Part 6 of my week long Fall 2006 Anime Preview is upon us! I check out Kanon, Happiness!, Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch and Ayakashiayashi.
Kanon was one of the first anime that I had ever seen. When I think of it, I want to eat taiyaki and go sit sadly in the snow. But we don’t get snow here in New Mexico.
While the plot of the original seemed kind of erratic, I have a feeling that Kyoto Animation will do a kickass job on this anime. This is a must-see as far as I’m concerned.
There’s seriously a lot of fall anime, huh? Part 5 of my Fall 2006 Anime Preview includes Sumomomo Momomo, 009-1, Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! and Asatte no Houkou.
Sumomomo Momomo reminds me of Bobobobo Bobobo, which was really awesome. I don’t think there’s a correlation between the two though, besides the naming scheme.
The story involves two kids of rival martial artists being involved in an arranged marriage. The offspring of such a marriage should produce an awesome martial artist! The girl, Momoko, totally wants the baby like, RIGHT NOW, but the guy, Koushi, does not. I think this anime sort of turns into a harem too. The art and story seem decent, so I’ll check this one out with medium interest.
In part 4 of my never ending Fall 2006 Anime Preview, I go over Red Garden, Negima!?, Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na, and Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto.
Red Garden is about three girls living in New York who have learned that their classmate has suddenly died. Some spooky woman tells they that they’re dead as well. It might have been a while ago, but this plot somewhat reminds me of Serial Experiments Lain.
If you listened to Anime Nano Podcast #7, you’ll recall that not one of the three podcasters I wasn’t able to finish watching Lain. Yeah, it’s really crazy. I won’t pass judgement on the anime without seeing it first, but the whole resemblence to Lain is not a good omen.
I watched to promo video. It didn’t really explain anything, but it did feature girls with ugly noses!
In part 3 of my many-parted Fall 2006 Anime Preview, I take a quick peek at Death Note, D.Gray-man, Tokimeki Memorial, and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge:
Death Note is the story of a really smart kid, Raito Yagami, who picks up a Shinigami’s notebook. The book enables him to kill whoever he wants by writing their name in the book. Raito uses the book to kill all of the top criminals of the world. L, a super detective, is sent in to stop Raito.
I read and reviewed the Death Note Manga Volume 1 a while ago, so you can check out my impressions here. I really liked the manga, so I’m looking forward to the anime adaptation.
In part 2 of my Fall 2006 Anime Preview I take a quick peek at Ghost Hunt, Marginal Prince, Busou Renkin, and Kin-Iro no Chord:
Ghost Hunt is an anime about a guy who has no interest in normal humans. He’s only interested in ghosts. Follow the adventures of Kazuya Shibuya and his indentured servant Mai Taniyama as they investigate ghostly phonomenon!
This anime started out as a manga, and the manga has already been released up to Volume 5 in the United States by Del Rey. I found a preview of the first volume on Del Rey’s website. It seems like this anime will be one part Haruhi Suzumiya and one Part Haruhi Fujioka…
If you want to get in on the Ghost Hunt action before it airs, you can get
Ghost Hunt Manga Volume 1 at Amazon.com. The sneak preview of the manga that I read seemed interesting, so I’ll definitely check this out.
Is it already time for anime season previews? I guess so! Here’s a quick look at Black Blood Brothers, Silk Road Shounen Yuuto, Gin Iro no Olynsis, and Pumpkin Scissors:
In addition to being an awesome tounge twister, Black Blood Brothers is the first of the Fall 2006 anime that I’ll preview. It appears to be about a sword-brandishing vampire hunter. He looks like the Red Mage from Final Fantasy!
I found a preview video which is oddly in English. Or should I say, Engrish? The animation looks decent, though I did spot a bad CG helicopter. Vampires are cool, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for this anime when it airs later this month.
So as I mentioned briefly in the Anime Nano Podcast Episode #7, I’ve started to try out some visual novel games. These interactive visual novels are just as legitimate a part of Japanese culture as anime and manga. As such, I figured I should at least experience them a little bit.
Okay, so this is totally off-topic, but I want as many people as possible to read this. I just finished launching my new web app called Notecentric. It’s a note-taking application that’s online. So you can take class notes and access them wherever there’s internet access.
There’s more info at the official development blog, or you can skip that and just try out Notecentric.
Also, if you like Notecentric, please digg it.
Yoki Koto Kiku is a fairly new manga by the one and only Koge-Donbo. Koge-Donbo’s work is usually known for being super saccharine sweet. She did Di Gi Charat and Pita Ten, which are both totally awesome. Yoki Koto Kiku is somewhat of a departure for Koge-Donbo, but only a slight one.
As part of my “review more American Anime Time stuff” campaign, I contacted some companies and asked if they could send me anything to review. Super Techno Arts was kind enough to send a copy of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Vol. 1.
Coincidentally, back in the Playstation (1) days there was a fighting game called “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” that I used to have. I don’t really remember it that well, but it seemed pretty cool. Apparently the game was based on the same manga that this anime was based on.