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Accel World

Also known as Accel World.

Studio: Sunrise , Genco , Viz Media , Rakuonsha , Warner Bros. Japan , flying DOG , ASCII Media Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi

The year is 2046. Haruyuki Arita is a young boy who finds himself on the lowest social rungs of his school. Ashamed of his miserable life, Haruyuki can only cope by indulging in virtual games. But that all changes when Kuroyukihime, the most popular girl in school, introduces him to a mysterious program called Brain Burst and a virtual reality called the Accel World.

Tags: Virtual World , Video Games , Henshin , Netorare , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Augmented Reality , School , Philosophy , Primarily Teen Cast , Tokusatsu , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Kuudere , Bullying , Motorcycles

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Shangri-La Frontier

Also known as Shangri-La Frontier.

Studio: C2C , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap game," and you see a large number of crap games coming out. Those who devote their lives to clearing these games are called "crap-game hunters," and Rakuro Hizutome is one of them. The game he's chosen to tackle next is Shangri-La Frontier, a "god-tier game" that has a total of thirty million players. Online friends... An expansive world... Encounters with rivals... These are changing Rakuro and all the other players' fates! The best game adventure tale by the strongest "crap game" player begins now!

Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Anthropomorphism , Travel , Swordplay , Shounen , Animals , Slapstick , Anachronism , Kemonomimi , Gender Bending , Assassins , POV , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , Unrequited Love , Dullahan , Goblin

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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

Also known as Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , EGG FIRM , Aniplex , Bandai Namco Entertainment , ASCII Media Works , Straight Edge , Genco , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi

The story follows Karen Kohiruimaki, a 183-centimeter-tall (6-foot-tall) college student who's insecure about her height, and is bad at dealing with people in the real world. She enters the world of Gun Gale Online with her avatar, Ren, who is less than 150 centimeters (5 feet) tall and wears all pink. She meets a beautiful, brown-skinned female player who goes by Pitohui. They hit it off, but one day Pitohui pressures her to participate in "Squad Jam," a team battle royale variation of the Bullet of Bullets tournament.

Tags: Virtual World , Video Games , Guns , Female Protagonist , Battle Royale , Primarily Female Cast , Military , Yandere , Tomboy , Bisexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Regression , Death Game , CGI , Age Gap , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes

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Darwin's Game

Also known as Darwin's Game.

Studio: Nexus , Aniplex , Magic Capsule , Madman Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Kaname Sudou, an ordinary high school student, receives an invitation email to try a mysterious app called "Darwin's Game." Kaname, upon launching the app, is drawn into a game where players fight one another using superpowers called Sigils. Without knowing the reason for all this, can Kaname survive furious battles against the powerful players who attack him?

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

Tags: Death Game , Survival , Super Power , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Shounen , Urban , Gore , Augmented Reality , Philosophy , Guns , Conspiracy , Dissociative Identities , Gambling , Martial Arts , Gangs , Twins , Swordplay , Samurai

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Hulu

Netflix

.hack//Roots

Also known as .hack//Roots.

Studio: Bee Train , Bandai Visual , CyberConnect2 , Funimation , TV Tokyo , Victor Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

After the destruction of "The World" in 2015, CC Corporation rebuilt the game using data from what was previously to be another game. "The World R:2" was then released in 2016. A newcomer to the game, Haseo, is instantly PKed and then revived by a mysterious man known as Ovan. With the problem of PKs occupying the game, Haseo soon after receives help from a female Harvest known as Shino. Amidst curiosity and confusion, Haseo is lead to joining the guild known as the Twilight Brigade. The guild that searches for the legendary object known as the "Key of the Twilight". Set before the .hack//G.U. game.

Tags: Virtual World , Video Games , Isekai , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Tragedy , Dungeon , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Revenge

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Hulu

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Kidou Senshi Gundam 00

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam 00.

Studio: Sunrise , Sotsu , Asatsu DK , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Bandai Entertainment , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

It is the year A.D. 2307. Fossil fuels on Earth have been depleted entirely, with mankind turning to the next available power source: solar energy. During this time, 3 orbital elevators with solar power generation systems are built, each under control by the Union (formerly United States of America), the Human Reformist Alliance (Russia, China and India) and the AEU (Europe). However, not all countries are able to enjoy the benefits of this system, leading to widespread resentment and war. Arising out of the conflict, a mysterious non-profit military organization known as Celestial Being appears, dedicated to end all warfare using Mobile Suits called Gundam. This begins the stories of Gundam Meisters (pilots) Setsuna F. Seiei, Lockon Stratos, Allelujah Haptism and Tieria Erde as they are thrown into conflict between the 3 superpowers and the other various factions.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Real Robot , Terrorism , Military , Politics , War , Environmental , Dissociative Identities , Space , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Kuudere

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Hulu

Kyuukyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu yori mo Kusogee Dattara

Also known as Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Bit Grooove Promotion
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Yuuki Hiroshi has just picked up Kiwame Quest, the realest VRMMO ever made. But this RPG is TOO lifelike; he can smell, taste, feel, and when he's hurt in it, his physical body is hurt too. Even worse, his abilities in this adventure suck as much as they do in daily life. This was supposed to be immersion, not reality. Consumed with winning, he swears he'll conquer this game—even if it kills him!

Note: The first episode received an online advance screening on March 31, 2021. Regular TV broadcast started on April 7, 2021

Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Isekai , Yandere , Conspiracy , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Female Harem , Goblin , Rehabilitation , Primarily Female Cast , Prison

Where to watch?

Amazon Prime Video

Log Horizon

Also known as Log Horizon.

Studio: Satelight , NHK , NHK Enterprises , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The online fantasy game Elder Tales is a worldwide phenomenon, immersing millions of players in its intricately conceived virtual world. However, the release of the game's twelfth expansion pack makes that immersion all too literal, as players from around the world are suddenly pulled into the game's no-longer-fictional universe! Now, eight-year ET veteran Shiroe, his friend Naotsugu, the beautiful assassin Akatsuki, and 30,000 other players are faced with the daunting task of learning how to deal with an entirely new reality, one where the Non-Player Characters are actually alive, and the tips and tricks learned while playing with a keyboard no longer apply.

Tags: Virtual World , Politics , Isekai , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Magic , Alternate Universe , Kingdom Management , Dungeon , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Kemonomimi , Love Triangle , Elf , Goblin , Twins , Kuudere , Samurai , Femboy , Skeleton , Episodic

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Hulu

Princess Principal

Also known as Princess Principal.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Q-Tec , Actas , TOKYO MX , Bandai Visual , Medicos Entertainment , Lantis , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

The "spy action" series follows five girls in 19th century London, a city within the Albion Kingdom divided into east and west by a large wall. The girls serve as undercover spies enrolled as students at the prestigious Queen's Mayfair school. The girls make use of their individual abilities to remain active in the underground world of disguise, espionage, infiltration, and car chases.

Tags: Espionage , Female Protagonist , Steampunk , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Achronological Order , Suicide , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Historical , Yuri , Guns , Assassins , Primarily Teen Cast , Anti-Hero , Trains , Kuudere , School

Where to watch?

Amazon Prime Video

Hoopla

THE NEW GATE

Also known as THE NEW GATE.

Studio: CLOUDHEARTS , Yokohama Animation Lab , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

When an online game turns real, trapping its players in its virtual space, the strongest of them, Shin, rises up to put a stop to the madness. But just moments after defeating the game’s final boss, Origin, and freeing everyone, Shin is transported 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Armed with unrivaled strength, the young swordsman embarks on a legendary journey.

Tags: Isekai , Magic , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Elf , Post-Apocalyptic , Kemonomimi , Video Games

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