With this years SMASH! (Sydney Manga and Anime Show) almost at a close, Madman Entertianment have announced a couple of anime series which they will be releasing over the next couple of months. Further details of these will be added in the near future: (Descriptions sourced from MyAnimeList)
Mahoromatic – I’m Home
Suguru and his classmates prepare for a maid café to celebrate the town’s anniversary. Meanwhile, Minawa is attacked by robots. Mahoro tries to save Minawa and help Suguru and his classmates prepare for the maid cafe.
This is not much of a surprise, having been announced recently by Sentai Filmworks in North America and the main series having seen a special release (Complete seasons One and Two plus Summer OVA episode) released only a couple of months pack. Mahoromatic – I’m Home, Aka. Maoromatic: Tadaima Okaeri is a set of two OVA episodes released in Japan in October 2009.
Shangri-La
In the distant future, earthquakes and the effects of global warming have splintered Japanese society. Some struggle hand-to-mouth in the jungle-tangled ruins of civilization. Some live comfortably within the closed-off city of Atlas. Others lurk online, anonymously hacking the global economy. As nature grows more violent and the divide between classes expands, one spirited girl – Kuniko – must face her destiny and lead her people into the utopia of Atlas. The city’s ruthless government isn’t going to welcome them with open arms, but Kuniko won’t give up until the gates of Atlas are kicked open for good – even if it means discovering that the promised land she dreamed of is built upon a foundation of twisted secrets and lies.
Shangri-LO is a 24 episode anime series released in Japan during 2009.
Strike Witches 2
After discovering that Neuroi are capable of communication with humans and making peace with the nest above Gallia the Witches squads are now on a mission to re-establish communication when a sudden attack vanishes the Neuroi; they now discover a new and massive nest that just appeared covering almost all Europe. Ruthless and without mercy it annihilates allied forces along with Witches. Word of the attack reaches Fuso and a support battalion is deployed to rescue the survivors. Among the rescue team is the former Striker captain Mio Sakamoto and the now civilian Yoshika Miyafuji who want to save their dear friends.
Again not another big surprise with the first season having been released by Madman Entertainment last year. This is a 12 episode series which was initially aired in Japan during 2010.
