World of Hartz - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2016

A mysterious black cloud kicks Haruyuki and his friends out of the online fighting game Brain Burst. Unable to reenter, they discover that this isn’t just an isolated incident—the cloud is spreading and preventing all Burst Linkers from accelerating. Haruyuki and the others soon learn that, to protect the bond that connects them, they must confront a powerful ancient being that has been sealed away since the dawn of the Accelerated World!

• TV (12 eps)
• 2018

Destroy ideals (you) and return to reality (hell)..." A beautiful song echoes throughout the city. A city is overseen by the popular virtual idol group "μ", every day was filled with peace and serenity. Ritsu Shikishima is a freshman at Miyabi city Kishimai High School. With good grades and athletic skills, he was spending a fulfilling high school life surrounded by many of his friends. Time has passed and on the first day of his second year, the one who stepped up to the podium as the class representative was someone who was not supposed to be there...

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1983

• OVA (2 eps)
• 2012 - 2013

The Black Legion members are enjoying a rare opportunity to relax – that is, everyone except for Kuroyukihime. Lately the Black King has become more and more concerned with Haruyuki's unexpected aloofness, and what's worse, she and the gang soon discover that someone in the school network is assaulting students' online avatars and stealing their accessories. Can the Black Legion expose the troublemaker, and will Kuroyukihime be able to resolve her relationship with Haruyuki?

Then, with the help of his friends, Haruyuki must find a way to drop some weight fast or be forced to take the school health improvement program - which means losing his chance to participate in important Accel World territory battles. On Sky Raker's proposal, everyone goes to a special mixed-gender hot spring to help him get healthier, but Kuroyukihime begins to feel uneasy towards Haruyuki getting slimmer...

• TV (12 eps)
• 2022

The story begins when Berry, an average girl from an average home, meets Hack, a girl who looks like a boy. Charmed by Hack, Berry meets up with the team Hack leads, the Ghost Detectives Club. Members of this club are “socially dead,” working invisibly within the digitally controlled society of Tom Sawyer. As she works with the group, Berry learns about Zero, a mysterious figure who lurks within Tom Sawyer’s underground. She and Hack decide to chase down this figure, and in time, the truth behind the city is revealed...

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1996

Dive 2 of Alice in Cyberland was aired on TV along with Dive 1, but was never released on DVD/VHS. Scriptwriter Chiaki J. Konaka suggested that the poor animation quality of the episode was part of the reason for its exclusion in the home video release.

• TV (45 eps)
• 1984 - 1985

Takashi Katori is a big fan of online games, and so is his American friend Sarah. However, one of their RPGs goes too far, as their virtual world and the Lezarion robot that Takashi created for the game somehow mix with reality. Takashi is caught, but later the Earth Governement discovers that an evil scientist from the Moon (now a sort of abandoned colony with restricted access) is hacking into virtual worlds and security, so they force Takashi to pilot the Lezarion and, with Sarah's help, fight evil and protect the Earth.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1996

• Web (13 eps)
• 2019

Hiroto is a lone Diver who plays like a mercenary; Kazami is a wanderer who goes between parties; May is a mysterious solo Diver who participates in Gunpla Battles all day, and Parviz is a beginner Diver who has an introverted attitude but desires co-op play. While all four live solitary existences, they are brought together by circumstance to form a team in an experience that goes beyond GBN.

• TV (24 eps)
• 2012

In a world where everyone connects to an online network, pudgy Haruyuki Arita can't seem to catch a break. Constantly bullied, afraid to face reality and paranoid his two childhood friends pity him, the teenager uses online games as a way to escape his problems. But things change one day when Haruyuki's beautiful upperclassman Kuroyukihime approaches him with a mysterious time-decelerating program known as Brain Burst - there‘s just one catch. To keep the ability, he must defeat other Brain Burst wielders in Accel World, an exclusive, virtual MMORPG, and the newbie player will need all the help he can get. Eager to prove he's not a pathetic weakling, Haruyuki joins forces with Kuroyukihime to challenge fierce competitors and discover just how incredible Accel World and he truly are.