Premiering April 2012
Aceel World
Title: Accel World Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 12:30AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:Sunrise Genre: Science fiction Website: http://accel-world.net/ |
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Summary: Accel World is an adaptation of Reki Kawahara's science-fiction light novel series of the same name. Lowly middle school student Haruyuki's life changes when he's introduced to "Accel World," a virtual world where he can fight as a knight to defend a princess. |
Acchi Kocchi
Title: Acchi Kocchi Starts:Thursday, April 5 at 2:20AM JST on TBS Studio:AIC Genre: Comedy, Romance Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/ackc/ |
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Summary: This gag comedy follows the crazy antics of tsundere Tsumiki, surly, eyeglasses-wearing Io, and their classmates Hime, Mayoi, and Sakaki. |
AKB0048
Title: AKB0048 Starts: Sunday, April 29 at 12:00AM JST on JP, KBS Kyoto Studio: Satelight Genre: Music Website: http://akb0048.jp/ |
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Summary: Female idol group AKB48 comes to life in this television anime about several idol trainees who hope to one day become full AKB0048 members. |
Arashi no Yoru ni
Title: Arashi no Yoru ni Starts:Wednesday, April 4 at 12:00PM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Sparky Animation Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/arashinoyoruni/ |
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Summary:
A goat and a wolf become friends after a stormy night, and learn to overcome differences and hardship.
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Fate/Zero Part 2
Title: Fate/Zero part 2 Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 12:00AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:ufotable Genre: Action, Fantasy Website: http://www.fate-zero.jp/ |
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Summary:
Following on the heels of the first season of Fate/Zero, which aired in Fall 2011, this season will continue the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War.
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Gakkatsu!
Title: Gakkatsu! Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 9:55PM JST on NHK Studio:Fanworks Genre: Comedy Website: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/gakkatsu/ |
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Summary:
Touted as a "debate comedy," this
series revolves around a junior high school class where students share
their viewpoints on unique and bizarre topics.
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Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
Title: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Starts:Tuesday, April 10 at 2:00AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:XEBEC Genre: Comedy, Fantasy Website: http://ga.sbcr.jp/bunko_blog/nyaruani/ |
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Summary:
Mahiro Yasaka's life is changed one
day when he's chased by aliens. Luckily, his life is saved by Nyaruko, a
Cthulu deity of chaos who can take on the physical appearance of a
silver-haired girl.
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Hiiro no Kakera
Title: Hiiro no Kakera Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 10:00PM JST on Yomiouri Studio:Studio DEEN Genre: Romance, Fantasy Website: http://www.hiironokakera.tv/ |
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This television anime is based on the same-titled romance game, which centered Around 17-year-old
Tamaki Kasuga. After she moves into a mountain village with her
grandmother, she's introduced to the five handsome Guardians of the
Tamayohime.
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Jormungand
Title: Jormungand Starts:Wednesday, April 11 at 12:30AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:WHITE FOX Genre: Action Website: http://www.jormungand.tv/ |
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Summary:
Jonah, a former child soldier with a
tortured past, joins the mercenary unit of Koko Kematyar, a female arms
dealer. Along with their other comrades, they venture through the
seedy world of blackmarket arms dealing.
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Kimi to Boku. 2
Title: Kimi to Boku. 2 Starts:Wednesday, April 2 at 1:30AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:J.C. Staff Genre: Comedy, Slice of life Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kimiboku2/ |
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Summary:
Continuing from the first season,
which aired Fall 2011, this slice of life comedy follows the lives of
five friends, four of whom have known each other since childhood.
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Koi-ken!
Title: Koi-ken! Starts:Thursday, March 1 at 3:00PM JST on mobile phones Studio:Marvy Jack Genre: Comedy, Romance Website: http://koiken-anime.jp/ |
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Summary:
Based on a popular bishoujo
mobile game by Vector, this anime adaptation will be available for
streaming on smartphones. In the game, players interact with members of
the Romance Research Club at a high school.
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Kuroko no Basuke
Title: Kuroko no Basuke Starts:Sunday, April 7 @1:58AM on MBS Studio:Production I.G Genre: Sports Website: http://www.kurobas.com/ |
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Summary:
Taiga Kagami is a new student at
Seirin High School, and when he joins the basketball team, he meets
fellow player Tetsuya Kuroko, who happens to be the enigmatic sixth
member of the legendary "Generation of Miracles" team. Their goal is to
take their team to the inter-high school champsionship against Kuroko's
former teammates.
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Lupin III - Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
Title: Lupin III - Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna Starts:Wednesday, April 4 at 1:29AM JST on Nippon TV Studio:TMS Entertainment Genre: Comedy, Action Website: http://fujiko.tv/ |
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Summary:
Fujiko Mine stars in the first new television anime series in the Lupin IIIfranchise in over 25 years. The series will follow Fujiko and her fellow Lupin IIIcast members in their younger days.
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Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power
Title: Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 6:00PM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Studio Pierrot Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/lee/ |
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A spin-off of the international mega-hit franchise, this new weekly series revolves around Rock Lee, and depicts all the characters in SD. This gag comedy is adapted from Kenji Taira's manga of the same name.
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Nazo no Kanojo X
Title: Nazo no Kanojo X Starts:Sunday, April 8 at 1:30AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio:Hoods Entertainment Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of life Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/nazokano_x/ |
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Summary:
When a strange transfer student
shows up in Tsubaki's class, he doesn't expect to accidentally taste her
drool and become hooked. As he spends more time with her, he learns
that she has a penchant for carying scissors in her underpants, and
making paper flowers.
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Ozuma
Title: Ozuma Starts:Friday, March 16 at 12:00AM JST on WOWOW Studio:Gonzo Genre: Science fiction, Drama Website: http://ozuma.jp/ |
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Summary: Slated for six episodes, this science fiction series is the first major project from legendary manga creator Leiji Matsumoto in five years. The series takes place far in the future after catastrophic solar activity destroys Earth's atmosphere and blankets the planet in sand. |
Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle
Title: Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle 2nd season Starts:Sunday, April 8 at 5:30PM JST on NHK-E Studio:Sunrise Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Website: http://www.phibrain.net/ |
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Summary:
Puzzle genius Kaito is back in the second season of Phi Brain: Puzzle of God.
Armed with the powerful Armlet of Orpheus, which allows him to unlock
parts of his brain to grant him superior puzzle-solving abilities, he
must continue his battle with the mysterious P.O.G. organization and
solve their deadly puzzles.
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Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future
Title: Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future Starts:Saturday, April 7 at 10:00AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Tatsunoko Production Genre: Comedy, Drama Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/prettyrhythm/dmf/ |
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Summary: A new generation of girls dream of someday becoming Prism Stars. Together, they form a new group, Prizmmy☆, and work hard towards their debut. |
Saint Seiya Omega
Title: Saint Seiya Omega Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 6:30AM JST on TV Asahi Studio:Toei Animation Genre:Adventure, Fantasy Website: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/seiya/ |
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A spin-off of the classic manga series Saint Seiya,
Omega takes place 25 years after the Holy Wars of the 20th century.
Goddess Athena and a new group of Saints must prepare to take on a new
evil.
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Sankarea
Title: Sankarea Starts:Friday, April 6 at 1:55AM JST on TBS Studio:Studio DEEN Genre: Romance, Comedy Website: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/sankarea/ |
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Summary: Furuya is obsessed with zombies. However, his hobby... comes to life when his cat dies in a tragic accident. Gambling on an old spell, he tries to revive his pet, but is caught by the beautiful idol Rea, who isn't the perfect person she appears. |
Sengoku Collection
Title: Sengoku Collection Starts:Saturday, April 6 at 12:45AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio:Brains Base Genre: Action, Adventure Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/sencolle/ |
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Adapted from Konami's social networking service game, the story of Sengoku Collection
is set in the Sengoku Era of historical Japan, with female reimaginings
of important figures like Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the
game, players can obtain "God of War Cards," which are sealed inside
lucrative, hidden treasures.
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Shiba Inoku-san
Title: Shiba Inoku-san Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 10:27PM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.mxtv.co.jp/shibainukosan/ |
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Summary: Inuko Shiba seems like an ordinary middle school student... but her close friend Chako Ishibashi has the nagging suspicion that her friend might actually be a dog. Each episode will be two-minutes in length. |
Shining Hearts ~Shiawase no Pan~
Title: Shining Hearts ~Shiawase no Pan~ Starts:Friday, April 13 at 2:55AM JST on MBS Studio:Production I.G Genre: Fantasy, Romance Website: http://shining-world.jp/hearts/info/#anime |
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Summary:
Adapted from Sega's
Shining Hearts fantasy role-playing game, the anime will include voice
actors from the PSP game. In the game, protagonist Rick is a swordsman
who now works at a bakery alongside three sisters, Nellis, Amil, and
Aerie. Together, they decide to help bring peace back to their country
after an incident stirs the peace.
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Shirokuma Café
Title: Shirokuma Café Starts:Thursday, April 5 at 5:30PM JST on TV TokyoL Studio:Studio Pierrot Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life Website: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/shirokumacafe/ |
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Summary: This comedy follows the daily lives and adventures of a penguins, grizzly bears, pandas, and other animals at a cafe run by a polar bear. |
UchÅ« KyÅdai
Title: UchÅ« KyÅdai Starts:Sunday, April 1 at 7:00AM JST on YTV Studio:A-1 Pictures Genre: Drama, Space Website: http://uchukyodai.com/ |
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Summary:
Two boys, Mutta and Hibito, made a
vow as boys to travel to space. Hibito ended up becoming an astronaut,
but Mutta's life is about to change.
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Yurumates 3D
Title: Yurumates 3D Starts:Monday, April 2 at 1:35AM JST on Sun TV and 1:10AM on TV Kanagawa Studio:C2C Genre: Comedy, Slice of life Website: http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_yuru/ |
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Summary:
Despite its name, Yurumates 3D
will be a traditionally animated 2D adaption of the four-panel comic of
the same name. It will retain the same cast from the two previously
animated OVA series. The series will also be streamed on Nico Nico Douga.
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Zetman
Title: Zetman Starts:Tuesday, April 3 at 2:38AM JST on Yomiuri TV Studio:TMS Entertainment Genre: Action, Science Fiction Website: http://zetman.jp/ |
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Summary:
Homeless boy Jin lives in a beggar
community with his grandfather. Their lives change one day when they're
attacked by a monster, and Jin discovers that his true form is the new
superhuman lifeform "ZET."
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Pretty cool that you're doing this but the list is missing some shows:
ReplyDelete- Eureka Seven Ao (2nd series)
- Kore wa Zombie Desuka? Of the Dead (season 2)
- Tsuritama
- Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
- Queen`s Blade: Rebellion
Speaking of the new Lupin the 3rd series, the trailer for it is amazing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om_UdToxqqE