Spring Anime List 2012 (part 3)
See Spring Anime List PART 1 here.
See Spring Anime List PART 2 here.
Sankarea The story revolves around Chiharu Furuya, a high school freshman who is obsessed with zombies. Even his dream is to “kiss a zombie girl”. Through an unexpected set of circumstances, Chiharu gets to know an elegant, pretty girl named Rea Sanka, and together, they try to revive Chiharu’s pet cat Baabu who died in an accident. Chiharu discovers that Rea wants to get away from her many responsibilities by becoming a zombie herself. Studio: Studio DEEN Broadcaster: BS/BS-TBS Airing date: April 5 Official Site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/sankarea/ Cast Maaya Uchida as Rea Sanka Ryohei Kimura as Chihiro Furuya Mayumi Asano as Aria Sanka Misato Fukuen as Baabu Saori Hayashi as Mogi Sayuri Yahagi as Ranko Saounji Seirou Ogino as Doon Furuya Shiro Saito as Jogarou Furuya Shuuhei Iwase as Yasutaka Unshou Ishizuka as Dan’ichirou Sanka Yuka Iguchi as Mero Furuya |
Accel World The “future teen” story revolves around a bullied middle school boy named Haruyuki. One autumn day in 2046, he has an encounter with Kuroyukihime, the prettiest girl in his school, that changes his life. Through a mysterious piece of software from Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki learns of the existence of the virtual “Accel World”. In that moment, the lowest of the “school caste” becomes “Burst Linker”, a knight defending a princess. Studio: Sunrise Broadcaster: Tokyo MX Airing date: April 6 Official Site: http://www.accel-world.net/ Cast Aki Toyosaki as Chiyuri Sachika Misawa as Kuroyukihime Shintarou Asanuma as Takumu Yuuki Kaji as Haruyuki Haruka Tomatsu as Megumi Kenichi Suzumura as Ash Roller |
Ginga e Kick off!! The story follows a boy who was in the soccer team, but it was disbanded due to not enough players. However, after the boy meets a female profession soccer player, he aims to bring his soccer team back. Studio: TYO Broadcaster: BS Premium Airing date: April 3 Official site:http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/ginga/ Mariko Nakatsu as Erika Takato Yu Kobayashi as Shouta Houko Kuwashima as Misaki Shimizu Kenn as Kota Furuya Kokoro Kikuchi as Takuma Aoto-Gonzalez Kyousuke Ikeda as Tagi Sugiyama Riiko Tazawa as Reika Saionji Rikiya Koyama as Masaru Hanashima Shinnosuke Tachibana as Ryoji Furuya Yoshimasa Hosoya as ?z? Furuya |
Fate/Zero S2 Sequel of the Fate/Zero series. Taking place 10 years before the events of Fate/stay night, this series chronicles the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War. The War of the Holy Grail is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete to obtain the power of the “Holy Grail,” which grants a miracle. Studio: ufotable Broadcaster: Tokyo MX Airing date: April 7 Official Site:http://www.fate-zero.jp/ Cast Ayako Kawasumi as Saber Rikiya Koyama as Kiritsugu Emiya ako Ohtsuka as Rider/Iskander Akira Ishida as Ryounosuke Uryuu Daisuke Namikawa as Waver Velvet Hikaru Midorikawa as Lancer Jouji Nakata as Kirei Kotomine Megumi Toyoguchi as Sola-Ui Ryotaro Okiayu as Berserker Sayaka Ohara as Irisviel von Einzbern Sho Hayami as Tokiomi Tohsaka Takumi Yamazaki as Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald Tarusuke Shingaki as Kariya Matou Tomokazu Seki as Archer Kana Ueda as Rin Tohsaka Noriko Shitaya as Sakura Matou |
Future Rhythm Dear My Future Sequel of the Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream series. In the story, Rhytm Amamiya and Aira Harune aspire to compete in Prism Show, a new sport that combines skating, dancing, and singing. Studio: Tatsunoko Production Broadcaster:TV Tokyo/BS Japan Airing date: April 7 Official site:http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/prettyrhythm/dmf/ Cast Sakura Ayane as Ayami Tsuda Minami as Karin Ookubo Rumi as Mia Takamori Natsumi as Reina |
Kuroko no Basuke Taiga Kagami has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Tetsuya Kuroko of the school’s basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary “Generation of Miracles” basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship against Kuroko’s former teammates. Studio: Production I.G Broadcaster:MBS/Tokyo MX Airing date: April 7 Official site:http://www.kurobas.com/ Kensho Ono as Tetsuya Kuroko Yuuki Ono as Taiga Kagami Chiwa Saito as Riko Aida Daisuke Ono as Shintaro Midorima Hirofumi Nojima as Shun Izuki Ryohei Kimura as Ryouta Kise S?ichiro Hoshi as Yukio Kasamatsu Takuya Eguchi as Shinji Koganei Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kazunari Takao Yoshimasa Hosoya as Junpei Hyouga |
Jewel Pet Kira Deco! Spin-off of the Jewelpet series. Studio: Studio Comet Broadcaster:TV Tokyo Airing date: April 7 Official site:http://www.jewelpet.jp/ |
Upotte!! A transfer teacher encounters a girl at a shooting range and finds her marksmanship skills to be professional. The girl tells the new teacher that she is an assault rifle, not a student. Her name is FNS and is an assault rifle of Seishou Academy. The new teacher attends school the next day to find students, including FNC, practicing shooting M16s and realizes that he has come to an unbelievable school. Studio: XEBEC Broadcaster:Nico Nico Douga Airing date: April 7 Official site:http://www.upotte.jp/ Cast Iori NomizuasFunko (FNC) Misuzu TogashiasIchiroku (M16A4) Kaori SadoharaasShigu (SG550) Mami KosugeasJiisuri (G3A3) MinaasFaru (FAL L1A1) MisatoasEru (L85A1) Saeko Z?g?asIchiyon (M14) |
Nazo no Kanojo X The story revolves around Tsubaki Akira, who one day notices the anti-social transfer student Urabe Mikoto drooling on her desk while she is sleeping, and he tastes it. Eventually, the two begin to date and get to know each other better. Studio: Hoods Broadcaster: Tokyo MX Airing date: April 7 Official site:http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/nazokano_x/ Cast Ayako Yoshitani as Mikoto Urabe Miyu Irino as Akira Tsubaki Misato Fukuen as Youko Tsubaki Ryou Hirohashi as Ayuko Oka Yuuki Kaji as Kouhei Ueno |
Cardfight!! Vanguard Second Series: Asia Circuit Hen Sequel of the Cardfight!! Vanguard series. Sendo Aichi, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going – the “Blaster Blade,” a card from a card game that was given to him when he was a little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically. Studio: TMS Entertainment Broadcaster:TV Tokyo Airing date: April 8 Official site:http://cf-vanguard.com/ Cast Satou Takuya as Kai Toshiki Ishikawa Shizuka as Katsuragi Kamui Yonaga Tsubasa as Sendou Aichi Kitta Izumi as Tokura Misaki |
Stay tune for more anime series this Spring~!
Sources: AnimeNewsNetwork, AniDB, Moetron, Neregate, Dannychoo.com