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Kaijuu 8-gou

Also known as Kaiju No. 8.

Studio: Toho , Shueisha , Production I.G , Production I.G , Studio Khara
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!



Tags: Kaiju , Monster Boy , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Shounen , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Military , Rescue , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Guns , Gore , Tokusatsu , Kuudere , Body Horror , Slapstick , Tsundere , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Aviation

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Konami , Half H.P Studio , Bandai , Bandai Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Space Opera , Philosophy , Tragedy , Travel , War , Space , Aliens , Time Skip , Politics , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Outdoor Activities , Anthropomorphism , Class Struggle , Mixed Media , Henshin , Cosmic Horror , Desert , Military , Guns , Animals , Alternate Universe , Urban , Love Triangle , Suicide , Swordplay , Aviation , CGI

Kanata no Astra

Also known as ASTRA LOST IN SPACE.

Studio: Lerche , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery , Sci-Fi

Itʼs the first day of Planet Camp, and Aries Spring couldnʼt be more excited! She, along with eight other strangers, leave for Planet McPa for a weeklong excursion. Soon after they arrive, however, a mysterious orb appears and transports them into the depths of space, where they find an empty floating spaceship…



Note: The first and last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Space , Clone , Conspiracy , Survival , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Found Family , Travel , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Politics , Crime , Shounen , Heterosexual , Revenge , Tragedy , Tanned Skin , Royal Affairs , Guns , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Assassins , Transgender , Aliens , Nudity

Top wo Nerae! GunBuster

Also known as Gunbuster.

Studio: Gainax , Studio Fantasia , Bandai Visual , Victor Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the very near future, a race of huge, insect like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing spacegoing battleships and giant fighting robots. These robots are piloted by the best and brightest of Earth's youth, picked from training schools around the world.

The story begins in the year 2023, not long after the first battles with the aliens, and centers on young Noriko Takaya. Although Noriko's father was a famous Captain in the space fleet who was killed during one of the first battles of the war, her own talents as a pilot are questionable. Nonetheless, she has entered a training school. Through the series Noriko, joined by the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, will fight to overcome the trauma of war, the doubts of her peers, and her own lack of confidence.



Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Military , War , Coming of Age , Super Robot , Space Opera , Time Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , Aliens , Time Skip , Cosmic Horror , Kaiju , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Bullying , Nudity , Tomboy , Age Gap , School , Travel , Achromatic , Astronomy , Philosophy , Parody , Love Triangle , Henshin

Planet With

Also known as Planet With.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Q-Tec , Bandai Namco Arts , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , BS11 , Medicos Entertainment , Movic , Lantis
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Souya Kuroi has dreams of people with superpowers fighting a massive dragon in the sky, but his real life is almost as weird. He's had amnesia for about two weeks and been taken in by a maid and an anthropomorphic cat. When a UFO in the shape of a stuffed bear approaches Sorimasaka City and other metros around the world, he's startled to see seven rainbow-sparkling heroes zoom out to confront it – just like in his dream. Even weirder, the maid wants him to leave his shelter to confront these heroes and take the source of their power.



Tags: Super Robot , Aliens , Found Family , Coastal , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Amnesia , School , Space , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , Coming of Age , School Club , Slapstick , Dragons

Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern

Also known as Brave Bang Bravern!.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , Tencent , TBS , Fields , Good Smile Company , Happinet Media Marketing , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is set in a world where humanoid armored weapons known as “Titatonostrider” (“TS” for short) are used in warfare. The story kicks off when troops from various countries converge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, including the main characters, Ao Isami of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Lewis Smith of the United States Marine Corps. Isami and Smith cross paths during battle, but suddenly their teams are attacked by an unknown enemy, scattering soldiers and sending their forces into disarray. In order to save their friends and survive on the deadly battlefield, they must fight with every ounce of courage and pride that they can muster.



Tags: Super Robot , Parody , Male Protagonist , Military , Meta , Aliens , Primarily Adult Cast , Tokusatsu , Boys' Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Reincarnation , Nudity , Foreign , War , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Real Robot , CGI , Found Family , Swordplay , Guns , Torture , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Boxing , Surreal Comedy

Apocalypse Hotel

Also known as Apocalypse Hotel.

Studio: CygamesPictures , CyberAgent , Nippon Television Network , Takeshobo , Sammy , arma bianca
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Following the collapse of civilization, one storied hotel stands among the ruins of Tokyo’s Ginza district. Overrun by nature, this lone hotel continues to defy humanity’s collapse. Current guests: zero. Check-ins scheduled today: zero. Yesterday’s website traffic: zero. Enter with caution in this story of survival and mystery in a world where the memory of humanity begins to fade.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Robots , Work , Inn , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Urban , Time Skip , Iyashikei , Episodic , Shapeshifting , Space , Language Barrier , Pandemic , Parody , Marriage , Heterosexual , Environmental , Disability , Politics , Philosophy , Super Robot , Superhero

Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , TV Tokyo , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten , NAS , Tatsunoko Production , GKIDS , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.



Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Tags: Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Super Robot , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Angels , Cosmic Horror , Kaiju , Primarily Teen Cast , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Meta , Denpa , Aliens , Suicide , Mythology , Body Horror , Religion , Military , Estranged Family , Clone , Kuudere , Tokusatsu , Tsundere , Politics , Found Family , Spearplay , Gore , Bisexual , Trains , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Nudity , Boys' Love , Family Life , Artificial Intelligence , Foreign , Real Robot , Hikikomori , Office Lady , Masturbation

OVERMAN King Gainer

Studio: Sunrise , WOWOW , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, mankind is forced to live in domed cities called Domepolis after an environmental cataclysm. These cities are maintained and supplied by private corporations, but at what cost to the inhabitants living within them? In a Siberian Domepolis, virtual game champion Gainer Sanga is arrested on suspicion of Exodus, an unauthorized venture beyond the dome walls and strictly prohibited by the government.

In prison, he meets Gain Bijou, a mercenary bent on escaping and together the two will steal a mysterious Overman out of Duke Medaiyu's mansion. Fighting back the Siberian Railway Patrol forces, they both lead a massive Exodus out of the city to the east land Yapan, where their ancestors are originally from.



Tags: Politics , Super Power , Post-Apocalyptic , Real Robot , Snowscape , Stop Motion , War , Coming of Age , Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing

Sentou Mecha Xabungle

Also known as Blue Gale Xabungle.

Studio: Sunrise , Sotsu , Nagoya TV Housou
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

Jiron Amos seeks revenge against the outlaw who killed his parents, but in a world where crimes are forgiven if they’re not brought to justice within three days, there’s only one thing he can do: steal the mecha Xabungle.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Military , War , Real Robot , Slapstick , Post-Apocalyptic , Desert , Revenge , Surreal Comedy , Love Triangle , Meta , Aliens