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Forced back into business after a brief retirement, Lupin sets out to recover a giant diamond that’s been hidden within the Statue of Liberty. Making the task more difficult is that a heavily outfitted secret society are after it as well.
A stand-alone story much like the ones found in the parent series; a combination of slapstick comedy and frantic over-the-top action scenes. One that includes both a child character and moderate supernatural elements.
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Some students begin investigating an old folktale with curious similarities to the popular Ao Oni franchise and uncover a dark secret lurking beneath their school in the process.
A standard horror movie featuring simplistic 3DCG animation. It has no similarities with the short web series of the same name beyond the inclusion of the blue monster.
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Lilith’s grimoire turns into a young girl after Arata touches it and awakens the White Demon Lord, an artificial demon lord who desires to become a real one by defeating Arata.
An adaptation of one of the light novels, this movie takes place an indeterminable amount of time after the TV series (which there’s a brief recap of) and features a similar mix of ecchi comedy and action. Perhaps weighted a bit more toward action.
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Having finally managed to form a vast continental alliance, Yuuri and his comrades storm the Black King’s castle to end things once and for all… and fail. With the alliance broken, Chronicle sundered, and Yuuri wounded, the diminished volunteer army returns home to regroup. On the way they come across a young boy named Aram who just might end up becoming the key to their victory.
A sequel to the earlier short OVA series, this does not require having seen that. These three movies (also adapted into a TV series) are mostly focused on action with a secondary focus on corruption-centric drama.
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A psycho-diver by trade, Juuta Busujima is made an offer he can’t refuse to cure a famous pop star’s sudden mental instability. This is no ordinary job though, and it has already claimed his friend’s life.
Features a shadowy cult, ESP, violence, murder, nudity, sex, and a couple abstract dream sequences.
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In this universe populated by anthropomorphic animals, Tamala is traveling to Orion for reasons initially unknown. Along the way she ends up stranded on Planet Q and becomes acquainted with a cat named Michelangelo.
This is not a conventional story in any sense of the concept. It’s more akin to a meditation on, or a repudiation of… something. It’s abstract and has visuals resembling Anime from the 1930-1950 period mixed with full-color CGI.
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Following the events of Biohazard: Degeneration, Leon is investigating rumors of monster sightings in eastern Europe. There he becomes entangled in a civil war in which the rebel fighters have begun using bio-organic weapons to even the playing field against the government’s military superiority.
Unlike the prequel which doesn’t rely on any detailed references to the games, this one expects you to know what happened in the fourth Biohazard game. It mixes monster-horror action with a bit of war drama.
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Seven years after the events of the first two Biohazard games, Claire Redfield ends up trapped in the middle of another T-virus outbreak. Leon S. Kennedy is tasked with the job of rescuing her and some other survivors, and the two of them stumble upon another conspiracy after getting caught up in a terrorist plot.
A full-CG action/horror movie. If you’ve ever played a zombie-themed corridor shooter, well this is basically that in movie form capped off by an elaborate boss battle.
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Akari, Sumire, and Hinaki host an awards show for the various Aikatsu performances. Ichigo, Ran, and Aoi eventually join them while Juri runs a marathon of sorts as a background event.
This movie covers the event that’s mentioned in the parent series‘ 145th episode, and takes place some indeterminable time after the 147th episode. It ends up being exactly what it sounds like; an ‘awards’ show that highlights various performances from the TV show’s second and third seasons by declaring them the winner of made-up awards. Unlike the previous movie you actually can watch this as a stand-alone if you just want to experience some of the series’ musical segments.
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Ichigo finally gets to headline her own concert, in no less a venue than the one where she first saw Mizuki perform. Now she and her friends set out to craft an experience that will inspire the next generation of idols the same way Mizuki first inspired her.
This movie takes place during and after the main series‘ 112th episode, though you wouldn’t miss much if you skipped that and watched this as the 112th episode instead. I would not suggest watching it as a stand-alone without having at least seen the series’ first two seasons.
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