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PANIC IN PANIC IN

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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.
비상사태와 여인의 향기가 나를 부른다.
주인공은 변변찮은 43살 독신의 구루마다 토라오. 토라오는 매회직장을 옮기며 직장 혹은 출근길에 패닉상태의 국면(멈추지 않는 버스, 미확인생물, 테러리스트)과 조우한다. 매회 다양한 마돈나(여대생, 직장여성, 미망인)등과 만나지만….
이성에게 주목받고 싶다는 일심으로 극한상태속에서도 마돈나를구하기위해 분투한다. 과연 토라오에게 장미빛 미래가 찾아올까?
「只要有緊急事件和女神的香氣就是我會在的地方!」
這是一齣交織著耐人尋味和扣人心弦的劇情,有笑有淚,人情味十足的全新喜劇。主角是一個頭腦不是很靈光,永遠在換工作的單身中年大叔―43歲的車田寅雄。寅雄在每一次不同的工作中,總是會在職場上或者是去公司的途中遭遇到一些不可理喻的恐慌場面。而在每次的恐慌狀況之下都會和各種各樣的女性相遇,並愛上她們。寂寞的男主角為了獲得女神的芳心在極限下都會拚命地為女神們奮鬥。
到底,寅雄所期盼的玫瑰人生是否會實現呢?

A Little Princess

小公女セイラ   소공녀 세라   小公主莎拉

120 min x 1 ep / 60 min x 9 eps|10 episodes

A modern retelling of the classic 1887 Francis Burnett story, The Little Princess, about a precocious young girl of wealthy upbringing who one day finds her life turned upside down and all her privileges taken away when the family goes bankrupt. Cast into the role of a penniless servant, Seira fights on, never losing her pride, cheer nor compassion come whatever adverse circumstances. An inspirational and timeless story sure to be the purest and most heroic told this year.

Beautiful Life

ビューティフルライフ   뷰티블 라이프   美麗人生

90 min x 1 ep / 75 min x 1 ep / 60 min x 9 eps|11 episodes

Kyoko, a young woman with an unhindered spirit despite being physically bound to a wheelchair due to illness, and Shuji, a stylish and popular fashion magazine hairstylist, are brought together in a fateful traffic incident. Despite their confrontational meeting, they soon find themselves falling in love, with Shuji drawn to her courage and enthusiasm and Kyoko attracted to his ability to look beyond her physical limitations and into her heart. However, Kyoko’s protective older brother and her worsening condition begin to test the bounds of their love for each other and threaten to end their beautiful life together.

Grimms Notes The Animation

グリムノーツ The Animation

30 min.|12 episodes

Set in a fairy tale world in which everyone receives a book when they are born. These books determine every little detail of that person’s life.
Written by the mysterious storyteller, each book traps that individual into a preordained fate.
The story, however, stars a hero without a story, someone free to decide his own fate. But since he has only blank pages he can only wander to find his purpose.
What follows is a journey where our hero travels to lands and meets characters straight out of the pages of some of the most famous fairy tales. He must work together with the characters he meets to fight to get back his story.

Original Story: Grimms Notes by SQUARE ENIX
Director: Seiki Sugawara
Series scripts: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Character Design: Kentaro Matsumoto
Music: Mirai Kodai Gakudan
Sound: Fumiyuki Go
Production:Brain’s Base

HOW BAD CAN WE GET?

悪党たちは千里を走る   악당들은 천리를 달린다   惡黨跑千里

30 min × 10 eps|10 episodes

Angered by his boss, a strident and selfish production company employee, Takasugi, quits his job as a director and finds himself saddled by a 10 million yen ($100,000) debt. He decides to hatch a plot, conspiring with a former assistant director friend named Sonobe, to kidnap a very rich family’s beloved dog for ransom. But then a mysterious woman, Natsuko, shows up as well as the son of the family whose dog they plan to kidnap, both wanting in on the plot. Then things really take a complicated turn when Takasugi is marked by a real kidnapper to take the blame for a separate child kidnapping in this thrilling, humor-filled and moving suspense.

K-ON!

けいおん!   케이온   K-ON! 輕音部

Series.1: 30 min. x 14 eps. Series.2: 30 min. x 27 eps.|41 episodes

Four high school girls join the Light Music Club to save it from being abolished when all of its members graduate. Although most of them don’t have much experience playing a musical instrument, they all decide to give it a shot. Yui, who originally misread the club name and joined thinking it was something else, decides to stay and take up the electric guitar. Ritsu is the president of the club and plays the drums because they are “cool.” Mio, the smart but shy one, is the base guitarist of the band. Gentle child of affluence, Tsumugi, plays the keyboards since she has experience winning piano contests. In their sophomore year, the wide-eyed freshman Azusa lends her considerable guitar skills to finally form the five member band, After School Tea Time. Now they just need to stop having tea parties and get busy practicing... as if!

Pretty Girls

プリティガール   프리티 걸   漂亮寶貝

75 min. x 1 ep. / 60 min. x 8 eps.|9 episodes

Looking for a job, Hana gets work at the Andrews Department Store, but her boss hates her and gives her impossible work to do. However, her bubbly nature and creativity soon bring success to every job she is assigned, and the president even wonders if her mysterious charm can rally the company and pull them out of their financial difficulties. But the President and Ryou, his straight-laced son, have different ideas about running the company. Perhaps if she finds true love for Ryou, she can soften his hard heart. Anything seems possible with Hana’s never-ending optimism, which is the basis for this heart-warming and humorous story of the power of positivity!

Public Affairs Office in the Sky

空飛ぶ広報室   하늘을 나는 홍보실   機場廣播室

85 min x 1 ep / 70 min x 1 ep / 60 min x 9 eps|11 episodes

Rika Inaba is a beautiful and strong-headed director at the Teito Television Broadcasting Company. Ever since she was young, she had dreamed of becoming the best news reporter in the business, but on into her fifth year with the TV station, she finds to her dismay she's been transferred to a lighter fare, information program where she is assigned to report on the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Meanwhile, Daisuke Sorai had just reached his long-sought goal of becoming an aerobatics pilot only to injure his leg, crushing his chances at ever becoming a member of the elite Blue Impulse flying team. He gets assigned to the force's public relations desk and subsequently finds himself attached to Rika in the role of attendant. Sorai and Rika differ on just about everything; their views, their mindset. But they share one thing: their childhood dreams have been shattered and they've hit a wall in life. From there, a mutual understanding begins to germinate, drawing them toward each other and toward the discovery of a new dream.

Seven Senses of the Reunion

七星のスバル   칠성의 스바루   昴宿七星

30 min.|12 episodes

Asahi's life in reality ended simultaneously when she died playing "Union", a world-renowned online RPG. The members of "Subaru" went separate ways when "Union" shut down due to Asahi's death. Six years later, Haruto logs onto a renewed version of "Re'Union" and reunites with Asahi who had died. Is it really her or just an electronic ghost? The former team members reunite and enter the mysterious and deadly online game to find out.

SHINKALION The Movie

映画 「劇場版『新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン 未来からきた神速のALFA-X』」   극장판 『신칸센 변형 로봇 신카리온 미래에서 온 신속의 ALFA-X』   劇場版《新幹線變形機器人 SHINKALION從未來而來的神速ALFA-X》

79 min

Feature film adaptation of the popular TV anime, Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion. JR East Japan’s prototype bullet train ALFA-X, the most advanced model to date, transforms on screen into superhero robot, Shinkalion, introducing new characters and answering such questions as “How did the ALFA-X became Shinkalion?” And “Who’s the new kid?”

Story behind TV Anime Shinkansen Henkei Robot Shinkalion
The Shinkansen Super Advancement Research Institute has developed the “Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion” in an effort to save Japan from a threatening and monstrous entity that has produced a menacing “Jet Black Shinkansen“. Meanwhile, the Shinkalion transformer can only be piloted by children with a high degree of compatibility to it, but the institute’s researchers are determined to pool their strengths and vanquish this giant enemy. What however is the true purpose of the Jet Black Shinkasen? “Change! Shinkalion!”

Takunomi

たくのみ。   타쿠노미   酒鬼妹子

15 min. × 12 eps.|12 episodes

Michiru is a 20-year-old woman who just moved to Tokyo for a new job and lives in Stella House Haruno, an all-female share house. Her roommates are different ages, have distinct jobs and unique personalities but share a very important interest: their love for great food and delicious drinks!
Sometimes all you need are good friends, funny stories and a nice drink to unwind from the adult world.