History Main / Spring2012Anime

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!This trope is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16712554820.48354000 under discussion]] in the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop.
This chart is a list of TV anime series that aired between April and June of 2012, along with their {{Laconic}} descriptions.

Here is the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13193903790A36042300&page=1#1 season's forum discussion]]

See Winter2012Anime for the previous season and Summer2012Anime for the next one.

!TV Series:
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* '''Literature/AccelWorld'''\\
Airing from April 6th, for 24 episodes\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Y8jnTVYlI5Q PV]]) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJumiNrpX4 PV 2]]) ([[https://www.hulu.com/accel-world simulcast on Hulu]]. U.S. only!)\\
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The "future teen" story of ''Accel World'' revolves around a bullied middle school boy named Haruyuki. One autumn day in 2046, he has an encounter with Kuroyukihime ("Snow Black"), the prettiest girl in his school, that changes his life. Through a mysterious piece of software from Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki learns of the existence of the virtual "Accel World." In that moment, the lowest of the "school caste" becomes "Burst Linker," a knight defending a princess.
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* '''Anime/{{AKB0048}}'''\\
Airing from the 29th of April\\
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An AnimeFirst sci-fi series based on the RealLife idol group Music/{{AKB48}}. InAWorld where [[CulturePolice fun has been outlawed]], a group of rebellious girls reconstitute the legendary pop-group Music/{{AKB48}} to fight oppression through song. [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-12-13/akb48-girl-group-akb048-anime-story-revealed Really]].
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* '''[[Manga/BakuTechBakugan Baku Tech! Bakugan]]'''\\
Airing from the 7th of April\\
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A reboot of the ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' franchise following the adventures of Harubaru Hinode as he and his friend Raichi undergo training in Master Shimo's dojo.
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* '''Anime/MetalFightBeybladeZeroG'''\\
Airing from the 8th of April\\
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A new entry in the ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}'' franchise taking place seven years after ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade''. Zero Kurogane is the protagonist who, inspired by Ginga's acts of heroism, pushes himself to become the best at beyblading.
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* '''Manga/DuskMaidenOfAmnesia''' - [-(''Tasogare Otome x Amnesia'')-]\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-7bCUh9WWQ PV]])\\
Airing from April 8th, for 12 episodes\\
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A [[GenreMashup tragedy/horror/supernatural/shounen/mystery/romance/ecchi]] manga adaptation, about a ghost in a school building, and the boy who discovered her, investigating the circumstances of her death together.
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* '''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'''\\
([[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-16/eureka-seven-ao-1st-promo-streamed PV]])\\
Airing from the 12th of April\\
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Sequel to ''Anime/EurekaSeven''. The new protagonist is a boy named Ao, who "set 'destiny' in motion again when he held the 'power.'"
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* '''LightNovel/FateZero 2nd'''\\
Airing from April 7th, for 12 episodes\\
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The second half of the ''LightNovel/FateZero'' anime adaptation, which premiered during the [[Fall2011Anime Fall 2011]] season.
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* '''Anime/GingaEKickoff''' - [-(''Kickoff to the Galaxy!!'')-]\\
Airing from April 7th\\
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A soccer series. The protagonist is a boy who had belonged to a football club, which was dissolved due to the lack of members. He meets a professional player of the women's football league and decides to reorganize the club.
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* '''[[LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Haiyore! Nyarko-san]]'''\\
Airing from the 9th of April\\
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A "Love[craftian] Comedy", with a [[MoeAnthropomorphism Moe Anthropomorphic]] version of Nyarlathotep. It's based on a LightNovel series, and already got a flash animated short series a year ago.
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* '''VisualNovel/HiiroNoKakera''' - [-(''Scarlet Fragment'')-]\\
Airing from April 1st, for 13 episodes, with an early premiere on March 6th\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JleuLZO1MI PV]])\\
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An OtomeGame VisualNovel's adaptation. The protagonist is a teenage girl (Tamaki) who revisits a small village, she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it.
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* '''Anime/{{Hyouka}}'''\\
Airing from April 22rd, for 22 episodes. \\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBI3mB27T3k PV]])\\
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A [[MysteryFiction Mystery]] {{Novel}} adaptation, about four members of a High School literature club investigating a 33-year-old case. Done by Creator/KyoAni.
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* '''[[LightNovel/IsThisAZombie Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead]]'''\\
Airing from the 4th of April, for 10 episodes\\
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Second season of of the fantasy comedy series about zombies, {{Necromancer}}s, {{Magical Girl}}s, vampires, and their [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot various combinations]].
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* '''Anime/JewelpetKiraDeco'''\\
Airing from April 7th, for 52 episodes.\\
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The fourth season of ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'', where the Jewelpets hunt for the Deco Stones that will wake up their petrified goddess. A FiveManBand travels to Jewel Land, also searching for the Deco Stones which will help them save their world.
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* '''Manga/{{Jormungand}}'''\\
Airing from April 10th, for 12 episodes\\
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Adapted from the manga by by Keitaro Takahashi about a young arms dealer and her team of bodyguards.
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* '''Manga/KidsOnTheSlope''' - [-''(Sakamichi no Apollon)''-]\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzY6Y-AHEaw& PV]])\\
Airing from the 12th of April for 12 episodes\\
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A manga adaptation following Kaoru Nishimi, a boy who transfers to a new high school during the 1960s. While there, he meets a boy and makes friends with him, sharing an interest in jazz.
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* '''[[Manga/YouAndMe Kimi to Boku. 2]]'''\\
Airing from the 2nd of April, for 13 episodes \\
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Second season of the ''Manga/YouAndMe'' manga adaptation.
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* '''[[Manga/KurokosBasketball Kuroko no Basuke]]''' - [-(''Kuroko's Basketball'')-]\\
Airing from April 7th\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfZlmm4TjdY PV]])\\
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A sports manga adaptation, about a mysterious, infamously good middle-school basketball player, who, when he comes to High School, first appears to be a small, weak, and easy to miss boy.
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* '''Literature/KuromajoSanGaToru''' - [-(''Here Comes the Black Witch!!'')-]\\
Airing from April 4th\\
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A children's novel adaptation, about an 11-year-old girl accidentally summoning a beautiful but ill-natured black witch, who forces her to undergo a training to become a witch. HilarityEnsues.
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* '''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'''\\
Airing from the 4th of April, for 13 episodes.\\
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The first new ''Franchise/LupinIII'' TV anime in 27 years. The series revolves around Lupin's LoveInterest, Fujiko Mine.
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* '''Manga/MedakaBox'''\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJxpEiGHs0 PV]])\\
Airing from April 4th, for 12 episodes.\\
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A manga series by author Creator/NisioIsin (of ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' fame), adapted to anime by Creator/StudioGainax, about the paragon and all-around perfect student Medaka Kurokami, who is elected as the President of Hakoniwa Academy's student council by 98% of the student body. Possessed of a forceful personality, charisma, and incredible ability, she is accompanied by her loyal and snarky childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, who has been at her side for over thirteen years.
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* '''Manga/MysteriousGirlfriendX'''\\
Airing from April 7th, for 13 episodes\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cqqGThHTY PV]])\\
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Mikoto Urabe, an unusual girl with [[ImprobableWeaponUser some awesome scissors]], and Akira Tsubaki, have a special connection. They have the ability to share their emotions and physical conditions through saliva. Tsubaki is addicted to this, and must taste it everyday to avoid going into withdrawal. And that's just the start of the weirdness.
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* '''Anime/NatsuiroKiseki'''\\
Airing from April 5th, for 12 episodes\\
([[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xo8yh2_natsuiro-kiseki-pv_shortfilms PV]])\\
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A SchoolgirlSeries, with characters based on the RealLife voice actress group, Sphere.
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* '''Anime/OneStormyNightSecretFriends'''\\
Airing from the 4th of April\\
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A story about a goat and a wolf who become friends in a stormy night, and how they overcome differences and hardships.
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* '''Anime/{{Ozuma}}'''\\
Airing from March 16th for 6 episodes\\
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An anime original, set on a future Earth that has gone to ruins in a sea of sand. Based on an unpublished script from the 1980s, by Leiji Matsumoto (''Anime/CaptainHarlock'', ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'').
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* '''Manga/PlaceToPlace'''\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCyfS1RjBpg PV]])\\
Airing from the 5th of April\\
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The girl in the midde is a {{Tsundere}}. The guy is ObliviousToLove. The other two are there to tease them. This is a {{Yonkoma}} Manga adaptation. HilarityEnsues.
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* '''Anime/PrettyRhythmDearMyFuture'''\\
Airing from April 7th\\
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Sequel to the video game-based series. Three years after the events of ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'', a five-girl Korean idol unit appears as a rival group of the Prism Stars.
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* '''Anime/{{Queens Blade}}: Rebellion'''\\
Airing from April 2nd for 12 episodes\\
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After the 30th Queen's Blade, Claudette becomes the queen. At first, she governs the country well by abolishing the heavy taxes and the aristocracy. However, her reign turns into terrorism by power and the Queen's Blade is repealed. The Princess Knight of Rebellion, Annelotte organizes a rebel army and declares war against Claudette.
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* '''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth'''\\
Airing from April 3rd\\
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Adaption of a spin-off manga to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. The plot focuses on Rock Lee and the rest of his teammates getting into various wacky situations.
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* '''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'''\\
Airing from April 1st\\
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A new anime based on the ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' series. It is an original story focusing on a new generation of characters.
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* '''Manga/SakiAchigaHen''' - [-''(Saki: episode of side-A)''-]\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc5xLJor994 PV]])\\
Airing from April 8th\\
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Adaptation of the original ''Manga/{{Saki}}'' story's spinoff manga, with a different cast from the main series.
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* '''Manga/{{Sankarea}}'''\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvN9_meS26A CM]])\\
Airing from the 5th of April\\
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A romantic comedy manga adaptation, about a NightmareFetishist boy, and the girl that he resurrected as a zombie.
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* '''Anime/SengokuCollection'''\\
Airing from April 5th\\
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It is based on a social networking card game for mobile phones. Players become one of the samurai commanders from the Sengoku era and compete for sealed cards of "God of War".
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* '''Anime/ShiningHeartsShiawaseNoPan''' - [-(''Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness'')-]\\
Airing from the 12th of April for 12 episodes\\
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An adaptation of [[VideoGame/ShiningSeries PSP RPG]] ''VideoGame/ShiningHearts''.

A mysterious amnesiac girl named Kaguya gets washed ashore the island of Wyndaria after a great storm. She encounters Rick, a swordsman who wound up working at the island's bakery, and his co-workers, Nellis, Amyl, and Aerie. Together, they protect Wyndaria from pirates, and try to get back Kaguya's memories and lost emotions.
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* '''Manga/ShirokumaCafe''' - [-(''Polar Bear Café'')-]\\
Airing from April 5th for 4 cours\\
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A {{josei}} gag manga adaptation, about a polar bear who owns a café, and a panda who is a regular customer. HilarityEnsues.
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* '''Manga/SpaceBrothers'''\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUB4ebxoYLI PV]])\\
Airing from April 1st\\
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A manga adaptation, about two brothers, Mutta and Hibito, who made a vow as kids to travel to space. The younger brother Hibito did become an astronaut, but Mutta became a {{Salaryman}}. However, Mutta's life changes one fateful day.
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* '''Anime/{{Tsuritama}}'''\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqPHhFmZvI0 PV]])\\
Airing from April 12th for 12 episodes\\
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Yuki Sanada is a boy who cannot communicate with people well and doesn't have a single friend. One day, he meets a boy named Haru. Haru calls himself an alien who visited the Earth for fishing. Another high school boy, Natsuki, and a mysterious Indian, Akira, join the two and the island becomes the center of the event which determines the fate of the world.
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* '''Manga/{{Zetman}}'''\\
Airing from April 2nd, for 13 episodes\\
([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTqww3yzPTU PV]])\\
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Jin is a strange kid with an angel mark on his hand. He lives a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather, along with the other destitute and abandoned vagabonds near the river. One day, his peaceful life changes when a strange monster named "player" appears, chopping off heads and killing everyone who appears in front of it.
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* '''LightNovel/AccelWorld'''\\

An adaptation of [[Franchise/ShiningSeries PSP RPG]] ''VideoGame/ShiningHearts''.

Airing from the 4th of April, fo 13 episodes.\\

* '''Manga/KurokosBasketball''' - [-(''Kuroko no Basuke'')-]\\

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'''Anime/NatsuiroKiseki'''\\

* '''[[LightNovel/IsThisAZombie Is This a Zombie? Of The Dead]]'''\\

* '''[[Manga/YouAndMe. 2]]'''\\

Second season of the Manga/YouAndMe manga adaptation.

* '''Manga/KurokosBasketball''' - [-(''Kuroko's Basketball'')-]\\

A Sports manga adaptation, about a mysterious, infamously good middle-school basketball player, who, when he comes to High School, first appears to be a small, weak, and easy to miss boy.

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The fourth season of ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}'', where the Jewelpets hunt for the Deco Stones that will wake up their petrified goddess. A FiveManBand travels to Jewel Land, also searching for the Deco Stones which will help them save their world.

* '''Anime/PrettyRhythm Dear My Future'''\\

Sequel to the video game-based series. Three years after the events of "Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream", a five-girl Korean idol unit appears as a rival group of the Prism Stars.

* '''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'''\\

* '''Manga/KimiToBoku. 2'''\\

Second season of the Manga/KimiToBoku manga adaptation.

* '''Manga/KurokoNoBasuke''' - [-(''Kuroko's Basketball'')-]\\

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([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Y8jnTVYlI5Q PV]]) ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJumiNrpX4 PV 2]]) ([[http://www.hulu.com/accel-world simulcast on Hulu]]. U.S. only!)\\

The "future teen" story of Accel World revolves around a bullied middle school boy named Haruyuki. One autumn day in 2046, he has an encounter with Kuroyukihime ("Snow Black"), the prettiest girl in his school, that changes his life. Through a mysterious piece of software from Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki learns of the existence of the virtual "Accel World." In that moment, the lowest of the "school caste" becomes "Burst Linker," a knight defending a princess.

([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0JleuLZO1MI PV]])\\