Generally, the spring anime season can be relied upon to provide some quality programming after the doldrums of the winter season. So, after three months of generally dull cartoons, we've got a lot to look forward to, right? Well, maybe not so much.
Thanks to the Fansub Wiki for providing this listing. They also provide air dates and a listing of who's subbing which series so far. Let's see what they've got for us:
Candy Boy Episode 6 - For a show about two lesbians, you'd think this would be a lot more interesting than it actually is.
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari - An OVA spin-off of Tenchi Muyo? Why won't they just let it die already?
Kiniro no Corda: Second Passo - Oh God, They're All So Pretty, round one.
Lupin III vs. Detective Boy Conan - Two of the biggest names in anime come together for a special that'll likely pleasant but not terribly exciting. It'll also have higher ratings than anything else listed here, with one possible exception.
Marie and Gali - From the looks of this I was expecting some sort of absurd comedy about a slacker and a loligoth, but instead it looks to be a series of educational shorts about a slacker and a loligoth.
Mainichi Kaa-san - Slice of life comedy based on a popular gag comic.
Charady no Joke na Mainichi - My gut response is still "fuck knows", but I've figured out what this is. Apparently it's going to be a daily short with the animation being done by the students of Kyoto University of Art and Design's Department of Character Design. The nekkid woman there is supposed to be a graduate of that department who loves jokes, so each episode will be her telling jokes from around the world. That's actually pretty cool; here's hoping someone tries to fansub it.
Queen's Blade - Anyone here remember Lost Worlds? It was a series of fighting game books put out by Flying Buffalo, where each book was dedicated to a warrior of some sort (say an animated skeleton or a lizardman), the pages contained the warrior's combat moves, and you and a friend would fight each other with them. For the most part Lost Worlds had been quietly forgotten, until Hobby Japan licensed the series, made the warriors busty women falling out of their armor, and suddenly found themselves with an otaku hit on their hands. This is the inevitable anime adaptation. It's a very strange world we live in.
Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom - The title's a bit redundant, but I suppose it'll do. This is the sequel to an OVA series from a few years ago that I never saw and it's apparently about - get this - a secret organization, it's brainwashed assassins, the teenage girl who, naturally, is their best assassin, their war against the American mafia, and the poor bastard who winds up caught up in all this. Oh, and it's from the director who gave us Captain Tylor and nothing else of note since.
Hayate no Gotoku Series 2 - More wacky combat butler hijinx the way you like it.
Gokujo! Mecha Mote Iinchou - Roughly translated as "The Best! Extremely Cool Student Council President", it's about said cool president, three guys who are annoying her in a romantic sort of way, and the rest of humanity being compelled to rise up and destroy her as an affront to nature. Okay, so that last part's just me, but, my god, just look at those eyes. It's like they're trying to suck out your soul.
Metal Fight Beyblade - More wacky top fighting hijinx the way you like it.
Dragon Ball Kai - Before everyone gets excited, this isn't a new series. Instead, Toei is taking Dragon Ball Z, remastering it in HD, editing it down to follow the manga more closely (and presumably throwing out great hunks of godawful filler in the process), and doing a bit of digital touching up.
Jewel Pets - Sanrio Rules The Hearts and Minds of Young Girls With an Iron Fist, round one.
Continued next post.
Thanks to the Fansub Wiki for providing this listing. They also provide air dates and a listing of who's subbing which series so far. Let's see what they've got for us:
Candy Boy Episode 6 - For a show about two lesbians, you'd think this would be a lot more interesting than it actually is.
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari - An OVA spin-off of Tenchi Muyo? Why won't they just let it die already?
Kiniro no Corda: Second Passo - Oh God, They're All So Pretty, round one.
Lupin III vs. Detective Boy Conan - Two of the biggest names in anime come together for a special that'll likely pleasant but not terribly exciting. It'll also have higher ratings than anything else listed here, with one possible exception.
Marie and Gali - From the looks of this I was expecting some sort of absurd comedy about a slacker and a loligoth, but instead it looks to be a series of educational shorts about a slacker and a loligoth.
Mainichi Kaa-san - Slice of life comedy based on a popular gag comic.
Charady no Joke na Mainichi - My gut response is still "fuck knows", but I've figured out what this is. Apparently it's going to be a daily short with the animation being done by the students of Kyoto University of Art and Design's Department of Character Design. The nekkid woman there is supposed to be a graduate of that department who loves jokes, so each episode will be her telling jokes from around the world. That's actually pretty cool; here's hoping someone tries to fansub it.
Queen's Blade - Anyone here remember Lost Worlds? It was a series of fighting game books put out by Flying Buffalo, where each book was dedicated to a warrior of some sort (say an animated skeleton or a lizardman), the pages contained the warrior's combat moves, and you and a friend would fight each other with them. For the most part Lost Worlds had been quietly forgotten, until Hobby Japan licensed the series, made the warriors busty women falling out of their armor, and suddenly found themselves with an otaku hit on their hands. This is the inevitable anime adaptation. It's a very strange world we live in.
Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom - The title's a bit redundant, but I suppose it'll do. This is the sequel to an OVA series from a few years ago that I never saw and it's apparently about - get this - a secret organization, it's brainwashed assassins, the teenage girl who, naturally, is their best assassin, their war against the American mafia, and the poor bastard who winds up caught up in all this. Oh, and it's from the director who gave us Captain Tylor and nothing else of note since.
Hayate no Gotoku Series 2 - More wacky combat butler hijinx the way you like it.
Gokujo! Mecha Mote Iinchou - Roughly translated as "The Best! Extremely Cool Student Council President", it's about said cool president, three guys who are annoying her in a romantic sort of way, and the rest of humanity being compelled to rise up and destroy her as an affront to nature. Okay, so that last part's just me, but, my god, just look at those eyes. It's like they're trying to suck out your soul.
Metal Fight Beyblade - More wacky top fighting hijinx the way you like it.
Dragon Ball Kai - Before everyone gets excited, this isn't a new series. Instead, Toei is taking Dragon Ball Z, remastering it in HD, editing it down to follow the manga more closely (and presumably throwing out great hunks of godawful filler in the process), and doing a bit of digital touching up.
Jewel Pets - Sanrio Rules The Hearts and Minds of Young Girls With an Iron Fist, round one.
Continued next post.
