Aya Hirano
Also Known As: ひらのあや, 平野 綾, آیا هیرانو
Biography: Aya Hirano is a Japanese voice actress and singer. After graduating from high school, she began seriously pursuing her voice actress and solo singing career. Her big break came in 2006, when she was cast as the voice of Suzumiya Haruhi, the title character of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: October 08, 1987
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Gender: Female
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Lupin the Third: Green vs Red
Overview: When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the show and to steal a mysterious item called the Ice Cube. But one of those impostors also has sights on the Cube. Is he good enough to beat the original at his own game?
Genres: Action Animation Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-04-02
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Lupin the Third: The Last Job
Overview: Lupin begins his heist by stealing a newly-discovered Japanese cultural treasure being transported to Germany. During his attempt to steal the treasure, however, he witnesses the always-ambitious Zenigata's supposed "death," a plan hatched by a ninja clan who are also after the treasure. Can Lupin and his friends prevent the ninja clan from obtaining what they seek?
Genres: Action Animation Comedy TV Movie Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-02-12
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The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Overview: It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi start preparing everything for the party, such as costumes and decorations. But a couple of days later, Kyon arrives at school only to find that Haruhi is missing. Not only that, but Mikuru claims she has never known Kyon before, Koizumi is also missing, and Yuki has become the sole member of the literature club. The SOS Brigade seems to have never existed, nor has Haruhi Suzumiya. No one in the school has ever heard about her… except for Kyon.
Genres: Animation Comedy Science Fiction Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-02-05
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Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
Overview: Picking up from where the previous movie left off, Ranka's star career flourishes while Sheryl's health rapidly deteriorates after collapsing during a live performance. At the same time, separate factions are maneuvering behind the scenes seeking to control the Vajra horde by utilizing the singing abilities of the two songstresses. As the entire Macross Frontier fleet begins to wage its final war on the Vajra, Alto finally makes a choice between Ranka and Sheryl.
Genres: Action Animation Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-02-26
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
Overview: A mysterious reiatsu (spiritual particle) explosion occurs in the center of Seireitei in Soul Society, causing it to be destroyed. At the exact same time, a major change overwhelms Kuchiki Rukia, which leaves her losing something important inside. Urahara Kisuke sends Kurosaki Ichigo to Soul Society to investigate the disturbance. Upon reaching Seireitei, Ichigo is attacked by his ally shinigamis.
Genres: Action Animation Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-12-13
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To: A Space Fantasy
Overview: The first segment called "Elliptical Orbit" is about a ship called the Flying Dutchman returning to Earth after an extended absence with a cargo of "protons" to be used for energy. A terrorist group with military combat suits boards the station they dock with intending to use the proton cargo as a massive bomb. The second segment, "Symbiotic Planet", is a story of two secret lovers from opposing sides of a conflict trying to build a life together.
Genres: Action Adventure Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-27
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AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~
Overview: AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~ is Aya Hirano's third tour release.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-05-03
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Hirano Aya 1st LIVE 2008 RIOT TOUR LIVE DVD
Overview: "Hirano Aya 1st LIVE 2008 RIOT TOUR LIVE DVD" is the first music DVD released by Hirano Aya. It also featured making footages in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama cities and a special multi-angle video.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-02-25
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Hirano Aya 2nd LIVE TOUR 2009 "Speed Star Tour" LIVE DVD
Overview: Hirano Aya's 2nd Live Tour promoting her second album Speed Star.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-06-23
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Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Overview: Half retelling of the original Frontier series, half new story. Conspiracies arise within the Frontier government when Sheryl Nome arrives to the colonial fleet for her concert and is soon marked as a spy for Galaxy while childhood friends, Alto Saotome and Ranka Lee both try to achieve their dreams as the battle between Frontier and the Vajra draws closer.
Genres: Drama Romance Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-11-21
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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Overview: The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-06-11
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Gintama: The Very Final
Overview: The concluding film to the Gintama animated series, adapting the final chapters of the comic series of the same name by Hideaki Sorachi. The film covers chapters 699–704 of the original comics, with original material added in.
Genres: Animation Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-01-08
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Animelo Summer Live 2007 Generation-A
Overview: Live DVD release from the July 7, 2007 "Animelo Summer Live 2007 Generation-A" performance at the Nihon Budokan including 39 different songs (five hours of footage!) from seventeen different acts on three DVD discs.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-11-28
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室温～夜の音楽～
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-06-25
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Overview: The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destruction is visited by Whis, his attendant and learns that the galactic overlord Frieza has been defeated by a Super Saiyan from the North Quadrant of the universe named Goku, who is also a former student of the North Kai. Ecstatic over the new challenge, Goku ignores King Kai's advice and battles Beerus, but he is easily overwhelmed and defeated. Beerus leaves, but his eerie remark of "Is there nobody on Earth more worthy to destroy?" lingers on. Now it is up to the heroes to stop the God of Destruction before all is lost.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-30
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Smap Short Films
Overview: Short films by top CM directors and CG creators: MUSIC POWER GO! GO! ダモン君の巻; BUS PANIC!!!; GAME SHINGO; 治療; Good-bye, cruel world; ROLLING BOMBER SPECIAL; 菅原さん ・コンセント ・トイレ ・のれない ・脱出不可能. Produced for and aired together as TV special of SMAPxSMAP
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Drama Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-04-09
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The River's Light
Overview: A story of a rat family who have to leave their home because humans start a construction site. Now the rats are searching for a place to stay.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-20
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Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess
Overview: The film revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before Fairy Tail, the world's most notorious wizard's guild. She lost all of her memories, except for the imperative that she must deliver two Phoenix Stones somewhere. The stones may spell the collapse of the magical world, and Natsu, Lucy, and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild are caught up in the intrigue.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-08-18
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Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival
Overview: The stage this time is Baquel Carnival! It's a fun festival held in Obake Town, a cute and fun city of ghosts that can be transformed into anything! Children truly enjoy the amusement park-like glamorous and exciting Baker Carnival. However, only the ghost boy Dolorin, who is not good at transforming, can not enjoy it, so he is alone. Such Dolorin deepens the bond while encountering Creampanda. They head to Ozomashi no Mori in search of the cloak that has the most transformational power in the world, but Baikinman appears there and rampages to mess up the Baker Carnival with the power of the cloak! Can Anpanman and others protect the fun Baker Carnival from Baikinman?
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-06-24
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Go! Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla Of Ice Cream Land
Overview: Although an ice cream castle among snowy mountains looks perfectly lovely, Anpanman soon learns that Princess Vanilla needs help saving the kingdom.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-06-28
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Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen
Overview: A compilation film of the Thorny Arc, episodes 43–46 in the second season, featuring additional footage. The movie is a part of the "Gintama 20th Anniversary Project."
Genres: Drama Action Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-10
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Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge
Overview: Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio reunite to face a dangerous opponent who was once a member of the Phantom Troupe.
Genres: Animation Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-01-12
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Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
Overview: At the opening ceremony of the WSG (World Sports Games) Tokyo Games, a sports festival held once every four years, it is announced that the world's first vacuum superconducting maglev with a maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour will open. While attracting attention from around the world, top executives of large companies are kidnapped from the party venue where WSG tournament sponsors gather. Conan moves toward a solution and eventually finds a connection with the WSG abduction case that occurred 15 years ago in Boston, USA.
Genres: Animation Action Crime Mystery Romance Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-04-16
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Kid's Police
Overview: Detectives in the special investigation team in Kanagawa go after criminal organization "Red Venius," based out of Yokohama. While pursuing the gang, the detectives turn into children due to exposure to a special gas. Dekachou (Fuku Suzuki) and the other detectives continue their investigation via an order from the National Police Agency. "Red Venius" then gives notice that they will they will assassinate the President of Tadzhikistan in Japan.
Genres: Action Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-03-20
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Chainsaw Man the stage
Overview: Theatrical adaptation of the manga Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
Genres: Action Comedy Horror Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-04-12
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Kiddy Grade II: Maelstrom
Overview: The story takes place in a future where the human race has expanded and inhabits a multitude of planets in the universe with fantastic technology. Unsurprisingly, crime has grown alongside technology, and thus the GOTT, Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs, is formed as a sort of universal police force. Within this organization, there is a special (and secret) branch known as the ES Force (ES standing for "Encounter of Shadow-work"), consisting of twelve young people that possess amazing superpowers. Each ES member operates with another as a team, and the series' focus is a team of two low-level members, Éclair and Lumière. As the series progresses, they start to see the darker side of GOTT and its secrets.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-23
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Kiddy Grade III: Truth Dawn
Overview: The story takes place in a future where the human race has expanded and inhabits a multitude of planets in the universe with fantastic technology. Unsurprisingly, crime has grown alongside technology, and thus the GOTT, Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs, is formed as a sort of universal police force. Within this organization, there is a special (and secret) branch known as the ES Force (ES standing for "Encounter of Shadow-work"), consisting of twelve young people that possess amazing superpowers. Each ES member operates with another as a team, and the series' focus is a team of two low-level members, Éclair and Lumière. As the series progresses, they start to see the darker side of GOTT and its secrets.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-01
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Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
Overview: Fourth part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Toki's perspective, leading up to Toki's imprisonment in Cassandra and eventually his duel with Raoh.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-03-26
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The Glacier Fox - 35th Anniversary Edition
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Genres: Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-19
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Asylum Session
Overview: Hiyoko wants to become an artist like her mother, but her father would prefer that she took a different career path. Enraged when she notices that he took all paintings done by her mother from the house, she decides to run away. Unable to find a place to sleep among her acquaintances, she ends up at Asylum Stadium, an abandoned field that is shelter for many homeless, but that is about to be torn down by the government. There she meets Akira, a strange individual capable of flying.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-11
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The Rose of Versailles
Overview: Oscar François de Jarjayes is a young noblewoman raised as a son by her father. As commander of Marie Antoinette's palace guard, Oscar is brought face-to-face with the luxury of King Louis XVI's court at Versailles. Joined by her servant André, Oscar is privy to the intrigue and deceit of France's last great royal regime.
Genres: Animation Romance Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-31
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Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun
Overview: One day, Baikinman finds a picture book, hears a voice calling for help from inside the book, and is sucked into the book, where he meets the forest fairy Lulun. Lulun, who is too scared to muster up the courage, asks her to defeat the "Sucking Elephant" that is rampaging in the forest. Although Lulun is reluctant at first, she gains courage when she sees Baikinman standing up to Suitoruzo, but she is forced to struggle against Suitoruzo's strength. In a desperate situation, Baikinman tells Lulun to call Anpanman, but...
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-06-28
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The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan: I Cannot Let Summer Break End
Overview: An OVA released after the end of the The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan. It was released as a bonus with the limited edition volume 9 of the manga.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-10-26
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Rose Color's Buko
Overview: Sachiko is an university student. Her nickname is Buko, because she has been negative about everything since she was young. Sachiko believes someday she will meet a man like in a romance manga. Her university life is boring and she spends her time reading romance manga in her room. One day, on Twitter, she meets a man who uses the user ID of Sparrow. He likes reading manga and looks like Johnny Depp. Sachiko makes a date to meet the man. She tries to change herself, but it's not so easy due to various unexpected incidents.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-30
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Kiddy Grade I: Ignition
Overview: The story takes place in a future where the human race has expanded and inhabits a multitude of planets in the universe with fantastic technology. Unsurprisingly, crime has grown alongside technology, and thus the GOTT, Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs, is formed as a sort of universal police force. Within this organization, there is a special (and secret) branch known as the ES Force (ES standing for "Encounter of Shadow-work"), consisting of twelve young people that possess amazing superpowers. Each ES member operates with another as a team, and the series' focus is a team of two low-level members, Éclair and Lumière. As the series progresses, they start to see the darker side of GOTT and its secrets.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-04-08
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Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Overview: A recap of Death Note episodes 1–26, with new footage. When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Fantasy Thriller Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-08-31
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Tiger Mask
Overview: As an orphan, Naoto Date was scouted by mysterious organization Tiger's Cave. The group trains young men to become villainous wrestlers and collects half of their earnings. Naoto Date goes through a harsh training regime and eventually graduates from Tiger's Cave. He hopes other orphans will not have to go through the difficult life he has. Naoto Date then makes his debut as the villain Tiger Mask. With his earnings, he also begins to donate his earnings to an orphanage where he grew up. When Naoto Date hears of the orphanage's desperate financial situation, he donates all of his earnings, including the portion that is supposed to go to Tiger Cave. Tiger Cave now considers Naoto Date a traitor and they send assassins to get ride of Tiger Mask.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-11-09
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Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
Overview: Dragon Cry is a magical artifact of deadly power, formed into a staff by the fury and despair of dragons long gone. Now, this power has been stolen from the hands of the Fiore kingdom by the nefarious traitor Zash Caine, who flees with it to the small island nation of Stella. Frightened that the power has fallen into the wrong hands, the King of Fiore hastily sends Fairy Tail to retrieve the staff. But this task proves frightening as a shadowy secret lies in the heart of the kingdom of Stella. Dragon Cry follows their story as they muster up all their strength to recover the stolen staff and save both kingdoms.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-05-06
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Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Overview: A recap of Death Note episodes 27–37, with new footage. L's successor must ponder L's defeat if he hopes to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the SPK, he calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war on Light.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Animation Crime Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-07
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Honjitsu no neko jijô
Overview: Based on the comic strip by Sakura Iwamichi.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-12-01
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Book Girl
Overview: Konoha Inoue and Tōko Amano, the Literary Girl, as she calls herself, are the sole members of their high school literature club. Their lives will be altered when Konoha's past, forgotten for a long time, reaches the present, involving them in a whirlwind of feelings where love, jealousy, revenge, remorse and forgiveness struggle to prevail.
Genres: Animation Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-05-01
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Girls und Panzer der Film
Overview: When the Ministry of Education goes back on its promise to keep Ooarai Girls Academy open, the task of saving the five-mile-long Academy Ship from the wreckers falls to Miho and her barely-seasoned tankery team.
Genres: Animation Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-11-21
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Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I
Overview: Rumor has it that Momo Kawashima, former student council member at Ooarai Girls Academy, is bound to repeat a year. Having failed her university entry exams, she is far from spending another year at Ooarai, but her plight is unenviable nevertheless. The only way for her to gain admission into a university is to be granted an athletic scholarship. With the Winter Continuous Track Cup rapidly approaching, Momo becomes the commander of Ooarai's tankery team, so as to demonstrate her sport skills and wipe away the stain on her honor. Their first opponent—French-themed BC Freedom High School—is split into two factions that are constantly at odds with each other. Despite this seemingly fortuitous match against a disorganized rival, Ooarai might soon find itself taking one step too far. Part 1 of 6 for the final chapter of Girls und Panzer series.
Genres: Animation Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-09
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The Extravaganza of Haruhi Suzumiya
Overview: Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou (涼宮ハルヒの激奏, The Extravaganza of Haruhi Suzumiya) was a live concert event held at Omiya Sonic City on March 18, 2007 that featured songs from the anime as well as interviews and skits performed by the voice actors.The MCs for the event were Minoru Shiraishi and Megumi Matsumoto.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-27
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Lucky Star in Budokan
Overview: A live concert held at the Budokan featuring songs and characters from the anime series Lucky Star.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-03-29
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To Symbiotic Planet
Overview: The second movie of To. A romeo and juliet variant in space.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-02
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Sazae-san 3
Overview: A TV special movie aired in Japan.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-01-02
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Sore Ike! Anpanman: Rhythm de Teasobi - Anpanman to Fushigi na Parasol
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Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-07-07
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Little Ghostly Adventures of Tofu Boy
Overview: Long time ago in ancient Japan, human beings could still see Yokai monsters and were afraid of them. However, as time passed and civilization and enlightenment progressed, people started forgetting about them... Though a son of the leader of all Yokai monsters, Mikoshi Nyudo, an adorable looking monster, Tofu Boy, has no talent in scaring the human beings. He is always scolded by his father and laughed at by his monster friends. One day, he decides to go on a journey to find out about the meaning of his life as a Yokai monster and to see his mother he's never met before.
Genres: Animation Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-04-29
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Musical “VERACHICCA”
Overview: Nora, the head of the prestigious aristocratic Verachicca family, lives surrounded by her distant relative Shion, her half-brother Kai, Shion’s sister Jo, private tutor Robin, her butler Winter, as well as her adopted children Clay and Maggie, and other adopted children. All of the vampires in the Verachicca family show an intense affection and attachment to Nora. Then, a new adopted child, Candy, arrives. When Candy gets caught up in the mounting game over Nora, the secrets of the Verachicca family are revealed.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2022-01-15
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Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Overview: Sawako wishes to make friends but her weird vibe and lack of communication skills are getting in her way. Fortunately, it's no longer the case since she met Kazehaya, an extroverted guy who she couldn't help but to fall in love with.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-10-06
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