Anime catalog

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Super Pig

Ai to Yuuki no Pig Girl Tonde Buurin

TV · 1994 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: "Look! In the sky...It's a bird...It's a plane...It's Super Pig?!" One fateful day, Karin, a junior-high student, found what she thought was an injured piglet. However, the piglet was just exhausted from hunger. After the piglet regained his health by eating Karin's apple, he rev…

★ 7.3

Brave Police J-Decker

Yuusha Keisatsu J-Decker

TV · 1994 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Grade schooler Yuuta Tomonaga stumbles upon Deckerd, a humanoid robot under construction by the Japanese police, built to fight advanced forms of crime. Yuuta's constant contact with Deckerd gives the robot a "heart," or personality; when Yuuta is recruited as the "boss" of the "…

★ 6.5

Combattler V

Chou Denji Robo Combattler V

TV · 1976 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The first of Tadao Nagahama's Romance Super Robot Trilogy. (#2: Chou Denji Machine Voltes V, #3: Toushou Daimos) Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Campbell decided to leave their planet and seek out new worlds to inhabit. One group, lead by the scientist Oreana, la…

★ 5.6

Maris the Chojo

The Supergal

OVA · 1986 · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Despite being a refugee from an extinct planet, and having an alcoholic for a father and an airhead for a mother, Maris' biggest problem is that she's a Thanatosian. Considering that Thanatosians are six times stronger than the average Earthling, it shouldn't be such a curse, esp…

★ 5.9

The Ideon: A Contact

THE IDEON: Sesshoku-hen

Movie · 1982 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Scouring the universe in pursuit of knowledge, mankind has discovered three large trucks and a giant spaceship belonging to an extinct alien civilization on the planet Solo. During their excavation, a humanoid alien race known as the Buff Clan arrives at Solo, and Karala Ajiba—da…

★ 5.5

A-Girl

OVA · 1993 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: High-school student Mariko and her elder sister Mayu are forced out of their apartment by a fire and move in with their landlord. Mariko meets the landlord's handsome son, Natsume, who is also a model. They fall in love but break up when Mariko discovers that Natsume is seeing ot…

★ 6.8

Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars

Uchuu Senkan Yamato III

TV · 1980 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A stray missile from a confrontation between the Galman empire and the Bolar Federation crashes into the sun, turning it into a time bomb of radiation. The Star Force once again sets off into space, this time on a quest to look for a new world for the human race. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.8

Bobby's Girl

Bobby ni Kubittake

Movie · 1985 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: The "Bobby" referred to in the title is actually 17-year-old Akihiko Nomura, an underachieving high school kid with a deep love for motorcycles. His grades are failing, and his father – traditional and strict (but who must have also at some point gave in and allowed him to have a…

★ 6.6

Sunny Ryoko

Hiatari Ryoukou!

TV · 1987 · Comedy, Romance, Sports

Synopsis: Kishimoto Kasumi, a 15-year-old girl, was supposed to live at her auntie's house in order to go to high school since April. However, when she moved to the house she was surprised with the fact that there were already four new male students living in the same house. To make the ma…

★ 6.5

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor

Kyoushoku Soukou Guyver ACT II

OVA · 1991 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Sho and his friend Tetsurou stumble upon an odd alien artifact while walking through the woods. Then, the alien artifact breaks free of its metallic bonds and enters Sho's body, turning him into the Guyver. With this new power, Sho must do battle with the evil Chronos corporation…

★ 6.9

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

Doraemon: Nobita no Little Star Wars

Movie · 1985 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Papi, the tiny president of a faraway planet, escapes to Earth to avoid being captured by the military forces that took over. Despite being welcomed by Doraemon, Nobita and their friends, the little alien notices that his enemies have also reached this world and doesn't want to g…

★ 6.6

Doraemon: Nobita's Undersea Fortress

Doraemon: Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjou

Movie · 1983 · Fantasy

Synopsis: The plot revolves around a summer vacation of Nobita and his friends under the waters of Pacific Ocean. Jaian and Suneo take Doraemon's underwater vehicle and travel through the Atlantic Ocean, trying to find a treasure ship. Along the way, they discover that the environment gun …

★ 5.9

Tomorrow's Joe Pilots

Ashita no Joe Pilots

Special · 1969 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Pilot episodes.

★ 6.6

Chie the Brat

Jarinko Chie

Movie · 1981 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds r…

★ 5.8

Fire Tripper

OVA · 1985 · Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: On a day like any other, Suzuko meets one of her neighbor's children, Shu, in a park on her way back from school and decides to walk home with him. Tragically, they never make it home. Suzuko and the young boy are caught in a giant gas explosion, though instead of dying instantly…

★ 4.8

Be-Boy Kidnapp'n Idol

BE-BOY KIDNAPP`N IDOL

OVA · 1989 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Despite Kazuya Shinohara becoming an explosively popular idol, his relationship with his classmate Akihiko Kudo remains much the same. The duo eat meals together and Akihiko provides Kazuya with much-needed respite from his busy performance schedule. However, when a villainous en…

★ 5.7

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture

Hajimari no Boukensha-tachi: Legend of Crystania

Movie · 1995 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Lord Haven watches over a secluded village in the realm of Djana En. Redon, his son, feels unsatisfied with his tranquil yet dull life of assisting the townsfolk in their labor. When his parents are suddenly assassinated, Redon must flee the village with a handful of companions. …

★ 5.5

TO-Y

OVA · 1987 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: To-Y Fujii is the frontman of GASP, a band rapidly growing in popularity in Tokyo's underground punk scene. Just when it seems like the band has gotten their big break and booked a major venue, an executive from the large Koyama Productions tries to scout To-Y as a solo act. Unwi…

★ 6.1

Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

OVA · 1988 · Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the middle of another break from school, A-Ko dreams of finding the perfect boyfriend. Because of this, she and C-Ko get into an argument that leads to C-Ko running away and nearly getting hit by a motorcyclist named Kei. While working part-time at a fast-food restaurant to ra…

★ 5.4

All That Gundam

ALL THAT GUNDAM

Special · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Animated video created just for a 1989 event that featured all the major mobile suit robots from the first 10 years of the Gundam anime franchise. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.7

The Death Lullaby

Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: An animated film describing the bullying of a Japanese child.

★ 6.0

GATCHAMAN

OVA · 1994 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the year 2066, the Republic of Hontworl, a charter member of the United Nations, leaves the organization without explaining its motives. This causes an outrage within the U.N. and places the security of the world on edge. Soon after this incident, Myori, the capital of the Rep…

★ 5.3

Amon Saga

OVA · 1986 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Set in a world of fantasy and adventure, Amon is a young warrior embarking on a quest to avenge the death of his mother. When the hunt leads him ultimately to the kingdom of Valhiss, Amon enlists in the ranks of the Emperor's army in order to gain an opportunity to exact his reve…

★ 5.6

Legend of Crystania

OVA · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Dreams begin to haunt Lady Sheru -- dreams of her past life as Pirotesse. Her love, Ashram, is being tormented at the hands of the soul of Barbas posing as their former king, Beld of Marmo. Interpreting this as a plea for help, Sheru searches for a way to save him by entering the…