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Ellie Harrison moves to a new town and a new school, and soon finds herself drawn to Will Wagner, the football star. Her history professor Mr. Morton-or is that Merlin?-believes that Will is the reincarnation of England's legendary king and Ellie is the newborn Lady of the Lake. He enlists her help to persuade Will to accept his duty and conquer evil.
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This series follows the hilariously touching day-to-day adventures of a group of almost-ordinary high school girls and their extra-ordinary teachers and surroundings.
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The series chronicles the medical adventures of the title character, the mysterious doctor Black Jack. A medical mercenary, Black Jack charges outrageously high prices for his services. Despite not having a medical license, he has the uncanny ability to successfully perform even the most difficult operation.
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Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a shinigami and member of the mysterious Soul Society. Now Ichigo must assume the role of "substitute shinigami" to ensure that balance within the supernatural world remains.
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A vampire attacks a high school and kills thirty-nine students, leaving one "alive" — Canon Himuro — as a vampire. Canon swears to use her new abilities to avenge the death of her fellow classmates by hunting down her sire.
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All Kum-Ji wants in life is to meet her favorite boy band, DDL. When she finds that the roster for the fan club is full, Kum-Ji devises a plan to get in to the boy band circle, one that takes her through a series of events she never planned.
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Humankind has made contact with extraterrestrial life. When a ship crash-landes in Tokyo, these aliens, the DearS, are now working with humans to become part of society -- by going to high school.
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Light Yagami is an extremely intelligent young man who resents what appears to be a relentless increase of crime and corruption in the world around him. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note".
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Hyakkimaru's father exchanges 48 of his son's body parts with 48 demons in exchange for control over Japan. Now grown up, Hyakkimaru has vowed to reclaim his missing body parts. Teaming up with him is Dororo, a child (and thief) living on the streets. Together they set out to defeat the demons and restore Hyakkimaru's body.
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A young woman named Willow awakens to find herself on a mystical world with no memories of her former life. She soon discovers that not only are the residents of this world fantastical creatures of ancient lore, but the planet itself is alive and conscious... and in grave danger.
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Noriko is plunged into a strange fantasy world, a world in which she possesses the power to unleash an evil trapped inside the body of a young man named Izark.
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The Ghost Hunt series follows the adventures of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center, particularly its president Kazuya Shibuya and first year high school student, Mai Taniyama.
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The series follows a time-traveling high school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period. They are all looking for all of the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls in order to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
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"Chaos" is a trading card game that is very popular at Manami's school. Trying to learn more about it herself, she purchases a beginner's set, only to discover that it contains "Sahgan, The Mighty Sorcerer," the rarest card in the game. Now every other player is out to win the card from her. But Sahgan himself begins to visit Manami in her dreams, offering her advice on how to win.
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Naruto Uzumaki, an under-achieving, delinquent ninja-in-training, struggles to complete Ninja Academy. His goal: to become the next Hokage. Unbeknownst to him, he harbours the power of the dangerous Nine-Tailed Fox Demon. Now, as his training groups him with Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno under the tutelage to Kakashi Hatake, Naruto and his classmates embark upon their journey to becoming true ninjas.
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The series tells the story pf Nausicaä, a princess of a small kingdom that is pulled into a war between mighty empires while an environmental apocalypse threatens the survival of humankind.
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In 2015, Shinji Ikari, a fourteen-year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo, commander of the secret organization NERV, to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called Evangelion to battle the entities known as the Angels.
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Madoka is a high school student who is recruited by Nabeshima to work for a transportation service that takes wandering souls to heaven by motorcycle. But even if Madoka agrees to help, he may not play by the rules and there could be trouble in the afterlife.
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Monkey D. Luffy, who can stretch his body like rubber, is searching for a fabled treasure called One Piece that legend says will make whoever finds it the king of pirates. To find it he must sail into the "Grand Line", the most dangerous region of sea. Along the way he assembles a motley crew and encounters other strangely-powered, powerful pirates vying for One Piece.
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Though a promising novice with a surprise win in his debut bout, boxer Kosaku has since adopted a steady regimen of extremely unhealthy eating habits -- enough to make his coach ready to permanently throw in the towel. Will Sister Angela's teachings help Kosaku realize that the road to victory is not paved with bowls of ramen?
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Count D's pet shop is a place where love and dreams are sold in the form of mythical creatures - but not without a catch. The buyer must adhere to a set of rules, which if broken, may result in death...or worse.
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Beautiful Princess Hime is an awesome warrior who fights the forces of evil--werewolves, demons, vamprires, monsters, etc.--with a chainsaw and a smile, as well as the help of her undead servant Hiro and a supercute robot named Flandre. She also has magic that allows her to rescurrect the dead.
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Scott Pilgrim's life is fantastic. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, "between jobs", and dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic until a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. However, Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends stand in the way between Scott and true happiness when they show up to challenge him for the right to date her.
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In the distant future, humanity has driven their homeworld to environmental collapse and now resides in deep space. Furthermore, this new age has seen the ushering in of a new system of social control in which children are no longer the offspring of parents but the progeny of a universal computer. The new social order, however, results in an unexpected byproduct: the Mu, a mutant race with extrasensory powers who are forced into exile. Jomy Marcus Shin discovers he is a Mu and could very well be the one who could lead them back home, to Terra.
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A group of strangers: Syaoran, Princess Sakura, Kurogane, and Fey, are sent on a quest to recover feathers that contain the princess' memories by the Dimensional Witch, Yuko. They must travel between worlds and do whatever it takes to reclaim the feathers. However, from the shadows, a sinister magician attempts to manipulate them to serve his personal interests. (This series features many characters from other CLAMP series and occasionally crosses over with xxxHolic.)
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The absolute last thing Goth-girl Raven and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, need is another hitch in their nighttime-only romance. But dark trouble hovers on the horizon when they discover that Alexander's cousin is raiding graves with a motley crew of hooligans!
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In 1999, Tokyo becomes the battleground for Armageddon. This struggles rages between two factions: the Dragons of Heaven, who attempt to postpone the end of the world, and the Dragons of Earth, who wish to cure Earth of the plague of humanity. When three friends, Kamui, Kotori, and Fuma, find themselves recruited, they must choose which side they are willing to die for.
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Watanuki Kimihiro is tricked into working in the shop of a mysterious witch named Yuko, who claims she can help him with the visions of ghosts and spirits that have been plaguing him. Yuko has the power to grant the shop's clients anything they desire, but their payment must be something of equal value... (This series occasionally crosses over with Tsubasa:RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE)
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The year is 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. He has witnessed his first murder and travelled to America to unravel a deadly mystery, but now he faces his most dangerous mission yet.
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