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Shingeki no Kyojin

Also known as Attack on Titan.

Studio: Wit Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Kaiju , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Military , Monster Boy , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Revenge , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Swordplay , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Dystopian , Politics , Religion , Espionage , Monster Girl , Cannibalism , Shounen , Coming of Age , Class Struggle , Orphan , Steampunk , Mythology , Time Skip , Amnesia , Yandere , Rural , CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Unrequited Love , Kuudere , Adoption , Suicide

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Monster Girl , Revenge , Travel , CGI , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Orphan , Mythology , Slapstick , Rural , Historical , Rotoscoping , Super Power , Body Horror , Coming of Age , Chibi , Time Skip , Snowscape

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

A boy fights... for "the right death."

Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse.

Itadori Yuji is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojou Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back.



Note: The first episode received an early web premiere on September 19th, 2020. The regular TV broadcast started on October 3rd, 2020.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Super Power , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Urban , Demons , Body Horror , Orphan , Magic , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Swordplay , School , Shapeshifting , Boarding School , Tragedy , Rotoscoping , Slapstick , Anthropomorphism , Mythology , Surreal Comedy , Twins , School Club , Baseball ,

Tokyo Ghoul

Also known as Tokyo Ghoul.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight.



Tags: Gore , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Survival , Torture , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Anti-Hero , Seinen , Coming of Age , Urban , Police , Cannibalism , Detective , Crime , Henshin , Primarily Adult Cast , Mythology , Heterosexual , College

Shingeki no Kyojin 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 2.

Studio: Wit Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Eren Jaeger swore to wipe out every last Titan, but in a battle for his life he wound up becoming the thing he hates most. With his new powers, he fights for humanity's freedom facing the monsters that threaten his home. After a bittersweet victory against the Female Titan, Eren finds no time to rest—a horde of Titans is approaching Wall Rose and the battle for humanity continues!



Tags: Survival , Espionage , Post-Apocalyptic , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Military , Kaiju , Dystopian , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , Monster Boy , Monster Girl , Revenge , Philosophy , Politics , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Class Struggle , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cult , Incest , Kuudere , Dissociative Identities , Coming of Age , Orphan , LGBTQ+ Themes , Matriarchy , Steampunk , Mythology , Cannibalism , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Unrequited Love , Rural , Tanned Skin

Kimi no Na wa.

Also known as Your Name..

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl, yearns to live the life of a boy in the bustling city of Tokyo—a dream that stands in stark contrast to her present life in the countryside. Meanwhile in the city, Taki Tachibana lives a busy life as a high school student while juggling his part-time job and hopes for a future in architecture.

One day, Mitsuha awakens in a room that is not her own and suddenly finds herself living the dream life in Tokyo—but in Taki's body! Elsewhere, Taki finds himself living Mitsuha's life in the humble countryside. In pursuit of an answer to this strange phenomenon, they begin to search for one another.

Kimi no Na wa. revolves around Mitsuha and Taki's actions, which begin to have a dramatic impact on each other's lives, weaving them into a fabric held together by fate and circumstance.



Tags: Body Swapping , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Tragedy , Urban , Gender Bending , Time Skip , Rural , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Environmental , Mythology , Alternate Universe , Trains , Shrine Maiden , School

Shingeki no Kyojin 3

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 3.

Studio: Wit Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Eren and his companions in the 104th are assigned to the newly-formed Levi Squad, whose assignment is to keep Eren and Historia safe given Eren's newly-discovered power and Historia's knowledge and pedigree. Levi and Erwin have good reason to be concerned, because the priest of the Church that Hanji had hidden away was found tortured to death, making it clear that the Military Police are involved with the cover-up. Things get more harrowing when the MPs make a move on Erwin and the Levi Squad narrowly avoids capture. Eren is also having problems with his Titan transformation, and a deadly killer has been hired to secure Eren and Historia, one Levi knows all too well from his youth.



Tags: Conspiracy , Military , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Politics , Memory Manipulation , Dystopian , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Revenge , Philosophy , Super Power , Crime , Kaiju , Gore , Survival , Shounen , Coming of Age , Yandere , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Class Struggle , Steampunk , Anti-Hero , Primarily Male Cast , CGI , Torture , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Kuudere , Crossdressing , Matriarchy , Mythology

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

It’s been four years since the Scout Regiment reached the shoreline, and the world looks different now. Things are heating up as the fate of the Scout Regiment—and the people of Paradis—are determined at last. However, Eren is missing. Will he reappear before age-old tensions between Marleyans and Eldians result in the war of all wars?



Tags: War , Tragedy , Military , Kaiju , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Politics , Philosophy , Dystopian , Survival , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Monster Boy , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Espionage , Gore , CGI , Body Horror , Foreign , Guns , Memory Manipulation , Coming of Age , Class Struggle , Shounen , Steampunk , Rotoscoping , Dissociative Identities , Tanned Skin , Rural , Kuudere , Matriarchy , Mythology , Baseball

Shingeki no Kyojin 3 Part 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2.

Studio: Wit Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

The battle to retake Wall Maria begins now! With Eren’s new hardening ability, the Scouts are confident they can seal the wall and take back Shiganshina District. If they succeed, Eren can finally unlock the secrets of the basement—and the world. But danger lies in wait as Reiner, Bertholdt, and the Beast Titan have plans of their own. Could this be humanity’s final battle for survival?



Tags: Dystopian , Military , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Survival , Memory Manipulation , Shapeshifting , Super Power , War , Shounen , Espionage , Monster Boy , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Gore , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Mythology , Anti-Hero , Class Struggle , Steampunk , Swordplay , Primarily Male Cast , Drugs , CGI , Dissociative Identities , Baseball , Kuudere , Matriarchy

Noragami

Also known as Noragami.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Supernatural

Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him to cross paths with Hiyori Iki, a sweet and perky high school girl. After the accident, Hiyori's soul has a bad habit of slipping out of her body, and after enlisting Yato's help to get her back to normal, she begins to fall into the world of spirits and gods.

But Hiyori's not the only one who's keeping tabs on Yato. A god from Yato's past is back, and he's not interested in a friendly reunion.



Tags: Gods , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Mythology , Anti-Hero , Shapeshifting , Swordplay , Memory Manipulation , Found Family , Urban , Nekomimi , Shrine Maiden , Revenge , Outdoor , Age Gap , Bullying , Environmental

VINLAND SAGA

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Studio: Wit Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.



Tags: Vikings , Revenge , Foreign , Historical , Male Protagonist , War , Tragedy , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Military , Politics , Anti-Hero , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Survival , Ships , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Pirates , Language Barrier , Orphan , Spearplay , Religion , CGI , Heterosexual , Archery , Cult , Mythology , Snowscape

Death Parade

Also known as Death Parade.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When two people die at the same time, they’re sent to a place that’s neither heaven nor hell—a lavish bar between worlds where the stakes are high and the rules are simple: if you win you live again, if you die… you’re gone for good.

Decim is the bartender charged with serving the souls who enter Quindecim. He may make a mean cocktail, but his true profession is to play the role of arbiter—a judge who determines whether or not a soul is worthy of reincarnation. To aid in his judgment, the bar’s patrons are forced to play simple games laced with sadistic twists designed to bring their true natures to light. To Decim, judgment has always been black and white—that is—until he meets a mysterious young woman whose fate seems impossible to decide. His indecision shakes the very foundation of the games and raises the biggest question of all: Who is fit to judge the dead?



Tags: Death Game , Afterlife , Philosophy , Tragedy , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Reincarnation , Bar , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Suicide , Gambling , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Kuudere , CGI , Ice Skating , Revenge , Gyaru , Bowling , Tanned Skin

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

Also known as Spirited Away.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

On the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park. Intrigued, the family investigates the park, though unbeknownst to them, it is secretly inhabited by spirits who sleep by day and appear at night. When Chihiro's mother and father eat food from a restaurant in the street, angry spirits turn them into pigs. Furthermore, a wide sea has appeared between the spirit world and the human one, trapping Chihiro, the sole human, in a land of spirits. Luckily for her though, a mysterious boy named Haku appears, claiming to know her from the past. Under his instructions, Chihiro secures a job in the bathhouse where Haku works. With only her courage and some new found friends to aid her, Chihiro embarks on a journey to turn her parents back to their original forms and return home.

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Youkai , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Shapeshifting , Isekai , Work , Mythology , Gods , Witch , Philosophy , Anthropomorphism , Memory Manipulation , Dragons , Travel , Primarily Child Cast , Twins , Trains

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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

Tokyo Ghoul √A

Also known as Tokyo Ghoul √A.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

The second season of Tokyo Ghoul.

The ghouls of Anteiku invaded the Aogiri's site in order to rescue Ken Kaneki who is being tortured. Due to provocation, he unleashed greater power enough to defeat Yamori. To become stronger, he decided to join Aogiri and left Anteiku. Ghoul investigators also making their moves by collecting information about the eye-patched ghoul - Ken Kaneki.



Tags: Anti-Hero , Body Horror , Super Power , Gore , Military , Detective , Police , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , College , Mythology

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Also known as The Devil is a Part-Timer!.

Studio: White Fox
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life

Devil King Sadao is only one step away from conquering the world when he is beaten by Hero Emilia and forced to drift to the other world: modern-day Tokyo. As "conquering the world" are the only skills the Devil King possesses—and are obviously unnecessary in his new situation—he must work as a freeter to pay for his living expenses!

Tags: Demons , Isekai , Work , Male Protagonist , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Fugitive , Anti-Hero , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Mythology , Parody , Shounen , Restaurant , Urban , Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , Food , Heterosexual , Hikikomori , Language Barrier

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological

The war for Paradis zeroes in on Shiganshina just as Jaegerists have seized control. After taking a huge blow from a surprise attack led by Eren, Marley swiftly acts to return the favor. With Zeke’s true plan revealed and a military forced under new rule, this battle might be fought on two fronts. Does Eren intend on fulfilling his half-brother’s wishes or does he have a plan of his own?



Tags: War , Tragedy , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Military , Survival , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Kaiju , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Espionage , Foreign , Monster Boy , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Gore , Body Horror , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Slavery , Shounen , CGI , Amputation , Class Struggle , Steampunk , Alternate Universe , Guns , Cannibalism , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Tanned Skin , Monster Girl , Mythology , Matriarchy

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka

Also known as Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?.

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Some adventurers delve into the sprawling labyrinths beneath the city of Orario to find fame and fortune. Others come to test their skills against the legions of monsters lurking in the darkness below. However, Bell Cranel’s grandfather told him a different reason: it’s a great place to rescue (and subsequently meet) girls! Now that Bell’s a dungeon delver himself, the ladies he’s encountering aren’t the helpless damsels in distress he’d imagined, and one of them, the beautiful swordswoman Ais Wallenstein, keeps rescuing Bell instead. As embarrassing as that is, it’s nothing compared to what happens when goddesses get involved. Freya, Hephaistos, and Loki, with their powerful Familias, are intimidating enough, but there’s one goddess whose relationship with Bell is certain to spark trouble.



Tags: Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Gods , Magic , Mythology , Female Harem , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Tomboy , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Love Triangle , Kemonomimi , Nudity , Kuudere , Nekomimi , Cultivation , Villainess , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Goblin

Fate/Zero

Also known as Fate/Zero.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in their grasp. Solely for this reason, the much hated "Magus Killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with marriage to their only daughter Irisviel as binding contract.

Kiritsugu now stands at the center of a cutthroat game of survival, facing off against six other participants, each armed with an ancient familiar, and fueled by unique desires and ideals. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, the notorious mercenary soon finds his greatest opponent in Kirei Kotomine, a priest who seeks salvation from the emptiness within himself in pursuit of Kiritsugu.

Based on the light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero depicts the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War—10 years prior to Fate/stay night. Witness a battle royale in which no one is guaranteed to survive.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Mythology , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Assassins , Philosophy , Gore , Spearplay , War , Swordplay , Urban , Espionage , CGI

DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.



Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , War , Monster Boy , Nudity , Angels , Henshin , Anti-Hero , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , Revenge , LGBTQ+ Themes , Athletics , Mythology , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Drugs , Masturbation , Meta , Bisexual , Boys' Love , Public Sex , Afterlife , Motorcycles , Politics , Hip-hop Music , Shounen