New .Hack anime and other new anime series

[Andromeda18_]

Thanks Andromeda! yay for new anime. I think Ergo might have been liscensed, I don't see it on the Animesuki website or on Shinsen's list. Oh well, not a problem: to baka-updates we go!

Ergo was licensed by Geneon but that didn't stop the fansubbers. :p Afterall, the anime began airing in February but it's been licensed by Geneon for a lot longer than that. You can't find it on animesuki but it is on Shinsen's website, specifically here: http://shinsen.b33r.net/
I watched 2 of the 3 available episodes last night and I have to say I'm really hyped. Visually speaking it's stunning and the story also seems quite good. I can't say much about the story yet, since I've only watched 2 episodes, but those who have a problem with series whose first episodes are slow paced and episodic will most certainly like this series. Some series, like Witch Hunter Robin, take their time with character development before moving on to the main plot itself but Ergo Proxy manages to do both at once, and very well I might add.

I've also watched XXXHolic 1 and as someone who's been reading the manga I have to say I'm rather pleased. The anime retains the mysterious atmosphere of the manga while being quite amusing at the same time (as it is supposed to be). It can be found here: http://bt.shinsen-subs.org/ or on animesuki.

I also have news on .Hack//Roots. Another fansub group, other than wa zarudo, has already released the 1st episode. Unfortunately their tracker seems to be down at the moment. Anyway, you can find it on animesuki.

Shinsen-Subs released today another promo, of an anime named Tokko. The promo doesn't show much, and I don't find the story particularly appealing but 2 little words make me want to give it a chance: Toru Fujisawa. Tokko is based on the manga by the same name created by Toru Fujisawa and since I love both GTO and Shonan Junai Gumi I have to take a look at this new series. Whoever's interested can find the promo here: http://bt.shinsen-subs.org/

Plot Summary: Shindou Ranmaru has just become a new investigator for Tokko: The Special Mobile Investigation Force. On the day of his graduation, he finally sees the half-naked girl that he had seen in his dreams in real life, Rokujo Sakura, and finds out that she's part of Tokko: The Special Public Safety Task Force. Shindou ends up joining Tokko to avenge his parents' death whose bodies had been ripped to pieces along with others in a mysterious mass murder case in the rural town of Machida five years ago. The problem is, the murderers aren't human, and they are also after him...