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2005/Action/Dark/Drama Titles


Action: Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as Gun-Action, Martial Arts, and Swordplay; see also: Fighting.




Titles that are dismal or gloomy in nature qualify for the dark category.


Title Rating Synopsis
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Gankutsuou
Rent Based loosely on the book written by Alexandre Dumas titled “Comte de Monte-Cristo” (The Count of Monte Cristo), this story is set in a far future time against an intergalactic backdrop. A young Parisian aristocrat, Albert Mondego and his close circle of friends find their lives disrupted and threatened by the arrival of a mysterious and extravagant Count de Monte-Cristo - who appears to harbor a dark and hidden agenda against their parents.
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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Rent See Gankutsuou

Loveless (TV)
Buy Twelve-year old Aoyagi Ritsuka lost his only kin when his brother, Aoyagi Seimei, was killed under mysterious circumstances. One day, he meets Wagatsuma Soubi, who claims to know his brother. It turns out that Soubi and Seimei used to be a fighting pair, whereby Soubi was the "Fighting Machine" and Seimei was the "Sacrifice". Now that Seimei is gone, Soubi 'belongs' to Ritsuka who will become his new "Sacrifice". After learning that Seimei was killed by an organisation known as the "Seventh Moon", Ritsuka decides to join forces with Soubi and investigate the truth behind his brother's death.
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Speed Grapher
Rent In a world very much polarized between the fantastically wealthy and desperately poor, Tokyo has become a city of pleasure, with hidden and secret fantasy clubs ready to indulge any sinful desire. Saiga, a photojournalist with a history of photographing live-action-deaths on distant battlefields, is now chasing after leads in the multiple assassinations of major political leaders. One day, he is asked to cover a secret society called the “Roppongi Club”, and succeeds in sneaking in undetected. Having reached a deep inner chamber of the club, he comes across an initiation ritual, where a goddess descends from above to give the innate a kiss of acceptance. The goddess, a girl named Kagura, gives him the kiss instead, bestowing on him a special ability, and asks that he help her flee from her circumstances. But the Roppongi Club does not intend to permit their goddess to escape, and their members have abilities of their own.
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Tenjho Tenge:The Past Chapter
Rent A condensed version of the flashback scenes that make up most of episodes 10-23 of the TV series of the same name.
Tenjou Tenge:The Movie Rent See Tenjho Tenge:The Past Chapter
Tenjou Tenge:The Past Chapter Rent See Tenjho Tenge:The Past Chapter
TenTen: The Past Chapter Rent See Tenjho Tenge:The Past Chapter
The Count of Monte Cristo Rent See Gankutsuou

Trinity Blood
Rent Post Apocalyptic Earth. Humans are not the only intelligent species on this planet now, they share it with Vampires (Aka Methusula). The vampires appear to be bloodthirsty villans, but appearances are deceiving. Sometimes though a vampire gets out of hand and it takes the Catholic stronghold called the Vatican to identify and eliminate these threats. Enter Father Abel Nightroad, humble priest with a large appetite. All by himself he takes on these vampires and lives. How? Just what does Abel hide behind those glasses and how is he able to control some of the world's oldest technology?
スピードグラファー Rent See Speed Grapher
ラブレス (Japanese) Buy See Loveless (TV)
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Type
Movie(1) TV(4)
Setting
Fantasy(2) Modern(3) Sci-Fi(2)
Keywords
Acquired Taste(2) Action Drama(1) Bishounen(1) Coming of Age(1)
Competition(1) Ecchi(1) Fan Service(2) Fighting(3)
Gun-action(1) High School(1) Kawaii(1) Magic(1)
Martial Arts(1) Occult(1) Romance(1) Shounen(1)
Shounen Ai(1) Soul Mates(1) Supernatural(2) Surreal(1)
Suspense(1) Tragedy(1) Vampires(1) Violent(2)
Weird(1) Yaoi(1) Yuri(1)

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