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Slayers

Also known as The Slayers.

Studio: E&G Films , SoftX , Marubeni , TV Tokyo , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Welcome to a world where magic reigns and monsters lurk behind every corner. Into his land of deadly dragons and menacing magicians comes our heroine -- Lina Inverse, a cute, fireball-throwing sorceress who steals from the wicked and gives to herself! Along with Gourry, a handsome but dumb-as-a-rock swordsman, Lina challenges the forces of not-so-goodness as she seeks truth, justice, fame and gold! Well, mostly fame and gold... Grab your pack and join the wackiest bunch of misfits ever to embark on a quest!



Tags: Magic , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Demons , Anti-Hero , Parody , Slapstick , Dragons

Gakkou no Kaidan

Also known as Ghost Stories.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Aniplex , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Kids and ghosts. When young Satsuki finds an old book of spells from her passed away mother, she gains the power to fight ghosts that are haunting her new school. With the help of her friends, and of a really wicked devil cat, she must protect everyone around her or be haunted for ever more.



Tags: Ghost , Primarily Child Cast , School , Episodic , Youkai , Afterlife , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Parody , Demons , Animals , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Skeleton , Tanned Skin

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho

Also known as Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Funimation , Yomiko Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Urameshi Yusuke, 14 years of age, is about as troublesome and violent as teenagers come. He is constantly ditching school, causing trouble, and getting into numerous fights everyday. One day however, he does the unexpected, sacrificing himself to save a young child. Such an action, was never ever expected, especially coming from someone as troublesome as Urameshi Yusuke. The afterlife is not prepared for Yusuke, as they never thought he would make such a sacrifice. Nowhere to go, and dead, Yusuke becomes a ghost and must earn his way back into existence.

Yusuke is "employed" by Koenma, who is in charge while his father and ruler of the afterlife, King Enma, is away. Under Koenma's command, Yusuke helps to stop menacing demons that threaten the lives of people everywhere; whether by stealing priceless and invaluable items and destructive weapons, or by wreaking havoc on humans everywhere.

Throughout Yusuke's journey, he is usually joined by; his arch-rival, and local bully, Kuwabara Kazuma. He is also joined by two demons named Hiei and Kurama, whom are ex-convicts of the afterlife that managed to escape from Koenma.

This group of unlikely allies goes on to participate and struggle in battles that have outcomes that determine the fate of humanity!



Tags: Coming of Age , Shounen , Demons , Philosophy , Super Power , Delinquents , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Afterlife , Primarily Male Cast , Youkai , Tsundere , Cultivation , Dissociative Identities , Ghost , Heterosexual , Tomboy , School

Petshop of Horrors

Also known as Petshop of Horrors.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Trans Arts , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Count D, a quite interesting pet shop owner from an area called Chinatown, sells rare and hard to come by pets to people longing for something special, but with each sale comes a contract. If the rules of the contract are followed, everything goes fine, but if someone should break the rules of the contract, the pet shop cannot be held responsible for anything unfortunate that might happen. Leon Orcot, a homicide detective, has linked many odd and unexplainable deaths together; they all were customers of Count D's pet shop, and he intends to find out why.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Josei , Foreign , Episodic , Animals , Mythology , Philosophy , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Crime , Body Horror , Police , Mermaid , Magic , Anthropomorphism , Nudity , Love Triangle , Urban , Necromancy , Body Swapping

Yami no Shihosha Judge

Also known as Judge.

Studio: Movic , Sony Music Entertainment , Animate , KSS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Supernatural

Hoichiro Ohma works in an office. Everybody knows him as a silent, humble man. Even his girlfriend, Nanase, doesn't suspect that he could be something more, but he is. When a person dies as a victim of murder; when someone kills himself with a curse on his lips; when someone's death needs to be judged, he is there, for he is a Judge Of Darkness. Following the Laws Of Darkness, with a book made of human skin and an unusual parrot, he pronounces judgement over living criminals that would otherwise go free.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast

Dream Hunter REM

Studio: Sai Enterprise , Procen Studio , Anime R
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Rem is an ordinary woman in our world, but in the world of dreams, she becomes a dream warrior, defending humanity from the evils there. When dream demons reach the waking world, she fights them with the help of her pets which transform into a tiger and wolf.
Note: This series was originally produced as a single episode OVA, which featured explicit sexual content. After the release of the first episode, the production of the OVA changed and the first episode was re-released with another episode bundled together, while also replacing all the sexual content with new scenes. The second and third episodes followed suite and contains no sexual content either.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Demons , Henshin , Ghost , Super Power , Gore , Guns , Outdoor , Tennis , Swordplay

Yuugen Kaisha

Also known as Phantom Quest Corp..

Studio: MADHOUSE , Pioneer LDC , Geneon Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

In a country where companies are categorized into many subdivisions and corporations, only one of them is a ghost corp - the Phantom quest corp. When otherworldly supernatural phenomenon threatens the city and its populace, Ayaka Kisaragi and her employees are on the job to fight any and all supernatural menace.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Episodic , Demons , Youkai , Detective , Police , Ghost , Primarily Adult Cast , Vampire , Slapstick

Night Walker: Mayonaka no Tantei

Also known as Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective.

Studio: Bandai Visual , AIC , BeSTACK , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Mystery

Shido Tatsuhiko is not only a private eye... he is also a vampire with no real memory of his past. Joined by Yayoi Matsunaga, a female government agent, Riho Yamazaki, an orphaned teenage girl working as his girl Friday and Guni, a little green imp, Shido must face demonic creatures known as Nightbreed. Meanwhile, Cain, the vampire who made him what he is now, is seeking him...



Tags: Vampire , Demons , Detective , Urban Fantasy , Amnesia , Guns , Swordplay , Episodic , Boys' Love , Gore , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Twins , Nudity

Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho

Also known as Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Animax , Lantis , Bandai Namco Arts , Sony Pictures Entertainment , SKY Perfect , JY Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

Are you a victim of unwanted spirit possession? Is there a ghost you need sent up and away...or down to burn for all eternity? If the answer is yes, then you need Muhyo and Roji, experts in magic law. Serving justice to evil spirits is their specialty.


Tags: Shounen , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Demons , Primarily Male Cast ,

Uchuu Kaizoku Mito no Daibouken

Also known as Space Pirate Mito.

Studio: Genco , Media Blasters , NYAV Post
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Mito, a three-foot tall alien, is known as a wanted criminal and the galaxy's most dangerous pirate. But all she really wants is to be called "Mom." Aoi, her earthbound son, has no idea about his mother's infamous career. Aoi's in for an adventure that brings him to all corners of the universe, with the first working mom to carry a pulse rifle!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Agender , Robots , Shapeshifting , Space , Pirates , Family Life , Gender Bending , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Teacher , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Episodic