The Spring season is upon us! A good time to try this out: I’m gonna rank all the shows I plan to watch this season, and at the end of the season, I’ll compare them to how they actually ranked. Of course there is the possibility that I may add or drop shows, so the list may actually be longer/shorter than it is now.

The current ranks are purely based on hype, PVs and promo material (from most anticipated to least):

Eden of the East – Umino Chika’s designs are nostalgic and the Morita clone random naked guy makes things all the more interesting
Full Metal Alchemist – after watching the original anime, I didn’t find out until much much later that it deviated from the manga (which I never read). Very interested to see what direction this will take.
K-on – kyoani fanboyiism. A God Knows every episode is fine, too.
Valkyria Chronicles – Haven’t played the game yet (its on my “to play” list, right behind Star Ocean 4) but definitely looking forward to it. However, RPG -> Anime adaptations usally don’t meet my expectations.
Hayate no Gotoku II – I was slightly taken aback (maybe even worried) that JC Staff took this off SynergySP, but if the ova is any indication, it should be just as fun as the first season.
Basquash – I originally did not intend to watch this since I hate basketball, but the designs have me a tad curious. This is a total wildcard, could end up being top 3 or bottom 3 on the list at the end of the season.
Shangri-la – gonzo. Probably should be in the wildcard slot, but that’s being too hopeful.
Hatsukoi Limited – being low on the list now may not be as bad as it seems. It is kind of hard for me to get overly excited about a JC Staff-generic-harem-anime. But hey, doesn’t mean it can’t be good.
Saki – The PVs have lowered my expectations considerably due to the seemingly over personification of mah jong. Chances are there its not going to be the next Hikaru no Go, but probably not as bad as say, Shion no Ou.

That’s not to say I think shows that are lower on the list will be bad, since I at least planned to watch it, just I’m not as excited to watch the show.