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Plot Summary:
Isao Komori is a college dropout who spends his days cooped up in his apartment playing video games. The highlight of his day is visiting a convenience store where an angel-like high-school girl called Mari visits every night. One morning Komori wakes up in Mari's body. Another "Komori" inhabits his old body, and Mari has disappeared. Komori struggles to maintain Mari's ordinary life and starts to investigate Mari's disappearance.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful
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Laid-Back Camp (2020)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of a winter day. Kagamihara Nadeshiko, a female high school student who moved from Shizuoka to Yamanashi, rode a bicycle to see Mt. Fuji, but unfortunately, the weather was cloudy and Mt. Fuji cannot be seen. Tired, Nadeshiko falls asleep on the spot and wakes up at night. This is her first time going there and she didn't know how to return. Fortunately, Shima Rin, a girl who loves camping, saves her. They lit a bonfire to warm up and the sound of the blazing firewood permeates the silence of the lake.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, realistic, tense
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Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2013)
Plot Summary:
Urara Shiraishi is a model student with excellent grades. Ryu Yamada is a trouble student. One day, Urara tumbles down the stairs with Ryu. After the accident, their bodies become switched. When they tumbled down the stairs, they happened to kiss. They guess that they may have changed bodies because of the kiss. They kiss again and they get their own bodies back. Through kissing they can change bodies freely. They also learn that there are 7 witches with special abilities and that the 7 witches can use their special abilities by kissing, so Urara and Ryu set out to find the 7 witches.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, feel good, captivating, visually appealing, shoujo, anime, adult anime
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Total Eclipse (2018)
Plot Summary:
Cassie, a typical high school girl, is ditched by her childhood friends. Now she has to fight to get them back.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017)
Plot Summary:
Setoka Tachibana is a female high school student who has confessed her feelings to other boys 12 times, but has been rebuffed each time. Her older brother Haruka Tachibana cares for his younger sister deeply, but he keeps secret from her that they are not blood related. One day, Setoka's first love Takane Serikawa appears after many years and approaches her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: shoujo, psychological, sentimental, captivating, contemplative, unusual plot structure
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Isis (1975)
Plot Summary:
The Secrets of Isis is the syndicated title of a live action CBS television series produced by Filmation in the 1970s originally titled Isis that appeared during the Saturday morning cartoon lineup. The show was also aired in various countries around the world. As indicated on commentary in the 2007 DVD release of the series, and supported by examining broadcast premiere dates, The Secrets of Isis was the first weekly American live-action television series whose lead character was a female superhero, debuting September 6, 1975 and predating the weekly debuts of both The Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, serious, weird
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Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)
Plot Summary:
A live-action remake of the popular series.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 974
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: shounen, detective
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Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2015)
Plot Summary:
High school student Jinta (Nijiro Murakami) is a hikikomori and lives in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. One summer day, when Jinta is absorbed in a video game, a girl suddenly appears in front of him. The girl is Jinta's childhood friend Meiko (Minami Hamabe), but it seems impossible because Meiko died on a summer day. Meiko wears the same white dress when she died, but she looks a little taller. She tells Jinta that she has a wish and that's why she came back as a ghost, but Meiko can't remember what her wish was. To grant Meiko's wish, Jinta along with his friends Atsumu (Jun Shison), Naruko (Airi Matsui), Chiriko (Marie Iitoyo), Tetsudo (Yuta Takahata) and Meiko gather together for the first time in 7 years. Jinta soon realizes that he is the only one able to see Meiko.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anime, light, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, sad, crying
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Humanoid Monster Bem (2011)
Plot Summary:
Bem, Bela, and Belo are not "monsters," nor "humans," but "humanoid monsters." They usually disguise themselves as a human family living together, but their appearances transform into ugly monsters when their emotions become uncontrollable due to intense anger or extreme sorrow. Even if they save humans out of a sense of justice, they are feared and hated by humans just because they are humanoid monsters. They have lived in this manner for centuries, and their only wish is to become humans as soon as possible. One night, Bem saves a man, and becomes friends with detective Natsume. At Natsume's house, he finds a photo of a man who may hold a clue as to how to become humans. They go to meet the man, Ogata, who denies any knowledge and disappoints them. Meanwhile, the case of the man Bem had saved, rapidly unfolds, and Natsume finds himself in trouble. Can Bem save Natsume?! Will Bem and his sidekicks' dream come true?!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: scary, exciting, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Switched (2018)
Plot Summary:
High schooler Ayumi's perfect world evaporates when her envious classmate Zenko somehow steals her body, her boyfriend and her life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: dorama, psychological, tense, romantic, touching, captivating, melancholic, anime, shoujo
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Temp Staff Psychic Ataru (2019)
Plot Summary:
21-year-old Ataru Matoba begins work for an event company as a dispatched worker. This is her first real job. She goes to work wearing a knit hat, sunglasses and a long coat. She is happy to have the various work experiences and she works pleasantly. Ataru Matoba also has a special ability. When she makes eye contact with someone, she can see that person's troubles or indelible memory. With her special ability, Ataru Matoba solves troubles of people she works with.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, mystical, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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Asuka High School March! (2011)
Plot Summary:
Nao Yoshino is a girl who fails the entrance exams of her target high school. She winds up enrolling in a technical high school called Kenritsu Asuka Kōgyō Kōkō, also known by the nickname "Asukō". Out of the 148 entering freshmen, only three are girls, and Nao is the only one in her class.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: captivating
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From Today, It's My Turn: The Movie (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1980s Japan, two students transfer into the same school on the same day and become a duo fighting delinquents.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 563
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, shounen
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The Gauntlet (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three teenage girls, Madison, Chloe and Stella are forced to permanently silence their best friend in order to keep their ancestor's century old supernatural secret. This unravels a series of strange events that will eventually lead to their exposure within the boarding school in which they reside. Furthermore, a strange and suspicious new girl, Alice, has arrived to the school and is determined to uncover their secrets, their very own headmaster is blackmailing them and their dead best friend's boyfriend is trying to discover the truth about his girlfriend's untimely death - but above all - a demonic power lurks in the background waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 6 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful
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Dinosapien (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dinosapien is a British/Canadian children's television program produced jointly by BBC Worldwide and Cambium Catalyst International with SEVEN24 Films. Overall 15 episodes were made, each 21 and half minutes long. The series is filmed in Bragg Creek, Alberta. The program made its debut on March 24, 2007 on Discovery Kids and CBBC. The series ended on June 30, 2007. Each program contains around six minutes of CGI. Brittney Wilson stars as Lauren Slayton, Suzanna Hamilton as Dr. Slayton and James Coombes as the villain, Dr. Aikens. Because of the Native Americans role in the series, the show could possibly be loosely based on Turok. Sci-fi veteran David Winning directed the pilot and first three episodes and Brendan Sheppard, known for his work on Doctor Who DVDs, directed five episodes. Marc Lougee, veteran of several award-winning animated series directed CG animation and Visual Effects/2nd unit for the series prior to filming The Pit and the Pendulum, a stop motion animated adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale. The Pit and the Pendulum was executive produced by animation icon Mr. Ray Harryhausen, joined by DINOSAPIEN producer Pete Denomme and Fred Fuchs.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating
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Foreign Exchange (2004)
Plot Summary:
Foreign Exchange is an Australian fantastic's television programme broadcast by Southern Star during 2004. It starred Lynn Styles as Hannah O'Flaherty, a feisty Irish girl, and Zachary Garred as Brett Miller, a sun-drenched Australian boy. The pair are brought together from opposite sides of the world, due to a transfer portal. The series of 26 episodes was created by the Australian John Rapsey and directed by Annie Murtagh-Monks and Gillian Reynolos.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, sincere, captivating, semi serious
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The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim (2021)
Plot Summary:
18-year-old Ga Doo Shim who wishes to live as a typical high schooler but is born with the undesired fate of becoming a shaman. She is a brave and strong character who will fight evil spirits as she works on solving mysterious cases. Na Woo Soo, a nearly perfect high schooler with a wealthy background, handsome looks, and outstanding grades. When Ga Doo Shim suddenly appears in his life, he gains the ability to see evil spirits, and the two get entangled in mysterious cases together.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 20 min
Plot tags: mystical, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Spooksville (2013)
Plot Summary:
Spooksville is an action/adventure live action TV series that aired on The Hub beginning October 26, 2013. The show was produced by Jane Startz, who also produced Tuck Everlasting and Ella Enchanted and was written for TV by James Krieg. The show was not renewed for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 748
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, light, spooky, suspenseful, semi serious
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The Worst Witch (1998)
Plot Summary:
Mildred Hubble is a young witch attending Cackles Academy. She's called the "Worst Witch" because she's always caught getting into trouble.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, spooky, offbeat, humorous
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Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014)
Plot Summary:
Life is anything but normal for Gortimer and his two best friends, Ranger and Mel, as they navigate Normal Street - an ordinary suburb that has a hint of something magical just beneath the surface.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, feel good, anthology, action adventure
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Unnatural History (2010)
Plot Summary:
Teenager Henry Griffin acquired many skills through years of travelling the world with his anthropologist parents. Sent to live with his uncle and cousin in Washington DC, and with the help of his cousin Jasper and friend Maggie, he must now use those skills to solve the modern mysteries of high school.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, suspenseful
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H2O: Just Add Water (2006)
Plot Summary:
When three normal teenage girls stumble upon a ancient cave they undergo a transformation that will change their lives forever. H20 - Just Add Water, sees three very different girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist - they're mermaids with incredible powers over water.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, enigmatic, captivating, sitcom, juvenile, teen, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Wolfblood (2012)
Plot Summary:
Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a Wolfblood teenager is ten times more complicated. 14 year old Maddy loves her abilities - heightened senses, being faster, stronger and more graceful - but hates the secrets that come with them.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
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Brave: Gunjyo Senki (2021)
Plot Summary:
Students, including Aoi Nishino, take part in class and sports activity at a prestigious high school. Aoi Nishino is a member of the school's archery club. He practices archery studiously and doesn't socialize much with the other students. His childhood friend Haruka Seno is also a member of the archery club, but she worries about Aoi Nishino. One day, thunder strikes the school grounds. After that, the ordinary lives of the students changes drastically. Many samurai descend on the school grounds. It appears that the entire school has traveled back in time to the Sengoku period. Making things worse, they realize that they are in the time right before the Battle of Okehazama takes place.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, seinen
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Fallen (2007)
Plot Summary:
Aaron and Azazel defeat the Powers, and force Mazarin and his second-in-command to leave. When the two return, they discover Camael has been released with the help of a rat. Aaron, Vilma, Gabriel, and Azazel travel up a mountain where the Light Bringer's temple is.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, captivating, disturbing
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Komi Can't Communicate (2021)
Plot Summary:
It's Shouko Komi's first day at the prestigious Itan Private High School, and she has already risen to the status of the school's Madonna. With long black hair and a tall, graceful appearance, she captures the attention of anyone who comes across her. There's just one problem though—despite her popularity, Shouko is terrible at communicating with others.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi serious
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Wasteful Days of High School Girls (2020)
Plot Summary:
Tanaka Nozomu is one of the three high school students. People call her "Baka" ("Idiot"). She isn't timid and she can't read between the lines. Her friends are Kikuchi Akane and Saginomiya Shiori . Akane enjoys anime and manga. Shiori is extremely smart, but her emotions have dried up. These three girls are also classmates. Their homeroom teacher is Sawatari Masataka.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Bleach (2018)
Plot Summary:
High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life,besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly breaks as he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a God of Death.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, humorous, entertaining, suspenseful, manga, psychotronic
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Ultraman Ginga (2013)
Plot Summary:
All of the Ultramen and monsters have been turned into figures known as Spark Dolls and became scattered throughout the universe. A young man named Hikaru Raido finds an item called the Ginga Spark which not only allows him to become Ultraman Ginga, but also allows him to Ultraive with the figures to change them to their rightful size and become one with them.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful
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20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
Plot Summary:
The final showdown, and the final reveal: who is Friend? How can he be stopped?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, manga, anime, offbeat, serious, weird
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The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
Plot Summary:
Chloe King is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother, just like every other year... that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she's being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe soon learns she's part of an ancient race which has been hunted by human assassins for millennia —and that she may be their only hope for ultimate survival.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 441 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic, teen, serious, cliffhanger, anime, fast