Madhouse)
Looks like a moe anime, actually a youkai show.. is what it seems to be... of course, I'm interested because of character design alone.. if Madhouse can keep the quality up (^^;;)
October 4 (Thursday)
Clannad (Kyoto Animation)
Duh, of course I'm watching this. The OP/ED on the preview DVD were really nice, as expected, but I didn't understand a lot of it since I haven't played the game... And thank you very much TBS for giving us 4:3 pan and scan... guess I'll have to watch it again once it starts on BS-i on the 25th.
Shakugan no Shana II (J.C. Staff)
Uruchaiuruchaiuruchai!. I heard plenty of Shana-tan's voice from Nene@Potemayo, now it's time for the real thing. Though I've read Zero no Tsukaima, I still haven't gotten the Shana novels ＿|￣|○ Hoping that it turns out better than the second season of Zero no Tsukaima.
October 6 (Saturday)
☆ Shugo Chara! (Satelight)
One of the few shows this season where I've read the manga. Amu-chan kawaii yo Amu-chan! (of course, it's always that). Her seiyuu sounds decent for someone I've never heard of. I'm worried about the animation quality after seeing how Kami-chama Karin turned out, though... Satelight, ganbare!
ef - a tale of memories (SHAFT)
Something just a bit different than Zetsbou-sensei for SHAFT this time. The preview looked very, very nice -- can tell they're trying very hard to match Makoto Shinkai's backgrounds from the OP movie for the game. However, as it always is with SHAFT, who knows if they've got their schedule under control. No waiting 'til the last minute to get things done, please (^^;;)
October 7 (Sunday)
Rental Magica (ZEXCS)
Heard that the novels are pretty good... and that's about it.
☆ Minami-ke (Daume)
Kyou no Go no Ni manga-ka Koharu Sakuraba's manga about three sisters with quite different personalities, which leads to all sorts of comic hijinks. Let's not repeat the "cabbage" incident, Daume (^^;;) I like Asreed's character designs better, so I'm looking forward to their one more.
October 10 (Wednesday)
☆ Kodomo no Jikan (Studio Barcelona)
And here's my most anticipated show this season. The OVA was excellent, so I'm expecting the anime to keep the same high level of quality, just like Studio Barcelona did with Nanatsuiro Drops. The script is pretty much finished and faithful to the manga -- the question is whether or not it can be broadcast (^^;;)
Glad to see you're back. I'll looking forward to Minami-ke having read the manga - I don't mind if Doumu don't animate much of the backgrounds ala the manga but please don't screw up the characters(>_<). Hopefully this seasons shows will be a bit stronger as of late I've been guilty of spending more time on niconico than watching actual anime (though the two sometimes coincide).
random note: I have no idea why I find Kenshin scenes in different languages so funny... CCO
So Clannad gets the pan-and-scan treatment. Just great. I'm DL'ing the preview as I write this; they certainly waited until the last minute to release it, unlike Air and Kanon where it came out two months in advance. Though this one doesn't seem to be available at retail, only as a bonus for buyers of all 8 LE Kanon DVDs.
I'll have to finish Shana I before starting Shana II, heh.
The ef Prologue was amazing and single-handedly sold me on the show, just like the Kanon Prelude. I'd like to see more companies take the "extended preview + OP/ED" approach when promoting shows; it tells you a lot more than the usual 30-second TV spot.
Finally, Kodomo no Jikan. The OVA seemed to be aimed squarely at fans of the manga (unsurprisingly, since it was packaged with the manga), so I didn't get too much out of it, but I suppose I'll give the TV series a chance. Triad will be subbing it, and they always do quality work, so no worries there.
Anyway, welcome back! Yours was one of the first anime blogs I read way back in 2005, and it's good to see that you're still around.