[Summer 2013] Swimming Anime

[blkmage]

Thank you, based KyoAni.

「京アニ水泳編」/「ひで」

Much like the threads before it, this is a thread I created for the discussion of new anime that will be airing on TV in Japan in the Summer 2013 season. Anime typically gets released and runs for a number of seasons. The year is divided up into four seasons: January to March is winter, April to June is spring, July to September is summer, and October to December is fall. Each season is approximately 13 weeks.

Here, we can talk about what shows look interesting, what we plan to watch, and generally get giddy and excited for things that we've been anticipating for a while.

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Tamayura ~more aggressive~
http://tamayura.info/
Sequel

The return of healing photography anime featuring cat blobs.


Senki Zesshou: Symphogear G
http://www.symphogear-g.com/
Sequel

Magical girl + mecha musume + idoling and probably another few Nana Mizuki singles.


Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou -il sole penetra le illusioni-
http://www.geneitaiyo.com/
Original
Studio: AIC, Director: Kusakawa Keizou, Cast: Kitamura Eri, Kadowaki Mai, Tokui Sora, Tatsumi Yuiko

Original Aniplex project, looks like more battling magical girls with Touhou-ish character designs and incomprehensible foreign subtitle (italiano!).


Servant x Service
http://www.servantservice.org/
Manga by Takatsu Karino
Studio: A-1 Pictures, Director: Yamamoto Yasutaka, Cast: Kayano Ai, Nakahara Mai, Suzuki Tatsuhisa

More comedy manga about the working man from the mangaka who brought you Working!!.


Monogatari Series: Second Season
http://www.monogatari-series.com/2ndseason/
Sequel

Blank frames, pretentious dialogue, and deceptively artsy fanservice.


High School DxD: NEW
http://www.haremking.tv/
Sequel

Okay, look, the URL is haremking.tv.


Senyuu.
http://www.senyu.tv/
Sequel

Another opportunity to see Yamakan lose it.


Kiniro Mosaic
http://www.kinmosa.com/
Manga by Hara Yui
Studio: Studio Gokumi, Director: Tensho, Cast: Nishi Asuka, Tanaka Manami, Touyama Nao, Taneda Risa, Uchiyama Yumi

4-panel comic about a girl who did a homestay in the United Kingdom, came back, and the girl who was in her host family turns out to be coming to Japan. Cross-cultural comedy probably ensues.


Gatchaman Crowds
http://www.ntv.co.jp/GATCHAMAN_Crowds/
Reboot?
Studio: Tatsunoko, Director: Nakamura Kenji

Apparently, Gatchaman is an old property. Well, director of weird stuff Nakamura Kenji is here to bring us something "completely different". It's about a group of people fighting in special suits against aliens.


Silver Spoon
http://www.ginsaji-anime.com/
Manga by Arakawa Hiromu
Studio: A-1 Pictures, Director: Ito Tomohiko

High school boy escapes pressure cooker student life in the city to an agricultural school. Farming manga brought to you by the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist.


Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/stella/
Manga by Ikoma and Midori Tomomoka
Studio: Gainax, Director: Kawajiri Masayoshi

Cute girls doing cute things, like playing with BB guns and airsoft.


Rozen Maiden
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/rozen/
Sequel
Studio: Studio DEEN, Director: Hatakeyama Mamoru

After seven years, Rozen Maiden is back with all of its DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU and Ali Project.


Love Lab
http://www.love-lab.tv/
Manga by Miyahara Ruri
Studio: Dogakobo, Director: Oota Masahiko, Cast: Sakura Ayane, Numakura Manami, Akasaki Chinatsu, Taichi You, Minase Iori

Proper schoolgirls secretly practicing how to be romantic.


Brothers Conflict
http://www.bc-anime.com/
Visual novel by Idea Factory
Studio: Brains Base, Director: Matsumoto Jun, Cast: Hirakawa Daisuke, Namikawa Daisuke, Ono Daisuke, Suwabe Junichi, Okitsu Kazuyuki, Takeuchi Ken, Suzumura Kenichi, Kenn, Toriumi Kousuke, Okamoto Nuobuhiko, Satou Rina, Maeno Tomoaki, Hosoya Yoshimasa, Kaji Yuuki, Kamiya Hiroshi

Based on an otome game in which your dad remarries and suddenly you have eleven hot brothers.


Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
http://www.prisma-illya.jp/
Manga by Hiroyama Hiroshi
Studio: Silver Link, Director: Oonuma Shin

Fate/stay night spinoff in which everyone is happy and Illya is now a magical girl.


Free!
http://iwatobi-sc.com/
Original
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Director: Utsumi Hiroko, Cast: Hirakawa Daisuke, Miyano Mamoru, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Suzuki Tatsuhisa, Yonaga Tsubasa

Kyoto Animation's next cute girls boys doing cute things anime. A bunch of guys in high school used to be on the same champion swim team in elementary school and parted ways until most of them were reunited in high school.


Futari wa Milky Holmes
http://www.milky-holmes-anime.com/
Sequel

Little girl detective squad.


Fantasista Doll
http://www.fantasistadoll.com/
Original
Studio: Hoods, Director: Saito Hisashi

Cute dolls fighting and card powerups.


Blood Lad
http://bloodlad.jp/
Manga by Kodama Yuuki
Studio: Brains Base, Director: Miya Shigeyuki

Elite vampire otaku obsessed with a high school girl who gets killed and becomes a ghost and he promises to bring her back to life.


Uchoten Kazoku
http://www.uchoten-anime.com/
Novel by Morimi Tomihiko
Studio: P.A. Works, Director: Yoshihara Masayuki, Character design: Kumeta Koji, Cast: Sakurai Takahiro

Comedy set in Kyoto, where tanuki, tengu, and humans live together. Based on a novel by the guy who wrote The Tatami Galaxy with character designs by the Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei mangaka.


Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou
http://inuhasa.jp/
Light novel by Sarai Shunsuke
Studio: Gonzo, Director: Takahashi Yukio, Cast: Sakurai Takahiro, Inoue Marina

Guy saves novelist he really likes but gets killed in the process and gets reincarnated as a dog.


Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku
http://www.ganganonline.com/comic/kitakubu/
Manga by Kuroha

Girls are part of a club for people who don't have a club.


Hyperdimension Neptunia
http://www.nep-anime.tv/
JRPG by Compile Heart
Studio: David Production, Director: Mukai Masahiro, Cast: Tanaka Rie, Imai Asami, Kitamura Eri, Asuma Kana, Ueda Kana, Sakai Kanako, Ishihara Kaori, Kanai Mika, Satou Rina, Horie Yui, Ogura Yui

Sci-fi moe anthropomorphization console wars, starring Sega Neptune.


Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi
http://www.kami-nai.com/
Manga by Irie Kimihito
Studio: Madhouse, Director: Kumazawa Yuuji, Cast: Toyosaki Aki, Namikawa Daisuke

I'm just going to copy the synopsis from MAL:

15 years ago, God has abandoned the world. Humans are no longer born, the dead no longer dies. In this desolate world, the only ones who can give peace to the dead are the “gravekeepers”. On this day, the gravekeeper Ai meets her destiny. Hampine, a man with red eyes, astonishing beauty and silver hair and calling himself the “man-eating toy” appears in front of her. Ai embarks on a journey with him after he kills everyone in the village, believing him to be her father.

Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
http://www.ro-kyu-bu.com/
Sequel

Loli basketball.


Dangan Ronpa
http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe ... nganronpa/
ADV game by Spike Chunsoft
Studio: Lerche, Director: Kishi Seiji, Cast: Ogata Megumi, Ishida Akira, Saito Chiwa, Shiina Hekiru, Yamaguchi Kappei, Nakai Kazuya, Miyata Kouki, Toriumi Kousuke, Kujira, Ohmoto Makiko, Matsukaze Masaya, Toyoguchi Megumi, Sawashiro Miyuki Oyama Nobyuo, Sakurai Takahiro, Hikasa Yoko

Based on a PSP game, it's a murder mystery set in a high school where everyone is a super good at their particular area of expertise. Maybe except for the bear.


Hakken-den Season 2
http://www.hakken-den.com/
Sequel

It's that Touhou anime that aired earlier this year. I don't know if anyone watched it.


Genshiken Nidaime
http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/anime/genshiken/
Sequel
Studio: Production I.G., Director: Mizushima Tsutomu

More Genshiken, this time with the new kids.


Makai Ouji: devils and realist
http://makai-ouji.com/
Manga by Yukihiro Utako and Takadono Madoka
Studio: Dogakobo, Director: Kon Chiaki, Cast: Terashima Takuma, Eguchi Takuya, Fukuyama Jun, Kakihara Tetsuya, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu

Heir of a bankrupt aristocrat family finds out he gets to choose the next ruler of the demon world.


Kimi no Iru Machi
http://www.kiminoirumachi.com/
Manga by Seo Kouji
Studio: Gonzo, Director: Yamauchi Shigeyasu, Cast: Nakajima Megumi, Hosoya Yoshimasa

A good old Seo Kouji trollydrama. A girl from Tokyo moves to the countryside and stays with MC-kun's family, who thinks she's annoying but will obviously end up with her by the end of the manga.


Watashi ga Motenai no wa dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!)
http://watamote.jp/
Manga by Tanigawa Nico

Follows the life of an awful otaku girl.


The World God Only Knows III
http://kaminomi.jp/
Sequel

Third season, likely leading up to some arcs that everyone's been waiting for.

[goldenspines]

Wow, what a packed summer. Let's see what looks interesting....

Servant x Service - I am enjoying Working!!, so maybe this will be as fun. Seems like it has potential.
Monogatari Series: Second Season - Is it Gahara's turn this time around?
Senyuu. - The legend lives on.
Kiniro Mosaic - Actually, this might be wonderful or stupid. I will be optimistic, though.
Silver Spoon - Yes, farming anime. I will relive the fond (or not so fond) memories of my childhood. *_*
Brothers Conflict - I am commenting because I'm shocked they didn't get Miyano for this; and how do people keep track of all these characters? How. But, I might watch this because I'm dumb.
Free! - I will be definitely watching this, but I am terrified to talk to anyone about it. Terrified.
Blood Lad - It looks somewhat promising? Don't let me down, Brains Base.
Uchoten Kazoku - Can't get the PV to load for me, but I will probably check this out.
Kitaku-bu Katsudou Kiroku - Researched more, and it turns out there is a "go-home club" in this anime. I am not sure how this will play out, but sure, I'll give it a watch.
Dangan Ronpa - I keep seeing stuff from this, so I am curious if it will be any good or not.


Yeeeah, this may be way too much for me to keep up with. I might just watch Free and Silver Spoon and leave it at that.

[KazeShiki]

This summer of sequels is going to make me watch so much. This might actually be the best season in years.

Symphogear G - Nana. singing. trainwreck. but Nana.
Monogatari S2- really curious to see how they decide to storyboard the weird timeline. that plus, production order got screwed because Kizu where? Also, PLEASE SHAFT GIVE US THE SHIOGI-CHAN CAMEO.
Silver Spoon - let the animated Hachiken suffering begin! also bacon.
Rozen Maiden - Umm so is this going to continue anime original material, attempt to go back to manga, or is it a remake?
Fate/Kaleid - magical girl Illya. they got Shizuka Itou for Luvia.
Free! - kyoani is a genius. A rich, terrible genius.
Blood Lad - should be interesting? maybe. dunno. only thing I'll definitely try that I don't know anything about.
Neptunia - moe consoles voiced by most popular seiyuu. are they seriously not including Hanakana?
Genshiken Nidaime - this is actually happening. wow.
KNIM - the highest level of romance trolling, so an anime was inevitable. not going to watch but still, lol.
TWGOK S3 - finally get some good arcs animated.
Teekyuu S2 - I don't see this on the list. please maintain the godly-tiered speed humor of first season.

who knows if I'll watch anything else...hypehypehype

[skreyola]

The ones that look most interesting to me are:
Silver Spoon - From FMA creator... gotta be good.
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 - girls with guns - I hope it's like Gunslinger Girl and not like Uppotte.

[Falx]

Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi
http://www.kami-nai.com/
Manga by Irie Kimihito
Studio: Madhouse, Director: Kumazawa Yuuji, Cast: Toyosaki Aki, Namikawa Daisuke

I'm just going to copy the synopsis from MAL:

15 years ago, God has abandoned the world. Humans are no longer born, the dead no longer dies. In this desolate world, the only ones who can give peace to the dead are the “gravekeepers”. On this day, the gravekeeper Ai meets her destiny. Hampine, a man with red eyes, astonishing beauty and silver hair and calling himself the “man-eating toy” appears in front of her. Ai embarks on a journey with him after he kills everyone in the village, believing him to be her father.

MAL has some pretty terrible synopises..es..es.. plot summaries.

Here's one from tvtropes that actually makes (some) sense:

Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi (The Sunday Without God) is a series of light novels written by Irie Kimihito and illustrated by Shino. The series tells about a young girl called Ai, who lives in a world which God abandoned 15 years ago. Because of this, new humans are no longer born and the dead can no longer die. Only the mysterious people known as "gravekeepers" are able to give peace to the dead. Ai, who is half-gravekeeper and half-human, works as the gravekeeper of her own village, despite of her young age of twelve.

However, Ai's life changes drastically when a man who introduces himself as "Hampuni Humbert, the 'Man-eating Toy'" arrives in her village and slaughters everyone in the village - although he's unable to do so properly, as he is not a gravekeeper. After helping them to find peace, Ai decides to follow the man in his travels, believing him to be her long-lost father. And so their journey begins...

[blkmage]

tbh I'm excited for Dangan Ronpa because I really don't want to have to read the entire thing

[FllMtl Novelist]

Brothers Conflict
http://www.bc-anime.com/
Visual novel by Idea Factory
Studio: Brains Base, Director: Matsumoto Jun, Cast: Hirakawa Daisuke, Namikawa Daisuke, Ono Daisuke, Suwabe Junichi, Okitsu Kazuyuki, Takeuchi Ken, Suzumura Kenichi, Kenn, Toriumi Kousuke, Okamoto Nuobuhiko, Satou Rina, Maeno Tomoaki, Hosoya Yoshimasa, Kaji Yuuki, Kamiya Hiroshi

Based on an otome game in which your dad remarries and suddenly you have eleven hot brothers.

Brain's Base wat r u doin

Free!
http://iwatobi-sc.com/
Original
Studio: Kyoto Animation, Director: Utsumi Hiroko, Cast: Hirakawa Daisuke, Miyano Mamoru, Shimazaki Nobunaga, Suzuki Tatsuhisa, Yonaga Tsubasa

Kyoto Animation's next cute girls boys doing cute things anime. A bunch of guys in high school used to be on the same champion swim team in elementary school and parted ways until most of them were reunited in high school.

I was going to just sort of giggle for a while that this became a thing (and that people are getting all excited for it) but then I saw that one of the guys has blue hair and uh basically I will be watching it now.

I might look into Silver Spoon as well? And other things? I guess I'll see what people say and what other craziness I have going on in my life.

[blkmage]

You have to remember that KyoAni plan and produce their projects years in advance. The first swimming promo art was up without anyone noticing for about a year before the CM ever aired. It's based on a winner of KyoAni's light novel contest thing in 2011. If you look at Chu2koi, you'll see that it won in 2010, got published and got an anime announcement in 2011, but didn't air until the end of 2012. As much as tumblr or crunchyroll might want to believe otherwise, KyoAni didn't just decide to make it a thing in the course of a month.

Also Silver Spoon is hella legit, especially if you liked FMA.

[Vii]

Watching no matter what:
- Silver Spoon (Been following the manga. Am hyped for the anime. Anxiously awaiting cast announcements.)
- Free (KyoAni, sports drama, and moe guys.)

Will look into:
- Uchoken Kazoku (Them designs. And comedy.)

Other than that...It mostly looks like sequels to things I haven't watched, spin-offs of things I haven't watched, or cute girls doing whatever. I'll wait and see if there's anything that everyone starts raving about once the season starts.

[FllMtl Novelist]

You have to remember that KyoAni plan and produce their projects years in advance. The first swimming promo art was up without anyone noticing for about a year before the CM ever aired. It's based on a winner of KyoAni's light novel contest thing in 2011. If you look at Chu2koi, you'll see that it won in 2010, got published and got an anime announcement in 2011, but didn't air until the end of 2012. As much as tumblr or crunchyroll might want to believe otherwise, KyoAni didn't just decide to make it a thing in the course of a month.

Also Silver Spoon is hella legit, especially if you liked FMA.

Oh I know. I guess I phrased that badly, but I do know it's been in the works for a while. I'd just thought it was funny it turned out to be real.

Oh man I've been meaning to read Silver Spoon for ages. Apparently I'm really bad at getting around to reading things though so I'm hoping I'll have time to catch the anime.

[skreyola]

Also Silver Spoon is hella legit, especially if you liked FMA.

Woot!
Thanks for the vouch.

[Falx]

Read what little of Kiniro Mosaic's manga was translated. It reminded me a heck of a lot of A-Channel, but with a lively foreigner replacing sullen Tooru.

I'm hoping the VA for Alice can at least speak English correctly, but it's definitely hoping for too much that she can fake a British accent.

[Mullet Death]

I can only hope "Free!" has a plot and character development and stuff, 'cause, you know, I'm a guy. If it's the male-character equivalent of K-On! only with swimming instead of music then sign me up because K-On! is one of my favorites.

[GeneD]

I can only hope "Free!" has a plot and character development and stuff, 'cause, you know, I'm a girl and somehow I also appreciate those things above hot shirtless guys. XP J/K

I'll probably watch Free and Silver Spoon. Haven't checked out any of the other shows yet, so can't say Y/N about anything else.

[MangaRocks!]

...Also Silver Spoon is hella legit, especially if you liked FMA.

Agreed. I hope this adaptation does it justice!

I can only hope "Free!" has a plot and character development and stuff, 'cause, you know, I'm a girl and somehow I also appreciate those things above hot shirtless guys. XP J/K

LOL. But yeah, pretty much this.


So, right now, I guess the only Summer shows that I have set for sure are Free!, and Silver Spoon if it's adapted well.

[GeneD]

Other stuff I'm probably going to check out:

Servant x Service
Kiniro Mosaic if it's not terrible.
Brothers Conflict just until I find out if all those boys really came from one mother.
Blood Lad
Uchoten Kazoku
Dangan Ronpa

[CrystalChalice]

Considering how busy I might be next season, I think I'll just be waiting for Silver Spoon.

[blkmage]

Newest noitaminA CM has some Silver Spoon footage and reveals that there's a second noitaminA show in summer and the two noitaminA shows in fall are going to be original. People had been wondering if noitaminA was going back to one show because no one had said anything about a second show for so long.

[Vii]

New Silver Spoon trailer

[blkmage]

Exciting news! The second summer noitaminA is SPOILER: Highlight text to read: Anohana.

No, seriously. Gearing up for the upcoming BD box and movie.

[skreyola]

@Vii: Any chance there's a Silver Spoon trailer we Yanks can see? I get an YT export ban from the link you supplied.

[Vii]

@Vii: Any chance there's a Silver Spoon trailer we Yanks can see? I get an YT export ban from the link you supplied.

Huh, I am a Yank. The video was working before, so I guess something changed on the publisher's end.

Here's someone else's upload: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsAvHn6Zqy4

[skreyola]

Ah, can't always tell on here. Hardly anyone puts clues in their location tags.
Thank you for the new link.
The show looks interesting. I didn't understand more than two words in a row, but I'm looking forward to seeing this show.
That cow reminded me of the one from Chobits.

[Vii]

New Swimming Anime trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=NtICQrb5mJQ

EDIT: And another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiQ3Ta-0P8w
EDIT2: Here's Nagisa's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8EVhUMXms0#!
EDIT3: Megane-kun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmCv6GX8TEs Of course they saved the Mamoru Miyano character for last...
EDIT4: Shark teeth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZhI2_rN74o

[ForeverInspired]

Free! looks interesting. I love competitive swimming.

[Rusty Claymore]

blkmage, if you wrote the "Info" section for the anime on streaming sites, the world would be a better place. >_<

[GeneD]

EDIT: And another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiQ3Ta-0P8w

Tiny, tiny cat! Favourite character, calling it now. XD

[Angel in Blue]

I'm jumping on Tamayura, Kiniro Mosaic, and Gatchaman Crowds like nobody's business. |D

And, of course, the long-awaited "swimming anime".

I feel like there are only a sparse few that are going to watch Free! for the characters and plot instead of the fanservice. I think I'm one of those few...

[Mullet Death]

I get the feeling Free! will be K-On! with boys and swimming instead of girls and music. Maybe I'm too optimistic.

[Lynna]

Like quite a few people, I'm also going to be watching Free! and Silver Spoon. Do you think whether of these will be legally streamed online? Also, I second the character development for Free! I've checked out the manga of Silver Spoon and I found it to be really good, so I'm super excited for it \^^/