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New Anime Details for Spring TV Season in Japan

The following is a list of the air dates and details for some of the many new anime series announced this week for broadcast on Japanese TV this Spring.

Seto no Hanayome (The Inland Sea Bride)
Based on the manga by Tahiko Kimura (serialized in "Monthly Gangan Wing")
Animation Production: AIC and Gonzo
Directed by Seiji Kishi
Begins April 1st on TV Tokyo (Specific time TBA)

Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Based on a line of toys produced by Sega
Begins April 5th at 5:30 PM on TV Tokyo

Claymore
Based on the manga by Norihiro Yagi (serialized in "Monthly Shonen Jump")
Animation Production: Madhouse Studios
Directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka
Begins April 3rd/Early April 4th at 1:26 AM on NTV

Blue Dragon
Based on the Xbox 360 role-playing game with character designs by Akira Toriyama
Animation Production: Pierrot
Begins April 7th at 9AM on TV Tokyo

Idolmaster Xenoglossia
Based on the "Idolm@ster" video game series
Animation Production: Sunrise/Bandai Visual
Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai
Begins the week of April 2nd on UHF Stations across Japan
Previously announced online broadcast will be available starting April 9th from @nifty website.

Ookiku Furikabutte (Swing Big)
Based on the manga by Asa Higuchi (serialized in "Afternoon")
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Directed by Tsutomu Mizushima
Begins April 12th at 1:25 AM on TBS

Source: Saiani