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Plot Summary:
The historical epic centers on Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyotō-ryū school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and his older sister Nanami live on an isolated island, until a military advisor named Togame tells him of the final 12 swords forged by a legendary swordsmith. At Togame's bidding, Shichika embarks on a journey to find all 12 of the swords.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, light, humorous, captivating, ecchi, manga, seinen, shounen
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I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (2014)
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Kaoru is an office lady you can find anywhere, serious and works diligently, but her husband is a super otaku and more-or-less a NEET. She is caught up in one of her husband's whims one day or the subject of his concerns another, but the two are so close that it's embarrassing to even watch them!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 3 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, seinen, light, sweet, entertaining
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Sumomomo Momomo - The Strongest Bride on Earth (2006)
Plot Summary:
Koushi is in high school, oblivious to the marriage arranged for him at his birth. Enter Momoko Kuzuryuu: airhead martial artist and Koushi's self-proclaimed bride. Her wish for sexual intercourse meets with Koushi's square refusal as he has absolutely no desire to get it on with someone who looks like she could be his little sister, not to mention that he doesn't have the foggiest idea who she actually is. Meanwhile, a war has broken out between the martial arts families. For Koushi, this means that numerous fighters are out to challenge/assassinate him.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, funny, light, romantic, humorous, captivating
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Da Capo (2003)
Plot Summary:
Junichi Asakura lives with his adoptive sister Nemu in the crescent-shaped island of Hatsune Jima, a place where cherry blossoms bloom throughout the year. In this island, people have mysterious powers and attributes. For example, Junichi has the power to see other people's dreams, and he was also taught by his grandmother to magically create sweets. One day, Junichi's cousin and childhood friend, Sakura Yoshino came back from America all of a sudden. To Junichi's surprise, she looks exactly the same as the girl that moved away six years ago, and hasn't aged one bit. And she came back to remind Junichi of their childhood promise... It is a bittersweet tale of magic, love, hidden desires, and unattainable dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 598 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, ecchi
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Heaven's Lost Property (2009)
Plot Summary:
Girl-crazy Tomoki’s quiet life gets turned upside down when beautiful, winged Ikaros falls from the sky – and starts calling him master! She seems a little bit lost on Earth, and her origins are shrouded in mystery. One thing’s for sure, though – she just might have the power to make Tomoki’s every dream come true! The heavenly hijinks continue in Heaven’s Lost Property: Forte! Tomoki may long for peace and quiet, but with Ikaros and Nymph still adjusting to life on Earth, things aren’t likely to calm down anytime soon. Plus, there’s a new Angeloid on the scene – and she’s been sent to eliminate Tomoki! And check out the hilarious, super-sexy Heaven’s Lost Property movie, The Angeloid of Clockwork! Hiyori’s a sweet, shy girl infatuated with Tomoki. To get closer to the dirty-minded object of her affection, she joins the New World Discovery Club and starts bonding with Ikaros, Nymph, and the gang – until a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Why is she trying to kill Tomoki, even after confessing her feelings?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: ecchi, anime, humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting, offbeat, manga, semi serious
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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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Kodomo no Jikan (2007)
Plot Summary:
23-year-old school teacher Aoki Daisuke has a huge problem. One of his students, Kokonoe Rin, has proclaimed herself to be Daisuke-sensei's girlfriend and is now on the warpath to win him over or get him fired.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ecchi
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Kiznaiver (2016)
Plot Summary:
The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Noriko Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira Agata, "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers. Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land, but as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. The story is set in this town where Katsuhira and the others live.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, light, captivating, parody, enigmatic, adult anime, seinen, psychological
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Gintama (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Amanto, aliens from outer space, have invaded Earth and taken over feudal Japan. As a result, a prohibition on swords has been established, and the samurai of Japan are treated with disregard as a consequence. However one man, Gintoki Sakata, still possesses the heart of the samurai, although from his love of sweets and work as a yorozuya, one might not expect it. Accompanying him in his jack-of-all-trades line of work are Shinpachi Shimura, a boy with glasses and a strong heart, Kagura with her umbrella and seemingly bottomless stomach, as well as Sadaharu, their oversized pet dog. Of course, these odd jobs are not always simple, as they frequently have run-ins with the police, ragtag rebels, and assassins, oftentimes leading to humorous but unfortunate consequences.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, parody, semi serious, shounen, entertaining, absurd, manga, fantasy anime, humorous
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Hero Tales (2007)
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Lord Keiro, the Shogun of the Xian Empire, blazes a trail of terror while seeking the sacred sword that will make him a god. Standing in his way is Taito, a powerful star reborn in human form who vows to use his strength to avenge those slaughtered by Keiro. To complete his journey, Taito must seek others like him: the seven star-born warriors with the strength to shatter a corrupt empire.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized, shounen
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Tokyo Ravens (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tsuchimikado Harutora was born into a prestigious Onmyoji family, but he can't see "spirit energy". Therefore, he's been enjoying a peaceful daily life with his friends at an Onmyo branch school. One day, his childhood friend Tsuchimikado Natsume, heir to the head family, suddenly appears. Will this cause his destiny spring into motion!?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, exciting, manga, humorous, disturbing, semi serious
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Samurai Champloo (2004)
Plot Summary:
Mugen is a ferocious, animalistic warrior with a fighting style inspired by break-dancing. Jin is a ronin samurai who wanders the countryside alone. They may not be friends, but their paths continually cross. And when ditzy waitress Fuu gets them out of hot water with the local magistrate, they agree to join her search for the "samurai who smells of sunflowers.".
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, thought provoking, atmospheric, captivating, manga, adult animation, adult anime, shounen, spectacular
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Campione! (2012)
Plot Summary:
Godo Kusanagi, a high school student that kills a god, claiming its power and title of Campione, to slay other gods.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, ecchi, captivating, adult anime, light, manga, tense, serious, slasher
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Hell's Paradise (2023)
Plot Summary:
A squad of prisoners and their guards are sent to investigate a mysterious island. They get stranded there and must rely on each other to survive the island's mysterious and monstrous residents.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, dark fantasy, shounen, psychological, dark
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Dream Eater Merry (2011)
Plot Summary:
Dream Eater Merry is a Japanese action fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Ushiki Yoshitaka. The series is serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by J.C. Staff which aired in Japan between January 7, 2011 and April 8, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, seinen, emotional, captivating, entertaining, light, manga, offbeat
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Mushibugyou (2013)
Plot Summary:
The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit — Mushibugyou — to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, satirical, disturbing, manga, shounen
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Okami-san and Her Seven Companions (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ryōko Ōkami is a spunky high school girl who is a member of a "fixer" club called the Otogi High School Bank. She fixes the school's problems with her partner Ringo Akai ("Akazukin-chan").
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, seinen, feel good, semi serious, captivating, light, manga, fairy tale, parody
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My Sister, My Writer (2018)
Plot Summary:
Suzuka Nagami is a beautiful third-year middle school student who has excellent grades and is the student council president. She wrote a novel about a little sister who dotes on her older brother, and the novel wins a light novel award. After they discuss the matter, Yuu is the one who debuts as a proxy light novel author instead of Suzuka, under the pen name Chikai Towano.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, light, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ecchi
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Bakuman (2010)
Plot Summary:
Moritaka Mashiro, a junior high school student, content to live out a relatively normal life as any other does, is persuaded by his classmate, Akito Takagi, to become an aspiring mangaka when the latter realizes his natural talent as an artist. However, Moritaka is reluctant to pursue his dream as his uncle, once a mangaka with his own serializations, died from overwork trying to regain his lost status. With Akito's help, Takagi gets another classmate and his school crush, Azuki Miho, who is an aspiring voice actress, to voice in the anime adaptation of their future manga once it is completed. However, Mashiro also proposes to Azuki, who surprisingly accepts only on the condition she will marry him when both of them have achieved their dreams. With a goal set before him, Mashiro begins a long and struggling path to become a famous mangaka. Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, manga, captivating, light, uplifting, semi serious, inspirational, shounen
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A Town Where You Live (2012)
Plot Summary:
Haruto Kirishima lived a calm life out in the countryside, away from the fast-paced life of the city. Then Yuzuki Eba appeared in his life out of nowhere, having come from Tokyo to briefly live with her family. Their time together left him enamored with the memories of that short period before she just as abruptly disappeared from his life, and left him full of questions.Kimi no Iru Machi begins some time later, after Haruto moves to Tokyo to live with his sister, in order to pursue a career as a cook. In reality though he wishes to be with Yuzuki. Things don't start good though. When he arrives he is mistaken for a burglar and attacked by his sister's neighbour Mishima Asuka. After the misunderstand is cleared his feelings begin to waver though. Is Eba, who keeps avoiding him for seemingly no reason, the one for him or is it Asuka?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, ecchi
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Yamada's First Time: B Gata H Kei (2010)
Plot Summary:
OMG! There’s this girl at school, Yamada, who wants to make like a hundred sex friends. She totally thinks she can devirginize one hundred different boys! Can you believe that? That’s like every boy in the school. Who does she think she is? I heard from my friend’s neighbor’s cousin’s lab partner that Yamada’s never even been kissed. Oh. My. God. I would totally die. That’s like burn all your makeup and shave off your eyebrows embarrassing. I can’t even think about it. Today at lunch I saw Yamada flirting, like for reals flirting, with that geek Kosuda. You know the guy. Photography club, no muscles, boring face, kind of reminds you of a black-and-white movie. Super lame. If Yamada can’t even make the sex with him, she’ll never score a hundred cherry boys. She needs to take like Sex Ed or something because I heard she can’t give it away!.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, semi serious, captivating, sexy, humorous, manga, adult anime, ecchi, offbeat
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Seitokai Yakuindomo (2010)
Plot Summary:
The stage is set at Ousai Private Academy which, due to declining birth rates, has transitioned from an all-girls high school to a co-ed. The current ratio of male to female students is 28:524. Within this paradise, Tsuda Takatoshi is inaugurated as vice-president of the student council. The student council has a strict image. However, there are some members who defy imagination.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 699
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 307 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, feel good, entertaining, ecchi, captivating, light, manga, parody, dark comedy
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Armed Girl's Machiavellism (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy was originally a high school for high-class girls. When it became co-ed, the girls, out of fear, asked to be permitted to bring weapons to school. When that was enforced, a five-member vigilante corps-like organization called the "Supreme Five Swords" was also formed. After many generations, the five swords eventually became a group which corrected problematic students, and the academy started proactively accepting such students in order to correct them. Nomura Fudou was sent to this school after being part of a huge brawl. What will he do when the only options he has after enrolling are being expelled from that school or being corrected the way the rest of the male students there were...by being forced to dress and act like a girl!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, exciting, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, shounen, super sentai, 2d animation
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Medaka Box (2012)
Plot Summary:
Kurokami Medaka is an exceptional first year student at Hanokiwa Academy who got elected as president of the student council with a smashing 98% of the votes. Extremely intelligent, strong, and rich; she wants to help anyone in need. To do that, she introduces a suggestion box that allows any student to contact her. Later known as the Medaka Box, it will bring forth incredible challenges to Kurokami and her friends of the student council.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, exciting, captivating, light, entertaining, ecchi, shounen, semi serious, super sentai
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Chocotto Sister (2006)
Plot Summary:
Haruma Kawagoe is an only child. A long time ago, around Christmas, his mother miscarried the child that would have been his baby sister. That night, young Haruma knelt down and offered up an earnest prayer: "Please make my mother well again, and please give me a little sister." Years have passed, and Haruma has nearly forgotten about his prayer. But Santa did not... so one Christmas, when Haruma is least expecting it, he receives an unusual present — a sister named Choko.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, light, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ecchi
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Big Order (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ten years ago, a child wished for the destruction of the world. Now, a group of people has the ability to grant their wishes depending on their power. They are called "Order User." Before these great people who have the power of "Order," one person excels the most with the ability to rule and conquer the world and turn people into puppets when it is in his jurisdiction. This power belongs to Hoshimiya Eiji, who is also responsible for the destructive phenomena that happened exactly ten years ago.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, captivating, suspense, disturbing, manga, shounen
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Rurouni Kenshin (1996)
Plot Summary:
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, exciting, shounen, brutal, serious, stylized, period piece
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Basilisk (2005)
Plot Summary:
The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession of a scroll. The prize: the annihilation of the other and the staunch support of the Tokugawa government for the winning clan for the next thousand years.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, captivating, stylized, manga, brutal, adult anime, mind twisting, fantasy anime, exciting
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Fuuto PI (2022)
Plot Summary:
Set some time after events of Kamen Rider W, Fuuto PI shows Shotaro Hidari and Phillip solving crimes and fighting evil as superhero detectives in the windy city of Fuuto.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, enigmatic, captivating, entertaining, detective, seinen
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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2019)
Plot Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They're treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku's wet dream quickly turns into Hajime's nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime's job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith's level of strength?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, light, suspenseful, psychological, semi serious, manga
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Akame ga Kill! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating corruption by mercilessly killing officials and privileged nobles.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, suspense, serious, tense, captivating, exciting, manga, humorous, seinen, shounen