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Dr. STONE

Also known as Dr. STONE.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

After five years of harboring unspoken feelings, high-schooler Taiju Ooki is finally ready to confess his love to Yuzuriha Ogawa. Just when Taiju begins his confession however, a blinding green light strikes the Earth and petrifies mankind around the world— turning every single human into stone.

Several millennia later, Taiju awakens to find the modern world completely nonexistent, as nature has flourished in the years humanity stood still. Among a stone world of statues, Taiju encounters one other living human: his science-loving friend Senkuu, who has been active for a few months. Taiju learns that Senkuu has developed a grand scheme—to launch the complete revival of civilization with science. Taiju's brawn and Senkuu's brains combine to forge a formidable partnership, and they soon uncover a method to revive those petrified.

However, Senkuu's master plan is threatened when his ideologies are challenged by those who awaken. All the while, the reason for mankind's petrification remains unknown.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Survival , Lost Civilization , Educational , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Environmental , Kingdom Management , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Spearplay , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Espionage , Asexual , Tomboy , Medicine , Crafts

Shokugeki no Souma

Also known as Food Wars!.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

Ever since he was little, Souma Yukihira’s main goals have been to beat his father in a cooking contest and take over the family diner. That’s why, when his dad suddenly announces that he’s shutting the restaurant down and sending Souma to cooking school, Souma is shocked. However, Totsuki Academy is no ordinary cooking school. This elite institution is filled with culinary giants like Erina “God Tongue” Nakiri, who does her best to keep a lowly short-order like Souma from even making it inside the door. However, if the snobs can dish it out, Souma can serve it up, and when he learns that only a handful of the students manage to graduate every year, he swears that the only way he’ll leave is as number one!



Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Shounen , Nudity , Tsundere , Educational , Found Family , Tentacles , Tanned Skin , Ensemble Cast

Dr. STONE: STONE WARS

Also known as Dr. STONE: STONE WARS.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Armed with the power of science and a genius intellect, Senkuu is determined to save humanity. However, Tsukasa’s empire goes on the offensive to halt the progress of science. Bolder choices are made as these two start a war that rocks the Stone World.



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Survival , Educational , Male Protagonist , War , Lost Civilization , Shounen , Environmental , Espionage , Time Skip , Tanks , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Tomboy , Outdoor Activities , Kingdom Management , Historical , Asexual , Crafts , Bisexual

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Studio: OLM , TOHO animation STUDIO
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Ancient China , Drugs , Historical , Detective , Conspiracy , Politics , Royal Affairs , Work , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Adoption , Heterosexual , Episodic , Alchemy , Maids , Unrequited Love , Aromantic , Slavery , Makeup , Pregnancy , Food , Educational , Nekomimi , Chibi , Go , Suicide

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

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

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Samurai , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Satire , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Terrorism , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Ninja , Mopeds , Crime , Sadism , Masochism , Homeless , Robots , Oiran , Gore , Mafia , Ghost , Crossdressing , Philosophy , Nekomimi , Fishing , Boxing , Yakuza , Pirates , CGI , Educational , Dissociative Identities , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Unrequited Love , Death Game , Mixed Gender Harem , Female Harem

Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara

Also known as Food Wars! The Second Plate.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

At the Totsuki Culinary Academy, the first rule is survival of the fittest, and if you don't have what it takes to become a master chef, you need to get out of the kitchen before you get burned. With the wheat of first-year students separated from the chaff, cocky former diner cook Yukihira Souma is one of the handful of kitchen whizzes still standing. As the next round of the Autumn Elections gets underway, can he survive a brutal bento boxing match with the chemistry-obsessed granddaughter of the Academy's director? And which of the other contenders; Megumi, Ryou, Akira, Hisako, Takumi or sinister dark-horse Subaru; will advance to fight for the gold medal?



Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , School , Shounen , Educational , Nudity , Tsundere , Tanned Skin

Grand Blue

Also known as Grand Blue Dreaming.

Studio: Zero-G
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Tags: School Club , Coastal , Slapstick , Nudity , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Scuba Diving , Ensemble Cast , Episodic , Outdoor Activities , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Incest , Bar , Bisexual , Educational , Crossdressing , Yandere , Tennis , Cosplay , Idol

Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara

Also known as Food Wars! The Third Plate.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

At the Moon Festival, Totsuki Academy’s annual gourmet jubilee, students wage fierce culinary war as they try to out-earn their peers by selling the most of their chosen cuisine. Souma Yukihira, however, has his sights set on a grander prize: challenging the Elite Ten, who rule over the academy with iron fists. But Souma might have to put his grand ambitions on hold for the time being, because an insidious scheme to upset the balance of Totsuki Academy has begun to emerge from the shadows…



Tags: Food , Shounen , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Educational , Nudity , Tsundere , Tanned Skin , CGI

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

Also known as Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun.

Studio: Doga Kobo
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

You know how the story goes: girl crushes on guy, girl confesses feelings to guy, guy mistakes confession for a job application. Okay, maybe that's not how it usually goes, but that's what happens when Chiyo Sakura finally gets up the nerve to tell her classroom crush Nozaki how she feels. Since she doesn't know that he's secretly a manga artist who publishes under a female pen name, and he doesn't know that she doesn't know, he misunderstands and offers her a chance to work as his assistant instead of a date! But while it's not flowers and dancing, it is a chance to get closer to him, so Chiyo gamely accepts. And when Nozaki realizes how useful Chiyo can be in figuring out what girls find romantic, he'll be spending even more time with her "researching" while remaining completely clueless. Could Chiyo's romantic frustration possibly get any more drawn out of proportion?



Tags: Parody , Drawing , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , School , Unrequited Love , Otaku Culture , Female Protagonist , Work , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , School Club , Shounen , Tsundere , Educational , Crossdressing

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries Season 2.

Studio: TOHO animation STUDIO , OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Using her wit and vast knowledge of medicines and poisons alike, Maomao played a pivotal role in solving a series of mysteries and conspiracies that plagued the imperial court. Having recently come to terms with the secrets of her parents, she returns to fulfill her normal duties on behalf of the emperor's highest-ranking consorts. Maomao also works alongside the eunuch Jinshi to better the consorts' many ladies-in-waiting, including helping them learn to read.

However, with the arrival of a merchant caravan comes a new wave of intrigue. A pattern of strange coincidences involving the visitors and their wares unsettles Maomao, driving her to investigate the puzzling circumstances behind the convoy. As dangers from both outside and within threaten the balance between the imperial concubines, Maomao continues to utilize her cunning and medical expertise to keep the women safe from harm.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Royal Affairs , Detective , Historical , Politics , Ancient China , Foreign , Work , Conspiracy , Class Struggle , Espionage , Primarily Adult Cast , Educational , Aromantic , Seinen , Pregnancy , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Male Protagonist , Guns , War , Maids , Chibi , Ghost , Animals , Crossdressing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Assassins , Desert

Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai

Also known as SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

The novel's story is set 16 years after the "Law for Public Order and Morals in Healthy Child-Raising" banned coarse language in the country. Tanukichi Okuma enrolls in the country's leading elite public morals school and is soon invited into the Anti-Societal Organization (SOX) by its founder, Ayame Kajou. As a member blackmailed into joining by Ayame, Tanukichi ends up taking part in obscene acts of terrorism against the talented student council president Anna (for whom Tanukichi has a crush).



Tags: Satire , Politics , Hypersexuality , School , Dystopian , Terrorism , Parody , Crime , Male Protagonist , Yandere , Female Protagonist , Psychosexual , Nudity , Educational , Femdom , Crossdressing , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes , Kuudere , Slapstick

Hotaru no Haka

Also known as Grave of the Fireflies.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation, hunger and grief, these children's lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring.



Tags: Tragedy , Orphan , Survival , War , Family Life , Historical , Primarily Child Cast , Homeless , Rural , Male Protagonist , Military , Female Protagonist , Autobiographical , Educational

Dr. STONE: NEW WORLD

Also known as Dr. STONE New World.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Senkuu and the Kingdom of Science sail to new lands to uncover more scientific secrets!



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Survival , Educational , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Lost Civilization , Ships , Ensemble Cast , Conspiracy , Spearplay , Found Family , Travel , Espionage , Agriculture , Food , Butler , Amnesia , CGI , War , Crossdressing , Aliens , Asexual , Swimming , Chibi , Outdoor Activities , Crafts

Hataraku Saibou

Also known as Cells at Work!.

Studio: david production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

The average human body contains about 60 trillion cells, and each of them has work to do! But when you get injured, viruses or bacteria invade, or when an allergic reaction flares up, everyone from the silent but deadly white blood cells to the brainy neurons has to work together to get through the crisis!



Tags: Educational , Work , Medicine , Anthropomorphism , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Gore , Shounen , Tragedy , Chibi , CGI , Zombie , Environmental

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

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 , Makeup , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Body Image , Photography , Urban , Modeling , Educational , School , Slapstick , Rotoscoping , Gender Bending , Chibi , Femboy , Mixed Media , Unrequited Love , Seinen , Iyashikei , Puppetry , CGI

GTO

Also known as GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life

Onizuka is a reformed biker gang leader who has his sights set on an honorable new ambition: to become the world's greatest teacher... for the purpose of meeting sexy high school girls. Okay, so he's mostly reformed.

However, strict administrators and a class of ruthless delinquents stand between Onizuka and his goal and they will use any means, however illegal or low, to drive the new teacher away. Perfect, because Onizuka's methods won't be found in any teaching manual; he cares about the difference between legal and illegal activities about as much as he cares for the age difference between himself and a high school girl.

So get ready for math that doesn't add up, language you'd be slapped for using, and biology that would make a grown man blush... unless of course, you're the Great Teacher Onizuka.

Note: Episode 1 has an airtime of 48 minutes.

Tags: Teacher , School , Work , Delinquents , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Educational , Kuudere , Satire , Bullying , Age Gap , Suicide , Gangs , Crime , Acting , Fugitive , Episodic , Revenge , Heterosexual , Parody , Nudity , Guns , Conspiracy , Police , Motorcycles , Agriculture , Slapstick , Martial Arts , Crossdressing , Astronomy , Tragedy

Shokugeki no Souma: Shin no Sara

Also known as Food Wars! The Fourth Plate.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

The ultimate Regimental Food War continues as the culinary rebels led by Souma and the members of Kyokusei square off against epicurean elitist Azami and the Toutsuki Ten. At stake – the future of dining across Japan. Because if the rebels fail, Azami intends to impose his own tastes and techniques on the entire restaurant industry!

But the fine dining control freak has made a serious mistake in threatening the futures of Souma’s friends and family, as while the rebels may seem less experienced overall, this is ultimately a clash of skill, dedication, and, most of all, taste. That may be a recipe for disaster for the seasoned veterans!



Tags: Food , Shounen , Educational , School , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , Time Skip

Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Tootsuki Ressha-hen

Also known as Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi

A dark age of cooking befalls Tootsuki Culinary Academy. With the Elite Ten's devastating coup d'état, Azami Nakiri is now the director of the prestigious school. Students must now conform to Azami's ideology of "true gourmet food" and are forbidden to express creativity, or else face expulsion.

However, Souma Yukihira and the members of the Polar Star Dormitory refuse to accept these changes. Aided by other rebellious first-years, including the tenth seat, Erina Nakiri, Souma and his allies band together to fight off supporters of Azami's regime. But corrupt instructors and the menacing Central organization stand in their way, and so they must work together, harder than ever before, to survive every underhanded plot designed to banish them from the school.



Tags: Food , Male Protagonist , Shounen , School , Educational , Nudity , Trains , Tsundere , Tanned Skin , Historical

Sora yori mo Tooi Basho

Also known as A Place Further Than the Universe.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Mari Tamaki is in her second year of high school and wants to start something. It's then that she meets Shirase, a girl with few friends who's considered weirdo by the rest of the class and nicknamed "Antarctic" since it's all she ever talks about. Unlike her peers, Mari is moved by Shirase's dedication and decides that even though it's unlikely that high school girls will ever go to Antarctica, she's going to try to go with Shirase.



Tags: Travel , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Snowscape , Outdoor Activities , Found Family , Foreign , Primarily Teen Cast , Wilderness , Orphan , Tragedy , Family Life , Work , Educational , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Konbini , Ships , School , Acting , CGI , Mahjong

Yuru Camp△

Also known as Laid-Back Camp.

Studio: C-Station
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Rin likes to go camping by herself along the lakes that provide a scenic view of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko loves to take cycling trips by herself to places where she can see Mt. Fuji. After they meet, Rin and Nadeshiko take camping trips, eat cup ramen together, and enjoy the scenery.



Tags: Outdoor Activities , Camping , Iyashikei , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rural , Food , Primarily Teen Cast , Educational , Travel , School Club , Kuudere , Seinen , Episodic , Mopeds , School , Animals , Cycling , Yuri