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Nil Admirari no Tenbin

Also known as Libra of Nil Admirari.

Studio: Zero-G , Idea Factory , Otomate
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

The Taishou era didn’t end in 15 years, but went on for another 25.

In order to protect her waning family, a girl resolves to marry a man she doesn’t even know the name of. However, just before the marriage was to take place, the girl’s younger brother mysteriously committed suicide by self-immolation and was found holding an old book in his hands.

Appearing before the bewildered young girl was the “Imperial Library Intelligence Asset Management Bureau”- more commonly referred to as “Fukurou”.

According to these men, there exists “Maremono”, which are books that greatly affects its readers. On top of that, ever since the incident involving the girl’s younger brother, she unwittingly gains the ability to see “Auras” (the sentiments of the Maremono which manifest as bright lights and are usually invisible to humans). It was as though fate were trying to drag the young girl in its flames.

And then, even though apprehensive, the girl chooses to venture outside her bird cage.

Jealousy, hatred, scorn, compassion and love. What awaited the girl was the darkness of betrayal that had already begun to bewitchingly inlay the imperial capital.

Toyed by and swayed within that darkness, will the young girl finally reach the truth after her struggles, or…?



Tags: Male Harem , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Historical , Magic , Primarily Male Cast , Josei , Tsundere

Haikara-san ga Tooru: Benio, Hana no 17-sai

Also known as Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern – Part 1.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Warner Bros. Japan , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX , Kodansha , Asahi Shimbun , PEERLESS GERBERA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

The first film in a duology adaptation of Haikara-san ga Tooru.

During the Taisho era of 1918, 17-year-old Benio Hanamura thrives on bucking tradition. As a boisterous and quarrelsome tomboy, Miss Hanamura leads a life of kendo and tree-climbing adventure with her best friends Tamaki and Ranmaru. Benio determines to find love on her own, though her family has other plans. Benio will encounter tests of love, independence, and friendship during wartime.



Tags: Historical , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Military , Heterosexual , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Crossdressing , College , Arranged Marriage

Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma: Molders-hen

Also known as Emma: A Victorian Romance Second Act.

Studio: Ajiado , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

In the faraway village of Haworth, a new chapter in Emma's life has begun. Now employed by the wealthy Molders family, Emma has resolved to put the past behind her. She'll have to adjust to a new house, a charming (but eccentric) new mistress, and a host of fellow servants, some with buried pasts of their own.

Meanwhile, back in London, William is doing his best to uphold his father's wishes as the Jones family heir, but try as he might, he can't forget Emma. Yet, whenever he feels at his worst, Eleanor is always there to comfort him with a warm, shy smile. Could the answer to his broken heart be right before his eyes?



Tags: Historical , Maids , Foreign , Heterosexual , Butler , Work , Ojou-sama , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Economics

BROTHERS CONFLICT

Also known as Brothers Conflict.

Studio: Funimation , Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Romance

As the only daughter of a famous adventurer, Hinata Ema has had a pretty lonely life. But when her father remarries, she leaves the newlyweds alone and moves in to a huge building with her 13 cute new stepbrothers—each of which has a very unique personality. Oh, and her over-protective, talking pet squirrel is there, too. Is love in the air for Hinata?

Tags: Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Twins , Ensemble Cast , Inseki , Idol , Kuudere , Urban , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Shoujo , Yandere , Work , School , Basketball , Crossdressing , Unrequited Love , Incest

AMNESIA

Also known as AMNESIA.

Studio: Brain's Base , Sentai Filmworks , Hanabee Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

This story takes place in a fictional town, in a fictional country, in a fictional world. One morning, a young lady awakens to find that she has lost all her memories prior to that morning. Her life, her relationships, her very name—all gone. All that's left is a cell phone with numbers and names she doesn't recognize and Orion, a young boy that only she appears to be able to see. With Orion's guidance, she struggles to make sense of herself, a boyfriend she doesn't know and the thousand and one little things that make up a daily life. But with no memories left, the only alternative is to forge new ones, even if that means leaving old loves behind.



Tags: Male Harem , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Yandere , Isekai , Tsundere , Kuudere , Fairy , Josei

Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

Also known as Taisho Otome Fairy Tale.

Studio: SynergySP , Bit grooove promotion , Pony Canyon , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Shima Tamahiko is a self-proclaimed pessimist who hates the world, and with good reason—he’s been exiled to the countryside by his wealthy family because of his disability. But his lonely life is turned upside down by the arrival of Tachibana Yuzuki, his arranged bride. Her cheerfulness slowly heals Shima’s heart in this slice of life romance set during the Taisho era.



Tags: Disability , Rehabilitation , Historical , Heterosexual , Marriage , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Rural , Cohabitation , Family Life , Tragedy , Arranged Marriage , Fairy Tale , Shounen , Hikikomori , Tsundere , Iyashikei , Achronological Order , Bullying , Twins

Otome Nadeshiko Koi Techou

Studio: Studio Izena
Status: Finished
Genres:

The story follows a 16-year-old girl who is experiencing her first love during Japan's Taishou period (1912-1926).
Bundled with special versions of Otome Nadeshiko Love Diary 2 light novel.



Tags: Shoujo , Historical

Haikara-san ga Tooru

Also known as Smart-san.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru is the story of the high-spirited tomboy Benio and her relationship with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is a very outgoing and athletic girl with firm ideas about being able to live her life as she wants to. When she first meets Shinobu, she dislikes him intensely, even though he manages to help her out of a series of embarrassing mishaps. She is therefore surprised when she finds out that she has been forced into an arranged marriage and that her husband-to-be is none other than Shinobu! The story then has many twists and turns, as Shinobu has to fight in the war, Benio has to wrangle with the idea of getting married, and getting along with her future in-laws and employer. Meanwhile, the great Kanto earthquake looms in the future...

Tags: Shoujo , Historical , War , Tomboy , School , Marriage , Military , Femboy , Arranged Marriage , Coming of Age , Crossdressing