
Birthday:
03-28-1968
(56 years)
Birthplace:
Miyagi, Japan
Biography
Ichirou Ookouchi (大河内 一楼, Ōkouchi Ichirō, March 28, 1968) is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist from the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. He graduated from the Waseda University Faculty of Human Sciences.
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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection
Screenplay
event2019 star_border 7.3
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The story takes place several years after Lelouch's "Zero Requiem" plan. He gave up his life to save the world and protect the ones he loved. The day Lelouch vi Brittannia fell was the day this war-torn world found peace. Now, as his friends work to keep the peace, a terrorist attack could risk everything. Can the brilliant tactician outwit death and save them all? Or will Lelouch’s legacy fall here?
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
Writer
event2012 star_border 7.2
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Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who leads the Band of the Hawk mercenary army. After Guts joins the Band and the relationship between the two men begins to blossom, Casca, the tough, lone swordswoman in the Band of the Hawk, struggles to accept Guts and the influence he has on the world around her. While the two men begin to fight together, Griffith continues to rise to power, all seemingly in order to reach his mysterious, prophesied goals. What lengths will Guts and Griffith go to in order to reach these goals, and where will fate take the two men?
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
Screenplay
event2012 star_border 6.9
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Hamaji, a young huntress from the mountains, stumbles into the middle of a shogun’s vendetta against a group of human-dog hybrids, the Fusé. Rumors of Fusé murdering innocent people in the bustling city of Edo have sparked a bounty for their heads. Along with her brother, Hamaji joins the hunt for this dangerous quarry, but after accidentally befriending one of them, Hamaji is torn between two worlds: her life as a self-reliant huntress, and the young woman her new friend has helped her to uncover.
Magic Tree House
Scenario Writer
event2012 star_border 7.9
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Jack and Annie are young siblings who find a magic tree house on their way home after chasing a weasel. By using the books available on the tree house, they are able to travel through time and location. The two end up with the difficult task of collecting four medallions, each one hidden in a different place and epoch, in order to help a magician named Morgan.
Sing a Bit of Harmony
Screenplay
event2021 star_border 7.8
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Satomi is fine being alone until an AI named Shion joins her class with a song and a promise to make her happy. While Shion’s musical numbers and princess gowns don’t quite pass as human, her antics bring Satomi closer to four other classmates. Together, they make memories worth saving, but even our most precious data can be erased.
Brave Story
Writer
event2006 star_border 6.3
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Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
Original Film Writer
event2016 star_border 6.1
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The Ark Fleet has been destroyed, and a significant number of the enemy's troops have been wiped out due to its crash landing. As the remaining forces of the Holy Order of Michael regroup in order to launch a final assault on Weiswolf Castle, the wZERO unit, along with their new ally Ashley Ashra, stand ready to intercept them. Meanwhile, with his Geass out of control, Shin moves to erase his younger brother's existence once and for all. But Akito, having promised Leila that he will come back alive, refuses to accept such a fate, and the two clash in their final battle.
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
Original Film Writer
event2012 star_border 6.1
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The side story takes place in 2017 a.t.b., between the rise of the “Black Knights” organization and the return of the supposedly "dead" Zero. The setting is in Europe, where the European Union (E.U.) allied nations are being invaded by the overwhelming forces of the Holy Britannian Empire. On the verge of defeat, the E.U. army forms a special unit known as “W-0″, of which a young pilot named Akito Hyuga is a member. Leila Malkal , a former Britannian Aristocrat comes to the E.U.'s aid, commanding the “Wyvern” Knightmare corps comprised of Japanese teenagers. They recklessly plunge into a battlefield, where the survival rate is extremely low, at about 5% only. They fight for their freedom and for a "home" to which they can return.
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture – Act 1
Original Story
event2024
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A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 1–3, with new footage.
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided
Original Film Writer
event2013 star_border 6.3
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The war between Euro Britannia and the European Union continues. New orders are given to the W-0 Unit. To land in the middle of the enemy territory as a diversion. The pilots of the W-0 Unit consist only of the commanding officer, Leila, the only surviving Japanese from their last battle, Akito, and the three that escaped from the Eleven ghettos and lived in the underworld, Ryou, Yukiya, and Ayano. With everyone holding their respective expectations, the operation moves forward. On the other side in Euro Britannia, Shin, who made his benefactor commit suicide with the mysterious power of “Geass”, is appointed the leader of the Knights of St. Michael. As Shin steadily advances for the sake of his own ambition, he and his subordinates in the Ashura squad are given orders to deploy. The one that lives in order to fight, and the one that fights in order to live.
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred
Original Film Writer
event2015 star_border 6
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While W-0 is away, Leila and the remaining crew at base find themselves surrounded by Britannian Knightmares. Piloting the Vercingetorix, Shin Hyuuga leads the enemy charge, having usurped the position of Grand Master in the Knights of St. Michael. With her core members unavailable, it's up to Leila to protect her comrades, but this may be much tougher than she realizes: a spy lurking among them is finally ready to reveal himself. Left with no choice but to surrender, Leila arranges a meeting with Shin in order to ensure the safety of her squad. But as negotiations begin to fall apart, Akito and an unexpected ally return in the nick of time to turn things around.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
Screenplay
event2013 star_border 7.7
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A year has passed since Guts parted ways with the Band of the Hawks. Meanwhile, his former mercenary group is plotting a rescue mission to save an imprisoned Griffith.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
Screenplay
event2012 star_border 7.3
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The Band of the Hawk participates in the Midland war campaign. On the bloody battlefield, they conquer decisive victories that lead them to Doldrey, an old fortress that will decide the outcome of the war.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Series Composition
event2017 star_border 7.5
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In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. (Compilation film of the second half of the original TV series.)
SPY x FAMILY CODE: White
Screenplay
event2023 star_border 7
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While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid's attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Glorification
Original Story
event2018 star_border 7.4
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A recap of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes 42–50, with new footage. The Black Knights and the Holy Empire of Britannia finally meet head-on. Meanwhile, Lelouch is confronted with an issue least anticipated: his kid sister Nunnally.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Initiation
Original Story
event2017 star_border 7.2
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A recap of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes 1–17, with new footage. Lelouch, a prince of Britannia, is sent to Japan as a hostage. When he is accidentally caught up in a fight, he acquires the power to control anyone and uses it to become a masked rebel named Zero.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Transgression
Writer
event2018 star_border 7.2
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A recap of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion episodes 18–41, with new footage. Now the masked rebel Zero, Lelouch strives to strengthen the Black Knights' resistance movement. but third princess Euphemia is also forming a Specially Administrated Zone of Japan.
Red Ash: Gearworld
Screenplay
event2017 star_border 9
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In a futuristic world, the "Nanorace," people whose genes contain nanomachines that grant them special abilities, are controlled and suffer prejudice from the "Purerace" of normal human beings. Beck, a legendary hunter with the power of "Red Ash," aims to undergo the surgical procedure to become Purerace. Alongside the large yet timid mechanic Tyger, they use their parallel machine to fly to the old world, doing dangerous jobs. One day, they suddenly run into Call, a girl pursued by the duo of Safari and Stripe. Call, Beck, and Tyger together travel to the clockwork world. But Safari, Stripe, and their leader Deny, stubbornly pursue Call, and are finally in a position to make their attack on Beck and his friends.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Screenplay
event2016 star_border 7.7
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In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. (Compilation film of the first half of the original TV series.)
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls
Original Story
event2015 star_border 6.5
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After discovering the face of their true enemy, someone who is related to Akito and responsible for the Geass placed upon him, W-0 attempts to return to their base at Castle Weisswolf. However, stranded in Warsaw due to a complication involving their military identification, they are forced to accept the help of local gypsies, allowing the squad to take some time to deepen their bonds. Meanwhile, Britannian advisor Julius Kingsley and his guard Suzaku Kururugi begin working together with the Knights of St. Michael in order to crush the European resistance once and for all, armed with the destructive power of a giant weapon known as the Ark Fleet.
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture – Act 2
Original Story
event2024
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A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 4–6, with new footage.
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture – Act 3
Original Story
event2024
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A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 7–9, with new footage.
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture – Final Act
Original Story
event2024
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A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 10–12, with new footage.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Series Composition
event2019 star_border 7.1
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In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. Half a year after the events of the original TV series, the heroes of the Iron Fortress attempt to take back Unato Castle.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition Black Rebellion
Scenario Writer
event2008 star_border 7.3
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An OVA summarizing all 25 episodes of season 1 from Lelouch's viewpoint.
Seven Days War
Screenplay
event2019 star_border 6.5
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In the town of Saima, when summer is about to begin, a group of six high school students intend to live a secret adventure by spending seven carefree days in a ruined mining facility.
SK8 the Infinity EXTRA PART
Series Composition
event2025
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Theatrical version of the OVA containing an extra 35 minutes of content, comprised of a special compilation video of the first season and a cast video.
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
Screenplay
event2003 star_border 5.8
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Ayato and Haruka are middle-school sweethearts whose lives take a dire turn when the mysterious Mu invade Tokyo in the year 2012. Protecting humanity from the Mu may be Ayato's destiny, but what he really wants is to regain the relationship he once had with Haruka... a love that will have to transcend space, time, and reality itself.
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Series Composition (50 ep.)
event2006 star_border 8.4
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Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...
Planetes
Series Composition (26 ep.)
event2003 star_border 7.9
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In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment.
Devilman Crybaby
Series Composition (10 ep.)
event2018 star_border 7.8
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Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Akira becomes Devilman, a being with the power of demon but with a human heart.
SK8 the Infinity
Series Composition (12 ep.)
event2021 star_border 8.5
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"S" is a dangerous, top secret, no-holds-barred downhill skateboarding race down an abandoned mine. When avid skateboarder Reki takes Langa to the mountain where "S" is held, Langa, who's never been on a skateboard in his life, finds himself sucked into the world of "S", and…?!
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Writer (9 ep.)
event2016 star_border 6.9
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In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains.
Valvrave the Liberator
Series Composition (24 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.3
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Haruto Tokishima, a student from Sakimori High School living on the sphere's "Module 77", discovers a mysterious and powerful mecha called Valvrave (ヴァルヴレイヴ Varuvureivu?) and uses it to defend the module from a Dorssian invasion that takes over the rest of JIOR. Once they learn that both Dorssia and the ARUS intend to claim the Valvrave for themselves, with no concern with their lives, the students of Sakimori High declare Module 77 an independent state and abandon JIOR territory. Soon after, several other Valvraves are found inside the school and some of them are claimed by other students who join Haruto's fight to protect it. Once Haruto is approached by L-elf Karlstein, a Dorssian spy who claims to have the intentions to one day stage a revolution in his own country, both join forces in an unlikely alliance to secure the sovereignty of their newfound nation declared and officially recognized as New JIOR.
Princess Principal
Series Composition (12 ep.)
event2017 star_border 7.7
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The stage is set during the 19th century London, in its capital where a wall divides the east and west of the Kingdom of Albion. Five high school girls, who enrolled in the prestigious Queens May Fair School, are involved in spy activities that involve disguise, infiltration, car chase, and more. These girls take advantage of their special abilities and fly around the shadow world.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Series Composition (25 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.7
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A. S. (Ad Stella) 122 ― An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system. Suletta Mercury, a lone girl from the remote planet Mercury, transfers to the Asticassia School of Technology, run by the Beneritt Group which dominates the mobile suit industry.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Screenplay (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 8
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Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. In their first guerilla operation, Shiro's team is tasked with distracting the Zeon forces while Federation ground troops locate a mysterious new Zeon weapon.
LUPIN ZERO
Series Composition (6 ep.)
event2022 star_border 7.5
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The childhood adventures of Arsène Lupin III, set in the early 1960s before he achieved global infamy.
RahXephon
Writer (4 ep.)
event2002 star_border 7.5
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Ayato Kamina, a 17-year-old high school student, lives in Tokyo Jupiter oblivious to the world around him, having been raised to believe that the rest of civilization has been destroyed; but everything changes when a mysterious alien civilization invades his home.
Overman King Gainer
Series Composition (26 ep.)
event2002 star_border 10
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Overman King Gainer is an anime TV series, created by Sunrise. Directed by longtime animator Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the Gundam series, written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, and featuring character designs by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kinu Nishimura and Ken'ichi Yoshida, the series ran from September 7, 2002 to March 22, 2003 on Japan's WOWOW network, spanning a total of 26 episodes.
Lupin the Third
Writer (1 ep.)
event1971 star_border 8.1
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Follow the thrilling adventures of master thief Lupin the Third, quite possibly the world's greatest thief. Along with Daisuke Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and his on-off love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.
SPY x FAMILY
Series Composition (12 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8.5
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World peace is at stake and secret agent Twilight must undergo his most difficult mission yet—pretend to be a family man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he'll infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician. He has the perfect cover, except his wife's a deadly assassin and neither knows each other's identity. But someone does: his adopted daughter, who's a telepath!
Grendizer U
Series Composition (13 ep.)
event2024 star_border 7
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Following a devastating attack by Vega's forces on planet Fleed, Duke Fleed, and Grendizer escaped to Earth. When he got there, Dr. Amon, the head of the Space Research Center, adopted him and gave him the name Daisuke. While they were working side by side in the center on a quest to find out what strange objects appeared in the city's sky! They were surprised by an attack that jolted Daisuke's memory.
Angelic Layer
Writer (10 ep.)
event2001 star_border 7.2
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12-year-old Misaki Suzuhara has just gotten involved in Angelic Layer, a battling game using electronic dolls called angels. Even as a newbie, Misaki shows advanced skills as she meets new friends and enters Angelic Layer tournaments to fight the greatest Angelic Layer champions of the nation.
Guilty Crown
Writer (6 ep.)
event2011 star_border 7.3
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The story revolves around Shu Ouma, a high school boy who inadvertently obtains an ability called "The Power of the Kings" that enables him to draw out items called "Voids" from other people. He is then thrown into the conflict between a resistance group called Funeral Parlor which aims to restore Japan's independence from a quasi-governmental organization known as the GHQ. In the process, Shu has to deal with the burden his ability puts on his shoulders and the horrific mystery of his past.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
Writer (13 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8.7
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The lone mercenary Guts travels a land where a century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally and confidant, but despite all their victories, Guts begins to question why he fights for another man’s dream of ruling his own kingdom. Unknown to Guts, Griffith’s unyielding ambition is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both.
Azumanga Daioh
Series Composition (26 ep.)
event2002 star_border 8
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Based on the four-panel comic strip that follows the lives of a group of high school students and teachers, this anime features a compilation of comedic vignettes during a typical day in class over the course of three years.
Kaiju No. 8
Series Composition (12 ep.)
event2024 star_border 8.6
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In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka's promise to join Mina and protect humanity.
Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
Writer (13 ep.)
event2008 star_border 5.5
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Fumika and Kanaka are mail carriers- but not the typical kind. For one, Kanaka is a talking staff and for two, Fumika delivers shigofumi: letters from the dead addressed to the living. These letters are a final, true, communication derived from hate, hope, and love. The story unfolds following this pair and their uncommon job as well as Fumika's unique 'situation'.
Wolf's Rain
Writer (1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 7.8
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Paradise—a legend, a myth, and a hopeless dream in a world that has become a wasteland. It is not meant for everyone, only the wolves thought to be extinct yet still roam the lands. When the Flower Maiden awakens, the path to the end will open.
Kiba, a lone white wolf, wanders into a poverty stricken city on a quest. The scent of Lunar Flowers and the will to find Paradise is all he has. Along the way, he runs into other outcast wolves—Tsume, Hige, and Toboe, each with their own story and troubles. Fate bringing them together, they seek out the Flower Maiden, Cheza, and their way to Paradise. But, doing so is no simple matter. Up against a world that fears them and a man with mysterious abilities, their journey is overrun with challenges and worse—sacrifices. With limited time, they must fight to protect Cheza against everyone who seeks her and discover the hidden path to their destiny.
Black Butler
Writer (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 7.8
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In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
Hakumei and Mikochi
Writer (2 ep.)
event2018 star_border 8.1
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In a world inhabited by people only a few inches tall, young women Hakumei and Mikochi live together in a house built into a tree. Hakumei is an energetic and tomboyish carpenter, while Mikochi is a feminine and calm tailor. Despite their differences, they get along well and spend their days having fun living their lives in the woods.
The two of them spend their time working, going on sightseeing adventures, and taking shopping trips into Tsumiki Marketplace by the ocean. They make many friends along the way, be they sentient woodland creatures like Iwashi the Weasel or fellow miniature people such as the songstress Konju and the inventor Sen.
This is a relaxing look into the day-to-day lives of its titular characters as they explore and interact with their tiny world which seems to be straight out of a fairy tale.
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