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Koukaku Kidoutai: STAND ALONE COMPLEX

Also known as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Studio: Production I.G , Kodansha , Trilogy Future Studio , Bandai Entertainment , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such technology, leading to new and sometimes, very dangerous crimes. In response to such innovative new methods, the Japanese Government has established Section 9, an independently operating police unit which deals with such highly sensitive crimes.

Led by Daisuke Aramaki and Motoko Kusanagi, Section 9 deals with such crimes over the entire social spectrum, usually with success. However, when faced with a new A level hacker nicknamed “The Laughing Man”, the team is thrown into a dangerous cat and mouse game, following the hacker’s trail as it leaves its mark on Japan.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Police , Politics , Episodic , Robots , Philosophy , Crime , Artificial Intelligence , Cyborg , Work , Urban , Military , Detective , Seinen , Conspiracy , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Dystopian , Memory Manipulation , Real Robot , Ensemble Cast , CGI , Body Swapping , Kuudere , Bisexual , Gore

ID: INVADED

Also known as ID: INVADED.

Studio: NAZ , Funimation , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Welcome to Kura, an organization that investigates crime using the Mizuhanome system which senses the drive to kill. Sakaido is a brilliant detective and pilot of the Mizuhanome. To solve a case, he enters the world of the killer's unconscious mind: the id well. In the shadows of brutal and puzzling cases lurks John Walker, the Serial Killer Creator. Where will Sakaido's pursuit lead?



Tags: Detective , Virtual World , Crime , Alternate Universe , Police , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Augmented Reality , Primarily Adult Cast , Prison , Meta , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Amnesia , Cyberpunk , Gore , Time Manipulation , CGI , Suicide , Guns

PSYCHO-PASS

Also known as PSYCHO-PASS.

Studio: Production I.G , Fuji TV , Nitroplus , Sony Music Entertainment , KYORAKU , Toho , Funimation , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Justice, and the enforcement of it, has changed. In the 22nd century, Japan enforces the Sibyl System, an objective means of determining the threat level of each citizen by examining their mental state for signs of criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors uphold the law by subjugating, often with lethal force, anyone harboring the slightest ill-will; alongside them are Enforcers, jaded Inspectors that have become latent criminals, granted relative freedom in exchange for carrying out the Inspectors' dirty work.

Into this world steps Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with an honest desire to uphold justice. However, as she works alongside veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon learns that the Sibyl System's judgments are not as perfect as her fellow Inspectors assume. With everything she has known turned on its head, Akane wrestles with the question of what justice truly is, and whether it can be upheld through the use of a system that may already be corrupt.



Note: In the Summer 2014 season, Psycho-Pass was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot, ending up in 11 one-hour episodes. This edit included added scenes at the beginning and middle of the episodes, as well as fixing and improving animation.

Tags: Detective , Police , Dystopian , Cyberpunk , Crime , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Conspiracy , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Guns , Anti-Hero , Terrorism , Augmented Reality , Gore , Class Struggle , Tragedy , Robots , Body Horror , Nudity ,

BANANA FISH

Also known as BANANA FISH.

Studio: MAPPA , Aniplex , Dentsu , Shogakukan , Movic , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Thriller

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...



Tags: Mafia , Gangs , Tragedy , Crime , Conspiracy , Drugs , Male Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Guns , Coming of Age , Foreign , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shoujo , Anti-Hero , Criminal Organization , Noir , Fugitive , Primarily Adult Cast , Assassins , Ensemble Cast , Orphan , Prison , Classic Literature , Photography , Tanned Skin

Yakushiji Ryouko no Kaiki Jikenbo

Also known as Ryoko's Case File.

Studio: Starchild Records , Doga Kobo , GANSIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

Based on a series of light novels written by Tanaka Yoshiki and illustrated by Kakinouchi Narumi.

The story revolves around Ryouko Yakushiji, a 27-year-old multilingual investigator that graduated from Tokyo University's elite Department of Law, and the bizarre cases she faces while working for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Yakushiji not only has to deal with supernatural beings in her line of work, but also her rival Yukiko Muromachi, another equally talented and beautiful police investigator.



Tags: Police , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Guns , Episodic

AI no Idenshi

Also known as The Gene of AI.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Nikkatsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Akita Shoten , Hero Garage , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The future is here and a new species lives among people: humanoids. Similar to man, these robotic beings are highly sentient and suffer from unique ailments. Thankfully, Dr. Hikaru Sudou can help. He vows to treat the humanoids even by illegal means, causing him to lead a double life. But when strange diseases emerge as a result of this coexistence, ethical lines become blurred.



Tags: Urban , Medicine , Artificial Intelligence , Episodic , Philosophy , Cyborg , Primarily Adult Cast , Cyberpunk , Robots , Male Protagonist , Anthropomorphism , Memory Manipulation , Transgender , Agender , Shounen , Clone , LGBTQ+ Themes , Adoption , Augmented Reality

Boogiepop wa Warawanai: Boogiepop Phantom

Also known as Boogiepop Phantom.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , d-rights , The Right Stuf International , Triangle Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core and now the rumors have begun once more. Boogiepop... Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each other the stories and laugh: no one believes that she can possibly exist in this day and age. Still, strange things appear to be going on and the darkness is taking on many forms. Something is out there. Are you safe?



Tags: Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Denpa , Philosophy , Dissociative Identities , Bullying , Crime , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Drugs , Agender , Kuudere

Boogiepop wa Warawanai

Also known as Boogiepop and Others.

Studio: MADHOUSE , KADOKAWA , Sound Team Don Juan
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological

There is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Denpa , Philosophy , Achronological Order , Crime , Super Power , Conspiracy , Dissociative Identities , Body Swapping , Female Protagonist , Agender , Ensemble Cast , Kuudere , Suicide , Gore , Aliens , Drugs , School , Kaiju , Archery

Shinrei Tantei Yakumo

Also known as Psychic Detective Yakumo.

Studio: Bee Train , NHK , Sogo Vision , NHK-BS2 , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Haruka Ozawa's sophomore year is getting seriously scary. One of her friends is possessed, another has committed suicide and Haruka could be the next one to flunk the still-breathing test. Her only way out of this potentially lethal dead end? Yakumo Saito, an enigmatic student born with a mysterious red eye that allows him to see and communicate with the dead. But the deceased don't always desist and some killers are more than ready to kill again to keep dead men from telling any more tales. That doesn't stop Haruka's knack for digging up buried secrets, and there's even more evidence of bodies being exhumed by both Yakumo's police contact and an investigative journalist with a newly made corpse in her closet! Can this pair of anything but normal paranormal detectives solve the ultimate dead case files or will they end up in cold storage themselves?



Tags: Detective , Ghost , Tragedy , Crime , Police , Episodic , Shoujo , College , Disability , Twins ,

Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Also known as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG.

Studio: Production I.G , Bandai Visual , Dentsu , Victor Entertainment , Bandai Entertainment , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In a futuristic world where the internet and cybernetics has blurred the borders between societies; the members of Public Security Section 9 are reinstated to assist in solving numerous cases of cyber crime.

A spate of similar crimes committed by separate suicidal groups known as "The Individual Eleven" becomes the core focus for Section 9 as war approaches in the form of refugees flooding into the country.



Tags: Police , Cyberpunk , Politics , Terrorism , Military , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Episodic , Urban , Artificial Intelligence , Seinen , Cyborg , Female Protagonist , Robots , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Guns , Dystopian , Real Robot , CGI , Memory Manipulation , Kuudere , Drugs , Gore