Obligatory Spring 2008 New Shows Thread

Itazura na Kiss' anime looks like that peach girl anime (though not as bad). At least the main female character's a dumbass ;p.

What I'm enjoying right now other than the ongoing animes is Soul Eater. I find it more entertaining than that guerren lagann show. A must see.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I forgot all about xxxHOLiC Kei. I've seen the movie and the first season, I'll be following this all the way too.

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This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I saw the first episode of bus gamer a while ago. Not worth it, animation looks a bit sloppy and the characters are a little bit too cliche'.
Code geass is the only one i'm interested in so far but only time will tell weather or not any of the other shows will be any good

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

WOW! finally some animes that look promising this season!

Watched the first episodes of The Tower of Druaga, Soul Eater and Code Geass R2, and I am please to say all of these shows look AWESOME

Soul Eater, is awesome! the animation actually gets better during fight scenes its amazingly well animated.
The Tower of Druaga, LOOKS amazing(Gonzo after all) and is also rather funny.
Code Geass R2 good stuff, watched the first season and have been waiting for this for a while now!

I havent watched the first episodes of Kure-Nai or BLASSREITER yet, but from the reviews and clips i have seen i am interested to see what they are guna be like.

I was speaking idiomatically.

For those who doubt Soul Eater, don't. This series is super popular right now, and it has the perfect mix of action, story, and pervertedness. The manga art-style is a weird blend of Eastern and Western styles, and it works really well too!

The manga's available to read on onemanga.com. They're up to chapter 23 or so, which isn't a lot, but I think it's a monthly comic or something~

There's a lot of new anime this season, and they all look pretty good!!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

lol, its bad that good shows are coming out in the middle of final exam season here >_< SOUL EATER was lots of fun to watch, and I've gotta say has the best scythe action I've seen on screen. Macross came off as awesome as well, and I'll probably dig into Code GEASS after watching the original season. uh... after the exams.

FELIPE NO

Saw the first episode of Nabari no Ou only cuz it had ninjas. Generic plot (so far) but the fight scenes were pretty damned good. Reminded me of Cowboy Bebop on steroids. But even with these fight scenes, I don't know if I'll keep following the series. I'll give it another two episodes before I drop it or not.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Four of the new titles have captured my interest: Itazura na Kiss, Special A, Vampire Knight, and Himitsu ~The Revelation~. The first three are typical shoujo titles that I wanted to see since I'm familiar with the manga. The last one is a little more serious in terms of story and presentation, and actually reminded me of Death Note a bit. Another one that seems interesting is Amatsuki.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Kyouran Kazoku Nikki -- Batshit, with family drama. The fact that it can go from dramatic to batshit LOL without any sort of "jarringness" is what makes this show so goddamn epic.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Watching a bunch of shit, so I'll post in order of my favorites.

Kanokon - Kanokon is pretty much softcore porn at this point. The only thing keeping it from crossing the line into full fledged is that they don't have sex. Someone at SA said the LN's have blowjobs though, which wouldn't surprise me. It's so racy it hurts sometimes, but it's also funny and has a stellar VA cast, with Ayako Kawasumi, Mamiko Noto, and some surprise Chiwa Saito thrown in for good measure. I love it.

Code Geass R2 - I marathoned season one before this came out, and I'm highly impressed. LOL CLAMP NOODLE PEOPLE aside, the character designs are fairly excellent, the animation is top notch, and it manages to combine the facets of several genres real well. Lelouch's fabulousness is top notch.

Allison and Lillia - I've got very high hopes for this one. The first two episodes made a good enough impression. It's not extremely fast paced, but it's got a good set a characters and story to boot, and if they do it right it'll be a great ride.

Macross F - Needs less Nyanbitch. It's Macross though, so it's awesome.

Kamen no Maid Guy - Fuck. YES. Burly maid guy show. This is the kind of comedy we need. And by comedy I mean Kogarashi sticking a shower head between someones breasts and turning it to full in order to wake them up. Genius. Needs faster subs.

Soul Eater - Maaaan does this show look damn good. It's BONES though, so that's a given. Unfortunately Maka's VA is new so she's got a lot of room to improve, and it's shonen which means there's the possibility that halfway in it'll devolve into inane drivel (Naturo, Bleach, etc.) but for now it's very good.

I'm also watching The Tower of Druaga, because I'm curious about what Gonzo is trying to accomplish here.

Library War subs fucking where

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I think I've finalized the series I'm hoarding from the new season.

I watched the first episode of a few of the series, and yeah, Kanokon is treading damn close to pr0n. The other one that was excessive in the fanservice department was To-rabu or however you want to call that.

The rest of the list includes...

Kamen no Maid Guy (as a follow up to Hayate, indirectly)
Wagaya no Oinari-sama (interesting fantasy/adventure series, one of the few more serious series)
Kure-nai (Misadventures are always good, as with a more serious comedy, as paradoxical as that sounds)
Special A (I like the premise, and the first episode clips that I watched through were pretty funny)
Itazura na Kiss (a comedy/romance that's not harem? Interesting...)
Da Capo II Second Season (Just because I already have Da Capo, Da Capo Second Season, and Da Capo II)
Allison to Lillia (I was skeptical since it's not one that I was really interested in, but I've heard lots of good things, so hopefully, this doesn't let me down.)
Nabari no Ou (This season's ninja action)
Code Geass R2 (Haven't watched the first one yet, but grabbing this one because I heard the first was so good from multiple sources.)

Wow, I'm grabbing a lot.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Awesome, lists.

Macross Frontier - Fuck yes, Macross. I loved the preview episode back in January and this is proving to be more and more awesome. Fuck you, Tails, needs more Ranka. Also

Not a Nyanroll

Allison and Lillia - Planes, adventure, a little excitement, and not an ounce of fanservice. Why can't more anime be like this?

Kyouran Kazoku Nikki - Because it has to be like this. Saka advised me to watch this, and holy shit. Throughout the first episode I lost count of the times where I thought "WHAT IS HAPPENING." because everything moved that fast. QUALITY faces aside, it was entertaining and funny.

Library War - I'm watching this raw until some fucking subs come out.

Golgo 13 - Stoic faces, whores, headshots. What's not to love?

Why not list some crap I thought I was going to enjoy but ended up dropping.

Kanokon - The manga was borderline porn as-is, but the anime surprisingly took it a step further. They also took out a lot of the plot that the manga had tacked onto it, leaving... just borderline porn. Why go with that when real porn's just as easy to find?

To-LOVE-ru - The first minute of this show had more fanservice than the entirety of the manga I've read thus far. The rest of the episode just kept piling it on. Even the opening is just zooming in on T&A. The whole thing felt cheap and I didn't like it.

Zettai Karen Children - Aya Hirano! What could go wrong? The fact that she's a lesbian loli with two other lolis fighting crime with psychic powers! Felt boring and uninspired.

I was speaking idiomatically.