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Mob Psycho 100

Also known as Mob Psycho 100.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The story revolves around "Mob," a boy who will explode if his emotional capacity reaches 100%. This boy with psychic powers earned his nickname "Mob" because he does not stand out among other people. He keeps his psychic powers bottled up so he can live normally, but if his emotional level reaches 100, something will overwhelm his entire body.



Tags: Super Power , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Ghost , Primarily Teen Cast , Satire , Parody , Male Protagonist , Urban , Surreal Comedy , Exorcism , Shounen , Disability , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy , School , Slapstick , Demons , Delinquents , School Club , Bullying , Fitness , Gangs , Cult , Family Life , Dissociative Identities , Unrequited Love , Curses

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.

Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.

Tags: Swordplay , Shounen , Super Power , Afterlife , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Demons , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Memory Manipulation , Tanned Skin , Language Barrier , Ninja , Kuudere , Tomboy , Centaur , Time Manipulation , Spearplay , School , Fugitive , Clone , Disability , Tsundere , Guns , Vampire

Mob Psycho 100 II

Also known as Mob Psycho 100 II.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The second season of Mob Psycho 100.

Kageyama is an ordinary 8th grader who just wants to live a normal life. Although he can disappear in the crowd in a flash, he was actually the most powerful psychic. The lives of those around Mob and his numerous feelings that softly piles up for the eventual explosion. The mysterious group "Claw" stands before him once again. In the midst of his youthful days, where will his roaring heart take him!?



Tags: Super Power , Coming of Age , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Satire , Ghost , Terrorism , Primarily Male Cast , School , Tragedy , Urban , Body Horror , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Child Cast , School Club , Bullying , Slapstick , Athletics , Unrequited Love

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.

Also known as Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day.

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

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.



Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , Ghost , Rehabilitation , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Tsundere , Crossdressing , Bullying

Another

Also known as Another.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When Kouichi Sakakibara transfers to a new school, he senses a frightening atmosphere in his new class, a secret none of them will talk about. At the center is the beautiful Mei Misaki. Kouichi is immediately drawn to her mysterious aura, but he begins to realize that no one else in the class is aware of her presence. Soon after his arrival, what is known as the Calamity begins, and it claims the lives of many students.



Tags: Tragedy , School , Gore , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Survival , Rural , Curses , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Twins , Assassins , Death Game , Teacher , Philosophy

Dororo

Also known as Dororo.

Studio: MAPPA , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears, a nose or a mouth - was abandoned in a river as a baby. Rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who equips him with artificial limbs and teaches him sword-fighting techniques, Hyakkimaru discovers that each time he slays a demon, a piece of his body is restored. Now, he roams the war-torn countryside in search of demons.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Disability , Swordplay , Tragedy , Samurai , Youkai , Estranged Family , Anti-Hero , Orphan , War , Male Protagonist , Curses , Parenthood , Historical , Travel , Rural , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Crossdressing , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Tomboy , Kuudere , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ghost , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Prostitution , Nun

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan

Also known as The Disastrous Life of Saiki K..

Studio: J.C.STAFF , EGG FIRM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

To the average person, psychic abilities might seem a blessing; for Kusuo Saiki, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. Gifted with a wide assortment of supernatural abilities ranging from telepathy to x-ray vision, he finds this so-called blessing to be nothing but a curse. As all the inconveniences his powers cause constantly pile up, all Kusuo aims for is an ordinary, hassle-free life—a life where ignorance is bliss.

Unfortunately, the life of a psychic is far from quiet. Though Kusuo tries to stay out of the spotlight by keeping his powers a secret from his classmates, he ends up inadvertently attracting the attention of many odd characters, such as the empty-headed Riki Nendou and the delusional Shun Kaidou. Forced to deal with the craziness of the people around him, Kusuo comes to learn that the ordinary life he has been striving for is a lot more difficult to achieve than expected.

Note: Aired in 2 versions, a 120-episode 5-minute short series, and a combined 24-episode 24-minute TV series with the same content.

Tags: Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Episodic , Parody , School , Meta , Asexual , Mythology , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Kuudere , Tsundere , Memory Manipulation , Urban , Chuunibyou , Unrequited Love , Ghost , Heterosexual , School Club , Gyaru , Gangs , Incest , LGBTQ+ Themes , Video Games

Bakemonogatari

Also known as Bakemonogatari.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

First season of the Monogatari Series, part 1/6. Contains the arcs Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, and Tsubasa Cat from the Bakemonogatari light novels.

Thanks to Meme Oshino, Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire... However, since the incident, Koyomi seems to meet girls who have an apparition-related issue. Hitagi Senjougahara doesn’t weigh anything, Suruga Kanbaru’s right arm becomes like that of a monkey’s, and a young girl, Mayoi, cannot find her way home no matter how many times she tries. Koyomi, a Mr. Nice Guy, ends up helping each and every girl solve her problem with the help of Meme Oshino.



Tags: Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Kuudere , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Vampire , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Satire , Primarily Teen Cast , Meta , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Psychosexual , Curses , Monster Girl , Mixed Media , Yandere , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Tomboy , Parody , Gore , Rotoscoping , Nekomimi , Gods , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , CGI , Rehabilitation , School , Amnesia , Aliens

Dandadan

Also known as DAN DA DAN.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.

To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!?

The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!



Notes:
- Worldwide premiere of Episode 1 before the Japanese television premiere occurred at Anime Expo July 6, 2024.
- Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER was pre-screened in advance in theaters on August 31, 2024 in Asia, September 7, 2024 in Europe and September 13, 2024 in North America. The regular TV broadcast began October 4, 2024.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Ghost , Aliens , Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Shounen , Henshin , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Exorcism , School , Gyaru , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Demons , Nudity , CGI , Shrine Maiden , Zombie , Tokusatsu , Unrequited Love , Achromatic

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

Studio: David Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai adapts the fourth part of the JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken manga series.

It's the year 1999, 11 years after Jotaro Kujo's desperate fight against DIO in Egypt. Jotaro meets with Josuke Higashikata, the illegitimate son of his grandfather Joseph Joestar. He discovers that Josuke also has the same "Stand" power and that a new threat is surfacing in Morioh City.



Tags: Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Time Loop , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Gore , Tragedy , Ghost , Body Swapping , Afterlife , Memory Manipulation , School , Achronological Order , Yandere , Revenge , Aliens

CLANNAD

Also known as Clannad.

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Tomoya is a bitter, third year high school student. His mother passed away, causing his father to resort to alcohol and gambling. Tomoya is distant with his father and has become a delinquent in the years since his mother's death. Walking to school, he meets Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older but is repeating the grade due to illness. She is alone, as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out, and as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.



Tags: School , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Ghost , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Slapstick , Female Harem , Gangs , Kuudere , Baseball , Tsundere , Twins , Basketball , Female Protagonist , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.

Studio: David Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

The fifth story arc of the long-running JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

Giorno Giovanna, a young man living in Naples, has the blood of DIO -- the eternal enemy of the Joestar clan -- running in his veins. Giorno becomes a delinquent due to being persecuted since childhood. However, he's led back onto the right path thanks to a gangster who saved him and taught him to believe in others. Bizarrely enough, this gang of people who didn't forget honor, gratitude, and respect made him reform. This is how Giorno came to admire gangsters. In the backstreets of Italy, Giorno causes trouble alongside his gang "Passione," and ends up being targeted...



Tags: Criminal Organization , Super Power , Mafia , Gangs , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Fugitive , Crime , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Dissociative Identities , Urban , Guns , Drugs , Gore , Time Loop , Body Horror , Detective , Philosophy , Body Swapping , Cosmic Horror , Police , Trains , Animals , Ghost , Time Skip , Aliens , Disability , Zombie , Bisexual

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Meta , Slapstick , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Terrorism , Satire , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Sadism , Crime , Masochism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Gore , Robots , Oiran , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Nekomimi , Boxing , Fishing , Yakuza , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Female Harem , Unrequited Love , Philosophy , Death Game

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Butler , Crime , Tragedy , Demons , Revenge , Historical , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Gender Bending , Detective , Assassins , Mythology , Transgender , Food , Kuudere , Angels , Primarily Male Cast , Episodic , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Agender , Crossdressing , Ninja , Chibi , Urban , Ghost

Golden Time

Also known as Golden Time.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Due to a tragic accident, Banri Tada is struck with amnesia, dissolving the memories of his hometown and past. However, after befriending Mitsuo Yanagisawa, he decides to move on and begin a new life at law school in Tokyo. But just as he is beginning to adjust to his college life, the beautiful Kouko Kaga dramatically barges into Banri's life, and their chance meeting marks the beginning of an unforgettable year.

After having a glimpse of college life, Banri learns that he is in a new place and a new world—a place where he can be reborn, to have new friends, fall in love, makes mistakes and grow. And as he begins to discover who he was, the path he has chosen leads him towards a blindingly bright life that he will never want to forget.

Tags: Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Male Protagonist , College , Love Triangle , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Yandere , School Club , Cult

Mob Psycho 100 III

Also known as Mob Psycho 100 III.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life , Supernatural

The third season of Mob Psycho 100.

The appearance of a divine tree and new religion turns Mob and Reigen's city upside down!



Tags: Coming of Age , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Dissociative Identities , Shounen , Cult , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Satire , School , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , School Club , Parody , Primarily Teen Cast , Unrequited Love , Surreal Comedy , Slapstick , Tragedy , Aliens , Rural , Demons

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

Also known as Toilet-bound Hanako-kun.

Studio: Lerche
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?"

At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom... but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san... is a boy!



Tags: Ghost , Youkai , Mythology , School , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Afterlife , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Twins , Episodic , Shounen , Exorcism , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Femboy , Achronological Order , Conspiracy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Boys' Love , Mermaid

Summer Time Render

Also known as Summer Time Rendering.

Studio: OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mystery , Supernatural , Thriller

A sci-fi, summer story filled with suspense set on a small island with Shinpei Aijiro, whose childhood friend Ushio Kofune died. He returns to his hometown for the first time in two years for the funeral. Sou Hishigata, his best friend, suspects something's off with Ushio's death, and that someone can die next.

A sinister omen is heard as an entire family next door suddenly disappears the following day. Furthermore, Mio implicates a "shadow" three days before Ushio's death.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Time Loop , Primarily Teen Cast , Shapeshifting , Reincarnation , Super Power , Coastal , Mythology , Rural , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Body Swapping , Dissociative Identities , Cosmic Horror , Heterosexual , Survival , Gods , Religion , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Clone , Gore , Amnesia , Aliens , Body Horror , Unrequited Love , Guns , Ghost , Denpa , Tanned Skin , Love Triangle , Nudity , Age Regression

Hotarubi no Mori e

Also known as Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

The story of Hotarubi no Mori e centers around Hotaru, a little girl who gets lost in an enchanted forest where apparitions reside. A young boy, Gin, appears before Hotaru, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear.

Tags: Coming of Age , Youkai , Ghost , Tragedy , Rural , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Wilderness

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Note: A world premiere screening of Episode 1 was shown in the Studio TRIGGER panel at Anime Expo on July 1, 2023.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Magic , Medieval , Elf , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Environmental , Monster Girl , Dragons , Lost Civilization , Necromancy , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Chimera , Tragedy , Seinen , Found Family , Nekomimi , Anthropomorphism , Kemonomimi , Episodic , Asexual , Politics , Nudity , Super Power , Shapeshifting , Curses , Ghost , Ninja , Cannibalism , Zombie