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Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hajimari no Monogatari

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha , Aniplex of America , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

The first movie in the Madoka trilogy; a recap of the first eight episodes of the series.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Henshin , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Primarily Child Cast , Witch , Urban , Time Manipulation , School , Kuudere

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The MOVIE 1st

Also known as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st.

Studio: Aniplex , Seven Arcs
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Sci-Fi

The movie is based on the first season's story but features new battle animations and a new transformation sequence.

Tags: Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Shapeshifting , Lost Civilization , Animals , Space , Clone , Urban , Coastal , Artificial Intelligence , Spearplay , School , Memory Manipulation , Nekomimi , Maids , Military , Robots , Yuri , Nudity , Kuudere , Kemonomimi , Tragedy

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki

Also known as Sailor Moon SuperS the Movie: Black Dream Hole.

Studio: Toei Animation , Ashi Productions , Viz Media , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Everywhere around the world, the children sleep. Unaware of danger lurking in the shadows. But tonight, a strange darkness floats in the wind. And the children, one by one, begin to disappear. It seems to be a supernatural force that feeds on their dreams. The evil queen, Badiyanu, and her loyal fairies assist in using the "Black Dream Hole" to swallow the earth. It is up to Sailor Moon and the Sailor Soldiers to prevent the approaching Darkness.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Space , Henshin , Fairy Tale , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Aliens , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Tokusatsu , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Tomboy , Space Opera , Found Family , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Heterosexual

SHY

Also known as SHY.

Studio: 8-bit , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Bandai Namco Music Live , Akita Shoten , Yostar , Bandai , TV Tokyo , ADK Marketing Solutions , 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

On the brink of a third World War, superheroes appeared on Earth. Gifted with powers, their appearance brings peace to the world. The heroes each selected a country in which they would reside, serve, and protect its citizens. Shy is Japan’s hero, endowed with super strength. Her most daunting enemy yet? Crippling shyness. Join Shy and her super friends as she defends Earth and gains confidence!



Tags: Henshin , Female Protagonist , Superhero , Super Power , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Disability , Age Regression , Travel , Ninja , Body Horror , Femboy

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion.

Studio: Aniplex , Shaft , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Nitroplus , Madoka Partners , Houbunsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Were all the magical girls truly saved from despair? Now, the great "Law of Cycles" leads the magical girls to their new fate. Madoka Kaname, a girl who once led an ordinary life, sacrificed her very existence to set every magical girl free from their cruel destiny. Homura Akemi, another magical girl who was unable to keep her promise with Madoka, continues to fight in the world in which Madoka left her behind.
"I dream of the day when I can finally see your dear smile again."
Madoka Kaname has changed the world. In this new world, is what the magical girls see a world of hope... or despair?



Tags: Anti-Hero , Alternate Universe , Memory Manipulation , Magic , Tragedy , Witch , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Philosophy , Primarily Female Cast , Gods , Yuri , Henshin , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Urban Fantasy , Time Manipulation , Aliens , Demons , Guns , Urban , Kuudere , Mythology , School

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Sekka no Chikai

Also known as Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Vow in the Snow.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

Despite his adoptive father's warnings that the girl found in the remnants of a destroyed city is too dangerous to be considered anything other than a tool or weapon, Shirou Emiya comes to treat Miyu as a younger sister. But when Shirou relaxes his guard and Miyu starts normal school, the Ainsworth family and their agents swoop in, kidnapping the girl with the goal of sacrificing her! Faced with the realization that Miyu's ability to do good will always be equaled by her capacity for destruction, Shirou must attempt to both rescue his adopted sister, and decide how to confront the threat that her powers will always pose.



Tags: Tragedy , Shounen , Henshin , Mythology , Urban , Battle Royale , Swordplay , Anti-Hero , Magic , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Kuudere

Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?

Also known as Train to the End of the World.

Studio: KADOKAWA , EMT Squared , Movic , flying DOG , DAXEL , TOKYO MX , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

In a seemingly ordinary rural town, something strange is happening to the residents. But Shizuru Chikura is more concerned for her missing friend. Determined to find her, Shizuru and three other girls board an abandoned train and travel to the outside world, unsure if they’ll make it back alive. As they venture toward the unknown, the question looms: What awaits them at the final stop?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Trains , Travel , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Cosmic Horror , Memory Manipulation , Rural , Shapeshifting , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Philosophy , Gyaru , Anthropomorphism , Zombie , Animals , Tragedy , Time Skip , Coming of Age , Denpa , Archery , Shogi , Episodic

Magic Knight Rayearth OVA

Also known as Magic Knight Rayearth OVA.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Polygram Japan , Kodansha , TMS-Kyokuchi , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha

The Earth lies darkened and deserted. Despite the best efforts of the film's heroine, Hikaru, the evil-filled castle of Cephiro has taken over the world and stands in the center of a lifeless Tokyo. Before the ice-witch Alcyone can take her revenge on Hikaru, she is rescued by Lantis, a young man who seals her into a magical maze where she is challenged to prove her powers while her friends are hunted down by Cephiro's warlocks.

Fleeing through the silent city, Umi and Fuu must seek out the sleeping Mashin; godlike creatures that will fuse with them to form giant warriors of awesome destructive power. But the Magic Knights are afraid, untrained and alone... will even the Mashin be enough to save them from the evil acts of Cephiro?

Notes:
During 1998 Toshihiro Hirano released a Director's cut called "Special Edition - The Wings of Hope", including the 3 episodes in a two hour movie with some new scenes and some dialogue changes

Tags: Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Isekai , Time Manipulation , Magic , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Primarily Female Cast , Shoujo , Nudity , Fairy , Achronological Order , Ghost

Pop in Q

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Music

The story begins the day before the graduation ceremony. Five middle school girls each are preoccupied with their real everyday lives. These girls meet each other in a fantasy world after being sent there through a sudden occurrence. There, they learn about the impending crisis that this world is facing. The way to avert this crisis is for the five to collaborate and bring their five hearts together as one through dance.

However, the five cannot come to love the world, and cannot tell their true feelings to one another, so their hearts are unable to unite. The time limit is fast approaching. Can the dance of the five girls save the world? And will they be able to graduate?



Tags: Isekai , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Coming of Age , Idol , Female Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Child Cast , School , Martial Arts , Henshin , Age Regression , Tsundere , Alternate Universe , Clone

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Cosmos - Zenpen

Also known as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie: Part 1.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Usagi Tsukino and her friends are living peaceful lives as ordinary high school students. Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's boyfriend, is headed to America to study abroad. At the airport, after Mamoru proposes to Usagi, he is then mysteriously extinguished by someone's hand. Unable to accept Mamoru's disppearance, Usagi hides her memory of that event. Meanwhile, Shadow Galactica, led by Sailor Galaxia, as well as Sailor Starlights appear in front of Usagi. Without knowing whether Sailor Starlights are allies or enemies, the Sailor Guardians are robbed of their Sailor Crystals, the source of their power, by almighty Sailor Galaxia, and are killed by one after another. In a hopeless situation, Usagi, as Eternal Sailor Moon, challenges Sailor Galaxia for the final battle.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Space , Aliens , Astronomy , Memory Manipulation , Found Family , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Space Opera , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , War , Henshin , Crossdressing , Reincarnation , Mythology , Survival , Magic , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Bisexual , Demons , Female Protagonist , Revenge , School Club , Time Manipulation , Tomboy , Superhero , Time Skip , American Football