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Animatrix

Also known as The Animatrix.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Horipro , Warner Bros. Japan , Studio 4°C , Square Enix , Square Pictures , DNA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Final Flight of the Osiris
The crew of the Osiris discover an army preparing to invade Zion. While one crew member races inside the Matrix to get the message to Zion, the others try desperately to buy her enough time while fighting off an onslaught of Sentinels they can't possibly defeat.

2-3. The Second Renaissance Part 1 and 2
Humans have created the ultimate AI, which is just as smart as they are. But complications arise when these robots and the humans try to exist peacefully, and eventually all-out war breaks out. The humans ultimately lose the war, and become trapped in the Matrix as seen in the live-action films.

Kid's Story
A young man discovers that his world isn't real, that it's a computer-generated fantasy land created by robots using humans for energy. He escapes with the help of the hacker Neo. Based on the Matrix trilogy.

Program
Cis and Duo engage in battle in a virtual recreation of Feudal Japan.

World Record
While running the fastest race in his life, a champion track star breaks free of his computer-generated world for a small period of time. When he goes back to the real world, he has no memories and is placed in a nursing home. Based on the Matrix trilogy.

Beyond
While looking for her lost pet, a young woman meets up with some kids in Tokyo to play in a "haunted house", which is really a glitch in their computer world. Based on the Matrix trilogy.

Detective Story
A detective named Ash is called upon by a mysterious organization to hunt down the notorious hacker Trinity.

Matriculated
A group of scientists capture a robot and place it in a surreal fantasy world. When the robot's friends come in and kill most of the scientists, however, the robot and the last scientist remaining face isolation in the computer-generated world. Based on the Matrix trilogy.



Tags: Anthology , Cyberpunk , Virtual World , Artificial Intelligence , Dystopian , Robots , War , Gore , CGI , Skateboarding , Denpa , POV , Nudity

Promare

Also known as Promare.

Studio: Trigger , XFLAG , GKids
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Thirty years have passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between their leader, Lio Fotia, and Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, begins.



Tags: Firefighters , Robots , Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Environmental , Super Power , Satire , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Politics , Aliens , CGI , Urban , Terrorism , Post-Apocalyptic , Alternate Universe , Dragons , Artificial Intelligence , Motorcycles , Boys' Love , Conspiracy , Dystopian , Class Struggle

Halo Legends

Also known as Halo Legends.

Studio: bones , Bee Train , Production I.G , Horipro , Toei Animation , Casio Entertainment , Warner Bros. Japan , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

This sweeping science-fiction saga delves into the rich Halo universe with 7 exciting stories including tales of Master Chief's mysterious origins, the Spartans' advanced combat capabilities and the tense rivalry between Spartans and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs).



1) Origins Part1 (STUDIO 4℃)
2) Origins Part2 (STUDIO 4℃)
3) The Duel (Production I.G)
4) Homecoming (Production I.G/BEETRAIN)
5) Odd One Out (Toei Animation)
6) Prototype (Bones)
7) The Babysitter (STUDIO 4℃)
8) The Package (Shinji Aramaki)

Note: Since The Package aired in two parts on Halo Waypoint and Origins has two parts the total number of episodes is 9 for the 7 stories. 5 of the 9 episodes aired online, making Halo Legends technically an ONA.

Tags: Conspiracy , Aliens , Anthology , Military , Episodic , War , Space , Artificial Intelligence , Swordplay , Religion , CGI , Clone

Zen: Grogu to Makkuro-Kurosuke

Also known as -Zen- Grogu and Dust Bunnies.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

A hand drawn animated Star Wars short directed and animated by Katsuya Kondou (Studio Ghibli).

Tags: No Dialogue , Crossover , Aliens

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 , Dystopian , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Adult Cast , Space Opera , Tragedy , Travel , War , Shounen , Space , Time Skip , Aliens , Class Struggle , Politics , Desert , Anthropomorphism , Outdoor , Heterosexual , Henshin , Military , Animals , Guns , Alternate Universe , Urban , Nudity , Love Triangle , Cosmic Horror , Swordplay , Suicide , CGI , Boys' Love

Cowboy Bebop

Also known as Cowboy Bebop.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive.

While traveling, they meet up with other very interesting people. Could Faye, the beautiful and ridiculously poor gambler, Edward, the computer genius, and Ein, the engineered dog be a good addition to the group?

Tags: Space , Crime , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Noir , Travel , Guns , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Philosophy , Terrorism , Tomboy , Heterosexual , Martial Arts , Cyborg , Cowboys , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Gambling , Yakuza , Drugs , Police , Female Protagonist , Cult , Tanned Skin , Nudity , Circus , Seinen

Star Wars/Force no Kakusei

Also known as Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi

Tekken published a flip book movie about the episode "The Force Awakens" in the series "Star Wars" celebrating the premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (directed by Ryan Johnson) on the same day.

The movie begins with the scene in which a group of Stormtroopers is marching, and continues with other scenes for instance when protagonist Rey meets BB-8, then confronts Kylo Ren - who intends to fulfil the legacy of Darth Vader - waking up the Force, when Rey meets Luke SkyWalker, a legendary Jedi; and depicts the whole film series.



Tags: No Dialogue

Dead Leaves

Also known as Dead Leaves.

Studio: Production I.G , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Pandy and Retro awaken naked on Earth with no recollection of their past. They embark on a devastating crime spree in search of food, clothing and transportation, but are captured by authorities and sent to the infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves. While incarcerated, they quickly discover that Dead Leaves is also a top-secret cloning facility, occupied by villainous guards and deformed genetic experiments. Ultra-manic chaos and hyper-violent bedlam ensue as they organize a prison break with the aid of their fellow mutant inmates.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Anti-Hero , Delinquents , Amnesia , Fugitive , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Slapstick , Crime , Space , Nudity , Revenge , Espionage , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist

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

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Also known as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Studio: Trigger , CD PROJEKT RED , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

An original anime series set in in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.



Note: The first episode received a pre-screening at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. The first 3 dubbed episodes were streamed on Twitch as part of a co-stream promotion on September 12, a day before the show’s premiere.

Tags: Cyberpunk , Tragedy , Crime , Dystopian , Cyborg , Class Struggle , Orphan , Gangs , Male Protagonist , Urban , Body Horror , Guns , Gore , Revenge , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Drugs , Heterosexual , Terrorism , Nudity , Coming of Age , Artificial Intelligence , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Software Development , Space , Robots , Age Gap , Cars , Tomboy