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Little Nemo Pilot

Little Nemo Pilot (1987)

Special · Adventure

Synopsis: Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland was released in American theaters in 1992. However, at one point earlier in its development many people from Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro) had been involved with the project. In 1984 they produced a test pilot. In 1987, …

★ 5.1

Obocchama-kun

TV · 1989 · Comedy

Synopsis: Based on the children's award winning manga by Kobayashi Yoshinori, serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic.

★ 6.4

Honoo no Alpen Rose

OVA · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Two-part OVA that summarises the entire Honoo no Alpenrose TV series featuring a new dubbing and reworked scenes. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.1

Mabo's Big Race

Maabou no Daikyousou

Movie · Sports

Synopsis: A boy competes in various events during the Olympic games. Short film from 1936.

★ 5.5

Kageyama Tamio no Double Fantasy

Special · 1994 · Comedy, Horror

Synopsis: A 2-part TV special. The first part is a comedic bickering couple taking a sketchy plane for vacation. The second part is a horror a camera crew encounter while staying at the Hotel Southpacific after landing.

★ 4.3

Spring Comes to Ponsuke

Ponsuke no Haru

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A family of tanuki dig for food in the snow. They find bamboo shoots and bring them home only to find them empty after peeling them. The bamboo shoots turn into spirits and curse the tanuki family, turning them into snow. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.6

Propagate

PROPAGATE

Movie

Synopsis: Dynamically expressing the growth and prosperity of organic plants with geometric figures.

★ 3.9

Anata ga Furikaeru Toki

OVA · 1993 · Romance

Synopsis: Three shorts based on stories by Hanai Aiko, who also directed this OVA. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.6

Dallos Special

Movie · 1985 · Fantasy

Synopsis: An edited compendium of the four OVAs were spliced together to create a movie which aired in theaters. Included within the was also a prologue, which used 50 extra shots that introduced the world of Dallos before the opening credits. (Source: Orphan Fansubs and AniDB)

★ 4.8

SEIKIMA-II HUMANE SOCIETY: Jinrui Ai ni Michita Shakai

OVA · 1992 · Supernatural

Synopsis: Seikima II was a real-life Japanese death-metal band. Full of kabuki makeup, songs about rape, murder, and satanic destruction, and a public persona of devilish evil. The OVA purports to tell the backstory of the band, which, according to its publicity, was composed of actual dem…

★ 2.8

4.Eyes

Movie

Synopsis: The human eye, a well-known motif in psychedelic culture, is duplicated and intensified in this cinematic trip. Drawing from his experiences designing discotheques, Tanaami presents two prints of the same film in double projection with a time delay ––one projected a few seconds e…

★ 5.2

Lemon Angel YJ Ban

OVA · 1990 · Romance

Synopsis: Adaptation of the Lemon Angel manga serialized in Young Jump magazine.

★ 5.1

Tistou the Green Thumb

Tistou Midori no Oyayubi

Movie · 1990 · Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: When eight-year-old Tistou is sent home from school after being unable to stop falling asleep at lessons, his father decides that he will continue his education by learning from observation of real life, and where better to start than in the garden! With the gardener Mr. Moustach…

★ 4.8

Ginga Tetsudou 999 (2002)

ONA · 2002 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A flash animation remake of the Ginga Tetsudou 999 series.

★ 6.6

Konchuu Monogatari Minashigo Hutch (1989)

TV · 1989 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: A remake of the 1970's version.

★ 3.6

A. F

Special · 2002 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A 20 minutes 100% CG animation presented by "buildup", a company that brought many japanese CG movies such as Godzilla vs Biollante, Stray Dog - Kerberos Panzer Cops, Godzilla vs King Ghidora, Kappa, Gundam Mission To The Rise and D. The story takes place in the future, the year …

★ 4.2

Diseases Spread

Byoudoku no Denpa

Movie

Synopsis: Eating a fish of frying, making flies in food due to improper circumstances, doing washing in the river, etc, the terrible venom spreads unexpectedly. In order to prevent it, it is essential to disinfect with salad water. When going out, it is important to mask the fungus and pre…

★ 4.6

Perspective Box: The Researcher's Search

Perspektivenbox

Special · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Buildings, black crows, a flood of bar codes, clone-looking businessmen, shopping-addicted ladies...these images which probably symbolizes excessive, standardized and overcrowded modern cities are condensed in this animation. Various techniques, like modified photo, drawing anima…

★ 4.1

The Animal Village in Trouble

Doubutsu Mura no Daisodou

Movie · Action

Synopsis: This is the Animal Village within the forest. The Monkey Family with many children, the Bear Family, the Raccoon Family and many other animal families live happily together in this village. One night, a strong northerly wind puts the Monkey Family in panic, and the little boy bea…

★ 6.4

Fortune Dogs

TV · 2002 · Adventure

Synopsis: A French Bulldog is adopted from the Happy Kennel by a girl named Ai and is given the name Alex. She tells him stories and reads to him from a book titled The Adventures of Freddy about dog who leaves home to find the Fortune Tree. However, he is separated from Ai when he mistake…

★ 5.9

Papuwa-kun: The Southern Boy

Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun

TV · 1992 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Papuwa-kun is a young boy living a quiet life with his dog, Chappy, on a small island located somewhere in South Pacific, when Shintaro, who is being pursued by gangsters, invades their happy existence. Chappi takes Shintaro's precious Jewel, thereby making the two main character…

★ 4.1

Sankichi the Monkey: The Storm Troopers

Osaru no Sankichi: Totsugeki Tai no Kan

Movie

Synopsis: Short movie from 1934 about a war between monkeys and bears.

★ 4.7

The Ugly Duckling

Ahiru no Ko

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Four ducklings are already swimming in the pond within a few days of hatching. Their mother is sitting on the last and largest egg. The grandmother duck, who likes to chat, worries that it may be a turkey egg. The chick that hatches three days later has a long neck and quacks in …

★ 3.5

Blue Seagull

Movie · Action

Synopsis: In the era of Chosun Dynasty (Old Korea), a Sword (Royal Gift) was lost. The Sword was taken to Japan by a grave robber. A brave young man goes to fight a host of international criminal organizations to get the Sword back. One day in Japan, Yakuza boss Ohmikkami is cruelly killed…