bi"3/30/04
"Megumi no Tanjbi"
Today is Hayashibara Megumi's birthday. She just turned 37.
37? Megumi-sama doesn't look like a day over 37! Maybe she's only 27! Yeah! Oh well.
"2004's Spring Anime Rundown - Part V"
The final part is here.
Anime series - Date - Comments or what has been given
"Initial D: Fourth Stage" - 4/17 - You'll see this on Pay Per View at midnight.
"Jagainukun" - 4/18 - TBS and MBS will show this at 7 A.M.
"Samurai Champloo" - 5/20 - Fuji Television will show this at 2:30 in the morning and for those that don't know, Geneon will translate this series.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki and Moon Phase
"Initial D: Fourth Stage" - "Sit down, hear the music, pretend that nothing is going on and then watch something else." Yeah, that's what I'll be doing.
"Jagainukun" - Not interested at all.
"Samurai Champloo" - This might be my anime of the year.
"New 'To Heart' Series"
"To Heart" will have a new anime series titled "Remember My Memories". Other than the the fact that it will start at some point in October, no other details has been given.
Source(s): Natsume and Moon Phase
"More 'Wind'"
"Wind", a fairly recent visual novel that already had an OVA released about a couple of years ago, will be putting up another OVA series. This time, it'll be 3 OVA's long, but there will also be a volume zero, which will be released at the 28th of May. Adding on, there will be a television series as well that will start at some point in July.
Source(s): Natsume and Moon Phase
"'Air's' Anime to be Out This Year?"
Still having thoughts that "Air" will never have an anime? Well, you might as well stop for the time being. Apparently, there are plans to release an anime of it this year. No other details have been mentioned up to this point.
Source(s): Moon Phase
3/29/04
"2004's Spring Anime Rundown - Part IV"
This is part IV.
Anime series - Date - Comments or what has been given
"Madlax" - 4/6 - TV Tokyo will show this gun slinging series from the "Noir" creators at 1:30.
"Shuratoki" - 4/6 - See it on TV Tokyo at 6 P.M.
"Monster" - 4/7 - Nihon TV will show this at 12:30 A.M.
"Dark Fantasy" - 4/7 - Catch this on TV Tokyo at 1 A.M.
"Ragnarok the Animation" - 4/7 - You know this by now. It's after "Dark Fantasy".
"Baku Tenshi" - 4/7 - It's on Morning TV at 2 A.M.
"Boukyaku" - 4/7 - TBS will show this at 3 A.M.
"Tetsujin 28" - 4/8 - TV Tokyo will show this at 1:30 A.M.
"Getta Robo" - 4/9 - Hope that you can catch this on Pay Per View at 4 in the morning.
"Arusu" - 4/9 - NHK will show this at 6:30 in the evening.
"Cossette" - 4/11 - Catch this on ATX at 11:00 P.M.
"Panda-Z" - 4/12 - Catch this on Kids Station at 7:30 A.M.
"Pugyuru" - 4/13 - Kids Station will show this at 1:00 A.M.
"Gantz" - 4/13 - Fuji will show this Gonzo series at 2:30 A.M.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki and Moon Phase
"Madlax" - If it's like "Noir", then I'll watch this.
"Shuratoki" - Yeah, I'll watch this.
"Monster" - Probably will watch this one.
"Dark Fantasy" - I'll give it a few episodes to see if I'll like it or not, thought it's another Avex series.
"Ragnarok the Animation" - I can see so many groups translating this. I've waited for nearly a half-year to see this.
"Baku Tenshi" - Looks too generic, but I'll watch a few episodes.
"Boukyaku" - Might give this a shot.
"Tetsujin 28" - I'll watch this, but I hope this surprises me in a good way.
"Getta Robo" - I'll watch this also.
"Arusu" - Had thoughts about it, but now, it doesn't look real appealing.
"Cossette" - Ho ho ho! I'll watch this one indeed.
"Panda-Z" - This might be the most silly executed series I'll see. That's a good trait by the way.
"Pugyuru" - Whoa! I sure had a hard time telling if I'm looking at a guy or a girl by seeing the site. Eh. Probably one of the last shows I'd watch this season.
"Gantz" - A friend of mine likes the manga. So, I'll watch this.
3/28/04
"2004's Spring Anime Rundown - Part III"
This is part III.
Anime series - Date - Comments or what has been given
"Hanaukyou Maid Tai: La Verite" - 4/4 - Catch the second season on Chiba TV Tokyo at midnight.
"Midori no Hibi" - 4/4 - It's the second Chiba series to air and the first and second one are a half-hour apart.
"The Marshmallow Times" - 4/4 - TV Osaka will show this at 9:30 A.M.
"Legendz" - 4/4 - Catch this on Fuji Television at 9:30 A.M.
"Get Ride! AM Driver" - 4/5 - TV Tokyo will show this at 6:30 P.M. It'll be 52 episodes long.
"Sensei no Ojikan" - 4/5 - TV Tokyo will show this at 1:30 A.M. J.C. Staff is the studio and Starchild has a site up right here.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki and Moon Phase
"Hanauky Maid Tai: La Verite" - It's more of the same pretty much, meaning that I'll watch this.
"Midori no Hibi" - This might be my anime of this season. Thus, I'll definitely watch this.
"The Marshmallow Times" - Don't have much of an interest for this series.
"Legendz" - I assume that it's a "Y
gi" clone, making this one for me to ignore.
"Get Ride! AM Driver" - I'll give it one or two episodes.
"Sensei no Ojikan" - Kawaii! This has potential to be my sleeper of the year, assuming that it ends this year.
3/27/04
"Birthdays"
Birthdays that should have been mentioned earlier: "Gundam" and "Area 88" will turn 25 this year. Gainax has been in the anime world for 20 years. Oh and Tange Sakura turned 31 on Wednesday.
Source(s): various
I thought Sakura-san would be younger than that, but oh well. Otanjbi omedet minna-san!
"2004's Spring Anime Rundown - Part II"
Here's part II.
Anime series - Date - Comments or what has been given
"Aqua Kids" - 4/1 - It will be on TV Tokyo at 6:30 P.M.
"Kenran Butou Matsuri: The Mars Daybreak" - 4/1 - It will be after "Aqua Kids" and Bones has a page up for it right here.
"Saiyuki Reload Gunlock" - 4/2 - TV Tokyo will show this at 1:30 A.M.
"Tristia" - 4/2 - Catch this on Pay Per View at 9:00 P.M.
"Kyou Kara Mao" - 4/3 - NHK will show this at 9 A.M.
"Dan Dou" - 4/3 - T.V. Tokyo is going to bring you this golf anime series at 9:30 A.M.
"Keroro Gunso" - 4/3 - It appears after "Dan D".
"Aishiteruze Baby" - 4/3 - Animax will show this at 7 P.M. and more info can be found here.
Source(s): Anime Daisuki and Moon Phase
"Aqua Kids" - Definitely not interested.
"Kenran But Matsuri: The Mars Daybreak" - Seeing that it's a Bones anime, I will watch this.
"Saiyuki Reload Gunlock" - If I had to mention a series I'd watch last, this would be one of them.
"Tristia" - Probably won't expect much, especially since I knew about this series just now.
"Ky Kara Mao" - If it's all pretty boys and nothing more, I'll pass.
"Dan D" - It better be as entertaining as "TO" or I'll fall asleep in an instant.
"Keroro Gunso" - I'll give it a shot.
"Aishiteruze Baby" - Why not? I'll give this one a shot too. Looks too kawaii for me to pass up.
"Ghibli Releases"
The DVD batch of Miyazaki Hayao's "Totoro", "Nausicaa" (of course, there's no "a" with the two dots above, but that will change later), and "Porco Rosso" will be released at the end of August.
Source(s): Various
"'Happy Lesson Final'"
"Happy Lesson Final", a three-OVA series, will appear on the 28th of May.
Looks like "Happy Lesson's" anime run has ended. Okay. I really need to play the game.
3/26/04
"2004's Spring Anime Rundown - Part I"
Spring is here. Thus, a new season of anime has begun. So, here's part one of that list, as part two will be up tomorrow. Don't expect much for now.
Anime series - Date - Comments or what has been given
"Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai" - 4/2 - It will be on BS-i at 12:30 A.M.
"Koi Kaze" - 4/2 - It will be on Morning T.V. at 2:15 A.M. and it will be 13 episodes long.
"Tenjou Tenge" - 4/2 - It will be on Morning T.V. at 2:45 A.M. and yes, it's after "Koi Kaze".
Source(s): Anime Daisuki and Moon Phase
"Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai" - I'm going to see this.
"Koi Kaze" - I love just about any series Geneon has been involved with, which is why I'm watching this.
"Tenj Tenge" - Avex is doing the music, which is nice, but Hisakawa Aya-sama as Maya? As much as I love her, this can be a questionable call. The same can be said for Aya's voice actress. Personally, I would have called for someone like Iwao Junko-sama. Still, I'll watch this.