Information about anime to begin broadcast in January is being uploaded in rapid succession. Start putting your watch list together now by checking out these trailers.
Robot Girls Z
The main robots from the Toei robot anime and Mazinger Z and others from the Mazinger series become bishoujo characters and go on a rampage! Are these girl good or evil?!
Space Dandy
*Space Dandy* is about a dandy in space who travels around as a space hunter searching for a new race of space aliens no one has ever seen. Join him and feel the real thrill of his journeys to unseen stars and alien encounters!
Tonari no Seki-kun
In a certain school, Seki-kun plays games by himself, hiding from the teacher, while Yokoi observes him from the neighboring seat. This is a roughly 10-minute long anime depicting the mostly silent offense and defense between these two. Seki-kun’s games that surprise every time with an unexpected turn are not to be missed!
Z/X Ignition
This series is based on the card game Z/X. In the near future, Tokyo is covered with a black dome 10 kilometers in diameter called “The Black Point.” Amidst this unending hopelessness, people call those that come from “The Black Point” as “Zillions of Enemy X” or “ZeX” for short.
Wake up, Girls!
An idol group is formed in a puny little public entertainment office in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The girls grow as they repeatedly get into conflicts regarding the question “What is an idol?”. The most interesting thing about this anime is that the girls who voice the characters also perform on stage under the same name as the anime. An idol group of seven crosses the border between anime and real life!
Noragami
Hiyori Iki, the daughter of a good family, was trying to save Yato, an unemployed, homeless minor, who is also a poor deity. She becomes involved with Yato and his fight against the beings called “ayakashi” who are bringing harm to humans. As the story progresses, Yato’s past is revealed. This is a must-see.
Hamatora
The stage is Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. The detective pair Nice and Murasaki run into a serial murder case, the victims of which are all people with special abilities called “Minimum Holders.” Themselves also being Minimum Holders, Nice and Murasaki have no choice but to be dragged into the vortex of the case.
Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil
In 2018 Tokyo, where humans and magicians live together, Sudo Cecil works as a “benmashi,” a defence attorney for accused magicians. Don’t miss out on the story of the youngest benmashi, Cecil, his girlfriend, and the friends surrounding them!
Sekai Seifuku: Bōryaku no Zvezda
A little girl conquers the world?! This is a whole new original anime by Tensai Okamura, the director of Ao no Exorcist and Darker than Black. The opening theme is a collaboration song by Maaya Sakamoto and the popular rock band The Band Apart. This one’s a must-see, too!
SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation
An anime about Super Sonico, the concert mascot of Nitroplus! Sonico appears in this anime in various forms - as a college student, a gravure model, a game character, and a musician. You can also check the opening theme in the video, sung by Sonico herself.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.