Haibane Renmei [TV]
Abandoned
The story follows Rakka, a girl who finds herself breaking out from a cocoon after waking up from a strange dream. She is welcomed by the Haibane, angel-like people who live at the Old Home.
830 users added this.
Naruto [TV]
Abandoned
When a great demon fox attacked Hidden Leaf Village, a powerful man known as the 4th Hokage had sealed the demon inside a newborn named Naruto, who then grew up detested by his fellow Leaf villagers. As a child, Naruto is isolated from the Konoha community, who regards him as if he was the Nine-Tails.
30732 users added this.
He is My Master [TV]
Abandoned
Yoshitaka Nakabayashi, a 14-year-old millionaire who got this huge inheritance after his parents died in an accident, found himself needed to be taken care of and tried to hire live-in maids to do the job. Two runaway girls, Izumi Sawatari and her younger sister Mitsuki, stumped into Nakabayashi's mansion and got hired by Yoshitaka immediately, for Yoshitaka is not only a rich boy but also a pervert with uniform fetishes, who wants to be addressed as goshujin-sama (master).
1509 users added this.
Samurai X [TV]
lava gave it a
10.
Himura Kenshin is a wanderer with a dark past and sunny disposition. Kenshin never was a lord's samurai, but instead the fiercest assassin of the Meiji restoration.
2755 users added this.
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal [OVA]
lava gave it a
10.
When a wandering master swordsman encounters bandits raiding a slave wagon he easily dispatches the, although only managing to save the life of one young boy. He tells the boy to run to a nearby village and be taken care of, and is surprised to find that the young boy had dug graves for all the deceased days later.
1177 users added this.
Elfen Lied [TV]
lava gave it a
10.
Mutated homo sapiens that have a dangerous telekinetic power is being captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. One of the sixth-sense-possessing humanoids escapes loses her memories and winds up living with a boy from her past.
14683 users added this.
X [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
At the millennial edge, the concluding battle for humanity's future is staged. Kamui Shirou's destiny has been decided as he returns to Tokyo to face his ultimate challenge.
635 users added this.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed the secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
3738 users added this.
Tonari no Totoro [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
Totoro is a forest spirit that little Mei, and later her older sister Satsuki, encounter in a giant camphor tree near their new home in the countryside. Although their father, a university professor, is with them when they move, their mother is in the hospital, recovering from some unnamed illness.
3670 users added this.
Revolutionary Girl Utena The Movie [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
With a mystical sword, Utena duels her classmates to protect her strange friend Anthy, who is the key to a magical power that everyone wants and could make Utena's deam - to become a prince - come true. But their deepening friendship hides a terrible secret, and Utena must face the truth about herself and those she loves.
427 users added this.
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
After the second impact, all that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that's being attacked by giant creatures that seek to eradicate the human kind, called Angels. After not seeing his father for more than eight years, Shinji Ikari receives a phone call, in which he is told to urgently come to the NERV Headquarters, an organization that deals with the destruction of the Angels through the use of giant mechs called Evas.
4305 users added this.
Yu Yu Hakusho [TV]
lava gave it a
10.
YuYu Hakusho follows Yusuke Urameshi, a street-brawling delinquent who, in an uncharacteristic act of altruism, is hit by a car and killed in an attempt to save a young boy by pushing him out of the way. His ghost is greeted by Botan, a woman who introduces herself as the pilot of the River Styx, who ferries souls to the Underworld where they may be judged for the afterlife.
8801 users added this.
Princess Mononoke [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods.
10154 users added this.
Rurouni Kenshin [Manga]
lava gave it a
10.
From Viz:
140 years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri , man slayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji .
2970 users added this.
Spirited Away [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely-looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no workers or customers present.
17374 users added this.
Neon Genesis Evangelion [TV]
lava gave it a
10.
In 2015 huge, tremendously powerful alien war machines return to Tokyo. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency.
8910 users added this.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
A planet is overrun by a mysterious group of creatures that infect and destroy all life on Earth. Only the determination of a single woman to find a cure will prevent the world from slowly being eaten away.
3209 users added this.
Revolutionary Girl Utena [TV]
lava gave it a
10.
After being fascinated by a prince she met during her childhood, young Utena decides to be one herself. The prince left him a strange rose crest, promising that someday they would meet again.
972 users added this.
Grave of the Fireflies [Movie]
lava gave it a
10.
On the final days of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his four-year-old sister Setsuko are orphaned after their mother is killed during an air-raid by American forces in Kobe, Japan. After having a falling-out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter.
2288 users added this.
Akira [Movie]
lava gave it a
9.
Directed by Ootomo Katsuhiro of Memories and Steamboy. In the year 2019, thirty-one years after World War III, the authority of Neo-Tokyo is waging a constant battle against Underground rebels.
4302 users added this.
.Hack//SIGN [TV]
lava gave it a
9.
.hack//Sign follows the story of a young wavemaster known by the alias Tsukasa.
2629 users added this.
Howl's Moving Castle [Movie]
lava gave it a
9.
The curse of an evil witch turns a plain young hat-maker, Sophie, into an old woman. Sophie runs away to confront the witch and become young again when she rescues a trapped animated scarecrow.
14481 users added this.
Shugo Chara [TV]
lava gave it a
9.
Amu Hinamori is a student at Seiyo Elementary, where she has a reputation for being "cool and spicy"; however, her real personality is that of an extremely shy and easily intimidated girl. One night Amu makes a wish that she would have the courage to be reborn as her "would-be" self.
2358 users added this.
Dragon Ball Z [TV]
lava gave it a
9.
Goku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Frieza, Cell, or Buu, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race, Saiyan and is able to reach Super Saiyan 3 form.
18905 users added this.
Hellsing [TV]
lava gave it a
9.
Alucard is not just any immortal, but probably one of the oldest and strongest beings known to exist. This vampire, however, is duty bound to the Hellsing family, who acts as the dogs of England's queen, protecting the country from the most dangerous parts of the underground, namely other vampires.
9579 users added this.
Alice Academy [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Alice Academy
The story takes places within a faraway country side in Japan where 10-year-old, Sakura Mikan, resides with her grandfather. Mikan grew up and was raised by her grandfather all alone and goes to a local elementary school in the neighbourhood.
751 users added this.
Ouran High School Host Club [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Haruhi Fujioka is searching for nothing more than a quiet place to study in the most elite high school academy in all of Japan when she stumbles across the mysterious third music room. Inside she encounters six beautiful men, the members of the host club.
13809 users added this.
Saiyuki [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons began attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years.
903 users added this.
Cowboy Bebop [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
See You Space Cowboy is the titular theme of this space odyssey action show, Cowboy Bebop. Earning bounty rewards is one of the few profitable jobs outside of crime in the solar system - and Spike and Jet are just doing their work as they get mixed up with even more interesting people.
16523 users added this.
Trigun [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Known for its Space Western theme, Trigun is about a man named "Vash the Stampede" and the two Bernardelli Insurance Society employees who follow him around in order to minimize the damages inevitably caused by his appearance. Most of the damage attributed to Vash is actually caused by bounty hunters in pursuit of the "60,000,000,000$$" (sixty billion "double dollars") bounty on Vash's head for the destruction of the city of July.
10476 users added this.
Master of Mosquiton [OVA]
lava gave it a
8.
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.
108 users added this.
Card Captors [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Ten-year-old fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto opens a mysterious book in her father's study and accidentally releases the magical Clow Cards. Created by the half-English half-Chinese sorcerer Clow Reed, the Clow Cards were sealed within the Clow Book upon his death and represent a combination of magic from Clow's mixed heritage.
2046 users added this.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Aliens, Espers, and Time Travelers collide around a young girl with the most ultimate power. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is about a girl known as Haruhi and a boy she meets in school.
9251 users added this.
Detective Conan [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Case Closed, also known as Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan), is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama and is serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 1994. The name "Case Closed" for the English language release results from "unspecified legal considerations" of the name Detective Conan.
2803 users added this.
Tenchi Universe [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Galaxy Police offiver Mihoshi's patrol ship is in hot pursuit of space pirate Ryoko, who is aboard her ship Ryo-Ohki. The two starships fight a space battle, and both are badly damaged.
1637 users added this.
Mai Hime [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
A group of thirteen girls has the power to materialize "Elements and summon Guardians known as "Childs". They are brought to Fuuka Academy to fight the enigmatic creatures known as Orphans.
872 users added this.
Vampire Knight [TV]
lava gave it a
8.
Cross Academy is different from any other school. It has a Day Class and a Night Class, with different uniforms and no interaction between these two classes.
9276 users added this.
Wolf's Rain [TV]
lava gave it a
7.
In a slowly decaying world, a small ray of hope takes form as an old legend. According to the tale, when the world’s end finally arrives, the gates of Paradise will open, and there everyone can live peacefully.
3388 users added this.
Orphen [TV]
lava gave it a
7.
When the most prestigious university of magic in the land loses Orphen, their most talented student, they'll do anything to get him back. But Orphen has bigger plans than majoring in spellcasting - namely tracking down a mysterious dragon, the Bloody August.
708 users added this.
Inuyasha [TV]
lava gave it a
7.
Kagome Higurashi, a normal 15-year-old girl, falls down a dry well--and finds herself in the feudal past, 50 years after her ancestress Kikyo imprisoned the half-human/half-demon Inu-Yasha. As the reincarnation of Kikyo, Kagome possesses a magic jewel that greatly increases the power of demons.
15571 users added this.
Descendants of Darkness [TV]
lava gave it a
7.
Asato Tsuzuki is a shinigami with 70 years' worth of experience. He has the power to call upon twelve shikigami, mythical creatures that aid him in battle.
589 users added this.
Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children [Movie]
lava gave it a
7.
The world is beginning to get back on it's feet and rebuild after the destruction that lied in Sephiroth's wake. Not all is going well, however, as a new disease known as Geostigma threatens the world.
6666 users added this.
Shugo Chara Doki [TV]
lava gave it a
7.
Now Utau has left Easter and restarted her singing career, while Ikuto still remains at Easter. To replace Utau Easter hires a new character, Lulu.
1120 users added this.
Gundam SEED [TV]
lava gave it a
7.
The confrontation between the Earth Alliance (Naturals) and Zaft (Coordinators) originated in economic trouble had reached an impasse. War couldn't be stopped by that point, and thus this story begins one year later when Heliopolis, a resource satellite belonging to a neutral nation, is suddenly attacked by a Zaft mobile suit force.
3669 users added this.
Negima! [TV]
lava gave it a
6.
Vampires, Robots, Sorcery… And that’s all before Gym Class! Wizard-in-training Negi Springfield is only 10 years old, but he also happens to be the newest English teacher at the all-girl Mahora Academy.
3053 users added this.
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora [TV]
lava gave it a
6.
After catching an infectious disease called hepatitis A, Yuuichi Ezaki had been confined to a hospital away from his friends and family. Bored to death, he developed a habit of sneaking out of the hospital, which usually ends with him getting beaten up by his nurse.
275 users added this.
Fruits Basket [TV]
lava gave it a
6.
They say that you'll never know what a person's real character is until you've started living with him/her/ them under one roof. Well, it definitely is true in the case of a 16 year old female protagonist, Tohru Honda from the series, Fruits Basket.
11193 users added this.
Furi Kuri [OVA]
lava gave it a
6.
Ani.me's official listing has the Furi Kuri storyline, reviews, and Furi Kuri pictures that you need. Get to know everything about this Original Video Animation show.
421 users added this.
Angel Sanctuary [OVA]
lava gave it a
2.
A beautiful angel wages war against God - and loses the war. Reborn as a human boy, Setsuna struggles with horrific visions and supernatural powers.
563 users added this.
Fate/Stay Night [TV]
In Progress
When he was young Shirou had lost his parents in a large and unexplained fire. He was rescued and later adopted by a man named Kiritsugu Emiya who had revealed to Shirou that he was a magus, a person capable of using spells and magic.
5641 users added this.
GetBackers [TV]
In Progress
Forgot your WMD? Lost your cat?
1240 users added this.
Maria Holic
[TV]
In Progress
Taken from Wikipedia - "Maria Holic revolves around a lesbian high school girl, Kanako Miyamae, who is scared of boys and breaks out in hives if a boy touches her. During her second year of high school, she enrolls in an all-girls school hoping to find a female romantic partner.
849 users added this.
Slayers [TV]
Planned
In a land of fantasy and fairytale, magic rules and one can prosper by the point of a sword. But somewhere between the realms of good and evil, a band of misfits stumble upon an artifact which could prove the undoing of all.
1804 users added this.
Hellsing Ultimate [OVA]
Planned
Hellsing, a secret organization within the British government, has long been battling supernatural threats to keep people safe from creatures of the night. They have a secret weapon in the form of an incredibly powerful vampire Alucard.
8850 users added this.
Loveless [Manga]
Postponed
On his first day at his new school, twelve-year-old Ritsuka Aoyagi meets a mysterious twenty-year-old male named Soubi Agatsuma. Soubi claims to be a good friend of Ritsuka's brother, Seimei, who was murdered when Ritsuka was ten years old.
2721 users added this.
Gurren Lagann [TV]
Postponed
Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. These villages have no contact with the surface world or other villages, and are under constant threat of earthquakes.
10522 users added this.
Rozen Maiden [TV]
Postponed
Due to a deep trauma at school Sakurada Jun has refused to return. He spends his time in his room, surfing the web and ordering anything that takes his fancy, only to return the items just before payment is due.
1350 users added this.
Mushishi [TV]
Postponed
They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as micro-organisms and fungi.
2137 users added this.
Bleach [TV]
Postponed
Kurosaki Ichigo is not your average, everyday 15-year-old high school student. He has from as far he can remember always had the ability to see ghosts and spirits.
25152 users added this.
Dragon Knights [Manga]
Postponed
Rath, Rune, and Thatz are members of a small group of dragon warriors who are sworn to protect the kingdom. But when dark secrets come out into the light, their whole world is turned upside down.
737 users added this.