Anime Spotlight Summer 2013 - The List
by Bamboo Dong,Featured Series (Click for more)
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Blood Lad
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The Eccentric Family
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
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Genshiken Second Season
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High School DxD New
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il sole penetra le illusioni ~ Day Break Illusion
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Rozen Maiden – Zurückspulen
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Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3
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Sunday Without God
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WATAMOTE
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Additional Shows
Title: Brothers Conflict Starts: Tuesday, July 2 at 7:30 PM JST on AT-X Studio: Brain's Base Genre: Romance Website: http://www.bc-anime.com/ |
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Summary: Adapted from Sylph's romance novel project of the same name, it tells the story of a girl who suddenly moves in with her 13 stepbrothers after her father remarries. |
Title: Danganronpa the Animation Starts: Friday, July 5 at 1:35 AM JST on MST Studio: Lerche Genre: Action, Mystery, Psychological Website: http://www.geneonuniversal.jp/rondorobe/anime/danganronpa/ |
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Summary: Danganronpa follows a group of high school students who are locked inside a school and told that the only way to escape is to kill another student without getting caught. After each murder, the students must hold a trial to discover who the killer is. |
Title: Dog & Scissors Starts: Tuesday, July 2 at 1:00 AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Gonzo Genre: Comedy, Mystery Website: http://inuhasa.jp/ |
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Summary: High school boy Kazuhito Harumi is obsessed with reading. One day, he is killed during a robbery, but is brought back to life as a dog. His new owner is the sadistic novelist Kirihime Natsuno, who uses scissors to abuse Kazuhito. |
Title: Fantasista Doll Starts: Sunday, July 7 at 3:28 AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio: Hoods Entertainment Genre: Science Fiction Website: http://www.fantasistadoll.com/ |
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Summary: Regular, everyday middle school student Uzume Uno comes into possession of five dolls who fight and power up using special cards. |
Title: Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club Starts: Thursday, July 4 at 12:30 PM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Kyoto Animation Genre: Sports Website: http://iwatobi-sc.com/ |
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Summary: Swimming enthusiast Haruka is enrolled in a high school that doesn't have a swim team, but after he's challenged by childhood friend Rin, he gathers together his old teammates from childhood, along with new member Rei, to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club. |
Title: Futari wa Milky Holmes Starts: Saturday, July 13 at 10:00 PM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: J.C. Staff / Artland Genre: Comedy Website: http://milky-holmes-anime.com/futari/ |
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Summary: This is the third season of Tantei Opera Milky Holmes. |
Title: Gatchaman Crowds Starts: Saturday, July 13 at 1:58 AM JST on Nippon TV Studio: Tatsunoko Production Genre: Action, Adventure Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/GATCHAMAN_Crowds/ |
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Summary: Set in Japan in the summer of 2015, there are warriors who live in Tachikawa City known as "Gatchaman" who fight in special reinforced suits powered by the manifestation of spiritual powers. A council has scouted a group of individuals with latent powers to help defend Earth against alien criminals, known as MESS. |
Title: Genshiken Nidaime Starts: Sunday, July 7 at 1:00 AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Production I.G Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life Website: http://genshiken-2daime.com/ |
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Summary: Adapted from Shimoku Kio's sequel manga to Genshiken, the second season continues the adventures of the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture. |
Title: Gin no Saji: Silver Spoon Starts: Friday, July 12 at 12:45 AM JST on Fuji TV Studio: A-1 Pictures Genre: Comedy, drama, romance Website: http://www.ginsaji-anime.com/ |
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Summary: Yugo Hachiken enters an agricultural school, where he meets many people who chose to go to the school in order to achieve their dreams. |
Title: Hakkenden -Touhou Hakken Ibun- season 2 Starts: Sunday, July 7 at 10:30 PM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Studio DEEN Genre: Supernatural Website: http://hakken-den.com/ |
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Summary: This is the second season of Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East. |
Title: Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation Starts: Friday, July 12 at 10:00 PM JST on BS Animax Studio: David Production Genre: Fantasy Website: http://www.nep-anime.tv/ |
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Summary: This series adapts Compile Heart's role-playing games, but will feature an all-new story. |
Title: Kimi no Iru Machi Starts: Saturday, July 13 at 11:30 PM JST on TV Tokyo Studio: Gonzo Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Website: http://www.kiminoirumachi.com/ |
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Summary: Adapted from the manga of the same name, this story begins when Yuzuki suddenly moves from Tokyo into friend Haruto's countryside home. |
Title: Kingdom 2 Starts: Monday, July 8 at 11:45 PM JST on NHK-BS Premium Studio: Studio Pierrot Genre: Action Website: http://www9.nhk.or.jp/anime/kingdom/ |
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Summary: This is the second season of the Kingdom anime series, which is based on Yasuhisa Hara's historical manga. |
Title: Kiniro Mosaic Starts: Saturday, July 6 at 8:30 PM JST on AT-X Studio: Studio Gokumi Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.kinmosa.com/ |
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Summary: This title is based on Yui Hara's 4-koma about Shinobu, a Japanese girl who did a homestay in Great Britain. She receives a letter from Alice, the girl from her host family, telling her that she's coming to visit. |
Title: Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku (Chronicles of the Going Home Club) Starts: Friday, July 5 at 2:43 AM JST on Nippon TV Studio: Nomad Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/kitakubu/ |
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Summary: Two incoming freshmen join the school's "Going Home Club," a club where the girls do whatever they want. |
Title: Love Lab Starts: Friday, July 5 at 2:05 AM JST on MBS Studio: Dogakobo Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.love-lab.tv/ |
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Summary: Based on a 4-koma of the same name, the series revolves around the girls at the elite Fujisaki Girls' Midlde School. |
Title: Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist Starts: Monday, July 8 at 1:05 AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio: Dogakobo Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery Website: http://makai-ouji.com/ |
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Summary: William Twining, a young aristocrat, accidentally summons a devil named Dantalion. The devil reveals that William is the "Elector" who can choose the next acting ruler of Hell. |
Title: Monogatari season 2 Starts: Sunday, July 7 at 12:00 AM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: Shaft Genre: Supernatural Website: http://www.monogatari-series.com/2ndseason/ |
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Summary: The second season of Monogatari covers the material from the original light novel series starting from volume six. |
Title: Recorder and Ransell Mi ☆ Starts: Monday, July 1 at 10:25 PM JST on AT-X Studio: Seven Genre:____ Website: http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_rikoran_mi/ |
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Summary: This is the second sequel to Recorder and Randsell, which tells the story of the Miyagawa siblings, Atsushi, an elementary student who looks like an adult man; and Atsumi, his older sister who looks like an elementary student despite being in high school. |
Title: Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS Starts: Friday, July 5 at 10:30 PM JST on AT-X Studio: project No.9 Genre: Comedy Website: http://www.ro-kyu-bu.com/ |
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Summary: This is the sequel to Ryu Kyu Bu, a series about a high school freshman who ends up as the coach of an elementary school's girl's basketball team. |
Title: Senki Zesshou: Symphogear G Starts: Friday, July 5 at 2:35 AM JST on MBS Studio: Satelight Genre: Action Website: http://symphogear-g.com/ |
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Summary: This is the sequel to Senki Zessho Symphogear, a show about a girl named Hibiki who gains the power of special armor known as Symphogear to help fight aliens. |
Title: Senyuu. season 2 Starts: Wednesday, July 3 at 1:35 AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio: Ordet / LIDEN FILMS Genre: Comedy, Fantasy Website: http://senyu.tv/ |
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Summary: This is the second season of Senyu, a series adapting Robinson Haruhara's original manga about a hero and a sadistic palace warrior who must team up to fight the demon king. |
Title: Tamayura ~More Aggressive~ Starts: Wednesday, July 3 at 9:30 PM JST on AT-X Studio: TYO Animations Genre: Comedy, Slice of life Website: http://tamayura.info/ |
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Summary: This is the second season of Tamayura - Hitose, a series about a girl named Fu Sawatari who moves to a scenic old town named Takehara. There, it follows the story of her and her friends. |
Title: Teekyu S2 Starts: Sunday, July 7 at 10:27 PM JST on Tokyo MX Studio: MAPPA Genre:____ Website: http://te-kyu.com/ |
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Summary: This sequel to Teekyu adapts Roots and Piyo's manga of the same name that centers around a girls' teenis team. However, the four girls hardly play any actual tennis. |
Title: The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Arc Starts: Tuesday, July 9 at 1:35 AM JST on TV Tokyo Studio: Manglobe Genre:____ Website: http://kaminomi.jp/index.html |
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Summary: This marks the third season of The World God Only Knows. |
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