Anime Tenchou - Recommendations

• TV (24 eps)
• 2013 - 2014

Ryuuko Matoi is a fiery, feisty girl on a vengeful mission: she’ll find her father’s murderer at all costs, with only a giant red scissor blade as a clue to the villain’s whereabouts. Using the item as a weapon, she fights her way into the terrifying Honnouji Academy to track down a lead, unaware that the institute is brutally governed by a student council that’s anything but ordinary. Wielding special “Goku uniforms”, the group, led by president Satsuki, uses superpowers to keep the student body in check - but things are about to change now that Ryuuko’s in town!

• OVA (2 eps x 48 min)
• 1991

Ken Kubo is a normal man with a normal job who is besotted in a normal way with a female friend. But life turns distinctly abnormal when he meets an otaku, Tanaka, and is indoctrinated into the obscure world of anime, model guns, and garage kits. As Kubo finds himself shunned by those he cares about, he becomes only more determined to evolve into the ultimate being - the Otakuking! But Kubo is not the only one coming to terms with society. While he strives to mould the world into a perfect haven for people like him, otaku all across Japan are laying bare their strange, lonely lives for the first time… and it’s not a pretty sight.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1991

Takisawa Noboru is the new "blazing transfer student" at Honjakuniku High School -- an educational institution where matters are settled by the only logical thing: fighting! With his first 5 minutes marred by an unpleasant encounter with hall monitor Jonoichi Yukari, Noboru knows he's off to a bad start; but things only get worse from there! To win the heart of the fair maiden Takamura Yukari, Noboru must battle the resident badass of the school, Mushicho Ibuki, before Ibuki wins her as a trophy in the arena!

• Other (1 ep)
• 2011

• Web (1 ep)
• 2017

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2003

With no other idol work available, Komugi finds herself working in a cosplay cafe with many other actresses represented by her management agency. Unfortunately, this also means Akiba is under the same roof, and the two spend their time bickering about breast size – much to the male patrons' delight! Meanwhile, Kyousuke is in the vicinity to showcase his new series and Komugi is determined to slip out and catch a glimpse of the heartthrob, causing no end of trouble for her manager. Will she finally be able to confess her true feelings to Kyousuke, or is she destined to carry a serving tray for the rest of her life?

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2001

Twenty year-old Mikiko Oguro (known as Kuromi to her co-workers) has just entered the dream job of a lifetime -- animation! However, upon her arrival to the famed Studio Petit, Kuromi is in for a surprise: her predecessor just quit, leaving her with the project, and the seemingly unattainable deadline! Now, with only a week left until the key animation is due, Kuromi must wrangle up the group of slackers who must finish Time's Journey 2 before it's too late!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2004

It has been three months since the completion of Time's Journey 2, and Kuromi and her staff have new challenges on the horizon: THREE shows to prepare! With morale at an all-time low and the frames not coming in, Takashimadaira, a veteran producer (and a bit of a slave driver) is called to the scene for the emergency at hand. Can the crew pull it together under the stress of their newfound leader's supervision, or are the new series simply destined to fail? Failure is not an option with Kuromi on the job!

• Other (1 ep)
• 2011

• Web (1 ep)
• 2018