Tag: Tokyo
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Yubisaki to Renren
For university student Yuki Itose, born with congenital hearing loss, silence has been the norm. Her world is small and isolated; she commutes to campus, interacts with her best friend Rin Fujishiro, and communicates through writing and text messages—a lifestyle that offers little to no change. One day, during her commute, Yuki has an awkward…
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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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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…
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Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Yukio Tanaka, known as “Koyuki” by his friends, is a regular 14-year-old Japanese boy starting eighth grade in junior high school. His boring life is changed when he saves an odd-looking dog, named Beck, from some kids. Beck’s owner turns out to be an emerging rock musician, 16-year-old Ryusuke Minami, who soon influences Koyuki to…
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Fruits Basket
Tooru Honda has always been fascinated by the story of the Chinese zodiac that her beloved mother told her as a child. A sudden family tragedy leaves her all alone. She forced to live in a tent, but little does she know that her temporary home resides on the private property of the esteemed Souma…
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Low Tier Tomozaki
Fumiya Tomozaki is one of the best gamers in Japan when it comes to the character-based platform fighting game “Attack Families”. As a friendless outcast, in his opinion, the ‘game of real life’ is one of the worst; a kuso-ge. No clear-cut rules for success, horribly balanced, and nothing makes sense. But then he meets…
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Masaki no Pan
Having lost his confidence as a breadsmith, Hoshino Masaki works for a bakery and boarding house in Otaru, Hokkaido. A story full of heart unfolds. As Masaki sees the smiles on the people eating his bread, he grows to maturity one step at a time as a baker and a person. Masaki no Pan picks…
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A Place Further Than the Universe
Mari Tamaki has always dreamt of what lies beyond the reaches of the universe. Her fear continues to prevent her from taking that ambitious step forward—that is, until she has a chance encounter with a girl who has grand dreams of her own. Spurred by her mother’s disappearance, Shirase Kobuchizawa has been working hard to…