Brighter Than the Dawning Blue is a romantic drama anime series that aired in 2006, based on the popular visual novel by August. Directed by Masahiko Ohta and produced by Studio Doga Kobo, the story is set on a near-future Earth where diplomatic relations with the moon kingdom, Tarfyn, are progressing. The protagonist, Tatsuya Asagiri, is an ordinary high school student who encounters the...
“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...
Jyu-Oh-Sei is a sci-fi action anime based on the manga of the same name by Natsumi Itsuki. The anime aired from April to June 2006 and consists of 11 episodes. It was produced by BONES and directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori. Set in a distant future where space travel is commonplace, the story follows twin brothers Thor and Rai, who are thrust into the harsh...
“Blue Lock” is a Japanese manga series written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and drawn by Yusuke Nomura, serialised in a weekly shonen magazine from 2018. An anime was broadcast on TV from 2022. The original manga won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award for Juvenile Division in 2021. Synopsis In the final match of the Saitama Prefecture High School Football Championship, the ball is passed to...
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...
“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...
Pumpkin Scissors is a military action anime based on the manga of the same name by Ryoutarou Iwanaga. The anime aired from 2006 to 2007, spanning 24 episodes. Directed by Katsuhito Akiyama, the animation was produced by GONZO and AIC. The original manga began serialization in 2002 in “Magazine GREAT”, depicting the efforts of the special unit “Pumpkin Scissors,” tasked with helping society recover...
