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Kill la Kill

Also known as Kill la Kill.

Studio: Aniplex , TRIGGER , Dentsu , Kadokawa Shoten , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultra Super Pictures , Movic , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi

After the murder of her father, Ryuuko Matoi has been wandering the land in search of his killer. Following her only lead—the missing half of his invention, the Scissor Blade—she arrives at the prestigious Honnouji Academy, a high school unlike any other. The academy is ruled by the imposing and cold-hearted student council president Satsuki Kiryuuin alongside her powerful underlings, the Elite Four. In the school's brutally competitive hierarchy, Satsuki bestows upon those at the top special clothes called "Goku Uniforms," which grant the wearer unique superhuman abilities.

Tags: Henshin , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Nudity , Surreal Comedy , Class Struggle , Parody , Dystopian , Super Power , Tomboy , Aliens , Coming of Age , School , Cosmic Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Military , Anti-Hero , Cult , Orphan , Incest , Psychosexual , Age Gap , Bullying , Tsundere , Tokusatsu , Villainess , Delinquents , Yuri , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Meta , Exhibitionism , Urban Fantasy , Found Family , Ojou-sama , Tragedy , Gore , CGI , LGBTQ+ Themes , Butler , Cosplay , Yandere , Cheerleading , Space

FLCL

Also known as FLCL.

Studio: Gainax , Production I.G , Starchild Records , Funimation , GANSIS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Naota is a detached sixth grader afflicted by the pangs of puberty. He's fooling around with his brother's ex-girlfriend when a crazed girl on a motor scooter runs him over, brains him with a bass guitar, and moves into his house. This pink-haired girl, Haruko - who claims she's an alien - hurls Naota into the middle of a mega-corporation's secret agenda. Oh, and now giant battling robots shoot from his skull. Mix in mind-bending animation and tunes that echo through your cerebellum to top off the trip that will have you falling hard for FLCL.



Tags: Coming of Age , Surreal Comedy , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Meta , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Robots , Primarily Teen Cast , Slapstick , Denpa , Love Triangle , Aliens , Parody , Mopeds , Heterosexual , Vore , Amnesia , Guns , Kaiju , Urban , Gods , Super Robot , Real Robot , Nudity , Body Horror , Episodic , Baseball , CGI , Mixed Media , Motorcycles

Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai

Also known as SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Madman Entertainment , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

The novel's story is set 16 years after the "Law for Public Order and Morals in Healthy Child-Raising" banned coarse language in the country. Tanukichi Okuma enrolls in the country's leading elite public morals school and is soon invited into the Anti-Societal Organization (SOX) by its founder, Ayame Kajou. As a member blackmailed into joining by Ayame, Tanukichi ends up taking part in obscene acts of terrorism against the talented student council president Anna (for whom Tanukichi has a crush).



Tags: Satire , Politics , Hypersexuality , School , Dystopian , Terrorism , Parody , Crime , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Unrequited Love , Nudity , Educational , Femdom , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Slapstick

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Konami , Half H.P Studio , Bandai , Bandai Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Space Opera , Philosophy , Tragedy , Travel , War , Space , Aliens , Time Skip , Politics , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Outdoor Activities , Anthropomorphism , Mixed Media , Henshin , Cosmic Horror , Class Struggle , Desert , Military , Guns , Animals , Alternate Universe , Urban , Love Triangle , Suicide , Swordplay , Aviation , CGI

Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo

Also known as RUMBLE GARANNDOLL.

Studio: Lerche , KADOKAWA , MAGNET , Bandai Namco Arts , Quaras , BS11 , Scarlet , AT-X , TOKYO MX , Studio Hibari , EGG FIRM , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Conquered by alternate-world invaders, Japan has become a shadow of what it once was. Manga, anime, idols, and more are censored by these parallel universe overlords...or so it seems. In the less-than-legal stores of Akihabara, Hosomichi joins a group of female freedom fighters made up of pilots and otakus.



Tags: Robots , Otaku Culture , Meta , Dystopian , Female Harem , Parody , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Satire , Super Robot , Chuunibyou , CGI , Heterosexual , War , Lost Civilization , Ensemble Cast , Video Games , Isekai

Akiba Meido Sensou

Also known as Akiba Maid War.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Cygames , Tencent , Happinet Media Marketing , Movic , TOKYO MX , Shouchiku , Fields
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama

Akihabara is the center of the universe for the coolest hobbies and quirkiest amusements. In the spring of 1999, bright-eyed Nagomi Wahira moves there with dreams of joining a maid café. She quickly dons an apron at café Ton Tokoton, AKA the Pig Hut. But adjusting to life in bustling Akihabara isn’t as easy as serving tea and delighting customers. Paired with the dour Ranko who never seems to smile, Nagomi must do her best to elevate the Pig Hut over all other maid cafés vying for top ranking. Along the way she’ll slice out a place for herself amid the frills and thrills of life at the Pig Hut. Just when Nagomi’s dreams are within her grasp, she discovers not everything is as it seems amid the maid cafés of Akihabara.



Tags: Yakuza , Maids , Primarily Female Cast , Crime , Female Protagonist , Gangs , Work , Parody , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Surreal Comedy , Restaurant , Revenge , Tragedy , Otaku Culture , Found Family , Gore , Kemonomimi , Gyaru , Anachronism , War , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Kuudere , Slapstick , Conspiracy , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Gambling , Boxing , Homeless , Orphan , Food , Ninja , Baseball , Disability , Poker , Nudity , Fishing

Flip Flappers

Also known as FLIP FLAPPERS.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , infinite , Happinet , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , GAGA , Lantis , Medicos Entertainment , AT-X , Sotsu , BS Fuji , TOKYO MX , Ray
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Sci-Fi

As a middle school student, Cocona has been trying to decide what to do with her life. Magical Girl, however, wasn’t a career path that she’d ever considered. When suddenly a strange girl named Papika thrusts her into a secret organization called Flip Flap, Cocona’s outlook does a radical flip-flop. Her views start to change when she is dragged into an alternate dimension called Pure Illusion where she’s charged with gathering crystal shards and fighting strange creatures. Now, between running missions and facing off against a rival organization, Cocona doesn’t have much time to consider alternate career choices. What are these shards, and why is gathering them so important? There’s a mystery to be solved and multiple worlds to be saved in FLIP FLAPPERS!



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Henshin , LGBTQ+ Themes , Meta , Magic , Yuri , Kemonomimi , Archery , Guns , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Robots , Psychosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Memory Manipulation , Surreal Comedy , Super Power , Cult , Dissociative Identities , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Age Regression , Isekai , Tragedy , Twins , Desert , Surfing , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Super Robot , Parody , Snowscape , Yandere

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

Also known as Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

Studio: Gainax , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten , Half H.P Studio , AT-X , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , flying DOG , Kadokawa Contents Gate , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Supernatural

Panty and Stocking – the Anarchy Sisters – are two nasty-ass angels who got booted from the pearly gates for being foul-mouthed bitches! Now they spend their nights blowing up ghosts in the seedy abyss between Heaven and Earth. Panty likes sex, Stocking likes sweets, their afro-sporting main man Garter Belt has a fetish we can't mention. Together, they're turning the mean streets of Daten City into a buffet of bodily fluids. Ghosts don't stand a chance against their lingerie of mass destruction, and if this debaucherous duo can collect enough Heaven Coins, they just might get their halos back. It's a slim chance in hell, but anything can happen when you're rolling commando, especially with Panty and Stocking!



Tags: Parody , Female Protagonist , Satire , Episodic , Angels , Anti-Hero , Psychosexual , Mixed Media , Gyaru , Henshin , Demons , Surreal Comedy , Nudity , Ghost , Twins , Urban Fantasy , Guns , Gods , Monster Girl , Unrequited Love , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Aromantic , Chibi , Urban , Tokusatsu , CGI , Robots , School , Tanned Skin , Zombie , Bullying , Military

Akiba's Trip: The Animation

Also known as Akiba's Trip the Animation.

Studio: GONZO , TOKYO MX , bilibili , DLE , AT-X , Docomo Anime Store , Studio Mausu , GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Supernatural

Akihabara, a broad-minded neighborhood where everyone from beginners to masters are welcomed. Even when you're alone, if you go to Akiba, you'll find someone who understands you. It's a neighborhood where anything is possible, where anyone can do seemingly anything; a place where you can lay bare your body and soul. In this neighborhood of Akiba, which has everything including anime, games, maids, idols, secondhand parts, and cheap food, battles are fought against the "Bagurimono," and a steadfast "boy meets girl" story begins!



Tags: Idol , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Super Power , Nudity , Parody , Card Battle , Twins , Urban Fantasy , Wrestling , Demons , Super Robot , Necromancy , Time Manipulation

NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE

Also known as NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE.

Studio: Yostar Pictures , Aniplex , Yostar , TOKYO MX , BS11 , WOWOW
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

OMGkawaiiAngel, affectionately known as "KAngel", is the top streamer girl with 10 million subscribers, and not a day goes by without seeing her in action. Whether online, on TV, or at a live show, she is always surrounded by her cheering fans.

Striving to catch up with KAngel's popularity is a three-girl streaming unit called Karamazov.

And far removed from the world of these streamers is Kache, a girl who lives with her freeloader boyfriend while working at a theme cafe.

The story of the "Internet Angel" who captivated the world, woven by a girl who shines like a star and girls who reach for that brilliance, and the story of "you" on the other side of the screen, begins here.



Note: Prior to broadcasting, "NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE -OVERTURE-" — a theatrical pre-screening of the first 3 episodes rearranged and edited together— debuted in Japan on March 6, 2026.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Denpa , Philosophy , Otaku Culture , Drugs , Body Image , Idol , Tragedy , Suicide , VTuber , Mixed Media , Urban , CGI , Bullying , Psychosexual , Angels , Crime , Video Games , Work , Tomboy , Yuri , Nudity , Disability , Yandere , Masturbation , Cyberpunk , LGBTQ+ Themes