HINT: Don't like these messages? As a ed you can disable them! Why not sign up now? It's free!

Anime starting in Winter 2002/2003 201j4v

(Do NOT click!)
  • grid
  • smallgrid
Filter

Filter 6w3p5v

  • Airing Status 1n5rp

  • Anime Type 191q3f

  • Calendar Mode 2g366r

  • Misc 263z2n

  • Origin 362o1m

Winter 2002/2003 636m4z

7th December
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 2.16 (56)
Average: 3.78 (57)
* Based on a super-hero television show back in 1972, similiar to Ultra-Man or Mask Rider.

The story takes place in A.D 20xx in a city along the seashore in the Kanto district. Near the city there is a shooting-star lake which was created by a fallen meteorite tens of thousands years ago. A life form which was sleeping for thousand years inside the meteorite on the bottom of the lake now begins to hatch and begins to attack people.

Meanwhile, an accident happened with Kido Nanori and his classmates, Kentaro Shiratori, while they were playing with computer. An image, KOPU, appeared before them and explained to them that they should their true hearts and true courages together to save the world from the hand of GOMON.

However, because of the intense electromagnetic wave from the computer, Kido and Kentaro were pushed out from the house and fell into the cliff and sink into the ocean. Then a sphere of light shines from the bottom of the ocean with the image of KOPU, who then gives small bracelets called BOPPU for Shiratori Kentaro and Kido Nanori which allow them to united with the power of justice and friendship to save the world.
21st December
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.83 (2171)
Average: 7.26 (2189)
Inuyasha, Kagome and the others have cornered their arch-nemesis Naraku. Kagomes flying purification arrow and Inuyashas Tessaiga finally take Naraku down! Mysteriously, from that night on, the full moon strangely continues for several days.

At that time, the unearthly appeared before Inuyasha and the others, calling herself "Kaguya, the Princess of Heaven"!

What is the true relation of this greatest of enemies, who controls time freely, to Naraku? Right here and now, a new door opens on the magnificent tapestry of the warring country revolving around the Shikon no Tama!

Source: AnimeNfo
21st December
OVA, 5 eps
Rating: 7.51 (4006)
Average: 7.96 (4047)
In the year 1999 a huge extraterrestrial battleship crash-landed on Earth, bringing the human race in with very advanced technology. Human short-sightedness and the greed to be the only one to possess this technology led to the war between the UN and the Anti-UN Eight years have ed since then, killing so many veteran pilots that even boys in their teens had to be recruited to fight the war.

Kudou Shin, a young UN F-14 pilot is shot down by an unknown enemy fighter plane during a sortie and crash-lands on a solitary island.

Coincidentally, an unusual energy surge is detected on this island. Both sides of the conflict suspect the surge originated from remnants of the Proto-culture's advanced technology, left behind by extraterrestrial beings in ancient times. As it turns out this technological legacy is very similar to the recovered fallen extraterrestrial battleship that crashed eight years ago.

Now, both the UN and the Anti-UN struggle to be the first to recover the technology of extraterrestrial origin by invading the island... bringing death and destruction to the peaceful islanders.
21st December
OVA, 13 eps
Rating: 7.03 (351)
Average: 7.31 (355)
Noo, an ancient demon woken through humanities greed, is threatening to destroy all live in the universe. Captain Harlock and his crew of pirates are the only ones capabale of stopping this danger, even if it means fighting both Noo and the government at the same time.

Note: Originally meant to be a TV release in summer 2002, Outside Legend's production was delayed, TV release was cancelled and the series was released as an OVA. In autumn 2003, it was then rescheduled to be broadcast on TV Nihon.
27th December
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 3.37 (378)
Average: 6.02 (381)
Four months after the resolution of the game (via Hikari's ending), the entire gang is planning a big Christmas party. However, with the reappearance of Hikari, weird things start to happen in the city of Kazune. How will things turn out?

Note: This show will not make much sense if you have not played the game. This show WILL spoil certain arcs of the game. You have been warned.

Note: This anime was included as a DVD on a fandisc box release called Soyokaze no Okurimono: Wind Pleasurable Box (そよかぜのおくりもの-Wind Plesurable Box-).
2nd January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 7.14 (983)
Average: 7.22 (990)
Paradigm City is a place without a past. 40 years ago, something happened that wiped the memories of everyone living in it. Unfortunately, the people of Paradigm City were very busy before then, making Megadueses (giant robots) and monsters. People who were born after the memory wipe are gaining / recovering memories of the past and using them to build new threats.

Dorothy. As problems mount and more memories surface, Roger's past and Paradigm's future begin to become suspect...

Source: ANN
4th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 3.31 (960)
Average: 6.13 (969)
* Based on an eroge by élf.

It is 1904, the Russo-Japanese war has just started and the Japanese army is getting ready to attack Port Arthur by establishing a training camp for female pilots in Hokkaido. Umakai Shintarou, a former diplomat who has once lived in Russia, is chosen to supervise the training.

Although the girls — Ichijouji Sumi — assigned to him overwhelm him, his sense of duty as a teacher brings him to guide these girls to complete their secret mission, although he does not even know what that secret mission is.
5th January
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 4.92 (1240)
Average: 6.90 (1249)
The show centres on the adventures and friendships of four Bishojo girls with a backdrop of a huge sky and the universe beyond.

The year is 2xxx AD. Numerous comets have ed and detected in our solar system, and because of that, there are fears and unpredictable dangers that some of them may crashed upon the earth and will cause mass destruction on the planet.

Therefore, as a part of Cosmic Crisis Management, mankind built a comet impact "cemetery" above earth's satellite orbit. This comet impact cemetery equipped with Space Shock Machines that will eliminate those comets before they can reach the earth. Those space shock machines are flown by female pilots, who also known as the Storm Troops, and are armed with special missiles to destroy incoming comets into small pieces. Those girls are soon to be known as Comet Blasters and are very popular among people on earth.

On earth, in various places, many comet impact cemeteries were also made as second line of defence, so that in the event of large comet fragments ed the Comet Blasters, it can be destroyed by the Meteor Sweeper who fired special missiles from earth. At the same time, these comet impact cemeteries on earth provide training grounds where young pilots are trained to gain qualification as future Comet Blasters.
6th January
TV Series, 52 eps
Rating: 3.31 (607)
Average: 5.83 (625)
Finally succesively completing the two world tournaments, the talented young man Takao meets with Daichi Sumeragi and the mysterious character, Jing "Shippo". With the appearance of these new rivals, Takao burns with greater excitement.

Apart from Takao, Max also receives notice of a new tournament that's was going to be held. And this time, there's a rule. Players must be in teams of two to participate in a tag match. So that they can battle with Takao, Max and Rei battles with various other teams. And of course, Takao just can't wait to do battle!
7th January
TV Series, 26 eps
Rating: 6.82 (7093)
Average: 7.75 (7199)
There is an old legend that speaks of a hidden paradise on Earth — a paradise which only wolves can find. And while thought to have been extinct for hundreds of years, wolves indeed still walk the earth... hidden among mankind. Now, a group of outcast wolves set out to find Paradise: Tsume. Each wolf is driven by their own personality and desire, but together they are pursued by humans seeking to quench their own thirst for power.
8th January
TV Series, 53 eps
Rating: 4.30 (53)
Average: 5.37 (54)
In the future, age is not a factor to determine whether someone can perform a certain task or not, but special talent and training. An organization, Machine Robo Rescue (MRR), was established for robots and children to become partner and rescue people from danger. Then 12 children with various abilities were selected and introduced as part of this program: Robo Rescue!

Meet Oozora Taiyou, one of the children who were chosen as a part of MRR program. After being late on his first day of training, he went to perform a hot rescue with JETROBO. However, a mysterious Robot from mysterious organization, "The Star"(?), appeared before MRR team to interfere with the rescue. What are the motives of the mysterious organization? And what are their goals?

Life as one of the children chosen as part of MRR has started for Oozora Taiyou. Bumpy and hard training is just ahead for MRR team in order to protect many people's life!

Source: AnimeNfo
9th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 3.99 (2975)
Average: 6.62 (3020)
CyberConnect Corporation (CC Corporation), the creator and operator of the network game The World, holds a special campaign for its players. The grand prizes are two Limited Edition Characters: the legendary Twin Blade, Kite and the Heavy Blade, Black Rose from the .hackers data that has been prohibited since the Twilight incident.

The second-year junior high school twins, Rena, successfully win the Legendary Characters from the campaign. And even though Shuugo never played the network game before, he sets foot into The World on his sister's invitation.

In the game world, Shuugo and Rena meet other players, like The Rare Hunter of Love and Courage Hotaru and quickly become close friends after several events and encounters. However, the seemingly peaceful game world begins to show signs of weird glitches that eerily resemble the incidents from four years ago. Only this time, Shuugo, Rina and their new friends are involved in them...

Note: Set in The World, four years after the Twilight incident (from the PS2 game), which not only shook the game world, but also the real world.
9th January
TV Series, 12 eps
TNK
Rating: 4.48 (333)
Average: 6.27 (336)
Presently in Ishtar, on an isolated country near England...

In order to resolve the various issues before they arise in the monarchical country of Isthar, the royal family has issued a licence for a lot of private agencies. Within those agencies, there was one that were particularly favoured by the the royal family and their trust. An agency that can accomplish their missions with ease and that agency was known as "Cloud7".

Comprised of the two Rowe and Jacque, who're also known as the "L/R", they are granted all sorts of special supplies for the "impossible missions" they get from the royal family. Anything big and small, from cars to cigarettes! With all this in hand, the L/R makes haste to complete their missions.

Source: AnimeNfo
9th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 4.86 (580)
Average: 6.72 (581)
Kirisato Nanaka is a 17-year-old girl, and she is a 2nd year student in a high school. She has a childhood friend, Nagihara Nenji, who goes to the same school as her.

However, because of an accident at one day, Nanaka lost her memory from when she was 6-year-old and onward. In other words, she mentally turns into her 6-year-old self, which has to be kept secret from all her classmates, of course.

To make things more complicated, an honour student Amemiya Yuriko, Nagihara Nenji and his two rivals, Arashiyama Jinpachi and Arashiyama Satsuki, somewhow get tangled into Nanaka's school life. So what will happen to Nanaka?
10th January
TV Series, 52 eps
Rating: 4.36 (237)
Average: 6.14 (245)
On the mechanical planet of Sabertron lives super robotic organisms known as Transformers. There, mainly consisting of convoys, the Cybertron army, and their old enemy Destron fell into conflict to gain hold of a new power to their side. A new breed of Transformers known as the Microns. But, griefing over the battle the Microns set off to the other end of the universe.

4 million years later, on Earth, 3 young children activated a mysterious inside a cave. And somehow, that was the dormant Micron...
10th January
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 6.07 (2076)
Average: 7.33 (2082)
Based in the present day Tokyo, there exist people known as Mahou Tsukai (people who use magic or "Mages"). But, even though there's magic around, there's not much difference from the world we live in.

Kikuchi Yume is a 17 year old 2nd year senior high school student. So that she can officially become a Mage, Yume makes use of her summer break and leaves for the capital from Tooya in the Iwate prefecture. It's the first time she's been to Tokyo. First time she's been to a boarding house. And she was thinking that it'll be an all girl's place too but in fact, the manager's a charming male. Caught in a mix of anxiety and great anticipation, Yume's training in magic begins.
18th January
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 3.08 (466)
Average: 5.65 (473)
Hand Maid May!
Note 2: This OVA release was stopped after the first Episode. Official Statement translated from Wonderfarm Website: "We must explain to people who are anticipating the 2nd and 3rd volumes of Hand Maid Mai, why they have not yet been released. Five Ways, the firm that released and distributed Hand Maid Mai has become bankrupt. Both Wonderfarm and the production staff are greatly embarrassed. The 2nd and 3rd volumes have been completed. We hope to make them available as soon as possible, we believe it is our responsibility. But we cannot proceed with the release until various legal matters related to the bankruptcy are resolved."
22nd January
OVA, 3 eps
Rating: 4.17 (455)
Average: 6.51 (462)
Tobise Tomoe who is the best friend of Hotaru. She has her own charm different from Hotaru's. Then, their encounter will cast shadow on the relationship between Hotaru.

Source: AnimeNfo
25th January
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 3.91 (172)
Average: 5.28 (174)
A short indie film, directed by Tazawa Ushio of GOD×DOG PRODUCTION, which won the Visual Award in the 14th DoGA CG Animation Contest.

In a town where discrimination based on colors is in place. A boy wearing red who is at the bottom of the society. A girl who es him every time he is attending night high school. In the past, she had encountered the boy who scribbled on a wall. The girl who has understood the meaning of the message. At that time, what was the meaning of the girl's smile to the boy. Two people who have ed each other on countless occasions each other again in this short Boy Meets Girl animation.
25th January
OVA, 13 eps
Rating: 7.21 (1181)
Average: 7.80 (1197)
Saint Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga, Shun and Ikki, who once swayed the world are coming back with more flaming cosmo!

A few days afer the mortal combat with Poseidon, strange ocurrances in the Sancturay mark the beginning of a new turmoil. Hades of Pluto comes back to life from the depth of darknes. Hades' faithful messengers of death, the spectres, assault on Athena to take her life away!! Athena is in crisis!!

Can the Gold Saints, Seiya and the friends save Athena from the hands of Evil?

Source: AnimeNfo
2nd February
TV Series, 50 eps
Rating: 6.58 (276)
Average: 7.09 (281)
This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England. Nadja was entrusted to the orphanage when she was a baby. So she thought her father and mother were dead. But before her thirteenth birthday, she found out that her mother might be alive...

Nadja sets out on a journey to find her mother! With all of Europe as the stage, Nadja's exciting adventure begins!
2nd February
TV Series, 50 eps
Rating: 3.32 (27)
Average: 5.00 (27)
In the future not far from the present, the game Crash Gear becomes popular on the streets after its first debut.

Kouda Takeshi. With this, he begins his journey to become a Gear Fighter.

His goal is to fight with players from the promotional development group Sanama Laboratory like Akusawa Yuu and the mysterious Elite Gear organization known as ZET.

Source: AnimeNfo
6th February
TV Series, 12 eps
Rating: 5.52 (1781)
Average: 7.23 (1795)
During WW2 a strange new alien, the Genjuu (幻獣), appeared who's sole purpose is to kill off Humanity. Whenever they appear the Genjuu give off a strange odor that is acid to a human and killed off a lot of the warriors sent to fight it. Flash foward 50 years. Shibamura Mai.

Who is this Mai? Why did she come to the 5121? Why does she hate the Genjuu so much.

Source: Forbin at MIKOMI
14th February
OVA, 1 ep
OLM
Rating: 3.92 (473)
Average: 5.98 (474)
Six beautiful women are on a train en route to Sunshine Hill in the early 1800s. When the train is hijacked by robbers and the soldiers on board are caught unaware, another surprise is in store: these lovely ladies can fight! Margaret Hart is a young woman determined to become a sheriff, and takes on the fight, although she is somewhat lacking in experience. She gains plenty on this trip, however, and the ragtag team of Western warriors s forces with another enger, Spencer, to fight some nefarious bandits and guide the train to safety.
17th February
TV Series, 26 eps
Rating:
Average:
A wounded robot known as DigiGirl falls from the skies and gets picked up by Nail, in charge of the Nail Salon. Since it was a robot she found, Nail thought it'll be able to lots of special tasks. And so, she tries a lot of various things with it but... DigiGirl ends up failing all of it.

The small DigiGirl comes across many things she could do at school and in the streets. As she feels the fun in human life, DigiGirl aims to become a normal girl. A pop and stylish comedy animation.

Source: AnimeNfo
23rd February
TV Series, 13 eps
Rating: 2.80 (86)
Average: 4.84 (86)
The end of the New Testament tells of the appearance of a new heaven and earth. The next page of the Apocalypse is about to be turned... Dark clouds spread over the modern-day Babylon, Tokyo. Eerie vibrations are felt... The next instant, a rumble. The earth shakes, and skyscrapers are destroyed one after another. The earth splits, and deep red magma spews forth like blood. The war gods Eve and Adam go forth to destroy the megalopolis... After the terrible destruction of heaven and earth, will the omnipotent God awaken and lead the life on this planet to a new century?

But, the earth was just died in blood in the great battle of the demon beasts, the Majuu Zensen... In order to complete the birth and awaken God, something was missing: true African blood which was no more.

Tokyo. Achieving a strong transfiguration from the dark city after the war, tall buildings line the landscape. In one corner, a Japanese-American with a serious heart disease, Ayaka Sanders, had a dream in which she was attacked and nearly eaten by beastmen. And when that nightmare became reality, an enormous beastman, Shinichi, saved Ayaka from the powerful beastmen. Ayaka and Shinichi's encounter, ironically, will bring about the epic battle between God and beast...

Source: AnimeNfo
1st March
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 3.32 (37)
Average: 4.60 (37)
As Laura heads out to summer camp, Hamtaro and Oxnard come across a young girl by the name of Haibi, who's trying to find the ocean. Haibi found a treasure map while searching through the storage burrow and is now willing to find the treasure to help her heat exhausted granny. The Ham-Hams, who are more than willing to help her, pack their things and set out to find the treasure.

Source: Wikipedia
1st March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 6.86 (2305)
Average: 7.55 (2321)
After being chased by the Marine through a huge storm, the crew arrives at the harbour of Hannabal. After stuffing themselves - or rather Luffy - Nami's nose picks up on the smell of money. Drawn in by the prize money of 300.000.000 Beri, they decide to take part in the every few years happening everything-goes race to reach a certain destination - alive. On the night before the race they happen to make with Gasparde, an ex-Marine that is feared by other pirates and hated by the Marine; his gang; and Shuraiya Bascud, a headhunter that is more than he seems at first.

After the night is over, the morning arrives and thus the beginning of their new Dead End Adventure.

Note: The movie takes place after episode 130.
6th March
TV Series, 7 eps
Rating: 3.53 (466)
Average: 6.28 (469)
Recap: A kind-hearted young man named Mutsumi Gorou, who loves animals, has the most unfortunate things happening to him: the place where he works goes bankrupt, or he bumps into a signboard as he walks in the streets. The poor soul is heavily burdened with bad luck. However, his life completely changes when he meets a fortune teller, and receives a mobile phone with the power to call upon Guardian Angels, that just happen to be a group of cute girls — who are actually the reincarnations of the pets that the young man had once taken care of, now back to repay his kindness. (Source: AnimeNfo)

A year later, Gorou has found a career and is going to school to become a veterinarian. The twelve angels have sworn not to use their powers as they continue to live with him. There are new problems to deal with as they grow together as a surrogate family and grow up.

Source: ANN
8th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.95 (142)
Average: 6.18 (143)
One day, Nobita runs into a creature-like ball of wind, which came from a faraway land, but blew into their neighbourhood following the recent typhoon that went through the area. Nobita names it Fuuko. Eventually, he, Doraemon and their friends take it to a vast countryside through the Anywhere Door. There, they learn about the Wind and Storm Villages, and Fuuko's real identity. Soon, Nobita and his friends have to protect Fuuko from the Storm Village and a now-possessed Nobuo, who is being controlled by the spirit of the Storm Village's former leader.

Source: ANN
18th March
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 4.82 (994)
Average: 6.59 (1004)
Akuto, the main source of energy is running low and the Heavens, a world of islands, hidden beyond time, floating above ours, has united against the Yumemi in the lower world. Yumemi herself is just a normal girl except that she is the only one who can see the islands of the Heavens floating above. When Munto appears before her she starts thinking about her responsibility to the world.

Source: ANN
19th March
Web, 6 eps
Rating: 6.27 (1256)
Average: 6.85 (1264)
Aru Tabibito no Nikki by Kunio Kato showes the surreal journey of a stranger, traveling on a Dali-like pig with giant legs and leading us in to an unconscious mixture of nightmare and dream.

Strange things happen to a traveller. Illustrative drawing on paper and 2d computer animation.
Originally released as Shockwave Flash episodes on:
http://jp.shockwave.com/animations/tabibito/tabibito.html

Release dates for eps from:
http://ka-ko.net/aakk/special.shtml
19th March
OVA, 3 eps
Rating: 4.41 (255)
Average: 6.28 (256)
An unseen evil lurks in the streets of Paris. Unless something is done, the darkness will unleash its destruction and consume all that is good. The City of Love will be lost to her people forever. All hope rests within the hearts of five young ladies. The only problem is, they don't even know it yet. But will an apprenticed nun, a reserved aristocrat, a hardened criminal, a traveling circus emcee and a Japanese girl experiencing loss set aside their unique differences and come together as one for the defense of many. The Paris Fighting Troup is born.
  • grid
  • smallgrid