User blog:Reimaru Natsukaze/Summer 2014 Anime News

Just creating this out of boredom.

So, to those few otaku on the Fanon who don't know yet, here's the layout of the Summer of 2014 anime. Note that I'm only going to do the major ones. For the full list, see this link: http://anichart.net/summer

Anyways, here's the major anime to look out for this summer:

Akame ga Kill (アカメが斬る!):

​Aldnoah Zero: SAO II: Black Butler: Book of Circus (aka Kuroshitsuji): Ao Haru Ride: Hanamonogatari: Free! Eternal Summer: Space Dandy 2: Those are the most notable for me so far, but there are others, like Persona 4, Rail Wars, and Fate Kaleid Prisma... Uh... fuck it.
 * The plot of this anime is a young boy getting robbed by a pretty girl (who else?), but being taken in by another girl. And this is where it gets a bit confusing. The family the girl that robbed Tatsumi (aka the young boy) pays a visit to the girl who took Tatsumi in, and they're looking to recruit...
 * Yeah, let me try again. The young boy, Tatsumi, sets off towards the Capital to gain more wealth for his poor village. Then the events I mention before happens, and you can guess the rest...
 * Animation is being done by White Fox, best known for their work on Steins;Gate, Jormungand, and the recent "Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka?".
 * According to the Podtaku crew (Youtubers Gigguk, HoldenReviews, Anime Appraisal, and GRArkada), and various Jtaku members, the manga is "boring", so just a warning there.
 * The story, without spoiling too much, is that of an Earth colonizing Mars, due to a portal or some shit. Then some more shit happens, and suddenly we've got a war between Mars and Earth.
 * We've got a very, very notable cast lineup here:
 * Gen Urobuchi as script writer (Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass)
 * Ei Aoki as director (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai movie series)
 * Hiroyuki Sawano as OST composer (Guilty Crown, Attack on Titan, Blue Exorcist, Kill la Kill)
 * Animation is being done by A-1 Pictures, best known for Oreimo, Anohana, and most of all, Sword Art Online. Speaking of which...
 * Same shit as in the original Sword Art Online, except guns. And Phantom Bullets?...
 * Animation is, again, being done by A-1 Pictures.
 * Not much else to say here, other than the hopes that it isn't going to be shit...
 * The reboot will focus on the Noah's Ark Circus Ark- er, I mean arc- and picking it up from a previous point in the manga.
 * Yet again, A-1 Pictures is doing the animation.
 * The Podtaku crew has also expressed distaste for this, so another warning.
 * Taking place in your typical high school, it's a romance about a cute girl bullied for her looks, and thus unable to confess her feelings to the guy she loves.
 * Animation is being done by Production IG, the same studio who produced Guilty Crown, Ghost in the Shell, Tsubasa Chronicles, and others that I'm too lazy to list on here. The production studio has also worked some part in Attack on Titan with Studio Wit.
 * For those who follow the Monogatari series, this is the next installment.
 * Animation is being done by Shaft, famous for their head tilts.
 * Fun fact, since I'm Japanese: Monogatari is Japanese for story, and Hanamonogatari can be translated into "flower story". But perhaps you already knew that. Moving on~
 * First of all, NOT YAOI SHIT: The animation studio that is doing Free is known for their heartwarming works, but more on that later. This is the second season of Free, as the previous season aired last year in the summer of 2013.
 * The animation is being done by Kyoto Animation, best known for their work on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Angel Beats, K-ON, Clannad, Air, Kanon, and many other moe shows. This studio is also known for its heartwarming stories and incredible moe characteristics.
 * The second installment of the first season which aired back in the winter (or fall, I'm too lazy to check) of 2013/2014.
 * Animation is being done by Bones, known for their work on the Soul Eater series and the recent Captain Earth.

As for me? I'll be following Aldnoah Zero, SAO II, and Ao Haru Ride for this season.

-Ray