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Takafumi Takaoka's uncle, Yousuke "Ojisan" Shibazaki, has been in a coma for 17 years after a fatal accident with a truck. But when he suddenly wakes up, he claims to have been transported to a magical world called Gran Bahamal.At first, Takafumi thinks his uncle's ramblings are nonsense, until he witnesses Ojisan's ability to make a cup of water levitate using an incantation. Together, they decide to start a YouTube channel to showcase Ojisan's magical skills.

As Takafumi acquaints Ojisan with the world he's missed, they come across unexpected challenges like the rise of technology and the result of the '90s console war. With Ojisan's otherworldly wisdom and Takafumi's internet-savvy skills, they face trolls and online criticism while growing their channel. Their journey is anything but ordinary, but promises to be a fun and magical adventure.

Mahiru Shiina is commonly referred to as "Angel", a title that truly suits her. She is a strikingly beautiful individual who excels in both academics and athletics.Amane Fujimiya, her next-door neighbor, inhabits an entirely different world from her. Despite their proximity, they have never exchanged a word. However, when Fujimiya sees Shiina sitting on a swing on a rainy day looking miserable, he offers her his umbrella. The silence between them is finally broken.

The following day, Fujimiya comes down with a cold, and Shiina wishes to repay his kindness by nursing him back to health. Fujimiya believes this to be their first and last interaction, so he silently appreciates her help. However, Shiina's concern for his lack of proper nutrition and untidiness leads her to begin cooking and cleaning for him. As they spend time together in Fujimiya's apartment, they learn more about each other and the gentle emotions that develop between them.

Minoru Kagenou has always been driven to become as strong as possible, a fixation that has driven him to undergo rigorous training throughout his life. However, this desire for strength isn't rooted in a desire for recognition; in fact, Minoru goes to great lengths to blend in with the crowd. By day, he pretends to be an average student, but at night, armed with a crowbar, he mercilessly takes on local biker gangs. However, after a truck accident, Minoru's quest for power seems to come to a sudden and tragic end. In his final moments, he laments his inability to overcome his human limitations, no matter how hard he trained.

But then something incredible happens: Minoru awakens as Cid, the second child of the noble Kagenou family, in a world where magic is commonplace. Finally, the power he so desired is within his grasp, and he takes on the name "Shadow" to create Shadow Garden, a group dedicated to fighting the mysterious Cult of Diablos—an organization that Cid originally thought was just a product of his imagination. As Shadow Garden gains more members and influence, however, it becomes clear that the Cult of Diablos is much more real and dangerous than Cid ever could have imagined.

In the early 1900s, after the Russo-Japanese war, a man named Saichi Sugimoto spends his days tirelessly panning for gold in Hokkaido. Sugimoto, known as "Sugimoto the Immortal" for his fearlessness in battle, is a former soldier who is determined to strike it rich. His goal is to fulfill a promise he made to his best friend, who died in the war. The promise is to take care of his friend's family, especially his wife who needs medical treatment abroad due to her worsening eyesight.

One day, while in the company of a drunken friend, Sugimoto hears about a man who murdered a group of Ainu people and stole a large sum of gold. The killer was later arrested by the police, but before his capture, he hid the gold somewhere in Hokkaido. The only clue to the treasure's location is a map that he had tattooed onto the bodies of his fellow prisoners in exchange for a share of the loot, should they escape and find it.

Yoichi Isagi was on the brink of scoring the winning goal that would have led his high school soccer team to the nationals. However, in a split second, he decided to pass the ball to his teammate, forfeiting the chance of victory. Feeling bitter, confused, and disappointed, Isagi begins to question whether things would have turned out differently if he had acted differently. Upon returning home, Isagi receives an invitation from the Japan Football Union to participate in a controversial project called Blue Lock.

The project aims to identify and develop the ultimate striker for the Japanese national team. Isagi is one of three hundred U-18 strikers selected for the project, chosen through a questionable and biased selection process. In order to emerge as the best candidate, each participant must compete in a series of individual and team-based challenges, with only one player ultimately emerging victorious.

Despite his ethical concerns about the project, Isagi is determined to succeed and rise to the top, even if it means crushing the dreams of 299 other aspiring strikers.

Dogs Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage has been plagued by a mysterious tiger for weeks, but he seems to be the only one who doesn't know about it. Suspected of being involved in the strange incidents, the 18-year-old is suddenly expelled from the orphanage and left to fend for himself, wandering the city with no food or shelter.

One day, while starving on a riverbank, Atsushi rescues a quirky man named Osamu Dazai from drowning. Dazai is a whimsical enthusiast of suicide and a supernatural detective who has been investigating the same tiger that has been terrorizing Atsushi. Along with Dazai's partner Doppo Kunikida, they uncover the truth behind the tiger's existence, but Atsushi's involvement in the case leaves him in a difficult situation.

As a series of unusual events unfold, Atsushi is compelled to join their group of supernatural investigators. He now takes on unconventional cases that the police are unable to handle, working alongside a team of enigmatic colleagues.

a young boy from a frozen village in Iceland, grew up captivated by the tales of old sailors who had journeyed to the legendary land of Vinland. Unlike the harsh and unforgiving environment he was born into, Vinland was described as a warm and bountiful place where conflict was nonexistent.

However, Thorfinn's current reality could not be more different. He is now a mercenary, fighting in the brutal war between England and the Danes, where death is an everyday occurrence. Despite his father's wise words that nobody has enemies and it is never okay to hurt anyone, Thorfinn knows that this is far from the truth.

The viking mercenaries he fights alongside revel in the violence and chaos, eagerly seeking out opportunities to gain power and wealth through any means necessary. For Thorfinn, the only goal is to avenge his father's murder by killing Askeladd, the man responsible. In this world of perpetual war and death, the vikings find their only solace and paradise.