It seems like just yesterday that we were in the thick of 100+ degree weather but here we are in September already and it's time to take a look at the upcoming Fall season of exciting Anime shows that I'll be taking a look at.  I took a look at the latest and greatest of the fall anime charts picked the ones that I found interesting and this is what I think I'll be watching this upcoming season.  That and as always catching up on the stuff that I haven't finished from previous seasons.

First of all it's good to check out all the anime season chart pages that are out there first and foremost is a stop at  moetron to find the links to all the home pages and in most cases trailers for the shows.  They also use one of the anime charts so it's a good one stop place really but you can also check out chartfag's blog that has all the other charts linked there.

Once you've picked some interesting anime to watch for the next season you can use moetron's helpful links to look for trailers and more information on the show.  These are the anime titles that I'm looking forward to watching in the fall.

ANIME SERIES:
Ben-to --  This high school lunch room comedy brawler looks like it might be pretty interesting and fun to check out.  I'm hoping for good laughs anyways.


Boku Wa Tomodachi --  More school club room dramedy, but it looks interesting enough for me to warrant checking it out.


Busou Shinki Moon Angel --  YAY!  More girls in combat armor like Strike Angels and it'll be super short episodes so this will be a fun little snack I think.


C3 (CubexCursedxCurious) --  This will probably be another MOE blog overload show and to be honest if I don't get hooked right away it'll probably be the first dropped.


Fate/Zero --  This is one of the I'm not sure if I want to watch or not series of this season.  I've only watched the movie I'm not sure if I'll get it all and it just might be a wait and see thing for me.


Guilty Crown --  Prodution I.G and some cool art got me interested right away even if it is another school kid mecha and magic power type show.


Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing --  It's more Last Exile enough said


Lupin The III -- It doesn't have a release date and it's another series that I'm not entirely sure if I'll watch it or not at this point.  But I wouldn't mind more Fujiko Mine.
[No Trailer Yet]

Maken-Ki --  OK, this will be the guilty pleasure fanservice happy series that will totally rot my brain cells.
And I wont mind a bit.


UN-GO --  While this anime series takes the roll of the thinking man's show.  At least it looks interesting and it'll hopefully replace the brain cells that I'll lose from watching the other shows.


OVA/OAD Specials:
Boku Wa Tomodachi --  OAD, that I believe comes out before the series starts
[See Trailer above none yet for the OAD]

Carnival Phantasm --  OVA, Second season apparently and I'm really liking this so I'll keep watching it.


IS Infinite Stratos Encore -- OVA, This should be interesting and probably lots of fanservice


Kiss Dum: Engage Planet -- OAD, I liked the series but it never did get completely subbed so maybe
[No Trailer Yet]

Kiss X Sis -- OAD,  wait this is still going?  Well alright then it's even more STEP sister skinship love


Manyuu Hikenchou -- Special, Fanservice overload again.


Princess Resurrection -- OVA, 3rd and final part to this awesome series, and it's going to be chuck full of the Fanservice too.


Queen's Blade: Rebellion --  OAD,  Yup more Fanservice


Rio: Rainbow Gate -- Special,  Oh hey look it's...you guessed it...more fanservice


Seitokai Yakuindomo --  OAD, More comedy and innuendo gold.  Just can't get enough.


Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi --  I believe this is also the last episode of this series as well.

Finally finished IS [Infinite Statos] the other day and I have to say for a generic mecha harem type show it wasn't half bad.  I enjoyed it enough but I wish there was a bit more combat and a little less girls fighting over boy harem antics. To saw that there wasn't a fair bit of fanservice as well didn't hurt the watchablity either.

Infinite Stratos is a story about girls who are in a specialized school where they learn to pilot powered exoskeleton type mecha machines to be used in a world wide sport event. Only girls can pilot the machines until on day a young boy named Ichika Orimura, who's sister is the most famous pilots of all, happens upon a new exoskeleton and is able to activate it becoming the first male to do so.   Because of this he is forced to join the most prestigious school for training new pilots the Infinite Stratos Academy and is the only male student there.  And thus his life as a harem lead starts.  He is joined by elite pilots from around the world and his old school friends as well.

The girls all fight over Ichika until soon enough another boy shows up able to pilot another exoskeleton but of course seeing as it's the new thing to do the new boy is actually a reverse trap.  That's right the new boy is actually a girl and gets to share a room with Ichika.  So there is a lot of interesting harem stuff going on a little bit of girl on girl fighting over Ichika with the exoskeletons.  The story progresses basically with one girl added every other episode or so until the last couple of episodes where they are all brought together to on a retreat to kick some ass and destroy a rouge full robotic frame.

This ass kicking comes at a bit of cost and sets off the more intense bonding experience with all the pilots as they suffer a set back and are worried about Ichika who was hurt.  They are all able to get back in the saddle and kick some ass and all ends well with a "good job" but you're all in trouble speech from Ichika's older sister and commander from the school.

I liked it for what it was a fun little show with some comedy lots of harem antics and a helping spoonful of combat.  It wasn't anything new but it wasn't at all stale.  Considering the amount of fanmade fanservice I think a lot more people liked it than they let on as finding a "safe" picture of the girls wasn't all that easy.  It's already been licensed by Sentai Filmworks and was simulcast by Anime Network where it is still available.  There will be an OVA released a bit later as well.

Check out the trailer for IS below