Spring 2015 Anime Pre-Season Impressions!

As of this moment, we are getting dangerously close to the start of the new season, so there's no better time to publish this than now.
I know I didn't do one for last season, and I'm actually glad I didn't, because this Winter season was awful. But hey, Spring is a time of new beginnings, so let's take a look at some of the shows that will be hitting Japanese airwaves soon and my thoughts on them! All pictures and information gotten from http://anichart.net/spring, so go check the page out!

I am actually going to watch a few shows for sure this season! This is the start of me actually watching simulcasts! (Although they're all squeals)


In between the time I published my Fall Impressions post and now, I actually went and caught up to the Fate canon! The first half of Unlimited Blade Works was great, and I can't wait to see how it ends.


My body is ready for more colorful boys dancing and singing in Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love Revolutions! At least I get more of Mamoru Miyano singing in his heavenly voice. *Fangirl sigh*


Just out of curiosity, I picked up the first season of this anime and did enjoy it a bit. And hey, the episodes are short, so I can look forwards to 4 minutes of Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken 2-sure-me this season. 


I am watching the first season of this show right now, so hopefully, I can catch up before Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki begins. 
UPDATE 30 March 2015: I finished the first season, just need to wait for this now. 

And here are the rest of the shows I'd like to give my thoughts on: 
Full TV Originals:

Arslan Senki sounds a bit (okay, quite a bit) like a generic fantasy. And I would say something about this sounding like Akatsuki no Yona, but I haven't finished that show yet. 

Do we really need more anime that express the fantasy of a male otaku ascending to become so much more than your average NEET? Well, Denpa Kyoushi is taking a leaf out of Ken Akamatsu's book by having a young prodigy become a teacher for a whole class of bodacious babes. Well, A-1 Pictures is handling this, so at least it will look nice. 

J.C. Staff is going to give us Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka? a somewhat generic sounding fantasy-adventure anime which combines western mythology with moe in a way only anime can do. 

Etotama personifies the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, has the cat(girl) wanting to join the Zodiac (Geee, real original) and then has our catgirl become a freeloader at a guy's place in da-da-da-daaa, Akihabara. This is most likely a show that's nothing but otaku pandering. Skip.

Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation looks and seems like a watered-down version of either a certain famous series by Sunrise or Production I.G. It seems interesting, but this could easily be ruined with excessive fanservice or overused anime tropes. 

Hibike! Euphonium is one of the most anticipated shows this season, probably because it's got KyoAni's name attached to it. As a longtime musician and band geek, I might actually watch this. The PV looks good, too. 
 
I can feel the hype, but please, please, please, please, PLEASE don't let us down! Kekkai Sensen is looking to be one of the most promising shows on this chart, and this thing has got Funimation's name all over it. 

Is this Kyoukai no Rinne just going to be a re-skin of Bleach with Rumiko Takahashi's art style? Eh, well, generic shonen is generic. The least it can do is be enjoyable, and we'll have to see about that. 

Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku. Ehhh, I've seen this "school where abilities are granted through fighting each other" shtick many times in anime. Skip.

Ore Monogatari!! is another promising show from this chart. This time, by being a shojo that "breaks the boundaries and tropes" where the main character is a not-so bishonen big guy. I really hope some good writing and character development happens here.

Let's hope WIT once again gives us some great action animation with Owari no Seraph. The premise doesn't sound terribly original, but at least is provides a viable excuse as to why all the people doing the fighting are kids and teenagers.

And we've got another anime that deals with humans loving humanoid androids! The only way I think Plastic Memories could be good is if they put in some legitimately good and emotional writing. However, being a believer of Sturgeon's Law when it comes to anime, I am doubtful that will happen.

I don't really have many thoughts on Punch Line. So I'm just gonna leave this here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD0nFmu2jKc

Uggggghhhhh, now you're not even trying trying anymore, Re-Kan! You're not even trying to sound original!!!

In this corner, we've got Shokugeki no Souma a tournament-style battle shonen revolving around...cooking. Yes, you read that right, folks! Unfortunately, what turned me off from this anime was finding out this was going to be an ecchi. *Sigh* At least make the food look amazing...

Bones. What are you doing. Stop. You're not Toei. Please tell me you haven't resorted to kid shows like Show By Rock!!

UPDATE 30 MARCH 2015 It's actually not a kids show, and it's got pretty boys as well as moe girls. I saw this: http://www.funimation.com/blog/2015/03/28/funimation-acquires-rights-to-show-by-rock/ the day I originally posted this, actually.

Oh, boy. I think we've got another "super-edgy" show here with Triage X. I mean, Violence! Hot girls! Ambiguous morals! But I really don't think this anime will be anything spectacular. It might just be the next Akame ga Kill, though. 

And to finish off the TV originals, we've got Yamada-kun to Nananin no Majo, a comedy about two polar opposite characters switching bodies, and then hilarity shall ensue. Yeah...I think this will probably fall though the cracks of anime obscurity after it airs. 

And for the sequels...
 
A friend of mine is looking forward to High School DxD BorN and Nisekoi: this season. (He likes harems). So, this is for you, Alex.

These are sequels to shows and franchises that I've heard are good, so I'll just list them here.

Baby Steps Season 2


Diamond No Ace Second Season


Lupin III (2015)


Mahou Shojo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid


I thought Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu was going to be a movie. And IT'S NOT DONE BY KYOANI. WHAT IS THIS BLASPHEMY???

There's also quite a few franchise add-ons with the movies, specials, OVAs. I just don't feel like talking about them. I did not list everything that was on the chart on this post, so, again, go to http://anichart.net/spring to see the full chart along with plot synopses and when the shows start airing.

What are you looking forward to this coming Spring season? Is there anything on the chart I didn't talk about here that you would like me to give my thoughts on? Please leave your comments below. I read every one. But I've been having problems with a spammer in my comment sections, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NO SPAM.

Cheers,
~Selena

Last Updated: 13 April 2014
Originally Published: 28 March 2014