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Steins;Gate (2011)

A group of friends have customized their microwave so that it can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN who has been doing their own research on time travel tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.

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  1. 01

    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

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    2016 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Natsuki Subaru, an ordinary high school student, is on his way home from the convenience store when he finds himself transported to another world. As he's lost and confused in a new world where he doesn't even know left from right, the only person to reach out to him was a beautiful girl with silver hair. Determined to repay her somehow for saving him from his own despair, Subaru agrees to help the girl find something she's looking for.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: angst and anime
    • shared time travel series style
    • similar audience response
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  2. 02

    Steins;Gate 0

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    2018 · 23 min · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Eccentric Rintaro falls into a depression after failing to save Kurisu, but then a neuroscientist offers him the chance to interact with an AI copy.

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    • strong shared themes: anime and based on visual novel
    • several principal cast members
    • similar audience response
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    Dr. STONE

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    2019 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!

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    • substantial genre overlap
    • similar audience response
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  4. 04

    Girls' Last Tour

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    2017 · 25 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for.

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    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member
    • shared network: White Fox
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    ERASED

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    2016 · 25 min · Animation · Drama · Mystery

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    Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: angst and anime
    • shared time travel series style
    • similar audience response
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    InuYasha

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    2000 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.

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    • strong shared themes: anime and romance
    • shared time travel series style
    • similar audience response
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    IRODUKU: The World in Colors

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    2018 · 24 min · Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Set in the city of Nagasaki, the story takes place in a world where a miniscule amount of magic remains in everyday life. Hitomi Tsukishiro is a 17-year-old descendant of a witch family who grew up with stale emotions, as she lost her sense of color at a very young age. Feeling sorry for her granddaughter's future, Kohaku, a great witch, sends Hitomi to past, the year 2018. Through exchanges with her 17-year-old grandmother and her club members, the story follows Hitomi's growth as a person.

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    • strong shared themes: anime and romance
    • shared time travel series style
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    A Certain Scientific Railgun

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    2009 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as Espers, including Misaka's flirtatious friend and roommate, Shirai Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 Esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: anime and seinen
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Monogatari

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    2009 · 24 min · Animation · Comedy · Drama · Mystery

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    Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each arc talks about a different girl's unique struggle and the mysterious cause of their affliction. The series explores themes of adolescence, personal growth, and the complexities of human relationships. It's known for its witty dialogue, stylistic animation, and unique narrative structure.

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    • shared themes: anime and romance
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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