Summer 2009 Anime

Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, survives a vampire attack thanks to Meme Oshino, an odd man who lives in an abandoned building. Although he is restored to humanity, lingering side effects like superhuman healing and enhanced vision remain. With support from his friend and class president Tsubasa Hanekawa, Araragi tries to maintain a normal student life. When he catches fellow classmate Hitagi Senjougahara as she falls down a flight of stairs, Araragi realizes she is unnaturally weightless. Despite Senjougahara's reluctance, Araragi insists on helping her and turns to Oshino—the same man who once resolved his own crisis. Through a series of stories involving demons and gods, Bakemonogatari follows Araragi as he works to aid those suffering from supernatural afflictions.

Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence continues his northward journey alongside the wolf goddess Holo, searching for her lost home of Yoitsu. Lawrence and his quick-witted partner make modest profits along the way, slowly gathering more clues about Holo's hometown. Yet the path to Yoitsu is rough, filled with obstacles—Lawrence encounters a charming young fellow merchant who sets his sights on the female wolf companion, making Lawrence wonder if Holo will stay with him; he and the goddess must also weigh risky business deals as Lawrence pursues his dream of owning a shop. Throughout the journey, as his resolve is tested at every turn, Lawrence must reconsider his relationship with Holo, take on new ventures, and ask himself whether it is time for him and Holo to part ways.

Every five years, the galaxy's most anticipated race, Redline, takes place, and the only rule is that there are no rules. The competition pushes racers to their absolute limits—a sensation that the fearless driver JP knows intimately. After just qualifying for Redline, he is eager to compete against other highly skilled drivers, especially the beautiful rising star and the only other human to qualify, Sonoshee McLaren. However, this year's Redline may be far more perilous than usual, as it has been announced to take place on the planet Roboworld, home to a trigger-happy military and criminals who aim to exploit the race for their own gain. Yet, the potential danger does not deter the racers; instead, it only heightens the excitement. Relying solely on his vehicle's speed, JP prepares for the upcoming event, determined to claim first place in the biggest race of his life.

Mirai Onozawa, a middle school student frustrated with her home life, blurts out a wish for everything to be torn apart. Moments later, that wish becomes terrifyingly real when an earthquake measuring magnitude 8.0 strikes. At the start of summer break, Mirai grudgingly accompanies her younger brother Yuuki to Odaiba, where a robot exhibition he's excited about is taking place. While they're inside the exhibition center, a massive earthquake rocks the Kanto region. Helpless, the two children witness the city being brought to its knees by the overwhelming force of the disaster. In the aftermath, they meet Mari Kusakabe, a motorcyclist and single mother, who offers to help the siblings. With the goal of making it back to their homes and reuniting with their families, the three of them set off on a long and arduous journey through the shattered city.

Oosawa Maria works as a Japanese photographer in Shanghai, China. Alongside her partner Mino, she looks for potential stories worth reporting around the city. When unusual incidents break out at a local festival, Maria and Mino rush to investigate. They quickly find themselves caught in a clash between unknown masked figures and a strange woman with white hair. Just as Maria is about to be hit by the fighting, an old acquaintance named Canaan arrives and helps her get away. However, a hidden conspiracy involving a deadly virus soon unfolds, and Canaan realizes she must face her past if she hopes to stop the culprit and protect her friends.

After his parents die in a car crash, Teppei Arima is taken in by his grandfather and introduced to a world of wealth and privilege. Compared to his modest past, Isshin Arima's extravagant lifestyle shocks the young teen. In exchange for this generosity, Teppei must eventually take over as head of the Arima Financial Combine, and to prepare, he enrolls in a prestigious high school. Along with his new fame and fortune, Teppei learns of an arranged marriage to the equally wealthy Sylvia van Hossen, kicking off the thrilling adventures of his new life!

The third entry in 07th Expansion's popular When They Cry series, Umineko no Naku Koro ni is set on Rokkenjima, the private island of the immensely wealthy Ushiromiya family. As has been tradition for years, the whole family gathers there for a meeting to discuss each member's current financial standing. With the family head's health declining, this year's conference also covers the topic of his inheritance and how it will be divided. The family does not realize, however, that the distribution of the old man's fortune is far from Ushiromiya Kinzou's main concern for this gathering. After his longtime friend and doctor warns him that his end is near, Kinzou becomes desperate to see the true love of his life one more time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having devoted much of his later years to studying black magic, Kinzou sets in motion a ritual to resurrect his beloved as soon as his family arrives on Rokkenjima. Not long after, a powerful typhoon maroons everyone on the island, and a series of inexplicable murders begin. The eighteen people trapped there must fight for their lives in a deadly conflict between fantasy and reality.

February 1999 sees Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou unsettled by a series of murders. These killings bear an unsettling likeness to a spate of homicides from 1995, the year Shiki and Mikiya first crossed paths, and they stir up a lethal, dormant craving within Shiki's spirit that has lingered since that time. As suspicion falls on Shiki because of her connection to the earlier deaths and her alleged similarity to the murderer, she and Mikiya launch their own hunt for the real culprit. While they investigate separately, Mikiya becomes more anxious about Shiki's safety and rushes to track down the killer, hoping to shield Shiki from her own inner urges. Following a clue from his cousin, police detective Daisuke Akimi, Mikiya descends into the shadowy depths of Mifune City, where the redemption of Shiki's soul hinges on his resolve to clear her name once and for all.

At the start of World War III, no one could have foreseen its impact on Japan. Though the war officially ended fifty years earlier in 2150, its conflicts still linger. Across the nation, vast, enigmatic zones called "Blackspots" emerged, littered with the contaminated remains of cities and rural areas. Those trapped inside were quarantined to prevent the spread of contamination, and their abilities began to transform—whether they became shapeshifters, pyromancers, or wielders of gravity itself—they all came to be known as the Needless. Adam Blade is one such Needless, endowed with extraordinary regenerative powers and immense strength. To bring peace to a devastated Japan, he and his allies must unite to fight against a sinister research organization named Simeon.

Nozomu Itoshiki continues to serve as the peculiar teacher of the already unusual Class 2-F. He tries to instruct his students about the pessimistic facets of life and society, but each attempt backfires as reality contradicts his lessons. With even more students and acquaintances than previously, Zetsubo-sensei's situation grows increasingly difficult and chaotic.

Shy, gentle Fumi Manjoume and her outspoken, caring friend Akira Okudaira were inseparable in elementary school—until Fumi’s family relocated. Years later, Fumi returns to her hometown after being admitted to Matsuoka Girls’ High School and finally reunites with Akira, who attends Fujigatani Girls’ Academy. But their bond no longer feels the same as it once did. Almost immediately after starting school, Fumi catches the eye of popular upperclassman Yasuko Sugimoto, who showers her with more attention than any other underclassman. Having relied on Akira for support countless times before, Fumi must now discover her own identity rather than living in someone else’s shadow. Meanwhile, Akira longs to restore their friendship to its former closeness. Can these two girls navigate the trials of adolescence before the challenges of growing up drive them apart?

After spending seven years away from home, Saku Ooyagi returns to his hometown and reconnects with his childhood friend, Mihoshi Akeno. Their reunion is awkward, as their last shared memory involves her falling from a tree while he rescued her. Despite this rocky start, Mihoshi is keen on repairing their bond and insists that Saku join the astronomy club she established.

Middle schooler Kana Nakamachi's world is turned upside down when her grandmother dies. Left with an empty house, Kana finds that no one is willing to take her in because of her youth. Eventually, she stumbles across the Fuhshin Gazette, a local newspaper delivery service that can offer her a place to stay in exchange for working. The small shop is run by a group of distinctive individuals: the sweets-loving Yume Kitaoka and her girlfriend Yuuki Minami; the frugal Hinata Azuma; the alcoholic Haruka Nishida; and the young but mature Saki Amano. However, life at the Fuhshin Gazette isn't all sunshine—Kana has to contend with long work shifts, lively dogs guarding mailboxes, and confusing delivery routes. Add a small rivalry with Mika Kujiin, a girl from a competing store, and Kana will have more than enough to keep herself busy!

Plug is a peculiar girl who hails from another dimension. She is a "Juuden-chan," able to "recharge" those who are having a streak of bad luck, bringing joy and positivity everywhere she visits.

Marin and her younger sister Urin, inhabitants of the sea, stumble upon something surprising: a beautiful silver ring lost beneath the waves. Kind-hearted Marin, determined to return it to its owner, drags a reluctant Urin along to the sky world, despite warnings about a turtle elder who left for the surface and never came back. After finding the ring's owner, Kanon Miyamori, they discover that Kanon threw it into the ocean after her boyfriend broke up with her earlier that day. Even though Marin insists such a lovely item should not be discarded, Kanon tosses it again. While searching for the ring, Urin gets separated from the other two and accidentally breaks the seal on a stone coffin, releasing an evil entity called Sedna. Sensing Sedna's release, the previously missing turtle elder, Matsumoto, reveals himself to Kanon and her companions, declaring Marin the Priestess of the Sea. Together with the Priestess of the Sky, she possesses the power to seal Sedna away once more. And as luck would have it, during an encounter with one of Sedna's minions, Kanon discovers that she is the Priestess of the Sky. Though hesitant, Kanon and Marin decide to work together to save the world from the evil threatening it.

Koyomi Morishita has had a rough time. Though she attends high school, she is so short that everyone still mistakes her for an elementary schooler. Her classmates relentlessly tease her, and she is far from graceful either. Still, her situation is better than that of Yumiko, who has a magician out to kill her. At least, it was—until their paths cross! Help arrives in the form of Misa Anehara, a master mage and graduate student, who offers to teach Koyomi a new style of magic that breaks enchantments down into sequences of code. That will be no small feat, considering Koyomi's current talent seems limited to making washbasins drop from the sky at random. But if it were easy, it wouldn't be magic, would it?

Set in 1925, the 14th year of the Taisho era, baseball remains an obscure sport in Japan with only a handful of male teams in existence. After hearing a baseball player claim that women should focus on becoming housewives rather than pursuing education, 14-year-old Akiko challenges this notion by inviting her friend Koume to form a girls' baseball team. At a time when even running was deemed improper for women, and baseball was strictly viewed as a boys' activity, the pair encounters numerous obstacles. They struggle to recruit enough members, secure parental approval, and master the intricacies of the game, quickly realizing that learning baseball is far more challenging than they initially anticipated.

An ordinary guy named Takeshi unexpectedly finds himself transported to the strange Weiss Schwarz Battle Space after a perfectly innocent study session with Michi, the most beautiful girl at school. Once there, a crazy yet enthusiastic old man declares him the chosen warrior who must win a series of card battles to make it back home. The only snag: Takeshi has no clue how to play. With the expert Michi ready to teach him the ins and outs of this bizarre and slapstick card game, Takeshi will learn the ropes and prepare for the card battle of a lifetime—assuming he survives the training.

Ayanoi High School is home to the Geijutsuka Art Design Class, a program dedicated to the study of the arts. Enthusiastic students in this class include the energetic prankster Noda Miki, known as the "hime"; the level-headed and cynical Nozaki Namiko; the intelligent, observant, and kind Oomichi Miyabi; the lively tomboy Tomokane; and the curious, innocent, glasses-wearing Yamaguchi Kisaragi. Together, these five close friends dive into various art techniques while navigating the daily strangeness of school life. Their days are filled with new and interesting challenges, whether they are struggling to complete an assignment or dealing with the unique quirks of their academic environment.

In 2029, a major ground subsidence happened in the Mediterranean Sea. Chemical elements including oxygen, carbon, gold, molybdenum, and cobalt suddenly disappeared from the earth's crust. Over sixty years, the human population declined by 90%. Researchers discovered that the lost elements were being drained into a planet called Nega Earth, situated in another dimension. To rescue Earth, a special team named the Element Hunters was assembled. All members are under 13 years old, because young and flexible minds are necessary to access Nega Earth.

Based on a manga about cats and their sake loving owner.

This summer supernatural teen comedy centers on Takashi, an average high school student who finds himself sharing a home with the spirit of an alien (uchūjin no yūrei) following a bizarre event. After naming the entity "Uchurei" and intending to treat it like a pet, Takashi is unexpectedly possessed by the spirit.

Ukkari Penelope is about a young koala's daily adventures. The narrator is Mamiko Noto!

This is based on the picture book "The Adventures of Lena Lena" by Harriët van Reek, which follows an extremely curious girl who views the world as children do. She investigates everything that crosses her path, whether a rat, a worm, or even her own body.

G.G. Bond now appears as an angel. He is on a three-month probationary period, tasked with guiding a monster to ensure it remains on the right path.

Endangered animal characters set out together on a journey across different continents to meet new friends. The program is intended to teach children about protecting and preserving the environment. Developed in 2007, the series was aimed at a worldwide audience.

A lovely story of a little seagull Lou who thinks of himself as a barnacle.

The story follows Tao, a magic-wielding boy who enrolls in a school to train as a wizard. Each episode was made up of two separate stories.