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Inuyashiki

Also known as Inuyashiki.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands. He later wakes up to find himself unscathed, but he soon starts to notice that there's something…different about himself.



Tags: Cyborg , Seinen , Super Power , Philosophy , Gore , Terrorism , Tragedy , Urban , Fugitive , Crime , Robots , Male Protagonist , Elderly Protagonist , Aliens , Bullying ,

PLUTO

Also known as Pluto.

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

In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.



Tags: Seinen , Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Detective , Police , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Politics , Philosophy , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Real Robot , Memory Manipulation , Anti-Hero , Amnesia , Conspiracy , War , Noir , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Cult , Suicide , Cyberpunk , Agender

HEART GEAR

Also known as HEART GEAR.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mystery , Sci-Fi

In a ruined world, a human girl, Roue, and a droid, Zett, live a humble life. Then one day, they encounter a mysterious new droid, Chrome... Now all three of them live together like a family, but then…



Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Post-Apocalyptic , Robots , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Real Robot , Time Skip

Origin

Also known as ORIGIN.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

Tokyo, 2048. Japan is now connected to the entire northern hemisphere by the Eurasian Railroad, and all manner of crime and vice pour into the megalopolis at its eastern terminus. Little do the people know that inhuman beings live among us, however–robots with high-level AI, who will kill to survive. Only one ‘man’ can stop them –their prototype: ORIGIN.



Note: Winner of the Manga Division Grand Prize at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival.

Tags: Robots , Artificial Intelligence , Nudity , Survival , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Seinen , Unrequited Love , Cyberpunk , Swordplay , Work , Conspiracy

Carole & Tuesday

Also known as Carole & Tuesday.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Sci-Fi

When orphan Carole meets runaway Tuesday, an uptown girl who wants nothing more than to make music, it’s as if they were fated to find each other. With their shared dream, the duo charges headfirst into the world of entertainment—but on colonized Mars, with a consumer base accustomed to “perfect” A.I.-produced songs, is there any hope their organic sound and heartfelt lyrics will reach their audience?



Tags: Musical Theater , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Coming of Age

EX-ARM

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Sci-Fi

2014: Akira Natsume seems to almost have a phobia of electrical devices while also being very good at diagnosing them. He resolves to change himself for the better and get a girlfriend like his older brother did. ...But then Akira suddenly dies in an accident. 16 years later a special policewoman and her android partner retrieve and activate a highly advanced AI and superweapon called EX-ARM and put it into full control of their ship as a last resort. Turns out the AI is actually just Akira's brain!

Note: The chapter count is based on the original release, which split chapters 69-98 into multiple parts.

Tags: Artificial Intelligence , Revenge , Robots , Cyborg , Nudity , Police , Yuri , Cyberpunk , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Guns , Bisexual , Gender Bending

Ai no Utagoe wo Kikasete

Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Sci-Fi

Ai no Utagoe wo Kikasete tells the story of the beautiful and mysterious Shion who transfers to Keibu High School where she quickly becomes popular due to her open-hearted personality and exceptional athletic talent...but she turns out to be an AI in the testing phase!

Shion's goal is to bring chronic loner Satomi "happiness." However, her strategy is something no human would expect: she serenades Satomi in the middle of the classroom. After finding out that Shion is an AI, Satomi and her childhood friend, engineering geek Touma, steadily warm up to the new student. Along with the popular and attractive Gocchan, the strong-willed Aya, and judo club member "Thunder," they become more and more moved by Shion's singing and earnestness even as her antics bewilder them. But what Shion does for Satomi's sake ends up involving them all in some serious pandemonium. Get ready for the heartwarming story of a not quite market-ready AI and her classmates!

Tags: School , Artificial Intelligence , Seinen