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TRIGUN

Also known as Trigun.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Nippon Victor , Arts Pro , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don't end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone almost always gets hurt - and it's never Vash.

Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there's no proof that he's ever taken a life. In fact, he's a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who's more doofus than desperado. There's a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on - Vash the Stampede definitely ain't your typical outlaw.



Tags: Guns , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Crime , Tragedy , Travel , Desert , Steampunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Shounen , Episodic , Twins , Incest , Aliens , Cowboys , Space , Slapstick , Religion , Body Horror , Acrobatics

Slayers

Also known as The Slayers.

Studio: E&G Films , SoftX , Marubeni , TV Tokyo , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Welcome to a world where magic reigns and monsters lurk behind every corner. Into his land of deadly dragons and menacing magicians comes our heroine -- Lina Inverse, a cute, fireball-throwing sorceress who steals from the wicked and gives to herself! Along with Gourry, a handsome but dumb-as-a-rock swordsman, Lina challenges the forces of not-so-goodness as she seeks truth, justice, fame and gold! Well, mostly fame and gold... Grab your pack and join the wackiest bunch of misfits ever to embark on a quest!



Tags: Magic , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Demons , Anti-Hero , Parody , Slapstick , Dragons

Kouya no Shounen Isamu

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Studio Junio , TMS Entertainment , Oh! Production , Fuji TV , Tokyo Movie
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

The adventures of Isamu, a young boy living in the Far West, searching for his real father.

Tags: Cowboys , Historical , Shounen , Guns , Foreign

Kiddy Grade

Also known as Kiddy Grade.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , gimik
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mecha , Sci-Fi

After fighting in numerous interstellar wars, mankind forms the Galactic Union to bring stability and to prevent conflicts between different planets. However, disputes between members of the union itself persists. In the Star Century year 0165, the Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs (GOTT) was formed. This organization utilizes the superpowered ES taskforce to maintain order. Eclair and Lumiere are two low-ranking ES members who carry out missions for GOTT. However, as they begin to see more and more of the galaxy, they soon realize that what they know about GOTT, the Galactic Union, and even themselves might not be all there is to it...



Tags: Super Power , Real Robot , Space , Female Protagonist , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Cosplay , Guns

Gun x Sword

Also known as Gun x Sword.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , AIC A.S.T.A. , Funimation , Studio Tulip
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Van, a lanky and apathetic swordsman, is on a journey to kill the murderer of his fiancé. The only characteristic he has to go by is that the murderer has a claw for an arm, hence the murderer being referred to as The Claw Man. During his travels, Van happens to pass through the city of Evergreen, which is defending itself from bandits who aim to rob the city of its treasury. It is in this city that Van meets Wendy Garret, a timid young girl who is looking for her kidnapped brother. When the city pleads for Van's assistance to defend it, he refuses, claiming it has nothing to do with him and thus leaves the city on its own to deal with the peril. Soon after, Van comes across the raiding bandits himself and they eventually tick off the swordsman to a degree where he takes action against them for his own personal vendetta. Surprisingly, Van learns that the bandits had ties with The Claw Man, and in kidnapping Wendy's brother for a reason they did not disclose. After the bandits are dealt with easily, Van and, much to his chagrin, Wendy continue the journey in search of The Claw Man. Little do they know, however, that The Claw Man is involved with something more atrocious than either could fathom.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Revenge , Super Robot , Cult , Anti-Hero , Post-Apocalyptic , Swordplay , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Parody , Female Harem , Travel , Steampunk , Conspiracy , Found Family

Scrapped Princess

Also known as Scrapped Princess.

Studio: bones , Lantis , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Pacifica Cassul is a kindhearted girl living on the run, for prophecy has named her the poison that would destroy the world. Known as the Scrapped Princess, she’s the target of countless followers of a powerful religion. But even when it seems like the whole world is out to get her, she always has her two adoptive siblings - Shannon and Raquel. Together they travel the countryside, making new friends and battling countless foes. Bit by bit, they uncover the incredible truth behind the prophecy and its ties to mysterious events from 5,000 years ago. With the fate of the world in her naïve hands, Pacifica and her siblings must learn who to trust and take on enemies of godly power. But for all their struggle, should such a poison be allowed to live?



Tags: Gods , Magic , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Swordplay , Super Power , Amnesia , Found Family , Kuudere , Twins , Dystopian , Lost Civilization

Tales of Symphonia THE ANIMATION: Sylvarant-hen

Also known as Tales of Symphonia: The Animation - Sylvarant Arc.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , ufotable , Frontier Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Two worlds exist, both unaware of the existance of the other. In order for one world to flourish, the other will have to perish. On the perishing world, a Chosen one is sent on a journey to restore that world's mana by awakening the Spirits and becoming an angel. Colette Brunel, the Chosen of Sylvarant, sets out on her journey accompanied by her best friends Lloyd Irving and Genis Sage. As they travel further they meet more friends and even more enemies, while they learn more and more about the truth behind the World Regeneration.



Tags: Magic , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Elf , Angels , Cult , Slavery

Tales of Phantasia: THE ANIMATION

Also known as Tales of Phantasia.

Studio: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Actas , Frontier Works
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Cless Alvein, a young swordsman from the town of Totus, along with his friend Mint Adnade, a healer with the talent of Mana, are sent back in time to defeat Dhaos, a sorcerer imprisoned by their parents decades ago. Along with the help of the archer Chester Barklight, the summoner Klarth F. Lester and the half-elf Arche Klaine, they seek to right the wrongs of Dhaos and return peace to the land. Based on the 1995 Super Famicom Game by NAMCO, "Tales of Phantasia."



Tags: Demons , Magic , Swordplay , Time Manipulation , War , Archery

Tales of Eternia THE ANIMATION

Also known as Tales of Eternia.

Studio: Production I.G , Xebec , Media Blasters , Yomiko Advertising
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

In order to prevent the catastrophe called the Grand Fall, Rid Hershel and his companions Farah, Keel and Meredy have obtained the three Greater Spirits ("Craymels" in the game version) of Inferia. En route to Mount Farlos, Rid is kidnapped by the bounty hunter Marone Blucarno, and the party is compelled to head to Belcarnu, an archipelago far from the major cities of Inferia. A series of adventures forces them to remain on the islands, where a more immediate threat to Inferia sleeps.



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Cop Craft

Also known as Cop Craft.

Studio: Millepensee , Pony Canyon , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , WOWOW
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

The story is set in San Teresa City on the fictional Pacific island of Kariaena. The "buddy police action" series follows the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana.

15 years ago, an unknown hyperspace gate opened over the Pacific. Beyond this gate lies Reto Semaani, a strange alternate world where fairies and demons live.

San Teresa City — a city where over two million immigrants live from both worlds. As a result, there are the haves and the have-nots. Here is the world's newest "city of dreams." But in the shadow of the chaos, crime is rampant: drugs, prostitution, and weapon trafficking. The detectives who stand up to these heinous crimes are in the San Teresa City Police. When the detective Kei Matoba and the alternate-world knight Tirana — two individuals who differ in gender, personality, and even world of origin — meet, an incident erupts. Two worlds. Two justices. From this, the curtain rises on a buddy police action story!



Tags: Police , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Detective , Noir , Gangs , Guns , Foreign , Politics , Swordplay , Isekai , Demons , Language Barrier , Drugs , Mafia , Aliens , Cars , Vampire , Body Swapping , Henshin , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Survival