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Cast

Andrew Philpot

John Rafter Lee

Pamela Adlon

Wendee Lee

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)

7.7 814 votes

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror

Country: Japan

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.

Plot: bounty hunter, based on novel or book, chase, vampire, katana, post-apocalyptic future, gore, betrayal, ...

Time: future

Higurashi: When They Cry (2006) TV Show

7.7 234 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.

Style: psychological

Plot: mass murder, trauma, baseball bat, sadism, village, supernatural, murder, rampage, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya

Maaya Sakamoto

Yui Horie

Takahiro Sakurai

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)

7.7 312 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 63 min.

Audience: R

Story: One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters...

Plot: based on novel or book, vampire, supernatural, gore, orphan, demon, ecchi, regeneration, ...

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

Cast

Ouji Suzuka

Marie Iitoyo

Tasuku Hatanaka

Arisa Komiya

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022)

7.7 290 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 83 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Urashima Tunnel – Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and true-to-heart attitude, team up to investigate the Urashima Tunnel and get what they want. This is an unforgettable summer story of nostalgia and sprinting in a remote countryside.

Plot: high school, adolescence, legend, supernatural, time travel, coming of age, tragedy, school, ...

Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle (2016) TV Show

7.7 113 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Story: Lux, a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier, accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the kingdom's new princess Lisesharte naked, incurring her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he's known as the "undefeated weakest" Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.

Plot: affectation, harem, romance, mecha, school, ecchi, anime, based on light novel

Cast

Atsushi Tamaru

Ai Kakuma

Nao Toyama

Shiori Izawa

The Asterisk War (2015) TV Show

7.7 213 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Invertia was a meteor storm that caused an unprecedented disaster during the 20th century. Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana was discovered. It allowed human technology to make rapid strides giving rise to a new species of super-powered humans, the Star Pulse Generation (Genestella). The Festas (Star Warrior Festivals) host battles between Genestella at a city of six academies called “Rikka,” also commonly known as “Asterisk.”Scholarship student Ayato Amagiri transferred into Seidoukan Academy in order to fulfill his own wish, swearing he too will fight in this city.

Plot: swordplay, harem, school, ecchi, anime, based on light novel

Demon King Daimao (2010) TV Show

7.7 168 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Demon King Daimao follows Akuto Sai as the lead character, who on the day he enters Constant Magic Academy, receives a very unexpected future occupation aptitude test result: “Demon King.”

Plot: swordplay, magic, high school, harem, romance, school, dragon, demon, ...

I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (2024) TV Show

7.7 110 votes

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Story: Prince Lloyd wasn't always a prince...in fact, his previous life is one he remembers perfectly: he was a sorcerer, of sorts. So when he was forced to reincarnate, he decided to continue his studies, prince of the realm or no! But his new life has its own sets of challenges...including being a 10-year-old! What's the 7th prince/sorcerer to do?!

Plot: magic, reincarnation, based on manga, anime, isekai, based on light novel, adventure

Durarara!! (2010) TV Show

7.6 224 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Crime

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 60

Audience: TV-14

Story: Mikado Ryugamine moves to Ikebukuro at his friend’s invitation and quickly becomes entangled in the city’s dangerous underworld. After witnessing the legendary Headless Rider, he finds himself caught up in escalating violence and gang conflict that begin to throw Ikebukuro into chaos.

Plot: street gang, supernatural, urban legend, tokyo, japan, criminal underworld, high school student, youth culture, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Yang Tianxiang

Zhao Shuang

Nie Xiying

Ajie

Spare Me, Great Lord! (2021) TV Show

7.6 26 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: China

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Lü Shu is a frail teenager with an iron will. After losing his parents, he enrolls in a prestigious high school while working for a living and looking after his adoptive sister, Lü Xiaoyu. However, Lü Shu's quiet life abruptly changes when a car accident awakens his latent cultivation superpowers. Now cured of his physical weakness, he decides to hide his newfound abilities, as the art of cultivation is still shrouded in mystery—and the fate of cultivators uncertain.Meanwhile, Tian Luo Di Wang, the international foundation responsible for monitoring the cultivators, sets its plans in motion. Under the impetus of their member Xi Fei, a special cultivation training group is established in Lü Shu's high school. Although Lü Shu is forced to join the program, he is determined to hide the nature of his fearsome power, for his cultivation draws from an unlimited resource: the negative emotions of others brought about by his actions.

Plot: martial arts, swordplay, anti hero, magic, bullying, urban, coming of age, school, ...

Cast

Lee Jun-young

Son Hyun-joo

Lee Ju-myoung

Jeon Hye-jin

Reborn Rookie (2026) TV Show

7.6 15 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: After a powerful conglomerate chairman is betrayed by his children and wakes up in the body of a young soccer player, he uses his business genius and athletic physique to seek ultimate revenge against his family.

Plot: staged death, genius, second life, business, parent-in-law child-in-law relationship, soul transference, conglomerate, company president, ...

Cast

Regina King

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Jeremy Irons

Jean Smart

Watchmen (2019) TV Show

7.6 1.6K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 9

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

Plot: vigilante, superhero, based on graphic novel

Cast

Lennie James

Kim Dickens

Colman Domingo

Danay Garcu00eda

Fear the Walking Dead (2015) TV Show

7.6 5.2K votes

Genre: Action, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 8

Episodes: 113

Audience: TV-MA

Story: What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.

Style: surreal

Plot: post-apocalyptic future, survival, spin off, based on graphic novel, death, zombie apocalypse, survive, horror

Cast

Atsushi Abe

Shino Shimoji

Aya Suzaki

Lynn

Farming Life in Another World (2023) TV Show

7.6 153 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: After Hiraku dies of a serious illness, God brings him back to life, gives his health and youth back, and sends him to a fantasy world of his choice. In order to enjoy his second shot, God bestows upon him the almighty farming tool! Watch as Hiraku digs, chops, and ploughs in another world in this laidback farming fantasy!

Plot: reincarnation, harem, romance, slice of life, fantasy world, anime, isekai, based on light novel

The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (2012) TV Show

7.6 140 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Sorata Kanda, a high school sophomore living in Sakurasou, the den of their academy's problem children, spends his days being dragged around by the strange residents, swearing he's going to escape Sakurasou one day.

Plot: cat, artists' life, dormitory, romance, slice of life, coming of age, school life, anime, ...

Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero (2013) TV Show

7.6 56 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: The story is set in a world embroiled by war between Humans and Demons. The Humans’ greatest hero invades the Demon Queen’s castle determined to vanquish her. However, instead of fighting back, the Queen proposes an alliance with the Hero. She explains how a sudden end to the war can bring further chaos to the world as the Humans once united to stand against their common enemies would eventually begin fighting among themselves, with similar issues already occurring at the Demon Realm. Convinced by her words, the Hero joins forces with the Queen and together they execute a plan to bring prosperity and a lasting peace to both Humans and Demons alike.

Plot: hero, queen, magic, romance, demon, anime, based on light novel, adventure

Infinite Stratos (2011) TV Show

7.6 153 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Girls from all over the world gather at IS Academy to learn how to become IS pilots. However, since Ichika can somehow pilot the IS even though he is male, he was forced to attend IS Academy as the only male in this school.

Style: romantic

Plot: transformation, harem, romcom, romance, mecha, school, teen comedy, childhood friends, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Kanon Takao

Aki Toyosaki

Haruka Tomatsu

Kenjiro Tsuda

Demon Lord, Retry! (2019) TV Show

7.6 124 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Akira Oono awakens in the body of his online character: Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai. With powerful game mechanics and abilities on his side, this gamer turned badass plots his course through a new world filled with saints, demons, and charming companions!

Plot: shounen, anime, another world, mmorpg, isekai, based on light novel, adventure, vrmmo

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends (2011) TV Show

7.5 177 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Kodaka Hasegawa has just transferred to St. Chronica's Academy and he's having a hard time making friends. With his naturally blond hair and fierce looking eyes, people constantly mistake him for a delinquent. One day, he runs into his bad-tempered loner of a classmate, Yozora, while she's talking to her imaginary friend, Tomo. Since neither of them have any friends, they decide to form a club and start recruiting some. Little by little, lonely classmates join their club to learn how to build friendships through cooking together, playing games, and other group activities. But, with so many misfits, will the club members really be able to get along?

Plot: harem, romance, slice of life, school, ecchi, anime, school club, japanese high school, ...

A Certain Magical Index (2008) TV Show

7.5 195 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 74

Audience: TV-14

Story: Touma Kamijou is a student living in Academy City, a highly advanced place in terms of technology. Despite being gauged as a level zero esper (no powers), he possesses on his right hand the Imagine Breaker, an ability that negates any power whatsoever.Touma finds a young girl named Index who is trying to run away from Necessarius, a powerful magic organization that she is member of. Blessed with the skill of memorizing any sort of information, she holds 103,000 forbidden magical books within her head.As science and magic cross paths, Touma must face several dangers amid espers and magicians who appear in the exciting scientific town.

Plot: nun, magic, sorcery, supernatural, harem, futuristic, psychic power, sorcerer, ...

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