2006 Anime Part 1

Here they are, these are all the anime airing during the first part of the new year. This only goes up until May.

1/03
Majikano
by Takeaki Momose (Miami Guns (art and story), and art for the RahXephon manga.)
Yoshikawa Haruo was born in magical family, but he is a quite common boy, and doesn't have any magical power. One day, Ayumi, a daughter of Mamiya, a historic family in magical world, appears. According to her, she was cursed when she looked into the fortune mirror. The only person who breaks the curse is Haruo who was reflected in the mirror with her. Ayumi became a maid of Yoshikawa, and she begins to make approaches to him. On the other hand, three sisters, Maika, Chinatsu, and Haruno, are trying to help him from her. Because Haruo doesn't know the three sisters were witches, only he is out of the picture. However, Ayumi often makes troubles not only home but also in school, and he is involved in the troubles without his will. Furthermore, Kurosu Yuri who is the student leader and loves Haruo secretly, and Nijihara Masuzu, an exorcist girl who has a power to expel them, join the fight and love-battle is getting hotter.
http://www.magikano.com/

Kagihime Monogatori Eikyuu Alice Rondo (Stories of the Key Princess, Eternal Alice Rondo)
by Kaishaku (Kannazuki no Miko, Taruto, Kurumi, UFO Princess)
http://www.kagihime.jp/

1/04
Amaenaideyo!! KATSU!!
A sequel to last season's fanservice about a guy who gets magical powers when girls take off their clothes in front of him.
http://www.vap.co.jp/amae/

Kinikuman Nei-Sei Ne
Digi: Known in America as Ultimate Muscle
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/niku2_um2/

1/05
Rakugo-Tennyo
A story about a girl who goes back in time and saves the day by telling stand-up comedy. The creator of the show is a pretty famous stand-up in Japan.
http://www.rakugo-tennyo.com/

1/06
Fate/Stay Night
The story takes place in an ordinary Japanese town, Fuyuki City. Hidden from society, there has been a deadly war going on in this town. Seven sorcerers known as "Masters" summon a powerful familiar called "Servants" and they all fight each other till the last one. The last one is said to attain the Holy Grail which will grant them a wish. Only a few knows when this War started and what the Holy Grail is, but the war was about to begin again this year.

The main character is Emiya Shirou, who lost his parents in a fire and was adopted by a man who called himself a sorcerer. Admiring his step father, he has been training himself to be a sorcerer. However, he had no talent and he could barely use one type of sorcery. His step father has already passed away, and today he's a sorcerer without any skills or knowledge. He is involved in the War of the Holy Grail when he accidentally summons Saber, who is said to be the strongest servant of all...
(Summary from The Moonlit World fansite)
http://www.staynight.com/

Lemon Angel Project
In 1987, there were a group of actors who voiced the roles for the hit ecchi TV animation Cream Lemon. Back then, they were called the Lemon Angels. Now, in 2006, they are planning a revival of the Lemon Angels...that's about all I can make of this so far.
http://www.lemon-angel-project.com/

1/07
Tactical Roar
http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/5831/11357207021584mu.jpg
Pic has previews
http://www.tactical-roar.com/

From Shade to Mamoru Kage kara Mamoru!
Digi's Note:
Kagemori Mamoru is a dowdy boy whose hair is disheveled and wearing thick glasses. But actually he is the son of a ninja family. They have protected their neighbor, Konnyaku family, secretly for 400 years. Mamori has also protected the daughter, Konnyaku Yuna, since they were in the kindergarten. When Yuna is in trouble, Mamoru puts on ninja suit quickly, and he turns into a competent ninja to help her.
http://www.aniplex.co.jp/kagemamo/

1/08
Revival Sky ~Rescue Wings~ Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wing
Not a clue about the storyline, what makes this show stand out is that it will take a new approach on anime by mixing it with live action.

Digi's Note:
Second Lieutenant, Uchida Kazuhiro, is a new helicopter pilot. However what he really wanted to be was a fighter pilot to fly at supersonic speed in stratosphere. But he faced a harsh reality. During the pilot training, he was transferred to the rescue helicopter course. Now, he is working for the Komatsu Rescue Squad whose mission is only rescue.
At first he is depressed because he is assigned to the position that he doesn't wish. But, joining various missions, for example, rescue of airplane accidents, missing in mountains, earthquakes, and so forth, he gradually thinks it a challenging job.
http://www.rescue-w.jp/

1/09
Crash! B-Daman (B-Daman Season 2)
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/crash_b-daman/

Ayakashi ~Japanese Classic Horror~
With character designs by Yoshitaka Amano
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/ayakashi/

Nerima Daikon Brothers
by Shinichi Watanabe (Excel Saga)
http://www.ndbrothers.com/

Play Ball season 2
http://www.anime-playball.com/

1/10
Funny Pets
http://pets-cganime.com/

1/11
Kasimasi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Alien runs into boy. Boy gets turned female. Females fall in love, boys fall in love, etc,.

Hazumu confessed his love to Yasuna, but she turned down him. To ease his heartbreak, he went to Mt. Kashimayama where he'd met her first. He lost his way in the mountain, and it got dark. He saw a big shooting star, and when he began to wish, he found something was wrong. It wasn't a shooting star, but it was a falling space ship. He was involved in the crash. He managed to survive by the help of the alien. However, he became a girl due to the accident during the reconstruction of his body.
http://kasimasi.com/

1/12
Looking up at my Half Moon
When Yuichi was a sophomore of high school, he was hospitalized. There he met a girl of the same age, Rika. She was quite beautiful, but very selfish. His boring days in the hospital became noisy being annoyed by her. Meanwhile, he knew the true reason why she acted so selfish.
http://www.hantsuki.com/

1/22
Meine Liebe ~weider~
http://www.meineliebe.jp/

2/02
REC
Digi's Note:
Matsumaru was stood up by a girl whom he had asked to go out with him. When he was trying to throw away the movie tickets, a girl blamed him for wasting the tickets. So, he gave her a ticket, and he went to the movie alone. However, at the theater, he found that girl reading the subtitles aloud.
This is the love story about a common man and a girl who has a dream to be a voice actress. Her apartment was in a fire, and they began to live in the same room together. Meanwhile, she was adopted as the voice actress in the TV commercial of Shomaru's company's product
http://www.tbs.co.jp/rec-aka/

Bincho-tan
A girl has a log tied to her head...for some reason, and is in search of a spell to remove it.
http://www.tbs.co.jp/bincho/

2/05
Pretty Cure Splash Star
http://www.asahi.co.jp/precure/

2/25
Ergo Proxy
From the creators of Samurai Champloo and Witch Hunter Robin, comes a gothic tale on suspense and intrigue.
http://www.ergoproxy.com/

February (undetermined)
Lingerie Soldier Papillon Rose New Season
Back from the pits of near-hentai comes the triumphant return of the Ecchi-senshi, defenders of justice and skimpy outfits
http://www.ayaya.co.jp/

March (Undetermined)
Momo, The Girl God of Death Shinigami no Ballad
Digi's Note:
Momo is a girl in white clothes. She has a scythe in her hand, and Daniel, a black cat with wings, stays next to her. Sure, she is a Death who brings one's soul away.
At the moment she touches one's mind, the world is filled with gentleness and sorrows.
The anime consists of heartwarming one-shot stories.

Other stuff: Another 6 ep OVA based off a book
http://www.momo100100.com/

April
Love From the CPU of a Male Voice Actor ( or something like that)
Based on a PC game
http://galgame.jp/anime.html

Soul Link
An apparent spin off to the show 'Shuffle!'. No idea if any characters will return or not.
http://www.soul-link.com/

Hime Hime
http://www.himehime.jp/

Shonen Omnyouji
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/bunko/bk_search.php?select=series&series=18#vol6

Young Jewel in an Old Palace
Based on a Korean drama of the name 'Jewel in the young palace' this show first aired in Korea last week and mixes animation from two prominent Japanese studios.
http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/janggeum/


Finalist
http://www.oaks-soft.co.jp/princess-soft/fainalist/

XXXHoLiC
With animation by Production I.G.
http://www.clamp-net.com/


Kedemono Ou Hoshi (The Firestar of the Beast King)
http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/4592134265.09.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Utawarerumono
http://www.aquaplus.co.jp/uta/

Demonbane
http://www.demonbane.com/

The Emotion that Controls Haruhai
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/mag/sneaker/

Girls High
http://www.girls-high.net/

Himawaritsu
http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/himawari/

Highschool Rumble 2nd Term (Series 2)
http://www.school-rumble.net/

Witch Blade
Based on an American comic
http://www.witchblade.jp/


May
God Family
http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/kamisama/

Spring
Tsubasa Chronicle season 2
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/tsubasa/

Ah! My Goddess season 2
http://www.tbs.co.jp/megamisama/

Ouran High School Host Club
http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/host_anime/

NANA
Based on a huge Shoujo manga, at the moment it's the highest selling manga for girls in Japan, and the 5th highest selling in total.
http://www.s-nana.com/

RAY THE ANIMATION
http://ray.tv/

Disgaea: Record of the Lost War
http://www.akaitsuki.net/

Magical Pokan
http://www.magipoka.com/

Inukami
http://inukami.jp/

Sasami Club
Spin-off of the Tenchi Muyo TV series...with magical girls.
http://www.sasami-club.net/

Gar-kun
http://www.garkun.com/

The Good Witch of the West
http://www.mag-garden.co.jp/whatsnew.html#nishimajoanime

Air: GEAR
http://www.shonenmagazine.com/works/airgear/

Digi: all of the thing's i'm doing here are basically getting summaries off other websites and translations of the plot from the actual site

And in your opinion, are these any good? o.o

Rakugo-Tennyo ,Majikano, Fate/Stay Night, Looking up at my Half Moon, XXXHoLiC, those are the ones that I actually know more about...and they're all pretty good. There are a few others that look good, that one about the voice actors sounds like it might be, interesting at least.

FSN was the only one that really striked my interest out of those. You wouldn't know if anyone's planning to sub it?

...you sure? It's [already?!] licensed. o_o

Right now I got such a backload of anime, the only thing I see myself downloading is Ah My Goddess Season 2 if anybody does it.

Ya Geneon announced the liescense of Fate/Stay Night during the Anime Expo 2005
either way i know Eclipse'll probably be doing it since htye released the trailer (which looks quite good BTW)

People have started liscensing before or right after shows have started airing in Japan. It's becoming a nuisance. FSN has been liscenced for a looong time. Oo

It's their way of getting rid of fansubs, so people are forced to either rent or buy the DVDs first. Either way, it's an attempt to make money, even if it doesn't work too well.

A new School Rumble season? Sounds good to me XD.

(please edit "Meine Liebe ~weider~" to "Meine Liebe ~wieder~", the error grates on me)

A new School Rumble season? Sounds good to me XD.

(please edit "Meine Liebe ~weider~" to "Meine Liebe ~wieder~", the error grates on me)

First episode of FSN airs today! ^__^

Soul Link isn't a spin off of SHUFFLE! (the only so called 'spin off' to SHUFFLE! is TICK! TACK! which is probaly not going to be animated due to the ending of SHUFFLE!) it is just another game by Navel. They have no relation to each other whatsoever (though, there was a cameo for Soul Link in the second episode of SHUFFLE!)

Avatar said:

Soul Link isn't a spin off of SHUFFLE! (the only so called 'spin off' to SHUFFLE! is TICK! TACK! which is probaly not going to be animated due to the ending of SHUFFLE!) it is just another game by Navel. They have no relation to each other whatsoever (though, there was a cameo for Soul Link in the second episode of SHUFFLE!)

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Same animation studio and the director said he sets in the same world...apparently.

Kazuhito said:

Same animation studio and the director said he sets in the same world...apparently.

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It might take place in the same world, however Soul Link takes place in the future, and the characters have no relation to the ones that are present in SHUFFLE!

Short description of the game,
"An adventure game with romantic angles and two main characters. Set in space in the near future, the space station Aries has been taken over by an extremist group called Halarax. You play as a member of a group of students who must take the station back."

The only common thing that all Navel games share, is a certain little blue haired boy who seem to have a habit of pulling up girls' skirts.

Bincho Tan........it may be because I'm insane, but that premise interests me more than any of the others listed. Too bad the log wasn't as large and obtrusive as I'd hoped when I clicked the link and looked at the main character.

I am looking forward to the new season of Tsubasa Chronicle. They should catch up to the manga soon.

Highschool Rumble will be interesting.

Bincho Tan seems like a odd anime. A different theme with the log?

This looks like it will be a fun year of anime.