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Tatakae!! Iczer-1

Also known as Fight!! Iczer-1.

Studio: AIC , Toshiba EMI , Media Blasters
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Nagisa is a schoolgirl with schoolgirl tendencies, waking up late, rushing off to school and meeting up with friends upon the way. One morning Nagisa comes across a woman dressed in a strange uniform who seems to stare at her, unnerving Nagisa. Later that day, whilst staring out the window, Nagisa becomes aware of a ball bouncing by itself which flings itself towards her window seat, shattering the glass yet not harming her... Turning back to the front she finds a gaping mouth bristling with teeth inches from her face and no-one else about. She screams and the world returns to normal with her standing and the centre of curiosity of her class... why did she scream?

Tags: Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Yuri , Space , Robots , Aliens , Gore , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Nudity , Military , Time Manipulation , Revenge , Cyberpunk , Tentacles , School , Urban Fantasy

Escaflowne

Also known as Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Entertainment , bones , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Hitomi Kanzaki is in a very depressed mood. She only wants to sleep and fade away. Her misery summons Lord Folken who sends her to Gaea. The people of Gaea think she is the Wing Goddess, who can call upon the legendary Dragon Armor called Escaflowne. On Gaea, King Van, the sole survior of the White Dragon Clan, is also in a depressed state. Swearing an oath to get his revenge on the Black Dragon Clan that oblierated Van's kingdom, he lives by the sword. Now that the Wing Goddess has finally appeared, she posseses Gaea's world fate in her heart. Escaflowne will either lead Gaea to peace or total ruin.



Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , War , Swordplay , Magic , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Estranged Family , Gore , Super Robot , Dragons , Revenge , Heterosexual , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Angels , Denpa , Steampunk , Samurai , Elf , Super Power , Shoujo , Gods

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Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music

The story begins the day before the graduation ceremony. Five middle school girls each are preoccupied with their real everyday lives. These girls meet each other in a fantasy world after being sent there through a sudden occurrence. There, they learn about the impending crisis that this world is facing. The way to avert this crisis is for the five to collaborate and bring their five hearts together as one through dance.

However, the five cannot come to love the world, and cannot tell their true feelings to one another, so their hearts are unable to unite. The time limit is fast approaching. Can the dance of the five girls save the world? And will they be able to graduate?



Tags: Isekai , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Coming of Age , Idol , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Child Cast , School , Martial Arts , Henshin , Age Regression , Tsundere , Alternate Universe , Clone

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , TV Tokyo , The Right Stuf International , Central Park Media , Yomiuri Advertising , SoftX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Just after Utena's parents died, she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later, Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boy's uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago.

After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friend's honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena, where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.



Tags: Shoujo , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Philosophy , Fairy Tale , Ensemble Cast , Incest , Tomboy , Yuri , Swordplay , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Witch , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Time Manipulation , Orphan , Surreal Comedy , Age Gap , Cars , School , Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Time Loop , Unrequited Love , Meta , Henshin , Love Triangle , Ojou-sama , Fencing , Cheating , Boarding School , Episodic , Crossdressing , Magic , Bullying , Kuudere , Politics , Twins , Suicide , Astronomy , Boys' Love , Athletics , Body Swapping , Aliens

Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence Mokushiroku

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Central Park Media , Toei , Shogakukan , GANSIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.



Tags: Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Magic , Tomboy , Philosophy , Bisexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Cars , School , Boarding School , Nudity , Twins , Kuudere , Drugs , Body Horror

Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , Production I.G , TV Tokyo , Toei Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Movic , Sega Games , TV Tokyo Music , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

NERV faces a brutal attack from SEELE, but with Asuka in a coma, and Shinji in a nervous breakdown, things soon turn into the surreal. This movie provides a concurrent ending to the final two episodes of the show Neon Genesis Evangelion.



Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Dystopian , Coming of Age , Post-Apocalyptic , Denpa , Meta , Gods , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Gore , Super Robot , Cosmic Horror , Psychosexual , Afterlife , Kaiju , Mythology , Robots , Female Protagonist , Religion , Primarily Teen Cast , Guns , Kuudere , Nudity , Masturbation , Clone , Tsundere , Politics , Space , Mixed Media

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , TV Tokyo , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten , NAS , Tatsunoko Production , GKIDS , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.



Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Super Robot , Denpa , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Angels , Psychosexual , Cosmic Horror , Kaiju , Conspiracy , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Aliens , Body Horror , Suicide , Mythology , Military , Religion , Kuudere , Clone , Tokusatsu , Tsundere , Politics , Found Family , Gore , Trains , Bisexual , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Nudity , Boys' Love

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Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten , Victor Entertainment , Marubeni , Movic , Sega Games , Shelty , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shirou, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven - two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected to preserve civilization.

Two oracles, the sisters Hinoto and Kanoe foresee the coming of the Dragons and predict opposite outcomes. Each sister gathers strength and ammunition to insure her own vision for the future. However, neither sister realizes that there is one man who has an even greater power than the Dragons, and that ultimately he will determine the fate of the earth.

Which sister will prevail and how does Kamui fit into their struggle? The answer to this question will forever affect humanity.



Tags: Cosmic Horror , Super Power , Post-Apocalyptic , Mythology , Angels , Yandere , Augmented Reality , Shrine Maiden , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Magic , Gods , Gore , Urban , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Dragons , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Demons , Environmental , Cyberpunk , Nudity , Memory Manipulation , Philosophy , Psychosexual

Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 3 - Yakusoku

Studio: Studio Gokumi
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

The third and final movie in the Washio Sumi no Shou trilogy.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Post-Apocalyptic , School , Religion , Spearplay , Archery , Kaiju , Fairy , Guns , Disability , Cosmic Horror , Tragedy , Coastal , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Child Cast

Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai

Also known as Garakowa -Restore the World-.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Sci-Fi

A floating space without gravity where an infinite number of lights shine in different colors: The "Box of Wisdom." Inside of this box, there are multiple worlds, multiple timelines, and there used to be many different people. This is where Dual and Dorothy were fighting with enemies called "Viruses." Worlds infected by viruses must be erased. That is the duty, the job of these girls. However, one day, Dual and Dorothy feel the presence of a new Virus. Arriving at the scene, they see a girl being attacked by Viruses. After saving the girl, the duo wait for her to awaken so they can ask who she is, where she came from, and where she is going. Finally, when the girl opened her eyes, she gave her name, Rimo, and whispered only one sentence... "I must return to the flower patch..."



Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Post-Apocalyptic , Virtual World , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Henshin , Philosophy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things