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NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun

Nippon Sangoku

2026, ONA, 12 eps, 84%, Studio Kafka

Both have Politics.

A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises…

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About What Happens Before War?

2016, ONA, 1 ep, 61%

Short anti-war animation adapting the picture book Sensou no Tsukurikata. It was created by the group NOddIN.

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