Anime catalog
Found: 1,436
★ 5.9Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - Hello! Fushigi Shima
Movie · 1981 · Comedy, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Professor Senbei finds a videotape of his deceased father providing instructions on how to create a love potion. The main ingredient is a tear of the evil Gyaasuka Daimao who lives at the Wonder Island. To retrieve it, Senbei takes Arale and Gatchan on a wacky adventure. (Source:…
★ 5.3Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars
Cyborg 009: Kaijuu Sensou
Movie · 1967 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: After escaping from Black Ghost, the cyborgs that once rebelled against the nefarious organization are living their lives peacefully all over the world. However, when a strange dinosaur-like monster starts using sound waves to attack people and cities, Dr. Isaac Gilmore deduces t…
★ 4.0Taro Urashima
Urashima Tarou (1931)
Movie · Action
Synopsis: Urashima Taro is based on a well-known Japanese folk tale about an honest fisherman who is invited to an underwater castle after saving a sea turtle on a beach from bullies. (Source: forum.bcdb.com)
★ 5.7Bocchan
Bocchan
Special · 1980
Synopsis: This is a different version of the story than the one included in the Seishun Anime Zenshu TV series. Bocchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment… never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on him and pull nasty stunts and…
★ 4.6Manual of Ninja Martial Arts
Ninja Bugeichou
Movie · 1967 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: Also known as Manual of Ninja Martial Arts, the only animation from Japanese New Wave maestro Nagisa Oshima is as provocative as one would expect from such a remarkable filmmaker. The film follows Sanpei Shirato's classic comic story about the son of an assassinated feudal lord i…
★ 5.4Calimero
Calimero
TV · 1974 · Comedy
Synopsis: Calimero is a small black bird who has a shell on his head; his dream is to fly like the other birds. When he tries to fly and screws up he is teased by the other birds, but his girlfriend Pricilla is there to cheer him up. Despite his appearance, he is quite smart and thinks up …
★ 5.2Fables of the Green Forest
Yama Nezumi Rocky Chuck
TV · 1973 · Adventure, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Various stories about a group of animals that live together in a forest. The stories are adaptations from the many children's books written by Thornton W. Burgess.
★ 6.2Dangard Ace
Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace
TV · 1977 · Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In order to explore the newly discovered planet, Promethe, there are many projects are running all over the world. Here in Japan, under the direction of Dr. Oedo, "Space Carrier Jasdum" and "Planet Robot Dangard A" are being built. Ichimonji Takuma is a candidate for the pilot of…
★ 5.8Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like A Warrior?
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Kimi wa Senshi no You ni Ikirareru ka?
Special · 1979 · Sci-Fi
Synopsis: A remake of episodes 12-13 of the TV version.
★ 5.28 Man
8 Man
TV · 1963 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: A private investigator working a routine case involving stolen technology is mortally wounded. His only hope for survival comes from sacrificing his humanity to become 8Man—a powerful cyborg crime-fighter enhanced with a living human brain. Resurrected as the ultimate high-tech v…
★ 6.3Space Warrior Baldios (Movie)
Uchuu Senshi Baldios (Movie)
Movie · 1981 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: This film supplied the ending to the cancelled Space Warrior Baldios television series.
★ 6.2Shin Tetsujin 28
Taiyou no Shisha Tetsujin 28-gou
TV · 1980 · Action, Mecha
Synopsis: Shotaro Kaneda is a young boy whose dead scientist father created the giant robot Tetsujin 28 after realizing the chances of attacks from outer galaxies. Shotaro has possession of the only controller, kept in an attaché case, which enables him to have direct command of the all mi…
★ 6.5Future Robot Daltanious
Mirai Robo Daltanias
TV · 1979 · Comedy, Mecha
Synopsis: It is the year 1995. Earth has been conquered by an alien army from the Saar cluster known as the Akron. The cities of Earth have been destroyed, and the remaining survivors live in harsh shanty towns and villages. Kento, a war orphan, hides within a cave along with his companion…
★ 4.2The National Anthem Kimigayo
Kokka Kimigayo
Movie
Synopsis: The chrysanthemum crest opens as the song progresses, and reveals the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami on the Ama no Ukihashi (heavenly bridge). They thrust the Ama no Nuboko (heavenly spear) into the sea, and the water droplets falling from the spear become the islands of Japan…
★ 5.0A Poet's Life
Shijin no Shougai
Movie · 1974 · Drama, Fantasy, Psychological
Synopsis: A worker is fired from a factory for demanding a wage increase. His mother, worn thin by poverty, is caught in her own spinning wheel. Then a strange storm buries the town in snow, freezing rich and poor alike. Another short film by Kihachiro Kawamoto
★ 4.3Momotaro's Sea Eagles
Momotarou no Umiwashi
Movie · 1943
Synopsis: Momotaro sends a sneak aircraft attack to sink the ships of Demon Island, using his animal companions as crew members and pilots.
★ 5.0The Monster Of Frankenstein
Monster of Frankenstein
Movie · 1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Synopsis: Airing on TV Asahi in 1981, with a running time of 111 minutes, Frankenstein is a reasonably standard retelling of the classic book by Mary Shelley. In a foreboding castle scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein performs a hideous experiment which he hopes will bring the dead back to l…
★ 4.4A Story of Cigarettes
Kemurigusa Monogatari
Movie · Comedy
Synopsis: The oldest recovered film by Noburou Oofuji that combines paper cutout animation with live action shots. In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The…
★ 5.7Space Adventure Cobra Pilot
Space Adventure Cobra Pilot
Special · Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Pilot episode for the TV series.
★ 5.6The Adventures of Piccolino
Pinocchio yori Piccolino no Bouken
TV · 1976 · Adventure
Synopsis: Well-known and well-loved by readers around the world, Carlo Collodi’s famous story of Pinocchio is transformed in this magical tale of love and deceit. Old Jeppet the carpenter is terribly lonely, and yearns to have a son of his own. One day, a puppet he is carving out of wood b…
★ 5.9Space Carrier Blue Noah
Uchuu Kuubo Blue Noah
TV · 1979 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Set in the year 2052, Earth has managed to find peace until the arrival of the Death Force - ruthless aliens from a dying solar system - who are desperately searching for a new home. Attacking the Earth with a massive satellite ship called Terror Star, the aliens proceed to terra…
★ 6.0Grand Prix
Arrow Emblem: Grand Prix no Taka
TV · 1977 · Drama, Sports
Synopsis: An anime with much of wheel actions ... Takaya Todoroki, a young man who wants to become a famous driver and built a car to be able to participate in a race with a big prize. In the race, because of the poor quality of building, Takaya has a serious accident in which he wrecked h…
★ 6.1Spaceketeers
SF Saiyuuki Starzinger
TV · 1978 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: The Great Planet is dying, since its Queen is old and powerless... and the universe will perish along with it. Princess Aurora of the Moon volunteers to become the new Queen, so she must set out in a dangerous travel... along with her friends and escorts: the powerful Cyborgs Jan…
★ 4.3Harvest Festival
Mura Matsuri
Movie
Synopsis: A few minutes long black and white anime which shows the traditional Japanese harvest festival, featuring a song by Eiko Hirai.
