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BLACK LAGOON

Also known as Black Lagoon.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation , Selecta Visión , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Thriller

Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to the tropical seas of Eastern China to deliver a disc. But his boat gets hijacked by a band of mercenaries hired to retrieve the disc. Rock (as he is newly dubbed by his captors) catches the interest of the only female merc Revy as she thinks he's worth a ransom, taking him hostage. However, the disc that was stolen has a terrible secret that's unknown to Rock, which causes massive confusion and chaos for both him and his kidnappers.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Crime , Guns , Seinen , Pirates , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Anti-Hero , Gangs , Mafia , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Foreign , Tomboy , Ships , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Military , Triads , Noir , Maids , Gore , Nudity , Politics , Nun

Where to watch?

Hulu

Netflix

DRIFTERS

Also known as DRIFTERS.

Studio: Hoods Entertainment , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.

Tags: Isekai , Historical , War , Male Protagonist , Samurai , Gore , Anachronism , Swordplay , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Elf , Language Barrier , Guns , Magic , Archery , Aviation , CGI , Dragons , Death Game

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Dorohedoro

Also known as Dorohedoro.

Studio: MAPPA , Netflix , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

The story revolves around Kaiman, who does not remember who he was before he was transfigured by a Magic user. This transformation left him with a reptile's head, and a desire to find out the truth about who he really is. Accompanied by Nikaido, his female companion, he tracks down Magic Users in "The Hole" and unceremoniously chomps down on their head, hoping to find out who it was that put him in this state. One by one, they witness this "second man" inside the head of Kaiman, and after pulling them back out of his mouth he asks them all a question... "What did the guy inside my head say?"

Tags: Dystopian , Monster Boy , Anthropomorphism , Magic , Amnesia , CGI , Full CGI , Gore , Surreal Comedy , Body Horror , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Curses , Anti-Hero , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Revenge , Found Family , Restaurant , Demons , Food , Body Swapping , Nudity , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Class Struggle , Skeleton , Shapeshifting , Post-Apocalyptic , Zombie , Drugs , Gangs , Baseball

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DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU , Aniplex , Netflix , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.

Note: New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Monster Boy , Unrequited Love , Curses , War , Angels , Henshin , Post-Apocalyptic , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Cannibalism , Coming of Age , Conspiracy , Revenge , Hip-hop Music , Athletics , Guns , Urban , Drugs , Meta , Masturbation , Public Sex , Heterosexual , Afterlife , Politics , Motorcycles , Shounen , Flash

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Vampire Hunter D (2000)

Also known as Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Movic , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Romance , Sci-Fi

The story revolves around D, the infamous "dunpeal" (born of a vampire father and a human mother) outcast and renowned vampire hunter. His prowess at hunting the creatures of the night allowing his acceptance among humans, he is called upon to locate Charlotte Elbourne, the lovely daughter of an affluent family who has been mysteriously kidnapped.

When the sun sets, the hunt goes on! Charlotte`s father offers a rich bounty, be she dead or alive, a task D willingly accepts, even with notorious Markus brothers and their gang of bounty hunters seeking the prize as well. Amidst the chase and unknown to all lurks a sinister evil which has been secretly manipulating their every move and has set a chilling trap that none will expect and few will survive. With the tables turned and the secrets revealed, the hunters could quickly become the hunted!

Tags: Vampire , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Dystopian , Fugitive , Travel , Post-Apocalyptic , Swordplay , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Monster Girl , Magic , Tomboy , Gore , Steampunk , Age Gap , Time Skip , Werewolf , Nudity

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Youjo Senki

Also known as Saga of Tanya the Evil.

Studio: NUT
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

The novel series centers on a young girl who fights on the frontlines in war. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, and nearly transparent white skin, and she flies through the air and mercilessly strikes down her opponents. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff, and she speaks with a young girl's lisp and commands the army. Tanya used to be one of Japan's elite office workers, but because of a wrathful god, was reborn as a little girl. Tanya prioritizes optimization and career advancement above all, and she will become the most dangerous entity among the Imperial Army's sorcerers.

Tags: Military , War , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Reincarnation , Isekai , Gods , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Religion , Cosmic Horror , Tanks , Foreign , Gore , Guns , Politics , Gender Bending , Philosophy , Age Regression , Achronological Order , Primarily Male Cast , CGI

Where to watch?

YouTube

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Studio: MAPPA , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.

One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.

Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Anti-Hero , Psychosexual , Urban , Henshin , Shounen , Coming of Age , Monster Girl , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Yakuza , Heterosexual , Guns , Found Family , Assassins , Crime , CGI , Age Gap , Cannibalism , Unrequited Love , Homeless , Police , Revenge , Amnesia , POV , Nudity , Zombie , Angels

Where to watch?

Crunchyroll

YouTube

Hulu

Bilibili TV

Disney Plus

Netflix

TRIGUN

Also known as Trigun.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Nippon Victor , Arts Pro , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don't end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone almost always gets hurt - and it's never Vash.

Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there's no proof that he's ever taken a life. In fact, he's a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who's more doofus than desperado. There's a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on - Vash the Stampede definitely ain't your typical outlaw.

Tags: Guns , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Cowboys , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Crime , Desert , Travel , Steampunk , Episodic , Twins , Shounen , Aliens , Space , Slapstick , Religion , Acrobatics , Rural , Body Horror

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Devil May Cry

Also known as Devil May Cry.

Studio: MADHOUSE , ADV Films , Funimation , Media Factory , Toshiba Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Cursed to live as both monster and man, Dante must spend his life fighting the demonic forces of darkness. Brandishing his sword, Rebellion, and his always-loaded guns, Ebony and Ivory, Dante is more than happy to send the demons back to hell—especially when there’s money to be made. The wildly popular video game Devil May Cry is now a series, and this time, there’s no sympathy for the devil.

Tags: Demons , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Video Games , Guns , Episodic , Gore , Incest

Where to watch?

Hulu

Gungrave

Also known as Gungrave.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

After a tragic scene with the murder of his friends, Brandon Heat follows his only friend Harry McDowel into Millennion, the largest mafia syndicate. While Harry McDowel is striving for power, Brandon is only staying in Millennion to see the girl he loves whose custody was gained by the leader of Millennion, Big Daddy. But as the years pass and Brandon proves loyal to Millennion, Brandon learns the true purpose and passion of Millennion, and that's when true conflict arises.

Tags: Crime , Mafia , Gangs , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Guns , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Zombie , Afterlife , Body Horror , Gore , Time Skip , Cyborg , Heterosexual , Age Gap

Where to watch?

Hulu