Out of the many new animes announced or rumored these days, the only one that positively caught my attention will be based on the supernatural mystery manga Alive: The Final Evolution - originally titled Alive: Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen.

The revealing - and prompt official confirmation - of the anime adaptation coincided with the release of the ongoing manga's Volume 15, and by the sound of it the story so far ain't bad at all. Not to mention some of the covers selected below also look quite nice. But first, the starting scenario, as summed up by Giapet.

"The series follows a boy named Taisuke, who lives a pretty normal life with his childhood friend Megumi and his older sister, a nurse... until a virus appears that causes people to kill themselves. After his friends disappear, Taisuke discovers a strange ability and sets out on a journey to find his companions. Along the way he instead meets other people like him, who have survived the virus outbreak and now have unusual skills. Now they have to figure out why they've been spared and where the virus came from in the first place."