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Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Crunchyroll , Glovision , Nippon Columbia , Kadokawa Media House , Good Smile Company , Frontier Works , Sammy , KADOKAWA , AT-X , NTT Plala
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Travel , Medieval , Revenge , Magic , Crime , Politics , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Matriarchy , Spearplay , Swordplay , Cult , Female Harem , Slavery , Ojou-sama , Villainess , Tsundere , Language Barrier , Prison , Fugitive , Cultivation , Medicine , Religion , Economics , Nekomimi , CGI , Heterosexual , Gore , Monster Girl , Found Family , Love Triangle , Afterlife , Cohabitation

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.



Tags: Isekai , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Magic , Kingdom Management , Medieval , Demons , Necromancy , Primarily Adult Cast , Succubus , Yandere , Politics , Villainess , Video Games , Maids , CGI , Monster Girl , Butler , Elf , Female Harem , Kuudere , Love Triangle , Vampire , Twins , Monster Boy , Femboy , Tomboy , Goblin , Crossdressing , Dragons

Grancrest Senki

Also known as Record of Grancrest War.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

The series takes place on a continent ruled by chaos. The chaos breeds disaster, but the Lords of the continent have the power of "Crest" (Holy Seal) that can calm the chaos and protect the people. However, before anyone realizes it, the rulers cast aside their creed of purifying the chaos, and instead start to fight each other for each others' Crests and to gain dominion over one another. Siluca, an isolated mage who scorns the Lords for abandoning their creed, and a wandering knight named Theo, who is on a journey to train to one day liberate his hometown, which is under tyrannical rule, make an everlasting oath to each other as master and servant and work together to reform this continent dominated by wars and chaos.



Tags: War , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Adoption , Werewolf , Vampire , Witch , Estranged Family , Medieval , Primarily Adult Cast , Revenge , Ships , Twins , Vikings , Slavery , Curses , Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Politics , Marriage , Magic , Gore , Kingdom Management , Royal Affairs , Villainess , Demons , Acting , Nudity , Netorare , Tsundere ,

Youjo Senki Movie

Also known as Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie -.

Studio: NUT , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

In 1926, Tanya and her battalion return home from defeating remnants of the Republic's army. However, when they arrive they receive word of a massive mobilization near the border with the Russy Federation, so the Empire's army must prepare. At the same time, a multinational army under the leadership of the Allied Kingdom moves into the Russy Federation. The enemy of an enemy is a friend, but among the Allied Kingdom army is Mary Sioux, a girl who has sworn to exact justice against the Empire for the death of her father.



Tags: Military , War , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Historical , Female Protagonist , Magic , Guns , Politics , Reincarnation , Gods , Isekai , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Age Regression

Koutetsujou no Kabaneri: Unato Kessen

Also known as Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Fuji TV , Kansai TV , Aniplex , KYORAKU , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

The film follows a battle between humans and Kabaneri at Haikou Station on the coast of the Sea of Japan, half a year after the story of the original television anime series.



Tags: Steampunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Zombie , Trains , Pandemic , Travel , Military , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Gore , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Rotoscoping , Tragedy , Super Power , Age Gap , Kaiju , Samurai

Yuusha Kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku

Also known as Sentenced to Be a Hero.

Studio: Studio KAI , KADOKAWA , VIC GAME STUDIOS , Sammy , Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where heroism is a punishment, Xylo Forbartz, a condemned goddess killer, battles endless hordes of monstrous abominations as part of Penal Hero Unit 9004. Death is no escape, only a cycle of resurrection and relentless combat. But when Xylo encounters a mysterious new goddess, their unlikely alliance sparks a rebellion that could shatter the chains of eternal punishment.



Notes:
The first episode aired with a runtime of ~58 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.
Initially scheduled to air in October, 2025

Tags: Medieval , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Demons , Anti-Hero , Gods , Gore , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Crime , Military , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Isekai , CGI , Tsundere , Prison , Seinen

Overlord: Sei Oukoku-hen

Also known as OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom.

Studio: MADHOUSE , KADOKAWA , AT-X , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , NTT Docomo , MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Theatrical follow-up to Overlord IV. The film will cover the "Holy Kingdom" arc.

After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown.

Once prosperous but now on the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed years of peace after construction of an enormous wall protecting them from neighboring invasions. But, one day this comes to an end when the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth arrives with an army of villainous demi-humans.

Fearing invasion of their own lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane Theocracy is forced to beg their enemies at the Sorcerer Kingdom for help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes to defeat the Demon Emperor.



Tags: Politics , Isekai , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Magic , Demons , Female Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Archery , War , Male Protagonist , Medieval , CGI , Necromancy , Maids , Female Harem , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Succubus , Yandere , Gore