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A gigantic cube suddenly appears in the air one morning above an airport and proceeds to absorb a passenger plane carrying 252 passengers. From within the cube emerges a being calling itself Yaha-kui zaShunina, an ambassador of sorts who wishes to communicate with and advance humanity.
A shortened version of Seikai Suru KADO featuring a modified conclusion.
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Transported, along with his allies and all of Arkham Asylum’s inmates, to what appears to be feudal Japan by one of Gorilla Grodd’s contraptions, Batman must find a way to both untangle the mess history has become and return to the modern day.
An action movie with both martial arts and mecha action along with a bit of comic relief in the form of the Joker and Harley’s personality. Be aware that it requires some basic knowledge of the Batman franchise to understand the character dynamics and that the English script differs significantly from the original Japanese version.
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In the year 192 a race of insectoid aliens have begun invading Earth, taking control of its orbital ring and terraforming the land to better match their biology. Initially completely outmatched humanity’s only hope lies in Takaya Aiba, an amnesiac who crashed to Earth with the ability to transform into a powerful armored warrior known as Tekkaman Blade.
An action-heavy drama with a small romance subplot loosely based on the earlier 1975 Tekkaman series.
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It’s been over 25 years since we last saw the Matsuno sextuplets and now they’re all grown up. Yet… nothing really seems to have changed. Will they every be able to find a job, move out of their parents’ house, or get a girlfriend?
An episodic gag comedy featuring an assortment of reaction-based, random-style, 4th wall breaking, slapstick, and parody humor. It does not require any familiarity with either of the Osomatsu-kun prequels.
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Searching for clues regarding her brother’s disappearance years earlier, Sophie Hennes learns it has something to do with the term ‘El Dorado’ and falls headfirst into the hidden world of the Horrors. There she would have died if it were not for Sword, the current Golden Demon Knight, who is hunting El Dorado for his own reasons and eventually agrees to let her assist in the search.
A partly episodic action-drama with some minor horror, comic relief, and ecchi elements. In regard to the two previous Garo animated series, it includes a few character references to Honoo no Kokuin and has no notable connection to Guren no Tsuki.
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Hailing from a distant place, Escha & Chron wander the cities and countryside of the modern day seeking a way back to their home. In their travels they occasionally come across people whose lives have stalled, people who though their interactions with these two girls manage to discover a path forward.
A set of short stories with a focus on personal stagnation. The first has a music subtheme while the second leans toward slice of life.
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What is Killing Bites? The one with the sharper fangs wins, that’s what Killing Bites is… or so says Hitomi Uzaki, the most recent combatant entered into the underground world of corporation-sponsored death games involving humans spliced with animal DNA.
A graphic action-comedy with a large amount of ecchi and occasional interludes detailing related wildlife trivia.
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Finally getting some rest after enduring a 30-hour programming death march, Ichirou Suzuki suddenly awakens to find himself within the world of the game he was debugging. With no idea how he got there or how to get back to his reality, he sets out on a sightseeing journey to discover more about the world while picking up an assortment of traveling companions along the way.
A fantasy world mixed-genre series which briefly starts out as a drama and features a sizable harem. Elements of slice of life, action, comic relief, and ecchi are all present to some degree.
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The time for the annual culture festival has arrived and Arata is talked into being in charge of the boys’ side while Chizuru volunteers to lead the girls’, offering a perfect opportunity for them to grow closer together.
A mix of comedy, drama, and romance. It’s a conclusion to the ReLIFE web series and should be watched after that.
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Having lost her memories and been given a false background, Serika Onoe has been told to never return to Shibuya and is now living a normal life. However, one day she disregards that advice to accompany her friends on a trip to the area, triggering a flashback which sets her on a course to uncover what really occurred in the past.
A drama-centric epilogue to the Chaos;Child series that essentially requires having seen that first.
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