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Plot Summary:
A young man who had surely died in an accident, was reborn in another world as a baby! After that, he was picked up by the patriot hero "Sage" Merlin Wolford and was given the name Shin. He was raised as a grandson by Merlin and soaked up Merlin's teachings, earning him some shocking powers; however, when he became 15, his grandfather Merlin said, "I forgot to teach him common sense!" An "abnormal" boy's unconventional other world fantasy life starts here!.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, humorous, entertaining, romantic, light, sweet
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Ascendance of a Bookworm (2019)
Plot Summary:
Avid bookworm and college student Motosu Urano ends up dying in an unforeseen accident. This came right after the news that she would finally be able to work as a librarian as she had always dreamed of. When she regained consciousness, she was reborn as Myne, the daughter of a poor soldier. She was in the town of Ehrenfest, which had a harsh class system. But as long as she had books, she didn't really need anything else. However, books were scarce and belonged only to the nobles. But that doesn't stop her, so she makes a decision... "If there aren't any books, I'll just create some.".
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, unusual plot structure, exciting, light
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Plunderer (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a post-apocalyptic world dominated by the so-called "Numbers," each human will have their identity branded with their own "Count," which could define any number related to their life. May it be one's walked distance or amount of compliments given to them by others, this Count could lead them to the abyss when it has dropped to zero. In the year 305 of the Alcian calendar, Hina has inherited a mission from her Mother, whose Count has depreciated to zero, to search for the Legendary Red Baron. In her adventure, she meets a half-masked swordsman named Licht who tries to hide his identity, as he is known as a degenerate for having an incredibly low Count.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, romantic, futuristic, tense, captivating, apocalyptic, erotic, ecchi, shounen
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The Dawn of the Witch (2022)
Plot Summary:
I can’t remember. Who am I? What am I? Saybil is a student at a magic academy who has no memories of anything from before he joined the school. Not understanding why he's there, the time he spends at the academy feels hollow and empty. And since he doesn't know how to work hard, his grades are always the lowest in his year. Then, one day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders Saybil to participate in a dangerous special training. "I want you to spread the use of magic in an area where they hold witch hunts.".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, semi 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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Dog Days (2011)
Plot Summary:
Dog Days takes place in the world of Flonyard, an alternate world where its inhabitants look like humans but with animal ears. When Cinque Izumi suddenly gets summoned to this alternate world he is appointed as a Hero. How will he lead his life and interact with the various characters in this new world?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 156
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, shounen
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The Daily Life of the Immortal King (2020)
Plot Summary:
As a cultivation genius who has achieved a new realm every two years since he was a year old, Wang Ling is a near-invincible existence with prowess far beyond his control. But now that he’s sixteen, he faces his greatest battle yet – Senior High School. With one challenge after another popping up, his plans for a low-key high school life seem further and further away….
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 18 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining, shounen, xianxia, 2d animation, urban fantasy
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Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero (2012)
Plot Summary:
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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Isekai Cheat Magician (2019)
Plot Summary:
As regular high school students Taichi and Rin disappeared in a beam of light. When they came to, the two of them were already in a world of swords and magic. Finally getting away after experiencing an attack by monsters, following the suggestion of adventurers they headed on the path towards the guild. In the guild, the two of them found out that they possessed unbelievably powerful magic. Thus the regular high school students transformed into the strongest cheats.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, talky, funny, entertaining, unusual plot structure, fairy tale, shounen, sweet, suspenseful, absurd
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In Another World With My Smartphone (2017)
Plot Summary:
After dying as a result of God's mistake, the main character finds himself in a parallel world, where he begins his second life. His only possessions are the body that God gave back to him and a smartphone that works even in this new world. As he meets all kinds of new people and forges new friendships, he ends up learning the secret to this world. He inherits the legacy of an ancient civilization and works together with the kings of some very laid-back countries on his carefree travels through this new world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, light, entertaining, teen comedy
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Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (2018)
Plot Summary:
29-year-old programmer Suzuki Ichirou finds himself transported into a fantasy RPG. Within the game, he's a 15-year-old named Satou. At first he thinks he's dreaming, but his experiences seem very real. Due to a powerful ability he possesses with limited use, he ends up wiping out an army of lizard men and becomes a high leveled adventurer. Satou decides to hide his level, and plans to live peacefully and meet new people. However, developments in the game's story, such as the return of a demon king, may cause a nuisance to Satou's plans.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, humorous, light, entertaining, romantic, colorful, colourful
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Demon Lord, Retry! (2019)
Plot Summary:
Oono Akira, a working adult that can be found anywhere, was transported to a different world while logged into a character known as the "Demon Lord" in a game he manages. There, he meets a girl with a disabled leg and they begin to travel together, but there's no way that others will leave a "demon lord" with such overwhelming strengths alone. While being targeted by countries and saints that are trying to subdue the demon lord, they cause turmoil wherever they go. Demon lord on the outside, normal person on the inside, a misunderstanding type fantasy!.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, light, funny, feel good, entertaining, humorous, exciting, surprise ending
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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (2020)
Plot Summary:
Shingo Ichinomiya, a 25-year-old man working at a firm company, while thinking of tomorrow's busy working day, goes to sleep. However, when he woke up, he found himself in a room unknown to him and realized that he is inside a 6-years-old body, taking over his body and mind. He soon learns from the memories of the boy that the boy was born as the youngest child of a poor noble family living in a back country. Having no administrative skill, he can't do anything to manage the vast land his family has. Fortunately, he is blessed with a very rare talent, the talent of magic. Unfortunately, while his talent could bring prosperity to his family, in his situation it only brought disaster. This is the story of the boy, Wendelin Von Benno Baumeister, opening his own path in a harsh world.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, psychological, enigmatic, captivating, parody, whimsical
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Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town? (2021)
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Lloyd is a novice adventurer whose dream is to discover “true strength” in the capital he’s always admired, despite growing up with neighbors who always considered him weak. The story starts with him departing from his hometown, which just so happens to be located right next to…one of the most dangerous dungeons in the world?!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, entertaining, captivating, light, shounen
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The Seven Deadly Sins (2014)
Plot Summary:
The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, entertaining, touching, humorous, manga, semi serious, shounen, ecchi
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So I'm a Spider, So What? (2021)
Plot Summary:
I, the protagonist, was just an ordinary high school girl, but suddenly I was reincarnated as a spider monster in a fantasy world. Not only that, but I awakened in a dungeon filled with vicious monsters. Armed with only my human knowledge and my overwhelming positivity, I'm forced to use spiderwebs and traps to defeat far stronger monsters just to stay alive... So begins the labyrinth survival story of a girl with incredible mental strength living as one of the lowest-ranked beasts!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bell Cranell is a rookie adventurer and the sole member of his dirt-poor guild founded by the petite goddess Hestia. Adventurers come from far and wide looking to strike it big in the massive labyrinth known as Dungeon, located beneath the city of Orario. Bell is more interested in picking up girls than Dungeon-crawling, but his reality check comes sooner than expected. Saved from a brush with death by the beautiful, renowned adventurer Aiz Wallenstein, Bell falls head-over-heels and sets his sights on winning her heart, but she's not the only woman he's caught the attention of, for better of worse.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, romantic, enigmatic, dark fantasy, manga, smart, shounen, super sentai
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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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The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2021)
Plot Summary:
“Dear diary… I got reincarnated as a slime.” Even in another world, lives aren’t always on the line. There’s plenty of work to be done, from feeding the community and forging the items the community needs; as well as plenty of play …and hijinks throughout! Join Rimuru and friends as they kick back and enjoy their daily lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (2021)
Plot Summary:
The Hidden Dungeon is a place of legend where rare treasures and items are hidden. Nor, the third son of an impoverished noble family who's lost the one job offer he had, was lucky enough to hear about this dungeon. He then acquires a skill that allows him to create, bestow, and edit skills... and in order to use it, he needs to accumulate points by carrying out such tasks as eating delicious meals and doing sexual things with alluring members of the opposite sex.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, captivating, romantic, feel good, erotic, funny, exciting, 2d animation
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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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Kamisama Kiss (2012)
Plot Summary:
Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, shoujo, exciting, romantic, humorous, touching, captivating, semi serious
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Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy (2021)
Plot Summary:
Makoto Misumi is just an ordinary high school student living a regular life, but all of a sudden gets summoned to the other world to become a "hero." The goddess of the other world, however, insults him for being different and strips his "hero" title, before casting him off to the wilderness at the edge of the world. As he wanders the wilderness, Makoto encounters dragons, spiders, orcs, dwarves, and all sorts of non-human tribes. Because Makoto comes from a different world, he is able to unleash unimaginable magical powers and combat skills. But just how will he handle his encounters with various species and survive in his new environment. In this fantasy, Makoto tries to transform the other world into a better place despite the humans and gods having turned their backs on him.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, captivating, entertaining, exciting
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The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020)
Plot Summary:
Anos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what awaited him in reincarnation after 2000 years were descendants who became too weak after being accustomed to peace, and all sorts of magic that deteriorated to the extreme. Anos enters Demon King Academy that gathers and educates those who are viewed as the reincarnation of the Demon King, but the academy could not see through his true powers and ends up branding him as a misfit.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, visually appealing, enigmatic
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Black Clover (2017)
Plot Summary:
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some differences between them became plain. Yuno was a genius with magic, with amazing power and control, while Asta could not use magic at all, and tried to make up for his lack by training physically. When they received their Grimoires at age 15, Yuno got a spectacular book with a four-leaf clover (most people receive a three-leaf-clover), while Asta received nothing at all. However, when Yuno was threatened, the truth about Asta's power was revealed, he received a five-leaf clover Grimoire, a "black clover"! Now the two friends are heading out in the world, both seeking the same goal!.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, humorous, stylized, shounen, manga, semi serious, whimsical
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Demon King Daimao (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō, also known as Demon King Daimao, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shotaro Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, with a total of 11 volumes available as of December 2010. A manga adaptation began monthly serialization in the September 2008 issue of Akita Shoten's magazine Champion Red, and a 12-episode anime adaptation by Artland aired between April and June 2010 on Tokyo MX and other channels.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, light, captivating, stylized, ecchi, semi serious, manga, shoujo, offbeat
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)
Plot Summary:
"Rimuru Tempest" is the new name of a slime in a fantasy world taken by a former 37-year-old human Satou Mikami after he is killed by a passing robber. Broken free from ordinary, stale past life, his fresh adventure in a fantasy world as a slime monster with unique abilities begins.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, humorous, sincere, manga, shounen, 2d animation
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The Rising of The Shield Hero (2019)
Plot Summary:
Iwatani Naofumi was summoned into a parallel world along with 3 other people to become the world's Heroes. Each of the heroes respectively equipped with their own legendary equipment when summoned, Naofumi received the Legendary Shield as his weapon. Due to Naofumi's lack of charisma and experience he's labeled as the weakest, only to end up betrayed, falsely accused, and robbed by on the third day of adventure. Shunned by everyone from the king to peasants, Naofumi's thoughts were filled with nothing but vengeance and hatred. Thus, his destiny in a parallel World begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, feel good, suspense, manga, seinen, dark fantasy, psychological
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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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Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (2019)
Plot Summary:
There is a popular saying: "you can never be too careful." It is very important to prepare for every situation you may face, even if it seems like an unnecessary waste of time. Also, in games like RPGs, it is good to exceed the level of your enemies to achieve total victory. These words describe Seiya Ryuuguuin a little too perfectly. After being summoned by the goddess Ristarte to save the world of Gaeabrande from destruction, the hero prepares himself for his noble journey. While this might be normal, he spends a very long time training himself, despite having overpowered stats. He fights weak enemies using his strongest skills and buys excessive amounts of supplies and potions—all to stay safe. While his attitude may be a bit annoying, it might just be the saving grace of Gaeabrande, especially considering that it is a world where the forces of evil dominate each and every expectation.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, suspense, disturbing, stylized
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How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018)
Plot Summary:
When it comes to the fantasy MMORPG Cross Reverie, none can match the power of the Demon King Diablo. Possessing the game's rarest artifacts and an unrivaled player level, he overpowers all foolish enough to confront him. But despite his fearsome reputation, Diablo's true identity is Takuma Sakamoto, a shut-in gamer devoid of any social skills. Defeating hopeless challengers day by day, Takuma cares about nothing else but his virtual life—that is, until a summoning spell suddenly transports him to another world where he has Diablo's appearance! In this new world resembling his favorite game, Takuma is greeted by the two girls who summoned him. They perform an Enslavement Ritual in an attempt to subjugate him, but the spell backfires and causes them to become his slaves instead. With the situation now becoming more awkward than ever, Takuma decides to accompany the girls in finding a way to unbind their contract while learning to adapt to his new existence as the menacing Demon King.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, ecchi, feel good, atmospheric, captivating, humorous, entertaining, light, shounen, absurd