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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15435876/
https://www.hbo.com/the-penguin
https://www.dc.com/tv/the-penguin-2024
When the death of a local mob boss leaves a power vacuum, a lieutenant moves to seize his own piece of the pie.
Phenomenal acting, great writing; good all around. Let's see where this one goes.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28313387/
https://returners-magic.com/
When trying to protect the world from utter destruction, a young man fails and dies but is instead sent back in time into his younger body.
Nice!
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13311344/
https://tsukimichi.com/
In a fantasy world where people awaken with certain strengths, one among them becomes a hero to fight a demon lord army. But this follows an everyday guy.
Kinda okay I guess.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21209876/
https://sololeveling.com/
https://sololeveling-anime.net/
Mysterious gates bring monsters into the world, but people develop superpowers and one previously-worthless combatant becomes incredible.
Pretty good so far.
The origin is Korean, but this is a Japanese endeavour.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12590266/
https://www.netflix.com/title/81054853
https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/edgerunners
In a future where cybernetics are commonplace, a kid gets involved in the underworld to get by.
Gritty and violent; lots of fun.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28776190/
https://anime.shangrilafrontier.com/
A dude plays VR video games and ends up playing on in particular.
It's kinda neat so far I guess.
Original title: Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to su
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30495119/
https://akuyakulv99-anime.com/
Something about a woman having played a video game and being in that world and being overpowered.
Kinda stiff.
Properly titled Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13483212/
https://shinnonakama.com/
A guy is reincarnated and chooses to become a hero in a war against demons.
Pretty interesting.
Original title: Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27417996/
https://www.iseleve.com/
An ugly, unaccomplished, student discovers a hidden world within which he becomes a hero and transforms himself in that and the real world.
It might be quite good, but because the main character is superpowered it's a pretty shitty story angle; not recommended.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5370118/
http://konosuba.com/ (.jap)
A NEET dies and chooses to be reincarnated into a fantasy world as a hero tasked to defeat a demon lord, but he ends up as a party of four semi-incompetent members.
Fun and funny!
Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
