Monday 27 February 2017

Barakamon ばらかもん



Alternative Name: 元氣囝仔 (Yuán Qì Jiǎn Zǐ)


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

Description: 

After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.

Episode
Barakamon: 12 Episodes + 12 ONA + 1 ONA
Handa-kun: 12 Episodes

Original Run
Barakamon: July 6, 2014 – September 27, 2014
ONA: July 3, 2014 – September 28, 2014 
ONA: March 7, 2014
Handa-kun: July 8, 2016 – September 23, 2016

Studio: Kinema Citrus (Barakamon) / Diomedea (Handa-kun)

Friday 24 February 2017

Alderamin on the Sky ねじ巻き精霊戦記 天鏡のアルデラミン (Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Aruderamin)



Alternative Name: 發條精靈戰記:天鏡的極北之星

                                      (Fā Tiáo Jīng Líng Zhàn Jì:Tiān Jìng De Jí Běi Zhī Xīng)


Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Fighting, Military, War

Description: 

The Katvarna Empire is at war with the neighboring Republic of Kioka. In the Katvarna Empire, the lazy, woman-admiring Ikuta hates war, but due to certain circumstances, he grudgingly takes the High Grade Military Officer Exam. No one would have expected that this 17-year-old young man would eventually become a soldier called a great commander by others. Ikuta survives this world engulfed in war with his superior intellect.

Episode: 13

Original Run: July 9, 2016 – September 30, 2016

Studio: Madhouse

Thursday 23 February 2017

Hanamaru Kindergarten はなまる幼稚園 (Hanamaru Yōchien)



Alternative Name: 花丸幼稚园 (Huā Wán Yòu Zhì Yuán)


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

Description: 

Anzu, Hiiragi, and Koume are three girls who attend the lively Hanamaru Kindergarten. There they have lots of adventures with their classmates and with Naozomi Tsuchida, their teacher who has just started working fresh out of school.

Episode: 12 + 8 Special + 3 Special + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: January 10, 2010 – March 28, 2010
Special: May 26, 2010 – August 25, 2010
Special: August 25, 2010
Special: October 16, 2009

Studio: Gainax

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Chivalry of a Failed Knight 落第騎士の英雄譚《キャバルリィ》(Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry)



Alternative Name: 落第骑士英雄谭 (Luò Dì Qí Shì Yīng Xióng Tán)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Ecchi, 
               Martial Arts, School Life, Knights

Description: 

Magic Knights are modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has no magical skills. However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the "Number One" student. In this duel, "the loser must be obedient for life."

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 3, 2015 – December 19, 2015

Studio: SILVER LINK. & Nexus

Monday 20 February 2017

Chū-Bra!! ちゅーぶら!! (Chū Bura!!)



Alternative Name: 青春CUP (Qīng Chūn CUP)


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

Description: 

Nayu shocks her schoolmates on the first day of middle school by wearing black lace panties. She aims to ''spread the word on the merits of underwear'', and help other girls concerned with their development - by opening a underwear club.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 4, 2010 – March 22, 2010

Studio: Zexcs

Thursday 16 February 2017

Dimension W ディメンション ダブリュー (Dimenshon Daburyū)



Alternative Name: 战记 (Wéi Dù Zhàn Jì)


Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Androids, Detectives

Description: 

Humanity harnessed a new inexhaustible energy from inventions called "Coils" in 2051. In 2072, a skilled recovery specialist named Kyōma Mabuchi encounters a mysterious, beautiful woman right in the middle of a certain job. It is a fateful encounter that opens the door to the new dimension "W."

Episode: 12 + 5 Special + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: January 10, 2016 – March 27, 2016
Special: March 25, 2016 – August 26, 2016
Special: August 26, 2016

Studio: Orange & Studio 3Hz / Studio 3Hz (Special)

Tuesday 14 February 2017

God Eater ゴッドイーター (Goddo Ītā )



Alternative Name: 噬神者 (Shì Shén Zhě)


Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Dystopia, Military, Monsters, Fantasy, 
               Post-Apocalyptic, Shapeshifting, Superpowers, Alternative Version

Description: 

In the year 2071, the Far East is ruled by angry gods. 20 years ago unknown life forms called “Oracle cells” begin their uncontrolled consumption of all life on Earth. Humanity both fears them and reveres them as "aragami." They are immune to all weapons and the mankind's numbers continue to dwindle. The last bastion of hope is the newly developed "God Arcs" weapons that utilize Oracle cells to fight back. The weapons wielders band together into an elite force dubbed "God Eaters."

Episode
Series: 13 + 1 Special 
Alternative Version: 8 ONA + 1 Special + 1 ONA + 2 ONA
Alternative Version: 1 ONA

Original Run
Series: July 12, 2015 – March 26, 2016
Special: September 28, 2009
Alternative Version - ONA: April 12, 2018 – August 4, 2018
Special: March 24, 2018
ONA: March 24, 2018
ONA: August 6, 2018 – August 8, 2018
Alternative Version: November 13, 2018

Studio: uFotable / Passione & Creators in Pack (ONA)

Monday 13 February 2017

Dagashi Kashi だがしかし



Alternative Name: 粗點心戰爭 (Cū Diǎn Xīn Zhàn Zhēng)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Ecchi, Fanservice, Gothic, Lolita, Café

Description: 

Kokonotsu “Coconuts” Shikada dreams of becoming a famous manga artist. The only problem—he’s terrible. His real talent is selling the complex and delicious snacks in his father’s “dagashi” shop. He never thought much about the family business until the trendy, eccentric Hotaru showed up. As a lover of “dagashi,” she can’t let his talent go to waste and decides she won’t stop ‘til she’s sold him on sweets.

Episode: 12 + 12 

Original Run
Season 1: January 7, 2016 – March 31, 2016
Season 2: January 12, 2018 – March 30, 2018

Studio: feel. (S1) / Tezuka Productions (S2)

Friday 10 February 2017

Death Note デスノート (Desu Nōto)



Alternative Name: 死亡笔 (Sǐ Wáng Bǐ Jì)


Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller, Crimes,
               Death, Polices/Detectives, Shinigami

Description: 

Yagami Light is an ace student with great prospects, who's bored out of his mind. One day he finds the "Death Note": a notebook from the realm of the Death Gods, with the power to kill people in any way he desires. With the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create his perfect world, without crime or criminals. However, when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorites send the legendary detective L to track down the killer, and a battle of wits, deception and logic ensues...

Episode: 37 + 2 Special + 2 Movies

Original Run
Series: October 3, 2006 – June 26, 2007
Special: August 31, 2007 – August 22, 2008
Death Note: Relight: Visions of a God : August 31, 2007
Death Note: Relight 2: L's Successors: August 22, 2008

Studio: Madhouse

Live-Action Film
1. Death Note – June 17, 2006
2. Death Note 2: The Last Name – October 28, 2006
3. L: Change the World – February 9, 2008
4. Death Note: Light Up the New World – October 29, 2016
5. Death Note  August 25, 2017

Television Drama
1. Death Note  July 5, 2015 – September 13, 2015  (11 Episodes)
2. Death Note New Generation  September 16, 2016 – September 30, 
     2016 (3 Episodes)

Wednesday 8 February 2017

Ghost Slayers Ayashi 天保異聞 妖奇士 (Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi)



Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Historical, Spirits,
               Superpowers, Youkai/Monsters,  Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Onmyouji,

Description: 

Feudal Japan is attacked by beasts called 'Youi'. Ryuudou Yukiatsu, a 'floater' and an employee at a bath house has the power of Ayagami ("The power to find the words behind things") which can be used in fighting against the Youi. That's why the members of a Youi-fighting group Bansha Aratamesho, called the Ayashi, are looking for Yukiatsu - they want him to become an Ayashi as well. Yukiatsu runs into a woman and a son who are chased by a Youi and has to face the past he's been running away from.

Episode: 25 + 5 OVA

Original Run
Series: October 7 2006 – March 31, 2007
OVA: August 22, 2007 – October 24, 2007

Studio: Bones

Tuesday 7 February 2017

Hacka Doll the Animation ハッカドール THE あにめーしょん



Alternative Name: 客娃娃 (Hài Kè Wá Wá)


Genre: Parody, Sci-Fi, Mobile Apps, Artificial Intelligence

Description: 

Hacka Doll app delivers a customized feed of news for each user. The user answers some simple questions when launching the app for the first time, and then the app will filter the news that caters to the user's personal interests. With daily use, the app automatically analyzes and learns which news articles the user reads and recommends to further personalize the feed. The anime personifies the app's customization engine as three "Hacka Dolls" — the personal entertainment AI and main navigator Hacka Doll #1, the anime expert Hacka Doll #2, and the knowledgeable otaku Hacka Doll #3.

Episode: 13 + 2 Special

Original Run
Series: October 2, 2015 – December 25, 2015
Special: August 15, 2014 – September 18, 2014

Studio: Creators in Pack / Trigger (Special)

Monday 6 February 2017

Assassination Classroom 暗杀教室 (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu)



Genre: Action, Supernatural, Comedy, School, Drama, Sci-Fi, Aliens,
               Assassins, School Life

Description: 

One day, the moon exploded, leaving it in a perpetual crescent-moon shape. The creature who claims responsibility for the destruction also claims it will destroy the world in March of next year. With powers beyond human comprehension, no military can stand against it. Yet, for some reason, it chooses to take up occupancy as a teacher in the worst class of Kunugigaoka Middle School. The fate of the world rests in the hands of its students, as they have until graduation to figure out how to murder their teacher and collect ten billion yen for saving the world.

Class 3E is about to begin their second semester. And while some things have changed, the class assignment is still the same: kill their teacher before the end of the year. Easier said than done since Koro Sensei's made it clear he won't go down without a fight.

Episode
Season 1: 2 Special + 22 episodes + 1 Movie + 12 ONA
Season 2: 25 episodes + 8 ONA + 1 Movie

Original Run
Special: October 6, 2013
Special: November 9, 2014
Season 1: January 9, 2015 – June 19, 2015
Movie: November 19, 2016
ONA: December 23, 2016 – March 10 , 2017
Season 2: January 7, 2016 – June 30, 2016
ONA: March 11, 2016 – May 20, 2016
Movie: November 19, 2016

Studio: Lerche / Brain's Base (Jump Festa 2013 Special)

Live-Action Film: March 21, 2015 & March 25, 2016