No Guns Life ノー・ガンズ・ライフ

Alternative Name: 非枪人生 (Fēi Qiāng Rén Shēng)

 

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Cyborgs, Polices/Detectives, 

               Military, Conspiracy, War, Dystopia

 

Description: 

 

With no memory of his previous life—or who replaced his head with a giant gun—Juzo Inui now scratches out a living in the dark streets of the city as a Resolver.

 

Episode: 12 + 12 + 34 ONA

 

Original Run

Season 1: October 10, 2019 – December 27, 2019

Season 2: July 10, 2020 – September 25, 2020

ONA: October 8, 2019 – September 30, 2020

Studio: Madhouse

 

Texhnolyze テクノライズ

Alternative Name: 机魂末世录 (Jī Hún Mò Shì Lù)

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, 

               Post- Apocalyptic

Description: 

In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter. On the brink of death he is taken in by a young woman doctor and used as a guinea pig for the next evolution of Texhnolyze. With his new limbs, Ichise is taken under the wing of Oonishi, a powerful leader of Organ, an organization with some hold on Lux. As Ichise is drawn deeper into a war for territorial control of the city, he learns of his possible future from the young girl prophet Ran, who guides him from the shadows in his darkest times. With the explosion of the warfare, Ichise must uncover the truth about Lux and fight for his survival as he realizes his destiny.

Episode: 22 + 1 Special

Original Run
Series: April 16, 2003 – September 24, 2003
Special: 2004

Studio: Madhouse

Serial Experiments Lain シリアルエクスペリメンツレイン (Shiriaru Ekusuperimentsu Rein)

Alternative Name: 玲音 (Líng Yīn)

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, 
               Cyberpunk, Virtual Reality, Dementia

Description: 

Lain Iwakura appears to be an ordinary girl, with almost no experience with computers. Yet the sudden suicide of a schoolmate, and a number of strange occurrences, conspire to pull Lain into the world of the Wired, where she gradually learns that nothing is what it seems to be... not even Lain herself.

Episode: 13

Original Run: July 5, 1998 – September 28, 1998

Studio: Triangle Staff

Psycho-Pass サイコパス

Alternative Name: 心理测量者 (Xīn Lǐ Cè Liáng Zhě)

Genre: Action, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Crimes, Dystopia, 
               Polices/Detectives, Cyberpunk, War, Military, Mystery

Description: 

The series takes place in the near future, when it is possible to instantaneously measure and quantify a person's state of mind and personality. This information is recorded and processed, and the term "Psycho-Pass" in the anime's title refers to a standard used to measure an individual's being. The story centers around the "enforcement officer" Shinya Kōgami, who is tasked with managing crime in such a world.

Episode
Season 1: 22 episodes
Season 2: 11 episodes + 1 Movie + 3 Movies
Season 3: 8 episodes + 3 Movies + 1 Movie

Original Run 
Season 1: October 12, 2012 – March 22, 2013
Season 2: October 10, 2014 – December 18, 2014
Movie: January 9, 2015
Movie: January 25, 2019
Movie: February 15, 2019
Movie: March 8, 2019
Season 3: October 24, 2019 – December 12, 2019
Movie: March 27, 2020

Movie: May 12, 2023

Studio: Production I.G / Tatsunoko Production (S2)

Accel World アクセル・ワールド (Akuseru Wārudo)

Alternative Name: 加速世界 (Jiā Sù Shì Jiè)

Genre: Action, Romance, Cyberpunk, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Games,
               Tournaments, Fighting, Online Game/MMORPG, School, 

               Virtual Reality, School Life, Tragedy 

Description: 

In 2046, people can access a virtual network known as the Neurolinker via their cellphone terminals. A perpetual victim of bullying, middle school student Haruyuki spends his time absorbed in games in a corner of his local network. One day, he is approached by the most famous girl in his school, Kuroyukihime (Black Snow Princess). She gives him a strange program called Brain Burst that has the power to "accelerate the world."

Episode: 24 + 2 OVA + 8 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run
Series: April 6, 2012 – September 21, 2012
Special: July 25, 2012 – February 27, 2013
OVA: September 13, 2012 – January 31, 2013
Movie: July 23, 2016

Studio: Sunrise

Un-Go アンゴ (Ango)

Alternative Name: UN-GO因果论 (UN-GO Yīn Guǒ Lùn)

Genre: Mystery, Supernatural, Drama, Post-War, Detectives, Crimes,

              Psychological, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Transformation

Description: 

With the help of his strange assistant Inga, "defeated detective" Shinjūrō Yūki solves crimes in a near future Japan still suffering from the ravages of war. Problem is, the credit always ends up going to super detective Rinroku Kaishō.

Episode: 11 + 1 Movie + 10 ONA

Original Run
Series & ONA: October 14, 2011 – December 23, 2011
Movie: November 19, 2011

Studio: Bones