Abenobashi
Abenobashi Info:
Plot Summary: Imamiya Satoshi, "Sasshi" to his friends, has grown up in the Abenobashi Shopping Arcade in Osaka, along with his childhood friend, Asahina Arumi. Now, all that was stable in his life is in ruins. His family's bath house has closed and been torn down, and Arumi's family is moving to Hokkaido - and taking her with them. In the midst of all this, something happens to the framework of reality, and Sasshi and Arumi slip into a weird parallel world. It's still Abenobashi, but not their Abenobashi. Strange things are afoot, and Sasshi must find out their meaning, in order to reach a goal that he barely understands.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Abenobashi Episodes:
Episodes
Every Abenobashi episode after the first, takes place in an alternate Shopping Arcade:
- "Mystery! Abenobashi Shopping Arcade"
- "Adventure! Abenobashi Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade" (RPG world)
- "Hook Up! Abenobashi Great Milky Way Shopping Arcade" (Science fiction world)
- "Fire It Up! Abenobashi Hong Kong Combat Shopping Arcade" (Martial arts world)
- "Extinction! Abenobashi Ancient Dinosaur Shopping Arcade" (Prehistoric world)
- "In the Night Fog! Abenobashi Hard Boiled Shopping Arcade" (Hardboiled world)
- "Flashback! Magical Shopping Arcade" (Abenobashi during the late 1950s during the Allied occupation)
- "Set Your Heart Aflutter! Abenobashi Campus Shopping Arcade" (Dating sim world)
- "It Cries! The Bush Warbler Heiankyo" (Abenobashi during the Heian period)
- "Fluffy, Bubbly! Abenobashi Fairy Tale Shopping Arcade" (Fairy tale world)
- "Resolution!! Abenobashi Battlefield Shopping Arcade" (War world)
- "Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi Hollywood Shopping Arcade" (Hollywood world)
- "Return To Life! The Legendary Onmyou Mystic"
External links
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi at the Internet Movie Database
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi at TV.com
- Abenobashi☆Mahō Shōtengai at GAINAXnet (Japanese)
- Radio Abenobashi☆Mahō Shōtengai at GAINAXnet (Japanese)
- Radio Abenobashi☆Mahō Shōtengai at BandaiChannel (Japanese)
Yuru Yuri
Yuru Yuri Info:
Plot Summary: Right after starting middle school, Akari Akaza joins the Amusement Club which is composed solely by her two childhood friends, Kyouko Toshinou and Yui Funami. Chinatsu Yoshikawa, Akaza's classmate, becomes a member after finding out about the dissolution of the Tea Club. The Amusement Club, situated at the tea room facility since the Tea Club disbanded, has no clear purpose, being free for the girls to do whatever they want.
Yuru Yuri Episodes:
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Middle School Debut!" "Chūgaku Debyū!" (中学デビュー!) | July 5, 2011 |
| 02 | "Me and You and the Student Council" "Watashi to Anata to Seitokai" (私とあなたと生徒会) | July 12, 2011 |
| 03 | "You Wanna Come Visit?!...Yeah, Let's Go!" "Uchi Kuru!?... Iku Iku!" (ウチくる!? …いくいくっ!) | July 19, 2011 |
| 04 | "The Great Summer Harvest" "Natsu no Dai-shūkaku-sai" (夏の大収穫祭) | July 26, 2011 |
| 05 | "When Akari and the Cicadas Cry" "Akari toka Minminzemi toka Naku Koro ni" (あかりとかミンミンゼミとかなく頃に) | August 2, 2011 |
| 06 | "Art☆Arter☆Artist" "Āto☆Ātā☆Āchisuto" (あーと☆あーたー☆あーちすと) | August 9, 2011 |
| 07 | "Christmasery" "Kuri Sumaseri" (くり済ませり) | August 16, 2011 |
| 08 | "April's Fool" "Eipuriru Fūru" (エイプリルフール) | August 23, 2011[7] |
| 09 | "I'm Not Scared of This Summer" "Kotoshi no Natsu wa Kowakunai" (今年の夏はこわくない) | August 30, 2011 |
| 10 | "It's a School Trip, but What are we Here to Learn, I wonder?" "Shūgakuryokō to Iu ga, Watashi-tachi wa Ittai Nani o Manabi Osameta no darō" (修学旅行というが、私たちは一体何を学び修めたのだろう) | September 6, 2011 |
| 11 | "Our Amusement Club" "Watashi-tachi no Gorakubu" (わたしたちのごらく部) | September 13, 2011 |
| 12 | "Everyone's Poka Poka at Training Camp" "Minna de Poka Poka Gasshuku e" (みんなでポカポカ合宿へ) | September 20, 2011 |
External links
- Manga Official Website (Japanese)
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- YuruYuri (TV) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000%
Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% Info:
Uta no Prince-sama (うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪) is a 2010 Japanese dating game series targeted towards female gamers published by Broccoli. The game has been adapted into manga and anime series.
Plot Summary: Nanami Haruka wants to be a song writer, so she attends an idol training school filled with beautiful bishounen. The school pairs each aspiring songwriter with an aspiring idol, but Haruka finds herself paired with 3 idols! To make things more difficult, Nanami is also not allowed to date any of her beautiful partners!
Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% Episodes:
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Seven-colored Compass" "Nanairo no Konpasu" (七色のコンパス) | July 3, 2011 |
| 02 | "Brand New Melody" | July 10, 2011 |
| 03 | "Knocking on the Mind" | July 17, 2011 |
| 04 | "Believe Heart to the End of the World" "Sekai no Hate Made Believe Heart" (世界の果てまでBelieve Heart) | July 24, 2011 |
| 05 | "Full Throttle Chivalrous Spirit Go! Fight!!" "Otokoke Zenkai Go! Fight!!" (男気全開 Go!Fight!!) | July 31, 2011 |
| 06 | "Shout Out from Orion" "Orion de SHOUT OUT" (オリオンでSHOUT OUT) | August 7, 2011 |
| 07 | "Feeling Heart" "Fīringuhāto" (フィーリングハート) | August 14, 2011 |
| 08 | "Eternity Love" | August 21, 2011 |
| 09 | "Weaving Dreams" | August 28, 2011 |
| 10 | "Come On, Let's Sing!" | September 4, 2011 |
| 11 | September 10, 2011 |
External links
- Uta no Prince-sama (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Usagi Drop / Bunny Drop
Usagi Drop / Bunny Drop Info:
Bunny Drop (うさぎドロップ Usagi Doroppu) is a Japanese josei manga series by Yumi Unita. The plot follows thirty-year old Daikichi as he becomes the guardian of Rin, the illegitimate six-year old daughter of his grandfather.
Plot Summary:Daikichi returns home for his grandfather’s funeral, and to his surprise he meets a little girl in the garden. Daikichi soon finds out that the girl (Rin) is the illegitimate daughter of his grandfather. None of her relatives want to adopt her because they are embarrassed. Feeling sorry for the girl, Daikichi decides to take care of her. However, Daikichi is a bachelor and has no experiance with kids. Rin and Daikichi begin their life together.
Usagi Drop Episodes:
| No. | Title | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Bellflower Girl" "Rindou no Onnanoko" (りんどうの女の子) | Kanta Kamei | July 8, 2011[27] |
| After hearing that his grandfather, Souichi Kaga, has died, Daikichi Kawachi and his relatives gather at Souichi's home for the funeral. There, he meets a young girl named Rin, who is allegedly Souichi's illegitimate daughter. Following the funeral, the relatives refuse to take in the girl and opt to put her up for adoption. Daikichi, disgusted with their attitudes, decides to take Rin into his care. | |||
| 02 | "Pinky Swear" "Yubi Kiri Genman" (ゆび切りげんまん) | Yoshiaki Kyougoku | July 15, 2011[28] |
| Whilst shopping for clothes, Daikichi realises he needs to register Rin for nursery school. With help from his cousin, Haruko Maeda, Daikichi finds a temporary nursery school to look after Rin whilst he goes to work. However, Daikichi ends up having to work overtime, causing him to be late in picking Rin up, though is forgiven. As the week carries on, Daikichi becomes concerned if the new schedule may start affecting his worklife, where he is keeping Rin a secret. | |||
| 03 | "Daikichi's Decision" "Daikichi no Kimeta Koto" (ダイキチの決めたこと) | Rokou Ogiwara | July 22, 2011 |
| 04 | "Letter" "Tegami" (てがみ) | Susumu Mitsunaka | July 29, 2011 |
| 05 | "Daikichi Should Stay Daikichi" "Daikichi wa Daikichi de Ii" (ダイキチはダイキチでいい) | Yoshitaka Koyama | August 5, 2011 |
| 06 | "My Tree" "Watashi no Ki" (わたしの木) | Yoshikazu Ui | August 12, 2011 |
| 07 | "Secretly Leaving Home" "Naisho de Iede" (ないしょで家出) | August 19, 2011 | |
| 08 | "Grandpa's Precious Thing" "Ojīchan no Daiji" (おじいちゃんのだいじ) | August 26, 2011 | |
| 09 | "A Typhoon Came" "Tai-fū ga Kita!" (たいふうがきた!) | September 2, 2011 | |
| 10 | "Gassy Stomach" "Onaka no Kaze" (おなかのかぜ) | September 9, 2011 | |
External links
- Bunny Drop at Shodensha (Japanese)
- Bunny Drop official anime website (Japanese)
- Bunny Drop at Yen Press
- Bunny Drop (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
