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Dragon Ball

Also known as Dragon Ball.

Studio: Toei Animation , Funimation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them and wish for a perfect boyfriend. Goku happens to be in possession of a dragon ball, but unfortunately for Bulma, he refuses to part ways with it, so she makes him a deal: he can tag along on her journey if he lets her borrow the dragon ball's power. With that, the two set off on the journey of a lifetime.

They don't go on the journey alone. On the way, they meet the old Muten-Roshi and wannabe disciple Kuririn, with whom Goku trains to become a stronger martial artist for the upcoming World Martial Arts Tournament. However, it's not all fun and games; the ability to make any wish come true is a powerful one, and there are others who would do much worse than just wishing for a boyfriend. To stop those who would try to abuse the legendary power, they train to become stronger fighters, using their newfound strength to help the people around them along the way.



Tags: Shounen , Martial Arts , Super Power , Travel , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Battle Royale , Dragons , Aliens , Wuxia , Anachronism , Military , Urban Fantasy , Time Skip , Dinosaurs , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Demons , Shapeshifting , Adoption , Robots , Tanned Skin , Kaiju , Ninja , Dissociative Identities

Dragon Ball DAIMA

Also known as Dragon Ball DAIMA.

Studio: Toei Animation , Shueisha , Fuji TV
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure

Goku and company were living peaceful lives when they suddenly turned small due to a conspiracy! When they discover that the reason for this may lie in a world known as the "Demon Realm", a mysterious young Majin named Glorio appears before them.



Tags: Demons , Super Power , Primarily Child Cast , Shounen , Age Regression , Male Protagonist , Gods , Magic , Martial Arts , Henshin

SAND LAND: THE SERIES

Also known as Sand Land: The Series.

Studio: Sunrise , Kamikaze Douga , Studio Anima
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

In the far future, war has destroyed the entire Earth, leaving only a barren wasteland where the supply of water is controlled by the greedy king. In search of a long-lost lake, Sheriff Rao asked the king of the demons for help...and got the king's son, Beelzebub, and his assistant, Thief. Together the unlikely trio sets off across the desert, facing dragons, bandits and the deadliest foe of all... the King's army itself!

The first half of the SAND LAND: THE SERIES anime, episodes one to six, are titled “Akuma no Ooji” and is based on the film adaptation with some new footage, it will premiere alongside episode seven, which is the first episode of a brand-new arc titled “Tenshi no Yuusha”.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Tanks , Desert , Full CGI , Dystopian , CGI , Demons , Military , Angels , Primarily Male Cast , War , Shounen

Dragon Ball Z

Also known as Dragon Ball Z.

Studio: Toei Animation , Funimation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Goku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Freeza, Cell, or Boo, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race, Saiyan. He meets many new people, gaining allies as well as enemies, as he still finds time to raise a family and be the happy-go-lucky Saiyan he is.



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Henshin , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Cultivation , Aliens , Space , Time Skip , Afterlife , Coming of Age , Mythology , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Dragons , Time Manipulation , Robots , Gods , Reincarnation , Cyborg , Anachronism , Gore , Revenge , Gender Bending , Body Swapping , Dinosaurs , Battle Royale , Dissociative Identities , Rural , Memory Manipulation

Ranpou

Studio: NAS , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

TV anime adaptation of Masatoshi Uchizaki's gag comedy manga "Ranpou".

Tags: School , Parody , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick

Patalliro!

Studio: Magic Bus , Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance

Patarillo! is set in a society much like ours in most ways, with one decided twist. The manga on which it is based is one of the much-read works produced for adolescent Japanese girls that features a healthy proportion of gay men and beautiful teenagers aka bishounen (beautiful boys). Most of the action takes place in Marinera, the land of eternal spring, located somewhere in the South Seas. The country is a major producer of diamonds; they provide much of the basis of conflict in the anime series. They come from one of the most prolific mines in the world, owned by the king of Marinera, the vertically challenged but horizontally endowed boy-king Patarillo himself. The International Diamond Syndicate - a huge semi- criminal organization/ secret society dedicated to taking over the worlds entire diamond supply- wants that mine and will stop at nothing to get it. In the early episodes they send off a number of bishounen assassins to do in Patarillo, which necessitates his having a bodyguard, the English MI6 agent, Major Jack (Bishounen-Killer) Bancoran. Bancorans nickname doesnt mean he shoots bishounen in cold blood. The soubriquet comes from the fact that no male under the age of 17 can resist his sexual fascination. This, to Bancorans eternal disgust, includes Patarillo himself. The action switches often from Marinera to MI6 headquarters in London (London seems to be an easy two hours flight from the South Seas) or Bancorans palatial condo in the suburbs of same. (MI6, be it noted, looks a lot like Fritz Langs Metropolis, while Jacks apartment bears a passing resemblance to Randolph Hearst`s spread.) The action also goes into the past and future and out into space. Patarillo evidently gets around.



Tags: Parody , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast , Satire , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Politics , Assassins , Slapstick , Detective , Guns , Crossdressing , Robots , Time Manipulation

SAND LAND

Also known as Sand Land.

Studio: Sunrise , Kamikaze Douga , Studio Anima
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

In a desert world where both demons and humans suffer from an extreme water shortage, Beelzebub, the prince of demons, and Rao, a small-town sheriff, form a tag-team and set off on an adventure in search of the Phantom Lake somewhere in the desert.



Tags: Desert , Shounen , Post-Apocalyptic , Tanks , Full CGI , Military , Revenge , CGI , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , War , Guns

Anmitsu-hime

Also known as Princess Anmitsu.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away from the castle to venture into the commoners' life. During her daring adventure, she befriends a group of children who make a living by pick-pocketing. At the same time, she finally meets her prince charming Senbei, the leader of the group. However, she soon finds herself in an awkward position when she learns of the children's new plot: they are planning to steal the treasures from her own castle. Will she be able to put a stop to it without revealing her true identity?

Tags: Shoujo , Tomboy , Historical , Family Life

Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story is about a 9-year old boy named Wataru Ikusabe that is magically transported to a magical realm of the gods called Soukaizan which he is supposed to save. In his quest to save the realm, he manages to transform a clay sculpture into a somewhat autonomous (small) Super Robot.



Tags: Shounen , Super Robot , Isekai , Slapstick , Ninja

Urusei Yatsura

Also known as Urusei Yatsura.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Studio DEEN , Kitty Film , Discotek , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Urusei Yatsura concerns the tempestuous relationship between two focal characters: Ataru Moroboshi who is possibly the most unfaithful, unlucky and lecherous idiot to have ever been born, and there's Lum, a tigerskin-bikini clad alien package of sex appeal, jealousy and electricity who's fallen for him. The series chronicles the misadventures of these two stubborn teenagers along with a veritable entourage of weird characters. Among these characters is the richest boy on the planet, a superhuman schoolgirl, a fire-breathing baby, a powerful priestess/school nurse, a cute and psychotic alien vixen with a split personality, a gender-bending martial artist, an alien biker chick, an ice queen of Neptune, a deranged monk, a giant ghost cat and hundreds of other lunatic personalities; aliens, humans and inhumans alike interract in endless hysteria in a town named Tomobiki.

Tags: Episodic , Aliens , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Male Protagonist , Tomboy , Super Power , School , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Youkai , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Family Life , Shrine Maiden , Nudity , Tsundere , Animals , Tanks , Female Harem , Crossdressing , Ojou-sama , Magic , Time Manipulation , Military , Dinosaurs , Shapeshifting , Goblin