1996/Comedy/Modern Titles

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Comedy: (Genre) Self-explanatory - a title that primarily makes you laugh.

Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Title Rating Synopsis
8

801 T.T.S. Airbats 2nd Strike
Rent Japan's 801 all-female squadron faces off against the USAF Thunderbird aerobatics team and the ghost of a WWII Kamakaze pilot.
C
Case Closed Rent See Meitantei Conan
Child's Toy Buy See Kodomo no Omocha
D

Debutante Detective Corps
Watch Meet Kimiko, Miyuki, Youko, Reika & Nina, the 5 richest girls in Japan. Follow they're exploits as they destroy property, mis-use the police force, solve crimes, and try not to be assassinated, all while attending high school. No one puts a hit on these misses.
Detective Conan Rent See Meitantei Conan
K
Kodocha Buy See Kodomo no Omocha

Kodomo no Omocha
Buy

It's Sana versus Hayama in a battle for control of the classroom! But when she finally wins things don't go quite as expected and she finds herself closer to trouble maker Hayama then she ever expected...

L
Lady Investigator Network Watch See Debutante Detective Corps
M

Meitantei Conan
Rent High School student Shinichi Kudou was a virtual Sherlock Holmes, who the Tokyo police regularly turned to for help in solving baffling cases. But then he accidentally learned too much for his own good about a murder case, and was caught by the villains. They poisoned him and left him for dead, but the "poison" had an unexpected effect--rather than killing him, it caused Shinichi to revert to the appearance of an elementary school boy! He retains his skills as a brilliant detective, however, and since that incident has managed to become adopted by his former girlfriend and her less-than-exemplary private detective father. With them he carries on his passion, and searches for clues to a possible antidote to the poison he was forced to swallow.
N

Ninku
During the war, a hundred ninja warriors fought against the corrupt imperial Army and almost annihilated it. In the end, the Ninku were defeated, scattered to the winds and the Imperial Army was able to write them into the history books as being evil villains who dared to defy authority. But a few Ninku still survive and struggle to gather together their lost comrades. Looking like a child, Fusuke is the former captain of the first Ninku division and a master of the wind arts, who is searching for his mother who was taken during the war. Along his way, he encounters Aicho and Touji, both who were former Ninku captains with abilities of their own. But the army considers any living Ninku to be a threat and is committed to seeing to their destruction, to the last man.
O
Ojasama Sosa Ami Watch See Debutante Detective Corps
S

Slam Dunk
The hero of the piece is Sakuragi Hanamichi, a loud-mouthed, red-haired guy who has been rejected by girls 50 times in junior high. He meets the latest girl of his dreams, Akagi Haruko, and falls madly in love with her. He even goes so far as to join the basketball team to impress her, even though he knows nothing about the sport. But soon, he realizes that he truly loves basketball and he has talent for it. He's bitter rivals with Rukawa Kaede, both on the court and out of it, because Haruko worships the ground Rukawa walks on, though he hardly notices she exists. The other main characters are Akagi Takenori, Haruko's older brother who is also the captain of the team; Miyagi Ryota, who is in love with Ayako the team manager; and Mitsui Hisashi, a third-year former MVP (Most Valuable Player) who has been away from basketball for two years. Together, these unlikely misfits aim to transform Shohoku from a little-known team to the champion in all of Japan.
T

Taiho Shichauzo! (TV)
Buy

Miyuki and Natsumi are partners on a suburb of Tokyo's police force (Bokuto precinct). Together with fellow officers bike patrolman Ken Nakajima (who has a mutual crush with Miyuki), Aoi Futaba (the transvestite), and Yoriko Nikaido (the good-hearted but busybody cop with glasses), this force attempts to keep the streets safe from criminals.


Tenchi Muyou! In Love
Buy The Galaxy Police Headquarters is destroyed, in a desperate reply for help the only word heard was Kain. Back on Earth, Tenchi and the gang are watching clips of his departed mother when all of a sudden she disappears from the film. Not only that but Tenchi himself starts to disappear as the whole world changes in front of their eyes. Has something happened to Tenchi's mother? Who is this Kain and what is his involvement in this new present? What cataclysmic effect can this have not only on Tenchi but everybody? The Masaki household must embark on a journey to the year 1970 to solve this problem and save the future.
Tenchi the Movie Buy See Tenchi Muyou! In Love
Genre
Action(8) Drama(4) Mystery(2) Parody(1)
Romance(1) Romantic Comedy(1) Suspense(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Children(2) Shoujo(1) Shounen(1)
Style
Keywords
Adventure(1) Competition(1) Elementary School(1) Fan Service(2)
Fighting(2) Gun-action(1) High School(2) Magic(1)
Martial Arts(3) Middle School(1) Police(2) Sequel(1)
Slice of Life(1) Sports(1) Video-game inspired(1) Violent(1)
Type
Movie(1) OVA(2) TV(5)
Release Year
2006(1) 2005(1) 2004(1) 2003(1) 2002(1) 2001(1) 2000(1) 1999(1)
1998(2) 1997(4) 1995(3) 1994(1) 1993(1)
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