Wednesday 28 November 2018

Trickster: From Edogawa Ranpo's "The Boy Detectives Club" TRICKSTER -江戸川乱歩「少年探偵団」より- (Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori)



Alternative Name: Tricksters~来自江户川乱步 [少年]

                                      (Tricksters ~Lái Zì Jiāng Hù Chuān Luàn Bù 

                                      [Shào Nián Zhēn Tàn Tuán])


Genre: Mystery, Detectives, Action, Crimes

Description: 

It is the 2030s. The Boy Detectives Club gathers under Kogorō Akechi, the mysterious detective. The group solves cases great and small using their unique skills. One day, a member of the club, Kensuke Hanazaki, meets the boy Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the "Unidentifiable Mist," but he yearns for death, and shirks from contact with other people. Taking an interest in him, Hanazaki invites him to join the Boy Detectives Club. Their meeting is connected to the fate tying together Kogorō Akechi, and the era's greatest villain, the Fiend With Twenty Faces.

Episode: 24 + 2 OVA

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2016 – March 27, 2017
OVA: December 22, 2016

Studio: TMS Entertainment & Shin-Ei Animation

Tuesday 20 November 2018

Bungou Stray Dogs 文豪ストレイドッグス



Alternative Name: 文豪野犬 (Wén Háo Yě Quǎn)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Conspiracy, 
              Crimes, Historical, Literature, Mafia, Superpowers, 
              Alternative Version, Detectives

Description: 

For weeks, Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage has been plagued by a mystical tiger that only he seems to be aware of. Suspected to be behind the strange incidents, the 18-year-old is abruptly kicked out of the orphanage and left hungry, homeless, and wandering through the city.

While starving on a riverbank, Atsushi saves a rather eccentric man named Osamu Dazai from drowning. Whimsical suicide enthusiast and supernatural detective, Dazai has been investigating the same tiger that has been terrorizing the boy. Together with Dazai's partner Doppo Kunikida, they solve the mystery, but its resolution leaves Atsushi in a tight spot. As various odd events take place, Atsushi is coerced into joining their firm of supernatural investigators, taking on unusual cases the police cannot handle, alongside his numerous enigmatic co-workers.

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes
Season 2: 12 Episodes + 1 OVA + 1 Movie
Season 3: 12 Episodes + 1 Movie
Alternative Version: 12 Episodes

Original Run
Season 1: April 7, 2016 – June 23, 2016
Season 2: October 6, 2016 – December 16, 2016
OVA: August 4, 2017
Movie: March 3, 2018
Season 3: April 12, 2019  June 28, 2019 
Alternative Version: January 13, 2021  March 31, 2021
Season 4: TBA

Studio: Bones / Bones & Nomad (Alternative Version)

Live-Action Film: January 7, 2022

Thursday 15 November 2018

Monochrome Factor モノクローム·ファクター



Alternative Name: 幻影少年 (Huàn Yǐng Shào Nián)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen-Ai, Supernatural, Isekai,    
               School, Delinquents

Description: 

The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him to meet him at the school that night. Though he is skeptical, he goes anyway, and subsequently gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted, and that Akira must become a "shin", which is a creature of the shadow world, in order to help restore the balance.

Episode: 24

Original Run: April 7, 2008 – September 29, 2008

Studio: A.C.G.T

Monday 12 November 2018

Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut 最弱無敗の神装機竜



Alternative Name: 最弱無敗神裝機龍 (Zuì Ruò Wú Bài Shén Zhuāng Jī Lóng)


Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Mecha, School Life, Supernatural, 
               Ecchi, Action, School

Description: 

Lux is a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the kingdom's new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he's known as the "undefeated weakest" Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 11, 2016 – March 28, 2016

Studio: Lerche

Wednesday 7 November 2018

Wild Adapter ワイルドアダプター (Wairudo Adaputā)



Alternative Name: 疾暴行部 (Jí Bào Zhí Xíng Bù)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Crimes, 
              Shounen-Ai, Tragedy, Yakuza, Alternative Version

Description: 

Makoto, a gang leader, takes in Minoru Tokito. Minoru has a mysterious past that includes the usage of a drug called W.A. This drug has caused Minoru to have his right arm as a monstrous limb. The two begin their journey by investigating this drug that is tearing up the city's "underground".

Episode: 2

Original Run: March 26, 2014 – September 30, 2015

Studio: Anpro

Araiso Private School Student Council Executive Committee 私立荒磯高等学校生徒会執行部 (Shiritsu Araiso Koutou Gakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu)



Alternative Name: 私立荒矶高中生徒会执行部

                                      (Sī Lì Huāng Jī Gāo Zhōng Shēng Tú Huì Zhí Xíng Bù)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Tournaments, School, 
               Shounen-Ai, Sport, Alternative Version

Description: 

Kubota Makoto and Tokitoh Minoru (characters from Kazuya Minekura's manga Wild Adaptor -- though no reference is made to the darker storyline of WA in this light-hearted anime) are the muscle of their high school's all-powerful student council. They defend the student body from disorder -- generated by both humans and demons -- while avoiding their classes.

Episode: 2

Original Run: March 29, 2002 – July 26, 2002

Studio: Nippon Animation

Saturday 3 November 2018

The King's Avatar 全职高手 (Quán Zhí Gāo Shǒu)



Genre: Action, Online Game/MMORPG, Tournaments, Internet Cafe,

Description: 

Widely regarded as a trailblazer and top-tier professional player in the online multiplayer game Glory, Ye Xiu is dubbed the "Battle God" for his skills and contributions to the game over the years. However, when forced to retire from the team and to leave his gaming career behind, he finds work at a nearby internet café. There, when Glory launches its tenth server, he throws himself into the game once more using a new character named "Lord Grim."

Ye Xiu's early achievements on the new server immediately catch the attention of many players, as well as the big guilds, leaving them to wonder about the identity of this exceptional player. However, while he possesses ten years of experience and in-depth knowledge, starting afresh with neither sponsors nor a team in a game that has changed over the years presents numerous challenges. Along with talented new comrades, Ye Xiu once again dedicates himself to traversing the path to Glory's summit!

Episode
Season 1: 12 episodes + 3 ONA + 1 Movie
Season 2: 12 episodes 

Original Run
Season 1: April 7, 2017 – June 16, 2017
ONA: April 27, 2018 – May 11, 2018
Movie: August 16, 2019
Season 2:  September 25, 2020 – December 4, 2020
Season 3: TBA

Studio: B.C MAY PICTURES (S1) / Tencent Animation & Comics, China Literature Limited & Colored Pencil Animation (ONA) / Colored Pencil Animation (S2 & S3)

Television Drama: 
Season 1: July 24, 2019   August 30, 2019 (40 Episodes)