Sunday, September 16, 2012

Fall 2012 Official Sneak Peek

With another season coming to an end, a new anime season is upon us. Find out which shows will be airing in the coming season!



Schedule chart via Random Curiosity. All credit goes to Random Curiosity for the creation of this chart.





Kyousogiga | 京騒戯画
Toei Animation
Airing: August 31, 2012

Three kids are stuck in a strange city causing massive mayhem through the land. They are searching for an atypical rabbit in order to return home. Koto, the eldest of the three, seems to have some sort of connection to this weird place ruled by a monk, a demon, and a priest.



Shin Sekai Yori | 新世界より
A-1 Pictures
Airing: September 28, 2012

About one thousand years into the future, civilization has been retrograded and humans are living dispersed within small communities. People in this era have a psychic power called "Juryoku" which materializes things they imagine. In the absence of advanced scientific technology, people are using this power as a major source of energy.

One day, a girl called Saki, along with her friends, finds a small archive robot outside the town. It records the ancient history of humans. It tells them that Juryoku was found in the 21st century and the discovery caused a world war between psychics and non-psychics. The psychics won this war and thus their reign of terror began.

When the adults in town figure out that the children discovered this forbidden knowledge, they seal their Juryoku and exile them. Saki and the others end up in a forest where they meet a huge hairless bipedal mouse known as a "Bakenezumi" and get involved in a violent war the creatures are currently engaged in.



Hiiro no Kakera S2 | 緋色の欠片 第二章
Studio DEEN
Airing: September 30, 2012

Second season of Hiiro no Kakera.



Kamisama Hajimemashita | 神様はじめました
TMS Entertainment
Airing: October 1, 2012

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity!

Nanami has all kinda of new responsibilities she doesn't understand, dangers she's unaware of, and a cranky ex-familiar who's... actually pretty hot. What's a new-fledged godling to do?



Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun | となりの怪物くん
Brains Base
Airing: October 1, 2012

Mizutani Shizuku is the type of person who only cares for her own grades. But when she accidentally delivers lesson notes to Yoshida Haru, he becomes convinced they are friends.

Haru turns out to have a very innocent personality, but who would've thought that Haru would actually confess to Shizuku?

A cold-hearted girl and super-troublemaker romance with a fresh new perspective.



Jormungand 2: Perfect Order | ヨルムンガンド PERFECT ORDER
White Fox
Airing: October 2, 2012

Second season of Jormungand.



Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! | 中二病でも恋がしたい!
Kyoto Animation
Airing: October 3, 2012

Yuuta Togashi suffered from chuunibyou while he was in middle school. When he graduated, he put that dark history behind him and forgot about it... or he was supposed to. High school was smooth sailing and full of enjoyment - until the unavoidable, sad event occurs. The event that locks Yuuta into a contract with Rikka Takanashi and disrupts his desperately ordinary life.



Hayate the Combat Butler! Can’t Take My Eyes Off You | ハヤテのごとく!CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
Manglobe
Airing: October 3, 2012

Rather than a continuation of the previously animated Hayate no Gotoku seasons, this series will be independent and written by the author, Kenjiro Hata, himself.



BTOOOM!
Madhouse
Airing: October 4, 2012

The story centers around Ryuuta Sakamoto, a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) young man and a top-ranked player in the online combat game Btoom! One day, he wakes up on a tropical island without remembering how he got there. He sees a figure in the distance and asks for help. However, the figure responds by throwing something at Ryuuta — a "BIM" bomb. In that moment, Ryuuta comes to realize two things: one, his own life is in danger, and two, he is now in the world of Btoom!



Busou Shinki | 武装神姫
8bit
October 4, 2012

The slice-of-life battle story is set in a future that has neither World War III nor an alien invasion — just an ordinary future set after our current age. In this world, robots are part of everyday life, and they contribute in various aspects of society. "Shinki" are 15-centimeter-tall (about 6-inch-tall) cute partners made to assist humans. Equipped with intelligence and emotions, they devote themselves to serving their "Masters."

These Shinki can even be equipped with weapons and armor to fight each other. Such Shinki are named "Busou Shinki" (literally, "armed divine princesses"). In particular, the Shinki Ann (Arnval), Aines (Altines), and Rane (Altrane) serve a high school freshman named Masato. Things change when a new Shinki, the bellicose Staarf, joins them.



Gintama (2012) | 銀魂 (2012)
Sunrise
Airing: October 4, 2012

Sakata Gintoki, Kagura, and Shinpachi Shimura continue to scrape a living as freelance jack-of-all-trades at Edo while amidst the several odd humans and aliens that inhabit the peculiar metropolis.



Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb | ひだまりスケッチ×ハニカム
SHAFT
Airing: October 4, 2012

The fourth season of Hidamari Sketch.



K
GoHands
Airing: October 4, 2012

Original TV anime by Studio GoHands and an "innovative creator group" which includes producer Go Nakanishi.



Zetsuen no Tempest | 絶園のテンペスト
BONES
Airing: October 4, 2012

The story revolves around Mahiro Fuwa, a teenager whose family was mysteriously murdered one year before and his friend Yoshino Takigawa. Mahiro is contacted by Hakase Kusaribe, the leader of the Kusaribe clan who was left stranded on an unknown desert island by her followers, and agrees to help Hakase in exchange of her help to find out the culprit for the death of his family. Upon learining of his friend's intentions, Yoshino joins him on his quest to stand against the Kusaribe clan who intends to awake the "Tree of Zetsuen" whose power can bring ruin to the entire world.

Several dialogues and plot elements in Zetsuen no Tempest pay homage to the works of William Shakespeare.



JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure the Animation | ジョジョの奇妙な冒険
David Animation
Airing: October 5, 2012

This is the story of the Joestar family, and their battles against bizarre enemies. Jonathan Joestar's battle against the vampire Dio Brando starts it all, and it continues into roughly each second generation of Joestars through all parts of the story.



Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne | お兄ちゃんだけど愛さえあれば関係ないよねっ
SILVER LINK
Airing: October 5, 2012

Himenokouji twins Akito and Akiko have finally reunited with each other after separation due to the death of their parents. After six years of living apart they suddenly began to live under the same roof due to Akito's desire to live as a family unit once more. Things were fine at first until Akiko began to express her incestuous love for her older brother, who only sees her as a little sister.



To Love-Ru – Trouble: Darkness | ToLOVEる-とらぶる-ダークネス
XEBEC
Airing: October 5, 2012

Sequel to To-Love-Ru, all of our main characters make an appearance along with some new additions. Rito continues to be caught in over the top uncensored ecchi scenarios.

The alien Deviluke sisters still use their unique abilities to grab Rito's love confession. Nana and Momo have transferred into the school and meet Mea, who seems to be a worry free and joyful girl.

Momo in particular wants to share Rito and create a harem for him. While scheming her plan, she confronts Golden Darkness also know as Yami.

They are interrupted by possessed students who begin to fight with abnormal strength. Now the new plot line appears as a mysterious person who's in control of the students tests Yami's assassination skills.

Who is this new enemy?



Bakuman 3 | バクマン。3
J.C. Staff
Airing: October 6, 2012

Third season of Bakuman.



CODE:BREAKER | コード:ブレイカー
Kinema Citrus
Airing: October 6, 2012


Riding the bus one day, Sakurakouji Sakura looks out the window to see people being burned alive with a blue fire and a boy her age who's unharmed and standing over the people.

She comes back to the site the next day and there are no corpses or evidence of any kind of murder, just a small fire. She then goes to class to find there's a new transfer student, Oogami Rei, who looks exactly like the boy she saw before and wears a black glove only on his left hand.

Oogami is a Code Breaker, one who "does not exist". He is a seemingly cold-blooded killer who follows the principle of "an eye for an eye", to "use evil against evil". Convinced that killing is not right, Sakurakouji sets out to stop him and penetrate his icy heart.



Little Busters! | リトルバスターズ!
J.C. Staff
Airing: October 6, 2012

Riki was a child when his parents died, leaving him hopeless and depressed. What saved him was a group of four kids calling themselves the Little Busters. They took Riki out and played with him during his time of need. He really enjoyed being together with them, and his grief gradually faded away. Now in his second year of high school they still hang out, fight and live together, and enjoy their school life.



Sukitte Ii na yo | 好きっていいなよ。
ZEXCS
Airing: October 6, 2012

Mei Tachibana has spent her 16 years without a boyfriend or friends. One day, she injures the most popular boy in school, Yamato Kurosawa, due to a misunderstanding. For some reason though, it seems that he takes a liking to her and one-sidedly claims that they're friends. Furthermore, he not only protects Mei from a stalker, but does so with a kiss…?!!



Ixion Saga DT | イクシオン サーガ DT
BrainsBase
Airing: October 7, 2012

The game and anime follow Kon Hokaze, a boy who embarks on a journey from our world to an alternate world known as Mira, which is full a mysterious energy known as Alma. After saving Princess Ecarlate from attackers, he soon finds himself in the middle of a struggle around Alma.



Magi | マギ
A-1 Pictures
Airing: October 7, 2012

This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named Ugo. Soon enough, Aladdin discovers he is a Magi, a magician who chooses kings, and he was born to choose kings who will follow the righteous path, battling against those who want to destroy fate. Follow his adventures as he meets others from 1000 Arabian Nights, like Ali Baba and Sinbad, and fights to keep the balance of world in check!



Aikatsu! | アイカツ!
Sunrise
Airing: October 8, 2012

Anime adaptation of the Aikatsu! arcade card game about producing idols.



Girls und Panzer | ガールズ&パンツァー
Actas
Airing: October 8, 2012

In the world, the manipulation of tanks (Sensha-do) is one of the traditional martial arts especially for girls. Miho doesn't like Sensha-do and moves to Oarai Girl's High School. But the chairperson of the student council orders Miho to participate in the national Sensha-do championship.



Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo | さくら荘のペットな彼女
J.C. Staff
Airing: October 8, 2012

The school romantic comedy revolves around a second-year high school student named Sorata Kanda who lives in Sakurasou, the dormitory for problem children at Sorata's school. One day, Mashiro Shiina —a cute girl who happens to be also a cosmopolitan, brilliant artist— moves into Sakurasou.

Sorata thinks to himself that he should protect Mashiro from the weirdos at Sakurasou, but Mashiro has a surprising secret: she has no idea how to take care of herself. She gets lost if she goes out, and her room is a complete mess. Sorata's dorm mates designate him as the "master" of Mashiro, and thus, an ordinary boy and a brilliant girl must live like "a master and his pet."



Medaka Box Abnormal | めだかボックス アブノーマル
GAINAX
Airing: October 10, 2012

Second season of Medaka Box.



PSYCHO-PASS | サイコパス
Production I.G
Airing: October 11, 2012

The series takes place in the near future, when it is possible to instantaneously measure and quantify a person's state of mind and personality. This information is recorded and processed, and the term "Psycho-Pass" refers to a standard used to measure an individual's being. The story centers around the "enforcement officer" Shinya Kougami, who is tasked with managing crime in such a world.



ROBOTICS;NOTES | ロボティクス・ノーツ
Production I.G
Airing: October 11, 2012

2019, Divergence Ratio 1.048596. The near future, where a device popularly called the PokeCom, packaged with PhoneDroid OS, spreads, bringing the Augmented Reality world close to existence.

Chuuoutanegashima High School's Robot Research Club is in danger of losing its club status. Kaito Yashio, one of only two members, is only obsessed with robot fighting games, showing no interest in the Robo Club even in this situation. The reckless, useless club head, Akiho Senomiya, aims to complete a giant robot, struggling hard to avoid losing the club's status.

Then, one day, Kaito discovers the A.R. annotation that becomes the Kimishima Report. Written in that report is the indictment of someone named Kou Kimishima's conspiracy involving the world.



Seitokai no Ichizon 2 | 生徒会の一存 碧陽学園生徒会議事録
AIC
Airing: October 13, 2012

Second season of Seitokai no Ichizon.



Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de | 蒼い世界の中心で
5th Avenue
Airing: October 20, 2012

Segua Kingdom has been losing the war against Ninterdo Empire but the tables are turned by the appearance of a boy called Gear. All the characters are parodies of Nintendo or Sega games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda etc.



Initial D Fifth Stage | 頭文字D Fifth Stage
Animax
Airing: November 9, 2012

The fifth season of the Initial D franchise.

Note: Run 2 episodes every month on the "Animax presents PPV" pay-per-view service.

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