Titles that deal in might and magic will fall into this category. Inuyasha and Tenkuu no Escaflowne are a couple of titles which fall into this genre.
Titles that are dismal or gloomy in nature qualify for the dark category.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| C | ||
 Claymore |
Rent | Set in a mideval time, the Yoma (demons) have been feeding upon the humans. They have become so skilled that when they feed upon a person completely, they can assume the form, mannerisms, and memories of the people they kill. This allows them to blend into society where they cannot be found. Whenever these Yoma appear the Claymore follow. This is a group of young girls dressed in armor and sporting large 'Claymore' swords. Their job is to hunt down and kill all of these Yoma. Half Human and Half Yoma, these 'girls' only live to kill demons. Possessing super speed, strength, and healing abilities, they hunt down Yoma for any village that can pay the price. |
| D | ||
 Death Note |
Buy |
Light Yagami (Or Raito) is an ace student who`s bored out of his mind. One day he finds the Death Note - a notebook held by a shinigami (or Death God). With the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create a perfect world - A world without crime or criminals. However when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. |
| I | ||
 Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
Rent | It doesn't look like this is going to be a great day for Matsutani Shuzo, nickname "Shu". The schoolboy has just lost a kendo fight in his dojo, and the girl he intended to impress walked away with his victorious opponent who even gave him a lecture after their fight. Depressed he retreats to the industry sector of his hometown, climbing up an old factory chimney, the "tower of courage" for his gang. To his surprise he meets a strange girl with blue hair and blue eyes up there... but then time stops for a moment - and shortly after this, he and the girl are attacked by huge mechas. Moments later he finds himself in a place he's never seen before, and his nightmare begins in a fortress named Hellywood where all values of humanity appear to be lost. And yet, Shu tries to plead for his ideals... |
 Interlude |
Buy | For a close-knit foursome of high school friends, life is all about sleeping in class, strawberry milk, and after-class karaoke. However, our unnamed main protagonist is troubled by nightmares of death and disaster. Only when he begins to realize that his memories of people and events are different from those of Tamaki Maiko (named "Tama-chan" by her friends, "Mai-chan" by herself), Chimu and Harusa, his three female friends, does he begin to wonder. Later, when the waking dreams start.... a short moment of him seeing something that noone else sees....an attractive young lady, who stares back at him in amazement from an empty subway station, does he begin to wonder about his sanity. That evening, the four encounter and follow a shadow with no person, only to encounter a gang of stumbling zombies. And then he wakes up that morning from yet another bad dream, but the threads of reality have become a bit too frayed, and he begins to see a way in which he can travel over to the reality of his nightmares. |
| N | ||
 NHK ni Youkoso! |
Rent |
I now understand! I understand why I dropped out of university and why I am unemployed. I now understand it all! It is because of the NHK! It is a conspiracy and they are at the center of it all, but I will keep on fighting until defeat them! Oh my! |
| Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge | Rent | See Vampire Hunter |
| Now and then, here and there | Rent | See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
| V | ||
 Vampire Hunter |
Rent | In another world, another time, all the old legends of vampires...of ghosts...of werewolves...and all manner of things that go bump in the night...are real. And as all the old legends make so very clear, humans are the natural enemies of...The Darkstalkers. Donovan Baine is a man whose blood is half-tainted by the blood of the Dark and has made it his mission to eliminate the invading Darkstalkers. The clashes between mankind and Darkstalkers get the attention of the fiery omniscient being, Pyron, who becomes interested in the activities of the Darkstalkers. |
| W | ||
| Welcome to the N.H.K! | Rent | See NHK ni Youkoso! |
| Welcome to the NHK! | Rent | See NHK ni Youkoso! |
| インタールード (Japanese) | Buy | See Interlude |
| クレイモア | Rent | See Claymore |
| 今、そこにいる僕 | Rent | See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
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