Comic-Con 2012 Anime Guide

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2012 JAPANESE ANIMATION Programming Guide

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Our complete Anime Schedule with full descriptions of the films being shown in our Japanese Animation programming at Comic-Con 2012

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Kobato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28Kurenai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28Kurokami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29Lagrange-The Flower Of Rin-ne . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29Legend Of The Legendary heroes . . . . . . . . . . Page 29Lucky Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30MM! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30Mahoromatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30Maid Sama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31MazinKaiser SKL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32Modern Magi Made Simple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32My Bride Is A Mermaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32Needless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33Nyan Koi! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33Okami-San And Her Seven Companions . . . . . Page 34Oreimo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page34Outlaw Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34Polyphonic Crimson S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35Psychic Squad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35Puella Magi Madoka Magica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35Ramen Fighter Miki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36Rental Magica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36Rosario + Vampire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 . . . . . . . . . Page 37Shrine Of The Morning Mist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37Shiki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37Silent Mobius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38Sola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38Someday's Dreamers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38Sound Of The Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39Squid Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39Star Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39Tales Of The Abyss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 40The Girl Who Leapt Through Space . . . . . . . . Page 40The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 . . . . . . Page 40The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya . . . Page 41The World Only God Knows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 41Toradora! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 41Towa No Quon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42Tytania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42Vampire Knight Guilty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42Zakuro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43Zetman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43

Contents• Titles at a glance . . . . . . . . . . 3

Quick-Start Index for Anime Information

• Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4• Program listings . . . . . . . . . 13• Convention map . . (Back Cover)

Comic-Con:International Anime titles at a glance

Note: Some programming material may not be listed according to schedule .

.hack//Quantum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13A-Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13Accel World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13Ah My Buddha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14Akikan! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14And Yet The World Moves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14AnoHana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15Arakawa Under The Bridge 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15Aria The Natural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15Aria The Origination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16Baka And Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16Bakuman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16B Gata H Kei-Yamad's First Time . . . . . . . . . . Page 17Bleach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17Blue Exorcist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17Book Of Bantorra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18Broken Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo! . . . . . . . . . . Page 18Chaos:Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19Clamp School Detectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19Dirty Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19Dirty Pair Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20Dream Eater Merry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20Fairy Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21Fate/Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21Fractale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21Full Metal Panic? Fummof! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22Fushigi Yugi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22Gad Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22Gasaraki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23Gin Tama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23Gokusen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23Grenadier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24Gun X Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24Hayate The Combat Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24Heaven's Lost Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25Himawari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25Infinite Stratos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25 K-ON! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26K-ON!! 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26Kanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26Kekkaishi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27Kaze No Stigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27Kimi Ni Todoke-From Me To You . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27Kirameki Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28

*Advisory: Due to the many different themes and subjects covered in Japanese Animation programs, many programs are not suitable for very young children . Therefore, parental discretion is suggested .

Cover credits Hayate The Combat Butler © Kenjiro Hata/Shogakuka, Hayate Project, TV Tokyo, Infinite Stratos ©2011 Izuru Yumizuru, MEDIA FACTORY/Project IS, A-Channel © Kuroda bb, HOUBUNSHA/A-CHANNEL Committee, MBS, Gin Tama © HIDEAKI SORACHI / SHUEISHA ? TV TOKYO ? DENTSU ?, Outlaw Star ©1998-1999 Morning Star ▪ SUNRISE/Shueisha ▪ SOTSU AGENCY, Toradora! (C) YUYUKO TAKEMIYA / ASCII MEDIA WORKS / TORADORA PRODUCT COMMITTEE, DIRTY PAIR FLASH © Takachiho&Studio Nue • SUNRISE, The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2: ©2007,2008,2009 Nagaru Tanigawa▪Noizi Ito / a member of SOS, Dream Eater Merry © Yoshitaka Ushiki • Houbunsha/"Dream Eater Merry" Production Committee, Needless © Kami Imai / SHUEISHA-NEEDLESS PROJECT, Kanon © Visual Art’s/Key/Hyakaya , Bleach © The Kubo/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Pierrot

Marriott Photo © Josh L. Ritter

The Anime Rooms are again in the Marriott Hotel &

Marina inthe Marriott Hall,

Rooms 4, 5, and 6 (See map on back page of this guide)

(C)Lily Hoshino/GENTOSHA COMICS,Zakuro project

Oreimo: © Tsukasa Fushimi/ASCII MEDIA WORKS/OIP

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Schedule THURSDAY, July 12th

Marriott Hall Room 4

10:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers10:25 . . . . Gakuen Alice10:50 . . . . Kobato11:15 . . . . Our Home's Fox Deity11:40 . . . . K-ON!12:05 . . . . Kekkaishi12:30 . . . . Rozen Maiden: Ouverture12:55 . . . . Shrine Of The Morning Mist1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan2:35 . . . . Rental Magica3:00 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica3:25 . . . . Legend of The Legendary Heroes3:50 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss4:15 . . . . Bleach4:40 . . . . Shrine Of The Morning Mist4:55 . . . . Shinobi Girl5:10 . . . . Blue Exorcist5:35 . . . . Dream Eater Merry6:00 . . . . Vampire Knight Guilty6:25 . . . . Polyphonica Crimson S6:50 . . . . Kurenai7:15 . . . . Chaos Head7:40 . . . . Rocket Girls8:05 . . . . .hack//Quantum8:30 . . . . Book Of Bantorra8:55 . . . . Shiki9:20 . . . . Modern Magic Made Simple9:45 . . . . Needless

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . . Zetman10:35 . . . . Blade Of The Immortal11:00 . . . . Corpse Princess11:25 . . . . High School Of The Dead11:50 . . . . Grenadier12:15 . . . . Samurai Girls

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10:00 . . . . Clamp School Detectives10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves10:50 . . . . Squid Girl11:15 . . . . Pani Poni Dash!11:40 . . . . Maid Sama12:05 . . . . Arakawa Under The Bridge12:30 . . . . Aria The Natural12:55 . . . . A-Channel1:20 . . . . Bakuman1:45 . . . . K-ON!2:10 . . . . Wagnaria!!2:35 . . . . Oreimo3:00 . . . . Toradora!3:25 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler3:50 . . . . Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! 4:15 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 24:40 . . . . Himawari5:05 . . . . Sola5:30 . . . . Hidamari Sketch X 3655:55 . . . . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya6:00 . . . . The World Only God Knows6:25 . . . . My Bride Is A Mermaid6:50 . . . . Accel World7:15 . . . . Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories7:40 . . . . Okami-San And Her Seven Companions8:05 . . . . Akikan!8:30 . . . . Baka And Test8:55 . . . . MM!9:20 . . . . Ah! My Buddha9:45 . . . . Rosario + Vampire

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . . Midori Days10:35 . . . . Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo!11:00 . . . . Ninja Nonsense11:25 . . . . B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time11:50 . . . . To Love Ru12:15 . . . . Heaven's Lost Property

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10:00 . . . . Gad Guard10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 007911:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny11:40 . . . . Tekkaman Blade12:05 . . . . Gasaraki12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair2:10 . . . . Broken Blade3:00 . . . . Outlaw Star3:25 . . . . Gin Tama3:50 . . . . Dirty Pair Flash4:20 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood4:45 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space5:10 . . . . Infinite Stratos5:35 . . . . Silent Mobius6:00 . . . . Chrome Shelled Regios6:25 . . . . Infinite Stratos6:50 . . . . Star Driver7:15 . . . . MazinKaiser SKL7:40 . . . . Redline9:20 . . . . Dragonaut: The Reasonance9:45 . . . . Lagrange-The Flower of Rin-ne

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . Line Barrels Of iron10:35 . . . . Star Driver11:00 . . . . Mahoromatic11:25 . . . . Grenadier11:50 . . . . Blassrieter12:15 . . . . Aika R-16

Schedule THURSDAY, July 12th

Wednesday night Programming for

2012Schedule

Wednesday, July 11th

Marriott Hall Room 46:00 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam Movie: Char's Counterattack8:05 . . . . Kaze No Stigma8:30 . . . . Needless8:55 . . . . Gokusen9:20 . . . . Girl's High9:45 . . . . Polyphonica Crimson S

DIRTY PAIR FLASH © Takachiho&Studio Nue • SUNRISE

Toradora (C) YUYUKO TAKEMIYA / ASCII MEDIA WORKS / TORA-DORA PRODUCT COMMITTEE

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Schedule FRIDAY, July 13th

Marriott Hall Room 4

10:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers10:25 . . . . True Tears10:50 . . . . Kobato11:15 . . . . AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day11:40 . . . . Super Gals 212:05 . . . . Kekkaishi12:30 . . . . You're Under Arrest 312:55 . . . . Zakuro1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan2:35 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya2:40 . . . . Rental Magica3:05 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica3:30 . . . . Legend Of The Legendary Heroes3:55 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss4:20 . . . . Bleach4:45 . . . . Gokusen5:10 . . . . Blue Exorcist5:35 . . . . Dream Eater Merry6:00 . . . . Vampire Knight Guilty6:25 . . . . Polyphonica Crimson S6:50 . . . . Kurenai7:15 . . . . Chaos Head7:40 . . . . Neuro8:05 . . . . Kaze No Stigma8:30 . . . . First Squad9:45 . . . . Kurokami

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . . Modern Magic Made Simple10:35 . . . . Blade Of The Immortal11:00 . . . . Corpse Princess11:25 . . . . High School Of The Dead11:50 . . . . Mouse12:20 . . . . Samurai Girls12:45 . . . . Shikirei 2: Pure Engagement1:10 . . . . Queen's Blade 2

Marriott Hall Room 5 10:00 . . . . Clamp School Detectives10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves10:50 . . . . Squid Girl11:15 . . . . Lucky Star11:40 . . . . Kimi Ni Todoke-From Me To You12:05 . . . . Ramen Fighter Miki12:30 . . . . Aria The Natural12:55 . . . . A-Channel1:20 . . . . Bakuman1:45 . . . . K-ON!2:10 . . . . Oreimo2:35 . . . . Kanon3:00 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya3:05 . . . . Toradora!3:30 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler3:55 . . . . Nyan Koi4:20 . . . . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 24:45 . . . . Himawari5:10 . . . . Sola5:35 . . . . Okami-San And Her Seven Companions6:00 . . . . The World Only God Knows6:25 . . . . My Bride Is A Mermaid6:50 . . . . Accel World7:15 . . . . Hidamari Sketch X SP7:40 . . . . Baka And Test8:05 . . . . Akikan!8:30 . . . . Girl's High8:55 . . . . MM!9:20 . . . . Ah My Buddha9:45 . . . . Rosario + Vampire

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . Rosario + Vampire10:35 . . . . MM! Shorts10:40 . . . . Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo!11:05 . . . . Mahoromatic: I'm Home11:30 . . . . B Gata H Kei: Yamad's First Time11:55 . . . . To Love Ru12:20 . . . . Heaven's Lost Property12:45 . . . . Kanokon1:10 . . . . Girl's Bravo

Page 6 Marriott Hall Room 610:00 . . . . Gad Guard10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 007911:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny11:40 . . . . Escaflowne12:05 . . . . Gasaraki12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair2:10 . . . . Broken Blade3:00 . . . . Sound Of The Sky3:25 . . . . Gin Tama3:50 . . . . Dirty Pair Flash4:20 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood4:45 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space5:10 . . . . Infinite Stratos5:35 . . . . Rocket Girls6:00 . . . . Chrome Shelled Regios6:25 . . . . Star Driver6:50 . . . . .hack//Quantum7:15 . . . . MazinKaiser SKL7:40 . . . . Needless8:05 . . . . Kirameki Project8:30 . . . . Fractale8:55 . . . . Lagrange-The Flower Of Rin-ne9:20 . . . . Dragonaut: The Reasonance9:45 . . . . Zetman

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . . Line Barrels Of Iron10:35 . . . . Outlaw Star11:00 . . . . Kirameki Project11:25 . . . . Needless Shorts11:30 . . . . Grenadier11:55 . . . . Blassreiter12:20 . . . . Aika R-1612:45 . . . . Glass Maiden1:10 . . . . Elfen Lied

Schedule FRIDAY, July 13th

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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam © SOTSU, SUNRISE, MBS

Kobato © 2009 CLAMP • KADOKAWASHOTEN / Team KOBATO.

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Schedule SATURDAY, July 14th

Marriott Hall Room 510:00 . . . . Clamp School Detectives10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves10:50 . . . . Squid Girl11:15 . . . . Lucky Star11:40 . . . . Maid Sama12:05 . . . . Arakawa under The Bridge 212:30 . . . . Aria The Origination12:55 . . . . A-Channel1:20 . . . . Bakuman1:45 . . . . K-ON!! 22:10 . . . . Oreimo2:35 . . . . Kanon3:00 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya3:05 . . . . Toradora!3:30 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler3:55 . . . . Nyan Koi!4:20 . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 24:45 . . . . Himawari5:10 . . . . Sola5:35 . . . . Okami-San and Her Seven Companions6:00 . . . . The World Only God Knows6:25 . . . . My Bride Is A Mermaid6:50 . . . . Accel World7:15 . . . . Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories7:40 . . . . Baka And Test8:05 . . . . Akikan!8:30 . . . . Ninja Nonsense8:55 . . . . MM!9:20 . . . . Ah My Buddha9:45 . . . . Rosario + Vampire

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . MM! Shorts10:15 . . . . Midori Days10:40 . . . . Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo!11:05 . . . . Mahoromatic: I'm Home11:30 . . . . B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time11:55 . . . . To Love Ru12:20 . . . . Heaven's Lost Property12:45 . . . . Kanokon1:10 . . . . Girls Bravo

Marriott Hall Room 410:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers10:25 . . . . True Tears10:50 . . . . Kobato11:15 . . . . AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day11:40 . . . . K-ON!12:05 . . . . Kekkaishi12:30 . . . . You're Under Arrest 312:55 . . . . Zakuro1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan2:35 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya2:40 . . . . Rental Magica3:05 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica3:30 . . . . Legend Of the Legendary Heroes3:55 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss4:20 . . . . Bleach4:45 . . . . Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 25:10 . . . . Blue Exorcist5:35 . . . . Dream Eater Merry6:00 . . . . Vampire Knight Guilty6:25 . . . . Angel BeatsFate/Zero7:15 . . . . Chaos Head7:40 . . . . Neuro8:05 . . . . Kaze No Stigma8:30 . . . . Book Of Bantorra8:55 . . . . Shiki9:20 . . . . Modern Magic Made Simple9:45 . . . . Kurokami

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . Modern Magic Made Simple10:35 . . . . Blade Of The Immortal11:00 . . . . Corpse Princess11:25 . . . . High School Of The Dead11:50 . . . . Mouse12:20 . . . . Samurai Girls12:45 . . . . Shikirei 2: Pure Engagement1:10 . . . . Queen's Blade 2

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10:00 . . . . Gad Guard10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 007911:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny11:40 . . . . Tekkaman Blade12:05 . . . . Gasaraki12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair2:10 . . . . Towa No Quon3:00 . . . . Outlaw Star3:25 . . . . Gin Tama3:50 . . . . Dirty Pair Flash4:20 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood4:45 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space5:10 . . . . Infinite Stratos5:35 . . . . Silent Mobius6:00 . . . . Chrome Shelled Regios6:25 . . . . Star Driver6:50 . . . . .hack//Quantum7:15 . . . . MazinKaiser SKL7:40 . . . . Needless8:05 . . . . Kirameki Project8:30 . . . . Fractale8:55 . . . . Lagrange-The Flower Of Rin-ne9:20 . . . . Dragonaut: The Resonance9:45 . . . . Zetman

*Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 willbe allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unlessaccompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian .

10:10 . . . . Line Barrels Of Iron10:35 . . . . Dirty Pair OVA: Affair Of Nolandia11:25 . . . . Needless Shorts11:30 . . . . Grenadier11:55 . . . . Blassreiter12:20 . . . . Aika R-1612:45 . . . . Glass Maiden1:10 . . . . Elfen Lied

Schedule SATURDAY, July 14thPage 9Page 8

Wagnaria (C) YUYUKO TAKEMIYA / ASCII MEDIA WORKS / TORADORA PRODUCT COM-MITTEE

Arakawa Under The Bridge (C) Hikaru Nakamura / SQUARE ENIX, ArakawaUB Project

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11Japanese Animation Programming GuideSchedule SUNDAY, July 15th

Marriott Hall Room 4

10:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers10:25 . . . . Gakuen Alice10:50 . . . . Kobato11:15 . . . . Our Home's Fox Deity11:40 . . . . Super Gals 212:05 . . . . Kekkaishi12:30 . . . . Rozen Maiden Ouverture12:55 . . . . Shrine Of The Morning Mist1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan2:35 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya2:40 . . . . Rental Magica3:05 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica3:30 . . . . Legend Of The Legendary Heroes3:55 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss4:20 . . . . Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 24:45 . . . . Bleach

Marriott Hall Room 5 10:00 . . . . Clamp School Detectives10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves10:50 . . . . Squid Girl11:15 . . . . Pani Poni Dash!11:40 . . . . Kimi Ni Todoke-From Me To You12:05 . . . . Ramen Fighter Miki12:30 . . . . Aria the Origination12:55 . . . . A-Channel1:20 . . . . Bakuman1:45 . . . . K-ON!! 22:10 . . . . Wagnaria!!2:35 . . . . Kanon3:00 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya3:05 . . . . Toradora!3:30 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler3:55 . . . . Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!4:20 . . . . Himawari4:45 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya

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Marriott Hall Room 610:00 . . . . Gad Guard10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 007911:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny11:40 . . . . Escaflowne12:05 . . . . Gasaraki12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair2:10 . . . . Towa No Quon3:00 . . . . Sound Of The Sky3:25 . . . . Gin Tama3:50 . . . . Arietta4:20 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space4:45 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Comic-Con International:San Diego

Japanese Animation Staff

Japanese Animation CoordinatorsJohn DavenportJosh Ritter

Assistant CoordinatorsAnthony CocobaJoseph CocobaLaura LuchauBill MonroeAndre FieldsYin Huey Lai

The 2012 Comic-Con International: San Diego Japanese Animation Guide is (c) 2012 by Comic-Con International, a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture . All contents and programs are copyrighted to their respective writers, artists, and/or companies . Any reproduction, in whole or in part without their express permission is strictly prohibited . Violators will be subject to Akane Tendo’s cooking .While many people helped to put this guide together, any errors are completely mine . JR

A special "thank you" to the following companies and their representatives, whose very kind permission, support, and assistance,

in the authorized screenings and providing of titles and artwork, especially any premiers, is greatly appriecated by the Japanese

Anime Department of Comic-Con International:San Diego .Aniplex: E .J . Rivera

Anchor Bay Entertainment/ Manga Ent: Kevin Carney

Bandai Entertainment:Rika Davis and Ken Iyadomi

FUNimation:Sarah Sullivan and Adam Sheehan

Media Blasters: Carl Morana and Barbara Herman

NIS America: Ryan Phillips

Section 23 Films/Sentai Filmworks:Mike Bailiff

The Right Stuf:Christy Sholes

Viz Media: Jane Lui

Anime GuideJosh RitterJohn Davenport

Kee ChenJosh CopeJake CrawfordBen DinsmoreErica DinsmoreJah’lon EscuderoCheryll FernandezBrian FigeroaAntonio FuentesLauren GreenbergChristopher HayesRichard HillRichie HollandsBob LajesKim Lages

Cara PaezMike PaffKimberly PaulDana SanbornJames UdanRobert VillarrealHaremi WattsEd WeimerCraig WigdaJay Yates

Anime Volunteer Crew

Escaflowne © SUNRISE-TX

Ah My Buddha © Bohemian K and Toshinori Sogabe/Wani Books, AT-X and VAP

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How to Use this Guide:Each program listing will include the title and other information . Please note the location and time the scheduled program will begin .

To assist you, an icon rating system was developed to give you a brief description of most of the Japanese Animation programming available at the convention . The icon ratings were based on the judgement of the Japanese Animation staff and are subject to differ from your personal opinion . If you have any questions or comments about the Japanese Animation programming feel free to ask any of the Japanese Animation staff people for assistance .

Genre:·Adventure: Mystery, suspense, and plot twists .·Action: Fast paced action and storylines .·Science Fiction: Weird science with mad scientists and/or aliens thrown in for good measure .·Fantasy: Mystical and magical stories·Horror: Ghost and supernatural stories .·Drama: Anime with a serious tone .·Comedy: Wise Cracks and slapstick .

Ratings:·General Audience: Okay for all ages .·Warning: Contains some material aimed at mature viewers .·No Kids: Adult oriented animation . No one under 18 allowed .

Special:·Comic-Con Premiere: Shown for the first time at the Comic-Con .

Fruits BasketFunimation

Video Room 3Episode 315Tuesday, 3:15 - - - - - - - -

200 minutes

Program NameCompany NameIcon Identifiers

Program LocationEpisode TitleScheduled Day/TimeApprox . Time Length

Genre

Adventure Action Sci-Fi Fantasy

Horror Drama Comedy

Rating

General Warning No Kids

Special

ICONS

Schedule example only

Totally into the World, Tobias, Mary, and Sakuya form an inseparable group, grinding to daybreak searching inside dungeons in search of adventure. But when they become lost in this virtual Labyrinth, a chance encounter with a mysterious entity known only as the Hermit, changes their lives forever. There’s a eerie darkness spreading across the World and anyone who stumbles in may never make it out.

In 2046 Neuro-synchronization allows a person to access the virtual network Neurolinker. Haruyuki Arita who’s insecure due to constant bullying logs-in his school’s virtual world network where he’s the squash champion. Student Council Vice President Kuroyukihime then offers him Brain Burst a secret program that seemingly stop time in one’s surrounding by accelerating their brainwaves in the real world. With a Brain Burst point limit the main way to get more is defeating other Brain Burst users in the programs virtual reality massive mulitplayer fighting game. If one loses all their points the program will uninstall itself and permanently block all re-installation attempts. Kuroyukihime wants Haru’s help as she wishes to reach Level 10 and meet its creator to learn its true purpose. First she must defeat five other Level 9 users who are all the most powerful faction leaders in this world ‘The Six Kings of Pure Color”. For helping him Haru agrees to help Kuroyukihme not only to repay her, but become stronger. While working together they start developing mutual feeling.

Accel WorldViz Media

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat 6:50 p .m .

Learning she’s accepted into the same high school that her best friend Run attends, Toruhurries to tell her, but finds her and another girl Yuko in a compromising position. School starts off awkwardly as Toru fends off guys interested in Run, While Yuko and their other friend Nagi have to deal with Run’s carefree attitude. There’s some anxiety at first, but as the school year progresses the four girls find the time and ways to have fun together and also ways to handle the various unexpected problems that life sometimes throws at them.

A- Channel

Section 23 Films

Marriott Hall 5Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 12:55 p .m .

.hack//QuantumFunimation

Marriott Hall 4Thurs 8:05 p .m .Marriott Hall 6Fri, Sat 6:50 p .m .

Gin Tama © Hideaki Sorachi/Shueisha-TV Tokyo-Sunrise

A-Channel © Kuroda bb, HOUBUNSHA/A-CHANNEL Committee, MBS

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For Hotori Arashiyama the solution to the problem seems to lead to another. Working at a Seaside Maid Café, to pay off a debt, she is unaware that her childhood friend Hiroyuki, who’s a regular there, secretly likes her. Also both are unaware that Hotori’s friend Toshiko who also works there secretly likes Hiroyuki. Despite this and other problems Hotori experiences at school, work, and home, involving friends and family, somehow her life keeps going hilariously forward.

The Flower We Saw That Day: After a tragic accident involving a friend, Jinta Yadomi and the other childhood friends in the Super Peace Busters club, Naruko, Atsumu, Chiriko, and Tetsudo, become estranged. In high school now, a sudden surprise forces them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past. With the spirit of their childhood friend Menma back in their lives they put aside their personal issues and work together to grant her one true wish. But they must overcome years of shame, hard feelings, and heartache to fulfill it.

And Yet the Town Moves

Sentai

Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat,Sun 10:25 a .m .

AnoHana

NIS America

Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat11:15 a .m .

After Kakeru Daichi drinks a steel can of melon soda a fascinating girl suddenly materializes. Naming her Melon, Kakeru learns she’s a Akikan. A pretty girl who’s also a special can created to fight other Akikans in a strange experiment to determine whether a steel or aluminum can is the better. This ridiculous research project will soon complicate Kakeru’s life and that of his childhood female friend and classmate, who he has feeling for, Najimi who loves him. As after Najimi finally gets a date with Kakeru, Najimi drinks an aluminum can sports drink and also gets her own Akikan who she names Yell.

Akikan!Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat8:05 p .m .

Jealous over Ikkou and Chitose growing relationship and mutual feelings, Kazuki tricks Ikkou into leaving with her to resolve a problem. However when Kazuki seduces Ikkou into releasing his full spiritual powers she can’t stop him from losing control. Sensing the dangerous release of this power and finding its location, Ikkou’s grandmother with Chitose, and the other priestess trainees rush to stop it. After realizing that only Chitose can help Ikkou to regain control, his grandmother and the other priestess trainees use their spiritual powers to support Chitose as she forces Ikkou to return to normal.

Ah My Buddha

Media Blasters

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat 9:20 p .m .

The banks of the mighty Arakawa gets even weirder as Rec, Nino, and the other riverside residents are joined by a new batch of nutty citizens. Rec now has to deal with a sci-fi loving comic nerd who’s convinced he’s an Earth Defense Force captain and an Amazon woman living upstream with her demonic female followers. Also Rec struggles with the issues of romantic expression in his relationship with Nino, media obsessions, weight loss and gain, beach parties, haunted houses, interplanetary travel, and the possible threat of global thermonuclear war.

Arakawa Under The Bridge 2NIS America

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Sat12:05 p .m .

: On Aqua, Akari, and her best friends Aika and Alice continue training together and with their mentors toward their shared goal and dreams of someday becoming Neo-Venezia’s top femalegondoliers, a Prima Undine. But even as their skills improve they find themselves facing new challenges to overcome. However they are still able to share and enjoy having fun times together and even discover new things about Neo-Venezia.

Aria The NaturalThe Right Stuf

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri12:30 p .m .

Akikan! © Ranjo Riku, Suzuhira Hiro / SHUEISHA, AKIKAN ject

ARIA The ANIMATION (c) 2005 Kozue Amano / Mag Garden - ARIA Company.

Ah! My Buddha, © Bohemian K and Toshinori Sogabe/Wani Books, AT-X and VAP

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As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika, and Alice continue working hard to someday become Neo-Venezia’s top female gondoliers, Prima Undines. Including taking on even more responsibilities and challenges that they will have to face and deal with at their companies. For Akari, Aika, and Alice there still seems so much to learn, However their dreams of becoming a Prima which once seemed so far off in the future, might not be so far off anymore for them.

Top student Akito will do anything to someday become a hit Japanese comic writer includingmanipulating his unsure classmate Mashiro into becoming an illustrator. Before long the pair experiences the pressure of getting a chance to be noticed in the intense world of manga publishing. Then an unlikely series of events makes them realize what real Comic-Fest artists have to possibly give up like love, their health, and maybe even their future. But Mashiro is determined to succeed as after he accidently proposed to the female classmate he loves Miho who also loves him, and motivated to become a voice actress by him, she promised to marry him after they had both achieved their dream.

At Fumizuki Academy the students utilize the school’s technology to summon Avatars, pint size stand-ins with battle powers based on academic ability to fight and settle disputes. Akihisa Yoshi who’s an idiot is stuck in lowly Class F with the other slackers. The only way to escape their classroom dump is to fight and beat the higher class ranks. It’s tough, but once motivated Class F doesn’t give up. Also Yoshi is unaware that his female friend and classmate Mizuki Himehi, who he cares about and has some feelings for, likes him very much, and Minami Shimada, another female friend and classmate, has feelings for him too. Which causes some misunderstandings to occur.

Aria The OriginationThe Right Stuf

ha Marriott Hall 5

Sat, Sun12:30 p .m .

BakumanMedia Blasters ha

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs , Fri, Sat, Sun 1:20 p .m .

Baka And Test

Funimation

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 8:30 p .m .Fri, Sat 7:40 p .m .

BleachViz Media Marriott Hall 4

Thurs 4:15 p .m .Fri, Sat 4:20 p .m .Sun 4:45 p .m .

Assiah the realm of humans and Gehenna the realm of demons normally would never intersect, but the demons now possessing material substances are intruding on the material world. The humans who can exorcise such demons are known as Exorcists. Twins Rin and Yukio Okumura were raised by the eminent priest Shiro Fujimoto, but one day Rin discovers his real father is Satan. As evils intrude between the borders of Assiah and Gehenna, Rin vows to become the ultimate exorcist and defeat Satan. To hone his raw skills Rin enters True Cross academy to train with other exorcist candidates.

Blue Exorcist

Aniplex

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat 5:10 p .m .

Yamada’s First Time: Popular high school girl Yamada, who’s a virgin, decides to find 100 lovers. Her first choice is her classmate Kosuda, who’s in the Photo Club and also a virgin. However all her attempts at seduction end in failure and cause some misunderstandings between. Still Kosuda not knowing Yamada’s true purpose starts falling in love with her and Yamada despite initially thinking he’s just an eventual lover even starts developing true feelings for him. So her best friend Miharu encourages Yamada’s developing relationship with Kosuda who gets some friendly advise from Miharu’s boyfriend.

B Gata H KeiFunimation

Marriott Hall 5Thurs 11:25 p .m .Fri, Sat 11:30 p .m .

In Hueco Mundo the ongoing battle against the seemingly endless power of the Espadas is now pushing Ichigo and his friends to the brink of collapse. Then the four captains of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads suddenly arrive to support and back them up. Meanwhile as their battle rages, Orihime is once again taken captive by the Espadas’ leader Sosuke Aizen who finally reveals his true aim, the destruction of Karakura Town.

ARIA The ORIGINATION (c) 2008 Kozue Amano / MAG Garden - ARIA Company.

Baka and Test

Blue Exorcist: © Kazue Kato/SHUEISHA, Blue Exorcist Committee, MBS

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Life changes for Kio Kakazu after meeting naive pretty alien cat-girl Eris who was sent from her planet Catia to establish contact with earth and is now staying at his house. After a secret organization kidnaps Eris and takes her to a military base, Kio with his uncle Yuichi Miyagi go to rescue her and are suddenly aided by Kio’s childhood friend Manami Kinjou who’s a secret CIA recruit and his classmate Aoi Futaba an agent of Japan’s Immigration Bureau who has limited teleporting abilities. After meeting Eris who had freed herself they successfully escape. After a delegation from Catia establishes diplomatic relations with earth Kio’s house becomes their temporary embassy. Since Manami and Aoi are fugitives for helping out they’re given sanctuary there. Although Kio knows Eris loves him he is unaware Aoi also loves him and being extremely shy is assisted by Manami who eventually realizes she still loves him as well.

When someone dies their soul doesn’t go to Heaven or Hell it becomes a special book, which reveals the deceased’s innermost secrets that can be read by anyone. Protecting these priceless treasures is the Armed Librarians, an elite organization whose job is keeping the books and knowledge within them safe from those who would misuse or destroy them. As it’s a tough and dangerous job Chief Librarian Hamyuts Maseta recruits only the best and brightest psychics to join her team of elite fighters, to stop the Shindeki Church’s fanatics from wreaking vengeance on the entire world.

On the continent of Cruzon most people are magic users who use quartz crystals to levitate simple objects or control enormous and complex mobile battle suits called Golems. Regular humans are called un-sorcerers. When the kingdom of Krishan is being invaded the young king and queen turn to Rygart Arrow a regular human. As he is the only person who can pilot a recently discovered ancient andpowerful Golem to help defend the kingdom against the Athens Commonwealth’s mecha strike forces.

Cat Planet Cuties- Asobi

No Iku Yo!Funimation

qMarriott Hall 5

Thurs 10:35 p .m .Fri, Sat

10:40 p .m .

Book Of Bantorra

Sentai Filmworks

-Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Sat 8:30 p .m .

Broken Blade

Section 23 Films

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri2:10 p .m .

Chaos: HeadFunimation

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat 7:15 p .m .

Clamp School DetectivesBandai

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 10:00 a .m .

Pressured by police suspicions about the New Gen Murders, seeing some female students carrying a mystical D-Sword, seeing some other delusions, and receiving strange email messages from the mysterious Shogun who may be watching him as after meeting him he’s asked to awaken, Takumi, who’s an otaku, is becoming paranoid. Seeing him so distraught his female friend and classmate Rimi comforts him by offering to stay with him whenever possible. Spending time together Takumi and Rimi become closer as Takumi enjoys being with Rimi and is starting to find happiness for the first time with a real girl. Then a sudden earthquake hitting Shibuya foretells the beginning of a serious threat to humanity.

The Clamp School, with its integrated curriculum from kindergarten to post-graduate studies, was founded and funded entirely by the largest of Japanese business empires, The Houseof Imonoyama. Hoping it would be a haven for young men and women on whose shoulders our future would rest. As it is open to any talented individual regardless of their linage or financial standing. To help keep the campus free from crime, mysterious, and assist damsels in distress, the Clamp School Detectives was created.

As top operatives of the galaxy wide for profit World Welfare & Works Agency, Kei and Yuri are dispatched to resolve any crisis throughout the universe regardless of whether they’re of minor or major importance. Although resolving one crisis sometimes leads to dealing with another one. Their registered codename is “Lovely Angel”. However their job effectiveness is also rivaled by the chaos and destruction that they almost always seem to leave behind, whether it’s their fault or not. Causing Kei and Yuri to receive the totally unwanted and very well known nickname the “Dirty Pair”.

Dirty PairThe Right Stuf

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 1:45 p .m .

Broken Blade © Yunosuke Yoshinaga • Flex Comix / BBPC

DIRTY PAIR � Takachiho&Studio Nue - SUNRISE

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For Hitomi Kanazaki her life changes after meeting the young swordsman Van. Now on the strange world of Gaea and chased by the Zaibach empire, Van and Hitomi encounter allies and enemies while trying to unlock the secrets within Escaflowne. The armor suit Van must learn to control. Also Hitoimi must deal with her new psychic ability and feelings of love and sorrow she will experience.

Dirty Pair: Flash

The Right Stuf

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat3:50 p .m .

Dream Eater Merry

Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat 5:35 p .m .

Fairy Tail

Funimation

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun1:20 p .m .

In the Fiore Kingdom, popular wizards make a living by joining various magical guilds and contracting out their services as wizards for hire. Harnessing the forces of Dragon Fire, the Zodiac, Ice, and Weaponry, four young wizards of the infamous magical guild Fairy Tail, Natsu, Lucy, Gary, and Erza, team up seeking their fortunes. While traveling the countryside they help people out and battle rival guilds, growing stronger with every mission. However with personalities as different as their magical skills, they may end up actually doing more harm than good.

Fate/ZeroAniplex

Marriott Hall 4

Sat 6:25 p .m .

FractaleFunimation

Marriott Hall 6

Fri, Sat8:30 p .m . p .m .

The Holy Grail War involves battles fought by seven masters and their summoned servant until only one remains to obtain the Holy Grail’s power that grants any unattainable wish. After three inconclusive Holy Grail Wars a fourth is starting and seven new master are heading to the new battlefield Fuyuki to win. However Kirei Kotomine unable to find any meaning in it is struggling and confused as he wonders why he was appointed to this task. But still without any answer he encounters his archrival, a master who craves the miracle power of the Holy Grail most of all Kiritsugu Emiya.

In a almost perfect society humans virtually enjoy anything they desire by remaining connected to a centuries old technology Fractale that’s slowly collapsing. One day a teenage boy Clain, who is an antique electronics collector, rescues a girl fleeing from dangerous pursuers who introduces herself as Phyrne. Sometime during the night she disappears leaving behind a data filled pendant. When Clain downloads it a special holographic girl named Nessa appears. Then he gets caught in the struggle between a religious order determined to save Fractale, and the Lost Millennium who want to destroy it.

After Hiro Hirono helps a girl, he learns Miyako also attends his high school. His childhood friend Kei who has feelings for Hiro is dismayed seeing him with Miya-ko. Determined not to lose to her, Kei will prove she’s the only one for him. Meanwhile Renj seeing a girl at an abandoned train sta-tion becomes friends with Chihiro Shindou. He later learns she has a rare form of amnesia only remem-bering things for thirteen hours so she keeps diaries of her memories. Making Chihiro’s dream of writ-ing a novel impossible, but Renji’s determined to help her full fill this dream.

Ef ~ A Tale of

MemoriesSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Sat7:15 p .m .

It’s the year 2248 and for some reason the Central Computer of the galaxy wide World Welfare & Works Agency has paired Kei and Yuri who are the two laziest delinquents as a team and has even chosen them to inherit the honorable codename “Lovely Angels”. That means they’ll now be sent throughout the universe as top operative to resolve any crisis minor or major. But with the way these two fight they may blow everything up themselves first and earn themselves a new nickname of Dirty Pair.

DIRTY PAIR FLASH © Takachiho&Studio Nue • SUNRISE

Dream Eater Merry © Yoshitaka Ushiki • Houbunsha/"Dream Eater Merry" Production Committee

Fate/Zero ©Nitroplus/TYPE-MOON,ufotable,FZPC

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Jinnai High School is now the battleground for high-yield explosives and hilarity involving the somber soldier Sousuke and his unwitting target Kaname. As they have to deal with a high school gang, a revenge driven teacher trying to ruin their baked goods stand, and Sousuke helping Kaname retrieve important homework notes before a class. Sousuke’s an expert with weapons, but still clueless about girls especially with Kaname.

Full Metal

Panic! Fumoffu!

Funimation

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 3:50 p .m .Sun 3:55 p .m .

While reading a mysterious book, The Universe of the Four Gods, in the library, Miaka and her best friend Yui are suddenly transported into it. After arriving in a strange world, the girls are attacked by would-be slavers, but are rescued by a young man named Tamohone. When Miaka is not looking Tamohone and Yui vanish. Unknown to Miaka, Yui was sucked back into the real world and at the library Yui can only read the book as Miaka searches for Tamohone. Both are unaware that the only way Miaka can return to the real world is to become the prophesized Priestess of Suzuka to save their world.

Fushigi Yugi

Media Blasters

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat Sun 1:45 p .m .

Gad GuardFunimation

FMarriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 10:00 a .m .

GasarakiThe Right Stuf

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 12:05 p .m .

In a Middle Eastern country the flames of war are fanned as two secretive organizations unleash their latest weapons of destruction, bipedal Tactical Armor battle suits. But in a world where TAs are being placed on the battlefield, what lies buried in the human mind maybe the most dangerous weapon of all. Yushiro, the fourth son of the powerful and mysterious Gowa family, will find himself at the center of events that may forever change the future of mankind. Especially after he meets Miharu with whom he seems to share a deep spiritual bond.

Although Kumiko is the Oedo Yakuza family heir her true dream is to be a teacher someday. Putting aside her cunning nature she becomes a teacher at Shirokin High School and also assigned as the homeroom teacher for class 2-4 that is populated by a gang of delinquents. Kumiko is determined to understand the teenage mind, teach higher math, and carry on a little romance. While hiding her secret yakuza background and preventing her loyal hitmen from murdering any of her misbehaving students.

GokusenMedia Blasters

Marriott Hall 4

Wed 8:55 p .m .Fri 4:45 p .m .

Gin TamaSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 3:25 p .m .

For Gintoki and his two assistants, Shin-pachi and Kagura, at his Odd Job Agency no job is too strange or bizarre since it means they’re employed. However as their reputation grows their jobs become stranger, more bizarre, crazier, and some-times more dangerous. Especially when-ever aliens are involved in some ways, which is most of the time, including a confrontation between yakuza and aliens, or an alien bounty hunter searching for fugitive aliens. So Gintoki and his two assistants are constantly risking their life and limbs for jobs that mostly pays them very little.

Many people have searched, stolen, and will kill for the Gad, a seemingly magical stone. After a strong spiritual connection is made with someone it grows into a Techode, a powerful robot that embodies the will of the bonded person. Hajiki Sanada a young boy struggling to help support his fatherless family encounters the Gad and a special bond is formed that will change his life and thosehe later encounters.

Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! ©Gato Shoji/Shikidoji/Jindai High School Student Committee

Fushigi Yugi © Yu Watase / Shogakukan ● TV Tokyo ● Studio Pierrot Gin Tama Copyright: © HIDEAKI SORACHI / SHUEISHA ? TV

TOKYO ? DENTSU ?

GASARAKI:(c) SUNRISE

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Traveling together Rushuna and Yajirou reach the Red Light District run by the Senshi Touka.Meanwhile Rushuna’s former mistress Lady Tenshi has put a 5,000 coin bounty on her. Rushuna finds that Tenshi’s Ten Heavenly Senshi are coming after her one at a time and her usual charms has no effect on them. Rushuna wanting to learn the truth directly from Tenshi sets off with Yajirou to the capital with help from balloon master Mikan. However Yajirou has his own personal agenda with Lady Tenshi.

GrenadierMedia Blasters

qMarriott Hall 4

Thurs 11:50 p .m .Marriott Hall 6

Thurs 11:25 p .m .Fri, Sat

11:30 p .m .

Ten years ago the development of the revolutionary Infinite Stratos powered exoskeleton and the distribution throughout the world of the IS systems ushered in a new era of peace. However only women have been able to pilot an IS. When fiftheen year old Ichika Orimura is suddenly discovered to be the first male with the ability to control an IS the Japanese government has him enrolled in the entirely female Infinite Stratos Academy. There he is reunited with his female childhood friend Houki Shinonono who still loves him, and who he still has feeling for. They are not only classmates, but also roommates. Spending more time together a budding relationship slowly develops between Ichika and Houki. However other girls including another childhood friend also develop feelings for him and become rivals.

Infinite StratosSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 6Thurs 5:10 & 6:25 p .m .Fri, Sat5:10 p .m .

HimawariMaiden Japan

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 4:40 p .m .Fri, Sat 4:45 p .m .Sun 4:20 p .m.

Heaven's Lost PropertyFunimation

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 12:15 a .m . Fri, Sat,12:20 a .m .

Hayate The Combat

ButlerBandai

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 3:25 p .m .Fri, Sat, Sun

3:30 p .m .

After she was rescued by a ninja, Himawari Hinata decides to become one and goes to study at Shinobi Gauken in the Village of Mist where ,kunoichi, female ninjas train. Unfortunately Himawari isn’t as prepared as some of her fellow candidates, and on her first day she ends up being saved by one of her teachers Hayato Marikoji who’s not a ninja, but hired to teach ninjas to act like regular people. Seeing a shuriken tattoo on Hayato’s neck, Himawari believes he’s the ninja who rescued her and decides to become his servant. During their interactions Himawari and Hayato start developing mutual feelings, as she continues training hard to reach her goal of being a ninja.

For Tomiki his normal life ends when he becomes the master of a naive wish granting angelic android named Ikaros. However if Tomiki doesn’t learn to control his impulses aroundher and be more careful of what he wishes for, even one simple wish can complicate things and create a lot of chaos. Although he has a dirty mind luckily his heart is in the right place for those he cares about. Especially with helping out his female childhood friend and classmate Sohara who secretly loves him, and who he does also have some feeling for, whenever one of his wishes causes her problems.

A robot butler teaches Hayate and Nagi to cherish their special relationship they have now and that his most important duty is always protecting her. Then a misunderstanding occurs when Hayate and Hinagiku mistake challenges from an opponent as mutual loves letters. Hinagiku encountering Hayate again has a fun casual date with him, but he ruins it with another misunderstanding. After he saves her, Hinagaku realizes she loves him and he does cares for her as he had kept his promise to always protect her. Later Nagi and her rival Ayumu enter a pair quiz contest and the opponents in the final round are Aika and Chiharu, and Miki who tricked Hinagiku into entering. Then a butler company offers to pay off Hayate’s debt with a job offer. At a surprise party by Nagi, Maria, Sakuya, Wataru and Izumi, Hayate’s surprised to learn the important item he brought for Nagi is her special gift to him to symbolize their special relationship. So he refuses the job offer.

On the planet of Endless Illusion a lone man Van roams the endless wild frontier. Armed with a shape shifting sword and powerful mecha Armor Van’s sole purpose is avenging the murder of his bride by a mysterious clawed man. After saving a town from vicious outlaws, Van reluctantly takes young Wendy Garret as a traveling companion who offers to be Van’s bride in exchange for helping find her kidnapped brother. During their journey Van’s friend Carmen99 sometimes helps them as they make friends and allies and fight deadly foes. Some who may have a connection with the clawed man.

Gun X Sword

Funimation

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 12:55 p .m .

Hayate The Combat Butler ©Kenjiro Hata/Shogakukuan, Hayate project, TV Tokyo 2007 All Rights Reserved

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After returning to the town he last visited seven years ago to live with his cousin Nayuki and her mother, Yuichi starts remembering the past, as he slowly regains memories from that time of Nayuki, Madoka, Mai, and his close childhood friend Ayu who also appears in his dreams. As he spends more time with Ayu, including helping her search for something precious that she can’t remember what it is, a budding relationship develops between them again. However Yuichi is still puzzled and wonders what caused him to forget these precious memories from his past.

KanonFunimation

Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sat, Sun 2:35 p .m .

K-ON!! 2 Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Sat, Sun1:45 p .m .

For two years Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsugumi have worked together to keep the struggling Light Music Club alive. Building a reputation as real rock musicians and recruiting new member underclassman Azusa as rhythm guitarist. But as a new school years starts new members must be recruited as Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsugumi, will be graduating and preparing for college exams. But no matter what happens they’ll have their faculty advisor and secret former death metal guitar/vocalist Sawako Yamanaka who’s now their homeroom teacher helping them. Most of all they have each other as they become much more than just a band of amateur musicians, but also close friends.

Disguising themselves as humans some Ayakashi break into Karasumori Academy. Forcing Yoshimori, Tokine, and Gen to have to go into full battle mode to stop them. Furious from repeated Ayashi attacks, Gen then takes a risky step which causes him to be discharged from his protective duties. So Yoshimori goes to Masamori to plead Gen’s case and finally learns more about Gen’s troubled past.

During a new school year the Light Music Club members Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsugumi succeed in recruiting a new member, first year student Azusa as rhythm guitarist. Later as they are preparing foranother school festival performance Yui suddenly gets sick, so their faculty advisor Sawako Yamanaka,a former Light Music member and vocalist, steps in. However Yui recovers in time to play with her friends Mio, Ritsu, Tsugumi, and Azusa. Then during winter break the Light Music club gets an invitation to play their first live venue show on New Years’ Eve.

Fighting a berserk Kazuma, Ayano who now loves him vows to change him back. During their battle Kazuma remembers he obtained his powers to protect the ones he truly cares about, especially Ayano who he loves and returns to normal. Afterwards Kazuma, Ayano, and Ren try to stop Bernard’s evil plan, but fail as with help from his bodyguard Lapis he summons a powerful high level demon. So Kazauma a wind user and Ayano and Ren who are flame users must combine their powers to close a dimensional gate and prevent this demon from appearing and destroying Tokyo.

Kekkaishi

Viz Media

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun12:05 p .m .

K-ON!Bandai

Marriott Hall 4 Thurs, Sat

11:40 a .m .Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri 1:45 p .m .

Kaze No Stigma

Funimation

Marriott Hall 4

Wed, Fri, Sat8:05 p .m .

Kimi Ni Todoke-From Me To YouNIS America

Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sun11:40 a .m .

Shy Sawako Kuronuma always had difficulty fitting in. Possibly due to her jet-black hair, her hushed manner of speaking, or her name’s similarity to a popular horror character Sa-doka. On her first day of high school, she meets Shota Kazehaya the one boy who treats her like a normal girl. Through his selfless aid Sawako comes out of her shell and even starts making friends for the first time. However, with a new social life comes social pressures which Sawako must learn to deal with, as well as understand the unfamiliar feelings she develops toward the kind hearted Kazeheya.

Kanon, © Visual Art's/Key/Hyakkaya

K-ON!! © kakifly � Houbunsha / Sakura High Band

Based on the comic ""Kimi ni Todoke"" by Karuho Shiina published by Shueisha Inc. (Monthly Margaret)(c) Karuho Shiina / Shueisha (c) DNDP, VAP, Shueisha, Production I.G"

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Kirameki Project

Media Blasters

Marriott Hall 6

Fri, Sat 8:05 p .m .

On the Mediterranean Sea lies the beautiful Kingdom of Genes. Ruled by three lovely mostly innocent princess and the power of technology. After the surrounding kingdoms all fall one by one to a mysterious Giant Robot under the control of several Old Guys they set their sights on Genes. Its fate now rests on Kana, the second princess. Born with a special knack for robot technology, Kana aided by her android companion Rin-cle, will protect Genes with her secretly built giant robot.

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Although she’s the only member of her school’s Jersey Club, Madoka is still ready to help others. One day a mysteri-ous girl named Lan, who’s actually an alien, recruits her to pilot a robotic aircraft known as a Vox that can also transform into a giant robot to protect her city from space invaders. During a battle Lan finally activates her own Vox to help out Madoka. They later become friends with a mysteri-ous girl Muginami. Meanwhile they still don’t know their enemies true goal or what Rinne might be.

With the sudden appearance in Tokyo Bay of the Pure Land, the home of the Shishigami clan of Tera Guardians, every human who’s not in a pact with a Tera Guardian falls unconscious. Sensing a tremendous amount of Tera gathering at her birth place Kuro and Keita go to investigate, and fight Kuro’s brother Reishin, who has synchro-nized with Akane, to prevent him from creating a new world. Unaware that he knows the truth of the Doppenliner System and is actually trying to control it. Also that it has something to do with the strange power developing within Kuro.

Lagrange-The Flower Of Rin-neViz Media

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs 9:45 p .m .Fri, Sat8:55 p .m .

KurokamiBandai

Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat9:45 p .m .

Kobato

Sentai Filmworks

Sentai

FilmMarriott Hall 4

Thurs , Fri, Sat, Sun 10:50 a .m .

Fri 11:00 p .m .

Wanting to ease people’s emotional pain and suffering, young kind hearted, but naive, Kobato believes she has the talent to do it. However Ioryogi, a half human creature with a stuffed dog form, doubts whether the strange girl with a mysterious past even after obtaining a mystical flask, that is a special bottle with the ability to capture the pain and sorrow of a broken heart after it’s been healed, can achieve her goal and get her special wish granted. She soon proves she has this ability as after helping out people her flask slowly fills up with kompeito candies that symbolizes a person’s healed heart.

Legend Of The Legendary Heroes Funimation

Marriott Hall 4Thurs 3:25 p .m .Fri, Sat, Sun3:30 p .m .

Although only a teenager Kurenai Shinkurou is already a master of an arcane martial art and an experienced professional mediator with a long track record of resolving disputes. Not bad for someone still in high school. But Kurenai may have finally reached his limit, when his boss and role model Benika responds to his request for a more challenging assignment, by giving him the task of protecting seven year old Mura-saki Kuhoin. Making his job dangerous is that Kurenai is unaware the girl he’s protecting had run away from her very rich and powerful fam-ily who are the ones searching for her.

KurenaiSentai

Filmworks

SenMarriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri 6:50 p .m .

.

A war between the bordering lands of Roland and Estabul has begun. At the King of Roland’s commands Ryner Lute, who’s a bearer of a cursed, extremely lethal power called the Al-pha Stigma, and his pretty comrade Ferris, who must prevent him from losing control of this power and going berserk, set out to search for the Heroic Relics. They are special artifacts that contain enormous supernatural powers which if placed in the wrong hands can be devastating. During their journey, war tactics, bloody magi-cal battles, and political intrigue will ensue.

Kobato © 2009 CLAMP • KADOKAWASHOTEN / Team KO-BATO.

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Lucky Star

Bandai

Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sat

11:15 a .m .

MM!Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat

8:55 p .m .Fri 10:35 p .m .

Sat 10:10 p .m .

Mahoromatic: I'm Home

Sentai Filmworks

qMarriott Hall 5

Fri, Sat

11:05 p .m .

Maid SamaSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5 Thurs, Sat11:40 a .m .

Mazinkaiser SKLMedia Blasters

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat7:15 p .m .

Mobile Suit Gundam 0079Bandai

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun10:50 a .m .

Although Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, and Miyuki are busy with homework and exam, they still are able to find time to have fun together. Usually it’s Konata, Kagami, and Tsukasa getting together after school, the weekends, and various holidays, to enjoy various fun activities. Also Konata’s younger cousin Yutaka who attends their school is experiencing high school life as well. But she still finds time to have fun with her classmates and friends, Minami, Hiyori, and Patricia.

Club president Mio Isurugi tricks Taro Sado who’s a masochist and Arashiko Yuno who has androphobia into going on a date believing they can help cure other other’s issues. However their fun is dampen when Taro learns Yuno’s phobia was caused by an ex-boyfriend’s attempted sexual assault. Now close friends they exchange cell phone numbers. Discovering Yuno is traumatized after she encountered her ex-boyfriend who’s now harassing her Taro, with Mio’s help, knocks him out. Then Taro with Mio, Yumi, and the school nurse’s help blackmails him to leave Yuno alone. Now Yuno loves Taro who also has feelings for her. After Taro’s overly affectionate older sister Shizuka and their mother accidently discover Yuno’s messages on his cell phone and suspecting they’re maybe dating trick her into visiting Taro. But all the attempts to ruin their relationship only help to make it even stronger and closer as Taro and Yuno are able to actually share some intimate time together.

As Mahoro’s life timer rapidly ap-proaches her two hundred and fiftieth day, she’s distracted by a more joyous chronological observance. The 120 th anniversary of Hiryushi’s founding. Suguru, Miyuki, Hamaji, and several other friends have decided on the per-fect tribute to help celebrate it a Maid Café. Unfortunately their Maid Café idea may end up Maid-less, as Manage-ment forces under Feldrance’s com-mand attack Mahoro and Minawa.

Although Misaki can usually handle her duties as Student Council President and working her secret job as a maid at a Maid Café ,to help out her family, whenever a crisis occurs Usui, who knows her secret, seemingly is always there to help out. She actually appreciate his help, but his attitude sometimes puzzles and irritates her and lately she even gets nervous and embarrassed around him especially after he starts working as a part time cook at the Maid Café. Misaki slowly starts to realize that Usi actually likes her and she also has feelings for him.

Floating above Japan behind a gravity cur-tain is Kikaijima. A colossal island that’s currently a lawless wasteland of robot super weapons from a forgotten age of military might from the last world war. The Japanese government informed that this unstable is-land’s reactors in a few days will explode and vaporize the world, must awaken the most powerful and destructive robot ever createdMazinKaiser. Which rockets off to Kikaijima and engages in a furious battle to save the world.

The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon using humanoid shaped fighting mechas called mobile suits launches a war of independence against the Earth Federation, and overwhelms the Federation forces to even capture half of Earth’s surface. Months later the Federation finally develops its own prototype mobile suits at a remote space colony. But a surprise Zeon at-tack on this colony places these new weapons fall into the hands of a motley crew of civilians and cadets. Also fate places a youth Amuro Ray at the controls of the powerful white mobile suit Gundam.

Lucky Star: Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa, Miyuki © Kagami YOSHIMIZU / Lucky Paradise

Maid-Sama © Hiro Fujiwara / Hakusensha, Maid Sama Project

Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden © NAKAYAMA • DITAMA/WANI-BOOKS • MAHOROBA PROJECT

MM! © 2010 Akinari Matsuno � MEDIA FACTORY / MM! Project

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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Bandai

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat,

Sun12:30 p .m .

When Kamille in the Gundam Mk II is ambushed by the Titan’s new mobile armor mechas he is rescued by the sudden appearance of the newly built Zeta Gun-dam. Later he and his childhood friend Fa have an in-timate reunion. To protect the Alexander moon colony a AGEU fleet attacks an approaching Titan fleet. During a battle between mobile suits Kamille in the Zeta Gundam rescues a inexperienced Fa. But AGEU retreats when a Titan unit hovers about the colony. After learning the Titan fleet has left and discovering the location of the garrison units, AEGU counterat-tacks and forces the units to flee with little fighting and damage to the colony.

Modern Magic Made

SimpleSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs 9:20 p .m .Fri 10:10 p .m .

Sat 9:20, 10:10 p .m .

Wanting to improve herself insecure Koyomi Morishita decides to learn magic and gets master mage Misa Anehara to teach her a new style of magic, which breaks down all enchantments into code sequences. Koyo-mi seemly can only make wash basins fall from the sky, but also has the hidden ability to rearrange or change any enchantment code sequence. After meeting Ichinose Yumiko Cristina, a powerful pretty mage, Koyo-mi offers to help her hunt down and destroy the source summoning dead-ly Daemons. After Koyomi saves Yumiko by deactivating the source they become good friends. Later Misa forgetting a code to an old spell sends Koyomi into the past where she meets a younger Yumiko being pursued by a vengeful mage and offers to help her. After she convinces a youngerMisa to also help the three must combine their magical powers to stop this mage’s evil plan.

My Bride Is A Mermaid

Funimation

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat

6:25 p .m .

Although Nagasumi and Sun have happily adjusted to their new life together they must still keep their engagement and her true identity as a mermaid a se-cret from their classmates to protect everyone from Sun’s father who is still trying to end the engagement which her mother won’t allow. Also Sun’s childhood rival Luna develops feeling for Nagasumi and even some rival suitors for Sun suddenly appear, along with a unique test examiner. Despite these problems and various other situations that Nagasumi and Sun will face and experience their mutual love grows closer and stronger.

NeedlessSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 4 Wed 8:30 p .m .Thurs 9:45 p .m .Marriott Hall 6Fri, Sat7:40 & 11:25 p .m .

Nura: Rise Of The yokai ClanViz Media

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun2:10 p .m .

Nyan KoiSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat3:55 p .m .

Infiltrating Simeon headquarters Cruz, Blade, Mo-miji, Disc, and professor Gido, encounter a Simeon Girl Force of Setsuna, Kuchinashi, Mio, and a brainwashed Eve who’s being control by another Simeon agent appearing as a holographic image. As the two groups of Needlesses fight Seto and Solva, Blade’s companions, appear and join the battle. Cruz must use his analytical and deductive prow-ess to locate the hidden location of the controlling agent so she can be neutralized. Although Blade may need to use his ability of memorizing and acquiring another Needless’s ability to finally free Eve and defeat the Simeon Girl Force, so that they can continue on with their important mission to stop Arclight’s evil plans.

Since Rikuo Nura is part human and a quarter yokai, demon, he can only turn into his yokai form after sunset and turns back into a human at sunrise. He lives in a house full of spirits with his yokai grandfather the current clan head of the Nura yokai who wants him to become clan head. Rikuo, disliking his yokai blood, tries to escape fate and avoid becoming a true yokai does good deeds by helping humans. He’s aided by his trusted servant Tsurara, Yuki Onna, who likes him in both his hu-man and yokai form, and sometimes will disguises herself as a human. However circumstances will eventually force him to accept his yokai blood and become clan head especially to protect his friends.

After Junpei, Kaede, and Kanako are invited to an amuse-ment park by Nagi, Junpei tells her that Kaede is the girl he loves. Nagi then takes Kanako along so Junpei and Kaede can spend some time together alone. However their brief intimate moments are constantly ruined by Kanako. De-spite this they had fun and their relationship grows closer. But Junpei’s unaware Nagi did revealed his feelings to Kaede who likes him After Junpei meets a girl who knows about his cat curse he discovers Kotone and her twin sister Akari are students at his school and as daughters of the lo-cal priest can protect themselves against the curse’s side ef-fects. Then a bad misunderstanding occurs between Junpei and Kaede. Informed about it Kanako and Nagi find Junpei talking to Kotone and Akari and punish him for hurting Kaede’s feelings. After Junpei apologizes to Kaede she’s happy that they’re still close.

Needless © Kami Imai / SHUEISHA-NEEDLESS PROJECT

Nyankoi! © SATO FUJIWARA • FlexComix / "NYANKOI!" Production Committee

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The only talking Kyousuke Kousaka’s and his younger sister Kirino do is greet one another. But after Kyousuke finds a moe anime DVD lying by the entrance hall of their parent’s house he is surprised to discover it belongs to his sister Kirino who besides being smart, pretty, and popular, is an obsessive consumer of anime and eroge. After Kyosuke promises not to mock her and even convinces their parents to accept it when they accidently uncover it, she starts to share a bit of her world with him. As she deals with the difficulties that lie ahead her brother becomes a crucial ally. Such as helping her become good friends with two female anime fans, Saori and Kuroneko, while keeping her best friend and classmate Ayase from accidently finding out about Kirino’s secret hobby. After clearing up a misunderstanding Kyosuke and Ayase become good friends and even exchange cell phone numbers.

OreimoAniplex

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs 2:35 p .m .Fri, Sat

2:10 p .m .

Okami-San And Her Seven

CompanionsFunimation

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 7:40 p .m .Fri, Sat

5:35 p .m .

As members of the high school club Otogi Bank, Ryoko and her best friend Ringo help resolve other student’s problems. When Ryoko’s classmate Ryoshi confesses he loves her she rejects him. The Otogi Bank’s President knowing of Ryoshi’s hunting skills persuades him to join and even makes him Ryoko’s partner. After Ryoko is kidnapped by a high school gang, Ryoshi helps the other club members locate her and using a sling shot supports Ryoko and the other members as they’re fighting the gang. However when Ryoko is in danger Ryoshi rushes to save her and promises to always protect her. As they work and spend more time together Ryoko starts to fall in love with Ryoshi.

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After he was visited by a mysterious spirit as a boy, Phoron’s wanted to become a Dantists . Although he‘s mastered the basic skill of singing the Commandia spells and operating a One-man Orchestra, he’s unable to summon the required companion because of a promise he made to that first spirit to only sing for her. But that problem ends when his supernatural partner suddenly returns, intent on finalizing the contract they made twelve years ago. However she’s not just any spirit, but the dreaded Corticarte, the Crimson Annihilator.

They’re cute, adorable, and three of the most powerful Espers ever seen. Kaoru, the brash psychokinetic who can move objects, Shiho, the sarcastic psychometric who can read people’s minds and inanimate objects’ pasts, and Aoi, the rational teleporter who can teleport herself and anything she touches. They are under the care of B.A.B.E.L., the Base of Backing ESP Laboratory who believes they and other espers are the answer to an increasing wave of psychic evolution. Koichi Minamoto is assigned to watch over these three pre-teen girls as both commandeer and guardian.

Polyphonica Crimson SMaiden Japan

Marriott Hall 4

Wed 9:45 p .m .Thurs, Fri 6:25 p .m .

Psychic SquadSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun1:20 p .m .

Outlaw Star

Bandai

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Sat 3:00 p .m .

Fri 10:35 p .m .

Now captain of the Grappler ship Outlaw Star Gene, his partner Jim, special navigator Melfina ,and two new crew members, Suzuka a skilled assassin, and Aisha a Ctarl-Ctarl, travel the universe in search of adventure, the treasures of the Galactic Leyline, and information about Melfina’s past, while trying to avoid the Kei pirates who want the ship. Also the MacDougall brothers knowing something about the Leyline for some reason want to destroy the ship. Unaware that Gene recognizing the emblem on their ship has vowed revenge against them for killing his father sometime in the past.

Eighth grader Madoka Kaname lives a happy life with family and friends. Then one day she has a magical encounter and doesn’t know if it’s by chance or fate yet, but this meeting changes her life and destiny. As she and her best friend Sayaka soon discover that their classmate, transfer student, Homura and a older student at their school Mami are both magical girls fighting witches threating humans. This knowledge and other situations will influence whether they decide to become magical girls.

Puella Magi Madoka MagicaAniplex

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs 3:00 p .m . Fri, Sat, Sun3:05 p .m .

Psychic Squad ©Takashi Shiina/Shogakukan,BABEL project,TV TOKYO 2008©T.Shiina/S,B,TX 2008

Outlaw Star © Morning Star�Sunrise/Shueisha�Sotsu

Madoka Magica: © Magica Quartet/Aniplex, Madoka Partners, MBS

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Ramen Fighter

Miki

Media Blasters

Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sun12:05 p .m

Rental MagicaThe Right Stuf

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs 2:35 p .m .Fri, Sat, Sun

2:40 p .m .

Rosario + Vampire

Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs Fri, Sat9:45 p .m .

Fri 10:10 p .m .

Working at her mother’s ramen shop Miki serves customers and makes deliv-eries. However she sometimes com-petes against or fights her childhood and restaurant rival Megumi who owns a bakery. Also Miki frequently fights with her mother, but always loses. So Miki is puzzled when her mother suddenly starts treating her nicely. Then a head trauma changes Miki’s personality into a friendly kind girl, scaring her mother and everyone else into searching for a way to return her back to normal.

With Astral contract employee Sekiren who’s a Buddhist priest’s help Itsuki learns to control his Glam Sight so he can more ef-fectively help Honami, Nekkoyashi, Mikan, and Manami in their contract jobs to dispel dark magic and supernatural monster. How-ever Honami who loves Isuki, who also has feelings for her, is still concerned that using his power to much will harm him. Unaware that Adelicia, a rival mage likes him, Itsuki sometimes is caught in the romantic rivalry between Honami and Adelicia. But by work-ing together everyone grows stronger and even more confident in their unique abilities.

After Tsukune Aono is accepted into a private high school he meets a pretty girl Moka Ayashiya and is surprised hearing she’s a vampire. After learning his new school is for youkai disguised as humans and intolerant toward them he decides to leave, but Moka who’s lonely and even knowing he’s human persuades Tsukune to remain as they both now have mutual feelings for each other and keep his true form secret. Also when he re-moves the rosary around her neck then her other person-ality emerges and punishes any delinquent yokai threat-ing them. Despite them trying to ruin their relationship Tsukune helps out Kurumu a succubus, Yukari a young witch who likes Moka, and Mizore a snow girl, who then all develop feelings for Tsukune becoming Moka’s romantic rivals as well as their mutual friends.

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2Funimation

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs 9:40 p .m .Sat 4:45 p .m .Sun 4:20 p .m .

Shrine Of The Morning MistMedia Blasters

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs12:55, 4:40 p .m .Sun 12:55 p .m .

ShikiFunimation

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Sat 8:55 p .m .

Japan’s toughest warlords lead massive armies against their rivals in their quest for total domina-tion. Wielding insane weaponry and unleashing the elements to boost their alreay awesome pow-ers, these warrior generals charge into the fray to crush the opposition. As hordes of samurai and ninja assassins fight to vanquish every adversary in their sight loyalties crumble and newalliances are forged. In the heat of battle heroes become conquerors and conquerors become leg-ends.

Although the relationship between Yuzu and her childhood friend Tadahiro has grown closer, Yuzu and her five friends, who are all shrine maidens and also members of the priestess club, continue their training to strengthen their spiri-tual powers. Not only to still protect Tadahiro whose mysterious left eye’s powers is still wanted by a evil sorcerer and his demon army, but to also stop three dark priestesses from successfully awakening a powerful demon lord.

When citizens of the village of Sotoba begin dying off in alarming numbers the sole hospi-tal’ head doctor Toshi Ozaki tries desperately to save his patients, but his efforts are in vain. He initially suspects a epidemic, but later starts suspecting that the strange family that moved into the long abandoned Kanemaja mansion during the same time is somehow involved with these mysterious deaths. Also aloof Natsuko Yuuki will eventually get caught up in it shortly after his female class-mate Megumi suddenly dies.

Ramen Fighter Miki, © Jun Sadogawa-Akitashoten/Muteki Kanban Musume Committee

Rental Magica � 2007 MAKOTO SANDA/pako/KADOKAWASHOTEN/Rental Magica Partners

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Silent Mobius

Bandai

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Sat5:35 p .m .

SolaBandai

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 5:05 p .m .Fri, Sat

5:10 p .m .

Someday's Dreamers

Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs , Fri, Sat, Sun

10:00 a .m .

In the future after a massive earthquake Tokyo becomes a desolate city struggling tosurvive. Even worse earth is invaded by evil be-ings called Lucifer Hawk wanting to destroy humanity. Earth’s last line of defense is a secret police branch the AMP whose members are Yuki the psychic, Kiddy the cyborg, Nami the Shinto Priestess, Lebia the visionaire, and their chief the mysterious Rally Cheyenne. But a new powerful member is joining their fight to save earth, Kat-sumi Liqueur a woman with strange powers and a dark past.

After Matsuri and Yorito are reunited she forces him to remember his past with her and he’s a copyof the real Yorito who died and was created by his sister Aono after she died and was turned into a Yaka by a lonely Matsuri. Because they love each other but can’t live together in the real world since neither ishuman they decide to sacrifice themselves and help return Aono back into one to correct the past. After notifying her their location Matsuri and Yurito while waiting share some intimate time together before ini-tiating their plan. But Yorito is determined to some-how keep his promise to show Matsuri the blue sky.

This summer 15 year old Yume Kikuchi in now the age required to work in Tokyo as an appren-tice mage. Being a country girl in a big city for the first time there’s a lot of things she will have to get used to. Such as discovering her mentor master mage Masami Oyamada isn’t a woman, but a handsome man. As Yume isn’t confident about her abilities to achieve her goal of a magic license she may jinx herself into failing. However her equally challenged fellow students and friends, and teachers will help her out to succeed. During which she will learn the most important lesson in life.

Sound Of The SkyThe Right Stuf

Marriott Hall 6Fri, Sun 3:00 p .m .

Squid Girl

Media Blasters

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun10:50 a .m .

Star DriverBandai

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 6:50 & 10:35 p .m .Fri, Sat 6:25 p .m .

Assigned to the 1121st Platoon of the Helvetian Army, stationed in the Clock-tower Fortress, recruit Kanata Sorami continues her training with her veteran platoon members to be both a soldier and a bugler. Kanata’s enduring optimism helps her to quickly become friends with her platoon members, Rio, Fillcia, Kure-ha, and Noel, who are inspired to look for happiness and beauty. They cherish the memories they make and share in a world still haunted by war.

From the ocean depths Squid Girl arrives to conquer humanity for its pollution of the oceans.Shortly after arriving onto the surface world Squid Girl is easily distracted, then promptly bullied intoworking for the Aizawa sisters at their restaurant as a waitress, and even supplying them with her squid ink. Squid girl will never subjugate the human race if she can’t even handle these two pushy sisters, or an overly affectionate teenage girl who is a friend of the younger sister.

On Japan’s southern edge the Southern Cross Island inhabitants seemingly lead normal lives, but far beneath the quiet island’s surface an ancient secret lays dormant until Takuto Tsunashi enrolls in South-ern Cross Island High School. Afterwards Takuto and his friends confront Kiraboshi. A clandestine society trying to control giant machines sealed under the island called Cybodies, whose powers are bound by four special shrine maidens. Takuto as the Ginga Bishonen pilots a powerful Cybody Tauburn, and with help from his friends, Wako the Southern Shrine Maiden and Sugata who has the power of King’s Pillar, try to stop Kiraboshi’s plans. However this fierce struggle threatens to tear the island apart.

SOUND OF THE SKY: (c) Paradores/Aniplex/1121

Star Driver © BONES/STAR DRIVER COMMITTEE, MBS

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Tales Of The Abyss

Bandai

Marriott Hall 4Thurs 3:50 p .m .

Fri, Sat, Sun3:55 p .m .

The Girl Who Leapt

Through Space

Bandai

Marriott Hall 6

Thurs , Fri, Sat4:45 p .m .

Sun 4:20 p .m .

The Melancholy

Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2

Bandai

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 4:15 p .m .Fri, Sat 4:20 p .m .

Sun 4:45 p .m .

On the planet Audlant global war is imminent between the Kingdom of Kimlasca and the Malkuth Empire. This conflict was prophesied in the Scores, a complete history of this world from creation to its destruction once written on mysterious stones. Also predicted is a new savior-hero’s appearance, a red haired boy with the name of “The Light Of The Sacred Flame”. Meanwhile Luke Fon Fabre, the teenage son of a nobleman, has his sword training session sud-denly interrupted by a young pretty lady named Tear. She then spirits away Luke who is soon forced into a series of great adventures.

After the battle on the moon, Tsuki and the Shishidos meet with Leopard who provides revelations about Nerval and the brain colo-nies. After Akiha briefly returns to school, a mysterious box appears requesting it be delivered to the head of the Shishido family. Then Akiha sets a trap to capture a thief who’s stealing energizer mirrors from the colony, but it backfires and everyone falls to earth during the ensuing battle. There they witness a Terra Abduction and meet the creator of the brain colonies. Akiha and her friends now must somehow find a way to return to space.

Irritated at Haruhi’s treatment of Mikuru dur-ing the filming of the SOS Brigade’s movie, Kyon has a bad argument with her and Koi-zumi even has to stop Kyon from hitting her shocking Haruhi. Later seeing Haruhi sullen and even avoiding him Kyon is puzzled, then realizes her feelings are still hurt and that she possibly thinks he may dislike her. So Kyon decides to encourage Haruhi to start making her movie again and she soon returns back to normal. Then Kyon thinks of a good way of finally ending her movie which Haruhi agrees with and accepts much to his relief.

Anime shorts showing the SOS Brigade mem-bers and other characters as cute little SD versions of themselves. Focusing on their unique quirks it shows Haruhi, Kyon, Mi-kuru, Koizumi, Nagato, their friends, and other characters, in various hilarious situations.

Known as the God of Conquest, Dating Sim game master Keima Katsuragi isn’t interested in any girls who are not 2D. After accepting an email challenge he’s surprised to learn he had actually made a contract with a not very competent young female demon named Elsie. She’s been charged with recapturing runaway demon world spirits hiding in girls hearts that can only be driven out by the girls falling in love. Keima is now her partner and he must somehow convince girls to fall in love with him. Also if the contract is ever broken the collars around his and Elsie’s necks will detonate.

Although Taiga’s initial attempt to confess her love to Yusaku failed, as he possibly had misunderstood her, she is undaunted and determined to succeed at her next attempt at admitting her feelings for him. Ryuji promises to keep helping her in her quest as Taiga is best friends with Minori the girl that Ryuji likes very much and she had promised to assist him in asking Minori out in return for this help and for assisting her with some of her other needs, like making her lunch. Working together they soon become close friends..

The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya Bandai

Marriott Hall 4Fri, Sat, Sun2:35 p .m . Marriott Hall 5Thurs 5:55 p .m .Fri, Sat, Sun3:00 p .m .

The World Only God KnowsSentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat6:00 p .m .

ToradoraNIS America

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 3:00 p .m . Fri, Sat, Sun 3:05 p .m .

Toradora! (C) YUYUKO TAKEMIYA / ASCII MEDIA WORKS / TORADORA PRODUCT COMMITTEE

Tales Of The Abyss © 2008 NAMCO BANDAI GAMES Inc.,/SUNRISE, BANDAI VISUAL, MBSOriginal Character Design © KOSUKE FUJISHIMA

The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2: Haruhi © 2007, 2008, 009 Nagaru Tanigawa�Noizi Ito / a member of SOS

The World Only God Knows © Tamiki Wakaki / Shogakukan, Kaminomi project, TV TOKYO 2010

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Towa No Quon

Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 6

Sat, Sun2:10 p .m .

Wagnaria!!NIS America

Marriott Hall 5

Thurs , Sun2:10 p .m .

Vampire Knight GuiltyViz Media

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat 6:00 p .m .

Sometime in the future children with special powers and marvelous remarkable abilities are being born, but this seemingly wondrous gift turns out to be a dangerous curse. As they are hunted down and killed by the Order who now run the world. From their hideout beneath a popular amusement park, Quon and his group of Attractors, using their own remarkable abilities and high tech gadgetry, set out to rescue these children before the Order’s elite squad of ruth-less cyborgs detect them. Then they teach these children to harness and control their powers to help defeat the ones trying to destroy them.

In Hokkaido stands the family restau-rant Wagnaria. When Soka Takahashi, who loves all thing small, meets tiny Popura, who is desperately trying to find anyone willing to work at the very busy restaurant, she offers him a part time job working at Wagnaria. At-tracted by Popura’s petite stature, Sota accepts her kind offer. To his surprise he soon realizes that the restaurant is filled with some eccentric characters including his coworkers.

Although Yuki finally understands who she really is, Zero still cannot accept her true self. While Ichiru watches over Rido’s coffin, Kaname recalls the unfor-gettable events of ten years Ago. After Rido is finally revived by Kaname’s blood, chaos reigns when Rido’s servant vampires and the Hunter’s Society both invade the academy. Realizing her new role Yuki now sets out to protect all hergood friends who she cares about by confronting and defeating the powerful Rido himself.

On a flight to Japan, after finishing police profile train-ing in the US, Miyuki befriends a Ameriasian boy Randy who’s visiting his Japanese grandfather. At the airport Miyuki rescues him from a adduction and command-ers a van with the adductors in hot pursuit. Learning he’s Randy Hammond she realizes he’s the heir to his late American father’s corporation and his Japanese mother had recently passed away. Although Nakajima is unable to help, Natusmi, returning from some special forces training, arrives in time to help them escape to the Bokuto Police station where the adductors are arrested. After locating Randy’s grandfather Miyuki and Natsumi take him to his grandson to meet and adopt him, while he is getting some kendo training from Nakajima. After completing their mission Miyuki and Nakajima have a brief somewhat romantic reunion.

You're Under Arrest 3Sentai Filmworks

Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat12:30 p .m .

ZakuroNIS America

Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat12:55 p .m .

ZetmanViz Media

Marriott Hall 4Thus 10:10 p .m .Marriott Hall 6Fri, Sat9:45 p .m .

With the Modernization of Japan the Ministry of Spirit Affairs is soon established to resolve mysterious incidents involving the nation’s spirits. This ministry consists of representa-tives from both the human and spirit world. Zakuro, Susukihotaru, Bonbori, and Hozuki are all half-spirits, hybrids between humans and spirits, who have been partnered with sec-ond lieutenants Kei, Riken, and Ganryu. They are all assigned to Spirit Affairs in an effort to prove humans and spirits can co-exist and join forces to carry out all tasks given to them.

After Jin Kanzaki meets Kouga Amagi, heir to his family’s wealth, they become friends and champions of justice, but are separated by fate. Years later they’re reunited, Jin as Zet who carries the destiny of humanity’s survival and Kouga with a strong sense of justice who uses technology to fight as Alphasz. Together they will fight to protect mankind and destroy monstrous abominations of humans known as Players. Who ironically are the creations of the Amagi Corporation, the foundation founded by Kouga’s grandfather Mitsugai Amagi, who with the man Jin knew as his grandfather’s help created Zet to combat the Players that had escaped from a secret research lab.

Towanoquon © BONES / TOWANOQUON Project

Wagnaria!! (C) Karino Takatsu / SQUARE ENIX, "WAG-NARIA!!" Project

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle © Kosuke Fujishima�Kodansha / Bokuto Station Traffic Control Department. All Rights Reserved.

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Anime Video RoomsMarriott Hall Rooms 4, 5 and 6 at the Marriott Hotel and Marina 333 West Harbor Dr, San Diego

Marriott Hall Room 4

Marriott Hall Room 5Marriott Hall Room 6

K-ON! © kakifly�Houbunsha/Sakura High Band