Spring 2012 Anime

That's a PV for Hiiro No Kakera.

Yurumates 3D to air in April.

Gon anime to air in April.

My current plan to watch list:

• Definitely:
  • Accel World
  • Hyouka
  • Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka of the Dead
  • Lupin III
  • Medaka Box
  • Saki: Achiga-hen

• Maybe:
  • AKB 0048
  • Fate Zero 2nd: if I get around to continuing the first half
  • Natsuiro Kiseki
  • Nazo No Kanojo X
  • Ozuma
  • Rock Lees Springtime Of Youth
  • Sankarea
  • Tasogare Otome X Amnesia
  • Upotte
  • Zetman

edited 24th Mar '12 7:42:31 AM by Pokénatic

• Fate Zero part 2
• Saki: Achiga-hen
• Natsuiro Kiseki

That's it. Spring 2012 is my "catch-up" season, so that's why I'm only watching 3 shows plus carryovers from winter like Papakiki.

edited 26th Feb '12 5:50:27 AM by Magia

It would make far more sense to have a catch-up season in the winter and summer seasons, that are always a lot weaker than the spring and fall seasons.

Fair enough, but it just so happens that I ended up picking up more than what I expected to pick up this Winter.

Jormungand has an anime adaptation now? I am looking forward to it. Also E7 sequel and Sakamichi no Apallon with the promise of some rockin' jazz music.

^^^Not always. 2-cour series are a lot rarer than they used to be, and are more likely to start in winter and summer these days, which was the main cause of those seasons being comparitively weak

You mean they are more likely to start in the Spring and Fall.

Let's not forget the increasing popularity split-cour series like Fate Zero and Kyoukai Senjou No Horizon either, which start airing in one season, then take a break for a season or two before airing the next part.

Gundam 00 was the prototype for that after the disaster that was Gundam Seed Destiny.

It seems to be working out well giving companies lead in time between the two halves as well as room to retool if needed.

Only the Rock Lee series and Eureka Seven AO interest me so far. :x

edited 28th Feb '12 2:23:00 AM by burnpsy

Eureka Seven AO, Hyouka, Accel World and Springtime Of Youth I'm interested in, but I might check out that Sphere VA thing.

Only thing I'm committing to so far is this season is Sakamichi no Apollon.

that Sphere thing seems ridiculously generic.

I'm probably watching these all the way:

• Accel World
• Eureka Seven AO
• Fate Zero 2
• Hyouka
• Kimi To Boku 2
• Nazo No Kanojo X
• Ozuma
• Sakamichi No Apollon
• Sankarea
• Tasogare Otome X Amnesia
• Uchuu Kyoudai

Also giving an episode chance to:

• Acchi Kocchi
• AKB0048
• Ginga E Kickoff
• Tsuritama
• Zetman

Generic can be good, even fun. I mean nobody minds all those weird filler episodes in Persona4.

No, I mean, so far what has been shown of it, looks like you could just copy the faces over from any other generic Schoolgirl Series, like A Channel, or Morita-san, and they would be practically indistinguishable.

edited 28th Feb '12 9:57:31 AM by Ever9

We should wait until we have more information before judging

New Lupin III Series to Premiere In April.

All I have to say is, please tell me this is not another false alarm.

*adds to "watch" list*

edited 1st Mar '12 11:34:43 AM by Pokénatic

Lupin?! :D

TV Kanagawa has given some preliminary information regarding their air times and episode counts for anime series starting in April.

Fate/Zero will start the 12 episode second season on April 8. It will take over Nise's timeslot. The two weeks prior (3/25, 4/1) will be summary episodes since Aniplex is in charge of both shows.

Accel World will start on April 7 and run for 24 episodes.

Mysterious Girlfriend X will start on April 8 and run for 13 episodes.

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia will start on April 8 and run for 12 episodes.

Jormungand will start on April 10 and run for 12 episodes.

Hyouka will start on April 23 and run for 21 episodes.

Is this a Zombie? OF THE DEAD will have ten episodes, but the start date has not been set.

Thanks, added these to the list.

http://thecartdriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/iIrw2JgoAX24G (add a .jpg).

There's a bunch we haven't listed yet.

Ozuma and Saint Seiya Omega look good. Sengoku Collection and Upotte look So Bad, It's Good.

I'll probably watch Medaka Box just to see how Gainax would handle a shonen action series. I haven't read the manga, but apparently it's an Indecisive Parody?

edited 7th Mar '12 6:53:22 AM by silver2195

No actual fandom anime is missing, only some toddler cartoons.

Koi-ken is a mobile phone series, and Upotte is an ONA, they are not TV anime as that chart claims.

I'd also recommend Zetman, as it's by the character designer of Tiger And Bunny.

What's an ONA?

edited 7th Mar '12 9:30:38 AM by silver2195

Original Net Animation. Airing on Nico Nico at first.