Best Fantasy Anime of 2014

A deadly menace lurks in Tokyo: man-eating "ghouls" that look exactly like humans and hide among them. Reserved college student Ken Kaneki keeps his head in books and pays no attention to reports of the escalating crisis. But the arrival of a beautiful woman named Rize Kamishiro breaks his solitude when she boldly asks him out on a date. As Kaneki walks Rize home, he realizes she is far from the kind person she seemed—she lured him with malicious intent. After a violent struggle, he wakes up in a hospital to find out his life was saved by having the organs of the now-dead Rize transplanted into his body. Kaneki's body starts changing in terrifying ways, turning him into a human-ghoul hybrid. As he begins his grim new path, Kaneki desperately holds onto his humanity amid the growing bloody war between society's new monsters and the government agents hunting them.

Sixteen sentient races exist in Disboard, a world governed by Tet, the One True God. The lowest among them, Imanity, are humans who possess no magical abilities. In this realm where all conflicts are settled through simple games, humanity appears trapped with no escape—until the arrival of two outsiders changes everything. On Earth, stepsiblings Sora and Shiro are inseparable recluses who dominate online games under the username "Blank." Famous on the internet, they view life itself as just another boring game. But after answering a message from an unknown user, they are suddenly transported to Disboard. The mysterious sender is Tet, who explains the world's absolute rules. After he departs, Sora and Shiro seek more information and a place to stay, leading them to Elkia—Imanity's last remaining kingdom. There, they meet Stephanie Dola, an emotional young woman vying for control of the kingdom. Desperate to reclaim her father's throne, her recklessness makes her goal seem impossible. Inspired by her motivation and passion, Sora and Shiro decide to help Stephanie restore Elkia, ultimately aiming to become the new rulers of this enigmatic world.

Night Raid operates as the secret assassination wing of the Revolutionary Army, a faction formed to depose Prime Minister Honest. Honest’s insatiable greed and lust for power have allowed him to exploit the inexperienced child emperor, leaving the rest of the nation to suffer in poverty, conflict, and decay due to the lack of strong, benevolent leadership. Although the members of Night Raid are seasoned killers, they recognize that taking lives is not a virtuous act and anticipate facing retribution as they ruthlessly remove any obstacles to the revolution. Tatsumi, a naive youth from a distant village, joins this group of assassins. He originally set out on a journey to alleviate the hardships of his impoverished hometown but was convinced by both the ideals and determination of Night Raid. Akame ga Kill! chronicles Tatsumi’s battle against the Empire as he encounters formidable weapons, rival assassins, and tests to his personal ethics, ultimately discovering the true meaning of being an assassin driven by purpose.

Set in a realm reminiscent of medieval Europe, the Holy Knights of Britannia wield formidable magic to safeguard the region and its various kingdoms. A faction of these warriors, known as the Seven Deadly Sins, allegedly betrayed their nation and turned against their fellow knights in a bid to overthrow the ruler of Liones. Although the Holy Knights defeated them, whispers persisted that the legendary group survived. A decade later, the Holy Knights executed a coup, seizing power and establishing themselves as tyrannical rulers over the Kingdom of Liones. Adapted from the hit manga of the same title, Nanatsu no Taizai chronicles the journey of Elizabeth, the third princess of Liones, as she seeks out the Seven Deadly Sins. Together, they aim to reclaim the kingdom from the oppressive Holy Knights and restore justice to a corrupt world.

A year after his escape from Sword Art Online, Kazuto Kirigaya has been readjusting to life in the real world. But his tranquility is interrupted when a troubling event emerges in the game Gun Gale Online, where a player called Death Gun is supposedly murdering individuals in reality by shooting them within the game. Summoned by authorities to help look into the killings, Kazuto takes on his alias Kirito once more and enters Gun Gale Online, determined to stop the culprit. Inside the game, Kirito encounters Sinon, a talented sniper troubled by a traumatic history. She soon becomes entangled in his pursuit of Death Gun, and the two of them participate in the Bullet of Bullets, a tournament where their target is certain to appear. Unsure of Death Gun's true abilities, Kirito and Sinon hurry to prevent him from claiming another victim. However, obstacles arise when their past traumas hinder their progress. In a perilous game where either of them could be the next target, Kirito risks his life in the virtual realm once again.

Seven mages, known as Masters, engage in a battle royale called the Holy Grail War. Each Master is given command seals upon entering and uses them to control Heroic Spirits, called Servants, who fight on their behalf. In the Fifth Holy Grail War, Rin Toosaka is one of the mages competing. Along with her Servant, Archer, she aims to win the ultimate prize: the Holy Grail, a magical artifact that can fulfill any wish. Shirou Emiya, a classmate of Rin's, stumbles into the competition and ends up commanding his own Servant, Saber. Facing common enemies, Rin and Shirou decide to form a temporary alliance to take on their opponents in the Holy Grail War.

By the beginning of the 21st century, magic—once dismissed as myth and legend—has been transformed into a structured technology and taught as a technical discipline. At First High School, an institution for magicians, students are divided into two groups based on their entrance exam scores: "Blooms" are those who earn high marks and are placed in the First Course, while "Weeds" are reserve students assigned to the Second Course. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows the siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, who enroll at First High School. After taking the exam, the gifted Miyuki is placed in the First Course, whereas Tatsuya ends up in the Second Course. Despite his low practical test scores and his status as a "Weed" suggesting magical incompetence, Tatsuya possesses remarkable technical knowledge, strong physical combat skills, and unique magical abilities—making him the irregular at a magical high school.

After Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox's surprising win against Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney of the Sabertooth guild, the Grand Magic Games heads toward its finale. This triumph brings Fairy Tail closer to being named overall champions, but victory is not their only concern. A hooded figure and the mysterious Eclipse Gate remain unexplained, raising more questions than answers. The guild's wild antics and joyful chaos continue nonstop as new insane adventures await. Their biggest challenge is drawing near, but bonded as a family, Fairy Tail will always be prepared to confront any danger that arises.

Princess Yona of the Kouka Kingdom lives a sheltered life, her childlike innocence captivating everyone she meets. Protected within the palace walls, she is kept far from any real danger. But her idyl existence is shattered by an act of treason that endangers her birthright and forces her to flee. With only her childhood friend and loyal bodyguard, Son Hak, to rely on, Yona must navigate a dangerous world outside the castle. No longer naive, she vows to grow strong enough to defeat her enemies. Together with Hak, she seeks to uncover the secrets of an ancient legend, hoping it will help her reclaim her stolen kingdom.

Following the crimson sun's disappearance, the Breakdown Phenomenon strikes Arata Kasuga's town, causing everyone to vanish. His world is not completely lost, though, because his childhood friend and cousin, Hijiri Kasuga, gives him a magical grimoire that artificially rebuilds reality. To look into this disaster, Lilith Asami arrives and gives Arata a choice: hand over the book or die. Instead, Arata picks a third option: enrolling at the secretive Royal Biblia Academy, where he meets six other magic users. Along with Lilith, these six make up the Trinity Seven, the school's elite each possessing unique powers and abilities. Driven by his wish to save Hijiri and aided by his new allies, Arata leaves no stone unturned in his quest to stop his hometown's destruction and bring his best friend back to life.

Spirits are otherworldly entities of immense power whose appearances cause devastating spatial quakes. While certain factions seek their annihilation, others prefer to capture their affections and neutralize their powers. Having already sealed three Spirits, Shidou Itsuka continues his work with Ratatoskr, seeking out new targets and romancing them to safeguard the world. However, this time around, the pair confronts a growing menace that extends beyond the Spirits themselves, as a far more dangerous force begins to observe their activities.

Six months into their confinement within the world of Elder Tale, Shiroe and his fellow Adventurers have grown accustomed to their new reality. The Adventurers are slowly earning the trust of the People of the Land, and thanks to the order and regulations established by Shiroe's Round Table Alliance, Akiba has thrived, regaining its former vibrancy. However, the Alliance now confronts a fresh challenge: they lack sufficient funds to continue governing Akiba, and spies from the Minami district have slipped into the city. With powerful factions emerging in other regions, there is also a pressing need to explore the vast, unfamiliar world they are stranded in—prompting Shiroe to decide it is time to venture beyond the city limits. Alongside his friend Naotsugu and Regan, the Sage of Mirror Lake, the calculating Shiroe makes his move, aiming to uncover new opportunities and ultimately find a path back home.

In the distant past, the colossal dragon Bahamut wreaked devastation across the land of Mistarcia, a world where gods and demons live alongside humans. To prevent total destruction, the opposing deities joined forces and barely managed to seal Bahamut, agreeing to split the key between them so the dragon would remain imprisoned for all eternity. With the world safe from Bahamut's ruin, bounty hunters like Favaro Leone go about their usual business. Living an easygoing, self-serving lifestyle, the unscrupulous Favaro carries out his work while fleeing from fellow bounty hunter Kaisar Lidfard, a principled man who has sworn vengeance against him. However, Favaro's carefree existence is thrown into turmoil when he meets Amira, a mysterious woman who holds one half of the key to the world's fragile peace. Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis tells the story of a group of unlikely heroes swept into an epic clash between gods and demons, forced to forge their own path as the impending storm draws near.

For half a millennium, the Gaz Empire was controlled by the iron-fisted Taboo Emperor Arthur Gaz, who performed brutal experiments on his own people. His tyranny came to an end five years ago when the Eight Heroes defeated him in a climactic battle for the capital, bringing to a close the three-hundred-year conflict between the empire and the six-nation alliance. Now, Tooru Acura—a former saboteur from the war—finds it hard to adjust to civilian life, with no jobs that make use of his combat experience. His fate changes when he meets Chaika Trabant, a white-haired Wizard who carries a coffin on her back. She is looking for her father's scattered remains so she can give him a proper burial, and she asks Tooru and his adoptive sister Akari to help her. At the same time, the Council of Six Nations, formed from the old alliance, dispatches Albéric Gillette and his Kleeman Agency to hunt down and seize the daughter of the late Emperor Gaz. When the Acura siblings learn the shocking truth about Chaika's parentage, they must choose between aiding her in gathering the tyrant's ashes or upholding the fragile peace that the continent is trying to maintain.

In a fantasy world resembling medieval Europe, rising tensions between rival kingdoms erupt into full-scale war. Zhcted, a nation divided into seven territories, is ruled by powerful War Maidens known as Vanadis. One of them, Eleonora Viltaria—called Elen—commands a dragon-carved weapon and leads an invasion into the neighboring kingdom of Brune. Tigrevurmud Vorn, a skilled young archer and the earl of Alsace in Brune, sees his army completely crushed by Elen’s forces. Unexpectedly, Elen spares Tigre’s life and orders him to surrender to her, declaring, "Become mine!" This strange alliance raises doubts about the true purpose behind their bond. Based on Tsukasa Kawaguchi’s light novel series, Madan no Ou to Vanadis weaves an epic tale filled with intricate military tactics and strong female characters. Drawn into a larger international conflict, Tigre and Elen must navigate a web of hidden secrets, political schemes, and widespread corruption.

While traveling to Areishia Spirit Academy, Kamito Kazehaya stumbles upon Claire Rouge, who is naked after bathing for a purification ritual. Claire, an elementalist hoping to form a contract with a powerful spirit to increase her strength, is frustrated when Kamito accidentally becomes the spirit's contractor instead, even though only shrine maidens are permitted to hold such contracts. Undeterred, Claire declares that Kamito must become her contracted spirit. Upon arriving at the academy, Kamito avoids Claire and meets Headmaster Greyworth Ciel Mais, who offers him admission. Although attending a school full of shrine princess trainees will be challenging, he reluctantly agrees in exchange for information about Restia Ashdoll, his former spirit. He also accepts the Headmaster's challenge to win the Blade Dance, a tournament happening in two months, where he must defeat the strongest elementalist, who is rumored to be bound to a darkness spirit.

In the Sun Kingdom, sunlight is an everyday reality for its inhabitants, and the concept of rain is something they have never encountered. In contrast, the distant Rain Dukedom experiences the opposite weather, and all its people possess the ability to summon rain using their voices. Livius Orvinus Ifrikia, having conquered the entire world and expanded the Sun Kingdom's reach within just three years of his coronation, learns of the Rain Dukedom's power to create rain and decides to marry Nike Remercier, one of its princesses. However, rumors spread beyond the Sun Kingdom depict Livius as a cruel, merciless, and despotic ruler, and as word reaches the princess, she braces herself for the worst. Yet, upon meeting her fiancé, Nike discovers he is a completely different person from what she had anticipated.

The world we know is only half the picture, as Takeshi Nanase discovers abruptly one summer morning. While heading to kendo practice, he finds an unconscious girl in an unfamiliar uniform. He does the right thing and helps her, but when she wakes up, she accidentally transforms him into a magic-user. Takeshi learns that there is his world and the world of magic users. Most magic users simply want to coexist peacefully with non-magicians, but some have greater ambitions. Mui Aiba is a magician enrolled at Subaru Magic Academy, where magic users learn to control their powers and live in harmony with ordinary humans. After his fateful encounter with Mui, Takeshi and his newly magical friends Kurumi Isoshima and Kazumi Ida also decide to enroll at the academy. Each of the three friends has different reasons for continuing to fight—whether to escape the past or catch up to the future. They wield different kinds of powers, which they must learn to harness to fight off the Ghost Trailers, a group of magicians willing to use violence to assert their superiority over humans. Pursued by the Ghost Trailers, Takeshi and his friends must train to become stronger, face the leader of the Trailers, and prevent the start of the Second Great Magic War.

For most students at Ansarivan Dragonar Academy, learning to ride and tame dragons is straightforward—but first-year Ash Blake is the exception. Known as the "number one problem child," he is mocked by his peers because, despite possessing an oversized star-shaped brand that marks him as a future dragon master, no dragon has ever appeared for him. That changes one day when Ash's dragon finally awakens in full glory. However, it looks nothing like any dragon ever recorded—it takes the form of a beautiful girl. To make matters worse, this dragon has a sharp attitude and immediately informs Ash that she is the master, and he is the servant. Ash's troubles with dragon riding are only just beginning.

Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi holds the title of first princess in the noble Misurugi Empire. The kingdom has flourished in power and prosperity thanks to the revolutionary technology called "Mana," an abstract manipulation of light that has brought an end to war and pollution, ushering in an era of timeless peace. Yet, not everyone is granted the ability to use Mana. Those who cannot are branded "Norma," societal outcasts seen as a danger to civilization and subjected to relentless persecution. Angelise herself is among those who advocate for the Norma's eradication. However, on her sixteenth birthday, a shocking revelation exposes Angelise as a Norma. Chaos erupts, the public turns furious, and the once beloved princess is exiled to Arzenal, a remote military base where Normas are forced into conscription. Now, the former royal must adapt to a harsh and drastically different life, piloting mechanical robots known as "Paramail" to fight off massive, devastating beasts called DRAGONs. But a dark truth about these savage creatures threatens to upend everything.

Set one year before the main Soul Eater storyline, Soul Eater NOT! is a spin-off and side story. At the Death Weapon Meister Academy, humans born with the ability to transform into weapons train alongside those who can wield them—known as Meisters—to refine their innate skills. The main series characters belong to the Especially Advantaged Talent class, where they are trained to become warriors of justice capable of stopping any threat that endangers innocent lives or even the entire world. Other DWMA students are less gifted. Those in the Normally Overcome Target class focus less on becoming warriors and more on controlling their powers so they don't harm themselves or those around them. New halberd‑transforming student Tsugumi Harudori meets Meisters Meme Tatane and Anya Hepburn and quickly finds herself torn over which of the two new friends should become her partner. As they learn to use their abilities and settle into academy life, their everyday student existence proves far from ordinary.

The quest to locate Emperor Gaz's remains goes on. Chaika remains determined to discover her true identity and the meaning behind her existence. At the same time, the Red Chaika persists in hunting down the remaining pieces of Emperor Gaz's body. The Gillette corporation continues its operation to capture every Chaika. During their journey, they uncover a hidden truth that the Emperor kept secret, prompting Chaika, Fredrica, Toru, and Akari to investigate further.

Remastered version of the Majin Buu saga that adheres more to the manga's story.

Third-year high school student Yui Kusanagi discovers a mysterious sword in her home's storehouse and is suddenly transported to another world. While exploring this unfamiliar place, she encounters five unusual but attractive men, and then comes face to face with Zeus, the king of the gods. Zeus has established the Academy of the Gods to mend the fraying bond between deities and humans, and he has selected Yui as its sole instructor. She is given one year to teach the young and hesitant gods—including the five strangers she previously met—about what it means to be human, while also learning about the gods herself. If she fails, all of them will remain trapped in Zeus' realm forever.

Under the authority of the king, the Valiante Kingdom began campaigns to eliminate those who practice witchcraft. After seventeen years, these hunts have only expanded in scale and cruelty. The citizens are unaware that the actual targets of these witch hunts are humanity's hidden defenders. Called Makai Knights and Alchemists, they are determined to shield people from Horrors—demons that take over souls tormented by sorrow and agony. Among these Makai Knights is the seventeen-year-old Leon Luis, who inherits the legendary Golden Knight Garo armor from his mother. Despite his immense power, he battles the hatred arising from his mother's death at the kingdom's hands. His father German, also called Zoro the Shadow Cutting Knight, continues to train Leon. When German is summoned to investigate the rising Horror activity in the capital, he chooses to bring Leon despite knowing his resolve is unstable, so that his training may continue. While German and Leon journey to the capital, the king's kind-hearted son Alfonso San Valiante desperately seeks a way to counter the escalating Horror menace. However, he is betrayed and exiled from his own kingdom before he can act. Determined to reclaim his throne, Alfonso goes in search of the aid and power necessary to return. On his quest, he encounters Leon, and the meeting between the prince and the young knight will alter both their destinies forever.

Hell operates as a vast bureaucracy, and its affairs have never been more efficiently managed thanks to the demonic diligence of Hoozuki, the right-hand demon to Lord Enma, King of Hell. Whether advising the legendary Momotarou of Japanese folklore or hosting diplomatic envoys from the Judeo-Christian underworld, the demon pulling the strings from behind the king's formidable silhouette is ready to crush any obstacle into a bloody pulp. Figuratively speaking, of course. The embodiment of micro-management, armed with negotiation tactics worthy of a Wall Street trader, Hoozuki no Reitetsu follows the sadistic and collected Hoozuki as he navigates his daily tasks troubleshooting hell. With a roster of familiar figures from popular Japanese folklore and East Asian mythology filling middle-management roles, this referential and anachronistic dark comedy redefines the concept of "employer liability." After all, how difficult can it be to oversee employees from hell?

Alka works as an assassin for the Clan of the Sword. She travels to track down Jin Valel, the woman who murdered her master Hon with complete emotional detachment—much like the way Alka herself has been trained to kill in her profession. During her journey, Alka meets three unusual women, each a formidable warrior in her own right, and struggles with her deceased master's desire for her to abandon her life as an assassin.

While heading home from school, Tatsumi discovers a collapsed figure by a lake. Upon closer inspection, he realizes the person requiring aid is actually a stunning merman named Wakasa. Since Wakasa’s natural habitat has become too polluted to inhabit, Tatsumi kindly provides his bathtub as a temporary shelter. Tatsumi’s ordinary routine is soon disrupted by his boisterous new roommate, and things become even more chaotic when Wakasa’s aquatic companions—Takasu, Mikuni, and Maki—frequently appear without invitation. These merfolk present quite a challenge for the high schooler. Although Tatsumi occasionally delights in their childlike behavior, he must maintain his composure to balance his daily responsibilities with his new friendships.

A group of friends—Nonoka Komiya, Koharu Shiihara, Shione Togawa, and the twins Yuzuki and Souta Mizusaka—once tried to summon a flying saucer to make their wishes come true. Believing they had failed, they gave up and went home. But not long after, Nonoka suddenly moved away from Kiriya City, severing the bond they shared. Unknown to the group, their attempt had actually succeeded, and the saucer has remained floating in the sky ever since, waiting to fulfill its purpose. Seven years later, Nonoka returns to Kiriya, having almost completely forgotten everything about her life there. She meets Noel, a little girl dressed in strange clothes, and through her, Nonoka starts to recall the past and the friends she left behind. From that point, she works to mend her broken relationships with the others while unraveling the secrets that link Noel, the saucer, and the wishes they once held dear.

On the continent of Cruzon, tensions rise as war looms between the Kingdom of Krisna and Athens. In this world, citizens harness quartz for various uses, but Rygart Arrow is an anomaly known as an un-sorcerer, completely unable to wield its power. Despite this limitation, his unique condition allows him to operate an ancient Golem, a machine powerful enough to stand against the advancing Athenian forces.

Action Duels, which enable duelists to fly and swing alongside their Duel Monsters, are sweeping the globe. Thanks to a technological leap, the "Solid Vision" system now gives Duel Monsters physical mass. Yuuya Sakaki is the son of Yuusho Sakaki, who founded the You Show Duel School in Miami City. Yuusho insists that duels are not instruments of war, but rather tools to bring smiles to people, leading him to create Entertainment Dueling. However, at the peak of his fame, Yuusho vanishes and fails to appear for his match against Strong Ishijima, the Action Duel champion. Though wounded by this sudden disappearance, Yuuya swears to become an Entertainment Duelist just like his father. Years later, during a duel with Strong Ishijima, Yuuya's desperate need to win sparks a miracle. His pendant glows, transforming his cards into Pendulum Cards, which allows him to perform a Pendulum Summon—a summoning method unknown to both him and the world—catapulting him to instant fame. In response, Reiji Akaba, CEO of Leo Corporation and founder of the elite Leo Duel School, begins manufacturing new Pendulum Cards to incorporate Pendulum Summoning into the system. Thus, the enigmas surrounding Pendulum Summoning and Yuuya's father start to unfold, and Yuuya gradually learns what it truly means to be an Entertainment Duelist.

The world has experienced multiple Dusks and is steadily approaching its end. In the western region of the "Land of Dusk," a nation once thrived thanks to the practice of alchemy. To prepare for the inevitable "Dusk End," its inhabitants focused on rediscovering and reconstructing lost alchemical technologies. The knowledge recovered from past eras was gathered in the alchemy research city known as "Central," where efforts were made to find ways to slow the advance of twilight. One protagonist is a young man who studied alchemy in Central, while the other is a girl from a small frontier town. That girl is named Escha. While using her understanding of ancient alchemy to aid others, she was assigned to the Development Department. The young man, named Logy, mastered the latest alchemical techniques in Central and requested a transfer to this understaffed town to apply his abilities. Upon his assignment to the Development Department, he encounters Escha. The two make a pact to work together using their alchemy and bring success to the Development Department.

Set in Tokyo in 2018, this series explores a society where ordinary people and magic users live side by side. Strict regulations govern the use of magic, leading to the establishment of specialized magic courts to handle related legal disputes. Within these courts, Benmashi, or wizard barristers, serve as defense attorneys for those accused of magical infractions. The narrative centers on Cecil, the youngest Benmashi ever recorded, alongside her colleagues as they take on cases and defend their clients.

In a near-future world, five Black Points appear across the globe, serving as gateways to parallel dimensions. Soon after, bizarre creatures invade through these portals. These beings hail from five different timelines of the same world. To guarantee their own timeline's continued existence, each of the five invading forces battles to annihilate the others. The key to everything lies in a single card-shaped device.

Born from a peach, Momoko is a skilled young warrior residing in a tranquil paradise alongside her loyal friends: the canine deity Inugami, the simian god Sarugami, and the avian deity Kijigami. Their serene existence is shattered when a demon army, commanded by a devil king, attacks the realm and kidnaps the sacred artifact that safeguards their home. Determined to recover the treasure and rescue her people, Momoko sets off on a grand journey with her three divine companions.

Drawing from CAPCOM's 2010 video game Sengoku Basara 3, Sengoku Basara: Judge End chronicles the grand Battle of Sekigahara.

TV anime adaptation based on the undead idol character Francesca to promote Hokkaido, Japan.

Second season of Wooser no Sono Higurashi.

In a twist of fate, ordinary elementary school student Hiro Enryuu is transported into the universe of the "Dragon Collection" game. He arrives in Dragon Earth, a realm where humans, monsters, and deities coexist. In this world, individuals known as Dracolle Battlers utilize magic books called Grimoires and cards to summon creatures and hunt for treasures imbued with dragon powers. Confused but determined, Hiro joins the ranks of Dracolle Battlers and embarks on a journey with newfound companions to achieve the title of legendary Dragon Master.

Comedic omake specials that aired after Garo: Honoo no Kokuin.

Velonica travels from the faraway planet Metrotopia across the entire galaxy and lands on Earth. Her goal is straightforward: locate Earth's leader and finalize a contract to install a giant antenna, linking Earth to the Galaxy Network. Shortly after arriving, Velonica realizes Earth has no single leader and that its people are busy with bizarre, irrational activities. Before her father—the President of the Galaxy Network—steps in, Velonica must figure out how to understand this backward planet.

The highly anticipated card game Duel Masters makes its comeback two years after the events of the previous season. Katta Kirifuda, formerly the strongest duelist, is now a second-year middle school student who has lost his passion for dueling over the past two years, instead dreaming of curry bread daily. However, after meeting the baseball ace Hokaben, encountering a mysterious duelist, and reuniting with his childhood friend Lulu Takigawa, he regains his dueling spirit and resumes his quest to become the strongest duelist. With new friends and rivals, and fueled by Katta’s passionate duelist soul, the greatest battle begins!

New series of Tamagotchi!.

In a small town on the outskirts of Tokyo lives a girl named Nekota Kaoru. Born into an ordinary family and raised in an ordinary way, this spring she will become a normal, happy middle school student. However, from a young age, Nekota has possessed an unusual ability: she can see Imadoki youkai, or Modern Monsters. And she has kept this ability a secret from everyone else.

Dayan the cat arrived in Wachi Field from Earth via Snow magic. Wachi Field was once a part of Earth, but the Snow God split it off due to the War between Gods and Titans, which devastated the land. Following the war, time on Earth moved faster than in Wachi Field, where life is slow, inhabited by animals and fairies, and filled with mischief.

The third season of the Huoli Shaonian Wang anime. It introduces an entirely new story and characters unrelated to earlier seasons. Where previous seasons used magic, spirit, or chi metaphorically to visualize yoyo battles, those elements are now literal. The yoyo toys contain spirit animals, and the cast works to return them to their world before the villains can use them for evil. Leon gets into a petty argument with his classmate Gurido. On Catherine's advice, Leon and Gurido agree to decide the outcome through a yoyo match. When they start fighting in the woods, the Daemon Tiger appears. Leon follows the Daemon Tiger and teams up with it. With the Daemon Tiger's help, Leon defeats Gurido.

A timid rabbit boy named Carino Coni has just started living alone in the forest, away from his family. Each day, his heart swells with joy as he plays with his siblings who live nearby, but he also experiences sudden, inexplicable feelings of loneliness. This story follows the heartwarming encounters Coni has and how, as he gradually grows up, he becomes less lonely.