Anime Atom Top 100 Anime List – March 2010

We are adding all the Anime on the list, very soon you will be able to watch all of them at AnimeAtom.com

The problem of choice is often seen among Anime lovers once they are done with the more popular Anime. This list is an effort by the Anime Atom team to compile the top 100 Anime of all times.

We have consolidated various Anime top lists from numerous authoritative sources and have ranked the Anime series by user generated ratings.

The show ratings submitted on the following sites have been used to determine the rank of the most popular Anime series:

* Anime News Network
* Anime Database
* AnimeNFO
* My Anime List

Note: Next list will be generated in Sep 2010
Previous Top 100 Anime list:
- Top 100 Anime Sep 2009

Top 3 Anime Based on worldwide viewership:

#1 Naruto Shippuden
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, supernatural, ninja
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#2 Bleach
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, supernatural, giant weapons, shinigami, spirits, superhumans
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#3 One Piece
~ Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, pirates
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Top 100 Anime Series:[Now Ranked]

#1 Clannad After Story
~ Audience Rating: 36.04
~ Genre: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural, family, moe
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#2 Mushi-Shi
~ Audience Rating: 35.84
~ Genre: adventure, drama, mystery, psychological, supernatural, folklore, mythology
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#3 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
~ Audience Rating: 35.77
~ Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, psychological, alchemy, demons, fighting, military, steampunk
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#4 Monster
~ Audience Rating: 35.72
~ Genre: drama, horror, mystery, psychological, thriller, crime, historical, police
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#5 Death Note
~ Audience Rating: 35.70
~ Genre: drama, mystery, psychological, supernatural, thriller, death, police, shinigami, suicide
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#6 Hajime no Ippo
~ Audience Rating: 35.67
~ Genre: comedy, drama, tournament, boxing, sports
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#7 Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger
~ Audience Rating: 35.43
~ Genre: comedy, drama, tournament, boxing, sports
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#8/9 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
~ Audience Rating: 35.42
~ Genre: action, drama, magic, mystery, psychological, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot
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#8/9 Cowboy Bebop
~ Audience Rating: 35.42
~ Genre: action, drama, science fiction, bounty hunters, space
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#10 Fullmetal Alchemist
~ Audience Rating: 35.40
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, alchemy, demons, military, steampunk
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#11 Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou
~ Audience Rating: 35.34
~ Genre: comedy, drama, supernatural
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#12/13 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
~ Audience Rating: 35.32
~ Genre: action, drama, psychological, science fiction, supernatural, mecha, military, real robot
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#12/13 Great Teacher Onizuka
~ Audience Rating: 35.32
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, slice of life
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#14 Nodame Cantabile
~ Audience Rating: 35.28
~ Genre: comedy, romance, slice of life, music
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#15 Gurren Lagann
~ Audience Rating: 35.18
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, science fiction, fanservice, mecha, post-apocalyptic, super robot
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#16 Aria the Origination
~ Audience Rating: 35.13
~ Genre: drama, science fiction, slice of life
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#17 Baccano!
~ Audience Rating: action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, horror, alchemy, crime, gore, historical, immortality, mafia, theif
~ Genre: 35.06
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#18 Nana
~ Audience Rating: 34.90
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life, music
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#19/20/21 Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
~ Audience Rating: 34.85
~ Genre: adventure, drama, mystery, romance, science fiction, thriller, deception, mecha, revenge
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#19/20/21 Planetes
~ Audience Rating: 34.85
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, romance, science fiction, slice of life, love, politics, space
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#21 Hunter x Hunter
~ Audience Rating: 34.85
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, psychological, fighting, manhunt, revenge
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#22/23 Kanon 2006
~ Audience Rating: 34.83
~ Genre: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural, moe, school
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#22/23 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
~ Audience Rating: 34.83
~ Genre: comedy, mystery, psychological, science fiction, slice of life, supernatural, Bishojo, otaku, school
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#24 Kimi ni Todoke
~ Audience Rating: 34.81
~ Genre: comedy, romance, slice of life, school
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#25 Kino’s Journey
~ Audience Rating: 34.77
~ Genre: adventure, drama, psychological
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#26 Honey and Clover II
~ Audience Rating: 34.75
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life
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#27 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
~ Audience Rating: 34.69
~ Genre: action, drama, psychological, science fiction, crime, cyberpunk, military, police, politics
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#28 Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
~ Audience Rating: 34.66
~ Genre: action, drama, psychological, girls with guns, pirates
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#29 Major
~ Audience Rating: 34.64
~ Genre: comedy, drama, tournament, baseball, sports
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#30 Ouran High School Host Club
~ Audience Rating: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life, bishounen, crossdressing, host club, male harem, school, twins
~ Genre: 34.59
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#31 Nodame Cantabile Finale
~ Audience Rating: 34.55
~ Genre: comedy, romance, music
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#32/33 Ef – a tale of melodies
~ Audience Rating: 34.52
~ Genre: drama, psychological, romance
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#32/33 Skip Beat!
~ Audience Rating: 34.52
~ Genre: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural, idols, inner demons, stardom
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#34 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
~ Audience Rating: 34.50
~ Genre: action, comedy, romance, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot
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#35 Saiunkoku Monogatari 2nd Season
~ Audience Rating: 34.49
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, supernatural, bishounen, historical, male harem
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#36 Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
~ Audience Rating: 34.46
~ Genre: action, drama, romance, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot, twins
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#37 Honey and Clover
~ Audience Rating: 34.44
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life
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#38 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
~ Audience Rating: 34.38
~ Genre: action, drama, mystery, science fiction, cyberpunk, mecha, military, police
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#39 Princess Tutu
~ Audience Rating: 34.33
~ Genre: comedy, drama, magic, mystery, romance, ballet, magical girl
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#40 BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
~ Audience Rating: 34.20
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life, music
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#41/42 Eureka Seven
~ Audience Rating: 34.19
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, psychological, romance, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot
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#41/42 Moribito – Guardian of the Spirit
~ Audience Rating: 34.19
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, female bodyguard, historical
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#43 Aria the Natural
~ Audience Rating: 34.12
~ Genre: drama, science fiction, slice of life
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#44 Berserk
~ Audience Rating: 34.11
~ Genre: action, drama, fantasy, horror, supernatural, bloodshed, demons, rape, sword-fights
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#45 Welcome to the NHK!
~ Audience Rating: 34.10
~ Genre: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, dark comedy, otaku
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#46/47 Clannad
~ Audience Rating: 34.09
~ Genre: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural, moe, school
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#46/47 Rose of Versailles
~ Audience Rating: 34.09
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, crossdressing, historical
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#48/49 Ef – a tale of memories
~ Audience Rating: 34.06
~ Genre: comedy, drama, psychological, romance, supernatural, twins
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#48/49 Toradora!
~ Audience Rating: 34.06
~ Genre: comedy, romance, slice of life, love rectangle, school
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#50/51 Samurai Champloo
~ Audience Rating: 34.05
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, historical, samurai
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#50/51 Haibane Renmei
~ Audience Rating: 34.05
~ Genre: drama, fantasy, mystery, psychological, supernatural, angels
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#52 Kemono no Souja Erin
~ Audience Rating: 34.04
~ Genre: fantasy
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#53/54 Elfen Lied
~ Audience Rating: 34.02
~ Genre: drama, horror, psychological, romance, science fiction, fanservice, harem, inner demons, mutants, superpowers, tragedy
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#53/54 School Rumble
~ Audience Rating: 34.02
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, romance, slice of life, bishoujo, delinquents, parody, school
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#55 Spice and Wolf II
~ Audience Rating: 33.95
~ Genre: adventure, drama, romance, economics
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#56 Dennou Coil
~ Audience Rating: 33.84
~ Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, mystery, science fiction, augmented reality, computers, technology
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#57/58 Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
~ Audience Rating: 33.81
~ Genre: drama, horror, mystery, psychological, thriller, harem, moe, troublesome kids, twins
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#57/58 Katanagatari
~ Audience Rating: 33.81
~ Genre: action, romance, historical
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#59 Azumanga Daioh
~ Audience Rating: 33.72
~ Genre: comedy, slice of life, Growing Up, Moe, school
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#60 Rurouni Kenshin
~ Audience Rating: 33.71
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, romance, historical, martial arts, ninja, samurai
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#61 Bakemonogatari
~ Audience Rating: 33.68
~ Genre: action, comedy, mystery, psychological, romance, slice of life, supernatural, harem, magic and occult
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#62 Twelve Kingdoms
~ Audience Rating: 33.64
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, psychological
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#63 Last Exile
~ Audience Rating: 33.59
~ Genre: adventure, fantasy, science fiction, steampunk
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#64 Spice and Wolf
~ Audience Rating: 33.55
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, supernatural, economics, trading, wolf girls
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#65 Ashita no Joe 2
~ Audience Rating: 33.54
~ Genre: boxing, sports
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#66 Lovely Complex
~ Audience Rating: 33.42
~ Genre: comedy, romance, slice of life, love, school life, sports
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#67 Slam Dunk
~ Audience Rating: 33.40
~ Genre: comedy, tournament, basketball, sports
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#68 Crest of the Stars
~ Audience Rating: 33.38
~ Genre: drama, romance, science fiction, military, space
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#69 Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season
~ Audience Rating: 33.36
~ Genre: action, drama, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot
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#70 Black Lagoon
~ Audience Rating: 33.32
~ Genre: action, drama, psychological, girls with guns, pirates, terrorists
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#71 Full Moon O Sagashite
~ Audience Rating: 33.30
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, supernatural, magical girl, music, shinigami, stardom
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#72 Higashi no Eden
~ Audience Rating: 33.27
~ Genre: action, mystery, psychological, romance
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#73 Natsume Yuujinchou
~ Audience Rating: 33.26
~ Genre: comedy, drama, supernatural
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#74 Mobile Suit Gundam 00
~ Audience Rating: 33.24
~ Genre: action, drama, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot, space battles, terrorists, war
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#75 Kaiji
~ Audience Rating: 33.22
~ Genre: action, psychological
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#76 Neon Genesis Evangelion
~ Audience Rating: 33.21
~ Genre: action, drama, psychological, science fiction, mecha, military, post-apocalyptic, real robot, self-identification
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#77 Trigun
~ Audience Rating: 33.20
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, space western, western
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#78 Mononoke
~ Audience Rating: 33.16
~ Genre: mystery, supernatural, demons
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#79 Gintama
~ Audience Rating: 33.14
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, historical, parody
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#80 School Rumble 2nd Term
~ Audience Rating: 33.00
~ Genre: comedy, romance, slice of life
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#81 Kaiba
~ Audience Rating: 32.95
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, psychological, romance, science fiction, thriller
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#82 Darker than BLACK
~ Audience Rating: 32.91
~ Genre: adventure, drama, mystery, science fiction, supernatural, neo-noir, post-apocalyptic, superhuman, superpowers
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#83 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s
~ Audience Rating: 32.82
~ Genre: adventure, drama, magic, magical girl
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#84 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
~ Audience Rating: 32.72
~ Genre: action, drama, horror, psychological, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot, space, space navy
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#85 Maison Ikkoku
~ Audience Rating: 32.71
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, slice of life
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#86/87 Fruits Basket
~ Audience Rating: 32.70
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, supernatural, bishounen, male harem
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#86/87 Full Metal Panic!
~ Audience Rating: 32.70
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, science fiction, mecha, military, real robot, school, terrorists
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#88/89 Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter
~ Audience Rating: 32.64
~ Genre: comedy, romance, music
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#88/89 Yu Yu Hakusho
~ Audience Rating: 32.64
~ Genre: action, comedy, drama, supernatural, tournament
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#90 The Vision of Escaflowne
~ Audience Rating: 32.59
~ Genre: adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, mecha
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#91 Soul Eater
~ Audience Rating: 32.58
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, supernatural, human weapons, shinigami
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#92 La Corda D’Oro ~primo passo~
~ Audience Rating: 32.47
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, bishounen, male harem, music
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#93 xxxHOLiC
~ Audience Rating: 32.46
~ Genre: comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, psychological, slice of life, supernatural, ghosts, occult
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#94 Air
~ Audience Rating: 32.43
~ Genre: drama, romance, supernatural, bishojo, moe
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#95/96 Card Captor Sakura
~ Audience Rating: 32.32
~ Genre: adventure, comedy, magic, romance, animals as advisors, magical girl, school, superhero
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#95/96 One Outs
~ Audience Rating: 32.32
~ Genre: psychological, tournament, baseball
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#97 Glass Mask
~ Audience Rating: 32.39
~ Genre: drama, romance, acting, theatre
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#98 Junjou Romantica
~ Audience Rating: 32.33
~ Genre: comedy, drama, romance, bishounen, shounen-ai, yaoi
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#99 Iga no Kabamaru
~ Audience Rating: 32.31
~ Genre: action, adventure, comedy, romance
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#100 GunGrave
~ Audience Rating: 32.25
~ Genre: action, drama, science fiction, supernatural
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