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20 Seiki Shounen

Also known as 20th Century Boys.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.

For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Seinen , Politics , Dystopian , Achronological Order , Conspiracy , Cult , Fugitive , Pandemic , Time Skip , Post-Apocalyptic , Terrorism , Found Family , Male Protagonist , Detective , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Historical , Musical Theater , Female Protagonist , Police , Robots , Augmented Reality , Urban , Rock Music , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Nudity , Transgender , Time Manipulation , Homeless , Foreign , Twins , Drugs , Bowling , Crossdressing

Grimace

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

Through a friend, the Shirotani family are introduced to an apartment to move in to. Their joy is short-lived as they learn about a strange rule the apartment building has. The rule is, "Whenever you're in front of the owner you must always wear a smile." If they break this rule... Escape is impossible! The curtains rise on a apartment building survival horror.

Tags: Urban , Tragedy , Torture , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Nudity

Oyasumi Punpun

Also known as Goodnight Punpun.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

Meet Punpun Punyama. He’s an average kid in an average town.
He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world.
He wants the girl he has a crush on to like him back.
He wants to find some porn.
That’s what he wants, but what does he get…?



Tags: Coming of Age , Seinen , Tragedy , Philosophy , Denpa , Suicide , Psychosexual , Urban , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Time Skip , School , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Gods , Fugitive , Cult , Work , Nudity , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Religion

My Home Hero

Also known as My Home Hero.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Thriller

Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a crime ring that's using her to steal her grandparent's wealth. If that wasn't bad enough, the thug catches Tetsuo snooping around and threatens to kill Reika as soon as she gets home. Fueled by fatherly instincts, Tetsuo murders the man...only for his wife to walk in and witness what he's done. Now with a corpse to hide and a crime ring hot on his tail, Tetsuo must resort to his love of detective novels and his wits to stay one step ahead of a grim fate...



Tags: Crime , Seinen , Yakuza , Primarily Adult Cast , Mafia , Guns , Family Life , Tragedy , Cult , Detective , Male Protagonist , Police , Nudity , Delinquents , Revenge , Suicide

Montage

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

One day, 10-year-old Yamato and his friend Miku discover a man in a back alley who's suffering from vicious stab wounds. The man recognizes Yamato, and uses his last breath to share a secret with the children: Yamato's father was the perpetrator of a bank robbery that is known throughout the country as the most puzzling unsolved crime of the 20th century. He warns them to "never trust anyone."

Miku makes Yamato swear to keep the man's final words a secret. A few days later, Yamato's father is found dead, and the boy is taken in by Miku's family. The death is ruled as an accident, but Yamato has his doubts. Six years later, Yamato still can't stop wondering about the incidents, and resolves to take action.

Tags: Seinen , Crime , Fugitive , Incest , Conspiracy , Nudity , Gore

Babylon

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

The suspense story centers around Zen Seizaki, a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles across a conspiracy over an election for an autonomous "new zone" established in western Tokyo.



Tags: Conspiracy , Police , Philosophy , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Suicide

Jisatsutou

Also known as Suicide Island.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

In a story evoking both Lord of the Flies and Battle Royale, a young Japanese man, Sei, is transported to the mysterious, remote Suicide Island after a failed suicide attempt—where he must live the rest of his days or figure out how to die! With society turning its back on many suicidal citizens, the island fills up with haunted, driven characters, often in conflict with each other and sometimes barely holding onto sanity!



Tags: Suicide , Seinen , Environmental , Educational , Food , Archery , Tragedy , Survival , Crime , Fishing , Cult , LGBTQ+ Themes , Delinquents , Nudity

Route End

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Thriller

Due to a harsh experience in life, Haruno eventually becomes a cleaning specialist in the field of clearing the remnants of the deceased. After a particular day, Haruno becomes involved in the curious case of 'END'.

Tags: Detective , Tragedy , Crime , Gore , Male Protagonist , Police , Clone , Shounen , Suicide

Kami no Kodomo

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological

The latest work by the Nishioka siblings depicts the gruesome life story of a ruthless and brilliant serial killer as he grows up from a sociopathic child to a messiah-like figure.

Tags: Gore , Cult , Ero Guro , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Body Horror , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , Nudity , Josei , Scat , Bullying , Crossdressing , Suicide