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「妖精さんの、ひみつのこうじょう」 (Yousei-san no, Himitsu no Koujou)
“The Fairies’ Secret Factory”
It was smelling a little stale after the first batch of formulaic season premières, but Jinrui wa Suitai shimashita blew through the room like a breath of fresh – albeit very strange – air.
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「La notte del compleanno」
“The Night of the Birthday”
The wheels of destiny and fate are about to clash gears and set a new course…towards the unknown.
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| Uchuu Kyoudai 07:00 NTV, ytv, CTV (4/1) |
Kingdom 19:00 NHK (6/4) |
Binbougami ga! 25:50 TX (7/4) |
Shirokuma Cafe 17:30 TX (4/5) |
Hagure Yuusha no Estetica 10:30 AT-X (7/6) |
FAIRY TAIL 10:30 TX, TVO, TVA |
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| Rinne no Lagrange 2 22:00 MX (7/1) |
Chouyaku Hyakusin Isshu: Uta Koi 25:30 TX (7/2) |
Moyashimon Returns 24:45 CX (7/5) |
Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. 11:00 AT-X (7/6) |
DOG DAYS’ 23:30 MX (7/7) |
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| TARI TARI 22:30 tvk (7/1) |
Yuruyuri ♪♪ 26:00 TX (7/2) |
Natsuyuki Rendezvous 25:15 CX (7/5) |
Campione! 23:30 AT-X (7/6) |
Tanken Driland 23:30 TX (7/7) |
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| La storia della Arcana Famiglia 23:30 tvk (7/1) |
Hakuouki Reimeiroku 26:53 ytv (7/9) |
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate 25:25 TBS (7/5) |
Accel World 24:30 MX (4/6) |
Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmonbu 23:30 Niconico (7/14) |
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| Hyouka 24:00 CTC (4/22) |
Eureka Seven Astral Ocean 25:55 MBS (4/12) |
Sword Art Online 24:00 MX (7/7) |
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| Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita 24:00 tvk (7/1) |
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! 25:55 TBS (7/5) |
Kokoro Connect 24:30 tvk (7/7) |
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| Chitose Get You!! 24:56 AT-X (7/1) |
Joshiraku 26:25 MBS (7/5) |
Kuroko no Basuke 25:58 MBS (4/7) |
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| Oda Nobuna no Yabou 25:05 TX (7/8) |
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II 26:28 MBS (7/7) |
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| Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse 25:35 TX (7/1) |
| Legend: | 0 | Divine | 0 | Prooof | 2 | Takaii | 2 | Guardian Enzo | 1 | unlisted |
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| 1 | verdant | 2 | Stilts | 2 | Stereoman | 3 | Zanibas | 2 | Cherrie | |
| 2 | BakaMochi | 2 | Moomba | 2 | Zephyr | 2 | Asobi | Not covering |
Hey everybody, Stilts here with a sneak peek at RandomC’s Summer 2012 blogging schedule! With the new season starting in earnest in only a few days, we thought you all might be curious about our plans, so I’m going to jump straight into it.
Like with previous seasons, this is only a tentative overview of RandomC’s plans for the new season. We’ll also be writing about the first episode of some of the other shows we’re not covering, so if something catches our interest, things might get shifted around to accommodate. This schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.
…more after the jump.
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With the summer season just around the corner, I thought I’d poke my head in and give an overview of the 26 new shows lined up. At first glance, there are some noteworthy continuations such as Rinne no Lagrange Season 2 and Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II, but a closer look reveals some gems such as Yuruyuri ♪♪ and Moyashimon Returns. In terms of all-new series, we have the highly anticipated Sword Art Online, an adaptation of Accel World creator Kawahara Reki’s other virtual reality fantasy novel — TARI TARI, another original slice-of-life series by P.A. Works — Natsuyuki Rendezvous, a romance/drama airing in the noitaminA time slot — plus a good selection of romantic comedies to round everything out. So without further ado, let’s have a look shall we?
Note: I don’t plan to write any more season previews while I’m on my indefinite hiatus. This was a special case since I was personally asked to write this season’s.
* 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.
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「機械人形」 (Kitai Ningyo)
“Machine Doll”
If there’s a single word I would use to describe Shining Hearts, it would be “pretty”. Mind bogglingly, awe-inducingly pretty. It’s like Production I.G. felt like they had something to prove – there’s almost no doubt that Shining Hearts is one of the most visually-pleasing shows this season has to offer.
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「消せない夢」 (Kesenai Yume)
“Eternal Dreams”
It’s hard not to be skeptical of AKB0048, both for fans and non-fans alike. We never asked for this. But this first episode of the genre blending idol-centric-dystopian-mecha-musical-science-fiction (whew) by the folks behind Macross does make a pretty damn good case for itself.
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「伝統ある古典部の再生」 (Dentou Aru Koten-bu no Saisei)
“Revival of the Classics Club and its Traditions”
Nearly three weeks into the spring season and one of the hottest shows finally makes its debut. While Hyouka may not have been exactly what you were expecting, its first episode really highlighted the main reason I picked up the show — interesting mysteries that didn’t feel overly dramatic or too unrealistic.
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「テンパってフィッシング」 (Tenpatte Fisshingu)
“Panicked Fishing”
I didn’t know what I was getting into with Tsuritama. Even after spending time with the first episode, I honestly still can’t tell you what the show is about. What I can confidently say though, is that it’s the most refreshing show I’ve seen coming out of the last few seasons’ worth of anime.
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「ボーン・スリッピー／Deep blue」 (Bōn Surippī)
“Born Slippy”
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s probably a duck.
