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Japanator's Summer '10 anime preview, part 4
by Brad Rice, 07/04/2010
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Hope all of you guys are enjoying your 4th of July festivities. We're here to wrap up our Summer 2010 preview of anime. We've already covered most of it in parts one, two and three, but two titles still needed some love: Strike Witches season 2 and Asobi ni Iku Yo!.

There are a few others like Cat Shit One and Osaka Hamlet, that don't quite fall into coverage this time around because of various restrictions (no air date, insufficient information), and so we've left them out. For now. When we've got more information, don't fear -- we'll be here with the coverage you want.

So, check out the last bits of info after the jump, and we hope you enjoy the shows that will be airing.

And finally, I humbly invite you to join Team Brad. We're fighting as hard as possible for Colette's heart.

Strike Witches 2
Studio: AIC (Amagami SS, Nyan Koi)
Director: Takamura Kazuhiro (Strike Witches)
Air Date: July 8, 2010

The girls are back in action this season, with plenty more moe and guns and WWII-era planes to keep you excited. The series will be picking up from where season one left off, only this time it's in the hands of another studio. Sadly, that means we won't have absurd amounts of CG, as Gonzo was wont to do.

No one has this under their belt yet, but don't be surprised if Brad Rice picks it up. After all, he did enjoy season one a little too much.

Asobi ni Iku Yo!
Studio: AIC Plus+ (New Studio)
Director: Ueda Yoichi (Bamboo Blade animation director)
Air Date: July 10, 2010

A cat-eared alien appears to play with a high school freshman down in Okinawa. I certainly haven't heard this plot before! Mayhem ensues and I bet you ecchi things happen.

The cast has some nice members, such as Haruka Tomatsu (Nagi in Kannagi), and so I'll be willing to check it out mainly for her. There's not much to inspire confidence in this show, but the writer did handle the extremely successful Baka to Test, so who knows.

Again, this is up for grabs.



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Arcade Ness

Strike Witches was a guilty pleasure for me. So I'm looking forward to it.
 
Phishu

Strike Witches ftw. Hopefully this season has moar of my beloved Eila.
Asobi ni Iku Yo! is so chokingly unoriginal that, had it not cast the ENTIRETY of Sphere, it never would've made it to television. I'll check out the first episode, see how it is. Loves me my Sphere girls.

 
capncrunch

Yay, Strike Witches!!! I hope the new studio doesn't ruin it.

Japanator needs to preview/follow Seitokai Yakuindomo. I just watched the first episode and it was hilarious.

 
Marlin Clock

The writer for Bakatest?
Calling that there'll be the same jokes in that show every week.
 
-Moonlight-

Asobi ni Iku Yo! sounds interesting.
I'm mostly interested in the ecky though.
 


  

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