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.

EPISODES: 26
SITE: Official
ONE-LINER: Avoid the movie, watch this instead.
STORY: Goku is back, now married and has a son, Gohan, but just when things were calm and settled a new threat comes which creates adventures and uncover the truth about Goku’s origins as a Saiyan, a near to extinct race. Facing enemies far more powerful then before Goku needs to train harder and reach limits he never even dreamed of since what is at stake is the World itself. This re-telling of the Z story is a more loyal adaptation of …

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: After learning martial arts in the mountains for 17 years, Yoichi Karasuma’s grandfather orders Yoichi to learn martial arts with the Ikaruga family in the city as he has nothing left to teach him. The current head of the Ukiha Divine Wind Style Swordplay school of martial arts, Ibuki Ikaruga and her siblings gradually accept Yoichi as a freeloader at their dojo. In addition to domestic problems, Yoichi deals with Washizu’s jealousy of Ibuki and Yoichi’s supposed relationship, school life and assassination attempts from the Saginomiya …

EPISODES: 26
DIRECTOR: Keizo Kusakawa
STUDIO: Seven Arcs
AIR DATE: July 2, 2008
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SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Sekirei is a manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. It was originally starting serialization in the seinen magazine Young Gangan, published by Square Enix in June 2005. The story starts withMinato Sahashi, a hopeless guy who has failed the college entrance exam twice, is awkward around women, and unemployed. But in reality, Minato is extremely intelligent, yet his inability to cope under pressure results in his constant failure. As a result he has been branded an …

EPISODES: 12
DIRECTOR: Nobuaki Nakanishi
STUDIO: Dogakobo
AIR DATE: July 8, 2008
DVD: Search
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Koihime Muso is adapted from the Japanese adult visual novel developed by BaseSon. Its theme is based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The story follows the adventures of Kanu’u and Chouhi (Lin Lin), who travel ancient China defeating bandits and helping those in need. Both are skilled with pole arms but also share a common past. Kanu’u and Chouhi have both lost their family to bandits in the past. They …

EPISODES: 13
DIRECTOR: Koichi Ohata
STUDIO: ARMS
AIR DATE: June 11, 2008
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SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Preparing for the battles to come, tournaments and to fight against new opponents from all over the world, Hakufu is working to save enough money to make her dreams come true. A new girl appears who claims to be her younger sister. Her name is Sonken Chuubou but she knows nothing of their mother’s past and looks to Hakufu for guidance.
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Main Article: Seirei no Moribito
Balsa is a traveling bodyguard-for-hire whose skill with the spear is second to none. She became a bodyguard to atone for a past sin which resulted in the death of eight of her close comrades. On her return to her home town, she saves a young prince named Chagumu from drowning. But when she was with Chagumu in the river, a mysterious energy enveloped them and prevented them from being carried away by the current.

Main Article: Ikki Tousen
Ikki Tousen’s characters are named and roughly based on historical heroes from China’s Three Kingdoms stories. But instead of warring states, the setting involves rival high schools which battle each other for power and influence. One girl named Sonsaku Hakufu, who recently enrolled in one of the schools, is said to be destined to unite all the schools much like her counterpart in ancient China did with all the states. However, there are those who do not recognize this fate and begin to …