Swordplay/Modern/Action Titles

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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.

Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Action: (Genre) Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as "Gun-Action", "Martial Arts", and "Swordplay"; see also: "Fighting".

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Blood + Rent See Blood Plus
Blood Night Rent See Blood Plus

Blood Plus
Rent Saya Otonashi lives peacefully with her adoptive family in Okinawa. The man that she proudly calls dad has adopted both her, her younger brother Riku and her troublesome older brother Kai. In the past year the four of them, once strangers, have formed a close loving family, but Saya wonders why she does not have any memories older than a year. Everything changes with the appearance of a monster called a Chiropteran. At school one night, a teacher is murdered before her eyes and Saya is attacked by a murderous creature. A mysterious young man carrying a cello appears and saves her, but he hands her a strange sword and tells her to fight. Why does her dad know so much about these monsters? And who is this cello player named Haji, someone who is now following Saya around - insisting on serving her?
Blood TV Rent See Blood Plus
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Crow Buy See Karas
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Honoo no Labyrinth
Rent Galan is a strangely troubled university student who is a big samurai fan, and when a fellow student, the lady Natsu gives him an ancient Japanese short sword as a gift, he can only geek-out with joy. And when the lady Natsu invites him to visit her hometown, a traditional Japanese village located in Russia, Galan can only answer yes. But what Galan has not yet been told is that his college lady-friend is a princess in the village and her gift is a betrothal heirloom.
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Juuni Kokuki Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
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Karas
Buy At a future time in the city of Shijuku, a series of strange murders befuddle the police. The victims were attacked in a public place and their bodies were drained of their fluids and are badly desiccated. But just out of sight of everyone, a strange battle goes on. The previous Karas has gone renegade and begins to take revenge on those he used to protect. A new Karas, the guardian of the town, has been chosen and the battle between them has begun.
Kraujas Plius Rent See Blood Plus
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Labyrinth Of Flames Rent See Honoo no Labyrinth
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Record of 12 Kingdoms Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
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Triangle Heart Watch See Triangle Heart - Sweet Songs Forever (OAV)

Triangle Heart - Sweet Songs Forever (OAV)
Watch Fiasse Crystera is the headmistress at the Crystera Song School in England. She and the school have been receiving threatening letters, some promising to kill Fiasse. As such, the school hires the McGaren Security Service Firm, run by Fiasse's childhood friend Elise McGaren, to help protect her. In addition, Fiasse wants two other friends of hers to help protect her -- Takamachi Miyuki and her brother Kyouya. Kyouya is an instructor at the Fuwa Mikami School in Japan and his sister is an expert swordswoman.

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.
とらいあんぐるハート -Sweet Songs Forever- Watch See Triangle Heart - Sweet Songs Forever (OAV)
Genre
Comedy(1) Drama(4) Horror(1) Mystery(1)
Parody(1) Romantic Comedy(1) Suspense(2)
Setting
Fantasy(2) Historical(1) Sci-Fi(1)
Demographic
Style
Silly-funny(1) Surreal(1)
Keywords
Adventure(1) Dark(1) Ecchi(1) Epic(1)
Fan Service(1) Fighting(3) Friendship(1) Mecha(1)
Music(1) Ninja(1) Samurai(1) Supernatural(2)
Vampires(1) Video-game inspired(1) Violent(3) War(1)
Type
OVA(3) TV(2)
Release Year
2006(1) 2005(1) 2003(2) 2002(1) 2000(1)
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