91 Days
| Source Material | Original work |
| Voice Actor | Daisuke Ono as Vanno Kazuhiro Yamaji as Vincent Vanetti Kenjiro Tsuda as Fango Orco Kōtarō Nishiyama as Flatte Vanetti Sōma Saitō as Colteo Takahiro Sakurai as Valbero Takashi Kondo as Avilio Bluno/Angelo Lakuza Takuya Eguchi as Nero Vanetti Yūichi Nakamura as Ronaldo |
| Director | Hiro Kaburaki (Kimi no Todoke, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun) |
| Scriptwriter | Taku Kishimoto (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi) |
| Character Design | Tomohiro Kishi (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun) |
| Music | Shōgo Kaida (Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru) |
| Opening Song | “Signal” by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure |
| Ending Song | “Rain or Shine” by ELISA |
| Studio | Shuka |
| Official Site | http://www.91days.family/ |
| @TV91Days | |
| Broadcast Date | 8 July 2016 (1755 GMT, 2355 WIT), 9 July 2016 (0155 JST) |
Angelo’s childhood ruined when a mafia called Vanetti family killed his entire family. Fortunately his life saved by his close friend, Colteo, and successfully escaped from Lawless Town. His hatred, however, does not go away easily. 9 Years later, he changed his name to Avilio and come back to the town he once lived. After he met with Colteo, he learned about Colteo’s skill as bootlegger and utilize that skill to approach Nero Vanetti, son of Vanetti family leader.
Set in fictional town called Lawless, the staffs in Studio Shuka successfully build the feeling in this anime just like the atmosphere that usually found in a mafia themed story. The viewers can easily carried into setting with grayish brown color palette, western style building landscape, and fitted jazz music. Avilio, the main character in this anime, describe as a tragic hero who try to avenge his family even by using his childhood friend who actually does not want to be involved with mafia activities. It is interesting to see how his revenge story handled in this anime. (Dany Muhammad/Indonesian Anime Times)
Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei 2nd
| Alternative title | Active Raid 2nd |
| Source Material | Original Series |
| Casts | Aimi Tanaka as Marimo Kaburagi
Satomi Arai as Abigail Martinez Sho Hayami as Kyōkai-sama Yukari Tamura as Emilia Edelman |
| Director | Noriaki Akitaya |
| Scenario | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Original Character Design | Shun Saeki |
| Opening Theme | “Cerulean Squash” (セルリアンスカッシュ) by Yuka Aisaka |
| Ending Theme | “Field Trip!!” by Tomoyo Kurosawa |
| Studio | Production IMS |
| Official website | http://activeraid.net/ |
| @activeraid | |
| Broadcast date | July 11 2016, (2230 WIT / 1530 GMT) July 12 2016, (0030 JST) |
The second season of the anime series Active Raid. Once the Unit 8 saved Japan from terrorism by the Logos, they are becoming more popular in Japan. However, the crime did not stop after the Logos was defeated. There are still many crimes abuse of Willwear. The rest of the Unit 8, 2 new members of the unit, Emilia Edelman and Marimo Kaburagi, and the assistance of civilians tasked to suppress crimes before the Tokyo conference begins.
With different time settings, then the interest also will be different. 2 new Characters enliven this series. Moreover, in a new character named Kaburagi Marimo. She has a phobia called Scopophobia. Therefore, the behavior Kaburagi Marimo is unique. With her glasses, she can get rid of phobia of hers for a while. The opening song is also very nice. With music and animation in the opening song is very good, it can be an added value for the whole of this anime series.
Alderamin on the Sky
| Alternative title | Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Alderamin |
| Source Material | Light novel series by Bokuto Uno |
| Casts | Eri Suzuki as Kus
Haruka Chigusa as Haroma Becker Inori Minase as Chammile Kitra Katjvanmaninik Junji Majima as Matthew Tetdrich Nobuhiko Okamoto as Ikta Solork Risa Taneda as Yatorishino Igsem |
| Director | Tetsuo Ichimura |
| Series Composition | Shogo Yasukawa (Argevollen, Ben-to, Hidan no Aria) |
| Character Design | Kunio Katsuki (Aoi Bungaku Series) |
| Opening Theme | “Tenkyo no Alderamin” by Kishida Kyodan & Akeboshi Rocket |
| Ending Theme | “Nameless” by Kano |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Official website | http://alderamin.net/ |
| @alderamin_anime | |
| Broadcast date | 8 July 2016 (1605 GMT/ 2305 WIT/ 0105 JST) |
Once, there was a never-ending war between Katjvarna Empire and Kioka Republic. On those conflict circumstances, a sarcastic orphans which also a slacker, Ikta Solork decided to assits Yatori Igsem headed for high-level officer exams. The exams will be held in an island so they have to sail with a ship to reach the island. On the ship they meet with other participants for the exam, they are Haroma Becker, Matthew Tetdrich, and Torway Remeon. But then in the middle of their travel, the ship is hit by a fierce storm and they have to reach the lifeboat to save themselves. On those situation, there was a princess from Katjvarna Empire who is also on board the ship and she’s falling to the ocean. Suddenly without any other thoughts, Ikta swim the ocean to save the princess. Although Ikta, the princess, and his other friends are safe, now they are stranded on an island which is under enemy’s territory, the Kioka Republic.
The atmosphere of fantasy theme in this series really built up well by its’ background story about war between two factions, the medieval-style town, and also the appearance of cute little sprites. Although being adapted from a light novel series, but Alderamin on the Sky anime series had a very different character design style from its novel. There were some interesting conflicts occured in this first episode, especially where the characters and the princess had to survive and look for some way out from enemy’s territory. For you who look for some fantasy and military theme anime series or maybe to just look for some cute little sprites, this anime might suit your interest. (Rafly Nugroho/KAORI Newsline)
Amaama to Inazuma
| Alternative Title | Sweetness and Lightning |
| Source Material | Manga by Gido Amagakure |
| Voice Actor | Ai Kayano as Tae Inuzuka
Haruka Tomatsu as Shinobu Kojika Komugi Kuga as Yūka Rina Endō as Tsumugi Inuzuka Saaya Andō as Hana Satomi Arai as Megumi Iida Saori Hayami as Kotori Iida Shōki Tsuru as Mikio Tomokazu Seki as Yūsuke Yagi Yūichi Nakamura as Kōhei Inuzuka |
| Director | Tarou Iwasaki (Isshukan Friends) |
| Scriptwriter | Mitsutaka Hirota (Digimon Adventure Tri) |
| Character Design | Hiroki Harada (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, Toaru Hikuushi e no Koiuta) |
| Music | Nobuko Toda (Isshukan Friends) |
| Opening Song | “Harebare Fanfare” by Mimi Meme MIMI. |
| Ending Song | “Maybe” by Brian the Sun |
| Studio | TMS Entertaiment, Shin’ei Animation |
| Official Site | http://www.amaama.jp/ |
| @amaama_anime | |
| Broadcast Date | 4 July 2016 (1705 GMT/ 2305 WIT), 5 July 2016 (0105 JST) |
Kohei Inuzuka is a math teacher who became a single parent after his wife passed away. He is doing his best to cover his wife’s absence, but cooking is the one thing beyond his grasp. So kohei has to relies on combini bento and frozen ingredients. Fortunately, his cheerful daughter, Tsumugi, is never really complaining about their condition. One day, Kohei and Tsumugi met a high schooler who crying in a park while eating her homemade bento. She told them that she is not crying because of sadness. Rather, She was happy because her homemade bento taste really good. Curious, Tsumugi asked her father to send her mother a letter and asking her to cook for them. In a panic, Kohei asked that high schooler, who was later revealed as one of his student Kotori Iida, to make them a homemade food. From here, Kohei’s adventure in culinary world has begin.
As an anime that play around parenting theme, father-daughter relationship between Kohei and Tsumugi handled really well here. The viewers can feel Kohei’s dedication and struggle to cover his late wife’s absence. Tsumugi, on the other hand, is really cheerful girl. Her cute smile and spirited personality really gives strong impression to the viewers. But no matter how hard Kohei try, the absence of mother figure still leave a void in their relationship. It start froma a simple problem: Tsumugi want to eat a handmade dinner, not banto or any instant food like what she eat in the last 6 months. This how Kotori introduced. As a daughter of a restaurant owner, she looks insecure with her cooking skill, and his teacher’s problem gives her opportunity to test her cooking skill. It is interesting to watch how this anime will handled the interaction of these characters, as well as how will they solve their own problem. This anime is recommended for you who search for an heartwarming story which revolve around family and parenting theme (Dany Muhammad/Indonesian Anime Times)
Amanchu
| Alternative title | あまんちゅ！ |
| Source Material | Manga by Kozue Amano |
| Casts | Ai Kayano as Futaba Ooki
Eri Suzuki as Hikari Kohinata Kikuko Inoue as Kino Kohinata |
| Director | Junichi Sato |
| Scenario | Deko Akao |
| Character Design | Yoko Ito |
| Opening Theme | “Million Clouds” by Maaya Sakamoto |
| Ending Theme | “Futari Shōjo” (Two Girls) by Tekopikari |
| Studio | J.C. Staff |
| Official Site | http://amanchu-anime.com/ |
| @amanchu_anime | |
| Broadcast date | July 8th 2016 2100 WIB / 1400 GMT / 1300 JST |
Ooki Futaba has just moved from Tokyo, leaving her dearest friends to start her fresh highschool life in an entirely new place. Yet her shy and timid nature makes her anxious whether if she’s capable of making new friends. Fortunately, the hands of fate was being kind to her by arranged her to meet Kohinata Hikari, a bright and cheerful girl who’s deeply in love with scuba diving. The energetic Hikari then pull Ooki’s hands to dive deeper with her, into the ocean of life.
Just like Aria, Kozue Amano’s previous work, Amanchu is all about finding and appreciating bits of happiness in everyday life. Needless to say, Amanchu, which is also handled by the same director as Aria, gives of a really similar vibe. And unlike other shows with similar genre, Amanchu doesn’t lean on gags or comedies. It’s comedies are few and subtle, never disrupts the flow of the show. In that sense, Amanchu leans closer to piece like Flying Witch. And as a complement, Amanchu choose to rely heavily on it’s mood, atmosphere, and scores, which give it a peaceful yet rather melancholic nuance, making time seems to flow slowly throughout the show. The first episode is mainly an introduction for the two main characters, and it managed to establish the contrast between their personalities pretty nicely. And thankfully, Amanchu’s aesthetic looks way more polished than it’s predecessor, while managing to retain the beautiful design from the manga. Amanchu is a gentle piece which taught us that happiness isn’t always about getting what you want, happiness is about appreciating what you get. So, if you’re looking for a peaceful and relaxing shows that tackles on mundane problems, do check out Amanchu. (Yoza Widi/KAORI Newsline)
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