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What is This Boy Caught a Merman about?

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished

*The Second OVA of Kono Dan series.

They say look before you leap and make sure you can swim before you go in the deep water, but when a picture of his late grandfather falls into the ocean, Shima jumps in after it without thinking. Nearly drowning as a result, he is instead saved by a very perfect stranger... one whose strangeness extends to only being human from the waist up!

For Shima, who's always felt like a fish out of water himself, it's more than just a revelation, and the young man and merman quickly begin to bond in ways neither anticipated. And yet, it's going to be far from easy sailing. After all, Shima and Isaki aren't just from opposite sides of the tracks, they're from entirely divergent species, and swimming in separate gene pools may make maintaining a long term relationship a whole different kettle of fish!

Tags: Boys' Love , Mermaid , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , School , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Slapstick

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Orenchi no Furo Jijou

Also known as Orenchi no Furo Jijo.

Studio: Asahi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Tatsumi is a high school boy who lives by himself. One day, a devastatingly handsome merman named Wakasa moves into the bathtub in Tatsumi's home. Wakasa is a bit self-centered but cute, while Tatsumi is cool but a busybody.

Tags: Mermaid , Episodic , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Boys' Love , Chibi , Incest , Cohabitation

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Kono Danshi, Uchuujin to Tatakaemasu.

Also known as This Boy Can Fight Aliens.

Studio: CoMix Wave , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

When aliens suddenly invade the world, Earth seems to be fighting a losing battle until Arikawa, one of the defense command staff, accidentally discovers a young man lying on a hill. Tests soon prove the impossible: this one teenager, Kakashi, has the power to defeat the attackers! Unfortunately, Kakashi has also lost his memory, and with it the knowledge of how to actually use his power. Moving Kakashi in with himself and his own commander, Shiro, Arikawa accidentally starts a strange triangle of emotions and relationships. A triangle that threatens the fate of the planet as Kakashi begins to question his own motivations!

Tags: Boys' Love , Super Power , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Male Protagonist , Aliens , Primarily Male Cast

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Kono Danshi, Sekika ni Nayandemasu.

Also known as This Boy Suffers from Crystallization.

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

The story revolves around high school boy Ayumu Banri, who has an illness that makes him start to turn to stone when he's stressed. Since he couldn't fit in with his class, after repeating a year, he declared that he wanted to have a "Sparkly youth" as well. To do this, he changed his hair and clothes to be more fashionable, and constantly checked for popular topics to stay in the know. In the midst of Ayumu's life of making a facade, his homeroom teacher and stone-loving geology teacher Kouya Onihara says that Ayumu's stone transformation is beautiful. Ayumu begins to become attracted to Kouya, who starts to give him advice.

Tags: Boys' Love , Age Gap , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Disability , School

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Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.

Also known as This Boy is a Professional Wizard.

Studio: CoMix Wave
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Chiharu is a wizard in charge of the magic department's counter-measure division. His days are hectic, but he meets a candid young man named Toyohi at his favorite bar, and the two hit it off. On their way home, Toyohi suddenly confesses to Chiharu. Chiharu is at first bewildered at his unexpected confession, but he starts to fall into Toyohi's pace, and the two begin to spend more time together. However, after a mistake at work, Chiharu decides to devote himself to his work and pushes Toyohi away.

Tags: Boys' Love , Magic , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Work , Mixed Media , Bar

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