What is Contemporary Fantasy anime?

Contemporary fantasy, also known as modern fantasy or indigenous fantasy, is a sub-genre of fantasy, set in the present day. It is perhaps most popular for its sub-genre, urban fantasy.These terms are used to describe stories set in the putative real world (often referred to as consensus reality) in contemporary times, in which magic and magical creatures exist, either living in the interstices of our world or leaking over from alternate worlds. It thus has much in common with, and sometimes overlaps with secret history; a work of fantasy in which the magic could not remain secret or does not have any known relationship to known history would not fit into this subgenre. Occasionally certain contemporary fantasy novels will make reference to pop culture.Novels in which modern characters travel into alternate worlds, and all the magical action takes place there (except for the portal required to transport them), are not considered contemporary fantasy. Thus, C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where all fantasy events take place in the land of Narnia which is reached via a magic wardrobe, would not count as contemporary fantasy; on the other hand, the part of The Magician's Nephew, where the Empress Jadis gets to London, tries to take over the Earth and clashes with police and a crowd of cockneys, would qualify as such.Contemporary fantasy is also to be distinguished from horror fiction, which also often has contemporary settings. When encountering magical events and creatures, the protagonist of a horror novel is horrified, while the protagonist of a fantasy novel (contemporary or otherwise) is filled with a sense of joy and wonder. Horrifying events may happen, but the fundamental distinction is vital.In his preface to That Hideous Strength, one of the earlier works falling within this sub-genre, C.S. Lewis explained why, when writing a tale about "magicians, devils, pantomime animals and planetary angels", he chose to start it with a detailed depiction of narrow-minded academic politics at a provincial English university and the schemes of crooked real estate developers: "I am following the traditional fairy-tale. We do not always notice its method, because the cottages, castles, woodcutters and petty kings with which a fairy tale opens have become for us as remote as the witches and ogres to which it proceeds. But they were not remote at all to the men who first made and enjoyed the tales". The same is true for many of the later works in the genre, which often begin with a seemingly normal scene of modern daily life to then disclose supernatural and magical beings and events hidden behind the scenes.Source: wiki

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Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.

(Plus-Sized Elf)

0

Description:

Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he's saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest–everything about her screams “elf,” except for one thing: her bodacious body. It turns out she left her world but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can Naoe-kun help this loveable elf girl lose the weight–and keep it off? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Type

TV

Rating

17+

Status

unreleased

Aired

2024-07-31

BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan

(BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict)

0

Description:

The third part of BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen.
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

unreleased

Aired

2024-07-31

Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf

(Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf)

7.96

Description:

Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

25

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Aired

2024-04-01

BURN THE WITCH #0.8

(BURN THE WITCH #0.8)

7.61

Description:

"Dragons"... from ancient times, they were considered fictional creatures, but they're not actually fictional, nor are they technically creatures. They are heteromorphic beings, and many of the deaths in London can be attributed to them. But most citizens in London don't know what dragons look like or know they even exist. Only those who live in Reverse London can see them. In Reverse London, there was an agency called Wing Bind (WB for short) that was in charge of protecting and managing the dragons. And there were two witches who belonged to Wing Bind... (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

29 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-12-29

Artiswitch: Ruru's Episodes of Memories

0

Description:

This is the story of Ruru before she meets a trainee witch in Ura Ura-Harajuku. A 15-year-old girl, Ruru is unsure of what she wants to do or what she likes. One day, she finds something she likes for the first time in her life. In a world filled with things she hates, she wishes to at least fill herself with what she likes. (Source: Artiswitch YouTube channel)
Type

ONA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

4 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2023-11-20

BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen - Ketsubetsu-tan

(BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 - The Separation)

8.23

Description:

With the secrets of his past and power finally revealed to him, Ichigo has reforged his Zanpakuto, and can now continue his training under the Squad Zero. However, time is not on his side; Yhwach and his assembled Sternritter are on the warpath once more, ready to finish their destruction of Soul Society and complete their millennium-long vengeance. What's more, their ranks have grown, with Uryu Ishida joining his fellow Quincy in their blood war. When the fates of every soul in the universe are at stake, Ichigo must find the strength to take on his own friend. (Source: Anime News Network, edited)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2023-07-08

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2

(Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2)

8.66

Description:

The past comes to light when second-year students Satoru Gojou and Suguru Getou are tasked with escorting young Riko Amanai to Master Tengen. But when a non-sorcerer user tries to kill them, their mission to protect the Star Plasma Vessel threatens to turn them into bitter enemies and cement their destinies—one as the world’s strongest sorcerer, and the other its most twisted curse user! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

23

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2023-07-06

Kyokou Suiri Season 2

(In/Spectre Season 2)

7.53

Description:

Second season of Kyokou Suiri. Kotoko and Kuro team up to solve a mystery between a human and a yuki-onna! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

13 and older

Status

finished

Aired

2023-01-08

BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen

(BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War)

8.25

Description:

Was it all just a coincidence, or was it inevitable? Ichigo Kurosaki gained the powers of a Soul Reaper through a chance encounter. As a Substitute Soul Reaper, Ichigo became caught in the turmoil of the Soul Society, a place where deceased souls gather. But with help from his friends, Ichigo overcame every challenge to become even stronger. When new Soul Reapers and a new enemy appear in his hometown of Karakura, Ichigo jumps back into the battlefield with his Zanpakuto to help those in need. Meanwhile, the Soul Society is observing a sudden surge in the number of Hollows being destroyed in the World of the Living. They also receive separate reports of residents in the Rukon District having gone missing. Finally, the Seireitei, home of the Soul Reapers, comes under attack by a group calling themselves the Wandenreich. Led by Yhwach, the father of all Quincies, the Wandenreich declares war against the Soul Reapers with the following message: "Five days from now, the Soul Society will be annihilated by the Wandenreich." The history and truth kept hidden by the Soul Reapers for a thousand long years are finally brought to light. All things must come to an end as Ichigo Kurosaki's final battle begins! (Source: Official site, translated)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2022-10-10

BT21 Original Story 2nd Season

(BT21 Original Story 2nd Season)

0

Description:

The second season of BT21 Original Story.
Type

ONA

Status

current

Aired

2022-07-26

Shin Ikkitousen

6.45

Description:

As a sequel to the Ikkitousen series, Shin Ikkitousen focuses on high schools which are each equipped with fighters that contain the essence of Ancient Chinese soldiers from the Three Kingdoms with the use of Magatama. Just as the turf war in the Kanto region comes to a stop and progress in recovery is made the area is back on blast following the start of "Magatama hunting" with the direction of the powerful leader, Himiko.
Type

TV

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

26 Min

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Aired

2022-05-17

Machikado Mazoku 2nd Season

(The Demon Girl Next Door 2nd Season)

7.9

Description:

Second season of Machikado Mazoku.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2022-04-07

Wan Sheng Jie 3

(All Saints Street 3)

7.79

Description:

Third season of Wan Sheng Jie.
Type

ONA

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

4 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2022-01-26

VERSEⁿ: Episodeⁿ - Kuusou

()

0

Description:

"The story of the girls who connect the world." Rin was lost in her imagination, as usual. Among the thousand and one worlds that flashed across her eyelids as daydreams, some were close to this real world we live in, while others were supernatural worlds that defied common sense. Lynn lived in all of them, and in each of them, she had five girls she could call her best friends. One day, as if dragged down by something, each world slowly collapses, affecting each other, and eventually one world becomes another. Eventually, one world collapsed and the memories of the five girls come back to life in our world. Following the footsteps of Rin, the truth awaits. In order to reach that very place, all the girls decided to speak upon us and the world.
Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

2 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2021-11-12

World Trigger 3

(World Trigger 3)

8.1

Description:

The third season of World Trigger.
Type

TV

Episodes

14

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-10-09

Takt Op. Destiny

7.16

Description:

Music is the light that illuminates people's hearts-- and that "light" was suddenly taken from the world. The world changed the night the black "Kuroya Meteorite" fell. Grotesque monsters known as D2 emerged from the meteorite and began to overrun the land and people. As the D2 were drawn to melodies people played, eventually "music" itself became taboo. However, those who opposed the monsters appeared. They the "Musicart," girls who draw power from music. They possess the great operas and musical scores of humanity history and use them to defeat the D2. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-10-05

Caesura of Despair

(Caesura of Despair)

7.11

Description:

MV for Caesura of Despair by IRyS. It premiered during her Debut Stream.
Type

music

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

2 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2021-07-10

Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei

(The Honor Student at Magic High School)

6.66

Description:

A century has passed since magic—true magic, the stuff of legends—has returned to the world. It is spring, the season of new beginnings, and a new class of students is about to begin their studies at the First National Magic University Affiliated High School, nickname: First High. A manga spin-off of the immensely popular light novel series Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School), Mahouka Koukou no Yuutousei (The Honor Student at Magic High School) follows the events of the original series as seen through the eyes of Miyuki Shiba, Tatsuya's sister. The life of an honor student comes with a lot of expectations...and unexpected hidden feelings?! (Source: Yen Press, edited)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-07-03

Scarlet Nexus

(Scarlet Nexus)

5.75

Description:

Solar calendar year 2020: grotesque organisms called Others have begun eating people. To take down this new enemy, the Other Suppression Force is formed. Saved by this elite team as a child, psychokinetic Yuito withstands the training to enlist. On the other hand, prodigy Kasane was scouted for her abilities. But Kasane’s dreams tell her strange things, dragging the two into an unavoidable fate. (Source: Funimation)
Type

TV

Episodes

26

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-07-01

Artiswitch

(Artiswitch)

7.12

Description:

There was a rumour among the young people in Harajuku, Tokyo. There is a place called Ura-Harajuku somewhere in Harajuku, and it seems that there is a shop run by a witch. The witch's name is Nina. A young witch with a chameleon and a pig fulfills the secret wishes of her guests. Her method is to invite her to a mysterious space and look into the "real feelings" deep inside her heart. Customers are sometimes excited, sometimes hurt, and make their own choices to fulfill their wishes. (Source: AniDB)
Type

ONA

Episodes

6

Ep.Length

8 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2021-05-28

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