Various thoughts on a variety of topics.
Having suddenly had to move during middle school due to his father’s job, Eita Izumi left his friends behind. Now nearing the end of high school, when the students have little to do besides wait for graduation, he returns to his hometown for the last semester.
A romantic drama accented with mostly low-key comedy which takes its time moving through a series of love triangles.
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Mass disappearances, outbreaks of violence, and people with mysteriously high physical ability are all on the rise. Ryou Asuka believes this to be the work of devils who have secretly infiltrated society, and to both prove it and eliminate the threat he decides to have his old friend Akira Fudou become host to one of the most powerful devils in existence.
A hyper-violent drama with a large quantity of sexual content and occasional early splashes of absurdist comic relief. It’s a completely new adaptation of the source material and does not require having seen anything else.
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Overjoyed to finally be moving out of his uncle’s house into a school dorm, Yuushi Inaba’s plans are thrown into disarray when the dorm building burns down before the school year even starts. Desperate to find somewhere else to stay, he gets a lucky last minute break and is offered the use of a storage room in a certain apartment building… a complex frequented by many different kinds of supernatural creatures.
A semi-episodic progression of often dramatic occurrences with equal parts coming of age and comedic slice of life aspects.
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Without warning, Yuzuki suddenly finds herself transported to a fantasy-world version of the Sengoku period in which the various warlords happen to be vampires and werebeasts. There she finds out that the Himemiko, a guardian figure who kept the peace between the various armies, has disappeared and that her blood happens to have the exact same properties as the Himimiko’s.
A mostly lighthearted romance series that features a moderate amount of action.
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Long ago the Demon King was sealed away and forgotten. Now he has returned, and the reluctant hero Nike sets out with the novice mage Kukuri on a quest to defeat him.
A fantasy RPG parody fond of random-style reaction comedy which features a secondary romance subplot and a bit of ecchi. Note that it’s a completely new adaptation of the source material and does not require having seen any of the earlier ones.
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When the lead vocalist of Kyohso leaves the band over a mysterious personal issue just before their world tour, it sends a ripple effect through the Dynamic Chord label. Reon, [rêve parfait]’s vocalist, is affected most of all and becomes obsessed with uncovering what prompted the decision.
A scenic character drama with frequent music video interludes. While based on a series of otome games, the storyline here is Anime-original and lacks any romance aspects.
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Due to a lack of speed limits on the roads, the island of Miyake-jima has become a destination point for all kinds of racers. Sidecar racing in particular has a large presence and girls from all over Japan gather to compete in both friendly races and tournaments.
A comedic racing series with a large focus on the characters’ personal situations, a small amount of ecchi, and a romance subplot that becomes more prominent toward the end.
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Seemingly alone in a world industrialized to the point of ruin, Chito and Yuuri spend their days searching for both supplies and any signs of other surviving humans.
Semi-episodic slice of life segments of post-apocalyptic exploration peppered with bits of comedy, drama, philosophical musings, and mystery.
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In a world broken up into innumerable small countries, each isolated by their own set of rules, there exist travelers who call no country their home. Kino is one such traveler, and she spends her time visiting all sorts of different countries with the help of the talking motorcycle Hermes.
An episodic collection of often dystopic or morally ambiguous short stories featuring a large variety of different societies which leans toward the dramatic and has the occasional action scene. Unlike the earlier version from 2003, this series mostly adapts content much further along in the source material and presents its episodes in no particular order. The original story ordering is: 2, 11, 10, 6, 1, 3, 5, 7, 4, 8-9, 12.
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A normal highschool student without any particular interests, Minoa Asagaya occasionally thinks about a particular Anime she saw as a child. After mentioning it in class one day she draws the attention of an otherwise unapproachable classmate, who it turns out is a huge Anime fan. One thing leads to another and soon they’re working together to restore the school’s inactive Anime club.
A school-life comedy focused on Anime-related topics. While technically a sequel to Anime-Gatari, the only connection is through secondary characters.
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