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Boku no Hero Academia

Also known as My Hero Academia.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested extraordinary superpowers called “Quirks” at age four? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Becoming a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? U.A. High's Hero Program of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?

Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn't got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all gives him a chance to change his destiny…



Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Bullying , Primarily Male Cast , Cultivation , Prison

One Punch Man

Also known as One-Punch Man.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Saitama has a rather peculiar hobby, being a superhero, but despite his heroic deeds and superhuman abilities, a shadow looms over his life. He's become much too powerful, to the point that every opponent ends up defeated with a single punch.

The lack of challenge has driven him into a state of apathy, as he watches his life pass by having lost all enthusiasm, at least until he's unwillingly thrust in the role of being a mentor to the young and revenge-driven Genos.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Parody , Male Protagonist , Satire , Urban Fantasy , Surreal Comedy , Urban , Cyborg , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Kaiju , Aliens , Cultivation , Primarily Male Cast , Gods , Martial Arts , Demons , Henshin

Boku no Hero Academia 2

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 2.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Taking off right after the last episode of the first season. The school is temporarily closed due to security. When U.A. restarts, it is announced that the highly anticipated School Sports Festival will soon be taking place. All classes: Hero, Support, General and Business will be participating. Tournaments all round will decide who is the top Hero in training.



Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , Tomboy , Cheerleading , Bar , Bisexual

Boku no Hero Academia 3

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 3.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Summer is here, and the heroes of Class 1-A and 1-B are in for the toughest training camp of their lives! A group of seasoned pros pushes everyone's Quirks to new heights as the students face one overwhelming challenge after another. Braving the elements in this secret location becomes the least of their worries when routine training turns into a critical struggle for survival.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Cultivation , Urban Fantasy , School , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Police , Bar , Boarding School , Revenge , Primarily Male Cast , Battle Royale , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Tomboy , CGI , Nudity , Transgender , Bisexual

Boku no Hero Academia 4

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 4.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

The villain world teeters on the brink of war now that All For One is out of the picture. Shigaraki of the League of Villains squares off with Overhaul of the yakuza, vying for total control of the shadows. Meanwhile, Deku gets tangled in another dangerous internship as he struggles to keep pace with his upperclassman—Mirio.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Ensemble Cast , Crime , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Gangs , Urban Fantasy , Yakuza , Terrorism , Tragedy , Cultivation , Drugs , Police , Espionage , Delinquents , Primarily Male Cast , Band , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Tomboy , Transgender , Philosophy , Bisexual

One Punch Man 2

Also known as One-Punch Man Season 2.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special training,” he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch. Now, the great seer Madame Shibabawa’s prediction about the Earth being doomed seems to be coming true as the frequency of monster incidents escalates. Alongside Genos, his faithful disciple, Saitama begins his official hero duties as a member of the Hero Association, while Garou, a man utterly fascinated by monsters, makes his appearance.

Tags: Superhero , Urban , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Parody , Satire , Cyborg , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Kaiju , Video Games

Boku no Hero Academia 5

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 5.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

The rivalry between Class 1-A and Class 1-B heats up in a joint training battle. Eager to be a part of the hero course, brainwashing buff Shinso is tasked with competing on both sides.

But as each team faces their own weaknesses and discovers new strengths, this showdown might just become a toss-up.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Cultivation , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Crime , Urban , Anti-Hero , Primarily Male Cast , Boarding School , Heterosexual , Gore , Tomboy , Martial Arts , Bisexual , Arranged Marriage

Boku no Hero Academia 6

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 6.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

With Tomura Shigaraki at its helm, the former Liberation Army is now known as the Paranormal Liberation Front. This organized criminal group poses an immense threat to the Hero Association, not only because of its sheer size and strength, but also the overpowering quirks of Jin "Twice" Bubaigawara and Gigantomachia.

As new intel from the covert hero Keigo "Hawks" Takami confirms that Shigaraki is nowhere to be seen, the Hero Association decides to strike the enemy headquarters with a surprise attack using the entirety of its assets—and the UA students find themselves on the battlefield once again. As the fight rages on, the unsuspecting villains must regroup and push back, but the brave heroes are determined to eradicate every last one of them.



Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , War , Terrorism , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Assassins , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Gore , Conspiracy , Post-Apocalyptic , Espionage , School , CGI , Yandere , Boarding School

Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: Futari no Hero

Also known as My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

The first installment in the Boku no Hero Academia movie franchise.

The climactic finals are over, and U.A. is getting ready for the summer training camp. Deku and All Might receive an invitation from a certain person to go overseas to a giant artificial moving city called I-Island. This island, a kind of “science Hollywood” that gathers the knowledge of scientists from around the world, is holding an exhibition called I-Expo showcasing the results of Quirk and hero item research. In the midst of all this, Deku meets a Quirkless girl named Melissa and remembers his own Quirkless past. Out of the blue, the impregnable security system the island boasts is hacked by villains, and all the people on the island are taken as hostages! Now, a plan that could shake hero society has been put into motion! The man who holds the key to it all is the number one hero and Symbol of Peace, All Might.



Tags: Super Power , Superhero , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Terrorism , Crime , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Cultivation , Gangs

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan 2

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Season 2.

Studio: J.C. Staff , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The disastrous life of the gifted psychic Kusuo Saiki continues, despite his utmost effort to live an ordinary life. Although he has certainly grown accustomed to dealing with his troublesome friends—who are his biggest hurdle to achieving a peaceful life—he still has a long way to go. Also joining the usual oddballs are a few new faces whose shenanigans add to Saiki's misery, making his dreams of a hassle-free life a distant fantasy.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Parody , Meta , School , Satire , Male Protagonist , Asexual , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Urban , Shounen , Chuunibyou , Time Manipulation , Ghost , Gyaru , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Gender Bending , Post-Apocalyptic , Memory Manipulation , School Club , Superhero , Bisexual , Love Triangle , Otaku Culture , Transgender

Inuyashiki

Also known as INUYASHIKI LAST HERO.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands. He later wakes up to find himself unscathed, but he soon starts to notice that there's something…different about himself.



Tags: Tragedy , Super Power , Seinen , Cyborg , Elderly Protagonist , Male Protagonist , CGI , Robots , Anti-Hero , Urban , Crime , Gore , Terrorism , Body Horror , Philosophy , Superhero , Police , Heterosexual , Otaku Culture , Aliens , Yakuza , Surreal Comedy , Irrumatio

Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: Heroes:Rising

Also known as My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

The second installment in the Boku no Hero Academia movie franchise.

The aspiring heroes of UA Class 1-A have been given a new training opportunity during their winter break: To establish and maintain their own professional Hero Agency on the idyllic island of Nabu far off the coast of Japan. There, they'll experience the everyday travails of being heroes, for the first time without the support of their instructors or chaperons. It's a challenging assignment, but one the plucky students of UA are more than equipped to face – that is, until the arrival of a team of villains lead by the ruthless Nine and his eerily familiar quirk. Cut off from any backup and facing their greatest threat yet, it's up to Deku, Bakugo, and their classmates to face unspeakable danger to protect not only the people of the island, but the future of all Hero society.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Rural , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , Chimera , Cultivation , Primarily Male Cast , Alternate Universe , School , Anti-Hero , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Academy City is a highly developed place in terms of technology. It is said to be 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world, and 80% of its 2.3 million residents are students. The focus of studies here is directed towards esper powers. Misaka Mikoto, one of the top level espers in town, shares a room with Kuroko Shirai, another high level esper who is a member of Judgement, a law enforcing agency composed of students. Both attend Tokiwadai, a private school reserved for the high-leveled and the rich. Kuroko's partner at Judgement, Kazari Uiharu, is a low level esper who studies at Sakugawa middle school. Her best friend and classmate there is Ruiko Saten, a level zero, one who has no esper powers. Together, the four encounter several adventures in the exciting scientific town.



Tags: Super Power , Urban , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Tomboy , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Boarding School , Superhero , Robots , Ojou-sama , Slapstick , Bisexual , School , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Tsundere , Kaiju , Shounen , Heterosexual , Gangs , Police , Orphan , Super Robot , Crossdressing , Maids

Boku no Hero Academia 7

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 7.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The seventh season of Boku no Hero Academia.

Following an all-out battle with the Paranormal Liberation Front, it is difficult for the people of Japan to continue placing faith in their heroes. To combat the combined power of Tomura Shigaraki and All For One, All Might calls for his ally from the West—the strongest woman on the planet, Star and Stripe.

However, All For One decides to intercept Star and her fleet to get his hands on her overpowered quirk before she can enter Japanese airspace. Although Endeavor, Hawks, and Best Jeanist are headed to the rendezvous point, Star makes a gamble in the present to save her comrades.



Note: The season was preceded by a 4-episode special titled 'Boku no Hero Academia: Memories' recapping events from the 6th season along with adding a few minutes of new material each episode.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Terrorism , War , Ensemble Cast , Post-Apocalyptic , Urban Fantasy , Villainess , Yandere , Police , Anti-Hero , Gore , Military , Foreign

Zetsuen no Tempest

Also known as Blast of Tempest.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

One day, a sorceress princess was stuffed into a barrel and banished.
One day, a single girl was suddenly murdered, and the culprit still runs free.
And one day, a battle spanning time and space over magic and revenge began!
Sanity and madness, sense and intelligence, self-confidence and convictions.
The tragic tale of this irrational world starts now.

The Kusaribe family is a family of sorcerers under the protection of the "Tree of Origins". Their princess, Hakaze Kusaribe, was the greatest sorceress of their family. But Samon Kusaribe, a member of their family seeking to resurrect the "Tree of World's End", a tree that opposes the "Tree of Origins" and controls the power of destruction, stuffs her into a barrel, and banishes her to a deserted island. From the deserted island, she sends a message out to sea, which is picked up by Mahiro Fuwa, a young boy who's sworn vengeance upon the criminal who killed his little sister, Aika. Mahiro agrees to help Hakaze under the condition that she find Aika's killer with her magic. But once Mahiro's best friend and Aika's lover, Yoshino Takigawa is rescued from danger, he too gets dragged into this tale of revenge.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Magic , Time Manipulation , Love Triangle , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Classic Literature , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Shounen , Post-Apocalyptic , Environmental , Pandemic , Philosophy , Witch , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Tsundere , Superhero

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen

Also known as The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc.

Studio: 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The second season of Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei.

Miyuki Shiba’s classmate Kitayama Shizuku is on her way to study abroad. For magicians, this is normally impossible, since allowing the genes of someone who can use magic outside their home country’s borders is tantamount to giving up national secrets. But it’s allowed to happen in one case—exchange programs.

And that’s how Angelina Kudou Shields, known as Lina, has arrived in Japan from the USNA to study at First High. Around the time Lina arrived in Japan, magicians began getting attacked by a mysterious being who leaves his victims drained of blood. Will Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba be able to discover the identity of the “Vampire”?



Tags: Magic , School , Espionage , Terrorism , Military , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Female Harem , Superhero , Vampire , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Incest

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Also known as SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Studio: Trigger
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions.

Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Super Robot , Alternate Universe , Denpa , Memory Manipulation , Virtual World , Meta , Superhero , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Gods , Hikikomori , Amnesia , CGI , Super Power , Aliens , Yandere , Male Protagonist , School , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Gore , Villainess , Love Triangle

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi is destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.

But getting accustomed to her powers and fighting villains are not the only things she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal in order to save the planet from destruction.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Superhero , Slapstick , Super Power , Demons , Found Family , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Reincarnation , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Animals , Fairy Tale , School , Space , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Episodic , War , Age Gap , Urban , Revenge , Aliens , Tokusatsu , LGBTQ+ Themes , Mythology , Shrine Maiden , Unrequited Love , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Boys' Love , Suicide , Makeup , Dissociative Identities

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S

Also known as A Certain Scientific Railgun S.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The second season of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun.

Something sinister is going on in Academy City. The shadows are filled with whispers of an organization cloning super-powered students known as espers. High-ranking master of electricity, Mikoto Misaka, laughs off these stories until she comes face to face with a copy of herself. After learning that these clones - her sisters - are being systematically murdered in a series of experiments designed to turn a sadistic killer into the strongest esper in history, Misaka vows to save her copies and destroy the organization responsible for the project.

As Misaka prepares to face off against the organization’s power-hungry esper, she discovers that she wasn’t the only victim of the scientific forces conspiring within the city - and that’s something Misaka and the girls of Judgement simply won’t stand for.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Urban , Superhero , Medicine , Boarding School , Primarily Female Cast , Clone , Tragedy , Artificial Intelligence , Shounen , Gore , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ojou-sama , Primarily Teen Cast , Tsundere , School , Terrorism

Boku no Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission

Also known as My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

The third installment in the Boku no Hero Academia movie franchise.

When a sinister organization threatens to wipe out all superhuman powers, the fate of the world is on the line. With two hours until the collapse of civilization, Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki manage to work as a team, but there’s still one problem. Deku’s on the run for murder.



Tags: Super Power , Cult , Superhero , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Conspiracy , Espionage , Anti-Hero , Crime , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Terrorism , Urban , Suicide , Foreign , Travel , CGI