Zoku Sayonara
Zetsubou Sensei

Number of episodes: 13
Production Studio: SHAFT
Fansub Release Viewed: a.f.k.
Likelihood of US Release: Low

   

A continuation of Summer 2007’s Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. This second season continues in the same vein as the first, with Itoshiki-sensei despairing about the antics of his very quirky high-school class. The kanji for “zoku” in the title is a pun – while the word zoku can mean “continuation”, the kanji used is also used in dictionaries to indicate “slang or vulgarity”.

Shigofumi

Number of episodes: 12
Production Studio: J.C. Staff
Fansub Release Viewed: FTP-A
Likelihood of US Release:
Licensed by Bandai Visual

   

The story centers around a mail carrier named Fumika who delivers letters from the recently-deceased to people still alive. The letters contain things which the deceased weren’t able to say while they were alive, like who may have killed them (if they were murdered). Fumika is accompanied by a floating staff named Kanaka, and they work in a specific area assigned to them.

Hatenkou Yuugi

Number of episodes: 10
Production Studio: Studio DEEN
Fansub Release Viewed: w3g
Likelihood of US Release: Medium

   

Hatenkou Yuugi, or Dazzle as the Tokyopop-licensed manga is known in the US, is about a girl named Rahzel whose father boots her out of the house one day, telling her that she needs to see the world. She’s alone until she meets a guy named Alzeido, who’s out to avenge his father’s murder. In spite of differences, the two find themselves drawn to each-other. They use their respective powers to help people and they learn more about themselves along the way.

Gunslinger Girl
– Il Teatrino

Number of episodes: 15
Production Studio: Artland
Fansub Release Viewed: Triad
Likelihood of US Release: Medium-High

   

The sequel to the well-known anime title Gunslinger Girl, this season seems to focus on the character Triela infiltrating an enemy organization, but ending up facing more than she bargained for. I didn’t see much of the first season, so this may end up being an exercise in confusion for me.