Anime Calendar

Beniko, the owner of the mysterious sweet shop Zenitendou, can recommend the perfect sweet to anyone who enters her shop. But only happy people can visit her shop … and, ultimately, whether the sweets bring people good or bad luck, all depends if they are eaten correctly …

Bitterness, guilt, and disgrace … In “Jujutsu Kaisen”, the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name, created by Gege Akutami, these negative, human emotions can turn into curses, lurking in everyday life. Curses are the heart of all misfortune plaguing the world, and, in the worst cases, kill those people who are befallen by them. The only way of ridding oneself of a curse, is the use of other curses. High schooler Yuuji Itadori was blessed with incredible abilities and his school’s sports teams are practically fighting, when the time comes for him in his first year to decide which club he would like to join. Instead, however, he decides to join the occultism club, which concerns itself with the studies of supernatural phenomena. One day, the club comes into possession of a sealed cursed object. In Yuuji’s absence, Sasaki und Iguchi, the other two club members, break the seal and thus attract more curses. Meanwhile, Yuuji encounters the apprentice exorcist Megumi Fushiguro, who is looking for the cursed object. Together, they return to the school grounds, where Megumi is overcome by a curse. To save him and his friends, Yuuji makes a fatal decision …

The 15-year-old Yuna, who made billions of Yen with stocks, likes spending her time at home, playing her favourite VRMMO, and neither goes to school, nor does she do anything else. When a strange new update gives her a unique and rare bear outfit with overwhelming powers, Yuna is torn. The outfit is cute, but she’s too embarrassed to wear it in game. When she answers a survey about the new update and re-starts the game afterwards, she suddenly finds herself within the game world, and when she is confronted with monsters and magic, the bear outfit soon becomes the best weapon she ever had!

Rat Production‘s fourth dormitory, known as Nezumi-sou, is a place where idol dropouts as well as the former child actor Roko Sekino, the musician Hayu Nukui and the model Nina Maehara live. Ino Sakura, who always dreamt of becoming an idol, moves into the Nezumi-sou, but at the same time, a devastating decision has been made: the dormitory will be torn down! Following manager Hoho Kajino‘s idea, the girls found a new idol group named Fruit Tart and perform at various places in the hopes of paying back a debt of 100 billion Yen …

At the beginning of “Strike Witches: Road to Berlin”, the third season of the anime adaptation of the “Strike Witches” light novels written and illustrated by Shimada Fumikane, the 501st Joint Fighter Wing is currently disbanded and its former members scattered across Europe. Exchange student Yoshika Miyafuji is studying medicine in the Helvetic Federation when she is visited by Mio Sakamoto, who tries to pursue her to rejoin the military. Soon after, the Neuroi appear in front appear off the coast of Antwerp. Yoshika doesn’t hesitate and starts her journey to the North Sea. This marks the beginning of the Strike Witches’ reunion to liberate Europe from the extraterrestrial invasion.

After having moved to the seemingly peaceful mountain village Hinamizawa, Keiichi Maebara quickly becomes friends with the girls from his class. Together they pursue club activities and enjoy their time among the village’s natural surroundings. It never gets boring, as shortly after Keichi’s arrival Hinamizawa’s biggest festival, the Watanagashi, takes place. During the Watanagashi, all villagers let their sins and worries symbolically float down the river. Something about the idyllic life doesn’t seem quite right, however, and Keiichi soon starts to harbour concerns. What kind of sins and secrets are the villagers—and maybe even his new friends—trying to hide? Annotation: “Higurashi Gou” is not a remake of the anime released in 2006, but tells new stories. The added “Gou” means “karma.”

In “Assault Lily: Bouquet”, set in the near future, humanity is close to extinction after mysterious creatures known as Huge destroy the world. In order to prevail in the fight against the Huge, special weapons have been developed through a combination of science and magic, the so-called Counter Huge Arms, CHARM in short. These weapons are most effective when controlled by teenage girls, which is the reason for the establishment of special military academies called Gardens. The girls carrying the weapons are worshipped as Lilies. In addition to training the girls to become lilies, the Gardens also serve to protect the people and as a military base. The story develops around Yuyu Shirai, Riri Hitotsuyaniagi and their comrades in the academy. Together they work on their goal to fight the Huge as Lilies and save the world one day.

An unknown world full of mystical creatures – this is where the student Yuusuke Yotsuya suddenly finds himself together with his two classmates Iu Shindou and Kusue Hakozaki. As soon as the three of them arrive, an unknown person introduces himself as the Game Master and gives the students timed quests to complete. To help them with their mission, he also gives Iu and Kusue the roles of a mage and a warrior respectively, while Yuusuke happens to be given the role of … a farmer?! Thus, the adventure of the three students begins, and they must face the random quests of the Game Master if they want to stay alive and protect the real world from the demons and monsters they encounter.

During her childhood, Elaina liked to read books, especially a book about the known witch Nike, who once experienced adventures around the world. Determined to do the same, she incessantly trained how to use magic and became, at 14 years, the so-far youngest witch apprentice of Robetta. However, due to her age and extraordinary talent, no witch wanted to train her – until she met the witch Fran, who eventually agreed to become her mentor. However, her training didn’t go as expected, and Elaina had to fulfil several weird tasks before even starting to learn about magic. When the day finally came, she was given her own title, “Ashen Witch”, and was now, as a full-fledged witch, able to follow in the steps of her idol. On her journey, she meets various personalities, for example, the prospective witch Saya, who just won’t pass her exam and coerces Elaina to help her with the preparations. Saya is supposed to cross Elaina’s path many more times – a path on which Elaina has to learn that the world and witchcraft hold many miracles but also shady sides, bringing the one or the other existence or even city to the brink of ruin.

“Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai” shows the adventures of young Dai, who has always dreamed of becoming a hero. He lives in peace on a remote island with a wide variety of monsters; one of them – his foster grandfather, the monster mage Brass – raised him there. However, this peace did not always prevail, for the dark demon Hadlar once spread fear and terror throughout the world until a heroic swordsman put an end to him some 15 years ago. Dai’s peace has come to an end for quite different reasons: not only does a horde of adventurers harass his monster friend Gome, but Leona, the princess of the Kingdom of Papnica, also appears to be protected by Dai during an important ritual – a matter that grows into a real conspiracy. It is not long before the hero trainer Avan hears of Dai’s deeds, appears on the island and begins to train him. There is a reason for this: Hadlar has by no means found a permanent end and is once again out for trouble – worse still, he is merely a subordinate of the dark King Vearn, who has resurrected Hadlar. Dai’s wish to become a hero might come true sooner than expected …

“Haikyuu!! To the Top (2020)” is the second half of the fourth season and throws the viewer back into the events of the national tournament of high schools, which had begun in the first half. Karasuno High School managed to win their first game, but their second opponent is one of the most feared in the whole competition—Inarizaki High School, who not only placed second at the “Inter-High-School National Tournament 2012,” but also has a veritable army of supports who came along. Karasuno High School’s team must once more outgrow themselves—it remains to be seen what Tobio Kageyama and Kei Tsukishima have learned in their training camps. After Inarizaki shock their opponent with an opening ace, there is a clash in which Karasuno won’t let themselves get beaten down, despite the irritating fan support. Then, however, the opponent turns the tables in a way that Shouyou Hinata and his teammates would never have dreamed of in their worst nightmares …

In a world dominated by women, both the production and the use of weapons are strictly forbidden, yet all the fighting has not stopped. Conflicts are now fought through words instead of weapons. With the power of a “Hypnosis Mic”, the lyrics of a song can influence the opponent in various ways and even cause real damage! Those living outside the women-only community of Chuo use the microphone as their weapon for fierce rap battles in the ongoing battle for territory.

“Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 3,” the third season of the anime adaptation of Fujino Oomori’s light novel of the same name, begins with an unexpected encounter—protagonist Bell Cranel is met with a monster of the Vouivre type on dungeon level 19, which, contrary to all expectations, is able to speak the human language and therefore appears to have some form of higher intelligence. As the monster is a young girl, Bell just cannot help but to protect her from being hunted by other adventurers. To his own friends’ horror and despite their initial protests, he even takes her into the city and accepts her into Hestia’s guild. The public must not find out, however, as every monster in the city is mercilessly hunted and killed. Can Bell and his guild keep their new friend safe and protect her from the already suspicious adventurers?

100 years ago, the dark lord Angmund was beaten by King Kyle in the fierce battle of Galluah Plains. However, in recent times demons and monsters are once more coming back to terrorise the people. The young knight Kasel is told that he is the lost son of said king. In order to protect the people and his new friends, he must rise against the forces of evil. To succeed, he must find the holy sword Aea, but no one knows where it’s hidden. Thus, it falls upon Kasel and his friends to acquire the keys in order to unlock the path to finding the sword.

Nijigasaki High School offers its students a great number of clubs to choose from. One of them is the so-called “School Idol Club” that enables its members to become a “School Idol” and helps provide concerts. Probably the most popular idol – and also a club member – is Setsuna Yuuki, whose last concert was such an inspiration to Yuu and Ayumu that the two spontaneously wanted to join the club. However, there‘s a catch: before they can even join the club, the pupils‘ council president shuts it down. The now former member Kasumi, who refuses to accept this, decides to take the reins herself, and while doing that, she makes Yuu and Ayumu members. On the way of becoming a star, they try to bring back the club‘s glory and recruit both new and former members.

We are in Hinomoto, a fictive version of Japan, where the railway has been the most important transportation for a long time. Every locomotive was equipped with a humanoid control module, the so-called “Raillord”, helping the conductor. However, due to the increase in popularity of aeroplanes, a safe and comfortable means of transportation, many railway lines have been closed. Therefore, the railway operators were close to ruin, too. Soutetsu, who lost his family in a railway accident, was taken in by the Migita family, who operates a Shouchuu brewery in Ohitoyo. Now Soutetsu returns to his home town to prevent possible water pollution that would happen if the suggestion to build an aviation factory close to the city became reality. Thereby, he accidentally wakes up the raillord Hachiroku and becomes his owner. Although Soutetsu and Hachiroku have different goals, they agree to look for Hachiroku‘s lost locomotive with the help of his step-sister, Hibiki, and the mayor and local railway chef Paulette.

Some parents don’t seem to give much thought to their children’s names … As is the case with Nasa Yuzaki. Even in Kindergarten he has already been teased about his name and later he felt committed to studying hard in order to live up to the name his parents gave him and always be the best. However, everything changes when one day he finds himself distracted by a beautiful girl. For just a moment he doesn’t pay attention to the traffic and is almost caught in a fatal accident. The near-tragedy was prevented by the very girl he that had charmed him just moments prior. She has apparently absorbed the majority of the impact’s force, without getting hurt too much herself. As a result, Nasa feels obligated to her and makes this known accordingly. However, for the time being, he does not see her again. A while later, on his 18th birthday, he is quite flabbergasted to see that very girl from back then stand at his doorstep and, as promised, wanting to become his wife. Everything goes surprisingly well and shortly afterwards Nasa is a married man—to a girl he finds absolutely adorable, but who also seems to have a rather complex and bizarre past …

In “Warlords of Sigrdrifa”, one day the so-called Pillars appeared on earth and have been threatening the existence of humanity ever since. A god named Odin had come to help humanity, though, and proclaimed war against the pillars. This proclamation became the hour of birth for the Valkyries, brave female pilots who fight against the Pillars in their aircrafts known as Herocrafts. Years later, the war between Pillars and humanity still hasn’t come to an end. Japan has become the center of the hard-fought battles, too. Valkyrie Miyako Muguruma and two of her comrades plan to liberate the holy Mount Fuji from the Pillars. They are supported by one of the new arrivals from Europe, the high-ranked pilot Claudia Braford with her Gloster Gladiator Mk. II.

A sweet, innocent dog and a mischievous, albeit adorable, cat live in Matsumoto’s home. During their daily lives, there is plenty to laugh about, as well as plenty to cry about.

In feudal Japan, the half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated during a forest fire. Desperately searching for her sister, Towa enters a tunnel that takes her to today‘s Japan, where she‘s found and raised by Kagome‘s brother Souta and his family. Ten years later, the tunnel connecting the two eras opens again, and Towa can return to her original timeline. Eventually, she meets Setsuna again, who‘s been working as a demon hunter for Kohaku in the meantime. However, Towa realises that Setsuna seems to have forgotten all of her memories of her sister …! Together with Moroha, Inuyasha and Kagome‘s daughter, the two young women start an exciting trip to recover their lost past.

“By the Grace of the Gods” is an adaptation of the light novel of the same name by the author Roy. The 39-year-old Ryouma Takebayashi lives on his own, working as a system engineer for an exploitative company, when one day, his life takes and abrupt and unsatisfactory end in his apartment. Contrary to his belief, however, his death isn’t the end for him, as shortly afterwards Ryouma is greeted by three gods. The God of Creation, the Goddess of Love, and the God of Life need his help to supply a parallel world with magical energy. As Ryouma quickly accepts the circumstances surrounding his demise, the three deities soon send him into an unknown world full of monsters, knights and magic, all in the body of an eight-year-old. Once there, Ryouma starts a new life, free of constraints, overtime, and deadlines, and can—under the watchful gaze of the three gods—safely tend to his new favourite pastime: taming and researching slime monsters!

Middle-school student Konomi Kasahara has gained quite a bit of fame winning at puzzle tournaments. The story begins as she decides to join a climbing club in high school, fascinated by the sport. Konomi utilizes her analytical skills, which she had been developing during her time solving puzzles, to improve her climbing abilities.

It is the year 20XX – Earth has been attacked by monsters that are only known as “Enemy of Humanity”. To oppose this threat, special schools were founded. Young people with extraordinary abilities are taught there. These people, who are known as “Talented”, have abilities that defy the rules of reality and which allow them to fight these monsters. One of these academies is located on a remote island. Among the supernaturally talented students, there is an outsider; a person who has been sent to this school despite having no innate power. This is the story of Nana, who’s goal is to eradicate humanity with the power of intelligence and manipulation!

“Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen” continues the events of the first season of the anime adaptation of the light novel by Tsutomu Satou. October 31st, 2095 went down in history as “Scorched Halloween,” when a military city and its navy at the southern tip of the Korean peninsula was destroyed by an unknown, strategic class magic. The arrival of a new magician of the strategic class—only 13 of which are officially known worldwide—also alarm the United States of North America, which command the unrivalled magic troop called “Stars.” Secretly, they put everything into finding out information about this new, strategic class magic, as well as the magician who used it. Two months later, on Christmas Eve, Tatsuya Shiba and his friends gather in their favourite café for a farewell party for Shizuku, who will soon start a three-month study abroad in the United States. In exchange, a girl of the same age called Angelina Kudou Shields, is said to come to the magic high school …

The plan to receive information concerning the Ainu treasure from its thief within Abashiri Prison has gone horribly wrong: Not only had the group around Saichi Sugimoto and Asirpa apparently been expected, but the Seventh Division, led by lieutenant Tsurumi, infiltrated the prison as well. To top this off, betrayal within the group occurred, with the result that the treasure was once again a distant memory. Saichi lived up to his nickname “Immortal”, only surviving by sheer luck, while the traitors took Asirpa with them to make matters worse. In “Golden Kamuy 3”, an unusual alliance consisting of Saichi and Genjirou Tanigaki as well as Tsurumi’s representative Otonoshin Koito and sergeant Tsukishima starts to pursuit the abductors; their destination is Sakhalin Island. There they meet the Ainu-girl Enonoka, who claims to have seen Asirpa and who leads Saichis Group to her village. From there, the tracks lead to a Russian village in the north. Instead of finding Asirpa and her abductors, the group gets involved in a bar-fight and are even forced to partake in a so-called Stenka competition. A surprise awaits them, though: one of the participants is a member of the prisoner group whose tattoos lead to the gold treasure.

“Ikebukuro West Gate Park” is set in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. 21-year old Makoto Majima has grown up in a neighbourhood where youth crime is all around. He is friends with King, the leader of the gang G-boys, but does not want to become a member of them himself. Still, Makoto is appreciated for solving problems because he is able to diffuse tense situations with his cool and neutral demeanor. Makoto has thus proven himself in maneuvering his friends out of various dangerous situations and protecting them from danger. But then, after the sudden death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang, he is confronted with a new reality that is difficult for him to deal with.

Round 3 of “One Room” – where the spectator becomes the protagonist – is starting: While your relationship with Yui Hanasaka is approaching the one-year anniversary, you meet your younger sister Natsuki Momohara, who wants to live in Tokyo and is attending a high school there with a focus on design. Minori Nanahashi decides to continue running the onsen and is grateful for your help, as the undertaking turns out to be more laborious than expected. At school, two new acquaintances are awaiting you: on the one hand, Akira Kotokawa, visiting the grade below you, who spends a lot of time with you in the school’s gardening club – even as a typhoon is approaching during the summer holidays. The other is Saya Orisaki, who helps you prepare for the university entrance exams and is confident that you will pass them. As time passes, you get closer to both of the girls, but that – of course – brings certain problems with it …

A long time ago, when humans and demons lived in conflict, a demon king abducted a human princess and locked her up in his castle. Since then, her servants live in fear, tortured by the loss of Princess Syalis – until a hero shows up to lead the rescue of the princess! But what can an imprisoned princess do while she is waiting for her knight in his shiny armour? Her bat-winged teddy bear guards seem to be of good use to make the time pass, but still, a prison cell is quite the boring place! The princess decides to shorten the time of waiting by sleeping. If only she could make herself more comfortable and didn’t suffer from insomnia …

For years a great war has been raging between the scientifically advanced empire and a paradise of witches known as Nebulis Sovereignty. This ancient battle is the scene of a fateful encounter between two young warriors: the imperial swordsman Iska and the witch princess Aliceliese. As sworn enemies, they vow to destroy each other in order to unite their worlds. However, Iska is fascinated by the witch’s beauty and sense of justice, while Aliceliese is moved by Iska’s strength and determination. In the midst of an endless war that forbids their being together, they have no choice but to destroy each other – or can they find another way?

The two idol groups, Six Gravity (also Gravi) and Procellarum (also Procella), each consisting of six young men, are managed by Tsukino Talent Production and can’t complain about a lack of success. Even if the nerves of everyone involved were a bit frayed during the preparation for the last Full Moon Festival, in the end, the joint performance was a complete success. As both groups continue to raise their profile and gain even more success, the next festival is not far away. “Tsukiuta.: The Animation 2” shows the further development of the two groups, but especially current and past experiences of their members. For example, Kakeru Shiwasu is supposed to record a video with his Gravi colleague Koi in preparation with comments from all participants to promote the upcoming Full Moon Festival, though they soon have to realise that such a video is not the simplest thing in the world. Procella member Rui Minazuki, on the other hand, has learned to play the piano in the past and is now commissioned to write a piece to promote the event – and can, of course, count on the help of his colleagues. So, the preparations are already in full swing, but the twelve young talents still have a whole series of other jobs to master before the time finally comes again.

The world has changed; Japan is split into many regions fighting each other. To maintain the balance, modern society relies on heavy technology controlling the system – and everything works out fine, as long as you stick to the rules. The young girl Ippanjin is falsely arrested, because of the fact that she couldn’t pay her meal with cash. At the same time, the news report the execution of a criminal. Said criminal, however, is not doomed to be executed, as 4 other criminals receive messages to save this guy. Obviously, though, these criminals have no interest in working together –each of them view this opportunity as a stage to shine on, with their methods broadcasted on television. The execution is interrupted, chaos is everywhere – and in between Ippanjin gets caught up with those 4 criminals …

After 820 years, Raizel awakes from his long sleep. He now has the special title of Noblesse, as he is a pure-bred aristocrat, and therefore protector of all other aristocrats. To protect Raizel, his servant Frankenstein enrols him at the Ye-Ran High School, where Raizel gets to know the day-to-day routines of the normal, human world from his classmates. Soon after, the Union, a powerful, globally active secret organisation with the aim of ruling the entire world, appears. They send out modified humans, at an attempt on Raizel’s life. This finally prompts him to make use of his enormous power, to protect the people around him. After 820 years, which were influenced by intrigues, finally the secrets behind Raizel’s sleep are being uncovered and his life as a Noblesse begins.

The first floor of the gym. That was always the meeting place. Even during class time, except that no class was held here, of course. It was the place where Shimamura and Adachi became friends and hung out, distancing themselves from the rest of the world and everything else, talking about all sorts of things and even playing table tennis sometimes. Confusing feelings and even more confusing dreams. Is it okay to kiss just like that? Or does that make you one of the others for whom it’s normal? And is that really still just a friendship?

The third season of “Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?” starts off where the second has ended: the daily life of Chino, Cocoa and her friends is filled with happiness. They try out cosplay ideas for the café “Rabbit House”, pass unexpected tests of courage and live their daily life, which pretty much never runs as smoothly and normal as expected. The sweet story continues and everyone is on board!

Four young women – Fubuki, Rin, Mafuyu and Nayuta – dream of becoming comedians. For now, they satisfy themselves by working part-time jobs, honing their skills and gaining experience by performing in Shibuya, a district of Tokyo. All the while, they always have their goal in mind: the stage of the renowned Namba Grand Kagetsu theatre. Their upward journey begins, always with the motto, “Laughter makes people happy – and if everyone is happy, so am I”. Annotation: The broadcast was originally scheduled to begin in July 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

William James Moriarty seems to be a typical noble of the early 20th century, but looks can be deceiving: he spends his days helping the poor and lost get their will done. A saviour of the people some might say, but then again, this is but a farce—while his deeds might seem altruistic at first glace, he only thinks about his own benefits. Moriarty is one of the most genius criminal minds of his time and he has one special gift: creating the “perfect crime.” Annotation: William James Moriarty is one of the most significant antagonists in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel series “Sherlock Holmes.” He was featured directly in two books and was mentioned in another five.

For high school student Youta Narukami it is the last summer vacation of his school days, but he cannot really enjoy them because, after all, he has to prepare for the university entrance exams. However, his plan is thwarted when the young Hina Satou appears out of the blue. Because of her clothes you could easily mistake her for a nun, but instead she introduces herself as an “omniscient goddess” and claims that the world will end in 30 days … Youta is, of course, very irritated and doesn’t believe a word she says – at least not until he has experienced several times how potent Hina’s downright divine power of foresight actually is. Now he believes in her powers and also that the end of the world could actually come. However, Hina has no plan to save the world, instead she decides to move in with Youta without further ado. This is how her lively summer begins – and if you are to believe Hina, her last one too …

After Joutarou Aragaki, a former member of the national team in apparatus gymnastics, seriously injured his shoulder during a routine on the high bar and, at the same time, his wife died, he was unable to repeat his old performance despite all his efforts. His coach urges him to retire from competitive gymnastics. However, when the press conference scheduled for the occasion is already underway, he spontaneously changes his mind and announces he wants to continue. He simply cannot bring himself to disappoint his daughter Rei, who is also his biggest fan, and when a strange ninja appears, and he makes the acquaintance of an even stranger chiropractor who gets him back on his feet, he decides to show the world his talent again. Especially since the competition in the form of the young gymnastics genius Tetsuo Minamino is pushing him and would prefer to send him to his old age.

Things have been going well for Izumi Tachibana. After becoming the new director of the MANKAI ensemble, she was able to re-establish two of the formerly famous troupes – both the spring troupe and the summer troupe have had quite respectable successes with their works “Romeo and Julius” and “Water Me!” respectively. However, some of the conditions that the debt collector Sakyou Furuichi set for her at the time still have to be fulfilled: in addition to paying off all debts, Izumi must also lead two other troops to success. Now, the next troupe to be formed is the autumn troupe. At the audition, the actors are astonished when Sakyou, of all people, shows up to join the troupe – although that’s no surprise because Sakyou is quite impressed by Izumi’s progress and was already part of the troupe as a child. The audition results in enough new members, but they don’t get along yet. Banri Settsu and Juuza Hyoudou, in particular, are quarrelling all the time because of a conflict-ridden past. Izumi and her colleagues have some work to do before they can even think about taking the final step – establishing the winter squad.

Once countless humans living in the Wahrheit Empire were killed by monsters. The prophecy proclaimed that the “light” – the catastrophe causing the monsters to appear – will return. Meanwhile, two young people, Inumael and Leocadio, are each on a journey through Wahrheit Empire. Inumael, a shy boy always thinking about the sister he has left behind, is now working as a transporter, while Leocadio, a new and naive soldier, dreams of his future in the military. Soon the fates of the two boys are intertwined by an arms trafficking incident that will drastically change the history of the whole empire.

The third season of “Osomatsu-san” is here, but to their surprise, our NEETs discover that they were replaced with better-looking and better-behaving clones of themselves! Thus, the six brothers try to get their anime back, but how are they supposed to do that—even going against their very producer? However, in order to show their well-known chaotic side, they have to do it! And quickly!

Mutou is a taciturn but reliable part-time employee at a suburban convenience store called Hot Hot Mart. The only thing is: his true appearance is a mystery. To be more precise, his head is constantly covered – be it by some object or even people or animals! Those who happen to catch a glimpse of his face usually run away in panic. However, some people face him indifferently or stay undeterred by his appearance, especially the regular customer Tsukiko. Even when directly looking into his face, she not only stays unfazed by him but beams with joy. What is it about Mutou, and why do people act so differently around him? “That Is the Bottleneck” is a work that criticises the modern world, in which people engage in empty conversations instead of really communicating with their fellow human beings.

“Dogeza: I Tried Asking While Kowtowing.” is an adaptation of the manga of the same name, in which Suwaru Doge is particularly interested in the reactions of young women, when he asks them to show their undergarments to him. In doing so, he is persistent and he proceeds to bow deeper and deeper. Even though his targets initially react with surprise, confusion, or even shame, in the end, they tend to give in …

“D4DJ First Mix” tells the story of Rinku Aimoto, a high school student who has lived in Africa for a while and returns to Japan to attend school. Then, one day, she overhears one of her classmates, Maho Akashi, playing a song in the school’s DJ room and is instantly hooked. Since Maho is a DJ herself, Rinku promptly hangs onto her heels to learn more about the subject. A little later, Rinku gets to know the DJ unit Peaky P-key at their performance and decides to form such a unit himself. Maho is initially not very keen on the idea but joins after a while. The two of them achieve their first successes and are soon joined by Rinku’s childhood friend, Muni Oonaruto, a so-called “visual jockey”, and Rei Togetsu, who comes from a rich family, as a keyboard player. Joining forces, the four want to make a name for themselves in the DJ world, yet with competitors like Peaky P-keys or famous Photon Maidens, the path will not be an easy one …

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A young man is sitting at his PC and has just struggled through the last chapter of an unbearably long web novel. How could he possibly have made it to the end? The plot is illogical, the villains are idiots, and all the women immediately fall in love with the hero, even though he is unspeakably arrogant! “Stupid author, stupid novel!” – In a forum, he pulls at the fans who praised the novel and enticed him to read this rubbish. The reaction on social media is an immediate and fierce shitstorm, and in his excitement, he chokes on a Dumpling … When he regains consciousness, he finds himself in a strange place, and a holographic panel appears in front of him, explaining that he is now in the novel to improve the story! However, he is not the main character Luo Bing He, but Shen Qing Qiu, a villain! Luo Bing He is just 14 years old and a disciple of Shen Qing Qiu in the Heaven’s Sky magic cultivation sect. Luo Bing is very talented and a martial arts genius, and thus, he attracts the attention of Shen Qing Qiu’s favourite disciple, Ying Ning Ning. In the original novel, Shen Qing Qiu could not stand this and, from then on, took every opportunity to put obstacles in his way and bully him in every possible way. In the end, Luo Bing naturally takes revenge on Shen Qing Qiu and ends up in a cucumber pot – an end that he must prevent at all costs, but that is not so easy! Although Shen Qing Qiu had just ordered another beating for his young pupil, the latter still looked up to his master full of adoration. To make matters worse, the reincarnated Shen Qing Qiu finds his student downright likeable, although he is not allowed to show this under any circumstances because, as soon as he does something that does not match his character profile, he receives a system warning! As punishment, points are deducted from his score, and if he runs out of points, it means immediate and final death! Conversely, he can earn extra points, and when he reaches a certain level of points, he has access to his character profile. Reluctantly, the new Shen Qing Qiu now tries to avert his own end …

“Dragon’s Dogma” is based on the role-playing game of the same name from 2012 and takes the viewer into the world of Cassardis. While Ethan, an expectant father, and the orphan boy Louis are hunting, they both get surrounded by wolves. But even before they can attack, a silhouette darkens the sky. It belongs to a dragon that promptly causes Ethan’s home village to go up in flames. He takes the life of Louis and Olivia, Ethan’s pregnant wife, and then tears the heart out of Ethan’s chest. To his astonishment, Ethan wakes up the next morning – with a huge scar on his chest. He was saved by a woman who simply introduces herself as “Pawn” and informs him of his resurrection. Immediately afterwards, the dragon makes telepathic contact and lures Ethan in with the promise to return his heart should he come to his camp. Driven by thoughts of revenge, Ethan makes his way to the dragon’s camp together with the mysterious woman to whom he gives the name Hannah.

Lord Grim is more than just well-known on the tenth server of the online game “Glory”. His fame attracts thousands and thousands of players to his newly founded guild, Happy. No wonder that many other guilds are worried after increasingly losing members. They also fear that behind Lord Grim is none other than the professional gamer Ye Xiu, who they thought had finally retired. Although the guilds are trying to limit his influence, it does not stop Lord Grim and his team of newcomers from making their way to a special server: the “Heavenly Domain”. There it should be possible to reach even higher levels. Lord Grim’s hope is to make his team strong enough to participate in the Challenge League – and that should be just one more step towards the Glory Championship!

“Saikyou Kamizmode!” tells the stories of young Dai Mugen, who once had a considerable passion for playing the drums. However, when he was bitterly defeated by his competitor Rin Tanba at a competition, he lost all joy in his former hobby. This is about to change when one day – in the middle of a video arcade – a meteorite smashes through the ceiling, narrowly missing Dai. But that’s not all: a strange creature called Goutetsu rises from the remains of the meteorite and calls itself a “deity”! Poor Dai does not know what is happening to him when Goutetsu tells him he should help him fight against dark forces. Together with many other deities, Goutetsu competes in sumo wrestling – the so-called Kamizumo. Dai is supposed to play the drums for Goutetsu because only in this way can Goutetsu and his fellow deities develop their powers. At first, Dai is not enthusiastic at all, though he soon changes his mind: If the dark forces were to win the upcoming Kamizumo tournament, his world would also be in danger. Together, Goutetsu and Dai set out to conquer the world and the Kamizumo stage. Annotation: Although the series consists of 26 episodes of about 24 minutes each, each episode was divided into two parts for the initial release on the Internet. The first part was broadcast one day before the second part. In most cases, the YouTube premiere of the complete episode took place one day after the release of the second part.

If a person’s life is affected by excessively strong emotions or drastic changes that throw them off balance psychologically, memories can arise that not only affect the quality of life but also distort perception and thus pose a danger to the individual concerned. These anomalies are known as “BUG Men” in the bizarre world of “False Memory”, and the Memory Administration Bureau is tasked with handling such cases. This organisation is represented by Fang Tang, who holds a leading position, and the newcomer assigned to her, Bai Zhon, a cheeky girl currently in training and, therefore, still quite green behind the ears. The nameless protagonist, who is simply referred to as a “hero” and is seen as an ideal bullying victim by the local thugs, is afflicted by such a “BUG Man”, the impetuous and fearless Shi Yan. As a result, both are targeted by the girls, who have to keep their memories in order, come what may.

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Kouta Kouka is an aspiring star of the Bottle Battles in the virtual Drinkworld. His goal is to become the greatest Bottle King of all time. He is supported by his bottleman partner Colamaru and together they make a great effort to prevail against the other opponents.

Shortly before the big Stone Wars between the Kingdom of Science and the Empire of Might, Senkuu tells his, as well as Taiju‘s back story and explains the origin of the conflict between the two empires. Following the tradition of her village, the priestess Ruri wants to pass on this story to her descendants in the future. Annotation: “Dr. Stone Special Feature” is a recap episode that includes some additional scenes.

The demon Neil Bowman still lives in room 1031 with his “inhuman” flatmates, but when his brother Nick leaves hell to visit his brother, the already not particularly peaceful everyday life is thrown into disarray: Not only does Nick want to awaken the demon king in his brother, he also makes no effort to cut his visit short or make himself useful in any way. But the innocent angel Lily is also getting to Neil – in a positive sense because he can no longer deny his liking for her. But a picnic together first degenerates into a group event, and then Neil has to deal with completely different dangers. Could it be that his brother is behind them …?

During the Qin Dynasty: Mo Xiaoyu lives with his sister-in-law in the large estate of the Mo family in the countryside, while his brother Mo Taiyi is in the imperial city of Xianyang. By all means, the tyrannical emperor is searching for an immortality elixir and one day, Mo Taiyi, head of the Mo Sect, can present this elixir to the emperor. But the emperor is suspicious and, therefore, has Mo Taiyi’s wife brought to Xianyang so that the elixir can be tested on her. Mo Xiaoyu follows his sister-in-law to Xianyang and takes the elixir in her place. On the emperor’s orders, Mo Taiyi transforms his brother Mo Xiaoyu into a terracotta warrior. Back to the present: the actress Hong Xin persuades a friend to show her the closed tomb with the legendary terracotta warriors. Unfortunately, a tomb robber is also there at the same time, looking for magical treasures. Hong Xin tries to hide from the dangerous man among the terracotta warriors but without success. At that moment, one of the terracotta figures begins to crumble. The clay layer falls off, and Mo Xiaoyu is revealed! At first, he mistakes Hong Xin for his sister-in-law because she looks very much like her. However, Mo Xiaoyu has to take care of this grave robber first.

“Don’t Call Us a Junk Game!” is about a role-playing game (RPG) that has already reached its end: “Kusoge”, as the players pejoratively call it, is a terrible game. It has poorly implemented mechanics and the plot is not the best either … So Lidays decides to improve the game with a new plot. Though, while creating the new storyline with other players, they have to be extremely careful not to make any mistakes, because one slip of the tongue could mean the end of the RPG.

Lin Jie is a typical teenager who enjoys mangas, anime and video games. His life could be so nice and simple if it weren’t for his sister, who loses patience with him and throws him out. Only when he finds work is he allowed to return. Luckily for him, this is soon the case: he is recruited as a sidekick by a young hero of the class and thus officially registers as a hero. However, no one suspects that behind the lazy Lin Jie is none other than Zero, the legendary superhero who saved humanity from hordes of monsters a few years ago, inspired countless others to become heroes, but subsequently disappeared without a trace. Now he returns under a new name and with new allies to commit further heroic deeds – or at least to earn money.

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“For you, I will become invincible!” – About 800 years ago, Xie Lian was the crown prince of the Kingdom of Xian Le. He was not only loved by his subjects but was dear to the whole world. Thus, it is hardly surprising that he ascended to heaven at quite a young age. However, now, 800 years later, he is ascending to heaven for the third time. But by now, he has become the laughing stock of all three worlds: heaven, earth and the world of spirits … During his first task as a god, he runs into a mighty demon who rules over spirits and spiritual beings and terrifies the inhabitants of heaven. Though, Xie Lian does not know that the demon he is looking for has had his eyes on him for a very, very, very long time …

This is a bonus episode to “Hakumei no Tsubasa” that was published as a promo for the extension “The Crown Tundra” of “Pokémon Sword and Shield”.

Higashino Ji is a teenager who loves racing more than anything else. For him, there is nothing better than spending his time in a fancy sports car and speeding along the roads. Through racing, he meets many new friends and experiences what it means to be alive.

After all, Yaeji just wants to be loved … Unhappy with life, she holes herself up in her room to find refuge from a cyberbullying attack and the humiliating job as an assistant to the beautiful actress Miri. However, suddenly, there is a glimmer of hope: “Beauty Water”! But caution is advised since the wrong application of the mysterious miracle water can have disturbing consequences …

The kingdom of Rakuga is something special, floating high up in the sky between the clouds and drawing its energy from a very particular source: the drawings and doodles of countless children on Earth. The advent of modern times, however, poses an acute threat to the kingdom because, thanks to technology such as tablets, televisions, etc., fewer and fewer children spend their time drawing, so they no longer generate the necessary amount of energy due to declining creativity. Now, the flying kingdom might even crash in the near future … While the royal army travels to Earth and tries to implement a plan to force many children to draw, the princess of Rakuga tries her best to find a more peaceful solution. She instructs the Prime Minister to find a hero on earth who will use a magic pen, the Miracle Crayon, to save her people. Drawings of this artefact become real, sometimes living-looking objects, but sadly, young Shin-chan, of all people, comes into possession of it. He soon draws a few heroes together to support him, but the result is questionable at best. Can this motley crew really prevent the approaching catastrophe?

“The Stranger by the Shore” tells the story of two young men who find each other through personal loss. Shun Hashimoto is an aspiring novelist who has openly admitted his homosexuality but is still not completely comfortable with it. Three years ago, he came out, left his fiancée at the altar and ran away from his angry family. His path led him to an island in Okinawa, where he has now been living with his grandmother for three years. One day, Shun notices a young man often sitting lonely and sad on the beach for hours. He is Mio Chibana, a high school student whose parents have recently died. Shun and Mio start talking and gradually become closer, but no sooner has Mio overcome his grief than he is sent to the mainland to an orphanage. Three years go by and Shun, who has taken quite a liking to Mio, hears almost nothing from him – until he suddenly appears before him again and confesses his feelings. Three years is a long time, however, and after the lack of communication, Shun is not ready to let Mio into his heart again that easily. When the shadows of his past threaten to catch up with Shun, the situation becomes even more complicated …

Yuna Ichihara is a little downhearted when her best friend moves far away during the last holidays before high school and fears she will have difficulty making friends at her new school. Yet, as luck would have it, she has two fateful encounters on the same day: first, she saves Rio, who she immediately thinks is her prince charming, from stepping into a pile-up, and then she meets Akari, who has just moved into Yuna’s flat complex. Because Akari has locked herself out, Yuna helps her contact her parents, and while they both wait in Yuna’s room, they become friends rather quickly. But when Yuna’s childhood friend Kazuomi drops by, the two quickly get on the subject of boys, and Akari immediately begins to grill Yuna about Kazuomi, but she denies romantic feelings for him and rather believes in fated love at first sight. To her surprise, at the beginning of the new school year, it turns out that Rio is in Yuna’s class and Akari’s brother. But how would Rio react to Yuna’s feelings, and what would Akari and Kazuomi say?

Since her time as a “weapon” in the war, which is now quite some time ago, Violet Evergarden has written many letters on behalf of other people as a so-called “Autonomous Correspondence Assistant”. Her latest assignment is to help Yuris – a boy who will die of his illness in the near future. Violet writes letters for him to his parents and friends, but no one yet suspects that Julis’ time may be much shorter than originally thought. Despite this assignment, Violet still is preoccupied with the words Gilbert Bougainvillea told her several years ago: “I love you with all my heart.” And she still ponders their meaning; despite Dietfried’s advice to rather forget his brother, Violet cannot simply tick the matter off. One day, Claudia Hodgins receives a letter whose handwriting he identifies as Gilbert’s – that is, from the man everyone thought dead. Claudia and Violet set off together to the island from which the letter is supposed to have come, but once there, Violet’s joy of seeing him again is severely dampened …

“Burn the Witch” adapts the first few chapters of Tite Kubo’s manga series of the same name. Ninny Spangcole is a popular but annoyed pop idol of the band “Cecile Die Twice” – not a single quiet minute is to be had without several tabloid journalists and paparazzi hounding her for an interview. Ninny, however, has a solution and skilfully escapes these wannabe reporters by using magic – yup, magic! Ninny is a witch, and her work as a pop star in “Front London” is really just a sideline for her. In reality, she works with her partner Noel Niihashi for Wing Bind, an agency in “Reverse London” that is dedicated to protecting and managing dragons and defending the people from those very creatures. Thus, it also falls upon Ninny and Noel to take care of the young Balgo Parks, a “Dragonclad” that almost magically attracts dragons. Neither of them are particularly pleased with their role as babysitters for the naive and easy-going young man, but what don’t you do for your job …? However, when an execution order makes Balgo the target of high-ranking witches and wizards, the two young women find themselves between the fronts. And as though that weren’t enough, a former band mate of Ninny’s suddenly appears in “Reverse London,” even though normal people have absolutely no business there! Annotation: The story of this anime film is set after the events of the eponymous one-shot of July 2018, Tite Kubo’s pilot manga for the “Burn the Witch” series that started in August 2020.

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train” seamlessly picks up where the first season left off and continues the story of Tanjirou, Nezuko, Zen’itsu, and Inosuke. After Tanjirou and his companions, under the watchful eyes of Shinobu and Aoi, have recuperated from their wounds in the Kochou residence and dedicated themselves to Aoi’s rigorous training, they are now faced with a new mission. Together with the Hashira of Flames Kyoujurou Rengoku, they are to get to the bottom of the mysterious events and deaths that take place on a train journey. For Tanjirou this is quite the fortunate turn of events, as he has a number of questions for the Hashira of Flames, whose “Breath of Flames” so resembles the technique his own father used. However, they don’t get to enjoy their discussion about the connection between the “Breath of Flames” and Tanjiro’s “Breath of Fire” very long, as the quiet train ride finds a sudden end … Strengthened by Muzan Kibutsuji’s blood, the “Lower Demon Moon” number 1 has taken hold of the train and now threatens not only the lives of the passengers, but also those of the young Demon Hunters! Can Tanjirou and his friends ward off the mighty demon and will Tanjirou find answers to all his questions from his “fiery new mentor”?

Love is love – regardless of gender! But sometimes, being in love is not so easy. Sometimes being in love becomes a painful memory. There are various reasons for this, but the result always remains the same. Whether it’s a young lesbian couple; a high school teacher whose student confesses his love to him; a young woman disowned by her father for starring in a porno; or childhood friends who have felt lust and desire for each other for years – everyone feels the same when love ends unhappily. “Happy-Go-Lucky Days” tells four stories: “Ecchan and Aya”, “Mr Sawa and Yagasaki”, “Shin and Sayoko”, and “Mika and Shin”.

Mio and Arata have been friends since childhood, and yet there are always little misunderstandings as their feelings for each other have changed over time. A trivial occasion is enough to upset Mio so much that she leaves her boyfriend, flees home to her room and ignores his calls. Gripped by remorse, she later sets off on her bicycle in the pouring rain to apologise to him. That’s when the fateful accident happens, and she finds herself transported into a world that seems both strange and familiar to her. Her stuffed animal, which suddenly begins to speak, introduces itself as her protector and guide in this strange world and tells her that she now has nothing to fear in this otherworldly realm. But that must be a mistake! No, a mistake is impossible. Nevertheless, there is a way to return to the old world: if she remembers exactly the most important things she still has to do and reports this at the lost property desk, she will receive a ticket with which she can travel back. But Mio’s memory is fading visibly. She wanted to tell Arata something urgently, she knows that … but what was it again?

“Oresuki: Are You the Only One Who Loves Me? Our Playball / Our End Run / Our Game” is the sequel to the TV series as well as its conclusion. Although the library was saved from disbanding thanks to enough new visitors, Amatsuyu Kisaragi (“Jooro”) still has to keep his promise to Sumireko Sanshokuin (“Pansy”) and make sure that Yasuo Hazuki (“Hose”) does not interfere them anymore. His plan: a popularity contest, of all things, is to decide who will stay away from Sumireko. However, no plan is perfect, and soon Amatsuyu has to realise that he is already entering the race with a huge disadvantage. On top of that, before the start, the rules are adjusted and twisted so many times that he seems to be at a total disadvantage. Though, Amatsuyu wouldn’t be Amatsuyu if he did not have some dirty tricks up his sleeve … In the end, will he manage to sideline Yasou and win Sumireko over?

A few months earlier, the battle between the Toji, a group of sword-wielding shrine maidens, and the monster-like Aradama had had significant consequences when three secessions of the seemingly defeated Tagitsuhime caused chaos and destruction in an incident that was named the End-of-the-Year Great Disaster. Afterwards, peace returned, and the damages in Tokyo could be repaired, though the Aradama, as such, were far from being a thing of the past. On the contrary: the dreaded monsters appeared more frequently than ever before, so the Toji hardly had time to catch their breath – not even now. Mihono Asakura belongs to the Akabane Swords Investigation Team, which, in addition to investigative work, also searches for lost Okatana – those swords with which the Aradama can be defeated. Apart from her work for the team, she spends her days mainly training – until her team receives an order to help search for a humanoid and unidentified Aradama in Enoshima. He has escaped from Kanami Etou and Hiyori Juujou but does not turn out to be exactly what Mihuno’s group expected …

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The Little Busters’ outing went off peacefully, and now that the summer holidays have started, most baseball team members have gone home. Among the few still around are Riki Naoe and Kudryavka “Kud” Noumi. However, Masato has caused quite a bit of damage to the boys’ dormitory by hitting it awkwardly with a baseball, so it is now underwater. A new place to stay is needed, so the boys are unceremoniously put up with the girls. However, not everyone will be able to enjoy the luxury of a bed. Riki is unlucky and has to make do with one of the clubrooms. Gathering all her courage, Kud offers him to stay with her instead. Although they now have to deal with the teasing of their circle of friends in one go, this doesn’t change the fact that the two of them experience a lot together during the summer – and begin to wonder whether they have more than just friendly feelings for each other … Annotation: “Kud Wafter” was funded by VisualArts via crowdfunding. The campaign started on 18 July 2017, with 30 million yen already available three days later; by 25 September, the targeted goal of 60 million had been reached. Due to various circumstances, such as a change of director or the COVID-19 pandemic, the date was postponed several times; September 2019 eventually became September 2020, and the actual screening in the cinema did not begin until 14 July 2021.

“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mt. Natagumo Arc” is a compilation of episodes 15 to 21 of the TV anime that contains some new footage. In addition, separate end credits have been added.

This title is an animated VR production that was shown at a virtual reality experience centre in Nagoya, Japan, from November 2020 to March 2021.

This music video is about the Pokémon Farfetch’d, which travels together with its regional form from Galar and its evolution Sirfetch’d.

“Disney Twisted Wonderland: Scary Monsters” is a promotional video for the 2020 Halloween event of the smartphone game “Disney Twisted Wonderland”. Annotation: It was produced in three versions of this promotional clip, which differ only in the sound setting.

The TV series “Tokyo Babylon 2021” was originally scheduled to start in April 2021, but in November 2020, after the release of the second preview video, plagiarism allegations regarding the character outfits became public. According to the studio, 13 episodes had already been completed at that time, and 8 more were planned. Initially, the anime was postponed indefinitely in order to revise the outfits; in March 2021, the release of the anime was finally cancelled completely.