Ayase Naru is an 8th grader who can see the colors of music when she listens to it. For Naru, who is extremely good at decorating, becoming the owner of a shop like Dear Crown was her dream. One day, she finds out that the manager of a newly-opened shop is recruiting middle school girls who can do Prism Dance, and immediately applies. Naru begins to Prism Dance at the audition, and an aura she`s never experienced spreads out in front of her. At that moment, a mysterious girl named Rinne asks her if she can see rainbow music.
Source: ANN
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* Based on Broccoli`s 2010 PSP romance game franchise Uta no Prince-sama for female gamers.
After the successful debut of the the 6-member group ST☆RISH and their songwriter Nanami Haruka, they venture into the mainstream entertainment industry by joining Shining Productions.
~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston
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* Based on Amnesia, a romance adventure game for female players.
August 1st. The protagonist regains consciousness in an unfamiliar cafe, with no memories of the past. Where is this place? What was the protagonist doing here? Who and what kind of life did the protagonist live?
A boy appears before the protagonist. The boy`s name is Orion, and calls himself a fairy. Under Orion`s direction, the protagonist gropingly searches for clues about herself. She eventually meets people who know her: a childhood friend, a senior, and a lover.
~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston
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Five years ago, almost every villager of Ootsuka died due to a tragic plague. But mysteriously enough, three survivors: a girl and two boys, emerged. Now living in a church, the three live in isolation, hidden from those who may seek to find them. Shino, one of the survivors, has control over the power of Murasame, the blade of life. But when the imperial church seeks to take the Murasame for themselves, their peaceful life becomes a thing of the past…
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* Based on a manga by Hazuki Kanae, serialised in Dessert.
Tachibana Mei is a quiet and unassuming girl, who has had no boyfriend and couldn`t even make friends in 16 years. One day she accidentally injures Kurosawa Yamato, the most popular boy in school, and for some reason Yamato takes interest in her. He one-sidedly declares her his friend and it is through this tentative relationship, that Mei ultimately begins to understand the values of friendship and starts to befriend other people.
iNote: The first episode received an early webcast at Nico Nico Douga on 05.10.2012. It was limited to the first 2000 people.
Regular television broadcast started on 07.10.2012./i
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The romantic comedy centers around Mizutani Shizuku, a girl who has absolutely no interests except for school and her plans for the future. A boy named Yoshida would be seated next to her in class, but he has been constantly absent for one reason or another since the first day of school. By chance, she is sent to deliver class printouts to him, and that leads Yoshida to believe they are friends.
Source: ANN
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* Based on the manga by Suzuki Julietta.
After her father having run away due to gambling debts, and being evicted from her apartment, Nanami meets Mikage, a strange man who is afraid of dogs. Nanami saves Mikage from a dog and tells him her story. He gives Nanami his house as a thank you for saving him. Nanami accepts the offer, due to having nowhere else to go. Mikage draws her up a map showing her where to go. Upon arriving, she finds that it is a rundown shrine. Nanami is then almost killed by Tomoe, who was expecting Mikage to finally return after his 20 year absence. She is then greeted by both Onikiri and Kotetsu, as the new land god of the shrine. Unable to accept Nanami as the new land god, Tomoe mocks her then leaves the shrine, which, without Tomoe`s power transforms back into a run-down state. Not wanting to rob Tomoe of his home and realizing that her powers as a god are too weak anyway Nanami leaves, but eventually is brought back by Tomoe after she seals a contract with him, making him her familiar.
Source: Wikipedia
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Note: A pre-air version was shown on AT-X on 01.07.2012. Regular broadcast started earliest on 10.07.2012 on Yomiuri TV.
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The story follows Arcana Famiglia, a self-appointed organization with mysterious powers that has protected a small Mediterranean island from pirates, foreign countries, and other threats. The only daughter of the family`s Papa, Felicita, will be married to the next head of the family in two months — and the successor will be decided in a competition that Felicita herself will take part in.
Source: ANN
Note: The first episode received an early preview screening as part of an event limited to 150 attendees at Cinemart Roppongi theatre on June 29, 2012. Regular TV broadcast started on July 1, 2012.
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* Based on a manga by Midorikawa Yuki, serialised in LaLa DX in 2005, before switching to LaLa in 2008.
Natsume Takashi has been able to see yokai since his early days. His grandmother, Reiko, possessed the Yujin-chou, a list of names of yokai sworn to fealty. Ever since Takashi inherited the list, he has been constantly attacked by yokai.
Takashi, however, has decided to return to the yokai their names. Together with his self-proclaimed bodyguard Nyanko, Takashi has met and come to know many yokai.
~ adapted and translated from official site by Cranston
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The story centres around the lives of three siblings, Takakura Kanba, Takakura Shouma and their terminally ill sister Takakura Himari. Himari passes away after going out on a trip with her brothers. She was however, miraculously saved by a spirit thriving in a penguin-shaped hat. In return for her extended life, the twins must search for an item known as the Penguin Drum with the aid of three penguins which are visible only to the siblings.
Source: ANN
Note: The first episode received an advanced screening as part of an event held at Animate`s Yokohama branch on July 3, 2011. The regular television broadcast started on July 8, 2011.
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* Based on a manga by Midorikawa Yuki serialised in LaLa DX in 2005, before switching to LaLa in 2008.
Natsume Takashi has been able to see yokai since his early days. His grandmother, Reiko, possessed the Yujin-chou, a list of names of yokai sworn to fealty. Ever since Takashi inherited the list, he has been constantly attacked by yokai.
Takashi, however, has decided to return to the yokai their names. Together with his self-proclaimed bodyguard Nyanko, Takashi has met and come to know many yokai.
~ adapted and translated from official site by Cranston
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* Based on Broccoli`s 2010 PSP romance game franchise Uta no Prince-sama for female gamers.
Due to her admiration of popular idol HAYATO, Nanami Haruka dreams of becoming a music producer. For this reason, she enrolls in the music producer course of Saotome Academy. At this Academy, she will be paired with someone from the idol course. Together, the pair will work together until graduation.
When she arrives at Saotome, she soon discovers that there are six extremely dashing guys she can potentially partner with.
~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston
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The story revolves around Kinoshita Suguri, a nine-year-old third-grade girl who loves animals and making fashion accessories. One day, while Suguri is out buying materials for accessories, she comes across an unusual rock. Thinking it would look cute on a bracelet, she goes to pick up the rock and discovers a creature named Kappy. Kappy happens to be the three-year-old prince of Kapimeshia.
Source: ANN
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Due to her long black hair and dark aura, Kuronuma Sawako`s classmates avoided her and called her Sadako. However, after entering high school, she met Kazehaya Shouta. Kazehaya possesses a bright personality and is popular with everyone. Sawako gained the courage to change her life from Kazehaya and has experienced much since that time. During all this, Sawako`s feelings towards Kazehaya grew ever deeper, and now she must come to grips with them.
~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston
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* Based on a series of otome dating sim games (targeted towards a female market) by Honeybee.
The heroine, Tsukiko, enrolled to a school that was recently changed from all-boys school to co-ed. Since the area where the school is conveniently rural and the rather exclusive curriculums the school has, up until now the heroine is the only one female who enrolled to the school.
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After 2 years studying abroad in Paris, Ichigo returns to Japan and St. Mary Academy as a 1st year high-school student. Together with the 3 Sweets Princes, Kashino, Andou and Hanabusa, she will once again form Team Ichigo in order to reach new heights in the art of the pâtissière.
Or so she thought.
The truth is, in the interim, the 3 have gone their separate ways in pursuit of their own ambitions. Ichigo is greatly shocked to learn that Team Ichigo is no more.
Before she can come to grips with this development, she is summoned to a meeting with Henri-sensei regarding a project assignment. The project: To establish and manage her own “Sweets Shop”! Furthermore, the members of the project team includes certain persons she knows quite well…
~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston
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The Edo Era has ended after 260 years of history and the Meiji Era begins. However, bitter strife still continues between the soldiers of the new government and former Tokugawa retainers.
This is the stage in which the surviving members of the Shinsengumi find themselves upon their return to Edo following their defeat at Tobafushimi.
~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston
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* Based on a shoujo manga by Odagiri Hotaru, serialised in Monthly Asuka.
Sakurai Yuki is a mysterious boy with a mysterious power. Right after he was born, his mother left him near an orphanage, and he was later found. Because of that event, Yuki strives for independence. He hates being a burden to anyone near him, but at the same time, he is afraid of being left alone. Moreover, ever since he can remember he had a strange ability where when he touches others, he can feel their emotion. Unable to control it, he often made insensitive blunders in the past. He later meets with a mysterious yet beautiful man who saves his life, but somehow he feels so nostalgic, like he`s met him before. While death threats and his ability increasing, a man who claimed to be his older brother suddenly appears, so what will Yuki do when he learns the truth?
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* Based on Idea Factory`s Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan romance adventure game aimed at female players.
Upon learning that her father disappeared, a teenaged girl dresses as boy and travels to the city of Kyoto in hopes of finding him. On the first day in the city, she happens to witness a sword fight between some samurai and some demon warriors. Taken into custody by the samurai, she learns that they are the Shinsengumi, a group who know her father and are very interested in learning why his hospital clinic burned down so mysteriously a month before. With no family or friends to turn to, she is forced to count on the dashing and handsome members of the Shinsengumi to further her search.
Note: The story of the 2008 Sony PlayStation 2 game centres around a female protagonist and the historical Shinsengumi samurai group in Kyoto during the 19th century.
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* Based on Lilpri: Yubi Puru Hime Chen! trading card arcade game.
Various reports of irregularities are flooding in from all corners of Fairytale Kingdom. The truth is, Fairytale Kingdom is on the verge of destruction! This is because the happiness within peoples` hearts, the “Happiness Tone”, is disappearing. The only ones who can restore the Happiness Tone are the legendary Princesses…
The queen dispatches 3 “Magic Pets” to the human world. Upon arrival, at a concert held by the popular idol, Wish, the Magic Pets meet 3 young girls who have within them the power to become Princesses.
- translated and adapted from the official japanese site by Cranston
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* Based on Fujiwara Hiro`s Kaichou wa Maid-sama! shoujo manga, serialised in LaLa.
The romantic comedy centres on the student council head named Ayuzawa Misaki, who despises the mostly male, slovenly population at her school, which was once an all-boys school. However, Misaki`s quite handsome schoolmate, Usui Takumi, just discovered her secret — that she works after school at a maid cafe.
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* Based on a shoujo manga by Shiina Karuho, serialised in Bessatsu Margaret.
Kuronuma Sawako is the perfect heroine… for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanour, she`s often mistaken for the haunting movie character Sadako. But behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when a popular boy in class befriends her, she`s sure to make more than just that–she`s about to make some enemies too!
Source: Manga-Updates
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* Adaptation of the Miracle Train multi-media franchise that depicts stops on Tokyo`s Chou commuter train line as handsome young men.
There is an urban legend in Japan about an underground subway line that moves without limitations. The rumor is only gorgeous men ride a train that is known as the Miracle Train. And if you were to happen upon this line, you would undoubtedly fall into a complete state of happiness. Being touched by a ray of light, granting her access to enter into the Oedo Line platform, where the Miracle Train runs. As the doors open up, the space inside is very different, as six handsome men await you inside. According to the conductor the leadership of these six gentlemen and the female guide, when women have worries or insecurities, the Miracle Train will appear. With names matching the stations along the line, these fabulous gentlemen, whose bonds together are tight, despite their different personalities, will erase all of your worries and fears.
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* Based on Matsumoto Natsumi`s shoujo manga Yumeiro Patissiere (Dream-Colored Pastry Chef) from 2008.
14 year old Amano Ichigo is a clumsy girl who dreams of becoming a pastry chef. She draws closer to fulfilling her dream when she enrolls in the St. Mary Academy culinary school and meets a tiny “spirit of sweets”.
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