Anime starting in Spring 2003

Karin was walking with her friends when suddenly she is brought by the White Dragon to the land of Kyou. She was chosen as the new priestess of the White Dragon and she must fight against the evil with the help of her guardians while meantime, she keeps having visions of a mysterious man...

In a near future, following a devastating war, a dozen international corporations have come to control the world. One of them, Ashurum, specializes in handling a new class of psychics that has arisen. Though feared by the general populace, psychics have a safe home in Ahsurum, where they can develop their abilities and assist Ashurum in helping other psychics... or dealing with those who become a threat to the general populace. Or so they claim.

One such young psychic, a teenage boy named Kai, has lived at Ashurum all of his life along with his sickly sister Hikaru. He joins the AESES, the agent operations branch of Ashurum, out of gratitude for Ashurum's support of him and his sister, but eventually he discovers that his sheltered life has left him quite naive about how the world really works. A gentle soul at heart, Kai has trouble understanding how much common citizens fear and hate both his kind and his organization until confronted with it on missions. He also cannot comprehend the ruthlessness of Shen-Lon, a fellow AESES psychic, until catastrophe strikes.

Meanwhile, a streetwise young man named Yuuki plies his services for a guerilla organization led by a powerful precognitive psychic. He must find the Sacrament of Calvaria — whatever it may be — while looking after the kind-hearted and empathetic girl Asuka. Ultimately his path crosses with Kai's, a development sure to shape the future.

Aikawa Maki, 16 years old, is a first year senior high school student known as the Air Master. An invincible street fighter. Most of the time, she is just like a normal girl but she's a different person when she's out in the streets.

Once a gymnast of Japan, Maki is now establishing and reviving the legend of "airborne street fighting" as an Air Master. A fighting style based on one's jumping strength and movement while airborne. So she can once again feel the excitement of being a gymnast, she seeks the strongest opponents to battle.

* Based on a shoujo manga series by Sugisaki Yukiru, serialised in Monthly Asuka.

Niwa Daisuke is your average teenager, until his fourteenth birthday, when he tries to declare his love to the girl of his dreams, but fails. Suddenly, whenever he thinks about this girl he turns into the legendary phantom thief known as Dark. Daisuke's mother Emiko, very much aware of this, makes him turn into Dark and steal valuable works of art for a purpose unknown to Daisuke. Later, he learns why, and about his classmate Hiwatari Satoshi who seems to have the same ability.

Note: The opening was meant to be 16:9, but for an unknown reason it was stretched to 4:3 and is sold that way on DVD.

In 2167, a supernova explosion engulfed the Earth with a wave of electromagnetic energy, turning the sky green and causing countless disasters. After recovering from that first wave, humanity started putting up defences to protect itself, and by the year 2356, a network of six orbiting space stations, the Foundations, now guards the Earth from a second supernova wave that is expected to arrive later that year. Each Foundation houses a high school for promising young space cadets, and eager 15-year-old Katase Shima has just been accepted to Stellvia, the second Foundation. Making friends, going to class, learning to pilot a light spacecraft — it is all part of the high school experience, hundreds of miles above Earth aboard space station Stellvia.

Nanami Lucia is a princess of the North Pacific, one of the seven mermaid kingdoms. In order to return the pearl given by a boy who met an accident in the sea when she was small, she came to the human world.

Holding the faint hope... "I may be able to meet my first love."

Doumoto Kaito, a teen-surfer whom Lucia accidentally met upon her coming to the human's world, was attacked by a suiyou (water demon). Actually, Kaito was the boy Lucia had once saved.

Lucia, embracing her faint love for Kaito, transformed using the power of the pearl, defeated the suiyou by holding the mike in one hand singing and dancing!

In a raving world, legendary knights stood up. Will they become gods of war or world saviors? Three Portriss Knights and sole human boy are now going to change the World!

Portriss Planet, home of where robots live in peace. However, this peacefulness was ruined by the sudden appearance of a Dictator "Dark Portriss". Dark Portriss plans to attain infinite powers through the use of the "Space-time destroying Cannon". The only ones able to stop this are the Portriss Knights! A boy, Yuuma, accidentally got into the Portriss World, and the Portrisses' adventure begins!

It is the year 2104 AD. The terrible war is over and peace seemed close in the world. However, there is one thing that can bring down this peace. That is the criminal organisation who's power and actions are widespread across the world... The Black Orchid.

From the main countries of the world, the "Storm Force" was formed to take down the Black Orchid. They are also known under the code name "Fire Storm".

After school on a rainy day, eighth-grader Iizuka Kazuto's heart is stolen by a girl with a mysterious way of talking and acting. Her name is Nanase Narue. The problem is, she seems to be an alien, and her personality is that of someone who seems destined to a life of poverty with teleportation as her special power. Kazuto confesses his love to her and their relationship begins. But, as expected of an alien, Narue is surrounded by strange people, if they could be called that. Kazuto's life suddenly becomes a series of very odd events.

Going after the seven legendary stones, the "Chaos Emerald", Sonic and friends continue to fight the evil genius professor Dr. Eggman.

The moment Sonic entered Eggman's headquarters, the seven Chaos emeralds gathered and created a large "Chaos Control", which blew Sonic and the others through time into the human world. There, Sonic met a kind boy, Chris... All of them were separated in an unknown world.

Will they be able to reunite? And what will happen to Eggman's world domination plan... ?

Note: The series was broadcast for 52 episodes on TV Tokyo between April 6, 2003 and March 28, 2004. However, episodes 53 through 78 were broadcast together with the rest only outside of Japan in the US and France while a decision to broadcast them in Japan was never made. The Japanese versions of the remaining episodes were later made available for streaming online in August 2009.

Aikawa Kazuhiko was the captain of Tendoji high school prestigious basketball team. He moves into a new town to attend Mizuho high school and joins its basketball team. However, Mizuho high's basketball team is far from being prestigious, in fact, it's now defunct. Nevertheless to say, Kazuhiko's persistence, passion and basketball skills inspired other team members of the dysfunctional basketball team to gear up and start practicing again.

The goal is to play in the national tournaments where all young basketball players meet their opponents to compete with them. The tale of youth of five protagonist: Fujiwara Takumi, Ishii Tsutomu, Dobashi Kenji and Aikawa Kazuhiko have just began along with the live of Mizuho high school basketball team.

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Claus Valca is from the world of Prester where he and his long-time friend, Lavie Head live and work as sky couriers. They pilot a van-ship left to Claus by his father. Together they dream of one day making the journey their fathers were never able to complete — fly across the notoriously dangerous stretch of space known as the Grand Stream.

One day, after Claus and Lavie agree to shuttle a mysterious girl named Alvis Hamilton to the air-battleship, Silvana, they become involved in a war that shakes their world — Prester, a world where mighty winds and a sea of clouds spread far and wide...

Note: The episode titles are all terms used in the game of chess.

Kasumi Haruno is a fourth grade student. She came to Kasumi Town to see off her zoologist parents on their trip to Africa to do research. In the center of the town, surrounded by forest, is the large mansion belonging to the Kasumi family where Kasumi will be staying from now on.

Kasumi passes through the mansion's gate right away, but a strange atmosphere emanates from somewhere in the Kasumi Forest. When he finally makes it to the mansion, there are talking appliances! It would seem that members of the Kasumi family were youkai called "Henamon". Kasumi never dreamed she would end up living with a family of Henamon. She is very busy doing the cooking, laundry, and cleaning in exchange for living there. Surrounded by mysterious companions, what will become of Kasumi's new life?

Edo Era, the world of the Tokugawa Shogunate. There were those who crept in the darkness. The Hiruko Ninja. They are fated to live in darkness, and die in darkness. However, if the power of the Dragon's Jewel, which has been handed down among the Hiruko since ancient times, is combined with that of the Priestess of Light, even the Hiruko can be bathed in light. There was one who, believing this, ran away from the Hiruko. And thus begins our story.

At the same time, a group of ninja called the Kimon Shu began targeting the stolen jewel as well as the Priestess of Light, who was living in a hidden village. The Kimon were working behind the scenes to bring about a revival of the Toyotomi. What is their intent? As the mystery deepens, the grand battle between the Hiruko and the Kimon over the treasure begins.

In that battle, there was a man who came in from rather unusual circumstances. His name: Kibagami Juubei. Having the ability to defeat enemies by using the art of Shippuu no Iai to create kamaitachi, he is a highly skilled "Ninja for Hire." Claiming he was just angry that they were disturbing his sleep, Jubei refuses to get involved in the fighting any further, but as fate would have it, he and the jewel and the Priestess of Light are brought together. Perhaps by coincidence or perhaps he was called by something, but in the hidden village he entered was the Priestess of Light, Shigure. The hidden village is destroyed in an attack by the Kimon Shu. Along with the aged ninja Dakuan and the boy ninja Tsubute who helped Shigure when she was being pursued, Jubei is pulled into the journey to protect Shigure. Having been told by Dakuan that she seems to have some connection with the Yagyuu Clan, Shigure sets off for the Yagyuu village, wanting to know the secrets of her own birth. The path is littered with the persistently pursuing Hiruko Ninja and Kimon Shu. One after the other, Jubei's Shippuu no Tachi cuts down the unearthly youjutsu that come after them.

Calling this violent battle to the death, what is the true power of the jewel and the Priestess of Light..!?

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In a street that was to be named Unit Blue in the near future, there is a town named Night Town. A town engulfed in darkness of the night due to a lack of electricity. A young man, Sanada Hajiki, works there part time in a transport business known as Hachisuka Transporation.

One day, Hajiki gets in touch with a client who wanted him to transport a mysterious material known as GAD for a high price. When the GAD ends up as scrap, it takes the form of a giant humanoid machine known as iron man Lightning.

From then on, all kinds of people who also owned an iron man appeared before Hajiki. Katana, an outlaw who used iron man Zero to destroy; Aiko, an upperclass young lady who searches for friends with iron man Messerschmitt; and Takumi, a young man who works for justice with his iron man Thunder Bolt.

Even though Hajiki is also a iron man user himself now, his thoughts differ... Those who are always seeking for danger, those who want to meet friends and those who fight for justice. As Hajiki is troubled over such differences, he must fight alongside his own iron man against other similar humanoid mechas.

Why did GAD and iron men appear before them? The gears of fate for the young men who posess iron men have begun to work...

Note: The real episode 6 ("The Five Masks") wasn't aired in the first run. The correct order was restored in all subsequent airings on other channels and on the DVD release.

After intense battles, defeating Sendo, Makunouchi Ippo finally grasped the place as the Japanese Feather-Weight Champion. And so, Ippo changes from a "Challenger" to a "Champion", and the opponent of his first defence match is decided. The name of the challenger was Sanada Ikki. A fierce opponent who, aiming for a Dual Class Conquest, returned the title of Junior- Feather Class.

Sanada has a different face as a Current Medical University Student, which enables the intimate understanding of the human body, of where a punch should land to deprive stamina and to down the opponent with consistent damage. Furthermore, he coolly analyses his condition from a medical perspective, based on his amount of perspiration, breathing rate and heart rate, and is thus a boxer with one of the most intelligent tactics. On the other hand, Ippo, in front of his first defence match, not only is nervous but suffers progressively from fear and anxiety as he hears more about his opponent. Furthermore, Sanada Ikki's trainer was Hama Dankichi, the rival of Chairman Kamogawa when he was still active in the ring. Dankichi's special move in the days when he still fought, "Hien" ("Flying Swallow"), has been passed down to Ikki.

Encouraged by the predecessors of the gym Ippo belongs to, Takamura and Kimura, his past opponent and his mother, watched upon by Kumi who he secretly has feelings towards, the date of the first defence match draws closer. Ippo versus Sanada, and the settling of the scores of the coaches, Chairman Kamogawa and Hama Dankichi, each of their thoughts crosses over, and now, the day of the decisive match arrives!

Can Ippo dodge the "Hien" and find victory?

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A temple in Tokyo. Three men were holding a secret meeting there. Suddenly, there appeared a dark, shadowy man wearing a Okina mask, and by using a Japanese sword and Bow, murdered the three men instantly. At the same time as this incident, Osaka and Kyoto also had one man murdered each. The police department concluded that the Five men that died were members of the "Genjibotaru", a group of thieves who had repeatedly stole various artifacts and art pieces from the cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.

Is the murder that of those who have desire revenge? Or is it due to an internal conflict within the group? The police department was unable to obtain any clues as to the motivation of the crime...

On the other hand, Conan, who had arrived in Kyoto with Kogoro, Ran and Sonoko, teams up with Hattori Heiji to investigate the case. However, the men in Okina Masks appear in their way.

In the entwining crossroads of Kyoto, Conan and his friends must confront the mysteries and traps hidden by the darkness of history! A tough case and sharp inference, friendship and love relationships, and the introduction of the all-star cast! And Conan's body finally...

The plot revolves around Doki, a female rabbit, meeting, falling in love with, and chasing Nabi, a male cat, in a world where love between the two species is socially unacceptable. The theme of the short is that all love can be accepted and has a chance. Nabi attempts to cure Doki's infatuation for him, but after seeing the extent of her love, he gives in and finds something he can appreciate in her.

* Based on an erotic game by Neko Neko Soft in 2001.

Brother Kenji and his younger sister Yuki live in a house under the same roof. Their parents are often away, and she secretly yearns for her older brother. One day though, a girl suddenly appears from the closet in Kenji's room. Strangely, her body is transparent, and she looks like a ghost. Her name is Hiyori, and as it turns out she is a dear childhood friend.

However, when Kenji and Hiyori become close, Yuki is quite shaken, and she recalls an unpleasant childhood memory: A much younger Kenji receives an unwanted ring from a toy dispenser, and will only part with it in exchange for a yo-yo. Desperately wanting to be his bride and seeing the ring as a sign thereof, Hiyori gets a yo-yo, but must suddenly leave town and move away. Hiyori gives the yo-yo to Yuki, to hand on to Kenji. But Kenji's ring could never be given to Hiyori, thus a promise was broken.

It becomes clear that the events in their childhood are related to Hiyori's showing up now...

Note: This standalone anime was preceded by a H OVA made in 2002 that goes through Yuki and Hyori's stories.

In the year 20XX AD, mysterious shipwrecks have been continuing to occur near Japan. Oki Juzo and Itsuro disappears to investigate these incidents. Just before they left, they came by a key engraved with the letters "SS-99" in the underground lab where Juzou's grandchild and Itsuro's younger brother, a senior high student Oki Shinji, had been improving various "99 Shikipo Heichu" rifles.

As the two progresses in their investigation, the two get caught when they sneak into a laboratory and are lead to a workshop underground. There, one never seen before huge submarine rests.

Parisian electronic duo Daft Punk has scored a feature-length film, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.

Overseen by Japanese animation legend Matsumoto Leiji and written and scored by Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the hour-long "space opera" completes the story begun by the videos of singles "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder Better Faster Stronger."

In those clips, an evil impresario kidnaps and brainwashes an extra-terrestrial rock group, transforms them into prefabricated pop stars, brings them back to Earth, and manipulates them to the top of the charts.

Each "movement" of this silent film is accompanied by a track from the duo's 2001 Virgin album, "Discovery." "The project was born in 2000, when we flew out to Tokyo with an hour of music and our own script," Bangalter says. "Leiji gave us a warm reception, and after listening to the music, he came on board immediately. Three years later, our dream has come true."

Fuujin Year 130 (Medieval times when magic and gods were of great importance).

Two years ago, the great war in the "Old Fuujin Continent" was controlled by the "Zenon Country" who possessed great power.

In Randia, a small country to the south, the young prince Alfred is attacked by an assassin but gets saved by his friend Welles. The young prince was the last key to the revival of Randia... It was said that in legends the prince had the power to unleash the "Seal of Power" because of his blood relation. This brought fear upon the Zenon country and thus their attack.

Welles was just another soldier, but he was also a close friend of Alfred's and they had been fighting together in the battlefield for a long time. That is why they're known as the "Galloping Winds" on the battlefield.

And so, the two of them along with Welles' younger sister Teefa, are burdened with the fight for their country. Hearing that war is once again about to break out, the former loyal subject Rea also returns. As more and more people get involved in the war, the mystery of the seal unfolds...

To reveal the "Blood Relation of the Prince"...

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Maya, Kurusu, and Chelsea hit it off really well when trying to get revenge on Guardian Hearts for making them suffer. Maya and company thought that Guardian Hearts usually appears when Kazuya is getting along with a girl. Not knowing that Guardian Hearts is actually Hina, they leave her alone with Kazuya in an attempt to lure out Guardian Hearts.

Joe Yuuki is one of Shibuya's top DJs and comes from a well-to-do family. Joe Akamine is a delivery boy from a poorer family who also trains to potentially be a pro boxer. When Akamine challenges people for money at the local park, Yuuki fights him and is defeated. Yuuki decides to take up boxing so that he can fight Akamine again and beat him, not knowing that Akamine is being trained by a world-champion boxer who is also the father of his new female friend.

A big studded bear that trudges with a drum and drum stick in his hand... This is Mr. Super Bear! While playing the drum and without any expression on his face, Mr. Bear rescued Maa-kun from a bank robber. One day, Maa-kun found "Mr. Super Bear" and a clown entertaining kids by performing for them. Who is this "Mr. Super Bear"...?

* Winner of the 1st ANIMAX Grand Prize

A girl named Kim chases a group of thieves called the Black Hammer Gang. Until one day the Black Hammer gang and Kim fall on an island inhabited by fairies and it's guardian Michel. The Black Hammer Gang tries to steal the life source of the island called the tree of life. Causing damage to the land and kidnapping the fairies, Michel and Kim have to combat the Black Hammer gang and take back the fairies.

Source: ANN