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 of this category should cover the events of a war as significant element of the storyline (even if the actual conflict doesn't get that much airtime). The opponents should be nations at least (alien races, star systems, parallel universes etc. are fine as well); conflicts between smaller organisations would rather be categorized as "fighting".
An example for a real-world war would be Hotaru no Haka, a fantasy war would be Lodoss Tou Senki (OAV), a SF war would be Saishu Heiki Kanojo.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| C | ||
| Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | Rent | See Roudosu Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den |
| E | ||
| Escaflowne | Buy | See Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
| 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... |
| J | ||
| Juuni Kokuki | Buy | See Twelve Kingdoms |
| L | ||
 Lodoss Tou Senki (OAV) |
Buy |
A young hero Parn, son of a mighty but then banished knight, tries to discover the force behind the evil that is starting to terrorize first his village, then the whole island of Lodoss. He is joined by a group of companions: a young and friendly monk named Etoh, a thoughtful wizard named Slayn, a (my)s(t)erious dwarf Ghim, a charming female high elf figher-mage named Deedlit - and they meet some thief on the way (Woodchuck). Will they find out who is standing behind the dark forces from Marmo and be able to save the acursed island? |
| Lodoss Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den | Rent | See Roudosu Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den |
| N | ||
| Now and then, here and there | Rent | See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku |
| R | ||
| Record of 12 Kingdoms | Buy | See Twelve Kingdoms |
| Record of Lodoss War (OAV) | Buy | See Lodoss Tou Senki (OAV) |
| Record of Lodoss War (TV Series) | Rent | See Roudosu Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den |
| Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight | Rent | See Roudosu Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den |
| Roudosu Tou Senki | Buy | See Lodoss Tou Senki (OAV) |
 Roudosu Tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den |
Rent |
Five years after the "War of Heroes" (from the OAV prequel's episodes 1-8, or better yet, manga series "The Grey Witch") Lodoss is still in chaos. Ashram, a hero from the defeated Marmo empire, is in search of the scepter of power (the most powerful magic item that remained from the ancient magic kingdom Kastuul) which would now allow him to conquer Lodoss. |
| S | ||
 Sky Girls (TV) |
Watch |
In 2122 A.D., Earth is at war with aliens called W.O.R.M. ("Weapon of Raid Machines"), swarms of minute beings that can form monster-sized beings. The war leaves the population of Earth decimated, with young men being the main casualties. The W.O.R.M. were beaten back but their re-emergence heralds the creation of a mecha unit called the Sonic Divers, piloted by three girls (each of them 16 years old) to counter this threat. These pilots-to-be will have to learn military drill, how to pilot their flying exoskeletons named "Sky Divers", and - how to fight in real battle. |
| T | ||
 Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
Buy | A world is dying... torn apart by a colossal war, the planet Gaea is in turmoil. Civilizations have been wiped out, and more are ready to fall. But a girl could change all that. An ordinary girl, Hitomi finds herself transported to Gaea, where the Earth hangs in the night sky. A planet filled with magic, strange technology, and legendary armor. She doesn't know it yet, but her special abilities could be the key to saving an entire planet. |
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