Accel World – 01
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「Acceleration; 加速」 (Kasoku)
Accel World starts off by introducing our protagonist as a short, chubby boy who has captured the attention of the most popular girl in school.
Posted inFirst Impressions Sankarea Series Introduction
Sankarea – 01
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「私が…ゾンビに…なったら」 (Watashi ga... Zonbi ni... Nattara)
"If I... Became... a Zombie"
Apparently having fetishes for the supernatural is the norm now. People better jump on the zombie band wagon because ghosts, vampires and werewolves are so overrated!
Natsuiro Kiseki – 01
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「11回目のナツヤスミ」 (Ju-Ichi-Kaime no Natsu Yasumi)
"Our 11th Summer Vacation"
This show has a lot of potential. Good pacing, deft atmosphere, likable characters, and hook at the end that left me wondering what will come next. And that's the key word, "wonder." Life leaves many of us cynical and jaded, but this show opens up the heart to the gentle wonder of what could be. Are you willing to believe again, even for just half an hour?
Shirokuma Café – 01
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「しろくまカフェへようこそ/パンダくんの就職」 (Shirokuma Kafe e Youkoso/Panda-kun no Shuushoku) "Welcome to the Polar Bear Café!" & "Panda-kun's Employment"
Enter the show that tastes like no other. No, it's not the taste of bamboo.
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? OF THE DEAD – 01
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「はい、今再びの魔装変身!」 (Hai, Ima Futatabi no Masou Henshin!)
"Yes, Yet Another Masou Transformation!"
After writing this post, I can no longer become a politician. All my opponents would have to do is find this one post, read the words I have written, look at the screenshots I have laboriously selected, and that’s it. “Yeah, this is why,” they’d say, pointing to the screen. “This is why you don’t want that guy.” And you know what? I don’t care because this show is hilarious!!
Medaka Box – 01
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「生徒会を執行する！」 (Seitokai o shikkou suru!)
"To carry out the will of the student council!"
Written by Nisio Isin: Check
Soundtrack by Katou Tatsuya: Check
Produced by Gainax: Check
Alright guys, grit your teeth and let's dive into the fray!
Posted inSeason Schedule Series Introduction
Spring 2012 Schedule
| Legend: | 0 | Divine | 0 | Prooof | 2 | Takaii | 2 | Guardian Enzo | 2 | unlisted |
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| 2 | verdant | 3 | Stilts | 2 | Stereoman | 2 | Zanibas | 2 | Cherrie | |
| 3 | BakaMochi | 2 | Moomba | 2 | Zephyr | 2 | Asobi | Not covering |
Ozuma and Uchuu Kyoudai have already premiered along with a few other shows and we'll be seeing a deluge of new spring shows following suit beginning April 1st -- so here’s a quick overview of what the Random Curiosity writers will be covering this season.
Like previous seasons, this is only a tentative overview of RandomC's blogging plans for the new season. We also plan on writing about the first episode of some other shows that we're not covering, so if something catches our interest, things might be shifted around and this schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.
…More after the jump.Uchuu Kyoudai – 01
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「弟ヒビトと兄ムッタ」 (Otouto Hibito to Ani Mutta)
"Little Brother Hibito and Big Brother Mutta"
I'm positive it's safe to say that everyone, at some point in time, dreams of going into outer space.
Posted inSeason Preview Series Introduction
Spring 2012 Preview!
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Without further ado, welcome to the first collaborative edition of the Random Curiosity season preview, now featuring more writers for you to love and adore than ever. (Please don't stalk us too much though.) As you all probably know, Divine, our season preview writer/extraordinaire, is taking an indefinite hiatus so he has passed on the baton to the rest of us writers – and just in time for the spring preview too, which is generally one of the busiest seasons with 50 new shows and counting. As is standard fare, we have the usual batch of hotly anticipated sequels to recent shows such as Fate/Zero 2nd Season, Kimi to Boku 2, and Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? OF THE DEAD, but there are also sequels and spiritual successors to venerated older shows as well like Eureka Seven Astral Ocean, the return of the Saint Seiya franchise after 25 years, and the reunion of Cowboy Bebop's director and composer for a new show after over ten. So dust off that TV, free up some hard drive space, or do whatever else it is you do to get ready, because this season looks highly promising. Long-awaited sequels, a diversity of genres, and a nice balance of original works and manga/light novel adaptations have filled the slate with many shows that merit more than just a passing glance, and made this is a season one where even the pickiest of viewers should be able to find something to enjoy.
-- 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.
-- A season poll will be available a little later is available on the sidebar.
-- Please forgive the tardiness of this preview, work on it wasn't started until several weeks later than usual, due to the transition.
Hiiro no Kakera – 01
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「玉衣の姫」 (Tamayori no Hime)
"Tamayori Princess"
When I first caught wind of the adaptation of Otomate's (the game studio behind Hakuouki as well as other otome games) Hiiro no Kakera, I thought: sign me up.