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  • Najica Blitz Tactics: Sally Poe is an undercover secret agent who's day job is a perfume worker. While on a mission, she encounters Sumomo, a highly advanced android. Gratuitous amounts of Fanservice ensure.
  • Nana: Two strangers with the same first name and contrasting personalities — perky college student-to-be May/Haruka and cool, aloof rocker Naoto Shirogane — meet on a train and move out to Tokyo to find new purpose in their lives, forming an Odd Friendship in the process.
  • Naruto: Duo Maxwell motivates a mischievous but lonely Takuya Kanbara (or, for a better comparison, 1999!Gon Freecss) to become a proper ninja. Lan Fan has a crush on Takuya/1999!Gon. Later, Takuya/Gon trains with Sophitia and Uryu Ishida under November 11 in order to become master shinobi, alongside other new genin Lan Fan, Guido Mista, Oruo Bozad, Yosuke Hanamura, Satsuki Kiryuin, Renji Abarai, Tamehiko Kawano, Rika Furude, Toyohiro Kanedaichi and their sensei Rouge The Bat, Akio Ohtori and Yomi. At the end of the series, after a fight with Sand Ninja Kotaro Katsura, whose siblings are Girochi and Edward Elric, Uryu does a Face–Heel Turn and joins Otose and her disciple Lancer in order to kill his brother, Jushiro Ukitake. Sophitia decides to train under Reiko Kashiwara in order to get stronger, and Takuya/Gon leaves the village to train with Xigbar.
  • Natsu no Arashi!: In modern-day Japan, 13-year-old 2018 Tsubasa Oozora moves to the countryside to stay with his grandfather. On the way to his new home, a lost Boruto finds himself in a cafe called Ark, where he immediately falls in love with one of the waitresses: the gorgeous Sayo Hitsugi. While Hitsugi is initially unconcerned with the boy, her attitude quickly changes after she grasps Tsubasa's hand, leading her to believe they are "connected." As it turns out, Hitsugi is anything but a regular teenager—in reality, she is the ghost of a girl who perished in World War II. By touching a man she connects with, she gains the ability to travel back in time. Delighted to have found someone who can unlock her powers, Hitsugi asks Tsubasa to help with her mission: to save civilians from the carnage of the war that claimed her life. Smitten with Hitsugi, Tsubasa readily agrees. But as the two get further involved with Hitsugi's past, they soon discover that she is not the only one able to transcend time.
    • Boruto Version: In modern-day Japan, 13-year-old Boruto Uzumaki moves to the countryside to stay with his grandfather. On the way to his new home, a lost Boruto finds himself in a cafe called Ark, where he immediately falls in love with one of the waitresses: the gorgeous Chocho Akimichi. While Chocho is initially unconcerned with the boy, her attitude quickly changes after she grasps Boruto's hand, leading her to believe they are "connected." As it turns out, Hitsugi is anything but a regular teenager—in reality, she is the ghost of a girl who perished in World War II. By touching a man she connects with, she gains the ability to travel back in time. Delighted to have found someone who can unlock her powers, Chocho asks Boruto to help with her mission: to save civilians from the carnage of the war that claimed her life. Smitten with Hitsugi, Boruto readily agrees. But as the two get further involved with Chocho's past, they soon discover that she is not the only one able to transcend time.
  • Negima! Magister Negi Magi: Mikoto Misaka teaches a class consisting of *huff* Ryou Fujibayashi, Cornelia li Britannia, Osaka, Marie Renard, Hilda, Kafuka Fuura, Sakura Kasugano, Tohru Honda, Nina Fortner, Mariya Shidou, Ryoko Asakura, and that's only the more crucial characters!!!
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Three unstable teens, shy Kurama, brash Casca, and seemingly emotionless Faye Valentine are forced by ruthless leader Akainu to battle "Angels" while under the command of Sailor Moon, with Doctor Nico Robin being their top scientific mind. One of said "Angels" turns out to be Gaara and Faye turns out to be a clone of Kurama's mother and has the DNA of another Angel.
  • New Game!: Tamaki is a fresh high-school graduate who is easily mistaken for a middle school student. She quickly joins Eagle Jump, the game company that produced her favorite game as a 3D artist, and has many cute antics as she gets her way through work and deals with her rather wacky co-workers Rias Gremory, Mamako Ootsuki, Ao Manaka, Shia, Asumi Kominami, Flora Klemm, Cana Arbeola, Eureka, Tsubaki and Nia.
  • Nichijou: Katsumi Nakase, Minene Uryuu and Origami Tobiichi live completely normal lives in a class taught by Child Prodigy Akira Kogami, with her robot Matsuko Arita and talking cat Minoru Shiraishi. Other classmates include Pierce Aogami, Kyoko Kasuga and Yumoto Hakone.
  • Night on the Galactic Railroad: Krillin and Specter go on a surreal, existential trip.
  • Night Raid 1931: Allelujah Haptism, Ulquiorra Cifer, Van and Lulu Yurigasaki are super-powered spies working for the Imperial Japan in 1930's Shanghai. Sanji is the long-lost brother of Lulu and Allelujah's girlfriend is Saber.
  • Nightwalker: Vampire Detective George De Sand is joined by agent Makoto Kino, Girl Friday Haruhi Fujioka and imp Dot Warner.
  • Ninja Kamui: After escaping his clan and going into hiding in rural America to start a family, former ninja Seto Kaiba is ambushed by assassins who exact bloody retribution on him and his family for their betrayal. After the attack, Kaiba returns to being known as Ninja Kamui to avenge his family, and he sets his sights on taking down the very clan that made him.
  • Nintama Rantarou: The time is Sengoku period. Conan Edogawa who wears born in a venerable ordinary ninja family, Monkey D.Luffy who lost his parents in war, and Bat who was the son of a wealthy merchant in Sakai study in Ninjutsu Academy everyday as Nintama. But Conan, Luffy, Bat always fail in both exams and classes.
  • Noir: Professional assassin Juri Arisugawa and an amnesiac Wendy Garret get tangled with organized crime and international conspiracies as they discover more about each other's pasts.
  • Notari Matsutarou: Apocalypse is a scumbag trouble-making student who is in love with his teacher Mihoshi.
  • No Game No Life: Sorata and Mashiro are siblings who got trapped in a new world and must play a bunch of games in order to defeat the one who summoned them in the first place.
  • No Guns Life: Archer is a "Resolver," an Extended mercenary who specializes in solving problems caused by other Extended. However, Archer's life is turned upside down when a renegade Extended breaks into his office, pleading for him to protect a young boy named Naoto Hachijioji. Hibiki Ganaha is an associate of Archer's, a young woman who performs back-alley maintenance on Extended in the mafia-controlled Kyusei Pit immigrant district, one of the few places in the city not under Berühren Corp control. Mio Akiyama is the director of EMS, a branch of the Reconstruction Agency tasked with enforcing Extended law and regulating Over-Extended.
    • My Hero Academia Version: Shouta Aizawa a "Resolver," an Extended mercenary who specializes in solving problems caused by other Extended. However, Aizawa's life is turned upside down when a renegade Extended breaks into his office, pleading for him to protect a young boy named Izuku Midoriya.
  • No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!: Rainbow Dash, a deranged and anti-social shut-in, desperately tries to find ways to become popular. Her brother is Tomoya Okazaki and her "slutty" best friend is Shiro.
  • Nodame Cantabile:
    • Fate/stay night Version: The story begins at Momogaoka College of Music where both protagonists attend. Gilgamesh is a talented violinist and pianist, considered one of the top students at the school, who dreams of becoming a conductor. He is extremely handsome and popular, an excellent cook, very neat and stuck-up. Saber is an extremely talented but wild piano player whose ambition is to become a kindergarten teacher. She is a complete slob, a terrible cook, and generally acts extremely strange. The two first meet when Gilgamesh is thrown out by his piano teacher after an argument, and winds up being taught under the same teacher as Saber. They later discover that their apartments are next door to each other.
    • Initial D Version: The story begins at Momogaoka College of Music where both protagonists attend. Keisuke Takahashi is a talented violinist and pianist, considered one of the top students at the school, who dreams of becoming a conductor. He is extremely handsome and popular, an excellent cook, very neat and stuck-up. Natsuki Mogi is an extremely talented but wild piano player whose ambition is to become a kindergarten teacher. She is a complete slob, a terrible cook, and generally acts extremely strange. The two first meet when Keisuke is thrown out by his piano teacher after an argument, and winds up being taught under the same teacher as Natsuki. They later discover that their apartments are next door to each other.
    • Rave Master Version: The story begins at Momogaoka College of Music where both protagonists attend. Haru is a talented violinist and pianist, considered one of the top students at the school, who dreams of becoming a conductor. He is extremely handsome and popular, an excellent cook, very neat and stuck-up. Elie is an extremely talented but wild piano player whose ambition is to become a kindergarten teacher. She is a complete slob, a terrible cook, and generally acts extremely strange. The two first meet when Haru is thrown out by his piano teacher after an argument, and winds up being taught under the same teacher as Elie. They later discover that their apartments are next door to each other.
  • Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!: Ami Kawashima is an Ordinary High-School Student who gains an Unwanted Harem of humanoid abominations consisting of Nagisa Momoe, Anna Nishikinomiya, and Alphonse Elric.

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  • Ranma ½: L is an expert martial artist who turns into Lina Inverse when splashed with water. Near is a tsundere. They are thrown into an arranged marriage by their fathers (King Dedede and Exsedol Folmo, respectively). They aren't too keen about this, and neither are their various suitors (which include Yubel, Spike Spiegel, Giovanni, and Yuri).
  • Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace: (Adult) Loki, Miki Naoki and Gurio Umino solve mysteries and fight crime!
  • Rave Master: Yoshimitsu leaves his home Garage Island after he becomes the second Rave Master and receives the Ten Commandments and Rave from Akuma, the first Rave Master. He, along with the Rave's bearer, a strange creature named Genshi which he caught from fishing, start their journey of bringing all the Rave stones together. At the beginning of the journey, they meet a gambling loving girl named Fuu Kasumi who lost her memories and decides to join Yoshimitsu on his quest to see if she can one day regain her lost memory.
  • Real Bout High School: Samurai Girl Kyoko Tokiwa and Hot-Blooded punk Domon Kasshu are the top fighters in their school.
  • Re:CREATORS: Izuku Midoriya's life is changed forever when fictional characters suddenly appear in the real world, such as Seishirou Tsugumi, Hestia, Shinn Asuka, Houki Shinonono, Yui Kurata and Asseylum Vers Allusia, among others. Together, they must stop the mysterious Medaka Kurokami from causing the end of the world.
  • Record of Grancrest War: One day, demons from the dimension of Chaos invaded the continent of Atlatan, bringing heavy destruction with them. To fight back, humanity used Crests, a type of magic capable of sealing Chaos. To truly obtain victory, the Grancrest, most powerful of the Crests, is needed. However, since whoever owns the Grancrest would become Emperor of Atlatan, the nobles instead fought each other to gain more Crest powers and lands, rather than joining forces to defeat the demons of Chaos. Enter Nezuko Kamado, a young mage who scorns the feuding lords for abandoning their people. She then meets Han Daewi, wandering knight and Crest holder who is trying to liberate his hometown from its tyrant lord. Joining forces, Nezuko, Daewi and their allies Gray Fullbuster, An Onoya, Sai, Kirito, Mei Misaki, Freijya Wion, Ranka Lee, Masamune Habatae and Twenty-Fifth Bam fight together to end the war between the different noble factions, and put an end to the threat of Chaos.
  • Record of Ragnarok: A convention of gods Zelgadis Graywords, Jack, Cloud Strife, Kamina, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Toriko, Leon Luis, Devil Man and Kirito must decide to let humanity survive or perish. Ultimately, they choose to test humanity by facing off Gilgamesh, 2023 Kenshin Himura, Makoto Date, Gintoki Sataka, Gray Fullbuster, Kanba Takakura, Genos, and Izumi Sena in a series of thirteen showdowns called Ragnarok. Celty Sturluson and Kumiko Oumae are the Valkyrie.
  • ReLIFE: Giorno Giovanna, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company. He meets someone named Akira Takizawa claiming to be from the ReLIFE Laboratory and is offered a mysterious drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17 year old. He becomes the subject of a one-year experiment, which aims to have people relive high school and see how they deal with it. If he completes the year, he'll be referred to a new company, but if he's discovered, the experiment will end and everyone's memory of him will be wiped.
    • Kuroko's Basketball Version: Tetsuya Kuroko, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company. He meets someone named Ryouta Kise claiming to be from the ReLIFE Laboratory and is offered a mysterious drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17 year old. He becomes the subject of a one-year experiment, which aims to have people relive high school and see how they deal with it. If he completes the year, he'll be referred to a new company, but if he's discovered, the experiment will end and everyone's memory of him will be wiped.
    • Prince of Stride Version: Hozumi Kohinata, a 27 year old man who can't find a job after quitting from his last company. He meets someone named Riku Yagami claiming to be from the ReLIFE Laboratory and is offered a mysterious drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17 year old. He becomes the subject of a one-year experiment, which aims to have people relive high school and see how they deal with it. If he completes the year, he'll be referred to a new company, but if he's discovered, the experiment will end and everyone's memory of him will be wiped.
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena: Sui-Feng, a tomboyish girl whose goal is to be a prince, must defend Rose Bride Megumi Morisato, which means dueling the Student Council, consisting of Dio Brando, Trunks, Sailor Moon, and Kero. Dio's sister is Emiri Kimidori, who wants to screw him.
  • Re:Zero: After Ordinary High-School NEET Senku Ishigami is murdered, he's transported to an RPG Mechanics 'Verse with silver-haired elf girl Megumin, her cat familiar Mare Bello Fiore, maids Hestia and Yui Kurata, mage Kuroko Shirai as his travelling companions. Dio Brando happens to be Hestia and Yui's margrave. Senku also allies with Mako Reizei and her bodyguard, master swordsman Pain (Genos when young), and master-mage Chie Satonaka; Rin Tohsaka's retinue Hachiman Hikigaya, Toppo; Nui Harime and Maes Hughes (later Enrico Pucci); thief (later priestess) Alice Nakiri and her knight Satoru Gojo, who is Pain's grandson. At one point, he has to deal with a deranged Kirito who really like to say things about love, along with his boss Akaza. Hu Tao who is Megumin's sister, Tamayo as well as Kagura also gain the enmity of Subaru.
  • Ringing Bell: After Candy White's mother is killed by Megatron she seeks revenge...and then is taken under his wing and grows up into Kenshiro. Narrated by Yoda.
  • The Rising of the Shield Hero: Dimitri is one of four otakus from different versions of Japan who are transported into a fantasy world and given legendary Evolving Weapons to fight waves of monsters. The other otakus, Happy Chaos the Spear Hero, Kirito the Sword Hero, and Junpei Yoshino the Bow Hero, have a much easier time of it when they enter the new world thanks to Dimitri's useless-by-comparison shield, and everyone demonizing him thanks to princess Asuka Kudou betraying him in the worst way possible. Since no reputable adventurers will form a party with him, Dimitri ends up recruiting demi-humans - Mai Sakurajima, a tanuki he purchases from a slave market; and Ririchiyo Shirakiin, a girl who evolves from an ersatz Chocobo.
  • Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers: An ancient legend states that with the revival of the Demon God, six heroes—the Braves of the Six Flowers—will be chosen by the Goddess of Fate, granting them power to rise up against the fiends attempting to turn the world into a living hell. Tatsumi, self-proclaimed "Strongest Man in the World," has arrived at the continent of Piena in hopes of becoming a Brave. Although it doesn't go as smoothly as he had planned, Tatsumi is ultimately chosen as one of the six heroes shortly after being greeted by Laura Matsuda, crown princess and fellow Brave. The two as they embark upon their destined journey to fight the Demon God, intending to meet up with their fellow heroes Jin Varrel, Banagher Links, Yuri Sakazaki, Makoto Nijima and Shinn Asuka at a small temple outside of the Land of the Howling Demons, the fiends' domain. However, when they finally unite, seven heroes are present, and soon the others begin to suspect Tatsumi to be a fraud. Now on the run, he must utilize his unique skill set and wit in a fight for his life to identify which member of the group is the true impostor before it's too late! Tatsumi later falls in love in Jin Varrel (good for her) and the traitor is revealed to be Laura.
  • Romantic Killer: Hu Tao, a Gamer Chick whose three desires are chocolate, games, and her cat Momohiki, has no desire for romance unless it's with a video game character. One day, she get what she thinks is her copy of a highly-anticipated action game in the mail, only for it to turn out to be an Otome Game she's never seen before. Though slightly bewildered by being scammed, Hu Tao doesn't exactly have anything else planned, so she tosses it into her console and attempts to play the game anyway. And as she marvels over how terrible it is, a small, Mon Squishy Wizard that goes by the name of Izzy comes out of the screen and informs Hu Tao that she has been chosen as part of a program to get romance-inept women to discover the love of their lives. Naturally, she declines, more than content with her single lifestyle. So Izzy opts to confiscate her three greatest loves to force her to comply: she's no longer able to buy or play video games, she's barred from even touching chocolate, and her parents and the family cat are suddenly moving to the United States and leaving her behind. Now Hu Tao has no choice but to fall in love with one of the three beautiful men Goblin Slayer, Asta and Tanjiro Kamada that Izzy will make enter her life. At least, that's what Izzy thinks. If Hu Tao had no interest in falling in love before, the thought of doing so under the manipulation of this annoying blob is even worse. No matter how many Love Tropes Izzy thinks of, Hu Tao is determined to strike them all down as a romantic killer and regain control of her life on her terms. 2019 Tohru Honda is Hu Tao's best friend at school. She treasures her bond with Hu Tao as the latter had defended her during her difficult time in middle school. Ayato Kamina is Goblin Slayer's somewhat airheaded and oblivious best friend. Yoko Littner is Goblin Slayer's older sister. Laura Matsuda is a woman in her 20s who fell in love with and stalked Goblin Slayer when he was still in junior high.
  • Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective: Officer Receptacle Caelus is down on his luck. The police department has been stuck on a serial murder case for months, and, due to his constant screw-ups, he is in danger of being taken out of the Investigation team altogether. He is then introduced to Kennosuke Tokisada Oma, a private detective who might be able to help solve the serial murder case and allow Toto to remain on the team. However, Kennosuke has a "fatal flaw" that makes him "unfit" to be a detective, and, as a result, he's not accepting any more investigative work. It's up to Caelus to help him with his issues to convince Kennosuke to get involved in the case, and perhaps help the supposed Great Detective return to his work. Rias Gremory is Caelus' boss, responsible for separating the cases among detectives. She takes particularly hard to him due to his inability to solve anything, but she is taken in by Kennosuke's charm. Lelouch Lamperouge is a detective from the Aichi Prefecture known as "Eagle Eye", with the highest number of solved murders in the country and considered to become the next police superintendent general. I-No, 2023 Sanosuke Sagara and Silverfang is a police from Blue Academy. Kirito and Ai Hayakasa is a part of M.Family.
  • Rosario + Vampire: Souichi Negishi, due to a mix-up, is sent to a school for supernatural beings. He falls in love with Fate Testarossa, although other students (such as Golden Darkness, Sora Kitano, and Alphonse Elric) also want to jump his bones.
  • Rozen Maiden: Reisuke Houjou is a shut-in whose main companion is a living doll named Elizabeth. Elizabeth and several other dolls - Kaorin, Asakura, Claudia, and Chii - make Reisuke's life an even bigger living hell in their battle for the right to become the "perfect girl".
    • Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen: In a parallel universe, Reisuke refuses to participate in the Alice Game and grows up to become Sadao Maou where he receives the same offer.
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  • UFO Baby: Renton and Eureka find an alien baby named Jigglypuff and a cat named Doremi Harukaze.
  • Ultra Maniac: Ryou Fujibayashi, a magic girl from the Magic Kingdom, comes to the human world to continue her training. It would have been a simple scenario, if not for the fact that Ryou's magic skills are subpar at best. Ryou and her best friend Eri Sawachika subsequently find themselves turning normal high school life into crazy adventures, day after day, with a magical twist. But as time goes on, there are questions that must be answered — why is Ryou really in the human world? And why is her childhood friend, a black magic user named Momo Adachi, in the human world as well? Mikey are Ryou's another childhood friend.
  • Ultraman: Akira Takizawa learns that his father Captain Falcon was once the human identity for a giant superhero who battled kaiju and aliens. When the aliens and kaiju return though, Takizawa must don his father's mantle and go against a variety of new and sinister foes. Loid Forger is Ultraseven, 2011 Gon Freecss is Ultraman Ace, Albion is Ultraman Jack, The second Kyo Kusanagi is Ultraman Taro and Emma is Ultrawoman.
  • Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle: Lasha Hakkarainen was a prince who destroyed his own empire to protect innocent people. Now, he works as a handyman to support his young sister Asami Kazari. Upon enrolling into a prestigious academy for royal knights, he gains the affections of Fuuka Akitsuki, Kiriha Kisaki, Tionishia, Erina Nakiri and Kotone Fujisaki. Together, they must defend the rebuilt kingdom against Lasha's evil brother Haruto Tokishima.
  • Under Ninja: Nagahiro Sakiguchi, who happens to be unemployed, was approached to be a ninja with instructions to investigate Kodan High as his first mission with the National Intelligence of NINJA (or NIN). This turns out to be the influence of another ninja group known as UN, Under Ninja, which NIN quickly comes into conflict with. Other ninjas are Rashid, Narinki, Anya Forger, Ushio Aotsuki, Souta Mizushino,Noriyuki Izuna, Robert Garcia, Jerry Tyson and Nobara Kugisaki.
  • Urusei Yatsura: Kai Shiden, an absurdly unlucky Ordinary High-School Student, enters an Accidental Marriage with the alien Oni princess Vaiya when trying to propose to his childhood friend Yuri. Hijinks ensue.
  • Ushio and Tora:
    • In the OVA, Yusuke Urameshi is a stubborn middle school student and son of an eccentric temple priest Kami who goes about life without care for his father's claims regarding otherworldly monsters known as youkai. However, as he is tending to the temple while his father is away on work, his chores lead him to a shocking discovery: in the basement he finds a menacing youkai impaled by the fabled Beast Spear. The beast in question is Gold D Roger, infamous for his destructive power, who tries to coerce Yusuke into releasing him from his five hundred year seal. Ushio puts no trust in his words and refuses to set him free. But when a sudden youkai outbreak puts his friends and home in danger, he is left with no choice but to rely on Roger, his only insurance being the ancient spear if he gets out of hand. Yusuke and Roger's meeting is only the beginning of the unlikely duo's journey into the depths of the spiritual realm. With the legendary Beast Spear in his hands, Yusuke will find out just how real and threatening the world of the supernatural can be.
    • 2015 Anime, Ikoma is a stubborn middle school student and son of an eccentric temple priest Shiro Fujimoto who goes about life without care for his father's claims regarding otherworldly monsters known as youkai. However, as he is tending to the temple while his father is away on work, his chores lead him to a shocking discovery: in the basement he finds a menacing youkai impaled by the fabled Beast Spear. The beast in question is Kiritsugu Emiya, infamous for his destructive power, who tries to coerce Ikoma into releasing him from his five hundred year seal. Ikoma puts no trust in his words and refuses to set him free. But when a sudden youkai outbreak puts his friends and home in danger, he is left with no choice but to rely on Kiritsugu, his only insurance being the ancient spear if he gets out of hand. Ikoma and Kiritsugu's meeting is only the beginning of the unlikely duo's journey into the depths of the spiritual realm. With the legendary Beast Spear in his hands, Ikoma will find out just how real and threatening the world of the supernatural can be.
  • Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!: Kouji Kabuto is a Perpetual Frowner and 3rd year college student who just wants to spend his free time alone. Unfortunately for him, Genki Girl and very buxom 2nd year student Satania, an underclassman from his high school days, has taken notice of this. Azusa Nakano is Kouji and Satania's classmate, whose father Master Asia is Kouji's boss at the cafe, whereas Shinobu Kocho is Satania's mother.

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  • Wagnaria!!: The Hero is recruited by a petite Nyarlathotep to work as a waiter in the family restaurant Wagnaria, where he faces a diverse group of colleagues, including androphobic Feng Lan, katana-wielding Ami Kawashima, ex-delinquent manager Shippo, stoic chef Hosaka, his fellow chef Nozomu Itoshiki, and later Jin the Taxi Driver, who brought along with him Kyou Fujibayashi.
    • The Hero's sisters are later revealed as well, namely Mako, Emilia, Hinagiku and Solty.
    • Blue Exorcist Version: Yukio Okamura are working as a waiter. Izumo Kamiki, Mephisto Pheles and Arthur Aguste Angel are a chef in Wagnaria.
    • Ixion Saga DT Version: Mariandale are working as a waiter and Erecpyle Dukakis are a chef in Wagnaria.
    • Sgt. Frog Version: Keroro and Giroro are a manager of Wagnaria. Koyuki Azumaya are a waiter in Wagnaria.
  • Waiting in the Summer: The beautiful love story of Haruka Nanase and Sayaka Mibu.
  • Wandaba Style: Souseiseki, Nagisa Furukawa, Homura Akemi, and Rin Tohsaka are an idol group determined to be the first one to go to the moon, leading the project is Chihiro Fujisaki.
  • Wanna Be the Strongest in the World!: Azusa Nakano is a member of the incredibly popular idol group Sweet Diva, along with her good friend/rival, Popura Taneshima. One day, they are asked to scout the female professional wrestling stable Berserk for promotional purposes. Unfortunately, Taneshima's mouth gets her into trouble when she makes slightly negative remarks about pro wrestling within earshot of Asuna, a "heel" from that stable, who takes issue and challenges Taneshima to a match, mops the ring with her, and in turn insults the idol life. In order to defend the pride of idol life, Azusa challenges Asuna to a match. The match ends up being a life changing experience for Azusa.
  • The Way Of The House Husband: Seto Kaiba, a dyed-in-the-wool badass ex-yakuza thug, who uses his grit and determination cultivated from his former life in his new marriage with his career woman wife, Hilda. Hilarity Ensues. Jonathan Joestar is Kaiba's former underling, who still looks up to his aniki even after all these years. Yamato Ishida is a former Yakuza boss who is forced to retire from his life of crime because Kaiba dismantled his gang while he's in prison, and now runs a crepe food truck. Motoko Kusanagi is a formerly the co-leader of the Torii Group, now works at a supermarket after her husband's death and the group's disbandment. Jiraiya is Kaiba's former yakuza boss. Gintoki Sataka is one of Kaiba's neighbors.
    • Marvel Cinematic Universe Version: Killmonger is a yakuza infamous that simply hearing his name struck fear in the most hardened cops, criminals, and Yakuza members alike. One day he vanished, only to turn up later... as a House Husband? Shang-Chi is a former Yakuza boss who is forced to retire from his life of crime because Killmonger dismantled his gang while he's in prison, and now runs a crepe food truck. Melina Vostokoff is a formerly the co-leader of the Torii Group, now works at a supermarket after her husband's death and the group's disbandment. Kingo is one of Killmonger's neighbors.
    • My Hero Academia Version: "Overhaul" is a Yakuza so infamous that simply hearing his name struck fear in the most hardened cops, criminals, and Yakuza members alike. One day he vanished, only to turn up later... as a House Husband? Fat Gum is a Overhaul's former underling, who still looks up to his aniki even after all these years. Fumikage Tokoyami is a former Yakuza boss who is forced to retire from his life of crime because Overhaul dismantled his gang while he's in prison, and now runs a crepe food truck. Skeptic is one of Overhaul's neighbors.
    • Terra Formars Version: God Lee dyed-in-the-wool badass ex-yakuza thug, who uses his grit and determination cultivated from his former life in his new marriage with his career woman wife, Michelle K.Davis. Hilarity Ensues. Akari Hizamaru is a former Yakuza boss who is forced to retire from his life of crime because Lee dismantled his gang while he's in prison, and now runs a crepe food truck. Ichiro Hiruma is one of Lee's neighbors.
  • Wedding Peach: Clumsy Rabi~En~Rose, well-mannered Cure White, and tomboyish June are Love Angels with the mission to destroy senders of hate, such as the Devil World's queen, Daisy Duck, Igamon, and Sailor Moon (Who later becomes good). Yuki-Sensei joins the team later on, and Tommy Pickles was a former devil who's now on the Angels' side.
  • Weiß Kreuz: Zechs Marquise, Lockon Stratos, Dommon Kashuu and Clotho Buer are assassins with dark and troubled pasts.
  • Welcome to the NHK: Sanetoshi Watase is a shut-in who believes that he's the victim of a conspiracy. His Otaku neighbour Little Slugger and Sakura (a girl claiming to be working for a charity project) try to pull Sanetoshi out of his rut. In time, Sanetoshi is drawn into an ultimately botched suicide pact by Lucy, and, later, into a pyramid scheme by Lapis Lazuli.
  • A Whisker Away: Arrietty receives a mask from Donald Duck that turns her into a cat when she puts it on, and uses her cat form to get closer to her crush, Cuphead. However, when he rejects her after her Love Confession gets sabotaged by their classmate Motoi Anazawa, Arrietty decides to remain a cat forever, believing that’s the only way Cuphead will ever love her. Donald takes Arrietty’s human body away and gives it to Sayaka Miki, a cat owned by Arrietty’s stepmother, Saber. However, Arrietty begins to have second thoughts after learning that Cuphead is looking for her, so she has to find a way to make Donald change her back before she loses her humanity completely.
  • Whistle! ONA: Soccer-mad Determinator, Rat , who, due to his short height, was left on the sidelines by his old school's soccer team, Musashi no Mori school. Unable to play the soccer he loves so much, Rat tranfers to Sakura Josui Junior High School, and from there, begins to hone his skills and realize his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. Along the way, he meets many friends and rivals, among them, teammates soccer genius Minato Sahashi, Kansai boy Andrew Hanbridge, science geek Kon Hokaze, and the Musashi no Mori players themselves, as they struggle together to improve their soccer skills, overcome their weaknesses, and find unity in their teamwork to be the best they can.
  • Witchblade: the second Jun Kazama, who was found at ground zero of a catastrophe that destroyed Tokyo with an infant in her arms, a jewel on her wrist, and no memory. Years later, Jun is on the run from Child Services with her daughter Nanako. With no one to turn to and nowhere left to hide, she has no choice but to accept when corporate executive Kiritsugu Emiya offers her protection and a salary in return for her services in hunting down a series of escaped semi-sentient weapons designed by his company, a task made considerably easier by the bracelet on her wrist, the symbiotic Witchblade. Of course, this does complicate her personal life a bit...
  • Wolf's Rain: The Earth sits on the edge of death; years of war between greedy Nobles have reduced the world to a handful of high-tech, Giger-esque cities amidst a barren wilderness. Only a single, small hope still remains: an old legend which says that in civilization's last days, wolves will follow the scent of lunar flowers to Paradise. It sounds promising, but no one has seen either a wolf or a lunar flower for centuries... or so they think. The world's remaining wolves learned how to project illusions that make them look and sound human in order to protect themselves. Four such wolves — Light Yagami, All Might, Ichiro Ogami, and Aleksei — meet up in one of the decaying domed cities after noticing the scent of lunar flowers in the air. They soon discover the source of that scent: Panty a mysterious young girl genetically bred from a lunar flower by a group of Nobles who want to open a gateway to Paradise. When a Noble by the name of Kazuma Kiryu kidnaps Panty to use her healing powers to help his ill fianceé, both the wolves and the feuding Nobles behind Panty's creation chase after him. An obsessive wolf hunter named Jet Black complicates the feud, as he knows exactly how wolves protect themselves and works tirelessly to kill them at all costs (with the help of his loyal dog, Haku).
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Nausicaa travels alongside Otto Heckel, Shalulu, and Yoda in search for Great Satan while trying to avoid Yzma. Guilmon is also a princess.
  • The World God Only Knows: Ayato Kamina is a Dating Sim God who makes a deal with the devil to capture runaway spirits with Eris. Said spirits include include sporty Azusa Nakano, Meganekko Idol Singer Chiho Sasaki, shy bookworm Kanade Tachibana, token normal Nyaruko, childhood friend Nunally Lamperogue and many others.
  • World Trigger: In Japan, a gate to another dimension has opened, giving violent alien lifeforms known as Neighbors the opportunity to cross into our world and wreak havoc. To combat this new threat, the organization Border was founded. Their soldiers use highly advanced weapons known as Trigger to fight the Neighbors and preserve the peace. Enter New Transfer Student Bal Dragon, who has only recently moved to Japan and is unfamiliar with the local customs. Shouto Todoroki, one of Dragon's classmates and a bonafide overachiever, tries to keep the school's bullies off of Dragon's back and teach the transfer student how to blend in. Dragon and Todoroki are quickly caught up in a sudden Neighbor attack. While Todoroki reveals himself as one of Border's soldiers, he's quickly outmatched by this Neighbor, but Dragon also turns out to have connections to Border and a powerful Trigger. However, after the battle, Dragon explains that he is not a Border agent. He's a Neighbor who crossed over to earth illegally.

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  • X/1999:
    • (TV version): Shinn Asuka returns to Tokyo and must decide the fate of the world whether he should save it or destroy it. His childhood friends, Ai Enma and Archer, got involved in this situation.
    • (Movie version): Domon Kasshu returns to Tokyo and must decide the fate of the world whether he should save it or destroy it. His childhood friends, Tomoyo and Jeremiah, got involved in this situation.
  • ×××HOLiC: Koro Sensei stumbles in a mysterious shop owned by Beatrice who can grant wishes unless there's a price. Koro Sensei's crush Lenalee Lee and his rival Mugen often joins along his hijinks with Beatrice.

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