Fantasy: (Setting) Titles that deal in might and magic will fall into this category.
Spiritual: (Story/Location) Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and faith, a transcendent reality, or one or more deities. The ↗Shinto religion was once the state religion of Japan and still holds a deep and special meaning within the Japanese culture. Traditionally considered to be an animism or shamanist religion, it places great value on nature worship and is a common theme of anime. Many series have characters possessing special powers or insights which are attributed to their being a Miko Shrine Maiden or a Shinto priest. For more information, see ↗WikiPedia entry for Spirituality.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
 Asagiri no Miko |
Buy |
A young boy named Hiro comes to visit the Hieda family. The three sisters Kurako (Eldest), Yuzu, and Tama (Youngest) are Mikos. Hiro is being targeted by unseen forces. Yuzu, her sisters and others are charged with protecting Hiro from these demons. |
 Asura Cryin' |
This is a semi-serious school action story which revolves around Tomoharu Natsume, a boy who has been haunted by a ghosty girl who was a childhood friend. | |
| Asura Kurain | See Asura Cryin' | |
| B | ||
 Bleach |
Buy |
Kurosaki Ichigo is not your ordinary 15 year old, because he has always had the ability to see and interact with those spirits and ghosts that remained behind and are hidden to ordinary people. And one fateful day, a female Shinigami (soul reaper) named Kuchiki Rukia appears before him as she is hunting for an evil spirit. During the confrontation with the daemon, both Ichigo and Rukia are seriously injured, and Rukia has to transfer her powers to Ichigo to assist him in defeating the evil Hollow. But in doing so, she loses all of her power and she now expects Ichigo to continue in her task of fighting and defeating those fallen spirits whom she calls Hollows, who exist only to devour other innocent souls. |
| M | ||
| Maidens of Morning Mist | Buy | See Asagiri no Miko |
 Mononoke Hime |
Rent |
A young man, cursed with death for saving his village, leaves home to find where the curse originated from. Doing so takes him into the middle of a conflict between man and nature, an unmoving rock between two unstoppable forces. But can he save those he loves and respects while removing his curse? Will he be forced to side against his friends? |
| N | ||
 Natsume Yuujinchou |
Rent |
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Natsume Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. Containing the names of these spirits, a binding contract was formed between the spirits and the owner of the book. Now, Takashi is determined to free the spirits and dissolve the contracts. With the help of a spirit cat, his days are filled trying to return the names to these spirits. (summary from ANN) |
| P | ||
| Priestesses of the Morning Mist | Buy | See Asagiri no Miko |
| Princess Mononoke | Rent | See Mononoke Hime |
| S | ||
| Shrine Maiden of the Morning Mist | Buy | See Asagiri no Miko |
| Shrine of the Morning Mist | Buy | See Asagiri no Miko |
| もののけ姫 | Rent | See Mononoke Hime |
| アスラクライン | See Asura Cryin' | |
| ブリーチ (Japanese) | Buy | See Bleach |
| 夏目友人帳 (Japanese) | Rent | See Natsume Yuujinchou |
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