April Anime Season (Spring 2006)

Time to cry again.

This is probably the season with the best lineup of potentially good anime I have ever encountered so far… and it came at the worst possible time… when I'm busy.

It has everything. Bishoujo? Check. Shoujo? Check. Sequels? Check check check. There's something for everyone in this new season. Prepare to smoke your computer/TV/portable screens.

For the comprehensive list, go here and here.

Ah! My Goddess 2nd season - Oh my gawdness… I barely finished the first yet.

Ergo Proxy - Probably the front runner of this season's action anime genre.

Finalist - From a Princess Soft game. More girls.

Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! - The cutest twin magical princesses in anime-dom returns for yet another year. I know who's most happy with this.

.hack//Roots - Those .hacks were nice time wasters back when I had only a few anime to watch. If this turns out to be the same slow-poke, I'd drop it.

Higurashi no Naku koro ni - I've been hearing about how this is the second most popular doujin game ever made (Tsukihime is the champ). It'd be nice to see why.

Inukami! - Probably a cliche, but nevertheless, cute animation design.

Joshikousei GIRLS-HIGH - If it's about joshikousei, it must be good. Popular seiyuu are here.

NANA - If 2005 was the year of Hanadan, 2006 is the year of NANA. This is one of the biggest shoujo series of recent memory, and I am already excited since I am thirsty for shoujo already (too much bishoujo).

School Rumble 2nd Semester - Make way for the funniest school anime without Osaka-san! A definite watch!

Soul Link - NAVEL's older game before their popular one Shuffle.

Strawberry Panic - I seemed to have learned not to skip a Dengeki G's series, even if it turns out horribly average. There's something in the way they draw bishoujo.

Suzumiya Haruhi - Late update… what the heck was I thinking? Leaving out the potential School Rumble counter-programming of the season? By Kyoto Animation no less!

Tsubasa Chronicle 2nd season - Must… not… miss… Sakura-chan.

Tokko - From the author of GTO. I miss that anime. I hope Tokko is as crazy/cool as that.

Utawarerumono - A classic game from Leaf. Please don't let it be a disaster on rails again.

XXXHOLiC - Seems to be a two-punch for CLAMP this season. Nice. Hope to see more crossovers.

Yume Tsukai - Looks nice. I'll give it a whirl.