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[2 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
Seikon no Qwaser

EPISODES: 13
ONE-LINER: Breast milk = Power-up
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: In St. Mikhailov Academy, Oribe Mafuyu meets a silver haired boy called Alexander. He is a Qwaser, a being who can manipulate iron and draws his power from breast milk. A mystery surrounding an Icon transforms the academy into the setting for conflict between the various different Qwaser.

action, martial arts, ninja, samurai »

[26 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Katanagatari

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Katanagatari is an anime adaptation of the light novels by Nisio Isin, who also authored Bakemonogatari. A swordfight story taking place in Edo era (17th – 19th century). Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts and lives in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.

action, horror, loli, romance, supernatural, vampires »

[7 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Dance In The Vampire Bund

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: The story revolves around Mina Tepes, princess-ruler of all vampires, and her “protector,” Akira. Like other vampires, Mina has been in hiding with her people for many years. Seeking to end centuries of isolation, Mina gains permission to create a special district for vampires, “The Bund”, off the coast of Japan by paying off the national debt of the Japanese government. Mina then reveals to the world the existence of vampires and her desire for both races to live together. Tensions, however, run high as fearful …

action, adventure, mercenary, pirate, science fiction, space »

[4 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Cobra the Animation

EPISODES: 13
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Cobra is very known space pirate, but decides to change his face and to clear all his memories. He becomes a common guy, with a common job, and a very boring life, but suddenly he starts remembering his true identity and new adventures begin.

action, comedy, romance, slice of life, virtual reality »

[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Summer Wars

EPISODES: 1 (Movie)
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family’s Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki’s family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era, and they’ve all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That’s when Kenji discovers his “summer job” is to pretend to be Natsuki’s fiancé and dance with her at the birthday …

action, fantasy, school life, science fiction »

[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Angel Beats!

EPISODES: 13
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Angel Beats is adapted from a visual novel by Key who are responsible fro creating Clannad, Air and Kanon. In a world after death, angels fight for their fate and their future. Yuri, the leader of the Shinda Sekai Sensen, rebels against the god who destined her to have an unreasonable life. On the otherhand, Tenshi, the chairperson of the student council for the world after death, battles against the SSS members who utilize armed weaponry to battle it out against the angels harnessing …

action, comedy, fantasy, mecha, school life, shounen »

[18 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari OAV

(Alternate World Saint Knight Story)
EPISODES: 13 (OAV)
SITE: Official (JPN)

STORY: Kenshi Masaki is the half brother of Tenchi Masaki and used to live in Japan, that is until he was summoned to the land of Geminar. The Land of Geminar has been witness to an endless amount of wars that have been fought using Seikijin, bio-mechanical weapons controlled by a capable warrior called a Seikishi using magic power called Ahou. It is revealed that Kenshi is an amazing Seikishi and it seems someone has a reason for Kenshi to be in …

action, comedy, school life, science fiction, yuri »

[27 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)

STORY: A Certain Scientific Railgun is an anime series based on a spin-off manga to the light novel series To Aru Majutsu no Index, focusing on the adventures of Mikoto Misaka and her friends.

action, fantasy, loli, magic, mecha, steam punk »

[26 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]
Letter Bee (Tegami Bachi)

EPISODES: 13
SITE: Official
STORY: Gauche is a governmental employee, given the task to deliver any letter to it’s destination. Meeting a young boy who is the letter to be delivered, Gauche makes friends with Lag and inspires him to take up the job. Five years later, Lag Seeing finally becomes his dream, that of a Letter Bee. However, the one who inspired him has gone missing and only there does the mystery start.

action, drama, psychological, science fiction, supernatural »

[20 Oct 2009 | No Comment | ]

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official
STORY: Sequel to the first season of Darker Than Black. Two years have passed since Hei and Yin escaped the Syndicate after the events of the first season. Making their way to Russia, Hei encounters a young girl named Suou Pavlichenko, whose family is gradually pulled into the war between contractors and various intelligence factions. Meanwhile, Misaki Kirihara has quit her position in Foreign Affairs to begin her own investigations into Hei, the Contractors and the Syndicate.