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Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Misaki Takahashi and Akihiko Usami
純情ロマンチカ (Junjō Romanchika)
Genre	Boys Love
Manga
Written by	Shungiku Nakamura
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Blu Manga
Magazine	Asuka Ciel (2002–2014) Emerald (2014–present)
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	April 30, 2002 – present
Volumes	29
Anime television series
Junjou Romantica
Directed by	Chiaki Kon
Music by	MOKA☆
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited
Original network	TV Hokkaido
Original run	April 10, 2008 – June 26, 2008
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Junjou Romantica 2
Directed by	Chiaki Kon
Music by	MOKA☆
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited
Original network	TV Hokkaido
Original run	October 12, 2008 – December 27, 2008
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by	Chiaki Kon
Studio	Studio Deen
Released	December 20, 2012
Runtime	25 minutes
Anime television series
Junjou Romantica 3
Directed by	Chiaki Kon
Music by	MOKA☆
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN TV, AT-X, tvk, Chiba TV, TVS, Gifu TV, BS11, TVQ
Original run	July 8, 2015 – September 23, 2015
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance (Japanese: 純情ロマンチカ/ピュア ロマンス, Hepburn: Junjō Romanchika, lit. "Pure-Hearted Romantica") is a Japanese boys love manga series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on four storylines: the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and three other male couples that provide ongoing side stories ("Junjo Egoist", "Junjo Terrorist", and "Junjo Mistake"). It has expanded into several CD-dramas, a manga series running in Asuka Ciel, a light novel series titled "Junai Romantica" running in The Ruby magazine, and a 37-episode anime series.

Shungiku Nakamura has written a spin-off of Junjou Romantica titled Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (lit. "The World's Greatest First Love") focusing on a shōjo manga editor and his first love, which was also animated by Studio Deen in 2011.

Characters

Junjo Romantica

Misaki Takahashi (高橋 美咲, Takahashi Misaki)

Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai

Misaki Takahashi (the uke of the Romantica couple) is Takahiro's younger brother. He is eighteen years old at the start of the series, nineteen in episode 8 of the anime, and twenty-one in the third season. He is a textbook tsundere. At the start of the series, Misaki is about to take his college entrance exams. He aspires to attend Mitsuhashi University, the college his brother turned down in order to care for him after their parents died. Although he seems childish and brash, he simply doesn't want to cause trouble for anyone else. This is because he still blames himself for his parents' deaths; he thinks that if he hadn't asked them to hurry home that day, they wouldn't have had the accident.

After failing all his practice exams, Misaki's only choice is to ask Usagi to tutor him. This professional relationship gradually evolves into a romantic one. Because Misaki has an idealistic view of relationships, he is reluctant to admit his feelings for Usagi. Even after the two move in together, many challenges come their way. With his so-called "Usa-mones," Misaki ends up attracting several of the Usami men, including Usagi's half-brother, Haruhiko, and his father, Fuyuhiko. Misaki, now a grad student at Mitsuhashi, got accepted into Marukawa after several interviews.

Akihiko Usami (宇佐見 秋彦, Usami Akihiko)

Voiced by Hikaru Hanada and Rina Sato (child)

Akihiko is twenty-eight at the beginning of the series, and he has turned thirty-one by the third season. The seme to Misaki's uke, he is a prolific author of fiction and BL novels, not to mention the youngest recipient of the distinguished Naomori Award. His nickname is "Usagi" (rabbit in Japanese). Usagi is a close friend of Misaki's older brother, Takahiro, and secretly has feelings for him. Not long after meeting Misaki, he discovers Takahiro is engaged. Misaki gets upset on Usagi's behalf, which leads Usagi to realize his true feelings—he is actually in love with Misaki, not Takahiro. Once Takahiro moves away, Misaki and Usagi move in together, and go from roommates to lovers.

Usagi has a cameo in the first episode of the Junjou Romantica spin-off Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi. Ritsu Onodera, the central protagonist of that series, was Usagi's editor prior to transferring to Marukawa.

Haruhiko Usami (宇佐見 春彦, Usami Haruhiko)

Voiced by Kōsuke Toriumi (adult)

Haruhiko Usami is Akihiko's 30-year-old half-brother (they have different mothers). Misaki calls him "Big Brother Usagi". He is generally cold and disapproving towards his brother, though no one really knows why. After a brief appearance in the middle of the series, he begins proclaiming that he "loves" Misaki, but that was only after he found out how close he and Akihiko were. When he begins sending Misaki flowers and saying that he would take Misaki as his own, Akihiko claims that Haruhiko was "always trying to take things."

Takahiro Takahashi (高橋 孝浩, Takahashi Takahiro)

Voiced by Kishō Taniyama

Takahiro is Misaki's 28-year-old brother and Usagi's long-time friend. He was the subject of Akihiko's affections for a long time, though he never seemed to notice as he is shown to be extremely naive. He is extremely caring towards his younger brother, who refers to him as "Niichan," even dropping out of school to raise Misaki after their parents died. Early in the series, he becomes engaged to and marries Kajiwara Manami. They soon move to Osaka due to his job, at which time Misaki goes to live with Usagi. He now has a son named Mahiro in season 3, he and Misaki dote on him a lot, but Usagi doesn't like him because he's not comfortable with creatures ruled by instinct.

Keiichi Sumi (角 圭一, Sumi Keiichi)

Voiced by Isshin Chiba

A senior college student at Mitsuhashi University and Misaki's friend, Keiichi Sumi is a very mysterious young man; while it is usually hard to tell whether he is being serious or not, he is not viewed as a bad person. The son of famous novelist Ryouichi Sumi, Keiichi is also a member of the university's Onsen Research Group (ORG) which have been known for generations as makers of Japan's most terrifying haunted house. He is first introduced trying to lure Misaki away from Akihiko, fueling Akihiko to intervene. Afterwards, once Akihiko and Misaki admit their feelings for one another, Keiichi frequently creates problems between the two, suggesting to Misaki at one point that there might be something between Akihiko and Aikawa (as she had a key to his apartment). He later reveals that he was merely using Misaki to get closer to his true object of affections, Akihiko. Despite this, the two remain close friends, showing that he does care for Misaki. He graduated in season 3 and got a job in a video company, he was aiming for a publishing company but he didn't get in.

Eri Aikawa (相川 絵理, Aikawa Eri)

Voiced by Noriko Namiki

Eri Aikawa is Akihiko's editor, for both his fiction works and BL novels, as well as a friend to both him and Misaki. She is roughly the same age as Akihiko and is constantly pushing him to finish his work on time. On the exterior, she seems like a kind and nice-mannered person, but when Akihiko does not hand in his manuscripts on time, she is famous for freaking out and even, on one occasion, attacking him. A fan of Akihiko's work, as Misaki notes that Aikawa sometimes acts like a fan girl when she is around Akihiko and Misaki; in fact, Akihiko reveals that many scenes from his novels are Aikawa's own personal requests, a fact that seemed to surprise Misaki.

Fuyuhiko Usami (宇佐見 冬彦, Usami Fuyuhiko)

Voiced by Jūrōta Kosugi

The father of Akihiko ("Usagi") and Haruhiko, as well as uncle to Kaoruko, Misaki calls him "Papa Usagi". Fuyuhiko Usami loves both of his sons equally and wants what is best for both of them. However, he is known to become quite ruthless in his need to accomplish that. He was married into the Usami family, originally being a commoner, which explains why he doesn't appreciate the relationship between Akihiko and Misaki. There are times he will step in to stop their relationship, but in the last episode of Season 2, he eventually accepts. Like his youngest son, Akihiko, he is very fond of bears and enjoys the art of woodcarving. He owns a successful business and is often seen carrying rubber ducks. It is briefly mentioned by Akihiko that Fuyuhiko was adopted.

Kaoruko Usami (宇佐見 薫子, Usami Kaoruko)

Voiced by Mizuki Nana

Kaoruko Usami is Akihiko's cousin on his mother's side. Akihiko did mention once that his father was adopted, so it is possible that Akihiko's mother is a blood relative of the Usami family, including Kaoruko Usami. A 20-year-old aspiring pâtissier (pastry chef), Kaoruko came to Japan after she was told her parents had fallen ill; however, this is revealed to be a trick on the part of her uncle Fuyuhiko, who wished for her to marry Haruhiko in an effort order to separate him from Misaki. As time progresses, however, Kaoruko claims to love Misaki, as she has the "same taste" as Akihiko.

Mizuki Shiiba (椎葉 水樹, Shiiba Mizuki)

Voiced by Hiro Shimono

Mizuki is Akihiko's 25-year-old cousin from his father's side of the family. He has returned from America to visit Akihiko, freeloading off of his cousin while living in Akihiko's apartment. While he is shown to be quite attached to Akihiko, he comes off as cold and hostile toward Misaki; this is later revealed to be due to his feelings for Kaoruko, sensing her attraction towards Misaki.

Shinnosuke Tōdō (藤堂 進之介, Tōdō Shinnosuke)

Voiced by Wataru Hatano

Shinnosuke is Misaki's friend and classmate. He is attending Mitsuhashi University as a law student with aspirations of becoming a police officer in the future. He is also a member of the Kendo club. He met Misaki when he picked up The☆Kan phone strap that Misaki had dropped and the two easily bond over their shared love for The☆Kan manga.

Kyō Ijuuin (伊集院 響, Ijuuin Kyō)

Voiced by Hozumi Gōda

Kyō Ijuuin is the creator of Misaki's favorite manga, The☆Kan. Whenever the deadline for his next manga installment is near, he becomes incredibly pessimistic. According to Isaka, it is disputed as to whether The☆Kan is in first or second place in terms of sales at Marukawa Publishing. Misaki first met him at Marukawa when Kyō was in one of his pre-deadline funks, with Misaki giving him the motivation to continue by telling him how much his work meant to him. Later on, Misaki was selected in a lottery to meet him again for an autograph signing, then realized it was Misaki who encouraged him 3 years ago. Kyō is a bachelor who, when cleaned up, is shown to be a considerably attractive man. The majority of his fans are said to be women. It's revealed later in the series, that he has feelings for Misaki.

Tanaka (田中, Tanaka)

Voiced by Kenta Miyake

Tanaka is the butler for the Usami household, often mistakenly called "Sebastian" by Misaki. There was another time when child Kamijou Hiroki mistakenly called him "Mary". (This is because the Japanese word for butler, shitsuji, sounds very similar to the Japanese word for sheep, hitsuji.)

Mahiro Takahashi (高橋 真浩, Takahashi Mahiro)

Voiced by Yuuko Yamazaki

Takahiro and Manami's toddler-age son, Misaki's nephew and Akihiko's godson. His name is a combination of his mother's (Manami) and his father's-(Takahiro) names; Mahiro often mispronounces people's names-(such as calling Usami "Unagi", much to the latter's annoyance/dismay).

Risako Takatsuki (高槻 理沙子, Takatsuki Risako)

Voiced by Mayumi Asano

The ex-wife of Yō Miyagi and the older sister of Shinobu Takatsuki. Shortly after her divorce with Miyagi, Shinobu (Risako's younger brother) confesses to Miyagi and they begin a relationship, of which she is unaware. Risako was cheating on her husband because she felt that she did not love him anymore. However, in reality, she did love him but she always felt unloved because of his strong attachment of his deceased teacher. She felt that Miyagi never loved her at all and decided to divorced her because of her infidelity.

Manami Takahashi (高橋 真奈美, Takahashi Manami)

Voiced by Kumiko Hashimoto

She is the fiance and later the wife of Takahiro Takahashi, the mother of Mahiro, and the sister-in-law of Misaki.

Ryou Shizukuishi (雫石涼, Shizukuishi Ryou)

Voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga

A new manga editor of Kyo Ijuuin. He often displays a cold emotionless attitude especially when he first meets Misaki; he also disapproves of people being huge crazy fans of Kyo's work even though he himself is a massive fan himself. It can be assumed that he secretly harbors a crush on Kyo.

Junjo Egoist

Hiroki Kamijou (上條 弘樹, Kamijō Hiroki)

Voiced by Kentarō Itō (adult) and Eri Kitamura (child)

In the anime, Hiroki Kamijou (the uke of the Egoist couple) is 29 years old (31 years-old in Season 3), a long-time friend of Akihiko's, and an associate professor at Mitsuhashi University. He is a bit of a loner and is extremely passionate about classical Japanese literature, apparently having graduated at the top of his class. Hiroki initially loved Akihiko, his childhood friend. Six years prior to the main events of the story, he took advantage of Akihiko's unrequited love for Takahiro, convincing him to wear a blindfold as he pretended be Takahiro. Hiroki hoped that once Akihiko was intimate with him, his feelings would change, but Hiroki soon realized that he could never be with Akihiko as long as he was in love with Takahiro. He sympathizes with Akihiko, however, for just as Akihiko yearns for Takahiro, Hiroki pines for Akihiko. Soon afterwards, Hiroki would meet Nowaki Kusama, a student four years his junior who refers to him as "Hiro-san." Over the next six years, Hiroki and Nowaki fall in love with each other, but their personal dreams seem to get in the way of their being together. Their story arc focuses on their attempts to start over after Nowaki returns from his study abroad.

In the series, he serves as an example of the tsundere character archetype: he has a bad temper and is feared among his students, who refer to him as "Devil Kamijou," though he is shown to be one who is actually quite shy and who becomes flustered easily. Misaki later makes a reference about his "difficult Japanese literature professor" later on while on a date with Akihiko. In Season 3, it is shown that Misaki complains to Todo about taking Kamijou's class, saying that he is very scary.

Nowaki Kusama (草間 野分, Kusama Nowaki)

Voiced by Nobutoshi Canna (adult) and Ryoko Shiraishi (child)

Orphaned as an infant, Nowaki Kusama (the seme of the Egoist couple) was abandoned at an orphanage during a heavy rain storm; as a result, he was named "Nowaki" ("typhoon" in Japanese) by the head of the orphanage, though elders seem to refer to him as "Wacchan." Six years before the main story, Nowaki first comes across Hiroki when he finds Hiroki crying about his unrequited feelings with Akihiko. After inviting him to spend the afternoon with him and his friends (the elders mentioned earlier), Nowaki goes on to insist that Hiroki become his tutor. Originally studying to become a social worker, he changes his mind and is currently in training to become a pediatrician. Kind, understanding, and patient, Nowaki shows these traits most often while he is around Hiroki. As Nowaki is four years younger than Hiroki, this fuels a desire in him to quickly catch up to Hiroki (mostly career-wise), as he believes Hiroki deserves someone who is his equal. He shows unrelenting devotion and love for Hiroki, never giving up on them even when Hiroki seems oblivious to it. Despite his age, Nowaki is actually much taller than Hiroki, a fact that initially irritated the older Hiroki.

Tsumori (津森, Tsumori)

Voiced by Susumu Chiba

Nowaki's senior in the hospital whom Nowaki often consult to. He immediately knows what kind of relationship Nowaki has with Hiroki the first time he met Hiroki. He and Hiroki shares a rather cold relationship due to a misunderstanding when Hiroki found him and Nowaki sleeping together on the floor, naked. Although having no romantic feeling towards neither Nowaki nor Hiroki, he likes to tease on their relationship (being clingy to Nowaki, making Hiroki jealous). He is known to be some kind of player, shown in Season 3 when he explains how he was slapped for hitting on a married woman.

Shinoda (篠田, Shinoda)

A real estate agent, Shinoda met Hiroki while trying to get him to sign a real estate contract. He and Hiroki had a brief romantic relationship while Hiroki was dealing with his feelings for Akihiko. He makes a short appearance and is only in the manga.

Junjo Terrorist

You Miyagi (宮城 庸, Miyagi Yō)

Voiced by Kazuhiko Inoue

In the anime, You Miyagi (the seme of the Terrorist couple) is a 35-year-old literature professor at Mitsuhashi University and co-worker of Kamijo Hiroki. He was once married, but is now divorced, though this is most likely due to his indifference toward feelings and emotions. Miyagi is often playful when it comes to teasing Hiroki, with whom he shares an office at the university, though his true character is seen to be far more serious due to an event from his past. He once tried to kiss Hiroki after noticing something was bothering him, but he was stopped at the last minute by Nowaki, who had come searching for Hiroki. Nevertheless, Miyagi seems to be supportive of Hiroki's relationship with Nowaki, stating that as long as Hiroki was happy, he would be happy for him. Miyagi's primary love interest in the series is introduced as Takatsuki Shinobu, his former brother-in-law who is seventeen years his junior.

Shinobu Takatsuki (高槻 忍, Takatsuki Shinobu)

Voiced by Daisuke Kishio

Shinobu Takatsuki (the uke of the Terrorist couple) is an 18-year-old high school student and the son of Mitsuhashi University's dean of literature. Shinobu believes it to be fate that he is in love with his former brother-in-law, Yo Miyagi, though would very much like Miyagi to take responsibility for Shinobu falling in love with him. He is often blunt and unreasonable, though he is shown to have a softer side.

Sensei (先生, Sensei)

Voiced by Yuki Masuda

She was Miyagi's deceased high school teacher. Miyagi says he often gave her a tough time before developing an unrequited love towards her. When her health started to deteriorate, Miyagi often took care of her despite his feelings not being reciprocated. When seeing how strongly he felt toward her, she told him that after her death if her memory proved to be an emotional burden then to forget about her, saying how she wants him to live a full and happy life with someone he can truly love.

Junjo Mistake

Ryūichirō Isaka (井坂 龍一郎, Isaka Ryūichirō)

Voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa

Ryūichirō Isaka (the uke of the Mistake couple) is the 32-year-old president of Marukawa Publishing and a childhood friend of Haruhiko and Akihiko. He and his assistant Asahina are the main characters of the short comics released with the DVDs, "Junjou Mistake," which takes place ten years before the main Romantica storyline. Isaka initially aspired to become a novelist, though he eventually found his true talent in finding future best-sellers.

In the anime adaptation, he first appears interrupting Akihiko and Misaki while they are on a date. Isaka later appears in the spin-off series Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi, which centers around the relationship between Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano at Marukawa Publishing.

Kaoru Asahina (朝比奈 薫, Asahina Kaoru)

Voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu

Kaoru Asahina (the seme of the Mistake couple) is Ryūichiro's secretary who came to work for the Isaka family when they helped his family out of a bad situation. Originally intended to be Isaka's playmate, he ended up becoming something more of a caretaker.

Media

Manga

Written by Shungiku Nakamura, Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance began serialization in Asuka Ciel in 2002. The individual chapters have been compiled into twenty-nine tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. The first volume was released on June 2, 2003; as of August 30, 2024, 29 volumes have been released.

The series was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Blu Manga, an imprint of Tokyopop, until Tokyopop's closure in May 2011. As of April 2011, 12 English volumes have been released. An attempt to gauge relative sales of manga titles by online vendors (based on publicly available "bestseller" listings) suggests that Junjo Romantica was the best-selling yaoi manga series of 2008 among online vendors. Volume 10 was #6 in the manga category of the New York Times "Graphic Books" weekly bestseller list for July 11, 2009, and volume 12 was #4 on the same list for September 10, 2010.

In 2017, Viz Media stated at Yaoi-Con that they received requests to re-license the series, but they decided against it due to the series being too long.

Volume listing

Anime

Studio Deen produced an anime adaptation based around the manga series. Premiering in Japan on TV Hokkaido on April 10, 2008, the series' first season ran for twelve episodes until its conclusion on June 26, 2008. A second season premiered on the same channel on October 12, 2008, it also ended after twelve episodes. On March 28, 2012, a new anime adaptation of Junjo Romantica was announced to be in the works, which has been revealed as an OVA to be released with the limited edition Volume 16 on December 20, 2012. On August 29, 2013, it was announced that more anime for the series is in production. On July 30, 2014, it was confirmed that the series had been green-lit for a third season, which premiered on July 8, 2015.

The anime series is licensed for release in North America by Kadokawa Pictures USA; Season 1 was released on May 4, 2010. The series has not been dubbed for English audiences, but released in Japanese with English subtitles. Per their website, they may be releasing the series under the name "Romantica: Pure Love". Anime OVA in bundled with volume 16 is released on December 20, 2012. Nozomi Entertainment re-released the series on Blu-ray on July 17, 2017.

On July 9, 2015 at 1:05 am in Japan, the third season of the show was released and was credited as a sequel to the previous seasons.

Reception

Junjo Romantica became the first yaoi (boys' love) title to enter the New York Times Manga Best Seller list when it debuted in week 28. According to Oricon and DVD sales data from Animesuki, the first DVD for the Junjō Romantica anime adaptation was released on July 25, 2008 and it became a hit, selling 8,406 copies in its first week. It is currently the fourth best selling debut DVD for an anime series of 2008, just after Gundam 00, Macross Frontier and Aria the Origination. It continued to dwell on the Oricon anime DVD charts for the second week charting on the top 5 with total sales for the first DVD at 10,986 copies. With those sales, it is currently ranked at number 1 for the shōjo category on DVD sales for the year 2008. According to Oricon sales for the past 5 years, it is the best selling BL (Boys Love) anime so far and has performed the best on the charts.

The second season's DVD sales have performed extremely well as well, selling an average of 7,000 to 8,000 copies, which makes it one of the most profitable anime series of the year. It is constantly ranked very high on Amazon Japan for the DVD category as well. Fan reviews and the responses were positive.

Jacob Chapman of Anime News Network noted that the series focuses on three couples, with superficial connections between characters, with no "crossover relationships" between the couples. However, he said that this is a "prime specimen" when it comes to yaoi works, but that the story's main couple is problematic, because there is rape involved, even though the two other couples in the series have consensual relationships. He also praised the anime's art and said that the show is a "feast for the fanbase with a few...ideas outside of its...main pairing."

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External links

• Official Blu Manga Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance manga website
• Official Junjō Romantica anime site Archived 2022-08-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
• Official Italian Junjō Romantica site (in Italian)
• Official Studio Deen Junjo Romantica anime site (in Japanese)
• Official MX TV Junjō Romantica 2 anime site Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
• Official English Junjo Romantica site Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Junjo Romanchika at IMDb
• Junjō Romantica Boys-Love Anime Season 3's Date, Cast, Staff Revealed

v t e Studio Deen television series
1980s	Urusei Yatsura (1984–1986, #107–195) Maison Ikkoku (1986–1988) F (1988) Ranma ½ (1989) Ranma ½ Nettōhen (1989–1992)
1990s	DNA² (1994) Zenki (1995) You're Under Arrest (1996–1997) Violinist of Hameln (1996–1997) Rurouni Kenshin (1997–1998, #67–95) Eat-Man (1997) Haunted Junction (1997) Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy (1997) Ehrgeiz (1997) AWOL (1998) Super Radical Gag Family (1998) Shadow Skill - Eigi (1998) Eat-Man '98 (1998) Eden's Bowy (1999) Hoshin Engi (1999) You're Under Arrest (1999)
2000s	Mon Colle Knights (2000) Gravitation (2000–2001) You're Under Arrest (2001) Star Ocean EX (2001) Fruits Basket (2001) Kokoro Library (2001) Sadamitsu the Destroyer (2001) Rave Master (2001–2002) Samurai Deeper Kyo (2002) Bomberman Jetters (2002–2003) Full Moon o Sagashite (2002–2003) GetBackers (2002–2003) Jing: King of Bandits (2002) The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (2003) Mouse (2003) Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito (2003) R.O.D the TV (2003–2004) Diamond Daydreams (2004) Maria-sama ga Miteru (2004) Maria-sama ga Miteru: Printemps (2004) Yumeria (2004) AM Driver (2004–2005) Tactics (2004–2005) Zipang (2004–2005) Kyo Kara Maoh! (2004–2006) Amaenaide yo!! (2005) Ginga Densetsu Weed (2005–2006) Hell Girl (2005–2006) The Law of Ueki (2005–2006) Amaenaide yo!! Katsu!! (2006) Binchō-tan (2006) Fate/stay night (2006) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006) Hell Girl: Two Mirrors (2006–2007) Princess Princess (2006) Simoun (2006) Shōnen Onmyōji (2006–2007) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (2007) Shining Tears X Wind (2007) Tōka Gettan (2007) You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle (2007–2008) Code-E (2007) Shion no Ō (2007–2008) Fantastic Detective Labyrinth (2007–2008) Gag Manga Biyori 3 (2008) Mission-E (2008) Amatsuki (2008) Hatenkō Yūgi (2008) Junjo Romantica (2008) Vampire Knight (2008) Hell Girl: Three Vessels (2008–2009) Junjo Romantica 2 (2008) Vampire Knight Guilty (2008) Kyo Kara Maoh! Third Series (2008–2009) Maria-sama ga Miteru (2009) 07-Ghost (2009) Student Council's Discretion (2009) Umineko no Naku Koro ni (2009)
2010s	Gag Manga Biyori + (2010) Giant Killing (2010) Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (2010) Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (2010) Hakuoki: Record of the Jade Blood (2010) Starry Sky (2010–2011) Dragon Crisis! (2011) Is This a Zombie? (2011) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi (2011) Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital (2011) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2 (2011) Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki (2012) Hakuoki: Dawn of the Shinsengumi (2012) Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga (2012) Is This a Zombie? of the Dead (2012) Sankarea: Undying Love (2012) Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga 2' (2012) Hakkenden: Tōhō Hakken Ibun (2013) Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen (2013) Gifu Dodo!! Kanetsugu to Keiji (2013) Meganebu! (2013) Pupa (2014) Sakura Trick (2014) Meshimase Lodoss-tō Senki: Sorette Oishii no? (2014) Always! Super Radical Gag Family (2014) Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- (2014) Log Horizon 2 (2014–2015) Jewelpet: Magical Change (2015) Junjo Romantica 3 (2015) Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016–2017) Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage (2016) KonoSuba (2016–2017) Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yousei no Door~ (2016–2017) Super Lovers (2016–2017) Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (2016) Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (2016) First Love Monster (2016) Ao Oni: The Animation (2016–2017) Reikenzan: Eichi e no Shikaku (2017) Kabukibu! (2017) Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Maho no Kagami~ (2017–2018) Hell Girl: The Fourth Twilight (2017) The Reflection (2017) Hozuki's Coolheadedness 2 (2017–2018) Junji Ito Collection (2018) Gurazeni (2018) Ongaku Shōjo (2018) Oshiete Mahou no Pendulum ~Rilu Rilu Fairilu~ (2018–2019) Agū: Tensai Ningyō (2018) Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (2018–2020) Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary (2018) Bakumatsu (2018–2019) Kochoki (2019) Outburst Dreamer Boys (2019) The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods (2019–2020)
2020s	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (2020) Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table (2021) The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement (2021) Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck (2021) Sasaki and Miyano (2022) Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Chaos in Urbanrama (2023) Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Doom of Dragon's Sanctuary (2023) Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom (2023) Re:Monster (2024) The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases (2024) Welcome Home (2024) Days with My Stepsister (2024) Twilight Out of Focus (2024) Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii (2024) I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (2025) Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World (2025) Witchy Pretty Cure!! Future Days (2025) Gag Manga Biyori Go (2025)
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v t e Studio Deen theatrical features, OVAs, and ONAs
Films	Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love (1985) Angel's Egg (1985) Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever (1986) Patlabor: The Movie (1989) Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991) Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine (1992) Ranma ½: Super Indiscriminate Decisive Battle! Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (1994) You're Under Arrest: The Movie (1999) Mon Colle Knights the Movie: The Legendary Fire Dragon and The Mysterious Tatari-chan (2000) Initial D Third Stage (2001) Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) Hetalia: Axis Powers - Paint it, White! (2010) Hakuoki: Wild Dance of Kyoto (2013) Hakuoki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky (2014) The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa (2014) Ongaku Shōjo (2015) Gekijōban Meiji Tokyo Renka: Yumihari no Serenade (2015) Gekijōban Meiji Tokyo Renka: Hana Kagami no Fantasia (2016) Ao Oni: The Animation (2017) The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal arc (2020) Sailor Moon Eternal (2021) The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021) Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023) Gekijōban Collar × Malice Deep Cover (2023) Sailor Moon Cosmos (2023)
OVAs/ ONAs	Urusei Yatsura (1985–1986, #1–2) Making of Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever (1986) Mystery Article File 538 (1987) Patlabor: Early Days (1988–1989) Judo-bu Monogatari (1991) Ranma ½ (1993–1994) You're Under Arrest (1994–1995) The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (1994–1996, #2–10) Ranma ½ Special (1994–1995) DNA² (1995) Ranma ½ Super (1995–1996) Kishin Dōji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan (1997) Tekken: The Motion Picture (1998) Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (1999) Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection (2001) Read or Die (2001) You're Under Arrest (2002) Jing: King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven (2004) Maria-sama ni wa Naisho (2004–2009) Maria-sama ga Miteru (2006–2007) Kyo Kara Maoh! R (2007–2008) Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep (2008) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (2009) Hetalia: Axis Powers (2009–2010) Hetalia: World Series (2010–2011) Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc (2011–2012) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira (2011–2012) Hakuoki: A Memory of Snow Flowers (2011–2012) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: No love's like to the first. (2011) Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Hatori Yoshiyuki no Baai (2011) Junjo Romantica (2012) Hetalia: The Beautiful World (2013) Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (2013) Hiiro no Kakera Taizen: Totsugeki! Tonari no Ikemens (2012) Hybrid Child (2014–2015) Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2015) Hetalia: The World Twinkle (2015) Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (2016) Hozuki's Coolheadedness (2017) Neo Yokio (2017) Hetalia: World Stars (2021) Hakuoki (2021–2022) Sasaki and Miyano (2022) Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023) Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
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