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Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , Trinity Sound , Audio Highs , Miracle Robo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Satire , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Robots , Oiran , Gore , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Philosophy , Nekomimi , Fishing , Boxing , Yakuza , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Unrequited Love , Death Game , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem

SKET DANCE

Also known as SKET Dance.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Avex Entertainment , Dentsu , Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

At Kaimei High School, the Living Assistance Club (aka the Sket Brigade) was organized to help students with problems big or small. Most of the time, though, they hang out in their club room, bored, with only a few trivial problems floating in every once in a while. In spite of this, they still throw all their energy into solving these worries.



Tags: School Club , School , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Episodic , Coming of Age , Shounen , Twins , Parody , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Otaku Culture , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Kuudere , Age Regression , Tsundere , Body Swapping , Band , Nekomimi , Dissociative Identities , Ninja

Mattaku Saikin no Tantei to Kitara

Also known as Detectives These Days Are Crazy!.

Studio: KADOKAWA , LIDENFILMS , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , AT-X , Culture Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mystery

Nagumo Keiichirou was a genius high-school detective. No case was complex enough for him. But what happens to genius detectives when they get older?

Now 35, with bad hips, running a failing detective agency with no cases to solve and struggling to pay the rent, he's at a dead end.

In comes a high school girl in his office who says she wants to work with him. With her help, will the out-of-touch, old-fashioned Nagumo get back the fire of his youth?


Tags: Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Detective , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Crime , Seinen , Urban , Police , Primarily Adult Cast , Gyaru

Grand Blue

Also known as Grand Blue Dreaming.

Studio: Zero-G , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kodansha , Avex Entertainment , Q-Tec , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Tags: School Club , Coastal , Slapstick , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Scuba Diving , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Outdoor Activities , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Bar , Bisexual , Crossdressing , Educational , Yandere , Tennis , Cosplay , Idol

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.

Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.

Tags: Swordplay , Shounen , Super Power , Afterlife , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Demons , Ensemble Cast , Memory Manipulation , Time Skip , School , Kuudere , Cannibalism , Royal Affairs , Rescue , Achronological Order , Anthropomorphism , Language Barrier , Ninja , Tanned Skin , Tomboy , Reincarnation , Kaiju , Centaur , Time Manipulation , Dissociative Identities , Spearplay , Fugitive , Clone , Disability , Tsundere , Guns , Vampire , Ojou-sama , Age Regression , Amnesia

3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei

Also known as GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures , Bandai Namco Pictures , Aniplex , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

An anime adaptation of the Gintama light novel spin-off.

Sakata Ginpachi is a high-school teacher with his trademark silver, curly hair, dead-fish eyes, and sloppily worn lab coat. He's in charge of Gintama High School's Class 3-Z: home to a ragtag group of frequent troublemakers including idol otaku, hurloines, stalkers, mayo guzzlers, sadists, delinquents, and many more.

If you thought this roller-coaster life would have Ginpachi holding his head in his hands, you thought wrong, as he nonchalantly resolves any trouble that comes his way. And if you thought this unique group of students would overcome adversity and come together as one, you thought wrong again, as they continue to raise hell!

"Oh, come on! Can 3-Z get any more ungovernable?!"

You can never tell what this atypical teacher is thinking and he never seems up for the task, but he always comes through when it counts. He and his students star in this school-life comedy full of laughs, tears, and the whole kitchen sink! Forget nerds, forget jocks, and come enjoy the kind of youthful days that only Gintama could ever deliver!



Note: Announced at the the "Gintama Ato no Matsuri 2023" event.

Tags: School , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Aliens , Educational , Shounen

Yuusha no Kuzu

Also known as Scum of the Brave.

Studio: OLM , Yostar , Nippon Television Network , KADOKAWA , OLM
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

In the mid-21st century, Tokyo's mafia can turn into ether-enhanced Demon Lords, and Braves hunt them down. Yashiro, the Grim Reaper, reluctantly takes a new apprentice named Aki Jogamine, a high school girl training to become a Brave. He soon finds himself dragged into one troublesome case after another. The supernatural story of a scumbag master and his self-proclaimed apprentice begins!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Drugs , Urban Fantasy , Crime , Urban , Mafia , Gore , Anti-Hero , Swordplay , Super Power , Chibi , Bar , CGI , Revenge , Snowscape

SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as SAKAMOTO DAYS.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , TMS Entertainment , Shueisha , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

When Sakamoto meets Aoi, the convenience store clerk, it’s love at first sight — and just like that, he retires.

Sakamoto gets married, has a daughter, opens a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transforms … into a plus-size man. To ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family, the legendary ex–hit man bands together with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins.



Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Assassins , Urban , Found Family , Konbini , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Slapstick , Gangs , Guns , Shounen , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Espionage , Yakuza , Triads , Gambling

Soul Eater

Also known as Soul Eater.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo , Dentsu , Square Enix , Funimation , Code
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.

Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.

Tags: Super Power , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Magic , School , Female Protagonist , Witch , Henshin , Gods , Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Slapstick , Guns , Assassins , Urban , Nudity , Twins , Agender , Martial Arts , Kemonomimi , Anthropomorphism , Cultivation , Nekomimi , Body Horror , Tanned Skin

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho

Also known as Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Funimation , Yomiko Advertising , Studio Pierrot , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Urameshi Yusuke, 14 years of age, is about as troublesome and violent as teenagers come. He is constantly ditching school, causing trouble, and getting into numerous fights everyday. One day however, he does the unexpected, sacrificing himself to save a young child. Such an action, was never ever expected, especially coming from someone as troublesome as Urameshi Yusuke. The afterlife is not prepared for Yusuke, as they never thought he would make such a sacrifice. Nowhere to go, and dead, Yusuke becomes a ghost and must earn his way back into existence.

Yusuke is "employed" by Koenma, who is in charge while his father and ruler of the afterlife, King Enma, is away. Under Koenma's command, Yusuke helps to stop menacing demons that threaten the lives of people everywhere; whether by stealing priceless and invaluable items and destructive weapons, or by wreaking havoc on humans everywhere.

Throughout Yusuke's journey, he is usually joined by; his arch-rival, and local bully, Kuwabara Kazuma. He is also joined by two demons named Hiei and Kurama, whom are ex-convicts of the afterlife that managed to escape from Koenma.

This group of unlikely allies goes on to participate and struggle in battles that have outcomes that determine the fate of humanity!



Tags: Coming of Age , Shounen , Demons , Philosophy , Super Power , Delinquents , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Afterlife , Primarily Male Cast , Youkai , Tsundere , Cultivation , Dissociative Identities , Ghost , Heterosexual , Tomboy , School , Detective