Spring 2011 Anime

Spring 2011 (April - June) brought a stacked slate of anime. We've ranked them all by community score so you can find the best TV series, movies, OVAs, and hidden gems from this season.

67 titles67 TV seriesAvg. score: 6.9
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Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate

9.07TV24 epsWhite Fox

Eccentric scientist Rintarou Okabe has a never-ending thirst for scientific exploration. Together with his ditzy but well-meaning friend Mayuri Shiina and his roommate Itaru Hashida, Okabe founds the Future Gadget Laboratory in the hopes of creating technological innovations...

DramaSci-FiSuspensePsychological
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Gintama Season 2

Gintama Season 2

9.02TV51 epsSunrise

After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in confusion, Shinpachi finds that all the...

ActionComedySci-FiGag Humor
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Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

8.47TV26 epsKyoto Animation

Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their talking cat Sakamoto. With every...

ComedyGag HumorSchoolShounen
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

8.29TV11 epsA-1 Pictures

Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day, his childhood friend, Meiko "Menma" Honma, appears and pesters him to grant a forgotten wish. He pays her no mind, which annoys her,...

DramaSupernatural
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Kaiji: Against All Rules

Kaiji: Against All Rules

8.24TV26 epsMadhouse

Owing to an increasing debt, Kaiji Itou ends up resuming his old lifestyle. One day, while walking on the street, he stumbles upon Yuuji Endou, who is hunting Kaiji due to the money he owes to the Teiai Group. Unaware of this, Kaiji eagerly follows Endou, hoping for a chance to...

SuspenseAdult CastHigh Stakes GamePsychological
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SKET Dance

SKET Dance

8.20TV77 epsTatsunoko Production

At Kaimei High School there is a special club dedicated to helping others known as the SKET Brigade. The brains of the group is Kazuyoshi "Switch" Usui, a tech-savvy otaku who speaks through speech synthesis software, while the brawn is provided by Hime "Himeko" Onizuka, the...

ComedySchoolShounen
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Hyouge Mono

Hyouge Mono

8.02TV39 epsBee Train

The story is set during Japan's Sengoku Jidai (Era of the Warring States) and centers on Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of the great warlord Oda Nobunaga and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous life. Having learned from Oda and the...

Adult CastHistoricalSamuraiVisual Arts
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Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow

Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow

7.89TV26 epsP.A. Works

Ohana Matsumae is an energetic and wild teenager residing in Tokyo with her carefree single mother. Abruptly, her mother decides to run away with her new boyfriend from debt collectors, forcing the young girl to fend for herself—as per her mother's "rely only on yourself"...

DramaWorkplace
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The World God Only Knows II

The World God Only Knows II

7.86TV12 epsManglobe

Keima Katsuragi, the "God of Conquest," returns to his quest of expelling runaway spirits that have possessed the hearts of women. Still stuck in his contract with the demon Elsie, he must continue to utilize the knowledge he has gained from mastering multitudes of dating...

ComedyRomanceSupernaturalHarem
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Tiger & Bunny

Tiger & Bunny

7.83TV25 epsSunrise

In Stern Bild City, those with special abilities are called NEXT, and can use their powers for good or bad. A unique organized group of NEXT appear regularly on Hero TV, where they chase down evildoers to bring limelight to their sponsors and earn Hero Points in the hopes of...

ActionComedyMysterySci-Fi
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Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love

Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - World's Greatest First Love

7.60TV12 epsStudio Deen

After having to deal with jealousy from his co-workers for working under his father's name, prideful literary editor Ritsu Onodera is determined to establish himself in the industry. To accomplish this, he quits his job at his father's publishing company and transfers to...

Boys LoveAdult CastOtaku CultureWorkplace
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Toriko

Toriko

7.52TV147 epsToei Animation

Hamburgers that grow out of the ground like four-leaf clovers, mountain ranges carved out of ice cream, and warm servings of mac and cheese that stew deep within the stomachs of volcanoes fill the landscape. This world of delectable natural wonders has reached a prime age of...

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
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You're Being Summoned, Azazel

You're Being Summoned, Azazel

7.50TV13 epsProduction I.G

Akutabe is a detective who summons devils to solve the troubles of his clients. One day, a low class devil Azazel Atsushi is summoned by Akutabe and is used harshly by him and his assistant Rinko.

ComedySupernaturalGag HumorMythology
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Blue Exorcist

Blue Exorcist

7.47TV25 epsA-1 Pictures

Humans and demons are two sides of the same coin, as are Assiah and Gehenna, their respective worlds. The only way to travel between the realms is by the means of possession, like in ghost stories. However, Satan, the ruler of Gehenna, cannot find a suitable host to possess and...

ActionSupernaturalMythologySchool
15
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream

Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream

7.47TV51 epsTatsunoko Production

Aira Harune, a clumsy yet happy-go-lucky girl, is suddenly dragged into the popular world of Prism Shows—an idol show based on figure skating, where performers called "Prism Stars" wear outfits encased in Prism Stones and perform stylistic Prism Jumps. Captivated by the dazzling...

SportsIdols (Female)Music
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[C] CONTROL - The Money and Soul of Possibility

[C] CONTROL - The Money and Soul of Possibility

7.14TV11 epsTatsunoko Production

Money is power, and without it, life is meaningless. In a country whose economy is in shambles, second-year economics university student Kimimaro Yoga understands this fact all too well, as he is surrounded by the relatively luxurious lives of his peers and struggling to make...

ActionMysterySci-FiSuspense
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Deadman Wonderland

Deadman Wonderland

7.13TV12 epsManglobe

It looked like it would be a normal day for Ganta Igarashi and his classmates—they were preparing to go on a class field trip to a certain prison amusement park called Deadman Wonderland, where the convicts perform dangerous acts for the onlookers' amusement. However, Ganta's...

ActionSci-FiSupernaturalSuspense
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Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl

Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl

7.11TV12 epsShaft

Makoto Niwa meticulously tallies the amount of positive and negative youthful experiences he engages in as if to grade his own life. When his parents go overseas, he moves to a new town to live with his aunt, welcoming the change and ready for a fresh start. However, as ordinary...

ComedySci-Fi
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Digimon Fusion

Digimon Fusion

7.11TV24 epsToei Animation

Returning to the Digital World, Taiki and Shoutmon learn that the Bagra Army has taken it over and reformatted the world to have Seven Kingdoms, each ruled by a general. (Source: AniDB)

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
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Beyblade: Metal Fury

Beyblade: Metal Fury

7.10TV52 epsSynergySP

In the Cosmos, an unusual event has occurred. Taking a break from their latest triumph over Faust and the Spiral Core, Ginga and Co find themselves saving a boy named Yuki from a mysterious youth named Johannes. Although Yuki is a boy genius and an astronomer, he is a Blader...

AdventureSportsKids
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Inazuma Eleven Go

Inazuma Eleven Go

7.05TV47 epsOLM

Tenma Matsukaze is a new student at Raimon Junior High. Due to his love for soccer, he decides to join the school soccer team, which gained its reputation after the amazing performance shown ten years earlier in the Football Frontier International, a tournament that hosts the...

SportsSuper PowerTeam Sports
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LBX: Little Battlers eXperience

LBX: Little Battlers eXperience

7.04TV44 epsOLM

In 2046, a revolutionary 80% shock-absorbing reinforced cardboard has been developed, rapidly transforming the world's exports. The reinforced cardboard would soon become the battleground for a popular children's hobby called "LBX" (Little Battler eXperience). Four years later,...

MechaKids
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Maria†Holic Alive

Maria†Holic Alive

6.95TV12 epsShaft

When Kanako Miyamae transferred to a new all-girls school, she hoped to find true love. What she found instead was the beautiful Mariya Shidou, a charming classmate Kanako met on her first day. But Mariya has one flaw: she is actually a cross-dressing boy! After discovering...

ComedyGirls LoveCrossdressingParody
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A-Channel

A-Channel

6.93TV12 epsStudio Gokumi

Forgetful and good-natured Run Momoki has been best friends with Tooru Ichii since childhood. Despite Run being one year older, her carefree attitude and popularity with the boys is a constant headache for the overprotective Tooru. To complicate matters further, when Tooru...

ComedyCGDCTSchool
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Moshidora

Moshidora

6.88TV10 epsProduction I.G

Minami joins her High School baseball team as a team manager after finding out that her best friend Yuuki is in the hospital and can't be a team manager any more. In order to try to fill in for Yuuki and to help out the team the best she can, she goes out to find a book on how...

DramaSportsTeam Sports
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Dog Days

Dog Days

6.84TV13 epsSeven Arcs

Dog Days takes place in the world of Flonyard, an alternate Earth inhabited by beings who resemble humans, but also have the ears and tails of specific animals. The Republic of Biscotti, a union of dog-like citizens, has come under attack by the feline forces of the Galette Leo...

ActionAdventureFantasyIsekai
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Shouwa Monogatari

Shouwa Monogatari

6.84TV13 epsWAO World

Dramatic story of the Yamazaki family during the year Showa 39 (1964), the year that Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics.

DramaHistorical
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Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri

Spellbound! Magical Princess Lilpri

6.84TV51 epsTelecom Animation Film

Short episodes of Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri that aired as part of TV Tokyo's morning program block for children, Norinori♪Norisuta (のりのり♪のりスタ).

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Fireball Charming

Fireball Charming

6.78TV13 epsJinnis Animation Studios

A 3D computer animation about a female robot duchess named Drossel von Flügel and her guardian servant robot Gedächtnis. (Source: ANN)

Sci-Fi
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Aria the Scarlet Ammo

Aria the Scarlet Ammo

6.77TV12 epsJ.C.Staff

In response to the worsening crime rate, Japan creates Tokyo Butei High, an elite academy where "Butei" or armed detectives hone their deadly skills in hopes of becoming mercenary-like agents of justice. One particular Butei is Kinji Tooyama, an anti-social and curt sophomore...

ActionComedyRomanceEcchi
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Jewelpet Sunshine

Jewelpet Sunshine

6.72TV52 epsStudio Comet

In Sunshine Academy, there is a class of lost causes known as "the leftovers", the Plum class. Ruby and Kanon Mizushirou navigate through high school life in a fantastical world while juggling their warped friendship with their crush on Mikage Shiraishi.

ComedyAnthropomorphicMahou ShoujoSchool
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Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen

Ring ni Kakero 1: Sekai Taikai-hen

6.66TV6 epsToei Animation

After defeating Black Shaft's makeshift Team USA and proving their worth to the Shadow Clan, Team Golden Japan Jr. will finally enter the World Jr. Boxing Tournament. In order to fulfill their goal of a perfect victory they'll have to take on teams from countries like Mexico,...

SportsCombat Sports
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A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education

A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education

6.61TV12 epsGathering

Based on Mitsuba and Ichijinsha's 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku (Health and Physical Education for 30-Year-Olds) guidebook. The guide is aimed at men in their 30s who have not experienced romance or sex with women yet. Imagawa Hayao is a 30-year-old virgin bachelor. One day, a cupid...

ComedyRomanceEcchiAdult Cast
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Usavich IV

Usavich IV

6.54TV13 epsKanaban Graphics

The fourth season of Usavich.

ComedyAnthropomorphicGag Humor
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HenSemi (TV)

HenSemi (TV)

6.49TV13 epsXebec

Matsutaka Nanako is a normal university student, who happened to enroll in an Abnormal Physiology seminar. She tries to keep her mental state sound, but other abnormal classmates start to influence her personality... (Source: MU)

ComedyEcchiAdult CastSeinen
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Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei

Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei

6.48TV22 epsDLE

The story revolves around Kibayashi, a teacher whose hobby is speaking with the dead and whose special talent is exorcism. She seems to know everything about the other world, yet nothing about our own. (Source: AniDB)

ComedySupernaturalSchoolShounen
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

6.47TV73 epsGallop

In the bustling and futuristic city of Heartland, a young boy named Yuuma Tsukumo has a dream that everyone his age wants to achieve—earning the title of the greatest duelist! Sadly, due to his lackluster dueling skills, this dream is far from achievable. But when the school...

ActionFantasyStrategy GameShounen
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Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up

Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up

6.47TV12 epsBrain's Base

Meet the Demon Patrol: a hotheaded demon prince; a sultry, half-naked ice princess; a lusty frog-demon spy; a talking wizard hat... and one little girl. This rag-tag group has been charged with the protection of Earth from a multitude of demons who would love nothing more than...

ActionComedySupernaturalEcchi
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Astarotte's Toy

Astarotte's Toy

6.46TV12 epsDiomedéa

Succubi, like the young princess Astarotte "Lotte" Ygvar, require the life seed from men to survive, replenish their magic, and continue the royal lineage of the magical realm. This means succubi are required to keep a harem of men close at hand. Ironically, Lotte despises men,...

ComedyFantasyRomanceEcchi
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Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders

6.39TV39 epsTMS Entertainment

Bakugan Interspace is a virtual reality system, where players can brawl against each other and take part in tournaments. Initially designed to help practice and enhance Bakugan skills, it quickly became a meeting place for many enthusiasts. During one of Danma Kuusou's duels,...

ActionAdventureFantasyStrategy Game
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X-Men

X-Men

6.31TV12 epsMadhouse

The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to further strengthen their own army,...

ActionDramaSuper Power
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Larva

Larva

6.19TV104 epsTUBA

Daily live of two larvae.

Comedy
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Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy

Suzy's Zoo: Daisuki! Witzy

5.91TV25 epsDigital Media Lab

The Japanese television network TBS announced that it will start airing the Suzy's Zoo Daisuki! Witzy series of television anime shorts this April. The anime adapts the American greeting card line Suzy's Zoo from the San Diego-based artist Suzy Spafford. The story will center...

Kids
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Balala the Fairies: Rainbow Heart Stone

Balala the Fairies: Rainbow Heart Stone

5.89TV36 epsAlpha Animation

After the fairies defeated Gunala, the Evil Goddess, another crisis hit the Fairy Castle!! The magical energy of the world has been devoured by the evil wizards. The Rainbow Flower, the source of the magic power, is soon to wither, and this will destroy the world of Fairy...

ComedyMahou Shoujo
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Duel Masters Victory

Duel Masters Victory

5.79TV52 epsShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment

Duel Masters Victory is the 7th season of the Duel Masters Anime series. As shown in Episode 32 of Duel Masters Versus, this storyline follows the events of the Duel Masters: Star Cross manga instead of Cross Shock. It introduces a new protagonist named Katta Kirifuda, the...

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
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Genki!! Ekoda-chan

Genki!! Ekoda-chan

5.71TV22 epsDLE

Based on a four-panel manga, Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan is about a single woman in Tokyo who drifts through relationships and who works at various hostess clubs and the like. (Source: Zigguratbuilder, edited)

Comedy
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Fujilog

Fujilog

5.66TV13 eps

The story follows the hapless life of Osamu Fujiyama, 33 years old and NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). (Source: AniDB)

Comedy
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Poo-Neko

Poo-Neko

5.64TV11 epsDLE

Based on a four-panel manga, Puu-Neko is about "jobless (puu)" cats and Momoyama Momoko, who can talk with them. According to the author, 98% of cats are jobless.

Comedy
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Ohayou Ninja-tai Gatchaman

Ohayou Ninja-tai Gatchaman

5.46TV475 epsKate Arrow

One-minute flash shorts based on Tatsunoko Production's classic science-fiction hero series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman aired during the NTV's Zip! television program on mornings. (Source: AniDB)

ComedyParody
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Happy Kappy

Happy Kappy

5.38TV25 eps

The story revolves around Kinoshita Suguri, a nine-year-old third-grade girl who loves animals and making fashion accessories. One day, while Suguri is out buying materials for accessories, she comes across an unusual rock. Thinking it would look cute on a bracelet, she goes to...

ComedyFantasyShoujo
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47 Todoufuken

47 Todoufuken

5.36TV26 epsPollyanna Graphics

"47 Prefecture Dogs" is a short flash animation from a voice over variety TV program in Japan called "SAY! YOU! SAY! ME!" The animation takes Japan's 47 prefectures—or more specifically, the local delicacies or famous landmarks from each of the regions—and gives them a canine...

ComedyKids
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Shiawase Haitatsu Taneko

Shiawase Haitatsu Taneko

Not yet ratedTVKachidoki StudioAiring

The story centers around a cat who answers people's wishes and delivers happiness. ("Tane" and "neko" are the Japanese words for "seed" and "cat," respectively.) (Source: ANN)

Comedy
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Weekly Shimako

Weekly Shimako

Not yet ratedTV11 epsDLE

Shuukan Shimakou is about a life of a Japanese white-collar worker salaryman, Shima Kosaku.

Comedy
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Gohan Kaijuu Pap

Gohan Kaijuu Pap

Not yet ratedTVDLEAiring

A series of short, 30-second segments featuring Gohan Kaijuu Pap and various "side dish" monsters to produce delicious meals.

ActionComedyKids
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Zoobles!

Zoobles!

Not yet ratedTV26 epsDongwoo A&E

The Candy Factory is a place where all Zoobles are born. Beyond that factory is a world called Candy Land, where all Zoobles live. The story revolves around the three main Zoobles: Chevy, a Cat Zooble with an Orange Flavour; Coron, a Rabbit Zooble with a Strawberry Milk Flavour;...

Kids
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Tomodachi 8-nin

Tomodachi 8-nin

Not yet ratedTV398 epsEgg

A series oriented to three-year-old children, showing the everydays of 9 characters, each of them having a distinct feature. Children will recognize characters and situations from their own life. Sometimes through conflicts, sometimes through encouragement, they will find...

ComedyKids
59
Pakkororin

Pakkororin

Not yet ratedTV1512 epsThree-d

A minute long children's anime that follows 3 siblings. Two brothers who are rectangular and circular shaped, and a sister who is triangluar shaped. They have unique personalities and foster growth and discovery through their play time.

Kids
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Sockies: Frontier Quest

Sockies: Frontier Quest

Not yet ratedTV39 eps

Based on a book which introduced the culture of Sock Monkey to Japan.

Comedy
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Penguin no Mondai DX?

Penguin no Mondai DX?

Not yet ratedTV52 epsShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment

The continuation of Penguin no Mondai Max.

ComedyKids
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RevEvolution

RevEvolution

Not yet ratedTV33 eps

The story begins from a boy named Kino, a junior high student. Every one hundred thousand years, the Seven Parrallel Universes will line in one path and be connected for seven days. And every this time, there will be wars between different civilizations of universes, as there...

Sci-FiMecha
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Canimals

Canimals

Not yet ratedTV26 eps
ComedyKids
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Cocomong 2

Cocomong 2

Not yet ratedTV26 epsOlive Studio

The second season of Cocomong.

Kids

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best anime from Spring 2011?

Based on community ratings, Steins;Gate is the highest-rated anime from Spring 2011 with a score of 9.07. Other top picks include Gintama Season 2 and Nichijou - My Ordinary Life.

How many anime aired in Spring 2011?

There are 67 anime from the Spring 2011 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 67 TV series, 0 movies, and 0 OVA/ONAs.

What months are in the spring anime season?

The spring anime season covers April - June. Most new anime in this season begin airing in April.

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