Upcoming Anime Season Spring 2021

[MFauli]

It's less than a month until the Spring season starts with Boku no Hero Academia Season 5, so let's do this.

Based on AniChart, I'll give these shows a try:

- Boku no Hero Academia 5 (yeah, I hated season 4, but if I'm bored I will probably keep watching. And get angry.)
- Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san (I'm following rev_say_desu's youtube channcel and wanna see what his favorite character is all about lol)
- Fumetsu no Anata e (trailer doesn't tell me anything, but looks kinda interesting. Unfortunately, all episodes drop at once, so this won't make for much discussion I guess)
- Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu S2 (can't have a season without a controversiol "i cant believe this isnt hentai" anime anymore)
- Zombie Land Saga S2 (first season was fun. Hope animation is better)
- Shaman King (I hated the original manga, but after so many years, I feel kinda nostalgic and will give this a chance. Never finished the story)
- Megalo Box S2 (sure. Although I have no idea why this anime needed a sequel lol)
- Hige o Soru, Soushite Joshikousei o hirou (generic romance anime, I'm in the mood for it)
- 86 (i have a hunch that this might turn out super boring and predictable, but whatever)
- Mars Red (I'll support this for the rare adult-featuring anime alone, but it also looks rather good)
- Shakunetsu Kabaddi (sports anime, duh ...)
- Kyuukyoku Shinka (isekai, duh ...)
- Bakuten (sports anime, duh ...)
- Super Cub ( yeah, I need some slice of life, too)
- Cestus: The Roman Fighter (synopsis sounds great ... then you watch the trailer and its CG, ugh. Let's hope the latter doesnt ruin it, scenario sounds awesome)
- Knights of Sidonia movie (apparently a new story following an alternative path, interesting)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion Rebuild 3.0+1.0 (I mean, it's slated for March again ...)

Continuations:
- Kumo desu ga
- Slime Tensei

I'm sure I'll drop a lot of the above after episode 1, but there's a chance it's gonna be another good season. Wait, Mushoku isnt there. Looks like it'll continue in July, meh

[Munsu]

86: Eighty Six is highly praised, so hopefully it'll be good. I haven't read it, but I believe shinta does.

https://anichart.net/Spring-2021

I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level - should be a nice slice of life isekai if you like that kind of thing.

Eden's Zero - newest series from Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master)

Shakunetsu Kabaddi - sports, so will give it a try.

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord - never finished the first series. Didn't think much of it at the time, so probably won't get back to it.

Zombie Land Saga - didn't watch the first series, so won't be watching the sequel, is it any good?

Shaman King (2021) - will watch for sure, even if it's just for nostalgic reasons. I believe it'll be more faithful to the manga, since I think halfway through in the original it deviated. Many of the same VAs are returning, hopefully the new ones don't mess it up.

NOMAD: Megalo Box 2 - liked the first one.

Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - from Akatsuki Natsume (Konosuba/Hataage!)


Other than those observations, will need to check the rest to see what are they about to decide. Of course, will watch all the usual sequels like My Hero Academia and whichever other is returning.

Edit: Some more that will deserve a look from me...

This ones look to be the better ones:

To Your Eternity: Fumetsu no Anata e

Jouran: THE PRINCESS OF SNOW AND BLOOD

MARS RED

Shadows House

Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song

Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!


These others I may give a look anyways:

Tokyo Revengers

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

Dragon Goes House-Hunting

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter

[DarthEnderX]

I don't see anything there that interests me except Hero Academia and the fact that Slime and Spider are continuing.

Also, look at that Spider poster with all those dumb fuckers I don't care about all over it!

[Ryllharu]

So I can keep track more than anything:

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui - This could be an immediate drop or I'll give a chance. Older guy creeping on a high schooler like she's his soul mate, but presented as a comedy. It seems to be well received as a manga...

Sayonara Watashi no Cramer - I've kind of been feeling a sports story recently, and girls soccer might be the change of pace for me to actually try another one. Depends on how much drama they inject it with though, since the last one involving volleyball went over so well.

Hige o Soru. Soshite Joshikousei o Hirou. - Bizarrely, yet another series this season where an older guy and a high school girl are brought together, this time with cohabitation. I'm honestly a little creeped out that this appears to be a theme this season, but this one seems to be the "deal with this situation somewhat more seriously, in a non-creepy way," in contrast to the other.

Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou Desu - A shoujo isekai!

Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita - Iyashikei isekai. I read quite a bit of this as a manga, and enjoyed it, stopping when I heard the anime was in work. It's cute, light, and low stakes. Don't expect much to happen in this series aside from some gags. This is very much a Non non Biyori/Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou type slice of life, just fantasy instead of real life or scifi.

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san - Honestly, just seeing what all the fuss is about. I don't know if it will pass the three eps test for me though. Teasing series don't do much for me, and I dropped Tejina senpai because even at half-length, this type of series has a short welcome for me.

edit:
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord S2 - The first season was trash, but it was okay trash and I did finish it. Might as well carry on.

[DarthEnderX]

Edit: Nevermind

[KrayZ33]

- Fumetsu no Anata e

seems to be the most interesting show next season for sure. But who knows how good or bad it will turn out to be.
I really like the voice actor of the "god" character in that show
Kenjirou Tsuda


- Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
sounds funny. I doubt anything romantic will come out of it but I'll give it a try.


- NOMAD: Megalo Box 2
that's a guarantee from my side, I liked the first one.


- Kyuukyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu Yori mo Kusoge Dattara
preview looked funny and silly. Will try it out


- Seven Knights Revolution: Eiyuu no Keishousha
maybe. I thought it's related to the mobile game at first but I doubt it.
Will give it a few episodes


- 86: Eighty Six
probably. It sounds interesting for sure


- Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu
the first one was funny enough.


- Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san
maybe, depends on how crazy it is


-Boku no Hero Academia 5
that's for sure.

[Munsu]

86: Eighty Six is highly praised, so hopefully it'll be good. I haven't read it, but I believe shinta does.

https://anichart.net/Spring-2021

I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level - should be a nice slice of life isekai if you like that kind of thing.

Eden's Zero - newest series from Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master)

Shakunetsu Kabaddi - sports, so will give it a try.

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord - never finished the first series. Didn't think much of it at the time, so probably won't get back to it.

Zombie Land Saga - didn't watch the first series, so won't be watching the sequel, is it any good?

Shaman King (2021) - will watch for sure, even if it's just for nostalgic reasons. I believe it'll be more faithful to the manga, since I think halfway through in the original it deviated. Many of the same VAs are returning, hopefully the new ones don't mess it up.

NOMAD: Megalo Box 2 - liked the first one.

Combatants Will Be Dispatched! - from Akatsuki Natsume (Konosuba/Hataage!)


Other than those observations, will need to check the rest to see what are they about to decide. Of course, will watch all the usual sequels like My Hero Academia and whichever other is returning.

Edit: Some more that will deserve a look from me...

This ones look to be the better ones:

To Your Eternity: Fumetsu no Anata e

Jouran: THE PRINCESS OF SNOW AND BLOOD

MARS RED

Shadows House

Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song

Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!


These others I may give a look anyways:

Tokyo Revengers

The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent

Dragon Goes House-Hunting

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter

Added a few after watching some trailers.

- Seven Knights Revolution: Eiyuu no Keishousha
maybe. I thought it's related to the mobile game at first but I doubt it.
Will give it a few episodes

All I've read seem to say it's indeed from the game.

[Kraco]

I doubt I'll end up watching much more than those continuing from this season, plus "Isekai Maou". "Cestvs: The Roman Fighter" could be interesting, but from what MFauli said, if it's all cheap CGI, it might not work.

I'm reading the manga of "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou". It's quite interesting, but not necessarily anything stellar or deep. Back at Mangadex, mods needed to keep removing comments when some people couldn't behave like civilised human beings. That was nearly as interesting to observe as the chapters themselves. I might or might not have a look at the anime. It's probably not the kind of story that would bring you back for a reread/rewatch.

[MFauli]

I watched Mars Red episode 1. Insane presentation, feels like a movie. Story and characters intriguing, but also tiresome. I had to force myself to finish the episode. Will watch another one before deciding whether I drop or not.

[Ryllharu]

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui is pretty funny after all. It's reads like a red flag in the description, but his behavior is clearly illustrated as horribly wrong.
I would wait until next week though, because whatever early premiere they did has a egregiously bad sound mix on the voices, as if they were recorded from each actor's apartments with a laptop. I hope it is just the one-off episode, and the normal broadcast eps are fine. It's seriously distracting and comes off really poor quality.

Or they were recording remotely or with some strange setup for the pandemic, who knows. But it is bad.

edit: It has a very Wotakoi vibe. So if you liked that, you might like this.

[shinta|hikari]

It is essentially showcasing pretty privilege.

[Ryllharu]

It is essentially showcasing pretty privilege.

Elaborate?

[shinta|hikari]

His actions would normally get an unattractive male reported to the police and a restraining order, but since he is extremely attractive, his actions are just "disgusting".

[fireheart]

Haven't really been following or trying to watch anime for a pretty long time now, most shows I've just skimmed a bit here and there but watched a few first episode now without really knowing anything about any of the shows. It's nice not knowing ahead of time, it's a hit and miss but that feeling of discovering something is great. Mashiro no Oto is that show for me, a bit of humor every once in awhile, some serious topics and nice music. I think it hits especially hard now during the pandemic because it's easier to feel detached and empty so a show about rediscovering your passion and finding your color feels perfect.

[David75]

Watched ep 1 for these:
-Mars Red: Monster of the week ? probably. Was different, artistically tiring.
-Jouran: Gratuitious violence, even if not that graphic, is not my thing. I'm torn because I like the melancholy atmosphere around the MC.
-Koi to yobu: MC female does not have anything I can be interested in yet, male MC is obnoxious.
-Mashiro no Oto: for some reason I like shamisen and koto. The show did deliver more strings than the last koto show we had. That first ep felt rushed though. I don't even remember if we've been told male MC's age. Probably around 18.
Also the timing for the : " I told her I'd break your arm" scene felt bad.
Of the 4 shows, the only one I have at least 98% certainty I will follow till the end of the season.

[MFauli]

Kabbadi episode 1:

Whatever series. Very dumb sports. Does that exist irl? The whole chanting "Kabbadi!" while entering the opponent's half of the playing field is really dumb. But it does all the typical sports anime things, so I might keep watching if I'm really bored.

[David75]

Kabbadi sport is very simple, but you quickly understand that you need to have incredible amounts of strenght/speed/cardio/reflexes and stamina. And since the principles are very basic, strategies and fast decision making are crucial.
But IRL I think it works a little like sumo: you have many variants of almost the same thing and you are interrested only if you have passion and/or culture for the activity/sport.

That anime reeks of male hormones and sweat to the max.

I do not see myself watching it past ep3 for those reasons.

[MFauli]

btw does anyone know whats different about the new Shaman King anime? Is it literally just a better looking version or will there be content differences similar to the 2 versions of HXH and Fullmetal Alchemist

[Ryllharu]

The manga is long over, so it won't diverge like the original. Most of the original cast returned. Based on some untranslated previews I've seen, they intend to be completely faithful to the manga. Even down to the big heads, small bodies art style.

So FMA:B treatment.

[Munsu]

btw does anyone know whats different about the new Shaman King anime? Is it literally just a better looking version or will there be content differences similar to the 2 versions of HXH and Fullmetal Alchemist

I think it's going to be a faithful adaptation from the beginning.

From what I've read, the show will be fansubbed if not mistaken. The subs I intend to watch are going to release a better version later, so I'm waiting for that.

Personally don't have much expectations, will watch mostly for nostalgia.