Friday, 27 June 2014

Copihan こぴはん



Genre: Comedy, School, Sci-Fi

Description: 

A school comedy taking place in Tokyo in 2034. Copihan is a joint project of Gonzo and Kei, the illustrator of the manga version of Copihan who is best known for Hatsune Miku.

Episode: 7

Original Run: August 12, 2011 – November 3, 2011

Studio: Gonzo

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Angel Sanctuary 天使禁猟区 (Tenshi Kinryōku)



Alternative Name: 天使禁 (Tiān Shǐ Jìn Liè Qū)


Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Angels, Demons, Incest, 
               Psychological, Supernatural

Description: 

Mudou Setsuna, a high school student, loves his sister in a way that he shouldn't. He also struggles from supernatural powers. Angels and demons flocks to him as the day of his awakening draws near -- he is the angel Alexiel, the highest angel which fought against God, reborn.

Episode: 3

Original Run: May 25, 2000 – August 25, 2000

Studio: Hal Film Maker

Agent Aika アイカ (AIKa)



Alternative Name: 海底嬌娃藍華 (Hǎi Dǐ Jiāo Wá Lán Huá)


Genre: Ecchi, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Treasure Hunting, Fanservice,
               Comedy, Secret Agents/Spies

Description: 

A catastrophic earthquake has left Tokyo, and most of the Earth for that matter, under the sea. Aika is a salvager who retrieves various remains from the watery ruins. When Aika accepts the dangerous mission of locating and obtaining the mysterious Lagu, she discovers that she's not the only one after it.

Episode
Aika 16~Virgin Mission: 3 episodes
Aika Zero: 3 episodes + 3 Special
Agent Aika: 7 episodes + 1 Special

Original Run
Aika 16: Virgin Mission: April 25, 2007 – September 25, 2007
Aika Zero: July 5, 2009 – December 22, 2009
Special: August 25, 2009 – December 22, 2009
Agent Aika: April 25, 1997 – April 25, 1999
Special: May 25, 1998

Studio: Studio Fantasia

Amazing Nurse Nanako 菜々子解体診書 (Nanako Kaitai Shinsho)



Alternative Name: 菜菜子解体诊书 (Cài Cài Zǐ Jiě Tǐ Zhěn Shū)


Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Ecchi, Fanservice, Mecha, Military, 

Description: 

In the beginning, Nanako was the subject of a cyborg experiment conducted by Dr. Ogami for one of his most powerful robots. Through rigorous training, Dr. Ogami trained Nanako to withstand the pain. However, he made her too strong, and the plan ultimately failed. However, recent developments between the Pentagon and the Vatican to resurrect Jesus for the Second Coming have landed Nanako as the subject of an operation in which she will give birth to the new Jesus.


Throughout the series, we learn that Nanako is, in fact, the third clone in a series of clones cloned from the original Nanako. The original died from a mysterious illness, and an experiment to clone her was successful. However, around the age of 20, each Nanako clone dies of the same mysterious illness that claimed the life of the first Nanako. It has been Dr. Ogami's quest to cure the "Nanako illness" ever since he promised the second clone that he would heal her before she died when he was young.

Episode: 6

Original Run: July 5, 1999 – March 24, 2000 

Studio: Radix

Thursday, 12 June 2014

RDG: Red Data Girl RDG :レッドデータガール (Ārudījī:Reddo Dēta Gāru)



Alternative Name: RDG 濒危物种少女 (RDG Bīn Wēi Wù Zhǒng Shào Nǚ)


Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural, Drama, Ghosts/Spirits,
               Goddesses, Onmyouji

Description: 

The story revolves around Izumiko Suzuhara, a 15-year old girl who has been raised at Tamakura Shrine, part of the Kumano Shrines World Heritage Site. She destroys any electrical device that she comes into contact with. Despite being shy, she wants to try living in the city. Her guardian, Yukimasa Sagara recommends that she enroll at Hōjō High School in Tokyo, accompanied by his son, Miyuki Sagara, who has trained to become a yamabushi from a young age. While in Tokyo on a middle school field trip, an entity named "Himegami" appears. Izumiko learns that she is a yorishiro, a vessel for a Shinto spirit known as a kami. She also learns that Miyuki is tasked with protecting her.

Episode: 12

Original Run: March 16, 2013 – June 1, 2013

Studio: P.A. Works

The YuYu Style ゆゆ式 (Yuyushiki)



Alternative Name: YUYU (YUYU Shì)


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

Description: 

The uneventful but subtly humorous daily lives of three girls who have just entered high school. Yuzuko is an intelligent airhead. Yukari is a loopy airhead. Yui is the mature and stable heart of the group. The other two girls depend on Yui, and she adores them in return. Teacher Miss Matsumoto, whom they call "Mother," sets them up in a tiny room with two computers and a whiteboard as the school's Data Processing Club.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: April 9, 2013 – June 26, 2013
Special: May 29, 2013  October 23, 2013
OVA: February 22, 2017

Studio: Kinema Citrus

Friday, 6 June 2014

Saiyuki 幻想魔伝最遊記 (Gensōmaden Saiyūki)



Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Demons, Onmyouji, Bishounen, 
               Comedy, Supernatural, Youkai/Monsters, Gods/Goddesses/Deities

Description: 

Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.

Episode
Season 1: 50 Episodes + 1 OVA + 1 Movie + 1 OVA + 3 OVA + 1 OVA 
                    + 3 OVA  + 2 OVA
Season 2: 25 Episodes
Season 3: 26 Episodes
Season 4: 12 Episodes
Alternative Version:  13 Episodes

Original Run
Season 1: 4 April 2000 – 27 March 2001
OVA: April 23, 1999 – August 27, 1999 
OVA: September 19, 2002
Movie: August 11, 2001
Gensomaden Saiyuki: Kibou no zaika: September 19, 2002
Saiyuki Gaiden: March 25, 2011 – November 25, 2011
Saiyuki Gaiden: Tokubetsu-hen~Kouga no Shou~: April 26, 2013
Saiyuki Reload Burial: April 28, 2007 – March 28, 2008
Season 2: October 2, 2003 – March 2, 2004
Season 3: April 1, 2004 – September 23, 2004 
Season 4: July 5, 2017 – September 20, 2017
Alternative Version: January 6, 2022 –  March 31, 2022

Studio: Studio Pierrot / Tokyo Kids (Gensoumaden Saiyuki OVA) /
               Platinum Vision (Saiyuki Reload Blast) / 
               LIDENFILMS (Alternative Version)

GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class GA:芸術科アートデザインクラス (GA:Geijutsuka Āto Dezain Kurasu)



Alternative Name: GA 藝術科美術設計班 (GA Yì Shù Kē Měi Shù Shè Jì Bān)


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

Description: 

GA is a class that specializes in the arts at Ayanoi High School. Kisaragi, Nodamiki, Kyoju, Tomokane and Namiko are a group of five friends who have colorful adventures and learn about art techniques.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run 
Series: July 6, 2009 – September 21, 2009
OVA: April 2, 2010

Studio: AIC PLUS+

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Amuri in Star Ocean 星の海のアムリ (Hoshi no Umi no Amuri)



Alternative Name: 星之海的爱玛丽 (Xīng Zhī Hǎi De Ài Mǎ Lì) 


Genre: Action, Adventure, Superpowers, Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, 
               Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Modification, Outer Space, 
               Transformation

Description: 

Eighteen years ago, the sun's radiation caused new types of children to be born with special abilities. Amuri Kakyoin is one of these "Adapters" with a very unhelpful trait: her body physically repulses anything that approaches her. Lonely and solemn, Amuri has drifted through life in solitude; but one day, when the spaceship she is traveling on is destroyed, Amuri's luck finally changes; bouncing back and forth between space debris, she finally bounces into Uterus, a medical recovery capsule, where she is joined by a quiet girl and her robotic bunny. Alongside her new Adapter companions, Amuri will help defend the enemy in the skies with her new ability-amplifying suit.


Episode: 3

Original Run: April 1, 2008 – September 26, 2008

Studio: Studio Hibari

Unbreakable Machine-Doll 機巧少女は傷つかない (Mashin-Dōru wa Kizutsukanai)



Alternative Name: 機巧少女不會受傷 (Jī Qiǎo Shào Nǚ Bù Huì Shòu Shāng)

 

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Drama, Puppeteers, 
               Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Tournaments, Fanservice, 
               School, Steampunk, Tragic Past, Human Experimentation, 
               Living Dolls

Description: 

It is the early 20th century, and Raishin Akabane is a student puppeteer from Japan, who has come to the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machine Arts in England to study the emerging field of Machinart: a combination of magic and technology with military applications. He is accompanied by a girl named Yaya, who is actually his Automaton: a living machine doll powered by magical circuits specialized in hand-to-hand combat. In the Academy, there is a combat tournament exclusive to the Top 100 students and their automata, to decide who shall be bestowed with the title of "Wiseman", the greatest puppeteer.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special

Original Run:
Series: October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
Special: December 25, 2013 – May 28, 2014

Studio: Lerche