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Plot Summary:
Tokonome Mamori is transferred to Mermaid - an artificial quarantine island for people with superpowers. When Mamori is attacked, a newly transferred girl named Mirei saves her. The enemy doesn't stop, however, and the two are soon cornered. Just when they think all hope is lost, Mirei kisses Mamori, and Mamori turns into a sword. Mirei then wields the sword and launches a counterattack against their enemies.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, yuri, ecchi, sexy, suspense, lgbt cinema, disturbing
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OniAi (2012)
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Adorable young Akiko is thrilled to be reuniting with Akito, the handsome older brother she hasn’t seen in years! In fact, she might be a little too excited about living under the same roof with her precious big bro. This pint-sized cutie has a serious brother complex, and she’s definitely not interested in sharing his attention. Unfortunately for little sister, she and Akito won’t be living alone: three gorgeous girls from the student council will be along for the ride! So much for the peaceful existence Akito was craving. Big Brother the dreamy will have to stay on his toes to avoid the advances of Sis and her ravishing rivals!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, sexy, disturbing, controversial, yuri, 2d animation
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Yamibo: Darkness, the Hat & the Travelers of the Books (2003)
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Hatsuki is a high-school student living with Hatsumi, and the two are so close they are like sisters. On Hatsumi's 16th birthday, she is suddenly surrounded by a green light and disappears right in front of Hatsuki! Hatsuki manages to follow Hatsumi with the help of a yellow parakeet named Ken, and ends up in a place called "The Great Library," full of different worlds stored in books. But Hatsumi isn't there, and so the search begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 74
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, yuri, tense, captivating, disturbing, adult anime
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Sakura Trick (2014)
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Haruka Takayama and Yū Sonoda were inseparable during middle school, but upon entering high school, they end up being seated on opposite sides of the classroom. Having to spend time with more friends, the two decide to make their relationship special by kissing each other in secret.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, yuri, sexy, yaoi, psychological, sincere, romantic, touching, humorous, captivating
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I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job (2013)
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I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job The story revolves around Raul, a boy who did not become a Hero, since the demon lord was already defeated just before his Hero exams. His dreams dashed, Raul spends his days working at a magic shop in the capital. One day, a part-time job seeker appears at the shop with an amazing résumé: Name: Fino Previous Occupation: Demon Lord Heir Motive: Because my father was defeated The work comedy revolves around this former Hero-in-training and the daughter of the demon lord.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Strawberry Panic! (2006)
Plot Summary:
Nagisa Aoi is a new transfer student into one of the three prestigious all-girls Catholic high schools on Astraea Hill: a school called St. Miator (the other two are St. Spica and St. Lelim (known in the anime as Le Rim, for some reason). While getting totally lost on her first day, she stumbles into a clearing with a tree, and also into a girl with long silver hair. Nagisa is immediately smitten with the girl, Shizuma Hanazono, otherwise known as the Etoile of the three schools (the most idolized girl). Shizuma, after picking up a figurine dropped by Nagisa, kisses her on the forehead, leading to Nagisa fainting. After waking up in the school's infirmary, Nagisa then meets her new roommate, Tamao Suzumi. Things, however, will be getting a lot more complicated for the new student than just that.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 772
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: yuri, anime, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, adult anime, sexual, sexy
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Citrus (2018)
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Fashionable Yuzu imagined the first day at her new school she transferred to after her mother's remarriage a bit differently; she didn't know it'd be an ultra-strict and conservative girls' school. So instead of a sweet high-school romance, she butts heads with the stern student council president Mei—who turns out to be her new step sister. And she has to learn that hate and attraction are often not that far apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, yuri, sweet, romantic, hentai, sentimental, humorous, adult anime, light, yaoi
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Destiny of the Shrine Maiden (2004)
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The highborn Himemiya Chikane is cool and aloof, the perfect young lady of good breeding. Kurusegawa Himeko is devoted to her, and secretly her friend. Their lives are undisturbed in their school, until an ancient evil suddenly rears its head. To combat it, Chikane and Himeko must take on the roles of shrine maidens of the Moon and Sun.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, serious, yaoi, romantic, captivating, yuri, mecha, adult anime, shounen
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Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kogarashi has the ability to see supernatural, and has been possessed by ghosts since he was a kid but now he has learned to fight back against them! Unfortunately, he's now also very poor, homeless, and hoping for a happier, more normal, high school life. In his search for housing, he's introduced to a very cheap boarding house called Yuragi Manor, which was formerly a hot springs inn. It's so cheap because the house is haunted by the spirit of a high school student whose corpse was found there. Kogarashi doesn't think this is going to be a problem for him. Soon he finds that Yuragi Manor's ghost is a 16-year-old girl named Yuna, who lives in his room. Kogarashi has no desire to hurt a ghost girl, and instead he ends up agreeing to help her to figure out her unfinished business so that she can move onto the afterlife before turning evil. Once it is clear that he is fine with Yuna, the other tenants reveal their own secrets—his life in Yuragi Manor is going to be far from ordinary!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, captivating, sincere, feel good, light, entertaining, shounen, humorous, hentai
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To Love-Ru Darkness (2012)
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As close encounters of the twisted kind between the residents of the planet Develuke (represented primarily by the female members of the royal family) and the inhabitants of Earth (represented mainly by one very exhausted Rito Yuki) continue to escalate, the situation spirals even further out of control. When junior princesses Nana and Momo transferred into Earth School where big sister LaLa can (theoretically) keep an eye on them, things SHOULD be smooth sailing. But when Momo decides she'd like to "supplement" Rito's relationship with LaLa with a little "sisterly love," you know LaLa's not going to waste any time splitting harems. Unfortunately, it's just about that point that Yami, the Golden Darkness, enters the scene with all the subtleness of a supernova, along with an army of possessed high school students! All of which is certain to make Rito's life suck more than a black hole at the family picnic.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, humorous, captivating, tense, touching, manga, semi serious
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Trinity Seven (2014)
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In this "romantic comedy but sometime serious magical school story," life as Arata Kasuga knows it is wiped out by a bizarre incident known as "Collapse Phenomenon," which causes worldwide destruction and takes his cousin Hijiri Kasuga to the next world. To resolve the "Collapse Phenomenon" and bring back Hijiri, Arata enrolls in the Royal Biblia Academy. Waiting in the school are seven beautiful female magic users — the Trinity Seven.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, bleak, suspense, shounen, super sentai, 2d animation
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Magias Academy Ataraxia Hybrid × Heart (2016)
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Hida Kizuna possesses the HHG (Heart Hybrid Gear) ability, but it is not strong enough to make him particularly important. His older sister calls him to transfer to a strategic defense school, where many of the students (many of which are large-breasted girls) use their HHG abilities to fight invaders from another world while wearing extremely skimpy pilot outfits. Kizuna's fighting ability doesn't measure up, but his sister has another plan—apparently having erotic experiences with Kizuna will allow the girls to replenish their energy or power-up. It looks like his new school life is going to be full of embarrassment.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: ecchi, anime, adult anime, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Heaven's Lost Property (2009)
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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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The Severing Crime Edge (2013)
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Killing Goods are murder weapons handed down from generation to generation within the families of their owners. They are cursed to compel their current owners to repeat the original murders. The curse also makes them indestructible. Kiri Haimura is the current owner of a pair of shears that can cut seemingly anything, although the only thing he wants to cut is hair. One day he meets Iwai Mushanokoji, a girl of whom he has only heard rumors that her hair cannot be cut, a girl who can grant one wish, any wish, but only to the person who murders her. Every morning he cuts her hair, which grows back every night; and every day he helps protect her from people who know about her curse and who want a wish granted.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, exciting, rough, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing, serious
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Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)
Plot Summary:
Magic Knights are modern magic-users who fight with weapons converted from their souls. Ikki Kurogane goes to a school for these Magic Knights, but he is the "Failed Knight" or "Worst One" who is failing because he has no magical skills. However, one day, he is challenged to a duel by Stella, a foreign princess and the "Number One" student. In this duel, "the loser must be obedient for life.".
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, ecchi, romantic, captivating, entertaining, stylized, manga, super sentai
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Sekirei (2008)
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Sekirei is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga began serialization in the seinen magazine Young Gangan published by Square Enix in December 2004. An anime adaptation produced by Seven Arcs and directed by Keizō Kusakawa aired in Japan between July and September 2008, and a second season aired between July and September 2010. Both seasons are licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment. The central character of the series is Minato Sahashi, a ronin who failed college examinations twice. His life changes, however, when he meets a girl named Musubi.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, semi serious, manga, ecchi, adult anime, humorous, disturbing
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Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (2012)
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Known as a Rogue Hero in the fantasy world Arezard, Akatsuki decided to take upon the request of the defeated Demon King to take his daughter with him. After bringing her back to the world he came from, Akatsuki brought her to join Babel, an academy-like organization that specializes in training those who came from the other world.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, manga, romantic, humorous, sexy, sentimental
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Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls (2015)
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Three years ago, the world learned that harpies, centaurs, catgirls, and all manners of fabulous creatures are not merely fiction; they are flesh and blood - not to mention scale, feather, horn, and fang. Thanks to the "Cultural Exchange Between Species Act," these once-mythical creatures have assimilated into society, or at least, they're trying. When a hapless human teenager named Kurusu Kimihito is inducted as a "volunteer" into the government exchange program, his world is turned upside down. A snake-like lamia named Miia comes to live with him, and it is Kurusu's job to take care of her and make sure she integrates into his everyday life.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, entertaining, light, humorous, sexy, funny, romantic, captivating, semi serious
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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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Mr Love: Queen's Choice (2020)
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A girl inherits a company that is almost bankrupt from her late father. Lacking the funds, she must now become the producer herself in order to save the company from collapse. During her work, she meets four boys—financial expert Zen, the idol Kira, police officer Haku, and leading neuroscientist Simon—and is suddenly involved with the conspiracies and mysteries over the existence of special powers known as "Evol.".
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shoujo, psychological, exciting, tense, touching, captivating, suspense
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The Asterisk War (2015)
Plot Summary:
Invertia was a meteor storm that caused an unprecedented disaster during the 20th century. Because of this disaster, numerous cities around the world were destroyed. However, within the meteor, an unknown element called mana was discovered. It allowed human technology to make rapid strides giving rise to a new species of super-powered humans, the Star Pulse Generation (Genestella). The Festas (Star Warrior Festivals) host battles between Genestella at a city of six academies called “Rikka,” also commonly known as “Asterisk.” Scholarship student Ayato Amagiri transferred into Seidoukan Academy in order to fulfill his own wish, swearing he too will fight in this city.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, exciting, captivating, bleak, tense, thought provoking
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Monogatari (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Monogatari Series revolves around on Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student who survived a vampire attack, and finds himself helping some girls involved with all kinds of apparitions, deities, ghosts, mythological beasts, and spirits.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 360 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, semi serious, captivating, adult animation, ecchi, atmospheric, psychological, dark comedy, offbeat
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Domestic Girlfriend (2019)
Plot Summary:
Natsuo is a high school boy who is experiencing the crushing despair of unrequited love. To make matters worse, the person he is in love with is his teacher, Hina. In an attempt to lift his spirits, he attends a mixer where he meets a girl named Rui. The two sleep together, expecting never to see one another again, but fate has other plans. His life suddenly becomes more complicated when his father comes home and announces he has remarried a woman with two daughters whom Natsuo has met before: Hina and Rui!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, tense, sincere, yuri, hentai, humorous, sentimental, shounen, super sentai
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Place to Place (2012)
Plot Summary:
Tsumiki Miniwa, a small girl who packs a punch, is in love with her best friend, tall and easygoing Io Otonashi. The only problem is that she can't bring herself to come out and say it. And, despite the fact that he can otherwise read her like a book, Io doesn't seem to be able to pick up the obvious clues—even with all of their friends teasing that there's no one better suited for each other. Acchi Kocchi follows Tsumiki and her circle of friends as they go through their day-to-day lives. Between Mayoi the electronics nerd, Sakaki the good-natured prankster, and the nosebleed-prone Hime, Tsumiki's friends will never let her live down her crush. But only time will tell if Tsumiki will gain the courage to finally say how she truly feels.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, touching, realistic, tsundere, iyashikei, semi serious, slapstick, humorous, cute, super sentai
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Mayo Chiki! (2011)
Plot Summary:
When you've got acute gynophobia, even a pretty girl can be like a malady, and as the sparring partner for his family of female wrestlers, Sakamachi Kinjiro has the worst case ever! Just one touch makes his nose bleed, so school's a bloody nightmare even before Kanade, the principal's twisted daughter, deduces both Kinjiro's "feminine issue" and that his name contains the sounds "Chi" and "Kin" back to back. But Chi-Kinjiro's female troubles don't totally redline until a wrong turn in the men's room exposes the secret Subaru, Kanade's manservant, has been hiding in the water closet. (Well, to be fair, SHE is still a servant.) If Subaru's cross reactions concerning her cross-dressing aren't enough of a drag, Kinjiro's girl problems also include a haunted martial artist (with ghosts), a cat-eared fetishist (meow!), and his own sister, who's interest in "wrestling" a certain incorrectly packaged butler may result in an unexpected ending!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ecchi, light, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, touching
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To Love-Ru (2008)
Plot Summary:
To Love-Ru is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi, and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki, creator of Black Cat. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump between April 24, 2006 and August 31, 2009; 18 tankōbon volumes have been published in Japan. A drama CD was released in February 2008 with an original story. A 26-episode anime series adaptation by Xebec aired in Japan between April and September 2008. Six original video animation episodes were produced by Xebec between April 2009 and April 2010. A 12-episode second season by Xebec titled Motto To-Love Ru aired between October and December 2010. A video game was released on the Nintendo DS in August 2008, and another game for the PlayStation Portable was released in October 2008. A continuation of the manga called To Love-Ru Darkness began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on October 4, 2010. An anime TV series adaptation for To-Love Ru Darkness produced by Xebec began airing in October 2012. The title, とらぶる, is the English gairaigo "trouble" and "rabu" is the English loan word "love". The title is a pun on the words "love trouble", which describes the harem aspect of the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, ecchi, romantic, semi serious, entertaining, manga, adult anime, shounen
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High School DxD (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story follows Issei Hyōdō, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is killed by a girl on his first date ever. Issei is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward, he serves as an underling of Riasu, a high-level devil who is also the prettiest girl on Issei's campus.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, exciting, adult anime, captivating, stylized, humorous, hentai, manga, romantic
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Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? (2019)
Plot Summary:
Ichiro Sato is about as average as a student can get… except for his above-average ability to land himself in totally awkward, intensely risqué situations with his no-nonsense teacher, Kana Kojima! Ichiro has his hands full dealing with these steamy shenanigans and unexpected encounters in the most unlikely places. At least it can’t get any worse, right?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: ecchi, anime, sex comedy, feel good, humorous, light, unusual plot structure, captivating, entertaining, seinen
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Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time (2020)
Plot Summary:
Upon winning a fighting tournament and being crowned the world’s strongest warrior, Peter Grill discovers a downside to his newfound fame. Women of all species, from ogres to elves, are scrambling over each other for his seed to ensure they have the strongest babies possible. Poor Peter just wants to settle down with his lovey dovey fiancée, but he’ll have to outmatch, outwit, and outrun a harem of very determined monster girls to do so!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 606
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: ecchi, anime, erotic, sexy, light, humorous, sex comedy
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SUPER HXEROS (2020)
Plot Summary:
Earth faces an unprecedented threat from an invasion by the mysterious Kiseichuu. The Kiseichuu feed on human sexual energy, also known as “H-energy,” and weaken the human population. High school student Retto Enjo is a member of the hero group HxEROS, who fight together to save the earth from the Kiseichuu.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 394
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, funny, romantic, absurd, shounen
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Queen's Blade: Rebellion (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story is set four years after the first story-line and revolves around Annelotte, the rebelling knight princess who stands up to the tyranny of the new queen.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, adult animation, tense, exciting, humorous, captivating, ecchi, erotic, black comedy, dark comedy