Sekirei. Plot[edit] In Tokyo (known as Shinto Teito (新東帝都, Shintō Teito? , "New Eastern Imperial Capital")) in 2020, 19-year-old Minato Sahashi is extremely intelligent, but his inability to cope under pressure often results in failure. One day, Minato meets a girl named Musubi, who literally falls from the sky. Minato soon learns that she is a "Sekirei" who chose him as her "Ashikabi", a human with special powers that allows them to have a contract with Sekirei.
This binds the Sekirei to him and allows them to use their full power in elimination battles with other Sekirei. Minato soon learns that being the partner of a girl is not all fun and games, especially when several other Sekirei choose him as their Ashikabi, each also forming a contract with him. Terminology[edit] Sekirei[edit] Sekirei (鶺鴒?) The adult and the eight embryos are also known as the "Single Numbers". Ashikabi[edit] Ashikabi (葦牙?) Jinki[edit] Jinki (神器? Sekirei Plan[edit] The Sekirei Plan (鶺鴒計画, Sekirei Keikaku?)
Media[edit] Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens. Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (かんなぎ, Kannagi? , lit. Shrine maiden), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi. The manga began serialization in the January 2006 issue of Ichijinsha's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rex and eight tankōbon volumes have been released in Japan. A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired between October and December 2008 in Japan. An original video animation (OVA) episode was released in May 2009. Bandai Entertainment licensed the manga and anime series, including the OVA. Characters[edit] Main characters[edit] Nagi (ナギ?) Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu Nagi is a goddess who wakes up after years of slumber with Jin's unexpected help. Kannagi (かんなぎ?) A different personality that exists inside Nagi. Jin Mikuriya (御厨 仁, Mikuriya Jin?) Voiced by: Hiro Shimono After using a part of a fallen sacred tree to make a sculpture of a girl, he inadvertently brings Nagi back to life.
Tsugumi Aoba (青葉 つぐみ, Aoba Tsugumi?) Zange (ざんげ?) Others[edit] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Higurashi When They Cry (ひぐらしのなく頃に, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni? , lit. When the Cicadas Cry), known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on the Windows operating system. The first game in the series, Onikakushi-hen, was released on August 10, 2002, and the eighth and final game in the original PC series, Matsuribayashi-hen, was released on August 13, 2006. While the first four games carried the overall title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, the next four games were produced under the title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. A bonus fan disc called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei was released on December 31, 2006. Two sets of drama CDs were produced, one by Wayuta and the other by Frontier Works.
Gameplay[edit] Higurashi is a murder mystery game described as a "sound novel" by 07th Expansion. Characters[edit] Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. On September 26, 2010, it was announced that MangaGamer had acquired the rights of the visual novel for a worldwide English release, in partnership with the translation group No Name Losers.[4] The license holding company Sentai Filmworks licensed both Ef anime series.[5] Gameplay[edit] Example of an average conversation in Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two. Here, Hiro is talking with Miyako. The gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent simply reading the text that appears on the screen which represents either dialogue between the various characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a point where he or she is given the chance to choose from multiple options.
For Ef, Minori attempted to create a movie-like experience, using a lot of animated two-dimensional computer graphics presented from various angles. Plot and characters[edit] Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two consists of two parts. Prologue. Da Capo II. Gameplay[edit] There are six main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each of the heroines in the story.
In order to view the six plot lines to their entirety, the player will have to replay the game multiple times and choose different choices during the decision points in order to further the plot in an alternate direction. The game is split into three main parts: the first story arc revolves around an upcoming Christmas party, the second arc takes place during the winter holiday break, and the last arc is back at school in the new year.
Plot[edit] The protagonist, Yoshiyuki Sakurai, was born when Sakura Yoshino, weary of being alone for so long, wished upon a prototype artificial wish-granting magical sakura tree for a family. Development[edit] Release history[edit] On April 15, 2007, a free game demo of Da Capo II titled The Spring Breeze's Ultimate Battle! Adaptations[edit] Drama CDs[edit] Internet radio shows[edit] Novels[edit] Manga[edit] Anime[edit] Kurozuka. Story[edit] The series begins in 12th century Japan and centers on Kuro, a character based loosely on the legendary Japanese swordsman Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Kuro and his servant, Benkei, meet a beautiful and mysterious woman named Kuromitsu while on the run from Kuro's elder brother, who seeks his life.
Kuromitsu and Kuro fall in love, but he soon discovers that she harbors a terrible secret: she is a vampiric immortal. Following an attack by his pursuers, Kuro is badly injured and must imbibe Kuromitsu's blood to save his own life. Kuro is then betrayed and attacked by Benkei, who has been subverted by a shadowy organization called the Red Army, and Kuro's head is severed, which interferes with his transformation into a fully immortal being.
Kuro loses consciousness and wakes up centuries later in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian Japan. Characters[edit] Media[edit] Manga[edit] Anime[edit] Episode List[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] The Tower of Druaga (anime) At the 2009 New York Comic Con, Funimation announced their license for the series. It has been eighty years since King Gilgamesh defeated "the tower" single-handedly, and now the tower is reborn again. The "Summer of Anu" is a season that comes every few years during which the powers of the monsters within the Tower wane thanks to the grace of the great god Anu. Each Summer of Anu, the armies of the Uruk Kingdom secure their strongholds within the Tower, aiming to eventually conquer the upper floors. The story begins with the third Summer of Anu. The city of Meskia is the first stronghold built on the first level of the Tower.
In addition to the Uruk Army preparing for their third campaign against Druaga, innumerable adventurers called "climbers" have been drawn to Meskia by rumors of the Blue Crystal Rod, a legendary treasure believed to be hidden on the top floor of the Tower. Opening theme "Swinging" by Muramasa☆ (The Aegis of Uruk, episodes 1-12) "Questions? " Ending theme. Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka. Gameplay[edit] An average conversation in Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka featuring the main character talking to Tsukasa. Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka's gameplay requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent simply reading the text that appears on the screen which represents either dialogue between the various characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist. Every so often, the player will come to a point where he or she is given the chance to choose from multiple options.
The time between these points is variable and can occur anywhere from a minute to much longer. Plot[edit] Jun'ichi Nagase attends a prestigious high school. Characters[edit] Jun'ichi Nagase (長瀬 準一, Nagase Jun'ichi?) Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (anime) Jun'ichi is the main protagonist of the series. Yuuhi Katagiri (片桐 優姫, Katagiri Yūhi?) Voiced by: Kazane (PC), Rie Kugimiya (anime/PS2) Yuuhi is the main heroine in the series.
Minato Nagase (長瀬 湊, Nagase Minato?) Voiced by: Emiri Katō (anime/PS2) Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (君が望む永遠? , lit. The Eternity You Desire), or Kiminozo for short, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Âge and released on August 3, 2001 for Windows. It was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. The gameplay in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien follows a branching plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the eight female main characters by the player character. The game was adapted into a 14-episode anime television series, which aired between October 2003 and January 2004. Gameplay[edit] There are eight main plot lines that the player will have the chance to experience, one for each heroine. Plot[edit] Kimi ga Nozomu Eien's story revolves around the main protagonist Takayuki Narumi, a male high school student.
Characters[edit] Takayuki Narumi (鳴海 孝之, Narumi Takayuki?) Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama (Japanese), Kevin M. Haruka Suzumiya (涼宮 遙, Suzumiya Haruka?) Mitsuki Hayase (速瀬 水月, Hayase Mitsuki?) Toradora! An Internet radio show was broadcast between September 2008 and May 2009 hosted by Animate TV. A 25-episode anime adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 2008 and March 2009.[3] A Blu-ray Disc (BD) box set containing an original video animation episode was released on December 21, 2011. NIS America licensed the anime and released it in North America in two half-season DVD collections in July and August 2010, with an English dubbed BD collection to be released in July 2014. A visual novel based on the series was released in April 2009 by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable.[4] Plot[edit] Toradora! 's story begins with the male protagonist Ryūji Takasu who is frustrated at trying to look his best as he enters his second year of high school.
Taiga has a negative attitude towards others and will not hesitate to snap at people. Characters[edit] The main characters of Toradora! Ryūji Takasu (高須 竜児, Takasu Ryūji?) Taiga Aisaka (逢坂 大河, Aisaka Taiga?) Aria (manga) ( アリア ? ) is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano . The series was originally titled ( アクア ? ) when it was published by Enix in the magazine , being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden 's magazine . [ 2 ] was serialized in from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes. Was serialized in from November 2002 to April 2008 and collected in twelve volumes. ADV Manga released English translations of the first three volumes of in 2004, before dropping the license. The series is set in the 24th century on a terraformed Mars, now named Aqua, and follows a young woman named Akari Mizunashi as she trains as an apprentice gondolier (known as Undines). At the start of , a young woman named Akari arrives from Manhome [ ] (formerly Earth) to become a trainee gondolier with Aria Company, one of the three most prestigious water-guide companies in the city.
. [ edit ] Main characters [ edit ] Aria Company Aria Company is a very small water-guide company, with only two employees. Lucky Star (manga) Rosario + Vampire. Rosario + Vampire (ロザリオとバンパイア, Rozario to Banpaia?) Is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who accidentally gets enrolled into a school inhabited by monsters and demons.
He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other monster girls who soon take a romantic liking to him. The manga began serialization in the August 2004 issue of Monthly Shonen Jump and ended on the June 2007 issue (one extra chapter was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2007), and sold ten volumes between October 2004 and October 2007.[2] Rosario + Vampire: Season II (ロザリオとバンパイア seasonII, Rozario to Banpaia Shīzun Tsū?) A 13-episode anime adaptation of Rosario + Vampire aired in Japan between January and March 2008.[4] A second season of the series, Rosario + Vampire Capu2,[note 1][5] aired in Japan between October and December 2008.
Plot[edit] Conception[edit]