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Tu Bian Yingxiong X

Also known as To Be Hero X.

Studio: BeDream , bilibili , Aniplex , Paper Plane Animation Studio , B.Cool Studio , Studio LAN , Pb Animation
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

This is a world where heroes are created by people's trust, and the hero who gains the most trust is known as X. In this world, people's trust can be quantified through data, and these values are reflected on everyone's wrist. As long as one gains enough trust points, an ordinary person can possess superpowers and become a superhero who saves the world. However, the constantly changing trust values make the path of a hero full of uncertainties...



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Conspiracy , Henshin , Superhero , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Idol , CGI , Super Power , Suicide , Anthropomorphism , Mixed Media , Robots , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Animals , Assassins , Unrequited Love , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Band , Achronological Order , Archery

Sentai Daishikkaku 2nd Season

Also known as Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2.

Studio: Yostar Pictures , Shouchiku , Kodansha , TBS , CBC TV , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Yostar
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

The second season of Sentai Daishikkaku.

Tags: Shounen , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Monster Boy , Tokusatsu , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Espionage , Aliens , Acting , Work , Meta , Parody , Time Loop , School , Delinquents , Memory Manipulation , Dissociative Identities

Sentai Daishikkaku

Also known as Go! Go! Loser Ranger!.

Studio: Shouchiku , Yostar Pictures , Kodansha , TBS , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Yostar
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

When the Monster Army invaded Earth thirteen years ago, the Divine Dragon Rangers rose up to stop them! With the war raging on, these great heroes are mankind’s last hope!

...or are they?

In truth, the invaders were subjugated within a year, forced to continue to crank out a monster a week for the Rangers to crush in front of their adoring fans! But one monster has had enough. Something has to change! He’ll rebel against the might of the Dragon Rangers and destroy them all...from the inside!



Tags: Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Tokusatsu , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Espionage , Henshin , Aliens , Survival , Urban , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Dystopian , Disability , Ensemble Cast , Superhero , CGI , Gore , Battle Royale , Gender Bending , Meta , Acrobatics , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan

Batman: Gotham Knight

Also known as Batman: Gotham Knight.

Studio: Bee Train , Production I.G , MADHOUSE , Horipro , Warner Bros. Japan , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Batman animated anthology based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name.

Episodes
1) Have I Got a Story for You (俺たちのスゴい話) - Shoujirou Nishimi (STUDIO 4℃)
2) Crossfire (クロスファイア) - Futoshi Higashide (Production I.G.)
3) Field Test (フィールドテスト) - Hiroshi Morioka (Bee Train)
4) In Darkness Dwells (闇の中で) - Yasuhiro Aoki (Madhouse)
5) Working Through Pain (克服できない痛み) - Toshiyuki Kubooka (STUDIO 4℃)
6) Deadshot (デッドショット) - Jong-Sik Nam (Madhouse)


Tags: Detective , Urban , Anthology , Superhero , Male Protagonist , Police , Gangs , Episodic , Crime , Mafia , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Butler , Assassins , Rural , Skateboarding , Cult

Marvel Future Avengers

Also known as Marvel Future Avengers.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Walt Disney Studios , Marvel Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

The anime follows Makoto, a young boy who gains superpowers due to an evil gene manipulation experiment. Makoto and other youths join the Avengers as apprentices named "Future Avengers." The anime shows Makoto and others as they train, fight villains and grow, under Avengers members Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp.




Tags: Superhero , Cyborg , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Kids , Mythology , Gods , Kuudere , Meta

Kaijuu 8-gou

Also known as Kaiju No.8.

Studio: Toho , Shueisha , Production I.G , Production I.G , Studio Khara
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!



Tags: Kaiju , Monster Boy , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Shounen , Military , Work , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Kuudere , Slapstick , Tsundere , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Tokusatsu , Swordplay , Rescue

Samurai Flamenco

Also known as Samurai Flamenco.

Studio: Manglobe , KYORAKU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Hazama Masayoshi has decided to become the superhero Samurai Flamenco in spite of having no special abilities or modifications. Goto Hidenori is a police officer who learns his secret identity by chance, which causes him all sorts of trouble.

This is the story of the birth of a true hero featuring these two young men with a touch of comedy and serious drama, while they come face to face with hardships as they search for the true meaning of becoming a hero of justice in this world!



Tags: Superhero , Parody , Tokusatsu , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Henshin , Aliens , Police , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Acting , Anthropomorphism , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Kaiju , Work , Ensemble Cast , Bisexual , Super Robot , Guns , Cyborg , Motorcycles , Torture , Yuri

TIGER & BUNNY

Also known as Tiger & Bunny.

Studio: Sunrise , Viz Media
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Mystery

Sternbild City is home to people called "Next," who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire "hero points." Their activities are documented on the popular program "Hero TV," which picks the "King of Heroes" in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he's been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Revenge , Ensemble Cast , Work , Memory Manipulation , Acting , CGI , Urban Fantasy , Conspiracy , Robots , Super Robot , Family Life , Urban , Anti-Hero , Motorcycles

8 Man AFTER

Also known as 8 Man After.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Kino Production , Discotek , Sanctuary
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

Since the recent disappearance of 8 Man, a mysterious cyborg super hero created by Professor Tani, the city reels under "terrorist" assaults from murderous drug-crazed street gangs. Hazuma, an ex-cop who now runs his own detective agency, is hired to track down a missing scientist alleged to have made off with cybernetics from Professor Tani's laboratory. The missing hardware is reappearing as psycho-activated weapons grafted onto the bodies of the rogue "cyper-junkies." During his investigation Hazuma is brutally murdered. Dr. Tani uses Hazuma as a bio-template to replace the missing 8 Man. As a cover, 8 Man maintains the original persona of the detective, yet must cope with the duality of the cynical private eye and maintain the balance as an emotionless super-android hero.



Tags: Cyborg , Cyberpunk , Drugs , Superhero , Police , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Gore , Revenge , Body Horror

Gatchaman Crowds

Studio: Tatsunoko Production , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

The story is set in Japan in the early summer of 2015. 180,000 people live in Tachikawa City, the "second metropolis" of the Tokyo area. Among them are "Gatchaman"—warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by "NOTE," the manifestation of special spiritual powers in living beings. A council has scouted a group of individuals with latent powers to protect Earth from alien criminals. In recent years, the council has assigned Gatchaman warriors to deal with the mysterious entity known as "MESS."



Tags: Aliens , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Superhero , Super Power , Politics , Femboy , Tokusatsu , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , CGI , LGBTQ+ Themes , Terrorism , Artificial Intelligence , Crime , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast