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Tokyo’s “Himote House” is inhabited by the three Himote sisters along with two of the youngest’s former classmates, Minamo Arai and Tae Hongou. All five young women have relationship troubles… and all five also have supernatural abilities.
An absurdist, often dialog-driven, romance-themed daily life comedy. Note that each episode concludes with an ad libbed slumber party segment.
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After goblins killed his family right in front of his eyes as a child, Goblin Slayer became obsessed with killing goblins in exclusion to all other monsters. Though shunned by most other adventurers for focusing on such low-paying work, a few steadfast allies admire his expertise and single-minded determination.
A graphic action-drama with a moderate level of comic relief, small amount of ecchi, and some minor harem elements.
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Having fallen in love with the idea of cheerleading back in middle school, Kohane Hatoya is dismayed to discover her high school does not have a cheerleading squad. Not one to give up easily, she decides that if it doesn’t exist she’ll just have to gather enough people together to create one.
A schoolgirl club comedy with moderate yuri aspects centered on cheerleading.
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Lisvalletta’s special crime investigation unit pairs its officers up together using a system dubbed “Double Decker” to increase their effectiveness against the various criminal elements peddling the exceedingly dangerous illegal drug “Anthem”. Kirill Vrubel, an aspiring hero, has just recently joined the unit and ends up partnered with the idiosyncratic veteran officer Doug Billingham… a pairing far more effective than it initially appears.
A police procedural action-comedy with minor dramatic aspects taking place in the same universe as Tiger & Bunny. Watching requires no prior familiarity with the franchise.
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Desperate for money and panning for gold in the wilderness, Saichi Sugimoto hears the tale of a hidden stockpile of Ainu treasure. With no better prospects he decides to try his luck at finding it, assisted by both his soldier’s training and a young Ainu girl he meets along the way.
A graphic, hunting-themed action series with frequent food-related scenes and an initially moderate level of comic relief which grows higher as the show progresses.
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Although Lu-Ying is safe and the Red Flower Gang has been defeated, World War II is on the horizon and the Japanese army is making moves to wipe out gang activity by employing martial artists of their own. Worse, the German army is in Shanghai as well looking to secure the List of Hope which Guise had intended to use in the creation of a sanctuary city.
An action series threaded with various types of comic relief. Though a sequel to Souten no Ken, the storyline here is almost entirely self-contained with little relation to previous events.
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Waking up in a strange house, Yuuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is or who the people around him are. Following the sound of what he assumes to be his name leads to a computer where someone calling themselves ‘Gridman’ implores him to realize his identity. Someone apparently only he can see and hear. Initially writing it off as a hallucination, he’s eventually forced to face reality after being sucked into a computer to fight a giant monster that’s suddenly begun attacking the town.
A combination of character drama and tokusatsu action with a large amount of comic relief and minor romance elements. No familiarity with the live-action Gridman or Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad productions is necessary to watch it.
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Suddenly killed in a traffic accident, 2nd-year highschool student Sakura Minamoto awakens to find herself in a creepy zombie-filled house. Running for her life she manages to escape… only to discover that she herself is a zombie, raised from death to revitalize the fading Saga Prefecture as part of a zombie idol group.
An idol comedy focused on reaction and absurdist humor including a number of secondary dramatic subplots and a few horror elements.
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Lost in the forest while investigating rumors of a western-style mansion and mysterious girl, Akari Amano ends up being saved by the vampire Sophie Twilight. Sophie as it turns out is both the inadvertent source of the rumors and, aside from appearance and diet, not much different from a normal person. Akari meanwhile is overjoyed to have found a real doll-like girl and instantly accepts Sophie’s invitation to visit her house.
A yuri-themed romantic comedy with a subfocus on daily-life situational humor.
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Though overshadowed by his younger sister Suzuka in practically every way, Yuu Nagami takes pride in his efforts to become an LN author despite constant rejections. Yet even that small niche is taken from him on the day Suzuka wins an award for writing a novel about a little sister with a brother complex. For various reasons she can’t take credit for the work herself though, and so she asks Yuu to pretend to be the author instead.
A heavy-ecchi harem comedy with a secondary focus on the LN publishing industry.
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