Yup, here we go again. The summer season brought in quite a number of relatively short shows ranging from 11 to 15 total episodes. A few shows, like Hetalia Axis Powers, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, etc continue on into the fall season. Without further ado, here's the tentative lineup coming in roughly two months:
Last update: October 3rd, 2009.
Update history: August 2nd, 5th, 21st, 26th, 31st; September 3rd, 14th, 29th, 30th; October 3rd
Fall 2009 line up (27 total):
Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugumono / QB: The One who Succeeds the Throne / QB and the Evil Eye ~ Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Airing/Length: September 24th / ?? episodes
Studio: ARMS (Elfen Lied)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Tanaka Atsuko (Ghost in the Shell series), Kawasumi Ayako (Kanokon, Fate/stay night, Kanon, Initial D series)
Second season for the Queen's Blade series. More, um, of that stuff.
Asura Cryin' 2 ~ Action/Mecha/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 1st / 13 episodes
Studio: Seven Arcs (Inukami!, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
Notable Seiyuus: Nonaka Ai (Clannad series, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series), Tanaka Rei (Hayate no Gotoku series, CANAAN), Kitamura Eri (Toradora!, Minami-ke), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Second season to Asura Cryin'.
Kämpfer ~ Action/Comedy/Romance/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 1st / 12 episodes
Studio: Nomad (sola, Yozakura Quartet)
Notable Seiyuus: Inoue Marina (Minami-ke, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series), Horie Yui (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Toradora!, Kanon, School Rumble), Tamura Yukari (AIR, Asu no Yoichi!, Clannad, Kanon), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
Senou Natsuru is a normal high school boy, but one day he wakes up finding that he's turned into a girl, chosen to be a Kampfer, and is soon involved in battles against other Kampfers. The rules are simple: you don't choose whether you become a Kampfer, and you must have the body of a girl to use your powers.
Nyan Koi! ~ Comedy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 1st / 12 episodes
Studio: AIC (Candy Boy, Solty Rei)
Notable Seiyuus: Asanuma Shintaro (Hatuskoi Limited, Minami-ke, Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter), Iguchi Yuka (To Aru Majutsu no Index, Shangri-La), Kobayashi Yuu (Maria Holic, Zetsubou Sensei series, Gintama), Fukuyama Jun (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass, xxxHOLiC), Shiraishi Ryoko (Hayate no Gotoku!, Natsu no Arashi!), Tanaka Atsuko (Ghost in the Shell series), Sakakibara Yui (Chaos;HEAd, H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Junpei Kosaka is a second-year high school student despises cats because of his allergies, even though his family owns a cat. However, his crush, Kaede Mizuno, absolutely adores cats. One day while walking with her, he accidently kicks an empty can into a guardian deity of cats and can now understand what the cats are saying. The issue here is, if he does not grant 100 wishes from cats he will turn into a cat himself.
Tatakau Shisho: Book of Bantorra / Fighting Librarians ~ Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 13 26 episodes
Studio: david production (Ristorante Paradiso, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage)
Notable Seiyuus: Paku Romi (Fullmetal Alchemist series), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi), Kawasumi Ayako (Kanokon, Fate/stay night, Kanon, Initial D series), Nakamura Yuuichi (Clannad series)
In a world where dead people are turned into books, anyone can read their past life at the Bantorra Library. Armed librarians protect these books from a religious society known as the Sindeki Kyoudan.
To Aru Kagaku no Choudenjihou / A Certain Scientific Railgun ~ Action/Comedy/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 12 episodes
Studio: J.C. Staff (To Aru Majutsu no Index, Hatsukoi Limited, Toradora!)
Notable Seiyuus: Satou Rina (Bamboo Blade, Eve no Jikan, Minami-ke, Asu no Yoichi!), Arai Satomi (To Aru Majutsu no Index), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Spin-off from To Aru Majutsu no Index from Fall 2008. This time, it focuses on the adventures of Biribiri (Mikoto) and her friend Kuroko of 'Judgement' as they solve mysteries and maintain order and peace in Academy City.
Sims: Hurrah, more Biribiri! And, no, you do not need to watch To Aru Majutsu no Index in advance as they are separate story lines, but if you like one series more often then not you may like the other. You will see Touma, the main protagonist in Index, dropping by a couple of times though as a supporting character.
White Album 2 / White Album Final ~ Drama/Romance
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 13 episodes
Studio: Seven Arcs (Inukami!, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Continuation of the White Album series. More drama.
Fuji Toya is a college student dating a rising idol singer, Morikawa Yuki. This is the continuation of the challenges the couple's relationship face from other individuals from Touya's college, Yuki's workplace, and elsewhere.
Seitokai no Ichizon / Student Council's Judgement ~ Comedy
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 13 episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Fate/stay night)
Notable Seiyuus: Kondo Takashi (Black Cat, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Kanokon), Saito Yuka (Umineko no Naku Koro ni), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
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.
Seiken no Blacksmith / The Sacred Blacksmith ~ Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 3rd / 12 episodes
Studio: Manglobe (Ergo Proxy)
Notable Seiyuus: Okamoto Nobuhiko (To Aru Majutsu no Index, Asu no Yoichi, Chrome Shelled Regios, Akikan!), Fujimura Ayumi (Taishou Yakyuu Musume., Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy)
Cecily Campbell, a knight, is looking for a blacksmith to repair an old sword given by her father. One day, she sees a man fighting with a ruffian who used a tabooed power, and the man defeated the ruffian with one blow of an oddly shaped sword. The man is a blacksmith known as Luke Aunsworth and this fateful encounter was the beginning of their adventure.
Tegamibachi / Letter Bee ~ Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 3rd / 13 episodes
Studio: Pierrot (Bleach, Hikaru no Go)
Notable Seiyuus: Fujimura Ayumi (Taishou Yakyuu Musume., Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy), Sawashiro Miyuki (CANAAN, Kannagi, Rozen Maiden), Koshimizu Ami (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass series), Fukuyama Jun (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass, xxxHOLiC), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
In the land of Amberground, where social classes are divided into three different areas: high, middle, and those living in poverty, there are people who work to deliver letters. Their occupation as "Letter Bees" are to deliver through rain, sleet, snow or gloom of nigh...err...letters of importance to citizens. Five years ago, a seven year old Lag Seeing travels with a Letter Bee known as Gauche Suede whom he travels with inspires him to become a Letter Bee. Five years later, his dream comes true but Gauche has gone missing.
Sims: Sort of reminds me of Shigofumi, although I doubt Tegamibachi series will be as dark as that series. There are some similarities: one, it revolves around mail carriers and two, said mail carriers carry some sort of weapon for protection.
In addition, you don't necessarily have to watch the one episode OVA that came out late last year, titled Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy, even though it's labeled a prequel. It does give some background info and some insight in a few of the characters, but I'm sure the TV series will reintroduce all that to bring everyone up to speed.
Tentai Senshi Sunred Second Season ~ Comedy
Airing/Length: October 3rd / ?? episodes
Studio: AIC A.S.T.A. (Bamboo Blade)
Notable Seiyuus: Takagi Shun (School Rumble series)
Continuation of the parody series following Sunred, a once powerful and battle-tested hero turned unemployed, chain smoking individual who sold his motor bike and lives gracefully with his girlfriend, and his arch enemy, General Vamp, who, unlike other villains, helps members of society, runs an educational cooking show and helps out Sunred's girlfriend at times. All this while General Vamp and his group of cronies attempt to attack and defeat Sunred.
Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen / Inyuyasha: The Final Act ~ Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 3rd / 26 episodes
Studio: Sunrise (Code Geass series, Gintama)
Notable Seiyuus: Kuwashima Houko (Bamboo Blade, Clannad series), Yamaguchi Kappei (Death Note), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
Continuation beyond the first series adapting the final 21 volumes of the manga to bring the series to a final conclusion.
Sora no Otoshimono / Heaven's Lost Property ~ Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 4th / 12 episodes + 1 DVD special
Studio: AIC (Candy Boy, Solty Rei)
Notable Seiyuus: Hayami Saori (Higashi no Eden), Hoshi Souichiro (Code Geass R2, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Ghost Hound)
Sakurai Tomoki has been having the same strange dream since he was a child and would always wake up in tears. His motto is "peace comes first". His relatively peaceful life is disturbed and his dream becomes reality when one day, while Tomoki waits for his friends, an angel descends from the sky.
Natsu no Arashi! Akinaichuu / Summer Storm! During Winter, Spring, and Summer ~ Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 4th / 13 episodes
Studio: SHAFT (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series, Bakemonogatari, Hidamari Sketch)
Notable Seiyuus: Shiraishi Ryoko (Hayate no Gotoku series), Sanpei Yuko (Eureka Seven), Nonaka Ai (Clannad series, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series), Horie Yui (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Toradora!, Kanon, School Rumble)
Continuation of the Natsu no Arashi! series.
Miracle☆Train ~Ouedo-sen e Youkoso~ / Miracle☆Train ~Welcome to the Ouedo Line~
Airing/Length: October 4th / 12 episodes
Studio: Yumeta Company (Angelique, Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~)
Notable Seiyuus: Yoshino Hiroyuki (Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series, Chaos;HEAd), Okiayu Ryotaro (Clannad, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Kamiya Hiroshi (Honey and Clover series, Macross Frontier, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series), Ono Daisuke (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Sugita Tomokazu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kanon)
Featuring boy-moe personifications of the five Chuo train line stations.
Shin Koihime†Musou ~ Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 5th / 12 episodes
Studio: DOGA Productions (Higashi no Eden, Sengoku Basara)
Notable Seiyuus: Goto Mai (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu)
Spin-off to Koihime†Musou. Based off of Romance of the Three Kingdoms featuring an all-female cast emphasizing on moe action, love, and comedy.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza / Haruka Nogizaka's Secret 2 ~ Comedy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 5th / 12 episodes
Studio: Diomedea (Sengoku Basara, Sora no Manimani) *formally Studio Barcelona
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Hatano Wataru (Akane iro ni Somaru Saka)
Contiuation of the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu series. Nogizaka Haruka, the school's most unattainable girl, has a secret, she's a closet otaku who loves anime and manga. With Ayase Yuuto knowing her secret, together as a couple, they try to keep this secret from other classmates and her parents.
Sims: My only question: will they finally kiss?
Oh, and the studio looks like it changed, but really it's the same studio that did the first season but with a new name.
Kobato. ~ Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 6th / 24 episodes
Studio: Madhouse Studios (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Akagi, X series)
Notable Seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana (Asu no Yoichi!, Bakemonogatari, Basquash!, Darker Than Black), Inada Tetsu (Bamboo Blade, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE)
Kobato is extremely naïve to the world around her, her mission is to fill a mysterious bottle with the suffering of people's hearts so she can fulfill her wish to be granted access to a certain place. However, she must not fall in love with the boy she works with who needs to have his heart healed.
Kimi ni Todoke / Reaching You / From Me to You ~ Romance
Airing/Length: October 6th / 12 episodes
Studio: Production I.G. (Higashi no Eden, Blood+)
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Namikawa Daisuke (Black Lagoon, Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid), Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Sawashiro Miyuki (CANAAN, Kannagi, Rozen Maiden), Sanpei Yuko (Eureka Seven, Xam'd: Lost Memories), Nakamura Yuuichi (Clannad series)
Kuronuma Sawako, nicknamed Sadako (from The Ring) because of her face and demeanor, greatly admires Kazehaya Shouta who she finds refreshing and is nice to everyone, including her. Sawako's one wish is to make friends in order to become a normal high school student, but because of her nickname, her fellow classmates cower in fear. Eventually, her influence begins to affect not only her classmates, but Kazehaya Shouta as well.
11eyes ~ Action/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 6th / ?? episodes
Studio: DOGA Productions (Higashi no Eden, Sengoku Basara)
Notable Seiyuus: Ono Daisuke (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Minami-ke), Goto Mai (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu)
Satsuki Kakeru lost his only remaining family member, his sister due to suicide, five years ago and is continuing to mourn her death by living a relatively dull life. One day, he is transported to a bizarre world known as "Red Night" with a friend of his, Minase Yuka. Both Kakeru and Yuka must fight Dark spirits and Black Knights in order to survive and escape from Red Night.
Sasameki Koto / Whispered Words ~ Comedy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 7th / 12 episodes
Studio: AIC (Candy Boy, Solty Rei)
Notable Seiyuus: Takamoto Megumi (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Takagaki Ayahi (Chrome Shelled Regios, true tears)
Murasame Sumika has a secret: she's in love with one of her classmates, Kazama Ushio. Ushio also takes a liking to girl romance but she hasn't noticed any signs from Sumika and has always been refused by other girls.
Darker than BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini / Darker than BLACK: Comet of Gemini ~ Action/Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: October 8th / 12 episodes + 4 DVD/BD only episodes
Studio: BONES (Fullmetal Alchemist, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Soul Eater, Xam'd: Lost Memories)
Notable Seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana (Asu no Yoichi!, Bakemonogatari, Basquash!), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
Continuation of the Darker than BLACK series. In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appears creating psychics who can use paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience. Hei, a psychic, along with Yin continue to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate.
Aoi Bungaku Series / Blue Literature Series
Airing/Length: October 10th / 12 episodes
Studio: Madhouse (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Akagi, X series)
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Paku Romi (Fullmetal Alchemist series)
Adaptation of six classic literature works published during the early to mid 1900's. These stories are: Dazai Osamu’s Run, Melos! and No Longer Human; Souseki Natsume’s Kokoro; Akutagawa Ryuunosuke’s Hell Screen and The Spider’s Thread; and Sakaguchi Ango’s In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom.
Fairy Tail ~ Adventure/Action/Comedy/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 12th / ?? episodes
Studio: A1 Pictures (Valkyria Chronicles, Kuroshitsuji series, Kannagi), Satelight (Basquash!, Sousei no Aquarion)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Kakihara Tetsuya (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kannagi, Minami-ke), Kugimiya Rie (Fullmetal Alchemist series, Toradora! Hayate no Gotoku series, Shakugan no Shana)
Lucy is a 17-year old girl who wants to become a full-fledged mage. While visiting the town of Harujion she meets Natsu Dragneel, an interesting young man who becomes sick easily by any form of transportation, who is a part of one of the infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.
Kiddy Girl-AND ~ Action/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: October 15th / ?? episodes
Studio: Satelight (Basquash!, Sousei no Aquarion)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Uchida Aya (Sora wo Miageru Shoujo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai), Fukuyama Jun (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass, xxxHOLiC)
A sequel based 50 years after the events occuring in Kiddy Grade.
Kuuchuu Buranko / Trapeze
Airing/Length: October 15th / 11 episodes
Studio: Toei (Kanon (2002), Dragonball series, One Piece)
Notable Seiyuus: (a partial list) Morikawa Toshiyuki (Sousei no Aquarion, Devil May Cry), Sakurai Takahiro (Code Geass, Valkyria Chronicles, Bakemonogatari), Miki Shinichiro (Full Metal Panic!, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
From the staff of Mononoke. Irabu Ichiro is a doctor of psychiatry and patients seeking counseling with him notice his odd behavior.
Winter Sonata ~ Drama/Romance
Airing/Length: October 17th / 26 episodes
Studio: G&G Entertainment (Shangri-La), JM Animation (Basquash!, Sousei no Aquarion)
Based off of a Korean drama TV series about the love between two childhood friends and the tragic events that occurred.
Sims: The original stars of the drama TV series reprise their roles for this anime TV series.
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On the movie side of things: Tales of Vesperia ~ The First Strike~ is coming out October 3rd. A re-editing of the Higashi no Eden series will be released as a movie this September titled, Air Communication.
On the OVA side: Shakugan no Shana S OVA series is the forefront project that will eventually become the final third season TV series of Shana after it completes. In addition, Kanokon and Hidamari Sketch x 365 both have a two episode OVA series airing this October.
Last update: October 3rd, 2009.
Update history: August 2nd, 5th, 21st, 26th, 31st; September 3rd, 14th, 29th, 30th; October 3rd
Fall 2009 line up (27 total):
Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugumono / QB: The One who Succeeds the Throne / QB and the Evil Eye ~ Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Airing/Length: September 24th / ?? episodes
Studio: ARMS (Elfen Lied)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Tanaka Atsuko (Ghost in the Shell series), Kawasumi Ayako (Kanokon, Fate/stay night, Kanon, Initial D series)
Second season for the Queen's Blade series. More, um, of that stuff.
Asura Cryin' 2 ~ Action/Mecha/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 1st / 13 episodes
Studio: Seven Arcs (Inukami!, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
Notable Seiyuus: Nonaka Ai (Clannad series, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series), Tanaka Rei (Hayate no Gotoku series, CANAAN), Kitamura Eri (Toradora!, Minami-ke), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Second season to Asura Cryin'.
Kämpfer ~ Action/Comedy/Romance/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 1st / 12 episodes
Studio: Nomad (sola, Yozakura Quartet)
Notable Seiyuus: Inoue Marina (Minami-ke, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series), Horie Yui (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Toradora!, Kanon, School Rumble), Tamura Yukari (AIR, Asu no Yoichi!, Clannad, Kanon), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
Senou Natsuru is a normal high school boy, but one day he wakes up finding that he's turned into a girl, chosen to be a Kampfer, and is soon involved in battles against other Kampfers. The rules are simple: you don't choose whether you become a Kampfer, and you must have the body of a girl to use your powers.
Nyan Koi! ~ Comedy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 1st / 12 episodes
Studio: AIC (Candy Boy, Solty Rei)
Notable Seiyuus: Asanuma Shintaro (Hatuskoi Limited, Minami-ke, Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter), Iguchi Yuka (To Aru Majutsu no Index, Shangri-La), Kobayashi Yuu (Maria Holic, Zetsubou Sensei series, Gintama), Fukuyama Jun (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass, xxxHOLiC), Shiraishi Ryoko (Hayate no Gotoku!, Natsu no Arashi!), Tanaka Atsuko (Ghost in the Shell series), Sakakibara Yui (Chaos;HEAd, H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Junpei Kosaka is a second-year high school student despises cats because of his allergies, even though his family owns a cat. However, his crush, Kaede Mizuno, absolutely adores cats. One day while walking with her, he accidently kicks an empty can into a guardian deity of cats and can now understand what the cats are saying. The issue here is, if he does not grant 100 wishes from cats he will turn into a cat himself.
Tatakau Shisho: Book of Bantorra / Fighting Librarians ~ Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 13 26 episodes
Studio: david production (Ristorante Paradiso, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage)
Notable Seiyuus: Paku Romi (Fullmetal Alchemist series), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi), Kawasumi Ayako (Kanokon, Fate/stay night, Kanon, Initial D series), Nakamura Yuuichi (Clannad series)
In a world where dead people are turned into books, anyone can read their past life at the Bantorra Library. Armed librarians protect these books from a religious society known as the Sindeki Kyoudan.
To Aru Kagaku no Choudenjihou / A Certain Scientific Railgun ~ Action/Comedy/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 12 episodes
Studio: J.C. Staff (To Aru Majutsu no Index, Hatsukoi Limited, Toradora!)
Notable Seiyuus: Satou Rina (Bamboo Blade, Eve no Jikan, Minami-ke, Asu no Yoichi!), Arai Satomi (To Aru Majutsu no Index), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Spin-off from To Aru Majutsu no Index from Fall 2008. This time, it focuses on the adventures of Biribiri (Mikoto) and her friend Kuroko of 'Judgement' as they solve mysteries and maintain order and peace in Academy City.
Sims: Hurrah, more Biribiri! And, no, you do not need to watch To Aru Majutsu no Index in advance as they are separate story lines, but if you like one series more often then not you may like the other. You will see Touma, the main protagonist in Index, dropping by a couple of times though as a supporting character.
White Album 2 / White Album Final ~ Drama/Romance
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 13 episodes
Studio: Seven Arcs (Inukami!, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series), Tomatsu Haruka (CANAAN, Kannagi)
Continuation of the White Album series. More drama.
Fuji Toya is a college student dating a rising idol singer, Morikawa Yuki. This is the continuation of the challenges the couple's relationship face from other individuals from Touya's college, Yuki's workplace, and elsewhere.
Seitokai no Ichizon / Student Council's Judgement ~ Comedy
Airing/Length: October 2nd / 13 episodes
Studio: Studio DEEN (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Fate/stay night)
Notable Seiyuus: Kondo Takashi (Black Cat, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Kanokon), Saito Yuka (Umineko no Naku Koro ni), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
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.
Seiken no Blacksmith / The Sacred Blacksmith ~ Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 3rd / 12 episodes
Studio: Manglobe (Ergo Proxy)
Notable Seiyuus: Okamoto Nobuhiko (To Aru Majutsu no Index, Asu no Yoichi, Chrome Shelled Regios, Akikan!), Fujimura Ayumi (Taishou Yakyuu Musume., Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy)
Cecily Campbell, a knight, is looking for a blacksmith to repair an old sword given by her father. One day, she sees a man fighting with a ruffian who used a tabooed power, and the man defeated the ruffian with one blow of an oddly shaped sword. The man is a blacksmith known as Luke Aunsworth and this fateful encounter was the beginning of their adventure.
Tegamibachi / Letter Bee ~ Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Supernatural
Airing/Length: October 3rd / 13 episodes
Studio: Pierrot (Bleach, Hikaru no Go)
Notable Seiyuus: Fujimura Ayumi (Taishou Yakyuu Musume., Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy), Sawashiro Miyuki (CANAAN, Kannagi, Rozen Maiden), Koshimizu Ami (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass series), Fukuyama Jun (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass, xxxHOLiC), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
In the land of Amberground, where social classes are divided into three different areas: high, middle, and those living in poverty, there are people who work to deliver letters. Their occupation as "Letter Bees" are to deliver through rain, sleet, snow or gloom of nigh...err...letters of importance to citizens. Five years ago, a seven year old Lag Seeing travels with a Letter Bee known as Gauche Suede whom he travels with inspires him to become a Letter Bee. Five years later, his dream comes true but Gauche has gone missing.
Sims: Sort of reminds me of Shigofumi, although I doubt Tegamibachi series will be as dark as that series. There are some similarities: one, it revolves around mail carriers and two, said mail carriers carry some sort of weapon for protection.
In addition, you don't necessarily have to watch the one episode OVA that came out late last year, titled Letter Bee: Light and Blue Night Fantasy, even though it's labeled a prequel. It does give some background info and some insight in a few of the characters, but I'm sure the TV series will reintroduce all that to bring everyone up to speed.
Tentai Senshi Sunred Second Season ~ Comedy
Airing/Length: October 3rd / ?? episodes
Studio: AIC A.S.T.A. (Bamboo Blade)
Notable Seiyuus: Takagi Shun (School Rumble series)
Continuation of the parody series following Sunred, a once powerful and battle-tested hero turned unemployed, chain smoking individual who sold his motor bike and lives gracefully with his girlfriend, and his arch enemy, General Vamp, who, unlike other villains, helps members of society, runs an educational cooking show and helps out Sunred's girlfriend at times. All this while General Vamp and his group of cronies attempt to attack and defeat Sunred.
Inuyasha Kanketsu-hen / Inyuyasha: The Final Act ~ Adventure/Comedy/Drama/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 3rd / 26 episodes
Studio: Sunrise (Code Geass series, Gintama)
Notable Seiyuus: Kuwashima Houko (Bamboo Blade, Clannad series), Yamaguchi Kappei (Death Note), Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
Continuation beyond the first series adapting the final 21 volumes of the manga to bring the series to a final conclusion.
Sora no Otoshimono / Heaven's Lost Property ~ Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 4th / 12 episodes + 1 DVD special
Studio: AIC (Candy Boy, Solty Rei)
Notable Seiyuus: Hayami Saori (Higashi no Eden), Hoshi Souichiro (Code Geass R2, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Ghost Hound)
Sakurai Tomoki has been having the same strange dream since he was a child and would always wake up in tears. His motto is "peace comes first". His relatively peaceful life is disturbed and his dream becomes reality when one day, while Tomoki waits for his friends, an angel descends from the sky.
Natsu no Arashi! Akinaichuu / Summer Storm! During Winter, Spring, and Summer ~ Comedy/Fantasy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 4th / 13 episodes
Studio: SHAFT (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series, Bakemonogatari, Hidamari Sketch)
Notable Seiyuus: Shiraishi Ryoko (Hayate no Gotoku series), Sanpei Yuko (Eureka Seven), Nonaka Ai (Clannad series, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series), Horie Yui (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Toradora!, Kanon, School Rumble)
Continuation of the Natsu no Arashi! series.
Miracle☆Train ~Ouedo-sen e Youkoso~ / Miracle☆Train ~Welcome to the Ouedo Line~
Airing/Length: October 4th / 12 episodes
Studio: Yumeta Company (Angelique, Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~)
Notable Seiyuus: Yoshino Hiroyuki (Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series, Chaos;HEAd), Okiayu Ryotaro (Clannad, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Kamiya Hiroshi (Honey and Clover series, Macross Frontier, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei series), Ono Daisuke (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Sugita Tomokazu (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kanon)
Featuring boy-moe personifications of the five Chuo train line stations.
Shin Koihime†Musou ~ Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 5th / 12 episodes
Studio: DOGA Productions (Higashi no Eden, Sengoku Basara)
Notable Seiyuus: Goto Mai (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu)
Spin-off to Koihime†Musou. Based off of Romance of the Three Kingdoms featuring an all-female cast emphasizing on moe action, love, and comedy.
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza / Haruka Nogizaka's Secret 2 ~ Comedy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 5th / 12 episodes
Studio: Diomedea (Sengoku Basara, Sora no Manimani) *formally Studio Barcelona
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Hatano Wataru (Akane iro ni Somaru Saka)
Contiuation of the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu series. Nogizaka Haruka, the school's most unattainable girl, has a secret, she's a closet otaku who loves anime and manga. With Ayase Yuuto knowing her secret, together as a couple, they try to keep this secret from other classmates and her parents.
Sims: My only question: will they finally kiss?
Oh, and the studio looks like it changed, but really it's the same studio that did the first season but with a new name.
Kobato. ~ Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 6th / 24 episodes
Studio: Madhouse Studios (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Akagi, X series)
Notable Seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana (Asu no Yoichi!, Bakemonogatari, Basquash!, Darker Than Black), Inada Tetsu (Bamboo Blade, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE)
Kobato is extremely naïve to the world around her, her mission is to fill a mysterious bottle with the suffering of people's hearts so she can fulfill her wish to be granted access to a certain place. However, she must not fall in love with the boy she works with who needs to have his heart healed.
Kimi ni Todoke / Reaching You / From Me to You ~ Romance
Airing/Length: October 6th / 12 episodes
Studio: Production I.G. (Higashi no Eden, Blood+)
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Namikawa Daisuke (Black Lagoon, Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid), Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Sawashiro Miyuki (CANAAN, Kannagi, Rozen Maiden), Sanpei Yuko (Eureka Seven, Xam'd: Lost Memories), Nakamura Yuuichi (Clannad series)
Kuronuma Sawako, nicknamed Sadako (from The Ring) because of her face and demeanor, greatly admires Kazehaya Shouta who she finds refreshing and is nice to everyone, including her. Sawako's one wish is to make friends in order to become a normal high school student, but because of her nickname, her fellow classmates cower in fear. Eventually, her influence begins to affect not only her classmates, but Kazehaya Shouta as well.
11eyes ~ Action/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 6th / ?? episodes
Studio: DOGA Productions (Higashi no Eden, Sengoku Basara)
Notable Seiyuus: Ono Daisuke (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Minami-ke), Goto Mai (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu)
Satsuki Kakeru lost his only remaining family member, his sister due to suicide, five years ago and is continuing to mourn her death by living a relatively dull life. One day, he is transported to a bizarre world known as "Red Night" with a friend of his, Minase Yuka. Both Kakeru and Yuka must fight Dark spirits and Black Knights in order to survive and escape from Red Night.
Sasameki Koto / Whispered Words ~ Comedy/Romance
Airing/Length: October 7th / 12 episodes
Studio: AIC (Candy Boy, Solty Rei)
Notable Seiyuus: Takamoto Megumi (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood), Takagaki Ayahi (Chrome Shelled Regios, true tears)
Murasame Sumika has a secret: she's in love with one of her classmates, Kazama Ushio. Ushio also takes a liking to girl romance but she hasn't noticed any signs from Sumika and has always been refused by other girls.
Darker than BLACK: Ryuusei no Gemini / Darker than BLACK: Comet of Gemini ~ Action/Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: October 8th / 12 episodes + 4 DVD/BD only episodes
Studio: BONES (Fullmetal Alchemist, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Soul Eater, Xam'd: Lost Memories)
Notable Seiyuus: Hanazawa Kana (Asu no Yoichi!, Bakemonogatari, Basquash!), Mizuki Nana (RideBack, Minami-ke, White Album, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series)
Continuation of the Darker than BLACK series. In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appears creating psychics who can use paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience. Hei, a psychic, along with Yin continue to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate.
Aoi Bungaku Series / Blue Literature Series
Airing/Length: October 10th / 12 episodes
Studio: Madhouse (Death Note, Black Lagoon, Akagi, X series)
Notable Seiyuus: Noto Mamiko (Sengoku Basara, Full Metal Panic!, Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index), Paku Romi (Fullmetal Alchemist series)
Adaptation of six classic literature works published during the early to mid 1900's. These stories are: Dazai Osamu’s Run, Melos! and No Longer Human; Souseki Natsume’s Kokoro; Akutagawa Ryuunosuke’s Hell Screen and The Spider’s Thread; and Sakaguchi Ango’s In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom.
Fairy Tail ~ Adventure/Action/Comedy/Fantasy
Airing/Length: October 12th / ?? episodes
Studio: A1 Pictures (Valkyria Chronicles, Kuroshitsuji series, Kannagi), Satelight (Basquash!, Sousei no Aquarion)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Kakihara Tetsuya (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kannagi, Minami-ke), Kugimiya Rie (Fullmetal Alchemist series, Toradora! Hayate no Gotoku series, Shakugan no Shana)
Lucy is a 17-year old girl who wants to become a full-fledged mage. While visiting the town of Harujion she meets Natsu Dragneel, an interesting young man who becomes sick easily by any form of transportation, who is a part of one of the infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.
Kiddy Girl-AND ~ Action/Sci-Fi
Airing/Length: October 15th / ?? episodes
Studio: Satelight (Basquash!, Sousei no Aquarion)
Notable Seiyuus: Hirano Aya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star), Uchida Aya (Sora wo Miageru Shoujo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai), Fukuyama Jun (Spice and Wolf series, Code Geass, xxxHOLiC)
A sequel based 50 years after the events occuring in Kiddy Grade.
Kuuchuu Buranko / Trapeze
Airing/Length: October 15th / 11 episodes
Studio: Toei (Kanon (2002), Dragonball series, One Piece)
Notable Seiyuus: (a partial list) Morikawa Toshiyuki (Sousei no Aquarion, Devil May Cry), Sakurai Takahiro (Code Geass, Valkyria Chronicles, Bakemonogatari), Miki Shinichiro (Full Metal Panic!, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
From the staff of Mononoke. Irabu Ichiro is a doctor of psychiatry and patients seeking counseling with him notice his odd behavior.
Winter Sonata ~ Drama/Romance
Airing/Length: October 17th / 26 episodes
Studio: G&G Entertainment (Shangri-La), JM Animation (Basquash!, Sousei no Aquarion)
Based off of a Korean drama TV series about the love between two childhood friends and the tragic events that occurred.
Sims: The original stars of the drama TV series reprise their roles for this anime TV series.
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On the movie side of things: Tales of Vesperia ~ The First Strike~ is coming out October 3rd. A re-editing of the Higashi no Eden series will be released as a movie this September titled, Air Communication.
On the OVA side: Shakugan no Shana S OVA series is the forefront project that will eventually become the final third season TV series of Shana after it completes. In addition, Kanokon and Hidamari Sketch x 365 both have a two episode OVA series airing this October.
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