Spring 2012 Anime thread: Welcome home, Space Cowboy

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So there's a lot of new shit coming up which I'm not gonna bother to summarise, but there are some shows which do deserve a more thorough look:

Eureka Seven AO

Originally Posted by Wiki

The 13-year-old protagonist, Ao Fukai lives with an elderly doctor, Toshio, on Iwado Island in Okinawa. His father's whereabouts are unknown and his mother had disappeared 10 years ago. His childhood friend, Naru Arata is somewhat frail, physically, and requires an inhaler; however, she seems to have "yuta" power due to an accident that happened when she was very young.
A mysterious entity called "Secret" suddenly appears and launches an attack on the Scub Coral lifeform on the island. In his fervent desire to protect the island, Ao launches a certain military robot called "Nirvash" aboard a Japanese military transport.

Why you should care
It's a new Eureka Seven and I heard some of you like that shit. It's probably gonna suck to be fair.

Lupin the Third: The Woman Named Fujiko Mine

Originally Posted by AnimeNewsNetwork

The series revolves around the character of Fujiko Mine, depicting her and the rest of the Lupin III cast during their younger days. The series will reportedly capture the "sensuality" present in Monkey Punch's original Lupin III manga in its "daring interpretation" of the franchise.

Why you should care
Director: Saya Yamamoto (Michiko e Hatchin)
Also there will be plenty of T&A.

Saint Seiya Omega

Originally Posted by wiki

The storyline of Omega takes place in the future era, 25 years after the Holy Wars of the 20th century narrated in the original manga and its anime adaptation. The goddess Athena is still on Earth after reincarnating to cleanse it of the agent of evil as she has done during millennia, accompanied by her Saints, fulfilling her duty of protecting peace on Earth, after her victories over antagonistic deities. Athena and a new generation of Saints prepare to face a new menace that lurks in this new era, in which Pegasus Seiya, the protagonist of Kurumada's manga, is revered as a Saint of legend.

Why you should care
Character Design and Animation Director: Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Doremi, Heartcatch Precure, Casshern Sins, Yumekui Merry, the best Naruto episodes)
If nothing, it should be a visual spectacle. I'm not expecting much in terms of relevance to the original series (it's aired at 6AM in Japan, so do not hope for bloody combat and the violence that made the original popular), but such limitations haven't held Umakoshi before.

Kids on the Slope

Originally Posted by mangareader

Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father’s job. So the first day at his new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual and the new transfer student, he has always been seen as an outcast and all Kaoru had to do was bare it until the next time he moved. But things were slightly different this time. First, he started to get close to the class president, Mukae Ritsuko, and, secondly, unlikely as it seemed, grew closer to Kawabuchi Sentaro. Sentaro was infamous for getting into fights, skipping class and was an overall bad boy. Strangely enough, the three of them find common ground in music, namely jazz, and Kaoru finds himself actually enjoying the new town.

Why you should care
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Baby Blue)
Music: Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Macross Plus, Earth Maiden Arjuna)
Probably the best piece of evidence we have that Ikuhara did save animu with Penguindrum. What's up with all the great directors of yore coming back anyway?

Should all in here suck shit we can fall back on Korra. That's like anime. Actually it's better than most anime.

[phil_]

I've been reading Eureka Ao's comic. It doesn't piss me off, and I liked this month's chapter, so I continue to be optimistic about the new cartoon.

I'm really looking forward to Saint Seiya, even though I've only watch a few minutes of the original series. See, because it airs alongside Smile Precure, and Smile has been lacking in magic kung-fu (not to it's detriment, but still). So, if I can get magic fighting from Saint Seiya, then Sunday is without a doubt the best day of the week.

I was gonna watch Sakamichi no Apollon just becuase Liz said I had to, but then I saw this preview and now I'm watching it because, hey, at least the music will be good.

Uchuu Kyoudai is about being an astronaut and being an astronaut's worthless brother. The comic got some awards or something.

And Fate/Zero's finishing up, so there's that.

[Kim]

I'm gonna watch Uchuu Kyoudai simply because Swery65 likes the manga.

Also, Dom and I are watching Galaxy Express 999.

[Satan's Onion]

Originally Posted by Liz

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Also, Dom and I are watching Galaxy Express 999.

The movie or the TV series? If so, are you watching it online somehow? I ask because I've been looking into this series and Lupin the 3rd and while I found a Lupin TV series DVD at my local comics nerdatorium, I couldn't find Galaxy Express 999 except for the movie and some other later stuff, and I'd like to see the original TV series if I can.

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Satan's Onion

The movie or the TV series? If so, are you watching it online somehow? I ask because I've been looking into this series and Lupin the 3rd and while I found a Lupin TV series DVD at my local comics nerdatorium, I couldn't find Galaxy Express 999 except for the movie and some other later stuff, and I'd like to see the original TV series if I can.

We're watching the series on Crunchyroll.

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Persona 4: The Cartoon 25: At least it is well animated for once. The problem is that you cannot translate a turn-based RPG battle into this medium and expect it to hold the same impact as it did before. No attacks hold any weight, and there's no pattern to how or why the battle ends up developing.

Being honest, I fist-pumped when Reach Out to the Truth started playing. And Charlie Tunoku is a true bro.

Persona 4: The Cartoon FIN: The video game was better. The only reason I kept up with this cartoon is because I love Inaba and its inhabitants, and in that respect I was satisfied. Trying to adhere too much to the source material was P4:TC's flaw. On the other hand, the times it truly shone were when it took silly video game stuff like social linking and played with their nature. Fanservice at its best, but ultimately just a dressing for the main course. 3/5

Originally Posted by phil_

I was gonna watch Sakamichi no Apollon just becuase Liz said I had to, but then I saw this preview and now I'm watching it because, hey, at least the music will be good.

You should watch Sakamichi no Apollon because it's by Shinichiro Fucking Watanabe, that's why. Like what the fuck is wrong with you people?

Also dat Yoko Kanno.

[Satan's Onion]

Originally Posted by Liz

We're watching the series on Crunchyroll.

As am I, now! Thank you kindly .

[EVILNess]

I know it's not really "new" anime, but I have been watching a few series on Netflix to pass the time while I grind RPGs on my PSP (GODDAMN YOU GOOKING, DROP YOUR SWORD.) and Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne was pretty good, if a bit short.

Also, been watching El Cazador de le Bruja as well. Fairly entertaining.

[Bells]

i got a Glimpse of Saint Seiya Omega on youtube, specially the leaked Opening...

It's interesting... it totally has a huge Digimon/Bakugan vibe to it... but i'm ok with it so far... i'll give it a go, because i always enjoyed everything in this unniverse and the animation really seems good. I just hated the new Armor designs...

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Not sure if want...