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Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Monster Girl , Revenge , Orphan , Gore , CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Rural , Historical , Rotoscoping , Body Horror , Super Power , Curses , Chibi , Time Skip , Animals , Food

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 2.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Eren Jaeger swore to wipe out every last Titan, but in a battle for his life he wound up becoming the thing he hates most. With his new powers, he fights for humanity's freedom facing the monsters that threaten his home. After a bittersweet victory against the Female Titan, Eren finds no time to rest—a horde of Titans is approaching Wall Rose and the battle for humanity continues!



Tags: Survival , Post-Apocalyptic , Shapeshifting , Tragedy , Espionage , Military , Kaiju , Dystopian , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , Revenge , Politics , Henshin , Medieval , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cult , Dissociative Identities , Coming of Age , Steampunk , Cannibalism , Kuudere , Primarily Male Cast , Yuri , CGI , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Unrequited Love , Matriarchy , Rural , LGBTQ+ Themes

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 3.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Eren and his companions in the 104th are assigned to the newly-formed Levi Squad, whose assignment is to keep Eren and Historia safe given Eren's newly-discovered power and Historia's knowledge and pedigree. Levi and Erwin have good reason to be concerned, because the priest of the Church that Hanji had hidden away was found tortured to death, making it clear that the Military Police are involved with the cover-up. Things get more harrowing when the MPs make a move on Erwin and the Levi Squad narrowly avoids capture. Eren is also having problems with his Titan transformation, and a deadly killer has been hired to secure Eren and Historia, one Levi knows all too well from his youth.



Tags: Conspiracy , Military , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Politics , Memory Manipulation , Dystopian , Fugitive , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Henshin , Medieval , Super Power , Crime , Kaiju , Gore , Survival , Shounen , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Matriarchy , Anti-Hero , Primarily Male Cast , Yandere , CGI , Steampunk , Torture , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Kuudere , Crossdressing

Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season

Also known as Attack on Titan Final Season.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

It’s been four years since the Scout Regiment reached the shoreline, and the world looks different now. Things are heating up as the fate of the Scout Regiment—and the people of Paradis—are determined at last. However, Eren is missing. Will he reappear before age-old tensions between Marleyans and Eldians result in the war of all wars?



Tags: War , Tragedy , Military , Kaiju , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Politics , Dystopian , Survival , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , Shapeshifting , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Steampunk , Henshin , Coastal , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Espionage , Gore , Philosophy , CGI , Body Horror , Foreign , Guns , Memory Manipulation , Matriarchy , Rotoscoping , Dissociative Identities , Rural , Kuudere

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.

One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart.



Tags: Demons , Monster Boy , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Gore , Tragedy , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Anti-Hero , Urban , Henshin , Psychosexual , Shounen , Coming of Age , Monster Girl , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Heterosexual , Yakuza , Guns , Found Family , Assassins , Crime , CGI , Age Gap , Cannibalism , Homeless , Police , Revenge , Amnesia , POV , Nudity , Zombie , Angels

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Also known as Your lie in April.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Slice of Life

Piano prodigy Arima Kousei dominated the competition and all child musicians knew his name. But after his mother, who was also his instructor, passed away, he had a mental breakdown while performing at a recital. This resulted in him no longer being able to hear the sound of his piano playing. Two years later, Kousei hasn’t touched the piano and views the world without any flair or color. He was content at living out his life with his good friends Tsubaki and Watari until, one day, a girl changed everything. Miyazono Kaori is a pretty, free spirited violinist whose playing style reflects her personality. Kaori helps Kousei return to the music world and show that it should be free and mold breaking unlike the structured and rigid style Kousei was used to.

Tags: Tragedy , Classical Music , Primarily Teen Cast , Coming of Age , Disability , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Love Triangle , Shounen , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Philosophy , School , Unrequited Love , Slapstick , Tomboy , Ancient China , CGI

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-.

Studio: WHITE FOX
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

In the story, Subaru Natsuki is an ordinary high school student who is lost in an alternate world, where he is rescued by a beautiful, silver-haired girl. He stays near her to return the favor, but the destiny she is burdened with is more than Subaru can imagine. Enemies attack one by one, and both of them are killed. He then finds out he has the power to rewind death, back to the time he first came to this world. But only he remembers what has happened since.



Notes:
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute long episode.
- In the Winter 2020 season, Re:ZERO was rebroadcast and re-edited to fit into an hour time-slot. This edit included the first OVA and added slight modifications to certain scenes throughout. It also added an additional scene at the end of the final episode.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Isekai , Time Loop , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Medieval , Curses , Witch , Magic , Cult , Gore , Cohabitation , Body Horror , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Maids , Politics , Elf , Primarily Female Cast , Twins , Demons , Femboy , Kemonomimi , Travel , Butler , Coming of Age , Assassins , Body Swapping , Kuudere , Crossdressing , CGI , Tomboy , Dragons , Nekomimi

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 Part 2

Also known as Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

The battle to retake Wall Maria begins now! With Eren’s new hardening ability, the Scouts are confident they can seal the wall and take back Shiganshina District. If they succeed, Eren can finally unlock the secrets of the basement—and the world. But danger lies in wait as Reiner, Bertholdt, and the Beast Titan have plans of their own. Could this be humanity’s final battle for survival?



Tags: Dystopian , Military , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Survival , Memory Manipulation , Shapeshifting , Super Power , Shounen , War , Espionage , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Steampunk , Medieval , Male Protagonist , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Primarily Male Cast , Swordplay , CGI , Dissociative Identities , Drugs , Kuudere , Kaiju , Matriarchy

Boku dake ga Inai Machi

Also known as ERASED.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old manga artist struggling to make a name for himself following his debut. But, that was not the only thing in his life that Satoru was feeling frustrated about… He has a unique supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer. Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinazuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance.

Tags: Age Regression , Time Manipulation , Crime , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Detective , Snowscape , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Seinen , Fugitive , School , Revenge , Teacher , Rural , Amnesia , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Bullying , Kuudere , CGI , Age Gap , Matchmaking

Boku no Hero Academia 3

Also known as My Hero Academia Season 3.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Summer is here, and the heroes of Class 1-A and 1-B are in for the toughest training camp of their lives! A group of seasoned pros pushes everyone's Quirks to new heights as the students face one overwhelming challenge after another. Braving the elements in this secret location becomes the least of their worries when routine training turns into a critical struggle for survival.



Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Boarding School , Cultivation , Urban Fantasy , School , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Tomboy , Police , Bar , Battle Royale , Body Horror , Bisexual , CGI , Yandere , Transgender , LGBTQ+ Themes

VINLAND SAGA

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Studio: WIT STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.



Tags: Vikings , Revenge , Foreign , War , Historical , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Seinen , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero , Military , Politics , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Medieval , Gore , Travel , Heterosexual , Survival , Ships , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Orphan , Pirates , Language Barrier , Religion , Snowscape , Spearplay , Archery , CGI , Cult , Nudity , Achronological Order

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen

Also known as Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

This Demon Slayer movie sees Tanjiro Kamado and friends from the Demon Slayer corps board the Infinity Train on a new mission to investigate a mysterious series of disappearances, perpetrated by a demon who has been tormenting people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it.

Tags: Demons , Swordplay , Shounen , Tragedy , Trains , Curses , Male Protagonist , Body Horror , Super Power , Monster Girl , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Orphan , Travel , Suicide , Shapeshifting , Historical , Vampire , Rural , Martial Arts

Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu

Also known as Parasyte -the maxim-.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade–and take control of–a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret–except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?



Tags: Body Horror , Shapeshifting , Survival , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Aliens , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Crime , Urban , Environmental , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Military , Love Triangle , Eco-Horror , Unrequited Love , Guns , Rural , Detective , Female Harem , Bullying , Parenthood , CGI , Delinquents , Pregnancy

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch

Also known as Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi , Thriller

On August 10th of the year 2010 the Holy Empire of Britannia began a campaign of conquest, its sights set on Japan. Operations were completed in one month thanks to Britannia's deployment of new mobile humanoid armor vehicles dubbed Knightmare Frames. Japan's rights and identity were stripped away, the once proud nation now referred to as Area 11. Its citizens, Elevens, are forced to scratch out a living while the Britannian aristocracy lives comfortably within their settlements. Pockets of resistance appear throughout Area 11, working towards independence for Japan.

Lelouch, an exiled Imperial Prince of Britannia posing as a student, finds himself in the heart of the ongoing conflict for the island nation. Through a chance meeting with a mysterious girl named C.C., Lelouch gains his Geass, the power of the king. Now endowed with absolute dominance over any person, Lelouch may finally realize his goal of bringing down Britannia from within!



Tags: Anti-Hero , War , Military , Politics , Class Struggle , Revenge , Super Power , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Terrorism , Tragedy , Real Robot , Dystopian , Board Game , Philosophy , Super Robot , Memory Manipulation , Boarding School , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Guns , Amnesia , Urban Fantasy , Disability , Nudity , Drugs , Go , School Club , Age Gap , Kuudere , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Swordplay , Tanned Skin , CGI , Masturbation , Gambling

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc.

Studio: ufotable
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Supernatural

After visiting the Rengoku residence, Tanjirou and his comrades volunteer for a mission within the Entertainment District, a place where desires are sold and demons dwell. They journey alongside the flashy Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, in search of a monstrous foe terrorizing the town. Sworn to slay creatures of the night, the hunt continues.



Note:
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes.
- The last episode aired with a runtime of ~33 minutes.

Tags: Demons , Swordplay , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Oiran , Revenge , Curses , Primarily Teen Cast , Polyamorous , Super Power , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Ninja , Body Horror , Historical , Crossdressing , Monster Girl , CGI , Orphan , Urban , Time Skip , Vampire

Death Parade

Also known as Death Parade.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

When two people die at the same time, they’re sent to a place that’s neither heaven nor hell—a lavish bar between worlds where the stakes are high and the rules are simple: if you win you live again, if you die… you’re gone for good.

Decim is the bartender charged with serving the souls who enter Quindecim. He may make a mean cocktail, but his true profession is to play the role of arbiter—a judge who determines whether or not a soul is worthy of reincarnation. To aid in his judgment, the bar’s patrons are forced to play simple games laced with sadistic twists designed to bring their true natures to light. To Decim, judgment has always been black and white—that is—until he meets a mysterious young woman whose fate seems impossible to decide. His indecision shakes the very foundation of the games and raises the biggest question of all: Who is fit to judge the dead?



Tags: Death Game , Afterlife , Philosophy , Tragedy , Amnesia , Memory Manipulation , Reincarnation , Bar , Primarily Adult Cast , Episodic , Suicide , Gambling , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Kuudere , Gyaru , Ice Skating , Revenge , CGI , Bowling , Tanned Skin

Cowboy Bebop

Also known as Cowboy Bebop.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive.

While traveling, they meet up with other very interesting people. Could Faye, the beautiful and ridiculously poor gambler, Edward, the computer genius, and Ein, the engineered dog be a good addition to the group?

Tags: Space , Crime , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Travel , Noir , Found Family , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Guns , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Terrorism , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Cyborg , Tomboy , Amnesia , Cowboys , Gambling , Yakuza , Drugs , Police , Nudity , Cult , Tanned Skin , Circus , CGI , Work , LGBTQ+ Themes

Ao no Exorcist

Also known as Blue Exorcist.

Studio: A-1 Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

This world consists of two dimensions joined as one, like a mirror. The first is the world in which the humans live, Assiah. The other is the world of demons, Gehenna. Ordinarily, travel between the two, and indeed any kind of contact between the two, is impossible. However the demons can pass over into this world by possessing anything that exist within it. Satan the god of demons, but there's one thing that he doesn't have, and that's a substance in the human world that is powerful enough to contain him!! For that purpose he created Rin, his son from a human woman, but will his son agree to his plans? Or will he become something else...? An exorcist?

Tags: Demons , Shounen , Super Power , Youkai , Male Protagonist , Twins , Exorcism , Religion , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Adoption , Swordplay , Tragedy , Body Horror , Wuxia , School Club , Guns , CGI , Horticulture

Kakegurui

Also known as Kakegurui.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

During daylight hours, an exclusive, elite private school prepares its illustrious students for careers in business, politics, and high society. But when darkness falls, the halls of this esteemed establishment transform into an underground gambling den where bright-eyed youngsters learn the timeless art of bluffing, backdoor dealings and social manipulation. In this school for the rich and elite, money is power, and the tyrant of the betting books rules with an iron fist. So when the beautiful Yumeko Jabami upsets the academy hierarchy with her voracious appetite for the thrill of the gamble, the entire student body mobilizes to send her house of cards tumbling down.



Tags: Gambling , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Masochism , Primarily Teen Cast , Ojou-sama , Poker , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , School Club , Bullying , Shounen , Slavery , Villainess , Yandere , Death Game , Male Protagonist , Idol , Delinquents , Board Game , Guns , Battle Royale , CGI

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari

Also known as The Rising of the Shield Hero.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Note:
- The first episode was pre-aired on December 27th, 2018. Regular broadcast began on January 9th, 2019.
- The first episode aired with a runtime of ~47 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Travel , Revenge , Magic , Crime , Medieval , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Matriarchy , Politics , Cult , Slavery , Female Harem , Spearplay , Swordplay , Villainess , Cultivation , Ojou-sama , Religion , Tsundere , Language Barrier , Economics , CGI , Gore , Medicine , Nekomimi , Heterosexual , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Afterlife , Cohabitation , Prison , Fugitive , Found Family