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Studio: Studio Pierrot , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished

Urusei Yatsura concerns the tempestuous relationship between two focal characters: Ataru Moroboshi who is possibly the most unfaithful, unlucky and lecherous idiot to have ever been born, and there's Lum, a tigerskin-bikini clad alien package of sex appeal, jealousy and electricity who's fallen for him. The series chronicles the misadventures of these two stubborn teenagers along with a veritable entourage of weird characters. Among these characters is the richest boy on the planet, a superhuman schoolgirl, a fire-breathing baby, a powerful priestess/school nurse, a cute and psychotic alien vixen with a split personality, a gender-bending martial artist, an alien biker chick, an ice queen of Neptune, a deranged monk, a giant ghost cat and hundreds of other lunatic personalities; aliens, humans and inhumans alike interract in endless hysteria in a town named Tomobiki.

Tags: Episodic , Aliens , Urban Fantasy , Shounen , Heterosexual , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Tomboy , School , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Youkai , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Family Life , Animals , Shrine Maiden , Tsundere , Nudity , Tanks , Female Harem , Crossdressing , Magic , Time Manipulation , Military , Dinosaurs , Ojou-sama , Shapeshifting , Amnesia , Gender Bending , Goblin

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Ranma 1/2

Also known as Ranma ½.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Kitty Film , Viz Media , Fuji TV , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

After taking a surprise dip in a cursed spring while on a training journey in China, martial artist Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, aren't quite themselves anymore. Now Ranma turns into a girl whenever he's splashed with cold water, and Genma turns into a panda!

Their new forms cause nothing but confusion at the Tendou dojo, where Soun Tendo is waiting to introduce one of his three daughters to Ranma - as his fiancee! Turns out Genma and Soun arranged the match long ago, but the girl, Akane, and the boy, Ranma, aren't exactly crazy about the idea, or each other! Or are they? Watch the gender switching, jealous rages, and martial arts battles unfold all over again!

Note: Episodes 7-9 of Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of this series.

Tags: Gender Bending , Family Life , Martial Arts , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Mixed Gender Harem , Arranged Marriage , Tsundere , Episodic , Nudity , Female Harem , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Cohabitation , Animals , Male Harem , Cultivation , Ojou-sama , Shogi

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Maison Ikkoku

Also known as Maison Ikkoku.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Kitty Film
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story centers around the development of the relationship between Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai. Kyoko is a recent widow who moves into the apartment house Ikkoku-kan where she becomes the manager. Godai is a wanna-be student ("ronin") struggling with college entrance exams.

When they meet, it's love at first sight—for Godai anyway. Along the way, the other tentants, the mysterious Yotsuya, the seemingly alcoholic Ichinose, and the brash Akemi, watch and occasionally take part to make their lives more interesting. To complicate matters further, the wealthy tennis coach Shun Mitaka has his eye on Kyoko, while Godai is pursued by both Nanao Kozue and Ibuki Yagami. Covering a wide range of emotions from hysterically funny to painfully sad, Maison Ikkoku—all 96 episodes—is well worth seeing.

Tags: Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Tsundere , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Episodic , Cohabitation , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , College , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Female Harem , Male Harem , Tennis , Nudity , Rugby , Baseball , Age Gap

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Kimagure Orange☆Road

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

It can be hard moving to a new school, and fifteen-year-old Kyosuke has it harder than most. He’s fallen head over heels for his classmate Madoka, a girl who won’t even give him the time of day, and unintentionally ended up dating her best friend, Hikaru, instead. Worst of all, Kyosuke and his family have amazing supernatural powers, but he has to keep them hidden from the rest of the world! How is Kyosuke ever going to balance the affections (or lack thereof) of two girls, schoolwork, and his secret abilities all at the same time?

Tags: Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Episodic , Shounen , Super Power , Tsundere , Twins , Urban , Male Protagonist , School , Family Life , Magic , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tomboy , Body Swapping , Martial Arts , Photography , Kuudere , Slapstick

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Inuyasha

Also known as InuYasha.

Studio: Kyoto Animation , Sunrise , Yomiuri TV , Viz Media , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Kagome Higurashi, an average ninth grader, gets pulled into an ancient well by a demon, bringing her 500 years in the past to the feudal era. There, she meets Inuyasha, a half-demon who seeks the Shikon Jewel to make himself a full-fledged demon. With Inuyasha and new friends, Kagome's search for the Jewel of Four Souls begins...

Tags: Reincarnation , Youkai , Historical , Demons , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Rural , Revenge , Magic , Swordplay , Isekai , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Shounen , Time Manipulation , Kemonomimi , Male Protagonist , Monster Boy , Archery , Shapeshifting , Shrine Maiden , Travel , Episodic , Orphan , Curses , Age Gap , Necromancy , Kuudere , Body Horror , Primarily Teen Cast , Monster Girl , Memory Manipulation

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Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season

Also known as Urusei Yatsura (2022) Season 3.

Studio: David Production , Fuji TV , Aniplex , Shogakukan , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , Fuji Creative Corporation , Dentsu , David Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

The second season of Urusei Yatsura (2022).

Lum, the gorgeous daughter of an invading race of Oni Aliens is smitten with High School student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum’s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls. With a host of other unique characters, including classmate Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum’s best friend’s Oyuki, Benten and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shuutarou Mendou and the secretly female beauty Ryuunosuke… A classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!

Note: HIDIVE has labeled the first and second cour of this season as “Season 3" and "Season 4” respectively. They labeled the 1st and 2nd cours of the 1st season as “Season 1” and “Season 2.”

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Aliens , Slapstick , Episodic , Cohabitation , School , Heterosexual , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Shounen , Super Power , Tomboy , Femboy , Time Manipulation , Tsundere , Parody , Disability

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Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen

Also known as Ranma ½ (1989).

Studio: Fuji TV , Kitty Film , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Ranma Saotome, the boy who turns into a girl with a splash of water, always has his hands full fending off crazed admirers. One of the most fanatical is Shampoo, a girl from a tribe of Chinese Amazons who tried to kill girl Ranma, was defeated by boy Ranma, and then proposes marriage to him due to her clan's rule. Things get a little crazier when Shampoo falls into a cursed spring and turns into a cat! And even crazier when Mousse, who is in love with Shampoo, challenges Ranma to a battle over... Ranma's fiancee, Akane...?

Note: Episodes 7-9 were originally meant to be seen between episodes 13 and 14 of the original series.

Tags: Arranged Marriage , Gender Bending , Mixed Gender Harem , Martial Arts , Episodic , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Shounen , Female Harem , Male Harem , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Cultivation , Nudity , Slapstick , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shogi , Time Manipulation , Cohabitation

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Stop!! Hibari-kun!

Studio: Toei Animation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Kousaku, a teenage boy, moves in to the home of his mother's friend after she dies. This friend happens to be a Yakuza boss with four beautiful daughters. Kousaku is surprised to discover that the most beautiful daughter, Hibari, is biologically male. Hibari is also very interested in Kousaku, and so their crazy but happy life together begins.

Tags: Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Slapstick , Family Life , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing , Yakuza , Female Protagonist , Parody , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Nudity , Boxing , Gender Bending , Meta , Body Swapping

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Ranma 1/2 (2024)

Also known as Ranma1/2 (2024).

Studio: MAPPA , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , MAPPA , Shogakukan , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Romance

A new anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2.

Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendou of Tendou Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem…

Ever since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo while training in China, his body has acquired the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting to a boy with hot water.

Get ready for the slapstick, action-packed rom com featuring Ranma, Akane, and a vibrant cast of unique characters!

Tags: Gender Bending , Arranged Marriage , Shapeshifting , Martial Arts , Episodic , Tsundere , Ensemble Cast , Tomboy , Cohabitation , Love Triangle , Slapstick , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Male Protagonist , School , Mixed Gender Harem , Animals , Shounen , Male Harem , Crossdressing , Nudity , Feet , Bisexual , Ice Skating , Wrestling

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To LOVE-Ru

Also known as To Love Ru.

Studio: Xebec , TBS , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Sci-Fi

Rito Yuuki is unlucky when it comes to love — no matter how hard he tries to confess to his crush, his efforts end in failure. After another day’s confession goes down the drain, Rito spends his night sulking in his bathtub. But when a naked girl with a pointed tail teleports into the tub with him, it seems like Rito’s luck is finally looking up! His fortune doesn’t last long when he finds himself accidentally engaged to the buxom beauty who is none other than the princess of the planet Deviluke!

Tags: Female Harem , Slapstick , Surreal Comedy , Aliens , School , Nudity , Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Heterosexual , Psychosexual , Episodic , Meta , Male Protagonist , Tsundere , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Large Breasts , Cohabitation , Shounen , Monster Girl , Kuudere , Ghost , Gender Bending

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Vlad Love

Also known as VLAD LOVE.

Studio: Drive , Production I.G , Ichigo Animation , Comic Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Supernatural

Mitsugu Bamba is a high school girl who is crazy about donating her blood, to the point that she feels compelled to visit a local blood bank despite the unfriendly nurse. One day, Mitsugu encounters a beautiful girl there who looks like she has come from overseas. The girl is so pale that she appears ready to faint. Instead, she suddenly starts trashing the blood bank. The girl then loses consciousness and so Mitsugu takes her home...

Note: The first episode was streamed on the official Vlad Love YouTube channel on Dec 18, 2020. The first 6 episodes were released on streaming platforms on Feb 14, 2021. The last 6 episodes were released on Mar 14, 2021.

Tags: Vampire , Slapstick , Female Protagonist , Parody , Meta , Surreal Comedy , Satire , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Tomboy , Acting , School , Urban , Educational , College , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Cosplay , Dragons , Video Games

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