Fall Anime Season 2014 Outlook

Every season of anime has a very easily recognizable image that works as a list of all the anime that will be airing in the near future. This season the image looks like this.

A few notable things are on this list.

Gundam Reconguista in G: The first Gundam made by Tomino since Turn A over 10 years ago. Young cadet captures a powerful Mobile Suit called the G-Self while protecting the Orbital Elevator.

Mushishi is coming back which is always solid. Ginko is still taking care of Mushishi problems

Magic Kaito 1412: An adaptation of Magic Kaito. A manga probably best known because the main character frequently cameos in Detective Conan. Kaito Kuroba is a teenage high school student who adapts his father’s identity as the legendary phantom thief, Kaito Kid, and unlocks the mystery behind his death.

Parasyte: The oddball this season. It’s apparently about aliens invading and one kid accidentally merges with one and uses his new found abilities to prevent human extinction. Sounds very much like Devilman, and that was pretty good so I have hi hopes.

So those are the ones that stick out to me, but hey, I’ve been surprised before. So let’s all look forward to the 2014 Fall anime season.

 

Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen Episode 1 “Encounter” Teasers

It’s time for the resident robot show of summer and well, this one actually holds up pretty well.

So yes the robots are CG…

But some of the designs are cool.

But the action is really cool

And this leads exactly into what you think it does.

So yeah this show is extremely promising. The action is satisfying and if that alone continues, it’s a successful robot show. The show has already been licensed by Sentai Filmworks, and is being simulcasted on CrunchyRoll. Check it out, it’s worth your time.

More images can be seen at Yaraon.

Free! Eternal Summer Episode 1 “Storm of Dive and Dash” Teasers

That’s right, another summer, another series of Free to show you all the male fanservice you need.

Seriously there not even trying to hide it, and oddly enough that’s mildly interesting. But on the whole this looks like it’s going to be the same show just slightly later in it’s timeline.

The rest can be seen at Yaraon.

Stardust Crusaders Episode 13 “Wheel of Fortune” Teasers

You can see the rest at Yaraon.

Stardust Crusaders Blu-ray Vol. 1 to Launch July 30th!

Time to finally learn the details of these little goodies. The first Stardust Crusaders blu-rays have finally made an appearance on the main site with all their special bonuses laid out. Each disk will contain 4 episodes, this one has the first four of course. There are six total, and if you buy all six, there is a special bonus figure from Di Moltobene that there isn’t of a picture of yet. This specific disk’s early run copies come with the special JoJo raDIO CD and the storyboard booklet from Episode 1 that you see in the image. Each disk will be ¥9,500 from various vendors each with their own bonuses.

Each disk is launching a little less than a month apart, so see you in a few weeks for the next one!

(Image from JoJo-Animaiton.com © Hirohiko Araki, LUCKYLAND, Shueisha, Warner Brothers, and the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders Production Committee)

Mushishi S2 Episode 10 “The Bottom of Winter” Preview Image and Synopsis and Special Annoucement

A mountain that refuses spring. The endless fall of snow and life that does not wake from hibernation. The master of the mountain’s intention… it is as though it is waiting for death.

So about that special announcement. According to the main news feed of the site, this is going to be the last episode of the broadcast. There are two more episodes in the season, but this is going to be “the last episode of the cour.” I didn’t see anything on the creator twitter, so I’m not sure what the intention is.

Either way, this “last” episode is going to be storyboarded by Nagahama and directed by Sohtome.

 

Discotek Media Licenses Shin Mazinger for 2015!

The cover isn’t final, but the announcement is! Discotek Media, the people who license all the cool, old anime, live action Japanese movies and also that one box of GCCX, have announced that they’re bringing over Shin Mazinger over sometime in 2015. You can now get a full on copy of the first real foray into classic super robot territory in years. More support means that we may actually see a Shin Great Mazinger one day. I know I’m delusional, but super robots!

Keep an eye out on Discotek’s store.

Stardust Crusaders Episode 11 “The Emperor and The Hanged Man” Teaser Images

Always good to see people getting brutally hit in the face. You can see the rest of the brutality like car crashes and chests being cut open at Yaraon.

 

Mushishi S2 Episode 9 “Valley in the Tide” Preview Image and Synopsis

A village that praises the harvest during the snowy season. A man who works the fields without sleep continues that back breaking labor. For the sake of his family. For the sake of his blood.

This time we get two credits possibly because I waited long enough for there to be two. Nagahama is storyboarding, and Geshi is directing.

(Image from mushishi-anime.com © Yuki Urushibara, Kodansha, Aniplex, and ArtLand)

 

Stardust Crusaders Episode 10 “The Emperor” Teaser Images

This episode contains something that’s a big deal, so be ready for that if you go look at the pictures.

You can see the rest at Yaraon.