Starry☆Sky スターリースカイ (Sutārī Sukai)

Alternative Name: 星座彼氏 (Xīng Zuò Bǐ Shì)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Bishounen, Reverse Harem,  

                School

Description: 

 

The heroine, Tsukiko, enrolled to a school that was recently changed from all-boys school to co-ed. Since the area where the school is conveniently rural and the rather exclusive curriculums the school has, up until now the heroine is the only one female who enrolled to the school.

Episode: 26

 

Original Run: December 23, 2010 – June 16, 2011

Studio: Studio Deen

 

Hetalia - Axis Powers ヘタリア Axis Powers

Alternative Name: 义呆利 Axis Powers (Yì Dāi Lì Axis Powers)

Genre: Comedy, Bishounen, Historical, Moe, Parody, Shounen-Ai, Magic

Description: 

Italy, once home of the strongest empire in the world, has changed. This is the story of Italy, now a cowardly pasta-loving fool, and his friends (other personified countries of the world) as they live through strange moments in world history.

Episode

Season 1-2: 52 Episodes + 1 Movie + 1 OVA

Season 3-4: 48 Episodes + 4 Specials

Season 5: 20 Episodes + 4 Specials + 1 OVA

Season 6: 15 Episodes + 3 Specials + 1 OVA

Season 7:  12 Episodes +  3 Specials 

Original Run

Season 1-2: January 24, 2009 – March 5, 2010

Movie: June 5, 2010

OVA: May 25, 2010

Season 3-4: March 26, 2010 – March 11, 2011

Special: March 25, 2011 – September 24, 2012

Season 5: January 25, 2013 – June 21, 2013

Special: April 24, 2013 – October 30, 2013

OVA: February 26, 2014

Season 6: July 3, 2015 – October 9, 2015

Special: October 28, 2015 – December 25, 2015

OVA: February 24, 2016

Season 7: April 1, 2021 – June 17, 2021

Special: July 28, 2021

Studio: Studio Deen

The Qwaser of Stigmata 聖痕のクェイサー (Seikon no Qwaser)

Alternative Name: 聖痕鍊金士 (Shèng Hén Liàn Jīn Shì)

Genre: Action, Drama, Erotica, Romance, Supernatural, Tragic Past, Yuri,

               Ecchi, Fanservice, Fighting, Gothic, Lolita, School, Superpowers, 

Description: 

In St. Mikhailov Academy, Oribe Mafuyu meets a silver-haired boy called Alexander. He is a Qwaser, a being who can manipulate iron and draws his power from breast milk. A mystery surrounding an Icon transforms the academy into the setting for conflict between the various different Qwaser.

Episode

Season 1: 24 Episodes + 1 OVA + 16 Special

Season 2: 12 Episodes + 4 Special

Original Run

Season 1: January 9, 2010 – June 19, 2010

OVA: October 20, 2010

Special: April 21, 2010 – November 24, 2010

Season 2: April 11, 2011 – June 28, 2011

Special: July 6, 2011 – October 5, 2011

Studio: Hoods Entertainment

Hellsing ヘルシング (Herushingu)

Alternative Name: 皇家国教骑士团 (Huáng Jiā Guó Jiào Qí Shì Tuán)

Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Supernatural, Shapeshifting, Vampires, 

               Gore, Military, Alternative Version

Description: 

Hellsing follows the antiheroic vampire, Alucard, and a police girl-turned-vampire, Seras Victoria, two vampires employed by the vampire-extermination group of England, the Hellsing Organization. Slowly but surely, through their active duty, they find a new breed of vampires beginning to arise.

Episode

Series: 13 Episodes + 1 Special

Alternative Version: 10 Episodes + 3 Special + 1 OVA

Original Run

Special: 2000

Series: October 10, 2001 – January 16, 2002

OVA: January 22, 2006

Alternative Version: February 10, 2006 – December 26, 2012
Special: July 27, 2011 – December 26, 2012

Studio: Gonzo / Madhouse, Satelight & Graphinica (Alternative Version) / 

                 Satelight (OVA)

Heaven's Memo Pad 神様のメモ帳 (Kamisama no Memochou)

Alternative Name: 神的记事本 (Shén De Jì Shì Běn)

Genre: Mystery, Detectives, Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Crimes, 

               Conspiracy, NEET, Secret Agents/Spies, Yakuza

Description: 

Narumi Fujishima is an ordinary high school boy who remains isolated from his fellow classmates. One afternoon fellow classmate Ayaka Shinozaki invites Narumi to join the gardening club and introduces him to a reclusive detective named Alice. Alice hires Narumi as an assistant and puts him to work solving the strange mysteries of Angel fix, an illegal drug. Little does he know it could put him and Ayaka in serious trouble.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 2, 2011 – September 24, 2011

Studio: J.C.Staff

Freezing フリージング (Furījingu)

Alternative Name: 零度战姬 (Líng Dù Zhàn Jī)

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Ecchi, Fanservice, Harem, Superpowers,

               Tournaments, Transformation

Description: 

Set in a slightly futuristic world where Earth has been invaded and is at war with aliens from another dimension called the Nova, the story follows the adventures of a Japanese boy named Kazuya Aoi who enrolls for training at a special school for genetically modified girls called Pandoras who battle the aliens, and their male partners, called Limiters, who use a special power called "freezing" to limit their opponent's mobility. The protagonist makes the acquaintance of an unusual older girl named Bridgette L. Satellizer who appears to be the most powerful Pandora in her class, but has not yet chosen a male partner to be her Limiter, and in spite of the warnings of all his friends, he decides to be her Limiter.

Episode

Season 1: 12 episodes + 6 Special

Season 2: 12 episodes + 6 Special

Original Run

Season 1: January 8, 2011 – April 7, 2011

Special: March 30, 2011 – August 24, 2011

Season 2: October 4, 2013 – December 20, 2013

Special: December 25, 2013 – May 28, 2014

Studio: A.C.G.T.

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

Alternative Name: 萤火之森 (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

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)

From Up on Poppy Hill コクリコ坂から (Kokuriko-Zaka Kara)

Alternative Name: 来自虞美人之坡 (Lái Zì Yú Měi Rén Zhī Pō)

Genre: Romance, Slice of Life, School, Historical

Description: 

Umi Matsuzaka, the eldest sibling in a close-knit family of five, raises a pair of signal flags everyday at her seaside house in Yokohama Bay without fail in anticipation of the return of her father, who went missing in action during the Korean War. In school, Umi finds herself involved in a student movement seeking to prevent the demolition of an old club house. In the process, she falls in love with the newspaper club member Shun Kazama, only to find out that they might be related by blood.

Original Run: July 17, 2011

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Katte ni Kaizō かってに改藏

Alternative Name: 妄想改造人改藏 (Wàng Xiǎng Gǎi Zào Rén Gǎi Cáng)

Genre: Action, Dark Comedy, Sci-Fi, School, Comedy

Description: 

Kaizo Katsu is an odd teenager who believes he is a cyborg saved by his classmate Suzu Saien. He thinks she is a scientist and that his classmate Chitan Tsubouchi is her underling. Former student of a school for geniuses, Kaizo and all other students from there became extremely eccentric after a catastrophe that destroyed the academy.

Episode: 6 episodes + 3 Specials

Original Run

Series: May 23, 2011 – October 26, 2011

Special: May 25, 2011 – October 26, 2011

Studio: Shaft

Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth 异国迷路のクロワーゼ (Ikoku Meiro no Croisee)

Alternative Name: 异国迷宫的十字路口

                                       (Yì Guó Mí Gōng De Shí Zì Lù Kǒu)

Genre: Adventure, Slice of Life, Historical

Description: 

In the 19th century, a small Japanese girl named Yune arrives at Paris. She has traveled to France with Oscar Claudel to work at his shop, Enseignes du Roy. There she meets his grandson, Claude Claudel, a blacksmith who makes street signs for stores. Caught in a whole new cultural experience, both Yune and Claude learn a lot from each other while they try to keep the shop open despite the declining number of customers at the Galerie du Roy. Once a popular marketplace, many nearby businesses are closing as they are all engulfed by the waves of change.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 7 Specials + 6 Specials

Original Run

Series: July 4, 2011 – September 19, 2011

Special: July 29, 2011

Ikoku Meiro no Croisee: Yune & Alice: September 21, 2011 – March 21, 2012

Ikoku Meiro no Croisee Picture Drama: October 26, 2011 – March 21, 2012

Studio: Satelight

Break Blade ブレイク ブレイド (Bureiku Bureido)

Alternative Name: 破刃之剑 (Pò Rèn Zhī Jiàn)

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mecha, Military, War

Description: 

In the continent of Cruzon, an impending war between the Kingdom of Krisna and the nation of Athens is brimming. The people of this land are able to use quartz for whatever purpose they desire. Yet one person, Rygart Arrow, is not. He is an "un-sorcerer," a person unable to use quartz. But this characteristic will enable him to pilot an ancient Golem, one strong enough to put up a fight against the invading army of Athens.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 6 Movie 

Original Run

Series: April 6, 2014 – June 22, 2014
Special: August 26, 2014

Movie: May 29, 2010 – March 26, 2011

Studio: Production I.G & Xebec 

The World's Greatest First Love: Onodera Ritsu's Affair 世界一初恋 〜小野寺律の場合〜 (Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi: Onodera Ritsu no Baai)

Alternative Name: 世界第一初恋 (Shì Jiè Dì Yī Chū Liàn)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Editor, Erotica, Shounen-Ai/Yaoi, Workplace,

               Alternative Version

Description: 

Ritsu Onodera, a literary editor, resigns from his father's publishing company, due to his coworkers' jealousy of his success, claiming that he is simply riding his father's coattails. He applies for a position at Marukawa Publishing in order to move away from his father's shadow, but instead of his preferred department of literature he is placed in the infamous shōjo manga department, Emerald. He initially considers resigning, especially because he finds his new boss, Masamune Takano, intolerable and unnerving from the very beginning; however, Takano inadvertently convinces Onodera to stick with the job by calling him "useless," his pride forcing him to stay in order to prove his worth. Later, Onodera learns that Takano's old family name was Saga, and that he was an older schoolmate from high school that Onodera fell in love with and confessed to. It turns out Takano still has feelings for Onodera, and he tells him he will make him fall in love with him again. The series shows how Takano slowly achieves this goal, and the obstacles the two face.

There are also two other couples in this show; their stories are shown in later episodes. The characters follow Onodera's fellow editors: Hatori and his longtime friend (and manga artist he's in charge of) Yoshino, as well as Kisa and the attractive bookstore employee he has his eye on, Yukina.

An extra novel follows salesman and longtime friend of Takano's, Yokozawa, as he’s swept off his feet following a harsh breakup by attractive widower and single father Kirishima.

Episode

Season 1: 12 episodes + 2 OVA

Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 Movie + 1 Movie

Original Run
OVA: March 22, 2011 – September 27, 2011 

Season 1: April 9, 2011 – June 25, 2011

Season 2: October 7, 2011 – December 23, 2011 
Movie: March 14, 2014
Movie: March 15, 2014
Movie: February 21, 2020

Studio: Studio Deen

.hack//Sign

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Isekai,

               Virtual Reality, Romance, Online Game/MMORPG, Comedy, 

Description: 

Amidst a popular online role playing game in the near future, characters try to play out the goals they set for entertainment and passing of time. The World as the RPG is called is one with a setting of monsters, player characters and dungeons. Tsukasa is a detached and introverted character that has a number of mysteries about his player character. Many weird happenings seem to suround Tsukasa and his involvement in a rare item called 'The Key Of The Twilight' sparks Tsukasa'a meeting with different online characters and the befriending of their real life counterparts; All without ever meeting face to face in reality. What is strange about Tsukasa is that he can't seem to log out of The World. Subaru and Silver Knight of The Crimson Knights continue to look for proof of why Tsukasa can not log out or the existance of The Key Of The Twilight. Meanwhile Bear, Mimiru, and BT as Tsukasa's friends try to help him understand who he really is and how he can return to the real world.

Episode

Season 1: 26 episodes + 3 special

Alternate Setting OVA: 4 episodes

Season 2: 12 episodes + 1 special

Alternate Setting Season 3:  26 episodes + 1 Movie + 1 Special + 1 OVA

Alternate Setting OVA: 3 episodes + 3 Special

Movie: 1 episode

Special: 1 episode

Original Run

Season 1: April 4, 2002 – September 25, 2002

.hack//Intermezzo: March 28, 2003

.hack//Unison: October 24, 2003

.hack//Gift: November 16, 2003

.hack//Liminality: June 20, 2002 – April 20, 2003

Season 2: January 9, 2003 – March 27, 2003

Special: October 24, 2003

Alternate Setting Season 3:  April 6, 2006 – September 28, 2006

.hack//G.U. Trilogy: March 25, 2008

.hack//G.U. Returner: January 18, 2007

.hack//Quantum: January 28, 2011 – April 7, 2011

.hack//Beyond the World: January 21, 2012

.hack//Versus: The Thanatos Report: June 28, 2012

Studio: Bee Train / Kinema Citrus (Quantum) / 

                CyberConnect2 & Anima (Movie) /Anime (Thanatos Report)

Nanana's Buried Treasure 龙ヶ孃七々々の埋藏金 (Ryūgajō Nanana no Maizōkin)

Alternative Name: 龙娘七七七埋藏的宝藏

                                       (Lóng Niáng Qī Qī Qī Mái Cáng De Bǎo Zàng)

Genre: Adventure, Action, Supernatural, Romance, Comedy, Ghost/Spirit,

               Treasure Hunting, Drama, Puzzles, Games

Description: 

Disowned by his father, Jugo Yama has run away from home to the island of Nanae. He begins to live by himself, only to discover his room is haunted by the ghost of Nanana Ryugajo. She was murdered ten years ago, and her killer must be found before she can rest in peace. Before her death, Nanana collected things from all over the world and hid them throughout the island. Using the mysterious powers of these hidden items, they should be able to find the culprit. As Jugo begins his hunt for her collection, however, he discovers he's not the only person searching.

Episode: 11 + 1 Special + 6 Specials

Original Run
Series: April 10, 2014 – June 19, 2014
Special: December 26, 2011
Special: June 25, 2014 – November 26, 2014

Studio: A-1 Pictures

IS: Infinite Stratos インフィニット・ストラトス (Infinitto Sutoratosu)

Alternative Name: 无限斯特拉托斯 (Wú Xiàn Sī Tè Lā Tuō Sī)

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

               Fanservice, Harem, Mecha, School Life, Slice of Life

Description: 

Infinite Stratos (IS), a weaponized exoskeleton system, has become the dominant tool of warfare and conflict. Unfortunately for the men in society, only women are able to operate Infinite Stratos…with very few exceptions. One of those exceptions is Ichika Orimura, an orphan raised by his older sister, who is herself a famous IS pilot. When his compatibility with Infinite Stratos is discovered after he accidentally touches one at the age of 15, he is given a scholarship and enrolled in a school that specializes in training IS pilots, which means an interesting life surrounded by girls for this shy, unassuming boy.

Episode

Season 1: 12 episodes + 1 OVA

Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 OVA + 1 Special

Original Run

Season 1: January 6, 2011 – March 31, 2011

OVA: December 7, 2011

Season 2: October 3, 2013 – December 19, 2013

OVA 1: October 30, 2013

OVA 2: November 26, 2014 
Special: June 30, 2016

Studio: 8bit

Blood-C ブラッドシー

Genre: Action, Gore, Psychological, Supernatural, Horror, Monsters, 

               Vampires, Tragedy

Description: 

Saya is a seemingly normal girl living with her father in a shrine. During the day she goes to school and spends time with her friends at a local cafe. But when night falls Saya is called upon to protect her village from strange monsters.

Episode: 12 + 7 ONA + 2 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run

Series: July 8, 2011 – September 30, 2011

ONA: April 8, 2012 – October 7, 2012

Special: May 26, 2012 – May 30, 2012

Movie: June 2, 2012

Studio: Production I.G / Studio PuYUKAI (ONA)

Live-Action Film: August 26, 2017, October 13, 2018 & July 11, 2020

Maiden Spirit Zakuro おとめ妖怪 ざくろ (Otome Yōkai Zakuro)

Alternative Name: 半妖少女绮丽谭 (Bàn Yāo Shào Nǚ Qǐ Lì Tán)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Historical, Supernatural, Military,

              Demons, Twins, Ghosts/Spirits, Youkai/Monsters,

Description: 

Westernization, a time when humans and spirits coexist.

The modernization of Japan has begun. The Ministry of Spirit Affairs is established to resolve mysterious incidents involving the nation’s spirits. This ministry consists of representatives from both the human and spirit worlds. Zakuro, Susukihotaru, Bonbori, and Hozuki are all half-spirits who have been partnered with the second lieutenants Kei, Riken, and Ganryu. These half-spirit girls and the male second lieutenants are all assigned to Spirit Affairs in an effort to join forces and carry out any tasks given to them! 

Episode: 13 + 2 Special

Original Run

Series: October 5, 2010 – December 28, 2010

Special: November 24, 2010 – January 26, 2011

Studio: J.C.Staff