Trickster: From Edogawa Ranpo's "The Boy Detectives Club" TRICKSTER -江戸川乱歩「少年探偵団」より- (Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori)

Alternative Name: Tricksters~来自江户川乱步 [少年侦探团]

                                      (Tricksters ~Lái Zì Jiāng Hù Chuān Luàn Bù 

                                      [Shào Nián Zhēn Tàn Tuán])

Genre: Mystery, Detectives, Action, Crimes

Description: 

It is the 2030s. The Boy Detectives Club gathers under Kogorō Akechi, the mysterious detective. The group solves cases great and small using their unique skills. One day, a member of the club, Kensuke Hanazaki, meets the boy Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the "Unidentifiable Mist," but he yearns for death, and shirks from contact with other people. Taking an interest in him, Hanazaki invites him to join the Boy Detectives Club. Their meeting is connected to the fate tying together Kogorō Akechi, and the era's greatest villain, the Fiend With Twenty Faces.

Episode: 24 + 2 OVA

Original Run

Series: October 4, 2016 – March 27, 2017

OVA: December 22, 2016

Studio: TMS Entertainment & Shin-Ei Animation

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

Monochrome Factor モノクローム·ファクター

Alternative Name: 幻影少年 (Huàn Yǐng Shào Nián)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen-Ai, Supernatural, Isekai,    

               School, Delinquents

Description: 

The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life. That is, until he meets the mysterious Shirogane, a man who suddenly appears and tells him to meet him at the school that night. Though he is skeptical, he goes anyway, and subsequently gets attacked by a shadow monster. Shirogane convinces him that the balance between the human world and the shadow world has been distorted, and that Akira must become a "shin", which is a creature of the shadow world, in order to help restore the balance.

Episode: 24

Original Run: April 7, 2008 – September 29, 2008

Studio: A.C.G.T

Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut 最弱無敗の神装機竜

Alternative Name: 最弱無敗神裝機龍 (Zuì Ruò Wú Bài Shén Zhuāng Jī Lóng)

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Mecha, School Life, Supernatural, 

               Ecchi, Action, School

Description: 

Lux is a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory's bathing area, sees the kingdom's new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he's known as the "undefeated weakest" Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 11, 2016 – March 28, 2016

Studio: Lerche

Wild Adapter ワイルドアダプター (Wairudo Adaputā)

Alternative Name: 疾暴执行部 (Jí Bào Zhí Xíng Bù)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Crimes, 

              Shounen-Ai, Tragedy, Yakuza, Alternative Version

Description: 

Makoto, a gang leader, takes in Minoru Tokito. Minoru has a mysterious past that includes the usage of a drug called W.A. This drug has caused Minoru to have his right arm as a monstrous limb. The two begin their journey by investigating this drug that is tearing up the city's "underground".

Episode: 2

Original Run: March 26, 2014 – September 30, 2015

Studio: Anpro

Araiso Private School Student Council Executive Committee 私立荒磯高等学校生徒会執行部 (Shiritsu Araiso Koutou Gakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu)

Alternative Name: 私立荒矶高中生徒会执行部

                                      (Sī Lì Huāng Jī Gāo Zhōng Shēng Tú Huì Zhí Xíng Bù)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Tournaments, School, 
               Shounen-Ai, Sport, Alternative Version

Description: 

Kubota Makoto and Tokitoh Minoru (characters from Kazuya Minekura's manga Wild Adaptor -- though no reference is made to the darker storyline of WA in this light-hearted anime) are the muscle of their high school's all-powerful student council. They defend the student body from disorder -- generated by both humans and demons -- while avoiding their classes.

Episode: 2

Original Run: March 29, 2002 – July 26, 2002

Studio: Nippon Animation

The King's Avatar 全职高手 (Quán Zhí Gāo Shǒu)

Genre: Action, Online Game/MMORPG, Tournaments, Internet Cafe,

Description: 

Widely regarded as a trailblazer and top-tier professional player in the online multiplayer game Glory, Ye Xiu is dubbed the "Battle God" for his skills and contributions to the game over the years. However, when forced to retire from the team and to leave his gaming career behind, he finds work at a nearby internet café. There, when Glory launches its tenth server, he throws himself into the game once more using a new character named "Lord Grim."

Ye Xiu's early achievements on the new server immediately catch the attention of many players, as well as the big guilds, leaving them to wonder about the identity of this exceptional player. However, while he possesses ten years of experience and in-depth knowledge, starting afresh with neither sponsors nor a team in a game that has changed over the years presents numerous challenges. Along with talented new comrades, Ye Xiu once again dedicates himself to traversing the path to Glory's summit!

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes + 3 ONA + 1 Movie
Season 2: 12 Episodes 

Season 3: 17 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: April 7, 2017 – June 16, 2017

ONA: April 27, 2018 – May 11, 2018
Movie: August 16, 2019

Season 2:  September 25, 2020 – December 4, 2020

Season 3: May 31, 2024 – August 23, 2024

Studio: B.C MAY PICTURES (S1) / Tencent Animation & Comics, China Literature Limited & Colored Pencil Animation (ONA) / Colored Pencil Animation (S2 & S3)

Television Drama: 

Season 1: July 24, 2019 –  August 30, 2019 (40 Episodes)

Season 2: 

Urara Meirochou うらら迷路帖

Alternative Name: Urara迷路帖 (Urara Mí Lù Tiē)

Genre: Comedy, Supernatural, Shoujo-Ai, Slice of Life, Fantasy,

               Goddesses

Description: 

Meiro-chō is a town where all-female diviners (uranaishi) live and where girls from all over the country yearn to become the top diviner — "Urara." Today, a solitary girl named Chiya enters the town's gates. However, she has another purpose coming here, besides becoming the Urara. Chiya's days as an apprentice diviner begin as she meets three friends — the earnest Kon, Kōme who is a fan of Western culture, and the shy Nono.

Episode: 12

Original Run: January 5, 2017 – March 23, 2017

Studio: J.C.Staff

Chronos Ruler 時間の支配者 (Jikan no Shihaisha)

Alternative Name: 时间支配者 (Shí Jiān Zhī Pèi Zhě)

Genre: Action, Supernatural, Tragedy, Superpowers

Description: 

The story centers on "Chronos Rulers," those who fight the time-eating demons that appear when people wish they could turn back time. The Chronos Rulers fight a time-manipulation battle against these demons.

Episode: 13

Original Run: July 7, 2017 – September 29, 2017

Studio: Project No.9

Taishou Mebiusline: Chicchai-san 大正メビウスライン ちっちゃいさん

Alternative Name: 大正小小先生 (Dà Zhèng Xiǎo Xiǎo Xiān Shēng)

Genre: Historical, Supernatural, Shounen-Ai, School

Description: 

Hiiragi Kyouichirou is a boy who travels from his provincial town to Tokyo to attend university. He carries with him his family's sword to protect himself. When he arrives in Tokyo, he becomes swept up in a plot by the Imperial army.

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: October 6, 2017 – December 22, 2017

Special: February 28, 2018

Studio: Studio A-CAT

Gakuen Babysitters 学園ベビーシッターズ

Alternative Name: 學園奶爸 (Xué Yuán Nǎi Bà)

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, School Life, Drama, Kids, School

Description: 

Ryūichi and Kotarō Kashima are brothers. Ryūichi is in high school and Kotarō is still a toddler. After their parents are killed in a plane crash, the two brothers find themselves living with the chairwoman of the Morinomiya Academy, who herself lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same accident. The chairwoman, however, has one stipulation for the brothers in order to live with her: Ryūichi has to work at the academy's daycare center as a babysitter. 

Episode: 12 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: January 7, 2018 – March 25, 2018

Special: September 26, 2018

Studio: Brain's Base

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

Zettai Shougeki: Platonic Heart 絶対衝激〜プラトニックハート〜 (Zettai Shōgeki: Puratonikku Hāto)

Alternative Name: 絕對衝激 ～柏拉圖之心～

                                       (Jué Duì Chōng Jī ~Bó Lā Tú Zhī Xīn~)

Genre: Action, Tournaments, Fanservice, Martial Arts, Revenge, Ecchi,

               Survival

Description: 

Walking home from school Aya Iseshima stumbles upon a brutal brawl between two girls fighting over something called the "Platonic Heart". Being a martial arts master herself Aya interferes in the fight to break it up. Afterwards Aya befriends one of the fighters and finds out the Platonic Heart is a jewel that can grant one wish for any girl that posseses it and there is a battle royal tournament going on for its control. Unfortunately for Aya it seems her interference has now registered her as a participant in the fight and it looks like there's no way out but to win.

Episode: 5 OVA + 4 Special

Original Run

OVA: October 29, 2008 – February 25, 2009

Special: November 27, 2008 – February 25, 2009

Studio: Arms

Wakaba Girl わかば＊ガール (Wakaba Gāru)

Alternative Name: 若葉女孩 (Ruò Yè Nǚ Hái)

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

Description: 

Wakaba Kohashi is a "a slightly out-of-tune super" daughter of a well-to-do family. She looks like an elegant rich daughter, but admires the trendy "gyaru" fashion subculture. Her friends are the pure, innocent, fairy-tale-like Moeko, the capricious Mao, and Nao who used to be an athletic type of girl, but now loves the boys-love genre.

Episode: 13 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: July 3, 2015 – September 25, 2015

Special: October 23, 2015

Studio: Nexus

Vatican Miracle Examiner バチカン奇跡調査官 (Bachikan Kiseki Chōsakan)

Alternative Name: 梵谛冈奇迹调查官 (Fàn Dì Gāng Qí Jī Diào Chá Guān)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Occult, Tragedy,

               Priests/Priestesses, Exorcists

Description: 

To detect lies, refuse fakes, and reach the miracle of God - that is their mission as Vatican Miracle Examiners. Hiraga, a scientific genius and Roberto, an expert on the decryption of cryptography and ancient documents are not only good partners but also "Miracle Examiners" working for the Vatican. They are secret examiners, who are requested to examine and identify the authenticity of miracles from all over the world.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run

Series: July 7, 2017 – September 22, 2017

OVA: April 11, 2018

Studio: J.C.Staff

Re:Creators レクリエイターズ (Re:Kurieitāzu)

Alternative Name: Re:创造主 (Re: Chuàng Zào Zhǔ)

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Fighting, Otaku, Isekai, Mecha

Description: 

High school student Sota is watching the anime Elemental Symphony of Vogelchevalier when he suddenly finds himself drawn into it. When he returns to his world, the heroine of that series, the warrior-princess Selesia Uptiria, comes with him. They soon discover that this is not an isolated case, as several characters from anime, manga, and video games are being transported into what they call "the realm of the gods" by the mysterious girl Military Uniform Princess. Some Creations seek to meet their Creators, while others have more hostile purposes.

Episode: 22

Original Run: April 8, 2017 – September 16, 2017

Studio: TROYCA

New Game! ニューゲーム!

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Workplace, Shoujo-Ai, Video Games

Description: 

Aoba Suzukaze graduates from high school and joins the Eaglejump game company. The person who made the game that Aoba loved as a grade-schooler just happens to be Aoba's senior at the company.

Episode
Season 1: 12 Episodes + 1 OVA 
Season 2: 12 Episodes

Original Run

Season 1: July 4, 2016 – September 19, 2016

OVA: May 3, 2017

Season 2: July 11, 2017 – September 26, 2017

Studio: Doga Kobo

Endride エンドライド (Endoraido)

Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Isekai, Dragons, Magic

Description: 

Endra is an unknown world beneath the surface of Earth itself. It is another world, where the giant Adamas shines above and seven-colored bands drift across the skies. One day, Shun Asanaga — an ordinary yet positive and bright 15-year-old middle school boy who lived in the "Land Above" — discovered a mysterious crystal at his scientific businessman father's company, and the moment he touched the crystal, he was transported to Endra. He meets the recently captured 16-year-old Prince Emilio, who strongly despises the current King Delzaine and was imprisoned after seeking vengeance against the current monarch.

Episode: 24

Original Run: April 3, 2016 – September 24, 2016

Studio: Brain's Base & Lapin Track

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

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 闇芝居

Alternative Name: 暗芝居 (Àn Zhī Jū)

Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Folklore, Ghosts/Spirits, Youkai/Monsters, 

               Demons, Alternative Version

Description: 

A series of short horror stories based around Japanese myths and urban legends. The series is framed around an old man telling these tales to schoolchildren on a playground using kamishibai, a traditional Japanese storytelling method using paper scrolls.

Episode

Season 1: 13 episodes

Season 2: 13 episodes

Season 3: 13 episodes

Season 4: 13 episodes

Season 5: 13 episodes

Season 6: 13 episodes
Season 7: 13 episodes

Season 8: 13 episodes

Season 9: 13 episodes + 1 Special

Season 10: 13 episodes

Season 11: 13 episodes

Season 12: 13 episodes

Season 13: 13 episodes

Original Run

Season 1: July 15, 2013 – September 30, 2013

Season 2: July 7, 2014 – September 29, 2014

Season 3: January 11, 2016 – April 4, 2016

Season 4: January 16, 2017 – March 27, 2017

Season 5: July 3, 2017 – October 2, 2017

Season 6: July 7, 2018 – September 29, 2018
Season 7: July 8, 2019 – September 30, 2019

Season 8: January 11, 2021 – April 5, 2021

Season 9: July 12, 2021 - September 30, 2021

Special: August 13, 2021

Season 10: January 11, 2022 - April 4, 2022

Season 11: July 10, 2023 - October 2, 2023

Season 12: January 15, 2024 - April 8, 2024

Season 13: July 15, 2024 - October 7, 2024

Studio: ILCA