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To be completely honest here, Summer 2009 wasn’t that great. A good majority of the shows were a “meh” to me and I have yet to pick up a single anime from the season. Spring 2009 had some pretty nice shows, such as K-ON! and stuffs like that, but Summer 2009 was a tad disappointing.

However, Fall 2009 is another case. It seems that what was lacking in Summer comes right up for Fall! Fall 2009 contains some pretty interesting animes that could warrant a must-watch from the NC Team, but until the Fall animes actually starts airing at your nearby Television channels, here’s a list of what you should keep a lookout for!

Like the post has stated, this Fall will host quite a considerable amount of interesting animes. All information are gotten from these sources, ChartFag and Melative respectively.

It’s quite a long list and there will be tons of information. With that said, hope you find the list informative!

Folllowing ChartFag’s formatting, the first up on the list is:

Kuuchuu Buranko / Trapeze

Weird for a poster, right?

Summary: In modern Japan, people often visit “doctors of neurology”, rather than Therapist. Doctor Irabu Ichiro who has fetish for Injections is known for making patients much worse before they get better.

Information:

• 11 Episodes
• Airing on October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

To be honest, I doubt these kind of animes would interest me. I mean, the poster already looks weird to me, coupled with a weird art… I don’t really think I’ll be interested in these kind of shows.

Malzias:

The picture thar already gives one the “huh wat the fsck is this shit?!” kinda feel, does it not? Story doesn’t really catch my attention as something interesting, so I’ll give this a miss.

Tatakau Shisho The Book of Bantorra

Looks extremely action packed huh?

Summary: In a world where “Books” are the crystallized form of the dead, Tonisu has his memory erased, a bomb implanted onto his chest and is ordered to kill the most powerful Armed Librarian, Hamyuttsu Mesata. However, he falls in love and is caught up in the ongoing battle in the Library.

Information:

• Starts from 2th Oct 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Another kind of anime that isn’t my kind. While the plot does sound solid and nice, I guess it just doesn’t catch my eyes…

Malzias:

First thought when I looked at the poster: IS THAT ALTO WITH BOOBS? Anyway, doesn’t really interest me. Might take a look at the first episode if I have the time, though.

Darker than BLACK – Ryuusei no Gemini

The second season for anyone who loves this show.

Summary: In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as the “Hell’s Gate” appears, simultaneously creating psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience. Hei is one of the psychics working alongside Yin for one of the many rival agencies to unlock the mystery of the Hell Gate.

Information:

• Genres: Supernatural, Action, Mystery.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 24 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

I didn’t watch season 1, so it doesn’t really make sense for me to watch season 2!

Malzias:

Didn’t watch the first one, so probably not gonna watch this.

Toaru Kagaku no Rail Gun / A Certain Scientific Railgun

Why does this art look so familiar to me?

Summary: Academy City. 2.3 million inhabitants. 80% of the students are active in the ‘Brain Development Program’ and out of those only 7 are Level 5s. Meet the civilian protagonist Mikoto and her friend Kuroko, maintainers of peace and order in the University district. Kuroko is a member of ‘Judgement’.

Information:

• Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

The animes looks extremely familiar to me, but nope, I’m not exactly interested in this kind of shows either. But hey, you gotta agree that the title is somewhat awesome!

Malzias:

Doesn’t really strike me as interesting, again, might take a look at the first episode to see how it goes. Then again, if it involves girls wielding railguns, it might turn out to be something spectacular.

Letter Bee

Summary: Lag Seeing is a young boy born on the day of Flicker, when the man-made sun inexplicably vanished. His ambition is to be a Letter Bee, couriers that delivers mails around the Amber Grounds, and follows in the footsteps of his disappeared precious childhood friend, Gauche.

Information:

• Genre: Adventure, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Fantasy.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

I’ve covered about this particular anime (when it was first announced) and I thought the art was pretty cool. This might just warrant a watch from me…

Malzias:

Hmm… rather different kinda plot there. Sounds somewhat interesting, but I’ll pass.

Seiken no Blacksmith / The Sacred Blacksmith

Summary: Cecily Campbell, a knight and former noble, encounters a blacksmith with the power of the “devil’s contract”. This particular blacksmith is able to defeat his enemies with one sweep of a mysterious sword. He, Luke Ainsworth, is who Cecily had been searching for to repair an inherited sword of her Father’s.

Information:

• Genre: Seinen, Swordplay, Fantasy.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Maybe RevotionX would be interested in this. He’s interested in swords and stuff, after all.

As for me? Nah, I don’t think this will interest me.

Malzias:

Mmm. Swords. Might take a look at this.

Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail had always reminded me about One Piece…

Summary: Lucy Heartfilia aims to join the world’s most notorious mage guild, “Fair Tail”. During a daring rescue mission, Lucy encounters Natsu, a teenaged practitioner of the Dragon Slayer magic and a Fairy Tail member. Lucy is welcomed into the guild to start a life of quests and mages.

Information:

• Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen, Adventure.
• Starts from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Thinking back, the first time when I saw the art for the manga, I thought that One Piece had ended and Oda-sensei had started working on another manga. I guess I was wrong.

Yes, Fairy Tail has a striking resemblance to One Piece, but I dare say that it’s not the same as One Piece. While One Piece is considered legendary, Fairy Tail is awesome in it’s own right.

Might be giving this a go!

Malzias:

Been waiting for this since I started reading the manga, I predict this will be awesome stuff. Must-watch!

Kobato.

Summary: Kobato is very naive of the world. Her “mission” is to fill a mysterious bottle with the suffering from people’s hearts, so her wish can be granted to go to her desired place. However, she must not fall in love with a boy she works with, who bears a heart she must heal.

Information:

• Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy.
• 24 episodes long.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

I have enough of these shows…

Okay, I was kidding. But still, nope.

Malzias:

Doesn’t interest me. Not even remotely.

Kimi ni Todoke / Reaching You

Summary: Kuronuma Sawako’s one wish is to make friends, a difficult thing when everyone who meets her cowers in terror of her likeness to “The Ring”‘s Sadako. She admires her classe, Kazehaya, a laid-back, easygoing and in her opinion, “refreshing” guy who is nice to everyone, including her.

Information:

• Genre: Romance, School, Shoujo.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Shoujo animes aren’t exactly the top of the list for me, since I’m not exactly used to shoujo kind of art. However, the story does sound interesting enough for me to get this… so this might just work out for me!

Malzias:

No romance plz.

Sasameki Koto

Summary: The story revolves around Sumika, a popular high school honors student with a secret she dares not reveal to anyone – that she is in love with her classmate Ushio. Sumika hears that Ushio is just like her, a girl who likes girls. However, Sumika’s feelings have yet to be reciprocated.

Information:

• Genre: Shoujo Ai, Romance, Comedy.
• Starting from 7th October 2009
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Here’s the Yuri anime of the season for you guys! As for me, nah. Not a fan of Yuri.

Malzias:

Another romance ani- Oho. Yuri, you say? Might take a look at this.

Nyan Koi!

More and more Nekos!

Summary: Junpei Kosaka is allergic to and despises cats, but his high school crush, Kaede Mizuno, adores them. One day, he kicks an empty can and damages a guardian cat deity, only to find that he can now understand what cats are saying. But if he does not grant 100 wishes from cats, he will become a cat himself.

Information:

• Genre: Comedy, Romance.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Nya and more nya! What else can I say? It’s cats, and more cats! Who can resist the cuteness of cats? Huh, huuuuuuuuuuh?!

Malzias:

Nya. I mean, no.

Natsu no Arashi! 2

Sequel, sequel!

Summary: Hajime Yasaka moves to an old town and meets an older high school girl, Sayoko “Arashi” Arashiyama, in an old town coffee shop. Asrashi makes a bond with Hajime, enabling them to trabvel back through time, sometimes to rescue those who had died during World War Two.

Information:

• Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

I haven’t touched the first season… so nope.

Malzias:

Didn’t watch first season either, so nope.

White Album 2

Summary: Toya Fuji, a college student, is dating a rising idol singer named Tuki Morikawa. There are numerous challenges to the couple’s relationship from the other people at Fuji’s college and Morikawa’s work.

Information:

• Genre: Idol, Harem, Love Triangle, Music.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

I had actually thought of picking up the first season sometime before, but I heard that it became quite an emofest, therefore I didn’t pick it up.

Malzias:

Again, didn’t watch the first season.

11eyes

Summary: Kakeru Satsuki has been mourning for his sister, the last remaining family member, for the past five years now. Suddenly, he and five other schoolmates are mysteriously transported to “Red Night”, where a giant black moon hangs over the skies. The six can only return home after dealing with the six black knights of this alternate world.

Information:

• Genre: Action, Fantasy.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

While the story does seems interesting, I’m not really into this kind of animes either.

Malzias:

Err… doesn’t really strike me as something I’d watch.

Asura Cryin’ 2

Summary: A school action story revolving around Tomoharu Natsume, a boy haunted by the ghost of his childhood friend. Soon after moving into a new house, he encounters a struggle between rival factions and encounters a power that changes his life.

Information:

• Genre: Harem, Mecha, Supernatural.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Haven’t watched the first season.

Malzias:

Didn’t watch the first season either ;/

Kampfer

Summary: Natsuru Seno, an ordinary high school boy, suddenly wakes up one morning to find himself as a girl, as explained by a disembowled plush tiger. Natsuru discovers that he, or she, has been chosen to participate in Kampfer battles with other girls.

Information:

• Genre: Ecchi, Gender Bender, Magic, Mahou Shoujo, School.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Guys, guys. Calm down. This is one of the few gender bending animes out there, so calm down when you’re watching it, okay?

*coughs*

Malzias:

I read the first few chapters of the manga, this one seems interesting. Will give it a shot.

Sora no Otoshimono

Summary: Tomoki Sakurai often encounters a strange girl in his dreams, asking for his help, but he can’t remember her face when he wakes up. When an unidentified mysterious animal falls out from the skies, his life of pacifism suddenly becomes complicated. The animal turns out to be an angle, Ikaros.

Information:

• Genre: Comedy, Romance.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Angels? Count me out!

Malzias:

Pass. Although that angel does look…

Seitokai no Ichizon

Summary: Ken Sugisaki attends a private high school is and chosen by popular vote to be the only male in the otherwise all female student council, who may enter the council’s meeting room. The council president records the minutes of the meetings – daily conversation about the students.

Information:

• Genre: Comedy, School.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Interesting, might just give this series a try. After all, it’s always good fun to see what happens to a male when he’s getting assaulted by the many other females!

Malzias:

Do I smell harem?

Queen’s Blade: Gyokuza o Tsugumono / Heir to the Throne

Summary: The story follows a competition to decide the next Queen, whereby the strongest warrior will rule and expand the country. The contestants need to be older than 12, can be of any race, any intelligence and any country. The twist happens when both weapons and murders are allowed.

Information:

• Genre: Ecchi, Mature (contains explicit material!)
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

ACID BOOBS!!!111

Malzias:

Hurr. Will watch this after I finish the first season.

Shin Koihime Musou

Summary: After losing her family to bandits during night raid, Kanu vows not to let other share the pain she had, and quickly become a widely-known bandit hunter feared amongst villians. During her journey, she meets with other who wish to join her cause.

Information:

• Genre: Historic, Ecchi.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

Still not exactly interested in this particular anime. But hey, there’s ecchi in this, isn’t it good enough reason?

Malzias:

Somehow doesn’t interest me. Oh well D;

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza

Summary: Ayase Yuuto is an avewrage boy without any special traits, but he one day discovers the secret of the school’s princess – Nogizaka Haruka – that she is a die-hard fan of anime, manga and otaku culture.

Information:

• Genre: Harem, Otaku, School.
• Starting from October 2009.
• 20 minutes per episode.

Impressions:

Netto:

A must watch! What’s better than seeing the school’s so-called “princess” being a hardcore otaku while trying to live up to other people’s expectations?

Malzias:

Doesn’t really interest me either… pass.

Phew! That was quite a mountain of information. And there we go. A whole list of upcoming animes during Fall. Seems a like an awful lot of animes are going to start appearing at October…

The animes being shown on this post doesn’t not mean that it’ll warrant any kind of blogging. There’s simply too much to follow.

However, if you compared the animes that were aired during Summer, Fall’s list is definitely a lot stronger than that Summer have to provide. But then, here comes a speculation: with such an awesome list happening for Fall, what will happen to Winter? Will it be good?

We can only pray.

Until then, enjoy the animes when they come out! More updates when they appear on the list.

On another note, this is perhaps one of the longest post to be ever done on NotCliche (in terms of time taken). A good 2 hours was done on this particular post, so we hope that you feel that it’s informative!

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