Rusted steel strings of a broken Gibson guitar press painfully against the calloused fingertips of a high school prodigy rapidly losing his passion for music. Ritsuka Uenoyama once found immense joy in playing the electric guitar, but his daily routine has devolved into apathetic naps on a quiet gymnasium staircase. His stagnant reality shatters when he encounters a fiercely quiet classmate named Mafuyu Sato clutching a top-tier instrument with snapped strings. After reluctantly repairing the hardware, Ritsuka is completely captivated by the haunting, devastatingly beautiful singing voice of the novice musician and immediately recruits him to join his instrumental rock band. This impulsive invitation catalyzes a complex web of romantic and creative entanglements alongside their older bandmates, the gentle bassist Haruki Nakayama and the enigmatic drummer Akihiko Kaji. As the newly formed quartet struggles to compose original tracks for their debut live performance, the deeply buried trauma regarding the suicide of Mafuyu's former boyfriend violently resurfaces and bleeds into their lyrics. Their expanding musical journey eventually forces them to confront a tangled history of toxic relationships, dragging Akihiko's genius ex-lover Ugetsu Murata and Mafuyu's childhood friends Hiiragi Kashima and Shizusumi Yagi into their chaotic orbit. Across multiple concert venues and fierce music competitions, every single character must weaponize their emotional baggage to produce authentic art while navigating the terrifying vulnerability of new love. Ultimately, their collective struggle transforms into a sprawling, high-decibel crusade to translate crushing grief and unspoken affections into a revolutionary sound before their unresolved feelings tear their fragile harmony apart. Continue reading Given (Collection) [BD 1080p | BD 720p]→
Tsukuyomi is a virtual realm where hopes and dreams come together. Iroha Sakayori, a 17-year-old high school student in Tokyo, leads an extremely busy life trying to balance part-time work and academics. She finds peace by watching a popular streamer named Yachiyo Runami, who is the administrator of an online virtual space called Tsukuyomi. Iroha frequents Tsukuyomi, where people can live different lives and freely pursue their creativity, and she passes the time by supporting Yachiyo and playing battle games to earn a little extra money. On her way home one day, Iroha finds a telephone pole shining with iridescent hues. To her surprise, an adorable baby emerges from the pole. Unable to abandon it, Iroha takes the infant home and watches her rapidly grow into a girl her own age. "Are you Princess Kaguya?" The grown-up Kaguya develops a self-indulgent personality. At Kaguya's fervent request, Iroha helps her start streaming in Tsukuyomi. With Iroha as producer and songwriter and Kaguya as streamer and singer, the two grow steadily closer. Little do they know that ominous forces lie in wait, eager to take Kaguya back to the moon. This is the tale of Princess Kaguya as never seen before. (Source: Netflix, edited) Continue reading Chou Kaguya-hime! [Movie] [HEVC, BD 1080p | BD 720p]→
"Pyaaaaaahhhh!!!" Thrown together out of the blue to make their debut, these members each have a spark of unique talent—but they are in absolutely no shape to actually be a band. Can these girls, and their band, really survive this!? "Even when the sound stops, fight back." Continue reading BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA [HEVC, 1080p]→
Kenji, Asakura, and Oota are an apathetic trio of school friends, notorious for often beating up fellow delinquents without reason. Tired of the mundane fights that once provided the group with temporary adrenaline, Kenji looks for an alternative source by starting a band on a whim. Enlisting the rest of his gang, he picks up the bass, with Oota on the guitar and Asakura on the drums. Despite having no prior experience playing musical instruments, their first session far exceeds their expectations. Ongaku is the raw depiction of three teenage boys from the moment they discover the beauty of making music to their first live performance that turns a simple cure for boredom into a fiery expression of passion. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Continue reading On-gaku (Ongaku) [Movie, BD 1080p | BD 720p]→
Ever since a fateful encounter with jazz music, Dai Miyamoto has dreamed of becoming the world's best jazz saxophonist. After only three years of playing the instrument, he makes the bold decision to move to Tokyo in order to break into the music scene. When he meets pianist Yukinori Sawabe at a small music club, Dai believes that he has found a kindred spirit he can form a band with. However, the classically trained Yukinori is reluctant to accept someone who makes such bold claims with so little experience under his belt. Yet, when he hears Dai's undeniable skill, Yukinori is forced to accept the offer. Along with the even less experienced Shunji Tamada, the trio form JASS, a group with a unique sound that might just be able to shake up the stagnating jazz scene. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Continue reading Blue Giant [Movie, BD 1080p | BD 720p]→
Produced originally by XFlag and developed in collaboration with a massive roster of animation studios including Studio Hibari, LidenFilms, Sanzigen, and Orange, this expansive multimedia project adapts the colossal mobile game phenomenon into a sprawling animated epic. This Monster Strike Universe Collection includes all the 16 titles that are available for the franchise, serving as a definitive archive of its decade-long evolution. The narrative architecture maps a massive transition from a localized 2D urban fantasy into high-stakes 3D CGI dimensional warfare. As the timeline progresses, the production shifts rapidly between traditional animation and complex 3D pipelines to accommodate the escalating multiverse crisis and the expanding roster of mythological entities. Archiving this massive library in 10-bit color depth is strictly necessary to preserve the wildly shifting artistic mediums, prevent banding within the high-contrast digital arenas, and maintain the fidelity of the highly saturated particle effects that define the chaotic, screen-shattering summon sequences. Continue reading Monster Strike Universe Collection [1080p]→
When highly evolved AIs set out to eradicate mankind, the carnage that ensues fills the air with the stench of fresh blood and burning bodies. In a desperate bid to prevent the calamity from ever occurring, a scientist bets everything on a remnant from the past. Continue reading VIVY [HEVC, BD 1080P | BD 720P]→
Piano no Mori | Piano Forest, The Perfect World of Kai (2007, Spring 2018-2019)
A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. Continue reading Piano no Mori [HEVC, BD 1080P | BD 720P]→
Setsu Sawamura runs away from his small home village following the death of his grandfather, the legendary shamisen master Matsugorou Sawamura. On his deathbed, Matsugorou told Setsu to give up the shamisen if he was only going to imitate others instead of playing in his own way. Grieving, Setsu heads for Tokyo, hoping that the big city can inspire him to discover his own unique playing style. But Tokyo defies his expectations by drowning out all other sounds with the deafening noise of its city life. * Concerned about her son, Setsu's rich and successful mother, Umeko, waltzes back into his life and forces him to enroll in Umezono Academy. At the school, he meets Shuri Maeda, a girl who is fascinated by the Tsugaru shamisen and wishes to perform a song her grandmother once heard a long time ago. Shuri starts up a shamisen appreciation club and convinces Setsu to teach the members how to play the instrument. As he becomes more involved with the club, will Setsu be able to recover his love for the shamisen and discover the unique sound he lacks? * [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Everyone yearns to find their true purpose in life. This is also true for Nina Iseri, a 17-year-old girl looking to enroll in a good university, but the world always seems to work against her. On her very first day in Tokyo, she gets lost, ignored, and locked out of her new apartment. However, an unexpected opportunity arises when Nina meets Momoka Kawaragi, one of her favorite guitarists. * After Nina joins Momoka for a street performance, Momoka decides they should start a band together. While Nina initially hesitates, her determination grows as they start acquiring more bandmates—the beautiful drummer Subaru Awa, the aloof keyboardist Tomo Ebizuka, and the intelligent bassist Rupa. The five girls face challenges both in the music industry and within themselves, but their shared passion for music never lets them give up on their dreams. * [Written by MAL Rewrite]
