2013年 春アニメ

I knew this was coming, but it was still a mild shock when I saw the few pre-air anime episodes on Niconico Live Broadcast a couple of weeks ago...

Pre-air impressions based on the intro PV on Niconico. Beware of extremely long post.

RDG レッドデータガール
- P.A.WORKS
- character base design by Kishida Mel
- very nice seiyuu cast; story is Hiiro no Kakera-like?
= Watching

革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ
- robot anime by Sunrise! :D
- OP by T.M.Revolution x Mizuki Nana, ED1 by angela, ED2 by ELISA!!
- dunno what the story is about; nice seiyuu cast
= Watching

DEVIL SURVIVOR2 the ANIMATION
- directed by Kishi Seiji, so should be pretty true to the game
- never touched the famed game series
- nice seiyuu cast
= Watching

銀河機攻隊 マジェスティックプリンス
- character design by Hirai Hisashi, Coordinator-like race... SEED? XD
- lead seiyuu is actually actor... will see; otherwise all right seiyuu cast
- can't tell what the story is about, but it's mecha~XD
= Watching

翠星のガルガンティア
- robot anime by Production I.G, nice visuals
- script by Urobuchi Gen. Everyone starts wondering how many ppl get to live...
- okay seiyuu cast; don't care about Minori's OP but interested in ChouCho's ED
= Watching

進撃の巨人
- music by Sawano Hiroyuki!! OP by Linked Horizon?!
- have heard about this series but never read the manga
- nice seiyuu cast
= Watching

宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199
- never got to watch the original series but have always been interested in this
- very nice seiyuu cast (Kuwashima Houko! Finally...)
- what's with all the names listed under the OP...?! XDD
= Watching

惡の華
- never read the manga, but it's supposed to be... twisted?
- not familiar with the seiyuu cast
= Might trial watch

アラタカンガタリ
- not interested in Watase Yuu's work so don't care about the story
- but pretty heavy seiyuu cast
= Listening/Watching

カーニヴァル
- read the 1st volume of the manga and found it interesting
- very heavy seiyuu cast
- OP by GRANRODEO, ED by KAmiYU
= Watching

断裁分離のクライムエッジ
- don't really care most of the seiyuu cast
- never read the manga and hard to say if I'll like the story
= Might trial watch

はたらく魔王さま！
- never read the light novel but the story seems quite interesting
- nice seiyuu cast
- OP by Kuribayashi Minami
= Watching

ゆゆ式
- looks like daily-type with meh seiyuu cast
= Not watching

やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。
- never read the light novel, story kinda like Haganai?
- all right seiyuu cast
- OP by Yanagi Nagi, ED by Hayami Saori & Touyama Nao
= Watching

フォトカノ
- animation by MADHOUSE!
- never played the game and don't understand why this was made into an anime...
- all right seiyuu cast
= Might trial watch

変態王子と笑わない猫
- read the 1st volume and find the story quite interesting
- interesting seiyuu cast combination　（ｗｗｗ
- nice visuals by J.C.STAFF
= Watching

デート・ア・ライブ
- never read the light novel but it's supposed to be interesting
- all right seiyuu cast
- nice visuals by AIC PLUS+
= Watching

波打際のむろみさん
- 15-min gag anime
- the lead guy looks almost exactly the same as the lead from Index
- interesting lead seiyuu combination
= Watching

絶対防衛レヴィアタン
- another GREE game app adaptation; not interested in the seiyuu cast
= Not watching

俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。
- didn't watch the 1st season
= Not watching

這いよれ! ニャル子さんW
- very popular, but didn't watch the 1st season
= Not watching

百花繚乱 サムライブライド
- didn't watch the 1st season
= Not watching

＜――no PV available for the rest, just one image & staff/cast info――＞

DD北斗の拳
- gag version of the very famous (but never read) original series
= Watching

とある科学の超電磁砲S
- didn't watch the 1st season
= Not watching

うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVE2000%
- 2nd season of a PWP gag seiyuu song anime
= Watching

ハヤテのごとく! Cuties
- never touched this series
= Not watching

よんでますよ、アザゼルさん。Z
- 2nd season of a twisted gag anime (15-min)
= Watching

あいうら
- 5-min short daily-type
= Not watching

スパロウズホテル
- 5-min short about battle-type hotel counter...?
= Not watching

ガラスの仮面ですが
- 3-min gag version based on the very famous shoujo manga
= Watching

血液型くん!
- 2-min blood-type gag based on a very funny Korean web comic series
= Watching

トレインヒーロー
- some 3D train kids anime
= Not watching

ムシブギョー
- some gov't official related to bugs/insects...?
= Probably watching

団地ともお
- focuses on some kids living in multi-unit apartment...?
= Not watching

マイリトルポニー～トモダチは魔法～
- I didn't realize they're still doing My Little Pony?!
= Not watching

ぼくは王さま
- based on some children literature series?
= Might trial watch

ロボカーポリー
- some kids car anime
= Not watching

プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ
- never touched this series
= Not watching

サイクロプス少女さいぷ～
- some 2-min gag shorts
= Not watching

宮河家の空腹
- Lucky Star spin-off...?
= Might trial watch

ガッ活!
- 2nd season of the funny 5-min Flash anime
= Watching

Summary (total 41)
Watching: 21
Undecided: 5
Not watching: 15

As expected, there are quite a lot of series this spring. Of the 21 I plan to watch, 2 are 15-min and 3 are under 5-min, so it's really just 17 series. Considering there aren't that many 2-season winter series, this is a manageable number.

There are a few original mecha/robot series this spring, so I'm quite excited. I need my mecha anime fix regularly. XD

Besides high hopes for some of the mecha series, my 本命 coming into the spring season is 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199. I miss Kuwashima Houko~~~T__T

Of course, I'll need to finish catch up on the winter and fall series first...