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...
DEVILMAN is a 53-episode media mix work published between 1972 and 1973. DEVILMAN is a Japanese manga/anime series written by Go Nagai, the manga artist who created numerous masterpieces such as Cutie Honey, The two works do not have the relationship of ‘manga work adapted into anime’ or ‘anime work adapted into manga’, but more like ‘two works drawn using the same basic setting’,...
“KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC” is a 28-volume fantasy battle manga series serialized in ‘Weekly Shonen Jump’ from 1986 to 1990 by Japanese manga artist Masami Kurumada. It is an animated battle action manga about the goddess Athena and her “saints,” boy warriors who serve her and wear armor called “holy robe,” and battle against other divine powers. The TV anime was broadcast from 1986...
Glass Fleet is a sci-fi space opera anime that aired in 2006, directed by Minoru Ohara and produced by GONZO and Satelight. The series is set in space and follows the struggles of a resistance force fighting against an oppressive regime, interwoven with plots of political intrigue and epic battles. The story centers around Cleo, the leader of a magnificent glass fleet, and those...
“Ranma 1/2” is a Japanese manga work by Rumiko Takahashi, whose best known works are “Urusei Yatsura,” “Mezon Ikkoku,” and “Inuyasha”.It is the follow-up to “Urusei Yatsura” and was serialized from 1987 to 1996 and published in book form.As of 2007, the book has been published in 19 language editions in at least 22 countries and regions. It was also the first Japanese manga...
“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...
Yoshinaga-san’chi no Gargoyle is a fantasy-comedy anime that aired in 2006, based on the light novel series by Sennendou Taguchi, the series follows the everyday life of Futaba Yoshinaga, an ordinary girl, who unexpectedly gains a living gargoyle statue named Gar-kun as a guardian. Though Gar-kun appears as a stone statue, he speaks, thinks, and becomes a loyal member of the Yoshinaga family. The...
Witchblade is a sci-fi action anime adaptation based on the original comic by Top Cow Productions, an American publisher. The anime aired from April to September 2006, spanning 24 episodes, and was produced by GONZO with Yoshimitsu Ohashi as the director. Unlike the original comic, the anime tells a unique story that centers around the protagonist, Masane Amaha, a single mother who strives to...
