Whoa! Preview already? It’s a little early this season for Simplicity (I would usually do it on June 1st), but Spring really flew by for me. I guess it can blamed on how busy we get at the end of the school year. Though a lot of it can be blamed on how easily I got behind this Spring with anime.

But I’m excited. I can always get much more into Summer anime, even the crappy stuff, because of that general awesome feeling that goes with summer. Plus this season is going to have a lot of girls. That always gets me excited. Especially when I’ve had no girls at all recently. I’m lonely. Overall it seems like summer is a season that suits me. And I know Fall will after too. I’m on a roll!

First the anime I’m watching that are continuing into the next season:

• Shugo Chara!! Doki (Probably for the final time…wow)
• Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~
• Pandora Hearts
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Tears to Tiara

Now the preview will go like it usually does, I’m only providing information and thoughts on the anime that caught my interest somehow. These are just the anime that caught my interest in the preview, I’ve been known to check other stuff out when I feel like it.

Now a few notes on some format changes: Images are the same size to make it neater. Videos are accessible right in the post. Studios were added in. I also added ?’s next to anything that seems iffy.

But it’s pretty much the same as always. Enjoy, but don’t expect this to be your number one resource. It’s all about me here.

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Series: Sora no Manimani
Adaptation: Manga by Mami Kashiwabara
Studio: Studio Comet
Airdate: 07/07
Episodes: Unknown
Website: http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/soramani/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Kanae Ito (Mihoshi), Tomoaki Maeno (Saku)
Ami Koshizumi, Haruka Tomatsu, Reiko Takagi

Videos: show

Saku moves back to his hometown to attend high school as a freshman. On his first day he is reunited with his childhood friend, Mihoshi, although a traumatic incident long ago had left their friendship in an awkward state. However, Mihoshi seems ignorant of this “awkwardness” and immediately kidnaps brings Saku into the astronomy club she founded. Then slice of life, fun romantic comedy ensues~

This is guaranteed to be my favorite of the season. I’ve been reading the manga and I absolutely adore it. The characters interactions and any small hint for shipping gets me super excited, but it’s just generally fun. I call dibs on blogging it. I’m absolutely blogging it! No one else (or not many others) is allowed to blog it because it is mine!!! Mi-chan~ Saku-chan~ I got my shipping and favorite girl for the season set.

I haven’t been this excited about a new series since Nogizaka Haruka. Which means a year ago. I won’t be getting Haruka-level romance in this, but I’ll be getting about the same amounts happiness from fluff and just plain fun~

Watching? OMGYES! Weren’t you paying attention!?
Blogging? YES~!!!! I’m going to blog it so much! Everyone else keep your hands off!!! *super protective*

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Series: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Adaptation: Original Production
Studio: Bones
Airdate: 07/09
Episodes: Unknown
Website: http://tokyo-m8.com/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Satomi Himamura (Mirai), Yuko Kaida (Mari), Yumiko Kobayashi (Yuuki)

Videos: show

The premise is based off of the idea that a 7.0 earthquake will occur in Tokyo in the next 30 years, but in the anime it shows what would happen if it was an 8.0 earthquake (ooo~ kicking it up a notch). The story centers on Mirai, a junior high girl, who is visiting Tokyo for an exhibition with her brother, Yutaka. With the help of a woman named Mari, they’re trying to get back home.

This isn’t usually the type of series I go for…I think. I can’t really say for sure since I don’t ever remember encoutering a series quite like this. But since it’s likely to be a good anime (rather than a fluffy, cute girls, fun anime) it’s not the sort of thing I usually go on about. But it looks so good and interesting.

Basically, this will be one of my, “It’s good. So I’ll watch it, but I’ll never talk about it so you’ll forget I’m watching it.” I am a shallow fangirl who can only talk about fangirl things~

Watching? Very Likely
Blogging? No

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Series: Taishou Yakyuu Musume
Adaptation: Light Novels by Atsushi Kagurasaka
Studio: JC Staff
Airdate: 07/02
Episodes: 12
Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/taisho/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Kanae Ito, Mai Nakahara, Yui Makino, Eri Kitamura, Kana Ueda, Mamiko Noto

Videos: show

Girls from the Taisho era (1920’s) make an all-girl’s baseball team and play against boys. Either moe or girl power (or both!) ensues. It’s a baseball team so there’s going to be at least 9 girls in the cast. Someone for everyone to like~

My other Kanae Ito series for the summer…though I didn’t mention her at all in Sora no Manimani. There’s really so much about that series for me to love. Look! It’s even invading other spaces! But it’s best to force myself along. But there really is some great seiyuu in this. I get Yui Makino, Mai Nakahara, and Kanae Ito in one series! All I need is Sayuri Yahagi and I’d have the perfect collection of my favorite cute~ seiyuu. (I also have tears of joy over seiyuu like Kanae Ito and Yui Makino getting so many roles lately. so very happy~)

Girls, baseball, Taisho era (meaning hakama and sailor uniforms, right~?) all make this series something I need to check out. The only downside is that I can imagine it getting boring if it’s not executed properly. We’ll see how JC Staff handles it. I heard that there’s only 2 novels to work with, so I guess a lot of it depends on how long those novels are.

Watching? Most Likely
Blogging? It’s possible

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Series: Aoi Hana
Adaptation: Manga by Takako Shimura
Studio: JC Staff
Airdate: 07/01
Episodes: Unknown
Website: http://www.aoihana.tv/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Ai Takabe (Fumi), Yuko Gibu (Akira)
Yui Horie

Videos: show

Manjourme Fumi, an introverted teenage girl, is beginning her first year of high school at Matsuoka Girls’ High School. She enters the school year with her heart broken by a previous relationship (with a girl, that seems important to mention). She quickly reconnects with her best friend from ten years ago, Akira Okudaira, who is now attending Fujigatani Girls’ Academy. As they reconnect, they both deal with their own respective romantic problems, and help each other get through them.

I read the manga for this up to a certain point and you know it’s actually good. Like on a legitimate level. It’s a yuri series that’s good and doesn’t just skirt around everything with subtext. There’s actual friendships, it’s not all sappy, people can be heterosexual, there’s guys! Seriously! Guys! I think that’s like nearly unheard of!

Really though, it’s a good series. I’m looking forward to watching it as something calm that I can just kind of watch without really thinking about. There’s as much friendship in it as romance, so it’s just totally suited to my interests. For some reason I like yuri, I still don’t know why. I guess because I’m a fan of cute girls around and a big harem is better with no loser guy to ruin. I watch the other yuri to kind of laugh at, but this one I’ll enjoy.

Watching? Yes
Blogging? Episodic seems unlikely, but not ruled out

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Series: Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~
Adaptation: Original Production (?)
Studio: ZEXCS
Airdate: 06/24
Episodes: 12
Website: http://www.sea-story.tv/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Kana Asumi (Marin), Minako Kotobuki (Kanon), Yui Horie (Urin)

Videos: show

Marin and Urin are two “pure” sisters who live alongside the fish in the sea, but yearn to be in the world beyond the water and above ground. One day, a beautiful ring falls in the middle of the sea, and Marin and Urin retrieve it. The two decide to leave their waterbound world for the first time to deliver the ring. After an arduous journey, they come across an isolated island where a high school girl named Kanon lives. The encounter between Marin and Kanon — the maiden of the sea and the maiden of the skies — awakens a hidden power as the world is threatened by an enveloping darkness.

Every season there’s one of these titles. We aren’t impressed by your naming skills guys. Cut it out. You’re Umi Monogatari alone, now deal with it!

Basically I saw “magical girl” at one point and I was like “watchlist” immediately. Because that’s what Fuyu likes. She especially likes the non-shoujo mahou shoujo as a break from the shoujo ones. You know I love my shoujo, but still breaks are needed! It sounds like it has an interesting story from the premise too. Adventure and fantasy~ These are things people should know I like by now.

The seiyuu also have me interested. It feels like every seiyuu I don’t recognize by name now is from K-On! or is one of the charas in Shugo Chara! Oh and there’s also Yui Horie so obviously yay for that~

Watching? Most Likely
Blogging? It’s possible

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Series: Bakemonogatari
Adaptation: Light Novels by Nisio Isin
Studio: SHAFT
Airdate: 07/03
Episodes: Unknown
Website: http://www.bakemonogatari.com/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL

Seiyuu: Hiroshi Kamiya (Koyomi)
Yui Horie, Miyuki Sawashiro, Chiwa Saito, Takahiro Sakurai

Videos: show

Araragi Koyomi is a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Senjogahara Hitagi, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls down the stairs into Koyomi’s arms. He discovers that Hitagi weighs next to nothing, in defiance of physics. After being threatened by her, Koyomi offers her help, and introduces her to Oshino Meme, a middle-aged homeless man who helped him stop being a vampire. And that’s the first story, apparently there’s more.

God knows I love my girls with staplers falling out of their skirts. Seriously though, it just took the images when I was looking up the anime to get my excitement really up there. I hope I won’t regret it like I have in the past. And after going to wikipedia I’m smart enough to see a flaw in the series for me. New heroines in each chapter? Does that mean the ones from past chapters don’t reappear? It better not because otherwise I can have no interest in this show. I can’t have a favorite unless she shows up!

Edit: With the new seiyuu and second PV my excitement for this series increased quite a bit. Let’s just see if it can hold my excitement.

Watching? Will Check out
Blogging? No, maybe some WE comments.

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Series: CANAAN
Adaptation: Visual Novel by Chunsoft
Studio: PA Works
Airdate: 07/04
Episodes: 13
Website: http://www.canaan.jp/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Maaya Sakamoto (Alphard), Miyuki Sawashiro (Canaan)
Haruka Tomatsu, Mamiko Noto, Rie Tanaka

Videos: show

A modern-day story about a detective, a young man, a virus researcher, a freelance writer, and a cat mascot character who are brought together by bizarre events with worldwide implications in the Tokyo neighborhood of Shibuya.

Hmm…well I really do hate comparing to past season’s anime, but I really did think “CHAOS;HEAD” when I saw the image and read the premise. I’m hoping this anime goes more where we expected CHAOS;HEAD to go…as in having a story. I only stayed in C;H for Rimi really. Which reminds me that I need to play the VN.

But um, it’s got a solid cast and stuff so no matter what I’m checking it out.

Watching? Will Check Out
Blogging? No

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Series: Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou
Adaptation: Light Novels by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Studio: Nomad
Airdate: 07/11
Episodes: Unknown
Website: http://www.gendaimahou.com/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Ai Nonoka (Koyomi)
Haruka Tomatsu, Hitomi Nabatame

Videos: show

Morishia Koyomi is a clumsy high school student, often mistaken for a grade schooler because of her height (or lack there of). Koyomi becomes the apprentice of Anehara Misa, a 25-year-old graduate student who happens to be one of the most powerful modern-day magicians.

I have a soft spot for girls who look younger than they are. I already like Koyomi just from the images, way too cute. Well, at least she’s cuter in the original art, the anime art isn’t as cute. Kind of disappointed me. Oh and the other thing is that she’s voiced by Ai Nonoka. Nothing against her, but there are certain instances where her voice annoys me more than anyone else. It’s a shame because I first heard that it was a Clannad seiyuu, but not which one and my mind immediately went to Akemi Kanda (Ryou). I’d really like to see her in more roles. The only thing I get to see her in since Clannad is her being Lulu in SC! and I hate that.

Now the anime seems cute, but I can imagine it getting off-track and I’ll lose interest. So I’ll have to see how it goes. I tend to lose interest in modern magical series.

Watching? Will Check Out
Blogging? No

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Series: Kanamemo
Adaptation: Manga by Shoko Iwami
Studio: Feel
Airdate: 07/05
Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/kanamemo/
(ANN) (Wikipedia) (MAL)

Seiyuu: Aki Toyosaki (Kana)
Eri Kitamura, Rie Kugimiya, Yui Horie, Aya Endo

Videos: None Available

Kana Nakamichi is an orphaned middle-school girl who recently lost her only remaining relative, her grandmother. As a result, she ends up living and working at a newspaper delivery office. Everyone else living at the office are all charming, self-asserive bishoujo.

Another series, like Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou, where the original art was just so cute and sucked me in, but the anime art seems to disappoint me. It’s also 4-koma which can be as boring as it is fun and light-hearted. The summary for it makes it sound more interesting too. Like it’s trying to stress a point about being less moe, but I’ll believe it when I see it.

There’s also lots of stuff going around about this being yuri. I haven’t seen any proof of that and…well lots of you guys thought White Album was yuri. I’m not saying it isn’t, but I’m saying that if it’s all girls everyone is going to pair up all the girls. Because that’s the way fanboys work. And if that’s the way this works, consider me out. Seriously, I’m so sick of fanboys and their “everything is yuri” BS. I’d be more likely to watch if it was real yuri, but I doubt it.

Also, I now consider Aki Toyosaki to be indisputably the new seiyuu for super moe-ness. You have been overtaken Mamiko-san!

Watching? Will Check Out
Blogging? No

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Information was found in the usual places. Mainly the Fansub Wiki, Anime News Network, Wikipedia, and MyAnimeList. Plus the official sites. Anything you see linked and then airdates from the Fansub Wiki.

Summaries were taken from various places linked to in the post, but edited by me where necessary to cut out the details and make them more fun. If you have complaints, then clearly you are looking at the wrong girl’s preview. Do some of your own investigating, I collected all of the links for you! *selfish*

Question marks are next to or in the place of unknown information.

As usual, I will be adding a widget for Summer Anime that I will update when the post gets updated, because it’s far from done.

I’m also likely to do First Impressions posts for all of these anime. I should have enough free time this season, but I won’t make a straight out promise. Sometimes an anime is too bleh-depressing to blog

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