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Having publicly revealed his ability to wield two elements Fan Mo wins the right to enter the Magic Spring. But dark forces are gathering in the shadows, and using their own version of the Spring’s water to create ever more violent magic creatures.
Unlike the first season, this places a much heavier emphasis on the action and replaces the character-relationship drama with a more large scale antagonist.
After taking a nap while wearing a mysterious amulet, Fan Mo awakens to discover the world has become infused with magic… and everyone behaves as though that has always been the case. It’s been 3 months since then and now to pull his family out of poverty he’s trying to qualify for the Magic High School entrance exam in order to become a great magician, but can he really excel in a subject he’s only just learned about?
An action series peppered with reaction-based comic relief and small bits of character drama.
Kajika has spent most of her life on an isolated Caribbean island to protect her from the enemies of her father, and just as she finally gets a taste of a normal life in Japan she’s suddenly called to her father’s estate in the USA. There he proposes a game; he will set up meetings with three men of his choosing for her to pick a husband from… but will not tell her which men he selected nor tell any of them that they were chosen.
A mix of dramatic romantic development and international political/corporate conspiracy, with a small amount of comic relief and a few action scenes scattered about.
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Otoku Juku, a fabled institution that accepts dropouts from across Japan in order to turn them into the manliest of men. Its methods are extreme however and it more closely resembles a prison than a school.
Starts out as a comedy with minor action elements that parodies manly men stereotypes, eventually fully transforming into a serious action-drama by the halfway point.
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It’s been 10 years since King Sazara began subjugating the people of Mozaika, even executing his loyal retainer U Dante when he spoke out against the sudden wave of tyranny. Now only the house of Azoron remains opposed to his conquest, while Dante’s son Taruma has set out on his own quest for vengeance.
A fantasy-world action-drama with a moderate number of sci-fi elements.
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Government-affiliated spiritualist by day and dominatrix by night, Misaki Saiki does not particularly enjoy either job and wishes for a more normal life. Something that seems forever out of reach due to both her albino appearance and ability to see ghosts.
A multi-genre series with a large amount of ecchi, occasionally bordering on the pornographic, distributed throughout. The comedy style is mostly reaction-based while the drama is on the darker side of the spectrum.
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When Maskman M meets Lady S in the ring it’s love at first chop, but things don’t go his way and soon the match is over and possibly his career with it. Later that night however he suddenly gets a second chance at both love and success.
A wrestling themed S&M action-romance with an experimental visual style.
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A re-imagining of events that took place during the second half of the Sengoku period, with the principal actors depicted as anthropomorphic animals.
The same style of visuals and comedy as the first part, with an expanded cast of characters. Chronological order for the events is: 4, 11-12, 6, 10, 5, 1, 7, 13, 2, 9, 8, 3.
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A re-imagining of events that took place during the second half of the Sengoku period, with the principal actors depicted as anthropomorphic animals.
A gag comedy which uses an unconventional visual style. Chronological order for the events is: 9, 7, 4, 6, 13, 1, 10, 12, 2-3, 5, 11, 8.
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One morning while handing out balloons for a part-time job, Kanade Amamiya gets scouted by the super-idol Haruto Mikami. Though not interested at first he quickly comes around after being challenged to a training competition by one of the more hotheaded rookie idols. Now he and four other rookies must work together in order to secure a CD debut by winning their company’s annual Dream Festival competition.
An upbeat male idol show that often dips into relationship-related drama and features a concert segment at the end of nearly every episode.
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