2002/Drama/Swordplay Titles

#
Drama: (Genre) Titles that show a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces. See also: "Action Drama".

Swordplay: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". This is about the art or skill of wielding a sword, esp. in fencing. Entries in this category should contain the use of swords to a large extent in scenes.

Title Rating Synopsis
.
.hack Rent See .hack//SIGN

.hack// Intermezzo
Watch Mimiru and Bear meet up at a reopened dungeon known to have given rise to legends in the past. But rather than collect treasures and experience points, Mimiru has come to see a past experience that she had with powerful Longarm character, Mimika.

.hack//SIGN
Rent It's the near future, and there is only one video game, called "The World." In the virtual reality of "The World", all sorts of people play. However, once a character named Tsukasa is unable to log out, and weird events start happening, "The World" starts to seem much more mysterious than anyone ever thought.
C
Comedy Buy See Kigeki
G

G-on Riders
Rent In a near future time when alien attacks have become a common event, a secret (Japanese) organization called the GRA (GRAND RIFUREKUTO AMUDO, Grand Reflect Armor) has developed a very effective defense. Using a technology developed by Dr Sanada Mio, which she calls the 'G-On', certain young students wearing glasses (hence the "G" in the title) are able to harness their strong feelings and manifest those abilities and weapons that prove effective against the alien attacking units. The GRA has sponsored an elite high school to help identify and develop the students who have this ability in the hopes that they can defend not only Japan, but also the earth from the alien invaders.
G-on らいだーす (Japanese) Rent See G-on Riders
H
Hack Sign Rent See .hack//SIGN
J
Juuni Kokuki Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
K

Kanon
Buy Yuuichi is a high school student who can't remember much of his past. When he returns to the town he used to visit to live with relatives, his past catches up with him as he meets various girls, some of which he knew as a kid. And with time, more and more questions are demanding an answer: What is it that Ayu is searching so desperately but can't remember? Why does Kaori claim not to have a sister? Why can't Makoto remember the reason for the grudge she bears Yuuichi? Why is Nayuki trying to keep a stray cat? Why has Mai to fight monsters every night, leaving traces of her battles all over the schoolyard? And why did Yuuichi forget so many things about his past? Prepare for finding out that there aren't simple answers for certain questions, and keep your tissues within reach.

Kigeki
Buy During Ireland’s struggle for independence from England, a five-year old girl goes to the mysterious Demon’s Castle, hoping to recruit the services of the Black Swordsman, a mysterious young man skilled in the use of the sword. She wants the swordsman to protect her village from a small army of English soldiers who will attack her village in a few days. However, the Black Swordsman will only accept a particular genre of books as payment for his services.
R
Record of 12 Kingdoms Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
T

Twelve Kingdoms
Buy This is about a Japanese girl named Nakajima Yoko who is taken away to another world by a mysterious man, but is separated from him and is soon confronted by the natives. She experiences a large number of tribulations and this story is about what she does and how she grows as a person because of what she goes though. This anime has action, adventure, great music, and wonderfully illustrated moral lessons. Many modern issues are also addressed, including race, politics, etc.
カノン Buy See Kanon
十二国記 Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
喜劇 (Japanese) Buy See Kigeki
Genre
Action(2) Comedy(1) Mystery(1) Parody(1)
Romance(2) Romantic Comedy(1) Suspense(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(3) Historical(2) Modern(4) Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(2) Kawaii(1) Silly-funny(1) Surreal(2)
Keywords
Adventure(3) Artificial Girls(1) Bishounen(1) Computers(2)
Dark(1) Dating Sim Spinoff(1) Depression(1) Ecchi(1)
Epic(1) Erotic Comedy(1) Fan Service(1) Fighting(1)
Friendship(2) Harem(1) High School(1) Lolicon(1)
Magic(1) Mecha(1) Music(1) Pantsu(1)
Supernatural(1) Vampires(1) Video-game inspired(1) War(1)
Type
OVA(2) Short(1) TV(4)
Release Year
2003(1)

Community Anime Reviews

anime mikomi org