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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
Odokawa, a solitary taxi driver, spends his days ferrying odd passengers through the city. Their seemingly random conversations gradually reveal connections to a missing girl, pulling him into a mystery that unfolds across his mundane routine.
DramaMysteryPsychologicalThriller
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
Smile and Peko are quiet and loud high schoolers who play table tennis together. Though both are talented, Smile struggles to win matches, so their coach pushes him to develop the competitive drive he needs to succeed.
DramaPsychologicalSports
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
In 2075, space travel is routine, but debris orbiting Earth poses a real danger to ships and stations. Hachimaki and newcomer Ai work for a debris collection team, dealing with the messy side of humanity's expansion into space while navigating their own lives and feelings.
DramaRomanceSci-FiSlice of Life
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
A man leaves prison and becomes drawn to rakugo, the art of comic storytelling. He seeks out a master named Yakumo to train under, but the season mostly explores Yakumo's own life during and after World War II.
Drama
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
Biwa, a young orphan with psychic powers, joins the powerful Taira Clan after their leader discovers her abilities. She foresees a dark future filled with bloodshed and conflict ahead for them, drawing from a classic medieval epic tale.
DramaSupernatural
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
Nagara's high school drifts into another dimension during summer break, and students start gaining strange powers. They'll have to decide whether to cooperate and escape or let their conflicts tear them apart in this alien world.
DramaMysteryPsychologicalSci-Fi
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
Mutta's life fell apart after losing his job, but his younger brother Hibito is training to become an astronaut. Now Mutta gets a shot at pursuing the same dream he abandoned, and has to prove he can handle the grueling path to becoming an astronaut himself.
ComedySci-FiSlice of Life
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3
Rakka wakes in a cocoon and joins winged girls living behind a massive wall in the town of Grie. She discovers their world has strict rules, mysterious guardians, and secrets no one talks about.
DramaFantasyMysteryPsychological
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3
Nine strangers arrive at Planet Camp expecting a fun week, but a mysterious orb suddenly flings them into space. They discover an abandoned ship floating in the void and must figure out how to survive and get home.
AdventureMysterySci-Fi
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Community-of-critics pick 2 of 3Also a Gem
A young boy living alone in a shabby apartment building befriends his neighbor, a struggling manga artist. Together they navigate life's ups and downs in this comedy-drama about unlikely friendship and finding connection.
ComedyDramaSlice of Life
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Staff pick
Kakeru, a former runner with a troubled past, gets caught up in Haiji's dream when he moves into a university dorm that's secretly the track team's home. Together with nine other students, they train to compete in a legendary relay race.
DramaSports
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Staff pick
A college dropout encounters a strange deity at a ramen stand, triggering memories of his messy college years. A cruel friend warped him from romantic dreamer into troublemaker, and now he's caught between mystery and dark comedy as his past unravels.
ComedyMysteryPsychologicalRomance
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Staff pick
Yuuko moves to a city where augmented reality glasses let people interact with a virtual world layered over reality. When children start vanishing into this digital space, her grandmother's detective agency investigates what's happening to them.
AdventureComedyDramaMystery
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Staff pick
A man named Kaiba wakes up with no memories except for a pendant holding a woman's picture. In a world where memories can be transferred between bodies and stolen, he searches for answers while navigating a fractured society divided between the wealthy above and everyone else below.
AdventureMysteryPsychologicalRomance
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A forest guardian named Golem finds a human girl in a world where inhuman creatures nearly wiped out her kind. Together they travel as father and daughter, exploring a fantasy world where humans are almost gone and monsters rule everything.
AdventureDramaFantasySlice of Life
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Twins Kanba and Shoma get a mysterious penguin hat that temporarily brings their dying sister back to life, but keeping her alive means hunting down something called the Penguin Drum. They'll have to untangle a web of strange riddles connected to their own pasts to find it.
DramaMysteryPsychologicalSupernatural
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Staff pick
A troublemaking alien who's supposed to be a genius lands on Earth, where hundreds of other aliens are already hiding among humans. He stirs up chaos just to keep himself entertained, even though nobody realizes aliens walk among us.
ComedySci-Fi
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Staff pick
Albert meets a mysterious nobleman at a lunar carnival and welcomes him into French society, not realizing the Count harbors dark plans for revenge against those who wronged him long ago. Their friendship becomes entangled in his vengeful schemes.
DramaMysterySci-FiSupernatural
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Staff pick
A wandering Mushi Master travels from place to place, encountering strange supernatural creatures called Mushi that exist between life and death. Using his shaman-like knowledge, he helps people caught in the mysterious effects these creatures cause.
AdventureFantasyMysteryPsychological
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Staff pick
Balsa, a spear fighter seeking redemption, saves Prince Chagum from execution when court officials falsely claim he's possessed by evil spirits. Now hunted together, they must discover the truth about his mysterious power before assassins catch them.
ActionAdventureFantasy
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Prince Bojji can't hear, speak, or fight with a sword, so nobody thinks he'll make a good king. When he meets Kage, a shadow creature who becomes his friend, the two go on an adventure together that changes everything for them both.
ActionAdventureDramaFantasy
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Staff pick
Midori loves anime and fills her sketchbook with ideas, but thinks she needs help to actually make it. When her classmate Sayaka spots her talent and another student named Tsubame joins them, the three start an animation club to bring their dream worlds to life together.
AdventureComedySlice of Life
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