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Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos

Also known as Extra Olympia Kyklos.

Studio: Dentsu , Gosay Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life , Sports

Demetrios was a young man in Ancient Greece who was a potter's apprentice, but also a rather timid otaku. Despite pursuing the arts, he was blessed with natural athletic talent. One day, he gets dragged into a village conflict. Demetrios contemplates how helpless he is, but then is struck by lightning! When he comes to, he is no longer in Greece, but a strange land where he can't understand the language and people look rather different. Yes, he somehow ended up 1964 Tokyo! Of course, Demetrios has no idea what Japan even is. What will become of him?!



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Mixed Media , Stop Motion , Athletics , Historical , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Educational , Seinen , Gods , Isekai , Wrestling , Swimming , Meta , Drawing , War

Thermae Romae Novae

Also known as Thermae Romae Novae.

Studio: NAZ , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Lucius, a bath designer in the Roman Empire, accidentally slips back in time to present day Japan and learns about Japanese bath culture in this comedy.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Anachronism , Historical , Foreign , Seinen , Language Barrier , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou

Also known as Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon.

Studio: Studio Gokumi , AXsiZ , Nippon Television Network , NetEase Games , Yomiuri TV Enterprise , BS Nittele , Nittele Wands , VAP , NTV Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The future of this fantasy world now lies in the hands of…a vending machine! Boxxo was once a human, until he died in an accident and was reincarnated as a sentient piece of machinery. While he can still hear and see, there’s no way for him to move by himself or speak more than his programmed phrases. How can he make the most of this strange new life?



Tags: Isekai , Language Barrier , Food , Reincarnation , Dungeon , Parody , Magic , Martial Arts , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Medieval , Economics , Anthropomorphism , Shounen , Archery , Swordplay , Skeleton , Ojou-sama , Zombie , Twins , Cohabitation

Egumi Legacy

Studio: Studio Outrigger , Studio Outrigger , Frontier International , Happinet Phantom Studios , Chuo Eigaboeki , Odessa Entertainment , MASAKA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Floating in a certain ocean is an island called "EGU Island". The sole entertainment on this island is listening to the songstress, "End of the World". Day after day, the islanders are enchanted by her singing. However, this tranquil time is shattered in an instant. Since the disappearance of the songstress, the island has been filled with "anger", "doubt", and "anxiety". Various thoughts and intentions begin to stir...A licking war unfolds around, "End of the World"! The one who holds her destiny is the legendary legacy "EGUMI Legacy".



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Drugs , Food , Disability , Idol , Body Horror , CGI , Male Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Artificial Intelligence , Death Game , VTuber , Cosmic Horror , Love Triangle , Classical Music , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Gambling

Arte

Also known as Arte.

Studio: Seven Arcs , flying DOG , BS Fuji , Toei Video , TOKYO MX , KLOCKWORX , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Ray , MUSE , Asmik Ace , MediaNet , Coamix , Nikkatsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Florence, early 16th century. The birthplace of the renaissance era, where art is thriving. In one small corner of this vast city, one sheltered girl’s journey begins. She dreams of becoming an artist, an impossible career for a girl born into a noble family. In those days, art was an exclusively male profession, with woman facing strong discrimination. In spite of these challenges, Arte perseveres with hard work and a positive attitude!



Tags: Drawing , Female Protagonist , Historical , Foreign , Work , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Medieval , Seinen , Educational , Heterosexual , Economics , Tsundere

Back Street Girls: Gokudols

Also known as Back Street Girls -GOKUDOLS-.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Toei Video , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Music

A group of 3 yakuza failed their boss for the last time. After messing up an important job, the boss gave them 2 choices: Honorably committing suicide, or go to Thailand to get a sex reassignment surgery in order to become "female" idols. After a gruesome year long training to become idols, they successfully debut, with overwhelming popularity, much to their dismay. This is where their tragedy truly begins.

Tags: Idol , Primarily Adult Cast , Gender Bending , Yakuza , Urban , Body Horror , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Male Cast , Otaku Culture , Transgender , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Crossdressing

Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou

Also known as Cromartie High School.

Studio: Production I.G , Sentai Filmworks , TV Tokyo Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

The only thing for certain is that for Kamiyama, Cromartie High School is his reality. And what a surreal reality it is.

Because this is where the toughest, meanest (and often dumbest) students are sent to do time. At Cromartie, purple-mohawked bruisers and pencil-chomping street thugs are just part of every day life. And so is a 400-pound gorilla. And a macho brute named Freddie who travels with his own theme music. And, of course, Mechazawa, the student voted most likely to need an oil change. So pack your bags, put on your best tough-guy swagger, and get a lesson in insanity from the hilarious losers at Cromartie High. This is one class you won't ever want to cut.



Tags: Surreal Comedy , Delinquents , School , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Parody , Shounen , Animals , Primarily Teen Cast , Robots

Miss Monochrome - The Animation

Also known as Miss Monochrome - The Animation.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , SANZIGEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

"Miss Monochrome" is an original character design from seiyuu Horie Yui. In March 2012, she first used the "Miss Monochrome" character as a 3D virtual singer to sing her songs at her concert "Horie Yui wo Meguru Bouken III ~Secret Mission Tour~". Later, the character appeared in a range of merchandise as well as in the social network game "Girlfriend (Beta)".

According to the setting, Miss Monochrome loves only the monochrome style, dislikes all kinds of color, and always dreams about changing the world into her favorite monochrome color.

Tags: Robots , Surreal Comedy , Idol , Work , Vocal Synth , Konbini , Female Protagonist , Aliens , Parody , Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Kuudere , Henshin , Cars

Megami "Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai Desu ka" Ore "Yuusha no Rokkotsu de"

Also known as My Ribdiculous Reincarnation.

Studio: Qzil.la , S.o.K , Nippon Television Network , BS Nittele , Docomo Anime Store , Movic
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

My reincarnation destination is... “the rib of a harem-loving, happy-ending, overpowered hero”!? An isekai reincarnation anime that defies animation conventions is born!

Beyond traditional animation, this series delivers an exhilarating isekai reincarnation tale through unconventional techniques like stop-motion, puppet theater, and live-action—featuring the aloof “Goddess” in charge of isekai reincarnations and the protagonist “Me,” who endures one absurd reincarnation after another!



Tags: Reincarnation , Mixed Media , Surreal Comedy , Isekai , Afterlife , Parody , Male Protagonist , Gods , Anthropomorphism , Kuudere , Episodic , Alternate Universe , Meta , Stop Motion , Anti-Hero , Achronological Order , Amnesia , Demons , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Harem , Male Harem , Boys' Love , Puppetry , Age Gap , Yuri , Artificial Intelligence , Aromantic