New Announced Anime

[darkchibi07]

O_O

Aoi Hana?!! I didn't expect that one to be animated. That title is rather subdued looking yet can twist your heart a bit. I heard it even made one of Carlo, one ANN's reviewers, cry and he's tough on manga.

[NeoSam]

The Ristorante Paradiso anime, which is scheduled to start broadcast next month (on April 9th), is also based on a manga serialized in "Manga Erotics F" magazine.

[blitz1/2]

Seems like the shounen(boy's) light novel series Steel Maiden Sarah: Diamond Princess (Choukoujo Sarah) by Terada Tomonori (author) and Ein (illustrator) is planned for an anime adaptation.

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超鋼女セーラ
Choukoujo Sarah
Steel Maiden Sarah: Diamond Princess

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series for boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen light novel label HJ Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/hj-bunko).
Currently there are 7 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/909/31786176.jpg http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6606/31841159.jpg http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6697/31919589.jpg http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/258/31965342.jpg http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/476/32068838.jpg http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6821/32112660.jpg http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/682/32175499.jpg


Also a light novel series titled Choukouseijo Becky (超鋼聖女ベッキー) is serialized in the male oriented light novel magazine Charano! (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/charano) (it was previously serialized in the male oriented light novel magazine Novel Japan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/charano)).

There's currently 1 volume released of this light novel.
Covers:


http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2309/32022552.jpg


Author: Terada Tomonori
Illustrator: Ein

Genre: Shounen

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090306)

I would like to wait for an official announcement...

If this really gets an anime adaptation it would be the first boy's light novel series from the shounen light novel label HJ Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/hj-bunko) to get an anime adaptation.


umm, that's a neat cover. I can tell the protagonist is going to have a massive harem.

[NeoSam]

The second half of the TV anime series WHITE ALBUM will be broadcasted this Autumn.

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090306)

[Fevvers]

Oh yes, Aoi Hana! Finally a yuri anime I can finally get into (depending on the staff and studio, of course), this coming from someone who never fell in love with Marimite. Now, if only Hourou Musuku would get animated as well.

[NeoSam]

The second season of Chi's Sweet Home is titled:

チーズスイートホーム あたらしいおうち
Chi's Sweet Home Atarashii Ouchi

The anime will start broadcast in April.

[UnknownBeast]

Is the Umineko anime airing in summer? What does this translate to?

この夏はアニメ「うみねこのなく頃に」と、この新作タイトルをプッシュしていく予定です。

Got it off of the Umineko anime topic, that got it off ANN, and they got it of off a blog here (http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/50812744.html). (Warning, it has NSFW images)

[NeoSam]

The Cross Game TV anime adaptation will start broadcast on April 5th.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Asobi ni Ikuyo! by Kamino Okina (author) and Houden Eizou (illustrator) is planned for an anime adaptation.

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あそびにいくヨ!
Asobi ni Ikuyo!

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series for boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen light novel label MF Bunko J (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/mf-bunko-j).
Currently there are 11 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/6959/31184625.jpg http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9550/31325987.jpg http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9012/31364618.jpg http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/6826/31403604.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2974/31444206.jpg http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/818/31512056.jpg http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4854/31567565.jpg http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/4991/31625076.jpg http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1226/31775562.jpg http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1142/31894909.jpg http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7167/32073813.jpg


Author: Kamino Okina
Illustrator: Houden Eizou

A seinen manga adaptation of it is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Alive (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-alive).
Currently there are 4 volumes released of this manga, and the 5th volume will be released on March 23rd, 2009.

Covers:


http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7830/07180757.jpg http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4401/07190406.jpg http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/4673/07201490.jpg http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4455/07212574.jpg


Genre: Shounen, Sci-fi, Comedy, Romance

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090309)

The rumor mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2247520&postcount=2988) turned out to be true. Now we'll have to wait and see if the seinen yuri manga Sasameki Koto will also be getting animated.

There will be three big announcements in the next issue of the seinen manga magazine Comic Alive (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-alive). So this is one (the anime adaptation of "Asobi ni Ikuyo!" light novel series). Now what are the rest... (one of these two might be an anime adaptation of Sasameki Koto :) )

[kyouray]

Now what are the rest... (one of these two might be an anime adaptation of Sasameki Koto :) )
Maybe Seiken no Blacksmith (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=77071) : the anime adaptation was just announced with a wraparound jacket band on the 4th novel. It may be an official announcement with details of the staff.

[NeoSam]

Yes very highly possible :)

So its most likely these are the three big announcements:

Asobi ni Ikuyo! official anime announcement
Seiken no Blacksmith official anime announcement
Sasameki Koto anime adaptation (???)

These are most likely the three big announcements which will be in the next issue of Comic Alive magazine.

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Hige Piyo TV anime series has opened:
http://www.higepiyo-tv.com/

The anime will start broadcast on April 3rd, 2009.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

According to MoonPhase's anime list, the shounen manga Nyan Koi! by Fujiwara Sato will be getting animated.

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にゃんこい!
Nyan Koi!

The manga is serialized online in the shounen web comic magazine FlexComix Blood (http://www.comipedia.com/publisher/flex-comix) (a web comic magazine that serializes shounen manga).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this manga, and the 3rd manga volume will be released on March 12th, 2009.

Covers:


http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/50/32067556.jpg http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9030/32128469.jpg http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9351/r0395621.jpg


Mangaka: Fujiwara Sato

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance

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Other shounen manga that were serialized online in the shounen web comic magazine FlexComix Blood (http://www.comipedia.com/publisher/flex-comix), and got animated: Hyakko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyakko)

Flex Comix page for the manga:
http://flex-comix.jp/titles/nyannkoi.html

Nyan Koi! blog:
http://flex-comix.jp/nyankoi/

[NeoSam]

The anime adaptation of the shounen manga Nyan Koi! is mentioned on the third manga volume:
http://iroiro.zapto.org/cmn/jb/data2/jb0345.jpg

The manga is mentioned as a triangle love comedy.
The 3rd manga volume will be officially released on March 12th, 2009.

[billborden]

Omamori Himari is 28 chapters. Even if the anime didn't come out until around Spring of 2010, it would only be something like twice that. Would it really be wise to start an anime adaptation with so little in the way of source material?

...Then again, they may just be looking for another 26 episode space filler....

They can pull 12-13 eps out of that, and that does seem to be the speed of many new shows.

[billborden]

Oh yes, Aoi Hana! Finally a yuri anime I can finally get into (depending on the staff and studio, of course), this coming from someone who never fell in love with Marimite. Now, if only Hourou Musuku would get animated as well.

Personally, I'm still waiting for a 2-3 Vol. OVA of "Iono-sama Fanatics" (And I assume I'll be waiting till I'm looooong in my grave :( )

[Zanon]

While I'm certain no one really cares about Beyblade here, some of this information might be of minor interest.

TV Tokyo launched the Beyblade page for the new series, which is titled Metal Fight Beyblade (http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mf-beyblade/). It will begin broadcast April 5th at 8:30AM, replacing Net Ghost PiPoPa. The Staff listing also has been announced as follows:



Cast is also listed as well. Interesting to see Tatsunoko Productions working on this.
Not only that, but the director of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters and writer of Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution are on staff, too, which I think is great. I'm both shocked and disappointed with who's doing the music, though; I think it's the guy who did the music for the English version of Bakugan Battle Brawlers O_o Like, wtf?

Nonetheless, I'm greatly anticipating this series.

[ChibiGoku]

I'm both shocked and disappointed with who's doing the music, though; I think it's the guy who did the music for the English version of Bakugan Battle Brawlers O_o Like, wtf?


I looked at the Bakugan page over at AnimeNewsNetwork and it looks like you're right (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=69956). :twitch:

...I'd assume if this ever gets dubbed, we wouldn't have to worry about the original music getting replaced now. Right? :heh:

[NeoSam]

An official site for the 3rd Sugar Bunnies TV anime series has opened:
http://www.sanrio.co.jp/anime/sugarbunnies3/si3_top.html

The anime will start broadcast on April 7th, 2009.

[NeoSam]

MOON PHASE briefly mentioned (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090104) today that Palette's eroge Sakura Strasse will be getting a TV anime adaptation and a consumer video game version sometime this year. No official announcement yet.

According to MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090313), seems like the Sakura Strasse anime schedule has been postponed to 2010.

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (ero-game) Cartagra ~Tsuki Kurui no Yamai~ (カルタグラ 〜ツキ狂イノ病〜) by Innocent Grey (http://www.gungnir.co.jp/innocentgrey/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

Innocent Grey is Gungnir (http://www.gungnir.co.jp/)'s adult game brand.

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=138581

Innocent Grey's page for the game:
http://www.gungnir.co.jp/innocentgrey/products/pro_cartagra/index.html

The first OVA episode will be released on April 25th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=630085

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Souten Kouro TV anime series has opened:
http://www.ntv.co.jp/souten/

The anime will start broadcast on April 8th, 2009.

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The picture book series Rita et Machin by Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod and Olivier Tallec will be getting animated.

Animation Production: Nippon Animation

Official anime site:
http://www.rita-machin.jp/

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[ACGalaga]

YAY!!

Finally anime I want to watch is coming on! :hyper-^v^:

Ok, first: I have yet to understand late night hours. So does Hayate no Gotoku really air at 1:23 am on Sunday? Is it on cable or only in Tokyo?

Second: I may possibly miss the premiere of FMA because I'll be walking around town dressed up like a ninja... hmm, maybe I should learn how to set up my VCR.

Third: Does anyone know about TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) and MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System) relate to NHK 1 through whatever?

[NeoSam]

An official site has opened for the DOGS / BULLETS & CARNAGE OVA series:
http://annex.s-manga.net/dogs/

[Master Anime]

The Eroge Princess Lovers by will get anime adaption

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-16/princess-love-adult-game-gets-tv-anime-green-lit
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090317#p1

Episode Director : Hiromitsu Kanazawa
Supervisor : Makoto Nakamura
Design Character : Shingo Suzuki

[NeoSam]

Here's the official site for the TV anime adaptation of the eroge (ero-game) Princess Lover!:
http://www.prilover.tv/

プリンセスラバー！
Princess Lover!

Love adventure game for males.
Brand: Ricotta (http://www.ricotta-soft.jp/)
Released on: June 27, 2008.

Ricotta's official homepage for the game: (NSFW)
http://www.ricotta-soft.jp/products/prilover/index.html

Getchu's page for the game: (NSFW)
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=478925

Genre: Seinen, Romance

[Shiroth]

The rumor mentioned in this post (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2247520&postcount=2988) turned out to be true. Now we'll have to wait and see if the seinen yuri manga Sasameki Koto will also be getting animated.
It's been announced and here's the booklet (http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh419/dtshyk/842960.jpg) as source.

Great news. Yuri anime goodness.

[Falkor]

Great news, indeed! may I create the discussion thread? :)

[darkchibi07]

Go for it! I was hoping someone else would create it instead of me!

[Shiroth]

Great news, indeed! may I create the discussion thread? :)
Please do!

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Kenpufer (Kampfer) by Tsukiji Toshihiko (author) and Senmu (illustrator) will be getting an anime adaptation.

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けんぷファー
Kenpufer (Kampfer)

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series aimed at boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen light novel label MF Bunko J (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/mf-bunko-j).
Currently there are 11 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/562/31786198.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7379/31800128.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2663/31841173.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4417/31890535.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9744/31934321.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5673/31997164.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2849/32037855.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1844/32084252.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6884/32130529.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7198/32186247.jpg http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1340/32202709.jpg


Author: Tsukiji Toshihiko
Illustrator: Senmu

A seinen manga adaptation of it is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Alive (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-alive).
Currently there's 1 volume released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8866/07210938.jpg


Mangaka: Tachibana Yu

Genre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Romance

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090317)

The obi strip that announces the anime adaptation is included with the first light novel volume:
http://iroiro.zapto.org/cmn/jb/data2/jb1840.jpg

Ok, so the three big announcements that will be in Comic Alive are not exactly the following:

Yes very highly possible :)

So its most likely these are the three big announcements:

Asobi ni Ikuyo! official anime announcement
Seiken no Blacksmith official anime announcement
Sasameki Koto anime adaptation (???)

These are most likely the three big announcements which will be in the next issue of Comic Alive magazine.

But it seems the big announcements are most likely these:

Asobi ni Ikuyo! official anime announcement
Sasameki Koto official anime announcement
Kenpufer official anime announcement

[NeoSam]

According to MoonPhase's anime list, the french book La Vilaine Lulu by the french author Yves Saint Laurent will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast on April 4th, 2009.

Japanese title of the book: Otenba Lulu (おてんばルル)

The cover of the original french book can be seen here:
http://www.amazon.fr/Vilaine-Lulu-Yves-Saint-Laurent/dp/271070708X

Author: Yves Saint Laurent

[giapet]

Yves Saint Laurent?

Like...the fashion designer who died last year?

[NeoSam]

Yves Saint Laurent?

Like...the fashion designer who died last year?

From looking around, yes that's him.

Here's something from this site (http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/daily_deals/2008/06/yves_saint_laurent_obituary.html) about his book La Vilaine Lulu:

Saint Laurent often said he wanted to write his autobiography and continually referred to his frustration at not being able to complete it. The closest he came was with the publication of his book, La Vilaine Lulu, in 1967. It recounted the adventures of Nasty Lulu, a cartoon character he had been doodling for some 10 years. Lulu, a squat, sadistic little girl, was in some ways Saint Laurent's alter ego, saying and doing what he dared not. Nasty Lulu once said, for example: "I roar with laughter when all those females, the faithful, the content, the fanatics of fashion, the blue-stockings, the journalists, come to scratch the nape of his neck and murmur with beatitude: 'My Yves.' They whisper to him, flutter around him, and he says nothing. If I weren¹t to be a comic, there would be a lot to say on the psychological level about that shy bird, that myopic being who, behind those eyeglasses like television screens, is never snowed. He immediately detects in another what is true, what is crucial."

[giapet]

Yeah, that was my conclusion too...apparently Dior was a big fan of his Lulu cartoons.

Tres wacky ;)

[M.Marangio]

The Eroge Princess Lovers by will get anime adaption
There is already an article on dengeki (http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/146/146472/) with some character sketches.

[Master Anime]

Looks like To Aru Kagaku no Rail Gun will get TV anime
http://tv2ch.net/2/jlab-tv/s/77407.jpg

[NeoSam]

I'll add the covers of the shounen/seinen manga To Aru Kagaku no Railgun to this post:

The manga is based on the shounen(boy's) light novel series "To Aru Majutsu no Index".

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とある科学の超電磁砲
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun

The manga is serialized in the shounen/seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-daioh).
Currently there are 3 volumes released of the manga.

Covers:


http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/833/07193489.jpg http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5683/07203945.jpg http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/671/07217681.jpg


Genre: Shounen/Seinen, Fantasy

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[NeoSam]

Official sites opening:

An official site for the Kobato. TV anime series has opened:
http://www.kobato.tv/

An official site for the Aoi Hana TV anime series has opened: (also a promotional video of the anime can be watched)
http://www.aoihana.tv/

A Bakemonogatari promotional video can be watched here:
http://www.bakemonogatari.com/special/

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090318)

[NeoSam]

A new TV anime series titled Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (東京マグニチュード8.0) has been announced.

Official anime site:
http://tokyo-m8.com/

A promotional video can be watched on the official site (click on the PV button).

More info in its AnimeSuki thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=79323).

[NeoSam]

And more staff announcements:

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Seitokai no Ichizon

Staff info:

Director: Satou Takuya
Series Composition: Hanada Jukki
Animation Production: STUDIO DEEN

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Sasameki Koto

Staff info:

Director: Suganuma Eiji
Script: Kurata Hideyuki

Official anime site: (nothing on it right now)
http://www.sasameki.com/

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NEEDLESS

Staff info:

Director: Sakoi Masayuki
Series Composition: Nishizono Satoru
Character Design: Katou Hiromi
Animation Production: MADHOUSE

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Kanamemo

Staff info:

Director: Takayanagi Shigehito
Character Design: Tateda Shinichi (???)
Animation Production: feel

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[NeoSam]

A new Ukkari Pénélope (うっかりペネロペ) anime series was announced. The anime will start broadcast in Summer 2009.

The "Ukkari Pénélope" anime is based on the picture book series Pénélope (which I once mentioned here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=685434&postcount=787)).

[NeoSam]

The fantasy novel Niji-iro Hotaru ~Eien no Natsuyasumi~ by Kawaguchi Masayuki will be getting an anime movie.

虹色ほたる～永遠の夏休み～
Niji-iro Hotaru ~Eien no Natsuyasumi~

Cover:


http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/2181/31923091.jpg


Genre: Fantasy

Author: Kawaguchi Masayuki

[NeoSam]

A new anime by Toei Animation that's temporarily titled:

東映ロボットガールズ
Toei Robot Girls

Starts in 2009.

Ok, LOL :heh:

[NeoSam]

The staff info for the GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class TV anime series:

Original Work: Kiyuduki Satoko
Director: Sakurai Hiroaki
Series Composition: Machida Touko
Character Design: Watanabe Atsuko
Animation Production: AICPLUS+

Characters and their seiyuu:

Kisaragi : Tomatsu Haruka
Nodamiki : Tokunaga Ai
Tomokane : Sawashiro Miyuki
Kyoju : Naduka Kaori
Namiko : Horie Yui

Its broadcast starts in Summer 2009.

[SeijiSensei]

From looking around, yes that's [Yves St. Laurent]
this site (http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ochsn016/daily_deals/2008/06/yves_saint_laurent_obituary.html) about his book La Vilaine Lulu:

My French is pretty rusty these days, so I wondered if "vilaine" was a misspelling of "villaine," the feminine form of "villain." Turns out "vilaine" means "ugly."

I looked around a bit to find an image of Ugly Lulu. Here's a couple from the cover of a book of St. Laurent's cartoons published in 1967:

http://menges.nuxit.net/images/30/book_197.jpg
Rather a different look from the "Little Lulu" character that I grew up with in the US:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fa/Marge%27s_Little_Lulu_-10.jpg
I'll be curious to see how this translates to an anime.

[NeoSam]

There are currently 35 TV anime series scheduled to start in april.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

TV Tokyo has opened a page for the second season of "Chi's Sweet Home" anime series that's titled Chi's Sweet Home Atarashii Ouchi:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/chissweet2009/

TV Tokyo has opened a page for the Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou TV anime series:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mechamote/

TV Tokyo has opened a page for the Saki TV anime series:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/saki/

Star Child has opened a page for the Kanamemo TV anime series:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/kanamemo/

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090319)

[Konpachi]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/fit400x400/cms/news/27086/mimg.jpg
Toei Animation has confirmed that this spring's Dragon Ball Kai re-airing of its Dragon Ball Z anime will be edited to more closely follow Akira Toriyama's original manga.
The new Dragon Ball Kai remastering will be an "Akira Toriyama original cut edition" that will quicken the story presentation and adhere more with the manga's story.

The anime footage will be enhanced with the latest digital technology. This includes a new full-HD remastering from the film reels of the original run, renewed soundtracks and sound effects, and new dialogue recordings with most of the original cast. The re-airing will launch in Japan on April 5.

http://animeanime.jp/news/archives/2009/03/post_687.html

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[ChibiGoku]

We kind of know about this. Infact, we even have a thread about it in this very section.

[NeoSam]

According to a 2ch thread, the shoujo(girl's) light novel series Maihime Renpuden by Miyama Kunoe (author) and Touma Rei (illustrator) will be getting animated.

Staff info:

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Original Work: Miyama Kunoe
Planning: Kawase Eiji
Director: Taniguchi Gorou
Series Composition: Yoshino Hiroyuki
Original Character Design: Touma Rei
Character Design: Kimura Takahiro
Key Animation Director: Naka Hiroshi (???)
Music: Nakagawa Koutarou
Audio Director: Uragami Haruki
Production: SATELIGHT

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Cast info:

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Sai Airin: Nakahara Mai
Riku Keishun: Fukuyama Jun
On Jiun: Seki Tomokazu
Chou Kayou: Toyoguchi Megumi

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Light novel info:

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舞姫恋風伝
Maihime Renpuden

少女向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shoujo light novel series (light novel series aimed at girls).

The light novel series is published under the shoujo(girl's) light novel label Lululu Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/lululu-bunko).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9726/31875754.jpg http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2561/31934011.jpg http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5890/31941228.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8506/32022260.jpg http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2550/32068510.jpg http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1790/32077348.jpg


Lululu Bunko's official "Maihime Renpuden" site:
http://lu3.gagaga-lululu.jp/maihime/

Author: Miyama Kunoe
Illustrator: Touma Rei

Genre: Shoujo, Fantasy

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Until its confirmed consider this to be a rumor.

If this is really getting animated, this would be the first shoujo(girl's) light novel series from the shoujo light novel label Lululu Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/lululu-bunko) to be getting animated.

[La Mite en Pullover]

My French is pretty rusty these days, so I wondered if "vilaine" was a misspelling of "villaine," the feminine form of "villain." Turns out "vilaine" means "ugly."

I looked around a bit to find an image of Ugly Lulu. Here's a couple from the cover of a book of St. Laurent's cartoons published in 1967:

I'll be curious to see how this translates to an anime.

Hi SeijiSensei. I am French and "vilaine" can also be traducted by "nasty" (sexual, grrr... ) or used when a kid does something forbidden or something like that (means "bad").

[Denizen]

So, what's happening with Appleseed? Is it actually airing in Spring or has it just been pigeonholed like Rainbow?

Also, is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms anime airing in Spring? I have seen images of it, a long, well-detailed trailer, and a notice that its airing around that time. I know Souten Koro is similar, but i'm just wondering about it.

(Also, for anyone who cares about those season preview charts, there's now a site for that - http://chartfag.wordpress.com)

[NeoSam]

So, what's happening with Appleseed? Is it actually airing in Spring or has it just been pigeonholed like Rainbow?


Appleseed Genesis was cancelled:
http://www.animekon.com/news-663-Appleseed-Genesis-TV-Anime-Is-Doomed.html

Thanks for the comment about this... I'll be removing it from the upcoming anime list.

[giapet]

Hey Sam, can you link me to that 2ch thread for Maihime Renpuden? the only one I can find is from back in November.

[Konpachi]

We kind of know about this. Infact, we even have a thread about it in this very section.

Oh. I'm sorry.

[Sakimichi]

Can't wait for these series 8D

[Siegel Clyne]

Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" - Hokkaidou Power Gagyu! (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1275462&postcount=2056)

Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" (http://www.htb.co.jp/onanime/index.html) Animated Television Series
Broadcast Starting Date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Airs Every Friday, 7:54ampm-8:00ampm
Broadcaster: HTB (Hokkaido TV)

Cast & Staff

Cast
on-chan: Tanaka Rie
ok-chan: Konno Hiromi
no-chan: Hirai Keiji
tenko-chan/guchi: Kaneda Tomoko

Staff
Director: Katou Taka
Script/Teleplay/Scenario: Kitaki Rima, Higuchi Tatsuto
Theme Song: "Yumemiru, Chikara" by OILMAN
Music: Sorai Atsufumi (JOEDOWN)
Music Cooperation: yumechika records
Animation Production: Egg
Production: HTB (Hokkaido TV)

Hokkaido TV (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Hokkaido+TV) is a network affiliate of tv asahi (http://company.tv-asahi.co.jp/e/contents/network/index.html).

On-chan (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/tafweb/taf2004/eng/event/theater/onchang.asp) is the popular mascot character of HTB (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=HTB+Hokkaido) (Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), adored not only in Hokkaido, but throughout Japan.

HTB produced Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan"'s predecessor, On-chan, (http://www.tokyoanime.jp/tafweb/taf2004/eng/whnew/taf_award/on.asp) Yume Power Daibouken! (On-chan, Dream Power Adventure!) (http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1248,nckiwd,on_chan__yume_p.html). In this earlier, original animation version, Japanese mainstream celebrity Shinohara Tomoe (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Shinohara+Tomoe) voiced the lead role, on-chan, while Araki Kae, perhaps best known as Yuuki Miaka in Fushigi Yuugi.


According to this post (http://changi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime4vip/1236781300/138) on a BS11 anime thread at 2ch...

At the HTB (Hokkaido Broadcasting System, Co., Ltd.) Booth at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2009, leaflets announce that the Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" anime will begin airing on the free-to-air digital broadcasting satellite platform BS-11 across Japan next month:

1) 2009/04/09- : Thursdays, 24:25-, Japan Time (Fridays, 12:25am-, Japan Time)

2) 2009/04/12- : Sundays, 16:55-, Japan Time (Sundays, 4:55pm-, Japan Time)

Edit: Soon after I wrote this post, in her 2009/03/21 (http://www.tanaka-rie.com/diary_7/?20090321) entry on her blog, Tanaka Rie confirmed the above broadcast schedule for Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" on BS 11. She also announced that it will begin airing on the free-to-air digital broadcasting satellite platform BS Asahi across Japan next month:

1) 2009/04/06- : Mondays, 23:00-, Japan Time (Mondays, 11:00pm-, Japan Time)

There is no indication yet whether this nationwide broadcast in Japan of Yumemiru, Anime "on-chan" will consist of the original 26-episode, 5-minute television anime series which aired locally on HTB in Hokkaido last year, new episodes, or both.

Tanaka Rie mentioned in her blog a few weeks ago that it has been a while since she has played the role of a young person or a young child.

Other than Kujou Hikari aka Shiny Luminous in the Pretty Cure All Stars DX movie currently showing in theaters throughout Japan, could it be on-chan?

The popular HTB mascot on-chan made his debut back in 1997; I even saw the live version of on-chan on a Japanese language program from Japan earlier this year on local television, Channel 18 (KSCI-TV), in Southern California. The girlfriend of on-chan (who is yellow) is ok-chan (who is pink).

The link to the Englsh web page for the HTB Booth at the Tokyo International Fair 2009, which includes images of on-chan and his pals, follows below.

http://www.tokyoanime.jp/event/view_exhibitor.php?l=en&id=68

P.S. According to Variety, (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001030.html?categoryid=14) an unnamed block of Fox programming, including American Idol, will also begin airing on BS-11 across Japan next month.

Imagine that... on-chan and Simon Cowell together on the same TV station.

[NeoSam]

Hey Sam, can you link me to that 2ch thread for Maihime Renpuden? the only one I can find is from back in November.

Ahh yeah that's the one (http://c.2ch.net/test/-/comicnews/1226512702/i), that's why I'm mentioning it as a rumor, it doesn't link to any reliable source >_<

I guess, its a little too old to be reliable...

[NeoSam]

TV Tokyo has opened a page for the Cross Game TV anime series:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/crossgame/

TV Osaka has opened an official site for the Jewelpet TV anime series:
http://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/jewelpet/

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The following links contain adult content (NSFW).

The eroge (erotic game) Kimi Hagu (きみはぐ) by FrontWing (http://frontwing.jp/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

FrontWing's official site for the game:
http://frontwing.jp/product/kimihagu/

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=302045

The first OVA episode will be released on May 25th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=635545

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links and images (NSFW).

The adult men's manga Hitoriga by Tsukiyoshi Hiroki will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

The first OVA episode will be released on June 26th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=637885

Manga info:

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独蛾
Hitoriga

The manga was serialized in the adult men's loli manga magazine Comic LO (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-lo).

Manga cover:


http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/334/hitoriga.jpg


Mangaka: Tsukiyoshi Hiroki

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Comic LO is an adult manga magazine that's aimed at men which serializes adult loli manga.

Meaning, Yeah, Hitoriga is an adult loli manga that will be getting animated >_>

The Hitoriga manga volume does not only include the 7 chapters of the Hitoriga manga but also other manga stories/chapters that were serialized in Comic LO magazine but weren't published in tankoubon form.

[NeoSam]

Damn it :uhoh: not that day again :uhoh:

Tomorrow is April 1st, who knows how many new anime adaptations are going to be announced tomorrow that are going to be April Fools Joke :uhoh:

But I want to remind you of something... Some of the boy's light novels published under the shounen light novel label "Dengeki Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko)", got announced to be getting animated on April 1st.

The boy's light novel series Toradora! (a Dengeki Bunko light novel series) got an anime announcement on April 1st, 2008. which turned out to be true.

The boy's light novel series Shakugan no SHANA (a Dengeki Bunko light novel series) got an announcement of a second anime season on April 1st, 2007. which also turned out to be true.

Will another shounen light novel series from the "Dengeki Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko)" label get an anime announcement on April 1st, 2009 too... we'll see...

[giapet]

It already *is* April 1 in Japan right now, and Moon Phase is all hot and bothered about a "something-ification" of Ladies vs Butlers announced in Dengeki Bunko-- could be an anime or something else. (Source: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090331#p1)

[NeoSam]

And here we start again, will this be true or an April Fools joke >_<

The light novel series Minisuka Uchuu Pirates by Sasamoto Yuichi (author) and Matsumoto Noriyuki (illustrator) will be getting an anime adaptation.

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ミニスカ宇宙海賊
Minisuka Uchuu Pirates (Minisuka Uchuu Kaizoku)

The light novel series is published under the light novel label Asahi Novels (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/asahi-novels).
Currently there's 1 volume released of this light novel series, and the second light novel volume will be released on April 20th, 2009.

Covers:


http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1069/32148431.jpg


Author: Sasamoto Yuichi
Illustrator: Matsumoto Noriyuki

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090401)

April Fools joke or for real >_<

[NeoSam]

It already *is* April 1 in Japan right now, and Moon Phase is all hot and bothered about a "something-ification" of Ladies vs Butlers announced in Dengeki Bunko-- could be an anime or something else. (Source: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090331#p1)

Yeah, just noticed that >_< damn them >_< lol

[NeoSam]

Ahh I want to mention one more thing concerning the Minisuka Uchuu Pirates light novel series that's mentioned above. Its being published under a new light novel label titled Asahi Novels, which as mentioned here (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/asahi-novels), just started on October 21st, 2008.

Which makes me really doubt this announcement >_< its just a new light novel label, and the light novel series just has 1 volume out (for now).

Or maybe its for real, and they want to mimic the Dengeki Bunko habit? :heh:

Anyway, lets wait and see...

Edit:

Anime announcements that are mentioned as "April Fools?" on MoonPhase Diary I'm not going to mention them :P

[aohige]

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned here yet.

Lupin the 3rd Vs. Detective Conan (http://www.ntv.co.jp/lupin-conan/)

The TV special is set to air sometime in March as part of Nippon Television’s and Yomiuri Television’s 55th and 50th anniversary celebrations, respectively, and is being produced under the collaboration of the series’ original creators Monkey Punch and Gosho Aoyama.

No details on the plot or actual airdate as of yet.

Lupin vs Conan was incredibly entertaining.
I couldn't find any threads on this here to talk about it though. :heh:

[kujoe]

Here's the official site for the TV anime adaptation of the eroge (ero-game) Princess Lover!:
http://www.prilover.tv/

プリンセスラバー！
Princess Lover!

Love adventure game for males.
Brand: Ricotta (http://www.ricotta-soft.jp/)
Released on: June 27, 2008.
Princess Lover?

Hot damn. I don't play ero games that much, but even among the few that I have tried, this one stood out on its own.

Nothing ground-breaking in terms of story, but as a whole it's very well made. Having looked at the PV from the homepage, I'm glad that the quality of the anime is of a higher standard as well.

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Shin Koihime†Musou TV anime series has opened:
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/shinkoihime/

The anime adaptation of the Minisuka Uchuu Pirates light novel series might be for real... I would like to wait a little more time just to be totally sure >_<

[kyouray]

The anime adaptation of the Minisuka Uchuu Pirates light novel series might be for real... I would like to wait a little more time just to be totally sure >_<
Yeah it's difficult to believe :D
There's also an announcement on saiani (http://www.saiani.net/article/116560161.html) with a link to the newsletter (http://archive.mag2.com/0000074625/index.html).

[NeoSam]

Yeah, I already saw the original announcement. If no announcement of it being an April Fools joke till tomorrow, I'll mention it here to be for real, and I'll add it to the Upcoming Anime List.

Anyway, another adult OVA adaptation, but something seems fishy about this >_> another April Fools joke ??? why is this fishy, read about it on the bottom of this post...

The following content contains adult links and images (NSFW).

The adult men's manga Chinetsu Karte The Devilish Cherry by Drill Murata will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

The anime will be released under the adult anime brand Suzuki Mirano (http://www.suzukimirano.com/). Its first OVA episode will be released on June 26th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=638385

Manga info:

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恥熱カルテ The Devilish Cherry
Chinetsu Karte The Devilish Cherry

The manga was published under the adult men's comic imprint "Mujin Comics".

Manga cover:


Manga cover can be seen here: (be very careful, its NSFW)
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=353542


Mangaka: Drill Murata

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What's so fishy about this adult OVA? well, if you remember just a while back I mentioned the adult OVA adaptation of the Hitoriga manga. The first OVA episode of the "Hitoriga" anime will be released on June 26th, 2009, also the first OVA episode of the anime I just mentioned here will also be released on June 26th, 2009. I never ran into this before, two adult anime adaptations, being announced one after the other, and both of them get their first OVA episode released on the same day (June 26th, 2009) :twitch:

There's a possibility that that was just by luck (both of them getting their first episodes released on the same day), and they are both real... but its more possible that one or both of them are April Fool jokes :eyespin: :uhoh:

I had enough of this day :uhoh: its getting me busy announcing what is most likely April Fools jokes :uhoh:

[FireChick]

June 26th is one day after my birthday!

[NeoSam]

The adult OVA adaptations of the Chinetsu Karte The Devilish Cherry manga and the Hitoriga manga seems to be true... they are still mentioned on Getchu's site, if they weren't true they would have been removed by now.

The same thing about the anime adaptation of the Minisuka Uchuu Pirates light novel series. It's still mentioned on the news, so I guess its true... I'll be adding it to the Upcoming Anime List (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2).

Ok, other than that there's also new anime that will be distributed to cell phones...

From AnimeNation Blog (http://www.animenation.net/blog/):

Docomo to Distro New Cel Phone Anime
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Japanese mobile phone service provider NTT Docomo has launched its “BeeTV” service which will provide three new anime series via cel phones. Avex Entertainment produces Azabu Juuban Gakuen, Shiawase no Hitsuji, and Suzu-3-taro.

Azabu Juuban Gakuen will launch in May as a series of 36 one-minute episodes that updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Shiawase no Hitsuji will be 100 five-minute daily episodes starting in May. Suzu-3-taro will premiere in June as a series of 24 two-minute episodes released every Monday and Thursday.

Source: Anime News Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-01/avex-docomo-to-run-new-anime-on-japanese-mobile-phones)


I'll also be adding these anime to the Upcoming Anime List (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)... but I'll put "Cell Phone Anime" beside these anime titles to distinguish them from anime titles that are broadcasted on TV.

[NeoSam]

The role playing game Tales of Vesperia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Vesperia) will be getting an anime movie.

Title of the movie:
テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア ～The First Strike～
Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~

Official anime movie's site:
http://www.tov-movie.net/

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090406)

[Ottocycle]

The April 9th issue of the shounen manga magazine Dragon Age (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-age) will have a big announcement concerning the Omamori Himari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omamori_Himari) manga.

Could this big announcement possibly be an anime adaptation?

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090305)

Also, for now consider this a rumor...
The rumour has been proven correct.
Source from MAL post (http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/hh419/dtshyk/jb5434.jpg)

[NeoSam]

Yeah, the shounen manga Omamori Himari has been confirmed to be getting a TV anime adaptation :)

I'll add some info and the covers of the manga in this post:

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おまもりひまり
Omamori Himari

The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Dragon Age (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-age).
Currently there are 5 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6678/31837449.jpg http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9534/31945336.jpg http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4915/32052357.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/420/32158292.jpg http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8890/32230927.jpg


From Manga-Heaven scanlation group:

Yuuto is your average, high school boy just turned 16. His childhood friend, Rin has taken care of him ever since his parents died when he was younger. All of a sudden, a girl named Himari walks into his life. Himari is a cat-girl samurai who is sworn to protect Yuuto. There's only one small problem: Yuuto is allergic to cats!

Mangaka: Matra Milan

A shounen light novel adaptation of the manga is serialized in the male oriented light novel magazine Dragon Magazine (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/dragon-magazine).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8154/32084154.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/7251/32143517.jpg


Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance, Action

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[NeoSam]

Miracle☆Train (ミラクル☆トレイン) will be getting an anime adaptation.

Miracle☆Train is a multimedia franchise of turning train stations along the Chuo line into bishounen (read about it here (http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/03/03/chuo-line-goes-bishonen/)).

ミラクル☆トレイン
Miracle☆Train

Original Character Concept: Kai Tomohisa
Animation Production: YUMETA CO.

Official site: http://miracletrain.jp/

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090407)

[NeoSam]

Some more seiyuu cast for the Ookami to Koushinryou II TV anime series:

Mark: Koyama Rikiya
Diana: Watanabe Akeno
Eve: Park Romi

The anime will start broadcast in July 2009.

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090407)

[NeoSam]

And more staff info for the Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 TV anime series:

Series Composition: Takahashi Natsuko
Character Design: Nozaki Atsuko
Set Design: Ueda Hitoshi
3D Director: Inomoto Eiji
Color Design: Katou Rie
Art Director: Nakashima Mika
Audio Director: Tanaka Kazuya
Music: Ootani Kou

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090407)

[ershin]

Um can anyone list confirmed june/july titles?

[NeoSam]

Um can anyone list confirmed june/july titles?

You can check the list of the upcoming anime here:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2

It contains upcoming anime and their broadcast dates... of course there are anime series with no specific broadcast date yet.

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (ero game) Elf no Futago-hime Willan to Arusura (Watashi wa Dounattemoiikara, Oneesama ni wa te wo Dasanaide......!) by Lune (http://marigold.1000.tv/lune/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

Lune is MARIGOLD (http://www.marigold.co.jp/)'s adult game brand.

Eroge's title:
エルフの双子姫 ウィランとアルスラ「私は どうなってもいいから、お姉様には手を出さないで……!」
Elf no Futago-hime Willan to Arusura (Watashi wa Dounattemoiikara, Oneesama ni wa te wo Dasanaide......!)

The game was released on February 27th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=603465

Lune's page for the game:
http://marigold.1000.tv/lune/elf/

The OVA will be released on July 31st, 2009.

Getchu's page for the OVA:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=640445

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‎ by Inoue Kenji (author) and Haga Yui (illustrator) will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast in January 2010.

Staff:

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Director: Oonuma Shin
Character Design: Ooshima Miwa
Animation Production: SILVER LINK.

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Light novel info:

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バカとテストと召喚獣
Baka to Tesuto to Shoukanjuu‎
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‎ (Baka and Test and Shoukanjuu)

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series for boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6812/main4354300x300.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3079/main4396300x300.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1842/main4425300x300.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5718/main4485300x300.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4141/main1195300x300.jpg http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1212/main7726300x300.jpg


From MangaUpdates:

The protagonist is a guy who is among the stupidest of the stupidest in the school. In this school, your grades can, under the supervision of teachers, take a virtual form to do combat! However, if you leave an examination half way, you get zero marks. A bright and cute girl, Mizuki Himeji, was having a high fever during the examination. Despite her potential to be the second highest scorer in the level, she obtained zero marks for having left due to her illness and is thus allocated to the worst class, class F.

Grades mean almost everything. For Class A, they have a smart-looking teacher, a plasma TV as big as the entire wall as their blackboard, personal laptops, personal air-cons, refrigerators, adjustable seats and all kinds of different appliances. Within the refrigerator, there are all kinds of drinks and snacks. Their ceiling is made of glass, the wall lets them put up high-class drawings and plants.

As for Class F, the worst class... They have Japanese desks and seat paddings. Their blackboard is dirty and there is no chalk even! Someone complains that the legs of his desk are broken, so the teacher asks, "Didn't we distribute some glue to stick wood together? Glue it back yourself later." Another one complains that wind is blowing in from the broken window. The teacher says, "I got it. I will apply for plastic bags and invisible glue to fix it later." There are spider webs everywhere, not a patch of the wall is clean. A unique moldy smell spreads across the entire room; it must be from the old tatamis used to tile the floor. This is the status of class F.

The protagonist feels displeased at such an arrangement, and seeks help from his friends to try to make a change through summoning war!! And they devise all kinds of plans to try to beat the famous class A, intending to get class A's classroom and equipment if they win!!

Author: Inoue Kenji
Illustrator: Haga Yui

A shounen manga adaptation will start serialization from the June 2009 issue of the shounen manga magazine Shounen Ace (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-ace). The manga will be drawn by Mattaku Mosuke.

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Themes: School

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090412)

[sirn]

Director: Oonuma Shin
Character Design: Ooshima Miwa
Animation Production: SILVER LINK.
Wait... a min, why is Ōnuma at Silver Link?!

[Denizen]

Wait... a min, why is Ōnuma at Silver Link?!

I thought directors could move around lots of different studios..

[sirn]

I thought directors could move around lots of different studios..
It feel strange when someone take a job at another studio for the first time in four years. :p

[Guardian Enzo]

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‎ by Inoue Kenji (author) and Haga Yui (illustrator) will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast in January 2010.

Staff:

-------------------------------------------------------

Director: Oonuma Shin
Character Design: Ooshima Miwa
Animation Production: SILVER LINK.

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Light novel info:

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バカとテストと召喚獣
Baka to Tesuto to Shoukanjuu‎
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‎ (Baka and Test and Shoukanjuu)

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series for boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6812/main4354300x300.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3079/main4396300x300.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1842/main4425300x300.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5718/main4485300x300.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4141/main1195300x300.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1212/main7726300x300.jpg


From MangaUpdates:



Author: Inoue Kenji
Illustrator: Haga Yui

A shounen manga adaptation will start serialization from the June 2009 issue of the shounen manga magazine Shounen Ace (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-ace). The manga will be drawn by Mattaku Mosuke.

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
Themes: School

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090412)

Boy, really love the artwork with this one. The premise is a bit... But we'll see.

[NeoSam]

Boy, really love the artwork with this one. The premise is a bit... But we'll see.

Also the sixth volume of this shounen light novel series will be released soon (30/4/2009). It won't be strange if this upcoming sixth volume included an obi strip announcing the anime adaptation (again).

[Tjaard]

Boy, really love the artwork with this one. The premise is a bit... But we'll see.

Yep, the artwork seems good, but the first girl on the cover give me Louise vibes, but I hope that I'm wrong.:heh:

[d-one]

Yep, the artwork seems good, but the first girl on the cover give me Louise vibes, but I hope that I'm wrong.:heh:

nope, she didn't like louise at all. just read the nove at baka-tsuki if you're interested :heh: it's really funny:heh:

[NeoSam]

A second season of Hetalia Axis Powers has been announced. The second season will be a 26 episodes long. Its scheduled to start after the Summer of 2009.

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090416)

[Tjaard]

nope, she didn't like louise at all. just read the nove at baka-tsuki if you're interested :heh: it's really funny:heh:

Oh, there is the translation of it, thanks, i didn't saw it ;)

[sirn]

The third season of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is announced to be made. The title is San: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (懴・さよなら絶望先生) if I read it correctly (or is it "Zan"?), scheduled to be broadcasted in July, 2009.

Don't know if it's 'shopped, need another source to confirm this.
Image source is Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei anime thread in 2ch.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5904/628350t.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=628350t.jpg)

[NeoSam]

From today on, newly announced Drama CDs have their own thread:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=80748

This thread (New Announced Anime thread) will no longer be used to announce new Drama CDs. Please use this newly created (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=80748) thread to announce any new Drama CDs. Also please follow the rules mentioned in the opening post of that thread.

I already asked an admin before I started that thread.

[NeoSam]

StarChild has opened a page for the Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei TV anime series:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/zetsubou3/

The anime is scheduled to start broadcast in July 2009.

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Bungaku Shoujo by Nomura Mizuki (author) and Takeoka Miho (illustrator) will be getting an anime movie.

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文学少女
Bungaku Shoujo

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series for boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko).
Currently there are 8 volumes released of this light novel series.

Covers:


http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1623/main4285300x300.jpg http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2453/main4306300x300.jpg http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9717/main4341300x300.jpg http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3171/main4391300x300.jpg http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4274/main4427300x300.jpg http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/9176/main4474300x300.jpg http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8051/main4526300x300.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6646/main7012300x300.jpg


Also there's currently a 1 volume short story light novel that's released under the shounen light novel label Famitsu Bunko (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/famitsu-bunko).

Covers:


http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1223/main7915300x300.jpg


Author: Nomura Mizuki
Illustrator: Takeoka Miho

A shounen manga adaptation (http://lightnovel.org/2008/05/07/bungaku-shoujo-to-get-a-manga-adaptation) by Kousaka Rito was serialized in the shounen manga magazine GanGan Powered (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-powered), but continued its serialization in the new shounen manga magazine GanGan Joker.

A second manga adaptation (http://lightnovel.org/2008/10/11/bungaku-shoujo-to-get-a-second-manga-adaptation) by Hiyoshimaru Akira is serialized in Beans Ace (http://comipedia.com/magazine/beans-ace) magazine.

Genre: Shounen, Mystery

==========

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090422)

English wiki entry for the Bungaku Shoujo light novel series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungaku_Shōjo

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) novel series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn by Fukui Harutoshi will be getting an anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast in Winter 2009.

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機動戦士ガンダムUC
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (Mobile Suit Gundam UC)

The novel series is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Gundam Ace (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gundam-ace), and published under the shounen comic imprint Kadokawa Comics Ace (http://comipedia.com/comic-imprint/kadokawa-comics-a-kadokawa-comics-ace).
Currently there are 8 volumes released of this novel series.

Covers:


http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6217/200706000144.jpg http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4885/200706000145.jpg http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8279/200710000074.jpg http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2406/200801000579.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4192/200801000580.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7328/200801000581.jpg http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7066/200801000582.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5507/200810000064.jpg


Author: Fukui Harutoshi

Genre: Shounen, Sci-fi, Action, Mecha

==========

The anime announcement appears in the June 2009 issue of the shounen manga magazine Gundam Ace (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gundam-ace) (which will be officially released on April 25th, 2009).

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090422)

English wiki entry for the "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn" novel series:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_Unicorn

Its pretty weird to see a novel series being published under a comic imprint >_> since the novel series is aimed at males and also being serialized in a shounen manga magazine, that might be the reason for publishing the novel series under the same imprint(label) which Gundam Ace's manga and other Kadokawa Shoten's shounen manga are published under.

[NeoSam]

An official site has opened for the Isshoni Training (いっしょにとれーにんぐ) OVA:
http://www.isshoni-training.com/

The OVA will be released on April 24th, 2009.

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‎ TV anime series:
http://www.bakatest.com/

The site is not officially opened yet.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

The eroge (ero game) Valkyrie Complex by Circus (http://circus.nandemo.gr.jp/), which is scheduled to be released on May 29th, 2009, will be getting an anime adaptation.

Some of the following links are NSFW:

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ヴァルキリーコンプレックス
Valkyrie Complex

Male oriented adult game.

Release date: May 29th, 2009

Official game's site:
http://circus.nandemo.gr.jp/sakuhin/vc/index.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=626365

A synopsis about the game taken from Just Moe (http://kankeishorui.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/valkyrie-complex-eroge-gets-anime-adaptation/) blog:

The story takes place on the continent which is divided into seven countries. Leo was born and grown up in a small village in the Reysol Kingdom. He, who is involved in a battle of Gods, leads his beloved people as a substitute soldier for Goddess that he believes in and keeps on winning battles against other substitute soldiers. From the earth to the celestial world where Gods live…. Leo and his company also visit the underground world where giants, who plan to destroy the earth, live. What they see at last is….

Genre: Seinen, Simulation RPG, Fantasy, Action

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090424)

[NeoSam]

The seinen manga Tentai Senshi Sunred by Kubota Makoto will be getting a second season anime adaptation.

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天体戦士サンレッド
Tentai Senshi Sunred

Official anime site:
http://www.sunred.jp/

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/young-gangan).
For now there are 8 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7417/07152940xg9.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6447/07160277oj2.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3489/07170097oi8.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2246/07177758zs9.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8558/07186934vq2.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3329/07196528ku7.jpg http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2406/07208809.jpg http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/893/07215075.jpg


Mangaka: Kubota Makoto

Young GanGan's page for the manga:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/sunred/

Genre: Seinen, Comedy

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Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

English wiki entry for "Tentai Senshi Sunred":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tentai_Senshi_Sunred

[Shinova]

Valkyrie Complex? The GAME isn't even out yet for goodness' sakes!!

[NeoSam]

Fujima Takuya's color manga Weiß Survive will be getting a short anime adaptation. The anime is scheduled to start broadcast on June 5th, 2009.

The anime will be 16 episodes long with each episode being 2.5 minutes long.

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ヴァイスサヴァイヴ
Weiß Survive (Weib Survive)

The manga is serialized irregularly in Bushiroad (http://bushiroad.com/)'s Bushiroad TCG Magazine.

Mangaka: Fujima Takuya

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090428)

[NeoSam]

Matsuura Hisaki's novel Kawa no Hikari will be getting animated.

The anime will be broadcasted on June 20th, 2009.

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川の光
Kawa no Hikari

The novel was serialized in the newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Shimbun) between July 2006 to April 2007, and was released in book format (tankoubon form) by Chuuoukouron Shinsha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuokoron-Shinsha) in July 2007.

Here's the book's cover:


http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5/31925656.jpg


Author: Matsuura Hisaki

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090428)

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (erotic game) Mesu Kyoushi ~Injoku no Kyoushitsu~ by BISHOP (http://www.bishop.gr.jp/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

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牝教師 ～淫辱の教室～
Mesu Kyoushi ~Injoku no Kyoushitsu~

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released on August 25th, 2006.

BISHOP's page for the game:
http://www.bishop.gr.jp/products/mk/index.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=273005

The first OVA episode will be released on June 25th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=643045

Genre: female teacher humiliation and breast milk spouting adventure

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[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (erotic game) Kangoku Senkan ~Hidou no Sennou Kaizou Koukai~ by Anime Lilith (http://www.lilith-soft.com/anime/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

This will be the first anime to be released under the new adult anime label "Pixy Special (http://www.pixy-soft.com/product/kangoku/index.html)".

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監獄戦艦～非道の洗脳改造航海～
Kangoku Senkan ~Hidou no Sennou Kaizou Koukai~

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released in March 2007.

Anime Lilith's page for the game:
http://www.lilith-soft.com/anime/product03.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=374065

The first OVA episode will be released on May 29th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=643505

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[NeoSam]

The shounen manga Tegami Bachi by Asada Hiroyuki will be getting a TV anime adaptation. The anime will start broadcast in Autumn 2009.

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テガミバチ
Tegami Bachi

The manga was serialized in the shounen manga magazine Monthly Shounen Jump (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-jump-monthly), but continued its serialization in the shounen manga magazine Jump Square (http://comipedia.com/magazine/jump-square-jump-sq).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6074/07177519.jpg http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9369/07185301.jpg http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/6043/07196976.jpg http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/8236/07201958.jpg http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/4233/07210462.jpg http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/7712/07216927.jpg


Mangaka: Asada Hiroyuki

Genre: Shounen, Adventure, Fantasy

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090430)

English wiki entry for Tegami Bachi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegami_Bachi

[NeoSam]

As mentioned on Tegami Bachi's official site (http://www.tegamibachi.com/), the TV anime adaptation will start broadcast in October 2009.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[Denizen]

Do we know which studio will do Tegami Bachi? I hope it's not Studio Pierrot.

[Mephisto2k]

Fujima Takuya's color manga Weiß Survive will be getting a short anime adaptation. The anime is scheduled to start broadcast on June 5th, 2009.

The anime will be 16 episodes long with each episode being 2.5 minutes long.

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ヴァイスサヴァイヴ
Weiß Survive (Weib Survive)

The manga is serialized irregularly in Bushiroad (http://bushiroad.com/)'s Bushiroad TCG Magazine.

Mangaka: Fujima Takuya

==========

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090428)


Just a small correction:
The "Weiß" in weiß survive is ,like so many words in anime, from the german language; i know cause i am german.
The "ß" is a letter similar to when writing "ss" in a word. thats why it is not weib survive. "Weib" would be german for "woman" in an unfriendly way; while "weiß" or "weiss" means "white".

and in addition. animenation blog has posted there will be a third aika OVA.
http://www.aika-zero.com/
I think it wasnt mentioned here yet.

And i think this deserves to be mentioned even when its not anime:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bloodthelastvampire/
blood+ anime adaptation i think. from the makers of hero and crouching tiger hidden dragon.
if its from them it can in no way suck as much as the dragon ball movie. the trailer suggests it will be awesome.

[NeoSam]

Yeah, I know; ヴァイス = vaisu --> Weiss. Some Japanese sites used "ß" and others used "ss" so I figured it was the same. But I didn't know the word was german, I could have asked my uncle for its meaning >_<

[Natsuki Hyuga]

And i think this deserves to be mentioned even when its not anime:
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bloodthelastvampire/
blood+ anime adaptation i think. from the makers of hero and crouching tiger hidden dragon.
if its from them it can in no way suck as much as the dragon ball movie. the trailer suggests it will be awesome.

Well, it's not exactly Blood+ adaptation, but rather Blood The Last Vampire's (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7) live adaptation. Blood+ is the alternate world of Blood The Last vampire, after all :heh:

[Genjo]

Well i did some Searchinn on this thread and others and find no matches so here gos XD


POP, the illustrator of the Moetan English-teaching guides for otaku, has announced this week that he is releasing an original anime project called Kowarekake no Orgol (Kowarekake no Orugōru or Half-Broken Music Box) in December. The story centers on a musician who goes to one unsuccessful audition after another. One day, he meets a mysterious girl who ends up living with him. POP is producing the anime as a dōjin, or self-published, work under his own ElectromagneticWave brand. The anime will debut at the Comic Market 75 dōjin convention between December 28 and December 30.


http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-06/moetan-artist-to-release-kowarekake-no-orgol-anime


The official webpage for doujin circle ElectromagneticWave’s independent anime production Kowarekake no Orgol now streams a version of last year’s Comic Market 75 trailer that now includes voice acting. Asano Masumi has been selected to play Flower. Kakihara Tetsuya will play Keiichiro.


http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/01/new-kowarekake-no-orgal-trailer-available/


Kowarekake no Orgol Website

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/magneticwave/popcan/kowa/

[Mephisto2k]

Well, it's not exactly Blood+ adaptation, but rather Blood The Last Vampire's (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7) live adaptation. Blood+ is the alternate world of Blood The Last vampire, after all :heh:

Well thats what i thought as well. But in the trailer they say "based on a hit series".
Thats why i am confused now.

[NeoSam]

The eroge (erotic game) Twinkle☆Crusaders (ティンクル☆くるせいだーす) by Lillian (http://www.lillian.jp/) will be getting a new manga adaptation that will start serialization in the next issue of the shounen/seinen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh (http://comipedia.com/magazine/dengeki-daioh) (which will be released on May 27th, 2009), and will also be getting an important announcement...

Could this important announcement be an anime adaptation? we'll have to wait till the next issue of Dengeki Daioh gets released to find out... (Dengeki Daioh's next issue will be released on May 27th, 2009).

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090507)

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (erotic game) Ayatsuri Haramase DreamNote by undermoon (http://www.marigold.co.jp/undermoon/) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

This will be the first adult OVA to be published under the new adult anime label "Girls Talk" (ガールズトーク).

(undermoon is one of MARIGOLD (http://www.marigold.co.jp/)'s adult game brands)

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操り孕ませDreamNote
Ayatsuri Haramase DreamNote

Male oriented adult game.

A DreamNote will make the woman you write her name in it do whatever you want...

undermoon's page for the game:
http://marigold.1000.tv/undermoon/dreamnote/index.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=359965

The OVA episode will be released on August 28th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=647725

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[NeoSam]

An official site for the Seiken no Blacksmith anime has opened:
http://www.blasmi.com/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

The seinen 4-panel manga Utsurun Desu. by Yoshida Sensha will be getting animated.

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伝染るんです。
Utsurun Desu.

The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/big-comic-spirits) between 1989 and 1994.
There are 5 volumes of this manga.

Covers:


http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3088/08033055.jpg http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1337/18620290.jpg http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5893/18756000.jpg http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8325/18938616.jpg http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4213/19334461.jpg


Mangaka: Yoshida Sensha

Genre: Seinen, Comedy

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090515)

English wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsurun_Desu.

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW)

A new adult OVA series titled Anata Dake Konbanwa has been announced.

The first OVA episode will be released on July 25th, 2009.

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貴方だけこんばんわ
Anata Dake Konbanwa

Staff:

Original Work & General Director: Kajishima Masaki
Producer: Murakami Koutarou
Original Character Concept: Ouma Bunshichirou
Character Design & General Animation Director: Matsuri Kujira
Director: Miami Ryuu (???)
Production: Shimizu Shinichi

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=651225

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[NeoSam]

The Utsurun Desu. anime will be an OVA series. The OVA series will be 3 episodes long.

An official site for the anime has opened:
http://utsuru.jp/

The first OVA episode will be released on August 21st, 2009.
The second OVA episode will be released on September 18th, 2009.
The third OVA episode will be released on October 23rd, 2009.

[Master Anime]

Seikon no Qwaser will get TV anime
http://www.moetron.com/2009/05/16/seikon-no-qwaser-tv-anime-announced/

[darkchibi07]

Seikon no Qwaser will get TV anime
http://www.moetron.com/2009/05/16/seikon-no-qwaser-tv-anime-announced/

Why am I not surprised? :heh:

I remember this series has a chock full of yuri fanservice with a high degree of fetishes (well, mostly bondage). But that shouta kid is in the way so don't expect much. :uhoh:

[frubam]

Why am I not surprised? :heh:

I remember this series has a chock full of yuri fanservice with a high degree of fetishes (well, mostly bondage). But that shouta kid is in the way so don't expect much. :uhoh:

I'll admit that it does have that in it, but it also has a pretty interesting story and enjoyable chars. And everyone loves Teresa ^_^!. Plus, the fighting involves actual elements from the periodic table, as well as incorporating realistic vulnerabilities(like Iron being weak to Oxygen, or one weapon being stronger than another because its element is naturally stronger), and its complex enough to make the battles interesting. I think it's been pretty good, at least the first 3 chapters (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=73275). I've been liking it up to the latest trans chap(chap 12), i just wish there were more releases.

[Kuroi Cosmo]

I remember this series has a chock full of yuri fanservice with a high degree of fetishes (well, mostly bondage). But that shouta kid is in the way so don't expect much. :uhoh:
There's the "gothic (sadistic) loli X lesbian (masochist) lolicon" canon yuri couple, and I don't think the kid could interfere with that ;)

[NeoSam]

Seikon no Qwaser will get TV anime
http://www.moetron.com/2009/05/16/seikon-no-qwaser-tv-anime-announced/

Thanks for the info, I'll post the covers of the shounen manga in here:

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聖痕のクェイサー
Seikon no Qwaser

The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Champion RED (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/champion-red).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of this manga, and volume 7 will be released on May 20th, 2009.

Covers:


http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7916/07189304.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3399/07189305.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2108/07189537.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7919/07197337.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6171/07205061.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4074/07213022.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9363/231098.jpg


Author: Yoshino Hiroyuki
Illustrator: Satou Kenetsu

Genre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Supernatural

==========

English wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikon_No_Qwaser

Other shounen manga from "Champion RED" magazine that got animated:


Koi Koi 7 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi_Koi_7)
Shigurui (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigurui)
Kurogane no Linebarrel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linebarrels_of_Iron)
Penguin Musume (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Musume) (ran in "Weekly Shounen Champion" and continued serialization in "Champion RED")
Ray (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_the_Animation)

[mitsuganae]

More news on the upcoming Space Battleship Yamato film can be found at:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-18/december-yamato-film-detailed-by-director-nishizaki

[Ithekro]

Yamato. Now that is a long time coming. I just hope they do it justice.

[Kaioshin Sama]

More news on the upcoming Space Battleship Yamato film can be found at:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-18/december-yamato-film-detailed-by-director-nishizaki

Saraba, Chikyuu Yooooo........Tabidatsu Fune Waaaaaaaa. Uchuu Senkan Yamatooooooooooooooooooo! :D

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~ anime movie has opened:
http://www.tov-movie.net/

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!! TV anime series has opened:
http://juden-chan.jp/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

A new anime titled Angel Beats! has been announced.

Angel Beats! is a key & Aniplex & Dengeki G's Magazine collaboration project.

Official site: http://www.angelbeats.jp/

Staff:

--------------------------------------

Planning & Original Concept & Series Composition: Maeda Jun
Character Design: Na-Ga
Production: Aniplex

--------------------------------------

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090528)

AnimeSuki's thread for the anime can be found here:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=82070

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (erotic game) Beat Blades Haruka by Alice Soft (http://www.alicesoft.com/main.html) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

(Alice Soft is Champion Soft's adult game brand)

==========

超昂閃忍ハルカ
Beat Blades Haruka

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released on February 29th, 2008.

Alice Soft's page for the game:
http://www.alicesoft.com/haruka/index.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=480085

The first OVA episode will be released on August 25th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=655145

Genre: transformation heroine training adventure

==========

[NeoSam]

An official site for the NEEDLESS TV anime series has opened:
http://needless.jp/

The anime will start broadcast on July 3rd, 2009.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

As mentioned in this thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=82232), the shounen(boy's) light novel series Shakugan no Shana by Takahashi Yashichiro (author) and Itou Noizi (illustrator) will be getting another anime adaptation.

The light novel series is published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label Dengeki Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko).

English wiki entry for Shakugan no Shana:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakugan_no_Shana

Other shounen(boy's) light novel series from the shounen light novel label Dengeki Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko) that got animated include:

Allison and Lillia to Treize
Asura Cryin'
Baccano!
Boogiepop series
Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Gin'iro no Olynssis
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Inukami!
Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu
Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Ookami to Koushinryou
Shinigami no Ballad
Starship Operators
To Aru Majutsu no Index
Toradora!
Wagaya no Oinari-sama.

[sirn]

Darker than Black 2 confirmed to be made. No further details given.
But from the previous leaks, the main character will change from Hei.

http://imgur.com/3gKxVl.jpg

[sirn]

Probably the most WTF news today; Hanamaru Kindergarten School (Hanamaru Youchien) announced an anime adaption. The staffs are as follow:

Director: Mizushima Seiji (Full Metal Alchemist, Gundam 00)
Character Design: Ootsuka Mai (Shakugan no Shana)
Animation Production: GAINAX (Evangelion, Gurren Lagann)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5232/739210.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=739210.jpg)

[NeoSam]

Probably the most WTF news today; Hanamaru Kindergarten School (Hanamaru Youchien) announced an anime adaption.

You mean, an anime adaptation of the seinen manga Hanamaru Youchien by Yuuto was announced.

Hanamaru Kindergarten School announced an anime adaption... I thought you were refering to someone's name (Hanamaru Kindergarten School) :heh:

I'll add the covers of the seinen manga in this post.

==========

はなまる幼稚園
Hanamaru Youchien

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/young-gangan).
Currently there are 5 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1084/07182158.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9482/07189960.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6940/07197499.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6743/07207304.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/818/07216976.jpg


Mangaka: Yuuto

Young GanGan's page for the "Hanamaru Youchien" manga:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/hanamaru/index.html

Genre: Seinen, Comedy

==========

Other seinen manga from the seinen manga magazine Young GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/young-gangan) that got animated:


Bamboo Blade
Kurokami (Black God) (anime currently broadcasting)
Saki (anime currently broadcasting)
Sekirei
Sumomomo Momomo
Tentai Senshi Sunred (will be getting a second anime season)

[Master Anime]

Summer Line-up V2
summer2009v2export.jpg (952 KB) (http://g.imagehost.org/view/0096/summer2009v2export)
http://g.imagehost.org/view/0096/summer2009v2export

[sirn]

Don't know if this is appropriate for this topic (as it's not confirmed) but the next month's issue of Comic Flapper will announce a "big news" for Dance in the Vampire Bund. If I recalled correctly, the anime adaption of the series has been "rumored" back in February alone with SZS3 (which later confirmed to be true).

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1139/51877.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=51877.jpg)You mean, an anime adaptation of the seinen manga Hanamaru Youchien by Yuuto was announced.

Hanamaru Kindergarten School announced an anime adaption... I thought you were refering to someone's name (Hanamaru Kindergarten School) :heh:
That, looks like my grammar machine is badly broken again. (always?) :heh:

[NeoSam]

Don't know if this is appropriate for this topic (as it's not confirmed) but the next month's issue of Comic Flapper will announce a "big news" for Dance in the Vampire Bund. If I recalled correctly, the anime adaption of the series has been "rumored" back in February alone with SZS3 (which later confirmed to be true).


Of course you can mention rumored anime in this thread :) but you should mention that they are rumors, so no one will mistakingly think its confimed to be getting animated.

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW)

The eroge (erotic game) Taimanin Murasaki ~Kunoichi Kairai Dorei ni Otsu~ by Black Lilith (http://www.lilith-soft.com/black/index.html) will be getting an adult spinoff OVA adaptation.

==========

対魔忍ムラサキ～くノ一傀儡奴隷に堕つ～
Taimanin Murasaki ~Kunoichi Kairai Dorei ni Otsu~

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released in October 2008.

Black Lilith's page for the game:
http://www.lilith-soft.com/black/product40.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=588885

The first OVA episode will be released on June 26th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=651845

==========

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Nyan Koi! TV anime series has opened:
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/nyankoi/

The official site for the GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class TV anime series has opened:
http://mv.avex.jp/ga/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

A new original anime project titled Despera has been announced.

ですぺら
DESPERA

Original Character Concept: Abe Yoshitoshi
Director & Technical Director: Nakamura Ryuutarou
Script: Konaka Chiaki

A manga series will also start serialization in Animage (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/animage) magazine.

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090606)

[M.Marangio]

A compilation of new anime that will start this summer:

http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090605_anime_2009summer/

[NeoSam]

The shoujo manga Yumeiro Pâtissière by Matsumoto Natsumi will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast in October 2009.

==========

夢色パティシエール
Yumeiro Pâtissière (Yume-Iro Pâtissière)

The manga is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Ribon (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/ribon).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2482/07213995.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3029/07219535.jpg


Mangaka: Matsumoto Natsumi

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

==========

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

[gianna]

According to a blog entry by Hiiragi Masaki
ragi-chan.jugem.jp/?eid=75#sequel
her(?) shota series Shounen Maid Curo-kun will be animated
No further details yet

Currently she has released two volumes and nine doujins for the series

The two volumes were serialized in Shobunkan and released in 05 and 07
少年メイドクーロ君 奴隷編
Shounen Maid Curo-kun Dorei hen (Boy housemaid [Curo] Chapter of slave)
少年メイドクーロ君 恥虐編
Shounen Maid Curo-kun Hajigyaku hen (Boy housemaid [Curo] Chapter of Shameful cruelty)

[Natsuki Hyuga]

According to a blog entry by Hiiragi Masaki
http://ragi-chan.jugem.jp/?eid=75#sequel
her shota series Shounen Maid Kuro-kun will be animated
No further details yet

Currently she has released two volumes and nine doujins for the series

No, you're not talking about that shota BL series with very misleading cover for the official tankoubans that I'm thinking right now... Aren't you? :twitch:

[Guardian Enzo]

Yikes.

I'm guessing that one won't get licensed.

[gianna]

I edited the post to add a bit more info so you could search the titles for the covers
(were you misled by his feminine clothing)

[darkchibi07]

No, you're not talking about that shota BL series with very misleading cover for the official tankoubans that I'm thinking right now... Aren't you? :twitch:

You know that crossed out text make it seem like there's a reverse trap involved. :eyebrow:

[Natsuki Hyuga]

I edited the post to add a bit more info so you could search the titles for the covers
(were you misled by his feminine clothing)

Well, what I mean is that the covers are way too NSFW when compared to the contents of the manga. The contents are not really that... Uhhh... You know... Like the cover. (Well, it's still NSFW, but not that extreme :heh:)

Kinda make me wonder though if this is one of the low-key planned production like most of BL animes are, since the story is pretty much non-existent.

You know that crossed out text make it seem like there's a reverse trap involved. :eyebrow:

Oh sorry for the confusion, but nope, there is no reverse trap. If my memory serves right, that is.

(Keyboard was being a failure, size code shortcut changed to strike code. D: Sorry!)

[M.Marangio]

Could'nt find a mention of this upcoming movie by the staff of "The girl who leapt through time":

Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ)

Opening date: August 1, 2009

Homepage: http://s-wars.jp

Staff:
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Screenplay: Satoko Okudera
Character Designs: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Animation Director: Hiroyuki Aoyama
Studio OZ's Animation Director: Tatsuzo Nishida
Art Director: Yoji Takeshige
Music: Akihiko Matsumoto
Animation Production: Mad House
Production: Summer Wars Prroduction Comittee

Cast:
Kenji Koiso: Ryunosuke Kamiki
Natsuki Shinohara: Nanami Sakuraba
Sakae Jinnai: Jyuko Fuji
Wabisuke Jinnai: Ayumu Saito
Yumi Jinnai: Riisa Naka
Kazuma Ikesawa: Mitsuki Tanimura

Trailer:
Ra26GtulFP0

Links:
http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090408_summer_wars/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10544

ETA: A manga adaptation will start serialization in Kadokawa's new manga magazine "Young Ace" (http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/ya/) in July 4, 2009.

[NeoSam]

The second anime season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is titled:

乃木坂春香の秘密 ぴゅあれっつぁ♪
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Pyua Rettsu♪
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Pure Let's♪ (???)

The anime will start broadcast in October 2009.

"Pure Let's" ??? what? is that right?

[sirn]

The second anime season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is titled:

乃木坂春香の秘密 ぴゅあれっつぁ♪
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Pyua Rettsu♪
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Pure Let's♪ (???)

The anime will start broadcast in October 2009.

"Pure Let's" ??? what? is that right?
2ch thread suggested it's "Purezza" (ピュアレッツァ) which means "pure" in Italian.

[NeoSam]

2ch thread suggested it's "Purezza" (ピュアレッツァ) which means "pure" in Italian.

Ahh, I see, that would be a much better title. thanks sirn :) I'll change the title to "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza♪" in the upcoming anime list.

[sirn]

Revealed today in Nisemonogatari Vol.2's leaflet, the staffs for Nisio Isin Anime Project's Katanagatari anime series:

Katanagatari
Director: Motonaga Keitaro (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=603) (School Days, Akane-iro, Tayutama)
Script: Uezu Makoto (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18612) (Utawarerumono, School Days, Sunred, Tayutama)
Character Design: Kawada Tsuyoshi (www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=36451) (Gokujou Seitokai)
Animation Production: WHITE FOX (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6989) (ex-OLM's Utawarerumono team, Tears to Tiara)

A 12-episodes OVA(?) starting January 2010, will release one episode a month for 12 episodes (so-called Taiga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga_drama) anime).
From 2ch thread.

[NeoSam]

StarChild opened a site for the Hanamaru Youchien anime:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/hanamaru/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

There are 17 TV anime series scheduled to start broadcast in July 2009, which can be seen here:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2

[NeoSam]

This post contains adult links (NSFW).

The eroge (erotic game) Triangle Blue by LiLiM DARKNESS (http://www.saibunkan.co.jp/darkness/darkness1.html) will be getting an adult OVA adaptation.

This will be the first adult anime to be published under the new adult anime brand "PoRO".

(LiLiM DARKNESS is Saibunkan Shuppan (http://www.saibunkan.co.jp/)'s adult game brand)

==========

とらいあんぐるBLUE
Triangle Blue

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released on July 13th, 2007.

LiLiM DARKNESS page for the game:
http://www.saibunkan.co.jp/darkness/soft_trablue/tora01.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=399005

The first OVA episode will be released on August 28th, 2009.

Getchu's page for the first OVA episode:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=653565

==========

[kenjiharima]

Dance in the Vampire Bund...looks interesting.

[jonli]

Wow Summer Wars looks exactly like the Digimon Movie Our War Game.

Do they share the same director or something? His style is immediately visible (beautiful too).

[sirn]

Yuji Iwahara's Sci-fi series Ibara no Ou anime film adaption announced (http://www.kadokawa-pictures.co.jp/lineup.shtml) today in Kadokawa Pictures' website.

Director/Script: Takayama Kazuyoshi
Character Design: Matsubara Hidenori (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=290) (Ah My Goddess's)
Monster Design: Andou Kenji (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8139) (Karas's)
Production: Khara (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6686) (Rebuild of Evangelion) (I misread, sorry.)

Scheduled for 2010.

[_gallo_]

But Khara is doing production or animation production? This would be the first work outside of Eva from Khara and it's a bit strange that is scheduled for 2010, the same year of Eva rebuild 3.0 (assuming it doesn't get delayed as 2.0).

[sirn]

But Khara is doing production or animation production? This would be the first work outside of Eva from Khara and it's a bit strange that is scheduled for 2010, the same year of Eva rebuild 3.0 (assuming it doesn't get delayed as 2.0).
Oops, looks like it's "Color film" mark not "Khara" (both are written as カラー). I got a bit confused since they put them in the same line as copyright declare. :heh: Still, both Matsubara Hidenori and Andou Kenji are Khara's staffs so it might be that Khara...

[NeoSam]

Its been a while since a seinen manga from Comic Beam magazine got an anime adaptation.

Anyway, I'll add the covers of the manga here:

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いばらの王
Ibara no Ou

The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Beam (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-beam).
The manga is 6 volumes long (it's finished).

Covers:


http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8189/02289087.jpg http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5585/main2046300x300.jpg http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5663/main2373300x300.jpg http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6531/main2515300x300.jpg http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2751/main2650300x300.jpg http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1818/main2766300x300.jpg


Mangaka: Iwahara Yuji

Genre: Seinen, Action, Sci-fi

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Wiki entry for the Ibara no Ou manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Thorn

Other seinen manga from the seinen manga magazine Comic Beam (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-beam) that got animated:


Sunabouzu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Punk)
Emma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_(manga))

[Westlo]

Wow Summer Wars looks exactly like the Digimon Movie Our War Game.

Do they share the same director or something? His style is immediately visible (beautiful too).

Yeah it's by Mamoru Hosoda, which makes it a must watch.

[Leo_Otaku]

Yeah it's by Mamoru Hosoda, which makes it a must watch.

I'm also getting Takashi Murakami vibes from some of the designs too.

[Satsuki Yuuhi Ramius]

The shoujo manga Yumeiro Pâtissière by Matsumoto Natsumi will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast in October 2009.

==========

夢色パティシエール
Yumeiro Pâtissière (Yume-Iro Pâtissière)

The manga is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Ribon (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/ribon).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2482/07213995.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3029/07219535.jpg


Mangaka: Matsumoto Natsumi

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

==========

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

Whoa for real?!:twitch: OMG i can't wait for it:)

[_gallo_]

Extended trailer of Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKDO4gduOAU

[NeoSam]

The shounen manga Kuroshitsuji by Toboso Yana will be getting a second season TV anime adaptation.

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黒執事
Kuro Shitsuji

The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine GFantasy (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-fantasy-gfantasy).
For now there are 6 volumes released of this manga, and volume 7 will be released on June 27th, 2009.

Covers:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2835/07179125jc4.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9681/07186924lc3.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5774/07194376kt5.jpg http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3293/07202480rj6.jpg http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5662/07208794.jpg http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/1715/07215064.jpg


From Ying_Kang:

To what extent must a housekeeper do things to be acceptable?

One of the noble families of England: Phantomhive's butler: Sebastian Michaels has got unquestionably perfect knowledge, manners, talent with materials, martial arts, et cetera: but is also able to serve a 12 year old master.
Wearing a grey tailcoat, gracefully brewing the worlds strongest red tea, please read on to see how such a perfect butler copes with such a master...

Mangaka: Toboso Yana

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Fantasy

==========

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

Wiki entry for Kuroshitsuji:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroshitsuji

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) light novel seires Tatakau Shisho Series by Yamagata Ishio (author) and Maeshima Shigeki (illustrator) will be getting an anime adaptation.

==========

戦う司書シリーズ
Tatakau Shisho Series

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel series (light novel series aimed at boys).

The light novel series is published under the shounen light novel label Super Dash Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/super-dash-bunko).
Currently there are 8 volumes released of this light novel series:

Covers:


http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/7288/31583380.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9827/31636483.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2944/31684130.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9905/31725339.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/6362/31799809.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4986/31856195.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9388/31919303.jpg http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9503/32037519.jpg


Author: Yamagata Ishio
Illustrator: Maeshima Shigeki

Super Dash Bunko's page for the light novel series:
http://dash.shueisha.co.jp/-bakudan/

A seinen manga adaptation that's based on the first light novel volume that's titled "Tatakau Shisho to Koisuru Bakudan" is serialized online in Ultra Jump's special issue website Ultra Jump EGG (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/ultra-jump).
Currently there's 1 volume released of the manga, and the second manga volume will be released on July 17th, 2009.

Covers:


http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9729/07215287.jpg


Seinen manga.
Manga drawn by: Shinohara Kokonotsu

Genre: Shounen, Fantasy

==========

Source: Ki ga Muitara no Light Novel Shuuhou (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/latio/20090614)

Other shounen (boy's) light novels that were published under the shounen light novel label Super Dash Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/super-dash-bunko) and got animated:


Akikan!
Denpa teki na Kanojo
Ginban Kaleidoscope
Happy Seven
Kure-nai
Read or Die
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou (anime will be broadcasted soon)

[Chiibi]

The shoujo manga Yumeiro Pâtissière by Matsumoto Natsumi will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

The anime will start broadcast in October 2009.

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夢色パティシエール
Yumeiro Pâtissière (Yume-Iro Pâtissière)

The manga is serialized in the shoujo manga magazine Ribon (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/ribon).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2482/07213995.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/3029/07219535.jpg


Mangaka: Matsumoto Natsumi

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

==========

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

OMFG ARE YOU SERIOUS!? :twitch:Yay! I am shocked that this is getting an anime instead of Dragon Girl, by the same author.:eyespin:

[NeoSam]

Animation production of the Kimi ni Todoke TV anime series will be by Production I.G.

[jonli]

I'm also getting Takashi Murakami vibes from some of the designs too.

Me too.

In fact I just came back from a LV art convention and they showed a short animation made by Murakami. It looks exactly like that. I'm guessing he had Hosoda help him?

[NeoSam]

A promotional video of the Umineko no Naku Koro ni TV anime series can be watched here:
http://www.famitsu.com/anime/news/1224979_1558.html

[Ialdaboth]

Me too.

In fact I just came back from a LV art convention and they showed a short animation made by Murakami. It looks exactly like that. I'm guessing he had Hosoda help him?

Superflat Monogram.

[M.Marangio]

Extended trailer of Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars...
The video was removed from YouTube, but there is an official version:
2Wi2lb1sVk8

The trailer and some screenshots were are also posted on gigazine:
http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090617_summerwars_trailer/
(ETA: english translation of the article: http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090617_summerwars_trailer/)

ETA: See also this article on ANN: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-16/summer-wars-trailer-streamed-from-tokikake-director

[NeoSam]

A promotional video for the AIKa ZERO OVA series can be watched here:
http://www.aika-zero.com/

Its a total of 3 OVA episdoes.

The first OVA episode will be released on August 25th, 2009.
The second OVA episode will be released on October 27th, 2009.
The third OVA episode will be released on December 22nd, 2009.

==================================================

A promotional video for the CANAAN TV anime series can be watched here: (click on the canaan_bansen_mae_MX.wmv link)
http://www.canaan.jp/blog/2009/06/15/

[NeoSam]

A second promotional video for the Bakemonogatari TV anime series can be watched here:
http://www.bakemonogatari.com/special/pv02.html

[NeoSam]

QUEEN'S BLADE will be getting a second season anime adaptation.

The second season will be titled:

クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者
QUEEN'S BLADE Gyokuza wo Tsugu Mono

=================================================

Sengoku Basara will be getting a second season anime adaptation that's scheduled to start broadcast in 2010.

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090618)

[NeoSam]

A special puppet promotion video for the Ookami to Koushinryou II TV anime series can be watched here:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/movie.html

Or you can click this link:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/wolf2_papet.asx

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[Ichihara Asako]

A special puppet promotion video for the Ookami to Koushinryou II TV anime series can be watched here:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/movie.html

Or you can click this link:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/wolf2_papet.asx

That's so damn cute. Can't wait. ;.; Need more Horo.

[NeoSam]

With the broadcast of the last Eden of the East episode (which is episode 11) it was announced that there will also be 2 upcoming Eden of the East anime movies, which are titled:

(1) The King of Eden
(2) Paradise Lost

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090619)

These titles I mentioned above are probably just the subtitles? I think...

[NeoSam]

Ok, they are just the subtitles according to the updated MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090619), and they will be released to the theatres on:

Eden of the East - The King of Eden
Theatrical release in: 28/11/2009

Eden of the East - Paradise Lost
Theatrical release in: January 2010

[NeoSam]

The seinen manga CHU-BRA!! by Nakata Yumi will be getting an anime adaptation.

==========

ちゅーぶら!!
CHU-BRA!!

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic High! (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-high).
Currently there are 3 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6771/07192055.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7773/07202931.jpg http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1848/07218799.jpg


From MangaUpdates:

It's about a girl who loves underwear so much she tries to start an underwear club at school.

Mangaka: Nakata Yumi

Genre: Seinen, Comedy

==========

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

The anime adaptation was announced on the cover of the July 2009 issue of the seinen manga magazine Comic High! (which will be officially released on June 22nd, 2009).

The cover of the magazine announcing the anime adaptation can be seen here:
http://www.corebooks.jp/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=32306

Other seinen manga that are/were serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic High! (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-high) and also got animated:


Joshi Kousei (High School Girls)
Hitohira
Kodomo no Jikan
Potemayo

[NeoSam]

The two OVA XXXHOLiC epsidoes will be getting a sequel OVA (OAD).
The OVA will be released with volume 16 limited edition of the XXXHOLiC manga.

Source: Tsubasa & XXXHOLiC OAD official site (http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/tsubaholi/)

[sirn]

Lass' 11eyes will be getting an anime adaption. Scheduled for Fall 2009. No staffs information yet.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1113/643560o.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/643560o.jpg/)

[NeoSam]

11eyes -Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo- is an eroge (erotic game) by Lass (http://lass.jp/).

Following links contain adult content (NSFW).

==========

11eyes -罪と罰と贖いの少女-
11eyes -Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo-
11eyes -Sin, damnation and the atonement girl-

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released on April 25th, 2008.

Lass' page for the game:
http://lass.jp/product/11eyes/index.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=444525

Genre: Seinen, Adventure, Suspense, Mystery

==========

Other than the anime adaptation the game will also be getting a manga adaptation.

The game got an Xbox 360 edition that's titled: 11eyes CrossOver.

[Midonin]

I shall be the first to say "Huzzah!". This is the first time an eroge I've actually played through completely is getting an anime. But I shall not use this as a reason for me to soapbox about what they change and what isn't there and whatnot. New anime means new music and a chance to see these characters on screen.

I don't need anything else beyond that.

[Guardian Enzo]

Lass' page is kinda cool - sample dialogue from the seiyuu on the character pages.

As for the series itself, well - it sounds at least marginally interesting and there's no mention of an art club, so that's good.

[NeoSam]

The seinen manga Ontama! by Maeda Noboru (author) & Yoshii Dan (drawing) will be getting an anime adaptation.

The anime will be delivered through Nico Nico Anime Channel (http://anime-ch.nicovideo.jp/) starting from the Summer of 2009.

==========

おんたま!
Ontama!

The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Yoshimoto (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-yoshimoto), but after the magazine got suspended the manga continued its serialization in the seinen manga magazine Comic Gum (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-gum).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of this manga.

Covers:


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2921/32135940.jpg http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8572/32269813.jpg


Author: Maeda Noboru
Drawing: Yoshii Dan

Genre: Seinen

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090624)

[sirn]

Toaru Majutsu no Index's spinoff series, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun casts/staffs update:

Staffs:
Director: Nagai Tatsuyuki (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=19866) (Idolmaster: Xenoglossia, Toradora)
Character Design: Tanaka Yuuichi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3616) (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Series Composition: Minakami Seishi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8361) (Birdy the Mighty Decode:02)
Animation Production: J.C.Staff

The director changed from Nishikiori Hiroshi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1569) of the first series to Toradora's.

Casts:
Uihara Kazari: Toyosaki Aki (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=62870)
Saten Ruiko: Itou Kanae (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66684)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8586/560070.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/i/560070.jpg/)
From the latest Dengeki Daioh (via 2ch).

[NeoSam]

Asura Cryin' will be getting a second season anime adaptation, which is scheduled to start broadcast in autumn 2009.

Asura Cryin' is a shounen(boy's) light novel series that's published under the shounen light novel label Dengeki Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko). The covers of the light novel series can be seen here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1963204&postcount=1).

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090625)

[NeoSam]

An official site has opened for the Ontama! anime which will be delivered through the "Nico Nico Anime Channel":
http://anime-ch.nicovideo.jp/ontama/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

There are 17 TV anime series starting in July 2009.
I'll divide the 17 TV anime series here according to their source material:

Shounen manga original:
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Seinen manga original:
GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (moe 4-panel manga)
Kanamemo (moe 4-panel manga)
NEEDLESS
Sora no Manimani

Web comic original:
Hetalia Axis Powers

Other manga: (general manga)
Aoi Hana
Kuruneko (Kuru Neko)

Shounen light novel original:
Ookami to Koushinryou II
Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou

Other light novels: (general light novels)
Bakemonogatari
Taishou Yakyuu Musume.

Eroge -erotic game- original (male-oriented):
Princess Lover!

Game original:
CANAAN (based on the 428 ~Fuusasareta Shibuya de~)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Original anime:
ELEMENT HUNTERS
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

I'll hopefully be able to do this every month (a few days before the start of the next month).

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Sora no Otoshimono TV anime series has opened:
http://anime.webnt.jp/soraoto/

The anime will start broadcast in Autumn 2009.

=================================

The Shin Koihime†Musou TV anime series will start broadcast in October 2009.

Its official site:
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/shinkoihime/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[sirn]

Rave (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rave_Master) writer Mashima Hiro's Fairy Tail anime adaption announced. The anime will be co-produced by A-1 Pictures (Kannagi, Birdy Decode) and Satelight (Noein, Macross F). Scheduled broadcast is Fall 2009?

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2976/wwwdotuporg175728.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/wwwdotuporg175728.jpg/)

[SkoolRumble4Ya]

Damn I can't wait to watch Fairy Tail, I was planning to read it but now I don't need to since it's being made by awesome studios.

[NeoSam]

I'll add the covers of the shounen manga FAIRY TAIL to this post:

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FAIRY TAIL

The manga is serialized in the shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Magazine (http://comipedia.com/magazine/shounen-magazine).
Currently there are 15 volumes released of the manga, and volume 16 will be released on July 17th, 2009.

The covers of the manga can be seen here:
http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/previously/list.php/1000002520

Mangaka: Mashima Hiro

Genre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

==========

Wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tail

[Shiroth]

Can we get a thread regarding the Fairy Tail adaptation please? There's plenty to talk about.

[NeoSam]

The shounen manga BREAK BLADE (ブレイク ブレイド) by Yoshinaga Yuunosuke will be getting an important announcement.

The announcement will appear on the obi strip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_strip) that will be with the 6th volume of the BREAK BLADE manga. The 6th volume of the manga will be officially released on July 12th, 2009, but in some stores it will be already lined up around July 8th, 2009. The important announcement will also appear on the BREAK BLADE blog (http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/) on July 8th.

Source: BREAK BLADE blog (http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/2009/06/_6.html)

Could this important announcement be a TV anime adaptation? OVA adaptation? Drama CD adaptation? ... we'll have to wait...

[sirn]

Omamori Himari staffs (original announcement (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2325930&postcount=3076)):

Director: Ushiro Shinji (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66062) (Strait Jacket)
Character Designer: Isono Satoshi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2272) (Akane Maniax)
Series Composition: Hasekawa Katsumi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10090) (Da Capo Second Season) Unsure
Animation Production: ZEXCS (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1215)

Casts:
Amakawa Yuuto: Hirakawa Daisuke (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2177) (Ito Makoto in School Days) Unsure
Himari: Koshimizu Ami (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=17254) (Horo in Spice and Wolf)
Rinko: Nomizu Iori (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=47853) (Ninfu in Sora no Otoshimono)
Shizuku: Kei Shindou (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=51932) (Kuro in Kodomo no Jikan)
??: Ogame Asuka (Meishen Triden in Regios)

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8228/up370791.th.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/up370791.jpg/)
via 2ch thread
Can't really figure out Ogame Asuka's role. Got her name from TVK Anime Matsuri's site which most Omamori Himari casts are scheduled to participate.

[serenade_beta]

Omamori Himari staffs (original announcement (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2325930&postcount=3076)):

Director: Ushiro Shinji (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66062) (Strait Jacket)
Character Designer: Isono Satoshi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2272) (Akane Maniax)
Series Composition: Hasekawa Katsumi (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10090) (Da Capo Second Season) Unsure
Animation Production: ZEXCS (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1215)

Casts:
Amakawa Yuuto: Hirakawa Daisuke (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2177) (Ito Makoto in School Days) Unsure
Himari: Koshimizu Ami (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=17254) (Horo in Spice and Wolf)
Rinko: Nomizu Iori (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=47853) (Ninfu in Sora no Otoshimono)

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8228/up370791.th.jpg (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/up370791.jpg/)
via 2ch thread
(will update once I figured out the rest of the casts)

I believe Shizuku's seiyuu is 真堂 圭 (Shindou Kei; Kodomo no Jikan's Kagami, etc.)

[sirn]

I believe Shizuku's seiyuu is 真堂 圭 (Shindou Kei; Kodomo no Jikan's Kagami, etc.)
Thank you. Post updated.

[NeoSam]

Staff and cast for the Ontama! anime:

--------------------------------------------------

Original Work: Maeda Noboru
Director: Oizaki Fumitoshi
Producer: Ikeda Touyou
Supervisor: Satou Junichi
Performance (seiyuu): Orikasa Fumiko, Matsuki Miyu, Ohmi Tomoe, Hisakawa Aya
Production: Encourage Films

--------------------------------------------------

Source: Tamatowa (We don't need no education) (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/zeroes/20090627/p3)

[NeoSam]

The eroge (erotic game) Kagirohi ~Shaku Kei~ by Shelf (http://www.a1c.jp/~shelf/) will be getting an OVA adaptation.

(Shelf is A1c (http://www.a1c.jp/)'s adult game brand)

Following links contain adult content (NSFW).

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かぎろひ ～勺景～
Kagirohi ~Shaku Kei~

Male oriented adult game.

The game was released on February 27th, 2009.

Shelf's page for the game:
http://www.a1c.jp/~shelf/shelf/kagiroi/kagiroi.html

Getchu's page for the game:
http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=545005

Genre: school romantic adventure

==========

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

I'm still not sure if this is going to be an adult OVA adaptation or a non-adult one. I'll post about it once more details are released...

[NeoSam]

The seinen manga Tena on S-string by Mikabe Sesuna will be getting a TV anime adaptation.

Also the seinen manga Junshin Miracle 100% by Aki★Eda will be getting an anime adaptation.

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S線上のテナ
S Senjou no Tena
Tena on S-string

The manga is serialized in the seinen moe manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward (http://comipedia.com/magazine/manga-time-kirara-forward).
Currently there are 5 volumes released of the manga, and volume 6 will be released on July 13th, 2009.

Covers:


http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4918/07188847.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3681/07194875.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7629/07201092.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4530/07206983.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5944/07216597.jpg


From Manga-Heaven scanlation group:

The Soul Score... that is something not unlike the threads of fate which tell the story of a person's life from the minute they are born to the finale of death. Few people can see this score, even fewer can manipulate it.

After being hit by a car and nearly killed, Kyosuke Hibiki can see and hear this mysterious soul score. Soon after, he meets a girl named Tena, a "tuner" who is able to manipulate the score and remove discordant notes to bring it back into tune. Tena is determined to make Kyosuke her pet, but Kyosuke is none too fond of it. Yet, the two begin their dissonant duet...

Mangaka: Mikabe Sesuna

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

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純真ミラクル100%
Junshin Miracle 100%

The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Yell! (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-yell), but after the magazine got suspended the manga continued its serialization in the seinen moe manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward (http://comipedia.com/magazine/manga-time-kirara-forward).
Currently there are 2 volumes released of the manga.

Covers:


http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5970/07205759.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4416/07221643.jpg


Mangaka: Aki★Eda

Genre: Seinen

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Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090627)

[NeoSam]

The Tena on S-string TV anime series is scheduled to start broadcast in Spring 2010.

Here's the staff:

-------------------------------------------------------

Director: Kobayashi Tsuneo
Script: Yoshida Reiko, Hanada Jukki
Character Design: Takami Akio
Music: Kanno Youko
Audio Director: Mima Masafumi
Animation Production: Sunrise

-------------------------------------------------------

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090627)

[NeoSam]

The second TV anime season of Asura Cryin' that's titled Asura Cryin' 2 will start broadcast in October 2009.

The Omamori Himari TV anime series will start broadcast in Winter 2010.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

The shounen manga Natsu no Arashi! by Jin Kobayashi will be getting a second season anime adaptation.

Here's the official site for the second TV anime season:
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/natsunoarashi2/

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夏のあらし!
Natsu no Arashi!

The manga was serialized in the shounen manga magazine GanGan WING (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-wing-gwing), but after the magazine got defunct the manga continued its serialization in the shounen manga magazine GanGan Joker (http://comipedia.com/magazine/gangan-joker).
Currently there are 5 volumes released of the manga.

Covers:


http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5981/07209697jy4.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1972/07209698fn9.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5231/07209699ef3.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7022/07212499.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/817/07218568.jpg


Mangaka: Jin Kobayashi

Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance

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Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsu_no_Arashi!

[NeoSam]

The shounen(boy's) light novel series Kanokon will be getting another anime adaptation:
http://imepita.jp/20090629/443140

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かのこん
Kanokon

少年向け小説(ライトノベル).
Shounen light novel (light novel for boys).

A light novel series that's published under the shounen(boy's) light novel label MF Bunko J (http://comipedia.com/light-novel-label/mf-bunko-j).
For now there are 12 volumes released of this light novel seires.
Covers:


http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1977/31593714yt6.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1692/31636766mx2.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6629/31684470ob6.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9324/31725639wf8.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4729/31792004uh3.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9844/31819842gb6.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6636/31890532qa0.jpg http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/4127/31965357hu3.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3824/32007494.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4311/32053973.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6758/32112684.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3342/32175522.jpg


Author: Katsumi Nishino
Illustrator: Koin

A seinen manga adaptation of this shounen(boy's) light novel series is serialized in the seinen(young men's) manga magazine Comic Alive (http://comipedia.com/magazine/comic-alive).
For now there are 6 manga volumes released, and volume 7 will be released on July 23rd, 2009.
Covers:


http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1882/07178002ax7.jpg http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8688/07189020lt0.jpg http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5825/07192896qd2.jpg http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2281/07199671sj9.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9918/07210930.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9599/07219122.jpg


Genre: Shounen, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

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Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanokon

A second TV anime season? or maybe an OVA series? for now its still unknown...

[NeoSam]

The image that was scanned from the next issue of the bishoujo magazine Megami Magazine (http://comipedia.com/magazine/megami-magazine), which announces the new Kanokon anime project, has been removed...

So here's another link to the same image which announces the new Kanokon anime project:
http://blog-imgs-33-origin.fc2.com/t/o/r/torisub/000193.jpg

[NeoSam]

I didn't mention this, but I should have... consider both the anime adaptations of Tena on S-string and Junshin Miracle 100% no more than rumors (the reason I haven't added them to the Upcoming Anime List (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)).

There's no official announcements of them getting anime adaptations.

[La Mite en Pullover]

The second anime adaptation of Kanokon is confirmed on Kanokon official website > http://www.kanokon.com/news.html

No more details.

[Dist]

The second anime adaptation of Kanokon is confirmed on Kanokon official website > http://www.kanokon.com/news.html

No more details.

And this was reported just above by NeoSam, but of course you couldn't be bothered to read if what you posted wasn't already posted now could you ?

[relentlessflame]

And this was reported just above by NeoSam, but of course you couldn't be bothered to read if what you posted wasn't already posted now could you ?He was just confirming that it was on the website, which I don't believe it was at the time NeoSam posted. So consider it a double-confirmation, I suppose. It's okay.

[NeoSam]

TV Tokyo has opened a site for the Kanamemo TV anime series:
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kanamemo/

[NeoSam]

In this month (July 2009), a shounen (boy's) light novel series from the shounen light novel label Dengeki Bunko (http://www.comipedia.com/light-novel-label/dengeki-bunko) will be announced to be getting an anime adaptation.

Source: Dengeki Bunko & Dengeki Bunko Magazine Mail Magazine "Dengeki Bunko bootleg" (http://dengekibunko.dengeki.com/i/kyuto.html)

Its not announced what light novel series it is... but I would like to guess that it might be the shounen light novel seires Ladies versus Butlers! (れでぃ×ばと!) that was rumored to be getting an anime adaptation (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2310645&postcount=3063) on April 1st, 2009.

[NeoSam]

The shounen manga Gag Manga Biyori by Masuda Kousuke has been announced to be getting a 4th TV anime season. The obi strip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_strip) that comes with volume 10 of the Gag Manga Biyori manga announces the 4th season TV anime adaptation.

The cover of the 10th manga volume including the obi strip that announces the anime adaptation can be seen here:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8490/56164.th.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/56164.jpg/)

Click on the above image for a bigger image.

Volume 10 of the manga will be officially released on July 3rd, 2009.

Wiki entry for Gag Manga Biyori:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gag_Manga_Biyori

[NeoSam]

The second TV anime season of DARKER THAN BLACK is titled:
DARKER THAN BLACK 流星の双子(ジェミニ)
DARKER THAN BLACK Ryuusei no Gemini

The announcement comes from the next issue of the seinen manga magazine Young GanGan (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/young-gangan) (which will be officially released on July 3rd, 2009).

The announcement can be seen here:

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7519/up9367.th.jpg (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/up9367.jpg/)

Clicking the above image will give you a bigger one.

The anime is scheduled to start broadcast in October 2009.

[NeoSam]

The new anime adaptation of the shounen(boy's) light novel series Shakugan no Shana will be an OVA series:
http://blog.mediaworks.co.jp/wp_test14/?cat=5

Source: MoonPhase (http://www.moonphase.cc/)

[NeoSam]

The same source (http://blog.mediaworks.co.jp/wp_test14/?cat=5) that announces that the new anime adaptation of Shakugan no Shana is an OVA series, also mentions the shounen light novel series Dhurarara!! (a Dengeki Bunko light novel series) which was once rumored to be getting an anime adaptation (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2196271&postcount=2940).

Though it does not mention anime-ka (anime coversion, anime adaptation) of the Dhurarara!! light novel series, but I wonder if they are hinting at an anime adaptation or what... since just a few posts before (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2486913&postcount=3218) it was announced that an anime adaptation of a Dengeki Bunko work will be announced this month...

[NeoSam]

Hahaha :heh: the source (http://blog.mediaworks.co.jp/wp_test14/?cat=5) has been removed. Its not working anymore :heh:

So what does that mean? trying to cover an unwated early announcement? or deleting a mistake? Is Shakugan no Shana getting an OVA series adaptation? I have no idea >_<

But I still have the site so I'll post an image of it...

Here's the Ascii Media Works site (the publisher of the Shakugan no Shana light novel series) that announces the new OVA series adaptation of the shounen light novel series Shakugan no Shana, and also might be hinting at an anime adaptation of the shounen light novel series Dhurarara!!:


http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2623/shakugannoshanaovaserie.jpg


(the image of the site is in the above spoiler)

[relentlessflame]

Hahaha :heh: the source (http://blog.mediaworks.co.jp/wp_test14/?cat=5) has been removed. Its not working anymore :heh:

So what does that mean? trying to cover an unwated early announcement? or deleting a mistake? Is Shakugan no Shana getting an OVA series adaptation? I have no idea >_<

But I still have the site so I'll post an image of it... soon...Haha... yeah, this seems like a classic screwup, especially given that the folder is "wp_test14". It looks like the webmaster set themselves up with a staging site so they could build an early version of the conference site, and someone found the link. The entire site is down now, presumably while they clean up the server and remove all the things they didn't want to have released. This is what they say about "security through obscurity"... :heh: The problem is that they've scooped their own magazines... classic "oops".

I think we'll just have to wait a bit for everything to be re-announced officially.

[NeoSam]

Yeah, its better an official announcement than having a disappearing announcement :heh:
(but removing the site didn't do them any good, I already have an image of the site announcing it :naughty: :D)

A 2nd and 3rd special puppet promotion videos for the Ookami to Koushinryou II TV anime series can be watched here:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/movie.html

Or you can click these links:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/wolf2_papet2.asx (2nd special puppet promotion video)
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/wolf2_papet3.asx (3rd special puppet promotion video)

[relentlessflame]

Though it does not mention anime-ka (anime coversion, anime adaptation) of the Dhurarara!! light novel series, but I wonder if they are hinting at an anime adaptation or what... since just a few posts before (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2486913&postcount=3218) it was announced that an anime adaptation of a Dengeki Bunko work will be announced this month...And now here's the secondary confirmation on ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-03/dhurarara-light-novels-to-be-animated) through Moonphase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090703#p3), which also lists the main staff as the exact same team who adapted Baccano, also by the same author. (Same Director, Story Planner, Character Designer, Art Director, Music Composer, and Production Company -- so yeah, the exact same crew, basically.)

[Vexx]

Yeah, its better an official announcement than having a disappearing announcement :heh:
(but removing the site didn't do them any good, I already have an image of the site announcing it :naughty: :D)

A 2nd and 3rd special puppet promotion videos for the Ookami to Koushinryou II TV anime series can be watched here:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/movie.html

Or you can click these links:
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/wolf2_papet2.asx (2nd special puppet promotion video)
http://www.spicy-wolf.com/special/wolf2_papet3.asx (3rd special puppet promotion video)

Oh those were bloody well hilarious! :) (and Horo's VA is still pretty cute).

[sirn]

Nozomu Tamaki's Dance in the Vampire Bund anime adaption announced. Announced today in this month's Comic Flapper. No details given on staffs, casts or broadcast schedule.

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5100/61khtzgmbtl.th.jpg (http://img29.imageshack.us/i/61khtzgmbtl.jpg/)This story revolves around Mina Tepes, princess-ruler of vampires, and her recently inducted "servant," Akira. Mina is a vampire, and as a result has been in hiding with her people for many years. However, she wants change for vampires, so she gains permission to create a "special district" for vampires to live in off the coast of Japan by paying off the current national deficit of the Japanese government. news is broken to the world due to this of the existence of vampires, and tensions run high as fearful humans and extremist vampire factions begin to interfere with Mina's wish for peace with the human world.

Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_in_the_Vampire_Bund).

[NeoSam]

I'll add the covers of the seinen manga Dance in the Vampire Bund to this post:

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ダンスインザヴァンパイアバンド
Dance in the Vampire Bund

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Flapper (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-flapper).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of this manga, and volume 7 will be released on July 23rd, 2009.

Covers:


http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7420/07167783.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4544/07176743.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2962/07185921.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7561/07192891.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6355/07204154i.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2228/07214418.jpg


From Seven Seas Entertainment:

After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and in so doing, gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that is to become the future haven to vampires the world over!
Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes before she has a chance to make her world-changing announcement.

Genre: Seinen, Supernatural, Action, Romance

==========

Wiki entry for the manga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_in_the_Vampire_Bund

Other seinen manga from the seinen manga magazine Comic Flapper (http://www.comipedia.com/magazine/comic-flapper) that also got animated:


Nijuu Mensou no Musume (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nijū_Mensō_no_Musume)
Twin Spica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Spica)

[NeoSam]

And now here's the secondary confirmation on ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-03/dhurarara-light-novels-to-be-animated) through Moonphase (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090703#p3), which also lists the main staff as the exact same team who adapted Baccano, also by the same author. (Same Director, Story Planner, Character Designer, Art Director, Music Composer, and Production Company -- so yeah, the exact same crew, basically.)

Yeah according to this image (http://sukima.vip2ch.com/up/sukima002123.jpg) that was added to the MoonPhase Diray post (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090703), the anime adaptation turned out to be true :) and its a TV anime adaptation.

Heh it was so fast, announcing that an anime adaptation of a Dengeki Bunko work will be announced in July (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=2486913&postcount=3218), and in less than a day from making that announcement an anime adaptation of a Dengeki Bunko work has been announced.

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Dhurarara!! TV anime series has opened:
http://www.durarara.com/

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

The upcoming "Nodame Cantabile" TV anime series will be titled:

のだめカンタービレ フィナーレ
Nodame Cantabile Finale

It will start broadcast not this autumn but in January 2010.

[NeoSam]

The TV anime adaptation of the Tatakau Shisho Series light novel series will be titled:

戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra
Tatakau Shisho The Book of Bantorra

Staff:

Original Work: Yamagata Ishio
Original Illustration Work: Maeshima Shigeki
Director: Shinohara Toshiya
Series Composition: Okada Mari
Character Design: Yamada Masaki
Prop Design: Hashimoto Hideki
Art Director: Ikeda Shigemi
Animation Production: david production

Cast:

Hamyuttsu: Park Romi
Matto Arasuto: Ookawa Tooru
Mirepokku: Sawashiro Miyuki
Norotei: Tomatsu Haruka
Voruken: Nakamura Yuuichi
Korio: Irino Miyu
Mokkania: Ishida Akira

Official anime site: (currently not working)
http://bantorra.com/

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090707)

[NeoSam]

The staff for the Nyan Koi! TV anime series:

Director: Kawaguchi Keiichirou
Series Composition: Inotsume Shinichi
Character Design: Morita Kazuaki
General Animation Director: Sakou Yukie
Cat Animation Director: Yamane Masahiro
Art Director: Kosakabe Naoko
Audio Director: Iida Satoki
Backgrounds/Scenery: GREEN
Animation Production: AIC

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090707)

[NeoSam]

The novel Kuuchuu Buranco by Okuda Hideo will be getting an anime adaptation.

Staff:

Director: Nakamura Kenji
Character Design & General Animation Director: Hashimoto Takashi
Animation Production: TOEI ANIMATION

==========

空中ブランコ
Kuuchuu Buranco (Kuuchuu Blank ???)

Cover of the novel:


http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9778/kuuchuuburanco.jpg


The novel was released by the Japanese publisher Bungeishunjuu (http://www.bunshun.co.jp/) on April 25th, 2004.

Author: Okuda Hideo

==========

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090707)

[NaweG]

The upcoming "Nodame Cantabile" TV anime series will be titled:

のだめカンタービレ フィナーレ
Nodame Cantabile Final

It will start broadcast not this autumn but in January 2010.

Not to be overly pedantic, but shouldn't that be "Finale", ideally with the accent over the e (in keeping with the musical theme of the series)?

[relentlessflame]

Not to be overly pedantic, but shouldn't that be "Finale", ideally with the accent over the e (in keeping with the musical theme of the series)?Speaking of overly-pedantic, and because turnabout is fair play, there should not be an accent on the "e" in "finale", as there isn't one in Italian. :heh: But anyway, yes, "finale" it is; it's just a small oversight.

[NeoSam]

The shounen manga BREAK BLADE by Yoshinaga Yuunosuke turned to be really getting an anime adaptation:
http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/2009/07/post_10.html

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ブレイク ブレイド
BREAK BLADE

The manga is serialized online in the shounen web comic magazine FlexComix Blood (http://www.comipedia.com/publisher/flex-comix) (a web comic magazine that serializes shounen manga).
Currently there are 6 volumes released of the manga.

Covers:


http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1883/31874263.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1984/31947237.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/386/32035260g.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1404/32128470.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/4135/32200521.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/2/r0427581.jpg


From Manga Abyss scanlation group:
Which to choose, the country or my friend--!? The "Continent of Cruzon", a world where people are born with magic. Lygatto, one of the rare people "without magic" in this world, is getting swallowed up in the whirlpool of a massive war. With Lygatto as the core, four close friends are connected by cruel fate in a spectacular war tale!!!

In the continent of Cruzon, an impending war between the Kingdom of Krishna and the nation of Athens is brimming. The people of this land are able to wield the crystals from the ground for whatever purpose they desire. Yet one person, Lygatto Arrow, is not. He is an "un-sorcerer", a person unable to wield the crystals. But this characteristic will enable him to pilot an ancient mecha, one strong enough to put up a fight against the invading army of Athens.

Mangaka: Yoshinaga Yuunosuke

Genre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Mecha

==========

Here's the rumor of it getting an anime adaptation as I mentioned in a previous post in this thread:

The shounen manga BREAK BLADE (ブレイク ブレイド) by Yoshinaga Yuunosuke will be getting an important announcement.

The announcement will appear on the obi strip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_strip) that will be with the 6th volume of the BREAK BLADE manga. The 6th volume of the manga will be officially released on July 12th, 2009, but in some stores it will be already lined up around July 8th, 2009. The important announcement will also appear on the BREAK BLADE blog (http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/) on July 8th.

Source: BREAK BLADE blog (http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/2009/06/_6.html)

Could this important announcement be a TV anime adaptation? OVA adaptation? Drama CD adaptation? ... we'll have to wait...

As was mentioned on the BREAK BLADE blog (http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/2009/06/_6.html) that on July 8th a big announcement will appear on it, and the announcement turned out to be an anime adaptation (http://flex-comix.jp/breakblade/2009/07/post_10.html).

[NeoSam]

Not to be overly pedantic, but shouldn't that be "Finale", ideally with the accent over the e (in keeping with the musical theme of the series)?

Ahh, I see, I'll correct the title in that post, and add it as "Finale" to the Upcoming Anime List.

Thanks :)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3312/upcominganimelisthb2.png (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=1591735&postcount=2)

[NeoSam]

The seinen manga 2001 Nights (2001 Ya Monotogari) by Hoshino Yukinobu will be getting another anime adaptation:
http://mv.avex.jp/to/

The new anime adaptation will be titled TO (トゥー).

The first anime adaptation of the manga was a 1 OVA episode which was released in July 1987.

==========

2001夜物語
2001 Ya Monogatari
2001 Nights

The manga was serialized in Futabasha (http://www.comipedia.com/publisher/futabasha)'s seinen manga magazine Monthly Super Action between 1984 and 1986, and was published under the seinen comic imprint Action Comics (http://comipedia.com/comic-imprint/action-comics).
The manga was released in 3 volumes.

Covers:


http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5066/07066384n.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7162/07066385.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8085/07066386.jpg


From wikipedia:

2001 Nights consists of several loosely connected short stories, all taking place in the same timeline, with the whole series spanning several hundred years. Many of the stories are related to each other (even across books), each building upon the achievements of the previous ones. The stories are often (but not always) scientifically plausible, recalling a lot of the early science fiction of the 1950 and 1960 eras.

Mangaka: Hoshino Yukinobu

Genre: Seinen, Science Fiction

==========

Source: MoonPhase Diary (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090708)

Wiki entry for the 2001 Nights:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Nights

[NeoSam]

A third season anime adaptation of the shounen light novel series Shakugan no Shana has been announced:
http://sukima.vip2ch.com/up/sukima006122.jpg


http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7884/shakugannoshana3rdseaso.jpg


There are two upcoming anime adaptations of the Shakugan no Shana light novel series:

- An OVA series that's titled "Shakugan no Shana S".
- The third season Shakugan no Shana anime adaptation.

[NeoSam]

An official site for the Kuuchuu Buranko TV anime series has opened:
http://www.kuchu-buranko.com/

The anime will be a total of 11 episdoes with each episode being 30 minutes long.

[SidVicious]

Don't know if this is true or not:

"The Shonen Sunday #31 reveals that a big news about InuYasha is announced in #34 on July 22.

Generally speaking, this description means the 2nd anime series starts in October."

http://freelance-manga.com/?p=510

[NeoSam]

An InuYasha announcement? who knows what it could be about.

An anime? for now its a rumor... we'll have to wait for the announcement to know...

[felix]

Unless its a re-invention and/or they cut the ultimate-evil what-its-name out of it, its just a waste of time.

[Guardian Enzo]

Well, I certainly wouldn't consider a second season a waste of time. The anime just dropped the story in the middle, and whatever you think of it we now have a manga ending crying out to be animated.

[felix]

If I were to put it into words, I think of it as the most extended blown out of proportion single arc spanning 100+ episodes of all time.

I dropped it at some point since it was just going nowhere.
Is the manga a different story or something?

[Guardian Enzo]

Some of the anime was filler - maybe 20% - but the rest followed the manga pretty closely. Until, that is, the anime stopped with the story completely unresolved. If they picked it up there would be no need for any filler, since the mange is fully complete.

[NeoSam]

According to 2ch, and this image:
http://takarajima.cart.fc2.com/pict.php?pic=..//user_img/t/takarajima/2105_1_27.jpg


http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4912/2105127.jpg


A new Tamagotchi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi) TV anime adaptation will start broadcast in October 2009.

[AddiKtioNn-BlaCk]

An InuYasha announcement? who knows what it could be about.

An anime? for now its a rumor... we'll have to wait for the announcement to know...

Unless its a re-invention and/or they cut the ultimate-evil what-its-name out of it, its just a waste of time.

Well, I certainly wouldn't consider a second season a waste of time. The anime just dropped the story in the middle, and whatever you think of it we now have a manga ending crying out to be animated.

Yeah I really think they should bring Inuyasha back for closure...
The rest of the manga really does need to be animated...
It would look better too...
Better art and definition