Blue Literature Series 青い文学シリーズ (Aoi Bungaku Series)

Alternative Name: 青之文学 (Qīng Zhī Wén Xué)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Historical, Literature, 

               Alternative Version

Description: 

An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces:-

* No Longer Human, by Osamu Dazai (episode 1–4): The path of a man with intense feelings of alienation towards society and the feeling of "humanity".

* Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita, by Ango Sakaguchi (episode 5–6): A forest bandit finds a beautiful maiden in the forest and takes her to be his wife, but she is more than she seems to be.

* Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (episode 7–8): A young man lives in Tokyo as a renter with a widow and her daughter. He invites his childhood friend, a monk, to come live with him, hoping to help him. When the monk falls in love with the widow's daughter, it drives a rift between them. The story is narrated from two points of view, the man's and the monk's.

* Run, Melos!, by Osamu Dazai (episode 9–10): A playwright writes a play based on the story "Run, Melos", and deals with his own feelings of betrayal towards his childhood friend.

* The Spider's Thread, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (episode 11): Kandata, a cruel and evil bandit is executed and lands in hell. The one good thing he had done in his life was to not kill a spider he met in the city. The spider drops him a thread to climb up into heaven. His elation is short-lived, however, as he realizes that others have started climbing the thread behind him.

* Hell Screen, by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (episode 12): Yoshihide, the greatest painter in the country, is commissioned to draw his greatest work, an image of the king's country inside his mausoleum. In the despotic king's realm, Yoshihide can see nothing but the suffering of the commoners. He decides to make his last work a tribute to the country as it really is.

Episode: 12 + 1 Movie

Original Run
Series: October 11, 2009 – December 27, 2009
Movie: December 12, 2009

Studio: Madhouse

Pet Shop of Horrors ペットショップ オブ ホラーズ (Pettoshoppu obu Horāzu)

Alternative Name: 恐怖宠物店 (Kǒng Bù Chǒng Wù Diàn)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Pets/Animals

Description: 

Count D, a quite interesting pet shop owner from an area called Chinatown, sells rare and hard to come by pets to people longing for something special, but with each sale comes a contract. If the rules of the contract are followed, everything goes fine, but if someone should break the rules of the contract, the pet shop cannot be held responsible for anything unfortunate that might happen. Leon Orcot, a homicide detective, has linked many odd and unexplainable deaths together; they all were customers of Count D's pet shop, and he intends to find out why.

Episode: 4

Original Run: March 1, 1999 – March 25, 1999

Studio: Madhouse

Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan 撲殺天使ドクロちゃん (Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan)

Alternative Name: 扑杀天使朵库萝 (Pū Shā Tiān Shǐ Duǒ Kù Luó)

Genre: Magic, Comedy, Romance, Ecchi, Angels, Fanservice, 

               Magical Girl, Gratuitous Violence, Parody, Harem, Fantasy

Description: 

In the future, a man named Sakura is destined to create the technology for eternal life, which (due to Sakura's lolicon tendencies) freezes all women's aging once they turn twelve. God refuses to allow this, so he sends his angels to the past to kill Sakura before he can do this. But one angel, Dokuro-chan, decides to try to change the future without killing him. Problem is, Dokuro is very temperamental, and is constantly killing Sakura (and lots of other people too) in incredibly bloody ways with her giant spiked club. Good thing she can bring people back to life - if only to gruesomely kill them again the next time she loses her temper.

Episode: 4  + 2 

Original Run

Season 1: March 12, 2005 – September 10, 2005

Season 2: August 11, 2007 – November 10, 2007

Studio: Hal Film Maker & Nomad (S1) / Hal Film Maker (S2)

Extinct Device Girl - Amazing Twins 絶滅危愚少女〜Amazing Twins〜 (Zetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo: Amazing Twins)

Alternative Name: 绝灭危愚少女 Amazing Twins 

                                       (Jué Miè Wēi Yú Shào Nǚ Amazing Twins)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Magic, Espers, Moe, Twins, Supernatural,

               Split Personality, 

Description: 

Amane Todoroki is a young girl who is straightforward but also unthinking. She will try her very best in everything and say, "I don't know how to answer you if you ask me whether this can be done. I just believe it can. If not, then nothing will get started." She easily gets stuck in her thinking, but she can also get easily moved at something small and start crying.

Episode: 2

Original Run: February 26, 2014 – June 25, 2014

Studio: Encourage Films

Good Luck Girl! 貧乏神が (Binbō-gami ga!)

Alternative Name: 穷神来了 (Qióng Shén Lái Le)

Genre: Comedy, Action, Supernatural, Ecchi, Parody, School, Deities

Description: 

Pretty, busty rich girl Sakura Ichiko has been blessed with an inordinate amount of good fortune, so much. The truth is she's actually sucking the fortune from those around her. To correct that massive imbalance, Momiji, a God of Misfortune, has come to Earth to "treat" Sakura—only Sakura isn't so willing to cooperate. As part of an ongoing effort to remedy the problem, Momiji starts living with Sakura.

Episode: 13

Original Run: July 4, 2012 – September 26, 2012

Studio: Sunrise

Copihan こぴはん

Genre: Comedy, School, Sci-Fi

Description: 

A school comedy taking place in Tokyo in 2034. Copihan is a joint project of Gonzo and Kei, the illustrator of the manga version of Copihan who is best known for Hatsune Miku.

Episode: 7

Original Run: August 12, 2011 – November 3, 2011

Studio: Gonzo

Angel Sanctuary 天使禁猟区 (Tenshi Kinryōku)

Alternative Name: 天使禁猎区 (Tiān Shǐ Jìn Liè Qū)

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Angels, Demons, Incest, 

               Psychological, Supernatural

Description: 

Mudou Setsuna, a high school student, loves his sister in a way that he shouldn't. He also struggles from supernatural powers. Angels and demons flocks to him as the day of his awakening draws near -- he is the angel Alexiel, the highest angel which fought against God, reborn.

Episode: 3

Original Run: May 25, 2000 – August 25, 2000

Studio: Hal Film Maker

Agent Aika アイカ (AIKa)

Alternative Name: 海底嬌娃藍華 (Hǎi Dǐ Jiāo Wá Lán Huá)

Genre: Ecchi, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Treasure Hunting, Fanservice,
               Comedy, Secret Agents/Spies

Description: 

A catastrophic earthquake has left Tokyo, and most of the Earth for that matter, under the sea. Aika is a salvager who retrieves various remains from the watery ruins. When Aika accepts the dangerous mission of locating and obtaining the mysterious Lagu, she discovers that she's not the only one after it.

Episode

Aika 16~Virgin Mission: 3 episodes

Aika Zero: 3 episodes + 3 Special

Agent Aika: 7 episodes + 1 Special

Original Run

Aika 16: Virgin Mission: April 25, 2007 – September 25, 2007

Aika Zero: July 5, 2009 – December 22, 2009
Special: August 25, 2009 – December 22, 2009

Agent Aika: April 25, 1997 – April 25, 1999
Special: May 25, 1998

Studio: Studio Fantasia

Amazing Nurse Nanako 菜々子解体診書 (Nanako Kaitai Shinsho)

Alternative Name: 菜菜子解体诊书 (Cài Cài Zǐ Jiě Tǐ Zhěn Shū)

Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Ecchi, Fanservice, Mecha, Military, 

Description: 

In the beginning, Nanako was the subject of a cyborg experiment conducted by Dr. Ogami for one of his most powerful robots. Through rigorous training, Dr. Ogami trained Nanako to withstand the pain. However, he made her too strong, and the plan ultimately failed. However, recent developments between the Pentagon and the Vatican to resurrect Jesus for the Second Coming have landed Nanako as the subject of an operation in which she will give birth to the new Jesus.

Throughout the series, we learn that Nanako is, in fact, the third clone in a series of clones cloned from the original Nanako. The original died from a mysterious illness, and an experiment to clone her was successful. However, around the age of 20, each Nanako clone dies of the same mysterious illness that claimed the life of the first Nanako. It has been Dr. Ogami's quest to cure the "Nanako illness" ever since he promised the second clone that he would heal her before she died when he was young.

Episode: 6

Original Run: July 5, 1999 – March 24, 2000 

Studio: Radix

RDG: Red Data Girl RDG :レッドデータガール (Ārudījī:Reddo Dēta Gāru)

Alternative Name: RDG 濒危物种少女 (RDG Bīn Wēi Wù Zhǒng Shào Nǚ)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural, Drama, Ghosts/Spirits,

               Goddesses, Onmyouji

Description: 

The story revolves around Izumiko Suzuhara, a 15-year old girl who has been raised at Tamakura Shrine, part of the Kumano Shrines World Heritage Site. She destroys any electrical device that she comes into contact with. Despite being shy, she wants to try living in the city. Her guardian, Yukimasa Sagara recommends that she enroll at Hōjō High School in Tokyo, accompanied by his son, Miyuki Sagara, who has trained to become a yamabushi from a young age. While in Tokyo on a middle school field trip, an entity named "Himegami" appears. Izumiko learns that she is a yorishiro, a vessel for a Shinto spirit known as a kami. She also learns that Miyuki is tasked with protecting her.

Episode: 12

Original Run: March 16, 2013 – June 1, 2013

Studio: P.A. Works

The YuYu Style ゆゆ式 (Yuyushiki)

Alternative Name: YUYU式 (YUYU Shì)

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

Description: 

The uneventful but subtly humorous daily lives of three girls who have just entered high school. Yuzuko is an intelligent airhead. Yukari is a loopy airhead. Yui is the mature and stable heart of the group. The other two girls depend on Yui, and she adores them in return. Teacher Miss Matsumoto, whom they call "Mother," sets them up in a tiny room with two computers and a whiteboard as the school's Data Processing Club.

Episode: 12 + 6 Special + 1 OVA

Original Run
Series: April 9, 2013 – June 26, 2013
Special: May 29, 2013 – October 23, 2013
OVA: February 22, 2017

Studio: Kinema Citrus

Saiyuki 幻想魔伝最遊記 (Gensōmaden Saiyūki)

Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Demons, Onmyouji, Bishounen, 

               Comedy, Supernatural, Youkai/Monsters, Gods/Goddesses/Deities

Description: 

Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.

Episode

Season 1: 50 Episodes + 1 OVA + 1 Movie + 1 OVA + 3 OVA + 1 OVA 

                    + 3 OVA  + 2 OVA

Season 2: 25 Episodes

Season 3: 26 Episodes
Season 4: 12 Episodes

Alternative Version:  13 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: 4 April 2000 – 27 March 2001
OVA: April 23, 1999 – August 27, 1999 
OVA: September 19, 2002
Movie: August 11, 2001
Gensomaden Saiyuki: Kibou no zaika: September 19, 2002
Saiyuki Gaiden: March 25, 2011 – November 25, 2011
Saiyuki Gaiden: Tokubetsu-hen~Kouga no Shou~: April 26, 2013
Saiyuki Reload Burial: April 28, 2007 – March 28, 2008

Season 2: October 2, 2003 – March 2, 2004

Season 3: April 1, 2004 – September 23, 2004 
Season 4: July 5, 2017 – September 20, 2017

Alternative Version: January 6, 2022 –  March 31, 2022

Studio: Studio Pierrot / Tokyo Kids (Gensoumaden Saiyuki OVA) /

               Platinum Vision (Saiyuki Reload Blast) / 

               LIDENFILMS (Alternative Version)

GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class GA:芸術科アートデザインクラス (GA:Geijutsuka Āto Dezain Kurasu)

Alternative Name: GA 藝術科美術設計班 (GA Yì Shù Kē Měi Shù Shè Jì Bān)

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

Description: 

GA is a class that specializes in the arts at Ayanoi High School. Kisaragi, Nodamiki, Kyoju, Tomokane and Namiko are a group of five friends who have colorful adventures and learn about art techniques.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run 
Series: July 6, 2009 – September 21, 2009
OVA: April 2, 2010

Studio: AIC PLUS+

Amuri in Star Ocean 星の海のアムリ (Hoshi no Umi no Amuri)

Alternative Name: 星之海的爱玛丽 (Xīng Zhī Hǎi De Ài Mǎ Lì) 

Genre: Action, Adventure, Superpowers, Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, 
               Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Modification, Outer Space, 

               Transformation

Description: 

Eighteen years ago, the sun's radiation caused new types of children to be born with special abilities. Amuri Kakyoin is one of these "Adapters" with a very unhelpful trait: her body physically repulses anything that approaches her. Lonely and solemn, Amuri has drifted through life in solitude; but one day, when the spaceship she is traveling on is destroyed, Amuri's luck finally changes; bouncing back and forth between space debris, she finally bounces into Uterus, a medical recovery capsule, where she is joined by a quiet girl and her robotic bunny. Alongside her new Adapter companions, Amuri will help defend the enemy in the skies with her new ability-amplifying suit.

Episode: 3

Original Run: April 1, 2008 – September 26, 2008

Studio: Studio Hibari

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

World War Blue 蒼い世界の中心で (Aoi Sekai no Chūshin de)

Alternative Name: 在苍色世界的中心 (Zài Cāng Sè Shì Jiè De Zhōng Xīn)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Ecchi, Fanservice, Parody,    
             Superpowers, War

Description: 

In the battle for supremacy in Consume (Console) continent between parodical Segua (Sega) Kingdom and Ninteldo (Nintendo) Empire, the light-footed Gear (Sonic) appeared to defend his kingdom from the threat of Ninteldo's powerful emperor, Marcus (Mario).

Episode: 3

Original Run: October 20, 2012 – April 4, 2013

Studio: Fifth Avenue

R.O.D: Read or Die リード・オア・ダイ (Rīdo oa Dai)

Alternative Name: 读或死 (Dú Huò Sǐ)

Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Conspiracy, Superpowers, 

               Secret Agents/Spies, Supernatural, Espionage

Description: 

Three girls named Anita, Michelle and Maggie are hired to protect Japanese author, Nenene Sumiregawa during her stay in Hong Kong. In an incident where the "Paper Sisters" save Nenene from a disgruntled author, Nenene discovers that the sisters have the capability to control paper at their own will - an ability once used by her long-lost friend Yomiko "The Paper" Readman. Arriving in Japan after an airliner incident, the Paper Sisters move into Nenene's apartment and become her freeloading bodyguards.

Episode: 26 + 3 OVA

Original Run

Series: October 1, 2003 – March 16, 2004

OVA: May 23, 2001 – February 6, 2002

Studio: Studio Deen (OVA) / J.C.Staff (Series)

Ayakashi アヤカシ

Alternative Name: 魂兽 (Hún Shòu)

Genre: Adventure, Horror, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural, 

               Demons, Shapeshifting, Superpowers, Youkai, Sci-Fi

Description: 

Adapted from the 2005 adults-only superhuman battle action visual novel game, Ayakashi. Ayakashi is a parasite life force that gives superpowers to its host, taking in return the host's entire life force. Kusaka Yuu is a student that lost his will to live after the death of a dear childhood friend, until the day a mysterious girl, named Yoake Eimu, appears. From that moment on, his life would never be the same again. Hunted by Ayakashi and their hosts, the power within Yuu awakens and a never ending battle begins

Episode: 12

Original Run: December 12, 2007 – March 5, 2008

Studio: Tokyo Kids