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The boys of the idol group Marginal #4 have just made their debut to thunderous applause. Yet at school the next day nothing really feels like it has changed… until it all suddenly does. Now they have to juggle their burgeoning idol career while doing their best to have normal high school lives.
A school life comedy with a secondary idol theme that includes a bit of drama.
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Brief glimpses into the disastrous life of Kusuo Saiki, a powerful psychic who hides his abilities from the public and tries not to stand out.
A random-style gag comedy broken up into 4-minute long segments. While there isn’t much in the way of plotlines, there is consistency between the episodes and the protagonist’s deadpan delivery stays constant throughout. The web episode from 2013 is included in this version.
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Goryoukan Academy is a prestigious all-girls school located in the middle of the city. Unknown to the general public this school is the training ground for the Fifth Force, a group of girls with the ability to see and fight the inter-dimensional invaders known as O’bli.
Equal parts daily school life antics and monster-fighting action with an early focus on training. The ecchi level is moderate and mainly takes the form of skimpy clothing and numerous bathing scenes.
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Tormented at night by a strange ribbon-wielding ghost, Kotarou Tennouji seeks out the president of the school’s supernatural research club for aid. He ends up joining the club along with several other students… each with their own hidden abilities.
The show starts out as a comedy, quickly introduces action and drama, and then fluctuates between the three in an almost episodic manner. While the genre shifts throughout, the theme permanently changes from school-life to ‘secret societies at war’ a little past the halfway point.
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As an overweight child, Masamune Makabe had been mercilessly rejected by the girl he liked. Now fit and healthy after eight years of training, he sets out to get his revenge.
A romantic comedy initially centered on opposites that soon develops into a love triangle.
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Hanabi is in love with Narumi, her neighbor and homeroom teacher she’s known since she was a child. Mugi is in love with Akane, his former tutor and the school’s current music teacher. Both loves are unrequited, and so the two of them become superficially involved with each other to dull the pain.
A complicated love polygon romance featuring unrequited feelings, emptiness, romantic compromise, and unconditional affection.
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Strange suicides have begun occurring in Shibuya, deaths which bear a resemblance to the ones from the ‘New Generation of Madness’ incident from six years prior. For reasons of his own, the president of Hekiho Academy’s newspaper club has decided to investigate these incidents… ending up a target as result.
A horror thriller that eventually acquires the aspects of an ESP action series. While it’s a direct sequel to Chaos;Head, watching that is not required to watch this (though if you haven’t it would be a good idea to skip the ‘episode 0’ recap since it only works as a refresher).
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Graduating at the top of her class in heaven, the angel Gabriel descends to Earth to continue her education… only to become corrupted by MMOs and decide to stay on Earth to slack off forever.
A reaction and situational-based comedy that mostly plays off the contrast of having angels and devils behave the opposite of how you would expect them to.
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Yuuko Konagai’s only friends are her three cats. This changes one day when she runs into Azumi Shiratori, a popular girl who it turns out has always wanted someone to talk about cats with.
A daily life comedy featuring chibi-catgirls standing in for regular cats. It’s mostly focused on the catgirls being cute, with a secondary focus on Yuuko and Azumi’s relationship.
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On her first day of highschool in a new town, Hiromi decides to take her bike to school despite not having ridden in many years… only to discover that she’s forgotten how. Luckily she runs into a girl from the same school on the way willing to help her relearn, and the two quickly become friends.
A mostly relaxing series designed to get people interesting in cycling, with just a touch of competitive sports spirit. Each episode also features a live action segment at the end showcasing various types of biking gear and concepts.
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