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Neon Genesis Evangelion
Japanese anime television series
Sailor Moon
Japanese manga series
Final Fantasy
media franchise
Elfen Lied
Japanese manga series
5 Centimeters Per Second
2007 anime film directed by Makoto Shinkai
Azumanga Daioh
Japanese manga series
Fist of the North Star
Japanese manga series
Fire Emblem
video game series
Oh My Goddess!
Japanese manga series
Farscape
Farscape is a science fiction television series conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and co-produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday segment on 19 March 1999 (at 8:00 pm EST), as the network's anchor series. The Jim Henson Company is credited with the many alien looks, make-up and prosthetics; two regular characters on the show, the animatronic puppets Rygel and Pilot, were entirely Henson Creature Shop creations.
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Japanese manga series
Full Metal Panic!
Japanese light novel series
Sanrio
is a Japanese entertainment company. It designs, licenses, and manufactures products focusing on the kawaii ("cute") segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts, and accessories, which are sold worldwide, including at specialty brand retail stores in Japan. Sanrio's best-known character is Hello Kitty, a cartoon cat and one of the most successful marketing brands in the world.
Welcome to the N.H.K.
2002 novel by Tatsuhiko Takimoto
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004 Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai
Pulgasari
Pulgasari is a 1986 monster film directed and produced by Shin Sang-ok during his North Korean abduction. A co-production between North Korea, Japan, and China, it is supposedly a remake of Bulgasari, a 1962 South Korean film that also depicts Bulgasari/Pulgasari, a creature from Korean folklore. The ensemble cast includes Chang Sŏnhŭi, Ham Kisŏp, Ri Chongguk, Ri Ingwŏn, and Yu Kyŏngae, with Kenpachiro Satsuma in the title role. Set during the Goryeo dynasty, Pulgasari follows a blacksmith's daughter who brings to life a metal-eating monster her late father created to defeat the monarchy.
Gantz
Gantz (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in 37 volumes. It tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, both of whom died in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry.
Slayers
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in Dragon Magazine since 1989, before being published into individual volumes. They follow the adventures of teenage sorceress Lina Inverse and her companions as they journey through their world. Using powerful magic and swordsmanship they battle overreaching wizards, demons seeking to destroy the world, and an occasional hapless gang of bandits.
Devil May Cry: The Animated Series
2007 Japanese anime television series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Japanese anime television series
Kanon
1999 Japanese adult visual novel
Chrono Crusade
Japanese manga series
D.N.Angel
D.N.Angel (stylized as D•N•ANGEL) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997. After two extended hiatuses the series concluded in 2021. Kadokawa Shoten has collected the individual chapters and published them in 15 and 5 e-books. The manga series was previously licensed for English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop who had released 13 volumes of the series up until 2011.
Voices of a Distant Star
2002 Japanese anime film
Kino's Journey
Japanese light novel series
Air
Japanese visual novel
Utawarerumono
Utawarerumono is a Japanese tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Leaf, which released in April 2002 for Microsoft Windows as an adult game. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita with the adult content removed. In releases subsequent to the initial 2002 version, it is known by its more specific title Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen.
Excel Saga
Japanese manga series and its adaptations
Newtype
is a monthly magazine originating from Japan covering anime and, to a lesser extent, manga, voice actors, science fiction, , and video games. It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, and has since been released in Japan on the 10th of every month.
Air Gear
Japanese manga series
Destroy All Monsters
1968 Japanese Horror/Sci-Fi film directed by Ishirō Honda
Noir
Japanese anime television series
Golden Boy
Japanese manga series
Angelic Layer
Japanese manga series
Kimagure Orange Road
Japanese manga series
Ushio and Tora
manga
The Wallflower
Japanese manga series
GetBackers
is a Japanese manga series written by Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 1999 to February 2007, with its chapters collected in 39 volumes. The series follows the GetBackers, a pair of youths endowed with supernatural abilities who specialize in recovering lost or stolen items.
Sonic the Hedgehog
1996 original video animation based on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Last Exile
Japanese anime television series
Earth: Final Conflict
Canadian television series
Q2293215
American entertainment company
2009: Lost Memories
2002 film by Lee Si-myeong
Madlax
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2004 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Madlax and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura. The DVD version was released by ADV Films in North America and the United Kingdom and by Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand.
Cutie Honey
1973 Japanese media franchise
RahXephon
is a Japanese anime television series created and directed by Yutaka Izubuchi. The series follows 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world. His life as a student and artist in Tokyo is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious stalker, strange planes invading the city and strange machines fighting back.
Kaleido Star
Japanese anime television series
Kiba
Japanese anime television series
You're Under Arrest!
manga series by Kōsuke Fujishima
Ghost Stories
2000 Japanese anime television series
Saiyuki
Japanese manga series
Gunsmith Cats
Japanese manga series
Sakura Wars
Japanese media franchise
Gals!
is a manga series written and illustrated by Mihona Fujii. It was published by Shueisha and serialized in Ribon shōjo manga magazine from 1998 to 2002. The manga was also published in the U.S. by CMX. In 2019, Mihona Fujii announced that the series will continue from November 5 on Shueisha's Manga Mee app, taking off from the manga's ending.
Mutant X
science fiction television series
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Japanese anime television series
Wedding Peach
Japanese manga series
Samurai Shodown
video game series
Martian Successor Nadesico
Japanese anime television series
Medabots
Medabots, known in Japan as , is a Japanese role-playing video game franchise created by Rin Horuma (Horumarin) and currently owned by Imagineer. The main series of RPGs focus on collecting and battling with the titular robots. The bulk of the games releases have been on Nintendo platforms, including the Game Boy, GameCube, and the DS, and 3DS handhelds.