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Ten romance anime picked by a fan in Japan: a confession war between two geniuses, a host club that names every shojo archetype out loud, and two people who can only talk through a fighting game. Honest reasons and US streaming info.

Ten Japanese disaster and survival titles picked by a fan in Japan: three Godzilla films that are really about civil defence, a bomb on a Shinkansen, and a classroom playing red light green light for its life. Honest reasons and US streaming info.

Ten mystery anime sorted by the kind of puzzle they are, picked by a fan in Japan: Death Note, Monster, Hyouka, Perfect Blue and more, with current US streaming info for each.

Ten music anime picked by a fan in Japan: a bassist too anxious to look at the audience, a jazz trio in Tokyo, a wind ensemble duet about a goodbye, and a band formed inside a Catholic school. Honest reasons and US streaming info.

Nine live-action Japanese horror films picked by a fan in Japan: the videotape, the hypnotist, the leaking ceiling, the endless corridor, and the zombie comedy that tricks you first. Honest reasons and US streaming info.

Ten Japanese character studies picked by a fan in Japan, from Violet Evergarden to Evangelion. The genre with no mechanism, judged only on whether a person changes credibly. With US streaming info.

Ten Japanese horror anime and films picked by a fan in Japan: a medicine seller who must name a spirit before killing it, a sealed village past a real haunted tunnel, and a zombie apocalypse that reads as freedom. Honest reasons and US streaming info.

Ten comfort-watch anime picked by a fan in Japan, from Barakamon to Totoro. No stakes, no despair — just shows that make the evening softer, with current US streaming info.

Ten period pieces picked by a fan in Japan, from Golden Kamuy and The Apothecary Diaries to Mizoguchi and Kurosawa. What Japanese historical fiction is actually arguing about, with US streaming info.

Ten fantasy anime picked by a fan in Japan, from Fullmetal Alchemist to Frieren. Why Japanese fantasy feels different from Western fantasy, plus current US streaming info.