Category: Anime
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The God of High School
The “God of High School” tournament has begun, seeking out the greatest fighter among Korean high school students! All martial arts styles, weapons, means, and methods of attaining victory are permitted. The prize? One wish for anything desired by the winner. The God of High School started as a South Korean webtoon manhwa [漫畵] by…
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Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart (耳をすませば Mimi wo Sumaseba, lit. “If You Listen Closely”) is an animated film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and produced by Studio Ghibli and was released alongside On Your Mark on July 15, 1995. The film is based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi and published by…
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Toradora!
Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework, but he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a short girl, who is anything but cute and fragile, is instead equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality. One…
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Kageki☆Shojo Revue Starlight
Inspired by a play called Starlight, Karen Aijo and Hikari Kagura make a childhood promise to perform that very play together someday. Hikari moves away, and twelve years later Karen has enrolled in Seisho Music Academy to continue working toward their promise. As the 99th Graduating Class rehearses for their annual production of Starlight, a…
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Eden of the East
Akira Takizawa wakes up naked outside the White House with no memories. He’s got a gun and a cell phone. He doesn’t remember the phone gives him access to ten billion yen and a woman who will grant any request. He doesn’t even remember he’s supposed to save Japan and will be murdered if he…
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Lovely Muco
Muco is the sweetest, most lovable dog in the neighborhood. This sparkly-nosed Shiba Inu lives with her owner and best friend, Komatsu, a glassblower who lives in Akita. These two companions have wonderful adventures, from going on walks to playing in the pond in front of their house. No matter where they go or what…
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Tsurukichi Sanpei
Sanpei Mihira is a boy from rural Japan who loves all kinds of freshwater fishing. Takao Yaguchi’s original Fisherman Sanpei manga was serialized by Kodansha from 1973 to 1983. It was adapted to an anime that got big in Italy. Some fishing video games were made in the late 80’s for MSX computers based on…
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City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
Ryo Saeba is the top “sweeper” in the world and takes on cases with his partner Kaori Makimura as “City Hunter”. In this nostalgia-driven film, a model named Ai Shindo has been attacked and hires him to be her bodyguard. Shinji Mikuni, the president of an IT company that has hired Ai for its ad…
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The Moomins
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson. They are a family of white, round fairy-tale characters with large snouts who live in a house in a land called Moominvalley. While they might look like hippopotamuses at first glance,…