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Yakusoku no Neverland

Also known as The Promised Neverland.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.



Note: Nominated to the 22nd, 23rd, and 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Survival , Body Horror , Primarily Child Cast , Demons , Dystopian , War , Found Family , Guns , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Politics , Coming of Age , Alternate Universe , Travel , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Gore , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Rural , Heterosexual , Augmented Reality , Suicide

Tetsuwan Atom

Also known as Astro Boy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot civil rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capable of.

Tags: Robots , Episodic , Shounen , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Space , Aliens , Politics , Time Manipulation

Dekiai Robot

Also known as Dekiai Robot.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sci-Fi

Yoshino wanted to give valentine chocolate to her boyfriend, but a robot which was created by his inventor father, tried to get in her way!?

Source: My Anime List

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Robots , Female Protagonist

Poppy no Negai

Also known as Poppy’s Wish.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

Takashi is a recluse and genius inventor. One day, a toaster A.I. he created named "Poppy" makes a wish: to be moved into a humanoid body.

Tags: Robots , Hikikomori , Aliens , Philosophy , Artificial Intelligence , Post-Apocalyptic , Male Protagonist , Urban , Software Development , Shounen

Shinrei Shashin-shi: Kouno Saburou

Also known as Spirit Photographer Saburo Kono.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Supernatural

Saburou, a mysterious man who specializes in spirit photography, becomes the tenant of a room where a malicious ghost is said to appear.

Tags: Ghost , Photography , Bullying , Male Protagonist , Suicide , Shounen , School , Tragedy