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Kenpuu Denki Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

Studio: OLM , VAP , Media Blasters , NYAV Post , Nippon Television Network , Hakusensha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Set during a time that very much resembles Europe during the Middle Ages, Berserk is a story of revenge set in the castle town of Midland. Recently, the town has seen the rise of a wicked king, who uses demonic minions to control and victimise his subjects.

However, when a lone soldier enters the town calling himself the Black Swordsman and armed to the teeth, many sense that the king's days of unchecked oppression are over. Soon, the Black Swordsman is plying his trade by hunting down the king's evil servants, giving no quarter, and preparing to exact his vengeance on the king.



Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Swordplay , Cosmic Horror , War , Male Protagonist , Gore , Anti-Hero , Found Family , Military , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Torture , Demons , Revenge , Politics , Medieval , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Travel , Tsundere , Class Struggle , Curses , Archery , Fugitive , Nudity , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Skeleton , Survival

Fuuto Tantei

Also known as Fuuto PI.

Studio: Studio KAI , Toei , ADK Emotions , Bandai , BANDAI SPIRITS , Toei Video
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

In the ecologically-minded city of Fuuto, mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives called Gaia Memories are used by criminals and other interested parties to become monsters called Dopants, committing crimes with the police force powerless to stop them. To make matters worse, the Gaia Memories carry a dangerous toxin that cause their users to go insane to the point where they could die from the life-threatening devices. After the death of his boss, the self-proclaimed hard-boiled detective Shoutaro Hidari works with the mysterious Philip to investigate crimes which involve Dopants. Using their own Gaia Memories, Shoutaro and Philip use the Double Driver belts to transform and combine into Kamen Rider Double to fight the Dopant menace and keep Fuuto safe.

Note: An anime project commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Kamen Rider's debut.

Tags: Henshin , Detective , Motorcycles , Tokusatsu , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Amnesia , Otaku Culture , Cannibalism , Conspiracy , CGI , Idol , Video Games

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Shueisha , Aniplex of America , ufotable , ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Monster Girl , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Travel , Orphan , CGI , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Rural , Slapstick , Historical , Rotoscoping , Super Power , Body Horror , Curses , Chibi , Time Skip , Snowscape , Animals , Food

KARAS

Also known as Karas.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The world of the humans and the world of the demons (yōkai) have overlapped one another, leaving humans to walk the streets of life as they normally would, while demons walk, hidden from the naked eye, down the very same streets. A seemingly young woman named Yurine and her servant, the Karas (from the Japanese word for "Crow"), have long maintained order and balance between the overlapped worlds, ultimately keeping the demons from interrupting the lives of humans. However, humans have come to forget and jest at the existence of demons, and no longer understand the privilege it is to live without fear. Disgusted by this arrogance, an old Karas turns his back on the laws he had once upheld, and in his human form, named Eko, he creates an army of Mikura, or mechanized demons, to ready an attack on the human race.

A young man named Otoha inherits the powers of the Karas and takes his place at the side of Yurine, who claims that his soul called out for her while he lived the life of a human. They live in the world of the demons. It is now up to Otoha to prove himself as a Karas, and restore the balance that Eko threatens to upset.

Meanwhile, a superstitious police officer named Sagisaka and his rational new recruit, Kure, follow the trail of the murders dealt by Eko's Mikura, as well as the trail of a rogue Mikura named Nue. The prophecy unfolds from here into a grave revelation for all in the city.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Henshin , Super Power , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , CGI , Mythology , Demons , Shapeshifting , Detective , Yakuza , Cyberpunk

CLAYMORE

Also known as Claymore.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Funimation , Avex Entertainment , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror

A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry - Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam from skirmish to skirmish delivering salvation by the edge of a blade.

Thus begins the twisting tale of Clare, one such sister of the sword driven by pain in both victory and defeat. A child silent and suffering hidden in her past, Clare's march toward vengeance unfolds along a path marked by violence, solitude and scorn. In a land where even the predator is prey, the haunted hearts of hunter and hunted alike wear the scars of the age.



Tags: Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Gore , Demons , Kuudere , Orphan , Shapeshifting , Cannibalism , Fugitive , Medieval , Super Power , Tomboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Body Horror , Snowscape , Shounen , Rural , Urban , Torture , Desert

Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I - Haou no Tamago

Also known as Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King.

Studio: Horipro , Viz Media , NYAV Post , Yahoo! Japan , Studio 4°C , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who leads the Band of the Hawk mercenary army. After Guts joins the Band and the relationship between the two men begins to blossom, Casca, the tough, lone swordswoman in the Band of the Hawk, struggles to accept Guts and the influence he has on the world around her. While the two men begin to fight together, Griffith continues to rise to power, all seemingly in order to reach his mysterious, prophesied goals. What lengths will Guts and Griffith go to in order to reach these goals, and where will fate take the two men?



Tags: War , Male Protagonist , Military , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Politics , Medieval , CGI , Seinen , Gore , Historical , Tragedy , Tomboy , Primarily Male Cast , Survival , Demons , Tanned Skin , Nudity

Dororo

Also known as Dororo.

Studio: MAPPA , Twin Engine , Tezuka Productions , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears, a nose or a mouth - was abandoned in a river as a baby. Rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who equips him with artificial limbs and teaches him sword-fighting techniques, Hyakkimaru discovers that each time he slays a demon, a piece of his body is restored. Now, he roams the war-torn countryside in search of demons.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Disability , Swordplay , Tragedy , Samurai , Estranged Family , Youkai , Anti-Hero , Orphan , War , Male Protagonist , Curses , Historical , Rural , Travel , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Tomboy , Kuudere , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ghost , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Prostitution , Nun

Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru

Also known as The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World.

Studio: KADOKAWA , Satelight , Square Enix , Satelight , Nippon Columbia , BS11 , AT-X , TV Aichi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Togo Asagaki was the Red Ranger in a heroic Ranger squad. During their final battle against an evil organization, he gave his life to guarantee their triumph. But fate had other plans, and he found himself reborn in an entirely different world. Embracing his new role as an adventurer, he transforms into Kizuna Red and continues his pursuit of justice, helping those in need.



Tags: Super Robot , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Isekai , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Magic , Medieval , Royal Affairs , Superhero , Tsundere , CGI , Swordplay , Spearplay , Guns , Archery , Motorcycles , Desert , Aliens , Demons , Space , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Elf , Dungeon , Heterosexual , Dragons

Gakuen Tokusou Hikaruon

Also known as Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon.

Studio: AIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Hikaru is at first sight a student like others but actually it is a super hero defending the Earth of the demons. He has a powerful super bike and a combat suit. Inspired by the classic Space Sheriff (Uchuu Keiji) trilogy of the Metal Heroes Tokusatsu franchise, namely Space Sheriff's Gavan and Sharivan.



Tags: Super Power , Tokusatsu , School , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Alternate Universe

Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen - MEMORIAL EDITION

Also known as Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition.

Studio: Studio 4°C , Aniplex , Hakusensha , VAP , Beyond C. , KDDI , Movic , Yahoo! Japan , Good Smile Company , Rialto Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Kentaro Miura's legendary series returns in Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition.

The lone mercenary Guts travels a land where a century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally and confidant, but despite all their victories, Guts begins to question why he fights for another man’s dream of ruling his own kingdom. Unknown to Guts, Griffith’s unyielding ambition is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both.



Note: This is a TV broadcast of the Golden Age film trilogy, with hundreds of new cuts including the "Bonfire of Dreams" scene and new music by Susumu Hirasawa and Shiro Sagisu.

Tags: Demons , Seinen , War , Swordplay , Gore , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Military , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Medieval , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , CGI , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Travel , Nudity , Tomboy