Fujiwara Keiji

Haruno Kasumi is a fourth-grader. Her parents are zoologists who went over to Africa to carry out their research studies. In order to see off her parents, Kasumi arrived at Kasumi Town. In the middle of the town lies an enormous mansion surrounded by the forest. The mansion belongs to the Kasumi household, the family in which Kasumi will be lodging in and taken care of. There…

* Based on the manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. This recap takes place after the end of the series. A Shinigami approaches Ryuk in the Shinigami realm in order to learn more about the human world. Instead, Ryuk tells him of all the events leading up to the last story arc, about Light Yagami and his rival L. It contains updated…

* Based on the manga by Ooba Tsugumi and Obata Takeshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. This recap is a continuation of the first one. It recounts shortly the previous special and continues to retell the final arc of the series. It contains updated dialogue, as well as a few new scenes. Note: This is a TV special which aired on Nippon Television in Japan on August 22, 2008.

Tamako is a mochi-loving high school freshman whose family runs a mochi (rice cake) shop in a certain town's shopping district. She enjoys her high school life with her friends Midori and Kanna in the badminton club. She also helps out at her family's shop and develops new mochi. Source: ANN Note: The first episode received an early screening at a special event on 5 January…

* Based on a manga by Kotoyama serialized in Shuukan Shounen Sunday. Shikada You owns a rural sweets shop, and his plan is for his son Kokonotsu to take it over one day, but Kokonotsu wants to be a manga author instead. One day, the heir to the well-known sweets maker Shidare Company, the cute but weird Shidare Hotaru, pays them a visit. Apparently, You is famous, and she…

* Based on a comedy shounen manga by Kotoyama. Still determined to become a manga artist, Kokonotsu continues to work on his dream. But Hotaru refuses to give up on bringing him to the side of Japanese snacks! With new faces and new treats, will he finally be swayed to take over his father's shop? Source: Amazon Note: The first episode received an early screening at a joint…

Annoyed with the poor quality of breakfast, Shin-chan is delighted to hear that dinner is going to be a first-class barbecue. However, soon after, a young man comes in, followed by an older man who orders the Nohara family to hand over what the young man gave to them. However, they had not received anything from the young man, and as the scary man approaches they flee. As a…

The Nohara family is on a cruise heading towards a tropical island when suddenly the ship is invaded by a large group of monkeys. The simians capture all adults and take them to a nearby isle while leaving all children behind. It is up to Shin-chan and his friends to find and save the grown-ups. Source: ANN

Shinnosuke and his family go to the 20th century museum, a recreation of the 1970s World Expo in Osaka. His parents are exposed to nostalgia of their younger days, and are treated to the prospect of realizing their childhood fantasies once more. Unfortunately the curators of the museum have other plans of putting the future to an end, and living in the past century forever in…