Animes from 2004
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Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to MarpleYoung Mabel West is the daughter of Raymond West, a mystery writer who wants her to live a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wishes to be a great detective, and is setting out to become London's assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective residing there. She eventually wins her father's reluctant approval and embarks on an exciting mystery and suspense life; her only demand is that she regularly spend time with her grand-aunt, Jane Marple, in St. Mary Mead's small village....2 SongsAgatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple
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I Love You, Baby | Aishiteru ze Baby | Aishiteruze Baby★★ | 愛してるぜ ベイベ★★Katakura Kippei is a high school playboy in every way. Responsibility is the last thing on his mind, spending his days flirting with every female he can see. Life takes an abrupt turn for him when he comes home one day to find himself with the full-time job of caring for his son of 5 years. Kippei's aunt Miyako had vanished, his cousin, Yuzuyu, apparently deserted. With Kippei's lack of obligation and awareness of childcare, and Yuzuyu's wounded heart following her mother's death, their time together is in for a bumpy trip....2 SongsAishiteruze Baby
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Get Ride! AmdriverHuman beings are being attacked in the future by beings called the Bug-chine which appeared a few years ago. No standard human weapon can beat the Bug-chine, but hope does exist. The AMDrivers are the ones that can save the world. They are soldiers who use the new "AM" technology They will defeat the Bug-chine one after the other with incredible force and become heroes, as well as winning their fans 'hearts....1 SongsAM Driver
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AngeliqueIn a Queen Test, Angelique Limoges and Rosalia de Catargena were chosen as contestants-a test to see who is better suited to become the next Queen of the universe. All girls are granted their own continent into a world for this special review. Girls will lift the continents to prosperous cultures and ecosystems. Nine Guardians (who monitor different elements, such as fire, wind, and water) were appointed to help the girls lift their continents during the Queen Examination....69 SongsAngelique
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Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad | ベックYukio "Koyuki" Tanaka, fourteen, is a dispirited young boy who has no ambitions in life. But, all of this changes when Koyuki saves a weird-looking dog named Beck from being bullied by a group of local children. The dog's trainer, Ryuusuke "Ray" Minami, 16 years old, is an aspiring guitarist and the former leader of a famous rock band.When Koyuki encounters Ray again in a restaurant, the older boy takes him to the meeting place of his former band and brightens Koyuki with his amazing guitar skills. Slowly becoming interested in the glamor of western rock music, Koyuki wants to start playing the guitar while helping Ray fulfill the ultimate rock band's vision of leading.
Together with Ray's younger sister Maho and a couple of other members, the two boys are beginning their career in the rock world by forming a band called BECK. Beck tracks the hardships and successes of the group as they spread their success across Japan....20 SongsBeck -
ブリーチIchigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high school teacher before a Hollow, a twisted entity trying to devour human souls, threatens his home. It is then that he encounters Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper, who is wounded while defending Ichigo's family from the assailant. Ichigo accepts Rukia's offer to take her powers to save his family and as a result becomes a Soul Reaper.Since Rukia can not recover her powers, however, Ichigo is given the daunting task of hunting down the Hollows that plague their area. He is not alone in his fight, however, as his friends Orihime Inoue, Yasutora Sado, and Uryuu Ishida, who each have their own special talents, join him later.
The young Soul Reaper soon discovers that the Hollows are not the only real threat to the human race, as Ichigo and his friends become used to their new roles and assist each other on and off the battlefield....89 SongsBLEACH -
Boukyaku no Senritsu -The Melody of Oblivion-A great war was fought between humans and monsters in the 20th century. Since then, the monsters have been ruling the planet in terror while keeping themselves largely secret from public view. A boy named Bokka is pondering the past and wondering what became of the Meros Warriors who so bravely protected the earth from the demons. He soon encounters Kurofune and learns about the strength of the Meros and their battle-riding I-bar machines. Warriors are the only people who can see and hear the Melody of Oblivion, a veiled ghost girl waiting to be saved and to be the savior of mankind.
During a war between Kurofune and a demon, Bokka learns something that only his wildest dreams could possibly imagine ... he too can hear the melody. Throughout his travels, Bokka meets several monsters and their servants, mates, and companions as he learns the true nature of his new abilities....4 SongsBoukyaku no Senritsu -The Melody of Oblivion- -
Burn Up ScrambleAD. AD. Tokyo, in 2023. Owing to social change such as internationalization and trade globalization, the dark side of society tends to evolve too. The criminals get deep and their organisations increase in size, so the peace and security get worse.
This is taken seriously by the government and wants to implement an innovative program. An extralegal police force is formed to deal with the special offenders.
It's a special police squad, Warriors, made up of a few members of the élite....1 SongsBurn Up Scramble -
Bakuretsu Tenshi | 爆裂天使Crime has become so prevalent in Japan's not-too-distant future that the government has approved weapons for self-defense use by civilians. The Tokyo Recently Armed Police was formed in hopes of tracking down criminals with lethal force to counter this new wave of wrongdoing.Kyohei Tachibana is a talented gastronomic student who dreams of raising enough money to become a French pastry chef. He's forced to make a tough decision when four young mercenaries ask him to be their chef. When Jo, Meg, Sei, and Amy take on the bloodiest jobs in Tokyo's tumultuous city, Kyohei embraces an inevitable plunge into the crime world, and he'll do far more than just cooking!...3 SongsBurst Angel
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The Cosmopolitan PrayersUnknowingly, Koto seals off the Amaterasu Sun Goddess, and now she's in a different universe and can't come back. Meeting priestesses battling the evil in this strange place she discovers that all over the land Black Towers keep Amaterasu locked away and are guarded by evil monsters. Koto now wants to find a way to help fight these creatures and get the world back to the way it was....1 SongsThe Cosmopolitan Prayers
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Daphne in the Brilliant BlueFor the future, because of the impact of global warming water has filled most of the Planet. The orphaned 15-year-old Maia Mizuki recently graduated from middle school and has already applied for jobs in the prestigious paramilitary Ocean Agency, part of the world government of the future. Only the brightest, the smartest and the most physically fit students are eligible for admission. Maia, the protagonist of the series, is set to become one of the few.Yet soon the perfect life falls apart. Maia predictably fails her entrance exams to her disappointment. To make matters worse she gets evicted from her house immediately, picked pocketed, taken hostage, then fired.
Two women (Rena and Shizuka) who are part of an unorthodox aid-for-hire group called Nereids (inspired by the Greek mythological Nereids) "rescue" her. Maia enters Nereids with nowhere to go, taking jobs from catching wanted criminals to chasing feral cats, often with unintended consequences. Early on Gloria and Yu join Nereids.In the story, "Daphne" refers to a subplot that begins at halfway through the show and gradually becomes important to Maia. "Brilliant Blue" refers to the fact that this is a world that is almost without land covered by water. The planet is composed of vast seas, several islands, and floating cities....2 SongsDaphne in the Brilliant Blue -
ディアーズA UFO carrying 150 aliens crashed off Kasai's shores a year ago. As no one could repair their boats, the Japanese government agreed to give them the "DearS" label and turn them into Japanese people, teaching them Japanese language, customs and culture. However, a home-stay system has been put in place to allow them to interact with other people in order to become more acquainted with human society.One nebulous morning, a truck carrying a capsule that housed one of those aliens ends up dumping it into the bank of the river, freeing it from its confinement.
Finally she is rescued by a high school student named Takeya Ikuhara, who saves her from being hit by a truck and takes pity on her, despite being highly distrustful of her race and having nothing to do with them. After being called Ren, she imprints him as her "Master" and acts as his personal "Slave," leaving him with a "DearS" who wants to live with him no matter what and putting to an end his regular, alien-free days....2 SongsDearS -
Sunabouzu | Sunabozu | 砂ぼうずA sweltering wasteland with nothing but ruins and sand, the Great Kanto Desert is all that remains with post-apocalyptic Japan. For survival the once equal population was left to cling to the inhospitable dunes. At least for average citizens this is the case. The desert provides a wondrous chance for those who have lived a little too long in the Kanto sun to make a name for themselves.One such individual is the masked handyman "Sunabouzu," or Desert Punk, who developed a legendary reputation for finishing his jobs at all times, no matter what nature or cost. Cunning and cruel, he has become a primitive destructive force for the other desert men.
However, Junko Asagiri, the "Vixen of the Desert," learns that Sunabouzu is not easily swayed by his insatiable appetite for large-breasted desert babies without his weaknesses.Following their wild adventures through the Kanto Desert, Sunabouzu features a strange cast of personalities who entertain themselves in a world long ruined by their forefathers with senseless aggression and perversity. And they just did not know a darn thing, just like them....4 SongsDesert Punk -
Elfen Song | Elfic Song | エルフェンリートLucy is a special human race called "Diclonius," born with a small pair of horns and translucent telekinetic hands that make her a survivor of the government's barbaric science experiment. Nevertheless, as circumstances give her an opportunity to escape, as she defeats her captors, Lucy, tainted by imprisonment and torture, unleashes a flood of bloodshed.She suffers a debilitating head injury during her breakout which leaves her with a split personality: someone with the attitude of a harmless child with limited speaking ability.
In this state of chaos, she stumbles across two college students, Kouta and his cousin Yuka, who unknowingly take into their treatment an wounded criminal, unaware of their violent impulses. This act of kindness is going to change their lives, as they are soon drawn into the dark world of government secrecy and paranoia....2 SongsElfen Lied -
Fantastic ChildrenFor more than 500 years a group of mysterious white-haired children have been seen at different times and locations in Europe. They still act with the appearance of eleven-year-olds much more mature than they should be, never grow old and seem to have supernatural strength. What they've been searching for is a kid, and a image of a crescent moon is the only hint that they have. Today, an athletic boy named Tohma is about to be interested in this century-long mystery in the year of 2012....1 SongsFantastic Children
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Final ApproachRyo and his sister Akane have lived together alone since their parents died some years ago. They're all living a relatively happy and normal life, despite their difficult circumstance. However, thanks to a hidden government scheme, everything is about to get turned upside-down. The Japanese government is testing a system in which two young people are forced to marry, due to extremely low birth rates in Japan. Ryo doesn't want a part of it, but he has no say in the matter; his new fiancé, Shizuka, comes to his home late one night with several hundred bodyguards sent by the government, there to ensure the new couple's success.
Unlike Ryo, Shizuka couldn't be more ready to go along with this new plan, and enthusiastically pursues her wifely duties, despite her objections. With interference with friends, pushy bodyguards, and an over-enthusiastic new fiancée, Ryo's life has taken a turn in the direction that the young man definitely didn't expect....3 SongsFinal Approach -
Gakuen ALICEMikan Sakura is a 10-year-old average girl. Optimistic, optimistic and, overall, a very sweet boy, Mikan is the complete opposite of Hotaru Imai, the aloof, smart, and somewhat cold-hearted. Given the obvious gaps between them, the two girls have long been best friends. So when Hotaru unexpectedly transfers to the city's prestigious Alice Academy, her best friend is devastated, especially when she hears horrific rumors about the academy's harsh student treatment. Beset with fear, Mikan flees to see her best friend!On her arrival, Mikan learns of "Alices," people born with various supernatural powers, and that the school is a government-built facility to educate and protect them.
Discovering that she has her own special abilities, Mikan enrolls in the academy and ends up reuniting with Hotaru after much trouble. Gakuen Alice is a heart-warming comedy following Mikan and her friends 'academic adventures as well as their effort to unravel the mysteries surrounding Natsume Hyuuga, a fire-warming student....3 SongsGakuen ALICE -
The Count of Monte Cristo | Gankutsuoh | The King of the Cavern | 巌窟王French aristocrats Viscount Albert de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay attended the Carnival festival on Luna's moon city in the year 5053. Although Franz is only looking for pleasure, Albert is searching for something more to fill his life, but he finds more than he has been negotiating for in The Count of Monte Cristo, a mysterious and charming self-made nobleman who meets his gaze during an opera.Albert meets the Count over a few twists and turns and welcomes him into French society. Nevertheless, the Count has more on his mind than just friendship; he is plotting to eventually unleash his revenge on those who had wronged him years before.
Gankutsuou follows the entangled destinies of Albert and Count and the final price paid for vengeance....3 SongsGankutsuou -
ガンツFelt your life went wrong? Death also gets worse. There is no heaven, no justice, no god waiting for you to be brought into their care. But wait, you god? Perhaps you talk with you about that big black ball stuck in the bed. Now you're thrown into a battle for the chance to live, battling green aliens and robot monsters.Therefore, when Kei Kurono is killed, he finds himself trapped in such a game, a test of his skills, morality and ability to survive. His life is not his own; his death is spit on, and constantly trampled upon. What happens when he's not listening? Allah understands.A warning word: Gantz is not for the faint-hearted, but nor is it as easy as it seems.
Gore, adultery, and abuse are rampant, as are depictions of greed, crime, and all the ugliness one sees in today's society....3 SongsGANTZ -
The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture | げんしけんKanji Sasahara is an introverted freshman at the college only looking for a place to fit in. One day he stumbles upon the club known as the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture that puts together the entire spectrum of otaku culture, better known as Genshiken— Nonetheless, his first visit to the club did not end well with Sasahara's ego being shattered by his mentor, Harunobu Madarame, leaving the meeting in complete denial of his otaku existence.
Nevertheless, after friendly club member Makoto Kousaka, who turns out to be a hardcore otaku given his looks, Sasahara becomes more involved in club activities, including obsessing about their favorite anime, reading doujinshi, and attending conventions. There he meets other interesting people like Kousaka's fiercely non-otaku girlfriend Saki Kasukabe, who tries to turn her boyfriend into a friend.While Saki struggles to grasp otaku culture and her boyfriend's affection for it, at Genshiken, Sasahara finds himself enjoying his time, slowly losing any doubt that he once had of becoming an otaku and immersing himself in a lifestyle of otaku....5 SongsGenshiken -
GIRLSブラボーYukinari was bullied and humiliated by girls all his life, tiny for his age. He has now acquired a unusual disorder in high school: every time girls contact him, or even come near to him, he breaks out in hives. Imagine his shock when he is unexpectedly transported to Seiren city in a magical universe invisibly orbiting the Earth and inhabited with large numbers of women and few people. Luckily, he has a new friend, Miharu-chan, whose contact affects him inexplicably....5 SongsGirls Bravo
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GokusenKumiko Yamaguchi is smart, enthusiastic and ready to begin her dream job as a Shirokin Academy math teacher. But as her first day opens up to atrocious students and cowering teachers, Kumiko discovers that the high school all-boys are a cesspool of delinquents with no hope of improving.What her rowdy students don't learn, though, is that Kumiko is the acting leader of a powerful yakuza clan behind her dorky façade, and she has the opportunity to prove it! Able to overwhelm even the toughest of gangsters in seconds, Kumiko has to keep a secret of her immense strength and criminal activity to maintain her work.
Unfortunately, Kumiko has a tough teaching career ahead of her with the vice principal continuously seeking to get her fired and Shin Sawada, the chief of her class of delinquents, suspecting she is tougher than she lets on....2 SongsGokusen -
Choujuushin Gravion ZweiThe Zeravire danger seemed to have momentarily stopped after Gravion was able to use its ultimate attack. But when it unexpectedly rises back up, the Earth Gult and its trump card, the super robot Gravion, are required to protect this planet once again. All this as the EFA aims to build its own weapons to combat the Zeravire, the Grand Trooper. Now as they continue to fend off the Zeravire, Earth Gult and EFA people need to secure their future as well as face their history, and reveal the Zeravire's mysteries....3 SongsGravion Zwei
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Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior | Grenadier: The Smiling Senshi | グレネーダー 〜ほほえみの閃士〜Rushuna is a very beautiful blonde Senshi (gun expert), who travels with one purpose throughout the world. This is to make the world a happier place by taking away the will of the people to fight by giving them a smile instead of battling with weapons. While she doesn't want to fight, she's forced to, and she's exhibiting excellent gun skills. She meets Yajirou on this trip, a soldier who uses a sword to fight and follows her on her voyage....4 SongsGrenadier: Hohoemi no Senshi
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Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster | DiebusterGenerations have passed since the beginning of the war with the Space Monsters, and none remain who knows how it began, despite records of those times are scarce. It's a lost cause but humanity still battles against them, depending on the "Topless": a group of elite space pilots with special powers that allow them to use the Buster Machines—the last hope against the Space Monsters.Nono, a girl from a remote Martian nation, has heard tales of the legendary pilot "Nono-Riri" all her life, and wants nothing more than to leave behind her humble life and follow in her idol's footsteps.
Just though she has no idea of the risks that lie ahead, nothing can deter her from making her vision come true. Although Nono is down on her luck, she chances the lonesome topless pilot Lal's Melk Mark and decides to stake her entire future on following Lal's, no matter what the cost....2 SongsGunbuster 2 -
Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED DESTINY | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny | 機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINYA wartime brawl between two mobile suits in the year Cosmic Era 0071 results in the devastation of a neutral nation. Shinn Asuka finds his entire family killed as the perpetrators of violence and swears his life to a vengeful prosecution of the natural forces of the World, under the belief that they were responsible for the death of his children. Shinn is working his way up through the ZAFT armed forces, finally gaining access to the Impulse Mobile Suit prototype cockpit.
Athrun Zala, a veteran of the recent war working at the behest of diplomat Cagalli Yula Athha, finds himself drawn into a new rivalry between the Naturals and the Coordinators: humans genetically enhanced before birth and despised by the Naturals for their biological advantages.Athrun sees himself as a mentor to the angry Shinn as the current war rears its head and aggression becomes inevitable. Athrun must steer the young pilot into a attitude of justice before he is overcome by his anger and his need for vengeance....28 SongsGundam SEED Destiny -
Hanaukyou Maid Tai: La VeriteTaro Hanaukyo is welcomed to the home of his grandfather, after his mother passes away. He meets a beautiful maid named Mariel there and finds out that his grandfather retired to a remote island and gave him ownership of his farm. Taro also learns that the estate is not just a massive mansion, it has hundreds of splendid maids ready to serve him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week....1 SongsHanaukyou Maid Tai: La Verite
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HAPPY☆LESSONOnce Mitsuki discovers that the high school must ruin the old school building, she's saddened at the prospect of erasing so many memories. Chitose and the rest of the mums take steps to stop the demolition. Fumitsuki, Chitose, and Mitsuki eventually understand their true feelings during their efforts....7 SongsHappy Lesson
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Harukanaru Toki no Naka deAkane Motomiya and her friends Tenma and Shimon are pulled into another dimension by a demon, where Akane becomes the Dragon God's Priestess. This world's people tell her that she is the only one who can stop the demons from taking over; the demons meanwhile try to use her power for their own ends. Luckily Akane has the Hachiyou, eight men with their own powers who are sworn in defending the Dragon Priestess....10 SongsHarukanaru Toki no Naka de
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The Phoenix | 火の鳥Hi no Tori is a collection of stories which all have in common. The Phönix, whose blood is believed to grant one who drinks it an everlasting life. So many are trying to destroy it, but like the tale's Phoenix, it's resurrected from the ashes. Stories are going on in the future and the past, where people fight with each other as always and everyone is afraid of dying. But even so, each story teaches a lesson: Life is the beginning of an eternity, a period that never ends....1 SongsHi no Tori
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Howl no Ugoku Shiro | Hauru no Ugoku Shiro | ハウルの動く城That jumbled piece of architecture, the cacophony of hissing steam and splitting joints, with smoke fluttering as it passes alone ... The castle is home to the great wizard Howl, who is infamous for his supernatural abilities as well as being a womanizer, or so the legend goes in the small town of Sophie Hatter. Sophie, as a hatmaker's simple daughter, doesn't expect much from her future, and is happy to work hard in the store.Sophie's simple life, however, takes a turn for the thrilling when enmeshed in a terrifying circumstance, and the enigmatic wizard tries to rescue her.
Unfortunately, this meeting, as brief as it may be, spurs the Waste's vain and vengeful Witch into a fit of envy induced by a past dispute with Howl—to place a curse on the maiden, transforming her into an old lady.Sophie will follow Howl and a multitude of strange friends in an attempt to return to life, ranging from a powerful fire demon to a hopping scarecrow in his living castle, on a dangerous journey as a raging war is tearing apart their kingdom....1 SongsHowl's Moving Castle -
インタールードThe unidentified main character has had odd visions, strange things to see and mysterious people to encounter. He is investigating these occurrences, and finding a strange girl called Aya. With her aid, he learns that his life may not really be real and that many of the people he feels he knows can no longer exist....1 SongsInterlude
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Le Portrait de Petit CossetteThe anime is about Eiri Kurahashi, an art student who works in an antique shop. One day he sees a girl's face in a bottle of antiquity. To his surprise, before his eyes, she seems to be going and living out her life. He becomes infatuated with the girl, and somehow makes contact with her one night at midnight. He learns that her name is Cossette, and that during the 18th century she was an aristocrat's daughter.
She reveals to him that her soul was captured in the glass by her murder committed by Marcelo Orlando, her betrothed poet. She asks Eiri to set her free, that a man must be able to take upon himself responsibility for the sins committed by Marcelo....2 SongsLe Portrait de Petit Cossette -
Legendz: Yomigaeru Ryuuou DensetsuWhen a crafty toy company "Wiz," also known as Dark Wiz Company in this series, discovers crystals with the faint DNA of monsters known as "Legendz" are discovered and turned into a game of war.
After a baseball game, a young boy named Shu receives from his father one of these crystals, known as "soul figures." Legendz quickly became popular, and it was played by more and more children. For his unique soul figure, Wiz employees start tracking down Shu, for his soul figure can revive real legend, not just the tiny kiddy digital pictures! How is Shu going to fight his way to victory and demand the figure of soul as his own?...7 SongsLegendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings -
マドラックスCivil war rages in Gazth-Sonika Region. A mercenary named Madlax carries on her trade there, with almost supernatural strength. Margaret Burton lives a tranquil life in the relatively peaceful Nafrece region. However different however their lives can seem, the two are bound by mystery links, and by a holy book that the mysterious organization, Enfant, also seeks. As Margaret and Madlax pursue their destiny's course, they are getting ever closer to uncovering the truth-without any assurance that it is a truth they can bear to hear....8 SongsMadlax
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Kaiketsu ZororiAdapted from Yutaka Hara's famous storybooks of the same name, Kaiketsu Zorori follows the exploits of Zorori, a scheming fox, who is determined to become the King of Mischief with his very own castle and beautiful bride. While Zorori is infamous for his pranks and tricks, his conniving schemes sometimes fire back and end up helping his goals, and despite looking villainous and unethical, he is in fact loving and sentimental. Nevertheless, Zorori has the experience, intellect, and strength to still find a solution from the most difficult circumstances.Traveling with a pair of twin boar robbers, Ishishi and Noshishi, he manages to make his deceased mother proud on his journey....1 SongsKaiketsu Zorori
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Juubei-chan 2 -Siberia Yagyuu no Gyakushuu-Three hundred years ago, Jubei Yagyu engaged in a heated war with Northern Yagyu clan Kitaretsusai in the frigid land of Siberia. The duel was expensive, as his daughter Freesia had been frozen in suspended animation. As a result of today's global warming, Freesia breaks free from her frozen grave and travels to Japan as a transfer student from middle school, where she becomes friends with Jiyuu Nanohana. Jiyuu knows nothing that Freesia is targeting her to purchase the coveted Lovely Eye Patch which Freesia rightly believes is her....2 SongsJuubei-chan 2 -Siberia Yagyuu no Gyakushuu-
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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A'sNanoha Takamachi, an average third grader who loves spending time with her family and friends, rescues an abused ferret she had dreamed of the previous night. The next day, the ferret telepathically calls out for her, telling Nanoha to save him. The ferret reveals itself to be Yuuno Scrya, a mage from another dimension who is trying to gather the dangerous 21 Jewel Seeds he has unintentionally spread all over the dimension. Nanoha's support is recruited, giving her the magical wand Raising Heart, and teaching her how to become a powerful mage.Days later another mage appears after reclaiming a few of the Jewel Seeds: Fate Testarossa.
Stronger than Nanoha, Fate fails to reveal her motives in attempting to gather Jewel Seeds. In her heart, Nanoha detects a sadness but Fate fails to speak. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, is a tale about the clash of emotions when goals collide....8 SongsMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's -
Destiny of the Shrine Maiden | Kannaduki no Miko | Priestesses of the Godless Month | 神無月の巫女Kannazuki no Miko starts in the Mahoroba village, where time moves gradually, both for man and nature. Two students could well be night and day from the village's prestigious Ototachibana Academy. Himeko is shy and nervous, and Chikane is confident and elegant. They love each other despite this and nothing will come between them, no matter how hard they try.Upon the two girls 'joint birthday, one of their friends is deceived by a dark voice in assaulting them, and the lunar and solar priestess energies that lie dormant in the two girls wake up, dispelling the evil just as it seemed grimest. This was just the first hurdle, however.
The two now have to fend off the numerous others that might risk their well-being....3 SongsKannazuki no Miko -
魔法少女リリカルなのはNanoha Takamachi, an average third grader who loves spending time with her family and friends, rescues an abused ferret she had dreamed of the previous night. The next day, the ferret telepathically calls out for her, begging Nanoha to rescue him. The ferret reveals itself to be Yuuno Scrya, a mage from another dimension who is trying to collect the dangerous 21 Jewel Seeds he has unintentionally spread all over the dimension. Nanoha's support is recruited, giving her the magical wand Growing Heart, and teaching her how to become a powerful mage.Days later another mage appears after reclaiming a few of the Jewel Seeds: Fate Testarossa.
Stronger than Nanoha, Fate fails to reveal her motives in attempting to gather Jewel Seeds. In her heart, Nanoha feels a sadness but Fate fails to speak. Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, is a tale about the clash of emotions when goals collide....9 SongsMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha -
Love Love?Naoto Ooizumi is the CosPrayers TV show's writer but this is a secret known only to the show's creator, Mitsuki Ikuta. He's had a crush on Natsumi Yagami, one of the show's actresses. As the series goes on their relationship does so, with several wacky twists and turns along the way....2 SongsLove Love?
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メジャーA little boy obsessed with baseball Gorou Honda has always admired his father, Shigeharu. Gorou dreams of becoming a professional baseball player, hoping to follow in his father's footsteps. In addition, his starry-eyed love for his son inspires Shigeharu to persevere, given his late wife's death and his unsatisfactory place on the Blue Ocean second-string squad.Unfortunately, Shigeharu is forced off the squad by an elbow injury, and he is in despair. However, Shigeharu reevaluates his choices after an offhand joke from his childhood friend and wants to continue playing, leaving behind his prime role as a pitcher and taking on the bat.
Even more inspired than ever, Gorou is working hard in the Japanese Little League to carve out his path....17 SongsMajor -
Onmyou TaisenkiHis grandfather has brought up Riku Tachibana all his life. The old man was always fond of odd hand movements for some reason and they rubbed off on Riku, who performs them almost subconsciously, to the great amusement of his classmates. However, one day it unexpectedly becomes evident to Riku what his grandfather sureptitiously taught him. And the teachings for Riku may mean the difference between life and death....1 SongsOnmyou Taisenki
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Mousou Dairinin | 妄想代理人The notorious Shounen Bat (Lil' Slugger) terrorizes Musashino City residents. The attacker, spinning around on his rollerblades and running people down with a golden baseball bat, appears difficult to apprehend. His first victim, Tsukiko Sagi, the well-known but timid character designer, is accused of orchestrating the attacks. Believed only by her stuffed pink anthropomorphic cat, Maromi, Tsukiko is only one of several victims of Shounen Bat's.As Shounen Bat continues his implacable assault on the area, detectives Keiichi Ikari and Mitsuhiro Maniwa begin investigating the attacker's identity.
Nevertheless, growing numbers of people fall prey to the infamous golden bat, and the assailant's news starts to spread throughout the area. When chilling rumors circulate among adults and children alike, fear begins to set in.Can the two investigators uncover the truth behind Shounen Bat, or does the fear get to them first?...2 SongsParanoia Agent -
2x2=shinobuden | Ninin Ga ShinobudenKaede is a normal school girl who was preparing for her school exams when she is unexpectedly interrupted by a ninja-in-training girl, Shinobu, who is trying to complete her test. The issue is that for her to complete her exam successfully she has to steal one of Kaede's panties!
An unlikely bond is forged between the two in Kaede's effort to stop Shinobu from stealing her underwear. Kaede soon becomes engulfed in the world of Shinobu, surrounded by ninjas and a yellow pac-man like thing named Onsokumaru, who claims to be the master of all ninjas!...2 SongsNinja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu -
OtogizoushiThe year is dated 972 A.D. Kyoto, the ancient Japanese capital. Kyoto is becoming a dirty, run-down city; there are egotistical samurai and onmyoji everywhere, who care only to gain political control. The town suffers from drought and widespread disease to make matters worse. The Imperial Court, unable to overlook the city's plight any longer, agrees to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery abilities, to retrieve a legendary gem said to hold mystical power to save this world. Raiko still falls sick to sickness, however. Then his youngest son, Hikaru, secretly agrees to make the trip in his place.
Hikaru encounters many people, and on her journey for the legendary gem, she has many adventures....4 SongsOtogizoushi -
Ragnarök The Animation | Ragnarok - The AnimationA great evil is sweeping through the realm; an evil which the young swordsman Roan and his life-long friend, the acolyte Yufa, must face head-on! For these two itineraries, from the highest towers to the depths of the underworld, across forest and desert alike, into their destiny. With an ever-growing cast of fellow heroes, destiny must catch these travelers by their very souls and lead the band of professional adventurers to a glorious ending. Or ignoble, if they're not watching their move!Monsters are on the move and the road is full of danger and mystery, the path ahead could be uncertain ...
But there is a way to where the will is solid! Lessons are waiting in the depths of darkness, and good will prevail. Start the journey now!...4 SongsRagnarok the Animation -
Meine LiebeThe first season begins by introducing the protagonists, their history and ambitions. Orpherus, Eduard, Camus, Lui and Naoji are five noblemen who attend the prestigious Rozenstolz Academy and who are part of the Strahl class of future applicants for the royal palace advisory positions in the tiny European country of Kuchen. Isaac is an English writer who has come to visit Kuchen. While still students, the five nobles are forced to deal with crooked officials, secret police, attempted murder, and greedy people from both inside and outside school who seek to disrupt their country's fragile peace, and even assassinate the king....3 SongsMeine Liebe
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The Melody of OblivionA great war was fought between humans and monsters in the 20th century. Since then, the monsters have been ruling the planet in terror while keeping themselves largely secret from public view. A boy named Bokka is pondering the past and wondering what became of the Meros Warriors who so bravely protected the earth from the demons. He soon meets Kurofune and learns about the strength of the Meros and their battle-riding I-bar machines. Warriors are the only people who can see and hear the Melody of Oblivion, a veiled ghost girl waiting to be saved and to be the savior of mankind.
During a war between Kurofune and a demon, Bokka learns something that only his wildest dreams could possibly imagine ... he too can hear the melody. Throughout his travels, Bokka meets several monsters and their servants, mates, and companions as he learns the true nature of his new abilities....1 SongsThe Melody of Oblivion -
Memories OffThis series consists of two distinct stories with a few overlapping characters. The first story about Shogo and his new girlfriend Neo, Omoide no Kanata e, is. One day, Kanata, a former Shogo's girlfriend turns up and causes Shogo and Neo to worry about their current circumstances. The second novel, Inori no Todoku Koro, is about Inori and her boyfriend Isshu being called a child. They had made a vow to always go together to the fireworks festival, because this was the place where they first became a couple. Isshu says he can't attend due to his job this year so Inori goes alone and remembers the two years before....2 SongsMemories Off
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Memories Off 3.5This series consists of two distinct stories with a few overlapping characters. The first story about Shogo and his new girlfriend Neo, Omoide no Kanata e, is. One day, Kanata, a former Shogo's girlfriend turns up and causes Shogo and Neo to worry about their current circumstances. The second novel, Inori no Todoku Koro, is about Inori and her boyfriend Isshu being called a child. They had made a vow to still go together to the fireworks show, because this was the place where they first became a couple. Isshu says he can't attend due to his job this year so Inori goes alone and recalls the two years before....1 SongsMemories Off 3.5
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MEZZOThe 3 members of the Danger Service Agency (DSA) are Mikura, Kurokawa and Harada. Mikura is the group's brawns, Harada is the brains and Kurokawa is just a disgruntled ex-cop who likes to believe he's in charge. We will take on any task as long as there is plenty of risk and, of course, money involved. You better not cross them if you want to live long enough to eat dinner. However, their biggest case might prove to be finding out why somebody wants to have Kurokawa murdered....1 SongsMEZZO
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Midori Days | My Days With Midori | 美鳥の日々There's no single person in Sakuradamon High who hasn't heard the stories about Sawamura's demonically strong right hand, Seiji "The Mad Dog." His popularity makes it relatively impossible for him to meet people, and after being rejected twenty times straight, he pledges half-jokingly for a girlfriend to finish high school with his right hand.To his shock, Seiji learns, after waking up the next morning, that his right-hand demon has suddenly transformed into a miniature girl, Midori Kasugano, who admits she's had a crush on Seiji for the past three years. Seiji is trying to return Midori to normal, because their condition is not suitable for either of them.
But the pair agrees to keep their situation between them before a solution is found after causing a major misunderstanding at the Kasugano household. So starts a mysterious friendship, and what might be Midori's only chance to end up with the one she loves....3 SongsMidori no Hibi -
Koikaze | Love Wind | 恋風Saeki Koushirou works as a wedding planner but there's shambles in his own love life. His history makes it hard for him to devote himself to love with all heart. He lives with his wife, the child of a divorced couple. He's got a mother and a sister but in years he didn't see them. A casual meeting with a female high school student after being dumped by his girlfriend shakes Koushirou's composure and awakens new feelings in him, but he discovers that the girl is really his son, who is going to stay with his father and him now. Yet in Koushirou's head, the feelings ......2 SongsKoi Kaze
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Mind GameNishi is reconnecting with his high school sweetheart, Myon, after watching her hop on a subway at the last second and seeing her ankle crushed between the doors. Still very much in love with Myon, Nishi is shocked to hear that she's engaged with another man. Nishi agrees to meet Myon's fiancé in the Yakitori restaurant of her family, but Yakuza members storm the joint and kill Nishi when he attempts to stop them from raping Myon.Nishi, who is now dead, wakes up and encounters an ever-shaping god who mocks him for dying. The god asks Nishi to go through a portal and vanish from life, which Nishi refuses, instead opting to run past the god and recover.
With a new outlook on life and experience of how the Yakuza will attack him, Nishi kills one of the Yakuza with his own weapons, fleeing with Myon and her sister in a stolen car.Acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa's debut movie, Mind Game's constantly changing visuals tell a tale of living one's life without regrets which is unlike any other....1 SongsMind Game -
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World | この醜くも美しい世界Student at high school Takeru Takemoto works as a (motor)bike courier part-time. He saw a strange light passing through him during one of his deliveries, and fell into a wood. What he saw was a beautiful girl coming out of a translucent cocoon, naming herself "Hikari." While Takeru was very shocked by Hikari's modesty, a mysterious creature unexpectedly emerged and attacked the two instantly. Before Takeru had a sense about what was going on, both Takeru and Hikari showed the strength of their other self....2 SongsKono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai
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Kujibiki UnbalanceChihiro Enomoto is a freshman who just got to Rikkyoin High School, a new school. Once he was 10 he lost his parents to a car accident. He has only lived with his elder sister Shinobu since. He's good at cooking and washing, so he's doing all the homework. At first glance, he fell in love with Tokino when he met her on the first day of school in the school library. Another girl named Ritsuko, Chihiro's childhood friend and student council member, immediately falls in love with the boy after this long-awaited reunion. Yet she is not the only one who loves him.
This is the tale of a one-year campaign among the candidates for the next leaders of the government students, who are also selected by the lot (kujibiki), to win the position....4 SongsKujibiki Unbalance -
Ring ni KakeroThe brothers, Takane Kiku and Takane Ryuji compete for the boxing arena champopn title to fulfill their dead father's wish. The girl, Kiku, will serve as the trainer while her uncle, Ryuji, will concentrate on the boxer's position and learn the Boomerang. His battle with various rivals has contributed to Ryuji's development and maturity. The junior high boxing tournament has started and Ryuji and his arch-rival Kenzaki Jun must fight. Starts the war....2 SongsRing ni Kakero
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雲のむこう、約束の場所There is respect for two things in their lives from Hiroki Fujisawa and Takuya Shirakawa: their classmate Sayuri Sawatari and the massive Ezo Tower that stands boundlessly across the Tsugaru Strait. Fascinated by the boundless structure beyond their control, Hiroki and Takuya begin to create an airplane from a fallen drone that they found to fulfill their vision of one day reaching the tower's top of the sky-scraping. Later joined by the girl they love, Hiroki and Takuya pledge to ride together with Sayuri to the seemingly otherworldly peak.
Yet Japan has experienced a North-South partitioning that has sparked tension at the tower's base, which marks the boundary between the Southern Islands controlled by America and the Soviet-occupied Northern lands.Sayuri unexpectedly disappears farther along and Hiroki and Takuya never see her again. Unknown to them, she had fallen victim to a sleeping illness that had left her comatose for three years. While Hiroki and Takuya later learn about the condition of Sayuri, they also discover that the unconscious state of the girl is bizarrely connected to the same tower that the trio had agreed to conquer together....1 SongsKumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho -
クラウ ファントムメモリーIt is the year 2100, and a mission to discover new sources of energy is under way on the colonized Earth. Amami Kurau is the daughter of the project's chief scientist, and she accompanies her father to the lab on her 12th birthday to watch the experiments. Then something goes awry, and twin bolts of light hit Kurau. Afterwards, her father is dismayed to find that his daughter is not his daughter any more. Alternatively, her body is now home to two fantastically driven energy beings....2 SongsKURAU Phantom Memory