January-2008 Update List
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 Neon Genesis EvangelionGenres: Drama, Mecha, Military, Psychological, Science fiction, Shounen Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: At the age of 14 Shinji Ikari is summoned by his father to the city of Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of separation. There he unwillingly accepts the task of becoming the pilot of a giant robot by the name EVA01 and protect the world from the enigmatic invaders known as “angels.”…. |
 Cutie HoneyGenres: Adventure, Comedy, Magical Girl, Romance, Science Fiction, Shounen Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) Plot Summary: A mysterious organization known as Panther Claw make their presence known by terrorizing Tokyo and giving the cops a run for their money. Police are further baffled by the appearance of a lone cosplaying vigilante who thwarts all of Panther Claw’s evil schemes before disappearing… |
 Great Teacher OnizukaGenres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shounen, Slice of Life Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Onizuka is an ex-biker and gang leader who has one goal, to become the greatest teacher. He learns of the power and respect possible as an intern teacher, using his strength and connections to get his students to respect him. Now, graduated, he gets a job at a prestigious private school to handle their ‘problem class’ that made the past few teachers quit…. |
 Dennou CoilGenres: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction Plot Summary: Eleven years after the introduction of internet-connected, augmented reality eyeglasses and visors, Yuko Okonogi moves with her family to Daikoku City, the technological center of the emerging half-virtual world. Yuko joins her grandmother’s “investigation agency” comprised of children equipped with virtual tools and powerful metatags…. |
 Moribito - Guardian of the SpiritGenres: Adventure, Fantasy Plot Summary: Balsa the spearwoman is a wandering warrior, who takes on the task of saving lives, in atonement for a past sin. On her journey, she happens to save a prince, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. And he is going to need one, for his own father, the emperor, wants him dead…. |
 Noein - to your other selfGenres: Adventure, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Science Fiction, Slice of Life Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Fifteen years in the future, by high-level scientific power, a violent battle takes place between Lacrima, that protects humanity, and Shangri-La, that plans the annihilation of all space-time. The key to stopping Shangri-La’s invasion is a mysterious object known as “the Dragon’s Torque.” A group known as the Dragon Cavalry is being sent through space and time to find it…. |
 Angelic LayerGenres: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction, Shounen Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) Plot Summary: 12-year-old Misaki Suzuhara has just gotten involved in Angelic Layer, a battling game using electronic dolls called angels. Even as a newbie, Misaki shows advanced skills as she meets new friends and enters Angelic Layer tournaments to fight the greatest Angelic Layer champions of the nation…. |
 Rosario + VampireGenres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural Plot Summary: Due to poor grades, Tsukune Aono, an average high school student, has been unable to get accepted into any private academy of his choice. By exceptional accident, the only school to accept him turns out to be anything but ordinary; the school is attended by youkai disguised as humans…. |
 Witch Hunter RobinGenres: Drama, Mystery, Police, Supernatural Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Witches are individuals with special powers like ESP, telekinesis, mind control, etc. (not the typical hogwart and newt potions). Robin, a craft user, arrives from Italy to Japan to work for an organization named STN Japan Division (STN-J) as a replacement for one of STN-J’s witch hunters who was recently killed…. |
 FLCLGenres: Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Science Fiction Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Naota is a normal Japanese 6th grade boy (although a little cynical), but when his older brother leaves for America to play baseball, his brother leaves his homeless 17 year old girlfriend Mamimi behind. Mamimi is sending mixed signals and advances to Naota, and he doesn’t know what to do about her…. |
 Guyver: The Bioboosted ArmorGenres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Shounen Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Sho Fukamachi, a normal teenager accidentally found an alien object called Unit and thus, changed his life forever. The Unit bonded with Sho, resulting a powerful fighting lifeform called Guyver. With this great power, Sho battled the mysterious Chronos and it’s Zoanoids, in order to protect his friends and his world…. |
 Elemental GeladeGenres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: After a routine raid, the rookie sky pirate Cou finds a most unusual cargo in his mates’ cargo hold: Ren, an “Edel Reid”, a race prized by humans for granting special combat power to their partners through “Reacting”. He quickly discovers, however, that Ren is even more prized than he expected…. |
 Night Head GenesisGenres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural Plot Summary: ‘It is said that 70% of human brain capacity is unused. If human posses incredible power, it is strongly believed to be lying dormant within this region. This unused 70% brain capacity is known as “Night Head”.’ The famous work ‘NIGHT HEAD’ is going to break the silence… They were abandoned by their parents because of the psychic power they possess…. |
 Amaenaideyo!! Katsu!!Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural Plot Summary: In this sequel, a girl named Kazusano Kazuki join up with the 6 girls and Ikko. With Kazuki around, Ikko will find himself in more embarassing situations with these priestesses-in-training…. |
 GrenadierGenres: Adventure, Comedy, Shounen Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Rushuna is a blonde and very beautiful Senshi (gun expert) that travels through the world with one purpose. This is to make the world a peaceful place by instead of fighting with weapons, taking away the people´s will to fight by giving them a smile. Although she doesn´t want to fight, she is forced too and shows amazing gun skills…. |
 Amaenaideyo!!Genres: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural Plot Summary: Hatanaka Ikko, a 16 year old boy, is a first year trainee at the Saienji Buddhist Temple. He was sent there by his parents to be trained by his grandmother, the Saienji Priestess. At the temple he finds himself surrounded by beautiful female priestesses-in-training.Upon seeing a girl naked, Ikko has the ability to turn into a super-monk, performing massive exorcisms for the good of the temple…. |
 Nanatsuiro DropsGenres: Comedy, Magical Girl, Romance Plot Summary: Tsuwabuki is a normal student, though not very social. One day he meets a new transfer student, named Sumomo Akihime, and another girl, both the only members of the gardening club. Tsuwabuki is forced by a teacher to join this club. But then he bumps into a strange guy with dog ears, switching his drink with they guy’s by mistake… |
 D.C. II: Da Capo IIGenres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural Plot Summary: The protagonist, Yoshiyuki Sakurai, was born when Sakura Yoshino, weary of being alone for so long, wished upon a prototype artificial wish-granting magical sakura tree for a family. Similar to its predecessor, the story takes place on the same island, Hatsunejima, in Japan, and set fifty-three years after the original anime…. |
 Soukou no StrainGenres: Drama, Mecha, Military, Science Fiction Plot Summary: Sara Werec comes from a respected military family and when her brother Ralph leaves for the frontlines of an interstellar war she makes a promise to follow in his footsteps and join him one day. However the next time she sees her brother he has become a traitor and is leading an enemy attack on her training base…. |
 Azumanga DaiohGenres: Comedy, Slice of Life Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) Plot Summary: Azumanga Daioh is about high school life through the eyes of six girls with unusual personalities: Chiyo (the 10-year-old genius), Osaka (the resident airhead), Sakaki (the shy one prone to cat bites), Tomo (the loose cannon), Yomi (the short-tempered one) and Kagura (the resident jock)… |
 D.C.S.S. ~Da Capo Second Season~Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Hatsune-Jima was once well-known for its cherry trees, which would bloom no matter what time of year it was. Two years ago, the island’s cherry trees lost this ability and all became ordinary cherry trees that bloom only in the spring. Jun’ichi Asakura is now a graduating senior at Kazami Academy, and is surrounded by many close friends, old and new alike…. |
 Happy Lesson AdvanceGenres: Comedy, Romance, Shounen, Slice of Life Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Hitotose Chitose is now living together with his 5 teachers as his mothers when a mysterious girl appears and becomes their neighbor which turns out that that person is Nagatsuki Kuron who wants Mu-chan to be her mother so another sibling rivalry ensues as to who would end up as Mu-chan’s child… |
 Happy LessonGenres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Hitotose Chitose was always alone and untrusting of people but when 5 female teachers appear and started living together with him in his family’s house as his mothers, things started to change and pick up, together with Hazuki-nee and Minazuki (his 2 sisters) everyday is a lesson… |
 The Third: The Girl with the Blue EyeGenres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Shounen Plot Summary: With the help of an artificially intelligent tank called Bogie, Honoka attempts to make a living as a jack of all trades for hire in a future devastated by war and full of over-sized insects that plauge the sands between towns. One day in her travels she comes across a strange man alone in the desert, but rescuing him has consequences and brings unwanted trouble her way…. |
 Genshiken 2Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life Plot Summary: Genshiken is accepted as participents in the upcoming ComiFes, and Sasahara must adjust to his new role as club president. Meanwhile, Ogiue continues to struggle to fit in to her new surroundings… |
 Rozen Maiden II ~Träumend~Genres: Comedy, Drama, Supernatural Plot Summary: As summer break arrives for the students, Jun Sakurada is busily studying on his own in the library, making up for time lost while he had confined himself to his home. Meanwhile, his Rozen Maiden doll, Shinku, has been having troubling dreams of late. The pain and sadness of defeating Suigintou was overwhelming, despite the inevitable battle they waged…. |
 Ayashi no CeresGenres: Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Psychological, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Ceres was a tennyo (Celestial maiden) who came down from the heavens to bathe in a stream. She hung her hagoromo (robe) on a tree nearby, which was her key to returning to the heavens. But the robe was stolen and the man who had stolen it forced her to become his wife…. |
 Tengen Toppa Gurren-LagannGenres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Science Fiction, Shounen Plot Summary: In their closed-off underground village, Kamina and Simon chafe at the limits imposed by the village elder. Yet all this will change, when Simon stumbles across a fantastic device - just as the village’s peace is broken by a violent intrusion…. |
 True TearsGenres: Romance Plot Summary: Shinichiro is a student living in what would be a dream come true for most high school boys, but for him is mostly a frustration. A well liked girl in school named Hiromi has lived in his house for a year along with his family. Her father was a close friend of the family, and when he died they immediately took her in. She is popular and well liked, always smiles, is talented in sports… |
 Baccano!Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Shounen Plot Summary: Baccano is Italian for noise, but Narita translates it as “stupid commotion.” Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies…. |
 BasiliskGenres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) Plot Summary: The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession of a scroll. The prize: the annihilation of the other and the staunch support of the Tokugawa government for the winning clan for the next thousand years…. |
 They are my noble MastersGenres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life Plot Summary: Due to family troubles, Ren Uesugi and his sister, Mihato, leave their home. They end up moving to the city but find themselves with a lack of money. Somehow they are able to find work in the form of the Kuonji family’s mansion, being employed as servants to the three sisters of the Kuonji family… |
 Paradise KissGenres: Drama, Romance, Shoujo Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Yukari is a typical high-school student who listens to her parents and attends school everyday. As she starts to question her way of life, she encounters a group of fashion design students who has a clothing label known as “Paradise Kiss”. The group needs to find a model to showcase their designs in an up-coming fashion show… |
 Nishi no Yoki MajoGenres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Shoujo Plot Summary: On Filiel’s 15th birthday, she received her mother’s necklace as a memento from an obstinate astronomer. Her common and tedious life was turned into a life of conspiracies. With her new life, many adventures await…. |
 XXXHOLiCGenres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Slice of Life, Supernatural Plot Summary: Kimihiro Watanuki is a young boy with a cursed gift. He has the ability to see evil spirits, and somehow they seem attracted to himself. One day he meets a misterious woman who names herself Yuuko. She claims to have the means to end his torment, but she never works for free, and she wouldn’t help him until he works for her enough to pay for her services…. |
 Mai HimeGenres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Tokiha Mai and her sickly younger brother, Takumi, have received a scholarship to attend the prestigious Fuuka Academy. On the way, the ferry they are travelling on becomes the site of a destructive battle between two girls wielding apparently supernatural powers…. |
 GenshikenGenres: Comedy, Slice of Life Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: This is the story of college freshman Kanji Sasahara and his fellow members of the college club he joins, The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (aka Genshiken), as he goes shopping for doujinshi, attends conventions and slowly but surely makes his way down the road to fandom…. |
 Otome wa Boku ni KoishiteruGenres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Plot Summary: Mizuho can’t believe his ears when Grandpa’s will is read out. Grandpa’s final wish is for Mizuho to attend the same academy as Mizuho’s mother. The catch is it’s an all-girls school. With the help of friend Mariya however, he gets a makeover good enough to fool everyone at the academy…. |
 Area 88Genres: Drama, Military, Romance, Shounen Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Plot Summary: Deep in the sandy plains of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Asran, Japanese photojournalist Makoto Shinjou travels to the remote airbase Area 88 to document the activities of the mercenaries who destroy the country’s enemies for a living. Among their ranks is Shin Kazama, a Japanese ace pilot who was tricked by his former best friend into signing a contract with the Asran’s fighter squad…. |
 H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~Genres: Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural Plot Summary: Takuma Hirose, a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined. After his mother died an unexpected death, it left a deep emotional scar on him, which caused him to become very lonely and reserved. Due to this, Takuma and his father move from the city out into a rural area and Takuma is enrolled into a new high school…. |
 D.C. ~Da Capo~Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) Plot Summary: Junichi Asakura lives with his adoptive sister Nemu in the crescent-shaped island of Hatsune Jima, a place where cherry blossoms bloom throughout the year. In this island, people have mysterious powers and attributes. For example, Junichi has the power to see other people’s dreams, and he was also taught by his grandmother to magically create sweets…. |
 Aishiteruze BabyGenres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) Plot Summary: Kippei Katakura is a high school playboy who would flirt with any girl he sees. His life was turn upside down when one day, his 5-year old cousin Yuzuyu shows up at his house after her mother had seemingly abandoned her. And now, Kippei has been handed the task of taking care of Yuzuyu for the time being, and he must learn how to become the “mother” that Yuzuyu needs…. |
 Higurashi no Naku Koroni KaiGenres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Plot Summary: The endless cycle of hatred and death that befell the small village of Hinamizawa continues. Rika Furude, who is the sole witness of all those tragedies, tries to find a way out of it with her friends’ help, without knowing if there is one after all. The village of Hinamizawa has a population of 2000. Here, the sounds of cicadas can be heard in the late evening. Though at a first glance the village seems normal… |
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