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Hanasakigawa High’s Poppin’ Party is far from the only band in town, and here they’re joined by the members of Afterglow, Pastel*Palettes, Roselia, & Hello, Happy World! as all five groups do their best to improve their appeal… with notably mixed results.
A semi-random gag comedy presented in chibi format. It can be watched as a stand-alone without having seen BanG Dream!.
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Tokyo’s “Himote House” is inhabited by the three Himote sisters along with two of the youngest’s former classmates, Minamo Arai and Tae Hongou. All five young women have relationship troubles… and all five also have supernatural abilities.
An absurdist, often dialog-driven, romance-themed daily life comedy. Note that each episode concludes with an ad libbed slumber party segment.
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Students from each of two feuding countries both attended the Dahlia Academy Boarding School. Yet despite their homelands’ hostilities, Romio Inuzuka of the Black Doggy dorm and Juliet Percia of the White Cats’ have fallen in love and must now do their best to hide their relationship from the other students at the school.
A reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet as a school-life romantic comedy with periodic bursts of drama. It features a large amount of slapstick humor alongside secondary action and ecchi elements.
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After goblins killed his family right in front of his eyes as a child, Goblin Slayer became obsessed with killing goblins in exclusion to all other monsters. Though shunned by most other adventurers for focusing on such low-paying work, a few steadfast allies admire his expertise and single-minded determination.
A graphic action-drama with a moderate level of comic relief, small amount of ecchi, and some minor harem elements.
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Having fallen in love with the idea of cheerleading back in middle school, Kohane Hatoya is dismayed to discover her high school does not have a cheerleading squad. Not one to give up easily, she decides that if it doesn’t exist she’ll just have to gather enough people together to create one.
A schoolgirl club comedy with moderate yuri aspects centered on cheerleading.
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Romance. ‘Romance’ means different things to different people. Follow the thoughts of Aiko, Moe, Yukari, and Miwako, each at different point in life, as they experience pivotal moments in their relationships.
A picture drama collection of romance-focused slice of life vignettes.
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Lisvalletta’s special crime investigation unit pairs its officers up together using a system dubbed “Double Decker” to increase their effectiveness against the various criminal elements peddling the exceedingly dangerous illegal drug “Anthem”. Kirill Vrubel, an aspiring hero, has just recently joined the unit and ends up partnered with the idiosyncratic veteran officer Doug Billingham… a pairing far more effective than it initially appears.
A police procedural action-comedy with minor dramatic aspects taking place in the same universe as Tiger & Bunny. Watching requires no prior familiarity with the franchise.
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Momo Minamoto wants to eventually follow in her father’s footsteps and join the police force, but lacks confidence in her ability to stand up to criminals. By chance she happens to see the members of the secret crime-fighting agency Tsukikage returning from a job one night and mentions it in school the next day, catching the attention of two members of the group in her class who, interested in her impressive physical senses, decide to recruit her.
An agency-themed action-comedy with moderate yuri subtext and tertiary dramatic elements.
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Following a crash landing on Earth, the loss of the Durandal sends Subaru into severe cockpit withdrawal. Can he manage to survive long enough to reunite with the Tiramisu?
Continues from where the first season left off with the same variety of comedy. More plot driven than the prequel it’s best watched after that.
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The battle between ghouls and the CCG continues unabated. It’s been years since Ken Kaneki’s disappearance following the assault on Anteiku and now the CCG has begun fielding a new unit of half-ghouls led by a man named Sasaki Haise, who bears a striking resemblance to Ken and has no memories of his earlier life.
An agency themed action-drama with a small amount of comic relief. It’s a continuation of Tokyo Ghoul √A with a new main cast, but you’ll need to have seen the prequels to recognize the numerous callbacks and extensive number of returning characters.
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