Mangirl! – 01

「こちらコミック アース・スター編集部」 (Kochira Komikku a^su . Suta^ Henshuubu)
“This is Comic Earth Star’s Editorial Staff”

Mangirl! is a series funny shorts about four female manga editors, with the operative word there being “funny”. I found myself chuckling multiple times during this first episode, and they even managed to fit something like story progression into only three minutes! Colour me impressed.

Yama no Susume – 01

「山だけはダメ!」 (Yama Dakeha Dame!)
“Anything But Mountains!”

Cute girls climbing mountains – that’s the premise behind Yama no Susume, and it’s exactly what you’re thinking it is. So why am I bothering to intro it? Because shorts are often ignored merely because they’re shorts, but if you like slice of life, this is a good one you may enjoy checking out.

The Best of Anime 2012


Now that 2012 is over, it’s time for our yearly diversion into the ranking of things, the Best of Anime 2012 post! This year we’re doing things a little different, not the least because it’s not Divine’s name at the top of this post. As with the season previews, where once one man was enough, now multiple writers are teaming up. Divine was legendary for completing upwards to 3/4ths of the anime airing in a year by himself, which left him uniquely able to identify the best that year had to offer. Alas, his hiatus from blogging also hit his time for watching anime, so the three active writers who watched the most anime this past year are stepping in to take up the torch.

…more after the jump

Disclaimer: As always, disclaimers abound! Please keep in mind that “best” is subjective. What’s best for us isn’t necessarily best for you, and that’s okay. This list shouldn’t be taken as some kind of inviolable truth, but rather the opinions of three guys after a lot of anime watching and about eight hours of arguing, which are naturally influenced by our own tastes, experiences, and personal impressions. Before you go bashing one of our choices, please make sure that you’ve at least seen it and know where we’re coming from. Finally, all we ask is that you respect our opinions, just like we respect yours. Thank you.

Disclaimer #2: The choices in this post are not necessarily reflective of the opinions of all RandomC writers. They are solely the opinions of Moomba, Zephyr, and I (Stilts), and no one else. Thank you for your understanding.

* This post will be kept at the top for the next while, so be sure to scroll past it or check the Recent Entries on your right for new posts.

Winter 2013 Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Uchuu Kyoudai
07:00 NTV, ytv, CTV (4/1)
AMNESIA
23:30 AT-X (1/7)
Jigoku Youchien
23:00 Niconico (1/8)
Tamako Market
24:30 MX (1/9)
Ai Mai Mi
23:00 AT-X/TVS (1/3)
Cuticle Tantei Inaba
23:30 AT-X (1/4)
FAIRY TAIL
10:30 TX, TVO, TVA
Magi
17:00 MBS/TBS (10/7)
Sakurasou no Pet no Kanojo
24:30 MX (10/8)
Senyu.
25:35 TX (1/8)
GJ-bu (Good Job Club)
25:29 NTV (1/9)
PSYCHO-PASS
24:30 CX (10/11)
Shin Sekai Yori
24:30 EX (9/28)
Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de
22:00 MX (10/20)
Senran Kagura
20:30 AT-X (1/6)
Line Offline Salaryman
25:30 TX (1/7)
Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster
animate.tv (1/1)
Yama no Susume
25:30 MX (1/2)
ROBOTICS;NOTES
25:15 CX (10/11)
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
25:00 MX (1/4)
D.C. III ~Da Capo III~
22:00 MX (1/5)
Love Live! School Idol Project
22:00 MX (1/6)
THE UNLIMITED – Hyoubu Kyousuke
25:35 TX (1/7)
Mangirl!
25:35 MX (1/2)
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
25:25 TBS (1/10)
Mondai-Ji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?
25:30 MX (1/11)
Little Busters!
22:30 MX (10/6)
Ishida to Asakura
22:27 MX (1/6)
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
26:05 TX/AT-X (1/7)
gdgd Fairies 2
25:40 MX (1/9)
Vividred Operation
25:30 MBS (1/10)
Chihayafuru 2
25:53 NTV (1/11)
Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru
24:00 MX (1/5)
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT
25:55 TBS (1/10)
Boku no Imouto wa Osaka Okan
25:55 BS Asahi (12/21)
AKB0048 Next Stage
25:00 tvk (1/5)
Kotoura-San
26:00 CBC (1/10)
Hetalia: The Beautiful World
animate.tv (1/25)
Minami-ke Tadaima
25:00 MX (1/5)
Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster
26:00 MBS (10/4)
Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun
26:58 MBS (1/5)
Legend: 1 1 4 1 1 3
1 3 0 3 3 Not covering

With more premieres scheduled to hit our screens tomorrow, I suppose we’d better give you an idea of what we’ll be covering, eh? So here it is – RandomC’s season schedule for Winter 2013!

As always, this is a tentative overview of RandomC’s plans for the new season. We’ll also be doing introductory posts about many of the shows we’re not covering, so if something catches one of our eyes, things will be shifted around to accommodate. The schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.

…more after the jump.