Category: Anime
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Initial D
If there was ever a single piece of homegrown media responsible for making drift racing popular outside of Japan, it was Initial D. It’s a Japanese street racing manga by Shuichi Shigeno that was serialized from 1995 to 2013. The manga was adapted into an eleven part anime series, beginning with First Stage in 1998 and ending with Final…
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Ijaranaide, Nagatoro-san
Nagatoro is a freshman girl in high school who loves bullying her “Senpai”. He puts up with it, even after being put through all kinds of embarrassing situations, because he’s interested in her. A sincere relationship slowly starts to develop behind the facade of the teasing. Ijanranaide, Nagatoro-san started as an ongoing manga and was…
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Flying Witch
Makoto Kowata is a professional witch. She left Yokohama with Chito, her black cat, to live in the house of her relatives in Hirosaki, Aomori. This is where she begins to train. Even though Makoto’s powers are still limited to just flying on a broomstick, she and her second cousins Kei and Chinatsu surely make…
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Golden Kamuy
In early 1900s Hokkaido after the Russo-Japanese war, Saichi Sugimoto pans for gold. Nicknamed “Sugimoto the Immortal” for his death-defying acts on 203 Hill, the ex-soldier seeks fortune in order to fulfill a promise made to support the family of his best friend before he was killed in action. A drunk tells Sugimoto the tale…
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K-On! The Movie
Before the school year comes to a close, the members of the light music [kei ongaku] club decide to travel abroad to London. Yui Hirasawa, Mio Akiyama, Tsumugi Kotobuki, Ritsu Tainaka, and Azusa Nakano will visit famous landmarks, perform live music for Londoners, and eat all sorts of delicious food, all while stumbling clumsily from…
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Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon
Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Miss Kobayashi is a typical office worker who lives a boring life, until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl, who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes…
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Super Cub
A high school girl rides a Honda Super Cub motorcycle. With no parents, friends, or plans for the future, her daily detours on her way to school become her sole source of excitement. One day, she learns a classmate, Reiko, shares her passion. Komuga’s mobility leads to a job opportunity and majestic cross-country excursions. Super…
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Great Pretender
A series of unfortunate events has led Makoto Edamura to adopt the life of crime. However, after swindling a seemingly clueless tourist, Makoto discovers that he was the one tricked and, to make matters worse, that the police are now after him. While making his escape, he runs into the tourist once again, who turns…
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Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu.
Komi-san Has a Communication Disorder. Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. All that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi-san. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she has trouble communicating. Now he’s made it his…