New Anime for Q4 2008
- Bounen no Xamdou (July 15) - Also called Xam'd. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Guren-hen Movie (September 6)
- Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Version - [Official Site]
- Quiz Magic Academy (September 12)
- Shinjuku Shin-chan Patrol: Warui Otona ni Ki o Tsukete (August 24) - Children's crime-prevention anime.
the list of new anime coming up in this new season (Q4 2008, Fall):
Television
- Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka (October 2) - Romance. [Official Site]
- Bihada Ichizoku - Anime of manga that promoted Bandai's Love Labo cosmetic line. [Official Site]
- Casshern: Sins - Sci-fi Superhero Action. [Official Site]
- Chaos;HEAd (October 9) - Psychological Horror. [Official Site | Trailer: From the main site, click on Menu -> Information -> then select the yellow Japanese text.]
- Clannad After Story (October 2) - Romance. Sequel to Clannad. [Official Site | Trailer]
- ef - a tale of melodies (October 6) - [Official Site | View Trailer 1 | View Trailer 2]
- Ga-Rei -Zero- (October 5) - Supernatural Action. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Hakushaku to Yosei (September 28; October 10) - Historical Drama. Preview episode on September 28; regular broadcast will begin October 10. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~ (November?) - Reverse harem version of Alice in Wonderland.
- Hyakko (October 1) - Slice-of-Life High School Comedy. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Inazuma Eleven (October 5) - Sports. Based off of a soccer RPG of the same name for the DS. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Jigoku Shojo Mitsuganae (October 4) - [Official Site | Trailer]
- Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (October 4) - Supernatural comedy. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Kemeko Deluxe! (October 4) - Comedy. [Official Site | Trailer 1 | Trailer 2]
- Kyou no Go no Ni (October 5) - Ecchi School Comedy. AKA Today in Class 5-2. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Linebarrels of Iron (October 3) - Giant Robots. Koichi is a middle-schooler who wakes up from a coma after an accident and finds that he has special powers. Three years later, a giant robot appears before him. [Official Site (English!) | Trailer]
- Live On Cardliver Kakeru (October 5) - Sports (CCG Combat). [Official Site]
- Macademi Wasshoi! (October 5)- Magical School Comedy. AKA The Magician's Academy. Light novel written by Ichiro Sakaki, author of Scrapped Princess, Strait Jacket, and Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Mameshiba (October ) - Kids. AKA Bean Dogs
- Michiko to Hatchin (October 15) - [Official Site | View Trailer]
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 2nd Season (October 5) - Giant Robot Action. [Official Site]
- Mouryou no Hako (October 7) - Supernatural Horror Mystery. Character designs by CLAMP. [Official Site]
- Nodame Cantabile Pari-Hen (October 9) - Romantic Comedy and Music. Continuing where the first series left off, Chiaki and Nodame go to Paris to study. [Official Site]
- One Outs (October 7) - Sports. Pitcher gets an unusual contract: Earn 5-million yen for every pitched out; lose 50-million yen for every lost point. [Official Site]
- Rosario+Vampire Capu2 (October 1) - [Official Site | View Trailer]
- Shikabane hime: Aka (October 2) - New Gainax show. The "Corpse Princess" is Makina Hoshimura, who must hunt down 108 undead so that she can go to heaven. [Official Site]
- Skip Beat! (October 5) - Romantic Comedy. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Stitch! (October 8) - Children's Comedy. Lilo & Stitch spinoff, Hokkaido-style. [Official Site]
- Tales of the Abyss (October 3) - Fantasy Adventure. Based on game of same name. [Official Site]
- To Aru Majutsu no Index (October 4) - Sci-fi Action. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Toradora (October 1) - Romantic Comedy. [Official Site | Promo Site]
- Tytania (October 9) - Space Opera. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Vampire Knight: Guilty (October 6) - Second season. [Official Site]
Specials, OAVs, and ONAs
- Cobra The Animation: The Psychogun OAV (August 29) - Space Adventure. Sequel to original Cobra series. [Official Site]
- Da Capo If OAV (December 25) - Harem Romance. Side story featuring Kotori Shirakawa. This DVD will be shipped with the first Da Capo anime series box set.
- Gundam: MS Igloo 2: Juuryoku Sensen OAV (October 24) - CG sequel to MSG MS Igloo: The Hidden One Year War and MSG Gundam MS Igloo: Apocalypse 0079. [Official Site | Trailer 1 | Trailer 2 (U.C.H.G version)]
- Hells Angels (October ) - Supernatural. [Official Site]
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (December 26) - Psychological Horror. [Official Site]
- Kamen no Maid Guy (December 22) - Comedy. Unaired episode to be shipped with volume 9 of manga. [Official Site]
- Kissxsis OAD (December 22) - Romance. Forbidden love between a boy and his two step-sisters. DVD to be shipped with volume 3 of manga. [Official Site]
- Lucky Star OAV (August 29) - Slice-of-Life Comedy. [Trailer]
- Maho Sensei Negima! ~Shiroki Tsubasa~ Ala Alba OAD (2nd Volume November 17) - Comedy. [Official Site | Promo Video]
- Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei OAD (October 17; February 17) - Comedy Despair. Packaged with volume 15 of manga in October 17; volume 16 on Feb 17, 2009. [Official Site]
- Switch (October 24; February 25) - Crime Drama. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Zettai Shougeki ~Platonic Heart~ OAV (October 29) - Bishoujo Harem. [Official Site]
Movies
- Bleach: Fade to Black - Kimi no Na o Yobu Movie (December 13) - Supernatural Action. 3rd Movie in franchise. [Official Site]
- Eiga! Tamagotchi Uchuu Ichi Happy na Monogatari!? Movie (December 20) - Kids. [Official Site]
- Hard Boiled the Movie (October 10) - Action. Based off the backstory to a pachinko slot machine game. Unrelated to Chow-yun Fat movie of the same name. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Precure 5 GoGo! Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday Movie (November 8) - Magical Girl. [Official Site | Trailer]
And here's a list of stuff to look forward to next year and beyond.
Television
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers S2 (Spring 2009) -
- Birdy the Mighty Decode 2nd Season (January, 2009) -
- Major 5th Season (January, 2009) - [Official Site]
- Maria Holic (January, 2009) - Romantic Comedy. Romance brews between a yuri fangirl and a sadistic, cross-dressing boy. [Official Site]
- Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season (January, 2009) -
- Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar Movie and DVD series (January 2009) -
- Queen's Blade (2009) - [Official Site]
- Rainbow: Nisha Rokubo no Shichinin (Q2, 2009) -
- Robo Crosser (Q2, 2009) - Disney anime.
- Slap Up Party -Arad Senki- (2009) - Based on the Arad Senki MMORPG.
- Tears to Tiara (2009) - Romance. Based on Leaf game. [Official Site]
- The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of URUK (2009) -
- ToHeart2ad plus (2009) -
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato Fukkatsu-hen (2009) - Space Opera. Revival of Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), set 21 years after the first story.
- White Album (January, 2009) - Romance. Based on Leaf game. [Official Site]
- Winter Sonata (2009) - Based off of widly-popular K-drama. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou (January, 2009) -
Movies
- Armored Trooper Votoms: Palisen Files Movie (early 2009) -
- Chocolate Underground Movie (January) -
- Maimai Shinko to Sennen no Maho Movie (2009) - AKA Maimai Shinko and the Millenium-old Magic.
- Trigun: The Movie (2009) -
- Yona Yona Penguin Movie (2009)
- Astro Boy CG Movie (Oct 2009)
Stuff Coming in 2010
- Marvel Anime [As yet unnamed] (Spring, 2010) - Re-imagined depictions of Marvel superheros such as Iron Man and Wolverine.
- Gatchaman CG Movie (2010) -
- Gon Movie (2010) -
Coming Sometime in the Future
- Alive - Saishuu Shinka teki Shounen (Unknown) - AKA Alive - Last Evolutionary Boy. [Official Site]
- Asakiyumemishi - The Tale of Genji (Unknown) -
- Before Green Gables (Unknown) -
- Cobra The Animation: Time Drive OAV (Unknown) -
- Cobra The Animation: Rokunin no Yuushi (Unknown) -
- Denpa teki na Kanojo (Unknown) -
- Haruhi Suzumiya 2nd Season (Unknown) -
- Hatsukoi Limited (Unknown) -
- Ichigo Mashimaro 2nd OAV (Unknown) -
- Initial D: Extra Stage 2 ~Tabi-Dachi no Green~ (Unknown) -
- Kite: Liberator sequel (Unknown) -
- Minami-ke 3rd Season (Unknown) -
- My-Hime (No working title/Unknown) -
- Shangri-La (Unknown) -
- Siberian Express (Unknown) -
- Slayers Not Revolution (Unknown) - 2nd Half of Revolution storyline.
- Sora o Kakeru Shoujo (Unknown) - AKA Girl who Leapt Through Space.
- Taishou Yakyuu Musume (Unknown) - Sports. Story about 2 14-year-old girls who try to start a baseball team in 1925 Japan.
- Tales of Symphonia: Tethe'alla Chapter OAV (Unknown) -
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unknown) - AKA When Seagulls Cry. Mystery Horror. Sequel to Higurashi series. [Official Site]
- First Squad OAV (Unknown) - Action Drama. WWII in Russia. [Official Site | Trailer]
- Koihime Muso OVA (Unknown) -
- Macross Frontier Movie (Unknown) -
- Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann 2nd Movie (Unknown) -
- Yume-miru Kikai Movie (Unknown) - Satoshi Kon film.
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