Spring Has Sprung! So it’s time to HATE FUN? – part 1

I might add images when I get my PC back up and running. In the meantime click on the titles to go to their homepages.

LUPIN III vs. DETECTIVE CONAN

I’d totally forgotten this special was due, let alone that it was due so soon. I often complain that non-Monkey Punch created characters in the various TMS Lupin specials look like they’ve stepped out of Detective Conan, so this will take care of that complainy by having them actually be Detective Conan characters. Looking forward to this a lot, and I have a lot of goodwill towards both the shows, so it doesn’t have to be perfect.

But it’d be nice if it was.

Marie and Gali

There’s an episode of this already on nicovideo that shows off the strong visual style it has, and even though it has an educational intent, it looks a lot of fun.

Mainichi Kaasan

Based on the newspaper strip of the same name, this looks like the sort of comedy show that gets utterly ignored in anglophone fandom.

Charady no Joke na Mainichi

This is an odd one. A daily gag show, where Charady tells a joke everyday. Overseen by TV 3D CGI guru Ryuji Masuda, but directed by Kyoto University of Art students. With that strange concoction, it’s got be worth checking out at least once.

Sengoku Basara

Videogame-based anime don’t have a strong pedigree. And even with Production IG animating, I’m not sure this will be an exception. Itsuro Kawasaki directs, and as Rental Magica, Arc The Lad and Licensed by Royalty didn’t get the blood pumping so I’m not inclined to think this will either.