November 2012 Archives

Parallel

Nekota Shinosuke and Hoshino Sakura have always hated each other dating back to their younger days in school. However, Nekota is tired of their bickering and has hidden his crush from her. One day he gathers his courage to tell her, but she responds not by saying that she does or does not like him, but by saying it wouldn’t be any use to date her. Puzzled by her reaction, he returns to his house only to find out that his father has plans to remarry and visit Europe. The only problem is that the woman has a daughter who they plan to leave with Nekota for a period of time, who turns out to be none other than Hoshino herself. Dating the girl that could possibly become his own sibling brings unwanted trouble for Nekota, but he’s not the type of person to give up so easily.

Nine

Seishuu High School has always been a top notch academic school, without any prominent sports teams. However, this year promises to be different, for three athletic superstars are enrolling at the school: Niimi Katsuya (track), Karasawa Susumu (judo), and Kurahashi Eiji (baseball). However, because of a chance meeting with a certain Nakao Yuri at one of Seishuu’s baseball games, Katsuya and Susumu have decided to play baseball, a sport that they have no experience at. To complicate matters, Kurahashi, the saviour of Seishuu baseball, has decided not to join! With the coach’s – Yuri’s father’s – job on the line, can Katsuya and Susumu pull off a miracle, and actually help Seishuu win a game?

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

In the distant future, the great industrial civilizations, finally overtaken by centuries of pollution, corruption, and violence, were destroyed in the holocaust known as the “Seven Days of Fire.” With the decline of civilization, a great poisonous forest known as the “Sea of Corruption” engulfed significant portions of the globe, rendering re-modernization impossible. Nevertheless, over the centuries two significant powers have risen, separated by the Sea of Corruption: Torumekia and Dorok. When war breaks out between these two powers, Torumekia recruits troops from its vassal states, including the Valley of the Wind. Nausicaä, as the Princess of the Valley of the Wind, leads her small contingent to join the army of Kushana, Princess of Torumekia. Little did they know that this conflict would quickly develop into something that would threaten the very existence of humanity.

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland

Your average schoolgirl Miyuki awakes to begin another normal day. Yet, as she heads off to school or work, she is transported to different worlds, which are very disturbing to her since every place is out of the ordinary. She wants nothing to do with them, but she winds up in these worlds, which vary from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to CLAMP’s X/1999, against her wishes. What can Miyuki do to stop these never ending hallucinations?

Mekakushi no Kuni

Otsuka Kanade has a strange power that occasionally lets her see into the future when she touches people. Driven by an honest desire to help people, she tries to change or prevent all bad predictions from happening. However, Naitou Arou, a new transfer student who has a similar power to see the past, finds about her power and tells her to leave things be. However, charmed by her cheerful personality and her honest conviction, he finds himself not only helping her but falling in love with her at the same time. The only problem is that they unexpectedly bump into a third wheel who also has the power to see into the future, and who also has fallen for Kanade.

Maison Ikkoku

Godai Yusaku is just your average ronin, studying for the upcoming university entrance exams. However, his life is greatly complicated by his current habitat and study environment, the infamous Maison Ikkoku. Having acquired a reputation in the neighbourhood for endless partying, the other residents of Maison Ikkoku strive to make Godai’s life a living hell. Just as Godai’s about to pack up and leave, a stroke of good fortune arrives in the form of the beautiful Otonashi Kyoko, who announces that she will be the new apartment manager! Can Godai win the fair lady’s hand, fend off his rambunctious neighbours, and complete his education?

Mars

Aso Kira, a shy artist, first speaks to womanizing motorcyclist Kashino Rei when he asks directions to a nearby hospital to visit his injured friend. She soon becomes intrigued by him and his peculiar life and asks him to model for her drawings. As Kira and Rei fall in love and become closer, both are forced to face major obstacles and finally clean out the skeletons in their respective closets.

Marmalade Boy

Koishikawa Miki’s parents have always been a little crazy, but this time they’ve gone too far. They were supposed to be out having a romantic vacation in Hawaii, but upon returning, they inform Miki that they will be getting divorced and swapping partners with the Matsuuras, another couple that they met there. To complicate matters, the Matsuuras have a son Miki’s age named Yuu, who’s incredibly cute – but also the biggest jerk Miki has ever met! How can Miki learn to deal with such a messed-up situation?

Mantis Woman

Horror Mistress Senno Knife enthralls her audience once again with 6 short horror stories told as “New Japanese Urban Legends.” From the appearance of the long-feared Mantis Woman as a high school teacher, to the mysterious hell of the Zendo family’s basement, to a wish-granting gumball machine, follow the chronicles of various spirited young women faced with all too real horrors in their everyday lives.

Magic Knight Rayearth 2

Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu are summoned once again to the magical land of Cephiro to find it barren and near death with the entire human population living within a gigantic castle, the only place where anything can survive. The cause of this travesty is the death of the Pillar, Princess Emeraude; to keep Cephiro from disappearing altogether, the Magic Knights must work together again to find a new Pillar of Cephiro. But what are all of those foreigners doing there and why are they fighting for the position of new Pillar of Cephiro?