Spring Anime List 2012 (part 1)
Hiiro no Kakera Anime adaptation of Idea Factory’s Hiiro no Kakera visual novel, otome game. The original game centered around Tamaki Kasuga, a 17-year old high school girl. When her parents have to go overseas for work, Tamaki moves to her mother’s hometown in the mountains with her grandmother. On the day that Tamaki arrives at the village, she encounters strange creatures, only to be saved by a mysterious boy. The boy, Takuma Onizaki, is the first of five Guardians of the Tamayohime that Tamaki meets. Studio: Studio DEEN Broadcaster: YTV Airing date: April 1 (*ep.1 preview on Yomiuri TV 03/05) Official Site: http://www.hiironokakera.tv/ Cast Kousuke Okano as Mahiro Atori Marie Miyake as Tamaki Kasuga Tomokazu Sugita as Takuma Onizaki Chihiro Aikawa as Mitsuru Kotokura Daisuke Hirakawa as Suguru Oumi Daisuke Namikawa as Yuichi Komura Hiroki Shimowada as Shinji Inukai Hiroki Yasumoto as Eins Kazunori Nomiya as Mysterious Boy |
Ozuma In the far future, the elevated irradiation fro mthe sun has destroyed the environment of the earth and the birthrate of humans has dratically decreased. The government controls society with an army of cloned soldiers called “Ideal Children (IC)”. Sam Coin is a trader in a desert. One day, he saves a beautiful woman Maya, who has been chased by Theseus, a corps of IC. He shelters her in his trade ship, but the destroyers of Theseus surround Sam and Maya. Studio: LandQ Studios Broadcaster: WOWOW Airing date: March 16 Official site: http://ozuma.jp/ Cast Ayumi Fujimura as Mimei Rie Tanaka as Maya Tetsuya Kakihara as Sam Coin Atsuko Tanaka as Bynas Kazuma Horie as Tom Kazuya Tatekabe as Roxander Umai Sakiko Uran as Runa Noguchi |
Gakkatsu! In a fictional school, “Tender Tank” Rareko is constantly opening absurd yet strangely enthusiastic debates, this way creating a lively classroom life. Bringing up tremendous themes, she and her classmates exchange words like sword-strokes, and here and there even a profound remark is slipped in. Fun and informative debate comedy, packed into only five minutes each time. Studio: Fanworks Broadcaster:NHK Seg 2 Airing date: Official site:http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/gakkatsu/ Cast Miyuki Kawasho as Chiho Takachiho Sota Arai as Kuroda-kun Y?hei Azakami as Hiroshi-kun |
Uchuu Kyoudai The story follows two brothers, Mutta and Hibito, who made a vow as kids to travel to space. The younger brother Hibito did become an astronaut, but not Mutta. However, Mutta’s live changes one fateful day. Studio: A-1 Pictures Broadcaster: Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV Airing date: April 1 Official site:http://uchukyodai.com/ Cast Hiroaki Hirata as Mutta Nanba Kenn as Hibito Nanba Masako Ikeda as Sharon Miyuki Sawashiro as Serika Itou |
Saint Seiya Omega Kouga is a 13-year old boy who assumed the role of the Saint of the Pegasus constellation. His undefeatable spirit and rebellious nature are strong, as is his single-minded determination. Saori Kido (the goddess Athena) also appears as the protector of peace and all living thing and the woman who raised Kouga like a parent. Mars kidnaps Athena establish a new world order, and Kouga stands up against Mars. Studio: Toei Animation Broadcaster: TV Asahi Airing date: April 1 Official site:http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/seiya/ Cast Suwabe Junichi as Eden Suzuki Tatsuhisa as Haruto Midorikawa Hikaru as Kouga Kakihara Tetsuya as Ryuuhou Konishi Katsuyuki as Souma Yukino Satsuki as Yuna Furuya Tooru as Pegasus no Seiya |
Shiba Inuko-san Shiba Inuko acts like a seemingly ordinary middle school student, but her friend Ishibashi Chako always wonders if Inuko is a dog. Still, to maintain their friendship, Chako does not voice her doubts out loud. Studio: DAX Production Broadcaster: TV Tokyo Airing date: April 1 Official site:http://4koma.takeshobo.co.jp/cat02/2988/
Cast Sasaki Mikai Suzuki Misaki Sugimoto Mikuru Marutsuka Kana |
Gon Based on the seinen manga by Tanaka Masashi. Gon, a tiny dinosaur with a huge attitude, has adventures as he travels through forests and rivers, swims with fish and even flies with birds. Gon and his animal friends communicate without speaking, with Gon giving the occasional bite to teach a bully a lesson. Studio: Daewon Media Broadcaster: TV Tokyo Airing date: April 2 Official Site: Cast Motoko Kumai as Gon Ugaki Hidenari Kobayashi Katsunori Horiuchi Kenyuu Yoshida Masumi |
Kimi to Boku 2 Sequel of the Kimi to Boku. Series. About 4 friends, twins Yuta and Yuki Asaba, the cute and girly Shun Matsuoka, and the class head Kaname Tsukahara, who have known each other since kindergarden. When a half-Japanese transfer student named Chizuru Tachibana joins their group, he brings a new dynamic to their friendship. Studio: J.C Staff Broadcaster: TV Tokyo Airing date: April 2 Official Site: http://www.kimiboku.tv/ Cast Kouki Uchiyama as Yuuta Asaba Miyu Irino as Chizuru Tachibana Ryohei Kimura as Yuuki Asaba Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Shun Matsuoka Yuuki Ono as Kaname Tsukahara Kousuke Toriumi as Koiuichi Azuma Miyuki Satou as Masaki Sato Yuuki Kaji as Akira |
Zetman Jin, a mysterious kid with a halo carved in his hand, and extraordinary fighting skills, lives with his grandfather in a beggar’s community. In other place, the old scientist Amagi is searching for professor Kanzaki, to ask him for the whereabouts of the “player” – a kind of genetic altered humans- Zet, which they created some years ago. Soon, Jin and his grandfather are attacked by a mysterious man who turns into a monster. Studio: TMS Entertainment Broadcaster: Yomiuri TV/Tokyo MX/BS11 Airing date: April 2 Official Site: http://zetman.jp/index.html Cast Miyano Mamoru as Amagi Kouga Namikawa Daisuke as Kanzaki Jin Iizuka Shouzou as Amagi Mitsugai Hirose Masashi as Amagi Seizou Hisakawa Aya as Amagi Youko Yusa Kouji as Haitani Seiji Fujimura Ayumi as Hashimoto Mayu Suzumura Ken’ichi as Hayami Kusumi Naomi as Kabe Mamoru Mitsuo Senda as Kanzaki Gorou |
Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden A spin-off anime of the Naruto series. The “SD” in the title stands for “Sugoi Doryouku”, or “Super Determined.” (“SD” traditionally means “super-deformed”) Studio: Pierrot Broadcaster:TV Tokyo Airing date: April 3 Official site:http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/lee/ Cast Nakamura Chie Takeuchi Junko Masukawa Yoichi Inoue Kazuhiko Toochika Kouichi Tamura Yukari |
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Sources: AnimeNewsNetwork, AniDB, Moetron, Neregate, Dannychoo.com