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Animated Self Portraits: A Portrait of Kawamoto

Kihachiro Kawamoto's Self-Portrait

Special · Comedy

Synopsis: A stop motion short film by Kihachiro Kawamoto. This short film humorously shows what happens when the artist creates a being that insists on 'creating' the artist.

★ 5.0

Maze: The Mega-Burst Space - Hot Springs

MAZE☆Bakunetsu Jikuu: Sakusha Shinken! Ai to Shi wo Mitsumete... Yukemuri Onsen Kikou Kangofu wa Mita

Special · Action, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: This is the missing Hot Springs episode included in the unrated boxset of Maze: Mega-Burst Space.

★ 3.3

Rhythm

RHYTHM

Movie

Synopsis: A comfortable rhythm composed of light and shadow. Director Ogino-style absolute movie which freely manipulates geometric figures.

★ 4.1

Kaidan

Movie · Supernatural

Synopsis: Iki mixes old and new technologies to create a film that evokes both the sights and sounds (hum of cicadas) of a hot Japanese summer. Black and white photographs of a Shinto shrine, summer landscape and an old Japanese-style house provide the backdrop and CGI technology adds the …

★ 5.5

Norakuro-kun

TV · 1987 · Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: October, 1987, Autumn. In Suganami, Tokyo, there lives the Kinoshita family whereby the father draws very little pay out of his job as an ordinary salaryman. In order to cover expenses, he decides to let out the second floor of their apartment to earn additional rental income. On…

★ 5.8

Heisei Period Dog Tale Bow

Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow

TV · 1993 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Bow is a homeless dog, who enjoys his carefree life. This dog is no super-hero. He drools when he's hungry, he wags his tail when he's happy, and he barks when he's excited, just like an ordinary dog but even uglier and stupider! His dumb innocence often leads to disaster. But so…

★ 3.7

Wake Up

Mezamero

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Short film from animator Tsuji Naoyuki, who is known for his use of both charcoal and puppet animation. Wake Up is a dark and brooding animation epitomizing his story telling style by combining serene worlds and childlike images with darkness and nightmarish scenes.

★ 4.6

Tomorrow Will Become Better!: Half a Sweet Potato

Ashita Genki ni Nare!: Hanbun no Satsumaimo

Movie · 2005 · Drama

Synopsis: The story is about a 5-year-old girl who lived in just after World War II when people were struggle for living. (Source: AnimeNfo)

★ 4.1

Tooyamazakura Uchuuchou: Yatsu no Na wa Gold

OVA · 1988 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: This science-fiction anime was inspired somewhat by the life of Kinshiro Toyama (1793-1855), who was first popularized in the 1893 kabuki play "Toyama no Kinsan."

★ 5.2

Wanpaku Tanteidan

TV · 1968 · Action, Mystery

Synopsis: A group of young boys (plus a token girl and her little brother, the obligatory brat) form a detective club, pooling their talents for brain, brawn, invention, and driving skills to solve crimes in Tokyo. Much to the consternation of police chief Nakamura, they often succeed wher…

★ 6.4

Manga Mitokoumon

TV · 1981

Synopsis: Mitokomon is the empror's trusted man with a high sense of justice. He is sent to travel around the country in order to observe the quality of life in each province and run a check on the official's performances and report back to the empror. Along with him are sent two bodyguard…

★ 4.6

Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan

TV · 2001 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Koron Nemuta is a girl who yawns when embrassed. One day, she found a vase when she was lost. When she yawns, the genie Akubi will come out of it, but, when she yawns again, Akubi will come back into the vase. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.2

Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Kieta 12-nin

OVA · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: This episode is a sidestory and can be inserted somewhere between episodes #18 and #21. This is a "mystery" and so the present writer does not tell the whole story. The Janus is sailing towards Taut when something unexpected happens.

★ 6.3

OKAWARI-BOY Starzan S

TV · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: On planet Kirakira live two tribes: Senobi and Robot. Senobi, quiet and peacefully set, settle down in the forest. Robot comes from the desert and starts war to take control of afforested grounds. A young hero coming from Senobi tries to appease the whole situation.

★ 4.2

The Plane Cabby's Lucky Day

Oatari Sora no Entaku

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Short movie from 1932 about a man who flies a plane-taxi.

★ 5.3

Starchild Chobin

Hoshi no Ko Chobin

TV · 1974 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Chobin is a cute little alien prince from another planet, who crash landed on earth. Looking for his mother, he has a magical bracelet that will help him on his quest.

★ 5.3

Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid

Ningyo Hime Marina no Bouken

TV · 1991 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Marina is a mermaid who is in love with Prince Justin, a human prince from a kingdom on the shore. Marina saves Justin when he almost drowns after a chase from a giant Cyclops and a shipwreck attack from a three-headed sea serpent. She then makes a deal with Hedwig the sea witch …

★ 5.1

Astro Boy: Doomsday

Tetsuwan Atom: Chikyuu Saigo no Hi

Movie · 2001 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Astro Boy, helping Professor Ochinomizu with planetary exploration, discovers a trash star floating in space. On this star, robots that can no longer move have been thrown away stacked on top of each other. On this robot mountain, Astro saves a robot soldier, Bemu, that escaped f…

★ 6.0

Hoero Bunbun

TV · 1980 · Adventure, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Bunbun, an abandoned puppy meets the old Big, also a stray dog. Bunbun will learn to survive in an hostile and strange world. (Source: manga-distribution.fr)

★ 4.9

Adventure Hero Pluster World

Bouken Yuuki Pluster World

TV · 2003 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: According to the legend, the once peaceful "Pluster World" plunged into chaos and darkness due to the manifestation of the evil MINASUTA. At that time, selected Plusters were combined with humans, and successfully sealed away the evil MINASUTA. It was then believed that the peace…

★ 4.1

The Golden Laws

Ougon no Hou: El Cantare no Rekishikan

Movie · 2003 · Fantasy

Synopsis: In the year 2403 AD a young student named Satoru is visited by a time traveler from the future, a cute girl named Alisa. The two go back in time together to explore the 21st century when a malfunction sends them hurdling through seemingly random episodes of religious and perhaps …

★ 5.3

Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken no Maki / Dover Kaikyou no Daikuuchuusen no Maki

Movie · 1986 · Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: The second Meitantei Holmes movie featuring two episodes from the anime series.

★ 4.8

House Foods: Ouchi de Tabeyou

Special · 2003

Synopsis: House Foods Ouchi de Tabeyou CM: Summer versions (5 versions) (2003, directed by Miyazaki Hayao, Momose Yoshiyuki, 4:3, 4x15sec + 1x30sec): TV commercials for House Foods. Aired from Jun. 1 to Aug. 31, 2003. Narrated by Okae Kumiko. House Foods Ouchi de Tabeyou CM: Winter version…

★ 5.6

Fortunate Fawn

Kojika Monogatari: THE YEARLING

TV · 1983 · Drama

Synopsis: Set in Hokkaido, Japan's outback, a young boy discovers a fawn whose mother has been hit by a car and attempts to raise it himself. (Source: ANN)