Various thoughts on a variety of topics.
After the spirit seal ruptured and spilled ghosts and demons out into the living world, traveling exorcists like Jiuu Hua became necessary to maintain order. In her travels she comes across the spirit of a man who’s lost his memories, and offers to help him discover who he was if he’ll become her servant.
An action-drama with a large comedic streak and minor ecchi aspects.
Detecting an abnormality in the past which threatens to cause the extinction of the human race, the Chaldea organization puts into motion a plan to send Master/Servant pairs through time to ensure humanity’s survival. However, after an act of sabotage only a single unprepared reserve recruit manages to make it through the process.
An adaption of the related game‘s prologue that starts out closer to a daily life comedy and later turns into an action-drama. Though for the most part unrelated beyond terminology, much of the movie takes place in an alternate version of Fate/Stay Night‘s setting (only the servants remain, some of whom have switched roles).
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Following World War III the Japanese military began to shift its focus toward training magicians, and to facilitate this nine specialized schools were created with the focus of producing both new magical technology and soldiers. Two uncommonly talented siblings have just been accepted to the most prestigious of these schools… only to find themselves drawn into a variety of conspiracies hatched by foreign powers.
An exposition-heavy action drama with minor spots of ecchi which uses reaction humor for comic relief. While it does revolve around a school, the focus ends up more on the military and the two protagonists’ personal lives.
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At the end of the 19th century the Kingdom of Albion has been split into two powers, the Empire and the Republic, separated by a giant wall. This is the story of five girls of different backgrounds who have come together to work as spies for the Republic through the prestigious Queen’s Mayfaire highschool.
An alternate history action-drama that uses ‘cute girls doing cute things’ as its source of comic relief. Note that the show has several time-gaps and is not aired chronologically; chronological order is 2-3, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 8, 10-12.
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When someone wishes strongly enough to turn back time they may attract the attention of horologues, demonic creatures which drain the time from their victims to cause age regression and memory loss until there’s nothing left. Standing against these creatures are Kiri and Victor Putin, so-called Chronos Rulers with the ability to control time, who are hunting a specific horologue in order to reclaim Victor’s devoured memories.
A mixed-genre battle shounen with a lighthearted reaction-based comedy style.
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Nina Drango has journeyed from her small village to the capitol to make money as a bounty hunter. There she finds that the recent surge in human prosperity has been built upon the backs of enslaved demons and becomes tangled up in Azazel’s plan to overthrow the king.
An action-drama with a sizable amount of comic relief in the form of exaggerated character behavior and a small romance subplot. Though this takes place 10 years after Genesis it has many re-occurring characters, so while it’s not necessary to watch that to understand events here it will help.
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The Abyss, a gigantic pit discovered on a remote island filled with mysterious creatures and artifacts, is the last unexplored place on the planet. Along its edges a town has grown to accommodate the increasing number of explorers hoping to find their fortunes, within which is a young girl named Riko who has her sights set on reaching the furthest depths of the Abyss to reunite with her mother.
An exploration/survival-themed drama with child-protagonists that deals with progressively more serious situations as it advances.
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Sent to recover information on the Psycho Frame technology from the abandoned AXIS asteroid base, Arlette Almage and Danton Hyleg find themselves in a desperate fight for survival after discovering that it’s been occupied by an unknown group of mobile suits.
The action-heavy part of the series focuses on a new conflict at the asteroid while much of the drama comes from Arlette’s memories of Lalah/Char and events that occurred in the first Gundam series & Gyakushuu no Char movie.
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Though Sakura Mamiya has been able to see spirits since she was a child, it has never been of much use and she wishes it would fade away. In highschool however she meets Rinne Rokudou, who works to send lost/evil spirits on to their next reincarnation, and her ability allows her to help him complete his tasks.
A comedy with occasional action scenes, a love-polygon subplot, and an extremely strong poverty theme. The comedy style leans toward deadpan reaction humor and slapstick, with situational and parody elements also making an appearance.
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The SAO incident, which trapped 10,000 people in a virtual reality game for several years, is in the past and the survivors are now moving on with their lives. Technology is advancing as well and a competitor to the Amusphere soon appears on the market, one which provides a similar experience using augmented reality. Marketed as being safer than the full-immersion required by VR, the Augma quickly amasses a large following… but as Kirito and his friends discover, this AR experience is far more dangerous than it appears.
An action-drama with a romance subplot that takes place after Sword Art Online II. While it provides a brief recap of previous events at the beginning, there isn’t much point in watching it if you haven’t at least seen Sword Art Online.
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