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Aquarion
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEleven years ago, the Shadow Angels began enslaving humans. Now, man's only hope is the mecha warrior Aquarion, powered by three rebel angels. With humankind reduced to roaming bands of survivors, Aquarion fights its own masters to reclaim Earth.
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Gunslinger Girl
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsOn the surface, the Social Welfare Agency appears to help orphaned schoolgirls, but it's actually turning them into lethal agents. Brainwashed and teamed with veteran assassins, you'd never suspect they're on a mission to kill.
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Speed Grapher
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFormer war photographer Saiga is working in Tokyo as a spy for the rich and powerful Hibara Ginza. After he's unexpectedly captured, he meets a beautiful girl whose powers unlock a secret within himself: whatever he takes a picture of explodes. Intended for mature audiences, this futuristic anime explores a seamy underworld of sexual depravity, corruption and violence.
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Marvel Anime: Blade
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter his pregnant mother was attacked and killed by a bloodsucker named Deacon Frost, Eric Brooks was born half human, half vampire. Now an adult known as Blade, he seeks revenge against Frost -- a quest that leads to a global vampire conspiracy.
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Marvel Anime: Iron Man
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis anime series repurposes Marvel's Iron Man character, with a new foe for Tony Stark: the sinister Zodiac consortium. When Stark travels to Japan to showcase his latest armor, the technology ends up running amok.
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Aquarion: Season 1
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTwelve thousand years after they nearly destroyed Earth, the otherworldly Shadow Angels have returned, devastating cities and leeching power from their inhabitants. But this time, a special team of pilots is ready to meet the threat. When their three ships unite, they become an unstoppable weapon called Aquarion. This anime follows Apollo, an Aquarion pilot whose heritage could help save the planet -- if his reckless ways don't destroy it first.
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Burst Angel
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAnime reaches new heights with this action-packed adventure featuring Jo, an otherworldly being who descends on lawless Tokyo, where residents are cowering in fear and rising up in anger ever since guns were allowed to fall into anyone's hands. And the Recent Armed Police of Tokyo (or RATP, for short) is useless at keeping the peace. Can Jo and her friends, Sei, Amy and Meg, save the city from complete and utter ruin?
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Blade of the Phantom Master: Shin Angyo Onshi
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this anime, a nameless hero in command of a secret human weapon arises from the ashes of the fallen Jushin empire to defend the people from zombies, cannibals and beasts at the command of the evil dictator who destroyed their master. The lone remnant from a forgotten warrior class, he is the last of the legendary Amen Osa, the Phantom Masters of Jushin. To avenge his lost world, he intends to wield his human blade of justice.
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Vexille
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn a futuristic world where Japan has isolated itself with a magnetic field so it can continue the development of robotics and biotechnology, it's up to a U.S. special forces team to find a way inside. Dubbed SWORD, the team is led by a formidable female commander named Vexille, who's tasked with figuring out whether Japan's top secret experiments pose a serious threat to the world at large.
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Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne: The Complete Series
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFollow the extraordinary exploits of Rin Asogi, an immortal private detective with incredible fighting skills, a brilliant mind and a shadowy past, as she repeatedly perishes and comes back to life while taking odd jobs and fighting fearsome foes. This intriguing anime series also charts the mysterious movements of Apos, an almighty being who desperately desires to take Rin's immortality away from her.
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Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFollow the extraordinary exploits of Rin Asogi, an immortal private detective with incredible fighting skills, a brilliant mind and a shadowy past, as she repeatedly perishes and comes back to life while taking odd jobs and fighting fearsome foes. This intriguing anime series also charts the mysterious movements of Apos, an almighty being who desperately desires to take Rin's immortality away from her.
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Burst Angel
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAnime reaches new heights with this action-packed adventure featuring Jo, an otherworldly being who descends on lawless Tokyo, where residents are cowering in fear and rising up in anger ever since guns were allowed to fall into anyone's hands. And the Recent Armed Police of Tokyo (or RATP, for short) is useless at keeping the peace. Can Jo and her friends, Sei, Amy and Meg, save the city from complete and utter ruin?
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Mazinkaiser SKL
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA mechanized robotic weapon has been sent into the barren wasteland of Kikaijima, a colossal floating island hanging above Japan, where deadly forces that were once thought dormant have reawakened.
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Desert Punk
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn a futuristic Japan, where fate has transformed the once-lush landscape into the giant Kanto desert, the complexities of everyday life have pushed many to become criminals, and innocence, decency and heroism are scarce. Amid the chaos, a pint-sized bounty hunter named Sunabouzu (aka the Desert Punk) -- armed with a reputation for excellence and admittedly less-than-noble intentions -- is just looking for his next paycheck.
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Blassreiter: Part 1
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA plague sweeping across Germany creates a race of so-called Demoniacs, horrifying creatures that can fuse their bodies with technology -- including cars and motorcycles -- to become even deadlier. But not all hope is lost. Enter the Xenogenesis Assault Team, a human squad tasked with policing the Demoniacs and observing them closely -- without becoming infected by them. Ichiro Itano directs the visionary anime series. Part 1 includes episodes 1-12.
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Blassreiter: Part 2
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA plague sweeping across Germany creates a race of so-called Demoniacs, horrifying creatures that can fuse their bodies with technology -- including cars and motorcycles -- to become even deadlier. But not all hope is lost. Enter the Xenogenesis Assault Team, a human squad tasked with policing the Demoniacs and observing them closely -- without becoming infected by them. Ichiro Itano directs the visionary anime series. Part 2 includes episodes 13-24.
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Blassreiter
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn an alternate Germany of the near future, diabolical biomechanical creatures called Demoniacs fuse with vehicles, turning them against mankind. Humanity's only hope is the Xenogenesis Assault Team (XAT), who know the menace inside and out.
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Legend of the Millennium Dragon
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAs an apocalyptic war rages between humans and demons, teenaged Jun travels far back in time to find his destiny in this action-packed anime epic. In the course of his battles, he matures from a shy, quiet lad to become the savior of his people.
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Desert Punk
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn a futuristic Japan, where fate has transformed the once-lush landscape into the giant Kanto desert, the complexities of everyday life have pushed many to become criminals, and innocence, decency and heroism are scarce.
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Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Season 1
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTokyo's workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on killing sprees. In order to shut down an android uprising, four heroines gear up in cybernetic suits and prepare to do battle in an adrenaline-fueled death match between woman and machine.
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Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTokyo's workforce is riddled with robots that tend to go on destructive killing sprees. Four young women gear up in cybernetic suits to battle an evil corporation's bionic pawns while its grip on the city threatens to strangle humanity.
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Kite Liberator
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOrdinary high schooler Monaka is hiding a dark secret: She is the cold and mysterious assassin known to the cops as the Angel of Death. Her past is tied to a murderous detective, while her future is destined for a duel with the person she loves most.
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Shigurui: Death Frenzy: Complete Series
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAdapted from the popular manga series by the renowned Takayuki Yamaguchi, this anime saga centers on a legendary death match between allies-turned-rivals Fujiki Gennosuke, the one-armed swordsman, and Irako Seigen, the blind samurai.
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Shigurui: Death Frenzy
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAdapted from the popular manga series by Takayuki Yamaguchi, this anime saga centers on a legendary death match between allies-turned-rivals Fujiki Gennosuke, the one-armed swordsman, and Irako Seigen, the blind samurai.
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Kite
1998 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsYears after her parents were brutally murdered, Sawa protects the innocent and coldly kills criminals as a college student by day and a vigilante by night, taking her assignments from her adoptive father, a corrupt detective.
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