Category: Anime

There’s seriously a lot of fall anime, huh? Part 5 of my Fall 2006 Anime Preview includes Sumomomo Momomo, 009-1, Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! and Asatte no Houkou.

Sumomomo Momomo reminds me of Bobobobo Bobobo, which was really awesome. I don’t think there’s a correlation between the two though, besides the naming scheme.

The story involves two kids of rival martial artists being involved in an arranged marriage. The offspring of such a marriage should produce an awesome martial artist! The girl, Momoko, totally wants the baby like, RIGHT NOW, but the guy, Koushi, does not. I think this anime sort of turns into a harem too. The art and story seem decent, so I’ll check this one out with medium interest.

In part 4 of my never ending Fall 2006 Anime Preview, I go over Red Garden, Negima!?, Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na, and Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto.

Red Garden is about three girls living in New York who have learned that their classmate has suddenly died. Some spooky woman tells they that they’re dead as well. It might have been a while ago, but this plot somewhat reminds me of Serial Experiments Lain.

If you listened to Anime Nano Podcast #7, you’ll recall that not one of the three podcasters I wasn’t able to finish watching Lain. Yeah, it’s really crazy. I won’t pass judgement on the anime without seeing it first, but the whole resemblence to Lain is not a good omen.

I watched to promo video. It didn’t really explain anything, but it did feature girls with ugly noses!

In part 3 of my many-parted Fall 2006 Anime Preview, I take a quick peek at Death Note, D.Gray-man, Tokimeki Memorial, and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge:

Death Note

Death Note is the story of a really smart kid, Raito Yagami, who picks up a Shinigami’s notebook. The book enables him to kill whoever he wants by writing their name in the book. Raito uses the book to kill all of the top criminals of the world. L, a super detective, is sent in to stop Raito.

I read and reviewed the Death Note Manga Volume 1 a while ago, so you can check out my impressions here. I really liked the manga, so I’m looking forward to the anime adaptation.

In part 2 of my Fall 2006 Anime Preview I take a quick peek at Ghost Hunt, Marginal Prince, Busou Renkin, and Kin-Iro no Chord:

Ghost Hunt is an anime about a guy who has no interest in normal humans. He’s only interested in ghosts. Follow the adventures of Kazuya Shibuya and his indentured servant Mai Taniyama as they investigate ghostly phonomenon!

This anime started out as a manga, and the manga has already been released up to Volume 5 in the United States by Del Rey. I found a preview of the first volume on Del Rey’s website. It seems like this anime will be one part Haruhi Suzumiya and one Part Haruhi Fujioka…

If you want to get in on the Ghost Hunt action before it airs, you can get
Ghost Hunt Manga Volume 1 at Amazon.com. The sneak preview of the manga that I read seemed interesting, so I’ll definitely check this out.

Is it already time for anime season previews? I guess so! Here’s a quick look at Black Blood Brothers, Silk Road Shounen Yuuto, Gin Iro no Olynsis, and Pumpkin Scissors:

In addition to being an awesome tounge twister, Black Blood Brothers is the first of the Fall 2006 anime that I’ll preview. It appears to be about a sword-brandishing vampire hunter. He looks like the Red Mage from Final Fantasy!

I found a preview video which is oddly in English. Or should I say, Engrish? The animation looks decent, though I did spot a bad CG helicopter. Vampires are cool, so I’ll be keeping an eye out for this anime when it airs later this month.