Because Ray did his already, that’s why. Here’s what looks most interesting to my eyes, though my track record of actually blogging what I say in my previews tends to be rather…low.
Mokke–it was the trailer that drew my interest in this show, as well as the concept, two sisters who have differing supernatural abilities. It does seem to be pitched in the same direction as Dennou Coil (ie, for younger audiences), but if it’s as original and inventive as that show it’ll be a winner. The emphasis is not on the dark side of supernatural stuff but as an adjunct to a more slice-of-life type show, which is my favorite genre of anime when it’s done well.
ef – a tale of memories–a real toss up. Fantastic music in the trailer, no surprise since it’s by Tenmon (who composed all the music in Makoto Shikai’s works), and Shinkai himself contributed a characteristically well-lit OP. The trailer makes the story look like a nicer version of School Days, though, and that’s not so promising, plus it has that eroge character design which I’m getting kind of tired of and have a hard time taking seriously. (It was one of many problems I had with Air.)
It looks like the fall isn’t going to be as spectacular a season as the spring promised to be, with a lot of quieter shows making their debut. All the moe otaku are going to be salivating over Clannad, KyoAni’s latest venture, but me, I’m holding the torch until the second season of Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu comes out. I still can’t believe the director of Honey and Clover and Nodame Cantabile would actually direct a very standard harem show, Kimi kiss pure rouge. I may even check it out just once to see if he does anything special with it. The H&C halo effect is strong.Finally, it seems that no one is challenging Sayonara Zetsubou’s Sensei‘s originality crown so far…unless they’ve got something coming in the winter I don’t know about.