Summer 2017 Anime

OVAs bundled with the 13th and 14th manga volumes.

Unaired episode bundled with a limited-edition of the light novel's twelfth volume.

OVAs bundled with the 24th and 25th manga volumes of the Shokugeki no Souma manga.

※ Theatrical Screening (#3)

Three-part OVA chronicling a story taking place before Chise meets the Magus.

Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again.

[Source: Seven Seas]

Bundled with the 13th volume of the Bungou Stray Dogs manga.

Unaired thirteenth episode.

Specials included with the Blu-ray and DVD releases of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Specials included with the Blu-ray and DVD releases of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Specials included with the Blu-ray and DVD releases of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

The words that Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates, uttered just before his death excited the masses and the world has entered a Great Pirate Era! There is a group of young pirates who are about to set sail on the Grand Line. Monkey D. Luffy, a rubber man. Roronoa Zoro aka “Pirate Hunter.” Usopp, a sniper. Sanji, a seafaring cook. And “Cat Burglar” Nami. They, the Straw Hats, all place a foot upon a barrel and make their vows before their next journey across the great ocean. Luffy shouts “In order to be the King of the Pirates!” A decade ago in the Windmill Village... A little boy Luffy was enthralled with a pirate boss Red-Haired Shanks. But a group of mountain bandits shows up and makes fun of the pirates. “Why didn't you fight them?!” Luffy yells out angrily but Shanks says that it's nothing worth getting mad over. At that time, Luffy snatches the Gum-Gum Fruit from a treasure box and eats it and as a result, his entire body becomes rubber and he loses the ability to swim for the rest of his life! A few days later, Luffy is surrounded by the mountain bandits again and Shanks comes to help. “No matter what the reason, anyone who hurts my friends has to pay!!” Shanks and his pirate crew are incredibly strong and they beat down the mountain bandits. Higuma, the head of the mountain bandits, runs away kidnapping Luffy and heads for the sea. However, they encounter a local Sea Monster there and are attacked. Luffy is in a desperate situation... But again, Shanks saves the day. He outstares the Sea Monster and chases it away but in exchange, he loses his left arm... When Shanks leaves the village, he leaves his straw hat with Luffy. “Come bring it back to me someday! Once you've become a great pirate!” 10 years later, Luffy has grown up strong and he sets out for an adventure on a small boat. He again encounters the local Sea Monster for that fateful day. However, Luffy takes it down with a single blow of Gum-Gum Pistol. Luffy’s journey to become the King of the Pirates now begins!

[Source: Crunchyroll]

※ BD Release

Unaired thirteenth episode.

The OVA episode will revisit the primary matches in from the spring tournament, and feature interviews with players.

[Source: MAL News]

※ DVD Release

Previously unreleased anime special that will screen at "Nanfes."

It's the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses–and murder.

On Wet Crow's Feather Island, a tiny speck in the Sea of Japan, lives Akagami Iria, the exiled daughter of a powerful family. Born into great wealth, she was a princess of the highest pedigree–until she was cut off by the leader of the Akagami Foundation. For the last five years, she's lived on Feather Island with her maids. But she hasn't been alone. She has invited the best minds Japan has to offer to come and stay with her.

[Source: Del Rey]

※ Anime Expo Premiere

An original story that connects the story of the "Sakura Card Arc" and the "Clear Card Arc," taking place the day before the start of the "Clear Card Arc."

[Source: Anime News Network]

Short specials included in the Blu-ray/DVD releases.

Unaired shorts included with each of the seven Blu-ray/DVD volumes of the TV anime.

Unaired shorts included with each of the seven Blu-ray/DVD volumes of the TV anime.

Unaired shorts included with each of the seven Blu-ray/DVD volumes of the TV anime.

Virtual reality movies included with the Blu-ray/DVD releases of Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2.

The first volume contained "Roar," in which Eren first achieves a titan form. The second volume came with two more episodes. In the first, Levi speaks with new recruits; in the second, Mikasa makes a confession.

※ Event Screening

The "heartwarming" story follows the two titular women Escha and Chron, whose contrasting personalities are like the sun and moon. The two women are from "Terminal," a future post-apocalyptic world that's empty and monochrome. The two women cross worlds and arrive in the present day, which they call "Transit." As Escha and Chron experience the light (scenery) and sound (music) of the real world, the future world of Terminal gradually changes into a more vivid world.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Unaired 13th episode of "Hand Shakers" telling a prequel story focusing on Koyori and Makihara's past

※ BD/DVD Release

Episode taking place between episodes seven and eight.

※ AbemaTV premiere

Unaired episode included with the 7th Blu-ray volume.

No synopsis has been added to this title.

Late U.C. 0096. The Earth Federation government, regarding the existence of the "psycho-frame" as a threat, organizes the Mastema special forces team under the command of Lieutenant JG Mehmet Merca, a member of its intelligence bureau. The team is ordered to enter and investigate part of the shattered asteroid Axis, which is drifting in the Earth Sphere. The investigative team accompanying Mehmet includes two civilians named Arlette Almage and Danton Highleg, who were formerly an engineer and a test pilot with the Principality of Zeon and Neo Zeon.

While investigating a supposedly unoccupied facility within Axis, Mastema comes under attack from a new model of Gundam that belongs to a private militia called Birnam. Arlette and Danton fight back using a red Zaku III Custom, a mobile suit they once helped develop. As the fighting escalates, Arlette, following a secret agenda of her own, makes her way to the wreckage of the Sazabi that lies abandoned on the surface of Axis...

[Source: Gundam.Info]

No synopsis has been added to this title.

This is a dynamic dream battle featuring many types of Gunpla skirmishing in all sorts of situations by short film.

There are Gunpla battles for every fan in here!

[Source: GUNDAM.INFO]

The city of Binan, somewhere in northern Kanto.
The five members of the Binan High School Defense Club (Hakone Yumoto, Yufuin En, Kinugawa Atsushi, Naruko Io, Zaou Ryuu) ended up having to "Love Making" (transform) into the Battle Lovers to fight against monsters.

The monsters were humans transformed by the student council (Kusatsu Kinshiro, Arima Ibushi, Gero Akoya), also known as the villainous Caerula Adamas. After a long fight, the mastermind pulling the strings was defeated, and the Earth Defense and Conquest Club reached a peace agreement. But not long after things were resolved, a new, mysterious enemy appeared: Galaxy Idols, the VEPPer.

While they fought the monsters, the Defense Club visited the beach, Mt. Binan, the school culture festival, and the amusement park; they celebrated Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day, and generally enjoyed their high school lives. But the next thing they knew, the year had passed them by.

Now it's March, and graduation is imminent. Both the graduating third-years and the remaining second- and first-years find themselves facing complex feelings they can't quite put into words...

[Source: Crunchyroll]

A picture drama parody of Dies Irae, but advertised as a radio-style drama. It predominantly follows a chibi-Kasumi and chibi-Rea at the temple.

Miss Black General is the villainous leader of RX, a secret organization bent on world-domination. Unfortunately, Miss Black General also has a huge crush on Brave Man, a costumed superhero dedicated to foiling RX's evil schemes, and she often mistakes his violent heroics for an overly enthusiastic form of flirtation. So how exactly is she going to to conquer the world when she can't even conquer her own feelings? And how will Brave Man respond to this odd twist?

[Source: HoboP]

No synopsis has been added to this title.

An anime collaboration between Kemono Friends and the Japan Racing Association.

It has been three years since the end of the Gundam Build Fighters TV series.

Now a totally new story starring Sei Iori and friends is set to begin. It features spectacular Gunpla battles featuring both your favorite mobile suits from the TV series, and all new designs created specifically for GM’s Counterattack.

[Source: GUNDAM.INFO]

Kiki is a 17-year-old high school witch living in Yokohama. In that town, she lives peacefully with her black cat Jiji. She has faint feelings for her childhood friend Tombo who attends the same school as her. One day, by chance, she sees Tombo being confessed to by a junior, and she feels a tug in her heart. Will Kiki be able to deliver her feelings?

[Source: MAL News]

The story begins with Hiromi Maiharu, a girl who moved from Nagasaki to Kamakura. She begins her new life in Kamakura and her first day in high school by bicycling to her school, but she has not ridden a bicycle since she was young. On the way to the ceremony for the first day, she meets Tomoe Akitsuki, and Tomoe helps her train to be better at bicycling.

[Source: Anime News Network]

One night, university student Souta meets a girl he has never met before. Yuki, who claims to have been saved by Souta in the past, seems to know nothing about outside world, from shopping to holding a fork. There is also something curious about her. She is extremely afraid of getting her skin touched. The curious life of the strange girl changes little by little.

There are men who seek to capture Yuki. It is said that Yuki has a power which holds the fate of the world, and they want her to sacrifice herself for the world. What is the power within Yuki? Why does she refuse to be touched? At last, Yuki reveals to Souta her hidden truth.

Look forwards to the ghost story of the red person. "Hey, Asuka... search for my body." At school in the middle of the night, Asuka and her friends search for the scattered body-parts. If they don't find the entire body, the 9th November is repeated and the red person will continue to kill them. Who is the red person? Why is Haruka asking them to search for the body-parts?

[Source: MU]

The Dream Festival is the stage that all idols dream of singing on, with their professional debut on the line. In order to get there, idols work their hardest every day to perfect their performance... and the key to coming out on top is the Dream Festival Cards sent by fans to their favorite idols. Receiving these Cards makes the idols who make it to the stage shine even brighter. Now head to the Dream Festival with your Dream Festival Card in hand for the idol you love most!

[Source: Crunchyroll]

The third season of Ze Tian Ji.

No synopsis has been added to this title.

T-sensei initially started as a childcare worker living in Tokyo calling himself T-sensei describing his life of tending kindergarteners on his Twitter since 2012.

[Source: MyAnimeList]

Upon the broadcast of Starmyu 2nd Season's final episode on Tuesday, it was announced that it will get a special episode airing on June 27. It will be airing a 27-minute duration of the musical parts.

[Source: MAL News]

The story follows a lion, toucan, and lizard as they live the lives of office workers in a capitalist society in Japan, while also dealing with their unique situations as animals living beyond the savanna and the food chain.

[Source: Anime News Network]

No synopsis has been added to this title.

The opposite bank of Lethe River is Boundary Realm with all night along, keeping the balance of the world’s deaths by ghost messengers. Black and White Warriors are ghost messengers collecting spirits from the Human Realm. Xiaohei and Xiaobai, a pair of Black and White Warriors at the bottom, whose relationship became delicate after experiencing the incident happened inside One Hundred Ghost Great Seal. At the same time, Xiaobai’s true identity began to surface…

No synopsis has been added to this title.

Unaired episodes of Cinderella Girls Gekijou included in the DVD and Blu-ray release.

The official YouTube channel of the Animelo Summer Live concerts began streaming a Kemono Friends anime short video on Wednesday. The video features Northern White-faced Owl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl gathering a team of friends together to clean up the dilapidated Saitama Super Arena, the real-life venue of the Animelo Summer Live event.

While there, the friends find cards that teach proper behavior while enjoying the concert, such as not using electronic devices. ("What's a 'mobile'?" "Doesn't look very tasty.") Later, the friends see how many people are entering the venue (far above their estimate of 100), and beat a hasty retreat.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Pikotaro breaks new ground. Drawing inspiration from illustrations by director Taniguchi, he does the unthinkable: three-minute, scriptless fairy tale anime. Pikotaro is presented with classics loved around the world, including The Little Match Girl, Cinderella, and The Ugly Duckling. The mad genius who took the world by storm returns to bring you unique bedtime stories certain to rock you into absurd sleep.

[Source: Crunchyroll]

D'Artagnyan goes to Tokyo, where she sees an unforgettable sight: Lucy, shining brightly, singing alone in a park.

From that day forward, D'Artagnyan is in a constant state of excitement, even in her sleep. Seeing D'Artagnyan like that, her friend Izumo invites her to a pop idol concert featuring the Angelic Divas. That event would mark the beginning of something big for D'Artagnyan.

"And before long, I was crazy about her!"

D'Artagnyan discovers she wants to sing in the light just like her idol Lucy. With that dream in her heart, D'Artagnyan sets out to become a pop idol.

Her story of song and friendship begins now!

[Source: Crunchyroll]

Kirara Fantasia is a mobile fantasy RPG using characters from the manga magazines under the Manga Time Kirara brand. Animated advertisements and promotions were made for the game and streamed on Aniplex's official YouTube channel.

No synopsis has been added to this title.

Li Mingyang was originally an ordinary office worker. Because of a strange QR code, he was trapped in a killing city. Here everyone is forced to participate in a survival game that is going to kill or be killed. In the process of finding a way out of the city, the mastermind behind the whole incident surfaced step by step.

Pikotarou will improvise the story of each three-minute episode using an illustration by the anime's director Takashi Taniguchi. He will tell each story in the style of a fairy tale and voice every character, including himself.

[Source: Anime News Network]

The anime centers around Kurumi Azuchimomoyama, a normal 14-year-old girl who attends Egaogaoka Middle School. One day, an angel named "Devilun" that looks like a Tasmanian devil appears before her, and grants her the power to be the beautiful magical girl dinosaur angel warrior "Prima Angel," and tells her to fight the evil "Darkness Whales" organization. She proceeds to indiscriminately take out Darkness Whales members with weapons that stink of blood. The protagonists are three boy classmates of Kurumi who watch the entire thing while not really doing anything.

[Source: Anime News Network]

The series will follow characters from The Dam Keeper, a short nominated for an Oscar.

Female humanoid cockroaches do calisthenics (though resembling normal dancing more).

Nanocore is a science fiction Chinese cartoon in 3D. The stage of the story is established on a fictional planet Birthigin. In this young planet, humanity will never stop longing for a bright future despite reason and fear. In revolutions and evolutions, humanity keeps challenging the Creator, and which eventually induces contractions intensified. People choose to wake up and struggle for their own ideals. They end the peace and angers sweep the whole planet, resulting in outbreak of the crisis known as Purple Fog.

In time of humans facing their odds of survival, the plan N.S.P led by the elite keeps frustrating until NanoCore's involving. It brings the plan his birth. As the existence, that the elite thinks should lead the development of human weapons, however, he breaks shackles of fate, and arrives at a land where faith no longer exists.

He learns to make choices and grows up with them, and the dim future of Birthigin thus begins to change.

[Source: Nanocore Tumblr]

Megu promotes not only Shima, but also the greater Ise-Shima region consisting of Ise, Toba, Shima, and parts of Minami-Ise. The aspiring pearl diver struggles to hold onto an Ise-ebi (Japanese spiny lobster), one of Mie Prefecture's specialties. Megu then visits Ise Grand Shrine, which is the one of the most important shrines in Japan's Shinto religion. She then heads to the nearby Okage-yokochou area of shops and historical buildings and to the Meoto Iwa (Married Couple Rocks) that are sacred in Shinto. The ninja character Mai Igarashi makes an appearance at the end of the video. Mai is the mascot for Iga, Mie, a city known as a birthplace of ninja culture.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Unaired Final Episode of Chein Kuro-Nikuru!! included in Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari Blu-ray Box.

No synopsis has been added to this title.

The second season of Xing You Ji.

A bejeweled spider weaves a bejeweled web.

There was a prospering civilization thanks to giants called Luna who once brought the energy known as Mana. However, a giant tsunami struck the world and destroyed the civilization. The story takes place underground 10,000 years after the tsunami hit. The main characters are Mokugyo, a fish named with plant life growing from his back, and a talkative creature named Toriiruka. The lonely, needle-covered animal named Harry and Yona, a descendant of the ancients entrusted with with the rebirth of civilization, join the group. Mokugyo and Toriiruka may be able to safely return above ground.

[Source: Anime News Network]

No synopsis has been added to this title.

A group of children find a kit to a Geiger counter at Akihabara one day. It leads to Natrium leak incident with a nuclear power Monju. They have the spirit of “let’s do anything, let’s go anywhere” to try anything.

[Source: MyAnimeList News]