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Sword Art Online
Japanese light novel series
Kuroko's Basketball
Japanese manga series
Initial D
Japanese manga series
Girls und Panzer
Japanese anime television series
Psycho-Pass
Psycho-Pass (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese cyberpunk psychological thriller anime television series produced by Production I.G. It was co-directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani and Katsuyuki Motohiro and written by Gen Urobuchi, with character designs by Akira Amano and featuring music by Yugo Kanno. The series aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between October 2012 and March 2013. Set in a dystopia of Sibyl System's governance of Japan, the plot follows the young woman Akane Tsunemori. She is introduced as a novice Inspector assigned to Division One of the Public Safety Bureau's Crim
Another
novel by Yukito Ayatsuji
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Japanese manga series
High School DxD
Japanese light novel series
Monogatari
Japanese light novel series
Accel World
Japanese light novel series
Black Rock Shooter
Japanese media franchise
Hayate the Combat Butler
Japanese manga series
Kingdom
Japanese manga series
The Familiar of Zero
Japanese light novel series
Smile PreCure!
Japanese anime television series
YuruYuri
, also known as Happy Go Lily, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime S magazine on June 12, 2008, before being moved over to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010. An anime adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between July and September 2011, with a second season airing between July and September 2012. An original video animation by TYO Animations was released on February 18, 2015, followed by two television specials that aired in August and September 2015. A third season by TYO Animations aired between Octobe
Eureka Seven
Japanese anime television series
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
anime and manga series
Thermae Romae
Japanese manga series
Space Brothers
Japanese manga series
To Love Ru
Japanese manga series
Amagami
, is a Japanese dating simulation game for the PlayStation 2 and the spiritual successor to KimiKiss, both of which were developed and published by Enterbrain. Amagami was released on March 19, 2009. , six manga adaptations have been produced: two serialized in Enterbrain's Famitsu Comic Clear, two in Hakusensha's Young Animal and Young Animal Island, one in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Maoh and one in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace. An anime adaptation titled Amagami SS aired in Japan from July 1, 2010, to December 23, 2010. An anime sequel titled Amagami SS+ plus, pronounced as "Amagami SS Plus",
Btooom!
Btooom! (stylized as BTOOOM!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's seinen manga magazine Comic Bunch, where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters collected into 26 tankōbon volumes. Btooom! follows the adventures of Ryōta Sakamoto, an unemployed and isolated young man who is one of the world's top players in the titular video game. After Ryōta is nominated to participate in the real-life version of the game, he becomes trapped inside it and meets his love interest Himiko, who was his in-game wife. With the help of their f
Kids on the Slope
Japanese manga series
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Japanese light novel series
K
Japanese anime television series
Little Busters!
2007 Japanese video game
Saki
Japanese manga series
Jormungand
Japanese manga series
Robotics;Notes
Robotics;Notes is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb. It is the third main game in the Science Adventure series, following Chaos;Head and Steins;Gate, and is described by the developers as an "Augmented Science Adventure". The game was originally released by 5pb. in Japan on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012; the enhanced version Robotics;Notes Elite was released for PlayStation Vita in 2014, and for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in 2019. An English version of Robotics;Notes Elite was released by Spike Chunsoft in 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
My Little Monster
Japanese manga series
Gon
manga
Arashi no Yoru ni
2005 anime film directed by Gisaburō Sugii
Is This a Zombie?
Japanese light novel series
Say I Love You
Japanese manga series
Blast of Tempest
Japanese manga series
Aikatsu!
is a multimedia franchise spawned from an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's Data Carddass line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An anime television adaptation by Sunrise began airing on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2012, to March 31, 2016. In 2015, production switched from Sunrise to the studio's subsidiary Bandai Namco Pictures. Four films were released in December 2014, August 2015, August 2016, and January 2023 respectively. Three manga adaptations have been publi
Kamisama Kiss
Japanese manga series
Inu × Boku SS
Japanese manga series
Code:Breaker
Code:Breaker (stylized as CØDE:BREAKER) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from June 2008 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in 26 volumes. It tells the story of a high school girl named Sakura Sakurakōji who is trained in martial arts and a male transfer student with mysterious powers named Rei Ōgami. The manga was licensed in North America by Del Rey Manga; only the first two volumes were released.
Daily Lives of High School Boys
Japanese manga series
Muv-Luv
is a Japanese visual novel developed by âge and originally released as an adult game for Windows on February 28, 2003. Consisting of two parts, and the gameplay in Muv-Luv follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction, and focuses on the differing scenarios of the female main characters. Muv-Luv was followed by a sequel, which was released for Windows on April 24, 2006, and follows the storyline of Muv-Luv Unlimited.
Kokoro Connect
Japanese light novel series
From the New World
2012 novel by Yusuke Kishi
Kill Me Baby
Japanese manga series
Joshiraku
is a Japanese comedy manga series written by Kōji Kumeta and illustrated by Yasu, telling the everyday lives of five young female rakugo comedians. It was serialised in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from September 2009 to September 2013 and the chapters compiled into six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired in Japan between July and September 2012, with an original video animation episode released in February 2013.
Sankarea: Undying Love
Japanese manga series
Danball Senki
2011 video game series
Medaka Box
Japanese manga series
Hidamari Sketch
Japanese manga series
AKB0048
AKB0048 (stylized as AKB∞48) is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season aired in Japan between April and July 2012 whilst the second season aired between January and March 2013.
Mysterious Girlfriend X
Japanese manga series
Good Luck Girl!
Japanese manga series
Moyashimon
Japanese manga series
The Knight in the Area
Japanese manga series
Hakuoki
is a Japanese otome video game series by Idea Factory, first released for the PlayStation 2 on the 18th September 2008 and ported to many other platforms. It has been adapted into an anime series by Studio Deen; the first series was broadcast from April to June 2010, and the second series was broadcast from October to December 2010. An OVA series, titled Hakuoki: A Memory of Snow Flowers and adapting from Hakuoki: Stories of Shinsengumi was released from August 2011 to July 2012. A third series based on the prequel, Hakuoki Reimeiroku was broadcast from July to September 2012. The series has a
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Japanese manga series
Tari Tari
Japanese anime television series
Arcana Famiglia
2011 video game
Dog Days
Japanese anime television series