Summer Preview: The Cheat Sheet
Categorized Under: Features, Season Previews
Dated: 30 Jun 2008
Well, I published the full summer preview a bit early, but now that we’re on the brink of when most of the shows will start (and a couple already have), I figured I’d upload the cheat sheet. You can download the Excel spreadsheet version here, the PDF version here, or you can view an HTML version after the jump! (Trust me, though– the XLS and PDF versions are more readable.)
And of course, don’t forget that the full details on each show are available back at the full summer preview! ♥
| Name | Studio | Genre | Website | One-Liner | |
| Akibachan | Tsuburaya Productions | Kids | http://www.akibachan.jp | Cute kiddie claymation. Ooh, alliteration! | |
| Antique Bakery | Synergy SP | Slice of Life/Shoujo | http://www.fujitv.co.jp/jp/b_hp/antique | NOT A YAOI. NOT A YAOI. NOT A YAOI. One gay guy does not a yaoi make– you need two! |
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| Birdy the Mighty DECODE | A-1 Pictures | Sci-Fi | http://www.birdy-tv.com | Finally, the popular ’70s sci-fi comedy manga gets a full TV anime adaptation. |
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| Blade of the Immortal | BeeTrain | Action/Historical | http://mugen.kc.kodansha.co.jp | Finally, the popular brooding action drama gets a full TV anime adaptation. |
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| Chocolate Underground | Production I.G/TransArts | http://www.choco-bar.jp | The government bans chocolate. Kids rebel. It’s the natural way of things. |
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| Hidamari Sketch x365 | Shaft | Slice of Life | http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/hidamari | Odds are good that you already know if you want to watch this, but hey– more cute, funny slice-of-life. |
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| Ikki Tousen Great Guardians | Arms | Action | http://www.ikkitousen.com | More tit-and-pantylicious martial arts action ftw. | |
| Koihime Musou | Doga Kobo | Fantasy | http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/koihime | Think Fushigi Yuugi, if FY was based on an eroge. | |
| Mission-E | Deen | Sci-Fi/Comedy | http://avexmovie.jp/lineup/mission-e | The sequel to Code-E will no doubt include some cute fluffy almost-romance scenes and some goofy comedy from the foreigner duo. |
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| Natsume Yuujinchou | Brains Base | Supernatural | http://www.natsume-anime.jp | A kid has to clean up his dead grandmother’s mess. Unfortunately, her mess involves a lot of pissed off spirits… |
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| Neo Angelique Abyss Second Ag | Yumeta | Fantasy/Reverse Harem | http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/neoromance/tv/neo | Blah blah reverse harem otome game blah blah. | |
| Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu | Barcelona | Romantic Comedy | http://www.nogizaka-haruka.com | A beautiful young girl has a horrible, horrible secret: she’s an otaku. D’oh! |
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| Ryouko’s Strange Cases File | Doga Kobo | Mystery | http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/yakushijiryouko | Supernatural mysteries galore, with designs from the woman who drew Vampire Princess Miyu. |
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| Scarecrowman | Tokyo Movie | Kids/CG | http://www.vap.co.jp/scarecrowman | The adventures of a CG scarecrow, probably more Wizard of Oz type than, say, Batman type. |
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| Sekirei | 7arcs | Action/Comedy/Fanservice | http://www.sekirei-tv.com | BOOBS! And magical battles and stuff. But BOOBS! | |
| Slayers REVOLUTION | J.C. Staff | Fantasy/Comedy | Finally, finally, FINALLY! The fourth season of the highly-acclaimed fantasy comedy. |
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| Someday’s Dreamers | HAL Film Maker | Fantasy | http://www.sora-mahou.com | Mages continue to work for the government. I wonder if it’s a "cushy government job" type or more of a "disgruntled letter-carrier" type? |
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| Strike Witches | Gonzo | Sci-Fi/Moe | http://s-witch.cute.or.jp | Iiiiit’s Military Vehicles-tan: The Anime! Sorta. | |
| Takane no Jitensha | A-1 Pictures | Fantasy | Takane’s bicycle is apparently really awesome, since this anime won a competition to be aired. |
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| Telepathy Shoujo Ran | TMS | Adventure | http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/ran | The cute adventures of a couple of cute psychics and their non-psychic but very nice friend. |
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| Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Parallel Works |
Gainax | AMV | OH GOD GURREN LAGANN AMVs BY GAINAX ARE HOT. | ||
| Ultraviolet: Code 044 | Madhouse | Action | http://uvcode044.jp | Based on a shitty movie, we can hope that the anime will do better… |
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| World Destruction ~Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin~ |
Production I.G | Fantasy | http://wd.sega.jp/anime | An anime and RPG combo, where a boy with massively destructive powers meets terrorists in a fantasy world. |
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| Zero no Tsukaima ~Princesses no Rondo~ |
J.C. Staff | Fantasy/Comedy | http://www.zero-tsukaima.com | Honestly, I’m not all that excited about a third season of THIS fantasy comedy compared to Slayers, but I’m sure it’ll be solidly amusing. |
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Tags: season previews, summer 08
June 30th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Either this post isn’t compatible with Firefox 3 or you really messed up your code. :X
June 30th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
@Flamehaze: Obviously you didn’t look at the code or you’d recognize it as the gibberish that MS Office generates. *mutters and goes to fix*
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:33 am
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