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Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry

Also known as Chivalry of a Failed Knight.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Nexus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

The "school sword action" story revolves around Magic Knights, modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has no magical skills. However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the "Number One" student. In this duel, "the loser must be obedient for life."



Tags: Swordplay , Male Protagonist , School , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Magic , Primarily Teen Cast , Class Struggle , Urban Fantasy , Nudity , Super Power , Female Harem , Bullying , Incest , Primarily Female Cast , Transgender , Large Breasts , Politics , LGBTQ+ Themes , Archery

Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records

Also known as Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

In the "action fantasy" story, Glenn is a part-time teacher at a magic school who is inclined to write "self-study" on the blackboard and then take a nap. One of his students, Sistine, gets angry and challenges him to a duel and he is easily defeated. However, when a terrible incident threatens the school, Glenn shows intense dedication to protecting his students.



Tags: Magic , School , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Anti-Hero , Kuudere , Gore , Female Harem

Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

Also known as The Asterisk War.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Invertia (meteor storm)… an unprecedented disaster that struck the world during the 20th century.

Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana (the all-encompassing element), was discovered, which allowed human technology to make rapid strides.

This also gave rise to a new species of human born with unique skills – the Star Pulse Generation (Genestella).

The setting for the world’s greatest comprehensive battle spectacle, the Festas (Star Warrior Festivals), is an academy city above the water surrounded by six academies called Rikka also commonly known as Asterisk. Having transferred into Seidoukan Academy in order to fulfill his own wish, scholarship student Ayato Amagiri swears he too will fight in this city.

Burning souls race…

The curtain rises on this school battle spectacle!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Magic , Swordplay , School , Kuudere , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots , War , School Club

Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou

Also known as The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Movic , Nippon BS Broadcasting , ADK Marketing Solutions , AT-X , Q-Tec , TOKYO MX , KADOKAWA , Docomo Anime Store , Contents Seed , Medicos Entertainment , Studio Mausu , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Anos, the Demon King of Tyranny, has defeated humans, spirits, and gods alike. But even demon kings get tired of all the fighting sometimes! Hoping for a more peaceful life, Anos decides to reincarnate himself. When he wakes two thousand years later, though, he finds the world has become too peaceful--his descendants have grown weak and magic is in serious decline. Intending to reclaim his rightful place, he enrolls in Demon King Academy, where he finds that his magical power is off the charts. Literally. And because they can't measure his power, the faculty and other students regard Anos as a misfit. With the support of Misha, the one student he manages to befriend, the misfit (Demon King) begins his climb up the demon ranks!



Tags: Demons , Magic , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , School , Super Power , Conspiracy , Memory Manipulation , Swordplay , War , Kuudere , Time Manipulation , Twins , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Gore , Crime , Alternate Universe , Musical Theater , Primarily Teen Cast

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

Also known as The Irregular at Magic High School.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Aniplex , KADOKAWA , ASCII Media Works , Square Enix , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Magic is a product of neither legends nor fairy tales, but instead has become a technology of reality since a time unknown to people. Supernatural power became a technology systematized through magic, while magic became a technical skill. A "Supernatural Power User" became a "Magic Technician." Magic Technicians (in short, Magicians) are nurtured through Magic High Schools and Universities.

This is a story about:

Tatsuya, a defective elder brother low achiever.
Miyuki, a perfect, flawless younger sister high achiever.
After both siblings entered a Magic High School,
The stage of daily turbulence was unveiled—.

Tags: Magic , School , Male Protagonist , Military , Terrorism , Incest , Guns , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Kuudere , Politics , Criminal Organization , CGI , Gore , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast

Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru

Also known as The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Studio Palette , Glovision , Lantis , Bandai Namco Arts , KADOKAWA , AT-X , TV Aichi , Movic , Crunchyroll , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

The world's number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another world, a goddess has imposed upon him one condition. "Kill the Hero who is prophesied to destroy the world."

This was to be the mission in his new life. The synergistic effect of the vast knowledge and experience he gained that made all manner of assassinations possible in the modern world, and the secret techniques and magic of the fantasy world's most powerful family of assassins turn him into the greatest assassin of all time.



Tags: Reincarnation , Assassins , Isekai , Magic , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Guns , Coming of Age , Politics , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Nudity , War , Alternate Universe , Adoption , Spearplay , Crime , Gore , Crossdressing

Inu x Boku SS

Also known as Inu X Boku Secret Service.

Studio: Aniplex , Square Enix , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , David Production , Sentai Filmworks , Inu x Boku SS Production Partners
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

The Shirakiin house's daughter, Shirakiin Ririchiyo, who has a complex about being unable to live independently and unprotected, feels the need to move out and live on her own under the condition of residing in the mansion named "Ayakashi Kan." In this mansion, only those who have cleared a very strict examination could reside in it, and for each resident, they are accompanied with one agent of the Secret Service (S.S.). Although Riricho has rejected the company of the S.S., while residing in the mansion she finds out that the agent dedicated to protecting her is actually the Fox Spirit.

Tags: Tsundere , Youkai , Reincarnation , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Age Gap , Kuudere , Heterosexual , Yandere , Ojou-sama , Bullying , Coming of Age , Chibi , School , Delinquents , Maids , Skeleton , Afterlife , Tanned Skin , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Time Manipulation , Kemonomimi , Transgender , Yuri

Grisaia no Kajitsu

Also known as The Fruit of Grisaia.

Studio: 8-bit , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance

The anime revolves around Mihama Academy, a prison-like school built to preserve fruit that has fallen too far from its tree. It is home to five female students who each have their reasons for enrolling in the academy and live their life idly within the walls of Mihama.

One day, Kazami Yuuji the institute’s first male student arrives and throws the orderly rhythm of Mihama off balance. Is Yuuji what the girls need to hold of their lives once more, or will the weight of their pasts prove too steep a wall to overcome? Or is his past even heavier than any of the others?



Tags: Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , School , Female Harem , Survival , Nudity , Dissociative Identities , Kuudere , Guns , Revenge , Cannibalism , Suicide , Adoption

Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism

Also known as Armed Girl's Machiavellism.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Sentai Filmworks , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Originally, Aichi Coexistence Private Academy was an all-girls school for privileged young ladies until it was decided that it would become co-ed. The fearful girls were permitted to bring weapons to protect themselves, and then a vigilante group was established called the “Supreme Five Swords." When rebellious Nomura Fudou is sent to the academy, he is given two options: act and dress like a girl or be expelled!



Tags: School , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Martial Arts , Female Harem , Nudity , Primarily Female Cast , Acting , Shounen , Kuudere

Spy Kyoushitsu

Also known as Spy Classroom.

Studio: feel. , KADOKAWA , AT-X , Movic , BS Nittele
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery

Conflict-ravaged nations now deploy covert operatives instead of missiles. Lily is recruited into spy-training… but her practical skills are absolutely abysmal. Desperate to pass, she leaps at the chance to join the mysterious “Tomoshibi” team. Too bad the team is filled with even more hopeless spies. Together they must conquer the Impassible Mission and best their genius instructor, but the true purpose behind their classroom is more harrowing than they can imagine…



Tags: Espionage , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Crime , Achronological Order , Female Protagonist , Guns , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Asexual , Nudity , Crossdressing