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Look Back

Also known as LOOK BACK.

Studio: Studio Durian , Avex Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for the paper...



Tags: Drawing , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Meta , Work , Autobiographical , Hikikomori , Philosophy , Rotoscoping , Rehabilitation , School , Otaku Culture , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes

Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen

Also known as Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu.

Studio: Shaft , Toho , Aniplex , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 4/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel.

With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade in order to become a human again. But, when he returns to Kiss-Shot, she reveals to him the cold truth of what it means to be a vampire—a creature of the night. Unable to take back what he has done, Koyomi feels nothing but regret and can only deny his dreadful fate. While Koyomi is struggling to face reality, his “friend” Tsubasa Hanekawa comes to him with a certain plan…



Tags: Vampire , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Rotoscoping , Nudity , Philosophy , Survival , Gore , Suicide , Noir , Psychosexual , Anti-Hero , Monster Girl , Age Regression , CGI , Slapstick

Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26

Also known as Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26.

Studio: ZEXCS , Lapin Track , 100studio , Studio Kafka , P.A.WORKS , Avex Pictures , GRAPH77
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life , Supernatural

An anthology series adapting 8 short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26.

1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Dir. Seishirou Nagaya, ZEXCS)
2) Sasaki Stopped a Bullet (Dir. Nobukage Kimura, Lapin Track)
3) Love is Blind (Dir. Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Lapin Track)
4) Shikaku (Dir. Naoya Ando, GRAPH77)
5) Mermaid Rhapsody (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
6) Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (Dir. Kazuaki Terasawa, Studio Kafka)
7) Nayuta of the Prophecy (Dir. Tetsuaki Watanabe, 100Studio)
8) Sisters (Dir. Osamu Honma, P.A.WORKS)

Note: This anime had a pre-release world premiere at the "Global Stage Hollywood 2025" film festival on October 5, 2025. A general two-week theatrical run in Japan divided into two parts released on the same day October 17, 2025. The anime series later streamed worldwide in Amazon Prime Video on November 8, 2025.

Tags: Episodic , Anthology , Surreal Comedy , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , School , Male Protagonist , Magic , Urban , Family Life , Aliens , Found Family , Heterosexual , Dystopian , Assassins , Coastal , Monster Girl , Shapeshifting , Gender Bending , Nudity , Mermaid , Vampire , Drawing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Language Barrier , Time Skip , Disability , Transgender , Shounen , Fugitive , Henshin , Space , Modeling , Kaiju

Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1.

Studio: Toho , MAPPA , Shueisha , MAPPA , Sumzap , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

After the Shibuya Incident, a deadly jujutsu battle known as the Culling Game orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo erupts across ten colonies in Japan.

Haunted by guilt over the mass killings in Shibuya and wary of Sukuna’s interest in Fushiguro, Itadori chooses not to return to Jujutsu High. Instead, he teams up with Choso to exorcise the countless cursed spirits unleashed by Noritoshi Kamo. Amid this chaos, the Jujutsu Headquarters revokes Yuji Itadori’s suspended death sentence and appoints special-grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu as his executioner.

Newly awakened modern sorcerers and resurrected ancient ones, now fighting as players in the Culling Game, collide with conflicting motives, driving the world once more toward an age ruled by jujutsu.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Curses , Urban , Shounen , Death Game , Tragedy , Super Power , Battle Royale , Survival , Exorcism , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Surreal Comedy , Demons , Magic , Achromatic , Swordplay , Gambling , Rotoscoping , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Transgender , Philosophy , Crossdressing , Nudity

DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU , Aniplex , Netflix , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.



Note: New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Monster Boy , Unrequited Love , Curses , War , Angels , Henshin , Post-Apocalyptic , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Cannibalism , Coming of Age , Conspiracy , Revenge , Hip-hop Music , Athletics , Guns , Urban , Drugs , Meta , Masturbation , Public Sex , Heterosexual , Afterlife , Politics , Motorcycles , Shounen , Flash

IRIS OUT

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres:

Reze dances to IRIS OUT.

Tags: Dancing , Female Protagonist , Vertical Video , Monster Girl

Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen

Also known as Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Kodansha , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 2/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel.

March 25th—just another day during spring break. Koyomi Araragi, a second year high school student at Naoetsu High School, befriends Tsubasa Hanekawa, the top honors student at his school. Hanekawa mentions a rumor about a "blonde vampire" that has been sighted around their town recently. Araragi, who is usually anti-social, takes a liking to her down-to-earth personality.

That night, Araragi encounters the rumored vampire: she is Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade, also known as the "iron-blooded, hot-blooded, cold-blooded King of Apparitions." The stunningly beautiful vampire cries out for Koyomi to save her as she lies in a pool of her own blood, all four of her limbs cut off. Kiss-shot asks Araragi to give her his blood, and when he does, the next moment he awakes, Araragi finds himself reborn as her vampire kin. As Araragi struggles to accept his existence, Kiss-Shot whispers, "Welcome to the world of darkness..."



Tags: Vampire , Urban Fantasy , Rotoscoping , Urban , Suicide , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Gore , Noir , Coming of Age , Age Regression , CGI , Yandere , Nudity

Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen

Also known as Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu.

Studio: Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 3/6. Contains the arc Koyomi Vamp from the Kizumonogatari light novel.

In the spring of his second year of high school, Koyomi Araragi met the beautiful vampire Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. Koyomi saved Kiss-shot, who was on the verge of death with all four of her limbs cut off, but only at the expense of becoming her minion and a vampire. “In order to go back to being a human again, you must take back all of Kiss-shot’s limbs.” After receiving advice from Meme Oshino, an expert in the supernatural, Koyomi prepares to go into battle.

Awaiting him are three powerful vampire hunters—Dramaturgy, a giant vampire hunter who is a vampire himself. Episode, a half-vampire who wields an enormous cross, and Guillotinecutter, a quiet man who specializes in killing vampires. Will Koyomi be able to take back Kiss-Shot’s limbs from the vampire hunters? Amidst the soft spring rain, the curtain rises on this fateful blood bath…



Tags: Vampire , Rotoscoping , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Noir , Gore , Age Regression , Anti-Hero , Coming of Age , CGI

Bakemonogatari

Also known as Bakemonogatari.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Kodansha , Aniplex of America , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels.

Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire... However, since the incident, Koyomi seems to meet girls who have an apparition-related issue. Hitagi Senjougahara doesn’t weigh anything, Suruga Kanbaru’s right arm becomes like that of a monkey’s, and a young girl, Mayoi, cannot find her way home no matter how many times she tries. Koyomi, a Mr. Nice Guy, ends up helping each and every girl solve her problem with the help of Meme Oshino.



Note: Only the first 12 episodes were broadcast on television; the remaining three episodes were distributed on the anime's website between November 3, 2009, and June 25, 2010.

Tags: Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Vampire , Primarily Female Cast , Ghost , Satire , Meta , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Psychosexual , Gore , Curses , Exorcism , Monster Girl , Mixed Media , Rotoscoping , Gods , Love Triangle , Yandere , Parody , Tomboy , Nudity , Unrequited Love , Nekomimi , Female Harem , Tsundere , CGI , Seinen , School , Amnesia , Rehabilitation

Dorohedoro Season 2

Also known as Dorohedoro Season 2.

Studio: MAPPA , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

The anarchy continues as Caiman inches closer to the truth behind his cursed appearance and the mystery around the Cross-Eyes' boss begins to unravel.



Tags: Dystopian , Body Horror , Revenge , Amnesia , Magic , Gore , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Dissociative Identities , Nudity , Demons , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Body Swapping , Monster Boy , Full CGI , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Time Manipulation , Curses , Surreal Comedy , Shapeshifting