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Plot Summary:
The survivors of Kanto's Hell Earthquake built a new city and christened it "Hope Town". However, this peaceful town becomes a nightmare when it's raided by the motorcycle gang, "Hell's Wind". They abduct the women while the remaining townsfolk are left helpless against them. Meanwhile, a boy, Saburo, meets Jun. Jun's lover was previously murdered, and the duo help one another to fight against Hell's Wind. The battles are getting more and more difficult, but with the appearance of Violence Jack, the citizens seem to gain the upper hand against Hell's Wind.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, adult anime, bloody, ecchi
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Severe internet addiction has become an epidemic infecting the nation's youth, ultimately resulting in their extreme dependence on the world wide web. Those who are too far gone are enrolled at Elite Reeducation Academy in order to help them grow into successful adults. Hibiki is one such teenager who awakens in the facility unaware of how he came to be there. He learns from the head instructor that he was knocked out and brought to the school at his mother's behest, concerned with how belligerent her son was becoming as a result of his internet addiction. Stuck in a place more akin to a prison than an academy, and with no escape from the abuses of the instructors, Hibiki decides to end his life by jumping from the roof. But as fate would have it, he meets a mysterious man named Shin who promises to give his life meaning.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, 2d animation
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime
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Plot Summary:
Subaru Sumeragi, a young Onmyouji sorcerer, investigates a series of unusual murders with the aid of his twin sister and fellow Onmyouji Seishirô.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: anime, detective
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Violence Jack: Evil Town (1988)
Plot Summary:
After disasters have all but destroyed the Earth, leaving entire cities buried, one man named Violence Jack tries to avert a civil war brewing among the wretched inhabitants of a subterranean metropolis called Evil Town. The known world is now a nightmare after a series of natural disasters. Survivors struggle to survive the harsh conditions. Evil Town is divided into three warring factions each fighting for supremacy.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: anime, bloody
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IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Short, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, psychological, suspense, disturbing, contemplative, shounen, unusual plot structure
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In the late twentieth century, the Secret Security Force was formed to stop the actions of the communist terrorist group known as the Red May. Angel, a beautiful, yet cold woman, has recently joined the small anti-terrorist group. But her first mission will be a true test of skill, for members of the Red May are being found dead, murdered by gruesome methods. Who is causing these murders? And why? Written by Chuck "Dark-Side" Williamson.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, manga, cyber, adult anime, bloody, controversial
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: anime, seinen, bloody
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, futuristic
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: anime, hentai, adult animation, adult anime, controversial, rough, serious, suspenseful, stylized, fast
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Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007)
Plot Summary:
Shigurui is a manga series written by Norio Nanjo and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai by Norio Nanjō. An animated television adaptation, based on the first 32 chapters of the manga, aired on WOWOW July 19th, 2007 to October 12th, 2007. The series was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, written by Seishi Minakami, and produced by Madhouse Studios. The series is noted for its realistic graphic violence and nudity as well as its abrupt ending. The anime was licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment under the fully translated title Shigurui: Death Frenzy. The licensing was announced in May 2008 and the full series was released on March 31st, 2009 on Blu-ray and DVD.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, rough, suspenseful, stylized, disturbing, serious, realistic, surreal, manga, adult anime
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (1993)
Plot Summary:
Based on the long-running manga by Hirohiko Araki, the first OVA series follows Josef Joestar and his 17-year-old grandson Jotaro as they attempt to finish the family blood feud against the immortal vampire Dio. Josef and Jotaro have gathered several mystical warriors each with powers representing one card from The Stand (a variation of Tarot cards), with Jotaro having powers over the strongest Stand - the Star Platinum. Dio himself has gathered Stand warriors and together they face off for the sake of Jotaro's mother Holly and domination of the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, cult classic, shounen, campy
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: anime
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Akira is just another normal kid in modern-day Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. Akira learns that there is an upcoming war of demons on humanity and he has just been enlisted for a major tour of duty. But the only way to fight a demon is with their power, so Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, mind bending
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, manga, exciting, bleak, bloody, adult animation, splatter
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Plot Summary:
A police officer that nearly meets a violent death is turned into a cyborg with superhuman strength, speed and reflexes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: anime, mecha, cyber, adult anime
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Violence Jack, Part 1, Slum King (1986)
Plot Summary:
Kanto Hell Earthquake has demolished the metropolitan completely. After the earthquake, Slum King is kidnapping girls and sell them as sex slaves. Mari is wandering on the devastated field looking for her lover, Ken. But she is also kidnapped by them. While she is tortured and trained as a sex slave, Ken saves her. Ken has become the member of Slum King. The king offers condition to him; in return for releasing her, he has to kill Violence Jack.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 403
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 37 min
Plot tags: anime, manga, bloody
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: anime
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Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could in fact be a demon hiding in human clothing. Amidst the growing tensions, tragedy strikes Akira causing his mind to snap, retreating into his subconscious, allowing his Devilish alter-ego Amon to break free from Akira's cage of flesh and wreak havoc on both human and demons alike.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 775
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, adult anime, shounen, dark fantasy, brutal, ecchi
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
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Mad Bull 34 (1990)
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 435
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Country: Japan
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Shinichi Izumi is a normal high school boy whose right hand has become infected with an alien parasite that names itself "Migi" ("right"). Migi is the first parasite to develop a symbiotic relationship with its host, as he and Shinichi slowly develop a grudging friendship. Migi isn't the only Parasite on earth, however, and as cases of Parasites killing humans begin to emerge, humans seek to kill off Parasites. Shinichi and Migi find themselves caught in between these two sides of the struggle over planet earth.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 979
Genere: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
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As the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: anime, grindhouse, splatter
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Plot Summary:
Ken Kaneki is a bookworm college student who meets a girl names Rize at a cafe he frequents. They're the same age and have the same interests, so they quickly become close. Little does Kaneki know that Rize is a ghoul - a kind of monster that lives by hunting and devouring human flesh. When part of her special organ - "the red child" - is transplanted into Kaneki, he becomes a ghoul himself, trapped in a warped world where humans are not the top of the food chain.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
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Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Akira becomes Devilman, a being with the power of demon but with a human heart.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
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