Historical
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Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran
In the Edo or Tokugawa period (1600-1868), Ran, a female wandering samurai whose skill with the katana is only matched by her taste for sake (rice wine),…
Adventure · Comedy
Ninja Scroll
Jubei Kibagami has always been the master dealer of death, but in rescuing a ninja woman from a monster he sets loose a chain of events that…
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Mermaid Forest (TV)
According to an ancient legend, mermaid's flesh can grant immortality if eaten. 500 years ago, Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaid's flesh. For centuries, he travels…
Drama · Horror · Mystery
In a Distant Time OVA
Whisked away to the land of Kyou, Akane learns that she is the Ryuujin no Miko, and meets the Hachiyou, her protectors. They must defeat Akuram, a…
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy
Air in Summer
An extension of the summer-arc in the Air TV-series, showing more of what happened during Kanna's, Ryuya's and Uraha's journey to find Kanna's mother.
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Akagi
While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society.…
Psychological · Sports · Thriller
MUSHI-SHI
Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have,…
Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters centers around the journey of the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is trying to re-discover who he was many years ago, since…
Adventure · Fantasy
The Dagger of Kamui
A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a…
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy
Moeyo Ken
Set in an alternate version of the Meiji Era, a boy named Sakamoto Ryunosuke returns to Kyoto from Shanghai with his monster (youkai) Nekomaru. The law states…
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy