Karneval カーニヴァル (Kānivaru)

Alternative Name: 狂欢节 (Kuáng Huān Jié)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Circus, Bishounen, Sci-Fi, 

               Mutants, Special Abilities, Secret Agents/Spies, Adventure

Description: 

Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country's most powerful defense organization, "Circus". The Circus is a Defense organization that works for the government. They perform raids to capture criminals and solve crimes that the Security force otherwise cannot handle. After their raids, they put on shows as an apology for scaring the citizens. Their group consists of the strongest, most capable fighters that use a special type of bracelet, known as Circus I.D., to fight.

Episode: 13 + 11 Special + 1 OVA

Original Run

Series: April 3, 2013 – June 26, 2013

Special: June 21, 2013 – November 22, 2013

OVA: October 25, 2012

Studio: Manglobe

Xam'd: Lost Memories 亡念のザムド (Bōnen no Zamudo)

Alternative Name: 亡念之扎姆德 (Wáng Niàn Zhī Zhā Mǔ Dé)

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Mutants, Shapeshifting, 
              Superpowers, War, Mecha, Military, Action, Transformation

Description: 

Sentan Island exists in a state of dreamlike tranquility, surrounded by the Yuden Sea, cut off from the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone. Akiyuki Takehara lives on Sentan Island along with his mother Fusa. Despite his mother's strained relationship with his father, Ryuzo, the town doctor, the bond between father and son remains strong.

One day the island's tranquility is shattered, when Akiyuki, along with his best friends Haru and Furuichi, are caught up in an explosion on a school bus. The explosion produces a mysterious light which enters Akiyuki's arm. With no time to understand what has happened, Akiyuki is transformed into a creature called Xam'd. As Xam'd, Akiyuki uses his newfound powers to fight off monstrous invading forces to save Haru, only to be stopped by a mysterious girl who offers him a choice: come with her and live, or stay and turn to stone. Accepting her offer, Akiyuki embarks on a journey of discovery that will take him to new lands, and help him understand the connection between himself and the world of Xam'd.

Episode: 26

Original Run: July 16, 2008 – February 3, 2009

Studio: Bones

Elfen Lied エルフェンリート (Erufen Rīto)

Genre: Drama, Harem, Horror, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi,   
               Amnesia, Gore, Multiple Personality, Mutants, Tragedy, Action

Description: 

The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: July 25, 2004 – October 17, 2004

Special: April 21, 2005

Studio: Arms