Spring 2013 Anime

Spring 2013 (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.

63 titles63 TV seriesAvg. score: 6.7
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Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

8.57TV25 epsWit Studio

Centuries ago, mankind was slaughtered to near extinction by monstrous humanoid creatures called Titans, forcing humans to hide in fear behind enormous concentric walls. What makes these giants truly terrifying is that their taste for human flesh is not born out of hunger but...

ActionAward WinningDramaSuspense
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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

8.00TV13 epsBrain's Base

Hachiman Hikigaya is an apathetic high school student with narcissistic and semi-nihilistic tendencies. He firmly believes that joyful youth is nothing but a farce, and everyone who says otherwise is just lying to themselves. In a novel punishment for writing an essay mocking...

ComedyRomanceLove PolygonSchool
3
A Certain Scientific Railgun S

A Certain Scientific Railgun S

8.00TV24 epsJ.C.Staff

Mikoto Misaka and her friends are back, investigating rumors across Academy City. Soon, Mikoto discovers something terrifying: horrific experiments are taking place throughout the city, involving the murder of thousands of espers. Moreover, these espers are far from just...

ActionFantasySci-FiSuper Power
4
The Devil is a Part-Timer!

The Devil is a Part-Timer!

7.70TV13 epsWhite Fox

Striking fear into the hearts of mortals, the Demon Lord Satan begins to conquer the land of Ente Isla with his vast demon armies. However, while embarking on this brutal quest to take over the continent, his efforts are foiled by the hero Emilia, forcing Satan to make his swift...

ComedySupernatural
5
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live

Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live

7.62TV51 epsTatsunoko Production

Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle...

SportsIdols (Female)Music
7
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

7.44TV13 epsProduction I.G

In the distant future, a majority of humans have left the Earth, and the Galactic Alliance of Humanity is founded to guide exploration and ensure the prosperity of mankind. However, a significant threat arises in the form of strange creatures called Hideauze, resulting in an...

AdventureSci-FiMecha
8
Yuyushiki

Yuyushiki

7.36TV12 epsKinema Citrus

Yui Ichii, Yuzuko Nonohara, and Yukari Hinata form a peculiar friend group; even though each girl is eccentric in their own way, they get along. Now entering high school, the friends are looking forward to the next few years together while also wanting to be a part of something...

ComedyCGDCTGag HumorSchool
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Majestic Prince

Majestic Prince

7.34TV24 epsDoga Kobo

In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of...

Sci-FiMechaSchoolSpace
10
Mushibugyo

Mushibugyo

7.29TV26 epsSeven Arcs Pictures

A menace of huge monster-like insects is plaguing the land of Edo. Too powerful to be subdued by ordinary folks, the creatures are hunted by the Insect Magistrates—a group of warriors who specialize in various secret arts and combat styles. To bolster their strength, they summon...

ActionFantasyHistoricalMartial Arts
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Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! Second Season

Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! Second Season

7.20TV12 epsXebec

Nyaruko still wants Mahiro, as does Hasuta. Kūko wants Nyaruko, but believes both Nyaruko's and Mahiro's "first time" belongs to her. Yoriko puts up with all of it and cheerfully runs the house where they all live. Mahiro just wants some sanity. He doesn't want to be the love...

ComedySci-FiParody
12
Uta no Prince Sama 2

Uta no Prince Sama 2

7.17TV13 epsA-1 Pictures

Entering her Master's course, Nanami Haruka is facing an even more difficult time. And she isn't the only one. The main six members of Starish are assigned new seniors to watch over them! But the seniors aren't having the best attitudes about it. Watch Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji...

ComedyRomanceIdols (Male)Music
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Flowers of Evil

Flowers of Evil

7.15TV13 epsZexcs

Takao Kasuga, a high school student fascinated by poetry, reveres Charles Baudelaire and even decorates his room with the poet's portrait. On a normal day, Takao forgets his copy of The Flowers of Evil in the classroom. When returning to retrieve it, he steals the sports...

DramaRomanceSuspensePsychological
14
Date A Live

Date A Live

7.14TV12 epsAIC PLUS+

Thirty years ago, the Eurasian continent was devastated by a supermassive "spatial quake"—a phenomenon involving space vibrations of unknown origin—resulting in the deaths of over 150 million people. Since then, these quakes have been plaguing the world intermittently, albeit on...

ActionFantasyRomanceSci-Fi
15
The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.

The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.

7.13TV12 epsJ.C.Staff

Youto Yokodera wants to be seen in a way different from most men: as a pervert. However, his lewd actions are often misinterpreted as good intentions, and people cannot see his true nature. Upon hearing rumors of a cat statue that can banish an unwanted trait, he searches for it...

ComedyRomanceSupernaturalHarem
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Valvrave the Liberator

Valvrave the Liberator

7.12TV12 epsSunrise

In the 71st year of the True Era, humans have successfully expanded into space and have started living in independent galactic colonies. The world itself is split between two major nations: the Atlantic Rim United States (ARUS) and the Dorssia Military Pact Federation...

Sci-FiMechaMilitarySpace
17
Danball Senki Wars

Danball Senki Wars

7.08TV37 epsOLM

Year 2055, four years after the events in Danball Senki W. LBXs have become the world’s largest hobby, big enough for pro leagues to be established, and people to make their entire living off being an LBX player. 14-year-old Arata is a new transfer student at Kamui Daimon...

MechaKids
18
Karneval

Karneval

7.07TV13 epsManglobe

While in search of his precious friend, a young boy named Nai falls captive to a beautiful woman, whose looks are matched only by her taste for human flesh. Meanwhile Gareki, a clever thief, is in the midst of robbing her luxurious home. After causing a distraction, Gareki...

ActionFantasyMysterySci-Fi
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Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties

Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties

7.01TV12 epsManglobe

Taking place after the events that occurred in Hayate no Gotoku! Can't Take My Eyes off You. Hayate, Nagi and Maria return to their daily lives at the Sanzenin Mansion and the Violet Mansion. (Source: Hayate no Gotoku! Wikia)

ComedyRomanceHaremParody
20
Muromi-san

Muromi-san

6.90TV13 epsTatsunoko Production

The docks provide a look into the very essence of ocean life—the calm, rhythmic sounds of the waves, the small bugs skittering across the pier, and—mermaids!? Takurou Mukoujima's quiet days spent fishing are no more when he reels in the energetic mermaid Muromi-san, who proceeds...

ComedyFantasyShounen
21
Jewelpet Happiness

Jewelpet Happiness

6.90TV52 epsStudio Comet

The series focuses on the main heroine Chiari Tsukikage and her friends on managing the Jewelpet Cafe. One day at the magical world of Jewel Land, Lady Jewelina entrusted Ruby the Magical Jewel Box with a mission to make friends and collect Magic Jewels. At the same time she...

AnthropomorphicMahou Shoujo
22
OreImo 2

OreImo 2

6.88TV13 epsA-1 Pictures

The diehard otaku Kirino Kousaka has returned and settled back into life in Japan with her friends and family. Despite what her older brother Kyousuke has previously done for her, Kirino continues to give him the cold shoulder, much to his frustration. He is worried that his...

ComedyRomanceOtaku Culture
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Devil Survivor 2 The Animation

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation

6.83TV13 epsBridge

The countdown to extinction begins on Sunday with the arrival of the Septentriones, otherworldly invaders set on the eradication of mankind. Caught in the crossfire, Hibiki Kuze and his friends join in the war for humanity's survival by signing contracts with demons to become...

ActionSupernaturalSuspenseMythology
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Mini Van

Mini Van

6.68TV37 epsDLE

An animated flash series of the manga Mini Vanguard.

ComedyParodyStrategy Game
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Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy

Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy

6.67TV43 epsOLM

After fighting to free the game of soccer in Japan from the Fifth Sector, the country's soccer squads can once again look forward to stepping onto the field. However, a new challenge will emerge for Japanese players in the form of the Football Frontier International Vision 2, a...

SportsSpaceSuper PowerTeam Sports
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The Severing Crime Edge

The Severing Crime Edge

6.66TV13 epsStudio Gokumi

Kiri Haimura has an obsession with beautiful hair—specifically, cutting it. This bizarre trait is what leads him to seek out a rumored long-haired ghost who lives in an abandoned house on a hill. However, he finds not a ghost, but a beautiful girl with long flowing hair named...

ActionFantasyRomanceSuspense
28
Aiura

Aiura

6.64TV12 epsLIDENFILMS

As spring vacation comes to a close, a new school semester approaches. Deciding to make the most of the remaining holiday, Ayuko Uehara takes a stroll into her neighborhood and stops by a small cafe. However, her peaceful day is abruptly disturbed when a girl clumsily bumps into...

Slice of LifeCGDCTIyashikeiSchool
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Red Data Girl

Red Data Girl

6.56TV12 epsP.A. Works

Fifteen-year-old Izumiko Suzuhara just wants to be a normal girl, but that is easier said than done. Raised in a shrine deep in the mountains, she grew up extremely sheltered and painfully shy. She also has the unfortunate tendency to destroy any electronic device simply by...

DramaRomanceSupernaturalMythology
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Ketsuekigata-kun!

Ketsuekigata-kun!

6.48TV12 epsfeel.

Are all A Types kind yet indecisive? Does being a B Type imply the opposite? Are O Types more passionate and childish than others? How would one even get along with AB Types? Ketsuekigata-kun! explores Japanese and Korean cultural stereotypes associated with blood types in...

ComedyAnthropomorphic
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DD Fist of the North Star

DD Fist of the North Star

6.47TV13 epsAjia-do

In this universe, the apocalypse never happened and the character's of Hokuto no Ken have to survive in modern day Japan by working together.

ComedyParodySeinen
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Arata: The Legend

Arata: The Legend

6.42TV12 epsSatelight

As a young boy from a noble family in Amawakuni, Arata has always expected to make life his own—until word of the princess growing weak reaches his city. Unbeknown to him, his grandmother had claimed him to be female at birth, and now, with no other girls to succeed the princess...

AdventureFantasyIsekaiShounen
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Leviathan: The Last Defense

Leviathan: The Last Defense

6.32TV13 epsGonzo

The story is set in Aquafall, a fantasy world abound with water and greenery, and populated by dragons and fairies. Meteorites suddenly bring forth evil creatures that threaten all living things on the planet. The fairy Syrup assembles the Aquafall Defense Force, with three...

ComedyFantasy
35
Line Town

Line Town

6.24TV50 epsAscension

Featuring characters from NHN's popular app such as Moon, Brown, Connie, James, Jessica, and Sally living happily together in Line Town.

ComedyWorkplaceKids
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Photo Kano

Photo Kano

6.19TV13 epsMadhouse

High school student Kazuya Maeda finds his daily life dull and meaningless. This changes right before the end of his summer break when he receives an old camera from his father. Initially hesitant, Kazuya decides to experiment with photography and starts looking for potential...

RomanceEcchiSchool
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Danchi Tomoo

Danchi Tomoo

6.09TV78 epsShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment

It's a heartwarming and sometimes nonsense comedy about an elementary school boy Tomoo Kinoshita.

ComedySeinen
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Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou

Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou

6.03TV51 epsToei Animation

1,000 years after Princess Mikoto's era, all hunters have been sealed into cards due to a certain incident in the past. Adventurous boy Hagan becomes the key to freeing these sealed hunters, and travels along with his friends to find these cards, sometimes facing treacherous...

AdventureFantasy
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Balala the Fairies: Miracle Dance

Balala the Fairies: Miracle Dance

5.94TV52 epsAlpha Animation

The kingdom of Gemini is attacked by the evil Queen Halle. The twin princesses of the kingdom are missing, so is the important Night Star Box, which has affected planets including Earth. The fairy Queen had sent Prince You Le and Sally to Earth, looking for the Night Star Box...

ComedyMahou Shoujo
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Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi

Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi

5.82TV39 eps

BakuTech! Bakugan Gachi is the sequel to the BakuTech! Bakugan series.

ActionStrategy GameShounen
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Dibetagurashi: Ahiru no Seikatsu

Dibetagurashi: Ahiru no Seikatsu

5.74TV39 eps

The story follows the daily life of a group of birds, including a duck, an old nihilistic great grey owl, and a gluttonous Caique parrot. (Source: ANN)

Slice of Life
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Duel Masters Victory V3

Duel Masters Victory V3

5.69TV51 epsShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment

In this series the story continues after Katta Kirifuda defeats the YA.RA.SI band and also gains back his popularity by defeating Leo and his sidekick Nai Minamimo. In this series Katta will use a new race of Outrage creatures against the opposing new race of Oracle deck users....

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
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Bakujuu Gasshin Ziguru Hazeru

Bakujuu Gasshin Ziguru Hazeru

5.52TV3 epsProduction Reed

The anime is based on MegaHouse's line of Ziguru Hazeru (literally, "Jiggle and Pop Out") mecha toys that allow people to remove parts from the joints and add different parts in their place. In addition, if one combines together Hazeru Gokuu, Hazeru Sagojo, and Hazeru Hakkai,...

Mecha
47
Sparrow's Hotel

Sparrow's Hotel

5.42TV12 epsHotline

The comedy revolves around Sayuri Satou, the new front desk worker at the Sparrow's Hotel—"the closest hotel to Heaven". Her special features are her large breasts and her skills of assassination. She takes down people who cause trouble in the business hotel with those skills,...

ComedyAdult CastWorkplace
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Mazinger ZIP!

Mazinger ZIP!

5.40TV227 epsKate Arrow

This is a series of animated flash-shorts produced on NTV's ZIP!, set to replace ZIP!'s previous anime parody short Ohayou Ninja-tai Gatchaman. Mazinger ZIP! features the same characters from the original Mazinger Z series involved in a series of small comedic sketches. Some...

ComedyMecha
49
Glass no Kamen desu ga

Glass no Kamen desu ga

5.32TV3 epsDLE

The anime re-imagines the story with the characters Maya Kitajima and her rival Ayumi Himekawa being delinquent girls who both aspire to be the leader of the "Crimson Goddess" gang.

ComedyParodyShoujo
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Tetsujin 28-gou Gao!

Tetsujin 28-gou Gao!

Not yet ratedTV151 epsEiken

This series of anime shorts, roughly five minutes in length, will focus on protagonist Shoutarou Kaneda's everyday life instead of focusing on battle scenes as previous Tetsujin 28 titles have done. The visuals of the title robot, its nemesis Black Ox, and other elements will...

Slice of LifeMecha
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Train Heroes

Train Heroes

Not yet ratedTV26 eps

2100A.D. The world has entered a new age of super high-speed railways. The World Railway Conference has introduced the Laser Rail, a whole new form of travel in which trains are no longer confined to the ground. To operate on the Laser Rail, the Train Base is established. Here,...

Kids
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Ikemen Kyuugo-tai Nurse Angels

Ikemen Kyuugo-tai Nurse Angels

Not yet ratedTV10 eps

Features 5 nurses working at the secret service at International Medical Center. (Source: CDJapan)

Comedy
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Boku wa Ousama (TV)

Boku wa Ousama (TV)

Not yet ratedTV12 epsGraphinica

Boku wa Ousama is a show based on a book series by Teruo Teramura and Shizuko Wakayama. The first book came out in 1959 and 49 more volumes followed, making it one of the most popular children's book in Japan. The books and the anime follow the misadventures of Ou-sama, a...

Kids
54
Brinken: Skate Revolution

Brinken: Skate Revolution

Not yet ratedTV40 eps

In a city of the future, many kids can play with Finger Skateboards--skateboards that can move a simulated character in a battle at will of the player. Our main character enters shop and joins the game along with his 3 friends. They kids go on many adventures and compete against...

AdventureSportsKids
55
Odoriko Clinoppe

Odoriko Clinoppe

Not yet ratedTV26 epsTYO Animations

The surreal, comical television anime follow the daily life of Clinoppe and an office lady named Onei-san. (Source: ANN) Based on GREE's Odoriko Clinoppe Creature-Raising Game.

Comedy
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Mask Masters

Mask Masters

Not yet ratedTV26 eps

A show about siblings in which one is chosen by a certain power of an animal, and this older brother finds new friends along his adventure. With his friends he seeks greater animals harming innocent people and places. Having to save his loved ones and challenge people who are...

ActionAdventure

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best anime from Spring 2013?

Based on community ratings, Attack on Titan is the highest-rated anime from Spring 2013 with a score of 8.57. Other top picks include My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU and A Certain Scientific Railgun S.

How many anime aired in Spring 2013?

There are 65 anime from the Spring 2013 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 63 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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