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Brown Sugar Macchiato



ENGLISH SUBTITLE
3 DVD
13 EPISODE

Details

  • Title: 黑糖瑪奇朵 (黑糖玛奇朵) / Hei Tang Ma Qi Duo
  • English title: Brown Sugar Macchiato
  • Genre: Romance, comedy
  • Episodes: 13
  • Broadcast network: FTV
  • Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-15 to 2007-Oct-07
  • Air time: Sunday 21:30
  • Opening theme song: Hei Tang Xiu by Lollipop and Hei Se Hui Mei Mei
  • Ending theme song: Ai Qing Ma Qi Duo by Lollipop
  • Insert song: see Brown Sugar Macchiato OST

Synopsis

One day, six boys with different personalities and backgrounds are notified they shared the same father. And on top of that they are entitled to a large inheritance. There is only one catch. They must attend the same school and live in the same house for one year to become loving brothers.

But, the boys not only hate each other, they have to deal with nine mean girls from their class. Will the brothers band together and successfully pass the inheritance test? Or, will falling in love with their classmates pull them farther apart?

Cast

Class 206

The Faculty

Extended Cast

A Game About Love



MALAY / CHINESE SUBTITLE
3 DVD
26 EPISODE

Details

  • Title: 剪刀 石頭 布 / Jian Dao Shi Tou Bu
  • English title: A Game About Love
  • Also known as: Rock, Paper, Scissors
  • Genre: Romance / Comedy
  • Episodes: 27
  • Broadcast network: CTS
  • Broadcast period: 2006-Nov-08 to 2006-Dec-14
  • Air time: Weekdays 21:00
  • Opening theme song: Xiao Nu Ren (小女人) Little Woman by Jasmine Ting
  • Ending theme song: Ai Bu Zai (愛不在) Love Isn't Here by Melody
  • Insert song: Rang Wo Jing Yi Jing (讓我靜一靜) Let Me Calm Down by Van Fan

Synopsis

After Ke-luo's recognition party, Qi-xiang and Ke-luo finish cleaning up the studio. As they are rather tired, they start messing around and knock down a vase, which starts a fire. At the same time, Duo-li who just finished working overtime looked outside the window and saw smoke in the building across from hers. She hurriedly rushed out to check..

Meanwhile, Qi-xiang and Ke-luo had quickly put out the fire and in the process, hurt Ke-luo's foot. Finding that the power got cut and the doors got locked, they decide to settle down and wait for help. Duo-li hurries and finds that there are people inside and help them call the police to open the doors for them. She waits outside with them until the cops arrive, then leaves, leaving Qi-xiang and Ke-luo mystified. Ke-luo feels a connection with Duo-li and asks Qi-xiang to find her for him. The next day, Duo-li's co-worker, Jia-shan, who is also her boss's daughter has a date with a rich guy. Jia-shan asks Duo-li to go with her, who agrees. It turns out the rich guy is Qi-xiang, but Duo-li doesn't know that. The date goes on well until the end of it when Jia-shan leaves without telling Duo-li. Duo-li, who is hurriedly trying to catch up with Jia-shan trips into Qi-xiang and brings them both on the ground. As Qi-xiang's clothes got dirtied, Duo-li insists on paying for them, but at the same time she is called to return back to work. Hastily, she writes down her work number for Qi-xiang to contact her, but in her rush she forgets to leave her name. Qi-xiang gets a call that the mystery girl got identified is called Duo-li and decides to go check her out..

Qi-xiang goes to Duo-li's workplace, to discover that it is also where Jia-shan, his annoying date today, works. Jia-shan sweetly helps Qi-xiang find Duo-li, who is a little confused as she wasn't expecting anyone that day. When Duo-li knocks at the door and Qi-xiang turns around, she realizes that he was the guy she accidently pushed down today. Now how did he find me so quickly?

Cast

3+1 / My Best Pal



MALAY SUBTITLE
3 DVD
16 EPISODE


  • Title: 櫻野3加1 (樱野3加1) / Ying Ye 3 Jia 1
  • Also known as: My Best Pals
  • Genre: Action, comedy, romance
  • Episodes: 16
  • Broadcast network: TTV / SETTV
  • Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-29 to 2007-Nov-11
  • Air time: Sunday 21:30-23:00
  • Opening theme song: Zhong Ji Xian Jing YES SIR (終極陷阱 YES SIR) Final Trap YES SIR by 5566
  • Ending theme song: Zai Ci Xiang Xin (再次相信) To Believe Again by Ming Dao and Chen Qiao En

Synopsis

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Xia Tian, Jia Jiang, Fang Wei, Bulu all four grew up on Westside Street together and currently study in Ying Ye School. One month away from graduation.

Xia Tian's dad is a police officer in Westside Street and is retiring tomorrow. But just on that day, they all had a fight with the Dinosaur gang in the school and were almost expelled by the principal. Officer Xia went to settle the conflict and not only did it not get settled, his gun got misplaced by the principal too. Everyone thus discussed things over and decided that AJ they all will remain in the school and they must find the gun within the one month of graduation to let Officer Xia retire peacefully and happily. Jia Jiang, Fang Wei and Bulu then can successfully graduate.

While finding the missing gun, they discovered that a ex-convict Grey Wolf who escaped from prison is possibly connected with the missing gun and even more surprisingly, the Grey Wolf is actually having close communication and contact with students in Ying Ye.

Among the teenagers, they had to cooperate to find Officer Xia's missing gun and this let AJ and XT who have since young been at loggerheads to develop feelings for each other. FW who has always liked XT now becomes the love rival of AJ. This love triangle will have what impact on AJ and FW's friendship? AJ and XT who used to be as close as siblings, will their relationship change? Who stole Officer Xia's gun? And how are they going to find it? What will be discovered in their process? Let the four people use their own ways to bring you this story in 2007's Summer. - Translated by minivicki @ asianfanatics.net

Cast

Beck Mongolian Chop Sound


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
26 EPISODE


Alternative title:

BECK搖滾新樂團 (Chinese (Taiwan))
ベック (Japanese)

Themes: music
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)

Plot Summary:

Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles towards fame.

Basilisk


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
24 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Basilisk - Kouga Ninpou Chou (Japanese)
Basilisk - O Pergaminho Secreto dos Kougas (Portuguese)
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls
Василиск (Russian)
البازيليسق (Arabic)
شينوبي (Arabic)
バジリスク 甲賀忍法帖 (Japanese)
바질리스크 코우가인법첩 (Korean)

Themes: historical, ninja
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)

Plot Summary:


The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession of a scroll. The prize: the annihilation of the other and the staunch support of the Tokugawa government for the winning clan for the next thousand years.

Banner Of The Star


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
25 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Battle Flag of the Stars
Seikai no Senki (Japanese)
星界の戦旗 (Japanese)

Themes: military, space
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)

Plot Summary:

Three years after their adventure, Lafiel becomes captain on the brand new assault ship Basroil and Jinto finishes his training to become a supply officer and joins Lafiels crew. They set out to join a large fleet with the mission of defending the strategically important Laptic Gate from a force 15 times larger than their own. And to bring even more worries, their new fleet commander is from the Bebous family, a family notorious for their "Spectacular Insanity".

Bamboo Blade


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
26 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Бамбуковый меч (Russian)
バンブーブレード (Japanese)
竹劍少女 (Chinese (Taiwan))
뱀부 블레이드 (Korean)

Themes: kendo, moe, sports

Plot Summary:

Toraji Ishida is a high school kendo teacher. His friend and fellow kendo teacher makes him a bet: if Ishida can assemble a girls' kendo team that can defeat his girls' team in a practice match, he'll treat Ishida to free meals at his father's sushi restaurant for a whole year. Now Ishida must find five girls to join the team.

Bakuretsu Tenshi


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
24 EPISODE




Alternative title:

Bakuretsu Tenshi - Infinity - (Japanese)
爆裂天使 -INFINITY- (Japanese)
Themes: mecha

Plot Summary:

Jo & Meg's life in New York was different before joining Sei's band of mercenaries in Tokyo. After leaving Shierly with her new family, Jo & Meg continued to live on in the city, but suddenly Meg's little friend Shierly was hospitalized after being attacked by a cyborg controlled by a maniac who lust on filming down of victims wounded or worse killed by his cyborg. Now his target next is Meg...

Azumanga Daioh



ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
26 EPISODE



Alternative title:

Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
Азуманга Дайо (Russian)
あずまんが大王 THE ANIMATION (Japanese)
笑園漫畫大王 (Chinese (Taiwan))
아즈망가 대왕 (Korean)

Themes: school
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)

Plot Summary:


Azumanga Daioh is about high school life through the eyes of six girls with unusual personalities: Chiyo (the 10-year-old genius), Osaka (the resident airhead), Sakaki (the shy one prone to cat bites), Tomo (the loose cannon), Yomi (the short-tempered one) and Kagura (the resident jock).

Ayashi No Ceres



ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
24 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Ayashi no Ceres (Japanese)
Ceres: La Leyenda Celestial (Spanish)
Ominous Ceres
سيريس ، الأسطورة السماوية (Arabic)
妖しのセレス (Japanese)

Themes: bishounen
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary:

Ceres was a tennyo (Celestial maiden) who came down from the heavens to bathe in a stream. She hung her hagoromo (robe) on a tree nearby, which was her key to returning to the heavens. But the robe was stolen and the man who had stolen it forced her to become his wife, thus producing a family full of human and tennyo blood mixed. Now, in modern day time, Aya Mikage is a descendent of Ceres, and has quite an ammount tennyo blood. On her 16th birthday, she and her twin brother, Aki, are thrown a party. At the "party", Aya's grandpa plans to kill her, for she has tennyo powers unlike the rest of the family, and can actually become Ceres herself and destroy the Mikage family. Aya, however, can switch back, so this transformation happens quite frequently. With protector Yuuhi by her side, it is up to Aya to control Ceres and keep her from coming back, but her relationship with an ex-worker for her evil grandpa may be a distraction.

Avatar - English Anime


NO SUBTITLE
ENGLISH ANIME
3 DVD
61 EPISODE (COMPLETED - BOOK1/BOOK2/BOOK3)



Summary :

In a lost age, the world is divided into four nations: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. Within each nation, there is a remarkable order of men and women called the "benders" who can learn to harness their inborn talent and manipulate their native element. Bending is a powerful form combining martial art and elemental magic. In each generation, only one bender is solely capable of controlling all four elements. That bender is the Avatar. The Avatar is the spirit of the world manifested in human form. When the Avatar dies, it reincarnates into the next nation in the cycle. Starting with the mastery of his or her native element, the Avatar learns to bend all four elements. Throughout the ages, the countless incarnations of the Avatar have served to keep the four nations in harmony. Then, the Fire Nation launched a war against the other three nations. Just as the world needed the Avatar the most, he mysteriously vanished. A hundred years later, the Fire Nation is near final victory in its ruthless war of world domination. The Air Nomads were destroyed, the Air Temples ravished, and all airbender monks eradicated. The Water Tribes were raided and driven to the brink of extinction. The Earth Kingdom remains and fights a hopeless war against the Fire Nation. Many believe the Avatar was never reborn into the Air Nomads and the cycle is broken. In the desolated South Pole, a lone Water tribe struggles to survive. It is here that the village's last remaining waterbender Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a strange 12-year-old boy named Aang who has been suspended in hibernation in an iceberg. The Water tribe soon discovers that Aang is not only an Airbender--the extinct race no one has seen in a century--but also the long lost Avatar. Now Katara and Sokka must safeguard the child Avatar in his journey to master all four elements and save the world from the Fire Nation.

Season 1 is titled "Book One: Water", and Season 2 is titled "Book Two: Earth." Each of these seasons contains twenty "chapters." Season 3 is titled "Book Three: Fire", and contains 21 "chapters."

Also Known As...:

UK: Avatar: The Legend of Aang
Latin America: Avatar: La Leyenda de Aang (The Legend of Aang)
Brazil: Avatar: A Lenda de Aang (The Legend of Aang)
Italy: Avatar: La Leggenda di Aang (The Legend of Aang)
Germany: Avatar: Der Herr Der Elemente (The Master of the Elements)
Spain:Avatar: La leyenda de Aang (The Legend of Aang)
Holland: Avatar: De legende van Aang (The Legend of Aang)

Opening Themes:

The Pilot:

Water.
Earth.
Fire.
Air.

My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days.
The time of peace.
When the Avatar kept balance between
Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads.
But that all changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

Only the Avatar masters all four elements.
Only he can stop the ruthless firebenders.
But when the world needed him most,
He vanished.

One hundred years have passed,
and Fire Nation is nearing victory in the war.
Two years ago, my father and the men of my tribe journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to help fight against the Fire Nation, leaving me and my brother to look after our tribe.

Some people believe that
the Avatar was never reborn into Air Nomads,
and that the circle is broken.

But I haven't lost hope.
I still believe that, somehow,
The Avatar will return to save the world.

Chapters 3+

Water.
Earth.
Fire.
Air.

Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony,
But everything changed when the fire nation attacked.

Only the Avatar, the master of all four elements, could stop them.
But when the world needed him most, he vanished.

One hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang.

Although his airbending skills are great,
He has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone.
But I believe, Aang can save the world.

The show retains the same opening theme through the second and third season. All three opening themes are voiced by Mae Whitman as Katara.

Asatte No Houkou


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
12 EPISODE


Alternative title:

A Direction of the Day After Tomorrow
В другую сторону (Russian)
あさっての方向。 (Japanese)
後天的方向 (Chinese (Taiwan))


Plot Summary:

Karada is a young girl who hates being treated like a child and who wishes to be grown up. Shoko is an aloof, unhappy young woman who has just returned from overseas. When they meet by coincidence one night at a local shrine where they both like to make wishes, they exchange ages.

Arc The Lad


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
2 DVD
26 EPISODE

Alternative title:

アークザラッド (Japanese)
아크 더 래드 (Korean)

Genres: adventure, fantasy
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary:

The story follows Elk, a bounty hunter in some strange futuristic world. On this world archaic but advanced technology exists side by side with primitive attitudes, beasts and magic. In other words it's got a bit of everything. It also has an evil conspiracy who are able to produce powerful monsters called chimera, who can also appear as human. Naturally it is not long before Elk has rescued a young female beast-master and gained himself some serious enemies.

Appleseed Movie


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
1 EPISODE





Alternative title:

Яблочное зернышко (Russian)
アップルシード (Japanese)
蘋果核戰 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary:

Growing out of the chaos of a global war, the city of Utopia is populated by humans and bioroids (artificial humans). On the surface, everything is harmonious, but tensions lurk. Into this seemingly perfect society comes a survivor of the wars, Deunan Knute, who carries a legacy that will turn out to be of critical importance to the future of humanity.

Antique Bakery



ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
12 EPISODE



Alternative title:

Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten (Japanese)
西洋骨董洋菓子店 (Japanese)

Themes: cooking

Plot Summary:

Tachibana, grandson of a rich businessman and newbie in the world of managing; Ono Yuusuke, famous pastry chef and even more infamous "devilish homosexual"; Kanda Eiji, a retired young boxer with a thing for pastries; Kobayakawa Chikage, servant friend of Tachibana and current romantic interest of Ono, who is clumsy yet serious and stoic to a fault (most of the time). Together, these four men maintain a small yet elegant cafe known as "Antique", where they and all their customers can come together to cherish one of the few truly important things in life: cake.

Angelic Layer Battle Doll


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
2 DVD
26 EPISODE

Alternative title:

Angelic Layer , Poupée de Combat (French)
Battle Doll Angelic Layer
Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer (Japanese)
Mobile Angel Angelic Layer
Арена ангелов (Russian)
天使領域 (Chinese (Taiwan))
機動天使エンジェリックレイヤー (Japanese)
엔젤릭 레이어 (Korean)

Themes: game
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)

Plot Summary:


12-year-old Misaki Suzuhara has just gotten involved in Angelic Layer, a battling game using electronic dolls called angels. Even as a newbie, Misaki shows advanced skills as she meets new friends and enters Angelic Layer tournaments to fight the greatest Angelic Layer champions of the nation.

Amaenaideyo Katsu


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
13 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Ah My Buddha!! Victory!!
あまえないでよっ!! 喝!! (Japanese)
極樂天師 喝!! (Chinese (Taiwan))

Plot Summary:


In this sequel, a girl named Kazusano Kazuki join up with the 6 girls and Ikko. With Kazuki around, Ikko will find himself in more embarassing situations with these priestesses-in-training.

Amaenaideyo!




ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
13 EPISODE
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Alternative title:

Amaenaideyo!!
あまえないでよっ!! (Japanese)
極樂天師 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Themes: ecchi, fanservice, harem

Plot Summary:

Hatanaka Ikko, a 16 year old boy, is a first year trainee at the Saienji Buddhist Temple. He was sent there by his parents to be trained by his grandmother, the Saienji Priestess. At the temple he finds himself surrounded by beautiful female priestesses-in-training. Upon seeing a girl naked, Ikko has the ability to turn into a super-monk, performing massive exorcisms for the good of the temple.

Akagi


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
26 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Legend of Mahjong: Akagi
Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness
Tohai Densetu Akagi -Yamini Maiorita Tensai- (Japanese)
Акаги, легенда маджонга (Russian)
アカギ (Japanese)
闘牌伝説アカギ 闇に舞い降りた天才 (Japanese)
鬪牌傳說 (Chinese (Taiwan))

Genres:
psychological
Themes: mahjong
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary:


One stormy night, Nangou is playing a game of Mahjong with the local yakuza. Soon, he finds himself on a losing streak. If Nangou loses, he will have to pay with his life. Suddenly, a young teenaged boy, Akagi Shigeru, barges in, drenched from the rain. After watching a couple of games, he offers to replace the struggling Nangou. At that moment, a new legend was born.

Ai Yori Aoshi


ENGLISH SUBTITLE
1 DVD
36 EPISODE


Alternative title:

Ai Yori Aoshi [Azul] (Spanish)
Azul (Spanish)
Blau
Bleu Indigo (French)
Bluer Than Indigo
Темнее, чем индиго (Russian)
藍より青し (Japanese)
쪽빛보다 푸르게 (Korean)

Themes: fanservice, harem, hot girls
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Plot Summary:


Kaoru Hanabishi, a college student who lives alone, met a beautiful but bewildered girl dressed in kimono at train station. He volunteered to guide her way to the address she was looking for, which looked like in his neighborhood but turned out to be an empty lot. Not knowing what to do next, Kaoru invited the devastated girl to his apartment and asked for additional clue -- a photo with two children whom Kaoru immediately identified as himself and Aoi Sakuraba, his childhood friend. It turned out that the girl in front of him is Aoi Sakuraba herself, his betrothed fiancée who came all the way to Tokyo to marry him. Her revelation was not only surprising but also reminded the deepest part of Kaoru's memory for why he left the Hanabishi family in the first place.