Current Summer Anime

Hey there anime fans. I was just wondering if you were keeping up with the current midsummer anime season. If not you can check out what's being aired on this ridiculously large picture below.


Seriously, it's huge. But that's besides the point. I personally have only been keeping up with a few of them, but I can still tell you a bit about what on the plate for summer anime.

First up, my favorite this summer: High School of the Dead. That picture alone is a good enough reason to watch this anime, but if you still need some more convincing, listen up. This anime starts off with a few short bursts of up close zombie shots, followed by a view of the top of a school building as three students (two male, one female) bludgeon their way through a small horde of zombies in an attempt to reach the schools observatory. A few bloody zombie thwacks and an obligatory fanservice upskirt of the female character later, the opening scene comes to a close, followed by a very nice opening.

After that, we go back in time to just before all hell breaks loose. That's about as much actual spoilers as I feel like giving you at the moment, so I'll just finish up by saying a few more things. There are only four episodes out so far, so catching up won't be a problem (and you definitely need to catch up if you haven't already). The zombies look totally awesome and completely gross, just like zombies should. There were a few moments when I cringed and shouted at the characters for doing things that you aren't suppose to do during a zombie apocalypse...I have a complete Zombie Contingency Plan written up on my computer :P
There are a wide assortment of characters that bring plenty of life to the story, and the female characters are all quite busty. I give this anime so far a 9.5/10 (-.5 for acting stupidly during the zombie apocalypse).

The next anime on my "To Watch" list is: Setokai Yakuindomo
Basically, this anime follows the members of the student council of a previously all girls private academy...now obviously going co-ed for the first time. Needless to say, hilarity ensues, and one unlucky(lucky?) boy gets picked to be the only male member of the student council, much to his dismay.

It turns out the the two taller female members of the council are totally and completely perverted, and the duty of keeping them in check falls to the new (horrified) male member, backed up by the shorter, more mature female member of the council. I have to say, this anime has me laughing almost throughout every episode, and if you happen to be a fan of comedy, with perhaps a very slight amount of ecchi thrown in, then this anime is a must see! I give it an 8.25/10

My next pick is: Ookamisan Shichinin no Nakama-tachi The story follows three "main" characters, Ryōko Ōkami who is a freshman girl, renown for her fierce demeanor, Ringo Akai who is a short, cute, loli-esque freshman girl who is Ōkami-sans best friend, and Ryōshi Morino, an incredibly shy boy with a big-time crush on Ōkami-san, he's pretty darn good with a slingshot.

The anime follows Ōkami, and Ringo, two members of a club that "fixes" problems for prospective clients called Otogi High School Bank, and Ryōshi, the shy guy who is finally able to confess his love to Ōkami only to be recruited into the club. Despite being a comedy/romance type anime, there are plenty of good fights(Ōkami is a darn good fist fighter), and as long as nobody is looking at Ryōshi he can hold his own pretty well with his slingshot. For the most part, this is a nice lighthearted anime that I would give a 7.75/10.

The last two animes that I would keep an eye out for would be Nurarihyon no Mago. An anime following an elementary school student who is destined to be the next head of the Nura youkai clan, even though he desperately wants to stay human. And the last one would be The Legend of the Legendary Heroes.
Despite having a redundant sounding name, there have been some pretty cool magic fights, and a decent bit of humor thrown in as well. The story follows Raina Lute, a lazy student of a Magicians school who sets out on a journey to find a magical artifact from one of history's "Legendary Heroes".

I urge you to take a look at that big picture up there and try out a few of the animes I've mentioned. There is always something new out there for someone.