Thursday, 14 February 2013

Yumeria ゆめりあ



Alternative Name: 真實夢境 (Zhēn Shí Mèng Jìng)


Genre: Adventure, Harem, Comedy, Magical Boy/Girl, Fantasy, Romance,
               Ecchi, Superpowers, Action, Dreams, Fanservice

Description: 

On his 16th birthday, Tomokazu Mikuri had a realistic dream where he sees a girl battling a giant floating monstrosity. When he wakes up, he is surprised that the girl is actually sleeping next to him…

Whenever he sleeps from now on, he ends up back at the dream world, and more and more people that he knows keep showing up there too. He finds out from a mysterious masked woman in the dream world named Silk that they are fighting against one named Faydoom, and he is the one who provides the powers to those girls so that they can fight these monsters. And so it goes...

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 8, 2004 – March 25, 2004

Studio: Studio Deen

Magical Canan まじかるカナン (Mahou Canan)



Alternative Name: 魔法少女加奈 (Mó Fǎ Shào Nǚ Jiā Nài)


Genre: Drama, Romance, Magic, Supernatural, Eroge, Magical Girl, 
               Transformation, Fanservice, Alternative Version, Hentai, School

Description: 

Five dangerous "seeds" have been stolen from their vault in the world of Evergreen and taken to Earth. Natsuki, an agent of the Queen, has been sent to retrieve them. However, he cannot do this alone and enlists the aid of Chihaya, a middle school student, who is "the only one" who can help him. With his aid she transforms into Magical Warrior Carmine in order to save the humans possessed by the seeds. Questions abound though, such as why Chihaya's mother appears to know all about this secret activity, why Chihaya remembers her father who reportedly died before her birth, and why she dreams of Evergreen, which she has never seen.

Episode
Series: 13 Episodes
Alternative Version: 4 Episodes + 2 Special

Original Run
Series: January 1, 2005 – March 26, 2005
Alternative Version: August 25, 2000 – November 25, 2001
Special: August 25, 2002 – February 25, 2003

Studio: AIC ASTA (Series) / Arm (Alternative Setting) / Triple X (Special)

Ceres, Celestial Legend 妖しのセレス (Ayashi no Ceres)



Alternative Name: 夢幻妖子 (Mèng Huàn Yāo Zi)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Psychological, Romance, Supernatural, 
              Bishounen, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Drama, Reincarnation

Description: 

Ceres was a tennyo (Celestial maiden) who came down from the heavens to bathe in a stream. She hung her hagoromo (robe) on a tree nearby, which was her key to returning to the heavens. But the robe was stolen and the man who had stolen it forced her to become his wife, thus producing a family full of human and tennyo blood mixed. Now, in modern day time, Aya Mikage is a descendant of Ceres, and has quite an amount tennyo blood. On her 16th birthday, she and her twin brother, Aki, are thrown a party. At the "party", Aya's grandpa plans to kill her, for she has tennyo powers unlike the rest of the family, and can actually become Ceres herself and destroy the Mikage family. Aya, however, can switch back, so this transformation happens quite frequently. With protector Yuuhi by her side, it is up to Aya to control Ceres and keep her from coming back, but her relationship with an ex-worker for her evil grandpa may be a distraction.

Episode: 24

Original Run: April 20, 2000 – September 28, 2000

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Detective School Q 探偵学園Q (Tantei Gakuen Kyū)



Alternative Name: 侦探学园Q (Zhēn Tàn Xué Yuán Q)


Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Polices/Detectives, Crimes

Description: 

The Dan Detective School is a Japanese detective school permitted by the government. Kyu, an ordinary boy with big dreams to become detective, attends the school as a member of Q Class along with Megu, the girl with photographic memory; Kazuma, the computer genius kid; Kinta, the strong; and the mysterious Ryu. Together they solve many cases which bring them to face Pluto, the crime organization which should have been destroyed by Dan Morihiko.

Episode: 45

Original Run:  April 15, 2003 – March 20, 2004

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Television DramaJuly 3, 2007 – September 11, 2007 (11 Episodes)

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Nazca 時空転抄ナスカ (Jikuu Tenshou Nazca)



Alternative Name: 時空轉抄納斯卡 (Shí Kōng Zhuǎn Chāo Nà Sī Kǎ)


Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Conspiracy, Supernatural, Action,
               Reincarnation, Revenge

Description: 

Miura Kyoji, a dedicated kendo student, discovers that his shisho (master) Tate Masanari is a reincarnated Incan warrior named Yawaru who wishes to destroy the world to purify it. Kyoji himself is the warrior Bilka, who foiled Yawaru's plans in their previous lives. Yawaru gathers other awakened spirits to release the powers of nature. Now Koyji must wrestle with his own fate and decide if he is merely a vessel for the reincarnated soul or if he is truly Miura Kyoji and which will be better able to save the world and the future as he knows it.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 6, 1998 – June 29, 1998

Studio: Genco & Radix

Hiiro no Kakera 緋色の欠片



Alternative Name: 緋色的碎片 (Fēi Sè De Suì Piàn)


Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Supernatural, Bishounen, 
              
 Ghosts/Spirits, Demons, Reverse Harem, Priests/Priestesses,
               Drama, Magic, Developing Power, Magical Girl, Fantasy,
               Gods/Goddesses/Deities

Description: 

Tamaki Kasuga has supposedly gone to live with her grandmother after her parents are transferred overseas. But the real reason for her arrival is that she must continue the role, handed down from her ancestor Princess Tamayori, to seal the sword Onikirimaru. Five young men serve as her guardians against the mysterious Logos.

Episode
Season 1: 13 episodes
Season 2: 13 episodes + 1 OVA

Original Run
Season 1: April 1, 2012 – June 24, 2012
Season 2: October 1, 2012 – December 23, 2012
OVA: March 28, 2013

Studio: Studio Deen