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Kuuchuu Buranko

Also known as Welcome to Irabu's Office.

Studio: Toei Animation , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Psychological

Many patients with different problems visit the psychiatric ward of Irabu General Hospital; a trapeze artist suffering from insomnia after suddenly failing his jumps, a gangster afraid of knives and sharp objects and a business man who has an erection 24 hours a day. They undergo counseling by Dr. Ichiro Irabu, who is the child-like son of the hospital director. His assistant is the sullen faced sexy nurse Mayumi. With his mysterious injections, and advice that does not make sense, Dr. Irabu confuses his patients. But at the end of his unique treatments, the patients are led to digging further into their souls to find peace of mind.



Tags: Denpa , Achronological Order , Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Medicine , Satire , Rotoscoping , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Meta , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Male Protagonist , Mixed Media , Baseball , Kuudere , Psychosexual , Yakuza

Wonder Egg Priority

Also known as WONDER EGG PRIORITY.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , D.N. Dream Partners , NTV Music , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

This is the story of Ai, an introverted girl whose fate is forever changed when she acquires a mysterious “Wonder Egg” from a deserted arcade. That night, her dreams blend into reality, and as other girls obtain their own Wonder Eggs, Ai discovers new friends—and the magic within herself.



Tags: Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Suicide , Bullying , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Denpa , Philosophy , Ensemble Cast , Hikikomori , Afterlife , Body Horror , Artificial Intelligence , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Transgender , Episodic , Tomboy , Age Gap , Kuudere , Gore , Isekai , Idol , Guns

Maebashi Witches

Also known as Maebashi Witches.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , Asmik Ace , BS11 , KADOKAWA , Tohan , Koshidaka Holdings , Bushiroad Move
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Supernatural

Welcome to Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. For first-year high school student Yuina Akagi, her middling life takes a wild turn the moment a mysterious frog named Keroppe shows up and asks her, “Why don’t you become a witch?” Alongside Azu Niisato, Kyouka Kitahara, Choco Mitsumata, and Mai Kamiizumi, Yuina and her friends are excited to make people’s dreams come true as the Maebashi Witches.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Witch , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Dancing , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Animals , Henshin , Body Image , Tsundere , Photography , Bullying , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Fashion , LGBTQ+ Themes , Memory Manipulation , Isekai

Yoru no Kuni

Also known as Night World.

Studio: studio daisy
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

An animation project directed by Ryouchimo (Ryo-timo), made as a companion piece to Aimer's album "Walpurgis".

The list of released videos included in this entry are as follows:

Night 1: The 22 O'clock Guide (第1夜 -22時の案内人-), Apr 16, 2021.
Night 2: The 26 O'clock Search (第2夜 -26時の探し物-), Jun 4, 2021.
Night 3: The 4 O'clock Letter (第3夜 -4時の手紙-), Sept 12, 2021.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Episodic , Fairy Tale , Iyashikei , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age

Chocolat no Mahou

Also known as The Magic of Chocolate.

Studio: SynergySP , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Studio Hibari , Shogakukan , Half H.P Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

The "bittersweet, mysterious story" revolves around Chocolat Aikawa, a chocolatière who runs a shop called Chocolat Noir. She can grant wishes to the troubled people who visit her shop — if they give her something precious in exchange.

Note: The episodes were included in "Ciao Ciao TV! (ちゃおちゃおTV!)", a bonus DVD bundled in select issues of the shoujo magazine Ciao.

Tags: Witch , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Magic , Food , Shoujo , Bullying

Flip Flappers

Also known as FLIP FLAPPERS.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Infinite , Happinet , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , GAGA , Lantis , Medicos Entertainment , AT-X , Sotsu , BS Fuji , TOKYO MX , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Sci-Fi

As a middle school student, Cocona has been trying to decide what to do with her life. Magical Girl, however, wasn’t a career path that she’d ever considered. When suddenly a strange girl named Papika thrusts her into a secret organization called Flip Flap, Cocona’s outlook does a radical flip-flop. Her views start to change when she is dragged into an alternate dimension called Pure Illusion where she’s charged with gathering crystal shards and fighting strange creatures. Now, between running missions and facing off against a rival organization, Cocona doesn’t have much time to consider alternate career choices. What are these shards, and why is gathering them so important? There’s a mystery to be solved and multiple worlds to be saved in FLIP FLAPPERS!



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Henshin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Meta , Magic , Kemonomimi , Desert , Archery , Guns , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , Dissociative Identities , Cult , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Age Regression , Isekai , Tragedy , Twins , Surfing , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Super Robot , Parody , Yandere , Heterosexual

18if

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

Haruto Tsukishiro wakes up in a dream world and sees a mysterious girl named Lily. Following this, he meets a man named Kanzaki and learns of the existence of witches, which from here on entangles him in all sorts of incidents. 18if is a part of a multi-media project that also includes a mobile game and a virtual reality game.

Tags: Witch , Disability , Amnesia , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Ensemble Cast , Alternate Universe , Tragedy , Bullying , Gods , Idol , Gender Bending , Crossdressing , Female Harem , Sadism , Ghost

xxxHOLiC

Also known as xxxHOLiC.

Studio: Production I.G , Funimation , BMG Japan , Kids Station , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Watanuki Kimihiro can see spirits and other assorted supernatural creatures, which is quite a bothersome ability he strongly dislikes. On the way home one day, while plagued by some spirits, he is inexplicably compelled to enter a strange house. There, he encounters Yuuko, a mysterious woman who claims to be able to rid him of the ability to see and attract the troublesome creatures – for a price. She demands for him to work at her "store" that grants wishes to people, and thus begins Watanuki's adventures through weird and wonderful events.

Tags: Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Football , Curses , Episodic , Philosophy , Seinen , Denpa , Work , Animals , Ghost , Ensemble Cast , Orphan , School , Gods , Twins , Archery

Gokinjo Monogatari

Studio: Toei Animation , Asahi Housou , ASATSU
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The protagonist, Mikako Kouda, is a student of "Yaza Gaku." Specialising in fashion design, Mikako dreams of becoming a fashion designer with her own brand. Living next to her is her childhood friend, Tsutomu Yamaguchi. Even though they have been close since they were young, they share a platonic friendship. However, Tsutomu has been gaining popularity, especially with the girls, because he seems to resemble a popular vocalist from a band and somehow, Mikako begins to see him in a different light.

This is a story about how youths cope with dreams, love and friendship.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Fashion , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Makeup , College , Drawing , Gyaru , Unrequited Love

Petshop of Horrors

Also known as Petshop of Horrors.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Trans Arts , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Count D, a quite interesting pet shop owner from an area called Chinatown, sells rare and hard to come by pets to people longing for something special, but with each sale comes a contract. If the rules of the contract are followed, everything goes fine, but if someone should break the rules of the contract, the pet shop cannot be held responsible for anything unfortunate that might happen. Leon Orcot, a homicide detective, has linked many odd and unexplainable deaths together; they all were customers of Count D's pet shop, and he intends to find out why.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Animals , Foreign , Episodic , Mythology , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Detective , Josei , Tragedy , Mermaid , Male Protagonist , Crime , Body Horror , Magic , Anthropomorphism , Police , Monster Girl , Nudity , Love Triangle , Urban , Necromancy , Body Swapping