A mysterious, lethal disease is on the loose worldwide, resulting in a catastrophic death rate of humanity, and the increasing rise of attacks, caused by the living dead.
In Japan, several high school students and a school nurse have banded together to escape Fujimi High School shortly after it was attacked by zombies. The group now attempts to figure who
or what was responsible for this plague, and in the meantime, attempt to survive the present apocalypse.
The story is initially narrated through the eyes of Takashi Komuro, one of the students who had survived in the initial outbreak.
Title Chobits Released 26 TV episodes Dates 2002 Company CLAMP/Madhouse Production (Japan) Pioneer Ent., Bang Zoom! Ent. (USA) Creator CLAMP Director Morio Asaka Genre Mecha Characters Hideki Motosuwa, Chii, Freya, Chitose Hibiya, Dita
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Anime Description:
Chobits is the story of an 18 year old boy named Motosuwa Hideki who grew up on a farm and wanted to go to college. But unfortunately, he was rejected, and so Hideki decides to go to a prep school so that he can study hard and get into college.
Then one night, as Hideki is walking home, he finds a Persocom (which is basically an android) in a dumpster. But, when he turns her on, all she can say is "chi". And thus begins the funny story of Chii and Hideki.
Title Released 13 TV episodes Dates Apr 7, 2008 to Jun 30, 2008 Company Studio Deen Producers Studio Deen, NAS, Viz MediaL Creator Matsuri Hino Director Kiyoko Sayama Genre Action, Adventure, Romance Characters Nagisa Furukawa
· · · · · · · · · Kaname Kuran, Akatsuki Kain, Hanabusa Aidou, Ichiru Kiryu, Maria Kurenai, Rido Kuran, Rima Touya
Anime Description: Vampire Knight
Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight when the students of Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: The Night Class is full of vampires!
Yuki Cross has no memory of her past prior to the moment she was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago. She was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy, and now works alongside Zero to guard the Academy's secret. Zero Kiryu's family was attacked by a bad vampire four years ago and he was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy. Kaname Kuran is a kind vampire who save Yuki from a bad vampire's attack.
Title Released 25 TV episodes, 2 OAV specials Dates Apr 19, 2000 to Sep 27, 2000 Company Kodansha-Love Hina Production Committee/TV Tokyo Producers Production I.G, Xebec, Yomiko Advertising, Bandai EntertainmentL, FUNimation EntertainmentL, TV Tokyo Creator Ken Akamatsu Director n/a Genre Comedy, Romance Characters Narusegawa, Naru; Urashima, Keitaro
· · · · · · · · · Konno, Mitsune; Maehara, Shinobu; Aoyama, Motoko
Anime Description: Love Hina
When he was just a kid, Keitaro Urashima lived in the Hinata apartments (run by his grandmother) when he met a girl who would become a childhood sweetheart. She told him that if a young couple were to meet again in Tokyo University, they would enjoy a happy life together. Before the girl went away, they promised each other that they would fulfill that dream and meet again in Tokyo University.
Now, we turn to the present...where Keitaro is still trying to get into Tokyo University. Just then, his grandmother calls. It seems she wants Keitaro to come back to the Hinata apartments. Needing a better place to study,Keitaro agrees.
There's just one problem. The place has since become a girls' dormitory! And when hapless Keitaro stumbles into the lives of the residents, he gets beaten a hair shy of a bloody pulp...until the news comes in. Girls, say hello to your new manager!
Then, to top it all off, one of the girls at Hinata bears an uncanny resemblence. Could she actually be his childhood sweetheart?
Title Released 23 TV episodes Dates Oct. 4, 2007 – Mar. 27, 2008 Company Kyoto Animation Creator Jun Maeda Director Tatsuya Ishihara Genre Drama, Fantasy, Romance Characters Nagisa Furukawa
· · · · · · · · · Akio Furukawa, Fuko Ibuki, Kotomi Ichinose, Kouko Ibuki, Kyou Fujibayashi, Mei Sunohara, Misae Sagara
Anime Description: CLANNAD
Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.
One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes a young girl muttering quietly to herself. Without warning she exclaims "Anpan!" (a popular Japanese food) which catches Tomoya's attention. He soon discovers the girl's name is Furukawa Nagisa and that she exclaims things she likes in order to motivate herself. Nagisa claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks away passing the encounter off as nothing.
However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa more and more around school. Eventually he concedes and befriends her. Tomoya learns Nagisa has been held back a year due to a severe illness and that her dream is to revive the school's drama club. Claiming he has nothing better to do, he decides to help her achieve this goal along with the help of four other girls.
As Tomoya spends more time with the girls, he learns more about them and their problems. As he attempts to help each girl overcome her respective obstacle, he begins to realise life isn't as dull as he once thought.
Title Released 25 TV episodes DatesOct 6, 2006 to Jul 28, 2007 Company Bandai Entertainment Producers Sunrise, Mainichi Broadcasting, Bandai Entertainment Creator Taniguchi, Goro (Story), Okouchi, Ichiro (Story), Majiko! (Art) Director Goro Taniguchi Genre Action, Mecha, School, Super Power, Military Characters Nagisa Furukawa
· · · · · · · · · Lelouch Lamperouge, Suzaku Kururugi, C.C., Kallen Stadtfeld, Nunnally Lamperougei, Rolo Lamperouge
Anime Description: Code Geass
After the invasion of Japan by the Brittannian Empire, the country is renamed to "Area 11". The young Lelouch, a Brittannian student living in Japan, accidentally gets caught up in a local terrorist attack against Brittannia, reuniting with his childhood friend Suzaku as well as meeting the mysterious girl C.C. Cornered in a life and death situation, Lelouch accepts a power C.C. offers to him, the ability to order anyone to do anything. Harboring a thirst for revenge against the Brittanian Empire for their actions against his family, Lelouch wages war against the Empire. Using his newfound power and tactical ability, Lelouch goes under the alias Zero in attempts to fulfill his childhood vow, to destroy Brittannia!
Title K-ON! Released 13 TV episodes Dates Apr 2, 2009 to Jun 25, 2009 Company Kyoto Animation Producers Kyoto Animation, Pony Canyon, Movic Creator Kakifly Director Yamada, Naoko Genre Comedy, Music, School, Slice of Life Characters Yui Hirasawa
· · · · · · · · · Mio Akiyama, Ritsu Tainaka, Tsumugi Kotobuki, Azusa Nakano
Anime Description: K-ON!
Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster advertising the ‘Light Music Club’. Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up. However, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument.
Title Ouran High School Host Club Released 26 TV episodes Dates Apr 5, 2006 to Sep 27, 2006 Company Bones Producers Bones, VAP, Nomad Creator Hatori, Bisco Director Igarashi, Takuya Genre Comedy, Parody, School, Shoujo Characters Haruhi Fujioka
· · · · · · · · · Mitsukuni Haninozuka, Hikaru Hitachiin, Kaoru Hitachiin, Takashi Morinozuka, Kyouya Ootori, Tamaki Suoh
Anime Description: Ouran High School Host Club
Fujioka Haruhi won a scholarship to attend Ouran High, a school reserved for the rich and prestigious. Despite what other students may think of her, Haruhi cares little for physical appearances or the fact that she's a commoner. Unfortunately for Haruhi, her high school days took a turn when she stumbled upon the Host Club, a group of guys who use their specific traits and charms to entertain the women of Ouran High. Even worse was that Haruhi had accidentally broken an 8 million yen vase in the club. Unable to repay her debt with money, Haruhi found herself with no choice but to work for the Host Club, becoming a male host herself.
Title Prince of Tennis Released 178 episodes Dates Oct 10, 2001 to Mar 23, 2005 Company J.C. Staff Producers J.C. Staff, Production I.G, Trans Arts, NAS Creator Konomi, Takeshi Director Hamana, Takayuki Genre Sports, Action, Comedy, School, Shounen Characters Ryoma Echizen
· · · · · · · · · Shuusuke Fuji, Sadaharu Inui, Kaoru Kaidou, Takashi Kawamura, Eiji Kikumaru, Takeshi Momoshiro, Shuichiro Oishi, Kunimitsu Tezuka
Anime Description: Prince of Tennis
Echizen Ryoma is a young tennis prodigy who has won 4 consecutive tennis championships but who constantly lies in the shadow of his father, a former pro tennis player. He joins the Seishun Gakuen junior highschool, one of the best tennis schools in Japan, and there along with his teamates he learns to find his own type of tennis in an attempt to defeat his biggest obstacle of all: his father as well as himself.
Title Gosick Released 24 episodes Dates Dec 27, 2010 to Jul 1, 2011 Company Bones Producers Bones Creator Sakuraba, Kazuki (Story), Takeda, Hinata (Art) Director Nanba, Hitoshi Genre Mystery, Shounen, Historical Characters Victorique de Bois
· · · · · · · · · Kazuya Kujou, Avril Bradley, Grevil de Blois, Cecile Lafitte, Cordelia Gallo,Brian Roscoe
Anime Description: Gosick
The year is 1924, the place, Sauville, a small European country neatly tucked beside the Alps...
Kazuya Kujo has been studying abroad at the prestigious Saint Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. Most Kazuya ignores but the story of the Queen Berry, a mysterious ghost ship, really gets to him. Of course, his brainy friend Victorique is much more intrigued by true stories, and she uses her unrivaled logic to solve mysteries even the town's famous detective can't. Ironically, it is Victorique's inquisitive nature that leads the duo to board a ship that matches the Queen Berry's description to a tee, a ship that might just hold the key to solving a sinister mystery...
Title Kiss x Sis Episodes Unknown (6 so far) Dates Dec 22, 2008 to ? Company Feel Producers Feel Creator Bow Ditama Director Munenori Nawa Genre Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Shounen Characters Keita Suminoe
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Anime Description: Kiss x Sis
Keita has two older step-sisters, Ako and Riko, but since they aren't related by blood, they love him in a lustful way. After a mishap at school, Ako and Riko finally confess their love to him. Keita dislikes the thought of seeing them other then brother and sister, but as he tries to enter the same school as his sisters, he slowly becomes attracted to them.
Title Toradora! Episodes 25 Dates Oct 1, 2008 to Mar 25, 2009 Company J.C. Staff Producers J.C. Staff, Genco, NIS America, Inc. Creator Takemiya, Yuyuko Director Nagai, Tatsuyuki Genre Comedy, Romance, School, Slice of Life Characters Taiga Aisaka
· · · · · · · · · Ryuuji Takasu, Minori Kushieda, Ami Kawashima, Yuusaku Kitamura
Anime Description: Toradora!
It's a new school year and Ryuuji Takasu discovers that not only is he in the same class as his best friend, Yuusaku Kitamura, but also Minori Kushieda whom he's had an undisclosed crush on for quite some time. Along with the two of them comes the “Palmtop Tiger”, tiny Taiga Aisaka and Minori's best friend. Despite her small stature, Taiga takes nothing from anybody and is secretly in love with Kitamura. Ryuuji and Taiga, despite their oil and water relationship, agree to mutually support each other in their quests for their hearts' desire.