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SAKAMOTO DAYS

Also known as SAKAMOTO DAYS.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , TMS Entertainment , Shueisha , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

When Sakamoto meets Aoi, the convenience store clerk, it’s love at first sight — and just like that, he retires.

Sakamoto gets married, has a daughter, opens a mom-and-pop store in a quiet town, and completely transforms … into a plus-size man. To ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family, the legendary ex–hit man bands together with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins.



Note: The series streamed a week in advance on Netflix Japan starting with episode 2 released alongside episode 1.

Tags: Assassins , Urban , Found Family , Konbini , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Slapstick , Gangs , Guns , Shounen , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Espionage , Yakuza , Triads , Gambling

MARRIAGETOXIN

Also known as MARRIAGETOXIN.

Studio: bones film , Bandai Namco Filmworks , bones , Kansai TV , Dentsu , Bandai Namco Music Live
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance

For centuries, the deadly arts have been perfected by those known as the Masters. Among them, the Poison Masters of the Five Great Families hold the most fearsome power and influence. Hikaru Gero, heir to the Poison Masters’ Gero Family, has lived his entire life in the underworld, far removed from love or marriage. But when the Gero Family head decrees that Hikaru’s sister must bear an heir to preserve the bloodline—by force if necessary—Hikaru resolves to protect her at all costs. It is then that Hikaru encounters Mei Kinosaki, a brilliant marriage swindler who becomes the target of his latest job. Realizing that the only way of solving the family succession problem and protecting his sister is through marriage, Hikaru impulsively asks Mei for help in finding a bride.



Tags: Assassins , Marriage , Crime , Urban , Surreal Comedy , Femboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Crossdressing , Super Power , Bisexual , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Heterosexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Anti-Hero , Guns , Mixed Gender Harem , Animals , Educational , Boys' Love , Yuri , Chimera , Tomboy , Martial Arts

SPY×FAMILY

Also known as SPY x FAMILY.

Studio: CloverWorks , WIT STUDIO , Toho , Shueisha , TV Tokyo , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else.

At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades. The Westalis Intelligence Services' Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, "Twilight," on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania's National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations.

This mission is known as "Operation Strix." It consists of "putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond's son attends."

"Twilight" takes on the identity of psychiatrist Loid Forger and starts looking for family members. But Anya, the daughter he adopts, turns out to have the ability to read people's minds, while his wife, Yor, is an assassin! With it being in each of their own interests to keep these facts hidden, they start living together while concealing their true identities from one another.
World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.



Tags: Espionage , Family Life , Found Family , Fake Relationship , Parenthood , Assassins , Shounen , Adoption , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Foreign , Urban , Slapstick , Crime , Super Power , School , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Episodic , Politics , Unrequited Love , Cohabitation , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Orphan , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Bullying

Meitantei Conan

Also known as Detective Conan.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Animax , YTV , TMS Entertainment
Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mystery , Psychological

Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.



Note:
Includes Keisatsu Gakkou-hen - Wild Police Story in episodes 1029, 1038, 1042, 1061
Episodes 11, 52, 76, 118, 162, 184, 208, 342, 356, 449, 452, 487, 488, 489, 490, 515, 516, 521, 522, 651, 734, 804, 805, 927, 928, 1187 aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
Episodes 96, 129, 174, 219, 263, 304, 383, 479 aired with a runtime of ~90 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
Episode 345, 425 aired with a runtime of ~115 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.


Tags: Detective , Crime , Espionage , Tragedy , Age Regression , Conspiracy , Police , Male Protagonist , Fugitive , Criminal Organization , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , School , Educational , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Football , Martial Arts , Crossover , Tanned Skin , Ojou-sama , Female Harem , Tomboy , Magic , Karuta , Idol , CGI , Video Games

Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru

Also known as The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Studio Palette , Glovision , Lantis , Bandai Namco Arts , KADOKAWA , AT-X , TV Aichi , Movic , Crunchyroll , Kadokawa Media House
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

The world's number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another world, a goddess has imposed upon him one condition. "Kill the Hero who is prophesied to destroy the world."

This was to be the mission in his new life. The synergistic effect of the vast knowledge and experience he gained that made all manner of assassinations possible in the modern world, and the secret techniques and magic of the fantasy world's most powerful family of assassins turn him into the greatest assassin of all time.



Tags: Reincarnation , Assassins , Isekai , Magic , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Guns , Coming of Age , Politics , Heterosexual , Nudity , Time Skip , Incest , War , Alternate Universe , Spearplay , Crime , Adoption , Gore , Crossdressing , CGI

ReLIFE

Also known as ReLIFE.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Aniplex , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , NHN Comico , C&I Entertainment , Lawson
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.

Tags: Rehabilitation , Age Regression , School , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Seinen , Hikikomori , Kuudere , Work , Time Manipulation , Age Gap , Tragedy , Suicide , Tsundere , Slapstick , Acting , Volleyball , Chibi

Kyuujitsu no Warumono-san

Also known as Mr. Villain's Day Off.

Studio: Shin-Ei Animation , SynergySP , Nikkatsu , TV Tokyo , VAP , MAGNET , Square Enix , Shin-Ei Animation , SCISSORS BLITZ , KLOCKWORX , TV Osaka
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The man known as General within a villainous organization that plans to take over the world is usually fighting to the death against the Rangers who protect the Earth...

But today is his day off.

To heal his tired soul from working so hard every day, he goes to the zoo to see pandas and to the convenience store to get some ice cream.

We get to see how a certain villain gets to completely enjoy his days off to the fullest in this comedy that will heal your soul.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Monster Boy , Urban , Animals , Aliens , Tokusatsu , Konbini , Shoujo , Henshin , Work , Twins , Found Family , Orphan

Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen

Also known as Mission: Yozakura Family.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Mainichi Broadcasting System , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Shueisha , SILVER LINK. , Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance

Taiyou Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyouichirou. What drastic steps will Taiyou have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins!



Tags: Shounen , Espionage , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Marriage , Surreal Comedy , Revenge , Body Horror , Heterosexual , Guns , School , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Yandere , Episodic , Orphan , Mixed Gender Harem , Crossdressing , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K..

Studio: J.C.STAFF , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic is far from quiet. Though Kusuo tries to stay out of the spotlight by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he ends up inadvertently attracting the attention of many odd characters, such as the empty-headed Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Forced to deal with the craziness of the people around him, Kusuo comes to learn that the ordinary life he has been striving for is a lot more difficult to achieve than expected.

Note: Aired in 2 versions, a 120-episode 5-minute short series, and a combined 24-episode 24-minute TV series with the same content.

Tags: Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Episodic , Parody , Meta , School , Mythology , Urban , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , Asexual , Shounen , Kuudere , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Chuunibyou , Unrequited Love , Ghost , Heterosexual , School Club , Slapstick , Gyaru , Gangs , Incest , Video Games

GREAT PRETENDER

Also known as Great Pretender.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Fuji TV , Production I.G , Toho , BS Fuji , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Thriller

Self-styled “Japan's greatest swindler” Makoto Edamura is mainly targeting elder people and occasional foreign travelers. But when he tries to scam an apparently clueless French tourist in Tokyo, he can't possibly imagine that what looked like just another ordinary job is going to take him all the way to Los Angeles, tied upside-down on the famous Hollywood sign… And he is yet to find out what fate awaits him!



Tags: Crime , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Urban , Work , Language Barrier , Mafia , Acting , Triads , Filmmaking , Drawing , Drugs , Gangs , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Aviation , Guns , Bisexual , Slavery , Tomboy , Detective , Episodic , War , Mahjong , Baseball , Tanned Skin , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Football , Terrorism