When discussing the following series, remember to use spoiler tags properly and clearly label whether it's anime or manga, which episode or chapter it is. Feel free to create series specific threads you like, almost all of them have gotten decent discussion going! If I've made any mistakes, please send me PM's!
Please note, in the past I used to write my own summaries from reading the official sites or related threads. Unfortunately, with the recent move I don't have enough time. I apologize. My source for 90% of the summaries are AnimeNfo, and I cannot vouch for the accuracy of summaries I did not write myself. I'll make up for it next season! Also, My apologies for being late with this! 37 anime this season, enjoy!
12/20/06
Amazing Nuts! OVA (Studio 4C)
12/22/06
Genshiken OVA
12/22/06
CATBLUE:DYNAMITE12/22/06
Rozen Maiden Ouverture12/30/06
The Galaxy Railways II1/01/07
Strike Witches OVA
1/02/07
Hello Kitty no Ringo no Moro no Mystery1/04/07
Saint October1/05/07
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora1/06/07
Deltora Quest1/06/07
MAJOR 3rd Season1/06/07
Himawari!1/06/07
Kamisama Kazoku1/07/07
Les Miserables: Shoujo Cosette1/07/07
SHUFFLE! MEMORIES1/07/07
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!1/07/07
Master of Epic: The Animation Age1/07/07
Sky Girls1/09/07
Project BLUE Chikyu SOS1/11/07
Nodame Cantabile1/11/07
Hidamari Sketch1/11/07
Venus Versus Virus1/12/07
FLAG Second Season1/13/07
Koi Suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayuki no Ashita ~1/13/07
Getsumen Toheiki Mina1/19/07
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho: Tou1/19/07
GR -GIANT ROBO-1/24/07
Today in Class 5-2 OVA III1/26/07
_summer OVA II
1/26/07
Okane ga Nai OVA
1/31/07
Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA II
2/09/07
Hellsing OVA III
2/14/07
Yes! Precure 52/15/07
Juso Kiko Dancouga Nova2/21/07
Rocket Girls2/25/07
Ichigo Mashimaro OVA
2/26/07
Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny2/27/07
Ayumayu Theater OVA
2/28/07
To Heart 2 OVA
2/2007
Wa Wa Wa Wappi-chan 2nd Series3/23/07
AIKa R-16: VIRGIN MISSION OVA
3/2007
REIDEEN3/2007
MOONLIGHT MILE 1st Series -Lift off-Summaries:
Genshiken OVA (3) (Comedy, Romance)
Where the original Genshiken TV release had 3 episodes of Kujibiki first season, the TV run of Kujibiki will have 3 episodes of Genshiken. It is highly recommended to watch the TV series first. The OVA continues the story of a Otaku club in college when a new member Ogiue joins.
CATBLUE:DYNAMITE (?) (Action, Fantasy)
It is the end of 70’s. Blue - a woman with cat ears and tail - has solved many incidents and troubles with her special ability to see a ghost and her technique to handle three guns at one using her tail.
One day, two couriers, Bill and Robert are assaulted by mysterious masked men. They don’t know why they were assaulted. Blue asks a dead masked man their purpose. It is incredible. What they are aiming at is the cassette tape of Sinatra that Bill owns. Over the cassette tape, a long day begins…
Winter Garden (?) (Romance, Comedy)
his is sweet and biter love story of Dejiko who are grown up. The story begins on the Christmas day. Dejiko or Di Gi Carat is working part-time at a bakery shop. On her way from the shop, she happens to meet a young guy, Senba Taokuo at a park. Then, she meets him again in a town. While Dejiko begins to care for Tako and she’s looking forward meet him again, Takuo drops in at her shop.... Whether will she succeed in love? A parody of sorts of Di Gi Charat.
Rozen Maiden Ouverture (?) (Comedy, Action, Drama)
The Prequel to Rozen Maiden, it shows how all the dolls met and the origin of Suigintou. These episodes are very Shinku and Suigintou centric.
Strike Witches (Action)
The world had received the attack from the existence of the mystery that appeared suddenly. Only girls who have magic can fight against them. They install arms in an own body, and fight in the sky, the land, and the sea. Fights of girls who defend the world start now.
Saint October (Adventure, Fantasy)
Whether it is the future or the past… it is the world of fantasy and horror hiding in the shadow of the demon city. In the city, consecutive mysterious incidents that cannot be solved by science have occurred. To solve the incidents, they gather three girl detectives possessing special abilities.
Hayama Kotono. She is an orphan living in a convernt.
Shirafuji Natuski. She is Kotono’s classmate and a pop idol.
Hijiri Misaki. She is a mysterious girl who fights against nightmares of her previous life.
Those who want to bring the Judgment Day to the world.
Those who want to save the world.
Which is justice, and which is evil?
When Kotono encounters a boy who lost his memory, the wheel of the story begins to move but slowly. Then, solving the mysteries, the three girls will confront the fate that will influence the existence of the human beings.
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora (Fantasy, Romance, School)
Ten years have come and gone since the greatest crisis of mankind. The story takes place at the symbol of mankind's recovery, Academia, a huge scholastic city.
Shiratori Ku is a high school girl who enjoys school life but finds her daily routine to be unfulfilling. She has this recurring dream in which she meets a prince.
During preparations for the school fesitval, Ku meets her dream prince, not in a dream, but in real life. Just like in her dream, this prince, Ayanokoji Koshiro, asks her, "Come with me..."
MAJOR 3rd Season (Sports, Action, Comedy, Drama)
Following the career of Goro, we now get to see him on his quest to challenge Kaidou. An epic baseball anime that any sports fan should watch. Watching from beginning recommended.
Les Miserables Shoujo Cossette (Drama, Historical)
It's basically the book we all know, Les Miserables, but this time the star is a young girl named Cossette.
SHUFFLE! MEMORIES (Romance, Comedy, Fantasy)
Ten years have passed since the three worlds of the humans, gods, and devils merged. Tsuchimi Rin is a high school student who attends National Verbena Academy. He spends his time with childhood friends Fuyo Kaeda and Midoriba Itsuki. One day, two beautiful girls from the world of gods and devils transfer to his class.
This is a directors cut remake.
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (Comedy, School Life)
The story takes place in 2035, 30 years later from now. Because of the number of children decreases, many schools are in peril of continuance.
A student transfers to such a lifeless school, “Saio private high school”. What kind of wind will this active student, Amamiya Manabi, bring to the school?
Sky Girls (Mecha, Science Fiction)
A.D. 2079, mysterious mechanical cellar cluster begins “Human Being Sweep Operation”. After two years’ war, the human begins becomes outnumbered by the cluster, and they finally decide to use the ultimate weapon. Sacrificing their continent, they managed to eliminate the enemy. However, it costs them very much. Most of the continents are split, Antarctica disappears, and 50% of the lands sink under the sea.
Three years later, the enemy cluster that is supposed to disappear is found out from the Midway. To identify them, an aircraft carrier, Koryu, leaves a Japanese port secretly. Koryu carries three fighters designed by innovative idea of Japanese Navy. They are Aviation Exoskelton Sky Diver, Reijin, Fujin, and Raijin. The pilots of these fighters are young girls called Sky Girls, Sakurano Otoha, Sonomiya Kren, and Ichijo Eika.
It’s time to fly into the air carrying the future and dreams of the human beings.
Project BLUE Chikyu SOS (Science Fiction)
Now, unknown menace is approaching to the human being from outer space to invade. AD 2000, highly developed science reaches its acme, and the human begins are enjoying their brilliant age using dream engine, “G reactor”.
At the opening ceremony of a bullet train, Inazuma-go, which runs from the capital Metropolitan to New York only for 90 minutes, Billy Kimura, Benny Carter, and Lotta witness a mysterious event. Inazuma-go is swallowed into iridescent light and gone. While Billy and Lotta are investigating the event, they know other disappearances occur all over the world. However, these events are not informed citizens, and they haven’t noticed them.
United Nations organizes the Earth Defense Organization, Labyrinth, to investigate the event in order to confront the menace.
Hidamari Sketch (Comedy, School)
Yuno has just begun school where she always wanted, Yamabuki High School.
She moves out and into an apartment by herself in a complex called Hidamari-so, which is right in front of the school. There, she meets a classmate, Miyako, and a senior student, Hiro. Yuno's days become hectic as she begins meeting the strange artists that live in her complex. Although she's not used to her new life style, she begins to actualize her dream while being with these gentle friends.
Venus Versus Virus (Adventure, Fantasy)
Luchia is an exterminator of Virus, the demon that eats men’s souls. When the needle of Luchia’s brooch happens to stick a psychic girl Sumire, she obtains strange power to see demons. Since then, demons begin to attack Sumire as if they were attracted by her power.
FLAG 2nd season (Mecha)
In 20xx, a civil war broke out in a small country in Asia is getting hard in spite of dispatch of UN forces. But a picture taken by accident in the battle field accelerates the peace process. It is a picture of a flag. Although they are enemies, they cooperate together to fly it in a sanctuary, and the flag becomes the symbol of the peace. However, just before the peace agreement is achieved, the flag is robbed by an armed extremist group in order to obstruct the truce. UN decides to send SDC (Special Development Command) and a cameraman to record their activities. The cameraman is Shirasu Saeko. She is the cameraman who took the picture of the flag. At first they think the mission is easy because they wear latest armed suits, HAVWC(High Agility Versatile Weapon Carrier), but they gets in trouble by unexpected attacks.
Getsumen Toheiki Mina (Comedy, Parody)
A 17-year-old girl Tsuku Mina is specially hired as a high school girl announcer. She spends busy days that she appears on the stage of popular sports program, “Spo Luna”, while she goes to high school. However, she is content with this challenging work and feels happiness because she can work with her respecting announcer, Koshu Suiren.
One day, while she is going to interview a star player during a baseball program, she happens to be involved in an accident caused by aliens. Then, she knows her important mission…
Based off the side story in Densha Otoko (Train Man)
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho To (Action, Fantasy, School)
The story takes place in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
In spring, a mysterious student transfers to Magami Academy. His name is Hiyu Tatsuma. Then, he meets Horaiji Kyoichi of the kendo club, Daigo Yuya of the wresting club, Sakurai Komaki of the kyudo (Japanese archery) club, and Misato Aoki who is the student leader, as if they were attracted by something. Being influenced by Ryumyaku or Dragon Vein, which became active suddenly, they are awakened as “persons who posses powers”. Since that day, monsters called “Oni” appear and begin to assault Tokyo. Also, those who use evil power to control Oni appear. To protect Tokyo from them, Tatsuma and his friend stand up to fight. Then, they have to face their destiny….
Today in Class 5-2 (Comedy, School)
The main character, Sato Ryota, is in the 5th grade in elementary school. He is a bright and active boy, but he always gets in a bit 'ecchi' troubles with his classmate girls who are approaching their puberties.
Okane ga Nai (shounen-ai, romance)
A beautiful boy Ayase Yukiya is put up at auction to repay the debt of his cousin. He is put off by Kano Somuku who manages a finance company.
To set himself free, he has to pay 200 million yen including the debt of his cousin. However, he is alone and there’s no way to replay.
Then, Kano offers a proposal…
Why did Kano bid off Ayase?
A painful and awkworkd love story begins…
Juso Kiko Dancouga Nova (Mecha)
In 22nd century, they don’t have world wide war, but limit wars break out all over the world. Meanwhile, there appears a large robot that helps weak sides. It is called “Dancougar Nova”. People even call it the God.
However, the people don’t know the true meaning of its existence, and even the pilots don’t know it either. Then a rival robot appears. Finally, the true enemy far beyond their imagination begins to attack the Earth.
Dancougar Nova fights back against the enemy by the power hidden until then. Whether will Dancouga Nova save the Earth? Now that, the prelude of the harsh battles sounds.
Rocket Girl (Science Fiction)
A high school girl Morita Yukari visits Axia of the Solomon Islands in order to look for her father who became lost during his honeymoon trip. There, she meets a man named Nasuda of Solomon Space Agency, and she is hired to work part-time. That job is – an astronaut. She is chosen as one of the crews of the first Japanese manned spaceship only because she is little and light. Where is her future going to?
AIKa R-16: VIRGIN MISSION (Action, Comedy, Ecchi)
Aika is a smart and athletic high school girl. She is so competent that she successfully passes the salvager’s license test, obtaining a C-class license. Yet, she is young and hotheaded, so much so that Gota still treats her as a child. Due to this personality, no one is willing to hire her for salvaging jobs.
Since she had taken the trouble to get her license, she decides to post an ad in her school to attract clients. She manages to get the attention of Erika, a daughter of a rich family and the leader of the treasure hunting club. She asks Aika to salvage something from the sea and Aika delightfully accepts the request.
However, upon seeing the state-of-the-art submarine loaded onto Erika's private cruiser and discovering their destination, Aika realizes the terrible nature of her assignment. This results in a clash with a group of high school girls in the southern islands.
Who is the mysterious girl named Karen? So begins Aika’s newest challenge…
REIDEEN (Mecha)
The story takes place in Japan's near future.
Saiga Junki enjoys his school life as a normal high school student. One day, he hears that his father, an archaeologist missing for the past 10 years, was found dead in ruins located at Iwate Prefecture’s Mt. Kurokami; thus, Junki travels there.
Junki blacks out while in the ruins and witnesses a strange vision. Upon waking, he finds a gold bracelet left beside him with an inscription that reads, "The Great Reideen..."
At the same time, a meteor falls from the sky and a large mechanical beast appears out of a lake.
What is this gold shining object that appeared from out of Mt. Kurokami as if in response to the mechanical beast?
The story illustrates Junki's transference between his normal life during the day and his strange life of fighting by night, the embarrassment of peers, conflict, and human drama in detail.
Will the great power that Junki happened to obtain bring him glory... or fear?
*This is a remake of the 1975 series Yusha Reideen.
