The pinnacle of human civilization has come and gone, leaving only ruins in its wake. Society and science now struggle to rebuild, rediscovering scraps of knowledge from powerful ancient artifacts that defy comprehension. These relics of the “Old World” can make the fortunes of those who find them—if ancient security systems and rogue bioweapons don't kill the relic hunters first. Akira, a young street orphan, sets out to become one such hunter to escape his brutal life in the slums. Untrained, malnourished, and poorly armed, Akira would be lucky to make it back from the ruins alive—until an encounter with Alpha, a mysterious, ghostly woman, changes his fate forever. Alpha needs a hunter, and she's willing to train Akira to get one.
Will her support be enough to help a penniless kid from the slums climb to the top of a crushing and merciless world?
Tammy and Sia just wanted to have an epic summer together. They get more than they bargained for when witches, magic books, spirits, vampires and romance are involved. Will Tammy and Sia’s friendship survive this supernatural summer, and will Tammy's romantic endeavors with two vampires be more than she can handle?
From a young age, Qingchen's parents divorced. To avoid burdening his mother, he voluntarily stayed with his gambling-addicted father. One day, a mysterious countdown appeared on his arm, altering Qingchen's destiny forever. It connects two entirely different worlds, and at the very moment the countdown reaches zero, time abruptly stops and space shatters.
The anime's story centers on a cat named Maru, adopted by a girl named Anna from a shelter in Matsuyama city. Loved and well fed by the family, Maru gets rounder and fatter every day, spending most of his day sitting by the window and looking at the garden outside. When the family gets a new cat named Cerisier and begins doting on it, Maru gets jealous. In a fight with Cerisier, Maru is hurt by the family's words to him, and follows the advice of another cat to leave and see the world.
Strange products have been appearing on convenience store shelves. When notorious graffiti artist Kieru Kamiya finds himself hooked on a deadly energy drink that prevents sleep, he must partner with a cowardly exorcist and an unemployed demon to uncover who's been poisoning the world... before his next sleep becomes permanent.
Seven misfit kids thrown together by circumstance, tackling the trials and tribulations of tweenhood with a worldy-wise sense of humor. They face conflict from teachers, parents and each other, but this is not a documentary; in their world almost anything is possible, and technology and even magic can provide solutions -- or make things worse.
Follow nine-year-old zombie girl Mortina and her "alive-alive" friends Nora and Leo, as well as her loyal dog Tragedy and cousin Dilbert. Set in the delightfully decaying Crumbling Manor, the self-proclaimed Mystery Squad solves strange and comical cases such as recovering books hidden by a mischievous tongue or searching for BroccoGloomy, a weird vegetable that makes you sprout dragonfly wings.
Leipzig in 1989 – Germany divided into East and West. The twelve-year-old friends Fritzi and Sophie don't care much about this - until Sophie has to flee to the West with her mother. There she struggles with prejudices against 'those from over there', but above all with her homesickness. Fritzi's attempt to at least bring Sophie her dog Sputnik fails because of the heavily guarded border. Fritzi realizes that only the fight for freedom in her country can bring the two of them together again.
In 1994, two video game enthusiasts start documenting "the game industry". Passion, madness and naked programmers fly around as they film the barely 20 years old guys and their strict boss, working and living at Finland's only game studio.
Oomura Takeshi is one unlucky fellow. He has has this case of bad luck ever since he was little. One day, while on his normal runs with bad luck, he meets an Angel named Elle, and he finds out that his father wished the curse of bad luck upon him. Takeshi has the oppurtunity to pass on the curse, but accepts it to save a young girl. For his noble act, Elle becomes human and lives with Takeshi to protect him from the curse, which is something Takeshi isn't particularly happy with.