Friday, November 20, 2020

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Title: 鬼滅の刃 / Kimetsu no Yaiba
English Title: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Genre: Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Martial Arts
Episodes: 26

Summary: The story takes place in Taishō-era Japan. It follows protagonist Tanjiro Kamado and his sister Nezuko Kamado as they seek a cure to Nezuko's demon curse. Tanjiro and Nezuko become entangled in the affairs of a secret society, known as the Demon Slayer Corps, that have been waging a secret war against demons for centuries. The demons are former humans who sold their humanity in exchange for power, they feed on humans and possess super natural abilities such as super strength, magic and regeneration. Demons can only be killed if they're decapitated with weapons crafted from an alloy known as Sun Steel, injected with poison extracted from wisteria flowers, or exposed to sunlight. The Demon Slayers, on the other hand, are entirely human, however, they employ special breathing technique, known as total concentration breathing, which grant them superhuman strength and increased resistance.







713. The Umbrella Academy

Title: The Umbrella Academy
Genre: Black Comedy, Sci-Fi, Superhero
Episodes: 20 (2 Seasons)

Summary: The Umbrella Academy is set in a universe where 43 women around the world give birth simultaneously on October 1, 1989, despite none of them showing any sign of pregnancy until labor began. Seven of the children are adopted by eccentric billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves and turned into a superhero team that he calls "The Umbrella Academy." Hargreeves gives the children numbers rather than names, but they eventually are named by their robot-mother, Grace, as Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Five, Ben, and Vanya.While putting six of his children to work fighting crime, Reginald keeps Vanya apart from her siblings' activities, as she supposedly demonstrates no powers of her own.

The first season is set in the present day, where Luther is part ape and has lived on the moon for four years, Allison is a famous actress, Vanya is a violinist, Klaus has a drug addiction, Ben, now deceased, is a ghost able to converse only with Klaus, and Diego has become a vigilante with a penchant for trouble. The estranged siblings learn that Reginald has died and gather for his funeral. Five returns from the future, chased by time-travelling operatives, and reveals that a global apocalypse is imminent. Meanwhile, the reunited siblings try to uncover the secret of their dysfunctional family while beginning to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities.

The second season takes place immediately after the first season. Following their failure to stop the apocalypse, the Umbrella Academy is forced to go back in time, to save the world. Unfortunately the time travel goes awry as the siblings end up different years in 1960s Dallas. Five ends up on November 25, 1963, in the middle of a nuclear doomsday, but manages to escape with the help of Hazel. Five discovers that another apocalypse is coming and that he only has ten days to prevent it. While being hunted by a trio of Swedish assassins, Five must find and reunite his siblings who have made new lives following their arrival, in order to stop this new apocalypse.



Friday, August 21, 2020

712. Rules of Zoovenia

Title: 不可思议的晴朗 / Bu Ke Si Yi De Qing Lang
English Title: Rules of Zoovenia
Genre: Youth, Romance
Episodes: 24

Summary: He Xiao Qing has been helping out at the community welfare center since she was a kid. Through a stroke of luck, she gets the opportunity to study at a prestigious school and tries hard to do well in her studies. At the same time, she continues to work part-time after school so as not to let her parents worry. Along the way, she meets Bi Zhan Lang, a man who makes her heart flutter. She also becomes friends with Bi Xi Wen and Dong Fang Yu. Despite her efforts, it's not easy to thrive in school as classmates can easily develop enmity over differing opinions. Lucky for her, Xiao Qing has learned many tricks from her days at the welfare center. In this coming of age story, Xiao Qing realizes that she can not only help herself but also help others achieve their dreams.

711. Fake Princess

Title: 山寨小萌主 / Shan Zhai Xiao Meng Zhu / 冒牌太子妃 / Mao Pai Tai Zi Fei 
English Title: Fake Princess
Genre: Historical, Romance
Episodes: 27

Summary: So what if she loves money, don't all mountain bandits love money? For a chest full of gold, the mountain bandit offers herself up to the black-bellied prince thus marking the start to a beautiful romance. Chang Le was once a free and untamable female bandit. However, she becomes a fake bride in marriage to crown prince Li Che. Stepping into the confines of the palace, Chang Le finds it difficult to adjust after being repeatedly humiliated. Despite her situation, she learns to adapt like a feral cat showing her true stripes. Li Che who has traced every step vigilantly finds himself gradually attracted by Chang Le's liveliness. Each wearing a mask to hide their own motives, the two people find comfort in each other.

710. Reset Life

Title: 未来的秘密 / Wei Lai De Mi Mi
English Title: Reset Life
Genre: Time-travel, Romance
Episodes: 5

Summary: When the present you meets the past, what kind of mystery will the future bring? When she was a student, Yun Xiao Xi was framed for plagiarism and had to experience her mother's death on the same day. Having never recovered, she now lives a downtrodden and lonely life as an outcast, despised by her boss and colleagues. One day she receives a "pill of regret" from a mysterious person. It allows her to travel into the past to correct her past cowardice and completely change her life.

709. Dear Herbal Lord

Title: 亲爱的药王大人 / Qin Ai De Yao Wang Da Ren
English Title: Dear Herbal Lord / Dear Lord Herbal Medicine / Dear King of Medicine
Genre: Historical, Romance, Fantasy

Summary: It tells an indelible love story between Song Lan, a fairy formed out of the Isatis root who chases after Chu Zhimo, the King of Medicine, in order to get him to marry her. Song Lan has her heart set on only one thing which is to complete her immortal cultivation. To her horror, she is mistakenly eaten by the princess. In order to escape, she must force a marriage with Chu Zhimo in order to absorb his medicinal energy. Song Lan may be a silly Isatis root, but she is very stubborn. No matter how indifferent Chu Zhimo acts towards her, she doesn't shy from her bold intentions to marry Chu Zhimo. To make it happen, she takes a special trip back to Shenxiang Mountain to bring along some of her fairy friends back to the mortal world. Among them are a ginseneg doll, a sexy saffron and a righteous angelica herb - each ready and willing to do everything in their power to help Song Lan in her pursuit of love.

708. Childhood Sweethearts Pianist

Title: 竹马钢琴师 / Zhu Ma Gang Qin Shi
English Title: Childhood Sweethearts Pianist
Genre: Romance, Music, School 
Episodes: 28

Summary: A love story that follows a girl who can't play the piano well and an old crush who can't seem to stand her music. Through a one in a million chance, the sunny and bright Yang Chu Mo gains admission to the prestigious Xing Chen Music Academy where she meets Mu Liu Nian. Yang Chu Mo recognizes him as the boy next door whom she had a crush on when she was younger. She plays a song for him in an attempt to get him to remember her, but he balks at hearing her music. As it turns out, Yang Chu Mo's piano skills are terribly lacking while Mu Liu Nian has an obsessive-compulsive disorder when it comes to music. Determined to win the prize money for a competition, Yang Chu Mo tries to get Mu Liu Nian to be her partner but he rejects her outright. Nonetheless, Yang Chu Mo decides to relay her feelings through the piano. 

竹马钢琴师》甜蜜收官,女主努力把自己变优秀,只为赢得你- 快资讯

707. Beautiful Time With You

Title: 时光与你都很甜 / Shi Guang Yu Ni Dou Hen Tian
English Title: Beautiful Time With You
Genre: Romance, Youth, School
Episodes: 32

Summary: A story about an adorable post-95 girl who thought that she struck gold sitting next to the class genius only to find that things don't go as planned. After transferring to a new school, Lin Xing Chen becomes seatmates with Lu Yi Bai. Lin Xing Chen keeps running into trouble yet her experiences in the past help her stay calm in the face of adversity which Lu Yi Bai finds puzzling. Since then, the unlucky Lin Xing Chen and everyone's ideal guy Lu Yi Bai grow closer as they chase after their dreams.

706. Cross Fire

Title: 穿越火线 / Chuan Yue Huo Xian 
English Title: Cross Fire
Genre: E-Sports, Youth, Action
Episodes: 36

Summary: Despite living in different years, Lu Xiao Bei and Xiao Feng transcend space and time as they chance upon each other within the same game. From a position of mutual distrust to that of camaraderie, they form their own teams, map out their tactics to help each other grow. Captain Xiao Feng sends a message via radio signal through Lu Xiao Bei. In the year 2008, Xiao Feng is a downcast e-sports captain who is barely keeping his team together. It was a time when e-sports has yet to reach its peak. Xiao Feng's team is looked down on and ridiculed, yet they insist on fighting for their dreams. In the year 2019, Lu Xiao Bei is a genius in battle when it comes to the gaming world. In reality, he is a young man in a wheelchair. He vowed to continue his brother's legacy to become a professional e-sports player, yet loses his chance to join a professional team because of an accident.


Friday, August 14, 2020

705. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Title: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか / Danjon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka
English Title: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Episodes: 25

Summary: The story takes place in the fictional city of Orario to when gods all came down seeking excitement, limiting their divine powers to perceive and experience the hardships that thrives on the lower world. Offering mortals to fight monsters assorted in an underground labyrinth known as Dungeon (ダンジョン, Danjon). Adventurers visit the dungeon to defeat monsters and take their crystal shards, which are used to craft magic items, among other treasures; however, they can also be exchanged for the world's currency. The people of Orario join groups called Familia (ファミリア, Famiria), who serve a range of functions from dungeon crawling to crafting items. Each Familia is named after and serves a resident deity. In a fashion similar to role playing games, the adventurers are grouped into levels, increasing their levels and abilities according to their achievements.

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704. A Series of Unfortunate Events

Title: A Series of Unfortunate Events / Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Genre: Adventure, Black Comedy
Episodes: 25 (3 Seasons)

Summary: When a mysterious fire destroys their home and kills their parents, the Baudelaire children, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, are placed in the care of their distant 'relative' Count Olaf, an actor who is determined to claim the family fortune for himself. Following Olaf's failed attempt and his plot being exposed, the Baudelaires are placed in the custody of a series of inept or unsympathetic guardians, as they try to elude Olaf and his followers and uncover the mystery behind a secret society from their parents' past. The mysterious and melancholic narrator Lemony Snicket explicates the Baudelaires' adventures for the audience.

Neil Patrick Harris, Tara Strong, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

703. Ready Player One

Title: Ready Player One
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Game
Year: 2018

Summary: In 2045, people seek to escape from reality through the virtual reality entertainment universe called the OASIS (Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation), co-created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow of Gregarious Games. After Halliday's death, a pre-recorded message left by his avatar Anorak announces a game, granting ownership of the OASIS to the first to find the Golden Easter Egg within it, which is locked behind a gate requiring three keys which players can obtain by accomplishing three challenges.

The contest has lured a number of "Gunters", or egg hunters, and the interest of Nolan Sorrento, the CEO of Innovative Online Industries (IOI) who seeks to control the OASIS himself in order to insert intrusive online advertising. IOI uses a number of indentured servants as well as an army of employees called "Sixers" to find the egg.

Wade Watts is a teenager living in Columbus, Ohio with his aunt Alice and her boyfriend Rick. Wade's avatar Parzival, an avid Gunter, participates in the first challenge, an unbeatable race, alongside his best friend Aech, and Art3mis, a female avatar who Parzival has a crush on. Parzival regularly visits Halliday's Journals, a simulated archive of Halliday's life and hobbies, run by the Curator. Acknowledging a phrase by Halliday, Wade realises the race can be won by driving backwards, receiving the Copper Key from Anorak. Art3mis, Aech, and his friends Daito and Sho, all win the race thereafter, later collectively named the High-5 on the OASIS' scoreboard.

Sorrento asks his friend i-R0k to learn Wade's true identity, with the intent on bribing him to win the contest of IOI's behalf. Wade and Art3mis discover from the Journals that Halliday once dated Morrow's wife Karen "Kira" Underwood, but Halliday's anxiety led to them watching a movie rather than go dancing. Wade and Art3mis visit the Distracted Globe night club to look for clues, where Wade confesses his love and true name to Art3mis. They survive an IOI raid in which Art3mis abandons Wade, explaining that her father died in debt to IOI. i-R0k, who was eavesdropping on their conversation, informs Sorrento of his findings.

Sorrento contacts Wade with his offer. When rejected, Sorrento destroys Wade's home, killing Alice among others. Art3mis' player Samantha Cook takes Wade in. Together, they realise the second challenge relates to Halliday's regret towards not pursuing a relationship with Kira. Along with Aech, Daito, and Sho, Parzival and Art3mis search a recreation of the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. Art3mis asks Kira to a dance and wins the Jade Key.

Sorrento's subordinate F'Nale Zandor storms the Gunters' hideout, taking Samantha to a IOI Loyalty Center to pay off her father's debt. Wade is rescued by the other High-5 users, Helen Harris (Aech), Toshiro (Daito), and Zhou (Sho) in Helen's truck. By hacking Sorrento's OASIS rig, the group learn where Samantha is being held, allowing her to escape confinement.

The third challenge is found in Castle Anorak on Planet Doom, where players must guess Halliday's favourite Atari 2600 game to earn the Crystal Key. iR0k places a forcefield around the castle using the Orb of Osuvox, but Art3mis is able to deactivate it. The High-5 lead an army of OASIS players against the Sixers. Sorrento fights back in Mechagodzilla, but Aech, Daito, and Art3mis destroy his avatar using the Iron Giant, a Gundam, and a Madballs-shaped bomb. Parzival destroys Samantha's avatar, allowing her to flee IOI and is picked up by the High-5.

Parzival reaches the console, but Sorrento detonates the Cataclyst bomb, wiping out every avatar on Planet Doom. Parzival survives using an extra life coin given to him earlier by the Curator in a bet. He plays Adventure, winning the Crystal Key by locating its programmer's Easter egg. He uses the three keys to enter a treasure room, where Anorak offers him a contract to sign. Parzival recognizes it as the one Morrow signed when Halliday forced him out of Gregarious Games, and refuses to sign it. Anorak transforms into Halliday, who expresses his regrets in life, handing over the Easter Egg.

Sorrento confronts the High-5, but relents upon seeing Wade with the egg. He and F'Nale are arrested for the bombing. Ogden Morrow appears, revealing he is the Curator. Wade decides to run the OASIS with the High-5, inviting Morrow to join them as a consultant. The IOI Loyalty Centers are shut down, while the High-5 make the controversial choice to close the OASIS every Tuesday and Thursday, so people can spend time in the real world. 

Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)



702. Locke & Key

Title: Locke & Key
Genre: Magic, Supernatural, Fantasy
Episodes: 10

Summary: After Rendell Locke is murdered at the hands of former student Sam Lesser, his wife Nina decides to move with her three children, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode, from Seattle to Matheson, Massachusetts, and take residence in Rendell's family home, Keyhouse. The children soon discover a number of mysterious keys throughout the house that can be used to unlock various doors in magical ways. They soon become aware, though, of a demonic entity that is also searching for the keys for its own malevolent purposes.

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701. The Order

Title: The Order
Genre: Supernatural, Horror, Magic
Episodes: 20 (2 Seasons)

Summary: The Order follows college student Jack Morton as he joins the Hermetic Order of the Blue Rose, a secret society that teaches and practices magic. As Jack goes deeper into the organization's history, he uncovers dark family secrets and an underground battle between werewolves and the magical dark arts.

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700. 13 Reasons Why

Title: 13 Reasons Why
Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Teen
Episodes: 13, 13 (2 Seasons)

Summary: Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.

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699. Sweet Tai Chi

Title: 淑女飘飘拳 / Shu Nv Piao Piao Quan
English Title: Sweet Tai Chi
Genre: Romance, Martial Arts, School
Episodes: 24

Summary: Feng Piao Piao seems to be quite grateful for the whole world – artistic, well-read, musically-inclined, and always carrying a book with her. But between the tomes are hidden manhwa, and all her paintings and calligraphy are actually made by her grandfather. When she accidentally saves a classmate Wei Chu with Tai Chi learned from her grandfather, she realizes that her skills are far more advanced than she had thought. From then on, her life becomes entangled with that of Wei Chu and Tai Chi. Yet because her grandfather once betrayed his Tai Chi clan, she must constantly choose whether to use her skills to save lives at the risk of their identity be revealed. Soon, she learns that Wei Chu has a secret of his own – he is the heir to the same Tai Chi clan that her grandfather once betrayed. Will he find out her secret first before she figures out how to clear her grandfather’s name? 

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698. Good Bye, My Princess

Title: 东宫 / Dong Gong
English Title: Good Bye, My Princess / Princess in The East Palace
Genre: Historical, Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 52

Summary: A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and admiration as the 9th Princess, Xiao Feng is forced to leave the life that she has known in order to become the Crown Princess. Her husband, the black-bellied Crown Prince, holds the highest position second only to one, the Emperor. However, the Eastern Palace is the most dangerous place to be. For political reasons, the Prince has no choice but to marry the Princess from a foreign land. He has his own favored concubine while she has her own life. Two parallel lines begin to intersect in a place fraught with danger and deadly power play and buried somewhere deep inside are memories that have yet to resurface.

Good Bye, My Princess (2019) poster

697. Love Equations

Title: 致我们甜甜的小美满 / Zhi Wo Men Tian Tian De Xiao Mei Man
English Title: Love Equations, To Our Sweet Little Happiness
Genre: Romance, School
Episodes: 27

Summary: Adorable and bubbly, Zhou Xiao is a favorite among her peers. A university literature student with a penchant for detective novels, she spends her days lost in the pages of her favorite mysteries, always eager to find out what happens next. With such a devoted love of such stories, it comes as no surprise when she finds herself falling for one of the university’s forensic science majors. A seriously dedicated student in the forensic science department, Zhao Fanzhou has little time for anyone or anything, other than his studies. Cold and detached, he is the last person anyone would ever expect would fall in love. But when he meets Zhou Xiao, that’s exactly what happens. Wooed by her many charms, it doesn’t take long for the two to become a couple. But nothing lasts forever. Eventually going their separate ways, it would seem their brief but happy love story is over. Or is it? When fate brings the two together, they find themselves wondering if it’s possible to achieve their dreams, in both their careers and in love.

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696. The King's Avatar

Title: 全职高手 / Quan Zhi Gao Shou
English Title: The King's Avatar
Genre: E-Sports, Friendship
Episodes: 40

Summary: In the multiplayer online game Glory, Ye Xiu is well known as the textbook level expert and a top-tier player. Due to a series of circumstances he was forcefully expelled out of his professional team. After leaving the pro gaming scene he resides at an Internet Café employed as one of the managers. When Glory launches the tenth server he throws himself into the game once more. Equipped with ten years of gaming experience, memories of the past, and an incomplete self-made weapon. His journey back to the top begins.

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695. Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments

Title: Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Fantasy
Episodes: 55 (3 Seasons)

Summary: On her 18th birthday, Clary Fray is accepted into the Brooklyn Academy of Arts. That evening, while out celebrating with her best friend, Simon Lewis, Clary sees a group of suspicious people that nobody else can see. She follows them into a back room of the club, witnessing a fight. She interferes, grabbing a blade. Believing she has accidentally committed a murder, Clary is distraught and immediately rushes home. Her mother, Jocelyn Fray, then reveals invisible inkings on her own skin, similar to those worn by the group at the club. Knowing she will be attacked, Jocelyn fears for Clary's safety, asking their friend Dot to send her through a portal to Luke, her only father figure.

However, when she arrives, Clary believes Luke has betrayed her, leading to her returning to her apartment. When she arrives, she finds her mother missing, and a monstrous Dot asking her about a Mortal Cup. Clary is saved by a blond boy from the club, who seems to know more about herself that she does. She joins up with a group of Shadowhunters, half angel half human, to save her mother from the villainous Valentine Morgenstern, Clary's own father, and discovers powers she never knew she possessed. Clary is thrown into the world of demon hunting with the mysterious, narcissistic, and attractive Shadowhunters Jace, Isabelle and Alec and drags her loyal and geeky friend Simon along for the ride. Now living amongst the fair folk, warlocks, vampires, and werewolves, Clary begins a journey of self-discovery as she learns more about her past and what her future may hold.

Shadowhunters - Wikipedia

694. To Our Warm Little Times

Title: 致我们暖暖的小时光 / Zhi Wo Men Nuan Nuan De Xiao Shi Guang
English Title: To Our Warm Little Times
Genre: Romance, School
Episodes: 24

Summary: On the cusp of graduation, an accounting major searching for her career winds up living with a genius physics student who shakes up her daily routine. Situ Mo is a graduating student. As someone who got used to having her whole life planned out for her, she is at a loss about her future and can't find the courage to make a decision for herself. Because the school districts have merged, physics major Gu Weiyi barges into her life. They clash repeatedly without noticing that they are slowly walking into each other's hearts. To their surprise, they accidentally end up having to live together.

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693. Arsenal Military Academy

Title: 烈火军校 / Lie Huo Jun Xiao
English Title: Arsenal Military Academy 
Genre: Military, Romance
Episodes: 48

Summary: Xie Xiang joins the army in her brother's stead by pretending to be a man. She becomes classmates with the wealthy Gu Yan Zhen and the calm Shen Jun Shan. Through their rigorous training, the three form a bond to become comrades, all while Xie Xiang tries to keep her cover. After many incidents, Xie Xiang earns the respect of her peers and superiors. She also becomes the object of affections of the two men in her lives. The Japanese military stations more forces in the Northeast region causing the young heroes to engage in battle as they uncover a big conspiracy.

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692. Ren Jian Yan Huo Hua Xiao Chu

Title: 人间烟火花小厨 / Ren Jian Yan Huo Hua Xiao Chu
English Title: Chef Fang
Genre: Food, Historical, Romance
Episodes: 36

Summary: A story about food and romance follows Hua Xiao Mai as she falls in love with a bodyguard. Through her passion for the culinary arts, Hua Xiao Mai starts small and slowly makes her way up in the food business. She meets the cool-headed Meng Yu Huai who heads up a bodyguard agency and excels in martial arts. With his qualities, he is the definition of a true man. Meng Yu Huai and Hua Xiao Mai become quarrelsome lovers who are sweetly in love.

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691. Love Lasts Forever

Title: 恋はつづくよどこまでも / Koi Wa Tsuzuku Yo Doko Made Mo
English Title: Love Lasts Forever
Genre: Romance, Medical
Episodes: 10

Summary: Nanase Sakura is a 23-year-old rookie nurse. She met Doctor Kairi Tendo several years ago and fell in love with him. To meet him again, she studied hard and became a nurse. After 5 years, she finally meets Kairi Tendo again, but he has a totally different personality than what she imagined. Kairi Tendo, who is 31-years-old, is commonly referred to as the "Devil" at work. He is a level-headed perfectionist and often makes biting remarks to doctors and nurses. Nanase Sakura works hard to receive recognition from Kairi Tendo and she also expresses her feelings honestly to him. Due to her persistence, Nanase Sakura becomes well known at the hospital and she picks up the nickname of the "Warrior. Chick" Meanwhile, Kairi Tendo becomes attracted to Nanase Sakura.

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690. Love The Way You Are

Title: 身为一个胖子 / Shen Wei Yi Ge Pang Zi
English Title: Love The Way You Are
Genre: Food, Romance
Episodes: 24

Summary: Zhen Yuan Yuan is a plump girl who fell in love with her high school senior, Ruan Dong Shen. They were separated by a misunderstanding. Many years later they reunited. At that point, Yuan Yuan had become a slim fashion model called Eva while Dong Shen became a successful entrepreneur and chef. They began an incredibly miraculous journey of love together but.....it may not be as he planned.

Love The Way You Are (2019) poster

689. Love Alarm

Title: 좋아하면 울리는 / Joahamyeon Ullineun (01)
English Title: Love Alaram
Genre: Romance, School
Episodes: 8

Summary: Cellphone app Love Alarm is created. If someone likes you and they are within 10 meters of you, the alarm for the app rings. The app also shows how many people like you, but the app doesn't reveal specific details on who likes you. Kim Jo Jo is a high school student. She is pretty and smart. She seems like a cheerful person, but her parents died when she was young. Since the death of her parents, Kim Jo Jo has lived with aunt's family. Living there is not easy for Kim Jo Jo. She doesn't download the app Joalarm as her phone isn’t new enough. Meanwhile, Hwang Sun Oh is a popular male student at the same high school where Kim Jo Jo attends. He is the son of a wealthy family, but he is not loved by his parents. His best friend Lee Hye Yeong also attends the same high school. Hwang Sun Oh notices that his best friend Lee Hye Yeong likes Kim Jo Jo. Hwang Sun Oh wants to know if his friend really likes her, so he kisses her.

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688. Crash Landing on You

Title: 사랑의 불시착 / Sarangui Bulsichag
English Title: Crash Landing on You
Genre: Romance, Military, Political
Episodes: 16

Summary: Tells the story of two star crossed lovers, a South Korean heiress and a North Korean elite who also happens to be an army officer. One day, while paragliding, Yoon Se Ri has an accident caused by strong winds, leading her to crash land in North Korea, where she meets Ri Jung Hyuk, a North Korean army officer, who agrees to help her return to South Korea. Over time, they fall in love, despite the divide and dispute between their respective countries.

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687. Fairyland Lovers

Title: 蓬莱间 / Peng Lai Jian
English Title: Fairyland Lovers
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 35

Summary: It tells the story of spirit doctor Bai Qi as he travels the world to rid spirits of their obsessions. In the process, he meets the sunny Lin Xia whom he has known from a long time ago. Bai Qi is a doctor whose identity is shrouded in mystery. He has one very unusual job to use the power of the Taoyuan to heal spirits. Spirits are humans that have been polluted by worldly desires and only in healing them can they return to their normal lives. By mistake, Bai Qi and a human girl named Lin Xia enter into a cohabitation agreement. As their lives intersect, a memory that has been sealed for thousands of years also rises to the surface. 

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686. Warrior Nun

Title: Warrior Nun
Genre: Fantasy, Superhero
Episodes: 10

Summary: After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns. 

Alba Baptista in Warrior Nun (2020)

685. Eternal Love

Title: 三生三世枕上书 / San Sheng San Shi Zhen Shang Shu
English Title: Eternal Love
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Period
Episodes: 56

Summary: Queen of Qing Qiu, Bai Feng Jiu, is the only red nine-tailed fox in the world. One day, Feng Jui is attacked by a savage beast while seeking cultivation in the mountains and is saved by the first emperor of Heaven, Dong Hua. Grateful and feeling indebted, Feng Jiu accompanies Dong Hua to vanquish the Demon Lord. As the two spend time together, Feng Jiu realizes her gratitude towards Dong Hua has slowly evolved into love. Unfortunately, Dong Hua has long forgotten what love is. Although the coldest hearts can melt with time, will countless lifetimes be sufficient to bring these two hearts together?

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684. Ashes of Love

Title: 香蜜沉沉烬如霜 / Xiang Mi Chen Chen Jin Ru Shuang
English Title: Ashes of Love
Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 63

Summary: A story of many lifetimes of romance between the flower deity and the fire deity. Four thousand years ago when Jin Mi was born into the world, her fate to be imprisoned within Shui Jing was already sealed. Her birth mother Zi Fen, the flower deity, abandons her for the afterlife and before her death, she feeds the unfeeling pill to her infant daughter and orders her subordinates never to reveal her identity to Jin Mi. Four thousand years later, the fire deity who is also the second son of the Heavenly King stumbles into Shui Jing because of a trap laid out by his enemies. He is saved by Jin Mi and slowly, the two fated souls find comfort in each other after having spent a hundred years together. Meanwhile, the fire deity and the night deity have always been at odds. When the night deity learns of the fire deity's intentions, he devises a plan to get to Jin Mi in order to use her against fire, yet he ends up falling for her as well.

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683. Meteor Garden 2018 (China)

Title: 流星花园 / Liu Xing Hua Yuan
English Title: Meteor Garden 2018
Genre: Romance, School, Friendship
Episodes: 50

Summary: An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo. Shan Cai is an 18-year-old girl from a family that's barely able to make ends meet. Due to a turn of events, she gets accepted into a school that only accepts the upper class elites. She immediately clashes with her classmates especially Dao Ming Si who is spoiled, arrogant and a bully. She remains defiant even after becoming a target of a series of pranks intended to torment her and just when she's about to give up, Hua Ze Lei always seems to show up to lend her a helping hand. Eventually, the four boys begin to acknowledge Shan Cai's unyielding personality that is like her namesake which is that of a weed that can never be brought down. She also begins to see the good in the boys, which paves the way for friendship and an eventual romance

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682. My Love, Enlighten Me

Title: 暖暖请多指教 / 暖暖
English Title: Please Advise, Warmly / My Love, Enlighten Me
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 24

Summary: A young, 22-year-old hopeful and a kind-hearted, pop star named Nuan Nuan is forced to reinvent herself after the girl group she is a member of disbands on the night of its debut. Overnight, her dreams come to a halt as she's hit with the harsh reality of her situation. While she struggles in her search for a post-pop career, her life gets intertwined with a man named Han Che. Han Che is a successful sound and light engineer who also happens to have an impeccable memory and a cold personality. However, despite his amazing memory, Han Che misremembers something very important which can later threaten to jeopardize his relationship with Nuan Nuan. Meanwhile, Nuan Nuan, who has always had a keen eye for fashion, begins to explore her love of clothes - hoping to secure a permanent spot at a clothing store’s headquarters. Although their relationship is often adversarial, Han Che and Nuan Nuan also have a growing fondness for one another. Han Che tries to help Nuan Nuan and she slowly starts to melt his icy heart. But can they withstand it when the past comes to the surface, or will it get in the way of their blooming love?

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681. My Girl

Title: 99分女朋友 / 99 Fen Nv Peng You
English Title: 99 Points Girlfriend /  My Girl
Genre: Comedy, Business, Romance
Episodes: 24

Summary: As a child, Meng Hui was involved in a terrible accident. Though she has born the physical scars of that moment on her face all her life, it’s the mental scars that have caused the greatest damage. Traumatized by the event, Meng Hui developed a dissociative identity disorder which causes her to switch between two distinct personalities at random. Never knowing when her alternate personality might emerge, Meng Hui has struggled all her life, to find a balance between her two sides. Now grown, Meng Hui works as a makeup artist who has started creating her own small line of homemade cosmetics. As fate would have it, she happens to cross paths with Shen Yi, the CEO of a large cosmetics company, during one of her episodes and suddenly declares herself to be his girlfriend. Though shocked by this sudden outburst, Shen Yi decides it’s better to save face by playing along, than make a scene in public. In turn Shen Yi is rewarded for his seeming gallantry when he discovers, not long after, that Meng Hui has developed a liquid foundation that has the potential to revolutionize the cosmetics industry. Desperate to get his hands on her formula, Shen Yi continues to play the part of the devoted boyfriend, a fact that shocks Meng Hui once her alternate personality relinquishes control. Though at first, only interested in Meng Hui’s formula, Shen Yi soon finds himself falling for the girl fate seems to have thrown into his life, and even more surprising, she seems to be falling for him. But their relationship is put to the ultimate test when Meng Hui learns that Shen Yi was the one responsible for the accident that changed her life, all those years ago. Will their love become the salve that heals their deepest wounds or will they find that some wounds really do leave permanent scars?

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680. Dance of The Sky Empire

Title: 天舞纪 / Tian Wu Ji
English Title: Dance of The Sky Empire
Genre: Historical, Fantasy, School
Episodes: 28

Summary: The story is set in the Tang dynasty, an era where humans co-exists alongside demons. A man who is of half-human and half-demon blood named Li Xuan broke the temporal peace of the world. The story follows Li Xuan as he deals with the responsibility of protecting his different bloodlines and the peace of Chang'an; as well as his complex relationship with Su Youlian, a spy from the demon tribe and Long Wei'er, his lover in a parallel world.

679. Love Story of Court Enemies

Title: 那江烟花那江雨 / Na Jiang Yan Hua Na Jiang Yu / 语星如愿之步步杀机 / Yu Xing Ru Yuan Zhi Bu Bu Sha Ji
English Title: Love Story of Court Enemies / Palace Step By Step To Fade
Genre: Historical, Romance
Episodes: 25

Summary: The story is set in the Yuan year of the Yongzheng era. In the time of chaos, Yu Xing and her sister Cai Feng were separated. When Yu Xing knew that Cai Feng had entered the palace as a consort candidate, she decides to follow suit as a chef trainee. Her culinary skills deeply impressed the Emperor, and she was quickly promoted through the ranks. However during the Empress Dowager's funeral, she accidentally breached a taboo and offended the Emperor. She was then sent to the countryside to do manual labour. There, she got to befriend a healer and picked up medical skills. Using her new-found skills, she managed to help the people who were suffering from a widespread pandemic. When she returned to the capital, she enrolled into the imperial medical college and started from the bottom as a trainee practitioner. She also finds love with general Yue Zonglin. 

678. Lovely Us

Title: 如此可爱的我们 / Ru Ci Ke Ai De Wo Men
English Title: Lovely Us
Genre: Youth, Romance, School
Episodes: 16

Summary: The story takes place in 2007; four children from Shu De Faculty and Staff Family Hospital entered high school together, welcoming their sixteenth year of life. They form their own clique named "No. 1992", and embark on a journey filled with dreams, growth and warmth. 

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677. Su Su Feng Yu Yi Nan Qiu

Title: 萦萦夙语亦难求 / Su Su Feng Yu Yi Nan Qiu
English Title: Su Yu
Genre: Historical, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 24

Summary: A romance between a narcissistic young master who loves no one but himself and his witty maid who has worked for him for years. When the heart beckons, what ensues is a sweet and hilarious story of pursuit. The young master of Qianyun manor, Mu Juechen is a leader among men. Not only does he have extraordinary talents but he also possesses a chivalrous heart. Through his efforts, the pugilistic world lives in harmony and he is hailed a hero. In his own eyes, he regards himself as the most perfect man. Qian Yu is sensible and intelligent. She is tasked with taking care of all the large and small matters in the manor. Mu Juechen and Qian Yu seem to be a perfect match but she is but an orphan taken in by the old master which is why they can never be together. Rumor has it that Mu Juechen doesn't get close to any woman because of Qian Yu. While their story sounds romantic, reality paints a very different picture...


676. Mr. Honesty

Title: 不说谎恋人 / Bu Shuo Huang Lian Ren
English Title: Mr. Honesty / Don't Lie To Your Lover
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 31

Summary: Xu Yiren loses both her relationship and career in one night. Her close friend, Xia Di recommends her to an architecture company as the assistant of the CEO. However during the interview, she finds out that the CEO is the person who exposed that her boyfriend is cheating on her in public, Fang Zhiyou. Though she doesn't know why, Xu Yiren eventually gets the job, but gets handled a weird task - to lie for her boss. But Fang Zhiyou's tendency to expose her lies in public always lands her in sticky situations.

675. The Legend of Jin Yan

Title: 凤归四时歌 / Feng Gui Si Shi Ge
English Title: The Legend of Jin Yan
Genre: Romance, Melodrama, Historical
Episodes: 34

Summary: A sweet love story between the brave and kind daughter of a general and the young king who is surrounded by enemies. Despite butting heads from their initial meeting, their love begins to grow as they work together for the country and its people. Wen Su Jin enters the palace in order to save another but mistakenly provokes Xiao Yu who is the king of the nation. Thinking that she is a palace maid and then suspecting that she may be a spy, the overbearing Xiao Yu cannot help but his defenses when he starts to fall for her. Xiao Yu and his older brother Xiao Qi's already strained relationship worsens over a girl. Meanwhile, Wen Su Yu has gotten married in the place of her younger sister. What kind of situations will arise from their complicated relations?

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674. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

Title: 传闻中的陈芊芊 / Chuan Wen Zhong De Chen Qian Qian 
English Title: The Romance of Tiger and Rose 
Genre: Historical, Romance 
Episodes: 24

Summary: Chen Xiaoqian, a scriptwriter who has been single since birth, wrote a female centric drama. However she was unable to start shooting smoothly due to the criticism of her writing by the actors. Chen Xiaoqian vowed to prove her ability, but accidentally entered her own script where she became the third princess of Xuanhu City, a minor supporting character who would be killed anytime. Thus begin her journey of survival, where she meets two guys - an unpredictable rich young master named Han Shuo and a perfect guy who is the Minister of Education named Pei Heng.

The Romance of Tiger and Rose (2020) - MyDramaList

673. My Dear Destiny

Title: 亲爱的义祁君 / 丑妃驾到 / Qin Ai De Yi Qi Jun / Chou Fei Jia Dao
English Title: Ugly Concubine is Here, My Dear Destiny
Genre: Historical, Romance, Supernatural
Episodes: 36

Summary: In the time of the Yi, Humans, the Wolf tribe and the Witches lived dangerously together on the land of Zhangzhou. The divine maiden of the Witch tribe, Mi Qi Qi, was sent to the human world by her master from the tribe and is then embroiled into the fight of king Lu Ao's harem. The two eventually joined hands to calm the chaos of the three tribes.

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672. Intense Love

Title: 韫色过浓 / Yun Se Guo Nong
English Title: Intense Love
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 24

Summary: It tells the love story between a genius doctor and an actress who are two people who both refuse to have their marriage arranged by their parents, yet realize that love is destined. Actress Su Jin Bei has a beauty that can defy the heavens. With her popularity on the rise, she is used to being the center of attention. However, the dark side to fame means that she's a magnet for controversy. She may be the best at flirting but she doesn't get any further and has been single since birth. Zhou Shi Yun is a genius doctor with the looks, the money and the smarts. He is a perfectionist who likes to be in control but doesn't care much for many things as he can be quite indifferent. Women flock around him in droves and he doesn't bat an eye. Instead of the usual overbearing CEO that falls for the woman, it's the actress who takes initiative in love.

671. Well Dominated Love

Title: 奈何Boss又如何 / Nai He Boss You Ru He
English Title: Well Dominated Love / So What If You're My Boss?
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 24

Summary: The drama is about the romance between a picky CEO and his temporary special assistant. Nie Xing Chen is the new assistant of Yan Jing Zhi. Despite meeting for the first time, she already knew the difficult daily habits of her boss. He is an arrogant CEO with a high IQ who suffers from mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, is assertive at work, pursues perfection in life, but is also a perfect man in the hearts of many girls. Whereas Nie Xing Chen is the perfect secretary at work, and can be sweet, beautiful, capable, independent, and always has a positive attitude and is optimistic about life. Yan Jing Zhi is famous as a cold-hearted boss, but Nie Xing Chen manages to hold and handle alone. As time goes by, Yan Jing Zhi and Nie Xing Chen began to fall in love until they experienced problems with each other. What is the next ending story of two strangers who've actually seen each other for years?

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670. The Love Lasts Two Minds

Title: 两世欢 / Liang Shi Huan
English Title: Happiness Over Two Lifetimes / Past Life and Life / The Love Lasts Two Minds
Genre: Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 45

Summary: A noble lady who has lost her memory escapes an arranged marriage by cross dressing and working as a constable at Qinhe. The adopted son of Prince of Zhao returns to his kingdom under a new identity after surviving a failed assassination attempt, and works with the heroine to unravel Zhu Yougui’s political conspiracy. 
Yuan Qingli is the daughter of a general who was attacked by bandits on her way to a nunnery. After waking up from her coma, the now amnesiac noble lady undergoes a 180-degree personality shift. Qingli escapes an arranged marriage by cross dressing and working as a constable at Qinhe, where she meets Jingci, the adopted son of the Prince of Zhao.
Jingci is responsible for escorting his childhood sweetheart Feng Mianwan to a neighbouring kingdom to cement political relations, and is ambushed along the way. Saved by loyal followers, he returns to his kingdom under a new identity, and works with the heroine to unravel Zhu Yougui’s political conspiracy. 

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669. Girlfriend

Title: 楼下女友请签收 / Lou Xia Nv You Qing Qian Shou
English Title: Girlfriend

Genre: Romance, Business, Comedy
Episodes: 36

Summary: Wen Xiaonuan has been trying to make ends meet in order to support the Huangmei Opera Troupe. Resorting to acting gigs to earn money, she books an unusual job where she must pretend to have a crush on the handsome CEO Ye Feimo. She, then, becomes an actress in the business of CEO Ye Feimo, Anning. There she grows her career in acting and finds love.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

668. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (02)

Title: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (02)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Year: 2018

Summary: In 1927, the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) is transferring the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald to Europe to be tried for his crimes. Grindelwald escapes, aided by MACUSA employee Abernathy.
Three months later in London, Newt Scamander is at the Ministry of Magic to appeal his international travel ban. While there, he runs into Leta Lestrange, an old Hogwarts classmate and his auror brother Theseus' fiancée. The ministry agree to grant Newt's request on condition he aids Theseus in locating Credence Barebone in Paris. Newt declines after learning he must work with the bounty hunter, Gunnar Grimmson. Later, after being reprimanded by the Ministry for his recent actions, Albus Dumbledore meets with Newt and is revealed to have indirectly sent his former student to America to release Frank the Thunderbird. Dumbledore requests that Newt travel to Paris and save Credence from Grindelwald and the Ministry, both believing he is Leta's long-lost brother, Corvus Lestrange.
Soon after, Newt receives an unexpected visit from his American friends Queenie Goldstein and Jacob Kowalski. Jacob, a Muggle, has regained his memories that were erased in the previous film. Newt is disappointed that Tina is not with them. Queenie tells him that Tina is seeing someone after reading in Spellbound magazine that Newt and Leta were betrothed. Newt explains his brother is engaged, not him. Newt deduces that Queenie enchanted Jacob into eloping to circumvent the MACUSA's marriage ban between wizards and non-magical humans. After Newt lifts the charm, Jacob refuses to marry Queenie, fearing the consequences she would face. Upset, Queenie leaves to find Tina. Newt and Jacob follow her to Paris where Tina is looking for Credence.
In Paris, Tina searches for Credence at the Circus Arcanus. Credence, and a female circus performer named Nagini who is held captive at the circus, escape after causing a distraction. While searching for Credence's birth mother, he and Nagini locate a half-elf servant named Irma Dugard, who placed him for adoption. However Grimmson, who is revealed to be a Grindelwald follower, arrives and kills Irma. Meanwhile, Tina meets Yusuf Kama, who is also hunting Credence. Newt and Jacob follow Yusuf to Tina. Yusuf explains that he made an Unbreakable Vow to kill his brother, whom he believes to be Credence. Meanwhile, unable to find Tina, a distraught Queenie is found by a Grindelwald follower and brought to him. Grindelwald, knowing Queenie's Legilimens ability, allows her to leave while manipulating her into joining him in order to marry Jacob.
Newt and Tina infiltrate the French Ministry of Magic for documents to confirm Credence's identity, but Leta and Theseus discover them. Newt and Tina reconcile after he explains he was never engaged to Leta. Their search for information about Credence leads them to the Lestrange family tomb where they find Yusuf. He reveals that he is carrying out his father's request to avenge his mother Laurena Kama's death. She was kidnapped by Corvus's father, who used the Imperius Curse on her. She later died giving birth to Corvus' sister, Leta. Leta reveals she unintentionally caused her brother's death. While aboard a ship en route to America, Leta, unable to stand his constant crying, switched her baby brother with another infant (Credence) shortly before the ship sank. Corvus drowned while Credence survived.
The group find themselves at Grindelwald's rally where Queenie is among the followers. Jacob is also in attendance. There, Grindelwald shows images of a future global war, and rails against the Ministry's laws prohibiting them from preventing such a tragedy. As Theseus and the Aurors surround the rally, Grindelwald prompts his followers to disperse across Europe and spread his message. Grindelwald casts a ring of blue fire that only his most loyal followers, including Credence and Queenie, can safely cross to join him. Leta sacrifices herself to hold off Grindelwald so Newt, Tina, Jacob, Yusuf, Nagini, and Theseus can escape. As Grindelwald leaves, the remaining heroes unite alongside the immortal alchemist Nicolas Flamel to subdue and extinguish the fire. Newt realises he is now embroiled in a conflict with Grindelwald, and must choose to fight.
At Hogwarts, Newt presents Dumbledore with a vial stolen from Grindelwald. It contains a blood pact Grindelwald and Dumbledore made during their youth that prevents them dueling each other. Dumbledore believes it can be destroyed. At his Nurmengard base in Austria, Grindelwald tells Credence that his true identity is as Aurelius Dumbledore, Albus' long-lost brother, and the only person powerful enough to defeat him. 

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667. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (01)

Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (01)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Year: 2016

Summary: In 1926, British wizard and "magizoologist" Newt Scamander arrives in New York, en route to Arizona. He encounters Mary Lou Barebone, a non-magical woman ("No-Maj" or "Muggle") who heads the New Salem Philanthropic Society. As Newt listens to her speaking about witches and wizards being real and dangerous, a Niffler escapes from Newt's magically expanded suitcase, which houses various magical creatures. As Newt attempts to capture the Niffler, he meets No-Maj cannery worker and aspiring baker Jacob Kowalski, and they unwittingly swap suitcases. Demoted Auror (hunter of dark wizards) Tina Goldstein arrests Newt for the chaos caused by the Niffler and takes him to the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) headquarters, hoping to regain her former position. However, as Jacob's suitcase contains only baked goods, Newt is released. At Jacob's tenement apartment, several creatures escape from Newt's suitcase.
After Tina and Newt find Jacob and the suitcase, Tina takes them to her apartment and introduces them to Queenie, her Legilimens sister. Jacob and Queenie are mutually attracted, though American wizards are forbidden to have any contact with No-Majs. Newt takes Jacob inside his magically expanded suitcase, where Jacob encounters a contained Obscurus, a parasite that develops inside magically gifted children if they suppress their magical abilities. Newt extracted it from a young girl who died, those afflicted rarely living past the age of ten. Newt persuades Jacob to help search for the missing creatures. After they re-capture two of the three escaped beasts, Tina returns the suitcase to MACUSA. Officials arrest them, believing one of Newt's beasts to be responsible for killing Senator Henry Shaw, Jr. Director of Magical Security Percival Graves accuses Newt of conspiring with the infamous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, and decides to destroy Newt's suitcase and erase Jacob's recent memories of magic. Newt and Tina are sentenced to immediate death in secret, but they escape, aided by Queenie and Jacob, who also retrieve Newt's suitcase. Following a tip from Tina's old goblin informant Gnarlack, the foursome find and re-capture the last of the escaped creatures.
Meanwhile, Graves approaches Mary Lou's adopted son Credence and offers to free him from his abusive mother. In exchange, Graves wants Credence to find an Obscurus, which he believes has caused the mysterious destructive incidents around the city. Credence finds a wand under his adopted sister Modesty's bed. Mary Lou assumes it is Credence's wand, but Modesty says it is hers. When Modesty is about to be punished, the Obscurus kills Mary Lou and her eldest daughter Chastity. Graves arrives, and after Credence leads him to Modesty, who he assumes is the Obscurus's host, he dismisses Credence as being a Squib and refuses to teach him magic as he had previously promised. Credence reveals he is the real host, having lived longer than any other host due to the intensity of his magic. In a fit of rage, Credence transforms and attacks the city.
Newt finds Credence hiding in a subway tunnel, but he is attacked by Graves. Tina, who knows Credence, arrives and attempts to calm him, while Graves tries to convince Credence to listen to him. As Credence begins to settle back into human form, Aurors arrive and apparently disintegrate him to protect the magical society; however, a tiny Obscurus fragment escapes. Graves admits his plan of unleashing the Obscurus to expose the magical community to the No-Majs and framing Newt for it, and angrily claims that MACUSA protects the No-Majs more than themselves. As the president orders the Aurors to apprehend Graves, he attacks and begins to defeat all of them. Newt manages to subdue him with one of his beasts, and uses a revealing spell to expose Graves as Grindelwald in disguise, who is taken into custody.
MACUSA fears their secret world has been exposed, but Newt releases his Thunderbird to disperse a potion as rainfall over the city that erases all New Yorkers' recent memories, as MACUSA wizards repair the destruction. Queenie kisses Jacob goodbye as the rain erases his memories.
Jacob and the rest of the No-Majs are obliviated with the help of the Thunderbird and Newt returns to England. Jacob opens a bakery with some of his products looking like the beasts he had met before. Queenie enters, and Jacob smiles at her, seemingly beginning to remember the events he has been through. 

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666. The Aeronauts

Title: The Aeronauts
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography
Year: 2019

Summary: In 1862 London, pilots James Glaisher and Amelia arrive for the hot air balloon launch. Despite being haunted by a vision of her late husband Pierre, Amelia keeps up the brave front and the balloon launches. In a flashback, James appears before the Royal Society and explains his theory that the weather can be predicted but he is laughed out of the building. Returning home, he talks to his parents, who try to persuade him to pursue another avenue of science. On the balloon, James and Amelia start rising through the cloud layer. They soon run into a violent storm which sends the balloon spinning. In a flashback, Antonia persuades Amelia to attend a society function. There, Amelia is approached by James and he asks if she would be willing to be his pilot while he attempts to prove his theories to which she agrees.
After a close brush with death, with James suffering a head injury, they make it through the storm and continue rising. James releases the first of five pigeons carrying messages stating the current altitude along with other scientific readings in case they don't survive. They discover an air current which is home to a group of butterflies, confirming one of John’s theories which James had always refuted. In a flashback, as James practices for the flight, Amelia approaches and tells him she’s changed her mind. At this, John goes to see Amelia to convince her. Amelia goes to Pierre’s grave to reflect. When it begins to snow, as James had predicted, she decides to go with him after all. Eventually, the balloon exceeds 23,000 feet, beating the record for the highest altitude.Amelia finds out James didn’t bring any clothes suitable for the rapidly decreasing temperature and decides to start descending. James refuses, and the two argue. Amelia agrees to keep rising, but makes it clear to James that they’ll have to start descending soon.
James starts experiencing hypoxia from the altitude as they ascend and insists they continue. The two get into a scuffle. That is when Amelia tells him the story of how Pierre sacrificed himself to save her during a balloon flight. This convinces James to descend. Amelia discovers the gas release valve on top of the balloon is frozen. As James falls unconscious, she has no choice but to climb up the outside of the balloon and open the valve from the top. With frostbite setting in on her hands, she struggles to wedge her boot in the valve, causing a slow release of the gas. Amelia loses consciousness and topples over the side but is saved by her rope tether.
When she awakens, Amelia manages to swing back to the balloon and wake James. As they continue to descend, snow begins to hovers around them, and they realize the balloon is collapsing from the loss of too much gas. They manage to close the gas release but it is not enough to slow their descent, so they throw everything they can over the side. When this doesn’t work, they climb into the framework and release the basket. Amelia then prepares to sacrifice herself to save James, but James convinces her that they can use the balloon as a parachute, which slows their descent. They crash through trees and hit the ground hard, with Amelia being dragged along behind the balloon. She wakes and calls for James, who staggers towards her. Both are injured, but euphoric that they managed to survive. James’ findings eventually paved the way for the first weather forecasts. James and Amelia go on another balloon flight together. 

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665. Jumanji: The Next Level (02)

Title: Jumaji: The Next Level (02)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year: 2019

Summary: In 2019, three years after their adventure in Jumanji, Spencer Gilpin, Anthony "Fridge" Johnson, Martha Kaply, and Bethany Walker lead improved lives. While the group decide to hold a reunion brunch in Brantford that year, Spencer is apprehensive about the meeting. On his first night back, he begins to contemplate returning to Jumanji where he had purpose, having held onto the broken video-game system. The following day, his friends visit his home, meeting with Spencer's grandfather Eddie, who is recovering from hip surgery, and Eddie's former friend Milo Walker, who is visiting for an unknown reason. Learning that they have no idea where Spencer is, the group search the house, and find the Jumanji game repaired in the basement. Realising Spencer returned to the game, his friends decide to follow him.
The game malfunctions when starting up, sucking in only Fridge and Martha, along with Eddie and Milo, forcing Bethany to contact fellow Jumanji player Alex Vreeke for help. Inside the game, Martha finds herself as her avatar Ruby Roundhouse, yet Fridge becomes Bethany's avatar Professor Sheldon Oberon, while Eddie and Milo become avatars Dr. Xander Bravestone and Franklin Finbar respectively. After instructing Eddie and Milo on the game's rules, the group encounter non-player character Nigel Billingsley, the game's guide, who reveals that since its last use, Jumanji is suffering from a massive drought. To leave the game, Nigel reveals that the group must recover the Falcon's Heart - a magical necklace stolen by warlord Jurgen the Brutal, which can end the drought when brought before sunlight and shouting "Jumanji".
Transported to a desert called the Dunes to track down Jurgen, the group eventually find Spencer operating as a new avatar called Ming Fleetfoot, a skilled thief. Blaming himself for their predicament, Spencer aids them in their task. Attempting to escape the Dunes, the group face new challenges and problems, while collecting an in-game item called a Jumanji Berry, and discovering a pool of glowing green water that allows them to switch avatars. In the process, Eddie bickers with Milo, revealing their friendship ended when a diner they owned was sold behind Eddie's back, forcing him into retirement. After the group convince the pair to work together in escaping a troop of mandrills, they soon become reunited with Alex, as his avatar Jefferson McDonough, and Bethany, operating a new avatar called Cyclone - a black horse that can only be understood by Finbar.
Working together, the party find a river with the same green glowing water, allowing Spencer, Bethany, Fridge, and Martha to become their original avatars, while Eddie and Milo end up as Ming and Cyclone respectively. Shortly after changing characters, Jurgen captures the group with his mercenaries and brings them to his fortress. Escaping their confinement, Spencer pursues after Jurgen to his airship, while the others distract his men. Finding himself unable to best Jurgen, Spencer discovers he is weak to the Jumanji Berry, incapacitating him long enough to send him plummeting to his death. Discovering Cyclone has retractable wings, Milo and Eddie work together to rescue Spencer and bring the recovered Falcon's Heart to the sun, calling out "Jumanji", ending the drought.
Returning the necklace to Nigel for safekeeping, the group are surprised when Milo elects to stay behind and protect the land, revealing he was dying in the real world. Learning he sought to make up with his friend, Eddie reconciles with him before he departs as Cyclone. Upon returning to the real world, Spencer decides to teach his grandfather about video games, while Eddie uses what he learned in the game to convince the owner of his old diner to hire him on as a manager, with his grandson and his friends turning up to enjoy a meal together. In a mid-credits scene, the heating mechanic Spencer's mother hired finally shows up, only to be drawn to the game, while at the diner, Spencer and the others are surprised to witness a flock of ostriches rush past. 

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