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Every night one of the king’s golden apples goes missing. To catch the thief he orders his three sons to stand watch, where the youngest discovers that a golden bird is to blame and manages to knock one of its feathers off with an arrow. Upon seeing the feather the king becomes overcome with greed and sends the boys out on a quest to capture it… a task much easier said than done.
A fantasy adventure with a large amount of cartoon-style comedy.
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With the help of a supercomputer humans became able to break the laws physics through a technology known as ‘Jushiki’, which allowed them to wield power similar to magic, an ability previously thought to belong solely to dragons and the abhorrents. Two hundred years following the discovery humans no longer fear either race and are instead locked in a state of constant warfare with them, with those known as Offensive Jushikiists serving as the front line.
An action series which periodically doubles as a character drama. It has a heavy political focus and minor romance, thriller, and comic relief elements.
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Lute and his friends live in the isolated Hakum Village, which has a tradition of secretly taming and riding the monsters that the rest of the world constantly hunts. A practice which is put to the test when an old threat re-emerges to infect the nearby monster population with heightened aggression, forcing the riders to come up with a way to subdue the infected creatures without killing them.
A comedic action adventure series with occasional spots of light drama. The first 48 episodes are an adaptation of the related game, while the remaining 27 feature an original story.
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Born into a secretive Chinese clan of supernatural martial artists, Feilong Lin has long been ostracized due to the abnormal color of the jewel he was born with. In the hopes of having him become strong enough to overcome the clan’s hostility his father sends him to Japan, where he meets a rebellious clone whom he becomes determined to protect from the people who created her.
A character drama with a couple brief action scenes.
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Rin lives in a small countryside village while Finis resides in the capital city, and the two couldn’t be more different. Yet both possess the mysterious Power of Song which is strong enough to create something from nothing as if by magic. However, what can create can also destroy and there are those that wish to use that power in war, a desire which sets the world on a path to ruin.
A music-themed war drama with occasional splashes of comic relief which eventually transforms into something resembling a disaster thriller.
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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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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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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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