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BanG Dream! Ave Mujica

Also known as Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -.

Studio: Bushiroad , SANZIGEN , TOKYO MX , Good Smile Company , Horipro International , Ultra Super Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Psychological

"Will you give me the rest of your life?"

After losing everything in a single night, Sakiko Togawa reaches out toward an even deeper abyss, one that will drag everyone around her down as well. Gathering the lives of girls burdened with their own troubles and desires, Sakiko raises the curtain on a perfect masquerade.

"Welcome to the world of Ave Mujica."

On a stage where sorrow, death, fear, love—even the solace of forgetting—are stripped away, will their masks be torn off and shatter into oblivion, or will they….



Tags: Female Protagonist , Band , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Estranged Family , Full CGI , Acting , Ensemble Cast , Metal Music , Disability , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Musical Theater , Rock Music , Incest , Adoption , Urban , Ojou-sama

Kaibutsu Oujo

Also known as Princess Resurrection.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Imagin , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks , Index
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

When Hiro Hiyorimi tries to save a beautiful young woman from certain death, he ends up a dead hero himself! However, since the drop-dead girl is Hime, daughter of the King of the Monsters, his "reward" is to come back as a not-quite-living soldier in her honor guard of horror! That means helping fight off the army of supernatural monstrosities Hime's siblings are unleashing against her in hopes of moving up the ladder of succession.

And if facing off with vampires and zombies isn't bad enough, how can anyone be prepared for the REALLY weird ones, like were-sharks, pandas and killer dumplings? This sure as hell isn't the afterlife Hiro was hoping for, but the really sad part is that Hime is the good girl in all of this... or at least as close to good as you can come when you're on the wrong side of the gates of hell!



Tags: Shounen , Monster Girl , Female Harem , Vampire , Robots , Kemonomimi , Kuudere , Tomboy , Maids , Dullahan , Ojou-sama , Werewolf , Zombie , Primarily Female Cast , Necromancy , Heterosexual , Witch , Motorcycles

Dantalian no Shoka

Also known as The Mystic Archives of Dantalian.

Studio: Gainax , TV Tokyo , Kadokawa Shoten , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , NTT Docomo , Dwango , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

Hugh Anthony Disward inherits an old mansion and a personal library from his grandfather. In the basement of the mansion, he meets a mysterious girl, Dalian. She is a Dantalian and a gateway to "Dantalian's bookshelf", which stores the prohibited books of the demons.

"Gensho (Illusory Books)", the prohibited books, endanger the balance of the world, but people are fascinated by the taboo. Hugh and Dalian solve the cases involving Gensho with their ability to access the Dantalian bookshelf.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Foreign , Magic , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Mythology , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Guns , Yandere , Rural , Classic Literature , Ojou-sama , Alchemy , Motorcycles , Military , Demons , Tsundere , Amnesia , Religion , Drugs , Suicide , Writing , Robots , Aviation , Crossdressing , Dragons

Shadows House

Also known as SHADOWS HOUSE.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , WOWOW , Shueisha , TOKYO MX , BS Asahi , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Slice of Life , Supernatural

High atop a cliff sits the mansion known as Shadows House, home to a faceless clan that pretends to live like nobles. They express their emotions through living dolls that also endlessly clean the home of soot. One such servant, Emilico, aids her master Kate as they learn more about themselves and the mysteries of the house.



Tags: Conspiracy , Slavery , Maids , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Butler , Primarily Child Cast , Seinen , Ojou-sama , Fairy , Death Game , Drugs , Amnesia , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Kuudere , Demons

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Aniplex of America , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:
Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Loop , Kuudere , Coming of Age , Henshin , Survival , Aliens , Yuri , Urban , Primarily Child Cast , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Anti-Hero , Spearplay , Suicide , Achronological Order , Love Triangle , Guns , Archery , LGBTQ+ Themes , Heterosexual , Mixed Media , School , Tomboy , Anthropomorphism

Shugo Chara!! Doki

Also known as Shugo Chara!! Doki.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Satelight
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

With things having quieted down a bit for the Guardians, they can now focus on things besides fending off the peril of the evil Easter Corporation. Amu is having some troubles deciding which guy she likes the most, and hiding Ikuto in her room. Not only does the Embryo still elude the Guardians, and worries of Easter being suspiciously inactive, the threat of a new X Egg appears...

Tags: Magic , School , Shoujo , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , School Club , Nekomimi , Coming of Age , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Fairy Tale , Homeless , Estranged Family , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Idol , Fashion , Tragedy , Family Life , Astronomy , Rehabilitation , Tomboy

Shakugan no Shana III (Final)

Also known as Shakugan no Shana: Season III.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Funimation , Warner Bros. Japan , ASCII Media Works , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Continuing from the events of the last series (Shakugan no Shana II), both Shana and Kazumi stand at their respective locations waiting for Yuji to meet with one of them, only to discover that Yuji has disappeared, with not even the slightest evidence of his existence left behind. All is not lost however, as the letters the two of them sent to him still give hope of Yuji's continued existence. As Shana and company search for answers on Yuji's whereabouts, they soon find the truth staring back at them when Yuji reappears in front of them as the leader of Bal Masqué. Left with little choice, Shana must now confront her most unlikely adversary on the battlefield in her toughest challenge yet.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , War , Female Protagonist , Religion , Tsundere , Male Protagonist , Kuudere , Kaiju

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

Also known as Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.

Studio: Passione , Infinite , Frontier Works , Creators in Pack , Magic Capsule , TOKYO MX , MAGES. , Kadokawa Shoten , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?



Tags: Denpa , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Torture , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Achronological Order , Coming of Age , Time Skip , Rural , Gore , Anti-Hero , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Loop , Urban Fantasy , Reincarnation , Shrine Maiden , Body Horror , Gods , Twins , Primarily Female Cast , Detective , Historical , School Club , Dissociative Identities , Witch , Drugs , Suicide , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Demons

Mahoromatic

Also known as Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden.

Studio: Gainax , Shaft , TBS , Pioneer LDC , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sci-Fi

Vesper is a secret agency fighting an army of alien invaders by using super-powerful battle androids. Mahoro is Vesper's most powerful battle android and has won many battles, but she has little operating time left and soon will cease to function. However, if she lays down her arms and conserves her remaining power, the time she has left can be prolonged to just over a year. Mahoro is given an opportunity to live the remaining time she has as a normal human. She chooses to live as a maid for Suguru, a phenomenally messy high school student who lives by himself after his family passed away.



Tags: Maids , Robots , Heterosexual , Military , Aliens , Nudity , Found Family , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Teacher , School