Tag: Tokyo
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Chihayafuru
The young Chihaya Ayase once rescued her classmate Arata Wataya from his then-bully, Taichi Mashima, which became an inciting incident for her to pick up Arata’s sport, playing competitive Hyakunin Isshu Karuta, a Japanese card finding game based on the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu poetry collection. The three separated in middle school, but in high school,…
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Blue Period
After being enraptured by a senior classmate’s painting, the athletic riajuu Yatora Yaguchi decides to take an art class assignment seriously and later joins his school’s art club. As Yatora progresses as an artist, he struggles with capturing his creative vision, finding subjects, and seeking approval from his parents and art-minded peers. He eventually sets…
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365 Days to the Wedding
“Is it true that you’re getting married?” Quiet homebody Tokyo travel agency coworkers Takuya Oohara and Rika Honjouji are suddenly confronted by their boss with the possibility of being transferred to JTB’s new branch in Irkutsk, Siberia. Oohara wants to be able to look after his cat. Honjouji hates the cold. After finding out their…
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Fate Series
Shirou Emiya is forced into a tournament to the death called the Holy Grail War. Combatants fight with summoned “servants”, heroes from all of human history, in order to have their desires granted by the Holy Grail of Arthurian legend and Christian tradition. Each servant fits a certain class, such as archer, saber, berserker, rider,…
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Your Name.
Mitsuha and Taki are total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he’s…
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Mario Kart Tour & 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a 2017 racing game in the Mario Kart series and acts as an enhanced port of Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC increased the game’s total number of courses to 96. 14 of these were maps of real-word cities…
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Noragami
Hiyori Iki was a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she becomes aware of the existence of two parallel worlds: the Near Shore, where regular humans and creatures reside, and…
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Gundam Build Series
Gundam plastic models have become a global phenomenon. Special tournaments called Gunpla Battles are established to test a Gunpla enthusiast’s skill both in customization and virtual mock piloting. These incredibly popular Gunpla Battles culminate in an annual global tournament. Sei Iori, a young Gunpla builder whose family owns a Gunpla shop, has a dream of…
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Bunny Girl Senpai, or Seishun Buta Yarou, is a light novel series. In the library where Sakuta Azusagawa studies, he runs into a girl in a bunny-girl outfit. She turns out to be Mai Sakurajima, a famous fellow student. His surprise at seeing Mai wear such risqué attire in the library, however, is nothing compared…
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Haikyu!!
Haikyu!! is a sports anime and manga series that centers around Shoyo Hinata, a determined and vertically challenged volleyball enthusiast. After a fateful encounter with a talented rival named Tobio Kageyama, Hinata joins the Karasuno HS volleyball team. The story follows the team’s relentless pursuit of becoming national champions, showcasing intense matches, character growth, and…