TVMeet Alto, a hapless student at Royal Ortigia Magic Academy whose academic performance leaves much to be desired. Rather than take a more sensible approach to salvaging his grades in time for graduation, Alto decides to summon a bit of otherworldly assistance. Only after does he learn he’s bound the legendary she-devil Vermeil into service as his familiar! But while Vermeil is a powerful ally sure to turn his grades around, her magic can only be replenished with a kiss, and that makes everything go to hell with Alto’s jealous childhood friend, Lilia. (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
TVDetermined to retire but unwilling to leave his guild without a successor, Kikuru trains a few heroines as apprentices. But between their personalities and monsters with an… unusual interest in women? His retirement is getting further away every day. (Source: HIDIVE)
TVAsahi loves the idea of magical fantasy worlds. And somehow, he’s transported to one! He’s eager to explore and use his new abilities, except he learns he doesn’t have any. But his older sister Maya is in this world too, and she ends up having the strongest cheat skills imaginable! Now, Asahi starts his new life with a doting sister who can kill any beast with one hit. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: Each episode streamed 24 hours early on ABEMA.
TVTogether, Hitomi, Rui and Ai are Cat’s Eye, the greatest art thieves Japan has ever known. But they don’t steal for money or fame - they do it in the hopes of finding their father, a great painter who went missing after World War II. While they’re off searching for him in Europe, a new female thief claiming to be Cat’s Eye starts wreaking havoc in Tokyo! She steals anything she can get her hands on, and her brutal methods are putting the lives of the police at risk... It’s time for the real Cat’s Eye to head back to Japan and bring her reign of terror to an end! (Source: Discotek)
MUSICAnimated music video directed by Zemyata for the song Senkou by Roselia. This song is a collaboration with Eve who composed and wrote the lyrics for the track.
SPECIALD4DJ Double Mix is a self-contained special episode centering around the groups Merm4id and RONDO. "D4 FES.", a DJ festival that has been described as legendary, was relaunched, and Merm4id's long-cherished wish to participate came true. Marika Mizushima, Saori Hidaka, and Dalia Matsuyama are concerned about the unusual behavior of Rika Seto during the swimsuit photo shoot. Meanwhile, RONDO's Tsubaki Aoyagi is alone in the chapel, indulging her hopes for the future how their world will be expanded. One day, after a live concert at the clubhouse ALTER-EGO, Rika rushes into Tsubaki's place where she is with Nagisa Tsukimiyama, Hiiro Yano, and Aoi Miyake. She, who overcomes everything with luck and charm in order to enjoy life, makes a surprising proposal. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
TVConflict-ravaged nations now deploy covert operatives instead of missiles. Lily is recruited into spy-training… but her practical skills are absolutely abysmal. Desperate to pass, she leaps at the chance to join the mysterious “Tomoshibi” team. Too bad the team is filled with even more hopeless spies. Together they must conquer the Impassible Mission and best their genius instructor, but the true purpose behind their classroom is more harrowing than they can imagine… (Source: HIDIVE)
TV SHORTThey say every dog has his day. That’s especially true for our protagonist, who was just turned into a dog and now lives every day under the care of his crush, Inukai-san! She happily dotes on her new companion, and while he wants to return to human form someday, there’s something wonderful about being cared for by the person he loves. Enjoy life through the eyes of a dog in My Life as Inukai-san’s Dog! (Source: HIDIVE)
ONAHe stood at the pinnacle of the world. Surpassing all since birth in the art of the sword. But fate has left him crippled moments before reaching the apex. But the story continues and the legend will rise again... (Source: Mangatoon)
ONAWhile the demons were rising, mankind was about to become extinct. Six temples rose, and protected the last of mankind. A young boy joins the temple as a knight to save his mother. During his journey of wonders and mischief in the world of temples and demons, will he be able to ascend to become the strongest knight and inherit the throne?
TV SHORT"The Mature Idol Project" The latest project proposed by Manpuku Etertainment productions, in a bid to revive the company. Experienced in the successes and failures of the business world, 6 middle-aged men now face the many hurdles of age and physical ability, whilst pursuing their goal to become idols. In an effort to prove that old dogs can learn new tricks, and that you can still learn to shine no matter your age. These middle-aged men, and the end of their ropes, are taking a stand! (Source: Fuji Creative)
MUSICMusic video animated by Sora Tsushima for the song MERMAID by Jin. Note: There exists two versions of this song; one a self-cover by Jin on his official YouTube channel, and the other version with vocals by KAFU, which released on February 25, 2022.
TVThe fourth season of FLCL, and sequel to FLCL Alternative . It centers on three teenagers who graduated and have started working. The CGI anime will have a theme of the feeling of being an adult. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
TVThe fifth season of FLCL, and successor series to FLCL: Grunge . The anime will take place 10 years after FLCL Alternative and will center on a high school boy and girl. Masaki, who's been having a hard time fitting in with his class due to his unique background and character, meets Harumi, who is even more eccentric than he is. She offers to help him off of his worries by bombing the Tsuganei Tower. (Source: Anime News Network, Adult Swim, edited)
TVHousing Complex C centers around Kimi, who lives in a small, low-cost housing complex located in the seaside town of Kurosaki where trouble seems to follow her wherever she goes, and horrific incidents begin to occur. Is an ancient evil stalking the residents of Housing Complex C? (Source: Adult Swim)
ONAThe most beautiful! A coming-of-age litter-picking tale! In the near future, litter-picking has become a competitive sport as popular as soccer. Akari stands out the least in her class, but one day she meets Tokio—a charismatic SpoGomi competitor blessed with an overwhelming amount of talent and popularity. Thus starts a coming-of-age story that involves young people from around the world, united via SpoGomi and the aim to create towns, rivers and oceans free of garbage. (Source: SpoGomi Official Website) Note: Premiered on MAL's Official YouTube channel before the Japanese release on various streaming platforms set for April 2022.
ONAAnnounced at GUNDAM.INFO's "GUNDAM FIGURES LIVE!!!" live stream, the new anime project will reveal anecdotes, unresolved mysteries, and stories to fill-in gaps not explored between the TV anime's first and second seasons of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 . Setsuna F. Seiei successfully solved the conflict in Azadistan. However, for Celestial Being that was only a temporary intervention. Meanwhile, the world worked in secret on a counterattack plan in retaliation: Celestial Being through their "Double Drive" research, further strengthening Gundam Technology. Includes: - EPISODE DEVISE - EPISODE GN ARMS - EPISODE ASTRAEAⅡ
MOVIEIn 2049, Sawatari Yuuma is an elementary school kid who loves everything about space and astronomy. He was initially excited when his parents bought a robot called Nanako, but he was disappointed when he learned that she was basically just a boring housekeeping robot. However, when he does finally try to talk to her about space, something strange happens. Her system crashes and is taken over by what claims to be a marooned alien ship! The alien ship wants Yuuma's help to get back to space!
TVDragons reign terror over the earth, sea and sky. If sworn dragon hunters like Ragna are to have any hope of dealing death to these seemingly invincible, fire-breathing beasts, they must find a way to level the odds. Ragna teams up with a mysterious man named Crimson who has likewise sworn to stand against the dragons menacing the world. But although Crimson’s motivations may be mysterious, his goal and Ragna’s perfectly align, and together they’ll fight to vanquish the dragons once and for all. (Source: Sentai Filmworks) Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes.
MUSICAnimated music video directed by Sawako Yuno and Yuichi Hinata for the song Brand new Pastel Road! by Pastel＊Palettes. This song is a collaboration with ZAQ who composed, arranged, and wrote the lyrics for the track.
SPECIALA special 2-episode animation featuring Morfonica! The Morfonica members are excited for the concert-packed summer vacation. Meanwhile, Toko secretly plans what she calls the "Summer Morfonica Plan" with Nanami and Tsukushi. (Source: YouTube Description) Note: Announced at Bandori Channel☆'s Day 1 "Garupa 5th Anniversary Fan Festa in Akihabara" live stream.
ONAMany years ago, the Earth was no longer inhabitable. Humans migrated from the Earth to other planets. But that was actually a scheme. Thus, Tang Yueliang, as the heiress of Demon Vanquishers, with her companions head west to the Earth to find the artifact, Mythic Crystal, to save the universe and fight to go back to Earth! (source: BilbiliTV)
ONAThe ancient demon, Dongfang Qingcang, who has been suppressed for a thousand years, comes back to the three worlds and starts a war between immortals and demons the moment he is reborn. In order to get out, the demon lord swaps souls with the immortal Lanhua, who has difficulty controlling her magic power, and accidentally kills her immortal body. In desperation, the two embarked on a journey to find a new body. Along the way, the two experienced all sorts of things, fighting and joking, and Lanhua started to develop feelings for Dongfang Qingcang, but little does she know that all this time, Dongfang QingCang only used her as a tool to resurrect the ancient god of war Chidi, and under the calm a larger conspiracy is also quietly carried out (Source: iQ)
MUSICMusic video for the song Mono wo Parapara Kowasu by Kikuo, with vocals by Hatsune Miku. The song is included on the albums " mono-oto" and "Kikuo Miku".
MOVIEHop on this delightful omnibus of a film, composed of seven stunningly animated short films, and you’ll travel to China past and present, urban and rural, in realistic contemporary settings or fantastic mythical realms. Though the protagonists range from a family of rabbits, a boy doing his homework at his parents’ restaurant, or a child and his grandmother in the countryside, all tell a unique stories of love, challenges, and maturing to the beat of your own drum. The distinctive styles of each short equally captivate, beautifully hand illustrated through rich colors, ink painting, paper-cutting, watercolor, collages, and more to create affectionate interpretations of life, love and growth as seen through these gifted Chinese filmmakers’ viewpoints. (Source: New York Int'l Children's Film Festival)
MOVIEThe first film of the Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction duology. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are still looking for a way to combat the alien threat, but so far conventional weapons have had no effect. Maybe it’s time to try something unconventional. Meanwhile, Kadode Koyama and her best friend avidly track the aliens’ movements on social media and less enthusiastically study for college entrance exams. When the end of the world looms overhead, you learn to take things one step at a time. (Source: VIZ Media)
TVThe anime is set in Bayron City, an artificial island city established, outside of any country's jurisdiction, in the Pacific Ocean to exploit local natural resources. In particular, the mining of the new energy resource orgonium has resulted in an outbreak of "D disasters" by demons in the city. Private military companies (PMCs) are tasked with dealing with these incidents. The protagonist Shuu runs a small PMC, though his spending habits have left him constantly penniless. A demon girl named Kisara does contract work at Shuu's office and is constantly worried for him. Kisara attends a high school in Bayron City, and does everything from clerical work to household chores with confidence. Meanwhile, Ayano is Shuu's ex-girlfriend, an elite agent, and a former work colleague in a major PMC that Shuu used to work for. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
TVThe second cour of ORIENT . The ferocious battle of Awaji Island begins now! With the appearance of the all-powerful Kishin, the land of Hinomoto is now dominated by oni, instead of humans. Musashi and Kanemaki Kojiro set out from their hometown swearing the form the strongest Bushi band of all time, and after encountering Hattori Tsugumi on their trip, the three of them found the Kanemaki Bushi. After obtaining the only weapons that can slay oni, Kitetsu Blades, they have taken the first big step towards their dream. In Harima, Musashi's group will encounter the massive band of Uesugui Bushi, and their leader Uesugi Tatsuomi. They have gathered to slay the giant Kishin that threatens to consume the Awaji island: Yamata no Orochi, the Artillery Wyrm. Joining them are Takeda Naotora and the Takeda Bushi, along with several Bushi the same age as Musashi like Shimazu Akihiro and Amako Katsumi. There's also the slightly sheltered, shy princess, Saruwatari Michiru. As different agendas swirl and interact, Musashi and his friends join the Kishin hunt. Yamata no Orochi is an unstoppable demon god that's never been scratched before. And so, the fiercest battle of all begins... (Source: Crunchyroll)
ONAIn Hanma Baki’s first season, the fighter Baki — the strongest high schooler in the land — trained in a prison against fellow inmates, defeating a giant praying mantis and formidable opponents like Biscuit “Mr. Unchained” Oliva and Jun “Mr. Second” Guevaru. Now, Baki is back and gearing up to battle Pickle, a perfectly preserved prehistoric man so powerful, he once preyed on dinosaurs. If Baki can take down Pickle, his final matchup will be with his all-powerful father, Yujiro Hanma. (Source: Netflix)
