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Ganta Igarashi begins an ordinary day preparing for a school excursion to Deadman Wonderland, an amusement park where incarcerated performers stage perilous shows for spectators. However, his routine is shattered when a figure cloaked in red brutally massacres his entire class. Wrongfully accused and sentenced to death, Ganta is incarcerated within the very facility he was meant to tour. Thrust into a harsh environment populated by vicious inmates and bizarre supernatural abilities, Ganta is forced to wear a lethal collar that only deactivates when he succeeds in the prison's deadly competitions. To endure this treacherous setting where trust is scarce, he must constantly gamble with his life while hunting down the enigmatic "Red Man" to clear his name.

In Serial Experiments Lain, fourteen-year-old Lain Iwakura is an introverted girl who struggles with social interaction until she unexpectedly receives an email from Chisa Yomoda, a classmate who has already died. Despite having little experience with technology, Lain opens the message and is drawn into the Wired, a digital network akin to the Internet. This event transforms her life as she confronts mysterious puzzles. Figures known as the Men in Black begin appearing around her, questioning her with intimate details about her life that even she does not fully grasp. As the boundaries between the physical world and cyberspace grow indistinct, Lain becomes entangled in increasingly surreal scenarios that challenge the nature of identity, consciousness, and reality. Directed by Chiaki J. Konaka, the creator behind Texhnolyze, this psychological and avant-garde mystery follows Lain's critical choices, which impact both the real world and the Wired. Only through Lain can the full significance of these interconnected realities be understood as one realm fades and another emerges.

On a chilly December morning, Kyon arrives at school anticipating another adventure with his SOS Brigade companions. Instead, he is shocked to discover a drastically altered reality: Haruhi Suzumiya and Itsuki Koizumi have vanished; Mikuru Asahina has no recollection of him; Yuki Nagato seems to be an ordinary human; and Ryouko Asakura has inexplicably returned. Although accustomed to the extraordinary, Kyon is deeply unsettled by these shifts and resolves to investigate independently. Recognizing that he is the sole individual retaining memories of the former reality, Kyon faces a critical choice: accept the mundane existence he once desired or attempt to reverse time to restore his chaotic yet familiar world.

Since childhood, Tomoki Sakurai has been haunted by recurring nightmares of an angel. Concerned for him, his friend Sohara Mitsuki seeks the advice of Eishirou Sugata, an eccentric sky enthusiast. Eishirou suspects Tomoki's visions are connected to the New World, a baffling aerial phenomenon that has left researchers stumped. To investigate, the trio establishes the New World Discovery Club, and Eishirou organizes a special event to observe the skies. However, Tomoki's mundane existence is upended when a mysterious girl descends from the heavens and proclaims him her master. The narrative follows the daily exploits of the New World Discovery Club as they gradually piece together the truth regarding the Angeloids that have begun appearing on Earth.

Sakurai Tomoki has grown accustomed to his daily life alongside the two angeloids, Ikaros and Nymph, and is having a great time. Still, he keeps experiencing strange dreams and asks all his friends to help him figure out what is causing them. Nymph creates a device that allows humans—but not angeloids—to enter other people's dreams. The gadget initially malfunctions, but eventually they manage to reach what should have been Tomoki's dream, only to find that something is seriously off about it. Later, a meteor crashes down from the sky at the spot beneath the large cherry blossom tree where Tomoki first discovered Ikaros. A blonde angeloid with a very large figure and a massive sword steps out of the meteor and begins looking for Tomoki!

In Shibuya, a series of murders known as the "New Generation Madness" are generating growing local buzz due to their notoriety. Nonetheless, these "New Gen" killings barely impact Takumi Nishijou, a high school otaku prone to delusions and a persistent sense of being watched by unseen eyes. Apathetic toward the outside world, Takumi spends his time on online games and anime. His routine is abruptly disrupted when he receives a graphic image of a man impaled on a wall from a user named Shogun. After recovering his composure at an internet café, Takumi unexpectedly encounters the very crime scene from the image, along with a blood-splattered pink-haired girl calling out to him. As Takumi struggles with the boundaries of reality, he finds himself increasingly entangled in the "New Gen" murders, believing the perpetrator is targeting him.

The story of Persona 4 is set in the rural town of Inaba, where a series of mysterious murders have taken place, each occurring after heavy rain leaves behind thick fog. A local rumor speaks of a television channel called Mayonaka TV that only appears at midnight, and it is said that by staring at the screen, one can catch a glimpse of their "other half." After hearing about a recent unsolved murder linked to the fog, the group—Narukami, Chie, and Yosuke—realizes that each of them attempted to watch the strange channel and saw the murder victim on it. The protagonist later discovers that during the midnight broadcast, he can physically phase into his television set, using it as a gateway to enter another world filled with shadows. Upon fully entering this world for the first time, disoriented and lost, Narukami encounters a being named Teddie. The connection between Mayonaka TV and the town's murders becomes clear—the victims may have been targeted through the channel. The group decides to work together to solve the mystery by exploring the hidden world behind Mayonaka TV.

In the year 5053, French nobles Viscount Albert de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay attend the Carnival festivities in the lunar colony of Luna. While Franz is satisfied with the revelry, Albert craves a more profound purpose in his life. His search for meaning shifts dramatically when he captures the attention of the mysterious and charismatic Count of Monte Cristo, a self-made aristocrat, during an opera performance. As the story progresses, Albert develops a friendship with the Count and introduces him to the elite circles of French society. However, the Count's true motives go beyond simple companionship; he is orchestrating a long-awaited vengeance against those who wronged him in the past. "Gankutsuou" explores the intertwined fates of Albert and the Count, and the heavy cost of seeking justice through revenge.

In the wake of a bus hijacking, Yuuta Iridatsu is rescued by the masked hero Strange Juice but ends up with his soul separated from his body, now watched over by a mischievous cat spirit named Chiranosuke. As a ghost, Yuuta haunts Korai House, where he lives with other tenants including Meika Daihatsu, a skilled inventor; Mikatan Narugino, a lively idol; Ito Hikiotani, a reclusive NEET; and Rabura Chichibu, a spiritual medium. Yuuta's life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally sees Narugino's undergarments, a sight that gives him extraordinary strength. However, if he sees another pair of panties while still a spirit, it would trigger a catastrophic asteroid impact with Earth, spelling disaster for everyone he cares about. "Punch Line" follows Yuuta's journey as he

Rin Asogi is an immortal private detective who has a fondness for vodka and a knack for attracting supernatural horrors. Across a series of nightmarish episodes spanning sixty-five years, Rin's voluptuous body is brutally pierced, exploded, and shredded into a bloody mess. The entity responsible for her endless suffering is Apos, an eternal being fixated on sacrificing Rin to Yggdrasil, the tree that sustains all life. As Rin struggles to uncover the truth behind her perpetual torment, Apos lurks in the shadows, eager to tear into her ripe form and devour the memories of her countless lifetimes. Rin is no stranger to the world of the dead, but her next journey there might be eternal.

In a futuristic Tokyo beset by societal decay, the detective Shinjuurou Yuuki—dubbed the "Defeated Detective"—pursues cases across the city. With his mysterious partner Inga at his side, Shinjuurou employs his keen mind to crack crimes, particularly murders, leading to many arrests and resolved incidents. Yet Inga's motives regarding those who are caught seem dark, and the truth of the assistant's identity and objectives stays hidden.

After a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits Tokyo's Shibuya ward on November 6, 2009, a black fire spreads and causes mass panic on the day of the earthquake. The sudden disaster that becomes known as the "Shibuya Earthquake" kills 3,851 people and injures 30,927 more. The story is set in a reconstructed Shibuya district in October 2015. A string of mysterious deaths occurs in Shibuya amidst the reconstruction. People begin to take notice as the strange events start on the same day that chaos broke out in Shibuya with a certain incident five years earlier. The events are called the "Return of the New Generation Madness." Note: Includes episode 0.

A brief flashback recaps the events of the previous Heaven's Lost Property series, leading to the point where an angel named Hiyori Kazane is dreaming while her real body remains in heaven. She has developed a crush on the main protagonist, Tomoki Sakurai, and fights until the end, at which point the world's memory of Hiyori is erased after she dies in her dream and returns to her real body. So desperate is she to go back to her dream that heaven's master modifies her into an Angeloid of Clockwork, but she regains consciousness with Tomoki's help. Even so, that is not enough to save her life.

In this OVA, the group spends a day at an indoor swimming pool for some relaxation in the sunlight. Tomoki quickly stirs up trouble by launching one of his typical pranks. Meanwhile, Nymph struggles with the loss of her master and contemplates asking Tomoki to become her new master. The episode was kept off television because of its potentially dangerous material.

Occult Academy centers on Maya, daughter of Waldstein Academy's former headmaster, and Fumiaki Uchida, a time-traveling agent. In 2012, aliens attacked Earth, prompting time travelers to be sent back to 1999 with the mission of locating and destroying the Nostradamus Key—an artifact predicted by Nostradamus to trigger the apocalypse. The narrative shifts to 1999, where Maya intends to take over her father's role as principal and shut down the academy. Her plan is disrupted when she meets Fumiaki, who warns her of the impending catastrophe. Initially doubtful, Maya eventually teams up with Fumiaki to search for the Nostradamus Key. Time agents receive customized mobile phones to assist in their quest. By picturing destruction and photographing a potential key, the user can assess its nature—a calm future in the photo indicates the object is the Nostradamus Key, while images of ruin suggest otherwise. Maya and Fumiaki employ these phones to investigate the series of supernatural events unfolding around them.

In spring, cherry blossoms drift gently through the tranquil countryside as Yu Narukami arrives at Yasoinaba Station. Relocating to this rural town for family reasons, he transfers to Yasogami High School, where his uncle lives. His new school routine begins with after-class visits to local shops, but soon a series of mysterious murders starts to unfold. The late-night airings of the Midnight Channel add to the growing intrigue. What trials and hidden truths lie ahead for Yu and his friends in this unfamiliar setting?

The second film in the Sora no Otoshimono series. Ikaros, beautiful and unearthly, discovers that her bond with Tomoki runs far deeper than she ever realized. This leaves her feeling hollow and unsettled, grappling with unfamiliar emotions she has little experience handling. How will she manage to pull herself together after whatever comes next?

In the virtual world of Tsukuyomi, dreams and desires become intertwined. Seventeen-year-old Tokyo high school student Iroha Sakayori juggles a hectic schedule of part-time jobs and schoolwork. She often seeks refuge in the online realm of Tsukuyomi, which is managed by the popular streamer Yachiyo Runami. Iroha visits Tsukuyomi to explore creative outlets and participate in battles to earn extra money. One evening on her way home, she notices a glowing telephone pole and finds a tiny baby inside. Feeling a sense of responsibility, Iroha takes the child home, only to watch it rapidly grow into a girl her own age. "Are you Princess Kaguya?" As Kaguya matures, she displays a rather self-centered personality. Eager to break into streaming, Kaguya asks Iroha for help. Together, they start this new endeavor—Iroha handles production and songwriting, while Kaguya takes the role of streamer and performer. As their connection deepens, hidden threats emerge, intent on capturing Kaguya and sending her back to the moon. This story offers a new take on the classic legend of Princess Kaguya.

The story is set in Ayanagi City, a futuristic metropolis located near the Japan Sea. It was constructed to facilitate recovery from the calamity triggered by the "Apathy Syndrome" a decade earlier. Ten years later, high school student Shin Kanzato and his younger brother Jun reunite with their elder brother Ryō, who now serves as the chief of the Ayanagi City Police. Around the same time, a series of strange incidents unfold in the city: the crew of a submarine suddenly vanishes while inside the vessel, a spiritless symptom resurfaces and disturbs the world after ten years, and a student is found dead with a horrifyingly distorted appearance—the "inside out corpse" case. Ryō pursues the organization behind these events, and as Shin becomes drawn into the incidents, he awakens his "Persona."

New episode included with the 10th blu-ray volume. The episode will adapt the true ending from the original PS2 game.

The day before the junior high school's cultural festival, Typhoon Number 8 starts moving toward the remote Okinawan town of Naha. As the storm develops, a mysterious girl wearing an unusual necklace suddenly appears, startling Shuuichi Azuma. After a bitter fight with his close friend Kenta Saijou about leaving the baseball team, Azuma spots the same girl sitting on top of an electrical tower just as a lightning strike cuts the school's power, causing her to fall. Refusing to stay in the same room as Saijou, Azuma rushes outside to save the enigmatic girl as the typhoon grows stronger.

Neo Tokyo is an anthology film composed of three distinct short stories directed by Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo. In "Labyrinth Labyrinthos," Sachi and her cat Cicerone fall through a mirror into a strange maze while searching for the feline, chased by a clown's shadow into the unknown. "Running Man" follows journalist Bob Stone as he investigates the life of Zack Hugh, the longtime champion of a deadly car race whose body and mind have deteriorated over ten years. As the next race begins, Bob witnesses the severe effects on both the racer and the vehicle. "The Order to Stop Construction" centers on office worker Tsutomo Sugioka, who ventures into a dangerous jungle to halt a construction project after the site supervisor goes missing. He finds himself in a chaotic domain run by self-operating construction robots. When the lead robot refuses to follow his orders, Tsutomo must find another way to stop operations before his company suffers major financial loss.

Akira Fudou is an ordinary high school student whose routine life is interrupted when he encounters a group of bullies, only to have his childhood friend Ryou Asuka intervene and stop them. Their reunion leads them to a nightclub party, where Akira initially feels out of place. However, the evening takes a terrifying turn when the attendees begin transforming into monstrous demons. Amid the chaos, Akira and Ryou are rescued by Amon, a powerful demon, who then merges with Akira to become Devilman. Driven by Akira's deep compassion for humanity, Devilman emerges determined to protect mankind from the demon menace.

Silent Sky includes additional episodes 13 and 14, detailing events that take place three months after an incident resembling "New Generation Madness." The story focuses on the aftermath of the Chaos Child Syndrome, which was triggered by the earlier earthquake in Shibuya.