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Katanagatari

Also known as Katanagatari.

Studio: Aniplex , Lantis , Kodansha , Movic , Fuji TV , White Fox , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance

Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami.

One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and collect the final twelve swords forged by the legendary master swordsmith, Shikizaki Kiki. Shichika and Togame begin their odyssey by leaving the island he called home for over 20 years. They will face twelve individuals who possess and protect Shikizaki's legendary swords.

Join Shichika and Togame on an exciting, epic adventure that defies reality as they discover the true potential of the Kyoutoryuu sword style!



Tags: Swordplay , Martial Arts , Tragedy , Historical , Samurai , Revenge , Travel , Philosophy , Gore , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ninja , Anachronism , Female Protagonist , Meta , Episodic , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Rural , Politics , Time Manipulation , Body Horror , Slapstick , Nudity , Body Swapping , Shapeshifting , Guns , Shrine Maiden , Desert , Ghost , Urban , Robots

Fate/Zero

Also known as Fate/Zero.

Studio: Aniplex , ufotable , Nitroplus , Aniplex of America , Seikaisha , Notes , Studio Mausu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in their grasp. Solely for this reason, the much hated "Magus Killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with marriage to their only daughter Irisviel as binding contract.

Kiritsugu now stands at the center of a cutthroat game of survival, facing off against six other participants, each armed with an ancient familiar, and fueled by unique desires and ideals. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, the notorious mercenary soon finds his greatest opponent in Kirei Kotomine, a priest who seeks salvation from the emptiness within himself in pursuit of Kiritsugu.

Based on the light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero depicts the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War—10 years prior to Fate/stay night. Witness a battle royale in which no one is guaranteed to survive.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Mythology , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Assassins , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Gore , War , Spearplay , Swordplay , Urban , Espionage , CGI

X Bomber

Also known as Star Fleet.

Studio: Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the last years of the third millennium, the solar system is recovering from a devastating interplanetary war. Suddenly, a new enemy arrives in the solar system, intent on destruction and conquest. Against them stands the Earth Defense Force and its top secret X Project.



Tags: Kids , Space , Puppetry , Battle Royale

Senki Zesshou Symphogear

Also known as Symphogear.

Studio: Satelight , Encourage Films , Memory-Tech , Dwango , Bushiroad , Studio Pastoral
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Sci-Fi

With the coming of spring, Hibiki Tachibana and Miku Kohinata start their first year in high school school at the prestigious Lydian Music Academy. That their idol, the singer Tsubasa Kazanari, also attends Lydian is just an added bonus. Neither of them know that their lives are about to change forever. Neither of them know that the first, awakening beat is almost upon them.



Tags: Henshin , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Guns , Urban , Tragedy , Mythology , Idol , Dancing , Tsundere , School , Swordplay , Spearplay , Superhero , Gore , Motorcycles , Drugs , Military , Orphan , Nudity

Modao Zushi

Also known as The Founder of Diabolism.

Studio: Tencent Penguin Pictures , B.CMAY PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

The Wen Clan's rampage caused untold sufferings, and the other cultivation clans launched the "Sunshot Campaign" to join forces against the Wen Clan. Although Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch, had made great contributions to overthrowing the Wens, he was stigmatized and punished because he was considered too powerful and dangerous. He was persecuted by ten thousand people.

Thirteen years later, Wei Wuxian has been brought back by a sacrificial ritual and has met again with old acquaintances such as Lan Wangji from the Gusu Lan Clan and Jiang Cheng from the Yunmeng Jiang Clan. The mysteries of Wei Wuxian's past remain, and conflicts in the cultivation world have resurfaced - all of which began from when they were all once youths.



Tags: Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Wuxia , Reincarnation , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Necromancy , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Boys' Love , Historical , Magic , War , Time Skip , Swordplay , Politics , Zombie , Foreign , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Achronological Order , Adoption , Gore , CGI , Torture , Archery , Slavery , Crime , Suicide

Shaonian Ge Xing

Studio: CG Year
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Wangyou, Master of Hanshui Temple died mysteriously and when the news about a golden coffin spreads throughout the world, it triggered disputes between the World of Martial arts. Join a group of youths, Lei Wujie, Xiao Se, Tang Lian, Sikong Qianluo, Heavenly Maiden Rui in their adventure as the mystery of the golden coffin unravels.



Tags: Full CGI , Martial Arts , Wuxia

Zhen Dao Ge

Studio: Infinity Animation , Tencent Penguin Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Tags: Wuxia , Revenge , Martial Arts , Full CGI , Swordplay

HIDARI (Pilot Film)

Studio: dwarf , TECARAT , Whatever
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

Stories have been told of a legendary craftsman during the Edo-era, by the name of Jingoro Hidari. Today, sculptures accredited to Jingoro can be found throughout Japan, but his very existence is yet to be confirmed. Having lost his foster parent and right arm to the betrayal of his senior apprentices, Jingoro is on a journey of revenge with a mechanical prosthetic arm and his sidekick, “Sleeping Cat.” People soon came to call him Jingoro “Hidari” because of his ability to artfully use his carpentry tools with only his left arm (“hidari” means “left” in Japanese). Finally, Jingoro faces one of his adversaries “Inumaru” and the curtains rise on a fight to the death.



Note: Public release on 8th March 2023.

Tags: Revenge , Stop Motion , Historical , Martial Arts , Samurai , Steampunk , Anachronism , Super Robot

Pili Yingxiong Zhan Ji: Dao Shuo Yi Shu

Also known as PILI Fantasy: War of Dragons.

Studio: Pili International Multimedia
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

A remake of the sixth Pili Puppet Drama season, "Strange Days". Serves as a separate continuity rebooted offshoot of the main Pili Puppet Drama series, which is still ongoing since the 80s.

As turmoil looms in the Martial World, and the Eight Wonders of the Evil Dragon unleashes dark forces, who will emerge as the new warrior legend?



Tags: Wuxia , Puppetry , Ensemble Cast , Dragons , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Super Power , Swordplay , Magic , Demons , Politics

Tian Guan Ci Fu

Also known as Heaven Official's Blessing.

Studio: Haoliners Animation , bilibili , Red Dog Culture House
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Xie Lian, the crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, successfully ascends to Heaven during his third trial in spite of successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian has to descend to the secular world to exorcise ghosts, which may help him sustain his divinity.



Tags: Gods , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Cultivation , Wuxia , Magic , Boys' Love , Rural , Travel , Demons , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Lost Civilization , Historical , Swordplay , Shapeshifting , War , Bullying , Mahjong , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , LGBTQ+ Themes