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What is Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva about?

Studio: OLM , P.A. Works
Status: Finished

Layton receives a letter from the famed opera singer, Jenis Quatlane, inviting them to see her newest performance. She also asks Layton, Luke and Remi for assistance in a mystery, saying her friend Melina died one year ago, but returned later as a seven year old girl saying she had found the secret of eternal life, and she also knew all the secrets that only the true Melina could know. Naturally, the case fascinates Layton and his apprentice, so they head to the Crown Petone opera house, but Remi stays in London, searching for some girls that went missing in there.

The opera was about a lost kingdom, The Kingdom of Immortals; once, there was a beautiful queen that loved music. She was beloved by everyone in the kingdom. But one day, the queen became very ill. The people of the kingdom toiled to find a cure, but medicine couldn’t help. The queen finally passed away, and right after, the cure was completed: A potion for immortality. The people of the kingdom deeply lamented for the death of their queen. In order to the meet reincarnated queen again, they decided to become immortal, using the just-completed immortality nostrum. Abrosia's Kingdom is still somewhere in this world, waiting for its queen to return, and then, she will sing forever.

After the spectacle finishes, a masked man appears, and proposes something to the audience: "Let's play a game"- he says- "The winner, will have eternal life. The losers, will have to die." It's up to Layton and Luke to enter in the game, and discover the secret of Eternal Life.

Takes place between the events of the video games Professor Layton and the Last Specter and Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask.

Tags: Detective , Lost Civilization , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Steampunk , Robots , Police , Ships , Musical Theater , Battle Royale

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Lupin III: Cagliostro no Shiro

Also known as Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Mystery

In the twilight of his career, master thief Lupin the Third's latest and greatest caper has hit a snag. What should've been bags of cash from a national casino turns out to be expert counterfeits! Together with his partner-in-crime Jigen, Lupin heads to the remote European nation of Cagliostro to exact revenge. Not everything goes as planned; the two encounter Clarisse, a royal damsel in distress being forced to marry the sinister Count Cagliostro against her will. Saving her won't be easy, however, as Lupin and Jigen -- together with Lupin's unpredictable ex-girlfriend Fujiko and the swordsman Goemon -- must fight their way through a trap-filled castle, a deadly dungeon, and an army of professional assassins! Can Lupin rescue the girl, evade the cuffs of his long-time nemesis Inspector Zenigata, and uncover the secret treasures of The Castle of Cagliostro?

Tags: Crime , Conspiracy , Fugitive , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Class Struggle , Male Protagonist , Police , Seinen , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Samurai

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Meitantei Conan

Also known as Case Closed.

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

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Meitantei Holmes

Also known as Sherlock Hound.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Studio Gallop , TMS Entertainment , Studio Take Off , Discotek , Tokyo Movie Shinsha , RAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Mystery

This story takes place at the end of the 19th century in London. A famous dog detective, Sherlock Hound, was relaxing with his pipe... Dr. Watson is, of course, with Sherlock. The night is very foggy. From the light of a street gas lamp, one can only see for a few yards. From the distance, a coach comes dashing towards Baker Street and stops in front of Hound's flat. Someone violently knocks at the door. "Watson, something's afoot!!" Hound in his well-known deer stalker hat and Inverness cape, leaves his flat in his prototype Benz with Dr. Watson.

Tags: Episodic , Detective , Anthropomorphism , Foreign , Police , Animals , Aviation , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Male Protagonist , Kids

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Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igi Ari!

Also known as Ace Attorney.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

Adapted from the popular video game franchise, Ace Attorney follows rookie lawyer Naruhodo Ryuuichi (Phoenix Wright) and his assistant Mayoi (Maya) as he defends his clients in a court of law. With limited evidence and logic as his only weapon, can Naruhodo turn the case around when all the odds are stacked against him?

Tags: Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Police , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Detective , Ghost , Assassins , Shrine Maiden , Fugitive , Circus , CGI

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Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa

Also known as Castle in the Sky.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , Walt Disney Studios , GKids
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

This high-flying adventure begins when Pazu, an engineer's apprentice, finds a young girl, Sheeta, floating down from the sky wearing a glowing pendant. Together they discover both are searching for a legendary floating castle, Laputa, and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around Sheeta's neck. Their quest won't be easy, however. There are greedy air pirates, secret government agents and astounding obstacles to keep them from the truth, and from each other.

Tags: Lost Civilization , Environmental , Steampunk , Pirates , Aviation , Fugitive , Female Protagonist , Military , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Robots , Guns , Primarily Male Cast , Trains , Elderly Protagonist

Where to watch?

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ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka

Also known as ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept..

Studio: MADHOUSE , BS11 , NAS , Bandai Visual , Square Enix , Sony PCL , Contents Seed , Lantis , Banpresto , Medicos Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Slice of Life

"ACCA" is a giant unified syndicate residing in a kingdom split into 13 autonomous regions. ACCA was formed back when there was threat of a coup d'etat, and it has continued to protect the peace of civilians for almost one hundred years. Jean Otus, the vice-chairman of the inspections department at ACCA headquarters, is one of the most cunning men in the syndicate's history with the nickname "Jean the Cigarette Peddler." Whimsically puffing his cigarettes, he wanders through the 13 districts, checking to see if there is any foul play afoot.

Tags: Royal Affairs , Politics , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Travel , Foreign , Work , Detective , Economics , Ensemble Cast , Police , Revenge , Photography , Seinen , Food , Military , Family Life , Office Lady

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Entotsu-machi no Poupelle

Also known as Poupelle of Chimney Town.

Studio: Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

The story is set in a town surrounded by a wall that stands 4,000 meters (about 2.5 miles) tall. Because the town is full of chimneys, the air is always full of smoke. No one in the town knows what the sky looks like. On one night of the town's Halloween festival, a deliveryman accidentally drops the heart he is supposed to deliver. He cannot find the heart in the smoke and gives up. The heart continues to beat where it fell in the town of chimneys.

Tags: Full CGI , Steampunk , Male Protagonist , Family Life , Conspiracy , Magic , POV

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