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Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae

TV · 1968 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged…

★ 6.2

Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san

TV · 2001 · Comedy

Synopsis: Haruka Tsuchiya is a plain and simple university student who has a pet by the name of Okojo-san. Okojo-san was actually born in one of the mountains in the North and brought to one of the pet shops to be sold. Determined to get out of the pet shop, Okojo-san formulated an escape …

★ 5.8

Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon

Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage

OVA · 1989 · Drama, Horror, Romance

Synopsis: Ruka and Rumi Kobayakawa are twin sisters in love with the same man, athletic upperclassman Katsuyuki Touma. Rumi seems supportive of Ruka's fledgling romance with Katsuyuki, until the twins are infected with a strange bacterium that transforms Rumi's personality and gifts the tw…

★ 5.7

Homeroom Affairs

Tanin no Kankei

OVA · 1994 · Comedy, Ecchi, Romance

Synopsis: Tokiro Ehara, an idealistic geeky professor, begins teaching at an exclusive high school for girls, with hopes of meeting young innocent minds in their most fragile state. Unfortunately, on his way to work, he meets 18-year-old Miyako and finds out that she is one wild student th…

★ 4.7

The Tokyo Project

Tokyo Vice

OVA · 1988 · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: Private detective Junpei Touma is enjoying a night out at a club when a man stumbles in and collapses on the dance floor. Shocked, Junpei attempts to help him, but the man can only pass him a floppy disk and tell him to give it to someone named Takashiro before dying. Intrigued b…

★ 4.9

Art of Fighting

Battle Spirits: Ryuuko no Ken

OVA · 1993 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: While trying to rescue a cat, martial artist Ryo Sakazaki and his playboy best friend Robert Garcia unwittingly break into a jewel thief's apartment. Moments after entering, they witness the thief being murdered by a group of thugs. Despite fighting their way out and escaping, th…

★ 5.8

La croisée dans un labyrinthe étranger: Yune & Alice

Ikoku Meiro no Croisée: Yune & Alice

Special · 2011 · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Each of the seven volumes of the Blu-ray & DVDs will carry a short SD anime titled "Yune & Alice".

★ 6.4

Armored Trooper Votoms: Genei ~ Phantom Arc

Soukou Kihei Votoms: Genei-hen

OVA · 2010 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: For their silver anniversary, Vanilla and Coconna return to Uoodo along with Gotho in the hopes of reuniting with Chirico. Once there they find a red shouldered AT at the Battling arena.

★ 4.2

Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Brothers

OVA · 1989 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: The Super Mario Amada Series are a series of short Japanese fairy tales anime that is found and released only in Japan. The series are released in August 3, 1989 once again only in Japan; making it extremely rare to people not living in Japan. The series is based on one of the th…

★ 6.3

In The Beginning: Stories from the Bible

Tezuka Osamu no Kyuuyaku Seisho Monogatari: In the Beginning

TV · 1997 · Action, Drama

Synopsis: Through the Italian National Broadcasting Network, Tezuka Osamu received an ardent request from the Vatican to make the Bible into animated form. This request was probably made to see how the Bible would be depicted by the non-Christian Tezuka Osamu. Tezuka Osamu accepted the req…

★ 5.6

Transformers The Headmasters

Transformers: The☆Headmasters

TV · 1987 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Headmasters starts with Galvatron leading a new batch of Destrons to wage war on Cybertron, the Destron Headmasters. The Cybertrons are rescued by the arrival of the Cybertron Headmasters, led by Fortress (Cerebros, the head of Fortress Maximus). It is revealed that Fortress Maxi…

★ 6.0

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

Tokumu Sentai Shinesman

OVA · 1996 · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Hiroya Matsumoto, hoping to become a great employee as his late father, has just been hired at Raito (Right) Trading Company. Little does he know that he has been recruited for a very mysterious department within the company - the Special Duty Combat Unit, known as SHINESMAN. The…

★ 6.1

Moyashimon: Kin Gekijou Deluxe

Special · 2007 · Comedy

Synopsis: Five-minute shorts expanding on the "Microbe Theatre" segments of Moyashimon released as bonus episodes on the limited-edition packages of Moyashimon's DVD release.

★ 6.0

Jewel BEM Hunter Lime

Houma Hunter Lime

OVA · 1996 · Comedy

Synopsis: For centuries, the magic and human worlds have been at peace with each other, though physically seperated by a magical gate. But when the powerful magic spheres are stolen and fall to the Earth below, the king of magic sends Boss, a fighter; Lime, a master transformer; and Poogie…

★ 5.0

Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!!

OVA · 2009 · Romance

Synopsis: The story of the manga centers on four classmates who just entered the same junior high school together. On the first day of school, a boy named Hikaru Suzuki sees a talented girl named Sayaka performing lines from a drama on the school's rooftop, and he cannot take his eyes off …

★ 5.2

Ladius

Makyou Gaiden Le Deus

OVA · 1987 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world, the treasure hunter Riot and his pretty sidekicks are searching for Eyes of Zalem, which they hope will guide them to Rido, the treasure of a long-lost Quall civilization. A limitless energy source, the Rido has the power to even restore life; but unf…

★ 6.1

Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire!

Movie · 1986 · Sports

Synopsis: The third Captain Tsubasa movie is basically about a training match of the All Japan Boy Soccer Team, but most of the time you see flashbacks of former matches, for instance the final match Nankatsu vs. Toho or when Wakabayashi challenges team captains of different sports. (Sourc…

★ 6.0

Gall Force: Earth Chapter

Gall Force: Chikyuu Shou

OVA · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: The year 2085 and the only winners of the last war were the machines. Years previously the human race discovered the ruins of an ancient ship beneath the moon's surface and used the knowledge gained to create weapons of war. Eventually these weapons turned against mankind, seeing…

★ 6.7

The Daichis - Earth's Defense Family

Chikyuu Bouei Kazoku

TV · 2001 · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The Daichis are a family in danger of tearing itself apart. Dissatisfied and money obsessed mom Seiko has served wimpy and otaku dad Mamoru with divorce papers. Daughter Nozomi who has always been saddled with all the housework, feels pained that everyone is using her. The younge…

★ 6.1

Spider Riders: Resurrected Sun

Spider Riders: Yomigaeru Taiyou

TV · 2007 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: The battle against the Insectors to save the Inner World rages on, as Hunter Steele and the Spider Riders defend Arachna. With the help of his friends—Igneous, an intelligent young royal officer of Arachna's military; Magma, a foolhardy warrior; and Corona, a kind-hearted girl—cr…

★ 5.6

Open the Door

Tobira wo Akete (1995)

OVA · Fantasy

Synopsis: It's bedtime, and Nonoko is about to go to sleep. But the play of light and shadow on those objects on the wall look almost like... a person. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.8

Kakyuusei: Elf Version

Elf Ban Kakyuusei: Anata Dake o Mitsumete...

OVA · 1998 · Drama, Ecchi, Romance

Synopsis: High school students Mizuho Yuuki and Miko Kamiyama are best friends. Miko likes fellow classmate Tohru Nagase. Mizuho is determined not to get in the way of their budding relationship. But underclassmate Ai Minamizato also likes Tohru. Tohru must decide which girl he likes the m…

★ 6.1

HAUNTED Junction

TV · 1997 · Comedy, Supernatural

Synopsis: Saito High is a high school with its spiritual beings and a principal whose hobby is collecting occult paraphernalia. The school has the prophecy-chosen members of the Holy Student Council to protect it. These students have problems of their own; Haruto Houjo, the president, has …

★ 4.9

Tristia of the Deep Blue Sea

Aoi Umi no Tristia

OVA · 2004 · Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: An ocean city, Tristia. Tristia used to be prospering playing an important role of the maritime trade, and it was as beautiful as to be praised as "marine jewelry". However, that was a long time ago. The attack of the dragons deprived the city of their original brightness. The pe…