Spring 2009 Anime

Spring 2009 (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.

47 titles47 TV seriesAvg. score: 6.9
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

9.11TV64 epsBones

After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life....

ActionAdventureDramaFantasy
2
Cross Game

Cross Game

8.10TV50 epsSynergySP

The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to their proximity and the relationship between their businesses, the Kitamura and Tsukishima familes have been close for many...

ComedyDramaRomanceSports
3
K-ON!

K-ON!

7.87TV13 epsKyoto Animation

A fresh high school year always means much to come, and one of those things is joining a club. Being in a dilemma about which club to join, Yui Hirasawa stumbles upon and applies for the Light Music Club, which she misinterprets to be about playing simple instruments, such as...

ComedyCGDCTMusicSchool
4
Dragon Ball Z Kai

Dragon Ball Z Kai

7.79TV97 epsToei Animation

Five years after the events of Dragon Ball, martial arts expert Gokuu is now a grown man married to his wife Chi-Chi, with a four-year old son named Gohan. While attending a reunion on Turtle Island with his old friends Master Roshi, Krillin, Bulma and others, the festivities...

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
5
Eden of The East

Eden of The East

7.72TV11 epsProduction I.G

On November 22, 2010, Japan was hit by missile strikes, a terrorist act that fortunately did not harm anyone, becoming known as "Careless Monday." Quickly forgotten, society goes on about their lives as normal. During her graduation trip to America three months later, friendly...

Award WinningMysteryRomanceSci-Fi
6
Chi's New Address

Chi's New Address

7.72TV104 epsMadhouse

The Yamadas and Chi move to a new apartment house, where keeping a pet is allowed.

Slice of LifePetsSeinen
7
Hanasakeru Seishonen

Hanasakeru Seishonen

7.69TV39 epsStudio Pierrot

Kajika Louisa Kugami Burnsworth is the only daughter of Harry Burnsworth, an influential and respected industrialist who has the power to move the world. There was a threat on Kajika’s life when she was just two years old, and her mother died protecting her. After this tragic...

DramaRomanceReverse HaremShoujo
8
Before Green Gables

Before Green Gables

7.68TV39 epsNippon Animation

The story of what happened to Anne Shirley before she was adopted.

DramaHistorical
9
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!

Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!

7.66TV26 epsBee Media

Set in the near future, humanity enters another energy revolution following the discovery of Photon Power. Derived from the ore discovered under the foothills of Mt. Fuji, its intended use was to solve the world's energy problems with its unimaginable power. Seeking this energy...

DramaMechaSuper PowerShounen
10
Pandora Hearts

Pandora Hearts

7.64TV25 epsXebec

To young Oz Vessalius, heir to the Vessalius Duke House, the perilous world called the Abyss is nothing more than a folktale used to scare misbehaving children. However, when Oz's coming-of-age ceremony is interrupted by the malicious Baskerville Clan intent on banishing him...

AdventureFantasyMysteryShounen
11
Valkyria Chronicles

Valkyria Chronicles

7.50TV26 epsA-1 Pictures

Valkyria Chronicles is set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of 1930s Europe. The continent, called Europa, is divided into two main powers: The Imperial Empire, a monarchy in the east, and the alliance of democracies called the Federation in the west. In this world, there...

ActionRomance
12
Hayate the Combat Butler!!

Hayate the Combat Butler!!

7.40TV25 epsJ.C.STAFF

The second season of <i>Hayate no Gotoku!</i>.<br> <br> Ever since he first met Nagi Sanzenin, Hayate Ayasaki's life has become increasingly more crazed and chaotic. Which is a bit of a problem, since, as the eccentric heiress' butler/personal bodyguard, he's theoretically...

ActionComedyRomance
13
Ristorante Paradiso

Ristorante Paradiso

7.29TV11 epsDavid Production

When Nicoletta was a little girl, her mother, Olga, abandoned her and ran off to Rome to remarry. Now, 15 years later and a young woman, she travels to Rome with the intention of ruining her mother's life. She tracks Olga down to a restaurant called Casetta dell'Orso, but the...

DramaGourmetRomanceWorkplace
14
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)

7.23TV14 epsKyoto Animation

Kyon has found himself dragged through many adventures as of late—all because of the SOS Brigade club and its excitable leader, Haruhi Suzumiya. He has stopped believing in the supernatural long ago, but after being forced to join this club based solely on that, he has seen...

ComedyMysterySci-FiSchool
15
Summer Storm!

Summer Storm!

7.23TV13 epsShaft

In modern-day Japan, 13-year-old Hajime Yasaka moves to the countryside to stay with his grandfather. On the way to his new home, a lost Hajime finds himself in a cafe called Ark, where he immediately falls in love with one of the waitresses: the gorgeous Sayoko "Arashi"...

ComedyRomanceSupernaturalTime Travel
16
Saki

Saki

7.20TV25 epsGONZO

Miyanaga Saki is a first year high school girl whose family would get angry if she won the family mahjong games. But losing would also have its consequences. Because of this she develops a new way of playing that allows her to stay on the thin line between winning and losing,...

Slice of LifeSports
17
Basquash!

Basquash!

7.19TV26 epsSatelight

On the planet Earthdash, its inhabitants gaze on its moon and the technologically advanced lunar city of Mooneyes with awe. Dan JD, a boy living in Rollingtown on Earthdash's surface, gets caught up in Bigfoot Basketball—a fast-paced sport played with giant Bigfoot robots. ...

Sci-FiSportsMechaTeam Sports
18
Kaasan: Mom's Life

Kaasan: Mom's Life

7.18TV142 epsGallop

Based on Rieko Saibara's humorous semi-autobiographical manga about her life raising her two children.

ComedyChildcare
19
Guin Saga

Guin Saga

7.16TV26 epsSatelight

He awakens in the dark forest of a mythical land with some type of leopard mask that he cannot remove. The only thing he remembers is his name—Guin—and that he is a warrior of unimaginable power. And when the two twins of Parros, innocent victims of a civil war arrive, Guin...

AdventureFantasy
20
Tears to Tiara

Tears to Tiara

7.14TV26 epsWhite Fox

As the Holy Empire rises to power, the neighboring lands begin to gradually fall under its control. The Empire's conquest eventually reaches the small island of Erin, home to the Gael tribe. There, a priestess named Riannon is kidnapped to be offered as a living sacrifice to the...

ActionAdventureFantasy
21
Polyphonica Crimson S

Polyphonica Crimson S

7.14TV12 epsDiomedéa

The new series will again focus on Corticarte, but it will tie into Ichiro Sakaki and Noboru Kannatsuki's Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica crimson S light novel adaptation, which are set during the Academy years of the storyline. (Source: ANN)

DramaFantasyRomanceMusic
22
Shangri-La

Shangri-La

7.08TV24 epsGonzo

In a post-apocalyptic society, much of earthquake-riddled Japan has been left to ruin, resulting in an abundance of greenery. Governments manage much of the world's emissions, resulting in a massive class divide and economic disparity. The Japanese government launches "Project...

ActionDramaSci-Fi
23
Higepiyo

Higepiyo

7.05TV39 epsKinema Citrus

Higepiyo is a little chick with a mustache, who is seeking to aquire masculinity with his friend Hiroshi but ends up being entangled with a skin of heated milk.

Comedy
24
Hatsukoi Limited

Hatsukoi Limited

6.90TV12 epsJ.C.STAFF

A series relating the intertwined stories about the "first loves" of several middle-schoolers and high-schoolers. Each episode tends to focus on a different character, however the developments established during previous episodes continue to play smaller roles in those...

ComedyEcchiRomance
25
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

6.90TV12 epsProduction I.G

<i>Sengoku Basara</i> drops you directly into the burning battlefields of feudal Japan, where rival warlords hack and slash their way to total domination. Each conqueror wields a special attack that boosts their powers of devastation, and each commands a horde of relentless...

ActionDramaFantasy
26
Jewelpet

Jewelpet

6.86TV52 epsStudio Comet

When what looks to be a cluster of shooting stars appear in the sky, Rinko Kougyoku and her friend Minami each make a wish. What the girls truly saw were not stars, but 'Jewel Charms' falling to the Earth. These charms were created by three magicians in a magical world names...

AnthropomorphicMahou Shoujo
27
Beyblade: Metal Fusion

Beyblade: Metal Fusion

6.80TV51 epsTatsunoko Production

A new cast of characters take on the continued battle between good and evil. Ginga, our hero, and his group of loyal friends take on a dangerous group called the Dark Nebula. The Dark Nebula&rsquo;s sole mission is to take over the world and unleash their evil upon it; but...

AdventureComedySports
28
Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!

Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main!

6.79TV305 epsStudio Deen

Cooking Idol teaches children how to cook through instruction of the main character, MAIN. The show itself is divided into an animated segment featuring MAIN, and a live-action segment featuring the voice actor of MAIN, Fukuhara Haruka, as she practices the cooking herself. The...

ComedyGourmetKids
29
Tayutama: Kiss on My Deity

Tayutama: Kiss on My Deity

6.72TV12 epsSILVER LINK.

Yuuri Mito is a typical, normal Japanese teenager. He goes to school, works on people's motorcycles and performs exorcisms. Okay, that last part's a little bit unusual, but his family lives in a shrine and they do that sort of thing. Still, you would think he'd know enough to...

RomanceSupernaturalHarem
30
Arad Senki: Slap Up Party

Arad Senki: Slap Up Party

6.67TV26 epsGonzo

The anime will follow the adventures of Baron, a man living on continent of Arad in the year 981 after "the cursed light of Kazan" has fallen across the land. Thanks to the curse, one of his arms has become possessed. After finding a sword that has been possessed by the spirit...

ActionAdventureComedyFantasy
31
07-Ghost

07-Ghost

6.60TV25 epsStudio DEEN

Barsburg Empire's Military Academy is known for training elites who bring victory to the empire. Students of the academy freely utilize an ability called "Zaiphon" to fight, while the types of Zaiphon usable depends on the nature of the soldier.<br><br> Teito Klein, a student at...

ActionFantasy
32
Marie & Gali

Marie & Gali

6.59TV40 epsToei Animation

Marika is a gothic lolita who somehow ends up in the mysterious town of Galihabara. There she meets different famous scientists like Galileo Galilei, Marie Skłodowska Curie and Sir Isaac Newton.

ComedyEducational
33
The Best!! Extremely Cool Student Council President

The Best!! Extremely Cool Student Council President

6.44TV51 epsShogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment

Mimi Kitagami is a kind, level-headed girl who aims to be the best, coolest student council president of her high school class. However, three trouble-making boys are always causing her grief — and she has a one-sided crush on one of the boys, Ushio Toujou. (Source: ANN)

ComedyRomanceSchoolShoujo
34
Asura Cryin'

Asura Cryin'

6.40TV13 epsSeven Arcs

Natsume Tomoharu is a normal high-school student in every way with one exception: he&rsquo;s being followed by the ghost of his best friend, Misao.<br><br> After moving into his brother&rsquo;s old house, Tomoharu expects to continue living his normal life but is one day left...

ActionMechaSupernatural
35
Sugar Bunnies Fleur

Sugar Bunnies Fleur

6.02TV26 epsAsahi Production

Sequel to Sugar Bunnies Chocolate! Aired inside the anime corner of the Kitty's Paradise TV block.

Kids
36
Pororo the Little Penguin 3

Pororo the Little Penguin 3

5.71TV52 eps

A direct continuation of the second season. This time there are aliens and a robot friend that hangs out with the gang.

Sci-FiKids
37
Naked Wolves

Naked Wolves

5.65TV52 epsKate Arrow

In the Flash-animated television comedy series, a sumo wrestler named Mikoshiarashi travels around the world to train to become the Yokozuna, the Grand Sumo Champion. He meets colorful characters along the way as he is determined to meet his goals.

ComedySportsCombat SportsKids
38
Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin

Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin

5.60TV12 epsARMS

In a land where a queen is chosen every few years solely by winning a tournament, there can be no short supply of formidable opponents. For one woman warrior however, an early defeat clearly shows her that she is lacking in experience though she may be bountiful in body.<br><br>...

ActionAdventureEcchiFantasy
39
Charady no Joke na Mainichi

Charady no Joke na Mainichi

5.18TV365 eps

A gravure idol, Asada Misako, plays the main character Charady. Other characters are played by the students of Kyoto University of Art and Design Department of Character Designing. It is a short comedy animation about jokes from all parts of the world.

Comedy
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Unko-san: Tsuiteru Hito ni Shika Mienai Yousei

Unko-san: Tsuiteru Hito ni Shika Mienai Yousei

4.72TV13 epsKachidoki Studio

Anime has as a fairy brown dispenser of some 'of his good fortune to those less fortunate. Unko-san lived on Lucky Island together with her friends, all of them with a different personality and culture.

Comedy
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Chess Player 2nd Season

Chess Player 2nd Season

Not yet ratedTV26 epsCCTV Animation Group

Jiang Liuer has fortified his skills as a Go player over the years. He now must make the long journey to become a grandmaster.

HistoricalStrategy Game
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Iljimae

Iljimae

Not yet ratedTV26 eps
ActionDramaRomanceHistorical
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Nikoniko♪Connie-chan

Nikoniko♪Connie-chan

Not yet ratedTV5 eps

The 8-year old character Connie-chan from the Japanese children's block Ponkikki Kids (successor to the famous Hirake! Ponkikki show) gets her own anime now as a 18-year old attending Tokyo University.

Kids

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best anime from Spring 2009?

Based on community ratings, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the highest-rated anime from Spring 2009 with a score of 9.11. Other top picks include Cross Game and K-ON!.

How many anime aired in Spring 2009?

There are 47 anime from the Spring 2009 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 47 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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