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GANTZ:O

Studio: Digital Frontier , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Death does not have to be the end; one can live again, but only through beating the game posed by the black ball called Gantz.

On his way home to celebrate his younger brother's birthday, brave and kind-hearted student named Masaru Katou is stabbed to death. He awakes in a small room with a cityscape view in the heart of Tokyo—and he is not alone. To his surprise, it is not the afterlife, but the waiting room for a high stakes game with their lives on the line. Before he has the chance to process the situation, Masaru is handed a gun and teleported into the center of Osaka to carry out one simple task: eliminate any alien on sight.

Accompanied by the aged Yoshikazu Suzuki, the stunning idol Reika Shimohira, and the cold but experienced Jouichirou Nishi, Masaru must overcome his fears in order to survive the game and return home to his waiting brother.

Note: A full 3DCG movie adaptation of the manga's Osaka arc.

Tags: Survival , Full CGI , Aliens , Death Game , Guns , Cyberpunk , Tragedy , Urban , Cosmic Horror , Youkai , CGI , Gore , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Demons

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Sakasama no Patema

Also known as Patema Inverted.

Studio: Asmik Ace , Purple Cow Studio Japan , Studio Rikka
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Romance , Sci-Fi

In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite place is a "danger zone" that her village prohibits people from entering. Even though she's scolded, Patema's curiosity can't be held back. No one ever explained what the supposed danger was. On her usual trip to the "danger zone," Patema faces unexpected events. When hidden secrets come to light, the story begins to unfold.

Tags: Lost Civilization , Heterosexual , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist , Environmental , Steampunk , Unrequited Love , Survival , Aviation , School , Philosophy , Guns

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Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki

Also known as Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The second season of Sidonia no Kishi.

Having narrowly avoided the collision with the asteroid, the Sidonia sets a course for the Lem system in order to wipe out the Gauna nest.

Tags: Full CGI , Space , Real Robot , CGI , Aliens , Seinen , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist

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Pale Cocoon

Also known as Pale Cocoon.

Studio: Studio Rikka , Directions
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

A future where the continuity of history has broken off, a world of enormous ruins that continues endlessly. Oceans and continents have vanished, existing only within the archives brought up from the remains. Ura works in the Archive Excavation Department, which restores and analyzes the data left behind. One day, he finds a disturbing visual record...

Tags: Environmental , Post-Apocalyptic , CGI , Lost Civilization , Dystopian , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Space

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SOUND & FURY

Also known as SOUND & FURY.

Studio: Kamikaze Douga , Grayscale Arts Inc. , D’ART Shtajio
Status: Finished
Genres: Music

In this anime visual album, a mysterious driver heads deep into a post-apocalyptic hellscape toward a ferocious showdown with two monstrous opponents.

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , No Dialogue , Samurai , Revenge , Cars , Anachronism , CGI , Dystopian , Cyberpunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Dancing , POV , Class Struggle , Trains

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Ajin

Also known as AJIN: Demi-Human.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Kei Nagai’s body should have died when a truck slams into his body, but instead, he finds himself resurrected with all of his wounds healed. Now revealed to be an Ajin, one of a mysterious new breed of immortal demi-human, he’s been marked with an international bounty, and in the eyes of the world, Kei is a specimen to be taken by any means possible. Now he’s on the run, and his only hope is to discover the terrifying secrets behind his new abilities before he’s forced to use them in battle!

Tags: Super Power , Anti-Hero , Crime , Terrorism , Fugitive , Urban Fantasy , Full CGI , Police , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Body Horror , Dystopian , Torture , Cosmic Horror , Video Games

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Ooyukiumi no Kaina

Also known as Kaina of the Great Snow Sea.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES , Fuji TV , Crunchyroll , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Dentsu , bilibili , NetEase Games , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

A world blanketed in an endless and ever-growing ocean of snow. The people eke out a living, either huddled around the roots of enormous trees dotting the surface, or high in the canopy, which spreads over the planet's atmosphere.

A chance meeting between Kaina, a youth from the canopy, and Liliha, a young woman from the surface, sets off a chain of events that will change the fate of the world.

Tags: Full CGI , Environmental , Lost Civilization , Survival , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , War , Heterosexual , Snowscape , Robots

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Bilibili TV

YouTube

Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi

Also known as Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES , King Records , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

After the Earth was destroyed by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the Gauna, surviving remnants of the human race escaped to space in the enormous generation ship Sidonia. Having drifted through space for millennia, the Sidonia found itself once more under attack from Gauna for the first time in a century.

Once again facing the threat of extinction, a temporary victory against the Gauna was eked out thanks to the human-Gauna hybrid Tsumugi Shiraui and ace Guardian mech pilot Nagate Tanikaze.

10 years later... The people of Sidonia enjoy a brief respite. Peaceful days pass, during which Tsumugi begins to realize her feelings for Nagate, who is now celebrated as a hero of Sidonia. However, as Captain Kobayashi has always known, as long as the Gauna remain, peace cannot last.

The decision is made: a final battle, upon which rests the fate of humanity's last survivors. As the end approaches, will the crew be able to protect those they love?

Tags: Space , Aliens , Monster Girl , Military , Post-Apocalyptic , Real Robot , CGI , Full CGI , Male Protagonist , Kaiju , Twins , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender

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MAKE MY DAY

Also known as MAKE MY DAY.

Studio: 5 Inc. , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Sci-Fi , Thriller

The snowy, ice-covered planet Coldfoot is home to a precious energy-rich ore called “Sig.” On the surface, the planet seems to be a crime-free utopia, but in reality prisoners are used for back-breaking Sig mining. Jim, a young prison guard, rushes to the site of a sudden mining accident to find a mysterious creature attacking the humans.

Tags: Aliens , Dystopian , Guns , CGI , Male Protagonist , Snowscape , Survival , Space , Military , Cyberpunk , Primarily Adult Cast , Full CGI , Cosmic Horror , Robots , Real Robot , Body Horror , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Prison , Cyborg

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