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- StarsYuka ImaiAyako KawasumiTakako FujiJinto is a polite young man whose world was overrun by the biggest empire in the galaxy canned the Abh Empire. He meets the lovely Lafiel who he befriends.My all time anime favorite, jumpstarting perhaps one of the best romance I ever seen so far. Rich background with fleshed out characters in epic setting. What else can you ask for?
- StarsHaruhiko JôAyako KawasumiMatthew EricksonNow that three years has passed since their first adventure, Lafiel is now captain on a new ship and Jinto has just finished his training. They go out to complete a mission of defending the Laptic Gate.A well paced continuation of Crest of the Stars series.
When this series end, it left with so much potentials and questions. Character development specific, less battle scenes compared to Sekai no Senki I / Banner of the Stars (2000). - DirectorEi AokiStarsMaaya SakamotoKen'ichi SuzumuraTakako HondaSeptember 1998: A recent spate of unusual suicide incidents where several high school girls fell to their death, but left no suicide note and had apparently no reason to commit suicide. In this case, no apparent relationship. Shiki discovers that there is one thing in common and there is a strange force in the shadows behind this bizarre deaths. Will she discover the culprit before someone else's life is in danger?Dark, foreboding and rich with symbolism in existenalist discussion of life and death. Supernatural tones with strong character lead despite their very human flaws. One of nuanced Kinoko Nasu's work.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako KyôdaWarrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.One of the best character ever seen with strong story, hard to believe this gorgeous work came out in 1984.
- StarsKazunari TanakaSatsuki YukinoAi OrikasaAi Tanabe joins the Debris Section of the Technora Corporation as they work to remove the debris left around Earth. As Ai tries to accommodate to space life, she learns more about her crew on the dilapidated 'Toy Box'.Well grounded, realistic science and quirky characters makes a compelling anime to watch and enjoy. Love it, love it.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoStarsDaisuke NamikawaKôji TsujitaniMegumi HayashibaraIn a space colony, a young boy discovers a cadre of terrorists and innocently decides to help them.The best Mobile Suit Gundam series ever produced, focusing a lot on characters and their struggle inside or out. A rare gem.
- StarsMayo SuzukazeJunko IwaoNozomu SasakiIn the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.One of the greatest anime chambara series ever, love this very much for poignancy and strong character narrative.
- DirectorMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio ÔtsukaA cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.A seminal work, gritty cyberpunk anime in great style. Very philosophical in spirit and great action set pieces.
- StarsTetsu ShiratoriSôichirô HoshiHouko KuwashimaOver 400 teenagers are stranded without adult supervision aboard a prototype space battleship after their astronaut training school is sabotaged by an outside group.Lord of the Flies in space with Japanese flavor. Strong story, deep characters and believable human drama makes a great watch.
- StarsRyohei KimuraSaori HayamiJason LiebrechtOn 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, this man, who introduces himself as Akira Takizawa, is a complete mystery. He appears to have lost his memory. and he is stark naked, except for the gun he holds in one hand, and the mobile phone he's holding with the other hand. A phone that is charged with 8,200,000,000 yen in digital cash.Intelligent and whimsical yet great watch.
- CreatorYoshitoshi AbeStarsRyô HirohashiJunko NodaEri MiyajimaA young girl is reborn as an angel-like creature called a haibane, with no memory of who she once was.Surprisingly adorable anime with strong characters and pleasant pacing of plot.
- CreatorKazuya TsurumakiStarsJun MizukiMayumi ShintaniIzumi KasagiMysterious things start happening when 12-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.Random as hell, this is Gainax's anime after the guys in studio smoked pot and drank enough sake. Random but awesomely crazy.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsKazuya NakaiGinpei SatoAyako KawasumiFuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."Lovely series with quirky approach to well worn chambara genre.
- StarsMabuki AndôNaoto AdachiKôji TsujitaniWhen the crown prince, Chagum, is born with an ancient water spirit inside him, the emperor sends assassins to dispatch the child - but Balsa, a warrior hired by the empress to protect her son, won't let them murder Chagum without a fight.Great characters, rich world building despite slightly weak ending. Great, great anime.
- StarsKirby MorrowKelly SheridanRebecca ShoichetStarship Operators of the Planet Kibi are returning home after the maiden voyage of the Amaterasu, they find that their home planet has been taken over by Henrietta Alliance of Planetary Nations.Hugely panned by many anime watchers and largely forgotten now, I love this series for largely realistic space combat scenes and interesting thought detailing in making it work.
- StarsRoland Angelo CrisoloGeorge N. Cahill IIITakahiko SakamoroThe Japanese AEGIS Destroyer "Mirai" of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force is on its way to Pearl Harbor for training missions when it's suddenly engulfed in a strange electrical storm.Old school naval anime series, great story and characters despite the feel of obsession in rationalizing nationalism in the narrative.
- DirectorKenji KamiyamaHiroyuki OkiuraStarsMichael DobsonYoshikazu FujikiSumi MutohA traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty.A great retold of classic fairy tale with dark twist in alternate universe setting.
- DirectorHiroyuki YamagaStarsLeo MorimotoDavid ThomasMitsuki YayoiIn an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.Epic animation, great world building and awesome battle scene. This is one of best Gainax work.
- StarsYuka NanriHidenobu KiuchiLaura BaileyThe Storyline section on the main page contains the phrase "the country of Europe." This implies that the Social Welfare Agency is a sort of EU function, but it is part of Italian government.Profoundly sad and morally controversial but great human drama. Sadly the sequel screw it up so badly.
- CreatorGen UrobuchiStarsKana HanazawaMiyuki SawashiroNoriko HidakaBelieving in humanity and order, policewoman Akane Tsunemori obeys the ruling, computerized, precognitive Sibyl System. But when she faces a criminal mastermind who can elude this perfect system, she questions both Sibyl and herself.Dark yet compelling background with mature handling of the story. One of the best recent scifi series.
- StarsAyako KawasumiKari WahlgrenSayaka ÔharaSeven chosen mages and their summoned heroic spirits fight against each other to try and win the Holy Grail: a magical device that can grant any wish.Very loud, lots of bling bling and hype but justified. Story is great, characters are rich and nuanced. One of the best Gen Urobochi's work.
- CreatorUme AokiAtsuhiro IwakamiAkiyuki ShinbôStarsAoi YûkiChiwa SaitôEmiri KatoA creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.It is a genre changing series, giving magical girl story an unusual twist, a very sinister dark twist.
- StarsTakeshi KusaoYumi TômaKappei YamaguchiA group of medieval adventurers must participate in a war against dark forces in the land of Lodoss.Old school AD&D anime, still awesome even today.
- StarsYûsaku YaraRyô HorikawaKatsuji MoriVarious people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.Epic space opera but it boils down to a storied rivalry of 2 men with very different personalities. Long but worth to watch for patient viewer.
Rich universe and stellar cast of people, based on history of Sengoku Jidai and World War 2. Lohengramm is Alexander and Rommel, Yang Wen Li is Montgomery and Epidominas as history examples in spirit. - CreatorShôji KawamoriStarsKen'ichi SuzumuraSanae KobayashiYuka NanriIn the year 1999 a huge extraterrestrial battleship crash-landed on Earth, bringing the human race in contact with very advanced technology.Short, concise yet action packed. No frills, no BS. Characters are a bit weak but enough to make it a pleasant watch.
- CreatorShôji KawamoriStarsEdward MannixBryan CranstonMichael ForestTwo old friends/rivals find themselves rival test pilots in competing projects while a mutual old flame returns to them with her own secrets.Also another short, concise and good pacing. A rare gem of mecha with good story and characters.
- CreatorYoshiyuki TominoHajime YatateStarsRyô HorikawaAkio ÔtsukaRei SakumaAfter the One Year War, Peace was signed between Zeon and the Earth Federation. Three years later, however, some remaining forces of Zeon who never gave up steal the new Federation mobile suit Gundam Unit 2, capable of Nuclear Strike and use it as its primary weapon in their Operation Stardust. Can Federation rookie pilot Kou Uraki and his Gundam Unit 1 match up against Zeon's Anavel Gato, the Nightmare of Solomon, and still be able to stop Zeon before it's too late?Action packed, not bad writing and plot with great mecha designs. Some characters are so 1 dimensional though.
One of the better mainstream Mobile Suit Gundam series. - CreatorHaruko KumotaStarsAkira IshidaTomokazu SekiKôichi YamaderaThe life and career of Eighth Generation Yakumo Yurakutei, a legendary 20th century rakugo artist whose journey is greatly influenced by his incredibly gifted but hot-headed best friend.A delightful character driven narrative.
- StarsShirô SaitôAtsuko TanakaOsamu SakaThe futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.A more accessible story of Section 9 in GITS universe. Very well written, it does have some slow moments but a satisfying watch overall.
- DirectorKenji KamiyamaStarsAlison MatthewsRussell RobertsDavid KayeA new terrorist organization known as the Individual Eleven is bent on mass destruction. Will the cyborg detective heroine and her elite anti-crime unit be able to stop them?Continuation of Major Kusanagi's narrative, this time she is confronting enemies within and outside that can unravel everything she works for.
- CreatorTensai OkamuraStarsJason LiebrechtKate OxleyChristopher SabatIn Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged.
- StarsJun FukuyamaAmi KoshimizuJ. Michael TatumKraft Lawrence goes from town to town to make profits as a travelling merchant, with the help of a wolf deity by the name of Holo.
- StarsBrandon PotterJad SaxtonTerri DotyMichiko is a free-willed "sexy diva" who escaped from prison, while Hatchin is a run away girl fleeing from her strict catholic foster family. The two join forces and set off on an unpredictable road trip seeking their own freedom.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeHajime YatateStarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi HayashibaraThe futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
- StarsNick ShakoourMelissa HutchisonMark AtherlayA teenage boy and girl struggle to stay in love when the girl's body is transformed into Japan's ultimate weapon.
- CreatorRyôsuke TakahashiStarsNobuyuki HiyamaChris PattonAndy McAvinThe US and fictional Middle-Eastern Belgistan are at war. The US takes heavy loses when Belgistan uses their giant robots, but they get help in military aid from Japan including a superb giant robot and its Japanese pilot.
- StarsBrittney KarbowskiLuci ChristianDavid MatrangaTwo different students - a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent - form a friendship through their love for music.
- DirectorTatsuyuki NagaiPatrick SeitzStarsMiyu IrinoAi KayanoHaruka TomatsuThe fireworks didn't work and Menma is still around. After a while, she feels herself fading. Maybe her wish has already been granted.
- StarsYûto NakanoTravis WillinghamKôjun ItôGinko is an expert travelling around to investigate a primeval life-form, the "Mushi," and helping people with Mushi-related supernatural problems.
- StarsCrispin FreemanDan GreenLisa OrtizA young boy named Shuzo rushes to the defense of a stranger who is being attacked for her magic pendant, only to find himself transported into another world where water is a scarce commodity and he is forced to join an army of children.
- DirectorTatsuyuki NagaiStarsRie KugimiyaJunji MajimaYui HorieThe final episode where every character's story comes to an end. Ryuji and Taiga get together, and afterward, Taiga takes a different path. There are also scenes of heart-warming friendship between the classmates.
- DirectorJun ShishidoStarsRyunosuke KamikiSeika TaketomiKatsumi ChôA pilot, despite being advised not to, bonds with a princess when he is tasked with escorting the royal subject overseas and across enemy territory to reunite her with her future husband.
- CreatorHiromu ArakawaStarsKent WilliamsIemasa KayumiMatthew LeonhartTwo brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsKôichi YamaderaEmi ShinoharaTakeshi AonoA vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.
- StarsVeronica TaylorMegan HollingsheadDick RodsteinTV series that tells the every-day stories of a group of teenagers in high-school, focusing on their romances and personal problems.
- DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsRyunosuke KamikiNanami SakurabaMitsuki TanimuraA student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
- StarsAmber Lee ConnorsMonica RialAoi YûkiA girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and porcelain skin fights on the front lines of a brutal war and climbs the ranks of the imperial army.Don't let the main character's appearance fooling you.
- CreatorMahiro MaedaStarsMayumi AsanoChiwa SaitôPaul St. PeterIn a world of airships and civil war, two messengers come across a special girl who will change the course of history.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHideaki AnnoHidetoshi NishijimaMiori TakimotoJiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsChloë Grace MoretzJames CaanMary SteenburgenKaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
- CreatorNaotaka HayashiStarsYasuaki TakumiSora AmamiyaChinatsu AkasakiAfter failing his college exams, 18 year old Tsukasa Mizugaki is offered a position at the renowned SAI corporation due to his father's connections. SAI corporation is known for its production and management of androids that possess human emotions called 'Giftia'. Tsukasa's position is in the terminal service department where their main job is to recover Giftias that are close to their expiration - it is a graveyard in every sense. To make matters worse, Tsukasa is offered to work with Isla, a female Giftia who was never given any responsibility other than serving tea to coworkers.
- StarsMakoto FurukawaKaito IshikawaMax MittelmanThe story of Saitama, a hero that does it just for fun & can defeat his enemies with a single punch.
- StarsNatsuki HanaeRisa TanedaAyane SakuraA piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.
- CreatorYoshitoshi AbeStarsRyô HirohashiJunko NodaEri MiyajimaA young girl is reborn as an angel-like creature called a haibane, with no memory of who she once was.
- CreatorUme AokiAtsuhiro IwakamiAkiyuki ShinbôStarsAoi YûkiChiwa SaitôEmiri KatoA creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
- StarsNoriaki SugiyamaKana UedaBryce PapenbrookA group of seven mages gets chosen to become masters of seven classes of heroic spirits, in order to fight and win the Holy Grail.
- DirectorNaoko KusumiMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAkio ÔtsukaAtsuko TanakaTamio ÔkiIn the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.
- StarsYûsaku YaraRyô HorikawaKatsuji MoriVarious people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.
- StarsYoshimasa HosoyaMikako KomatsuHiroyuki YoshinoHaruhiro suddenly wakes up, with no memory but his name. There are a lot of people around, but noone seems to know anything. Haruhiro forms a party of some of the people and start exploring.
- StarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaAi KayanoYôko HikasaSiblings Sora and Shiro make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat God himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games.
- StarsFuminori MorisadaJohn SwaseyChris PattonGorou and Lostman at the peak of Mount Everest see the ISA Space Station in the sky above and become determined to go into space. ISA begins a program to research and obtain a new energy source which has been discovered on the moon.
- CreatorTappei NagatsukiEiji UmeharaStarsAtsumi TanezakiJun FukuyamaCristina ValenzuelaThe female looking and first autonomous AI named Diva is created for one mission to make everyone happy by singing. Shortly Diva is confronted by an unknown "program" from the future with objective to make Diva join him and destroy AIs.
- StarsNatsuki HanaeMike McFarlandDarius Marquis JohnsonIn a city which should be familiar, there is the feeling of something a little different.
- CreatorSosuke TokaStarsHinata MinamiAyumu MuraseSungWon ChoThe people of the kingdom look down on the young Prince Bojji, who can neither hear nor speak. They call him "The Useless Prince" while jeering at his supposed foolishness.
- StarsLuci ChristianBrittany LaudaMiyu TomitaA girl and her robot companion search for her mother, who's lost within a vast chasm.