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Zombie Land Saga

Also known as ZOMBIE LAND SAGA.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Supernatural

A typical morning. The usual music. Their normal lives. The peace these seven girls experience will suddenly be destroyed. By the living dead... zombies. A reality that they never wanted a part of, an amazing and terrifying zombie world. They all share one wish: "We want to live." These girls will struggle through this saga, in order to achieve a miracle. MAPPA, Avex Pictures, and Cygames team up to bring you a juicy, 100% original anime. A timeless shocker for all audiences, a brand new style of zombie anime, will soon rise.



Tags: Zombie , Idol , Monster Girl , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Satire , Necromancy , Parody , Body Image , Ensemble Cast , Amnesia , Dancing , CGI , Transgender , Time Skip , Rural , Oiran , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Motorcycles , Gangs , Hip-hop Music

Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2

Also known as My Dress-Up Darling Season 2.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

The second season of Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru.

When Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojo met, they grew close over their love for cosplay. Through interacting with classmates and making new cosplay friends, Marin and Wakana’s world keeps growing. New developments arise as Marin’s love for Wakana continues to be filled with endless excitement. In their ever-expanding world, Marin and Wakana’s story of cosplay and thrills continues!



Tags: Cosplay , Otaku Culture , Gyaru , Fashion , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Photography , Makeup , Body Image , Seinen , Educational , Mixed Media , Gender Bending , Chibi , Femboy , Nudity , CGI

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Studio: P.A.WORKS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

In a world very much like our own, great race horses of the past have a chance to be reborn as "horse girls"—girls with the ears and tails of horses as well as their speed and endurance. The best of these horse girls go to train at Tokyo's Tracen Academy, hopefully moving on to fame and fortune as both racers and idols.

Special Week, a high school horse girl from the countryside, has just transferred to Tracen, and she's determined to fulfill her promise to her mother to become the best horse girl in Japan. On her way to school, she takes a pit stop at the race track and instantly falls in love with Silence Suzuka's style, becoming determined to race on the same team as her.



Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Boarding School , Kuudere , Animals , Ensemble Cast , Gambling , Idol , School , Time Skip , Food , LGBTQ+ Themes , Body Image , CGI , Language Barrier

Zombie Land Saga: Revenge

Also known as ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Supernatural

The second season of Zombie Land Saga.

From throughout the ages, a group of legendary girls have become zombie idols to save Saga Prefecture. It's the return of the cutting-edge zombie idol anime! One day, Minamoto Sakura lost her life in an unfortunate accident. Then, ten years later… After Sakura wakes up in a strange mansion, mysterious idol producer Tatsumi Kotaro tells her that she will be joining a group of legendary girls to form an idol unit. The seven girls are charged with a quest to save the fading Saga Prefecture and adopt the group name Franchouchou. After overcoming the difficulties stemming from their different ages and different periods of history, their undead zombie bodies allow them to defy expectations of what idols can be. During the final winter of the Heisei era they performed their first featured concert at Karatsu's Furusato Exhibition Hall, Arpino, taking another step towards becoming a legend. Now, in the modern Reiwa Era… The curtain rises on a new chapter in the story of Franchouchou, as they march towards a bright future full of hope.



Tags: Idol , Female Protagonist , Zombie , Primarily Female Cast , Surreal Comedy , Body Image , Dancing , Historical , Parody , Work , Natural Disaster , Revenge , Monster Girl , Satire , CGI , Transgender , Oiran , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Bar , Tragedy , Rakugo , Achronological Order , Swordplay , Aliens , Urban Fantasy

Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

Also known as Akebi’s Sailor Uniform.

Studio: CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

It’s Komichi Akebi’s first year of junior high and she has her heart set on one thing: Robai Private Academy’s sailor uniform. As the next chapter of her life gets closer, she dreams of all the exciting new experiences she’ll get to have—school lunches, classes, club activities, and of course, making lots of friends! With her favorite outfit on, Komichi feels ready for anything.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , School , Iyashikei , Rural , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , LGBTQ+ Themes , Family Life , Yuri , Seinen , Primarily Child Cast , Boarding School , Dancing , School Club , Slapstick , Cheerleading , Swimming , Tennis , Photography , Body Image , Tomboy , Volleyball , Fishing , Badminton , Basketball

Kowloon Generic Romance

Also known as KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE.

Studio: Arvo Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Romance , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…



Tags: Denpa , Dystopian , Conspiracy , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Urban , Heterosexual , Amnesia , Clone , Foreign , Tragedy , Body Image , Seinen , Office Lady , Office , Work , Fashion , Urban Fantasy , Time Loop , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Philosophy , Transgender , Male Protagonist , Food , Drugs , Software Development , Femboy , Mahjong , Nudity , Historical , Agender

Kageki Shoujo!!

Also known as Kageki Shojo!!.

Studio: PINE JAM
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

The curtain rises on the Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts. Spotlight on Sarasa Watanabe, a starry-eyed 5'10" student who dreams of performing as Oscar, a male lead role. She forms an unlikely friendship with her new roommate, a former idol who now also hopes to join the all-female Kouka Acting Troupe. Together, they’re in for the role of a lifetime.



Tags: Acting , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , School , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Shoujo , Aromantic , Primarily Teen Cast , Musical Theater , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Crossdressing , Body Image , Kabuki , Idol , Work , LGBTQ+ Themes , Otaku Culture , Twins

SANDA

Also known as SANDA.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

The story starts with Sanda, a second year middle school student, getting attacked with a kitchen knife by his classmate Fuyumura. While Sanda couldn't make sense of the situation at first, he gradually came to believe that Fuyumura's actions were just mean acts stemming off from the latter having a peculiar puberty phase.

But that is all a misunderstanding. Fuyumura actually suspects that Sanda is the descendant of a certain lineage...

Tags: Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Dystopian , Body Image , Shounen , Shapeshifting , Henshin , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban Fantasy , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Snowscape , Mythology , Bisexual , Magic , Super Power , Fairy Tale , Swordplay

Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi

Also known as This Monster Wants to Eat Me.

Studio: Studio Lings
Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

“I’ve come to eat you.”

So softly utters the mermaid Shiori as she emerges from the sea and takes high school girl Hinako by the hand. Hinako lives alone in a town by the sea and possesses an unusually delicious body that is irresistible to nearby monsters. To ensure that she matures to the best condition, Shiori seeks to protect Hinako—all so that someday, she can devour every piece of her. What will become of Hinako’s feelings as this looming unjust death closes in on her…?

Tags: Monster Girl , Youkai , Female Protagonist , Suicide , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Yuri , Orphan , Mermaid , Seinen , Coastal , Rural , Mythology , Cannibalism , Body Image , LGBTQ+ Themes

Anne Shirley

Also known as Anne Shirley.

Studio: The Answer Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

A new adaptation of Akage no Anne (Anne of Green Gables).

On the beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada, an orphan named Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to Green Gables, the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They choose to adopt her anyway, as Anne finds friendship, love, and happiness in her new home. Come along for the story of a purehearted and imaginative girl growing up, leaving for college, and returning home a changed woman.



Tags: Orphan , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Classic Literature , Parenthood , Rural , Historical , Iyashikei , Shoujo , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , School , Foreign , Coastal , Adoption , Time Skip , Family Life , College , Teacher , POV , Writing , Body Image , Work , Boarding School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Tragedy , Religion , Agriculture , Twins , Elderly Protagonist

Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.

Also known as Plus-Sized Elf.

Studio: Elias
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he’s saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest–everything about her screams “elf,” except for one thing: her bodacious body. It turns out she left her world but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can Naoe-kun help this lovable elf girl lose the weight–and keep it off?



Tags: Elf , Monster Girl , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Fitness , Food , Large Breasts , Work , Skeleton , Episodic , Educational , Seinen , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast , CGI , Body Image , Isekai , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Female Protagonist , Gyaru

Zutaboro Reijou wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru

Also known as Betrothed to My Sister's Ex.

Studio: LandQ studios
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Marie, the second daughter of a poor baron’s household, is treated like a servant by her parents. Even at Marie’s birthday party, her beautiful elder sister, Anastasia, is the star. Outside, Marie bumps into Count Kyuros Granado, who falls for her at first sight. Yet, due to a misunderstanding, the Count proposes to Anastasia. After a tragic accident, Marie must marry the count instead!



Tags: Royal Affairs , Heterosexual , Marriage , Female Protagonist , Josei , Maids , Body Image , Iyashikei

Akage no Anne

Also known as Anne of Green Gables.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Anne's growth from about eleven to seventeen years old as she makes friends, goes to school and studies. At a difficult point in her life, Anne will have to make a hard choice and perhaps find a new dream.

Tags: Coming of Age , Found Family , Classic Literature , Female Protagonist , Historical , Family Life , Orphan , Rural , Adoption , Iyashikei , Time Skip , School , Tragedy , Foreign , Religion , Agriculture , Primarily Female Cast , Kids , Body Image , Horticulture , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Trains , Tsundere , Musical Theater , College , Elderly Protagonist

Busamen Gachi Fighter

Also known as Uglymug, Epicfighter.

Studio: WHITE FOX
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

After a false accusation, Shigeru Yoshioka becomes an unemployed recluse. By choosing to remain ugly in another world, Shigeru gains higher status. He begins his second life as an absolute god with cheat-level stats. At first, Shigeru tags along with Seika, Seiji, and Leeds, but due to a weakness caused by direct contact with a girl, he considers breaking away from the party. However…



Tags: Isekai , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Surreal Comedy , Age Regression , Archery , Body Image , Rehabilitation , Gambling , Travel , Conspiracy , Work , Economics , Magic

Gegege no Kitarou (2018)

Also known as GeGeGe no Kitaro.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

Nearly twenty years into the 21st century, people have forgotten the existence of Yokai. When a number of unexplainable phenomena plague adults of the human world with confusion and chaos, thirteen-year-old Mana writes a letter to the Yokai Post in search of answers, only to be greeted by Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro...



Tags: Youkai , Mythology , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Magic , Episodic , Satire , Nekomimi , War , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Politics , Witch , Kids , Vampire , Age Regression , Bullying , Homeless , Afterlife , Demons , Rural , Family Life , Werewolf , Body Image

Busu ni Hanataba wo.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance

Hana Tabata is a lonely and unpopular high school girl with negative thoughts. Early morning in the classroom when she was pretending to be a manga heroine, the class's good looking Yosuke accidentally saw her...!? This love, you will definitely want to support it! Masochistic system unpopular girl comedy!

Tags: Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Iyashikei , Primarily Teen Cast , Body Image , Seinen , School , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Table Tennis , Gyaru

Maebashi Witches

Also known as Maebashi Witches.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mahou Shoujo , Music , Supernatural

Welcome to Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture. For first-year high school student Yuina Akagi, her middling life takes a wild turn the moment a mysterious frog named Keroppe shows up and asks her, “Why don’t you become a witch?” Alongside Azu Niisato, Kyouka Kitahara, Choco Mitsumata, and Mai Kamiizumi, Yuina and her friends are excited to make people’s dreams come true as the Maebashi Witches.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Witch , Idol , Primarily Female Cast , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Body Image , CGI , Dancing , Bullying , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Animals , Henshin , Tsundere , Photography , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Memory Manipulation , Fashion , LGBTQ+ Themes , Isekai

Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni

Also known as Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

The Gold Kingdom and the Water Kingdom had a long, troubled history filled with epic battles before they decided to take the drastic steps of building a wall between the two lands. But 100 years later, they make good on an agreement in hopes of bringing stability to all. The rulers from each land had decided that the Gold Kingdom would offer the most beautiful girl in their kingdom as a bride, to be wed to the most clever man from the Water Kingdom, creating not just a couple but the promise of renewed relations and peace.

When it comes time for the rulers to make good on their promise, neither is entirely honest or admirable in their attempts. The Gold Kingdom offers Sara, a kind-hearted, but homely princess while the Water Kingdom marries off Naranbayar, a lanky scholar of modest background. To add insult to injury, the two separately find themselves with a dog (for Sara) and a cat (for Naranbayar) as their partner-to-be. As Sara and Naranbayar individually navigate the palace schemes of their respective homelands, their paths soon converge in a heartwarming new spin on the classic fairytale set-up.



Tags: Foreign , Royal Affairs , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Josei , Politics , Arranged Marriage , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Medieval , Historical , Desert , Fairy Tale , Fake Relationship , Swordplay , Body Image

Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu HAPPY KISS!

Also known as Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS!.

Studio: Studio Comet
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Slice of Life

Several years have passed since Binan High's Earth Defense Club saved the world from an alien invasion that sought to sap the world of love—okay, maybe that's how it happened. The truth is that no one really remembers if something like that happened or not, and now five friends-of-convenience share the defunct Earth Defense clubroom to goof off after school. But even if they don't know the club's history, their gathering at the local bathhouse attracts the attention of another adorable extraterrestrial: Karurusu, the otter-prince of Honyaraland. As part of his planet's conquest initiative—"tributary outreach program"—Karurusu transforms these five misfits into magic knights who will bring happiness to all lost souls. Unfortunately, the fox-prince Rafunui has his own ideas about how to improve this Earth colony, empowering his own trio of dark knights to oppose this new batch of magical boys.



Tags: Magic , Primarily Male Cast , School , Animals , Urban , Superhero , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Body Image , Swordplay , Isekai , Spearplay , Henshin , Episodic , Parody , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club

Hollowness

Status: Finished
Genres:

Original music video for the song "Hollowness" by Minami

Tags: Female Protagonist , Body Image