Winter 2014 Anime

[Episode 1 - Ilse's Notebook: Memoirs of a Scout Regiment Member]

An Abnormal. A body. A notebook.

On a Scouting Mission beyond the walls, Hange discovers the final writings of a Scout who perished on an expedition a year prior, leading to revelations that aid in their ongoing battle against the vicious Titans.

[Episode 2 - The Sudden Visitor: The Torturous Curse of Youth]

Make food, not war.

At the hest of a drunk Commander Pyxis, the still-in-training Jean (along with Armin and Annie) and Sasha (along with Conny and Reiner) face off with kitchen knives instead of fists to settle a row over a mishap during practice.

[Episode 3 - Distress]

When a training exercise goes awry and Christa is taken hostage, Jean and Eren must set aside their differences to track down and take out the perpetrators…without their mobility gear.

[Source: Funimation]

Kirito and the others decide to go on an underwater quest within the world of ALO to grant Yui her wish to see a whale. As they all prepare for the quest, they face a shocking revelation... Leafa, or Suguha is afraid of water. So, Asuna and the other female members decide to teach Suguha how to swim at a pool in the real world. Meanwhile, Kirito was meeting somebody…

[Source: Aniplex of America]

Bundled with the 9th volume of the original novel. It will be the unaired 13th episode of the TV series.

Hiyori's first day at high school becomes a nightmare for her when Yato possesses her body, after she unintentionally slips out of it upon falling asleep. He uses Hiyori's body to his advantage by doing all sorts of embarrassing and over-the-top things to spread word of his services to the other students, with Kofuku joining in on the fun. Yukine tries to get Tenjin and Mayu to help put a stop to Yato's antics, but they too end up getting distracted. As Hiyori struggles to make Yato return her body, she and Yukine spot a perverted student, who sneaked a camera into the girl's changing rooms, and discover he has been possessed by a phantom. When the student attempts to jump out of the window upon being discovered, Yato manages to rescue him and subdue the phantom, but ends up breaking his (Hiyori's) shoulder in the process. As such, Yato is caught and given an appropriate punishment whilst Hiyori begins her next day of school with a bizarre reputation.

[Source: Wikipedia]

Short episodes aired on KyoAni's official YouTube channel.

Short mini-theater specials included in BD/DVD volumes.

Special episode included with the Blu-ray/DVD release of Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie.

OVAs bundled with each of the six Blu-ray/DVD volumes.

Volume 1: "Soshite Futari wa Manabisha e (And So They Arrive at School)"
Volume 2: "Irori, Rotenburo de Sosou suru (Irori Has an Accident at the Open-Air Bath)"
Volume 3: "Char and Frey, Senritsu no Bathroom (Charl, Frey, and the Bathroom of Terror)"
Volume 4: "Akabane Nadeshiko, Natsu no Yo no Yume (Nadeshiko Akabane, Midsummer Night's Dream)"
Volume 5: "Kojin Jugyou: Imishitsu de Bijo Futari to~ (Private Lesson - Two Beauties in an Infirmary)"
Volume 6: "Bishoujo Shuugou! Mizugi Darake no Daisoudou (Pretty Girls Gather! Swimsuit-Stubbed Pandemonium)"

New original video anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD which will reunite the cast from the four television anime series.

Bundled with the 25th volume of Kuroko no Basket manga. The anime based on the Baka Ja Katenai no yo (バカじゃ勝てないのよ) story that was featured in the manga's fifth volume.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Anime shorts bundled with the BD/DVD volumes.

The story re-imagines the Fate/stay night character Illyasviel von Einzbem in an alternate universe as a magical girl.

The high school students Miho and Shouta prepare for exams. Miho comes from an island without even one cram school, while Shouta lives in Tokyo and works a part-time job. Both are striving to pass exams so they can enter college. The pair enrol in Z-Kai's correspondence education courses, and their lives cross before they realize it.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Specials bundled with the DVD/BDs.

Seki attempts a game of 'Topple the Flag' on his desk, going to extreme lengths to scoop as much sand as possible from a pile without toppling the flag atop of it. Later, Seki brings a pair of cats to school, prompting some jealousy from Rumi as he keeps their cuteness to himself.

[Source: Wikipedia]

Extra episodes included with each of the "Little Busters! Refrain" BD/DVD volumes. Volume 7 will include episodes 7 and 8 of EX.

Animated bloopers, based on the extra section of the original manga series, included with the BD/DVD series for Kuroko no Basket Second Season (both limited and normal editions).

Shingeki no Kyojin Picture Drama is a series of Flash animated gag shorts included with the Blu-ray Disc/DVD releases, featuring the characters in chibi form. Consisting of nine episodes, this series takes a light hearted and comedic take on the the SNK series with many memorable scenes and dialogues from the original series presented in humorous way. Each episodes depicts 2-3 days in the training of the 104th Trainee Corps as they train to become the hope for mankind in the war against the Titans.

Short specials included on the BD/DVD volumes of Freezing Vibration.

Special introduction videos posted on the official website.

A new original animated story included on a bonus mail-order DVD eligible for readers of LaLa's August, October and September 2013 issues.

The story takes place in a time when the world is in the pits of despair after being ravaged by a poison called "shinobi" that came to earth via an asteroid. The people run away to the place called "Kairiku," a place that used to be the bottom of the ocean. Here, the people try and protect themselves against the effects of the poison. In such a world, there was a single light of hope. The "Holy Weapon Giga Road" and the legendary warrior "Yagyū" are needed in order to counter the effects of the poison. In order to save the world, Ame, a princess of a fallen nation, stands up in order to save the world.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Specials included in the Blu-ray/DVD Volumes.

Episode 13 of Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi, included in the final Blu-ray/DVD volume of the series.

This bonus episode is separated into three parts.

In the first part, taking place before the characters reach Ostia, Ai and the others visit a hot spring.

In the second part, Alice remembers the times he killed his classmates and encounters Hampnie Hambart. A battle ensues.

In the third and final part, Hampnie dreams of when he first met Hana and is then woken up by Ai.

[Source: Wikipedia]

Each of the 6 BD/DVDs will include 1 short. They will feature the characters in a "slightly risqué" light not seen in the main story.

Tetralogy depicting what happened to various characters who were absent in Queen's Blade: Rebellion and what happened to them after Queen's Blade: Utsukushiki Toushitachi.

A picture drama "trailer" released on Enterbrain's official YouTube channel, the publisher of the Overlord light novel.

It promotes the deluxe edition of the 6th light novel volume that people can purchase which has the full audio drama released on CD included.

The drama is about the Pleiades gather together for a tea break. Here, they discuss their recent missions and their dedication to Ainz Ooal Gown.

[Source: Overlord Wiki]

Unaired episode included in Vol.7 of the BD/DVD.

Special included in the Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito 2 BD/DVD release.

Gal game animation special included in DVD/Blu-ray Vol.8.

Extra episode included in Volume 7 of Brothers Conflict BD/DVD release.

Episode 1: Fuyujima ni Furu Sakura

Diligent animators took Banpresto's "One Piece Cry heart ~Fuyujima ni Furu Sakura~" (One Piece Cry heart ~The Cherry Blossoms That Fall on Winter Island~) line of crane game prize figures and created a five-minute stop-motion short. The short recreates the famous "Hiluluk's Cherry Blossoms" scene from Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime One Piece.

Episode 2: Fuyujima ni Furu Sakura

A stop-motion animated video for Banpresto's "One Piece Cry heart ~children's dream~" line of crane game prize figures. The short recreates the famous "Oath of Brothers" scene from Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime.

Episode 3: Ace no Saigo

[Source: Anime News Network]

Director's cut of episode 12 included with the BD/DVD box release. Contains about 15 minutes of new content.

Bundled with the limited edition of the 6th volume of the manga.

Short specials included with the BD/DVD volumes of Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!

Short specials included in the BD release.

Todoroki Amane is a young girl who is straightforward but also unthinking. She will try her very best in everything and say, "I don't know how to answer you if you ask me whether this can be done. I just believe it can. If not, then nothing will get started!". She easily gets stuck in her thinking, but she can also get easily moved at something small and start crying.

[Source: MyAnimeList]

Unaired episode adapted from the manga chapter "I Was Overwhelmed by Heroines."

The short takes place at the KDDI R&D laboratory, where scientists are creating a telephone that can call the future, but an incident occurs when they are using the phone.

[Source: Anime News Network]

One day, a group of aliens planning to take over the Earth invade Tokyo. Momoko, who aspires to be an idol, gets involved in the ensuing fight, albeit in an unexpected manner. Warudemon, king of the alien empire, uses various tactics to hunt down Momoko and the people around her. Momoko decides to stand up against this aggression.

[Source: MyAnimeList]

Special included in the second of two remastered Gundam Wing Blu-ray boxes based on the novel series Gundam Wing Frozen Teardrop

[Source: Anime News Network]

"Double Circle" means the community which evolves infinitely by the energy and ICT in the smart community project. People who live in Kawasaki become a hero, and beat an enemy who steals near from the time-stopped world to the evolving town Kawasaki.

[Source: official website]

An OVA bundled with a limited-edition of the 10th and final volume of Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!! manga.

[Source: Anime News Network]

Special animation disc sold to advance ticket buyers of a Wake Up, Girls! preview event at Akihabara UDX. It contains audition footage of the main characters of the series that is not included in the movie.

In the year 20xx, a mysterious life form named "Croix" appears out of nowhere and launches a vicious attack, sending humanity into despair. After all options have been exhausted, humanity's last hope against Croix is activated: "X Maiden."

[Source: MyAnimeList]

“Ghost” is an online mobile game that Ye Yinyi always dreamed of completing, and to that end, has poured his blood and tears into it, even missing a date with his girlfriend. However, he learns about an alarming monster attack on a young woman near his house, a photograph of which shows the monster to bear a resemblance to the monster he designed. Why is the world of his mobile game appearing in real life?

A lost form of magic is revived from the Eastern Han dynasty, meanwhile, dangerous man eating monsters lurk the streets. What will stop these beasts from their mindless terror?

[Source: Happy Potato Translations]

Naoko had a fight with her brother over a trivial thing and pushed him away. She knew she was childish but she ran away from home.

GMO Internet's full 3D CG two-minute anime special featuring its two female mascots. The video features the image song "Up To You" by Maaya Uchida and Sumire Uesaka.

[Source: Anime News Network]

In the late 90's, in China, Tu Xiaoyi, an high school student, takes no interest in marks and prefers to play video games with his friend nicknamed "Peanut." One day, he was chosen by his teacher to become the class representative with Yao Zhetian, a very cute girl. He will experience his first love and disappointments.

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]

Arata Sena is unable to leave the island after he forgets to have his permission form signed. However, he gets an even better opportunity: facing off against LBX legend Ban Yamano.

Short animation by Rapparu.

A darkly cute tale of foiled romance and contract assassinations starring Tuzki (兔斯基).

[Source: AniDB]

A home drama centering around protagonist "Nameko." Amusing family anecdotes, surprising and funny events, and a little bit of tear-jerking in the warm, everyday lives of the Nameko family.

[Source: Crunchyroll]

A high school basketball player finds himself short of breath due to his smoking.

Japanese comedian Ken Shimura plays his TV character Henna Ojisan in this Mameshiba collaboration commercial as Henna Omamesan.

In this ukiyoe-style flash anime, Isobe Isobee is a lazy, slacker samurai with big dreams. He lives with his mother, who thinks highly of him. He lays around the house, sneakily looks at Edo-period pornography without his mother noticing, naps at school, but he plans to become a respectable samurai one day!

[Source: MangaHelpers; emended]

Last episode of Hipira-kun included as a bonus in the Blu-ray/DVD release.

A continuation of last season as Shiromeshi-kun continues his attempts at dating and finding refuge in Momoya food toppings.