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The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

TV / 12 eps / Winter 2024 / Manga

Losing their war against Heaven's angel army, the demons of Hell are on the cusp of collapse. As a last ditch attempt to turn the tides of the war, the demons send Akutsu Masatora to the mortal plane on Earth to save their homeland from the angels. Disguising himself as a high school student, Akutsu seeks to recruit someone with the capability to lead the demons to victory. Akutsu does not have to look far: among his classmates is the magnificent Lily Amane, a transfer student who seems like the perfect candidate for Akutsu's plans. But as luck would have it, Lily is one of the very angels that Akutsu is meant to be fighting against, and his attempt to recruit her might end up being the biggest blunder in the failing war. Worse yet, Akutsu may fall in love with his own worst enemy. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting

TV / 12 eps / Summer 2022 / Web manga

Tooru Kirishima's notoriety is spread far and wide in the underworld. He is most commonly known as "The Demon of Sakuragi"—a man who is not afraid to resort to violence if deemed necessary. After almost jeopardizing a peace treaty, his boss tasks him with the most difficult job he has ever had: taking care of seven-year-old Yaeka Sakuragi—the boss' precious daughter—so that Tooru understands what it means to be responsible for another life. At first, the two do not seem to meet eye to eye, as Tooru has no clue on how to communicate with Yaeka, and the young girl is not used to expressing her emotions. However, as time goes on, they come to understand each other despite their differences. The fearsome right-hand man of a yakuza boss and the child he must protect are about to learn that family is not always bound by blood. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Forest of Piano Second Season

TV / 12 eps / Winter 2019 / Manga

With the start of the Chopin piano competition, Kai Ichinose, Shuuhei Amamiya, and many other hopeful musicians from around the world strive to reach the top. The stakes have never been higher, and the judges are rigorous when it comes to selecting the winner out of the plethora of talented pianists. This competition is so harsh that even famous prodigies can be easily eliminated. Some play for the money, some play to fulfill their duty to their families, and yet others play for their music to be heard. However, the only one who can reach the top is the one who embodies the spirit of the music Frédéric Chopin crafted for future generations. With the stakes higher than ever before, rivalries, friendships, and family ties will be tested, and each pianist will find their own sound. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Babanba Banban Vampire

TV / 12 eps / Winter 2025 / Manga

A decade ago, 450-year-old vampire Ranmaru Mori was saved from the brink of death by Rihito Tatsuno, a young and innocent boy. Ever since then, Ranmaru has been working at the Tatsuno family's bathhouse with a secret: he wants a taste of Rihito's virgin blood as soon as he turns 18. However, his plan is threatened when Rihito falls in love with a girl on his first day of high school. Jealous and scared that Rihito's pureness will be ruined, Ranmaru begins to lurk in the shadows to protect him from any harm. During his operation, the vampire must keep his real identity hidden and make sure his target's virginity remains unsullied. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Forest of Piano

TV / 12 eps / Spring 2018 / Manga

A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life. (Source: KEFI)

Grendizer U

TV / 13 eps / Summer 2024 / Manga

Duke Fleed is a survivor of the Fleed Planet who has escaped to Earth. Onboard a mysterious "spaceship," he is raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and becomes known as Daisuke Umon. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conquer the Earth. With his friends Koji and Hikaru and later his younger sister Maria Grace, Duke decides to fight back using his best weapon - the almighty Grendizer.

Omoi no Kakera

TV Special / 1 eps / Spring 2016 / Original

Hina Satou is a 13-year-old who loves figure skating and lives in a port town in Miyagi Prefecture. After losing her mother in the 2011 earthquake, she and her father are currently living in temporary housing. With sad memories of the earthquake and memories of a gentle mother, the cheerful Hina continues to move toward her dreams. (Source: Fukushima Gainax)

Hanabi-chan: The Girl Who Popped Out of the Game World

TV / 12 eps / Summer 2022 / Manga

Recent college graduate Musashi Shinonome is visiting the Shitamachi God Heaven pachinko hall after inheriting it from his late grandfather. Inside, he stumbles upon a girl sleeping in a futon, who wakes up upon his arrival. She introduces herself as Hanabi Hana Ariake: a self-proclaimed perfected pachislot machine that has turned into a human. To prove this, she demonstrates her ability to transform and shoot fireworks out of her body. Over the following days, Musashi meets two of Ariake's human pachislot machine sisters—the energetic Versus Ikusa Takanawa and the loving Thunder Rai Nihonbashi. Now, Musashi and the dynamic trio must work together to make the grand reopening of Shitamachi God Heaven a success. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

FLAGLIA

TV / 6 eps / Winter 2023 / Mixed media

Iko, a third grader, lives with his four older brothers in an old house in Tateyama. Iko's family has no parents, and according to his older brothers, their mother works in Tokyo. Despite being a bit eccentric, Iko loves his brothers, who take good care of him, but they have a secret: they are wizards who live almost forever... The story unfolds of a family's summer vacation in a seaside town, happily living together while being caught up in the world of wizards. (Source: Comic Natalie, translated)

Masamune Datenicle

ONA / 6 eps / Spring 2016 / Original

The coming-of-age battle story will center on the famous 17th-century Japanese warlord Date Masamune when he was young. The Date clan took its name from the Date region of the former Mutsu province, which comprises part of the modern-day city of Date. The anime will be the first in the city's "Kirari na Wonder Project" (Twinkling Wonder Project), which aims to highlight tourist attractions and the appeal of the region. Gainax's newly founded Fukushima studio will work on the anime, and will complete it at the end of March. The anime will have a private screening in April and will also screen in anime events and be posted online. (Source: ANN)

Jinryoku Senkan!? Shiokaze Sawakaze

ONA / 3 eps / Spring 2017 / Original

The series plays out in the Onahama district in Iwaki, in the Fukushima prefecture's coastal region. It follows the personifications of two WW2 japanese warships, Shiokaze and Sawakaze, who worked as breakwaters in Onahama Port. In this fictional story, the 2011 earthquake pierces a worm hole in the spacetime continuum, starting an invasion from another dimension.

Cap Revolution Bottleman

ONA / 25 eps / Fall 2020 / Game

The anime centers around a boy named Kouta Kouka (Kouka Kouta in Japanese name order, an apparent wordplay on Coca-Cola). Kouta strives to be the world's best Bottle King at the Bottle Battles in the virtual Drink World. He comes across his Bottleman partner Colamaru and then wages battles with various rivals. (Source: ANN)

Cap Revolution Bottleman DX

TV / 51 eps / Spring 2022 / Game

Second season of Cap Kakumei Bottleman.

Megohime

ONA / 3 eps / Winter 2019 / Game

Web shorts to promote the city of Miharu, Fukushima. Instead of developing a strictly historical story, the anime looks into the near future where a virtual game called "IXA" exists. Within "IXA" are artificial intelligence versions of Megohime and historical warlords. (Source: Anime News Network)

Mirai e no Kakehashi: Bridge for Future

CM / 6 eps / 2015 / Original

Fukushima Gainax's commissioned commercials for TOHO Bank. The series involves Sayaka Hinata, an overly-energetic new bank employee (voiced by Sarah Emi Bridcutt), and her beleaguered boss, Mitsuya (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita). (Source: Crunchyroll)

You Can Enjoy!

ONA / 10 eps / Spring 2018 / Original

"You Can Enjoy!" is a surreal and easy-going comedy cartoon created to introduce Fukushima prefecture’s wonderful agricultural and marine products to the whole world. The story is set in Farm Academy on Happy Island where the products are studying hard preparing for shipment. (Source: Official Website)

Mirai e no Tegami: Kono Michi no Tochuu kara

ONA / 2 eps / Winter 2016 / Original

Gainax's Fukushima-based animation studio is working on a project for Fukushima Prefecture which will highlight the area's recovery efforts since the 2011 Touhoku earthquake and tsunami and the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Cap Kakumei Bottleman DX: Side Story

ONA / 8 eps / 2022 / Game

Side stories to Cap Kakumei Bottleman DX released biweekly on the Takara Tomy YouTube channel.

食べちゃったっていいのにな!

ONA / 3 eps / Winter 2019 / ORIGINAL

The continuation of the "You Can Enjoy" surreal and easy-going comedy cartoons, which aim to convey the charm of Fukushima Prefecture's wonderful agricultural and marine products to the world. (Source: Official YouTube Description, edited)