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Winter 2016/2017 6g4g16

23rd April
TV Series, 26 eps
At Ruby's house, a small event related to the main plot of each episode occurs, before a red jewellery on the chest of Choco, Ruby's Teddy bear, flashes with a melody. Ruby then takes Choco to her room, and the two 'transport' themselves to the Rainbow Village. There, Ruby hears an explanation from Ling Ling, the mayor of Rainbow Village, and transforms herself using her Rainbow Roller into an appropriate clothing to solve problems. Each episode concludes, back home, with another small event.

Source: Wiki

Note: Initially aired on Canadian television. The initial Korean broadcast took place between 02.03.2017 and 25.08.2017.
19th December
TV Series, 10 eps
The anime follows a boy named Gen, who travels in time from the year 2020 to a distant future where humanity has gone extinct. He begins staying at the Ganko family home in the Rustling Forest, where he has none of the amenities he is used to: no electricity, gas, or running water, as well as no television, smartphones, convenience stores, snacks, or games.

Source: ANN
22nd December
OVA, 2 eps
Rating: 4.55 (30)
Average: 6.08 (30)
23rd December
Web, 12 eps
Rating: 4.95 (398)
Average: 6.44 (401)
* Based on the manga by the same name written by Matsui Yuusei's Ansatsu Kyoushitsu manga.

In this world, Koro-sensei is the Demon King while the students of class 3-E are cast as heroes who must defeat him. The students learn swordsmanship and sorcery at Kunugigaoka Magic School. Their strange adventure begins!

Source: Official page
23rd December
TV Special, 2 eps
Note: A collaboration special between Nintama Rantarou and the documentary show Cosmic Front Next.
23rd December
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.16 (149)
Average: 5.68 (149)
The story begins the day before the graduation ceremony. Five middle school girls each are preoccupied with their real everyday lives. These girls meet each other in a fantasy world after being sent there through a sudden occurrence. There, they learn about the impending crisis that this world is facing. The way to avert this crisis is for the five to collaborate and bring their five hearts together as one through dance. However, the five cannot come to love the world, and cannot tell their true feelings to one another, so their hearts are unable to unite. The time limit is fast approaching. Can the dance of the five girls save the world? And will they be able to graduate?

Source: ANN

Note: The film is commemorating the 60th anniversary of Toei Animation.
23rd December
Web, 12 eps
24th December
Movie, 1 ep
26th December
Web, 15 eps
Rating: 4.77 (25)
Average: 5.80 (25)
Dongguo Xiaojie, a young girl, has lived together with her mother ever since she was little. On the year she turned sixteen, her mother suddenly contracted a "Grave Illness". To save her mother, Dongguo Xiaojie set foot into the unknown on a dangerous journey. Accompanying her on this journey is her sworn elder brother Mo Zixuan and the mysterious youth, Life's Hardship. However, danger arises again and again as they are continuously attacked by people they meet on their journey. Just what conspiracy is hidden behind this journey?
26th December
TV Special, 1 ep
Rating: 3.89 (148)
Average: 5.54 (150)
* Based on Gravity Rush (Gravity Daze) games by Sony
29th December
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.67 (30)
Average: 5.75 (30)
Joo Hee is an art school student who dreams of graduating and then moving to to study. She is the most popular woman at school and also happens to be the most talented artist in her class. She is famously aloof and hard to approach, but her beauty has won her many irers, including Jung Woo. He is a would-be web cartoon artist, but cannot even pluck up the courage to talk to Joo Hee.

But one fateful day, Dong Hwa, Jung Woo's slacker, woman-chasing best friend, asks Joo Hee to cover his shift. Dong Hwa works part-time in the delivery business. Jung Woo agrees, and is told to make a delivery to an expensive apartment complex – where he is shocked to discover that Ju Hee is working in a shady club as an escort to wealthy male clients. She begs him to keep her secret from the rest of the class, and he decides to agree. The shared secret brings them closer together. But when someone else in the class discovers the truth of Ju Hee's double life, dangerous rumors start to circulate...

Source: Viki (edited)
29th December
Music Video, 1 ep
Rating:
Average:
31st December
TV Special, 1 ep
Rating: 4.33 (1636)
Average: 6.28 (1642)
* Based on the Fuyuki Singularity of Fate/Grand Order, the Japanese smartphone role-playing game created by Type-Moon.

The story is set in the year 2015, during the final era over which magic still held sway. The humanity survival and security organization Chaldea was established to observe the world that can only be seen by magic and the world that can only be measured by science - as well as to prevent the final extinction of mankind.

Thanks to the efforts of many researchers, the path of human history has been ensured for 100 years into the future. However, without warning, the realm of the future that was under constant observation by Chaldea vanished. The extinction of humanity in 2017 was observed - no, confirmed.

The apparent cause of the extinction was in the Japanese city of Fuyuki in 2004. In that city, there was an unobservable realm which had never existed until now.

Chaldea issued the Grand Order for a Holy Grail Expedition, to investigate, uncover, and possibly destroy the singularity that apparently will cause the extinction of humanity.

Source: ANN
31st December
Movie, 2 eps
Rating: 5.51 (196)
Average: 6.60 (198)
During the industrial revolution, mankind is threatened by a sudden emergence of undead monsters who can only be killed by piercing their heart through an iron plate. Those bitten become one of them. Called Kabane, these monsters have exploded in number. The Hinomoto people have built fortress stations and barricaded themselves inside. Only steam locomotives, the Hayajiros, can travel between them.

Source: crunchyroll

Note: A special showing for the first movie was held on 22.12.2016. The regular cinematic release followed on 31.12.2016.
31st December
TV Special, 1 ep
Rating: 6.00 (76)
Average: 6.20 (76)
1st January
Web, 1 ep
Rating: 4.19 (55)
Average: 5.44 (55)
A fan appreciation special movie release on Square Enix's official youtube channel which indicated that Jan 1, 2017 will be the start of a collaboration with Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, a mobile mmorpg launched in Japan over a year prior.

We see the popular cartoon character Malboro-kun as he hilariously runs away from a monster, when Yama-chan appears and makes short work of the tentacled threat.

Yama-chan is the owner of a bar in the immigrant district in Insomnia, where the Kingsglaive often go to dine, as we can see in a scene of the film itself. He's known for his dish Malbo Smul, and this time around we get to see how he procures his meat.

Incidentally, Yama-chan's fighting style definitely looks like that of a Glaive, so apparently there is more to him than meets the eye.

Source: dualshockers.com
4th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 3.78 (1023)
Average: 5.91 (1031)
* Based on Acquire's Akiba's Trip game franchise.

There is a danger lurking in the Otaku heaven of Akihabara. Vampires with an ability to take over anyone they bite seek their prey in this anime fan's paradise. When Mayonaka Matome revives him! Now part vampire, he forms a group to protect the streets of Akiba.

Source: funimation
4th January
Web, 12 eps
Rating: 5.07 (561)
Average: 6.57 (566)
Four men are assigned to Nanba, the world's most formidable prison. Jyugo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rock, a man who likes to get into fights; and Nico, a man who likes anime. A super exciting action comedy about the daily lives of the prison's inmates and guards.

Source: crunchyroll
5th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.94 (2997)
Average: 6.19 (3010)
As an overweight child, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation.
Years later, Masamune re-emerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and good at sports, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki's school, and is unrecognizable to her. Now, Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many years ago and humiliate her at last. But will revenge be as sweet as he thought?

Source: ANN
6th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 1.29 (220)
Average: 2.57 (222)
A beautiful nation, prospering since ancient times, Japan is now known as the Anime Kingdom. There are more than just humans living there; animes truly do exist in Japan. Past the Fairy Ring, to the world of fairies, live anime-chans. There's a Fairy Ring in your town, too. Here. And there. Even in Harajuku. Maybe even in the Ashigara mountains. By some chance, we'll open that door. And we might get to meet the anime-chans. This is the land where you get to meet anime-chans.

Source: crunchyroll

Note: Premiered with the Anime-chan ni Kaeru Kuni (アニメちゃんに会える国) television variety program on Japan's Tokyo MX1 channel.
6th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.73 (1282)
Average: 5.99 (1288)
Akitsuki Fuuka, a girl who appeared in front of him out of nowhere.

Source: crunchyroll

Note: The first episode received an early screening at a special event on December 29, 2016, at Marunouchi Piccadilly in Tokyo, which was streamed on Nico Nico Live and Line Live on the same day. The regular TV broadcast started on January 6, 2017.
6th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.52 (1270)
Average: 5.85 (1280)
* The story is set 9 years after Shoichi Kamita is an ordinary high school boy, who is faced with the university entrance exam and worried about his future. This campus romantic comedy, "Seiren", which means honest in Japanese, depicts his pure relationship with three different heroines. Each story is the unique and mutual memory between him and the heroine.

Source: crunchyroll
6th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 5.39 (1088)
Average: 6.64 (1095)
Meiro-chou is a town where all-female diviners (uranaishi) live and where girls from all over the country yearn to become the top diviner — Urara. Today, a solitary girl named Nono.

Source: ANN

Note: The first episode received an early screening at a special event on December 29, 2016, at Cinemart Shinjuku in Tokyo. The regular TV broadcast started on January 6, 2017.
6th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Nut
Rating: 7.59 (4441)
Average: 7.71 (4475)
* Based on the light novel series by Carlo Zen.

The anime centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff, and she speaks with a young girl's lisp and commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan's elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god, was reborn as a little girl. Tanya prioritizes optimization and career advancement above all, and she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army's sorcerers.

Source: ANN
7th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 5.79 (2163)
Average: 7.03 (2177)
* Based on Jump Square.

In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds, but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot. But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge between them?

Source: ANN
7th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 6.91 (2975)
Average: 7.42 (2985)
Ajin, also known as demi-humans or simply succubus who constantly suppresses her seductive ability and has zero experience with men.

As Takahashi interacts with demi-humans, he learns more interesting facts about them and helps them solve their problems.

— written by Singan

Note: The first episode received an early web release on Amazon Prime Video on January 7, 2017. The regular TV broadcast started on January 8, 2017.
7th January
Web, 12 eps
Background stories of the main Battle Through The Heavens series, with super deformed characters.
7th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 3.64 (357)
Average: 5.76 (359)
Akizuki Tomoe. Obviously Hiromi needs a lot more practice, so Tomoe decides to help Hiromi train to become better at riding a bicycle, and they become good friends.

When they discover that the school used to have a bicycle club, the girls, together with Higa Natsumi, resurrect the club naming it the Minami Kamakura High School Girls Bicycle Club.
7th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 2.36 (302)
Average: 4.87 (305)
* Based on the card collecting mobile game with JRPG and Visual Novel influences Schoolgirl Strikers by Square Enix.

The newly established private high school for girls, Goryoukan Academy, has a hidden face that people on the outside don't know about...

Mysterious apparitions called Oburi have appeared from a rift in space-time. The only ones capable of fighting this enemy of mankind are girls known as Strikers, who have the ability to sense the fifth dimension. Goryoukan Academy is actually an organization that seeks out girls who are more than meets the eye and trains them up for the Fifth Force, a combat force created to subjugate the Oburi. The story of the battles and friendships of five girls who comprise the newly assembled team Altair Torte is about to begin!

Source: crunchyroll
7th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 9.20 (1277)
Average: 8.16 (1280)
Upon his release from prison, a man seeks out the famous comedic storyteller Yakumo after falling in love with his rendition of a story called "Shinigami." Yakumo accepts the ex-convict as his apprentice, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro gets acclimated to his new life, he meets Konatsu, a girl in the care of Yakumo who wants to become a performer as well, but is unable to because she is a woman.

Source: crunchyroll
7th January
Movie, 1 ep
Legend has it that five locks protect the world's magic power, but it accidentally selected a "nobody" Pig Man (Zhang Zikun) as its owner.

Source: imdb
8th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.88 (619)
Average: 5.98 (622)
Set in the land of Yuguto, the people thought that the land they live is the size of the world, but it's actually divided into several areas, each with a respective king. Even though there were small wars among the areas, the kings had roundtable meetings to maintain peace and balance. That was until a dark group of dark monsters appeared...
8th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 2.87 (461)
Average: 5.40 (465)
* Based on shounen manga by Amano Akira

Kokonose Chuuta is an orphan who lives with his aunt. For as long as he can he's had a voice in his head, but other than that he's been a normal boy — right until the day when a strange thing follows him home and teleports him to a place filled with even more fantastic creatures. It's a police station in space.

Surprisingly, Rein Brickke, the Chief of the Solar System Department, tells him that their computer chose him as a potential candidate for the solar-system's police force. However, Sonokata Misuzu, a girl from Chuuta's school with an angelic face and ill temper who turns out to be one of Rein Brickke's subordinates, doesn't think Chuuta is suitable for the job.

Although Chuuta was shocked at first, he decides to take the aptitude test after being urged by the voice in his head. Most importantly, he wants to prove Misuzu wrong.

Source: MU

Note: The first episode received a premiere airing on December 11, 2016 at United Cinemas in Tokyo. The regular television airing started on January 8, 2017.
8th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 2.34 (233)
Average: 4.58 (234)
The story takes place in Japan where the economy is in tatters and the distrust of politicians is at a record high. An idol named Mikazuki Kagura who has the of the Japanese people steps in, establishes a new government and gives positions of government istration to idols, which results in a quick recovery for the Japanese economy. More than 20 years later, Kagura is still leading Japan's idol government, but she suddenly decides to retire from the political world. The 47 idols who serve as Diet must now vie to become the next Prime Minister.

Source: ANN
8th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 4.29 (390)
Average: 6.21 (391)
After two years of studying within the Reiken clan, Ouriku and other inexperienced disciples are ordered to descend to the temporal world for further studies, and Ouriku embarks the journey back to his birthplace.

Source: ANN
8th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 5.65 (1016)
Average: 6.91 (1022)
Sorey is a human youth who grew up among the seraphim (tenzoku), spiritual beings not visible to humans.
Sorey believes in the folklore that says long ago, every human was able to see the seraphim and dreams of unraveling the ancient mystery to make the world a place where people and seraphim can live together in peace. One day, Sorey visits the human capital for the very first time. He becomes embroiled in an incident during which he pulls out a holy sword imbedded in a rock and ends up becoming a Shepherd, one who casts away calamity from the world. He begins to realize the gravity of his mission, and his dream of coexistence between mankind and the seraphim becomes more intense...

Source: Daisuki
9th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 6.11 (2753)
Average: 7.07 (2765)
* Based on Ukami's Gabriel Dropout manga.

After the angel Tenma Gabriel White graduated at the top of her class at angel school. She begins to attend a human school on Earth in pursuit of knowledge, but then gets engrossed in a web game and decides that going anywhere was just too much trouble.

Source: ANN

Note: The first episode received a pre-screening in Shinjuku Picadilly theatre (Tokyo) on 18.12.2016.
9th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 9.26 (1424)
Average: 8.51 (1438)
In a world where aliens have invaded Edo Period Japan, skyscrapers, trains and motor bikes have replaced the simple life of Earth inhabitants. One man however, still carries the soul of a samurai, Sakata Gintoki, otherwise known as Yorozuya Gin-san. As reckless as he is, Gintoki carries his own resolve and is ready to take on any challenge with his fellow companions.

Source: crunchyroll
9th January
TV Series, 25 eps
Rating: 7.73 (2633)
Average: 7.64 (2645)
In a time when magic is on the decline amid society, Atsuko Kagari is a cheerful girl who enters Luna Nova Academy in order to accomplish her dream of becoming a witch like her idol, Shiny Chariot. Shiny is a famous witch who disappeared from public view many years ago. On her way to school, Kagari meets the kind Lotte Yanson and the mischevious Sucy Manbavaran and the three become friends as they share a bedroom in campus. At the academy, Atsuko soon discovers she is in serious disadvantage compared to the other girls since she doesn't come from a magical family and is required to learn the magical curriculum from scratch. Having found an item that once belonged to Chariot, Atsuko must discover how to activate and properly use the mysterious Shiny Rod as she hopes it might lead to finding out what has truly happened to her vanished idol.

Source: ANN

Note: The first three episodes received an early screening at a special event on December 11, 2016, at Odaiba Cinema Mediage in Tokyo and TOHO Cinemas Umeda in Osaka. Additionally, the first thirteen episodes received an early screening at a special event starting on January 6, 2017, at Animate Akibahara in Tokyo, with one episode screened each week
9th January
TV Series, 60 eps
In the underwater metropolis world, there is an "Ocean Star" that can absorb ocean pollution. During a fight between the sheep and wolves, the "Ocean Star" splits into many pieces and scatters in the sea. In order to collect more fragments and get the control of the "Ocean Star", the sheep and the grey wolf fight with each other to collect fragments one after another in the seabed.

source: bgm.tv/deepl
10th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 7.02 (1554)
Average: 7.21 (1562)
The kingdom of Dowa, which is subdivided into 13 states, is celebrating its monarch's 99th birthday. These 13 states have many agencies that are controlled by the giant organization known as ACCA. Within ACCA, Jean Otus is the second-in-command of the inspection agency. His agency has ten people placed in each of the 13 states, with a central office in the capital city. They keep track of all the activities of ACCA across the kingdom, and keep data on each state's ACCA office flowing toward the central office. Jean also often has business trips from the capital to the other districts to check on the situation and personnel there.

Source: MAL
10th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 2.40 (208)
Average: 4.37 (209)
On the eve of a new era, Kyoto was in chaos. Different factions were moving at cross-purposes, and with the clash of different ideals, many were resorting to violence to enforce their views. To bring back order to the streets of Kyoto, Shinsengumi – the supposed guardians of peace – were formed. A chosen group of hot blooded youth, on a mission to save Kyoto, and to prove their worth... This is a tale of proud young Samurai mercenaries, who lived and died by the sword, in a turbulent period of political upheaval. To them, a man is defined by the way he dies.

Source: Comic Zenon
10th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 7.07 (695)
Average: 7.18 (700)
Onihei is based on the historical novel series Onihei Hankachou and tells the story of Hasegawa Heizou, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868).

Source: ANN (slightly edited)
10th January
TV Series, 25 eps
Rating: 6.59 (481)
Average: 7.16 (485)
With the team's combined strength, the Sohoku High bicycle racing club beat reigning champions Hakone Academy at the Interhigh national race and achieved an impressive overall victory. Now that their hot summer has ended and third-years Aoyagi Hajime begin preparing as a "new team" for their second consecutive championship at the next Interhigh.

Source: Crunchyroll
11th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.35 (989)
Average: 5.69 (995)
Shibuya, 2015. In a city recovering from the Shibuya Earthquake which devastated it six years ago, Miyashiro Takuru, a student at the newly built private high school Hekiho Academy investigates a series of serial killings known as The Return of the New Generation Madness as part of his work for the school's newspaper club...

Source: crunchyroll
11th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 1.83 (676)
Average: 4.18 (693)
Koyori, who has been bedridden for a very long time. Guided by something unknown, Tazuna touches Koyori's fingertip, and they create a weapon called Nimrod. After creating the Nimrod, Tazuna hears a voice:

Those of you who've overcome many battles and difficulties, who've had a revelation, and who intend to challenge Me are Hand Shakers.

Suddenly, Tazuna and Koyori get pulled into a whole different world called Ziggurat. In this world, there are Hand Shakers, two people who touch hands and create the Nimrod. Their goal is to defeat other Hand Shakers in order to gain an audience with God, who will grant them wishes. Bewildered by this new world before him, Tazuna tries to comprehend what's happening. At that moment, Tazuna and Koyori are attacked by an unknown assailant.

Source: crunchyroll

Note: The first four episodes received an early screening at a special event on November 13, 2016, at Nanba Parks Cinema in Osaka and Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku in Tokyo, on November 20, 2016, in 109 Cinemas Nagoya, on November 27, 2016, at United Cinema Canal City 13 in Fukuoka, on December 4, 2016, at United Cinema Sapporo, and on December 18, 2016, at Nanba Parks Cinema in Osaka and Kadokawa Cinema Shinjuku in Tokyo. The regular TV broadcast started on January 11, 2017.
11th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 6.51 (909)
Average: 6.92 (915)
The story takes place in Japari Park, an enormous integrated zoo built somewhere in this world. A mysterious substance found there, called "Sand Star," causes the animals to turn into humanoid beings called "Animal Girls"! These new creatures spend every day peacefully with the zoo's visitors... but after some time, a lost child turns up in the park. The child's attempt to find the way home turns into a great adventure with the Animal Girls!

Source: crunchyroll
11th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.04 (365)
Average: 5.19 (368)
High schooler Nanase Morina starts work at Trattoria Festa, an Italian restaurant filled with various and sundry quirky characters. Through its unique cuisine, she will begin to mature as a person.

Source: crunchyroll
12th January
Web, 20 eps
Rating: 3.38 (66)
Average: 5.30 (67)
In a world where mysterious beings called Disasters continually threaten the peace of the world. A special military unit called Saber is formed to oppose Disaster. Private conglomerates and the independent self-defense organization Blade also form, and advance on the enemy. Motis transfers into his class, his normal life completely changes.

Source: ANN
12th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 7.48 (4825)
Average: 7.68 (4847)
* Based on seinen manga written and illustrated by Tooru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl, albeit with horns and a long tail, and she will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Kobayashi's normal life is about to go off the deep end.

Source: Crunchyroll
12th January
TV Series, 10 eps
Rating: 7.60 (5980)
Average: 7.78 (6004)
Following a tragic accident, the game-loving shut-in Darkness, a crusader whose attacks always miss. And so, along with his party of girls who have extremely advanced powers but unfortunately can't take full advantage of them, he managed to complete some quests here and there.

Then, one day, after Kazuma's party saved the town of Axel from the mobile fortress Destroyer, a messenger from the capital came to tell Kazuma that he was suspected of the crime of subversion to the state! Where will the ordinary adventurer Kazuma's life in a parallel world lead him tomorrow?!

Source: crunchyroll
12th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 5.76 (2473)
Average: 6.79 (2494)
17-year-old Kanai Narumi, a young man who has been a family friend since she was little. In each other, they find a place where they can grieve for the ones they cannot have, and they share a loneliness-driven physical intimacy. Will things stay like this for them forever?

Source: MangaHelpers

Note: The first episode was digitally distributed by Amazon Prime Video one day before the regular TV broadcast, which started on 13.01.2017.
12th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.44 (102)
Average: 4.88 (103)
On February 13, as snow flurries dance in the air, a new idol unit is born at Pythagoras Production. They are the idols who will deliver their kiss to the ends of the galaxy: Marginal #4. Its , Nomura R, put all their effort into their entertainment career for the sake of the fan ing them! They continue to mature as idols along with the senior unit pulling the entertainment industry forward, Lagrange Point, and the younger unit preparing to make their debut, Unicorn Jr. But when they step off the stage, they're ordinary high school boys with some chaotic student lives!

Source: crunchyroll
12th January
TV Series, 10 eps
Rating: 5.03 (194)
Average: 6.27 (196)
* Based on shounen-ai manga series by Abe Miyuki

After leaving Canada to move in with Haruko, showed up and said she was taking Rei with her to Switzerland! The shock of her sudden declaration just when Haru and Rei had begun to grow closer led to increasing discord between them. Is more trouble on the horizon?!

Source: crunchyroll
14th January
TV Series, 11 eps
Rating: 4.68 (843)
Average: 6.51 (851)
Green City Kazamatsuri is a city built on the ideal of a harmonious relationship between civilization and environment. However, the peaceful Kazamatsuri will soon be faced with its annual commotion, the Harvest Festa at the turn of the year.

It's an event that is much like a massive school festival, and Tennoji Kotaro decides to head out to research topics for his articles. It's an easy decision for him, because the town is filled with rumors about unidentified creature sightings and various other occult occurrences. At the same time, strange things start happening to Kotaro himself.

Source: crunchyroll
15th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 3.75 (129)
Average: 5.27 (131)
Popular young actors and a unique cast come together to have fun messing around and playing the roles of samurai generals. Sengoku Choujuu Giga is an anime that plays around with both Japan's history and the generals of Japan's sengoku period!

Source: crunchyroll
16th January
Web, 5 eps
Rating: 5.24 (94)
Average: 6.24 (94)
* Released for the promotion of a Eureka Seven Ao pachislot made by Sammy.

A remake of the last few minutes of Eureka Seven Ao that expands on and further explaining its ending.
18th January
Movie, 1 ep
The battle between the revived god of evil, Black Mirror and Team Mechanimal over the fate of Earth begins now!
There is a strange feeling around Earth and Triforce just before the completion of the world's first mechanimal, Disc Cannon. Black Mirror who was thought to be dead, has revived and is seeking revenge. He turns all the mechanimals into Black Mechanimals and starts to destroy the world. The tamers start preparing for the final battle in the most dangerous of times...

Source: hancinema
18th January
Web, 12 eps
Xiaoyu and his friends finally became totem warriors. In order to fight against the evil Jiuli tribe, young totem warriors went out to practice and find their own spiritual beasts. Jiuli intends to get his hands on the mysterious heart of the ancient treasure dragon and wants to resurrect the evil god Chi You. The Warrior Tower fought back, but Gun and others of unknown origin also fought for it with ulterior motives. Mengdan Lake is turbulent.

source bgm.tv/googletranslate
21st January
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 7.69 (526)
Average: 7.63 (530)
Sebastian discovers the society's next meeting will be held aboard the ship Campania, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
24th January
Web
26th January
Web, 1 ep
Rating: 3.67 (93)
Average: 5.53 (94)
The Internet service provider Sakura Internet is celebrating its 20 year anniversary with a one episode anime focused on themes of change and challenge.

Freelancer Ginji realize that they're not content in their current jobs, and break free to pursue their dreams - as a musician, a photographer, and an artist, respectively.

Source: crunchyroll
27th January
Web, 6 eps
Rating: 3.69 (15)
Average: 4.86 (15)
The story follows Mihiro and begins on a day like any other. Mihiro bumps heads with a pet dog and loses consciousness. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a mysterious animal world. Mihiro discovers the shocking truth of her new situation and starts work at an animal pawn shop. She sets her sights on the day she can leave the shop and return to her former world.

Source: ANN
28th January
Movie, 1 ep
2nd February
Music Video, 1 ep
Rating: 3.69 (13)
Average: 4.38 (13)
A randoseru/ransel is packed with 6 years of memories. Follow as a young man reminisces about his elementary school days.

Source: MAL
3rd February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.64 (517)
Average: 6.66 (522)
The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious American Clavis Shepherd to track John Paul across the wreckage of civilizations and to find the true heart of darkness - a genocidal organ.

Source: Viz Media
5th February
TV Series, 49 eps
Rating: 5.20 (132)
Average: 6.15 (132)
Pekorin who tells her evil monsters known as Henteko have been stealing "Kirakiraru", the energy that resides within sweets and desserts. Ichika then becomes a pretty cure and, with four other girls, they form the kirakira precure a la mode to fight the henteko and protect the sweets.

Source: Wikipedia
5th February
Web, 1 ep
Rating: 3.42 (37)
Average: 4.76 (38)
Airi, the mini-animal girl from Wake Up, Girl Zoo!, visits Taiwan.
9th February
Web, 1 ep
Rating: 2.84 (136)
Average: 4.86 (137)
* Based on action-platform game released by Inti Creates.

It is the near future, and among humankind exists Adepts, people who possess extraordinary abilities known as Septimal Powers. The existence of these Adepts has caused widespread chaos around the world, but in the nation of Japan, order and peace is maintained by a large conglomerate known as the Sumeragi Group.

...However, this would prove to be a temporary peace, granted to the citizens of Japan by the sacrifice of countless Adepts at the hands of Sumeragi. On the surface, the Sumeragi Group appears be a rather normal, clean company. Below the surface, Sumeragi captures Adepts, holds them against their will, and performs inhumane scientific experiments on them.

One group known as QUILL (Quorum for Unrestricted Information, Law, and Liberty) made this discovery and pledged to revolt against the Sumeragi Group. A member of QUILL, a young man named Gunvolt, sets out one evening to infiltrate a Sumeragi facility in the name of freedom for his fellow Adepts.

Source: Official page
11th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 1.49 (286)
Average: 3.41 (288)
* Based on the horror game Ao Oni by noprops.

A town in the countryside surrounded by forests and mountains.

Five of the cultural anthropology club at an old western-style school are trying to come up with ideas for their presentation at the school's culture festival, when they find a collection of folk tales gathered by a student in their club 40 years ago. They realize that the mysterious Bellflower Oni that appears in the folk tales may be the basis for the popular free game Ao Oni, and decide to make that their theme. They manage to make with the author of the Ao Oni game, but he dies mysteriously soon afterward. The club become suspicious at the author's death and began to investigate on their own, but encounter a secret they never should have touched: a secret underground prison in the school.

For some reason all the fire doors at the school are locked, and they are trapped in the school. The sound of the strange footsteps they hear soon turn to their screams...

A new tragedy of the Ao Oni is about to begin.

Source: crunchyroll
18th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 6.34 (3065)
Average: 7.21 (3087)
* Based on Kawahara Reki's light novel series Sword Art Online.

In 2022, the world of virtual reality was upended by the arrival of a new invention from a genius programmer, Kayaba Akihiko. Called NerveGear, it was the first full-dive system and with it, came endless possibilities to VRMMORPGs.
In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality (AR) to get players into the game. It is safe, -friendly and lets s play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is Ordinal Scale (aka: OS), an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma.
Kirito decides to them. They're about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games...

Source: aniplexusa
22nd February
Web, 13 eps
Rating: 3.30 (13)
Average: 5.26 (13)
Master butt-swordsman Nohara Hiroshinosuke (Lone Wolf) travels with his family seeking employment. The family encounters a mysterious girl Hazumi and a wild dog Shiro, and decides to travel together. The group is attacked by various assassins, eventually their lives are threatened by the butt-swordsmen's enemy, the armpit-swordsmen of the Demon Bull Clan. Who will win: butts or armpits? Against an array of idiosyncratic enemies, Nohara Hiroshinosuke and his son Shinnosuke have the chance to display their swashbuckling skills.

Source: ANN
22nd February
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 5.64 (74)
Average: 6.39 (74)
A young man traces the stories about Heizou from Kumehachi, Hikojuu, Omasa, and others who know and ire him. He learns about Heizou's early years and how he became a police operative.

Source: ANN
25th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.64 (996)
Average: 6.54 (1002)
One day Lilim, and she becomes attached to Arata and Lilith as her mother and father. But in the same moment she appeared, something in their world changed...

The forbidden "Eternal Library" has awakened. Sealed within it is the ultimate product of alchemy, a human creation called the White Demon Lord. The White Demon Lord plans to take out Arata and the Trinity Seven so that he can become the true demon lord. Arata and his companions must face a power greater than any they have ever seen, one that threatens to destroy the world. Can Arata and the Trinity Seven protect the world?

Source: crunchyroll
25th February
OVA, 1 ep
* Based on traditional fantasy manga by Ogaki Chika.

The alternate-world story begins with the journey of the would-be hero DX to save Marion, who has sealed a fire dragon threatening the land. DX is the heir of the lord of the town Ekariipu, and he is also potentially in the line of succession for the royal throne. He encounters Marion, a girl who dwells in the mighty tree that protects Ekariipu, and falls in love with her. However, if Marion's soul gets close to a human, that would resurrect the fire dragon she has sealed away. DX embarks on an adventure to learn the secrets to freeing Marion and vanquishing the dragon.

Source: ANN

Note: Bundled with the 29th limited-edition volume of manga.
25th February
OVA, 26 eps
Rating: 7.19 (412)
Average: 7.42 (412)
Three years after the Yamato's return from the planet Iscandar. The people of Earth restored their planet with the Cosmo Reverse System, and they signed a peace treaty with Garmillas. In addition to reconstruction, Earth developed a new defense fleet that includes the state-of-the-art battleship Andromeda. The Earth goes down a path of military expansion, despite Starsha Iscandar's wishes. The Yamato helps accomplish this so-called peace, but it comes at the price of many invaluable sacrifices. The goddess Teresa, who prays for tranquility in space, calls the Yamato to a new voyage. The threat of Gatlantis is sweeping over the universe and approaching Earth.

Source: ANN

Note: The episodes were grouped into seven chapters and received a small theatrical release where special limited edition Blu-ray discs were sold. Each chapter had a special theatrical screening with a stage greeting prior to their general theatrical release.
27th February
Web, 3 eps
Rating: 2.65 (15)
Average: 3.93 (15)
Fintan, the popular twitter character of the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo, gets a new life as an anime hero in a novel promotion of the centennial of the Finnish independence in Japan.
28th February
Web, 4 eps
Rating: 3.23 (29)
Average: 4.31 (29)
A couple goes on a romantic road trip, driving along the seaside in their Panasonic-bluray-retrofitted car. Their relationship becomes strained along the way, but then, out of the blue, they pick up a mysterious hitchhiking girl.

Who is this girl? Will they be able to resolve their dispute? How will Panasonic bluray technology play a role in this unfathomable plotline?
28th February
Movie, 10 eps
Rating: 6.25 (37)
Average: 6.35 (37)
* Based on Koromo's shoujo manga of the same name.

A earless seal, and he wants nothing else except to protect him, even though the seal constantly thinks the bear will eat him.

Source: ANN
2nd March
TV Series, 26 eps
4th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.65 (56)
Average: 6.76 (56)
4th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 7.04 (35)
Average: 6.93 (35)
5th March
TV Special, 1 ep
Rating: 2.38 (11)
Average: 3.81 (11)
Gou-chan arrives on earth in search of the heart plasma that will restore peace to his home planet EX Panda. He meets a human girl named Moko, who lives on a farm with her grandfather, and several strange animals called Chinjuumin. They their days enjoyably, but trouble begins when humans invade the forest home of the Chinjuumin looking to capture them. Meanwhile, Moko's family life gets complicated when her grandmother arrives from the city.

Source: ANN

Note: It was screened at a special event on 29.01.2017.
11th March
Movie, 1 ep
At the far end of the Southern Seas, where none had dared to go, there exists an island called Charanpo Land. At the center of that island is a giant baobab tree, which produces many eggs each day. Inside the eggs are food, clothing, and other daily necessities. The inhabitants of the island live carefree lives, dependent upon the eggs.

But lately, more and more of the eggs have been turning up empty, which makes the inhabitants uneasy. Then one day, with a thunderous crash, and an explosion of rainbow-colored light, the baobab tree produces an egg of curious appearance. The next morning, the village chief Kometora and a group of children must find the egg within the forest.

Source: ANN
11th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.03 (19)
Average: 5.71 (19)
In a cone-shaped land named Kikyougahara in Shin Province, there lives a girl named Chiyo, whom she affectionately calls "Granny." One day, a traveling entertainment troupe named the Natsugawa Genzaemon Troupe happens by, and the villagers welcome them warmly. Upon finishing their performance and receiving their acclaim, the troupe's leader spots Hana with some "oyaki," his favorite food, and transforms into a fox in his excitement.

It turns out that the leader Shinzaemon, are all foxes who have taken on human forms. Genbanojou hastily negotiates with Hana, telling her that in exchange for keeping their secret, he will grant her one wish. She answers, "I want to let my Granny see the cherry blossoms."

Source: ANN
11th March
TV Series, 52 eps
11th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.05 (135)
Average: 5.36 (135)
In a futuristic world, the Nanorace, people whose genes contain nanomachines that grant them special abilities, are controlled and suffer prejudice from the Purerace of normal human beings. Tyger, they use their parallel machine to fly to the old world, doing dangerous jobs.

One day, they suddenly run into Kickstarter project that started on 04.07.2015 and reached its goal on the final day 03.08.2015 as a tie-in to game company Comcept's Red Ash: The Indelible Legend game.
11th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 2.86 (48)
Average: 4.58 (48)
Hokkaidou Meron. Even though zunda and natto use the same type of bean, the edamame used in zunda and the soy beans used in natto are harvested at different times, with edamame being harvested first. As a result, the of the Natto Factory are afraid of a decrease in the quantity of soybeans harvested. Chanko sends Okinawa Awamo and Hokkaido Meron to Zunko's house to assassinate her, but a third power makes their appearance.

Source: ANN
12th March
Music Video, 1 ep
Rating: 2.85 (20)
Average: 4.75 (20)
This music video was the second part of a series of commemorations for the Macross franchise's 35th anniversary which happened in 2017. It was screened on two giant streetside screens in Tokyo, Alta Vision in Shinjuku and UDX Vision in Akihabara.
12th March
Music Video, 1 ep
Rating: 3.56 (78)
Average: 4.92 (78)
This music video was a first part of a series of commemorations for the Macross franchise's 35th anniversary which happened in 2017. It was screened on two giant streetside screens in Tokyo, Alta Vision in Shinjuku and UDX Vision in Akihabara.
12th March
Music Video, 1 ep
Rating: 3.72 (17)
Average: 5.14 (17)
This music video was the third part of a series of commemorations for the Macross franchise's 35th anniversary which happened in 2017. It was screened on two giant streetside screens in Tokyo, Alta Vision in Shinjuku and UDX Vision in Akihabara.
16th March
Web, 1 ep
Rating: 4.32 (45)
Average: 5.51 (45)
17th March
OVA, 2 eps
Rating: 4.67 (58)
Average: 6.00 (59)
Note: Bundled with limited editions of the 21th and 22th volumes of the Days manga.
18th March
Movie, 1 ep
18th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.92 (75)
Average: 5.96 (75)
Mahou Tsukai Precure!, the team of Kirakira Precure A La Mode decide to rescue Shizuku from them.

Source: crunchyroll
18th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 7.01 (831)
Average: 7.40 (835)
Shortly after the Inter-High of Kuroko's second-year, a street basketball team from the USA called Team Jabberwock comes to Japan to play a friendly match against a Japanese college-level street basketball team, Team Strky. Despite their best efforts, Strky is brutally crushed by Jabberwock. After the match, the Jabberwock players insult the players from Strky and all of Japanese basketball, claiming Strky's basketball is at the same level as monkeys' and telling the players and crowds to quit playing basketball and kill themselves.

Hearing this, an enraged Wakamatsu Kousuke, forming Team Vorpal Swords with the hopes of reclaiming the pride of Japanese basketball.

Source: Kuroko no Basuke Wiki
18th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.75 (385)
Average: 6.67 (386)
father in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, keeps having the same dream when she dozes off. Meanwhile, the police suddenly arrest her father three days before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kokone finds it hard to believe that her father is involved in any wrongdoing, and she realizes that her dreams hold the key for resolving the situation.

Source: Japanese Film Database
18th March
Movie, 3 eps
Rating: 7.67 (266)
Average: 7.39 (267)
* Based on the light novel series Washio Sumi wa Yuusha de Aru written by Bunbun.

In the year 298 from the era of the gods, elementary school girls Washio Sumi, Nogi Sonoko, and Minowa Gin are tasked with an important mission. They are to become heroes and fight Vertex, a mysterious enemy that is attacking Shinju-sama, the god tree that protects Shikoku, the only area in the world that is still habitable. What they don't know, is that this fight will cost them more than they could have ever imagined.

Source: M-U
18th March
Web, 2 eps
Rating: 3.98 (17)
Average: 4.35 (17)
Zo Zo Zombie is the best undead friend you never had! Who else could use his own intestines as a jump rope or peel his own skin to use as a coat? Together with his best [human] friend Isamu, Zo Zo Zombie is just trying to do some good in this world but somehow always ends up in pieces. Literally.

Source: crunchyroll
20th March
TV Series, 30 eps
20th March
TV Special
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