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Specials included on the BD/DVD of Cinderella Girls Gekijou 3rd Season.

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The animated opening for Square Enix's Koukyousei Million Arthur RPG mobile game launched for iOS and Android on October 4, 2018. It is said to be a "brand new" Million Arthur story where legends and myths intersect. The plan is for the game to be an action hunting RPG, unlike the previous ones which were mobile RPG card games.

Ginya Otonashi is a college dropout who works part-time for a pachislot publishing company while aspiring to become a novelist. One day, Ginya comes across a secret organization and gets pulled into a competition to become #1 in "Pachi Battle," which is all a part of the Slotseum, a pachislot competition. (Source: ANN)

Centuries after the events of Saga Brave, a third race called the Mauve has emerged alongside Humans and Mazoku. Identified by their purple blood and immense intelligence, the Mauve are shunned by the other two races and are viewed as a threat to the peace of the world. Having experienced this prejudice first-hand, a teenage Mauve named Galette Revolt journeys forth to find a way for all races to understand each other by playing Battle Spirits. However, other factions from each race aim to maintain the peace/reform the world through more nefarious ways...

A showcase advertising Konami's new animation department depicting several different themes. It should be noted this is not a trailer for upcoming shows, but more of a demo reel to showcase the talents of Konami animation, with a variety of animation styles. (Source: ygorganization)

Kakeru is a big fan of the Live On card game, like so many kids his age. However he loses every time he plays, no matter how hard he tries. Things change when one day Kakeru saves a small dog-like creature chased by weird people. The “dog” is in fact a Create Monster and gives Kakeru an unusual Live Change card, which in turn allows Kakeru to protect his newfound friend… And gets him involved in something he did not expect… (Source: ANN)

An anime based on characters from the strip mahjong arcade game "Super Real Mahjong 2".

Hideyuki Toyotomi used to be a normal person, but gets dragged into mahjong games by his three degenerate companions and constantly loses in spite of the tiles he draws. (Source: Giant Bomb)

A televised New Years commercial promoting the THE iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls - Starlight Stage (iOS/Android game) campaign starting the following day where you can receive 10 consecutive gifts in the gacha draw. The commercial opens with the girls listing off the best things to do for New Years.

Bandai Namco announced a new short anime titled Tales of the Rays: Everlasting Destiny. The anime will tell a story featuring the "other side" of the rescue of Ickx from the second chapter of the game (Mirrage Prison), showing the actions of Stahn and Leon, and will connect to the game's new story "Fairy's Requiem" which is the 3rd arc in the game app. (Source: ANN)

A Korean/Japanese co-production created by Bakugan and Dragon Ball Super contributor Atsushi Maekawa. Turning Mecard stars Jason, a grade-schooler who meets a Mecanimal, a transforming minicar from the alternate world of Triforce, named Evan. Jason and Evan are both searching for missing family members, and team up to help each other. Together, they meet more Mecanimals as they battle across dimensions and learn important lessons along the way. (Source: Crunchyroll)

Recap of the first five episodes of Build Divide: Code White.

Hikaru no Go recaps included on DVD 10 (Season 2 vol 1) which recaps episode 1-24 and DVD 19 (Season 3 vol 1) which recaps episode 25-52 of the TV series.

Assorted animated videos for Cygames' Shadowverse digital TCG. Japanese and English versions of these animated features were released on the same day on Cygames' official YouTube channel and at a later date on the Shadowverse's official YouTube channel.

A web exclusive sequel episode shown on the official Bakugan youtube channel where the Invaders are the last boss.

Five Enlightened cards scatters all around Japan after a secret ritual gets interrupted. Shobu Kirifuda got one of these cards from his father. Shori Kirifuda and 5 other duelist hunters are after him. Shobu must battle descendants of the Chosen Ones (Yaesar), named Luna & Mikado Kozuki, who can control God power.

Sequel of Super Real Mahjong. Mahjong-playing sisters Kasumi, Miki, and Shouko are sent to a world where mahjong tiles are currency. In order to return to their world, they must defeat a mahjong-playing rabbit who rules the land.

An animated flash series of the manga Mini Vanguard.

A special animation MV It'll be fine! featuring Piplup has been released! It's a special medley that connects the ending theme of the anime Pokemon Diamond & Pearl. (Source: YouTube)

Recap of Hikaru no Go included in the "Special Character DVD ~Memories~" disc.

Sequel to Battle Spirits: Kakumei no Galette.

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)

A special episode released with the first DVD volume of Mini Vanguard.

The animated opening for Square Enix's Kakusansei Million Arthur RPG mobile card game launched for iOS on April 9, 2012 and for Android on May 24, 2012. The mobile game was terminated on March 30, 2015.

The Darkness Civilization has attacked the Fire Civilization! Shobu, together with Rekuta, goes to the world of Duel Masters to help the Fire Civilization. However, when Shobu arrives, he is shocked to see a badly beaten Storm XX, said to be the Fire Civilization's trump card. At that moment, Rekuta and Reppi Aini, Storm XX's comrade, are captured by Darkness Civilization creatures. Will Shobu be able to rescue the two, and what will become of the Fire Civilization? (Source: Duel Masters Wikia)

A NHK shogi tournament parody. ''55 AJN Trophy TV Shoji Tournamant'' Mr.Yamada versus Mr.Roboco.

A mini movie released on the Fire Emblem Heroes website in honor of a major plot twist in Book 3.

Second season of Cap Kakumei Bottleman.

This was an animated promotional video that Falcom commissioned for Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys game for PC Engine, to shop around to various production houses. This was done in hopes of getting it made into a full-scale animated series/movie/etc., but it never panned out. (Source: You Tube)

Recap episodes of Shadowverse.

BorgBattles between KabutoBorgs have become popular enough to hold world tournaments. The main character Ryuusei is an enthusiast of these battles. Along with his friends Katsuji and Ken, he continues fighting against new enemies day after day.

Special episode of Rebirth.

Made famous in the Monster Strike anime special Mon-Soni! D'Artagnan no Idol Sengen, the Haitoku Pistols debuted their latest single, a Christmas-themed song titled Wishing on December 1st. A ballad backed by Lucy's powerful vocals, Wishing will be featured as the main theme for the XFLAG original anime Itazura Majo to Nemuranai Machi. This official music video demo is entirely in CG as opposed to the main ONA which was 2D animated. The music video starts with all three band members speaking to the viewer before jumping into the demo and then finishing out with the band members speaking again.

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The animated promotional videos for Square Enix's Kairisei Million Arthur RPG mobile card game launched for iOS and Android on November 19, 2014. It is a sequel to the original game.

A series of animated web-shorts that feature the characters from Bakugan: Battle Planet interacting in a more comedic manner. (Source: Wikipedia)

Recap episode aired between episodes 23 and 24.

Bakugan: Legends is the fifth season of the Bakugan: Battle Planet series and the ninth season overall. (Source: Bakugan Wiki)

A two-volume DVD/CD collection of character songs and music videos of Xbox 360 dating simulation game Dream C Club. The clips recreate the heroines of the game with two-dimensional graphics. (Source: ANN)

The opening animation (and promotional video) to Rara Maji, a school girls' RPG with music, magic, and engaging stories. The game is a co-production between Wright Flyer Studios and A-1 Pictures, the latter also animated the video. (Source: Official site)

A promotional video for the smartphone game Kick-Flight featuring the song "Flyers" by KANA-BOON.

The game is set in the distant future in a parallel dimension called the Cosmic Ark. There is a race of long-dormant, gigantic robots called Arks, which have suddenly awakened to find their galaxy being ruled by the evil Chaos. Since they lay dormant for aeons, the three remaining great Arks of Wisdom, Courage and Strength have been drained of their energy, and now there is only enough energy remaining for one of them to be revived with the power to vanquish the evil Chaos. In order to accomplish this, three different Unions of followers of each of the great Arks have formed, each competing for the revival of their respective Ark and thereby, for the defeat of the Chaos and the fate of the world. Besides this overarching story, there are several backstories of characters of the game. There is, for example, the background of Crimrose and Ivis, the story of Eihwaz, or the meeting between Eris and Resha among others. (Source: Wikipedia)

A 4th Anniversary Monster Strike TV commercial featuring Egashira 2:50 (pronounced Egashira Nijigojuppun), a Japanese comedian. The first commercial in the promotion was originally released with the live actor. It was then fully rotoscoped and released again with some changes as an animated version.

The stage is set on a moon of Planet Cray, "Aniversario." To develop the moon, Selca summons Aichi, Chrono and friends. A large undertaking by familiar vanguard characters! (Source: Official Site)

Lightning Khan and a group of elementary school students compete against another team in a game of rollerblades and RC car racing as they plan to attend the National convention.

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The story focuses on the journey of Go prodigy, Jiang Liuer, who was encouraged by a monk to learn chess skills of various schools to participate in the 20-year National Go Competition, competing against other sects and Japanese players for the title of "Master of Chess."

The anime celebrates the Dragon Quest X online game's fifth anniversary by animating player-submitted "miraculous stories" related to the game. (Source: ANN)

An alternative episode 11 (or episode 11.5) released on the DVD set of Chikyuu Bouei Kazoku. The world's first experience simulation game park "Amber Crystal" opened in Chiba Prefecture. Opening day only allows couples inside with a special ticket. Seiko and cameraman Hayakawa, Mamoru and Junko-sensei are there to meet up. While saying "because it is a game, it's okay to do anything", Mamoru guards as a knight figure to raise XP to steadily power up. Meanwhile, Seiko who became a mage, realized that this game park is the invasion of the space monster and goes on to approach the final boss of the game.

Music video for the song Can you see? I'm SUSHI by Japanese entertainer Pikotaro (Daimaou Kosaka) that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. It was later released on Pikotaro's official YouTube channel. The animation was done by Creatures, Inc.

Eighth season of Cardfight!! Vanguard: D Series.

Features preteens involved in the competition and challenges in the world of Chinese chess.

The anime follows Tsukasa, whose dream is to become the best at Gigant Shooter (battles in a game similar to pog) in the world. The menko card his father left for him called King Menger is his partner. Tsukasa's fellow gamers are the cute but tsundere Koide Miruko, the spectacled bully Numata Manabu, and the realist and sharp-tongued Doumoto Ataru. (Source: ANN)

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The web anime of Dia Horizon; characters are featured as chibis as they break the 4th wall to talk about their own real-life mobile game (which is being released this month). As well as promoting the full length TV anime coming out in a October 2017 as well as the 4-koma manga available now.

Advertisements for the Gudetama tap app Sawatte! Gudetama: 3-dome no Shoujiki. The videos are aired on television and streamed on Sanrio's official YouTube channel and typically have a gaming theme.

Studio Colorido's promotional video for BANDAI NAMCO Online's mobile RPG VALHAIT RISING.

Recaps of episodes 1 to 50 of Shadowverse Flame.

In commemoration of the live appearance of the Haitoku Pistols at the XFLAG PARK 2017 held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall, a pseudo sequel to Monster Sonic!: Senritsu no Lucifer, Tada Hitotsu no Hajimari no Uta was created and posted to Monster Strike's official YouTube channel. The Haitoku Pistols meet at the cafe and talk about the event after looking at flyer of it.

An animated promotional video for Square Enix's mobile game Idol Fantasy. Within the game you the female manager Aoi Nishizono, and your job is to raise male idols to stardom in a heart-throbbing setting.

Bundled with the "Magical Halloween: Miracle Quartet" pachinko slot machine game CD. (Source: AniDB)

NHN PlayArt and Nico Nico's #Compass [COMbat Providence AnalysiS System] smartphone game has been inspiring a series shorts in which TMS Entertainment is overseeing the production, but different staff members and studios are participating in the project. Each short highlights a different hero from the game. The shorts are posted to #Compass's official YouTube channel. (Source: ANN)

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Music video directed by Toshitaka Shinoda and Takashi Ohashi for the single Gekiyaba∞Bokkan!! by Moso Calibration. It features a blend of live action, 2D, and 3D animation. The song was featured as the second ending for Time Bokan 24.

The 3rd Huoli Shaonian Wang animated season. It follows an entirely new story and new characters unrelated to the previous seasons. The previous seasons metaphorical usage of magic/spirit/chi to visualize yoyo battles has now become literal. The yoyo toys have spirit animals within them and the cast tries to return them to their world before the villains use them for evil purposes. Leon has an argument with his classmate Gurido for trifle. At the advice of Catherine, Leon and Gurido decide to judge the victory or defeat through yoyo competition. The Daemon Tiger appears when Leon and Gurido begin to fight in the woods. Leon follows Daemon Tiger and work with it. With Daemon Tiger’s help, Leon defeats Gurido. (Source: Official YouTube channel)

Commercial animated by Studio SHAFT for the dating sim app, IRoid.

An animated promotional/opening video for the iOS/Android game Sword of Phantasia.

Based on a set of toys called Treasure Gaust, the anime was based off of the manga serialized in corocoro with the main character being an anime original character.

Ninth season of Cardfight!! Vanguard: D Series.

The ultimate Beetle Battle unreels! The King of Beetles, Mushiking is a beetle battle game of the 21st Century that is causing a whirlpool of sensational excitement among children. Its popularity has transcended the world of arcade games! The total number of cards issued has exceeded 420 million. Mushiking is not only one of the most popular in arcade games, but is also creating a buzz in various fields such as game boy advance, TV animations. and etc. Kent Mirai is a passionate youth. His dream is to become the greatest Mushiking champion in the world. He is spending his time beetle battling with the King of Beetles, Mushiking everyday. One day, a mysterious boy named Shiro Mizorogi appears before Kent. This boy is so strong that the beetle battlers are ruthlessly defeated one after the other. The beetle that Shiro manipulates is a beetle that has never been seen before, called Dark Side Neptune Beetle. It is enveloped with an evil aura and its eyes glow eerily red. Shiro acquires the power of the dark side through Dr. Black, who stops at nothing in order to win the mushiking battle! The blazing battle between Kent and the King of Beetles, Mushiking vs. Dark Side and Neptune Beetle is launched!! (Source: Official Site)

It's a comedy about children in elementary school.

Gonglyong Mecard is a spin-off-series of Mecard, based on the idea that dinosaurs didn't become extinct 65 million years ago, but transformed into mecanimals. Its characters don't have any relations to the cast from Turning Mecard, Turning Mecard W and Turning Mecard R. (Source: Gonglyong Mecard Wikia)

Tokiko-san got the job of making quizzes/brain-teasers/riddles for Chuukyou Television Broadcasting (a real TV station that airs the anime the fictional character works for). In particular: matchstick puzzles. The show focuses on her trying to make puzzles as well as her early life, family, personality that lead to her profession—particularly her compulsiveness for organization.

A short mini movie meant to celebrate the ending of Fire Emblem Heroes's Book Four and tease Book 5.

Web commercial to promote the grand opening of the entertainment and recreational facility "ASOBUILD." The building is made up of six floors, each with their own theme and unique attractions.

An OVA released in 1991. Unlike the previous OVA series, this episode was produced separately by Toshiba.

The elementary school student Rieko lives with her parents who are deaf and mute, and her younger sister. Rieko wishes to draw cartoons and comics that make people happy, and doodles comics of Bomberman and friends in her notebooks. An earthquake strikes during the night and ravages the city, leaving their neighbourhood a shambles. They travel to a shelter, but their parents' inability to hear and speak causes misunderstandings and conflict among the workers; Rieko helps resolve the situation while also keeping an eye on her younger sister. With support from volunteer worker Kyoko, an older girl from Tokyo, the community within the shelter begin to grow and understand one another. Rieko helps keep the younger ones amused with her drawings of Bomberman characters, including a comic of the heroes and villains putting their differences aside to help each other when the battle arena comes down on top of them. The film ends with a short public safety video from the Bomberman gang, offering pointers on how to safeguard against damage in your house and how to stay safe if you need to evacuate. Despite the prominent branding on the marketing materials, the Bomberman content is shockingly minimal. Rieko creates comic strips of Bomberman and friends to entertain her younger sister and children at the shelter, leading into animated vignettes with the cast of Super Bomberman 3; these three segments amount to only three minutes (Source: randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com)

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Huoli Shaonian Wang is a Chinese multi-media franchise created to sell yoyo toys to children. Huoli Shaonian Wang 3 is the first animated season in the franchise but the 3rd story chronologically. The show focuses on competitive schools that hold yo-yo contests. Each team has their own issues that they solve. Each yoyo has a name that reflects the toy's design. The show makes use of minor special effects in order to portray magic/spirit/chi and the speed of the yoyo. These "magic spells" are "battling" and the person whose "magic" remains, wins. (Source: Wiki)

The 3DCG animated opening for Square Enix's Mashiro Witch RPG mobile game expected to launch in late 2017.

It follows the fan favorite character Vandyne as his hidden secrets are revealed. Unlike the Turning Mecard R reboot, which exclusively uses 3DCG visuals, this series is like the earlier entries and is animated with 2D and 3D visuals. The mini-series is part of a new promotional campaign from Sono Kong. The Korean toy manufacturer will launch four new mechanimals this month at retail. (Source: toonbarn.com)