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First Look: Fall 2014

The fall season is filled with some pretty interesting, and not so interesting anime. I have to say that I haven’t been very excited to watch any of the new shows with a couple exceptions. Most of my focus will probably be on second season shows this time around. Hopefully you all are keeping up with this season and can let me know what YOU think about the series so far! Per usually this is my on watch, dropped, and worth picking up anime!

Akatsuki no YonaAmagi Brilliant ParkDanna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai KenDenki-Gai no Honya-sanDonten ni WarauGugure! Kokkuri-sanHitsugi no ChaikaInou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka deKaitou JokerKiseijuuLog Horizon 2Magic Kaito 1412Mushishi Zoku Shou 2Psycho-Pass 2Sanzoku no Musume RonjaShigatsu wa Kimi no UsoShirobakoTerra FormarsWorld Trigger

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First Look: Summer 2014

This summer is full of some really promising anime, and a great variety of genres. Being able to watch anything from horror to slice of life is making out to be quite an interesting season for anime. It also seems to be the season of OST’s. There are so many amazing soundtracks that I am actually looking forward to this season wrapping up. Unfortunately there are some that I will need to cut out early whether it’s because of time restraints or lack of interest; so without further adieu here is my first look into Summer 2014 and my on watch, dropped, and worth picking up anime!

Akame ga KillAldnoah.ZeroAo Haru RideArgevollenBarakamonDRAMAtical MurderGekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kunGlasslipHanayamataRail Wars!Tokyo ESPTokyo GhoulZankyou no Terror

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First Look: Spring 2014

It’s that time of the season again where I give you guys my impressions of how the current season in going, what to look out for, and what I will unfortunately be dropping. As usually I’ll be breaking this up into anime I think are worth picking up, on watch, and dropping. Read more...

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First Look: Winter 2013-2014

Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren 1Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren 2 Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Episodes Watched: 3 This is easily my favorite anime of the season. It has everything that I want: unique story, great characters, comedy, and finally an anime that takes a relationship past the initial confession. I can't stress enough how rare it is to see an anime that shows the actual relationship develop despite how successful it has been (e.g. Mysterious Girlfriend X). I was afraid that the second season wouldn't hold up to the first, but so far its blown past my expectations with flying colors. The relationship between the Dark Flame Master and Wicked Eye is one of the best romances in anime and this season is just bringing out the best of the two. I think it's following the same pattern of having a happy-go-lucky feel at the start, then hitting hard toward the end so I'm curious to see what that story twist is going to be. If you haven't watched the first season it's a must see especially now a second has been released. Definitely worth picking up this season for any fans of the first season. Read more...

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First Look: Summer 2013

I’m not sure how I feel about this season. I feel like I’m watching a lot of different anime, but none of them really get me excited to watch. There are a couple exceptions like Nekomonogatari (White) and Watamote which peak my interest but I’m not sure they will be “Must watch” material in the end. I think the problem might be the number of moe anime. So let’s jump right to it and start giving my first impressions of this Summer’s anime lineup. As usual I’ll color coat everything to be a worth picking up, on watch, and dropped.

Blood LadDanganronpa Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no KoukouseiFantasista DollGatchaman CrowdsGen’ei o Kakeru TaiyouGin no SajiInu to Hasami wa TsukaiyouKami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai 3Kamisama no Inai NichiyoubiKimi no Iru MachiMakai Ouji: Devils and RealistNekomonogatari (White)Senyuu 2Servant x ServiceTamayura ~More Aggressive~Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jo-Gakuin Koutou-ka C3-BuUchouten KazokuWatashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!

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First Look: Spring 2013

There have there been a lot of changes recently in my life that I feel I don't have time to watch anime... Oh who am I kidding? There is always time to watch anime. Sleep is overrated anyway right? I've managed to find some time to catch up on a lot of the anime coming out this season and as usually I have opinions on them. If I didn't I'd be worried that this website was made in vain. I'll admit that I was a bit more selective in my process this time around so you may notice a lot less drops this time around. However, that doesn't mean I'm actually enjoying everything I'm watching. As usually I'll be using the format of worth picking upon watch, and dropped.

Aku no Hana • Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge • Date A LiveDevil Survivor 2 The Animation • Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W • Hataraku Maou-sama! • Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride  • RDG Red Data Girl • Shingeki no KyojinSuisei no Gargantia • Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
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First Look: Fall 2012

Well guys, I haven’t been able to pick up quite as many series this time around because I’ve been super busy with the whole “adult” thing. Boring isn’t it? But fear not! I still have quite a list on me and I will be reviewing quite a few of the past anime that I’ve watched. I have a nice back log going so it isn’t like this site is going to die or anything. Now you aren’t here to listen to me ramble about being responsible so I’ll get right to the good stuff. As usually I’ve color coated everything for worth picking up, on watch, and dropping. Read more...

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First Look: Summer 2012

Hello again everyone after quite a long break time and allowing myself to get pretty situated into the anime this season I figured I should probably get going on those first looks. Of course I wasn’t able to watch all of the anime this season so I picked out the ones I did check out. For a quick little guide I’ve color coated all the titles for ones work picking up, on watch, and dropping. Hope you enjoy!

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First Look: Spring 2012 Anime

Hey guys for this round of impressions I was luckily able to do one last podcast with my buddy Al talking about our impressions of the Spring 2012 lineup. If you guys would like to follow the order in which we are talking about anime then head over to our Spring Preview as we basically scroll down the list. As usual we will also provide a download for anyone who wants to listen to this podcast on the go. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 If you would like to do a podcast with me let me know in the comments below or shoot me an email from the Contact Us page. You don’t have to be sitting next to me in person to do a podcast and I always love to hear other people’s opinions. Hope you guys and gals enjoyed. -Sid Read more...

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First Look: Winter 2011-2012 Anime

Believe it or not I’m actually still watching anime despite the absurdly long break from my last post. To do a quick little catch up before I get going on this first look, I’ve just been running around busy this semester. Socially believe it or not. I’m rarely in my room anymore and sometimes I go days without touching a computer. Who knew that an anime geek like me would actually end up more with friends than my computer? Anyway I’ve kept up with the series for the most part, though this season has been a harsh disappointment for me. Let’s get on with the show!

Ano Natsu de MatteruAnotherBrave 10Black★Rock ShooterBusou Chuugakusei: Basket ArmyHigh School DxDInu x Boku SSKyousogigaMouretsu PiratesNisemonogatariPapa no Iukoto o Kikinasai!Recorder to RandoseruRinne no LagrangeSenhime Zesshou Symphogear

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First Look: Fall 2011 Anime

Hey guys! Welcome to the first looks of the Fall 2011 anime season. I have decided to try things a little differently this time around to help everyone go to one place to find my thoughts about the current season’s anime. I figure it is a lot easier for everyone to just get a quick quick read by placing all the anime I have watched so far in one post rather than splitting them up and having you wait a year and half for the one you are looking for. And for your convenience I have also pleased some anchors to guide you through the post. Or alphabetical order if you prefer.

Bakuman 2Ben-ToBoku wa Tomodachi ga SukunaiChihayafuruCube x Cursed x CuriousGuilty CrownHunter X HunterKimi to BokuKyoukai Senjou no HorizonMaken-Ki!Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!!Mashiro-Iro SymphonyMirai NikkiPersona 4Phi Brain: Kami no PuzzleShinryaku!? Ika MusumeTamayura ~hitotose~UN-GOWorking’!!

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Summer 2011 Second Look

Hey guys, I know it has been a while and as you know the in-between seasons are always quite slow for a little ol’ review sight like Anime Anthology. So I thought that you guys might to know what I think of the series so far after a couple weeks. The series I didn’t bother picking up or said I was dropping in the podcast hasn’t changed status. They are either still unwatched or dropped. I feel that my judgment on those were correct. Some of them I nailed on the head but others I’m surprised about. Mostly in a negative fashion though. I’m enjoying the summer line up so far and I think there are some pretty quality series. However, being roughly four to five episodes in none strike as a “must watch” possibility. For my past must watch series by now I see it coming. There is still plenty of room for improvement and plenty of time to really grab my attention. I can’t knock all of them out of the running just yet. Anyway let’s just hit down the list and get this thing going!

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First Look: Deadman Wonderland

Title: Deadman Wonderland
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

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Summary: A massive earthquake ravaged Japan’s mainland and destroyed most of Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of it into the ocean. Ten years later, the story starts with Igarashi Ganta, a seemingly ordinary, unassuming middle school student attending Nagano Prefecture’s middle school. An escapee, a survivor of the great earthquake, Ganta has no memories of the tragedy and has lived a simple, normal life. This all changes one day when a strange man covered in blood and crimson armour appears, floating, out of his classroom windows. Smirking madly, this Red Man massacres Ganta’s entire class and, instead of killing him, embeds a red crystal shard in his chest. Within days of the massacre, Ganta is declared the sole suspect and, following a suspiciously quick trial, is sentenced to life imprisonment in Deadman Wonderland, a massive theme-park-like prison.

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First Look: Ao no Exorcist

Title: Ao no Exorcist
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural

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Summary: This world consists of two dimensions joined as one, like a mirror. The first is the world in which the humans live, Assiah. The other is the world of demons, Gehenna. Ordinarily, travel between the two, and indeed any kind of contact between the two, is impossible. However the demons can pass over into this world by possessing anything that exist within it. Satan the god of demons, but there’s one thing that he doesn’t have, and that’s a substance in the human world that is powerful enough to contain him!! For that purpose he created Rin, his son from a human woman, but will his son agree to his plans? Or will he become something else…? An exorcist?

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First Look: Hidan no Aria

Title: Hidan no Aria
Genre: Action, Comedy

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Summary: The story takes place in Tokyo Butei High School, a special school where armed detectives — “Butei” — are trained to use weapons. Kinji Tooyama is a second-year-student who has a special ability, but he keeps it a secret to maintain an ordinary, peaceful life. However, when he gets caught in a bombing on the way to school, he encounters H. Aria Kanzaki, the most powerful S-Rank Butei student in Assault Studies.

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First Look: Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko

Title: Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
Genre: Sci-Fi

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Summary: The story revolves around a highschool boy named Niwa Makoto. He lives with his aunt’s family since his parents are away on business. It is there where he meets his mysterious cousin of the same age Touwa Erio — who happens to tie a futon mattress around her upper body and is a self-proclaimed alien. Her staple food is pizza. Erio had been missing for half a year and was found floating in the sea. She doesn’t remember anything about what happened during that period of time, but she began to think that it was the act of an alien and wanders the neighborhood wrapped in the futon.

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First Look: C The Money of Soul and Possibility Control

Title: C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Genre: Sci-FiC

Summary: The Japanese government was rescued from the brink of financial collapse by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. For its citizens, however, life has not improved, and unemployment, crime, suicide, and despair are rampant. Kimimaro, raised by his maternal grandmother after the disappearance of his father and the death of his mother, is a scholarship student whose only dream is to avoid all this and live a stable life. One day, however, he meets a man who offers him a large sum of money if he’ll agree to pay it back. From then on his fate is radically altered as he’s drawn into a mysterious area known as “The Financial District.”

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First Look: The World God Only Knows II

Title: The World God Only Knows II
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural

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Summary: Season 2 of The World God Only Knows

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First Look: Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox

Title: Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox Genre: Action, Comedy Sengoku-Otome-Momoiro-Paradox Summary: Hideyoshi is a normal modern middle-schoolgirl. However, she is one day transported to a world very similar to feudal Japan, with the exception that there are no men! There, she meets Oda Nobunaga whose ambition it is to unite all the land under her rule and gather together the “Legendary Crimson Armor”. Read more...

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First Look: Hanasaku Iroha

Title: Hanasaku Iroha
Genre: Comedy, Drama

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Summary: Matsumae Ohana, a 16 year old girl, moves out of Tokyo and starts working at a hot spring hotel, which is located on a hill surrounded by cherry blossoms. Matsumae has yet to decide her future. The story will also feature other teenage girls who are looking for their dreams and excitements.

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First Look: Tiger & Bunny

Title: Tiger & Bunny Genre: Sci-Fi Tiger--Bunny Summary: Schternbilt City is home to people called “Next,” who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire “hero points.” Their activities are documented on the popular program “Hero TV,” which picks the “King of Heroes” in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he’s been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero. Read more...

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First Look: Steins;Gate

Title: Steins;Gate Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller Steins-Gate Summary: Steins;Gate is set in the summer of 2010, approximately one year after the events that took place in Chaos;Head, in Akihabara. Steins;Gate is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them. Read more...

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First Look: Maria Holic Alive

Title: Maria Holic Alive
Genre: Comedy

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Summary: Season 2 of Maria Holic

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First Look: Hen Zemi

Title: Hen Zemi
Genre: Comedy

Hen-Zemi

Summary: Matsutaka Nanako is a normal university student, who happened to enroll in an Abnormal Physiology seminar. She tries to keep her mental state sound, but other abnormal classmates start to influence her personality…

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First Look: Dog Days

Title: Dog Days
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Dog-Days

Summary: Republic of Biscotti faces a predicament by the invasion of Galette Leo Knights. In order to save the country, Princess Milchore summons a “hero” from the outer world. Shinku, a junior high school boy living in the Earth, is chosen as the hero.

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First Look: SKET Dance

Title: SKET Dance Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life Sket-Dance Summary: The manga focuses on the misadventures of the “Campus Support Group” or “Sket-Dan”, of Kaimei Gakuen, a club devoted to solving any and all problems brought to it by the staff or student body for the general improvement of campus life. Due to its general lack of meaningful assignments and unglamorous ‘group of handymen’ reputation the organization is treated with widespread contempt and it is composed of only three members. Read more...

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First Look: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai

Title: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai Genre: Drama AnoHana Summary: A group of six childhood friends drift apart after one of them, Meiko "Menma" Honma, dies in an accident. Ten years later, the leader of the group, Jinta Yadomi, has since become withdrawn and lives as a recluse. One summer day, an older looking Meiko appears before him, saying she wants to have a wish granted, though she does not remember what it is. Read more...

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First Look: Astarotte no Omocha!

Title: Astarotte no Omocha!
Genre: Fantasy

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Summary: In the medieval fantasy world of Alfheimr, succubus princess Astarotte Ygvar, the first princess of the kingdom of Ygvar, has just reached the age of 10. For the coming years of a young succubus’ life, it is necessary for them to have a male harem. In order to maintain their body and preserve their beautiful appearance, they must consume a substance only found on males. This substance is a liquid called Sauzfryma, better known as semen. The princess, however, bears a great dislike against men, and only agrees to create a harem if a human male is to join. The catch is, nobody has been able to travel between Alfheimr and the human world, Midgard, for over a millennium.

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First Look: Nichijou

Title: Nichijou Genre: Comedy Nichijou Summary: While the title suggests a story of simple, everyday school life, the contents are more the opposite. The setting is a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer or a robot’s arm hide a rollcake. However there are still normal stories, like making a card castle or taking a test you didn’t study for. Read more...

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First Look: Starry Sky

Title: Starry☆Sky
Genre: Romance, Slice of Life

Starry Sky

Summary: The heroine, Tsukiko, enrolled to a school that was recently changed from all-boys school to co-ed. Since the area where the school is conveniently rural and the rather exclusive curriculums the school has, up until now the heroine is the only one female who enrolled to the school.

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First Look: Dragon Crisis!

Title: Dragon Crisis!
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance

Dragon Crisis!

Summary: A normal high school boy Kisaragi Ryuji’s peaceful life is turned into an adventure by the return of his second cousin Eriko. Ryuji and Eriko seize a relic box from a black broker. In the box, they find a red dragon girl Rose. In order to protect Rose from the black organization, Ryuji decides to fight using his power as a relic handler.

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First Look: Level E

Title: Level E Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi Level E Summary: Tsutsui Yukitaka was a freshman who had just entered a high school, and he was hoped to be a good baseball player. When he moved to a new apartment, there was a man in the room. He said he was an alien and lost his memory. Read more...

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First Look: Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Title: Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
Genre: Mystery, Supernatural

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Summary: In order to help a friend possessed by a spirit, Ozawa Haruka knocks on the door of her university's movie research association. There she meets Saitou Yakumo, a rude, unkempt young man with a red left eye, who is said to have spiritual powers. At first Haruka is skeptical, but she comes to believe him when he conveys messages from her older sister, who died when she was a child. Together, they work to shed light on the terrifying events happening at their university.

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First Look: Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai

Title: Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai
Genre: Comedy

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai

Summary: For several years, Kyousuke's relationship with his younger sister Kirino has been cold, to the point that they only share greetings. But one day, Kyousuke finds a moe anime DVD fallen in their entry hall. His interest piqued, he looks for the owner, only to realize it belongs to Kirino. He's shocked, but more surprises lie just ahead...

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First Look: The World God Only Knows

Title: The World God Only Knows Genre: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural The World God Only Knows Summary: Keima Katsuragi is an avid galge gamer known at his school as "Otamega" (a derogatory term combining the words Otaku and Megane) and on the internet a "The Capturing God." One day he receives an e-mail offering him a contract to "capture" girls. He accepts thinking it's a challenge and a demon from Hell named Elsee appears. She asks for his help in capturing runaway spirits that are hiding in "real" girls. He refuses stating he only like the girls from the game and she tells him that if he refuses then both of their heads will be cut off. Read more...

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First Look: Panty and Stocking

Title: Panty and Stocking Genre: Action, Comedy Panty and Stocking Summary: A company of ghosts has moved into Daten City, taking advantage of human greed. Two angels, Panty and Stocking, are sent from heaven to exterminate them -- but in reality they got kicked out for bad behavior. Read more...

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First Look: Tantei Opera Milky Holmes

Title: Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Genre: Comedy

Tantei Opera Milky Holmes

Summary: In the future world, people use ‘Toys’ that grant them superhuman abilities like ESP and telekinesis. This has led to a boom in both minor crimes and the need for Toy-using detectives to track down the offenders and bring them to justice. Opera Koyabashi runs the detective agency, Milky Holmes, staffed by four cheerful and energetic girls. Read more...

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First Look: Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge

Title: Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge Genre: Comedy, Romance

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First Look: Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls

Title: Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance

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Summary: The story takes place in Japan in the early 21st century, in an alternate reality where the Tokugawa Shogunate has remained in power. In this reality, student councils are tasked with oppressing schools. Yagyuu Muneakira is a high school student who rebels against his student council with the help of girls who've had the names of famous samurai heroes passed on to them. Read more...

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First Look: Star Driver

Title: Star Driver Genre: Action

Star Driver

Summary: On a cross-shaped island in the South, a mysterious and gigantic humanoid robot known as the "Cybuddy" is discovered sealed in the underground ruins for untold ages. A group known as the "Order of the Glittering Star Cross" attempts to remove the seal by abducting a girl named Wako Agemaki, who they dubbed the "shrine maiden" and is the key to activating the robot. A boy named Takuto Tsunashi arrives with his own Cybuddy named Tauburn to rescue Wako. Thus begins a struggle to unlock the secrets of the advanced technology and prevent disaster. Read more...

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First Look: MM!

Title: MM! Genre: Comedy, Romance

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Summary: The story centers the life of Taro Sado going through high school. He came to realize his masochist personality and attempts to conceal this from his crush. To fix it, he enrolled in his school's "2nd Volunteer Club". Read more...

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First Look: Tamayura

Title: Tamayura Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

Tamayura

Summary: For her first year of high school, Fu Sawatari moves to Takehara, a scenic old town near Hiroshima, on the Inland Sea. Her father, who has passed away, grew up in Takehara. She loves taking photographs with his old film camera, a Rollei 35S. The story follows her and the friends who gather around her as she comes to love her new home. Read more...

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First Look: Kuragehime

Title: Kuragehime Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

Kuragehime

Summary: The story centers around Tsukimi Kurashita, a huge fan of jellyfish who moves to Tokyo to become an illustrator. She moves into "Amamizukan," an apartment complex with a no-men-allowed rule that is full of diehard female otaku. However, one day, Tsukimi invites a stylishly fashionable woman to stay over at Amamizukan — only to discover that the guest is not who "she" seems to be. Read more...

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First Look: Yosuga no Sora

Title: Yosuga no Sora Genre: Drama, Romance

Yosuga no Sora

Summary: The story is set in the distant mountain village of Okukozome-chou. Haruka Kazugano and his twin sister Sora have fond childhood memories of going to the village to visit their grandfather during their summer vacations. However, after losing their parents in an accident, the two must move in with their grandfather. Read more...

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First Look: Amagami SS

Title: Amagami SS Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Amagami SS

Summary: A second-year high school boy finds himself uneasy during Christmas time due to an experience in the past. However, this year at Christmas, he gets his last chance to ask out a graduating female senior named Haruka Morishima — or one of several other classmates. The story of the anime will be arranged in an omnibus format, with each heroine getting her own version of the story animated. Read more...

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First Look: Strike Witches 2

Title: Strike Witches 2 Genre: Action, Ecchi, Magic, Science Fiction

Strike Witches 2

Summary: After discovering that Neuroi are capable of communication with humans and making peace with the nest above Gallia the Witches squads are now on a mission to restablish communication when a sudden attack vanishes the Neuroi, they now discover a new and massive nest that just appeared covering almost all Europe. Ruthless and without mercy it annihilates allied forces along Witches. Word of the attack reaches Fuso and a support battallion is deployed to rescue the survivors, among the rescue team is the former Striker captain Mio Sakamoto and the now civilian Yoshika Miyafuji who want to save her dear friends. Read more...

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First Look: Shukufuku no Campanella

Title: Shukufuku no Campanella Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Shukufuku no Campanella

Summary: The story takes place in a trading city Ert'Aria. Leicester Maycraft is an item engineer belonging to an adventurer guild "Oasis". One night, he is at a party with his friends to see a meteor stream on the rooftop of a chapel. One meteor grazes them and hits the steeple of the chapel. There he finds a secret room and a sleeping girl. The girl wakes up and says "You must be my father!". The encounter with the mysterious girl brings an unexpected adventure to Leicester. Read more...

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First Look: Seitokai Yakuindomo

Title: Seitokai Yakuindomo Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

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Summary: Takatoshi is a new student in a recently gender-integrated high school, and is asked to join the student council as the vice president. Thus begins his days as the only normal boy among 3 female student council officers. Read more...

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First Look: Occult Academy

Title: Occult Academy Genre: Comedy, Supernatural

Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin

Summary: Maya Kumashiro returns to the Waldstein Academy to attend the funeral of the principal, Junichiro Kumashiro, her father. The institute focuses its' studies on paranormal subjects, thus becoming known as the Occult Academy. Maya, a skeptic who hates the occult, meets with Fumiaki Uchida, a time agent from the future sent to 1999 to prevent the apocalyptic Nostradamus Prophecies from happening. Read more...

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First Look: Shiki

Title: Shiki Genre: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural

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Summary: During a fiercely hot summer in Sotoba, a peaceful and quiet village with a population of 1300 people, a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur. At the same time, a strange family moves into a long abandoned mansion in the region. Hospital dean Toshio Ozaki cannot figure out the cause of death in the deceased, suspecting an epidemic. Read more...

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First Look: Ookami-san

Title: Ookami-san Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance

Ookami-san

Summary: A love comedy parodying fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," etc. Ookami Ryoko is a spunky high school girl. She is a member of a "fixer" club so called Otogi High School Bank. She fixes the school's problems with her partner Akai Ringo. Read more...

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First Look: Nurarihyon no Mago

Title: Nurarihyon no Mago Genre: Action, Supernatural

Nurarihyon no Mago

Summary: Rikuo Nura, is 3 parts human and a quarter Demon, lives in a house of spirits with his grandfather, The current clan head of the Nura youkai. Rikou is set to be the next clan head, despit the fact he dilikes his demon side. He soon come to terms with his demon blood and decides to take his position as young master of the Nura house. However there are those who will certainly not allow it to be easy. Read more...

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First Look: Mitsudomoe

Title: Mitsudomoe Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Slice of Life

Mitsudomoe

Summary: The 11 year old Marui triplets could not be any more different. The oldest one, Mitsuba, is sadistic and kind of mature for her age. The middle one, Futaba, is perverted and very athletic and has the strength of a full-grown man. The youngest one, Hitoha, is generally very quiet and gentle but when push comes to shove, she might just be the strongest, the most perverted and the most sadistic out of the three. The three are all in the same class, led by the newly graduated teacher Yabe Satoshi. He usually gets pushed around by the girls and, on occasion, abused but the triplets also try to lead him and the new school nurse, the clumsy Kuriyama Aiko, together. However, Yabe had no intention of dating Aiko and the methods the triplets use to accomplish their goal are highly unorthodox.. Read more...

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First Look: High School of the Dead

Title: High School of the Dead Genre: Action, Ecchi, Horror

Highschool of the Dead

Summary: Takashi Komuro is a normal highschool boy, until an infection breaks out that turns people into zombie-like creatures. Along with his friends & the school nurse, they fight their way out and continue their journey to find out what exactly has happened to the world. Read more...

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First Look: Roberta’s Blood Trail

Title: Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Roberta's Blood Trail

Summary:The assassination of the head of the Lovelace family in Venezuela sets his maid, a former terrorist named Roberta, on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge at any cost. The search for the culprits leads her to Roanapur, causing a massive commotion in Thailand. Garcia, heir of the Lovelace legacy and someone who regards Roberta as a precious family member, also travels to Roanapur and wants to make a deal with the Lagoon Company. Read more...

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First Look: Asobi ni Iku yo!

Title: Asobi ni Iku yo! Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science fiction

Asobi ni Iku yo!

Summary: The story revolves around Kakazu Kio, an ordinary high school freshman living in Okinawa. A girl with cat ears appears before him during a memorial service for one of his family ancestors. The girl calls herself Eris and claims she is an alien. Before long, fanatical alien worshipers and a mysterious government agency are in hot pursuit of Eris, but Kio's childhood friend Manami — who wants to follow in her father's footsteps in the CIA — captures Eris. Kio finds himself having to protect Eris from everyone. Read more...

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First Look: Fairy Tail

Title: Fairy Tail Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Fairy Tail

Summary: A young celestial wizard, Lucy Heartfilia, travels to the land of Fiore to join the magical Fairy Tail Guild. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a teenage boy looking for a dragon named Igneel, with his best friend, Happy. Shortly after their meeting, Lucy is abducted by Bora of Prominence, who was posing as Salamander of Fairy Tail, to be sold as a slave. Natsu rescues her and reveals that he is the real Salamander and has the skills of a Dragon Slayer. He offers her membership into the guild, which she accepts, and they become a team performing various missions for the Fairy Tail guild. Read more...

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First Look: Rainbow Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

Title: Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin (Rainbow) Genre: Drama

Rainbow

Summary: Seven teenagers in 1955 have to learn to live together in the same hold in the reformatory of Shio. Confined in a hall where suffering and humiliation are daily, they are waiting for a ray of hope in a dark, incarcerating world. The story follows their life together and how they move on afterwards. Read more...

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First Look: Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

Title: Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy) Genre: Dark Comedy

Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

Summary: When a college dropout stops for a late night bite at a mysterious ramen stand, he crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his not-so-glorious college days when the influence of a cruel new friend turned him from a hopeless romantic into a mischievous “black cupid.” Read more...

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First Look: Mayoi Neko Overrun!

Title: Mayoi Neko Overrun! Genre: Romance, Comedy

Mayoi Neko Overrun

Summary: The story revolves around Takumi Tsuzuki, a boy who lives with his older "sister" Otome, although the two have no blood ties between them. Otome manages a run-down confectionary store called Stray Cats. One day, Otome picks up a mysterious beautiful girl off the streets. (ANN) Read more...

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First Look: K-ON!!

Title: K-ON!! (K-ON! Season two) Genre: Comedy, Music, Slice of Life

K-ON!!

Summary: After School Tea Time is back in action in the second season of K-ON!. First Look: For anyone who watched the first season of K-ON! and enjoyed it, this will be no different. In fact, nothing is really different so far. The series is still light hearted with no signs of conflict. Although the series hasn't specifically mentioned going past only high school performances, the Live House Special will probably play a role in this season (at least I hope it does). The jokes are still rather funny due to the characters' cute personalities, and they seem to be trying to move toward better gags. Read more...

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First Look: Working!!

Title: Working!! Genre: Comedy

Working!!

Summary: Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16 year old high school student Takanashi Souta works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Taneshima Poplar, a high school girl who's a year older than Souta who's easily mistaken for a elementary/middle schooler, and Shirafuji Kyoko, the 28-year old store manager who doesn't bother to do any work at all. (MAL) Read more...

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First Look: Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Title: Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Genre: Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Summary: A romantic comedy that centers on the student council head named Misaki Ayuzawa who despises the mostly male, slovenly population at her school, which was once an all-boys school. However, Misaki's most handsome schoolmate just discovered her secret — that she works afterschool at a maid café. (ANN) Read more...

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First Look: Angel Beats!

Title: Angel Beats! Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Angel Beats

Summary: In a world after death, angels fight for their fate and their future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who destined her to have an unreasonable life. On the otherhand, Tenshi, the chairperson of the student council for the world after death, battles against the SSS members. SSS members utilize armed weaponry to battle it out against the angels harnessing supernatural powers. Read more...

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First Look: Ikkitousen Xtreme Xecutor

Title: Ikkitousen Xtreme Xecutor Genre: Action, Comedy, Ecchi

Ikkitousen Xtreme Xecutor

Summary: Academy clans wars escalate. Time to unleash the true powers of all the fighters. A powerful yet very well known enemy reappears, but fooled by only what the eye can catch, Hakufu doesn't notice the true and mighty enemies lurking on the shadows, ready to assault all that she treassures the most. She now has a disciple and she is summoned along many other fighters to a tournament. Deathful eyes and souls join the fight for supremacy, a fight that no longer involves the academies only but the whole world. (ANN)
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First Look: Heroman

Title: Heroman Genre: Mecha

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Summary: Orphaned American boy Joey lives with his grandmother, working at a restaurant in the West Coast city of Center City, while going to school. Upon hearing of a new toy robot called the Heybo, Joey believes that getting one will make his life better, turning him into a hero to protect his friends and family. However, he cannot afford to buy it on his meager salary. His luck changes when he picks up a broken down Heybo abandoned by a school bully. He tries to fix it, naming it Heroman, but does not have any luck in getting it to work. However, when it gets struck by a bolt of lightning, it transforms into a giant robot, just in time to save his friend Lina from impending danger. Now, Joey and Heroman are Earth's only defense against the evil insectoid Skrugg aliens, unknowingly summoned to Earth by Joey's science teacher. Read more...

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First Look: Arakawa Under the Bridge

Title: Arakawa Under the Bridge Genre: Romance, Comedy

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Summary: The story is about the strange courtship of a successful executive in life called Kou and a mysterious woman called Nino who lives under a bridge. It all begins when Kou almost drowns in a river but is saved by Nino. For saving his life, Kou fulfills Nino's desire to have a boyfriend. Thus, Kou becomes her boyfriend, but has to live with her under the bridge... Read more...

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First Look: Katanagatari

Title: Katanagatari Genre: Action, Romance

Katanagatari

Summary: This story teakes place in the Edo era where Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts living in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki. Read more...

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First Look: Kiddy Girl-AND

Title: Kiddy Girl-and Genre: Science Fiction

Kiddy Girl-and

Summary: Twenty-five years after Éclair and Lumière, (from the flagship Kiddy Grade series), rescued the galaxy from destruction's doorstep, the GTO (Galactic Trade Organization), created after the defeat of the GOTT (Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs), act on behalf of universal peace by combating criminal activity. Their special ES division mirrored after the GOTT's ES (Encounter of Shadow-work) force, now includes publicly acknowledged ES member candidates. The series follows three such trainees, Ascoeur, Q-feuille, and Di-air as they work their way to ES membership. Read more...

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First Look: Ookami Kakushi

Title: Ookami Kakushi Genre: Action, Mystery, Horror, Psychological, Thriller

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First Look: Hanamaru Youchien

Title: Hanamaru Youchien (Kindergarten) Genre: Comedy, School Life

Hanamaru Youchien

Summary: The story follows the life of a young kindergarten teacher Naozumi Tsuchida. He is inexperienced and the only guy kindergarten teacher in the school.  Naozumi struggles to keep his students happy, and get closer to one of his colleagues Nanako Yamamoto. When starting his first day of teaching he runs into a young girl named Anzu, who ends up being his student. Due to a series of events Anzu develops a crush for Naozumi. With the help of Anzu's classmates Hiragi and Koume quite a few adventures stir up in this little school. Read more...

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First Look: So Ra No Wo To

Name: So Ra No Wo To Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Sora no Woto

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First Look: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

Title: Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life

Baka-to-Test-to-Shoukanjuu

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First Look: Durarara!!

Title: Durarara!! Genre: Action

Durarara

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