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Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished

After managing to get past the battles concerning the royal successor for Sindhura, Arslan and company made their triumphal return to Pars to find Hilmes the brave general with the silver mask standing in their way. And by the time they somehow get Hilmes to stand down and they can be on their way to thee capital once again, an even larger threat was fast approaching the land of Pars.

Tags: Military , War , Swordplay , Royal Affairs , Shounen , Historical , Pirates , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast

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Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TOKYO MX , Docomo Anime Store , Hakusensha , VAP , Marvelous , AT-X , Age Global Networks , TOP-INSIGHT , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Dragons , Royal Affairs , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Travel , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Politics , Reincarnation , Historical , Revenge , Found Family , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Archery , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Pirates , Gods , Crossdressing

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Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi

Also known as The Elusive Samurai.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Shueisha , TOKYO MX , BS11 , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.

Tags: Historical , War , Samurai , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Demons , Fugitive , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Shounen , Anachronism , Surreal Comedy , Gods , Ninja , Suicide , Philosophy , Archery , CGI , Religion , Shrine Maiden , Spearplay , Magic

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Juuni Kokuki

Also known as The Twelve Kingdoms.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Sogo Vision , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

Nakajima Youko is your average somewhat timid high school student. One day, a strange man named Keiki appears before her, swearing allegiance. Before she could properly register what was happening, demon-like creatures attack Youko and her friends, after which they are pulled into a different world. A world unlike what she has ever known. Separated from Keiki, Youko and her friends must do whatever they can if they wish to survive in this new world.

Tags: Isekai , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Politics , War , Language Barrier , Tragedy , Kingdom Management , Conspiracy , Youkai , Swordplay , Bullying , Anthropomorphism , Shapeshifting , Magic , Shrine Maiden , Royal Affairs , Alternate Universe , Military , Tanned Skin , Chimera , Travel

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