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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 , Female Protagonist , Meta , Philosophy , Robots , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Denpa , Love Triangle , Aliens , Parody , Heterosexual , Mopeds , Vore , Amnesia , Guns , Kaiju , Urban , Gods , Super Robot , Body Horror , Real Robot , Nudity , Episodic , Baseball , CGI

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 , Class Struggle , Psychosexual , Nudity , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Dystopian , Tomboy , Super Power , Coming of Age , Aliens , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Military , Incest , Anti-Hero , Cult , Bullying , Villainess , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Delinquents , Tokusatsu , Exhibitionism , Yuri , Gore , Tragedy , CGI , Meta , Orphan , Tsundere , Cosplay , Yandere , Cheerleading

Kiznaiver

Also known as Kiznaiver.

Studio: TRIGGER , Crunchyroll , Aniplex , Sammy , Movic , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , Asahi Housou
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

The fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. One day, Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira: "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Amnesia , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Philosophy , Urban , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , School , Tsundere , Bisexual , Bullying , LGBTQ+ Themes , Seinen

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Also known as SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Studio: TRIGGER , Tsuburaya Productions , Fields , Pony Canyon , Docomo Anime Store , KLOCKWORX , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions.

Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Super Robot , Alternate Universe , Denpa , Memory Manipulation , Virtual World , Meta , Superhero , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Hikikomori , Gods , Amnesia , CGI , Super Power , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Aliens , School , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Mixed Media , Episodic , Gore , Villainess , Love Triangle

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 , Yuri , Meta , Magic , Kemonomimi , Desert , Archery , Guns , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Robots , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Memory Manipulation , Super Power , Dissociative Identities , Cult , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Age Regression , Isekai , Tragedy , Twins , Surfing , School , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Super Robot , Parody , Yandere , Heterosexual

Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi

Also known as The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace.

Studio: MAPPA , Aniplex , Fuji TV , Hakusensha , Dentsu , GREE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

It has been 800 years since the incredibly fast and powerful gods of battle known as the Idaten had sealed away the demons after an intense battle. Now, that battle is just considered a myth or a fairytale. While the current generation of Idaten who have never even had to fight are enjoying their peaceful lives, someone awakened the demons once again! Armed forces, ingenuity. politics, and intrigue. If you've got it, use everything you can! This three-way battle royale with no rules and no limits is about to begin!!



Tags: Demons , Gods , War , Gore , Super Power , Philosophy , Tragedy , Military , Seinen , Surreal Comedy , Hypersexuality , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Satire , Memory Manipulation , Time Skip , Religion , Body Horror , Amputation , Slapstick , Nudity , Nun , Torture , Masturbation , CGI , Virginity , Sex Toys

Mahou Shoujo Magical Destroyers

Also known as Magical Destroyers.

Studio: Bibury Animation Studios , Mainichi Broadcasting System , King Records , Bit Grooove Promotion , SANKYO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Mahou Shoujo

Freedom of expression is threatened when a mysterious group, the SSC, destroy Japan’s otaku culture. However, a young revolutionary, Otaku Hero—who loves the culture more than anything—rises up. With the help of three rambunctious magical girls—Anarchy, Blue, and Pink—they’ll team up to create a world free of this oppressive rule. Be part of the rebellion to bring back fandom!



Tags: Otaku Culture , Henshin , Dystopian , Urban , Meta , Magic , Surreal Comedy , Heterosexual , War , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Religion , Swimming , Urban Fantasy , Outdoor Activities , Video Games , Tragedy , Denpa , Drugs , Philosophy , Idol , Survival , Female Harem , Crossdressing , Cars , Gods , Guns , Military , Body Horror , Gore , Amnesia

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

Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda

Also known as World Conquest Zvezda Plot.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Ichijinsha , Movic , Dentsu , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

What does it take to conquer the world?! Every leader of the past has thought of it... but all they have done was to merely dream of its greatness. World domination... nobody has been able to achieve it. Until one little girl by the name of Kate Hoshimiya came along. Kate Hoshimiya will shock the world! How was she able to carry out such a magnificent stunt? So frightful! So glorious! Could this be... the Zvezda Plot?! Let the light of our great Zvezda shine upon this land far and wide!

Tags: Tokusatsu , Surreal Comedy , Swordplay , Super Power , Parody , Heterosexual , Homeless , Robots , Chuunibyou , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Kaiju , Lost Civilization

Dandadan

Also known as DAN DA DAN.

Studio: Science SARU , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Science SARU , Shueisha , Dentsu , Aniplex , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.

To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!?

The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!



Notes:
Worldwide premiere of Episode 1 before the Japanese television premiere occurred at Anime Expo July 6, 2024.
Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER was pre-screened in advance in theaters on August 31, 2024 in Asia, September 7, 2024 in Europe and September 13, 2024 in North America. The regular TV broadcast began October 4, 2024.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Ghost , Aliens , Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Henshin , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Exorcism , School , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Cult , Love Triangle , Demons , Tragedy , CGI , Nudity , Zombie , Tokusatsu , Achromatic