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To bring order to the chaotic streets of Kyoto, a group of skilled young warriors were brought together to form a special police force: The Shinsengumi. This is a chronicle of their everyday trials and tribulations.
A short gag comedy that exaggerates and plays off the personality differences between the various members of the Shinsengumi.
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Accidentally awakening a mysterious girl called Koyori, Tazuna Takatsuki finds himself suddenly thrust into the middle of a battle between super-powered couples called ‘hand shakers’. While most of these pairs fight for the opportunity to meet God and have their wish granted, Tazuna fights to keep Koyori from disappearing.
A battle royale action drama with an unconventional style of animation and noticeable ecchi streak.
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A young girl finds herself alone in the middle of Japari Park, a theme park filled with animal girls, with no memories of her past. Setting out together with a serval catgirl she embarks on a journey to learn who she is, meeting many different friends along the way.
An educational trip through an abandoned wildlife preserve inspired by a smartphone game. While it has bits of comedy and finishes with a burst of action, the primary focus is on exploring the different areas while learning about new animal girls and helping them with their problems.
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The Boy Detectives Club led by Kogorou Akechi accepts and solves jobs of all sorts, ranging from lost pets, to missing people, to rampaging robots. On one such job they meet a strange boy surrounded by what appears to be an invincible force field, who may be related to the connection between Akechi and master criminal The Fiend with Twenty Faces.
An action drama with a bit of comedy inspired by two novels from the late 1930’s. It features both episodic stories and an over-arching character-driven plotline.
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In a kingdom comprised of 13 separate territories, the organization known as ACCA was created to root out corruption and provide a central source of management. Now after a century of peace there are whispers of a coup d’état, and in the center of it all stands Jean Otus, the current deputy chief of ACCA.
A political thriller with the trappings of a daily life travelogue.
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Graduating at the top of her class in heaven, the angel Gabriel descends to Earth to continue her education… only to become corrupted by MMOs and decide to stay on Earth to slack off forever.
A reaction and situational-based comedy that mostly plays off the contrast of having angels and devils behave the opposite of how you would expect them to.
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Yuuko Konagai’s only friends are her three cats. This changes one day when she runs into Azumi Shiratori, a popular girl who it turns out has always wanted someone to talk about cats with.
A daily life comedy featuring chibi-catgirls standing in for regular cats. It’s mostly focused on the catgirls being cute, with a secondary focus on Yuuko and Azumi’s relationship.
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Taking place a little while after the end of the second game, this third installment in the franchise is basically a combination of the first two with an overhauled combat system. Making it easily the best of the bunch (once you install the re-translation project to reduce the terribleness of the localization).
Character-wise, with the DLC, you get access to the whole cast and don’t have to jump through any hoops or waste any Plan space to unlock characters (although Uni, Ram, & Rom don’t become available until the last chapter). Story-wise there’s only some especially cringy moments in the 6th chapter or so. And as for the re-used assets… well, there’s still a ton of those.
The most notable improvement here over the previous games though is the revamped combat system:
Instead of having an EX Bar that the entire party has to use (and which has to be re-filled every time you enter an area), each character’s SP pool doubles as an EX Pool. Meaning now you can pull off multiple 3-bar EX attacks in a row. Even better, the game now tells you when an enemy you’re attacking happens to be weak/strong against an element and even specifies whether an attack you’re about to use is magical or physical.
Another new addition is an in-game achievement system. By doing things with each character like running, jumping, taking damage, switching in combat, using items in combat, and so forth, that character will get stat boosts and unlock character-specific Plans to further boost their stats or add new abilities (like a 5th combo slot).
Really, the only flaw with this entry (besides the localization and re-used assets) is that the DLC character Events are bugged to appear a chapter earlier than they should. So if you’re only able to get one of the three games, this would be the one to prioritize.
On her first day of highschool in a new town, Hiromi decides to take her bike to school despite not having ridden in many years… only to discover that she’s forgotten how. Luckily she runs into a girl from the same school on the way willing to help her relearn, and the two quickly become friends.
A mostly relaxing series designed to get people interesting in cycling, with just a touch of competitive sports spirit. Each episode also features a live action segment at the end showcasing various types of biking gear and concepts.
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Chuuta Kokonose finds himself suddenly asked to become a member of the Space Police after being spontaneously transported onboard their orbital spacecraft. While hesitant at first, he changes his mind after finding out that his classmate is already a member and that the voice he’s always heard in his head happens to belong to a symbiotic alien.
A not particularly serious action comedy that bears something of a resemblance to a battle shounen. The style of humor leans toward slapstick and awkward situations/reactions.
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