2013: The Year Science Fiction Comes Back in Anime?

[http://www.otakunovideo.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Suisei-no-Gargantia-2-1-300x168.jpg|300x168px|Gargantia screenshot] Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet screenshot

Just a quick thought:

In the 1980's, between the mecha boom and hits like Bubblegum Crisis and Akira, science fiction dominated anime. That trend softened with the science fantasy of the 1990's (Dragon Ball Z, Tenchi Muyo!, Saber Marionette J) and the tendency towards fantasy (Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, Record of Lodoss War). And of course, the 2000's was the decade of modern school life stories (Air, Kanon, Clannad, School Days, Angel Beats!).

But 2013 is shaping up to be a year chock full of science fiction anime. We've got Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet, Valvrave the Liberator, Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Majestic Prince, Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore, and the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled and Nunnally in Wonderland OVAs. The new Captain Harlock reboot movie will drop in October, with Coppelion, Freezing Vibration, Gundam Build Fighters, and the Gundam AGE Memory of Eden OVA on the way later this year.

It's a good year for SF fans. Will the trend continue?