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Saint☆Onii-san

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity, Buddhism, and all things related, as well as the main characters' attempts to hide their identities and understand modern society in Japan.

Tags: Gods , Parody , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Religion , Angels , Urban , Seinen

Saint☆Onii-san

Studio: Aniplex , A-1 Pictures , Kodansha , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a movie about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, focusing on different element of modern life.

Tags: Gods , Parody , Urban , Religion , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Yakuza

Hermes: Winds of Love

Also known as Hermes.

Studio: Sony PCL , Animation Staff Room , Studio Junio , Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Thousands of years in the past, a young boy named Hermes is named as a future great hero in a prophecy. Hermes grows up to save a beautiful princess and face the evil king Minos of Crete.

Tags: Gods , Mythology

Ramayana: Rama Ouji Densetsu

Also known as Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala kingdom in ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. After being banished from the palace for fourteen years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the forest with his beautiful wife Sita. Then, Rama, who had vanquished the demons of the forest, invites the wrath of the demon king Ravana, and his wife Sita is kidnapped. Rama goes to rescue Sita with the help of the monkey army. But while fighting the powerful Ravana army, his brother Lakshmana is seriously wounded. At this time, Hanuman, the general of the monkey army, flew to the Himalayas and carried a mountain of medicinal herbs that healed his wounds, saving his life. Eventually, Rama's army defeated Ravana's army using the "Heavenly Weapons" and returned to Ayodhya in triumph.

Tags: Male Protagonist , War , Gods , Historical , Demons , Mythology , Archery , Animals