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Mob Psycho 100

Also known as Mob Psycho 100.

Studio: bones , BS Fuji , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The story revolves around "Mob," a boy who will explode if his emotional capacity reaches 100%. This boy with psychic powers earned his nickname "Mob" because he does not stand out among other people. He keeps his psychic powers bottled up so he can live normally, but if his emotional level reaches 100, something will overwhelm his entire body.



Tags: Super Power , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Ghost , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Satire , Parody , Urban , Surreal Comedy , Shounen , Exorcism , Disability , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy , School , Slapstick , Demons , Delinquents , School Club , Bullying , Fitness , Gangs , Cult , Family Life , Dissociative Identities , Unrequited Love , Curses

Persona 4 the Animation

Also known as Persona 4 the Animation.

Studio: Aniplex , AIC A.S.T.A. , Sentai Filmworks , ASCII Media Works , Index
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Persona 4 takes place in a rural town named Inaba. There have been mysterious murders occurring whenever there was fog after heavy rain. There were also rumors about a channel on television airing only at midnight called Mayonaka TV, during which it is said that one can see his/her "other half" when staring at the TV screen.

After hearing about a recent unsolved murder which occurred during the fog, the characters—Narukami, Chie, and Yosuke—discuss how each of them had attempted to watch the mysterious TV channel and witnessed the murder victim. The protagonist later realizes that during midnight when the channel is on, his body can phase into his television set as a gateway to enter another world infested with shadows.

After discovering this, they all decide to explore. When first completely entering the world, dazed and confused, Narukami meets Teddie. Mayonaka TV and the town murders seem to have a connection. The murder victims may be merely victims of Mayonaka TV. Everyone decides that they will together try to solve the mysterious murders by exploring the hidden world of Mayonaka TV.

Tags: Crime , Detective , Super Power , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Rural , School , Gods , Tomboy , Slapstick , Boys' Love , Female Harem , Primarily Teen Cast , Idol , School Club , Crossdressing , Cosmic Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes

Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho

Also known as Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Funimation , Yomiko Advertising , Studio Pierrot , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Urameshi Yusuke, 14 years of age, is about as troublesome and violent as teenagers come. He is constantly ditching school, causing trouble, and getting into numerous fights everyday. One day however, he does the unexpected, sacrificing himself to save a young child. Such an action, was never ever expected, especially coming from someone as troublesome as Urameshi Yusuke. The afterlife is not prepared for Yusuke, as they never thought he would make such a sacrifice. Nowhere to go, and dead, Yusuke becomes a ghost and must earn his way back into existence.

Yusuke is "employed" by Koenma, who is in charge while his father and ruler of the afterlife, King Enma, is away. Under Koenma's command, Yusuke helps to stop menacing demons that threaten the lives of people everywhere; whether by stealing priceless and invaluable items and destructive weapons, or by wreaking havoc on humans everywhere.

Throughout Yusuke's journey, he is usually joined by; his arch-rival, and local bully, Kuwabara Kazuma. He is also joined by two demons named Hiei and Kurama, whom are ex-convicts of the afterlife that managed to escape from Koenma.

This group of unlikely allies goes on to participate and struggle in battles that have outcomes that determine the fate of humanity!



Tags: Coming of Age , Shounen , Demons , Philosophy , Super Power , Delinquents , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Afterlife , Primarily Male Cast , Youkai , Tsundere , Cultivation , Dissociative Identities , Ghost , Heterosexual , Tomboy , School , Detective

BUCCHIGIRI?!

Also known as BUCCHIGIRI?!.

Studio: MAPPA , MAPPA , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Arajin Tomoshibi's reunion with his old pal Matakara Asamine takes an unexpected turn when they stumble into a brawl with the toughest guys in town. And just when you thought things couldn't get weirder, a colossal genie decides to drop in. Brace yourself for the ultimate showdown. It's the clash of the cool and the magical!



Tags: Martial Arts , Delinquents , Gangs , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Magic , Male Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Boys' Love , Revenge , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Tragedy

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

Migi to Dali

Also known as Migi&Dali.

Studio: GEEKTOYS , CompTown , KADOKAWA , Nikkatsu , flying DOG , Bit grooove promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life

After finally adopting a child, the Sonoyamas were unprepared for the mystery that would soon unravel. Hitori seems to be the perfect son for his loving parents. He's handsome, intelligent, and grateful for his new lavish life—but he has a dark secret. Hitori is actually the twins Migi and Dali pretending to be one boy. And they have a terrifying motive behind their hidden identity.



Tags: Twins , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Family Life , Conspiracy , Found Family , Adoption , Surreal Comedy , Seinen , Tragedy , Bullying , Age Regression , School , Estranged Family , Crossdressing , Anti-Hero , Historical , Time Skip , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Incest

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , Trinity Sound , Audio Highs , Miracle Robo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Anachronism , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Satire , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Gore , Robots , Oiran , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Philosophy , Nekomimi , Boxing , Yakuza , Fishing , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Unrequited Love , Death Game , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem

Hokuto no Ken

Also known as Fist of the North Star.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

Nuclear war has devastated the planet, turning one fertile ground into a barren, inhospitable landscape on which mankind struggles desperately to stay alive. Society has collapsed and a fight for control wages between vicious dictators, super-powerful mutants, and biker gangs that terrorize the streets.

In a world so cruel and bleak, only the chosen one can restore civilization to its former self. Kenshiro - master of the Hokuto Shinken fighting technique; a martial art so awesomely brutal that only a single being can be entrusted with its full power!



Tags: Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic , Tragedy , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Shounen , Heterosexual , Gangs , Cultivation , Gore , Revenge , Henshin , Motorcycles , Desert , Torture , Astronomy , Archery , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bar , Cannibalism , Nudity

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Also known as Sailor Moon.

Studio: Toei Animation , TV Asahi , Madman Entertainment , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino is an average student and crybaby klutz who constantly scores low on her tests. Unexpectedly, her humdrum life is turned upside down when she saves a cat with a crescent moon on its head from danger. The cat, named Luna, later reveals that their meeting was not an accident: Usagi is destined to become Sailor Moon, a planetary guardian with the power to protect the Earth. Given a special brooch that allows her to transform, she must use her new powers to save the city from evil energy-stealing monsters sent by the malevolent Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom.

But getting accustomed to her powers and fighting villains are not the only things she has to worry about. She must find the lost princess of the Moon Kingdom, the other Sailor Guardians, and the Legendary Silver Crystal in order to save the planet from destruction.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Demons , Heterosexual , Found Family , Amnesia , Slapstick , Reincarnation , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Fairy Tale , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Animals , School , Episodic , Superhero , Tragedy , Mythology , War , Dissociative Identities , Revenge , Aliens , Space , Tokusatsu , Body Horror , Shrine Maiden , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Unrequited Love , Time Manipulation , Makeup , Suicide , Boys' Love

Mob Psycho 100 II

Also known as Mob Psycho 100 II.

Studio: bones , Warner Bros. Japan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , KLOCKWORX , BS Fuji , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second season of Mob Psycho 100.

Kageyama is an ordinary 8th grader who just wants to live a normal life. Although he can disappear in the crowd in a flash, he was actually the most powerful psychic. The lives of those around Mob and his numerous feelings that softly piles up for the eventual explosion. The mysterious group "Claw" stands before him once again. In the midst of his youthful days, where will his roaring heart take him!?



Tags: Super Power , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Satire , Ghost , Terrorism , Primarily Male Cast , School , Tragedy , Urban , Body Horror , Unrequited Love , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Child Cast , School Club , Bullying , Slapstick , Athletics