Hmm, somehow I ended up with mostly 1-cour series again in Fall, so my schedule should be open for at least 3 series in the Winter season. Only Michiko to Hatchin will be carried over, and there are not as many sequels this time around. Check out THAT’s preview for more in-depth knowledge.
Probably Will Blog
- Shikabane-hime Kuro: It takes a lot for me to not blog the sequel when I blogged the prequel. Hopefully Ouri can stop sucking in season 2. Also, I figure this will probably only be 13 episodes, although I feel like I got tricked into blogging a 26 episode series since the two parts were in consecutive seasons.
- The Tower of Druaga ~the Sword of Uruk~: I wish I had blogged the first season. If Neeba drunk-dials Fatina for a booty call, will she heed his call?
- Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo: Holy crap, I don’t think I’ve blogged a Sunrise series since Mai Hime. The character art looks good and the story looks stupid, so I am strangely excited about this series. I love that it sounds like an errant OS X installation has caused the entire predicament.
Possibly Will Blog
- Kemono no Souja Erin : Everything about this series from 50 episode count to the quest to become a veterinarian tells me to run away, and yet I still wonder if I should cover it. I really loved the author’s other work (Seirei no Moribito). On the other hand SnM had some slow moments, and this show would take up one of my slots for pretty much an entire year.
- Kurokami the Animation: I’ve covered all the seasons of Shakugan no Shana so why not? I can’t help but notice that the main girl has a very long ahoge. Is it better to have length or width?
- Maria†Holic: I didn’t think the manga was that great and I think the fascination with traps is silly (in an extremely homosexual way), but sometimes you gotta blog series to bring the readers in. Also, I like the artwork and character designs.
- Ride Back: It’s between this and Viper’s Creed for which series I use to redeem myself. I’m through hating on motorcycles, but man I hope that her robo-bike doesn’t talk.
Might Watch, Won’t Blog
- Viper’s Creed: That character art does not thrill me, but I feel like I have to atone for my unfair treatment of anime with motorcycles. Still, the plot sounds so generic and the main guy looks like he has a wooden starfish stuck on his eye.
- Asu no Yoichi!: This looks like a standard harem mixed with martial arts. I liked the art, but digging around made it sound like there were be standard lame Love Hina-type perv-punching.
- Chrome Shelled Regios: I’m all for clean renewable energy, but that preview looked really generic and boring.
Probably Won’t Watch
- Akikan!: Major props for snagging the melonmelonmelon.com domain, but I’m not thrilled about the idea of some guy kissing a bunch of soda can girls. I’ve always disliked carbonated drinks, so even the decent looking art is not enough to sway me.
- Zoku Natsume Yuujin-chou: Sequel of a show I didn’t watch, and it sounds even more boring the second time around. The plot still sounds like someone filling a little black book with Pokemon.
- Genji Monogatari Sennenki: I was reading the plot, and two things immediately came to mind: 1) this sounds boring, and 2) leave Murasaki alone!
- Minami-ke Okaeri: I loved season 1, but season 2 completely turned me off. I don’t think I will even watch this sequel, especially if it devolves into the same trap-based jokes over and over again.
- White Album: As sad as those girls in snow look, the art I’ve seen doesn’t float my boat at all. For a show adapted from an eroge, the plot summary sure sounds dull.
- Slayers EVOLUTION-R: My old love for Slayers wasn’t enough to get me to watch past the first episode of the fourth season.
- Birdy the Might DECODE:02: Screw you Tsutomu! Unless I hear that Tsutomu gets the Tute treatment in season 2, I am not watching this sequel. How can they rebuild a human, but not a squid-robot?!
- Hetalia Axis Powers: An interesting idea, but bishies and history are not really strong selling points with me.
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You don’t even mention “Maria-sama ga Miteru” and “Konnichiwa Anne”? What the hell is wrong with you?
I haven’t watched the last 3 or so seasons of Maria-sama and I usually don’t mention really retro-looking series (like Anne of Green Gables) because there is zero chance I will watch them.
Let me know if either of those series has a motorcycle in it.
You might want to watch “Akira-sama ga Miteru”.
I looked around and it didn’t look related, but I figured I’d ask: is Sora o Kakeru Shoujo related to the excellent movie Toki o Kakeru Shoujo or the novel of that same name (which I haven’t read but I hear is also excellent)?
Natsume Yuujinchou is far from pokemon – if anything, its Mushishi with character development. I cannot recommend it enough.
Comrade Kabitzin your refusal to join with me in the common blogging of Minami-Ke saddens me as much as you your sens of time does…it’s winter 2009, how can you not like how Touma and Mako-cakes are growing closer? Fuyuki I can understand, but it seems you are in denial about your own brokeness. :P
Genji only sounds boring… until you realize that it might turn into a seedy day time drama. It certainly founded some of the tropes…
I agree that Minami Ke Okawari was disappointing, especially since I had high hopes of asread. Given that Okaeri is also by asread, I’m feeling hesitant too. But I might still catch the first few eps to see if they’ve improved.
Jeff Lawson said the same thing last year. I guess that is just how I refer to the seasons, but technically I am wrong since the first episode is usually the first week of January. I should change the title, but I always think of the year ending with Winter.
After season 2 of Minami Ke, I felt like the series was dead to me. I loved just about every episode of season 1, and hated just about every episode of season 2. The slice of life vs. comedy ratio got reversed, and I found the result to be unfunny and boring.
It’s a generic Sunrise mecha anime which has nothing to do with the best anime movie of the decade so far. It’s a play on the title.. its like they wanted to get some peoples hopes up for a spin off…
Better news is that the crew who worked on TokiKake are about to release a new movie called Summer Days next April, directed by Hosoda Mamoru and produced by MAD HOUSE.
Interesting. Thanks for the info, Westlo!
Do not be surprised if a bullet or knife finds you in a dark alley soon…
OR AT YOUR COMPUTER NOW!
I’m hardly even sure what I’m looking forward to this Winter, but Sora o Kakeru Shoujo looks like it might have potential.
Really guys…this is the best Winter season in a decade and Michiko e Hatchin will still run through Winter, too.
A quick glance showed nothing of interest, but I know better than to trust my own instincts, since my favorite this season was something I wrote off as Carve Tree, Receive Girl.
I actually thought those jokes saved season 2 for me (or at least pitying poor Makoto), though I didn’t mind the slice of live vs. comedy switch to me. I’ll see what happens with this iteration at least.
Picture-wise, none of them grab my attention
;_____;
I’ve been watching too much American dramas lately …
After some more thought, Maria†Holic and Ride Back are looking like locks for next season since both are only 12 episodes long. I’ve decided to drop Shikabane Hime Aka, and so I won’t pick up Shikabane Hime Kuro. Sora o Kakeru Shoujo and the second season of Tower of Druaga also look like locks, and if I have time I might pick up one other series.