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Forced back into business after a brief retirement, Lupin sets out to recover a giant diamond that’s been hidden within the Statue of Liberty. Making the task more difficult is that a heavily outfitted secret society are after it as well.
A stand-alone story much like the ones found in the parent series; a combination of slapstick comedy and frantic over-the-top action scenes. One that includes both a child character and moderate supernatural elements.
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The catlike aliens known as Nyanbo are looking for pieces of their UFO so that they can to return to space. Sometimes they get tired of searching however and just wish to play around like actual cats.
The show primarily features live action visuals (including real cats), with only the Nyanbos themselves being animated. The comedic style ranges from slapstick to romantic comedy.
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The boys of the idol group Marginal #4 have just made their debut to thunderous applause. Yet at school the next day nothing really feels like it has changed… until it all suddenly does. Now they have to juggle their burgeoning idol career while doing their best to have normal high school lives.
A school life comedy with a secondary idol theme that includes a bit of drama.
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After saving the life of a dragon she stumbled upon one night while drunk, Kobayashi wakes up the next day to find that same dragon on her doorstep in the guise of a young girl… and dressed as a maid.
A daily life comedy with some relatively minor ecchi aspects and an undercurrent of relationship drama. The episodes tend to be broken up into multiple segments separated by small time skips.
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Brief glimpses into the disastrous life of Kusuo Saiki, a powerful psychic who hides his abilities from the public and tries not to stand out.
A random-style gag comedy broken up into 4-minute long segments. While there isn’t much in the way of plotlines, there is consistency between the episodes and the protagonist’s deadpan delivery stays constant throughout. The web episode from 2013 is included in this version.
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Episodic stories from the life of Heizou Hasegawa, the head of a special police force with jurisdiction over theft and arson.
Violent tales of crime, punishment, and redemption presented in a realistic style and set in the late 1700’s.
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A thief has stolen the Left Eye of the Impure King, a piece of a powerful demon that had been safely sealed away. Yukio and Shura are sent to investigate while Rin accompanies them due to not being able to leave Shura’s supervision.
A continuation of the 2011 Ao no Exorcist series that acts as though the Anime original content of episodes 18-25 never happened. Unlike there, here the protagonist is treated with suspicion and fear because of his powers. Note that the series’ 13th and 14th episodes are mostly self-contained stories and were released separately in OVA format.
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Kenji and Sumiaki, first years at Kanagawa Prefectural High School, each have complexes about their height. Kenji is short with a short fuse, while Sumiaki is tall and timid. Both of them join the school’s rugby team and begin to develop a friendship.
A sports shounen focusing on rugby. The comedy mostly comes from exaggerated or mismatched character personalities.
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When the CGS mercenary group is contracted to transport the leader of a Martian independence movement to Earth, they become the target of Gjallarhorn, a police-like organization which seeks to keep Mars under Earth’s control through any means necessary. Earth however is not united, and the mercenaries quickly become entangled in an elaborate political scheme.
A mecha action drama with child soldiers as the protagonists. Like many Gundam series it focuses on the themes of colonialism, prejudice, rivalry, and chains of revenge. Less common are the mafioso elements it eventually adopts.
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Goryoukan Academy is a prestigious all-girls school located in the middle of the city. Unknown to the general public this school is the training ground for the Fifth Force, a group of girls with the ability to see and fight the inter-dimensional invaders known as O’bli.
Equal parts daily school life antics and monster-fighting action with an early focus on training. The ecchi level is moderate and mainly takes the form of skimpy clothing and numerous bathing scenes.
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