With the spring anime season halfway through, here's yet another list of what's coming in less than two months time. Make note that there are several from this Spring season that's continuing on as July comes, and as such will not be listed here.
I have to admit that this Spring season has been quite good, however this summer seems a bit more lacking than this Winter's series lineup.
There's some slight modifications with this list now, instead of in alphabetical order it is now in order by airing dates, as well as what studio is producing it (and its previous works) and other such relevant information. Kids shows have been excluded (i.e. Element Hunters and Ukkari Penelope).
List may be finalized. Last update: June 7th, 2009.
Update history: May 17th, May 24th, May 25th, May 29th, June 1st, June 2nd, June 7th
Summer 2009 Lineup (18 total [1 tentative]):
Umi Monogatari ~ Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto ~ / Sea Story ~ Fantasy
Airing/Length: June 24th / 12 episodes
Studio: ZEXCS (Da Capo, Chrome Shelled Regios)
Notable Seiyuus: Asumi Kana (Hidamari Sketch), Kotobuki Minako (K-ON!), Horie Yui (Toradora!, Kanon, School Rumble)
Marin and her sister Urin live in the sea until one day they see a ring on the sea floor and come out on to land to meet a girl Kanon, the owner of the ring. Kanon doesn't want the ring anymore because she recently broke up with her boyfriend. When Marin goes back to retrieve the ring she accidentally breaks a seal on the sea floor.
Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!
Airing/Length: June 25th / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio Hibari (Major 1st-4th Seasons, Isshoni Training OAV)
Notable Seiyuus: Fukuhara Kaori (Lucky Star), Takagaki Ayahi (Chrome Shelled Regios, Da Capo II, true tears, Special A), Miyazaki Ui (ChäoS;HEAd, Da Capo Second Season), Yahagi Sayuri (Shugo Chara!, To-Love-Ru)
Plug, an unusual girl from a parallel world, is a "juuden-chan" capable of recharging people down on their luck.
Sims: This one still is technically airing in the spring season, but this time it has a confirmed air date in June. Animated by the studio that brought you Isshoni Training OAV /facepalm
Umineko no Naku Koro ni / The Moment When the Seagulls Cry / When the Seagulls Cry ~ Horror/Mystery/Psychological
Airing/Length: July 1st / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN (Fate/stay night, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series)
Notable Seiyuus: Inoue Marina (Minami-ke, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), Ono Daisuke (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Horie Yui, Kugimiya Rie (Toradora!, Shakugan no Shana, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gintama)
Taking place between October 4th and 5th in the year 1986 on a secluded island named Rekkenjima (translates to "six/sixth island"), the head of a wealthy family named Ushiromiya Kinzo owns the entire island. He's near death and each of his eight family members, as well as three additional members living on the island, arrive to his residence to discuss how his assets will be divided upon his death. After they arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and residents on the island are mysteriously murdered...
Sims: From the maker of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, I thought the title of this series seemed familiar. Piece of advice: if you don't want to be spoiled, try avoiding any threads about it. Yes, I totally put red in the title on purpose.
Aoi Hana / Blue Flower ~ Romance/Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 1st / ?? episodes
Studio: J.C. Staff (Toradora!, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Shakugan no Shana, Nodame Cantabile)
Notable Seiyuus: Horie Yui
Fumi begins her first year at Matsuoka Girls' High School heartbroken from a previous relationship, but is reacquainted with an old friend from 10 years ago, Akira, who is also starting her first year. During their reunion, they deal with their own romantic problems and support each other to get past them.
NEEDLESS ~ Action/Comedy/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: July 2nd / ?? episodes
Studio: Madhouse Studios (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Akagi, X series)
Notable Seiyuus: Katou Emiri (Lucky Star), Endo Aya (Macross Frontier, Lucky Star), Kitamura Eri (Toradora!, Minami-ke), Touchi Hiroki (Trinity Blood), Taniyama Kisho (Midori no Hibi), Makino Yui (Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE series)
In a time after the third world war, "Blackspots" form across large regions all over Japan and large walls are constructed to quarantine these areas. Among the survivors in these "Blackspots" they are labeled as "those who are unneeded" and thus began those who possessed abilities: fire, wind, brute strength, etc. Because of these abilities, those fearful of their powers expelled them from society and identified them as "Needless".
Taisho Yakyuu Musume. / Taisho-era Baseball Girls. ~ Sports
Airing/Length: July 2nd / ?? episodes
Studio: J.C. Staff
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Clannad, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, School Rumble), Nakahara Mai (Clannad, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, Midori no Hibi), Ueda Kana (Shigofumi)
Taking place in 1925, two 14-year old high school girls, Koume and Shoko Akiko, decide to start a baseball team. The two have to figure out how to find nine players, how to use the equipment, and what the rules of the game are.
Hetalia Axis Powers Second Season ~ Comedy/Historical
Airing/Length: July 3rd / 26 episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN
Notable Seiyuus: Namikawa Daisuke (Black Lagoon, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE series), Takahashi Hiroki (School Rumble, Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Continuation of the Hetalia series, more comedy shorts about WWII.
Bakemonogatari ~ Fantasy
Airing/Length: July 3rd / ?? episodes
Studio: SHAFT (ef series, Hidamari Sketch, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)
Notable Seiyuus: Kamiya Hiroshi (Honey and Clover series, Natsume Yuujinchou series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series), Katou Emiri, Horie Yui, Sawashiro Miyuki (Kannagi, Rozen Maiden), Hanazawa Kana (Kannagi, Asu no Yuichi), Saito Chiwa (Aria series)
Title is a word play consisting of bakemono meaning supernatural creatures and monogatari meaning stories. Senjogahara Hitagi falls into lap of a high school boy, Araragi Koymi, only to discover that she is weightless.
ELEMENTHUNTERS / Element Hunters ~ Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: July 4th / ?? episodes
Studio: NHK, HeeWon (Beyblade)
Notable Seiyuus: Kuwashima Houko (Azumanga Daioh, Clannad, Bamboo Blade), Kobayashi Sanae (Elfen Lied)
The year is 2029 and vital chemicals such as oxygen, carbon, gold, molybdenite, and cobalt mysteriously disappear from the Earth's crust. The end result is a sunken Mediterranean Sea three kilometers wide, forests dying, and life on the planet slowly begins to fade away. Sixty years later, the human population has been reduced by 10%, but, after tireless research, it is discovered that the disappearing elements went to another Earth in a different dimension. A team, consisting of teenagers and children under the age of 14, known as the Element Hunters embark on an endeavor to investigate and bring back these vital elements from this world.
Sims: Originally planned not to include it in the list, but after watching the first two episodes of Basquash! this might actually be worth a shot. I expect there will be tons of chemical element edutainment in this one, though. Yay, learning!
CANAAN ~ Adventure/Drama
Airing/Length: July 4th / 13 episodes
Studio: P.A. Works (true tears)
Notable Seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Tanaka Rie (Hayate no Gotoku series, Azumanga Daioh), Sakamoto Maaya (Ouran High School Host Club)
Based from a visual novel game for the Nintendo Wii about a detective, a young man, a virus researcher, a freelance writer, and a cat mascot character brought together by bizarre events occurring in Shibuya.
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei / Repent: Goodbye Mr. Despair ~ Comedy/Parody
Airing/Length: July 4th / ?? episodes
Studio: SHAFT
Notable Seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Kamiya Hiroshi (Honey and Clover, Natsume Yuujin-Cho series), Goto Yuko (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Shuffle), Kobayashi Yuu (Maria Holic, Minami-ke), Inoue Marina, Nonaka Ai (Clannad, Negima!)
Third season for the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series, this season for the third time will leave you in despair! Nozomu Itoshiki, perhaps the most negative person in the world, teaches a high school class who often shouts "I'm in despair!" and attempts suicide several times. When his name is written horizontally, it turns out to be zetsubou or "despair".
Sims: ZETSUBOUSHITA!
Cobra the Animation: Rokunin no Yuushi / Cobra the Animation: The Six Heroes ~ Action/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: July 4th / 13 episodes
Studio: Magic Bus (Cobra the Animation: The Psycho-Gun OVA)
Notable Seiyuus: Sakakibara Yoshiko (Various Gundam series)
Cobra, a well known space pirate, decides to change his face and clear all of his memories. He lives out a normal life but soon begins to remember old memories and sets forth to begin new adventures.
Sims: This is the second TV series for the Cobra series, the first one debuting back in early 1980's and is most likely a sequel.
Cobra the Animation has been striked from the list, the official website states that they have postponed production of this series until 2010.
Princess Lover! ~ Comedy/Harem
Airing/Length: July 5th / ?? episodes
Studio: GoHands
Notable Seiyuus: Wakamoto Nori (Code Geass, Hayate no Gotoku series), Shiraishi Minoru (Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Toyoguchi Megumi (Black Lagoon series, Burst Angel, Fullmetal Alchemist), Katou Emiri
Arima Teppei loses both of his parents but his grandfather holds influence in Japan's economy and demands that Teppei become his successor.
Sims: With Wakamoto Nori in this series, it can either mean he has some tie with the main character (friend) or a villian; or maybe both. Whatever, his voice is awesome! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!
Kanamemo ~ Comedy/Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 5th / ?? episodes
Studio: feel (D.C. ~Da Capo~ TV series, Shikabane Hime TV series)
Notable Seiyuus: Toyosaki Aki (K-ON!, Akikan!), Horie Yui, Kitamura Eri, Endo Aya, Kugimiya Rie, Mizuhara Kaoru (Ga-Rei -Zero-), Hirohashi Ryou (Clannad, kimi-kiss, Bamboo Blade)
Based from a four-panel manga of the same name. Nakamachi Kana is a junior high schooler recently lost her last family tie when her grandmother passes away. She is employed as a newspaper carrier and lives within her office. She discovers that there's a hole in her room and from the other side her beautiful, yet charming, female co-workers come through and thus begins their wild adventures.
Sims: All that's missing from the cast is Noto Mamiko.
GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class ~ Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 6th / ?? episodes
Studio: AIC (Seto no Hanayome, Special A)
Notable Seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Nazuka Karoi (Code Geass), Tomatsu Haruka, Horie Yui
Revovles around five freshmen girls in a high school art class.
Sora no Manimani / At the Mercy of the Sky ~ Comedy/Romance/Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 7th / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio Comet (School Rumble)
Notable Seiyuus: Hayami Saori (Higashi no Eden), Koshimizu Ami (Code Geass series), Tomatsu Haruka (Kannagi)
Saku returns to his hometown after seven years and is soon reacquainted with his childhood friend, Mihosi, who has founded an astronomy club at their school. Their reunion is far from merry when the last memory they had together is her falling off a tree and him saving her, but Mihosi is determine to fix things up and brings Saku to join her in the astronomy club.
Spice and Wolf II ~ Adventure/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: July 9th / ?? episodes
Studio: Brains Base (Kure-nai, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou, Akikan)
Notable Seiyuus: Koshimizu Ami, Fukuyama Jun (Code Geass, xxxHOLiC)
The series focuses on how business and religion is done in the medieval world as both Lawrence, a peddler, and Horo (or Holo), a wolf girl, continue their adventure traveling to each town contracting business and returning Horo to her hometown.
Sims: More macro-economics, FTW! An OVA, released a few weeks ago, reintroduces the characters and plot. BTW, the studio producing this is different than the first season. Just a heads up.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 ~ Drama
Airing/Length: July 9th / ?? episodes
Studio: Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist series, Cowboy Bepop the Movie, RahXephon), Kinema Citrus (Higepiyo)
Notable Seiyuus: Kaida Yuko (Ikki Tousen series)
Mirai, a first year middle schooler, goes to Tokyo's artificial Odaiba Island to see a robot exhibition with her younger brother during summer vacation. Their vacation is cut short when a powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench in the Ring of Fire destroying the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge. With the help of Mari, a delivery woman they meet on the island, both siblings make their way back to Tokyo.
Sims: This will replace the Higashi no Eden timeslot.
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou / Properly Learned Modern Magic ~ Fantasy/Magic
Airing/Length: July 11th / ?? episodes
Studio: Nomad (Honey and Clover, sola, Rozen Maiden)
Notable Seiyuus: Nonaka Ai, Tomatsu Haruka
Morshita Koyomi, a freshmen in high school, is often mistaken for a grade-schooler because of her height. She becomes a disciple of Misa Anehara, a 25 year old graduate student who is one of the most powerful modern-day magicians.
Sims: Voice of Fuuko as Koyomi? Very fitting for that character.
Seitokai no Ichizon / Student Council's Judgement ~ Comedy
Airing/Length: July ?? / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN
Notable Seiyuus: No info yet.
Members of the student council are chosen by popularity vote and as a result all members are girls except for one, Sugizaki Ken, who records the minutes of each council meeting regarding students and their interests.
Sims: Expect parody references to other anime series, i.e. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Dragon Ball.
This series is on the bubble, I can't find any concrete info on whether it'll air this summer and lack of voice actor info.
I have to admit that this Spring season has been quite good, however this summer seems a bit more lacking than this Winter's series lineup.
There's some slight modifications with this list now, instead of in alphabetical order it is now in order by airing dates, as well as what studio is producing it (and its previous works) and other such relevant information. Kids shows have been excluded (i.e. Element Hunters and Ukkari Penelope).
List may be finalized. Last update: June 7th, 2009.
Update history: May 17th, May 24th, May 25th, May 29th, June 1st, June 2nd, June 7th
Summer 2009 Lineup (18 total [1 tentative]):
Umi Monogatari ~ Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto ~ / Sea Story ~ Fantasy
Airing/Length: June 24th / 12 episodes
Studio: ZEXCS (Da Capo, Chrome Shelled Regios)
Notable Seiyuus: Asumi Kana (Hidamari Sketch), Kotobuki Minako (K-ON!), Horie Yui (Toradora!, Kanon, School Rumble)
Marin and her sister Urin live in the sea until one day they see a ring on the sea floor and come out on to land to meet a girl Kanon, the owner of the ring. Kanon doesn't want the ring anymore because she recently broke up with her boyfriend. When Marin goes back to retrieve the ring she accidentally breaks a seal on the sea floor.
Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!
Airing/Length: June 25th / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio Hibari (Major 1st-4th Seasons, Isshoni Training OAV)
Notable Seiyuus: Fukuhara Kaori (Lucky Star), Takagaki Ayahi (Chrome Shelled Regios, Da Capo II, true tears, Special A), Miyazaki Ui (ChäoS;HEAd, Da Capo Second Season), Yahagi Sayuri (Shugo Chara!, To-Love-Ru)
Plug, an unusual girl from a parallel world, is a "juuden-chan" capable of recharging people down on their luck.
Sims: This one still is technically airing in the spring season, but this time it has a confirmed air date in June. Animated by the studio that brought you Isshoni Training OAV /facepalm
Umineko no Naku Koro ni / The Moment When the Seagulls Cry / When the Seagulls Cry ~ Horror/Mystery/Psychological
Airing/Length: July 1st / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN (Fate/stay night, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series)
Notable Seiyuus: Inoue Marina (Minami-ke, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), Ono Daisuke (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Horie Yui, Kugimiya Rie (Toradora!, Shakugan no Shana, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gintama)
Taking place between October 4th and 5th in the year 1986 on a secluded island named Rekkenjima (translates to "six/sixth island"), the head of a wealthy family named Ushiromiya Kinzo owns the entire island. He's near death and each of his eight family members, as well as three additional members living on the island, arrive to his residence to discuss how his assets will be divided upon his death. After they arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and residents on the island are mysteriously murdered...
Sims: From the maker of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, I thought the title of this series seemed familiar. Piece of advice: if you don't want to be spoiled, try avoiding any threads about it. Yes, I totally put red in the title on purpose.
Aoi Hana / Blue Flower ~ Romance/Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 1st / ?? episodes
Studio: J.C. Staff (Toradora!, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Shakugan no Shana, Nodame Cantabile)
Notable Seiyuus: Horie Yui
Fumi begins her first year at Matsuoka Girls' High School heartbroken from a previous relationship, but is reacquainted with an old friend from 10 years ago, Akira, who is also starting her first year. During their reunion, they deal with their own romantic problems and support each other to get past them.
NEEDLESS ~ Action/Comedy/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: July 2nd / ?? episodes
Studio: Madhouse Studios (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Akagi, X series)
Notable Seiyuus: Katou Emiri (Lucky Star), Endo Aya (Macross Frontier, Lucky Star), Kitamura Eri (Toradora!, Minami-ke), Touchi Hiroki (Trinity Blood), Taniyama Kisho (Midori no Hibi), Makino Yui (Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE series)
In a time after the third world war, "Blackspots" form across large regions all over Japan and large walls are constructed to quarantine these areas. Among the survivors in these "Blackspots" they are labeled as "those who are unneeded" and thus began those who possessed abilities: fire, wind, brute strength, etc. Because of these abilities, those fearful of their powers expelled them from society and identified them as "Needless".
Taisho Yakyuu Musume. / Taisho-era Baseball Girls. ~ Sports
Airing/Length: July 2nd / ?? episodes
Studio: J.C. Staff
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Clannad, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, School Rumble), Nakahara Mai (Clannad, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, Midori no Hibi), Ueda Kana (Shigofumi)
Taking place in 1925, two 14-year old high school girls, Koume and Shoko Akiko, decide to start a baseball team. The two have to figure out how to find nine players, how to use the equipment, and what the rules of the game are.
Hetalia Axis Powers Second Season ~ Comedy/Historical
Airing/Length: July 3rd / 26 episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN
Notable Seiyuus: Namikawa Daisuke (Black Lagoon, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE series), Takahashi Hiroki (School Rumble, Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Continuation of the Hetalia series, more comedy shorts about WWII.
Bakemonogatari ~ Fantasy
Airing/Length: July 3rd / ?? episodes
Studio: SHAFT (ef series, Hidamari Sketch, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)
Notable Seiyuus: Kamiya Hiroshi (Honey and Clover series, Natsume Yuujinchou series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series), Katou Emiri, Horie Yui, Sawashiro Miyuki (Kannagi, Rozen Maiden), Hanazawa Kana (Kannagi, Asu no Yuichi), Saito Chiwa (Aria series)
Title is a word play consisting of bakemono meaning supernatural creatures and monogatari meaning stories. Senjogahara Hitagi falls into lap of a high school boy, Araragi Koymi, only to discover that she is weightless.
ELEMENTHUNTERS / Element Hunters ~ Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: July 4th / ?? episodes
Studio: NHK, HeeWon (Beyblade)
Notable Seiyuus: Kuwashima Houko (Azumanga Daioh, Clannad, Bamboo Blade), Kobayashi Sanae (Elfen Lied)
The year is 2029 and vital chemicals such as oxygen, carbon, gold, molybdenite, and cobalt mysteriously disappear from the Earth's crust. The end result is a sunken Mediterranean Sea three kilometers wide, forests dying, and life on the planet slowly begins to fade away. Sixty years later, the human population has been reduced by 10%, but, after tireless research, it is discovered that the disappearing elements went to another Earth in a different dimension. A team, consisting of teenagers and children under the age of 14, known as the Element Hunters embark on an endeavor to investigate and bring back these vital elements from this world.
Sims: Originally planned not to include it in the list, but after watching the first two episodes of Basquash! this might actually be worth a shot. I expect there will be tons of chemical element edutainment in this one, though. Yay, learning!
CANAAN ~ Adventure/Drama
Airing/Length: July 4th / 13 episodes
Studio: P.A. Works (true tears)
Notable Seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Tanaka Rie (Hayate no Gotoku series, Azumanga Daioh), Sakamoto Maaya (Ouran High School Host Club)
Based from a visual novel game for the Nintendo Wii about a detective, a young man, a virus researcher, a freelance writer, and a cat mascot character brought together by bizarre events occurring in Shibuya.
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei / Repent: Goodbye Mr. Despair ~ Comedy/Parody
Airing/Length: July 4th / ?? episodes
Studio: SHAFT
Notable Seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Kamiya Hiroshi (Honey and Clover, Natsume Yuujin-Cho series), Goto Yuko (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Shuffle), Kobayashi Yuu (Maria Holic, Minami-ke), Inoue Marina, Nonaka Ai (Clannad, Negima!)
Third season for the Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series, this season for the third time will leave you in despair! Nozomu Itoshiki, perhaps the most negative person in the world, teaches a high school class who often shouts "I'm in despair!" and attempts suicide several times. When his name is written horizontally, it turns out to be zetsubou or "despair".
Sims: ZETSUBOUSHITA!
Cobra the Animation: Rokunin no Yuushi / Cobra the Animation: The Six Heroes ~ Action/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: July 4th / 13 episodes
Studio: Magic Bus (Cobra the Animation: The Psycho-Gun OVA)
Notable Seiyuus: Sakakibara Yoshiko (Various Gundam series)
Cobra, a well known space pirate, decides to change his face and clear all of his memories. He lives out a normal life but soon begins to remember old memories and sets forth to begin new adventures.
Sims: This is the second TV series for the Cobra series, the first one debuting back in early 1980's and is most likely a sequel.
Cobra the Animation has been striked from the list, the official website states that they have postponed production of this series until 2010.
Princess Lover! ~ Comedy/Harem
Airing/Length: July 5th / ?? episodes
Studio: GoHands
Notable Seiyuus: Wakamoto Nori (Code Geass, Hayate no Gotoku series), Shiraishi Minoru (Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Toyoguchi Megumi (Black Lagoon series, Burst Angel, Fullmetal Alchemist), Katou Emiri
Arima Teppei loses both of his parents but his grandfather holds influence in Japan's economy and demands that Teppei become his successor.
Sims: With Wakamoto Nori in this series, it can either mean he has some tie with the main character (friend) or a villian; or maybe both. Whatever, his voice is awesome! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!
Kanamemo ~ Comedy/Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 5th / ?? episodes
Studio: feel (D.C. ~Da Capo~ TV series, Shikabane Hime TV series)
Notable Seiyuus: Toyosaki Aki (K-ON!, Akikan!), Horie Yui, Kitamura Eri, Endo Aya, Kugimiya Rie, Mizuhara Kaoru (Ga-Rei -Zero-), Hirohashi Ryou (Clannad, kimi-kiss, Bamboo Blade)
Based from a four-panel manga of the same name. Nakamachi Kana is a junior high schooler recently lost her last family tie when her grandmother passes away. She is employed as a newspaper carrier and lives within her office. She discovers that there's a hole in her room and from the other side her beautiful, yet charming, female co-workers come through and thus begins their wild adventures.
Sims: All that's missing from the cast is Noto Mamiko.
GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class ~ Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 6th / ?? episodes
Studio: AIC (Seto no Hanayome, Special A)
Notable Seiyuus: Sawashiro Miyuki, Nazuka Karoi (Code Geass), Tomatsu Haruka, Horie Yui
Revovles around five freshmen girls in a high school art class.
Sora no Manimani / At the Mercy of the Sky ~ Comedy/Romance/Slice of Life
Airing/Length: July 7th / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio Comet (School Rumble)
Notable Seiyuus: Hayami Saori (Higashi no Eden), Koshimizu Ami (Code Geass series), Tomatsu Haruka (Kannagi)
Saku returns to his hometown after seven years and is soon reacquainted with his childhood friend, Mihosi, who has founded an astronomy club at their school. Their reunion is far from merry when the last memory they had together is her falling off a tree and him saving her, but Mihosi is determine to fix things up and brings Saku to join her in the astronomy club.
Spice and Wolf II ~ Adventure/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: July 9th / ?? episodes
Studio: Brains Base (Kure-nai, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou, Akikan)
Notable Seiyuus: Koshimizu Ami, Fukuyama Jun (Code Geass, xxxHOLiC)
The series focuses on how business and religion is done in the medieval world as both Lawrence, a peddler, and Horo (or Holo), a wolf girl, continue their adventure traveling to each town contracting business and returning Horo to her hometown.
Sims: More macro-economics, FTW! An OVA, released a few weeks ago, reintroduces the characters and plot. BTW, the studio producing this is different than the first season. Just a heads up.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 ~ Drama
Airing/Length: July 9th / ?? episodes
Studio: Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist series, Cowboy Bepop the Movie, RahXephon), Kinema Citrus (Higepiyo)
Notable Seiyuus: Kaida Yuko (Ikki Tousen series)
Mirai, a first year middle schooler, goes to Tokyo's artificial Odaiba Island to see a robot exhibition with her younger brother during summer vacation. Their vacation is cut short when a powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench in the Ring of Fire destroying the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge. With the help of Mari, a delivery woman they meet on the island, both siblings make their way back to Tokyo.
Sims: This will replace the Higashi no Eden timeslot.
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou / Properly Learned Modern Magic ~ Fantasy/Magic
Airing/Length: July 11th / ?? episodes
Studio: Nomad (Honey and Clover, sola, Rozen Maiden)
Notable Seiyuus: Nonaka Ai, Tomatsu Haruka
Morshita Koyomi, a freshmen in high school, is often mistaken for a grade-schooler because of her height. She becomes a disciple of Misa Anehara, a 25 year old graduate student who is one of the most powerful modern-day magicians.
Sims: Voice of Fuuko as Koyomi? Very fitting for that character.
Seitokai no Ichizon / Student Council's Judgement ~ Comedy
Airing/Length: July ?? / ?? episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN
Notable Seiyuus: No info yet.
Members of the student council are chosen by popularity vote and as a result all members are girls except for one, Sugizaki Ken, who records the minutes of each council meeting regarding students and their interests.
Sims: Expect parody references to other anime series, i.e. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Dragon Ball.
This series is on the bubble, I can't find any concrete info on whether it'll air this summer and lack of voice actor info.
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