Blue Spring Ride アオハライド (Ao Haru Ride)

Alternative Name: 青春之旅 (Qīng Chūn Zhī Lǚ)

Genre: Romance, School, School Life, Love Triangle, Comedy, 

               Drama, Slice of Life

Description: 

Futaba is a girl who was in love with a boy named Kō Tanaka in middle school. However, after a misunderstanding, their relationship as friends ends when he transfers schools over summer vacation. In high school, her world is turned around once again when she meets Kō again, this time under the name of Kō Mabuchi.

Episode: 12 + 2 OVA 

Original Run

Series: July 8, 2014 – September 23, 2014

OVA: August 25, 2014 – December 12, 2014

Studio: Production I.G.

Television Drama

Season 1: September 22, 2023 – November 10, 2023 (6 Episodes)

Season 2: January 19, 2024 – February 23, 2024 (6 Episodes)

Live-Action Film: December 13, 2014

Sekirei セキレイ

Alternative Name: 鶺鴒女神 (Jí Líng Nǚ Shén)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Magic, Romance, Tournaments, 

               Ecchi, Fanservice, Harem, Superpowers, Fantasy

Description: 

Minato Sahashi is extremely intelligent, yet due to his inability to cope under pressure has failed the college entrance exam twice. As a result he has been branded an idiot and loser by many. One day after talking to his yet again disappointed mother he comes into contact with a girl named Musubi who was under attack. The girl runs but takes him with her and soon finds that Minato, while unknown to him, is an Ashikabi, one of the mysterious set of masters that have the genetic trait that can become partners with some of the 108 cute girls, buxom women, and bishōnen called "Sekirei". The reason for the partnership allows the Sekirei to use all their power to win in the competition held by the mysterious MBI Corporation.

Episode

Season 1: 12 episodes + 1 OVA

Season 2: 13 episodes + 1 OVA

Original Run

Season 1: July 2, 2008 – September 17, 2008
OVA: March 25, 2009

Season 2: July 4, 2010 – September 26, 2010
OVA: August 25, 2010

Studio: Seven Arcs

W~Wish W〜ウイッシュ〜

Alternative Name: 公主时间 (Gōng Zhǔ Shí Jiān)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Harem, School, 

               Fantasy

Description: 

Since the death of their parents years past, Junna and Senna have been living alone in the big house their parents left them. Together they attend Sakurahama Private High School, where several select girls obliviously use and abuse Junna for their own needs--Kishida Tomo, pretty and anti-social; the booksmart and efficient Iida Akino; Ohtori Tsubasa, head of the Help Club and highly in demand; Fujie Sana, cute as a button but with the intelligence of a box of rocks. And then there's the new girl, Inohara Haruhi--an old childhood friend of Junna's that's come to claim her "onii-chan" (brother). Strangely, Junna barely remembers Haruhi from his childhood...and Senna doesn't want him to.

Episode: 13 + 4 Special

Original Run

Series: October 7, 2004 – January 6, 2005

Special: February 25, 2005 – August 26, 2005

Studio: Trinet Entertainment & Picture Magic / Picture Magic (Special)

World Conquest Zvezda Plot 世界征服〜谋略のズヴィズダー〜 (Sekai Seifuku: Bōryaku no Zuvizudā)

Alternative Name: 世界征服～谋略之星～ 

                                      (Shì Jiè Zhēng Fú ~Móu Lüè Zhī Xīng~)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Superpowers, Sci-Fi

Description: 

Junior High student Jimon Asuta is in a fix. He had a big fight with his dad and was kicked out of the house. With no money and no place to live he shares the last of the food with an unusual little girl he encounters. It turns out she is Venera the Great, the leader of the secret organization Zvezda and committed to conquering the world. At first he thinks it is just a little girl's fantasy, but strange events with weird technology soon prove that Zvezda is, in fact, for real.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: January 11, 2014 – March 2, 2014

Special: October 15, 2014

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Coppelion コッペリオン (Kopperion)

Alternative Name: 核爆默示录 (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

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

Sankarea: Undying Love さんかれあ (Sankarea)

Alternative Name: 散华礼弥 (Sàn Huá Lǐ Mí)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Horror, Supernatural, Zombies, Fanservice, 

               Ecchi

Description: 

Chihiro Furuya, who loves zombies above all else, meets the sweet girl Rea Sanka by chance, and he ropes her into "resurrecting" his dead cat. But then Rea claims she actually has become a zombie, and asks him to take responsibility for it.

Episode: 12 + 2 OVA + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: April 5, 2012 – June 28, 2012

OVA: June 8, 2012 – November 9, 2012

Special: November 30, 2012

Studio: Studio Deen

Empty Can! アンキカ! (Akikan!)

Alternative Name: 空罐少女 (Kōng Guàn Shào Nǚ)

Genre: Comedy, Magic, Romance, Fanservice, Fighting, Harem

Description: 

Daichi Kakeru is a sixteen-year-old high school student who has never had a girlfriend. Little did he know that everything was about to change when he bought a melon soda on his way home from school. His first sip became his first kiss, as the can came to life in the form of a beautiful girl, whom he calls "Melon". The can is part of a government project called "Akikan", where certain empty cans turn into beautiful girls.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run

Series: January 3, 2009 – March 28, 2009

OVA: October 23, 2009

Studio: Brain's Base

Plastic Memories プラスティック・メモリーズ (Purasutikku Memorīzu)

Alternative Name: 可塑性记忆 (Kě Sù Xìng Jì Yì)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Androids, Tragedy

Description: 

In a future not too far away, androids that look exactly like humans begin to spread across the world. The android production company SA Corp. produced Giftia, a new kind of android that has the most amount of emotion and human-like qualities out of any other model ever seen. However, due to problems in technology, the androids have a service life, and once they pass that, it gets pretty bad. For this reason, SA Corp. creates a terminal service in order to retrieve Giftia that have gone past their service life. A new employee at the terminal service named Tsukasa Mizugaki forms a team with the Giftia Isla to retrieve the other androids.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 5, 2015 – June 28, 2015

Studio: Doga Kobo

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

Absolute Duo アブソリュート・デュオ (Abusoryūto Duo)

Alternative Name: 绝对双刃 (Jué Duì Shuāng Rèn)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Ecchi, Action, School, Supernatural,

               School Life

Description: 

Kōryō Academy is a school for students who has Blaze, a soul's power to create a weapon. However, Thor's Blaze is irregular. It creates a shield instead of a weapon. The academy uses a special Duo system, at which students forming pairs and living together. Thor ended up being Julie's partner, and it's uncommon for a boy and girl sharing a room together.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 4, 2015 – March 22, 2015

Studio: 8bit

Waramete: À la recherche du futur perdu 失われた未来を求めて (Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete)

Alternative Name: 尋找失去的未來 (Xún Zhǎo Shī Qù De Wèi Lái)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Time Travel, School, School Life

Description: 

The Astronomy Club of the protagonist Sou Akiyama is filled with the big names on campus. Just before the festival on October 1, the club receives a request from the student executive committee to calm the uneasiness among the students. There are reports of ghost sightings, accidents, sleeping sickness, and other mysterious incidents at the old building. When Yui Furukawa, a quiet girl who transferred late into the school, appears before Sou, the gears of fate slowly begin to move.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: October 4, 2014 – December 20, 2014

Special: August 29, 2015

Studio: feel.

Ōkami-san & Her Seven Companions オオカミさんと七人の仲间たち (Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi)

Alternative Name: 大神与七位伙伴 (Dà Shén Yǔ Qī Wèi Huǒ Bàn)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, School, Parody, Tsundere,

               School Life

Description: 

Ookami Ryouko is a spunky and, by some accounts, rather manly high school girl. She is tall, speaks in a traditionally masculine way and is very proficient in fighting. Ookami-san's best friend is the small and high-pitched voiced Akai Ringo. Incidentally, the two are rather flat-chested, a fact the Narrator (voiced by Arai "Kuroko" Satomi of Railgun fame) is all too eager to point out.

Ookami and Ringo are members of the Otogi Bank, a club in Otogi High School that assists students with their problems in return for their assistance on a different problem at a later date; thus the Otogi Bank is effectively a loan institute for problems where you can take out a loan for a solved problem but you have to repay it sooner or later.

The Otogi Bank is able to solve any problem and will go to any lengths to do so, often leading the members to danger or mayhem. Since most of the members of the club are female, another male is needed for the more dangerous assignments. Thus, the scopophobic (the fear of being looked at) Morino Ryoushi is inducted as a member, right after he confesses his love for Ookami...

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 1, 2010 – September 16, 2010

Studio: J.C.Staff

Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter シゴフミ ～Stories of Last Letter～

Alternative Name: 死后文 (Sǐ Hòu Wén)

Genre: Fantasy, Psychological, Thriller, Drama, Supernatural, Letters, 

               Magical Girl, Multiple Personality, Tragedy, Gunslinger, 

               Life After Death

Description: 

Fumika and Kanaka are mail carriers- but not the typical kind. For one, Kanaka is a talking staff and for two, Fumika delivers shigofumi: letters from the dead addressed to the living. These letters are a final, true, communication derived from hate, hope, and love. The story unfolds following this pair and their uncommon job as well as Fumika's unique 'situation'.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA + 7 Special

Original Run

Series: January 6, 2008 – March 22, 2008

OVA: September 26, 2008
Special: March 25, 2008 – September 26, 2008 

Studio: J.C.Staff

Brynhildr in the Darkness 极黒のブリュンヒルデ (Gokukoku no Buryunhirude)

Alternative Name: 極黑的布倫希爾德 (Jí Hēi De Bù Lún Xī Ěr Dé)

Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Zombies,

              Romance, Harem, Superpowers, Human Experimentation, 

Description: 

When he was a child, Murakami was friends with a girl he called Kuroneko. One day, while trying to prove the existence of aliens to Murakami, she is killed in an accident that he barely survives. Guilty of his role in the accident, Murokami decides to dedicate his life to proving that aliens exist. Then, one day, a new student with mysterious powers transfers into his class who not only looks a lot like Kuroneko, but is named Kuroha, Neko.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: April 6, 2014 – June 29, 2014

Special: September 24, 2014

Studio: Arms

Night Wizard The Animation ナイトウィザードThe ANIMATION

Alternative Name: 暗夜魔法使 (Àn Yè Mó Fǎ Shǐ)

Genre: Action, Drama, Supernatural, Psychological, Comedy, 

               Adventure, Fantasy, Wizards/Witches,

Description: 

Night Wizard. A term given to those whose mission is to protect the world from impending darkness. Renji Hiiragi is one such Night Wizard, who is constantly called on missions, even though all he wants is to be able to go to school and graduate. However, his latest order was to protect Elis Shiho, who is a new transfer student at his academy. Being dragged into the Astronomy Club by Renji's childhood friend, Kureha Akabane on her first day at school, Elis soon realises that she too, has the power to become a night wizard, after possessing one of seven secret Jewels, the Jewel of Kindness. Along with Renji and Kureha, Elis now begins her fight and her new life, as a Night Wizard

Episode: 13

Original Run: October 2, 2007 – December 25, 2007

Studio: Hal Film Maker

Laputa: Castle in the Sky 天空の城ラピュタ (Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta)

Alternative Name: 天空之城 (Tiān Kōng Zhī Chéng)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Steampunk

Description: 

A girl named Sheeta falls out of the sky and lands in Pazu's arms. Soon after a gang of air pirates led by Dola, as well as a mysterious man named Muska, are on their tails. The chase leads them to a floating castle that once belonged to an ancient race of people.

Original Run: August 2, 1986

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Princess Mononoke もののけ姬 (Mononoke-hime)

Alternative Name: 幽灵公主 (Yōu Líng Gōng Zhǔ)

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Ghosts/Spirits, Action

Description: 

While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god, Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods. There he finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and a village led by Lady Eboshi.

Original Run: July 12, 1997

Studio: Studio Ghibli

Majimoji Rurumo まじもじるるも

Alternative Name: 修业魔女璐璐萌 (Xiū Yè Mó Nǚ Lù Lù Méng)

Genre: Comedy, Magic, Ecchi, Witches, Supernatural, School, Fantasy

Description: 

Kota Shibaki is a perverted high school student in the Mysterious Discovery Club (MDC). When the MDC finds a witch summoning manual, Kota uses the text to wish for a girl's panties. Later, when his wish comes true, a witch named Rurumo appears and tells him he has 2 days to live. However, once Rurumo gets to know Kota she decides not to kill him and is demoted to a witch trainee. As a trainee Rurumo cannot use magic unless her contractor, Kota, makes a wish. Furthermore, Kota is given a book of magical tickets to make wishes. Once Kota has used up all the tickets Rurumo will be made a full witch again. However, unbeknownst to Rurumo, when Kota uses up all the magic tickets he will die. As Kota contemplates the dilemma he is in, between helping Rurumo and living, a peculiar relationship blossoms.

Episode: 12 + 2 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 9, 2014 – September 24, 2014
OVA: July 9, 2019

Studio: J.C.Staff

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