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Poised to start his first year at college, Iori Kitahara decides to stay at his uncle’s seaside dive center. There he gets dragged into a wet and wild world filled with drinking, scuba diving, partying, and yet more drinking.
A college-life reaction comedy with a focus on both diving and alcohol. It also features a large amount of naked men and a few minor romance elements.
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After a group of five cutting-edge androids equipped with quantum computing devices break out of a research facility, some of them proceed to cause general mayhem in the city while one attaches herself to Arato Endou as a combination of bodyguard and domestic servant. As it turns out Arato is somehow related to her creation, and her appearance entangles him in the often violent intrigues surrounding these ‘Lacia-class’ humanoid interface devices.
An action-drama with a secondary focus on romance and general human vs. machine theme.
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Wandering through Kyoto‘s Teramachi Sanjou shopping district, Aoi Mashiro decides to visit the antique shop Kura in the hopes of selling something of her late grandfather’s. She instead ends up working there to help out the grandson of the shop’s owner, who handles most of the day-to-day business of appraisal and has come to be known around town as “Holmes-san” in part for his ability to get to the heart of any questionable situation.
An educational pseudo-mystery slice of life series with prominent romance elements, frequent comic relief, and periodic emotional outbursts.
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Having already tackled Mt. Mitsutouge, which offered a fantastic view of Mt. Fuji, Aoi wants to make another attempt at reaching the summit of Fuji itself. Unfortunately there’s no opportunity to do so until the next summer vacation, so in the meantime she and her friends visit an assortment of other mountains while continuing to enjoy their everyday school life.
This continues from where the second season left off with a similar variety of content. While it can be watched without having seen the prequel, you’re expected to already be aware of the characters’ histories and relationships.
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Izakaya Nobu is an ordinary izakaya establishment in all ways except one: Its front door opens up into a parallel universe. Join its employees as they make and serve all sorts of traditional Japanese fare to the varied citizens of this other world.
A comedic slice of life series focused almost entirely on food and drink which includes a segment on real-life food preparation or dining experiences at the end of each episode.
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Able to see ayakashi since she was a child, Aoi Tsubaki was abandoned by her mother and taken in by her grandfather. Many years later, on the day of his death, a strange Oni appears and transports her to a special inn located within the spirit realm. Her grandfather owed him a debt, and he expects Aoi to fulfill it by becoming his bride… a proposal she rejects in favor of working as a cook instead.
A cooking-themed slice of life series with a central romance plotline, periodic action-focused dramatic outbursts, and light comic relief.
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On a day just like any other, Souya Kuroi has a strange dream involving a dragon. Later that same day mysterious giant cat-shaped objects appear all across the globe, objects which appear to be both immune to conventional weaponry and able to project an all-encompassing pacification field. Only bearers of special psychokinetic armor are able to fight them… and Souya finds himself charged with confiscating the very source of that power.
An action-heavy pseudo-mecha series with abundant comic relief, a small touch of ecchi, and a prominent philosophical theme.
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Disdainful of games due to a traumatic childhood, Kasumi Nomura is serious to a fault. Meanwhile Olivia, a native citizen who enjoys acting like a foreigner, and the slightly air-headed Honda Hanako are more hyperactive. Initially having little to do with each other, one thing leads to another and soon the three of them have formed a new ‘pastimers club’ where each day they engage in different sorts of pastimes.
A daily life gag comedy focused on extreme reaction humor.
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Whisked to an alternate dimension after investigating an urban legend, Yuuto Suou has spent the past two years studying battle tactics and getting acquainted with both this world’s system of magic and its various factions. Now he stands as ruler of the Wolf clan, and is poised to lead them to victory over their enemies through the use of Earth’s accumulated military knowledge.
A Bronze Age warfare-focused harem series with a slight Norse theme. It features a large amount of comic relief and occasional bursts of drama.
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Mostly due to her habit of staying up all night to play video games, Chio Miyamo often finds herself rushing to school in the morning. Worse, some new obstacle or situation inevitably appears along the way that forces her into adopting tactics from those same games in order to get by.
An absurdist gag comedy focused on situational and reaction humor which features occasional bursts of concentrated ecchi.
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