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Welcome to the 2009 Summer Anime Preview. I hope everyone is enjoying the time off, because I have none -_- (damn Bar review). Regardless, enjoy our seasonal preview, the format is the same as last time.

Much of this info is pulled from Fansub Wiki, AniDB, AnimeNfo, ANN, Wikipedia and MAL. So thanks to those fine sites for their databases and other information.

A Message from the NKVD: Well its time once again to point out this is a preview, and not a review. That “p” makes a difference a very big difference in fact. On another note many of us are old grouchy mean spirited cynics and not wide eyed idealistic fat cat communist NEETs. If you are part of the “animu is SRSfkn business” part of the fandom do yourself a favor and just read the summary from ANN so you can preserve your fragile optimism for your harem animu. Other than that Liberty Prime is watching and ready to initiate directive 7395, destroy all communists.

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And you better. If not, he will haunt you with supremely great Engrish for twenty four minutes.

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I have not been covering the spring anime for a whole week due to a bad bout of cold and fever. After that, I got very lazy. It’s really bad weather these days (like it will ever be good), and people are dropping faster than popcorn being released into the open. Anyway, I have the fortune to finally make up my mind on the shows I am going to watch. That said, I am still ambivalent whether to follow a series through and through due to my inability to follow a commitment to the very end. If you notice, I have not finished blogging a complete series for ages, and I am not sure if I can do it well too due to time commitments.

Still, here is a quick look at the top five shows that I might be following to the very end for the spring season after the first two/three episodes.

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I accept Zeus/Mazinger Z as my personal savior.

I confess I am utterly lost about what the hell was going on save WE MUST DEFEAT DR. HELL despite watching 3 times. Other than that it seems to have been a huge fan wank for those old enough to remember, but sadly I was unable to fangasm as much as I would have liked. Still for an intro ep it was fukken AWESOME with 20 plus varieties of win. If super robot is not your thing I advise you stay clear otherwise I hereby declare that the we have a new Patron God for Spring 2009, his name is Zeus but you may call him Mazinger Z!

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You know that the spring season offering is pretty poor for now, when I find a bishie-filled show more charming than all the other pathetic stuff out there. Hanasakeru Seishonen is the story of a half-Japanese heiress transplanted from her ordinary high school days in Japan to a life in America filled with intrigue involving international oil and wealth distribution. Well, they have mixed politics along with romance. It can’t really go wrong for me, can it?

Edit: After finishing the show, I cannot call this bishie. It’s more shoujo than bishie. In addition, most of the thoughts section belong to 13sugars. Her thoughts are in red.

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The highly anticipated FMA redux so far delivers, giving us a healthy dose of action and character reintroduction. Pretty much required watching for anyone who enjoyed the first series. And if you haven’t seen the first series, what are you doing reading this post? Go watch it!

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Impz continues to toil on for the search for good anime in this recession spring season. First up is Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou, a show about a little girl who considers herself to be the most important person of all. Tears to Tiara is a fantasy story about a Demon King named Arawn who was sealed away for 1,000 years. Lastly, we have the typical crazy Gonzo shounen production, Slap Up Party ~Arad Senki~.

Note: No summary for this entry, because I cannot be bothered. Maybe, I am just a tad lazy.

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