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Now and Then, Here and There

Now and Then, Here and There

Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku

TV | 1999 | Finished | 7.3/10 | 13 eps

Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often relunctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen. (Source: Anime News Network)

Adventure Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi
Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End

Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-hen

Movie | 2008 | Finished | 7.9/10 | 1 eps

This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him…. In the distant future, mankind has lived quietly and restlessly underground for hundreds of years, subject to earthquakes and cave-ins. Living in one such village are 2 young men: one named Simon who is shy and naïve, and the other named Kamina who believes in the existence of a “surface” world above their heads. The destiny of these two starts moving drastically when the ceiling of their village falls in, and a gigantic “Gunmen” and a beautiful girl named Yoko, wielding a superconductive rifle, come from the surface. Together, Kamina, Simon and Yoko ride the mecha “Lagann” that Simon digs out of the ground, and fly up to the surface! However, the surface is not the dreamland that Kamina envisioned. This world is ruled by the Spiral King and his army of beastmen. Kamina and Simon, along with their comrades, challenge the Spiral King in an attempt to change a desperate world to one full of hope for the future with Gurren Lagann!

Action Comedy Drama Mecha
Den-noh Coil

Den-noh Coil

Dennou Coil

TV | 2007 | Finished | 7.7/10 | 26 eps

Imagine if the internet was 'projected' over the living world and you interacted with it using a portable device - glasses and visors which connect you to an augmented reality. In 2026, this technology becomes reality... Yuuko Okonogi moves with her family to Daikoku, home of an ever expanding tech network which makes up the interactive virtual world. Her grandmother runs an agency to investigate missing children who appear to have vanished from the 'real' world and entered the city's Dennou - literally meaning "electric brain" - a term used to differentiate between the virtual and 'real.' A hacker culture is emerging amongst the children of the city. Yasako is soon introduced to Isako, whose powers for hunting computer viruses known as 'illegals' belie an agenda that might have sinister motives. (Source: Siren Visual)

Adventure Comedy Drama Mystery
RWBY: Ice Queendom

RWBY: Ice Queendom

RWBY: Hyousetsu Teikoku

TV | 2022 | Finished | 6.1/10 | 12 eps

In the world of Remnant, a place where science and fairy tales coexist, human civilization is plagued by deadly monsters known as the Grimm. For a time, victory by the Grimm seemed all but certain, if not for the heroism of those sworn to protect humanity -- Huntsmen and Huntresses. These warriors are trained and assembled into teams at schools like Beacon Academy, where Ruby meets Weiss and Blake -- forming Team RWBY along with Ruby’s sister, Yang. While team RWBY studies to become the greatest Huntresses the world of Remnant has ever known, they are faced with a horrifying threat.. (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: The first three episodes received an advance release on Crunchyroll on June 24, 2022. The regular TV broadcast started on July 3, 2022.

Action Fantasy Sci-Fi
The Perfect Insider

The Perfect Insider

Subete ga F ni Naru: THE PERFECT INSIDER

TV | 2015 | Finished | 6.9/10 | 11 eps

The story of the original Subete ga F ni Naru novel revolves around Souhei Saikawa, a member of the Saikawa Research Lab. He goes on a vacation held by the lab, and Moe Nishinosono, the daughter of his mentor, joins the group on their vacation despite not being a part of the lab. There, the two end up finding a corpse. The two work together to solve the mysteries of what becomes a serial murder case. (Source: Anime News Network)

Drama Mystery Psychological Sci-Fi
Casshern Sins

Casshern Sins

キャシャーンSins

TV | 2008 | Finished | 7.4/10 | 24 eps

In the distant future, where cyborgs and humans struggle to survive after the war which destroyed the world, a being in white suit awakens. His name is Casshern and he remembers nothing of his own past. In barren and dark dystopian world, where every being alive seems to hate his existence and the evil from his past wants him dead, Casshern, haunted by the flashes of his past memories has to survive and figure out who or what exactly he is and how he got to where he is now. But he does not know that he might not like the horrible truth of the past, hidden deep inside his mind... Created as an intended reboot of Casshern franchise.

Action Adventure Drama Psychological
BEATLESS

BEATLESS

TV | 2018 | Finished | 5.7/10 | 24 eps

I believe in that smile. Even if you don't have a soul. 2105 A.D. Japan The humanoid android hiE became part of people's life and was handling the things human could and couldn't do. Endou Arato, unlike his friends Kenko and Ryou who hate hiE, felt sympathy for hiE which are supposed to be just objects. One night, Arato suddenly gets assaulted by mysterious falling cherry blossoms that make hiE and machines run havoc. Will the cornered Arato be saved by the mysterious hiE Lacia... Note: Includes Beatless Final Stage (eps 21-24).

Action Drama Romance Sci-Fi
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid

Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid

フルメタル パニック!The Second Raid

TV | 2005 | Finished | 7.7/10 | 13 eps

This series is set about two months after the events ocurred in the Tuatha de Danaan at the end of the original series. Mithril becomes aware of a secret organization that has technology able to counter the ECS (Electronic Cloaking System) mode. This organization, known as Amalgam, also has "Black Technology", obtained from "Whispered" like Kaname Chidori, and like the other intelligency agencies, they intend to obtain more. However, when Sousuke's mission to protect Chidori is terminated by Mithril, all seems to be in place for Amalgam's plans... Like many of its fans know, it is based of the FMP novel "The End of Day by Day." (Source: Anime News Network)

Action Mecha Sci-Fi
Robotics;Notes

Robotics;Notes

TV | 2012 | Finished | 7.0/10 | 22 eps

2019, Divergence Ratio 1.048596 (Steins Gate worldline). The near future, where a device popularly called the PokeCom, packaged with PhoneDroid OS, spreads, bringing the Augmented Reality world close to existence. Central Tanegashima High School's Robot Research Club is in danger of losing its club status. Kaito Yashio, one of only two members, is only obsessed with robot fighting games, showing no interest in the Robo Club even in this situation. The reckless, useless club head, Akiho Senomiya, aims to complete a giant robot, struggling hard to avoid losing the club's status. Then, one day, Kaito discovers the A.R. annotation that becomes the Kimijima Report. Written in that report is the indictment of someone named Kou Kimijima's conspiracy involving the world. (Source: VNdb)

Drama Mecha Sci-Fi
Nyaruko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W

Nyaruko-san: Another Crawling Chaos W

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W

TV | 2013 | Finished | 7.0/10 | 12 eps

Second season of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san.

Comedy Romance Sci-Fi
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Innocence

Movie | 2004 | Finished | 7.5/10 | 1 eps

The year is 2032. With the advancement of medical technology humanity has grown into a more technologically driven creature, creating a breed of cyborg citizen. Along with the development of cybernetics the world has seen rapid development in the field of artificial intelligence, making androids a commercially viable venture. A recent string of murders perpetrated by a prototype female android has drawn the attention of Section 9, a unit specializing in counter cyber-terrorism. With none of the victims' families pressing charges, suspicions arise regarding the nature of the androids and their production. Months have passed since the end of the Puppet Master incident, and with the Major still missing investigative duties fall to her cyborg commando partner Batou and his newly recruited biological partner, Togusa. Can the two overcome their differences and discover the truth behind this string of murders? (Source: Bandai Entertainment)

Action Psychological Sci-Fi
Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions

スター・ウォーズ:ビジョンズ

ONA | 2021 | Finished | 7.0/10 | 9 eps

An anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world's best anime creators and storytellers. 1) The Duel (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga) 2) Tatooine Rhapsody (Taku Kimura, Studio Colorido) 3) The Twins (Hiroyuki Imaishi, Trigger) 4) The Village Bride (Hitoshi Haga, Kinema Citrus) 5) The Ninth Jedi (Kenji Kamiyama, Production I.G.) 6) T0-B1 (Abel Gongora, Science SARU) 7) The Elder (Masahiko Ootsuka, Trigger) 8) Lop and Ochou (Yuuki Igarashi, Geno Studio) 9) Akakiri (Eun-Yeong Choi, Science SARU) Note: A further batch of 9 episodes released on May 4, 2023 as Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 does not meet our eligibility requirements as only a single episode was animated by a studio meeting our Country of Origin criteria.

Action Adventure Sci-Fi