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Welcome to the new and improved official Summer 2017 Anime/Manga/Light Novel Discussion Thread! Okay, so you can't see what's new about it like I can... But oh well! This iteration of the seasonal discussion threads for anime, manga, and light novels can now make use of querying the APIs for AnimeNewsNetwork and Anilist! This means that I no longer have to manually input in most of the information you see down below! You can surely expect previews to be faster than before going forward, especially as I make more adjustments in future threads.

Make way for a summer full of promising shows and a huge helping of fun movies! Remember: You are free to discuss any and all anime, manga, light novel, or other Japanese media related content here, not just limited to what the current season has to offer!

New to seasonal anime?

New anime airs each season of the year at roughly these time intervals:
Winter (January-March)
Spring (April-June)
Summer (July-September)
Fall (October-December)

Each new season is typically covered by a multitude of sites that compile the upcoming shows into charts with summaries and information about each show. These charts are an easy way of catching a glimpse at what is probably going to air in the upcoming season. Occasionally, shows on these charts may be delayed to later seasons; for the most part, the seasonal charts are fairly accurate, so if you’re ever confused on what is airing, when it’s airing, or what it is, please check the charts below for any questions you may have!

Notable Seasonal Chart Sources:
http://anichart.net
http://neregate.com/blog/anime-charts/
http://livechart.me

Additionally, there are PV (Promotional Video) trailers that air before the start of each season, which actually show footage of the show. There may also be CM (Commercial) footage, but these tend to have only a few seconds of content by comparison. If I am able to find these, I will include them below.

Last, but certainly not least, the studio and staff that works on a show can be a very influential factor. Previous works done by the studio will be included as to give you an idea on what they’ve worked on, as will the staff involved.

Summer 2017 Anime Information and Preview:
Template Explanation:

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Show information is covered by the following template:


Genre: The various genres of the show.
Studio: The studio or studios animating the show. Unknown means the studio has yet to be confirmed.
Staff: The major staff involved in the show. To make things simpler for you, only the Director, Series Composition/Script writer, Character Designer, and Music composer will be listed. Additionally, I will be covering up to the three most prolific voice actors for the show. If one of these is not listed, it means it has either not been announced or information about a specific position cannot be found. Unchanged means the staff is the same as the previous season or movie. Unknown means there is no staff information at this time.
PV: Any teasers or trailers that have been released of the show that I can find. CMs (Commercials) may also be listed here.
Synopsis: A brief summary of the show. Could be a few sentences, or even a paragraph or two!
Source: The source format that the anime is adapted from. Original means that it's new and not derived from any source, while other mediums listed signal that the anime is an adaptation (manga, video games, light novels, visual novels, and others are often sources that anime is adapted from).


Particular shows that I recommend giving a shot will have their titles highlighted in green. Due to the high quantity of anime being released, while I cover all full-lengthed TV anime, all shorts, movies, and OVAs/ONAs/Specials are covered by personally selected highlights instead of full coverage. Please refer to the sources section at the bottom of this preview for in-depth information on shows not covered here.

TV Originals:

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Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
Studio: Gonzo
Staff:
Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Character Design: Tadashi Oppata
Music: Ryūdai Abe
Voice Actors: Kaori Nazuka, Takehito Koyasu, Fumiko Orikasa
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Haruto Tsukishiro wakes up in a dream world and sees a mysterious girl named Lily. He meets Katsumi Kanzaki, learns of the existence of witches, and gets involved in various incidents.

Source: Original
 

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A Centaur's Life / Centaur no Nayami
Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Fantasy
Studio: Emon Animation Company
Staff:
Director: Naoyuki Konno
Series Composition: Touko Machida
Character Design: Sakae Shibuya
Music: Tak Miyazawa
Voice Actors: Yuu Ayase, Haruka Shiraishi, Atsumi Tanezaki
PV: PV1 CM1

Synopsis: Follows the school life of a teenage centaur named Himeno, and her friends, who happen to be mermaids, angels, and other mystical creatures.

Source: Manga
 

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Action Heroine Cheer Fruits
Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy
Studio: Diomedea
Staff:
Director: Keizou Kusakawa
Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa
Character Design: Naomi Ide
Voice Actors: Rie Murakawa, Haruka Shiraishi, Haruka Ishida
PV: PV1 PV2 CM1

Synopsis: The "local heroine fighter" of a certain city became popular and a national star. Because of this, "local heroines" debuted in various other places, and their action live events became a hit trend nationally. In Hinano City, high school girl Misaki Shirogane and other girls become local heroines (at the urging of Misaki's aunt, the prefectural governor) and vow to produce action live events.

Source: Original
 

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Battle Girl High School
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
Studio: SILVER LINK.
Staff:
Director: Noriaki Akitaya
Series Composition: Yousuke Kuroda
Character Design: Hideki Furukawa, Shuuhei Yamamoto
Voice Actors: Emiri Katō, Hiromi Igarashi, Yoshino Nanjō
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: In the year 2045, the world has been contaminated by Irōsu (mysterious invaders who suddenly appeared), and humans find themselves restricted and contained. Standing boldly against these invaders are ordinary girls everywhere, without a powerful army or even weapons. The Shinjugamine Girls Academy is a school for these "Hoshimori" (Star Guardians) destined to fight the Irōsu.

Source: Video Game
 

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CHRONOS RULER / Jikan no Shihaisha
Genres: Supernatural
Studio: Project No.9
Staff:
Director: Masato Matsune
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
Script: Michiko Yokote, Masato Matsune, Hiroyuki Yoshino
Character Design: Hiroya Iijima
Music: Evan Call
Voice Actors: Jun Fukuyama, Rie Kugimiya, Tomokazu Sugita
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: The story centers on "Chronos Rulers," those who fight the time-eating demons that appear when people wish they could turn back time. The Chronos Rulers fight a time-manipulation battle against these demons.

Source: Manga
 

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Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun / Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun
Genres: Comedy, Sports
Studio: Studio Hibari
Staff:
Director: Kazuya Ichikawa
Series Composition: Midori Gotou
Character Design: Arisa Matsūra
Music: Tomotaka Ohsumi, Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Voice Actors: Hiroyuki Yoshino, Tomokazu Seki, Ryotaro Okiayu
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: The handsome young soccer genius named Aoyama is a Japan representative. His play style is "cleanliness." He doesn't tackle and doesn't head the ball. If he's doing a throw-in, he'll only do it if he's wearing gloves.

Source: Manga
 

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Clione no Akari
Genres: Adventure
Studio: Ishikawa Pro
Staff:
Director: Naoya Ishikawa
Character Design: Natural-Rain
Voice Actors: Riho Iida, Aina Suzuki, Akari Kageyama
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Minori is an illness-stricken, constantly bullied orphan. After one rainy day, she doesn't turn up at school, having been admitted into a hospital in a distant town. Two months pass, and the girl's two school friends, Takashi and Kyōko, receive a mysterious email with no sender listed. The email reveals a summer festival taking place at a nearby town.

Source: Web Novel
 

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Dive!!
Genres: Comedy, Sports
Studio: Zero-G
Staff:
Director: Kaoru Suzuki
Series Composition: Touko Machida
Character Design: Miyako Yatsu
Music: Yuuki Hayashi, Kohta Yamamoto
Voice Actors: Kaori Nazuka, Tomokazu Sugita, Takahiro Sakurai
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4

Synopsis: The Mizuki Diving Club (MDC) is on the verge of closing down after having financial troubles. The club's new coach persuades the club's parent company to stay open on one condition: that the club sends one of its members to next year's olympics as part of Japan's olympic team.

Source: Novel
 

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Fate/Apocrypha
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Staff:
Director: Yoshiyuki Asai
Series Composition: Yuichiro Higashide
Character Design: Yūkei Yamada
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Voice Actors: Mai Nakahara, Maaya Sakamoto, Ryotaro Okiayu
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3 CM1 CM2 CM3

Synopsis: There was once a Holy Grail War waged by seven Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town called Fuyuki. However, a certain Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association and declared their independence. Furious, the Association sent a force to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but they were defeated by the summoned Servants. With the Holy Grail War system changed, war with seven versus seven breaks out. And so, the curtain rises on the epoch-making Great Holy Grail War.

Source: Other
 

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Gamers!
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, Slice of Life
Studio: PINE JAM
Staff:
Director: Manabu Okamoto
Series Composition: Hiroki Uchida
Character Design: Tensho Sato
Voice Actors: Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Hisako Kanemoto, Rumi Ookubo
PV: None

Synopsis: Keita Amano is a lonely young man who loves video games; Karen Tendō is the beautiful president of the video game club; Chiaki Hoshinomori constantly fights with Keita; and Tasuku Uehara puts on a facade of being satisfied with his life in the real world, but he in truth loves video games.

Source: Light Novel
 

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Hajimete no Gal
Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance
Studio: NAZ
Staff:
Director: Hiroyuki Furukawa
Series Composition: Yūichirō Momose
Character Design: Hiroyuki Furukawa
Voice Actors: Eri Kitamura, Minoru Shiraishi, Toshiyuki Toyonaga
PV: PV1 PV2 CM1

Synopsis: Junichi "Jun" Hashiba is an uncool high school student who frets about wanting to lose his virginity. Egged on by his friends, Jun gets on his knees and confesses his love to a classmate named Yukana Yame. The confession surprisingly works and the couple goes out. However, Jun finds himself in uncharted waters with Yame, a trendy and fashion-conscious "gal."

Source: Manga
 

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In Another World With My Smartphone / Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Studio: Production Reed
Staff:
Director: Takeyuki Yanase
Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi
Script: Natsuko Takahashi
Character Design: Masahiro Sekiguchi, Miyako Nishida, Toshihide Masudate
Voice Actors: Yuki Kaida, Chinatsu Akasaki, Maaya Uchida
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Touya Mochizuki was accidentally killed, and as an apology, God allows him to be reborn in a fantasy world and will grant him any one wish he desires. And so, Touya chooses to keep his smartphone in the next world. In his second chance at life, he befriends many important figures and comes across the world's secret. He inherits the legacy of an ancient civilization and travels around nonchalantly while possessing powers that rival this world's kings.

Source: Light Novel
 

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Restaurant to Another World / Isekai Shokudou
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Studio: SILVER LINK
Staff:
Director: Masato Jinbo
Series Composition: Masato Jinbo
Character Design: Takao Sano, Keiichi Sano
Voice Actors: Tomokazu Sugita, Motomu Kiyokawa, Fumihiko Tachiki
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: A restaurant called "Yōshoku no Nekoya" (Western Cuisine Cat Restaurant), which is located on the first basement floor of a building at a corner of a shopping district near an office area. While it normally feeds salarymen, there is a secret in Nekoya. Every Saturday when the shop takes a day off, Nekoya is teeming full of "special customers." For the office workers, it is a familiar place with familiar dishes, but for these Saturday customers — "people from that world" — it is nothing but cuisine never seen or heard before.

Source: Light Novel
 

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Kakegurui
Genres: Psychological
Studio: MAPPA
Staff:
Director: Yuichiro Hayashi
Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi
Character Design: Manabu Akita
Music: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND
Voice Actors: Saori Hayami, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mariya Ise
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: At Hyakkaō Private Academy, the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy engage in a unique curriculum geared to teach them to how to read their opponents. Specifically, students have a rigorous curriculum of gambling where the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. When Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's decides to teach the students what a real high-roller looks like.

Source: Manga
 

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Katsugeki Touken Ranbu
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Drama
Studio: ufotable
Staff:
Director: Toshiyuki Shirai
Script: Hikaru Kondo
Character Design: Miki Yamazaki, Kayo Onizawa, Miyuki Ishizuka, Moe Tsuzuki, Rio Niisato, Toko Uchimura, Yuka Shiojima, Yukako Serai
Music: Hideyuki Fukasawa
Voice Actors: Ryohei Kimura, Junko Minagawa, Tarusuke Shingaki
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3

Synopsis: The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo. The polite and thoughtful Horikawa Kunihiro and the short tempered yet skillful Izuminokami Kanesada, who served the same master, confront the invading army along with a lively gang of other warriors including Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Yagen Toushirou, Tombokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga. As the fate of history lies in these hero's hands, what meets the blade is yet to be uncovered...

Source: Video Game
 

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Knight's & Magic
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Mecha
Studio: 8-bit
Staff:
Director: Yusuke Yamamoto
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
Script: Michiko Yokote, Noboru Kimura
Character Design: Kenichiro Katsura
Music: Masato Kōda
Voice Actors: Shizuka Itou, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Yasuaki Takumi
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: A Japanese mecha otaku dies in a car accident and his soul is reincarnated into another world as Ernesti Echevarria. Eru inherits memories and interests from his previous life, and aims to be a pilot of a Silhouette Knight, a large humanoid weapon that really exists in his world.

Source: Light Novel
 

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Koi to Uso
Genres: Drama, Romance
Studio: LIDEN FILMS
Staff:
Director: Seiki Takuno
Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi
Character Design: Eriko Itō
Music: Masaru Yokoyama, Nobuaki Nobusawa
Voice Actors: Ryota Ohsaka, Yui Makino, Kana Hanazawa
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3

Synopsis: Lies are forbidden. Love is even more forbidden. The time is in the not-so-distant future. In Japan, your marriage partner is selected by the government when you turn 16. Yukari Nejima is a 15-year-old boy who lives in a corner of Japan and has never made much of himself. In grades as well as sports, he ranks below the middle of the pack. However, he conceals a passionate love in his heart.

Source: Manga
 

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Konbini Kareshi
Genres: Slice of Life
Studio: Pierrot
Staff:
Director: Hayato Date
Series Composition: Sayaka Harada
Character Design: Satomi Ishikawa
Music: Takashi Ohmama, Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura
Voice Actors: Yui Horie, Yukari Tamura, Rie Kugimiya
PV: PV1

Synopsis: First year high school students Haruki Mishima and Tōre Honda are looking forward to their new school life. Meanwhile Nasa Sanagi, sole member of the cooking research club, continues with his club activities from middle school, striving to work on the theme that his adviser laid out for him. Second year student Natsu Asumi, although he matured a little since the height of his impudence during his first year, has nevertheless chosen to remain alone this year. Third year students Mikado Nakajima and Masamuna Sakurakoji watch over him with a smile. All of them will pay the nearby convenience store a visit after school.

Source: Original
 

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Made in Abyss
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Studio: Kinema Citrus
Staff:
Director: Masayuki Kojima
Series Composition: Hideyuki Kurata
Script: Hideyuki Kurata, Keigo Koyanagi
Character Design: Kazuchika Kise
Music: Kevin Penkin
Voice Actors: Maaya Sakamoto, Sayaka Ohara, Mariya Ise
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: An enormous pit and cave system called the "Abyss" is the only unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures reside in its depths, and it is full of precious relics that current humans are unable to make. The mysteries of the Abyss fascinate humans, and they head down to explore. The adventurers who venture into pit are known as "Cave Raiders." A little orphan girl named Rico lives in the town of Ōsu on the edge of the Abyss. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Rico starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy.

Source: Manga
 

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Mahoujin Guru Guru
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Studio: Production I.G
Staff:
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata
Series Composition: Hisaaki Okui
Character Design: Naoyuki Asano
Music: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND
Voice Actors: Akira Ishida, Katsuyuki Konishi, Takahiro Sakurai
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: A new adaptation of the Mahoujin Guru Guru manga.

The seal that confined the evil monster Guruguru for hundreds of years has worn off. A young boy named Nike is chosen (against his will) as the hero. He sets off with Kukuri, a girl who is the lone survivor of a tribe that uses black magic for good, to save the world, RPG style.

Source: Manga
 

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Marvel Future Avengers
Genres: Action
Studio: Madhouse
Staff:
Director: Yuzu Sato
Character Design: Takahiro Umehara
PV: None

Synopsis: The anime follows Makoto, a young boy who gains superpowers due to an evil gene manipulation experiment. Makoto and other youths join the Avengers as apprentices named "Future Avengers." The anime shows Makoto and others as they train, fight villains and grow, under Avengers members Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp.

Source: Manga
 

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Nana Maru San Batsu
Genres: Comedy
Studio: TMS Entertainment
Staff:
Director: Masaki Ōzora
Series Composition: Yuuko Kakihara
Character Design: Makoto Takahoko
Voice Actors: Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Wataru Hatano, Takuya Satō
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3

Synopsis: Shiki Koshiyama is a book-loving boy who joins the quiz club at the urging of Mari Fukami, a girl who is an experienced quiz competitor.

Source: Manga
 

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Princess Principal
Genres: Action, Adventure
Studio: Studio 3Hz
Staff:
Director: Masaki Tachibana
Series Composition: Ichiro Okouchi
Character Design: Yukie Akiya
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Voice Actors: Takumi Yamazaki, Miyuki Sawashiro, Takayuki Sugo
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Five girls live in 19th century London, a city within the Albion Kingdom divided into east and west by a large wall. The girls serve as undercover spies enrolled as students at the prestigious Queen's Mayfair school. The girls make use of their individual abilities to remain active in the underground world of disguise, espionage, infiltration, and car chases.

Source: Original
 

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Shoukoku no Altair
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Studio: MAPPA
Staff:
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Series Composition: Noboru Takagi
Character Design: Toshiyuki Kanno
Music: Ryo Kawasaki
Voice Actors: Kenichi Ogata, Kazuya Nakai, Katsuyuki Konishi
PV: PV1 PV2 CM1

Synopsis: Mahmut is a young member of Türkiye Stratocracy's council who holds the political and military title of Pasha. The council's combination of warmongers and pacifists divide it. The threat of war and danger from the belligerent Empire put Türkiye's safety at risk. As the country's youngest military leader, Mahmut is determined to keep the peace. But with so much at stake, a long history of enemies and alliances draws the young man far into a political world he hopes to keep in check. The Pasha's journey is not easy, and war may prevail despite his efforts.

Source: Manga
 

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Tenshi no 3P!
Genres: Music, Slice of Life
Studio: Project No.9
Staff:
Director: Shinsuke Yanagi
Series Composition: Go Zappa
Character Design: Takayuki Noguchi
Voice Actors: Toru Ohkawa, Kanae Itō, Rina Hidaka
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Kyō Mekui is a high school student who tends to skip school due to a trauma in his past. Kyō secretly creates songs using vocal song synthesis software as his hobby. Three girls who just entered fifth grade — the crybaby Jun "Jun-tan" Gotō, the strong-willed Nozomi "Zomi" Momijidani, and the somewhat sleepy Sora "Kū" Kaneshiro who takes life at her own pace — email Kyō. These three girls, who were raised together like sisters since childhood, want Kyō to help them break into music.

Source: Light Novel
 

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The Reflection
Genres: Action
Studio: Studio DEEN
Staff:
Director: Hiroshi Nagahama
Script: Yasuyuki Suzuki
Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Music: Trevor Horn
Voice Actors: Shinichiro Miki, Satomi Hanamura, Mariya Ise
PV: PV1

Synopsis: After THE REFLECTION, some of the people in all parts of the world are discovered with super powers.
Some become heroes, and others villains.
How did the Reflection happen? What was the cause of it?
With many unsolved mysteries, the world is lead into turmoil.

Source: Original
 

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Vatican Miracle Examiner / Vatican Kiseki Chousakan
Genres: Mystery, Supernatural
Studio: J.C. Staff
Staff:
Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani
Series Composition: Seishi Minakami
Character Design: Kazunori Iwakura
Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Voice Actors: Masashi Ebara, Hiroki Yasumoto, Junichi Suwabe
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: To detect lies, refuse fakes, and reach the miracle of God - that is their mission as Vatican Miracle Examiners. Hiraga, a scientific genius and Roberto, an expert on the decryption of cryptography and ancient documents are not only good partners but also "Miracle Examiners" working for the Vatican. They are secret examiners, who are requested to examine and identify the authenticity of miracles from all over the world.

Source: Novel
 

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Welcome to the Ballroom / Ballroom e Youkoso
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports
Studio: Production I.G
Staff:
Director: Yoshimi Itazu
Series Composition: Kenichi Suemitsu
Character Design: Takahiro Kishida
Music: Yuuki Hayashi
Voice Actors: Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mamiko Noto, Nobuhiko Okamoto
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4 PV5

Synopsis: Feckless high school student Tatara Fujita wants to be good at something - anything. Unfortunately, he's about as average as a slouchy teen can be. The local bullies know this, and make it a habit to hit him up for cash, but all that changes when the debonair Kaname Sengoku sends them packing. Sengoku's not the neighborhood watch, though. He's a professional ballroom dancer. And once Tatara Fujita gets pulled into the world of the ballroom, his life will never be the same.

Source: Manga
 

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Youkai Apartment no Yuuga na Nichijou
Genres: Mystery, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Staff:
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Series Composition: Yasunori Yamada
Character Design: Tomomi Shimazaki
Voice Actors: Akira Ishida, Kazuya Nakai, Takehito Koyasu
PV: PV1

Synopsis: Yūshi Inaba is a 16-year-old boy whose parents died three years ago. He moved into his uncle's house, but resolved to move into a dormitory in high school. Those plans were dashed when that dormitory burned down. He eventually finds an apartment with cheap 25,000-yen rent. Yūshi finds out too late that the apartment is home to supernatural creatures such as ghosts, yōkai, and mononoke, and his daily life becomes embroiled in the eccentric apartment.

Source: Light Novel
 

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Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Studio: Lerche
Staff:
Director: Seiji Kishi
Series Composition: Aoi Akashiro
Character Design: Kazuaki Morita
Voice Actors: Satoshi Hino, Rina Satou, Rina Hidaka
PV: PV1

Synopsis: Kōdo Ikusei Senior High School is a leading prestigious school with state-of-the-art facilities where nearly 100% of students go on to university or find employment. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Kōdo Ikusei is a paradise-like school, but the truth is that only the most superior of students receive favorable treatment. Kiyotaka Ayanokōji is a student of D-class, which is where the school dumps its "inferior" students in order to ridicule them. For a certain reason, Kiyotaka was careless on his entrance examination, and was put in D-class. After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka's situation begins to change.

Source: Light Novel



TV Sequels, Successors, Spin-Offs, and Continuations:

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Hell Girl: Yoi no Togi / Jigoku Shoujo: Yoi no Togi
Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural
Studio: Studio DEEN
Staff:
Director: Takahiro Omori
Series Composition: Kenichi Kanemaki
Character Design: Mariko Oka
Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
Voice Actors: Hekiru Shiina, Mamiko Noto, Masaya Matsukaze
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: The fourth TV series of Jigoku Shoujo.

The new series will have six new episodes and six "reminiscence" episodes.

Source: Original
 

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Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~
Genres: Action, Fantasy
Studio: Doga Kobo
Staff:
Director: Hiroaki Akagi
Series Composition: Yukie Sugawara
Character Design: Satomi Kurita, Manabu Nii
Music: Ken Ito
Voice Actors: Kana Ueda, Hibiku Yamamura, Yui Ogura
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3

Synopsis: Liones Yelistratova is the naive princess of a small nation, who goes to Hokkaido to enter ALCA, an educational institution dedicated to teaching Logicalists who uphold world peace. Liones enters Class S, and encounters many unique classmates, including Logicalist Nina Alexandrovena.

Source: Card Game
 

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Hitorijime My Hero
Genres: Romance, Slice of Life
Studio: Encourage Films
Staff:
Director: Yukina Hiiro
Series Composition: Yūsei Naruse
Character Design: Ayana Nishino
Voice Actors: Takayuki Kondou, Wataru Hatano, Shinnosuke Tachibana
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Story involving Kensuke's brother, Kousuke Ooshiba and friend, Masahiro Setagawa from Hitorijime Boyfriend.

Source: Manga
 

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New Game!!
Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life
Studio: Doga Kobo
Staff:
Director: Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo
Character Design: Ai Kikuchi
Music: Hajime Hyakkoku
Voice Actors: Kaori Nazuka, Eri Kitamura, Yōko Hikasa
PV: PV1

Synopsis: The second season of New Game! Continuing to show the daily grind of the game development studio, Eagle Jump.

Source: Manga
 

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Owarimonogatari 2nd Season / Owarimonogatari (Ge)
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural
Studio: Shaft
Staff: Unchanged
PV: None

Synopsis: Third season of the Monogatari Series, second half. Contains the arcs Mayoi Hell, Hitagi Rendezvous, and Ougi Dark from the Owarimonogatari light novels.

"That is—the end of your youth." On the morning of the appointed day of the college entrance examinations, Koyomi Araragi headed towards North Shirahebi Shrine. What awaits him there with an unexpected smiling face is the slice of the sword that marks the final decisive battle—All of the "stories" now meet their resolution!

Source: Light Novel
 

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Saiyuuki Reload Blast
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural
Studio: Platinum Vision
Staff:
Director: Hideaki Nakano
Series Composition: Kenji Konuta
Character Design: Youko Satou
Voice Actors: Akira Ishida, Toshihiko Seki, Hiroaki Hirata
PV: PV1 PV2 CM1 CM2

Synopsis: Fourth TV series of Saiyuki.

At last, the Sanzou Party has arrived in India. In this foreign land, where the anomaly's influence runs rampant, their battles only heighten in their violence. And also awaiting them is their tragic fate from 500 years ago— What will they find at the end of their long and treacherous journey?

Source: Manga
 

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Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ
Genres: Action, Music, Sci-Fi
Studio: Satelight
Staff:
Director: Katsumi Ono
Music: Elements Garden
Voice Actors: Nana Mizuki, Aoi Yuuki, Souichiro Hoshi
PV: PV1

Synopsis: The fourth season of the Symphogear series.

Source: Original



Shorts Highlights:

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Aho Girl
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Studio: Diomedia
Staff:
Chief Director: Keizou Kusakawa
Director: Shingo Tamaki
Series Composition: Takashi Aoshima
Character Design: Masakazu Ishikawa
Music: Gin
Voice Actors: Tomokazu Sugita, Aoi Yuuki, Rina Satou
PV: PV1

Synopsis: Yoshiko, is a high school girl who is so ridiculously stupid everyday that even her childhood friend Takkun wants to give her a big punch.

Source: Manga
 

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Netsuzou Trap -NTR-
Genres: Romance
Studio: Creators in Pack
Staff:
Chief Director: Hisayoshi Hirasawa
Script: Yūichi Uchibori, WORDS in STEREO
Character Design: Masaru Kawashima
Voice Actors: Daisuke Ono, Hiromi Igarashi, Ryota Ohsaka
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Yuma and Hotaru have been friends since childhood. It is only natural that when Yuma is nervous about her new boyfriend, she asks Hotaru and her boyfriend along for a double date. But when Hotaru offers herself to Yuma as “practice”, both girls realize that they're more interested in each other than they are in their own boyfriends.

Source: Manga
 

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Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat. / Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart
Genres: Comedy, Ecchi
Studio:
Staff:
Director: Kenshirō Morii
Script: Hato
Voice Actors: Yuu Asakawa, Eri Sendai, Ayuru Ōhashi
PV: None

Synopsis: Nora Handa is a high school boy who meets a girl named Patricia in a park who claims to be a princess of the underworld. Patricia and Nora accidentally kiss, and this act turns Nora into a black cat. Patricia takes Nora to her home, and a few days later Nora turns back into a human. However, Nora keeps turning into a cat and back into a human.

Source: Visual Novel
 

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Tsurezure Children
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Studio: Studio Gokumi
Staff:
Director: Hiraku Kaneko
Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Character Design: Etsuko Sumimoto
Music: Tenmon
Voice Actors: Inori Minase, Kensho Ono, Ayane Sakura
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4 PV5 PV6

Synopsis: Various short stories. From a boy, crippled by his absolute lack of confidence in himself, that cannot accept the fact that the girl of his dreams actually asked him out on a date, to the near-psychotic girl that pours her own blood into her homemade chocolate in order to win his heart.

Source: Manga


Movies Highlights:

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Digimon Adventure tri. Movie 5: Kyousei
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Studio: Toei Animation
Staff: Unchanged
PV: PV1

Synopsis: The fifth movie of Digimon Adventure tri.

Source: Original
 

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Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Sekka no Chikai
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo
Studio: SILVER LINK
Staff:
Director: Shin Oonuma
Script: Kenji Inoue, Hazuki Minase
Character Design: Kazuya Hirata
Music: Tatsuya Katou, TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND
Voice Actors: Kaori Nazuka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Rikiya Koyama
PV: PV1 PV2

Synopsis: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya movie that details the past between Miyu, Shirou, and Ainsworth.

Source: Manga
 

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I Want to Deliver Your Voice / Kimi no Koe wo Todoketai
Genres: Music
Studio: Madhouse
Staff:
Director: Naoyuki Itou
Script: Manabu Ishikawa
Character Design: Aya Takano
Music: Akito Matsuda
Voice Actors: Masako Nozawa, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Hitomi Suzuki
PV: PV1

Synopsis: Nagisa is a girl who is a little impatient because she cannot find her future calling. She wanders into an abandoned mini FM radio station. On impulse, she tries to become a DJ, and her broadcast words by chance unexpectedly reaches people.

Source: Original
 

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection / Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mahou Shoujo
Studio: Seven Arcs Pictures
Staff:
Director: Takayuki Hamana
Script: Masaki Tsuzuki
Character Design: Kana Hashidate
Voice Actors: Kana Ueda, Nana Mizuki, Yukari Tamura
PV: PV1 PV2 CM1 CM2 CM3

Synopsis: A pair of researchers stay behind on their dying planet of Eltria with their two daughters, Amitie and Kirie, in hopes of finding a way to revive the planet. But when the husband Granz falls ill it seems their dream of reviving the planet will die. Against her older sister's wishes, Kirie sets off with her childhood friend Iris to seek help from a distant alternate world. They arrive in Japan on Earth to search for the key to their planet's regeneration. There, they meet Nanoha Takamachi, Fate T. Harlaown, and Hayate Yagami.

Source: Original
 

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Mary and The Witch's Flower / Mary to Majo no Hana
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
Studio: Studio Ponoc
Staff:
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Script: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Riko Sakaguchi
Music: Takatsugu Muramatsu
Voice Actors: Hana Sugisaki, Fumiyo Kohinata, Jiro Sato
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4

Synopsis: A movie based on Mary Stewart's book "The Little Broomstick".

Source: Novel
 

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No Game No Life -Zero-
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Supernatural
Studio: Madhouse
Staff:
Director: Atsuko Ishizuka
Script: Jukki Hanada
Character Design: Satoshi Tasaki
Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Voice Actors: Yukari Tamura, Rie Kugimiya, Mamiko Noto
PV: PV1 PV2 CM1

Synopsis: A movie adaptation of No Game No Life, depicting the events of the sixth light novel volume.

Source: Light Novel
 

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Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! / Pokemon: Kimi ni Kimeta!
Genres: Adventure
Studio: Oriental Light and Magic
Staff:
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Music: Shinji Miyazaki
Voice Actors: Ikue Ohtani, Rica Matsumoto, Unshou Ishizuka
PV: PV1 PV2 PV3

Synopsis: The film's plot tells the story of how Ash (Satoshi) and Pikachu came to know each other. On the day they set out from Pallet Town (Masara Town), both of them saw a Ho-oh flying and made a vow to someday meet it.

Source: Video Game
 

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Seitokai Yakuindomo Movie
Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life
Studio: GoHands
Staff:
Director: Hiromitsu Kanazawa
Script: Hiromitsu Kanazawa
Character Design: Makoto Furuta
Music: Yūya Mori
Voice Actors: Hekiru Shiina, Chiwa Saito, Yu Kobayashi
PV: PV1

Synopsis: Ousai Academy was originally an all-girls high school. Due to the declining birth rates in recent years, it was converted into a co-ed school. The first year male students now find themselves surrounded by girls and unfortunately, Tsuda Takatoshi is one of them. What's worse, he gets scolded on his first day by the student council president Shino Amakusa, which did not make a good impression. Thus begins his days as Tsuda realizes that he's the only normal student there.

Source: Manga



OVAs, ONAs, and Specials Highlights:

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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc - Prologue: Sakura and the Two Bears / Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen - Prologue: Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma
Genres: Mahou Shoujo
Studio: Madhouse
Staff:
Director: Morio Asaka
Series Composition: Nanase Ohkawa
Script: Nanase Ohkawa
Voice Actors: Sakura Tange, Aya Hisakawa, Motoko Kumai
PV: PV1

Synopsis: A Cardcaptor Sakura special bundled with the 3rd manga volume that covers the prologue of the Clear Card Arc.

Source: Manga
 

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Karada Sagashi
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Studio: Production I.G.
Staff:
Voice Actors: Kana Asumi, Takuya Eguchi
PV: None

Synopsis: Asuka is a high school student who sees the apparition of a dead student named Haruka, asking Asuka to find her body. Asuka and her friends attempt to find the eight scattered pieces of Haruka's corpse in the school, and learn more about the Red Person that is hunting them as they do so. The Red Person hunts students who are alone at school to kill them, and until they exit the school gates, the Red Person will keep appearing before them. When the Red Person kills a student, it scatters the student's body into eight pieces, and tasks another person to find the pieces in the school. If Asuka fails to find Haruka's body, the day will keep repeating and she and her friends will keep dying until they do.

Source: Manga
 

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UQ Holder! OVA
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Studio: J.C. Staff
Staff:
Director: Youhei Suzuki
Series Composition: Ken Akamatsu
Character Design: Masahiro Fujii
Voice Actors: Natsuko Kuwatani, Yui Horie, Akira Ishida
PV: None

Synopsis: UQ Holder OVA bundled with the 14th volume of the manga.

Source: Manga



Any other information on Shorts, Movies, OVAs, ONAs, or Specials can be found listed in any of the sources used below for this preview.

Sources:
Anichart/Anilist
Anime News Network
MyAnimeList

Information for this seasonal preview made individual use of the corresponding anime entries on AnimeNewsNetwork and Anilist, using their respective APIs. I lay no claim to the information above as my own and fully acknowledge my usage of their resources in compiling this preview.

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The anime I'll be looking into this next season are Kakegurui, because I've been reading and enjoyed the manga, and the ballroom and youkai apartment anime, which where brought up to me by a friend and sounded interesting enough to give a look.

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18 minutes ago, InXplotch said:

The anime I'll be looking into this next season are Kakegurui, because I've been reading and enjoyed the manga, and the ballroom and youkai apartment anime, which where brought up to me by a friend and sounded interesting enough to give a look.

While Ballroom will definitely rely on your enjoyment of ballroom dancing to an extent, the characters are definitely ones you want to root for. Granted, I find ballroom dancing to be rather neat. On top of that, Yuuki Hayashi is scoring the show, meaning the music will be impeccable. (Similarly, Kakegurui should also have standout music.)

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9 hours ago, Schmengland said:

Watch List

  • Made in Abyss
  • Shoukoku no Altair
  • Netsuzou Trap -NTR-, if its title doesn't literally refer to netorare.
  • Tsurezure Children
  • Mary and The Witch's Flower
  • No Game No Life -Zero-

All of this assuming that none of it has been acquired by Amazon. If it becomes exclusive to Anime Strike!, then I'm SOL.

Yes, that title does refer to literal NTR and is a pun, unfortunately, but as a Yuri manga.

 

Netsuzou Trap is....not a pleasant experience...based on the manga and it is not really worth a watch. Mark this post for rereading after I share my list.

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most of those originals look like shit

 

Dive!!?????? what is this rip off free shit lmao and why are we continually cursed with !! titles 

 

more NGNL? interesting and i will likely watch despite being amazingly bored with the original

 

deliver your voice looks great, as does that ghibli looking thing 

 

idk if i'm actually gonna watch anything this season, pls suggest @Fire-kun 

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1 hour ago, chickadee said:

most of those originals look like shit

 

Dive!!?????? what is this rip off free shit lmao and why are we continually cursed with !! titles 

 

more NGNL? interesting and i will likely watch despite being amazingly bored with the original

 

deliver your voice looks great, as does that ghibli looking thing 

 

idk if i'm actually gonna watch anything this season, pls suggest @Fire-kun 

 

Made In Abyss is guaranteed to be great. The source material, the manga, is beloved by pretty much everyone I've seen who has read it. The PVs were super good and the setting looks incredible as far as the atmosphere it invokes. Headed by the director of Monster, one of my favorite shows, and the writing is by Hideyuki Kurata, who's been a veteran in the industry for quite a while and handled some of my other favorites. Kinema Citrus, in general, is a studio that outputs quality shows. I'd be as bold as to say it'll probably be the best show airing this season.

 

While it's very much a matter of taste, I've checked out the Kakegurui manga, and it's really good if you enjoy shows that are all about psychological games. It's centered on eccentric students in a high stakes gambling society, basically. It's a bit hammy, but that's a lot of its charm, and the cast will really breathe life into the characters. This is headed by some of the major staff for Garo, one of my favorite shows of the last few years, so I'm confident they'll do a fantastic job with adapting it. MAPPA is basically my favorite anime studio of recent times so I have a lot of faith in their ability.

 

MAPPA's other show, Shoukoku no Altair, also looks to be worth checking out, from what I've researched of its staff and what various people have told me. The PVs kind of remind me a bit of Magi, which I love.

 

Welcome to the Ballroom looks promising, too. It's all about competitive ballroom dancing and shares some staff that worked on Haikyuu. I have it on @Zeldaru's word that it's good stuff since he's read the manga. The PVs looked super fun.

 

Mary and the Witch's Flower is actually done by ex-Ghibli staff, which might explain why it looks so familiar. Studio Ponoc was formed from a lot of Ghibli remnants. Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the one directing the film, directed both The Secret World of Arrietty and When Marnie Was There.

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3 hours ago, Fire said:

 

Made In Abyss is guaranteed to be great. The source material, the manga, is beloved by pretty much everyone I've seen who has read it. The PVs were super good and the setting looks incredible as far as the atmosphere it invokes. Headed by the director of Monster, one of my favorite shows, and the writing is by Hideyuki Kurata, who's been a veteran in the industry for quite a while and handled some of my other favorites. Kinema Citrus, in general, is a studio that outputs quality shows. I'd be as bold as to say it'll probably be the best show airing this season.

 

While it's very much a matter of taste, I've checked out the Kakegurui manga, and it's really good if you enjoy shows that are all about psychological games. It's centered on eccentric students in a high stakes gambling society, basically. It's a bit hammy, but that's a lot of its charm, and the cast will really breathe life into the characters. This is headed by some of the major staff for Garo, one of my favorite shows of the last few years, so I'm confident they'll do a fantastic job with adapting it. MAPPA is basically my favorite anime studio of recent times so I have a lot of faith in their ability.

 

MAPPA's other show, Shoukoku no Altair, also looks to be worth checking out, from what I've researched of its staff and what various people have told me. The PVs kind of remind me a bit of Magi, which I love.

 

Welcome to the Ballroom looks promising, too. It's all about competitive ballroom dancing and shares some staff that worked on Haikyuu. I have it on @Zeldaru's word that it's good stuff since he's read the manga. The PVs looked super fun.

 

Mary and the Witch's Flower is actually done by ex-Ghibli staff, which might explain why it looks so familiar. Studio Ponoc was formed from a lot of Ghibli remnants. Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the one directing the film, directed both The Secret World of Arrietty and When Marnie Was There.

Having read those mangas, I can second what Fire is saying here. However, he neglected an important feature of Made in Abyss -- it's a touching tale of a teenage girl who wants to explore the abyss from which she is from.

Shoukoku no Altair is set in Turkiye (Turkish for Turkey) and is inspired by Ottoman Empire history and culture. Main character Mahmut Pasha, however, is implied to be a Christian (foreigner) which sets an interesting conflict from the go. It is heavily set in politics, to a much greater degree than Magi, but has a similar feel. The manga is quite strong, but it features the Durarara series composer, meaning the show is bound to be as strong or better.

Welcome to the Ballroom is pretty much a shonen manga about seishun (youth) and passion and ballroom dancing. You would like it, @chickadee.

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