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BANANA FISH

Also known as BANANA FISH.

Studio: MAPPA , Aniplex , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Movic , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...



Tags: Gangs , Mafia , Tragedy , Crime , Conspiracy , Drugs , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Revenge , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes , Criminal Organization , Foreign , Boys' Love , Shoujo , Noir , Anti-Hero , Fugitive , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Rescue , Assassins , Orphan , Classic Literature , Prison , Ensemble Cast , Photography , Tanned Skin

Buddy Daddies

Also known as Buddy Daddies.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Aniplex , ABC Animation , Nagoya TV Housou , Nitroplus , TOKYO MX , BS11 , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Assassins Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa meet Miri, a girl looking for her father on Christmas Day. Kazuki, Rei, and Miri unexpectedly end up living together.

Follows Kazuki Kurusu, a criminal contractor/coordinator who lives with his best friend, Rei Suwa, a professional assassin who has been raised from childhood to be a contract killer. Kazuki is outgoing and loves gambling and women, while Rei is a man of few words who spends his off time playing video games. One day, the two buddies end up caring for Miri Unasaka, a four year old girl whose father is a mafia boss, after Miri accidentally wanders into a firefight in a hotel while looking for her father.

Tags: Family Life , Found Family , Parenthood , Assassins , Adoption , Crime , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Guns , Work , Urban , Female Protagonist , School , Espionage , Mafia , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gore , Time Skip , Video Games

Otohime CONNECTION

Studio: Animate , ING , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life

Special based on the manga by Ooya Kazumi, published in Betsukomi Flower Comics.

An all-male pop group doubles as a detective agency. The cute girl member of the agency is kidnapped when one of the men's past returns to trouble them all in the present.



Tags: Shoujo

Kusatta Kyoushi no Houteishiki

Studio: Daiei , J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Atsushi Arisawa enrolls at Jougaouka High School to be near Masami Shibata (Ma-chan) who was his childhood crush. Unbeknownst to Atsushi, however, Masami no longer works at the school and his brother, Masayoshi is now the nurse. Atsushi mistakes Masayoshi for Masami and is horrified because to him, it appears that Masami's personality has done a complete 180. Add to the fact that Atsushi's friend, Kouji Inagaki is totally in love and constantly trying to make-out with him, Atsushi's life at Jougaoka is hell..until he starts thinking that maybe the new Ma-chan isn't so bad afterall and that, maybe he actually likes the way Ma-chan is now. Until of course, he finds out that Masayoshi isn't Masami.



Tags: Teacher , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , School , Primarily Male Cast , Love Triangle , Age Gap

Kimera

Studio: Toho , Animate Film , Artland
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Strange "lifepods" have crashed in the western mountains, bringing with them supernatural beings previously found only in the realm of folk-lore and fantasy. Vampires walk the Earth, at war with Humanity an each other, driven by the most terrifying of genetic imperatives. Like wasps seeking a spider, they have come to this planet for only one purpose: to perpetuate their species.



Tags: Chimera , Boys' Love , Guns , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Incest , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Nudity

KIZUNA

Studio: SIDO , Daiei
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Ranmaru and Kei have a strong and passionate relationship built on years of trust, sacrifice and love. But when the mysterious son of a Yakuza boss begins to pursue Ranmaru's affection, tempers flare, and hidden emotions rise to the surface. Will Ranmaru and Kei's love survive, or will the emotional conflict finally come to a head?



Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Yakuza