{"id":1991,"date":"2019-09-30T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/?p=1991"},"modified":"2019-09-29T21:41:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T12:41:27","slug":"my-most-anticipated-anime-for-fall-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biggestinjapan.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/30\/my-most-anticipated-anime-for-fall-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"My Most Anticipated Anime for Fall 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

50 new anime are premiering this fall season. Here are the ones I\u2019m looking forward to. And for the first time ever, they\u2019re all sequels!<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: Entries are listed in alphabetical order<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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\"\"Image source: \u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011Fate\/Grand Order -\u7d76\u5bfe\u9b54\u7363\u6226\u7dda\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30cb\u30a2-<\/a> on Twitter<\/em><\/p>\n

Fate\/Grand Order: War Against the Demonic Beasts Babylonia\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Genre:<\/b> Time Travel Fantasy, Fighting<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio: <\/b>CloverWorks<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> October 5, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

What it\u2019s about:<\/b> When a group of mages builds a machine to see the future, they discover that humanity will be extinct within a year. The reason? Something has caused seven changes to the past, each of which will result in the end of mankind. Thus, they have no choice but to send a mage back in time to set right what has gone wrong. Unfortunately, due to sabotage, the fate of the world rests on the back of Ritsuka Fujimaru, a terribly weak mage, and Mash, a homunculus girl who has been merged with a hero from Arthurian legend.<\/span><\/p>\n

After fixing the first six time anomalies, our heroic duo arrives at the seventh: Ancient Babylon. But this time, they’re not simply facing heroes from myth and legend–they\u2019re facing the ancient gods themselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I\u2019m excited:<\/b> As a longtime player of <\/span>Fate\/Grand Order<\/span><\/i>, I am well acquainted with this story. It is one of the game\u2019s best story arcs–especially if you are a fan of Gilgamesh. It\u2019s got lots of twists and turns in the plot and a fantastic cast of legendary characters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But what I\u2019m most interested to see is if it is possible to make Fujimaru, the player proxy, an interesting character. After all, in the game, all he does is command the servants to do things–rarely getting into fights himself. And as he is your proxy, his personality is left rather sparse so you can pretend you are him while playing. So he\u2019s basically a blank slate and I\u2019m interested to see what they do with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> Fate\/stay night, Fate\/zero<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to watch:<\/b> Crunchyroll<\/a>, Funimation<\/a>, Wakanim<\/a> (EU), AnimeLab<\/a> (AU\/NZ)<\/span><\/p>\n

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High Score Girl II<\/span><\/h2>\n

Genre:<\/b> Coming of Age, Romance, Retro Video Game History<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio: <\/b>J.C. Staff<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> October 26, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

What it\u2019s about:<\/b> In the late 1980s, elementary schooler Hauro is the king of his local arcade–and when it comes to <\/span>Street Fighter II<\/span><\/i>, he is unbeatable. Then he is thoroughly trounced by Akira, the class princess. What starts as a rivalry becomes a friendship–and perhaps a romance–that spans two decades of retro gaming in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second season continues the story through their high school days. While Koharu–a girl who has had a crush on Haruo since middle school–battles to win his heart, Akira must deal with her ever more depressing home life. For his part, Haruo continues immersing himself in gaming culture before being forced to decide how he really feels about the two girls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I\u2019m excited:<\/b> Not only is this anime a fantastic romance story, it’s a love letter to retro gaming as well. If you\u2019ve ever wondered what gaming culture in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s was like in Japan, this is the series for you. It also helps that the games and such shown off are the actual games–not some copyright dodging knock offs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> High Score Girl, Wotakoi, Gamers!<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to watch:\u00a0<\/b>Netflix<\/a> (Eventually…)<\/span><\/p>\n

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My Hero Academia (Season 4)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Genre:<\/b> Superhero<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio: <\/b>Bones<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date: <\/b>October 12, 2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What it\u2019s about:<\/b> With their last adventure hardly behind them, Midoriya and his fellow super heroes-in-training prepare for the next step in their education: long term internships with pro-heroes. But this is not the same as their previous field training with the pros. With the right mentor, it’s possible to go from the bottom to the top of the superhero world.<\/span><\/p>\n

But just because our heroes are entering the next stage of their training doesn\u2019t mean that the villains are standing still. Even as the new blood gets ready to take their place in the limelight, an old-school villainous crime syndicate is already making its move.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I\u2019m excited:<\/b> This arc of the story focuses on the fallout to come from the retirement of All Might. To put it in general terms, we are seeing the <\/span>My Hero Academia <\/span><\/i>equivalent of a world without Superman. Now there is a power vacuum and both sides–heroes and villains–rush to fill the void. This is the start of a transitional period where the entire superhuman community can be turned on its head. The question is, how can our heroes, still in school as they are, affect the crises that are sure to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> One Punch Man, Marvel Movies<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to watch:<\/b> Crunchyroll<\/a>, Funimation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Psycho Pass (Season 3)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Genre:<\/b> Cyberpunk Dystopia, Crime Thriller<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio: <\/b>Production I.G<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> October 17, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

What it\u2019s about:<\/b> In the future, civilization has all but collapsed–except in Japan. There, the people have adopted the Sibyl System–a computer capable of scanning a person\u2019s mental state and calculating their potential for criminal activities. If your criminal coefficient is consistently over 100, you are imprisoned as a \u201clatent criminal\u201d regardless of whether you have committed any crimes or not. Over 300 and you\u2019ll be executed by the system on the spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While violent crime has been nearly eliminated, there is still the need for at least a token force of police. However, as an officer forced to deal with the criminal mind repeatedly could easily become a latent criminal, the police are paired with latent criminals who, in exchange for limited freedom, do the dirty work when needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I\u2019m excited:<\/b> Since the last season of <\/span>Psycho-Pass<\/span><\/i>, we\u2019ve had four films that have both expanded the greater world of the series and set the story up for things to come. Moreover, in the background of the three most recent films has been a subplot about the formation of a new paramilitary unit focused on actions outside of Japan. In short, they appear to be a rival group of sorts to Akane\u2019s team of police we followed in the first two seasons. What they\u2019re true plans are and how much they know about the system they serve, however, remains a mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> Psycho-Pass, Ghost in the Shell, Harmony<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to watch:\u00a0<\/b>Amazon Prime Video<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld<\/span><\/h2>\n

Genre:<\/b> Trapped in a Video Game<\/span><\/p>\n

Studio:<\/b> A-1 Pictures<\/span><\/p>\n

Premiere date:<\/b> October 10, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

What it\u2019s about:<\/b> After freeing her kingdom from an insane, theocratic dictator, magical knight Alice retreats from society in order to take care of her companion injured in the final battle. However, an even greater threat looms in the dark lands full of monsters that surround her kingdom–a threat that spells doom for her entire world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, outside of Alice\u2019s virtual world, a black ops squad invades a research facility, seeking to capture humanity’s first true AI: Alice herself. The only thing that stands between them and their goal is a group of scientists, a handful of soldiers, and one young woman who once survived the infamous death game Sword Art Online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why I\u2019m excited:<\/b> War of Underworld<\/span><\/i> is what happens when you all but remove Kirito from <\/span>Sword Art Online.<\/span><\/i> With him out of the way, Asuna and Alice become the main characters–with Alice dealing with the internal threats to her world and Asuna the external ones. Of course, this distinction in roles becomes fuzzier as things move forward and the two worlds affect each other more directly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But more than that, <\/span>War of Underworld<\/span><\/i> isn\u2019t just the ending of the <\/span>Alicization<\/span><\/i> arc. Rather it serves as the climax to the entirety of the <\/span>Sword Art Online<\/span><\/i> franchise. It calls back to events across all the anime that have come before and gives a satisfying conclusion to a story nearly a decade in the making.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch it if you like:<\/b> Sword Art Online, Log Horizon, .hack\/\/sign<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Where to watch:<\/b> Funimation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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