Tuesday 29 October 2013

Gravitation グラビテーション (Gurabitēshon)



Alternative Name: 萬有引力 (Wàn Yǒu Yǐn Lì)


Genre: Shounen-Ai, Idols, Drama, Romance, Comedy, Music, Showbiz, 

Description: 

Shuichi Shindou wants to create a famous band. He works on his band, hoping to get a chance in the public eye, with nothing on his mind but his musical ambitions. One night Shuichi writes song lyrics, his paper blows away, and a stranger picks it up. Yuki, a famous romance novelist who tells Shuichi that his writing skills are grade school level. 

From the moment on, Shuichi is determined to find Yuki and have him explain his rudeness... he just doesn't realize that he's experienced love at first sight. When Shuichi finally found Yuki, it's a journey of obstacles, frightening experience and haunting pasts trying to keep them apart. But, it's just the gravitation of fate and love always pulls theses lovers back together every time.  

Episode: 13 + 2 OVA

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2000 – January 10, 2001
OVA: July 23, 1999 – September 22, 1999

Studio: Studio Deen (Series) / Plum (OVA)

Sket Dance スケット・ダンス (Suketto Dansu)



Alternative Name: 学园救援 (Xué Yuán Jiù Yuán Tuán)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, School, Parody, Slice of Life, School Life

Description: 

At Kaimei High School, the Living Assistance Club (AKA the Sket Brigade) was organized to help students with problems whether are big or small. Most of the time, though, they hang out in their club room, bored, with only a few trivial problems floating in every once in a while. In spite of this, they still throw all their energy into solving these worries.

Episode: 77 + 1 OVA + 16 ONA + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: April 7, 2011 – September 27, 2012
OVA: February 4, 2013
ONA: May 7, 2011 – October 14, 2011
Special: May 3, 2011

Studio: Tatsunoko Production

Monday 14 October 2013

The Severing Crime Edge 断裁分離のクライムエッジ (Dansai Bunri no Kuraimu Ejji)



Alternative Name: 斷裁分離的罪惡之剪 (Duàn Cái Fēn Lí De Zuì È Zhī Jiǎn)


Genre: Action, Thriller, Romance, Mystery, Ecchi, Fantasy

Description: 

Killing Goods are murder weapons handed down from generation to generation within the families of their owners. They are cursed to compel their current owners to repeat the original murders. The curse also makes them indestructible. Kiri Haimura is the current owner of a pair of shears that can cut seemingly anything, although the only thing he wants to cut is hair. One day he meets Iwai Mushanokoji, a girl of whom he has only heard rumors that her hair cannot be cut, a girl who can grant one wish, any wish, but only to the person who murders her. Every morning he cuts her hair, which grows back every night; and every day he helps protect her from people who know about her curse and who want a wish granted.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 4, 2013 – June 27, 2013

Studio: Studio Gokumi

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Amnesia アムネシア (Amuneshia)



Alternative Name: 忆症 (Shī Yì Zhèng)


Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy, Amnesia, Reverse Harem

Description: 

A girl wakes up after having collapsed with no memory of who she is with a spirit that only she can see for company. No-one can know that she has amnesia is it made evident that it has not been caused by her body or mind. The heroine, surrounded by handsome gents in the cafe she works at, must piece together her life with the help of her spirit companion.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: January 7, 2013 – March 25, 2013
OVA: September 25, 2013

Studio: Brain's Base

Date A Live デート・ア・ライブ (Dēto A Raibu)



Alternative Name: 会大作 (Yuē Huì Dà Zuò Zhàn)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Split Personality, Supernatural, 
               Superpowers, Mecha, Fanservice, Harem, Technology, Fantasy

Description: 

Thirty years before a strange phenomena called a "spacequake" devastated the center of Eurasia, claiming the lives of at least 150 million people. Since then, smaller spacequakes plague the world on an irregular basis. Shidō Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high schooler comes across a mysterious girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns from his sister Kotori she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that occur when they manifest themselves in the world. He also learns that Kotori is the captain of the airship Ratatoskr and recruits him to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the Spirits' powers and stop them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit, he must make her fall in love with him.

Episode
Season 1: 12 episodes + 1 OVA
Season 2: 10 episodes + 1 OVA + 1 Movie
Season 3: 12 episodes + 2 Movies
Season 4: 
12 episodes
Season 5: 12 episodes

Original Run 
Season 1: April 6, 2013 – June 22, 2013
OVA: December 6, 2013
Season 2: April 11, 2014 – June 13, 2014
OVA: December 8, 2014
Movie: August 22, 2015
Season 3: January 11, 2019 – March 29, 2019
Movie: August 14, 2020
Movie: November 13, 2020
Season 4: April 8, 2022
 – June 24, 2022
Season 5: April 10, 2024 – Ongoing

Studio: AIC PLUS+ (S1) / Production IMS (S2) / J.C.Staff (S3) / 
                GEEK TOYS (2 Movies, S4 & S5)

A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives いつか天魔の黒ウサギ (Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi)



Alternative Name: 曾几何天魔的黑兔 (Céng Jǐ Hé Shí Tiān Mó De Hēi Tù)


Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural, Vampires, Ecchi, Comedy

Description: 

When Taito Kurogane was little he met Himea Saito, a vampire girl who gave him a curse of living after dying, but dies after being killed the 7th time. Himea was then taken away from Taito, who loses all memory of her. After 9 years, Taito is now in high school, and has freed Himea, and they begin to catch up on the 9 years away from each other.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 6 Special + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 8, 2011 – September 24, 2011
OVA: December 5, 2011
Special: September 30, 2011 – February 24, 2012
Special: February 24, 2012

Studio: Zexcs

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Modern Magic Made Simple よくわかる現代魔法 (Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahō)



Alternative Name: 簡單易懂的現代魔法 (Jiǎn Dān Yì Dǒng De Xiàn Dài Mó Fǎ)


Genre: Magic, Comedy, Action, Fanservice, Magical Girl

Description: 

The story revolves around Koyomi Morishita, a clumsy high school freshman girl who is often mistaken for a grade-schooler because of her shortness. Koyomi becomes a disciple of Misa Anehara, a 25-year-old graduate student who happens to be one of the most powerful modern-day magicians.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 11, 2009 – September 26, 2009
Special: June 29, 2009

Studio: Nomad

Needless ニードレス (Nīdoresu)



Alternative Name: 死刑判决 (Sǐ Xíng Pàn Jué)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Superpowers, Ecchi, Fanservice

Description: 

In the near future, mankind has suffered from a Third World War, leaving extreme damage all over and forced mankind to become even more distinct from their species. The world was at chaos and from this chaos comes a new species: “Needless”. The Needless are humans who have contracted a “disease” as humans may call them, and allow them to wield extraordinary powers far superior to any mankind. Their abilities include telekinesis, elemental powers, gravity control, adaptation, radioactive release, and all manners of scientific impossibility.

Episode: 24 + 12 Special

Original Run
Series: July 2, 2009 – December 10, 2009
Special: November 27, 2009  October 22, 2010 

Studio: Madhouse

Prism Ark プリズム・アーク



Alternative Name: 棱柱方舟 (Léng Zhù Fāng Zhōu)


Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Action, Eroge

Description: 

The Sablum Empire has been attempting to take over the kingdom of Windland for many years, and is now plotting with the mercenaries Sister Hell and Darkness Knight to start a new offensive using powerful magical beings called Angels. Hyaweh, a carefree yet talented swordsman, and Priecia, who just might be the lost princess of Windland, are enrolled at the Knight's Academy in Windland to hone their skill at swords and sorcery. There they meet many friends and allies who can help them protect their homeland from the impending invasion.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 6 Special

Original Run
Series: October 8, 2007 – December 23, 2007
Alternative Version (OVA): August 27, 2010
Special: December 21, 2007  May 23, 2008

Studio: Front Line / Asahi Production (Alternative Version)