Summer 2012 Anime

Hana, a hard-working college student, falls in love with a mysterious man who attends one of her classes though he is not an actual student. As it turns out, he is not truly human either. On a full moon night, he transforms, revealing that he is the last werewolf alive. Despite...

Demonic Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi, Toushirou Hijikata, acquires a cursed sword—one which completely rewrites his personality, morphing him from a hard-boiled, no-nonsense cop into a hopeless otaku. As he struggles to break the curse, an ambitious new member of the police...

Nami betrays the Straw Hat crew and steals their ship and treasures, escaping to Arlong Park. Luffy and his crew follow her, only to come face to face with the infamous pirate Arlong, a ruthless fish-man who has taken over Nami's home island with force and Naval bribes. As...

China’s Warring States period, a raging dragon that would raze the land for 500 years, saw many kingdoms rise and fall, making way for the next generation of kings and generals to fight for supremacy. Eventually, seven powerful states emerged from the endless cycle of warfare. ...

The girls of the Amusement Club return in Yuru Yuri♪♪, finding new ways to make passing time even more enjoyable. Their members consist of the always energetic Kyouko Toshinou; calm and sensible Yui Funami; polite but often overlooked Akari Akaza; and Chinatsu Yoshikawa, who...

When five students at Yamaboshi Academy realize that there are no clubs where they fit in, they band together to form the Student Cultural Society, or "StuCS" for short. The club consists of: Taichi Yaegashi, a hardcore wrestling fan; Iori Nagase, an indecisive optimist; Himeko...

Because of the constantly declining birth rates over many decades, human civilization is all but extinct. With only a few humans remaining, they survive in this post-apocalyptic world with what was left behind by the previous generations. Earth is now dominated by fairies, tiny...

Returning home to Konohagakure, the young ninja celebrate defeating a group of supposed Akatsuki members. Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, however, feel differently. Naruto is jealous of his comrades' congratulatory families, wishing for the presence of his own parents. Sakura,...

Ichiko Sakura lives life on easy mode. Blessed with good fortune, she has everything she has ever wanted, including beauty, intelligence, and wealth. Momiji Binboda is a goddess of poverty. In stark contrast to Ichiko, she is cursed with misfortune, such as a perpetual cast on...

Animated bloopers, based on the extra section of the original manga series, included with the BD/DVD series for Kuroko no Basket (both limited and normal editions).

Unaired episode released with the seventh volume of the Blu-ray & DVD. It consists of three short episodes newly written by the manga author Fujiwara Cocoa. Fujiwara also designed a new character called Hana-chan for the episode.

New episode included with the 10th blu-ray volume. The episode will adapt the true ending from the original PS2 game.

Original anime DVD bundled with the 12th, 14th, and 17th volumes of the manga.

Joshiraku follows the conversations of five rakugo storyteller girls relating the odd things that happen to them each day. Their comedic and satirical chatting covers all kinds of topics, from pointless observations of everyday life, to politics, manga, and more. Each girl has...

Uta Koi tells the "super-liberal interpretation" of the Hyakuninisshu anthology compiled during Japan's Heian period of 100 romantic poems from 100 different poets such as The Tale of Genji's Murasaki Shikibu.

Within everyone there exists a side preferably kept hidden, even from close friends. For the smart and popular Kyouko Hori, it's the fact that she has to do all the housework and care for her little brother, Souta, because of her parents' busy work schedules. For the gentle...

Beaten and left to perish, Ryuunosuke Ibuki is robbed of everything to his name. Seeing him in such a pitiful state, a man named Kamo Serizawa gives him a second chance and offers him to become his personal assistant. Ibuki seems to be spared by grief, but this new lifestyle...

The first of two Tiger and Bunny movies, based on the first two episodes of the TV series with additional new scenes.

In the mountains of north Fiore lies the Fire Village, where a lush-blue relic known as the Phoenix Stone is preserved. Entrusted to a mystifying woman named Éclair, it is said to contain the power of an ancient phoenix. She wanders the land alone and protects the stone from...

High school student Yoshiharu Sagara wakes up and finds himself in the middle of a raging Sengoku period battle. He is saved by the legendary Hideyoshi Toyotomi, but at the cost of the hero's life. With his dying breath, the warrior pleads for Yoshiharu to become a feudal lord...

It's another regular day, with Houtarou Oreki sitting at home as usual; that is until his sister Tomoe ropes him into working as a lifeguard at the local swimming pool. Upon reaching the pool, Oreki coincidentally meets the other members of the Classics Club. Eru Chitanda...

Yuuto and Haruka are looking forward to spending time together on a school trip. However, Shina finally works up the nerve to tell Yuuto she has feelings for him. This event drives a wedge between Haruka and Yuuto and forces them to confront how they feel. (Source: ANN)

Music video bundled with the fifth single of the anime-idol group μ's.

It is the year 2017, and Europe is being invaded by the forces of the Holy Britannian Empire. In an attempt to combat the opposition's overwhelming pressure and put an end to the massive casualties, the army forms a special unit called Wyvern, or W-0, composed of former Japanese...

A new episode of Carnival Phantasm released on the Type-moon Fes - 10th Anniversary Event - Blu-ray.

At Shirahamazaka High School, a special recital is held every year in which music students are able to showcase their talents in front of professionals and other prestigious guests. Third-year Konatsu Miyamoto desperately wants to sing in her last high school recital, but...

OVA released with the 9th volume of the manga. The day when Tsubaki goes to the summer festival with Ueno, Oka, and Urabe.

Short episodes aired on KyoAni's official YouTube channel.

Ryousuke Hazuki is a young man whose heart has been stolen away, stopping by the local floral shop daily in order to catch a glimpse of the beautiful Rokka Shimao, the shop's owner. In hopes of getting close to her, he decides to get a part-time job at the shop, but before he is...

Ever since the release of the innovative NerveGear, gamers from all around the globe have been given the opportunity to experience a completely immersive virtual reality. Sword Art Online (SAO), one of the most recent games on the console, offers a gateway into the wondrous...

In the second season the story continues exactly where it left off previously. Professor Itsuki's Fermentation Cellar and laboratory is ready for operation and with Sawaki Tadayasu's unique gift to see and communicate with microbes to help, Itsuki's motley group of students...

Summary of the previous two seasons of Bakuman.

Unaired episode included in the fifth Blu-ray and fourth DVD volume.

Three kids are stuck in a strange city causing massive mayhem through the land. They are searching for an atypical rabbit in order to return home. Koto, the eldest of the three, seems to have some sort of connection to this weird place ruled by a monk, a demon, and a priest.

"Huey" Anthony Disward and Dalian trek to the land owned by Sergeant Callavos, where it is rumored that a Phantom Book may be located. With the help of a local herbalist named Thalia, the two reach a remote village and begin to confirm relevant information to their...

Reverberation A mysterious avatar has hijacked the Umesato Junior High Local Network, trapping students and stripping them of their clothes and belongings. After learning that other schools are facing a similar problem, Kuroyukihime gathers Haruyuki Arita and the other members...

United States Special Agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into a small Eastern European country to verify rumors that Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) are being used in war. Right after his infiltration, the U.S. government orders him to leave immediately. Determined to uncover the truth,...

Cinque returns to the land of Flonyard in Dog Days' to resume his duties as the hero of the Biscotti Republic and it's as though he never left! The difference this time is that he's brought two friends with him who become heroes in their own right: childhood best friend Rebecca...

Several months have passed since Lan and Muginami left Earth. Now in her final year of high school, Madoka spends most of her days thinking about her friends, when Lan suddenly returns to Kamogawa City. (Source: VIZ Media)

Yuuki Oojima is a member of his high school's Food Research Club, whose main activity is eating snacks bought with funds allocated to them by the school. However, this peaceful and wasteful lifestyle is under threat as the upcoming student election draws near. Satsuki Shinonome,...

The gods of the world are not myths or legends. They exist, unbeknownst to humans, fighting their battles and laying waste to land and life. People perceive the fights of such "Heretic Gods" as inexplicable natural disasters they cannot escape. Sixteen-year-old high school...

In 2029, Scrooge escapes from a research facility where he had been confined as an experimental subject. His body was remodeled by genetic manipulations and he uses his psychic power to kill the chasers. One day, he meets another experimental subject called Carol. When three...

A seven minute epilogue to the TV series, released as an OVA.

Due to the influence of someone who visited her town when she was a child, Princess Mikoto of Elua decides to become a hunter and search for treasure all over the land of Driland. She sets out on her journey with her personal assistant Wallens, but they are soon joined by...

Children Record features two songs, the titular one serving as an opening to the Kagerou Project song series. Kisaragi Attention For the ultra-popular idol Momo Kisaragi, going out in public is nearly impossible. No matter what, she always seems to capture everyone's attention....

Two years after Mizuho's graduation... Mikado Chihaya was truant at his school because of harassment in the school and of a distrust in men. His mother cannot bear to watch him be in trouble, so she makes him transfer to Seiou Girls' School, her old school. He dresses as a girl...

Unaired episodes bundled with the special edition of volume 4 of the original manga.

A mackerel from the sea attempts to escape from a restaurant! Padak is a mackerel from the sea, who is caught in a net and gets dumped into a restaurant tank. An old flatfish is the only one that's survived very long. He gains the trust of other fish with his survival skills....

Picture drama included with the 1st DVD/BD.

Asuka is a cute and clueless middle school girl who habitually does things, in all innocence, that seem sexually suggestive to the men around her. Each chapter in "Today's Asuka Show" features a different awkward situation. (Source: tethysdust)

Satoshi, Iris and Dent continue their travels through the Isshu region. After successfully winning his eighth Gym Badge against Homika in Tachiwaki City, Shirona invites everyone to stay at her villa in east Isshu, where old friend Hikari is also staying, and participate in the...

The anime's original story features Mutta and Hibito during one summer when they were children. During the summer when Mutta and Hibito made their promise to go to space, they met a young girl who also had a wish. (Source: ANN)

PV for Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun with original animation. Was later included on the DVD release.

Milky Holmes is a detective team composed of four girls who descended from famous detectives and possess supernatural powers known as "Toys". In this alternative world, instead of losing their Toys and becoming worthless students, they are on the path to becoming successful...

High school student Haruno Shiozaki and her friends live in a remote mountain town where the only thing worth looking forward to is turning 16 years old—the legal age required to obtain a motorcycle license. However, when Haruno's family hires Cynthia B. Rogers to work at their...

Music video for the song "Weekender Girl" by kz (livetune) and Hachioji P under the label Toy's Factory. *Part of the split single release which includes the songs "Weekender Girl" for the game "Hatsune Miku - Project DIVA -f." and "fake doll". Cover artwork is illustrated by...

Dawn and Athas find a mysterious sleeping boy, Pandora, who suffers from amnesia after he comes around. When Pandora just arrives at Freewheel Town, he becomes the chasing target of an organization called Ancient Hunter Group, which demands of him to carry out the "Great...

The continuation of Yurumates 3D right after the first season.

The fairy tale follows a young man named Budori Gusuko in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Budori is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Budori joins a group of scientists at...

In the southern country of Banana island, the energetic princess and his humble servant Banna invite Anpanman and his friends to their biggest festival "Banana Matsuri". But when they arrive a stormy and cold day bestows the island and withers all the Banana crop. While...

Kyoto Animation commercial for the Kyoto Animation Shop.

One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes is a parody series that references folktales, classic literature, and modern comics, films, and animation from a variety of countries and regions.

​On the island of Regalo, a group of supernaturally powered mafia-like protectors called the Arcana Famiglia safeguard the people from any who would harm them. The members of their organization, having made contracts with tarot cards, each possess different abilities, such as...

Toast in mouth and backpack in hand, a pink-haired girl rushes out of her house in haste. However, one wrong step sends her flying across town—back to where she started—and she finds that the day has turned into night. Undisturbed, she continues her sprint only to repeat the...

An original video anime, released on Blu-ray in a combined Hybrid Disc that also hold an Eureka Seven AO game for the PlayStation 3. The OVA is set between episodes eight and nine of the series.

A short special aired in the middle of information about Yu-Gi-Oh! with real people. Kotori takes Yuma to the gymnastics club at their school to cheer on her friend. There they meet the ace of the club, Kimura Taiki, who plans to quit after a recent loss at a competition. To...

Set before the events of Sweets Dance Princess, it focuses about My Melody's summer camping in Mary Land and how her friendship with Kuromi is becoming better, despite the upsetting experiences and misunderstandings she had during camp. (Source: ANN) Double feature with the...

Recap of Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ series included on the limited edition Blu-Ray "Hidamari Sketch Fan Disc / Mousugu! Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb".

Lucius ends up at Yoyogi Animation Academy, where he experiences a guided tour of the academy, learning various aspects of animation along such as moe and after-recording along the way.

Chitose is an 11-year-old girl who is madly in love with an older guy named Hiroshi. He works at the town hall right next to the school and Chitose spends every day relentlessly pursuing him. Can Chitose ever convince Hiroshi to go out with her?

The story of the new film is set in Sweetsland, a country next to Jewelland. Ruby and the other Jewelpets are celebrating the birthday of the princess with dancing. However, during the preparations for the birthday party, a mysterious object appears from the skies. In the object...

Mako, Miko, and Mutsuko are three young girls visiting St. Claire Elementary, a school filled with strange legends. They have an abrupt encounter with Kunstrijk, a human body anatomy model, and Goth, a skeleton model. Both haunt the soon-to-be-demolished science room. Seeking...

Spin-off of Accel World included on the anime Blu-ray/DVDs.

Clip show with soccer commentators providing commentary.

An original anime DVD bundled with a limited edition of saxyun's 4th Yurumates manga volume. The bundled DVD contained the opening animation sequence for the television anime series and its first episode, as well as two unaired episodes. The limited edition also included an...

MONOLITH (a.k.a. Kaoru/Brilliance) provides a poetry reading for Miyako, taken from the perspective of a mentally ill woman stalking another woman.

The 6 short "Chibi Style" Specials on each of the Blu-rays/DVDs.

Commercials for Best Care Group, a facility that provides elderly entertainment assistance in Japan.

Someday a group of classmates will perform a charm at night after school—the Happy Sachiko charm. This paper doll ritual is meant to make them stay friends forever, but performing it incorrectly will lead them to be dragged down into a dilapidated phantom of Tenjin Elementary...

The story of a white rabbit and her friends.

The story centers around Hinami, a bookish, eyeglasses-wearing girl, and her two friends. When there is a mystery to solve, she transforms into the clever Nazotoki-hime (literally, Princess Mystery Time). (Source: ANN)

Music video for Etsuko Yakushimaru's single Yami Yami featuring her own artwork. The video was directed by Takashi Yamaguchi and was included on DVD with the release.

Official music video for AKB48's song Yume no Kawa.

There are old stories of children disappearing by the river's edge. This has haunted Otoha ever since her friend Jiro disappeared when she was seven years old and now she is back in her hometown covering the war between the government and the dissidents. When she gets separated...

Music Video by Hachioji-P featuring Hatsune Miku.

Music video for the song Ton Ton Ton by Peggy Hayama that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video features art by Yuu Iijima that was animated by Tetsu Suzuki.

The music video to Hitomi Azuma's single 'Harinezumi'. A girl travels through an open, mysterious expanse in between bouts of melancholy glances.

Music video for the song Yami Yami by Etsuko Yakushimaru that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Toshiko Hata.

An official music video for the song Tick Tock from the [MARU-108] Pollarstars - Final Frontier release by the band "Pollarstars".

Sakura Taisen: Kanadegumi follows a girl named Miyabi Neko and her interactions with five attractive young men. The story takes place in Tokyo and centers on an imperial opera company named Kanadegumi. Bundled with a limited first edition of Shimada Chie's Sakura Taisen:...

Gokicha is a small cockroach girl who has moved from Kanto to Hokkaido. She hopes the people in Hokkaido, who are less used to her kind, will become her friends. Despite her best intentions, however, she always seems to find herself on the bottom of someone's shoe or covered in...

A relaxing anime showing a convenience store as time passes in a fantasy world.

MMD music video for the song take it easy by Hachioji-P, featuring Hatsune Miku.

Music video for ClariS' single "Wake Up." The song was used as the opening theme for Moyashimon Returns.

In a future not too far from now, humanity has advanced to a point where the line between Homo Sapiens and Androids have blurred completely. This has occurred so that the species could survive. Technology has allowed humans to travel into deep space to colonize other planets and...

A collaboration campaign between Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki and House Foods Corporation. The commercial features Hana making cream stew using the roux box along with Ame and Yuki helping with dinner preparations. The House Cream Stew was also sold in a Ookami Kodomo no Ame to...

A gag, flash animation comedy that centers around a purported college student named Haruo "Cat" Kyattsuyama who only went to his school, the low-tier Kunekune College, once. One day, he sees a cute Russian Blue cat named Kan-u abandoned in a cardboard box on the roadside...

A collaboration between Taka no Tsume and Tamagotchi!. The episode was on the DVD bundled with the October 2012 issue of the shoujo manga magazine Ciao. The episode features the Eagle Talon cast attempting to recruit girls into their organization by understanding the...

Yukie Nakauchi's musical work using principal percussionist Niel DePonte's "Celebration and Chorale". Yuuki Matsumura was the arranger for the piece.

Short animation created for the most voted character in Voltage's 2012 Character Ranking Commemorative Animation.

This short film was inspired by the story told in the prose written by Jia Pingwa to memorialize his father in 1989. Set on the North Shannxi Loess Plateau, the story tells about two boys trying to sell a pig, the only valuable property of the poor family, for food. However,...

Original anime that aims to teach English with cute girl characters.

An anime commissioned by The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan for short) for its "The Art of 10^64 -Understanding Vastness-" exhibition which ran from August 1, 2012 to April 15, 2013. This is an example about combinatorial explosion. "I want to...

Yosuke Kamogawa had nothing to live for, but a mysterious pyramid appears called Yahabe! With the power to turn back time, how will Yosuke's life change? (Source: Mankin-Trad)

A music video for DOIMOI's song "Circles."

Animated music video for Tokyo Girls' Style "LolitA☆Strawberry in Summer"

Shorts focusing on the cute (albeit bittersweet) lives of several rabbits with mold growing on them. They dream to spread their mold all over the world.

Another collaboration between Kamiusagi Rope and AU. These episodes were included on the 1st DVD of Kamiusagi Rope: Warau Asa ni wa Fukuraitaru tte Maji ssuka!? as episoded 18, 19 and 20.

An adaptation of the classic Japanese folktale albeit a teaser.

Originally planned to be released as an original video anime adaptation of Ichigeki Sacchuu!! HoiHoi-san Legacy manga. Japanese publisher ASCII Media Works concluded that there has been no prospect of completing the production of the title and cancelled the production. The...

Promotional video for an anime adaptation of the Aru Zombie Shoujo novel series. Though uploaded in July 2012, the proposed adaptation never came to fruition.

A short rotoscope film by Mika Seike.

Short anime by Rapparu mixing animation with still real life pictures.

A beautiful couple is enjoying a lovely dinner together when suddenly the woman's stomach begins to make loud, rumbling sounds. As she attempts to calm the beast in her belly, her partner proposes to her, leaving her both overjoyed and distressed at her situation. The...

The circumstances responsible for the person's pained expression remain unknown. However, it can be surmised that love is responsible for the anguish they feel. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

The story is set in the near future not long from now, when humanity has completed an orbital elevator and begun developing the outer planets in earnest. An enigmatic extraterrestrial enemy known as "Obliquus" has set its sights on the solar system, and humanity enters a state...

Two OVAs bundled with a special-edition issues of Coro Coro Comics.

A story that unfolds around the children of the gentle Green Village, where questions as What is ecology? What is friendship? are answered.

Spy Penguin revolves around a group of three penguins who protect Paris from those who threaten the peace. (Source: ANN)

Hong-Kong made fourth sequel of "My Life as McDull". Springfield Kindergarten is desperately in need of money - The principal is behind on the rent, and the electricity is getting cut off. After a fundraising dinner ends in spectacular failure, the music-loving principal...

An absurdist sketch-style comedy anime about a cat and his owner.

The script draws inspiration from various aspects of the game's culture that players enjoy, using a humorous, lighthearted, and entertaining style to realistically portray the fun and competitive life of League of Legends players. (Source: Bangumi, translated)

Precocious ten-year-old Yugo, a village girl who is also a student of martial arts, meets a white "liger", a half lion, half tiger creature born from a magic stone. It introduces itself as Lala. Shocked that she can understand the animal's language, Yugo chases it up a mountain...

A short film by Haruka Suzuki.

A special episode of Usavich II.

Special flash anime shorts made to promote the 2012 live-action movie of Himitsu no Akko-chan, featuring the grown-up characters in office environment. Aired as part of Nippon Television Network's variety program Sukkiri!!.

DVD specials of Tobidase! Dokan-kun.

Momoneko Ondo promotional video meant as a choreography guide to teach fans the dance moves for the "Momoneko Ondo: Minna de Odorou!" event at the Momoneko-sama Matsuri (Momoneko Festival).

A peace-loving soldier from Ancient China is magically transported into a world ruled by an evil nine-headed snake. Transformed into a panda, he joins forces with a flying pig to free the once-peaceful Merryland from tyranny. But first he must train to be the kingdom’s most...

Music video for the song Drive Me to the Moon by Nam Soo-rim feat. Park Ji Yoon.

Music video for VIMUTTI's (Hong Buom Sok) song Be My Bride.

There are many dolls in the world, and we've seen so many. Laughing, crying, indifferent, cute, unable to live alone, staying on the sofa, gathered in boxes, crowded around the bedside... One day, a doll lost something... (Source: Douban, translated)

Movie version of Lata Dawang Qiyu Ji.

Music video for Vimutti's (Hong Buom Sok) song Rest.

Music video for the song Highway Star by Kuricorder Quartet.

Music video for the song Romantic ga Tomaranai arranged by CCB.