hana's Spring Anime Forecast 2013 (March/April/May)

KARA the Animation
ReleaseDate: March 1st 2013
Genre: Music, Idols

Summary: Anime based on the South Korean Girl Pop Band, Kara.


Otona Joshi no Anime Time
AirDate: March 10th 2013
Genre: Drama, Josei

Summary: A series of animations based on prize-winning short stories for women.

Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze
In the story, 33-year-old Kanazawa native Noriko had decided long ago not to accept an ordinary, provincial life for herself. So, she had gone to college in Tokyo, worked on her own, married a man at an elite trading firm, and had a child. She has just returned home from five years abroad with her husband and four-year-old son. However, she senses a large emptiness in her heart since coming back. Moreover, there is a man who shares a big secret with Noriko.

Dokoka Dewanai Koko
A 43-year-old housewife gets a glimpse of a complicated relationship between a mother and a daughter.

Yuuge
Mimi, a wife in her late 20s, leaves her family and begins living with a young man.

Jinsei Best 10
Hatoko, a business woman, faces her upcoming 40th birthday and reunites with the person with whom she shared her first kiss in middle school, over two decades ago.



Girls und Panzer: Episode 11
AirDate: March 18th 2013
Genre: School, Military

Summary: You may have heard of kung fu, but the girls at Oarai High School practice gun-fu - really, really BIG 75mm gun-fu, in fact. It's called Sensha-do, and it's the martial art of operating armored tanks! They take it seriously too, and since winning the national Sensha-do championship is such a huge deal at Oarai, they sometimes go to extreme ends in order to get the best students from Panzer class to sign up. Which is how Miho Nishizumi, who HATES operating tanks, gets drafted to join doomsday-driven driver Mako, even-triggered gunner Hana, highly receptive radio operator Saori and combustible tank-fangirl and loader Yukari as the incomparable Anko Team. They may not be on the half-track to fame and fortune, and maybe a few of them would rather shop for tank tops than become tops in tanks, but once their focus is locked and loaded, they're absolutely driven.
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Gundam Seed Destiny Remaster HD
AirDate: March 29th 2013
Genre: Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Military

Summary: C.E. 73: While the second battle of Yachin Due brought the war between the Naturals and Coordinators to a close, tensions between the two races are at an all-time high. During a meeting between PLANT Chairman Gilbert Dullindal and Orb Representative Cagalli Yula Athha, a unit of soldiers hijack ZAFT's newly developed Gundams. ZAFT soldier Shinn Asuka along with his friends at the ZAFT ship Minerva sortie in attempt to deter this hijacking. With the assistance of Cagalli's bodyguard, Athrun Zala, the Minerva chases after the unknown ship that hijacked the Gundams until an even greater problem occurs leading to the start of the second Bloody Valentine war.
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Aiura
AirDate: April 3rd 2013
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life

Summary: The story centers around Amaya, Iwasawa, and Uehara—three "annoying, spirited high school girls with zero motivation"—and their classmates. Their daily life is "what happens when there is nothing happening."
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Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge
AirDate: April 3rd 2013
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Seinen

Summary: Haimura Kiri is a seemingly ordinary boy with one slight problem: he is obsessed with cutting other people's hair. One day he meets Mushiyanokouji Iwai, the "Hair Queen" who cannot cut her hair because of an inherited curse. Kiri finds out that his scissor, "Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge" is the only thing that can cut them. But little did he know that their meeting sparked the start of an old murder game to kill the "Hair Queen" using the cursed killing tools, the "Killing Goods." Can Kiri protect Iwai from the Killing Goods Owners? Let the game begin!
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Gakkatsu! 2nd Season
AirDate: April 3rd 2013
Genre: Comedy, School Life

Summary: In a fictional school, "Tender Tank" Rareko is constantly opening absurd yet strangely enthusiastic debates, this way creating a lively classroom life. Bringing up tremendous themes, she and her classmates exchange words like sword-strokes, and here and there even a profound remark is slipped in.

A fun and informative debate comedy, packed into only five minutes each time.

2nd Season.


Karneval
AirDate: April 3rd 2013
Genre: Action, Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Shoujo

Summary: Nai searches for someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country's most powerful defense organization—"Circus"!!
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Kuro Majo-san ga Tooru!! 2
AirDate: April 3rd 2013
Genre: Magic

Summary:Kurotori Chiyoko, a 5th-grader in elementary school, loves the occult. One day, a friend requests her to do a love fortune-telling. Chiyoko tries to summon Cupid, but thanks to a stuffy nose, accidentally summons a witch named Gyubid instead!

From that day on, Chiyoko starts learning witchcraft from Gyubid, the self-proclaimed hottest instructor of the magic world. The training regimen is tough, and punishment for slacking is harsh. Fortunately, Chiyoko is able to keep her extra-curricular studies secret, aided by the fact that no one else can see Gyubid.



RDG: Red Data Girl
AirDate: April 3rd 2013; (Pre-Air: March 16th 2013)
Genre: Fantasy

Summary: A modern fantasy based on Japanese Shinto legends. Suzuhara Izumiko is a 15-year-old girl, who has been raised and protected in a shrine deep in the Kumano mountains. She is quite shy and destroys all the electric devices she touches. When she begins to think about going out of the mountains and moving to the city, her guardian Sagara Yukimasa recommends her to enter a high school in Tokyo and forces his son Miyuki to serve Izumiko for life. Miyuki and Izumiko repel each other but their relationship begins to change when a terrifying accident occurs on the school excursion. Izumiko learns her fate as the last representative (yorishiro) of a Himegami goddess and Miyuki learns of his duty as a guardian Yamabushi of Izumiko.
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Devil Survivor 2: The Animation
AirDate: April 4th 2013 (Pre-Air: March 2nd 2013)
Genre: Demons, Supernatural

Summary: "Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2" greenlit for a TV anime adaptation. It will be aired in the spring of 2013.
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Ginga Kikoutai: Majestic Prince
AirDate: April 4th 2013
Genre: Action, Mecha, School Life, Sci-Fi, Seinen

Summary: In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of armed robots "AHSMB (Advanced High Standard Multipurpose Battle Device). This is a story about one of the teenage "Princes", Hitachi O Izuru, who studies in an academic city Grandzehle.
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Hataraku Maou-sama!
AirDate: April 4th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Demon, Romance, Shounen

Summary: Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses—and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation—he must work as a fretter to pay for his living expenses!
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Photo Kano
AirDate: April 4th 2013
Genre: Romance, School Life

Summary: The player is an ordinary second-year high school student named Kazuya Maeda who gets a single-lens reflex camera at the end of summer vacation. He begins taking pictures of the girls at his school, and the photos may lead to romance.

Based on the psp game Photo Kano.



Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
AirDate: April 4th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life

Summary: This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he see his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters, They're a bunch of liars. When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, Not working. A teacher gets Hachiman to join the volunteer service club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.
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Date A Live
AirDate: April 5th 2013; (March 16th 2013 (Nico Douga Stream))
Genre: Mecha, Romance, School Life, Sci-Fi, Shounen

Summary: Itsuka Shido is a high school boy. On the last day of the spring holidays, an explosion destroys the town and a girl in armor appears in front of him. Shido's sister-in-law, Kotori, tells him that the girl is called "Special Disastrous Designated Creature: Spirit", which causes a timespace quake. Kotori disclosed that she is the commander of the anti-spirit organization Ratatosk and orders him to go out on a date with the spirit girl. Kotori says, "I don't ask you to beat the spirit. Just let her fall in love with you and save the world."
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Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride
AirDate: April 5th 2013
Genre: Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, School Life

Summary: The story takes place in Japan in the early 21st century, in an alternate reality where the Tokugawa Shogunate has remained in power. In this reality, student councils are tasked with oppressing schools. Yagyuu Muneakira is a high school student who rebels against his student council with the help of girls who've had the names of famous samurai heroes passed on to them.

Second season of Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls
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Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000%
AirDate: April 5th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Harem

Summary: With dreams of becoming a composer and someday writing a song for her favorite idol, Haruka enters the Saotome Academy, a prestigious performing arts school. If successful there, she’ll be able to join the Shining Agency after graduation. However, it won’t be so easy when Haruka is already surrounded by potential idols and composers. On top of that, her homeroom teacher is a current idol, the headmaster was a record-breaking singer, and the academy itself is a chaotic place where anything can happen. Which prince of song will be paired up with Haruka?! Uta no Prince Sama is an exciting, coming-of-age romantic comedy that will be like sweet music to your eyes and ears!

Second Season of Uta no Prince-sama.



Aku no Hana
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Drama, Romance, School Life, Psychological

Summary: Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book, but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it.

Now everyone knows "some pervert" stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him?
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Danchi Tomoo
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Seinen

Summary: Story is about Tomoo, a kid in grade school who lives in a Danchi (hi-rise apt. building complex) with his friends. He gets into trouble a lot and is dumb, whiny, etc. All about his misadventures at school and with the people in the Danchi, and being a kid in Japan in general.
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Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

Summary: Mukoujima Takurou is a lonely teenager who spends his time fishing at the pier and, to his incredible surprise, fishes up Muromi, a mermaid. Muromi first off doesn't realize she's a mermaid until she meets Takurou. Not only that, she is incredibly dense and crazy and has a drinking problem to top it off. Now every time Takurou goes fishing, Muromi appears and makes life interesting for him.
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Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Waka ga Nai.
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Seinen

Summary: Kyousuke Kousaka, a normal seventeen-year-old high school student, hasn't gotten along with his younger sister, Kirino, in years. For longer than he can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings and looked at him with spurning eyes. It seemed as if the relationship between Kyousuke and his sister, now fourteen, would continue this way forever.

One day, however, Kyousuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime entitled Hoshikuzu Witch Merle (Stardust Witch Merle), which had fallen into the entranceway of his house. To Kyousuke's surprise, inside the case is a hidden adult video game titled Imouto to Koishiyo! (Love with Little Sister!). Kyousuke attempts to fish out the culprit who dropped the case by bringing up the topic of magical girl anime at the family dinner table. All that comes out is a strong negative reaction from his parents, especially his anti-otaku policeman father.

That night, Kirino bursts into Kyousuke's room and, in perhaps the first conversation she has initiated with him in years, says they "have things to talk about." Kirino brings Kyousuke to her room and shows him an extensive collection of moe anime and lolicon bishoujo games she has been collecting in secret.

Second Season.
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Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Music, Shoujo

Summary: Naru Ayase is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle school girls who can do Prism Dance, and immediately applies. Naru begins to Prism Dance at the audition, and an aura she's never experienced spreads out in front of her. At that moment, a mysterious girl named Rinne asks her if she can see "rainbow music".



Shingeki no Kyoujin
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Superpower

Summary: Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giants. Giants are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of giants.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years. Teenage boy Elen and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super giant that appears out of thin air. As the smaller giants flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Elen vows that he will murder every single giant and take revenge for all of mankind.
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Tanken Driland New Series
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Summary: Due to the influence of someone who visited her town when she was a child, Princess Mikoto of Elua decides to become a hunter and search for treasure all over the land of Driland. She sets out on her journey with her personal assistant Wallens, but they are soon joined by Pollon, a hunter who dreams of being a hero, and Paan, a wandering knight. As they continue their exploration they begin to sense great danger drawing near.



Tetsujin 28-go Gao!
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Summary: The series of anime shorts, roughly five minutes in length, will focus on protagonist Shōtarō Kaneda's everyday life instead of focusing on battle scenes as previous Tetsujin 28 titles have done.



Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. S2
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Demons, Supernatural

Summary: The great detective Akutabe has an assistant, Rinko Sakuma, who is trying to learn to summon demons. This is the story of her misadventure when she actually manages to summon 2 demons unexpectedly.

Second Season of Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san.



Zettai Bouei Leviathan
AirDate: April 6th 2013
Genre: Game, Fantasy, Adventure

Summary: Set on Aquafall, a fantasy world abound with water and greenery, and populated by dragons and fairies.

Meteorites suddenly bring forth evil creatures that threaten all living things on the planet. The fairy Syrup assembles the Aquafall Defence Force, with three girls of the dragon clans as recruits. The story follows Syrup and the dragon girls Leviathan, Bahamut, and Jörmungandr as they work together to battle enemies and grow up.
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Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes Gekitōden
AirDate: April 7th 2013
Genre: Action, Shounen

Summary: The story is set 14 years after Atlantia, the largest country in the world of Legendia, was torn apart by riots. The protagonist Tsurugi Tatewaki was secreted away from the chaos at a young age. Oblivious to his true birthplace, Tsurugi grows up as a spirited boy in the neighboring rocky land of Pacifis.

One day, Tsurugi suddenly comes across the "Shining Sword," and his great adventure begin. An army of darkness is hunting down the 12 Sword Braves, and as the army pursues Tsurugi, a figure appears before him. Bringer is a Card Battle Droid entrusted with the duty of protecting Tsurugi. Trained by Bringer in the ways of the Battle Spirits combat, Tsurugi joins the other Sword Braves in rising up against the army of darkness with his Key Spirit "Shining Dragon.



Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W
AirDate: April 7th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Parody, Sci-Fi

Summary: "I'm Nyarlathotep, the creeping chaos always smiling beside you." But you can call her Nyaruko for short. One by one, the Great Ones from the Cthulhu mythos are coming to earth to target Nyaruko and her human friend Mahiro. He's utterly clueless about the true nature of his cosmic conflict and just wants to live in peace.

Second Season of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
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Suisei no Gargantia
AirDate: April 7th 2013
Genre: Sci-Fi

Summary: The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Redo and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space. Waking from his artificially induced hibernation, Redo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive. Redo arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Redo, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him.
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Arata Kangatari
AirDate: April 8th 2013
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen

Summary: Every 30 years, a new princess is chosen from the Hime family to serve the Hayagami. The time has come again, but over these past years, records state not a single female has been born, save for one, the 15-year-old Arata. The only problem is, Arata is actually a male! Forced to disguise himself and take the place of the princess candidate until a formal one can be found, he attends the festival only to witness the current princess, Kokuri-hime, murdered, and his own life is forfeit as well, by the hands of the princess' personal guard, the 12 Shinshou. As he runs for his life, Kannagi of the 12 convinces everyone that Arata is the one who has murdered the princess instead, and now everyone in the Imperial Court is after his head!
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Chibi☆Devi!
AirDate: April 8th 2013
Genre: Fantasy, Shoujo, Supernatural

Summary: Sawada Honoka is a 14-year-old girl who is very timid. She easily gets bullied by other classmates. Honoka is a non-believer in God, Angels, and Devils. Though one day, a devil baby was dropped into her room while she was sleeping. What will Honoka believe in now?

New Season.



Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties
AirDate: April 8th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Parody, Romance, Shounen, Harem

Summary: 16-year-old Hayate is really down on his luck. Because his unemployed parents are good-for-nothings who waste what money they have on gambling, Hayate had to start working at a young age to help out his family. Although such experience has made him inhumanly fast and tough and skilled at things boys aren't normally skilled at, it has also left him in an awkward position, as his parents have racked up such a huge gambling debt that they have sold Hayate to the yakuza for the value of his organs. In a desperate attempt to avoid that fate, Hayate decides to become a "bad guy" and kidnap someone to be held for ransom, but his efforts to do so are mistaken as a confession of love by the girl he targets. When he helps save the (as it turns out) ultra-wealthy 13-year-old Nagi from real kidnappers, she takes him in and gives him a job as her new personal butler (and love interest) until he can pay off his debt. But Hayate is more attracted to Nagi's beautiful teenage maid Maria, and head butler Klaus is initially disapproving of a boy with such a poor look. And then there's Nagi's pet Tama, who is also a force to be reckoned with.

This is the Fourth Season.
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Mushibugyo
AirDate: April 8th 2013
Genre: Action, Ecchi, Historical, Martial Arts, Romance, Shounen

Summary: The people have demanded change; Criterion boxes were created for the purpose of the people to leave their complaints in it. The result of this were two changes: the first being the creation of 'Koishigawa Youjoujo' for the people, the second being an inner-city magistrate office, known as the Mushibugyo.

Tsukishima Jinbee is a warrior who aims to be best, under the belief that a weak warrior isn't a warrior at all. He was scouted out by a representative to join the Mushibugyo and told to go to Edo with the instructios that he'd knew what to do once he got there. Shortly after arriving at Edo, he hears a scream and goes to check it out... To find a giant spider-like creature devouring some citizens of Edo. Being a warrior, there's no way he could stand this...
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Sparrow's Hotel
AirDate: April 8th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Seinen

Summary: The comedy revolves around Sayuri Satō, the new front desk worker at the Sparrow's Hotel — "the closest hotel to Heaven." Her special features are her large breasts and her skills of assassination. She takes down people who cause trouble in the business hotel with those skills, but she is in fact very unskilled when talking to the male hotel manager, and often bites her tongue.



Yuyushiki
AirDate: April 9th 2013
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Seinen

Summary: The manga follows the school life of three girls in the data processing club—Yuzuko, Yukari, and Yui.
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Kakumeiki Valvrave
AirDate: April 11th 2013
Genre: Mecha

Summary: New original mecha anime from Sunrise.

The story is set the year Shinreki ("True Calendar") 71, when 70% of the human race lives in space due to the development of space cities. Between two major powers — the Dorushia Military Pact Federation and the Atlantic Ring United States (ARUS) — there is a small neutral nation called Jiōru that has prospered economically. The protagonist Haruto, a high school student who lives in Jiōru, encounters the mysterious "forbidden" humanoid weapon Valvrave when the Dorushia army invades.
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Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
AirDate: April 12th 2013
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Super Power

Summary: The second season will focus on The Sisters Arc. Lasting only a single volume in the Toaru Majutsu no Index light novels, it was later expanded greatly in the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga.

The arc focuses on the ordeals of Mikoto Misaka after discovering the existence of the Radio Noise sisters that are being used in the Level 6 Shift, an experiment where they are killed in order for the highest-ranking Level 5, Accelerator, can achieve Level 6.
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Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.
AirDate: April 13th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Seinen

Summary: Youto Yokodera is always thinking about his carnal desires, but no one acknowledges him as a pervert. He learns about a cat statue that supposedly grants wishes. The boy goes to pray that he will be able to express his lustful thoughts whenever and wherever he wants. At the statue, Youto encounters Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi, a girl from his high school with her own wish — that she would not display her real intentions so readily.
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Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai OAD
ReleaseDate: March 1st 2013
Genre: Comedy, Romance

Summary: NEVER make a deal with a wet goddess you've only just met. That's a lesson Ryosuke Kaga learns the hard way when he foolishly agrees to let Lisara Restole use some of his "essence" to stay in this world. Because despite her smoking hot appearance, Lisara's actually a Shinigami, a Goddess of Death. However, she DOESN'T steal years off his life like any decent Shinigami would do. Oh no, instead she sucks him dry of something much more perverse by leeching off his lecherous spirit and draining his ability to enjoy... er... the things that teenage boys normally spend most of their time thinking about! And now that he's been de-debased and de-debauched by her un-dirty trick, the poor regenerated degenerate's only hope of getting his licentiousness renewed is to join the queen of mental-clean on her quest, since when she leaves our mortal plane he regains his normal immorality! But the termination of the probation of his reprobation isn't guaranteed, because Goddesses of Death can be really harsh mistresses and it's going to be anything but easy to go back to being sleazy!

OVA bundled with the fourth volume of the manga.
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Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yoseitachi SP
ReleaseDate: March 2nd 2013
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Summary: A cyber battle sci-fi. In 2022, the technology of quantum computing has greatly advanced and many people have transferred their mind into the cyber space.

Remu's sister-in-law, Shiki, skipped grades and entered a high school in the academic city "Okinotori-island Mega Float City (OMFC)" when she was 14. One day, Shiki confessed to her brother via Skype that she was talking to him directly from the cyber space and her real body had been kept in a water tank filled with a culture medium. It's called "Body pool" and Shiki connected to the network by nanomachines implanted in her brain.

Remu was surprised but he accepted her decision until an accident called "Early Rupture" happened. The network server got overloaded and users' minds were lost in cyber space leaving soulless living bodies in the Body Pools. In order to bring Shiki's mind back, Remu visits her apartment in OMFC and there meets Shiki escaped from the hospital. But the girl tells him that she is not Shiki and she happens to haven taken over Shiki's body.

When Remu tries to figure out the situation, a violent attack strikes the apartment.

Part of Anime Mirai 2013
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Death Billiards SP
ReleaseDate: March 2nd 2013
Genre: Comedy

Summary: Death Billiards is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.

Part of Anime Mirai 2013
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Little Witch Academia SP
ReleaseDate: March 2nd 2013
Genre: Comedy

Summary: Little Witch Academia is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.

Part of Anime Mirai 2013
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Ryo SP
ReleaseDate: March 2nd 2013
Genre: Comedy

Summary: Ryo is one of the four anime works that each received 38 million yen (about US$480,000) from the "2012 Young Animator Training Project." Just like in 2010 and 2011, the animation labor group received 214.5 million yen (US$2.65 million) from the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and it distributed most of those funds to studios who train young animators on-the-job.

Part of Anime Mirai 2013
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Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn OVA
ReleaseDate: March 2nd 2013
Genre: Action, Drama, Mecha, Military

Summary: U.C. 0096...

The manufacturing colony Industrial 7, which is still under construction, floats at Lagrange point 1.

A youth named Banagher Links, who grew up without knowing his father, meets a mysterious girl who has stowed away on a ship bound for Industrial 7. As the white mobile suit Unicorn undergoes repeated tests and becomes the subject of diverse speculations, the hands of time begin to move.

Banagher does not yet know that he has been caught up in the conflict surrounding Laplace's Box.

What is Laplace's Box?
What secret does it contain?
The hundred-year curse of the Universal Century is about to be resolved.

Episode 6 of 7
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Nurarihyon no Mago OAD
ReleaseDate: March 4th 2013
Genre: Action, Demon, Shounen, Supernatural

Summary: The story begins at about 100 years after the disappearance of Otome Yamabuki, Rihan Nura's first wife. Rihan has finally pulled himself together and his life returns to normal. As the head of the Nura Clan, he's busy working on building a harmonious world for humans and youkais. One day, he sees Setsura being upset so he decides to cheer her up by taking the clan to go enjoy the hot spring where Setsura makes up her mind to tell Rihan that she met Otome once after she left him about 100 years ago. She tells him the message that Otome left for him and the truth is...?

Bundled w/ LE manga vol.25



Cyclops Shoujo Saipu~ ONA
ReleaseDate: March 10th 2013
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Slice of Life, Seinen

Summary: When Fuuka hit her second year of middle school, puberty kicked in. Now she's really tall and has huge boobs. Due to her hairstyle, her classmates call her "Saipu," after the cyclops. Her affection for her older brother was cute when she was a little girl and said she wanted to marry him. Now it just freaks him out, since she's decided she's adult enough to follow through on her childish promises. This 4-koma style manga is the story of the life of this cyclops girl!




Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Kuromajutsu Satsujin Jiken-hen OVA
ReleaseDate: March 15th 2013
Genre: Mystery, Shounen

Summary: Kindaichi is back with another mystery to solve.

Last Episode of 2



Vassalord.
ReleaseDate: March 15th 2013
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Shounen Ai, Vampire, Supernatural

Summary: Charley, a cyborg vampire who does the Vatican's dirty work, is the thrall of the local vampire playboy Johnny Rayflo. As the two fight crime—and each other—hilarity, violence and sacrilege ensue! But can Charley resist his own desperate cravings for blood? Find out as the devilish duo go up aginst a childlike vampire princess, a mysterious branch of the Unitarian Church...and one another.
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Arcana Famiglia: Capriccio - stile Arcana Famiglia OVA
ReleaseDate: March 27th 2013
Genre: Romance, Shoujo

Summary: The Arcana Famiglia is a powerful organization that keeps the peace on the trading island of Regalo. The most unique trait of this prestigious "family" is their mastery of the Arcana - mystical powers derived from tarot cards. The current leader of the Arcana Famiglia, Mondo, wishes to choose a successor through a tournament called the Arcana Duello, and as added incentive, the winner will take the hand of Mondo's daughter, Felicita. However, two young men among the family - impetuous Liberta and serious-minded Nova - are more interested in protecting Felicita's freedom than letting her be someone's trophy wife. Together, Liberta, Nova and Felicita get to know each other better ... but with Felicita's ability to read minds, she may discover more than she bargained for in Liberta's violent past and Nova's troubled family history. Can the trio remain friends, or will the growing tension between them be too much to bear?

Unaired episode of Arcana Famiglia



Kira Kira 5th Anniversary Live Anime: Kick Start Generation OVA
ReleaseDate: Match 27th 2013
Genre: Music

Summary: Based on the visual novel by Overdrive.

The what-if story reunites the Second Literature Club Band members Kirari, Chie, Shikanosuke, and Sarina, several months after the concert in the d2b vs Deardrops ~Cross the Future~ fan disk.
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Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!: Ani, Imouto, Koibito OVA
ReleaseDate: March 27th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, School Life, Harem, Seinen

Summary: Is insanity hereditary? Shougo Mikadono's beginning to think so, because the terms of his late father's will seem crazy and following them may drive Shougo bonkers as well. Oh, it sounds simple at first: before Shougo can claim his VERY large inheritance, he just has to start attending a certain new school and find a nice girl to marry. It's a little unromantic, but perfectly do-able, right? After all, all the girls seem quite friendly, so all Shougo has to do is find one he has something in common with. EXCEPT, and here's the kicker, it turns out that Shougo has WAY too much in common with one of them, because she's actually his long lost sister! And he has no idea which one she is! Will Shougo meet and court his Miss Right without committing something very morally wrong? Can he find his future bride without slipping into the wrong set of genes? And if his little sister does reveal herself, just how much will be revealed and under what circumstances?

Unaired 13th episode of the TV series.
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Hiiro no Kakera: Totsugeki! Tonari no Ikemenzu OVA
ReleaseDate: March 28th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Shoujo

Summary: Bundled with Hiiro no Kakera Taizen, a comprehensive illustration book on the six-year history of Idea Factory's Hiiro no Kakera romance game franchise, the OVA reveals the private lives of the five main characters.



Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san: Legacy OAD
ReleaseDate: March 28th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi, Slice of Life

Summary: The time is the near future. Cockroaches and other household pests have become immune to all forms of insecticides. In response to this crisis, a Japanese company has created small, doll-like, insect exterminating robots called Hoi Hoi-san. A competing company has also released their own version, Combat-san. Because of their adorable appearance, these little robots have become somewhat of a phenomenon and have gained many fans. Late at night, in the home of one such fan, Hoi Hoi-san and Combat-san search for insects to exterminate... but Combat-san is not above trying to exterminate Hoi Hoi-san while she’s at it.
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Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens OVA
ReleaseDate: March 29th 2013
Genre: Action, Adventure, Ecchi, Fantasy

Summary: The Vanquished Queens OVAs will depict new stories about the defeats of various Queen's Blade characters, independent from the ending of third TV season and other side stories.
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Iron Man: Rise of Technovore OVA
ReleaseDate: April 16th 2013
Genre: Action, Mecha

Summary: The film explores a confrontation between Iron Man and the villainous Ezekiel Stane, who develops new bio-technology that seemingly outclasses the Iron Man armor. After Stane unleashes a terrorist attack and sets Tony Stark up to take the fall, Iron Man must evade S.H.I.E.L.D.'s man hunt and find a way to clear his name.
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Code:Breaker OAD
ReleaseDate: April 17th 2013
Genre: Action, Comedy, School Life, Shounen, Super Power, Supernatural

Summary: Riding the bus one day, Sakurakouji Sakura looks out the window to see people being burned alive with a blue fire and a boy her age who's unharmed and standing over the people.

She comes back to the site the next day and there are no corpses or evidence of any kind of murder, just a small fire. She then goes to class to find there's a new transfer student, Oogami Rei, who looks exactly like the boy she saw before and wears a black glove only on his left hand.

Oogami is a Code Breaker, one who "does not exist". He is a seemingly cold-blooded killer who follows the principle of "an eye for an eye", to "use evil against evil". Convinced that killing is not right, Sakurakouji sets out to stop him and penetrate his icy heart.

Vol.3: "code:4koma Special Theater"



Seitokai Yakuindomo OVA
ReleaseDate: April 25th 2013
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Shounen

Summary: It is the start of Takatoshi Tsuda's second year as the put-upon vice president of the student council and his sister Kotomi is entering school as a first year. New friends and double entendres are made.

Nozoki Ana: Sexy Extended Edition OVA
ReleaseDate: May 10th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, School Life

Summary: Kido Tatsuhiko moved to Tokyo to attend an art school and start his new life. In his new room, there's a small hole in the wall. At first he can see nothing through the small hole, but one night, through the peeping hole, he saw a girl named Ikuno Emiru, a perverted voyeur who ropes him into her peeping fetish... But each winds up getting more than they bargained for.

Bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 13th and final volume.
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Highschool DxD OAD
ReleaseDate: May 31st 2013
Genre: Comedy, Demons, Ecchi, Romance, School Life

Summary: Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel. To top it all off, he's later reincarnated as a devil by his gorgeous senpai who tells him that she is also a devil and now his master! One thing's for sure, his peaceful days are over. In a battle between devils and angels, who will win?

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Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home
ReleaseDate: March 9th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Summary: Ohana has grown accustomed to living in the hot springs inn her grandmother manages, Kissuisou. One day, the daughter of a manager for Kissuisou's rival inn, Yuina, comes to Kissuisou for training to become a landlady herself. As Ohana is observing her training, she finds "a certain item" in the storeroom while cleaning.
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Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dougu Museum
ReleaseDate: March 9th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Kids, Seinen

Summary: No synopsis Available
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Shimajirou to Fufu no Daibouken ~Sukue! Nanairo no Hana~
ReleaseDate: March 15th 2013
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids, Magic

Summary: None at the moment
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Precure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi
ReleaseDate: March 16th 2013
Genre: Kids, Magic, Shoujo

Summary: One day, the Pretty Cures receive an invitation to a party in their honor. Everyone is heading to the party venue, the school of fairies, but awaits a mysterious shadow. The shadow steals transformation objects! What can they do? If the Cures can not be converted are in big trouble! If this continues, the school, our world and everything else will be destroyed by that shadow! The 32 Pretty Cures will fight to protect everyone!
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Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Kami to Kami
ReleaseDate: March 30th 2013
Genre: Action, Adventure, Martial Arts, Shounen, Super Power

Summary: Birusu, the god of destruction who has maintained the balance of the universe, has awakened from a 39-year slumber to destroy the planets in his realm. Hearing rumors of a Saiyan (Saiya-jin) who defeated Freeza, Birusu comes looking for Goku.

Excited that a powerful oponent has appeared after so long, Goku ignores King Kai's advice and challenges Birusu in a battle. However, Goku is no match for Birusu's overwhelming power and is defeated. Birusu leaves after uttering an ominous message, “Is there anyone on Earth more worthy to destroy?” Will Goku and the others really be able to stop the God of Destruction?!
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Eiga Hana Kappa Hana-sake! Pakkaan Chou no Kuni no Daibouken
ReleaseDate: April 12th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Kids

Summary: In the film, butterfly warriors suddenly appear in Yamabiko and snatch away Hana Kappa's mother and others. Hana Kappa and his friends head out towards the mystery-filled land of butterflies. They overcome obstacles such as mountains and deserts and along the way, encounter a mysterious boy named Poru.



Aura: Maryuuinkouga Saigo no Tatakai
ReleaseDate: April 13th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Romance, School Life

Summary: Sato Ichiro once called himself 'Maryuin Koga' and behaved as if he were a hero in a fantasy world. His strange behavior caused his classmates to bully him and he left the school.

At his new school, he tries to behave like a normal boy, but one day he meets a girl who cosplays with a blue cape. She calls herself "a researcher traveling from the outer world to search for the 'Dragon Terminal'". At first, Ichiro rejects the girl, Sato Ryoko, because her behavior reminds him of his embarrassing past, but he changes his mind after seeing her getting bullied.

In order to bring Ryoko back to real life, Ichiro accepts her and his past and begins the final battle as Maryuin Koga.
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Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Movie 5: Boukyou no Gingkakan Kuukan
ReleaseDate: April 13th 2013
Genre: Sci-Fi

Summary: The basic story of Yamato 2199 is the same as the first Yamato anime set in 2199, but Yutaka Izubuchi, who worked on mechanical designs and science-fiction concepts on some of the earlier projects in the franchise, is serving as chief director.



Crayon Shin-chan Movie 21: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!!
ReleaseDate: April 20th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Ecchi, Kids, Shounen

Summary: No synopsis available
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Detective Conan Movie 17: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
ReleaseDate: April 20th 2013
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Shounen, Police

Summary: No Synopsis available
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Steins;Gate: Fuku Ryouiki no Deja vu
ReleaseDate: April 20th 2013
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller

Summary: Steins;Gate is set in the summer of 2010, approximately one year after the events that took place in Chaos;Head, in Akihabara.

Steins;Gate is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN, who has been doing their own research on time travel, tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.

The Steins;Gate movie announced at end of the television anime series finale.
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Kick-Heart
ReleaseDate: April 2013
Genre: Romance

Summary: Kick-Heart is a love story between Romeo, a successful pro-wrestler, and Juliet, a nun who lives a secret double-life as a female pro-wrestler. Romeo's secret is that he enjoys taking a beating in the ring, while Juliet feels invigorated when facing her opponents as a wrestler. When the two meet in the ring, the fireworks fly. Their story is set in the colorful backdrop of the professional wrestling world. Will Juliet reveal her true identity to the one she loves? Will Romeo be able to share his secret to the world?
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Saint*Onii-san
ReleaseDate: May 10th 2013
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Seinen

Summary: What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a humorous manga about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, with each chapter focusing on some element of modern life, such as Disneyland, rush hour on the train, Christmas, the public pool, carnivals, and more.
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