Fall 2008 Anime Season Preview: Part 2
Saturday 4 October 2008 @ 8:42 am | By Ivan 'Nahu' Lozano 4 CommentsTime to continue our trip of this year’s fall season of anime! On this part we’ll cover another 8 shows, leaving 32 shows pending. Will my sanity survive? Who cares! At least you’ll know what to watch and what to avoid this season. My wellbeing is a small price to pay so you can enjoy your pretty Japanese cartoons.
Hyakko
One Line Description: This season school slice of life series, you know what to expect.
You might like it if you like: Azumanga, Lucky Star, School Rumble and pretty much every other show revolving around school life.
Notes: Based on a comedy online manga, gee, where have we heard that story before?
Studio: Nippon Animation
Air date: October 1
Casshern Sins
One Line Description: Cyborg punches mecha with bare hands, humanity cheers.
You might like it if you like: Pure, undiluted badassery.
Notes: The TCG is simply called Battle Spirits.
Studio: Madhouse
Air date: October 1
Clannad: After Story
One Line Description: More saccharine romance from the visual novel they just wont let die.
You might like it if you like: Visual Novels, Kanon, Air, the original Clannad.
Notes: Oh god make it stop!
Studio: KyoAni
Air date: October 2
Yozakura Quartet
One Line Description: Harem-ish story about a normal boy and 3 girls with super powers, they fight evil.
You might like it if you like: Noein, Harems.
Notes: This show seems pretty much constructed to attract a very specific demographic. I’ll let you know which one is it.
Studio: Nomad
Air date: October 2
Kuroshitsuji
One Line Description: Super butler looks after a 12 year old aristocrat, fangirls squeal.
You might like it if you like: Shojo, yaoi undertones, aristocracy, Ouran Host Club.
Notes: Boys, this is what psychological fanservice for girls looks like.
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Air date: October 2
Akane Iro Ni Somaru Saka
One Line Description: Arranged marriage in school life, drama anyone?
You might like it if you like: You see the Clannad list up there? Yeah, pretty much that.
Notes: Could these characters be any more obviously doujin-fodder?
Studio: TNK
Air date: October 2
Tales Of The Abyss
One Line Description: Tales game sans the gameplay.
You might like it if you like: Tales of the Abyss, any other Tales game.
Notes: Why does this get an anime and Symphonia only gets OVAs.
Studio: Sunrise
Air date: October 3
Tentai Senshi Sunred
One Line Description: Cliche hero fights cliche villian in a parody of super hero shows.
You might like it if you like: Kamen Rider,, Power Rangers, anything that follows this tried and true formula.
Notes: This actually seems promising.
Studio: AIC A.S.T.A.
Air date: October 3
If You Liked This... Share It!
Or share it by email or anywhere else with





Has anybody seen the Casshern movie? I’ve been wanting to see it for so long, I’ll definitely need to check out the anime.
Casshern looks like this season’s Gurren Lagann.
As I’ve said in many different forms over the last year, I despise Clannad just because the creator of Haruhi decided to do fucking After Story instead of Haruhi S2.
Tentai looks effing awesome.
Hmmm. I’ll give each one a chance. Although I do like Casshern.
@ Robbie: Seen the Casshern movie. It’s something that’s for sure. I did enjoy it. Hopefully the anime will be able to hold it’s own.
[...] DDN at EA’s Mirror’s Edge event [...]