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Plot Summary:
Allen Walker is an exorcist working for the Black Order whose mission is to protect mankind from the evil Millennium Earl and his deadly Akuma. Allen and his comrades must recover lost Innocence while defending against the Earl’s terrifying army. But if they fail, Innocence will be lost forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 725
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing, shounen
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Scarlet Nexus (2021)
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Saved by the Other Suppression Force as a child, psychokinetic Yuito enlists in this elite team formed to fight Earth’s enemy. Meanwhile, prodigy Kasane was scouted for her abilities. Kasane’s dreams tell her strange things, dragging the two into an unavoidable fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, dark fantasy
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A Dark Rabbit has Seven Lives (2011)
Plot Summary:
Taito has been really sleepy lately, and keeps dreaming of a female vampire who says she has given him her "poison." Sometimes he even thinks he hears her voice when he's awake. But after surviving an accident that should have killed him, Taito's world changes drastically and he realizes that his dreams are more real than he thought.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Fantasia Sango – Realm of Legends (2021)
Plot Summary:
When the Three Kingdoms are ravaged by demons and monsters, four heroes with little in common must unite to fight the realm’s most vicious enemies. Together the heroes unveil an insidious conspiracy while sharing the joys and sorrows of battling a mysterious organization intent on tearing them and the kingdoms apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 36
Genere: Animation, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2019)
Plot Summary:
The democratic nation of Patria was created on the continent of Patria. Because of economical disputes, the country split north and south, creating the Northern Union of Patria and the Southern Confederation of Patria and they waged a long civil war. With their numbers dwindling, the North decides to use forbidden technology in order to defeat the South. This technology turns humans into monster-like soldiers, giving them almost godlike powers. And with those powers, the long war came to an end and peace was restored.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, shounen
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Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm Of The Round Table: Camelot Paladin; Agateram (2021)
Plot Summary:
Part two of Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot - Wandering; Agateram; an adaptation of the the Sixth Holy Grail War, The Sacred Round Table Realm Camelot Singularity of Fate/Grand Order.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc (2021)
Plot Summary:
Tanjiro ventures to the south-southeast where he encounters a cowardly young man named Zenitsu Agatsuma. He is a fellow survivor from Final Selection and his sparrow asks Tanjiro to help keep him in line.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating
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Twin Star Exorcists (2016)
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Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he'd rather be a singer, a soccer player or anything but an exorcist! He's forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit. But their rivalry gets a twist when they earn the prestigious title of "Twin Star Exorcists"—two supreme fighters fated to marry and birth the ultimate spiritual warrior!.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 980
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized, shounen, 2d animation
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Fairy Gone (2019)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time, fairies were tools of war. The story takes place in a world where fairies possess and dwell in animals, giving them mysterious abilities. By removing the organs of a possessed animal and transplanting them into humans, fairies can be summoned as an alter ego and be used as a weapon. Such individuals who used fairies as war tools were called "Fairy Soldiers." Once the war was over and they completed their roles, the soldiers lost their purpose. Some began working for the government, some joined the mafia, and some even became terrorists, as each chose their own way to live. Nine years have passed since the war. The protagonist Mariya is a new recruit of "Dorothea," an organization which investigates and suppresses fairy-related crimes. Amidst the unstable political situation, criminals with lingering wounds from the war and past conflicts emerge and engage in terrorism as an act of revenge. This is the story of Fairy Soldiers, fighting for their own justice in a chaotic postwar world.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 416
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, dark fantasy, tense, bleak, captivating, disturbing, visually appealing
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Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon (2014)
Plot Summary:
Humanity has advanced to great heights since it obtained the information technology known as "Mana." With that nearly magical power, problems like war, food shortages, and pollution have been eliminated. This age of peace and freedom, the Empress Angelese of the Misurugi Empire is a privileged girl with no disabilities. She learns, however, that she is a "Norma," a kind of human who cannot use Mana and are outcasts of society. Having lost everything, she is sent to an isolated island. There she meets other Normas who ride in humanoid weapons called Para-mails, protecting the world from dragons invaders from another dimension.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 586
Genere: Animation, Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, mecha, tense, captivating, disturbing, super sentai, ecchi
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Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchō Tō is a Japanese anime series, which premiered in Japan on the anime satellite TV network Animax. A large part of Tokyo Majin Gakuen, it is loosely based on a series of Japan-only video games, and is directed by Shinji Ishihara. The first season first aired on January 19, 2007 and ended on April 20, 2007; all the episodes in the series were called the 'Dark Law Chapters'. A second season, titled Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchō Tō: Dai Ni Maku started airing on July 27, 2007; its first five episodes are called the 'Martial Fist Chapters', its next five episodes are called the 'Stars of Fate Chapters', and its last two episodes are called the 'Extra'. On June 26, 2007, ADV announced that they had acquired the license to this series. ADV distributed the series under the title of Tokyo Majin, dropping "Gakuen Kenpuchō Tō" from the title. In 2008, the anime became one of over 30 ADV titles whose licenses were transferred to Funimation.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, seinen
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Eternal Quon 6: Eternal Quon (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing
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I'm Quitting Heroing (2022)
Plot Summary:
After saving humanity from the despicable Demon King, Leo Demonhart does not earn a hero’s standing. Instead, he is regarded with suspicion and hostility by those he fought to protect. Treated as a pariah with nowhere else to turn, exiled Leo seeks a position in the army of his former nemesis! But the army is not what it once was before its defeat at Leo’s hands, so to maintain his new position, Leo must whip the forces back into fighting shape.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 997
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing, 2d animation
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Nobunagun (2014)
Plot Summary:
Shio Ogura is a Japanese high school student, who is visiting Taiwan on a school trip when she is suddenly attacked by monsters. Agents known as "E-Gene Holders" from the government agency DOGOO also arrive, who wield weapons infused with the spirits of historical figures. Shio is revealed to also be an E-Gene Holder when the soul of Oda Nobunaga awakens after she tries to rescue a friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 118
Genere: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in Huanli (the Year of Dazzling) 3015. Donatia and Kouran, two countries fighting for supremacy, are causing the world to be torn apart due to the constant war. Amidst the strife is the island country Nil Kamui, which has lost its independence. Red Dragon, the guardian god of Nil Kamui, goes out of control. Will the island country be able to regain its independence?.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Zetman (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story starts off with a face-off between two rival heroes, ZET and ALPHAS, and then traces their origins - Jin Kanzaki, a young man with the ability to transform into a superhuman being known as ZET, and Kouga Amagi, a young man with a strong sense of justice who uses technology to fight as ALPHAS. The fates of these two men and those around them intertwine as they fight to protect mankind and destroy monstrous abominations known as Players.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 592
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Taboo Tattoo (2016)
Plot Summary:
Seigi, a martial arts trained middle schooler, often feels driven to protect the weaker people around him. One day, he defends a homeless man against some punks, and the man gives him a strange tattoo on his palm in return. The tattoo is a secret weapon produced in the arms race between America and the Serinistan Kingdom. Seigi finds himself in over his head when a powerful girl, using the same secret weapon, violently pursues him in order to retrieve it. His skill at martial arts may not be enough to keep him alive, but will he be able to learn how to trigger the power of his tattoo in time?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 571
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, disturbing, manga, seinen, light, satirical
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The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace (2021)
Plot Summary:
It has been 800 years since the incredibly fast and powerful gods of battle known as the Idaten had sealed away the demons after an intense battle. Now, that battle is just considered a myth or a fairytale. While the current generation of Idaten who have never even had to fight are enjoying their peaceful lives, someone awakened the demons once again! Armed forces, ingenuity, politics, and intrigue. If you've got it, use everything you can! This three-way battle royale with no rules and no limits is about to begin!!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 571
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, ecchi
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Warlords of Sigrdrifa (2020)
Plot Summary:
When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating
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Hitori no Shita: The Outcast (2015)
Plot Summary:
Soran Chō (Zhang Chulan) leads a very common college student's life until he finds himself caught up in a terrible incident that happened in a small village. As he was walking through a graveyard, he is assaulted by zombies. Thinking that it was over for him, a mysterious girl carrying a sword suddenly saves him and disappears.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, China
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, seinen, xianxia, 2d animation, urban fantasy
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BBK/BRNK (2016)
Plot Summary:
It’s been ten years since Azuma Kazuki has been in Japan, and upon his arrival he is taken prisoner by a group of armed men. Azuma is saved by his childhood friend, Kogane Asabuki, thanks to a living weapon she wields on her right hand, known as a Bubuki. Learning about these weapons, Azuma becomes a Bubuki wielder himself and sets out on a journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, tense, captivating
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When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014)
Plot Summary:
A group of five boys and girls suddenly acquire supernatural powers. Ready to fight in galactic battles to defend human cause… they are struck by the realization that there are no wars, no conspiracies, no evils empires, no nothing in their high school life. They instead decide to idly have fun by wasting their powers away.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 559
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Prism Ark (2007)
Plot Summary:
The Sablum Empire has been attempting to take over the kingdom of Windland for many years, and are now plotting with the mercenaries Sister Hell and Darkness Knight to start a new offensive using powerful magical beings called Angels. Hyaweh, a carefree yet talented swordsman, and Priecia, who just might be the lost princess of Windland, are enrolled at the Knight's Academy in Windland to hone their skill at swords and sorcery. There they meet many friends and allies who can help them protect their homeland from the impending invasion.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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BlazBlue Alter Memory (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2199, humanity eagerly waits for the dawn of the new century, following the end of a series of devastating magic wars. When the world's most wanted man, Ragna the Bloodedge (also known as the Grim Reaper) make a move to destroy society, a group of ragtag fighters come together to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Platinum End (2021)
Plot Summary:
As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological, shounen
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Fire Force (2019)
Plot Summary:
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil's Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, inspirational, manga, shounen, psychological, suspense
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Talentless Nana (2020)
Plot Summary:
It is the year 20XX. Earth was assaulted by monsters that would come to be known as "the Enemy of Humanity." In order to deal with this threat, special schools composed of teenagers with extraordinary abilities were formed. These people, who came to be known as "the Talented," had abilities that could defy the rules of reality. Among these people with supernatural powers was an outlier, an individual who was sent to one of these schools despite having no innate special abilities whatsoever. This is the story of our protagonist, who attempts to defeat the Enemies of Humanity through the use of intelligence and manipulation alone.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, suspense, shounen, psychological thriller, mystical
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Rakshasa Street (2016)
Plot Summary:
Requiem Street, where evil spirits are attracted to in order to destroy them. A place where spirits and humans co-exist, not all humans can enter Requiem Street. Only those rare-soul users with guardian spirits can enter. Xia Ling was just a normal university intern, but a meeting by chance changes her ordinary life... In this world full of evil spirits, can you cooperate with your guardian spirit in order to survive?.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 13 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing, 2d animation, urban fantasy
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Beet the Vandel Buster (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buster, a paid monster and Vandel assassin. The protagonist of the story, Beet, is a young boy who becomes a Vandel Buster to be like his heroes, the Zenon Warriors.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, shounen
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (2004)
Plot Summary:
Nanoha Takamachi decides to help a young mage named Yūno recover a set of twenty-one artifacts named the "Jewel Seeds".
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 325 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, yuri
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Castlevania (2017)
Plot Summary:
A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. Inspired by the classic video game series.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, adult animation, anime, atmospheric, bloody, tense, disturbing, suspense, manga, gothic