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Yusuke Onodera wakes up with several familiar-looking strangers in a mysterious house on an isolated island with no memory of how they all got there. A creepy figure on the television indicates they must play the games he demands... and the penalties for losing are deadly!

Mayako, a married woman, finds her life of comfort and casual affairs thrown into disarray when she unexpectedly falls in love with a younger man. Here is a modern fable of the moral dilemmas facing today's women, in a time where the expectations of love, marriage, and divorce from earlier generations no longer seem true.

Boku dake no Madonna, sometimes shortened to BokuMado, is a drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2003. In English it is often called You are my only Madonna / ...and I Love Her.

A love story between a comic artist with no experience with romance and a popular, charismatic beautician.

Sarutobi Ecchan is a magical girl manga series by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was originally named Okashina Okashina Ano Ko, but was changed in 1971 when Toei Animation adapted it into an anime called Sarutobi Ecchan. The anime lasted 26 episodes. It has been recently released on DVD as a part of the DVD ANCIENT SERIES.

To save the Earth from alien invaders and their giant monsters, Dr. Kishida does what any other red-blooded mad scientist would do: he builds a giant robot—the ultimate feminine fighting robot! Unfortunately, his granddaughters refuse to pilot it! Apparently, they've got more important things to do than becoming teenage super-heroes. Besides, how are you supposed to study for your college entrance exams while getting beaten up in battle? The fate of the world rests upon two people: Aya Kishida, one of the doctor's granddaughters, who may have to give up prep school to pilot the mighty (and lovely) ARIEL; and a mysterious alien named Saber Starblast, who may have the power to defeat the invaders once and for all...

The story follows a girl named Sae who struggles to fit in at her elite girls' school. One day, the refined and popular Chise catches Sae playing mahjong on her phone, and their bond deepens over the game.

Five siblings struggle to live together after their parents have passed away. Arguments are a norm, and each have their own problems with studying, finding a job, marriage, etc. But no matter how dysfunctional their family can be, blood is thicker than water and the ties that bind will keep them together through thick and thin.

Nakamura Sotaro and his eight best friends met while planning their high school cultural festival. Despite entering college and then the workforce, they've remained close. They seem to be the perfect group, but everything is not what it seems. After following a mysterious giveaway account on Twitter, they find themselves the victim of a merciless hacker who will stop at nothing to ruin their reputations and reveal their deepest secrets.

Kagura Akane is the only daughter of a family who runs a teppanyaki place in downtown Tokyo. Akane had always been proud of her father Tetsuma, who was called the "No.1 teppanyaki chef in Japan." Growing up in such an environment, she naturally acquired "teppanyaki skills." However, when her mother died of illness, her father lost his energy to work and disappeared. Since then, Akane has managed and protected the restaurant all by herself. One day, out of the blue, she is visited by Erena, the rich daughter of a major food company, who orders Akane to move out at once because her father had borrowed money against his restaurant. Though feeling disappointed, Akane makes up her mind to close the store. But when her father's friend, Kurogane, shows her "Ittetsu," a grilling plate that Akane's father cherished, it reignites her passion towards teppanyaki.

Master swordsman Bangaku Ajigawa is a Ronin with an honest heart, and hates deception. With no family or money, he lives by his own rules. Bangaku’s one treasure and reason to live is his master sword, Hekimitsuhira. But because of it, people around him regularly lie and deceive him. This light-hearted samurai drama follows the comedic life of Bengaku. Produced by Eizou Kyoto, this drama is to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Director Kon Ichikawa.

A story about two young samurai who set out to fight against evil. Todo Itsuma and Takeda Shinsaburo, both 25 years old, are best friends and work at the north magistrate's office. Their ultimate goal is to become like their boss Toyama Kinshiro, who supports the less privileged commoners, and be recognized as a first-class man.

Kyoto heiress Rio Yuki enters a loveless marriage at 16 with tech CEO Masatomo Takamine. Ten years later, a spirited battle of wills ensues when Rion moves to Tokyo to demand a divorce, seeking freedom while Masatoshi fights to win her heart.

College student Tokiwa gets invited to a mixer by his female classmate Suo. But when he arrives with his friends, they’re greeted by three dazzlingly handsome men?!

After ex-dancer Rin trades her stage career for college life, she forms an unusual connection with a robotic RideBack motorcycle—Fuego. As a tyrannical new government oppresses the population and crushes civil liberties, Rin may have no choice but to gun Fuego’s engines and speed directly into the heart of the fight for freedom.

Focus, concentration, proper posture and good release are the hallmarks of a good bowler. Welcome to Golden Bowl bowling alley. A bit rundown and small but no worse for wear, the Golden Bowl is stockbroker Shu Akutagawa's favorite haunt. A regular, he likes nothing better than the rumble of the bowl running down the alley and crash and crackle of the pins tumbling down. When a beautiful, older and married neighbor - who shares the same name as his old flame Hitomi - makes an appearance at the Golden Bowl, things start to heat up as Shu teams up with her to challenge some pro bowlers. Will Shu be as lucky with Hitomi as he is with the pins? --NTV

The second entry in Shotaro Ishinomori’s Toei Fushigi Comedy Series, Batten Robomaru follows the ally of justice space-robot Batten Robomaru, who was flying over Earth one day when he was forced to land in Karinto New Town. After his flying saucer broke, now he must stay in Karinto New Town, where shenanigans ensue!

Why did an abused solitary boy become a murderer? A sad but powerful gut-wrenching drama portraying the destiny of humans seeking love, starting up-and-coming actor Yuma Nakayama.

Sumire is a woman that's too kind and keeps falling for bad men. In the midst of heartbreak, she discovers a lingerie brand and makes up her mind to become a lingerie designer. She is determined to pursue her new dream. One rainy day, she meets Soichi and is attracted to him but he holds a secret...

Shocker During the Day is a TOKYO MX 2022 animation comedy series of 50 epsiodes that focus on the daily life of Shocker members, celebrating their 50th Anniversary alongside Kamen Rider's.

From the 2011 drama, Utsukushi Rinjin, Nakama Yukie reprises the character Saki. This time round, as Saki Amihama, she will be targeting men. With the facade of an angel, she draws men to her, only to lead them to a destructive end. Like a moth to the flame... but where is the line drawn between the saint and the devil?

The four episodes are set in Southtown, the imaginary city well known to all fans as the stage of numerous death matches throughout the KOF series. Many past heroes of the saga make their appearance here, and the four plots intertwine to create a large-scale drama, that is also linked to the story of KOF Maximum Impact 2.

Saburo Sugimura works for the PR department of a company which his father-in-law Yoshichika Imada runs. One day, Yoshichika Imada tasks Saburo Sugimura with work regarding a man named Nobuo Kajita. A complicated story unfolds from the request.

Holy Knight is the story of a young male vampire slayer who reluctantly falls in love with a beautiful female vampire exchange student and their personal struggles to avoid their bloody predestined conflict.

Takes place in the year 2200, where Japan has become a land of cats as the human population's birth rate has declined. In this future world, cats can talk, learn, and work. The story follows a high school girl and her argumentative cat.

The drama follows the lives of four individuals who are known for their clumsiness. Despite their various struggles, anxieties, and desires for approval, they somehow manage to maintain a cool and composed demeanor in their everyday lives.

After a civilian factory manager of a fishery is gunned down, Himuro (Motomiya Yasukaze) and Tamura (Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki) are tasked to investigate the strange circumstances by the Kyowa Clan Chairman (Ozawa Hitoshi) and are sent to Hokkaido. The pair and their Yamazaki Ichimon men travel around the Hokkaido with the help of the factory manager's estranged son, Hiroshi (Kuriyama Wataru), unearthing a series of leads involving old Cold War regrets and international crime, all while repairing broken families ...

High school student, Kamishiro Yu doesn't fit in and is constantly bullied; fed up with the abuse Yu secretly trains in boxing and takes revenge on those who once bullied him. Eventually Yu's defeats call the attention of the local thugs, and Yu soon finds himself forced to keep fighting in order to keep his place, his holyland.

Nippon Animation presents the mid-century adventures of Lulu Moppett, a brazen young girl who loves to play with dolls just as much as she loves to get even with her frenemy Tubby Tompkins and his gang of "fellers". Adapted from the American comic series of the same name, a daily slice-of-life of little girls and little boys unfolds in a cozy small American town, with the only problems to worry about being the trouble the kids get up to!

Tomoya Ishida, a rookie editor, meets Ayumu Mitsuya, a warm culinary researcher. Their encounters, enriched by simple yet irresistible dishes, leave a lasting impression.

In this world, there live a group of people who call themselves "Majo" or "Magical Girls". They hide their powers so as to assimilate into the environment. They have been living together in harmony with the humans for many years to come, and their predecessors continue to do so. Sasami was enthroned with magical powers since her birth. However, at the age of three, she was told by her parents never to use her innate powers and from then on, had kept it a secret from everyone. On the day of a new school term, a new transfer teacher by the name of Wajuu arrives and from then on, Sasami's life begins to change tremendously.

Eijiro Saito is a graduate of the prestigious Eidai Medical School and is sent to Eidai Hospital as a trainee doctor. There, under the supervision of Dr. Shiratori at the surgery department, Eijiro trains hard with Dekune and Munekata. But all they seem to do is take care of menial work for low hours and low pay. So low in fact bad that they have to do part-time work at other hospitals just to make ends meet. Eijiro picks Seido Hospital, run by Dr. Hattori, for his part-time job. The surgery is like a battleground. Eijiro is very impressed by his senior Dr. Ushida and the nurse Kaori. But one night, when he is on duty, Eijiro runs from the surgery leaving a badly injured patient behind! It is the story of an intern doctor and the various problems and contradictions of the medical industry. -- TBS

A popular manga about a corporate auditor of a major bank is adapted for the screen starring Yuji Oda, one of Japan's favorite actors. With a strong sense of justice and trusted personality, the antagonist takes on the vast darkness of a mega bank to fully expose bank fraud.

When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.

Ryujin Mabuyer is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is based on the adventures of a local hero of Okinawa Prefecture of the same name. The first season aired from 4 October 2008 to 27 December 2008 and a second season aired from 2 October 2010 to 25 December 2010. A related series, Ryujin Mabuyer Gaiden So! Uchinā has 13 episodes that aired from 17 October 2009 to 16 January 2010. A film based on the series, Ryujin Mabuyer The Movie Nanatsu no Mabui, was released on 7 January 2012.

Narita Misao is a rookie employee at a company. She doesn’t like Ichikawa Kazuya, who works in the same department. He is brutally honest when he talks to other people. Nevertheless, an incident leads to Narita Misao developing feelings for him. Ichikawa Kazuya also beomes attracted to her. The couple soon enter into an intimate relationship, but Narita Misao learns afterwards that Ichikawa Kazuya is engaged to his girlfriend. Narita Misao is confused by the situation and wonders what he is thinking.

CHANGE is a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV starting May 12, 2008.

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father find themselves wrapped up in a series of events with the town's people.

A new cheat game story of Lilia, the Marchioness's daughter, who is an incredible genius in every way from handling magic to domain management. Carrying memories of her past life at birth, she is eager to get ahead of the game when she discovers magic exists in her reincarnated life. Despite being a 0-year-old who can only crawl, Lilia starts raising her level with full vigor. Eventually, she masters advanced magic by the age of five, as well as control high-level spirits and manage the domain. Using cheat codes, as if this world were a role-playing game or cattle ranch game, she inevitably receives attention from the royal family, and gets invited to the palace on her birthday. But alas, could this world foreshadow a romance game where she must become a villainess that has a political marriage with one of the princes?! Hell no!!!!

6 people considered "losers" in life begin to live together in a mysterious share house. Abiko Satoshi is a high school teacher. His life went by smoothly, until a case changed his life. Oba Sakura is the chief editor of a fashion magazine. She is finalizing a divorce with her husband. Hata Manta is a retail employee involved with product demonstrations. He considers himself an entertainer, but he is not popular at all. Mochizuki Mai moved to Tokyo from Hakata. She works at a hostess bar. Kurumizawa Midori is a civil servant. She is diligent at her job, but she is in mired in debt due to her gambling addiction. Ikegami Ryuji worked at an advertising agency. He did his job very well, but he was dismissed from his job.

A classroom mix-up leads an ordinary high school student to become the unexpected target of the school's most popular boy's heartfelt confession.

It's a sad and humorous story about a man encounter with various women and slowly regaining his smile. The woman whom he loved most in his life, Asuka, made a living by selling saliva for perverts. The story will focus on his six years with Asuka.

Kouji wants to work part-time, so, when he saw a cute girl with the Pia Carrot uniform, he tried to get a job there. When he's on the way, he accidentally bumped Azusa, and with some misunderstanding, they literally hate each other. What is the surprise of Kouji when he finds that she also got a job in the Pia Carrot, facing her daily. But as time passes, he will discover that 'hate' is not the appropriate word to describe his feelings...

Akiko lives with her mother, but suddenly her mother passes away. Since then she quits her editing job and takes over her mother's small restaurant. At the restaurant there's only two items on the menu: sandwich and soup.

One day, Taichi, an ordinary university student, meets Mioka, a girl who is like a storm. Taichi finds himself drawn to Mioka, who lives freely as she wishes without holding back, and they eventually fall in love. However, Mioka tells Taichi of her shocking truth. She has an incurable brain disease, with no medicine or treatment that can help her.

Riku Tsuneta works as rookie AD at a TV station. He is assigned to the “unconfirmed material center” where they arrange lots of program materials. These program materials were found at the TV station when it moved locations. He works with Director Saori Nikaido and Producer Satoru Sayama. Riku is disappointed that he is working there, but he spends his days arranging VTR. One day, he finds recorded material showing a supernatural phenomenon.

The story is about the daily life of a 30-year-old new wife, Hana, who cooks “Zubora Meshi”, while her husband is on a job transfer away from home. ”Zubora-Meshi” is the corner-cutting and easy cooking people usually cook only for themselves to eat.

Girls × Heroine focuses on elementary school and middle school girls who are given magical items to fight against evil beings. They are assisted by fairy mascots and together must battle ordinary people who have been turned evil by the enemy. Their job is to purify these beings and to collect various things which helps them in the battle ahead.