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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 , Environmental , Kingdom Management , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Spearplay , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Espionage , Tomboy , Medicine , Asexual

Nanatsu no Taizai

Also known as The Seven Deadly Sins.

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

When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth - the Sins were framed by the king's guard, the Holy Knights - too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne!
Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn't even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins' strength been exaggerated?



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Magic , Demons , Male Protagonist , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Spearplay , Super Power , Swordplay , Anti-Hero , Dissociative Identities , Reincarnation , Fairy , Love Triangle , Animals , Bar , Revenge , Medieval , Nudity

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

BLEACH

Also known as Bleach.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family's lives from a Hollow, a corrupt spirit that devours human souls.

Wounded during the fight against the Hollow, Rukia chooses the only option available to defeat the monster and passes her Shinigami powers to Ichigo. Now forced to act as a substitute until Rukia recovers, Ichigo hunts down the Hollows that plague his town.

Tags: Swordplay , Shounen , Super Power , Afterlife , Ghost , Male Protagonist , Demons , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Memory Manipulation , Tanned Skin , Language Barrier , Ninja , Kuudere , Tomboy , Centaur , Time Manipulation , Spearplay , School , Fugitive , Clone , Disability , Tsundere , Guns , Vampire

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 , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Kemonomimi , Bullying , Henshin , Medieval , Matriarchy , Politics , Cult , Villainess , Slavery , Female Harem , Language Barrier , Spearplay , Swordplay , Cultivation , Ojou-sama , Religion , Tsundere , Economics , CGI , Medicine , Nekomimi , Heterosexual , Monster Girl , Love Triangle , Gore , Afterlife , Cohabitation

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN 0.

Studio: MAPPA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?



Tags: Curses , Demons , Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Shounen , Super Power , Urban , Magic , Cultivation , Exorcism , Martial Arts , Body Horror , Yandere , Revenge , Gore , Rehabilitation , Anthropomorphism , Heterosexual , School , Time Skip , Swordplay , Bullying , Tsundere , Shapeshifting , Primarily Male Cast , Kaiju , CGI , Spearplay , Monster Boy , Gyaru , Vore

Fate/Zero

Also known as Fate/Zero.

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

With the promise of granting any wish, the omnipotent Holy Grail triggered three wars in the past, each too cruel and fierce to leave a victor. In spite of that, the wealthy Einzbern family is confident that the Fourth Holy Grail War will be different; namely, with a vessel of the Holy Grail now in their grasp. Solely for this reason, the much hated "Magus Killer" Kiritsugu Emiya is hired by the Einzberns, with marriage to their only daughter Irisviel as binding contract.

Kiritsugu now stands at the center of a cutthroat game of survival, facing off against six other participants, each armed with an ancient familiar, and fueled by unique desires and ideals. Accompanied by his own familiar, Saber, the notorious mercenary soon finds his greatest opponent in Kirei Kotomine, a priest who seeks salvation from the emptiness within himself in pursuit of Kiritsugu.

Based on the light novel written by Gen Urobuchi, Fate/Zero depicts the events of the Fourth Holy Grail War—10 years prior to Fate/stay night. Witness a battle royale in which no one is guaranteed to survive.



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

Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Mythology , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Religion , Assassins , Dissociative Identities , Philosophy , Gore , War , Spearplay , Swordplay , Urban , Espionage , CGI

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Studio: Shaft
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Psychological , Thriller

One night, 14-year-old Madoka Kaname has a terrible nightmare - against the backdrop of a devastated city, she witnesses a girl fight a losing battle against a dreadful being lingering above, while a cat-like magical creature tells Madoka the only way to change such tragic outcome is for her to make a contract with him and become a magical girl.

The next day, the teen's dream seemingly becomes reality as the girl she saw in her dream - Homura - arrives at Mitakihara Middle School as a transfer student, mysteriously warning Madoka to stay just the way she is; but when later on she and her best friend Sayaka encounter the same cat-like magical creature from her dream - who introduces himself as Kyubey - the pair discovers that magical girls are real, and what's more, they can choose to become one. All they must do is sign a contract with Kyubey and agree to take on the duty to fight abstract beings called 'witches' that spread despair to the human world, and in return, each one of them will be granted any single wish they desire. However, as Homura's omen suggests, there might be far more to becoming a magical girl than Madoka and Sayaka realize...

Notes:
- Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcasts of episodes 11 and 12 were delayed and were later aired as a double feature on April 21, 2011.

Tags: Magic , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Witch , Primarily Female Cast , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Philosophy , Alternate Universe , Time Loop , Primarily Teen Cast , Cosmic Horror , Henshin , Coming of Age , Survival , Aliens , Kuudere , Primarily Child Cast , Urban , Yuri , Ensemble Cast , Gods , Anti-Hero , Spearplay , Heterosexual , Suicide , Mixed Media , Achronological Order , Guns , School , Tomboy , Anthropomorphism , Archery , Denpa , Yandere , Isekai

Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu

Also known as The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments.

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

Melodias, Hawk, and Elizabeth retook the Kingdom of Leones from the Holy Knights. The festival went off without a hitch and the crew enjoyed their well-earned peace. And yet, another threat looms on the horizon. The Ten Commandments, a group of elite demon clan warriors, have their sights set on the kingdom.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Magic , Super Power , Fairy , Gods , Archery , Swordplay , Spearplay , Ensemble Cast , Nudity , Bar , Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Martial Arts , Love Triangle , Lost Civilization , Cultivation , Medieval , Isekai

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Also known as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.

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

Fuyuki City - a city surrounded by the sea and mountains becomes the setting for an ancient ritual. Seven masters are given control of heroic spirits in order to realize the mythical Holy Grail, which is said to grant its owner any wish. These heroic spirits or servants represent legendary heroes of various classes: "Saber," "Lancer," "Archer," "Rider," "Caster," "Assassin," and "Berserker." Each master will enter into a contract with their chosen servant and battle the others to the death until only one pair remains... This is the "Holy Grail War."

The young and capable mage, Rin Tohsaka, prepares for her long-awaited Fifth Holy Grail War to begin... With her servant Archer, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka family after her father's death. But when Shirou Emiya, a boy from Rin's school, unwittingly becomes a Master and is fatally wounded in battle, she has no choice but to save him. With Shirou and his servant Saber, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War. Will the Holy Grail bless Rin and Shirou's path toward victory or will they be cursed with defeat?



Notes:
- Includes Prologue.
- The first, second and last episodes aired with a runtime of ~48 minutes as opposed to the standard 24 minute long episode.

Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Spearplay , Swordplay , Tsundere , Witch , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Urban , Archery , Time Manipulation , School , Revenge , CGI , Female Protagonist , Tanned Skin , Assassins , Skeleton , Kuudere , Tomboy , Samurai , Adoption , Bullying

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

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season

Also known as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season.

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

The Holy Grail War continues, with each Master and Servant duo making their move for the omnipotent wish granter. Caster’s plans have been set in motion, beginning with taking Saber captive while Rin and Archer go their separate ways to continue their fights on their own. Without Saber’s aid, Shirou’s principles are put to the ultimate test. With many battles to come with expected and unexpected enemies, Shirou’s resolve begins to take form. Is his desire to protect people and become a hero, genuine? Or are they simply borrowed feelings? And will it be enough to carry him to the end?



Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Mythology , Urban Fantasy , Spearplay , Philosophy , Time Manipulation , Swordplay , Super Power , Tsundere , Archery , Tanned Skin , Kuudere , Body Horror , Anti-Hero , CGI , Witch , Slavery , Heterosexual , Desert , Samurai

Fate/stay night

Also known as Fate/stay night.

Studio: Studio DEEN
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the death of his parents in a catastrophic fire, Shirou Emiya has only just begun to learn small tidbits of magic. When he is caught in a battle between two powerful Magi, however, he ends up performing a spell above his expected ability, accidentally summoning a beautiful woman knight to protect him.

Shirou is thus unwillingly thrust into the competition known as the Holy Grail War where Seven Magi called Masters, together with their spirit partners called Servants, fight to acquire a powerful artifact said to grant every wish.

Tags: Magic , Battle Royale , Death Game , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , Spearplay , Samurai , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Super Power , Heterosexual , Witch , Urban , Orphan , Cohabitation , Medieval , School , Tsundere , Assassins , Kuudere , CGI , Tragedy , Asexual

Dr. STONE: NEW WORLD

Also known as Dr. STONE New World.

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

The third season of Dr. STONE.

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

Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei suru

Also known as The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Studio Palette
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Romance

The world's number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another world, a goddess has imposed upon him one condition. "Kill the Hero who is prophesied to destroy the world."

This was to be the mission in his new life. The synergistic effect of the vast knowledge and experience he gained that made all manner of assassinations possible in the modern world, and the secret techniques and magic of the fantasy world's most powerful family of assassins turn him into the greatest assassin of all time.



Tags: Reincarnation , Assassins , Isekai , Magic , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Guns , Coming of Age , Politics , Nudity , Heterosexual , Time Skip , War , Alternate Universe , Adoption , Spearplay , Crime , Gore , Crossdressing , CGI

Magi: The kingdom of magic

Also known as Magi: The Kingdom of Magic.

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

After celebrating their victory against Al-Thamen, Aladdin and his friends depart the land of Sindria. With the end of the battle, however, comes the time for each of them to go their separate ways. Hakuryuu and Kougyoku are ordered to go back to their home country, the Kou Empire. Meanwhile Aladdin announces he needs to head for Magnostadt—a mysterious country ruled by magicians—to investigate the mysterious events occurring in this new kingdom and become more proficient in magic. For their part, encouraged by Aladdin's words, Alibaba and Morgiana also set off in pursuit of their own goals: training and going to her homeland, respectively.

Magi: The Kingdom of Magic follows these friends as they all go about their separate adventures, each facing their own challenges. However, a new threat begins to rise as a great war looms over the horizon...

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Magic , Shounen , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Desert , Ensemble Cast , Criminal Organization , Conspiracy , Dystopian , Revenge , Class Struggle , Politics , War , Dungeon , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Tanned Skin , School , Swordplay , Spearplay , Clone , Reincarnation , Pirates , Nudity , Cult , Anti-Hero , Gambling

Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower

Also known as Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower.

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

The first film in a trilogy adaptation of the third route of the popular visual novel: Fate/stay night.

10 years after the Holy Grail War—a battle waged by Masters and Servants over the wish-granting container, the Holy Grail—another war breaks out in Fuyuki City. Shirou Emiya—the adopted son of Kiritsugu Emiya, a participant of the previous Holy Grail War—is leading a peaceful life with people dear to him. Especially close to him is his underclassman Sakura Matou, who brings kindness into his otherwise lonely life. But once the Holy Grail War starts, Shirou’s peaceful life is sundered.



Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Assassins , Mythology , Necromancy , Orphan , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Adoption , Demons , Male Protagonist , Gore , School , CGI , Super Power , Cosmic Horror , Found Family , Archery , War , Zombie , Urban , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Kuudere , Witch , Food , Heterosexual , Spearplay , Religion , Tsundere , Tanned Skin

Re:CREATORS

Also known as Re:CREATORS.

Studio: TROYCA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Thriller

People have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories stir up emotion and captivate. However, those emotions are nothing more than the feelings of a spectator. What if the characters in the stories had their own "will"? In their eyes, are we, the creators of the stories, like gods? Revolution for our world. Punishment for the land of the gods.

Re:CREATORS. Everyone becomes a Creator.



Tags: Writing , Crossover , Isekai , Urban Fantasy , Meta , Magic , Otaku Culture , Drawing , Reverse Isekai , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Alternate Universe , Battle Royale , Swordplay , Video Games , Robots , Spearplay , Super Robot , Suicide , Guns

Fate/Apocrypha

Also known as Fate/Apocrypha.

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

There was once a Holy Grail War waged by Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town of Fuyuki. However, one Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association. Furious, the Association sent forces to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but were defeated. With the Holy Grail system changed, war at an unprecedented scale breaks out.



Tags: Battle Royale , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , War , Magic , Spearplay , Religion , Dissociative Identities , Crossdressing , Foreign , Boys' Love , Death Game , Swordplay , Ensemble Cast , Gender Bending , Femboy , Tomboy , Vampire , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Tragedy , Archery , Medieval , Bondage , Femdom

Strike the Blood

Also known as Strike the Blood.

Studio: SILVER LINK.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy , Supernatural

The Fourth Primogenitor—That's the world's strongest vampire that should only exist in legends. Accompanied by twelve Kenjuu and spreading calamity, this phantom vampire appeared in Japan. For the observation and obliteration of this Fourth Primogenitor, the government and Lion King decided to dispatch an attack mage known as a Sword Shaman. However, for some reason, the one chosen for the observation was a apprentice Sword Shaman girl, Himegari Yukina. Wielding the strongest anti-primogenitor spirit spear, Yukina arrived at Demon District, Itogami City. What is the true identity of the Fourth Primogenitor, Akatsuki Kojou, she encountered over there!?



Tags: Vampire , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Magic , Spearplay , Urban Fantasy , School , Super Power , Nudity , Gore , Anthropomorphism , Angels , Witch , Alchemy , Artificial Intelligence , Software Development , Kuudere , Terrorism , Clone , Polyamorous