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* A CM directed and designed by Kyoto Animation

* An original series developed by Production I.G.

After almost a year, Madoka's alien girlfriends return to Earth. But the reunion so very much anticipated by Madoka does not go as planned...

Note: Episode one received a pre-airing on NicoNico Douga on 09.06.2012, regular TV broadcast started on July 8.

* Based on a manga series written by Kakinozaka Ayana, he ended up in the academy's girls' dorm! Furthermore, the situation cannot be corrected, and Yuuki must live and dress as a girl if he wishes to study at Houri. And should his secret be revealed, he would be instantly expelled.

To make up for her error and to assist Yuuki in his deception, Ayana-sensei offers to be his room-mate.

~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston

Note: First released on a DVD bundled with a special edition of the third manga volume and later released on a Blu-ray Disc with about 5 minutes of bonus extras on June 27, 2012.

As Muginami, updating her about what's going on in their lives, to which Madoka makes a prompt reply. As the months by and Madoka moves up a year in school, Lan and Muginami visit an intergalactic replica of Kamogawa on the tourist planet Polyhedron.

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Note: Received a special premiere at 10 theatres nationwide from June 23rd, 2012.

* Based on a light novel series written by Sikorsky.

The sixteen-year-old high school student Erica Blandelli, a 16-year-old Great Knight of the Copper Black Cross magic society.

Together with her and the artefact, he managed to slay the Heretic God Verethragna; this achievement bestowed upon him the title of Campione, or God Slayer, and gave him Verethragna's divine powers. However, becoming a Campione brought Godou, who is averse to fighting and dubs himself a pacifist, the unwanted attention of both his fellow God Slayers and Heretic Gods alike.

— written by gotnoface and Hinoe

Note: The first episode was streamed on 28.06.2012 in a special event at Nico Nico Douga. The regular TV broadcast started on 06.07.2012.

The story follows Arcana Famiglia, a self-appointed organization with mysterious powers that has protected a small Mediterranean island from pirates, foreign countries, and other threats. The only daughter of the family's Papa, Felicita, will be married to the next head of the family in two months — and the successor will be decided in a competition that Felicita herself will take part in.

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Note: The first episode received an early preview screening as part of an event limited to 150 attendees at Cinemart Roppongi theatre on June 29, 2012. Regular TV broadcast started on July 1, 2012.

Forty years of a sheep Games has just come to an end, Pleasant Goat and other sheep sheep clan is still intoxicated in the joy of victory. The rest of the sheep of all the major clans are not willing to do so, and they secretly practise hard in the competitive events, and the result is a great achievement. However, the forty years of remote period tormented all the big clans of sheep. Therefore, all the sheep hands to propose to the patriarch to hold a new sheep games immediately. Athletic League" staged the alliance of sheep of all clans, to the Weslie and other small sheep again to the athletic war book.

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*A CM designed by Kyoto Animation.

In the second season the story continues exactly where it left off previously. Sawaki Tadayasu's unique gift to see and communicate with microbes to help, Itsuki's motley group of students begin to process different fermented products like soy sauce and sake.

Source: ANN

Note: The first episode received an early screening at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fuchuu Campus on 01.07.2012. The regular TV broadcast started on 06.07.2012.

Five Japanese high school students are too young to be called adults, but no longer think of themselves as children: Wien just transferred into Wakana's class after 12 years abroad in Austria. Music brings Wakana, Konatsu, Sawa and the others together into an ensemble during their last summer in high school.

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* Based on Tobe Sunaho.

The story is set several centuries into the slow decline of mankind. Earth has now become the realm of "fairies" — 10-centimetre-tall creatures with remarkable intelligence and an appetite for sweets. The human protagonist of the story serves an important duty as the international arbitrator between the fairies and humans, and she returns to her former hometown of Kusunoki. She chose this job because she thought it was an easy job she can do, even when she is as old as her grandfather. However, she learns that her job is anything but simple when she meets the fairies.

Note: The chronological order for the episodes is: 10, S2-S7, 7-8, 5-6, 1-2, 9, 11-12, 3-4. The first episode received a preview screening as part of a special event, which was held at a location in Tokyo revealed only to those that won a lottery, on July 1, 2012. Regular TV broadcast started on July 2, 2012.

* Based on the Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse light novel, a side story to âge's Muv-Luv Alternative erotic visual novel.

In the year 1973, the invasion of an alien species known as BETA (Beings of Extra Terrestrial origin which is Adversary of human race), began a war that has driven mankind to the brink of extinction. During the next 30 years, they have conquered most of the Eurasian continent, effectively decreasing the world population by billions. In response to their unique behavior and overwhelming strength in numbers, a new type of mobile mechanical humanoid weapon was developed, known as Tactical Surface Fighter (TSF).

Despite the crisis, individual nations still try to further their own interests instead of cooperating. In the year 2001, elite pilots from around the world start to gather at a UN base in Alaska named Yukon to participate in the Prominence Project. This project is a t effort between Russia and America on research and development of next generation of TSF. The job of the pilots is to test the prototypes, which occasionally involves pitting them one against another...

Yuuya Bridges, a young soldier in the US Army, makes his way for Alaska as well. Little did either of them know that their encounter would forever change their destinies.

Meloetta has throat trouble, Pikachu and Snivy search for the Rinka Berries for her throat cure. Meowth and Wobbuffet run after Meloetta.

Note: Bundled with the August issue of Shogakukan's Ciao shoujo magazine.

* Based on the 4-koma comedy manga by Aida Yurume, an 18-year-old female high school graduate, moves into an apartment building, which is home to numerous aimless ronin (high school graduates unable to get accepted into college). Now, a ronin student herself, she tries to prepare for the university entrance exam.

Yurume's everyday life living at the Maison du Wish continues. Her neighbour sister comes to live with them, and she will not leave until her older sister finally unpacks all the boxes and cleans up the mess in her apartment. Life around Yurume becomes crazier, ever so slightly.

Source: ANN

Kaga Ryousuke, a helplessly romantic teenager, was walking in the rain when he notices a beautiful girl with red eyes drenched by the rain. Everyone else was avoiding her, but Ryousuke was taught to treasure women, so he offered his help by letting her dry off at his home. Ryousuke would never have imagined that this mysterious girl would stab him in the chest and leave him to die... or did she? Who is this pretty girl and what does she want with him?

Source: MangaUpdates

* Based on a manga of the same name written by Bessatsu Shounen Magazine.

Joshiraku, abbreviation of joshi rakugo (女子落語, girls rakugo), is a satirical comedy that follows the everyday life of a group of rakugoka girls. A group of girls discuss random things and usually reach an unusual or humorous conclusion that's far from the initial discussion topic.

Source: Wikipedia

Abiding by his father's will, Shougo was transferred into an academy where many young girls attend. It appears as though his younger sister (separated from him at birth) also attends this academy. She is trying to get closer to him without letting him know who she actually is. Problem is, Shougo seems to be popular with the other girls as well! Can Shougo "properly" reunite with his little sister while getting a girlfriend at the same time?!

Source: MangaUpdates

Three months after returning home, hero Rebecca.

~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston

Note: Double feature with Sore Ike! Anpanman: Yomigaere Bananajima.

* Based on the mobile gaming company GREE's popular Driland fantasy game.

Elven Princess Pan, Mikoto braves many dangers in search of treasure and adventure.

~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston

The story involves five high school students, Yui, who are all of the Cultural Research Club. One day, they begin experiencing a phenomenon in which they randomly swap bodies amongst themselves. As these five friends face many different phenomena at the whims of a mysterious being known as Heartseed, their friendship is put to the ultimate test.

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* Based on Kawahara Reki's light novel series Sword Art Online.

Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya enters a virtual-reality, massively multiplayer online role playing game called Sword Art Online. There is no escape from this world unless the player clears the game; however getting a "game over" results in the death of the player.

Note: The first episode received a pre-airing on 24.06.2012 at an event at Tokyo International Forum Hall C. Regular broadcast started on July, 8.

Hong-Kong made fourth sequel of "My Life as McDull".

Springfield Kindergarten is desperately in need of money - The principal is behind on the rent, and the electricity is getting cut off. After a fundraising dinner ends in spectacular failure, the music-loving principal decides to form a student choir as last resort. With the help of a shady talent manager named Big M, the Springfield Kindergarten Choir becomes a huge success, and little McDull discovers that a little thickness really can make a great voice.

* Based on a manga by Gekkan Comp-Ace.

Take one group of rabid fan girls with tenuous grips on reality, toss out all rules of proper social behavior, mix them together in a basement with more twisted anime parodies and allusions than you can shake a schtick at, and what do you get? Well, besides a recipe for disaster, if borderline delusional Itsuki, who still inexplicably thinks this is a club for astronomy... Although to be fair, some of the do seem to be robots/aliens and/or from outer space. One thing's for certain though: the Student Council will most definitely not approve of what happens when the Insane-O-Meter redlines and freaky fan girls run wild in Ebiten!

Source: sentai-filmworks.com

Note: The first two episodes received an early screening at a special event on July 5, 2012 at Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku in Tokyo. Additionally, it was streamed on Nico Nico Live three months ahead of its TV broadcast, starting on July 14, 2012. The regular TV broadcast started on October 3, 2012.

Six months have ed since the events of the Takamachi Nanoha and her friends. The reunion between the two new-found friends is cut short however, when they are assaulted by four ancient magic s who identify themselves as the Wolkenritter. As the motives behind the actions of the Wolkenritter become clear, Nanoha and Fate find themselves in a race against time to stop the reactivation of a highly dangerous artifact known as The Book of Darkness.

Source: ANN

The new side story is set in a.t.b.2017. A Knightmare unit made of boys and girls from Zone Eleven are thrown into a military operation with a 5% chance of survival. They must rescue an allied unit left behind on the European warfront.

Note: The first episode premiered at a special event at Cinema Sunshine on 16.07.2012.

Shorts based on the Thai mascot, following the life of an assassin rabbit and his younger brother.

A distant Federation outpost Fort Casey comes under attack by bugs. The team on the fast attack ship Alesia is assigned to help the Starship John A. Warden stationed in Fort Casey evacuate along with the survivors and bring military intelligence safely back to Earth. Carl Jenkins, now head of the Ministry of Paranormal Warfare, takes the starship on a clandestine mission before its rendezvous with the Alesia and goes missing in the nebula.

Source: Wikipedia

A mackerel from the sea attempts to escape from a restaurant! Padak is a mackerel from the sea, who is caught in a net and gets dumped into a restaurant tank. An old flatfish is the only one that's survived very long. He gains the trust of other fish with his survival skills. Thanks to Padak, who attempts to make it back to the ocean, the peace in the tank is shattered and conflicts with the old flatfish get bigger and bigger.

Source: IMDb

In the all-new story, Nunnally, who loves Alice in Wonderland.

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Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashed a powerful creature known as the Sakura are subjected to Tobi's Genjutsu, brought to an alternate world where many they know have opposite personalities while learning that Naruto's parents are alive in this world while Sakura's parents are dead.

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Note: Episode 311 of Naruto Shippuuden serves as a prologue to this movie.

Animeka is a collection of three original anime shorts starring the New Shiokaze robot from Robo-G, Yaguchi Shinobu (矢口史靖)'s live action feature film. The shorts were bonus extras in the special edition Blu-ray Disc and DVD for the Robo-G film.

Source: ANN

The story centers around Hinami, a bookish, eyeglasses-wearing girl, and her two friends. When there is a mystery to solve, she transforms into the clever Nazotoki-hime (literally, Princess Mystery Time).

Source: ANN

Note: Included in Ciao Ciao TV! (ちゃおちゃおTV!), the bonus DVDs bundled with the Shogakukan's shoujo magazine Ciao.

Maezono Rie's dismay, who has to go by bicycle. Once Rie turns sixteen she vows to get her own license though.

One day Haruno's parents, who own the Niwa Café and a motorcycle repair shop, employ a lively motorcyclist from Australia, Cynthia B. Rogers, to help out. The often daydreaming Haruno only knows the country life, but is fascinated by Cynthia's motorcycle exploits in various countries, and slowly begins to be less pessimistic about a more adventurous future.

— written by foo2

Note: The first two episodes received an early screening at Marunouchi Piccadilly (Tokyo) and Namba Parks Cinema (Osaka) on 05.08.2012. The last two episodes received an early screening at the same locations on 07.10.2012. The first volume was released on 28.11.2012 and the second volume on 21.12.2012.

Jinbao was a very timid and kind-hearted soldier from Liang (once in the three kingdoms); he always dreamed about a land without war, the Merryland. Though he was derided by his comrade, he still trusted his faith. One day, his camps were ambushed, during the battle; Jinbao fled and fell into an abyss. In the moment of life or death, Jinbao still maintain his belief in the mysterious Merryland, but suddenly the pendant that his grandfather gave him sparked, and Jinbao was forced to travel into another dimension...

The story of the new film is set in Sweetsland, a country next to Jewelland. Ruby and the other Jewelpets are celebrating the birthday of the princess with dancing. However, during the preparations for the birthday party, a mysterious object appears from the skies. In the object is a Sweetspet boy, whose identity is unknown.

Source: ANN

Note: Double feature with the first Jewelpet film, Eiga Jewelpet Sweets Dance Princess.

* Based on the pornographic manga series by Sasaki Kotone are not your average school girls. They are in fact blessed with supernatural powers, which they use to defend the common people from alien creatures.

Note: This self-published amateur (doujinshi) anime was offered on a Blu-ray Disc at the Comiket 82 event in August 2012.

Music video for ClariS' single "Wake Up". The song was also used as the opening theme for Moyashimon Returns.

* Based on a light novel series by Nogizaka Haruka is the seemingly perfect girl with many talents. She is the daughter of a rich family, beautiful, good-natured, and kind to everyone. She emanates an elegant atmosphere like that of a white lily, and is quite intelligent. Since childhood, she has learned and excelled in more than ten traditional Japanese skills and talents, including classical Japanese dance, tea ceremonies, and calligraphy.

However, Haruka hides a secret from her classmates. A secret which she has shared only with Ayase Yuuto.

The two of them are now in Hokkaido as part of a school field trip. However, her nosy younger sister Nanami have come as well, with the intention to stir things up.

~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston

Note: First episode was pre-aired on Tokyo MX on 17.08.2012 and on AT-X on 20.08.2012. DVD/BD release date was 29.08.2012.

The film revolves around a mysterious girl named Lucy and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild are caught up in the intrigue.

10 one-minute shorts created to promote live-action film.

Source: ANN

Note: Movie version of the Shinsengumi Crisis arc (episodes 101-105) and the Kabukicho Four Devas arc (episodes 210-214) which were screened in selected theaters in Japan.

Source: MAL

Three kids are stuck in a strange city causing massive mayhem through the land. They are searching for an atypical rabbit in order to return home. Koto, the eldest of the three, seems to have some sort of connection to this weird place ruled by a monk, a demon, and a priest.

Music video bundled with the μ's.

The story is set 14 years after Atlantia, the largest country in the world of Legendia, was torn apart by riots. The protagonist Tatewaki Tsurugi was secreted away from the chaos at a young age. Oblivious to his true birthplace, Tsurugi grows up as a spirited boy in the neighbouring rocky land of Pacifis.

One day, Tsurugi suddenly comes across the Shining Sword, and his great adventure begin. An army of darkness is hunting down the 12 Sword Braves, and as the army pursues Tsurugi, a figure appears before him. Bringer is a Card Battle Droid entrusted with the duty of protecting Tsurugi. Trained by Bringer in the ways of the Battle Spirits combat, Tsurugi s the other Sword Braves in ri against the army of darkness with his Key Spirit Shining Dragon.

Source: ANN

Kiraritchi and other new characters as they all follow their own dreams.

Source: ANN

A sequel to the full-length CG animation feature Biohazard: Degeneration based upon the Biohazard (known on the western market as Resident Evil) series of games.

The gag comedy centers around a purported college student named Kyattsuyama Haruo who only went to his school, the low-tier Kunekune College, once. One day, he sees a cute Russian Blue cat named Kan-u abandoned in a cardboard box on the roadside somewhere in Japan. Kyattsuyama pretends not to see the cat, and continues to do so for an entire year. Surprisingly, no one has shown up to try to save the cat, so Kyattsuyama finally decides to pick the cat up — however, by then, there are now three Russian Blue cats instead of just one. Kyattsuyama asked the cats for their names, and they all said Kan-u.

Source: ANN

Team Eureka Seven Ao released on Blu-ray in a combined Hybrid Disc that also holds an Eureka Seven Ao game for the PlayStation 3.

11th Independent Animation Festival Grand Prix.

There are old stories of children disappearing by the river's edge. This has haunted Otoha ever since her friend Jiro disappeared when she was seven years old and now she is back in her hometown covering the war between the government and the dissidents. When she gets separated from the squad, Otoha thinks someone seems to be leading her deeper into the back alleys of the town.

Source: MAL

Music video for the single Transfer by livetune featuring Nakajima Megumi.

This story revolves around a spirited, carefree boy named Roboni.

Source: ANN