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Ling Qi

Also known as Spiritpact.

Studio: Haoliners Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

You Keika, the heir of an old famous family of Exorcists, is stricken with poverty after losing his parents and struggles as a street fortune teller and a part time computer tech. One night at a junkyard, he meets a mysterious and charismatic Exorcist, Tanmoku Ki, who is fighting an evil spirit. To compound his misfortunes, he gets hit by car and becomes a ghost. Tanmoku Ki appears and asks You Keika to make a “pact” with him to fight Evil Spirits together. Here starts the friendship of our heroes!



Note: This series was originally released in Chinese as an ONA between June 21, 2016 and November 1, 2016. There were 20 episodes at 14 minutes each. A Japanese dub was then produced by Haoliner's Japanese branch, Emon, which aired on TV in Winter 2017 under the title Spiritpact. Each TV episode was comprised of two ONA episodes with minor aesthetic touch-ups. Thus, the Japanese (and Crunchyroll-licensed) version has 10 episodes at 24 minutes each.

Tags: Male Protagonist , Magic , Boys' Love , Ghost , Exorcism , Youkai , Necromancy , Swordplay , Urban Fantasy , Tsundere , Age Regression , Shapeshifting , Super Power

Ling Qi: Huang Quan Zhi Qi

Also known as Spiritpact -Bond of The Underworld-.

Studio: Haoliners Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Supernatural

The second season of Spiritpact (Ling Qi). The series' Japanese dub premiered simultaneously with the original Chinese version and aired on Tokyo MX.



Tags: Boys' Love , Male Protagonist , Magic , Youkai , Tsundere , Swordplay , Henshin , Exorcism , Curses , Ghost , Conspiracy , Necromancy , Proxy Battle , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Super Power

Modao Zushi

Also known as The Founder of Diabolism.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , B.CMAY PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

The Wen Clan's rampage caused untold sufferings, and the other cultivation clans launched the "Sunshot Campaign" to join forces against the Wen Clan. Although Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch, had made great contributions to overthrowing the Wens, he was stigmatized and punished because he was considered too powerful and dangerous. He was persecuted by ten thousand people.

Thirteen years later, Wei Wuxian has been brought back by a sacrificial ritual and has met again with old acquaintances such as Lan Wangji from the Gusu Lan Clan and Jiang Cheng from the Yunmeng Jiang Clan. The mysteries of Wei Wuxian's past remain, and conflicts in the cultivation world have resurfaced - all of which began from when they were all once youths.



Tags: Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Wuxia , Reincarnation , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Necromancy , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Historical , Magic , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Boys' Love , Politics , Zombie , Foreign , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Achronological Order , Adoption , Gore , CGI , Torture , Archery , Slavery , Crime , Suicide

Tian Guan Ci Fu

Also known as Heaven Official's Blessing.

Studio: Haoliners Animation , bilibili , Red Dog Culture House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Xie Lian, the crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, successfully ascends to Heaven during his third trial in spite of successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian has to descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts, which may help him sustain his divinity.



Tags: Gods , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Cultivation , Wuxia , Magic , Boys' Love , Rural , Travel , Demons , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Historical , Revenge , Lost Civilization , Swordplay , Shapeshifting , War , Bullying , Mahjong , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes

Mindiao Ju Yi Wen Lu

Also known as Bureau of Paranormal Investigation.

Studio: B.CMAY PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural , Thriller

Once, during a manhunt near the border, a team mistakenly entered an alien cave, unleashing sniper Shen La’s special energy. During that crisis, a white-haired man named Wu Rendi came to the rescue, taking Shen La and his companion Sun Desheng to a mysterious organization known as the Bureau of Paranormal Investigation and Research. There, they joined the First Section of the Bureau. The two of them successfully rescued an archeological team in the desert and completed the internal transfer test. However, Shen La’s abnormal energy led to heated debate at the Bureau and exacerbated internal conflict.

While addressing the paranormal comas that befell large numbers of people across Kylin City, the Bureau subdued Yang Liao, another white-haired man, who began work in Section 6 under Wu Rendi. During a battle with the evil Xiao Sanda for a hidden artifact called the Chart of Heavenly Principles, Shen La was in danger of being swallowed up by his abnormal energy and forced to awaken. During a life-and-death struggle, Wu Rendi implanted a “seed” from the white-haired man into Shen La’s body. Shen La underwent metamorphosis and is now about to embark upon a new chapter in his life.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of 33 minutes

Tags: Drugs , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Military , CGI

Shanhe Jian Xin

Also known as Thousand Autumns.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , Motion Magic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity. Even more so, he did not believe that there could be someone with great kindness and sense of justice, who would be so considerate of others without asking anything in return.

One day, Shen Qiao, who was the sect leader of Mount Xuandu, the number one Daoist sect under the heavens, was challenged to a duel but somehow fell off the cliff.

Yan Wushi happened to pass by down there.Seeing Shen Qiao who was seriously injured to the point of dying, he suddenly came up with a perfect idea…

After thousands of autumns, who could stay eternal?

Tags: Wuxia , Male Protagonist , Full CGI , Cultivation , Amnesia , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Tragedy , Rehabilitation , Crime , Martial Arts , Revenge , Boys' Love , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Magic , Yandere , Politics

Diwang Gonglue

Also known as The Emperor's Strategy.

Studio: Seven Stone Entertainment , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery

As part of the imperial family, every move by Chu Yuan in this game of chess is made with apprehension, fearing that with a moment of inattentiveness, the whole match will be lost in a single move. Ascending to the throne at eighteen, not half a year passes before civil strife erupts in Yun Nan. Though the thoughts of the old guard at the imperial court are not exactly identical, they are all waiting to see how the new emperor will put an end to this.



Tags: Historical , Wuxia , Male Protagonist , Politics , Swordplay , Boys' Love , War

Donten ni Warau

Also known as Laughing Under the Clouds.

Studio: Doga Kobo , Nippon Television Network , VAP , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

When swords were outlawed in the Meiji era, the mighty samurais began to disappear. Those who rejected the ban rebelled, causing unrest throughout the countryside. To combat this criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement—but could there be more to their mission?



Tags: Historical , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Ninja , Mythology , Family Life , Shoujo , Tragedy , Military , Primarily Male Cast , Prison , Conspiracy , Reincarnation

Honoo no Mirage

Also known as Mirage of Blaze.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Aniplex , Media Blasters , Studio Matrix , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Takaya Ohgi is just a typical high school guy who wants nothing more than to protect his best friend and live a normal life. Enter Nobutsuna Naoe, an older man who informs Takaya that he is in fact the reincarnation of Lord Kagetora. Naoe, himself a possessor, awakens Takaya's abilities to exorcise evil spirits and fight the Fuedal Underworld. While most possessors remember their former lives before being reincarnated, Takaya does not. Naoe is thankful for this, considering his passionate and abusive past with his Lord Kagetora. As Takaya improves his abilities , he also begins to remember what Naoe did because of his love for him. Meanwhile the dark forces of the Hojo and Fuma clans begin their attack as the Fuedal Underworld descends upon the living world.



Tags: Historical , Reincarnation , Amnesia , Boys' Love , Ghost , Male Protagonist , School