Hiroki Morita, the president of the social networking service mixi, announced on Tuesday that an anime adaptation of his company's Monster Strike mobile action role-playing game has been green-lit for broadcast this year. He added that a Nintendo 3DS version of the game is in development for release this year. He did not give any more details on both new projects during Monday's financial results presentation in Tokyo.

[Source: Anime News Network]

The episode follows Ren on his vacation in Okinawa. There, he meets a mysterious girl.

They deserve better. Someone better than me...

The stage is set one year before Ren arrives in Kaminohara.
Akira has moved to Kaminohara from Sendai, all for the sake of revenge.
The wounds that his sister suffered in an MS battle fuel his vengeance.

A lost Haruma is given directions by Akira,
revealing a caring side to the usually cold and calculating teen.
Haruma observes Akira's violent MS battles,
and realizes that Akira fights while reading his enemies' attacks.

Haruma proposes the idea of recruiting Akira to his teammates,
Aoi and Minami. Surprised and naturally reluctant,
Aoi and Minami decide to trust Haruma.
For Haruma has resisted recruiting the fourth member of their team,
saving the spot for the right person...

[Source: AniDB]

A prequel to the net anime series based on the game of the same name. The anime tells the story of Ren, who returns to his hometown with no memories of having lived there. When a a cell phone repairman installs the Monster Strike app on his phone, Ren finds himself pulled into a real-world version of the game and begins piecing his memories together again.

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"Change the world with music? Foolish."

Lucy's world stops after her band disbands. Meaningless days pass, until she meets her cousin Lucifer and his bandmate Ibaraki Doji. They ask her to join their indie band, the "Wicked Pistols".

Lucifer talks about his dream of going major after winning the MONSTERS ROCK competition, only for Lucy to reject him outright. However, Lucy's heart begins to thaw after a certain event...

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D'Artagnyan goes to Tokyo, where she sees an unforgettable sight: Lucy, shining brightly, singing alone in a park.

From that day forward, D'Artagnyan is in a constant state of excitement, even in her sleep. Seeing D'Artagnyan like that, her friend Izumo invites her to a pop idol concert featuring the Angelic Divas. That event would mark the beginning of something big for D'Artagnyan.

"And before long, I was crazy about her!"

D'Artagnyan discovers she wants to sing in the light just like her idol Lucy. With that dream in her heart, D'Artagnyan sets out to become a pop idol.

Her story of song and friendship begins now!

[Source: Crunchyroll]

Oragon lived a lonely life all by himself, until one day he was pulled into a mysterious new dimension. There he learns that an incredibly powerful enemy will attack in six months, destroying his beloved Monster Strike forever! Now Oragon must gather allies in the Strike World to save Monster Strike!

It is animated in full CG unlike its predecessor.

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The story takes place 13 years ago, when suddenly one part of Tokyo broke off and began to float in the sky. Tokyo was separated into "Old Tokyo" as the part that was floating in the air, and "New Tokyo," the part that stayed on the ground. Communication and interaction between the two Tokyos was impossible, and years passed. One day, a young girl perceives that Old Tokyo will fall back down to the ground, and she sets out on the perilous path from from Old Tokyo to New Tokyo to save the citizens from the impending crisis.

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Collaboration anime between Gintama and Monster Strike.

First "interactive anime" in the Monster Strike franchise: viewers will be able choose between two options to decide how the last 10 minutes of the anime will play out.

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Lucifer thrusts her blade at her former comrades.

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