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BELOW ARE SOME ANIME Previews and air dates (Spring 2009)

Pandora Hearts

Details
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/ph/
Japanese Air Date: April 2
Animation Company: Xebec (Buso Renkin, Kanokon)
Seiyuu: Ayako Kawasumi, Junko Minagawa, Kousuke Toriumi
Available Trailers: Trailer 1

Summary
Adaptation of Jun Mochizuki’s manga.

Oz Bezarius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he’s cast into the prison known as the “Abyss”, only to be saved by a “chain” known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. Why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as “Pandora” want with him… (Manga summary from ANN)


Queens Blade Rurou no Senshi

Details
Website: http://queensblade.tv/
Japanese Air Date: April 2
Animation Company: ARMS (Genshiken 2, Elfen Lied)
Seiyuu: Atsuko Tanaka, Aya Hirano, Ayako Kawasumi, Mamiko Noto
Available Trailers: Trailer 1

Summary
Based off of Hobby Japan’s combat picture book game series. C.A., a poster on AS, described said books as “Visual Combat books, each book a girl. And within each book are CGs of attacks and actions where you flip them and play with a dice, fighting against an opponent with another book. Its basically a stripping game, the more damage you do to the opponent, the less covered she ends up.”

The summary on ANN looked like it was rammed through Google translator, so I’ll summarize: there’s a competition to decide the next queen and a bunch of chicks with huge racks and few clothes will fight to the death over it.


Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~

Details
Website: http://www.phantom-r.jp/
Japanese Air Date: April 2
Animation Company: Bee Train (Blade of the Immortal, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle)
Seiyuu: Akeno Watanabe, Aya Hisakawa, Ayahi Takagaki, Miyu Irino, Miyuki Sawashiro
Available Trailers: Trailer 1 (IE required -_-)

Summary
Adaptation of the visual novel from Nitroplus.

In the American underworld, mafia leaders are being killed one after another, with rumors of “Inferno” and the organization’s top assassin “Phantom” circulating around them. A boy traveling alone in America becomes involved in one of these incidents and unexpectedly encounters Phantom. (MAL)


Hayate no Gotoku 2!!

Details
Website: http://hayatenogotoku.com/
Japanese Air Date: April 3
Animation Company: JC Staff (Zero no Tsukaima, Slayers)
Seiyuu: Rie Kugimiya, Rie Tanaka, Ryoko Shiraishi

Summary
Second season of the adaptation of Kenjirou Hata’s manga also known as Hayate the Combat Butler. This season will be produced by JC Staff, rather than the producers of season one, Synergy SP.

Hayate Ayasaki is an unlucky teenager who worked since childhood to make ends meet due to his parents’ irresponsible behavior. One day he finds out that his parents ran away from home, leaving behind a massive gambling debt on his shoulders. While running away from the debt collectors, he ends up meeting Nagi Sanzen’in, a young girl who is the sole heir of the wealthy Sanzen’in estate, and due to a misunderstanding, Nagi ends up falling in love with Hayate. After he rescues Nagi from some kidnappers, she hires Hayate as her new butler.


Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou

Details
Website: http://mechamote.tv
Japanese Air Date: April 4
Animation Company: ()
Seiyuu: Mana Ogawa

Summary
Adaptation of Tomoko Nishimura’s shoujo manga.

In the story, Mimi Kitagami is a kind, level-headed girl who aims to be the best, coolest student council president of her high school class. However, three trouble-making boys are always causing her grief — and she has a one-sided crush on one of the boys, Ushio Tōjō. (ANN)


Fullmetal Alchemist

Details
Website: http://www.hagaren.jp/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: Bones (Darker than Black, RahXephon)
Seiyuu: Rie Kugimiya, Romi Paku
Available Trailers: Trailer 1 (embedded on the title page), Trailers 2&3

Summary
Long-awaited and rumored second TV season of the anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s ridiculously popular manga. One hopes none of you require a detailed description of the series, but one is provided below nonetheless. Unsurprisingly, scant information has been released regarding the story of this new season. What is known, is that Yasuhiro Irie (Kurau: Phantom Memory) will be the new director, replacing Seiji Mizushima (Gundam 00), and also that the seiyuu for Ed and Al will remain the same, while almost everyone else will change.

After losing their mother, Alphonse and Edward Elric attempt to bring her back using the forbidden science of human alchemy. However, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy price. Ed loses his leg, and Al loses his body. Ed is able to seal Al’s soul inside of a huge suit of armor, at the cost of his arm. Years later, Ed (now with two mechanical limbs) and Al (still trapped in the armor) leave their childhood home, each brother concerned with the other’s happiness. Ed, who has a natural talent and skill for alchemy, becomes nationally certified and is soon known everywhere as the “Fullmetal Alchemist.” (ANN)


Hanasakeru Seishounen

Details
Website: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/hana/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: Studio Pierrot (Bleach, Great Teacher Onizuka)
Seiyuu: Aya Endo

Summary
Adaptation of Natsumi Itsuki’s manga.

The story surrounds a political mystery involving a small Middle-Eastern country. A powerful industrialist directs his daughter to pick a husband from three chosen candidates. They enter her life, impressing her with their uniqueness, and they all leave an outstanding impression on her. (MAL)


Guin Saga

Details
Website: http://www.guinsaga.net/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: Satelight (Hellsing, Macross Frontier)
Seiyuu: Kenyuu Horiuchi, Mai Nakahara, Tsubasa Yonaga
Available Trailers: Trailer 1

Summary
Adaptation of Kaoru Kurimoto long-running novel series that began in 1979 and currently spans 122 volumes.

The heroic adventure series follows a “Conan-esque” character named Guin with a leopard mask on a fantasy land. The Middle Country suffered through the fires of war, plagued by demonic hordes, and begrudged by their enemies. In these dark times the people of the Middle Country have entrusted their fate into the hands of a noble warrior, Guin. The first arc, the Marshes Episode, focuses on Guin’s escape from invading Mongaul armies while he protects the young twin heirs of a defeated country. (ANN/Official Site)


Tayutama -Kiss on my Diety-

Details
Website: http://www.tayutama.com/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: Silver Link
Seiyuu: Asami Shimoda, Kaori Mizuhashi, Noriko Rikimaru, Shizuka Itou
Available Trailers: Trailer 1

Summary
Adaptation of the Lump of Sugar eroge.

The story centers on Yūri Mito, a student at the Sōsei Academy and the only son of the man who runs the Yachimata shrine. At Yachimata, there is a legend of a deity named Tayutayu-sama who protected the area, but this deity and other so-called “Tayutai” have been lost in time. Mito and his friends discover a relic on the school grounds with mysterious patterns on them. Then, at the opening ceremony of the new school year, an equally mysterious girl named Mashiro appears before Mito. Mashiro is somehow tied to the relic and the legend of Tayutayu-sama. (ANN)


Natsu no Arashi!

Details
Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/natsunoarashi/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: SHAFT (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Maria+Holic)
Seiyuu: Chiaki Omigawa, Kaori Nazuka, Ryoko Shiraishi, Yuko Sanpei

Summary
Adaptation of Jin Kobayashi’s (creator of School Rumble) sci-fi lovecom manga.

The story centers on a boy named Hajime Yasaka who meets an older high school girl named Sayoko “Arashi” Arashiyama in an old town coffee shop. “Arashi” happens to have a secret that Hajime learns one fateful summer vacation. (MAL)


Tears to Tiara

Details
Website: http://tearstotiara.jp/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: Oriental Light and Magic (To Heart, Utawarerumono), White Fox
Seiyuu: Makoto Ishii, Toru Ohkawa, Yuko Goto
Available Trailers: Trailer 1&2 (downloaded, not streamed)

Summary
Adaptation of the Leaf/Aquaplus SRPG eroge.

Riannon is set to be sacrificed to appease resurrected demon lord Arawn. As her brother Arthur attempts to rescue her, Arawn defies those who resurrected him and frees Riannon from her captors, leading to her admiration of him. Arawn acts as a leader and assembles a party of companions. (MAL)


Saki

Details
Website: http://www.saki-anime.com/
Japanese Air Date: April 5
Animation Company: Gonzo (Last Exile, Strike Witches)
Seiyuu: Ami Koshimizu, Jun Fukuyama, Kana Ueda, Rie Kugimiya, Ryoko Shiraishi, Shizuka Itou
Available Trailers: Trailer 1 (Click the “PV[moonrunes]” image on the left)

Summary
Adaptation of Ritz Kobayashi’s manga.

The story centers around Saki Miyanaga, a timid freshman girl who has never enjoyed the Asian tile game of mahjong. However, another freshman brings her into their high school’s mahjong club and into the competitive world of mahjong tournaments. (ANN)



07-Ghost

Details
Website: http://07-ghost.net/
Japanese Air Date: April 6
Animation Company: Studio DEEN (Fate/stay night, Marimite)
Seiyuu: Saiga Mitsuki, Sho Hayami
Available Trailers: Trailer 1 (embedded on the title page)

Summary
Adaptation of Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara’s gothic fantasy manga.

The manga’s story revolves around Teito, a former slave with magical powers who is taking the graduation final to become an army officer in the Barsburg Empire. He does well during the first part of the final exam, but discovers his father’s killer in his school and tries to kill him. Teito eludes capture, but gets caught in the larger struggle between Verloren, the God of Death, and the “beings of light” sent by Heaven to oppose him: the Seven Ghosts. (ANN)


Souten Kouro

Details
Website:
Japanese Air Date: April 7
Animation Company: Madhouse (Black Lagoon, Rideback)
Seiyuu:

Summary
Adaptation of the King Gonta manga, which was adapted from an original story by Hagin Yi.

The story is based loosely on the events taking place in Three Kingdoms period of China during the life of the last Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao (155 – March 15, 220), who also serves as the main character. This adaptation differs greatly from most of the others on several points. One significant difference is its highly positive portrayal of its main character, Cao Cao. Another significant difference from others is that the storyline primarily uses the original historical account of the era, Records of Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou, as a reference rather than the aforementioned Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. By this, the traditional hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, takes on relatively less importance within the story and is portrayed in a less positive light. Yet, several aspects of the story are in fact based on the novel version, including the employment of its original characters such as Diao Chan, as well as anarchistic weapons such as Guan Yu’s Green Dragon Crescent Blade and Zhang Fei’s Viper Blade. (Wikipedia)



Ristorante Paradiso

Details
Website: http://www.rispara.tv/
Japanese Air Date: April 8
Animation Company: David Production
Seiyuu: Fumiko Orikasa, Haruhi Terada, Kenji Nomura

Summary
Adaptation of Natsume Ono’s manga.

The manga’s story is set in a restaurant in Rome that the heroine Nicoletta visits from the countryside. Her parents divorced when she was young, so her grandparents raised her while her mother tried to remarry. Unfortunately for Nicoletta, her mother abandons her even after remarrying. Nicoletta goes to the restaurant that is now owned by the new husband of Nicoletta’s mother, and ends up apprenticing there among a kitchen staff of colorful characters. (ANN)



Eden of the East

Details
Website: http://www.juiz.jp/
Japanese Air Date: April 9
Animation Company: Production IG (Ghost in the Shell, XXXHolic)
Seiyuu:

Summary
Original work from director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Moribito) and Production IG

On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as “Careless Monday,” does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, 3 months later… Saki Morimi is a young woman currently in the United States of America on her graduation trip. But just when she is in front of the White House, Washington DC, she gets into trouble, and only the unexpected intervention of one of her fellow countrymen saves her. However, this man, who introduces himself as Akira Takizawa, is a complete mystery. He appears to have lost his memory. and he is stark naked, except for the gun he holds in one hand, and the mobile phone he’s holding with the other hand. A phone that is charged with 8,200,000,000 yen in digital cash. (ANN)


Hatsukoi Gentei

Details
Website: http://www.j-hatsukoi.com/
Japanese Air Date: April 11
Animation Company: JC Staff (Shakugan no Shana, To Aru Majutsu no Index)
Seiyuu: Mariya Ise
Available Trailers: Trailer 1

Summary
Adaptation of Mizuki Kawashita’s (Ichigo 100%, Lilim Kiss) romantic comedy manga, also known as Hatsukoi Limited.

The manga features a series of short stories about eight girls in middle school and high school, plus their classmates and relatives. Each chapter focuses on a different main characters. These stories are entertwined and eventually lead to a main story involving most of the cast. The first story follows middle-schooler Arihara Ayumi when she receives a love letter from a high-schooler, a very large and intimidating boy, Zaitsu Misao, asking her out. He begins to follow her around and then one day she is kidnapped by rivals of Misao and it then turns out that Ayumi may infact be stronger than Misao himself.



Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica Crimson S

Details
Website: http://www.polyphonica.tv/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Diomedea, formerly Studio Barcelona (Kodomo no Jikan, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu)
Seiyuu: Haruka Tomatsu, Hiroshi Kamiya

Summary
Second anime adaptation of the Ocelot visual novel series that has expanded into various additional light novels and manga. A previous anime adaptation exists, but this new adaptation is not officially listed as a continuation or second season, and is being done by a new studio.

In the continent of Polyphonica, spirits materialize in the world, surviving on the music that is played by humans, and live together with them. While the spirits don’t appear often, some spirits have enough power to materialize in human or animal forms and live together with humans. Dantists, who play special music called “Commandia,” are widely respected in this world. They also usually are in contract with powerful spirits. The story of Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica revolves around the new Dantist, Phoron Tatara, the spirit that he made contract with, Corticarte Apa Lagranges, and their friends, in their daily life and work.


Basquash!

Details
Website: http://basquash.com/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Satelight (Hellsing, Macross Frontier)
Seiyuu: Hiro Shimono, Kana Hanazawa
Available Trailers: Trailer 1

Summary
Original creation by Shoji Kawamori (creator of Aquarion and various Macross series)

On the planet Earthdash, its inhabitants gaze on its moon and the technologically advanced lunar city of Mooneyes with awe. Dan JD, a boy living in Rollingtown on Earthdash’s surface, gets caught up in Bigfoot Basketball—a fast-paced sport played with giant Bigfoot robots. (MAL)


Sengoku Basara

Details
Website: http://www.sengokubasara.tv/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Production IG (Ghost in the Shell, XXXHolic)
Seiyuu: Kazuya Nakai, Norio Wakamoto, Souichiro Hoshi
Available Trailers: Trailers 1&2

Summary
Based on the action-adventure game franchise created by CAPCOM, known outside Japan as Devil Kings.

In the age of the Warring Countries, Japan was fragmented in semi-independent provinces, governed by feudal lords or daimyo, who confronted each other in an endless struggle for power. Ambitious daimyos from every corner of the Archipelago had shouted their battle cry. Those were days of unrest and chaos. As war spread throughout the country, the map of power underwent rapid and dramatic changes.

In this never-ending conflict, one man finally seemed to be just one step from establishing total control over the country. He was the lord of Owari, the Sixth Heavenly Devil King. His name was Oda Nobunaga. But now, a young general clad in azure makes his unexpected appearance in this confused scenario, heading a huge army of cavalrymen from the Northern provinces. He is known as Date Masamune, the One-Eyed Dragon. And he is coming for Oda Nobunaga’s head, and for ultimate supremacy! (Official Site)


K-ON

Details
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/k-on/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Kyoto Animation (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star)
Seiyuu: Aki Toyosaki, Yoko Hisaka, Satomi Satou, Minako Kotobuki
Available Trailers: Trailer 1 (scroll down to the 2009/02/17 entry)

Summary
Adaptation of the school comedy 4koma created by kakifly.

The story about four high school girls that try to sustain their school’s popular music club despite being unable to read music or play instruments.


Senjou no Valkyria -Gallian Chronicles-

Details
Website: http://www.valkyria-anime.com/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: A-1 Pictures Inc. (Kannagi, Persona ~Trinity Soul~)
Seiyuu: Marina Inoue, Susumu Chiba

Summary
Adaptation of Sega’s simulation role-playing game.

In a fictitious continent reminiscent of 1930s Europe divided in two by the Empire and the Federation, the Empire has set its sights on invading a small neutral country called Gallia—situated in between the two great empires. Welkin and his fellow soldiers of the Federation’s 7th Platoon are engaged in the battle. (MAL)


Shangri-La

Details
Website: http://www.anime-shangri-la.jp/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Gonzo (Afro Samurai, Rosario + Vampire)
Seiyuu:

Summary
Adaptation of Eiichi Ikegami’s science fiction novel.

The story takes place in the middle of the 21st century when global warming has turned Tokyo into a tropical city. To reduce the temperature at the heart of the city by 5°C (9°F), the city is being reborn as the world’s largest forest city. However, despite the flow of refugees to the new city of Atlas, there are not many residents who can actually live there. Moreover, anti-government guerillas are attempting to stop the forestation. (ANN)


Asura Cryin’

Details
Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Seven Arcs (Nanoha, Inukami)
Seiyuu: Miyu Irino, Ai Nonaka

Summary
Adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo and Nao Watanuki’s light novel series.

The semi-serious school action story revolves around Tomoharu Natsume, a boy who has been haunted by a ghosty girl who was a childhood friend.


Cross Game

Details
Website: http://websunday.net/rensai/set_crossgame.html
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: ()
Seiyuu:

Summary
Adaptation of Mitsuru Adachi’s manga, his fifth manga to be animated.

The story revolves around Koh Kitamura, a grade-school boy whose family runs the Kitamura Sports store. He gets to know the four daughters of the family who runs the nearby Tsukishima Batting Center, thanks to the store’s business and his own batting practice at the center. Aside from playful bantering between Koh and the Tsukishima daughters, all is peaceful in their lives until a tragedy strikes their world. Four years later, Koh continues his baseball training, despite not playing a single game since the tragedy. The manga follows Koh’s gradual full return to the sport he loves, and his coming-of-age surrounded by the Tsukishima daughters and others. (ANN)



Chi’s Sweet Home 2

Details
Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/chissweet/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Madhouse Studios (Black Lagoon, Rideback)
Seiyuu: Satomi Koorogi

Summary
Adaptation of Kanata Konami’s slice-of-life cat manga.

Showcasing amazing animation techniques, this show is about how a family loves their new cat. It’s heart pounding, edge-of-your-seat love and affection. Be blown away by scenes of Chi drinking milk as if Chi’s very life depended on it. This is followed by people petting Chi mercilessly. (Me)



Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!

Details
Website: http://www.comicgum.com/topics_0901jyuden.php
Japanese Air Date: May
Animation Company: Studio Hibari (Kasimasi, Major)
Seiyuu: Kaori Fukuhara

Summary
Adaptation of the manga by Bow Ditama (Mahoromatic, KissxSis)

The story revolves around Puragu or Juuden-chan, a mysterious office lady who came to our world from a parallel world to “charge” up dejected people. (ANN)


Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen

Details
Website: http://www.shin-mazinger.com/
Japanese Air Date: April
Animation Company: Bee Media (Night Head Genesis), CODE
Seiyuu: Ayumi Fujimura, Kenji Akabane, Yasuaki Suzuki

Summary
Remake of the classic Mazinger Z super robot series created by Go Nagai and Dynamic Planning studio. The following is the ANN entry for the original series:

Koji Kabuto was a normal high school student living with his little brother Shiro and his grandfather, doctor Kenzo Kabuto. One day, his house is severely damaged due to an earthquake. Inside, he finds a hidden passage to an underground laboratory. There, he finds his grandfather, injured by the earthquake and a giant robot. Before he dies, he gives as a present to Koji, the giant robot Mazinger Z, telling him that he has the choice to use it as he wishes. Now, Koji will fight against the evil Doctor Hell and his army of mechanical monsters with the help of the power of Mazinger Z.