September 29th 2008
Hakushaku to Yousei
Genre: Shoujo, Fantasy
http://www.myfairy.tv/
The story is set in Victorian England. It follows the adventures of 17-year old Lydia Carlton, who is nicknamed the “Fairy Doctor” due to her interest in fairies, and also her abilities to see them. Her life takes a 180-degrees turn when she meets Edgar J.C Ashenbert, the “Legendary Blue Knight Count” and his crew on a sea voyage to London (more like she got herself kidnapped by him). Edgar hires her as an adviser during his quest to obtain a treasured sword that was supposed to be handed down to him by his family.
This 13 episode fantasy romance anime is adapted from a series of light novels written by Mizue Tani. After watching the first episode, i was impressed with the plot direction and the characters in whole. There’s a little mystery there to make you think, who exactly is this Earl? Since i’m sucker for shoujo type of romance story, even more because it’s fantasy related, i am going to stick to this anime… until further notice. Hahaha!
October 2nd 2008
ToraDora!
Genre: Romance, Comedy
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/toradora/
Toradora!’s story begins with the male protagonist Ryūji Takasu who is frustrated at trying to look his best as he enters his second year of high school. Despite his gentle personality, his eyes make him look like an intimidating delinquent so he is utterly hopeless about his chances of getting a girlfriend anytime soon, and does not have many close friends either. After being greeted by his hungover mother in the morning, Ryūji goes to school and is happy to find that he gets to be in the same class as his best friend Yūsuke Kitamura and crush Minori Kushieda. However, it is then that he unexpectedly knocks into “the school’s most dangerous animal of the highest risk level” — Taiga Aisaka — who just happens to also be in his class, and is a good friend of Minori.
This is your typical falling in love with someone who is a total opposite of you from what i can see in the first episode. Taiga is a funny character, since she is domestically helpless (and hungry) without Ryūji, she stuck to him and exploits him into being her personal servant and they ended up helping each other through different things. Unknown to them, this strange relationship between the two of them stirred up rumors among the students in the school. They will deny it for now, but how are they going to stop those feelings that are bound to develop in the coming days?
October 2nd 2008
Hyakko
Genre: School, Comedy, Slice of Life
http://hyakko.jp/
This is based on a shounen manga by Haruaki Katou which is serialised online. Ayumi Nonomura is a freshman in a very prestigous and large private high school, and instantly becomes lost as her insecurities give way to helplessness. She meets Tatsuki Iidzuka, Torako Kageyama, and Suzume Saotome on her first day (who were also lost) and the four become instantly connected. But as the story goes, many unique classmates show up. Those girls sometimes twist the heroine around their little finger or vise versa. In many situations, they all have noisy get-togethers with each other, and that is really fun.
October 2nd 2008
Shikabane Hime
Genre: Shounen, Action, Horror
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/
Shikabane - are the living dead who still work even after they die because of strong attachment or obsession. They attack people and kill them. Shikabane Hime is the girl created to hunt Shikabane. A boy, Kagami Ohri, was adopted by Tagami Keisei, a Buddhist priest of Kongon Clan, when he was a child, and was raised in an asylum. One night, he encounters a beautiful girl at the temple who works for the chief priest. She is Hoshimura Makina, a Shikabane Hime ,who hunts Shikanabe under the order from Kakusei. The original manga runs in Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine, and nine volumes have been compiled so far.
October 2nd 2008
Casshern SINS
http://casshern-sins.jp/
In the distant future, where cyborgs and humans struggle to survive after the war which destroyed the world, a being in white suit awakens. His name is Casshern and he remembers nothing of his own past. In barren and dark dystopian world, where every being alive seems to hate his existence and the evil from his past wants him dead, Casshern, haunted by the flashes of his past memories has to survive and figure out who or what exactly he is and how he got to where he is now. But he does not know that he might not like the horrible truth of the past, hidden deep inside his mind…
Casshern: Sins is a remake of the old 1973 anime by the name of Neo-Human Casshern. However, it had absolutely nothing to do with the old storyline, so don’t get them both confused like i did! Instead, in Casshern Sins, Casshern is presented as a cyborg subordinate of Braiking Boss who was ordered to assassinate the savior of mankind, and has thus doomed the Earth to ruin. As the other cyborgs (with consciousness) struggles to survive as the poisonous environment quickly causes their mechanical bodies to rust and corrode, forcing them to constantly replace their damaged parts, they also believe that devouring Casshern will make them live forever….
October 3rd 2008
Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Drama
http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/akasaka/
This popular non H-game version on PS2 gets an anime adaptation which features many popular voice actresses from Hirano Aya, Kugimiya Rie and Inoue Marina! What is it about? Read on!
In order to protect a girl from danger, Junichi Nagase is forced to kiss her. Shocked and disgusted, and without understanding what just happened or why, she screams at him and tells him to “just die!” As it turns out, the girl, Yuuhi Katagiri, is a new transfer student and, much to the surprise of Junichi and his younger sister Minato, their father arranged for Yuuhi to be Junichi’s future wife! Of course, getting married to “that perverted idiot” is the absolute last thing Yuuhi wants! Junichi’s crazy school life with his tsundere (harsh on the outside, gentle on the inside) bride-apparent has begun!
October 3rd 2008
Yozakura Shijuusou (Yozakura Quartet)
Genre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Supernatural
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/yozakura/
Akina, Hime, Kotoha, and Ao are four members of the Hiizumi Seikatsu Soudan Jimusho (Hiizumi’s Everyday-life Consultation Office), which, in addition to helping kindergartners deal with tough times, strives to preserve the peace of their little town, Sakurashin, by hunting down the troublemakers who dare threaten it. Hime is a super heroine. Ao can read minds. Kotoha can conjure up anything with the right word. And Akina…well, he’s just a regular guy (a human), surrounded by three supergirls! Together, they protect the town of Sakurashin from demon dogs and other supernatural threats.
October 3rd 2008
Tales of the Abyss
Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy
http://www.tv-toa.jp/
Luke von Fabre, the spoiled son of a noble from the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lavaldear, has been confined inside his father’s mansion ever since he was kidnapped seven years ago by a rival country, the Malkuth Empire. Now Luke’s memory of the life he led before is missing, and a strange voice, which only he can hear, has been calling out to him ever since. One day while training with his mentor, Van Grants, a strange woman called Tear breaks into the mansion with the sole intent of taking Van’s life. During the struggle Luke is transported far from home, along with Tear, and now that Luke has finally gained the freedom he’s been dreaming of, what awaits him in the outside world will shatter everything he’s ever known about himself.
This is part of the Tales series; namely Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Eternia and now Tales of the Abyss. In case you did not know, it is based on a console role-playing game developed by Namco! So rejoice, dear gamers, because unlike other video game animes, this show is an almost exact retelling of the game’s storyline! How cool is that? I enjoyed the anime very much, due to its magical / fantasy / adventure genre. It’s definitely something that i’d follow until the end.
October 3rd 2008
Kuro Shitsuji
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
http://www.kuroshitsuji.tv/
Yana Toboso is the writer and illustrator of this exciting series about Sebastian Michaels, an impeccable butler who can carry out any task required by his master with ease and perfection — partly because he is a demon. He is obligated to serve one of the noble families of England, attending only to Ciel Phantomhive; the 12 year old head of the Phantomhive family. Sebastian has unquestionably perfect knowledge, manners, talent with materials, martial arts and much more. But for some reason, he serves a 12 year old master… A Faustian contract, perhaps?
For some reason i love this anime to bits! Especially the two main characters in this series - Ciel Phantomhive and his butler Sebastian. The plot is building up slowly, although it still remains a mystery why Ciel’s parents died. Or how Sebastian came to be the Phantomhive’s butler…!
October 4th 2008
Kannagi
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
http://www.nagisama-fc.com/
Kannagi is based on a shounen manga by Takenashi Eri, serialised in Comic REX.
Our unlucky protagonist, Jin, uses the trunk of a sacred tree to carve a statue for a school project. When he takes it outside, to his surprise it begins absorbing the surrounding earth and transforms into, hold your breath on this one, a girl! So like all similar setups this guardian deity is pretty pissed that her tree was cut down and lives with Jin while she takes out her anger on squashing bugs….er, cleaning the “Impurities” that are gathering in the town.
October 4th 2008
Kurogane no Linebarrel
Genre: Shounen, Sci-fi, Mecha
http://www.linebarrels.jp/
Kurogane no Linebarrel is based on a shounen manga written by Shimizu Eiichi and illustrated by Shimoguchi Tomohiro, serialised in Champion RED. You might noticed certain similiarities in the characters in this, Sokyu no Fafner, Gundam Seed and etc. That’s because they are drawn by the same guy!
Kouichi Hayase was involved in an accident where an artificial satellite falls to Earth in 2013, and falls into a coma for half a year. Due to this accident he becomes depressed and lonely. However, unbeknownst to him he attained a strange powers. Three years later a giant robot called Linebarrel, which was the cause for the incident, appears before him, causing Kouichi`s life to change as they fought for Juda, the largest medical equipment supplier in the world.
October 4th 2008
Tentai Senshi Sunred
Genre: Seinen, Comedy
http://www.sunred.jp/
The story revolves around the hero Sunred’s battles against General Vamp and his shadowy group of minions in a spoof of classic Japanese anime and live-action special-effects shows.
Base on this poster alone, i don’t think i’m watching it. lolx! But if you’re looking for a good laugh and doesn’t mind the old-school looking graphics, by all means, go on ahead!
October 5th 2008
Kemeko Deluxe!
Genre: Shounen, Comedy, Romance
http://kemeko.jp/
The story centers on a typical high school boy and a super-deformed, doll-like robot that suddenly appears in his bedroom. The robot declares itself to be the boy’s wife, and only then does a beautiful girl emerge out of the robot’s mouth. The girl turns out to be someone who was promised the boy’s hand in marriage ten year earlier. She pilots the mecha known as Kameko to protect her fiance from the efforts of the elusive Mishima Corporation who are deeply interested in a mysterious power that is hidden into his body.
October 5th 2008
To Aru Majutsu no Index
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-fi
http://project-index.net/
Set in a city of scientifically advanced superhuman students, but in a world where magic is also real. Toma Kamijo’s right hand, the Imagine Breaker, will negate all magic, psychic, or divine powers, but not his own bad luck. One day he finds a young girl hanging on his balcony railing (she fell down because she is too hungry). She turns out to be a nun from the Church of England, and her mind has been implanted with the Index-Librorum-Prohibitorum - all the magical texts the Church has removed from circulation. She is constantly on the run with suspicious looking people are chasing after her, will Toma get caught in the middle of this crazy battle?
October 6th 2008
Kyou no Go no Ni (Today in Class 5-2) TV
Genre: School, Comedy, Ecchi
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/gononi/
Following the line of the precedent OVAs. This anime goes around the normal lifes of some elementary school (5th grade, 2nd class room) kids and their adventures, while turning to teens. Their games, stupid jokes, and the misunderstadings around their premature attraction to the opposite sex. Ryota Satou is the main character here, but his friends are almost as important as him since the school wouldn’t be the same without them, specialy the girls who the majority of time appear to be mature by their ages but in the ends they are as childish and even more “dangerous” than the boys.
Before starting on this, just make sure you watch the OVAs first!
October 6th 2008
Vampire Knight: Guilty
Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
http://www.vampire-knight.jp/
Vampire Knight: Guilty kicks off this right after the Shizuka Hio Arc in the first season. In this Arc, Yuuki wants to know more about her true family and her forgotten past and starts looking around for clues. Before she knows it, the secret started to unfolds itself pieces by pieces within her memories. Putting those pieces together, Yuki, Kaname and Zero will show the begining of a new mystery and a forbidden love…
*fangirl squels* As a loyal fan, i am definitely watching this one! There’s no way i am going to miss the continuation from last season! The story differs a little and progresses much faster than the manga, so it’s something to look forward to see! Should mention that the vampires in there looks very hawt in every episode? hahaha!
October 6th 2008
Macademi Wasshoi! (Magician’s Academy)
Genre: Shounen, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
http://www.macademi.tv/
This is based on a PS2 game with the same name. Magician’s Academy revolves around Takuto Hasegawa, who attends a magic academy that is not marked on any map. During a summoning spell exam, he accidentally creates a girl named Tanarot, who happends to hold enough magical power to destroy his country, but fortunately Tanarot professes undying loyalty to her “creator.” Is that a good thing?
October 6th 2008
Ga-rei -Zero-
Genre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Horror, Supernatural
http://www.ga-rei.jp/
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has an anti-paranormal special forces group called the Supernatural Disaster Prevention Office. They are 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…
This series is a prequel to the manga series, Ga-Rei. What i can say about this series is, everyone seem to die brutally in the first 2 episodes. However, those are just the aftermaths of an event that happened before. But what led the main characters to that stage? Why did it happen? This is why you have got to keep watching until the 3rd episode; where the story will lead you back to the beginning, where it all began. The overall sound effects and animation of this series are simply superb. You won’t regret it.
October 6th 2008
Skip Beat!
Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Romance
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/s-beat/
The story revolves a teenage girl named Kyōko who followed her childhood friend Shō to Tokyo as he pursues his dream of becoming a star. Despite playing housekeeper and taking care of Shō, Kyōko overhears Shō dismissing her as a boring nobody. Furious, Kyōko (and her inner demons) vows to also become a somebody famous and defeat Shō in the talent industry.
This series starts off a little slow in the beginning. A little action, but a lot of comedic factor! But if you are patient enough to follow Kyōko’s adventure until she gets accepted to the same talent agency as the hot Tsuruga Ren, things will get even more spiced up as Kyōko begins to climb up the ladder to being famous!
October 7th 2008
Kurozuka
Genre: Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Romance
Kurozuka is an adaptation of Takashi Noguchi’s manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura’s supernatural romance novel.
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
If you like, violence, blood and all the works, this is the anime for you. A word of caution: This is series is NOT for young kids who are under 18 of age!
October 8th 2008
Mouryou no Hako
Genres: mystery, supernatural
http://www.ntv.co.jp/mouryou/
The story follows a series of bizarre murders of schoolgirls who have been dismembered and stuffed into boxes. The private investigator hired by a missing daughter’s mother joins forces with an antique book seller and others to unravel the murder spree.
Characters are designed by CLAMP, animation are done by Madhouse. I’m a big fan of CLAMP’s work (despite the fact they like to kill their main characters.. lolx). Although with the great team behind the series, the storyline is a little weird for my liking. Although the settings, characters and time line seem realistic enough, but the story is coated with layers of bizarreness and mystery that sort of weird me out. However, i shall continue watching this to see where it develops…. since its CLAMP afterall~
October 8th 2008
One Outs
Genre: Sports
http://www.ntv.co.jp/oneouts/
The story begins when Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the fictional Lycaons in Japan’s Pacific League, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and bring himself out of a slump. There, he meet Tōa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph (83 miles per hour) pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called “One Out.”
At Kojima’s urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen (about US$46,000) for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen (US$460,000) for every point he gives up.
October 9th 2008
Chaos;Head
Genres: horror, mystery, psychological, romance, science fiction, supernatural, thriller
http://chaoshead.jp/
Takumi is a high school student. He is withdrawn and is not interested in 3D things. In fact, he suffers from intense delusions as a result of his apparent schizophrenia and the extremely secluded lifestyle he lives as a hikkikomori. In his town, a mysterious serial murder case happens and people get panicked. One day, when he chats on the internet, a man suddenly contacts him and gives him an URL. He goes to the website and finds a blog image that suggests a next murder case. On the next day, he accidentally stumbles upon a gruesome murder scene, a part of a chain of events called “New Generation”, and the very same image he saw on the blog the day before…
October 9th 2008
Tytania
Genre: Sci-Fi
http://www.tytania.jp/
In a future where mankind is scattered across the stars, the Empire of Valdana is in control of Tytania family, which forged it’s influence through intimidation and economic might. In the year 446, Tytania dispatches a large fleet to sieze a new piece of technology from the city-state Euriya. Much to everyone’s surprise, Euriya decides to resist and wins. Their isolated act of rebellion sets into motion a sequence of events that strains the careful alliances and treaties within the empire, as various factions seek to exploit the situation to their own advantage. In the ensuing turmoil, ambitious members of the Tytania Royalty begin moving against each other in an effort to settle old grievances and seize control of the family. What started as an act of rebellion by Euriya, quickly expands into a civil war - with the wealth and power of the empire up for grabs to whoever is bold enough to seize it.
October 16th 2008
Michiko to Hatchin
http://www.michikotohatchin.com/
The title’s Michiko is a free-willed “sexy diva” who destroys a supposedly inescapable prison fortress, while Hatchin is a girl fleeing her strict foster parents. The two join forces on an improbable escape to freedom.
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Adapted from various sources: Anime News Network, Wikipedia, My Anime List
