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It’s always a fun time concocting these posts, and the latest one isn’t any exception. We – well, me! – have been dragging our heels since forever, and as usual staying hip and with the times waits for no one. Random Curiosity is one again in need of new recruits, and much like before you best believe we have an opportunity for everyone!
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It’s that lovely time of year when the scent of plum blossoms fades into the bloom of Sakura and Hanami are held all over Japan. Flowers are not the only viewing highlight, with the spring anime season also kicking off. Usually for anime, this is a full bloom season with a myriad of promising shows on the schedule. And this spring has many series worth getting excited for.
For one, we have quite a few series that could make quite the bang, based on the reputation of the creators. Fans of Watanabe Shinichiro will want to check out his sci fi thriller Lazarus and Detective Conan’s creator is in the spotlight with his time tripping, sword-wielding hero in Shin Samurai-den YAIBA. By far the biggest splash is sure to be made by the Boku no Hero Academia spinoff series, Shin Samurai-den YAIBAVigilante -Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS. Gundam fans are in hype mode with the latest addition to the universe in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux (if only we could figure out how to pronounce such a hodgepodge of letters). We also have a couple of much anticipated sequels in Kuroshitsuji -Midori no Majo-hen-, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, and Enn Enn no Shouboutai San no Shou which should fill up some of that remaining empty space this season.
And with that, let’s take a closer look at the garden in bloom that is anime’s latest spring season. This is Random Curiosity’s Spring 2025 Preview!
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「その執事、出向」 (Sono Shitsuji, Shukkou)
“His Butler, On Loan”
Sebastian, rejected.
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「何かを楽しみにして待つということが、その嬉しいことの半分に当たるのよ」 (Nanika o Tanoshiminishitematsu to iu koto ga, Sono Ureshī Koto no Hanbun ni Ataru Noyo)
“Looking Forward to Things Is Half the Pleasure of Them”
It must be ice cream week in anime.
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「離陸」 (Teikuofu)
“Takeoff”
Illegals has a very distinct and dynamic energy all its own.
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「その執事、警鐘」 (Sono Shitsuji, Keishou)
“His Butler, Sounding the Alarm”
I’ve never seen anyone so ready to fling open their citadels.
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「あたし、きれいなものが好き」 (Atashi, Kireina Mono ga Suki)
“I Love Pretty Things”
I appreciate how Anne’s unique relationship with each character in the main cast- each person brings out a different side of her, allowing us to see her multi-faceted personality sparkle bright like a diamond in the sunlight.
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「 踊る幽霊」 (Odoru Yūrei)
“The Dancing Ghost”
What’s been seen (or felt), can’t be unseen, no matter how iron the determination.
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「俺がいる」 (
“I’m Here”
It’s glorious to see Vigilante on the screen at long last, in Bones’ supremely capable hands.
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「その執事、探訪」 (Sono Shitsuji, Tanbou)
“His Butler, Doing Fieldwork”
This arc very much channels The Wizard of Oz meets The Wolf Man.
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「Goodbye Cruel World」
Watanabe Shinichirou sits on a different shelf than most everything else in anime.
