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「遭遇」 (Souguu)
"Encounter"
The premiere of XEBEC's new original series reaffirms the "advanced yet medieval" military setting that I got from the promo material, but will Silver Will Argevollen turn out to be one of the sleepers of this season?
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「花火」 (Hanabi)
"Fireworks"
A new P.A. Works original that focuses on the lives of a bunch of friends as they spend their final summer together and meet some transfer student who may or may not have ESP / Special Powers? Sign me up!
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「悲劇」 (Higeki)
"Tragedy"
OK, first sigh of relief of the season.
| Legend: | 2 | Divine | 3 | Takaii | 3 | Guardian Enzo | 3 | Stilts | 2 | Zanibas |
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| 2 | Cherrie | 1 | Zephyr | 0 | Kairi | 2 | Passerby | Not covering |
Now that you know what's airing, it's time to tell you what we'll be blogging! This is Random Curiosity's Summer 2014 blogging schedule.
As always, this is a tentative overview of our plans for the new season. We'll also be doing introductory posts on many of the shows we're not covering, so if something catches our eyes, things will be shifted around to accommodate. The schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.
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Summer has returned, bringing with it a fresh batch of anime to give you excuses to escape from the heat. It's an interesting batch we have this time. If I had to call this season anything, it would be the Summer of Sequels, with continuations of the KyoAni boys love swimming anime Free!, the alien-hunting stylings of SPACE☆DANDY, the second season of everybody's favorite magical girl spin-off Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya Zwei!, another arc of Nisio Isin's Monogatari series in Hanamonogatari, and the colossally popular (and equally polarizing) second season of Sword Art Online. But there are originals as well, including the P.A. Works' summer romance Glasslip, XEBEC's mecha series Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen, and another mecha series in the Urobutcher/Aoki Ei collaboration ALDNOAH.ZERO. There's even a bit of a resurgence in the horror/thriller category, buoyed by the highly anticipated adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul and the original series Zankyou no Terror. Last year's summer season was surprisingly strong. Can this year keep the trend going? There's only one way to find out. This is Random Curiosity’s Summer 2014 season preview.
* This preview will be kept at the top for the next while, so be sure to scroll past it, check the slider on top, or the Recent Entries on your right for new posts.
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「降星ノ夜」 (Furiboshi no Yoru)
"Night of Falling Stars"
The last anime to premiere this season is a little late from the rest of the pack, but nonetheless, it still delivers a highly anticipated original anime.
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「犬神さんと猫山さん」 (Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san)
"Inugami-san and Nekoyama-san"
Even though I have no intentions of picking up this show, let me say a few things about it c:
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「人造エネミー」 (Jinzoo Enemii)
"Artificial Enemy"
I am unsure whether the Kagerou Project will be given a just anime adaption. Let's see what was done right and wrong.
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「デイリー・ライフ」 (Deirii Raifu)
"Daily Life"
Soap operas are dangerous!
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「勘当されて島流し」 (Kandou Sarate Shimanagashi)
"Disinherited and Banished"
I've had a trail of bad luck picking up Noitamina shows airing on Thursday nights... but I give it another shot by taking my chances with Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin.
