Here’s the fall cheat sheet, for those of you who want to print out it out. There’s a regular version after the jump, or you can click here for my full XLS spreadsheets. Oh, and the main season preview is still right here. :)

Name	Studio	Genre	One-Liner
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka	TNK	Harem	Visual novel to anime: unwilling fiances edition.
Casshern Sins	Madhouse	Sci-Fi	Mecha anime to tokusatsu film and back to mecha anime, should be good times.
CHAOS;HEAD	Madhouse	Sci-Fi	A psychological shake-up set in Shibuya.
CLANNAD ～AFTER STORY～	Kyoto Animation	Harem/Comedy	Who needs sad girls in snow when you can have psycho girls on a basketball court?
ef: a tale of melodies.	Shaft	Shounen Romance	Sequel to the off-the-beaten-path moe drama ef: a tale of memories.
Ga-Rei -Zero-	AIC Spirits	Action/Supernatural	Boy meets girl, girl makes boy fight monsters.
Gundam 00 Second Season	Sunrise	Mech	Boy meets mech, screams "GUNDAAAAAM!" a lot.
Hakushaku to Yousei	Artland	Fantasy/Shoujo	Girl meets count, count makes girl help him find her sword.
Hokuto no Ken Raou Gaiden: Ten no Haou	Satelight	Action	Boy meets…men. Manly, manly men.
Hyakko	Nippon Animation	Comedy	Looks kinda like Azumanga Daioh meets Hidamari Sketch.
Inazuma Eleven	OLM	Sports	Boys playing soccer, eh.
Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae	Studio Deen	Horror	I still can’t believe this did well enough for a third season.
Junjou Romantica 2	Studio Deen	Boys Love	I’m pretty surprised THIS did well enough for a SECOND season. Not my favorite BL, but go yaoi go!
Kannagi	A-1 Pictures	Romantic Comedy	The moral of the story: don’t carve trees!
Kemeko Deluxe!	HAL Filmmaker	Sci-Fi/Comedy	The moral of the story: flee from strange chibi robots!
Kuroshitsuji	A-1 Pictures	Supernatural/Comedy	Pretty boy has a pretty butler who does pretty things. Prettily.
Kurozuka	Madhouse	Drama	12th-century single man ISO immortal woman for long, long, LONG walks.
Kyou no Go no Ni	XEBEC	Comedy/Slice of Life	Middle schoolers are such curious little cats.
Macademi Wasshoi!	ZEXCS	Comedy/Fantasy	A boy accidentally summons up a nearly all-powerful she-being. Sound familiar?
Michiko to Hacchin	Manglobe	Adventure	A sheltered runaway and a sexy rifle-wielding bikini babe go on an adventure.
Mouryou no Hako	Madhouse	Supernatural	Dead girls stuffed in boxes. Ew…
Nodame Cantabile Parihen	J.C. Staff	Romantic Comedy	Crazy pianist and crazy conductor go to Paris! Wasn’t there a Babar goes to Paris book too?
One-Outs	Madhouse	Sports	Baseball geniuses bet on other baseball geniuses, draft one.
Rosario to Vampire Capu2	Gonzo	Horror/Harem	Fanservice + fanservice = (fanservice)^2.
Shikabane Hime Aka	Gainax	Horror	A teenage gal must defeat 108 (…why 108?) spirits in order to rest in peace.
Shugo Chara!! Doki	Satelight	Magical Girl	Mm, delicious magical girl. And did I mention the catboy?
Skip Beat!	HAL Filmmaker	Comedy/Shoujo Romance	A dejected girl decides to become a superstar to get revenge on the ex who dumped her.
Tales of the Abyss	Sunrise	Fantasy	A pretty boy with a sword meets some other pretty people with varied weapons and they save the world, I’m betting.
Tentai Tenshi Sunred	AIC Asta	Gag	Genghis Khan, a bunny, a chicken head dude…yeah, I dunno.
Tetsu no Linebarrels	Gonzo	Mech	Boy meets girl, girl gives boy a mech. Why can’t I ever meet THAT girl?
To Aru Majutsu no Index	J.C. Staff	Fantasy	A boy gets his magic on after he spends some quality time with a nun.
Toradora!	J.C. Staff	Shounen RomCom	Man, I’m getting tired of writing these ones…boy meets feisty girl, boy and girl strike a deal to help each other’s love lives, boy and girl fall in love with each other eventually I’m sure.
Tytania	Artland	Sci-Fi	Think Star Wars: The Anime.
Vampire Knight Guilty	Studio Deen	Horror/Shoujo Romance	More shoujo fanservice. ‘Nuff said.
Yozakura Quartet	Nomad	Fantasy	Four teen superheroes run a town. I’d live there.
Zettai Yareru Girisha Shinwa	Hoichoi Productions	Ecchi	"You can Definitely Do It! Greek Mythology-Style." ‘Nuff said.

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