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[9 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Okamikakushi

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Hiro has moved with his father and sister Mana in new city and at once he was hugged by a girl who introduced herself as Tsumuhana Isuzu. The town seems peaceful and Hiro is the center of attention at school. However something dark and mysterious is going on at night. And Kushinada Nemuru, a mysterious classmate, approached Hiro and coldly tells him that his very existence is annoying.
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horror, mystery, psychological »

[7 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Aoi Bungaku

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)

STORY: An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai, Kokoro by Natsume Souseki, Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) and The Spider’s Thread (Kumo no Ito) by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita) by Ango Sakaguchi.

drama, horror, mystery, psychological, supernatural »

[11 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]

EPISODES: 13
SITE: Official (JPN)
ONE-LINER: If Clue was an anime and had a lot more gore.
STORY: Umineko is the third title in the “When They Cry” series, preceded by Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, and followed by Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru. Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4 and October 5 on a secluded island named Rokkenjima. The head of a wealthy family named Kinzo Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns …

adventure, comedy, fantasy, mystery, shounen, supernatural »

[9 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
Pandora Hearts

EPISODES: 25
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Oz Bezarius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he’s cast into the prison known as the “Abyss”, only to be saved by a “chain” known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. It is unknown why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization …

action, drama, guns, mercenary, mystery, violent »

[7 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
Canaan

EPISODES: 13
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Canaan was conceptualized by Type-Moon co-founders Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, based on the scenario that they created for the Nintendo Wii visual novel 428: Fuusasareta Shibuya de. The modern-day story centers on a group of people, from all walks of life, who are brought together in the Tokyo neighborhood of Shibuya by bizarre events with worldwide implications.

comedy, mystery, paranormal, psychological, romance, school life, science fiction »

[7 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]

EPISODES: 28 (14 from season 1)
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: A re-broadcast of the first series mixed with new episodes. Twenty-eight episodes long, 14 of which are new episodes.

comedy, drama, mystery, romance »

[19 Apr 2009 | One Comment | ]

EPISODES: 11
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as “Careless Monday,” does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, 3 months later… Saki Morimi is a young woman currently in the United States of America on her graduation trip. But just when she is in front of the White House, Washington DC, she gets into trouble, and only the unexpected intervention of one of her fellow countrymen saves her. However, …

adventure, comedy, fantasy, magic, mystery, romance »

[19 Apr 2009 | No Comment | ]

EPISODES: 12
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Half a year has passed since monsters disappeared from the the tower of druaga, thanks to Jil and his companions who defeated the evil god Druaga, Jil and Fatina survived the colapse of the tower and try to live their lives after the betrayal of Neeba and Kaaya. This changed when they rescue a little girl named Kai who tells Jil to take him to the top of the tower, after showing him and unpleasent vision of the future.

comedy, gothic, mystery, shojo, supernatural »

[19 Apr 2009 | No Comment | ]

EPISODES: 24
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: In a manor house on the outskirts of Victorian era London, butler Sebastian Michaelis serves Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old head of an English noble family as well as a toy and candy empire. Sebastian carries out any task required by his master and solves the problems plaguing England with ease and perfections because of his demonic lineage and Faustian contract with his master.

ecchi, harem, horror, mystery, psychological, school life, supernatural, virtual reality »

[14 Dec 2008 | No Comment | ]
Chaos HEAd (TV 2008)

EPISODES: 12
DIRECTOR: Takaaki Ishiyama
STUDIO: Madhouse Studios
AIR DATE: October 9, 2008
SITE: Official (JPN)
STORY: Takumi is a high school student. He is withdrawn and is not interested in 3D things. In his town, a mysterious serial murder case happens and people get panicked. One day, when he chats on the internet, a man suddenly contacts him and gives him an URL. He goes to the website and finds a blog image that suggests a next murder case…. On the next day, it really happens…. Takumi Nishijō suffers from intense delusions as a …