TV Special/Acquired Taste Titles

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TV Special: (Type) This is a special sub-category of TV. These are anime movies that were made for TV. Rupan Sansei often does a TV special every year since the TV series went off the air.

Acquired Taste: (Style) These are titles which are a bit off beat, uncommon or perhaps not targeted for the popular mainstream market. As such, these types of titles might take a while to get used to. One should probably watch several episodes before making up your mind.

Title Rating Synopsis
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Aquatic Language Rent See Mizu no Kotoba
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Di Gi Charat Summer Special
Buy Digiko and friends face summer heat, a filthy rich environmentalist hypocrite, and a new rival backed by the evil Black Gemma Gemma Army.
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Ihatov Gensou: Kenji no Haru
Rent Set in the beginning of the 20th century Japan, the film follows the bright and eccentric Kenji from his late student years through his adulthood. Kenji suffers the tragedy of being an artist whose art isn't recognized during his lifetime. Based on the life of the author Kenji Miyazawa, the film depicts his brief but intense existence.
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Kenji's Spring Rent See Ihatov Gensou: Kenji no Haru
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Mahoromatic Summer 2003 TV Special Rent See Mahoromatic: Natsu no TV Special

Mahoromatic: Natsu no TV Special
Rent

Before Suguru faced the dire threats to humanity from Management, he had to fight the truly important battle--the right to dirty thoughts! However, when the ever vigilant Mahoro recruits Rin, Chizuko, and Miyuki to eliminate Suguru's precious "H" (ecchi) collection, he must make a stand! Fortunately, he can rely on the help of his friends, Hamaguchi and Kawahara, but what sacrifices must be made for the greater good?

Mahoromatic: Summer Special Rent See Mahoromatic: Natsu no TV Special

Mizu no Kotoba
Rent Several people are spending their evening in a cafe. Two gossipping girls, two debating men, a bookworm and a boy who just broke up with his girlfriend. The cafe's waitress starts a chat with him, persuading him to take a look at certain easel, while other customers begin to notice unusual things.
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Spring and Chaos Rent See Ihatov Gensou: Kenji no Haru
イーハトーブ幻想 Kenjiの春 Rent See Ihatov Gensou: Kenji no Haru
水のコトバ (Japanese) Rent See Mizu no Kotoba
Genre
Comedy(1) Drama(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Historical(1) Modern(1)
Demographic
Style
Artistic(2) Surreal(1) Weird(1)
Characters and Their Abilities
Artificial Girls(1) Kemonomimi(1)
Story Elements and Location
Middle School(1)
Keywords
Objectionable
Ecchi(1) Fan Service(1)
Type
Release Year
2003(1) 2002(1) 2000(1) 1996(1)

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