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Tenchi Muyo OVA series

I recommend the original OVA series over the later TV series, Tenchi Universe and Tenchi in Tokyo. One day Tenchi sneaks into a cave on the grounds of the family shrine and ends up releasing a demon that has been imprisoned there for centuries. He believes he has succeeded in resealing the demon in the cave, until it visits him one night searching for revenge on the family of his ancestor who confined the demon in the first place. A mervelous science - fantasy.

Available both subtitled and re-dubbed.

Cultural Details: Everyday life.

Tokyo Godfathers - Movie

On Christmas three homeless people in Tokyo find a baby in a trash heap. Gin the grouchy drunk, Hana a cross dressing queer and Miyuki a teenage runaway have formed a household of sorts and now must decide what to do with the foundling. Hana takes command and they decide to search for the mother. Inspired by the John Ford movie 3 Godfathers this is a study of the relationships between and reasons these three have become homeless.

Only in Japanese with subtitles.

Cultural Details: Everyday life, homelessness, Metropolitan Tokyo.

Cultural Details: Some strong language.