Over 30 Anime Premieres this Fall
We're still early on in the summer season of new anime series in Japan, but it's never too early to take a look at what's in store for us this Fall. Officially the Fall season begins in the first week in October, but there's still plenty of series that start in September & November. Over 30 shows are currently scheduled to air within the three month period, but when you add in all the OVAs & specials & such, the number actually exceeds 40.
As has been the trend lately, this season will be full of sequel series to past anime shows. Such titles include the second season of Gundam 00, the anime adaptation of Today in Class 5-2, the Lucky Star OVA, School Rumble: 3rd Term OVA, Clannad: After Story (a second season of Key/KyoAni's Clannad), a second season of the weird comedy Noramimi, the ecchi Rosario + Vampire: Capu2, Vampire Knight: Guilty shoujo series, Hell Girl season three, Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter, Negima: Ala Alba OVA 2, & ef: a tale of melodies.
So yeah, this Autumn's pretty much all about the sequels. There is one totally new series that I'm extremely interested in, however. "Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka," a high school adventure/romance series based on an adult game of the same name. Not only do the character designs look great, but the series features an all star cast. Leading the pack as the two main girls are Rie Kugimiya (Louise in Familiar of Zero, Nagi in Hayate, Shana in Shakugan no Shana) & Aya Hirano (Haruhi in Haruhi, Konata in Lucky Star, Misa in Death Note).
Some other stuff worth mentioning is Xam'd which is due to hit the Japanese PSN this Fall (we got it first!), all the titles in the Shonen Jump Super Anime Tour, & the Egg Man OVA that'll be shown legally on Crunchyroll. Keep in mind that more titles might be added the closer we get to September (not to mention firm airdates will be known as well), but here's the list as it stands thus far:
September:
- Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Guren-hen (Movie) - [09/06]
- QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY ～The Original Animation～ (OVA) - [09/12]
- School Rumble: Third Term (OVA) Volume 2 - [09/17]
- Amuri in Star Ocean (OVA) Volume 3 - [09/26]
- Lucky☆Star (OVA) - [09/26]
- Battle Spirits Shounen Toppa Bashin - [09/2008]
- Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel (OVA) Volume 2 - [09/2008]
- Hakushaku to Yousei - [09/2008]
- Netsusou! Kame 1 Grand Prix - [10/04]
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (OAD) - [10/17]
- Gundam 00 2nd Season - [10/2008]
- Tytania - [10/2008]
- Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter - [10/2008]
- Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae - [10/2008]
- Tales of the Abyss - [10/2008]
- Vampire Knight Guilty - [10/2008]
- Noramimi2 - [10/2008]
- Stitch! - [10/2008]
- Rosario + Vampire CAPU2 - [10/2008]
- Kannagi - [10/2008]
- Kemeko Deluxe! - [10/2008]
- Michiko to Hachin - [10/2008]
- Hyakko - [10/2008]
- Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba~ (OVA) Volume 2 - [11/17]
- Heart no Kuni no Alice (OVA) - [11/2008]
- Yozakura Shijuusou ~Yozakura Quartet~ - [Fall ‘08]
- Shikabane-hime Aka - [Fall ‘08]
- Skip Beat! - [Fall ‘08]
- To Aru Majutsu no Index - [Fall ‘08]
- Toradora! - [Fall ‘08]
- Kurogane no Linebarrel - [Fall ‘08]
- Ga-Rei -zero- - [Fall ‘08]
- Macademi Wasshoi! - [Fall ‘08]
- Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka - [Fall ‘08]
- ef - a tale of melodies - [Fall ‘08]
- Hokuto no Ken Raoh Gaiden: Ten no Haoh - [Fall ‘08]
- Casshern SINS - [Fall ‘08]
- Kuroshitsuzi - [Fall ‘08]
- Bihada Ichizoku - [Fall ‘08]
- Today in Class 5-2 TV - [Fall ‘08]
- Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~ (OVA) - [Fall ‘08]
- Monologues of Universal Transverse Mercator Egg Man (OVA) *Crunchyroll - [Fall ‘08]
- DRAGON BALL / ONE PIECE / Tegamibachi *Jump Super Anime Tour - [Fall ‘08]
- CLANNAD ～AFTER STORY～ - [Fall ‘08]
- Tentai Senshi Sunred - [Fall ‘08]