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Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai

Also known as Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

In Fujisawa, where the skies are bright and the seas glisten, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. His blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted with the appearance of his first crush, Shouko Makinohara. For reasons unknown, he encounters two Shouko's: one in middle school and another who has become an adult.

As Sakuta finds himself helplessly living with the Shouko's, the adult Shouko leads him around by the nose, causing a huge rift in his relationship with Mai.

In the midst of all of this, he discovers that the middle school Shouko is suffering from a grave illness and his scar begins to throb...



Tags: Time Manipulation , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Age Regression , Urban , Afterlife , Ensemble Cast , Magic , Love Triangle , School , Amnesia

Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu

Also known as The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Kadokawa Shoten , Bandai Entertainment , Animation Do
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It is mid-December, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi start preparing everything for the party, such as costumes and decorations. But a couple of days later, Kyon arrives at school only to find that Haruhi is missing. Not only that, but Mikuru claims she has never known Kyon before, Koizumi is also missing, and Yuki has become the sole member of the literature club. The SOS Brigade seems to have never existed, nor has Haruhi Suzumiya. No one in the school has ever heard about her... except for Kyon.



Tags: Alternate Universe , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Manipulation , Memory Manipulation , Philosophy , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Snowscape , Urban Fantasy , School , Aliens , School Club , Unrequited Love , Tragedy , Gods , Tsundere , Gore

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 4th Season

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4.

Studio: KADOKAWA , WHITE FOX , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , AT-X , DAXEL , Memory-Tech
Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

In the deadly battle at Priestella, Subaru and his allies emerged victorious, but at great cost. As Subaru searches for a way to save Rem, Crusch, and Julius, he learns of a "wise woman," Shaula, an all-seeing being said to possess every form of knowledge, who resides at the Pleiades Watchtower. Subaru and his crew must brave the uncharted Auguria Dunes to reclaim what was lost.



Note: Lucca Comics & Games pre-screened episode 1 early on November 1, 2025, prior to the Japanese television broadcast on July 8th, 2026.

Tags: Isekai , Memory Manipulation , Time Loop , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Amnesia , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Magic , Witch , Gore , Seinen , Cult , Female Protagonist , Desert , Medieval , Heterosexual , Travel , Elf , Anthropomorphism , Astronomy , Female Harem , Shapeshifting , Interspecies , Creature Taming , Dragons , Clone , Spearplay , Twins , Maids , Gods

Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo

Also known as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten , Bandai , Memory-Tech , Happinet Pictures , Selecta Visión , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi

The power to travel through time... It can be used for the good of humanity, or just selfishly abused. While many may fantasize about obtaining such a power, it has become nothing less than reality for otherwise-normal schoolgirl Konno Makoto.

After a fated event, her life takes a turn for the extraordinary. Though she initially uses her power to literally "leap" into the past and change little things in order to make her life easier, she soon has to face the fact that changing the past can have drastic consequences.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Baseball

Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi

Also known as The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.

Studio: CLAP , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Urashima Tunnel - Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Rural , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Time Skip , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Age Gap , Mythology , School , Drawing , Coastal , Bullying

orange: Mirai

Also known as Orange: Future.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

This film retells the main story from the viewpoint of Hiroto Suwa, as he continues to support Kakeru and Naho's relationship. The film also features an original story which takes place after the events in the manga and anime series.

Tags: School , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Unrequited Love , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Love Triangle

Summer Time Render

Also known as Summer Time Rendering.

Studio: OLM , Shueisha , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , MAGES. , Toy's Factory , TOKYO MX , Movic , BANDAI SPIRITS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

A sci-fi, summer story filled with suspense set on a small island with Shinpei Aijiro, whose childhood friend Ushio Kofune died. He returns to his hometown for the first time in two years for the funeral. Sou Hishigata, his best friend, suspects something's off with Ushio's death, and that someone can die next.

A sinister omen is heard as an entire family next door suddenly disappears the following day. Furthermore, Mio implicates a "shadow" three days before Ushio's death.



Tags: Survival , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Time Loop , Primarily Teen Cast , Gods , Reincarnation , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Rural , Tragedy , Coastal , Mythology , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Body Swapping , Dissociative Identities , Cosmic Horror , Heterosexual , Shounen , Clone , Philosophy , Anthropomorphism , Orphan , Suicide , Male Protagonist , Gore , Religion , Amnesia , Body Horror , Aliens , Guns , Ghost , Denpa , Unrequited Love , Adoption , Tanned Skin , Love Triangle , Nudity , POV , Slapstick , Age Regression , LGBTQ+ Themes

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

Also known as When They Cry Kai.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Studio DEEN , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Continuing from the first series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai begins to shed some light on the dark mysteries prevalent in the preceding season. The young group of friends in the town of Hinamizawa continue to enter terrible conflicts with one another in their never ending summer of 1983, often ending with the brutal murder of one of their numbers. Furude Rika, with the help of her spiritual friend Hanyuu, tackles challenges over and over, trying her best to keep their lives from coming to a tragic end. With no end to the torture in sight, Rika must call upon the bonds of friendship and trust among her friends to discover the true villain of this eternal June.

Tags: Denpa , Time Loop , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Ensemble Cast , Rural , Female Protagonist , Torture , Gods , Twins , Shrine Maiden , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Politics , Kuudere , School , School Club , Military , Mythology , Historical , Crossdressing

Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare

Also known as Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , Bandai
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

When Gintoki apprehends a movie pirate at a premiere, he checks the camera's footage and finds himself transported to a bleak, post-apocalyptic version of Edo, where a mysterious epidemic called the "White Plague" has ravished the world's population. It turns out that the movie pirate wasn't a pirate after all—it was an android time machine, and Gintoki has been hurtled five years into the future! Shinpachi and Kagura, his Yorozuya cohorts, have had a falling out and are now battle-hardened solo vigilantes and he himself has been missing for years, disappearing without a trace after scribbling a strange message in his journal. Setting out in the disguise given to him by the android time machine, Gintoki haphazardly reunites the Yorozuya team to investigate the White Plague, and soon discovers that the key to saving the future lies in the darkness of his own past. Determined to confront a powerful foe, he makes an important discovery—with a ragtag band of friends and allies at his side, he doesn't have to fight alone.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Post-Apocalyptic , Found Family , Samurai , Parody , Shounen , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Isekai , Kuudere , Guns , Rotoscoping

Twilight Q

Studio: Ajiado , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

A Knot in Time - Reflection Mayu found a camera floating in the ocean while she was on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reveals a picture of herself with a man she has never seen before. But that is not all. The unusual part is that this camera has not been made yet... and will not be made for another two years. And soon, Mayu finds herself swinging uncontrollably back and forth through time like a pendulum...

Mystery Case - File 538 A down-on-his-luck detective accepts the first case to come his way: surveillance of a man and a little girl. But who are they? And why do aeroplanes that fly over them turn into giant imperial carp? An investigator's normal methods do not apply when reality itself no longer applies...



Note: The series was meant to be a showcase for various anime directors. Unfortunately, only two parts ever got made.

Tags: Detective , Time Manipulation , Episodic , Anthology , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Denpa , Gods