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With fire being a common hazard in Edo, residents often choose to rent furniture, clothing, or decorations instead of buying them outright. Okou and Seiji run one such lending shop which has developed a reputation for being uncommonly experienced with matters involving tsukumogami.
A partly episodic period drama with slight romance, mystery, and educational elements alongside a large amount of comic relief.
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Ai and Machi are both dancers, but Machi’s level of skill can only be described as extraordinary and it’s only after a chance encounter with a mysterious old man that Ai learns the truth: Machi’s abilities are granted by tortured beings called ‘Aguu’. The old man has dedicated his life to freeing the Aguu from their eternal torment, and he recruits Ai to help him in this task.
An action-drama with a large streak of comic relief.
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Washed up on the mysterious island of Urashima with few memories and only a vague idea of his goals, Setsuna Sanzenkai decides to explore the area and talk with the various residents in hopes of remembering exactly why he traveled through time to reach this place.
A mystery series heavy on comedic character interactions and featuring re-occurring flashes of drama. Note that the 9th-10th episodes are something of an interlude, taking place in a completely different setting with action scenes replacing the mystery elements.
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In a future controlled by a fascist government which has monopolized all modern weaponry, a citizen rebellion fights back the only way they can: By using antique firearms formally relegated to museums. Though hopelessly outmatched on the surface, the spirits of these weapons have taken form to give the resistance fighters an unexpected edge in the battles ahead.
A post-apocalyptic action-drama with a large amount of daily life centered content.
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Utterly defeated at the last championship, Nagisa Aragaki redoubles her efforts at improving her badminton skills at all costs. Worried that her intensity will be the end of the team the new coach decides the best course of action is to recruit someone who can stand at her level, and as luck would have it just such a person has begun attending the school: Ayano Hanesaki… the same girl who defeated Nagisa at that previous tournament.
A drama-heavy sports series with a moderate amount of comic relief.
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Recently having moved to London to study abroad, Ton Baileu is initially exuberant to finally be in a new country. Exuberance however soon gives way to confusion after she’s robbed by a goblin and led to a special café staffed by a quartet of supernatural men, men who happen to have been acquaintances of her great-grandmother. Quickly adapting to the situation they help recover her belongings and send her on her way… but her presence in the city has been noticed, and darker forces have already begun to move.
An action-drama with significant comic relief elements and a minor thread of romance.
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With the long war finally over, those who defined themselves through military service must now find a new path… a task especially difficult for someone who was raised to be nothing more than a weapon. This is the position Violet Evergarden now finds herself in, and with the last words of her cherished someone still echoing in her head she decides to try her hand as a ghostwriter; to give shape to others’ feelings in the hopes of eventually understanding her own.
A post-war character drama with occasional splashes of comic relief, framed with romance elements and peppered with wartime flashbacks.
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Attending the prestigious Seishou Music Academy, Karen Aijou holds a dream of performing on stage in the Starlight Revue with her childhood friend Hikari Kagura. A dream which finally seems within her reach when Hikari returns from overseas to attend Seishou as well… but the path to the Revue is a harsh one, and only a single performer out of a select group can qualify for the honor.
A school-life relationship drama centered on theater performance as combat. It has a large of amount of comic relief and a fondness for symbology.
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Having had most of Re-Estize’s criminal underworld unexpectedly placed under his control, Ainz is forced to re-evaluate his goals for Nazarick and further embrace the persona of an infallible dark lord.
Continuing on from where Overlord II left off after a brief interlude, this season focuses on community and empire building. It expects you to have seen both previous entries.
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After being unable to save Kurisu, Rintarou decides to abandon time travel and live a normal life despite the threat of an impending third world war. A choice sorely tested after encountering an advanced AI based on Kurisu’s research and past memories, an AI which reminds him of everything he had tried so hard to forget.
This is an alternative conclusion to Steins;Gate, continuing from where the β version of its 23rd episode left off. It’s intended to be watched after that and features a similar genre composition weighted more heavily toward drama.
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