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Lupin and the gang face off against a group of New York gangsters as both compete to determine the location of lost Babylonian treasure. Meanwhile, Zenigata is forced to judge a ‘Miss ICPO‘ beauty contest.
An action-comedy in the same style as much of the third Lupin TV series. Though a stand-alone story, familiarity with the characters is recommended.
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Having searched the past 300 years for someone to inherit his late master‘s spirit and sword techniques, Odago Koinosuke believes he has finally found a worthy successor in Jiyuu Nanohana. Jiyuu herself is less enthused by the idea and only reluctantly takes up the mantle following the sudden appearance of rival clan members intent on getting revenge for a past defeat.
A mixture of samurai action-drama and school life romantic comedy with a small amount of ecchi.
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When a member of the New Port City Tank Police gets taken hostage, Leona Ozaki faces the tough choice of either letting them die or risking the lives of the rest of her team on a chancy rescue attempt.
A CGI police-themed action thriller with minor comic relief elements. It’s part of a different continuity than the previous two Dominion OVA series.
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In a place as violent and crime-ridden as New Port City a normal police force just doesn’t cut it. For that reason the city has created a special tank-based task force to stand up against the toughest criminals… while causing untold amounts of collateral damage in the process.
A conspiracy-themed, police-focused action series with a large amount of comic relief. Technically a sequel to Dominion, effectively it’s a stand-alone work.
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With crime raging out of control the city of New Port decided the best course of action was to create a new police unit outfitted with military-grade weaponry. Come to be known as the Tank Police, the unit initially had remarkable success at reducing crime while keeping collateral damage to a relative minimum… until that fateful day when the reckless Leona Ozaki was transferred in from the force’s patrol division.
A police-themed cyberpunk action-comedy with a moderate level of ecchi and minor romance elements in the first half. The second half however trades most of the ecchi for drama.
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Adrift at sea a lone man eventually washes up upon an abandoned shore lined by dense forest. Pushing his way through to the top of a small mountain, he discovers himself stranded upon an island.
A survival drama with no dialog and a bit of mystery which transforms into a romance partway through.
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Ever since they were children Katsuhiko Jinnai has found himself effortlessly surpassed by Makoto Mizuhara, to the point that now in high school he’s developed quite the complex about it. So when the student council turns against him he inevitably seeks to get revenge by sabotaging Makoto’s new invention, inadvertently transporting both them, his sister Nanami, and the mountain-climbing enthusiast Masamichi Fujisawa across time and space to the strange world of El-Hazard.
An isekai comedy with intermittent action scenes, occasional romance elements, and a shift toward drama in the last few episodes. Both it and the El-Hazard OVA series tell the same story in different ways.
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Believing himself to have an ordinary everyday life, Hajime Murata’s preconceptions become challenged a few weeks after the sudden appearance of an alien craft above Tokyo and the mysterious white giant who destroyed it. A new transfer student with a strange appearance and habits, a sudden display of supernatural power from a student council member, the suspicious behavior of those around him… events which combine to trigger a re-evaluation of just what ‘ordinary’ means.
A combination of daily life comedy, sci-fi mystery, occasional action scenes, and minor romance elements.
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Desperately wishing to become a part of the Tactical Sound Unit Walküre, whose songs are integral to fighting outbreaks of a mysterious disease known as Vár Syndrome, the Windermiran Freyja Wion smuggles herself across the galaxy only to get caught up in a Vár outbreak while in transit. Rescued by the human pilot Hayate Immelmann, she manages to join Walküre just as war breaks out between Windermirans and the rest of the galaxy.
An alternative version of the Macross Delta TV series with a similar genre composition.
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While on a police training exercise in New York Akari Kido gets caught up in an especially violent Christmas prank caused by a mysterious sorceress with the power to bring inanimate objects to life.
An action-comedy with some minor dramatic elements. It’s a stand-alone story taking place within the Monster Strike universe.
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