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Genshiken

Also known as Genshiken.

Studio: Genco , Lantis , Kids Station , Media Blasters , Palm Studio , Toshiba Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming.

When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku.

However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasuga Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.



Tags: Otaku Culture , School Club , Parody , Cosplay , College , Meta , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Video Games

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de

Also known as When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The five members of the literature club awakened with extraordinary powers half a year ago. Although the members expected to be thrown into a world of super-powered battles at their school, their normal daily routine continued. No secret organizations bent on world destruction, no super-powered wars, no brave heroes or demon kings. However, the members still look forward to the possibilities of adventure, and continued to believe that with each day, they were getting ever closer to those days of fantasy. Their days of romantic comedy and battles with extraordinary powers begin!



Tags: Chuunibyou , School , School Club , Female Harem , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Crossdressing , Writing

SHIROBAKO

Also known as SHIROBAKO.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have learned the truth about the anime industry: it's not always fun, it's anything but easy, and having talent isn't always enough to open the right doors.

Which is why Aoi's overwhelmed by her job as a production assistant, Shizuka's waiting on tables between auditions, Midori's currently scriptless, Misa's switched to C.G., and Ema's working long hours as a key animator. Is it what they imagined? No. But are they ready to give up? Not just yet! Sometimes, when things happen in animation, they can happen in the most wonderful ways!



Tags: Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Otaku Culture , Educational , Office Lady , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Office , Acting , Cars , Bowling , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast

Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!

Also known as Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!.

Studio: Science SARU , Crunchyroll , NHK Enterprises , Shogakukan , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

First year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. Though she draws a variety of ideas in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that she can't do it alone. The producer-type Sayaka Kanamori is the first to notice Asakusa's genius. Then, when it becomes clear that their classmate, charismatic fashion model Tsubame Mizusaki, really wants to be an animator, they create an animation club to realize the "ultimate world" that exists in their minds.



Tags: Drawing , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Urban , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Surreal Comedy , Coming of Age , Educational , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Tanned Skin , Filmmaking , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Tomboy

SHIROBAKO Movie

Also known as SHIROBAKO the Movie.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Infinite
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

The story is set four years after the events of the original Shirobako anime. Aoi Miyamori keeps busy dealing with the ordinary troubles in her daily work at Musashino Animation. After a morning meeting, Watanabe talks to Aoi and puts her in charge of a new theatrical anime project for the studio. The project has unexpected problems, and Aoi is unsure if the company can proceed with a theatrical anime with its current state of affairs. While dealing with that anxiety, Aoi meets a new colleague named Kaede Miyai. She and the MusAni team work together to complete the project.



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Drawing , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Educational , Otaku Culture , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Office Lady , Mahjong , Kuudere

2.5 Jigen no Ririsa

Also known as 2.5 Dimensional Seduction.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , ADK Emotions , Pony Canyon , Aiming , BANDAI SPIRITS , Movic , J.C.STAFF , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

“I have no interest in real girls!”

So claims Okumura, the president of the school’s manga club. He’s your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Lilliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cosplay joins the club. Lilysa convinces Okumura to become her photographer–and guess who her favorite manga character is? Not only that, but Lilysa is into modeling the fetishy stuff! The boundaries between 2D and 3D start to blur as this hot-blooded romantic comedy unfolds.



Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Photography , Shounen , Love Triangle , Gyaru , Nudity , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes

Akiba's Trip: The Animation

Also known as Akiba's Trip the Animation.

Studio: GONZO , TOKYO MX , bilibili , DLE , AT-X , Docomo Anime Store , Studio Mausu , GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Supernatural

Akihabara, a broad-minded neighborhood where everyone from beginners to masters are welcomed. Even when you're alone, if you go to Akiba, you'll find someone who understands you. It's a neighborhood where anything is possible, where anyone can do seemingly anything; a place where you can lay bare your body and soul. In this neighborhood of Akiba, which has everything including anime, games, maids, idols, secondhand parts, and cheap food, battles are fought against the "Bagurimono," and a steadfast "boy meets girl" story begins!



Tags: Idol , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Super Power , Nudity , Parody , Card Battle , Twins , Urban Fantasy , Wrestling , Demons , Super Robot , Necromancy , Time Manipulation

Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai.

Also known as Oreimo 2.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai

Kirino is back from her trip to America, but the fun doesn't stop here! In the second season of Oreimo, Kyousuke continues to give Kirino life consultations. This time, romance lurks on the horizon for both siblings...

Tags: Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Incest , Urban , Henshin , School , Female Harem , Chuunibyou , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Kuudere , Idol

Gi(a)rlish Number

Also known as Girlish Number.

Studio: diomedéa , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

College student Chitose Karasuma is determined not to do boring things as she enters the adult world. To this end, this bad-mannered beauty barges into a facility that trains would-be voice actors and actresses, somehow landing a job at “Number One Produce,” a voice actress agency managed by her older brother, Gojou. In Chitose’s mind, she’s poised for greatness, but finds herself at a loss when she continues to only get minor roles. As she clashes with other girls in the agency, including a cunning airhead and a girl with a Kansai accent, Chitose is about to learn that there’s more to succeeding in this competitive industry than she imagined.



Tags: Work , Acting , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Idol

Sore ga Seiyuu!

Also known as Seiyu's Life!.

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Being a professional voice actor is more than having a great voice. Rookie seiyuu Futaba Ichinose must learn about the hard work, determination, and heart that goes into being the voice behind beloved characters. The work is far from easy and nothing hurts more than the dreaded rejection call, but Futaba works through it to achieve her dream of becoming a big-time seiyuu - except she only has two years to prove to her agency that she's good enough to be one. Luckily, she's not alone! Ichigo Moesaki, a self-claimed princess from Planet Strawberry, and Rin Kohana, a seasoned professional since the age of five, will be at her side when they form the seiyuu unit, Earphones. But even being in a unit won't be enough to guarantee Futaba's success if she can't land more roles. Follow these three girls and learn just what it takes to be a professional voice actor.



Tags: Acting , Work , Female Protagonist , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Educational