Originally on: TV Tokyo (30 min.) Status: On Hiatus / TBD Premiered: April 4, 2006 Last Aired: September 27, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Air Gear Air Gear - Shounen, Comedy, Sports (May contain adult themes, bad language, mild nudity)... Ikki is a 13-year-old orphaned boy living with three orphan girls. One of the girls, Mikan, is part of an extreme sport known as Air Treck. Air Treck is an extreme form of rollerblading, but it uses a powerful, micro motor that allows the user to travel at fast speeds. Ikki tries out a pair of ATs. After finding out that he is actually pretty good at Air Treck, he forms a 'Storm Rider' gang with his friends and the mysterious girl known as Simca.

Airs Next: Cartoon Network at Saturday 12:00 AM (30 min.) Status: Returning Series Premiered: October 5, 2004 Show Category: Animation From manga artist Tite Kubo comes the story of a world where death lurks impalpable to an everyday human's eyes. Ichigo Kurosaki, along with his family, runs a local clinic. Ichigo has the unusual ability to see poltergeists but rather than react with surprise he merely sees it as an annoyance. Ichigo helps those when he cares but can't bring himself to care enough... until one fateful day. A small, mysterious woman appears on duty inside his room, a Soul Reaper known as Rukia. Soon enough Ichigo and Rukia get formal in the oddest of ways and in such untimely matter the losses begin. The Kurosaki family is soon attacked. This leads Ichigo on his first step to accepting the role and responsibility's a Soul Reaper must uphold. Opening Theme 1:"Asterisk" by Orange Range (eps. 1-25) Opening Theme 2:"D-tecnolife" by UVERworld (eps. 26-51) Opening Theme 3:"Ichirin no Hana" by High and Mighty Colors (eps. 52-74) Opening Theme 4:"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" by Beat Crusaders (eps. 75-97) Opening Theme 5:"Rolling Star" by YUI (eps. 98-120) Opening Theme 6:"ALONES" by Aqua Timez (eps 121-142) Opening Theme 7:"After Dark" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (eps 143-) Ending Theme 1:"Life is Like a Boat" by Rie Fu (eps. 1-13) Ending Theme 2:"Thank You" by HOME MADE Family (eps. 14-25) Ending Theme 3:"Houki Boshi" by Younha (eps. 26-38) Ending Theme 4:"Happy People" by Skoop on Somebody (eps. 39-51) Ending Theme 5:"Life" by Yui (eps. 52-63) Ending Theme 6:"My Pace" by SunSet Swish (eps. 64-74) Ending Theme 7:"Hanabi" by Ikimono-gakari (eps. 75-87) Ending Theme 8:"MOVIN!!" by Takacha (eps. 88-) Ending Theme 9:"Baby It's You" by JUNE (eps. 98-109) Ending Theme 10:"Sakura Hiyoko" by Mai Hoshimura (eps. 110-120) Ending Theme 11:"Tsumasaki" by Ore Ska Band (eps 121-131) Ending Theme 12:"Daidai" by chatmonchy (eps 132-142) Ending Theme 13:"Tane wo Maku Hibi" by Atari Kousuke (eps 143-) Characters: Ichigo Kurosaki- Ichigo could see ghosts for as long as he could remember. To save his life and protect his family from a Hollow, Rukia decides to transfer half of her Soul Reaper powers to him. But because he has strong spiritual powers, he ends up with virtually all of her powers. He must now take on the role of a Soul Reaper. Rukia Kuchiki- Rukia is a Soul Reaper from the Soul Society. After transfering her powers to Ichigo she has become very weak and must hide herself in human form. Yasutoro "Chad" Sado- Chad is one of Ichigo's friends. He is the strong and silent type. He has spiritual powers in the form of a sheild covering his whole right arm. Uryū Ishida- He is the last surviving Quincy, a race of people who kill Hollows. He has a strong hate for all Soul Reapers. Orihime Inoue- She is a friend of Ichigo. She is very sweet and kind. Her spiritual powers are in the form of 6 fairy like beings called the Shun Shun Rikka. Kisuke Urahara- He is the manager of a store that specializes in spiritual goods. He is a very mysterious person. Once he accidentally sold a mod soul to Rukia. Kon- Kon is a modified soul created by the soul society to fight Hollows. He has some amazing powers. When he was inserted into Ichigo's body he decided to explore the human world. Currently he resides in a stuffed lion and sometimes fills in for Ichigo when needed. Renji Ararai- Renji is the vice captain of the Soul Society's sixth division. He is also a childhood friend of Rukia.

Originally on: MBS (30 min.) Status: New Series Premiered: October 5, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lelouch is a young man with the power of Geass. This means that any order he gives, the receiver must obey. Since the army of Britannia has invaded Japan with giant robots weapons known as Knightmare Frames, Lelouch's power may come in handy. While his best friend, Suzaku is secretly made the pilot of Britannia's brand new prototype Knightmare, Lancelot, Lelouch becomes the masked knight only known as Zero, to lead the rebellion to destroy Britannia once and for all.

Status: New Series Premiered: October 4, 2007 Show Categories: Animation, Drama Clannad - Romance, Drama, Slice of life (May contain violence, bad language & mild nudity) ... Tomoya doesn’t care about school as much as he should and doesn’t take his studies seriously. As such, Tomoya discovers that he doesn’t fit in with the rest of the kids at his school who are busily trying to study for entrance exams. When Tomoya meets a girl named Nagisa alone and without friends, he takes it upon himself to help her. As it turns out, Nagisa has amazing abilities that leave Tomoya reborn in a new existence.

Airs Next: TV Tokyo at Wednesday 1:30 AM (30 min.) Status: New Series Premiered: April 5, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure In 2015, CC Corporation's database's caught on fire destroying "The World". However, by using data that would have been used on another project, CC Corp. was able to rebuild the game. In 2016, "The World R:2" was released. .hack//Roots takes place after the events in Legend of the Twilight Bracelet, and before the events in .hack//GU.

Originally on: A&E (23 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: October 4, 2001 Last Aired: December 20, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Goro Mutsumi is an unlucky guy. He's never had any real luck with his jobs, or with his school, until one fateful day he meets a fortune teller that tells him his luck is about to change, much to Goro's surprise, his former pets, are now Guardian Angels, sent to Earth from the spirit realm. Angel Tales tells of Goro's life with his 12 pets who are now female guardian angels sent to Earth by the Goddess from the spirit realm to protect him from harm, and to give him good luck. The Guardian Angels vary in age, the oldest being Yuki his pet snake, the flirt being Mika his old pet Rabbit. The series is comedy/harem anime, with 14 episodes, and a runtime of 23 minutes, the series was dubbed, and released by Bandai in the 2004 period.

Airs Next: Other at Saturday 6:30 PM (25 min.) Status: On Hiatus / TBD Premiered: April 9, 2004 Last Aired: November 4, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Based on CLAMP's hit manga ツバサ-RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- (still currently running in Japan's Weekly Shōnen Magazine), Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE follows young archaeologist Syaoran and his quest to gather the feathers of Princess Sakura of Clow Country, which contain her memories. Joined by others who have also made appearances in CLAMP's other works, Syaoran travels to different worlds in search of the feathers. Mostly following the storyline from the manga, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE crosses over with xxxHOLiC.

Airs Next: TV Tokyo at Sunday 8:00 PM (25 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 1, 2001 Last Aired: September 30, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure "The world is progressing day by day. Within it, the thing that continues to progress the most is electronic technology, and in that- its connection to toys. Now, the number one thing this is leading to is a "World of Toys." The first of these toys is the egg that came from a dream, "Angel Egg." If one with an egg shows wisdom, love, and courage, they can raise it into an "angel." That's Angelic Layer." - CLAMP Official Battle 1 Introduction Angelic Layer follows the adventures of a middle school student named Misaki Suzuhara. After discovering an interest in a battle game called Angelic Layer, Misaki purchases and creates her own doll, Hikaru, and with her, she is able to participate (and win) in Angelic Layer Tournaments. Along the way we meet the friends, rivals, and family of Misaki, some of whom have deep secrets. Angelic Layer comes from CLAMP, a group of women writers best known for relationship and shojo animes such as Magic Knight Rayearth, Card Captor Sakura, X/1999, and most recently Tsubasa Chronicle. Also known as: Battle Doll Angelic Layer, Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer, Mobile Angel Number of episodes: 26 Airdates: Spring-Summer 2001 in Japan. No airdates in the US, except maybe on pay-sites like ADV's The Anime Network. License Status: This series has been dubbed into English by AD Vision (ADV) in the year 2003. DVD's are now available for all episodes. Do not ask about fansubs! Manga/Graphic Novels: Only five graphic novels have been written in the English version. Opening Song: Be My Angel sung by Atsuko Enomoto. Closing Song: * the Starry sky * lyrics and singing by H"L. Spinoffs and Related Series Chobits - this futuristic series is set a few years after Angelic Layer in the same world. The characters Kaede and Icchan have important roles in Chobits and this is described in detail in the graphic novels (US volume 7 and 8), while the anime barely references it. Tsubasa Chronicle is Clamp's latest release that combines many of their characters in different roles. There's a good chance some of the characters from Angelic Layer might end up in some of the episodes!

Airs Next: Other at Monday 11:00 PM (25 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: January 1, 2003 Last Aired: June 1, 2003 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure Welcome to the Soul Hunter guide. The ancient Chinese Yin Dynasty is rotting from the inside out, infested with demon immortals. Project Soul Hunt was drafted by the Immortal High Council to capture all these "dangerous" souls and seal them away forever. Now all that remains is to find someone to carry it out. Why risk the life of a perfectly good immortal if you can send a good-for-nothing instead? Taikoubou skips his lessons and naps while he's meditating; if he doesn't happen to make it back, so much the better. Armed with nothing but a magical rod and a hit list, Taikoubou is dragged off by the spiritual beast Sibuxiang. But when your job is killing demon immortals, on-the-job training can be extremely rough! Will Taikoubou get his act together in time to save his skin? Or will he and Sibu get vaporized his first day on the job?

Airs Next: TV Tokyo at Thursday 6:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Returning Series Premiered: April 4, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Gintama This show is a Japanese animation that takes place in Edo, Japan (former name of present day Tokyo). The Amanto, aliens from outer space, have taken over the country. The Amanto have suppressed the samurai's resistance by imposing a sword ban. Sakata Gintoki is one of the few remaining samurai. Along with Shimura Shinpachi, and an alien girl named Kagura, Sakata and his friends act as freelancers, taking jobs to pay for their rent.

Originally on: TBS (7 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: February 1, 2002 Last Aired: August 1, 2002 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Three Goddesses, Urd, Skuld, and Belldandy, came down to Earth to live with Keiichi, an average college student. While Keiichi is away, the goddeses shrink themselves to the size of dolls, and have many adventures. Their adventures often involve a resident rat named Gan-chan. Urd and Skuld help Gan-chan find a girlfriend, lose weight, assist the local rat community, and a bunch of other silly and funny adventures, often parodying popular American and Asian movies. Some episodes occur in pairs, and others just end mysteriously. This is a spinoff of the popular manga series Oh My Goddess (or Ah! My Goddess) by Kosuke Fujishima, and forms of the mini-goddess adventures can be found on four-panel comic strips. This mini-series (sic) has 48 episodes but each episode is only about 5 minutes long (7 minutes if you include the credits). DVD Organization Vol 1 ep 1-12 The Gan-Chan Files Vol 2 ep 13-24 The Belldandy Files Vol 3 ep 25-36 The Urd Files Vol 4 ep 37-48 The Skuld Files Ending Themes: "Denwa Shite Iwa-chan" by Yuki Ishii "XXX (Kiss Kiss Kiss)" by Splash!

Airs Next: Syndicated at Weekdays 3:30 PM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: September 1, 1986 Last Aired: December 11, 1986 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction In 2086, two peaceful aliens journey to Earth seeking help. In return for Earth's assistance, the aliens share the plans for the planet's first hyperdrive, allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars. With this new technology in hand, a team of unique individuals are assembled to protect Earth and its allies. These courageous pioneers - committed to the highest ideals of justice - set out to preserve law and order across the new frontier. The show began airing in September 1986 as a series of sixty-five 30-minute cartoons, running five days a week. Since then, The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers has reached cult status, sparking a loyal following. This visionary series combines elements of Westerns, space opera and a sword and sorcery style of fantasy. The well-developed plotline and captivating characters, which pushed the boundaries of children's programming in the 80s, are sure to excite loyal fans as well as a new generation of science fiction and animation enthusiasts. The series was one of the first anime-style shows to be created, storyboarded, voiced and produced in the United States and was animated in Japan by the famed Tokyo Movie Shinsha. This action-packed cartoon series also features the vocal talents of the late Jerry Orbach, Bob Bottone, Laura Dean and Earl Hammond. (Unfortunately when the series aired in 1986, the episodes were shown largely out of order for various reasons. This particular episode list is in the preferred order for viewing keeping continuity and storylines intact.) Galaxy Rangers Ho!

Airs Next: Nickelodeon at Weekdays 8:00 AM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: November 17, 1983 Last Aired: January 1, 1988 Show Categories: Animation, Children Based on Antoine De Saint-Exupery's 1942 novel "Le Petit Prince", "The Adventures of the Little Prince" followed the title character as he journeyed across the galaxy in search of knowledge and companionship. Major characters included the little prince -the protagonist; his rose - part flower, part little girl; and a bird who used to help the little prince travel through space. Most of the episodes took place on Earth or on the prince's home asteroid, B6-12. The show reflected the original novel's focus on sweetness, goodness and love, though it did not include the book's bittersweet ending. The character design was very loosely based on Saint-Exupery's original illustrations. Co-produced in France and Japan Close Full Summary [-] Tag It Write a Review + Add to Favorites Discuss Episodes add » Last episode: Higher Than Eagles Fly On his first visit to the planet Earth, the Little Prince lands in the Andes and meets a young boy named Carlos who has dreams of fulfilling his father's wish to reach the top of a mountain. Aired: Thursday November 17, 1983

Originally on: MTV (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: September 1, 1991 Last Aired: September 1, 1995 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction The following is heard during the theme of the show: Trevor: The dream to awaken our world. Aeon: You're out of control. Trevor: I take control. Whose side are you on? Aeon: I take no sides. Trevor: You're skating the edge. Aeon: I am the edge. Trevor: What you truly want, I can give. Aeon: You can't give it, can't even buy it, and you just don't get it. From Peter Chung ("Alexander") brings you a whole new ride, that is Non-Japanimation (a.k.a. Anime) for once, that breaks all the rules in all of American cartoons. "Aeon Flux" first started out as several shorts on MTV's Liquid Television, then spun off into it's own show, under the same name. Just add power, corruption, guns, sex, death, and you'll get a whole new step in animation. Notes: · The episode names are hard to pronounce, as well as the characters on the show. They did not include all the guest stars (just labeled as "Additional voices") so if you know any thing please let us know. · All episodes were released on tape, and the first volume (labeled as "Aeon Flux") was released on DVD back in 1997. Sony Music group who had rights to both the VHS Box Sets and the single DVD, no longer hold rights to the series, therefore it is labeled as "Out of Print." The Original DVD is selling from $40 - $60.00, if you're lucky on eBay. · IMDB reported that a "2nd Season" for Aeon Flux were discussed at MTV, but as of 2003 it hasn't been fulfilled.

Originally on: A&E (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: March 13, 2001 Last Aired: May 1, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure Episodes; 7 colored episodes (OAV) Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence) Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Shounen A catastrophic earthquake has left Tokyo, and most of the Earth for that matter, under the sea. Aika is a salvager who retrieves various remains from the watery ruins. When Aika accepts the dangerous mission of locating and obtaining the mysterious Lagu, she discovers that she's not the only one after it. Opening Song 1: "Silent City" by Mari Sasaki Opening Song 2: "Manatsu no Seiza" by Mink Ending Song 1: "More Natural" by Hiroko Konishi Ending Song 2: "Dance With Me Tonight" by PUNKY FRUITES! Close Full Summary [-]

Originally on: Other (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 10, 2002 Last Aired: September 26, 2002 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Kaoru Hanabishi just wanted to help. Aoi Sakuraba just wanted to find her first love. They never realized they were looking for each other. Ever since their arranged marriage 18 years ago, Aoi had been in love with Kaoru, but she traveled to Tokyo to meet him when she learned the marriage had been called off. While Kaoru's impressed by Aoi's loyalty, innocence and beauty, to accept her affection, he might have to return to the Hanabishi Clan and the emotional and physical pain he suffered during his childhood... Their self-control and their love will be put to the test when she moves in and he tries to stay a gentleman!

Originally on: TBS (Japan) (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: January 6, 2005 Last Aired: March 31, 2005 Show Category: Animation It is the middle of summer in a seaside town. Yukito Kunisaki is a travelling show man continuing his mothers quest to find the girl in the sky. He befriends a clumsy girl named Mizusu Kamio. He also meets Kano Kirishima and Minagi Tohno. While everything appears normal on the surface, something from the past is connecting these four characters and ancient mysteries begin to unfold

Originally on: Nippon TV (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 1, 2003 Last Aired: June 12, 2004 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure Air Master - Adventure, Comedy, Shounen (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)... This Japanese animated series is about Maki Aikawa, a 16 years old first year senior high school student known as the Air Master. An invicible street fighter. Most of the time, she is just like a normal girl but she's a different person when she's out in the streets. Once a gymnast of Japan, Maki is now establishing and reviving the legend of "airborne street fighting" as an Air Master. A fighting based on one's jumping strength and movement while airborne. So she can once again feel the excitement of being a gymnast, she seeks the strongest opponents to battle.

Originally on: TV Tokyo (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 3, 2004 Last Aired: October 9, 2004 Show Categories: Animation, Drama Katakura Kippei: Big time player at high school. Disinterested with classes and responsiblity and just wants to have a good time with the girls. One day though, a call from his older sister brings him straight home after school, only to find that he is now in charge of his little cousin, Sakashita Yuzuyu. Yuzuyu is only 5 yrs old, and has been abandoned by her mother to the care of the Katakuras. Kippei must now learn to care for the little girl who just needs a mother. Lucky for him, cute, little Yuzuyu has immediately become enamoured with her new "Kippei-onii-chan", and is happy just to be near him, even if he can't even make her packed lunches right.

Airs Next: TV Tokyo at Thursday 7:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: July 11, 1996 Last Aired: March 26, 1997 Show Categories: Animation, Drama Also known as Baby and Me, based on the manga by Marimo Ragawa. Takuya Enoki's mother passed away two month's ago in an accident, leaving him to take on the "Mother role", which is to cook, clean, sew, and make sure his father and little brother are doing right. He has to take care of his little brother, Minoru, while his father slaves away at work. Takuya has to sacrifice his childhood to keep the family functioning. This is a touching story of sacrifice and love for each other.

Status: Ended Premiered: January 7, 1994 Last Aired: June 1, 1995 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Cha Cha is a cute and innocent broom-riding little girl who is training to be a good magician. She doesn't know who her real parents are. She was raised by her teacher Seravi, who is considered the world's greatest magician. Cha Cha almost always gets strange or disastrous results whenever she uses her magic, so she practices a lot. The early part of the series shows Cha Cha's daily life in magic school and her adventures with friends. In the later part, it is revealed that a powerful enemy is after Cha Cha. Cha Cha is given the power to transform into a grown-up magical princess in order to defeat the enemy and his minions. Cha Cha then embarks on a quest with her friends to find out about her real identity and her real family. Akazukin Chacha is a magical girl TV show based on the manga of the same name by Ayahana Min which ran in the monthly magazine Ribbon. The basic story is the comical, magical adventures of the little witch Chacha, who usually wears a red riding hood, and her friends. It is one of the most FUNNIEST and best anime for all ages. Cha-Cha, Riiya, Shiine, Yakko, Orin, and other less important students are in the Banana class and their teacher is Rascal. Unfortunately Ma-rin (who loves Riiya) is not in the same class as Riiya, she is in the APPLE CLASS while the rest of the main characters are in banana class. NOTE: In Urara's Magic School teachers have to catch their students for them to be in their class. The Love/HATE CHAIN In this series there are lots of CRUSHES and all that stuff, it makes the show more funny. Here's the list -Ma-rin LOVES Riiya -But Riiya doesn't like her (SO he hides from her by turning into this wolf, but he looks like a cute puppy)(Ma-rin does like chase him and try to hug him and stuff, so that's why he hides) -Riiya and Shiine both LOVE Cha Cha and try to fight for her attention. -Cha Cha is naive and just considers them friends. -Yakko and Ma-rin both hate Cha Cha because she is around their love. -Dorothy and Seravi both hate each other. -Yakko Loves Seravi -Orin loves or maybe likes Shiine -Shiine doesn't dislike Orin that much like Riiya to hide, but he only considers her a friend. Character PROFILES: Must read to understand some of the episode summaries Cha Cha-She is the blonde one with the red hood. Cha Cha lives with her Teacher Seravi in his cottage at Mochi-mochi Mountain. Seravi is like a second family to her. Cha Cha's magic usually misfires. She has gotten a few spells right before though. She once got a tree when she tried to make a flower bloom. Cha Cha has an extreme fear for mice and rats. She's even afraid of toy mice. She recognises any rodent as a rat. When she sees a rat, she goes into a wild frenzy, yelling that she's seen a rat. Her natural reaction is to beat up the poor animal. Cha Cha isn't very good at flying on her broom either. It's okay when she only carrying herself. The danger comes when she carries a passenger. Her broom will spin out of control and she has no idea on how to stop it. Cha Cha wears the Princess Medallion which she uses together with Riya's braclet and Shiine's ring to change into Princess Holy-up. Shiine-Shiine has brown hair and wears a blue robe. He is an apprentice wizard under the tutelage of Miss Dorothy. He loves Cha Cha very much, but doesn't get much of her attention. He is very jealous of Riya for being Cha Cha's favourite. Shiine lives with Miss Dorothy on Mt. Urizuri. In the manga, they moved their house over to Mt. Mochi-mochi after Seravi and Dorothy rekindled their friendship. Of the three of them, he's the most level-headed and he thinks before he acts. He doesn't get fooled easily. He plays big brother to Cha Cha and Riya. Sometimes, he amazingly surprised at how simple-minded the two of them are.Shiine wears the Ring of Hope which he uses to help Cha Cha change into Princess Holy-up. Riiya-Riiya has green/blue hair and he wears orange pants plus the bracelet thing for holy-up transformation. He's a mountain wolf boy whose home is on the top of Mt. Mochi-mochi. Riya can change into a super cute little white wolf. Cha Cha loves to cuddle him really tight. Riya likes it when Cha Cha cuddles him. Shiine on the other hand is not very appreciative about Riya's wolf form, and oftens calls Riya a dog. Upon hearing that, Riya will always shout,"I'm not a dog!" Riya's pretty sensitive about being called a dog when he's really a mountain wolf. Riya is extremely strong and can lift boulders or other large objects a lot heavier than himself. He can punch a hole in a wall! Riya lives with Seravi because because he thinks that Seravi's cottage is his home. He's not as smart as Shiine. He's adorable because he's so silly.Riya is also a very big eater and he's always hungry. This is also his setback because some enemies have bribed and baited him with food. Riya wears the braclet of courage which he uses to help Cha Cha change into Princess Holy-up. Ma-rin-She's a pretty mermaid with pink hair, she wears an orange dress with blue pearls in her pink hair. Marin is mermaid whose tail can change into legs when it's dry. When her legs get wet, they turn into a tail again.Marin studies in Urara's school of Magic together with the rest of the gang. Marin is self-centred and selfish. She also has a temper. This make her rather unpopular. But if you overlook that fact and see her antics, you'll find her very adorable. Her bossy behaviour gets people's backs up, she can actually get work done. The way she chases Riya is extremely hilarious! In the anime, she has this magic wand that she uses to cast spells. Her magic only works for sea stuff. The most incredible thing she does with her wand is to magic an enormous shell to hide herself in. She does this everytime the enemy wants to get her. Marin doesn't want to believe what others tell her. Riya has told her outright that he doesn't like her and that she is scary. But she has that die-hard lover attitude. Despite being rejected by Riya over and over, she still comes after him. Yakko-She has purple hair, wears a dark robe, and she has these earrings. She's a magician. Yakko is sometimes known as Kurozukin Yakko (Black-Hooded Yakko). Her magic is in the many potions she carries with her. She is known to screw them up ocassionally, like making the monster big instead of making the monster small. Like Dorothy, Yakko has a temper, she can be very scary at times. But compared to Dorothy, Dorothy is a lot fiercer. Orin-She is short, has like blondish hair. This is one character that is so adorable. She's a cute little ninja who is very shy. Orin (aka Suzu in CN Asia) is really fast when it comes to fighting. She owes her skills to her grandfather, who is the World's Greatest Ninja. Most of the characters call her Orin-chan. Orin can do magic as well. Her's is a special brand of ninja magic which uses leaves or instruments to cast spells. She can teleport away from danger, make objects materialize and undo other people's magic. Dorothy-She has pink hair and wears a purple outfit. Dorothy is Seravi's rival for the title of the World's Greatest Magician. She's also his childhood friend and always tries to beat him at any opportunity she gets. She dreams of defeating Seravi and become the World's Greatest Magician, something like rule the world?! Dorothy is probably the most hot-tempered person in the entire story. She's simply incredible whenever she flares up. She once ATE the hearts Yakko poured out for Seravi. Whenever she wants to attract Seravi's attention, she'll sit at the table and munch food (usually cookies) and sips her drink really loud. I find this method very cute. However, it hardly works. Seravi-He has green hair and blusih white robes, he carries a doll around with him named Elizabeth. He's the World's Greatest Magician. It was pretty surprising to know that he'd never knew any magic when he was young. He casts spells by using various handstrokes. He'd learn these handstrokes from the people who used them. In other words he learned through copying others. He is also Cha Cha's handsome teacher and a very popular hearthrob. He's a very calm and carefree person. He can look solemn when something serious comes up though. He's practically an ace in everything. He cooks great food and does all the housework. Dorothy hates him because of this. Seravi is always there to help Cha Cha and her friends whenver they're stump. He always comes in painfully-obvious disguises. Elizabeth is also there disguised as well. The best part is that Cha Cha CAN'T recognise him. :P However, there were instances when Riya and Yakko did.

Status: Ended Premiered: October 30, 2004 Last Aired: May 14, 2005 Show Category: Animation Sakura Mikan is best friends with Imai Hotaru as well as a classmate. Thinking that they are inseparable Sakura is in for quite a disappointment when Imai is asked to study at Alice Academy. Determined not to be left behind Sakura follows Imai to the mysterious academy.

Status: Ended Premiered: April 6, 1998 Last Aired: January 28, 1999 Show Category: Animation Takashi loves reading books, his favorite one is "Alice in Wonderland". One day he bought some used books, and in those books he found the god of Math, M-1, he told Takashi to help a young girl named Alice that was kidnapped in another dimension.

Originally on: A&E (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: May 13, 2001 Last Aired: May 13, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure Welcome to the Alien 9 guide at TV.Com. Episodes: 4 colored episodes (OAV) Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) Genres: Psychological, Science Fiction Otani Yuri, much to her disgust, has been elected by her class for alien fighting duty. Together with Tonime Kasumi, who joined the alien fighter simply for the sake of doing so, and Kawamura Kumi, who became and alien fighter to avoid the responsibility of yet another year of class presidency, she must defend her school from periodic alien attacks. Introspection, fear, anxiety and friendship await Yuri as she is forced to stare life itself in the mouth in her chaotic coming of age. Opening Song 1: "Flower Psychedelic: Kasumi Tomine Version" by Noriko Shitaya Opening Song 2: "Flower Psychedelic: Kumi Kawamura Version" by Kaori Shimizu Opening Song 3: "Flower Psychedelic: Yuri Otani Version" by Juri Ibata Ending Song: "Rebirth" by en avant

Airs Next: AZN TV at Tuesday 11:00 PM (25 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: June 29, 2004 Last Aired: August 1, 2004 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction 1941 - The Nazis have joined forces with ruthless Alien invaders in a bid to conquer the world, and only the valiant actions of a small band of heroes and their armored giants stand between humanity and the brink of oblivion! From the Manchurian Railroad to the heart of Europe, the international organization known as the Kishin Corps counters the attacks of the Japanese Army and plots by German Spies leading up to the final confrontation between the behemoth Panzer Knight and the four Kishin Robots!

Airs Next: TeleToon at Sunday 11:30 AM (30 min.) Status: New Series Premiered: November 20, 2005 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction Racers, athletes, scientists and warriors from all over the Universe have converged on the planet XENOC to run the most important race of their lives! This astounding demolition race across a constantly shifting, mutating planet will decide who will possess the ultimate power source - XENO-ENGERGY! For eons the energy would collect until it burst off into the Universe, destroying everything in its path. But now it has been contained by the oldest and wisest species in the Universe, the ZENTERRANS. With only a tiny bit of this energy, wars can be fought, weap created, and illness healed! But there may be more secrets to the Xeno-Energy than even the Zenterrans know - and only our main hero, ULTROX, even suspects the danger. Action, excitement, strong characters and a fascinating science fiction subplot of Universe-shaking proportions - these are the adventures of the ALIEN RACERS!

Originally on: TV Tokyo (24 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 5, 2004 Last Aired: March 28, 2005 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure This sci-fi themed anime is set in the future. A future where human beings are attacked by beings called the Bug-chine. Normal human weapons are useless against the Bug-chine. However, a group of soldiers known as AM Drivers using a new kind of weapon derived from AM Technology have found a way to battle the Bug-chine and give hope to a forlorn earth. The show is also called "Get Ride!" "Silent Moon" by HIRO☆TAKAMI (Opening credit theme song). "Straight From My Heart" by Northern Bright (Ending credit theme song).

Originally on: Other (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: July 5, 1999 Last Aired: March 24, 2000 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction Nanako is a an apprentice nurse to the brilliant Dr. Kouji. However, there is a problem - Nanako is always being targeted by various elements which makes her wonder if she has done anything wrong! What's worse, there are certain secrets to Nanako's past that only Dr. Kouji and his family know about - Nanako was the subject of a cyborg experiment conducted by Dr. Ogami! Dr. Ogami trained Nanako to withstand intence pain, but he made her too strong, and the experiment failed. However, the Pentagon and the Vatican have a use for her afterall...

Airs Next: Disney at Weekdays 12:00 AM (30 min.) Status: On Hiatus / TBD Premiered: January 21, 2005 Last Aired: September 1, 2007 Show Categories: Children, Animation More Pictures Jake Long is one of New York City's average 13-year-old boys, living with his extended Chinese-American family and skateboarding with his friends... until he learns his amazing destiny. He is a descendant of dragons and, when he transforms into one of these fire-breathing, shape-shifting magical beings, it's his duty to protect the magical creatures secretly living among the masses in New York. Among them are the herd of unicorns in Central Park, the leprechauns on Wall Street, the gargoyle nest atop the Empire State Building, the Triborough Troll Bridge, the mystical city between NOHO and SOHO and the underwater Hudson mermaids. Greater New York is the American Dragon's territory and if he can make it here, he can make it anywhere. ... Jake's life takes madcap twists and turns as he juggles all the social hurdles of teenage years (including his crush on Rose, the new girl in school) with his secret training to become the American Dragon, a regimen guided by his recently immigrated grandfather Lao Shi, and Grandpa's unique "associate," a gruff 600-year-old magical Shar-Pei named Fu Dog. American Dragon: Jake Long was created by Jeff Goode, creator of the hit MTV series Undressed. Disney has ordered an initial twenty-four episodes for the first season.

Status: Ended Premiered: October 4, 2005 Last Aired: January 1, 2008 Show Categories: Animation, Drama An assassin at the tender age of fifteen cannot cope with the pressure and commits suicide. Through fate or luck, she is given the transplant heart of Kaori; the partner of Saeba Ryo-City Hunter. Now the former assassin works with Saeba Ryo-City Hunter to solve the problems of others while the deceased Kaori lives on in the body of an assassin.

Airs Next: WOWOW at Wednesday 7:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 7, 1999 Last Aired: June 30, 1999 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure Meifon is quite an overachiever for a sixteen-year-old girl. She's the head of a major corporation and the captain of a state-of-the-art ship, the Angel Links - which provides a free pirate-fighting service. And her crew is just as extraordinary. Join the crew of the Angel Links as they fight pirates, right wrongs, and seek out the hidden secrets of Meifon's past.

Originally on: Fuji TV (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: May 25, 2000 Last Aired: August 25, 2000 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction Setsuna Mudo is a problematic delinquent high school student, who is in love with his sister. To add to his problems, he is also a reincarnation of a fallen angel,Organic Angel Alexiel, which gets him caught in a messy war between heaven and hell. The angels fighting the war are corrupted, commitingvile crimes and murders under the name of God and righteousness. This deeply goes against Alexiel's morals. She feels that the Evils are more pure in their actions since they do not put up a charade of purity to cover their crimes. She joins the Evils' side of the war and declares an official revolt against God. For her crimes in joing the Evils', Alexiel is sentenced to the most severe punishment given to the fallen, her body and soul are separated. The body is frozen in an angel crystal, it is then locked away in the deepest depths of angel security, and her soul is sentenced to be incarnated into a human mortal.Enter Setsuna Mudo. The anime consists of only three episodes because of the contraversal topics included in the show. Main Characters: Setsuna Mudo: Setsuna is headstrong, rebellious, and impulsive, but he has a good heart and is fiercely loyal to his poop friends. He is hopelessly in love with Sara, and hated by his mother. He also has no memories of his previous incarnations, and at first resents his role as the chosen "Savior," wishing only to protect his and Sara's happiness. He matures as the series progresses, eventually surpassing Alexiel herself. Sara Mudo: The younger sister of Setsuna Mudo, who is actually the reincarnation of the soul of the former Great Cherub, Jibril, one of the Four Elemental Angels, the Angel of Water. Sara has a pure, innocent heart, but she has a fierce temper and sharp tongue.She is in love with Setsuna. Her soul was returned to her original body by Raphael, who claims to love her. Sakuya Kira: When Sakuya was six years old, he died in a car accident with his mother. However, the spirit of Alexiel's seven-bladed Holy Sword Nanatsusaya saves him. The two make a deal. Within Sakuya resides the soul of the demon Lucifer, which takes on the form of Nanatsusaya. The Sword has followed and protected Alexiel in every one of her lives because he loves her. Later, Lucifer was to reawaken but he retains memories of Kira Sakuya and Nanatsusaya. He still regarded Setsuna as a friend. Alexiel: Organic Angel Alexiel is the twin sister of Rosiel. One of the most powerful angels in heaven, she has three wings. Alexiel was loved by many, including Uriel and Lucifer. Alexiel is imprisoned by the heavenly army and put on trial for her actions. In punishment for her treason, Alexiel's soul is separated from her body, doomed to be endlessly reincarnated into a human on Earth; each of her lives are to be miserable and end in a painful death. Rosiel: Inorganic Angel Rosiel is the younger twin of Alexiel. Hhe was wise, kind and benevolent, but knew he would eventually lose his sanity and become destructive. He is also obsessed with his beauty; because everyone calls him beautiful. The reason behind this obsession is because Rosiel was born as an old, hideous creature. His body doesn't age; instead, it becomes younger and younger as time went by. Rosiel's most loyal follower Katan secretly uses forbidden black magic to break the seal and brings Rosiel back. By this time, Rosiel has already lost his mind. Katan: Loyal to Rosiel, and obidient. He loves his sister and will do anything to prevent damage to her. Kurai: The deamon king and dragon master. She was rescued by Alexiel during the first great war. She swore to be be Alexiel's side. She ends up falling in love with Sestuna.She's spunky and playful, but cares deeply for her kingdom. Arachane: He claims to be Kurai's older cousin, when in reality, he's her old brother. He likes to pretend he's a girl. He's jelous of Kurai and, in the manga, ultimately drives Kurai to the deepest level of hell to marry Lucifer.

Originally on: A&E (23 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: October 4, 2001 Last Aired: December 20, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Goro Mutsumi is an unlucky guy. He's never had any real luck with his jobs, or with his school, until one fateful day he meets a fortune teller that tells him his luck is about to change, much to Goro's surprise, his former pets, are now Guardian Angels, sent to Earth from the spirit realm. Angel Tales tells of Goro's life with his 12 pets who are now female guardian angels sent to Earth by the Goddess from the spirit realm to protect him from harm, and to give him good luck. The Guardian Angels vary in age, the oldest being Yuki his pet snake, the flirt being Mika his old pet Rabbit. The series is comedy/harem anime, with 14 episodes, and a runtime of 23 minutes, the series was dubbed, and released by Bandai in the 2004 period.

Airs Next: ABC Family at Saturday 9:30 AM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: October 9, 1999 Last Aired: February 24, 2002 Show Categories: Children, Animation Get ready, get set, for Angela Anaconda - she's the coolest kid on TV! Angela and her friends are armed with wit and determination as they combat the daily trials and tribulations common to primary schoolers. With its two-dimensional computer &cut-out& animation and expressive photo-like style, Canada's TV guide recently voted Angela Anaconda one of the coolest kids shows of the year.

Airs Next: TV Tokyo at Sunday 8:00 PM (25 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 1, 2001 Last Aired: September 30, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure "The world is progressing day by day. Within it, the thing that continues to progress the most is electronic technology, and in that- its connection to toys. Now, the number one thing this is leading to is a "World of Toys." The first of these toys is the egg that came from a dream, "Angel Egg." If one with an egg shows wisdom, love, and courage, they can raise it into an "angel." That's Angelic Layer." - CLAMP Official Battle 1 Introduction Angelic Layer follows the adventures of a middle school student named Misaki Suzuhara. After discovering an interest in a battle game called Angelic Layer, Misaki purchases and creates her own doll, Hikaru, and with her, she is able to participate (and win) in Angelic Layer Tournaments. Along the way we meet the friends, rivals, and family of Misaki, some of whom have deep secrets. Angelic Layer comes from CLAMP, a group of women writers best known for relationship and shojo animes such as Magic Knight Rayearth, Card Captor Sakura, X/1999, and most recently Tsubasa Chronicle. Also known as: Battle Doll Angelic Layer, Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer, Mobile Angel Number of episodes: 26 Airdates: Spring-Summer 2001 in Japan. No airdates in the US, except maybe on pay-sites like ADV's The Anime Network. License Status: This series has been dubbed into English by AD Vision (ADV) in the year 2003. DVD's are now available for all episodes. Do not ask about fansubs! Manga/Graphic Novels: Only five graphic novels have been written in the English version. Opening Song: Be My Angel sung by Atsuko Enomoto. Closing Song: * the Starry sky * lyrics and singing by H"L. Spinoffs and Related Series Chobits - this futuristic series is set a few years after Angelic Layer in the same world. The characters Kaede and Icchan have important roles in Chobits and this is described in detail in the graphic novels (US volume 7 and 8), while the anime barely references it. Tsubasa Chronicle is Clamp's latest release that combines many of their characters in different roles. There's a good chance some of the characters from Angelic Layer might end up in some of the episodes!

Airs Next: TechTV at Weekdays 1:00 AM (30 min.) Status: On Hiatus / TBD Premiered: December 30, 2002 Last Aired: March 16, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction In the true gamer spirit, "Anime Unleashed" focuses on the sci-fi elements of anime, titles that imagine what our near or far future will be like, probe the relationship between humans and machines, dream of what alien civilizations could be like, and more. A treat to the eyes and a feast for the mind, "Anime Unleashed" selects the best, most fascinating and funny pieces of Japanese Animation for your viewing pleasure. From giant robots to high school hijinks, look to Anime Unleashed to keep your anime appetite satisfied.

Originally on: A&E (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: November 7, 1993 Last Aired: December 25, 1994 Show Categories: Animation, Sports Aoki Densetsu Shoot! is an anime about a boy named Toshihiko Tanaka, who has just started at Kakegawa High School, in order to play soccer with his idol, Yoshiharu Kubo. Toshi's friends aren't interested in playing soccer again this year untill he convinces them to join the team. Soon, the team is entered in the All-Japan High School Championship.

Originally on: TV Tokyo (0 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: February 4, 2006 Last Aired: January 1, 2008 Show Categories: Animation, Drama It's the 24th century on the planet Aqua, formerly known as Mars, and people inhabit a city modeled after the beloved Earth destination, Venice. The series follows Akari, an apprentice gondolier in this beautiful place.

Airs Next: TV Tokyo at Tuesday 6:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: January 9, 2001 Last Aired: March 27, 2001 Show Categories: Animation, Science-Fiction Juna Ariyoshiis a cheerful fifteen-year-old who is almost unremarkably ordinary in every way. She practices archery after school when she is not hanging out with her friend Tokio on his motorcycle. However, a seemingly tragic accident transforms her into Arjuna, Earth's Avatar of Time and guardian spirit. With this grave responsibility come many challenges both global and personal. Tokio Oshima is Juna's friend who could be more than just a friend ... He is considered an outsider (especially with his bleached-blonde hair) at school, but he is actually kind at heart to those who know him. It is on his motorcycle that Juna get into her fatal collision. When she returns as Arjuna, he supports her in any way he can by following her and gathering information. Chris Hawken is an ageless boy who carries the memories of countless past lives. He guides Juna in her trials with the Raaja and her own inner conflicts. He wields a supernatural aura power, but he does not fight Juna's battles for her.

Airs Next: Nickelodeon at Saturday 2:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: October 25, 2000 Last Aired: November 14, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Children As Told By Ginger is a popular Nicktoon based on 7th-grade Ginger Foutley as she deals with being an unpopular-misfit teenager in middle-school. Along with her 3 friends Dodie, Macie and Darren, Courtney Gripling (the popular 'princess' girl) has taken a shine to Ginger lately. Miranda Courtney's sidekick/best friend, isn't okay with it and hates Ginger. In the first season, Ginger is in the 7th Grade, Season 2, Ginger is in the 8th-grade, and Season 3, Ginger is off to high-school!

Airs Next: Other at Saturday 12:00 AM (24 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 14, 1992 Last Aired: January 1, 1993 Show Categories: Animation, Sports Japanese cartoon show. This is about a team of soccer players.

Originally on: Animax (25 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: February 2, 2003 Last Aired: January 25, 2004 Show Categories: Animation, Children This Japanese animation follows an orphan named Nadja. On her 13th birthday, she finds out that she's actually not an orphan. Her mother is still alive. And after receiving gifts from her estranged mother through a third party, she realizes that she has a greater destiny to fulfill.

Originally on: TV Tokyo (0 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 5, 2001 Last Aired: February 25, 2002 Show Category: Animation Kanzaki Meirin, a special girl with magical powers of the feng shui type who offers up her advice online under the guise of Dr. Rin, doubles as a regular junior high school student with a crush on a protesting classmate. When Meirin starts to receive threatening emails from someone claiming to be her true fated lover, she gets caught up in an effort to protect her friends from this mysterious stranger.

Airs Next: Cartoon Network: Adult Swim Fix at Sunday 11:30 PM (15 min.) Status: New Series Premiered: November 26, 2006 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Crime fighter Assy McGee is out for justice, so all you criminals better look out! Cop Assy McGee is nothing more than a pair of legs with a naked rear end…well, naked unless you count his gun holster! His drinking problem and violent tendencies lead to many shooting sprees and crass language. Warning to parents: this one is not for the little kiddies!

Originally on: Nippon TV (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: October 1, 1980 Last Aired: December 23, 1981 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure It is the year 2030. A brilliant robotics engineer creates a robotic boy with robotic powers in the image of his own dead son. The show examines the robotic boy's adventures as he comes to terms with living among humans.

Originally on: Cartoon Network (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: January 17, 2004 Last Aired: June 19, 2004 Show Category: Animation Astro Boy (2004) tells the story of a youthful robot boy - Astro -modeled after the deceased son of a research scientist, Dr. Tenma. Originally intended to be kept a secret, the atomic-powered robot becomes a reluctant superhero who fights for justice and peace for humans and robots alike. Created in Metro City he lives among a 'retro-futuristic' society populated by humans and robots. His creator Dr. Tenma, head of the Ministry of Science, builds Astro in his son's image. Astro never can fill the void that Dr. Tenma feels over the loss of his son. Astro Boy (2004) is a show that you can't miss. Tenma shuts down Astro, burns down the Ministry of Science and flees. Some time later, Astro is discovered by Dr. O'Shay, the new head of the Ministry. Dr. O'Shay takes in Astro and serves as his mentor. Driven by the belief that robots and humans should be friends, Dr. O'Shay is Astro's greatest ally. He provides Astro with a home, enrolls him in school and creates a robot family for him. Astro possesses superb strength, including jet-rocket feet and arms that allow him to fly at extreme speeds. However, the secret to his victories is not his super-powers; the quality that makes him superior to other robots is his artificial brain, the most advanced in the world. This unique quality, termed kokoro in Japanese, allows Astro to experience all of the same emotions as humans. He's clever, resourceful and has a strong sense of justice, always attempting to reason with his adversaries. Mankind's only hope of surviving the onslaught of rebellious robots is a robot himself...the fearless, selfless, incorruptible champion known as Astro. In his quest for peace and justice, Astro often goes it alone, but he is occasionally aided by his robot sister or even rebel robots that he is able to enlist. Astro also has human friends from school who often become entangled in his conflicts. Astro Boy (2004) is produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Character Guide Astro - Astro is the main character of this anime series. Astro has the skills of a god. With his powerful jet boots, and other unbelievable appliances no one can beat Astro. His set of helping others also makes him a very caring friend. You do not want Astro to fight because he will knock you out with one shot of his laser. Astro's best friend is his savior, Dr. O'Shay. Dr. O'Shay - Dr. O'Shay founded Astro after he was disposed and de-activated by Dr. Tenma. Dr. O'Shay cares for every robot and shows respect to all of his other human friends. Dr. O'Shay helped Astro find out what he truly had inside of him, which made him a hero. Dr. O'Shay has shown a great amount of respect for Astro and Astro respects him back. Dr. O'Shay easily proves that he's the master doctor of his time. Atlas - Atlas is the evil, yet brilliant robot that Dr. Tenma created after he found out that Astro was rebuilt into a heroic robot. Atlas is an inner and outside remake of Astro. Atlas often taunts Astro by telling him that he is his brother. Atlas shows much citizenship to all townspeople in Metro City. He's often a threat to many people in his local town. Dr. Tenma - Dr. Tenma created two of the most powerful robots in the world. Both of his robots include, Astro and Atlas. Both robots were created to remember his lost son who died. Dr. Tenma is Dr. O'Shay's greatest enemy because of how he treated and disposed Astro long ago. Dr. Tenma is very jealous over how Dr. O'Shay changed his former robot-like son. Dr. Tenma is the criminal behind the series.

Originally on: A&E (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: February 5, 1983 Last Aired: January 7, 1984 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure After a motocross accident, Show Zama awakes in the mystical world of Byston Well. Here, he and other humans have been recruited by Lord Drake Luft as pilots for his newest weapons, the Aura Battlers. With time, Show encounters a woman from Earth, called Marvel, who informs him that Luft's true intentions are not very friendly.

Airs Next: Nickelodeon at Friday 8:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Returning Series Premiered: February 21, 2005 Show Categories: Animation, Action/Adventure In a lost age, the world is divided into four nations: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. Within each nation, there is a remarkable order of men and women called the "benders" who can learn to harness their inborn talent and manipulate their native element. Bending is a powerful form combining martial art and elemental magic. In each generation, only one bender is solely capable of controlling all four elements. That bender is the Avatar. The Avatar is the spirit of the world manifests in human form. When the Avatar dies, it reincarnates into the next nation in the cycle. Starting with the mastery of his or her native element, the Avatar learns to bend all four elements. Throughout the ages, the countless incarnations of the Avatar have served to keep the four nations in harmony. Then, the firebenders attacked. Just as the world needed the Avatar the most, he mysteriously vanished. A hundred years later, the Fire Nation is near final victory in its ruthless war of world domination. The Air Nomads were destroyed, the Air Temples ravished, and all airbender monks eradicated. The Water Tribes were raided and driven to the brink of extinction. The Earth Kingdom remains and fights a hopeless war against the Fire Nation. Many believe the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and the cycle is broken. In the desolated South Pole, a lone Water tribe struggles to survive. It is here that the village's last remaining waterbender Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a strange 12-year-old boy named Aang who has been suspended in hibernation in an iceberg. The tribe soon discovers that Aang is not only an Airbender--the extinct race no one has seen in a century--but also the long lost Avatar. Now Katara and Sokka must safeguard the child Avatar in his journey to master all four elements and save the world from the Fire Nation. "Avatar: The Last Airbender is a truly unique comic adventure with rich animation and incredible martial-arts choreography. Creators Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino designed a fantastical Asian world with compelling characters and interesting creatures that will capture kids’ imaginations and spirit." -- Marjorie Cohn, Executive Vice President, Development and Original Programming, Nickelodeon General Notes: Production usually takes about $1 million and 9-10 months per episode. Because of this, the staff will often work on several different episodes at a time. The show is currently in the middle of airing its second season in the US, and Nickelodeon has ordered twenty more episodes for season three already. Talks are reportedly underway to extend the show beyond just three seasons, which was the original plan by the creators. However, if there is a fourth season, it will likely follow a different storyline other than the Fire Lord and Fire Nation trying to take over the world, as both Nick executives and the co-creators have said season three will be when Aang faces the Fire Lord. Season 1 is titled "Book One: Water" and is currently being released in a 5 Volume set (with each Volume being released about two months apart). Season 2 is titled "Book Two: Earth." Each season contains twenty "chapters." Also Known As...: UK: Avatar: The Legend of Aang Latin America: Avatar: La Leyenda de Aang (The Legend of Aang) Brazil: Avatar: A Lenda de Aang (The Legend of Aang) Italy: Avatar: La Leggenda di Aang (The Legend of Aang) Germany: Avatar: Der Herr Der Elemente (The Master of the Elements) Spain:Avatar: La leyenda de Aang (The Legend of Aang) Holland: Avatar: De legende van Aang (The Legend of Aang) Character Guide: *** Note: Season 1 and 2 Spoilers remain below *** Primary Characters Aang (The Avatar) - Aang is the last airbender, the world is depending on him to save their planet. Aang woke up from an one-hundred year sleep when Katara and Sokka came and found him inside an iceberg. Aang is just a kid and he must do everything he can to save the world. Aang is the last airbender and he must do what he can to save his new home, Earth and the world around him. Nation: Air Katara - Katara is the young waterbender who found Aang inside an iceberg. Katara is very brave and will usually come up with a quick plan. Katara still has much to learn before she becomes a powerful waterbender. This waterbender will be able to help Aang save all four nations and to live in peace and harmony. Nation: Water Sokka - Sokka is Katara's older brother. Sokka likes to call himself, strong. He is from the Water Nation and has a very unique weapon, a boomerang. Sokka does not have waterbending abilities but he works for the Water Nation. Sokka is in a group with Katara and Aang to defeat the Fire Nation. Nation: Water Momo - Momo is Aang's lemur friend. Momo cannot talk because he is a lemur but Aang can usually react to what he is saying. Momo is pretty much like any other lemur but Momo is very loyal and protecting. It seems that Aang knew a lemur like Momo, one-hundred years ago. This is so because lemurs were common pets of the Air Nomad children in the past. Momo was found by Aang in episode three, "The Southern Air Temple". Nation: Air Apmc - Apmc is a huge bison who was left behind like Aang. Apmc is Aang's flying bison who will only fly if you say the words, "Yip, yip!". Apmc is very strong and powerful creature, it will destroy anything in it's path. Apmc premiered in the first episode, "The Boy in the Iceberg" as a major character. Nation: Air Prince Zuko - Prince Zuko is has one mission and that's to capture Aang. Prince Zuko has one goal and that goal is to capture the Avatar. Zuko is determined to do anything, as long as he captures the Avatar. He is always trying to capture the Avatar. One of the biggest reasons is for his father love. Zuko feels that if he captures the avatar his father will love him and if he doesn't then he is nothing to his father. He is also one of the strongest fighters in all of the Fire Nation. Zuko has came up to be a very big threat to all Nations. Nation: Fire Uncle Iroh - Uncle Iroh is Prince Zuko's uncle and companion of Zuko. Iroh is the father figure in Prince Zuko's life. Although he may always seem very serious he has a humorous personality that he occasionally un-folds. Iroh is a former commander of the Fire Nation and sticks with the attitude of his nephew. Iroh is a former General of the Fire Nation, although he re-joined the army in "The Waterbending Master." Nation: Fire Toph - Twelve-year-old Toph Beifong, daughter of one of the richest men in the world, Lao Beifong. Toph is an Earthbending prodigy, since she is blind, yet she has mastered the art. She has joined Katara, Sokka, Aang, Appa and Momo. She first debuted in episode 26 (2.06) "The Blind Bandit." Nation: Earth Secondary Characters Commander/Admiral Zhao - Ruthless and powerful, Admiral Zhao (formerly Commander) is a high-ranking military officer of the fire nation. His resources include thousands of Fire Nation warships, soldiers, and weapons. Zhao, in addition to winning the war, is concentrating on one main goal: capturing the Avatar, and he will not rest until Aang is in his clutches. Zhao is also a master firebender, and a skilled military strategist. Oh, and Zhao has a big grudge against Prince Zuko for some reason, as he's always attempting to capture the teenager. Nation: Fire Avatar Roku - Avatar Roku was the Avatar before Aang. He was under firebender status, and always used to extinguish former Fire Lord Sozin's flames, literally. And after he died, within roughly 12 years, Sozin started a full-scale war on the rest of the world. He has a very deep voice and wears a long, dark robe with fire nation symbols on it. Roku destroyed the Fire Nation's Avatar temple in an attempt to save Aang from then Commander Zhao's wrath. He, along with all the other past Avatars, has a statue of himself in the Southern Air Temple. Roku is also the Avatar in the opening theme who is bending all of the elements. Nation: Fire Fire Lord Ozai - The Fire Lord is the one overall ruler or "king" of the Fire Nation. Ozai, the current fire lord, is no different from his grandfather, Sozin, who was the fire lord that started the war 100 years back. His face has yet to have been revealed in the show, but he appears to be a very muscular with long, dark hair and a crown at the top of his head. He intends on finishing the war this year, when Sozin's comet arrives. It is Aang's responsibility to defeat Ozai before that comet hits. Nation: Fire Monk Gyatso - Gyatso was Aang's mentor 100 years ago at the Southern Air Temple. In the episode titled "The Southern Air Temple", Aang found Gyatso's remains in a cave in the mountains nearby, and was extremely angered, triggering his Avatar spirit. Gyatso would play games and look out for Aang's welfare, but also taught him all he knows about airbending. Aang was raised for years by Gyatso, which led to a lot of bonding time, and a lot of Pai Sho. Nation: Air King Bumi - Bumi is the former ruler of the Earth Kingodm city of Omashu, before it was invaded by the Fire Nation. He allowed himself to get captured by the Fire Nation and allowed them to take over the city. He is a very powerful Earthbender, enough so that he can bend with his chin and face. Some call him a "mad genius" because of his unique style of handling situations. One hundred years ago Aang used to visit Bumi while he was just a little boy living in Omashu. Currently, Bumi is under Fire Nation control and Omashu has been renamed "New Ozai." Nation: Earth Princess Yue - Sokka's love interest at the North Pole, Princess Yue ended up giving up her life for the good of the world. She was brought to life by the moon spirit, and returned the favor when Zhao killed the moon spirit's mortal form, a koi fish. Sokka still thinks about Yue all the time, however, despite the fact that she's gone for good. Nation: Water Master Pakku - Pakku is an elderly man, but not too elderly. He is a master waterbender, and until a few weeks ago, taught students at the Northern Water Tribe. Since then, though, he and some other benders have decided to go to the Southern Water Tribe and help that tribe rebuild. At a young age Pakku was engaged to be married to Katara and Sokka's grandmother, Kana, before she fled to the South Pole. Nation: Water Princess Azula - Zuko's evil and nasty sister, Azula, now has a mission: to capture Iroh and Zuko and bring them home to jail, and also capture the Avatar, and return him to her father, the Fire Lord. She commands respect from even her elderly Uncle. Princess Azula is one of the most powerful firebenders alive, and can even create and bend lightning. She is a "firebending prodigy" as Zuko described her. She was named after her grandfather, Fire Lord Azulon. Nation: Fire Ty Lee - One of Azula's traveling buddies, Ty Lee was a young acrobat in a Fire Nation circus. However, when Princess Azula came knocking, after some resistance, she decided to join up with the Fire Nation Princess on her journey. She's not a firebender, but she is skilled in Kyusho Jitsu, the art of attacking pressure points on the body. Nation: Fire Mai - The daughter of the Governor of what is now New Ozai, Mai has joined Azula and Ty Lee in their search. Mai, like Ty Lee, is not a bender, but she does attack using star-like knives. This makes her yet another unique weapon on Azula's vault. Nation: Fire Master Yu - Master Yu is an Earthbending master and teacher. He has his own academy where he takes young Earthbenders under his wing and takes them to new levels in their bending, but for money of course. He has been hired by Lao Beifong to get Toph back after she was "captured" by the Avatar. Nation: Earth Xin Fu - Xin Fu has also been sent to get Toph back to her father. He is the greedy host of the Earthbending tournament, Earth Rumble Six. He, like Master Yu, is expected to play a larger role in the rest of the season. Nation: Earth The Spirit World: Beyond the Avatar world, a totally different universe, called the spirit world, exists. Inside the spirit world, the spirits can see you, but they are invisible to the human eye, as well as creatures. The Avatar is the bridge between this world and the real world, and Aang travels to it when he needs help. Here is a list of some of the spirits we have met so far: • Koh - Koh is a giant centepede known for stealing faces of other spirits, creatures, even humans. Koh is one of the oldest spirits in the spirit world, and has a collection of hundreds of different faces he can use wherever and whenever he feels like it. • Hei Bai - As seen in "The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1)," the Hei Bai is a giant panda bear, who apparently can change into a horrendously gigantic and powerful creature of unknown classification. Don't tick this spirit off! • Avatar Roku & his dragon - Yes, Avatar Roku is actually a spirit. He and his giant fire-breathing dragon inhabit this world, and assist Aang when he's in need. They can either guide him in the right direction, or provide him with valuable information he can use throughout his journeys. Some spirits have crossed over to the mortal world. Near the beginning of time, these two spirits crossed over from the spirit world in the form of koi fish, and currently swim freely in a nested pond inside the Northern Water Tribe. These are their names before they crossed over. • Tui - Tui is the moon spirit, the spirit Princess Yue saved by sacrificing her life. It is the white koi fish with the black spot inside the oasis, which is within the Northern Water Tribe. Should it die, the world would turn totally dark during the night. Waterbenders draw their power from this spirit. • La - The spirit of the ocean is the other fish swimming inside that oasis, the black one with the white spot on it. It is this spirit which enabled Aang to single-handedly defeat the fire nation during their attack on the Northern Water Tribe. This spirit saved the Northern Water Tribe from utter destruction, and has enabled benders like Master Pakku to head down south, and rebuild their sister tribe, the Southern Water Tribe. The water tribe greatly appreciates, and even idolizes, this spirit.

Airs Next: Other at Saturday 2:00 PM (30 min.) Status: Ended Premiered: April 8, 2002 Last Aired: September 30, 2002 Show Categories: Animation, Comedy Azumanga Daioh (あずまんが大王) follows the daily high school lives of six female students and two teachers with unusual personalities. From the first day of high school to their graduation, the girls will do nothing but make you laugh. Tomo Takino is the energetic “loose cannon”; Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara is the short-tempered, intelligent one; Chiyo Mihama is the 10-year-old genius; Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga is the not too bright and slow one; Sakaki is the shy cat-loving, prone to cat bites one; and Kagura is the resident jock. The teachers include: Yukari Tanizaki who is the wacky, childish, English teacher and Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa who is the sane gym teacher that easily gets drunk. The anime, which is based on the original manga by Kiyohiko Azuma, has five different parts to each episode, each with its own title (similar to five mini-episodes put together for one big episode). They originally aired in Japan in five-minute segments, every day (Monday-Friday) with a twenty-five minute episode compiling the five five-minute episodes airing on each weekend. There are 130 sections in all, and the series fits neatly into 26 episodes.