Spring 2011 Anime

This is a list of anime series which aired between March and June of 2011, along with their Laconic description.

See also Summer 2011 Anime for the following season.

Series:
A Channel (trailer) Starting April 8.

A Joshikousei Slice of Life series with a Four-Girl Ensemble cast, based on a 4-koma manga.

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (trailer) (forum thread) 11 episodes, Starting April 15.

An Anime First series on Noitamin A: It's about a group of childhood friends, who, as time went by grew apart, and now gather once more to help someone amongst them.

... We should probably just call it Ano Hana.

Astarotte no Omocha! (trailer) 12 episodes, starting April 10.

A 10 year old man-hating succubus princess must assemble a harem of men for health reasons. She attempts to use Loophole Abuse to get out of it, only to have her assistant actually manage to find a human male. Human male turns out to be a single father to a girl the same age as a the princess, and so is (mostly) above all the shenanigans. Hilarity Ensues.

Blue Exorcist Starting April 17.

Based on the manga by Kazue Kato, animated by A-1 Pictures.

No, Rin. You are the demons. And then Rin was an exorcist.

C the Money And Soul of Possibility

A poor college student puts his future on the line to get a big loan from a magical banker. Think Yu-Gi-Oh meets Persona and their baby speaks in Gratutitous Economic Language.

Deadman Wonderland 12 episodes, starting April 16

A boy who allegedly slaughtered his whole class is sent to "Deadman Wonderland," where he must fight for survival at a horrible prison that doubles as an amusement park.

Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko (trailer) (forum thread) starting April 15.

A story about a boy, and his cousin who disappeared for 1,5 years, and now claims that she was kidnapped by aliens. It is based on a Light Novel series, and animated by Studio Shaft.

Dog Days (trailer) (forum thread) 12 episodes, starting April 2.

An Anime First from Seven Arcs: Ordinary High School Student becomes victim of Summon Everyman Hero, and he has to fight in a war between Kemonomimi people in a Standard Fantasy Setting. Or, if you want to know the First Episode Spoiler,

Dororon Enma-Kun Meramera

Enma-kun, the Prince of Hell, heads up a "demon patrol" with his friends Yuki-chan and Kappaeru, searching for and punishing wayward monsters.

A remake of an older children's(?) show. Often called "Devilman for kids." A highly Ecchi, Puni Plush series.

Gintama: Season 2

After a long hiatus, the Odd Jobs Trio return to the alien-conquered Edo. Hilarity will ensue.

Hanasaku Iroha (trailer) (forum thread) 26 episodes, starting April 3.

An Anime First dramatic Slice of Life series about a girl moving out of town to work at her grandmother's hot spring hotel, due to Parental Abandonment.

Hen Zemi (trailer) 13 episodes, starting April 8.

Nanako Matsutaka is a normal university student, who happened to enroll in an Abnormal Physiology seminar. She tries to keep her mental state sound, but other abnormal classmates start to influence her personality..."

MM meets Seitokai Yakuindomo. Normal college girl accidentally gets signed up as part of a case study of perversions and sexual fetishes, except she's perfectly ordinary -- at first.

Hidan no Aria (Aria the Scarlet Ammo) (forum thread) Starting April 15

Yet another light novel adaptation. A highly-skilled Tsundere and a Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass team up at a high-school for crime-fighters.

Hyouge Mono (trailer) 39 episodes, starting April 7.

Based on the manga by Yoshihiro Yamada, In the age of civil war, when the shadow of Nobunaga Oda was still cast over the land, the warlord Furuta Sasuke lost his soul to the tea ceremony. While war shook the world around him, he faced his own conflict between his desire for promotion and his love for his art. Animated by Bee Train.

Kaiji 2: Hakairoku Hen

More stories about a hardcore gambler who must win his way out of a large debt.

Moshidora

A high-school girl studies Peter Drucker's management guide and uses it to help manage her baseball team to victory.

Nichijou (trailer) (forum thread) 26 episodes, starting April 3.

This one is based on a manga, and animated by Kyo Ani.

Remember when we described Azumanga Daioh as Peanuts on LSD? Well, this is Azumanga Daioh on even more LSD!

Oretachi Ni Tsubasa wa Nai (We, Without Wings) (Under Innocent Sky) (trailer) (forum thread) 12 episodes, starting April 8.

Seikon no Qwaser: Season 2

More breast-sucking, chemistry-powered shonen action that follows some time after the events of the first season.

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

A Boys Love Genre series from the same people that brought you Junjou Romantica, based on the manga of the same name.

Sengoku Otome Starting April 5

Imagine Kagome traveling back in time to Feudal Japan again, only to find that every famous person at the time is now a girl. Loosely based on some pachinko game characters.

Sket Dance (trailer) (forum thread) Starting April 7

Like Gintama, but set in a modern-day high school as a goggles-wearing leader, a former "delinquent" girl and an otaku who never speaks directly help others out as part of their "Sket-dan" club.

Softenni

A group of middle school girls form a tennis club. Panty Shots ensue. Also, tennis.

Steins Gate (trailer) (forum thread) 24 episodes, starting April 6.

A group of friends have developed a device to send text messages to the past. Now they are under threat from a secret organisation. It takes place in the same verse as Chaos Head, and just like that one, it is also based on a Visual Novel.

Tiger and Bunny (trailer) (forum thread) Starting April 3, animated by Sunrise.

In a world of corporate-sponsored superheroes, a veteran hero is stuck being partner to a rookie.

Toriko

A Kenshiro lookalike fights monsters in order to collect rare food ingredients, which he hopes to use to create the ultimate dinner.

The World God Only Knows: Season 2

A skilled gal-game player continues to pick up real-life women to save their souls.

X-Men

With the X-Men having disbanded a year ago, Professor X gathers up the team once again to save a young mutant from a group of vicious transhumanists. The third of Madhouse's four Marvel anime adaptations.

OVA releases:

 * High School of the Dead – Drifters of the Dead
 * Kämpfer: Für die Liebe
 * Nichijou: Episode 0
 * Asobi Ni Iku Yo
 * Seitokai Yakuindomo