That's in less than a couple hours from now.
© NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. / SUNRISE BANDAI VISUAL MBS Original Character Design © Kousuke Fujishima [Image from Animax Asia]
Tales of the Abyss premieres 5 January 2012, Thursday, 630pm WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Beelzebub.
Read more »Luke fon Fabre has been confined in his house since young, and the freedom he is about to experience will shatter everything he's ever known.
–Animax' synopsis
Japanese audio with subtitles
© 2010 Kenji Inoue/PUBLISHED BY ENTERBRAIN, INC. / Baka and Test Project. All rights reserved. [Image from Animax Asia]
Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts premieres 29 November 2011, Tuesday, 10pm WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces The Book of Bantorra.
Read more »Akihisa Yoshii attends Fumizuki Academy, a school where the students can call forth summoned beings to battle between classes.
–Animax' synopsis
That's tonight.
戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra
© Yamagata Ishio, Maeshima Shigeki/ SHUEISHA, Bantorra Library.
[Image - Screencap of 戦う司書 The Book of Bantorra official Japanese site]
The Book of Bantorra premieres 21 October 2011, Friday, 10pm WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Shangri-La.
In a world where dead people turn into books stored in the Bantorra Library, anyone who reads a book can learn their past. The Bantorra Library is maintained by the Armed Librarians, who wield supernatural abilities. Their leader is the powerful woman Hamyuts Meseta whom their enemy – the psychotic religious cult known as Shindeki Church, is trying to assassinate in order to gain the secrets of the Bantorra Library.
–Animax' synopsis
TV Tropes on the The Book of Bantorra: Anyone Can Die: And How.
That's tomorrow.
Airs Saturdays at 7PM WIB (same day as Japan)
Japanese audio with subtitles
© GONZO/FAM PARTNERS
[Image - Screencap of Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing- Official Website (JP)]
LAST EXILE -Fam, The Silver Wing- premieres 15 October 2011, Saturday, 7PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every Saturday thereafter. Gonzo's 20th anniversary project will be telecast the same day as Japan — just like Tears to Tiara, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Inuyasha: The Final Act and Maid Sama!
I've made up my mind! I'm going to steal that ship!
The twin princesses of the Turan Kingdom are attacked by their enemy. Left for dead, their fate changes after the young pilot Fam rescues them.
So goes Animax' synopsis for Episode 1 Open file.
The quote above that is from the main program synopsis that also contains the backgrounder to the Turan Kingdom and Ades Federation conflict, as well as the names of the princess pair under assault (Millia il Velch Cutrettola Turan and Liliana il Grazioso Merlo Turan).
I assume Korean audio with Not!Japanese subtitles.
[Image from Animax Asia]
Winter Sonata The Animation premieres 20 September 2011, Tuesday, 550PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia with episodes 1 and 2 back-to-back. Succeeding individual eps air every weekday thereafter at 630PM (replacing Letter Bee).
Yoo Jin falls in love with Joon Sang as a young girl. After losing him in an accident, she decides to marry her childhood friend. However, Yoo Jin meets someone looking exactly like her lost love, putting her in a bind.
–Animax' synopsis
Can we say, Love Triangle
? xDDDD
Airs weekdays at 10PM WIB
Shangri-La © Eiichi Ikegami/KADOKAWA SHOTEN/SHANGRI-LA Partners.
[Image from Animax Asia]
Shangri-La premieres 19 September 2011, Monday, 10PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Nodame Cantabile: Finale.
When the Tokyo government tries to create a new area in the city for elites, this leads to an explosive clash between government forces and anti-government guerillas. 18 year old Kuniko Hojo, the future leader of the anti-government forces, finds herself in the heart of the battle to protect her beloved city. –Animax' synopsis
TV Tropes on Shangri-La: An odd duck if there ever was one, proposing a world driven into poverty by carbon taxes, into chaos by arbitrage in carbon credits, and awaiting a savior - in the form of a Genius Ditz Magical Girl with a Precision-Guided Boomerang.
But before it does so, Nodame Cantabile: Paris will first wrap with an OAV on the 31st August, Wednesday, in the same Paris chapter timeslot.
© Tomoko Ninomiya ・ KODANSHA/Nodame Cantabile 3 Committee. All rights reserved. [Image from Animax Asia]
So to repeat, Nodame Cantabile: Finale premieres 1 September 2011, Thursday, 10PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Nodame Cantabile: Paris.
In Finale's season premiere, Leçon 1, Chiaki's popularity keeps increasing while Nodame gets depressed as she feels the distance between them growing.
Two and a half years and can't-count-'em-nemore Nodame Cantabile replays later —
© Tomoko Ninomiya ・ KODANSHA/Nodame Cantabile Committee
[Image from Animax Asia]
Nodame Cantabile: Paris premieres 16 August 2011, Tuesday, 10PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. I assume its Japanese audio with subtitles.
Read more »Having been given the opportunity to study at Paris, Nodame accompanies Chiaki to Europe. As he strives towards his dream of becoming an accomplished conductor, she dedicates herself to become a professional piano player. Although they are moving swiftly towards their professional goals, this seems to be pulling them further apart in their relationship.
–Animax synopsis
Japanese audio with subtitles.
Letter Bee © Hiroyuki Asada/SHUEISHA,LBP,TV TOKYO
[Image from Animax Asia]
Letter Bee premieres 16 August 2011, Tuesday, 630PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces 07-Ghost.
Lag Seeing works as a Letter Bee, a postman entrusted to deliver the hearts of people separated from the ones they love.
I lopped off the Animax synopsis there because I wanted to quote TV Trope's Letter Bee observations first: If you're an optimist, you probably think that sounds really nice. If you're smart, you're probably wondering why an ‘elite cadre’ (the Letter Bees) is needed to deliver the mail.
Japanese audio with subtitles
The English 07-GHOST manga volume 8 is out on 5 July, the Indonesian volume 1 on the 6th. Now, go watch the anime.
07-Ghost © Yuki Amemiya, Yukino Ichihara, ICHIJINSHA, 07-GHOST Project
[Image screencapped from アニメ「07-GHOST」公式サイト]
07 Ghost premieres 12 July 2011, Tuesday, 630PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Lucky Star.
With his mastery of the magical art of Zaiphon, Teito Klein gets drawn into an ancient battle that may shed light on his own mysterious past.
–Animax synopsis
I actually wanted to title this post Ho Yay, Incoming!
because, as TV Tropes points out, you will run into a LOT of homoeroticism in 07-Ghost, especially between Teito and Mikage: Only halfway through the first episode, they slept in the same bed, and this was merely the beginning of it.
Very Fujo-friendly, in other words. (Thought I'd get that—warning?—out of way :D)
This thing had BETTER be in Japanese audio with subtitles or I will be all over stuck on English audio Indovision.
Lucky Star © Kagami Yoshimizu / Lucky Paradise
[Image from Animax Asia]
Lucky Star premieres 8 June 2011, Wednesday, 630PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter. It replaces Bleach Season 2.
Read more »Lucky Star's story revolves around the lives of four Japanese highschool girls with a unique sense of humor. The setting is mainly based on the city of Kasukabe in Saitama Prefecture. Join this group of hilarious girls as they openly express their love and passion for Anime, Manga and Videogame!
–Animax synopsis
You know by now, right, that The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya S2 finale'd on Animax last Wednesday? Well, this bookends.
© 2009 Nagaru Tanigawa · Noizi Ito/a member of SOS
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya premieres 1 June 2011, Wednesday, 7PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia. Japanese audio with subtitles.
Read more »One morning Kyon arrives only to find that everything has changed. Haruhi and Koizumi are both missing and Ryoko has mysteriously returned. On top of this, Asahina can't seem to recognize Kyon and Nagato is just an ordinary human. For some reason, Kyon is the only one aware of the changes and no one remembers about Haruhi or the SOS Brigade.
Kyon finds a clue left by the alien version of Nagato in the form of a bookmark. She tells him that he has to gather ‘keys’ to run a program. After bringing all the necessary keys for the program built by the alien version of Nagato, Kyon is shocked to find who is behind everything.
–Animax synopsis
Changed the post title because of baka-girl and Kia-chan's comments below ^^
© Tite Kubo / Shueisha, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot
[Image from Animax Asia]
Is it coincidence that I started this draft at 5.02PM? Yeah, didn't think so.
Bleach - Memories of Nobody premieres 2 May 2011, Monday, 7PM WIB (UTC+7), on Animax Asia. Japanese audio with subtitles.
Read more »Unidentifiable spirits begin appearing, and while dealing with them, Ichigo and Rukia meet a mysterious shinigami who may know what is happening.
–Animax synopsis
Airs weekdays at 830PM WIB (UTC+07)
Japanese audio with subtitles
© Nobuhiro Watsuki / SHUEISHA, Busourenkin Project
[Image from Animax Asia]
The Busou Renkin anime premieres this tonight, 28 April 2011, at 830PM WIB on Animax Asia, replacing Kekkaishi.
Find it a little hard working up enthusiasm for the Busou Renkin premiere—especially as I always feel like going "If a boy's story ends," why should I bother to watch? whenever I see the ad. Not only does Animax actually answer the question (Because A hero's saga begins
), I remember being so invested in this anime back in the 2006/2007 day. Perhaps I just need to sit myself down in front of the screen to dispel the meh.
Read more »When Kazuki Muto discovers he can wield the powerful weapon Busou Renkin, he decides to use it to eliminate the evil monsters plaguing his hometown.
–Animax synopsis
That's tonight at 730PM WIB (UTC+7). Animax's season 2 starts with Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody,
unlike the Japanese TV 2009 renewal, which mixes old and new episodes and opens with The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1
.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
© 2007, 2008, 2009 Nagaru Tanigawa · Noizi Ito/a member of SOS
[Image from Animax Asia]
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2 premieres 6 April 2011, 730PM WIB, on Animax Asia and airs every Wednesday thereafter. Starting 13 April, however, airing time moves up to 7PM, with two episodes telecast back to back.
Plot-wise, the Animax synopsis holds no surprises:
Read more »The second season of the hit series sees Haruhi Suzumiya and the SOS Brigade continuing their crazy search for aliens, espers and time travelers.
That's today and it's slated to air weekdays at 630PM WIB (UTC+7), in Japanese audio with subtitles.
As you watch this latest Animax anime, please continue to #prayforJapan and/or help Japan in its time of need.
Bleach © Tite Kubo/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, dentsu, Pierrot
[Image from Animax Asia]
Bleach Season 2 premieres 18 March 2011, Friday, 630PM WIB, on Animax Asia and airs every weekday thereafter at the same time. From its synopsis excerpted below, Animax's season numbering appears to differ from the Japanese convention (cf. Bleach episodes):
Read more »In this new season, Ichigo and his friends are confronted by the Bounts, a formidable new enemy who is planning a nefarious act against Soul Society.
Airs weekdays at 830PM WIB (UTC+07)
In original Japanese audio with localised subtitles
© Tanabe Yellow / Shogakukan / Yomiuri TV / Sunrise 2006
Reminding: Kekkaishi premieres this coming Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 830PM WIB on Animax Asia.
Yoshimori Sumimura has the skill to form barriers to destroy demons, and he uses this power to protect the peace of a sacred land from numerous foes.
–Animax synopsis
What the Animax synop omits is that Yoshimori's partner in dispatching monsters or Ayakashi is Yukimura Tokine, also a barrier master and a more proficient Houi! Jouso! Ketsu! Metsu! Tenketsu!
one at that. So sleep-deprived high school students by day, but agile defenders of their school grounds from demons by night.
Airs Thursdays at 730PM WIB (UTC+07)
In original Japanese audio with localised subtitles
© Hiroshi Shiibashi / SHUEISHA, Nurari Project
I know you've already marked your calendar, but announcing anyway: Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan premieres tomorrow, Thursday, 10 February 2011, at 730PM WIB on Animax Asia.
Part human and quarter yokai boy Rikuo Nura, decides to take up his role as head of the Nura House and faces off with multiple rival clans.
–Animax synopsis
Airs weekdays at 830PM WIB (UTC+07)
© Yana Toboso/SQUARE ENIX, Kuroshitsuji Project, MBS
Yeah, yeah, you knew already from last year, but just in case someone reading this blog remains in the dark(ness), Black Butler Season 1 premieres on Tuesday, 11 January 2011, at 830PM WIB on Animax Asia.
In a manor house on the outskirts of Victorian era London, butler Sebastian Michaelis serves Ciel Phantomhive, the orphaned twelve-year-old head of an English noble family and a toy and candy empire, who serves directly under the Queen. Sebastian carries out any task required by his master while solving the problems plaguing England with ease and perfection, because of his demonic lineage and Faustian contract with his master.The parents of the Phantomhive estate were murdered when Ciel was younger. As a result, he made a deal with a demon asking for vengeance upon those who had disgraced him, and the Phantomhive name, in exchange for his soul.
[Synopsis from Wikipedia]
The anime adapts the popular Toboso Yana manga that serializes in the nominally shounen
GFantasy. TV Tropes' summary closer goes: Mix and stir Hellsing and Count Cain with Loveless, at least toward the beginning. No, seriously,
which perfectly captures, yup, the series at the outset. Elex Media publishes Black Butler in Indonesia; nine volumes have been released as of November 2010.
© Hiro Mashima · KODANSHA
Fairy Tail Guild · TV TOKYO
[Scan from Network 09/2010]
Weekdays at 830PM WIB (UTC+07)
Just reminding (because I'm sure you already know from the promo barrage): the Fairy Tail anime premieres tonight, Thursday, 30 September 2010, at 830PM WIB on Animax Asia.
So that's some four hours to go before —
Seventeen-year-old Lucy Heartfilia joins the (in)famous magic guild “Fairy Tail,” and teams up with a pink-haired, muffler-wearing fire mage nicknamed “Salamander,” Natsu. Along with a talking cat on the wing baptized Happy, the pair tackles some of the most perilous magic missions ever conceived (by a manga-ka).
[Synopsis adapted from the Indovision blurb]
The anime adapts the popular Mashima Hiro manga that TV Tropes commends for its beautiful drawing, imaginative magic and unusually deep (for shonen series, anyway) Character Development.
Elex Media publishes the award-winning Fairy Tail manga in Indonesia (ongoing serialization in Shonen Magz, volume 8 expected to street 6 October).
A-1 Pictures and Satelight's TV co-production—featuring seiyuu Hirano Aya as Lucy Heartfilia, Kakihara Tetsuya as Natsu Dragneel, Nakamura Yuuichi as Gray Fullbuster and Kugimiya Rie as Happy—premiered on 12 October 2009 in Japan. Season 1 concluded with episode 48 last 27 September. The second season premiere is skedded for 4 October 2010.
Animax Asia's encore telecast of episode 1 will be at 130AM and 1PM on the Friday. Weekend encores of episodes 1 and 2 will be from 930-1030PM (Saturday, 2 October) and 730-830AM and 6-7PM (Sunday, 3 October).
| EP | Title | Day/Date | Airtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairy TailPremiere | THU, 30 Sep 2010 | 830PM WIB |
| 2 | The Dragon, The Monkey and The Bull | FRI, 1 Oct | 830PM |
| 3 | Infiltrate The Everlue Mansion! | MON, 4 Oct | 830PM |
| 4 | Dear Kaby | TUE, 5 Oct | 830PM |
| 5 | The Armored Wizard | WED, 6 Oct | 830PM |
Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03) via Animax Asia
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