Seasonal Anime
Browse the Fall 2004 anime list, see what is airing this season, and jump straight into overview, episode guide, and watch-order pages.
Fall 2004Studio Pierrot
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Ichigo Kurosaki is a seemingly ordinary teenager whose life changes after a violent encounter with a malevolent spirit and a chance meeting with a Soul Reaper named Rukia. When he accepts responsibility that grants him Soul Reaper abilities, he must begin protecting his town from otherworldly threats. He’s soon joined…
Fall 2004Madhouse
TV / Fall 2004
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Beck follows a disaffected teenager whose life shifts when he crosses paths with an enigmatic guitarist and a scruffy dog, drawing him into the vibrant world of rock music. Inspired to pick up a guitar, he becomes part of a small, passionate group determined to make their mark as a band. The series charts their creati…
Fall 2004Studio Comet
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In a lively high school filled with eccentric classmates and earnest crushes, Tenma Tsukamoto and Kenji Harima each struggle to express their feelings. Their well intentioned plans repeatedly collide with misunderstandings, rivalries, and the chaotic influence of friends. The series plays their romantic misadventures…
Fall 2004Gonzo
TV / Fall 2004
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Gankutsuou is set in a lavish, futuristic moon city where aristocratic life collides with hidden agendas and uncanny forces. The story follows young Viscount Albert de Morcerf and his easygoing friend Baron Franz d'Epinay as they encounter an enigmatic nobleman known simply as the Count. As the Count is drawn into the…
Fall 2004Gallop
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Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters GX follows Juudai Yuuki, a cheerful and impulsive duelist who enrolls at the prestigious Duel Academy to pursue his dream of becoming the King of Games. His carefree antics land him in unexpected situations, and an early encounter leaves him with the tiny but significant card Winged Kuriboh as…
Fall 2004Nomad
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Jun Sakurada has withdrawn from school and spends most days isolated at home. A brief, impulsive reply to a mysterious note brings an ornate doll into his life when activated she moves and speaks like a real person. She calls herself Shinku and belongs to a group of extraordinary dolls whose secret contest pulls them…
Fall 2004Palm Studio
TV / Fall 2004
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Genshiken follows Kanji Sasahara, a reserved college freshman looking for a place to belong. He stumbles into a campus club devoted to otaku interests and leaves his first meeting feeling embarrassed after a clash with a upperclassman. As he connects with other members some who defy expectations and others who struggl…
Fall 2004Gonzo
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In a scorched, post apocalyptic Kanto, a masked fixer known as Sunabouzu ekes out a living taking on dangerous and often absurd jobs for whoever can pay. Practical, opportunistic, and willing to bend the rules, he navigates the wasteland with a mixture of competence and comic self interest. Junko Asagiri, a sharp and…
Fall 2004Sunrise
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Mai Tokiha arrives at Fuuka Academy seeking a fresh start, but a chance rescue introduces her to the enigmatic Mikoto Minagi and a hidden conflict around the school. Certain girls possess strange powers that let them call forth formidable guardians to battle mysterious creatures known as Orphans. Pulled into that worl…
Fall 2004Sunrise
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Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny follows the aftermath of escalating tensions in the Cosmic Era, as a new generation is pulled into an erupting conflict between genetically modified Coordinators and unmodified Naturals. Shinn Asuka, a young pilot marked by personal tragedy, rises through ZAFT ranks and takes the contr…
Fall 2004Seven Arcs
TV / Fall 2004
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Nanoha Takamachi is a cheerful third grader whose life changes when she rescues an injured ferret that turns out to be a mage from another world. He asks for her help retrieving powerful, scattered artifacts, giving Nanoha a magical device and teaching her to use it. Their mission soon brings them into confrontation w…
Fall 2004Studio Hibari
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Major S1 follows young Gorou, a boy whose love for baseball is shaped by the example of his father, Shigeharu, a professional player trying to hold onto his place in the sport. When career setbacks force Shigeharu to reassess his role on the team, a chance comment from an old friend leads him to try a very different p…
Fall 2004Group TAC
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Gakuen Alice follows spirited young Mikan Sakura as she follows her distant, brilliant friend Hotaru to a prestigious academy where students possess unusual abilities called "Alices." Thrust into a world of strange powers and strict rules, Mikan must learn to navigate the school's eccentric culture while discovering h…
Fall 2004Sunrise
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Kazuma Azuma is a young baker determined to give Japan its own iconic loaf, turning a childhood fascination with bread into an ambitious personal quest. Blessed with an uncanny ability to speed up fermentation with his unusually warm hands, he experiments boldly, pushing the boundaries of flavor and technique. Employm…
Fall 2004Shaft
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Freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka's assignment at a remote European castle leads to an unexpected encounter with a peculiar, cat eared girl named Hazuki. Quirky and enigmatic, she unexpectedly follows him back to Japan and ends up taking up residence in his home. Their uneasy cohabitation becomes a source of gentl…
Fall 2004TNK
TV / Fall 2004
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In the quiet village of Mahoroba, two students at Ototachibana Academy form an intimate and complicated bond despite their very different personalities: shy, reserved Himeko and poised, commanding Chikane. Their relationship is tested when mysterious forces awaken latent lunar and solar priestess powers within them, c…
Fall 2004Group TAC, Studio Live
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Rushuna is a strikingly skilled gunfighter who travels the land with an unusual goal: to reduce violence not by slaughter, but by disarming hostility through compassion and charm. Though she favors peaceful solutions, circumstances frequently compel her to demonstrate impressive marksmanship in combat. Along the way s…
Fall 2004Studio Deen
TV / Fall 2004
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Ichinomiya Kantarou has always seen what others cannot, a gift that left him isolated but also drew him close to the spirits and yokai that haunt the margins of the ordinary world. Making his living as a folklorist and demon buster, he treats supernatural encounters with curiosity and compassion rather than fear. When…
Fall 2004Tezuka Productions
TV / Fall 2004
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Black Jack follows a brilliant, unlicensed surgeon whose past is shrouded in mystery as he takes on rare and often perilous medical cases. He is accompanied by his devoted assistant Pinoko, whose earnest admiration contrasts with his stoic professionalism. Known worldwide for his extraordinary skill, he charges steep…
Fall 2004Telecom Animation Film
TV / Fall 2004
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When Nozomu Futami moves back to his childhood town to attend high school and help out at the local shrine, he quickly discovers the place is anything but ordinary. The community is filled with pairs of twins, each with their own personalities and playful approaches to romance, creating a lively and often chaotic atmo…
Fall 2004Trinet Entertainment, Zexcs
TV / Fall 2004
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Final Approach follows Ryo, a young man whose quiet life caring for his sister is upended when a government initiative unexpectedly pairs him with Shizuka, a cheerful woman assigned as his fiancée. Conflicted and resistant, Ryo must navigate the awkwardness of arranged obligation while Shizuka embraces her role with e…
Fall 2004Nippon Animation
TV / Fall 2004
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When a long lived circle of pale haired children reappears across Europe, their agelessness and unexplained abilities spark questions that reach into the past. Bound by a single faded image featuring a crescent moon, they search for a girl whose identity and purpose remain elusive. In 2012, athletic teenager Tohma is…
Fall 2004HAL Film Maker
TV / Fall 2004
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Ichika Tachibana is a serious yet sincere fourteen year old looking forward to a memorable summer with her friends. Her plans shift when she encounters Manatsu, a strange girl who appears from a mirror and returns Ichika’s lost phone now adorned with charms that grant Ichika access to twelve mysterious Djinn. As Ichik…
Fall 2004Yumeta Company
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When high school student Akane Motomiya is drawn into a strange, magical realm, she finds herself elevated to the role of the Dragon God’s priestess and at the center of a brewing conflict. Tasked with resisting encroaching demonic forces and navigating the expectations placed on her, Akane must learn to wield her new…
Fall 2004Studio Deen
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When a state of the art Japanese warship on exercises is suddenly sent back to the midst of World War II, its officers and crew must confront an impossible situation where modern technology collides with historical conflict. The ship's commander struggles to balance duty, compassion, and the potentially enormous conse…
Fall 2004Production I.G
TV / Fall 2004
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Fuujin Monogatari follows Nao, an eighth grader and the reluctant manager of a tiny photography club, whose camera is inexplicably drawn to the sky. Her quiet routine is upended when she encounters a mysterious cat that can control the wind, setting off a chain of gentle, uncanny events. Joined by her best friend Miki…
Fall 2004Trinet Entertainment, Picture Magic
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W: Wish follows Junna, a high school student who survived a childhood accident that took his parents and erased much of his past. Living and studying alongside his twin sister Senna, he finds comfort in the quiet routine of school life and their close bond. As fragments of his forgotten memories begin to resurface, Ju…
Fall 2004Toei Animation
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Bouken Ou Beet follows a determined young boy named Beet who aspires to join the legendary Zenon Squad of monster hunters in a land oppressed by monstrous foes called Vandels. After a tragic confrontation leaves the famed team broken, Beet comes into possession of powerful relics that mark the start of his journey. Wi…
Fall 2004Bee Train
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Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe follows a group of aristocratic students at the Rozenstolz academy as they train for elite advisory roles in the kingdom of Kuchen. The story centers on five young nobles Orpherus, Eduard, Camus, Lui, and Naoji whose friendships and ambitions are tested when outside forces begin to stir…
Fall 2004Group TAC
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Joe is a hotheaded movie fan whose attempt to reconnect with his girlfriend Silvia by visiting a retro action film spirals into an extraordinary adventure. When Silvia is dragged into the movie’s strange, stylized world by a sinister antagonist, Joe follows to bring her back and confront the threats within. Armed with…
Fall 2004Radix, Marine Entertainment
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In a near future world ravaged by a mysterious illness that drains people's lifeforce, the fragile balance between humans and vampires has collapsed. Duo, a vampire who exposed a crucial remedy, is now hunted as a betrayer by his own kind. Zieg, a high ranking enforcer, is tasked with bringing Duo to justice but finds…
Fall 2004Tokyo Kids
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R.D., a young delivery worker for the Mach Storm outfit, is driven by stories his father told about a fabled Alpha Zoid and sets out to find it. While competing in Coliseum Zoid battles, he becomes entangled with rival teams and the high stakes world of mechanized combat. Unexpected developments with his own Liger Zer…
Fall 2004Xebec
TV / Fall 2004
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When a blazing comet streaks across the sky, everyday life is shattered by a sudden outbreak of powerful digital viruses that spill into the real world. Young operators Netto and Enzan attempt to stop the onslaught using their cross fusion abilities, but are unexpectedly transported to an unfamiliar location. There th…
Fall 2004OLM, AIC ASTA
TV / Fall 2004
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Years after their childhood, Hiroyuki and Akari face the quiet, complicated changes of their final school year when a familiar lifelike android unexpectedly returns to campus. The arrival rekindles close bonds and stirs unresolved emotions, blending everyday romance with gentle sci fi questions about identity and memo…
Fall 2004Studio Egg
TV / Fall 2004
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Set during an industrializing Japan where the Tokugawa order tightens its grip, Samurai Gun follows a group of disaffected samurai who embrace new weapons and tactics to resist growing oppression. The series balances street level action with the uneasy changes of a society caught between tradition and technology. Ichi…
Fall 2004Arms
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Kakyuusei 2: Hitomi no Naka no Shoujo tachi follows a seemingly ageless teenage boy who appears in the memories of people across different stages of life, shaping small but meaningful moments. Through a series of interconnected vignettes, the series explores how chance encounters and lingering impressions influence pe…
Fall 2004Sunrise
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Riku Tachibana is a regular first year junior high student whose quiet routine is upended by an unexpected confrontation that thrusts him into a hidden conflict. He soon inherits a mysterious device called a DRIVE and forms a bond with Kogenta, a summoned shikigami who fights at his side as Riku learns the ways of a l…
Fall 2004Toei Animation
TV / Fall 2004
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Ring ni Kakero 1 follows siblings Takane Kiku and Takane Ryuji as they pursue their late father's dream through the world of boxing. Kiku takes charge as her brother's coach, while Ryuji trains to master a signature move known as the Boomerang. As he faces a steady stream of opponents, Ryuji's skills and resolve are t…
Fall 2004TNK
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When strange meteorites grant extraordinary power, three young women step up to continue the work of the researchers who uncovered their secret. Aoi, Midori, and Kurenai must balance ordinary school life and budding romances with the sudden responsibilities of protecting their city using experimental helmets that ampl…
Fall 2004Studio 4°C
TV / Fall 2004
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Kimagure Robot follows an eccentric inventor whose workshop overflows with oddly specialized machines, each designed for a singular, often bizarre task. The series explores the everyday consequences when these narrowly focused robots interact with people, frequently triggering whimsical, humorous, and fantastical situ…
Fall 2004Picture Magic
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When a young man brings a kappa into his home, he turns to a how to guide to figure out care and training. The book promises simple steps, but theory quickly collides with the creature’s unpredictable behavior. Forgetfulness, stubbornness, and small disasters turn daily life into a series of gentle comedic episodes. T…
Fall 2004Group TAC, Robot Communications
TV / Fall 2004
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When Michi and her family relocate to a massive tree full of tiny houses, she soon discovers an unusual nut that contains a surprising new companion. The creature that emerges, Nanami chan, quickly becomes Michi’s cheerful friend and playmate. Together they explore the tree’s many rooms and meet its eccentric, warmhea…
Fall 2004
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Akuei to Gacchinpo follows the everyday antics of an inquisitive child and a colorful cast of friends as they stumble through bizarre, laugh out loud situations. Each episode leans into playful absurdity, blending fast paced jokes with imaginative scenarios that bend the ordinary. The show's lighthearted humor and vib…
Fall 2004Artland
TV / Fall 2004
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Prince Coburoux of the Curry Kingdom tries to live an ordinary life by attending the same school as everyone else, where his royal status doesn't exempt him from daily humbling experiences. Surrounded by classmates and townsfolk whose names echo curry ingredients, he navigates chores, classroom reprimands, and the awk…
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