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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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Kajika has spent most of her life on an isolated Caribbean island to protect her from the enemies of her father, and just as she finally gets a taste of a normal life in Japan she’s suddenly called to her father’s estate in the USA. There he proposes a game; he will set up meetings with three men of his choosing for her to pick a husband from… but will not tell her which men he selected nor tell any of them that they were chosen.
A mix of dramatic romantic development and international political/corporate conspiracy, with a small amount of comic relief and a few action scenes scattered about.
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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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A re-imagining of events that took place during the second half of the Sengoku period, with the principal actors depicted as anthropomorphic animals.
The same style of visuals and comedy as the first part, with an expanded cast of characters. Chronological order for the events is: 4, 11-12, 6, 10, 5, 1, 7, 13, 2, 9, 8, 3.
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A re-imagining of events that took place during the second half of the Sengoku period, with the principal actors depicted as anthropomorphic animals.
A gag comedy which uses an unconventional visual style. Chronological order for the events is: 9, 7, 4, 6, 13, 1, 10, 12, 2-3, 5, 11, 8.
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One morning while handing out balloons for a part-time job, Kanade Amamiya gets scouted by the super-idol Haruto Mikami. Though not interested at first he quickly comes around after being challenged to a training competition by one of the more hotheaded rookie idols. Now he and four other rookies must work together in order to secure a CD debut by winning their company’s annual Dream Festival competition.
An upbeat male idol show that often dips into relationship-related drama and features a concert segment at the end of nearly every episode.
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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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Not far in the future the rules of baseball are overhauled to allow for the inclusion of robotic team members. Not all teams can afford such an expenditure however, and Shunpei Harumaki plays for one such low-ranked team. Their luck changes when, forced by unexpected circumstances to find an additional player at any cost, Shunpei manages to pick up a second-hand maid robot with a certain hidden function….
A sports comedy with a small bit of drama toward the end.
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Three years after a mysterious global event dubbed ‘The Reflection’, people with strange appearances and powers begin to appear one after another. Some of them wish to use their abilities for personal gain, some to enact sweeping change upon the world, and some to enforce the status quo. Their only commonality being that normal humans cannot stand against them.
A superhero/villain-themed action-drama with a visual style very similar to Flash animation.
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Thirty years after a thermonuclear war devastated the Earth, a young girl named Haruka is awakened from cryogenic stasis. Accompanied by her 5 robotic companions, she searches the blasted landscape for signs of other surviving humans.
A mostly character-focused drama with intermittent action scenes and occasional spots of comic relief to lighten the mood. The first half bears a closer resemblance to a slice of life while the second is heavily narrative-driven.
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