Looking back at Summer 2011 anime (July - September) — this is the full roster ranked by score. Whether you're catching up or revisiting favorites, the whole season's here.
Natsume Yuujinchou San follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who is able to see youkai. Natsume and his bodyguard Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei, continue on their quest to release youkai from their contracts in the "Book of Friends." Natsume comes to terms with his ability to see...
Daikichi Kawachi is a 30-year-old bachelor working a respectable job but otherwise wandering aimlessly through life. When his grandfather suddenly passes away, he returns to the family home to pay his respects. Upon arriving at the house, he meets a mysterious young girl named...
During a summer vacation at her grandfather’s house, six-year-old Hotaru Takegawa gets lost in a forest rumored to be inhabited by spirits. While crying out in desperation, Hotaru is approached by Gin—a mysterious boy wearing a mask—who offers to help her. Overjoyed at the...
For the Takakura family, destiny is an ever-spinning wheel, pointing passionately in their direction with equal tides of joy and sorrow before ticking on to the next wishmaker. With their parents gone, twin brothers Kanba and Shouma live alone with their beloved little sister...
Long before Rikuo Nura was born, the legendary youkai Nurarihyon, leader of a "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons," fell in love with a human woman. Though the two would initially find happiness, a threat from the terrifying fox-demon Hagoromo Gitsune would get in the way of...
The Carnival Moment is a time when several narratives from Type-Moon's famous works intersect. It happens every decade in an entirely new dimension, and those who have never run into each other can meet. And what's more, all individuals involved gain the opportunity to fulfill...
Atop a hill overlooking a seaside port sits a boarding house named Coquelicot Manor. Since the building is run by her family, Umi Matsuzaki carries out many of the duties involved in managing the small establishment, such as preparing meals for her fellow boarders. When she...
The blockheads of Class F return with more misadventures! Rather than desperately competing against the elite students in Class A for better facilities, they have other problems at hand. While the girls are constantly vying for the boys' attention, Akihisa Yoshii and Yuuji...
Marisa, an ordinary magician, suspects a youkai is behind the winterly weather in the middle of spring. She goes off to investigate and soon arrives in the netherworld, facing the youkai behind the strange incident. Will her friend, the shrine maiden Reimu, arrive in time to...
765 Production Studio manages the unique talents of 13 professional idols as they slowly make their way to the top and become country-wide celebrities. But the girls' journey is far from just fun and games: hard work, sweat, and tears are some of the prerequisites needed to...
Rumors about a potential plot to dismantle the Shinsengumi by setting fire to their headquarters have spread amok. As most of the talk stems from an inn in Shimabara, the Shinsengumi place trust in Chizuru Yukimura for help with the investigation. Disguised as a geisha, Chizuru...
Trunks returns to the future and is reunited with Bulma. As tranquility seems to return, the androids are attacking again. Trunks saves an elderly man from being killed by Androids #17 and #18. Thanks to his training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Trunks easily destroys the two...
After a year in grade school without her childhood friends, first year student Akari Akaza is finally reunited with second years Yui Funami and Kyouko Toshinou at their all-girls' middle school. During the duo's first year, Yui and Kyouko formed the "Amusement Club" which...
Many years ago, after the end of a bloody world war, mankind took shelter in six city-states that were peaceful and perfect... at least on the surface. However, Shion—an elite resident of the city-state No. 6—gained a new perspective on the world he lives in, thanks to a chance...
The full versions of episodes 10 and 11 that were previously edited together into episode 10 of the TV series.
After a series of shocking revelations, Shun Kazami—more commonly known as the WTOC cyborg Epsilon—ends up in the care of Quon Mitsuchi and the rest of the Fantasium Gardens Attractors. While most of the Attractors are hostile toward the man who, until recently, had been...
A Korean animation about a hen named Leafie who lives and works on an egg farm who dreams of freedom outside her cage. One day she fakes her own death to escape the farm.
During their discussion of a sensitive investigation A, the Fourth Raikage, and his subordinates are ambushed by a cloaked intruder. As the Kumogakure leader repels the assault, he is shocked to discover that the culprit is Naruto Uzumaki! However, the assassination attempt is...
Narumi Fujishima may seem like a normal high school student at first glance, but in reality he is a pessimistic outsider. Due to his father's work, he had to constantly transfer schools, and thus he has never managed to become a part of society. When he is forced to join the...
1. Tanjou! Buchou Shiraishi Kuranosuke 2. Seishun Gakuen Nanafushigi 3. Kyuushuu Nitsubasa 4. Jirou no Mezame
In 19th century Paris, Claude Claudel and his grandfather Oscar run a metalworking shop tucked away in the Galerie du Roy shopping arcade. Back home from his recent travels, Oscar appears with a young Japanese girl—Yune—by his side. Although he is initially against it, Claude...
Following the Nationals, Seishun Academy receives an invitation to participate in a junior tennis tournament at Wimbledon. In England, Ryouma Echizen and his teammates are joined by their rivals from Hyoutei Academy, Shitenhouji Middle School, and Rikkai University-Affiliated...
Eli, Chihiro, and Miyako try to form a band but end up looking to Katsuragi for help. In the process they meet Kanon and become friends/ rivals. (Source: ANN)
Music video for the third single of the anime-idol group, µ's!
Chasing a runaway alchemist with strange powers, brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric stumble into the squalid valley of the Milos. The Milosians are an oppressed group that seek to reclaim their holy land from Creta: a militaristic country that forcefully annexed their nation. In...
Six months ago, Lord Hugh Anthony Disward, also known as Huey, lost his eccentric grandfather, Sir Wesley Disward, who was a renowned collector of rare books. His grandfather's will states that, in order to inherit his manor and everything inside it, he must take guardianship...
An adaptation of the Whiskey Peak arc exclusive to some TV airings of One Piece: Episode of Alabasta.
Spin-off of Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu that has been serialized on Famitsu Comic Clear website since 2010. These specials are included in the Baka to Test Ni! BD/DVD releases.
Hayate, Nagi and the gang spend the last days of summer break at Nishizawa's countryside vacation home. But a mysterious spirit has concocted a scheme to separate the butler from his young mistress. (Source: ANN)
During the height of World War II, Nazi Germany seeks to strengthen their soldiers with technology crafted under the influence of vampiric biology. Out of fear of this technology turning the tide of war in the Axis's favor, Sir Arthur Hellsing enlists his butler and soldier...
Haruka Nanami, an aspiring composer from the countryside, longs to write music for her beloved idol, Hayato Ichinose. Determined to accomplish this goal, she enrolls into Saotome Academy, a highly regarded vocational school for the performing arts. Upon her arrival, Haruka soon...
When Kyouhei moves to Tokyo, he thinks he's left his old life behind. But when he discovers a bloody corpse, he also discovers that the past isn't easily left behind, especially when the past is as unusual as Kyouhei's. You see, back in his home town, Kyouhei was a "seki," an...
A special program of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes produced by the staff of the TV series. After some pushing by Irene and her father and a lack of support otherwise, Kokoro stubbornly quits her job as a police detective to become an idol. She soon finds the idol life draining and...
The first part of this season continues where the second season ended, and the battle for the Mohist school finds its conclusion. In the second part of the season, new alliances are made and new foes arise. (Source: AniDB)
Following up the release of its first full-length record in the U.S., Sony Music Direct (Japan), Inc., a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Inc., has announced the U.S. release of a brand new EP by the Japanese pop artist/group, Ryo (Supercell). The EP's title track,...
Short specials included in the DVDs of the TV series.
An animated feature film based on the Negima! Magister Negi Magi manga.
Subaru Hasegawa has the ambition to become one of the best basketball superstars of all time. However, this comes to an apparent halt when his school's basketball team ceases activities for a year. Shocked by the news, he decides not to involve himself in basketball anymore. ...
Hasegawa Kodaka has transferred schools, and he's having a hard time making friends. It doesn't help that his blond hair tends to make people think he's a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered solitary classmate Yozora while she's talking animatedly to her imaginary...
In ages past, the Kingdom of the Vale, a mighty and flourishing realm, fell into turmoil. The ruler's two sons turned against each other, unleashing the powers of their Legendary familiars—Reshiram and Zekrom—and disturbing the Dragon Force that supplied the kingdom with energy....
When a handsome vampire finds a kitten on the verge of death, he cannot help but take pity on the poor creature and save its life the only way he knows how: by offering it some of his blood and granting it eternal life as a vampire cat. The kitten—now known as Nyanpire—does his...
Koyama Yuzu is running an antique shop. Mayu, a cat god (nekogami), is living off Yuzu and leads an idle life playing games. Lots of other gods visit Mayu and enjoy merrymaking. (Source: ANN)
Specials of Luo Xiaohei Zhanji that have new animation, but do not have standard episode numbers. First is with students cheating on their final exam, it aired between CAT.2 and CAT.3. Second is CAT8.5, an official parody episode. Third is a music video that aired between...
Alma Tandoji lives a lonely life. One day, Ruri Alba, a girl accompanied by her butler and maids, visits him. Knowing the power of Sacred Seven is latent within Alma, she asks him to lend her his powers. However, he refuses and drives her away since he injured many with his...
High school student Ling Xiaoyu is recruited by Anna Williams of G Corporation to transfer to Kyoto University and gather information on a student named Shin Kamiya. Meanwhile, Jin Kazama, the current head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, sends Alisa Bosconovitch to the university for...
1. Batsukoishi-hen 2. Ayakashisenshi-hen 3. Musubienishi-hen 4. Yumeutsushi-hen
Three new 3D Tachikomatic shorts released with the 3D version of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society on blu-ray and also in a BD-box with all the Tachikoma shorts.
DVD bundled with the limited edition of the Greetings from Special Agents Elucia de Lute Ima and Haqua du Lot Herminium album.
MV bundled with the limited edition of the Ika Ice Tabena-ika? single.
Peaceful schoolgirl by day, fearsome monster slayer by night, Saya Kisaragi is leading a split life. Equipped with a ceremonial sword given to her by her father for sacred tasks, she vanquishes every monster who dares threaten her quiet little village. But all too soon, Saya's...
The OVA Astaroette no Omocha is a three part short story series. In the first story, Lotte and Asuha find themselves searching for details about their school project. In the second bit, is the backstory to how Zelda came to be Lotte's bodyguard. The final of the three, is a...
The story follows the coming of age and Shinki battles of Tsubasa, a boy who dreams of becoming a Shinki Master, and his Shinki partner Arnval Mk. 2. (Source: ANN)
Morita Mayu, a high school girl. She is extremely reticent and her silence and habit of looking at people's eyes straightly sometimes cause misunderstanding. The reason behind it is not because she doesn’t like to talk nor because she has nothing to say. The reason she rarely...
Every 333 years the ultimate universal devil known as "Kuiba" is reborn. With each rebirth, Kuiba brings absolute destruction. In order to battle Kuiba, Deities and people team up and assassinate him just before his revival. In 1664, the year of Kuiba's rebirth, the...
Each of the seven volumes of the Blu-ray & DVDs will carry a short SD anime titled "Yune & Alice".
Satoshi and his friends are gazing up at the moon in the night sky one night when the Rocket-Dan creeps up behind them kidnaps Pikachu!! Our heroes chase the Rocket-Dan through a forest and eventually reach the ancient ruins of an "armillary sphere." There, Satoshi and the...
Nao looks over her 'Big Brother's Perverted Habits Diary,' looking over Shusuke's misfortune with seeking out various porn. (Source: Wikipedia)
A young, starving traveler finds himself in the middle of a kung fu fight between two food vendors who try and entice him to eat at their shops.
Hello Jadoo is a South-Korean TV show about a girl named Choi Jadoo who is a very free-spirited girl. In every episode, she would always get into drama, whether it was with her parents or school. At the same time, she meets new people and she tries to solve problems occurring.
The story revolves around Blade, a "Daywalker" vampire hunter who was born with vampire and human blood after a vampire attacked his mother. While visiting Japan on a mission, Blade tracks down Deacon Frost, the vampire who killed his mother. Blade confronts "Existence," a...
Short episodes included in the Nekogami Yoayorozu Blu-ray and DVD volumes.
Haruka Minazuki and Aoi Kannazuki are two students at St. Cherine academy. Haruka is always filled with bubbly energy while Aoi is more mature and a top student in all her classes - but despite their differences the two are the best of friends. The two girls look like any other...
Specials aired on Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, later released on BDs/DVDs.
23rd Anpanman short movie.
The girly but bloody otome game re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with bishounen characters and added romance. A parody of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland where Alice is smart and non-doormatlike. In this story, Alice is...
Special included with the Blu-ray Box Set.
Animated music video of the song "HATE YOU" by the Korean pop group 2NE1.
One of the must-see gems making its premiere at our festival, Midori-Ko is adored Japanese animator Kurosaka Keita's whimsically nightmarish vision of 21st-century Tokyo on the brink of apocalypse. Ten years in the making and entirely, single-handedly rendered in colored pencil,...
Sequel of Goulart Knights: Evoked the Beginning Black.
Recap episode of Moshidora that aired between the rebroadcasts of the series.
Animated commercials for Minimini, a real estate company that specializes in apartments some of which require no deposits and short term leases including fully furnished rooms. They are usually small units/studios made to be affordable for university students or adults recently...
This sequel will depict the comical adventures of the Airuu (Felyne), a feline monster species in CAPCOM's Monster Hunter game franchise, as they face numerous quests. (Source: ANN)
Third single release from ClariS featuring a tie-up song with the light novel "Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai". Limited edition of volume 9 of the novel includes a bonus DVD with the music video. (Source: AniDB)
An incomplete storyboard rests on a desk. Within it, are a boy and girl who suddenly jump to life and escape the confines of the sheet of paper in order to kickstart their story—one defined by their own actions. As they journey across the desk, the world around them begins to...
The story is set at Seitei Gakuen, an elite private academy that teaches every level from kindergarten until college in Tokyo. A new female teacher named Minami Yuuri is starting her second year of teaching here, and she is now moving up from teaching middle school students to...
Sentimental commercials involving towels told in a cyclic manner.
The story of a boy and a girl who try to find the one thing that matters. Independent film by Kenji Kawasaki, with accompanying music by Kai Shiono.
Music video directed by Kousuke Sugimoto for the song Kesshin Sokudo by Handsome Kenya. It features a blend of live-action and animation.
In honor of Peeping Life's broadcast on Kids Station, three CMs were made for the TV channel.
In honor of Peeping Life's broadcast on TV Asahi, a special episode was made featuring Otaku-kun and a female announcer from the TV station.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. opened a game-style promotion website, ‘THE PLANET ZERO’, where users can experience a zero-emission society in an understandable way, as part of its comprehensive approach for realizing a zero-emission society, making users enjoy leaning a zero-emission...
Short animation directed by Masanobu Hiraoka featuring the song Smoke And Mirrors by Sean Lennon.
MMD music video for the song Memories by SmileR, featuring Hatsune Miku. The song was featured on his first album "Melody Line(s)".
Recap episode aired between episodes 19 and 20.
MMD music video for the song Distorted Princess by Hachioji-P, featuring Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka. The song was included on his first album "Electric Love".
Animated promotional video from Meaw, a virtual idol unit popular in Niko Niko Douga, featuring the outro theme of the anime Honto ni Atta! Reibai Sensei. (Source: AniDB)
Music video for the song Mou Ii Kai by Sayuri Ishikawa that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was made by Tenpei Yoshioka, and features CG by Noriyuki Kawachi and art by Takeshi Murai.
A warm heart of friendship extended from South Korea to Japan in wake of the 2011 Touhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Kousuke Sugimoto animates Handsome Kenya's song "Mushi no Tameiki" (Insect's Sigh).
In a school where after school activities are mandatory among all students, Hajime and her friend Sayo come across a new club that they have never seen before. The club is called "The Cultural Activity Preservation Club." The two enter the room to find all kinds of analog jobs...
Kamiyashiro Chikage was raised as a fighter of Shumisen, a secret society to seal mononke demons using special spirits called "In." When he was small, his father was killed by traitors to Shumisen and the trauma had made him withdraw into himself. Some years later, he gains the...
A school comedy taking place in Tokyo in 2034. Copihan is a joint project of Gonzo and Kei, the illustrator of the manga version of Copihan who is best known for Hatsune Miku.
Fu, a dopey rabbit, is telepathically given the ultimate kung fu power after rescuing Shifu, a martial arts master, from a fatal attack with the promise that he, Fu, would return the martial arts academy tablet to his, Shifu's daughter, Penny. While on his journey to the academy...
A pilot film streamed on the anime studio Toei Animation's website. The female leads in the film are dressed as various famous robots in Toei's anime catalog—the girls are personifications of robots in the Gaiking ("Gai-chan"), Magnerobo Ga-Keen ("Gacky"), and Superhuman Combat...
One of Masanobu Hiraoka's earlier short animations.
Clay animation about a guy stuck in a room during zombie apocalypse.
Short promotional videos made for Shiroishi City in Miyagi Prefecture.
Within the Paperman game, glimpses of an anime were shown. Several years later after a mobile version of the game was released, a special promotion was created where players can follow a link within the mobile game to take them to a special website where they could purchase a...
One day, a giant comes to an inhabited island and begins planting yellow balloons in the sand. However, the job was not completed properly. This is unacceptable.
663114 is a short but hard-hitting monologue of a 66-year-old cicada. The insect draws parallels between the catastrophes of Hiroshima and Fukushima and poses a fundamental question about the future of our planet. 66 is the number of years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki were...
The first "Yokoso Boku desu" animated short film, featuring four surreal, humorous song performances: "Fancy Shirts", "Antenna Chon-Mage", "The Tea Time", and "Strange Genius".
Promotional animated videos of Osaka's entertainment and shopping district, Nipponbashi (or colloquially known as Nippombashi) narrated by Nipponbashi's mascot Neon and her sister Hikari-chan. Nipponbashi is the equal of Tokyo's Akihabara.
Special comedy shorts promoting DVD of Robo to Shoujo (Kari).
Comedy at a kindergarten. Inumaru-kun is a four-year old boy, who runs about the kindergarten naked below the waist. Yamada Tamako is a new nursery teacher and she is struggling with Inumaru's weird behaviour.
In the black and white world with so many animals relaxing, there are small rabbits called 'usa' dancing in their world. (Source: Official site)
Humans acquired a perfect source of energy called "Patia", which brought self-sufficiency in food and fuel to all the people in the world. Trade and transportation began to diminish and finally the advance of the civilization terminated. Now the genetically modified plants cover...
An old cleaner goes on a cleaning rampage in the sewers of a futuristic city, after he lost his job to a robot. Music Video for the song by Shinsei Kamattechan of the same name and seventh part of GAINAX' "Music is SF" series.
Wada transfers from the Kansai region to the Toukai region in middle school. The story follows his new set of friends as their fivesome enjoy their everyday lives. All the characters' are names are based on Chunichi Dragons baseball team which is located in the Toukai region.
Shuukan Shimakou is about a life of a Japanese white-collar worker salaryman, Shima Kosaku.
As the secret society, Eagle Talon, was planning world domination as always, a scream sounded from the kitchen! Instead of dinner, combat chief Yoshida-kun somehow ended up making a black hole! The hero of justice Deluxe Fighter joins the fray for some reason, and they all...
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A summary of the Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables TV series released as an OVA in July 2011 that was later aired as a TV Special in August 2011.
An non-broadcasted episode and a new episode included in the DVD release for the first season of TV series.
A summary of the Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette TV series released as an OVA in July 2011 that was later aired as a TV Special in August 2011.
In 2084, a brave young boy named Hong Gil-dong (Dong Ho of boy band U-KISS) accidentally helps save a beautiful woman warrior. He hears that other residents of Yul-do have been harassed by a crew led by his older brother Il-dong, who had abandoned Gil-dong when they were young....
Music video for the song Akashi by flumpool that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
A summary of the Porphy no Nagai Tabi TV series released as an OVA in July 2011. It is the only Kanketsu Ban to have never aired on TV.
Kem's Oyasumi music video directed by Tomoyasu Murata. This song is included in Kem's book, "สิ่งที่ตี๋ไม่มีวันลืม" released by Amarin Publishing in July 2011.
Music video for the song Movin' by SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS, featuring Maia Hirasawa.
An episode of Shiodome Cable TV which aired exclusively on Yomiuri TV. Episode 13, "Kanryuu Star", was cut from the broadcast on Yomiuri TV, instead airing episode 14. Yomiuri TV remained ahead of other stations until week 17 when they aired "Koyaku Shokunin".
One night, Naoyuki's family watches a disaster prevention anime DVD distributed at school. Even though Bousai Namazun teaches them about the Tokai, Tonankai, and Nankai earthquakes that could strike at any time, the older brother, Naoyuki, can only think, "Is an earthquake...
Based on community ratings, Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3 is the highest-rated anime from Summer 2011 with a score of 8.56. Other top picks include Bunny Drop and Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light.
There are 163 anime from the Summer 2011 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 39 TV series, 29 movies, and 32 OVA/ONAs.
The summer anime season covers July - September. Most new anime in this season begin airing in July.
