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Samurai Ballerina -L’étoile de Paris en fleur- パリに咲くエトワール

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Broadcast Date

2026.3

Episode / Duration

119min

Paris in the early 20th century.
Two young women from Japan are living there.
One is Fujiko, who is expected to become a devoted wife supporting her husband, yet secretly dreams of becoming a painter.
The other is Chizuru, born into a samurai family line. A master of the naginata, she nevertheless finds her heart drawn to ballet.
One day, Chizuru happens to come to Fujiko’s aid when she is caught up in trouble—an encounter that turns out to be a fateful reunion between the two, who had once met as children in Yokohama.
Upon learning of Chizuru’s dream, Fujiko discovers that Olga, the mother of a young man named Ruslan who lives in the same apartment building, is a former ballerina from Russia. She asks Olga to give Chizuru ballet lessons.
Though they face many barriers as foreigners from the East, the two young women move forward toward their dreams—until one day, Fujiko’s uncle, her guardian, suddenly disappears.
Will Fujiko and Chizuru be able to grasp their respective dreams?
Journey with these two dream-filled girls to the dazzling city of Paris, a hundred years ago.

CatChat

貓言貓語

English with Friends Advanced 1: 58 min × 1 ep English with Friends Advanced 2: 61 min x 1 ep CatChat for Babies: 36 min x 1 ep CatChat with Friends DX: 13 min x 26 ep|Eps 29

Amusingly different from traditional educational programs, CatChat presents humorous "edu-variety" content to the young child. With its brief and variety-filled format, CatChat makes it easy for children to participate in games, sing and dance in tune to its action songs, and watch its animations again and again. CatChat helps children acquire basic English while having lots of fun, and is the perfect tool for a young audience in the imortant growth period of zero to ten.

DAGASHIKASHI 2

だがしかし2   다가시카시2   粗點心戰爭 第二季

15 min. × 12 eps.|12 episodes

The queen of succulent snacks is back with Dagashi Kashi season two! As Kokonotsu continues on his path to become a manga artist, Hotaru refuses to give up on bringing him to the side of Japanese snack foods. With new faces and new tasty treats to try, will Kokonotsu finally be swayed to take over his father’s sweet shop or is it time to move on from this small town and follow his manga dreams?

Dances with the Dragons

されど罪人は竜と踊る   그러나 죄인은 용과 춤춘다   罪人與龍共舞

30 min. × 12 eps.|12 episodes

Jushiki, a system for reproducing natural phenomena and paraphysical acts such as the creation of matter, allows humans to wield a power which they once feared as “magic.” Its mastery has brought ”advancements to all fields of life, while facilitating the extermination of the once-rampant “Dragons and “Others.” Gaius and Gigina, two combat-type jushiki wielders, run an office in a chaotic frontier ,town called Eridana, and make a living using their art to solve problems and collect bounties. One day a dragon-hunting job falls into their laps. But it's just the start of a plot far deeper…

DYNAMIC CHORD

DYNAMIC CHORD   다이나믹 코드   DYNAMIC CHORD

30 min. × 12 eps.|12 episodes

This anime adaptation of the otome game by Honeybee Black follows the professional and personal lives of four hot boy bands under the “DYNAMIC CHORD” agency and music label. There’s progressive rock band rêve parfait; newcomer Liar-S; veteran rock band KYOHSO; and international sensation, apple-polisher.

KOCHIKAME - THE MOVIE: Save the Kachidoki Bridge! -

こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所 THE MOVIE 勝どき橋を封鎖せよ!   여기는 잘나가는 파출소 THE MOVIE가쓰도키 대교를 봉쇄하라!   烏龍派出所THE MOVIE封鎖勝鬨橋!

113 min.

Police Corporal Kankichi Ryotsu of the Kameari Park Police Box, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, is the best-intentioned guy you’d ever want to meet, but nothing he does ever goes right and he causes nothing but trouble. One day Ryotsu runs into Momoko, a girl he used to like way back in primary school. His heart leaps. Suddenly the Police Commissioner’s daughter is kidnapped, and Ryotsu learns that Momoko has been caught up in the case. For her sake, he sets to work solving it. But things he never expected start to happen, and he finds himself driven into a corner. Can he solve the case and save Momoko? And what will become of this bittersweet love story if he does? Ryotsu, an inveterate trouble-maker with the best intentions in the world, brings laughter and tears to the screen in a comic but moving entertainment.

PANIC IN

PANIC IN

30 min × 10 eps|10 episodes

Who can resist a good crisis or the scent of a woman?
The panic-thriller/comedy series “Panic In” celebrates all of the classical panic and disaster movie themes and tropes with a high-octane television drama full of suspense, laughter, tears, joy and soul-satisfying human emotion! Computer graphics add a level of scale and impact never before seen in made-for-television entertainment.
Torao Kurumada (43) is a hapless, middle-aged bachelor who is always changing jobs, but every time he starts at new place of employment, he is interrupted by some major incident or disaster such as a runaway bus, an unidentified mysterious animal, or terrorists. Each challenge is accompanied by a fateful encounter with a woman whether a college student, an office lady or a widow with whom he falls helplessly in love and for whom he is willing to sacrifice life and limb to save. It is the classic tale of a guy trying to win the girl amid extreme circumstances. But will it ever work for Torao?

Each episode is filmed by a guest director; Taichi Suzuki, the first ever 4-award winner at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (“The Brat” ’12), action specialist, Yoshikatsu Kimura (“Karate Girl”, ’11), globally-acclaimed director SABU ( “Bunny Drop”, ’11 & “Kanikosen”, ’09), Munenori Nagano, who while active also as an actor in the popular theatrical troupe “European Project” is an award-winning independent filmmaker, for a total of 4 directors all bringing their own flair and taste to this all new “panic” action-comedy genre.

Stolen Identity

スマホを落としただけなのに   스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데   雖然只是弄丟了手機

116 min

One day, Asami calls her boyfriend and hears unfamiliar male voice on the other end. The man informs her that he found the lost smartphone and makes arrangements to return it to Asami. It safely reaches her, and she gives it back to her boyfriend. But she has no idea that the man, a serial killer, has hacked the smartphone and stolen all its data.

Original Novel: Akira Shiga ”Stolen Identity"

The Demon Girl Next Door

まちカドまぞく   길모퉁이 마족   小恶魔女在街角   小惡魔女在街角

30 min.|12 episodes

One morning, a sealed demonic power awakens in 15-year-old Yuko Yoshida. Her mission? To defeat the “Magic Girl” who lives in her town. Yuko has grown a tail and horns, but her powers fall short of a normal girl’s, and she struggles to lift the curse of having to live off 40,000 yen per month.
To fulfill her destiny of defeating the shrine maiden of the Light Clan, she challenges Momo. However, she hasn’t become any stronger despite being in the Demon Clan, and her lack of experience results in her losing. After the duel, she becomes friends with Momo for some reason and ends up receiving her help on many occasions. Though she’s strict when it comes to money, Yuko is so nice that she could never hurt anyone—quite ironic for a member of the Demon Clan. Her kind heart wins the trust of people around her, and she works hard to repay Momo for her help and to become a respectable Demon Clan member.

The Last Man: The Blind Profiler

ラストマン―全盲の捜査官―   라스트 맨 - 전맹의 수사관 -   Last Man ー全盲搜查官ー

85min × 2eps / 75min × 2eps / 60min × 6eps

Hiromi Minami is a US FBI agent on temporary loan to Japan. He’s blind but dubbed “the last man" for his ability to crack tough cases with keen analysis and honed senses. Shintaro Godo is a field cop with a top arrest record who shuns his pedigree as police commissioner’s son. The two make for a highly mismatched pair, but there’s more to their partnership than meets the eye. A police conspiracy? A link to a mysterious past? Strap in for a suspenseful adventure by this odd pair of detectives.

The New King

新しい王様   新的国王

Season 1: 30 min × 8 episodes Season 2: 30 min × 9 episodes

Nao Kitazawa, 34, leads a busy but fulfilling life as a doctor at a women’s clinic and as fiancee to an elite psychiatric physician, Yuchi Ihara. With their wedding day a month off, Nao is preparing to move into a new home when she meets Shinji Mamiya, a struggling writer who works part-time as a mover and falls inexorably in love with him. The fateful encounter compels Nao to follow her heart and experience true love. Overwhelmed by Nao’s passion, Shinji soon falls for her as well, but their budding romance is threatened by the tragic discovery that Nao has early onset Alzheimer’s. What unfolds is a story of pure love. As Nao’s symptoms worsen, Shinji spends the next ten years giving Nao mental and health support even as she begins to lose the precious memories they both shared.