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High School of the Dead

Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD

TV · 2010 · Action, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: It happened suddenly: The dead began to rise and Japan was thrown into total chaos. As these monsters begin terrorizing a high school, Takashi Komuro is forced to kill his best friend when he gets bitten and joins the ranks of the walking dead. Vowing to protect Rei Miyamoto, the…

★ 8.1

My Neighbor Totoro

Tonari no Totoro

Movie · 1988 · Adventure, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: In 1950s Japan, Tatsuo Kusakabe relocates himself and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, to the countryside to be closer to their mother, who is hospitalized due to long-term illness. As the girls grow acquainted with rural life, Mei encounters a small, bunny-like creature in th…

★ 8.4

Samurai Champloo

TV · 2004 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse. That is, until she accidentally spills a drink all over one of her customers! With a group of samurai now incessantly harassing her, Fuu desperately calls upon another samurai in…

★ 7.8

K-ON!

TV · 2009 · Comedy, Music, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A fresh high school year always means much to come, and one of those things is joining a club. Being in a dilemma about which club to join, Yui Hirasawa stumbles upon and applies for the Light Music Club, which she misinterprets to be about playing simple instruments, such as cas…

★ 6.8

Elfen Lied

TV · 2004 · Action, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and…

★ 7.9

Fullmetal Alchemist

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi

TV · 2003 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The rules of alchemy state that to gain something, one must lose something of equal value. Alchemy is the process of taking apart and reconstructing an object into a different entity, with the rules of alchemy to govern this procedure. However, there exists an object that can bri…

★ 7.2

Black Butler

Kuroshitsuji

TV · 2008 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Young Ciel Phantomhive is known as "the Queen's Guard Dog," taking care of the many unsettling events that occur in Victorian England for Her Majesty. Aided by Sebastian Michaelis, his loyal butler with seemingly inhuman abilities, Ciel uses whatever means necessary to get the jo…

★ 8.0

Dragon Ball Z

TV · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Five years after winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. He reveals that Gokuu is a descenda…

★ 8.0

Ouran High School Host Club

Ouran Koukou Host Club

TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Haruhi Fujioka is a studious girl who has recently enrolled at the prestigious Ouran Academy. One day, while looking for a quiet and peaceful place to study, she stumbles across a seemingly unused music room. Upon entering, Haruhi is welcomed by the members of the well-known Host…

★ 8.5

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Movie · 1997 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Shinji Ikari is left emotionally comatose after the death of a dear friend. With his son mentally unable to pilot the humanoid robot Evangelion Unit-01, Gendou Ikari's NERV races against the shadow organization SEELE to see who can enact their ultimate plan first. SEELE desires t…

★ 8.0

Serial Experiments Lain

serial experiments lain

TV · 1998 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological

Synopsis: Lain Iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteen-year-old, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate Chisa Yomoda—the very same Chisa who recently committed suicide. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even bas…

★ 7.8

Black Lagoon

BLACK LAGOON

TV · 2006 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Salaryman Rokurou Okajima spends his days trying to climb his company's corporate ladder, until one day when a business negotiation in Thailand goes awry. During the botched deal, he falls hostage to the Lagoon Company—a band of ruthless pirate mercenaries. Left to the whims of h…

★ 7.9

Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You

Kimi ni Todoke

TV · 2009 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Known for her semblance to the Sadako character of The Ring series, Sawako Kuronuma is given the nickname "Sadako" and misunderstood to be frightening and malicious like her fictional counterpart, despite having a timid and sweet nature. Longing to make friends and live a normal …

★ 7.1

5 Centimeters per Second

Byousoku 5 Centimeter

Movie · 2007 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: What happens when two people love each other but just aren't meant to be together? Takaki Toono and Akari Shinohara are childhood friends, but circumstances beyond their control tear them apart. They promise to stay in contact, and although the progression of time widens the dist…

★ 8.5

Perfect Blue

PERFECT BLUE

Movie · 1998 · Drama, Horror, Psychological

Synopsis: J-pop idol group CHAM! has spent the last two years entertaining its fans. Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and CHAM! must see one of its members, Mima Kirigoe, leave the group to pursue her acting career. While Mima's choice is met with a mixed response, she hopes her…

★ 7.8

Dragon Ball

TV · 1986 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Gokuu Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is, until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them…

★ 7.9

Akira

AKIRA

Movie · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Horror

Synopsis: Japan, 1988. An explosion caused by a young boy with psychic powers tears through the city of Tokyo and ignites the fuse that leads to World War III. In order to prevent any further destruction, he is captured and taken into custody, never to be heard from again. Now, in the year…

★ 8.8

Clannad: After Story

CLANNAD: After Story

TV · 2008 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Tomoya Okazaki and Nagisa Furukawa have graduated from high school, and together, they experience the emotional rollercoaster of growing up. Unable to decide on a course for his future, Tomoya learns the value of a strong work ethic and discovers the strength of Nagisa's support.…

★ 8.5

NANA

TV · 2006 · Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis: Departing from their respective hometowns, two young women with identical names are brought together in their pursuit of new beginnings. With their hearts set on going to Tokyo, Nana Komatsu dreams about blissful love, while Nana Osaki aims for a successful music career. The form…

★ 7.9

FLCL

OVA · 2000 · Action, Comedy, Mecha

Synopsis: Naota Nandaba is an ordinary sixth grader living in a city where nothing amazing ever seems to happen. After his brother Tasuku leaves town to play baseball in America, Naota takes it upon himself to look after everything Tasuku left behind—from his top bunk bed to his ex-girlfri…

★ 8.2

Welcome to the N-H-K

NHK ni Youkoso!

TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: Twenty-two-year-old college dropout Tatsuhiro Satou has been a hikikomori for almost four years now. In his isolation, he has come to believe in many obscure conspiracy theories, but there is one in particular which he holds unshakable faith in: the theory that the evil conspirat…

★ 8.3

Grave of the Fireflies

Hotaru no Haka

Movie · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: As World War II reaches its conclusion in 1945, Japan faces widespread destruction in the form of American bombings, devastating city after city. Hotaru no Haka, also known as Grave of the Fireflies, is the story of Seita and his sister Setsuko, two Japanese children whose lives …

★ 7.6

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

TV · 2006 · Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: If a survey were conducted to see if people believed in aliens, time travelers, or maybe espers, most would say they do not; average high school student Kyon considers himself among the non-believers. However, on his first day of school, he meets a girl who soon turns his world u…

★ 8.5

MUSHI-SHI

Mushishi

TV · 2005 · Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis: Mushi: the most basic forms of life in the world. They exist without any goals or purposes aside from simply "being." They are beyond the shackles of the words "good" and "evil." Mushi can exist in countless forms and are capable of mimicking things from the natural world such as…