The Fall 2008 Anime Preview Guide

Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2008 Preview Guide! You might remember our Spring 2008 preview guide, where our critics wrote up their impressions instantly and posted them as they go. We're doing it again! Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, resulting in alternate takes on most every show.

This is an ongoing guide; throughout the next two weeks, we'll be updating as often as possible with new perspectives on new episodes. New reviews will be posted as they're written.

Please remember that this is a preview guide. It is designed to give you a taste of the first episode (or the first few episodes) of a show with a preliminary opinion. These are not intended to be blanket judgments of these series as a whole. All reviews use the same ratings scale: 1-5, with 1 being the lowest.

Click on the critic's name to check out their episode reviews! The newest reviews will always appear at the TOP of each critic's page, so if you're wondering what's new, just click the critic and their latest work will pop right up. Scroll down to see earlier reviews. The newest title in each critic's page will also be bolded for your convenience.




Theron "Key" Martin: Mouryo to Haku, Skip Beat, Tytania, Kemeko DX, Kurozuka, Casshern Sins Episode 2, Rosario + Vampire Capu 2 episode 2, To Aru Majutsu no Index episode 2, Chaos;HEAd, Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter, Toradora Episode 2, Bihada Ichizoku, Vampire Knight Guilty, Yozakura Quartet, Ga-Rei Zero, Shikabane-hime: Aka, ef- A Tale of Melodies, Macademi Wasshoi, Kuroshitsuji, Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, Kyo no Go no Ni, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Tales of the Abyss, Kannagi, Rosario + Vampire Capu2, Linebarrels of Iron, Casshern Sins, Toradora!






Carlo Santos: Michiko to Hatchin, Skip Beat!, Mouryou no Hako, Tytania, Earl and Fairy, To Aru Majutsu no Index episode 2, Kemeko DX episode 2, Casshern Sins episode 2, Chaos;HEAd, Clannad After Story episode 2, Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter, Toradora Episode 2, Clannad ~After Story Episode 2, Vampire Knight Guilty, Kemeko DX, Yozakura Quartet, Shikabane-hime: Aka, Ga-Rei Zero, ef - A Tale of Melodies, Tales of the Abyss episode 2, Kuroshitsuji, Macademi Wasshoi, Kyo no Go no Ni, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Kannagi, Tales of the Abyss, Rosario + Vampire Capu2, Linebarrels of Iron, Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka!, Hyakko, Casshern Sins, Clannad ~After Story, Toradora!





Carl Kimlinger: Mouryou no Hako, Skip Beat!, Kurozuka, Earl and Fairy, Kemeko DX episode 2, To Aru Majutsu no Index episode 2, Chaos;HEAd, Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter, Toradora! Episode 2, Vampire Knight Guilty, Kemeko DX, Yozakura Quartet, Ga-Rei Zero, Shikabane-hime: Aka, Kuroshitsuji, Macademi Wasshoi, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Kyo no Go no Ni, Tales of the Abyss, Kannagi, Rosario + Vampire Capu2, Linebarrels of Iron, Casshern Sins, Hyakko, Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka!, Toradora!






Casey Brienza: Michiko to Hatchin, Skip Beat!, Mouryou no Hako, Earl and Fairy, Kemeko DX episode 2, Hyakko episode 2, To Aru Majutsu no Index episode 2, Rosario + Vampire Capu2 Episode 2, Clannad After Story episode 2, Chaos;HEAd, Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter, Casshern Sins episode 2 Toradora! Episode 2, Bihada Ichizoku, Kemeko DX, Yozakura Quartet, Shikabane-hime: Aka, Tales of the Abyss episode 2, Gai-Rei Zero, ef - A Tale of Melodies, Kuroshitsuji, Macademi Wasshoi, To Aru Matsuju no Index, Kyo no Go no Ni, Tales of the Abyss, Gundam 00 Season 2, Kannagi, Rosario + Vampire Capu2, Linebarrels of Iron, Casshern Sins, Hyakko, Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka!, Clannad ~After Story, Toradora!






Zac Bertschy: Clannad After Story, Linebarrels of Iron