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A name scrawled inside a secondhand novel leads to a romantic exchange of letters, but the storybook ending takes a bizarre turn when the two star-crossed pen pals meet face-to-face.

Everyone falls in love at least once during college, but not everyone severs all connections with actual humans in favor of an illicit romance with a life-sized plastic doll.

When a young man seeks romance and adventure by joining the foreign language club, he gets caught in a bizarre love triangle where a night of drinking leads to intrusive gum massages and sloppy tongue baths.

The Softball Club, with its supply of tanned and toned female members, seems like a good place for a lonely boy to find intimacy, but the action takes a foul turn when his only friend hatches another heinous scheme.

A lowly college student signs on as a disciple to a madman who’s wanted by the library police. His first assignment: accompany the girl of his dreams on a quest to attain a mystical toilet brush.

After the campus cleanup crew confiscates his state-of-the-art bicycle, a college misfit trades his wheels for some wings in an attempt to become a human birdman. Why? To impress a girl, of course.

The not-so-lovable loser and his sidekick Ozu use hidden cameras in an attempt to overthrow the head of the campus movie circle. Glorious revolution is the goal, but if their plan backfires - things could get ugly.

The angst-ridden narrator becomes lost in a maze of 4.5 Tatami rooms as he searches for what lingers just out of reach. Will he finally make the long-awaited, often-hinted-at love connection he’s sought for so long?

An unusual young man with no interest in the outside world tries to survive the college experience by refusing to leave his room. Will it be extreme hunger or a desire for female companionship that forces him out first?

A college dropout in search of ramen crosses paths with a self-proclaimed deity of matrimony. This bizarre meeting sends the young man hurtling through a horrifying flashback to his days as a “black cupid.”

As the final battle against the Harvest draws to a close, males and females alike look forward to an era of peaceful coexistence between the genders.

With the Nirvana back on course, two very different cultures struggle in their attempt to unite against a common enemy.

After narrowly surviving their voyage through the minefield, the crew of the Nirvana is captured by enemy fleets and the male members subjected to brainwashing.

The crew of the Nirvana is elated to arrive at their home solar system, but there is still an obstacle to be overcome: a minefield which threatens to destroy them all.

During a battle in a dense asteroid field, Hibiki is separated from his comrades and discovered by mysterious space dwellers.

Hibiki and the crew plan a surprise birthday party for Meia, but the birthday girl ends up launching herself into space during an enemy attack.

The crew uses cameras to monitor the developing love triangle between Misty, Dita, and Hibiki. Meanwhile, a water leak wreaks havoc in the men’s quarters.

The crew mourns the loss of a comrade, and Hibiki leads a final, desperate attack on the mother ship.

Jura is seriously injured when a new breed of enemy attacks the Nirvana, and tempers flare in the aftermath of battle.

In need of supplies, the Nirvana docks at a remote outpost overrun by Harvester refugees. When their advanced weaponry proves useless, the crew must rely on hand to hand combat - or antiques!