First Look: Winter 2016 Anime Shorts

What do you make when you’re short on money, patience or talent? Anime shorts, of course! Jel, Marlin and I got the short end of the stick again, so it’s up to us to watch all the anime no one else wants to watch. So are these shorts the cat’s pajama shorts or can they eat our shorts? You’ll find out shortly!

First Look: Divine Gate

After the Divine Gate opened, our world and the worlds beyond became connected, bringing an era of chaos. To restore order, the World Council was formed and the Divine Gate fell into legend. Now, a select few have gathered to attempt to reach the Gate and remake the world. But what will they find when they open the door?

First Look: Girls Beyond the Wasteland

Bunta is a teen with that all too common problem of not knowing what he wants to do with his life. He has a talent for writing, even helping out with his school’s drama club, but he’s not sure if he can turn that talent into a career. Out of the blue, he’s asked out by his crush. Turns out she may be after him for something other than romance.

First Look: Dagashi Kashi

Kokonotsu “Coconuts” Shikada wants to be a manga artist but his father, a famous candy maker, wants him to take over the family shop. One day a beautiful girl walks in the store claiming to be the heiress to a huge candy company and tries to recruit Dad, who agrees to go with her only and if only Coconuts decides to run the family business.

First Look: Norn9: Norn+Nonet

About 10 bishounen (and 3 girls) are aboard a floating ship that may or may not be going anywhere in particular. Each character is gifted with an undefined magical power which they need to use at some point for some reason, probably. Also they might all have to kill each other someday, I’m not too clear on that either. For now though, they’re just picking peaches and going fishing.

First Look: ERASED

Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling mangaka with a unique gift: he is catapulted back in time whenever someone is in danger so that he can help them out of their predicament. After his powers help reopen an old abduction case, he must use them to unravel the mystery.

First Look: Haruchika

Tired of dedicating her life to volleyball, ex-tomboy Chika Homura decides to join the windwood ensemble in some misguided attempt to become a ‘cute girl’. There, she gets reacquainted with her long-lost childhood friend Haruta Kamijou, an eerily perfect boy with a knack for solving mysteries and a surprising secret.

First Look: Myriad Colors: Phantom World

After a mysterious incident, human brains functions have been altered, allowing anyone to see the once-invisible phantoms running amok. Haruhiko and Mai, two students at the prestigious Hosea Academy, have teamed up to seal dangerous Phantoms and teach children about the advantages of not wearing a bra.

First Look: Prince of Stride Alternative

A bunch of bishounen (and one girl) participate in their high school ‘stride’ club – a blend of parkour and relay – with the ultimate goal of competing against other schools and winning the End of Summer, one of Japan’s top stride competitions.

First Look: Digimon Adventure Tri

It’s been a few years since Tai, Matt, Sora, Joe, Izzy, Mimi, TK and Kari last saved the Digital World and parted ways with their Digimon partners. Now in high school, most of the DigiDestined have drifted apart. However, when a new danger threatens the physical world, their reunion becomes a lot more exciting than they’d planned…

First Look: Osomatsu-san

Sextuplets Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jushimatsu, and Todomatsu were grade-schoolers back when they debuted in the Showa period. Now in 2015, the physical and cultural landscape has undergone a dramatic change, and the Matsuno brothers must start living as adults.

First Look: Garo – Crimson Moon

It’s the Heian period, the noble courts in Japan are thriving and the Garo armour is currently in possession of a dutiful young man named Raikou. Alongside his young sidekick Kintoki and the mysterious onmyouji Seirei, he does what every Makai Knight does best: fighting Horrors.

First Look: Beautiful Bones

Shoutarou is a highschooler with a bizarre hobby: After school, he goes to the mansion of Sakurako Kujou, an eccentric bone researcher, and helps expand her collection. After a dig turns up human remains, Sakurako flexes her abilities as a forensic investigator.

First Look: The Perfect Insider

Professor Sohei Saikawa is planning an outing with the other members of his research lab. Moe Nishinosono, the daughter of his mentor, presents him with the idea to visit Shiki Magata, a mysterious programming genius who has gone into exile after being accused of murdering her parents. That’s all that happens, really. But that’s okay.