Fire Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Welcome to the official Spring 2017 Anime/Manga/Light Novel Discussion Thread! As the snow of winter fades away, the light of spring brings forth a new season of anime, ripe with long-sought sequels and promising new shows. Remember: You are free to discuss any and all anime, manga, light novel, or other Japanese media related content here, not just limited to what the current season has to offer!New to seasonal anime? New anime airs each season of the year at roughly these time intervals: Winter (January-March) Spring (April-June) Summer (July-September) Fall (October-December) Each new season is typically covered by a multitude of sites that compile the upcoming shows into charts with summaries and information about each show. These charts are an easy way of catching a glimpse at what is probably going to air in the upcoming season. Occasionally, shows on these charts may be delayed to later seasons; for the most part, the seasonal charts are fairly accurate, so if you’re ever confused on what is airing, when it’s airing, or what it is, please check the charts below for any questions you may have! Notable Seasonal Chart Sources:http://anichart.nethttp://neregate.com/blog/anime-charts/http://livechart.me Additionally, there are PV (Promotional Video) trailers that air before the start of each season, which actually show footage of the show. There may also be CM (Commercial) footage, but these tend to have only a few seconds of content by comparison. If I am able to find these, I will include them below. Last, but certainly not least, the studio and staff that works on a show can be a very influential factor. Previous works done by the studio will be included as to give you an idea on what they’ve worked on, as will the staff involved.Spring 2017 Anime Information and Preview: Template Explanation: Show information is covered by the following template: Spoiler Genre: The various genres of the show.Studio: The studio or studios animating the show. Unknown means the studio has yet to be confirmed.Staff: The major staff involved in the show. To make things simpler for you, only the Director, Series Composition/Script writer, Character Designer, and Music composer will be listed. Additionally, I will be covering up to the three most prolific voice actors for the show. If one of these is not listed, it means it has either not been announced or information about a specific position cannot be found. Unchanged means the staff is the same as the previous season or movie. Unknown means there is no staff information at this time.PV: Any teasers or trailers that have been released of the show that I can find. CMs (Commercials) may also be listed here. Synopsis: A brief summary of the show. Could be a few sentences, or even a paragraph or two!Source: The source format that the anime is adapted from. Original means that it's new and not derived from any source, while other mediums listed signal that the anime is an adaptation (manga, video games, light novels, visual novels, and others are often sources that anime is adapted from). Particular shows that I recommend giving a shot will have their titles highlighted in green. Due to the high quantity of anime being released, while I cover all full-lengthed TV anime, all shorts, movies, and OVAs/ONAs/Specials are covered by personally selected highlights instead of full coverage. Please refer to the sources section at the bottom of this preview for in-depth information on shows not covered here.TV Originals: Spoiler Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor / Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic RecordsGenres: Action, FantasyStudio: LIDENFILMSStaff: Director: Minato Kazuto Series Composition: Touko Machida Script: Touko Machida Character Design: Satoshi Kimura Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi Voice Actors: Akane Fujita, Souma SaitouPV: PV1 PV2 PV3 CM1Synopsis: Glenn is a part-time teacher at a magic school who is inclined to write "self-study" on the blackboard and then take a nap. One of his students, Sistine, gets angry and challenges him to a duel and he is easily defeated. However, when a terrible incident threatens the school, Glenn shows intense dedication to protecting his students.Source: Light Novel Alice & Zouroku / Alice to ZourokuGenres: Supernatural, AdventureStudio: J.C. StaffStaff: Director: Katsushi Sakurabi Series Composition: Fumihiko Takayama Character Design: Kazunori Iwakura Music: TO-MAS Voice Actors: Akio Ohtsuka, Hitomi OhwadaPV: PV1 CM1Synopsis: A group of young girls possess a mysterious power known as "Alice's Dream," which gives them the ability to turn their thoughts into reality. Detained and experimented upon, these youths are locked away in secret until one of them manages to escape. Her name is Sana—a girl with the power to ignore the very laws of physics. When this willful powerhouse crosses paths with a stubborn old man named Zouroku, his carefully-ordered life will never be the same again.Source: Manga Anonymous Noise / Fukumenkei NoiseGenres: Music, RomanceStudio: Brains BaseStaff: Director: Hideya Takahashi Series Composition: Deko Akao Character Design: Mariko Ito Voice Actors: Daiki Yamashita, Kouki Uchiyama, Saori HayamiPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Nino, a girl who likes to sing, experienced two farewells in the past. First, with her first love, Momo, and second, with Yuzu, a boy who composes music. But upon those two farewells, she made a promise with each of them: to continue singing until they find her voice again. Time has passed, and now these three are in high school...?!Source: Manga Armed Girl's Machiavellism / Busou Shoujo MachiavellismGenres: Action, ComedyStudio: Silver LinkStaff: Director: Hideki Tachibana Series Composition: Kento Shimoyama Character Design: Shoko Takimoto Music: Hiromi Mizutani Voice Actors: Tasuku Hatanaka, Yuuki TakadaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Fudō Nomura transfers to a school where girls carry weapons to rule mercilessly over the boys. Shortly after transferring he becomes a target of Rin Onigawara, a member of the Five Ruling Swords that commands the school. In order break free he must defeat the Five Ruling Swords.Source: Manga Atom: The BeginningGenres: Science Fiction, MechaStudio: Production I.G.Staff: Chief Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro Director: Tatsuo Sato Series Composition: Jun'ichi Fujisaku Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu Music: Noriyuki Asakura Voice Actors: Yuuichi Nakamura, Takuma Terashima, Yuuki InouePV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: In Japan after a great calamity, there were two geniuses who dreamed of the future. One was Umatarō Tenma. The other was Hiroshi Ochanomizu. The two labored day and night in robot research — Tenma to create a "god," and Ochanomizu to create a "friend." Thus a robot, A106, was born from their collaborative friendship.Source: Manga Clockwork PlanetGenres: Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, DramaStudio: XebecStaff: Director: Tsuyoshi Nagasawa Series Composition: Kenji Sugihara Character Design: Shuichi Shimamura Music: Hanae Nakamura, Kaori Nakano, Satoshi Houno, Shu Kanematsu Voice Actors: Ai Kakuma, Yoshino NanjouPV: PV1 PV2 CM1Synopsis: Naoto's a high school dropout and brilliant amateur tinkerer. He lives in a world that has been so over-exploited that the entire surface has become one vast machine. When a box crashes into his home containing a female automaton, it's a harbinger of change that will rock the entire globe, and give Naoto his chance to be a hero.Source: Light Novel Eromanga SenseiGenres: Comedy, RomanceStudio: A-1 PicturesStaff: Director: Ryohei Takeshita Series Composition: Tatsuya Takahashi Character Design: Hiroyuki Oda Music: Tomoki Kikuya Voice Actors: Akane Fujita, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Minami TakahashiPV: PV1 PV2 CM1 CM2Synopsis: Masamune Izumi is a light novel author in high school. His artist, known only as "Eromanga Sensei" is reliable but Masamune has never met him and assumes he's just a perverted otaku. Masamune's little sister is Sagiri, a shut-in girl who hasn't left her room for an entire year. She even forces her brother to make and bring her meals when she stomps the floor. Masamune wants his sister to leave her room, because the two of them are each other's only family. One day Masamune discovers that Eromanga Sensei and Sagiri are one in the same. Further chaos erupts between the siblings when a beautiful, female, best-selling shōjo manga creator becomes their rival.Source: Light Novel Frame Arms GirlGenres: Action, Science FictionStudio: ZexcsStaff: Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi Series Composition: Deko Akao Character Design: Kousuke Kawamura Music: Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi Voice Actors: Narumi Kaho, Yoko HikasaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Ao opens a package that arrives at her doorstep. Inside the package is Gōrai, a Frame Arms Girl: a small robot capable of independent movement. Gōrai is a newly-developed prototype: a Frame Arms Girl equipped with an "Artificial Self," an advanced AI that gives her a personality. Ao is the only one that has activated her. Gōrai begins to gather both battle data and emotions, starting a day-to-day life with Ao, who knows nothing about Frame Arms Girls.Source: Original Granblue Fantasy the AnimationGenres: FantasyStudio: A-1 PicturesStaff: Director: Yuuki Itoh Character Design: Toshifumi Akai Music: Nobuo Uematsu, Tsutomu Narita, Yasunori Nishiki Voice Actors: Nao Touyama, Yuuki OnoPV: PV1 PV2 PV3 CM1Synopsis: An anime adaptation of Cygames' mobile game, Granblue Fantasy.Source: Video Game Grimoire of Zero / Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no ShoGenres: Fantasy, ActionStudio: White FoxStaff: Director: Tetsuo Hirakawa Character Design: Daisuke Mataga, Ryosuke Kimiya Music: Akito Matsuda Voice Actors: Tsuyoshi Koyama, Yumiri HanamoriPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Zero is a witch who is ignorant of the world and travels with a half-beast half-human mercenary who longs to be human. Witches who practice sorcery exist in the world, however, in this era no one knows how about the art and study of witchcraft. Zero is going on a journey to search for a magical tome called "The Book of Zero" that hides a power that can destroy the world. The mercenary travels with her as her guard.Source: Light Novel Hinako NoteGenres: Slice of Life, ComedyStudio: PassioneStaff: Chief Director: Takeo Takahashi Director: Toru Kitahata Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata Character Design: Kazuyuki Ueda Music: Yukari Hashimoto Voice Actors: M.A.O, Miyu Tomita, Yui OguraPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Hinako is poor at speaking, and lives in a rural part of Japan. She wants to improve her speech to be able to talk to people freely, so in high school, she transfers schools to Tokyo and plans to join a theater club. When she arrives, it turns out her boarding house is a secondhand bookstore, and a girl who eats books lives there.Source: Manga ID-0Genres: Science Fiction, MechaStudio: SanzigenStaff: Director: Goro Taniguchi Series Composition: Yousuke Kuroda Script: Yousuke Kuroda Character Design: Hiromi Kato Music: Takayuki Hattori Voice Actors: Kazuyuki Okitsu, Minami TsudaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: I-Machines are the general term for robots that operate in extreme environments. While Alliance Academy student Maya Mikuri is in the middle of operating an I-Machine, she gets involved in an incident with pirates, and ends up serving as a crew member on an excavation company's spaceship.Source: Original Kabukibu!Genres: ComedyStudio: Studio DEENStaff: Director: Kazuhiro Yoneda Series Composition: Yoshiko Nakamura Character Design: Majiro Music: Masaru Yokoyama Voice Actors: Kengo Kawanishi, Ryota Ohsaka, Yuichiro UmeharaPV: PV1Synopsis: Kurogo Kurusu is a high school student who loves kabuki so much that it's annoying. Kurogo yearns to perform kabuki as part of a club at his school, but currently his school doesn't have a kabuki club. So Kurogo sets out to create a kabuki club, and his first order of business is to gather members.Source: Light Novel Kado: The Right Answer / Seikaisuru KadoGenres: Science FictionStudio: Toei AnimationStaff: Chief Director: Kazuya Murata Director: Masaki Watanabe Script: Mado Nozaki Character Design: Ako Arisaka Voice Actors: Hiroaki Miura, M.A.O, Takuma TerashimaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Kojirou Shindou, Cabinet Office Director-General for Policy Planning, is at Haneda Airport for a business trip. While the plane is on the runway, a giant structure suddenly appears out of thin air. The plane carrying Shindou and 251 passengers is taken undamaged inside the giant structure. After everyone disembarks, a man who looks like an ordinary human being shows up. He assures those from the plane that they're not in any danger. Shindou asks him to identify himself and explain the situation. Then the outside of the structure is displayed on a large screen, and at the same time, every passenger's cell phone starts ringing all at once. On each cell phone screen is a message from this man, to every one of Japan's citizens: "I, Yaha-kui zaShunina, hereby notify you that I am going to intervene in Japan's internal affairs." What is this young man's goal? And will Shindou manage to become an intermediary between Japan and the Anisotorons...?Source: Original Love Tyrant / Renai BoukunGenres: Comedy, Romance, SupernaturalStudio: EMT SquaredStaff: Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi Character Design: Mariko Ito Music: monaca Voice Actors: Kensho Ono, Manami Numakura, Yoshino AoyamaPV: PV1Synopsis: The story begins when Guri, an angel with a mysterious item which turns any two people who kiss into a couple, appears before a high school boy named Seiji Aino. However, there is a yandere high school girl named Akane who loves Seiji.Source: Manga Re:CREATORSGenres: Action, MechaStudio: TROYCAStaff: Director: Ei Aoki Series Composition: Ei Aoki, Rei Hiroe Character Design: Ryuichi Makino Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Voice Actors: Daiki Yamashita, Mikako KomatsuPV: PV1 PV2 PV3 CM1 CM2Synopsis: Humans have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories shake our emotions, and fascinate us. However, these are only the thoughts of bystanders. But what if the characters in the story have "intentions"? To them, are we god-like existences for bringing their story into the world? Our world is changed. Mete out punishment upon the realm of the gods. In Re:CREATORS, everyone becomes a Creator.Source: Original Sagrada Reset / Sakurada ResetGenres: Supernatural, Mystery, FantasyStudio: David ProductionStaff: Director: Shinya Kawatsura Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama Character Design: Tomoyuki Shitaya Music: Rayons Voice Actors: Aoi Yuuki, Kaito Ishikawa, Kana HanazawaPV: PV1 PV2 CM1 CM2Synopsis: Nearly half the population of Sakurada, a small town near the Pacific Ocean, has some sort of unique power. These powers range from being able to enter the mind of a cat, to resetting the world back to a certain point in time in the past. There is a group known as the "Kanrikyoku" that controls and monitors the use of these powers. Asai Kei and Haruki Misora work for their school's "Houshi" club, which execute any missions received from the Kanrikyoku. Misora has the ability to reset the world 3 days. This means that all events and any memory of the past 3 days that "could have" happened, never happened. Kei has the ability to "remember" the past. Even after Misora uses her powers to reset the world back 3 days, Kei will retain those 3 days in his memory. Combining their powers, these two solve missions issued by the Kanrikyoku.Source: Light Novel Sakura QuestGenres: Comedy?Studio: P.A. WorksStaff: Director: Soichi Masui Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani Character Design: Kanami Sekiguchi Voice Actors: Ayaka Nanase, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Reina UedaPV: PV1 PV2 PV3Synopsis: Five girls work in the tourism bureau of their small provincial town. The town revives its "micro-nation" tourism program, which originated from a nationwide movement during Japan's bubble economy period, and hires the five girls as "monarchs" (tourism ambassadors).Source: Original Sin: The Seven Deadly Sins / Sin: Nanatsu no TaizaiGenres: Fantasy, SupernaturalStudio: TNKStaff: Director: Kinji Yoshimoto Series Composition: Kinji Yoshimoto Script: Masashi Suzuki Character Design: Sachiko Yasuda Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Masaru Yokoyama Voice Actors: Eri Kitamura, Megumi TodaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: The prideful archangel Lucifer disobeys God and is cast into the lowest level of hell as a fallen angel. On her way to hell, Lucifer happens to meet a high school girl on Earth named Maria, who helps her. In hell, Lucifer meets Leviathan, and Leviathan explains to Lucifer about The Seven Deadly Sins, the seven demon king rulers of hell. After The Seven Deadly Sins seal Lucifer's powers, Lucifer goes on a journey with Maria and Leviathan to defeat them.Source: Original The Royal Tutor / Oushitsu Kyoushi HeineGenres: Comedy, FantasyStudio: BridgeStaff: Director: Katsuya Kikuchi Series Composition: Kimiko Ueno Character Design: Rena Okuyama Music: Keiji Inai Voice Actors: Keisuke Ueda, Shouta Aoi, Yuuto AdachiPV: PV1 PV2 PV3Synopsis: Accepting the post of Royal Tutor at the court of the king of Grannzreich, Heine Wittgenstein is a little professor with a big job ahead! Each of the kingdom's four princes has a rather distinct personality. Does their diminutive new instructor have what it takes to lay down some learning? It's a comedy of educational proportions!Source: Manga The Silver Guardian / Gin no GuardianGenres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, SupernaturalStudio: Emon Animation Company, Haoliners Animation LeagueStaff: Director: Ken Andou, Masahiko Ookura Series Composition: Yuuji Hosono Script: Hidefumi Kimura Character Design: Yuuichi TanakaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Lu Shuiyin (Riku Suigin in Japanese) is a master of gaming, a skill only known to his classmate Lu Lian (Riku Lin in Japanese). One day, Shuiyin receives a device from Lu Lian for a tomb raiding online game. While Shuiyin is excited to receive the device, Lian is suddenly kidnapped. Shuiyin touches the device that was left behind, pulling him inside the game and trapping him there. What is the imaginary world inside the device? What will Shuiyin find there? It is a world where two groups of people fight over the power of the gods, which originates from the tomb the mother goddess Pangu (Bango in Japanese). The two groups are the tomb raiders and the tomb protectors. The device Shuiyin received from Lian is called the Monolith, and it allows a normal gamer to go near the tomb. The tomb raiding group plans its attack by recruiting common people in the name of gaming. Shuiyin, as the final tomb protector, must fight against the raiders in order to save Lian.Source: Manga The Snack WorldGenres: Adventure, Fantasy, ComedyStudio: Oriental Light and MagicStaff: UnknownPV: PV1Synopsis: In "a certain era" on "a certain continent," banal things are happening. The construction of "Large-Scale Leisure Facilities" has demanded that all the villages are to be evicted. When these demands are denied, the village and its residents are obliterated. A boy named Chap once lived in tranquility, but that happiness soon came crumbling down. He decides to embark on a journey of revenge, but soon falls madly in love with the king's daughter, Princess Melora. In order to fulfill her selfish wishes, he gathers his friends in order to overcome the impossible.Source: Original Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head: Kidou Kyuukyuu KeisatsuGenres: Mecha, Science FictionStudio: Oriental Light and MagicStaff: Director: Takao Kato Series Composition: Kenichi Araki Character Design: Takumo Norita Voice Actors: Natsumi Fujiwara, Kei Shindou, Sachika MisawaPV: PV1Synopsis: To respond to disasters beyond human comprehension and the increasing complexity of crime and mishaps, the mobile emergency police Hyper Rescue (an organization newly formed by the government primarily for life-saving) developed 'Drive Heads' that are specialized with police, fire-fighting, and rescue capabilities. The grade schooler Gō Kurumada and other children found to be suitable become drivers and join forces with the mobile emergency police and other adults.Source: Original TsugumomoGenres: Action, Comedy, SupernaturalStudio: Zero-GStaff: Director: Ryouichi Kuraya Series Composition: Ryouichi Kuraya Character Design: Kiyotaka Nakahara Music: Yasuharu Takanashi Voice Actors: Naomi Oozora, Yuko SanpeiPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Kazuya Kagami's most treasured possession in the world is the obi left to him by his late mother. The scent of cherry-blossoms infused into it helps him through his day - but he never expected it to save his life, becoming a beautiful kimono-clad girl who calls herself an "artifact spirit." Her name is Kiriha, tsukumogami of the sash, who naturally moves in with him, as he is her "owner." Throw in Chisato, his bespectacled friend, an overprotective older sister who wants to take baths with him, a busty priestess, a seductive sorceress named Kokuyoura, and Kazuya's life has just gotten a lot more interesting.Source: Manga Tsuki ga KireiGenres: RomanceStudio: feel.Staff: Director: Seiji Kishi Series Composition: Yuuko Kakihara Character Design: Kazuaki Morita Music: Takurou Iga Voice Actors: Rie Murakawa, Konomi Kohara, Atsushi TamaruPV: PV1Synopsis: Kotarou Azumi and Akane Mizuno became third year students at junior high school and are classmates for the first time. These two, along with fellow classmates, Chinatsu Nishio and Takumi Hira, relate to their peers through mutual understandings and feelings. As their final year at junior high school progresses, the group overcome their challenges to mature and become aware of changes in themselves.Source: Original What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? / Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Science FictionStudio: SatelightStaff: Director: Jun'ichi Wada Series Composition: Akira Kareno Script: Akira Kareno, Mariko Mochizuki, Shingo Nagai, Toshizo Nemoto Character Design: Touru Imanishi Music: Tatsuya Katou Voice Actors: Azusa Tadokoro, Ryohei AraiPV: PV1Synopsis: Five hundred years have passed since the humans went extinct at the hands of the fearsome and mysterious 'Beasts'. The surviving races now make their homes up on floating islands in the sky, out of reach of all but the most mobile of Beasts. Only a small group of young girls, the Leprechauns, can wield the ancient weapons needed to fend off invasions from these creatures. Into the girls’ unstable and fleeting lives, where a call to certain death could come at any moment, enters an unlikely character: a young man who lost everything in his final battle five hundred years ago, the last living human awakened from a long, icy slumber. Unable to fight any longer, Willem becomes the father that the girls never had, caring for and nurturing them even as he struggles to come to terms with his new life, in which he feels the pain of helplessly waiting for his loved ones to return home from battle that his 'Daughter' once felt for him so long ago. Together, Willem and the girls gradually come to understand what family means and what is truly worth protecting.Source: Light Novel TV Sequels, Successors, Spin-Offs, and Continuations: Spoiler Attack On Titan Season 2 / Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2Genres: Action, FantasyStudio: Wit StudioStaff: Chief Director: Tetsuro Araki Director: Masashi Koizuka Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi Character Design: Kyoji Asano Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Voice Actors: Marina Inoue, Yuuki Kaji, Yui IshikawaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: The second season of Attack On Titan.Source: Manga Berserk (2017)Genres: Fantasy, Supernatural, Adventure, Horror, ActionStudio: MillepenseeStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1 CM1Synopsis: Second season of the Berserk (2016) anime adaptation.Source: Manga Beyblade Burst GodGenres: Action, Science Fiction, SportsStudio: Oriental Light and MagicStaff: Chief Director: Katsuhito Akiyama Director: Kentaro Yamaguchi Series Composition: Hideki Sonoda Character Design: Toshiaki Oohashi Music: Zain Effendi Voice Actors: Marina Inoue, Ayahi Takagaki, Ryoko ShiraishiPV: CM1Synopsis: The 2017 sequel series to Beyblade Burst.Source: Original Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationsGenres: Action, AdventureStudio: Studio PierrotStaff: Chief Director: Noriyuki Abe Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita Series Composition: Makoto Uezu Character Design: Hirofumi Suzuki, Tetsuya Nishio Music: -yaiba-, Yasuharu Takanashi Voice Actors: Kokoro Kikuchi, Yuko SanpeiPV: PV1 CM1Synopsis: Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto!Source: Manga Duel Masters (2017)Genres: Action, Adventure, ComedyStudio: UnknownStaff: Voice Actors: Yumiko Kobayashi, Setsuji Satoh, Toshiyuki ToyonagaPV: PV1Synopsis: The balance of the Creature World is starting to crumble. A talking deck case named Decky comes to the human world to search for a Duel Master to preserve equilibrium. There he sees Joe's power to create creatures.Source: Original Future Card Buddyfight BattsuGenres: GameStudio: XebecStaff: UnchangedPV: NoneSynopsis: The fourth season of Future Card Buddyfight. The anime will feature a new character named Kanata Oozora, a mysterious boy who play soccer, rumored to be an undefeated fighter. He will have a buddy monster named Atora.Source: Original Idol Time PriParaGenres: MusicStudio: Tatsunoko ProductionsStaff: UnchangedPV: NoneSynopsis: Yui is a girl who lives in the town of Paparajuku, and who dreams of being an idol, even if she realizes that being an idol is next to impossible for her. Her friends often remark on how much she dreams about it. But then, the PriPara idol theme park opens in her town, and that an idol named Laala is coming to town from Parajuku, which only makes Yui dream even bigger. The new PriPara theme park has been updated with new concepts. However, due to a system error, Laala is no longer able to PriPara Change.Source: Video Game Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria / Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword OratoriaGenres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, ComedyStudio: J.C. StaffStaff: Director: Youhei Suzuki Series Composition: Hideki Shirane Character Design: Shigeki Kimoto Music: Keiji Inai Voice Actors: Saori Oonishi, Ayako Kawasumi, Rie MurakawaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Sword princess Aiz Wallenstein. Today, once again, the strongest female swordsman heads to the giant labyrinth known as the "Dungeon" along with her allies. On the 50th floor where mysteries and threats such as a decayed dragon's corpse that crumbles to ash and an irregularity that creeps ever closer to the party loom, Aiz calls for the wind and heads deeper into the darkness of the Dungeon. Eventually, she finds herself meeting a boy for the first time. In the Labyrinth City of Orario, the contrasting stories of the boy and the girl intersect.Source: Light Novel Laughing Salesman NEW / Warau Salesman NEWGenres:Studio: Shin-Ei AnimationStaff: Director: Hirofumi Ogura Script: Asami Ishikawa, Midori Natsu, Naohiro Fukushima Character Design: Fujio Suzuki Music: Kouhei Tanaka Voice Actors: Tesshou GendaPV: PV1Synopsis: Each episode follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals...Source: Manga My Hero Academia 2 / Boku no Hero Academia 2Genres: ActionStudio: BonesStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4Synopsis: Second season of My Hero Academia.Source: Manga Natsume and the Book of Friends Season 6 / Natsume Yuujinchou RokuGenres: Supernatural, Slice of Life, FantasyStudio: Studio ShukaStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1Synopsis: Season 6 of Natsume and the Book of Friends.Source: Manga Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul / Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin SoulGenres: Action, Fantasy, SupernaturalStudio: MAPPAStaff: Director: Keiichi Satou Series Composition: Shizuka Ooishi Character Design: Naoyuki Onda Music: Yoshihiro Ike Voice Actors: Sumire Morohoshi, Masakazu Morita, Go InouePV: PV1 PV2 PV3Synopsis: Second season of Rage of Bahamut: Genesis.Source: Video Game Rilu Rilu Fairilu: Mahou no KagamiGenres: FantasyStudio: Studio DEENStaff: Director: Nana Imanaka, Sakura Gojou Series Composition: Akemi Omode Character Design: Jinshichi Yamaguchi Voice Actors: Rina Hidaka, Yumiri Hanamori, Aina KusudaPV: NoneSynopsis: The second season of Rilu Rilu Fairilu.Source: Original RIN-NE Season 3 / Kyoukai no RINNE 3Genres: Supernatural, Comedy, RomanceStudio: Brains BaseStaff: Director: Hiroshi Ishiodori Series Composition: Michiko Yokote Character Design: Kazuhiko Tamura Music: Akimitsu Honma Voice Actors: Kaito Ishikawa, Marina InouePV: NoneSynopsis: The third season of Kyoukai no RINNE.Source: Manga Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat / Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata FlatGenres: Romance, Comedy, Slice of LifeStudio: A-1 PicturesStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1 CM1 CM2Synopsis: The second season of Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata.Source: Light Novel Starmyu Season 2Genres: Music, Slice of LifeStudio: C-StationStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1Synopsis: Yūta Hoshitani, who enrolled in the prestigious Ayanagi Academy for music entertainment, passed the first-year test to become a musical department student in his second year. However, the new school year immediately presents new trials for the returning students. The first task on the second-year curriculum is supporting the graduation stage performance of Ōtori and the other graduating Kaō Council members. There are five roles known as "second-year training roles" in the legendary musical Shadow & Lights. Every year, a team of only five second-year students get to step on stage as performers in the musical. To earn a ticket to glory, Hoshitani and 24 other new musical department students take on the training auditions.Source: Original The Eccentric Family Season 2 / Uchouten Kazoku 2Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, FantasyStudio: P.A. WorksStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1Synopsis: Second season of The Eccentric Family.Source: Novel Twin Angel Break / Kaitou Tenshi Twin AngelGenres: Magic, ComedyStudio: J.C. StaffStaff: Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki Series Composition: Michiko Itou Character Design: Mika Takahashi Music: Gin Voice Actors: Ai Kayano, MaoPV: PV1Synopsis: Two third-year middle school girls fight evil as Twin Angels under orders from a hedgehog named Miruku-chan. The girls disagree, but as they work together, little by little they become friendlier with each other.Source: Manga Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINSGenres: Action, Game, FantasyStudio: Studio GallopStaff: Director: Masahiro Hosoda Series Composition: Shin Yoshida Character Design: Ken'ichi Hara Music: Shinkichi Mitsumune Voice Actors: Shouya IshigePV: PV1Synopsis: The sixth and newest Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series. There is a city where network systems have evolved: Den City. In this city, with the advanced network technology developed by the corporation “SOL Technology”, a Virtual Reality space called “LINK VRAINS” has been developed, and in this VR Space people became excited over the latest way to Duel. However, in LINK VRAINS, a mysterious hacker group that hacks via Dueling has appeared: The Knights of Hanoi. Their goal is to destroy the “AI World” known as “Cyberse” that exists somewhere in the depths of the Network. However, there is one Duelist who stands against the threat to LINK VRAINS. His name is “Playmaker”. He has become famous in the Network World for crushing the “Knights of Hanoi” in fierce Duels, without mentioning his name. But the true identity of “Playmaker” is ordinary high school student “Fujiki Yusaku”, who pursues the “Knights of Hanoi” that appear in VRAINS in order to find out the truth of an incident that happened in the past.Source: Original Shorts Highlights: Spoiler Dark Picture Book of the World / Sekai no Yami ZukanGenres: Horror, SupernaturalStudio: ILCAStaff: Director: Noboru IguchiPV: NoneSynopsis: The anime will be in an omnibus short format that will tell stories of the strange and bizarre in our world, including UFOs, cryptids, curses, ancient civilizations, supernatural powers, spiritual experiences, bizarre cases, different dimensions, and urban legends, told in a picture show style. The anime seeks to evoke the retro atmosphere of pulp horror stories that were popular in the '60s and '70s in magazines.Source: Original Kenka Banchou Otome: Girl Beats BoysGenres: Romance, ActionStudio: Project No. 9Staff: Director: Noriaki Saito Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi Character Design: Majiro Voice Actors: Hibiku Yamamura, Kenn, Yoshimasa HosoyaPV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4 PV5Synopsis: Hinako has grown up not knowing her parents and thinking she has no relatives. One day, a boy named Hikaru appears before her, and says he's her older twin brother. Hikaru asks Hinako to take his place at attending a famous private all-boys academy for delinquents.Source: Visual Novel PriPri Chii-chan!! / PuriPuri Chii-chan!!Genres: Science Fiction, ComedyStudio: UnknownStaff: Voice Actors: Rie MurakawaPV: PV1Synopsis: A girl named Yuuka encounters a being from the depths of the Earth named Chii-chan and an alien named Ucchan. The story follows their heartwarming and chaotic everyday lives together.Source: Manga Souryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni...Genres: RomanceStudio: SevenStaff: Director: Hideki Araki Series Composition: Makoto Takada Character Design: Mizuki Aoba Voice Actors: Maika Hara, You SuzukiPV: PV1Synopsis: A woman reunites with her first love at a class reunion. She discovers that Kujō has taken over his family's temple as a priest. The woman thought that priests did not have romantic relationships, but a passion ignites between the two. She wonders if what she and the priest do is really right.Source: Manga The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls Gekijou / The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls TheaterGenres: Music, ComedyStudio: GatheringStaff: Director: Mankyuu Voice Actors: Sumire Uesaka, Maaya Uchida, Ayaka OhashiPV: PV1Synopsis: An anime adaptation of the 5-panel manga, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijou. The "cute, comical" manga follows the idols' "real" daily life that can only be found in these panels.Source: Manga Movies Highlights: Spoiler Blame!Genres: Science Fiction, Action, HorrorStudio: Polygon PicturesStaff: Director: Hiroyuki Seshita Script: Sasayuki Mirai Character Design: Yuki Moriyama Voice Actors: Kana Hanazawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Saori HayamiPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls, and is hunted down and purged by the defense system known as the Safeguard. In a tiny corner of the city, a little enclave known as the Electro-Fishers is facing eventual extinction, trapped between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru goes on a journey to find food for her village, only to inadvertently cause doom when an observation tower senses her and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the threat. With her companions dead and all escape routes blocked, the only thing that can save her now is the sudden arrival of Killy the Wanderer, on his quest for the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.Source: Manga Fairy Tail: Dragon CryGenres: Action, Fantasy, ComedyStudio: A-1 PicturesStaff: Director: Tatsuma Minamikawa Script: Shoji Yonemura Character Design: Yuuko Yamada Music: Yasaharu Takanashi Voice Actors: Tetsuya Kakihara, Aya Hirano, Rie KugimiyaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: The second Fairy Tail movie.Source: Manga Lu Over The Wall / Yoake Tsugeru Lu no UtaGenres: Fantasy, Adventure, MusicStudio: Science SARUStaff: Director: Masaaki Yuasa Script: Masaaki Yuasa, Reiko Yoshida Character Design: Nobutake Ito Music: Takatsugu Muramatsu Voice Actors: Kanon Tani, Shouta ShimodaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Middle schooler Kai moves with his father from Tokyo to the declining fishing town of Hinashi to live with his grandfather following his parents' divorce. Kai finds little to look forward to besides composing music and sharing it on the Internet. One day his classmates Kunio and Yūho invite him to join their band, and when he reluctantly accompanies them to practice on Mermaid Island, the three of them meet a mermaid named Lu.Source: Original Night is Short, Walk On Girl / Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo OtomeGenres: Comedy, RomanceStudio: Science SARUStaff: Director: Masaaki Yuasa Script: Makoto Ueda Character Design: Yuusuke Nakamura Music: Michiru Oshima Voice Actors: Gen Hoshino, Kana HanazawaPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: A black haired girl is walking around the streets of Kyoto, from the night scene of Pontocho to a second-hand book fair in Shimogamo, then off to a college fair. The main character that has a romantic feeling for her secretly follows her around and looks for the opportunities to run into her in a manner that seems like a coincidence. Unfortunately for him, she is not interested in love yet so she does not notice his feelings. What waits these two characters are crazy incidents caused by individuals such as a person who introduces himself as a Japanese mythical creature Tengu, the god of second-hand book or the money lender in a three story vehicle.Source: Novel The Irregular at Magic High School: The Movie / Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Movie: Hoshi wo Yobu ShoujoGenres: Science Fiction, Action, SupernaturalStudio: 8-bitStaff: Director: Risako Yoshida Character Design: Kana Ishida Music: Taku Iwasaki Voice Actors: Saori Hayami, Yuuichi NakamuraPV: PV1 PV2 PV3 PV4Synopsis: The seasons have changed and it will soon be the second spring. Tatsuya and Miyuki have finished their first year at First Magic High School and are on their spring break. The two go to their villa on the Ogasawara Island archipelago. After only a small moment of peace a lone young woman named Kokoa appears before them. She has abandoned the Naval base and she tells Tatsuya her one wish.Source: Light Novel OVAs, ONAs, and Specials Highlights: Spoiler Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Season 2Genres: Mecha, Science Fiction, ActionStudio: SunriseStaff: UnchangedPV: PV1 PV2Synopsis: Seven months after the One Year War ended, the remnants of the Principality of Zeon reform as the Republic of Zeon and continue to battle. Daryl had piloted the mobile suit Psycho Zaku in the end of the war at the "Thunderbolt Sector," where the Moore Brotherhood's fleet was annihilated. After losing the Psycho Zaku, Daryl descends to Earth and takes up an intelligence position to gain information about the South Seas Alliance, a military group within the Earth Federation. Io, who faced off against Daryl, is selected to pilot the prototype mobile suit Atlas Gundam and heads toward Earth.Source: Manga Monster Strike the Animation Season 2Genres: Action, FantasyStudio: UnknownStaff: Voice Actors: Hisako Kanemoto, Juri Kimura, LynnPV: NoneSynopsis: The second season of Monster Strike. Ren Homura returns to his hometown of Kaminohara, but something in his memories tells him he didn't really live in Kaminohara before. After the Monster Strike app is forcefully installed on his phone, the game and its battles start to help him piece together his scattered memories. Ren also uncovers the truth about the smartphone game.Source: Video Game The Kingdom of Dreams and the 100 Sleeping Princes / Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100 Nin no Ouji-sama: Short StoriesGenres: RomanceStudio: SatelightStaff: UnknownPV: PV1Synopsis: A series that is aimed at women with the theme of romance with a prince "that every woman dreams of." The game lets players experience love with 100 princes who live in the Kingdom of Dreams. Players solve puzzles to wake up the princes from their deep slumber.Source: Video Game T-senseiGenres: Slice of Life, ComedyStudio: Production I.G.Staff: Voice Actors: Nobunaga ShimazakiPV: NoneSynopsis: Male nursery teacher "T-sensei" shares the often comedic experiences of his life taking care of children.Source: Manga Any other information on Shorts, Movies, OVAs, ONAs, or Specials can be found listed in any of the sources used below for this preview.Sources: Anichart/Anilist Anime News Network MyAnimeList Livechart Edited May 9, 2017 by Fire inx, Isotope, Spring and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment
Isotope Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) HOP ON THE VRAINS TRAIN. Definitely looking forward to this season, more so than last season. Edited March 28, 2017 by Isotope Fire 1 Quote Link to comment
Zeldaru Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Alice and Zouruko and Eromanga Sensei <33333333333 (And Natsume. Saekano, and Eccentric Family) Edited March 28, 2017 by Zeldaru Quote Link to comment
Fire Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 natsume s6 bahamut s2 eccentric family s2 my hero academia s2 vrains TWO yuasa movies, one of which is basically tatami galaxy electric boogaloo this season's pretty good, here's to hoping the originals can keep up too Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) No Kyoto Animation work this season to satisfy my quality-production moe fixation. In lieu of that, I may look in to the following: Anonymous Noise, for being music-themed. Looks like a setup for a love triangle, but if it manages to be more than that, I can deal. Atom: The Beginning. Production I.G. That's literally it. Blame!, because I need to get over my aversion to 3DCG below a locked 30 frames per second so I can enjoy a damn good story. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, for the hell of it. Saw the film, and thought it was decent. Clockwork Planet, for its visual style and setting. Premise reminds me of Chobits, what with the idea of a feminine automaton falling into some dude's lap. We'll see. Hinako Note, because the idea of meeting a girl who eats books is just outlandish enough to raise an eyebrow. Also, because the "romance" label implies that it could be a yuri. Could just as well be moe fluff. Who knows, though? The Rage of Bahamut franchise, because I saw the first episode of its previous season and thought it was fun, but didn't have the energy to commit to it at the time. It deserves a second chance. Tsuki ga Kirei, solely for its visual style. I really like how sombre-looking it is. It sounds very generic and slice-of-life otherwise. I'm hoping it does more with itself than that, though. Here's to a good season! Edited March 28, 2017 by Schmengland Zeldaru 1 Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 MORE NARUTO???? DARK PICTURE BOOK OF THE WORLD LOOKS FUCKIN NEATO and everything else looks meh lu over the wall looks cute tho and that one romance one looks nice and i would enjoy a new romance my hard drive is almost completely out of space though so until i get a new one....this season is probably just gonna be on hold thank you as always for the thread!!! Fire 1 Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, chickadee said: MORE NARUTO???? DARK PICTURE BOOK OF THE WORLD LOOKS FUCKIN NEATO and everything else looks meh lu over the wall looks cute tho and that one romance one looks nice and i would enjoy a new romance my hard drive is almost completely out of space though so until i get a new one....this season is probably just gonna be on hold thank you as always for the thread!!! I could give you some Crunchyroll day passes. *Shrug* Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 44 minutes ago, Schmengland said: I could give you some Crunchyroll day passes. *Shrug* no thank u not only can i not use them, i'm also anti-streaming anime for myself anyway, so they would be thoroughly wasted Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 33 minutes ago, chickadee said: no thank u not only can i not use them, i'm also anti-streaming anime for myself anyway, so they would be thoroughly wasted Why anti-streaming? Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Schmengland said: Why anti-streaming? because i like to have my shows n shit available to watch whenever i want to im totally chill with supporting the industry but my money isn't gonna go into streaming anime until its the only option Quote Link to comment
Zeldaru Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Posting about Fate/Apocrypha for @Kamui even if it *is* not airing until Summer. Also would like to acknowledge the lost soul of Kekkai Sensen S2, delayed until Fall. Sheri 1 Quote Link to comment
K Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 What's with all the new moe bullshit? Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 4 hours ago, chickadee said: because i like to have my shows n shit available to watch whenever i want to im totally chill with supporting the industry but my money isn't gonna go into streaming anime until its the only option Buy home media? I do it. Then I rip it so I can watch it whenever I want and also share it with you fine folk when you're interested. Zeldaru 1 Quote Link to comment
LimeCatMaster Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, Schmengland said: Why anti-streaming? Streaming a) Only works with a good, stable connection. b) Is generally in very poor quality, even when at "higher" qualities Having a show saved means being able to watch it anywhere at any time. There's no buffering and quality is higher. Plus assuming the file isn't hardsubbed, you can change and customize the subtitles all you want. That said you should def. support the industry where you can. Edited March 28, 2017 by ライムネコマスター Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, ライムネコマスター said: Streaming a) Only works with a good, stable connection. b) Is generally in very poor quality, even when at "higher" qualities Item a, I can accept, but item b, I've not experienced. Except as a symptom of item a. Quote Link to comment
LimeCatMaster Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 If you put streaming next to, say, the same thing except a rip from HorribleSubs or the like at the same quality, I can guarantee you'd probably notice a difference. It's EXTREMELY easy to see even without comparison. Quote Link to comment
Penance Fracture Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 minute ago, ライムネコマスター said: If you put streaming next to, say, the same thing except a rip from HorribleSubs or the like at the same quality, I can guarantee you'd probably notice a difference. It's EXTREMELY easy to see even without comparison. Oh, yeah. If you're talking about quality relative to a rip--and assuming the encoder for the latter didn't do a shit job--then obviously. I'd still say that most streams are nevertheless very watchable, unless you're a really hyped videophile or something. Quote Link to comment
Fire Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Also consider that Crunchyroll has been known to reduce video quality after a set period of time. Edited March 29, 2017 by Fire Quote Link to comment
bel Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 https://my.mixtape.moe/zdroor.mp4 AOTY Quote Link to comment
Zeldaru Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Someone please send help, too busy reading cute manga. Quote Link to comment
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