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A reserved amateur music composer, Kai Ashimoto does not want people to know that he makes music. Still, after two of his classmates discover his hobby he reluctantly accepts the offer to watch their band practice on Mermaid Isle. It’s there that he first hears the voice of the mermaid Luu, who will soon change his life.
A music-themed, lighthearted and family-friendly coming of age story.
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Thirty years after a thermonuclear war devastated the Earth, a young girl named Haruka is awakened from cryogenic stasis. Accompanied by her 5 robotic companions, she searches the blasted landscape for signs of other surviving humans.
A mostly character-focused drama with intermittent action scenes and occasional spots of comic relief to lighten the mood. The first half bears a closer resemblance to a slice of life while the second is heavily narrative-driven.
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The three realms (heavenly, human, and boundary) keep their balance by cycling souls from one to another, often by force, with the responsibility of transferral falling to the boundary realm’s Black & White Warriors. The youngest of these are Heng Wang and Liang Yan, a unique pair who have never completed an assignment and only seem to excel at being late.
An action-drama with an initially large streak of comic relief which almost entirely disappears by the halfway point.
Far in the future a mysterious disease eliminates the planet Altair’s female population. Not wanting their race to go extinct they decide to abduct women from the planet Vega, which responds by forming a gender-segregated defense force to repel the increasingly brazen attacks. However, only by coming together can the pilots harness the true power of the Aquaria mecha.
A relationship focused action series that’s set thousands of years after the events of Sousei no Aquarion. The connection between the two is mostly limited to the character reincarnation theme and having seen that isn’t necessary to follow along here.
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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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One night D’Artagnyan stumbles upon Lucifer singing alone in the moonlight and becomes overcome by a feeling she can’t explain. At the urging of her friend she attends a concert held by Lucifer’s former bandmates, now a famous idol group, and it’s there she realizes that she wants to sing as well.
While most of the series is a lighthearted take on becoming an idol, episode 0 is nearly a pure drama. Also note that although this is a part of the Monster Strike franchise, watching it does not require having seen any of the related shows.
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At the urging of her aunt, Misaki Shirogane begins to gather suitable girls together to become local heroines in an effort to revitalize their declining town.
A drama with a super sentai theme that focuses on both community/government issues and character relationship troubles. It has periodic bursts of comedy in the form of hyperactive character behavior along with a tiny bit of yuri subtext.
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