Okay! As promised, here is the Winter 2008 cheat sheet. Hit the jump to see it in this entry (I did my best to make it readable); click here to see a printable version, and this time I decided to make my own Excel spreadsheet of the shows available to you guys. Here it be.

These files feature the titles, Japanese titles, start dates, primary air times, studios, genres, website URLs, and a very short summary for all 23 upcoming TV anime. Hope you find it handy. ♥

Oh, and if you want the full preview, here are parts one, two, and three at Jtor.

Title

Starts

Airs

Studio

Genre

JP

URL

Summary

ARIA the ORIGINATION

7-Jan

TV Tokyo, Mondays at 2am

HAL Filmworks

Slice of Life

ARIA The ORIGINATION

http://www.ariacompany.net/

More slice-of-life gondolier training in the 24th century. Pretty, but…*yawn*.

Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-

7-Jan

Tokyo MX TV, Mondays at 3am

Artland

Drama

Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-

http://www.gunslingergirl.com/

Now THIS is a future I wanted to see more of! Young girls get enhanced into weapons. It’s all very emo.

H20 ~Footprints in the Sand~

2-Jan

TVQ, Wednesdays at 3:15am

ZEXCS

Romance

H2O ～FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND～

http://anime.webnt.jp/h2o/

Romance, dating sim adaptation, etc. This time the main character has some kind of weird disease.

Hakaba Kitarou

10-Jan

FujiTV, Thursdays at 12:45am

Toei

Supernatural

墓場鬼太郎

http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/hakaba/

A new adaptation of the manga that inspired GeGeGe no Kitarou; this one follows the original material more closely, starting with actually using the same name.

Hatenkou Yuugi

4-Jan

KBS Kyoto, Fridays at 2:30am

Studio Deen

Adventure

破天荒遊戯

http://hatenkouyugi.com/

As an addict of the manga, I’m looking forward to this one. A ragtag trio of adventurers learn about life, love, and kicking ass.

Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore

4-Jan

Tokyo MX TV, Fridays at 6:30pm

A.C.G.T.

Romantic Comedy/Harem

君が主で執事が俺で

http://kimiaru.jp/

The title could be translated as something like "You, Master! Me, Butler!"

MAJOR

5-Jan

NHK, Saturdays at 6pm

Synergy SP

Sports

MAJOR 4th season

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/major/

Fourth season of the classic multi-generational baseball anime.

Minamike ~okawari~

6-Jan

TV Tokyo Kei, Sundays at 1:30am

Aslead

Comedy

みなみけ～お

href="http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/minami-ke/2/index.html">http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/minami-ke/2/index.html

This isn’t a continuation, it’s a rehash. And I have to say, the art looks vastly inferior. (Also, weird rumors of Kana and Chiaki switching ages, but I’m disinclined to believe them.)

Mnemosyne

3-Feb

ATX, Sundays at midnight

XEBEC

Sci-Fi

Mnemosyune -ムネモシュネの娘たち-

http://www.rin-asougi.com/

Sci-fi horror that may involve nipple piercing. Plus Greek mythology? I’m so there.

Moegaku 5

14-Jan

BS Fuji, Mondays at 5pm

AIC Spirits

Magical Girl

もえがく★5

http://tv.moegaku.jp/

Magical Girls meets language edutainment. But it’s the return of Aya-tan!

Noramimi

9-Jan

CBC, Wednesdays at 1:45am

Toei

Comedy

のらみみ

http://noramimi-anime.jp/start.html

A depressing little ogre mascot tries to figure out why no families want to adopt him. Hm.

onchan

18-Jan

Hokkaido TV, Fridays at 10pm

Egg

Kids

onちゃん

http://www.htb.co.jp/onanime/

Yet another mascot, but this one less ugly (but possibly very annoying). Hm.

Ookami to Koushinryou

8-Jan

Chiba TV, Tuesdays at 1:30am

IMAGIN

Romance

狼と香辛料

http://www.spicy-wolf.com/

Boy meets wolfgirl. Boy takes wolfgirl on journey. Hijinks ensue.

Persona -trinity soul-

5-Jan

Tokyo MX TV, Saturdays at 10:30pm

A-1 Pictures

Action

Persona -trinity soul-

http://www.persona-ts.net/

A sequel to the Persona 3 video game, looks like an interesting sci-fi/supernatural piece. At least it’ll have good animation.

Porfy no Nagai Tabi

6-Jan

BS Fuji, Sundays at 7:30pm

Nippon Animation

Kids

ポルフィの長い旅

http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp/porfy/

Another adaptation of a western novel, this one is about orphaned siblings who decide to gallavant through Europe rather than go to a foster home. I’m all for it.

Rosario to Vampire

3-Jan

Tokyo MX TV, Thursdays at 11:30pm

GONZO

Romantic Comedy/Harem

ロザリオとバンパイア

http://www.rosa-vam.com/

Vampires and Werewolves and Harem Humor, Oh My!

Shigofumi

5-Jan

Chiba TV, Saturdays at 1:35am

J.C. Staff

Fantasy

シゴフミ

http://www.shigofumi.com/top.html

Think Shinigami no Ballad, except instead of a death god, it’s a magical mailgirl who delivers final letters from the dead to the living.

Sisters of Wellber s2

1-Jan

Tokyo MX TV, Tuesdays at 2:30am

Production I.G

Adventure

ウエルベールの物語 第二幕

http://www.avexmovie.jp/lineup/wellber/

More adventures of the ex-thief Tina, the ex-princess Rita, the current talking tank Bergerac, and the pixie Sherry.

true tears

5-Jan

TV Kanagawa, Saturdays at 1am

P.A. WORKS

Romance

true tears

http://www.truetears.jp/

Boy draws girl. Boy meets the girl he drew. Man, why doesn’t that ever happen to me?

Yatterman new series

14-Jan

TV Tokyo Kei, Mondays at 7pm

Tatsunoko Productions

Mecha

ヤッターマン 新シリーズ

http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/yatterman/

A remake of the 1977 mecha show, it features the original director and even some of the original voice cast.

Yes! PreCure5 GoGo!

?-Feb

TV Asahi, Sundays at 8:30am

Toei

Magical Girl

Yes！プリキュア5 GoGo！

http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/precure5_gogo/

Can we just call these "Yet Another PreCure 5" yet?

Zenryoku Usagi

5-Jan

TV Kanagawa, Saturdays at 8:30am

Dream Entertainment

Kids

全力ウサギ

http://www.zenryoku-usagi.com/

Rabbits work their tails off as construction workers in this kids’ series. Subtle encouragement of child labor or innocent entertainment? You decide.

zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

5-Jan

TV Kanagawa, Saturdays at 12:30am

Shaft

Dark Comedy

俗・さよなら絶望先生

http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/zetsubou2/

The fact that this hasn’t actually aired yet sends me into despair! I look forward to my favorites, the ghost-like hikikomori girl and the dual-natured returnee.

Tags: cheat-sheet, winter-2007-8

2 Responses to “2008 Winter Anime Cheat Sheet”

Leave a Reply

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

Notify me of followup comments via e-mail