Glass Maiden クリスタル ブレイズ

Alternative Name: 水晶之焰 (Shuǐ Jīng Zhī Yàn)

Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Polices/Detectives, Crimes

Description: 

The stage is the Middle East in a not too far away future: in Rags Town, a city full of scum. A carefree detective named Shun is living in this city, doing what he pleases. But one day he meets a beautiful girl who's lost her memory, and he tries to solve her mystery without knowing that this would change his life and make him face a powerful enemy.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 8, 2008 – June 24, 2008

Studio: Studio Fantasia

Ragnarok the Animation ラグナロク ジ アニメーション

Alternative Name: 仙境传说 (Xiān Jìng Chuán Shuō)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Drama, Magic

Description: 

Having recovered emotionally from the death of her brother Keough, Yufa, an acolyte, and her childhood friend, the swordsman Roan, set out for a new journey across the Rune-Midgard Kingdom. They are joined by the merchant Maya, the magician Takius, the hunter Judia and their old companion, the assassin Iruga. However it seems all is not well in this world, especially since Keough, who was believed to be dead, starts appearing to them once again...

Episode: 26 + 1 ONA

Original Run
Series: April 6, 2004 – September 29, 2004
ONA: December 9, 2016

Studio: G&G Entertainment

Kamisama Hajimemashita 神様はじめました

Alternative Name: 元气少女缘结神 (Yuán Qì Shào Nǚ Yuán Jié Shén)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Bishounen, Ghosts/Spirits, 

               Demons, School, Youkai, Fantasy, Isekai, Gods/Goddesses/Deities

Description: 

After her father having run away due to gambling debts, and being evicted from her apartment, Nanami meets Mikage, a strange man who is afraid of dogs. Nanami "saves" Mikage from a dog and tells him her story. He gives Nanami his house as a thank you for saving him. Nanami accepts the offer, due to having nowhere else to go. Mikage draws her up a map showing her where to go. 

Upon arriving, she finds that it is a rundown shrine. Nanami is then almost killed by Tomoe, who was expecting Mikage to finally return after his 20 year absence. She is then greeted by both Onikiri and Kotetsu, as the new land god of the shrine. Unable to accept Nanami as the new land god, Tomoe mocks her then leaves the shrine, which, without Tomoe's power transforms back into a run-down state. Not wanting to rob Tomoe of his home and realizing that her powers as a god are too weak anyway, Nanami leaves, but eventually is brought back by Tomoe after she seals a contract with him, making him her familiar.

Episode 
Season 1: 13 episodes + 2 OVA
Season 2: 12 episodes + 4 OVA + 1 OVA

Original Run
Season 1: October 1, 2012 – December 24, 2012
OVA: August 26, 2013 – 2013
Season 2: January 5, 2015 – March 30, 2015 
OVA: August 20, 2015 – August 19, 2016
OVA: December 20, 2016

Studio: TMS Entertainment

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

Nanatsuiro★Drops ななついろ★ドロップス (Nanatsuiro★Doroppusu)

Alternative Name: 七色★星露 (Qī Sè★Xīng Lù)

Genre: Comedy, Magic, Romance, Magical Boy/Girl, Fantasy, School, 

               Transformation,

Description: 

Masaharu Tsuwabuki is a normal student, though not very social. One day he meets a new student named Sumomo Akihime, and another girl named Nadeshiko Yaeno, Sumomo's close friend. That same afternoon, he suddenly bumps into Arthur, a servant of Nona Yūki from Figurare who at the time was disguised with a mask. The collision causes Arthur to drop a bag full of magical potions; amid gathering up the scattered cans, one of them is accidentally switched with Masaharu's soda can. Upon drinking it, he transforms into a stuffed animal lamb at night. He must collect seven stardrops, in order to return to normal.

There are two primary worlds within the story of Nanatsuiro Drops: the human world called Retroscena, and a magical world called Figurare from which the Stellar Spinners originate. There are currently two schools that teach magic within Figurare: Pramu Clovis and Sentou Asparas. According to Natsume, each year the two schools pick their top Stellar Spinners (the one from Pramu Clovis is called Prima Pramu, and from Sentou Asparas is called Prima Asparas) to send to the human world to capture seven stardrops in a goodwill competition to improve relations.

Episode: 12

Original Run: July 2, 2007 – September 30, 2007

Studio: Diomedea

Gatchaman Crowds ガッチャマンクラウズ (Gatchaman Kurauzu)

Alternative Name: 科學小飛俠Crowds (Kē Xué Xiǎo Fēi Xiá Crowds)

Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Aliens, Fighting, Action, Superheroes,  

               Transformation, Mobile Apps,

Description: 

The story takes place in the early summer of 2015 and is set in the city of Tachikawa, Japan. The city is populated by people known as Gatchaman, who are warriors that fight in special reinforced suits that are powered by the manifestation of spiritual powers of living beings called NOTE. Enter Hajime Ichinose, a 16 year old energetic high school girl who is obsessed with collecting day planners and stationary. She is chosen to become a Gatchaman and tasked with the duty of fighting a mysterious alien life form known as MESS.

Episode
Season 1: 12 episodes + 1 Special + 1 ONA
Season 2: 12 episodes 

Original Run
Season 1: July 12, 2013 – September 27, 2013
Special: January 22, 2014
ONA: June 20, 2015
Season 2: July 4, 2015 – September 26, 2015

Studio: Tatsunoko Production

Le Portrait de Petit Cossette コゼットの肖像 (Kozetto no Shōzō)

Alternative Name: 柯塞特的肖像 (Kē Sāi Tè De Xiào Xiàng)

Genre: Romance, Psychological, Horror, Drama, Supernatural, 

               Ghosts/Spirits, Gothic, Mystery

Description: 

The series focuses on Eiri Kurahashi, a college art student who works in an antique shop. One day, he sees the image of a girl in an antique glass. To his shock, she appears to be moving and living out her life before his eyes. He becomes infatuated with the girl, and one night at midnight, he somehow makes contact with her. He learns that her name is Cossette, and that she was an aristocrat's daughter during the 18th century. She reveals to him that her spirit has been entrapped within the glass because the artist Marcello Orlando murdered her. She tells Eiri that, in order to set her free, a man must be willing to take upon himself punishment for the sins Marcello committed.

As the series progresses, Eiri is tortured mentally and physically by Cossette, who demands that he prove his professed love for her. It is revealed that Eiri is the reincarnation of Marcello, and that Cossette is becoming as infatuated with him as he is with her. Also depicted are the efforts of the women in Eiri's life—relatives, friends, mentors, and the girl who secretly loves him—to free him from what is becoming apparent to them as a self-destructive path.

Episode: 3

Original Run: April 11, 2004 – December 22, 2004

Studio: Daume

Miracle Train - Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso Miracle Train ミラクル☆トレイン～大江戸線へようこそ～

Alternative Name: 奇迹列车～欢迎来到大江户线～

                                       (Qí Jī Liè Chē ~HuānYíng Lái Dào Dà Jiāng Hù Xiàn~)

Genre: Magic, Romance, Bishounen, Reverse Harem

Description: 

There is an urban legend in Japan about an underground subway line that moves without limitations. The rumor is only gorgeous men ride a train that is known as the Miracle Train. And if you were to happen upon this line, you would undoubtedly fall into a complete state of happiness. Being touched by a ray of light, granting her access to enter into the Oedo Line platform, where the Miracle Train runs. As the doors open up, the space inside is very different, as six handsome men await you inside. According to the conductor the leadership of these six gentlemen and the female guide, when women have worries or insecurities, the Miracle Train will appear. With names matching the stations along the line, these fabulous gentlemen, whose bonds together are tight, despite their different personalities, will erase all of your worries and fears.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: October 5, 2009 – December 28, 2009
Alternative Version (Special): August 18, 2009

Studio: Yumeta Company

Oreshura: My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend Fight Too Much 俺修羅:俺の彼女と幼なじみが修羅場すぎる (Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru)

Alternative Name: 我女友與青梅竹馬的慘烈修羅場

                                      (Wǒ Nǚ Yǒu Yǔ Qīng Méi Zhú Mǎ De Cǎn Liè 

                                        Xiū Luó Chǎng)

Genre: Harem, Romance, Comedy, School, Slice of Life

Description: 

A young boy called Eita enters high school aiming for the National University School of Medicine. Because of his parents' divorce and his goal, he shuns anything to do with romance or love. One day Masuzu, the school beauty with the silver hair, who's just returned to the country, enters his life in a most unexpected way. Chiwa, his childhood friend since elementary school, will not let this go without a fight.

Episode: 13

Original Run: January 6, 2013 – March 31, 2013

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Leviathan ~The Last Defense~ 絶対防衛レヴィアタン (Zettai Bōei Reviatan)

Alternative Name: 绝对防卫利维坦 (Jué Duì Fáng Wèi Lì Wéi Tǎn)

Genre: Fantasy, Moe, Action, Comedy, Magic, Transformation

Description: 

The story is set in Aquafall, a fantasy world abound with water and greenery, and populated by dragons and fairies. Meteorites suddenly bring forth evil creatures that threaten all living things on the planet. The fairy, Syrup assembles the Aquafall Defense Force, with three girls of the dragon clans as recruits. The story follows Syrup and the dragon girls Leviathan, Bahamut, and Jörmungandr as they work together to battle enemies and grow up.

Episode: 13 + 13 Special

Original Run
Series: April 6, 2013 – July 7, 2013
Special: July 7, 2013 – September 30, 2013

Studio: Gonzo

Oregairu: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。(Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru.)

Alternative Name: 我的青春恋爱物语果然有问题。

                                      (Wǒ De Qīng Chūn Liàn Ài WùY Guǒ Rán Yǒu Wèn Tí.)

Genre: Slice of Life, Romance, Comedy, Harem, School, School Life

Description: 

Hachiman Hikigaya is an antisocial high school student with no friends or girlfriend and as a result has a distorted view on life. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about their adolescent lives, he mutters, "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the volunteer "service club," which happens to have the school's prettiest girl - Yukino Yukinoshita.

Episode
Season 1: 13 episodes + 1 OVA
Season 2: 13 episodes + 1 OVA
Season 3: 12 episodes + 1 OVA

Original Run
Season 1: April 4, 2013 – June 27, 2013
OVA: September 19, 2013
Season 2: April 2, 2015 – June 25, 2015 
OVA: October 27, 2016
Season 3: July 9, 2020 – September 24, 2020 

OVA: April 27, 2023

Studio: Brain's Base (S1) / feel. (S2 & 3)

Courtesy of Zettai Karen Children -The Unlimited- Hyōbu Kyōsuke THE UNLIMITED -兵部京介-

Genre: Action, Superpowers, Espers, Supernatural, Alternative Version

Description: 

Kyōsuke Hyōbu, an ESPer who was betrayed many years ago is now one of the most powerful ESPers, and also a fugitive. However, behind that glare lies a kind heart- His main mission is to save ESPers who are mistreated by humans, even if that be by force. Through his methods, he has saved many ESPer lives, and gained the loyalty of those he has saved. The name of his group: P.A.N.D.R.A.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 7, 2013 – March 25, 2013

Studio: Manglobe

She, the Ultimate Weapon / Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. 最終兵器彼女 (Saishū Heiki Kanojo)

Alternative Name: 最终兵器女友 (Zuì Zhōng Bīng Qì Nǚ Yǒu)

Genre: Romance, War, Tragedy, Military, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, 
               Post-Apocalyptic

Description: 

Shuji and Chise are two Hokkaido high school students barely starting a relationship with each other. Then, with no warning, a squadron of bombers from an unknown country destroys the city of Sapporo. All hope is lost when suddenly; the bombers are destroyed by a small red light floating across the sky. At this point, Shuji finds out that the one responsible for eliminating the enemy forces is Chise, who reveals herself as a cyborg engineered for mass-destruction.

Episode: 13 + 2 OVA

Original Run
Series: July 2, 2002 – September 24, 2002
OVA: August 5, 2005 – September 9, 2005

Studio: Gonzo / Studio Fantasia (OVA)

Live-Action Film: January 28, 2006

Wild Arms: Twilight Venom ワイルドアームズ トワイライトヴェノム

Alternative Name: 狂野历险 Twilight Venom 

                                      (Kuáng Yě Lì Xiǎn Twilight Venom)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Monsters, 

               Treasure Hunting, Body Switching, Gunslingers, Action, Sci-Fi,

               Vampires

Description: 

Wild Arms exploits the tales of Sheyenne Rainstorm, a deadly gunslinger trapped in the body of a 10-year old boy. Together with bandit Kiel Aronakus, card-throwing dame Loretta Oratorio, vampire girl Mirabelle Graceland and a weird creature named Jerusha, Sheyenne embarks on a long journey to find out about his lost past and figure out who placed him in his current body.

Episode: 22

Original Run: October 18, 1999 – March 27, 2000

Studio: Bee Train

Venus Versus Virus ヴィーナス ヴァーサス ヴァイアラス (Vīnasu Vāsasu Vaiarasu)

Alternative Name: 维纳斯VS病毒 (Wéi Nà Sī VS Bìng Dú)

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Superpowers,

               Magical Girl, Gothic, Lolita, Shoujo-Ai

Description: 

Venus Versus Virus revolves around the life of a young girl named Sumire Takahana who has had the power to see ghosts since she was a small child, though no one believes her. One night while running to her dorm building to make curfew, a broach flies out of nowhere and she pricks her finger on it and sees a demon. Suddenly, another girl clad in gothic lolita clothing arrives bearing a huge gun and kills the demon. Once the ordeal is overwith, the girl gives Sumire a flier for a local clothing store, Venus Vanguard. When Sumire comes to the store, the girl, whose name is Lucia Nabashi, she explains to her that because she pricked her finger on Lucia's broach, Sumire now has the power to see demons as well as ghosts. Additionally, Lucia now wants Sumire to help her rid the world of these demons called Virus that threaten to consume all of humanity.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 11, 2007 – March 29, 2007

Studio: Studio Hibari

Ryōko Yakushiji's Strange Case Files 薬師寺涼子の怪奇事件簿 (Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo)

Alternative Name: 药师寺凉子的怪奇事件簿

                                       (Yào Shī Sì Liáng Zi De Guài Qí Shì Jiàn Bù)

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crimes, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery,

               Supernatural, Polices/Detectives, 

Description: 

Based on a series of light novels written by Tanaka Yoshiki, the story revolves around Ryōko Yakushiji, a brilliant 27-year-old elite investigator with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Together with her subordinate Junichirō Izumida, the two often investigate bizarre and supernatural cases. In addition with the paranormal, Ryōko also has a longstanding rivalry with Yukiko Muromachi, another talented police investigator.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: July 5, 2008 – September 27, 2008
Special: January 21, 2009

Studio: Doga Kobo

Ga-Rei-Zero 喰霊-零-

Alternative Name: 食靈-零- (Shí Líng-Líng-)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Drama, Horror, 

               Demons, Gore, Tragedy, Youkai, Alternative Version

Description: 

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has an anti-paranormal Special Forces group called the Paranormal Disaster Countermeasure Headquarters. They're the ones responsible to protect Japanese soil and its people from supernatural and paranormal events. However, things didn't go so well in one of their missions, which lead to intervention by the Ministry of Environment’s Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division after the PDCH has sustained large numbers of casualties battling demons.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 5, 2008 – December 21, 2008

Studio: AIC Spirits & asread.

3x3 Eyes (Sazan Eyes)

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Demons, 

               Multiple Personality, Superpowers, Amnesia, Action

Description: 

A young man named Yakumo Fuuji, who through a strange series of events and becomes the immortal slave of the last of a race of 3 Eyed immortals. The immortal absorbs his soul to save his life, making him immortal in the process. Now, he begins a journey with the female immortal in an attempt to find a way of becoming human. Of course, there are many complications along the way, not the least of which being that the immortal is a female with a split personality, one achingly cute and the other being no-nonsense destructive power, and the romances that develop between.

Episode

OVA 1: 4 episodes

OVA 2: 3 episodes

Original Run

OVA 1: March 19, 1991 – March 19, 1992

OVA 2: July 25, 1995 – June 25, 1996

Studio: Toei Animation (OVA I) / Studio Junio (OVA II)

11eyes: Sin, Damnation, and the Atonement Girl 11eyes -罪と罰と贖いの少女- (11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo)

Alternative Name: 11eyes -罪與罰與贖的少女-

                                       (11 Eyes -Zuì Yǔ Fá Yǔ Shú De Shào Nǚ-)

Genre: Action, Superpowers, Fantasy, Romance, Horror, Harem, Moe, 

               Ecchi, Magic, Supernatural, Transformation

Description: 

After losing his sister seven years ago, Satsuki Kakeru led a vacant life, only able to return to normal with help from his childhood friend Minase Yuka and other friends at school. Suddenly one day the sky turns red, and the moon turns black. Everyone around Kakeru and Yuka disappears and monsters start roaming the streets. They are able to run away and hide and after a while, the world returns to normal. But just when they thought this world was a dream, the Red Night occurs again. Kakeru and Yuka manage to find four other humans involved in this mysterious phenomenon: Kusakabe Misuzu, a red-haired onmyouji swordswoman, Tachibana Kukuri, a strange mute girl who looks like Kakeru's deceased sister, Hirohara Yukiko, a lively young girl who reverts to the personality of a cold killer when her glasses are removed, and Tajima Takahisa, a young pyrokineticist with a heated attitude to boot.

They get together and try to survive, but six shadows suddenly appear in front of them.... These six shadows call themselves the "Black Knights," and for an unknown reason wish to kill Kakeru and friends. The teenagers wind up coming across a girl with flowing silver hair wearing a white dress, trapped in a red crystal. Her name is Lisette. She claims that she is being held captive and asks for their help. The Black Knights prevent them from doing anything and begin referring to Kakeru's friends as "fragments" and to Kakeru as "the bearer of the 'eye of Aeon'." As they go on trying to survive, the six teenagers gradually form bonds and begin to work together in order to defeat the Black Knights, in the hopes that this will end the Red Night once and for all.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 13 Special

Original Run

Series: October 6, 2009 – December 22, 2009

Special: June 25, 2010

Studio: Dogo Kobo