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- CreatorBesamemuchoStarsMegan Taylor HarveyMakoCarrie SavageA middle school girl suddenly becomes a god. Now she must take on godly duties as well as attend school.
- StarsTakahiro SakuraiMichael C. PizzutoEiji TakemotoA mysterious man called the Medicine Seller travels along feudal Japan, uncovering and slaying evil spirits called "Mononoke".
- StarsCrispin FreemanDan GreenLisa OrtizA young boy named Shuzo rushes to the defense of a stranger who is being attacked for her magic pendant, only to find himself transported into another world where water is a scarce commodity and he is forced to join an army of children.
- StarsMikako KomatsuRina SatôAsuka ÔgameRyo Machiko is a second-year middle school girl who has been living by herself since her grandmother died. Despite having exceptional skill in cooking, Ryo has felt her cooking hasn't been tasting good. That is, until she meets her second cousin, Kirin Morino, who comes to stay with her on the weekends to attend cram school in Tokyo and shows her the key to great tasting food; eating together with friends and family.
- StarsAoi YûkiAya EndôMisato Fukuen15-year old Kanata Sorami enlists in the 1121st Platoon of the Helvetians Army to become a great bugle player, and experiences missions and adventures with her fellow platoon members.
- StarsRie KugimiyaEverything was peaceful until Myoue and Koto suddenly vanished. Their three children are left to take care of the city, and Yakushimaru inherits Myoue's name and duties. Stranded in this alternate world, their problems only get worse when a young girl-also named Koto-crashes down from the sky and declares that she is also looking for the older Myoue and Koto. Armed with a giant hammer and two rowdy familiars, Koto just might be the key to releasing everyone from the eternal paper city.
- CreatorHaruko KumotaStarsAkira IshidaTomokazu SekiKôichi YamaderaThe life and career of Eighth Generation Yakumo Yurakutei, a legendary 20th century rakugo artist whose journey is greatly influenced by his incredibly gifted but hot-headed best friend.
- StarsJessie James GrelleChris AyresAdam GibbsFour individuals' adventures on an island while fishing; Yuki, who is terrible at communicating and hence never made any real friends, Haru who attempts to teach Yuki fishing, Natsuki an irritable local and Akira who initially watches everyone from a distance.
- StarsErino HazukiChiwa SaitôChinami NishimuraAkari, Aika, and Alice are three girls who share a single dream: to become the most talented gondoliers in all of Neo-Venezia. Every day they train while exploring all the wondrous sights the water-covered planet Aqua has to offer.
- CreatorMasaaki YuasaStarsHouko KuwashimaRomi ParkMamiko NotoIn a futuristic dystopian world where memories are literally stored, bought and sold and rich have all the privileges, a young amnesiac is trying to find out who he is.
- CreatorKunihiko IkuharaStarsMiho ArakawaYoshiko IkutaNozomi YamaneIn a world of war between bears and humans, a young schoolgirl is sent into an adventure quest to find the origin of this conflict.
- CreatorShôji KawamoriStarsMaggie Blue O'HaraMami HigashiyamaAlaina BurnettA fatally injured girl is saved in her near death experience to become the chosen defender of Earth.
- StarsTetsu ShiratoriSôichirô HoshiHouko KuwashimaA group of teens in the 23rd century are stranded in an intergalactic spaceship and must make the journey home by themselves.
- StarsMamiko NotoRie KugimiyaColleen ClinkenbeardRin Asogi runs a private investigation agency in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, performing odd jobs. Despite attempts at a normal life, she finds herself constantly hindered by the strange cases that come her way.
- StarsMai NakaharaUnshô IshizukaSatomi AkesakaAn unnamed girl acts as a mediator between humans and "fairies" after they have become the most prosperous species following the decline of the human population.
- DirectorKôji MorimotoTensai OkamuraKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMarc SwintRobbie DaymondFrank TodaroAn animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriRintarôKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsHideko YoshidaMasane TsukayamaYû MizushimaA trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
- DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsMako HyôdôJinpachi NezuKeiichi NodaA mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
- StarsYûichi NakamuraTakahiro SakuraiMarina InoueSerious and generous, but a bit shy, Yuudai has been unsuccessful with the opposite gender. Chizuru is an energetic and cheerful girl, but when it comes to boyfriends, she's been unlucky and clumsy, and never had a steady relationship. This is the first Christmas the couple spends together. Chizuru loves animals and Yuudai plans to give her a rabbit in a box, but it turns out to be - a mini donkey?. As the funny creature escapes, Chizuru goes after it, and Yuudai loses sight of them both! The time that should have been spent together... The important feeling that should have been revealed... Small, but precious things that tend to be buried in every day life. What answer will the two youngsters find while separated from each other? Yuudai and Chizuru-their feelings and the time they spent far from each other are delicately unfolded in this double-sided pure love story told from two different perspectives.
- StarsTakahiro MizushimaMadoka YonezawaHitomi NabatameWhite Album 2 orchestrates Haruki's final semester with complex romance and exhilarating music, as the curtains of the stage he so desired begin to open.
- StarsReiko TajimaTarô ShigakiHisashi KatsutaThe story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.
- StarsShintarô AsanumaHiroyuki YoshinoRin MizuharaWhen a nameless student at Kyoto University encounters a demigod one night, he asks to relive the past three years in order to win the heart of Ms. Akashi, the object of his affection.
- StarsKappei YamaguchiBen FairmanKazuhiko InoueYoung Prince Arislan believes he is the rightful heir to the throne, but is he? The mysterious masked usurper claims that Arislan's father stole the crown from his father. Arislan must prove himself a worthy monarch, but his allies are failing him. Can he form an alliance with the young prince of a neighboring country? It requires a duel to the death with a great monster!
- StarsKen'ichi SuzumuraMikako TakahashiHiroaki HirataThe story of Hantsuki focuses on the budding relationship between the seventeen year old Yuichi Ezaki and Rika Akiba. They are hospitalized in Yuichi's home town for their conditions. Yuichi has hepatitis A, while Rika has problems with a weak heart valve. These teens then fall in love while they spend time with one another.
- DirectorEiichi YamamotoStarsAiko NagayamaChinatsu NakayamaMasaya TakahashiAfter being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.