Anime Like A.U.F.L. : au Unlimited Future Laboratory(2026)

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Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate

9.07TV24 eps2011White Fox

Eccentric scientist Rintarou Okabe has a never-ending thirst for scientific exploration. Together with his ditzy but well-meaning friend Mayuri Shiina and his roommate Itaru Hashida, Okabe founds the Future Gadget Laboratory in the hopes of creating technological innovations...

DramaSci-FiSuspensePsychological
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World's End

World's End

6.23OVA1 epsMadhouse

Four high school girls in uniforms walk silently on the barren earth. These girls are time travelers who had been sent 6000 years into the future, from their present in which the same day is endlessly repeated, in order to evade human extinction. They studied time travel in...

Sci-FiTime Travel
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Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yousei-tachi

Arve Rezzle: Kikaijikake no Yousei-tachi

6.19Movie1 epsZexcs

One day, when Remu Mikage is on a video call with his sister, Shiki, who has traveled to the futuristic Okinotori-island Mega Float City for school, she confesses that both the audio and visuals of her are completely artificial. In order to be more efficient in her studies,...

ActionDramaMysterySci-Fi
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Eden of The East

Eden of The East

7.72TV11 eps2009Production I.G

On November 22, 2010, Japan was hit by missile strikes, a terrorist act that fortunately did not harm anyone, becoming known as "Careless Monday." Quickly forgotten, society goes on about their lives as normal. During her graduation trip to America three months later, friendly...

Award WinningMysteryRomanceSci-Fi
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Gintama: The Very Final

Gintama: The Very Final

9.05Movie1 epsBandai Namco Pictures

Two years have passed following the Tendoshuu's invasion of the O-Edo Central Terminal. Since then, the Yorozuya have gone their separate ways. Foreseeing Utsuro's return, Gintoki Sakata begins surveying Earth's ley lines for traces of the other man's Altana. After an encounter...

ActionComedyDramaSci-Fi
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

9.02OVA110 epsK-Factory

The 150-year-long stalemate between the two interstellar superpowers, the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance, comes to an end when a new generation of leaders arises: the idealistic military genius Reinhard von Lohengramm, and the FPA's reserved historian, Yang Wenli....

DramaSci-FiAdult CastMilitary
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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2

8.92TV25 eps2008Sunrise

One year has passed since the Black Rebellion, a failed uprising against the Holy Britannian Empire led by the masked vigilante Zero, who is now missing. At a loss without their revolutionary leader, Area 11's resistance group—the Black Knights—find themselves too powerless to...

Award WinningDramaSci-FiMecha
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Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

8.75TV26 eps1998Sunrise

Crime is timeless. By the year 2071, humanity has expanded across the galaxy, filling the surface of other planets with settlements like those on Earth. These new societies are plagued by murder, drug use, and theft, and intergalactic outlaws are hunted by a growing number of...

ActionAward WinningSci-FiAdult Cast
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Takopi's Original Sin

Takopi's Original Sin

8.75ONA6 epsEnishiya

A squid-like creature, known as a Happian, leaves his home planet with the desire to spread happiness across the universe. He lands on Earth, but quickly finds himself in danger of captivity by its inhabitants. Fortunately, he is found by an unsmiling little girl named Shizuka...

DramaSci-FiPsychologicalTime Travel
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86 Eighty-Six Part 2

86 Eighty-Six Part 2

8.72TV12 eps2021A-1 Pictures

The disappearance of the Spearhead Squadron beyond the horizon does little to hide the intensity of the Republic of San Magnolia's endless propaganda. Vladilena Milizé continues to operate as "Handler One," the commander of yet another dehumanized 86th faction's squadron in the...

DramaSci-FiMechaMilitary
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Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann

8.64TV27 eps2007Gainax

Simon and Kamina were born and raised in a deep, underground village, hidden from the fabled surface. Kamina is a free-spirited loose cannon bent on making a name for himself, while Simon is a timid young boy with no real aspirations. One day while excavating the earth, Simon...

AdventureAward WinningSci-FiMecha
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Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss

8.62TV13 eps2017Kinema Citrus

The Abyss—a gaping chasm stretching down into the depths of the earth, filled with mysterious creatures and relics from a time long past. How did it come to be? What lies at the bottom? Countless brave individuals, known as Divers, have sought to solve these mysteries of the...

AdventureDramaFantasyMystery
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

8.59Movie1 epsKyoto Animation

On a cold December day, Kyon arrives at school prepared for another outing with his fellow SOS Brigade members. However, much to his surprise, he discovers that almost everything has changed completely: Haruhi Suzumiya and Itsuki Koizumi are nowhere to be found; Mikuru Asahina...

Award WinningMysterySci-FiSupernatural
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

8.58Movie1 epsKhara

Following NERV's failed attempt to retrieve the Spears of Longinus and carry out the Human Instrumentality Project, the destruction caused by the Fourth Impact has been largely averted. In a state of disarray, Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Shikinami, and Rei Ayanami travel to...

Award WinningDramaSci-FiSuspense
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Alien Stage

Alien Stage

8.56Music12 epsLICO

Humans once lived like Earth was the center of the universe. Some people embraced religion and believed that God would deliver them from suffering. After humanity was enslaved by aliens, no one spoke of God any longer. Now the grim truth is that humans are mere property of...

DramaSci-FiSuspenseHigh Stakes Game
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG

8.51TV26 eps2004Production I.G

Following the closure of the "Laughing Man" case, Section 9 is re-established by Japan's newly elected Prime Minister, Youko Kayabuki, to combat the persistent threat of cyber-terrorism. A group calling themselves "The Individual Eleven" has begun committing acts of terror...

MysterySci-FiAdult CastDetective
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Aria the Origination

Aria the Origination

8.48TV13 eps2008HAL Film Maker

In the 24th century on the planet Aqua, three girls—Akari Mizunashi, Alice Carroll, and Aika S. Granzchesta—continue to work hard toward achieving their goal of becoming Prima Undines: professional tour guide gondoliers. Luckily, the girls have the guidance of the three best...

Sci-FiSlice of LifeIyashikeiShounen
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Pluto

Pluto

8.44ONA8 epsStudio M2

Gesicht, an android police detective of Europol, is tasked with finding the murderer of Montblanc, a retired war hero robot. Although it appears that only a robot could have committed this crime, the murder of a renowned robot rights activist casts doubts on the criminal's...

ActionMysterySci-FiSuspense
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Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion

8.37TV26 eps1995Gainax

Fifteen years after a cataclysmic event known as the Second Impact, the world faces a new threat: monstrous celestial beings called Angels invade Tokyo-3 one by one. Mankind is unable to defend themselves against the Angels despite utilizing their most advanced munitions and...

Avant GardeAward WinningDramaSci-Fi
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Ling Cage 2

Ling Cage 2

8.37ONA12 epsYHKT Entertainment

In this thrilling continuation, former Wilderness Hunter Commander Marc has transformed into a blood-stained monster who destroys lighthouses. Guided by the enigmatic Bai Yuekui, he embarks on a new mission. The arrival of survivors on the ground reveals that the lighthouse...

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