Best Japanesque

The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academ...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a 2010 puzzle adventure game where players control Sissel, an amnesiac ghost investigating his own death. The gameplay involves exploring a city and manipulating time to solve puzzles and interact with characters. The narrative focuses on uncovering the circumstance...

OZ, a virtual world connected to the internet, has become extremely popular worldwide as a spot for people to engage in a large variety of activities, such as playing sports or shopping, through avatars created and customized by the user. OZ also possesses a near impenetrable security due to its str...

Kyoto has been populated by groups of tanuki and tengu for years, living alongside humans who are oblivious to the existence of these creatures. Yasaburou Shimogamo is the third son of an influential tanuki family who spends his carefree days taking care of an old tengu, observing humans through his...

Vanquish is a fast-paced third-person shooter set in a Japanesque science fiction world. Developed by PlatinumGames, it’s notable for its innovative sliding mechanic and relentless action sequences. The game appeals to players who enjoy challenging combat and visually striking, high-energy gameplay...

One day, manga author Shin Karino is greeted by four-year-old Kotarou Satou, his new next-door neighbor, who gifts him a box of tissues. In Karino's eyes, Kotarou is an odd kid: he speaks in an extremely formal manner, and he lives alone in his apartment—no parents or relatives in sight. But Kotarou...

This time's location is set in the sea near the Hachijo-jima island, Tokyo. Engineers from around the world have gathered for the full-scale operation of "Pacific Buoy," an offshore facility to connect security cameras owned by the worldwide police forces. A test of a certain "new technology" based...

"To be quiet and do as you're told, that's the cowardly choice." These are the words of Junk Dog, an underground fighter of Megalo Box, an evolution of boxing that utilizes mechanical limbs known as Gear to enhance the speed and power of its users. Despite the young man's brimming potential as a box...

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! OVA is a Japanese anime original video featuring an expanded conclusion to the popular series. It adapts content from bonus novels accompanying the third season Blu-ray release. The story focuses on the complex romantic relationships within a high school setting...

Within the narrow walls of the Outdoor Activities Club room, the few but lively members carry on the camping spirit as they have fun with DIY club experiments. Exciting experiences such as these have brought Nadeshiko Kagamihara deep into the world of camping, making her want to once again go on a s...

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama produced by NHK Taiga. The series portrays the life of Niijima Yae, a woman navigating significant cultural shifts in Edo-period Japan as Western ideas begin to impact society. Haruka Ayase delivers a compelling performance in this period piece exami...

One night, the Tokyo National Institute of Microorganisms is attacked by a mysterious organization calling themselves the "Red Siamese Cats." The group causes the explosion of a high-security lab storing a virus—said to have a mortality rate of 80% with no known cure. This act of terror dominates th...

The Inter-High has finally arrived for Karasuno High School's volleyball team. Their opponent at the tournament is Date Tech High School—the team that crushed Karasuno the year prior. The loss brings back anxiety and fear for the team's second- and third-years as they were unable to overcome Date's...

The twenty-eighth Meitantei Conan movie. An old friend of Mouri Kogoro reopens an investigation of the incident that caused the scars on Inspector Yamato's face. This time not only Nagano's police involved, but Tokyo MPD, CSICE and PSB are involved not forgetting of course Edogawa Conan, the detecti...

Illusion of Gaia is an action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet. Released in 1993 by Enix in Japan and 1994/1995 in North America and PAL territories, it features a player guiding Will through levels based on real-world ancient ruins and wonders. The...

Kouichi Uehara is a fourth grade student living in the suburb of Tokyo. One day, he picks up a large stone which turns out to be a fossil of a baby "Kappa" who has been sleeping underground for the past 300 years, and names it "Coo." They become good friends and Coo starts living with Kouichi's fami...

Initial D Battle Stage 3 presents a complete collection of races from the Fifth Stage and Final Stage arcs of the anime series. This OVA focuses solely on the intense action and strategic racing sequences, offering fans a concentrated experience of the show’s most celebrated battles. It is primarily...

Hiroki Fujisawa and Takuya Shirakawa harbor admiration for two things in their life: their classmate Sayuri Sawatari and the vast Ezo Tower that stands boundlessly across the Tsugaru Strait. Fascinated by the limitless structure beyond their reach, Hiroki and Takuya begin constructing an aeroplane f...

Armored Core is a 1997 third-person shooter featuring mecha combat, developed by FromSoftware for the PlayStation. It served as the initial title within the Armored Core series and was initially released outside Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment. A digital version became available later through t...

Enraptured by her upperclassman Makinohara's passion, Satsuki Amamiya joins the Photography Club along with her friend, An Kiriyama. Enthusiastic, Satsuki makes Makinohara the primary subject of her photography, taking several pictures of her daily. However, once Makinohara graduates and leaves the...

The supermarket is an important building in any city, for they provide a convenient way to purchase a variety of food in a family-friendly, safe environment. However, these stores changes in the blink of an eye once the unsold bento boxes go on their nightly half-off sales! War breaks out and friend...

This installation simulates the mesmerizing, continuous flow of water, but rendered through light and projection. The waterfall appears to cascade over physical structures, creating a dynamic, ever-changing curtain of digital energy. The integration of sound design is crucial here, making the audito...

After his recent battle in space, Tenchi Masaki believes that his fighting days are over. Unfortunately, his life is far from peaceful since Aeka Jurai Masaki and Ryouko Hakubi—the two women giving him the most grief—cannot seem to get along, continuing to fight over who gets to be Tenchi's lover. S...

Shikidouji, the illustrator of Shoji Gatoh's Full Metal Panic! light novel series, revealed that production has been green-lit on a "director's cut" version of the first Full Metal Panic!! television anime series from 2002. The director's cut will consist of three films. The announcement does not st...

Traumatized by school, Jun Sakurada spends his days at home as a shut-in, purchasing things online, only to send them back before the free trial period ends. So when a note appears on his desk, asking whether or not he would wind something, he assumes it was something he ordered and carelessly circl...

Conan and Ran are visiting Heiji and Kazuha in Osaka when the four come across a trio of kids while touring the city. These children, who look eerily similar to the Detective Boys but with different personalities, are looking for their friend who has gone missing—and the two young detectives agree t...

Doraemon: Nobita in the New Haunts of Evil –Peko and the Five Explorers– is a Japanese animated film continuing the Doraemon series. It revisits a 1982 original created by Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of Doraemon. The story follows Nobita and his robotic dinosaur friend as they confront new challeng...

PUCHIM@S 2 is a Japanese four-panel comic series based on the "THE IDOLM@STER" franchise. It features characters from the talent agency 765 Production engaging in everyday activities and pursuing their dreams as idols. The series offers a relaxed, comedic look at life within this established idol se...

One day, Nobita finds a stray dog drowning in a river while playing by the river side. Feeling sorry for the dog, he decides to take it home by hiding it in a "kennel on the wall" and names it Ichi (originated from "One", which sounds similar to "wan", the sound a dog makes according to the Japanese...