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Plot Summary:
Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, disturbing, stylized, semi serious, detective, manga
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City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)
Plot Summary:
A beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert - and City Hunter is there. But music isn't his forte. He wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation is the word as bodies start dropping. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in cold blood. Secret agents scour the streets for a missing microchip. And diplomatic infighting swirls around the upcoming concert until Nina the pianist and her grandfather Klaus are kidnapped. A maelstrom of exploding grenades, the rumble of Falcon's jeep, and the tinkling of the ivories all set the stage for City Hunter: . 357 Magnum. The show must go on!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anime
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Lupin the Third: The Gravestone of Daisuke Jigen (2014)
Plot Summary:
Lupin & Jigen have their sights set on a treasure called the Little Comet, which is located in the heavily fortified country of East Doroa. During the heist, Jigen is almost killed by a sniper named Yael Okuzaki. His specialty is preparing tombstones for his targets before executing them. It's said that no one can survive after Yael makes their tombstone.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 959
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, stylized, semi serious, adult anime, perverse
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Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya (2013)
Plot Summary:
What would have happened if the Shiroyasha never existed? Edo is thrown to chaos by a mysterious cause. Sakata Gintoki, now lives in a world where the future has changed, without him. What has happened to the Yorozuya? Gintoki, who is now a ghost of the past, must once again carry the burden in order to save his friends. He must finish the biggest job ever, which may be the final job of Yorozuya.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, epic
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You're Under Arrest: The Movie (1999)
Plot Summary:
Officers Tsujimoto and Kobayakawa are transferred back to Bokuto Police Station after stints in other police departments. Shortly after this, the discovery of smuggled firearms and the recovery of a magnetic disc herald new troubles for Bokuto station as the Chief is thrown in jail for keeping silent over "Bee Number One", developed by Detective Emoto who went missing two years ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anime
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Gintama: The Final (2021)
Plot Summary:
The concluding film to the Gintama anime series, adapting the final chapters of the manga series of the same name written by Hideaki Sorachi. The film covers chapters 699-704 of the original manga, with original material added in.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: anime, parody, tense, humorous, disturbing, semi serious, funny, shounen
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria (2007)
Plot Summary:
Second part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Yuria's perspective, spanning from her childhood, including the day she first met Kenshiro.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 404
Genere: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, touching, splatter
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Brave 10 (2012)
Plot Summary:
Brave 10 is a manga series by Kairi Shimotsuki, serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper from 2007 to 2010. The series was resumed on June 15, 2011 and retitled Brave 10 Spiral, better known as Brave 10 S, serialized in Monthly Comic Gene. An anime adaptation by Studio Sakimakura and TMS Entertainment began airing on January 8, 2012. The original manga series is licensed by Tokyopop, though no volumes have been released as of 2012. The series is based on the legendary Sanada Ten Braves, a group of ninja that assisted warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Sengoku period of Japan. The series had been licensed for streaming on Crunchyroll.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, entertaining, humorous, captivating, stylized, semi serious, seinen
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One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004)
Plot Summary:
The Straw Hat Pirates landed at Asuka Island, home of the most valuable sword in the world: The Seven Star Sword. Which was said to curse anyone who takes it in possession. When they got back to the Going Merry, they discovered that Zoro is missing from his guard duty. Before they could plan out a search party to relocate him. Luffy and friends escape from the port as Marines were on their tail. They found a new place to dock, which is near a village. Whose job is to keep the Seven Star Sword sealed. Soon it was attacked by the Marines, and among them is Zoro. Luffy and the others don't know why he's helping out the Marines. But it all comes to conclusion when Luffy encounters Saga: Zoro's childhood friend from Swordsman training.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, captivating, suspense
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One Piece: 3D2Y - Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to His Friends (2014)
Plot Summary:
The special takes place during the two year before the Straw Hats reunite on Sabody. Luffy is currently in Rusukaina training to get stronger to take on the New World. However the training is interrupted when Hancock's sisters, Marigold and Sandersonia, are kidnapped by the Byrnndi World, a pirate who was locked away on Level 6 of Impel Down but escaped during Luffy's invasion to save Ace, in order to lure Hancock to him and use her as a hostage against the World Government due to her Shichibukai status. Thus Luffy and Hancock head off to confront him and save Hancock's sisters.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventure in Alabasta (2007)
Plot Summary:
A re-telling of the Alabaster Arc from One Piece (TV). Luffy and his crew come to rescue a land in the midst of a civil war, due to a powerful devil fruit user.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, light, feel good, captivating, exciting
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki (2008)
Plot Summary:
Fourth part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Toki's perspective, leading up to Toki's imprisonment in Cassandra and eventually his duel with Raoh.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, splatter
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro (2008)
Plot Summary:
The film's story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro's defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle. Unlike the others in the series this film has a completely original storyline in which Kenshiro, near death after his battle with Shin and having used his remaining energy to kill a pack of wolves, was captured by slavers. Due to his strength, Kenshiro could escape whenever he wanted, but chose to stay and protect the other slaves.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, splatter
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City Hunter (1987)
Plot Summary:
Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, exciting, captivating, realistic, stylized, semi serious, fast, detective, vintage
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Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small (2016)
Plot Summary:
The "Detective Conan" TV special is a retelling of the first and part of the second episode of the series.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, detective, shounen
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Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody (2006)
Plot Summary:
After a successful heist at the race track, Lupin has his sights set on a valuable diamond set to be displayed in seven days. His plan is complicated when he saves a young girl named Michelle from a group of thugs. Michelle's father is very rich and connected to the diamond; her father also enlists an old mercenary friend of Jigen to persuade Jigen to work for him. Goemon has also been hired by Fujiko to assist her in her own plans for the diamond. With no one to turn to and double-crosses galore, can Lupin pull things together in a week?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, captivating, semi serious, realistic, fast, detective
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Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993)
Plot Summary:
Inspector Zenigata has been removed from the Lupin case which leaves him despondent, and he ends up drinking with Lupin & Jigen. Lupin decides that he and his gang should work with Zenigata to solve his new case, investigating a group of arms dealers known as Shot Shell. Lupin gathers his partners together (Jigen, Goemon, & Fujiko), and with Zenegata they steal a Russian submarine. They kidnap a scientist named Karen Korinsky to help them operate the sub, and also to protect her from Shot Shell. Meanwhile the ICPO assigns a man named Keith Hayden to the Lupin case, and unlike Zenigata he wants Lupin and his group dead. Where ever Lupin and friends go, Keith follows, as the officer attempts to pick them off one by one.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, epic, exciting, humorous, realistic, stylized, semi serious, detective
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Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice but to get aboard as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, shounen, dark fantasy
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Looking Back at it All: The Dragon Ball Z Year-End Show! (1993)
Plot Summary:
This movie is very different from the previous TV specials (Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku and Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks), as it is a look back at what had happened in Dragon Ball Z in 1993. In this film, which is believed to take place some time around the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, Gohan and Goten are having a hot bath outside in the middle of winter. Goku (who is still dead) suddenly appears in front of his sons with the help of his Instant Transmission, and joins them in the tub. While there, the three Saiyans reflect back on the events that occurred during the Cell Games. Inside the house after Chi-Chi appeared, Goku tells his sons about Pikkon and the Other World Tournament. Later, the four members of the Son family appear dressed nicely. Gohan says that the adult division of the Tournament will begin this next year (in 1994), and the special comes to an end.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, light, captivating, suspenseful, semi serious, anime
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Bleach the Movie 2: The Diamond Dust Rebellion (2007)
Plot Summary:
When an artifact known as the "King's Seal" is stolen during transport from Soul Society, Hitsugaya Toushirou is assigned to retrieve it. Toushirou goes missing after a battle with the thieves, leading Seireitei to suspect him of treachery. They order his immediate capture and execution. Unwilling to believe him capable of such a crime, Ichigo, Rangiku, Rukia, and Renji set out to find Toushirou.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized, manga, entertaining, shounen, heroic
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Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious reiatsu (spiritual particle) explosion occurs in the center of Seireitei in Soul Society, causing it to be destroyed. At the exact same time, a major change overwhelms Kuchiki Rukia, which leaves her losing something important inside. Urahara Kisuke sends Kurosaki Ichigo to Soul Society to investigate the disturbance. Upon reaching Seireitei, Ichigo is attacked by his ally shinigamis.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, manga, shounen, contemplative
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Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Baishin, a terrifying shinigami who was sealed by the Soul Society in the human world is set free. It's up to Ichigo and the others to stop and defeat Baishin's destructive powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 33 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, entertaining, suspenseful, stylized
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InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Plot Summary:
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, mystical
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Shin Ikki Tousen (2022)
Plot Summary:
The reincarnation of Himiko, the former queen of Yamatai, has decided to wage war against all magatama wielders of Kanto. In order to recover her lost kingdom, she must gather the true Three Sacred Treasures of Japan. When Himiko's ally, Asaemon Yamada, ruthlessly attacks Nanyou Academy—which possesses the sacred sword Himiko is after—Chuubou Sonken, Hakufu Sonsaku's newfound sister, awakens her dragon but loses consciousness. Determined to save her sibling, Hakufu must recover her magatama at the Jofuku Temple—a legendary place where she will receive training that may cost her her life. As the frontier between the living and the dead starts to vanish in Jofuku, the warriors of the Kanto region will have to unite in order to foil Himiko's mysterious plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, satirical, disturbing, seinen, ecchi
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Gintama: The Movie (2010)
Plot Summary:
Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than slightly suspicious secrets from the shadows of Gintoki Sakata's somewhat shady former samurai past and a new pair of odd jobs collide, the action is bound to get so wild and demented that only a feature film will do it justice!.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, epic, offbeat, slapstick, fast
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Upotte!! (2012)
Plot Summary:
At Seishou Academy, girls don’t just wield guns— they ARE guns! In a school where every girl is a lethal weapon gunning for the chance to get their own personal serviceman, more than a few shots are about to be fired between Funko and her classmates. And when their newly recruited human instructor, Genkoku, arrives, he’ll have to learn how to deal with this living arsenal of high caliber cuties if he doesn’t want to get caught in the crossfire of their hair trigger tempers!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, semi serious, captivating, stylized, ecchi, offbeat
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Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy (2011)
Plot Summary:
A girl named Lemon arrives with a message for Shinnosuke, and he starts training as an action spy. But can he foil double agents and secret plots?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Ramen Fighter Miki (2006)
Plot Summary:
Miki works at her mother's ramen restaurant. She appears normal, but she can become violent when provoked causing issues in their otherwise peaceful lives.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, parody, 2d animation
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Assassination Classroom: 365 Days (2016)
Plot Summary:
A compilation film of the Ansatsu Kyoushitsu TV series, featuring anime-only epilogue scenes not originally in the manga.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, light, humorous, captivating