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2015 ★ 7.3

After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.

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2015 ★ 7.9

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Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~

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Yuuta and Rikka are in their third year of high school. One day in Spring, Touka declares that she will take Rikka to Italy with her, as her job has stabilized there and thinks they should migrate together as a family. Touka is also worried about Rikka not being competent enough to advance to universities in Japan. The gangs from the club suggested Yuuta, who doesn't want to be separated, to elope with Rikka!! A runaway drama throughout Japan begins.

Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom

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1994 ★ 7.0

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20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End

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2008 ★ 6.7

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1987 ★ 6.4

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Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost

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2010 ★ 6.8

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Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure

Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure

2007 ★ 6.5

The Isle of Koumi, a beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean. On the island, people pass an old legend down from generation to generation that there was the Seabed Palace, an ancient ruin at the bottom of the sea, where the treasure of female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Reed was left. When Conan and his friends visit Koumi while on vacation, they meet some suspicious treasure hunters.

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