Ordinary± - Recommendations

• TV
• 2024

Mihama Academy, a school set up by international organization CIRS to train the next generation of assassins, spies, and bodyguards using lost girls torn away from ordinary life by the myriad vicissitudes of fate, to be trained in the art of the gun. Among them are the four members of SORD, a special force set up to do the jobs the police and the army dare not touch: the pistol sharpshooter Rena, the sniper Tohka, the explosives and computer expert Chris, and the ninja spy Murasaki.

• TV (50 eps)
• 2005 - 2006

A young assassin known as Glass Heart, trained in killing since childhood, decides to end her own life. Unknown to her, powerful people in the criminal underworld are watching her every move, and a new heart, donated by a woman recently ran over by a truck, is stolen to replace the one she ruins. But as she slowly recovers, she begins to see strange visions from the life of the heart's previous owner. She decides to pursue these visions to discover their meaning, and find a new purpose in life. What she finds is Ryo Saeba, a lecherous old detective who despite appearances, could be the answer she has looked for all her life...

• TV (2+ eps)
• 2024 - ?

When you're the infamous prodigy hitman known only as "Fable," many things come easy. Being a normal person, however, isn't one of them. In fact, being told that he can't kill anyone for a while may just be the hardest job Fable's ever taken...

• TV (13 eps)
• 2002 - 2003

There is trouble afoot at Koua Academy, home of an intellectually elite selection of students and teachers. The mysterious S-Class is not only the best of the best, but the superior force behind the actions and administration of the entire school. However, a recent chain of suicides has raised the attention of more than just the media. Weiss must band together for one last mission: to hunt down the evil mastermind responsible for the suicides and secret experiments at Koua Academy: Epitaph.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 2019

Mihama Academy, a school set up by international organization CIRS to train the next generation of assassins, spies, and bodyguards using lost girls torn away from ordinary life by the myriad vicissitudes of fate, to be trained in the art of the gun. Among them are the four members of SORD, a special force set up to do the jobs the police and the army dare not touch: the pistol sharpshooter Rena, the sniper Tohka, the explosives and computer expert Chris, and the ninja spy Murasaki.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2020

While Rena and Maki recover from their injuries, the other SORD members jet off overseas for a school trip. Within moments of their arrival, though, the Mihama gang are pulled into a manhunt for a SORD deserter, assisted by students Sylvia and Velvet of St. Aile's International School. Tohka's the star of the show this time round, but she's wrestling with her own issues ? old memories of her parents, and a promise to a friend that she wasn't able to keep...

• TV (25 eps)
• 1998

Aya, Omi, Ken and Yoji are four seemingly normal high school boys, who make up an elite assassin group known only as Weiss. The hits involve taking out corporate businessmen and corrupt politicians; however, trouble arises during a routine job, when Weiss clashes with a rival gang of assassins, Schwarz. With Schwarz in the way, they will reach the limits of their elite skills while trying to defeat their ultimate target: the Takatori family...

• OVA (4 eps)
• 2009

In a city laced with crime, four individuals face their own personal trials. Mihai, a middle-aged hitman, seeks closure with an old student; Badou the information dealer learns a little too much; Naoto, an orphaned girl, lives for revenge against her parents' killer; and Heine, the result of underground genetic experiments, hopes to save another like him. Each must find the strength to overcome their dilemma and continue to live in this tough world...

• TV (12 eps)
• 2015

Akari Mamiya wants to become a powerful BUTEI like her idol, Aria Kanzaki, but her skills are...lacking. In fact, she's just a lowly E-rank student at Tokyo Butei High School, and her chances of getting to the top are slim. Determined to be more than she is, she makes the move to become Aria's Amica and receive training to be just like her! But is the double pistol-wielding ace ready to take on the challenge of teaching Between the struggles of high school and intense training, Akari must work her hardest to prove she's worthy of being Aria's Amica and ready to be a true BUTEI! Which is way easier said than done. Luckily, with her friends close by her side, anything is possible! But anyone can become your enemy-even your closest allies. When danger lurks around the corner, Akari must master the power within her to protect her friends and herself. All while facing the truth of her past.

• Web (1 ep)
• 2007