Spring 2013 Anime
TV
Shingeki no Kyojin
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.
Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.
(Source: MangaHelpers)
Hataraku Maou-sama!
Striking fear into the hearts of mortals, the Demon Lord Satan begins to conquer the land of Ente Isla with his vast demon armies. However, while embarking on this brutal quest to take over the continent, his efforts are foiled by the hero Emilia, forcing Satan to make his swift retreat through a dimensional portal only to land in the human world. Along with his loyal general Alsiel, the demon finds himself stranded in modern-day Tokyo and vows to return and complete his subjugation of Ente Isla—that is, if they can find a way back!
Powerless in a world without magic, Satan assumes the guise of a human named Sadao Maou and begins working at MgRonald's—a local fast-food restaurant—to make ends meet. He soon realizes that his goal of conquering Ente Isla is just not enough as he grows determined to climb the corporate ladder and become the ruler of Earth, one satisfied customer at a time!
Whether it's part-time work, household chores, or simply trying to pay the rent on time, Hataraku Maou-sama! presents a hilarious view of the most mundane aspects of everyday life, all through the eyes of a hapless demon lord.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
Hachiman Hikigaya is an apathetic high school student with narcissistic and semi-nihilistic tendencies. He firmly believes that joyful youth is nothing but a farce, and everyone who says otherwise is just lying to themselves.
In a novel punishment for writing an essay mocking modern social relationships, Hachiman's teacher forces him to join the Volunteer Service Club, a club that aims to extend a helping hand to any student who seeks their support in achieving their goals. With the only other club member being the beautiful ice queen Yukino Yukinoshita, Hachiman finds himself on the front line of other people's problems—a place he never dreamed he would be. As Hachiman and Yukino use their wits to solve many students' problems, will Hachiman's rotten view of society prove to be a hindrance or a tool he can use to his advantage?
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Date A Live
Thirty years before a strange phenomena called a "spacequake" devastated the center of Eurasia, claiming the lives of at least 150 million people. Since then, smaller spacequakes plague the world on a irregular basis. Shidou Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high schooler comes across a mysterious girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns from his sister Kotori she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that occur when they manifest themselves in the world. He also learns that Kotori is the captain of the airship Ratatoskr and recruits him to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the Spirits' powers and stop them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit, he must make her fall in love with him.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
The second season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.
Something sinister is going on in Academy City. The shadows are filled with whispers of an organization cloning super-powered students known as espers. High-ranking master of electricity, Mikoto Misaka, laughs off these stories until she comes face to face with a copy of herself. After learning that these clones - her sisters - are being systematically murdered in a series of experiments designed to turn a sadistic killer into the strongest esper in history, Misaka vows to save her copies and destroy the organization responsible for the project.
As Misaka prepares to face off against the organization’s power-hungry esper, she discovers that she wasn’t the only victim of the scientific forces conspiring within the city - and that’s something Misaka and the girls of Judgement simply won’t stand for.
(Source: Funimation)
Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.
Youto Yokodera is always thinking about his carnal desires, but no one acknowledges him as a pervert. He learns about a cat statue that supposedly grants wishes. The boy goes to pray that he will be able to express his lustful thoughts whenever and wherever he wants. At the statue, Youto encounters Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi, a girl from his high school with her own wish—that she would not display her real intentions so readily.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Suisei no Gargantia
The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Ledo and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space. Waking from his artificially induced hibernation, Ledo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive. Ledo arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Ledo, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Kingdom 2
The second season of Kingdom.
A year after the devastating battle against the formidable Zhao, the State of Qin has returned its focus to pursuing King Ying Zheng's ambition of conquering the other six states and unifying China. Their next target is Wei, a smaller state which stands as a geographic stepping stone for the sake of conquest.
Xin, now a three hundred man commander of the swiftly rising Fei Xin Unit, continues to seek out lofty achievements in order to garner recognition for himself and his soldiers, motivated by those previously lost in battle. In the preliminary battles ahead of Qin's invasion of Wei, Xin finds competition in other young commanders who are of a higher social status than him. Back in Qin, the royal palace faces turmoil as opposing factions begin to make their move against Ying Zheng's regime.
With their hands full both abroad and at home, Zheng and Xin must lead the way in this era of unending war, resolved to etch their names in history by creating a unified China.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W
The second season of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san.
Nyaruko still wants Mahiro, as does Hasuta. Kūko wants Nyaruko, but believes both Nyaruko's and Mahiro's "first time" belongs to her. Yoriko puts up with all of it and cheerfully runs the house where they all live. Mahiro just wants some sanity. He doesn't want to be the love toy of a Nyarlathotepan, Cthughan, or a shots-like Hasturan. He may or may not hold out.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Kakumeiki Valvrave
True Calendar (T.C.) 71 - A new age where 70% of the human population lives in space thanks to the development of "Dyson Sphere", a city in space.
The world is divided into two main powers: The Dorssia Military Pact Federation, a power which grew out of a military alliance, and the Atlantic Rim United States (ARUS), which grew in power as it expanded its trade agreements. The minor nation of JIOR has declared neutrality between these two forces and maintains its peace through economic prosperity.
Within the JIOR's Sphere, Haruto Tokishima lived an ordinary life as a high school student in the division known as "Module 77"—until the Dorssian military begins their sudden invasion!
But the whole world will be shaken when Haruto meets the mysterious humanoid weapon, Valvrave!
(Source: Aniplex USA)
Photokano
Kazuya, a mild-mannered high school sophomore coming to the end of a very average summer break, receives a digital single lens reflex camera as a gift. His nerdy fascination with its design soon turns to wonder when he realizes this little gadget could really give his social life a shot in the arm!
(Source: TBS)
Aku no Hana
Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book, but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it.
Now everyone knows "some pervert" stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him?
(Source: MangaHelpers)
Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride
Mushibugyou
The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit—Mushibugyou—to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Yuyushiki
Everyone knows you can learn a lot on the internet, and some of it is even true. But if you want to know what’s REALLY going on and important, then there’s just one place to go: the computer club! Okay, so maybe it’s not the club itself, but the three girls you’re most likely to find there. And maybe they do spend more time chatting about their social lives and debating things like the virtues of ketchup versus mayonnaise than they do learning about the ins and outs of a keyboard, but whatever they’re up to, it’s sure to put a smile on your face.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Karneval
Armed with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue, Nai searches for a missing loved one. After a run-in with a pick-pocket named Gareki, the two find themselves snagged in a government set-up that leaves them both wanted criminals. Desperate and on the run, Nai and Gareki turn to the country’s most powerful defense organization—“Circus”—for help.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge
Kiri Haimura has an obsession with beautiful hair—specifically, cutting it. This bizarre trait is what leads him to seek out a rumored long-haired ghost who lives in an abandoned house on a hill. However, he finds not a ghost, but a beautiful girl with long flowing hair named Iwai Mushanokouji, the "Hair Queen," whose hair cannot be cut due to a family curse.
Iwai explains that there is a death game surrounding her, and that if she is killed by a cursed object, aptly named a "Killing Good," the wielder gets their wish granted. After protecting Iwai from "Authors"—Killing Goods users—he learns there is in fact a Killing Good passed down in his own family: a pair of scissors used by his ancestor to commit murders. Naming the scissors "The Severing Crime Edge," he finds that he is able to cut Iwai's cursed hair with them, setting her free to live a normal life. However, many Authors seek to kill the Hair Queen, and Kiri will have to protect her in this lethal game of fate.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Arata Kangatari
As a young boy from a noble family in Amawakuni, Arata has always expected to make life his own—until word of the princess growing weak reaches his city. Unbeknown to him, his grandmother had claimed him to be female at birth, and now, with no other girls to succeed the princess from the matriarchal Hime clan, he is next in line for the throne! Disguised as a woman awaiting a replacement to be found, Arata witnesses an assassination attempt on the princess by none other than her own guard, the 12 Shinsho. The crime is pinned on his head, forcing Arata to escape to the Kando forest, where it is said that no one comes out the same.
Meanwhile, in modern-day Japan, Arata Hinohara longs for escape from the cruelty of his classmates. Hearing his name called from an alley, he wanders from his path and unwittingly switches universes with Arata from Amawakuni. With his own power as a newly awakened "Sho"—a warrior able to wield Hayagami, weapons with the power of the gods—and the help of his companions he meets along his journey, Hinohara sets out to restore order to this new world.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
When the world is under attack by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable enemy, the only way to fight back is with warriors who have already died! Sidestepping a gruesome fate in a subway crash during an earthquake, two young men and a girl find themselves recruited into the ranks of the Devil Summoners and given the ability to literally call up demons to battle against the mysterious Septenriones! Can Hibiki, Daichi and Io survive in a war where demons face demons under human command? Where a person's death can be seen in advance? Where every living being is just a game piece to be saved or expended? And where each clash comes with a clock counting down to Armageddon?
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
RDG: Red Data Girl
Fifteen-year-old Izumiko Suzuhara just wants to be a normal girl, but that is easier said than done. Raised in a shrine deep in the mountains, she grew up extremely sheltered and painfully shy. She also has the unfortunate tendency to destroy any electronic device simply by touching it.
Despite this, she still wants to try and change her life. To mark her determination to follow through on this transformation, Izumiko begins by cutting her bangs, which shocks both her classmates and protectors. And that's only the start! Her guardian, Yukimasa Sagara, forces his son, Miyuki, to come to the mountain shrine and become Izumiko's lifelong servant and protector. Too bad Izumiko and Miyuki cannot stand each other. They have known each other since they were children, and Miyuki bullied her terribly. He simply does not understand what is so special about Izumiko. His father calls Izumiko a goddess, but that cannot be true…can it? Will Izumiko and Miyuki work past their differences? Is she actually a literal goddess? Find out in RDG: Red Data Girl!
(Source: MAL)
Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince
In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of armed robots "AHSMB (Advanced High Standard Multipurpose Battle Device). This is a story about one of the teenage "Princes," Hitachi O Izuru, who studies in an academic city Grandzehle.
(Source: MAL News)
Hayate no Gotoku!: Cuties
It's never easy to be a gentleman's gentleman, but working for a girl who's not only not a gentleman but also a lightning rod for trouble (and not always particularly ladylike either) is a job that few butlers could handle. For Hayate Ayasaki, however, fighting off teenage heiress Nagi Sanzenin's would-be kidnappers is as much a part of butlering as serving the tea. Nor is that the only dangerous activity that Hayate's bound to be asked to perform during the course of the average day. Need to nurse everyone through an illness?
Then that's part of Hayate's job description. Got an embarrassing video that has to be retrieved before it hits the internet or need help returning stolen money? Hayate's your manservant! However, as competent as Hayate may seem, there's one thing he's not particularly good at: noticing when pretty girls are attracted to him. Which is probably a good thing, as otherwise the silverware might never get polished!
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy
After fighting to free the game of soccer in Japan from the Fifth Sector, the country's soccer squads can once again look forward to stepping onto the field. However, a new challenge will emerge for Japanese players in the form of the Football Frontier International Vision 2, a new tournament that will bring together the best teams each country can assemble.
Tenma Matsukaze and his Raimon teammates, Takuto Shindou and Kyousuke Tsurugi, are once again part of the action as they have been selected to play for the Japanese representative, Inazuma Japan. Much to their surprise, the coach selects eight other players that have no previous experience playing soccer!
Team Inazuma Japan will have a huge mountain to climb, building chemistry and skills as they go along. What they don’t know is that the tournament will set the stage for something much bigger, something out of this world in Inazuma Eleven Go: Galaxy!
(Source: MAL)
Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000%
Entering her Master's course, Nanami Haruka is facing an even more difficult time. And she isn't the only one. The main six members of Starish are assigned new seniors to watch over them! But the seniors aren't having the best attitudes about it.
Watch Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000% and find yourself completely engaged in a whole new adventure mixed in with comedy and romance!
(Source: AniList.co)
Zettai Bouei Leviathan
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.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle school girls who can do Prism Dance, and immediately applies. Naru begins to Prism Dance at the audition, and an aura she's never experienced spreads out in front of her. At that moment, a mysterious girl named Rinne asks her if she can see "rainbow music".
(Source: Anime News Network)
Danball Senki Wars
Year 2055, 4 years after the events in Danball Senki W. LBXs have become the world’s largest hobby, big enough for pro leagues to be established, and people to make their entire living off being an LBX player. 14-year-old Arata is a new transfer student at Kamui Daimon Integrated Academy on Kamui Island, near Japan. Known to be the most prestigious institution in the world for raising LBX players and mechanics, entrance to the academy requires an extremely competitive hurdle of being the champion of at least 3 official tournaments. Along with other members of his platoon, they face rivals and delve into the secrets lurking within the academy.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Jewelpet Happiness
The series focuses on the main heroine Chiari Tsukikage and her friends on managing the Jewelpet Cafe. One day at the magical world of Jewel Land, Lady Jewelina entrusted Ruby the Magical Jewel Box with a mission to make friends and collect Magic Jewels. At the same time she needs to attend the Jewel Academy to do so and open a shop called the Jewelpet Cafe. However with her friends, things didn't go well as planned with several failed mishaps happened to her and the students being scared, in the point of Ruby giving up. But when she met a young girl named Chiari Tsukikage and decides to help, Ruby's life is about to change forever. Now, she and her friends now must work together for the cafe to prosper, stick together through good and bad luck as well as protecting the Jewel Box from being stolen.
(Source: Jewelpet Wikia)
Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes Gekitouden
Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou
1,000 years after Princess Mikoto's era, all hunters have been sealed into cards due to a certain incident in the past. Adventurous boy Hagan becomes the key to freeing these sealed hunters, and travels along with his friends to find these cards, sometimes facing treacherous battles.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Train Heroes
2100A.D. The world has entered a new age of super high-speed railways. The World Railway Conference has introduced the Laser Rail, a whole new form of travel in which trains are no longer confined to the ground.
To operate on the Laser Rail, the Train Base is established. Here, trains from across the globe, installed with artificial intelligences and robot bodies. Thus the Train Heroes are born.
Within the Train Base, these Train Heroes undergo strict training sessions. On occasion, they are called upon to assist in disaster rescue and relief.
(Source: AniDB)
Line Town
Featuring characters from NHN's popular app such as Moon, Brown, Connie, James, Jessica, and Sally living happily together in Line Town.
Ikemen Kyuugo-tai Nurse Angels
Features 5 nurses working at the secret service at International Medical Center.
(Source: CDJapan)
Boku wa Ou-sama
Boku Wa Ou-sama is a show based on a book series by Teruo Teramura and Shizuko Wakayama. The first book came out in 1959 and 49 more volumes followed, making it one of the most popular children's book in Japan.
The books and the anime follow the misadventures of Ou-sama, a silly, gluttonous, lazy but overall very lovely and cute king as he seeks elephant eggs (they make the biggest omelets, his favorite dish!) hide toys in the forest just to prank his three wise counselors, or ride the bike around the castle.
(Source: MAL)
TV Short
Aiura
The story centers around Amaya, Iwasawa, and Uehara—three "annoying, spirited high school girls with zero motivation"—and their classmates. Their daily life is "what happens when there is nothing happening."
(Source: Anime News Network)
Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san
Mukoujima Takurou is a lonely teenager who spends his time fishing at the pier and, to his incredible surprise, fishes up Muromi, a mermaid. Muromi first off doesn't realize she's a mermaid until she meets Takurou. Not only that, she is incredibly dense and crazy and has a drinking problem to top it off. Now every time Takurou goes fishing, Muromi appears and makes life interesting for him.
Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. Z
Sparrow's Hotel
The comedy revolves around Sayuri Satou, the new front desk worker at the Sparrow's Hotel— "the closest hotel to Heaven". Her special features are her large breasts and her skills of assassination. She takes down people who cause trouble in the business hotel with those skills, but she is in fact very unskilled when talking to the male hotel manager, and often bites her tongue.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Ketsuekigata-kun!
Are all A Types kind yet indecisive? Does being a B Type imply the opposite? Are O Types more passionate and childish than others? How would one even get along with AB Types? Ketsuekigata-kun! explores Japanese and Korean cultural stereotypes associated with blood types in romantic and leisurely situations.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Duel Masters Victory V3
The 9th Duel Masters series.
In this series the story continues after Katta Kirifuda defeats the YA.RA.SI band and also gains back his popularity by defeating Leo and his sidekick Nai Minamimo.
In this series Katta will use a new race of Outrage creatures against the opposing new race of Oracle deck users. Also in the creature world a new time era will start off.
(Source: Duel Masters Wikia)
Mazinger ZIP!
This is a series of animated flash-shorts produced on NTV's ZIP! television programs starting on April 8, 2013. It is set to replace ZIP!'s previous anime shorts Ohayo Ninja Tai-Gatchaman shorts based on Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.
Mazinger ZIP! features the same characters from the original series involved in a series of small comedic sketches.
(Source: Mazinger Wiki)
Dibetagurashi: Ahiru no Seikatsu
The story follows the daily life of a group of birds, including a duck, an old nihilistic great grey owl, and a gluttonous Caique parrot.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Odoriko Clinoppe
The surreal, comical television anime follow the daily life of Clinoppe and an office lady named Onei-san.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Based on GREE's Odoriko Clinoppe Creature-Raising Game.
Tetsujin 28-gou Gao!
This series of anime shorts, roughly five minutes in length, will focus on protagonist Shoutarou Kaneda's everyday life instead of focusing on battle scenes as previous Tetsujin 28 titles have done. The visuals of the title robot, its nemesis Black Ox, and other elements will have a pop-art style.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Bakujuu Gasshin Ziguru Hazeru
The anime is based on MegaHouse's line of Ziguru Hazeru (literally, "Jiggle and Pop Out") mecha toys that allow people to remove parts from the joints and add different parts in their place. In addition, if one combines together Hazeru Gokuu, Hazeru Sagojo, and Hazeru Hakkai, the resulting mecha will be Hazeru Seioh, allowing for users to combine their toys together.
The ZIGURUHAZERU animated series is based on the upcoming original toy line of the same name from MegaHouse, featuring cool robot toys modelled after characters from the famous Journey to the West tale.
(Source: MAL)
Movie
Kotonoha no Niwa
Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao finds an even greater muse in Yukino, an older woman who seems adrift in the world. Despite the difference in their ages and lives, they strike up a comfortable relationship that slowly evolves as they randomly meet in the same garden whenever it rains. But with the rainy season coming to a close, Takao wonders if there's enough time left to put his feelings into actions and words.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu
After a year in America, Kurisu Makise returns to Akihabara and reunites with Rintarou Okabe. However, their reunion is cut short when Okabe begins to experience recurring flashes of other timelines as the consequences of his time traveling start to manifest. These side effects eventually culminate in Okabe suddenly vanishing from the world, and only the startled Kurisu has any memory of his existence.
In the midst of despair, Kurisu is faced with a truly arduous choice that will test both her duty as a scientist and her loyalty as a friend: follow Okabe's advice and stay away from traveling through time to avoid the potential consequences it may have on the world lines, or ignore it to rescue the person that she cherishes most. Regardless of her decision, the path she chooses is one that will affect the past, the present, and the future.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami
The film is set between the 517th and 518th installments of Akira Toriyama's original manga. Specifically, it is set during the "lost decade" of story time after the end of the battle with Majin Boo. Kuririn, Piccolo, Vegeta, and other familar characters will appear in the film. The film is not a spinoff, but a story in the official history of Dragon Ball.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Aura: Maryuuinkouga Saigo no Tatakai
Ichirou Satou once lived a life of adolescent delusion as the great “Maryuin Koga.” Bullied by his peers and shunned by his classmates, Ichirou transferred schools in an effort star anew. But when he encounters a girl in a blue cape claiming to be an otherworldly researcher, it seems like his fresh start won’t be as easy as he thought. Although Ichirou tries his hardest to avoid this girl, he soon finds himself defending her as he attempts to bring her back down to the real world.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Hal
Kurumi's heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. Forced to carry on without her beloved Hal, she fell into a reclusive and joyless existence. Kurumi had given up on the world, but a brilliant scientist devised a plan to win her back. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, they created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal's place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.
Resistant at first, this shattered beauty slowly yielded to her feelings of longing – and took comfort in the company of a robot. Though their unique bond grew stronger with each passing day, Kurumi and Hal would soon discover that nothing about their artificial love story was quite as it seemed.
(Source: Funimation)
Saint☆Onii-san (Movie)
What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a movie about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, focusing on different element of modern life.
Meitantei Conan: Sekkai no Private Eye
The movie is set on a state-of-the art Aegis vessel with the full cooperation of Japan's real-life Ministry of Defense and Maritime Self-Defense Force. The corpse of a Self-Defense Force member has been found — minus the left arm — and a spy has infiltrated the Aegis vessel. The heroine Ran is put in jeopardy, and Conan is forced to stand up against the dangerous Spy "X."
(Source: Anime News Network)
Kick-Heart
Kick-Heart is a love story between Romeo, a successful pro-wrestler, and Juliet, a nun who lives a secret double-life as a female pro-wrestler. Romeo's secret is that he enjoys taking a beating in the ring, while Juliet feels invigorated when facing her opponents as a wrestler. When the two meet in the ring, the fireworks fly. Their story is set in the colorful backdrop of the professional wrestling world. Will Juliet reveal her true identity to the one she loves? Will Romeo be able to share his secret to the world?
(Source: Kickstarter)
Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dougu Museum
On a normal afternoon, Doraemon's bell is stolen by Kaito Deluxe, a thief from the 22nd Century. Determined to get it back, Nobita and co. decide to pursue him and take back the bell that is hidden inside the 22nd Century's Secret Gadget Museum.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!!
Comical adventure story starring Kasukabe Defense Forces and dealing with "food" as theme. Kasukabe Defense Forces (Shinnosuke and his mates: Kazama-kun, Nene-chan, Masao-kun and Bo-chan) decide to attend "B-class Gourmet Carnival", a big event in Kasukabe, without their parents, to eat very tasty yakisoba sauce cooked by "Sauce's Ken". On the way, a mystery woman asks them to bring a legendary sauce to Sauce's Ken. They head to the event site with the sauce, but they wander off into a mountain, and "A-class Gourmet Organization", an organization plotting to eliminate B-class gourmet, seeks to take the sauce away from them.
(Source: Manabu Tsuribe)
Precure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi
One day, the Pretty Cures receive an invitation to a party in their honor. Everyone is heading to the party venue, the school of fairies, but awaits a mysterious shadow. The shadow steals transformation objects! What can they do? If the Cures can not be converted are in big trouble! If this continues, the school, our world and everything else will deborado by that shadow! The 32 Pretty Cures will fight to protect everyone!
(Source: Wikipedia)
Five Fire Fish
A short animation by Kouji Yamamura, created in cooperation with the National Film Board of Canada.
Garon
The story follows an awe-imposing giant named Garon who comes from space to Earth, threatening humanity with extinction. However, a girl believes that Garon is not evil, and reaches out to Pick, a boy contained inside Garon's body. Meanwhile, the military plans to a nuclear strike against Garon.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Hanakappa Movie: Hana-sake! Pakkaan Chou no Kuni no Daibouken
How annoying moms can be with all their lectures, but what happens if they are gone...? Mothers from the Yamabiko Village get kidnapped! Hanakappa and his friends leave their village and set out on a journey to save their mothers! Enduring a freezing mountain in winter and a blazing desert in summer, the kids head to a wonderland called "Butterfly Kingdom". Why were the mothers taken away? And who is this boy called Pol traveling with Hanakappa? What is his secret?
(Source: GAGA International)
QUAILS
Short animation by Mirai Mizue made with an iPad and McLaren's Workshop. Dedicated to Norman McLaren
BIBLIOMANIA
A reimagination of Alice in Wonderland set in modern Japan dealing with themes of bullying, lack of work, household breakdown, child care issues, social media addiction, etc.
The animation uses a combination of pixilation, hand-drawn animation, and CG.
(Source: AniList.co)
Baka Mukashi Banashi Movie: Jijii Wars
Animated adaptation of old Japanese folk tales with the modern twists by Keiko Sootome.
OVA
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!: Ani, Imouto, Koibito
Arcana Famiglia: Capriccio - stile Arcana Famiglia
An unaired episode of Arcana Famiglia.
After toiling away in his lab, the alchemist Jolly has finally succeeded in making a personality-swapping potion that is guaranteed to bring him entertainment.
The boys of the Arcana Famiglia are tricked into taking the potion and find themselves in bodies that are not their own. With this successful experiment, Jolly has paved the way for a plethora of uncomfortable scenarios. However, despite the boys' desperate struggle to switch themselves back, there is something to be learned from spending the day in someone else's shoes.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Vassalord.
Charley, a cyborg vampire who does the Vatican's dirty work, is the thrall of the local vampire playboy Johnny Rayflo. As the two fight crime—and each other—hilarity, violence and sacrilege ensue! But can Charley resist his own desperate cravings for blood? Find out as the devilish duo go up aginst a childlike vampire princess, a mysterious branch of the Unitarian Church...and one another.
(Source: Tokyopop)
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
The film explores a confrontation between Iron Man and the villainous Ezekiel Stane, who develops new bio-technology that seemingly outclasses the Iron Man armor. After Stane unleashes a terrorist attack and sets Tony Stark up to take the fall, Iron Man must evade S.H.I.E.L.D.'s man hunt and find a way to clear his name.
(Source: Marvel)
Hetalia: The Beautiful World OVA
Special episodes released with the Hetalia: The Beautiful World BD/DVDs.
Include 4 episodes:
#1: Buon San Valentino - First Part
#2: Buon San Valentino - Last Part
#3: The Centennial Gift
#4: Liechtenstein and the Hedgehog Country
Hakuouki Reimeiroku Tokuten Disc
Tokuten that were released in a Tokuten Disc for those who purchased all 6 volumes of Hakuouki Reimeiroku OVAs.
Includes:
#1: Natsu no Wazurai (夏のわずらい)
#2: Shinpachi Nagakura Saikyou Densetsu (永倉新八最強伝説)
Kira☆Kira 5th Anniversary Live Anime: KICK START GENERATION
Based on the visual novel by Overdrive.
The what-if story reunites the Second Literature Club Band members Kirari, Chie, Shikanosuke, and Sarina, several months after the concert in the d2b vs Deardrops ~Cross the Future~ fan disk.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Mikosuri Han-Gekijou
ONA
Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku
A spin-off of Lucky Star. Centers around big sister Hinata Miyakawa and little sister Hikage Miyakawa's impoverished daily life at home (due to Hinata's wasteful habits) and Hikage's life at elementary school.
SHOW BY ROCK!!: Legend of Shingan Crimsonz
SHOW BY ROCK!!: Plasmagica na Gogo
Yankee Hamster
Mohawk? Check. Pompadour? Check. Unbridled ambition to be the most crudely cool hamsters around? DOUBLE CHECK. Regent and Mohawk might be small and fluffy, but that won’t hold them back as they try to become the most delinquent hamsters around!
(Source: HIDIVE)
Hitotsubu ni Kawaranu Ai wo Komete
A special animated movie to commemorate the 100th anniversary of "Morinaga Milk Caramel".
Momoya x Peeping Life: Go en Desu yo!
This is a sketch drama consisting of four episodes on dating.
Kubbe: Kort Animasjon
Kubbe is a boy who lives in the forest and goes on daily adventures collecting all kinds of things he finds. Later, he sorts, labels and keeps his collection in green boxes. Eventually, he follows his grandmother's advice and sets up a museum in his house exhibiting everything he has collected.
Based on the picture book Kubbe lager museum (Kubbe makes a museum) by Norwegian illustrator Åshild Kanstad Johnsen.
(Source: AniList.co)
World Fool News
Takahashi is transferred to a main anchor of a news program, which is known for being a little...weird. This is a comedy about somewhat ridiculous happenings occurring at a broadcasting station.
(Source: YouTube)
Raldessia Chronicles
Heisei Policemen!!
Gougou, the man who deals with himself, strangers and the society as a whole at his own pace. He tends to confuse his surroundings beginning with his unique name, but surprisingly his job is upholding law and order as policeman; however, his way of life as modern time policeman leaves his superiors, civilians and even criminals dumbfounded. It's the new type of police comedy the Heisei-era has brought forth.
(Source: Translation from NicoNico Douga, edited)
Shin Seikimatsu: Yatsuto no Souguu
In the corner of the universe, there was a small planet where creatures called men flourished. Doomsday finally looms near to this planet where destruction and creation have occurred repeatedly. The great king of terror appears from the sky and the mankind faces the end.
"Encounters with that kind" is Director Yutaro Sawada's original stop motion animation.
(Source: Anime Bancho)
FunaQ: Funassyi to Soutai-kun
A variety talk show done through CGI animation of Funassyi (mascot character of the Tokyo suburb Funabashi) and Soutai-kun (mascot hero/disaster prevention character of the Tokyo ward Nerima).
Life: Jinsei no Taisetsu na Toki ni...
A paper stop-motion commercial for D-Mail, a live-event gift company with roses for anniversaries, cards, picture frames, incense for condolences, etc. With products available to celebrate weddings, births, first day of school ceremonies and graduation.
Asunal Kanayama
Animated commercials for Asunal Kanayama, a large open-air mall in Nagoya.
Special
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Special
Tamako Market Specials
Episodes 1-3 focus on Dera welcoming ladies to his bar.
Episodes 4-6 focus on Choi-chan.
(Source: AniList.co)
Yama no Susume: Kabette Kowakunai no?
Aoi Yukimura and her friends decide to take on a new challenge: indoor rock climbing! However, the sight of the wall flusters Aoi, who frets over its height and complexity. Fortunately, Kaede Saitou is there to explain the rules of indoor climbing, inspiring the girls to give it a try themselves. Though the wall may seem intimidating and insurmountable, Aoi finds that with a little help from her friends, she may be able to overcome this challenge.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Senran Kagura Specials
Tenshi no Drop
Botan Ichige has just enrolled in St. Asmaria All-Girl's School where angels are said to live. It turns out that angels do indeed live there, and after an accident, an angel named Un offers Botan her halo as a snack. After eating it, Botan discovers it had some bizarre side-effects, causing her to regularly "give birth" to colorful mushrooms. Is this the life of an angel!?
Vanquished Queens Specials
Senyuu. Specials
Unaired episodes of Senyuu. released with BD/DVD volumes.
1. Yuusha, Nagurareru. (Vol.1)
2. Nise Panda no Seitai (Vol.1)
3. Shitsujichou no Tabi Sono 1 (Vol.2)
4. Shitsujichou no Tabi Sono 2 (Vol. 3)
5. Gakuen Senyuu.: Seishun Monogatari (Vol. 4)
(Source: AniList.co)
Koukaku Kidoutai Arise: Another Mission
The premise of the story: "Snatch the rebel elements' secret data using the Surface! There is a leak saying that the giant coporation Ishimiya Industry will commit an act of international terrorism, and Motoko Kusanagi and the Armored Riot Police head out to seize the plug data!"
(Source: Anime News Network)
A short animation for promoting Microsoft's Surface tablet in Japan.
Yuyushiki: Nyanyashiki
Mangirl!: Asobu Henshuu Girl
Unaired 14th Episode of Mangirl! that was released with the BD/DVD.
Persona 4 the Animation -A Brief Lesson on Izanagi & Izanami-
Included in the Persona 4 The Animation Collection 2nd DVD Box set.
Donyatsu
The "loosely science-fiction adventure" is set in the summer sometime in the 21st century. Tokyo's Shinjuku ward has become a wasteland, void of all humans due to an unexplained catastrophe. What remains are these strange creatures such as "Donyatsu," the half-cat, half-doughnut hybrid, and "Begaru," a feline bagel composite.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Mister jikken
Short animations included in the Persona 4 The Animation Collection 2nd DVD Box set.
Chokotan!
This story is about the dog named Chocotan who has the ability to speak with humans in the human language. Nao, her owner, likes a guy named Arima. Arima has a dog named Hatsupi. On Hatsupi's birthday, Nao makes biscuits that are edible for both dogs and humans. Nao and Chocotan bump into Arima and Hatsupi on the sidewalk and Nao runs away before she can summon the courage to give the biscuits to Arima.
Chocotan encourages Nao and she makes up her mind to go back and give the biscuits to Arima. Now then, will she be able to approach Arima while she's not even able to talk casually to him? And how about Chocotan's secret? - The Story about the talking dog and her Owner's clumsy-love-story!
(Source: Huffy Parfait Scans)
Wooser no Sono Higurashi: Ken to Pantsu to Wooser to
Episode 13 that was included on the Blu-ray.
Boku no Imouto wa "Osaka Okan": Uchi no Onii-chan wa Tokyo Rule
Special episode bundled with the BD.
Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri
Extra episodes of bundled with Blu-rays and DVDs and the limited edition 5th manga volume.
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's Mini Picture Drama
Short picture drama specials included with the BD release of the Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Nintama Rantarou: Ninjutsu Gakuen to Nazo no Onna - Kore wa Jiken Da yo! no Dan
While Rantarou and Fushikizou are out running an errand, Fushikizou happens to spot a mysterious woman who's being chased by some of the Tasogaredoki Castle ninjas. It turns out the woman is actually the disguised leader of the Dokutake Castle ninjas, Hieta Happousai, and the entire Ninjutsu Academy ends up getting involved in the events.
Ai to Shi
Director Wataru Uekusa's work for NHK's Educational Television channel. The Techne Tri corner teaches watchers certain features of animation, this video was a part of his rotoscoping lesson.
Soul Reviver
3D CG promotional video for the Soul Reviver manga by Fujisawa Tohru.
In the manga, the dead can be brough back to life, if their souls can be restored before disappearing into the void. Between death and the void is the world of the dead, and two individuals - the former detective Jin Ryuusuke and the dead high school girl Sekimachi Kurara - salvage souls in this realm.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Hayashi-fusai
A video created for Ryou Inoue's friends who got married. He showed it during their wedding reception and uploaded it to YouTube two days later. It also won the 2013 Kotobuki Video Taishou competition.
Go Go Smile Anime
Music
Another: Misaki Mei - Shizuka ni
An extended music video with minimalistic flash animation, featuring a chibi version of Mei. Bundled with the Complete Collection Blu-ray Box.
Micchiri Neko March
A music video created for the Micchiri Neko character and brand. The video features cat characters playing in a marching band.
Mekakucity Records
Jin (Shizen no Teki-P)'s incredibly popular vocaloid song series (sung by IA and Hatsune Miku) with PV's done mainly by Sidu and Wannyanpu.
This entry encompasses the official music videos published on the Mekakucity Records DVD release.
Included three videos are:
1. Yobanashi Deceive (夜咄ディセイブ) original web release February 17, 2013.
2. Lost Time Memory (ロスタイムメモリー) original web release March 30, 2013.
3. Ayano no Koufuku Riron (アヤノの幸福理論) original web release April 22, 2013.
(Source: AniList.co)
Redial
"Redial" is the title track of livetune's 2013 compilation album Re:Dial featuring Hatsune Miku. An animated music video of the song was included in a limited edition DVD sold with the album.
Take Your Way
An animated music video for the song Take Your Way by livetune adding Fukase (from SEKAI NO OWARI).
Koumon-teki Juuku Ketsujiru Juke
After breaking up with my ex-boyfriend, I was heartbroken but I had to think about the theme for my next animation film. Just then I had a dream of this ex-boyfriend. This animation film is based on that dream.
In Japan, on 11th March 2011, we had great earthquakes and aftershocks followed over and over. And not only earthquakes but also how to face the nuclear power is one of the hottest issues in our country. I think that dream is the mixture of this charged atmosphere of Japan and my heartbreaking depression. So I "re-mixed" what I had in my head.
By the way, he used to like enema. So in this song, the word of "ass" and its related words are fluttering. All of these are linked to the memories of him so I decided to use this song. In that dream the face of my ex-boyfriend was not clear, so in this animation, his face is drawn just like "ass".。
(Source: Official Youtube Channel)
Hana wa Saku
"Hana wa Saku" is a song written by Shunji Iwai and Yoko Kanno to support NHK's reconstruction efforts in the areas hardest hit by the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. An animated music video was created in commemoration of the two-year anniversary of the disaster and broadcast on NHK G.
Saishuu Densha featuring Izumi Makura
Official music video for Makura Izumi's song Saishuu Densha featuring Izumi Makura.
SWAP
Music video by Kousuke Sugimoto for the song Swap by INSHOW-HA from their album "Nietzsche."
Many Mary
Suicide Ballad
Music video for Motohiro Shirai's song Suicide Ballad. It follows a shinigami who pushes people over the edge to commit suicide. One day a man stops one of her victims and she begins following him around out of curiosity. She enjoys watching his happy demeanor until he gets a phone call which would change both their lives.
Furusato
Music video for the song Furusato by Japanese boy band Arashi that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The song was revealed in 2010 at the 61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen and has been featured in a variety of programs since. The video was animated by Osamu Sakai, with character designs from Ichio Ootsuka.
Fuki to Hiyoko
A music video for the song by Maiko (真依子) that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta Program.
Ici, là et partout
Love(or being in love) is a wonderful thing that colors our life, but love is not always visible and sometimes is vague and ephemeral.
This film is filled with love and shows the state of being carried away by love. However it is almost impossible to understand each other completely even though they loved each other very very much and sometimes it causes heartbreaking.
I expressed vanity of such a heartbreaking love using ceaseless metamorphosis technique. And when this film is completed, my boyfriend left me.
(Source: Official Youtube Channel)
Subarashii Sekai
Inochi no Kioku
Music video for the song Inochi no Kioku by ZABADAK that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Katatsumuri, Kataomoi
Music video for the song Katatsumuri, Kataomoi by Naomile that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Kimi e no Fanfare
Music video for the song Kimi e no Fanfare by TOKU that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Zassou-kun
Music video directed and animated by Souta Sugara for the song Zassou-kun by B-DASH.
TV (Chinese)
Balala Xiao Moxian: Qiji Wubu
The kingdom of Gemini is attacked by the evil Queen Halle. The twin princesses of the kingdom are missing, so is the important Night Star Box, which has affected planets including Earth. The fairy Queen had sent Prince You Le and Sally to Earth, looking for the Night Star Box with the help of Maggie and Michelle. Then the gang found out one of the girls who takes dance lessons with Maggie and Michelle is one of the missing princesses, Bei Bei! The mission to find the Night Star Box and the the still missing princess, Ya Ya, is now on the shoulder of the fairies.
(Source: Mahou Shoujo Wikia, edited)
Yi Kong Zhi Dian
In a city of the future, many kids can play with Finger Skateboards--skateboards that can move a simulated character in a battle at will of the player. Our main character enters shop and joins the game along with his 3 friends. They kids go on many adventures and compete against Alexander, the son of a rival company competing against the original shop.
ONA (Chinese)
Movie (Chinese)
Kuiba II: Dazhan Yuan Yang Jie
"Kuiba" is back in cinemas with its second franchise "Battle of Yuan Yang World".
An innocent soul, or a demon within?
The plot of "Kuiba 2" picks up where the first film left off. Raised by a kind-hearted stepfather, 8-year old Manchi is enlisted in the legion of warriors to fight "Kuiba" the devil.
(Source: CCTV.com)
