Thursday 29 September 2016

Big Order ビッグオーダー (Biggu Ōdā)



Alternative Name: 至高指令 (Zhì Gāo Zhǐ Lìng)


Genre: Magic, Post-Apocalyptic, Action, Superpowers

Description: 

Eiji Hoshimiya is an introverted high school student with a huge secret — he wished for the destruction of the world when he was younger. Fairies give certain people special powers called Orders. What Order Users can do with their power depends on their wishes. 10 years after the Great Destruction, Eiji struggles to come to terms with his immense power.

Episode: 10 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: April 16, 2016 – June 18, 2016
OVA: October 3, 2015

Studio: Asread.

Monday 26 September 2016

Prince of Stride: Alternative プリンス・オブ・ストライド (Purinsu Obu Sutoraido)



Alternative Name: 疾走王子 ALTERNATIVE (Jí Zǒu Wáng Zǐ ALTERNATIVE)


Genre: Tournaments, School Life, Sport, Track & Field

Description: 

"Stride," is an extreme sport that involves six people on one team who run relay races through towns. Hōnan Academy and other schools compete to win eastern Japan's top Stride competition, "End of Summer." However, Hōnan's team has shut down. First-year high school students Takeru Fujiwara and Nana Sakurai attempt to restart the club, but they must recruit six members for the team. They ask Riku Yagami to join, but he turns them down by saying that Stride is the one thing he doesn't want to do.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 5, 2016 – March 22, 2016

Studio: Madhouse

Thursday 22 September 2016

Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers 六花の勇者 (Rokka no Yūsha)



Alternative Name: 六花的勇者 (Liù Huā De Yǒng Zhě)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure, Magic

Description: 

When the Majin awoke from the depths of darkness, the deity of fate chose six heroes and bequeathed them with the power to save the world. Adlet, a boy who proclaims himself the strongest on Earth, was selected among the Rokka no Yūsha (Braves of the Six Flowers), and he goes to the rendezvous point — but seven have gathered there. The heroes suspect that someone among the seven is the enemy, and the initial suspicion falls on Adlet.

Episode: 12 + 3 Special

Original Run
Series: July 4, 2015 – September 19, 2015
Special: September 16, 2015 – November 18, 2015

Studio: Passione 

Tuesday 20 September 2016

Robotica*Robotics ロボティカ*ロボティクス (Robotika*Robotikusu)



Genre: Psychological, Sci-Fi, Shounen-Ai, Slice of Life, Androids

Description: 

What is love? Two robots abandoned by their previous owner are with a new owner, a scientist. A story about the meaning of love.

Original Run: August 16, 2010

Studio: CoMix Wave Films

Monday 19 September 2016

Kuroko's Basketball 黒子のバスケ (Kuroko no Basuke)



Alternative Name: 黑子的篮球 (Hēi Zǐ De Lán Qiú)


Genre: Sport, Tournaments, Comedy, Drama, School, Basketball

Description: 

Tetsuya Kuroko is a former member from the legendary middle school basketball team known as "The Generation of Miracles". Upon meeting Taiga Kagami he decides upon becoming his shadow to help him become Japan's greatest basketball player.

In second season, Kuroko and Kagami enter the Winter Cup together with the rest of the Seirin Basketball team where they will face off against the rest of the Generation of Miracles.

Third Season - After winning a fierce battle against Yosen High, Seirin High basketball team successfully advanced on the semifinals of the Winter Cup. They continue aiming to become the champion but this makes hard for them since they're against powerful opponents.

Episode
Season 1: 25 episodes + 1 Special + 9 Special + 1 OVA + 1 Special + 1 Movie
Season 2: 25 episodes + 1 Special + 9 Special + 1 Special + 1 Movie
Season 3: 25 episodes + 1 Special + 9 Special + 1 Movie + 1 Movie + 1 ONA 
                   + 1 Special

Original Run
Season 1: April 7, 2012 – September 22, 2012
Special: February 22, 2013
Special: July 27, 2012 – March 22, 2013
OVA: December 4, 2013
Special: December 21, 2012
Movie: September 3, 2016
Season 2: October 5, 2013 – March 29, 2014
Special: June 20, 2014
Special: January 29, 2014 – September 24, 2014
Special: December 25, 2014
Movie: October 8, 2016
Season 3: January 10, 2015 – June 30, 2015
Special: December 24, 2015
Special: April 24, 2015 – December 24, 2015
Movie: December 3, 2016
Movie: March 18, 2017
ONA: April 1, 2017
Special: September 27, 2017

Studio: Production I.G

Sunday 18 September 2016

Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light 蛍火の杜へ (Hotarubi no Mori e)



Alternative Name: 火之森 (Yíng Huǒ Zhī Sēn)


Genre: Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Ghosts/Spirits

Description: 

As a child, Hotaru lost herself in a forest near her uncle's place that she visits every summer. There, she had a fateful encounter with a spirit, who helped her even though he would disappear if a human being touches him. She began to visit him every summer, even as she grows; while he waits for the summer to come, for their time together to flow again

Original Run: September 5, 2011

Studio: Brain's Base

Big Difference だんちがい (Danchigai)



Alternative Name: 群居姐妹 (Qún Jū Jiě Mèi)


Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

Description: 

Haruki is the only boy of five siblings. He and his level-headed older sister Mutsuki, his difficult younger sister Yayoi, and mischievous twin sisters Uzuki and Satsuki all live together in an apartment complex.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 9, 2015 – September 24, 2015
Special: September 18, 2015

Studio: Creators in Pack

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Actually, I am.. 实は私は (Jitsu wa Watashi wa)



Alternative Name: 实我是… (Qí Shí Wǒ Shì…)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Aliens, Vampires, Harem, 
               Fantasy, School, School Life, Youkai/Monsters

Description: 

Asahi Kuromine has a crush on a cute girl named Yōko Shiragami. Shiragami just happens to be a vampire. Asahi cannot keep a secret, but he is determined to keep Shiragami's secret anyways.

Episode: 13

Original Run: July 6, 2015 – September 28, 2015

Studio: TMS Entertaiment & 3xCube

Sunday 11 September 2016

Princess Resurrection 怪物王女 (Kaibutsu Ōjo)



Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, Supernatural, Thriller, 
              Harem, Monsters, Vampires, Zombies

Description: 

Since Hiro Hiyorimi's parents died, he and his sister Sawawa have lived apart. Now, Sawawa has gotten a new job as the caretaker of a creepy old mansion, and has sent Hiro a letter asking him to come and stay there with her. Finding the mansion boarded up and apparently empty, Hiro wanders around town looking for Sawawa. Instead, he runs into the new resident of the mansion, and ends up pushing her out of the way of some falling steel beams. Unfortunately, he loses his own life in the process. Luckily, or perhaps unluckily, the person he thought he saved turns out to be a princess of the monster kingdom, and she grants him a second life...but only for as long as he will be her servant.

Episode: 25 + 1 Special + 3 OVA

Original Run
Series: April 13, 2007 – September 28, 2007
Special: February 14, 2008
OVA: December 9, 2010 – October 7, 2011

Studio: Madhouse / Tatsunoko Production (OVA)

Tuesday 6 September 2016

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto 坂本ですが? (Sakamoto desu ga?)



Alternative Name: 在下坂本,有何干? (Zài Xià Bǎn Běn, Yǒu Hé Guì Gàn?)


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

Description: 

Sophisticated, suave, sublime; all words which describe the exceedingly handsome and patently perfect Sakamoto. Though it is only his first day in high school, his attractiveness, intelligence, and charm already has the girls swooning and the guys fuming with jealousy. No one seems able to derail him, as all attempts at tripping him up are quickly foiled. His sangfroid is indomitable, his wits peerless. Will any of Sakamoto's classmates, or even teachers, be able to reach his level of excellence? Probably not, but they just might learn a thing or two trying...

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: April 8, 2016 – July 1, 2016
Special: October 26, 2016

Studio: Studio Deen

Friday 2 September 2016

Arata: The Legend アラタカンガタリ 〜革神语〜 (Arata Kangatari)



Alternative Name: 革神 (Gé Shén Yǔ)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Superpowers, Isekai,
               Special Abilities

Description: 

Arata Hinohara is a high school boy who is bullied by an old friend from junior high. Arata is a boy born into a ruling clan in a mystical world. Strange circumstances cause the boys to switch places and force both to deal with situations far beyond their understanding.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special

Original Run
Series: April 9, 2013 – July 1, 2013
Special: June 21, 2013 – November 22, 2013

Studio: Satelight