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Shin Seiki Evangelion

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Studio: Gainax , TV Tokyo , ADV Films , Kadokawa Shoten , NAS , Tatsunoko Production , GKIDS , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.



Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Super Robot , Cosmic Horror , Dystopian , Denpa , Angels , Post-Apocalyptic , Psychosexual , Suicide , Kaiju , Primarily Teen Cast , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Aliens , Body Horror , Mythology , Military , Religion , Clone , Bisexual , Tokusatsu , Tsundere , Kuudere , Politics , Gore , Trains , Espionage , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Nudity , Episodic , Found Family

Kennel Tokorozawa

Studio: Fuji TV , Animation 21
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

Pet shop owner's daughter Chika Tokorozawa spends every waking hour with her dog, Rin Tin Tin, who repays her love by watching over her while she sleeps. Based on the manga in Young Sunday magazine by Maki Otsubo, who is better known in the manga world for Mr. Cinema.



Tags: Animals , Love Triangle , Nudity , Suicide , Slapstick , Food

Nekojiru Gekijou Jirujiru ORIGINAL

Studio: Japan Home Video
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Based on the comics by the late Nekojiru. Contains 23 animated shorts aired TV Asahi Network's show "Bokusho Mondai Boss Chara Ou." and 4 unbroadcast episodes.



Tags: Animals , Surreal Comedy , Gore , Bullying , Delinquents , Anthropomorphism , Anti-Hero , Philosophy

Wagahai wa Neko de Aru

Studio: Toei Animation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Based on Natsume Souseki's comical novel.



Tags: Animals

serial experiments lain

Also known as Serial Experiments Lain.

Studio: TV Tokyo , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Genco , Funimation , Triangle Staff , Pioneer LDC , TV Tokyo Music , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

We're all connected... There is the world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a 14-year-old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: I just abandoned my body. I still live here...

Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur?



Tags: Denpa , Philosophy , Virtual World , Dissociative Identities , Augmented Reality , Female Protagonist , Memory Manipulation , Software Development , Artificial Intelligence , Cyberpunk , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Conspiracy , Cult , Video Games , Suicide , Religion , Urban , Meta , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Afterlife , Adoption , Orphan , POV , Anti-Hero , Drugs , Trains , Aliens , School , Death Game , Zombie , Bullying , Age Gap