This year marks the tenth anniversary of several Anime series that captured the hearts of viewers in 2014. However, what makes these productions even more special is that, despite their popularity, they never managed to secure a second season. Fans have expressed their regret on social media, sharing their nostalgia for these beloved stories left without a continuation.
On social networks, comments from Internet users reflect nostalgia and the hope that these series, despite having turned a decade, can receive the attention they deserve. While production companies focus on more popular genres, fans continue to fondly remember these stories that left an indelible mark on the world of anime.
Mikakunin from Shinkoukei (Engaged to the Unidentified)
- Synopsis: Kobeni Yonomori, an ordinary teenager, receives a big surprise on her 16th birthday: a fiancé and a sister-in-law she didn’t even know she had. As a result of an agreement made by her late grandfather, Hakuya Mitsumine and her little sister Mashiro have moved from their country home to the Yonomori home to deepen their relationship with their new family members. . Although the anime follows the manga closely, the final episode is original to the anime.
Mahou Sensou (Magical Warfare)
- Synopsis: The world as we know it is really only half the story, as Takeshi Nanase abruptly discovers one summer morning. On the way to his kendo training, Takeshi comes across an unconscious girl dressed in a uniform he doesn’t recognize. Takeshi does the decent thing and saves her, and in return the girl wakes up and accidentally turns him into a magic user. As Takeshi discovers, there is the world he lives in and the world of magic users. Most magic users just want to coexist peacefully with non-mages, but there are some with greater ambitions. Mui Aiba is a magician enrolled at the Subaru Magic Academy, where magic users can learn to control and channel their powers and live peacefully with normal humans. After his fateful encounter with Mui, Takeshi and his new magician friends Kurumi Isoshima and Kazumi Ida decide to also enroll in the Magic Academy. Mahou Sensou adapts the first 7 novels of Hisashi Suzuki’s light novel series of the same title.
No Game No Life
- Synopsis: Sixteen sentient races inhabit Disboard, a world overseen by Tet, the One True God. The lowest of the sixteen – Immanity – is made up of humans, a race with no affinity for magic. In a place where everything is decided through simple games, humanity seems to have no way out of its difficult situation, but the arrival of two strangers marks a change. On Earth, stepbrothers Sora and Shiro are two closeted inseparables who dominate various online games under the username “Blank.” Although they are famous on the Internet, the couple believes that life is just another boring game. However, after responding to a message from an unknown user, they suddenly find themselves transported to Disboard. The mysterious sender turns out to be Tet, who informs them about the absolute rules of the world. As Tet leaves, Sora and Shiro begin searching for more information and a place to stay, which leads them to Elkia, humanity’s only remaining kingdom. No Game No Life adapts the first three volumes of Yuu Kamiya’s light novel series of the same title.
Black Bullet
- Synopsis: In the year 2021, a parasitic virus known as “Gastrea” infects humans and turns them into monsters. What remains of humanity now lives within the walls of the Monolith, walls made of Varanium, the only material that can harm Gastrea. To counter the threat posed by the Gastrea, the “Cursed Girls” – girls whose bodies contain traces of the virus that give them superhuman abilities -, officially called Initiators for Tendo Civil Security, are assigned companions called Promoters, people who work to guide and protect the young Initiators. These two-person teams are sent on missions to fight the monsters created by the Gastrea virus and keep them at bay. The series adapts the first 4 novels of Shiden Kanzaki’s light novel series of the same title.
Gokukoku no Brynhildr (Brynhildr in the Darkness)
- Synopsis: Venturing into the wild, the skeptical Ryouta Murakami and the ambitious Kuroneko were on a quest to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life when a tragic accident occurred, taking Kuroneko’s life and leaving Ryouta in critical condition. Ten years have passed since the disaster, and Ryouta now leads a normal life at school. He vows to prove that aliens are real in honor of his late friend. One day a transfer student named Neko Kuroha unexpectedly arrives, who bears a striking resemblance to the late Kuroneko, and even shares a similar name. The most mysterious thing is that she seems to possess supernatural powers. Gokukoku no Brynhildr adapts the first 10 volumes of the eponymous manga series by Lynn Okamoto.
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun)
- Synopsis: Chiyo Sakura is a cheerful high school girl who has fallen madly in love with the unconscious Umetarou Nozaki. To Chiyo’s confusion, when she confesses to her lover Nozaki, he gives her an unknown autograph. It turns out that the stoic teenager is actually a respected shoujo mangaka who publishes under the pseudonym Sakiko Yumeno. Following a series of misunderstandings, Chiyo becomes one of Nozaki’s assistants.
Ao Haru Ride (Blue Spring Ride)
- Synopsis: While most young girls strive to show off their feminine charms, Futaba Yoshioka deliberately behaves as if she wants to repel anyone who might be attracted to her. Isolated by her classmates in middle school for being too popular with the boys, she desperately tries to avoid a similar situation in high school by being unnecessarily loud and gangly. However, among Futaba’s unpleasant memories are her most precious moments with the boy she had a crush on, Kou Tanaka. Unfortunately, that affair ended abruptly on a sour note when he stopped attending school and never returned. When Futaba finds out that Kou has returned, this time with a different last name, she already feels butterflies in her stomach. However, Kou Mabuchi is not the affectionate boy she remembers from her high school days; He is now taller, charismatic and withdrawn, which makes him much less approachable. Futaba believes that if he returns to his old self, Kou will notice her again. But is she willing to sacrifice her bubble of normality and risk losing her friends?
Seireitsukai no Blade Dance (Blade Dance of the Elementalers)
- Synopsis: On his way to the Areishia Spirit Academy, Kamito Kazehaya runs into a naked Claire Rouge, a student who had been bathing as part of a purification ceremony. She had been preparing to sign a contract with a powerful spirit in order to acquire more power as an “elementalist”. However, her efforts are in vain when Kamito destroys the spirit even though only shrine maidens can become elementalists. But Claire is not discouraged and announces that Kamito must become her hired spirit. Upon arriving at school, Kamito escapes from Claire and meets Principal Greyworth Ciel Mais, who invites him to enroll in the academy. Although his life in Areishia will not be easy, as he is the only male student among the shrine princesses in training, he reluctantly agrees in exchange for information about his former hired spirit, Restia Ashdoll. In addition, he must also fulfill Greyworth’s main request: win the Dance of Blades, a battle festival that will take place in two months and in which he will face the strongest elementalist who, according to rumor, has been hired by a spirit of darkness.
Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn)
- Synopsis: The kingdom of Kouka has been blessed with a beautiful princess whose childlike innocence enchants all who come across her. Called Yona, she has grown up protected in the royal palace, safe from any danger that may threaten her. However, all good things come to an end. Yona’s perfect world collapses when a heinous act of betrayal threatens to erase everything she holds dear, including her birthright as princess of Kouka. With no one to trust except her childhood friend and loyal bodyguard Son Hak, she is forced to flee the palace. Faced with the dangers of surviving in the wilderness with a target on her back, Yona realizes that her kingdom is no longer the safe haven she once was. Freed from the chains of naivety, Yona vows to do everything in her power to become strong enough to crush her enemies. With Hak at her side, she must piece together the remains of an ancient legend that could be the key to reclaiming her kingdom from those who conspired to steal it.
Ore, Twintail nor Narimasu. (Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!)
- Synopsis: Pigtails: the glory of all humanity, or at least that’s what Souji Mitsuka, a first-year high school student, believes. In high school, Souji spends most of his time daydreaming and appreciating girls’ pigtails, even creating a club dedicated to this hairstyle. However, his obsession does not go unnoticed: when monsters from outer space attack Earth and claim the world’s twin pigtails, a strange woman named Twoearle recruits Souji to counterattack using her own twin pigtails. Transforming into the twin-tailed warrior Tail Red, Souji battles the ruthless alien organization known as Ultimegil, whose main goal is to colonize Earth and steal everyone’s spiritual energy, or “attribute power.”
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