Animes from 2003

Ai yori Aoshi: Enishi-Miyuki is a 16-minute Christmas special filmed just before the first season begins.

Based on chapters 43-44 of manga, it would also suit as first season episode 21.5.

Two years after Aoi, Kaoru and gang meet, they are all up to their usual habits. Kaoru is now in graduate school and the tenants are as rowdy as ever what will become of love between Aoi and Kaoru.

Two years have passed after they liberated Aoi and Kaoru from their family ties. They keep on living their normal lives in their home with their regular mates.

A former gymnast, Aikawa Maki converted her talents into another way of fighting on the ground. The only thing that really keeps her feeling alive is abuse. She fights opponent after opponent with amazing strength and grace, repeatedly demonstrating the gymnastic talent which earns her war name, "Airmaster."

There was a young man in there somewhere. A loving, caring young man who loved animals but happens to him the most unfortunate things. The position where he works goes bankrupt as he walks in the streets, bumping into a signboard. He's filled with poor luck only absolutely.But, when he encounters a fortune teller, his life changes absolutely. "Guardian Angels" are called via a cell phone with the power of the fortune teller, and a group of cute girls appear.Such Guardian Angels, who came from the other side, were in fact reincarnations of the pets that the young man had previously taken care of. Now they are back to pay back his kindness.
This sequel happens a year after the final movie. We go back to the time when Goro Mutsume's 12 Guardian Angels go. Once again we have Nogawa Sakura's voice talents, Chiba Saeko, Kawasumi Ayako and a whole extravanganza of other voice actors / actresses. Let's see how the angelic guardians grow up!

This story happens about a hundred years ago. Nadja is a happy, optimistic girl who grew up in an orphanage in London, England. When she was a infant, Nadja was confided to the orphanage. And she assumed her mother and father had died. But she found out before her thirteenth birthday that maybe her mother was alive ..

Nadja is setting out on a journey to find her mother! Nadja's exciting adventure begins with all of Europe as level!

Astro is a robotic boy who possesses super-human abilities and an unprecedented artificial intelligence network to any robot. He was created by his founder, Dr Tenma, to replace his late son, Tovio. After the development of Astro, Dr Tenma soon ruins his laboratory and shuts down Astro. Soon after, Dr. O'Shay, the head of the Ministry of Science revives Astro and attempts to give him a regular existence as a 6th grade student who helps the police department avoid harm from causing renegade robots and bigots. For being a robot, Astro faces intense prejudice, and has to learn the truth about his maker, Dr. Tenma.

Astro is a robotic boy who possesses super-human abilities and an unprecedented artificial intelligence program to any robot. He was created by his founder, Dr Tenma, to replace his late son, Tovio. Upon the launch of Astro, Dr Tenma soon ruins his laboratory and shuts down Astro. Soon after, Dr. O'Shay, the head of the Ministry of Science revives Astro and attempts to give him a regular existence as a 6th grade student who helps the police department avoid harm from causing renegade robots and bigots. Despite being a robot, Astro faces intense prejudice, and has to learn the truth about his maker, Dr. Tenma.

Mars was colonized and is a planet where children were replaced by robot servants known as "dolls." Layla is an seasoned warrior with a tragic history who travels around the world. Her companions are Nei, a strange and unusual doll with some mysterious links to Layla and Speedy, who's a breeder of dolls. Mars 'creators see the trio as a threat to their planet, and a bit more of their enigmatic history and future is exposed each time they threaten Layla and Nei.

Shirase, a combat programmer, also known as BPS, is a free programmer with super hacking skills that works for money. What he does work for is definitely something which can value only people like him. Yet, his conduct definitely does not suit the employment for which he is employed. Shirase is nothing but busy with the evil King of America causing trouble through the internet as every new adventure brings many more interesting people into the picture.

Set in 2142, Wonderful Days portrays a planet almost ruined by pollution. Human life as we know it is nearly extinct, and only a handful have been able to get through Earth's ecosystem's collapse. A city called Ecoban was built to deal with the chaos. The town makes use of the same pollution that caused the tragedy as a source of electricity.While the initial strategy was to some degree successful, it did not only establish a new energy source, but also an elite group of citizens. This elite group assumes they are outside the law, so they are not willing to recognize refugees from outside the city unless they are hired as employees.
A young man named Shua is among the men who live in the desert outside Ecoban. He lives a very tough life but, through the love he feels for his childhood friend Jay, he seeks to make the best of this. Unfortunately, her security commander Cade may be more interested in Jay than in Shua, and thus a love triangle is formed. Not only does Shua have to live with the heartbreak, he also has to find a new way to survive in the crumbles left by the once beautiful Earth world.

The Maruhage Empire is a revolutionary group in a dystopian world aimed at taking everyone's hair and therefore their independence. Yet a courageous man with steel nose and gold afro hair stands up to their tyranny. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, trained in the hair ways, rescues from the grunts of the Maruhage Empire a woman named Beauty. They embark together on a journey to defeat Emperor Tsuru Tsurulina IV.
As Bo-bobo makes new friends and fights foes along the way, so too does he begin his quest to save all the world's hairs!Light-hearted and comical, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo describes a wacky adventure in which Bo-bobo and his friends are battling all manner of villains and deviants inside the Maruhage Empire while enjoying a fun and exciting adventure.

Son-Goku is a monkey born from a stone and having supernatural abilities. He gets carried away and goes on a rampage before Buddha eventually confines him inside Mt. Gogyo. Saved by Sanzohoshi, he is joined by Son-Goku on a voyage to India. Yet monsters lie in wait for them on their way.

Set in 2004, Binzume Yousei is a slice-of-life fairy tale which revolves around four fairies, each representing four unique colors as seen with their magical bottle jars. The highly peppy Kururu, the reserved and feminine Chiriri, the samurai-loving Sarara tomboy and the quiet but eccentric Hororo are these fairies.Such fairies, intrigued by the human experience, came from the fairy realm in the hopes of engaging in the annual rituals and the way of human life in general. You do have a very poor knowledge of the human environment, however.
Luckily, two "Sensei-san," a university student with whom they stay, and a first-grade girl they call "Tama-chan," who is often as innocent as the fairies themselves, are friends and guided by them.Although these bottle fairies have weird ideas and often have trouble grasping this new world, in their own sweet little ways they seek to make the most of human experience.

The 1920s were a decade of great change and upheaval, with the advent of terrifying demons across America. The Holy Organization known as the Magdalene Order was founded to combat this threat. The New York branch of the company is home to the young, reckless Sister Rosette Christopher and her husband Chrno. The renowned squad, charged with exterminating supernatural threats, is excellent at their work, despite causing significant collateral damage to their operations.And their dark pastures motivate both Rosette and Chrno.
Rosette wishes to locate her missing brother Joshua, who was kidnapped by the sinner and devil, Aion, with whom Chrno also shares a gruesome past by exterminating the demons. Both of them must struggle against the increasingly dangerous demonic threat and discover its origins while continuing to look for the truth behind the disappearance of Joshua.

The "Forbidden Gem" is an unusual artefact that can grant any wish. The people who try it are called the Bankers and one of them is our hero, Corokke.

Story about the name of a young boy: Mahha Masaru, who dreams of having a crush gear battling with others even though he doesn't have his own crush gear!

A sudden chance came to him one day and he got the legendary crush gear that looks more similar to the one used by Kouya Marino and finally he can go and patience with his friends and foe in his own crush gear fight!!

Daisuke Niwa is a mischievous, confused, and wimpy student of middle school who has few redeeming qualities. He then wants to profess his love to his lifelong crush Risa Harada on his 14th birthday but is rejected.Nevertheless, in an unlikely turn of events, Daisuke finds himself transformed into Dark Mousy, the notorious phantom thief, while his mind is focused on Risa. While Daisuke is unaware of this unusual heritage, his mother is definitely not: because his mother had intended to steal precious works of art for him before the boy was born, and let the name of the mysterious thief of art be known.
Despite doubts and uncertainty continually clouding his mind, Daisuke finds himself grappling despite classmates and family relationships. And it's not long before Daisuke learns he's not the only one with a tragic family legacy; his toughest foe may be the one classmate he's most reluctant to fight.

The flowers bloom every year. Mysterious Cherry Blossoms grow in a crescent-shaped island. That island is Hatsune Island ...Asakura Junnichi, the principal character who goes to Kazami Academy, has the ability to see other people's visions in his sleep. An old lady who helps him to make sweets had also taught him magic.One day, it seems that Junnichi saw someone dreaming again when he was asleep. Within the vision appeared a girl who was his childhood mate. Yet, his sister Asakura Nemu had woken up, bringing him back to his normal life. Nemu has no blood relationship with Junnichi in fact, but their connection is deeper than any real brothers and sisters.
So deep that it generates the impression that they are lovers.It was another usual, peaceful waking day early in the morning and heading to Kazami Academy. Together with childhood friend Amakase Miharu, the Shirakawa Kotori academy star, the two sisters Mizukoshi Moe and Mako who tend to eat nabe for lunch on the school roof. Going through their day as normal, it unexpectedly emerges their childhood friend, Yoshino Sakura, who they assumed had moved to America. Junnichi and Nemu were shocked by this. Sakura tells them, "I have come to the end of the promise we made in our childhood"

Daisuke Niwa is a mischievous, blockheaded, and wimpy student of middle school who has few redeeming qualities. He then wants to confess his love to his long-standing crush Risa Harada on his 14th birthday, but is ignored.Nevertheless, in an unlikely turn of events, Daisuke finds himself transforming into Dark Mousy, the notorious phantom thief, while his mind is focused on Risa. While Daisuke is unaware of this unusual heritage, his mother is definitely not: because his mother had intended to steal precious works of art for him before the boy was born, and let the name of the mysterious thief of art be known.
Despite doubts and uncertainty continually clouding his mind, Daisuke finds himself grappling despite classmates and family relationships. And it's not long before Daisuke learns he's not the only one with a tragic family legacy; his toughest foe may be the one classmate he's most reluctant to fight.

Intergalactic Space Travel became a possibility in the 24th Century. One of the first outposts in the far reaches of space is WATCHER'S NEST-an acceleration hole drive portal-recently targeted by a mysterious entity, simply known as GHOUL ... A group of young women cadets assigned to the portal are plunged into the trouble nest of a hornet suddenly as they finalize their training to become an elite pilot in the Seraphim Squadron.

The Police of the Galaxy Federation (GFP) urgently needs to cover up its lack of manpower with modern mechanized power-suits. Nineteen-year-old Suzuo desperately wants a career. To suit the prototype of her business, Tampopo needs an earthling and declares Suzuo the perfect candidate! Powerful rivals and wacky A-class criminals battle our hero in videos, but they don't have to recognize each other out of costume or the test results will be a disappointment- so it's Cool if they all stay in the same building to save money, right?

Kai, who has powers different from the rest, was shielded by an organisation called ASHURUM along with his sickly sister Hikaru. Scouted by Eiji, Kai was assigned and undergoes rigorous training to the ASHURUM special force AESES. Once he was safe, the company belongs to Kai who visited Hikaru at the hospital, but Hikaru's condition never changed. So, one year later, Kai wants to leave the company with impressive development from the intense training.

Rick Wheeler was a police officer who, while investigating the suspect Zoda, got into a deadly car crash. For 150 years he has been placed into forced coldsleep. Wheeler is brought back to life by Jody Summer and Dr Stewart, who work with a group of good racers seeking to keep prize money out of the hands of unsavory individuals like Black Shadow and Deathborn's Dark Million Organization.

In the future some hundred years, the Earth's resources are running out and the human race's development has stagnated. A boy named Hajiki Sanada lives with his mother and sister in Unit 74, in a area called "Night City," where all electricity is shut down at midnight. The key in the story is an entity called the GAD. GADs have the ability to recreate materials when reacting to organic life feelings. The resulting product tends to be different in size and form depending on the kinds of emotions that life possesses.When Hajiki comes into contact with one by mistake, it turns into a massive Tekkoudo robot, or "Iron Giant" that Hajiki calls Lightning.
And then he learns he's the only one with a Tekkoudo, so he has to figure out how to deal with the others he thinks are the "same" as himself.

Gilgamesh, the half-divine King of Uruk, was considered just a pitiful legend ... Before the ancient Middle East tomb was found. This imperial crypt attracted scientists from all over the globe into the country, and with it their reputation came to be recognized. We founded Heaven's Gate in a collaborative attempt to advance human understanding.One day, a group of terrorists motivated by Heaven's Gate greed attack, triggering an explosion in the archeological excavation facility. The resulting trend had a far greater effect than anyone could have expected.In particular it caused the birth of supernatural beings.
In the middle of this mess two siblings by the names of Kiyoko and Tatsuya meet enigmatic people with mystical powers who assert the ability to restore good to the universe amid the scientific crisis around them. Nevertheless, these apparently noble and omnipotent beings operate under factions control. Are they here to save, or kill, this world?

Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel, two friends so close they might be considered sisters, receive an sudden and brutal reminder of one fateful day that the world around them can be appallingly cruel. Before that, their entire lives were simple and straightforward, consisting largely of local brawls, seducing women, and engaging in minor theft to make a living and spend time. What they have failed to understand is that joy is temporary in this cruel world and transition is inevitable.Join Millennion, the area's biggest and most notorious mafia syndicate that welcomes Brandon and Harry into their ranks and launches them at the bottom of the food chain.
Harry has aspirations to ascend the ranks and one day succeed Big Daddy as Millennion's supreme leader, while Brandon only wants to help his friend and appease Big Daddy who has taken custody of Brandon's love wife.Centered on the third-person shooter video game of the same name, Gungrave is an epic tale of love, deceit, and avarice that spans the course of many years, finally linking back to the thrilling and foreboding first season, all while leading up to the exciting conclusion of the tale.

It ended at the conclusion of the Pacific War in 1945. Alien invaders filled the Skies of the World, and mankind was forced to confront an unparalleled threat. People of all races joined together under one flag for the first time in human history.

This war has raged for over 50 years now. This has lost many lives and the Japanese military is now forced to rely on young people like Atsushi Hayami and his high school team, also known as Unit 5121. With the assistance of the HWT humanoid battle machines and the crippling PBE bomb, this new generation is fighting fearlessly on.

The Social Services Organization in the south of Italy rescues teenage girls from hospital beds and offers them a second chance of life, using the new cybernetic advances. The girls are brainwashed with their genetically enhanced bodies and trained as assassins to carry out the Italian Government's dirty work. Given all the changes, they're always just kids at heart, struggling to get acknowledgement from those they love, despite though the love they feel is made. This tragic tale unfolds as these girls struggle in an organization that views them as nothing but brutal killers with their emotions.

Winning the legendary characters "Kite" and "Black Rose" from an event hosted by MMORPG creators "The World," Shugo and his twin sister Rena move into "The World." Together with their new friends Ouka, Mirelle, Hotaru and Sanjuro they completed events and quests. Soon after, strange monsters emerged and, in the real world, death from these monsters caused players to fall into a coma. Only Shugo and Rena can solve this issue, but why are they targeted, and what are the secrets that hide the game?

Hitotose Chitose now lives with his 5 teachers as his mothers when a mysterious girl appears and becomes their neighbor which turns out that person is Nagatsuki Kuron who wants Mu-chan to be her mother so another sibling dispute occurs as to who will end up as a child of Mu-chan.

Kazuna's family has a history of suffering from a disease that causes a vampire-like hunger for blood that can not be controlled. Kazuna was sent to live with the Eda couple as a child not knowing much of this. As the illness starts to show signs of being present inside himself, he comes into contact with his older sister, Chizuna, who has suffered from it since early infancy. Knowing that the disease puts a heavy burden on those suffering from it, Chizuna tries to ease the burden on her uncle, to help him learn how to manage his impulses, but ...

The characters in HUMAN CROSSING all have something in common though seemingly unconnected. We struggle with daily life's at times happy, yet also terrifying truths. Set in modern-day Japan, this short story collection examines the lives of people from every walk of life. The animation used here is subtle, with realistic renderings that convey completely the spectrum of emotions felt by the characters in the film. HUMAN CROSSING draws on reality's dramatic potential, focusing on the fragmented, often lonely existence of urban life.However, in the end, the film indicates that there might be an interconnectedness between people that brings even the most distant strangers together.

In Ikkitousen, Japan's Kanto region is caught between seven independent high schools in the midst of a turf war. Of such school students are a small few who own holy beads. Such magatama shelter the souls of warriors battling in Chinese history during the Three Kingdoms Period. Not only are these students gifted with talents that benefit from the souls to which they are bound, but they are also gifted, or even cursed, with past fates of certain warriors.One such student is Hakufu Sonsaku; a young, loving, dim-witted girl who recently moved to Nanyo Academy and will stay with her cousin, Koukin Shuyu.
Hakufu's presence generates an almost immediate sense of excitement because of her strength as a warrior and the likelihood of becoming the one who bears the Chinese warlord's spirit, Sun Ce. Nanyo's most powerful warriors, known as The Big Four, are rattled by her presence and determined to keep Hakufu from achieving her mother's goal of defeating all who oppose her and uniting the seven schools.

This music video is the digital presentation of Daft Punk's "Discovery," an song. This tells the story of a band of four extra-terrestrial musicians abducted by an evil boss and brought back to Earth. Their only hopes lie with a space pilot from their home planet who tries to save them after receiving a distress call that was transmitted during the abduction.

All in the world of Maburaho is born with the ability to use magic and hence are called magicians. But every person's magical skill is not equivalent. The number of times you can use magic determines how much respect you get, and since one's magical ability is determined by genes and genetics at birth, those with a bloodline from famous magicians are in high demand.Getting the lowest magic count in Aoi Academy, his classmates look down on Kazuki Shikimori and find him to be an almost useless magician. The bloodline, though, consists of many great magicians across the ages, suggesting that while he may not be a great magician, the descendants may be.
This leads him to be pursued by three separate young women: Yuna Miyama, a transfer student who declares herself to be his wife upon arrival, Rin Kamishiro, a prideful swordswoman from a traditional family who wants to destroy him so that she will be free to fulfill her own desires, and Kuriko Kazetsubaki, a member of an wealthy family who seeks to seduce him openly for his genes.Now he's got to contend not just with the envy of all the guys in his school but also with various women chasing him!

Throughout the Prester universe, flight is the dominant mode of transport, made possible by Claudia Fluid: a liquidated form of the crystals produced on the earth. The organisation known simply as "the Guild" has full control over the air, holding a monopoly over the engines taking use of this gas. Furthermore, since ecological disasters destabilize the warring Anatoray and Disith nations, the Guild also arbitrates in the conflicts between the two. Sky Couriers are caught in the middle of the conflict, piloting small, two-person vanships which fly freely through the sky.
Last Exile follows the adventures of two adolescents dreaming of surpassing their parents: Claus Valca, son of a famous vanship pilot, and Lavie Head, Claus's best friend and navigator. Their job as couriers involves passing through an air current called the Grand Stream that separates hostile nations, which are struggling to survive even by standard airships. However, when they take on a high-rated delivery to bring an orphan girl named Alvis Hamilton to the Silvana battleship, they get dragged into a far greater conflict that pushes them against the Guild's might.

Haré's family gets a video letter from Weda's town house. Witnessing that Weda's mother and Bel are unhappy and lonely without her, Weda agrees to take Haré and Guu back to the city for a while. After Haré complains of being bored and lonely without his jungle friends (as part of his scheme to convince his mother to take him back), Weda agrees to send him to the city's private school, where he immediately falls in love with a pretty girl called Rita. Yet Guu wants a part of the action too, of course.

Chronologically episode 4, that special has never been broadcast on TV.

Tsubomi is a sophisticated and horny school girl who works at a lingerie club, a gentleman's bar where the customers are served drinks with scantly clad young women. She's useless at her work but blackmails her employer so she's not going to get fired. One day she's running into a handsome young man she's taking to bed. She meets with a butterfly on her forehead in a perverted talking cat who hires her as a supernatural soldier. A dominatrix elf woman named Beene, a Regina Apis minion, a matriarch bent on anarchy and establishing her own empire, she has to fend off. Tsubomi learns of her abilities when she is rescued by a oddly familiar masked man, only known as Dandelion.
This anime's plot is completely farcical and parodies the genre of magic girls and particularly Sailor Moon.

Nanaka Kirisato, 17, is a high school student who is passionate about her lifelong studies and goals. Her best friend, Nenji Nagihara, is often blamed for being a juvenile delinquent who spends his time fighting other people. But one day she falls down a flight of stairs after a heated argument with Nenji and suffers a brain injury, resulting in her mind going back to that of a six-year-old. Nanaka's father and Nenji must keep her injury a secret with this in mind as she tries to lead a normal life and grow up again.

Sora has dreamed of sharing a stage with the performers of Kaleido Stage as a talented young acrobat, a world-renowned circus that incorporates elegant acrobatics, sparkling costumes, and stunts that hold audiences on the edge of their seats. She makes the move to audition for the show from Japan to California, in hopes of one day basking in glitz and glamour.It won't be easy, though, to find their place in such a competitive world. On her path to becoming a artist, Sora must shed blood, sweat, and tears, bolstered by the friends she makes along the way.
There will also be competitors, of course, and other people who don't believe Sora has what it takes to shine as brightly as Kaleido Stage wants her to.In her quest to become a star, Sora will need to undergo these trials and tribulations, gaining the admiration of both those who question her ability and those who are threatened by her. Watch as Sora flies in the Kaleido Star bright lights!

Meet Narue, a secretly cute schoolgirl. She's an alien with strength straight from a sci-fi book! But growing up is never easy, and even when you come from outer space, it doesn't help. Join our spunky heroine as she meets androids, alien invaders and the boy next door on her first date. It's the sci-fi comedy which's a direct hit to your heart!

Tamai Shiina, a young and happy schoolgirl, encounters an unusual looking creature during her summer holiday at her grandparents home. They become friends with each other and Shiina calls it "Hoshimaru: The Round Star." When Shiina returns home to go back to school after the summer, she begins seeing other children who have always become friends of a mysterious creature like Hoshimaru. Yet she soon learns that these animals and their masters are not as sweet as Hoshimaru.

Six kids play a fun RPG-looking video game at their homes after a soccer game one day. One of them scored the winning goal, one was the goal keeper who barely missed the ball, and the other were two groups of two who were cheering for their respective sides.Then, a curious object appears in front of them when they beat a boss, and they're drawn into the game world! Tomoru (scorer), Mio, and Dai end up with Professor Galileo, who informs them that Eureka was the one who created this game in which they appeared, but he was unwittingly drawn into it.To get back to their town, they need to clear up assignments that crop up in certain parts of the world.
And when a mission occurs, Tomoru and the gang ask the professor to take them with them.When they reach the C-1 area, they find that they not only have a mission but also a rival party! The rival professor brought along with him his rivals from soccer game, Yukio, Suzuka, and Kouta!Naturally their mission is a scientific one.The machine first explains how lightning is created, and then they have to find out how to stop the lightning to clear the mission!.Tomoru and company manage to get it done, and get a Eureka Stone, allowing them to return to their planet! Except ...
the portal back actually needs ten total of Eureka Stones before it opens! Sounds like a lot of research to learn and tasks to clean up before they can go home.

The history of Maiku Kamishiro has always been a mystery to him. The only reference he has of who his family could be is an old photograph showing two young girls, a boy and a girl, playing outside a blue house in a small pool. He moves to this blue house in an effort to find his father, and starts to work as a programmer. Two very different girls appear at his entrance, both in possession of the same photograph, and both claiming to be his sister. Having no way to prove who's a relative and who's a stranger, Maiku lets both girls move in with him until they know for certain.

Four years after they left off in the first season, events in this sequel series continue. Papuwa-kun is a mystery boy living on a new tropical island riddled with the same crazy creatures. They are leading nonsensical adventures along with his girlfriend, Liquid, and his new amnestic pet, "Rotarou," as they try to avoid and confuse the Ganma Force, Special Corps, and even the Shinsengumi from discovering Rotarou's real secret and removing him.

Kidou Shinsengumi Moeyo Ken is set in the Meiji period and tells the story of Kondou Yuuko, Hijikata Toshie, and Okita Kaoru. These three are the daughters of former members of Shinsengumi, and are called upon to defend Japan from its current problems in the same manner as their fathers were. Most of their research deals with overcoming the unexplained paranormal phenomena that are gradually appearing in the Kyoto region and protecting the city from any other dangers that might arise.

Though traumatized by one of the Choushuu's witnesses to the murder of his mother, Ichimura Tetsunosuke's thirst for vengeance led him to crave power. Tetsunosuke approached the Shinsengumi at the age of 15, and decided to become one of its members. Tetsunosuke, however, lacked the ability, mind and will to cut down emotionlessly anyone threatened peace and the Shinsengumi. But with the help of his brother Tatsunosuke and the Shinsengumi's newfound friends, Tetsunosuke knew nothing of the blood and suffering he would face as part of this historical community.

Timid secondary school student Haruka Suzumiya confesses to Takayuki Narumi, the boy she admires, in the embrace of a golden light. Takayuki acknowledges the confession of Haruka and the two become a couple, assisted by Mitsuki Hayase and Shinji Taira, their mutual friends. Everything's good for those mates before the disaster hits.

One is sent to an unenviable future, lying unconscious in a coma. They wake up three years later but their sudden reappearance in everybody's lives threatens to test the boundaries of these friends 'bonds.

Kino, a traveler aged 15, establishes a bond with Hermes, a motorcycle that talks. They roam the lands together, and travel through various countries and cities, despite not having a good understanding of what to expect. Life is, after all, a voyage packed with the unknown.They experience various kinds of customs during their journeys, from the morally gray to the tragic and fascinating. They also meet a lot of people: some living to live, some living to make others happy and some living to chase their dreams. Therefore, there is always much to learn from the way people conduct their lives in any country they visit.
It is not up to Kino or Hermes to determine whether these claimed principles are incorrect or correct, because they merely assume the positions of observers in this small world. Given how ridiculous such ideals may seem, they don't try to alter or affect the places they visit. That's because they think things are as perfect as they are in one way or another, and that "the universe isn't beautiful; that's why it is."

Kino, a traveler aged 15, establishes a bond with Hermes, a motorcycle that talks. They explore the lands together, and travel through various countries and cities, despite not having a good understanding of what to expect. Life is, after all, a journey packed with the unknown.They experience different kinds of customs during their journeys, from the morally gray to the tragic and fascinating. They also meet a lot of people: some living to live, some living to make others happy and some living to chase their dreams. Therefore, there is always much to learn from the way people conduct their lives in any country they visit.
It is not up to Kino or Hermes to determine whether these claimed ideals are false or right, because they merely assume the positions of observers in this small universe. Given how ridiculous these ideals may seem, they don't try to alter or affect the places they visit. That's because they believe things are as perfect as they are in one way or another, and that "the universe isn't beautiful; that's why it is."

By 2075, space travel is no longer just a fantasy for mankind, but an everyday reality. Advances in science and technology have contributed to moon exploration, outer space commercialization and the establishment of major space corporations. An energetic woman whose interests lie in the cosmos, Ai Tanabe joins Technora Corporation as a member of their Debris Team, a team dedicated to eliminating hazardous space debris between Earth and Moon orbits.Ai soon learns, though, how unwelcomed her work is. The Debris Team, as Technora's laughingstock, is seriously understaffed, poorly equipped, and is forced to use a dilapidated spacecraft called "Toy Box" for debris recovery.
Undeterred, Ai is persevering and slowly becoming acquainted with the odd personalities that make up the Debris Section's workers, such as the bumbling but good-natured chief clerk Philippe Myers; the elusive and tight-lipped temp worker Edelgard Rivera; and the hot-headed and enthusiastic Hachirouta Hoshino, who looks for a spaceship to call his own. Planets is an unusual sci-fi show portraying the vastness of space as a backdrop to the personal lives of ordinary people who may have been raised on Earth but whose hopes and aspirations are among the stars.

In the midst of the Russo-Japanese war, about the 37th year of the Meiji Period (1904), the small Japanese army, in need of assistance, uses its unique flying (thanks to a benevolent demon) ship, the Amanohara, to assault the main Russian base at Port Arthur (Lushun).Umakai Shintaro, a Russian diplomat originally from Japan, refuses to teach at a girls academy and goes to Sapporo. The girls academy, however, is not typical of the Amanohara, and the five girls teaching Shintaro are known as Raimu Unit girls with the ability to command powerful beings to fight for them.
Shintaro finally becomes their teacher and general in combat, and so the six embark on a strange and overly sexual journey, as Shintaro helps the girls resolve their vulnerabilities, becomes stronger for the final stand at Lushun, and also recognizes the motivations of the "Russian Spiritual Corps" that assist the opponent who, sadly, has one leader that Shintaro knew well ...

Shirakawa Hotaru, a girl in love with Inami Ken, ends up confessing her affection. They were happy couples from there, until one season. Ken has made a new friend, Tobise Tomoe, the best friend of Hotaru's. Tomoe appears to have the charm of her own. Ken, now have two chosen paths; to be with Shirakawa Hotaru or Tobise Tomoe. Otherwise he will lose both of them.

According to an ancient myth, if consumed, the flesh of mermaid will grant immortality. Yuta ate unknowingly a piece of mermaid's flesh 500 years ago. He journeys through Japan for decades, hoping to meet a mermaid, believing she would be able to transform him into a regular person again. When he eventually meets one, he points out that she and her companions raised a girl to be their food so that they could eat her and carry on her youthful looks. So the sirens stay young. Yuta kills and rescues the mermaids, but she has already eaten some of the flesh of the mermaid. Even though the mermaids had to be killed, Yuta is not too disappointed.
Yuta's once lonely existence is now over, as he finds a friend in Mana. And Mana, who had been stuck in a small hut throughout her life, loves only the simplest of things. Together, Yuta and Mana are seeking to find more mermaids, attempting to become regular people again.

As the North Pacific mermaid princess (one of the seven mermaid kingdoms), Lucia entrusts a beautiful pearl to a boy who one night falls overboard a ship. In order to recover her pearl and defend the mermaid realms, Lucia has to return to the human world. Through the power of music Lucia will defend herself and the kingdoms of the mermaid from an growing evil force.

The Paper Sisters are Anita King, Maggie Mui and Michelle Cheung. They run the Hong Kong Three Sisters Detective Agency, which is devoted to solving book-related crimes. They are hired as local guides for Nenene Sumiregawa, a Japanese author grappling with writer's block after her longtime colleague, Yomiko Readman, vanished. The sisters are both Paper Masters—individuals with the ability to manipulate paper—and with their skills, they rescue Nenene from the dangerous terrorists at a book signing targeting her. But the sisters remain as her bodyguards to shield her from further harm in the event they strike again.
This is a dream come true for Maggie and Michelle bookworms who love Nenene's novels, but given their control over paper, the young Anita can't stand reading. The three struggle to adjust to their new everyday life in Japan, protecting Nenene while under a mysterious group, Dokusensha, continuing their detective work. The more they get to know Nenene, however, the more they discover the connection between her, her friend Yomiko's disappearance, and the mysterious books Dokusensha sends the Paper Masters to investigate. What started out as a basic job ends up a larger case than they ever had before. Are those girls always willing to sacrifice literature for their lives?

Pinon, the boy who flows within his body, the blood of the three races (the Dragons, the Fairies and the Humans), is actually the son of Pietro, the Brave One. Pinon's encounter with a mysterious animal, Pap, opens the door to a journey of adventure. On the way he meets Luna and Marco. But when he discovers that his adventure will decide PoPoLoCrois's fate, Pinon hardens his heart and leaves his friends behind. Unknown to him, this is an introductory chapter to a new story, and Pinon must understand that the bigger problem in PoPoLoCrois will have to be resolved.

Pinon, the boy who flows within his body, the blood of the three races (the Dragons, the Fairies and the Humans), is actually the son of Pietro, the Courageous One. Pinon's encounter with a strange animal, Pap, opens the door to a journey of adventure. Along the way he meets Luna and Marco. But when he discovers that his journey will decide PoPoLoCrois's fate, Pinon hardens his heart and leaves his friends behind. Unknown to him, this is an introductory chapter to a new adventure, and Pinon must understand that the bigger crisis in PoPoLoCrois will have to be resolved.

Beautiful sisters Ai, Mai, Mii, their Mea android maid and slippery pet ferret Unagi make an incredible journey through time and space together without ever leaving behind their beloved mansion!
Following the hints of the mysterious dandelion-like "Popotan," the girls are technically searching for the guy who has the answers to their most personal questions, but they seem to have more than enough time to take side trips, meet new friends, visit hot springs and sometimes run the X-mas shop that they keep in the house along the way!But the ultimate fate of the girls holds more than a few surprises of their own, and not every moment is packed with hilarity, as traveling through time means having to leave friends behind.