Ushio to Tora 2nd Season – 01
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Ushio to Tora returns for its final cour in what starts off as endearing and romantic before everything is turned upside down and we're flung back into the action.
Posted inSeason Preview Series Introduction
Spring 2016 Preview!
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The heat of summer has mercifully given way to autumn here in the southern hemisphere, but in animeland, i.e. the only place that matters, it's spring, which means another big season of anime is coming. We have sequels targeted at those seeking a blast from the past, including more Sailor Moon Crystal to continue an old franchise, and more Concrete Revolutio to deconstruct them all. Watching anime just for the robots? Both Gundam and Macross have an iteration this season. Of course, there are adaptations across the genres for your perusal: the popular manga Boku no Hero Academia brings us shounen action, the popular videogame series Gyakuten Saiban brings legal adventure, and Sakamoto of the titular Sakamoto Desu ga? is plain popular, and also hilarious. But perhaps most notable are the original series that are harder to pigeonhole, like the supernatural bus trip of Mayoiga or Kuromukuro's story of a samurai in a school on a dam, both to counterpoint the uncannily familiar Koutetsujou no Kabaneri. Why just listen to me list shows, though? Our crack team of animethusiasts are on hand to be your Geiger counter for the entire season of anime. This is Random Curiosity's Spring 2016 Preview.
* This preview will be kept at the top for the next few days, so be sure to scroll past it, check the slider on top, or the Recent Entries on your right for new posts.
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows – 01
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Shinkai Makoto's famed short about a job hunting girl and her loving black cat gets a picturesque remake, and it's just as depressing as I remember.
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi – 03
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「痣」 (Aza)
"Birthmark"
Another great episode of Boku Dake ga Inai Machi! If you’ve been waiting for the 3-episode tester to see if you wanted to jump on this bandwagon, then now’s the time.
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Winter 2016 Schedule
| Legend: | 2 | Takaii | 2 | Guardian Enzo | 3 | Stilts | 2 | Cherrie |
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| 3 | Passerby | 3 | Samu | 2 | Jig | Not covering |
Now that the winter preview has been released ... four weeks ago---read this post if you're wondering why the schedule is only coming out now---it's time to tell you what we're blogging this season. This is Random Curiosity’s Winter 2016 blogging schedule.
As always, this is a tentative overview of our plans for the new season ... is what I would usually say, but it's different this time. With 2-3 episodes under our belts, we've got a good idea of what each show entails, and we're pretty confident in our picks. Will some of them blow up in our faces? Probably. But this is what we're going with.
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Ajin – 01
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「僕らには関係ない話」 (Bokura ni wa Kankeinai Hanashi)
"The Story Doesn't Matter to Us"
Ajin presents a dilemma that's becoming increasingly familiar for the anime fan.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku Wo! – 01
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「この自称女神と異世界転生を！」 (Kono Jishou Megami to i Sekai Tensei o!)
"The Self-Proclaimed Goddess and Reincarnation in Another World"
Are you tired of the main protagonist of your RPG-inspired anime being overpowered? How about one who's not competent at all? Everyone's personality is broken, and it's a lot of fun.
Ooya-san wa Shishunki! – 01
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「大家さんは女の子！」 (Ooya-san wa Onnanoko!)
"The Landlord Is a Little Girl!"
Two minutes is the sugar drop of anime. Just here to sweeten your day a little.
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm – 01
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「飛んでます、飛んでますよっ!」 (Tondemasu, Tondemasu Yo!)
"I'm Flying! I'm Actually Flying!"
If I had a super power, it's my childhood dream to fly! That and telekinesis.
Akagami no Shirayukihime – 13
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A return to Akagami no Shirayukihime is like coming home after a long, tiring trip. The world is lovely, the tone relaxing, and the characters ever likeable.