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

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

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

               Harem, Ecchi

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

Eyeshield 21 アイシールド21 (Aishīrudo Nijūichi)

Alternative Name: 光速跑者21号 (Guāng Sù Pǎo Zhě 21 Hào)

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

Description: 

Kobayakawa Sena is a little guy who always get picked on by the bullies in school. Since elementary school, he always play the role of the 'errand boy' to the extent that he has become swift and fast in his movements. Coincidentally, Hiruma Youichi and Kurita Ryukan are looking for a fast running back for their American Football team (Amefuto) and want to put Sena in the team. To hide their new 'star' player from the eyes of other High Schools, Hiruma encases Sena in a Amefuto helmet with a dark visor and name him Eyeshield #21.

Episode: 145 + 1 OVA + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: April 5, 2005 – March 19, 2008

OVA: 2005

Special: August 6, 2004

Studio: Gallop / Production I.G (Special)

Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea 蒼い海のトリスティア (Aoi Umi no Torisutia)

Alternative Name: 发明工坊 (Fā Míng Gōng Fāng)

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha, Comedy, Action

Description: 

Nanoca Flanka is a genius inventor girl working hard in her atelier in order to revitalize the town of Tristia. One day her archrival, Panavia Tornado, suddenly arrives the town and challenges Nanoka to compete against her in the upcoming mechanical golem tournament.

Episode: 2

Original Run: April 23, 2004 – July 23, 2004

Studio: ufotable

Texhnolyze テクノライズ

Alternative Name: 机魂末世录 (Jī Hún Mò Shì Lù)

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, 

               Post- Apocalyptic

Description: 

In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter. On the brink of death he is taken in by a young woman doctor and used as a guinea pig for the next evolution of Texhnolyze. With his new limbs, Ichise is taken under the wing of Oonishi, a powerful leader of Organ, an organization with some hold on Lux. As Ichise is drawn deeper into a war for territorial control of the city, he learns of his possible future from the young girl prophet Ran, who guides him from the shadows in his darkest times. With the explosion of the warfare, Ichise must uncover the truth about Lux and fight for his survival as he realizes his destiny.

Episode: 22 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: April 16, 2003 – September 24, 2003
Special: 2004

Studio: Madhouse

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

Kujibiki♥Unbalance くじびき♥アンバランス (Kujibiki♥Anbaransu)

Alternative Name: 不平♥衡抽签 (Bù Píng♥Héng Chōu Qiān)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, School Life, School, Tournaments,

               Alternative Version

Description: 

Once a year prestigious Rikkyouin High School has a lottery to determine the next year's Student Council membership. On their first day of school Chihiro Enomoto wins the presidency while his childhood friend Tokino Akiyama picks the vice-president's ticket. There is one catch though, they must first pass a one year apprenticeship under the current Student Council and any failure to perform the tasks assigned, however minor, will result in immediate expulsion from the school.

Episode: 12 + 3 OVA

Original Run

Series: July 10, 2006 – December 23, 2006

OVA: December 22, 2004 – April 22, 2005

Studio: Genco, Lantis & Media Factory / Palm Studio (OVA)

Howl's Moving Castle ハウルの動く城 (Howl no Ugoku Shiro)

Alternative Name: 霍爾的移動城堡 (Huò Ěr De Yí Dòng Chéng Bǎo)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Magic, Steampunk, 

               Wizards/Witches

Description: 

A plain young hatter named Sophie has her life changed when an evil witch transforms her into an old woman. Unable to face her family in such a condition, Sophie runs away in search of a way to become young again. Along the way, Sophie helps a turnip headed scarecrow, who repays her by leading her to the moving castle owned by the dreaded wizard Howl. There she befriends Howl's apprentice Markl, Howl's fire demon Calcifer, and eventually, Howl himself. Sophie then becomes the castle's cleaning lady in an effort to not only find the solution to her problem but to save Howl from his own terrible secrets as well.

Original Run: November 20, 2004

Studio: Studio Ghibli

W~Wish W〜ウイッシュ〜

Alternative Name: 公主时间 (Gōng Zhǔ Shí Jiān)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Harem, School, 

               Fantasy

Description: 

Since the death of their parents years past, Junna and Senna have been living alone in the big house their parents left them. Together they attend Sakurahama Private High School, where several select girls obliviously use and abuse Junna for their own needs--Kishida Tomo, pretty and anti-social; the booksmart and efficient Iida Akino; Ohtori Tsubasa, head of the Help Club and highly in demand; Fujie Sana, cute as a button but with the intelligence of a box of rocks. And then there's the new girl, Inohara Haruhi--an old childhood friend of Junna's that's come to claim her "onii-chan" (brother). Strangely, Junna barely remembers Haruhi from his childhood...and Senna doesn't want him to.

Episode: 13 + 4 Special

Original Run

Series: October 7, 2004 – January 6, 2005

Special: February 25, 2005 – August 26, 2005

Studio: Trinet Entertainment & Picture Magic / Picture Magic (Special)

Paranoia Agent 妄想代理人 (Mōsō Dairinin)

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, 

               Satire

Description: 

An elementary school kid dubbed with the title "shounen bat" or "lil slugger" has been going around attacking people with his bent, golden bat. Now, two detectives are investigating so they can stop this kid from making any more attacks, but they will find out soon enough... that this case is much more than they expected.

Episode: 13

Original Run: February 2, 2004 – May 18, 2004

Studio: Madhouse

Saiyuki 幻想魔伝最遊記 (Gensōmaden Saiyūki)

Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Demons, Onmyouji, Bishounen, 

               Comedy, Supernatural, Youkai/Monsters, Gods/Goddesses/Deities

Description: 

Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.

Episode

Season 1: 50 Episodes + 1 OVA + 1 Movie + 1 OVA + 3 OVA + 1 OVA 

                    + 3 OVA  + 2 OVA

Season 2: 25 Episodes

Season 3: 26 Episodes
Season 4: 12 Episodes

Alternative Version:  13 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: 4 April 2000 – 27 March 2001
OVA: April 23, 1999 – August 27, 1999 
OVA: September 19, 2002
Movie: August 11, 2001
Gensomaden Saiyuki: Kibou no zaika: September 19, 2002
Saiyuki Gaiden: March 25, 2011 – November 25, 2011
Saiyuki Gaiden: Tokubetsu-hen~Kouga no Shou~: April 26, 2013
Saiyuki Reload Burial: April 28, 2007 – March 28, 2008

Season 2: October 2, 2003 – March 2, 2004

Season 3: April 1, 2004 – September 23, 2004 
Season 4: July 5, 2017 – September 20, 2017

Alternative Version: January 6, 2022 –  March 31, 2022

Studio: Studio Pierrot / Tokyo Kids (Gensoumaden Saiyuki OVA) /

               Platinum Vision (Saiyuki Reload Blast) / 

               LIDENFILMS (Alternative Version)

R.O.D: Read or Die リード・オア・ダイ (Rīdo oa Dai)

Alternative Name: 读或死 (Dú Huò Sǐ)

Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Conspiracy, Superpowers, 

               Secret Agents/Spies, Supernatural, Espionage

Description: 

Three girls named Anita, Michelle and Maggie are hired to protect Japanese author, Nenene Sumiregawa during her stay in Hong Kong. In an incident where the "Paper Sisters" save Nenene from a disgruntled author, Nenene discovers that the sisters have the capability to control paper at their own will - an ability once used by her long-lost friend Yomiko "The Paper" Readman. Arriving in Japan after an airliner incident, the Paper Sisters move into Nenene's apartment and become her freeloading bodyguards.

Episode: 26 + 3 OVA

Original Run

Series: October 1, 2003 – March 16, 2004

OVA: May 23, 2001 – February 6, 2002

Studio: Studio Deen (OVA) / J.C.Staff (Series)

Ragnarok the Animation ラグナロク ジ アニメーション

Alternative Name: 仙境传说 (Xiān Jìng Chuán Shuō)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Magic

Description: 

Having recovered emotionally from the death of her brother Keough, Yufa, an acolyte, and her childhood friend, the swordsman Roan, set out for a new journey across the Rune-Midgard Kingdom. They are joined by the merchant Maya, the magician Takius, the hunter Judia and their old companion, the assassin Iruga. However it seems all is not well in this world, especially since Keough, who was believed to be dead, starts appearing to them once again...

Episode: 26 + 1 ONA

Original Run
Series: April 6, 2004 – September 29, 2004
ONA: December 9, 2016

Studio: G&G Entertainment

Le Portrait de Petit Cossette コゼットの肖像 (Kozetto no Shōzō)

Alternative Name: 柯塞特的肖像 (Kē Sāi Tè De Xiào Xiàng)

Genre: Romance, Psychological, Horror, Drama, Supernatural, 

               Ghosts/Spirits, Gothic, Mystery

Description: 

The series focuses on Eiri Kurahashi, a college art student who works in an antique shop. One day, he sees the image of a girl in an antique glass. To his shock, she appears to be moving and living out her life before his eyes. He becomes infatuated with the girl, and one night at midnight, he somehow makes contact with her. He learns that her name is Cossette, and that she was an aristocrat's daughter during the 18th century. She reveals to him that her spirit has been entrapped within the glass because the artist Marcello Orlando murdered her. She tells Eiri that, in order to set her free, a man must be willing to take upon himself punishment for the sins Marcello committed.

As the series progresses, Eiri is tortured mentally and physically by Cossette, who demands that he prove his professed love for her. It is revealed that Eiri is the reincarnation of Marcello, and that Cossette is becoming as infatuated with him as he is with her. Also depicted are the efforts of the women in Eiri's life—relatives, friends, mentors, and the girl who secretly loves him—to free him from what is becoming apparent to them as a self-destructive path.

Episode: 3

Original Run: April 11, 2004 – December 22, 2004

Studio: Daume

RahXephon ラーゼフォン (Rāzefon)

Alternative Name: 翼神传说 (Yì Shén Chuán Shuō)

Genre: Mecha, Drama, Romance, Action, Magic, Mystery, Psychological,

               Romance, Sci-Fi, Military, Alternative Version

Description: 

In a world where time passes at a crawl and the blood of your neighbor runs blue, 17 year old high school student, Ayato Kamina goes about his daily life within Tokyo Jupiter oblivious to the world around him, having been educated with the fact that the all civilization but Tokyo has been destroyed. But all that changes when the mysterious civilization "MU" invades his home, raining destruction down from the sky in the form of strange monsters called Dolems. The events that occur next will lead Ayato to the mysterious woman named Reika Mishima, to the truth of their existence, the discovery of what and who he is, and to the powerful angelic robot RahXephon.

Episode: 26 + 1 OVA + 2 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run 

Series: January 21, 2002 – September 11, 2002  

OVA: August 7, 2003
Special: August 19, 2003 – February 19, 2004 

Alternative Version (Movie): April 19, 2003

Studio: Bones

Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~

Alternative Name: Phantom~幻灵镇魂曲 

                                       (Phantom~Huàn Líng Zhèn Hún Qū)

Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Psychological, Assassins, Crimes,

               Gunslingers, Tragedy

Description: 

A spate of mafia assassinations occurs in America, the work of the mysterious organization named Inferno. "Phantom" is their most strongest and capable assassin, however a lone tourist witnesses Phantom's latest act of murder. He unwittingly exposes the top assassin's true identity, a young girl named Ein. Witnesses are usually killed, but the man is captured and taken to be brainwashed into "Zwei", Inferno's newest assassin, with no memory of who he is. From this point on, Zwei is drawn into a world of conspiracy, deceit and violence.

Episode
Series: 26 episodes + 9 Special
Alternative Version (OVA): 3 episodes

Original Run  
Series: April 2, 2009 – September 24, 2009
Alternative Version (OVA): February 27, 2004 – November 26, 2004 
Special: July 24, 2009 – February 25, 2010 

Studio: Bee Train / Arcs Create (OVA)

Gokusen ごくせん

Alternative Name: 极道鲜师 (Jí Dào Xiān Shī)

Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Crimes, School, Slice of Life, Yakuza,

               Delinquents

Description: 

Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi enters Shirokin Gakuen Private School to become a math teacher. She's assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4, populated by a gang of delinquents. At first, the class tries everything to rattle her cage, but to no avail. In a short period of time, Yankumi gains the respect of the class. But what the school doesn't know is that she's the heir to the Oedo Group, a powerful Yakuza clan. So while Yankumi struggles to excel in her career as a teacher, she must also keep her Yakuza background a secret.

Episode: 13

Original Run: January 6, 2004 – March 30, 2004

Studio: Madhouse

Television Drama
Season 1: April 1, 2002 – July 3, 2002 (12 Episodes)
Season 2: January 15, 2005 –  March 19, 2005 (10 Episodes)
Season 3: April 19, 2008 – June 28, 2008 (11 Episodes)

Live-Action Film: March 26, 2008; July 11, 2009

Yumeria ゆめりあ

Alternative Name: 真實夢境 (Zhēn Shí Mèng Jìng)

Genre: Adventure, Harem, Comedy, Magical Boy/Girl, Fantasy, Romance,
               Ecchi, Superpowers, Action, Dreams, Fanservice

Description: 

On his 16th birthday, Tomokazu Mikuri had a realistic dream where he sees a girl battling a giant floating monstrosity. When he wakes up, he is surprised that the girl is actually sleeping next to him…

Whenever he sleeps from now on, he ends up back at the dream world, and more and more people that he knows keep showing up there too. He finds out from a mysterious masked woman in the dream world named Silk that they are fighting against one named Faydoom, and he is the one who provides the powers to those girls so that they can fight these monsters. And so it goes...

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 8, 2004 – March 25, 2004

Studio: Studio Deen

Detective School Q 探偵学園Q (Tantei Gakuen Kyū)

Alternative Name: 侦探学园Q (Zhēn Tàn Xué Yuán Q)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Polices/Detectives, Crimes

Description: 

The Dan Detective School is a Japanese detective school permitted by the government. Kyu, an ordinary boy with big dreams to become detective, attends the school as a member of Q Class along with Megu, the girl with photographic memory; Kazuma, the computer genius kid; Kinta, the strong; and the mysterious Ryu. Together they solve many cases which bring them to face Pluto, the crime organization which should have been destroyed by Dan Morihiko.

Episode: 45

Original Run:  April 15, 2003 – March 20, 2004

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Television Drama: July 3, 2007 – September 11, 2007 (11 Episodes)

Flame of Recca 烈火の炎 (Rekka no Honō)

Alternative Name: 烈火之炎 (Liè Huǒ Zhī Yán)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Tournaments, 
               Ninjas, Comedy, School, Martial Arts, Superpowers, Magic,

               Developing Power

Description: 

Recca is a boy living in the modern world, only he seems drawn to following the ways of the ninja. On the day he befriends a girl named Yanagi who has a mysterious power of healing, he is confronted and challenged by a Dark Priestess. This battle leads Recca to discover a strange power within himself. Afterwards, he finds that not only is his past and destiny not as crystal clear as he had thought, but there are others with powers practicing the way of the ninja who challenge him one after another.

Episode: 42 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 19, 1997 – July 10, 1998 
Special: June 10, 2004

Studio: Studio Pierrot