Japanese No.1 commercial broadcaster, Fuji Television Network, has embarked on a midnight animation slot since April 14, 2005. Some of them are showed at Japan Expo!

 

The Tatami Galaxy

© All rights reserved Episodes 1 & 2 showed with French subtitles.

Based on the original novel by Tomihiko MORIMI, the sarcastic fantasy tales of youth are now visualized through stunning animation directed by Masaaki YUASA.

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Tôkyô Magnitude 8.0

© All rights reserved The 60 minute digest version showed with English subtitles.

A catastrophically large quake has hit Tôkyô. Imagine if an earthquake as powerful as magnitude 8.0 struck Tôkyô, the capital city of Japan, today... Who would we think about and what should we do at that moment? The special 60 minute digest version will be screened. Viewers are guaranteed with a highly touching drama experience!

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Welcome to Irabu’s Office : )

© All rights reserved Episode 5 showed with English subtitles and 7 in original version.

Many patients with different problems visit the psychiatric ward of Irabu general Hospital. They undergo counseling by Dr. Irabu, who is the child-like son of the hospital director. His assistant is a sullen faced sexy nurse. With his mysterious injections, and advice that does not make sense, Dr. Irabu confuses his patients. But at the end of his unique treatments, the patients are lead to digging further into their souls to find peace of mind.

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Eden of the East

© All rights reserved Episodes 1 & 4 showed with English subtitles.

Set in Tôkyô in the near future, this is the story of 11 days of the life of a boy who challenged the prevailing “depressing” mood of the nation and a girl who supported him. The boy Takizawa, who lost his past memory, helps Saki out when she is in trouble in Washington D.C. They return to Japan and try to solve mysteries of Takizawa’s lost memory. He seems to be one of the twelve selected people to lead the nation in the right direction. But why and how??

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Genji

© All rights reserved Episode 1 showed with English subtitles and episode 2 in the original version.

The Tale of Genji is a full-length novel written in the early 11th century by lady MURASAKI who was a novelist and a court lady. It is the oldest romance novel and the most famous work in Japanese literature. In celebration of the millennium year since the creation of The Tale of Genji, the animated series of this master piece are now available. The story depicts the life of Hikaru Genji, who was born as an emperor’s son but is not meant to be an emperor, as well as his love affairs with women in the aristocratic society of the Heian period.

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