anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
advertising agency
An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is generally ...
Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
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Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...
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TMS Entertainment
, formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946.
TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as '' Lupin the Third' ...
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anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
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Animax
, stylized as ANIMAX, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. The channel also dubbed other cartoons in Japanese language. A subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, it is headq ...
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Toranomon Hills
is a skyscraper complex project built by Mori Building in the Toranomon district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Designed by Nihon Sekkei, it is built around the new Loop Road No. 2, a surface artery that will connect the Shinbashi and Toranomon distri ...
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
High School! Kimengumi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoei Shinzawa. A first series ''Third Year Funny-face Club'' was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1980 to April 1982. ''High School! Kimengumi'' was seri ...
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Tsuide ni Tonchinkan
is a Japanese manga series by Koichi Endo which first appeared in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in issues 49–50 in 1984, and then ran from 1985 (issue 14) through 1989 (issue 22). There are 18 volumes of the manga. The manga was adapted into a ...
Genji Tsūshin Agedama
is a Japanese anime series produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Gallop. The series aired on TV Tokyo from 1991 to 1992. The show was one of multimedia content strategies—prevalent in Japan around the early 1990s— and sever ...
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Hime-chan's Ribbon
is a magical girl manga series created by Megumi Mizusawa that was serialized in Ribon Magazine from August 1990 to January 1994. It was later developed into a 61 episode anime series, produced by Studio Gallop, that aired from October 2 ...
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Akazukin Chacha
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Min Ayahana. It was serialized by Shueisha in the manga magazine '' Ribon'' from 1992 to 2000 and collected in 13 bound volumes. The series is loosely based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding H ...
Mizuiro Jidai
is Japanese manga series which was serialized in 1991 by Shogakukan. in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ciao''. A 47-episode anime television series based on the manga was produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Comet; it aired ...
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Kodomo no Omocha
, also known as ''Kodocha'' for short, is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995 by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was p ...
Kyoro-chan
is a fictional bird that serves as a mascot for a Japanese brand of Morinaga chocolate, known as ChocoBall. He first appeared in 1967 in the anime television series ''Uchuu-shonen Soran'' ('' Space Boy Soran''). Kyorochan also replaced the chara ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...
The Powerpuff Girls
''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Telev ...
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Fruits Basket
, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...
Shaman King
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the m ...
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Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver
is a Japanese mecha anime series produced by Radix and Nihon Ad Systems, in conjunction with toy maker Takara. The series is directed by Hiroshi Negishi and Naoyuki Tatsuwa and written by Mayori Sekijima. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 6, 200 ...
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The Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
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Forza! Hidemaru
is a Japanese anime television series. It was produced by NAS (company), NAS and aired on TV Tokyo for twenty-six episodes. Enoki Films licensed the series as ''Forza! Mario'',Bakuto Sengen Daigunder''
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Full Moon o Sagashite
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ribon'' from January 2002 to June 2004 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes.
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Bomberman Jetters
is a 2002 Japanese anime television series produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Deen. It has also spawned two manga series and three video games, one of which was also localized and given an English dub. It is based on ...
Dragon Drive
is a Japanese manga by Kenichi Sakura ( 佐倉 ケンイチ ''Sakura Ken'ichi'') published by Shueisha and serialized in the manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump''. Publication ended on January 5, 2006, with a total of 14 volumes. Dragon Dr ...
Sgt. Frog
''Sgt. Frog'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mine Yoshizaki. It was launched in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' in April 1999. The story follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to c ...
Onmyō Taisenki
is a Japanese manga series scripted by Yoshihiko Tomizawa and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kaidō. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Sunrise, NAS, and TV Tokyo.
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''Onmyō Taisenki'' literally translates to 'The Chronicles of the ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX
''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel series to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. ''Yu-Gi ...
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Eyeshield 21
is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by quart ...
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Twin Princess of Wonder Planet
is a 2005 Japanese anime television series conceptualized by Birthday and produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo, with animation from Hal Film Maker.
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Ginga Legend Weed
''Weed'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga ''Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-'', and focuses on Weed, the son of Gin, the original s ...
Humanoid Monster Bem
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, which first aired on Fuji TV between October 7, 1968 and March 31, 1969, on its 19:30–20:00 timeslot.
The series was later remade into a second anime television series, which premiere ...
Kōtetsu Sangokushi
is a 2007 Japanese anime loosely based on the 14th century Chinese historical fiction novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''. It was produced by NAS and Konami Digital Entertainment.
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The Imperial Seal has been passed down through the ...
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Kamichama Karin
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized ...
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Zombie-Loan
''Zombie-Loan'' (stylized as ''ZOMBIE-LOAN'') is a Japanese manga series created by Peach-Pit: Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara. It is published by Square Enix and is serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine '' GFantasy''. The series is ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
is the second main spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, succeeding '' Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump and the 15th anniversary of V Jump. The series aired in Japan from April 2, 2008 to M ...
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Vampire Knight
is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga series is licensed in Engli ...
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Natsume's Book of Friends
is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It began serialization by Hakusensha in the '' shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' in 2005, before switching to ''LaLa'' in 2008. The chapters have been collected in twenty-nine bound volume ...
Mainichi Kaasan
is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. It was serialized on a weekly basis in the newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017. The ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
, stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's '' V Jump'' magazine from Dec ...
Kuroko no Basuke
is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...
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Sengoku Collection
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Ginga e Kickoff!!
is a Japanese anime series produced by TYO Animations. It follows the Momoyama Predators, an association football team formed by elementary school students.
The series was distributed by NHK and broadcast on NHK General TV
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My Little Monster
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Robico about the relationship between a girl named Shizuku Mizutani and a boy named Haru Yoshida. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Dessert'' magazine from August 23, 2008 to June 24, 2013. An ...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II
is a sequel series to the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime television series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' and the seventh anime series overall in the franchise, produced by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo. Like the original, this series is directed by Satoshi Kuwahara a ...
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Day Break Illusion
is an original anime series produced by AIC and Aniplex. The series aired in Japan between July and September 2013, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. A manga adaptation was serialized in the June 2013 issue of Square Enix's online magazin ...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
, sylized as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'', is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the fourth spin-off anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise following '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal''. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 6, 20 ...
Akame ga Kill!
is a Japanese manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''Monthly Gangan Joker'' from March 2010 to December 2016, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...
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Gugure! Kokkuri-san
is a Japanese manga series by Midori Endō, serialized in Square Enix's ''Gangan Joker'' since 2011. It has been collected in 12 (plus 1) ''tankōbon'' volumes until 2016 when it ended. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainme ...
Blood Blockade Battlefront
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It revolves around a young photographer named Leonardo Watch, who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident ...
Hacka Doll The Animation
is a Japanese anime television series based on DeNA's news app ''Hacka Doll'' for iOS and Android devices. The anime is produced by Creators in Pack, with collaboration support by Trigger. The series of anime shorts aired on October 2, 2015 ...
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Dance with Devils
is a Japanese anime television series. It began airing in October 2015 and has been licensed in North America by Funimation. A manga began serialization in '' GFantasy'' in September 2015.
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Ritsuka Tachibana, a seemingly normal schoo ...
Matoi the Sacred Slayer
is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by White Fox. It was announced in July 2016 as White Fox's first original anime series that aired between October 4 and December 27, 2016.
Plot
Matoi Sumeragi, a second-year junior ...
Nanbaka
, also known as ''Nanbaka - The Numbers'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Futamata. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired between 5 October 2016 and 22 March 2017. The title is a play on words, ...
Anonymous Noise
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoko Fukuyama. The series is published by Hakusensha in Japan and by Viz Media in the United States. The manga has been adapted into an anime television series that aired from April to J ...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the sixth main anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from May 10, 2017 to September 25, 2019. It was simulcast outside of Asia by Crunchyroll ...
Tsuredure Children
is a Japanese four-panel manga written and illustrated by Toshiya Wakabayashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2014 to March 2015, and transferred to ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', where it ran from ...
School Babysitters
is a Japanese manga series by Hari Tokeino. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' since 2009, and has been collected in twenty-three ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by ...
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Hinomaru Sumo
is Japanese sumo manga series written and illustrated by Kawada. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from May 2014 to July 2019, with its chapters collected into 28 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. A 24-episode anime televi ...
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Magical Sempai
is a Japanese manga series by Azu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from February 2016 to February 2021 and has been collected into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. Kodansha USA published the ...
In/Spectre
, also known as ''Invented Inference'', is a 2011 Japanese novel published by Kodansha and written by Kyo Shirodaira with illustrations by Hiro Kyohara and since volume 2, by Chasiba Katase. A manga adaptation with art by Chasiba Katase has ...
Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie
is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and written by Mamiko Ikeda. It is the first movie in the '' Sgt. Frog'' series created by Mine Yoshizaki.
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Keroro skips out on destroying military planes in a simulated realit ...
Penguin Musume
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuya Takahashi. The manga was serialized in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' between May 2006 and November 2007. The manga was followed by ''Penguin Musume Ma ...
Kengan Ashura
is a Japanese manga series written by Yabako Sandrovich and illustrated by Daromeon. It was serialized on Shogakukan's ''Ura Sunday'' website from April 2012 to August 2018, with its chapters compiled into twenty-seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...