hime speaks: Vassalord.

Charley and Rayflo

Type: One-part anime OVA
Status: Finished Airing
Producers: Production I.G
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy, Shounen-Ai, Vampire

Synopsis:

Charley, a cyborg vampire who does the Vatican's dirty work, is the thrall of the local vampire playboy Johnny Rayflo. As the two fight crime—and each other—hilarity, violence and sacrilege ensue! But can Charley resist his own desperate cravings for blood? Find out as the devilish duo go up aginst a childlike vampire princess, a mysterious branch of the Unitarian Church...and one another. -Tokyopop

hime speaks: Tight-rope

Type: 2-part anime OVA

Status: Finished Airing

Producers: PrimeTime

Genre: Romance, Yaoi

Synopsis:

Tightrope tells the tale of the reluctant heir of a yakuza family and his childhood friend, and follows their love relationship that started budding in their school days and keeps developing slowly but surely. - Simona's BL Research Lab

hime speaks: Ai no Kusabi

Type: 2-part anime OVA (old); 4-part anime (2012)

Status: Finished Airing

Producers: AIC, KENMedia

Author: Reiko Yoshihara

Genre: Action (old), Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shounen-Ai, Yaoi

Synopsis:

On planet Amoi, a great society has developed, creating a computerized city called Tanagura, ruled by supercomputer Jupiter. The populace is almost entirely male and is based on hair color; silver and/or blonds are the elitist, ending with dark/black haired as the bottom of society, often known as "mongrels". Blondies keep "pets", young boys kept for a few years, especially made for performing sexual actions for the Blondie's voyeurism entertainment. Blondies aren't suppose to keep pets for long or interact sexually with pets, but one blondie named Iason Mink has kept a pet named Riki, for years and is rumored to sleep with him. Iason refuses to let go of Riki, even with Jupiter's disapproval. Riki fights with his emotions and society problems, unable to decide what to do about his old friend/lover Gai (Guy) and their gang. Iason is obsessed with keeping Riki, and Riki doesn't know what to do; fight against him or surrender to him. (old) -MAL

hime speaks: Princess Princess

Alternative Title: PuriPuri, PriPri

Type: 12-episode TV series
Status: Finished Airing
Producers: Studio Deen, TV Asahi, Media Blasters
Genres: Comedy, School, Shoujo, Shounen Ai

Synopsis:

When beautiful Tooru transferred to an all-boys school, he received a warm welcome...but little did he know that his new classmates had nominated him for the academy's "Princess System." The lovely campus "Princesses" must dress as girls (in frilly Gothic Lolita costumes) at school events in order to lighten the stolid masculine atmosphere. Tooru balks at first, but soon comes to realize the advantages of being a "Princess." -ANN

hime speaks: Togainu no Chi

Alternative Title: Blood of the Reprimanded Dog
Type: 12-episode TV series
Status: Finished Airing
Producers: Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, Picture Magic
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi, Shounen Ai


Synopsis:  
After being devastated in the third World War (known as The Third Division), Japan was divided in two. Several years after the end of the war, a crime organization called Vischio has taken control of the destroyed city of Toshima (formerly Tokyo, Japan's capital city), where they are holding a battle game known as "Igura". The main character, a young man named Akira, is falsely accused of a crime. Once arrested, a mysterious woman appears before him, offering him freedom if he agrees to participate in Igura and defeat Igura's strongest man: the king, or "Il-re". The story follows Akira's life in the harsh, lawless Toshima as he fights both to survive and to unravel the mysteries developing around him. -Wikipedia

Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Season 2

Hey loves!

Things got busy around so I'm two weeks late with this announcement. For those of you who aren't updated with the anime releases, season 2 of Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi is now airing in Japan.

It's set for another 12 episodes of shounen-ai goodness. Since the first season was such a success, I trust that this season won't let us down.

You can catch announcements of the latest releases at Aarinfantasy's website or go to HorribleSubs directly for torrent updates.

hime speaks: Ikoku Irokoi Romantan

Alternative Titles: A Foreign Love Affair, Ikoku Irokoi Romantan - The Romantic Tale of a Foreign Love Affair
Mangaka: Yamane Ayano
Type : OVA (anime); 7-part manga
Status (both manga and anime): Finished
Producers (anime): Producers: ANIK, PrimeTime
Genres: Romance, Shounen Ai, Yaoi

Synopsis:
Japanese yakuza clan heir Ranmaru just got married on a lavish cruise ship, but things aren’t as they seem. The marriage is just for the appearances, and he ends up getting drunk and spending the night not with his bride but with the sexy ship captain. When the two men meet again in Italy, it is the start of a spectacular love story. -801 Media

Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi

A new upcoming anime series has it's trailer out. Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi (The Best First Love in the World) will be aired this coming April 2011. without further ado, from the makers of Junjou Romantica presents...:

Looks promising. Credits to Aarinfantasy for the heads up.

michi speaks: Winter Cicada

Type: 3-part anime OVA
Directed by: Yoshihisa Matsumoto
Status: Finished Airing
Producers: VENET
Licensed by: Media Blasters
Genres: Historical, Drama, Romance, Mature, Yaoi

Synopsis:
During the late Tokugawa period, tensions between the bakufu and Choshu clan are rising due to arguments over how to deal with foreigners in Japan. However, unlike the rest of the Choshu clan members, Kusaka Touma wants Japan to develop good relations with foreign nations. To achieve this, he attempts to learn English behind his clan's back. A man named Akizuki Keiichirou decides to become Kusaka's teacher, but their relationship soon grows into something stronger, despite the fact that Akizuki works for Kusaka's clan's enemy, the Tokugawa bakufu.

- from www.animenewsnetwork.com

hime speaks: Gakuen Heaven

Type: 13-episode TV series
Status: Finished Airing
Producers: Geneon Universal Entertainment, Tokyo Kids, Visual Art’s, Media Blasters
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Shounen Ai

Synopsis:
Itou Keita, an average guy, is shocked when he's invited to attend the elite institution, "Bell Liberty Academy". Unnerved by the mystery, he's further distracted by the school's social dynamics. In a sea of amazing young men, Keita struggles to find out what makes him unique, and how he can possibly deserve to be treated as an equal by the boys of BL. Lacking any particular ability, just why has Itou been welcomed into the privileged world of the talented and the beautiful?

Along the way, he develops intense relationships with the almost everyone at school but he is terribly drawn to the friendly, overcaring but very mysterious classmate, Kazuki Endou. -www.myanimelist.net

hime speaks: Angel's Feather

i was planning to do a review on a certain manga, but i'll get on to that as soon michi posts her review. so anyway..

Type: 2-part OVA
Status: Finished Airing
Producers: Media Blasters
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shoujo, Shounen Ai, Supernatural

Synopsis:
In the Binfield Kingdom Chronicle, it is said that once there was a small, peaceful country called Kingdom of Winfield, whose king and royal family possessed great white wings.

Hamura Shou is a new student at Yuusei Academy. After hearing about Misonou Kai from the headmaster, Shou now believes he has to be his younger twin brother, someone who he was separated when he was younger. However, after a mysterious earthquake, Shou is suddenly carried in another world with two other students. In is in this new world that, after being attached by a monster, Shou suddenly unleashes great, white wings.
-by MAL Rewrite