Galilei Donna ガリレイドンナ

Alternative Name: 伽利略少女 (Jiā Lì Lüè Shào Nǚ)

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Romance, Adventure,
               Bounty Hunters, Mecha, Tragedy, Time Travel

Description: 

In 2061, global warming is a thing of the past as a new ice age covers the world. Hozuki, Hazaki, and Kazaki Ferrari, three descendents of Galileo, live in Tuscany. A mysterious organization is searching for the "Galilei Donna," and put out an international arrest warrant for the three sisters. The sisters must put aside their differences to join forces in fighting the organization and learning their true destiny.

Episode: 11

Original Run: October 10, 2013 – December 19, 2013

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Umineko: When They Cry うみねこのなく頃に (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)

Alternative Name: 海猫鸣泣之时 (Hǎi Māo Bēi Míng Qì Zhī Shí)

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Magic, Drama, Romance, Horror, 
               Psychological, Supernatural, Tragedy, Wizards/Witches, 

               Metafiction, Alternative Version, Death, Gore

Description: 

On 4 October 1986, Kinzo Ushiromiya, the head of a wealthy family, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, a secluded island, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo's assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo's servants, and his personal physician. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people begin to be mysteriously murdered.

Episode: 26 + 26 Special

Original Run
Series: July 2, 2009 – December 24, 2009
Special : October 23, 2009 –  October 24, 2010

Studio: Studio Deen

Masque of the Wolf おおかみかくし (Ōkami Kakushi)

Alternative Name: 神隐之狼 (Shén Yǐn Zhī Láng)

Genre: Horror, Magic, Supernatural, Occult, School, Wolves, Mystery, 

               Drama, Psychological, Thriller, Village

Description: 

Kuzumi Hiroshi moves with his crippled sister and his father to the remote city of Jouga, which is famous for its hassaku citrus and the rumors that a species of enormous wolves once lived in the area. While some of the residents are more than friendly, when people begin to vanish suddenly, it becomes apparent that something sinister is afoot...

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 7, 2010 – March 25, 2010

Studio: AIC

Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorum 神々の悪戯 ~Ludere deorum~ (Mischief of the Gods)

Alternative Name: 諸神的惡作劇 (Zhū Shén De È Zuò Jù)

Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Drama, Bishounen, Reverse Harem, 

               Isekai, Gods/Goddesses/Deities, Mythology

Description: 

Yui Kusanagi is ordered by Zeus, a god and the headmaster of a school he created, to teach the meaning of love to young and handsome gods. The reason he has for doing this is to cancel the negative effects of the weakening bond between the world of the divine and the world of the humans.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 5, 2014 – June 22, 2014

Studio: Brain's Base

A Town Where You Live 君のいる町 (Kimi no Iru Machi)

Alternative Name: 小镇有你 (Xiǎo Zhèn Yǒu Nǐ)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Harem, Love Triangle, Slice of Life

Description: 

Haruto moves to Tokyo to live with his older sister in order to attend highschool there and be closer to his girlfriend, Yuzuki. The two of them have been having a complex long distance relationship ever since she moved away from Hiroshima. However, when he arrives he doesn't get the welcome he expected. Instead he's mistaken for a prowler and assaulted by his new neighbor with a baseball bat and his girlfriend is doing her best to avoid him.

Episode: 12 + 2 OVA + 2 OVA

Original Run

Series: July 13, 2013 – September 28, 2013

OVA: March 16, 2012 – June 15, 2012 
OVA: January 17, 2014 – March 17, 2014

Studio: Gonzo / Tatsunoko Production (Tasogare Kousaten)

No-Rin のうりん (Nourin)

Alternative Name: 农林 (Nóng Lín)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Agricultural, Fanservice, 

               Parody, School, School Life

Description: 

The sudden retirement of the famous idol Yuka Kusakabe from the entertainment business shocks the world and devastates her biggest fan, teenager Kosaku Hata. His classmates at the Tamo Agriculture School manages to get him out of his depression and bring him out of his room to attend his classes. But to everyone's surprise, Yuka Kusakabe--her stage name--comes into their class under the name Ringo Kinoshita as a transfer student. Kosaku realizes he has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get to personally know his dream girl and, together with his group of friends, try to find out why she came to the agricultural school and become more than just classmates.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 10, 2014 – March 29, 2014

Studio: SILVER LINK.

Outbreak Company: Moeru Shinryakusha アウトブレイク・カンパニー 萌える侵略者 (Autobureiku Kanpanī: Moeru Shinryakusha)

Alternative Name: 萌萌侵略者 OUTBREAK COMPANY 

                                       (Méng Méng Qīn Lüè Zhě OUTBREAK COMPANY)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life, NEET, Otaku, Isekai, Parody

Description: 

Shinichi Kanou is a young secluded Otaku who is offered a job thanks to his vast knowledge of anime, video games and manga and just after meeting his new employer, he is kidnapped, awakening in an alternate world with a fantasy setup. Shinichi then is informed that he was in fact selected by the Japanese government to help improve his country's relations with this new world by establishing a company to spread the unique products of the Japanese culture to this new, unexplored market.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 3, 2013 – December 19, 2013

Studio: feel.

Pale Cocoon ペイル・コクーン (Peiru Kokūn)

Alternative Name: 苍之茧 (Cāng Zhī Jiǎn)

Genre: Sci-Fi, Post-Apocalyptic, Drama

Description: 

A future where the continuity of history has broken off, a world of enormous ruins that continues endlessly. Oceans and continents have vanished, existing only within the archives brought up from the remains. Ura works in the Archive Excavation Department, which restores and analyzes the data left behind. One day, he finds a disturbing visual record...

Episode: 1

Original Run: January 18, 2006

Studio: Studio Rikka

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

Holy Knight ホーリーナイト (Hōrī Naito)

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Psychological , Romance, Ecchi, Fanservice, 

               Harem, School, Vampires

Description: 

This story centers around a timid orphan named Mizumura who goes to a missionary school in Tokyo. His seemingly normal life changes when a beautiful half-human Romanian girl named Lilith suddenly transfers into his school. Mizumura discovers that he is actually a vampire hunter and the successor of the Romyuarudo lineage.

Episode: 2

Original Run: March 21, 2012 – May 25, 2012

Studio: Lilix

PES: Peace Eco Smile PES ピースエコスマイル

Genre: Slice of Life, Outer Space

Description: 

A collaborative effort between the Japanese automaker and Japanese anime company Studio 4°C, PES: Peace Eco Smile is a new web promotional anime series that centers around PES, a traveller from space, and NaSuBi, a mysterious life-form who is enamored by the charm of Earth. The car of choice for these strangers in a new world? The Prius, particularly the Prius Liftback and Prius C hatchback. These two hybrids seem to be as much a part of this series as the two main characters are. A Lexus LFA (likely the ride of the antagonist) and the Toyota Camry hybrid also have a role to play.

Each anime short in the campaign will be three to four minutes long and will be posted on Toyota's specially-dedicated website.

Episode: 7 + 1 ONA

Original Run
Series: May 25, 2012 – Aug 17, 2012
ONA: May 23, 2012

Studio: Studio 4°C

Pupa ピューパ (Pyūpa)

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Psychological, Gore, Monsters, 

Description: 

Growing up with an abusive father, Utsutsu is highly protective of his younger sister Yume. One day, Yume sees a red butterfly and contracts the strange Pupa virus. She begins to sprout grotesque wings and to indiscriminately attack both animals and humans. Hoping to find a way to stop the advance of the virus, Utsutsu seeks out Maria, a researcher who knows the secret of Pupa. He decides to sacrifice his own body as live bait for the sake of saving Yume.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 9, 2014 – March 28, 2014

Studio: Studio Deen

Thermae Romae テルマエ・ロマエ (Terumae Romae)

Alternative Name: 罗马浴场 (Luó Mǎ Yù Chǎng)

Genre: Comedy, Time Travel

Description: 

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time.

Each subsequent chapter follows Lucius facing some sort of a problem, just to be swept to Japan once again. He visits modern bath houses, personal baths, waterparks, fertility festivals, and even zoos. There, he always happens to find the inspiration to solve the exact problem he has been tasked with.

Episode: 3 + 3 special + 11 ONA

Original Run 
Series: January 12, 2012 – January 26, 2012
Special: April 20, 2012

ONA: March 28, 2022

Studio: Gonzo & DLE / DLE (Special)/ NAZ (ONA)

Live-Action Film: April 28, 2012 & April 26, 2014

Hyperdimension Neptunia 超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ (Chōjigen Geimu Neputyūnu)

Alternative Name: 超次元游戏 海王星 (Chāo Cì Yuán Yóu Xì Hǎi Wáng Xīng)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Fanservice, Moe, Transformation

Description: 

After having fought over Share energy for many years, the Goddesses signed a treaty which forbids each from taking Share energy from the other using forceful means. As a result of Neptune's laziness, Planeptune's shares steadily decline, and Histoire sends Neptune off to find a way to remedy the situation.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 3 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 12, 2013 – September 27, 2013
OVA: March 26, 2014
OVA: July 8, 2019

Studio: David Production / Okuruto Noboru (3 OVA)

Ginban Kaleidoscope 銀盤カレイドスコープ (Ginban Kareidosukōpu)

Alternative Name: 银盘万花筒 (Yín Pán Wàn Huā Tǒng)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Sport, Ghosts/Spirits,

               Skating

Description: 

16-year old Sakurano Tazusa is a Japanese figure ice-skater who considers herself to be worth $10 billion in beauty. While executing her moves in the Women's Figure Skating Grand Prix, she stumbled and landed badly, hence resulting in her loss in the competition. At the same time, in the same city, a Canadian youth by the name of Pete Pumps was performing an air stunt when his plane crashes and he dies. Tazusa starts to hear a strange voice and realizes that the Canadian ghost now resides in her body. After futile attempts to get rid of Pete, Tazusa decides to get accustomed to his presence and in the meantime, improve on her techniques in order to get selected for the Olympics.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 8, 2005 – December 24, 2005  

Studio: Karaku

Battle Girls~Time Paradox~ 戦国乙女～桃色パラドックス～ (Sengoku Otome - Momoiro Paradox)

Alternative Name: 战国少女～桃色异传～ 

                                      (Zhàn Guó Shào Nǚ ~Táo Sè Yì Chuán~)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Historical, Samurais, Yuri, 
               Action, Ninjas, Onmyouji, Superpowers, Isekai, Gender Switch

Description: 

Modern-day middle school girl, Hideyoshi, is mysteriously hurled into a world resembling the warring states period of Japanese history, only this time it's inhabited only by women. This world's Oda Nobunaga is gathering the legendary Crimson Armor so she can rule the world, and for some reason needs Hideyoshi's help to do it.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 5, 2011 – June 28, 2011

Studio: TMS Entertainment

Ghost Stories 学校の怪談 (Gakkō no Kaidan)

Alternative Name: 学校怪谈 (Xué Xiào Guài Tán)

Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Comedy, Mystery, Ghosts/Spirits, School, 
               Demons, Detectives,  

Description: 

Ghost Stories tells the tale of Satsuki Miyanoshita, who moves with her family to the hometown of her deceased mother. On her first day of school, Satsuki; her brother Keiichirou, a first-grader; their neighbor Hajime Aoyama; Momoko Koigakubo, an older schoolmate; and Leo Kakinoki, a classmate and friend of Hajime's with a penchant for the paranormal visit the abandoned school building adjacent the current school complex and discover that the building is haunted.

It is soon after revealed that Satsuki's mother was responsible for sealing several ghosts who haunted not only the school but also the town, and now they are released due to the urbanization taking place in the surrounding area. Satsuki's mother left behind a book detailing how to exorcise the ghosts once and for all. In her first confront, Satsuki faces a demon called Amanojaku, but in the process Amanojaku is sealed within Satsuki's pet cat, Kaya. Although Amanojaku does not want to help Satsuki at first, the danger soon threatens to envelop the town and it is left up to Satsuki, her friends and Amanojaku to stop the ghosts.

Episode: 19 + 1 OVA + 2 Special

Original Run
Series: October 22, 2000 – March 24, 2001
OVA: August 24, 2001
Special: November 15, 2000 – January 3, 2001

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Guardian Hearts がぁーでぃあんHearts

Alternative Name: 守护之心 (Shǒu Hù Zhī Xīn)

Genre: Comedy, Magic, Romance, Fanservice, Harem, Magical Girl, 

               Ecchi, Action, Fantasy

Description: 

Hina a guardian heart accidently shows her true identy one day to a boy she then starts living with him, but many other girls start living with him for the same reason, even if the girls see it as a accident , it seem to be intentinal.

Episode: 6 + 4 

Original Run

Season 1: May 23, 2003 – November 28, 2003

Season 2: January 28, 2005 – March 25, 2005

Studio: Venet

Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil ウィザード・バリスターズ〜弁魔士セシル (Wizādo Barisutāzu - Benmashi Seshiru)

Alternative Name: WIZARD BARRISTERS弁魔士塞西尔 

                                       (WIZARD BARRISTERS Biàn Mó Shì Sāi Xī Ěr)

Genre: Supernatural, Magic, Action, Crimes, Comedy, Wizards/Witches,
               Developing Power, Fighting, Mecha, Conspiracy, Superpowers, 
               Sci-Fi

Description: 

In 2018, humans and wizards live together in Tokyo. Police continue to protect order in society, but wizards are tried according to magical law, in special courts defended by wizard barristers. At age seventeen, Cecile has just become the youngest wizard barrister, and begins work at the Butterfly Law Offices. While she hasn't realized it yet, she has tremendous magical potential.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 12, 2014 – March 30, 2014

Studio: Arms

No Game No Life ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (Nōgēmu Nōraifu)

Alternative Name: NO GAME NO LIFE 游戏人生 

                                       (NO GAME NO LIFE Yóu Xì Rén Shēng)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Ecchi, Games, NEET, Parody,

               Isekai, Sci-Fi, Board Games, Psychological

Description: 

Genius gamer siblings (plus being NEET & hikikomori) Sora and Shiro are known as the undefeatable “__” (blank). Their talents and skills are so good they are considered as urban legend. One day, a young boy named Tet appears before them, claiming to be the “God” of another dimension where Sora and Shiro are summoned to, in which no violence is allowed and everything is decided by a game. Of the 16 different races residing in this world, “Humanity” is the weakest. After having the vast majority of their lands captured by the other races and being driven to the brink of extinction, Sora and Shiro challenge these one-of-a-kind battles of the intellectual powers in order to save Humanity.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run
Series: April 19, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Special: June 25, 2014 – November 26, 2014
Movie: July 15, 2017

Studio: Madhouse