MOVIEThe story is set in Okoya Forest, a Pokémon paradise protected by strict rules that forbid outsiders from setting foot inside. The film centers on Coco, a boy who was raised by Pokémon and also considers himself as one, treating the Mythical Pokémon Zarude as his father. Ash and Pikachu encounter Coco during an adventure. The film focuses on the theme of a "human raised by Pokémon," instead of the previous films' focus of the "bond between a human trainer and their Pokémon." (Source: Anime News Network)
ONAWith the rapid development of technology, the immersive game “Epoch” is popular all over the world. The full-conscious access game experience and self-conceived NPC make players feel like they are in a “real fantasy world.” Shi Jiajie and Xiao Lei, who used the game as a livelihood, accidentally received the entry of the “Epoch” game. In order to win a huge prize in the game, Shi Jiajie decided to enter the game. As everyone knows, but it is involved in the inexplicable pursuit, but this is only the prelude to this layer of conspiracy... (Source: Kukurin)
MOVIEOn their way home from high school, Tamahi and some classmates are shocked as they witness someone fall from the rooftop of nearby apartment. Panicked and confused, they rush to the building only to find it deserted. As Tamahi wonders about this, she has the uneasy feeling they are being watched. What is the strange presence around her… (Source: HIDIVE)
MUSICSpace Shower TV Station ID directed by Toshiaki Hanzaki, with music by Predawn (Miwako Shimizu). The video features the main cast from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
OVAAn unaired episode included in the second Blu-ray box. An adaption of a total of six canon segments of the Extra Evil omakes from the manga volumes.
TV SHORTThe comedy story follows the daily life of a somewhat flippant Pallas's cat or manul named Manul-kun, an orange tabby cat named Chatora-kun, Sukofu-kun, and other cats. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVThe story centers on the battles between the mysterious alien enemy Dark Spinner and the secret defense unit Earth Granner over Earth Energy, the energy generated from the Earth's rotation. (Source: Anime News Network)
ONASecond part of OBSOLETE . The year is 2021. In spite of the restrictions imposed by the Sankt Gallen Arrangement, which was spearheaded by the United States and other industrialized nations, the EXOFRAME, a consciousness-controlled general-use humanoid robot distributed by the alien "Peddler", has spread throughout the world. Bowman and his unit, who have been gathering intelligence about EXOFRAME in various parts of the world, find out that someone is planning to expand the use of EXOFRAME on the battlefield. All the evidence pointed to Raila Reshep, the President of the emerging African nation, Republic of Azania. He is working as the de facto leader of the new African Union while also being the mastermind behind the mysterious special operation unit the Outcast Brigade that promoted the technological independence of developing countries by expanding the use of the EXOFRAME, which is available to everyone in the world for close to nothing. However, the report made by Bowman and his unit are destroyed by their higher ups. Bowman and his unit move forward with Gavial, a secret Marine Corps EXOFRAME development project in Area 51 to counter Azania. (Source: Official Site)
TVThe second season of Made in Abyss . Directly after the events of Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei , the third installment of Made in Abyss covers the adventures of Reg, Riko, and Nanachi in the Sixth Layer, The Capital of the Unreturned. Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
MOVIEThe painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all richly expressed. One day he was sketching out a carp, just at that moment he slept and he became a carp in dream. A carp was enjoy to swimming, but a fisherman caught that carp... (Source: Yamamura Animation)
SPECIALPrologue shorts included with the BD/DVD release of Mr. Osomatsu The Movie. A single short was screened in theaters per how many weeks the movie was playing, with each acting as a prologue to the movie.
MUSICMusic video directed by Toshiaki Hanzaki for the single Horizon by the band The Yellow Monkey. It was originally composed as the theme song for the 2017 documentary about the band, Ototoki.
MOVIEAn elf of dandelion takes off her bloom after her boyfriend, who has transformed into down a bit earlier. But there are monsters outside, and they take aim at her. In the outer world with no one to depend on, she grows up bravely. (Source: YouTube)
MUSICEiichiro Oda's One Piece manga is collaborating with the japanese boy band Arashi on a music video to be released on January 4. Jun Matsumoto from Arashi commented that the timing of the collaboration was chosen to coincide with both the One Piece anime and Arashi's 20th anniversaries.
ONAMini anime to promote the incoming movie "Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather", in which the characters turned into cats and dogs. Note: Includes 5 extra episodes released on Blu-ay/DVD.
TVIt's the year 2020. The Network has become something humans can no longer do without in their daily lives. But what humans don't know is that on the other side of the Network is the Digital World, a realm of light and darkness. Nor are they aware of the Digimon who live there. Widespread Network difficulties arise, centered around the Tokyo area. Traffic signals blink chaotically, public outdoor TVs display garbled text, and so on. The news reports it as a case of cyberterrorism. Fifth grader Taichi Yagami stayed home by himself to get ready for a weekend summer camp, but his mother and little sister Hikari went to Shibuya, and now they're aboard a runaway train. Taichi Hurries to Shibuya to save his mother and sister, but the instant he heads toward the station platform... a strange phenomenon befalls the DigiDestined, and Taichi goes to the Digital World! The DigiDestined meet their partner Digimon, and they're faced with an adventure into the unknown...! (Source: FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
MOVIETaking place 30 years after the events of the original Youkai Watch TV series. There was once a 11 year old boy named Keita Amano who held a wristwatch that could command Youkai, he would make friends with the Youkai and fulfill a great many deeds. But when the boy grew up, he lost his ability to see Youkai. And as for the wristwatch that could control Youkai, its existence threatened to disturb the balance between human and Youkai worlds, so it was cast away into oblivion beyond time and space. Soon, the story of the Youkai controlling wristwatch became but a legend. But then, something took place after many, many years had passed: an epidemic Youkai virus known as Onimaro started affecting people with malevolent intentions and is spreading indefinitely, turning them into Kaodeka Oni and causing chaos throughout the city. With the end near, only the ones chosen by a new Youkai Watch can stand up against the upcoming threat and would save both Youkai and humans from certain destruction. (Source: Wikipedia, edited)
ONAOne rainy day, salaryman Amakusa Ryou is saved by a high school girl he doesn't know at the station. He later finds out that the girl is Arima Ichika. Ryou is somewhat of a womanizer and to repay her for saving him, he suggests giving her a kiss or going out on a date with her, in which Ichika tells him he's creepy. This, however, opens a new door for Ryou and he falls madly in love with her. Ever since then, Ryou tries to overly express his feelings to Ichika. Ichika just keeps insulting him and says he's being creepy, but he just seems to take it as her way of showing affection towards him... (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: The show streamed in advance on Amazon Prime Video on March 29, 2021. Regular broadcast started on April 5, 2021.
ONAYear P.D. 323. Gjallarhorn's political intervention into the Arbrau central parliament escalated into an armed conflict using mobile suits. The incident was brought to an end by Tekkadan, a group of boys who came from Mars. News of Tekkadan's exploits has reached the ears of Wistario Afam, a youth born and raised on the Radonitsa Colony near Venus. The planet, which lost to Mars in the contest for development, is a remote frontier planet in which the four great economic blocs show little interest. It is now used only as a penal colony for criminals, whose inhabitants don't even have IDs. Wistario, who hopes to change the status quo of this homeland, encounters a girl who claims to be the guide to the Urdr-Hunt. The anime will be available within the homonymous Smartphone Game.
ONAPikotarou is inspired by an illustration drawn by director Taniguchi and tells a three-minute fairy tail ad-lib based on it. The episodes are told as "Bedtime Stories" that Pikotarou visits the protagonists of famous fairy tails, such as The Little Match Girl and Little Red Riding Hood. Pikotarou will voice himself and all other characters in the show. (Source: Crunchyroll)
TVThe third season of Log Horizon . It’s been a year since Shiroe and his friends were trapped in Akiba due to the Catastrophe. Their forging of the Round Table has brought order and prosperity to its people. But fracturing political alliances and the constant menace of the Genius monsters threaten to destabilize all they’ve fought for and built. Can faith be restored and they persevere, or is its destruction truly inevitable? (Source: Funimation)
SPECIALThe "Megumi and Taiyou" commercial depicts the reunion of a girl named Megumi, who was raised near a grape orchard, and her childhood friend Taiyou. (Source: Anime News Network)
TVBased on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Fugou Keiji . The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full advantage of his vast family wealth, he spares no expense in solving complex crimes, and has the tendency to evaluate everything including individual human lives in terms of their monetary value. Haru Katou, a detective with a compassionate heart who believes that money isn’t everything, is chosen as Kambe’s partner but is repulsed by his materialistic attitude. Having diametrically opposing personalities, witness how the two join forces to tackle seemingly unsolvable crimes and mysteries! (Source: Fuji Creative Corporation) Note: Although Tsutsui's novel was published between 1975 and 1977, the anime plays out in the modern era.
ONAThe "pleasant horror gag comedy" centers around the life of Tatami-chan, a sardonic ghost from Iwate Prefecture who is now living in Tokyo among other spirits, supernatural entities, and humans. In addition to dealing with otherworldly matters, the unemployed Tatami-chan has to deal with job-hunting as well as paying for gas, water, and electricity. (Source: Anime News Network)
SPECIALThe "Megumi and Taiyou II" commercial centers on the mystery of Taiyou's missing "Sapphire Roman"—a seedling for grapes of "legendary" taste. (Source: Anime News Network)
MOVIEBlood is circulated around, calmly replacing itself, making us alive. It throbs ceaselessly without any attention. It carries on. Graduate Work 2013, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. Prizes: 2013 JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL Jury Selections, Animation Div. 2013 7th KODOMO ANIMATION FESTIVAL Grand Prix 2013 9th KICHIJOJI ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL Gainax's Award (Source: Geidai Animation)
ONACenturies after the events of Saga Brave, a third race called the Mauve has emerged alongside Humans and Mazoku. Identified by their purple blood and immense intelligence, the Mauve are shunned by the other two races and are viewed as a threat to the peace of the world. Having experienced this prejudice first-hand, a teenage Mauve named Galette Revolt journeys forth to find a way for all races to understand each other by playing Battle Spirits. However, other factions from each race aim to maintain the peace/reform the world through more nefarious ways...
MOVIERebecca is a 10-year-old cheerful and energetic girl who is the second of seven children. She lives in a rural town in Maine in the United States at the end of the 19th century. After her father dies, her family descends into poverty, and Rebecca unwillingly goes to live with her aunts Miranda and Jane. Rebecca loves her kind aunt Jane dearly, but her aunt Miranda is naggy and strict. (Source: Anime News Network) The movie was planned to be screened on March 14, but the event was cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 spread.
MOVIEFour glowing orbs of different color fly through space, chasing after a dark red orb. After a fierce battle, only the blue orb falls to earth, into the room where Michiru is sleeping. But the dark red orb also appears on earth. The orb changes shape into the form of a boy, and starts to illegally raise Mejiro birds. Later, Michiru is at a flea market in a park, when a large flock of Mejiro birds cover the sky, and start attacking people. The yellow, silver, and purple orbs show up and almost manage to calm down the Mejiro, but violence is about to break out again. At that moment, Michiru hears a voice inside her head asking her to save the Mejiro. (Source: Anime News Network) The movie was planned to be screened on March 14, but the event was cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 spread.
MOVIEIn the year 22XX, due to the drastic decrease in the human population, the government starts accepting races from other allied planets. As a result of genetic mixing, new species are born with special powers. A young man named Yuuki learns on his 18th birthday that while his father is a member of the "hero" tribe, his mother is a member of a tribe of beings who can manipulate plants who were supposedly wiped out due to the accelerated mechanization of the planet. As a result, Yuuki holds powers of both tribes, but he questions which side he should help with his powers. (Source: Anime News Network) The movie was planned to be screened on March 14, but the event was cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 spread.
