Not much to worry about there. Save perhaps Ore no Imouto's second season, you'd be hard pressed to find a show more hyped than Attack on Titan. Pretty much every one who's even kind of interested in anime is going to at least watch one episode.
Final part now.
Who told A-1 Pictures that a sequel to Uta no Prince-sama was necessary? I want names and addresses.
P.A. works is at it's best when it's not going the basic drama route. From what I can tell (without spoiling myself) it at least has some sort of hook to shake things up, so I'm not turned off yet. The writer is completely dependent on the source material, and the director doesn't do a lot of directing despite being in the industry for a while. He's most known as the director of Black Butler (for new generation anime fans) or the Inuyasha movies (for us old-timers). What this means is I'm a little nervous, but still cautiously optimistic.
Not sure what to think of Namiuchigiwa. Still, props for at least taking a different approach. A lonely guy goes fishing one day and snags a mermaid? Better than the generic harem comedy that we usually get. Looooooooong time studio Tatsunoko takes the reigns with a key animator as director and a writer who... um...
might make it work. Understand that this writer who's contributed to Gunslinger Girls, Nana, Monster, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and recent incest/fetish-themed anime OniAi. We could go in so many different ways with this one.
Hentai Ouji and Stony Cat, huh? Just reading the premise leaves me perplexed.
Dogakobo occasionally makes good series, so I'm hoping that they and Orange do the same with Majestic Prince. This space opera comes from both a seasoned director and seasoned writer. The catch? Neither of them spring to mind when I think of "space opera." Granted, the writer did Jyu-Oh-Sei; and the director did do some storyboarding for the Legend of the Galactic Heroes, so not all hope is lost. Admittedly, it doesn't help that this director is also directing Data A Live this spring too. Oh boy.
Azazel-san is a fun dark comedy. I would watch another season of it.
I wouldn't even be interested in Crime Edge had
this trailer not been released. It completely shattered any preconceived notions I had for the series (especially its tone). The director of Fate/stay night and related "unlimited blade works" film takes on the project at Gokumi, a studio known for A-Channel... and NakaImo... and Oda Nobuna... and Koe de Oshi- You know what? I'm not gonna think about that too hard. Urahata on series composition means its down to the source material (unless someone else wants to explain to me how else the guy who fulfilled that role for Monster could fulfill the same roll for Horizon, OreShura, and Haganai). Oh, who am I kidding, I just wan't the soundtrack.
And now for a new Satelight production. Arata Kangatari starts with a decent enough start to a fantasy premise by describing a world where humans and gods coexist. Then it throws in a time travel element and all I can think of is Tarzan wandering aimlessly through New York City (yes, I know time travel wasn't a factor there, but it makes my point). Not a huge fan of the writer (whose main points are Moonphase, Portrait de Petit Corssette, and Phi-Brain), but the potential is there. Oh, and it's the Shugo Chara director. I'm not expecting much.
Oh god, I can't stand this character's voice. Ugh, whatever. About Karneval. Manglobe's animating this; and while they haven't exactly been on the ball lately, this one has a shot. Impressive enough if the fact that it's adapted from a josei manga. More impressive (or rather, surprising) is the fact that the
first trailer doesn't look half bad (besides annoying voice). Can't say the same for the second promotional video that makes it look like some sort of reverse harem, but I'll let that slide for now. The director doesn't really fit the anime tho (he's most known for Kodomo no Jikan, after all). As a matter of fact, neither does the writer... I can still be hopeful, because I want Manglobe to reel it back in.
I'm not sure how ZEXCS plans to handle Aku no Hana. It's not exactly "TV friendly." There are quite a few dark moments. I can't help but fear that the show will be neutered for the sake of the format. Besides, it's not like I usually get excited for ZEXCS productions anyw- Woah. Wait a minute. The director and writer pair... are the same ones who handled Mushi-Shi? Well, definitely watching this one then. To hell with ZEXCS or potential overcensoring. If these two are on the job, I'll gladly watch.
Aiura looks like it's probably some three minute type show, so I'm going to ignore it for now.
Yamato could be interesting. There's nothing more "throwback" than the series that everyone throws back to. Might be an enjoyable watch.
I'm not much of an Index fan, so I don't plan to watch Railgun's sequel.
The only thing I know about Mushibugyo is that it will be produced by Seven Arcs. This means that it will most likely suck.
SO, IN SUMMARY
damn right imma watch that shit
Attack on Titan
Aku no Hana
Azazel S2
OreImo S2 (even tho it proly won't be as good as S1)
seems kinda interesting idk
Valvrave
Suisei no Gargantia
Crime Edge
Karneval
i guess i'll give it a shot whatev
Photo Kano
Red Data Girl
Namiuchigiwa
Majestic Prince
Yamato
Also, This year's Mirai Anime is looking solid as diddly. ZEXCS seems to be stepping back to the time when they made the kind of shows that I tend to like (read: not harem/fanservice/romcom), and their entry is further proof of that. I love seeing Gonzo in there, because that means they've still got some fight left in them (they really need to go back to trying out what they want instead of the incessant catering that got them into trouble in the first place). And it's always nice to see a little Madhouse class with what looks like a combo of crime and pool. But the big entry this year is, of course, Studio Trigger's Little Witch Academia. Everyone wants to see what the former superstars of Gainax can do when they've got money to spend, and this provides just such an opportunity.
So yeah, shaping up to be a good season.