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With the rest of the premiers for this season done, here’s some quick thoughts on some shows we didn’t have a chance to do a full work-up on.

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Two more first episodes down, but unfortunately I’m not much more excited for the new shows this season than I was before. Miracle Train isn’t quite the comedy I had figured it would be, but it’ll probably sell to fangirls like pocky to con-goers. Nyan Koi on the other hand could have some potential if you’re really looking for rom-com/possible harem show.

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No plot, lots of references. That’s the short of it. But who needs plot when you have, at my count, 7 references, 8 meta-jokes, and 3 self-depreciations before the OP? The basic setup is the student council meetings each day after school, made up of four girls fitting various anime stereotypes (with some sort of additionally seen before hidden hobby/interest for most of them) and one guy who got in because he’s the valedictorian. It doesn’t seem to have much of a plot or character advancement, though it seems like they have something to (likely weakly) move events along. But I’d probably be content to watch it as long as they keep the references coming.

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With the summer season over and the fall coming up shortly, some reflections on the series this blogger has watched (and in one case, dropped). Done in a short format, your own thoughts and comments on these or other summer series are very much welcome. While two of these series have yet to have their last episodes out subbed, I thought I should include them now before everyone gets caught up in the new season and a post like this become irrelevant.

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Deadpan lolis, my favorite

Welcome to another edition of the T.H.A.T. anime preview! Out of a total of 26 series covered in this preview (I excluded the kiddie shows/educational stuff as usual), the statistical breakdown goes like this (some categories overlap):

Sequels: 8
Spin-offs: 3
New Shows: 15
Manga Adaptations: 9
Light Novel Adaptations: 6
Eroge Adaptations: 3
Original Shows: 2

Note: I am aware that Shugo Chara is getting a “new” season, but all they did was add a second “doki” to the title, it’s a continuation of the same thing without a break or anything. Feel free to talk about it in the comments, but I didn’t include a new show entry for it.

Much of this info is pulled from Fansub Wiki, AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN, Wikipedia and MAL. So thanks to those fine sites for their databases and other information. I’m no longer going to list a source after each summary because many sites share amongst themselves. Figure it came from one of them.

A Message from the NKVD: Well its time once again to point out this is a preview, and not a review. That “p” makes a difference a very big difference in fact. On another note many of us are old grouchy mean spirited cynics and not wide eyed idealistic fat cat communist NEETs. If you are part of the “animu is SRSfkn business” part of the fandom do yourself a favor and just read the summary from ANN so you can preserve your fragile optimism for your harem animu. Other than that Liberty Prime is watching and ready to initiate directive 7395, destroy all communists.

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Not so fun now is it Zeke? Now the Feddies got GMs you are so FUCKED.

So I was stuck in Virginia until Saturday for another C-School in the same ratty old barracks. At least though I finally got a hold of episode 3 of IGLOO 2 after multiple tries on a slow connection. While IGLOO will never get a grade A story it still matters little as all of them are about the best damn mecha action you will ever see in 30 minutes, the stories are simple and straight forward. This time it was about another crop of lunatics that drive guntanks as part of a penal legion. This time the fucking Zekes are on the run after the humble GM along with they mighty Type 61 with ample Big Tray and air support have been kicking Zeke ass across whole continents.

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Gorgeous, Delicious, YAKKK DECULCHA!

I guess I can thank Uncle Sam for making all my traveling arrangements for me, though I wish the crabby old man would have given me a better flight than one at 0600 on a Sunday. Ah well as such I have much ground to cover but not a lot of time to do it. Well here goes a quick recon report on Aoi Hana – 01, Mazinger Z – 13, Sora no Manimani – 01, and Umi Monogatari – 02.

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