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Suite Precure
The town of Kanemachi overflows with music. There lives Houjou Hibiki and Minamino Kanade, two childhood friends who have been together ever since they were very young. However, when they became middle-schoolers, for some reason they would argue with each other every time they meet.
One day, a fairy called Hami from Majorland, the Country of Music, appears before them. Hami requests of Hibiki and Kanade that they transform into Precure to protect the world from Mephisto, King of Evil. There is a legendary score, within which is written the "Melody of Fortune" and Mephisto plots to rewrite it into the "Melody of Misfortune".Although Hibiki and Kanade are usually unable to see eye to eye on anything, in this matter their hearts are one, and a new Precure legend is born!
TV Series
Completed
2011
Maria-sama ga Miteru 1st
When Yumi Fukuzawa entered the Lillian Girls' Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic school in Tokyo, she never imagined she would catch the eye of beautiful and demure Sachiko Ogasawara, one of the school's most popular students. Now Sachiko has offered to be Yumi's soeur, her "sister" and guide for all her years at the academy. The whole idea has Yumi completely flustered—after all, they hardly know each other!
The entire campus is abuzz with rumors about the two of them, but Yumi is conflicted over accepting Sachiko's offer. While she admires Sachiko, being her soeur would also mean constantly being at the center of the entire school's attention!
TV Series
Completed
2004
Antique Bakery
One day, Tachibana, owner of the cake shop Antique, meets genius pâtissier Ono. He is Tachibana’s former classmate who used to get spurned by him. Tachibana is relieved to know that Ono doesn’t remember him, and so Tachibana invites him as a pâtissier at his cake shop. However, Ono has come out of the closet and makes numerous advance to Tachibana… more One day, Tachibana, owner of the cake shop Antique, meets genius pâtissier Ono. He is Tachibana’s former classmate who used to get spurned by him. Tachibana is relieved to know that Ono doesn’t remember him, and so Tachibana invites him as a pâtissier at his cake shop. However, Ono has come out of the closet and makes numerous advance to Tachibana.
TV Series
Completed
2008
Vision of Escaflowne
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.
TV Series
Completed
1996
Aishiteruze Baby
The mom, who was left behind by her husband, felt insecure about taking care of her child and suddenly disappeared! 5 year old Sakashita Yuzuyu must live with relatives, the Katakuras. Suzuko, the eldest daughter of the Katakuras, appointed Kippei to take care of Yuzuyu. Kippei was reluctant at first but he must follow the orders of his sister. Who… more The mom, who was left behind by her husband, felt insecure about taking care of her child and suddenly disappeared! 5 year old Sakashita Yuzuyu must live with relatives, the Katakuras. Suzuko, the eldest daughter of the Katakuras, appointed Kippei to take care of Yuzuyu.
Kippei was reluctant at first but he must follow the orders of his sister. Who knows what will happen if he opposes her. From that day, Kippei’s high school life of being popular with the girls changed drastically. He must sacrifice fun to take Yuzuyu to and from kindergarten and is very busy making lunches. At first he kept failing, but he tries his best for little Yuzuyu. Yuzuyu loves Kippei for taking care of her. Every day is hectic for them, but they overcome the troubles and happenings with the help of family and friends. As their bond strengthens as they do their best every day and wait for Yuzuyu’s mother to return.
TV Series
Completed
2004
Akazukin Cha Cha
Cha Cha is a cute little girl who is training to be a good magician. She was raised by her teacher Seravi, who is considered the world’s greatest magician. Cha Cha almost always gets strange or disastrous results whenever she uses her magic, so she practices a lot. Cha Cha then embarks on a quest with her friends to find out about her real identity…
more Cha Cha is a cute little girl who is training to be a good magician. She was raised by her teacher Seravi, who is considered the world’s greatest magician. Cha Cha almost always gets strange or disastrous results whenever she uses her magic, so she practices a lot. Cha Cha then embarks on a quest with her friends to find out about her real identity and her real family
TV Series
Completed
1994
Angel Sanctuary
Organic Angel Alexiel, who is one of the highest and most powerful beings in existence, rebelled against God when, supposedly, she became disgusted by the way angels were behaving. She was captured and faced with the ultimate punishment of heaven, to have her soul reincarnated into human lives, and each of her lives would end tragically. The story…
more Organic Angel Alexiel, who is one of the highest and most powerful beings in existence, rebelled against God when, supposedly, she became disgusted by the way angels were behaving. She was captured and faced with the ultimate punishment of heaven, to have her soul reincarnated into human lives, and each of her lives would end tragically. The story follows her latest incarnation, Setsuna Mudo, who is romantically in love with his younger sister.
TV Series
Completed
2001
Yumeiro Patissiere
This series tells the story of 14 year old Ichigo Amano, a clumsy girl who dreams of becoming a pastry chef. She draws closer to fulfilling her dream when she enrolls in the St. Mary Academy culinary school and meets a tiny “spirit of sweets.”
TV Series
Completed
2009
Hakuouki Sekkaroku
The protagonist, Yukimura Chizuru is the daughter of a doctor who works in Edo. The father leaves Edo to work as a volunteer doctor and moves to Kyoto without his daughter. As time passes by, Chizuru starts worrying about losing contact with her father, so she decides to go to Kyoto in search of him. On the way, Chizuru is attacked by few criminals and witnesses a fight between an oni and the Shinsengumi.
Taking her into custody and saving her, the Shinsengumi debate on what to do with Chizuru when they discover that she is the daughter of the doctor they are also looking for. So they decide to become Chizuru’s protectors and help her look for her father. Lots of events happen while she stays with the Shingensumi, as they discover mysterious secrets and also fight against the Bakumatsu group.
TV Series
Completed
2011
La Corda D`Oro ~Primo Passo Special
Plot Summary: Hino goes to a school that specialises in music and has two streams: the normal stream and the music stream, where the music students are regarded as the more elite. She was running late for her class one day when she saw a tiny fairy, who seemed really excited that she could see it. The next day, the entrants in the music competition, who are decided by the school, are announced.
Hino’s name appears on the list – except she doesn’t play an instrument. The fairy gives her a magical violin that can be played by anyone. Reluctantly, she enters into the competition and is forced to deal with the prejudices of her peers.
TV Series
Completed
2006
Bokura ga Ita
Nanami Takahashi, a 15 year old high school student, falls in love with and begins dating the most popular guy in school, Yano Motoharu. However, their relationship is not easily maintainable. Yano’s past, as well as the complex emotions they bring up, make it difficult to be completely honest about how he feels. Caught in the middle are Yuri Yamam… more Nanami Takahashi, a 15 year old high school student, falls in love with and begins dating the most popular guy in school, Yano Motoharu. However, their relationship is not easily maintainable. Yano’s past, as well as the complex emotions they bring up, make it difficult to be completely honest about how he feels.
Caught in the middle are Yuri Yamamoto, the younger sister of Yano’s now dead ex-girlfriend, and Takeuchi Masafumi, Yano’s best friend. Yuri’s past with Yano goes deeper than one might suspect and her feelings run deeper than she portrays in public. Takeuchi cherishes Yano’s friendship, but at the same time, he may lose it for someone dear to him. Nanami must search deep inside herself and find her true feelings for Yano while being able to trust and accept Yano’s feelings for her as well, deciding if Yano is indeed the one for her or if someone else can provide better solace. Along the way Nanami will get tips from her love infatuated friends, Mizu and Taka. ~Antoine B.
TV Series
Completed
2006
Marimo no Hana
The story of the manga centers around Marimo Nogami, a usually quiet fourth-grade girl in elementary school. However, a certain incident leads to Marimo's personal strength blossoming.
Movie
Completed
2012
Natsume Yuujinchou
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. Containing the names of these spirits, a binding contract was formed between the spirits and the owner of the book. Now, Natsume is determined to free the spirits and dissolve the contracts. With the help of a spirit cat, his days are filled trying to return the names to these spirits.
TV Series
Completed
2008
Hiiro no Kakera
Hiiro no Kakera is a Japanese visual novel created by Idea Factory directed at the female market known as an otome game. The protagonist is a teenage girl (Tamaki) who revisits a small village, she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family’s history and supernatural dangers surrounding it. While walking along the hillsides waiting for the person who her grandmother sent to fetch Tamaki to the village, Tamaki comes across a small, white round object with sticks for limbs and talks. Its runs off soon after, with Tamaki chasing after it.
Soon Tamaki finds herself in a place where ‘it doesn’t feel like the world I came from’. She gets attacked by three slime creatures, and a male comes charging in to save her – by clamping his hands around her body and mouth and telling her to be quiet.
TV Series
Completed
2012
Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist
The story revolves around William, an aristocratic family’s progeny with rare intellect. One day, his uncle lost his possessions after his business failed. Fearing that his family’s name has been tarnished, William returns home and searches with his family’s butler for anything that can be converted into cash.
A search of the premises yields an underground room left by an ancestor. In the room is a magical seal, and William unintentionally summons a devil. The summoned devil tells William his name Dantalion, and reveals that William is the designator who can choose the acting ruler of the demon world.
TV Series
Completed
2013
Kaleido Star: Legend of Phoenix
Layla is going to perform Phoenix in Broadway. Playing this important role, she sets out on a journey by bicycle alone without leaving any message in order to find out what is missing in her.
Movie
Completed
2005
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi
Natsume Yuujinchou is a light and cheerful anime adapted from the manga of the same name. Since he was young, a teenage boy named Natsume Takashi has been able to see spirits, but keeping this ability a secret has now become a heavy burden for him and has made his life difficult. This begins to change when Takashi inherits his grandmother’s “Book of Friends”. He discovers that she, Natsume Reiko, shared the same ability as him and starts to understand why he was always targeted by both good and bad spirits.
After learning the true meaning behind the Book of Friends, which allows him to manipulate the spirits listed within its pages, Takashi undertakes a journey with his bodyguard, the infamous spirit Madara, to free the spirits of their contracts with Reiko.
TV Series
Completed
2012
Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku: Kinetograph
Set during Japan’s Taish? era (1912-1926), a girl named Haru Asagi works as a maid of the Miyanomori family, which is headed by one of Japan’s most powerful magnates. However, the family head suddenly announces that he is retiring, so one of his six sons must assume control of the family.
TV Series
Completed
2012
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
Kyouhei, Ranmaru, Takenaga, and Yukinojou are beautiful, handsome, young men living in a huge mansion. One day, their landlord, whom they call “Auntie”, asks them a favor: to make her niece, Sunako, who’s going to be living with them, into a respectable young lady.
She agrees to make their living expenses free of charge if they succeed, but if they fail, she’ll triple their rent. Due to their confidence in knowing how to deal with women, they agree, but once they meet Sunako, they begin to realize that their lovely living arrangements may soon be in jeopardy. Genres: comedy, romance Themes: bishounen, Male harem, parody
TV Series
Completed
2006
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Just after Utena’s parents died she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boys uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago. After Utena’s friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friends honor.
Utena’s rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.
TV Series
Completed
1997
Fushigi Yuugi OVA 3
Miaka Yuuki, an average middle school student caught up in studying for exams, is sucked into an ancient Chinese novel titled “The Universe of Four Gods”. There she discovers that she is in an ancient country in what is now China, Konan, and is to be the Priestess of one of the four gods, Suzaku. As the priestess, her duty is to gather the Seven Seishi of Suzaku, who are to be her protectors. Once they are gathered, the priestess will summon the god Suzaku and bring peace between the warring lands, Konan and Kutou. But it’s harder than it seems.
Along the road, many hardships are faced, as Miaka’s best friend Yui Hongo enters the book and becomes her rival, the priestess of Seiryuu in the land of Kutou. Who summons their god first is up to the courage and skill of the priestesses and their seishi, as they meet triumphs and tragedies along the way.
TV Series
Completed
2001
Kaito Saint Tail
School girl Haneoka Meimi transforms into the mysterious thief Saint Tail, and steals back what was stolen or taken dishonestly. She's assisted by a classmate and sister-in-training, Mimori Seira, whose position in the church after school each day allows her to hear the troubles of those who have been wronged and have come to pray to God.
While Saint Tail steals to right the wrongs done to innocent people, she's a thief to the police force. Her classmate Asuka Daiki Jr., called Asuka Jr., and son of Detective Asuka, is hot on her trail. Saint Tail delivers notices of her planned capers to Asuka Jr., to give him a fair chance to catch her.
TV Series
Completed
1995
La Corda D`Oro
Plot Summary: Hino goes to a school that specialises in music and has two streams: the normal stream and the music stream, where the music students are regarded as the more elite. She was running late for her class one day when she saw a tiny fairy, who seemed really excited that she could see it. The next day, the entrants in the music competition, who are decided by the school, are announced. Hino’s name appears on the list – except she doesn’t play an instrument. The fairy gives her a magical violin that can be played by anyone. Reluctantly, she enters into the competition and is forced to deal with the prejudices of her peers. Genre: Comedy, drama, romance, bishounen, male harem, music
TV Series
Completed
2014
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
Prism Stars are performers on the new popular ice show, Prism Show. They are superidols whose techniques, singing and fashion sense are a cut above all others. Aira and Rhythm are two Prism Stars whose goal is to become the best, the Prism Queen. However, the road to success is bumpy.
TV Series
Completed
2011
Pretty Cure Max Heart
Shortly after the fall of the Wicked King, the Queen of the Garden of Light lost her memory and came to Earth, in the form of a 12-year-old girl named Hikari Kujou. Now, she--with the help of Nagisa and Honoka, endowed with new costumes and powers--must find the 12 Heartiels, which hold the key to restoring the Queen's lost memories. For together once again, they are Pretty Cure.
TV Series
Completed
2005
Kin`iro no Chord: Secondo Passo
Following the intraschool competition at Seiso Academy, budding music student Kahoko meets brusque boy Eto, the new school board director Akihiko Kira, and the mysterious transfer student Aoi Kaji.
TV Series
Completed
2009
Hal
The near-future romance follows a girl named Kurumi who lost Hal, a boy she liked, in an accident. A robot Robo Hal turns into her substitute for Hal.
Movie
Completed
2013
Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun S2
Five years ago, almost every villager of Ootsuka died due to a tragic plague. But mysteriously enough, three survivors: a girl and two boys, emerged. Now living in a church, the three live in isolation, hidden from those who may seek to find them. Shino, one of the survivors, has control over the power of Murasame, the blade of life. But when the imperial church seeks to take the Murasame for themselves, their peaceful life becomes a thing of the past…
TV Series
Completed
2013
