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Seemingly alone in a world industrialized to the point of ruin, Chito and Yuuri spend their days searching for both supplies and any signs of other surviving humans.
Semi-episodic slice of life segments of post-apocalyptic exploration peppered with bits of comedy, drama, philosophical musings, and mystery.
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Brought to the city in order to expand her horizons, a young foxgirl named Yuzu begins working at a hot springs inn. The opportunity allows her to meet many different kinds of people, from the slightly eccentric staff to a variety of travelers just passing though.
A slice of life with threads of personal drama, along with some yuri romance, which alternates between comedic and poignant.
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Though responsible beyond her years, living alone is difficult. So when Kasumi Haruno’s parents have to travel to Africa for their research she ends up staying with the Kasumi family, who were recommended by her father’s former teacher. The Kasumi’s are far from normal however, and in fact aren’t even human!
A slice of life comedy with periodic incursions of drama focused on family dynamics.
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Late to school on the first day of the new year, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi comes across a girl staring pensively up at a tree. Coincidentally, Tsuyoshi is one of the rare boys she can talk to and this event will prompt her to get closer to him.
A school life harem-ish romance with an outgoing protagonist, moderate amount of comedy, and high level of ecchi content which transforms into a dramatic love triangle toward the end. It’s an alternate version of an earlier OVA series, with no relation to the 1995 OVA series of the same name.
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Ahiru pines for Mytho, yet both may as well be worlds apart based on their personalities and abilities. No one is more aware of this than Ahiru herself and she wishes she could do something, anything, for him. A wish that ends up granted late one night by a mysterious man.
A ballet-centric story about a story about a duck who becomes a magical girl. It’s very heavy on comedy and absurdity, to the point that the dramatic and romantic aspects are almost completely overshadowed.
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Cast out of heaven, Lucifer briefly crashes to Earth before falling into hell. There she meets the demon Leviathan who explains her situation and brings her to see the area’s rulers: Mammon, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, Belphegor, Satan, and Belial. After declaring her intent to rule she’s quickly overpowered by their combined strength and forced to flee back to Earth, where she begins forming a plan to defeat them one by one with the help of both Leviathan and a human girl she’s formed a contract with.
An ecchi action comedy with bits of drama. The action scenes start out brief, being tertiary to the harem-style comedy and large amount of softcore porn-level fanservice, and it’s only in the ending third that they become the main focus.
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In their third year of middle school Kotarou Azumi and Akane Mizuno end up in the same group during the sports festival, an arrangement that leads to the two becoming closer together. However this soon leads to complications, as Takumi Hira has long been attracted to Akane while Akane’s friend Chinatsu begins to develop an interest in Kotarou.
A school life love-polygon that’s presented in an almost entirely realistic style and develops at a measured pace. It’s a combination of lighthearted romance, small eddies of drama/angst, and comedic post-credits scenes.
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With the events surrounding Souichirou Shimogamo’s death resolved a sense of peace and quiet returns to the city. A peace soon broken by Akadama’s son, who has returned seeking revenge after a century-long absence.
A mostly laid-back and ambling character-driven slice-of-life that has occasional bursts of dramatic plot development. You don’t have to see the prequel to follow events here, but it would help immensely since this is a relationship-focused series.
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Following a series of unfortunate events, Seiji Aino finds himself caught up in a love polygon between a fujoshi angel, a jealous yandere classmate, and her incestuous half-sister. Worse, he now has to work as a matchmaker for other couples or his soul will be sent to hell. So begins his new daily life as a cupid’s helper.
A romantic slapstick comedy with some dramatic subplots regarding the girls’ backgrounds. While it does contain heavy ecchi scenes, they’re very rare and tend to be brief.
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After being stabbed to death in a train station, Masaru Katou finds himself transported to a sparse room filled with several other people. There it’s explained that his old life is over and in this new life he must hunt down and kill aliens in an elaborate death game.
A full-CGI sequel to the 2004 TV series Gantz that can be viewed as a stand-alone story. It mostly consists of gore-heavy action scenes, though there’s also some drama and a small amount of romance mixed in.
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