Dance Dance Danseur – 02
「これはっ……友達になれないタイプだっ!」 (Kore wa…… Tomodachi ni Narenai Taipu da!)
“He’s… the Type I Can’t Be Friends With!”
Man vs. Monkey
「これはっ……友達になれないタイプだっ!」 (Kore wa…… Tomodachi ni Narenai Taipu da!)
“He’s… the Type I Can’t Be Friends With!”
Man vs. Monkey
「やるわけねーだろ、バレエなんて!」 (Yaru Wake nē Daro, Barē Nante!)
“There’s No Way I’m Doing That Ballet Thing!”
An overture to self-discovery.
「Après la pluie―彼の願い―」 (Apure Ra Puryui―Kare no Negai―)
“His Wish”
I truly am sad to see the end of this series, but hopefully it doesn’t mean a closed case where the anime is concerned.
「始まりの出会い」 (Hajimari no Deai)
“First Encounter”
Wild horses couldn’t drag me away from this premiere!
「Pleuvoir―空知らぬ雨―」 (Puruvowāru―Sora Shiranu Ame―)
“Tears like Rain”
The threads are rapidly unwinding into a messy, tangled end.
Ah, spring, when the bone-chilling snow melts into refreshing puddles that feed the budding spring blooms. Similarly, our dashed hopes and exceeded expectations from winter melt into our hopes for a blossoming Spring anime season. Will the anticipated premieres bloom into a beautiful sakura-lined avenue or a putrid bed of carrion flowers? Well, we will have to tune in to see! What I can say is that there are some very promising buds.
Back in fashion for the season are Tiger & Bunny 2, Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari, Kingdom, and Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu. On the sports field, we have the unique horse-racing anime Gunjou no Fanfare and the anticipated Aoashi. While not a sport (although some may claim it is a game), love is in the air too with the high school romance Kawaii Dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, battle-crossed lovers in Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de, or the hilariously stubborn Shinomiya Kaguya and Shirogane Miyuki in Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai for added (viewing) pleasure. For a heartwarming story of a not-so-usual “family”, check out Spy x Family (which I think may be one of the standouts of the season). Or, for a bit of supernatural mystery, Summertime Render may be just the thing. Sometimes (at least for me), life is about the finer arts and Dance Dance Danseur, a coming of age story about finding one’s own self-expression through the art of ballet, promises just that. Spring really is here at last, and anime isn’t far behind: this is Random Curiosity’s Spring 2022 Preview!
「Mal d’amour―不治の病―」 (Maru Damūru―Fuji no Yamai―)
“The Incurable Disease”
The physician becomes the patient.