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The Japanese know a thing or two about making odd-sounding ideas work. After all, they make ''real'' [[They Fight Crime|odd ideas]] work [[Widget Series|all the time]]. |
The Japanese know a thing or two about making odd-sounding ideas work. After all, they make ''real'' [[They Fight Crime|odd ideas]] work [[Widget Series|all the time]]. |
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''Please sort new titles alphabetically into the appropriate sub-pages to avoid duplicate entries''. |
''Please sort new titles alphabetically by the English release title into the appropriate sub-pages to avoid duplicate entries''. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[07-Ghost]]''}}: An amnesiac royal gets mixed up with dead bishie bishops after bad dreams make him flee a military academy and his best friend turns into a developmentally delayed mascot character. |
* {{spoiler|''[[07-Ghost]]''}}: An amnesiac royal gets mixed up with dead bishie bishops after bad dreams make him flee a military academy and his best friend turns into a developmentally delayed mascot character. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[20th Century Boys]]''}}: For some people, there is no life after middle school. Apocalypse ensues. |
* {{spoiler|''[[20th Century Boys]]''}}: For some people, there is no life after middle school. Apocalypse ensues. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Sazan Eyes|3x3 Eyes]]''}}: Immortal dies repeatedly in increasingly bloody, hilarious ways. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Sazan Eyes|3x3 Eyes]]''}}: Immortal dies repeatedly in increasingly bloody, hilarious ways. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[666 Satan]]'' (manga)}} : A kid with [[Mismatched Eyes|odd eyes]] and hair wants to [[Take Over the World]] armed only with a [[Improbable Weapon User|boomerang]] and [[Satan]]. |
* {{spoiler|''[[666 Satan]]'' (manga)}} : A kid with [[Mismatched Eyes|odd eyes]] and hair wants to [[Take Over the World]] armed only with a [[Improbable Weapon User|boomerang]] and [[Satan]]. |
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== A == |
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* {{spoiler|''[[+Anima]]'' (manga)}}: A bat-girl, crow-boy, feminine fish-boy, and a 17-year-old bear-person with an [[Eyepatch of Power|eye-patch]] travel through two fictional countries. Food is eaten, people are mauled, and friends are made. |
* {{spoiler|''[[+Anima]]'' (manga)}}: A bat-girl, crow-boy, feminine fish-boy, and a 17-year-old bear-person with an [[Eyepatch of Power|eye-patch]] travel through two fictional countries. Food is eaten, people are mauled, and friends are made. |
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** Alternative: Some people are part-animal, and others aren't, and many of the ones who aren't part-animal want to either kill or become ones who are, and most of the ones who are part-animal don't want to be. |
** Alternative: Some people are part-animal, and others aren't, and many of the ones who aren't part-animal want to either kill or become ones who are, and most of the ones who are part-animal don't want to be. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''}}: No real plot, just Japanese schoolgirls hanging out. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''}}: No real plot, just Japanese schoolgirls hanging out. |
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** Or: Rich 10 year old genius and her friends go through their average lives. |
** Or: Rich 10 year old genius and her friends go through their average lives. |
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== B == |
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* {{spoiler|''[[B Gata H Kei]]''}}: Virgin tries to get laid. She's not very good at it. |
* {{spoiler|''[[B Gata H Kei]]''}}: Virgin tries to get laid. She's not very good at it. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[B't X]]''}}: [[Expy|A guy takes a break]] [[Saint Seiya|from protecting Athena]] to fly around in a desert on a mechanical pony. Lots of people disapprove. |
* {{spoiler|''[[B't X]]''}}: [[Expy|A guy takes a break]] [[Saint Seiya|from protecting Athena]] to fly around in a desert on a mechanical pony. Lots of people disapprove. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Burst Angel]]''}}: Four <s>pairs of breasts</s> female bounty hunters (and [[The One Guy|a guy who cooks for them]]) [[We Help the Helpless|defend the defenseless]] in a [[Crapsack World]] [[Author Tract|brought on by the abolition of gun control]]. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Burst Angel]]''}}: Four <s>pairs of breasts</s> female bounty hunters (and [[The One Guy|a guy who cooks for them]]) [[We Help the Helpless|defend the defenseless]] in a [[Crapsack World]] [[Author Tract|brought on by the abolition of gun control]]. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Busou Renkin]]''}}: Two boys go on life support and try to kill each other. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Busou Renkin]]''}}: Two boys go on life support and try to kill each other. |
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== C == |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Candy Boy]]''}}: A pair of fraternal [[Twincest|twin sisters]] [[Girls Love|really like each other]]. [[Slice of Life|Stuff happens]]. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Candy Boy]]''}}: A pair of fraternal [[Twincest|twin sisters]] [[Girls Love|really like each other]]. [[Slice of Life|Stuff happens]]. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[C the Money And Soul of Possibility]]''}}: Ordinary college student plays financial card games. It's more awesome than it sounds. |
* {{spoiler|''[[C the Money And Soul of Possibility]]''}}: Ordinary college student plays financial card games. It's more awesome than it sounds. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Casshern Sins]]''}}: A [[Bishonen]] android [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]]... [[After the End|what's left of it]]. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Casshern Sins]]''}}: A [[Bishonen]] android [[Walking the Earth|walks the earth]]... [[After the End|what's left of it]]. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[The Cat Returns]]''}}: A girl rescues a cat and is rewarded by nearly being forced to marry him. She's eventually rescued by a magic lawn ornament, a talking crow, and a fat guy. |
* {{spoiler|''[[The Cat Returns]]''}}: A girl rescues a cat and is rewarded by nearly being forced to marry him. She's eventually rescued by a magic lawn ornament, a talking crow, and a fat guy. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[A Certain Magical Index]]''}}: In a world where magic and esper powers are the norm, an [[Unlucky Everydude]] who may or may not be the protagonist of a [[Unwanted Harem|gal-game]] goes through life by punching anomalies back to normal and bemoaning his [[Cosmic Plaything|misfortune.]] |
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** {{spoiler|''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]''}}: A girl with a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|magnetic]] personality abuses street thugs, her roommate, and vending machines. |
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* {{spoiler|''[[Change 123]]''}}: A girl with three fathers struggles with mental illness and finds two possible boyfriends. |
* {{spoiler|''[[Change 123]]''}}: A girl with three fathers struggles with mental illness and finds two possible boyfriends. |
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** Alternatively: Boy finds and befriends girl with four personalities. Boy falls for the only one that isn't a martial artist. Other personalities are fine with this. [[Teen Genius]] tries to fuse girl's personalities with her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. The [[Law of Conservation of Detail]] is upheld obsessively. |
** Alternatively: Boy finds and befriends girl with four personalities. Boy falls for the only one that isn't a martial artist. Other personalities are fine with this. [[Teen Genius]] tries to fuse girl's personalities with her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. The [[Law of Conservation of Detail]] is upheld obsessively. |