Fate/Zero – 14
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「未遠川血戦」 (Miongawa Kessen)
“The Bloody Battle in Mion River”
The long wait for the return of Fate/Zero was more than worth it.
Persona 4 the ANIMATION – 24, 25 (END)
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「The World is Full of Shit」 & 「We Can Change The World」
The titles of these episodes may be a bit crass and clichéd, but they are entirely appropriate too.
Spring 2012 Schedule
| Legend: | 0 | Divine | 0 | Prooof | 2 | Takaii | 2 | Guardian Enzo | 2 | unlisted |
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| 2 | verdant | 3 | Stilts | 2 | Stereoman | 2 | Zanibas | 2 | Cherrie | |
| 3 | BakaMochi | 2 | Moomba | 2 | Zephyr | 2 | Asobi | Not covering |
Ozuma and Uchuu Kyoudai have already premiered along with a few other shows and we’ll be seeing a deluge of new spring shows following suit beginning April 1st — so here’s a quick overview of what the Random Curiosity writers will be covering this season.
Like previous seasons, this is only a tentative overview of RandomC’s blogging plans for the new season. We also plan on writing about the first episode of some other shows that we’re not covering, so if something catches our interest, things might be shifted around and this schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.
…More after the jump.
Spring 2012 Preview!
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Without further ado, welcome to the first collaborative edition of the Random Curiosity season preview, now featuring more writers for you to love and adore than ever. (Please don’t stalk us too much though.) As you all probably know, Divine, our season preview writer/extraordinaire, is taking an indefinite hiatus so he has passed on the baton to the rest of us writers – and just in time for the spring preview too, which is generally one of the busiest seasons with 50 new shows and counting. As is standard fare, we have the usual batch of hotly anticipated sequels to recent shows such as Fate/Zero 2nd Season, Kimi to Boku 2, and Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? OF THE DEAD, but there are also sequels and spiritual successors to venerated older shows as well like Eureka Seven Astral Ocean, the return of the Saint Seiya franchise after 25 years, and the reunion of Cowboy Bebop’s director and composer for a new show after over ten. So dust off that TV, free up some hard drive space, or do whatever else it is you do to get ready, because this season looks highly promising. Long-awaited sequels, a diversity of genres, and a nice balance of original works and manga/light novel adaptations have filled the slate with many shows that merit more than just a passing glance, and made this is a season one where even the pickiest of viewers should be able to find something to enjoy.
— This preview 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.
— A season poll will be available a little later is available on the sidebar.
— Please forgive the tardiness of this preview, work on it wasn’t started until several weeks later than usual, due to the transition.
Podcast – “Is this mic on?”
Many of you probably remember and greatly enjoyed the old Monthly Retrospectives, but unfortunately, they became too much work to put together because they were almost as time consuming as the season previews, except every month instead of every three. Then, I had a brilliant idea! What if Random Curiosity turned the written retrospectives into podcasts instead?
And so I set off to learn about podcasting. One of my friends introduced me to her friends at METANORN, another excellent anime blog who have graciously allowed me to be a guest on their METAVERSE podcasts. The fine people there were a lot of fun, and I learned a great deal about podcasting too – so please support me, RandomC, and METANORN by listening to their 15th podcast and let me know what you think!
The facepalm is because now you all know what I sound like, haha!
Podcast Link
Mouretsu Pirates – 12
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「永遠(とわ)よりの帰還」 (Eien (Towa) Yori no Kikan)
“A Return from Eternity”
Everything works out when you’re a pirate!
Mouretsu Pirates – 11
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「閃光の彷徨者(ワンダラー)」 (Senkou no Houkou-sha (Wandaraa))
“Wanderer of Light”
The depths of space haven’t looked this breathtakingly beautiful or this dangerous in a long time.
Nisemonogatari – 11 (END)
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「つきひフェニックス 其ノ參」 (Tsukihi Fenikkusu Sono Yon)
“Tsukihi Phoenix Part Four”
True to Nisemonogatari fashion, this final arc was resolved not with fists, but with words – like the question, “What is the value of a fake?”
Persona 4 the ANIMATION – 23
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「In Order to Find the Truth」
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and in this hour of need, which path will the Investigation Team take?
Mouretsu Pirates – 10
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「嵐の砲撃戦」 (Arashi no Hougekisen)
“Battle in the Storm”
I’m conflicted. On one hand, I’m in love with Marika. And on the other hand, there’s Chiaki.