Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Kaisha
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Stern Bild City is a thriving metropolis where superheroes called "NEXT" protect the streets, sponsors pull the strings, and a hugely popular show called Hero TV captures all of it. Veteran hero Kotetsu Kaburagi and hotheaded new hero Barnaby Brooks, Jr. (nicknamed Bunny by his friends) are forced to team up not only to protect Stern Bild City, but to earn as many points on Hero TV as possible.
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"Hailed as the heroes who saved Stern Bild, Kotetsu and Barnaby face a volley of media attention with Barnaby crowned as the new King of Heroes! Then, Kotetsu tries to discuss his conflicted feelings about continuing as Wild Tiger with Barnaby, but when a possible new lead comes up, Kotetsu instead gives his full attention to helping Barnaby find the true murderer of his parents."--Container.
3) My-HiME: 6
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Hidden truths and forbidden desires are revealed as the Obsidian Prince finally awakens. In the face of defeat by Nao, Natsuki is rescued by Shizuru. Midori fights against Mikoto while trying to reactivate Miyu, who may be the HiME's only chance.
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Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of 'special' training, though, he's become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong, even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he...
Description
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of 'special' training, though, he's become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong, even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he...
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Lonely nine-year-old Masao leaves Tokyo in search of his mother, whom he has never met. He's accompanied on his journey across the Japanese countryside by the surly, middle-aged crook Kikujiro, who is none too happy being the chaperone. When Kikujiro gambles away all the travel money, the two must rely on their wits and the kindness of strangers.
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In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a vast and lethal political conspiracy.
12) Dolls
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Dolls is the 10th film by acclaimed Japanese director Takeshi Kitano. Focusing on three couples and the overpowering love that both drives and dooms them, the film is inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese Bunraku puppet theater.
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In 2071 A.D., after the world falls into chaos, Spike and Jet, a pair of suave bounty hunters cruise the galaxy in the spaceship Bebop, so named because of their love for jazz. Soon, the pair have hooked up with Faye Valentine, a sexy bounty hunter who has something of a rivalry with Spike, as well as Ed and Ein, a young tomboy and her dog.
Series
Criterion collection volume 554
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Every year, the Yokoyama clan gets together to honor the life of eldest son Junpei, drowned 15 years earlier while saving a man from drowning. Retired physician father Shohei still mourns, while his wife Toshiko has become a passive-aggressive domestic goddess, the two bicker continually. Surviving son Ryota has married at last-his new wife Yukari is a widow with a young son. Daughter Chinami and her car-salesman husband have their two kids in tow....
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Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son.
16) Hana-bi
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Former police officer Nishi feels responsible for the shattered lives of his loved ones. His partner Horbie has been crippled in a disastrous stakeout, a colleague is shot dead by the same villain, and his own wife has a terminal illness. In debt to a yakuza loanshark, Nishi conceives a bank robbery to provide for his partner, help the dead cop's widow, and take one last holiday throughout Japan with his wife and share a final taste of happiness.
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In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent. She is on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a vast and lethal political conspiracy.
18) Avalon
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"In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers"--IMDb website.