Fall 2011 anime charts

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I don't think we have a thread for Fall yet? ...Actually I swore we did, but maybe I've just been looking at an early version of the chart for a while and imagined it. Anyway, three versions (http://chartfag.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/fall-or-autumn-if-you-will-2011-preview-charts/) of the Fall chart were updated/added. As usual I like cowboybibimbop's the best by far, visually.

There's a number of high profile sequels/remakes: Shana, Hunter x Hunter, Fate/Zero, Working'!!, Ikamusume, Lupin III, Last Exile. All but the last two are definite watches for me.

Also very interested in Tamayura TV (I'd skipped the OVA), and I'm oddly excited for Gundam AGE, though I don't know why.

Bakuman 2 is one of my most anticipated shows, definitely. The first season was really great and season two should be just as good if not better.

Two more traditional eroge adaptations this season: Mashiro-iro Symphony and Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!!. I was pretty satisfied with the two we got in Winter (OreTsuba and HoshiKaka) so here's hoping these are fun too. ...though I suppose calling OreTsuba a "traditional" eroge adaptation is a bit off. :sd:

For the ladies, I assume the main shows will be Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2, Kimi to Boku (which has been announced as split cour I believe) and Chihayafuru. Last one is... josei karuta anime?

Persona Trinity Soul seemed to get mixed reviews, but I imagine Persona fans are quite excited about Persona 4's adaptation. I'll probably try it too, though I have no idea what to expect.

noitaminA has Guilty Crown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ZQokhr91w) (trailer) and UN-GO this season. Looks like no Usagi/AnoHana/Hourou style heavy emotional drama this season, with Guilty Crown looking like straight action and UN-GO mentioning mystery solving and such. Guilty Crown looks quite pretty based on the trailer.

I think my top 10 most anticipated are:

1. Shakugan no Shana III
2. Working'!!
3. Ikamusume 2
4. Bakuman 2
5. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
6. Tamayura
7. Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE
8. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
9. Fate/Zero
10. Chihayafuru

The order in which I expect to like them is actually not the same as the above, if that makes any sense.

I'm guessing we'll see more listed soon. This is only 29, while Spring was 47. I'd expect at least 30-some for Fall unless everyone blew their load in the massive Spring. Then again there were more kiddy/family shows in the spring chart. Maybe this one just isn't listing a lot of them yet.

[Draneor]

Mine top ten seven would be...

#1 Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
#2 Working'!!
#3 Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
#4 Mashiro Iro Symphony
#5 Shakugan no Shana II
#6`Tamayura
#7 Fate/Zero

Might be interesting:
#1 Mouretsu Pirates
#2 Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
#3 Ben-to

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On to animation studios:

Excited to see ufotable back in TV anime finally! They haven't done any since the amazing Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight in 2007. I was ambivalent about anything Fate-related given my mixed reaction to the Fate/Stay anime, but it'll be pretty great seeing ufotable back.

JC Staff is doing three again, with Bakuman, Shana and KimiBoku. They're keeping busy as usual. Sunrise has four, a mix of kids shows (Battle Spirits), Gundam (AGE), adaptations (Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon) and original (Phi Brain). Three as well from the various AIC divisions (Persona, Sukunai, Maken-ki).

No KyoAni obviously - they'll be finishing up the K-ON!! movie. Not sure when we'll see a TV series from them next, but I don't expect anything before Spring 2012. They are many things, but prolific is not one of them.

Gonzo is doing their first major TV series since Spring 2009, with Last Exile.

Oh hey Manglobe. I guess Mashiro-iro is doomed for sales.

Only one A1 Pictures so far (Working'!!), though Idolmaster will be continuing from Summer.

Ah this is interesting: no Shaft anywhere. Yet. I'm sure they'll do something - when do they ever not? - but it's not obvious to me what that will be. Kizumonogatari isn't supposed to be until 2012 and I'm not sure what else they're working on. Maybe some OVAs (Katte ni and maybe some more Negima)? Then again they're not doing anything for Summer either. Huh, is Shinbou maybe finally taking a vacation?

Also a little sad to so far see no White Fox or Brains Base listed yet. White Fox has nothing lined up after Steins to my knowledge, and they're becoming one of my favorite new studios of late. Tears to Tiara was okay if not great, but then Katanagatari and Steins have been fucking spectacular. I hope they have a long long life ahead of them. Brains Base should be open too, with Natsume and I assume KamiDolls both being one cour.

[superdry]

I've essentially known about my top 3 Fall shows, in no particular order, for a while now.

1) Shakugan no Shana III
2) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
3) Persona 4

Here's the rest of what I will watch:
4) Working'!!
5) Ika Musume

What I will check out to see if I like:
6) Tamayura (I should get around to watching the OVA, but this is one of those series where I will most likely want to watch after it's all done).
7) Fate/Zero (I sort of know about the whole Fate world...so definitely gonna check out)
8) Ben-To (this is good rather funny)
9) C3 (saw the trailer. fan service!)

I might also check out the two eroge adapations, but both of the, character design wise, don't inspire me.

[EmperorBrandon]

Oh hey Manglobe. I guess Mashiro-iro is doomed for sales.

Hah, I was thinking the same thing the first time I saw this a few weeks back. I guess this is the first time ever Manglobe has done an eroge adaptation? (kind of amusing it's what they do right after Kaminomi, though - I'm curious enough).

[HitokiriShadow]

Let's see...


Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai: This is my most anticipated show of the season. I've been hoping for an anime since I first saw the novel covers nearly a year ago. I can only hope its able to live up to my unreasonably high and near-baseless expectations.


Working'!!, Shinryaku!? Ika Musume, Shakugan no Shana III are all sequels to shows I enjoyed quite a bit. Fate/Zero is a prequel and while I moderately enjoyed the original, this one has Urobuchi Gen writing it (or at least the original story) and ufotable is working on it, so I'm expecting it to be vastly better than the so-so F/SN anime.

Persona 4 I have the game but still haven't gotten around to playing it and its certainly not going to happen between now and when the Fall season starts. I'm looking forward to it, but I have mixed feelings precisely because I still want to play the game. If its not really, really good, I'll drop it very quick because I don't want to be spoiled on a great game by a kind of good anime.



Mobile Suit Gundam AGE It's Gundam, so I'll have to watch it. I'm curious what this one will be like, but I guess I have neutral expectations for this. The character designs... don't thrill me, but I don't dislike them either. Other than that, I have nothing to go on other than it being Gundam. Could be great, could piss me off or bore me to death, I'll find out in about two months.



Mirai Nikki
I've hoping for an anime of this for a long time because the story's concept sounds excellent and I really liked the little bit of the character designs I saw. However.... I'm keeping my expectations for this low.

Last Exile: Ginyaku no Fam
Never saw the first series. Not sure if I'm looking forward to this one or not. Whether I can get into this or not will really depend on how much its connected to the previous series.

A few screenshots looked kind of interesting, but I'm not reading the descriptions and none of the bits of art/character designs are impressive enough to warrant mention for the illustrations alone. Oh, I'm under the impression Tamayura is something I'll like, but I never got around to watching the OVAs. Sometimes I take note of a show for the animation studio alone, but the only ones that do that for me that are active this season are already working on shows I mentioned above (Studio A-1, ufotable).

Edit: Oh, right, Hunter x Hunter. Eeeeeh, we'll see how much else I want to stick with. I only saw about 5-10 episodes of the original anime, but I read the manga until the U.S. release caught up to the Japanese release (volume 26), so its going to be about two years before they get to stuff I haven't read, and I'm just not sure I how much I care.

[William K]

Ah this is interesting: no Shaft anywhere. Yet. I'm sure they'll do something - when do they ever not? - but it's not obvious to me what that will be. Kizumonogatari isn't supposed to be until 2012 and I'm not sure what else they're working on. Maybe some OVAs (Katte ni and maybe some more Negima)? Then again they're not doing anything for Summer either. Huh, is Shinbou maybe finally taking a vacation?

They have the Negima movie opening in Japan in 2 weeks' time and I guess that DVD only episode for Denpa Onna

[EmperorBrandon]

Also very interested in Tamayura TV (I'd skipped the OVA)

Don't skip the OVA permanently, though. It's awesome - watch it!

Kind of curious how the TV series will relate, though, whether it takes place after the OVA or not. Guess it may make things easy for those going into the TV series first anyway, even if it is a sequel.

Without a doubt, that would be my most highly anticipated TV series, if it keeps the charm of the OVA. Second highest would be Shinryaku?! Ikamusume, hoping the same thing with it (keeps the charm of the first TV series)

Other stuff I'm decently interested in (TV anime), and will definitely try at least one episode of, in no particular order:
Chiyafuru
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
Guilty Crown - I'm not sure if this is my kind of show or not, but the characters just look so darned beautiful watching the PV.
Un-Go
Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere
Persona 4 - Haven't played the game, so this will be my first exposure to the story.
Fate/Zero - Don't usually like Type Moon, but I'm feeling the need to try this regardless.
Working'!! - The staff changes have me cautious. Maybe it work out, or even for the better, though. Working!! wasn't really a big favorite of mine, but I do enjoy it somewhat.
Shakugan no Shana III - Depends on whether I'm up for the huge marathon I would need before starting this, but I think I will do it.
Ben-To
Kimi to Boku - Seems like this a bunch of guys for the main characters, but the staff involved is nice, so why not, I guess?
Mashiroiro Symphony
Last Exile - It's interesting that I only just recently got around to the original series. I kind of unexpectedly like it too, so I'm definitely into trying this, particularly with the godly main female seiyuu cast.
Phi Brain - Mainly curious because SatoJun is involved.
Mirai Nikki
Cube x Cursed x Curious

Others that I'm not as interested in, but still a good chance I may try:
Hunter X Hunter - Well, I'm actually interested. I did watch all of the Nippon Animation anime and enjoyed it. Just don't know, as with any long shounen fighting series, I really fell like being in it for the long haul.
Lupin III
Maken-ki
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!!

Not watching:
Crossfight B-Daman
Gundam Age - Never been into the Gundam franchise much.
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2 - gave up on first series a few eps. in.
Bakuman 2 - Well, guess I could, since I did like it decently, but I'm not really tempted to finish up on the first series.

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Also very interested in Tamayura TV (I'd skipped the OVA)
Don't skip the OVA permanently, though. It's awesome - watch it!
Kind of curious how the TV series will relate, though, whether it takes place after the OVA or not. Guess it may make things easy for those going into the TV series first anyway, even if it is a sequel.
That's the main question I'll need answered. If the TV series is a sequel, then I'll want to watch the OVAs. If it's a retelling then I don't have a lot of reason to watch them and indeed would want to avoid doing so to avoid spoiling the TV series. Well, such spoilers as a show like this could have.

[EmperorBrandon]

That's the main question I'll need answered. If the TV series is a sequel, then I'll want to watch the OVAs. If it's a retelling then I don't have a lot of reason to watch them and indeed would want to avoid doing so to avoid spoiling the TV series. Well, such spoilers as a show like this could have.

Well, it's not really a story-centric series at all. I doubt the OVA will spoil anything. I remember there's one particular "quest" that's central to the OVA but it doesn't seem like something they will retell (I wouldn't want them to at least).

[Westlo]

Ah this is interesting: no Shaft anywhere. Yet. I'm sure they'll do something - when do they ever not? - but it's not obvious to me what that will be. Kizumonogatari isn't supposed to be until 2012 and I'm not sure what else they're working on. Maybe some OVAs (Katte ni and maybe some more Negima)? Then again they're not doing anything for Summer either. Huh, is Shinbou maybe finally taking a vacation?

If only lol....

http://animapple.blogspot.com/2011/07/info-shaft-in-crisis-again-negima-movie.html#comments

lol shaft.

[MelancholicMariya]

I may as well make one, nothing better to do. I'll make a few comments.

1) Fate/Zero and Persona 4 share this position. Fate/Zero, I'm a pretty big Fate and TYPEMOON fan and I love Urobuchi's storytelling as it can be rather brutal. Persona 4 because it's my favourite game ever. Fantastic story and fantastic characters to go with it. I just hope everything works out for it.
2) Carnival Phantasm 2nd/3rd Season. Bought season 1 for £80, so I'm obligated to want the rest damn it.
3) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sakunai. I like the art, I enjoyed Denpa Onna's art too. I also enjoyed the manga, so there's that.
4) Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. I don't know why though. I saw the PV yesterday and I thought it looked kind of nuts.
5) Un-Go. Sounds interesting, also BONES.
6) Shakugan no Shana III. Well I haven't got or finished season 2, but I'm interested to see how it finishes.
7) Kimi to Boku. It sounds interesting.
8) Hunter x Hunter. I am more interested to see how this turns out than actually watching it. I have expectations but I will not be disappointed if they aren't met, really.
9) Gundam AGE. So I can see everyone who's bashing against this realise it's just the same old Gundam, Jesus Christ.
10) There's honestly nothing left.

I added some just to fill this up. There's not too much I'm interested in this season but shows like Persona 4, Fate/Zero, and Carnival Phantasm have all my hype. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon I am seriously interested in, but I don't really.. Know why. I think the PV's presentation, slick animation and pretty neat character designs really sold me on it.

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If only lol....
http://animapple.blogspot.com/2011/07/info-shaft-in-crisis-again-negima-movie.html
Still half surprised they aren't trying to cram a TV anime in at the same time. :sd: Isn't that why they keep making Zetsubou-sensei? So they can stick desperate cries for help and venting about deadlines in the eyecatches? :sd:

[Westlo]

Might be interesting:
#1 Mouretsu Pirates

That's not airing this fall, no idea why that one chart lists it. It was originally meant to air this Summer season, was announced earlier in the year and than fell off the radar completely. It was just announced @ C80 that it would be airing in 2012, so that's two Satelight series already lined up for 2012.

[Alphanega]

I've been waiting a long time for Mirai Nikki, so it's more or less my show of the season, though I'm not sure what to expect from the animation studio. Still the manga's long since done so it should probably at least be a decent adaption. Though I'm hoping for two 26 episode seasons since trying to cram almot 5 years worth of manga into 26 episodes would not end well in my mind., and that's not even including the material from the two side manga volumes.

Also looking forward to:

Persona 4- Love the game and the story is great so it should make for a good anime.

Hunter X Hunter-Read the manga but never watched the first anime so this is my first time seeing the series animated.

Shana III- Still need to see season 2, but I'm looking forward to seeing how the series ends

Fate/Zero- I liked what I;ve seen of Fate Stay Night so hopefully this should be good.

Gundam AGE- Not too big a Gundam fan but since I'd like to at least see all of one Gundam series in my lifetime I'll see this. The fact that it's supposedly a kid's show doesn't really bother me. Anime fans seem to forget that good kid shows exist.

Guilty Crown- Well it had a cool looking trailer...and that's all I'm going on for the moment.

[Sly05]

Working!!: The first series was really good so I'm very much looking forward to this.
Shinryaku!? Ika Musume: Pretty much the same as working. I've been following the manga for this as well and there's still a lot of great material that should make this series as fun as the first.
Shana III: This should benefit considerably by airing alongside the conclusion of its novels. The trailers look fantastic so I'm hoping it will be as amazing as the second half of Shana 2 was.
Bakuman 2: The first series was a fairly interesting look into the world of manga production. It wasn't a favourite or anything, but I enjoyed it enough that I will watch this continuation of the story.
Mirai Nikki: I've only heard good things about the manga though I never got around to reading it myself. I'm looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about.
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai: I'm a big fan of Buriki's cartwork and Densha Onna showed that his character designs can transfer really well to animation. I'm very excited for this despite not knowing much about its story.
Last Exile: Fam the Silverwing: Last Exile was one of Gonzo's best series with an interesting world, engaging storyline and breathtaking airship battles. Hopefully this sequel captures what made the first series so great. The trailer also seems to indicate that some of the characters from the first series will also make at least cameo appearances so I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone looks as adults.
Fate/zero: I've admittedly never been much of a fan of the Type-moon adaptations I've seen. The Kara no Kyoukai movies ranged from pretty good to forgettable and I found the Tsukihime and Fate/stay night anime to both be frustrating. I like the ideas behind the series, but felt their execution (at least in their adaptations) to be lacking. That said, I read a fan translation of the first Fate/zero novel a year or two ago and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The more adult cast and a protagonist who actually employs some tactics removed all the frustrating aspects brought on by the original's lead. I have high hopes for this.
Persona 4: By far my favourite of the Persona games and one of my favourite RPGs. The format of the game should make a straight-up adaptation fairly easy. I really hope this turns out well.

I don't know anything about Guilty Crown, Uni-Go, or Tamayura but their artwork and brief blurbs on the charts have piqued my interest.

[Draneor]

That's not airing this fall, no idea why that one chart lists it.

Well, that's good to know. I think I tend to have difficulty following more than 5-7 anime a season. Course, it depends on what gets streamed (by anyone not FUNi).

[superdry]

If only lol....
http://animapple.blogspot.com/2011/07/info-shaft-in-crisis-again-negima-movie.html
Still half surprised they aren't trying to cram a TV anime in at the same time. :sd: Isn't that why they keep making Zetsubou-sensei? So they can stick desperate cries for help and venting about deadlines in the eyecatches? :sd:

I think SHAFT is also going to be busy making sure all the newly animated cutscenes for the upcoming Madoka game will be perfect.. haha.

[chronoclast]

Does anyone know if Coppelion is still planned to air in the Fall or if it's been cancelled or delayed? All I've been able to find on it are random board posts from people saying it's cancelled but with no source.

As for what I'm planning to watch...

Definite:
Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing - I loved the first Last Exile series so I have high hopes for it.
Guilty Crown - noitaminA.
Un-Go - noitaminA.
Gundam AGE - I'm assuming it will be simulcasted so I'll try it.
Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion - Since it's already licensed I'll wait for the US BD.
Hotarubi no Mori e - Same author and most of the staff as Natsume Yuujin-Chou.
To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku - It has the writer of Summer Wars/The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. It also kinda looks like The Sky Crawlers.

Maybe depending on reviews:
Chihayafuru
Kimi to Boku

[Suzuku]

I'm guessing we'll see more listed soon. This is only 29, while Spring was 47. I'd expect at least 30-some for Fall unless everyone blew their load in the massive Spring. Then again there were more kiddy/family shows in the spring chart. Maybe this one just isn't listing a lot of them yet.
Nah, this should be it for fall. Not many anime are announced just a month before the start of the season they air in, and with Comiket having come and gone any anime that were going to air in fall would have been there. Spring's unusual size was, as you said, a combination of kids shows and special anime like Hyouge Mono and Shouwa Monogatari. This fall is tight in shows but almost all of them are heavy hitters.

Also a little sad to so far see no White Fox or Brains Base listed yet. White Fox has nothing lined up after Steins to my knowledge, and they're becoming one of my favorite new studios of late. Tears to Tiara was okay if not great, but then Katanagatari and Steins have been fucking spectacular. I hope they have a long long life ahead of them. Brains Base should be open too, with Natsume and I assume KamiDolls both being one cour.
Unless the studios have multiple divisions like BONES, Sunrise, etc. or are just plain big like Madhouse and J.C.Staff, it usually takes at least a season to start up production of another anime. Pre-production planning and all that.

My personal top 10 most anticipated for Fall:

1. Guilty Crown - Tetsurou, Okouchi, and Yoshino all working on the same project? It's like someone took my dream team and made it reality. Having Kadowaki Satoshi as Chief Animation Director is just icing on the cake. Now, if we could just get confirmation that this will be a 2-cour production...Yamamoto said that noitaminA would possibly start producing more 2-cour series, so I hope they start with this.

2. Fate/zero - Been waiting on this all year. Can't wait to see ufotable's rendition of the Fate universe. With the complete KnK team on this, I have confidence that this won't be a let down like DEEN's adaptations of the Fate and UBW routes of the VN. The fact that a certain scene with Sakura was shown in the PVs feels me with even more hope.

3. Persona 4 the Animation - I've never played the games, but they're so highly acclaimed that I can't help but be excited by this as well. The PVs look great also.

4. Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon - Looks really fun and the story seems to be really epic. It also seems to be the best looking series Sunrise has done all year, it looks even better than S7 (and definitely looks more imaginative). The fights look amazing. If this does indeed turn out to be split 4-cour and not split 2-cour, then I'll be ecstatic.

5. UN-GO - The complete original FMA team's take on a Sakaguchi Ango mystery novel? Fuck yes.

6. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE - Despite the character designs, the premise really does sound very interesting and I'm excited to see another full 50 episode Gundam.

7. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai - This is another one I've been waiting for. Meat immediately captured my heart the first time I gazed upon her key visual. I'm so glad AIC Build are animating this as well, they did a great job with Oreimo's animation and the PV for this looks beautiful. Now, I hope it lives up to its reputation of being hilarious.

8. Hunter x Hunter - I'm currently marathoning the first series and it's very interesting. Can't wait to see a modern take on it.

9. Shakugan no Shana III - Been waiting on this for a good 3 years. Hopefully they don't fudge this season like they did the previous.

10. Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam - The first series was very imaginative and visually stunning for a 2003 anime. Can't wait to see what the follow up has in store.

[MelancholicMariya]

2. Fate/zero - Been waiting on this all year. Can't wait to see ufotable's rendition of the Fate universe. With the complete KnK team on this, I have confidence that this won't be a let down like DEEN's adaptations of the Fate and UBW routes of the VN. The fact that a certain scene with Sakura was shown in the PVs feels me with even more hope.


What did you think was wrong with Unlimited Blade Works? I'm not criticising your opinion, I'm genuinely just curious as to what you thought was wrong with it. I've played the VN of that route and I thought it was a pretty serviceable film. The animation, for DEEN, was pretty fantastic in scenes too.

[Suzuku]

What did you think was wrong with Unlimited Blade Works? I'm not criticising your opinion, I'm genuinely just curious as to what you thought was wrong with it. I've played the VN of that route and I thought it was a pretty serviceable film. The animation, for DEEN, was pretty fantastic in scenes too.
Far too rushed, cut a lot of things, would have been extremely hard to follow and stomach had I not read the VN, etc. If I had to describe the film in a word it would be "incoherent". I suppose you could say there was nothing wrong with the film itself, but adapting a 15+ hour VN route in a 90 minute movie was just not a good idea, and the end result was inevitable. I'm a bit mad they used the UBW route as a mere cash in tbh. I hope Heaven's Feel gets better treatment at least.

[MelancholicMariya]

What did you think was wrong with Unlimited Blade Works? I'm not criticising your opinion, I'm genuinely just curious as to what you thought was wrong with it. I've played the VN of that route and I thought it was a pretty serviceable film. The animation, for DEEN, was pretty fantastic in scenes too.
Far too rushed, cut a lot of things, would have been extremely hard to follow and stomach had I not read the VN, etc. If I had to describe the film in a word it would be "incoherent". I suppose you could say there was nothing wrong with the film itself, but adapting a 15+ hour VN route in a 90 minute movie was just not a good idea, and the end result was inevitable. I'm a bit mad they used the UBW route as a mere cash in tbh. I hope Heaven's Feel gets better treatment at least.

Now that I think about it I can see what you mean. If you haven't read the visual novel the entire movie is kind of a crazy mess of stuff happening at all times. Even if you only watched the anime I don't think it'd of been any help.

Either way I think it's DEEN's best work on the Fate series and I honestly think it's their best animation work since ROD and Rurouni Kenshin (the OVA's, the TV series looked good but not as good as the OVA's, obviously.)

That said I hope Heaven's Feel is in the works, be it Studio DEEN or (hopefully) Ufotable.

[EmperorBrandon]

1. Guilty Crown - Tetsurou, Okouchi, and Yoshino all working on the same project? It's like someone took my dream team and made it reality. Having Kadowaki Satoshi as Chief Animation Director is just icing on the cake.

This show really has so many interesting names (to me) attached. Hadn't looked at the seiyuu cast yet, but it look equally impressive now that I have.

[Buckeye]

These are the following titles I have possible interest in:

Chihayafuru - It's by Madhouse, after all.
Squid Girl 2 - Season 1 was nice, so I will be checking it out.
Un-Go - A Bones title, and that should warrant checking out.
Fate/Zero - It's the prequel to FSN.
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon - It's a Sunrise title, and I could see Bandai licensing this within a year or so.
Mashiro-iro Symphany - The character designs looks interesting. It's probably just another one of those run-of-the-mill visual novels turned anime shows.
Last Exile: Fam of the Silver Wing - Must see.
Shana III - I'll get around to this once Geneon and Funimation get their act together and bring out Shana II to the states.

And of course, this list doesn't mean I won't check out other stuff nor check out everything on this list.

[FUNiOP]

Just from the first glance, I see HUNTERxHUNTER, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, both noitaminA shows, Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam, Lupin III, and Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle for me.

[Shirou Emiya]

I will definitely be watching Bakuman Season 2, Fate/Zero, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing, Persona 4: The Animation, Shakugan no Shana III (Final), and Squid Girl Season 2 :).

[ndm]

From what I've seen will be coming out I'm mostly interested in:
Working' - Loved season 1 and the manga.
Maji Koi - It looks like I'm the only one here looking forward to this.
Persona 4 - I don't know the story but have enjoyed other games in the series, plus I like the character design style.
Fate/Zero - Not a fan of any of the earlier Fate anime, but could this be the one to finally get my approval? I'll give it a chance to find out.
Tamayura - I didn't know this was being made into a tv series before I looked in this thread. I never quite got around to finishing the OVAs, which iirc were by the crew behind Aria, one of my favourite series.
Horizon - Know very little about this, but I believe the people making it are trying hard to beat Tiger & Bunny's success, so it should be pretty high quality.
Guilty Crown - Another one I know little about but the preview looked pretty cool.
Future Diaries - Who doesn't want a bit of violent horror to round out their week?

[EmperorBrandon]

There's a number of high profile sequels/remakes: Shana, Hunter x Hunter, Fate/Zero, Working'!!, Ikamusume, Lupin III, Last Exile. All but the last two are definite watches for me.

Speaking of Lupin III, has it been confirmed it's actually going to be a 4th TV series? ANN's latest article (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-10/lupin-iii-master-file-bd/dvd-project-starts-next-spring) still notes that they had confirmed with NTV itself that it's going to be a special. Maybe Moon Phase has it wrong, or they're still confused? (doesn't seem to be much info about it, regardless of what it is)

[something]

Speaking of Lupin III, has it been confirmed it's actually going to be a 4th TV series? ANN's latest article (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-10/lupin-iii-master-file-bd/dvd-project-starts-next-spring) still notes that they had confirmed with NTV itself that it's going to be a special. Maybe Moon Phase has it wrong, or they're still confused? (doesn't seem to be much info about it, regardless of what it is)
Dunno. One of the charts mentions that there was some confusion as well. Haven't looked into it myself since Lupin was never something I was interested in, but if it's confirmed as a special then that's that.

[something]

http://ameblo.jp/yutavdd/entry-10994947620.html

According to the above:

Shana III is 24 eps
Fate/Zero is 25 eps
Mirai Nikki is 26 eps

Not much of a surprise for the first two.

1 cour for C3, Horizon, Ben-to, Maken-ki, Sekai-ichi 2, and Mashiro-iro.

[MelancholicMariya]

I'm expecting Persona 4 to be 24 - 26 episodes long, too, due to the length of the actual video game's story. Condensing it would be a not so good move.

[Alphanega]

I do pray that Mirai Nikki ends up in a two-season format. trying to condense almost 5 years worth of manga into just 26 episodes could make for some serious complications...unless they released a buttload of OVA's or something.

[Westlo]

http://ameblo.jp/yutavdd/entry-10994947620.html

According to the above:

Shana III is 24 eps
Fate/Zero is 25 eps
Mirai Nikki is 26 eps

Well they make sense since the source materials for all 3 are finished or will be finished in the case of Shana.

1 cour for C3, Horizon, Ben-to, Maken-ki, Sekai-ichi 2, and Mashiro-iro.

Oh god Horizon.. the info from the director was extremely promising.. especially @ how it hinted @ 2 seasons... but we all thought it was going to be 2 seasons of 2 cours... not just a normal split cour series...

Here's the info posted by stuopidget on AS.

There's an interview that came out a few days ago, and thanks to 飞鸟·阿尔契亚@TB I was able to get a decent translation of the key points.

Couple Things:

Horizon is the final choice among the various candidates that Sunrise's 8th studio wanted to do.
Reason being that they wanted to produce a never before seen animated genre of light novel that other companies can't do. There are definitely difficulties, but they are aiming at a tall goal.
People who love battle and action would like this (among its various selling points).
The studio wanted to keep to the original as close as possible.
Production is going well as 1st season (woot! reconfirming two seasons are planned)'s scenario's already done, as well as half the work that are shifting to the animation phase.
They're working to their limits; the time spent and quality are both high, hoping to "wow" people when they see the completed work.
The Fall season has many epic series, and the director believes that this anime should be among one of them; "[I] feel like I mustn't lose".
The original work is already above standard, therefore the animation should be too.


My intention of posting this hopefully people will give this a chance before passing it off as a fanservice based story (like all my other posts!!!). Since people who are turned off by the trailers probably won't be following this thread anyway, so spread the words! I personally think the series is going in a good direction if the director (and therefore the team) is awared of the competition (ex: powerhouses like Fate/Zero and LastExile), and it's nice he's keeping his "battle spirits" high.

Obviously the interview is to promote the series, not everything should be taken at face value, but people should try at least 3-4 episodes (given the series' expected length) before passing this as another IS—though obviously enjoying the two together for the same reasons is A-ok too~

This is quite the big adaption though... LN readers say the PV clues them in to animating upto the 2nd Volume.

The first volume has 1300 pages, the second one has 2100 pages and the third one has 2400 pages. From the first PV they are going until the second volume. So, just 3400 pages in 50 episodes?

So if this is successful I would assume a 2nd split cour season would cover the last 2400 pages.... of course it has to be successful....

Oh and a typical LN has like 200-300 pages per novel...

[something]

http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-3802.html

Chihayafuru: http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/08/338.html
HxH Remake: http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2011/08/336.html

Nippon TV put the following up on its site for prospective licensors (in English) so it should be official.

Two cour, 25 eps, for Chihayafuru. HxH remake is running a minimum of 45 episodes, but that was pretty obvious. I expect at least 100 before they run out of material and Togashi disappears again.

[Suzuku]

So if this is successful I would assume a 2nd split cour season would cover the last 2400 pages.... of course it has to be successful....

Oh and a typical LN has like 200-300 pages per novel...
I think they're going to volume 2 in the first season, and then doing volume 3 in the second season. We should remember that just breaking the books up into normal light novel length and then saying "x volume = x amount of normal LN content" isn't a good measuring method since there are probably long descriptions of settings and fights that can be shown in a couple seconds or minutes, and some of the political negotiations could probably be cut in length as well without the story or quality being affected too much.

As for the success rate of this...that will be very interesting to see. The novels only sale around 25k copies but this is really popular on 2ch. I mean, super popular for something that doesn't actually have an anime yet. Its hype levels are up there with Fate/zero and Haganai. Unless the anime rapes the source material or turns out to be way too shallow and rushed, then I can see this being very successful.

[Westlo]

Guilty Crown is 2 cour! Posted by duckroll on AS.

Thanks to a promotional flier for retail merchandising, we have confirmation that Guilty Crown is indeed a 2 cour series. It will start in October and end in March next year.

Fall noitaminA = Guilty Crown and UN-GO
Winter noitaminA = Guilty Crown and Black Rock Shooter

2011 the year that original and 2 cour anime struck back, also the best year since 2007.

Edit - Damn 8 two cour shows from Fall alone, and you also have Hunter X Hunter & Gundam Age to add to that... fuck that's more than some years... pity Horizon isn't one of them but that's a split cour so it might be better in regards to budget.

[something]

Guilty Crown is 2 cour!

Yep, pictures of it here:
http://0taku.livedoor.biz/archives/3927459.html
http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-3828.html (link below the image)

noitaminA hasn't had a two cour show since Shiki, so this is interesting.

[Fencedude]

Guilty Crown is 2 cour!

Yep, pictures of it here:
http://0taku.livedoor.biz/archives/3927459.html
http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-3828.html (link below the image)

noitaminA hasn't had a two cour show since Shiki, so this is interesting.

The art for this show looks fantastic.

If this ends up being good, then having it and BRS running simultaneously will be amazing

[Westlo]

The art for this show looks fantastic.

The magazine scans have been godly over the last couple of months, the Utenaish sword pulling looks awesome too.

[MelancholicMariya]

First time watching the Guilty Crown PV, and I have to say, for something I haven't looked into or been hyped up for, the animation is beautiful and I love the character designs and backgrounds. I'm now officially hyped for this.

Fall is getting even more intense.

[something]

http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-3852.html

This indicates that, interestingly, NicoNico streaming will be the earliest place to broadcast Mirai Nikki, an hour before the two traditional stations also showing it on the 9th go live. Interesting, wasn't Nico always a bit slower before? Or maybe I'm remembering incorrectly.

I wonder if this means English Nico will get it... ...not that it matters, it'll probably be embarrassingly bad 360p again. They've seriously got to do something about that, I don't care what it takes. I am not watching anime in 360p. Ever. 720p or gtfo.

[superdry]

I wonder if this means English Nico will get it... ...not that it matters, it'll probably be embarrassingly bad 360p again. They've seriously got to do something about that, I don't care what it takes. I am not watching anime in 360p. Ever. 720p or gtfo.

I tried watching some of their streams, but it was just too blah to watch in 360p. I hope they can get high-res streams when they move out of beta.

Does the Japanese Nico site allow you watch stuff in higher-res?

[something]

Does the Japanese Nico site allow you watch stuff in higher-res?
Well, I know Nico JP can show higher resolution video (I have a premium membership and the increase in quality on some videos is noticeable) but I've never watched their anime streams. Mostly because I'm pretty sure non-Japanese are locked out, even if they pay for a premium membership.

If they are crap 360p there too, it's probably paranoid TV stations wanting the newfangled interweb things to be crippled. But even if it's out of NND's hands, the reason is irrelevant... I'm still not watching 360p.

[Suzuku]

http://yaraon.blog109.fc2.com/blog-entry-3852.html

This indicates that, interestingly, NicoNico streaming will be the earliest place to broadcast Mirai Nikki, an hour before the two traditional stations also showing it on the 9th go live. Interesting, wasn't Nico always a bit slower before? Or maybe I'm remembering incorrectly.

I wonder if this means English Nico will get it... ...not that it matters, it'll probably be embarrassingly bad 360p again. They've seriously got to do something about that, I don't care what it takes. I am not watching anime in 360p. Ever. 720p or gtfo.
I've found Nico's 360p is pretty good though. The encoding is top notch. It's the best looking 360p I've ever seen actually. It's still 360p, but at least it's bearable for me. Speaking from experience watching Blood-C on Nico every week.

[something]

I've found Nico's 360p is pretty good though. The encoding is top notch. It's the best looking 360p I've ever seen actually. It's still 360p, but at least it's bearable for me. Speaking from experience watching Blood-C on Nico every week.
I tried watching UtaPri and Dalian and couldn't finish an episode of either. I'm never going to subject myself to that when 720p versions exist. And "good 360p" is like saying you have a "good malignant tumor". :sd: It's doubly a shame because from what I sampled, the translation style was how I like it, so I wanted the rest of it to be done right. Oh well, not like it stops me from watching the shows other ways. Nico can wake me up when they realize this is the year 2011 and we're not all on 56k dialup.

[something]

http://www.un-go.com/01news/index.html
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=324149

So episode one (or zero) of UN-GO, which explains how the protagonists meet, will not be aired and will only be available (until BDs I guess) in a limited theatrical run a month after the show starts airing. They can't make that episode too important, then... and certainly can't assume knowledge of its events for viewers of the TV series. I don't know, I find this kind of annoying, but oh well.

Two cour Guilty Crown, theatrical release for UN-GO ep 0, best sales ever by far with AnoHana, taking a gamble on a big otaku property like BRS... noitaminA is looking pretty resurgent these days after multiple seasons of low-selling, relatively low-ratings shows.

[Fencedude]

Two cour Guilty Crown, theatrical release for UN-GO ep 0, best sales ever by far with AnoHana, taking a gamble on a big otaku property like BRS... noitaminA is looking pretty resurgent these days after multiple seasons of low-selling, relatively low-ratings shows.

And with Usagi Drop, showing that their more "core" type of show can still be successful.

[something]

Per Newtype via MAL:
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=324183

Continuing with unusual airing formats, Fate/Zero's first episode is going to be an hour long (well presumably 48 minutes or so, double length) opener. That's pretty awesome.

Also, LiSA sings the OP. Most would know her as Yui from Girls Dead Monster, from Angel Beats!.

[something]

And with Usagi Drop, showing that their more "core" type of show can still be successful.
Yeah, almost mentioned that but not sure what sales will end up being. It was dominating for a while after episode 3 or 4 but has dropped lower in preorders since then. It's the last show of the season to be released though so it still has time.

[Fencedude]

Continuing with unusual airing formats, Fate/Zero's first episode is going to be an hour long (well presumably 48 minutes or so, double length) opener. That's pretty awesome.

Also, LiSA sings the OP. Most would know her as Yui from Girls Dead Monster, from Angel Beats!.

Well, we've managed to have a (to put it mildly) good Nitroplus TV series (yeah yeah, I know its more 5pb, but no one knows about them!), so I'm feeling confident that we can have a good Type-Moon TV series.

[Fencedude]

And with Usagi Drop, showing that their more "core" type of show can still be successful.
Yeah, almost mentioned that but not sure what sales will end up being. It was dominating for a while after episode 3 or 4 but has dropped lower in preorders since then. It's the last show of the season to be released though so it still has time.

Well, if nothing else, it will be more than one fractale!

[MelancholicMariya]

Per Newtype via MAL:
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=324183

Continuing with unusual airing formats, Fate/Zero's first episode is going to be an hour long (well presumably 48 minutes or so, double length) opener. That's pretty awesome.


Oh man that sounds great. I assume the first BD will be just this hour long episode which is fine with me.

Also the opening theme is pretty great. It kind of gets stuck in my head from time to time.

[Suzuku]

Also the opening theme is pretty great. It kind of gets stuck in my head from time to time.
I believe you're talking about MEMORIA, which is the ED.

Anyway, really happy about Fate/zero having an hour long premier. This fall just keeps looking better and better, damn.

And Guilty Crown's PV 2 was posted on the main site today. It looks so. fucking. AWESOME. Already I can see Araki's direction in the show and the story itself definitely looks like something Yoshino/Okouchi would come up with. I'm really looking forward to seeing whether it or Horizon will come out as top sci-fi of the season.

[MelancholicMariya]

Also the opening theme is pretty great. It kind of gets stuck in my head from time to time.
I believe you're talking about MEMORIA, which is the ED.

Oh, it's the ending? I'm used to the opening being used in anime PV's so I just assumed it was the opening theme. It's still very catchy and doesn't have that often slowness an ending theme usually has, which is pretty cool.


And Guilty Crown's PV 2 was posted on the main site today. It looks so. fucking. AWESOME. Already I can see Araki's direction in the show and the story itself definitely looks like something Yoshino/Okouchi would come up with. I'm really looking forward to seeing whether it or Horizon will come out as top sci-fi of the season.

That PV was even better than the previous one. It's visually stunning and I hope the animation is consistent through out the series because it's very beautiful.

[Westlo]

And Guilty Crown's PV 2 was posted on the main site today. It looks so. fucking. AWESOME. Already I can see Araki's direction in the show and the story itself definitely looks like something Yoshino/Okouchi would come up with. I'm really looking forward to seeing whether it or Horizon will come out as top sci-fi of the season.

Fuck me, that's the best anime related trailer I've seen... in a long ass time. Can't remember when I have been as engrossed in one before... dat animation, dat girl, dat supercell song... which is shaping up to be the best thing they've done since Kimi no Shira nai Monogatari. (I hope like hell that Aniplex make sure they're back doing the main theme for Kizu..)

Guilty Crown went from my Top 3 to second to none.

[Alphanega]

Short trailer for the new HxH anime is up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X06ropTyVsQ&feature=player_embedded

Animation looks pretty good, and Gon's new seiyuu sounds pretty alright. What;s interesting though is that I took a look at the official anime site and I saw there was a section listed for both DVD AND Blu Ray. That's...sort of surprising for a regular shonen title but they must have faith it'll do well.

[something]

What;s interesting though is that I took a look at the official anime site and I saw there was a section listed for both DVD AND Blu Ray. That's...sort of surprising for a regular shonen title but they must have faith it'll do well.
Must be banking on nostaliga power. 10 year olds? They don't buy much BD. 20-somethings who liked the original? They do.

[Suzuku]

Short trailer for the new HxH anime is up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X06ropTyVsQ&feature=player_embedded

Animation looks pretty good, and Gon's new seiyuu sounds pretty alright. What;s interesting though is that I took a look at the official anime site and I saw there was a section listed for both DVD AND Blu Ray. That's...sort of surprising for a regular shonen title but they must have faith it'll do well.
Heh, wasn't expecting that. I don't think it'll sale well on discs, but maybe it'll surprise us.

[MelancholicMariya]

I believe the OP has now been revealed in this new, fifth, PV. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGYoV5nP73E)

[Suzuku]

Not a lot of people seem to like the OP.

[MelancholicMariya]

Not a lot of people seem to like the OP.

I think it sounds fine. Singing aside, she's not Tainaka Sachi, it's a very traditional sounding Fate/Stay Night song. The singing is fine but the melody/instrumentals sound more Fate than the singing, as this song is rather fast paced.

[superdry]

And Guilty Crown's PV 2 was posted on the main site today. It looks so. fucking. AWESOME. Already I can see Araki's direction in the show and the story itself definitely looks like something Yoshino/Okouchi would come up with. I'm really looking forward to seeing whether it or Horizon will come out as top sci-fi of the season.

I checked out the PV due to the ryo/supercell song being used. Damn...the show looks good. I'll definitely be checking this one out.

[something]

Hashihime (http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-2011-anime-series-full-previews.html) has his usual well done season preview up, for Fall. The Anime Ad-Lib thing with Katou and Fukuhara sounds like it could be, er, interesting?

[Fencedude]

Hashihime (http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-2011-anime-series-full-previews.html) has his usual well done season preview up, for Fall. The Anime Ad-Lib thing with Katou and Fukuhara sounds like it could be, er, interesting?

I know that directors do all sorts of different stuff, and seeing weird shows together in their work isn't that odd, but for reals

Competent core staff of the director of Grenadier and Rainbow

just caused my mind to explode.

Anyway, my main plan is, as usual, try most things and see what sticks, though there are a number I know I'll watch.

[Alphanega]

Video quality is a bit low, but here is the first PV trailer of the Mirai Nikki anime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVPgt3y0zQk&feature=player_embedded

It;s a bit short, but the animation quality seems to be a step up from the OVA. There is quite a bit of volume 1 of the manga in it though. Still hoping it won;t be too rushed.

[William K]

Animax is showing Last Exile: Ginyaku no Fam episodes on the same day it is shown in Japan so I'm definitely gonna be watching it

[something]

http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2011/10/fall-anime-popularity-in-japan-and-in.html

2channel (thousand-post threads)

100 - Fate/Zero
*56 - Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
*50 - Persona 4
*38 - Boku wa Tomodachi ga Suzunai
*36 - Shinryaku!? Ikamusume
*33 - Gundam AGE
*24 - Hunter x Hunter
*22 - Guilty Crown
*20 - Last Exile Fam
*16 - Ben-Tou
*12 - Chihayafuru
*11 - C3
*11 - Mashiro-iro Symphony
*10 - Majikoi
**8 - Tamayura Hitotose
**6 - Maken-ki
**6 - Kimi to Boku
**5 - Un-Go
**5 - gdgd Fairies
**3 - Phi Brain

Hashi didn't include Mirai Nikki, Working or Shana due to not being able to tell where discussion of the most recent series started, as opposed to previous seasons/manga/OVAs. Although I would have assumed the same would affect for Ikamusume. Can it really have 38,000 posts on the sequel alone? I guess Fate, Horizon, Persona, Haganai et al were somehow distinguished from their previous incarnations.

Well however you count it Fate is obviously crushing everything at over 100,000 posts already (20k per ep). Should become one of the most discussed ever, though I guess we'll see if it tops Madoka, which is up to who knows how many at this point... probably 500,000? And that off one cour.

[Damius]

Sorry if I misread, but there was a previous season for Mirai Nikki?

[something]

Sorry if I misread, but there was a previous season for Mirai Nikki?
There was an OVA, maybe 2ch is using the same thread for the TV series as for that, therefore it's hard to get a straight count of how many posts are specifically about the anime.

[ultimatemegax]

Sorry if I misread, but there was a previous season for Mirai Nikki?

There was a pilot episode released in December of last year, but I believe they're talking about prior threads that discussed about the manga rather than the anime itself.

[something]

Sorry if I misread, but there was a previous season for Mirai Nikki?
There was a pilot episode released in December of last year, but I believe they're talking about prior threads that discussed about the manga rather than the anime itself.
I was wondering if it were the manga too (how much discussion could there really be about that one episode?) but it's odd that the same problem wouldnt happen with a number of other shows. I'd have assumed 2ch would differentiate by medium at least.

[Damius]

Sorry if I misread, but there was a previous season for Mirai Nikki?
There was an OVA, maybe 2ch is using the same thread for the TV series as for that, therefore it's hard to get a straight count of how many posts are specifically about the anime.

I see. Thanks.

[Damius]

I think that OVA was another adaptation of the manga, or it other words, it could spoil me the TV series, right?

[ultimatemegax]

I think that OVA was another adaptation of the manga, or it other words, it could spoil me the TV series, right?

It really won't. It gives the basic premise and parts of the first two episodes mixed together featuring the main two characters and some of a third. It's really pointless to watch. It truly is a pilot episode to show what it would look like if animated.

[ultimatemegax]

Sorry if I misread, but there was a previous season for Mirai Nikki?
There was a pilot episode released in December of last year, but I believe they're talking about prior threads that discussed about the manga rather than the anime itself.
I was wondering if it were the manga too (how much discussion could there really be about that one episode?) but it's odd that the same problem wouldnt happen with a number of other shows. I'd have assumed 2ch would differentiate by medium at least.

That's the problem. 2ch does differentiate by medium. I'm incredibly perplexed as to why they single out Mirai Nikki as one that they couldn't tell the difference from. When I was looking for screencaps and impressions of the first episode, that was only the third anime thread. I've not gone back to look, but I doubt it's increased past 14ish.

[Damius]

I think that OVA was another adaptation of the manga, or it other words, it could spoil me the TV series, right?

It really won't. It gives the basic premise and parts of the first two episodes mixed together featuring the main two characters and some of a third. It's really pointless to watch. It truly is a pilot episode to show what it would look like if animated.

Ok, well I won't watch it. Maybe back in December, I would have, but now there is no reason to.

[EmperorBrandon]

There was an OVA, maybe 2ch is using the same thread for the TV series as for that, therefore it's hard to get a straight count of how many posts are specifically about the anime.

Speaking of the Mirai Nikki OVA, how does it fit into the series chronology? I've already started the TV series anyway, but I was wondering if it was worth checking out.

[ilmaestro]

There was an OVA, maybe 2ch is using the same thread for the TV series as for that, therefore it's hard to get a straight count of how many posts are specifically about the anime.

Speaking of the Mirai Nikki OVA, how does it fit into the series chronology? I've already started the TV series anyway, but I was wondering if it was worth checking out.

I think that OVA was another adaptation of the manga, or it other words, it could spoil me the TV series, right?

It really won't. It gives the basic premise and parts of the first two episodes mixed together featuring the main two characters and some of a third. It's really pointless to watch. It truly is a pilot episode to show what it would look like if animated.
^^;

[EmperorBrandon]

^^;

Oh, wow. Sorry, should have read the whole thread. :sweat: This is one of those instances where I mean to ask a question earlier, forget for a moment, then come back later and ask after it's already been asked and answered...