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Shounen Onmyouji - above average

Airing: 04/10/2006
Genres: Martial Arts(?)
Studio: DEEN
OP: “Egao no Wake” by Kaori Hikita – ED: “Yakusoku” by Saori Kiuji
Official Site: http://seimeinomago.net/web/

From AnimeNFO
“Abe no Masahiro is a grandson of the great Onmyoji, Abe no Seimei, but Masahiro is still inexperienced and an apprentice. According to Seimei and Masahiro’s monster buddy, Mokkun, Masahiro’s spiritual power is strong enough to be the successor of Seimei.”
Hmm…seems like a shounen show. Not sure about this…

009-1 - low

Airing: 06/10/2006
Genres: Action, Mecha(?), Sci-fi
Studio: Ishimori Entertainment Inc.(???)
OP: “Destiny girl” by Minato
Official Site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/009-1/

From AnimeNFO
“This is another future that the Cold War has continued for 140 years. The earth is divided into two worlds, the East Block and the West Block. Under the false peace keeps its balance by the meanance of nuclear, two worlds continued their war. What does Mylene Hoffman see in the conflicts of spies living in bloodless world?”
Ooh, storyline seems interesting, but a cop show?

Happiness! - above average

Airing: 05/10/2006
Episodes: 12
Genres: Love-Romance, Magic, School Life
Studio: Artland
OP: “Happiness!” by Ayumi Murata
ED: “Magical Generation” by Yui Sakakibara
Official Site: http://www.happiness-anime.com/index.html

I don’t know whether this is a harem or not…in fact, the main character should be a girl, so it wouldn’t be a harem…But still, art looks good and character design is great! That’s all I need to watch the first episode. It’s also done by Artland, famous for Mushishi, though not sure about Bokura ga Ita – that show’s budget must’ve been VERY low…

Asatte no Houkou - below average

Airing: 06/10/2006 – Studio: J.C. Staff
OP: “Hikari no Kisetsu” by Suara – ED: “Sweet Home Song” by Yuumao
Official Site: http://www.tbs.co.jp/asatteno/

From AnimeNFO
Very soon Gohyakugawa Karada will become a junior high student, and both of her parents have since passed away. She and her older brother, Hiro, live together. Although their days pass quietly, she gets the feeling that as her only blood relative, Hiro-oniisan has all the responsibility and she wants to quickly become an adult. On the other hand, Hiro’s ex-girlfriend, Nogami Shoko cannot forget her feelings about Hiro, and is obsessed with escaping to old memories. So one day, Shoko’s adult body transforms into that of a child! Karada uses a wishstone and says, “Please change my body..” The protagonists Karada and Shoko, and the people who surround, them are depicted in this summer fantasy.

Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! - above average

Airing: 05/10/2006 – Episodes: 24
Genres: Comedy, Love-Romance, School-Life – Studio: ZEXCS
OP: “MA-MO-RU!” by Maho Tomita – ED: “Venus Dream” by Hiromi Satou
Official Site: http://www.megadere.com/

From AnimeNFO
“Beatrice”. It is a mysterious power that responds to people’s will and realize all of them. Tokyo Beatrice University Attached High School is the only school that teaches Beatrice called “magic appears in the real world”. Yoshimura Mamoru is a high school boy who was saved by Beatrice miraculously when he was a child. At the first day of the school, he meets a girl under the cherry trees on his way to the school. She orders him to go out with her. Her name is Takasu Ayako. She is in the second grade and one year older than him. She is a director of student committee of discipline. Also, she is a granddaughter of a big-name politician, very beautiful, and a genius Beatrician who can even shoot a satellite down. She is called Witch Beatrice or Death Angel in Beatrice, but in fact, she is a pure-hearted girl.

Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto - low

Airing: 06/10/2006
Episodes: 26
Genres: Action, Historical, Shounen
Studio: Sunrise
OP: “Kouya Ruten” by FictionJunction YUUKA
ED: “Ai no Ken” by TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS
Official Site: http://www.irohanihoheto.jp/

Samurais in the Edo era…again. Historical’s not my type, but at least the guy looks cool with that sword =)

Gift Eternal Rainbow - high

Genres: Love-Romance, School Life – Studio: Moonstone
OP: “Nijiiro Sentimental” by Miyuki Hashimoto – ED: “Kokoro Niji o Kakete” by Misato Fujiya
Official Site: http://www.gift-er.com/

From AnimeNFO
Narasakicho is a site-spot near the seashore. In this town, there are two mysterious phenomena. One of them is a rainbow over the town, it doesn’t disappear. Whenever one looks up, it is always there. The other one is a magic called “Gift�?. It is a present that one can give the other only once.
Amaumi Haruhiko is a student who goes to Shimano Academy. One day, a student transfers to the school. It was his sister-in-law. She used to live with him, but they have been living separately by some reason.