Panther – Ah, spring. The one season where I look forward to more anime than any other. Spring could also try bringing us more beauties like Takami Rin (from the eroge Lyrical Lyric) above, but no matter. As it is I have a bit more faith in spring than the recent seasons but even so the number of shows I am watching is still nothing compared to the one spring I remember, 2007’s. Still there seems to be some hope at least, so I am not letting any early judgments get in my way.
Shadow – Some quick turnaround time from me, but this was tough to write since I’ve been stuck with lack of motivation for a few months now.
Thanks to T.H.A.T. Anime Blog and Neko Magic for a rundown of the spring series. Check out their posts for more information and summaries, we are just going to be dealing with our own thoughts. If a show is not listed, it means no one among us is watching it.
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Panther – I normally do not bother with visual novel adaptations and this one is by Key, and with a premise I am generally not interested in.
Lelouch – Intriguing plot but haven’t we all heard of high school students fighting each other as divine reincarnations? Granted this ain’t Ikkitousen boobfest, but it certainly sounds similar. Will watch but not be expecting too much for now.
Shadro – Ah why not, it looks interesting enough. If all else fails it will at least look nice. Plus guns are cool…or something of the sort.
mefloraine – I’m not really keen on watching this, but I guess I’ll see what people say after the first episode. I always seem to end up watching one more show than I’d planned.
Shadow – Wow, interesting collaboration here with Key and P.A. Works here. It reminded me of Index a bit, but the trailer was well done, great music and a girl band scene reminiscent of Haruhi Suzumiya. This being a Key adaptation, I’m hoping it’s not slow, sad, and too slice of life like their other works which never appealed to me. If there’s bits of action, this is certainly on my to-watch list (or queue) for spring. If nothing else, I’ll check out the soundtrack.
Panther – Sorry SHAFT but Bakemonogatari was the only show that I ever put faith in you for. This one has an amazingly shoujo-type premise too, so yeah, skipping.
Lelouch – SHAFT craziness again? Good for some, but I’m still skeptical over this. I mean, a romance under a freakin’ bridge!? How will they do THAT while under a bridge?
Shadro – Meh, doesn’t do anything for me. Don’t really care for these types of shows, which I think I say every preview with something, oh well.
mefloraine – I love you! But we have to live together under this bridge!” Yeah, no thanks. She sounds almost yandere. Almost.
Shadow – I’m always initially on the wagon for anything from SHAFT, but I admit this show sounds interesting. There was an odd intro trailer a while back, and the plot sounds off-beat. I wonder if we are going to get a bunch of text slides and picture shows? Nevertheless, it certainly is worth checking out the first few episodes for.
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Panther – So despite my fetish for maids and a possible tsundere in this show, the premise initially sounded promising but failed to ultimately prick my interest enough for me to want to pick this up. What is worse Fujimura Ayumi is in it and almost any show with this seiyuu in it has been proven to be a flop for me. She has that “this-anime-sucks-because-I-am-in-it” aura or something.
Lelouch – Generic plot, but fan service may be aplenty so yeah, I’m watching.
Shadro – All right then…I got nothing, it’s a romantic comedy, I’ve seen enough of those and it just seems like the same old, might be fine if you like those types of shows. Me, not so much.
mefloraine – I read some of this manga. It was interesting, but I don’t feel like watching the anime version. It’s not quite that good.
Shadow – Romantic comedy and a maid café? While competent J.C. Staff is on this, the story sounds boring and generic, just like this bland comment on the show. After Toradora and Index/Railgun I expect better. I’ll probably follow this from other bloggers for a bit though to see if it turns into anything good, as the main female character seems a bit like a tsundere. I’m always willing to check out a show with a tsundere.
Panther – Good god. I initially wanted to just put “.” as my comment for this one, but seeing as how it might have a harem (not reverse) and also some really lulzy comedy, I will have to see what other bloggers who actually feel like picking up this show (ie. probably countable on one hand) have to say about the comedy after a few episodes. Most likely not watching however, unless the comedy saves it.
Lelouch – OH HELL F*CKIN’ YEAH! LET’S THROW OUT THE PLOT PEOPLE! Of course I’m watching!
Shadro – Every season needs that “WTF really?” title, I’ll say this show is this season’s, I mean seriously…really 100, but then spoilers it ends up 1 anyway, doesn’t that…no never mind putting in too much thought.
mefloraine – Promiscuity fail! Just no.
Shadow – Holy STD, Batman! This sounds like the NSFW show of the season, like Chu-Bra or Queen’s Blade. These shows don’t interest me but I’m sure this will find its niche, probably the same niche that caught Chu-Bra winter season.
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Panther – When I first saw the title I thought it was a show about massacre. Then I learned it was about football…what?
Lelouch – Soccer? And no moe? Eeeeewwwww… Give me my Saki season 2 instead. At least that one had everything!
Shadro – I like sports anime…I feel I’m alone in that area, I think it’s awesome for its over-the-top crazy stuff that always seems to happen. So yeah I’m going to take a look though I don’t care much for soccer/real football.
mefloraine – I’m sick of sports anime.
Shadow – The plot summary on T.H.A.T.’s spring preview didn’t make sense to me, but I know it’s a sports anime about soccer. I’ve never liked sports anime, even ones where story takes preference of sports (see Cross Game). Studio DEEN’s style has never appealed to me, I guess I always found their animation a bit bland. I’ll probably check out the first episode of this or catch it through other bloggers.
Image thanks to AnimeVice.
Panther – I was initially really highly turned off by the title – my gawd what kind of naming sense, and what kind of fugging Western-style superhero plot is that? It seems Hollywood copying Japan is now happening in reverse. And then I saw BONES behind it, and I thought, “This might have a chance”. So yeah, despite the cliche stuff, I am going to be catching a few episodes and see if it is worth the while. All of the seiyuu involved are either newbies or people I do not know, but there is one other cause for happiness – FLOW is doing the ED, and I hope they will continue their good work.
Lelouch – Lame title, lame plot, lame art…I believe we have a failure!
Shadro – Robots are cool, so are superheroes…I’ll watch it. Again I like stupid over-the-top stuff, so it fits for me.
mefloraine – Anything that is called -man gets a pass from me.
Shadow – This initially didn’t look appealing, but then I saw BONES is behind it. Now it sounds interesting. BONES + Mecha usually means something good (Eureka Seven, Xam’d), and the production values are sure to be high. The show’s premise sounds old-school (Heroman sounds like something straight out of the 1970’s), but I’ll check it out based on the production studio reputation alone.
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I think Bones is maybe the one saving grace for Heroman. At least, they’re the one reason I’d be willing to give this show a shot.
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I’m looking forward to Angel Beats the most. Giant Killing looks like it could be an epic sports series, and I’ll have to give Heroman a chance since Bones is behind it.
Angel beast’s trailer looked interesting.
I haven’t watched many sports anime so I may give Giant Killing a try too in case there isn’t much to watch this season. I really doubt I’ll pick Captain Amer.. I mean, Heroman.
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At least the Spring Season is better than the current one (invoking the “Durarara!! Exception” here because Shizuo + armed with vending machine = <3 ).
You guys omitted the fact that in Heroman, Stan Lee had a major role in shaping the anime. I admitted that I wasn't that deep into the DC Comics/Marvel and the whole Western comics fan community/hemisphere, but there is something about their works that intrigues me in terms of intellectuality (don't start on "Final Crisis": mindfuck at its worst). Seeing how Stan Lee is going to meld the American and Japanese cultures together is something I will be definitely be watching, even if it means looking at a train wreck.
Now, Ironman's (yes, picking up on the Western comic train here) anime debut is timely, as the Ironman 2 movie is going to come out on 30 April here. I liked the first Ironman show, so like the SGAnimebloggers who attended the Eva 2.0 movie gathering last time, I am putting Ironman on the top of my to-watch list.
Mayoi Neko Overrun! and Yojou-Han Shinwa Taikei are two authentic Japanese anime shows that are high on my list, simply because 1.) I have endured Nyan Koi! and enjoyed it (although I squelched that it is going to have a sequel), and 2.) ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION FTW! (Disregard their 2007-2009 discotheques: I find them not enticing.)
K-On!!, Rainbow and Angel Beats are on my mid-tier list. While K-On!! will eternally remain on this level, I must see if Rainbow picks up the pace as the episode goes, or Angel Beats gets interesting, before deciding if I want to continue watching them. Otherwise, I shall pass.
The rest is an element of surprise, so I’ll be waiting on the sidelines, reading up on Anime Nano!, AnimeBlips and Google Reader to check if the rest of the televised series picks up any interesting twists or gets ood.
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Just look at the anti-gravity boobs in B Gata H Kei… I say that’s a warning for me to steer clear from that one
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Panther I’m not sure about your eden of the east comment since it is a production IG anime.
Oops, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Madhouse still pwns though, they did make Summer Wars in 2009. Admittedly, not a series, but it is right up there.
Agreed
since when did J.C staff start picking up shoujo and BL?? :O
As always, short on girl anime critics.
They can be rather entertaining to watch and a nice topic to hold when engaging in conversation.
Spring has more anime im interested then the winter one.
angel beats, k-on!!, arakawa and brs tops my list
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