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Best 1 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutatio...

8.96 Excellent
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2 The Poppy War Trilogy (R.F. Kuang)
The Poppy War Trilogy (R.F. Kuang)

Kuang masterfully blends the structure of military fantasy with the brutal realities of 20th-century warfare and Chinese history. The protagonist's journey into shamanism and warfare is harrowing, for...

8.58 Excellent
3 Berserk
Berserk

Guts, a man who will one day be known as the Black Swordsman, is a young traveling mercenary characterized by the large greatsword he carries. He accepts jobs that offer the most money, but he never s...

8.54 Excellent
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4 Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist

Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation,...

8.28 Excellent
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5 Kaiju No. 8
Kaiju No. 8

After the destruction of their hometown, childhood friends Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro make a pact to become officers in the Defense Force—a militarized organization tasked with protecting Japan from...

8.17 Excellent
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6 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent

The Band of the Hawk has dwindled in the year since Guts left them on his journey to forge his own destiny. Unaware of their fate, Guts returns to the Hawks—now being led by his former ally Casca—afte...

8.17 Excellent
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7 Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie

With its armies sweeping across the continent, the Empire seems unstoppable. After securing victory over the remnants of the Republic's army, the Empire's ultimate victory is finally within reach. How...

8.14 Excellent
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8 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition

Fleeing a traumatic childhood, lone mercenary Guts drifts from battle to battle, striking down powerful enemies with his unwieldy sword. After one skirmish, Guts clashes with the mystifying Griffith a...

8.11 Excellent
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9 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVA Collection

1. Moumoku no Renkinjutsushi (The Blind Alchemist) 2. Simple na Hitobito (Simple People) 3. Sensei Monogatari (The Tale of Teacher) 4. Sore mo mata Kare no Senjou (Yet Another Man's Battlefield)

8.05 Excellent
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10 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey

The Band of the Hawk and their enigmatic leader Griffith continue winning battle after battle as their prestige throughout the kingdom of Midland grows. But their latest task is one that has seen fail...

8.03 Excellent
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11 Saga of Tanya the Evil
Saga of Tanya the Evil

Tanya Degurechaff is a young soldier infamous for predatorial-like ruthlessness and an uncanny, tactical aptitude, earning her the nickname of the "Devil of the Rhine." Underneath her innocuous appear...

7.93 Very Good
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12 The Poppy War
The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang's *The Poppy War* is a brutal and unflinching military fantasy set in a world inspired by 20th-century China. Rin, a war orphan, enters the Sinegard Academy to become a Strategist, but disc...

7.88 Very Good
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13 Fourth Wing
Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros' 'Fourth Wing' has taken the fantasy genre by storm, captivating readers with its blend of dragon riders, political intrigue, and romantic tension. The books explosive popularity is dri...

7.86 Very Good
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14 Now and Then, Here and There
Now and Then, Here and There

Shuuzou "Shuu" Matsutani lives his ordinary life in peace. He has friends, a crush, and a passion for kendo. Dejected after losing to his kendo rival, Shuu climbs a smokestack to watch the sunset wher...

7.76 Very Good
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15 Alderamin on the Sky
Alderamin on the Sky

Ikta Solork is a carefree young man who only wants two things in life: a woman on his arm and a place to nap. Unfortunately, his peaceful life is destroyed when war breaks out between the Katjvarna Em...

7.73 Very Good
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16 The Heroic Legend of Arslan
The Heroic Legend of Arslan

The year is 320. Under the rule of the belligerent King Andragoras III, the Kingdom of Pars is at war with the neighboring empire, Lusitania. Though different from his father in many aspects, Arslan,...

7.68 Very Good
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17 Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2

Following the massive operation that led to the confinement of recent recruit Kafka Hibino, otherwise known as Kaijuu No. 8, the Defense Force has been puzzled by how to deal with him. Kafka is the fi...

7.65 Very Good
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18 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King

In the Kingdom of Midland, a mercenary named Guts wanders the land, preferring a life of conflict over a life of peace. Despite the odds never being in his favor, he is an unstoppable force that overc...

7.62 Very Good
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19 GATE Part 2
GATE Part 2

Several months have passed since the infamous Ginza Incident, with tensions between the Empire and JSDF escalating in the vast and mysterious "Special Region" over peace negotiations. The greed and cu...

7.61 Very Good
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20 GATE
GATE

Off-duty Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) officer and otaku Youji Itami is on his way to attend a doujin convention in Ginza, Tokyo when a mysterious portal in the shape of a large gate suddenly appea...

7.60 Very Good
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21 Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya
Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya

Yuuichirou Hyakuya is finally reunited with his childhood friend Mikaela Hyakuya, whom he had long presumed to be dead. Upon their reunion, however, he discovers that Mikaela has been turned into a va...

7.52 Very Good
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22 Drifters
Drifters

Despite the Ends’ attack on Verlina being successfully repelled, the war has not yet ended. With the monster armies regrouping, the Black King tightens his grasp on the already conquered territory. Ne...

7.51 Very Good
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23 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa

In desperation, Edward Elric sacrificed his body and soul to rescue his brother Alphonse, and is now displaced in the heart of Munich, Germany. He struggles to adapt to a world completely foreign to h...

7.49 Very Good
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24 Broken Blade
Broken Blade

Rygart Arrow is different compared to the other people in the continent of Cruzon: he is unable to control quartz, branded an "un-sorcerer." Despite this, he still befriends the future king and queen...

7.44 Very Good
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25 The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes

"Alpha Stigma" are known to be eyes that can analyze all types of magic. However, they are more infamously known as cursed eyes that can only bring destruction and death to others. Ryner Lute, a talen...

7.43 Very Good
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26 Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign

With the appearance of a mysterious virus that kills everyone above the age of 13, mankind becomes enslaved by previously hidden, power-hungry vampires who emerge in order to subjugate society with th...

7.43 Very Good
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27 The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance

Continuing on his quest to retake Ecbatana, Prince Arslan and his company march toward the city. But upon receiving news that the neighboring Kingdom of Turan is launching an assault on the Parsian st...

7.43 Very Good
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28 Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut

On November 23, 1957, the whole world witnessed the Federal Republic of Zirnitra's monumental achievement of sending the first live animal—a dog—to outer space. Since then, the space race between the...

7.40 Very Good
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29 Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~
Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~

Ten years after the Great War against the demon-beasts, the empire rules over the world and prosperity relies on the massive use of aer. Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo are two young men who have just enr...

7.37 Very Good
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30 Simoun
Simoun

The verdant, peaceful country of Simulacrum resides on the planet of Daikuuriku. The country owes its existence to flying machines called Simoun and their holy Sibylla pilots. Powered by ancient artif...

7.35 Very Good
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