“ONE PIECE” is a pirate adventure series by Eiichiro Oda serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. Since its serialization began in 1997, the series has quickly gained popularity, and a TV animation series began airing in 1999. It has become a long-running series that has always been highly popular, and in 2018 it finally surpassed 900 episodes.Many movies have also been produced, and it is...
SUZUME is a Japanese animated film released in 2022. It was written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, the director of “Your Name.” The film depicts the liberation and growth of a young girl who closes the “doors” of disaster that are scattered in ruins throughout Japan. Synopsis Suzume, a 17-year-old girl living in a quiet town, meets Sota, a young traveler who says he...
“Heavenly Delusion” is a Japanese manga work by Masakazu Ishiguro, serialised in a seinen magazine from 2018. An anime was broadcast on TV from 2023. It tells the story of a group of children growing up in a walled compound, unaware of the outside world, and a boy and a girl travelling through an abandoned Japan. Two stories are told simultaneously. Synopsis The story...
Rozen Maiden träumend is the second season of the anime series based on the manga Rozen Maiden by PEACH-PIT. It aired in 2005 and consists of 12 episodes. The series was produced by Nomad, with direction by Kou Matsuo. This season delves deeper into the mystery of the “Alice Game,” exploring the conflicts and bonds among the dolls. The protagonist, Jun Sakurada, and the...
Zettai Shonen is a 26-episode original anime that aired in 2005, featuring a two-part story with elements of everyday fantasy. The first part, the “Tana Arc” (episodes 1-12), is set in a rural town during summer, where Ayumu Aizawa, a middle school boy who has stopped attending school, experiences a personal transformation through encounters with mysterious beings known as “Material Fairies.” The second part,...
“DRAGON BALL” is a manga work by Akira Toriyama that was serialized in ‘Weekly Shonen Jump’ from 1984 to 1995. It was originally serialized as an excuse to end the serialization of “Dr. SLUMP,” which preceded “DRAGON BALL,” but it was adapted into an animated television series and became a world-famous work. It is an adventure anime with gags and adventures, in which the...
“Space Battleship Yamato” became a milestone in science fiction animation when it was broadcast on TV in 1974 with a total of 26 episodes.After the original proposal was completed as “Space Battleship Yamato”, Leiji Matsumoto, the manga artist who created “Galaxy Express 999”, joined the project as a designer. He not only designed the series, but also worked on the character drafts, various settings...
Gun x Sword is an original anime produced by AIC A.S.T.A and aired in 2005. The series consists of 26 episodes and was directed by Gorou Taniguchi. This sci-fi action anime with a western vibe centers on the theme of revenge, following the journey of Van, who seeks vengeance against the “Claw Man” who took away his beloved. Van, known for his black attire...
