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Found: 1,134

Ringing Bell

Chirin no Suzu

Movie · 1978 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Chirin, a newborn lamb, and his mother live a peaceful life in a meadow. As long as they stay inside the fence that protects them and the rest of the flock, they are free to frolic and graze on the delicious clover leaves. However, their idyllic life is shattered when a wolf name…

★ 7.2

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother

Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri

TV · 1976 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian Edmondo de Amicis, Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco's mother left for Argentina around a year earlier in order to find work. Letters f…

★ 6.4

Speed Racer

Mach GoGoGo

TV · 1967 · Action, Adventure, Sports

Synopsis: The Mach 5 is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced race cars built by man. Equipped with various gadgets and a powerful engine, it provides a challenge for anyone who would dare race against it. The driver of this amazing vehicle is Gou Mifune, a teenager who drea…

★ 5.1

Katsudou Shashin

Movie

Synopsis: The film consists of a series of cartoon images on fifty frames of a celluloid strip and lasts three seconds at sixteen frames per second. It depicts a young boy in a sailor suit who writes the kanji characters "活動写真" (katsudou shashin, or "moving picture"), then turns towards th…

★ 6.5

Astro Boy

Tetsuwan Atom

TV · 1963 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him…

★ 6.8

Invincible Superman Zambot 3

Muteki Choujin Zambot 3

TV · 1977 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: There once existed a planet named Beal, until it was wiped out by the mysterious entity known as Gaizok. The few remaining survivors escaped to Earth and split into three families, named Jin, Kamie, and Kamikita respectively. While attempting to start a new life, the collectively…

★ 4.9

The Dull Sword

Namakura Gatana

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Namakura Gatana, meaning "dull-edged sword," is a four-minute comedy about a samurai who, thanks to his dull instrument, loses every time he attacks a weak opponent. In order to examine the sword, he tries to attack passers-by, but lower-class townspeople fight back and knock him…

★ 7.1

UFO Robo Grendizer

TV · 1975 · Mecha

Synopsis: Duke Fleed is a survivor of the Fleed Planet who is escaped to the Earth, onboard a mysterious "spaceship", where is raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conqu…

★ 6.1

Lupin III: Pilot Film

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was released. It was a brief film of only 13 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phon…

★ 6.4

Getter Robo

TV · 1974 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: From deep within the Earth's surface, the Dinosaur Kingdom make their move to wipe out mankind and conquer the planet with their mechanical dinosaurs. After a prototype Getter Robo is shot down by a mechanical dinosaur, the Saotome Research Institute decides to use the real Gette…

★ 6.3

The Little Norse Prince

Taiyou no Ouji: Horus no Daibouken

Movie · 1968 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: On his deathbed, Horus' father tells him that they are actually refugees from a village that was destroyed when the devil Grunwald tricked the villagers into turning against each other. This compels Horus to travel to his original homeland in hopes of finding other survivors. Bef…

★ 6.5

Gatchaman

Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman

TV · 1972 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Due to dangers of decreasing resources and growing pollution, the International Scientific Organization (ISO) is established to improve environmental conditions throughout the world. But an international criminal group, Gallactor, tries to achieve world domination by taking contr…

★ 6.5

Attack No.1

TV · 1969 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Kozue is a middleschool girl and enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play in the Japanese national volleyball team. During the series she makes it from the school district league up to the Japanese volleyball finals, step by step till the international volleyball cham…

★ 6.1

Panda! Go Panda!

Panda Kopanda

Movie · 1972 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Panda Kopanda (Panda! Go Panda!) is a 30 minute movie made in 1972. Miyazaki created the original idea, the script, the layouts, and did key animation, and Takahata directed the film. The story is about a little girl, Mimiko, who was left alone while her Grandma was away. A 1973 …

★ 6.7

Cyborg 009

Cyborg 009 (1979)

TV · 1979 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Joe Shimamura and his companions may seem like regular men, but they are anything but. Joe is actually Cyborg 009, member of a team of cyborgs who fight for the greater good. Each cyborg is outfitted with a special power, from the ability to melt any material, to underwater breat…

★ 6.3

Maya the Bee

Mitsubachi Maya no Bouken

TV · 1975 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Maya, a newborn honeybee, brims with curiosity about the world around her. From the time she is born, she is brought up to be a worker bee, but it is difficult for her to understand and follow the strict rules of the hive because of her individuality and strong desire for indepen…

★ 6.9

Tiger Mask

TV · 1969 · Sports

Synopsis: Tiger Mask (whose real name was Naoto Date) was a feared heel wrestler in America who was extremely vicious in the ring. However, he became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up. The boy resided in an …

★ 7.0

VOLTES V

Chou Denji Machine Voltes V

TV · 1977 · Adventure, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: From out of nowhere, a mysterious alien race known as the Boazan Forces has invaded the Earth. A group of individuals specially trained to handle this kind of situation has been unleashed. Kenichi, Ippei, Daijirou, Hiyoshi & Megumi are the pilots of the Choudenji Machine Voltes V…

★ 6.8

A Dog of Flanders

Flanders no Inu

TV · 1975 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Nello Tarth is a poor but happy orphan who lives with his grandfather Jehan in a little village nearby Antwerp. Nello has a talent for drawing pictures and has been fascinated by it since he saw one of Rubens (a famous artist) pictures as a little boy. Helping Jehan with the dail…

★ 6.2

Neo Human Casshan

Shinzou Ningen Casshern

TV · 1973 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The brilliant Dr. Azuma created many robots to aid humankind. However, during a thunderstorm his lab was struck by lightning, corrupting the programming of one of his robots, BK-1, who renames himself Braiking Boss and declares that instead of serving mankind, mankind will now se…

★ 7.1

Star Blazers: The Comet Empire

Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2

TV · 1978 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A year has passed since the Star Force returned to save the Earth but another danger now approaches from deep space. A gigantic White Comet hurtles toward our galaxy, obliterating everything in its path. But it is no ordinary comet—it is the deadly Comet Empire, conqueror of worl…

★ 7.3

Gamba's Adventure

Gamba no Bouken

TV · 1975 · Adventure

Synopsis: An adventurous wild mouse called Gamba travels with his friends to see the ocean but he finds an injured mouse and hears about the violence of white ferret Noroi. Gamba decides to help the mice suffering under Noroi's tyranny.

★ 7.2

Perrine Monogatari

TV · 1978 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Perrine is a young girl who lives in Bosnia with her Indian mother and beloved father – that is, until her father passes away, leaving her mother with a single wish: travel to France to be with his father. The over 1,000 kilometer journey seems unfathomable, but Perrine and her m…

★ 6.4

Princess Knight

Ribbon no Kishi

TV · 1967 · Action, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis: In the kingdom of Silverland, Prince Sapphire holds a big secret: he is actually a girl. When Sapphire was born, she accidentally received both the blue heart of a boy and the pink heart of a girl. To protect the kingdom from the evil Duke Duralumin, who is the successor to the t…