MOVIEThe 36th Doraemon movie . This is a remake of the 1989 film Doraemon: Nobita no Nippon Tanjou . Nobita wants to run away from home, again. He finds out that there is nowhere for him to go. All the land is owned by someone. His friends end up wanting to run away also, even Doraemon. They figure out that the only way to find land that isn't owned by anyone is to go back in time to when no humans existed. They end up helping a prehistoric boy rescue his tribe from Gigazombie.
MOVIEThe appearance of the giant living creatures “Kaiju's” and the ultimate existence that destroys all monsters, Godzilla, has incited a battle that lasted for half a century. Humanity has experienced continuous defeat, and finally plans to escape from the Earth. In 2048, only those who were selected by the A.I. managed under the central government boarded the inter-sidereal emigrant spaceship “Aratrum” to head for “Tau Cetus e”, the planet beyond the distance of 11.9 light-year. However, the environmental condition differences between that of the Earth and Tau e were considered to be inhabitable by human beings. The young man on the emigrant ship: Haruo, who saw his parents killed by Godzilla in front of his eyes, had only one thing in his mind for 20 years: to return to the Earth and defeat Godzilla. Shut out from the possibility of emigration, as the living environment in the ship deteriorates, the group of “Earth Returnists” led by Haruo are determined to return through a dangerous long-distance hyperspace navigation. However, 20,000 years have passed on Earth since and it has become an unknown world with the ecosystem reigned by Godzilla. (Source: Official Website, edited)
OVAKansai fighters have begun raiding the Kanto area in order to pillage sacred beads. As members of all three of the main schools come under attack, Ryuubi and friends try to figure out a solution that results in the fewest casualties. (Source: Crunchyroll)
TVTeam TRY3 members Chrono Shindou, Shion Kiba and Tokoha Anjou move forward to their respective high schools. Each member forms their own team in a bid to decide their own future. The three protagonists are set to clash as rivals in the upcoming large-scale tournament titled U20 Championship. (Source: Anime News Network)
TV SHORTThird season of Dayan the Cat. The shorts will be "theatrical-style," with a curtain opening on the everyday adventures of Dayan and his friends.
OVAThe first episode will focus on Hunter and Valkyrie, who were guest characters in the television anime, as well as two new characters: Cleric and Kunoichi. Hunter and Valkyrie meet Cleric and think she will join them as their healer, but something is strange about her. Then they are attacked by Kunoichi, who seeks legendary bikini armor. The second episode will focus on Fighter's party after they have overcome hardships, spoken with god, and earned the legendary bikini armor. However, the armor is invisible to idiots. (Source: Anime News Network)
MOVIEThe story will depict Joe Shimamura and the other cyborgs' struggle with the Bresudo, a group of people who possess superhuman powers and intellect, and have manipulated human history since ancient times. Their goals are unknown, and they cast a dark shadow over the world. Though few people believe in the Bresdo's existence, one American journalist named Lucie Davenport heads to Texas to contact a certain family, and she meets the cyborgs. The cyborgs themselves have been freed from their duty of protecting humanity ever since the establishment of the UN Guardian troops, and they now live quiet lives of peace.
ONAIn the anime's story, the group "nonet" ends up working on a play with the group "Ootori" from the Ootori Song Academy. The play is Cinderella, but with a special twist. Momoko Asahina will play Cinerella, Miyabi Kunishiro will play the prince, and Kokomi Shina will play an unexpected role. (Source: Anime News Network)
OVAUA High School must regain the public's confidence after the surprise villain attack during class 1-A's training session. Although some of the teachers were gravely injured in the attack, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and his classmates must continue to learn and train, and utilize their quirks in varying environments and circumstances. Boku no Hero Academia: Sukue! Kyuujo Kunren! follows class 1-A as they attempt to finally complete their training. However, there's a masked figure roaming around the training center. Have the villains responsible for the previous incident returned to finish the job? If so, are the students ready to fight back? (Source: MAL Rewrite) (Note: This OVA was initially screened at Jump Festa 2016 on November 27, 2016. The OVA was later bundled with the 13th volume of the manga, released on April 4, 2017.)
OVABundled with novel series' 11th volume. The new anime will feature the appearance of the Pleiades combat maids, as well as the rest of the Floor Guardians. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVHigh schooler Masahiro Setagawa is a fairly helpless delinquent, so much so that the neighborhood bullies use him to run their errands. His life changes when he meets high school teacher Kousuke Oshiba, a man whose fighting abilities have earned him a powerful reputation on the streets. Oshiba finds himself with a desire to protect Setagawa, and despite swearing that he's not interested in men, Setagawa finds himself getting more involved in Oshiba's affairs... (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
TVThe anime's story takes place in Japari Park, a "gigantic integrated zoo." In the zoo, due to the mysterious "sand star" substance, the animals start turning into human-shaped creatures called Animal Girls. Japari Park is a place where many people visit and have fun at, but one day a lost child wanders into the park. The lost child starts a journey to return, but because so many Animal Girls join in on the quest it becomes an unexpected grand adventure. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVHumans and yokai, science and magic... all exist side-by-side on a peaceful continent free of all order and regulation, widely known as "Shangri-La." The balance there was shattered when the Minus Wave caused all the yokai on the continent to rampage, an event known as the "Calamity." Continuing their journey west to stop Gyumaoh's resurrection experiments, the root of all the evil on the continent, the Three Aspects are finally drawing closer to India. But the closer they get, the more pronounced the influence of the Calamity becomes, and the more intense their battles become. (Source: Crunchyroll)
MOVIEJunior high school student Ren Homura and his friends are a team in Monster Strike. They combine the forces of different monsters and go to battle against their foes, but for some reason, none of them can remember a certain time in their past. One day, a monster appears from beyond space and time and sends one of them back. Ren and the others start to regain their memory as this incident unfolds. They remember a time when Monster Strike was a highly-kept secret, a time when only they, as children, were allowed to play it. The hidden truth of Monster Strike comes to light. And with it, the lost memories of a childhood adventure. (Source: Crunchyroll)
TVThe series revolves around Kurogo Kurusu, a high school student who loves kabuki so much that it's annoying. Kurogo yearns to perform kabuki as part of a club at his school, but currently his school doesn't have a kabuki club. So Kurogo sets out to create a kabuki club, and his first order of business is to gather members. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVThe story takes place after 90 percent of humanity wiped out due to an invasion. Survivors live in a shelter where their lives are monitored, and memories of the invasion erased. Three teenagers from the shelter are chosen to pilot three machines that combine to form the Musashi robot, made out of a material named Megatronium alloy. The series will balance robot action with school life.
TVThe story revolves around "jushiki" (lit. spell equations), the equations that govern the quantum constant "h" of action, change the laws of physics at the local scale, give birth to TNT explosives and poison gas, and cause incredible physical phenomena such as plasma and nuclear fusion. Two "jushikishi" (spell equationists) who use jushiki in battle are Gayus (who deals with bad luck with tact) and the beautiful but cruel sword-wielder Gigina. These two bounty hunters are caught up in a battle with dragons in the city of Eridana and in the intrigue of great nations. (Source: Anime News Network)
TV SHORTThe story centers on the titular "Mikan Seijin" (Orange Alien), who appears from Local 3 (an orange planet in a higher dimension) with plans of invading the Earth. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVHinako is poor at speaking and lives in a rural part of Japan. She wants to improve her speech to be able to talk to people freely, so in high school, she transfers schools to Tokyo and plans to join a theater club. When she arrives, it turns out her boarding house is a secondhand bookstore, and a girl who eats books lives there. (Source: Anime News Network)
OVAArisa Minase is a cheerful, gentle girl who lives peacefully with her kind parents and older brother, and who has a lot of friends. On the night before Arisa's birthday, she is eating cake with her brother when the clock strikes midnight. At that exact moment, suddenly the ground opens beneath her feet and Arisa is taken to Wonderland where the inhabitants, who resemble people she knows in her world, all call her Alice. Arisa relives the same day in Wonderland over and over, and she must find the real Alice to be able to break the cycle and return to her own world. (Source: Anime News Network)
ONAOne day, second year high school student Kanade Amamiya is suddenly scouted by legendary idol Haruto Mikami. He now faces the life an idol with others in the same agency. He aims to make his CD debut in Dream Festival!, joined by the mysterious Shin Oikawa, the stoic Junya Sasaki, the kind but passionate Itsuki Katagiri, and the clumsy but smart Chizuru Sawamura. In order to receive the Dream Festival! Cards sent by fans, can Kanade and the others become the best on stage?
SPECIALThe story takes place in Dragon Country. Nonoko is a newly appointed dentist and her mission is to protect the dragon, the guardian of the country, from tooth-cavity bacteria. One day, amid increasingly fierce battles with the neighboring country, Nonoko finds on the dragon's tooth an unconscious boy soldier from the enemy country. His name is Bell, and he has been resurrected from inside the tooth by the dragon—a supernatural phenomenon that legend says occurs before a major disaster. As Nonoko and Bell go through a series of fierce battles, they eventually learn to accept their fate. (Source: Official Website)
TV SHORTThe series re-imagines the Glass Mask manga and its characters in a school gag comedy focused on satirizing modern society. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVThe historical novel series depicts Heizou Hasegawa, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868). (Source: Anime News Network)
ONA60 years ago, a strange case of insomnia struck the population, forcing them to stay awake for more than a full week. The victims, completely sleep deprived, all went mad. To cure this illness, a new medicine was produced, but the side effects turned the patients into vampires. Humanity went to war against this new species and triumphed, but some of the vampires managed to survive. Born from a human and a vampire, the main character Mi Liu, The Child of Hope, is to represent the new hope that will connect the two species. Ringleader of a bank robbery, Mi Liu is arrested and transferred to a special prison of the National Defense Agency that monitors vampires. Trying to break free with Anji, Mi Liu is attacked by strange monsters and he finds out that the prison location corresponds to the birthplace of vampires, the old capital Blue Town. Why are vampires trapped in Blue Town? What are those strange monsters attacking them? Our heroes must fight to solve those mysteries. (Source: Haoliners)
TVSuccubus, Dullahan and Vampire. They are known as Ajin, or "demi"s and are slightly different than the average human. They have lived alongside humans for ages under persecution. However, in recent years, they have become accepted as members of society. This story follows a high school biology teacher who has a great interest in demis and his interaction with the various demis in his school, each with their own cute problems.
MOVIEThe film depicts a macabre game played by two rabbits and a blindfolded woman. The rabbits face each other over an old-fashioned illustrated board game. When they land on a square, the woman must eat the food indicated in the illustration. If she has chosen correctly, a die pops out of her mouth and lands on the floor giving the rabbits their next move. (Source: Midnight Eye)
MOVIEThe dialogue in question takes place between a woman, who appears to be submerged in water, and a man who sits by a tree on sandy soil. The messages the couple sends back and forth to one another take the form of metaphor: a seed, a fish, a thorn, and so on. (Source: Midnight Eye)
TVThe heroine is an ordinary, everyday woman until the day she finds herself in another world and discovers that she’s actually a long-lost princess. Now, she must enlist the aid of the world of dreams’ princes and defend against the onslaught of nightmarish monsters known only as the dream-eaters. (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
ONAA series that is aimed at women with the theme of romance with a prince "that every woman dreams of." The game lets players experience love with 100 princes who live in the Kingdom of Dreams. Players solve puzzles to wake up the princes from their deep slumber.
OVAIn the anime bundled with the 21st manga volume, the Seiseki team members encounter their Sakuragi High School rivals at a summer training camp, and a random incident leads to a beach soccer all-star game between the two teams. The anime bundled with the 22nd manga volume depicts the traditional games played at the Kagoshima training camp, where the best from around the country have assembled.
TV SHORTThe people of this world live happily, despite its inhospitable landscapes. Kureha and the other members of the Defense Squad living in the Irodori Settlement spend their days here in meetings to figure out how to get more people to play "Hagane Orchestra," the smartphone game they appear in. They'll do anything to promote their game! The inside story about the game? Its inner workings? Anything goes... be it friendship, determination, betrayal, or despair. A young man tells his story, along with the girls, his friends, and the Haganes. All work together as one, just like an orchestra... (Source: Crunchyroll)