Skip Beat! Love and War

Skip Beat!
directed by Kiyoko Sayama
based on the manga of the same name by Yoshiki Nakamura
Released March 2009

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A girl, who devoted her life to serve a young man she had loved dearly and sincerely, takes revenge as she discovers how she was only used as a mere servant and not given the appreciation she deserves. How she plans on taking revenge? By entering the world of showbiz and making herself beautiful and popular.

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The Girl who Leapt Through Time: Time Waits for No One

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Orig. Title: Toki o Kakeru Shojo
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Released 2006
Based on the novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui

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Makoto Konno, an average happy-go-lucky high school girl who only cares about baseball and her two friends Kosuke and Chiaki, was suddenly given an ability to ‘time leap’. Once she understood and accepted that she can really do such an impossible thing, she continued to go through her normal high school life while using this ability to enjoy much of the things she wanted to do, but also, to prevent the occurrences she’s not comfortable with; like for example, a love confession, or death.

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xxxHolic: Unique, Funny and Foggishly Entertaining Anime

Released 2006
Based on a Manga created by CLAMP
Psychological, Horror, Supernatural, Comedy

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Before, when I look for a new anime series to watch, I would always end up with another shoujo series. Until I discovered xxxHolic. I watched the episodes, and since then, all kinds of weird, mysterious, and creepy themed anime are on my animes-to-find list.

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