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Gantz (2004)
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Original name: ガンツ
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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Gantz is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and sexual content.
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, manga, adult anime, seinen, psychological horror, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens
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supernatural, rivalry, alien encounter, heroes, gory, chases and races, sex, warrior, courage, teenage boy, mercilessness, violence, death, elimination, erotica, desire, alien monster, sexual attraction, superhero, samurai, trippy, homeless, classmate, alien invasion, assassination ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, adult animation and manga films and TV series with plots about violence, danger, blood, murder, gore, death and fight mostly in Animation, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Gantz: Mezzo Forte (2000), Berserk (1997), Wicked City (1987), Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008), Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Double the Girls, Double the Guns!! For Mikura, danger is routine and killing is just like breathing. Sleek and sexy, she was born with a gun in each hand and a smile on her face. She specializes in taking risks, but things get a little too hot when ...
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anime, hentai, adult animation, adult anime, exciting ...
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brutality, murder, dark heroine, dark past, mob boss, hitman, gangster, crime gone awry, evil, killing, animated sex, assassin ...
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japan
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100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 23 min.
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Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman" looks upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk, nicknamed "the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield." Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and ...
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Audience:
manly, kids, teens
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tragic hero, destiny, battles, vengeance, sword fight, supernatural, danger, mercenary, rivalry, one man army, determination, heroes ...
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100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
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This animated Japanese film is a dark, adult-oriented thriller. A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of spider-like aliens is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female alien, are assigned ...
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boys' night
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100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Rin Asogi is an immortal private detective with a thirst for vodka and a talent for attracting things that go bump in the night. In a series of nightmarish vignettes spanning sixty-five years, Rin's lush body is sadistically pierced, blown up, ...
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anime, ecchi, adult animation, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
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lust, hermaphrodite, orgy, supernatural, immortality, private detective, haunted by the past, cloning, bisexual, oral sex, violence, danger ...
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japan, tokyo
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100%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
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A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the ...
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anime, adult anime, adult animation, disturbing, crying
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Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this ...
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anime, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, bleak ...
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kids
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near future, future
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japan
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63%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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anime, dark fantasy, exciting, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
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supernatural, murder, supernatural ability, danger, deadly creature, youth, secret identity, friends, survival, heroes, genetically altered, hunt down ...
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia, east asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Anime television series created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones.
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anime, manga, rough, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
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supernatural ability, dark past, paranormal phenomena, secret agent, investigation, danger, escapades, rivalry, fighting crime, transformation, fate of humanity, dystopian future ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Genius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ...
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anime, suspense, psychological, adult animation, exciting ...
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Time:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Young Tatsumi travels to the capital of the Empire in order to earn money for his starving people and encounters a world of unimaginable depravity, dominated by the ruthless Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor. Tatsumi is recruited by ...
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anime, suspense, exciting, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens
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100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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anime, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense ...
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murder, gunfight, prostitution, gang, criminal, teamwork, police, mafia, death, betrayal, conspiracy, violence ...
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japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers ...
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child abuse, danger, slavery, kids in trouble, kidnapping, daring rescue, life is a bitch, society, against humanity, post apocalypse, dystopia, heroes ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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kids, teens
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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kids, pre-teens, teens
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100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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Shinichi Izumi is a normal high school boy whose right hand has become infected with an alien parasite that names itself "Migi" ("right"). Migi is the first parasite to develop a symbiotic relationship with its host, as he and ...
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anime, exciting, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
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body horror, supernatural ability, fight scenes, danger, rivalry, murder, violence, alien, survival, tragedy, parasite, humanity ...
Place:
japan
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67%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Inuyashiki Ichirou is down on his luck. While only 58 years old, his geriatric looks often have him written off as a pathetic old man by the world around him and he’s constantly ignored and disrespected by his family despite all that he’s done ...
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anime, suspense, serious, captivating, manga ...
Audience:
teens
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gunfight, murder, elderly man, robot vs. robot, heroes, twists and turns, alien contact, hopes, adaptation, androids, cyborgs, superpower ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
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50%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high ...
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suspenseful, anime, exciting, manga, tense ...
Audience:
teens
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gunfight, danger, villain, murder, life is a bitch, immortality, vengeance, creature, destiny, superhero, undead, body horror ...
Place:
japan
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67%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 26 min.
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Sawa may seem innocent and naive, but don’t be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer, and if you’re on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals ...
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Audience:
boys' night
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Time:
90s, future, near future
Place:
japan
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 210 min.
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From the creator of Project A-Ko! She's sexy, suave and sophisticated, but she's no bimbo. She's a martial arts expert and a jet fighter pilot with the body of a supermodel. Agent Aika, known in Japan as simply AIKa, is an adventure ...
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anime, ecchi, dark comedy, black comedy
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erotica, desire, female martial artist, sexual attraction, injection, lesbian, beach, lesbianism, nudity, female protagonist, white supremacy, misogynist ...
Time:
future
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
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In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last ...
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anime, serious, stylized, suspenseful, adult animation ...
Audience:
boys' night
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good versus evil, nuclear holocaust, imaginary, escapades, danger, chaos, heroic mission, murder, martial arts, epic battle, mature, fighter ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Btooom!, stylized as BTOOOM!, is a Japanese manga series written by Jun'ya Inoue and serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch and later in Monthly Comic Bunch. An anime adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan on Tokyo MX and was streamed with English ...
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anime, adult anime, suspenseful, exciting, rough ...
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, ...
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anime, adult animation, manga, exciting, seinen ...
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murder, supernatural, violence, death, demon, danger, hell, sword, nudity, broken sword, bare chested male, carnage ...
Time:
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Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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The 12th Twelve Tournament that gets held every twelve years - Twelve brave warriors who bear the names of the signs of the zodiac fight each other for the lives and souls. The participants are twelve very strange warriors: "Rat," ...
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suspenseful, anime, visually appealing, suspense, ecchi ...
Audience:
teens
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37%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Death is the main attraction in Deadman Wonderland, from the studio that brought you Samurai Champloo and Ergo Proxy.
Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He’s framed for the carnage, ...
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anime, exciting, rough, tense, sad ...
Plot:
prison, life turned upside down, frame up, young heroes, false accusation, contests and competitions, uncover truth, conspiracy, survival, dystopian future, mental illness, good versus evil ...
Time:
future
Place:
asia, tokyo, japan
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min.
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As the nations of the world begin to merge, world peace is threatened by the private armies of individual corporations. The Kuryu Group has just discovered a weapon that will tip world power in their favor. The Genocyber: a nightmarish combination ...
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anime, adult animation, mecha, adult anime, manga ...
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cyberpunk, blood, violence, scientist, boy, doctor, teenage girl, girl, transformation, science, orphan, female doctor ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Follows two friends, daughters of exorcists, who are now members of the government's secret Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division that fights demons when they appear in Japan.
Style:
anime, serious, suspenseful, bleak, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
supernatural, good versus evil, evil spirit, imaginary, rivalry, escapades, supernatural ability, deadly creature, danger, government agency, curses spells and rituals, heroes ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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35%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the ...
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anime, adult anime, manga, adult animation, seinen ...
Audience:
boys' night
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japan, china, asia, tokyo
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35%
Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 7 min.
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anime, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
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vampire, mission, strength, heroes, agent, brutality, violence, massacre, world war two, experiment, mad scientist, death ...
Time:
year 1944
Place:
germany
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and nine collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an anime ...
Style:
anime, exciting, adult anime, suspenseful, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids
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gunfight, rivalry, criminal, pirate, mercenary, gang, danger, bounty hunter, arms dealer, femme fatale, mafia, outlaw ...
Time:
90s
Place:
colombia, japan, asia, southeast asia, thailand
Similarity:
35%
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