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Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte

Also known as Nurse Witch Komugi.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , ADV Films , Rondo Robe , Pioneer LDC , Toshiba Entertainment , Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

Ungrar, the King of Viruses, has escaped from his prison cell in Vaccine World. Maya, the Goddess of Vaccine World sends Mugimaru down to Earth to find a human to accept the powers of Vaccine World and become the Magical Nurse. He finds the best (and the only willing) person for the job when he meets Komugi Nakahara. Komugi is a playful, lazy, and easily distracted (typical) teenager whose dream is to become a cosplay idol. Balancing her career with the Kiri-Pro Promotion Company and her new job battling Ungrar's loyal henchman, the Magical Maid Koyori, Komugi delights audiences in this parody anime series.



Tags: Parody , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Magic , Surreal Comedy , Idol , Meta , Henshin , Medicine , Nudity , Primarily Child Cast

AIR

Also known as Air.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Pony Canyon , TBS , Key
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey in search of the Winged Maiden who was bound to the sky centuries ago, after hearing an old childhood tale from his mother. As Yukito shows his puppet show to people in an attempt to make some money, he finds himself in a small town in which he did not expect to stay very long. However, when he meets an unusual girl named Misuzu, things take a drastic turn as he is invited to stay with her.

By staying in the quaint town, Yukito soon becomes friends with the locals. As he gets to know them better, he learns of their problems and decides to help, putting his search for the Winged Maiden on hold. With his search on hold, and his growing attachment to Misuzu and the small town, will Yukito ever find the Winged Maiden, or is she closer than he thought?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Note: Includes episode 13, Soushuuhen (Summary).

Tags: Tragedy , Magic , Reincarnation , Historical , Homeless , Family Life , Rural , Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Achronological Order , Kuudere , Samurai , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Female Harem , Time Skip , Dinosaurs , Slapstick , Work , Female Protagonist

Moetan

Studio: Actas , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo

Ink Nijihara is a girl in high school. Unfortunately her crush Nao Tezuka barely recognizes her. To make matters worse, she is very short. Now Ink meets a duck and becomes a "mahou shoujo" and teaches Nao english in disguise.



Tags: Magic , School , Otaku Culture , Educational , Parody , Henshin , Meta , Nudity , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Shrine Maiden , Ghost , Idol

Renkin San-kyuu Magical? Pokaan

Studio: Remic , Genco , Lantis , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

Four Netherworld Princesses have come to the human world; witch Uma, vampiress Pachira, werewolf Liru, and android Aiko. But they know nothing about human life and their mistakes make up their daily adventures. Meanwhile, the evil Dr. K-ko wants proof of the supernatural to gain admittance into the scientific elite and what better than one, or all, of the princesses -- if her plans didn’t have a tendency to go awry.

Tags: Vampire , Witch , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Magic , Parody , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Werewolf , Robots , Monster Girl , Kemonomimi , Nudity , Card Battle , Heterosexual

Denei Shoujo VIDEO GIRL AI

Also known as Video Girl Ai.

Studio: Production I.G , Shueisha , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Romance

When Yohta is told by the girl he likes, Moemi, that she likes someone else, he rents a video girl tape from a strange video rental shop. When he plays the tape at home, Video Girl Ai emerges from the screen to help him win Moemi's love. But Yohta's VCR had been malfunctioning and now Ai's personality isn't quite what it was designed to be.



Tags: Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Artificial Intelligence , Shounen , Nudity , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Gore

Kokoro Toshokan

Studio: Studio DEEN , Victor Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Kokoro Toshokan, a small library, lies nestled in an unpopulated mountain far away from town. Three sisters, Iina, Aruto and Kokoro, call the library home and run it from day to day. Kokoro is just beginning her adventures at the library. Will she become a full-fledged librarian? Will the remote library ever attract readers? Kokoro tries her best to make her dreams come true at Kokoro Library, a place where miracles can happen.



Tags: Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Work , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist

Monogatari Series: Second Season

Also known as Monogatari Series Second Season.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Second season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/2. Contains the arcs Tsubasa Tiger, Mayoi Jiangshi, Nadeko Medusa, Shinobu Time, and Hitagi End, from the Nekomonogatari White, Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari and Koimonogatari light novels, respectively.

These stories take place after the end of the summer vacation when the apparition of the bee had left and the apparition of the phoenix avoided any consequences… Now that Koyomi Araragi and the girls were entering their new school terms, they were once again about to encounter supernatural beings…but this time, they may not be so easy to deal with.

Tsubasa Hanekawa, Mayoi Hachikuji, Nadeko Sengoku, Shinobu Oshino, and finally Hitagi Senjougahara. The girls’ loneliness, their confessions, and their departures… 5 new “stories” begin now.



Notes:
Includes 3 recap episodes from the TV version (Ep. 6, 11, 16).
The recap episodes were not included in the Blu-Ray version of the anime.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Youkai , Philosophy , Yandere , Primarily Female Cast , Achronological Order , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Vampire , Gods , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Meta , Alternate Universe , Nekomimi , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Harem , Nudity , Zombie , Tomboy

Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Studio: Wit Studio , Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Note: Bundled with the limited edition of the manga's 8th volume.

Tags: No Dialogue , Family Life , Demons , Fairy Tale , Rural , Orphan , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist

Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World

Also known as Kino's Journey.

Studio: WOWOW , Genco , A.C.G.T. , Sentai Filmworks , Studio Wombat
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt marksman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes as they travel the world and learn much about themselves in the process. Imaginative, thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing, Kino's journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent.

Tags: Philosophy , Episodic , Travel , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Tragedy , Meta , Motorcycles , Achronological Order , Dystopian , Guns , Rural , Steampunk , Agender , Snowscape , Mopeds , Politics , Cannibalism , Robots , Kuudere , Battle Royale , Aviation , War , Tanks

Futakoi

Also known as Futakoi.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , Lantis , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

With his mother dead and his father working abroad, Futami Nozomu returns to the town where he lived as a child, to attend high school and work part-time at a local shrine. He soon finds himself caught up in a local legend of twin girls loving the same man. And there are many twin girls in this town....



Tags: Twins , Female Harem , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast