Maoyuu Maou Yuusha – 01

(Kono Ware Nomonotonare, Yuusha yoKotowaru!)
"Be mine, HeroI refuse!"

A fantasy deconstruction and a love story, shot through with lessons on politics, economics, human nature, and war that are relevant to our world today. That's what we have in Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, and if the first episode is any indication, this is going to be a very good show.

Mangirl! – 01

(Kochira Komikku a^su . Suta^ Henshuubu)
"This is Comic Earth Star's Editorial Staff"

Mangirl! is a series funny shorts about four female manga editors, with the operative word there being "funny". I found myself chuckling multiple times during this first episode, and they even managed to fit something like story progression into only three minutes! Colour me impressed.

Yama no Susume – 01

(Yama Dakeha Dame!)
"Anything But Mountains!"

Cute girls climbing mountains - that's the premise behind Yama no Susume, and it's exactly what you're thinking it is. So why am I bothering to intro it? Because shorts are often ignored merely because they're shorts, but if you like slice of life, this is a good one you may enjoy checking out.

Winter 2013 Schedule

SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Uchuu Kyoudai07:00 NTV, ytv, CTV (4/1)AMNESIA23:30 AT-X (1/7)Jigoku Youchien23:00 Niconico (1/8)Tamako Market24:30 MX (1/9)Ai Mai Mi23:00 AT-X/TVS (1/3)Cuticle Tantei Inaba23:30 AT-X (1/4)FAIRY TAIL10:30 TX, TVO, TVA
Magi17:00 MBS/TBS (10/7)Sakurasou no Pet no Kanojo24:30 MX (10/8)Senyu.25:35 TX (1/8)GJ-bu (Good Job Club)25:29 NTV (1/9)PSYCHO-PASS24:30 CX (10/11)Shin Sekai Yori24:30 EX (9/28)Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de22:00 MX (10/20)
Senran Kagura20:30 AT-X (1/6)Line Offline Salaryman25:30 TX (1/7)Puchimas! Petit Idolmasteranimate.tv (1/1)Yama no Susume25:30 MX (1/2)ROBOTICS;NOTES25:15 CX (10/11)Maoyuu Maou Yuusha25:00 MX (1/4)D.C. III ~Da Capo III~22:00 MX (1/5)
Love Live! School Idol Project22:00 MX (1/6)THE UNLIMITED - Hyoubu Kyousuke25:35 TX (1/7)Mangirl!25:35 MX (1/2)Sasami-san@Ganbaranai25:25 TBS (1/10)Mondai-Ji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?25:30 MX (1/11)Little Busters!22:30 MX (10/6)
Ishida to Asakura22:27 MX (1/6)Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman26:05 TX/AT-X (1/7)gdgd Fairies 225:40 MX (1/9)Vividred Operation25:30 MBS (1/10)Chihayafuru 225:53 NTV (1/11)Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru24:00 MX (1/5)
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT25:55 TBS (1/10)Boku no Imouto wa Osaka Okan25:55 BS Asahi (12/21)AKB0048 Next Stage25:00 tvk (1/5)
Kotoura-San26:00 CBC (1/10)Hetalia: The Beautiful Worldanimate.tv (1/25)Minami-ke Tadaima25:00 MX (1/5)
Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster26:00 MBS (10/4)Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun26:58 MBS (1/5)
Legend: 114113
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With more premieres scheduled to hit our screens tomorrow, I suppose we'd better give you an idea of what we'll be covering, eh? So here it is - RandomC's season schedule for Winter 2013!

As always, this is a tentative overview of RandomCs plans for the new season. Well also be doing introductory posts about many of the shows were not covering, so if something catches one of our eyes, things will be shifted around to accommodate. The schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.

...more after the jump.

Winter 2013 Preview!

With Christmas and the end of the world (no relation) behind us, 2013 approaches at a breakneck pace, heralding the coming of the winter anime season. 2012 has passed by rapidly, and I for one feel like it was only yesterday that I first started writing for RC! Winter has long been one of the less active seasons for anime; just as the trees are devoid of leaves, the anime charts are... relatively less densely populated. Well that was a terrible analogy, especially when we have 31 previews for you to peruse! This seems to be a season of shorts, and from all manner of genres, from Yamakan's anime-saving (just kidding!) Senyu., to the weird and wacky gdgd Fairies 2. It's looking pretty good for adaptations too, with the popular 2channel-birthed fantasy light novel Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, as well as the fantasy romantic comedy Sasami-san@Ganbaranai as handled by SHAFT! On the sequel front, we have a long-awaited continuation in D.C. III ~Da Capo III~ - returning after a whole five years of absence - along with a fourth season of Minami-ke and second seasons of the surprise hit Chihayafuru, the ever hilarious Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, and the singing and dancing sci-fi original AKB0048. As for originals, we could well be in for a treat with KyoAni's Tamako Market. This winter proved almost as busy as our fall preview, so continuing in last season's trend, we've brought on a whole seven writers to give you a glimpse of what to expect! Have a look around, see if anything catches your fancy, and get fired up!

* This preview will be kept at the top for the next while, so be sure to scroll past it or check the Recent Entries on your right for new posts.

* The season end poll is up in the sidebar.

PSYCHO-PASS – 01

(Hanzai Keisuu)
"Crime Coefficient"

This premiere definitely raised thought-provoking questions in lockstep with thrills that can only be found at the end of a gun, but will it be able to smartly answer the issues it raises while sustaining a high level of action and tension like the best science-fiction detective dramas have to offer?