Various thoughts on a variety of topics.
Kyouichirou Hiiragi hopes to become a scholar and has traveled far from his hometown in order to study at Tokyo’s Imperial University. Instead, he soon finds himself caught up in the army’s plan to weaponize spirits.
A character drama with a bit of action that introduces comedy in the form of occasionally chibified appearances.
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During the third Holy Grail War the Grail was lost due to outside interference, only to suddenly resurface sixty years later in the hands of a group of loosely allied magi who proclaim their independence from the Clock Tower association. A proclamation marking the start of a new Holy Grail War, one in which two teams consisting of seven master-servant pairings fight to the death in order to have their wishes come true.
An action-drama with a touch of ecchi, comedy, and romance. It’s a stand-alone story taking place in an alternate reality where the events of Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night never occurred.
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Secluded in a mansion at the edge of town for the past two years and treated as a monster due to the poison her skin produces, Cardia spends most of her time sleeping alone in a tower. A routine suddenly broken one night when the mansion is raided by the army and she’s taken into custody… but not for long, as the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin wants her for reasons of his own.
A Victorian era steampunk action-romance with a bit of drama and mystery that features characters drawn from various literary works.
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Following the traumatic events of the last King`s Game Nobuaki Kanazawa moves far away into a new school. Initially terrified of making new friends, he slowly opens up at the urging of his outgoing classmate Natsuko Honda… only to suddenly get a text message heralding the start of a new King’s Game.
A school-life horror story that alternates between present and past events. It’s an Anime-original combination of two manga versions and can be watched as a stand-alone.
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Mass disappearances, outbreaks of violence, and people with mysteriously high physical ability are all on the rise. Ryou Asuka believes this to be the work of devils who have secretly infiltrated society, and to both prove it and eliminate the threat he decides to have his old friend Akira Fudou become host to one of the most powerful devils in existence.
A hyper-violent drama with a large quantity of sexual content and occasional early splashes of absurdist comic relief. It’s a completely new adaptation of the source material and does not require having seen anything else.
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Overjoyed to finally be moving out of his uncle’s house into a school dorm, Yuushi Inaba’s plans are thrown into disarray when the dorm building burns down before the school year even starts. Desperate to find somewhere else to stay, he gets a lucky last minute break and is offered the use of a storage room in a certain apartment building… a complex frequented by many different kinds of supernatural creatures.
A semi-episodic progression of often dramatic occurrences with equal parts coming of age and comedic slice of life aspects.
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Without warning, Yuzuki suddenly finds herself transported to a fantasy-world version of the Sengoku period in which the various warlords happen to be vampires and werebeasts. There she finds out that the Himemiko, a guardian figure who kept the peace between the various armies, has disappeared and that her blood happens to have the exact same properties as the Himimiko’s.
A mostly lighthearted romance series that features a moderate amount of action.
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A normal highschool student without any particular interests, Minoa Asagaya occasionally thinks about a particular Anime she saw as a child. After mentioning it in class one day she draws the attention of an otherwise unapproachable classmate, who it turns out is a huge Anime fan. One thing leads to another and soon they’re working together to restore the school’s inactive Anime club.
A school-life comedy focused on Anime-related topics. While technically a sequel to Anime-Gatari, the only connection is through secondary characters.
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Trying to judge the innumerable souls that enter the underworld while keeping all the related bureaucratic wheels in motion would be a tall order for anyone, even King Enma. Luckily he doesn’t have to, as his Chief of Staff is competent to a fault and will handle any complications that may arise with a cool and detached demeanor.
A mythology-heavy slice of life-ish reaction/situational comedy that leans toward weird, obscure, or dark topics. Note that it’s important to watch the OVAs between the first and second seasons in order to explain the existence of a couple new characters.
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Another day another disaster in the ever-changing environment of Hellsalem’s Lot, where there’s never a dull moment and the members of the independent crime-fighting force Libra are never short of work.
An action comedy with episodic storylines featuring different types of character-related drama. It would be best to watch the prequel series first for proper introductions.
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