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DEATH NOTE

Also known as Death Note.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network , Konami , Ashi Productions , Shueisha , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Light Yagami is a genius high school student who is about to learn about life through a book of death. When a bored shinigami, a God of Death, named Ryuk drops a black notepad called a Death Note, Light receives power over life and death with the stroke of a pen. Determined to use this dark gift for the best, Light sets out to rid the world of evil… namely, the people he believes to be evil. Should anyone hold such power?

The consequences of Light’s actions will set the world ablaze.



Tags: Crime , Detective , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Police , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Memory Manipulation , Noir , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Unrequited Love , Kuudere , Shounen , Amnesia , Espionage , Yandere , Conspiracy , Feet , Tragedy , Assassins , Suicide , Acting , Time Skip , Youkai , Achronological Order

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen Kouhen

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2.

Studio: MAPPA , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , qooop , MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance

Eren, as the Founding Titan, advances on Fort Salta with countless other Titans. Appearing before the refugees, who stand on the brink of despair, are Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Conny, Reiner, Pieck, and Levi, who narrowly escaped from the rumbling. The battle between former comrades and childhood friends with Eren concludes here.



Tags: Survival , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Kaiju , Terrorism , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Military , Anti-Hero , War , Cannibalism , Politics , Religion , Torture , Philosophy , Monster Boy , Post-Apocalyptic , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Primarily Adult Cast , Class Struggle , Shounen , Suicide , Gods , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Reincarnation , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Tanned Skin , Kuudere , Tsundere , Baseball , Primarily Teen Cast , Aviation , Age Gap

Yuukoku no Moriarty Part 2

Also known as Moriarty the Patriot Part 2.

Studio: Production I.G , Shueisha , Bandai Namco Arts , BANDAI SPIRITS , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

The second cour of Yuukoku no Moriarty.

In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can stand in his way. It’s time for crime to revolutionize the world!



Note: The anime received a special premiere on Funimation on March 28, 2021.

Tags: Crime , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Detective , Class Struggle , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Dystopian , Urban , Politics , Mafia , Suicide , LGBTQ+ Themes , Police , Transgender , Shounen , Guns , Tragedy , Cult , Episodic , Matriarchy

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , TV Tokyo , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten , NAS , Tatsunoko Production , GKIDS , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.



Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Super Robot , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Angels , Cosmic Horror , Psychosexual , Kaiju , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Meta , Denpa , Aliens , Suicide , Mythology , Body Horror , Military , Religion , Clone , Kuudere , Tokusatsu , Tsundere , Politics , Found Family , Estranged Family , Spearplay , Gore , Bisexual , Trains , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Nudity , Boys' Love , Family Life , Artificial Intelligence , Foreign , Real Robot , Hikikomori , Office Lady

86: Eighty Six

Also known as 86 EIGHTY-SIX.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , KADOKAWA , BANDAI SPIRITS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools.

Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.



Tags: Class Struggle , War , Military , Tragedy , Dystopian , Survival , Ensemble Cast , Seinen , Politics , Post-Apocalyptic , Female Protagonist , Proxy Battle , Philosophy , Robots , Guns , Male Protagonist , Real Robot , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Achronological Order , Memory Manipulation , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Necromancy , Unrequited Love , Gore , Lost Civilization , Suicide , Travel , Kuudere , Super Power , POV , Body Horror , Nudity

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Konami , Half H.P Studio , Bandai , Bandai Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Space Opera , Tragedy , Travel , Philosophy , Space , Aliens , War , Time Skip , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Outdoor Activities , Anthropomorphism , Mixed Media , Henshin , Desert , Cosmic Horror , Class Struggle , Military , Guns , Animals , Alternate Universe , Urban , Love Triangle , Suicide , Swordplay , Aviation , CGI

Code Geass: Fukkatsu no Lelouch

Also known as Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection.

Studio: Sunrise , Funimation , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , ADK Emotions , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story takes place several years after Lelouch's "Zero Requiem" plan.

He gave up his life to save the world and protect the ones he loved. The day Lelouch vi Brittannia fell was the day this war-torn world found peace. Now, as his friends work to keep the peace, a terrorist attack could risk everything. Can the brilliant tactician outwit death and save them all? Or will Lelouch’s legacy fall here?



Tags: Anti-Hero , Politics , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Military , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Super Robot , Foreign , Real Robot , Alternate Universe , Primarily Adult Cast , Desert , Memory Manipulation

Aldnoah.Zero

Also known as ALDNOAH.ZERO.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , TROYCA , Aniplex , MAGES. , Nitroplus , TOKYO MX , Movic , Houbunsha , Nippon BS Broadcasting , Asahi Broadcasting Corporation , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission found a hypergate to Mars on the surface of the moon. Upon landing, astronauts discovered a enchanted utility later referred to as 'Aldnoah', giving the astronauts a status of superiority. Soon, many humans have relocated to Mars, and have adapted to the name 'Martians'. After Princess Asseylum, a royal Martian princess, descends onto Earth in an attempt to create a treaty between both planets, a war breaks out between Earth and Mars, and Martian soldiers begin to descend from the sky, riding steel giants, intent on exterminating humanity.



Tags: War , Military , Conspiracy , Post-Apocalyptic , Space Opera , Real Robot , Male Protagonist , Guns , Lost Civilization , Politics , Female Protagonist , Space , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Unrequited Love , CGI , Torture , Educational , Assassins

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2.

Studio: MAPPA , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Pony Canyon Enterprise , MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological

The war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as Jaegerists have seized control. After taking a huge blow from a surprise attack led by Eren, Marley swiftly acts to return the favor. With Zeke’s true plan revealed and a military forced under new rule, this battle might be fought on two fronts. Does Eren intend on fulfilling his half-brother’s wishes or does he have a plan of his own?



Tags: War , Tragedy , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Military , Survival , Memory Manipulation , Kaiju , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Espionage , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Henshin , Philosophy , Gore , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Slavery , CGI , Amputation , Steampunk , Shounen , Alternate Universe , Guns , Cannibalism , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Matriarchy

Shingeki no Kyojin

Also known as Attack on Titan.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Pony Canyon , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu , Pony Canyon Enterprise , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.



Tags: Kaiju , Revenge , Military , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Henshin , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Dystopian , Swordplay , Ensemble Cast , Steampunk , Survival , Vore , Orphan , Cannibalism , Espionage , Shounen , Time Skip , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Suicide , Rural , Medieval , Adoption , Primarily Male Cast