The Demon King Ahriman is ready for his young daughter Dou to start stepping up as his heir, but he has a problem. The young Dou loves everyone. Demons, humans, even their slaves—Dou is kind to everyone she meets. In an effort to evil her up a little, the Demon King tasks his aid Jahy […]
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When novelist Fuji is walking home during a rainstorm, an animal that looks like a dog gets her attention and asks her to take them home. Hesitant at first, she is impressed by his intelligence and ends up taking him home to her apartment. Now, she enjoys her whimsical days with a new pet that
Being sent from her orphanage, Anne Shirley arrives on Prince Edward Island to live with the aging, childless Cuthbert siblings, Matthew and Marilla, on a quiet farm. However, everyone gets a shock when they learn that Anne was supposed to be a boy child meant to help Matthew around the farm. Despite their original hesitation
After the death of his beloved dog Hanako, the last piece of family he had left, Hotaru Yuyami is left adrift and alone. Working as an author, but now paralyzed by his grief, his editor continues to grow concerned until one day she discovers that he has a new pet – a mushroom dog. Sprouting
There are plenty of anime about cute young children and the adults that fall under their spell. However, that does not necessarily become a series about parenting. Sometimes you have a Barakamon situation where he is just mercilessly pestered and occasionally mentored by children. Or perhaps a Kotaro Lives Alone situation where he is just
Unsuccessful manga artist Shin Karino has his daily routine interrupted one day with the introduction to his new neighbor – a four-year-old boy who moved in next door, lives by himself, and talks like a samurai. While this boy is more put together than most of his neighbors, living alone has its difficulties at any
Anime has a complicated relationship with families. Certainly you can presume that most characters have whole and happy families located safely off-screen, but anytime someone needs even a minor tragic backstory to explain present dysfunction – then BAM – dead parent. While dead parents are as lazy a storytelling device as they are effective, it
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With humanity all but extinct after severe prosecution, the world is ruled over by spirits and all manner of strange creatures. One day, a golem that serves as guardian of the forest meets a young human girl. She has no memory of her parents, but the golem decides to at least seek out other humans
Despite his age, Dale is a skillful adventurer with quite the reputation for competence. However, one day while he was on a job, he finds a young devil girl, weak and malnourished, with a dead parent nearby. He decides to take her home and ultimately ends up adopting her. However, the question remains, why was
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After the death of his parents, teenage Ryuuchi becomes the caretaker of his younger brother Kotarou. After meeting a chairman of an elite academy at his parent’s funeral, they are given room and board in exchange for him becoming the school’s babysitter – a role established to support the female teachers. Ah, cute children being
