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- DirectorJames WongStarsJustin ChatwinJames MarstersChow Yun-FatThe young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.Adaptation of Toriyama Akira's Dragon Ball
- DirectorRyong WangStarsHeo Sung-taeHyung-rae ShimJu-hie LeeThe young warrior Son Goku goes on a outrageous quest to acquire seven magical orbs, along the way beating up evil persons who want to steal the orbs for their own ends.Unofficial adaptation of Toriyama Akira's Dragon Ball
- DirectorChun-Liang ChenStarsChi-Chiang ChenJeannie HsiehTung-Chuan ChengAn evil alien searches the Earth for seven "Dragon Pearls" which can grant him ultimate power. A gang of misfit adventurers band together to stop him.Unofficial adaptation of Toriyama Akira's Dragon Ball
- CreatorNaoko TakeuchiStarsJun MasuoMiyû SawaiRika IzumiLive-action series which is an original re-telling of the original Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon manga and anime series.Adaptation of Takeuchi Naoko's Sailor Moon
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsKento YamazakiRyunosuke KamikiNana KomatsuA teen gifted with supernatural power discovers the truth behind his cursed and bizarre bloodline, and the evil that lurks within his town.Adaptation of Araki Hirohiko's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable
- StarsIssei TakahashiMarie IitoyoTakahiro SakuraiThe adventures of the talented artist Rohan Kishibe, who investigates strange occurrences.Adaptation of Araki Hirohiko's Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
- DirectorKazutaka WatanabeStarsMasanobu AndôMarie IitoyoFumino KimuraArtist Rohan Kishibe visits the French art museum the Louvre in search of a mysterious supernatural painting.Adaptation of Araki Hirohiko's Rohan at the Louvre
- StarsPeter WilliamsAkio TanakaHiroshi KiyamaAdaptation of Tezuka Osamu's Astro Boy/Mighty Atom
- CreatorHaro AsoStarsKento YamazakiTao TsuchiyaNijirô MurakamiObsessed gamer Arisu suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.Adaptation of Asō Haro's Alice in Borderland
- StarsNobuyuki IshidaJun UsamiTakako SawaiA young man, like his lost father, is destined to become a metallic reflection-powered superhero to fight monsters created by a sinister alien menace known simply as the "Invaders".Loose-adaptation of Hisamatsu Fumio's Mirrorman
- DirectorShinji HiguchiStarsHaruma MiuraKiko MizuharaKanata HongôIn a world where giant humanoid Titans prey on humans, Eren joins the scouting legion to get revenge on the monsters who killed everyone in his town.Adaptation of Isayama Hajime's Attack on Titan
- DirectorShinji HiguchiStarsHaruma MiuraHiroki HasegawaKanata HongôA young boy name Eren Jaeger has to use his gift to know about the mystery of the Titans.Adaptation of Isayama Hajime's Attack on Titan
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsTatsuya FujiwaraKen'ichi MatsuyamaAsaka SetoA battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.Adaptation of "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsTatsuya FujiwaraKen'ichi MatsuyamaErika TodaPicking up where the first one leaves off, Light joins the task force searching for Kira in an effort to avert suspicion from himself---and get rid of L.Adaptation of "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsKen'ichi MatsuyamaSota AoyamaShunji FujimuraA spin-out sequel to the popular Japanese thriller. This time it focuses on the character "L."Story and characters from "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- StarsMasataka KubotaKento YamazakiMio YûkiLight Yagami, an ordinary university student, receives a death note which changes his life. The death note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius.Adaptation of "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- StarsMasaki SudaNoémie NakaiSôsuke IkematsuMiniseries based on the movie Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016) which focuses on the three new characters of the movie: Tsukuru Mishima, Ryuzaki, and Yuki Shien, and their backstories which bridges the 10-year gap between the previous movies.Story and characters from "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsSôsuke IkematsuNoémie NakaiMasaki SudaAn update to the "Death Note" series in which a mysterious notebook contains deadly powers.Story and characters from "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsNat WolffLaKeith StanfieldMargaret QualleyA high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.Adaptation of "Ōba Tsugumi" and Obata Takeshi's Death Note
- DirectorRocky SolotoffStarsPatricia Alice AlbrechtMelendy BrittRia ChaseWhen Queen Beryl interrupts the marriage between Sailor Moon and Prince Darien, the Princess Warriors move to Earth to protect the Jewels of Power.
- CreatorRumiko TakahashiStarsGillian ChungPurba RgyalCici LiuAn unofficial Chinese adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's series Inuyasha.Unofficial adaptation of Takahashi Rumiko's Inuyasha
- DirectorRupert SandersStarsScarlett JohanssonPilou AsbækTakeshi KitanoIn the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.Adaptation of Shirow Masamune's The Ghost in the Shell.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsRosa SalazarChristoph WaltzJennifer ConnellyA deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.Adaptation of Kishiro Yukito's Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita.
- DirectorTengo YamadaStarsSachiko HidariHirokazu IshimatsuChizuko IwaharaThe story of Gen Nakaoka and his family, who lived in Hiroshima at the time it was atom-bombed, and their struggles and trials amidst the nuclear holocaust.Adaptation of Nakazawa Keiji's Barefoot Gen.
- DirectorTengo YamadaStarsFumiko AbeKazuhide HarutaEtsuko IchiharaAdaptation of Nakazawa Keiji's Barefoot Gen.
- DirectorTengo YamadaStarsJun FubukiJun HaradaYasufumi HayashiAdaptation of Nakazawa Keiji's Barefoot Gen.
- StarsRen KobayashiYuriko IshidaKiichi NakaiThe trials and travails of the Nakaoka family as they endure the horrific atom bomb of Hiroshima.Adaptation of Nakazawa Keiji's Barefoot Gen.
- DirectorRyo NishimuraStarsYui AragakiKento KakuNatsunaRanma, who suffers from a curse that turns him into a girl whenever he is splashed with cold water. In order to remove the curse and inherit a dojo, Ranma seeks out a secret hot spring, but he encounters a mysterious enemy.Adaptation of Takahashi Rumiko's Ranma ½.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsEmile HirschMatthew FoxChristina RicciYoung driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.Adaptation of Yoshida Tatsuo's Speed Racer/Mach GoGoGo.
- StarsHiroshi TamakiHaruna KawaguchiJun ShisonTatsu (Hiroshi Tamaki) is 38 years old. He was once a legendary yakuza and was known as "Immortal Dragon" because he was so feared. He quit the yakuza and married Miku. Tatsu then became a househusband. He buries himself in housework.Adaptation of Oono Kousuke's The Way of the Househusband/Gokushufudō.
- StarsKenjirô TsudaWeb series of shorts starring Kenjiro Tsuda, the voice actor of The Way of the Househusband (2021), as himself who is a retired gangster who spends his time as a househusband.Spin off of Oono Kousuke's The Way of the Househusband/Gokushufudō.
- DirectorTôichirô RutôStarsHiroshi TamakiHaruna KawaguchiJun ShisonA former Yakuza Boss has swapped his criminal underworld life and position for the apron and domesticity for his family as only he could... this is the Way of The Househusband.Adaptation of Oono Kousuke's The Way of the Househusband/Gokushufudō.
- DirectorBibs AustriaStarsWilliam MartinezIsabel GranadaRey 'PJ' AbellanaLoony William Martinez stars as your COMPU-WHACKO THRILL-SEEKER who entered into a series of hell-raising misadventures that will take the viewers to the outskirts of computer-generated fantasia. Isabel Granada also dished out an equally riveting comical thespian power as Martinez's lady love.Unofficial crossover of Toriyama Akira's Dragon Ball, Nintendo's Super Mario and Bram Stoker's Dracula.
- CreatorSteven MaedaMatt OwensStarsIñaki GodoyEmily RuddMackenyuIn a seafaring world, a young pirate captain sets out with his crew to attain the title of Pirate King, and to discover the mythical treasure known as 'One Piece.'Adaptation of Oda Eiichiro's One Piece
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsFuka KoshibaRyohei HirotaMachiko OnoA young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.Adaptation of the book "Kiki's Delivery Service" by Kadono Eiko and the Studio Ghibli film "Kiki's Delivery Service" by Miyazaki Hayao.