Anime Spotlight Spring 2012 - The List
by Bamboo Dong,Featured Series (Click for more)
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Title: Accel World Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 12:30AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:Sunrise Genre: Science fiction Website: http://accel-world.net/ |
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Summary: Accel World is an adaptation of Reki Kawahara's science-fiction light novel series of the same name. Lowly middle school student Haruyuki's life changes when he's introduced to "Accel World," a virtual world where he can fight as a knight to defend a princess. |
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Title: Acchi Kocchi Starts:Thursday, April 5 at 2:20AM JST on TBS Studio:AIC Genre: Comedy, Romance Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/ackc/ |
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Summary: This gag comedy follows the crazy antics of tsundere Tsumiki, surly, eyeglasses-wearing Io, and their classmates Hime, Mayoi, and Sakaki. |
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Title: AKB0048 Starts:Sunday, April 29 at 12:00AM JST on JP, KBS Kyoto Studio:Satelight Genre: Music Website: http://akb0048.jp/ |
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Summary: Female idol group AKB48 comes to life in this television anime about several idol trainees who hope to one day become full AKB0048 members. |
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Title: Arashi no Yoru ni Starts:Wednesday, April 4 at 12:00PM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Sparky Animation Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/arashinoyoruni/ |
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Summary: A goat and a wolf become friends after a stormy night, and learn to overcome differences and hardship. |
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Title: Beyblade Zero-G Starts:Sunday, April 8 at 8:30AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Synergy SP Genre: Action, Adventure Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mf-beyblade-zero/ |
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Summary: Veteran Beyblade director Kunihisa Sugishima will be helming this seventh installment of the hit franchise. |
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Title: Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit Hen Starts:Sunday, April 8 at 10:00AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:TMS Entertainment Genre: Action, Comedy Website: http://cf-vanguard.com/ |
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Summary: The second season of Cardfight!! Vanguard will follow Aichi, Kai, Misaki, Kamui, and Ren as they travel around Asia fighting different adversaries. The circuit will begin in Singapore. |
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Title: Fate/Zero part 2 Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 12:00AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:ufotable Genre: Action, Fantasy Website: http://www.fate-zero.jp/ |
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Summary: Following on the heels of the first season of Fate/Zero, which aired in Fall 2011, this season will continue the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War. |
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Title: Gakkatsu! Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 9:55PM JST on NHK Studio:Fanworks Genre: Comedy Website: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/gakkatsu/ |
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Summary: Touted as a "debate comedy," this series revolves around a junior high school class where students share their viewpoints on unique and bizarre topics. |
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Title: Ginga e Kickoff!! Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 9:30 JST on NHK-BS Studio:TYO Animations Genre: Sports Website: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/ginga/ |
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Summary: A young soccer enthusiast's team is disbanded when it doesn't have enough players, but his dreams are rekindled when he meets a female professional soccer player, and recruits her help to bring his team back. |
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Title: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Starts:Tuesday, April 10 at 2:00AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:XEBEC Genre: Comedy, Fantasy Website: http://ga.sbcr.jp/bunko_blog/nyaruani/ |
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Summary: Mahiro Yasaka's life is changed one day when he's chased by aliens. Luckily, his life is saved by Nyaruko, a Cthulu deity of chaos who can take on the physical appearance of a silver-haired girl. |
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Title: Hiiro no Kakera Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 10:00PM JST on Yomiouri Studio:Studio DEEN Genre: Romance, Fantasy Website: http://www.hiironokakera.tv/ |
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Summary: This television anime is based on the same-titled romance game, which centered Around 17-year-old Tamaki Kasuga. After she moves into a mountain village with her grandmother, she's introduced to the five handsome Guardians of the Tamayohime. |
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Title: Jewelpet Kira☆Deko Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 9:30AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Studio Comet Genre: Magical girl Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/jp-kiradeco/ |
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Summary: The fourth Jewelpet series stars Ruby, a girl who loves decorating with rhinestones. One day, she learns about the legendary "mirror ball" deco and runs across the Kira Deco 5 team of heroes. |
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Title: Jormungand Starts:Wednesday, April 11 at 12:30AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:WHITE FOX Genre: Action Website: http://www.jormungand.tv/ |
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Summary: Jonah, a former child soldier with a tortured past, joins the mercenary unit of Koko Kematyar, a female arms dealer. Along with their other comrades, they venture through the seedy world of blackmarket arms dealing. |
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Title: Kimi to Boku. 2 Starts:Wednesday, April 2 at 1:30AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:J.C. Staff Genre: Comedy, Slice of life Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kimiboku2/ |
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Summary: Continuing from the first season, which aired Fall 2011, this slice of life comedy follows the lives of five friends, four of whom have known each other since childhood. |
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Title: Koi-ken! Starts:Thursday, March 1 at 3:00PM JST on mobile phones Studio:Marvy Jack Genre: Comedy, Romance Website: http://koiken-anime.jp/ |
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Summary: Based on a popular bishoujo mobile game by Vector, this anime adaptation will be available for streaming on smartphones. In the game, players interact with members of the Romance Research Club at a high school. |
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Title: Kuroko no Basuke Starts:Sunday, April 7 @1:58AM on MBS Studio:Production I.G Genre: Sports Website: http://www.kurobas.com/ |
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Summary: Taiga Kagami is a new student at Seirin High School, and when he joins the basketball team, he meets fellow player Tetsuya Kuroko, who happens to be the enigmatic sixth member of the legendary "Generation of Miracles" team. Their goal is to take their team to the inter-high school champsionship against Kuroko's former teammates. |
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Title: Lupin III: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna Starts:Wednesday, April 4 at 1:29AM JST on Nippon TV Studio:TMS Entertainment Genre: Comedy, Action Website: http://fujiko.tv/ |
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Summary: Fujiko Mine stars in the first new television anime series in the Lupin III franchise in over 25 years. The series will follow Fujiko and her fellow Lupin III cast members in their younger days. |
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Title: Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 6:00PM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Studio Pierrot Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/lee/ |
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Summary: A spin-off of the international mega-hit franchise, this new weekly series revolves around Rock Lee, and depicts all the characters in SD. This gag comedy is adapted from Kenji Taira's manga of the same name. |
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Title: Nazo no Kanojo X Starts:Sunday, April 8 at 1:30AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:Hoods Entertainment Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of life Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/nazokano_x/ |
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Summary: When a strange transfer student shows up in Tsubaki's class, he doesn't expect to accidentally taste her drool and become hooked. As he spends more time with her, he learns that she has a penchant for carying scissors in her underpants, and making paper flowers. |
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Title: Ozuma Starts:Friday, March 16 at 12:00AM JST on WOWOW Studio:Gonzo Genre: Science fiction, Drama Website: http://ozuma.jp/ |
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Summary: Slated for six episodes, this science fiction series is the first major project from legendary manga creator Leiji Matsumoto in five years. The series takes place far in the future after catastrophic solar activity destroys Earth's atmosphere and blankets the planet in sand. |
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Title: Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle 2nd season Starts:Sunday, April 8 at 5:30PM JST on NHK-E Studio:Sunrise Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Website: http://www.phibrain.net/ |
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Summary: Puzzle genius Kaito is back in the second season of Phi-Brain - Puzzle of God. Armed with the powerful Armlet of Orpheus, which allows him to unlock parts of his brain to grant him superior puzzle-solving abilities, he must continue his battle with the mysterious P.O.G. organization and solve their deadly puzzles. |
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Title: Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 10:00AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Tatsunoko Production Genre: Comedy, Drama Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/prettyrhythm/dmf/ |
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Summary: A new generation of girls dream of someday becoming Prism Stars. Together, they form a new group, Prizmmy☆, and work hard towards their debut. |
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Title: Saint Seiya Omega Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 6:30AM JST on TV Asahi Studio:Toei Animation Genre:Adventure, Fantasy Website: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/seiya/ |
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Summary: A spin-off of the classic manga series Saint Seiya, Omega takes place 25 years after the Holy Wars of the 20th century. Goddess Athena and a new group of Saints must prepare to take on a new evil. |
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Title: Saki: Achiga-hen episode of side-A Starts:Monday, April 9 at 1:05AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Studio Gokumi Genre: Action, Tournament Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/saki2/ |
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Summary: Although this new majhong series is related to the Saki manga series and anime adaptation, it's going to be a related story, rather than a direct continuation of the original. The series will have new characters. |
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Title: Sankarea Starts:Friday, April 6 at 1:55AM JST on TBS Studio:Studio DEEN Genre: Romance, Comedy Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/sankarea/ |
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Summary: Furuya is obsessed with zombies. However, his hobby... comes to life when his cat dies in a tragic accident. Gambling on an old spell, he tries to revive his pet, but is caught by the beautiful idol Rea, who isn't the perfect person she appears. |
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Title: Sengoku Collection Starts:Saturday, April 6 at 12:45AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Brains Base Genre: Action, Adventure Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/sencolle/ |
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Summary: Adapted from Konami's social networking service game, the story of Sengoku Collection is set in the Sengoku Era of historical Japan, with female reimaginings of important figures like Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the game, players can obtain "God of War Cards," which are sealed inside lucrative, hidden treasures. |
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Title: Shiba Inoku-san Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 10:27PM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.mxtv.co.jp/shibainukosan/ |
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Summary: Inuko Shiba seems like an ordinary middle school student... but her close friend Chako Ishibashi has the nagging suspicion that her friend might actually be a dog. Each episode will be two-minutes in length. |
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Title: Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan Starts:Friday, April 13 at 2:55AM JST on MBS Studio:Production I.G Genre: Fantasy, Romance Website: http://shining-world.jp/hearts/info/#anime |
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Summary: Adapted from Sega's Shining Hearts fantasy role-playing game, the anime will include voice actors from the PSP game. In the game, protagonist Rick is a swordsman who now works at a bakery alongside three sisters, Nellis, Amil, and Aerie. Together, they decide to help bring peace back to their country after an incident stirs the peace. |
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Title: Shirokuma Café Starts:Thursday, April 5 at 5:30PM JST on TV TokyoL Studio:Studio Pierrot Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shirokumacafe/ |
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Summary: This comedy follows the daily lives and adventures of a penguins, grizzly bears, pandas, and other animals at a cafe run by a polar bear. |
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Title: Uchū Kyōdai Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 7:00AM JST on YTV Studio:A-1 Pictures Genre: Drama, Space Website: http://uchukyodai.com/ |
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Summary: Two boys, Mutta and Hibito, made a vow as boys to travel to space. Hibito ended up becoming an astronaut, but Mutta's life is about to change. |
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Title: Yurumates 3D Starts:Monday, April 2 at 1:35AM JST on Sun TV and 1:10AM on TV Kanagawa Studio:C2C Genre: Comedy, Slice of life Website: http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_yuru/ |
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Summary: Despite its name, Yurumates 3D will be a traditionally animated 2D adaption of the four-panel comic of the same name. It will retain the same cast from the two previously animated OVA series. The series will also be streamed on Nico Nico Douga. |
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Title: Zetman Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 2:38AM JST on Yomiuri TV Studio:TMS Entertainment Genre: Action, Science Fiction Website: http://zetman.jp/ |
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Summary: Homeless boy Jin lives in a beggar community with his grandfather. Their lives change one day when they're attacked by a monster, and Jin discovers that his true form is the new superhuman lifeform "ZET." |
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