Magical Warfare
As we see with most press releases that come from Sentai Filmworks when they pick up a new license, especially with a simulcast series that may have already been streaming legally, they indicate that further digital distribution methods will be forthcoming. It’s usually about halfway through the season when they start, with The Anime Network providing the bridge for it, and Hulu manages to gain a few more series to run and promote. It’s also an early chance to see what their localized name will be, if any. Such is the case this week as five series from the winter 2014 anime season have debuted. All the series are starting at the beginning and are available for Hulu Plus members to stream directly to their TV app or other digital device. Check out the new shows below and be amused that the very pleasant Super Sonico gets the TV-MA rating whereas others don’t.
Magical Warfare: The last few years haven’t been easy for Takeshi Nanase. In fact, for two years the only real high point in Takeshi’s existence has been studying the Japanese sword-fighting technique of Kendo. That is, until he discovers an unconscious girl in an unknown uniform in the school hallway. When the worlds of the mystical and the mundane collide, anything can happen in Magical Warfare!
Engaged to the Unidentified: Kobeni is your typical, completely normal high school girl. She plays sports and lives with her freewheeling mother and her older, eccentric sister, Benio. Due to an accident when she was young, Kobeni can’t remember her childhood at all. Will she be able to remember her past? Are the people who want to become a part of her future really even people? Find out in Engaged to the Unidentified!
Hozuki’s Coolheadedness: There are hard jobs and jobs that seem outright impossible, but in the end, the most difficult job in all creation probably belongs to Hozuki, Deputy Chief to the Great King Enma. Fortunately, Hozuki’s not the typical bureaucratic hothead you’d expect to find heading a department of infernal affairs. As for patience… well, Hell hasn’t frozen over quite yet. The Highway to Hell isn’t going to get paved with just good intentions, and Hozuki’s damned sure of that in Hozuki no Reitetsu!
Nobunaga the Fool: Sent on a quest by King Arthur, Jeanne d’Arc along with Leonardo Da vinci must travel from the West World to the East world in order to preserve their futures by seeking out Nobunaga Oda. Will Nobunaga live up to their expectations and be their Deliverer? Or will seeking him out leave them worse off from where they started? Find out their fates in Nobunaga the Fool!
Super Sonico: When Sonico wakes up every morning she sees big things on the horizon. She’s an incredibly busy young woman who somehow juggles modeling and working at her grandmother’s bar while attending college AND performing lead vocals and playing the guitar in the all girl band Fastest Speed In Space. Get ready for the bounciest adventure ever as this three girl band shakes, rattles, rolls and takes Tokyo by storm in Soni-Ani: SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION!