Props to Nixie from Anime Otaku for the list mods pin this please
Hotori ~Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau
28/8/05 9pm
(Drama, Sci-Fi)
Sunrise
http://www.animax.co.jp/program/pro...?naiyo=m_hotori



In the near future, a boy, Suzu, is in the hospital. He is a personality plant robot in which Ogura Ryo’s “Personality Unit” was transplanted. The personality unit is a memory unit that stores the human’s memory. The robot that has the personality unit acts acts like the owner of the memory. Suzu was made by the wish of the parents of Ryo who had died, and Suzu is accumulating Ryo’s memory.

One day, Suzu meets a girl, Shimizu Hotori. When she knows that Suzu is a personality plant robot, she says Suzu is opposite to her. She's been suffering from the disease. She is losing her memories and is going to die. While Suzu is increasing his memory that he didn't have, Suzu is losing her memory that she must have.

Note:
The script was awarded the first prize of the 3rd annual Animax contest. The winners of the 1st and 2nd contest were "Super Kuma-san" and “Azusa Otetsudai Shimasu” respectively.

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Ginga Densetsu WEED
17/9/05
(Adventure, Drama)
http://www.nihonbungeisha.co.jp/weed/



*Sequel of Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin. The main character is WEED, the son of Gin and Sakura.

The prequel: (Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin is a tale about a little puppy dog who was born in the wilderness. He iss silver-striped and is destined to become the defender of people from perilous cave bears; which ironically, his father, Riki was killed by Akakaboto, the most dangerous cave bears. Silver then decides to seek revenge at any cost, even though he has to leave his best friend, Daisuki, to follow and search for more wild dogs in their fight to kill Akakaboto)

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Idaten Jump
1/10/05, 9.30am
http://www.idatenjump.com/



Sho liked MTB very much and he always practiced at the practice field, “X-Zone”, with his friends, Takumi and Makoto. Takumi was a good mechanic and Makoto was a competitive girl rider.

One day, he was challenged by a MTB team, “Shark Tooth”, of Samejima brothers’ betting the X-Zone. For Sho, X-Zone was a memorable place where he had spent days with his dead father, and he couldn’t lose the game.

The day came, and during the race with the leader of Shark Tooth, black smoke suddenly covered around, and they were sent to another world. When he came to, he found Kakeru, Makoto, and his MTB, “Flame Caesar”, were also there.

While they were wondering what had happened, MTB riders came. They challenged Sho to a MTB bout. They said Sho had to collect 10 pieces of emblems by winning MTB bout, “Idaten Battle”.

This is how Sho came down to compete in Idaten Battle at various courses, such as, volcanos, ruins, deserts, snowy montains, and grave yards.
Whether will show win the race to come back to his world?

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Capeta
4/10/05 6pm
(Cars)
http://www.sodamasahito.jp/



This is a car racing anime.

Taira Kappeita, or Capeta, is an elementary school boy. He lost his mother when he was very little. He pretends to be tough in front of his father, but actually he feels lonely. However, his life changed largely by what his father brings home from the workplace.

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Akagi
5/10/05 12.50am
(Drama, game)
http://kinma.takeshobo.co.jp/kinma/



Based on the mahjong manga by Fukumoto Nobuyuki.

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Black Cat
6/10/05
(Action)
GONZO
Subbing plans: Oyasumi
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/blackcat/



There used to be a legendary assassin called “Black Cat” who had many people. He was supposed to be killed because he had betrayed the secret syndicate, “Cronos”. They hired Train to become a bounty hunter to kill him.

He runs after his ex-buddy, Creed, with Sven who has grasper eyes, Rins who is good at disguise, and bio-weapon Eve.

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Blood+
9/10/05 6pm
Production IG
http://www.blood.tv/
Subbing plans: Shinsen-Subs



The war never stops: in a different time, on a different battlefield, hiding deeply into the folds of History… They are called Chiropterans. They can change their form and disguise as human beings. They are immortal creatures that feed off blood.

An organization named Red Shield has been fighting to exterminate this pestilence, and the struggle has now evolved into something of a much bigger scale.

Okinawa, Japan. Year 2005. Now.

Saya Otonashi is a high-school girl living peacefully with her family – with one exception: she has no memory of her life except for the past year. One day, a startling event causes her happy life to shatter into pieces.

An enemy to destroy, a mission to accomplish – the vortex of an ancient struggle is dragging Saya back to her destiny. A young and handsome cello player in dark clothes appears – his name is Hagi. The moment he hands Saya a Japanese sword, History starts a new course.

Will Saya be able to restore her memory and find her own identity?

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Jigoku Shoujo
8/10/05
(Horror)
http://www.jigokushoujo.com/
Subbing plans: Shinsen-Subs



There is a rumor. There exists a message board called “Jigoku Tsushin” where one can access only at midnight. It is said that if one writes his grudge against someone, Jigoku Shoujo appears and she takes the person to the Hell.

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Rozen Maiden 2 ~Träumend~
20/10/05
(Drama, supernatural)
12 episodes
Subbing plans: Ayu
http://www.tbs.co.jp/rozen-maiden/



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Animal Yokocho
???
http://ribon.shueisha.co.jp/next/next.html

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Paradise Kiss
?/10/05 24:35
(Romance, shoujo)
Madhouse
http://www.zipper.jp/yazawa.html



Anime adaptation from Ai Yazawa`s manga Paradise Kiss.

To live up to the demands of an overbearing mother, high school senior Yukari has always been a student first and person later. But then she is spotted by a group of fashion school students who decide she`s the perfect model for their new clothes line. Soon she is skipping school to hang out with a groups of (crazy) kids working hard to make their dreams a reality and before too long Yukari decides to find out if she can do the same

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Mushishi
(Fantasy, Drama)
Subbing plans: C1
http://www.mushishi.jp/



The “Mushi” is neither a plant nor an animal; also, it isn’t a microbe or fungus. It is more like primitive life forms. Their figures and existence are very vague. We don’t notice their existence until we meet Mushi and they’ll show us mysterious phenomena. They do not exist to scare others; they just exist there as they are.

This anime is story about Ginko, the Mushishi, who knows about Mushi and mediate human being and Mushi. During his journey, he meet various people and Mushi.

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To Heart 2
(Drama, Romance)
Subbing plans: A-Faith&Conclave
http://www.toheart2.net/



Contrary to the name it`s not a sequel to the first To Heart anime. The main characters, who share a lot of similarities with the old main characters - Hiroyuki and Akari, are this time Takaaki and Konomi.

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Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~
(Drama, Romance)
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/media/#tv_a



* Based on a game by F&C FC01

Kamikura Hiroki is a college student of Nadeshiko Academy, and he also works as a substitute director of the art club of the same academy’s high school division. He is living with his cousin, Hosen Elise. She is so smart as to receive a scholarship, and she loves him like her brother. One day, Kikyo Kiri, Hiroki’s childhood friend, is appointed a physical education teacher of the high school. At first, they cannot get along well with each other, but gradually, they began to remember their young loves that couldn’t have succeeded. Seeing them, Elise realizes that she loves him very much.

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Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A`s
(Magic)
http://www.nanoha.com/
Subbing plans: The Triad



-the sequel to the original nanoha-

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Lamune
(Romance, School)
12 eps
http://www.lamune.jp/

*Based on a dating game by Neko Neko Soft.

Tomosaka Kenji, the main character of this story, moved to this coastal town when he was a child. At that time, the sea spread in front of him was shying like lamune (lemonade), reflecting the sunlight of the summer. There, he met a girl.

Her name was Kokonoe Nanami, who lived next to his house. Her room was only 1-2 meters away beyond the veranda. Their rooms were so closed as if they were within their arms’ reach.

As the time passed, the seasons came round, they memories has been accumulated with time. They think of their normal lives and common relationship as precious things.

The sun begins to shrine strongly, the cicadas begin to buzz, and the sky clears up…Here comes the summer, again! For Kenji and Nanami, it is normal summer, but it has special meaning…

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Happy Seven ~The TV Manga~
2/10/05
13 episodes
http://www.happy-7.jp/



Based on the manga by Kawasaki Hiroyuki.

Sakogami Amano is a high school girl who goes to the Shitennoji Academy. She is a very unlucky girl. Everything she does backfires on her. One day she has a strange dream, but she doesn’t remember it anymore when she wakes up. The next day she happens to enter a club room, Kaiun Kenkyukai (A society for the study of improvement of one’s fortune). The members are seven girls who have power of Shichifukujin (Seven Fortune Gods). By their advice, she prays to become happy. Then, a monster which haunted her comes out and begins to assault her. At the moment, the one she dreamt last night of comes to help her.

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Noein ~ Mou Hitori no Kimi e
1/10/05
(Adventure, Sci-Fi)
Media Factory (C&D)
http://www.noein.jp/



One day during the spring break, Haruka saw a man in blue shining snow on the roof of the church. He was Karasu came from a 15-year-later world, “Dimension Lacrima”. Karasu was a Dragon Knight of the country. Actually, he was Haruka’s childhood friend, Yu, and he appeared in front of her with the grownup figure.

15 years later, severe war had continued between Dimension Lacrima and Dimension Shangria. Lacrima was trying to save the world by the high technologies, while Shangria was trying to demolish the whole dimensions. Before the overwhelming power of Shangria, Lacrima was helpless. The only hope to resist Shangria is “Torque of the Dragon”. The command noticed that, and they sent Dragon Knights including Karasu to the world 15 years before.

Meanwhile, Haruka encouraged him to run away from home seeing him depressed. In front of them, Karasu reappeared in blue lighting snow. At the moment, Haruka’s neck began to shine blue.

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Angel Heart
(Drama)
http://www.ytv.co.jp/angelheart/
Subbing plans: Shinsen-Subs, Froth-Bite



Manga synopsis: A young Taiwanese assassin codenamed "Glass Heart" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to experience strange dreams, which led her to Japan looking for the donor of her heart, who happens to be Kaori Makimura, former partner of C.H.

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Kashimashi ~Girl meets Girl~
(Comedy, Romance)
http://kasimasi.com/



Based on a manga by Yukimaru Katsura and Satoru Akahori, serialized in Monthly Dengeki Daioh.

Hazumu confessed his love to Yasuna, but she turned down him. To ease his heartbreak, he went to Mt. Kashimayama where he’d met her first. He lost his way in the mountain, and it got dark. He saw a big shooting star, and when he began to wish, he found something was wrong. It wasn’t a shooting star, but it was a falling space ship. He was involved in the crash. He managed to survive by the help of the alien. However, he became a girl due to the accident during the reconstruction of his body.

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Mai Otome
6/10/05 25:30
(Action)
Sunrise
Subbing plans: Static-Subs, Shinsen-Subs & Yesy (joint)
http://www.my-zhime.net/



Otome - who are ladies that guard important persons such as royal families and presidents, at other times, they are brains and advisors of politics. It is the longing vocation for girls all over the world. Garderobe is an academy that has sent numerous Otome into high societies.

The main character, Arika Yumemiya, is a 14-year-old girl. She came to Vintbroom Kingdom to look for her mother, who used to be Meister Otome. When she arrived here, she saw Shizuru, she made up her mind to become Otome. However, in order to become Otome, she has to graduate with honors from Garderobe.

*second season of Mai HiME, but completely different story

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Shakugan no SHANA
(Fantasy)
http://www.shakugan.com/
Licensed by Geneon



Based on the manga by Takahashi Yashichirou.

Sakai Yuji was a normal student, but one day his normal life was gone. He was assaulted by a monster, “Kuze no Togara”. It was a monster which came from another world, and was able to turn a human turn into a light to eat. It was a girl with red hair and red eyes that saved him, who was too surprised to move. Then, that girl said to him “You don’t exist anymore”. What she meant was...

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Karin
(Comedy)
http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/fujimi/sp/karin_tv/



*based on the manga by Yuna Kagezaki*

Karin is about a normal girl that goes to school, or so we might think. In reality, she`s the daughter in a family of vampires, though Karin is an exception to the other family members. She somehow produces blood! What a disgrace to the family!

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Ginban Kaleidoscope
(Drama, Sports)
http://dash.shueisha.co.jp/iitai/



Based on a manga with the same name by Kaibara Rei.

Sakurano Azusa is a beautiful and gifted figure skater, but because she is highhanded she is hated by other people, and she cannot display her true ability. One day, she is haunted by a ghost...

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Aria
(Adventure, Slice-of-life)
http://www.ariacompany.net/



On the planet Aqua (formerly Mars), Akari Mizunashi has made her home in the charming town of Neo-Venezia, a reproduction of the ancient Earth city. Determined to become an undine, Akari spends her days training in the labyrinths of canals throughout the city. She enjoys the primitive lifestyle of her ancestors and has no qualms about doing her own laundry or cooking meals from scratch. Pursuing this career and becoming independent are her dreams and, with the help of some curious Martians, underground dwellers and even wild creatures, Akari will one day captain her own gondola through the city of Neo-Venezia.

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Gun Parade Orchestra
http://www.gpo-anime.jp/



*Based on the new Gunparade Orchestra game for the PS2, a long-awaited continuation for Takidou Gensou Gun Parade March. Both, the anime and the game are simultaneously developed.*

The story of the Gunparade series takes place in an alternate reality. By the end of World War II, in 1945, an alien race called the Genjyu suddenly descended upon the war-torn Earth to take it over. Suddenly, the world has a much bigger thing to worry about than simple matters over pride and land. These aliens are out to wipe out the human race!
United for the first time in human history against an unprecedented threat mankind have fought the Genjyu for over half a century, only to see their world slowly swallowed by the devastating foe invading the planet. Jumping forward to present day (sometime in the year 1999) in the Japanese region of Kyushu we discover the humans are fighting back with newly devised weapons known as Humanoid Walking Tanks (HWT), and the hideous power which is the PBE bomb against the Genjyu "Brains" leading the assaults on the few safe havens that remain.

Ishida Saryou graduated the staff training school Tositake in Tokyo and is assigned as the troop flight leader of the 4th division of the 108th guard army in Aomori. The troop is lacking any experience though, as nobody has ever encounter the aliens in a real fight. Above all there`s somebody amongst the troop who doesn`t welcome her. Just in this hard times the Genjyu appear oncemore and the 4th division gets the order to make a sortie and fight them...

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Black Lagoon
(Action)
http://websunday.net/gx/sakuhin/hiroe.html



Based on the manga by Hiroe Rei. Scheduled to air this fall.
When Okajima Rokuro visited South East Asia carrying top secret file, he was kidnapped by the pirates riding in a torpedo boat, “Black Lagoon”. Although he thought he would be rescued soon, the company sent mercenaries to shut his mouth.

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Cluster Edge
4/10/05
Sunrise
http://www.cluster-edge.net/



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Kotenco tenco
(Comedy)
52 episodes
http://kotenco.com/anime/



Kotenco guards the “Angel star” for the queen in the “Heaven Land”.Kotenco is a very good child, but when the bad spirit rise,Kotenco transform(tenshin)into Matenco.
Unlike Kotenco,Matenco is a very naughty Child and troubles everyone.
But don’t worry! By changing the angel ring,Matenco goes Back to a good child.
Will Kotenco be able to guard the “Angel Star”from the ruler and the Devil of “Ground Land”,who is aiming for the “Heaven Land”?

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Molly Star Racer
(Sci-Fi, Shounen)
26 episodes
http://www.savtheworld.com/eng/molly.php3



The series follows the face-off between the greatest pilots in the universe for "The Ultimate Prize" - a chance to have their deepest wish granted by the powerful Avatar, the mysterious organizer of the race.

The Avatar can grant the winner any thing: serving the galaxy on a plate or bringing a loved one back to life. For the Human Coalition, whose very existence is being threatened by their aggressive neighbors, the Crogs, victory is vital. Nothing short of a miracle can save it from total annihilation.

Too bad the Earth`s Team #1 pilot was victim of a terrible sabotage minutes before the start of the race. With no other champion available within a 25 light-year radius, MOLLY, an unpredictable young girl pilot, and her gung-ho co-pilot JORDAN, are Earth`s unexpected hope of victory...

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Major 2nd Season
(Sports)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/major/kokuchi.html
Subbing plans: MnJ & F-B (joint)



As you can see in the picture, it`s Goro and Toshi as high schoolers.

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Solty Rei
(Action, drama, sci-fi, mecha)
Gonzo
http://www.solty.net/
Subbing plans: Shinsen-Subs



Scenario by Noboru Kimura (My Hime, Dandoh!)
Character design and art direction by Shuzilow.HA (Twinbee series)
Concept design by Kenichi Sonoda (Bubblegum Crisis, Gunsmith Cats)
Planning by Shuzilow.HA and Gonzo
Production by Gonzo

Solty is a robot girl who is living with Roy, a bounty hunter. By the encounter of various people, she begins to behave like a human. However, at the same time, she realizes that she is not a human.
When the secret of Solty is revealed, she and the other people will be involved in the plot...

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Galaxy Railways ~Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei~
http://www.planet-e.co.jp/gr2/news.html
Subbing plans: AonE & F-B & L-E (joint)

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IGPX -Immortal Grand Prix-
(cars, sci-fi)
5/11/05, 26 episodes
Production IG
http://www.igpx.jp/
(Licensed by Cartoon Network)



In the year 2048, people are raving about a fighting race called “Immortal Grand Prix”, or IGPX in short, which is faster and more exciting than any of the existing motor sports. The phenomenon is so big that an entire city was built for the racing industry where competitions take place on a huge track. In the “Immortal Grand Prix,” two teams of three IG machines, high-tech humanoid mechs driven by humans, race at speeds greater than 400km/h. The teams make three laps of a 60 km course while intercepting the opponent as they vie for a first place finish. The best machine performance, the best pilots and the best teamwork are the only factors that can make them the winners.

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woo,that is a lot of new animes O_O bet the graphics are good

Holy crap, that is a lot...but thanks.

Pinned, Quite a long list.

Hmm...seems there are a lot of Drama/Romance Animes. Not really interested. But there are a few Action and Comedy animes I'd like to check out.

thanks for pinning it

I added pictures to most of the anime.


Im really looking forward to Mai Otome Black Cat and Blood to name a few.

Nice list, I will have to check out a few of those.

Can't wait to see some of those sci-fi ones thanks for the list too

Wow i hope they turn out good

Well, most notably. I can't wait to see such animes as:
- Black Cat
- Black Lagoon
- Blood+
- Cluster Edge
- Idaten Jump
- Mai Otome

good stuff!