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Spring 2010 Anime Preview
By Dino Ho - March 21, 2010
Spring is in the air! That means it is time for us to look ahead on what's in store for anime fans this Spring! Movie-lovers will rejoice as we have many great movies coming this season!
Brand New TV series:
閃光のナイトレイド
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Originally the third project of Anime Chikara from Aniplex and TV-Tokyo, the story is set in 1930 Shanghai, China about a group of special Japanese operatives...
Angel Beats!
TV Series (Official Homepage)
A joint project from key, Aniplex and Dengeki G's Magazine with story by 麻枝准 (Maeda Jun) (the chief writer who brought us Kanon, AIR and CLANNAD), the story is about the fight between Angels and those that have passed away in a "after-life" world...
迷い猫オーバーラン！
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on a novel series, a guy and his sister living a peaceful life and running a pastry shop while going to school. That all changes when his sister picks up a strayed girl one day...
Rumor has it that Kyoto Animation is using the series as an experiment on revolving director for each episode...
いちばんうしろの大魔王
TV Series (Official Homepage)
A nice boy's peaceful life gets turned upside down when he is predicted to become the king of demons in the future! Now his classmates hate him, the government treats him as dangerous... and his normal, peacful school life? Not anymore!
HEROMAN
TV Series (Official Homepage)
About a boy's rite of passage when he finds a broken toy and fixes it, and finds out that it can transform into a real hero, fighting against invaders from outerspace...
WORKING!!
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on a 4-panel manga series about co-workers in a restaurant...
会長はメイド様！
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on a shojou manga series about a high school girl's not-so-simple as the chairperson of the student council in a school where 80% are males students, and her secret part-time job at a maid cafe. Too bad her secret is no longer just hers when the no.1 hot guy at the school knows where she works!
荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ
TV Series (Official Homepage)
A love comedy filled with outrageous characters...
kiss×sis
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Unlike the OAD series that were released for the past two years, there will be supporting characters and probably less aggressive fanservice (even if it is on later-night time slot)... of course it is still about the twin sisters' daily love lives with their related-in-name-only younger brother!
B型H系
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on the four-panel manga series about a high school girl's fantasy of having sex with one hundred boys... and finding her first number (victim?) in a normal classmate...
SDガンダム三国伝 Brave Battle Warriors
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The latest SD Gundam TV series featuring characters from the latest 三国伝 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) line-up.
まじっく快斗
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on the unfinished manga series from the same creator of Detective Conan, this is the adventures of a mysterious thief...
GIANT KILLING
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on a manga series about the rise of a pro-soccer team under the leadership of a new director...
RAINBOW 二舎六房の七人
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Six young inmates get lessons in how to survive in their harsh surroundings from their "big brother"...
裏切りは僕の名前を知っている
TV Series (Official Homepage)
This season's hot guys series. A young man's fateful encounter with a mysterious man leads to mysteries and demons...
薄桜鬼
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Based on the PS2 game, a girl's journey to search for her father leads her to deadly creatures and the group of samurais that fight against them...
書家
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Set in historic Edo period about a man's unique ability to bring anything he draws into reality...
爆丸バトルブローラーズ ニューヴェストロイア
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The second season was first broadcasted in oversea markets before getting the time slot for "domestic" consumption in early March.
メタルファイト ベイブレード～爆～
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The latest entry in the Beyblade franchise.
三国演義
TV Series
A joint project between Chinese and Japanese animation studios, the 52-episode series based on the epic Chinese novel series was originally planned for broadcast in late 2009 but cancelled at the last moment.
さらい屋五葉
TV Series (Official Homepage)
About a group of five ronins / yojimbos and their various dealings and adventures...
TV series -Sequels and Continuations- :
けいおん！！(K-ON!!)
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The second season of K-ON!. Now that everyone is one year older, Yui and her gals are just one year away from graduation! Will this be the final time for "After School Tea Time"??
おおきく振りかぶって～夏の大会編～
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The boys are back for a second season, entering a baseball tournament in the summer!
一騎当千 XTREME XECUTOR (Ikki Tousen XTREME XECUTOR)
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The girls are back yet again to get their bone crushed, limps broken and clothes ripped! With new characters join the fray...
真・恋姫†無双～乙女大乱～
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The travelling maidens are back for the third season! Where are they going this time??
ヘタリ Axis Powers ア第3期
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The cute "country" boys are back for a third run.
MAJOR 6th Series
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The sixth season of the long-running series will cover the stories from volume 66 of the manga series.
ジュエルペット てぃんくる☆
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The second season...
トランスフォーマー アニメイテッド (Transformers Animated)
TV Series (Official Homepage)
The latest entry of the Transformers franchise...
冬のソナタ Winter Sonata the Animation 日本語吹き替え版
TV Series (Official Homepage)
Re-broadcast of the anime version in Japanese dialogue, with the same cast who did the original live drama.
OVA and OAD:
魔法先生ネギま！～もうひとつの世界～ 第3話
OAD (Official Homepage)
After a short hiatus (a drama CD was released in the meantime), the third chapter has arrived! The famous Rakan will make his debut here! Comes with manga volume 30 for release on May 17.
OVA うたわれるもの 第3巻
OVA (Official Homepage)
The final chapter of side stories to be released on June 23!
OVA ToLOVEる Vol.6
OVA (Official Homepage)
The final volume of the second OVA series, featuring three different short stories straight from the manga series! To be bundled with manga volume 18 for release on April 2!
xxxHOLiC・籠
OAD (Official Homepage)
Original story by CLAMP, the one-shot OAD has Kimihiro waiting for Yuko to return in her rightful place... it will be bundled with manga volume 17 for release on April 23.
テイルズ オブ シンフォニア THE ANIMATION テセアラ編 第2巻
OVA (Official Homepage)
The second chapter of the 4-chapter series.
kiss×sis 第3話
OAD (Official Homepage)
The erotic twins are back for a fourth installment with more candies for their younger brother... to be bundled with manga volume 6 for release on June 4.
SEX PISTOLS Vol.2
OVA (Official Homepage)
The handsome boys are back for the second installment... to be released on June 25.
Movies:
いばらの王 ‐King of Thorn‐
Movie (Official Homepage)
One of the most anticipated horror movie for this year! A deadly virus forced humans to go into hibernation, but the world is no longer theirs when they wake up...
TRIGUN Badlands Rumble
Movie (Official Homepage)
After the TV series ended twelve years ago, Vash is back for a brand new adventure on April 26! Of course, you can get a first look in North America if you attend Sakura Con 2010...
ブレイクブレイド (Broken Blade) 第1章「覚醒ノ刻」
Movie (Official Homepage)
Based on the comic series. In a world where magic exist, a young man with no magical power is being dragged into a war for his country when he is forced to pilot a recently-discovered ancient Golem machine... the first of six chapters is coming out on May 29.
劇場版 “文学少女”
Movie (Official Homepage)
The first encounter between a newly-minted high school boy and his sempai... what kind of relationship will that lead?
名探偵コナン 天空の難破船（ロスト・シップ）
Movie (Official Homepage)
Conan's latest case: bio-weapons and his rival — the mysterious thief with his next target announcement! Can Conan solve them all? Find out on April 17.
クレヨンしんちゃん 超時空！嵐を呼ぶオラの花嫁
Movie (Official Homepage)
In the latest Crayon Shin-chan movie, Shin-chan has the chance to find out who will be his future wife... also coming out on April 17.
銀魂 新約紅桜篇
Movie (Official Homepage)
The latest movie for the Gintama franchise is coming out on April 25.
プランゼット (Planzet)
Movie (Official Homepage)
A full CG sci-fi movie.
銀幕 ヘタリア Axis Powers Paint it. White（白くぬれ！）
Movie (Official Homepage)
The cute "country" boys are back for a movie of their own!
The rest of the lineup:
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