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Super Lovers

Also known as SUPER LOVERS.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

A high school boy named Haru and his mother are living overseas. His mother orders him to take care of and "civilize" his adoptive brother Ren, a wild young boy who dislikes talking with other people. While their relationship is adversarial at first, they grow closer as they begin to understand one another.



Tags: Age Gap , Boys' Love , Twins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Inseki , Crime , Adoption , Orphan , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing

Tokyo Revengers

Also known as Tokyo Revengers.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Kodansha , Pony Canyon , Ultra Super Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that's reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had in his life that he dated in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang.

The day after hearing about her death, he's standing on the station platform and ends up being pushed over onto the tracks by a herd of people. He closes his eyes thinking he's about to die, but when he opens his eyes back up, he somehow had gone back in time 12 years.

Now that he's back living the best days of his life, Takemichi decides to get revenge on his life by saving his girlfriend and changing himself that he'd been running away from.



Tags: Gangs , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Age Regression , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Crime , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Shounen , Motorcycles , Heterosexual , Bullying , Suicide , School , Detective , POV , Mopeds

PERFECT BLUE

Also known as Perfect Blue.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Rex Entertainment , ONIRO , Techno Sound , GKIDS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Thriller

Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren’t ready to see her go... Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.



Note: The film received an early premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 5, 1997.

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Denpa , Female Protagonist , Acting , Idol , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Work , Filmmaking , Philosophy , Tragedy , Gore , Nudity , Noir

Saigo no Door wo Shimero!

Studio: Phoenix Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

After being best man at his best friend's (Saitou Toshihisa) wedding, Nagai Atsushi realizes that he might have fallen for him. Nagai, drowning in his sorrows and hatred for the new bride then meets Honda Kenzou, another guest at the wedding. Honda takes care of Nagai when he was dead drunk and now Nagai can't stop thinking of both Honda and Saitou.



Tags: Boys' Love , Love Triangle

Papa to KISS IN THE DARK

Also known as Papa to Kiss in the Dark.

Studio: TNK , Hakusensha , Three Fat Samurai , Sol Blade
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Munakata Mira is in love with his father, the famous Hollywood actor Munakata Kyousuke. Unknown to the public, both of them are father and son as well as lovers. When Mira turns 15 and enters high school, he faces trouble with his childhood friend falling in love with him. Also, finding out he is adopted only distresses him further. Then there's the problem of Kyousuke probably marrying a famous actress, whose son seems to have an interest in Mira.



Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , Inseki , School , Anal Sex , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Fellatio

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Also known as Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Onodera Ritsu has just transferred from his father's publishing company to Marukawa Shoten. Assigned to the shoujo manga division, he crosses path with the person he'd least expected to meet. Takano Masamune is the editor-in-chief of the division Ritsu's been assigned to, and the two seem get off on the wrong foot right from the very start when Takano unexpectedly kisses him. However, there is more to than what meets the eye: Takano is actually Saga, Ritsu's senpai and high school love, whom Ritsu had thought to have played him for a fool by taking his affections for granted when he confessed and summarily dumped him.

Tags: Boys' Love , Time Skip , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Josei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Age Gap , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist

Tadaima, Okaeri

Also known as Tadaima, Okaeri.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Nikkatsu , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Crunchyroll , Culture Entertainment , Nippon Columbia , Fusion Product , Animax Broadcast Japan , Movic , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Masaki Fujiyoshi is a stay-at-home spouse and parent. He has fought long and hard with feelings of being a burden to his loving husband, Hiromu, due to his status as an omega—and the difficulty they faced to achieve this domesticity. When their son, Hikari, was born, the family moved to an area better suited for raising children.

Despite their newfound domestic bliss, the family's ties to their past are in tatters. There are people they left behind to pursue the creation of their happy family, and when they begin to return, Masaki and Hiromu aren't quite sure they have good intentions.



Tags: Omegaverse , Boys' Love , Family Life , Iyashikei , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Parenthood , Age Gap , Twins , LGBTQ+ Themes , Cohabitation