2012: My Second Quarter in Anime

These regular looks back at the anime I watched in the past three months can also provoke looks forward. I don't seem to have worried for a while about "burning out" without warning to be left with shelves full of unopened regrets just as I once kept noticing other fans seeming to make a big deal of. There are certainly series due to be released I'm interested in getting, and maybe even some tentative comments from some about there being some fairly respectable series being made these days. At the same time, while there's no immediate mood of overwhelming crisis in the North American anime-releasing industry, I suppose I did get to wondering "what if there were no anime discs being released over here one day, and what if larger forces lock down the internet to the point of 'fansubs' being stamped out at last just as collateral damage, and what if I'm stuck with a pay-per-view model when it comes to online streaming short of spending large sums to import discs from Japan that only might have subtitles"... which might mean nothing more than that I can let my worries run away on me.
( Starting with continuations: Utena, My-HiME, and Aim for the Ace! )

( Up to the minute: Bodacious Space Pirates, Space Brothers, and Kids on the Slope )

( In the middle: Gundam Unicorn )

( Getting back to some things: Squid Girl and Dirty Pair )

( Getting on to some things: Hidamari Sketch and Transformers Masterforce )