The second season of a popular video game for girls. ST☆RISH and the new composer Haruka Nanami will make their first idol debut and compete against their rival HE★VENS. Facing to the outweighing performance by HE★VENS, ST☆RISH will make their final stand.

Author: Kanon Kunozuki, director/scriptwriter: Kou Yuu, character design: Chinatsu Kurahana, animation director: Mitsune Mori, Music: Elements Garden, sound director: Shouji Hata, Production: A-1 Pictures, Storyboard: Takao Abo, technical director: Hironori Aoyagi, Kou Yuu, general animation director: Mitsue Mori, Yuko Soga, Maki Fujioka, animation director: Mitsue Mori, Hiromi Okazaki, Kyoko Kotani, Miwa Oshima, Fumiko Matsumoto, Hitomi Ochiai, Noboru Takada, Yukari Takeuchi, Ruriko Watanabe, Yumi Nakayama.

©UTA☆PRI-2 PROJECT

MACROSS F is a MACROSS series in celebration of its 25th anniversary that contains the idol, love triangle, and robot actions just like all the other franchises with the main protagonist Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee. Episodes 12 represents Ranka’s showing her talent. The episode is particularly known for the scene when the troops get shocked by her singing performance.

Author: Shoji Kawamori, general director: Shoji Kawamori, director: Yasuhito Kikuchi, general scriptwriter Hiroyuki Yoshino, character design: Risa Ebata, Yuichi Takahashi, mechanical design: Junya Ishigaki, Takeshi Takakura, designer Shoji Kawamori, mechanical art: Hidetaka Tenjiin, music: Yoko Kanno, sound director: Masafumi Mima, sound effect: Shizuo Kurahashi, CGI director: Masato Takahashi, Jo Harada, Eiji Inomoto, art director: Shunichiro Yoshiwara, color design: Kumiko Nakayama, filming director: Naomi Takahashi, produced by Satelight.

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©'07 BW/MFP・MBS

The story of a members from an idol group Shōnen Hollywood to grow up both as idol and as human. The story takes places 15 years after the setting in novel, created by Ikuyo Hashiguchi. The episode 10 presents scenes of Tokimeki Music Room, a music program Shōnen Hollywood is casted.

Author/screenwriter: Ikuyo Hashiguchi, director: Toshimasa Kuroyanagi, character design: Kei Tsuchiya, screenwriter: Ikuyo Hashiguchi, production: Seijiro Nagaya, animation director: Naho Kozono, Yasunari Nitta, Kayo Nomichi, Yuka Takemori, MIyako Takezu, produced by ZEXCS

©Noel Japan Agency

In the era known as Bakumatsu, Tokugawa Shogunate uses the Heaven’s Songs to brainwash its people. The main characters, Ryoma Sakamoto and his allies, fight the Tokugawa with their music. Based on historical figures and events arranged with unique worldview and setting, the story gained enormous popularity among female audiences. The Open Theater presents the last episode.

Director: Itsuro Kawasaki, character design: Akiharu Ishii, music: Tomoki Kikuya, screenwriter: Mitsutaka Hirota, storyboard: Itsuro Kawasaki, production: Taro Kubo, animation director: Akiharu Ishii, Tomomi Kimura, Hiroyasu Kitahara, produced by NAS Studio DEEN, Bakumatsu Rock Production Committee

©Marvelous Inc. /BakumatsuRock Production Committee

The first series of the Maho Shoujo franchises presented by Studio Pierrot. Yu Morisawa, a girl who is given a magical power, makes her dream to be an idol singer comes true. The episode 52 will present Yu’s concert right before the end of her magic power. It also shows you the epilogue of the main characters.

Planner: Yuji Nunokawa, producer: Minoru Ono, Masaaki Fusekawa, Yoshitatsu Suziki, chief director: Osamu Kobayashi, scenario composer: Kazunori Ito, character design: Akemi Takada, screenwriter: Kazunori Ito, storyboard: Osamu Kobayashi, production Tomokazu Kougo, animation director: Hideo Kawachi

©Pierrot

TV anime adaptation of the video game Idol Master, showing new idol girls from 765 Production. The episode 25 is the end of the series where the protagonists carry out a large-scale New Year concert presenting 2 songs and very sensitive dance performance.

Author: Bandai Namco Games, original plot: Toshiyuki Kubooka, director/character design: Atsushi Nishigori, scenario writer: Touko Machida, Atsushi Nishigori, general director: Noriko Takao, general animation director: Haruko Izuka, Noboru Takada, color design: Kaziko Nakajima, art director: Hisayo Usui, cinematographer: Shinji Nasu, sound director: Hiromi Kikuta, music: Ryuichi Takada（MONACA）, music producer: Koji Nakagawa（BNSI）, editor: Akinori Mishima, produced by A-1 Pictures

©BNGI／PROJECT iM@S

On the day of the school idol festival “Love Live!,” Honoka and the rest of her junior members get stuck on the way to the venue. While the members of the μ's are overwhelmed by the venue’s scale and A-RISE believes in their victory, Honoka and her friends try to make it.

Author: Hajime Yatate, plot planner: Sakurako Kimino, director: Takahiko Kyogoku, scenario director: Jukki Hanada, character design/animation director: Asako Nishida, character design/ main animator: Yuhei Murota, music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa, music produced by Lantis, animation produced by Sunrise

©2013 PROJECT Lovelive!

Waku Up, Girls! is a new style of idol anime. Story takes place in Sendai, Japan where a talent agency is seeking for new idols. It is also an innovative project that links anime with reality by naming characters with the real voice actresses auditioned for the roles, who now made their debut as seiyu group. The last episode shows the protagonist idols competing in the idol festival where their rivals come from the entire country. The group leader comes up on stage while severely injured, showing their resolution to fight till the end. The story is also notable for its realistic and dark aspects of this world, by showing perspectives from fans and producers.

Original work: Green Leaves / director: Yutaka Yamamoto / screenwriter: Toko Machida / music: Satoru Kosaki, MONACA / character design: Sunao Chikaoka / color design: Kunio Tsujita / art director: Takanori Tanaka / cinematographer: Seiji Ishiguro / CG director: Toshio Hamamura / editor: Hiroshi Okuda / sound director: Hiromi Kikuta / music production: DIVE II entertainment / animation production: Ordet x Tatsunoko Production

©GL/WUG！

The story of Ichigo Hoshimiya, a new student from Starlight Academy, a prestigious idol training school, to become the top idol through her encounters with friends. The episode 100 shows her competition against Mizuki Kanzaki from Dream Academy, the best idol whom Ichigo has always respected.

Created by Sunrise, original plot: Bandai, director Ryuichi Kimura, character design: Hiroko Yaguchi, CG director: Shin Kitada, Kenya Taniguchi, sound director: Hiromi Kikuta, music: MONAGA, screenwriter: Keiichiro Daichi, storyboard: Mitsuhiro Yoneda, production designer Mitsuhito Yamaji, animation director: Kasumi Sakai, 都竹隆治, produced by Sunrise

©SUNRISE/BANDAI,DENTSU,TV TOKYO

One of the ordinary college students Toya Fujii and his girlfriend, a new idol, Yuki Morikawa, along with the popular idol Rina Ogata, will go through their life in the 80s. The show depicts the psychology of the youth in 1986, the right at the dawn of the crazy Bubble Economy time as well as the music scenes in those days. The Open Theater present the last episode of the whole series.

Director: Taizo Yoshida, character design: Hisashi Kawata, animation design: Kou Yoshinari, animation director: Osamu Sakata, music: Elements Garden (Junpei Fujita、Hitoshi Fujima), screenwriter: Hiroaki Sato, storyboard: Taizo Yoshida, animation director Taeko Oda, Ryuji Tsuzuku, animation produced by Seven Arcs, produced by PROJECT W.A.

©PROJECT W.A.

Idol anime based on the girls group AKB47 as a model. In the future, where all the entertainment activities are illegalized, AKB0048, a group of girls named after the legendary idol group AKB48, are carrying out guerilla concert. All major characters voices, soundtracks, and dance performances played by selected AKB members. The Open Theater will present the very first episode.

Supervisor: Yasushi Akimoto, general director: Shoji Kawamori, executive producer: Toshimichi Otsuki, director: Yoshimasa Hiraike, scenario writer: Mari Okada, character design: Risa Ebata, general animation director: Hideki Inoue, Ikuko Ito, Mariko Ito, dance designer: Masahiro Aizawa, mechanic design: Brunet Stanislas, art design: Romain Thomas, color design Nanae Shinaji, CG director: Hiroyuki Kashima, CG animation director: Atsushi Sakiyama, character modeling director: Katsuyoshi Miyajima, art director: Kiyoshi Ito, cinematographer: Maki Ueda, sound director Jin Aketagawa, sound effect: Yuji Furuya, music: Hiroshi Takagi, Slavomir Stanislaw Kowalewski, sound produced by Magic Capsule, editor: Kentaro Tsubone, produced by Satelight

© SATELIGHT／PROJECT AKB0048

A blockbuster that caused a massive impact on the Japanese society is coming up in theater with the episode 9. A teenage pilot Shinji Ikari, an operator of a bio-mechanic robot Evangelion, faces against the monstrous creatures known as Angels. In the episode 9, Shinji attempts to fight 2 of the Angels by simultaneous attack with his combat partner Asuka.

Created by GAINAX, director: Hideaki Anno, character design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, mechanical design: Ikuto Yamashita, Hideaki Anno, assistant director: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, sound director: Hideyuki Tanaka, music: Shiro Sagisu, screenwriter: Akio Satsukawa, Hideaki Anno, storyboard: Shinji Higuchi, technical designer: Seiji Mizushima, animation director: Shinya Hasegawa, animation produced by Tatsunoko Production, GAINAX, produced by NAS, TV Tokyo

©khara／Project Eva.

The story of Renton, a boy who left his home to go after Eureka in the anti-government group Gekkostate. The new taste of robot genre created by director Tomoki Kyoda, scriptwriter Dai Sato, and Kenichi Yoshida of character designer. The episode 26 will show a very emotional scene of the reunion of Renton and Eureka.

Created by BONES, director Tomoki Kyoda, scenario writer: Dai Sato, character design: Kenichi Yoshida, main mechanical design: Shoji Kawamori, main animator: Kenichi Yoshida, Eiji Nakada, conceptual design: Kazutaka Miyatake, art director: Kazuo Nagai, special expert director: Yasushi Kimura, screenwriter: Ichiro Okawauchi, storyboard/technical director: Massayuki Miyaji, animation director: Kenichi Yoshida, Ayumi Kurashima, mechanical animation director: Eiji Nakada, produced by BONES

© 2005 BONES/Project EUREKA

A story of one man whose life flies from the earth to the universe. The act 1 shows the battle of the robots on the ground. The act 2 goes into the robot war in the sky. In the act 3 the protagonist fights against the enemies depicted in 3DCG in the universe. The upcoming episode 27 “The Lights In The Sky Are Stars” shows you the final form of Gurrenlagann.

Created by GAINAX, director: Hiroyuki Imaishi, scenario writer: Kazuki Nakajima, character design: Atsushi Nishigori, mechanical design: Yo Yoshinari, art director: Yuka Hirama, sound director: Toru Nakano, music: Taku Iwasaki, cinematographer: Toyonori Yamada, color design: Harumi Takaboshi, animation produced by GAINAX

©GAINAX, KAZUKI NAKASHIMA / Aniplex, KDE-J, TV TOKYO, DENTSU

A very pioneer of Japan’s robot anime. The story takes places after Koji Kabuto, a pilot of the fighting robot Mazinger Z, defeats his rival Dr. Hell after a long history of conflict, followed by the sudden rise of Mycenae Empire. The episode 92 shows the decisive battle between Mazinger and the most powerful warrior beast.

Author: Go Nagai, Dynamic Production, planning: Azuma Kasuda, Takaharu Bessho, Ken Ariga, Kenji Yokoyama, character design: Yukiyoshi Hane, screenwriter: Keisuke Fujikawa, technical director: Masayuki Akehi, animation director: Keisuke Morishita, art: Makoto Yamazaki

©Dynamic Production・Toei Animation

TV anime series based upon toy brand ZOIDS created by Tomy Company. In order to depict ZOIDS’ complicated body structures, the creators implemented a new 3DCG technique known as the “cell look.” A very pioneer of the 3DCG animation. The episode 34 concludes the first arc with the assembly of various ZOIDS to fight against their final boss.

Created by Tomy Company, director: Takao Kato, assistant director: Nobuyshi Habara, scenario writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa, character design: Tadashi Sakazaki, digital director: Shingo Kobayasshi, screenwriter: Katsuyuki Sumisawa, storyboard: Yoshitaka Fujimoto, animation director: Takeshi Matsuda, Hatsune Kato

©1983-2005 TOMY
©ShoPro
ZOIDS is a trademark of TOMY Company, Ltd. and used under license.

A very unique robot anime focusing on sports. In the future, people are addicted to Iron League, where robots known as “Iron Leaguers” compete each other in many kinds of sports.
This episode shows you when the robot team Silver Castle fights their rival Dark Swan.
The battle concludes dramatically and story goes all the way to the ending.

Created by Sunrise, author: Hajime Yatate, director: Tetsuto Amino, character design: Tsuneo Ninomiya, character design: Tsuneo Ninomiya, mechanical design: Kunio Okawara, screenwriter: Huyunori Gobu, storyboard: Junji Nishimura, technical director: Mihiro Oda, animation director: Hideyuki Motohashi, produced by TV Tokyo, Sotsu, and Sunrise

©SUNRISE

The first anime series created by Sunrise themselves. Jin family, descendants of an alien species, fights against Gaizok, the invaders from the outer universe. In the episode 22, the creator Yoshinori Kanada performs an excellent skill to show a great battle between the enemy commander and Jin family.

Author: Yoshitake Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Tomino, general director: Yoshiyuki Tomino, character design: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, mechanical design: Ryoji Hirayama, music: Takeo Watanabe, Yuji Matsuyama, screenwriter: Huyunori Gobu, storyboard: Shinya Sadamitsu, storyboard: Yoshinori Kaneda, Kazuo Tomisawa, Osamu Nabeshima, Masakatsu Ijima

© SOTSU・SUNRISE

A story of human race on its journey to the new haven, after having their solar system destroyed by mysterious alien creatures known as Gauna. Humans fight back with the robots called Morito. Every single piece of visual in this anime is fully digitalized. The episode 5 features the survival of Nagate Tanikaze and Shizuka Hoshijiro as well as the appearance of 256 Moritos in tactical formation.

Author: Tsutomu Nihei, director: Koubun Shizuno, assistant director: Hiroyuki Seshita, scenario writer: Sadayuki Murai, production designer: Naoya Tanaka, art director: Mitsunori Kataama, CG supervisor: Masayuki Uemoto, Eiji Ogushi, character designer: Yuki Moriyama, sound director: Yoshikazu Iwanami, music: Noriyuki Asakura, animation produced by Polygon Pictures

©TSUTOMU NIHEI・KODANSHA／KOS PRODUCTION COMMITTEE

MOBILE FIGHTER G GUNDAM is known to bring new taste in the Gundam franchises by implementing the essence of fighting game and Hong Kong movie. In a world where the future of the colony nations are determined by the “Gundam Fight,” Domon Kasshu, a Gundam Fighter from Neo Japan, fights through the tournament in search of his brother Kyoji and his rival Devil Gundam. This upcoming episode shows the last stand of the famous character Master Asia.

Planning: Sunrise, author: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino, general director: Yasuhiro Imagawa, character design: Hiroshi Ousaka, character support: Kazuhiko Shimamoto, mechanical design: Kunio Okawara, Hajime Katoki, Kimitoshi Yamane, music: Kohei Tanaka, storyboard: Tsukasa Nasu, Kunihiro Mori, animation director: Takahiro Kimura, Hiromitsu Morishita, produced by TV Asahi, Sunrise

© SOTSU・SUNRISE

The first Gundam series ever created in the 21st century, making popularity in the youth and female viewers. Among the episodes of its sequel, we have chosen the most impressive story of the episode 39. Kira Yamato comes to rescue Lacus Clyne at her time of desperate struggle. Watch for the furious battle by the Strike Freedom Gundam! We are releasing the HD remastering version with the director’s best shot.

Author: Hajime Yatate: Yoshiyuki Tomino, director: Mitsuo Fukuda, character design: Hisashi Hirai, mechanical design: Kunio Okawara, Kimitoshi Yamane, music: Toshihiko Sahashi, screenwriter: Shigeru Morita, Chiaki Morisawa, storyboard: Akira Toba, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Mitsuo Fukuda, technical director: Akihiko Nishiyama, animation director: Yusuke Kamata, mechanical animation director: Yosuke Kabashima, produced by Sunrise, MBS

© SOTSU・SUNRISE

In the world there Japan is under the invasion by global powers, the main protagonist plans to turn over the world by terrorism, while cultivating friendship with a person who tries to reform the world from inside. Mixing with school comedy, strategic battle, and robot action, the unique story setting is what makes the series stands out. The episode 10 shows you the next generation of robot makes great performance by defeating the older versions.

Created by Kenji Uchida, Seiji Takeda, Kazumi Kawashiro, director: Goro Taniguchi, plot design: Ichiro Okouchi, Gorou Taniguchi, character design: CLAMP, character design: Takahiro Kimura, Nightmare design: Akira Yasuda, Eiji Nakada, Junichi Akatsu, mechanical design: Kenji Teraoka, scenario writer: Ichiro Okouchi, assistant scenario writer Hiroyuki Yoshino, assistant director: Kazuya Murata, main animator: Takahiro Kimura, Yuriko Chiba, Eiji Nakada, Seiichi Nakatani, art director: Yoshinori Hishinuma, color design: Reiko Iwata, cinematographer: Sota Oya, editor: Shunji Morita, sound director: Yasuo Urakami, Moroi Izawa, music: Kotaro Nakagawa, Hitomi Ishiguro, music producer: Yoshimoto Ishiakwa, Keitchi Sotomura, Noboru Mano, producer, Hirohumi Morotomi, Yoshitaka Kawaguchi, Takuo Minegishi, Jun Yukawa

Coming Soon!

© SUNRISE／PROJECT GEASS
Character Design ©2006 CLAMP・ST

An epic space opera where human race goes to war against alien species in the universe. The series gained popularity by mixing success story of idol, character development, and robot action altogether. Reality-based mechanic actions are also another key feature of this anime. The episode 18 for the Open Theater is a turning point of the whole series with the acrobatic action and sophisticated visual effects are performed.

Created by Studio Nue, scenario writer: Kenichi Matsuzaki, character design: Haruhiko Mikimoto, mechanical design: Kazutaka Miyatake, Shoji Kawamori, chief director: Noboru Ishiguro, art director: Kikuko Ota, Kazuko Katsui, music: Kentaro Heneda, supervisor: Kagetsugu Kurokawa, producer: Akira Inoue, Hiroshi Iwata

© ’82 BW