A special look at the 2007 Summer anime season. (Special thanks to Omni over at Random Curiosity, ANN for providing the pictures and finally ImageShack for their wonderful hosting.)
Tetsuko no Tabi (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7543
Number of episodes: 13
Japanese Air Date: June 24th, 2007
Tetsuko no Tabi is based off the experiences of an an infamous man known as Yokomi Hirohiko. What did he do? He supposedly was the first man in Japan to have visited every one of its 9843 train stations. The anime follows his experiences and travels as he travels across various stations.
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=89233 Tetsuko no Tabi -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5134 Possibly subbed by:L-E
Confirmed Fansubs: One Time Fansubs
School Days (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7815
Number of episodes: 13
Japanese Air Date: July 3rd, 2007
School Days is based on a visual novel developed by 0verflow that was released several years back. The game was popular for its 21 different endings and well known for its incredibly violent and bloody endings. The story is about a love triangle between the male protagonist Makoto, and the two heroines Kotonoha and Sekai.
School Days ONA -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=2448 School Days TV -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5061 Possibly Subbed by: Eien no Anime, WinD, and AnimeYoshi
Confirmed Fansubs:AnimeYoshi, Conclave
Nanatsuiro Drops (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7645
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 2nd, 2007
Basically it’s about a boy who drinks a mysterious juice that turns him into a stuffed animal every night. In order to return himself to normal, he has to collect something called Star Drops. To do it, he needs the helps of a certain magical girl from his class, but he can’t reveal his identity or else he’ll be stuck that way forever.
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=89235 Nanatsuiro Drops -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=4868 Possibly Subbed by: AQS-Anime
Confirmed Fansubs: AQS-Anime, Kedex
BUZZER BEATER http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=8137
Number of episodes: Unknown
Japanese Air Date: July 3rd, 2007
A remake of the 2005 version (also by the same name), the show is about a homeless boy called Hideyoshi who lives in New York. He survives by hustling other kids in basketball games, but now, he’s been drafted into a pro-team with a very unique goal.
Possibly Subbed by: N/A – Not available
Doujin Work (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7765
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 3rd, 2007
Based on the 4-koma work by Hiroyuki, this show is about a girl getting involved in the process of creating doujinshi (self-published Japanese works, usually manga or novels).
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=89251 Doujin Work -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=4982 Possibly Subbed by: N/A – Not available
Confirmed Fansubs: Spoon
Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7802
Number of episodes: 13
Japanese Air Date: July 3rd, 2007
This is a series about a boy who is the manager of a high school swim team. The twist? He doesn’t like water that’s more than knee-deep, based on his encounter from a mermaid in his childhood. The club gets joined by an energetic girl transferring from Okinawa, this girl’s quirks include swimming naked and wearing a swimsuit instead of normal underwear.
Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5010 Possibly Subbed by: Yoroshiku, Ayu
Confirmed Fansubs: Yoroshiku, Ayu
ZOMBIE-LOAN (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7825
Number of episodes: Unknown
Japanese Air Date: July 3rd, 2007
Take a wild guess, this anime has zombies and also Shinigamis. The plot involves a girl who possesses Shinigami Eyes that allow her to see dark rings that appear around people’s necks before they die. Two of her classmates have these rings but are still alive because they made a deal to hunt zombies in exchange for living through an accident, and of course she gets involved with them.
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=98539 ZOMBIE-LOAN -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=4878 Possibly Subbed by: AnimeYoshi
Confirmed Fansubs: AnimeYoshi?, BSS, Shinsen-subs/Mishicorp
CODE-E (subs releases, here on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7617
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 3rd, 2007
No this is not related to Code Geass in any form, this is about a girl who radiates electromagnetic waves when her emotions run high, which of course makes it hard for her to use electronic devices. At her new school, she encounters a boy who wants to study her “TYPE-E” power. CODE-E is basically a comedy from the looks of it.
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=89399 CODE-E -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5086 Possibly Subbed by: Formula Sub
Confirmed Fansubs: Formula Sub, Subbers Anonymous,
Mushi-Uta (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7716
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 5th, 2007
In this anime, there are insects known as Mushi that eat people’s dreams, however in exchange they grant that person supernatural powers. These people who gain these powers, become known as Mushitsuki, and when their dream gets completely eaten, they die. The story here involves a boy who meets a girl that is a runaway from a secret facility where Mushitsuki are held, and how they get involved in a conflict between a government organization and a resistance organization. (This plot sounds awfully familiar)
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=89669 Mushi-Uta -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=2050 Possibly Subbed by: Anime Yoshi
Confirmed Fansubs: Serious Business
Sky Girls (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7816
Number of episodes: 26
Japanese Air Date: July 5th, 2007
With the success of the OVA that was released last year, Sky Girls is being made into a 26-episode television series being animated by J.C.Staff. It takes place in a time when a third of mankind was wiped out by an enemy known as Worms. Mankind had to resort to using weapons of mass destruction to win, but 10 years later, Worms return. The name Sky Girls refers to the special few who pilot large mechanical frames called Sonic Drivers into battle.
OVA -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=545 Animation Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=84461 Sky Girls TV -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5024 Possibly Subbed by: Froth-Bite, Ayako
Confirmed Fansubs: Ayako
Potemayo (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7449
Number of episodes: Unknown
Japanese Air Date: July 6th, 2007
Another show based on a 4-koma manga, Potemayo is a mysterious female, living thing that comes out of the main character’s refrigerator and doesn’t speak normally though she can read people’s minds. This is slice of life comedy is about her, her counterpart called Guchuko (who carries the scythe), the main character, and his middle school friends.
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=98679 Potemayo -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=2304 Possibly Subbed by: N/A – Not available
Confirmed Fansubs: Anonymous
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7454
Number of episodes: 24
Japanese Air Date: July 6th, 2007
The sequel to the popular bloody psychological horror from last spring promises more of the same with three more arcs including an anime-original one. Anyone who hasn’t seen the first season the check it out while you can.
Season 1 -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=70 Preview of 2nd season -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=84539 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=4930 Possibly Subbed by: Ayu, Lonewolf
Confirmed Fansubs: Ayu, WinD, Otacon, Hauu~, BSS, Shinsen Subs
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7767
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 7th, 2007
The title for the series comes from the Japanese word for despair and how the main character’s name can be interpreted that way if you write it horizontally instead of vertically. The main character is a very negative teacher who tries to hang himself before he gets saved by by one of his very positive-attitude student who thinks he was trying to get taller.
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5099 Possibly Subbed by: a.f.k.
Confirmed Fansubs: a.f.k.
Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ (subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7451
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 8th, 2007
The 2nd season of the popular series Zero no Tsukaima. This will be a 12 episode series with a new director at the helm and this time around we see more of Louise and Saito along with several new characters including Louise’s two older sisters Cattleya and Eleonore. See the first season while you can…
Season 1 -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=350 Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=98537 Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~ -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5022 Possibly Subbed by: Froth-Bite, SS-Ayu
Confirmed Fansubs: KuroNeko, Your-Mom, Yesy, Toki-Fansubs, Starlight
Moetan (subs released, here on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=8034
Number of episodes: Unknown
Japanese Air Date: July 8th, 2007
Moetan was originally an English language study aid aimed at teaching otaku by using game and animated related phrases. It included gems like “When I fell in love with her, I thought that the girl was my stepsister. I bet if I had known she was my real sister, I would not have fallen in love with her.” and “My friend found the picture I was hiding, so I tricked him by saying I have a sister that is a primary school student” and “All guys who like small breasts have large ones themselves.”
Moetan -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5072 Possibly Subbed by: Kedex
Confirmed Fansubs: Kedex
Mononoke (Subs released, here on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7890
Number of episodes: 12
Japanese Air Date: July 12th, 2007
Based on the third arc of the Ayakashi~ Japanese Classic Horror anime that aired last year. Many have said that the third arc - which was about a mysterious medicine seller faced against a cat monster that was murdering people - was the best of the three, and this new series involves the medicine seller’s encounters with five different monsters from Japanese folklore over the course of 12 episodes.
Mononoke -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5161 Possibly Subbed by: Black-Sheep
Confirmed Subs: Shinsen
Shigurui (subs released, here on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7811
Number of episodes: Unknown
Japanese Air Date: July 19th, 2007
Shigurui is the ultra-violent samurai manga that starts with a tournament in the sixth year of the Kan’ei era (1629) between two swordsmen - one who is blind and one who has only one arm - who have an interconnected past. The ultra-violence probably requires some emphasizing because there are some parts of the manga that are extremely graphic (the very first few pages features a man who pulls out his own intestines).
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=89253 Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=99247 Shigurui -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=1783 Possibly Subbed by: Huzzah
Confirmed Fansubs: Flomp
Baccano! (Subs released, on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=7492
Number of episodes: 13
Japanese Air Date: July 26th, 2007
The back-story involves a group of alchemists who received a liquor of immortality from a demon in the 1700s; the main story takes place in America in the 1930s during Prohibition and involves those alchemists along with mobsters, thieves, terrorists, delinquents, murderers, and even a ghost.
Preview -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=106217 Baccano! -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=5180 Possibly Subbed by: Ayu, DATS, Umai
Confirmed Fansubs: Shinsen
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho Tou Dai Ni Maku (Licensed by ADV Films, will never be on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=8209
Number of episodes: Unknown
Japanese Air Date: July 27th, 2007
This is the second season of the action show that started this past winter season. Whereas the first season featured the battle with villain Kozonu Tendou, this next one will involve the 12 heavenly generals.
Season 1 -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=1635 Possibly Subbed by: N/A – Not available
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Stage 24-25 (Licensed by Bandai Entertainment, will never be on CR)
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=6704
Number of episodes: 24-25
Japanese Air Date: July 28th, 2007
Well, looks like they're finally here, the last 2 episode of Code Geass will air on July 28. As of now, there is no news of a 2nd season. In addition, there will be a new theme song for episodes 24 and 25 of CODE GEASS called Hitomi no Tsubasa by access
Season 1 -
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=372 Possibly Subbed by: gg Fansubs, YourMom, Otacon, Shinsen-Subs
Well that’s that, thanks for reading. I know I’ll be uploading several of these series during the summer, till then patience! Let the uploading wars begin!
got it from
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showforumtopic?id=7898 =)
i'm thinking of trying zombie loan.