Were doing things a bit differently this week and next, because some series can’t be confined down to just one “series” and are multi-media franchises were going to take a run through all of Fate/ to tell you where should … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Fate/ Franchise

Suisei no Gargantia is a (翠星のガルガンティア aka Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet) is a 13-episode 2013 sci-fi series from Production IG with series composition by Gen Urobuchi. Synopsis While fighting an intense inter-galactic war, a mecha pilot was accidentally warped … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Suisei no Gargantia

Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Noiichi Guu (ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ in Japanese; the US release is known as just Hare+Guu because the original title is a bit of a pun that does not translate well directly and Hare+Guu is the title of the … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Noiichi Guu

Ghost Hunt (ゴーストハント) is a 25-episode mystery horror series from 2006 by JC Staff adapted from a manga adapted from a novel by Fuyumi Ono. Synopsis Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A high school girl, an omyougi, a … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Ghost Hunt

xxxHolic (XXX ホリック) is a 24-episode supernatural anime from Production IG based on a manga by CLAMP. Synopsis Kimihiro Watanuki is a boy with a problem, he can see ghosts and supernatural beings who refuse to leave him alone. One … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: xxxHolic

When They Cry (aka Higurashi ni Naku Koro Ni ひぐらしのなく頃に ) is a 26-episode horror series from 2006 by Studio DEEN and based on a Sound Novel by 07th-Expansion. Synopsis In 1983 Keiichi Maebara moves with his family to a … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: When They Cry

From the New World (新世界より) is a 25 episode series from A1 Pictures in 2012 adapted from a novel. It merges a lot of genres of fantasy, mystery and even horror at times. Synopsis In the early 21st century humans … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: From the New World

A Place Further Than the Universe (宇宙よりも遠い場所) is a 13-episode original slice-of-life adventure series from 2018 by Studio Madhouse. Synopsis Four high school girls are brought together by various coincidences and all decide they want to go to Antarctica for … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: A Place Further Than the Universe

Made in Abyss (メイドインアビス) is a 13-episode adventure series from writer Hideyuki Kurata and based on a manga by Akihito Tsukushi. Synopsis A mysterious and massive pit known as the Abyss sits at the center of a city which has … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Made in Abyss

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱) is a 14-episode supernatural slice of life comedy from 2006 by Kyoto Animation based on a series of novels by Nagaru Tanigawa. Synopsis Kyon (not his real name) is a high school boy who gets … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ) is a 50-episode mecha-action series split over 2 seasons, from 2006-2007 and then 2008. It was made by Sunrise with direction by Goro Taniguchi and character designs by CLAMP. Synopsis In an … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Code Geass

My-HiME (舞-HiME) is a 26 episode action pseudo-magical girl show from 2004 by Sunrise. Synopsis Tokiha Mai and her sickly younger brother, Takumi, have received a scholarship to attend the prestigious Fuka Academy. On the way, the ferry they are … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Mai HiME

Paradise Kiss (パラダイス・キス) is a 12-episode romantic drama from 2005 by Studio Madhouse based on the manga by Ai Yazawa. Synopsis Yukari is a typical high-school student who listens to her parents and attends school everyday. As she starts to … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Paradise Kiss

Bloom Into You (やがて君になる) is a 13 episode yuri romance series from 2018 by Studio Troyca and originally based on a manga. Summary Yuu is a first year high schooler who has always loved romance stories and wanted to fall … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Bloom Into You

Kamichu! (かみちゅ!) is a 16-episode slice-of-life/comedy original series from 2005 by animation studio Brains Base with screenplay by Hideyuki Kurata (who has written a lot of scripts, including World God Only Knows, Bamboo Blade, Made in Abyss and R.O.D.) Synopsis … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Kamichu!

Blast of Tempest (絶園のテンペスト) is a 24 episode action/fantasy/road trip series from 2012 by Studio Bones with scripts by Mari Okada adapted from a novel by Shirodaira Kyou (who also wrote the In/Spectre novel). Synopsis Two friends go on a … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Blast of Tempest

Bamboo Blade (バンブーブレード) is a 26-episode sports series from 2007 by Studio AIC based on a manga. Synopsis Toraji Ishida is a high school kendo teacher. His friend and fellow kendo teacher makes him a bet: if Ishida can assemble … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: Bamboo Blade

The World God Only Knows (神のみぞ知るセカイ) is a 41 episode comedy series spread out across 3 seasons and 3 OVAs from 2010-2013 by Studio Manglobe and based on the original manga by Tamiki Wakaki. Synopsis Keima Katsuragi is a hardcore … Continue reading Anime Worth Watching: The World God Only Knows