[Spring 2014] Season of Sakura
PostPosted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 3:53 am
Where is spring thread? Oh well, I'll just copy paste. Hey look sakura.
Much like the threads before it, this is a thread I created stole from blkmage for the discussion of new anime that will be airing on TV in Japan in the Spring 2014 season. Anime typically gets released and runs for a number of seasons. The year is divided up into four seasons: January to March is winter, April to June is spring, July to September is summer, and October to December is fall. Each season is approximately 13 weeks.
Here, we can talk about what shows look interesting, what we plan to watch, and generally get giddy and excited for things that we've been anticipating for a while.
---
Abarenbou Kishi!! Matsutarou
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/matsutaro/
Manga
The creator of Ashita no Joe brings us sumo wrestling.
Akuma no Riddle
http://akuma-riddle.com/
Manga
Girls trying to kill some other girl but fall in love instead.
Atelier Escha & Logy ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~
http://atelier-ps3.jp/escha-logy/anime/
Game
Atelier fans rejoice before crying at another failed game adaptation.
Baby Steps
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/babysteps/
Manga
Guy learns to play tennis.
Black Bullet
http://www.black-bullet.net/
Light Novel
Kids with superpowers try to save Tokyo.
Blade & Soul
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/blade/
Game
Because animating games with even less of a story line than normal is such a good idea.
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/kawaisou/
Manga
Kana Hanazawa trying to voice a winning girl 2 seasons in a row. Romance and stuff.
Break Blade
http://breakblade.jp/
Manga
Don't you normally make movies out of the series? Someone's doing it backwards.
Captain Earth
http://captain-earth.net/
Original
Bones gives us a show about mecha in space. How original.
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate-Hen
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/cf-vanguard-lm/
Sequel
Card Games: Season 4.
Date A Live II
http://date-a-live-anime.com/
Sequel
Season two of some guy looking to expand the harem he made in season one.
Dragon Ball Kai (2014)
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai/
Sequel
Reboot of DBZ continues with the Majin Buu arc.
Fairy Tail (2014)
http://www.fairytail-tv.com/
Sequel
Fairy Tail anime is back.
Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun
http://daishogun-anime.jp/
Original
Something about boats, giant robots, and virgins, but just look at that seiyuu line up.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
http://www.gochiusa.com/
Manga
Slice of life involving rabbits and Sakura Ayane.
Gokukoku no Brynhildr
http://www.vap.co.jp/gokukoku/
Manga
A transfer student girl looks and is named almost exactly like MC's old friend. Since she has superhuman strength and can see the future, everything goes just as planned.
Haikyuu!!
http://www.j-haikyu.com/anime/index.html
Manga
Volleyball with a bunch of bishounen, so basically Kuroko no Volley.
Hanamonogatari
http://www.monogatari-series.com/2ndseason/
Sequel
***Note: Airing begins on May 31, replacing Nisekoi, for 5 episodes.
The finale to Monogatari Season 2. Except Koi was actually the finale. But spoilers because Nisio says screw the timeline. So yeah.
Hero Bank
http://herobank.sega.jp/anime/
Game
Another game anime. But it has Hiroshi Kamiya so what other reason do you need?
Hitsugi no Chaika
http://chaika-anime.jp/
Light Novel
Some ex-soldier stalks a girl carrying a coffin. Apparently it's a romance, so we can assume they fall in love.
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san
http://www.dreamcreation.co.jp/inuneko/
Manga
*Note: Anime Short
Two very incompatible people fall in love, so the show makes fun of them.
Isshuukan Friends.
http://oneweekfriends.com/
Manga
A girl loses her memories every Monday but some guy wants to be her friend anyway. Incidentally, Jun Maeda already taught us how that goes.
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders
http://jojo-animation.com/
Sequel
ORAORAORAORAORAORA
Kamigami no Asobi ~Ludere deorum~
http://kamiaso-anime.com/
Dating Sim
Reverse harem featuring Hayami Saori.
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
http://www.gaworare-anime.com/
Light Novel
Guy can see event flags and for some reason he ends up living with a bunch of girls.
Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki
http://fuyukitodoki.com/
Manga
*Note: Anime Short
Anno's autobiographical manga gets an anime.
Kenzen Robo Daimidaler
http://penguin-empire.com/
Manga
Apparently a mecha runs on ero-power, and Hikasa Yoko is forced to voice another girl with anime-sized breasts.
Keroro
http://www.keroro.com/flashanime/
Sequel
*Note: Anime Short
Something about frogs and aliens. Alien frogs, most likely.
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R
http://www.ytv.co.jp/kindaichi_r/
Sequel
More mystery solving.
Kiniro no Corda: Blue♪Sky
http://www.ntv.co.jp/corda/
Game
Another reverse harem, but this one is about music, in theory. Spinoff of the previous Kiniro series.
Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season
http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/
Sequel
More fake im@s because idol anime.
M3 ~Sono Kuroki Tetsu~
http://www.m3-project.com/
Original
Apparently Mari Okada is writing a mecha. Will it have screaming teenagers and love polygons?
Mahou Shoujo Taisen
http://mahoushoujyotaisen.com/
Original
Pixiv artists need some love too. But seriously, support your favorite artists.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
http://mahouka.jp/
Light Novel
Take SAO, replace the various games with magic school, combine Sachi, Asuna, and the sister into one character, and you get something like this.
Majin Bone
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/majinbone/
Game
Another card-game-game-anime thing. Yeah.
Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to
http://mangakasan.tv/
Manga
*Note: Anime Short
Guy writes manga with his assistant while his editor complains.
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
http://www.disney.co.jp/diskwars/
Sequel
Avengers in anime form
Mekaku City Actors
http://www.mekakucityactors.com/
Original
HikkiNEET goes outside for the first time in 2 years. Based off Kagerou Project, i.e. Vocaloid stuff.
Mushishi Zoku Shou
http://www.mushishi-anime.com/
Sequel
Almost a decade later, we get a season 2.
No Game No Life
http://ngnl.jp/
Light Novel
Sibling NEETs get summoned to an alternate world to become "saviors of humanity." Still NEETs though.
Ping Pong The Animation
http://www.pingpong-anime.tv/
Manga
Ping pong is serious business.
Pretty Rhythm: All Star Selection
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/prettyrhythm/index.html
Original
I'm not actually sure if this is a "sequel" or something else. But it's more Pretty Rhythm if anyone actually cares.
Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin
http://www.nanana.tv/
Light Novel
Guy runs away from home only to get haunted by a cute girl ghost who was killed and sends him on a quest to find her stuff which she hid around the world because they have magic powers so of course she needs to hide them from dangerous people who might kill her for them.
Seikoku no Dragonar
http://www.seikokutv.com/
Light Novel
Guy goes to a school for people who have contracts with dragons except he doesn't have a dragon. He gets a beautiful girl instead.
Selector Infected WIXOSS
http://selector-wixoss.com/
Original
Card games and little girls. There might be yuri.
Sidonia no Kishi
http://www.knightsofsidonia.com/
Manga
Aliens destroyed the solar system but a few humans survived and now wage war with said aliens.
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii
http://www.ntv.co.jp/soreseka/
Manga
The king who conquered the world demands a princess who can summon rain from a small country. Except he's a kid. But they still fall in love.
Soul Eater Not!
http://souleaternot.tv/
Manga
Spin off, slice of life that only references the original Soul Eater.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/yugioh-arcv/
Sequel
It's time to duel. Again.
Much like the threads before it, this is a thread I created stole from blkmage for the discussion of new anime that will be airing on TV in Japan in the Spring 2014 season. Anime typically gets released and runs for a number of seasons. The year is divided up into four seasons: January to March is winter, April to June is spring, July to September is summer, and October to December is fall. Each season is approximately 13 weeks.
Here, we can talk about what shows look interesting, what we plan to watch, and generally get giddy and excited for things that we've been anticipating for a while.
---
Abarenbou Kishi!! Matsutarou
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/matsutaro/
Manga
The creator of Ashita no Joe brings us sumo wrestling.
Akuma no Riddle
http://akuma-riddle.com/
Manga
Girls trying to kill some other girl but fall in love instead.
Atelier Escha & Logy ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~
http://atelier-ps3.jp/escha-logy/anime/
Game
Atelier fans rejoice before crying at another failed game adaptation.
Baby Steps
http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/babysteps/
Manga
Guy learns to play tennis.
Black Bullet
http://www.black-bullet.net/
Light Novel
Kids with superpowers try to save Tokyo.
Blade & Soul
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/blade/
Game
Because animating games with even less of a story line than normal is such a good idea.
Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/kawaisou/
Manga
Kana Hanazawa trying to voice a winning girl 2 seasons in a row. Romance and stuff.
Break Blade
http://breakblade.jp/
Manga
Don't you normally make movies out of the series? Someone's doing it backwards.
Captain Earth
http://captain-earth.net/
Original
Bones gives us a show about mecha in space. How original.
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Legion Mate-Hen
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/cf-vanguard-lm/
Sequel
Card Games: Season 4.
Date A Live II
http://date-a-live-anime.com/
Sequel
Season two of some guy looking to expand the harem he made in season one.
Dragon Ball Kai (2014)
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai/
Sequel
Reboot of DBZ continues with the Majin Buu arc.
Fairy Tail (2014)
http://www.fairytail-tv.com/
Sequel
Fairy Tail anime is back.
Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun
http://daishogun-anime.jp/
Original
Something about boats, giant robots, and virgins, but just look at that seiyuu line up.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
http://www.gochiusa.com/
Manga
Slice of life involving rabbits and Sakura Ayane.
Gokukoku no Brynhildr
http://www.vap.co.jp/gokukoku/
Manga
A transfer student girl looks and is named almost exactly like MC's old friend. Since she has superhuman strength and can see the future, everything goes just as planned.
Haikyuu!!
http://www.j-haikyu.com/anime/index.html
Manga
Volleyball with a bunch of bishounen, so basically Kuroko no Volley.
Hanamonogatari
http://www.monogatari-series.com/2ndseason/
Sequel
***Note: Airing begins on May 31, replacing Nisekoi, for 5 episodes.
The finale to Monogatari Season 2. Except Koi was actually the finale. But spoilers because Nisio says screw the timeline. So yeah.
Hero Bank
http://herobank.sega.jp/anime/
Game
Another game anime. But it has Hiroshi Kamiya so what other reason do you need?
Hitsugi no Chaika
http://chaika-anime.jp/
Light Novel
Some ex-soldier stalks a girl carrying a coffin. Apparently it's a romance, so we can assume they fall in love.
Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san
http://www.dreamcreation.co.jp/inuneko/
Manga
*Note: Anime Short
Two very incompatible people fall in love, so the show makes fun of them.
Isshuukan Friends.
http://oneweekfriends.com/
Manga
A girl loses her memories every Monday but some guy wants to be her friend anyway. Incidentally, Jun Maeda already taught us how that goes.
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders
http://jojo-animation.com/
Sequel
ORAORAORAORAORAORA
Kamigami no Asobi ~Ludere deorum~
http://kamiaso-anime.com/
Dating Sim
Reverse harem featuring Hayami Saori.
Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara
http://www.gaworare-anime.com/
Light Novel
Guy can see event flags and for some reason he ends up living with a bunch of girls.
Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki
http://fuyukitodoki.com/
Manga
*Note: Anime Short
Anno's autobiographical manga gets an anime.
Kenzen Robo Daimidaler
http://penguin-empire.com/
Manga
Apparently a mecha runs on ero-power, and Hikasa Yoko is forced to voice another girl with anime-sized breasts.
Keroro
http://www.keroro.com/flashanime/
Sequel
*Note: Anime Short
Something about frogs and aliens. Alien frogs, most likely.
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo R
http://www.ytv.co.jp/kindaichi_r/
Sequel
More mystery solving.
Kiniro no Corda: Blue♪Sky
http://www.ntv.co.jp/corda/
Game
Another reverse harem, but this one is about music, in theory. Spinoff of the previous Kiniro series.
Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season
http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/
Sequel
More fake im@s because idol anime.
M3 ~Sono Kuroki Tetsu~
http://www.m3-project.com/
Original
Apparently Mari Okada is writing a mecha. Will it have screaming teenagers and love polygons?
Mahou Shoujo Taisen
http://mahoushoujyotaisen.com/
Original
Pixiv artists need some love too. But seriously, support your favorite artists.
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
http://mahouka.jp/
Light Novel
Take SAO, replace the various games with magic school, combine Sachi, Asuna, and the sister into one character, and you get something like this.
Majin Bone
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/majinbone/
Game
Another card-game-game-anime thing. Yeah.
Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to
http://mangakasan.tv/
Manga
*Note: Anime Short
Guy writes manga with his assistant while his editor complains.
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
http://www.disney.co.jp/diskwars/
Sequel
Avengers in anime form
Mekaku City Actors
http://www.mekakucityactors.com/
Original
HikkiNEET goes outside for the first time in 2 years. Based off Kagerou Project, i.e. Vocaloid stuff.
Mushishi Zoku Shou
http://www.mushishi-anime.com/
Sequel
Almost a decade later, we get a season 2.
No Game No Life
http://ngnl.jp/
Light Novel
Sibling NEETs get summoned to an alternate world to become "saviors of humanity." Still NEETs though.
Ping Pong The Animation
http://www.pingpong-anime.tv/
Manga
Ping pong is serious business.
Pretty Rhythm: All Star Selection
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/prettyrhythm/index.html
Original
I'm not actually sure if this is a "sequel" or something else. But it's more Pretty Rhythm if anyone actually cares.
Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin
http://www.nanana.tv/
Light Novel
Guy runs away from home only to get haunted by a cute girl ghost who was killed and sends him on a quest to find her stuff which she hid around the world because they have magic powers so of course she needs to hide them from dangerous people who might kill her for them.
Seikoku no Dragonar
http://www.seikokutv.com/
Light Novel
Guy goes to a school for people who have contracts with dragons except he doesn't have a dragon. He gets a beautiful girl instead.
Selector Infected WIXOSS
http://selector-wixoss.com/
Original
Card games and little girls. There might be yuri.
Sidonia no Kishi
http://www.knightsofsidonia.com/
Manga
Aliens destroyed the solar system but a few humans survived and now wage war with said aliens.
Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii
http://www.ntv.co.jp/soreseka/
Manga
The king who conquered the world demands a princess who can summon rain from a small country. Except he's a kid. But they still fall in love.
Soul Eater Not!
http://souleaternot.tv/
Manga
Spin off, slice of life that only references the original Soul Eater.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/yugioh-arcv/
Sequel
It's time to duel. Again.