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Winter Season 2008-2009
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The Month of October is HUGE as far as anime goes. There are a ton of premiers coming.
Everything from sequel seasons (Gundam OO, Vampire Knight, Clannad e.t.c) to new and rather intriguing stuff (Tytania, Chaos head, Shikabane Hime e.t.c)
October is a month for almost everyone, ranging from Game Adapated titles, to fanservice Ecchi, to Mecha, To Sci fi all the way across to Shoujou. There's something for everyone this month!
We at Anime Evo are going to go extremely hardcore and watch a lot of series this Season. Some of the "most" notable (in our humble opinion) series have been Discussued Below:
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::Clannad After Story::
Air Date: 2nd October 2008
Genre: School, Romance, Drama
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Hype Rating: 3.5/5
Sequal Of: Clannad
Trailers: [Promo Video]
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Description:
Clannad After Story is the sequel to Clannad, the decently done Clannad Eroge Novel Adaption by Kyoto Animation.
While Clannad Season 1 was a somewhat dissapointment, It is said that After Story is where the real story and Drama is. So say good bye to the random comedy and to some real drama!
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::Rosario + Vampire Capu2::
Air Date: 1st October 2008
Genre: Ecchi
Studio: Gonzo
Hype Rating: 2/5
Sequal Of: Rosario + Vampire
Trailers: [Promo Video]
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Description:
Season 2 of this show proceeds for more ecchi, mosterous fun. There's really nothing much more or less to say. If you loved Rosario+Vampire then you'll enjoy the second season of this weird show XD
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::Tales of the Abyss::
Air Date: 3rd October 2008
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Adventure
Studio: Sunrise
Hype Rating: 2/5
Sequal Of: Relates to the other Tales Anime
Trailers: N/A
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Description:
Anime adaptation of the game 'Tales of the Abyss' by Namco. Not much else really is known. Fans of the game will obvious give this a shot, but there really hasn't be a lot of great Tales anime to date. So We're a bit skeptic about this one. Still, you never know, they just might pull it off? It's Sunrise afterall XD
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::Shikabane Hime::
Air Date: 2nd October 2008
Genre: Martial Arts, Horror, Action
Studio: Gainax
Hype Rating: 3/5
Sequal Of: Nothing, New Show
Trailers: [Promo Video]
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Description:
We've already talked about Shikabane Hime in ours news section, but incase you missed it:
The new TV series, will be adapted from the Shounen manga “Shikabane Hime” (translated as “Corpse Princess”). The Corpse Princess in the story is Makina Hoshino, a undead girl who hunts down 108 corpses in order to go to heaven.
We're not exactly convinced about the idea behind this one, but hey, it's Gainax, and so far Gainax has delivered some pretty solid stuff!
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::Gundam OO Season 2::
Air Date: 5th October 2008
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mecha, Action
Studio: Sunrise
Hype Rating: 5/5
Sequal Of: Gundam OO
Trailers: [Trailer 3]
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Description:
Gundam OO closed off at a very amazing event. With mostly all the Gundam Meisters finished, and probably new ones coming... We've got very high expectations of Gundam OO Season 2. Its no understatement to call this the biggest show of The Winter Season!
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::Skip Beat!::
Air Date: 5th October 2008
Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy
Studio: Hal Film Maker
Hype Rating: 3.5/5
Sequal Of: Nothing, New Show
Trailers: N/A
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Description:
The story revolves a teenaged girl named Kyōko who followed her childhood friend Shō to Tokyo as he pursues his dream of becoming a star. Despite playing housekeeper and taking care of Shō, Kyōko overhears Shō dismissing her as a boring nobody. Furious, Kyōko vows to also become a singer and defeat Shō.
Alright before anything, we've got to say: "Sho YOU BASTARD!" XD.
The drama seems like quite an intriguing one, and gives us vibes of NANA, so we're definitely up for some Shoujo Goodness!
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::Kyo No Go Ni TV::
Air Date: Sometime October 2008
Genre: School, Romance, Ecchi, Comedy
Studio: XEBEC
Hype Rating: 3/5
Sequal Of: Kyo No Go Ni OVA
Trailers: N/A
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Description:
The extremely odd (but very funny) OVA gets a TV series adaption. Now you can see more odd commedy (and ecchi?!?!) from 5 Graders....
We honestly have no idea why we love this show... it borders on wrong, but its just so funny XD
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::Vampire Knight Guilty::
Air Date: 6th October 2008
Genre: Vampire, Supernatural, Shoujo, Mystery, Drama
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Hype Rating: 4/5
Sequal Of: Vampire Knight
Trailers: [Promo Video]
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Description:
Season 1 of Vampire Knight introduced us to the world of the franchise and it's characters. A lot of cool stuff happened near the end as well (before that we had a pretty slow paced show).
Granted a lot of stuff has gone by, but a lot of awesome stuff is yet to come. Who will Yuuki End up with? How is Zero going to control himself? What kind of punishment will Kaname have to face for his actions in the last episode of Season 1? All of this and more will be seen in this eagerly anticipated Season 2.
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::Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae::
Air Date: 7th October 2008
Genre: School, Romance, Drama, Horror, Action, Shojou
Studio: Kyoto Animation
Hype Rating: 2/5
Sequal Of: Jingoku Shoujo Season 2
Trailers: [ Trailer ]
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Description:
The Hell Girl makes it to Season 3. More Punishment for the wiked in exchange for your soul. Look forward to checking out the Forbidden webpage at Midnight again on October 7th!
While we're not a big fan of Jigoku Shoujo, people
seem to REALLY love it, and it has gotten to Season 3, so it deserves a Notable mention.
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::Ef: A Tale of Melodies::
Air Date: 7th October 2008
Genre: School, Romance, Drama
Studio: SHAFT
Hype Rating: 3.5/5
Sequal Of: Ef: A Tale of Memories
Trailers: [PV Trailer]
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Description:
Ef: Tale of Memories was a joy to watch for us. The Animation budget wasn't grand, but the story was well presented and the unique colour effects that the animators used (reminiscent of the movie Sin City) was really well done!
While the story of Ef Tale of Memories was pretty much concluded, a second set of stories from the same game source material is coming in October! We definitely can't wait! :D
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::Chaos Head::
Air Date: 9th October 2008
Genre: Supernatural, Sci-Fi, Game
Studio: Madhouse
Hype Rating: 3/5
Sequal Of: Nothing, New Show
Trailers: [Promo Video]
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Description:
Sci-Fi meets Higurashi = Chaos Head, in a nutshell XD
Being made by Madhouse, This series should be a pretty interesting take on the sci-fi mystery genre, while combining High school life gore (Hello Higurashi) and murder stuff. Not exactly original, but hey, Its a pretty interesting amalgamation nonetheless. Look for this October 9th!
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::Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter::
Air Date: 9th October 2008
Genre: Slice of Life, Romance, Music, Comedy
Studio: J.C Staff
Hype Rating: 4/5
Sequal Of: Nodame Cantabile
Trailers: [Promo Video]
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Description:
Sequel to the beloved show of 2007. Paris Chapter continues the intriguing story between Shinichi and Megumi continues!
Picking up from the Paris Arc of the manga, Nodame fans are in for a real treat with the continuation of one of the best Slice of Life Musical anime there is (and one of the few at that XD)
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::Tytania::
Air Date: 9th October 2008
Genre: Space, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Military
Studio: Artland
Hype Rating: 3/5
Sequal Of: Nothing, New Show
Trailers: N/A
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Description:
Stellar Callendar, Year 446. The capital of the Empire of Euria is attacked by the Empire of Titania, his much more powerful enemy who controls a large part of the galaxy. This harsh battle planted in the minds of a small group of persons ideas of rebellion...
Tytania is one of the seasons new original shows and quite honestly looks great. Based on the japanese novel of the same name, Tytania is a story about Empires, Rebellions and the general Planetry Sci-fi stuff.
The Art style just really wows us. We can't wait to see what Artland brings our way :D
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::Goku Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei::
Air Date: 17th October 2008
Genre: Comedy, School Life
Studio: SHAFT
Hype Rating: 4/5
Sequal Of: Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei S2
Trailers: N/A
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Description:
Those of you who were "Zetsuboshita" (In Despair) at the lack of Negativity in anime can become happy. Zetsubo Sensei is back in an original Animation DVD. Coming October 17th, we'll get another taste of Zetsubo before a hopefuly Season 3.
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::Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- OVA::
Air Date: 24th October 2008
Genre: Military, Action
Studio: Artland
Hype Rating: 3/5
Sequal Of: Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-
Trailers: N/A
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Description:
The last two episodes of Gunslinger Girl Teatrino come packaged in this OVA on the 24th of October!
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