Saturday 28 November 2015

Demon King Daimao いちばんうしろの大魔王 (Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō)



Alternative Name: 最后的大魔王 (Zuì Hòu De Dà Mó Wáng)


Genre: Fantasy, Harem, Action, Comedy, Romance, Demons, 
               Ecchi, Fanservice, School, School Life

Description: 

The story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society. On the day he is admitted into the Constant Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation … Devil King." Thus begins his difficult school life in which he is resented by his studious female class head, desired by a girl with mysterious powers, and guarded by a beautiful female android.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special

Original Run
Series: April 2, 2010 – June 18, 2010
Special: June 25, 2010 – November 25, 2010

Studio: Artland

Friday 27 November 2015

CODE-E



Alternative Name: 代号E (Dài Hào E)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Superpowers, Sci-Fi, 
               Action, Slice of Life, School

Description: 

Chinami Ebihara is girl with a strange ability to generate electromagnetic waves when her emotions run high. However, since this 'ability' affects anything electrical, it resulted in her having to transfer from school to school when she was younger. As Chinami, now 18 years of age, transfers to a new school, she once again affects the electronic devices in the school, but this time, when another student, Kotaro Kannagi, sees her do this, he becomes obsessed in studying her "TYPE-E" ability.

Episode: 12 + 12 

Original Run
Season 1: July 3, 2007 – September 18, 2007
Season 2: July 7, 2008 – September 22, 2008

Studio: Studio Deen

Wednesday 25 November 2015

D-Fragment! ディーふらぐ! (Diifuragu!)



Alternative Name: 属性同好会D-FRAGMENTS 

                                      (Shǔ Xìng Tóng Hào Huì D-FRAGMENTS)


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

Description: 

Kazama Kenji was feared as the worst delinquent of Fujou High, but after certain events led him to peek in on the Game Development Club, he witnesses the outbreak of a fire. While the members inside manage to succeed in putting it out, they all attack Kenji to erase his memory and hide the incident. Kenji desperately tries to escape from them, but when their president Shibasaki Roka rescues him he ends up joining their Game Development Club.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: January 6, 2014 – March 24, 2014
OVA: September 24, 2014

Studio: Brain's Base

Candy☆Boy



Alternative Name: 糖果男孩 (Táng Guǒ Nán Hái)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, School, Shoujo-Ai/Yuri,

Description: 

Yukino and Kanade Sakurai live together as high school students enjoying their daily life; until one day Sakuya Kamiyama confess her love for Kanade to Yukino, asking for her support. This makes Yukino to release her true feelings for her sister.

Episode: 1 ONA + 7 ONA + 2 OVA

Original Run
ONA: November 22, 2007
ONA: May 2, 2008 – May 8, 2009
OVA 1: August 13, 2008
OVA 2: June 24, 2009

Studio: AIC

Monday 23 November 2015

This Boy Caught a Merman この男子、人鱼ひろいました。(Kono Danshi, Ningyo Hiroimashita.)



Alternative Name: 个男子,到了人 

                                       (Zhè Ge Nán Zǐ, Jiǎn Dào Le Rén Yú)


Genre: Shounen-Ai, Fantasy

Description: 

Shima has always strove to be an excellent obedient child to his parents and to others, but in the process he could never be himself. Because of this he has always felt lonely, even with all the people who say they love him. When the picture of his recently deceased grandfather falls into the ocean, Shima nearly drowns jumping in after it. He is quickly saved by a mysterious man. In a daze Shima confesses his loneliness to the stranger, who then vows to stay by Shima's side for as long as he needs him. Shima quickly finds out that this stranger is a merman. Shima takes him home, and names him Isaki. Isaki and Shima quickly become friends, but find out that their feelings for each other might go past that of friendship.

Episode: 1

Original Run: November 9, 2012

Studio: CoMix Wave Films

The Good Witch of the West 西の善き魔女 Astraea Testament (Nishi no Yoki Majo Astraea Testament)



Alternative Name: 西方善魔女 (Xī Fāng Shàn Mó Nǚ)


Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy

 

Description: 

 

On Filiel's 15th birthday, she received her mother’s necklace as a memento from an obstinate astronomer. Her common and tedious life was turned into a life of conspiracies. With her new life, many adventures await.

 

Episode: 13

 

Original Run: April 7, 2006 – June 30, 2006


Studio: Hal Film Maker


Saturday 21 November 2015

Legend of Duo レジェンド・オブ・デュオ



Alternative Name: 迪奥传说 (Dí Ào Chuán Shuō)


Genre: Drama, Supernatural, Vampires, Shounen-Ai

Description: 

In 2000s, human beings have lost their purana, which are essential for living thing. It means that human species is going to die. However, a vampire saves human beings from extinction by revealing the secret of purana.In a mythical era, there was a god who was punished eternally because he had brought the fire to the human beings. Like him, the vampire will be punished because he breaks the taboo to tell the secret of purana to human beings. That vampire is named Duo, and the vampire who punish him is Zieg. They used to be good friends,...

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 21, 2005 – June 27, 2005

Studio: Radix & Marine Entertainment

Night Raid 1931 闪光のナイトレイド (Senkō no Naito Reido)



Alternative Name: 光的夜基 (Shǎn Guāng De Yè Jī)


Genre: Action, Historical, Sci-Fi, Military, Superpowers, Thriller, Espers, 
               Espionage, Secrets Agents/Spies

Description: 

The story is set in Shanghai in 1931, when the Imperial Japanese Army has been dispatched to mainland China due to the relatively recent First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. In this cosmopolitan city of intrigue, there is a special military spy organization called "Sakurai Kikan" that has since been buried in history.

Episode: 13 + 3 Special + 1 Special + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: April 5, 2010 – June 28, 2010
Special: June 23, 2010 – December 22, 2010
Special: May 18, 2010
Special: December 21, 2010

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Wednesday 11 November 2015

Hamatora: The Animation ハマトラ THE ANIMATION



Alternative Name: (Bīn Hǔ)


Genre: Comedy, Action, Drama, Mystery, Human Experimentation, 
              Supernatural, Polices/Detectives, Superpowers

Description: 

"Minimum" - a special inborn power found in a limited number of human beings, known as "minimum holders." In Yokohama, the detective team Hamatora, formed by two minimum holders named Nice and Murasaki, comes across information connected to a serial killer being pursued by their old friend Art. It turns out all the victims are minimum holders like them. Unwillingly at first, the two detectives become involved in the investigation.

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes + 1 Special + 2 Special
Season 2: 12 Episodes + 2 Movies + 8 Special

Original Run
Season 1: January 7, 2014 – March 25, 2014
Special: March 21, 2014
Special: November 14, 2015
Season 2: July 7, 2014 – September 22, 2014
Movies: November 14, 2015
Special: November 2, 2015 – December 21, 2015

Studio: NAZ (S1) / Lerche (S2)

Thursday 5 November 2015

Cat Planet Cuties あそびにいくヨ! (Asobi ni Iku yo!)



Alternative Name: 玩伴貓耳娘 (Wán Bàn Māo Ěr Niáng)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Aliens, Catgirl/Catboy, Fanservice, 
               Harem

Description: 

Nice guy Kio’s normal life gets turned upside down when he meets a friendly, sexy cat-alien named Eris. She’s on a peaceful mission—and she’s ready to play. Things get even friskier when her fellow felines set up base in Kio’s house. It’s not all fun and games, though. Danger is afoot, thanks to several secret agencies and enemy dog-aliens on Eris’s tail.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 1 Special

Original Run
Series:July 10, 2010 – September 25, 2010
OVA: June 15, 2011
Special: June 15, 2011

Studio: AIC PLUS+

Kyōsōgiga 京騒戏画



Genre: Action, Fantasy, Supernatural, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, 
               Youkai/Monsters, Isekai, Gods/Goddesses/Deities,

Description: 

Hidden within Kyoto is the "mirror capital" where youkai and humans live together and no one ever dies. It is protected by three people - Kurama, Yase, and Myoue - as they await the return of their parents, Myoue Jonin and Koto. One day a young girl named Koto (same name, different spelling) and her little brothers A and Un wander into the city from a different dimension looking for her mother. A mecha-geek with red eyes, it's not immediately clear whether she's human or youkai. Her arrival upsets the long peace that had ruled the city.

Episode: 10 + 3 Special + 1 ONA + 5 ONA

Original Run
Series + Special: October 2, 2013 – December 25, 2013
ONA: December 6, 2011
ONA: August 31, 2012 – December 22, 2012

Studio: Toei Animation

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Kin-iro Mosaic きんいろモザイク (Kin'iro Mozaiku)



Alternative Name: 黃金拼圖 (Huáng Jīn Pīn Tú)


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

Description: 

Shinobu Omiya is a 15 year old girl who had once did a homestay in Great Britain when she was 10 years old. She met a blonde, extremely shy, English girl named Alice Cartalet. Once getting to know each other, and getting past the language barrier issue, the two became close friends. On Shinobu's last day in England, Alice makes a promise that she will come visit Japan someday. 5 years later, Shinobu receives a letter from Alice stating that she is coming to Japan. And on the same day of receiving the letter, Alice appears at Shinobu's school, revealing that she has transferred to her class and will be staying at her house.

Episode
Season 1: 12 episodes
Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 Movies

Original Run
Season 1: July 6, 2013 – September 21, 2013
Season 2: April 5, 2015 – June 21, 2015
Movie: November 12, 2016
Movie: August 20, 2021

Studio: Studio Gokumi (Series) / Studio Gokumi & AXsiZ (Movie)

Requiem from the Darkness 京极夏彦 巷说百物语 (Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari)



Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Historical, 
               Folklore/Mythology,Fantasy

Description: 

Tired of writing riddles for children, Yamaoka Momosuke plans on gathering spooky and gruesome stories and publishing them in an anthology called Hyakumonogatari ("One Hundred Tales"). While researching these old myths and legends he comes across a mysterious trio who call themselves the Ongyou. They are detectives who are investigating the legends to reveal their truths...and bring those in the wrong to justice. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou he must face horrible truths and battle with his morals, but he's seeing things he shouldn't be seeing...

Episode: 13

Original Run: October 3, 2003 – December 26, 2003

Studio: TMS Entertainment

Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku: Kinetograph 華ヤカ哉, 我ガ一族 キネトグラフ



Alternative Name: 华丽一族 (Huá Lì Yī Zú)


Genre: Romance, Reverse Harem, Bishounen, Maids

Description: 

Set during Japan's Taishō era (1912-1926), a girl named Haru Asagi works as a maid of the Miyanomori family, which is headed by one of Japan's most powerful magnates. However, the family head suddenly announces that he is retiring, so one of his six sons must assume control of the family.

Episode: 2

Original Run: December 2, 2012 – March 14, 2013

Studio: Anpro & TeamKG

Sunday 1 November 2015

Tokyo ESP 东京ESP



Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Espers, 
               Supernatural, Superpowers, Penguins, Alternative Version

Description: 

Rinka Urushiba is a normal high school girl, until she encounters a penguin and shoals of glowing fish swimming through the sky. She looses consciousness only to awaken with the power to move through inanimate objects. At first she thought it was a hallucination if it were not for Kyotaro Azuma who witnessed the event and who, incidentally, has the ability to teleport. They decide to use their powers to combat people who might use their powers for evil.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 11, 2014 – September 26, 2014

Studio: Xebec