Sunday, 14 December 2014

Hyperdimension Neptunia 超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ (Chōjigen Geimu Neputyūnu)



Alternative Name: 超次元游 海王星 (Chāo Cì Yuán Yóu Xì Hǎi Wáng Xīng)


Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Fanservice, Moe, Transformation

Description: 

After having fought over Share energy for many years, the Goddesses signed a treaty which forbids each from taking Share energy from the other using forceful means. As a result of Neptune's laziness, Planeptune's shares steadily decline, and Histoire sends Neptune off to find a way to remedy the situation.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 3 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 12, 2013 – September 27, 2013
OVA: March 26, 2014
OVA: July 8, 2019

Studio: David Production / Okuruto Noboru (3 OVA)

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Ginban Kaleidoscope 銀盤カレイドスコープ (Ginban Kareidosukōpu)



Alternative Name: 银盘万花筒 (Yín Pán Wàn Huā Tǒng)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Sport, Ghosts/Spirits,
               Skating

Description: 

16-year old Sakurano Tazusa is a Japanese figure ice-skater who considers herself to be worth $10 billion in beauty. While executing her moves in the Women's Figure Skating Grand Prix, she stumbled and landed badly, hence resulting in her loss in the competition. At the same time, in the same city, a Canadian youth by the name of Pete Pumps was performing an air stunt when his plane crashes and he dies. Tazusa starts to hear a strange voice and realizes that the Canadian ghost now resides in her body. After futile attempts to get rid of Pete, Tazusa decides to get accustomed to his presence and in the meantime, improve on her techniques in order to get selected for the Olympics.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 8, 2005 – December 24, 2005  

Studio: Karaku

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Battle Girls~Time Paradox~ 戦国乙女~桃色パラドックス~ (Sengoku Otome - Momoiro Paradox)



Alternative Name: 国少女~桃色异 

                                      (Zhàn Guó Shào Nǚ ~Táo Sè Yì Chuán~)


Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Historical, Samurais, Yuri, 
               Action, Ninjas, Onmyouji, Superpowers, Isekai, Gender Switch

Description: 

Modern-day middle school girl, Hideyoshi, is mysteriously hurled into a world resembling the warring states period of Japanese history, only this time it's inhabited only by women. This world's Oda Nobunaga is gathering the legendary Crimson Armor so she can rule the world, and for some reason needs Hideyoshi's help to do it.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 5, 2011 – June 28, 2011

Studio: TMS Entertainment

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Ghost Stories 学校の怪談 (Gakkō no Kaidan)



Alternative Name: 学校怪 (Xué Xiào Guài Tán)


Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Comedy, Mystery, Ghosts/Spirits, School, 
               Demons, Detectives,  

Description: 

Ghost Stories tells the tale of Satsuki Miyanoshita, who moves with her family to the hometown of her deceased mother. On her first day of school, Satsuki; her brother Keiichirou, a first-grader; their neighbor Hajime Aoyama; Momoko Koigakubo, an older schoolmate; and Leo Kakinoki, a classmate and friend of Hajime's with a penchant for the paranormal visit the abandoned school building adjacent the current school complex and discover that the building is haunted.

It is soon after revealed that Satsuki's mother was responsible for sealing several ghosts who haunted not only the school but also the town, and now they are released due to the urbanization taking place in the surrounding area. Satsuki's mother left behind a book detailing how to exorcise the ghosts once and for all. In her first confront, Satsuki faces a demon called Amanojaku, but in the process Amanojaku is sealed within Satsuki's pet cat, Kaya. Although Amanojaku does not want to help Satsuki at first, the danger soon threatens to envelop the town and it is left up to Satsuki, her friends and Amanojaku to stop the ghosts.

Episode: 19 + 1 OVA + 2 Special

Original Run
Series: October 22, 2000 – March 24, 2001
OVA: August 24, 2001
Special: November 15, 2000 – January 3, 2001

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Guardian Hearts がぁーでぃあんHearts



Alternative Name: 护之心 (Shǒu Hù Zhī Xīn)


Genre: Comedy, Magic, Romance, Fanservice, Harem, Magical Girl, 
               Ecchi, Action, Fantasy

Description: 

Hina a guardian heart accidently shows her true identy one day to a boy she then starts living with him, but many other girls start living with him for the same reason, even if the girls see it as a accident , it seem to be intentinal.

Episode: 6 + 

Original Run
Season 1: May 23, 2003 – November 28, 2003
Season 2: January 28, 2005 – March 25, 2005

Studio: Venet

Friday, 5 September 2014

Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil ウィザード・バリスターズ〜弁魔士セシル (Wizādo Barisutāzu - Benmashi Seshiru)



Alternative Name: WIZARD BARRISTERS弁魔士塞西 

                                       (WIZARD BARRISTERS Biàn Mó Shì Sāi Xī Ěr)


Genre: Supernatural, Magic, Action, Crimes, Comedy, Wizards/Witches,
               Developing Power, Fighting, Mecha, Conspiracy, Superpowers, 
               Sci-Fi

Description: 

In 2018, humans and wizards live together in Tokyo. Police continue to protect order in society, but wizards are tried according to magical law, in special courts defended by wizard barristers. At age seventeen, Cecile has just become the youngest wizard barrister, and begins work at the Butterfly Law Offices. While she hasn't realized it yet, she has tremendous magical potential.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 12, 2014 – March 30, 2014

Studio: Arms

Tuesday, 2 September 2014

No Game No Life ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (Nōgēmu Nōraifu)



Alternative Name: NO GAME NO LIFE 戏人 

                                       (NO GAME NO LIFE Yóu Xì Rén Shēng)


Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Ecchi, Games, NEET, Parody,
               Isekai, Sci-Fi, Board Games, Psychological

Description: 

Genius gamer siblings (plus being NEET & hikikomori) Sora and Shiro are known as the undefeatable “__” (blank). Their talents and skills are so good they are considered as urban legend. One day, a young boy named Tet appears before them, claiming to be the “God” of another dimension where Sora and Shiro are summoned to, in which no violence is allowed and everything is decided by a game. Of the 16 different races residing in this world, “Humanity” is the weakest. After having the vast majority of their lands captured by the other races and being driven to the brink of extinction, Sora and Shiro challenge these one-of-a-kind battles of the intellectual powers in order to save Humanity.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run
Series: April 19, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Special: June 25, 2014  November 26, 2014
Movie: July 15, 2017

Studio: Madhouse

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Nyan Koi! にゃんこい!



Alternative Name: 猫恋 (Māo Liàn)


Genre: Romance, Comedy, Harem, Supernatural, Slice of Life

Description: 

Junpei Kōsaka is a second-year high school student who despises cats and has an allergy to them. It just so happens that his high school crush is Kaede Mizuno, a girl who adores cats. One day, while walking home from school, Junpei kicks an empty can and unfortunately beans the local neko-jizō-sama (guardian deity of cats). Soon, he finds he can now understand what cats are saying, including his family's own ill-tempered cat, Nyamusasu. However, if he does not grant 100 wishes from cats, he will turn into a cat himself.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 1, 2009 – December 17, 2009

Studio: AIC 

Sunday, 24 August 2014

Noucome: My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy 俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している (Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Rabu Kome o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru)



Alternative Name: 我的脑内恋碍选项 (Wǒ De Nǎo Nèi Liàn Ài Xuǎn Xiàng)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, School Life, Harem, Fanservice,
               School

Description: 

The story centers around Kanade Amakusa, a boy cursed with the mental power of "absolute multiple-choice" — a multiple-choice quiz will suddenly appear in his mind, and the choice he makes will become his reality. For example, he would have to choose between going nude from the waist up or the waist down in school. While in school, he is given another choice: 1) A beautiful girl will fall before him or 2) he will fall from the rooftop in female clothes. He chooses option 1, and a blonde girl named Chocolat falls before him.

Episode: 10 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: October 9, 2013 – December 11, 2013
OVA: May 20, 2014

Studio: Diomedea

Sunday, 17 August 2014

Fantasista Doll ファンタジスタドール (Fantajisuta Dōru)



Genre: Action, Comedy, Magic, Magical Girl, Sci-Fi, Tournaments, 
               Slice of Life, Fantasy, Mobile Apps, Living Dolls

Description: 

Uzume Ono is a young student and former champion of a trading card game competition. She is trusted with a special device containing six powerful Fantasista Dolls. These dolls are sentient virtual beings who reside in cards which are now controlled by their new master, Uzume.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 7, 2013 – September 28, 2013

Studio: Hoods Entertainment

Monday, 11 August 2014

Sunday Without God 神さまのいない日曜日 (Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyōbi)



Alternative Name: 神不在的星期天 (Shén Bù Zài De Xīng Qí Tiān)


Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, 
               Psychological, Death, Tragedy, Occult

Description: 

"God created the world on Monday, from a place of nothing into something.
God separated order and chaos on Tuesday, defining freedom and oppression.
God sorted each and every number on Wednesday, giving rise to wonderful and varied things.
God allowed time to flow on Thursday.
God looked at every corner of the world on Friday.
God rested on Saturday.

And God abandoned the world on Sunday."


Since that day fifteen years ago, no more men can bear children nor able to die."

The story is set in a fictional world where fifteen years earlier, people stopped giving birth, and even with their bodies damaged beyond repair, the dead can not find rest, unless they are buried by mysterious individuals known as "gravekeepers".

According to legends, this happened because by that time, God had abandoned the world. Ai Astin, a young gravekeeper, has her life changed forever when an immortal gunslinger named Hampnie Hambart shoots everyone in her village except for her. Having no place left to live, Ai ends up relying on the same man who killed everyone around her as she travels the world to perform her duties as a gravekeeper and to learn more about the reasons why the world had reached such a state.

As she goes along her journey, she meets new people: Hampnie's childhood friend Julie, the gravekeeper Scar, a mysterious boy named Alice and a ghost witch who goes by Dee. When Hampnie leaves her due to circumstances, Ai and her new companions travel the world, with the goal of fulfilling her dream of saving the world.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 6, 2013 – September 21, 2013
Special: February 5, 2014

Studio: Madhouse

Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Yusibu: I Couldn’t Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job 勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました (Yūsha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shūshoku wo Ketsui Shimashita)



Alternative Name: 当不成勇者的我,只好认真找工作了

                                      (Dāng Bù Chéng Yǒng Zhě De Wǒ, 

                                       Zhǐ Hǎo Rèn Zhēn Zhǎo Gōng Zuò Le.)


Genre: Harem, Ecchi, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, 
               Fanservice, Slice of Life, Supermarkets, Workplace

Description: 

The story revolves around a young man named Raul Chaser who dreamed of becoming a hero with his team of skilled heroes-in-training, but due to the collapse of the Demon Empire, the Hero Program was suspended. With Raul's dream crushed, he was forced to find a new line of work and ended up employed at a small department store called Magic Shop Leon. Raul's life since then has been busy but dull, when one day someone arrives at the store applying for a job. Raul finds out that the new hire is the Demon Lord's child and also happens to be a cute girl.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 5 Special

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2013 – December 20, 2013 
OVA: March 7, 2014
Special: January 31, 2014 – May 30, 2014

Studio: asread.

Watamote: No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular! 私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い! (Watashi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!)




Alternative Name: 我不受欢迎,怎么想都是你们的错!

                                       (Wǒ bù Shòu Huān Yíng, Zěn Me Xiǎng Dōu 

                                         Shì Nǐ Men De Cuò!)


Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Otaku, Dark Personality, Parody

Description: 

Tomoko Kuroki is about as socially dysfunctional as it is possible for a first year high school girl to be. We start the story when she realizes she has attended high school for three months without even talking to anyone at all. Not all is lost, however, since she is irrepressibly optimistic about her chances to turn it around and live a fulfilling high school life.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 8, 2013 – September 23, 2013
OVA: October 22, 2014

Studio: SILVER LINK.

Sunday, 3 August 2014

Majikoi!: Love Me, Seriously まじこい!: 真剣で私に恋しなさい! (Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!)



Alternative Name: 认真和我谈恋爱!! (Rèn Zhēn Hé Wǒ Tán Liàn Ài!!)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Conspiracy, Ecchi, Harem, 
              Martial Arts, Samurais, School, War, Superpowers, 
              Romance, Alternative Version

Description: 

Kawakami City is famous for its strong dedication to its samurai ancestors. A healthy fighting spirit is always valued and it's even an important factor for success at school. Yamato, a second year student from Kawakami High school, is always with his close friends (4 boys and 3 girls). They have all known each other since they were young and have done many things together. While they have many other friends, this group of seven is a close-knit, inseparable group. They even have a secret base where they meet. With the new semester, they welcome two girls into their group and shortly after things begin to change...

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 2, 2011 – December 18, 2011

Studio: Lerche

My Neighbor Seki となりの関くん (Tonari no Seki-kun)



Alternative Name: 课小动 (Shàng Kè Xiǎo Dòng Zuò)


Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, School, School Life

Description: 

In the middle of class at a certain school, Rumi Yokoi, a diligent student, has her in-class life turned upside-down when her next-door desk mate "Seki" (full name Toshinari Seki) begins to play by himself at his desk in class. Although Yokoi is irked by Seki's distracting yet intricate playtime, she finds herself being drawn into his interesting hobby. Never being able to focus, Yokoi observes Seki's stunning ways of slacking off in class.

Episode: 21 + 1 OVA + 2 Special

Original Run
Series: January 5, 2014 – May 25, 2014
OVA: January 4, 2014
Special: May 28, 2014

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation

Television DramaJuly 27, 2015 – September 14, 2015 (8 Episodes)

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Crescent Love: Brighter than the Dawning Blue 夜明け前より瑠璃色な (Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na)



Alternative Name: 夜明前的琉璃色 (Yè Míng Qián De Liú Lí Sè)


Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi

Description: 

The Earth and the Moon's Sphere Kingdom have long had a poor relationship due to a devastating war years earlier, but Sphere Kingdom Princess Feena Fam Earthlight seeks to make steps towards changing that by doing a homestay on Earth at the home of the Earth President's secretary, in order to learn more about life on Earth. This is not the first time that Feena and the secretary's teenage "brother" Tatsuya have met, though, and the connection of the past contributes toward love in the present. Their love could paint a new future for Earth-Moon relations, but the resulting complications also threaten to tear everything - even the fragile international peace - apart.

The moon and the earth are linked by a single contact point, "Mitsuru ga Sakichau Ouren Rakuniushi" where Tatsuya lives under the supervision of the Sphere Kingdom (Moon Kingdom)'s Princess Feena Fam Earthlight who is coming to stay at his home.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 4, 2006 – December 20, 2006

Studio: Daume

Rosario + Vampire ロザリオとバンパイア (Rozario to Banpaia)



Alternative Name: 十字架与吸血鬼 (Shí Zì Jià Yǔ Xī Xuè Guǐ)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Vampires, 
               Fanservice, Ecchi, Harem, Youkai/
Monsters, School,  
               Split Personality

Description: 

Due to poor grades, Tsukune Aono, an average high school student, has been unable to get accepted into any private academy of his choice. By exceptional accident, the only school to accept him turns out to be anything but ordinary; the school is attended by youkai disguised as humans. Fearing for his life, he attempts to escape only to meet Moka Akashiya, a beautiful girl who just happens to be a vampire. Despite this, Tsukune decides to stay at the academy, hiding his human nature from students and teachers. Tsukune also discovers that when the rosary around Moka's neck is removed, her true nature emerges.

Episode: 13 + 13 

Original Run
Season 1: January 3, 2008 – March 27, 2008
Season 2: October 2, 2008 – December 24, 2008

Studio: Gonzo

Monday, 21 July 2014

Z/X: Zillions of enemy X ゼクス (Zekusu)



Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Tournaments, Card Games, 
               Monsters, Isekai, Angels, Demons

Description: 

Five "Black Points" suddenly appeared around the world as portals to parallel worlds. Immediately after, strange creatures began their invasion from these portals. These creatures are the inhabitants of five worlds—the same worlds in different timeframes. In order to ensure their own future timeframe survives, each of the five invasion forces battle to wipe the other future timeframes out. The key is one card-shaped device.

Episode: 12 + 12 

Original Run
Season 1: January 9, 2014 – March 27, 2014
Season 2: October 8, 2019 – December 24, 2019

Studio: Telecom Animation Film (S1) / Passione (S2)

Brothers Conflict ブラザーズ コンフリクト (Burazāzu Konfurikuto)



Genre: Romance, Reverse Harem

Description: 

Ema Hinata is the daughter of the famous adventurer Rintarō Hinata. One day, Ema finds out that her dad is going to remarry a successful apparel maker named Miwa Asahina. Rather than bothering them, she decides to move in to the Sunrise Residence complex that is owned by Miwa. From there, she discovers that she has 13 stepbrothers.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 2 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 2, 2013 – September 17, 2013
Special: February 26, 2014 
OVA: December 19, 2014  February 11, 2015

Studio: Brain's Base