Tag: Japan
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Pon no Michi
After Nashiko’s mother kicks her out of the house for being too loud, she needs to find a new place to hang out with her friends. Luckily, Nashiko’s father owns a closed-down mahjong parlor in Onomichi that is perfect for her needs. While cleaning out the place, Nashiko discovers a talking bird who introduces himself…
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Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima is a game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony, initially for the PlayStation 4. It takes place in 1274 on the island of Tsushima in Japan. The player controls the fictional samurai Jin Sakai, as he fights back against a Mongol invasion via increasingly asymmetric means in an attempt…
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A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
Sosuke Kaburaya is a Gifu-based detective struggling to make ends meet. While on a case, he happens upon Sara, a princess from a parallel timeline with magical powers. As Sara quickly adjusts to modern Japanese life, Livia, a knight from Sara’s kingdom, arrives to find her. Soon enough, both Sara and Livia’s positivity begins to…
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Sword Art Online
In 2022, a MMORPG called Sword Art Online was released for the NerveGear, a VR headset that controls game worlds via capturing brain waves. On November 6, 10000 players log into SAO’s launch build for the first time, only to discover that the only way to log out is to beat all 100 floors of…
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Wolf Children
Hana, a hard-working college student, falls in love with a mysterious man who attends one of her classes though he is not an actual student. As it turns out, he is not truly human either. On a full moon night, he transforms, revealing that he is the last werewolf alive. Despite this, Hana’s love remains…
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Haruhi Suzumiya series
During class introductions, Haruhi Suzumiya boldly announces her boredom with “normal” people and her intention of meeting supernatural beings. Dumbfounded, normal guy Kyon learns of her frustration with the lack of paranormal-focused clubs at their school and unwittingly inspires her to start her own club. Haruhi starts the Spreading Fun all Over the World with…
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Violet Evergarden
The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as a weapon, has left the battlefield to start a new life at CH Postal Service. There, she is deeply moved by the work…
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Lupin III
Arsène Lupin III is the grandson of world-famous thief Arsène Lupin, and he’s living up to his grandfather’s memory as a high-profile thief himself, alongside samurai Ishikawa Goemon, sharpshooter Daisuke Jigen, and femme fetale Fujiko Mine. Due to his infamy, Lupin III attracts the attention of the persistent Inspector Zenigata of Interpol, as well as…
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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Akira Tendo, a 24-year-old salaryman working at an exploitative ‘black company’ marketing firm, discovers himself trapped in a routine and meaningless life. He lacks drive and motivation after three years of abusive treatment; however, when a zombie apocalypse unexpectedly strikes Tokyo, the natural order is inverted, but Tendo relishes in the freedom of no longer…