The Summer 2012 Anime Preview Guide
by The Anime News Network Editorial Team, Jul 1st 2012
Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2012 Preview Guide! By now you know the drill: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly and they get posted as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, resulting in alternate takes on most every show (sometimes on more than one episode!). Check back a couple of times every day during the guide and you're likely to see something new!
This is an ongoing guide. Throughout the next week or two we'll be updating as often as possible with new perspectives on new episodes from each of our team of critics. New reviews will be posted as soon as they're written.
Please remember that this is a preview guide. It is designed to give you a taste of the first episode (or the first few episodes) of a show with a preliminary opinion and a few thoughts on whether or not the show has potential. These are not intended to be blanket judgments of these series as a whole. All reviews use the same ratings scale: 1-5, with 1 being the lowest. Shows that are available streaming online will be indicated as such with links.
Click on the critic's name to check out their episode reviews! The newest reviews will always appear at the TOP of each critic's page, so if you're wondering what's new, just click the critic's name and their latest work will pop right up. Scroll down to see earlier reviews. The newest title in each critic's page will also be bolded for your convenience. We have a total of six writers contributing this time; each writer will be added as their first submissions arrive.
Theron Martin
Newest Preview: Muv-Luv Alternative: Total EclipseAlso Available: Tari Tari, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, La storia della Arcana Famiglia
Carl Kimlinger
Newest Preview: Muv-Luv Alternative: Total EclipseAlso Available: Tari Tari, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, La storia della Arcana Famiglia
Gia Manry
Newest Preview: Muv-Luv Alternative: Total EclipseAlso Available: Tari Tari, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, La storia della Arcana Famiglia
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The Summer 2012 Anime Preview Guide is here! Check back every day for previews of all the new shows premiering.
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Available Now: The Future of AX Panel - Madoka Magica Dub Panel - Funimation Panel - Tokyopop Panel - Tiger & Bunny Dub Panel - Madhouse Chihayafuru Panel - Production I.G. Panel - Rikiya Koyama Focus Panel - Viz Media Panel - NIS Games - Steve Blum Focus Panel And much much more! 2012-06-29
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ANNCast Live at Anime Expo 2012
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No matter how fluidly the code flies it cannot disguise the fact that the story isn't making a whole lot of sense. Perhaps the novels do a better job. The anime, however, leaves much to be desired.
No matter how fluidly the code flies it cannot disguise the fact that the story isn't making a whole lot of sense. Perhaps the novels do a better job. The anime, however, leaves much to be desired.
Kurenai Sub.DVD
In an environment of trite interpretations of common plots, this story about a young man trying to protect a precocious young girl is a breath of fresh air. It impresses with its distinctive artistic touches and the quality of its writing and animation.
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica GN 1
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Honey Darling GN
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Given a more concise pace or more books to tell the story in, this could have been Only Serious About You with a cat instead of a little girl. As it is, we have a nice story about two guys who happen to live together with a cat and an author who suddenly remembered that she needed them to end up as a couple.
Sarai GN 1Review
