Ace Censorate 王牌御史 (Wáng Pái Yù Shǐ)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural, School

 

Description: 

 

In a world where yin and yang has lost its balance and day merged with night, humans and monsters learn to coexist. Our hardworking censorates do their best to fight the ‘untamed’ monsters in this joyful story.

 

Episode: 39 + 1

 

Original Run

Series: June 27, 2014 – January 20, 2016

ONA: 2014

Studio: Haoliners Animation League

Live-Action Film: December 15, 2016

Kakegurui 賭ケグルイ

Alternative Name: 狂赌之渊 (Kuáng Dǔ Zhī Yuān)

Genre: Gambling, Psychological, School, Thriller, Tournaments, 

               Mystery, Games, Drama

 

Description: 

 

At Hyakkaō Private Academy, the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy engage in a unique curriculum geared to teach them to how to read their opponents. Specifically, students have a rigorous curriculum of gambling where the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. When Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's decides to teach the students what a real high-roller looks like.

 

Episode

Season 1: 12 + 3 Special

Season 2: 12 + 6 ONA

 

Original Run

Season 1: July 1, 2017 – September 23, 2017

Special: October 13, 2017 – December 15, 2017

Season 2: January 8, 2019 – March 26, 2019

ONA: August 4, 2022

Studio: MAPPA

Television Drama

Season 1: January 14, 2018 – March 19, 2018 (10 Episodes)

Season 2: April 1, 2019 – April 29, 2019 (5 Episodes)

Kakegurui Twin: March 26, 2021 – April 16, 2021 (8 Episodes)

 

Live-Action Film: May 3, 2019 & May 2021

Grand Blue ぐらんぶる (Guranburu)

Alternative Name: GRANDBLUE 碧蓝之海 (GRANDBLUE Bì Lán Zhī Hǎi)

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Water Sport, Diving, School

 

Description: 

 

Iori Kitahara moves to the coastal town of Izu for his freshman year at its university, taking residence above Grand Blue, his uncle's scuba diving shop. Iori has high hopes and dreams about having the ideal college experience, but when he enters the shop he is sucked into the alcoholic activities of the carefree members of the Diving Club who frequent the place. Persuaded by upperclassmen Shinji Tokita and Ryuujirou Kotobuki, Iori reluctantly joins their bizarre party. His cousin Chisa Kotegawa later walks in and catches him in the act, earning Iori her utter disdain.

Based on Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's popular comedy manga, Grand Blue follows Iori's misadventures with his eccentric new friends as he strives to realize his ideal college dream, while also learning how to scuba dive.

 

Episode: 12

 

Original Run: July 14, 2018 – September 29, 2018

Studio: Zero-G

 

Live-Action Film: August 7, 2020

Dororo どろろ

Alternative Name: 多罗罗 (Duō Luō Luō)

Genre: Dark Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural, Action, Adventure,

               Demons, Revenge

Description: 

 

During the 1470s after the Wars of Onin and Bunmei in the Noto Peninsula of the Hokuriku District, Hyakkimaru, who lacks as much as 48 body parts, obtains a fake body and eliminates 48 monsters that were made from his body to retrieve his missing body parts.

Episode: 24

 

Original Run: January 7, 2019 – June 24, 2019

Studio: Tezuka Production & MAPPA

 

Live-Action Film: March 15, 2007

Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru 刀剣乱舞-花丸-

Alternative Name: 刀剑乱舞-花丸- (Dāo Jiàn Luàn Wǔ-Huā Wán-)

Genre: Action, Historical, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Slice of Life, 

               Alternative Version I, Time Travel, Alternative Version 2

Description: 

The year is 2205. The "historical revisionists" have begun attacks on the past in their plot to change history. The Saniwa, who have been charged with protecting history, can imbue life into objects. Strongest among these are the Tōken Danshi. The story centers around their cheerful lives.

Episode

Season 1: 12 Episodes + 3 Movie 

Season 2: 12 Episodes + 3 Movie 

Original Run

Season 1: October 3, 2016 – December 19, 2016

Movie: December 1, 2017 – December 8, 2017

Season 2: January 7, 2018 – March 25, 2018

Movie: May 20, 2022 – September 1, 2022

Studio: Doga Kobo

Live-Action Film: January 18, 2019

The Skullman スカルマンSKULL MAN

Alternative Name: 骷髅人 (Kū Lóu Rén)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

Description: 

Set in an alternate history of Japan, freelance journalist Hayato Mitogami returns to his hometown of Ootomo to investigate rumors of a man wearing a skull mask committing murders there. Once in the city, he discovers connections between the victims and a local pharmaceutical company, a new religious sect, and strange half human, half animal creatures. Along with a young photographer, Kiriko Mamiya, he decides to find out who the Skull Man really is.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 28, 2007 – July 22, 2007 

Studio: Bones

Live-Action Film: April 21, 2007

The Great Passage 舟を編む (Fune no Amu)

Alternative Name: 编舟记 (Biān Zhōu Jì)

Genre: Drama, Editor, Dictionary, Workplace

Description: 

Araki is a veteran editor for the dictionary department at the Genbu Shobō publishing company. He is looking for a successor now that he's approaching retirement age. After Majime Mitsuya — a salesman who's a poor talker — meets Masashi Nishioka — Araki's coworker who is sociable and frivolous — Araki overhears their conversation and decides to recruit Majime into the department. The "odd couple" work together to compile a medium-sized Japanese dictionary titled "The Great Passage" (Daitokai)

Episode: 11 + 10 ONA

Original Run

Series: October 14, 2016 – December 23, 2016

ONA: October 13, 2016 – December 18, 2016

Studio: Xexcs

Live-Action Film: April 13, 2013

Inuyashiki いぬやしき

Alternative Name: 犬屋敷 (Quǎn Wū Fū)

Genre: Action, Psychological, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mecha

Description: 

Ichiro Inuyashiki is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he's constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he's done to support them. On top of everything else, his doctor has revealed that he has cancer and it appears that he has little time left in this world. But just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichiro stands.

Episode: 11

Original Run: October 12, 2017 – December 22, 2017

Studio: MAPPA

Live Action Film: April 20, 2018

The Promised Neverland 約束のネバーランド (Yakusoku no Neverland)

Alternative Name: 约定的梦幻岛 (Yuē Dìng De Mèng Huàn Dǎo)

Genre: Sci-Fi, Dark Fantasy, Thriller, Psychological, Mystery, Horror, 

               Drama, Human Experimentation, Survival, War, Demons

Description: 

Emma, Norman, and Ray are the three most brilliant children the Grace Field House has produced in decades. Unlike in a typical orphanage, they, and their fellow children, eat well and are given an intensive education. However, despite living in a peaceful environment with fun games and a caring mother, there's something not quite right. When six year old Connie is "adopted" by foster parents, she forgets her favorite stuffed rabbit, and Emma and Norman sneak out to return it to her. When they arrive at the scene, the two realize exactly why they had always been isolated from the outside world.

Episode

Season 1: 12 

Season 2: 11 +1 Special

Original Run

Season 1: January 10, 2019 – March 29, 2019

Season 2: January 8, 2021 – March 26, 2021

Special: February 12, 2021

Studio: CloverWorks

Live-Action Film: December 18, 2020

King's Game The Animation 王様ゲーム ジ・アニメーション (Ōsama Gemu Ji Animēshon)

 

Alternative Name: 國王遊戲 (Guó Wáng Yóu Xì)

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Supernatural, School, Gore, 

               Survival, Dementia

Description: 

An entire high school class of 32 people receive a message on their cellphones from a person known only as the "King." The messages contain orders that the students must obey, or they risk the punishment of death. With their lives on the line, the students soon find out that the orders are getting more and more extreme as time goes on.

Episode: 12

Original Run: October 5, 2017 – December 21, 2017

Studio: Seven

Live Action Film: December 17, 2011

Twin Spirit Detective 双生灵探 (Shuāng Shēng Líng Tàn)

Genre: Mystery, Psychological, Twins, Detectives, Occult

Description: 

Twin detectives Xiaotu and Xiaohu set up a business that specializes in dealing with supernatural occurrences. However, when they investigate what seems to be an ordinary “Supernatural” case, a series of bizarre events unfold. To that end, Xiaotu and Xiaohu conquer hardships with every step they take, to clear the hazy path towards the truth.

Episode: 20

Original Run: August 25, 2016 – January 5, 2017

Studio: B.C MAY PICTURES

Live-Action Film: July 29, 2017

The Unparalleled Black & White 黑白無雙 (Hēi Bái Wú Shuāng)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Youkai, Demons, 

Description: 

A story about two young demons who are always slacking off at work, a place that happens to be an organization that vows to keep the balance between the worlds of the living and dead by killing humans!

Episode: 12 + 12 + 12

Original Run

Season 1: July 9, 2015 – February 25, 2016

Season 2: August 5, 2017 – October 14, 2017

Season 3: July 19, 2021 – September 27, 2021

Studio: Wa Wa Yu Animation Studio

Live-Action Film: TBA

You Don't Know Gunma Yet お前はまだグンマを知らない (Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai)

Alternative Name: 你还是不懂群马 (Nǐ Hái Shì Bù Dǒng Qún Mǎ)

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, School, Tourism, School Life

Description: 

Nori Kamitsuki moves from Chiba Prefecture to a fictionalized version of Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo. Before moving to Gunma, Kamitsuki only sees that the prefecture has a fearsome reputation on the net. Upon moving, he soon makes contact with the people who hold a strong love of Gunma's culture.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 2, 2018 – June 18, 2018

Studio: Asahi Production

Live-Action Film: July 22, 2017

Television Drama: March 6, 2017 – March 27, 2017 (4 Episodes)

Bungou Stray Dogs 文豪ストレイドッグス

Alternative Name: 文豪野犬 (Wén Háo Yě Quǎn)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Conspiracy, 

              Crimes, Historical, Literature, Mafia, Superpowers, 

              Alternative Version, Detectives

Description: 

For weeks, Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage has been plagued by a mystical tiger that only he seems to be aware of. Suspected to be behind the strange incidents, the 18-year-old is abruptly kicked out of the orphanage and left hungry, homeless, and wandering through the city.

While starving on a riverbank, Atsushi saves a rather eccentric man named Osamu Dazai from drowning. Whimsical suicide enthusiast and supernatural detective, Dazai has been investigating the same tiger that has been terrorizing the boy. Together with Dazai's partner Doppo Kunikida, they solve the mystery, but its resolution leaves Atsushi in a tight spot. As various odd events take place, Atsushi is coerced into joining their firm of supernatural investigators, taking on unusual cases the police cannot handle, alongside his numerous enigmatic co-workers.

Episode

Season 1: 12 Episodes

Season 2: 12 Episodes + 1 OVA + 1 Movie
Season 3: 12 Episodes + 1 Movie

Alternative Version: 12 Episodes

Season 4: 13 Episodes

Season 5: 11 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: April 7, 2016 – June 23, 2016

Season 2: October 6, 2016 – December 16, 2016

OVA: August 4, 2017

Movie: March 3, 2018
Season 3: April 12, 2019 – June 28, 2019 

Alternative Version: January 13, 2021 – March 31, 2021

Season 4: January 3, 2023 – March 29, 2023 

Season 5: July 12, 2023 – September 20, 2023 

Studio: Bones / Bones & Nomad (Alternative Version)

Live-Action Film: January 7, 2022

Library War 図書館戦争 (Toshokan Sensō)

Alternative Name: 图书馆战争 (Tú Shū Guǎn Zhàn Zhēng)

Genre: Action, Military, Comedy, Romance, Library, War

Description: 

In a slightly different timeline than ours, the explosion of information and misinformation came to be considered a direct threat to society. In a daring decision, it was decided to create a new government agency dedicated solely to information management. Some thirty years later, in 2019, the government still monitors and controls information, suppressing anything they find undesirable, but standing against their abuses of power are the libraries, with their special agents called ‘the book soldiers.’

Episode: 12 + 1 Special + 1 Movie

Original Run

Series: April 10, 2008 – June 26, 2008

Special: October 1, 2008

Movie: June 16, 2012

Studio: Production I.G

Live-Action Film: April 27, 2013 & October 10, 2015

Thriller Restaurant 怪談レストラン (Kaidan Restaurant)

Alternative Name: 怪谈餐馆 (Guài Tán Cān Guǎn)

Genre: Horror, Kids, Mystery, Supernatural, Comedy, Ghosts/Spirits

Description: 

Shou transfers from London into Ako's class at Yamazakura Elementary School. Because strange things are always happening in Yamazakura, people call it a cursed town. It's a good thing Shou is interested in paranormal phenomena, because in each episode he, Ako (whom everyone calls Anko), and their friend Reiko are in three short horror stories introduced by the ghostly garcon of the restaurant. But don't worry. The restaurant adjusts the spices so those who don't like scary stories can still enjoy the meal.

Episode: 23

Original Run: October 13, 2009 – June 8, 2010

Studio: Toei Animation

Live-Action Film: August 21, 2010

SpiritPact スピリットパクト

Alternative Name: 灵契 (Líng Qì)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Shounen-Ai, Ghosts/Spirits,

               Onmyouji, Youkai

Description: 

Poverty-strikened Yang Jinghua had an accident. The moment he woke up, he seemed to turn 10 years younger overnight. Yang Jinghua thought he had been reborn and when he was about to step on the path for a new beginning, a white-haired, rich and handsome guy named Duanmu Xi, appeared right in front of him. He not only told Yang Jinghua that Yang Jinghua was already dead, he even asked for an invitation: "Young man, do you want to sign a contract with me and stay with me for the rest of your life?"

Episode: 20 ONA + 12 Episodes

Original Run
Season 1: June 21, 2016 – November 1, 2016
Season 2: February 23, 2018 – May 11, 2018

Studio: Haoliners Animation League

Live-Action Film: March 11, 2018

Flowers of Evil 惡の華 (Aku no Hana)

Alternative Name: 惡之華 (È Zhī Huá)

Genre: Drama, Psychological, Romance, School, Thriller

Description: 

Takao worships the class beauty, Nanako, from afar. When he is alone in the classroom one day after school, he notices her bag of gym clothes on the floor. He can't resist picking it up. He plans to return it, but the next day, all the girls are commiserating with Nanako that some pervert has stolen her gym clothes. Worse than that, their classmate Sawa quietly lets him know that she saw him take the clothes and will tell Nanako if he doesn't make a contract with her to do whatever she asks of him. And so their strange, tense relationship begins.

Episode: 13

Original Run: April 5, 2013 – June 29, 2013

Studio: Zexcs

Live-Action Film: September 27, 2019

Erased 僕だけがいない街 (Boku dake ga Inai Machi)

Alternative Name: 只有我不存在的城市 

                                      (Zhǐ Yǒu Wǒ Bù Cún Zài De Chéng Shì)

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller, Assassins, 

               Butterfly Effect, Time Travel, Tragedy, Romance

Description: 

Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo

Episode: 12 + 2 ONA

Original Run
Series: January 8, 2016 – March 25, 2016
ONA: February 16, 2016 – March 18, 2016

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Live-Action Film: March 19, 2016

Television Drama: December 15, 2017 (12 Episodes)