Anime

Crest of the Stars

At the age of 10, Jinto Lin was forced to watch as his father Rock sold out their home world of Martine to the Humankind Reich of the Abh, becoming a traitor and pariah to the populace as a result. In return, Rock became the new magistrate of the star system, and as his son, Jinto became Abh nobility. After seven years of learning the “Way of the Abh,” Jinto is ready to journey to the Abh capital Lacmhacarh to serve his mandatory term in the Abh Star Forces. Assigned to escort him to the capital is a young Pilot Trainee named Lafiel, serving aboard the patrol ship Gauthloth. When the Gauthloth encounters unidentified craft during the journey, Jinto and Lafiel are evacuated as non-combatants for precautionary reasons, and are forced to find their own way to Lacmhacarh.

Full Moon wo Sagashite

Because of a promise she made two years ago, 12 year old Kouyama Mitsuki desperately wants to become a singer. However, this is impossible because of a life threatening throat tumour that makes singing or talking loudly very painful. But when the Shinigami duo Negi Ramen tell her that she has only one more year to live, Mitsuki seizes the day and attends the Seed Records New Artists Audition in secret. With a little help, this act starts her on the road to becoming an idol, and puts her closer and closer to fulfilling her promise.

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan

Kusakabe Sakura might be your average middle school student now, but in the future he will create the technology that will endanger the female population in order to satisfy his own evil desires! God sends Dokuro-chan, one of His angels, to kill him, but she decides to save him instead. Unfortunately for Sakura, this means living with a temperamental angel and being whacked to death repeatedly by her giant spiked club, Excaliborg. Luckily, she can also wish him back to life.

Azumanga Daioh

At first glance, one would expect a day with Class 1-3 to be as normal as with any other class. As one walks in the door, there’s the 10 year old genius girl with the pigtails reading. When the bell rings, there’s the screeching of the teacher struggling to make it on time. During class, there’s the tall quiet girl looking out the window at what appears to be a very cute cat-shaped cloud, with another girl staring at her with a red face… Directly in front, there’s the girl from Kansai staring blankly into air. Behind, the two childhood friends are arguing loudly again and whacking each other with their textbooks, but it’s fine because the teacher is too distracted by what’s happening in the class next door. Ah, just another day in the world of Azumanga Daioh.

Animatrix, The

A collection of nine short films, each with their own story line, writer, director, and animation style. From CG to black and white, this anime offers plenty of fluctuations to suit your animation desires. The shorts are: “The Final Flight of the Osiris,” “The Second Renaissance: Parts 1 and 2,” “Program,” “Detective Story,” “Kid’s Story,” “Beyond,” “Matriculated,” and “World Record”.

3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon

Pai disappeared four years ago, yet Yakumo has never stopped searching. But once he finds her, he discovers that Pai is living as a normal high school student. She has no idea who he is… or who she was. To restore her memories, they must travel to the land of her origin. But is Pai suffering from simple amnesia, or is there something more sinister afoot?

3×3 Eyes

Yakumo has been alone ever since his father ran off to study demons in Tibet four years ago. Then one day on the way to work, he comes across Pai, a mysterious girl who presents Yakumo with his father’s skull, along with a note from said father. It explains that Pai is a Sanjiyan, an immortal demon, and the last of her race. He asks that Yakumo aid Pai in her search for the Statue of Humanity, which can turn Pai into a human.

xxxHOLiC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Watanuki Kimihiro is a teenage boy cursed with the gift to see evil spirits that, bizarrely, also seem to be attracted to him. Yuuko Ichihara is his mysterious employer who claims she can end his torment if he works for her long enough. Yuuko, along with other fanatical collectors, receives an invitation for an auction at an old mansion house from an unknown sender. One by one, each collector disappears and Watanuke becomes involved in the strange occurrences that happen during the night. What exactly is being auctioned? Who is the owner of the mansion house? These are questions Yuuko and Watanuke must solve if they ever wish to leave alive.

Witchblade

Masane Amaha had no idea that after the deadliest disaster in Tokyo’s history, her and her daughter’s lives were going to be turned up-side down in the strangest way possible. After setting out to start a new life, Masane will come to realize she was chosen by fate to be not only mother to Rihoko, but that she now possesses one of the most powerful weapons in the world, and will have to do everything possible to keep it out of the wrong hands.

Wings of Honneamise

Shirotsugh Lhadatt wanted to be a pilot but he couldn’t join the navy, so he settled for the Royal Space Force. The Space Force’s goal: to put the first man in space. However, the project is plagued with troubles, but after a chance encounter with a unique woman, Shiro is spurred to volunteer to be the first man in space.