Trinity Blood is an anime based on the novels by Sunao Yoshida, which aired in 2005 with a total of 24 episodes. Produced by GONZO and directed by Tomohiro Hirata, the story is set in a future Earth where tensions between humans and vampires are ongoing. The protagonist, Abel Nightroad, is a special operative for the Vatican’s “AX” division, possessing the power of a...
“ANPANMAN” is an animated television series based on the picture book “Anpanman” by Takashi Yanase.Several TV stations and animation production companies had previously planned to make an animated version of Anpanman, but they were all dropped in the final stages. In 1985, TMS Entertainment and NTV offered to make an animated version to Yanase almost simultaneously, and in 1988, NTV began broadcasting the series....
Serial experiments lain is a media-mix work that consists of a serialised magazine project, an anime work and a game work produced simultaneously and interrelated. The project started in 1996 and the work was released in 1998. The main theme is the collective unconscious in the online age, and it also has a psycho-horror aspect. The animation director is Ryutaro Nakamura, who has worked...
Ah! My Goddess is an anime adaptation of the manga by Kosuke Fujishima, starting as an OVA in 1993 and later developed into a 24-episode TV series in 2005. The series was produced by AIC and directed by Hiroaki Gōda. The story follows college student Keiichi Morisato, who unexpectedly meets the beautiful goddess Belldandy. She stays with him, and they start a life together,...
“STEINS;GATE” is a Japanese adventure game released in 2009. An anime was broadcast on TV from 2011. It is part of the “Science Adventure” series, in which the main character, who has built a time machine, struggles to change the future. Synopsis The main character “Rintaro Okabe” is a mad scientist who calls himself the leader of a weak invention circle “Future Gadget Laboratory....
“The Secret World of Arrietty” is a Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli. The film is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, who makes his directorial debut. Based on Mary Norton’s book “The Borrowers,” the film depicts a family of dwarfs living in hiding in a human mansion while borrowing things, and the interaction between the dwarf girl, Arrietty, and the human boy, Sho. Synopsis...
“Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day” is an original anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai. It received high praise for its emotional storytelling and deep character portrayal. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, known for her ability to create intricate, character-focused narratives. This anime has been adapted into a manga, a light novel, and even a live-action...
“Skip and Loafer” is a Japanese manga series by Misaki Takamatsu. Serialisation began in 2018. An anime was broadcast on TV from 2023. Synopsis Mitsumi Iwakura, the protagonist, enters a high-bracket high school in Tokyo at the top of her class from a small provincial junior high school. A child prodigy from the countryside who came to Tokyo on her own with a perfect...
