NEW ANIME 2013 WINTER

Star Driver The Movie

* A rearrangement of the Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto TV series, with new post-ending epilogue.

Gekijouban Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki

In the movie's story, just before the completion of the Academy City space elevator Endymion, the main characters Kamijou and Index encounter a Level 0 girl named Alisa. The Magicians are after Alisa, and they attack Academy City. A female leader named Shoutaura leads a unit from Academy City against the attack. Kamijou and Index learn from Stiyl that Alisa is key to a brewing war between the sides of Magic and Science.

Source: ANN

Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yousei-tachi

* Based on a light novel series by Yamaguchi Yuu with illustrations by 彩樹.In this cyber science-fiction story, a boy named Remu goes to take back the soul of his little sister, who disappeared in net space. Source: ANN

Death Billiards

 Where is this place? I'm afraid I cannot answer that. Instead, I'll have the two of you begin your game. This game places your lives on the line. Until it is over, you may not leave.

~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston

Note: Part of Young Animator Training Project (studio Madhouse).

Devil Survivor 2 The Animation

 Mysterious invaders called the Septentriones arrive in Japan and begin attacking the country on a Sunday. To fight back, the heroes in Devil Survivor 2 signed a pact with the devil to become the Thirteen Devil Messengers. The Septentriones show up at least once a day and you have a time limit of seven days to defeat them.

Note: The first episode received a special pre-air at an event at Cinem@rt Shinjuku on 02.03.2013. Regular TV airing started in April.

Little Witch Academia

 Akko has been fascinated with magic from the moment she had seen her first magic show. Now, she is enrolling into Luna Nova Magic School, a famous school for magic in Europe. However, contrary to her expectations, she is finding that lessons are boring. Magic lessons are staid and conservative, and not at all exciting.

One day, an emergency occurs which threatens to destroy the school, and it is up to Akko to save the day!

~ translated and adapted from official site by Cranston

Note: Part of Young Animator Training Project (studio Trigger).

RDG: Red Data Girl

* Based on the novel by Ogiwara Noriko.

The story revolves around Suzuhara Izumiko, a girl raised within the confines of Tamakura Shrine, one of the Kumano shrines that are part of a World Heritage site. However, after Izumiko spent practically her entire life at Kumano until middle school, it was decided that she and her childhood friend Miyuki would enroll in Houjou High School in Tokyo. On a school trip to Tokyo, a mysterious entity known as Himegami appears and a terrible incident occurs. Izumiko's family carries a great secret that Izumiko is about to learn.

Source: ANN

Aku no Hana

The corrupt pure-love story revolves around Kasuga Takao, a bookish boy who loves the poems of Charles Baudelaire (the original author of the poetry collection Les Fleurs du mal or Flowers of Evil). One day after school, he discovers and steals the gym clothes of Saeki Nanako, the girl he has a crush on. However, he learns that Nakamura Sawa, a girl he loathes, happens to catch him in the act. Nakamura blackmails Kasuga into a contract, or else she will reveal his secret.

Source: ANN

Note: The first episode received a special pre-air at an event on 20.03.2013. Regular TV airing started in April.

Aura: Maryuuinkouga Saigo no Tatakai

The 2008 school romantic comedy novel revolves around Satou Menzu Ichirou, a high school freshman who forgets his textbook at school one day. Ichirou encounters a beautiful girl while sneaking back into his school in the dead of night. The girl calls herself a witch from a parallel world. Ichirou used to suffer delusions of grandeur like this, but vowed to stop so that he can successfully re-invent himself as a freshman in high school.

Source: ANN

Shingeki no Kyojin

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by giants. Giants are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of giants.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a giant in over 100 years. Teenage boy Elen and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a super giant that appears out of thin air. As the smaller giants flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Elen vows that he will murder every single giant and take revenge for all of mankind.

Source: MangaHelpers

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.

* Based on the light novel by Sagara Sou with illustrations by Kantoku.

The story centers around a second-year high school boy named Yokodera Youto. Youto is always thinking about his carnal desires, but no one acknowledges him as a pervert. He learns about a cat statue that supposedly grants wishes. The boy goes to pray that he will be able to express his lustful thoughts whenever and wherever he wants. At the statue, Youto encounters Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, a girl from his high school with her own wish - that she would not display her real intentions so readily.

Source: ANN

Hataraku Maou-sama!

The story centers around a demon king named Satan who is one step away from conquering his alternate world when he is transported to Tokyo of our world. He ends up having to work part-time at a fast food restaurant to make ends meet. In order to conquer Japan, he has to first move up from a freelancer to an actual employee. Meanwhile, the heroine Emilia has arrived in Japan also, in pursuit of Satan.

Source: ANN

Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince

The story follows humanity after it expanded its frontier into space in a quest for resources. Advances in genetic engineering research allow humans to adapt to the new frontier, leading to the advent of evolved humans such as the protagonist Izuru. Izuru enrolls in an academy city called Gurantseere to fulfill his mission of protecting humanity.

Source: ANN

Suisei no Gargantia

The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called Hideous. During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Red and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space.

Waking from his artificially induced hybernation, Red realises that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive.

Red arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Red, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him.

Source: ANN

Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000%

* Based on Broccoli's 2010 PSP romance game franchise Uta no Prince-sama for female gamers.

Due to her admiration of popular idol HAYATO, Nanami Haruka dreams of becoming a music producer.

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