Archive Season
Explore the archived Winter 2004 anime lineup and open the deeper guide pages for any title in the season.
Winter 2004Madhouse
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In Musashino City, a strange assailant known as Shounen Bat skates through the streets and leaves the community unnerved with a shining golden bat. Tsukiko Sagi, a shy character designer, finds herself at the center of suspicion while her only solace is a pink stuffed companion, Maromi. Detectives Keiichi Ikari and Mi…
Winter 2004Production I.G
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After a high profile cyber case is closed, Public Security reorganizes its elite Section 9 unit to tackle a new wave of digital and political unrest sweeping the nation. When a clandestine faction begins orchestrating violent incidents, the team led by Major Motoko Kusanagi alongside Batou and chief Aramaki must untan…
Winter 2004Studio Deen
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At Lillian Girls' Academy, poised senior Sachiko Ogasawara struggles privately with expectations that clash with her public image, leading her to seek an unusual way out of a school obligation. She offers to prove herself by taking on a petite sœur, but her invitation is unexpectedly declined by the earnest first year…
Winter 2004Toei Animation
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Futari wa Precure follows two very different middle school girls who discover they can transform into legendary warriors tasked with protecting the light. A pair of small, cheerful fairy partners guide them as they confront a spreading dark force that threatens another realm. To stop the invasion they embark on a ques…
Winter 2004Madhouse
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Gokusen follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, an energetic new math teacher assigned to a notoriously unruly all boys high school. Beneath her cheerful and slightly awkward exterior lies an unexpected secret: she is the heir to a powerful crime family and possesses surprising combat skills. Tasked with guiding a class of delinque…
Winter 2004Studio Deen
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Tomokazu Mikuri, a reserved teenager, starts having vivid dreams in which a group of girls confront enormous floating creatures. His nights and days begin to overlap when one of those girls turns up beside him in the real world. A masked woman named Silk reveals that his dream state is tied to the girls’ ability to fi…
Winter 2004Arms
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Mikura, Kurokawa, and Harada form the Danger Service Agency, a ragtag trio who take high risk jobs for pay while navigating city streets and shadowy conspiracies. The series blends tense action and lighthearted banter as each member’s distinct skills clash and complement one another on the job. Missions range from str…
Winter 2004J.C.Staff
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In a future where the planet is almost entirely ocean, 15 year old Maia Mizuki dreams of joining an elite maritime enforcement agency but finds her plans derailed by a run of bad luck. Homeless and stranded, she is taken in by Rena and Shizuka, members of the unconventional help for hire group called the Nereids, and…
Winter 2004Group TAC
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Set against the harsh sands and isolation of a remote Middle Eastern airbase, Area 88 follows the lives of mercenary fighter pilots whose daily reality is aerial combat and survival. Shin Kazama, a talented Japanese pilot, finds himself bound to the base by a contract he did not intend to sign, cut off from the civili…
Winter 2004Nippon Animation
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In a world where marble launching devices called B Daman have turned into a popular competitive sport, their hidden abilities can amplify shots and sometimes cause trouble. Yamato Daiwa, a boy who grew up among cats, is drawn to a mysterious object tucked behind a restaurant wall after recurring visions. When he inves…
Winter 2004Artland, G&G Direction
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Yuugo: Koushounin follows Beppu Yuugo, a consummate negotiator who resolves life or death situations using intellect and rhetoric rather than force. Across starkly different locales from wind swept deserts to the frozen reaches of Siberia each confrontation tests his composure, cultural insight, and moral convictions.…
Winter 2004Madhouse
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Centuries after a bitter clash in Siberia left her trapped in ice, Freesia awakens in the present day and travels to Japan posing as a new middle school student. She quickly forms a friendship with Jiyuu Nanohana, though Freesia has a hidden aim: to reclaim a mysterious artifact she believes belongs to her. The story…
Winter 2004AIC Spirits
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In near future Tokyo, a wave of sophisticated criminal networks strains conventional law enforcement and prompts an experimental response. To tackle threats that fall outside normal jurisdiction, an elite, off the books unit is formed to confront cases with unconventional methods. The series follows the team's high st…
Winter 2004Gonzo
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Choujuushin Gravion Zwei follows a cast of pilots who must reunite behind a colossal super robot when a revived extraterrestrial menace returns to threaten Earth. As clashes escalate, a rival organization develops its own massive weaponry, complicating alliances and strategies on both sides. Between frantic battles an…
Winter 2004Studio Deen
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Kita e.: Diamond Dust Drops follows six young women in Hokkaido as their lives intersect through romance, friendship, and personal struggle. A local phenomenon the fleeting diamond dust serves as a recurring symbol and catalyst that shapes their hopes and decisions. The series quietly explores how relationships and sm…
Winter 2004Sunrise
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In the whimsical world of Neotopia, an otherworldly army called the Dark Axis invades with ambitions to seize control. In response, a covert defense group known as the Super Dimensional Guard dispatches the Gundam Force, a team of compact but powerful Gundams led by the earnest Captain Gundam. Alongside them, a young…
Winter 2004Imagin, Studio Live
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When a young woman inadvertently sends the sun goddess Amaterasu to another realm, she finds herself stranded alongside the deity and desperate to set things right. In this strange world she encounters a band of priestess warriors who are locked in a struggle against spreading corruption centered on ominous black towe…
Winter 2004Radix
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Divergence Eve 2: Misaki Chronicles follows Misaki and the crew of the Watchers Nest as they navigate a fractured reality after Earth becomes enclosed by a mysterious temporal barrier. As time splinters into countless branching "nows," different versions of Misaki begin to appear, forcing everyone to confront memories…
Winter 2004Actas
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Transformers Superlink follows a fragile peace years after a cataclysmic battle, as former foes cooperate to harvest a vital energy called Energon. That uneasy alliance is tested when a mysterious new antagonist, Alpha Q, emerges with allies like Scorponok and the Terrorcons to seize the power source. As tensions rise…
Winter 2004Ajia-do, Amber Film Works
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Kaiketsu Zorori follows a crafty fox named Zorori whose grand ambition is to make a name for himself through bold schemes and bigger dreams, including building a castle and finding a suitable partner. Though he delights in mischief, his plots frequently take unexpected turns that end up benefiting those around him. Ac…
Winter 2004OLM
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Monkey Turn follows Tadano Kenji, a determined young man who shifts his ambitions from baseball to the high stakes world of professional speedboat racing. Encouraged by a mentor and motivated by a promise to an old flame, he sets out to prove himself on the water. Kenji develops a daring new technique called the "Monk…