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One day after school Kasumi Toyama comes across a trail of star stickers, at the end of which she discovers an abandoned guitar in the storage room behind a pawn shop. Immediately enchanted with the instrument, she soon resolves to create a band.
A schoolgirl-centric ‘making the band’ comedy with a subfocus on character relationship drama.
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Far in the future humanity has begun to colonize other parts of the galaxy, with one of their most recent colonies being located at the edges of known space. Here the Southern Cross defense force is drawn into a war following the sudden appearance of an advanced alien race in the skies above. A conflict in which Jeanne Fránçaix, the inexperienced and irresponsible 2nd officer of the 15th Squad, will end up playing a large role.
Lots of mecha action with periodic bursts of comic relief arising from Jeanne’s carefree personality. Eventually various dramatic revelations are added along with a few romance subplots.
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Ajin: Immortal beings able to manifest powerful avatars made of dark particles. Hunted by the government for research purposes and vilified as inhuman monsters, a group of Ajin come together to form a terrorist organization with visions of forcing reform. Meanwhile, an otherwise normal student recently revealed to be an Ajin finds himself on the run from both groups.
The first half of the show is an action drama focused on Kei Nagai’s capture and eventual flight from government agents, with Satou’s terrorist actions providing the backdrop. The second half however transitions into something closer to an agency thriller, with the conflict between special forces and the terrorists taking center stage.
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A collection of short stories that take place all throughout the Monogatari series, each featuring one of the girls discussing some sort of supernatural-seeming phenomenon with Koyomi.
Almost all of the episodes are effectively stand-alones that resemble the main series entry they take place near. A couple however (8 & 12) have explicit ties to the core storyline and won’t make much/any sense if you haven’t seen several of the main entries.
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Alisha is a princess desperately trying to avoid war while searching for a ‘Shepard’ to save the land from an encroaching darkness. Sorey is the lone human in a village of seraphim, beings invisible to most humans, who loves exploring ancient ruins. A chance meeting between the two sets in motion events that just may change the world.
An action drama with comedic ‘next episode preview’ segments. While almost entirely an adaptation of the Zestiria video game, a couple episodes (5-6) adapt the beginning of Beseria. Note that the Doushi no Yoake special is included here in a slightly altered form.
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The catlike aliens known as Nyanbo are looking for pieces of their UFO so that they can to return to space. Sometimes they get tired of searching however and just wish to play around like actual cats.
The show primarily features live action visuals (including real cats), with only the Nyanbos themselves being animated. The comedic style ranges from slapstick to romantic comedy.
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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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After saving the life of a dragon she stumbled upon one night while drunk, Kobayashi wakes up the next day to find that same dragon on her doorstep in the guise of a young girl… and dressed as a maid.
A daily life comedy with some relatively minor ecchi aspects and an undercurrent of relationship drama. The episodes tend to be broken up into multiple segments separated by small time skips.
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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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Episodic stories from the life of Heizou Hasegawa, the head of a special police force with jurisdiction over theft and arson.
Violent tales of crime, punishment, and redemption presented in a realistic style and set in the late 1700’s.
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