Fall Season Anime 2014
Last week marks the end of summer season anime. Dozens of new titles are waiting to launch. Some even stole the start this week. Here comes the list of fall season anime that I might watch.
GARO
Four seasons of live action series aren’t enough for Amemiya Keita and his Garo Project. After Garo: Makai no Hana finished last week, the genius director and screenwriter expands his franchise to anime. Titled Garo: Honou no Kokuin, the series will not depict the tale of Saejima Kouga or his descendant Raiga. It’d be taking place in different timeline with new setting and new characters.
The story revolves around Leon Lewis, the only son of the knight Herman Lewis and Anna, a sorceress. Leon lost his mother right after birth because Mendosa, the chief adviser of the king of Valiante, begins a campaign to hunt down "witches". Herman flees with baby Leon and raising him to be the heir of the legendary Golden Armor.
By the time Leon grows up, Valiante is completely fallen into Mendosa’s hands. The legitimate heir of the kingdom, Prince Alphonso and his mother, are driven out. Alphonso decides to seek out the man who inherited the Golden Armor to reclaim the throne and save his people.
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It’d be awesome if Honou no Kokuin adapted the original live action series. I want to hear Konishi Hiroki’s voice as Saejima Kouga in anime adaptation.
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Gundam: G no Reconguista
The year Regild Century (RC) 1014, humanity’s prosperity was believed to endure alongside the global peace. The peace is out of balance when the Capital Tower, an orbital elevator that rose above the Earth’s surface, linking Earth and space, is attacked by G-Serufu. Nobody knows where the highly maneuverable mobile suit comes from.
Beruri Zenamu who’s in the middle of training for the Capital Guard which is established to protect the Capital Tower joins the battle. Riding the maintenance mobile suit Rekuten, Beruri successfully captures G-Serufu along with its pilot, a space pirate girl named Aiida Reihanton. Beruri somehow starts up G-Serufu which should only be operable under specific conditions.
The objective of Aiida and the space pirates who attacked the Capital Tower, and the fate followed by Beruri who was chosen by G-Serufu, will lead to truths that will shake the entire Regild Century era.
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Actually, Gundam universe isn't my division but I have this strange feelings that I should watch series. Hopefully it won't bore me.
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Log Horizon
Six months have passed since the level 90 gamer Shiroe is trapped in the world of online game Elder Tales. To reform the once chaotic city of Akiba, Shiroe and his fellows trapped gamers establish the self-governing organization called Round Table Meeting. Led by Krusty, the Round Table Meeting has successfully claimed peaceful state in Akiba.
The gamers from real world are no longer in bad terms with the earthlings who are originally from the game world. Shiroe’s decision to wage a defensive war against Goblins in Zantleaf Region has won the earthlings’ trust.
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I watched the first season after it finished airing. At first I didn't have high expectation as I'm not into game-themed anime but Log Horizon was good. I had fun watching it and didn't get bored halfway. Definitely going to watch the second season.
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Psycho Pass
One and half year has passed since Makishima Shougo's defeat and Kougami Shinya's escape. Losing her three trusted subordinates, Shinya, Masaoka Tomomi, and Kagari Shuusei, Akane is now the new coordinator of the Enforcers in Unit One. She replaced Ginoza Nobuchika who was demoted to Enforcer after his crime coefficient went wild when his father, Tomomi, died. Unbeknownst to Akane, however, a monster who will shake the system to its core is about to appear before her.
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So far Seki Tomokazu's name isn't listed in the cast line-up. I have mixed feelings about the second season. Deep in my heart I was hoping for Kougami Shinya to return as the main character but the other part of my heart thinks that the first season's finale is the best ending this series could have. I hope this list isn't finalized yet because I still want Shinya to come back.
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World Trigger
A gate to another dimension has burst open in Mikado City. Monsters called Neighbors emerge from the gate. The invincible creatures are immune against Earth's weapons. A mysterious group called Border Defense Agency starts fighthing against the Neighbors with a certain defense system they develop based on alien's technology. Four and half years after the gate first opened, a humanoid Neighbor named Kuga Yuuma appears in Mikado City. There he meets Mikumo Osamu, a Border agent.
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The plot is quite interesting plus the artwork a bit reminds of Kill la Kill. Toei Animation will be in charge of the animation. This series hosts my favorite seiyuus, like Nakamura Yuuichi (playing Jin Yuuichi), Kaji Yuuki (Mikumo Osamu), Fukuyama Jun (Karasume Kyousuke), Hanazawa Kana (Kitora Ai), Morita Masakazu (Miwa Shuuji), Okamoto Nobuhiko (Arashiyama Jun), and Kugimiya Rie (Konami Kirie).
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Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road
Onoda Sakamichi and his team from Sohoku High is once more challenged to new competition. Will Sohoku manage to secure the champion title as they get more rivals?
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No long explanation is needed for the series. I love the first season because danna is currently into cycling. Sometimes the pace is slow and gets faster at times. As the first season's finale didn't conclude the Interhigh result, I hope this season we get to see it.
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The (nearly) complete list of fall season anime 2014
September 19
Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE (movie)
September 27
Terra Formars
September 28
Tribe Cool Crew
October 2
Denki-Gai no Honya-san
Gundam: G no Reconguista
October 3
Amagi Brilliant Park
Danna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai Ken
Nisekoi (OVA)
October 4
Donten ni Warau
Garo: Honou no Kokuin
Log Horizon 2
Madan no Ou to Vanadis
Magic Kaito 1412
Selector Spread WIXOSS
Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete
October 5
Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
Nanatsu no Taizai
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji
Sora no Method
World Trigger
October 6
Kaitou Joker
Orenchi no Furo Jijou
Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis
October 7
Akatsuki no Yona
Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road
October 8
Trinity Seven: 7-nin no Mahoutsukai
October 9
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle
Kiseijuu
Shirobako
October 10
Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu
Pyscho-Pass
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
October 11
Sanzoku no Musume Ronja
Bonjour ♪ Koiaji Patisserie (ONA)
October 13
Girlfriend
October 17
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
October 19
Mushishi Zoku Shou 2
October 29
Hybrid Child (OVA)
November 22
Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no Yumiya (movie)
November 26
IS: World Purge-hen (OVA)
December 2
Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara (OVA)
December 9
Shingeki no Kyojin Gaiden: Kuinaki Sentaku
December 26
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou Special (OVA)
While new season has come, I'm still struggling to finish last season's series. Most of them are halfway done. Gotta sweep them away ASAP.
GARO
Four seasons of live action series aren’t enough for Amemiya Keita and his Garo Project. After Garo: Makai no Hana finished last week, the genius director and screenwriter expands his franchise to anime. Titled Garo: Honou no Kokuin, the series will not depict the tale of Saejima Kouga or his descendant Raiga. It’d be taking place in different timeline with new setting and new characters.
The story revolves around Leon Lewis, the only son of the knight Herman Lewis and Anna, a sorceress. Leon lost his mother right after birth because Mendosa, the chief adviser of the king of Valiante, begins a campaign to hunt down "witches". Herman flees with baby Leon and raising him to be the heir of the legendary Golden Armor.
By the time Leon grows up, Valiante is completely fallen into Mendosa’s hands. The legitimate heir of the kingdom, Prince Alphonso and his mother, are driven out. Alphonso decides to seek out the man who inherited the Golden Armor to reclaim the throne and save his people.
---
It’d be awesome if Honou no Kokuin adapted the original live action series. I want to hear Konishi Hiroki’s voice as Saejima Kouga in anime adaptation.
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Gundam: G no Reconguista
The year Regild Century (RC) 1014, humanity’s prosperity was believed to endure alongside the global peace. The peace is out of balance when the Capital Tower, an orbital elevator that rose above the Earth’s surface, linking Earth and space, is attacked by G-Serufu. Nobody knows where the highly maneuverable mobile suit comes from.
Beruri Zenamu who’s in the middle of training for the Capital Guard which is established to protect the Capital Tower joins the battle. Riding the maintenance mobile suit Rekuten, Beruri successfully captures G-Serufu along with its pilot, a space pirate girl named Aiida Reihanton. Beruri somehow starts up G-Serufu which should only be operable under specific conditions.
The objective of Aiida and the space pirates who attacked the Capital Tower, and the fate followed by Beruri who was chosen by G-Serufu, will lead to truths that will shake the entire Regild Century era.
---
Actually, Gundam universe isn't my division but I have this strange feelings that I should watch series. Hopefully it won't bore me.
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Log Horizon
Six months have passed since the level 90 gamer Shiroe is trapped in the world of online game Elder Tales. To reform the once chaotic city of Akiba, Shiroe and his fellows trapped gamers establish the self-governing organization called Round Table Meeting. Led by Krusty, the Round Table Meeting has successfully claimed peaceful state in Akiba.
The gamers from real world are no longer in bad terms with the earthlings who are originally from the game world. Shiroe’s decision to wage a defensive war against Goblins in Zantleaf Region has won the earthlings’ trust.
---
I watched the first season after it finished airing. At first I didn't have high expectation as I'm not into game-themed anime but Log Horizon was good. I had fun watching it and didn't get bored halfway. Definitely going to watch the second season.
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Psycho Pass
One and half year has passed since Makishima Shougo's defeat and Kougami Shinya's escape. Losing her three trusted subordinates, Shinya, Masaoka Tomomi, and Kagari Shuusei, Akane is now the new coordinator of the Enforcers in Unit One. She replaced Ginoza Nobuchika who was demoted to Enforcer after his crime coefficient went wild when his father, Tomomi, died. Unbeknownst to Akane, however, a monster who will shake the system to its core is about to appear before her.
---
So far Seki Tomokazu's name isn't listed in the cast line-up. I have mixed feelings about the second season. Deep in my heart I was hoping for Kougami Shinya to return as the main character but the other part of my heart thinks that the first season's finale is the best ending this series could have. I hope this list isn't finalized yet because I still want Shinya to come back.
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World Trigger
A gate to another dimension has burst open in Mikado City. Monsters called Neighbors emerge from the gate. The invincible creatures are immune against Earth's weapons. A mysterious group called Border Defense Agency starts fighthing against the Neighbors with a certain defense system they develop based on alien's technology. Four and half years after the gate first opened, a humanoid Neighbor named Kuga Yuuma appears in Mikado City. There he meets Mikumo Osamu, a Border agent.
---
The plot is quite interesting plus the artwork a bit reminds of Kill la Kill. Toei Animation will be in charge of the animation. This series hosts my favorite seiyuus, like Nakamura Yuuichi (playing Jin Yuuichi), Kaji Yuuki (Mikumo Osamu), Fukuyama Jun (Karasume Kyousuke), Hanazawa Kana (Kitora Ai), Morita Masakazu (Miwa Shuuji), Okamoto Nobuhiko (Arashiyama Jun), and Kugimiya Rie (Konami Kirie).
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Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road
Onoda Sakamichi and his team from Sohoku High is once more challenged to new competition. Will Sohoku manage to secure the champion title as they get more rivals?
---
No long explanation is needed for the series. I love the first season because danna is currently into cycling. Sometimes the pace is slow and gets faster at times. As the first season's finale didn't conclude the Interhigh result, I hope this season we get to see it.
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The (nearly) complete list of fall season anime 2014
September 19
Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE (movie)
September 27
Terra Formars
September 28
Tribe Cool Crew
October 2
Denki-Gai no Honya-san
Gundam: G no Reconguista
October 3
Amagi Brilliant Park
Danna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai Ken
Nisekoi (OVA)
October 4
Donten ni Warau
Garo: Honou no Kokuin
Log Horizon 2
Madan no Ou to Vanadis
Magic Kaito 1412
Selector Spread WIXOSS
Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete
October 5
Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo
Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
Nanatsu no Taizai
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji
Sora no Method
World Trigger
October 6
Kaitou Joker
Orenchi no Furo Jijou
Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis
October 7
Akatsuki no Yona
Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road
October 8
Trinity Seven: 7-nin no Mahoutsukai
October 9
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle
Kiseijuu
Shirobako
October 10
Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu
Pyscho-Pass
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
October 11
Sanzoku no Musume Ronja
Bonjour ♪ Koiaji Patisserie (ONA)
October 13
Girlfriend
October 17
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
October 19
Mushishi Zoku Shou 2
October 29
Hybrid Child (OVA)
November 22
Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no Yumiya (movie)
November 26
IS: World Purge-hen (OVA)
December 2
Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara (OVA)
December 9
Shingeki no Kyojin Gaiden: Kuinaki Sentaku
December 26
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou Special (OVA)
While new season has come, I'm still struggling to finish last season's series. Most of them are halfway done. Gotta sweep them away ASAP.