Matoi Sumeragi was separated from her mother as a child and grew up in the care of her paternal grandparents. Recently, Matoi began living with her father, a police detective. One day, while returning home from school with Yuma Kusanagi, her friend and co-worker at a shrine, they discover the shrine destroyed and Yuma’s parents succumbing to their wounds. Shingo, Matoi’s father, is able to find the only witness to the scene, but the witness isn’t entirely stable. While Yuma attempts to perform an exorcism on the man, it’s Matoi who is chosen to have the power of a god. Despite Matoi’s preference for a normal life, she now has the responsibility to banish evil spirits called Nights and keep her world safe.

Matoi the Sacred Slayer is WHITE FOX’s first and only original work. While the girls of Matoi the Sacred Slayer are called exorcism girls, it really is just another term for magical girls. This series brings together everything you might expect from a magical girl series and combines it with the great animation WHITE FOX have become known for over the years. It’s just another example of how WHITE FOX has proven they can handle material ranging from light to dark and adjust accordingly.

Beastfallen are creatures that are half-man and half-beast, they are discriminated against for their appearance, and often suffer abuse. Mercenary, one of the Beastfallen, seeks to become a human and dreams of opening a tavern. A chance encounter with a witch called Zero may see his wish granted. In exchange for protection, Zero promises to turn Mercenary human if he is able to escort her while she searches for a magical tome called the Grimoire of Zero; it’s a book capable of terrible things in the wrong hands.

Based on a light novel of the same name, Grimoire of Zero is WHITE FOX’s 14th series and marks the ten-year anniversary of their founding. Grimoire of Zero is everything you’ve come to expect out of a WHITE FOX series. Tonally, it first feels like a lighthearted fantasy series, but as we get deeper into the plot, Grimoire of Zero gets increasingly darker and deals with tougher topics. Of course, you should also stick around for the adorable relationship that develops between the titular Zero and the nameless Mercenary across their travels.

Hakuoro wakes up in a new world with no memories of his past. He is found by a girl named Eruru and brought back to her family. Hakuoro discovers that the empire in which the village belongs has been oppressing its people. After tragedy strikes the family that took Hakuoro in, he can no longer stand aside while those around him suffer. Alongside Eruru and Aruru, her little sister, Hakuoro will lead a rebellion against the emperor to end his oppressive rule.

Utawarerumono is based on a game that is both a tactical role-playing game and a visual novel. Those origins are apparent by the way the anime is structured. Utawarerumono has a large, vibrant cast of characters that Hakuoro encounters throughout the 25 episode run. At the same time, Hakuoro’s responsibilities grow increasingly larger as he manages his own army and deals with a variety of large-scale conflicts. Utawarerumono shares roots with WHITE FOX’s first anime Tears to Tiara, both of them are anime adapted from adult tactical role-playing games made by Leaf, a visual novel studio.

Cocoa Hoto is back in the sequel to Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka??, along with her co-workers at Rabbit House. Much like in season one, season two is all about life at Rabbit House, but this time the secondary characters get an even greater spotlight on their lives and how they all came together.

WHITE FOX continue delivering the slice of life goods with Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka??. If you were hoping to learn more about the other adorable characters of this series then the sequel delivers aplenty in that regard. Despite the mundane nature of the plot, WHITE FOX also makes sure to deliver on the unexpected moments of sakuga that made season one special.

Jormungand is Koko Hekmatyar’s plan for world peace. Koko is an arms dealer and the head of the Europe/Africa Weapons Transport Division, a branch of her father’s shipping business. Koko, along with her nine bodyguards, promote world peace by making sure each side of any war is fully equipped should they meet her price. Jonah is the newest member of her team of bodyguards; he’s a child soldier who opposes war. Jormungand: Perfect Order continues to follow Koko as she travels the world seeking to complete her secret master plan for world peace.

Jormungand: Perfect Order is the follow-up to Jormungand and was released the same year as the original. Jormungand continues offering a perfect blend of badass fighters, in the form of Koko’s mercenaries, with the tactical ingenuity of Koko. The stakes are further ramped up in the sequel thanks to Koko closing in on realizing Jormungand, her ultimate plan, and Jonah having to decide between his values and her plan.

Satan and Alciel, his loyal general, are forced to escape their world through a portal when they are defeated by the hero Emilia Justina and the united army behind her. They end up nearly powerless in Japan where they take on the names of Sadao Maou and Shirou Ashiya, respectively. Sadao begins working part-time at a fast food restaurant while Ashiya tries to figure out a way for them to regain their powers. Emilia isn’t too far behind, and she is intent on finishing the job, but without magic, she is also forced to work to secure her livelihood.

The Devil is a Part-Timer! is another light-hearted comedy series in WHITE FOX’s catalogue. Although it’s a gag-heavy series, WHITE FOX goes all out for the many battles Sadao must fight in order to protect the people he’s come to care about. Those battles are a treat, but it’s the way Sadao, Ashiya, Emi, Sadao’s co-worker Chiho, and the rest of the expanding cast all play off each other and interact that makes The Devil is a Part-Timer! a great series.

There are twelve swords which when possessed allow the wielder to overcome armies. Togame, the shogunate’s strategist, has the task of recovering those twelve swords. She has already been betrayed twice when she hired a ninja clan and a swordsman to recover the twelve swords for her, so now she turns to Shichika Yasuri. Shichika practices the swordless art called Kyotouryuu, and lives on an isolated island with Nanami, his sister. Togame and Shichika will embark on a journey to recover all twelve swords, and Shichika will put his bladeless style against the finest swordsmen in Japan.

Katanagatari is only the second series made by WHITE FOX. It has a unique art style, each of its twelve episodes lasts 45 minutes, and were released once a month across 2010. Katanagatari is a true epic featuring a romance between Shichika and Togame, some of the greatest fight scenes you’ll ever see, and tragedy waiting at every corner.

Chito and Yuuri wander a post-apocalyptic mega-city in search of oil for their Kettenkrad and food for their stomachs. They don’t have any purpose outside of heading to the top of the city in search of, well, they’re not quite sure. Truthfully, their lives are hopeless, but with each other by their side, they’re capable of finding some measure of happiness in their day-to-day lives.

Girls’ Last Tour’s cutesy character design contrasts heavily with the somber environment, but the melding of contradicting elements is a core part of what WHITE FOX does best. Girls’ Last Tour feels very much like a slice of life, but we’re well aware that Chito and Yuuri are struggling just to survive the day. It has a minimal cast and you can count the number of characters on your two hands. Slice of life series tend to be warm, but the mere idea of two girls struggling to survive in that environment will leave you unsettled even when Chito and Yuuri are overcoming their tragic circumstances.

Subaru Natsuki, a regular high-school boy, is transported to a fantasy world. He quickly discovers that things aren’t turning out the way they do in the games he plays and the manga he reads. He isn’t the chosen one, and he isn’t particularly gifted. He’s saved from a beatdown at the hands of three thugs by a girl named Emilia. In exchange, Subaru helps Emilia recover her stolen insignia. They find the place where her insignia was meant to be sold, but are both killed before they realize what’s happening to them. Subaru wakes up earlier that day and discovers he’s the only one with memories of what happened. This ability is called “Return by Death” and in order to move forward in time, Subaru will have to find a way to overcome the obstacles standing in his way.

Re:ZERO teases being your standard portal fantasy, much as Subaru expects it to be, but is far from it. It’s half-romance, half-psychological thriller, and will have you both sympathizing and pulling away from him. Subaru and the people around him will die repeatedly in his increasingly desperate attempts to figure out how to move forward. Re:ZERO doesn’t just get dark like a lot of WHITE FOX series, it starts dark and keeps getting darker. If you haven’t checked out Re:ZERO yet, prepare to have your breath taken away with every episode you finish.

Rintarou Okabe discovered the secret to time travel, and that knowledge came with consequences when his friend Mayuri is killed. He travels back in time repeatedly to prevent Mayuri’s death, and while he succeeds, it results in the death of Makise Kurisu, another one of his friends. Her death doesn’t only pain Okabe, but also plays a part in a future World War 3. While he attempts to move past his life as a scientist, a meeting with two of Kurisu’s colleagues leads him to helping them out with an AI they’ve been working on called Amadeus. Amadeus has stored the memories of Kurisu to create an AI version of her and Okabe’s rekindled relationship with AI Kurisu will open old wounds he’d tried to forget.

Steins;Gate is the series that put WHITE FOX on the map. Based on the visual novel of the same name, the time travel thriller is largely regarded as one of the finest anime out there. This year, WHITE FOX released Steins;Gate 0, an alternative take on the original story. The original Steins;Gate was already a psychological thriller, but Steins;Gate 0 goes even deeper down that route, particularly with the tragic premise. If you enjoyed the original Steins;Gate, then you’re probably already checking this one out, and if you haven’t watched it yet, then we urge you to watch both of these iconic shows.