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10 years after the mysterious disappearance of all varieties fish on the planet, the enduring love of fishing leads humanity to create numerous planetoids stocked with giant artificially developed fish. Initially restricted to men only, they have recently been been opened up to women: This is the story of six girls selected to become space fishers.
A schoolgirl comedy with occasional mecha-based action scenes and re-occurring bursts of drama.
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On a day just like any other Tomari Hinowa’s life unexpectedly changes when he gets chosen to be the wife of the mysterious Kanenogi. As it turns out he’s not the only one in his class married to a supernatural creature, and the group of them soon end up becoming friends.
A school-life romantic comedy with a central arranged marriage theme and occasionally random style of humor.
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Traveling to the secluded staging grounds of a special festival in the hopes of meeting his friend Atsushi Fujii, whom he hasn’t seen in years, Shouma Mihara gets lost and injures himself falling from a cliff. After being found by another attendee and brought to the village hosting the event he’s eventually informed that while Atsushi is not there, it may be possible to meet him later if he helps out with the festival preparations.
A character drama with minor mystery elements and a few action scenes. Though related to the Monster Strike franchise it’s effectively a stand-alone work.
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Having read about a treasure being kept in the university library’s storage room, a group of students decide to break in one night to search for it. The treasure turns out to be a pair of mummies from whom one of the students steals a particular stone known as a ‘life stone’. Its theft awakens the mummified zombies, who quickly set off to retrieve the stone at any cost.
A movie featuring occasional nudity which mixes comedic character behavior, violent horror, and action.
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Following the shock of his mother’s sudden death, Satoru Fujinuma’s normally limited time jumping ability kicks in and sends him all the way back to elementary school. To a point just before an unsolved kidnapping incident resulted in the deaths of three students.
A character drama with thriller and mystery elements which happens to include a slight romance subplot.
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10 years after the development of a fully autonomous robot, cities have been reduced to ruin and humanity is at war. The young engineer Derrida Yvain awakens in this new reality following an involuntary bought of cryostasis and resolves to fulfill a dying friend’s last wish: To find and protect his daughter.
An action-heavy thriller centered on time travel.
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Following the end of World War II the secretive Longinus Dreizehn Orden disappeared without a trace following the completion of a grand ritual. Now in the modern day they have returned to usher in the world’s end and have focused their attention on Ren Fujii, a seemingly ordinary student with a connection to the magician who set everything in motion.
An action-drama with a significant amount of comic relief alongside a few ecchi harem aspects.
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One evening Rachel Gardner wakes up alone in the basement of a strange building. Designated as a ‘sacrifice’ she must now survive against an assortment of killers who have been let loose within, while at the same time coming to terms with the trauma of her past.
A horror-infused psychological thriller with small splashes of comic relief and a few action scenes.
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Being able to see and interact with spirits, Kogarashi Fuyuzora has had a tough time fitting in with human society. One day his luck seems to take a turn for the better when his ability gives him a way into the haunted former hot spring inn turned boarding house Yuragi-sou, only to find that the spirit he’s meant to exorcise turns out to be less harmful than initially thought.
A heavy-ecchi romantic comedy fond of slapstick humor and intermittent action scenes.
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Returning to Earth after the events on Rakuyou, Gintoki and the gang discover that the planet has become ground-zero for an intergalactic war over the energy reserves Utsuro has been controlling. Once again Edo is under alien rule and it falls to the Yorozuya and their allies to free the city and stop Utsuro once and for all.
Continues from where Rakuyou Kessen Hen left off with the same genre variety. Though it begins with a brief recap there’s little point in watching it without having seen most of the earlier entries in the franchise, starting from at least Gintama’.
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