Hasegawa Tomoki

* Based on the same-named seinen manga by Kio Shimoku, serialised in Afternoon. It is the beginning of a new year for the Genshiken crew, and that means recruiting new members. Always a dreaded task, The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture manages to get Ogiue Chika pushed onto them from the Manga Club. Introducing herself with a defiant: "I am Ogiue and I hate…

* Based on a shounen manga by Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump. In a world where the taste and texture of food is extremely important there exist individuals known as Bishoku-ya (luxury food providers) who specialize in the acquisition of rare ingredients and animals. Toriko is one of these hunters and it is his dream to find the most precious foods in…

Three boys, Kotarou, a ninja in training, Rikiya, a training baseball player and Yousuke, a studiying scholar were living normal lives in Blue Sky City. One day, Kotarou along with his father Toubei accidentally broke the seal that links the Demon World from the Human World. Until Eldoran, the spirit of light in the Demon World appeared in front of Kotarou, Rikiya and Yousuke…

High school girl Nanako became her town's local idol after being requested to do so by her uncle. Together with her upperclassman Yukari, a girl who seems perfect but is actually quite airheaded, as local idols, they get interviewed (by the town's shopping centre), go on television (low-budget cable), and do concerts (on the roof of the department store). The girls' salaries…

One day Komatsu Nana (Hachi) decides to go to Tokyo where she wants to start a new life with her boyfriend Shouji. There are only a few seats free on the train and thus she decides to sit next to a girl whose name is Oosaki Nana. As a vocalist Nana aims for a debut in Tokyo with her punk band Blast to become professional musicians. Her boyfriend Ren already made it as a…

The Minky Momo series proved to be so popular that a similar series based on Minky Momo was produced. In this second series, there is yet another young fairy princess, but she wishes to see the human world. She succeeds, but at the cost of her powers. Either way, she travels the world, experiencing the feelings, emotions, and events around her. Anime Pocket Guide Description…

One day, university students Maki and Yaeko encounter a man injured by a Kojien (Japanese Dictionary) that fell from the sky. The man is bleeding from the head and refuses to go to an ambulance or the police, but there is something wrong with him. Furthermore, after meeting this man, Maki and Yaeko begin to see strange things. In this complicated and mysterious town, the…

* Based on a manga by Ueshiba Riichi, serialised in Afternoon. Tsubaki Akira one day notices the anti-social transfer student Urabe Mikoto drooling on her desk while she is sleeping, and he cannot resist tasting her drool. Eventually the two begin to date and get to know each other better in this very strange relationship... Source: ANN

The freshly announced children's anime television series Cookin' Idol Ai! Mai! Main! (pronounced "Cookin' Idol I! My! Mine!"). Similar to last year's Moegaku 5 television series that combined educational live action and anime segments, the ten minute long Cookin' Idol episodes will consist of an anime segment in which young girl Main teaches cooking and a live action segment…