Monday 30 December 2019

Glasslip グラスリップ



Alternative Name: 玻璃之唇 (Bō Lí Zhī Chún)


Genre: Magic, Psychological, Romance, Slice of Life, Comedy

 

Description: 

 

Tōko Fukami's family runs a glass-working business in a small seaside town. She hangs out with her four best friends at a cafe called "Kazemichi." During the summer break of their senior year in high school, they meet a transfer student named Kakeru Okikura, who claims that a voice from the future talks to him, and that it's led him to Tōko. His arrival sets off a series of events that will make their final summer together one full of hope and heartache.

 

Episode: 13

 

Original Run: July 3, 2014 – September 25, 2014


Studio: P.A.Works


Jingai-san no Yome 人外さんの嫁



Alternative Name: 人外的新娘 (Rén Wài De Xīn Niáng)


Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Description: 

 

High schooler Tomori Hinowa is called to the principal's office one day to hear some shocking news: he's getting married! A mysterious fluffy creature called Kanenogi has chosen him as their wife, and despite Tomori's initial misgivings, he decides to accept. What follows are a series of delightful tales from this new couple's monstrous married life.

Adorable and absurd, Jingai-san no Yome is a story that will leave audiences equally charmed and bemused after each short episode.

 

Episode: 12

 

Original Run: October 2, 2018 – December 18, 2018


Studio: Saetta

 

Wednesday 25 December 2019

Hey, Your Cat Ears Are Showing! ほら、耳がみえてるよ! (Hora, Mimi ga Mieteru yo!)



Alternative Name: 喂,看見耳朵啦! (Wèi, Kàn Jiàn Ěr Duǒ La!)


Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi

 

Description: 

 

Daisū is a a manga creator who grew up in an orphanage, and whose works do not sell very well. Daisū lives each lonely day in boredom, but one day he meets a young man named Myō who has cat ears, and his everyday life completely changes. Myō gets in trouble every day, but for the first time in his life, Daisū's heart experiences "warmth."

 

Episode: 12 + 12

 

Original Run

Season 1: August 25, 2018 – November 3, 2018

Season 2: February 2, 2019 – April 13, 2019


Studio: Monofilmo


Tsurune: Kazemai Kōkō Kyūdō-bu ツルネ -風舞高校弓道部-



Alternative Name: 弦音 -风舞高中弓道部

                                      (Xián Yīn -Fēng Wǔ Gāo Zhōng Gōng Dào Bù-)


Genre: Archery, School, Tournaments, Sport, Drama, School Life

 

Description: 

 

Minato Narumiya is beginning his freshman year at the local Kazemai High School. Mr. Tommy, adviser to the Japanese archery Club, is keen to recruit Minato, as well as his childhood friends Seiya Takehaya and Ryohei Yamanouchi. Ryohei convinces the reluctant Minato to attend the Club's orientation, where he also meets Kaito Onogi and Nanao Kisaragi. Singling Minato out, Mr. Tommy introduces him as a rare Japanese archery talent and asks him to demonstrate in front of everyone. However, Minato's arrow fails to hit the mark because he is afflicted by a serious condition.

 

Episode: 13 + 1 Special + 1 Movie

 

Original Run

Series: October 22, 2018 – January 21, 2019

Special: March 3, 2019

Movie: Scheduled to be on aired 2022


Studio: Kyoto Animation


 

Saturday 21 December 2019

The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! りゅうおうのおしごと! (Ryuuou no Oshigoto!)




Alternative Name: 王的工作! (Lóng Wáng De Gōng Zuò!)


Genre: Comedy, Tournaments, Slice of Life, Board Games, Games

 

Description: 

 

Shogi, a Japanese game similar to chess, is one of the most popular board games in the country, played by everyone from children to the elderly. Some players are talented enough to take the game to a professional level. The title of Ryuuou, meaning "the dragon king," is only awarded to the person who reaches the pinnacle of competitive shogi.

Yaichi Kuzuryuu has just become the youngest Ryuuou after winning the grand championship. However, the shogi community is unwelcoming to his victory, some even calling him the worst Ryuuou in history. Moreover, he forgets about the agreement he made with Ai Hinatsuru, a little girl he promised to coach if he won. After she shows up at his doorstep, he reluctantly agrees to uphold his promise and makes Ai his disciple.

Together, they aim to improve and exceed the limits of their shogi prowess: Ai, to unlock her hidden talents; Yaichi, to prove to the world that he deserves his accomplishments.

 

Episode: 12

 

Original Run: January 8, 2018 – March 26, 2018


Studio: Project No.9


Cop Craft: Dragnet Mirage Reloaded コップクラフト DRAGNET MIRAGE RELOADED



Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Polices/Detectives, Magic, Crimes, Isekai

 

Description: 

 

15 years ago, an unknown hyperspace gate opened over the Pacific. Beyond this gate lies Reto Semaani, a strange alternate world where fairies and demons live. San Teresa City — a city where over two million immigrants live from both worlds. As a result, there are the haves and the have-nots. Here is the world's newest "city of dreams." But in the shadow of the chaos, crime is rampant: drugs, prostitution, and weapon trafficking. The detectives who stand up to these heinous crimes are in the San Teresa City Police. When the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana — two individuals who differ in gender, personality, and even world of origin — meet, an incident erupts.

 

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

 

Original Run

Series: July 8, 2019 – September 30, 2019

Special: September 10, 2019


Studio: Millepensee


Friday 13 December 2019

Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest ありふれた職業で世界最強 (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou)


Alternative Name: 平凡职业造就世界最 

                                      (Píng Fán Zhí Yè Zào Jiù Shì Jiè Zuì Qiáng)


Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Demons, Developing Power, Fighting,

              Harem, Isekai, Special Abilities, Dragons, Monsters, Vampires,

 

Description: 

 

Hajime Nagumo and his entire high school class are transported to another world to be heroes in a war against other races, and all but Hajime are instantly gifted with special abilities and ridiculous strength. Hajime, on the other hand, is totally average, and as such the bullying he endured on Earth simply continues. Hajime has to struggle to survive in the depths of a deadly dungeon and learn to become a superhero without the gift of superpowers. 

 

Episode 

Season 1 : 13 + 1 Special + 2 Special + 1 ONA

Season 2: 12

 

Original Run

Season 1: July 8, 2019 – October 7, 2019

Special: August 12, 2019

Special: December 25, 2019 – February 26, 2019

ONA: March 19, 2020

Season 2: January 13, 2022 – Ongoing


Studio: asread & White Fox / asread & Studio MOTHER (S2)


Sunday 8 December 2019

Junji Itou Collection 伊藤潤二『コレクション』



Alternative Name: 伊藤二惊 (Yī Téng Rùn Èr Jīng Xuǎn Jí)


Genre: Horror, Youkai

Description: 

In the light of day and in the dead of night, mysterious horrors await in the darkest shadows of every corner. They are unexplainable, inescapable, and undefeatable. Be prepared, or you may become their next victim.

Sit back in terror as traumatizing tales of unparalleled terror unfold. Tales, such as that of a cursed jade carving that opens holes all over its victims' bodies; deep nightmares that span decades; an attractive spirit at a misty crossroad that grants cursed advice; and a slug that grows inside a girl's mouth. Tread carefully, for the horrifying supernatural tales of the Itou Junji: Collection are not for the faint of heart.

Episode: 12 + 2 Special

Original Run
Series: January 5, 2018 – March 23, 2018
Special: April 27, 2018 – May 25, 2018

Studio: Studio Deen

Wise Man's Grandchild 賢者の孫 (Kenja no Mago)



Alternative Name: 贤者之孙 (Xián Zhě Zhī Sūn)


Genre: Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Magic, Romance, Reincarnation, School


Description: 

 

 A powerful wizard and sage comes upon a baby whom he adopts and names Shin. The baby is actually a man from our world reincarnated into the sage's world. The sage raises Shin, separated from the rest of society, and teaches him in the ways of magic. It is only when Shin turns 15 years old and sets out on his own journey that the sage remembers that he forgot to teach Shin the common sense and ways of this particular world. And so, Shin goes the capital of the Alsheid Kingdom to enroll in the capital's magic academy. 


Episode: 12

 

Original Run: April 10, 2019 – June 26, 2019


Studio: SILVER LINK


Tuesday 3 December 2019

Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun 潔癖男子!青山くん (Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun)



Alternative Name: 洁癖男子!青山君  (Jié Pǐ Nán Zǐ! Qīng Shān Jūn)


Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, School Life, Sport, Soccer, School,
                Tournaments

Description: 

The handsome young soccer genius named Aoyama is a Japan representative. His play style is "cleanliness." He doesn't tackle and doesn't head the ball. If he's doing a throw-in, he'll only do it if he's wearing gloves.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 2, 2017 – September 17, 2017

Studio: Studio Hibari

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Dororo どろろ



Alternative Name: 罗罗 (Duō Luō Luō)


Genre: Dark Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural, Action, Adventure,

               Demons, Revenge


Description: 

 

During the 1470s after the Wars of Onin and Bunmei in the Noto Peninsula of the Hokuriku District, Hyakkimaru, who lacks as much as 48 body parts, obtains a fake body and eliminates 48 monsters that were made from his body to retrieve his missing body parts.


Episode: 24

 

Original Run: January 7, 2019 – June 24, 2019


Studio: Tezuka Production & MAPPA

 

Live-Action FilmMarch 15, 2007


Maiden Rose 百日の薔薇 (Hyakujitsu no Bara)



Alternative Name: 百日 (Bǎi Rì Qiáng Wēi)


Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Yaoi, Military


Description: 

 

The 100-year truce between the countries of the world has been broken as the Empire of Eurote invades and expands across the continent. Free lands are falling to the Empire left and right, but officer Taki with his left hand man, Klaus, is just barely able to keep their expansion at bay. But Klaus doesn't work for free and after every battle seeks compensation from Taki in the bedroom. Taki keeps silent because Klaus is a powerful ally, but can Taki really trust a knight who was born in the Empire of Eurote....


Episode: 2

 

Original Run: May 29, 2009 – October 23, 2009


Studio: PrimeTime


Friday 22 November 2019

Isekai Cheat Magician 異世界チート魔術師



Alternative Name: 异世界超能魔术师 (Yì Shì Jiè Chāo Néng Mó Shù Shī)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Isekai, Adventure, Magic


Description: 

 

Taichi Nishimura and his friend Rin Azuma both get transported into a fantasy world. While in their previous world, Taichi is a normal person who just has higher than average reflexes, both he and Rin gain high levels of physical and magical ability, and begin their new life as magicians.


Episode: 12 + 1 Special

 

Original Run

Series: July 10, 2019 – September 25, 2019

Special: July 5, 2021


Studio: Encourage Films


Friday 15 November 2019

The Cosmopolitan Prayers 超変身コス∞プレイヤー (Chō Henshin Cos∞Prayer)



Alternative Name: 身祈斗士 (Chāo Biàn Shēn Qí Dòu Shì)


Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Action, Magic, Transformation, Sci-Fi, 
               Fanservice, Magical Girl, Romance, Mecha, Alternative Version


Description: 

 

Koto unknowingly seals away the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, and now she is in a different world and can't return. Meeting priestesses who combat the evil in this strange place she learns that Black Towers throughout the land keep Amatersu sealed away and are guarded by evil monsters. Koto must now find a way to help defeat these monsters and return the world to the way it was.


Episode

Season 1: 8 + 3 Special + 1 Movie 

Season 2: 9 + 4 Special

 

Original Run: 

Series: January 12, 2004 – March 1, 2004

Movie: August 21, 2004

Special: July 16, 2004 – July 26, 2004

Season 2: May 4, 2004 – June 29, 2004

Special: September 28, 2004 – January 26, 2005


Studio: Imagin & Studio Live


Saturday 9 November 2019

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody デスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲 (Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku)



Alternative Name: 爆肝工程师的异世界狂想曲

(Bào Gān Gōng Chéng Shī De Yì Shì Jiè Kuáng Xiǎng Qǔ)


Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Isekai, Online Game


Description: 

 

Programmer Ichirou Suzuki is transported to another world. In a foreign land, he finds that life is an adventure that's sometimes fun, sometimes serious, and full of girls.


Episode: 12

 

Original Run: January 11, 2018 – March 29, 2018  


Studio: SILVER LINK & Connect


The Helpful Fox Senko-san 世話やきキツネの仙狐さん (Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san)



Alternative Name: 贤惠幼妻仙狐小姐 (Xián Huì Yòu Qī Xiān Hú Xiǎo Jiě)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural


Description: 

 

Nakano is an employee of an exploitative "black" company, who meets a divine fox spirit named Senko. While she looks like a young girl, Senko is in fact 800 years old. She offers to spoil Nakano as much as possible, and begins looking after him. 


Episode: 12 + 1 Special

 

Original Run

Series: April 10, 2019 – June 26, 2019

Special: September 25, 2019


Studio: Doga Kobo


Tuesday 5 November 2019

UchiMusume: If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord うちの娘の為ならば、俺はもしかしたら魔王も倒せるかもしれない。(Uchi no Ko no Tame naraba, Ore wa Moshikashitara Maou mo Taoseru kamo Shirenai.)



Alternative Name: 为了女儿,我说不定连魔王都能干掉

(Wèi Le Nǚ Er, Wǒ Shuō Bu Dìng Lián Mó Wáng Dōu Néng Gàn Diào)


Genre: Fantasy, Slice of Life, Adventure


Description: 

 

Dale is a cool, composed, and highly skilled adventurer who's made quite a name for himself despite his youth. One day on a job deep in the forest, he comes across a little devil girl who’s almost wasted away. Unable to just leave her there to die, Dale takes her home and becomes her adoptive father. Devil or not, Latina is beyond adorable, and the adventurer soon finds himself head over heels with being a parent. 


Episode: 12 + 77 ONA

 

Original Run 

Series: July 4, 2019 – September 19, 2019

ONA: April 28, 2019 – September 23, 2019


Studio: Maho Film


Thursday 31 October 2019

The Tyrant Falls in Love 恋する暴君 (Koisuru Boukun)



Alternative Name: 爱暴君 (Liàn Ài Bào Jūn)


Genre: Romance, Yaoi, Comedy


Description: 

 

Being in love with your straight sempai isn't easy, but being in love with your straight, homophobic, and (to top it off) tyrannical sempai can be hell. And that's something Tetsuhiro Morinaga can relate to... especially now that he's had a taste of the forbidden fruit...


Episode: 2

 

Original Run: June 25, 2010 – November 26, 2010


Studio: PrimeTime


100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams 夢王国と眠れる100人の王子様 (Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ouji-sama)



Alternative Name: 梦王国与沉睡的100王子 

                                      (Mèng Wáng Guó Yǔ Chén Shuì De 100 Wáng Zǐ)


Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Supernatural, Action, Alternative Version, 

               Adventure, Reverse Harem, Isekai


Description: 

 

In the dream world, dreams give people the power to live, but the world is threatened by dream-eating beings known as "Yumekui." In order to save the world, princes from all kingdoms must join their power. The butler Navi and Prince Avi of the knight kingdom Arstoria travel the world in order to save it.


Episode: 12 + 10 ONA

 

Original Run

Series: July 5, 2018 – September 20, 2018

ONA: March 25, 2017 – December 23, 2017


Studio: Project No.9 / Satelight (ONA)


Sunday 27 October 2019

A Foreign Love Affair 異国色恋浪漫譚 (Ikoku Irokoi Romantan)



Alternative Name: 异国色恋浪漫 (Yì Guó Sè Liàn Làng Màn Tán)


Genre: Yoai, Romance, Erotica, Comedy


Description: 

 

The young leader of the Ōmi group, Ranmaru, was forced to marry Kaoru, the daughter from another group. The couple went to Italy, and had their wedding on a ship. However, neither of them actually liked the marriage, and Ranmaru was kicked out by his newlywed wife Kaoru on their first night. Al (Alberto), an Italian man on the ship, took an interest in Ranmaru, and the story revolves around the romance between the two men, Ranmaru and Al.


Episode: 2

 

Original Run: December 21, 2007 – October 24, 2008


Studio: PrimeTime


Sekiei Ayakashi Mangatan 石影妖漫画譚



Alternative Name: 石影妖漫画 (Shí Yǐng Yāo Màn Huà Tán)


Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural


Description: 


The story is set during the middle of Japan's historic Edo period. It centers around Toriyama Sekiei, an eccentric but brilliant artist who only draws supernatural creatures—because he draws the creatures he actually encounters in his life.


Episode: 3

 

Original Run: February 2, 2012 – March 1, 2012


Studio: Unknown