Showing posts with label Special Abilities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Special Abilities. Show all posts

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 + 13 ONA + 1 Special + 2 Special + 1 ONA

Season 2: 12 + 12 ONA + 1 OVA + 1 Special 

Season 3 : 16 

 

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 – March 31, 2022

OVA: September 25, 2022

Special: March 22, 2022

Season 3: October 14, 2024 – Ongoing


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


Thursday, 10 August 2017

Myriad Colors Phantom World 無彩限のファントム・ワールド (Musaigen no Phantom World)



Alternative Name: 无彩限的怪灵世界 (Wú Cǎi Xiàn De Guài Líng Shì Jiè)


Genre: Fantasy, Harem, Magic, Ecchi, Comedy, Action, Supernatural, 
               Monsters, Special Abilities

Description: 

In the near future, in a world born of human imagination, what humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called "phantoms." Haruhiko Ichijō, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai Kawakami, who fights phantoms with the ability "Spirit of Five Elements," Reina Izumi, who has the ability "Phantom Eater," and Koito Minase, who fights phantoms in solitude. They experience the ups and downs of high school life before a certain incident leads them to the truth of this world.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special + 7 Special

Original Run
Series: January 7, 2016 – March 31, 2016
Special: October 5, 2016
Special: April 6, 2016 – October 5, 2016

Studio: Kyoto Animation

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Hand Shakers ハンドシェイカー (Handosheikā)



Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, School, Fighting, Music, Special Abilities, Twins

Description: 

In Osaka in the year "AD20XX," Hand Shakers are partners who can summon "Nimrodes," weapons born from their deep psyche by joining hands. In order to grant the pair's wish, the Hand Shakers compete with and fight other Hand Shaker pairs. The top pair will then meet and challenge "God."

Episode
Season 1: 12 + 1 Special
Season 2: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run
Season 1: January 10, 2017 – March 28, 2017
Special: July 26, 2017
Season 2: January 5, 2019 – March 31, 2019
Special: February 27, 2019

Studio: GoHands

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Taboo Tattoo タブー・タトゥー



Alternative Name: 禁忌咒 (Jìn Jì Zhòu Wén)


Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts, Supernatural, 
               Superpowers, Mystery, Magic, Special Abilities, Fighting

Description: 

Justice Akatsuka (nickname Seigi) is a young man who is good at martial arts. Seigi rescues a homeless old man on the street one day from some thugs, and the man gives Seigi an object that imprints a tattoo on his palm. However, it is not an ordinary tattoo, but a special weapon that gives Seigi supernatural powers such as warping space-time. Seigi then meets a female American agent named Easy, whose duty is to recover the tattoos. Seigi decides to help her and gets wrapped up in a cross-national conspiracy. 

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 4, 2016 – September 19, 2016

Studio: J.C.Staff

Monday, 9 January 2017

Karneval カーニヴァル (Kānivaru)



Alternative Name: 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

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Inou Battle Within Everyday Life 異能バトルは日常系のなかで (Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de)



Alternative Name: 日常系的异能 (Rì Cháng Xì De Yì Néng Zhàn Dòu)


Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, School, Supernatural, Harem, 
               Superpowers, School Life, Special Abilities, Action, Fantasy

Description: 

Six months ago, the five-member literature club all awakened superpowers. Unfortunately this has not led to them having anything else interesting happen in their lives, like epic battles or saving the universe. They go about their ordinary lives, just happening to have superpowers, waiting for the call to battle to finally happen - assuming it ever comes at all.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 6, 2014 – December 22, 2014

Studio: Trigger

Friday, 14 October 2016

Laughing Under the Clouds 曇天に笑う (Donten ni Warau)



Alternative Name: 笑傲 (Xiào Ào Tán Tiān)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Onmyouji, Ninjas, 
               Historical, Samurais, Special Abilities, Ghosts/Spirits, Military

Description: 

In the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However, there were plenty who didn't like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the crime rates increased. The country's only solution was an inescapable lake prison. Since the prison had no other way to access it except by water, the three boys of the Kumo family were assigned to transport the criminals to their new "home".

Episode: 12 + 3 Movies + 2 ONA

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2014 – December 20, 2014
Movie: December 2, 2017
Movie: June 9, 2018
Movie: September 1, 2018
ONA: February 9, 2018
ONA: March 7, 2018

Studio: Doga Kobo / Wit Studio (Movies)

Live-Action FilmMarch 21, 2018

Friday, 2 September 2016

Arata: The Legend アラタカンガタリ 〜革神语〜 (Arata Kangatari)



Alternative Name: 革神 (Gé Shén Yǔ)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Superpowers, Isekai,
               Special Abilities

Description: 

Arata Hinohara is a high school boy who is bullied by an old friend from junior high. Arata is a boy born into a ruling clan in a mystical world. Strange circumstances cause the boys to switch places and force both to deal with situations far beyond their understanding.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special

Original Run
Series: April 9, 2013 – July 1, 2013
Special: June 21, 2013 – November 22, 2013

Studio: Satelight

Friday, 15 April 2016

Coppelion コッペリオン (Kopperion)



Alternative Name: 核爆默示 (Hé Bào Mò Shì Lù)


Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, 
               Comedy, Conspiracy, Military, Gunslingers, Assassins, 
               Special Abilities, Superpowers, Tragedy, Post-Apocalyptic, 

Description: 

Many years after a great tragedy killed 90% of the people in Japan, three girls arrive in the ruins of Tokyo. In the devastated capital, their unusually clean clothes set them apart. But that's not the only strange thing about them - they also each wield supernatural powers. They call themselves "Coppelion," and are on a mission to save the people of Tokyo.

Episode: 13

Original Run: October 2, 2013 – December 25, 2013

Studio: GoHands

Saturday, 3 October 2015

Chaika-The Coffin Princess 棺姫のチャイカ (Hitsugi no Chaika)



Alternative Name: 姬嘉依卡 (Guān Jī Jiā Yī Kǎ)


Genre: Action, Fantasy, Magic, Adventure, Dragons, Gunslingers, War, 
               Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Bounty Hunters, Conspiracy, 
               Historical, Monsters, Special Abilities, Romance

Description: 

Toru Acura is a 20-year-old retired soldier meandering through life now that the war has ended. He encounters Chaika Trabant, a 14-year-old sorceress carrying a coffin, and follows her in hopes of finding meaning to his life again. The two travel with Toru's adopted sister, Akari, the employed member of the group and thus Toru's source of income.

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes
Season 2: 10 Episodes + 1 OVA

Original Run
Season 1: April 9, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Season 2: October 8, 2014 – December 10, 2014
OVA: March 10, 2015

Studio: Bones

Sunday, 19 April 2015

Cuticle Detective Inaba キューティクル探偵因幡 (Kyūtikuru Tantei Inaba)



Alternative Name: Q探因幡 (Q Dì Zhēn Tàn Yīn Fān)


Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Werewolves, Polices/Detectives, 
              Body Switching, Cross-Dressing, Yakuza/Mafia, Crimes, Parody, 
              Special Abilities, 

Description: 

The story revolves around Hiroshi Inaba, a private detective, and part-wolf-part-human being who was created artificially. Hiroshi runs his own detective agency and solves cases with the help of his cross-dressing secretary Yuuta, and Kei, a "relatively normal" teenager. The plot centres on Hiroshi and the gang trying to arrest his arch-nemesis Don Valentino, a mastermind goat with a taste for money (literally).

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 14, 2013 – March 22, 2013

Studio: Zexcs

Saturday, 4 April 2015

Canaan カナン (Kanan)



Alternative Name: 迦南 (Jiā Nán)


Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Special Abilities, 
              Terrorism, Tragic Past, Human Experimentation,
              Genetic Modification, Assassins, Gunslingers

Description:
 

Two years ago, Shibuya was ravaged by a biological terrorist attack using the deadly Ua virus. Maria Osawa was saved when her father inoculated her against the virus, but is left with partial amnesia from the shock. She works as a cameraman when she reunites with a girl named Canaan in Shanghai, China. A gifted assassin with synesthesia, she is under orders from an unknown organization for a yet unspecified mission.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 14, 2009 – September 26, 2009
Special: February 26, 2010

Studio: P.A.Works

Friday, 5 October 2012

La storia della Arcana Famiglia アルカナ・ファミリア (Arukana Famiria)



Alternative Name: 魔力家族 (Mó Lì Jiā Zú)


Genre: Romance, Action, Tarot Cards, Comedy, Adventure, Drama, 
               Bishounen, Mafia, Reverse Harem, Special Abilities, 
               Supernatural

Description: 

Felicitá is the one-and-only daughter of the Papa of the organization, maybe even mafia, known as the Arcana Famiglia. The Famiglia is made up of people who have made contracts with the Arcane cards, and have received special abilities due to this. The Papa has decided it's time for him to retire and give up his seat to a new male who has control over an Arcane. To decide who in the "family" gets this seat, he calls for a tournament between Arcane users. To the winner, he promises the "Papa" seat, a wish of the winner's choice...and his daughter's hand in marriage. Refusing to accept this, Felicitá decides to fight to choose her own path, with her friends Liberta and Nova fighting for her freedom by her side.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 1, 2012 – September 16, 2012
OVA: March 27, 2013

Studio: J.C.Staff

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Towa no Quon トワノクオン (Towa no Kuon)



Alternative Name: 远之久远 (Yǒng Yuǎn Zhī Jiǔ Yuǎn)


Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural, Tragedy, Action, Special Abilities

Description: 

In a futuristic Tokyo, unique human beings who have awakened distinct powers are being hunted by a secret organization named Custos. Known as "Attractors", these exceptional humans are joining forces to defend themselves. They are led by a boy named Quon, an idealist who is determined to save all the Attractors he can.

Episode: 6

Original Run: June 18, 2011 – November 26, 2011

Studio: Bones