Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Descendants of Darkness 闇の末裔 (Yami no Matsuei)



Alternative Name: 暗之末裔 (Àn Zhī Mò Yì)


Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural,  Fantasy,
               Bishounen, Shinigami, Shounen-Ai, Occult, Magic, 
Drama,
               Detectives

Description: 

Even after death, life is full of paperwork and criminals. Tsuzuki Asato is a 26 year old, happy-go-lucky, and dorky shinigami (god of death) whose job is to makes sure that those who are dead remain dead and stay in their proper realms. Even though he's had this job for over 70 years, he is in the worst division with horrible pay. He also has a knack for not keeping partners (since shinigami work in pairs), but now he seems to have one that will stick around; stubborn, smart-mouthed, serious and defensive 16 year old, Kurosaki Hisoka. With each case they investigate, they come closer to the conspiracies of the serial killer Dr. Muraki Kazutaka. Tsuzuki's relationship with Hisoka is growing stronger and closer...but there is a dark past to how Tsuzuki died that will not give him peace.

Episode: 13

Original Run: October 2, 2000 – December 18, 2000

Studio: J.C.Staff

Monday, 23 July 2012

Magical Rune Soldier 魔法戦士リウイ (Mahō Senshi Riui)



Alternative Name: 魔法戰士李維 (Mó Fǎ Zhàn Shì Lǐ Wéi)


Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Parody, Treasure Hunting

Description: 

Louie is a mage student of the mage academy, and adoptive son of the director. But still, he sucks at magic. Instead, he has the abilities for drinking, flirting and fighting in taverns. One day, he meets a party of girls (a priestess, a warrior and a thief) looking for a mage to join them to open a ruin entrance, but they absolutely rejects him due to his pathetic magic skills. But, he refuses to be rejected. Then he tries to join them by force, only to interrupting a sacred ritual of Melissa (the priestess), revealing Louie as her master. Now, as the will of God Miley says, they have no choice but to accept him and here begins the whole new adventure for this "mage".


Louie, a brawny student at the mage's guild, is reluctantly accepted by 3 girls (Merill, the thief; Genie, the fighter and Melissa, the priestess) as a companion for their adventuring party. As the foursome explore the ruins, battle dark creatures and make new friends, they also uncover the sinister plot within the kingdom.

Episode: 24

Original Run:  April 3, 2001 – September 18, 2001

Studio: J.C.Staff

E's Otherwise エス·アザーワイズ



Alternative Name: 星際少年隊 (Xīng Jì Shào Nián Duì)


Genre: Adventure, Drama, Military, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy, Supernatural

Description: 

Kai, who has powers different from the rest, together with his sickly sister Hikaru was protected by an organization called ASHURUM. Scouted by Eiji, Kai was delegated to the ASHURUM special force AESES and undergo intensive training. Whenever he was free, Kai visited Hikaru at the hospital belongs to the organization, but Hikaru's condition never improved. So, one year later, with amazing growth from the intensive training, Kai decides to escape from the organization.

Episode: 26

Original Run: April 1, 2003 – September 23, 2003

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Amatsuki あまつき



Alternative Name: 天月(Tiān Yuè)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Demons, Historical,
               Ghosts/Spirits, Supernatural, Isekai

Description: 

Ordinary high school student, Tokidoki Rikugō, has to take supplementary History classes, to boost his failing grade, at a state-of-the-art museum. This museum allows the visitor to use high-tech virtual reality to reconstruct a realistic Edo of the Bakumatsu period. However, once the simulation begins, Tokidoki is attacked by a strange creature. After something happens to his left eye, he realizes that he is not wearing the VR goggles - it is no longer a simulation; he's trapped in the virtual world and has no way of getting back.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 4, 2008 – June 28, 2008

Studio: Studio Deen

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Utawarerumono うたわれるもの



Alternative Name: 传颂之物 (Chuán Sòng Zhī Wù)


Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Harem,    
               War,Military, Sci-Fi, Gore,  Shapeshifting, Gods/Goddesses/Deities

Description: 

An injured, amnesiac man with a mysterious mask is found abandoned in the forest. After he is nurtured back to health, he is given the name Hakuoro. After saving the village from a wrathful deity, he adopts the role of the village's leader. Although wishing to live in peace, fate eventually forces him down the path of war and battle...

Episode
Season 1: 26 episodes + 6 Special + 2 Special +3 OVA + 3 Special
Season 2: 25 episodes + 1 OVA + 8 Special
Season 3: 28 episodes

Original Run
Season 1: April 3, 2006 – September 25, 2006
Special: August 23, 2006 – February 21, 2007
Special: November 22, 2006 – December 21, 2006
OVA: June 5, 2009  June 23, 2010
Special: June 24, 2009  June 23, 2010
Season 2: October 3, 2015  March 26, 2016
OVA: April 26, 2018
Special: March 30, 2016  June 29, 2016 
Season 3: July 3, 2022   December 25, 2022

Studio: OLM (S1), Chaos Project (OVA), White Fox (S2 & S3)

Sunday, 8 July 2012

La Corda d'Oro 金色のコルダ (Kin'iro no Koruda)



La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo  金色のコルダ ~primo passo~ 
(Kin-iro no Corda - primo passo) 



Alternative Name: 金色琴弦 (Jīn Sè Qín Xián)


Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Music, Magic, Bishounen, Reverse Harem, 
               Drama, Tournaments, Comedy, Alternative Version, School

Description: 

Hino goes to a school that specializes in music and has two streams: the normal stream and the music stream, where the music students are regarded as the more elite. She was running late for her class one day when she saw a tiny fairy, who seemed really excited that she could see it. The next day, the entrants in the music competition, who are decided by the school, are announced. Hino's name appears on the list - except she doesn't play an instrument. The fairy gives her a magical violin that can be played by anyone. Reluctantly, she enters into the competition and is forced to deal with the prejudices of her peers.

Episode
Primo Passo: 26 episodes + 1 Special
Secondo Passo: 2 episodes
Blue Sky: 12 episodes

Original Run
Primo Passo: October 1, 2006 – March 25, 2007
Secondo Passo: March 26, 2009 – June 5, 2009
Blue Sky: April 5, 2014 – June 21, 2014 

Studio: Yumeta Company (Series)/ TYO Animation (Alternative Version)

Saturday, 7 July 2012

URABOKU: The Betrayal Knows My Name 裏切りは僕の名前を知っている (Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru)



Alternative Name: 无法逃离的背叛  (Wú Fǎ Táo Lí De Bèi Pàn)


Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Bishounen, Adventure, Shounen-Ai, Romance, 
               Supernatural, Drama, Reincarnation

Description: 

Sakurai Yuki is a mysterious boy with a mysterious ability. He was found in the bushes as a baby and adopted by his current family. Because of this, Yuki strives for independence. The last thing he wants is to be a burden to anybody. Furthermore, when he touches others, he can feel their emotions. Unable to control his ability, he often made insensitive blunders in the past. With death threats and his abilities increasing, somebody appears claiming to be his brother.

Episode: 24

Original Run: April 11, 2010 – September 19, 2010

Studio: J.C.Staff

Friday, 6 July 2012

Brave 10 ブレイブ-テン



Alternative Name: 真田十勇士 (Zhēn Tián Shí Yǒng Shì)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Ninjas, Samurais, Historical, 
              Bishounen, Adventure, Superpowers

Description: 

A year before the battle of Sekigahara that ended the Sengoku Period, the ninja Kirigakure Saizou meets the miko, Isanami as she's attacked by assassins. Her shrine was destroyed by Ieyasu Tokugawa for siding with Sanada Yukimura. Meanwhile, Sanada has been gathering ten warriors known as Sanada's Brave 10, who have the power to change history. As they gather one by one, Isanami's own mysterious power awakens.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 8, 2012 – March 24, 2012

Studio: TMS Entertainment

Wednesday, 4 July 2012

Lunar Legend Tsukihime 真月譚月姫 (Shingetsutan Tsukihime)



Alternative Name: 真月 (Zhēn Yuè Tán Yuè Jī)


Genre: Vampires, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, 
               Action 

Description: 

Shiki Tohno sustained a life threatening injury as a child, and due to that incident he was sent away from the Tohno household and was given to a relative to be raised. Years later, when Shiki is in high school, the head of the Tohno household—his father—dies, and he is ordered to move back in by his sister Akiha, who is the new head of the household. However, Shiki holds a huge secret. Ever since that injury, he has been seeing lines on objects, and only with a special pair of glasses is he able to stop seeing them. Also he is unable to remember anything well from the time before his accident. The day he moves back to the Tohno household is the day he stumbles upon a woman named Arcueid Brunstud and decapitates her with one stab of his knife in a temporary fit of insanity. When she suddenly showed up beside him later alive and well, and asks him to be her bodyguard, Shiki's journey to unravel the mysteries of his past begins.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 9, 2003 – December 25, 2003

Studio: J.C.Staff

[C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control



Alternative Name: 掌控 (Jīn Qián Zhǎng Kòng)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Satire, Sci-Fi, Superpowers, Thriller, 

Description: 

The Japanese government was rescued from the brink of financial collapse by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. For its citizens, however, life has not improved, and unemployment, crime, suicide, and despair are rampant. Kimimaro is a scholarship student whose only dream is to avoid all this and live a stable life as a civil servant. One day, however, he meets a man who offers him the chance to make money fast. From then on Kimimaro is drawn into a mysterious realm known as "The Financial District," where people engage in supernatural battles for the possibility of money.

Episode: 11

Original Run: April 15, 2011 – June 24, 2011

Studio: Tatsunoko Production

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

No.6



Alternative Name: 未来都市No.6 (Wèi Lái Dū Shì No.6)


Genre: Adventure, Drama, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Dystopia, 
               Post-Apocalyptic, Shounen-Ai, Fantasy, Mystery, Action

Description: 

Sion is a bright teenager living a comfortable and promising life inside No. 6, one of this six remaining city-states created by The Babylon Treaty after the last Great War devastated the world. On the rainy evening of his twelfth birthday, he meets a savvy adolescent who calls himself "Nezumi" (Rat) and is desperately trying to runaway from the authorities. For helping a fugitive of the state, Sion is stripped of all his privileges. Four years later, they meet once again. For better or for worse, Sion is about to unravel the secrets guarded deep inside No. 6.

Episode: 11

Original Run: July 8, 2011 – September 16, 2011

Studio: Bones

Monday, 2 July 2012

Inu × Boku SS 妖狐×僕SS (Inu Boku Shīkuretto Sābisu)



Alternative Name: 妖狐×SS (Yāo Hú × Pū SS)


Genre: Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Comedy, Ghosts/Spirits, Mystery,
               Youkai/Monsters

Description: 

Protected by the highest security, the Maison de Ayakashi is rumored to be haunted, where only eccentrics could live. In reality, it is a place for humans with non-human ancestors to live. The socially-inept Ririchiyo has come here to improve herself. She meets secret service bodyguard Soushi, who is assigned to protect residents. He has a request of her: "Please make me your dog."

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: January 12, 2012 – March 29, 2012
Special: September 26, 2012

Studio: David Production

Dazzle 破天荒遊戯 (Hatenkō Yūgi)



Alternative Name: 破天荒游 (Pò Tiān Huāng Yóu Xì)

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, 
               Supernatural, Romance

Description: 

A young girl named Rahzel is abruptly sent off to see the world by her eccentric, doting father. She is alone on her travels until she meets Alzeid, an attractive, mysterious loner on a mission to avenge his father's murder. After aiding Alzeid in retrieving his stolen gun from a thief, Rahzel decides to follow Alzeid promising that she would make his "lousy and boring" life "more interesting and fun!" Alzeid grudgingly acknowledges that Rahzel will be traveling with him from now on. Soon after, a womanizing acquaintance of Alzeid's named Baroqueheat joins in their adventure.

Episode: 10

Original Run: January 5, 2008 – March 7, 2008

Studio: Studio Deen

Sunday, 1 July 2012

Angelic Layer エンジェリックレイヤー (Enjerikku Reiyā)



Alternative Name: 天使 (Jī Dòng Tiān Shǐ)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Tournaments, Slice of Life,
               Living Dolls

Description: 

12-year-old Misaki Suzuhara has just gotten involved in Angelic Layer, a battling game using electronic dolls called angels. Even as a newbie, Misaki shows advanced skills as she meets new friends and enters Angelic Layer tournaments to fight the greatest Angelic Layer champions of the nation.

Episode: 26

Original Run: April 1, 2001 – September 23, 2001

Studio: Bones