Thursday 25 July 2013

Letter Bee テガミバチ (Tegami Bachi)



Alternative Name: 信蜂 (Xìn Fēng)


Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Slice of Life, 
               Amnesia, Supernatural, Letters

Description: 

Apparently abandoned by his mother, orphan Lag Seeing is taken as a "letter" by "Letter Bee" Gauche Suede to a town where his aunt raises him. His affection and admiration for Gauche give Lag the ambition to become a Letter Bee himself, carrying mail through the dangerous wasteland between towns on his world. When he becomes a teenager, he makes the trip to the capital to take the examination to become a trainee Letter Bee. En route, he meets the strange, powerful girl-like creature Niche, who becomes his "dingo," a Letter Bee's traveling companion. Lag yearns to find his mother, and discover why she abandoned him, if she did.

Episode
Season 1: 25 episodes + 25 Special + 1 Special
Season 2: 25 episodes + 25 Special

Original Run
Special: November 24, 2008
Season 1: October 3, 2009 – March 27, 2010
Season 2: October 2, 2010 – March 26, 2011

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Wednesday 24 July 2013

The Devil Is a Part-Timer! はたらく魔王さま! (Hataraku Maō-sama)



Alternative Name: 打工吧! 魔王大人 (Dǎ Gōng Ba! Mó Wáng Dà Rén)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Demons, Superpowers,
               Restaurant, Workplace

Description: 

In another dimension the Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses - and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation - he must work as a freeter to pay for his living expenses.

Episode
Season 1: 13 Episodes
Season 2a: 12 Episodes +  1 Special + 24 ONA
Season 2b: 12 Episodes

Original Run
Season 1: April 4, 2013 – June 27, 2013
Season 2a: July 14, 2022 – September 29, 2022 
ONA: July 17, 2022  October 1, 2023
Special: July 6, 2023
Season 2b: July 13, 2023  September 28, 2023

Studio: White Fox (S1) / Studio 3Hz (S2)

K Project



Genre: Action, Supernatural, Drama, Comedy, Magic, Mystery, 
               Sci-Fi, Amnesia, Bishounen, Catgirl/Catboy, 
Superpowers, 
               Tragedy, Fanservice, School, War, Technology

Description: 

Yashiro Isana has lived a relatively ordinary, simple life. He lives in the technology-advanced Shizume City and attends Ashinaka High School, a notable high school that is located on an island just outside the areas. Yashiro is friendly with everyone. Nothing ever seems wrong about him, except perhaps his habit of forgetting where his school-issued PDA is.


However, nothing normal has been happening since the recent murder of Tatara Totsuka, prominent member of the infamous HOMRA. No one knows who exactly killed him but the man responsible bears an uncanny, identical appearance to Yashiro. Seeking vengeance, the Red Clansmen of HOMRA set out to get Yashiro and kill him.


Everyone suspects that Yashiro is the murderer. But whether the guilt is his is not clear.

Episode 
Season 1: 13 Episodes + 1 Movie 
Season 2: 13 Episodes + 6 Movies

Original Run
Season 1: October 4, 2012 – December 27, 2012
Movie: July 12, 2014
Season 2: October 3, 2015 – December 26, 2015
Movie: July 7, 2018
Movie: August 8, 2018
Movie: September 1, 2018
Movie: October 6, 2018
Movie: November 3, 2018
Movie: December 1, 2018

Studio: GoHands

Tuesday 23 July 2013

Student Council Staff Members 生徒会役員共 (Seitokai Yakuindomo)



Alternative Name: 妄想學生會 (Wàng Xiǎng Xué Shēng Huì)


Genre: Dirty Jokes, Harem, Slice of Life, School Life, Comedy, School

Description: 

Takatoshi is a new student in a recently gender-integrated high school, and is asked to join the student council as the vice president. Thus begins his days as the only normal boy among 3 female student council officers.

Episode
Season 1: 13 Episodes + 8 OVA
Season 2: 13 Episodes + 10 OVA + 2 Movies

Original Run
Season 1: July 4, 2010 – September 26, 2010
OVA: April 15, 2011 – October 17, 2013
Season 2: January 4, 2014 – March 29, 2014
OVA: May 16, 2014 – September 17, 2020
Movie: July 22, 2017
Movie: January 1, 2021

Studio: GoHands

Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they? 問題児たちが異世界から来るそうですよ? (Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo?)



Alternative Name: 問題兒童都來自異世界?

                                       (Wèn Tí Ér Tóng Dōu Lái Zì Yì Shì Jiè?)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Superpowers, Isekai, Games

Description: 

Three children, Sakamaki Izayoi, Kudō Asuka, and Kasukabe Yō, live dull lives because they possess unmatched psychic powers. One day, they receive an envelope that transports them to Little Garden, a place of supernatural powers called "Gifts." There, the residents use Gifts to play high-stakes games known as Gift Games in order to earn wealth and prestige for their communities. So, the three children join the fallen "No Name" community and resolve to help it regain its prosperity. As they learn more about Little Garden, they decide to overthrow the tyrannical Demon Lords in control.

Episode: 10 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: January 11, 2013 – March 15, 2013
OVA: July 20, 2013

Studio: Diomedea

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Working!! ワーキング!!



Alternative Name: WORKING!!迷糊餐廳 (WORKING!! Mí Hú Cān Tīng)


Genre: Slice of Life, Comedy, Moe, Restaurant/Cafe, Workplace, 
               Culinary, Romance,  Alternative Version

Description: 

Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Sōta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl who—despite being a year older than Sōta—is easily mistaken for a elementary/middle schooler, and Kyoko Shirafuji, the 28-year-old store manager who does not bother to do any work at all.

Episode
Season 1: 13 Episodes
Season 2: 13 Episodes + 2 ONA
Season 3: 13 Episodes + 1 Special
Alternative Version: 13 Episodes + 2 ONA

Original Run
Season 1: April 4, 2010  June 26, 2010
Season 2: October 1, 2011 – December 24, 2011
ONA: April 1, 2011 – April 2, 2011
Season 3: July 4, 2015  September 26, 2015
Special: December 26, 2015
Alternative Version:  October 1, 2016 – December 24, 2016

Studio: A-1 Pictures 

Monday 15 July 2013

Occult Academy 世紀末オカルト学院 (Seikimatsu Okaruto Gakuin)



Alternative Name: 末超自然学院 (Shì Jì Mò Chāo Zì Rán Xué Yuàn)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Espers, Ghosts/Spirits, Occult, Time Travel,
               2012 Prophecy, Supernatural, Fantasy, Mystery, School

Description: 

The Waldstein Academy is an institute devoted to studies on paranormal disciplines, thus becoming known as the Occult Academy. Maya Kumashiro returns to this place to attend the funeral of the former principal, Junichiro Kumashiro, her father. Maya, a skeptic who hates the occult, meets Fumiaki Uchida, a time agent from the future sent to 1999 to prevent the apocalyptic Nostradamus Prophecies from happening. The predictions state that the school will be ground zero of the cataclysm that will destroy the world. They must team up to discover not only what actually led to her father's demise, they have limited time to find out what is the key that triggers the beginning of the end.

Episode: 13 + 4 Special

Original Run
Series: July 6, 2010 – September 27, 2010
Special: October 27, 2010 – January 26, 2011

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Sunday 14 July 2013

Card Captor Sakura カードキャプターさくら (Kādokyaputā Sakura)



Alternative Name: 魔卡少女 (Mó Kǎ Shào Nǚ Yīng)


Genre: Magical Boy/Girl, Romance, Comedy, Magic, Adventure, School,
               Transformation, Kids

Description: 

Sakura Kinomoto was an ordinary 4th grader until the day she opened a strange book and let dozens of powerful magic cards loose on the world. Keroberos, the Guardian of the Clow Cards, informs Sakura that it is now her responsibility to find and capture the freed cards. However, much to the reluctant Sakura's dismay, things aren't going to be easy for her; simply saying magic words and waving her wand around isn't good enough. Each card is a living, thinking, and extremely powerful being. She'll have to learn to cope with her new responsibilities, as well as ordinary troubles involving love, school, family, and friends. With the support of her friend Tomoyo and a young boy with powers of his own, she must learn how to use her newly awakened magical abilities to collect each card and prevent the disaster that will befall the world if she doesn't.

Episode
Season 1: 70 Episodes + 3 Special + 3 Movie + 1 OVA
Season 2: 22 Episodes + 1 Special

Original Run
Season 1: April 7, 1998 – March 21, 2000
Special: September 25, 1998 – September 25, 1999
OVA: September 13, 2017
Season 2: January 7, 2018 – June 10, 2018
Special: April 1, 2018

Studio: Madhouse

Devil Survivor 2: The Animation デビルサバイバー2: The Animation (Debiru Sabaibā Tsū: The Animation)



Genre: Supernatural, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Mobile Apps, Demons,
               Monsters, Games, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Survival

Description: 

Adaptation of the Nintendo DS game, part of the Shin Megami Tensei series. High school senior Hibiki Kuze and his best friend Daichi Shijima discover a website that will send videos of their friends' faces just before they die, only to receive videos of each other on the very spot where they're standing. When sudden disaster strikes, the same site that foretold doom allows them to summon the "demons" they need to survive, and the two friends along with classmate Io Nitta are thrown into an uneasy alliance with a secret organization fighting to stop the end of the world.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 5, 2013 – June 28, 2013

Studio: Bridge

Angel Tales おとぎストーリー 天使のしっぽ (Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo)



Alternative Name: 天使的尾巴 (Tiān Shǐ De Wěi Bā)


Genre: Harem, Magical Girl, Romance, Magic, Comedy, Pets/Animals,
               Alternative Version

Description: 

Goro's down on his luck. He keeps losing jobs and has little money. One day, he meets a fortune-teller outside of a pet store who predicts that his luck will change. That night three girls appear in his apartment claiming to be his guardian angels. Soon a total of twelve girls appear to help him, each one a reincarnation of a deceased pet once owned by Goro.

Episode
Season 1: 12 episodes + 2 OVA 
Season 2: 11 episodes + 1 OVA + 4 Special

Original Run
Season 1: October 4, 2001 – December 20, 2001
OVA: March 25, 2002  July 25, 2002
Season 2: March 6, 2003 – April 3, 2003
OVA: January 22, 2004
Special: 2005 - February 26, 2005

Studio: Tokyo Kids

Antique Bakery 西洋 骨董 洋菓子店 (Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten)



Genre: Comedy, Romance, Shounen-Ai, Slice of Life, Culinary,
               Bishounen, Bakery, Workplace

Description: 

Antique Bakery, is a small bakery that's run by four handsome man. Tachibana, the owner of Antique Bakery. Chikage, who was send by Tachibana's family to watch over his childhood friend, Tachibana. Ono, the "demonically charming" gay master pastry chef. Lastly, Kanda, a former boxer and Ono's apprentice.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 3, 2008 – September 18, 2008

Studio: Nippon Animation, SynergySP & Shirogumi

Television Drama
Japan: October 8, 2001 – December 17, 2001 (12 episodes)
Thailand: November 24, 2021  Ongoing

Live-Action Film: November 13, 2008