Anime catalog

One Million-Year Trip: Bander Book

100-mannen Chikyuu no Tabi: Bander Book

Special · 1978 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: To escape the explosion of their ship caused by a terrorist attack, the parents of a young baby put him inside an escape pod and send him out before dying. The pod ends up on a planet inhabited by beings able to transform themselves into animals by using a special ring. The young…

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba to 40-hiki no Touzoku

Movie · 1971 · Action, Fantasy

Synopsis: A film produced for Toei's 20th anniversary. A boy who is the descendant of the leader of the theives who met a grisly fate in the 1001 Nights bands together with 38 cats and a mouse to get back his rightful treasure from Ali Baba XXXIII, the descendent of Ali Baba who now rules …

The Bathroom

The Bathroom

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A surrealistic short from minimalist cartoonist Kuri Yoji.

P O P

P O P

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A jet-black train traverses the infinite and abstract landscape, its destination unknown. From a distance, its plume of smoke appears gentle—its steady chugging noises inviting. In closer proximity, however, the mechanism is a marvelous beast, its monstrous bellows sure to rattle…

The Genesis

Souseiki

Movie · 1968

Synopsis: This is a short film parodying the major Hollywood film "The Creation" directed by John Houston. This film has the look of a tongue-in-cheek production, done on a small budget by animators who wanted to make fun of great works that cost enormous sums of money. (Source: ANN)

The Blossom Man

Hanasaka Jiisan

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A short movie produced by Yasuji Murata. Based on the Japanese fairy tale Hanasaka Jiijii, also called Hanasaka Jiisan. A kind old man and his wife dig up the ground where their dog is barking, and find koban (oval gold coins formerly used in Japan) there.

Arichan the Ant

Ari-chan

Movie · Comedy, Music

Synopsis: Ari-chan, an ant child, finds a violin in a sand pit and steals it to play with it.

Astroganger

Astroganger

TV · 1972 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: An alien woman named Maya crash-lands on Earth. Her homeworld was destroyed by the Blasters, a cruel alien race who steals the natural resources from other planets. She falls in love with a scientist and gives birth to a human boy named Kentaro. When the Blasters invade the Earth…

Kinnikuman (1984)

Kinnikuman (1984)

Movie · 1984 · Action, Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Mari and Kinnikuman's Championship Belt are stolen by the Octopus Dragon and his minions. Now Kinnikuman and the other Justice Choujins must travel to Planet Metro and compete in a tournament in order to win them back.

Gatchaman: The Movie

Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman (Movie)

Movie · 1978 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: This is the condensed theatrical adaptation of the original TV series' first season.

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou

TV short · 1969 · Action, Drama

Synopsis: TV anime adaptation of Motomiya Hiroshi's manga "Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou" about young gang leader and all the trouble and fights his gang gets into, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. (Source: AniDB)

Fumoon

Fumoon

Special · 1980 · Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Nuclear testing has resulted in the abrupt evolution of the Fumoon, a tiny but highly intelligent humanoid race on a small island, who are detected by Dr. Yamadano. Except for a few witnesses including the detective Shinsaku Ban, and the young men Rock and Kenichi and Kenichi’s s…

Sougen no Ko Tenguri

Sougen no Ko Tenguri

Movie · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The story surrounds a boy and a cow who have always lived their lives together. One winter, a famine strikes their village. The villagers resolve to the cow, but the boy secretly helped the cow escape. A few years ago, the boy (now grown-up) and the cow meet again... (Source: Ani…

Doraemon Norainu "Ichi" no Kuni

Doraemon Norainu "Ichi" no Kuni

Special · 1979 · Comedy

Nutcracker Fantasy

Kurumiwari Ningyou

Movie · 1979 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: The young girl Clara visits her Aunt Gerda and Uncle Drosselmeyer. Her aunt tells her scary stories about the Ragman, a creepy and mysterious man who turns children into mice if they don't go to bed on time. The Ragman is always spying on sleeping children searching for more vict…

Our Baseball Match

Oira no Yakyuu

Movie · Sports

Synopsis: Movie from 1930 about a baseball game between rabbits and tanuki.

The Animal Olympics

Doubutsu Olympic Taikai

Movie · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Animals gather to compete in Olympic games. This animation was inspired by the 1928 Olympic Games held in Amsterdam.

Jetter Mars

Jetter Mars

TV · 1977 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In 2015 A.D., Dr. Yamanoue, the Secretary of the Science Ministry, who devotes himself assembles the Android robot on an artificial island. He intends to live together with him as his own son. But the robot has a deficiency in his electric brain. He comes to the conclusion that D…

Shiroi Kiba White Fang Monogatari

Shiroi Kiba White Fang Monogatari

Special · 1982 · Adventure

Synopsis: White Fang is born on the planes of Alaska to a wolf father and a half-wolf, half-dog mother. One day he and his mother run into an Alaskan inuit boy Mit-sah, who has long dreamed of a dog of his own, and by a marvellous twist of fate, the wolves are taken in by him and his fathe…

Run Melos

Hashire Melos (1981)

Special · 1981 · Drama

Synopsis: Melos, a Greek country man gets arrested accused of conspiracy against the king. The king gives him three days to travel to his sister's wedding while Selinentius the sculptor and friend of Melos stays as a hostage. Will he get back in time before the king executes Selinentius in…

Omocha-Bako Series, Dai-3-Wa: Ehon 1936-nen

Omocha-Bako Series, Dai-3-Wa: Ehon 1936-nen

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Black-and-white propaganda film. Japanese folklore characters vs. evil Mickey Mouse-like creatures.

Video Warrior Laserion

Video Senshi Lezarion

TV · 1984 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Takashi Katori is a big fan of online games, and so is his American friend Sarah. However, one of their RPGs goes too far, as their virtual world and the Lezarion robot that Takashi created for the game somehow mix with reality. Takashi is caught, but later the Earth Governement …

Sakura: Haru no Gensou

Sakura: Haru no Gensou

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A visually artistic animation with no real story. It follows a pair of butterflies as they drift past various beautiful depictions of people and animals. (Source: AniDB)

The Littl' Bits

Mori no Youki na Kobito-tachi: Belfy to Lillibit

TV · 1980 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: This family-friendly series features a community of tiny forest pixies living in a quaint, old fashioned village. Kind-hearted Belfy, adventurous Lillibit, mischievous Napoleon and tiny Chuchuna have adventures with their friends and help out those around them. With the guidance …