Comic-Con 2012 Anime Guide by Comic-Con International

2012 JAPANESE ANIMATION Programming Guide

The Anime Rooms are again in the Marriott Hotel & Marina in the Marriott Hall, Rooms 4, 5, and 6 (See map on back page of this guide)

Contents

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

Quick-Start Index for Anime Information

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

(C)Lily Hoshino/GENTOSHA COMICS,Zakuro project

Oreimo: © Tsukasa Fushimi/ASCII MEDIA WORKS/OIP

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

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

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

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

Schedule

THURSDAY, Page 4

Wednesday night Programming for 2012 Schedule

Wednesday, July 11th

Marriott Hall Room 4

6:00 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam Movie: Char's Counterattack 8:05 . . . . Kaze No Stigma 8:30 . . . . Needless 8:55 . . . . Gokusen 9:20 . . . . Girl's High 9:45 . . . . Polyphonica Crimson S

July 12th

Schedule

THURSDAY,

July 12th

Marriott Hall Room 4

Marriott Hall Room 5

Marriott Hall Room 6

10:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers 10:25. . . . Gakuen Alice 10:50. . . . Kobato 11:15. . . . Our Home's Fox Deity 11:40 . . . . K-ON! 12:05 . . . . Kekkaishi 12:30 . . . . Rozen Maiden: Ouverture 12:55 . . . . Shrine Of The Morning Mist 1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail 1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi 2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan 2:35 . . . . Rental Magica 3:00 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:25 . . . . Legend of The Legendary Heroes 3:50 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss 4:15 . . . . Bleach 4:40 . . . . Shrine Of The Morning Mist 4:55 . . . . Shinobi Girl 5:10 . . . . Blue Exorcist 5:35 . . . . Dream Eater Merry 6:00 . . . . Vampire Knight Guilty 6:25 . . . . Polyphonica Crimson S 6:50 . . . . Kurenai 7:15 . . . . Chaos Head 7:40 . . . . Rocket Girls 8:05 . . . . .hack//Quantum 8:30 . . . . Book Of Bantorra 8:55 . . . . Shiki 9:20 . . . . Modern Magic Made Simple 9:45 . . . . Needless

10:00. . . . Clamp School Detectives 10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves 10:50 . . . . Squid Girl 11:15 . . . . Pani Poni Dash! 11:40 . . . . Maid Sama 12:05 . . . . Arakawa Under The Bridge 12:30 . . . . Aria The Natural 12:55 . . . . A-Channel 1:20 . . . . Bakuman 1:45 . . . . K-ON! 2:10 . . . . Wagnaria!! 2:35 . . . . Oreimo 3:00 . . . . Toradora! 3:25 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler 3:50 . . . . Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! 4:15 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 4:40 . . . . Himawari 5:05 . . . . Sola 5:30 . . . . Hidamari Sketch X 365 5:55 . . . . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 6:00 . . . . The World Only God Knows 6:25 . . . . My Bride Is A Mermaid 6:50 . . . . Accel World 7:15 . . . . Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories 7:40 . . . . Okami-San And Her Seven Companions 8:05 . . . . Akikan! 8:30 . . . . Baka And Test 8:55 . . . . MM! 9:20 . . . . Ah! My Buddha 9:45 . . . . Rosario + Vampire

10:00. . . . Gad Guard 10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar 10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 11:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny 11:40 . . . . Tekkaman Blade 12:05 . . . . Gasaraki 12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword 1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad 1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair 2:10 . . . . Broken Blade 3:00 . . . . Outlaw Star 3:25 . . . . Gin Tama 3:50 . . . . Dirty Pair Flash 4:20 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 4:45 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space 5:10 . . . . Infinite Stratos 5:35 . . . . Silent Mobius 6:00 . . . . Chrome Shelled Regios 6:25 . . . . Infinite Stratos 6:50 . . . . Star Driver 7:15 . . . . MazinKaiser SKL 7:40 . . . . Redline 9:20 . . . . Dragonaut: The Reasonance 9:45 . . . . Lagrange-The Flower of Rin-ne

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

10:10 . . . . Zetman 10:35 . . . . Blade Of The Immortal 11:00 . . . . Corpse Princess 11:25 . . . . High School Of The Dead 11:50 . . . . Grenadier 12:15 . . . . Samurai Girls

DIRTY PAIR FLASH © Takachiho&Studio Nue • SUNRISE

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

10:10 . . . Line Barrels Of iron 10:35 . . . . Star Driver 11:00 . . . . Mahoromatic 11:25 . . . . Grenadier 11:50 . . . . Blassrieter 12:15 . . . . Aika R-16

10:10 . . . . Midori Days 10:35 . . . . Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo! 11:00 . . . . Ninja Nonsense 11:25 . . . . B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time 11:50 . . . . To Love Ru 12:15 . . . . Heaven's Lost Property

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

Schedule

FRIDAY, July 13th

Marriott Hall Room 4

Page 6

10:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers 10:25 . . . . True Tears 10:50 . . . . Kobato 11:15 . . . . AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day 11:40 . . . . Super Gals 2 12:05 . . . . Kekkaishi 12:30 . . . . You're Under Arrest 3 12:55 . . . . Zakuro 1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail 1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi 2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan 2:35 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2:40 . . . . Rental Magica 3:05 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:30 . . . . Legend Of The Legendary Heroes 3:55 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss 4:20 . . . . Bleach 4:45 . . . . Gokusen 5:10 . . . . Blue Exorcist 5:35 . . . . Dream Eater Merry 6:00 . . . . Vampire Knight Guilty 6:25 . . . . Polyphonica Crimson S 6:50 . . . . Kurenai 7:15 . . . . Chaos Head 7:40 . . . . Neuro 8:05 . . . . Kaze No Stigma 8:30 . . . . First Squad 9:45 . . . . Kurokami *Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 will be allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unless accompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian.

10:10 . . . . Modern Magic Made Simple 10:35 . . . . Blade Of The Immortal 11:00 . . . . Corpse Princess 11:25 . . . . High School Of The Dead 11:50 . . . . Mouse 12:20 . . . . Samurai Girls 12:45 . . . . Shikirei 2: Pure Engagement 1:10 . . . . Queen's Blade 2

Marriott Hall Room 5

10:00 .. . . Clamp School Detectives 10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves 10:50 . . . . Squid Girl 11:15 . . . . Lucky Star 11:40 . . . . Kimi Ni Todoke-From Me To You 12:05 . . . . Ramen Fighter Miki 12:30 . . . . Aria The Natural 12:55 . . . . A-Channel 1:20 . . . . Bakuman 1:45 . . . . K-ON! 2:10 . . . . Oreimo 2:35 . . . . Kanon 3:00 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya 3:05 . . . . Toradora! 3:30 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler 3:55 . . . . Nyan Koi 4:20 . . . . The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 4:45 . . . . Himawari 5:10 . . . . Sola 5:35 . . . . Okami-San And Her Seven Companions 6:00 . . . . The World Only God Knows 6:25 . . . . My Bride Is A Mermaid 6:50 . . . . Accel World 7:15 . . . . Hidamari Sketch X SP 7:40 . . . . Baka And Test 8:05 . . . . Akikan! 8:30 . . . . Girl's High 8:55 . . . . MM! 9:20 . . . . Ah My Buddha 9:45 . . . . Rosario + Vampire *Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 will be allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unless accompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian.

10:10 . . . Rosario + Vampire 10:35 . . . . MM! Shorts 10:40 . . . . Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo! 11:05 . . . . Mahoromatic: I'm Home 11:30 . . . . B Gata H Kei: Yamad's First Time 11:55 . . . . To Love Ru 12:20 . . . . Heaven's Lost Property 12:45 . . . . Kanokon 1:10 . . . . Girl's Bravo

Schedule

FRIDAY, July 13th Page 7

Marriott Hall Room 6 10:00 . . . . Gad Guard 10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar 10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 11:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny 11:40 . . . . Escaflowne 12:05 . . . . Gasaraki 12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword 1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad 1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair 2:10 . . . . Broken Blade 3:00 . . . . Sound Of The Sky 3:25 . . . . Gin Tama 3:50 . . . . Dirty Pair Flash 4:20 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 4:45 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space 5:10 . . . . Infinite Stratos 5:35 . . . . Rocket Girls 6:00 . . . . Chrome Shelled Regios 6:25 . . . . Star Driver 6:50 . . . . .hack//Quantum 7:15 . . . . MazinKaiser SKL 7:40 . . . . Needless 8:05 . . . . Kirameki Project 8:30 . . . . Fractale 8:55 . . . . Lagrange-The Flower Of Rin-ne 9:20 . . . . Dragonaut: The Reasonance 9:45 . . . . Zetman *Due to some mature themes/content, no one under 18 will be allowed into the anime rooms after 10:00 pm unless accompanied by a parent or adult legal guardian.

10:10 . . . . Line Barrels Of Iron 10:35. . . . Outlaw Star 11:00 . . . . Kirameki Project 11:25 . . . . Needless Shorts 11:30 . . . . Grenadier 11:55 . . . . Blassreiter 12:20 . . . . Aika R-16 12:45 . . . . Glass Maiden 1:10 . . . . Elfen Lied

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam © SOTSU, SUNRISE, MBS

Schedule

SATURDAY, July 14th

Schedule

SATURDAY, July 14th

Page 8

Page 9

Marriott Hall Room 4

Marriott Hall Room 5

10:00 .. . . Someday's Dreamers 10:25. . . . True Tears 10:50 . . . . Kobato 11:15 . . . . AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day 11:40 . . . . K-ON! 12:05 . . . . Kekkaishi 12:30 . . . . You're Under Arrest 3 12:55 . . . . Zakuro 1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail 1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi 2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan 2:35 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya 2:40 . . . . Rental Magica 3:05 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:30 . . . . Legend Of the Legendary Heroes 3:55 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss 4:20 . . . . Bleach 4:45 . . . . Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 5:10 . . . . Blue Exorcist 5:35 . . . . Dream Eater Merry 6:00 . . . . Vampire Knight Guilty 6:25 . . . . Angel BeatsFate/Zero 7:15 . . . . Chaos Head 7:40 . . . . Neuro 8:05 . . . . Kaze No Stigma 8:30 . . . . Book Of Bantorra 8:55 . . . . Shiki 9:20 . . . . Modern Magic Made Simple 9:45 . . . . Kurokami

10:00 .. . . Clamp School Detectives 10:25 . . . . And Yet The Town Moves 10:50 . . . . Squid Girl 11:15 . . . . Lucky Star 11:40 . . . . Maid Sama 12:05 . . . . Arakawa under The Bridge 2 12:30 . . . . Aria The Origination 12:55 . . . . A-Channel 1:20 . . . . Bakuman 1:45 . . . . K-ON!! 2 2:10 . . . . Oreimo 2:35 . . . . Kanon 3:00 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya 3:05 . . . . Toradora! 3:30 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler 3:55 . . . . Nyan Koi! 4:20 . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 4:45 . . . . Himawari 5:10 . . . . Sola 5:35 . . . . Okami-San and Her Seven Companions 6:00 . . . . The World Only God Knows 6:25 . . . . My Bride Is A Mermaid 6:50 . . . . Accel World 7:15 . . . . Ef ~ A Tale Of Memories 7:40 . . . . Baka And Test 8:05 . . . . Akikan! 8:30 . . . . Ninja Nonsense 8:55 . . . . MM! 9:20 . . . . Ah My Buddha 9:45 . . . . Rosario + Vampire

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

10:10 . . . Modern Magic Made Simple 10:35 . . . . Blade Of The Immortal 11:00 . . . . Corpse Princess 11:25 . . . . High School Of The Dead 11:50 . . . . Mouse 12:20 . . . . Samurai Girls 12:45 . . . . Shikirei 2: Pure Engagement 1:10 . . . . Queen's Blade 2

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

10:10 . . . MM! Shorts 10:15 . . . . Midori Days 10:40 . . . . Cat Planet Cuties-Asobi Ni Iku Yo! 11:05 . . . . Mahoromatic: I'm Home 11:30 . . . . B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time 11:55 . . . . To Love Ru 12:20 . . . . Heaven's Lost Property 12:45 . . . . Kanokon 1:10 . . . . Girls Bravo

Marriott Hall Room 6 10:00 . . . . Gad Guard 10:25 . . . . Gao-Gai-Gar 10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 11:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny 11:40 . . . . Tekkaman Blade 12:05 . . . . Gasaraki 12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword 1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad 1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair 2:10 . . . . Towa No Quon 3:00 . . . . Outlaw Star 3:25 . . . . Gin Tama 3:50 . . . . Dirty Pair Flash 4:20 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 4:45 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space 5:10 . . . . Infinite Stratos 5:35 . . . . Silent Mobius 6:00 . . . . Chrome Shelled Regios 6:25 . . . . Star Driver 6:50 . . . . .hack//Quantum 7:15 . . . . MazinKaiser SKL 7:40 . . . . Needless 8:05 . . . . Kirameki Project 8:30 . . . . Fractale 8:55 . . . . Lagrange-The Flower Of Rin-ne 9:20 . . . . Dragonaut: The Resonance 9:45 . . . . Zetman

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

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

10:10 . . . . Line Barrels Of Iron 10:35. . . . Dirty Pair OVA: Affair Of Nolandia 11:25 . . . . Needless Shorts 11:30 . . . . Grenadier 11:55 . . . . Blassreiter 12:20 . . . . Aika R-16 12:45 . . . . Glass Maiden 1:10 . . . . Elfen Lied

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

Schedule Page # 10

SUNDAY, July 15th

Marriott Hall Room 4

Marriott Hall Room 6

10:00 . . . . Someday's Dreamers 10:25. . . . Gakuen Alice 10:50 . . . . Kobato 11:15 . . . . Our Home's Fox Deity 11:40 . . . . Super Gals 2 12:05 . . . . Kekkaishi 12:30 . . . . Rozen Maiden Ouverture 12:55 . . . . Shrine Of The Morning Mist 1:20 . . . . Fairy Tail 1:45 . . . . Fushigi Yugi 2:10 . . . . Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan 2:35 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya 2:40 . . . . Rental Magica 3:05 . . . . Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3:30 . . . . Legend Of The Legendary Heroes 3:55 . . . . Tales Of The Abyss 4:20 . . . . Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 4:45 . . . . Bleach

10:00 . . . . Gad Guard 10:25. . . . Gao-Gai-Gar 10:50 . . . . Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 11:15 . . . . Tiger & Bunny 11:40 . . . . Escaflowne 12:05 . . . . Gasaraki 12:30 . . . . Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam 12:55 . . . . Gun X Sword 1:20 . . . . Psychic Squad 1:45 . . . . Dirty Pair 2:10 . . . . Towa No Quon 3:00 . . . . Sound Of The Sky 3:25 . . . . Gin Tama 3:50 . . . . Arietta 4:20 . . . . The Girl Who Leapt Through Space 4:45 . . . . Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Comic-Con International:San Diego Japanese Animation Staff Japanese Animation Coordinators John Davenport Josh Ritter

Assistant Coordinators Anthony Cocoba Joseph Cocoba Laura Luchau Bill Monroe Andre Fields Yin Huey Lai

10:00 . . . . Clamp School Detectives 10:25. . . . And Yet The Town Moves 10:50 . . . . Squid Girl 11:15 . . . . Pani Poni Dash! 11:40 . . . . Kimi Ni Todoke-From Me To You 12:05 . . . . Ramen Fighter Miki 12:30 . . . . Aria the Origination 12:55 . . . . A-Channel 1:20 . . . . Bakuman 1:45 . . . . K-ON!! 2 2:10 . . . . Wagnaria!! 2:35 . . . . Kanon 3:00 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya 3:05 . . . . Toradora! 3:30 . . . . Hayate The Combat Butler 3:55 . . . . Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu! 4:20 . . . . Himawari 4:45 . . . . The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya Escaflowne © SUNRISE-TX

Aniplex: E.J. Rivera

Anchor Bay Entertainment/ Manga Ent: Kevin Carney

FUNimation: Sarah Sullivan and Adam Sheehan

Anime Guide

Section 23 Films/Sentai Filmworks: Mike Bailiff The Right Stuf: Christy Sholes Viz Media: Jane Lui

Media Blasters: Carl Morana and Barbara Herman

Josh Ritter John Davenport

Kee Chen Josh Cope Jake Crawford Ben Dinsmore Erica Dinsmore Jah’lon Escudero Cheryll Fernandez Brian Figeroa Antonio Fuentes Lauren Greenberg Christopher Hayes Richard Hill Richie Hollands Bob Lajes Kim Lages

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.

Bandai Entertainment: Rika Davis and Ken Iyadomi

Anime Volunteer Crew

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NIS America: Ryan Phillips

Cara Paez Mike Paff Kimberly Paul Dana Sanborn James Udan Robert Villarreal Haremi Watts Ed Weimer Craig Wigda Jay Yates

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Learning she’s accepted into the same high school that her best friend Run attends, Toru hurries 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 Section 23 Films friend Nagi have to deal with Run’s carefree attitude. There’s some anxiety at first, but as 2 the school year progresses the four girls find the time and ways to have fun together and also ways to handle the various unexpected Marriott Hall 5 problems that life sometimes throws at them. Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 12:55 p.m.

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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 World Viz Media

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Ah My Buddha

Media Blasters

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Akikan!

Sentai Filmworks

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

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.

And Yet the For Hotori Arashiyama the solution to Town Moves 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 Filmworks a regular there, secretly likes her. Also both are unaware that Hotori’s friend Toshiko who also works 32 there secretly likes Hiroyuki. Despite this and other problems Hotori experiences at school, work, and Marriott Hall 5 home, involving friends and family, somehow her life keeps going hilariously forward.

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

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The Flower We Saw That Day: After a tragic accident AnoHana 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 NIS America now, a sudden surprise forces them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the 3 ghosts of their past. With the spirit of their childhood friend Menma back in their lives they put aside their personal Marriott Hall 4 issues and work together to grant her one true wish. But they must overcome years of shame, hard feelings, and Fri, Sat heartache to fulfill it. 11:15 a.m.

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

Sentai

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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 2 NIS America

12 Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Sat 12:05 p.m.

: On Aqua, Akari, and her best friends Aika and Alice continue Aria The training together and with their mentors toward their shared goal Natural and dreams of someday becoming The Right Stuf Neo-Venezia’s top female gondoliers, a Prima Undine. But even as their skills improve 2E they find themselves facing new challenges to overcome. However Marriott Hall 5 they are still able to share and enjoy having fun times together Thurs, Fri and even discover new things 12:30 p.m. about Neo-Venezia. ARIA The ANIMATION (c) 2005 Kozue Amano / Mag Garden ARIA Company.

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Yamada’s First Time: Popular high school girl B Gata H Yamada, who’s a virgin, decides to find 100 lovers. Her first choice is her classmate Kosuda, Kei who’s in the Photo Club and also a virgin. Funimation 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 23 and Yamada despite initially thinking he’s just an eventual lover even starts developing true Marriott Hall 5 feelings for him. So her best friend Miharu Thurs 11:25 p.m. encourages Yamada’s developing relationship Fri, Sat with Kosuda who gets some friendly advise 11:30 p.m. from Miharu’s boyfriend.

Aria The As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika, and Alice continue working hard Origination to someday become Neo-Venezia’s top female gondoliers, Prima Undines. The Right Stuf Including taking on even more and challenges that ha2E responsibilities they will have to face and deal with Marriott Hall 5 at their companies. For Akari, Aika, and Alice there still seems so much Sat, Sun to learn, However their dreams of 12:30 p.m. becoming a Prima which once seemed so far off in the future, might not be so far off anymore for them. ARIA The ORIGINATION (c) 2008 Kozue Amano / MAG Garden ARIA Company.

Baka And At Fumizuki Academy the students utilize the school’s technology to summon Avatars, pint Test size stand-ins with battle powers based on Funimation

201 Marriott Hall 5

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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.

Bakuman Top student Akito will do anything to someday

become a hit Japanese comic writer including Media Blasters manipulating his unsure classmate Mashiro into becoming an illustrator. Before long the pair ha32 experiences the pressure of getting a chance to be noticed in the intense world of manga publishing. Then an unlikely series of events Marriott Hall 5 makes them realize what real Comic-Fest artists have to possibly give up like love, their health, Thurs , Fri, Sat, and maybe even their future. But Mashiro is Sun 1:20 p.m. 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.

Baka and Test

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.

Bleach Viz Media

10 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 Blue the realm of demons normally would never intersect, but the demons now possessing Exorcist material substances are intruding on the material world. The humans who can exorcise Aniplex such demons are known as Exorcists. Twins Rin and Yukio Okumura were raised by the 10 eminent priest Shiro Fujimoto, but one day Rin discovers his real father is Satan. As Marriott Hall 4 evils intrude between the borders of Assiah and Gehenna, Rin vows to become the Thurs, Fri, Sat ultimate exorcist and defeat Satan. To hone 5:10 p.m. his raw skills Rin enters True Cross academy to train with other exorcist candidates.

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

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Book Of Bantorra

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Pressured by police suspicions about the New Chaos: Gen Murders, seeing some female students carrying a mystical D-Sword, seeing some Head other delusions, and receiving strange email messages from the mysterious Shogun who Funimation 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 01E his female friend and classmate Rimi comforts him by offering to stay with him whenever Marriott Hall 4 possible. Spending time together Takumi and Rimi become closer as Takumi enjoys being Thurs, Fri, Sat with Rimi and is starting to find happiness 7:15 p.m. for the first time with a real girl. Then a sudden earthquake hitting Shibuya foretells the beginning of a serious threat to humanity.

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 Sentai Filmworks treasures is the Armed Librarians, an elite organization whose job is keeping the books and knowledge within them safe from -015 those who would misuse or destroy them. As it’s a tough and dangerous job Chief Librarian Hamyuts Maseta recruits only the Marriott Hall 4 best and brightest psychics to join her team of elite fighters, to stop the Shindeki Church’s fanatics from wreaking vengeance Thurs, Sat on the entire world. 8:30 p.m.

Broken Blade

The Clamp School, with its integrated Clamp curriculum from kindergarten to postgraduate studies, was founded and School funded entirely by the largest of Detectives Japanese business empires, The House Bandai of Imonoyama. Hoping it would be a haven for young men and women 2 on whose shoulders our future would rest. As it is open to any talented Marriott Hall 5 individual regardless of their linage or financial standing. To help keep the Thurs, Fri, Sat, campus free from crime, mysterious, Sun 10:00 a.m. and assist damsels in distress, the Clamp School Detectives was created.

On the continent of Cruzon most people are magic users who use quartz crystals to levitate simple objects or control enormous and complex mobile Section 23 Films battle suits called Golems. Regular humans are called un-sorcerers. When 1E0 the kingdom of Krishan is being invaded the young king and queen Marriott Hall 6 turn to Rygart Arrow a regular human. As he is the only person who can pilot Thurs, Fri a recently discovered ancient and 2:10 p.m. powerful Golem to help defend the kingdom against the Athens Commonwealth’s mecha strike forces. Broken Blade © Yunosuke Yoshinaga • Flex Comix / BBPC

Cat Planet Cuties- Asobi No Iku Yo!

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 Funimation childhood friend Manami Kinjou who’s a secret CIA recruit and classmate Aoi Futaba an agent of Japan’s Immigration Bureau q2E his who has limited teleporting abilities. After meeting Eris who had freed herself they successfully escape. After a delegation from Catia Marriott Hall 5 establishes diplomatic relations with earth Kio’s house becomes their temporary embassy. Since Manami and Aoi are fugitives for helping Thurs 10:35 p.m. out they’re given sanctuary there. Although Kio knows Eris loves him Fri, Sat he is unaware Aoi also loves him and being extremely shy is assisted 10:40 p.m. by Manami who eventually realizes she still loves him as well. DIRTY PAIR � Takachiho&Studio Nue - SUNRISE

As top operatives of the galaxy wide Dirty Pair for profit World Welfare & Works Agency, Kei and Yuri are dispatched The Right Stuf to resolve any crisis throughout the universe regardless of whether they’re E0 of minor or major importance. Although resolving one crisis sometimes leads Marriott Hall 6 to dealing with another one. Their registered codename is “Lovely Angel”. Thurs, Fri, Sat, However their job effectiveness is also Sun 1:45 p.m. 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”.

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Dirty Pair: Flash

The Right Stuf

20 Marriott Hall 6

Thurs, Fri, Sat 3:50 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.

Japanese Animation Programming Guide 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.

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Fairy Tail Funimation

25 Marriott Hall 4

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

DIRTY PAIR FLASH © Takachiho&Studio Nue • SUNRISE

Dream Eater Merry

For Hitomi Kanazaki her life changes after meeting the young swordsman Van. Now on the strange world of Gaea and chased by the Zaibach Sentai empire, Van and Hitomi Filmworks encounter allies and enemies trying to unlock the 105 while secrets within Escaflowne. The armor suit Van must learn to control. Also Hitoimi must Marriott Hall 4 deal with her new psychic ability and feelings of love and Thurs, Fri, Sat sorrow she will experience. 5:35 p.m.

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

Ef ~ A Tale of Memories

Sentai Filmworks

3 Marriott Hall 5 Thurs, Sat 7:15 p.m.

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 Miyako. 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 station becomes friends with Chihiro Shindou. He later learns she has a rare form of amnesia only remembering things for thirteen hours so she keeps diaries of her memories. Making Chihiro’s dream of writing a novel impossible, but Renji’s determined to help her full fill this dream.

The Holy Grail War involves battles fought by seven masters and their summoned Fate/Zero servant until only one remains to obtain the Holy Grail’s power that grants any Aniplex unattainable wish. After three inconclusive Holy Grail Wars a fourth is starting and 015 seven new master are heading to the new Marriott Hall 4 battlefield Fuyuki to win. However Kirei Kotomine unable to find any meaning in it Sat 6:25 p.m. 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. Fate/Zero ©Nitroplus/TYPE-MOON,ufotable,FZPC

In a almost perfect society humans virtually enjoy anything they desire by remaining Fractale connected to a centuries old technology Fractale that’s slowly collapsing. One Funimation day a teenage boy Clain, who is an antique electronics collector, rescues a 10E girl fleeing from dangerous pursuers who introduces herself as Phyrne. Sometime Marriott Hall 6 during the night she disappears leaving behind a data filled pendant. When Clain Fri, Sat downloads it a special holographic girl 8:30 p.m. p.m. 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.

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Full Metal Jinnai High School is now the battleground for highPanic! Fumoffu! yield explosives and hilarity involving the somber soldier Sousuke and his unwitting Funimation target Kaname. As they have to deal with a high school gang, a 20 revenge driven teacher trying to ruin their baked goods stand, Marriott Hall 5 and Sousuke helping Kaname retrieve important homework Thurs 3:50 p.m. notes before a class. Sousuke’s Sun 3:55 p.m. an expert with weapons, but still clueless about girls especially with Kaname.

Japanese Animation Programming Guide 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.

GASARAKI:(c) SUNRISE

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Gasaraki The Right Stuf

03E Marriott Hall 6

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

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

Fushigi Yugi

Media Blasters

501 Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri, Sat Sun 1:45 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 © Yu Watase / Shogakukan ● TV Tokyo ● Studio Pierrot

Gad Guard

Many people have searched, stolen, and will kill for the Gad, Funimation a seemingly magical stone. After a strong spiritual connection is made with someone it grows into FE6 a Techode, a powerful robot that embodies the will of the bonded Marriott Hall 6 person. Hajiki Sanada a young boy struggling to help support his Thurs, Fri, Sat, fatherless family encounters the Gad and a special bond is formed Sun 10:00 a.m. that will change his life and those he later encounters.

Gin Tama Copyright: © HIDEAKI SORACHI / SHUEISHA ? TV TOKYO ? DENTSU ?

For Gintoki and his two assistants, Shinpachi 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 sometimes more dangerous. Especially whenever 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.

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.

Gin Tama Sentai Filmworks

502 Marriott Hall 6

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

Gokusen Media Blasters

23 Marriott Hall 4

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

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Grenadier Media Blasters

q510 Marriott Hall 4 Thurs 11:50 p.m. Marriott Hall 6 Thurs 11:25 p.m. Fri, Sat 11:30 p.m.

Gun X Sword Funimation

E10 Marriott Hall 6

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

Hayate The Combat Butler Bandai

02 Marriott Hall 5

Thurs 3:25 p.m.

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For Tomiki his normal life ends when he becomes Heaven's the master of a naive wish granting angelic android named Ikaros. However if Tomiki Lost doesn’t learn to control his impulses around her and be more careful of what he wishes for, Property even one simple wish can complicate things and create a lot of chaos. Although he has a dirty Funimation mind luckily his heart is in the right place for E those he cares about. Especially with helping out his female childhood friend and classmate Sohara who secretly loves him, and who he does Marriott Hall 5 also have some feeling for, whenever one of his Thurs 12:15 a.m. wishes causes her problems.

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.

Fri, Sat, 12:20 a.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.

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.

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.

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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.

Himawari Maiden Japan

250 Marriott Hall 5

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

Infinite Stratos

Sentai Filmworks

E0 Marriott Hall 6

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During a new school year the Light Music Club members Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsugumi succeed in recruiting a Bandai 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 Marriott Hall 4 vocalist, steps in. However Yui recovers Thurs, Sat in time to play with her friends Mio, 11:40 a.m. Ritsu, Tsugumi, and Azusa. Then during Marriott Hall 5 winter break the Light Music club gets Thurs, Fri an invitation to play their first live venue 1:45 p.m. show on New Years’ Eve.

K-ON!

K-ON!! 2

For two years Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsugumi have worked together to keep the struggling Light Sentai Filmworks 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 Marriott Hall 5 recruited as Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsugumi, will be graduating and preparing for college exams. Sat, Sun But no matter what happens they’ll have their 1:45 p.m. 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.

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Disguising themselves as humans Kekkaishi some Ayakashi break into Karasumori Academy. Forcing Yoshimori, Tokine, and Gen to have to go into full battle Viz Media mode to stop them. Furious from repeated Ayashi attacks, Gen then takes a risky 2510 step which causes him to be discharged from his protective duties. So Yoshimori Marriott Hall 4 goes to Masamori to plead Gen’s case and finally learns more about Gen’s troubled Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun past. 12:05 p.m.

Fighting a berserk Kazuma, Ayano who now loves him Kaze No vows to change him back. During their battle Kazuma remembers he obtained his powers to protect the ones Stigma he truly cares about, especially Ayano who he loves and returns to normal. Afterwards Kazuma, Ayano, and Funimation Ren try to stop Bernard’s evil plan, but fail as with help from his bodyguard Lapis he summons a powerful high 150 level demon. So Kazauma a wind user and Ayano and Ren who are flame users must combine their powers to Marriott Hall 4 close a dimensional gate and prevent this demon from Wed, Fri, Sat appearing and destroying Tokyo. 8:05 p.m.

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

Kanon

Funimation

23 Marriott Hall 5

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

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. Kanon, © Visual Art's/Key/Hyakkaya

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 Sadoka. 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. 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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32 Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sun 11:40 a.m.

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Kirameki On the Mediterranean Sea lies the beautiful Project Kingdom of Genes. Ruled by three lovely Media Blasters

E0 Marriott Hall 6

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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 Rincle, will protect Genes with her secretly built giant robot.

Wanting to ease people’s emotional and suffering, young kind hearted, Kobato pain but naive, Kobato believes she has the talent to do it. However Ioryogi, a half Sentai Filmworks human creature with a stuffed dog form, doubts whether the strange girl with a Sentai mysterious past even after obtaining a mystical flask, that is a special bottle Film235 with the ability to capture the pain and sorrow of a broken heart after it’s been Marriott Hall 4 healed, can achieve her goal and get her special wish granted. She soon proves Thurs , Fri, Sat, she has this ability as after helping Sun 10:50 a.m. out people her flask slowly fills up Fri 11:00 p.m. with kompeito candies that symbolizes a person’s healed heart. Kobato © 2009 CLAMP • KADOKAWASHOTEN / Team KOBATO.

Kurenai

Sentai

Filmworks

Sen

Marriott Hall 4

Thurs, Fri 6:50 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 Murasaki Kuhoin. Making his job dangerous is that Kurenai is unaware the girl he’s protecting had run away from her very rich and powerful family who are the ones searching for her.

Japanese Animation Programming Guide 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 synchronized 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. Although she’s the only member of her school’s Jersey Club, Madoka is still ready to help others. One day a mysterious 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 mysterious girl Muginami. Meanwhile they still don’t know their enemies true goal or what Rinne might be.

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 Alpha 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 magical battles, and political intrigue will ensue.

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Kurokami Bandai

015 Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat 9:45 p.m.

LagrangeThe Flower Of Rin-ne Viz Media

0E1 Marriott Hall 6

Thurs 9:45 p.m. Fri, Sat 8:55 p.m.

Legend Of The Legendary Heroes

Funimation

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

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Lucky Star Bandai

2 Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sat 11:15 a.m.

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.

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

MM! Sentai Filmworks

32 Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Fri, Sat 8:55 p.m. Fri 10:35 p.m. Sat 10:10 p.m.

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Maid Sama

Sentai Filmworks

32 Marriott Hall 5

Thurs, Sat 11:40 a.m.

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

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.

Floating above Japan behind a gravity curMazinkaiser tain is Kikaijima. A colossal island that’s SKL currently a lawless wasteland of robot super Media Blasters weapons from a forgotten age of military might from the last world war. The Japanese 0E government informed that this unstable isMarriott Hall 6 land’s reactors in a few days will explode and Thurs, Fri, Sat vaporize the world, must awaken the most 7:15 p.m. powerful and destructive robot ever created MazinKaiser. Which rockets off to Kikaijima and engages in a furious battle to save the world.

Mahoromatic: As Mahoro’s life timer rapidly apI'm Home proaches her two hundred and fiftieth Sentai day, she’s distracted by a more joyous Filmworks chronological observance. The 120 th q23E anniversary of Hiryushi’s founding. Suguru, Miyuki, Hamaji, and several Marriott Hall 5 other friends have decided on the perfect tribute to help celebrate it a Maid Fri, Sat 11:05 p.m. Café. Unfortunately their Maid Café idea may end up Maid-less, as Management forces under Feldrance’s command attack Mahoro and Minawa. Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden © NAKAYAMA • DITAMA/WANIBOOKS • MAHOROBA PROJECT

Mobile Suit Gundam 0079

The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon using humanoid shaped fighting mechas called mobile Bandai suits launches a war of independence against the Earth 1E0 Federation, and overwhelms the Federation forces to even capture half of Earth’s surface. Months later the Marriott Hall 6 Federation finally develops its own prototype mobile Fri, Sat, suits at a remote space colony. But a surprise Zeon at- Thurs, Sun tack on this colony places these new weapons fall into 10:50 a.m. 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.

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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 GunBandai dam. Later he and his childhood friend Fa have an intimate reunion. To protect the Alexander moon colony 0E1 a AGEU fleet attacks an approaching Titan fleet. Marriott Hall 6 During a battle between mobile suits Kamille in the Zeta Gundam rescues a inexperienced Fa. But AGEU Thurs, Fri, Sat, retreats when a Titan unit hovers about the colony. Sun After learning the Titan fleet has left and discovering 12:30 p.m. the location of the garrison units, AEGU counterattacks and forces the units to flee with little fighting and damage to the colony.

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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Modern Magic Made Simple Sentai Filmworks

523 Marriott Hall 4

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

Needless © Kami Imai / SHUEISHA-NEEDLESS PROJECT

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. Koyomi 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, Koyomi offers to help her hunt down and destroy the source summoning deadly 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 younger Misa to also help the three must combine their magical powers to stop this mage’s evil plan.

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 secret from their classmates to protect everyone from Funimation Sun’s father who is still trying to end the engagement 23 which her mother won’t allow. Also Sun’s childhood Marriott Hall 5 rival Luna develops feeling for Nagasumi and even some rival suitors for Sun suddenly appear, along with Thurs, Fri, Sat a unique test examiner. Despite these problems and 6:25 p.m. various other situations that Nagasumi and Sun will face and experience their mutual love grows closer and stronger.

My Bride Is A Mermaid

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

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Infiltrating Simeon headquarters Cruz, Blade, Momiji, 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 prowess 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.

Needless

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 human 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.

Nura: Rise Of The yokai Clan

After Junpei, Kaede, and Kanako are invited to an amusement 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. Despite 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 local priest can protect themselves against the curse’s side effects. 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

Nyan Koi

happy that they’re still close.

Sentai Filmworks

01E Marriott Hall 4 Wed 8:30 p.m. Thurs 9:45 p.m. Marriott Hall 6 Fri, Sat 7:40 & 11:25 p.m.

Viz Media

150 Marriott Hall 4 Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun 2:10 p.m.

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2 Marriott Hall 4 Fri, Sat 3:55 p.m.

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Okami-San As members of the high school club Otogi Bank, Ryoko and her best friend Ringo help resolve other And Her Seven student’s problems. When Ryoko’s classmate Ryoshi confesses he loves her she rejects him. The Otogi Companions Bank’s President knowing of Ryoshi’s hunting skills Funimation 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 Marriott Hall 5 other members as they’re fighting the gang. However when Ryoko is in danger Ryoshi rushes to save her Thurs 7:40 p.m. and promises to always protect her. As they work and Fri, Sat spend more time together Ryoko starts to fall in love with Ryoshi. 5:35 p.m.

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.

Oreimo Aniplex

2 Marriott Hall 6 Thurs 2:35 p.m. Fri, Sat 2:10 p.m.

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.

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.

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Polyphonica Crimson S Maiden Japan

50 Marriott Hall 4

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

Psychic Squad

Sentai Filmworks

20E Marriott Hall 6

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

Outlaw Star

Now captain of the Grappler ship Outlaw Star Gene, his partner Jim, special navigator Melfina ,and two new crew Bandai members, Suzuka a skilled assassin, and Aisha a Ctarl-Ctarl, travel the universe in 01E 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 Marriott Hall 6 MacDougall brothers knowing something about the Leyline for some reason want Thurs, Sat to destroy the ship. Unaware that Gene 3:00 p.m. recognizing the emblem on their ship has Fri 10:35 p.m. vowed revenge against them for killing his father sometime in the past.

Puella Magi

Eighth grader Madoka Kaname lives a happy life with family and Madoka friends. Then one day she has a Magica magical encounter and doesn’t know Aniplex if it’s by chance or fate yet, but this meeting changes her life and destiny. 530 As she and her best friend Sayaka soon discover that their classmate, Marriott Hall 4 transfer student, Homura and a older student at their school Mami are Thurs 3:00 p.m. both magical girls fighting witches Fri, Sat, Sun threating humans. This knowledge 3:05 p.m. and other situations will influence whether they decide to become magical girls.

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Ramen Fighter Miki

Media Blasters

2 Marriott Hall 5

Fri, Sun 12:05 p.m

Rental Magica The Right Stuf

512 Marriott Hall 4

Thurs 2:35 p.m. Fri, Sat, Sun 2:40 p.m.

Working at her mother’s ramen shop Miki serves customers and makes deliveries. However she sometimes competes 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 effectively help Honami, Nekkoyashi, Mikan, and Manami in their contract jobs to dispel dark magic and supernatural monster. However 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 working together everyone grows stronger and even more confident in their unique abilities.

Japanese Animation Programming Guide Japan’s toughest warlords lead massive armies against their rivals in their quest for total domination. Wielding insane weaponry and unleashing the elements to boost their alreay awesome powers, 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 new alliances are forged. In the heat of battle heroes become conquerors and conquerors become legends.

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 spiritual 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.

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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2

Funimation

10 Marriott Hall 4

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

Shrine Of The Morning Mist Media Blasters

51 Marriott Hall 4 Thurs 12:55, 4:40 p.m. Sun 12:55 p.m.

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

Rosario + Vampire

Sentai Filmworks

253 Marriott Hall 5

Thurs Fri, Sat 9:45 p.m. Fri 10:10 p.m.

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 removes the rosary around her neck then her other personality emerges and punishes any delinquent yokai threating 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.

When citizens of the village of Sotoba begin Shiki dying off in alarming numbers the sole hospital’ head doctor Toshi Ozaki tries desperately Funimation to save his patients, but his efforts are in vain. 537 He initially suspects a epidemic, but later starts suspecting that the strange family that Marriott Hall 4 moved into the long abandoned Kanemaja mansion during the same time is somehow Thurs, Sat involved with these mysterious deaths. Also 8:55 p.m. aloof Natsuko Yuuki will eventually get caught up in it shortly after his female classmate Megumi suddenly dies.

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Assigned to the 1121st Platoon of the Helvetian Army, stationed in the Clocktower 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, Kureha, 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.

Sound Of The Sky

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 into working 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.

Squid Girl

Silent In the future after a massive earthquake Tokyo Mobius becomes a desolate city struggling to

Bandai survive. 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 E police branch the AMP whose members are Yuki the psychic, Kiddy the cyborg, Nami the Shinto Marriott Hall 6 Priestess, Lebia the visionaire, and their chief the Thurs, Sat mysterious Rally Cheyenne. But a new powerful 5:35 p.m. member is joining their fight to save earth, Katsumi Liqueur a woman with strange powers and a dark past.

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The Right Stuf

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

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

Sola Bandai

23 Marriott Hall 5 Thurs 5:05 p.m. Fri, Sat 5:10 p.m.

Someday's Dreamers Sentai Filmworks

236 Marriott Hall 4

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

After Matsuri and Yorito are reunited she forces him to remember his past with her and he’s a copy of 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 is human 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 initiating their plan. But Yorito is determined to somehow 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 apprentice 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.

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 Southern 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.

Media Blasters

Marriott Hall 5

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

Star Driver Bandai

E0 Marriott Hall 5

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

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Tales Of The Abyss Bandai

051 Marriott Hall 4 Thurs 3:50 p.m. Fri, Sat, Sun 3:55 p.m.

Japanese Animation Programming Guide

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 suddenly interrupted by a young pretty lady named Tear. She then spirits away Luke who is soon forced into a series of great adventures.

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

The Melancholy Of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya Bandai

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.

The World Only God

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..

Toradora

32 Marriott Hall 4 Fri, Sat, Sun 2:35 p.m.

Marriott Hall 5 Thurs 5:55 p.m. Fri, Sat, Sun 3:00 p.m.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Space Bandai

01E

Marriott Hall 6

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

The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 Bandai

32 Marriott Hall 5

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

After the battle on the moon, Tsuki and the Shishidos meet with Leopard who provides revelations about Nerval and the brain colonies. 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 during the filming of the SOS Brigade’s movie, Kyon has a bad argument with her and Koizumi 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. The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya 2: Haruhi © 2007, 2008, 009 Nagaru Tanigawa・Noizi Ito / a member of SOS

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

Knows

Sentai Filmworks

523 Marriott Hall 5

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

NIS America

Marriott Hall 5

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

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Towa No Quon Sentai Filmworks E01 Marriott Hall 6 Sat, Sun 2:10 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 ruthless cyborgs detect them. Then they teach these children to harness and control their powers to help defeat the ones trying to destroy them. Towanoquon © BONES / TOWANOQUON Project

Wagnaria!!

In Hokkaido stands the family restaurant Wagnaria. When Soka Takahashi, NIS America who loves all thing small, meets tiny 2 Popura, who is desperately trying to find anyone willing to work at the very Marriott Hall 5 busy restaurant, she offers him a part time job working at Wagnaria. AtThurs , Sun tracted by Popura’s petite stature, Sota 2:10 p.m. accepts her kind offer. To his surprise he soon realizes that the restaurant is filled with some eccentric characters including his coworkers.

Vampire Knight Guilty

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 unforgettable events of ten years Ago. After Viz Media 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 her Marriott Hall 4 good friends who she cares about by confronting and defeating the powerful Thurs, Fri, Sat Rido himself. 6:00 p.m.

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Wagnaria!! (C) Karino Takatsu / SQUARE ENIX, "WAGNARIA!!" Project

On a flight to Japan, after finishing police profile training 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 commanders 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

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Sentai Filmworks

120 Marriott Hall 4

Fri, Sat 12:30 p.m.

brief somewhat romantic reunion.

With the Modernization of Japan the Ministry Zakuro of Spirit Affairs is soon established to resolve NIS America mysterious incidents involving the nation’s spirits. This ministry consists of representatives from both the human and spirit world. 325 Zakuro, Susukihotaru, Bonbori, and Hozuki Marriott Hall 4 are all half-spirits, hybrids between humans and spirits, who have been partnered with sec- Fri, Sat ond lieutenants Kei, Riken, and Ganryu. They 12:55 p.m. 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.

Zetman Viz Media

02E Marriott Hall 4 Thus 10:10 p.m. Marriott Hall 6 Fri, Sat 9:45 p.m.

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Anime Video Rooms

Marriott 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 5 Marriott Hall Room 6