Kazuma Hoshino moves to the beautiful countryside to take care of his little brother, Ayumu Hoshino. They ended up staying in a Japanese Inn that their father knows but not being accustomed to the streets of the countryside, they get lost on their way to the Japanese Inn. Moreover, Kazuma gets into a bit of mischief in the mountains...Being in an unfamiliar place, a woman appears before him.
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A Certain Magical Index (s)
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In a world where magic is as real as science, high-school student Kamijo comes to the aid of a young nun named Index. She's on the run from a magic society that covets the massive library of forbidden knowledge stored in her memory.
Freshman Kurogane Taito was always an ordinary, regular guy, except for a promise made to the beautiful vampire, Saitohimea nine years ago.
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Accel World (s)
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The year is 2046. Haruyuki Arita is a young boy who finds himself on the lowest social rungs of his school. Ashamed of his miserable life, Haruyuki can only cope by indulging in virtual games. But that all changes when Kuroyukihime, the most popular girl in school, introduces him to a mysterious program called Brain Burst and a virtual reality called the Accel World.
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Afro Samurai (d)
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He's a legend with an ice cold soul and a jones for revenge: Afro Samurai. As a kid, he saw his father slaughtered. Now a man, Afro journeys to the mountain to face destiny. The perpetrators are gonna get what they deserve. Starring Samuel L. Jackson.
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Afro Samurai Resurrection (d)
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Afro Samurai found peace after avenging his father. But the master is forced back into the game by sexy Sio, a deadly woman from his past who won't quit until Afro pays for his sins. Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Lucy Liu.
Ah! My Goddess TV (d)
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A whiz with his studies, engineering student Keiichi Morisato doesn't demonstrate the same prowess with the ladies. But one fateful evening, a wrong number puts him in contact with the "Goddess Hotline." One wish later, Keiichi finds himself blessed with Belldandy, the perfect girlfriend and an honest-to-goodness goddess. Unfortunately, she doesn't have any idea of how to act in the human world, and her presence quickly upturns Keiichi's world.
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Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (d)
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The song may say "Thank heaven for little girls" -but who is college student Keiichi Morisato supposed to thank when three honest to goodness living Goddesses move in and take over his life? And should he really be all that grateful? After all, in most mythologies, close relationships between mortals and immortals usually lead to mortifying complications, so we're already talking about an extremely mixed blessing!
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Ai Yori Aoshi (d)
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Kaoru is a college boy living with his fiancee Aoi, but family complications are forcing them to keep their engagement secret. Countless steamy situations arise as a variety of babes start moving in to their mansion. They can't get enough of Kaoru!
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Ai Yori Aoshi (s)
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Kaoru is a college boy living with his fiancee Aoi, but family complications are forcing them to keep their engagement secret. Countless steamy situations arise as a variety of babes start moving in to their mansion. They can't get enough of Kaoru!
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Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ (s)
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Kaoru is a college boy living with his fiancee Aoi, but family complications are forcing them to keep their engagement secret. Countless steamy situations arise as a variety of babes start moving in to their mansion. They can't get enough of Kaoru!
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Air Gear (d)
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Tough guy Ikki rules his school, but when he’s defeated by a gang of Storm Riders, the four sisters he lives with welcome him to the world of Air Trecks – motor-powered inline skates. With his powerful new wings, Ikki fights for his friends and his pride in fierce Air Treck battles. One mistake could cost him everything, but each victory brings him closer to becoming the king of the sky.
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Air Gear (s)
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Tough guy Ikki rules his school, but when he’s defeated by a gang of Storm Riders, the four sisters he lives with welcome him to the world of Air Trecks – motor-powered inline skates. With his powerful new wings, Ikki fights for his friends and his pride in fierce Air Treck battles. One mistake could cost him everything, but each victory brings him closer to becoming the king of the sky.
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Air Master (s)
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Maki Aikawa is tall, with a nice model-like figure, but is also quiet and looks like an ordinary high school girl. However, her unique life style includes being a street fighter within the dark alleyways and back streets of Tokyo. To date, she remains undefeated against both men and women. And with a unique arsenal of aerial techniques allowing her to knock out opponents at will, people began to call her the Air Master.
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Amagami SS (s)
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After being stood up on Christmas Eve, Junichi Tachibana is finally opening up to the idea of getting a new girlfriend. Follow the romatic adventure as Junichi makes up for lost time and tries to woo the cutest and craziest girls on campus!
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Angel Beats (s)
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Otonashi is a young boy living in the afterlife with no memories of his life before his death. He joins a school organization called the SSS whose mission is to fight against God.
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (s)
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Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
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Another (s)
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Mei Misaki was cute, athletic and one of the most popular girls in her school. Why should a little thing like death change that? 23 years later, a new transfer student discovers that not only is his schools student body one corpse short of a full roster, but that some secrets never leave high school. As the school bells toll a deadly dirge and students begin to die, things that were never properly buried come back to haunt the high school of the damned in ANOTHER!
The Ninterudo Empire and the Segua Kingdom have been locked in a war for supremacy over the land of Consume for many years. The powerful Ninterudo Empire under the leadership of Marcus, with many excellent killers possessing various special abilities, has gained the upper hand in the struggle, occupying the majority of Consume as well as the surrounding nations. The Segua Kingdom has been left with no plausible option but to fight defensively... until the arrival of Gear drastically turns the tides.
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Aquarion (d)
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When the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber, humanity is held captive by fear and sheer alien dominance. Eleven years after the Great Catastrophe decimated the world, most of those left alive are scavengers, dirty and starving in the streets. There is hope, however - Mechanical Angel Aquarion! Powered by three souls intertwined, a rare breed of pilot takes the controls. Known as Elements, one among them must rise if mankind is to survive. Prophecy is being fulfilled as the end of the world approaches... Through a swirling cloud of love, betrayal, loss and destiny, the last hope for the new century arrives and takes flight!
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Aquarion (s)
26 of 26 episodes available | courtesy of FUNimation (via Hulu) | encyclopedia entry »
When the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber, humanity is held captive by fear and sheer alien dominance. Eleven years after the Great Catastrophe decimated the world, most of those left alive are scavengers, dirty and starving in the streets. There is hope, however - Mechanical Angel Aquarion! Powered by three souls intertwined, a rare breed of pilot takes the controls. Known as Elements, one among them must rise if mankind is to survive. Prophecy is being fulfilled as the end of the world approaches… Through a swirling cloud of love, betrayal, loss and destiny, the last hope for the new century arrives and takes flight!
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Aria: The Scarlet Ammo (s)
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Kinji is a junior at a high school for mercenaries. He just wants to be normal, but his secret condition - he turns into an ace killer when he's turned on by the female form - triggers a fiery transfer student's unrelenting desire to make him her partner.
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Armitage III (d)
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Armitage is a brash cybernetic cop with a racy wardrobe who patrols a Mars metropolis. She and her stoic partner, Sylibus, risk everything to track a killer who is revealing his female victims' identities as highly-advanced androids.
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Armitage III (s)
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Armitage is a brash cybernetic cop with a racy wardrobe who patrols a Mars metropolis. She and her stoic partner, Sylibus, risk everything to track a killer who is revealing his female victims' identities as highly-advanced androids.
Kio and all her family members are gathered for a funeral in Okinawa. This same day, a message arrives from outer space. There she encounters a girl named Elis who claims to be an alien.
Naoya is taken to a magical land where he is to enter succubus Princess Lotte's harem. Due to trauma during her childhood, she dislikes men and surrounds herself with women. Let's watch the lives of these individuals unfold.
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Asura Cryin' (s)
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Tomoharu Natsume is a high school student living by himself with a ghost friend that only he can see.
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Asura Cryin' 2 (s)
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Tomoharu Natsume is a high school student living by himself with a ghost friend that only he can see.
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