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1. Steins;Gate (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After discovering time travel, a university student and his colleagues must use their knowledge of it to stop an evil organization and their diabolical plans.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Kana Hanazawa, Ashly Burch
Votes: 74,117
2. Clannad (2007–2009)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A sequel to the anime based on the recently concluded Key Clannad franchise. After Story is a new path that opens in the original visual novel after all other options have been traversed.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, David Matranga, Luci Christian, Mai Nakahara
Votes: 14,981
3. Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of seven mages gets chosen to become masters of seven classes of heroic spirits, in order to fight and win the Holy Grail.
Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Kana Ueda, Bryce Papenbrook, Mela Lee
Votes: 8,996
4. Steins;Gate 0 (2018)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
Mad scientist Okabe struggles to recover from past failure and tests a new artificial intelligence
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, J. Michael Tatum, Monica Rial, Tyson Rinehart
Votes: 11,505
5. Fate/stay night (2006)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Amateur mage Shirou Emiya gets involved in a fight between mages using mythological heroes.
Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Kate Higgins, Kari Wahlgren, Liam O'Brien
Votes: 6,525
6. Yosuga No Sora (2010)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
After the death of their parents, Haru and his twin sister Sora move to the country.
Stars: Hiro Shimono, Hiroko Taguchi, Kayo Sakata, Ryôko Ono
Votes: 1,699
7. Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU (2020–2021)
TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Horror
Keiichi Maebara is in his new home in the peaceful Hinamizawa village, making friends with girls from school. He's here for a big festival. But something about this town seems off, with that fear what dark secrets can this small town hide?
Stars: Sôichirô Hoshi, Yukari Tamura, Mai Nakahara, Emi Lo
Votes: 796
8. School Days (2007)
TV-14 | 300 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Makoto Itou has a crush on Kotonoha Katsura, who rides the same train as him daily. Following urban legend, he sets her photo as his phone wallpaper - a love charm. When classmate Sekai Saionji notices, it seems his luck really does change.
Stars: Daisuke Hirakawa, Shiho Kawaragi, Tae Okajima, Keiko Imoto
Votes: 2,957
9. Diabolik Lovers (2013–2015)
TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
A girl arrives at an old mystical house to live there. Inside the house she quickly discovers that the habitants, 6 brothers, that are vampires and that she is meant to be their bridal slave.
Stars: Bryson Baugus, Monica Rial, Jessie James Grelle, Brittney Karbowski
Votes: 1,776
10. Amagami SS (2010–2011)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
High school student Junichi Tachibana attempts to find love once again after having his heart broken last Christmas. This series follows his romantic endeavors in a sequence of six separate arcs, each involving a different heroine.
Stars: Tomoaki Maeno, Shizuka Itou, Ryôko Shintani, Rina Satô
Votes: 572
11. Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. Kurisu, being the only companion to remember him, now must find a way to bring him back.
Directors: Kanji Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Hamasaki, Takuya Satô | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Asami Imai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 9,666
12. The Fruit of Grisaia (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Mihama Academy is a prison-like school. It is home to five female students who each have their own reasons. One day, Yuuji the institute's first male student arrives and throws the orderly rhythm of Mihama off balance.
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Hiroko Taguchi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Tomoe Tamiyasu
Votes: 1,170
13. Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Movie adaptation of the third route of Fate/Stay Night.
Director: Tomonori Sudô | Stars: Bryce Papenbrook, Noriaki Sugiyama, Noriko Shitaya, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 3,644
14. Dies Irae (2017– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenager gets involved with a group of sorcerers from World War 2 who unleashed a force beyond their understanding.
Stars: Brandon McInnis, Jad Saxton, Madeleine Morris, Alex Moore
Votes: 178
15. Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly (2019)
117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The story focuses on the Holy Grail War and explores the relationship between Shirou Emiya and Sakura Matou, two teenagers participating in this conflict. The story continues immediately ... See full summary »
Director: Tomonori Sudô | Stars: Yu Asakawa, Michael Donovan, Melissa Fahn, Crispin Freeman
Votes: 3,159
16. Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song (2020)
TV-MA | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The final chapter in the Heaven's Feel trilogy. Angra Mainyu has successfully possessed his vessel Sakura Matou. It's up to Rin, Shirou, and Rider to cleanse the grail or it will be the end of the world and magecraft as we all know it.
Director: Tomonori Sudô | Stars: Yu Asakawa, Michael Donovan, Melissa Fahn, Crispin Freeman
Votes: 2,658
17. Shuffle! (2005–2006)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Rin is a seemingly normal young man in school. Orphaned as a young boy he has since lived with his childhood friend Kaede who lost her mother in the same accident that he lost both of his ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Cherami Leigh, Monica Rial, Jerry Jewell
Votes: 859
18. Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0 (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 48 min | Animation, Drama, Thriller
Having attended Mihama Academy for about a year, Yuuji Kazami has seemingly found his place within the school, but he suddenly decides to pursue a promotion in CIRS. After consulting JB ... See full summary »
Director: Motoki Tanaka | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayaka Suwa, Erika Narumi, Satoshi Tsuruoka
Votes: 446
19. YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World (2019)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
A young man receives a device allowing him to hop between dimensions and uses its power to investigate the mystery of his missing father.
Stars: Asami Sanada, Yu Hayashi, Ari Ozawa, Takuya Eguchi
Votes: 308
20. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (2009)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The story of two brainwashed assassins, Ein and Zwei, who struggle to regain their memories as they work for the Inferno crime syndicate.
Stars: Miyu Irino, Newton Pittman, Ayahi Takagaki, Lindsay Seidel
Votes: 1,941
21. Clannad (2007)
TV-PG | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Kenji Nojima, Mai Nakahara, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Kikuko Inoue
Votes: 2,154
22. The Eden of Grisaia (2015)
TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Romance
Yuuji is arrested for terrorism despite being framed. Ichigaya plans to use him against Oslo's terrorist group with a devastating weapon while the Mihama girls and a mysterious figure aim to stop them.
Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Erika Narumi, Ai Shimizu, Hiroko Taguchi
Votes: 597
23. Ayakashi (2007–2008)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Ayakashi is a metecious form of life, giving unusual forces to the carrier in an exchange on all his life-breath. Yu Kusaka is a student, losing will to live post mortem friend of childhood.
Stars: Daisuke Kishio, Nana Mizuki, Tomokazu Sugita, Satsuki Yukino
Votes: 88
24. Higurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU (2021)
Animation, Drama, Horror
Sequel and answer arcs to Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou.
Stars: Yukari Tamura, Mika Kanai, Sôichirô Hoshi, Mai Nakahara
Votes: 455
25. Majikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls (2011–2012)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Romance
In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and 'fighting spirit' isn't just an interesting fact, it dictates how you're ranked on the social totem pole. Fortunately, that's something kids ... See full summary »
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Brittney Karbowski, Emily Neves, Tiffany Grant
Votes: 368
26. DRAMAtical Murder (2014– )
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Nothing on Midorijima has been the same since the powerful Tour Konzern forced the original population into the old residential district and converted the rest of the island into the ... See full summary »
Stars: David Wald, Ryôta Takeuchi, Gabriel Regojo, Atsushi Kisaichi
Votes: 447
27. Hoshizora e kakaru hashi (2011)
24 min | Animation, Romance
Kazuma and Ayumu, two brothers, move to a rural mountain village from the city to allow for Ayumu to recover from an illness. Until their parents catch up to them they will be living at a ... See full summary »
Stars: Shintarô Asanuma, Eriko Nakamura, Ringo Aoba, Ayuru Ohashi
Votes: 221
28. Meiji Tokyo Renka (I) (2019)
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
On the night of a crimson full moon, high school girl Mei Ayazuki, lured by the magic of mysterious magician Charlie, enters into a box. When she awakens, she's in Tokyo during the Meiji Period.
Stars: Daman Mills, Christopher Wehkamp, Daisuke Namikawa, Madeleine Morris
Votes: 304
29. Robotics;Notes (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
2019, Divergence Ratio 1.048596. The near future, where a device popularly called the PokeCom, packaged with PhoneDroid OS, spreads, bringing the Augmented Reality world close to existence.... See full summary »
Stars: Clifford Chapin, Lindsay Seidel, Lydia Mackay, Jarrod Greene
Votes: 423
30. Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (2019–2020)
90 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Following the Heath Oslo incident, the existence of the US-Japanese anti-terror organization CIRS has become a matter of public knowledge. CIRS has been rebuilt from the ground up, and its ... See full summary »
Stars: Maaya Uchida, Yoshino Nanjô, Atsumi Tanezaki, Ayane Sakura
Votes: 110
31. Rewrite (2016–2017)
48 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Kazamatsuri, a modern, well-developed city renowned for its burgeoning greenery and rich Japanese culture, is home to Kotarou Tennouji, a high schooler least privy to the place's shared ... See full summary »
Stars: Masakazu Morita, Junichi Yanagita, Kana Hanazawa, Chiwa Saitô
Votes: 194
32. Amnesia (I) (2013– )
TV-14 | Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Young girl wakes up with no memory. She sees a floating spirit who tells her that her amnesia is his fault and that she just plays along and acts normally while he helps her gain her memory back. She tries, but it's not easy.
Stars: Maggie Flecknoe, Shannon Emerick, Jay Hickman, Kyle Jones
Votes: 825
33. 11 Eyes (2009– )
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Family
11 eyes follows the childhood friendship of Satsuki Kakeru and Minase Yuka, who grew up together living ordinary lives - until one unexpected day where they are both transported to a different world.
Stars: Daisuke Ono, Mai Gotou, Yu Asakawa, Kumiko Yokote
Votes: 432
34. Air (2005)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Yukito Kunisaki is on a journey, seeking a girl with wings who flies in sky, as mentioned in a childhood tale.
Stars: Daisuke Ono, Tomoko Kawakami, Monica Rial, Aya Hisakawa
Votes: 1,500
35. Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)
TV-14 | 107 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The war for the Holy Grail is on. Master/Servant team pairs made up of Magi and the summoned spirits of legendary warriors do battle to the death in their quest for the right to claim the ... See full summary »
Director: Yûji Yamaguchi | Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kana Ueda, Ayako Kawasumi
Votes: 1,754
36. Lunar Legend Tsukihime (2003)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Shiki Tohno is a boy who, after an accident as a child, is able to see strange lines coming from objects and people. He has to wear special glasses to stop seeing them. If he cuts some of ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Hitomi Nabatame, Fumiko Orikasa, Michelle Ruff
Votes: 632
37. When Seagulls Cry (2009)
23 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
A family reunion is held on a secluded island. The dying patriarch wants to see his lost love one last time, so he tries summoning her with black magic and that's when the murders begin. Third installment in the "When They Cry" series.
Stars: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Daisuke Ono, Yui Horie, Rie Kugimiya
Votes: 603
38. Little Busters! (2012–2013)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The adventures of five inseparable childhood friends living in a boarding high school.
Stars: Blake Shepard, Shannon Emerick, Brittney Karbowski, Greg Ayres
Votes: 375
39. Akasaka (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Juni'ichi Nagase is a high school sophomore who saves new student Yuuhi from harassment, only to find out that she is to be his future wife!
Stars: Wataru Hatano, Rie Kugimiya, Aya Hirano, Marina Inoue
Votes: 172
40. When They Cry (2008)
105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Early summer, Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he becomes close friends with a group of girls, he was enjoying his life in the village. However when he starts to ... See full summary »
Director: Ataru Oikawa | Stars: Gôki Maeda, Airi Matsuyama, Rin Asuka, Aika
Votes: 430
41. Green Green (2003)
TV-MA | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A group of guys get sent to what they think, is an all boys school, however they soon realize it is inhabited by women for the summer.
Stars: Bryce Papenbrook, Cindy Robinson, Sandy Fox, Philece Sampler
Votes: 350
42. Kanon (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
As a young child, Aizawa Yuuichi had often visited his cousin in the city; however, something drastic happened to keep him away for seven long years. Now, Yuuichi returns, his memories of those days are simply gone.
Stars: Chris Patton, Tomokazu Sugita, Mariko Kôda, Jessica Boone
Votes: 1,639
43. We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky (2011)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In the big city of Yanagihara, the masses of people and buildings make it a bustling place to exist, and yet, people will meet and fall in love here in this city.
Stars: Brandon Potter, Felecia Angelle, Jason Liebrecht, Ricco Fajardo
Votes: 106
44. Otome wa boku ni koishiteru (2006)
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Yui Horie, Masumi Asano, Chiaki Takahashi, Ayano Matsumoto
Votes: 98
45. Atri: My Dear Moment (2024)
Animation, Drama, Romance
In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. Ikaruga Natsuki, a boy who lost his mother and his leg in an accident some years ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenshô Ono, Hikaru Akao
46. Muv-Luv Alternative (2021–2022)
Animation, Action, Drama
In 1973, the invasion of an extra terrestrial life form, the BETA, began a war that has driven mankind to the brink of extinction. In an attempt to counter the BETA's overwhelming strength ... See full summary »
Votes: 74
47. Utawarerumono (2006)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
An injured man wakes up in a small village after being rescued by an apprentice physician. He has no memory of who he is and a mask he cannot take off, he then decides to live with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Rikiya Koyama, Ryôka Yuzuki, John Gremillion, Kira Vincent-Davis
Votes: 479
48. Girls Beyond the Wasteland (2016– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Buntarou doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. He does not have any kind of dream that he wants to pursue, so currently he just spends his days hanging around with his friends. ... See full summary »
Stars: Satomi Satô, Takehito Koyasu, Seiichiro Yamashita, Haruka Chisuga
Votes: 92
49. Koihime musô (2008)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Orphaned by murdering bandits, Kanu becomes a well-known traveling bandit-slayer. At one village, she stumbles upon an orphaned warrior-child. Kanu adopts her as her little sister and continues her journey to change the world.
Stars: Nami Kurokawa, Hiroka Nishizawa, Kôzô Dôzaka, Emi Motoi
Votes: 81
50. Unique Lady (2019–2021)
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
An electronics student decides to take part in a gaming contest, but finds herself stuck in a fantasy kingdom, with the inability to leave until the objective of finding love is met
Stars: Jun Gong, Jade Cheng, Yiffan Wei, Yilun Fang
Votes: 90