Showing posts with label Tragic Past. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tragic Past. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 June 2019

Violet Evergarden ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン (Vaioretto Evāgāden)



Alternative Name: 莉特·伊芙加登 (Wēi Ěr Lì Tè·Yī Fú Jiā Dēng)


Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Military, Steampunk, Tragic Past, War, 
               Letters, Romance

Description: 

A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work of “Auto Memories Dolls”, who carry people's thoughts and convert them into words. Violet begins her journey as an Auto Memories Doll, and comes face to face with various people's emotions and differing shapes of love. There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than anyone else. She does not yet know their meaning but she searches to find it.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special+ 2 Movies + 3 ONA + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: January 11, 2018 – April 5, 2018
Special: July 4, 2018
Movie: September 6, 2019
Movie: September 18, 2020
ONA: February 2, 2018 - April 24, 2020
Special: October 29, 2021

Studio: Kyoto Animation

Wednesday, 7 June 2017

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

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

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Unbreakable Machine-Doll 機巧少女は傷つかない (Mashin-Dōru wa Kizutsukanai)



Alternative Name: 機巧少女不會受傷 (Jī Qiǎo Shào Nǚ Bù Huì Shòu Shāng)

 

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Drama, Puppeteers, 
               Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Tournaments, Fanservice, 
               School, Steampunk, Tragic Past, Human Experimentation, 
               Living Dolls

Description: 

It is the early 20th century, and Raishin Akabane is a student puppeteer from Japan, who has come to the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machine Arts in England to study the emerging field of Machinart: a combination of magic and technology with military applications. He is accompanied by a girl named Yaya, who is actually his Automaton: a living machine doll powered by magical circuits specialized in hand-to-hand combat. In the Academy, there is a combat tournament exclusive to the Top 100 students and their automata, to decide who shall be bestowed with the title of "Wiseman", the greatest puppeteer.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special

Original Run:
Series: October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
Special: December 25, 2013 – May 28, 2014

Studio: Lerche