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[27 Jan 2010 | 20 Comments | ]
Nodame Cantabile Finale

EPISODES: 11
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: The love & music story continues between Noda Megumi, the talented yet distracted (almost childish) piano player, and Chiaki Shinichi, the prodigious, always focused on advancing forward, orchesta director. How love will finally find its way for this two persons. Will it be able to surpass the challenges ahead or will it die prematurely. Paris, the city of light, is the more accurate place to find out how this “love musical” will reach its FINALE.

military, music, slice of life, war »

[4 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]
Sora no Woto (Sound of the Skies)

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Sora no Woto revolves around 15 year-old Kanata Kumika, an eager new army enlistee assigned to join a unit of four other girls who defend a fortress in a desolate, war-torn land. Music will play an important role in this anime.
SIMILAR ANIME: Strike Witches

magic, music, school life, science fiction »

[18 Sep 2009 | 3 Comments | ]

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
ONE-LINER: Remake of Polyphonica season 1
STORY: A remake of the first Shinkyoku Sokai Polyphonica anime. The story takes place before the previous season, when Phoron and the rest are still studying in the Commandia Academy. Story revolves around the four immense “Sousei Gakkis” that is used for the creation of the world.

comedy, music, school life, science fiction, supernatural »

[7 Aug 2009 | 19 Comments | ]

EPISODES: 13
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: It’s Yui Hirasawa’s first year in high school, and she’s eagerly searching for a club to join. At the same time, Ritsu Tainaka, a drummer, and her friend Mio Akiyama, a bass player, are desperately trying to save the school’s light music club, which is about to be disbanded due to lack of members. They manage to recruit Tsumugi Kotobuki to play the keyboard, meaning they only need one more member to get the club running again. Yui joins, thinking it will be an easy experience …

drama, h-game origins, harem, music, occupation »

[19 Apr 2009 | One Comment | ]

EPISODES: 26
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Tōya Fuji, a college student is dating a rising idol singer named Yuki Morikawa. There are numerous challenges to the couple’s relationship from the other people at Fuji’s college, Morikawa’s work, and elsewhere.

comedy, drama, music, romance, shojo »

[24 Dec 2008 | One Comment | ]

EPISODES: 24
DIRECTOR: Chiaki Kon
STUDIO: Genco, J.C.Staff
AIR DATE: October 9, 2008
SITE: Official (Japanese)
STORY: Having been given the opportunity to study at Paris, Noda accompanies Chiaki to Europe as he strives to become the accomplished conductor he always dreamt to be. Nodame Cantabile: Paris itself is the continuation of a 2007 anime adaptation of Tomoko Ninomiya’s original Nodame Cantabile manga. The manga, the anime, and a live-action drama adaptation all center around two music students who drive themselves and each other to greater artistic heights in Japan and later Europe.
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comedy, music »

[29 Sep 2008 | 15 Comments | ]

EPISODES: 24 (15 minutes each)
DIRECTOR: Hiroshi Nagahama
STUDIO: Studio 4°C
AIR DATE: August 8, 2008
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Detroit Metal City (DMC) is a hilarious and often over-the-top comedy about a indie band of the same name that is quickly rising in the punk rock music scene. They garner fame by performing wild live shows and writing songs filled with hate, violence, and rape. The funniest part is that the lead guitarist, Krauser II, has a demonic personality on stage but is a Swedish pop lover named Soichi Negishi off stage.  These two …

comedy, drama, live action, music, romance, shojo »

[28 Aug 2007 | One Comment | ]

http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/nodame/index.html

drama, music, occupation »

[28 Aug 2007 | 19 Comments | ]

Lemon Angel was a popular idol girl band who mysteriously broke up at the height of their popularity. Now, ten month later, highschooler Tomo Minaguchi is approached to audition for a new Lemon Angel group.
http://www.lemon-angel-project.com/

comedy, drama, music, romance, school life, slice of life »

[8 Jul 2007 | 14 Comments | ]

Main Article: BECK
Yukio Tanaka, also known as Koyuki by his friends, didn’t have much going for him at school or in life. That is until he meets a talent but odd rock musician named Ryuusuke Minami, who introduces to him to the world of music. From a total beginner, Koyuki learns to play the guitar and becomes an important member of Ryuusuke’s band, BECK.