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For weeks, a mystical tiger has haunted Atsushi Nakajima's orphanage, and strangely, Atsushi is the only one who seems unaware of it. At just 18 years old, he becomes the prime suspect for the bizarre incidents and is suddenly expelled from the orphanage, leaving him hungry, homeless, and wandering aimlessly through the city.

While starving by a riverbank, Atsushi encounters Osamu Dazai, an eccentric man he saves from drowning. Dazai, a whimsical suicide enthusiast and supernatural detective, has been investigating the same tiger terrorizing Atsushi. Alongside his partner, Doppo Kunikida, Dazai solves the mystery, but the outcome puts Atsushi in a difficult position. As peculiar events continue to unfold, Atsushi is reluctantly recruited into their firm of supernatural investigators, tackling unusual cases beyond the scope of the police, alongside his many enigmatic colleagues.

Within the domed city of Romdo lies one of humanity's last bastions on Earth. Millennia ago, a catastrophic ecological disaster rendered the planet nearly uninhabitable, making life outside these protective domes impossible. To aid human survival and recovery, humanoid robots known as "AutoReivs" were created to assist in everyday tasks. However, a mysterious virus called the "Cogito Virus" has begun to infect these AutoReivs, granting them self-awareness.

Re-l Mayer, the granddaughter of Romdo's ruler, is tasked with investigating this phenomenon alongside her AutoReiv partner, Iggy. What starts as a routine investigation quickly unravels into a complex conspiracy, exposing some of humanity's darkest secrets.

Meanwhile, Vincent Law, an AutoReiv specialist, finds himself entangled in bizarre and surreal events. Along with Re-l, Iggy, and a child AutoReiv named Pino, they form an unlikely alliance. Together, they delve into Romdo's mysteries and seek to uncover the true purpose of the enigmatic beings known as "Proxies."

A menacing threat is sweeping through Tokyo: flesh-eating "ghouls" who look just like humans and seamlessly blend into the population. Ken Kaneki, a reserved college student, immerses himself in books, ignoring the escalating crisis. His quiet life is upended when he meets the alluring Rize Kamishiro, who boldly asks him out on a date.

While walking Rize home, Kaneki realizes she is far from the kind person she seemed. She lured him with sinister intentions, leading to a tragic struggle. He later wakes up in a hospital to discover that his life was saved through the transplantation of Rize's organs into his own body after her death.

Kaneki's body begins to undergo horrifying changes, transforming him into a human-ghoul hybrid. As he navigates his new, terrifying reality, Kaneki desperately clings to his humanity amidst the bloody conflict between society's new monsters and the government agents determined to eradicate them.

As a child in the town of Lawless, Angelo Lagusa endured a harrowing tragedy: his parents and younger brother were brutally murdered by the Vanetti mafia family. Stripped of everything he cherished, Angelo abandons his name and hometown, reinventing himself as Avilio Bruno.

Seven years later, Avilio seizes the opportunity for revenge upon receiving a mysterious letter urging his return to Lawless. Heeding the call, he soon crosses paths with Nero, the son of the Vanetti don, and ingratiates himself, employing skills he has meticulously refined over the years.

Set against the backdrop of the Prohibition era, 91 Days chronicles Avilio's grim and bloody quest for vengeance, methodically eliminating each man responsible for his family's slaughter.

In the early 1930s, Chicago witnesses the beginning of the transcontinental train, the Flying Pussyfoot, as it embarks on its infamous journey, leaving a bloody trail across the nation. Simultaneously, in New York, ambitious scientist Szilard and his reluctant assistant Ennis search for the missing bottles of the immortality elixir. Meanwhile, the mafia war intensifies. Back in 1711, aboard the Advena Avis, alchemists are on the verge of discovering the true cost of immortality.

Based on the acclaimed light novels, Baccano! intertwines seemingly unrelated events across different times and places into a grand narrative of alchemy, survival, and immortality. Central to this tale are the well-meaning thieves Isaac and Miria, whose actions inadvertently link various characters, each harboring their own secrets and ambitions, forging enduring connections and significant repercussions for all involved.

In Tokyo's bustling Ikebukuro district, where strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous inhabitants abound, one urban legend stands out—the tale of the headless "Black Rider," said to speed through the city streets on a jet-black motorcycle.

Mikado Ryuugamine has always craved the excitement of city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend prompts him to move to Tokyo. On his first day, he witnesses the mysterious Black Rider, feeling that his dreams are already coming true. However, as supernatural events begin to unfold, ordinary citizens like Mikado and Ikebukuro's vibrant residents find themselves entangled in the escalating chaos.

Rokurou Okajima, a diligent salaryman, spends his days striving to ascend his company's corporate ranks. However, his life takes a dramatic turn when a business trip to Thailand goes disastrously wrong. Caught in a botched negotiation, Rokurou is captured by the Lagoon Company, a group of ruthless pirate mercenaries. Abandoned by his superiors who refuse to pay his ransom, Rokurou makes a surprising choice: rather than pleading for his life, he joins the very crew that kidnapped him.

As a new member of the Lagoon Company, Rokurou must adapt to life in Roanapur, a city mired in corruption and crime, where even the slightest mistake could be fatal. Navigating the treacherous underworld, he faces constant challenges, including clashes with his hot-headed, gun-toting colleague, Revy.

In his struggle to leave his past behind, Rokurou is thrust into high-stress situations that test his resolve and morality. With more at stake than just the profits from the Lagoon Company's illicit operations, he must quickly learn to make tough decisions while striving to maintain his humanity.

Dr. Kenzou Tenma, an elite neurosurgeon recently engaged to the hospital director's daughter, is poised for rapid advancement within the hospital hierarchy. However, one night, a pivotal event alters the course of his life forever. As he prepares for surgery, the hospital director calls, instructing him to switch patients and save the life of a famous performer instead. His fellow doctors, fiancée, and the director praise his success, but the decision results in the death of a poor immigrant worker, leading Dr. Tenma to a moral crisis.

Faced with a similar dilemma later, Dr. Tenma chooses to operate on a young boy, Johan Liebert, over the town's mayor. This decision costs him his social standing and career. However, following the mysterious deaths of the director and two other doctors, Dr. Tenma's position is reinstated. With no evidence against him, he is released and eventually becomes the hospital director.

Nine years later, after saving the life of a criminal, Dr. Tenma's past resurfaces. He comes face to face with Johan, the boy he once saved, who has since become a monstrous figure. Dr. Tenma must now embark on a quest to atone for the chaos unleashed by the one he saved.

In the 22nd century, the concept of justice and its implementation have undergone a profound transformation. Japan operates under the Sibyl System, a mechanism designed to objectively assess the potential threat posed by individuals by analyzing their mental state, termed their Psycho-Pass. This system empowers Inspectors to maintain law and order by neutralizing, often through extreme measures, anyone displaying even the slightest inclination towards criminal behavior. Assisting them are Enforcers, former Inspectors turned criminals, who are given leniency in exchange for executing the more unsavory tasks.

Enter Akane Tsunemori, a young woman driven by a genuine commitment to justice. However, her collaboration with seasoned Enforcer Shinya Kougami exposes her to the flaws in the Sibyl System's judgments, challenging the assumptions of her colleagues. As her beliefs are shaken to their core, Akane grapples with the fundamental question of what justice truly means and whether a potentially corrupt system can serve as its arbiter.

In a world tainted by brutal killings, petty crimes, and senseless violence, the realm of death gods stands as a stark contrast—a monotonous, unchanging gambling den. Here, Light Yagami, a brilliant 17-year-old Japanese student, and Ryuk, a sadistic god of death, share a common belief: their worlds are corrupt.

Out of sheer amusement, Ryuk drops his Death Note into the human realm, where Light stumbles upon it. Initially scoffing at its first rule—that the mere inscription of a name leads to death—Light soon succumbs to temptation. He experiments by inscribing the name of a criminal, thus commencing his journey into murder.

Realizing the unfathomable power now at his disposal, Light, adopting the alias Kira, embarks on a mission to rid the world of all wrongdoers, driven by his twisted sense of justice. However, the meticulous detective L is hot on his heels. As Light's intellect matches L's, their pursuit transforms into a high-stakes battle of wits, destined to culminate in the demise of one of them.