New Anime – Summer 2014

List of new shows coming this summer… Lets take a look.

Ai Mai Mii 2

Ai, Mai, and Mi are members of the manga research club who fight against space invaders, compete against rivals in tournaments, and draw manga. Maybe.

Akame ga Kill! Tatsumi is a fighter who just

got robbed by a pretty girl, but his luck seems to be looking up, as another pretty girl has taken him in. What he doesn’t know is that this girl is about to be visited by a family of assassins (including the girl who robbed him) and they might be the good guys, and be recruiting...

Ao Haru Ride Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she

wants to "reset" her image and life as a new high-school student. Because she's cute and had a demure personality she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a series of misunderstandings and mishaps, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has always liked, Tanaka Kou.

Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but that they cannot go back. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?

Bakumatsu Rock In the Bakumatsu era, at the end

of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century: the Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven's Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the Heaven's Songs is a capital offence. Sakamoto Ryouma and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.

Barakamon For a certain reason, a handsome, young

calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. “Sensei,” as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! From navigating public roads by tractor to resigning himself to having his new digs commandeered by the local children as their new hangout, the list of Sensei’s hardships is shaping up to be long indeed! Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly tolerant island neighbors!

Black Butler: Book of Circus Everyone loves the circus!

That is until Ceil and Sebastian are called to investigate the connection between the disappearances of children and Noah's Ark Circus. So Ceil and Sebastian join the circus in search of clues ... some of which has connections to Ceil Phantomhive's dark past. So what is 'one hell of a Butler' to do? Put on one hell of a performance, of course.

Dramatical Murder The story takes place many years in

the future where the game "Rhyme", a virtual fighting game, is incredibly popular and people posses "All Mates", convenient AI computers. Aoba leads an ordinary life, working at a junk shop and living with his grandmother on the Island of Midori Jima. Unlike his friends, he doesn't participate in Rhyme, nor does he belong in a gang. However, when rumors of people disappearing spread, Aoba finds himself needing to unravel the mysteries behind the island in order to protect his everyday life.

Fate Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Zwei!

It's already been one month since then... I had become a magical girl, and agreed to help out with collecting cards... And then I met another magical girl named Miyu. Was it chance? Destiny? Or a miracle? It had seemed like I had gotten my normal everyday life back, but...

Fate that guides a girl returns...

Francesca: Girls Be Ambitious Hokkaido is being targeted by

Toshizou Hijikata and the rest of the Shinsengumi, who have awakened from their eternal slumber. The little girl Exorcist fights to stop them and protect Hokkaido from a hurricane of ambition. In the midst of this, Francesca awakens to help protect the area of Japan as well.

Free! Eternal Summer Nanase Haruka, a boy who has always

loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Tachibana Makoto, Hazuki Nagisa and Matsuoka Rin. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways.

Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Ryuugazaki Rei to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga Locodol Yattemita

High school girl Nanako became her town's local idol at the request of her uncle. She and her upperclassman Yukari, a girl who seems perfect but ends up being airheaded, both become idols of their provincial area. They get interviewed (by the town's shopping center), go on television (low-budget cable), and hold concerts (on the roof of the department store). The girls' salaries come from the town's taxes.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun High school student Chiyo Sakura has

a crush on schoolmate Umetarō Nozaki, but when she confesses her love to him, he mistakes her for a fan and gives her an autograph. When she says that she always wants to be with him, he invites her to his house and has her help on some drawings. Chiyo discovers that Nozaki is actually a renowned shōjo mangaka named Sakiko Yumeno. She then agrees to be his assistant in order to get closer to Nozaki. As they work on his manga Let's Love~, they encounter other schoolmates who assist them or serve as inspirations for characters in the stories.

Glasslip Six high school students meet during

the summer. Tohko Fukami is a 17-year old girl from Fukui Prefecture, who dreams of becoming a glass artisan. Kakeru Okikura is a transfer student who came for summer vacation. Yanagi Takayama is a girl currently taking lessons to become a model. Imi Yukinari a track team member currently in rehabilitation. The quiet bookworm, Sachi Nagamiya and Hiro Shirosaki who helps at the cafe "Kazemichi".

Glasslip. On the other side of the glass, you can see tomorrow.

Hana Yamata Normal appearance, normal

intelligence, normal in arts and sports... just normal. This is the entirely normal 14-year-old, Naru Sekiya. While she admires "Heroines" she continues to live a normal life until one moonlit night she meets a fairy. This foreign girl then guides her into the extraordinary world of the yosakoi dance.

Himegoto Himegoto follows Hime

Arikawa, a second-year student at Shimoshina High School. Forced to assume a large amount of debt from his now-absent parents, Hime is saved by the three girls of his school's student council after he is chased down by debt collectors. In return for paying off his debt, Hime agrees to their conditions of becoming the student council's "dog" and spending his high school life dressed as a girl.

Jinsei Akamatsu Yuuki, a boy who

joins the staff of his school's second newspaper. The editor-in-chief Nikaidou Ayaka immediately assigns him to the life (Jinsei) advice column. Three girls — the science representative Endou Rino, the liberal arts representative Kujou Fumi, and the physical education representative Suzuki Ikumi — answer requests from students about whatever is troubling them.

Love Stage!! With a father who's a singer, a mother

who's a movie star, and an older brother, Shougo, who's the lead vocalist for the super-popular band The Crusherz, Sena Izumi, an otaku college student is the only dull one born into this super famous and talented family. He loves Magical Girl LalaLulu and is working hard to become a mangaka, but one day he winds up appearing in a TV commercial he just can't turn down. There, he's reunited with Ichijou Ryouma, the super-popular young actor he costarred with on a project ten years prior.

Majimoji Rurumo Shibaki is a high-school boy whose

only interest is girls. It's just that he's been branded as the greatest pervert at school and the girls avoid him like the plague.

One day he happens to find a book in the library about how to summon witches. He tries it as a joke, but it turns out to be the real thing. An apprentice witch named Rurumo grants his foolish wish for a high price. Shibaki ends up helping Rurumo and in return she refuses to take his soul. Doing so, Rurumo loses her position and puts her own life on the line.

Majimoji Rurumo … cont’d Rurumo must complete the

task of getting Shibaki to use 666 magic wishing tickets before she can become a witch again. However, every time ticket is used, Shibaki's life shortens.

Now, Shibaki has his own life on his hands. Make a lot of wishes and help Rurumo become a witch again or resist the temptation and try to live long life.

Minarai Diva Ruri Aoi, (name literally means

“blue lapis lazuli”) and Ui Harune inspiring idols. In addition, wolf NTV emcee Hisanori Yoshida. During the program, the two idols will try to think up lyrics for a new song. As the program is live, they will even accept suggestions for lyrics from Twitter and email submissions.

Momo Kyun Sword All female re-imagining of Momotarō, a

famous character in Japanese folklore. Momoko is a beautiful young sword fighter who was born inside a peach (momo in Japanese). She lives with her constant companions — the dog god Inugami, the monkey god Sarugami, and the pheasant god Kijigami — in a peaceful paradise. However, a demon army led by devil king invades the paradise and steals the precious treasure that protects Momoko's land. To retrieve the treasure and save the people, Momoko embarks on a great adventure with her three companions.

Nobunaga Concerto History classes have never interested

Saburo. He never saw the point of learning something that happened in the past, let alone a few hundred years ago. But when he falls off a wall, he travels through a wormhole and ends up in 16th century ancient Japan. He meets a very young Oda Nobunaga, one of the most influential figures in Japanese history, who turns out to be identical in appearance as Saburo. The real Nobunaga, sick of the castle life and wanting to travel, orders Saburo to take his place. Without knowing how to get back to his time, Saburo tries to make sure history isn't rewritten for the infamous Oda Nobunaga.

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

In the spring when the cherry blossom petals fall, Yū Narukami moves to Yaso Inaba to live with his uncle and cousin due to his family's circumstances. He transfers to Yasogami High School, where his event-filled school life begins. However, when serial murders begin occurring in the peaceful town, Yū is awakened to the power of his heart turned to physical form: A Persona. Within these new mysteries is Marie, a resident of the alternate world, the Velvet Room, who has no memories of her past. Together with his friends, Yū must solve all the riddles set in front of him and save Yaso Inaba from further violence.

PriPara Lala Manaka is a 5th-grader at

Paprika Academy. Like most girls, she admires the world of PriPara, a sport that tests idol girls on song, dance, and fashion. Unfortunately for her, the world of PriPara does not send PriPara tickets to elementary school students. However, through miraculous circumstances, Lala passes the audition to become a PriPara idol.

Rail Wars! Takayama Naoto, 2nd-year student

at Kiryu Tetsudou High School, has been selected to intern at the infamous "Public Rail Road Security Corps," much to Naoto's chagrin. He only wanted to be assigned to a safe, relaxed group to live quietly for the rest of his life. Now he ends up in one of the most dangerous work-places in Japan. This group is the first line of defense against the extreme-leftist group fighting to privatize the railroads. Considering his lack of training or motivation, will he be able to survive the rail wars?

Re: Hamatora "Minimum" or "minor miracle"— special

hereditary powers discovered only in an extremely limited number of humans. Those who possess such powers are known as "Minimum Holders."

Partners Nice (Ryota Ohsaka) and Murasaki (Wataru Hatano) form a detective agency called "Hamatora" in Yokohama in 2014 — but their "office" is a table at Cafe Nowhere where they and their friends wait for clients. An old acquaintance of theirs, a cop named Art (Hiroshi Kamiya), hires them for a serial murder case he is investigating, and they discover that the murder victims are all "Minimum Holders." As Minimum Holders themselves, Nice and Murasaki are drawn into this case, whether they like it or not.

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha! Now that he enters his high school

career, Satomi Koutaro begins his life living alone in an apartment that only costs him 5000 yen per month, an extremely cheap deal even for this small apartment. There's a catch: the apartment is apparently haunted by a cute ghost that has driven its prior occupants away. Next thing he knows, not only is there a ghost trying to drive him out of his new home, but magical girls and other unique female characters turn this small apartment into a battleground of sorts.

Sabagebu!

Momoka Sonokawa, a student who transfers to a certain high school. There, she is dragged into the Survival Game Club or Sabagebu, a club that conducts survival games.

Sailor Moon Crystal Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl

until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor Moon, Usagi must fight evils and enforce justice, in the name of the Moon and the mysterious Moon Princess. She meets other girls destined to be Sailor Senshi (Sailor Scouts), and together, they fight the forces of evil!

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Only a pure girl may enter into a

spirit contract. At Areishia Spirit Academy, the daughters of nobility are assembled to take elite classes and become spirit elementalists. A boy named Kamito happened to be peeping on a student named Claire while she was taking a bath, and he accidentally makes a contract with a spirit instead of Claire. Now, Kamito has become something once thought impossible in this world — a male spirit elementalist.

Sengoku Basara: Judge End

The battle against the Devil King continues....

Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen In a world where two

countries, Alandas and Ingermia, have been warring against each other for a very long time. Tokimune, a young man belonging to the eighth independent unit, saves a girl named Jamie when she is attacked by enemy forces. In order to survive, he rides the new weapon Argevollen and fights.

Shounen Hollywood

In a theater called Hollywood Tokyo in Harajuku, members of the idol group "Shounen Hollywood" develop their talents with diligent work and studying.

Space Dandy 2 Space Dandy is a dandy in space!

This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because it's first come, first served! Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety of aliens. Join the best dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe!

Strange Plus 2 Kou comes to a slum

neighborhood in search of his elder brother Takumi and finds him to have become the head of a private detective firm. Kou is drafted by Takumi to do errands and chores in the detective firm, and they come to meet various interesting people...

Sword Art Online II A year has passed since Sword Art

Online (SAO) was cleared. Kirito is asked by Kikuoka to investigate Gun Gale Online, specifically Death Gun, a weapon which seemed to link deaths in the virtual reality world to those in the real world. Upon entering the game, Kirito meets Sinon who teaches him the ropes of the game. They both enter the Gun Gale Online tournament, Bullet of Bullets. Kirito displays his amazing skills although he is only a newcomer to the game. Later, Kirito finds out that the mysterious deaths are linked to a red guild named Laughing Coffin in SAO.

Terror in Resonance On a summer day... A

massive terrorist bombing suddenly struck Tokyo. The culprits behind the act that woke up this complacent nation from its slumber, were just two boys. Now, the culprits known as "Sphinx" begin a grandiose game that encompasses all of Japan.

Tokyo ESP Urushiba Rinka was a fairly normal high

school girl, though she was a bit poor and her only family was her father. Then one day, she saw a penguin and some glowing fish swimming through the sky. Rinka might have thought it was a hallucination if there hadn't been another witness with her, a boy from her school with a strangely scratched-up face.

Contact with a fish caused her to pass out, and when she awoke, she had developed the power to move through inanimate objects... such as the floor of her apartment! Later, a call from her father showed her that she was not the only one the flying fish bestowed with hard-to-control superpowers! What exactly is going on here? And does Rinka's classmate know more about this situation than he's letting on?

Tokyo Ghoul Tokyo is haunted by

mysterious ghouls who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like he is, at the café he frequents. Little does Kaneki realize that his fate will change overnight.

Yama no Susume 2 Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is

afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?

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