Spring 2012 Anime
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This chart is a list of TV anime series that were planned to air between April and June 2012, along with their Laconic descriptions.
See Winter 2012 Anime for the previous season and Summer 2012 Anime for the next one.
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Accel World
Airing from April 6, for 24 episodes
(PV) (PV 2) (simulcast on Hulu. U.S. only!)
The "future teen" story of Accel World revolves around a bullied middle school boy named Haruyuki. One autumn day in 2046, he has an encounter with Kuroyukihime ("Snow Black"), the prettiest girl in his school, that changes his life. Through a mysterious piece of software from Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki learns of the existence of the virtual "Accel World." In that moment, the lowest of the "school caste" becomes "Burst Linker," a knight defending a princess.
Acchi Kocchi
work page updated
AKB0048
work page updated
Arashi no Yoru ni
Airing from the 4th of April
A story about a goat and a wolf who become friends in a stormy night, and how they overcome differences and hardships.
Baku Tech! Bakugan
work page created
Beyblade Zero G
Airing from the 8th of April
A new entry in the Beyblade franchise. Details of the plot aren't known yet.
Eureka Seven AO
(PV)
Airing from the 12th of April
Sequel to Eureka Seven. The new protagonist is a boy named Ao, who "set 'destiny' in motion again when he held the 'power.'"
Fate/Zero 2nd
work page updated
Ginga e Kickoff!!
(Kickoff to the Galaxy!!)
Airing from April 7
A soccer series. The protagonist is a boy who had belonged to a football club, which was dissolved due to the lack of members. He meets a professional player of the women's football league and decides to reorganize the club.
H-L
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
Airing from the 9th of April
A "Love[craft] Comedy", with a Moe Anthropomorphic version of Nyarlathotep. It's based on a Light Novel series, and already got a flash animated short series a year ago.
Hiiro no Kakera
- (Scarlet Fragment)
Airing from April 1, with an early premiere on March 6
(PV)
An Otome Game Visual Novel's adaptation. The protagonist is a teenage girl (Tamaki) who revisits a small village, she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and supernatural dangers surrounding it.
Hyouka
Airing from April 22, for 21 episodes.
(PV)
A Mystery Novel adaptation, about four members of a High School literature club investigating a 33-year-old case. Done by Kyo Ani.
Jormungand
Airing from April 10, for 12 episodes
Adapted from the manga by by Keitaro Takahashi about a young arms dealer and her team of bodyguards.
Kimi to Boku. 2
Airing from the 2nd of April, for 13 episodes
Second season of the Kimi to Boku manga adaptation.
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of The Dead
- (Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead)
Airing from the 4th of April, for 10 episodes
Second season of of the fantasy comedy series about zombies, Necromancers, Magical Girls, vampires, and their various combinations.
Kuroko no Basuke
- (Kuroko's Basketball)
Airing from April 7
(PV)
A Sports manga adaptation, about a mysterious, infamously good middle-school basketball player, who, when he comes to High School, first appears to be a small, weak, and easy to miss boy.
Kuromajo-san ga Toru!!
work page created
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
work page updated
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Medaka Box
(PV)
Airing from April 4
Medaka Box is a manga series by author Nisio Isin (of Bakemonogatari fame), adapted to anime by Gainax, about the paragon and all-around perfect student Medaka Kurokami, who is elected as the President of Hakoniwa Academy's student council by 98% of the student body. Possessed of a forceful personality, charisma, and incredible ability, she is accompanied by her loyal and snarky childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, who has been at her side for over thirteen years.
Natsuiro Kiseki
Airing from April 5, for 12 episodes
(PV)
A Schoolgirl Series, with characters based on the Real Life voice actress group, Sphere.
Nazo no Kanojo X
- (Mysterious Girlfriend X)
Airing from April 7, for 13 episodes
(PV)
Mikoto Urabe, an unusual girl with some awesome scissors, and Akira Tsubaki, have a special connection. They have the ability to share their emotions and physical conditions through saliva. Tsubaki is addicted to this, and must taste it everyday to avoid going into withdrawal. And that's just the start of the weirdness.
Ozuma
Airing from March 16 for 6 episodes
An anime original, set on a future Earth that has gone to ruins in a sea of sand. Based on an unpublished script from the 1980s, by Leiji Matsumoto (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999).
Pretty Rhythm Dear My Future
Airing from April 7
Sequel to the video game-based series. Three years after the events of "Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream", a five-girl Korean idol unit appears as a rival group of the Prism Stars.
Queen's Blade: Rebellion
Airing from April 2 for 12 episodes
After the 30th Queen's Blade, Claudette becomes the queen. At first, she governs the country well by abolishing the heavy taxes and the aristocracy. However, her reign turns into terrorism by power and the Queen's Blade is repealed. The Princess Knight of Rebellion, Annelotte organizes a rebel army and declares war against Claudette.
Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth
Airing from April 3
Adaption of a spinoff manga to Naruto. The plot focuses on Rock Lee and the rest of his teammates getting into various wacky situations.
Saint Seiya Omega
Airing from April 1
An new anime based on the Saint Seiya manga/anime series. It will be an original story focusing on a new generation of characters.
S-Z
Sakamichi no Apollon
- (Kids on the Slope)
(PV)
Airing from the 12th of April for 11 episodes
A manga adaptation following Kaoru Nishimi, a boy who transfers to a new high school during the 1960s. While there, he meets a boy and makes friends with him, sharing an interest in jazz.
Saki Achiga-hen
- '(Saki: episode of side-A)
(PV)
Airing from April 8
Adaptation of the original Saki story's spinoff manga, with a different cast from the main series.
Sankarea
(CM)
Airing from the 5th of April
A romantic comedy manga adaptation, about a Nightmare Fetishist boy, and the girl that he resurrected as a zombie.
Sengoku Collection
Airing from April 5
It is based on a social networking card game for mobile phones. Players become one of the samurai commanders from the Sengoku era and compete for sealed cards of "God of War".
Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan
- (Shining Hearts: Bread of Happiness)
Airing from the 12th of April for 12 episodes
An adaptation of a PSP RPG.
A mysterious amnesiac girl named Kaguya gets washed ashore the island of Wyndaria after a great storm. She encounters Rick, a swordsman who wound up working at the island's bakery, and his co-workers, Nellis, Amyl, and Aerie. Together, they protect Wyndaria from pirates, and try to get back Kaguya's memories and lost emotions.
Shirokuma Cafe
- (Polar Bear Café)
Airing from April 5 for 4 cours
A Josei gag manga adaptation, about a polar bear who owns a café, and a panda who is a regular customer. Hilarity Ensues.
Space Brothers (manga)
work page created
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
- (Dusk Maiden of Amnesia)
(PV)
Airing from April 8, for 12 episodes
A tragedy/horror/supernatural/shounen/mystery/romance/ecchi manga adaptation, about a ghost in a school building, and the boy who discovered her, investigating the circumstances of her death together.
Tsuritama
(PV)
Airing from April 12 for 11 episodes
Yuki Sanada is a boy who cannot communicate with people well and doesn't have a single friend. One day, he meets a boy named Haru. Haru calls himself an alien who visited the Earth for fishing. Another high school boy, Natsuki, and a mysterious Indian, Akira, join the two and the island becomes the center of the event which determines the fate of the world.
Zetman
Airing from April 2, for 13 episodes
(PV)
Jin is a strange kid with an angel mark on his hand. He lives a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather, along with the other destitute and abandoned vagabonds near the river. One day, his peaceful life changes when a strange monster named "player" appears, chopping off heads and killing everyone who appears in front of it.