Friday 30 December 2016

Heaven's Memo Pad 神様のメモ帳 (Kamisama no Memochou)



Alternative Name: 神的记事本 (Shén De Jì Shì Běn)


Genre: Mystery, Detectives, Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Crimes, 
               Conspiracy, NEET, Secret Agents/Spies, Yakuza

Description: 

Narumi Fujishima is an ordinary high school boy who remains isolated from his fellow classmates. One afternoon fellow classmate Ayaka Shinozaki invites Narumi to join the gardening club and introduces him to a reclusive detective named Alice. Alice hires Narumi as an assistant and puts him to work solving the strange mysteries of Angel fix, an illegal drug. Little does he know it could put him and Ayaka in serious trouble.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 2, 2011 – September 24, 2011

Studio: J.C.Staff


Sunday 25 December 2016

Aokana: Ao no Kanata Four Rhythm 蒼の彼方のフォーリズム (Ao no Kanata no Fō Rizumu)



Alternative Name: 之彼方的四重奏 (Cāng Zhī Bǐ Fāng De Sì Chóng Zòu)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Tournaments, Sci-Fi, Sport, School, Romance

Description: 

In a world where flying is as simple as riding a bicycle, there is a popular sport called "Flying Circus" (dogfight race). The protagonist who once hoped for a future in this sport suffered a setback due to an overwhelming defeat, and withdrew from the sport for this and some other reason. However, he met the transfer student Asuka Kurashina, and in teaching her to fly the skies, the old passion returned. He takes part in the Flying Circus again.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 12, 2016 – March 29, 2016

Studio: Gonzo


Saturday 24 December 2016

Comet Lucifer コメット・ルシファー (Kometto Rushifā)



Alternative Name: 彗星路西法 (Huì Xīng Lù Xī Fǎ)


Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mecha, Fantasy, Action

Description: 

On the planet Gift there are precious crystals called Giftjium buried in the earth. A young man named Sōgo lives in Garden Indigo, a prosperous mining town. Sōgo's hobby is to collect rare crystals. One day, he gets wrapped up in a riot caused by his classmates Kaon, Roman, and Otto, and he loses his way until he finds a lake deep under the ground's mining ruins. There, he meets a mysterious girl with blue hair and red eyes that gaze straight ahead. The story follows the adventure of what happens after this meeting.

Episode: 12 + 12 ONA

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2015 – December 20, 2015
ONA: January 29, 2016 – June 24, 2016

Studio: 8bit

NetoYome: And you thought there is never a girl online? ネトゲの嫁は女の子じゃないと思った? (Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko Janai to Omotta?)



Alternative Name: 线上游的老婆不可能是女生?

                                       (Xiàn Shàng Yóu Xì De Lǎo Pó Bù Kě Néng 

                                       Shì Nǚ Shēng?)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Games, School, Ecchi, Online Game/MMORPG

Description: 

Hideki Nishimura confessed to a person he thought was a girl online, only for that person to turn out to be a boy. He keeps this "black history" secret and swears to never to trust a "girl" online again. However, one day a girl online confesses to him, and it turns out she's actually a beautiful girl named Ako Tamaki. Ako cannot tell the difference between the online world and reality, and she is a loner who has trouble communicating. Hideki and his friends from his guild decide to work together to "correct" her.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 7, 2016 – June 23, 2016

Studio: Project No.9

Thursday 22 December 2016

Classroom☆Crisis クラスルーム☆クライシス (Kurasurūmu Kuraishisu)



Alternative Name: 教室危机 (Jiào ShìWéi Jī)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Outer Space, Mecha, 
               School, School Life

Description: 

Humanity has successfully colonized all the planets in the Solar System, with intentions to continue into new frontiers. Individuals live stable lives in these colonies, including young high school students living in 4th Tokyo on Mars. Two of these students are Iris Shirazaki and Mizuki Sera. Iris is finishing her last year of high school while studying to be a test pilot while her friend Mizuki also works as a mechanic on the aircraft. Her own brother, Kaito, oversees Mizuki and Iris as their homeroom teacher and program director.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 3, 2015 – September 25, 2015
Special: December 23, 2015

Studio: Lay-duce

Tuesday 20 December 2016

Re-Kan! レーカン!



Alternative Name: 灵感! (Líng Gǎn!)


Genre: Comedy, Supernatural, Ghosts/Spirits, School, School Life

Description: 

Hibiki Amami, a high school student, is a girl that can sense ghosts. Lots of ghosts are always around her as she treats ghosts and humans equally. Just by Hibiki being there, a boring school suddenly turns into a haunted mansion. But, humans aren't taking a loss there. The friends around Hibiki are all so amusing with a quirk or two. Surrounded by people and ghosts like that, sometimes she runs around in confusion, but for Hibiki everything is cherished and irreplaceable.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 2, 2015 – June 25, 2015

Studio: Pierrot Plus

Sunday 18 December 2016

Yuugo The Negotiator 勇午 ~交渉人~ (Yūgo - Kōshōnin)



Alternative Name: 勇午交涉人 (Yǒng Wǔ Jiāo Shè Rén)


Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Military, Action, Espionage

Description: 

Yugo the Negotiator has never lost a case. He has vowed to complete any mission he undertakes, no matter what. A woman came to him one day asking for him to save her father who was being held hostage by a rebel group trying to overthrow a Middle-Eastern government. Aided by his many contacts, Yugo heads to the Middle East with no idea where to start, but he'll discover he's not alone on his mission.

Episode: 13

Original Run: February 24, 2004 – May 25, 2004

Studio: Artland

Friday 16 December 2016

The Empire of Corpses 屍者の帝国 (Shisha no Teikoku)



Alternative Name: 尸者的帝国 (Shī Zhě De Dì Guó)


Genre: Sci-Fi, Historical, Psychological, Horror, Zombies

Description: 

Based on the theory of Victor Frankenstein, the world has started using raised dead, though with no soul in it, for regular mundane work. Dr. Watson, a medical student at the University of London, illegally researches for the missing soul in dead, with the help of Friday. Finally Watson is caught by Mr. M; working for British Crown; and is sent on a goose chase for the “Notes of Victor Frankenstein” which details of creation of first and only dead attached with a soul. Dr. Watson, accepts the deal with his own motive behind the pursuit of the Notes.

Original Run: October 2, 2015

Studio: Wit Studio

Thursday 15 December 2016

Busou Chuugakusei Basket Army バスケットアーミー



Alternative Name: 武装中学生 (Wǔ Zhuāng Zhōng Xué Shēng)


Genre: Action, Military, School

Description: 

The story is set in August of 2026 at the Fuji Training Facility. Natori Touko, a third-year middle school student in the Eastern Private Defense Academy, is entrenched in field training with instructor Kamiya. It has been a harsh training regiment, but it is finally the last day. Kamiya proposes a extracurricular class under the name Newest Weapons Research. But then, an incident occurs that rocks all of Japan.

Episode: 5

Original Run: December 22, 2011 – December 20, 2012

Studio: Asread.

Million Doll ミリオンドール (Mirion Dōru)



Genre: Idols, Music, Drama

Description: 

Sūko is an idol-loving hikikomori (shut-in) who has one ability: To make any idol popular through the power of blogging. She puts her sights on the Fukuoka idol Itorio and tries to make her more popular, but she is impeded by the charismatic idol Ryūsan and the underground idol Mariko.

Episode: 11 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 6, 2015 – September 21, 2015
Special: November 20, 2015

Studio: Asahi Production

Sunday 11 December 2016

Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san 犬神さんと猫山さん



Alternative Name: 犬神同学和猫山同学 

                                      (Quǎn Shén Tóng Xué Hé Māo Shān Tóng Xué)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Shoujo-Ai, School, School Life

Description: 

Suzu Nekoyama is a timid, shy tsundere girl who loves dogs; her classmate Yachiyo Inugami is a super masochistic, air-headed, friendly girl who loves cats. One day, after a fateful meeting, the two find themselves attracted to each other. In response to Inugami's instinctive approaches, Nekoyama is always bashful. Their friend Aki has to work hard to make jabs at some of the situations of the two, and also to stop Inugami from going berserk.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: April 10, 2014 – June 26, 2014
OVA: July 18, 2014

Studio: Seven

Friday 9 December 2016

Kiznaiver キズナイーバー



Alternative Name: 羁绊 (Jī Bàn Zhě)


Genre: Action, Thriller, Romance, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Comedy, 
               Drama, Amnesia,
Human Experimentation, 

Description:
 

The fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. One day, Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira: "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 9. 2016 – June 25, 2016

Studio: Trigger

Hataraki Man 働きマン



Alternative Name: 工作狂人 (Gōng Zuò Kuáng Rén)


Genre: Drama, Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, Workplace

Description: 

Hiroko Matsukata is a woman who works for a magazine company. She puts all she has into her work, and is known as a strong, straight-forward working girl, who can at will turn herself into Hataraki man (working man) mode. Despite Hiroko's success at work, her life lacks romance. Even though a hard worker, she'd leave early anytime to go on a date. Too bad her boyfriend is even bigger a workaholic than Hiroko.

Episode: 11

Original Run: October 12, 2006 – December 21, 2006

Studio: Gallop

Television DramaOctober 10, 2007 – December 19, 2007 (11 episodes)

Wednesday 7 December 2016

Inou Battle Within Everyday Life 異能バトルは日常系のなかで (Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de)



Alternative Name: 日常系的异能 (Rì Cháng Xì De Yì Néng Zhàn Dòu)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, School, Supernatural, Harem, 
               Superpowers, School Life, Special Abilities, Action, Fantasy

Description: 

Six months ago, the five-member literature club all awakened superpowers. Unfortunately this has not led to them having anything else interesting happen in their lives, like epic battles or saving the universe. They go about their ordinary lives, just happening to have superpowers, waiting for the call to battle to finally happen - assuming it ever comes at all.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 6, 2014 – December 22, 2014

Studio: Trigger

Tuesday 6 December 2016

Litchi DE Hikari Club ライチ☆光クラブ (Raichi☆Hikari Kurabu)



Alternative Name: 荔枝光俱 (Lì ZhīGuāng Jù Lè Bù)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Psychological, School, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi

Description: 

The story revolves around nine students at an all-boys school who create a god-like Lychee machine — that runs on lychee fruits — to seek out the beautiful women of the world. However, the machine eventually becomes self-aware "and is soon equally capable of measuring beauty and executing justice."

Episode: 8

Original Run: October 2, 2012 – November 20, 2012

Studio: Kachidoki Studio

Live-Action Film: February 13, 2016

Sunday 4 December 2016

Demon Detective Neuro Nōgami 魔人探偵 脳噛ネウロ (Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro)



Alternative Name: 魔人脑啮 (Mó Rén Zhēn Tàn Nǎo Niè Niè Luō)


Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Demons, 
               Polices/Detectives, Occult, Crimes, Dark Comedy

Description: 

Yako's father was murdered in a locked room. She then meets a man named Neuro Nougami who is a demon from Hell who eats "riddles." He forces Yako to act as a detective so he can solve mysteries. Neuro longs to eat the ultimate mystery.

Episode: 25

Original Run: October 2, 2007 – March 25, 2008

Studio: Madhouse

Thursday 1 December 2016

Koroshiya-san: The Hired Gun 殺し屋さん The hired gun



Alternative Name: 限制级杀手 (Xiàn Zhì Jí Shā Shǒu)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Assassins

Description: 

The Hired Gun is Japan's #1 hitman who lives by the motto "Whatever the request, I'll kill it." But he's just as likely to be "killing" summer homework or a housewife's chores as it is a human.

Episode: 10

Original Run: October 11, 2013 – December 13, 2013

Studio: Opera House

Prison School 監獄学園 (Purizun Sukūru)



Alternative Name: 监狱学园 (Jiān Yù Xué Yuán)


Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, School, Prison, Romance, Fanservice

Description: 

There was a time when the Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo but a recent policy revision is allowing boys into the student body. On his first day, Kiyoshi Fujino discovers that he's one of only five boys enrolled at the school. Completely overwhelmed by the thousands of girls on campus, the few boys find that their situation is less than ideal.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 11, 2015 – September 26, 2015
OVA: March 4, 2016

Studio: J.C.Staff

Television DramaJuly 11, 2015 – September 26, 2015 (9 Episodes) 

Monday 28 November 2016

The Seven Deadly Sins 七つの大罪 (Nanatsu no Taizai)



Alternative Name: 七大罪 (Qī Dà Zuì)


Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Supernatural, Ecchi

Description: 

In a world where humans and non-humans have not yet been separated, the kingdom of Leones is protected by the Holy Knights, powerful magic users both revered and feared by the people. Supposedly the strongest, most fearsome of these knights, the Seven Deadly Sins, betrayed the kingdom and made enemies of all the other knights. Queen Elizabeth doesn't believe this story, and sets out to find the Sins - but when she meets the first Sin at a tavern, his name is Melodias, and he's nothing but a boy in charge of the pigs.

Episode
Season 1: 24 Episodes + 2 OVA 
Season 2: 4 Episodes + 1 Special
Season 3: 24 Episodes + 1 Movie + 1 OVA
Season 4: 24 Episodes + 1 ONA + 40 ONA + 13 ONA
Season 5: 24 Episodes + 1 Movie + 2 ONA

Original Run
Season 1: October 5, 2014 – March 29, 2015
OVA: June 17, 2015 – August 12, 2015
Season 2: August 28, 2016 – September 18, 2016
Special: January 6, 2018
Season 3: January 13, 2018  June 30, 2018
Movie: August 18, 2018
OVA: November 16, 2018
Season 4: October 9, 2019  March 25, 2020
ONA: October 25, 2019
ONA: August 1, 2019  October 9, 2019
ONA: December 24, 2020 January 5, 2021
Season 5: January 13, 2021 June 23, 2021
Movie: July 2, 2021
ONA: Scheduled to be on aired 2022

Studio: A-1 Pictures / Studio Deen (S4, S5 & Movie) / 
                Marvy Jack & Alfred ImageWorks (ONA)

Hitori no Shita: The Outcast 一人之下 The Outcast (Yī Rén Zhī Xià The Outcast)



Genre: Action, Horror, Superpowers, Zombies, Martial Arts, Fantasy, 
               Comedy, Developing Power

Description: 

Zhang Chu Lan leads a very common college student's life until he finds himself caught up in a terrible incident that happened in a small village. As he was walking through a graveyard, he is assaulted by zombies. Thinking that it was over for him, a mysterious girl carrying a sword suddenly saves him and disappears.

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes + 1 Special 
Season 2: 24 Episodes + 2 ONA
Season 3: 8 ONA
Season 4: 12 ONA
Season 5: 12 ONA

Original Run
Season 1: July 9, 2016 – September 24, 2016
Special: January 10, 2018
Season 2: October 27, 2017  May 18, 2018
ONA: September 30, 2018  April 14, 2019
Season 3: April 24, 2020 
 May 8, 2020
Season 4: September 24, 2021  December 3, 2021
Season 5: Scheduled to be on aired 2022

Studio: Namu Animation, Pandanium (S1) / 
                Haoliners Animation League (S2) / Big FireBird Animation (S3) / 
                Qi Yuan Ying Hua (S4)