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Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (October 2nd, 2019)

The fall anime season is almost upon us, so it’s time for a quick preview. For a full list of what’s on offer, AniChart has got you covered.

This fall’s slate is full of sequel seasons and second cours: if you want more Fairy Gone and Fire Force, you’re going to get more Fairy Gone and Fire Force.[footnote]Nobody wants more Fairy Gone and Fire Force.[/footnote] Tow Ubukata is helming another season of Psycho-Pass, much to longtime fans’ chagrin, and Food Wars! is somehow on its fourth season, exclamation point intact.  But there’s also some cool new stuff, including a new series from Production I.G. Here’s what I’m planning on checking out:

  • Africa Salaryman. Because nobody localized Business Fish this year, we’re going to have to settle for the next best thing. Here’s hoping it’s actually good.
  • BEASTARS. (Featured in the header.) What if youth romance but furry? (I’m starting to sense a theme here.)
  • Case File No. 221: Kabukicho. This is being sold as an original anime, but it’s loosely based on Sherlock Holmes. In any case,[footnote]No pun intended[/footnote] if you slap Production I.G’s name on something, I’ll probably check it out.
  • Hi Score Girl II. The first season of Hi Score Girl charmed audiences with its slapstick humour, extremely specific references to classic gaming, and the world’s best pancake-slinging mom. Now this 3D CG anime is back with more gaming goodness… and maybe a teensy bit of romance.
  • Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit. I’m hoping that this is “Let’s redo Cop Craft but with an actual budget” and not “Let’s redo Cop Craft but with a completely different set of problems.”

What are you planning on checking out? More My Hero Academia? More Sword Art Online? More Bokuben? More Radiant? (Jeez, there are a lot of sequels.) Let us know in the comments!