Akiba Research Institute's Spring 2017 Anime Series　Sakurada Reset, FA Girl, Re:CREATORS, etc.

April is finally here! Akiba Research Institute recommends a selection of new and original works from the spring 2017 anime series, which will start soon.

The results of the "Anipota" official voting project "I 'm looking forward to it! 　 2017 Spring Anime Popularity Poll " and its results, which were also announced recently. Also, for details and broadcast information of each program, please visit the 2017 Spring Anime List page on "AniPota".
⇒2017 Spring Anime List

Frame Arms Girl (from April 3)
A TV anime based on the popular plastic model "Frame Arms Girl". The theme is the strange and fun "cackling everyday life" of Ao, an ordinary high school girl, and "Frame Arms Girl Todoroki", the latest prototype machine equipped with artificial self (AS), which was delivered to her. The theme of this work is the "cackling, cuddling daily life" of "Frame Arms Girl Todoroki. The "one thing" that is common when building plastic models, as well as the powerful battle scenes, are highlights of this work, and even those who have never touched a plastic model before can enjoy the contents. Enjoy it together with the plastic models currently on sale.

Sakurada Reset (from April 5)
Based on the debut novel by Yutaka Kono, who is known for his "Staircase Island" series that started with "Nigare, Gunsei." A boy named Kei Asai, who has "Memory Retention," the ability to recall all past memories, and a girl named Misora Harusaki, who has "Reset," the ability to rewind the world by up to three days, join forces to change the "past. The story is a "coming-of-age science fiction story" in which they work together to change the "past". In order to reproduce the charm of the original story with its numerous mysteries and delicate psychological portrayal of the characters, the anime is scheduled to be broadcast in a two-cour format, and it is highly anticipated by anime fans, as it came in second in a popularity contest held recently. The original work is currently being published in a new edition with major revisions by Kadokawa Bunko, so be sure to check it out as well.

Sakura Quest (from April 5)
Following "Hanasaku Iroha" and "Shirobako," P.A. WORKS' third "work series" is about a rural tourism association. The "mini-independent country" that boomed nationwide during the bubble era (1980s)...... is set in Manoyama City, a desolate and regrettable tourist town that still maintains such a mini-independent country, where the main character Yuno Kiharu, who has been appointed as the king (tourism ambassador), and others are working in a rural tourism association. This work, which depicts the struggles and growth of the five girls, including the main character Yuno Kiharu, who has been appointed as the king (tourism ambassador), is expected to attract the same attention from anime fans as the previous two works.

Clockwork Planet (from April 6)
Based on the light novel by Yu Enomiya of "No Game, No Life" (KADOKAWA MF Bunko J) and Tsubaki Busa (illustrated by Ibarano, Kodansha Ranobe Bunko), this anime is about a planet that was destroyed 1000 years ago and rebuilt as "Clockwork Planet" by a clock engineer who calls himself "Y". This "clockwork fantasy" takes place on a planet that was destroyed 1,000 years ago and reconstructed as "Clockwork Planet" by a clockworker named "Y." How does this unique worldview translate into visuals? Many fans of the original work are looking forward to seeing how its unique worldview will be visualized.

Re:CREATORS (from April 8)
Reihei Hiroe of the popular manga "BLACK LAGOON" fame is the original author, character designer, and series writer of this TV anime, while Ei Aoki, director of "Fate/Zero" and "Aldnoah Zero," is the director and series writer. There are still many mysteries about this work before it starts airing, but it has been announced that the original text "Recreator's Naked" by Hiroe will be serialized on the website "Sunday Ueburi" from April 9 at 0:00, so be sure to check it out as well as the anime.

■ID-0 (from April 9)
This is a full 3DCG original TV animation directed by Goro Taniguchi, director of "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion," Yosuke Kuroda, screenwriter of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00," and Sanzigen, which is highly regarded for its cell-look 3DCG. This work, titled "Mind Trans-SF," is also the talk of the town, with Kanetake Ebikawa designing the large robot "I" (eye) machine and Renji Murata drafting the characters. What is the scenery of deep space that will be reproduced by such a splendid lineup?　We hope you will check it out for yourself.

YUZOTEN FAMILY 2 (from April 9)
Based on the novel "The Family of Arikuten: The Second Coming" by Tomihiko Morimi, well-known to anime fans as the author of "Shijohan Shinwa Taikei" and "Yoru wa Tanashi Arukkeyo Otome," which will be released in theaters from April 7, this sequel to the first season that aired in 2013 will be the first time in 100 years that "the second generation," the son of Akadama-sensei, will return to the family. The film depicts the return of "The Second Coming", the son of Dr. Akatama, for the first time in 100 years, and the uproar that ensues. This work has been appointed as a "Kyoto Special Goodwill Ambassador" by Kyoto City, and as part of the "Interesting Ancient City is a Good Thing" campaign, a collaboration with the Kyoto Eizan Railway and a stamp rally to visit places related to the work are being held (from April 7). Why don't you enjoy the streets of Kyoto together with this work?