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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 , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Augmented Reality , School , Philosophy , Primarily Teen Cast , Tokusatsu , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Motorcycles , Kuudere , Bullying

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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 , Swordplay , Shounen , Travel , Animals , Slapstick , Curses , Unrequited Love , Anachronism , Kemonomimi , Primarily Animal Cast , Assassins , Heterosexual , Gender Bending , Shapeshifting , POV , Dullahan , Goblin , Fugitive , CGI , Samurai

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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 , Bisexual , Yandere , Tomboy , Primarily Adult Cast , Age Regression , LGBTQ+ Themes , Death Game , CGI , Age Gap , Idol

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.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 , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Tragedy , Dungeon , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Revenge

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Log Horizon 2

Also known as Log Horizon 2.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

After struggling to survive in a surreal existence they were suddenly thrown into, Shiroe and his friends have managed to restore order to Akihabara by defending the people against the Goblins in the Zantleaf Region. After six long months with the team gaining the trust of the many guilds that use the city as their home base, they must now prepare for their unforeseen future – and a tough winter ahead. Once shy and a little standoffish, Shiroe has stepped up and shown that he can be a great leader. But can he keep Akatsuki, Naotsugu, and the rest of the gang together as they start to have differing opinions on their future course of action? And will the clique agree to leave the safety of the holy land of Akihabara to head off to one of the other four cities and explore foreign lands of Elder Tale? Whatever they may decide, this world that was once a game for the players is now reality and they must decide what is best for each and every one of the members of the team.

Tags: Isekai , Virtual World , Dungeon , Video Games , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Politics , Magic , Love Triangle , Goblin , Dragons , Kemonomimi , Found Family , Elf , Crossdressing , Twins , Gender Bending , CGI , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , LGBTQ+ Themes

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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 , Kingdom Management , Alternate Universe , Dungeon , Ensemble Cast , Anthropomorphism , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Kemonomimi , Love Triangle , Elf , Goblin , Kuudere , Twins , Samurai , Femboy , Skeleton , Episodic

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IS: Infinite Stratos 2

Also known as Infinite Stratos 2.

Studio: Lantis , TBS , 8-bit , Sony Music Communications , Project IS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

There are probably worse things that could have happened to Ichika Orimura than being the only guy in a training academy filled with military hardware and several battalions of highly competitive and extremely boy-crazed teenage girls. Being caught in a five-girl crossfire between his obsessive childhood friends Lingyin and Houki and the even more zealous British, German and French pilots Cecillia, Laura and Charlotte, at least turned out to be survivable. But surely Ichika's finally put all his female troubles behind him, right? Oh, don't be ridiculous.

None of the femmes fatales in his life have canceled their conquest scenarios. There's double trouble arriving in the form of the Sarashiki sisters, the rest of the school is still waiting in line to take their shot. and when a whole new set of female pilots working for the bad guys shows up with a new generation of stolen IS hardware, things are about to get utterly lethal!

Tags: Female Harem , Male Protagonist , Robots , Real Robot , Heterosexual , Primarily Female Cast , Tsundere , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Foreign , CGI , Henshin , Aviation , Artificial Intelligence , Nudity , School Club

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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 , Gangs , Gore , Augmented Reality , Philosophy , Guns , Conspiracy , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Twins , Gambling , Samurai

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SCARLET NEXUS

Also known as Scarlet Nexus.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Solar calendar year 2020: grotesque organisms called Others have begun eating people. To take down this new enemy, the Other Suppression Force is formed. Saved by this elite team as a child, psychokinetic Yuito withstands the training to enlist. On the other hand, prodigy Kasane was scouted for her abilities. But Kasane’s dreams tell her strange things, dragging the two into an unavoidable fate.

Tags: Super Power , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Politics , Dystopian , CGI , Time Manipulation , Aliens , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Assassins , Conspiracy , Battle Royale , Espionage , Swordplay

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Date A Live II

Also known as Date A Live II.

Studio: AIC Plus+ , Nippon Columbia , Production IMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Shido Itsuka, who used to be a normal high school student at Raizen High, meets the first Spirit, Tohka, and awakens his power to "seal the Spirit's power". Though they may be feared and hated beings due to their immense power, Spirits were always alone and knew only combat and death. Shido, the only one in the world with the power to seal the Spirits' might, hurls himself into life-threatening dates with the beautiful Spirits in order to save them.

Tags: Female Harem , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Slapstick , Urban , School , Primarily Female Cast , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Idol , Nudity , Parody , Tsundere , Ensemble Cast , Crossdressing , Bisexual , Yandere , Acting , Kuudere , CGI , Love Triangle , LGBTQ+ Themes , Maids , Time Manipulation

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