Anime catalog

Tatakae! Osper

Tatakae! Osper

TV · 1966 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: On a distant world, people with paranormal powers battle each other. Based on a story by Yamano Kouichi. (Source: AniDB)

Aruite Mikka!

Aruite Mikka!

Music · Comedy

Synopsis: Short CGI music video by George Tokoro featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

Nice to See You

Nice to See You

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film.

Hoshi no Yuuenchi

Hoshi no Yuuenchi

OVA · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A kindly teacher demonstrates origami to his elementary class, but when he gives a paper crane to a child, it is stolen from him by Takeshi, the class bully. Takeshi discovers that the crane is really a talking spaceship that takes him and his friends to visit a fairground in the…

Kyojin no Hoshi: Dai League Ball

Kyojin no Hoshi: Dai League Ball

Movie · 1970 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Third Kyojin no Hoshi movie.

Stray Sheep Poe no Chicchana Daibouken

Stray Sheep Poe no Chicchana Daibouken

TV short · 2001 · Comedy

Synopsis: Stray Sheep is based on the tales of Poe, a naive, independent and curious ram who finds himself sleepwalking into the most unpredictable situations on his path to reuniting with his herd and finding the "ewe" of his dreams. (Source: ANN)

Momotarou

Momotarou

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: An early anime telling the story of Momotarou and his adventures defeating demons.

Baby Felix

Baby Felix

TV short · 2000 · Comedy

Synopsis: A young Felix the Cat and his baby pals find fun and mischief along their travels.

Mori no Ongakukai

Mori no Ongakukai

Movie · 1953 · Comedy

Synopsis: During a concert in the forest, the big bad wolf begins to annoy the other animals with his foul smoking, noisy interruptions and destruction of the grounds. The other animals band together and eject the wolf for poor manners.

Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter

Glass no Chikyuu o Sukue Unico Tokubetsu-hen

Movie · 2000 · Fantasy

Synopsis: This is the fourth original animated piece for the Tezuka Osamu Animation theatre that takes up Tezuka Osamu's message of "Saving our Fragile Earth" as its theme, and together with Unico's adventures commemorates the theatre's first anniversary. Unico, a unicorn's child, has drop…

Why

Why

Movie

Synopsis: A boxing ring turns into a stage for abstract animation where the punches thrown in the match and the halftone dots in reprographics gradually become indistinguishable. Tanaami shot a boxing match on a Motordrive camera, made two thousand offset prints, and rephotographed each of…

Beautiful Planet

Utsukushii Hoshi

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film made for UNICEF.

Ojamanga Yamada-kun

Ojamanga Yamada-kun

TV · 1980 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: TV anime adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii's comedy manga "Ojamanga Yamada-kun".

Mock & Sweet

Dorimogu Daa!!

TV · 1986 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Mock and his sister, Sweet, are curious about the fuss on the earth and eventually decide to come out of the ground. They save the poor, the innocent and the brave whenever and wherever these people need help. Mock and Sweet get rid of tyrants, evil kings and notorious emperors, …

Sonoda

SONODA Video: Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter

Movie · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A soundless stop-motion paint on glass by Koji Yamamura showcasing the seasons. It is stated to have been created in 1988 early in his career but it is unknown if it was ever publicly showcased prior to Yamamura uploading this piece to his own YouTube channel in 2019.

Memories hidden in darkness

Yami no Kioku, Yume no Inei

Movie

Synopsis: Short Film by Tanaami Keiiichi.

Kangetsu Ittou: Akuryou Kiri

Kangetsu Ittou: Akuryou Kiri

OVA · 1989 · Action

Defenders of Space

Phoenix King

Movie · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Nicholas, a hypocritical ruler of the Zinba Empire, wants to expand his territory. His plan is to turn the Earth into his own private colony. His detailed plan starts by cutting off all of Earth's defense forces by destroying the city of Orion. Meanwhile. a group of youngsters ar…

Hoshi no Ko Poron

Hoshi no Ko Poron

TV short · 1974 · Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Poron/Polon is an alien child who comes in a flying saucer from the distant reaches of space to Earth. There, he soon encounters the native life-forms, although as a new arrival, he is unaware that he has ignored humans, and instead befriends a rabbit, a bear, and a fox. This lit…

Koi Hanabi

Koi Hanabi

Music · Fantasy

Synopsis: Music video illustrated by Kiyoshi Nakajima for the song Koi Hanabi by Mio Isayama that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

The Monkey and the Crab

Nihon Mukashi-banashi: Sarukani

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: An adaptation of an old Japanese folk tale also titled "Saru Kani Gassen." The story involves the two main characters: a crab and a monkey. Through the chance of luck, the crab finds a rice ball simultaneously as the monkey finds an apricot seed. The monkey does not want the apri…

Kougyou Aika Volley Boys

Kougyou Aika Volley Boys

OVA · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: In a mix of Field of Dreams and Ping Pong Club, sex-starved teenage boys at Kudo High School sign up for the girls' volleyball team hoping that if they build it, the girls will come, to a year that has no girls in it at all. (Source: ANN)

One Day of Noa

Noa no Ichinichi

OVA · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Noa Izumi is the pilot of an Ingram Patrol Labor, a law-enforcing robot suit. On a day off from work, Noa plans to attend a concert. However, due to a series of setbacks, Noa is running later and later.

FreshWater

Tansui

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Early experimental film by Koji Yamamura.