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For her first year of high school Hanabi Natsuno has returned to her hometown from Tokyo, where things almost immediately start to go wrong. Arriving at the dorm she finds it to be far less impressive than expected, there’s a mysterious girl standing naked out front… and one of the inhabitants turns out to be a jealous childhood friend.
A short episode gag comedy focused on ecchi humor and yuri-themed relationships.
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Saki Uno is just an ordinary girl with a crush on a popular idol, a feeling strong enough that she’s tried to become an idol herself in order to get closer to him… with notably lackluster results. Even worse, after coming home from yet another failed event she gets browbeaten by what appears to be a member of the yakuza while her crush gets kidnapped. One thing leads to another and soon she’s fighting demons as a crossdressing man with great physical power. Will her life ever be normal again?
An absurdist, 4th-wall breaking magical girl action comedy with an idol subtheme and several romantic subplots.
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In a world without horses there exists a subset of girls who have inherited the souls and physical attributes of racehorses from our world, and a special academy was created for these horse girls in order to prepare them for nationally-viewed racing and performance events. Special Week is one such girl who has recently arrived from the countryside, and she’s determined to rise to the top of the rankings.
An idol-focused school life show fused with a horse-racing themed sports comedy.
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It’s the start of Sakura’s first year of middle school and Shaoran has returned. What should be a happy reunion however becomes complicated when the Clow Cards begin to change and Sakura’s dreams take on a sinister cast.
Part school life slice of life and part magical girl action-drama with a liberal amount of comic relief distributed throughout. It continues from where Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma left off following a brief time skip.
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What starts as just another school day for Sakura quickly becomes something more when first Eriol announces that he’s moving back to England and then Shaoran makes a shocking announcement of his own.
A romance-focused bridge between the movie conclusion of the first series and the 2018 continuation. If you haven’t seen those earlier works the character references here won’t make much/any sense.
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Wanting to expand into the idol business, Otoharu Takanashi has scouted seven promising young men to form a new group that will be managed by his daughter Tsumugi. Becoming successful will be an uphill battle however as not only do neither she nor the boys have any experience, but the owner behind the current top idol group has taken an unhealthy interest in them as well.
An idol-centric drama whose character interactions occasionally act as comic relief.
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Outwardly Akomi Natsuki’s boyfriend appears to be a sophisticated college student; in reality he’s a complete airhead whose only redeeming feature is his good looks. His friends from high school are no better and they often gather to discuss serious matters in the most roundabout way possible.
A random-style gag comedy with a focus on dialog-heavy situational and reaction humor.
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The Cosmic Security Company was created 20 years ago in response to rampant piracy and criminal activity across the galaxy. One of its more popular employees today is the Cosmic Hunter Yuu, who has recently received a special Medal of Heroism for rescuing a princess. This doesn’t sit well with the space pirate Belga however and she’s determined to put him in his place.
An action-focused original story set in the world of the Cosmic Fantasy RPG series. It does not require any familiarity with the games to follow.
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Far in the future humanity has spread across the galaxy. Despite the breadth of the expansion however they have only just recently discovered signs of alien life, and even what appears to be a living alien. Setting out to investigate the discovery is the TV production crew of the cargo ship Lydia, who have on board a mysterious young girl who wishes to meet the alien for reasons of her own.
A drama with a moderate amount of action and small early splashes of comic relief.
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Trapped in a seemingly endless battle against a hoard of undead, what keeps Shuiyin Lu going are his memories of a girl. A girl he first met as a child and again as a college student… a girl with a mysterious past whom a sinister underground organization will stop at nothing to possess.
An action-comedy primarily set in a virtual world which features a bit of ecchi and romance along with a small amount of drama.
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