Spring 2000

An evil race of transforming robots known as the Destrons make their appearance known by invading a world exposition in New York and abducting Professor Onishi, a renowned scientist. The professor's son Yuuki befriends Fire Convoy and the heroic Cybertron forces, who will stop at nothing to rescue the professor and protect Earth from the wrath of Gigatron and his Destron…

The world of insects is full of enchantment and amazement. This animation series is inspired by "the Diary of Insects" written by Jean Henri Fabre, an outstanding French entomologist and author in the 19th Century. In his original works, Mr. Fabre vividly described the life of insects. In this series all the insects and bugs have been personified and drawn into marvelous…

A collection of four folk tales from Koshiji (from 2005, part of Nagaoka), Niigata prefecture (Echigo is the old name of Niigata). Episode 1: The Azuki Mochi and the Frog A mean old woman tells an azuki mochi to turn into a frog, if her daughter-in-law wants to eat it. The daughter-in-law hears this, and... Episode 2: Satori A woodcutter warms himself at the fire of deadwood…

The parents of Kouzuki Miyu, a 14-year-old middle school girl, have been hired by NASA. Without further ado they take off to America leaving Miyu with their long-time family friend, Saionji Houshou, the monk and caretaker of the Saion Temple. Shortly thereafter, the monk decides to go on a one year pilgrimage to India leaving Miyu being cared for by his son, Kanata. More…

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

* Based on the sci-fi novel series by Morioka Hiroyuki. Three years after their adventure, Lafiel becomes captain on the brand new assault ship Basroil and Jinto finishes his training to become a supply officer and joins Lafiel's crew. They set out to join a large fleet with the mission to defend the strategically important Aptic Gate from a force 15 times larger than their…

A 12-year-old boy named Naota is hanging out with 17-year-old Mamimi, the girlfriend of Naota's absentee brother. Their relationship is an uneasy one, since Mamimi seems to enjoy teasing Naota quite a bit. Suddenly, their time together is interrupted by the arrival of Haruhara Haruko, a seemingly insane girl on a motor scooter. She runs over Naota and then whacks him in the…

* Based on the shounen manga by Tezuka Osamu, serialised in Shounen Champion, Sora kara Kita Kodomo covers the events of the same titled manga chapter 143. Black Jack is approached by a defecting soldier and his wife with a plea to help their son, who is afflicted with a rare disease. Although it might already be too late for the boy, Black Jack is able to save the child. But…

Police officers are targeted and killed by an unknown person. Thinking the suspect is connected to the police force, they are keeping quiet about the situation. Though when officer Satou Keiji is injured by this killer, Ran is the only eye witness. Suffering from traumatic shock, she loses her memory of everything in her life. As a result, the killer now knows that Ran has…

Mikage Aya and her twin brother Aki are soon driven apart by the forces of fate... On their sixteenth birthday, Aya and Aki are called to the family home to be given a special present. What they thought was a birthday party, however, was really a test — one which Aya failed. She was found to possess the reincarnated spirit of an ageless celestial maiden (tennyo), one bent on…