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Beyond the Heavens TV 18+ 26 26EPS Beyond the Heavens TV 26 eps 23m 2009 Finished Souten Kouro's story is based loosely on the events taking place in Three Kingdoms period of China during the life of the last Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao (155 – March 15, 220), who also serves as the... ActionAdventureHistorical ★ 7.3 26 Earl and Fairy TV 12 12EPS Earl and Fairy TV 12 eps 25m 2008 Finished In the nineteenth century, we find Lydia Carlton living in Scotland, making a living as a fairy doctor. She is one of those rare humans who can see and communicate with fairies. But no one believes her. However, Edgar is... FantasyAdventureRomance ★ 7.3 12 The Mystic Archives of Dantalian TV 12 12EPS The Mystic Archives of Dantalian TV 12 eps 25m 2011 Finished Six months ago, Lord Hugh Anthony Disward, also known as Huey, lost his eccentric grandfather, Sir Wesley Disward, who was a renowned collector of rare books. His grandfather's will states that, in order to inherit his m... ActionSupernaturalHistorical ★ 7.3 12 Shigurui: Death Frenzy TV 18+ 12 12 12EPS Shigurui: Death Frenzy TV 12 eps 23m 2007 Finished At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-arme... DramaPsychologicalAction ★ 7.4 12 12 Nitaboh MOVIE 1 Nitaboh MOVIE 99m 2004 Finished At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind traveling shamisen player. In time, with the help of friends... HistoricalMusic ★ 7.4 1 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother TV 52 52EPS 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother TV 52 eps 26m 1976 Finished Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian Edmondo de Amicis, Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco`s mother left for Arge... DramaAdventureSlice of Life ★ 7.4 52 Emily of the New Moon TV 26 26EPS Emily of the New Moon TV 26 eps 25m 2007 Finished Based on the Emily of New Moon novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Emily is an orphan who gets sent to live with her relatives on Prince Edward Island, after her father dies. In New Moon she lives with her Aunt Elizabeth, Aun... DramaHistoricalShoujo ★ 7.4 26 Le Chevalier D'Eon TV 24 24 24EPS Le Chevalier D'Eon TV 24 eps 25m 2006 Finished In 18th century Paris, a coffin is found floating down the Seine River. It carries the corpse of noblewoman Lia de Beaumont: a spy of King Louis XV, and whose younger brother Charles d'Eon has just been knighted. When se... SupernaturalSeinenHistorical ★ 7.2 24 24 Oh! Edo Rocket TV 26 26 26EPS Oh! Edo Rocket TV 26 eps 24m 2007 Finished In Edo in the mid-1800's, fireworks maker Seikichi Tamaya and his friends struggle to live under the harsh morality laws imposed by the strict city councilor, which ban all luxuries, including fireworks. One day, a stran... Sci-FiDramaFantasy ★ 7.2 26 26 Sirius the Jaeger TV 12 12 12EPS Sirius the Jaeger TV 12 eps 23m 2018 Finished In the year 1930, vampires have infiltrated Tokyo to feast upon its unsuspecting citizens. As the number of victims continues to rise, the city's authorities decide to hire the Jaegers—a strange, diverse group of individ... ActionSupernaturalHistorical ★ 7.1 12 12 Devils and Realist TV 12 12EPS Devils and Realist TV 12 eps 24m 2013 Finished The story revolves around William, an aristocratic family's progeny with rare intellect. One day, his uncle lost his possessions after his business failed. Fearing that his family's name has been tarnished, William retur... FantasySupernaturalDemons ★ 7.1 12 Samurai Champloo TV 26 26 26EPS Samurai Champloo TV 26 eps 24m 2004 Finished Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse. That is, until she accidentally spills a drink all over one of her customers! With a group of samurai now incessantly... ActionShounenAdventure ★ 8.5 26 26 Grave of the Fireflies MOVIE 1 1 Grave of the Fireflies MOVIE 88m 1988 Finished As World War II reaches its conclusion in 1945, Japan faces widespread destruction in the form of American bombings, devastating city after city. Hotaru no Haka, also known as Grave of the Fireflies, is the story of Seit... DramaHistorical ★ 8.5 1 1 Rainbow TV 26 26EPS Rainbow TV 26 eps 22m 2010 Finished Japan, 1955: Mario Minakami has just arrived at Shounan Special Reform School along with five other teenagers who have been arrested on serious criminal charges. All assigned to the same cell, they meet older inmate Roku... DramaSeinenHistorical ★ 8.5 26 Soul Land: 2nd Season ONA 26 26EPS Soul Land: 2nd Season ONA 26 eps 20m 2018 Finished Second part of Douluo Dalu. ActionFantasySupernatural ★ 8.1 26 Gosick TV 24 24 24EPS Gosick TV 24 eps 24m 2011 Finished Kazuya Kujou is a foreign student at Saint Marguerite Academy, a luxurious boarding school in the Southern European country of Sauville. Originally from Japan, his jet-black hair and dark brown eyes cause his peers to sh... DramaRomanceHistorical ★ 8.1 24 24 The Wind Rises MOVIE 1 1 The Wind Rises MOVIE 126m 2013 Finished Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes... DramaRomanceHistorical ★ 8.1 1 1 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit TV 26 26 26EPS Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit TV 26 eps 25m 2007 Finished On the precipice of a cataclysmic drought, the Star Readers of the Shin Yogo Empire must devise a plan to avoid widespread famine. It is written in ancient myths that the first emperor, along with eight warriors, slew a... ActionFantasyAdventure ★ 8.2 26 26 Sword of the Stranger MOVIE 1 1 Sword of the Stranger MOVIE 103m 2007 Finished In the Sengoku period of Japan, a young orphan named Kotarou and his dog Tobimaru steal from unsuspecting villagers in order to make ends meet. However, Kotarou is forced to remain on the run when he finds himself being... ActionAdventureHistorical ★ 8.3 1 1 Romeo and the Black Brothers TV 33 33EPS Romeo and the Black Brothers TV 33 eps 23m 1995 Finished Romeo is a kindhearted and courageous boy living with his family in a small village in Switzerland. Unfortunately, Romeo becomes the interest of a man named Luini, known as "The God of Death," who is infamous for buying... DramaAdventureSlice of Life ★ 8.3 33 Katanagatari TV 12 12EPS Katanagatari TV 12 eps 50m 2010 Finished In an Edo-era Japan lush with a variety of sword-fighting styles, Shichika Yasuri practices the most unique one: Kyotouryuu, a technique in which the user's own body is wielded as a blade. The enigmatic seventh head of t... ActionAdventureRomance ★ 8.3 12 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya MOVIE 1 1 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya MOVIE 137m 2013 Finished Deep in the countryside, a man named Okina works as a bamboo cutter in a forest, chopping away at the hollow plants day after day. One day, he discovers a small baby inside a glowing shoot. He immediately takes her home,... FantasyHistorical ★ 8.2 1 1 Millennium Actress MOVIE 1 1 Millennium Actress MOVIE 86m 2002 Finished At the turn of the millennium, Ginei Studio's dilapidated buildings are set to be demolished. Ex-employee and filmmaker Genya Tachibana decides to honor this occasion with a commemorative documentary about the company's... DramaActionFantasy ★ 8.3 1 1 In This Corner of the World MOVIE 1 1 In This Corner of the World MOVIE 156m 2016 Finished Suzu Urano is a pure and kindhearted girl who loves to draw and keep her head in the clouds. Growing up in the outskirts of Hiroshima with her family, she is more than happy to help with her grandmother's nori business.... DramaSeinenHistorical ★ 8.3 1 1