[Anime] New Anime (January 2010)

What do an army tank platoon, vampires, underwear, a boarding school, an apartment building full of girls, and sword-less sword fighting all have in common? Each one is a new anime this year (2010) that I'm keeping track of.

So Ra No Wo To (AnimeSuki)

So Ra No Wo To (Sound of the Skies) is the story of the five army girls that make up Platoon 1121; Sergeant Major Rio Kazumiya, Lieutenant Felicia Heidemann, Corporal Noel Kannagi, Private Kureha Suminoya, and Private Kanata Sorami. The girls are stationed at a fortress near the small town of Seize and tasked with the upkeep of the fortress and watching the border for possible (and unlikely) attack.

Dance in the Vampire Bund (AnimeSuki)

Dance in the Vampire Bund is the story of the Mina Tepes, a descendant of Vlad and the ruler of vampires, who announces the existence of vampires and creates a district in Japan specifically for vampires. Many different groups are trying to assassinate her for this. She seems to know an amnesiac high school student named Akira. (Spoiler: Akira is revealed to be a werewolf who promised that he would protect Mina when they were little.)

Chu-Bra!! (AnimeSuki)

Chu-Bra!! is the story of a girl in middle school who is obsessed with underwear and wants to start an underwear club. This has caused various rumors to spread about her; one that she is a prostitute and another that she is a lesbian.

Ladies vs. Butlers (AnimeSuki)

Ladies vs. Butlers is the story of a boy named Akiharu who enters a boarding school, to get away from his uncle who only want to get his hands on Akiharu's inheritance. His delinquent appearance and his frequent bad luck in being mistaken for a pervert makes it hard to fit in with the other students.

Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu (AnimeSuki)

Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu is the slice-of-life stories of the students living at the Hidamari Apartments at Yamabuki High School. It's kind of like Azumanga Daiou and Lucky Star, only less funny.

Katanagatari (AnimeSuki)

A swordfight story taking place in Edo era (17th - 19th century). Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts and lives in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki. (stolen from MAL)