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Plot Summary:
For these peaceful days――there’s a secret behind it all. A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA - Direct Attack”. And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”. This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls. The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time. Alongside is Takina Inoue, the talented but mysterious Lycoris. They work together at one of its branches–Café LycoReco. Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc. It's mostly tasks unbefitting of Lycoris. The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato. And the cool-headed and efficient Takina. The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, 2d animation
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration:
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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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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 880
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
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Nodoka Haramura's appearance on television playing in a high school mahjong tournament inspires her old Jr. high school friends to reform their schools club so they can meet and play her in the National High School Mahjong Tournament.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 36
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 596
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 8 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 398
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Duration: 24 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 426
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 328
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Country: Japan
Duration: 8 min
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 56
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Country: Japan
Duration:
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Here in this magic academy city of Ashram, where everyone is required to live in dormitories, a close-knit group of girls known as “Pentagrams” pursue their studies, including training in manners and magic, to become “true ladies.” Arsnotoria, one of the students in Ashram, lives in Dorm 5 and is always with her dormmate friends: Mel, who’s the life of the party, Petit Albert, who’s quiet and does things at her own pace, Picatrix, who wants to be the class president, and Abramelin, who’s always cool. They take classes and work on their school duties together, and they throw tea parties after school in “that room”….
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 61
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 590
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 180
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 107
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 400
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IMDB Votes: 38
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 50
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IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 22
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 74
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 109
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