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A Wild Last Boss Appeared!

TV / 12 eps / Fall 2025 / Light novel

Lufas Maphaahl, the Black-Winged Tyrant, was the Great Conqueror who once forged the world of Exgate into a single country. Her reign, supposedly one of fear, ended only when seven heroes rose to cast her down, bringing the player-driven event to a triumphant close—or so the player behind Lufas' avatar thought until a strange message from the goddess of Exgate summoned him into the game world. The player then suddenly awakens in the body of Lufas two hundred years after her defeat, finding Exgate on the brink of extinction at the hands of the Devil King. Now, he must travel the world as Lufas to find her most loyal subjects, the Twelve Heavenly Stars, and discover the reason behind his summoning. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Anime-Gataris

TV / 12 eps / Fall 2017 / Original

After dreaming about an anime she used to watch as a child, Minoa Asagaya could not forget a particularly memorable scene. However, despite her best efforts, she cannot recall the name of the show. Due to this, Minoa asks for help from her fellow classmates at Sakaneko High School. Her conversation is overheard by Arisu Kamiigusa, the most popular and wealthy girl in class who is also a hardcore otaku. Yet even with her vast knowledge, Arisu does not recognize the show. After discovering that there isn't an anime club at their school, Minoa and Arisu create the Anime Research Club, as they may obtain the answer to Minoa's mystery if they gather people who share the same interest. Thus, Minoa is exposed to a bizarre new world—the world of anime! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Japan, Our Homeland

Movie / 1 eps / Spring 2007 / Original

It was the spring of 1956, roughly 10 years after the end of the Pacific War. A new teacher named Rieko Sakamoto is assigned to an elementary school in Kiba, downtown Tokyo. At the same time, Shizu Miyanaga, a transfer student from Kobe, joins the class #4 of the 6th grade. Shizu is a bright, pretty girl who dreams to become a singer. Blessed with both athletic and academic abilities, Shizu quickly becomes the center of everyone's attention in the class. Akira, the son of a joiner and also the class president, starts to develop a special feeling for Shizu... (Source: AniDB)

The Magnificent Kotobuki

TV / 12 eps / Winter 2019 / Original

Across the desolate wilderness, resources are scant and survival is the utmost priority. Essential supplies are delivered through the network of zeppelins, relying on protection from mercenary crews piloting single-engine fighter planes. At odds with pirates and political conflict, these brave aviators provide the strongest guard to stability in such dismal lands. Kylie—a talented, hotshot pilot—serves with one such crew: the Kotobuki Squadron. Recruited to the group by her childhood friend Emma, her natural aptitude for flight makes her a key member. Armed with their Hayabusa fighter planes, the six-member squadron is hired to protect people, goods, and society as they continue to engage hardships in their complex world. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Time Travel Girl

TV / 12 eps / Summer 2016 / Book

Mari Hayase is the daughter of a scientist, Eiji, who vanished three years ago. He left behind a pendant known as the armillary compass. One day, after coming across a mysterious book, the compass glows and sends Mari back in time. Supported by her best friend Waka Mizuki and Waka's brother Shun, Mari travels through time in search of her missing father and along the way meets prominent scientists who changed the way people think about magnets & electricity. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Magnificent Kotobuki

Movie / 1 eps / Summer 2020 / Original

Compilation film with new content.

Ultra Maniac

TV / 26 eps / Spring 2003 / Manga

Fantasies and miracles never interested Ayu Tateishi, a popular second-year student at her middle school. She was content with preserving her image of being cool, calm, and collected—all to catch the eye of her crush, Tetsushi Kaji. Ayu's carefree youthful days are interrupted by the appearance of Nina Sakura, a new transfer student who turns out to be a witch. As the only person who knows about Nina's ability to cast spells using a mini-computer, Ayu is forced to help Nina with her mission to find the five Holy Stones, qualifying her to marry the prince of the Magic Kingdom. Unfortunately, Nina's ineptitude with magic and her habit of meddling in Ayu's personal life cause nothing but trouble for the two of them as Ayu toils to maintain her good reputation and Nina struggles to hide her secret from the discerning eye of Hiroki Tsujiai, Tetsushi's best friend and an avid fan of manga. And when Nina's search for the five Holy Stones brings allies and challengers from the Magic Kingdom, Ayu is dragged into a world she never even dreamed was possible. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Cockroach Girls

ONA / 2 eps / Summer 2012 / Manga

Gokicha is a small cockroach girl who has moved from Kanto to Hokkaido. She hopes the people in Hokkaido, who are less used to her kind, will become her friends. Despite her best intentions, however, she always seems to find herself on the bottom of someone's shoe or covered in insecticide. As Gokicha and her friend Chaba try to make it on the streets, it becomes apparent that the lives of cockroaches are full of peril. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Nitaboh

Movie / 1 eps / Winter 2004 / Other

At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind traveling shamisen player. In time, with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate—that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen playing. (Source: ANN)

Shouwa Monogatari

TV / 13 eps / Spring 2011 / Original

Dramatic story of the Yamazaki family during the year Showa 39 (1964), the year that Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics.

Zunda Horizon

Movie / 1 eps / Spring 2017 / Original

Zunko Tohoku can make any mochi into delicious zunda mochi by shooting it with her Zunda Arrow. Along with Kiritan Tohoku, Itako Tohoku, Usagi Chuugoku, Metan Shikoku, and Sora Kyushu, she enjoys eating zunda mochi while being full of happiness. Chanko Ooedo conversely leads the Natto Factory along with her companions Tsurugi Chubu, Shinobi Kansai, Awamo Okinawa, and Meron Hokkaido. Even though zunda and natto use the same type of bean, the edamame used in zunda and the soy beans used in natto are harvested at different times, with edamame being harvested first. As a result, the members of the Natto Factory are afraid of a decrease in the quantity of soybeans harvested. Chanko sends Awamo Okinawa and Meron Hokkaido to Zunko's house to assassinate her, but a third power makes their appearance. (Source: ANN)

Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai Gaiden: Oozora no Harukaze Hikoutai

ONA / 12 eps / Spring 2019 / Original

A short spin-off anime released on "Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai: Oozora no Takeoff Girls!" game app and YouTube. (Source: AniDB)

Gonta: The Story of The Two-Named Dog in The Fukushima Disaster

Movie / 1 eps / Spring 2022 / Book

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 hit the Tohoku region. The Tomita Diner family evacuates from place to place, leaving their 8-year-old dog, Gonta, behind. Meanwhile Yoshino, a female university student in Tokyo, joins a pet rescue volunteer group and goes to the disaster area. There, she rescues a dog and names him Peace, but he is found to be suffering from a serious illness and is diagnosed as having only one month to live. Yoshino desperately tries to bring Peace back to his original owner. Miraculously, Yoshino meets the Tomita family and learns that Peace is Gonta. Gonta continues to live to the point that even doctors are surprised, and becomes a hope for many victims. Yoshino also becomes increasingly involved in pet rescue, which she had a reason for. (Source: Otakuthon)

Symphony in August

Movie / 1 eps / Summer 2009 / Book

Based on the autobiography of the singer Kawashima Ai. The name of the book is "Saigo no Kotoba" ("The Last Words") and it follows Kawashima Ai's life after her mother's death. The story chronicles her journey to make her dream come true to be a singer and, among other things, how she used to perform for free on Tokyo's streets.

Animegataris: Yuku Toshi, Kuru Toshi

ONA / 1 eps / Winter 2017 / Original

Special short episode of Animegataris streamed on Niconico-douga.

Shouwa Monogatari (Movie)

Movie / 1 eps / Winter 2011 / Unknown

Dramatic story of the Yamazaki family during the year Showa 39 (1964), the year that Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics.

Joshikousei Nobunaga-chan!!

ONA / 10 eps / Summer 2010 / Manga

The 16th-century shogun Oda Nobunaga wakes up in a high school girl's body.

Ghost Stories SP

OVA / 10 eps / Summer 2005 / Mixed media

OVAs included in the August and September issues of Comic Bun Bun between 2005 and 2009. In 2005 and 2006, the anime came on VHS tapes. It switched to DVD in 2007.

Spectral Force Chronicle Divergence

OVA / 1 eps / Summer 2005 / Game

Anime based on JRPG series Spectral Force.

Rebirth Moon Divergence

OVA / 1 eps / Fall 2005 / Game

Ires and his father, Leglight are peddlers. Near Gramnoa,they met a genius "tempest", Yuan. Yuan thinks they are bandits, and began to fight. Leglight wields his mystic weapon, and beats him back. However, right after that, he is swallowed into black light leaving the weapon, a "device", and a message, “Visit Oldman in Gramnoa”. To look for his father, he leaves for Gramnoa. (Source: Animenfo)

Full-Blast Science Adventure: So That's How It Is!

TV / 26 eps / Fall 2003 / Original

After a soccer game one day, six kids are playing a cute RPG-looking video game at their homes. One of them scored the winning goal, one was the goal keeper who barely missed the ball, and the others were two groups of two who were rooting for their respective sides. Suddenly, when they defeat a boss, a strange thing pops up in front of them, and they're sucked into the game world! Tomoru (scorer), Mio, and Dai end up together with Professor Galileo, who tells them that he's the one that created this game that they`ve appeared in, called Eureka, but he inadvertently got sucked into it as well. In order to get back to their world, they need to clear missions that pop up in certain areas of the world. So when a mission appears, Tomoru and the gang make the professor take them along. When they get to area C-1, they find that not only do they have a mission, but they have a rival group! The rival professor has brought their rivals from the soccer game, Yukio, Suzuka, and Kouta, with him! Their mission, of course, is a scientific one. First the computer explains how lightning is formed, and then they have to figure out a way to stop the lightning to clear the mission! Tomoru and company manage to get it done, and get a Eureka Stone, letting them get back to their world! Except... the gateway back actually needs ten Eureka Stones total before it will open! Sounds like there's a lot of science to be learned and missions to be cleared before they can go home. (Source: Jascii.net)

Spo-chan Taiketsu: Youkai Daikessen

Movie / 1 eps / Summer 2014 / Unknown

Gold Muscle

TV / 10 eps / Fall 2002 / Original

A story about a mad scientist named Dr. Carlo Gorgon, who created athletes fused with animal DNA to compete through different sports, and it's up to the human athletes, who were the heroes, to challenge and stop Gorgon's plan.