Anime starting in Summer 2003
Summer 2003
?? June
OVA, 1 ep
Average:
* Based on an original story by Ikeda Daisaku.
King Alexander of Macedonia and his troops are at war with the armies of Persia. When he suddenly falls ill, Alexander is faced with a decision: to trust his life-long Persian friend Philip and accept his help or treat him as an enemy because he is Persian.
Source: MAL
King Alexander of Macedonia and his troops are at war with the armies of Persia. When he suddenly falls ill, Alexander is faced with a decision: to trust his life-long Persian friend Philip and accept his help or treat him as an enemy because he is Persian.
Source: MAL
21st June
TV Series, 13 eps
Average:
Ranma and Rella opened an R&R detective office in Kirin (giraffe) Town, the world's capital of crime. They were being aimed during an investigation and were supposed to die in an accident. But they survived. Their bodies became weird. When the clock struck midnight, Ranma's body was gone and was transformed into Rella's. The two of them co-owned one body. What happened to both Ranma's and Rella's body? A mysterious female, Alice, appeared in front of Ranma. What's her objective? The curtain is now opened for the sparkling action comedy.
25th June
OVA, 2 eps
Average:
Zasshono Academy is a very large private school with a total of 54,000 students from elementary level, to junior high and high school. Among the large number of club activities at the school, one club is quite unique: The Eiken Club. The activities of this club are shrouded in mystery, and strangely enough all the members are excessively busty, headstrong female students, like Shinonome Chiharu, the top scorer in the entrance exam.
The newly arrived high school boy, Mifune Densuke, is forced to join the Eiken Club, and in an instant, his dull life so far turns up-side down, with intense passion, romance and much trouble!
Source: AnimeNfo
The newly arrived high school boy, Mifune Densuke, is forced to join the Eiken Club, and in an instant, his dull life so far turns up-side down, with intense passion, romance and much trouble!
Source: AnimeNfo
2nd July
TV Series, 13 eps
Average:
In 2223 AD, the migration of the human race into outer space started by the discovery of the Inflation Hall, that made faster-than-light travel possible. The Inflation Hall connects Saturn's moon Titan to outer space, and is controlled by ancient ruins, the Watcher's Nest, the relay station of the Inflation Hall, located 32 light years from the Earth. However, this important transportation system to the outer regions of space unexpectedly attracts an alien race called the Ghoul.
The 18-year-old girl Misaki, who enlisted in Seraphim — the special unit established to prevent the invasion of the Ghoul — finishes training in the solar system, and travels to Watcher's Nest, her next training post. However, a Ghoul attacks Misaki before she reaches her destination, turning her into Morph. But Divergence EVE, shouldering the cursed fate of the Designer Children, keeps on fighting. Fear changes a girl into a weapon.
Note: The 1st episode begins with the final battle from the end of the series. Then there is a skip back in time, so that the story actually starts with episode 2.
Source: Anime-Caravan
The 18-year-old girl Misaki, who enlisted in Seraphim — the special unit established to prevent the invasion of the Ghoul — finishes training in the solar system, and travels to Watcher's Nest, her next training post. However, a Ghoul attacks Misaki before she reaches her destination, turning her into Morph. But Divergence EVE, shouldering the cursed fate of the Designer Children, keeps on fighting. Fear changes a girl into a weapon.
Note: The 1st episode begins with the final battle from the end of the series. Then there is a skip back in time, so that the story actually starts with episode 2.
Source: Anime-Caravan
2nd July
TV Series, 13 eps
Average:
* Happy Lesson was conceived as a mixed media project based on Dengeki G's Magazine's reader-participation game illustrated by Sasaki Mutsumi.
Chitose, a high school student, shares his house with five women he calls his mothers, who also happen to be his school teachers. One might think the continued attention of this many "females" would be a good thing, but too much attention can prove to be painful. Not only is he the subject of their smothering abuse at home, but at school as well. Even when things finally calm down at night, all the rooms in the large house are occupied by his "moms", so Chitose must sleep on the living room couch.
Chitose, a high school student, shares his house with five women he calls his mothers, who also happen to be his school teachers. One might think the continued attention of this many "females" would be a good thing, but too much attention can prove to be painful. Not only is he the subject of their smothering abuse at home, but at school as well. Even when things finally calm down at night, all the rooms in the large house are occupied by his "moms", so Chitose must sleep on the living room couch.
6th July
TV Series, 26 eps
Average:
Asakura Jun'ichi lives alone with his step-sister Nemu, as their parents are working overseas. Having been brought together by the marriage of their parents, they are happy at having grown up together, and are very close and supportive of each other, so close that perhaps they might have deeper feelings for one another. Being of the same age, they look forward to starting their third year in high school, but there is a breeze of magic in the air that seems to hold a promise of new friends and adventure.
In a magical town where the cherry blossom trees bloom unnaturally all year around, Jun'ichi stirs uneasily each night, lost in the images of other people's dreams. While Jun'ichi complains that he is unhappy at being a minor mage (only able to perform the simple magic trick of creating a sweet rice ball or two), a number of other special students somehow become entangled in his life.
Yoshino Sakura, the daughter of a magician and a childhood friend reappears after a six-year absence to show her joy at being reunited with Jun'ichi by clinging to his arm, calling him her onii-chan, much to Nemu's concern. The academy's school idol, Shirakawa Kotori, who is rumoured to have the ability to understand other people's feelings or thoughts, also becomes a friend of Jun'ichi and Nemu. The strange sisters Mizukoshi Moe and Mako, succeed in drawing Jun'ichi into their lives with disastrous results. And Jun'ichi somehow finds himself looking after Miharu-chan, a robot who is attending their school and Sagisawa Yoriko, a cat-eared foundling, who ends up staying at their house in exchange for doing maid work. But while Jun'ichi might complain about not having any magic skills and about many other things, there appears to be a greater magic at work in his favour.
Note: Most of the episodes have 15 minutes of anime followed by a 5-10 minute 'side story' which uses the same characters but in a different setting, or a (live action) pop music short.
In a magical town where the cherry blossom trees bloom unnaturally all year around, Jun'ichi stirs uneasily each night, lost in the images of other people's dreams. While Jun'ichi complains that he is unhappy at being a minor mage (only able to perform the simple magic trick of creating a sweet rice ball or two), a number of other special students somehow become entangled in his life.
Yoshino Sakura, the daughter of a magician and a childhood friend reappears after a six-year absence to show her joy at being reunited with Jun'ichi by clinging to his arm, calling him her onii-chan, much to Nemu's concern. The academy's school idol, Shirakawa Kotori, who is rumoured to have the ability to understand other people's feelings or thoughts, also becomes a friend of Jun'ichi and Nemu. The strange sisters Mizukoshi Moe and Mako, succeed in drawing Jun'ichi into their lives with disastrous results. And Jun'ichi somehow finds himself looking after Miharu-chan, a robot who is attending their school and Sagisawa Yoriko, a cat-eared foundling, who ends up staying at their house in exchange for doing maid work. But while Jun'ichi might complain about not having any magic skills and about many other things, there appears to be a greater magic at work in his favour.
Note: Most of the episodes have 15 minutes of anime followed by a 5-10 minute 'side story' which uses the same characters but in a different setting, or a (live action) pop music short.
6th July
TV Series, 12 eps
Average:
* Based on a light novel series written by Achi Tarou with illustrations by Yagami Yuu.
Sakurazaki Suzuo is a below average college student at a magnet school. Coming from the country he is trying to find a part-time job in the big city to pay his rent. Due to the economic slump this turns out to be a lot more difficult than he had imagined.
After saving a cat from traffic, seeing hero potential in Suzuo, an alien girl Tanpopo tries to scout him for a job as tester for the toy company, Otankonasu. Suzuo initially declines this offer. But when the A-class hardcore criminal alien, Doctor Marron Flower destroys Suzuo's neighbourhood, thus also destroying any local part-time job opportunity, Suzuo becomes desperate enough to accept Tanpopo's job offer. She puts a mysterious toy-like belt on Suzuo, that actually transforms into a powered suit, created to fight criminal aliens!
And so the utterly confused Suzuo turns into Dokkoida, ready to fight crime for the Galaxy Federation Police and save the Universe... or maybe not so much.
— written by foo2
Sakurazaki Suzuo is a below average college student at a magnet school. Coming from the country he is trying to find a part-time job in the big city to pay his rent. Due to the economic slump this turns out to be a lot more difficult than he had imagined.
After saving a cat from traffic, seeing hero potential in Suzuo, an alien girl Tanpopo tries to scout him for a job as tester for the toy company, Otankonasu. Suzuo initially declines this offer. But when the A-class hardcore criminal alien, Doctor Marron Flower destroys Suzuo's neighbourhood, thus also destroying any local part-time job opportunity, Suzuo becomes desperate enough to accept Tanpopo's job offer. She puts a mysterious toy-like belt on Suzuo, that actually transforms into a powered suit, created to fight criminal aliens!
And so the utterly confused Suzuo turns into Dokkoida, ready to fight crime for the Galaxy Federation Police and save the Universe... or maybe not so much.
— written by foo2
6th July
TV Series, 13 eps
Average:
Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou consists of thirteen independent series based on short stories from 1987-2000 by Takahashi Rumiko.
The episode order is not sorted based on the year the story was written. For example, the story from the first episode Tragedy of P was written in 1991 while the story of the last episode Senmuno inu was written in 1994.
Source: AnimeNfo
The episode order is not sorted based on the year the story was written. For example, the story from the first episode Tragedy of P was written in 1991 while the story of the last episode Senmuno inu was written in 1994.
Source: AnimeNfo
8th July
TV Series, 13 eps
Average:
First impressions can be misleading! Shiina nearly died when the current swept her out to sea. Luckily she was rescued by a mysterious star-shaped creature and plunged into a strange adventure. Her new friend Hoshimaru leads her into a maelstrom of alien attacks and to a secret society of psychic children. Is Shiina destined to become one of them? And is her new pet truly a friend, or a threat to all humanity?
12th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Son Gokuu is a monkey who was born from a stone and is endowed with magical powers. He gets carried away and goes on a rampage until at last Buddha confines him within Mt. Gogyo. Saved by Sanzo Houshi, Son Gokuu accompanies him on a journey to India. But on their way, monsters lie in wait for them.
Source: BakaBT
Source: BakaBT
12th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
This is the life story of Ryokan-san, a Zen-Buddhist priest who lead a simple life in the 1700-1800s.
12th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Ruby is an Aurora Girl who makes northern lights together with her kind. She is banished from Aurora no kuni (Aurora Land) because of her selfishness and horrible behaviour, and she is told to find a stone called Aurora no Shizuku that can grant three wishes. That way she will be forgiven. Ruby meets Anpanman and lies to him that she needs the stone to rescue her land. But when Baikinman is also interested in getting the three wishes, Ruby is torn between the choice of helping her new friends or being able to return to Aurora no kuni.
Source: ANN
Note: Double Feature with Sore Ike! Anpanman: Kaiketsu Naganegiman to Doremi-hime.
Source: ANN
Note: Double Feature with Sore Ike! Anpanman: Kaiketsu Naganegiman to Doremi-hime.
13th July
TV Series, 12 eps
Average:
* Based on the game by Groover.
It is the refreshing season of early summer. Deep in the lonely mountains, surrounded by endless nature, the secluded male reform school Hane no Oto Campus is located. Among the illustrious students, meet the Baka Trio (Idiotic Trio): the motivated spirit Bachi-Guu, your typical idiot Ichibansei, and the big guy Tenjin. Not to forget the obligatory average main character Takasaki Yuusuke.
Worrying about their campus life, disaster strikes! Before boys and girls can attend classes together, an evaluation period was required, allowing high school girls to visit the all-boys campus. Of course the Baka Trio hears of the "female invasion" first, and is appropriately exited. However, faced with the unknown opposite sex from the city, they do not know how they should approach them. And so, eventually a bus-load of girls arrives at the campus.
"Yuusuke-kun!" — One of the exuberant female students, Chitose Midori, exclaims exiting the bus, greeting the dumbfounded Yuusuke. Their eyes meet, and the girl hugs Yuusuke severely... but who is this strange girl?
Source: AnimeNfo
It is the refreshing season of early summer. Deep in the lonely mountains, surrounded by endless nature, the secluded male reform school Hane no Oto Campus is located. Among the illustrious students, meet the Baka Trio (Idiotic Trio): the motivated spirit Bachi-Guu, your typical idiot Ichibansei, and the big guy Tenjin. Not to forget the obligatory average main character Takasaki Yuusuke.
Worrying about their campus life, disaster strikes! Before boys and girls can attend classes together, an evaluation period was required, allowing high school girls to visit the all-boys campus. Of course the Baka Trio hears of the "female invasion" first, and is appropriately exited. However, faced with the unknown opposite sex from the city, they do not know how they should approach them. And so, eventually a bus-load of girls arrives at the campus.
"Yuusuke-kun!" — One of the exuberant female students, Chitose Midori, exclaims exiting the bus, greeting the dumbfounded Yuusuke. Their eyes meet, and the girl hugs Yuusuke severely... but who is this strange girl?
Source: AnimeNfo
15th July
TV Series, 12 eps
Average:
Abandoned by his mother, growing up in different orphanages, the only thing Kamishiro Maiku has left from his early childhood is a photograph showing himself in front of the house he used to live in and a girl playing in a children's pool.
When Maiku recognizes the very house in a TV report on an UFO sighting, he decides to travel to that peaceful town. Trying to recollect more of his childhood memories, he starts to live in the house there all by himself.
One day, however, Miyafuji Miina and Onodera Karen burst into Maiku's life. Both share his eye colour, both of them also have a copy of the very same photograph, and each one of the two girls introduces herself as Maiku's long lost twin sister...
But who is actually Maiku's twin? And who is the childhood friend Maiku will be able to fall for?
When Maiku recognizes the very house in a TV report on an UFO sighting, he decides to travel to that peaceful town. Trying to recollect more of his childhood memories, he starts to live in the house there all by himself.
One day, however, Miyafuji Miina and Onodera Karen burst into Maiku's life. Both share his eye colour, both of them also have a copy of the very same photograph, and each one of the two girls introduces herself as Maiku's long lost twin sister...
But who is actually Maiku's twin? And who is the childhood friend Maiku will be able to fall for?
15th July
Web, 8 eps
Average:
The Antarctic thaws and it is an era when most of the land has been submerged in water. The extinction of Mankind already draws near. Mankind who were born from Adam and Eve, were now deteriorating as they repeatedly get cloned from generation to generation. Things essential for the survival of living things were lost.
Even so, the ones remaining cling on to survive...
"We should get what we need for survival from something else...!"
And so, a mere small group of humans began a new life upon the surface of water, exhausting the resources of each and every other living thing to survive. In the end, they discover people who posess a huge quantity of things necessary for survival.
The young men who posessed such things continues their journey even today, to escape from those who were pursuing them. They just wanted to find that something somewhere. They were seeking for the one and only help there was...
Source: AnimeNfo
Even so, the ones remaining cling on to survive...
"We should get what we need for survival from something else...!"
And so, a mere small group of humans began a new life upon the surface of water, exhausting the resources of each and every other living thing to survive. In the end, they discover people who posess a huge quantity of things necessary for survival.
The young men who posessed such things continues their journey even today, to escape from those who were pursuing them. They just wanted to find that something somewhere. They were seeking for the one and only help there was...
Source: AnimeNfo
17th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
"How long has it been raining? Forever. Not forever, no! For a hundred years. They say billions of people once lived on the Earth. When the temperatures rose, the great cities fell, and this rain came, this terrible toxic rain. Our ancestors saw it coming, the catastrophe. They built Ecoban, the first living city, genetically engineered to survive in a poisonous environment. Ecoban became our refuge, our salvation. Survivors came by the thousands, begging to be let in. But our ancestors turned them away, left them to die in the wasteland. The ones who survived became our workers, mining the carbonite fields to feed our Ecoban. Diggers we call them. The Diggers need us, we need them, everybody wins. But some win more than others." — from intro
In the year 2142, the Earth has deteriorated into a murky hell due to an environmental disaster. An elite group of humans has built a fortified, "self-growing" city called Ecoban that converts the surrounding pollution into energy. Meanwhile, hordes of downtrodden survivors subsist outside the city in sprawling hovels under perpetually dark and cloudy skies. As the pollution levels slowly fall off, though, the threatened Ecoban leadership hatches the dastardly plan of wrecking the world beyond the city to secure more pollution for energy.
In the year 2142, the Earth has deteriorated into a murky hell due to an environmental disaster. An elite group of humans has built a fortified, "self-growing" city called Ecoban that converts the surrounding pollution into energy. Meanwhile, hordes of downtrodden survivors subsist outside the city in sprawling hovels under perpetually dark and cloudy skies. As the pollution levels slowly fall off, though, the threatened Ecoban leadership hatches the dastardly plan of wrecking the world beyond the city to secure more pollution for energy.
18th July
Other, 1 ep
Average:
This is an animated cartoon that was released inside the game Pokémon Channel.
A half-hour long anime show, broken into five short segments, featuring the Pichu Brothers. Meowth throws a party that the Pichu brothers and their friends are not invited to. After a series of events, they find out they were invited, but their invitations were simply delivered late. They go to Meowth's Party and hear him sing. The series has a total of five episodes, each on its own channel.
Source: Wikipedia
A half-hour long anime show, broken into five short segments, featuring the Pichu Brothers. Meowth throws a party that the Pichu brothers and their friends are not invited to. After a series of events, they find out they were invited, but their invitations were simply delivered late. They go to Meowth's Party and hear him sing. The series has a total of five episodes, each on its own channel.
Source: Wikipedia
18th July
TV Series, 12 eps
Average:
Three sisters live together with their maid in a house that travels from place to place:
Ai, the kind-hearted, oldest sister has the power to talk with flowers; Mai, the athletic high school girl, has the power to perform seemingly impossible athletic moves; and Mii, the little sister, a "magical girl" has the power to heal. Mea their android maid, prefers her time off, is a glutton, and cannot resist sarcastic comments.
On their travels the girls make friends while seeking something that only the Popotan (their name for dandelions) know about.
Ai, the kind-hearted, oldest sister has the power to talk with flowers; Mai, the athletic high school girl, has the power to perform seemingly impossible athletic moves; and Mii, the little sister, a "magical girl" has the power to heal. Mea their android maid, prefers her time off, is a glutton, and cannot resist sarcastic comments.
On their travels the girls make friends while seeking something that only the Popotan (their name for dandelions) know about.
19th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Satoshi, Haruka, Takeshi, and Masato come upon the festival of the Wishing Star of Seven Nights. During their enjoyment, the legendary pokemon, Jirachi, decends from the heavens and befriends Masato. Jirachi, with the power to grant any wish, is sought after by many people wanting to claim its power. One man seeks to use its legendary power to revive an ancient pokemon known as Groudon, unaware of the dangers hidden within Jirachi's powers.
19th July
Other, 2 eps
Average:
Kyuutai Panic Adventure! — a special crossover between Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Astro Boy that aired in 2003 in Japan as a interactive feature in a public event hosted by Fuji TV called Odaiba Boken-Oh.
Kyuutai Panic Adventure Returns! — a special crossover between Dragon Ball Z, KochiKame and One Piece that aired in 2004 as a sequel for Kyuutai Panic Adventure!
Source: Dragon Ball Wikia
Kyuutai Panic Adventure Returns! — a special crossover between Dragon Ball Z, KochiKame and One Piece that aired in 2004 as a sequel for Kyuutai Panic Adventure!
Source: Dragon Ball Wikia
23rd July
TV Series, 26 eps
Average:
Yorang, a fox living in heaven, is banished to the Earth to find the book of wishes, which she had lost while working as a librarian. The lost book has the power to unseal the demon, and now heaven is in the great danger. Yorang comes down to the Earth to find the book of wishes, and there is only one year of time given to her. The only clue that is to be found is that the form of the book was changed while falling to the ground.
Source: http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr
Source: http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr
23rd July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Riki and Momoko are twins, the brother, Riki, a strong, healthy third grade Primary School Student, while Momoko has various mental and physical handicaps and goes to a special handicapped children's school.
Always complaining that she too wanted to go to proper school, she would often throw tantrums, but settle down when she hears Riki sing the "Chorus of the Frogs", her favourite song.
Soon, Momoko is is given permission to attend Riki's school once a week, as a part of a exchange learning program. There, she cheers Riki on during a Physical Education class, and this lead to Riki's team winning. However, a member of the losing team, Ryuji, insults Momoko about her intelligence. Riki, angered beyond restraint, hits Ryuji, and is subsequently punished by the principal and parents.
April. Riki's class is now in fourth Grade, but the hostility of Ryuji towards Momoko continues. However, the other members of the class become friends with Momoko, drawn to her happy personality. One day, Momoko's condition suddenly becomes worse, and is carried to hospital. Meanwhile, Riki, Ryuji and some others are chosen to run in the relay of the athletics carnival. Though Riki plans to encourage Momoko by winning the relay, the fastest runner, Ryuji, claimed that If Riki is running, then he would not...
Always complaining that she too wanted to go to proper school, she would often throw tantrums, but settle down when she hears Riki sing the "Chorus of the Frogs", her favourite song.
Soon, Momoko is is given permission to attend Riki's school once a week, as a part of a exchange learning program. There, she cheers Riki on during a Physical Education class, and this lead to Riki's team winning. However, a member of the losing team, Ryuji, insults Momoko about her intelligence. Riki, angered beyond restraint, hits Ryuji, and is subsequently punished by the principal and parents.
April. Riki's class is now in fourth Grade, but the hostility of Ryuji towards Momoko continues. However, the other members of the class become friends with Momoko, drawn to her happy personality. One day, Momoko's condition suddenly becomes worse, and is carried to hospital. Meanwhile, Riki, Ryuji and some others are chosen to run in the relay of the athletics carnival. Though Riki plans to encourage Momoko by winning the relay, the fastest runner, Ryuji, claimed that If Riki is running, then he would not...
24th July
OVA, 3 eps
Average:
In the wasteland of the post-apocalyptic earth, the polluted water has turned entirely toxic, except for some supply kept safe in a reservoir.
A band of roving thugs led by ruthless Sanga has created a fortified zone, calling it the Lastland, and has taken over control of what's left of civilization. Needless to say, they have seized all the safe water from the people who guarded it. Furthermore, Sanga's greed knows no bound, and he has become a self appointed god by kidnapping Sarah, a woman with the power to heal wounds with her fingertip, and Doha, a man who generates water using his fists.
Meanwhile, a group of villagers has found a new source of safe water, but because of that they have become the latest victims of Sanga's bloodthirst. The massacre of the villagers by Sanga's men continue when a mysterious fighter materializes right in front of them. His name is Kenshiro, and he is an enlightened martial artist and a one man army who can tear down power-hungry Sanga's dominion of the land and the falsehood of his deity once and for all.
A band of roving thugs led by ruthless Sanga has created a fortified zone, calling it the Lastland, and has taken over control of what's left of civilization. Needless to say, they have seized all the safe water from the people who guarded it. Furthermore, Sanga's greed knows no bound, and he has become a self appointed god by kidnapping Sarah, a woman with the power to heal wounds with her fingertip, and Doha, a man who generates water using his fists.
Meanwhile, a group of villagers has found a new source of safe water, but because of that they have become the latest victims of Sanga's bloodthirst. The massacre of the villagers by Sanga's men continue when a mysterious fighter materializes right in front of them. His name is Kenshiro, and he is an enlightened martial artist and a one man army who can tear down power-hungry Sanga's dominion of the land and the falsehood of his deity once and for all.
24th July
OVA, 4 eps
Average:
A mysterious organisation keeps sending intimidating letters to Fiasse Crystela, the principal of British Crystela Song School. The purpose is to find the whereabouts of Fiasse's inheritance.
Although Fiasse already has a bodyguard, Ellis McGaren, she asks her childhood friends, the brother and sister Takamachi Kyouya and Miyuki for help. As a professional bodyguard, this of course is frowned upon by Ellis.
Kyouya remembers an incident that happened several years ago, when he was about ten years old, aimed at Fiasse's father, senator Albert Crystela. So one wonders, if Fiasse's fate and present situation is related to that past incident?
Source: AnimeNfo
Although Fiasse already has a bodyguard, Ellis McGaren, she asks her childhood friends, the brother and sister Takamachi Kyouya and Miyuki for help. As a professional bodyguard, this of course is frowned upon by Ellis.
Kyouya remembers an incident that happened several years ago, when he was about ten years old, aimed at Fiasse's father, senator Albert Crystela. So one wonders, if Fiasse's fate and present situation is related to that past incident?
Source: AnimeNfo
25th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Once upon a time, a little doggy poo lived on the side of a road. He felt all alone in this world. He believed that nobody needed him for anything, and that he had no purpose in life. If only Doggy Poo had a reason for being, then he wouldn't give up on his dream to be useful to this world. One day, Doggy Poo meets a lovely dandelion sprout. Will she explain his purpose in life? Will she help him make his dream come true?
25th July
OVA, 1 ep
Average:
Kouji is on holiday when the 7 generals from Mycenae attacks the world, under the leadership of the General of Darkness.
How will Kouji be able to stop them...
Note: This is a remake of Mazinger Z Tai Ankoku Daishougun from 1974.
How will Kouji be able to stop them...
Note: This is a remake of Mazinger Z Tai Ankoku Daishougun from 1974.
26th July
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
"Nasu: Summer in Andalusia" is the directorial debut of longtime Studio Ghibli collaborator Kosaka Kitaro. Kosaka has honed his chops as animation director on Studio Ghibli's "Spirited Away", and other masterpieces including "Princess Mononoke" and "Grave of the Fireflies", putting him in the company of the anime world's elite.
The film is based on one episode of Kuroda Io 's famous manga of the same name, and is the tale of the Spanish cyclist Pepe as he competes in the Vuelta - a world famous cycling tour. One of the stops on the tour is Pepe's hometown, and as fate would have it, he rides in on the very same day that his brother is to get married to Pepe's former girlfriend, Carmen. Tired of playing second fiddle in relationships and on his own cycling team, Pepe decides that now is the time for him to control his own destiny...
The film is based on one episode of Kuroda Io 's famous manga of the same name, and is the tale of the Spanish cyclist Pepe as he competes in the Vuelta - a world famous cycling tour. One of the stops on the tour is Pepe's hometown, and as fate would have it, he rides in on the very same day that his brother is to get married to Pepe's former girlfriend, Carmen. Tired of playing second fiddle in relationships and on his own cycling team, Pepe decides that now is the time for him to control his own destiny...
30th July
TV Series, 13 eps
Average:
* Loosely based on the manga by Shiozaki Yuuji which is in turn based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Seven schools are constantly at war with each other, and their students — both male and female — have become skilled fighters and constantly battle with rival schools. Their lives and fates are guided by strange jewels that contain the spirits and destinies of warriors from the Sangokushi period.
One girl, Sonsaku Hakufu, has recently moved to Japan and is apparently destined to unite the schools much like her historical counterpart united seven countries long ago. But, like all heroes, there is a darker side to her fate, and as always there is a constant struggle by those around her to break the chains of their own destinies and determine their own lives.
Seven schools are constantly at war with each other, and their students — both male and female — have become skilled fighters and constantly battle with rival schools. Their lives and fates are guided by strange jewels that contain the spirits and destinies of warriors from the Sangokushi period.
One girl, Sonsaku Hakufu, has recently moved to Japan and is apparently destined to unite the schools much like her historical counterpart united seven countries long ago. But, like all heroes, there is a darker side to her fate, and as always there is a constant struggle by those around her to break the chains of their own destinies and determine their own lives.
30th July
TV Series, 26 eps
Unbeknownst to human history, the Kingdom of Spheres existed upon our earth long ago. The people of this kingdom would be regarded today as people with psychic powers. Unfortunately, like most other civilizations, as the gap widened more and more between the social classes, the Kingdom of Spheres was troubled by those greedy for power; and in the end it collapsed. Na Yeon is a mysterious girl who was found in the Antarctic after the destruction of Spheres. One day Asten, the chairman of Sphere Union, who has a burning ambition to control the world, sent his followers to keep watch on Na Yeon. Na Yeon and her friends try to keep three artifacts, the keys to conquer the world, from the hands of Sphere Union. [taken from wikipedia]
?? August
Music Video, 1 ep
Average:
A music video for the song "Hawaiian Rock'n Roll" by Yukari Itou. Aired as part of NHK's Minna no Uta program.
1st August
TV Special, 1 ep
Average:
Lupin grows tired of the jobs of stealing money from the casinos in Moscow and heads for Scotland. Mark loses the Trick Diamond that he stole. The Trick Diamond is a diamond embedded in the highest part of the Sagrada Familia. To obtain this, Mark must return all the treasures he stole to their original places within the deadline. And so, will Lupin be able to obtain the Trick Diamond?
5th August
TV Special, 1 ep
On-chan and his friends from the universe's Parade Star, for some reason meets the brother and sister, Kenta and Haruka, who is moving from Tokyo to Sapporo along the way, in the middle of a meadow.
The two of them travel to get back to their new home in Sapporo. For On-chan and the other's though, they encounter all sorts of trouble.
At first, Kenta was opposing On-chan's dream power but, before he knew it, he was also under its influence...
The two of them travel to get back to their new home in Sapporo. For On-chan and the other's though, they encounter all sorts of trouble.
At first, Kenta was opposing On-chan's dream power but, before he knew it, he was also under its influence...
7th August
OVA, 1 ep
Average:
Kisaragi Quon was surprised when she saw an illusion of herself floating in midair. This other self of her claimed that she is a fragment of Quon. Thus an existentialistic dialogue began between the two.
Source: ANN
Note: Bundled on limited edition of RahXephon Soukyuu Gensoukyoku game.
Source: ANN
Note: Bundled on limited edition of RahXephon Soukyuu Gensoukyoku game.
15th August
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
In In the year 2113 A.D., a team of scientists is dispatched to Antarctica to investigate the region's abnormal seismic activity. Near the epicenter of the activity, the expedition discovers vast land markings akin to the Nazca paleoglyphs drawn in the Peruvian desert. Stranger still is the presence of an enormous underground cavern below these symbols. At the bottom of the chasm, a portion of a tremendous tower juts from the ground. Armed with ultra-digital cameras, the scientific team transmits their findings to the Command Center. One explorer traces the image of a star chart engraved on the tower's exterior. The tower begins to emit a sinister howling as if possessed by demonic forces. One by one, the members of the expedition writhe in pain and die. Those observing the scene at the Command Center watch helplessly. As the high-frequency noise suffuses their headquarters, they too succumb and die in agony. When the waves of the frequency are analyzed, they are discovered to be a beacon directed at the planet Elysium, which lies beyond Earth's solar system.
Van, the reluctant hero of the story, is an 18-year-old pizza delivery boy in Manhattan. He competes in the most popular sport of the 22nd century -- turbo jai alai racing. These races are fast paced and deadly affairs that integrate virtual reality into the competition. He's deeply in love with Lydia, a talented ballerina. In the chaotic futuristic metropolis, they only have each other and their dreams. Van and Lydia desperately want the chance to escape the polluted city-scape. Despite the dangers, Van enters a turbo jai alai race in the hopes of winning first prize -- two tickets to a galactic resort where Lydia can audition for the Jupiter Ballet.
Meanwhile, earth's deep space observation vessel, the Odyssey, patrols the planet's orbital perimeter. The Odyssey is confronted by an armada of sophisticated alien spacecraft from Elysium. The awed human crew prepares to receive the Elysian ambassador, Yaspe. Without warning, the Odyssey loses control of its weapons, fires on the ambassador's vessel and destroys it. This tragic misunderstanding results in brutal retaliation by the Elysian fleet, culminating in the destruction of the Odyssey and a full-scale attack on Earth.
Van's deadly sport of choice turns deadlier when the stadium he is competing in comes under fire from the Elysian barrage. Van struggles through the chaos on his turbo-cycle to rescue Lydia from the collapsing stands. The indiscriminate Elysian onslaught scorches cities worldwide. Van and Lydia flee through the burning streets of Manhattan seeking safety. After a series of harrowing escapes, they find refuge in a claustrophobic fall-out shelter.
Van, the reluctant hero of the story, is an 18-year-old pizza delivery boy in Manhattan. He competes in the most popular sport of the 22nd century -- turbo jai alai racing. These races are fast paced and deadly affairs that integrate virtual reality into the competition. He's deeply in love with Lydia, a talented ballerina. In the chaotic futuristic metropolis, they only have each other and their dreams. Van and Lydia desperately want the chance to escape the polluted city-scape. Despite the dangers, Van enters a turbo jai alai race in the hopes of winning first prize -- two tickets to a galactic resort where Lydia can audition for the Jupiter Ballet.
Meanwhile, earth's deep space observation vessel, the Odyssey, patrols the planet's orbital perimeter. The Odyssey is confronted by an armada of sophisticated alien spacecraft from Elysium. The awed human crew prepares to receive the Elysian ambassador, Yaspe. Without warning, the Odyssey loses control of its weapons, fires on the ambassador's vessel and destroys it. This tragic misunderstanding results in brutal retaliation by the Elysian fleet, culminating in the destruction of the Odyssey and a full-scale attack on Earth.
Van's deadly sport of choice turns deadlier when the stadium he is competing in comes under fire from the Elysian barrage. Van struggles through the chaos on his turbo-cycle to rescue Lydia from the collapsing stands. The indiscriminate Elysian onslaught scorches cities worldwide. Van and Lydia flee through the burning streets of Manhattan seeking safety. After a series of harrowing escapes, they find refuge in a claustrophobic fall-out shelter.
15th August
TV Special, 1 ep
Average:
The second film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa" (war story).
18th August
TV Series, 4 eps
Average:
A talking dog is a beautiful story that you should have dreamt of as a child. But if you have forgotten about it, this is a reminder of that fable story. This is the story of a dog that talks, but ordinary people cannot hear his voice.
The main character, Mametaro, is an adventurous crossbreed dog. He loves his owner, Iku-chan and his girlfriend Hanako-chan very much. However, he just cannot stand Iku-chan's friend, Akiyoshi.
During this story, which will be told from Mametaro's point of view, the warm days of spring are finally here. The school and the riverbank, which is actually just an ordinary neighborhood for people, seems like a mysterious world that extends infinitely to little Mametaro and his friends.
The main character, Mametaro, is an adventurous crossbreed dog. He loves his owner, Iku-chan and his girlfriend Hanako-chan very much. However, he just cannot stand Iku-chan's friend, Akiyoshi.
During this story, which will be told from Mametaro's point of view, the warm days of spring are finally here. The school and the riverbank, which is actually just an ordinary neighborhood for people, seems like a mysterious world that extends infinitely to little Mametaro and his friends.
22nd August
TV Special, 2 eps
Average:
* A two episode TV special to the Chiccha na Yuki Tsukai Sugar series, set four years later.
Saga tells Kanon about a school play in which she played the princess and struggled with stage fright, while Sugar and the other fairies decide to create a play of their own.
Saga tells Kanon about a school play in which she played the princess and struggled with stage fright, while Sugar and the other fairies decide to create a play of their own.
26th August
TV Series, 11 eps
Average:
It is back-to-school mayhem with Chidori Kaname and her battle-hardened classmate Sagara Sousuke as they encounter more misadventures in and out of Jindai High School. But when Kaname gets into some serious trouble, Sousuke takes the guise of Bonta-kun — the gun-wielding, butt-kicking mascot. And while he struggles to continue living as a normal teenager, Sousuke also has to deal with protecting his superior officer Teletha Testarossa, who has decided to take a vacation from Mithril and spend a couple of weeks as his and Kaname's classmate.
Source: ANN
Note: Because of a then current kidnapping event, TV Tokyo did not broadcast what were supposed to be part 2 of episode 1 (A Hostage with No Compromises) and part 1 of episode 2 (Hostility Passing-By). A Hostage with No Compromises was replaced by part 2 of episode 2 (A Fruitless Lunchtime) and thus, episode 2 was skipped, leaving the episode count at 11. The DVD release contained all the episodes in the intended order.
Source: ANN
Note: Because of a then current kidnapping event, TV Tokyo did not broadcast what were supposed to be part 2 of episode 1 (A Hostage with No Compromises) and part 1 of episode 2 (Hostility Passing-By). A Hostage with No Compromises was replaced by part 2 of episode 2 (A Fruitless Lunchtime) and thus, episode 2 was skipped, leaving the episode count at 11. The DVD release contained all the episodes in the intended order.
28th August
OVA, 1 ep
Mix JUICE's members are about to give a concert, they are interviewed by journalists about how the band were created. Each member gave a different story! Then, each girl sing alone but only a part of the crowd is moved. Finally they perform together and then, we learn from the producer Hanagata how he recruited the girls to give birth to Mix JUICE.
Note: This OVA was released with the first press of the Wandaba Style PS2 Game.
Note: This OVA was released with the first press of the Wandaba Style PS2 Game.
30th August
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Three homeless people — Gin, a former professional bicycle racer; Hana, a transvestite; and Miyuki, a run-away young girl — live together in Shinjuku, Tokyo. On Christmas Eve, the three discover a baby girl at a garbage dump. They head for the brighter parts of the city, where people are enjoying the holiday festivities, to look for the baby's parents. While the three search for the parents, uncanny luck results in their meeting other people while their adventures with the baby continue. Will the baby lead these three protagonists to their destiny? This small adventure lets each of the trio confront their own lives, which they almost threw away, while maintaining their dignity and happiness under unfortunate circumstances.
1st September
TV Series, 26 eps
Average:
In a street somewhere in Hong Kong, there is a detective office called The Three Sisters Detective Agency. Recently they have been hired to escort and protect an author called Sumiregawa Nenene suffering from writer's block and who is looking for Yomiko Readman (aka The Paper). A short time after the I-Jin threat was dealt with, Yomiko and Nancy vanished.
Michelle, Maggie, and Anita all possess the power to manipulate and use paper in various ways. Michelle can make weapons, Maggie can create Golems, and Anita is skilled in close-quarter combat, though she hates books. And so the three sisters and an author try to locate "the Paper" and learn the truth about what happened to her.
Michelle, Maggie, and Anita all possess the power to manipulate and use paper in various ways. Michelle can make weapons, Maggie can create Golems, and Anita is skilled in close-quarter combat, though she hates books. And so the three sisters and an author try to locate "the Paper" and learn the truth about what happened to her.
5th September
OVA, 1 ep
Average:
Kimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship.
8th September
TV Series, 15 eps
Average:
The J-pop group Mini Moni has opened a cheerful little cake shop. Leader Mika-chan struggles to keep Aibon and Nono from causing trouble, all the while teaching new member Ai-chan the ropes. Regular customers include lively flower shop owner Yaguchi-san, and her flight attendant friend Gocchin, who is constantly trying to impress everyone with her non-existent knowledge of the places she claims her job has taken her.
Source: ANN
Source: ANN
13th September
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Another Tetsuwan Atom Movie that was shown in the Tezuka Osamu World Cinema in Tokyo until it was closed in 2011.
15th September
TV Series, 5 eps
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In the year 2035 Team Suzaku and Team Sledge Mamma are preparing to meet in the final round of the 12th Immortal Grand Prix (IGPX). Takeshi leads Team Suzaku, which is made-up of a group of young amateur pilots who must make the most of their limited funds and weaponry in order to prepare for the competition designed for professionals.
Source: ANN
Source: ANN
18th September
OVA, 1 ep
Average:
* Based on Ishinomori Shotaro's original INAZUMAN manga story The Boy with the Guitar.
Continuing where Kikaider 01 the Animation left off, Jiro is still wandering the streets trying to fight off any evil inclinations that Gill's submission chip left in him. Upon meeting a local high school boy Jiro attacks him, only to find out that the boy is Inazuman. Inazuman doesn't want to destroy Jiro, but he can't just leave Jiro alone.
Source: ANN
Note: Released as a special feature on the collector's DVD box set of the Kikaider OAV.
Continuing where Kikaider 01 the Animation left off, Jiro is still wandering the streets trying to fight off any evil inclinations that Gill's submission chip left in him. Upon meeting a local high school boy Jiro attacks him, only to find out that the boy is Inazuman. Inazuman doesn't want to destroy Jiro, but he can't just leave Jiro alone.
Source: ANN
Note: Released as a special feature on the collector's DVD box set of the Kikaider OAV.
18th September
OVA, 6 eps
Average:
The mysterious Lady Tokimi dispatches the warrior Z to Earth in order to learn more about Tenchi and his connection to Washuu and Tsunami. Z is ordered not to lay a hand on Tenchi, but he may have his own agenda since he quickly sets about making trouble for our hero.
Meanwhile, Tenchi's father Nobuyuki and grandfather Katsuhito come to the decision that it may be time for Tenchi to learn even more about his past and his Jurian heritage. And the arrival of a couple of new female residents to the Masaki household threatens to upset the balance and inflame the rivalry over Tenchi's already decidedly divided affection.
Source: ANN
Meanwhile, Tenchi's father Nobuyuki and grandfather Katsuhito come to the decision that it may be time for Tenchi to learn even more about his past and his Jurian heritage. And the arrival of a couple of new female residents to the Masaki household threatens to upset the balance and inflame the rivalry over Tenchi's already decidedly divided affection.
Source: ANN
