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On November 22, 2010, Japan endured missile strikes in an incident labeled "Careless Monday," which fortunately caused no casualties. Society soon returned to its routine, leaving the event largely forgotten. Three months later, during her graduation trip to the United States, cheerful college student Saki Morimi encounters Akira Takizawa, who rescues her from a precarious situation. Takizawa appears eccentric; he is completely naked, suffers from amnesia, and believes he is a terrorist. Furthermore, he carries a peculiar cell phone containing 8.2 billion yen in digital currency. Although his behavior is highly suspicious, Saki forms a bond with the mysterious young man. Unaware of the truth, she is drawn into a thrilling death game centered on money, mobile devices, and the fate of the world. Higashi no Eden follows Saki as she attempts to decipher the secrets behind her rescuer, while Takizawa competes against other contenders equipped with similar phones, recovering memories that hint at his involvement in the earlier missile attacks.

In a world where memories are stored on chips separate from the body, physical death no longer means the end of the soul. These chips can be viewed, altered, and transferred between bodies. The wealthy use them to achieve eternal life by selecting ideal vessels, while the poor often have to sell their bodies and preserve their souls in chips just to survive. A barrier of electrolytic clouds separates the heavens of the rich from the underworld of the poor, making this social divide absolute. One day, a man named Kaiba wakes up in an empty room with no memories, a mysterious hole in his chest, and a locket containing a picture of an unknown woman. After escaping an attack and arriving at a decrepit village of underworld residents, he sets out on a journey across the different planets of this strange universe to uncover the truth about his identity and the woman he once knew. Through a voyage of self-discovery and acceptance, Kaiba weaves together stories of souls and spirits, exploring the significance of memories.

After averting Japan's destruction, Akira Takizawa made a final wish to become the "King of Japan," then erased his memories once more and vanished. He left Saki Morimi with his cellphone, and the sole hint she has to find him is the message, "I'll be waiting where our journey started." Half a year later, rumors about Akira are circulating, and Saki's quest takes her to New York City. But Saki is not the only one investigating—with billions of yen to burn and a mission to "save Japan," the remaining Seleção are close behind. Some aim to support Akira's ambitions, while others make aggressive moves to take him out and realize their own vision of a better Japan. With higher stakes and fresh revelations, the game continues.

With its flickering streetlights, moldy back alleys, and bustling inhabitants, the Second Kowloon Walled City—despite the decay of its already-demolished predecessor—evokes a unique nostalgia that its residents find charming. Within the confines of this fading yet cherished environment lives Reiko Kujirai, a 32-year-old real estate agent deeply in love with her colleague, Hajime Kudou, who is two years younger. Although they have their disagreements, the two get along well enough to share the pleasures of the walled city together. But everything begins to unravel when Kudou, half-asleep, suddenly kisses Kujirai—apparently returning the feelings she has not yet confessed. However, when Kudou explains that he mistook her for someone else, Kujirai is drawn into a chain of events that lead her to a past she cannot recall.

A member of the 12 Seleção who must save the nation to win the game, Akira Takizawa chose to become the "King of Japan." Following his return from the U.S.A., the remaining Seleção also advance their own schemes as they try to outdo one another. Saki Morimi and the rest of the "Eden of the East" group are viewed as possible terrorists, yet they still do whatever they can to support Takizawa in achieving his goal and uncovering the mysteries of his past, as the final confrontation among the Seleção commences.

Ayato Kamina's peaceful life as a high school student is thrown into turmoil when futuristic fighter jets suddenly attack Tokyo. In the chaos, he meets a woman named Haruka Shitow, who claims to be from a government organization called TERRA. She reveals that Ayato has been living inside a time bubble called Tokyo Jupiter, created by the Mulians—humanoids from another dimension—to isolate and conquer Tokyo. TERRA has been trying to break through the city's barrier ever since. Overwhelmed by this revelation, Ayato panics and flees. He runs into his classmate Reika Mishima, who leads him to the Shrine of Xephon, where a large egg slumbers. She begins to sing, and an unknown power awakens within Ayato, connecting him to a being called RahXephon that breaks out of the egg. Haruka soon finds him again and urges him to join her cause of fighting the Mulians. Caught between the crosshairs of the Mulians and TERRA, Ayato begins to question his purpose, grappling with altered memories and ultimately his very identity in this chaotic new world.

Following the death of her father, a young woman takes over Miracle Entertainment and its flagship show, Miracle Finder, which has recently faded into obscurity. Desperate to prevent the program's cancellation, she seeks a fresh concept and discovers Evol, a mysterious gene that grants superhuman abilities and represents the next stage of evolution. Yet, this marvel could ignite a ruthless struggle for human survival. Her immersion into the world of Evolvers is interrupted by four men: Kira, a cheerful idol; Simon, a Loveland University professor and neuroscientist; Zen, the stoic CEO of Loveland Financial Group and Miracle Entertainment’s benefactor; and Haku, her high school senpai who transitioned from a delinquent to a police officer. Amidst a wave of bizarre incidents across the city, she must uncover the truth behind Evol and Black Swan, the shadowy organization linked to numerous attacks and her father’s demise. She must determine her role in their grand scheme and understand how the men surrounding her are tied to the mystery.

In 2046, Detective Ross Sylibus is reassigned to Mars following the murder of a country singer on her flight. The case is complicated because the singer was a "Third"—a robot that looks and feels human. Sylibus is partnered with Armitage, a beautiful female cop with a defiant attitude. As they investigate the deaths of the singer and other women on Mars, they uncover a conspiracy that could get them both killed by the Martian government.

For more than five centuries, mysterious white-haired children, forever appearing as eleven-year-olds, have been sighted across Europe. Displaying maturity beyond their years and aging never, they possess supernatural abilities. Their eternal quest is for a specific girl, guided only by a clue featuring a crescent moon. In 2012, an athletic boy named Tohma becomes entangled in this long-standing mystery.

A re-editing of the 11 television episodes of Higashi no Eden.

In 2046, humanity grows increasingly wary of robots, moving away from their use and trusting them less. This makes life perilous for the beings known as seconds, the most recent line of robots as far as the public knows. This is the world Detective Ross Sylibus inhabits. He requests a transfer to Mars after a robot killed his partner. Upon arrival, he is immediately thrust into a murder case: a country singer from his own flight has been killed. Stepping off the plane, he watches a scene unfold and meets his new partner, Armitage, a female cop with a major attitude. A rash of murders begins as more women are killed. As the investigation continues, a secret is uncovered: there is another line of robots called Thirds. More and more Thirds turn up missing, targeted by a serial killer intent on wiping out all of them. In her quest to bring the murderer to justice, Armitage reveals a secret—she herself is a Third.

After peace was established across most of the universe by the Interstellar Alliance, the Cosmo Academy was founded. This institution is widely considered the most prestigious school in existence, and its graduates are all but guaranteed any career they choose. However, admission is only possible for those who pass the entrance exams held every three years, making the competition incredibly intense. Lane Tadatos is a Terran who has made it to the final stage of the examinations. Assigned to a group of 10 candidates, he is sent to the Esperanza—a ship drifting in orbit. The ultimate test requires them to survive aboard the ship for 53 days with no way to contact the outside world except for an emergency surrender button. But a critical issue arises when the examinees conduct a head count: there are 11 people on the Esperanza, meaning one of them is an impostor.

Amazing Nuts! consists of four animated shorts, each displaying a unique visual style and musical accompaniment from Studio 4°C. The shorts are titled Global Astroliner Gou, Glass Eye, Kung-Fu Love, and Joe and Marilyn.

Three years have passed since Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis were defeated. A new enemy named Geiger emerges, wielding advanced robotic technology with the goal of triggering a global war and seizing control of the world once the devastation subsides. Nadia and Jean are once again called to action, this time fighting to protect the world from its own self-destruction.

In a far-off future, humanity has been pushed to the edge of extinction by enormous creatures called Klaxosaurs, forcing the survivors to dwell inside massive fortified cities known as Plantations. Children raised in these cities are trained to pilot giant mechas called FranXX—the only weapons capable of fighting the Klaxosaurs—in male-female pairs. Created solely for the purpose of operating these machines, these children have no knowledge of the outside world and can only justify their existence by protecting their species. Hiro, a would-be FranXX pilot, has lost his drive and self-assurance after failing an aptitude test. Skipping his class's graduation ceremony, he goes to a forest lake, where he meets a mysterious girl with two horns protruding from her head. She introduces herself by her codename Zero Two, known to belong to a notorious FranXX pilot called the "Partner Killer." Before Hiro can process the meeting, the Plantation is suddenly attacked by a Klaxosaur. Zero Two engages the creature in her FranXX, but the mecha sustains heavy damage and crashes near Hiro. Finding her partner dead, Zero Two asks Hiro to pilot the mecha with her, and together they easily defeat the Klaxosaur. With a new partner at his side, Hiro has been given a chance to redeem his past failures—but at what price?

Justice and its enforcement have evolved. In the 22nd century, Japan operates under the Sibyl System, an objective method to assess each citizen's threat level by analyzing their mental state for criminal intent, known as their Psycho-Pass. Inspectors enforce the law by subduing—often lethally—anyone showing the slightest ill will; alongside them work Enforcers, citizens who have become latent criminals, given limited freedom in return for carrying out the Inspectors' grim tasks. Into this world enters Akane Tsunemori, a young woman with a sincere wish to uphold justice. But as she collaborates with veteran Enforcer Shinya Kougami, she soon discovers that the Sibyl System's verdicts are not as flawless as her fellow Inspectors believe. With everything she once trusted turned upside down, Akane struggles with the nature of true justice and whether it can be achieved through a system that might already be flawed.

Deep within the earth lies a vast chasm known as the Abyss, teeming with strange creatures and ancient relics from ages long gone. Its origins and what exists at its deepest point remain unsolved mysteries that countless explorers, called Divers, have risked their lives to uncover by descending into its darkest reaches. The most skilled and courageous Divers—the White Whistles—are celebrated as legends among those who stay above. Riko, the daughter of the missing White Whistle Lyza the Annihilator, dreams of following in her mother's footsteps and exploring the Abyss's farthest depths. However, she is only a novice Red Whistle, permitted to venture no further than the uppermost layer. One day, she stumbles upon a mysterious robot who looks like an ordinary boy. She names him Reg, and he has no memory of what happened before his discovery. Convinced that the technology behind Reg must originate from deep within the Abyss, the two decide to journey into the chasm—Reg to recover his lost memories, and Riko to see the bottom of the great pit with her own eyes. Yet they remain unaware of the cruel truths awaiting them in the Abyss's true reality.

Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, survives a vampire attack thanks to Meme Oshino, an odd man who lives in an abandoned building. Although he is restored to humanity, lingering side effects like superhuman healing and enhanced vision remain. With support from his friend and class president Tsubasa Hanekawa, Araragi tries to maintain a normal student life. When he catches fellow classmate Hitagi Senjougahara as she falls down a flight of stairs, Araragi realizes she is unnaturally weightless. Despite Senjougahara's reluctance, Araragi insists on helping her and turns to Oshino—the same man who once resolved his own crisis. Through a series of stories involving demons and gods, Bakemonogatari follows Araragi as he works to aid those suffering from supernatural afflictions.

By the beginning of the 21st century, magic—once dismissed as myth and legend—has been transformed into a structured technology and taught as a technical discipline. At First High School, an institution for magicians, students are divided into two groups based on their entrance exam scores: "Blooms" are those who earn high marks and are placed in the First Course, while "Weeds" are reserve students assigned to the Second Course. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows the siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba, who enroll at First High School. After taking the exam, the gifted Miyuki is placed in the First Course, whereas Tatsuya ends up in the Second Course. Despite his low practical test scores and his status as a "Weed" suggesting magical incompetence, Tatsuya possesses remarkable technical knowledge, strong physical combat skills, and unique magical abilities—making him the irregular at a magical high school.

Thirty years ago, a massive "spatial quake," a phenomenon involving space vibrations of unknown origin, devastated the Eurasian continent and claimed over 150 million lives. Since then, these quakes have continued to occur worldwide, though on a smaller scale. Shidou Itsuka is an ordinary high school student living with his younger sister, Kotori. When an impending spatial quake threatens Tengu City, he rushes to save her but gets caught in the eruption. At the quake's epicenter, he finds a mysterious girl who is identified as a "Spirit," a supernatural being whose appearance triggers such quakes. Soon, he is caught in a battle between the girl and the Anti-Spirit Team, a ruthless task force dedicated to eliminating Spirits. Yet there is a third group that believes in saving the Spirits: "Ratatoskr," which, surprisingly, is commanded by Shidou's little sister! After the clash, Kotori forcibly enlists Shidou and offers him an alternative approach to handling the danger Spirits pose—make them fall in love with him. Now, the world's fate depends on his dating skills as he sets out to charm the Spirits.

After failing his university entrance exams, eighteen-year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki secures employment at the Sion Artificial Intelligence Corporation by leveraging personal connections. This organization manufactures Giftias, sophisticated androids nearly indistinguishable from humans, though they possess a limited lifespan of 81,920 hours, roughly nine years and four months. Tsukasa is assigned to Terminal Service One, a unit tasked with retrieving Giftias that have reached their expiration date to prevent them from losing their memories and turning hostile. Shortly after starting, he is paired with Isla, a stunningly beautiful Giftia and a veteran of the Terminal Service. Despite her small stature and calm demeanor, she is regarded as the top expert in Giftia retrievals. As their time together draws to a close, Tsukasa must confront his growing affection for Isla, realizing that no matter one's wishes, nothing endures forever.

Most people dismiss the existence of aliens, time travelers, and espers, and ordinary high schooler Kyon is no different. His mundane perspective is shattered on the first day of school when he encounters Haruhi Suzumiya, a girl determined to overturn his reality. During class introductions, Haruhi loudly declares her disdain for mundane individuals and her desire to encounter the supernatural. Upon discovering that the school lacks a club dedicated to paranormal phenomena, she impulsively forms the Spreading Fun all Over the World with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade, commonly referred to as the SOS Brigade. Haruhi then recruits Kyon along with three other students: the stoic bookworm Yuki Nagato, the timid senior Mikuru Asahina, and the ever-cheerful Itsuki Koizumi. Although they appear ordinary, each member harbors secrets connected to Haruhi’s eccentric nature. Drawn into her chaotic world, Kyon joins the SOS Brigade on various adventures that gradually reveal the true nature of their enigmatic leader.

In 2021, a parasitic virus called "Gastrea" infects people and transforms them into monsters. The remnants of humanity now dwell within walls made of Varanium, the sole substance capable of harming Gastrea. To combat the Gastrea threat, "Cursed Children"—young girls whose bodies carry traces of the virus, granting them superhuman abilities—are officially designated Initiators by the Tendo Civil Security. They are paired with Promoters, individuals who guide and protect them. These two-person teams are dispatched on missions to fight the monsters spawned by the Gastrea virus and hold them back. Black Bullet centers on the duo of Enju Aihara, an Initiator, and Satomi Rentaro, a Promoter, as they undertake missions to confront the escalating Gastrea menace in their home city of Tokyo.

Fourteen-year-old Lain Iwakura, a shy and socially awkward student, receives a peculiar email from Chisa Yomoda, a classmate who has recently taken her own life. Despite having no interest or experience with technology, Lain opens the message, which transports her into the Wired, a digital communication network akin to the real-world internet. Her existence is upended as she faces a series of enigmatic puzzles. Individuals known as the Men in Black start appearing in her vicinity, interrogating her with knowledge of her life that surpasses her own self-awareness. As the line between physical reality and cyberspace grows increasingly indistinct, Lain is drawn into increasingly surreal situations that challenge traditional notions of identity, consciousness, and perception. Created by Chiaki J. Konaka, the creator of Texhnolyze, Serial Experiments Lain is a psychological, avant-garde mystery that tracks Lain’s pivotal decisions, which resonate across both the tangible world and the Wired. Only Lain can grasp the true weight of these dual existences as one realm closes and another opens.