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Yakusoku no Neverland 2

Also known as The Promised Neverland Season 2.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Shueisha , Dentsu , Fuji TV , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Thriller

The second season of Yakusoku no Neverland.

Fifteen children escape Grace Field House, a false paradise, hoping for a chance at freedom. Instead, they encounter plants and animals they have never before seen, and are chased by demons. The outside world is so beautiful, and yet is almost too cruel to face.

Even so, the children refuse to give up. They are guided in their search for better lives only by a message from Minerva and a pen Norman left behind in order to fulfill their promise to return to the House to save those of their family who are still trapped within.


Note: Episode 1 streamed early on Amazon Prime on Jan 7, 2021. The regular TV broadcast started on Jan 8, 2021.

Tags: Survival , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Dystopian , Fugitive , Ensemble Cast , Orphan , Kaiju , Time Skip , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Revenge , Travel , Dungeon , Food , Gore , Archery , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Tanned Skin , Crime

Owari no Seraph

Also known as Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Shueisha , 10GAUGE , Rakuonsha , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

The story takes place in a world where an unknown virus has killed the entire human population except for children under 13. Those children were then enslaved by vampires. The manga centers on Yuichiro Hyakuya, a human who dreams of becoming strong enough to kill all vampires.



Tags: Vampire , Post-Apocalyptic , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Military , War , Time Skip , Demons , Revenge , Swordplay , Lost Civilization , Primarily Teen Cast , Pandemic , Boys' Love , Tragedy , Coming of Age , School , Tsundere , Rotoscoping , Heterosexual , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast

Ajin 2

Also known as AJIN: Demi-Human 2.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

The second season of Ajin.

Kei’s done running, but his decision to fight comes just as Satou launches a second wave of terror. Angered by the government’s refusal to admit the truth about live experiments conducted on captive Ajin, the Ajin terrorist makes a kill list of key individuals connected to Ajin research. He then vows to assassinate them one by one if his demands aren’t met. Now, Kei must learn to control his IBM and recruit other Ajins to his side if he wishes to stop the immortal madman.



Tags: Terrorism , Full CGI , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Military , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Crime , Primarily Male Cast , Police , War , Guns , Urban Fantasy , Body Horror , Gore , Politics , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Video Games

Ajin

Also known as AJIN: Demi-Human.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Kei Nagai’s body should have died when a truck slams into his body, but instead, he finds himself resurrected with all of his wounds healed. Now revealed to be an Ajin, one of a mysterious new breed of immortal demi-human, he’s been marked with an international bounty, and in the eyes of the world, Kei is a specimen to be taken by any means possible. Now he’s on the run, and his only hope is to discover the terrifying secrets behind his new abilities before he’s forced to use them in battle!



Tags: Super Power , Anti-Hero , Crime , Terrorism , Fugitive , Urban Fantasy , Full CGI , Police , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Body Horror , Dystopian , Torture , Cosmic Horror , Video Games

Wonder Egg Priority: Tokubetsu-hen

Also known as WONDER EGG PRIORITY: My Priority.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Special episode concluding the story of Wonder Egg Priority.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Suicide , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Artificial Intelligence , Body Horror , Gore , Afterlife , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying , School , Isekai , Idol

Mirai Nikki

Also known as The Future Diary.

Studio: Funimation , Lantis , Kadokawa Shoten , Asread , Rakuonsha , Kadokawa Pictures Japan , KLOCKWORX , chara-ani.com , 12 Diary Holders , Dwango , Sakura Create
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

This psychological thriller, based on the manga written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno, is about Yuki, a loner who's not very good with people. He prefers to write a diary on his cell phone and talk to his imaginary friend, Deus Ex Machina – The God of Time and Space. However, Yuki soon learns that Deus is more than a figment of his imagination when he makes Yuki participate in a battle royale with eleven others. The contestants are given special diaries that can predict the future, each diary possessing unique features that give it both advantages and disadvantages. Within the next 90 days, the contestants must try to survive until there is only one left standing. The winner will become the new God of Time and Space.



Tags: Battle Royale , Death Game , Survival , Yandere , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Suicide , Meta , Gore , Gods , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Crime , Super Power , Urban , Heterosexual , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Age Gap , Clone , Anti-Hero , Psychosexual , Netorare , Guns , CGI , Terrorism , Police , Henshin , Adoption , Nudity , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Orphan , Tanned Skin , Cult , Boys' Love , Stop Motion , Disability

Elfen Lied

Also known as Elfen Lied.

Studio: VAP , Arms , Genco , ADV Films , A Line
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murders most of the guards in the laboratory where she is being held, only to be shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives, falling off a cliff into the ocean and manages to drift along to a beach where two teenagers, Kouta and Yuka, discover her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the psychotic side of Lucy is not dead just yet...



Tags: Gore , Fugitive , Amnesia , Super Power , Monster Girl , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Revenge , Body Horror , Yandere , Love Triangle , Conspiracy , Incest , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Military , Heterosexual , Family Life , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Coastal , Female Harem , Slapstick , Tsundere , Disability , Cyborg , Cohabitation

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Studio: MAPPA , Shueisha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.

One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.



Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Tragedy , Body Horror , Urban , Henshin , Shapeshifting , Anti-Hero , Shounen , Coming of Age , Surreal Comedy , Monster Girl , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Assassins , Found Family , Guns , Anthropomorphism , Age Gap , Cannibalism , CGI , Yandere , Crime , Police , Homeless , POV , Amnesia , Tomboy , Revenge , Angels , Zombie , Nudity

Bungou Stray Dogs 2nd Season

Also known as Bungo Stray Dogs 2.

Studio: bones , Glovision
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mystery , Supernatural

The second season of Bungou Stray Dogs.

Despite their differences in position, three men—the youngest senior executive of the Port Mafia, Osamu Dazai, the lowest ranking member, Sakunosuke Oda, and the intelligence agent, Angou Sakaguchi—gather at the Lupin Bar at the end of the day to relax and take delight in the company of friends.
However, one night, Angou disappears. A photograph taken at the bar is all that is left of the three together.
Fast forward to the present, and Dazai is now a member of the Armed Detective Agency. The Guild, an American gifted organization, has entered the fray and is intent on taking the Agency's work permit. They must now divide their attention between the two groups, the Guild and the Port Mafia, who oppose their very existence.

Tags: Super Power , War , Seinen , Classic Literature , Mafia , Male Protagonist , Detective , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Terrorism , Anti-Hero , Guns , Urban , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Orphan , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Shapeshifting , Espionage , Kuudere , Bar , Cosmic Horror

BEASTARS 2

Also known as BEASTARS Season 2.

Studio: Orange , Toho , Fuji TV , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Akita Shoten , Bandai , BANDAI SPIRITS , Movic , BS Fuji , Q-Tec
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

"Beastar"—a title awarded to beasts who prove their excellence through fighting inequality to unite carnivores and herbivores in an anthropomorphic animal society. Cherryton Academy has gone five years without one such leader. However, following the murder of an alpaca within the school boundaries, the growing tension between the different species poses a greater need for a Beastar to ensure peace and harmony.

When Louis, the prime candidate for this prestigious role, rejects the offer and leaves the academy, the student council declares to honor any student who captures the culprit of the aforementioned murder as Beastar. Meanwhile, Legoshi's sense of duty as a strong wolf who must protect the weak pushes him to investigate the incident. To further complicate his life, he struggles to manage his complex feelings for the white rabbit, Haru.



Note: The first episode had an early delivery on Netflix Japan on January 5, 2021. The regular TV broadcast started on January 7, 2021.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Animals , School , Mafia , Male Protagonist , Full CGI , Cannibalism , CGI , Psychosexual , Crime , Coming of Age , Noir , Philosophy , Primarily Animal Cast , Adoption , Tragedy , School Club , Gore , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Acting , Urban , Vore , Martial Arts , Guns , Boarding School , Class Struggle , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Love Triangle , Revenge , Nudity , Crossdressing