Japan’s October Anime

The following anime series will premier on Japanese TV next month:

Muteki-oh Trizenon [Great Peerless Trizenon] (Oct. 14, TBS)- a mecha action show from Rui Arizumi, creator of Slayers

Gear Fighter Dendo (Oct.4, TV Tokyo)- the latest Sunrise giant robot series

Yami no Matsuei [Descendant of Darkness] (Oct. 2, non-scrambled WOWOW)- a supernatural horror/mystery series

Vandred (Oct. 3, non-scrambled WOWOW) Studio Gonzo’s (Blue Sub #6) long-awaited digital anime and CG sci-fi series about space pirates.

Hiou Senki (Oct. 24 NHK)- a children’s show about Edo-era ninjas and their clockwork-driven robot.

Argent Soma (Oct. 5, TV Tokyo)- a new Sunrise Studios action/horror late-night show.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devichil (Oct. 7, TBS)- based on the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Gameboy games, think of it as evil Pokemon.

Gravitation (Oct. 4, non-scrambled WOWOW)- a life-sim romance

Sci-Fi Harry (Oct. 6, TV Asahi)- an odd mystery/adventure from Studio A.P.P.P., the creators of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures and Ima Soku ni Iru Boku

Jinzo Ningen Kikaidar the Animation [Artificial Humanoid Kikaidar] (Oct. 16 Kids Station)- an anime adaptation of the classic sentai hero

Hajime no Ippo [The First Step] (Oct. 3, Nihon TV)- a boxing drama produced by Mad House

Gambler Densetsu Tetsuya [Gambler Legend- Tetsuya] (Oct. 6, TV Asahi)- mah-jongg gambling adventures based on famous Japanese mah-jongg champion Asada Tetsuya

Gakkou no Kwaidan [Ghost Stories in School] (Oct. Fuji TV)- an anime adaptation of the long-running haunted school movie series

Source: Anihabara