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Excel Saga Anime · 2000s

Excel Saga is a 2001 anime title tied to Kōshi Rikudō, Shinichi Watanabe, and Toshio Masuda and Japan. It keeps the animated field legible through atmosphere, genre range, and exact-title recall.

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Cowboy Bebop Anime · 1990s

Bounty hunters in space. Jazz, loneliness, and the coolest anime ever made.

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Samurai Champloo Anime · 2000s

Hip-hop meets Edo-period Japan. Three travelers search for a samurai who smells of sunflowers.

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Wataha Film

2011 film directed by Wiktor Kiełczykowski

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Kids on the Slope Television

Japanese anime television series

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