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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 , Gore , Gangs , Cultivation , Revenge , Henshin , Motorcycles , Desert , Astronomy , Torture , Archery , Bar , Cannibalism , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes

HUNTER×HUNTER (2011)

Also known as Hunter x Hunter (2011).

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Viz Media , Nippon Television Network , Studio Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father's path, he could one day reunite with him.

After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapika, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.

Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Philosophy , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Chimera , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Criminal Organization , Crime , Virtual World , Assassins , Urban Fantasy , Environmental , Gore , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , Mafia , Card Battle , Gangs , Shogi , Animals , Video Games , Board Game , Yandere , Amnesia

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Steel Ball Run - 2nd & 3rd STAGE

Also known as STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd - 3rd STAGE.

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

In the 2nd STAGE, a desert crossing spanning roughly 750 miles- the land that Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli must challenge, is home to the area that is feared as the "Devil's Palm." In 1875, a threat lurking in said desert wiped out a cavalry of 26 people, eliciting fear from the local native people. As ominous incidents begin to unfold, they are forced to realize that this race is far more than a mere competition. The two press forward, where countless hidden motives collide..



Tags: Desert , Cowboys , Super Power , Travel , Disability , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Wilderness , Seinen , Religion , Body Horror , Crime , Gore

Shaman King

Also known as Shaman King.

Studio: TV Tokyo , NAS , 4Kids Entertainment , TV Tokyo Music , Xebec , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Shamans possess mysterious powers that allow them to commune with gods, spirits, and even the dead…and Manta Oyamada's about to learn all about them, because his class just welcomed a new transfer student: Yoh Asakura, a boy from way off in Izumo…and a shaman in training!



Tags: Shounen , Ghost , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Primarily Child Cast , Twins , Reincarnation , Environmental , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere , Swordplay , Travel , Indigenous Cultures

Baoh Raihousha

Also known as Baoh the Visitor.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Toho , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

A secret organization called "Doress" has funded the development of a genetically engineered parasite code-named "BAOH." Organisms infected by BAOH become living survival machines, virtually indestructible, able to mutate their body structure to meet any threat. Properly controlled, the BAOH parasite could allow Doress to control the World.

Unfortunately, their first human guinea-pig, a young man named Hashizawa Ikuroo, has managed to escape, along with a young girl, Sumire, who has a strange precognitive gift. Unless Doress operatives can find and destroy Ikuroo before the BAOH parasite fully manifests, their evil dream will come to naught.

But BAOH, comfortably hiding in Ikuroo's brain, won't make it easy.



Tags: Super Power , Shounen , Fugitive , Gore , Body Horror , Robots , Conspiracy , Henshin , Amnesia , Guns , Male Protagonist , Time Skip

Hokuto no Ken Movie

Also known as Fist of the North Star Movie.

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

Following a cataclysmic nuclear war, the world teeters on the brink of complete destruction. Civilization is polarized into a degenerate society where opposing packs of marauding scavengers prey on helpless, homeless nomads. For those who are lucky enough to survive the constant brutality and danger, it is a bleak existence. Life an death blur into abstractions. The only hope left for mankind is to find a hero worthy of becoming the next "Fist of the North Star" - an enlightened warrior - who is capable of leading those with the will to survive out of this barrenness into a new world. But in this savage no-man's land of shifting loyalties and power-hungry demi-gods, heroes are in short supply.



Tags: Shounen , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Gore

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

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 , Heterosexual

Gensou Maden Saiyuuki

Also known as Saiyuki.

Studio: Group TAC , ADV Films , Studio Pierrot , Dentsu , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.



Tags: Shounen , Demons , Male Harem , Mythology , Primarily Male Cast , Travel , Anachronism , Classic Literature , Gambling

Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Gekitou-hen

Also known as Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fighting.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

The third chapter of the pentalogy (3 Movies + 2 OVAs). A retelling of Kenshiro's final battle with Raoh.



Tags: Martial Arts , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Military , Shounen