Review – Astarotte no Omocha
Plot Summary
Princess Lotte, a young succubus, needs to install a harem for “life seed” for when she grows into an adult. However, due to a trauma from her childhood, she despises men and surrounds herself with women servants, who have their own types of problems. While looking for a job, Naoya Touhara is taken by one of Lotte’s servants and offered a place into the harem. Naoya finds out that, despite her selfishness, Lotte is actually pretty lonely and decides to stay in the mysterious world… if they adhere his request to bring his daughter, Azuha, with him.
Review – Dog Days
Plot Summary
In the land of Fronaldo, the Republic of Biscotti has been aggressively attacked by the Lion Kingdom of Galette. After losing the past few battles and morale among the people, Princess Millhiore summons a “hero”, Shinku Izumi, who is a middle school student from Japan, who can save their country from being overrun. While taking up the hard task of being a “hero”, Shinku must also follow the peculiar rules of the battles he’s assigned to. However, there is more to these aggressive battles from the Lion Kingdom than it seems.
Review – A Channel
Plot Summary
Tooru just graduated middle school and is becoming a first year in the same high school as her best friend, Run. While leaving to tell Run the good news, she catches Run and one of her friends in a weird moment. After clearing up the misunderstanding, Tooru finds herself always hanging by Run and her friends both in and out of school.
Review – C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
Plot Summary
Kimimaro Yoga, a poor, scholarship student, wants to live a stable, ordinary life in a world of unemployment, crime, and suicide. One day, he meets a man who offers him an abundant amount of money if he allows his “future” to be held as a collateral. After agreeing to this offer, Kimimaro is drawn into a mysterious realm called the “Financial District”, where he has to enter a “deal” every week and battle other entrepreneurs with their assets just to keep their money and not lose part of their future.
Review – Ano hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai
Plot Summary
The six childhood friends were once known among each other as the “Super Peace Busters”. However, after the death of their close playmate, Meiko Honma, the remaining five friends started to grow apart. Their old leader, Jinta Yadomi, neglects going to high school and lives a life as a shut-in. Unexpectedly, he begins to see the ghost of Meiko, who can only interact with him and no one else. She asks Jinta to fulfill the forgotten wish she had as a kid… while becoming friends again with their old playmates.
Review – Puella Madoka Magi
Plot Summary
A kind 14 year old girl named Madoka Kaname and her friend Sayaka Miki encounter a magical creature, Kyubey. Due to this, they are offered an opportunity to gain magical powers and a wish fulfilled if she accepts the responsibility of fighting “witches”, the catalysts of despair. A friend of Kyubey, Mami Tomoe, befriends them and encourages them to make the contract only if they decides to contract with the right wish. However, for an unknown reason, another Magical Girl, named Homura Akemi, is determined to prevent Madoka from making the contract.
Review – Hourou Musuko
Plot Summary
Shuichi Nitori, a shy, preteen boy becomes close friends with a tomboyish girl, Yoshino Takatsuki. As time goes on, it becomes apparently that Shuichi and Yoshino aren’t simply a sensitive boy and a masculine girl; they’re trans-gendered. Together, they decide to take the first steps toward becoming who they want to be.
Review – Kimi ni Todoke + 2nd Season
Plot Summary
Kimi ni Todoke: Kuronuma Sawako, nicknamed Sadako due to her resemblance to the girl in the Japanese horror movie “The Ring”, is shunned by her classmates. Wanting to make friends, Sawako tries her best to be useful for other people even though they cower in fear when they see her. However, her circumstances begins to change after befriending Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in her class. Eventually, she begins to admire him for his easygoing and “100% refreshing” personality while being nice to everyone, even her.
2nd Season: Completely misunderstood by her classmates, Kuronuma Sawako’s sweet and timid demeanor is mistaken as creepy, malicious behavior. Longing to make friends, she admires Kazehaya Shouta, but doesn’t realize the close relationship that forms between them.
Review – Tegami Bachi + Reverse
Plot Summary
Tegami Bachi: An orphan, Lag Seeing, is taken as a “letter” by a “Letter Bee” named Gauche Suede. While being delivered to the town where his aunt will raise him, Lag forms affection and admiration for Gauche, causing him to become a Letter Bee himself, making him travel across dangerous barren wasteland between towns in his world. On the path of becoming a Letter Bee as a teenager, he encounters a powerful girl-like creature, who he names Niche, and eventually allows her to become his “dingo”, a Letter Bee’s traveling companion. As time goes on, he tries to find out why his mother was taken from him… and why Gauche Suede went missing.
Reverse: Lag’s quest to bring Gauche Suede back continues, causing him to be attacked. Waking up in the Beehive, Lag finds out he lost track of Gauche again. Knowing this, he tries to become a stronger person and better Letter Bee in order to be ready to bring Gauche back the next time he encounters him. With the help of Niche, Lag vows to bring back him to bring happiness back to Aria, Gauche’s best friend, and Sylvette, Gauche’s sister.
Review – Bokurano
Plot Summary
One day during their summer camp, 15 children find a grotto by the sea. Within the grotto, they find computers, electronic equipment, and the owner, Kokopelli. After claiming he’s a programmer, Kokopelli persuades the children to play the new game he’s making. All, except one, signs the contract and, barely a moment later, they mysteriously find themselves on the shore unknowing what will become of them.