Saturday, December 31, 2005

Kirameki Project (きらめき☆プロジェクト, 2005)

Kirameki Project (きらめき☆プロジェクト, 2005)

Alternative title
きらめき☆プロジェクト

Genres: comedy, science fiction
Themes: ecchi, fanservice, Mecha, robot girl
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Running time: 30 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 5

Director: Katsuhiko Nishijima (西島 克彦, Nishijima Katsuhiko)


Plot Summary

Mysterious giant robot easily defeating many powerfull robots from many countries. Whole world is wondering what country made him. Aside from those battles in far little kingdom 3 princesses living. And one of them has constructed her precious friend.

Friday, December 30, 2005

Finalist (ふぁいなりすと)


Genre: Harem, Romance


Finalist (ふぁいなりすと, Fainarisuto) is a Japanese visual novel developed by PrincessSoft which was released on January 26, 2006 in limited and regular editions playable on the PlayStation 2. A short manga, four chapters long, was serialized in the bishōjo magazine Dengeki G's Magazine between September 30, 2005 and December 30, 2005, published by MediaWorks; the manga was illustrated by Shirō Nishiki.

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Comic Party (こみっくパーティー)


Genre: Comedy, Drama, Harem


FormatGame
DeveloperLeaf (PC)
Aquaplus (DC/DCE/PSP)
GenreEroge, AVG, SLG
Rating18+ (PC)
All ages (DC, DCE)
CERO: 15+ (PSP)
PlatformPC, Dreamcast, PSP
ReleasedMay 28, 1999 (PC)
August 9, 2001 (DC)
May 30, 2003 (DCE)
December 29, 2005 (PSP)
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FotmatManga
Written bySekihiko Inui
Published byMediaWorks
English publisherMadman Entertainment
Tokyopop
DemographicSeinen
MagazineDengeki Daioh
Original runJanuary 2001 – March 2005
Volumes5
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FormatTV anime
Directed byNorihiko Sudo
StudioOriental Light and Magic
Licensed byThe Right Stuf International
Networktkv. CTC, WTV
English networkAnime Network
Original runApril 2, 2001 – June 25, 2001
Episodes13 + 4 specials
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FormatTV anime
TitleComic Party Revolution
Directed byJun'ichi Sakata (ep 1-4)
Mitsuhiro Tōgō (ep 5-13)
StudioChaos Project (ep 1-4)
Raidx (ep 5-13)
Licensed byFunimation
Networktkv, KBS, AT-X
English networkAnime Network
Original runApril 4, 2005 – June 27, 2005
Episodes13

Monday, December 26, 2005

Gun×Sword (ガン × ソード)

Gun×Sword (ガン × ソード)


Genre: Mecha, Space Western


GUN×SWORD (ガン × ソード), is a Japanese animated television series produced by AIC A.S.T.A. The series is directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Hideyuki Kurata.

The story is set on the "Planet of Endless Illusion", a place where rogues of all sorts gather. The protagonist, Van, travels the world searching for a man with a clawed right hand who killed his bride. He is joined by several other travelers along the way, each linked to the clawed man by a personal loss.

The series aired on TV Tokyo from July 4, 2005 to December 26 of the same year, totaling 26 episodes. Gun x Sword aired, in English, on Animax Asia in March 2007. The series is licensed for North America by Geneon Entertainment, who produced a new English dub overseen by New Generation Pictures. New Generation's English language version is also available in Australia from Madman Entertainment and in the United Kingdom by MVM Films. At Anime Central 2010, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced that they have rescued Gun X Sword and re-released the series in late 2010.

Saturday, December 17, 2005

DearS (ディアーズ)


Genre: Romantic comedy, Sci-fi


DearS (ディアーズ, Diāzu) is a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from March 2002 to December 17, 2005 and was later published into a ten volume set by the company. The manga was licensed and translated into English by Tokyopop. A 13-episode anime was adapted by MSJ and a PlayStation 2 video game was produced by MediaWorks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DearS

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Kiss×sis (キス×シス, 2005)

Kiss×sis (キス×シス, 2005)

Alternative Title: キス×シス, Kisu×shisu

Genre: Harem, Romantic comedy

Manga
Written by: Bow Ditama
Published by: Kodansha
Demographic: Seinen
Magazine: Bessatsu Young Magazine
Original run: December 11, 2005 –
Volumes: 6

Original video animation
Directed by: Munenori Nawa
Studio: Feel
Released: December 22, 2008 –
Runtime: 24 minutes each
Episodes: 5

TV anime
Directed by: Munenori Nawa
Studio: Feel
Network: AT-X
Original run: April 5, 2010 – June 21, 2010
Episodes: 12


Kiss×sis (キス×シス, Kisu×shisu) is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Bow Ditama. The manga originally was printed as a one-shot in January 2004 in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Bessatsu Young Magazine, and began regular serialization in the same magazine on December 11, 2005. As of May 22, 2009, four bound volumes of the manga have been released in Japan. An original video animation episode by Feel was bundled with the third manga volume released on December 22, 2008


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss%C3%97sis

Monday, December 5, 2005

Crest of the Stars (星界の紋章)


Genre: Space opera, Military science fiction


Crest of the Stars (星界の紋章, Seikai no Monshō) is a three-volume space opera science fiction novel written by Hiroyuki Morioka with cover illustrations by Toshihiro Ono. Beginning in 1999, the novels were adapted into anime series, the first of which ran for 13 episodes on WOWOW. The initial novel was followed by a second, ongoing novels series, Banner of the Stars (currently 4 volumes, aka Seikai no Senki), which was adapted into three sequel series to the anime—Banner of the Stars (13 episodes, aka Seikai no Senki), Banner of the Stars II (10 episodes, aka Seikai no Senki II) and both adapting the second novel, two recap movies—Crest of the Stars Special Edition and Banner of the Stars Special Edition, and an OVA Crest of the Stars Lost Chapter (aka Seikai no Danshō). The fourth anime series, adapting the third novel, Banner of the Stars III (aka Seikai no Senki III) is an OVA released in Japan in 2005.

GenreSpace opera, Military science fiction
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FormatNovel
Written byHiroyuki Morioka
Published byHayakawa Publishing
English publisherTokyopop, HarperCollins Canada, Madman Entertainment
Original runApril 1996 – ongoing
Volumes3
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FormatTV anime
Directed byYasuchika Nagaoka
Written byAya Yoshinaga
Music byKatsuhisa Hattori
StudioSunrise
Licensed byMadman Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment
NetworkWOWOW
Original runJanuary 2, 1999 – March 27, 1999
Episodes13
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FormatAnime film
Directed byYasuchika Nagaoka
Produced byKorefumi Seki, Masaki Kaifu, Mikihiro Iwata, Tsutomu Sugita
Music byKatsuhisa Hattori
StudioBandai Visual, Sunrise
ReleasedApril 7, 2000
Runtime90 minutes
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RelatedBanner of the Stars – 2000
Seikai no Danshō – 2005