Fall 2011 Anime Series-Watch List
It's October and the 3rd quarter for a slew of anime shows to premiere. Here are some of my interested picks so far.
Un-Go:
Studio BONES + Mizushima Seiji. School Food Punishment does the opening theme!
Guilty Crown:
Production I.G new show. Redjuice is doing the concept designs.Also a worthy note, Supercell does the opening and ending theme. Koeda's voice is amazing. As you can see from the video above, the within the first couple of minutes the show starts with a punch. Unfortunately, it got a bit cookie cutter towards the middle. Animation is great though.
Persona 4:
Been a fan of the Persona series, so just had to watch it! It's like cliff notes for playing the game. The engrish is kinda hard to swallow...
Luckily, you can catch all of these simulcasted on Hulu or CrunchyRoll.
Kenji Kamiyama’s Cyborg 009 Trailer
Kenji Kamiyama, director of GITS: SAC and Seirei no Moribito is venturing into the world of Ishimori by doing another Cyborg 009 series. Always been a fan of Kamiyama's work, I would've preferred the 2D Ishimori in 3D models than going with the realistic cel-shaded feel. Definitely looking forward to it!
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Screening!
If you live in the LA area and have nothing to do tomorrow afternoon (9/17/2011). The Burbank Film Festival is showing the new FMA movie @1pm. Get your tickets here.
Japan 2010-Disney Sea: Mysterious Island
I had the chance to visit Disney Sea on my last trip to Japan. We were all surprised by how creative, beautiful and charming it was. Imagine taking the best parts of the Disney Parks and then adding exclusive rides that exist nowhere else. That would be Disney Sea. The attention to detail and care to the parks rides and attractions were simply amazing.
The park is separated into several different lands. The first one we went to was Mysterious Island. Based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. This land had two great rides Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Journey to the Center of the Earth:
Sausage Gyoza Bun:
20,000 Under the Sea:
All Your Anime Belongs to 7 Minutes of Towa no Quon (トワのクオン)
Uhhh, well I just crapped my pants.
How did this come out last month without me noticing! Totally fail on my part. Released on June 18th, 2011, Towa no Quon (トワのクオン） is a 6-part anime movie series in Japan by Bones. It was directed and planned by the late Umanosuke Iida who was known for Hellsing and worked on a bunch of action shows.
From the website, I was reading the synopsis of the first episode and this is what I got from it:
"In the near future of Tokyo-There are young men and women awakening with supernatural powers called Bestia's. Consumed by this power, the Bestia's are running rampant. Those who know about the Bestia's are secretly capturing them with a cyborg force under the organization Coustous (?).
One night, while Yuma, a Bestia boy, is being cornered, a Bestia-like beast appears and takes him away. That beast is called Insania, for some time now Coustous has been targeting this mysterious Bestia.
The next morning, Yuma wakes up to find himself in Phantasium Garden, a safe haven for Bestia's like himself. And that's where Yuma meets Quon..."
I really hope this comes overseas. It's been a while since I was this excited about an anime. The 6 part mini-movie series aspect of Towa no Quon fascinates me since we're so use to live-action trilogies. Seems like it's a trend that may start happening more with Kara no Kyoukai and the new Evangelion Movies.
Here's short staff list I got from ANN:
- The human designs and EP01 animation director by Toshihiro Kawamoto.
- Bestia designs by Kenji Mizuhata
- Music by Kenji Kawai
- Action supervision by Yutaka Nakamura
You can totally see Nakamura-san's part in the 7 minute preview. It's good to see his involvement in the animation as he might be one of the best action animators/directors around. The part where Insania throws a piece of metal hitting the helicopter feels very Nakamura-esque. That sequence in particular; I felt was fast, dynamic and full of kinetic energy making it my favorite part of the preview.
Thoughts?
Danny Choo
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