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Plot Summary:
In 2140, rebels infected with Phage are fighting for independence from corporate government on a space-station-turned-metropolis. Genetically modified melancholic 19-year-old dying corporate female assassin will decide the outcome.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, captivating, futuristic
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Toward the Terra (2007)
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In the future, mankind's seemingly utopian society is strictly controlled by the government, and anything that threatens to disrupt the status quo is ruthlessly suppressed. When 14 year-old Jomy begins to question the way society is run he becomes a target of both the government and the outcast race opposing that government. Now each group is determined to hunt him down; one to kill him and the other to save him.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, futuristic, psychological, exciting, bleak, serious, captivating, gloomy, comic
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Majestic Prince (2013)
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In the latter half of 21st century, humans leave the Earth and begin to live in space. In order to adapt to the environment in space and deal with the hostile aliens in Jupiter, genetically engineered children called "Princes" are artificially raised and trained to be pilots of armed robots "AHSMB (Advanced High Standard Multipurpose Battle Device). This is a bonus epilogue episode for Majestic Prince.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, emotional, futuristic, tense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, mecha, stylized
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Banner of the Stars (2000)
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Now that three years has passed since their first adventure, Lafiel is now captain on a new ship and Jinto has just finished his training. They go out to complete a mission of defending the Laptic Gate.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Animation, Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, captivating, exciting, stylized, saga
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Tenkai Knights (2013)
Plot Summary:
Tenkai Knights is a 2013 Japanese-Canadian-American anime series, produced by Shogakukan Productions and Spin Master. Initial reports, according to Anime News Network, indicated the series was being animated by Bones, according to an entry on Studio Wanpack's Blog back in May 2013, although has been since removed. While the series was broadcast on Cartoon Network in the United States in August 2013, there is no word as to when the series will air in Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized, captivating
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Strike Witches (2008)
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The story takes place in year 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called neuroi. A young heroine Named Yoshika miyafuji joins the 501st joint wing, known as the strike witches to fight and defeat the neuroi so that way she can protect the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 460
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, ecchi
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Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (2005)
Plot Summary:
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1 - 59 of the manga. The production was in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa Shoten. The series first episode aired in Japan on August 6, 2005 and the last episode aired on February 18, 2006. The series aired in North America on December 20, 2010, on the FUNimation Channel.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 840
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, captivating
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Knights of Sidonia (2014)
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An alien race called Gauna has destroyed Earth. leaving humanity struggling to survive aboard the spaceship Sidonia. Even though it’s been a century since the last encounter with the Gauna, military service is mandatory. For Nagate Tanikaze, whose grandfather secretly hid him in the forgotten bowels of Sidonia, it’s a strange new world as he’s forced to come to the surface. Yet his recruitment comes just in time, for the Gauna have suddenly reappeared.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, serious, tense, captivating, manga, psychological, suspense, super sentai
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Phantom 2040 (1994)
Plot Summary:
Phantom 2040 is a French-American animated science fiction television series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, created by Lee Falk. The central character of the series is said to be the 24th Phantom. The unusual character designs are the work of Peter Chung, creator of Æon Flux. The show debuted in 1994 to rave reviews, though it survived only 35 episodes before it was relegated to weekend repeats in 1996. Along with action sequences, stories focused on intelligent plotting and character development, winning the series praise for its subtle teaching of such values as individuality, freedom, and the volatility of humanity. It also spawned comic books tie-ins and other merchandise. Featured voice actors included Scott Valentine, Margot Kidder, Ron Perlman, and Jeff Bennett, while Mark Hamill, Debbie Harry, Rob Paulsen, and Paul Williams had recurring roles.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 682
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, political, adult animation, anime, dieselpunk, futuristic, stylized
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Blue Gender (1999)
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Blue Gender is a 26-episode anime created by Ryōsuke Takahashi broadcast in Japan from 1999-2000. Blue Gender was created by the Japanese animation studio, AIC and is distributed in the United States by Funimation Entertainment. In 2003, Blue Gender was released on American television as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, though it had originally been planned for Toonami, and was thus edited to remove its graphic violence, nudity, and sex scenes. There is also a compilation movie available on DVD with an alternative ending. The series was also shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK in 2002-2003. The Blue Gender series is set in the 2030s, in which Earth has been overrun by the Blue, which are mutated insect-like creatures containing a newly evolved B-cell that recently appeared in several humans, including the main protagonist, Yuji Kaido, that kill and harvest humans for food. Most of the surviving human race has moved to Second Earth, a huge spaceship that orbits the planet. The series mostly focuses on Yuji and Marlene's relationship as they work together to reach Second Earth and their participation in military combat operations against the Blue.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, exciting, rough, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, seinen, shounen
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IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005)
Plot Summary:
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix refers to two anime series co-produced simultaneously by Cartoon Network and Production I.G. The first is a "microseries" consisting of five 5-minute episodes, and the second is a 26-episode animated series loosely related to the first. Koichi Mashimo co-wrote and directed the microseries, while Bee Train Animation and Production I.G animated it, and Bandai Entertainment acted as the North American distributor. The full-length anime series was handled by director and writer Mitsuru Hongo and was animated by Production I.G, with Bee Train returning for in-between animation. Production I.G president Mitsuhisa Ishikawa joined on as producer for the series. It was the first time he had worked on a joint U.S. Japanese production, due to the Pokémon companion franchise. The series' production was managed by Williams Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Bang Zoom! Entertainment in Burbank, California produced the English dub for the series, as well as adapted the scripts alongside Williams Street. IGPX was commended for being the first original series on Toonami. An IGPX video game was released on September 12, 2006, for the PlayStation 2.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 290
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, futuristic, captivating, entertaining, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011)
Plot Summary:
History is coming to an end. When humans came down from the sky they brought with them the Testament, the guide to the path they must follow if they wish to return to the skies again.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, bleak, humorous, serious, futuristic, stylized, captivating, witty, intense, ecchi
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Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is an anime television series, the 11th incarnation of Sunrise studio's long-running Gundam franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilitary organization Celestial Being and its efforts to rid the world of war and conflict with a series of unique and extremely advanced mechas mobile suits known as "Gundams". It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The 25-episode season was officially announced by Sunrise during a 15-second trailer on June 2, 2007. The series aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 5, 2007 to March 29, 2008. The second season began on October 5, 2008 and concluded on March 29, 2009. A movie sequel was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 25, 2010 in Japan. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the first Gundam series to be animated in widescreen and in high-definition.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized
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Iron Man (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Tony Stark branches his company into Japan, he is opposed by the nefarious Zodiac organization. It's up to Stark's Iron Man to defeat the Zodiac, and defend Japan.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, saga
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon (1992)
Plot Summary:
U.C. 0083 - Three years after the end of the catastrophic One Year War, peace on Earth and the colonies is shattered by the presence of the Delaz Fleet, a rogue Zeon military group loyal to the ideals of the late dictator Gihren Zabi. Delaz Fleet's ace pilot Anavel Gato, once hailed as "The Nightmare of Solomon", infiltrates the Federation's Torrington base in Australia and steals the nuclear-armed Gundam GP02A "Physalis" prototype. Rookie pilot Kou Uraki - with the aid of Anaheim Electronics engineer Nina Purpleton and the crew of the carrier Albion - pilots the Gundam GP01 "Zephyranthes" prototype in an attempt to recover the stolen Gundam unit and prevent another war from breaking out.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 425
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, exciting, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized
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Desert Punk (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kanto Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabozu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 580 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, serious, stylized, apocalyptic, futuristic
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Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998)
Plot Summary:
The once famous and well respected scientist Zorndyke has bred a new genre of living being, one that thrives on the oceans and lives to destroy humans. Zorndyke believes it is time that the humans were relieved of their rule of the earth. It is up to Blue Submarine No. 6 and the rest of the Blue fleet to put an end to Zorndyke's madness and creations.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, futuristic, computer animated
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Heat Guy J (2002)
Plot Summary:
Heat Guy J is a 26 episode science fiction anime series created by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and Satelight. Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer. It was re-released by Funimation Entertainment in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show also was broadcast on the cable channel MTV2. A one volume manga was created based on the series, and was licensed and distributed by TOKYOPOP. The show was picked up for a UK DVD release by Manga Entertainment starting in March 2006. It was packaged in double DVD sets to make up for the long delayed release of the series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, neo noir, suspenseful, exciting, rough, serious, cyber, stylized, cyberpunk anime
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Geneshaft (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the 21st century mankind was on the brink of destruction. Through genetic engineering however they eradicated such feelings as love and the desire for power. Since women are naturally less aggressive than men, women to man ratio was set to 9:1. Now people are engineered to have skills that others view as being necessary. There is a giant ring that now orbits the earth, that sits there and relays information back to an alien race that sent it. Now a team of five women will try to eradicate the alien threat.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, stylized, anime, exciting, mecha
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Glass Fleet (2006)
Plot Summary:
A tyrannical Emperor has his grasp over the galaxy. The rebels outnumbered and outgunned try to locate the mythical Glass Fleet that once served the true ruler. They do find one of the royal descendants, now a space pirate.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized, suspense
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Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (1998)
Plot Summary:
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 is a Japanese anime series produced by Anime International Company and funded by ADV Films. A retelling of the 1987 original video animation Bubblegum Crisis, the series premiered on TV Tokyo on October 8, 1998 where it ran for 26 episodes until its conclusion on March 31, 1999. Toshiba EMI released the episodes on both VHS and Laserdisc across 13 volumes, each containing two episodes. The first volume was released on January 21, 1999; the final volume was released July 26, 2000. The series was later released on DVD, however the Japanese versions were simply the American DVD releases encoded to play for Region 2. Set in 2039-2040.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 892
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min
Plot tags: anime, cyber, exciting, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, fast, mecha
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Kiddy Grade (2002)
Plot Summary:
Two women carry out missions and fight crime across the galaxy.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, futuristic, stylized, exciting, serious, suspenseful, mecha, yuri
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Needless (2009)
Plot Summary:
Needless is an action comedy science fiction manga and anime series by Kami Imai. Serialized in Shueisha's seinen magazine Ultra Jump beginning in 2004, an anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on July 2, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, bleak, suspenseful, stylized, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, futuristic
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Macross Zero (2002)
Plot Summary:
Taking place one year before the events of the original Macross series, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Mayan, where technology is almost non-existent. While Shin stays on the island to heal his wounds, the tranquility of the island is shattered by a battle that involves the UN's newest fighter - the VF-0.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, bleak, serious, adult anime, seinen, futuristic
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Gad Guard (2003)
Plot Summary:
It’s the future, and humanity is worn out. Hajiki’s struggling to make ends meet on the hard-luck streets of Night Town, where everyone is fighting for the same thing: the Gad. If you’ve got a Gad, you’ve got the power of a robotic Techode at your disposal.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, stylized, bleak
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Super Dimensional Cavalry: Southern Cross (1984)
Plot Summary:
The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime TV series released in 1984.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 162
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, cyberpunk anime
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Space Cruiser Yamato 2 (1978)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious comet traveling to Earth's solar system is not what it seems. Without Captain Avatar, Derek Wildstar leads the Argo (Yamato) against a new enemy.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, captivating, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized
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Blassreiter (2008)
Plot Summary:
Blassreiter is a 2008 Japanese anime from the animation studio Gonzo and the multimedia studio Nitro+. The title is pseudo-German and literally means "Pale Rider". A manga titled Blassreiter -genetic- also exists and is serialized in Champion Red magazine. Along with The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk, and later Strike Witches, this series was officially broadcast with English subtitles on the video websites YouTube, Crunchyroll, and BOST TV. As of April 9, 2012, the full English dub of the series is available on YouTube. It has been licensed for a North American release by Funimation Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, bleak
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Wolverine (2011)
Plot Summary:
Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced psychical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin at a accelerated rate.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, exciting, serious, suspenseful
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Parasite Dolls (2003)
Plot Summary:
Beauty is only skin deep, but when you can’t see beneath the skin, how can you know what you’re really dealing with? In a world where perfect androids called Boomers have infiltrated every aspect of society, it’s the job of Branch to maintain peace between the people and the plastic. Unfortunately, not all boomers are created perfect, and when boomers go bad, people die. The thin blue line that separates man from machine is about to meet its most horrifying test in Parasite Dolls.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 685
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: anime, futuristic, cyber, exciting, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, detective, mecha
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Appleseed XIII (2011)
Plot Summary:
Appleseed XIII is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's science fiction manga series Appleseed. Composed of 13 episodes, the series retold the exploits of ES.W.A.T. member Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos. The series was produced by Jinni's Animation Studios in association with Production I.G and under the direction of Takayuki Hamana with Junichi Fujisaku as script supervisor. All 13 episodes were compiled into two feature-length films. The first feature film titled Appleseed XIII: Tartaros was announced by Shochiku and released on June 13, 2011. The second film, Appleseed XIII: Ouranos was released on October 24, 2011. A North American release of the TV series will be out in June 2013.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, cyber, serious, stylized, computer animated