Spring 2016 Preview!

The heat of summer has mercifully given way to autumn here in the southern hemisphere, but in animeland, i.e. the only place that matters, it’s spring, which means another big season of anime is coming. We have sequels targeted at those seeking a blast from the past, including more Sailor Moon Crystal to continue an old franchise, and more Concrete Revolutio to deconstruct them all. Watching anime just for the robots? Both Gundam and Macross have an iteration this season. Of course, there are adaptations across the genres for your perusal: the popular manga Boku no Hero Academia brings us shounen action, the popular videogame series Gyakuten Saiban brings legal adventure, and Sakamoto of the titular Sakamoto Desu ga? is plain popular, and also hilarious. But perhaps most notable are the original series that are harder to pigeonhole, like the supernatural bus trip of Mayoiga or Kuromukuro’s story of a samurai in a school on a dam, both to counterpoint the uncannily familiar Koutetsujou no Kabaneri. Why just listen to me list shows, though? Our crack team of animethusiasts are on hand to be your Geiger counter for the entire season of anime. This is Random Curiosity’s Spring 2016 Preview.

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Winter 2016 Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans
17:00 MBS (10/4)
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle
23:30 AT-X (1/11)
Prince of Stride Alternative
23:00 AT-X (1/5)
Musaigen no Phantom World
24:00 MX (1/6)
NORN9: Norn + Nonette
21:30 AT-X (1/7)
Divine Gate
22:30 MX (1/8)
FAIRY TAIL ZERO
10:30 TX (1/9)
Rainbow Days
22:00 MX (1/10)
Akagami no Shirayukihime 2nd Season
24:00 MX (1/11)
SUSHI POLICE
25:00 MX (1/6)
Active Raid -Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hakkei-
22:00 MX (1/7)
Oshiete! Galko-chan
22:30 AT-X (1/8)
Bubuki Buranki
22:00 MX (1/9)
Ooya-san wa Shishunki!
22:27 MX (1/10)
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desu Kara.
25:11 MX (1/11)
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku Wo!
25:05 MX (1/13)
Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu
22:30 MX (1/7)
Koukaku no Pandora
23:00 AT-X (1/8)
Luck and Logic
22:30 MX (1/9)
Dimension W
22:30 MX (1/10)
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
26:05 TX (1/11)
Haruchika ~Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru~
25:35 MX (1/6)
Boku dake ga Inai Machi
24:55 CX (1/7)
Sekkou Boys
23:00 MX (1/8)
Durarara!!x2 Ketsu
23:30 MX (1/9)
Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
24:30 MX (1/10)
Oji-san to Marshmallow
25:00 TVS (1/7)
Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage
24:00 MX (1/8)
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen
25:00 MX (10/3)
Schwarzesmarken
25:05 TX (1/10)
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 2nd Season
25:25 CX (1/7)
Heavy Object
24:30 MX (10/2)
Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R
26:25 NTV (1/9)
Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation
25:46 TBS (1/7)
GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakeri 2nd Season
25:05 MX (1/8)
Haikyuu!! Second Season
26:58 MBS (10/3)
Dagashi Kashi
26:16 TBS (1/7)
Ajin
25:55 TBS (1/15)
Koyomimonogatari
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
26:25 TBS (1/8)
Legend: 2 2 3 2
3 3 2 Not covering

Now that the winter preview has been released … four weeks ago—read this post if you’re wondering why the schedule is only coming out now—it’s time to tell you what we’re blogging this season. This is Random Curiosity’s Winter 2016 blogging schedule.

As always, this is a tentative overview of our plans for the new season … is what I would usually say, but it’s different this time. With 2-3 episodes under our belts, we’ve got a good idea of what each show entails, and we’re pretty confident in our picks. Will some of them blow up in our faces? Probably. But this is what we’re going with.

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku Wo! – 01

「この自称女神と異世界転生を!」 (Kono Jishou Megami to i Sekai Tensei o!)
“The Self-Proclaimed Goddess and Reincarnation in Another World”

Are you tired of the main protagonist of your RPG-inspired anime being overpowered? How about one who’s not competent at all? Everyone’s personality is broken, and it’s a lot of fun.