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Akira Iwanaga

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Corpse Party: Missing FootageCorpse Party: Missing Footage · 2012
Corpse Party: Missing Footage
4.52012
MovieAnimationHorror
An original video anime bundled with a limited-number edition of Corpse Party -The Anthology- Sachiko no Renai Yuugi Hysteric Birthday 2U (コープスパーティー -THE ANTHOLOGY- サチコの恋愛遊戯Hysteric Birthday 2U) spinoff game.
BleachBleach · 2004
Bleach
8.42004
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.
KingdomKingdom · 2012
Kingdom
7.72012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
In the Warring States period, young orphan Xin vows to aid King Zheng of Qin in his quest to unify China by becoming a general himself.
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-HumansA Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans · 2026
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
5.72026
SeriesAnimationComedy
After a traumatic incident ends his teaching career, Rei Hitoma is certain he hates humans. Yet when he sees a job for "a teacher who truly cares for their students," he's compelled to apply. Before he knows it, he's hired—only to find out his students are demi-humans. What begins as a job becomes a journey for healing for both a teacher who's lost faith in humanity and students who dream of it.
SaiyukiSaiyuki · 2000
Saiyuki
6.32000
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.
Higurashi: When They CryHigurashi: When They Cry · 2006
Higurashi: When They Cry
7.72006
SeriesAnimationDrama
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.
Blue DragonBlue Dragon · 2007
Blue Dragon
7.92007
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
A terrible and mysterious enemy attacks the small village of Shu and his friend Kluke. The great warrior Zola, followed by Jiro, will help them discover the ability to evoke shadows.
The Faraway PaladinThe Faraway Paladin · 2021
The Faraway Paladin
7.12021
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised by three undead: the hearty skeletal warrior, Blood; the graceful mummified priestess, Mary; and the crotchety spectral sorcerer, Gus. The three pour love into the boy, and teach him all they know. But one day, Will starts to wonder: "Who am I?" Will must unravel the mysteries of this faraway dead man's land, and unearth the secret pasts of the undead. He must learn the love and mercy of the good gods, and the bigotry and madness of the bad. And when he knows it all, the boy will take his first step on the path to becoming a Paladin.

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Elfen LiedElfen Lied · 2004
Elfen Lied
8.32004
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

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