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Tokyo Revengers

Also known as Tokyo Revengers.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that's reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had in his life that he dated in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang.

The day after hearing about her death, he's standing on the station platform and ends up being pushed over onto the tracks by a herd of people. He closes his eyes thinking he's about to die, but when he opens his eyes back up, he somehow had gone back in time 12 years.

Now that he's back living the best days of his life, Takemichi decides to get revenge on his life by saving his girlfriend and changing himself that he'd been running away from.



Tags: Gangs , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Age Regression , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Crime , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Shounen , Motorcycles , Heterosexual , Bullying , Suicide , School , Detective , POV , Mopeds

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

Durarara!!

Also known as Durarara!!.

Studio: Brain's Base
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets.

Ryuugamine Mikado has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Gangs , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Dullahan , Achronological Order , Delinquents , Crime , Female Protagonist , Mythology , Yandere , Male Protagonist , Motorcycles , School , Orphan , Otaku Culture , Amnesia , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Bullying , Incest

Zankyou no Terror

Also known as Terror in Resonance.

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

Painted in red, the word "VON" is all that is left behind after a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility in Japan. The government is shattered by their inability to act, and the police are left frantically searching for ways to crack down the perpetrators. The public are clueless—until, six months later, a strange video makes its way onto the internet. In it, two teenage boys who identify themselves only as "Sphinx" directly challenge the police, threatening to cause destruction and mayhem across Tokyo. Unable to stop the mass panic quickly spreading through the city and desperate for any leads in their investigation, the police struggle to act effectively against these terrorists, with Detective Kenjirou Shibazaki caught in the middle of it all.

Zankyou no Terror tells the story of Nine and Twelve, the two boys behind the masked figures of Sphinx. They should not exist, yet they stand strong in a world of deception and secrets while they make the city fall around them, all in the hopes of burying their own tragic truth.



Tags: Terrorism , Anti-Hero , Detective , Tragedy , Crime , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Urban , Police , Politics , Primarily Male Cast , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Mythology , Motorcycles , Suicide , Software Development , Guns , Time Skip

Fate/Zero 2nd Season

Also known as Fate/Zero Season 2.

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

As the Fourth Holy Grail War rages on with no clear victor in sight, the remaining Servants and their Masters are called upon by Church supervisor Risei Kotomine, in order to band together and confront an impending threat that could unravel the Grail War and bring about the destruction of Fuyuki City. The uneasy truce soon collapses as Masters demonstrate that they will do anything in their power, no matter how despicable, to win.

Seeds of doubt are sown between Kiritsugu Emiya and Saber, his Servant, as their conflicting ideologies on heroism and chivalry clash. Meanwhile, an ominous bond forms between Kirei Kotomine, who still seeks to find his purpose in life, and one of the remaining Servants. As the countdown to the end of the war reaches zero, the cost of winning begins to blur the line between victory and defeat.



Tags: Battle Royale , Tragedy , Magic , Philosophy , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Spearplay , Religion , War , Body Horror , Swordplay , Gore , Guns , Vampire , CGI , Zombie , Motorcycles

SK∞

Also known as SK8 the Infinity.

Studio: bones
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

Reki, a high school sophomore and skater, is addicted to “S,” a highly secret and dangerous downhill skateboarding race that takes place in an abandoned mine. The skaters are especially wild about the “beefs,” or heated battles that erupt in the races.

Reki takes Langa, a transfer student returning to Japan after studying abroad, to the mine where the races are held. Langa, who has no skateboarding experience, finds himself pulled into the world of “S”...



Note: On March 13, 2021 a recap episode (9.5) went on air, postponing the broadcast of the regular episodes by one week.

Tags: Skateboarding , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Parkour , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Slapstick , Urban , Found Family , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , School , Artificial Intelligence , Butler , Gambling , Motorcycles , Restaurant

AKIRA

Also known as Akira.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

It's the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the start of World War III. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the mind breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. This incident triggers psychic powers within one of the gang members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army to be experimented on. His mind has been altered and is now on the path of war, seeking revenge on the society that once called him weak.



Tags: Cyberpunk , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Super Power , Urban , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Delinquents , Body Horror , Urban Fantasy , Motorcycles , Anti-Hero , Conspiracy , Gangs , Military , Gore , Philosophy , Crime , Orphan , Politics , Mythology , Aliens , Nudity

Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto

Also known as Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.

Studio: BUG FILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Horror , Supernatural

Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day! After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to his beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira's on a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he...well, kicks the bucket.



Tags: Zombie , Post-Apocalyptic , Surreal Comedy , Travel , Survival , Rural , Male Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Rehabilitation , Slapstick , Tsundere , Seinen , Work , Gore , Body Horror , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Nudity , Motorcycles , Rugby , Achromatic , Cultivation , Suicide , Office

Majo no Takkyuubin

Also known as Kiki's Delivery Service.

Studio: Studio Ghibli
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a high-flying delivery service and begins a wonderful experience of independence and responsibility as she finds her place in the world.



Tags: Coming of Age , Witch , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Work , Coastal , Kids , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Aviation , Animals , Travel , Drawing , Iyashikei , Motorcycles

Akudama Drive

Also known as Akudama Drive.

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

Many years ago, a Great Civil War ravaged Japan, leaving the country fragmented between two regions: Kansai and Kanto. In Kansai, a group of six Akudama carry out missions given to them by a mysterious black cat, while evading the police. But a dangerous journey is about to unfold when a civilian girl becomes twisted into the Akudama’s way of life and witnesses their criminal drives.



Note: On May 28, 2021, a director's cut of the final episode was released which included approximately 5 minutes of new content.

Tags: Anti-Hero , Urban , Crime , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Dystopian , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Prison , Conspiracy , Politics , Yandere , Found Family , Artificial Intelligence , CGI , Motorcycles , Tomboy , Trains , Virtual World , Kuudere , Space , Tanned Skin

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 , Ensemble Cast , Amnesia , Dancing , CGI , Time Skip , Rural , Transgender , Oiran , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , Motorcycles , Gangs , Hip-hop Music

Megalo Box

Also known as Megalobox.

Studio: TMS Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Sports

"To be quiet and do as you're told, that's the cowardly choice." These are the words of Junk Dog, an underground fighter of Megalo Box, an evolution of boxing that utilizes mechanical limbs known as Gear to enhance the speed and power of its users. Despite the young man's brimming potential as a boxer, the illegal nature of his participation forces him to make a living off of throwing matches as dictated by his boss Gansaku Nanbu. However, this all changes when the Megalo Box champion Yuuri enters his shabby ring under the guise of just another challenger. Taken out in a single round, Junk Dog is left with a challenge: "If you're serious about fighting me again, then fight your way up to me and my ring."

Filled with overwhelming excitement and backed by the criminal syndicate responsible for his thrown matches, Junk Dog enters Megalonia: a world-spanning tournament that will decide the strongest Megalo Boxer of them all. Having no name of his own, he takes on the moniker of "Joe" as he begins his climb from the very bottom of the ranked list of fighters. With only three months left to qualify, Joe must face off against opponents the likes of which he has never fought in order to meet the challenge of his rival.



Tags: Boxing , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Primarily Male Cast , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Cyberpunk , Disability , Dystopian , Yakuza , Artificial Intelligence , Tanned Skin , Delinquents , Time Skip , Motorcycles , Drugs

Accel World

Also known as Accel World.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi

The year is 2046. Haruyuki Arita is a young boy who finds himself on the lowest social rungs of his school. Ashamed of his miserable life, Haruyuki can only cope by indulging in virtual games. But that all changes when Kuroyukihime, the most popular girl in school, introduces him to a mysterious program called Brain Burst and a virtual reality called the Accel World.



Tags: Virtual World , Video Games , Henshin , Netorare , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Augmented Reality , School , Philosophy , Primarily Teen Cast , Tokusatsu , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Isekai , Kuudere , Bullying , Motorcycles

Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen-hen

Also known as Tokyo Revengers Season 2.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance , Supernatural

Despite his best time-leaping efforts, Takemichi Hanagaki continuously fails to prevent the present-day death of Hinata Tachibana, his adolescent love. The adult Takemichi grapples with grief and the ramifications of the Tokyo Manji gang's criminal empire—an unintended product of his timeline meddling. Though the gang once operated under the idealistic Manjirou "Mikey" Sano, it has now been taken over by the malicious Tetta Kisaki and, as a result, has abandoned its original optimistic intent.

Despite feeling hopeless, Takemichi travels to the past once again to investigate Black Dragon, a rival motorcycle gang whose actions ultimately lead to Hinata's demise. There, he meets the young Hakkai Shiba, a fellow gang member whose older brother, Taiju, tyrannically rules Black Dragon.

Takemichi, with Chifuyu on his side, works to unravel the fates of Black Dragon's members, fighting to create a happy future for his loved ones.



Tags: Gangs , Revenge , Delinquents , Time Manipulation , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Age Regression , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Crime , Archery , Mafia , Urban , Homeless , Detective , Motorcycles , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Philosophy

Durarara!!x2 Shou

Also known as Durarara!! X2.

Studio: Shuka
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Supernatural

“6 Months Later…We haven’t changed at all… or it seems….” Half a year after the turmoil that rocked the entire city of Ikebukuro— Peace has once again returned to the city and people are living each day normally. The high school students enjoy their days of youth as the strongest and most dangerous man of Ikebukuro works diligently. The informant plots a new scheme and the headless rider is pursued by the cops as she rides through the night…But soon this normal will be cut short by the abnormal. Slowly but surely, the unknown will seize the city and face an all new storm.



Tags: Achronological Order , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Gangs , Yakuza , Urban , Motorcycles , Dullahan , Anti-Hero , Delinquents , Mythology , Crime , Twins , LGBTQ+ Themes

Promare

Also known as Promare.

Studio: TRIGGER
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Thirty years have passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between their leader, Lio Fotia, and Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, begins.



Tags: Firefighters , Robots , Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Environmental , Super Power , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , CGI , Satire , Politics , Urban , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Motorcycles , Dystopian , Alternate Universe , Class Struggle , Dragons , Artificial Intelligence , Rescue

GOLDEN BOY: Sasurai no Obenkyou Yarou

Also known as GOLDEN BOY.

Studio: APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi

Kintarou Oe doesn't look like it, but he is a genius who completed all his university courses and then quit before graduating. He becomes a wandering student, going from place to place on his bicycle, seeking to learn what he can about life, the world, and women. He is willing and able to do any job he has to prove himself. His travels take him to a variety of locations and a variety of women, each who learns to love the hardworking guy, but not before he can run off.



Tags: Episodic , Work , Satire , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Travel , Cycling , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Nudity , Meta , Primarily Adult Cast , Tanned Skin , Motorcycles , Office Lady , Software Development , Swimming , Yakuza

Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World

Also known as Kino's Journey.

Studio: A.C.G.T.
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Slice of Life

Based on a hit light novel series by Keiichi Sigsawa, the philosophical Kino's Journey employs the time-honored motif of the road trip as a vehicle for self-discovery and universal truth. Deeply meditative and cooler than zero, the series follows the existential adventures of the apt marksman Kino along with talking motorcycle Hermes as they travel the world and learn much about themselves in the process. Imaginative, thought-provoking, and sometimes disturbing, Kino's journey is documented in an episodic style with an emphasis on atmosphere rather than action or plot, though still prevalent.

Tags: Philosophy , Episodic , Travel , Foreign , Tragedy , Meta , Motorcycles , Female Protagonist , Achronological Order , Dystopian , Agender , Guns , Rural , Steampunk , Snowscape , Mopeds , Politics , Cannibalism , Robots , Kuudere , Battle Royale , Aviation , War , Tanks

Doukyuusei

Also known as Doukyuusei -Classmates-.

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

Sajou is an honor student with perfect scores in every subject on his high school entrance exam. Kusakabe plays guitar in his band that performs at live events and is popular among the girls. These boys would have never crossed paths. But one day Kusakabe offers to help Sajou prepare for their upcoming chorus festival and the two begin to talk. As the two meet after school, they bond through songs and begin to harmonize as their hearts beat together.

It starts out slowly but soon their feelings for one another grow and suddenly they both realize that they are in love. Kusakabe's emotions are frivolous, pure and direct causing Sajou to hesitate at first, but he gradually opens his heart. The boys learn about each other, as well as themselves, as they support one another during this difficult time in their youth.

As the time to start thinking about their futures approaches, what do these young men find as they try to move forward...



Tags: Boys' Love , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Urban , Band , Motorcycles

Sabikui Bisco

Also known as Sabikui Bisco.

Studio: OZ , NAZ
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Japan’s post-apocalyptic wasteland replete with dust can only be saved by one thing—fungus. Bisco Akaboshi, a wanted criminal and skilled archer, searches for a legendary mushroom, known as Sabikui, said to devour any and all rust. Joining him on this epic saga to save the country is a giant crab and a young doctor. Can this unlikely trio find the fabled fungi and save the land?



Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Pandemic , Male Protagonist , Medicine , Archery , Fugitive , Outdoor Activities , Travel , Desert , Boys' Love , Drugs , Terrorism , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Kaiju , Bisexual , Environmental , Cyberpunk , Heterosexual , Animals , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Tanned Skin , Tomboy , Motorcycles , Unrequited Love