Year-End Babble: 2009 Anime Notables

Here’s the usual “notables” list as the end of 2009 is just around the corner. A little something to look back and mention several anime series that I think are quite noteworthy to share.

Just a heads up, this is a rather subjective list as this was mainly based on my picks among the series I’ve seen which aired from January to December 2009 that I feel are notable.

* List order is chronological based on the season when it started airing (from Winter 2008/2009 to Fall 2009)

Without further ado, on to the list!

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Eden of the East ep 01 to 03

So, um, yeah. I simply couldn’t resist doing some sort of episodic post for EotE. Heh. Anyway, I’ll most likely do it in batches, like 3 episodes at a time until the finale. This isn’t a detailed episode summary, more like a brief hodgepodge of some of the events from episodes 1 through 3 just to keep track of what’s going on in this series.

~ So, with 3 episodes in, what do we know so far?

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Notable OP/ED themes: Spring 2009

Another season, another OP/ED themes post. It’s for Spring 2009 this time. Quite a few good tunes this season. As usual, please note that this list of songs is pretty much subjective. It’s listed as “Top 5″ ranked according to my preference, followed by randomly listed titles as “special mention.”

~ Format :: “Song title” by band/artist (OP#/ED# – anime series title)

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Eden of the East – What mystery dost thou holdeth?

As much as I’m tempted to and how much I’d love to, I don’t think I’d be able to blog episode summaries of Eden of the East (EotE), largely due to me being a workaholic. ^^;; Therefore, I’ll settle for some occasional fangirling over this series…

Starting NOW.

**A word of caution:
— This may be a tl;dr and a slightly (but not really) srs bzns sort of post

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Anime Preview: Spring 2009 First Impressions – Batch 2

Here’s the 2nd and final batch of my quick first impressions on some of the Spring 2009 series.

In this batch: (1) Tears to Tiara; (2) Natsu no Arashi!; (3) Hanasakeru Seishounen; (4) 07-Ghost; (5) Eden of the East; (6) Ristorante Paradiso; (7) Shangri-La; (8.) Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity–

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Anime Preview: Spring 2009

Another last-minute season preview from me (or is it?). Heh. So, here’s a rough list of anime that will be airing this Spring 2009. I might have missed a few others, but either way, here’s the information that I’ve been able to gather (listed in alphabetical order, by month). Some series will start airing in March, May or June, while most will be in April. As usual, batch lists of my first impressions will follow when the subs are released.

To the Spring 2009 anime preview list we go!

*Edit: (04/02/2009) Updated some air dates, including La Corda D’Oro ~secondo passo~ special episode 2.

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