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DEVILMAN crybaby

Also known as Devilman Crybaby.

Studio: Science SARU
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

New Devilman project marking Go Nagai's 50th anniversary as a creator.

The protagonist Akira Fudou learns from his best friend, Ryou Asuka, that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryou tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudou begins.



Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Cosmic Horror , Monster Boy , Curses , War , Angels , Post-Apocalyptic , Henshin , Anti-Hero , Mythology , Coming of Age , Cannibalism , LGBTQ+ Themes , Conspiracy , Revenge , Athletics , Hip-hop Music , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Guns , Urban , Drugs , Meta , Masturbation , Public Sex , Bisexual , Politics , Afterlife , Motorcycles , Shounen , Flash

Gokushufudou

Also known as The Way of the Househusband.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The curtain rises on this cozy yakuza comedy!



Tags: Slapstick , Yakuza , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Family Life , Parody , Gangs , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Urban , Flash , Food , Heterosexual , Educational , Mafia , Guns , Crime

Ping Pong THE ANIMATION

Also known as Ping Pong the Animation.

Studio: Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Tsukimoto Makoto (nicknamed Smile) is a quiet high-schooler who's been friends with the loud and energetic Hoshino Yukata (nicknamed Peko). They're both in the table tennis club and are very good at it, though Smile's personality prevents him from winning against Peko. The club teacher however notices Smile's talent and tries to make him gain some sportive tenacity.



Tags: Coming of Age , Table Tennis , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Rotoscoping , School , Teacher , Language Barrier , CGI , Bullying , Coastal , Time Skip , Delinquents , Anti-Hero , Suicide , Flash

Isekai Quartet

Also known as Isekai Quartet.

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The button appeared out of nowhere. There weren't any signs NOT to push it... so the solution is obvious, right? Is it a trap or the start of something new and exciting? The crews of Re:Zero, Overlord, Konosuba, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil will find out when they go from their world to another and get stuck in... class?! See what adorable chaos they'll get up to in this collection of shorts!



Tags: Crossover , Isekai , Chibi , Ensemble Cast , School , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Military , Demons , Maids , Male Protagonist , Skeleton , Succubus , Elf , Gods , Kuudere , Monster Girl , Female Protagonist , Twins , Vampire , Crossdressing , Flash

Isekai Quartet 2

Also known as Isekai Quartet 2.

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The second season of Isekai Quartet.

Your favorite isekai characters return for more exciting crossovers in our everyday world! This time the Shield Hero joins in, and he’s brought Raphtalia and Filo along with him. What kind of shenanigans will the crews of Re:Zero, Overlord, KonoSuba, Saga of Tanya the Evil, and now, The Rising of the Shield Hero get into together?



Tags: Crossover , Isekai , Ensemble Cast , Chibi , Parody , School , Urban Fantasy , Magic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Demons , Military , Skeleton , Monster Girl , Gods , Twins , Vampire , Elf , Maids , Kuudere , Succubus , Flash

Aggressive Retsuko

Also known as Aggretsuko.

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Some offices have stereotypical dynamics: the chauvinistic pig of a boss who never does any real work; the employees whose goal is to suck up to the boss; the ones whose lives seem perfect; and the individuals who have all the actual work pushed onto them. Retsuko the red panda is in the last group, as she stays late most nights to make up the work her coworkers are too lazy to do themselves.

Her relief from the stress of her everyday life comes in the form of singing death metal at a local karaoke club. Night after night, Retsuko channels her grief into a microphone and considers the place to be her own personal sanctuary. But as she moves further away from her comfort zone and the ideas people have of her, she discovers that letting others into her world of death metal may not be such a bad thing.

Tags: Work , Office Lady , Anthropomorphism , Metal Music , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Office , Animals , Chibi , Primarily Animal Cast , Flash , Unrequited Love , Rock Music

Gokushufudou Part 2

Also known as The Way of the Househusband Part 2.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The second part of Gokushufudou.

Tags: Seinen , Episodic , Yakuza , Parody , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Food , Gangs , Flash , Urban , Heterosexual , Volleyball , School , Educational , Family Life

Aggressive Retsuko Season 2

Also known as Aggretsuko: Season 2.

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Red panda Retsuko continues to work at her cyclic office job, with the occasional stress-venting via death metal karaoke on the side. With the company of her newfound friends Gori and Washimi, life is more enjoyable than ever before. But some new shake-ups to her status quo threaten to add more stress to her life. At the office, new employee Anai seems like a fine addition to the company. Yet when Retsuko is placed in charge of his training, she finds that beneath his steadfast dedication, he may pose a threat to the stability of the workplace. Meanwhile, at home, Retsuko's mother pays an abrupt visit, fully intent on having her daughter finally settle down and find a man. With this in mind, she sets Retsuko up for various marriage appointments, much to her chagrin.

Now, Retsuko finds all the more reasons to head to the karaoke bar and unleash her furious diatribes. However, knowing that this will not truly solve her problems, she decides to make a more spontaneous choice to avoid her issues. And so, Retsuko finds herself set upon another self-reflecting journey, coming to learn more about herself and love, with the ever cathartic support of death metal karaoke.

Tags: Work , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Animals , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Office , Metal Music , Office Lady , Chibi , Coming of Age , Primarily Animal Cast , Love Triangle , Musical Theater , Unrequited Love , Heterosexual , Flash

Isekai Quartet: Another World

Also known as Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World.

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

The homeroom class gets sucked through a wormhole into - you guessed it! - another world where they encounter a desolate environment dominated by a rampaging magical automaton. There they meet a girl-type golem with mannerisms similar to Megumin, a woman dressed in the same military uniform as Tanya, and a man with a cane who seems to know Subaru, and hijinks ensue.



Tags: Isekai , Crossover , Chibi , Parody , Ensemble Cast , School , Magic , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Chuunibyou , Military , Flash

Aggressive Retsuko Season 3

Also known as Aggretsuko: Season 3.

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

Retsuko’s rage rises another octave when she finds herself moonlighting with an underground idol group to pay off her debts.



Tags: Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Work , Primarily Adult Cast , Unrequited Love , Metal Music , Animals , Urban , Office Lady , Primarily Animal Cast , Idol , Chibi , Love Triangle , Flash , Gyaru , Heterosexual

Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades

Also known as Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades.

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Specials featuring super-deformed characters, bundled with the Blu-ray and DVD volumes of Overlord.

Note: Began airing after episode 5 of Overlord - each episode was available on the official site for a short period afterwards.

Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Demons , Skeleton , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Chibi , Butler , Necromancy , Magic , Virtual World , Kingdom Management , Flash

Aggressive Retsuko Season 4

Also known as Aggretsuko: Season 4.

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The fourth season of Aggressive Retsuko.

Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Work , Office Lady , Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Urban , Animals , Chibi , Metal Music , Espionage , Primarily Animal Cast , Flash , Heterosexual , Unrequited Love , Konbini

Aggressive Retsuko

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The show centers on Retsuko, a 25-year old red panda who works in her dream company's accounting department. But it turns out that she is forced to keep doing more and more impossible tasks by her superiors and co-workers. She doesn't talk back to them, but she still has to let off steam, so she ends up going to karaoke by herself and singing death metal.



Tags: Episodic , Work , Animals , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Chibi , Female Protagonist , Metal Music , Urban , Primarily Animal Cast , Office , Satire , Anthropomorphism , Flash

Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan (ONA)

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Supernatural

Anime adaptation of the Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan manga by Asou Shuichi, telling the story about a male high school student named Kasuo Saiki. He possesses supernatural powers that cause unfortunate events in his everyday life.



Note: This short series was released exclusively through the Jump LIVE (ジャンプLIVE) mobile app.

Tags: Super Power , Episodic , School , Shounen , Parody , Flash , Chuunibyou

Isekai Quartet 3

Also known as Isekai Quartet 3.

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

The third season of Isekai Quartet.

The button appeared out of nowhere. Was it a trap or the start of something new? The crews of Re:ZERO, Overlord, KONOSUBA, and Saga of Tanya the Evil got stuck in another world’s class! Now, more new characters join the series, including Alpha and Shadow from The Eminence in Shadow. See what adorable chaos they’ll get up to in this collection of shorts!



Tags: Parody , School , Isekai , Crossover , Chibi , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Snowscape , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Zombie , Witch , Flash

Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox

Studio: Gainax
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Supernatural

A special short included with the 5th DVD/BD release.

Tags: Parody , Chibi , Gore , Female Protagonist , Zombie , Nudity , Flash , Anti-Hero , Tanned Skin , Primarily Adult Cast , Angels

Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades 2

Studio: Studio PuYUKAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

Super deformed parody shorts of Overlord II streamed on Kadokawa's official YouTube channel.

Tags: Chibi , Isekai , Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Flash , Vampire , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Virtual World , Twins , Skeleton , Alternate Universe

K-ON!!: Ura-On!!

Also known as K-ON! Season 2 Shorts.

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Extra short anime Ura-On!! included in the limited edition of the K-ON!! Blu-ray.

Tags: Chibi , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Flash , Tragedy , Band , Kuudere

Aggressive Retsuko Season 5

Also known as Aggretsuko: Season 5.

Studio: Fanworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Music , Slice of Life

The fifth and final season of Aggressive Retsuko.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Female Protagonist , Chibi , Urban , Metal Music , Animals , Primarily Adult Cast , Office Lady , Politics , Flash , Homeless , Primarily Animal Cast , Idol , Video Games , Disability

Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo Picture Drama

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Picture Drama episodes included in each DVD volumes of Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo.

Episode Titles:
vol.1 「Maid's Afternoon: Whip of Love」(メイドの午後　愛のムチ編)
vol.2 「Maid's Afternoon: Afternoon for Two」(メイドの午後　二人きりの昼下がり編)
vol.3 「Maid's Afternoon: The Last Night」 (メイドの午後　最後の夜編)
vol.4 「Countess Butterfly's Graceful Day」 Prologue (バタフライ伯爵夫人の優雅な一日 序章)
vol.5 「Countess Butterfly's Graceful Day」 Chapter 1 (バタフライ伯爵夫人の優雅な一日 第1章)
vol.6 「Countess Butterfly's Graceful Day」 Chapter 2 (バタフライ伯爵夫人の優雅な一日 第2章)
vol.7 「Countess Butterfly's Graceful Day」 The Last Chapter (バタフライ伯爵夫人の優雅な一日 最終章)

Tags: Kuudere , Isekai , Flash