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takt op.Destiny

Also known as takt op.Destiny.

Studio: Bandai Namco Arts , DeNA , MADHOUSE , MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Music

Music is the light that illuminates people's hearts-- and that "light" was suddenly taken from the world. The world changed the night the black "Kuroya Meteorite" fell. Grotesque monsters known as D2 emerged from the meteorite and began to overrun the land and people. As the D2 were drawn to melodies people played, eventually "music" itself became taboo.

However, those who opposed the monsters appeared. They the "Musicart," girls who draw power from music. They possess the great operas and musical scores of humanity history and use them to defeat the D2.



Tags: Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Classical Music , Foreign , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Dystopian , Disability , Adoption , Dinosaurs

Date A Live

Also known as Date A Live.

Studio: Funimation , AIC Plus+ , Nippon Columbia
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Thirty years before a strange phenomena called a "spacequake" devastated the center of Eurasia, claiming the lives of at least 150 million people. Since then, smaller spacequakes plague the world on an irregular basis. Shidou Itsuka, a seemingly ordinary high schooler comes across a mysterious girl at the ground zero of a spacequake and learns from his sister Kotori she is one of the "Spirits" who are the real cause of the spacequakes that occur when they manifest themselves in the world. He also learns that Kotori is the captain of the airship Ratatoskr and recruits him to make use of his mysterious ability to seal the Spirits' powers and stop them from being a threat to mankind. However, there is a catch: to seal a Spirit, he must make her fall in love with him.



Tags: Heterosexual , Female Harem , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Slapstick , Yandere , Love Triangle , School , Kuudere , Parody , CGI , Clone , Ensemble Cast , Swordplay , Shounen , Guns , Gore , Tsundere , Nudity , Aliens

Black Bullet

Also known as Black Bullet.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Orange , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , KADOKAWA , AT-X , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The Gastrea virus spreads like wildfire, causing each infected host to rapidly mutate, gaining new powers and abilities with every stage of development, even while they continue to attack, kill and infect multiple new hosts. Unable to fight a pandemic enemy that turns defenders into adversaries, the shocked remnants of the human race are forced to retreat into cities surrounded by giant monoliths made of Varanium, one of the few materials that can stop the Gastrea. Now mankind's last hope lies in the Cursed Children: young girls infected with the virus who have managed to retain a hold on their humanity. Paired with a partner, they alone have the strength to take on a Gastrea in one-on-one combat. But the very thing that gives them power is a ticking time bomb, so even as they protect humanity, they are also feared and shunned. Are they Girls? Monsters? Or Mankind's Ultimate Salvation?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Conspiracy , Guns , Female Harem , Military , Kaiju , Revenge , Suicide , Urban Fantasy , Yandere , Gore , Pandemic , Monster Girl , Kemonomimi

Guilty Crown

Also known as Guilty Crown.

Studio: Production I.G , Aniplex , Funimation , Movic , Fuji TV , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

Shuu's entire world was shattered after a meteorite crashed into Japan, unleashing the lethal Apocalypse Virus. The chaos and anarchy born of the outbreak cost Shuu his family and reduced him to a timid, fearful shell of the boy he'd once been. His life took another unexpected turn after a chance encounter with the stunning pop star, Inori. This mysterious beauty introduced Shuu to the King's Right Hand: a genetic mutation that allows him to reach into hearts of mortals and turn them into weapons.

Shuu finds himself caught in the crossfire between those who desperately seek his newfound strength. On one side lurks a clandestine government agency, and on the other, Inori and the spirited band of rebels known as Funeral Parlor. The choice is Shuu's to make - and the world is his to change.



Tags: Super Power , Terrorism , Dystopian , Pandemic , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Real Robot , Politics , Urban , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Incest , Body Horror , Crime , Yandere , Nudity , Female Harem , Disability , Nekomimi

Lycoris Recoil

Also known as Lycoris Recoil.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , ABC Animation , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Slice of Life

“LycoReco” is a café with a traditional Japanese twist located in downtown Tokyo. But the delicious coffee and sugary sweets are not the only orders this café takes! From delivering packages short distances, to pick-ups and drop-offs on the lonely streets at night, to zombies and giant monster extermination…?! Whatever your problem, we're here to help! We will solve any kind of "trouble" you may have!

Waiting for you are the ever-smiling poster-girl and the cool, serious newcomer. A petite girl who never wants to work and a young woman approaching thirty who wants to get married. And the manager is a nice guy who’s obsessed with Japan!

Whatever your order is, leave it all up to us♪



Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Crime , Guns , Assassins , Terrorism , Conspiracy , Urban , Yuri , Found Family , Work , Orphan , Kuudere , Espionage , Restaurant , Boys' Love , Adoption , LGBTQ+ Themes , Police , Parenthood , Politics , CGI , Bar

Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

Also known as The Asterisk War.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Invertia (meteor storm)… an unprecedented disaster that struck the world during the 20th century.

Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana (the all-encompassing element), was discovered, which allowed human technology to make rapid strides.

This also gave rise to a new species of human born with unique skills – the Star Pulse Generation (Genestella).

The setting for the world’s greatest comprehensive battle spectacle, the Festas (Star Warrior Festivals), is an academy city above the water surrounded by six academies called Rikka also commonly known as Asterisk. Having transferred into Seidoukan Academy in order to fulfill his own wish, scholarship student Ayato Amagiri swears he too will fight in this city.

Burning souls race…

The curtain rises on this school battle spectacle!



Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Magic , Swordplay , School , Kuudere , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots , War , School Club

BEATLESS

Also known as BEATLESS.

Studio: diomedéa
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

I believe in that smile. Even if you don't have a soul.

2105 A.D. Japan

The humanoid android hiE became part of people's life and was handling the things human could and couldn't do. Endou Arato, unlike his friends Kenko and Ryou who hate hiE, felt sympathy for hiE which are supposed to be just objects. One night, Arato suddenly gets assaulted by mysterious falling cherry blossoms that make hiE and machines run havoc. Will the cornered Arato be saved by the mysterious hiE Lacia...

Note: Includes Beatless Final Stage (eps 21-24).

Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Robots , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , Politics , Love Triangle , School

Mirai Nikki

Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Asread , Rakuonsha , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , 12 Diary Holders , Dwango , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Survival , Yandere , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Suicide , Meta , Gore , Gods , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Crime , Super Power , Urban , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Age Gap , Clone , Anti-Hero , Netorare , Guns , CGI , Terrorism , Police , Henshin , Adoption , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Orphan , Tanned Skin , Cult , Stop Motion , Disability , Psychosexual , Boys' Love

Kyoukai no Kanata

Also known as Beyond the Boundary.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Lantis , Pony Canyon , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

They should never have met. They shouldn't even exist. But when they come together, the entire world will change. The last surviving member of her clan, Mirai Kuriyama is cursed with the terrifying ability to control and manipulate blood, a power so heretical that she is shunned even by those with the ability to understand her "gift". Akihito Kanbara is only half human, but while the monstrous other half of his lineage seems to have doomed him to a life alone, it has also given him near invulnerability in the form of rapid healing. Alone, their futures seem bleak, but when a chance encounter brings them together, it becomes clear that they share more than just an unexpected bond. Together they share a destiny and a mission that only the two of them together may be strong enough to survive.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Demons , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Magic , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Swordplay , Tragedy , Amnesia , Conspiracy , School Club , Revenge , Kuudere , Idol

Masou Gakuen HxH

Also known as Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia.

Studio: Production IMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Hida Kizuna possesses the HHG (Heart Hybrid Gear) ability, but it is not strong enough to make him particularly important. His older sister calls him to transfer to a strategic defense school, where many of the students (many of which are large-breasted girls) use their HHG abilities to fight invaders from another world while wearing extremely skimpy pilot outfits. Kizuna's fighting ability doesn't measure up, but his sister has another plan; getting the girls to have erotic experiences with Kizuna, so that it will allow them to replenish their energy or power-up. It looks like his new school life is going to be full of embarrassment!



Tags: Nudity , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Female Cast , Isekai , Achronological Order , LGBTQ+ Themes , Watersports , Estranged Family