Weaboo Wednesday: Youjo Senki (2017)

Fantasy, Historical, Action (12 episodes)

Also known as The Saga of Tanya the Evil, the story is a historical fiction set in a world somewhere between World War I and II. The story follows a Japanese salary-man whose cold disposition leads him to be murdered. With divine intervention, he somehow is reborn into another world in the cusp of war and where magic and technology run rampant. However, the man is reborn as a little girl, Tanya, and at a young age, is recruited into the military for her magical prowess. The story follows Tanya in this new world as she(he?) tries to survive in a militaristic setting.

Weeb Wednesday: Concrete Revolutio: Superhuman Phantasmagoria (2015)

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mecha (2 Seasons, 24 episodes total)

Concrete Revolutio relates the struggles of a world where the supernatural, paranormal, and fantastical are reality. In this world, every manner of creature, every urban legend, every conspiracy, is real, and the tension between humans and these “superhumans” is palpable. In this world exists the Superhuman Protection Bureau which tasks itself in finding, helping, and relocating these entities. Always fighting not only otherworldly creatures and beings, they must also struggle with the heated political climate of the current society and the prejudice against these superhumans. Whether it be magical girls, aliens, cyborgs, ghosts, demons, mechas, psychics, superheroes, monsters, or even just undiscovered species, Concrete Revolutio has got an interesting dilemma every episode. 

Weeb Wednesday: Hinamatsuri (2018)

Comedy, supernatural, slice of life   (12 episodes)

Synopsis:

One night, a strange object falls on the head of Nitta, a member of the yakuza. Inside the box is a strange young girl named Hina. She has tremendous supernatural powers, and Nitta finds himself reluctantly taking her in. Her powers can come in handy for his yakuza business, but he also runs the risk of her using them on him! Not to mention, if she doesn't use her powers, she will eventually go berserk and destroy everything around her. Nitta and Hina's strange life together is just beginning...

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