Below is everything I have compiled for the "Spring Preview" thread, as you can tell, some are really lacking info and some will be edited down. Anything you guys can add will be helpful. I'll cut the list down from the 22 listed below to 15 total shows and just focus on those for the thread and just mention the other ones in passing. Also, if anyone can post the YouTube links for PVs of each show, that is also helpful!
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide.
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Concrete Revolutio: Chojin Gensou - The Last Song
In the second season of this non-linear alternate-history tale, superpowered individuals of all kind exist among us. Space aliens, magical girls, androids with hearts of gold, mischevious ghosts, and many more... their existence is protected by the Superhuman Bureau. But who will protect these protectors? And how will they know what to fight for in a nation whose basic values grow divided? As the idealistic superhuman Jiro, working in the Bureau, is forced to confront the dark truths lurking at the heart of his organization and his country, he must find something to fight for... even if it pits him against everything he's ever known.
Loaded with characters, political machinations, and confusing time jumps, the real hook to Concrete Revolutio is its setting. Taking place in an alternate Japan during the 60s and 70s, this anime uses its own versions of Japan's pop culture icons of the past to explore this turbulent period in the country's history, where the nation was divided by protests over what course it should take. Drawing from real events to move its plot (see the first season's OT for some practical examples), Concrete Revolutio is a colorful and challenging work exploring a historical era that rarely gets acknowledged elsewhere.[/QUOTE]
Mayoiga
Thirty men and women come together for a bus tour to a ghost town deep in the mountains, Nanakimura. Some speak of an urban legend that this place could be a utopia, unshackled by the outside world. But now, only a faint impression of the lives that once lived here remain.
Despair, boredom, hope... something or other has drawn these thirty individuals to this place. What truth will they find there?
Mayoiga is an original anime series written by Mari Okada (Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans, Toradora, Black Rock Shooter) and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima (Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, Another). With it being an anime original, very little is known about the plot at this point, besides that it's full of mysteries, and that it's "thrilling". It's hard to tell what that'll mean, but with these two creative forces (particularly Mizushima, who has made two different grotesque horror-comedies in Another and Blood-C), there's a good chance that things will get awfully bloody eventually. Whatever happens, odds are good it'll be a crazy ride.
My Hero Academia:
In a few words: A boy wants to be a hero but doesn't have any powers while everyone else in the world does. The strong points of the series are likable characters, fast pacing and striking art style.
Midoriya Izuku, a teenage boy in middle school, lives in a world where superpowers, known as "quirks", have become commonplace and are an active part of society. Midoriya too wants to become a hero and help people, but he is one of the rare cases who lack superpowers. Not one to give up, he still wants to join the best academy for aspiring Superheroes, Yuuei, and use his knowledge to be the best hero he can possibly be.
If you liked shonen series like Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, One Piece, early Naruto and early Bleach, or even Hunter x Hunter and Yuu Yuu Hakusho. Yes. Yes you should. Without spoiling too much, this series is not afraid to go in unexpected directions with its characters and believes that Hard work > Born Power. What I'm saying is that Izuku is an underdog and if you love underdog stories you should totally read this.[/QUOTE]
Super Lovers
Super Lovers is a wholesome manga focusing on the heart. Striking at the core of what makes a human a human it brilliantly highlights the touching relationship between a young orphaned Canadian boy by a prominent writer's family. After a fateful encounter over the summer, the manga switches gears and becomes a dazzling coming of age story of the adopted boy and his relationship with the Kaidou family in Japan.
This innovative series goes against the grain for the romantic drama. Featuring people pursing their dreams of starting their own business while working at a host club, a boy as he grows through the years out of his natural Canadian environment and in the dazzling cities of Japan, and the myriad friendships and family relationships that develop in Japan, it has something to appeal to everyone. It will have one of the purest and most pleasing brotherly love moments anyone could ask for animated. Its a must watch.[/QUOTE]
Sousei no Onmyouji
Sousei no Onmyouji is by the dude who made Binbougami Ga! It's a slightly dark fantasy story that follows a kid, who has given up becoming an exorcist, as he gets roped back into the exorcist world because of his destiny with a talented exorcist girl. It could be a fun and simple battle shone, but it's not just about the action; it delves into the relationship the main character has with the deuteragonist, and how they grow stronger together. It also has pretty good humor, which offsets the despair that gets flung at the protagonists. The recent (and as of now untranslated) chapters of manga are just cliffhangers upon cliffhangers and it’s been pointed out that its setting similarities to Bleach, so if that intrigues you, I'd say try it out.
Big Order
It feel like a rip off of Jojo, without much creativity. Er, honestly, watch this to see some insane trainwreck. Mostly because the MC is a moron and the battles really suck. And then they added fusions out of nowhere. All the characters have really overpowered abilities but use them in the blandest manner possible. Big Order is shit, and I say that as someone who liked Future Diary.
Flying Witch
Flying Witch is a slice of life story about a young witch in training as she revisits her childhood friend in the country sideand stays with her family. Magic is treated as something subtle, so you won't find anything super bombastic about it, instead it focuses on how witches and magic are quietly coexisting with normal society and doesn't seem to be building up to anything big; it's mostly how magic interacts with and witches live in daily life. All in all, it's a pretty relaxing read and should translate well as a cute “healing” anime.
Hundred
“Why would anyone watch it?”
Kabaneri:
From the studio that brought you Attack on Titan with the director of Attack on Titan and the composer of Attack on Titan comes an original show that is totally not Attack On Titan. With trains.
Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney
A courtroom comedy/drama based on the popular game series about a rookie defense lawyer, Phoenix Wright (Ryūichi Naruhodō is his Japanese name), proving his client's innocence from unusual cases. If you're familiar with the games, the show is advertised to cover the events of the trilogy. For those who aren't familiar with the games, the episodes will mainly focus on Wright and his perky assistant Maya Fey (Mayoi Ayasato) going around on investigations, cross-examining liars on the witness stand, and dealing with prosecutors who will stop at nothing to get a guilty verdict.
Joker Game:
The story involves a mysterious spy training organization known as the "D Agency." The organization is established by Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki from the Imperial Japanese Army. His ideals lead him to recruit people beyond military academy graduates and personnel, while training them to become skilled agents in arts of manipulation. These agents would become a specialized team to conduct operations.
Kazuya Nomura, who directed Ghost in the Shell film, (as well as Gits) showed an excellent grasp on how to stage complicated action scenes,
Bakuon
Top Gear, anime version. Seriously, it's cute girl doing cute thing, with a bike.
Terra formars Revenge
It's a sequel to that anime that got ravaged by censors. Watch this for animal and bugs trivia, and for the gore.
Bungou Stray Dogs
Famous japanese author turn into super powered bishonen solving supernatural cases. Watch it for the ikemen and interesting case
Magi : Adventure of Sinbad
is an average spin-off anime of an already average manga.
Jo Jo: Diamond is Unbreakable
Jojo is simply one of the most creative and fabulous battle series around, and Diamond is Unbreakable itself is one of its best-regarded seasons with a wide and diverse cast and an intriguing plot beyond its episodic nature that slowly unravels itself.
Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?
Lucien has been badly burned when he discovered that the girl he fell in love in a MMORPG was a guy and has started living in the mentality that "there are no girls on the internet". Life is up for a surprise for him when he discovers that the player of the character he has "married" ingame is a beautiful girl. The problem is that while cute she more than a little unhinged and cannot discern reality from game, so Lucien and his guild decide to work together to reeducate her and turn her into an acceptable member of society. One of the main Female leads is a yandere.
Notable Missing Shows:
- Kiznaiver (original)
- Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?
- Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
- Seisen Cerberus: Ryuukoku no Fatalités
- The Asterisk War 2nd Season
- Ushio to Tora 2nd Season
On the chopping block:
- Big Order
- Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
- Magi : Adventure of Sinbad
- Hundred
- Bakuon!
- Terra formars Revenge
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soniccmj1/ salvaPot/ DTL/ thesaucetastic/ ascheroth/ senorardilla/ striferser/ clov/ jonjonaug/ zweizer/ hosannainexcelsis/ nintendoman58/ Diodiablo
