Anime starting in Winter 1996/1997 4w2v5x
Winter 1996/1997 42272o
?? December
Music Video, 1 ep
Average:
A lively Christmas song from Pizzicato 5 for NHK's Minna no Uta.
Source: MAL
Source: MAL
16th December
TV Special, 2 eps
Average:
When criminal Cybernackists appear in the Cyberland, the vast 21st century computer networks, Alice, Miss Catnick, Leina, and Julie are drawn in by the mysterious Lucia to become a fighting force of young girl soldiers in the Cyberland to combat the criminal element.
Note: The anime received a pre-airing on TV Tokyo. The first episode was distributed on video a month later, on 25.01.1997. The second episode was never released on home video.
Note: The anime received a pre-airing on TV Tokyo. The first episode was distributed on video a month later, on 25.01.1997. The second episode was never released on home video.
21st December
OVA, 4 eps
Average:
The East Force confronts the West Force in an epic space battle. The Solenoid factions — a race of female warriors — are fighting amongst themselves. In the middle of all the fighting and chaos, the East Force detects a transmission from an unidentified planetoid. About to be annihilated by the West Force's Planet Destroyer, the Gall Force crew leave their assigned battle formation, to explore this moon-sized object. Rabyi, follows them to the mysterious planetoid.
21st December
OVA, 3 eps
Average:
On the Spooner Continent, a valiant group of Sorcerer Hunters are the population's last line of defence against the evil dark magic unleashed periodically by those who cannot control it. Saving the world and looking sexy while doing it!
Source: anime.mikomi.org
Source: anime.mikomi.org
21st December
OVA, 3 eps
Average:
Just when everything seems peaceful again for Yuna and her friends, an evil trio of sisters plan to destroy the world — this diabolical dysfunctional family of female androids is so powerful even the galactic military is powerless to stop them. So it is up to Yuna...
24th December
OVA, 4 eps
Average:
Two years after the battle with Reine Devila, life for the four Ai Tenshi continues in a different season: Wedding Peach — summer, Angel Salvia — autumn, Angel Daisy — winter, and Angel Lily — spring.
Note: These four OVAs were uniquely designed and scripted, and the art style had been changed slightly from the original series as well. Also note that the Ai Tenshi are in no way related to each other, except for some indication of previous OVAs by Yuri.
Source: .tripod.com/~momoko_
Note: These four OVAs were uniquely designed and scripted, and the art style had been changed slightly from the original series as well. Also note that the Ai Tenshi are in no way related to each other, except for some indication of previous OVAs by Yuri.
Source: .tripod.com/~momoko_
6th January
TV Series, 51 eps
Average:
After the 1st season, Retsu and Go have now formed a team called "TRF Victorys" which Tokichi Mikuni, J and Ryo Takaba are part of, together they aim for the Worlds Cup.
In this cup, teams from all over the globe enter, some of the teams are:
- NA Astrorangers [Americans]
- Eisen Wofl [Germans]
- Rosso Estrada [Italians]
In this cup, teams from all over the globe enter, some of the teams are:
- NA Astrorangers [Americans]
- Eisen Wofl [Germans]
- Rosso Estrada [Italians]
9th January
TV Series, 34 eps
Average:
The Mach is a racing car loaded with a new engine "X" specially developed and built by a man named Kenich Hibiki who was a racing driver as well as a motor engineer. However, in a test driving made prior to its completion, he was involved in an accident and judged as dead. Meanwhile his father Daisuke who was watching the test driving all the way recovered the wrecked car as his son's memento. A few years later the damaged car rebuilt by him revives as the new Mach which comes to participate in Grand Prix. This time, however, for the purpose to protect the driver from a possible accident, the new car is equipped with a safety system called "Safety Seven" with seven guarding devices. Also, it is loaded with the engine "X" that miraculously survived the tragic accident. Now its driver is Go, younger brother of Kenichi, who is determined to succeed to his brother's will. In fact, he successfully participates in Grand Prix and keeps growing up to be a top racer of the world.
Source: official site
Note: While 52 episodes of Speed Racer 2000 were supposed to have been produced, only 34 were broadcast.
Source: official site
Note: While 52 episodes of Speed Racer 2000 were supposed to have been produced, only 34 were broadcast.
10th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Average:
Meet Bolt Crank, mercenary extraordinaire, and the man who eats metal! Through his travels, he stops along the way to make a few bucks and occasionally rescue damsels in distress. His taste for metal gives him quite an edge as he becomes capable of generating an assortment of weapons from his hand! It's a strange ability, but it seems to come in handy, so to speak. Bolt has an edge over his adversaries, but will that be enough?
Source: AnimeNfo
Source: AnimeNfo
10th January
OVA, 1 ep
Average:
* Based on the manga by Ozawa Satoru.
A mysterious object attacks and destroys any ship or submarine. Submarine 707 has the mission to search for that mysterious object, when summoned by a whale to follow it. The whale leads them to the world of Mu. But on their way they meet the mysterious object. They find out , it is Commander Red Silver, who had attacked the world of Mu to get Mu's magma sources. Submarine takes up the battle to defeat Red Silver and save Mu, and the world for that matter.
Source: ANN
A mysterious object attacks and destroys any ship or submarine. Submarine 707 has the mission to search for that mysterious object, when summoned by a whale to follow it. The whale leads them to the world of Mu. But on their way they meet the mysterious object. They find out , it is Commander Red Silver, who had attacked the world of Mu to get Mu's magma sources. Submarine takes up the battle to defeat Red Silver and save Mu, and the world for that matter.
Source: ANN
21st January
OVA, 2 eps
Average:
Ayane Mitsui is a High School student who wants to become a pro wrestler. She sets this as her most important goal, neglecting school and other responsibilities. This is Ayane's ultimate dream. At the beginning of the tape we find Ayane at the All-Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Try-Outs. She fails to get accepted yet afterwards meets a strange old man who saw her audition. He tells her that she has great legs and wishes for her to his Dojo so that he could train her. She accepts and training begins that night. They start by building the ring, and then continue the next day after school with practicing kicks. Ayane practices everyday while having to hide these events from her mother and her school's assistant principal who detests violent sports. After weeks of hard training we find Ayane going in to take a test which she thinks is for Pro Wrstling, but in actuality it's for kickboxing. Totally off the road of her goal, she blindly follows the trainer in her quest to become a wrestler. Her trainer is constantly hiding his real intentions from her (to be a kickboxer) throughout the entire tape until Ayane's debut fight. All is pulled out into the open as she finally discovers what she has gotten into as the bell is rung...
22nd January
OVA, 2 eps
Average:
Olivier, a young priest in a powerful church, has heard rumors that a god who will grant any wish lives on a distant island called 'G'- a place no one's traveled to and come back alive! Along with Ohri, a mysterious, mute girl, Olivier fearlessly sets out his journey. But there's more than meets the eye when they come up against Suzu, the Dark Elf, Olivier's former ally! See sparks fly when Ohri's true nature is revealed and the voyage to 'G' gets more than dangerous than our heroes bargained for!
25th January
OVA, 3 eps
Average:
After Colony 196 - One year has ed since the war between Earth and its colonies ended. Wufei has sided with this faction. The Gundam pilots must recover their mobile suits and once again engage in battle before Mariemaia's forces succeed on their bid for global domination.
1st February
TV Series, 49 eps
Average:
One snowy night, the Amami couple who has no child encounter a huge white lion-shaped robot, which holds a baby. When they fearfully take that baby, the "lion" suddenly flies away. Though puzzling, Amami couple are happy to accept that baby as their own child.
Eight years later, the time is 2005 A.D. Without notice, a Zonder appear at the Tokyo Bay, merging with debris and a ing ship which have kids on its deck, advancing to Shinjyuku - the center of Tokyo. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces' conventional weapon has no effect and some kids are taken hostage.
But there is the hero who stands against that Zonder Robot. His name is Guy the Cyborg, the commander of GGG's Mechanized Unit. The GGG ("Gutsy Geoid Guard") are the newly-made Japanese secret defense forces against the extraterrestrial invasion.
Eight years later, the time is 2005 A.D. Without notice, a Zonder appear at the Tokyo Bay, merging with debris and a ing ship which have kids on its deck, advancing to Shinjyuku - the center of Tokyo. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces' conventional weapon has no effect and some kids are taken hostage.
But there is the hero who stands against that Zonder Robot. His name is Guy the Cyborg, the commander of GGG's Mechanized Unit. The GGG ("Gutsy Geoid Guard") are the newly-made Japanese secret defense forces against the extraterrestrial invasion.
15th February
TV Series, 39 eps
Average:
21st February
OVA, 15 eps
Average:
* WW2 revisionism, based on novel series by Aramaki Yoshio.
After declares war on Japan, the Japanese navy begins challenging the Kriegsmarine in the North Atlantic, paving the way for trans-polar travel between Japan and Great Britain. The Germans also launch a surgical strike on the White House (which drives the US to re the war as Japan's ally) and attempt to invade Great Britain.
Source: Wikipedia
After declares war on Japan, the Japanese navy begins challenging the Kriegsmarine in the North Atlantic, paving the way for trans-polar travel between Japan and Great Britain. The Germans also launch a surgical strike on the White House (which drives the US to re the war as Japan's ally) and attempt to invade Great Britain.
Source: Wikipedia
28th February
Music Video, 7 eps
Average:
An OVA released consisting solely of animated music videos, set to songs from the Virtua Fighter image song album Dancing Shadows.
Source: Tvtropes.org
Source: Tvtropes.org
6th March
TV Series, 30 eps
Average:
* Based on the shoujo manga by Ribon.
A boy is walking in the street when a youth throws water over him and turns him into a frog. When he complains, a sorcerer explains that he hasn't learn the reversal spell yet and he sends him off to a magical world to find the princess Mimaru. The wretched frog discovers that he turns into a frog when wet and into a human when dry. He finds Mimaru who is cute, but not a whole lot of help.
A boy is walking in the street when a youth throws water over him and turns him into a frog. When he complains, a sorcerer explains that he hasn't learn the reversal spell yet and he sends him off to a magical world to find the princess Mimaru. The wretched frog discovers that he turns into a frog when wet and into a human when dry. He finds Mimaru who is cute, but not a whole lot of help.
8th March
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
After Suneo bragged about having a ranch, Nobita was asked whether or not he has one, pressuring him to say yes. Doraemon won a number of lotteries for useless planets in the belt between Mars and Jupiter. When Suneo and the rest came to see the ranch, Nobita happened to read the last of the lottery number to the go-anywhere-door, leading them to a huge dreamlike area. As Nobita's toy horse pranced around because of the wind-up life gadget, Suneo and the others became interested in doing the same to their toys and let them live in the area. So they decided to make their own clockwork city.
Source: ANN
Source: ANN
8th March
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Instead of following the plot of the TV series, this movie changes gears a bit and begins a story of its own.
The cast of the anime are all now in New York, working on some sort of musical production. It is like an alternate HYD universe, and is not related to the TV series at all. Tsukushi is a poor girl who works in a theatre building as a cleaning girl. At the theater, the rest of the HYD gang are dancers who are rehearsing for the big show. Tsukushi watches them and practices on her own at night. She dreams of becoming a dancer and is waiting to get her big chance...
Source: niko-niko.net/hana
The cast of the anime are all now in New York, working on some sort of musical production. It is like an alternate HYD universe, and is not related to the TV series at all. Tsukushi is a poor girl who works in a theatre building as a cleaning girl. At the theater, the rest of the HYD gang are dancers who are rehearsing for the big show. Tsukushi watches them and practices on her own at night. She dreams of becoming a dancer and is waiting to get her big chance...
Source: niko-niko.net/hana
8th March
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Jun is bullied in school by the other students. They steal his stuff and pour sand in his shoes.
One evening a clown appears in Jun's bedroom mirror and gives him a magic mask that enables him to fight back, and his new powers even make him popular with the other students!
But what is the clown in the mirror really after?
One evening a clown appears in Jun's bedroom mirror and gives him a magic mask that enables him to fight back, and his new powers even make him popular with the other students!
But what is the clown in the mirror really after?
8th March
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
The mysterious thief Dorapin sets up a scheme with the intent of stealing the Friendship Telecards from the Doraemons.
Source: ANN
Source: ANN
14th March
OVA, 2 eps
Average:
* Based on the manga by Murata Hiroyuki, serialised in Weekly Young Magazine.
The story follows the risque misadventures of three students named Akagi, Miyamoto and Taniguchi, known by others as the Numa-Kou 3 Baka Trio (The Asanuma Technical High School Idiot Trio). The trio start a second volleyball team at their school in a misguided attempt to become popular with girls.
Source: MU
The story follows the risque misadventures of three students named Akagi, Miyamoto and Taniguchi, known by others as the Numa-Kou 3 Baka Trio (The Asanuma Technical High School Idiot Trio). The trio start a second volleyball team at their school in a misguided attempt to become popular with girls.
Source: MU
15th March
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
Barua of the Magic Race (Vile Tribe) has kidnapped students of the Magic School. Elie, Rena and Senia,are asked to look for them by the schools master. Along their search they find interesting and crazy things, and get into trouble as usual. Upon finding the students, they find their magic is not strong enough to save them, but they get some help from an unwanted friend.
Source: ANN
Note: This animated short was coupled with Shinseki Evangelion: Shi to Shinsei (Neon Genesis Evangelion - Death and Rebirth) in Japanese movie theatres.
Source: ANN
Note: This animated short was coupled with Shinseki Evangelion: Shi to Shinsei (Neon Genesis Evangelion - Death and Rebirth) in Japanese movie theatres.
15th March
Movie, 2 eps
Average:
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that reworked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first episode of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.
Over time, two newer director's cuts of Death were produced, each including new footage not seen in the series - these were called Death(True) and finally Death(True)^2.
Note that despite containing clips from the series, Death(True)^2 & Rebirth should be seen after the main TV series itself to be fully understood.
Note: The 2003 Renewal of Evangelion is the final remastered version. It includes:
Over time, two newer director's cuts of Death were produced, each including new footage not seen in the series - these were called Death(True) and finally Death(True)^2.
* Death(True) aired on 02.01.1998 on the Japanese satellite TV channel WOWOW. This version of Evangelion: Death was personally re-edited by Masayuki, removing much of the new footage from episodes 21-24 that was contained in the original Death release.
* Death(True)^2 was released on 08.03.1998 as part of the Revival of Evangelion release, which is a unification of the movies Death(True)^2 (a further edit of Death(True), with a few removed shots edited back in) and The End of Evangelion.
Note that despite containing clips from the series, Death(True)^2 & Rebirth should be seen after the main TV series itself to be fully understood.
Note: The 2003 Renewal of Evangelion is the final remastered version. It includes:
* The original TV series, episodes 1-20
* The Director's Cut of episodes 21-24 of the original TV series
* Death(True)^2, released on the ninth disc with the label of Revival of Evangelion
* The End of Evangelion, released on the tenth disc, with the label Evangelion – The Feature Film
15th March
Movie, 1 ep
Average:
* Based on the Flemish novel by Ouida.
Set in 19th-century Belgium, this classic tale, celebrates the affectionate bond between an innocent boy and his faithful dog. The stunning animation, a masterful combination of traditional and computer-aided animation, captures the natural splendor of the Flanders countryside and recreates the spirit of this classic story that has captivated audiences world wide for more than 130 years. In fact, the popularity of The Dog Of Flanders led the local Belgian government of Flanders to dedicate a statue to Nello and Patrash in 1985, immortalizing their devotion to each other.
Set in 19th-century Belgium, this classic tale, celebrates the affectionate bond between an innocent boy and his faithful dog. The stunning animation, a masterful combination of traditional and computer-aided animation, captures the natural splendor of the Flanders countryside and recreates the spirit of this classic story that has captivated audiences world wide for more than 130 years. In fact, the popularity of The Dog Of Flanders led the local Belgian government of Flanders to dedicate a statue to Nello and Patrash in 1985, immortalizing their devotion to each other.
17th March
OVA, 1 ep
A children's musical VHS about a magical girl and her family who move the Earth and encounter issues transitions to a life that isn't focused on magic.
Source: MAL
Source: MAL
