Bulma is a girl in search of the mystical dragonballs that when brought together grant any wish. In her search she bumps into the owner of one of these balls, a strange boy named Goku. The two then set off together, Bulma in search of the dragonballs and Goku on a quest to become stronger.
(Source: ANN)
Dragon Ball Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Dragon Ball Synonyms: Dragonball
Dragon Ball Studios: Toei Animation, FUNimation Entertainment, Fuji TV,
Mikura, Kurokawa, and Harada are the 3 members of the Danger Service Agency (DSA). Mikura is the brawns of the group, Harada is the brains, and Kurokawa is just a bitter ex-cop that likes to think he's in charge. They'll take on any job as long as it involves lots of danger and, of course, money. If you want to live long enough to eat dinner, you better not cross them. Their biggest case, however, could prove to be finding out why someone wants Kurokawa assassinated.
(Source: ANN)
Mezzo DSA Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mezzo DSA Synonyms: Mezzo Danger Service Agency, Mezzo Forte TV, Mezzo TV Danger Service Agency
Mezzo DSA Studios: Arms, ADV Films,
Mikura, a member of a mercenary team, is asked to kidnap a baseball owner, Momokichi Momoi. The problem is that Momokichi is well connected with the mob and his daughter, Momomi, is a skilled shooter. Mikura and her team have to find a way to get the mission done and they might have a way.
(Source: ANN)
Note: There are two versions released in both Japan and the United states, one general release including all scenes as intended, and one version which has lost all sexual content.
Mezzo Forte Genres: Action, Comedy, Hentai, Sci-Fi
Mezzo Forte Synonyms:
Mezzo Forte Studios: Arms, Green Bunny, Media Blasters,
While vacationing with his adopted daughter, Private Detective Susuki becomes trapped in a secluded ski resort with a few other vacationers after a storm closes the place down. All is well until one of the guests is found brutally murdered. Being the good investigator he is, Susuki gets to work to find the killer. While digging for the killer, Susuki uncovers a lot of dirt on the other guests and even finds out a thing or two about his own past. But, as Susuki struggles to find the killer, the other guests start to point the finger at him.
(Source: AniDB)
Mystery of the Necronomicon Genres: Hentai
Mystery of the Necronomicon Synonyms: Kuro no Danshou
Mystery of the Necronomicon Studios: Discovery,
Two years have passed since the end of the "Martian Successor Nadesico" . Akito and Yurika have dissapeared. The Jovians and the Earthlings have joined forces and Ruri is now captain of Nadesico B. As the popularity of Boson Jumping grows, a vast transportation network has been developed. Dubbed the Hisago Plan, this network of Chulip portals holds the answers to the mysteries behind Bose particles and their power. If those secrets should fall into the wrong hands, it could mean big trouble. And big trouble there is. A Martian splinter group has launched an offensive, leaving the United Forces befuddled and desperate. So much so, in fact, that the former crew of the Nadesico is called back to active duty for a special unsanctioned mission-to save us all. Does this menagerie of misfits have what it takes? Who will win the race for the Boson technology? And what the heck happened to Akito and Yurika?
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness Synonyms: Nadesico Movie
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness Studios: Xebec, ADV Films,
Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on revenging Mars and composed of misfits, otakus, and ditzes. But in reality they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha Series.
(Source: ANN)
Martian Successor Nadesico Genres: Action, Comedy, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi
Martian Successor Nadesico Synonyms:
Martian Successor Nadesico Studios: Xebec, Starchild Records, ADV Films, Yomiko Advertising,
Kousuke is a high school student. He just recently found out that his childhood friend Shizuka (whom he has a crush on) is now going to his high school. However, they haven't seen each other since they were five and much has changed. They don't like each other at first but they accept each other's differences and continue their friendship. They go on with their lives until small events start to escalate and they start to show affection for each other. In the meantime, Kousuke's good heart, lechery and luck lead him into the beds of various other young women, in his attempts to solve their problems.
(Source: ANN)
New Angel Genres: Comedy, Drama, Hentai, Romance
New Angel Synonyms:
New Angel Studios: Pink Pineapple, Studio Tulip, SoftCel Pictures,
High schoolers Sayaka Takai and Akihiko Kannazuki work together at a restaurant chain "Pia Carrot." Both are interested in each other, but before either could make a move Sayaka was temporarily rotated to the newly established branch at a beach resort. While waitress girls at this new location did their best to confront harassment, make new friends, and attract new customers by attending a beauty contest, Sayaka's feeling for Akihiko never stops and has become stronger and stronger.
(Source: ANN)
Welcome to Pia Carrot! Sayaka's Love Story Genres: Romance
Welcome to Pia Carrot! Sayaka's Love Story Synonyms: Pia Carrot e Youkoso!!: Sayaka no Koi Monogatari
Welcome to Pia Carrot! Sayaka's Love Story Studios: Bones, Geneon Universal Entertainment, I-move,
Kouji wants to work part-time, so, when he saw a cute girl with the Pia Carrot uniform, he tried to get a job there. When he's on the way, he accidentaly bumped Azusa, and with some misunderstanding, they literally hate each other. What is the surprise of Kouji when he finds that she also got a job in the Pia Carrot, facing her daily. But with the time he will discover that 'hate' is not the appropiate word to describe his feelings...
(Source: ANN)
Pia Carrot 2 DX Genres: Comedy, Romance
Pia Carrot 2 DX Synonyms:
Pia Carrot 2 DX Studios:
Yususke (from the first Pia Carrot series) returns as the manager with a whole new cast. So the new male lead is Koji.
Despite being late after an "accident," Koji manages to get the job as the Carrot`s waiter because he`s very persistant. Included within the set are Azusa (the female lead who hates Koji for his perversion), Ryoko (the manager who`s sweet on Koji by working him very hard), Aoi (the token alcoholic), Jun (the secret-hiding waitor), and Mina (Azusa`s cute little sister). Pia Carrot 2 is served up as a romantic comedy, with a side of hentai.
(Source: AniDB)
Welcome To Pia Carrot 2 Genres: Comedy, Drama, Hentai, Romance
Welcome To Pia Carrot 2 Synonyms: Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2
Welcome To Pia Carrot 2 Studios: Pink Pineapple,
Yusuke Kinoshita is forced by his father to work at his restaurant Pia Carrot all summer due to his bad grades in school. What first seems to be a boring job becomes a memorable experience due to his interactions with his co-workers and his boss.
(Source: ANN)
Welcome to Pia Carrot Genres: Comedy, Hentai, Romance
Welcome to Pia Carrot Synonyms: Pia Carrot e Youkoso!!
Welcome to Pia Carrot Studios: NuTech Digital,
Sixteen years have passed since a mysterious alien ship crashed on Earth. Graviton City, once leveled by the ship's crash, is now a bustling metropolis. Within the city's high school, superhuman high school student A-Ko Magami dukes it out with the diabolical genius B-Ko Daitokuji, who will stop at nothing to win the friendship of A-Ko's buddy C-Ko Kotobuki. Meanwhile, in outer space, another alien ship is on course towards Earth to find its planet's lost princess.
(Source: ANN)
Project A-Ko Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Project A-Ko Synonyms:
Project A-Ko Studios: APPP, Discotek,
Episode 1:
"There is no need for relationships". Kei Ogata carried with him a trying, sad past. His only joy in life was chatting and mailing as a different person on the internet. One day he met a kind gentle girl on the net named Eve became friends with her. As time passed, they began sharing a strong bond of friendship. Then the other day, Kei began suspecting classmate Midori was Eve...
Episode 2:
The Summer Festival has past. Kei struggles with his own past, trying not to become the monster he hated so much. Midori worried about her best friend Miki look to A.W. for help. Little does she know, that the very A.W. was Kei and that he was Miki's problem. Will Kei be able to confess his love or will he forever be number two to his own alternate identity?
(Source: AniDB)
Pure Mail Genres: Hentai
Pure Mail Synonyms:
Pure Mail Studios: Green Bunny,
Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, both practitioners of the Saotome school of anything-goes martial arts, fall into the cursed springs of the legendary training ground of Jusenkyo in mainland China during a training mission. Each spring holds a different curse for any who come in contact with its water, all of which involve who or what has drowned in the spring in the past - Ranma emerges from the spring a girl and Genma a panda, both now cursed to change forms each time they come in contact with hot and cold water.
At the end of their training mission, Genma decides to take up residence with his old training partner, Soun Tendo, owner of the Tendo dojo and head of the Tendo school of anything-goes martial arts, dragging a reluctant Ranma along with him. Soun and Genma discuss the arrangements they had made in the past involving Ranma becoming engaged to one of Soun's three daughters in order to combine the two schools and allow Ranma to inherit the Tendo dojo. It's informally decided that he is to be engaged to Akane Tendo, Soun's youngest daughter, and the two must put up with one another - and their engagement - as Ranma and his father settle into domestic life at the Tendo household.
Ranma � Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life
Ranma � Synonyms: Ranma 1/2, Ranma � Nettou Hen
Ranma � Studios: Studio Deen, Shogakukan Productions, Kitty Films, Viz Media, Fuji TV,
Five years have passed since the occurrence of the incident known as the "Human Annihilation Mission." In Japan, a novelist is dealing with writer's block after her friend has gone missing. In Hong Kong, three sisters, masters in the use of paper, run their own detective agency to solve cases that involve books. When these people are brought together, a bond greater than blood is formed - a bond that will be sorely tested by the evil powers intent on taking over the world.
Join Anita, Maggie, Michelle, and Nenene as they travel the globe in order to save the world from the evil mastermind, Mr. Carpenter! Of course, that's if they can find the time to put down the books they're reading...
(Source: RightStuf)
R.O.D the TV Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
R.O.D the TV Synonyms: Read or Die TV, Read or Die, ROD, Read or Die: the TV
R.O.D the TV Studios: J.C. Staff, Aniplex, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Studio Deen, Broccoli, Production Reed, Aniplex of America, Sony Music Entertainment,
Yomiko Readman is a lovable, near-sighted bibliomaniac working as a substitute teacher at a Japanese high school. Her real identity, however, is that of a secret agent for the British Library Special Operations Division. Her codename: "The Paper." The moniker denotes her supernatural ability to freely manipulate paper into any object she can imagine, including tools and weapons in her fight against the powerful and self-serving IJIN (Great Historical Figure) Army! Along with her partner, the enigmatic "Ms. Deep," Yomiko travels across the world in attempt to solve the mystery behind the reincarnation of historical figures and their attempt to control the world.
(Source: RightStuf)
R.O.D OVA Genres: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
R.O.D OVA Synonyms: R.O.D - Read or Die, ROD, Read or Die, ROD OVA
R.O.D OVA Studios: Aniplex, Studio Deen, SME Visual Works, Aniplex of America,
Created from the aftermath of the last great battle of the gods, Lodoss and its kingdoms have been plagued by war for thousands of years. As a quiet peace and unity finally become foreseeable over the land, an unknown evil begins to stir. An ancient witch has awakened, bent on preserving the island of Lodoss by creating political unbalance throughout the many kingdoms and keeping any one from maintaining central control. Only a mixed-race party of six young champions, led by the young warrior Parn, stand between this new threat and Lodoss' descent back into the darkness of war and destruction.
(Source: ANN)
Record of Lodoss War Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural
Record of Lodoss War Synonyms: Record of Lodoss War OVA
Record of Lodoss War Studios: Madhouse Studios, Kadokawa Shoten, TBS, Marubeni, Central Park Media,
Five years after the death of the Emperor of Marmo in the War of Heroes, Parn is now the Free Knight of Lodoss, he and his old allies now famous through the land. However, the Emperor's right-hand-man, Ashram, seeks the scepter of domination to re-unify Lodoss under his former leader's banner. Meanwhile, beyond his attempts at conquest lies a more sinister force beginning to set the stage for the resurrection of the goddess of death and destruction...
(Source: ANN)
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Synonyms: Record of Lodoss War TV
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Studios: AIC, Kadokawa Shoten, Yomiko Advertising, Marubeni,
Mugen's a buck wild warrior - violent, thoughtless and womanizing. Jin is a vagrant ronin - mysterious, traditional, well-mannered and very strong as well. These two fiercely independent warriors can`t be any more different from one another, yet their paths cross when Fuu, a ditzy waitress, saves them from being executed when they are arrested after a violent swordfight. Fuu convinces the two vagrant young men to help her find a mysterious samurai "who smells of sunflowers." And their journey begins. This is a story about love, friendship and courage... NOT!
(Source: AniDB)
Samurai Champloo Genres: Adventure, Comedy
Samurai Champloo Synonyms:
Samurai Champloo Studios: Geneon Universal Entertainment, Manglobe, FUNimation Entertainment, Fuji TV,
On his 16th birthday, Tomokazu Mikuri had a realistic dream where he sees a girl battling a giant floating monstrosity. When he wakes up, he is surprised that the girl is actually sleeping next to him... Whenever he sleeps from now on, he ends up back at the dream world, and more and more people that he knows keep showing up there too. He finds out from a mysterious masked woman in the dream world named Silk that they are fighting against one named Faydoom, and he is the one who provides the powers to those girls so that they can fight these monsters. And so it goes...
(Source: ANN)
Yumeria Genres: Action, Comedy, Ecchi
Yumeria Synonyms:
Yumeria Studios: Studio Deen, ADV Films, Sentai Filmworks,
The legend has survived for generation. The Words Worth tablet, which will unlock the secrets of the Universe for the one who can decipher it, has been shattered. The warring tribes of Light and Shadow blame each other, and their accusations lead to all out war!
Astral, the undisciplined heir to the throne of the Shadow Forces, lusts for his bride-to-be, Sharon. But Sharon, an accomplished warrior herself, feels her body drawn toward Caesar, the Shadow Tribe`s bravest swordsman.
Sharon battles alongside Caesar during an assault by the Light Forces, and her ferocious beauty captivates Sir Fabris, the leader of the Tribe of Light. Fabris` army loses the battle, but he vows that he will one day get Sharon into his bed, the hard way, if necessary.
Meanwhile, Astral takes his sexual frustrations out on Maria, a Light Tribe sorceress who has been taken captive. As Astral penetrates Maria, Sir Fabris prepares to launch a penetration of his own: a full-scale attack on the Tribe of Shadow!
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Words Worth Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Hentai
Words Worth Synonyms: Wordsworth
Words Worth Studios: Arms, Green Bunny, NuTech Digital,
In some distant future, it's common knowledge that all wolves have been extinct for 200 years. However, it seems this is false as wolves have not disappeared but rather have taken human form. Kiba, a lone wolf, wanders into a city, trying to sniff out the Lunar Flowers that are supposed to lead whoever follows the scent to paradise. The source of the smell is Cheza, a girl who sleeps in what appears to be suspended animation in a lab. She and the wolves are drawn to each other, and Kiba hopes to find paradise once he finds the source of the scent of Lunar Flowers. However, once Kiba finds Cheza, she is kidnapped by a mysterious person called Darcia, and his search begins anew. Before he leaves the city, he meets 3 other wolves, Tsume, Hige and Toboe. All four wolves have very different personalities and ideas, and their friendliness towards each other is a little rough around the edges. However, they soon band together to continue to search for paradise.
(Source: ANN)
Wolf's Rain Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Wolf's Rain Synonyms: Wolf Rain, Wolfs Rain
Wolf's Rain Studios: Bones, Bandai Visual, Asatsu DK, Fuji TV, Bandai Entertainment,
When Yohta is told by the girl he likes, Moemi, that she likes someone else, he rents a video girl tape from a strange video rental shop. When he plays the tape at home, Video Girl Ai emerges from the screen to help him win Moemi's love. But Yohta's VCR had been malfunctioning and now Ai's personality isn't quite what it was designed to be.
(Source: AniDB)
Video Girl Ai Genres: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance
Video Girl Ai Synonyms: Den'ei Shoujo Video Girl AI
Video Girl Ai Studios: Production I.G,
Megumi-chan is a girl with a secret past. She used to be a boy until she met a person she thought was a magic user. This person gave him/her a magical book from which a genie appears to grant one wish when blood is applied to it. Megumi made the wish to be a man in a man's body but the genie has a twist: he grants wishes backwards so he turns Megumi-kun aged 9 to Megumi-chan. Years pass and Megumi enters High School where she immediately beats up the school bully who of course falls in love with her. She is looking for that book again to be able to reverse the spell placed upon her.
(Source: ANN)
Cheeky Angel Genres: Comedy, Romance
Cheeky Angel Synonyms:
Cheeky Angel Studios: TMS Entertainment,
On the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park. Intrigued, the family investigates the park, though unbeknownst to them, it is secretly inhabited by spirits who sleep by day and appear at night. When Chihiro's mother and father eat food from a restaurant in the street, angry spirits turn them into pigs. Furthermore, a wide sea has appeared between the spirit world and the human one, trapping Chihiro, the sole human, in a land of spirits. Luckily for her though, a mysterious boy named Haku appears, claiming to know her from the past. Under his instructions, Chihiro secures a job in the bathhouse where Haku works. With only her courage and some new found friends to aid her, Chihiro embarks on a journey to turn her parents back to their original forms and return home.
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Spirited Away Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Spirited Away Synonyms:
Spirited Away Studios: Studio Ghibli, Studio Hibari, Walt Disney Studios, GKids,
Ten years after the Bubble War, the dichotomy between the rich and the poor in the world becomes more prominent and Japan is no exception. The rich seek to satisfy their desires and derive pleasure for themselves, and Tokyo has materialized into such a city as a result. Saiga, once a war photographer, works for Hibara Ginza in the capitalist state of Tokyo. He infiltrates the Roppongi Club, a secretive base located in the red light district of the city, to collect information about them. However, he was caught in the process and brought forward to a girl called Kagura who was in the midst of a ritual. His contact with Kagura awakens his special ability: the power to make things explode when photographed. In order to unravel the mystery behind the Roppongi Club and Kagura, Saiga begins his solitary battle.
Speed Grapher Genres: Action, Mystery
Speed Grapher Synonyms:
Speed Grapher Studios: Gonzo, TV Asahi, FUNimation Entertainment, WAO World, TAP,
Iwaki Tomonori is an average 15-year-old boy who likes older women. He happens to have a crush on his teacher, but soon thereafter, learns she has become engaged. He heads home brokenhearted, only to find a 12-year-old girl named Rizel at his home, who he learns the Japanese government has married him to against his will. Furthermore, he learns Rizel is no ordinary girl; she is a biochemically engineered human, and her creators (her "papa"s, as they are often referred to) promise to waive multiple bills of Iwaki's parents in exchange to be allowed to stay at their house, and thus Iwaki's life with Rizel begins.
Rizelmine Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Sci-Fi
Rizelmine Synonyms:
Rizelmine Studios: Madhouse Studios, m.o.e.,
Maiku Kamishiro's past has always been somewhat of a mystery to him. The only clue he has to who is family might be is an old photograph showing two young children, a boy and a girl, playing in a small pool outside of a blue house. In an attempt to find his family, he moves to this blue house and begins working as a programmer. He's living a comfortable life until the day two very different girls show up at his door, both in possession of the same photograph, and both claiming to be his twin. With no way to prove who is a relative and who is a stranger, Maiku allows both girls to move in with him until they know for sure.
(Source: ANN)
Please Twins Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Please Twins Synonyms:
Please Twins Studios: Genco, Lantis, Bandai Entertainment,
Kusanagi Kei, a high-school student living with his aunt and uncle, has an encounter with a female alien. This alien is revealed to be a new teacher at his school. Later, he is forced to marry this alien to preserve her secrets. From there, various romantically-inclined problems crop up repeatedly.
(Source: ANN)
Please Teacher! Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Please Teacher! Synonyms: Onegai Sensei
Please Teacher! Studios: Bandai Visual, Daume, Genco, Bandai Entertainment,
Taking place one year before the Zentraedi arrive on Earth, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranqulity of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0.
(Source: ANN)
Macross Zero Genres: Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Macross Zero Synonyms:
Macross Zero Studios: Bandai Visual, Satelight,
His name is Kazuki Shikimori, 17 years old. He attends Aoi Academy, a school for elite magicians. Each magician has a set limit of spells, and performing more spells than the limit allows will cause the user to turn into dust. In this case, the number of magic Kazuki can use is far below the average in his school. Then one day, all of a sudden, three girls: Yuuna Miyama, Kuriko Kazetsubaki and Rin Kamishiro, appear before him. But of all the things that they are after, it is his genes. And for Kazuki, the girls' appearances may also spell his doom, as he soon realizes that his magic count is decreasing ever steadily due to the fact that he can't resist using magic to help them.
(Source: ANN)
Maburaho Genres: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance
Maburaho Synonyms:
Maburaho Studios: J.C. Staff, ADV Films, Happinet Pictures,
The tests have come, and Keitaro can only hope to succeed. However, in the final stretch, he fails miserably and daydreams through the test. Assuming that he has failed, he runs away, so the rest of the cast hunts him down on a remote desert island to bring him back.
The Toudai entrance exams have finally come (again) for Keitaro. With all his confidence Keitaro sits for the paper, but ends up falling asleep and dreaming about Narusegawa. Waking up with barely any time to complete the paper, Keitaro thinks he will fail the paper and tries to escape from Hinata Lodge and forget all the memories with it. By a stroke of luck he meets Seta, but ends up in a faraway island with the whole cast trying to look for him.
(Source: ANN)
Love Hina Spring Movie Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Love Hina Spring Movie Synonyms:
Love Hina Spring Movie Studios: Xebec, Starchild Records, Yomiko Advertising, Bandai Entertainment,
As another round of preliminary tests approach for Keitaro, so does Christmas. And as the first Christmas of the millenium, there is a rumor that if one confesses his love on this special eve it will come true. Keitaro has decided what he needs to do on this Christmas eve, but being a retaker can he afford taking attention away from the tests on the same day...
The Winter has begun in Hinata. X-mas is coming up. There are rumors about this special christmas eve: If someone is going to confess his love on this christmas eve, any wish will come true. Keitaro decides to confess his love to Naru. But he isn't the only one confessing on this christmas eve...
(Source: ANN)
Love Hina Christmas Movie Genres: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life
Love Hina Christmas Movie Synonyms:
Love Hina Christmas Movie Studios: Yomiko Advertising, Bandai Entertainment,
Keitaro has finally passed the entrance exams, and is officially a Toudai student. But after breaking his leg in an accident in the entrance ceremony, he thought and re-evaluated himself. Having new goals, Keitaro follows Seta on an overseas archeology trip. During his absence, however, all was not well in Hinata Lodge. Urashima Kanako, Keitaro's sister, arrives on the scene. She claims to be the new manager of Hinata Lodge starts to go against all the tenants. Things become even more complicated when they recieve a letter from Keitaro. The tenants and Kanako made a big mess trying to get the letter, but Seta's car crashes in before anyone could read the letter...
Love Hina Again Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Love Hina Again Synonyms:
Love Hina Again Studios: Xebec, Starchild Records, Bandai Entertainment,
Keitaro Urashima promised a girl when he was young that they would meet up again at Tokyo University in the future. Sadly, in the National Practice Exam, Keitaro ranked 27th from the bottom. Knowing his grandmother owned a hotel, Keitaro intended to stay there while continuing his studies for Tokyo U, only to find out the hotel had long been transformed into an all-girls dormitory. Through an odd twist of fate, Keitaro eventually became the manager of the dorm, beginning his life of living with 5 other girls.
Love Hina Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Slice of Life
Love Hina Synonyms:
Love Hina Studios: Production I.G, TV Tokyo, Xebec, FUNimation Entertainment, Yomiko Advertising, Bandai Entertainment,
Masquerade is the story surrounding the Hiraga bloodline in which Gen is a part of. Recently orphaned, he moves in to his grandmother's house and unwittingly triggers the Hiraga clan's curse in which nearly every member leads a tragically short life. In his grandmother's house, Gen begins to unravel vaguely remembered memories from a dream he's always had. With the help of an American graduate student, they try to uncover the secret of the Hiraga bloodline, the whispered legend of immortality that is locked in his genes, and a way to keep Gen from sharing the same fate that every one of his ancestors before him has suffered.
(Source: ANN)
Masquerade Genres: Comedy, Hentai, Mystery, Supernatural
Masquerade Synonyms:
Masquerade Studios: AIC, Green Bunny,
Shortly after graduating from high school, Takumi is approached by RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi and offered to join him in forming a professional racing team. Before coming up with an answer to the proposal, Takumi seeks retribution by issuing a rematch to Emperor leader Kyouichi Sudou, who previously defeated him due to an engine failure. He is also challenged by Kai Kogashiwa, a second-generation street racer whose father was once a fierce rival of Takumi's father Bunta.
Initial D Third Stage Genres: Sports
Initial D Third Stage Synonyms:
Initial D Third Stage Studios: OB Planning, FUNimation Entertainment,
Following his victory over RedSuns leader Ryosuke Takahashi, AE86 driver Takumi Fujiwara is challenged by the Lancer EVO-based "Emperor," a group known for taking decals of racing teams they defeat, cutting them up and placing them on their cars like a fighter plane kill board. Takumi's undefeated streak is on the line as his AE86 is virtually no match against the more powerful and more agile four-wheel-drive EVOs of the Emperor team.
(Source: ANN)
Initial D Second Stage Genres:
Initial D Second Stage Synonyms:
Initial D Second Stage Studios: OB Planning, FUNimation Entertainment, Fuji TV, Pastel,
High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop during late nights. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amateur road racer on Mt. Akina's highway. Because of this, racing groups from all over the Gunma prefecture issue challenges to Takumi to see if he really has what it takes to be a road legend.
(Source: ANN)
Initial D First Stage Genres:
Initial D First Stage Synonyms: ID
Initial D First Stage Studios: OB Planning, FUNimation Entertainment, Fuji TV,
The year is T.C. 4767. Four thousand years have passed since humanity abandoned its birthplace, the planet Earth. Beset by the hostile alien Gnosis, mankind is now scrambling to find ways to defeat this threat to their existence. The development of KOS-MOS (a specialized android with amazing capabilities) by Vector engineer Shion Uzuki was one response to the threat. But when their ship is destroyed by the Gnosis, Shion and her companions find themselves thrust into the middle of a battle with no clear sides...
(Source: Anime-Planet)
Xenosaga: The Animation Genres: Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Xenosaga: The Animation Synonyms:
Xenosaga: The Animation Studios: Toei Animation, ADV Films, FUNimation Entertainment, Happinet Pictures,
Kazamatsuri Shou's dream has always been to become a professional soccer player, but he has one problem: he's not very good at the game. He was accepted to the prestigious Musashi no Mori Junior High, known for its top rate soccer team, but he was never able to rise beyond the rank of third stringer. After transferring to Sakura Jousui Junior High, he can finally play soccer. And, with the support of his new friends and teammates, his strong determination, and lots of hard work, his soccer skills are developing rapidly and setting Shou well on his way to achieving his dream.
(Source: ANN)
Whistle! Genres: Sports
Whistle! Synonyms:
Whistle! Studios: Studio Comet, Studio Jack,
High school student Hitomi is transported from Earth to the magical world of Gaea, where she meets boy prince Van Fanel, and is caught up in his quest to unite the countries of Gaea against the ominous Zaibach empire. On the way, she discovers an hidden ability and strives to unravel layers of mystery surrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne.
(Source: ANN)
Escaflowne Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha, Romance
Escaflowne Synonyms: Tenkuu no Escaflowne, The Vision of Escaflowne
Escaflowne Studios: Sunrise, Bandai Entertainment,
Though Hibiki and crew defeated a super-huge battleship of the earth in the last of the first stage, they noticed five battleships further aiming at Mejeiru and Tarahk. And, crew of NIRVANA learnt Tarahk and Mejeiru which were their home had been faced to the crisis of Karitori (reaping). Travel to their home is speed up so that they may inform of the crisis. On the way, current information of the earth having been brought by girl Misty who had come to travel with them was worse than they can imagine. Hibiki and crew noticed a true fight was in the future. VANDREAD is finally changed into final system by the attack of the enemy who becomes violent more and more. Can they save their home? And, what happens to the relations between Hibiki and Dita?
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Vandread: The Second Stage Genres: Action, Ecchi, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Vandread: The Second Stage Synonyms:
Vandread: The Second Stage Studios: Gonzo, FUNimation Entertainment,
Life sucks for Hibiki. Intergalactic society has broken into civil war between males and females; he's stuck on the assembly line for war mecha, relentlessly teased by his co-workers and unable to pursue his dreams of building his own mecha one day. He finally decides he's had enough though, and attempts to break in and steal a mech for his own purposes; this turns out to be a bad idea, thrusting him into the middle of a fever-pitch space battle that brings him face to face with the enemy and launches him into an adventure that will change his mundane life forever.
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Vandread Genres: Action, Ecchi, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Vandread Synonyms: Vandread Stage One, Vandread First Stage
Vandread Studios: Gonzo, FUNimation Entertainment,
Ayu is one of the coolest students at her school. She is smart, studious, sporty and has just the right amount of untouchable quality to make her a friend of everybody. Her male counterpart is Kaji-kun: warm, happy, friendly and a member of the baseball club. No wonder Ayu`s got a crush on him!
One day, Ayu sees a new student, Nina, crying and looking for something. After Ayu helps her find it, Nina decides to show her gratitude in the best way she knows, magic! Nina turns out to be a student from the Magic Kingdom and is currently "studying aboard" in Ayu`s school!
(Source: AniDB)
Ultra Maniac OVA Genres: Comedy, Romance
Ultra Maniac OVA Synonyms:
Ultra Maniac OVA Studios: Production Reed,
Hideo Middle School eighth-grader Ayu Tateishi, as a member of the tennis club, is of course a cool girl who is popular among the girls in the school. Actually, she`s an ordinary girl pretending to be cool, because Kachi-kun of the baseball team likes her.
She is adored by the transfer student Nina Sakura. Nina actually has a huge secret!? Because she is a young witch who transferred from the magic kingdom. She`s a real witch which a magic computer and a magical treasure box. But this magic always causes big problems!!
Now back to the boys. Of course there`s Tetsushi Kachi, the up and coming ace of the baseball team, who is very popular among the girls, and his best friend, the calm and quiet member of the tennis club, Hiroki Tsujiai, and many others.
This story is a school love comedy set at Hideo Middle School, starring the cool beauty Ayu, the young witch Nina, the baseball team`s Kachi-kun, and the tennis team`s Tsujiai-kun. Also, there are original characters that Yoshizumi-sensei designed specifically for the anime, so please look forward to it!
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Ultramaniac - Magical Girl Genres: Comedy, Romance
Ultramaniac - Magical Girl Synonyms:
Ultramaniac - Magical Girl Studios: Production Reed, WAO World, Studio Jack,
During an excavation at the mysterious ruins in Clow Country, Syaoran discovers his childhood friend Princess Sakura appear on the site with wings that disperse into many feathers. As the feather's disappear to different dimensions, so does Sakura's memory. In attempts to save Sakura's life and restore her memory, Syaoran travels through to another world to find a solution. There's only one thing left he can do. Travel through to different dimensions to collect Sakura's feathers. Helping out with the quest is Kurogane, an exiled ninja from Japan Country who wishes to return to his world, the runaway magician, Fay, who desires to jump between each world never to return to his own and the white meat-bun shaped creature, Mokona.
Tsubasa Chronicle Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Tsubasa Chronicle Synonyms: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Tsubasa Chronicle Studios: Bee Train, FUNimation Entertainment, NHK, Kodansha, NHK Enterprises,
Fiasse is a world-renowned singer. She is now the headmistress of a special Singing School who does a Charity World Tour every year. Her mother left behind a inheritance for her after she died and some shady people are after Fiasse and the inheritance. Bring in Ellis, and two siblings who are master of the swords to protect Fiasse. The World Tour is coming up and Fiasse will continue the show. Ellis, Kyoya, Miyuki and company must protect their childhood friend at all costs.
(Source: ANN)
Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever Genres: Adventure, Romance
Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever Synonyms:
Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever Studios: Seven Arcs, Discovery,
Under the capital city of Tokyo, Japan, there exists a large, vast, and unknown world known as Underground. There, people known as Elemental Users exist; people who have the ability to control the elements: Fire, Water, Lightning, Magnetism, Freeze, etc. Meet Rumina Asagi and his best friend Ginnosuke Isuzu, two average high school freshmen who reside in Tokyo. When they meets Gravity User, Chelsea Rorec, and the Miko of Life, Ruri Sarasa, their whole life changes into one big adventure.
(Source: ANN)
Tokyo Underground Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
Tokyo Underground Synonyms:
Tokyo Underground Studios: Studio Pierrot, TV Tokyo Music,
Souchirou Nagi and Bob Makihara are two delinquents who arrive at Toudou Academy with the objective of ruling over the school with their strength. But on their first day, they encountered the Jyuukenbu, a martial arts group of the school. Members of the group, Maya Natsume, her sister Aya, and Masataka Takayanagi easily overpowered Souchirou and Bob. And what's more, due to what was assumed to be their "connections" with the Jyuukenbu, the two were attacked by members of the Enforcement Group, which oversees the martial arts groups of the school. Drawn into the personal conflicts between the Jyuukenbu and the Enforcement Group, Souchirou and Bob have no choice but to join up with Maya Natsume's group and to hone their skills to become even stronger.
(Source: ANN)
Tenjho Tenge Genres: Action, Comedy, Ecchi
Tenjho Tenge Synonyms: Heaven and Earth, Tenjou Tenge, TenTen TV
Tenjho Tenge Studios: Madhouse Studios, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Discotek,
