# spring-2012

Sakamichi no Apollon

Title: Sakamichi no Apollon Genre: Slice of Life Rating: 8.5/10

Summary: The coming-of-age story of “love, friendship, and music” follows a naive boy and a scruffy boy in a provincial town in Nagasaki Prefecture in the late 1960s. In the early summer of 1966, Kaoru transfers to the local high school from Yokosuka. Thanks to his family’s nearly constant cycle of moving from town to town, Kaoru has only known school as a difficult place for readjusting every time. However, on his first day at this new school, he meets a boy and begins a new direction in life. Read more...

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Tasogare Otome x Amnesia

Title: Tasogara Otome x Amnesia Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Supernatural Rating: 7.8/10 Summary: At the Private Seikyō Academy, there is a legend that all students have heard. Sixty years ago, there was a girl who for some reason, was left behind in the old, abandoned school building to die. Teiichi Niiya one day meets a beautiful, mysterious girl named Yūko Kanoe at the old school building and gets a surprise—she's the ghost of the girl who died 60 years ago, but does not remember her past or how she died. Teiichi becomes determined to help her remember, and together, they seek the truth behind the gruesome legend. Read more...

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Acchi Kocchi

Title: Acchi Kocchi Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life Rating: 4.8/10

Summary: The serious-minded Tsumiki and the pure-hearted Io feel they never want to be parted, and yet they haven't fallen in love yet. More than friends but not lovers, they develop an awkward quasi-romance. Read more...

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Sankarea

Title: Sankarea Genre: Comedy, Romance Rating: 7.2/10

Summary: Chihiro Furuya, who loves zombies above all else, meets the sweet girl Rea Sanka by chance, and he ropes her into "resurrecting" his dead cat. But then Rea claims she actually has become a zombie, and asks him to take responsibility for it. Read more...

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Nazo no Kanojo X

Title: Nazo no Kanojo X Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life Rating: 9.0/10

Summary: Akira is a normal high school boy, but he nevertheless impulsively licks some drool left by the mysterious transfer student Mikoto. The next day he falls asleep with an inexplicable fever. After five days Mikoto suddenly comes to visit, and makes him consume her drool. The fever instantly vanishes, and Mikoto explains that he's suffering from "love sickness." She can transmit emotions through her drool, and the two of them are now bound together. Read more...

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Medaka Box

Title: Medaka Box Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance Rating: 7.7/10

Summary: Medaka Kurokami, a first year student at Hakoniwa Academy, excels at everything she does. She becomes the Student council president and along with her childhood friend, Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, she plans to solve all of the student body's problems that are submitted to a suggestion box, dubbed the "Medaka Box." Read more...

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Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna

Title: Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna Genre: Action, Comedy, Psychological Rating: 8.7/10 Summary: Many people are falling prey to a suspicious new religion. Lupin III infiltrates this group, hoping to steal the treasure their leader keeps hidden. There he lays eyes on the beautiful, bewitching woman who has the leader enthralled. This is the story of how fashionable female thief Fujiko Mine first met Lupin III, the greatest thief of his generation. Read more...

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Kore wa Zombie desu ka? OF THE DEAD

Name: Kore wa Zombie desu ka? OF THE DEAD Genre: Comedy, Romance Rating: 6.0/10 Summary: Season two of Kore wa Zombie desu ka? Read more...

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Kimi to Boku 2

Title: Kimi to Boku 2 Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life Rating: 7.5/10 Summary: Season two of Kimi to Boku Read more...

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Ozuma

Title: Ozuma Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 6.5/10 Summary: In the far future, the elevated irradiation from the sun has destroyed the environment of the earth and the birthrate of humans has drastically decreased. The government controls society with an army of cloned soldiers called “Ideal Children (IC)”. Sam Coin is a trader in a desert. One day, he saves a beautiful woman Maya, who has been chased by Theseus, a corps of IC. He shelters her in his trade ship, but the destroyers of Theseus surround Sam and Maya. Read more...

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First Look: Spring 2012 Anime

Hey guys for this round of impressions I was luckily able to do one last podcast with my buddy Al talking about our impressions of the Spring 2012 lineup. If you guys would like to follow the order in which we are talking about anime then head over to our Spring Preview as we basically scroll down the list. As usual we will also provide a download for anyone who wants to listen to this podcast on the go. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 If you would like to do a podcast with me let me know in the comments below or shoot me an email from the Contact Us page. You don’t have to be sitting next to me in person to do a podcast and I always love to hear other people’s opinions. Hope you guys and gals enjoyed. -Sid Read more...

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