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Coinciding with the death of the previous chairman, girls have begun to go missing at the isolated St. Luminous High School. The new chairman, Kaihei Kijima, must now uncover the source of the mysterious disappearances.
A mystery series with a streak of romantic-comedy themed comic relief running through its first half.
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After taking a nap while wearing a mysterious amulet, Fan Mo awakens to discover the world has become infused with magic… and everyone behaves as though that has always been the case. It’s been 3 months since then and now to pull his family out of poverty he’s trying to qualify for the Magic High School entrance exam in order to become a great magician, but can he really excel in a subject he’s only just learned about?
An action series peppered with reaction-based comic relief and small bits of character drama.
Otoku Juku, a fabled institution that accepts dropouts from across Japan in order to turn them into the manliest of men. Its methods are extreme however and it more closely resembles a prison than a school.
Starts out as a comedy with minor action elements that parodies manly men stereotypes, eventually fully transforming into a serious action-drama by the halfway point.
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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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From unexpected encounters at a cafe, to ringing in the new year, to difficulties at school, the everyday lives of Tooru, Run, Yuuko, and Nagi are never dull.
A small set of OVAs with the same variety of content found in the parent series. It would be a good idea to watch that first, both for the character introductions and because this references a few events there.
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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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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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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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Keita Amano has no friends at school, preferring to play games instead. So he’s understandably shocked when the school’s most popular girl personally asks him to join a newly created gaming club… but not as shocked as she is when he declines the offer.
A love-polygon romantic comedy heavy with misunderstandings featuring a comedy style consisting of absurdities and manic reactions. The last episode however is quite a bit different from the rest and consists primarily of ecchi and serious DLC-related discussions.
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For most a convenience store is just a place to pass through on the way to somewhere else, but for a small group of students the store near their high school becomes a place to meet-up and create shared memories at.
A school-life romantic drama centered on two couples who are friends with each other, each with their own personal difficulties to overcome, which threads in a third couple at the halfway point.
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