Japanese Anime Series: 'Walkure Romanze'

“Walkure Romanze” is a twelve episode Japanese anime series that aired from October 2013 until December 2013. It is a story that is inspired by a combination of Medieval Europe and Victorian Era Europe. This romantic school drama is adapted from the erotic visual novel game of the same name, but the series itself has no nudity let alone graphic sex.

Thus, Walkure Romanze is safe for minors to watch. The story takes place at a school in which jousting is the sport of choice. Takahiro Mizuno, a former champion jouster, teaches childhood friend and romantic interest Mio Kisaki on the sport of jousting.

However, there are other females that want Takahiro to teach them as well. Walkure Romanze is a unique love story with the main focus on the Medieval sport of jousting. If you enjoy fantasy stories, you may want to check out Walkure Romanze.

Crunchyroll currently has the North American license for the anime. You can check out all episodes on Crunchyroll.

Japanese Anime Series: 'Golden Time'

“Golden Time” is a Japanese anime series that is adapted from the light novel series of the same name by Eji Komatsu which ran for the Dengeki Bunko imprint from 2010 until 2014. The series itself, which is twenty-four episodes, ran from October 2013 until March 2014. It is a modern-day romantic comedy drama that focuses on a group of college students.

The main focus is on Banri Tada who is starting his first year at college studying law. After losing his way, due to not being used to Tokyo yet, he meets and befriends Mitsuo Yanagisawa who is also studying law and shares the same classes as Banri. They hit off the friendship; that becomes a precursor to the future romantic relationship between Banri and female protagonist Koko Kaga with the latter claiming that Mitsuo is meant to be her fiance.

Ultimately, Banri and Koko must deal with their own issues as they come closer together. Banri is struggling with his memory loss, prior to starting law school, all thanks to an injury that almost left him for dead and placed him in a coma. Koko has to deal with the fact that Mitsuo simply is not interested in being her husband along with the fact that she seemingly has no real friends at school. She also has to deal with the fact that she joined the same school for the wrong reasons but is thankful to have met Banri.

At school, Banri slowly starts to meet figures from his past. He learns more about himself prior to the accident that gave him retrograde amnesia. You can stream the series on Crunchyroll.

New 'Lupin III' anime series, taking place in Italy, to roll out in 2015

“Lupin III” aka “Lupin The 3rd,” one of the oldest anime franchises, is still very popular. Now, there is a new Lupin III anime series that will be rolling out in 2015. This will take Arsene Lupin the Third, the Japanese & French famous thief, takes his crew to San Marino which belongs to the country of Italy.

For that reason, the anime will air in Italy first before airing in Japan. Lupin once again works with Daisuke Jigen, Fujiko Mine, and Goemon. In addition, the crew continues to be chased down by Inspector Zenigata of Interpol. There is also another major change: the color of Lupin's coat.

Normally, Lupin is known by his red coat. He trades in the red coat for a blue coat. This is akin to a British Imperial soldier trading the red coat to join the American Colonial Army for a blue coat. Keep in mind that Lupin has changed the color of his coat a few times.

Looking forward to Lupin III next year.