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Magic Knight Rayearth

Also known as Magic Knight Rayearth.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , Yomiuri TV , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha

Three young girls, Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, are transported to a magical world called Cephiro during a field trip to Tokyo Tower. They are soon greeted by Master Mage Clef, who explains to them that they have been summoned to become the Legendary Magic Knights and save Cephiro. The girls are less than enthusiastic about this idea, and only want to return home. Clef further explains that they must seek out the three Rune Gods to help them fight. He bestows armor and magical powers to each of them. They learn from Clef that High Priest Zagato has kidnapped the Pillar of Cephiro, Princess Emeraude. The Pillar of Cephiro has the sole responsibility of keeping Cephiro alive and in balance with her prayers. Without Princess Emeraude, Cephiro would fall into ruin. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu must fight off Zagato's henchman and find the Rune Gods if they ever want to get back home. They soon learn that friendship and loyalty are the only things they can rely on in the crumbling Cephiro.



Tags: Magic , Super Power , Swordplay , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Medieval , Shoujo , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Ojou-sama , Henshin , Super Robot , Elf , Primarily Teen Cast , Dissociative Identities , Archery , Desert , Gender Bending , Chibi , Age Gap , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Matriarchy , Heterosexual , Gambling , Space , Dragons

Dragon Half

Also known as Dragon Half.

Studio: Production I.G , Kadokawa Shoten , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Mink—the daughter of a dragon and a retired dragonslaying knight—sets out on a journey to get tickets for a concert held by Dick Saucer, world-famous teen idol and dragon hunter. Meanwhile, the corrupt king of the land is trying to take her hostage to get at her mother, and his magic-using daughter seeks to foil Mink's quest out of sheer spite.



Tags: Monster Girl , Dragons , Parody , Chibi , Magic , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Elf , Unrequited Love , Meta , Animals , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Cyborg , Nudity

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!

Also known as KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Nippon Columbia , Half H.P Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

Kazuma Satou decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she'll even throw in a cool item or power! Can't possibly be a bad choice, right? Except he arrives with no money at all, dead average skills, and his "bonus" isn't useful at all--since he picked the goddess, Aqua, herself. How are the two of them supposed to defeat the evil Devil King and live happily ever after? Well, for them, it probably starts with day laboring rather than adventuring. And it's only going to get more disappointing from there!



Tags: Isekai , Satire , Parody , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Slapstick , Magic , Medieval , Masochism , Anti-Hero , Afterlife , Gods , Survival , Chuunibyou , Meta , Reincarnation , Dullahan , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Dungeon , Succubus , Female Protagonist

Hikyou Tanken Fam & Ihrie

Also known as Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrie.

Studio: Bandai Visual , Animate Film , Movic , Arts Pro , Nippon Columbia , Maiden Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Ancient curses, enchanted artifacts and plain old fashioned dungeon diving: that’s what Fam and Ihrie do for a living - whenever these lovely young ladies can get someone to pay them for it, that is. As two highly trained magic users with slightly faulty spelling abilities they’re off on a quest for the “Ultimate Power.” All they have to do is find three artifacts: the Proof Of Royalty, the Sword of Sargus and the Mirror of Truth.

So how hard can it be?



Tags: Swordplay , Travel , Dungeon , Magic , Nekomimi , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Medieval , Curses , Tanned Skin , Tomboy , Lost Civilization , Elf , Henshin

Lost Universe

Also known as Lost Universe.

Studio: SoftX , E&G Films , Studio Tulip , The Right Stuf International
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Millie Nocturne has one great goal in life: to be the best in the universe - at absolutely everything! But when she tries her hand at being the "best detective," she ends up an unwilling partner with two people who will change her life forever: Kane Blueriver, the psi-blade-wielding master of the starship Swordbreaker, and Canal, the smart-mouthed holographic image of the ship's computer.

Join this unlikely trio on their adventures as they hurtle through space facing off against intergalactic crime lords, rogue starships, and hijackers dressed as chickens... and that's just the tip of the asteroid!



Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Swordplay , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Basketball , CGI

Scrapped Princess

Also known as Scrapped Princess.

Studio: bones , Lantis , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Pacifica Cassul is a kindhearted girl living on the run, for prophecy has named her the poison that would destroy the world. Known as the Scrapped Princess, she’s the target of countless followers of a powerful religion. But even when it seems like the whole world is out to get her, she always has her two adoptive siblings - Shannon and Raquel. Together they travel the countryside, making new friends and battling countless foes. Bit by bit, they uncover the incredible truth behind the prophecy and its ties to mysterious events from 5,000 years ago. With the fate of the world in her naïve hands, Pacifica and her siblings must learn who to trust and take on enemies of godly power. But for all their struggle, should such a poison be allowed to live?



Tags: Gods , Magic , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Fugitive , Swordplay , Super Power , Amnesia , Found Family , Kuudere , Twins , Dystopian , Lost Civilization , Post-Apocalyptic

Mahou Senshi Louie

Also known as Rune Soldier.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , ADV Films , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Louie, a brawny student at the mage's guild, is reluctantly accepted by three girls (Merrill-thief, Genie-fighter, and Melissa-priestess) as a companion for their adventuring party. As the foursome explore ruins, battle dark creatures, and make new friends, they also uncover a sinister plot within the kingdom.



Tags: Parody , Magic , Male Protagonist , Skeleton , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Revenge , Elf , Primarily Female Cast , Nun , Medieval

Sousou no Frieren

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Studio: Toho , MADHOUSE , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Aniplex , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her? Decades after their victory, the funeral of one her friends confronts Frieren with her own near immortality. Frieren sets out to fulfill the last wishes of her comrades and finds herself beginning a new adventure…



Tags: Travel , Magic , Elf , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Time Skip , Medieval , Found Family , Kuudere , Demons , Shounen , Foreign , Iyashikei , Adoption , Rural , Heterosexual , Aromantic , Dungeon , Asexual , Episodic , Religion , Rotoscoping , Snowscape , Spearplay , Dragons , CGI , Food , Horticulture

Gokudou-kun Manyuuki

Also known as Gokudo.

Studio: Trans Arts , SoftX , TV Tokyo , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

It all starts when Gokudou steals a pouch from a fortuneteller, thinking that it contains a gem. Instead, it turns out to be a rock, from which emerges Djinn. The genie grants Gokudou the standard three wishes, but our anti-hero doesn't think heavily about his wishes. Gokudou does get his wishes, though not exactly in the fashion that he expected. The best thing he gets out of his wishes is Honou no Maken, a magical sword that enables its owner to do fire attacks and it can be summoned from anywhere in the world.

Even with an enchanted sword, Gokudou doesn't get much respect. He gets turned into a woman by Djinn, who is also a shapeshifter. He is followed by Rubette La Late, a potential love interest who is more interested in adventure, karaoke and outperforming Gokudou. He gets whapped on the head a lot, especially by the fortuneteller who reappears throughout the series just to plague Gokudou it seems. Later in the series, he gets another sidekick, a former evil magician named Prince, who is more handsome and a better womanizer than Gokudou.



Tags: Anti-Hero , Magic , Tanned Skin , Shapeshifting , Gods , Body Swapping , Mythology , Anthropomorphism , Kaiju , Philosophy , Age Regression , Archery , Religion , Super Robot , Henshin , Dragons

Majutsushi Orphen

Also known as Orphen.

Studio: J.C.STAFF , Kadokawa Shoten , TBS , Sentai Filmworks , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Six years ago at the magic school known as the Tower of Fang, a grave accident happened involving the magical sword Baltanders and the magic user Azali. Unable to control the sword's power, Azali was transformed into the shape of a great dragon who since that day became known as Bloody August. Krilancelo, a young magician at the Tower who cared greatly for Azali found much to his disgust that the elders of the Tower of Fang were less than willing to save Azali and wanted rather to pretend the accident never happened. Angered by their stand, Krilanceloa swore that he would find a way to return Azali to her former self. Thus he forsook the name Krilancelo and declared himself Orphen, leaving the Tower and his magical studies behind to wander the world...



Tags: Magic , Dragons , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Male Protagonist , Demons