action, adventure, adventure comedy, alien, aliens, comedy, fairy, fantasy, magic, manga, nobleman, non-human protagonists, sci fi, sci-fi, science fiction, science-fiction, shounen, supernatural drama, vampire
action, adventure, animals, based on a manga, beastman, college, comedy, coming of age, contemporary fantasy, cultivation, drama, ensemble cast, fantasy, female protagonist, heterosexual, knight, magic, male protagonist, manga, martial arts, monster, philosophy, primarily adult cast, psychological, psychological drama, romance, sci-fi, seinen, slice of life, super power, supernatural, time manipulation, urban fantasy
drama, fantasy, ghibli museum shorts, kids, magic, sci fi, sci-fi, science fiction, sentimental drama, shorts
adoption, bullying, club, coming of age, crossdressing, drama, dysfunctional families, ensemble cast, family life, ganbatte, hero of strong character, lgbt themes, lgbtq+ themes, male protagonist, middle school, new, original work, present, primarily child cast, primarily male cast, primarily teen cast, psychological drama, revenge, school, school club, school clubs, school life, slice of life, sports, tennis, tragedy, transfer students, transgender, twins
action, adventure, alternative world, arranged marriage, based on a manga, comedy, drama, fantasy, female protagonist, heterosexual, historical, josei, love triangle, nobleman, politics, romance, royal affairs, royalty, seinen
black and white, kids, minna no uta, music, original work
angst, anti war, asia, autobiographical, autobiographies, child protagonists, death of a loved one, drama, educational, family life, female protagonist, historical, homeless, japan, lifestyle change, male protagonist, melancholy, military, mina, novel, orphan, orphans, past, poverty, primarily child cast, rural, semi-autobiographical, siblings, slice of life, struggle to survive, survival, tragedy, violence, war, world war 2, world war ii, world wars
adventure, animals, based on a video game, elemental powers, ensemble cast, fantasy, kids, monsters, mystery, school, short episodes
adult cast, based on a manga, bl, boys love, boys' love, drama, lgbtq+ themes, male protagonist, present, primarily adult cast, primarily male cast, romance, school, school life, seinen, shounen ai, shounen-ai, teachers, workplace, yaoi
bar, based on a manga, board game, board games, brain games and gambling, bullying, card battle, cgdct, chibi, comedy, cute girls doing cute things, delinquents, educational, episodic, female protagonist, foreign, gambling, mahjong, maids, manga, otaku culture, poker, present, primarily female cast, primarily teen cast, school, school club, school life, shogi, shounen, slice of life, software development, sports, strategy game, transfer students, work
afterlife, based on a manga, comedy, ensemble cast, episodic, gender bending, ghost, ghost stories, heterosexual, high school, mythology, parody, present, school, school life, short episodes, shounen, slice of life, supernatural, supernatural drama, twins, urban fantasy, youkai
afterlife, based on a manga, comedy, ensemble cast, episodic, ghost, ghost stories, high school, mythology, parody, present, school, school life, sequel, short episodes, slice of life, supernatural, supernatural drama, youkai
abstract, achromatic, avant garde, black and white, dementia, no dialogue, shorts, stop motion animation
abstract, comedy, cute girls doing cute things, dancing, ensemble cast, female protagonist, original work, performing arts, primarily child cast, primarily female cast, school, school club, school life, short episodes, slice of life, sports, surreal comedy
advertisement, based on a manga, coming of age, commercials, drama, ensemble cast, food and beverage, friendship, high school, music, no dialogue, parody, photography, promotional, school, school clubs, school life, slice of life, working life
action, adventure, alternative present, alternative world, assassins, based on a manga, bionic powers, child protagonists, comedy, crime, cultivation, drama, ensemble cast, excessive violence, fantasy, fantasy world, fighting-shounen, kuudere, magic, male protagonist, manga, martial arts, plot continuity, present, primarily male cast, primarily teen cast, psi-powers, revenge, shounen, splatter, super power, superpowers, travel, urban fantasy, violence
action, adventure, alternative present, alternative world, animals, anthropomorphism, anti-hero, assassins, based on a manga, board game, body horror, bounty hunter, card battle, child protagonists, chimera, comedy, coming of age, crime, cultivation, dark fantasy, drama, ensemble cast, environmental, excessive violence, fantasy, fantasy world, fighting-shounen, found family, ganbatte, gangs, gender bending, genius, gore, hero of strong character, mafia, magic, male protagonist, manga, martial arts, masturbation, monster, monsters, philosophy, plot continuity, politics, primarily male cast, primarily teen cast, psi-powers, revenge, shogi, shounen, slapstick, splatter, super power, superpowers, tragedy, travel, tsundere, urban fantasy, video games, violence, virtual world, vore, yandere
action, adventure, alternative world, based on a manga, child protagonists, comedy, drama, ensemble cast, excessive violence, fantasy, fantasy world, fighting-shounen, friendship, kuudere, male protagonist, manga, martial arts, primarily male cast, psi-powers, revenge, shounen, splatter, super power, superpowers, tragedy
achromatic, adventure, animal protagonists, animals, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, based on a manga, bears, black and white, cats, comedy, family friendly, fantasy, homeless, kids, non-human protagonists
based on a manga, bisexual, cgdct, comedy, cute girls doing cute things, daily life, earth, ensemble cast, episodic, female protagonist, high school, japan, manga, parody, present, primarily female cast, school, school life, shounen, slapstick, slice of life