Anime catalog

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Found: 1,791

Alakazam the Great

Saiyuuki

Movie · 1960 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Upon a mountain, a monkey is born from stone—nameless, parentless, and friendless. That is, until one day, he encounters a young female monkey named RinRin, who offers to be his friend. Through RinRin's encouragement, he becomes king after a test of bravery; however, his personal…

★ 6.6

Hello! Sandybell

TV · 1981 · Adventure, Romance

Synopsis: Sandybell is a playful girl from Scotland. She is happy even if her mum died when she was little. Past secrets begin to reveal after Sandybell gets a white lily from a rich lady. After a tragic act Sandybell moves to London where she is trying to find clues to her past. (Source: …

★ 5.8

Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora

Mujigen Hunter Fandora

OVA · 1985 · Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Space princess Fandora and her sidekick Que are bounty hunters in an age where warp travel has become a reality, along with space criminals. Fandora possesses the red, magic, "Jewel of Lupia" which she uses to fight with when conventional weapons are ineffective. In pursuit of sp…

★ 6.4

Witch Girl Meg

Majokko Megu-chan

TV · 1974 · Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: Megu is sent to Earth in her early teens, she is adopted by Mammi Kanzaki, a former witch who gave up her royal ambitions to wed a mortal. Mammi bewitches her husband and their two children, Rabi and Apo, into believing that Megu has always been the eldest child of the family. Un…

★ 3.7

The Chocolate Panic Picture Show

OVA · 1985 · Psychological

Synopsis: The Chocolate Panic Picture Show is a wacky musical OVA based on a manga by Fujiwara Kamui, serialised in Monthly Super Action and partly inspired by Jamie Uys's The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980). Follow Manbo, Chinbo and Chonbo as they are flung into a strange, psychedelic world of …

★ 6.2

Phoenix 2772

Hi no Tori 2772: Ai no CosmoZone

Movie · 1980 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: In the distant future, on a dying Earth, human beings are synthetically produced and raised by artificial intelligence to hold specific roles in society. Among them lives Godo Shingo, a candid young cadet who demonstrates uncommon kindness toward living creatures and robots alike…

★ 6.8

Cat's Eye Season 2

Cat's♥Eye 2nd Season

TV · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Together, Hitomi, Rui and Ai are Cat’s Eye, the greatest art thieves Japan has ever known. But they don’t steal for money or fame - they do it in the hopes of finding their father, a great painter who went missing after World War II. While they’re off searching for him in Europe,…

★ 6.5

Secrets of Akko-chan

Himitsu no Akko-chan

TV · 1969 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: Atsuko "Akko-chan" Kagami (known variously as "Stilly," "Caroline," or "Julie" in Western versions of the anime) is an energetic elementary school girl who has an affinity for mirrors. One day, her favorite mirror which was given to Akko by her mother (or in some versions, by her…

★ 6.1

Time Bokan Series: Yatterman

TV · 1977 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: A mysterious gem called the "Skull Stone" is said to be able to reveal the location of the largest vein of gold in the world. This legend has entranced many people who wanted to get their hands on fame, power and wealth, including the trio of villains in this show: the "Dorombo G…

★ 6.6

Alps Stories: My Annette

Alps Monogatari: Watashi no Annette

TV · 1983 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: 12-year-old Annette was born into a poor family in Switzerland. Together with her family she lives in a small village in the Alps. She is a sweet girl and dearly loves her little 5-year-old brother Dani, at whose birth their mother died. She also has a best friend, Lucien. Her wo…

★ 6.0

Space Knight Tekkaman

Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman

TV · 1975 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Tekkaman is just an average bright boy in his everyday life. However, modern science can turn him into a mighty space warrior. This becomes a reality when aggressive aliens come from space to invade our planet. Armed with a space lance, Tekkaman gallantly goes into action against…

★ 5.9

Gigantor

Tetsujin 28-gou

TV · 1963 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Dr.Haneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and …

★ 5.3

Yuki's Sun

Yuki no Taiyou Pilot

Special · Drama

Synopsis: This pilot is remembered, really, for one notable reason: this is Miyazaki's first time as a solo director. He teamed up with Takahata for the later episodes of the 1971-72 Lupin III series, but Yuki's Sun marked his first time solely in the captain's seat. Yuki's Sun was based u…

★ 6.2

Swan Lake

Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Hakuchou no Mizuumi

Movie · 1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: When Prince Siegfried spots a beautiful swan with a crown on its head, for some reason he feels compelled to follow it. He discovers that the swan is, in fact, a princess named Odette, who is under a wizard's curse that causes her to become a swan by day. The wizard, Rothbart, wa…

★ 5.7

Mermaid

Ningyo

Movie · 1964 · Fantasy

Synopsis: In a fictional place where using the imagination is banned, a boy saves a fish, which surprises everyone by turning into a mermaid. The boy is arrested for imagining this "nonsense", and is robbed of his imagination as punishment. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.0

Miss Machiko

Maicching Machiko Sensei

TV · 1981 · Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: Machiko Mai is the newest teacher at Asama Elementary; she's young, beautiful, and has the perfect proportions—traits that attract the attention of not only her students, but the rest of the perverted faculty as well. Whether it's luring her in and spraying up her skirt with a ho…

★ 3.7

Love

Movie · Psychological, Romance

Synopsis: A short experimental anime about a woman desperately in love. Made by Yoji Kuri, a well-known Japanese indie animator.

★ 6.4

Raccoon Rascal

Araiguma Rascal

TV · 1977 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Life in Brailsford Junction, Wisconsin, is simple and quiet for Sterling North, who spends most of his free time caring for animals. With his mother in the hospital and his brother fighting on the Western Front, the boy lives only with his father and his dog Hauser. One weekend, …

★ 6.0

Anju to Zushioumaru

Movie · 1961 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Anju and Zushioumaru live a peaceful life in rural Japan with their kind and gentle father—the steward of the emperor's hunting grounds who teaches his children to respect nature and protect animals. The local lord frames him for burning the hunting grounds; Anju and Zushioumaru,…

★ 6.6

Belle and Sebastian

Meiken Jolie

TV · 1981 · Adventure

Synopsis: After befriending a white Pyrenees dog he names Belle, Sebastian sets out on a journey to find the mother he knows is still alive. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.4

Tongari Boushi no Memole

TV · 1984 · Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Memoru is one of 245 people who came to earth from the Riruru Star when their ship had an emergency crash-landing on earth. Memoru's people have such tiny bodies that they could stand on a human's palm. One day she hears lovely music, and she follows its source and comes upon a h…

★ 6.3

Taro the Dragon's Son

Tatsu no Ko Tarou

Movie · 1979 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a young boy who has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.

★ 5.7

Lensman

SF Shin Seiki Lensman

Movie · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Kim is living a peaceful life with his father as a farmer on their planet until one day when a runaway spaceship is detected moving at a high speed towards his father's farm. To rescue his father Kim jumps on board the ship and manages to land it safely before it crashes. On boar…

★ 6.2

Dororon Enma-kun

TV · 1973 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Monsters are coming to the human world from the Hell in order to get human spirits. As people's minds are getting dirty, being attracted by the dirty spirits, the monsters break the rule to go to the human world. Tsutomu, a boy who goes to Yokai Elementary School, is suddenly ass…