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Sea Roar

Umi no Uta

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: In a fishing village, a scrapped boat is cremated. Old fishing boats on the verge of death dream of deep-sea fish running through alleys, fishermen pulling their nets, the crying specter of a young girl... Various imagery appear and retreat like waves on a shore, inviting viewers…

★ 5.8

Swimming to Sea

Padak Padak

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: A mackerel from the sea attempts to escape from a restaurant! Padak is a mackerel from the sea, who is caught in a net and gets dumped into a restaurant tank. An old flatfish is the only one that's survived very long. He gains the trust of other fish with his survival skills. Tha…

★ 3.9

December Song

12-gatsu no Uta

Movie

Synopsis: Short film by Tadanari Okamoto originally projected on three screens, and re-edited for domestic release many years later, set to a poem by Noriko Ibaraki of the same name.

★ 5.4

Judo Sanka

TV · 1974 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Based on Hiroshi Kaizuka's manga. The last TMS sports-themed anime series ("Star of the Giants" was the first). Because of low ratings, the series was pulled off the air before later episodes of the original manga could be adapted.

★ 5.1

Kiss Dum Special

Special · 2011 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Special included with the Blu-ray Box Set.

★ 5.5

Spooky Kitaro: Crash!! The Great Rebellion of the Multi-Dimensional Yōkai

Gegege no Kitarou: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Youkai no Daihanran

Movie · 1986 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Movie based on the 1985 TV anime with an original plot.

★ 5.0

Pi Po Pa Po Patrol

Pi Po Pa Po Patrol-kun

TV short · 2001 · Comedy

Synopsis: Patrol-kun is a talking police car, existing in a world where talking vehicles and humans live together. He starts his first day at a police station meeting up with his partner, a human police recruit by the name of Hajime. Together, they patrol the streets of Himawari Town, lear…

★ 4.6

Choro Q Dougram

Movie · 1983 · Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Malcontents on the Deloyer colony agitate for the independence of their world from the Earth Federation. In an unexpected coup, the elected Governor declares martial law and sets himself up as absolute dictator. With the approval of the Federation, he rules the planet with an iro…

★ 4.3

Valkisas:The Wings of Ultimate Darkness Pilot Film

Legend of Lemnear: Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Valkisas Pilot Film

Special · 1998 · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: Original pilot for the "Legend of Lemnear" OVA.

★ 4.4

Karma

Movie

Synopsis: "In his early experimental short Karma (カルマ, 1977), Aihara uses water as his central motif. The film is hand drawn and appears to be shot on 16mm using a blue filter. At first we can only see tiny specks on the screen, coming and going like snow flurries. The specks gradually gro…

★ 5.4

Walking My Life

Zou no Senaka: Tabidatsu Hi

OVA · Drama, Music, Slice of Life

Synopsis: When elephants are about to die, they will leave their herd and die alone. When a person knows that he is about to die, what will he choose? It's lung cancer, and it has already metastasized. There are probably 6 months left. It's a story about a man's last few steps in his life.…

★ 5.7

Friends: Naki of Monster Island

friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki

Movie · 2011 · Comedy

Synopsis: On an island, legend has it that monsters have lived there since ancient times. Because of this, the residents have named the island “Monster Island.” In actuality, the monsters living on the island are friendly, but live in fear of humans. A child named Kotake wanders onto the i…

★ 4.7

Uchurei!

TV short · 2009 · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The "summer supernatural teen comedy" revolves around an ordinary high school boy named Takashi who ends up living with a space alien's spirit (uchūjin no yūrei) after a strange incident. He names the creature "Uchurei" and plans to keep it as a pet, but becomes possessed by it. …

★ 4.7

Komachi to Dangorou: Lagoon Stone wo Sagase!

ONA · 2012 · Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Niigata city's publicity mascot characters, Komachi Hanano and Dangorou Sasa, search for the mysterious stone that was stolen after it had fallen from the skies.

★ 5.1

NINKU: Knife no Bohyou

Special · 1994 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: After the war, Fuusuke, Aicho and Touji head to a port town searching for Makoto, the younger sister of an old friend who died in combat and left his knife for her as an inheritance. But when they arrive, they discover that the citizens are being attacked by pirates! Now, the thr…

Kono Shihai kara no Sotsugyou: Ozaki Yutaka

OVA · 2004 · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A compilation OVA of 5 stories portraying the life of Ozaki Yutaka, a famous Japanese musician in the 80s and early 90s who died young.

★ 4.9

Kamen Rider Den-O: Imagin Anime

OVA · 2008 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Web and DVD based 10 Episode OVA featuring the Imagin stars of the popular 2007 Kamen Rider Den-O live action tv series.

★ 5.3

Fair, then Partly Piggy

Hare Tokidoki Buta

Movie · 1988 · Comedy

Synopsis: Noriyasu seems like an average third-grader, but his life goes haywire after he catches his mother reading his private daily journal. In an effort to astonish her, he begins writing outlandish lies about a giant snake in the bathroom, cooking pencils for dinner, and a rain of pig…

★ 4.1

Crocotires Traction AAA

Movie · Sports

Synopsis: A huge garbage dump where old tires are piled up place turns into a different world late at night when no one's around. The old tires come to life, transforming their appearances and immersing themselves in boxing. (Source: Official Youtube channel)

★ 4.5

Ddoli and Zeta Robot

Movie · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: A boy finds a toy robot which turns out to not to be an ordinary toy.

★ 4.4

Fushigi na Kusuri

Movie · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Puppet animation by Tadanari Okamoto.

★ 5.0

Space Neko Theater

ONA · 2008 · Comedy

Synopsis: Cat lovers by cat-lover, love for cats, which are animated omnibus CM and assortment of fictional programs.

★ 5.2

Superbook 2

Personal Computer Travel Tanteidan

TV · 1983 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The book fell onto a computer keyboard, giving anybody the ability to see into the past from Sho's home via the monitor. Ruffles, Chris' dog, managed to get lost in time, prompting Zenmaijikake and Sho's cousin Hisashi to search for her. Sho and Azusa kept watch and control of th…

★ 3.9

The Great Rabbit

Great Rabbit

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Once we called the noble, profound and mysterious existence The Great. We have moved with the time, our thought and consciousness has changed. And yet what makes us still keep calling it The Great? (Source: kankaku.jp)