The year 2012 went by so quickly, it's as if it pulled a fast one on us. The level of quality of most shows in 2012 were above average to say the least, and I for one thoroughly enjoyed watching them. The upcoming season brings us a whole array of new shows for our viewing pleasure. Get a preview of them right here!
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Animation: Charaction
Kyousuke's younger sister Namika has been living apart from him for ten years. One day, she returns and begins to live with him again, but she has turned into an energetic tsundere Osaka girl.
From the popular game "THE IDOLM@STER", comes a petit spinoff cute and soothing 4-koma! The setting is the same 765 Production from the games. One day, 765 Pro idols Ami and Mami bring in the mysterious Petit-dols "Afuu" and "Yukipo"!? More and more Petit-dols gather at the offices where everyone works. Leisurely enjoy their daily lives full of laughs and happenings.
Yama no Susume | ヤマノススメ
Animation: 8bit
The title tells the story of the childhood friends Aoi, a girl who prefers staying inside and who has acrophobia, and Hinata, a girl who loves mountains. The two decide to climb a mountain in order to once again see the morning sun from its peak as they did when they were young.
Mangirl! | まんがーる!
Animation: Dogakobo
Girls without any manga editing experience launch a new manga magazine.
Ai Mai Mi | あいまいみー
Animation: Seven
The anime adaption of the four-panel manga "Ai Mai Mi". The story follows girls in a manga club —Ai, Mai, Mii, and Ponoka-sempai—who might be fighting evil invaders threatening Earth, facing off against rivals in tournaments, and dealing with other absurd situations when they are not drawing manga.
Cuticle Tantei Inaba | キューティクル探偵因幡
Animation: Zexcs
Private Detective Hiroshi Inaba is an artificially-created being, formed by splicing the genes of both a human and a wolf, who gains information by tasting and examining people's hair, and pretty much has a hair fetish. He can transform into a more wolf-like form, and also gain special powers and perform different attacks depending on the type or colour of hair he eats. Formerly employed by the police and partnered with an officer, he now runs his own private detective agency with the help of his sadistic, cross-dressing secretary Yuuta (often mistaken for a girl), and Kei (a *relatively* normal teenager working part-time at the office. Ogino, the officer formerly partnered with Hiroshi, also often helps out with cases. His arch-enemy is Don Valentino, an evil mastermind goat with a taste (literally) for money, and a variety of messed up but extremely devoted henchman, including gentleman samurai Laurence, who always wears a bag over his head. Most chapters are individual stories revolving around Hiroshi and his friends trying to arrest the Don, always failing miserably.
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha | まおゆう魔王勇者
Animation: ARMS
After a long and treacherous journey, our Hero finally arrives at the Dark Lady's castle only to find himself being asked for help. The Hero explains how the war that the demons have brought upon the humans have killed thousands and put more in misery. The queen of demons however argues that this war has made the human society band together as one and showed empirical evidence how it has increased population, increased production, boosted economy and improved society overall. Furthermore, she explains to the Hero that ending this war will result in a civil war that will produce more bloodshed than there ever was. The Hero, convinced that the only way to bring peace, relatively speaking, is to join forces with the Dark Lady, agrees to help with her plans!
D.C. III ~Da Capo III~ | D.C.III ~ダ・カーポIII~
Animation: Kazami Gakuen Kooushiki Douga-bu
The third installment of the
Da Capo franchise.
Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru | 俺の彼女と幼なじみが修羅場すぎる
Animation: A-1 Pictures
Eita enters high school aiming for the National University School of Medicine. Because of his parents' divorce—and his goal—he shuns anything to do with romance or love. One day, Masuzu, the school beauty with the silver hair who has just returned to the country, enters his life in a most unexpected way. Chiwa, his childhood friend since elementary school, will not let this go without a fight.
AKB0048 Next Stage
Minami-ke Tadaima | みなみけ ただいま
Animation: Feel
Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun | 八犬伝 -東方発見異聞-
Animation: Studio Deen
Five years ago, almost every villager of Ootsuka died due to a tragic plague. But mysteriously enough, three survivors: a girl and two boys, emerged. Now living in a church, the three live in isolation, hidden from those who may seek to find them. Shino, one of the survivors, has control over the power of Murasame, the blade of life. But when the imperial church seeks to take the Murasame for themselves, their peaceful life becomes a thing of the past...
Senran Kagura | 閃乱カグラ
Animation: Artland
TV anime project of Marvelous AQL's action game series Senran Kagura. There was a time when there were ninja serving the powerful, hired for intelligence missions, destruction, or assassination. While the times have changed, the need for ninja has not vanished. In a particular school, there are girls who are secretly in training to become ninja. Ninjas-in-training, Asuka, Katsuragi, Hibari, Ikaruga, and Yagiyuu each have a secret technique scroll that they protect at all times. This features their tumultuous school life as they pursue the path of the ninja!
Love Live! School Idol Project | ラブライブ！School idol project
Animation: Sunrise
Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara – a pop culture mecca that's evolving by the minute; Kanda – a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo – a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.
With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school's popularity and keep it from shutting down. "In order to protect our beloved school, there's only one thing we can do...become pop stars!"
Their goal is simple: Become an overnight sensation and use their nationwide media exposure to promote their school and bring in a wave of new students to the ailing area. A simple but solid plan, they figure. Naturally, they're nervous and wonder if this plan can really succeed, but for better or worse their new journey has begun...
"All we can ask for is just a tiny bit of support from you. We truly believe that with your help, we can change the world around us. We will make our dreams come true!"
Ishida to Asakura | 石田とあさくら
Animation: DAX Production
Anime adaptation of the surreal gag manga about two high school boys, Ishida and Asakura.
AMNESIA
Animation: Brain’s Base
On the morning of August 1, the heroine wakes up and discovers she has absolutely no memories of the past. A boy appears before her, and introduces himself as a "spirit" named Orion. The heroine struggles to regain her memories under the guidance of Orion. She then gets a phone call, but she does not recognize the name on her mobile phone screen. She meets her apparent "boyfriend," despite not knowing his face.
THE UNLIMITED – Hyoubu Kyousuke | THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介
Animation: Manglobe
An original spin-off series centering around
Kyousuke Hyoubu.
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman | 幕末義人伝 浪漫
Animation: TMS Entertainment
The story takes place in Kyoto in the late 19th century. Manjiro has two faces. During the day, he works as a helper for people in Kyoto, but he also acts in secret to get back people's properties from the men in power. As the get-backer "Roman," Manjiro is getting involved in a nationwide conspiracy.
Jigoku Youchien | 地獄ようちえん
Animation: Kasuga Soft
Flash anime shorts that center around a school for mischievous demon toddlers.
Senyu. | 戦勇。
Animation: Ordet
Satan Rchimedes returns to the earth after being sealed for one thousand years by a hero. The King tries to seal Satan once again by dispatching descendants of the hero. However, it's troublesome to find the genuine descendants, the king chooses 75 hero-like people. This is an adventure of Alba, the hero No.45, and an his monitoring fighter Ross.
Tamako Market | たまこまーけっと
Animation: Kyoto Animation
Tamako is a mochi-loving high-school freshman whose family runs a mochi (rice cake) shop in a certain town's shopping district. She enjoys her high school life with her friends Midori and Kanna in the badminton club. She also helps out at her family's shop and develops new mochi.
GJ-bu (Good Job Club) | GJ部
Animation: Dogakobo
TV anime adaptation of the GJ-bu moe light novel series, dubbed as the "first four-panel novel", where each story is only four pages long with illustrations. Shinomiya Kasumi launches an undefined activity club "Good Job Club" in her junior high school imitating the same club in the high school, to which her brother was belong. In a small club room, she enjoys the school life with Seira, a sharp tongue beautiful girl, and Geraldine, a Canadian girl, who communicates using a white board.
gdgd Fairies 2 | ぐだぐだふぇありーず(2)
Animation: Strawberry Meets Pictures
Direct continuation of the
previous season. Full CG series about a 3 fairies who ramble over about random subjects in 3 locations.
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai | ささみさん@がんばらない
Animation: Shaft
The story follows a hikikomori named Sasami who is unmotivated about even changing clothes or eating. Her brother takes care of her, even though she despises his slave-like nature. Sasami spends her days viewing the outside world via a "Brother Surveillance Tool" on her computer. In the outside world, the three beautiful Yagami sisters and Sasami's brother are in the middle of relationships worthy of a romantic comedy.
Vividred Operation | ビビッドレッド・オペレーション
Animation: A-1 Pictures
An original sci-fi action anime featuring a 14-year-old girl. The story takes place in a peaceful island filled with nature and technology.
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT | 僕は友達が少ない NEXT
Animation: AIC Build
The Neighbor's Club—a club founded for the purpose of making friends, where misfortunate boys and girls with few friends live out their regrettable lives.
Although Yozora Mikazuki faced a certain incident at the end of summer, the daily life of the Neighbor's Club goes on as usual. A strange nun, members of the student council and other new faces make an appearance, causing Kodaka Hasegawa's life to grow even busier.
While they all enjoy going to the amusement park, playing games, celebrating birthdays, and challenging the "school festival"—a symbol of the school life normal people live—the relations amongst the members slowly begins to change...
Let the next stage begin, on this unfortunate coming-of-age love comedy!!
Kotoura-San | 琴浦さん
Animation: AIC Classic
A school love comedy. Kotoura Haruka is a 15-year-old girl who can read people's minds. She has been suffering from troubles caused by her mind-reading ability, and her parents got divorced as a result. She moves to a new high school but tries to keep away from her classmates. Manabe Yoshihisa, one of her classmates, accepts and appreciates her ability and she begins to interact with her friends with his help.
Mondai-Ji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru sou Desu yo? | 問題児たちが異世界から来るそうですよ？
Animation: Diomedéa
Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudou, and You Kasugabe have tremendous psychic powers and are bored with the regular world. An envelope arrives for each person, and when each opens their envelope, they are stunned to see the scenery around them change to a world they had never encountered before. They've been summoned by the Black Rabbit to help the community "No Name" to overthrow the Devil King.
Chihayafuru 2 | ちはやふる2
Animation: Madhouse
The wraparound jacket band on the 17th volume of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga is revealing next week that a second anime season will launch.
This story, which follows a schoolgirl competing in the Japanese card game of karuta, won the second Manga Taisho (Cartoon Grand Prize). Chihayafuru also won the shōjo manga category in last year's Kodansha Manga Awards, and topped the female category of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! book listings the year before.
Hetalia: The Beautiful World | ヘタリア The Beautiful World
Animation: Studio DEEN
The fifth season of
Hetalia.
OVA chart via Random Curiosity. All credit goes to Random Curiosity for the creation of this chart.
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