I don't know much about the premise or plot of [C] besides that it involves money and science fiction, but the promotional artwork is certainly striking, and it seems original and high-concept. I've always enjoyed the titles that were shown during the Noitamina time slot, and I hope [C] doesn't disappoint. Plus, the opening and closing themes ("Matoryoshika" by NICO Touches the Walls and "RPG" by School Food Punishment, respectively) are both upbeat and energetic tracks, which hopefully will reflect the overall feel of the show.
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai (lit. We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Saw That Day)
The other anime in the Noitamina time slot, AnoHana is one of the two shows I'm super-psyched for this coming season. The principal reason is because the director, Tatsuyuki Nagai, directed Toradora!, and he also had his hand in shows like Mushi-Shi, Honey and Clover, Chobits, and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. Also from the Toradora! staff is the editor (Shigeru Nishiyama), script/series composition (Mari Okada), character designer (Masayoshi Tanaka), art director (Takayoshi Fukushima), and sound director (Jin Aketagawa). With so many key people back in this project, I wasn't surprised when I instantly saw AnoHana's resemblance to Toradora! The premise of the show is thus: the six shown above were great friends when they were children, following Jinta (the blue-haired guy) around and having all sorts of fun. When they graduated high school, they drifted apart. Now a shut-in, Jinta's been asked by Menma (the white-haired girl) to bring everyone back together. Sounds good, right?
Update: Sorry, Crunchyroll.com is not streaming AnoHana. Sorry for the misinformation. To make up for it, here's the fabulous ending theme!
HanaIro is the other show I'm really psyched for this coming season. However, unlike AnoHana, which promises great things from people who did great things, I have no solid reason to be excited for HanaIro. True, I am a sucker for the lush backgrounds and pleasant character design, but for some strange reason I just can't wait until this comes out. It's about a 16-year-old who's not sure what she's going to do with her future. She moves from Tokyo to the countryside to live with her grandmother and work at the local hot springs. Another stream picked up by Crunchyroll. Two image songs have been released by Japanese band nano.RIPE, "Patricia" and "Yumeji."
Every now and then, I like to just turn my brain off, sit down, and enjoy something mildly brainless. A Channel is certainly this kind of show. It seems to be along the same lines as shows like Lucky Star, K-On!, and Azumanga Daioh, so I'll hopefully enjoy this lighthearted slice-of-life show, as well. Not exactly quality stuff, and I might even drop it halfway through if it gets really bad, but I definitely have a soft spot for these kinds of shows.
These are the four shows I'm probably going to stick with watching this coming season. I might check out some other titles coming this season, such as Deadman Wonderland (unlikely, as fighting shounen = turnoff, usually), Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko (Studio Shaft's newest, should be interesting [fanservice]), Sket Dance (I read "adaptation of long-running shounen manga" and cringed, having second thoughts on even sampling the first episode), and Nichijou (a.k.a. My Ordinary Life. Kyoto Animation and absurd humor? Maybe it'll work...). This upcoming season definitely has more shows than last season's, but most of them either seem really bad/weird or are sequels to shows I haven't seen. On the spring OVA releases, I certainly would like to see the end of (meaning that in a good way) Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail. And I can't spout enough of my enthusiasm for Makoto Shinkai's latest movie, due out in May.
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