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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 , Curses , Witch , Medieval , Magic , Cult , Seinen , Gore , Cohabitation , Heterosexual , Body Horror , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Maids , Elf , Politics , Primarily Female Cast , Demons , Twins , Femboy , Travel , Butler , Kemonomimi , Coming of Age , Assassins , Kuudere , CGI , Nekomimi , Body Swapping , Crossdressing , Tomboy , Dragons

Steins;Gate

Also known as Steins;Gate.

Studio: WHITE FOX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Thriller

Self-proclaimed mad scientist Okabe Rintarou lives in a small room in Akihabara, where he invents "future gadgets" with fellow lab members Shiina Mayuri, his air-headed childhood friend, and Hashida Itaru, an otaku hacker. The three pass the time by tinkering with their latest creation, a "Phone Microwave" that can be controlled through text messages.

The lab members soon face a string of mysterious incidents that lead to a game-changing discovery: the Phone Microwave can send emails to the past and thus alter history. Adapted from the critically acclaimed visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus, Steins;Gate takes Okabe to the depths of scientific theory and human despair as he faces the dire consequences of changing the past.

Tags: Time Manipulation , Alternate Universe , Time Loop , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Memory Manipulation , Denpa , Male Protagonist , Urban , Dystopian , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Chuunibyou , Dissociative Identities , Cosmic Horror , Tsundere , Otaku Culture , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Kuudere , Suicide , Criminal Organization , Amnesia , Seinen , War , Clone , Cosplay , Detective , Espionage , Human Experimentation , Post-Apocalyptic , Femboy , Gender Bending , Transgender , Maids , Trains , Shrine Maiden , LGBTQ+ Themes

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation.

Studio: Studio Bind
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

When a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a bus, his story doesn’t end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudeus will seize every opportunity to live the life he’s always wanted. Armed with new friends, some freshly acquired magical abilities, and the courage to do the things he’s always dreamed of, he’s embarking on an epic adventure—with all of his past experience intact!



Note: The anime pre-screened its 1st and 2nd episode starting on the 27th of December on the Nico Nico Live Broadcasting and D Anime Store services

Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Magic , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Coming of Age , Virginity , Travel , Age Regression , Hypersexuality , Heterosexual , Female Harem , Family Life , Primarily Child Cast , Hikikomori , Nudity , Medieval , Tsundere , Tragedy , Swordplay , Teacher , Time Skip , Demons , Gods , Language Barrier , Ojou-sama , Politics , Masturbation , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Tomboy , Gore , Witch , Maids , Polyamorous , Elf , Kuudere , Cohabitation , Incest

Made in Abyss

Also known as Made in Abyss.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The "Abyss" is the last unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures roam within, and it is full of precious relics that present humans can't recreate. Those that dare to explore the depths are known as "Cave Raiders." An orphan girl named Riko lives on the rim. Her dream is to become a Cave Raider like her mother and solve the mysteries of the cave system. One day, Riko starts exploring the caves and discovers a robot who resembles a human boy.



Note: The last episode aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Survival , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Child Cast , Environmental , Travel , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Curses , Tragedy , Chibi , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Dungeon , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Gore , Orphan , Amnesia , Wilderness , Eco-Horror , Anthropomorphism , Robots , Male Protagonist , Steampunk , Nudity , Human Experimentation , Food , Amputation , School , Dissociative Identities , Crossdressing , Maids , Femboy , Religion , Rehabilitation , Time Manipulation

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

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

The story takes place in the year 2138 when virtual reality gaming is booming. Yggdrasil, a popular online game is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) beginning to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.



Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Ensemble Cast , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Magic , Kingdom Management , Necromancy , Demons , Primarily Adult Cast , Succubus , Video Games , Politics , Yandere , Villainess , Maids , Monster Girl , CGI , Butler , Elf , Female Harem , Kuudere , Love Triangle , Monster Boy , Vampire , Twins , Femboy , Crossdressing , Goblin , Dragons , Tomboy , Zombie , Swordplay

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2.

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

Even after dying countless times, Subaru finally ended the threat of the White Whale and defeated the Witch Cult's Sin Archbishop representing sloth, Petelgeuse Romaneeconti. But only shortly after overcoming a tragic ending and reuniting with his beloved Emilia, Subaru learns that Rem has been erased from this world, having fallen victim to the White Whale's Fog of Elimination in the midst of Subaru's death loop. With the White Whale now gone, Subaru and Emilia are forced to confront a reality they never dreamed would happen.



Tags: Isekai , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Time Loop , Alternate Universe , Male Protagonist , Witch , Memory Manipulation , Heterosexual , Monster Boy , Medieval , Magic , Gore , Ensemble Cast , Cult , Elf , Body Horror , Assassins , Time Skip , Foreign , Maids , Hikikomori , Twins , Yandere , Tsundere , Monster Girl , Femboy , Travel , Kemonomimi , Age Gap , Primarily Female Cast , Demons , Seinen , Tomboy , Kuudere

Howl no Ugoku Shiro

Also known as Howl‘s Moving Castle.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life-changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent flying castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.



Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Steampunk , Witch , Elderly Protagonist , Found Family , War , Shapeshifting , Heterosexual , Fairy Tale , Disability , Monster Boy , Age Gap , Travel , Curses , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Rural , Politics , Royal Affairs , Maids , Demons , Aviation , CGI , Coming of Age

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon

Also known as Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.

Studio: Kyoto Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That’s Miss Kobayashi’s new reality when Tohru appears in her life. With a maid-slash-dragon in her home, she’s experiencing a whole new level of domestic bliss! But the dragons don’t stop there. On a mission to find Tohru appears Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude. Before she knows it, Kobayashi’s got a house full of dragons—one serving tail and the other serving serious moe! Together, they live side by side with only the occasional disaster…well, maybe. But nothing beats coming home to the warm welcome of a dragon maid!



Tags: Found Family , Dragons , Anthropomorphism , Monster Girl , Family Life , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Maids , Magic , Episodic , Urban , Reverse Isekai , Yuri , Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Iyashikei , Office Lady , Primarily Adult Cast , Otaku Culture , Cohabitation , Surreal Comedy , Kuudere , Software Development , Bisexual , Nudity

Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Cour 2.

Studio: Studio Bind
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

After the mysterious mana calamity, Rudeus Greyrat and his fierce student Eris Boreas Greyrat are teleported to the Demon Continent. There, they team up with their newfound companion Ruijerd Supardia—the former leader of the Superd's Warrior group—to form "Dead End," a successful adventurer party. Making a name for themselves, the trio journeys across the continent to make their way back home to Fittoa.

Following the advice he received from the faceless god Hitogami, Rudeus saves Kishirika Kishirisu, the Great Emperor of the Demon World, who rewards him by granting him a strange power. Now, as Rudeus masters the powerful ability that offers a number of new opportunities, it might prove to be more than what he bargained for when unexpected dangers threaten to hinder their travels.



Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Magic , Travel , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Tragedy , Survival , Hikikomori , Medieval , Foreign , Demons , Gods , Swordplay , Tsundere , Female Harem , Language Barrier , Post-Apocalyptic , Curses , Gore , Slavery , Kemonomimi , Polyamorous , Nudity , Desert , Nekomimi , Dragons , Prison , Elf , Maids , Prophecy

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 , Adoption , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Alchemy , Episodic , Maids , Unrequited Love , Aromantic , Seinen , Educational , Slavery , Asexual , Makeup , Pregnancy , Food , Chibi , Nekomimi , Go , Suicide

Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu.

Also known as Komi Can’t Communicate.

Studio: OLM
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!



Tags: School , Kuudere , Disability , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Slapstick , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Shounen , Heterosexual , Mixed Gender Harem , Agender , Meta , Yandere , Femboy , Gender Bending , Crossdressing , Chuunibyou , Maids , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Unrequited Love , Gangs , Bullying , Nekomimi

Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2

Also known as Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2.

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

After learning more behind the Death Loop and Witches of Sin, Subaru vows to save Emilia and his friends from further doom.



Tags: Isekai , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Witch , Magic , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Alternate Universe , Cult , Elf , Body Horror , Gore , Heterosexual , Time Loop , Maids , Seinen , Monster Girl , Assassins , Hikikomori , Monster Boy , Unrequited Love , Medieval , Time Skip , Demons , Age Gap , Tsundere , Foreign , Vampire , Primarily Female Cast , Twins , Dragons

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Also known as Maid-Sama!.

Studio: J.C.STAFF
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Being the first female student council president isn't easy, especially when your school just transitioned from an all boys high school to a co-ed one. Aptly nicknamed "Demon President" by the boys for her strict disciplinary style, Misaki Ayuzawa is not afraid to use her mastery of Aikido techniques to cast judgment onto the hordes of misbehaving boys and defend the girls at Seika High School.

Yet even the perfect Ayuzawa has an embarrassing secret—she works part-time as a maid at a maid café to help her struggling family pay the bills. She has managed to keep her job hidden from her fellow students and maintained her flawless image as a stellar student until one day, Takumi Usui, the most popular boy in school, walks into the maid café. He could destroy her reputation with her secret... or he could twist the student council president around his little finger and use her secret as an opportunity to get closer to her.



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , School , Maids , Work , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Otaku Culture , Episodic , Restaurant , Chibi , Love Triangle , School Club , Femboy , Crossdressing , Male Protagonist , Kuudere

Yofukashi no Uta

Also known as Call of the Night.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Wracked by insomnia and wanderlust, Kou Yamori is driven onto the moonlit streets every night in an aimless search for something he can’t seem to name. His nightly ritual is marked by purposeless introspection — until he meets Nazuna, who might just be a vampire! Kou’s new companion could offer him dark gifts and a vampire’s immortality. But there are conditions that must be met before Kou can sink his teeth into vampirism, and he’ll have to discover just how far he’s willing to go to satisfy his desires before he can heed the Call of the Night!



Tags: Vampire , Femdom , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Aromantic , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Age Gap , Shounen , Psychosexual , Hikikomori , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Detective , Gyaru , Femboy , Nudity , Maids , Amnesia , Restaurant , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Harem , Video Games , Crossdressing , Interspecies

Overlord II

Also known as Overlord II.

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

The second season of Overlord.

Continuing his quest to rule this new world, Ains begins to put the pieces in place for his conquest. But between a Lizard Man tribe uprising, and performing missions as adamantite adventurer Lord Momon, Ains has his work cut out for him! Thankfully he has his most loyal and willing subordinates to do his bidding. Nothing and no one can stop the supreme and mighty Overlord in his quest to rule all!



Tags: Isekai , Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Male Protagonist , Magic , Butler , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Politics , Kingdom Management , Virtual World , Demons , Primarily Adult Cast , Succubus , Slavery , Tomboy , Medieval , Heterosexual , Vampire , Age Gap , Elf , Femboy , CGI , Twins , Monster Girl , Villainess , Female Harem , Maids , Monster Boy , Kuudere , Yandere , Artificial Intelligence

Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2.

Studio: Studio Bind
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

After his relationship with Eris Boreas Greyrat reaches new heights, Rudeus Greyrat is ecstatic. Unfortunately, his joy is short-lived, as Eris suddenly abandons him to embark on her own journey. Believing that Eris has lost all interest in him, a heartbroken and depressed Rudeus sets forth to the Northern Territories. With his sole goal being to locate his mother on the vast continent, Rudeus wonders if persisting through daily life is worth the pain, falling into a robotic routine as he endlessly ruminates on his lost love.

However, the dangers of the North soon prove that one cannot survive with a dulled mind. While on a quest with the party Counter Arrow, with whom he recently became acquainted, Rudeus has a brush with death—an experience that forces him to finally snap out of his despair. With his newfound teammates, Rudeus rediscovers the pleasure of daily adventuring and moves forward with his original goal of living his second lease on life to the fullest.



Note: Includes episode 0, Shugo Jutsushi Fitz.

Tags: Isekai , Reincarnation , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Magic , Coming of Age , Medieval , Boarding School , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Found Family , School , Time Skip , Elf , Female Harem , Kemonomimi , Family Life , Love Triangle , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Super Power , Hikikomori , Gods , Slavery , Otaku Culture , Swordplay , Nudity , Religion , Survival , Nekomimi , Demons , Language Barrier , Tsundere , Dungeon , Delinquents , Suicide , Maids , Archery , Polyamorous , Snowscape , Dragons , Drugs , Curses

BLACK LAGOON

Also known as Black Lagoon.

Studio: MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Thriller

Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to the tropical seas of Eastern China to deliver a disc. But his boat gets hijacked by a band of mercenaries hired to retrieve the disc. Rock (as he is newly dubbed by his captors) catches the interest of the only female merc Revy as she thinks he's worth a ransom, taking him hostage. However, the disc that was stolen has a terrible secret that's unknown to Rock, which causes massive confusion and chaos for both him and his kidnappers.

Tags: Ensemble Cast , Crime , Guns , Seinen , Pirates , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Travel , Gangs , Mafia , Female Protagonist , Assassins , Foreign , Tomboy , Ships , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Military , Triads , Noir , Maids , Gore , Nudity , Politics , Nun

Tonikaku Kawaii

Also known as TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You.

Studio: Seven Arcs
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

The story follows a protagonist whose name is written with the characters for "Hoshizora" ("Starry Sky" in Japanese), but whose name is pronounced as "Nasa". On the day of his high school entrance exams, Nasa encounters a beautiful girl named Tsukasa. For Nasa, it feels like destiny is finally calling out to him that he will have a girlfriend, but things take a turn for the worse when Nasa is hit by a car and unable to attend his entrance exams.

After Tsukasa helps the injured Nasa, he confesses his feelings to her, and she agrees to go out with him, but only if Nasa agrees to marry her first. A year later Nasa aces the entrance exams, but he decides to work a part time job and live by himself instead of going to school. After Nasa turns 18, Tsukasa re-appears, and their happy, romantic, and mysterious married life together begins.



Tags: Marriage , Family Life , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Coming of Age , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Meta , Kuudere , Cohabitation , Maids , Love Triangle

Masamune-kun no Revenge

Also known as Masamune-kun's Revenge.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

As an overweight child, Makabe Masamune was mercilessly teased and bullied by one particular girl, Adagaki Aki. Determined to one day exact his revenge upon her, Makabe begins a rigorous regimen of self-improvement and personal transformation. Years later, Masamune re-emerges as a new man. Handsome, popular, with perfect grades and good at sports, Masamune-kun transfers to Aki's school, and is unrecognizable to her. Now, Masamune-kun is ready to confront the girl who bullied him so many years ago and humiliate her at last. But will revenge be as sweet as he thought?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Revenge , Tsundere , Love Triangle , School , Primarily Female Cast , Ojou-sama , Bullying , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Female Harem , Fitness , Shounen , Maids

Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2

Also known as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2.

Studio: Studio Bind
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy

The second cour of Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu.

Following the faceless god Hitogami's advice seems to have worked wonders for Rudeus Greyrat. After enrolling into the University of Magic as he was told, Rudeus reunites with his childhood friend Sylphiette, who put a valiant effort into curing his condition. The two grow ever closer together and decide to host a wedding party, inviting the friends they have made over the years to announce and formalize their relationship.

For all his recent blessings, however, Rudeus' troubles are far from over. The research he is helping Shizuka Nanahoshi conduct hits a bottleneck, sending her into a deep slump much like he experienced in his previous life. Furthermore, a letter from his father, Paul, brings complications to Rudeus' relationships, and Sylphiette still knows next to nothing about his real background. In the face of these issues, Rudeus will have to apply the lessons he has learned in this new world to navigate through the challenges that come with living a life to its fullest.



Tags: Reincarnation , Isekai , Magic , Coming of Age , Family Life , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Marriage , Female Harem , Medieval , Heterosexual , Elf , Polyamorous , Dungeon , Travel , Parenthood , Swordplay , Hikikomori , Love Triangle , College , Age Gap , Maids , Demons , Desert , Gods , Survival , Kemonomimi , Amnesia , Disability , Pregnancy , Super Power , School , Language Barrier , Curses , Body Horror , Delinquents , Boarding School , Gore , Interspecies