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High School Fleet

Also known as High School Fleet.

Studio: Production IMS , Half H.P Studio , Aniplex , Asmik Ace , Contents Seed , Nippon BS Broadcasting , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life

A hundred years after catastrophic shifts in tectonic plates caused most of its area to submerge, Japan now thrives as a maritime nation. High functioning cities line the coasts of Japan, and well developed sea routes are defended by specialized naval ships. The marine industry is flourishing, and young girls are eager to join the Blue Mermaids—highly skilled women who devote their lives to protecting the seas.

After some time apart, childhood friends Akeno Misaki and Moeka China are reunited at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School. Here they are joined by others who share their dream of becoming Blue Mermaids. Soon, training exercises commence, with Akeno and Moeka being put in charge of their own ships and crew. Everything is progressing smoothly for Akeno as she settles into her role as captain and builds camaraderie between her fellow crew members aboard the Harekaze, a destroyer ship. However, unexpected engine and navigation failures soon leave their ship stranded and the crew in danger.

High School Fleet follows the Harekaze's valiant crew as they navigate treacherous waters and other obstacles on their quest to become fully-fledged Blue Mermaids.



Tags: Ships , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Primarily Teen Cast , Coastal , Post-Apocalyptic

Strike Witches

Also known as Strike Witches.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , KLOCKWORX , NTT Docomo , 501st JOINT FIGHTER WING
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches. These darlings of the great blue yonder may not have standard issue uniforms, but they do have all the right stuff. Where the average flyboy falters, these dolls blast aliens to bits in the bat of an eyelash. With a little magic and a whole lot of leg, the girls of the 501st are winning the war on pants, and aliens!



Tags: Kemonomimi , Aviation , Female Protagonist , Magic , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , War , Yuri , Tsundere , Kuudere , CGI

So Ra No Wo To

Also known as Sound of the Sky.

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

In a lonely corner of the world, on the edge of No Man’s Land, sits Clocktower Fortress. It’s home to the 1121st Platoon of the Helvetian Army, and their newest member is a 15-year-old volunteer named Kanata Sorami, who enlisted to learn how to play the bugle. When she was a child, Kanata was saved by a beautiful soldier and found inspiration in the clear, golden sound of her trumpet. From that day forward, Kanata decided music would be her life.

As the other platoon members train her how to be a bugler and a soldier, Kanata's enduring optimism will inspire them to look for happiness and beauty, even in a world haunted by war.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Military , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Lost Civilization , Episodic , Primarily Female Cast , Steampunk , Iyashikei , Kuudere , Philosophy , War , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , CGI , Tsundere , Nun , Tanks , Language Barrier

Azur Lane

Also known as AZUR LANE.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

Azur Lane, a combination of all the different Camps in the world, was once successful in repelling the underwater menace, the Siren. Now splintered, they must face a new threat in Red Axis, former allies who crave to wield this otherworldly Siren technology for their own nefarious desires! Who will be victorious in the never-ending war between these battleship girls!?



Tags: Ships , Primarily Female Cast , Military , War , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Aliens , Nudity , Maids , Kemonomimi , CGI , Kuudere

Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai

Also known as The Magnificent KOTOBUKI.

Studio: GEMBA , BANDAI SPIRITS , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Bandai Namco Arts , Digital Frontier , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The story takes place in a barren frontier where people trade goods with each other in order to help each other survive. The Kotobuki Squadron are bodyguards for hire, led by a strict but beautiful squadron leader, an unreliable commanding officer, and a true artisan of a crew chief. Alongside pilots who don't lack for personality, they take to the air in dogfights, letting the engine noise of their Hayabusa fighters ring out in the skies.



Tags: Aviation , Primarily Female Cast , Full CGI , Female Protagonist , Military , CGI , Post-Apocalyptic , Alternate Universe , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Episodic , Guns

Kantai Collection: KanColle

Also known as KanColle.

Studio: diomedéa
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the “deep sea fleet,” the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story revolves around Fubuki, a destroyer who comes to the Chinjufu base to train with other Kanmusu. Watch as their stories unfold!



Tags: Ships , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , School , CGI , Tragedy , Kuudere

Saki

Also known as Saki.

Studio: GONZO , TV Tokyo , Square Enix , Sotsu , Picture Magic , Lantis , Pony Canyon , KLOCKWORX , TV Tokyo Music , Kiyosumi High School Mahjong Club
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Miyanaga Saki is a first year high school girl whose family would get angry if she won the family mahjong games. But losing would also have its consequences. Because of this she develops a new way of playing that allows her to stay on the thin line between winning and losing, the plus/minus zero score, an almost impossible score. In a game that relies mainly on luck, the plus/minus zero score is harder than winning, but Saki can achieve this every time.

Having always hated the game, her friend from middle school, Suga Kyotoro, forces her to play in the schools mahjong club. Her developed skill and superhuman luck has made her a worthy mahjong opponent, even to the middle school's national mahjong champion.



Tags: Mahjong , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Female Protagonist , School Club , Super Power , Kuudere , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Ojou-sama , Food , CGI , Nudity , Ghost , Board Game

Senyoku no Sigrdrifa

Also known as Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Good Smile Company , BS11
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Aviation , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Gods , Mythology , Tragedy , Magic

Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova

Also known as Arpeggio of Blue Steel.

Studio: SANZIGEN , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

In the story, a Fleet of Fog loaded with super weapons suddenly appear all over the world. Without the ability to withstand this fleet, humanity was defeated and could no longer travel the seas. 17 years after the devastating naval war, Chihaya Gunzou and his friends somehow commandeer a Fleet of Fog submarine and rename it I-401. Together with Iona, they take on the Fleet of Fog.



Tags: Full CGI , Ships , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Teen Cast , War , Travel , Male Protagonist , Military , Fugitive , Tsundere , Seinen , Kuudere

GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

Also known as Gate.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Genco , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The military fantasy series begins when a gate appears in Tokyo's Ginza district sometime in the 21st century. From the gate pours out monsters, knights from middle-age Europe, and other fantasy-like beings, and they kill many of the citizens of Tokyo. This event is known as the Ginza Incident.

The government sends a small group of soldiers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (a replacement for Japan's military) to the alternate world beyond the gate. Led by otaku soldier Youji, they find that the villages in the world are being attacked by a dragon. An elf girl who is a survivor from the dragon's rampage joins the group in their travels across the dangerous new world.



Tags: Military , Isekai , War , Alternate Universe , Politics , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Dragons , Elf , Anachronism , Tanks , Otaku Culture , Language Barrier , Medieval , Slavery , Kemonomimi , Kuudere