Swordplay/Modern/Adventure Titles

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Swordplay: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". This is about the art or skill of wielding a sword, esp. in fencing. Entries in this category should contain the use of swords to a large extent in scenes.

Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Adventure: (Genre) Titles where the characters are involved in an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks.

Title Rating Synopsis
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.hack Rent See .hack//SIGN

.hack// Intermezzo
Watch Mimiru and Bear meet up at a reopened dungeon known to have given rise to legends in the past. But rather than collect treasures and experience points, Mimiru has come to see a past experience that she had with powerful Longarm character, Mimika.

.hack//SIGN
Rent It's the near future, and there is only one video game, called "The World." In the virtual reality of "The World", all sorts of people play. However, once a character named Tsukasa is unable to log out, and weird events start happening, "The World" starts to seem much more mysterious than anyone ever thought.
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Afro Samurai Resurrection Watch See Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Watch Late one night, Afro is suddenly attacked by Jinno. However, he is unable to protect himself, and Jinno drags him nearby to his father's grave, where a woman named Sio awaits. She proceeds to take the Number One headband that he possesses, as well as the remains of his dead father's skull. Before leaving, she tells him to seek and obtain the Number Two headband, if he wants the right to take back his father's remains. With that, Afro must once again embark on a path of violence in order to let his father rest in peace once again. (Source: ANN)
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Cast Away - Airan Island Rent See Nagasarete Airantou
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Drift off to Blue Orchid Island Rent See Nagasarete Airantou
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Hack Sign Rent See .hack//SIGN
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Juuni Kokuki Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
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Nagasarete Airantou
Rent Running away from home, Ikuto fled on a cruise ship but fell off during a large Tsunami. Washing up near an island, Ikuto is saved by a young girl named Suzu. She brings him to her grandmother. Ikuto finds out that he is stranded on an island. An island without any men. (They were lost to a storm during a festival) Each girl is racing to become Ikuto's bride and save the island. And each girl is willing to kill the other girls to achieve this goal.
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Record of 12 Kingdoms Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
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Twelve Kingdoms
Buy This is about a Japanese girl named Nakajima Yoko who is taken away to another world by a mysterious man, but is separated from him and is soon confronted by the natives. She experiences a large number of tribulations and this story is about what she does and how she grows as a person because of what she goes though. This anime has action, adventure, great music, and wonderfully illustrated moral lessons. Many modern issues are also addressed, including race, politics, etc.
ながされて藍蘭島 (Japanese) Rent See Nagasarete Airantou
アフロサムライ:RESURRECTION (Japanese) Watch See Afro Samurai: Resurrection
十二国記 Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
Genre
Action(2) Action Comedy(1) Comedy(2) Drama(5)
Mystery(1) Romance(1) Suspense(1)
Setting
Fantasy(2) Historical(1) Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Seinen(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Kawaii(1) Silly-funny(1) Surreal(1)
Keywords
Animals(1) Computers(2) Dark(1) Depression(1)
Ecchi(1) Epic(2) Fan Service(2) Fighting(1)
Friendship(1) Harem(1) Magic(1) Martial Arts(2)
Music(1) Ninja(1) Occult(1) Samurai(1)
Sequel(1) Shinigami(1) Video-game inspired(1) Violent(1)
Vulgar(1) War(1)
Type
Movie(1) OVA(1) TV(3)
Release Year
2009(1) 2007(1) 2003(1) 2002(3)

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