Anime catalog

Year to: 1985 Reset

Found: 1,791

Sankichi and Osayo: A Genroku Romance

Genroku Koi Moyou: Sankichi to Osayo

Movie · Adventure, Romance

Synopsis: When a samurai witnesses a dancing maiden being kidnapped by ruffians, he rescues the poor damsel and takes her to the spring flower dance. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.8

Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure

Ta-chan no Kaitei Ryokou

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: A short film from 1935.

★ 4.4

Kitte no Gensou

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Short experimental animation from 1961 from animation pioneer Yoji Kuri.

★ 4.3

Gulliver's Great Activities

Gulliver Funtouki

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: A retelling of part of the Gulliver's Travels adventures. A short film from 1950.

★ 5.9

Dokaben

TV · 1976 · Action, Sports

Synopsis: Tarou "Dokaben" Yamada, who was a judoist while at junior high, enters Meikun High School and is talked into joining the baseball club. He displays his superb athletic abilities in baseball and becomes well-known as a hard hitter. He and his unique teammates establish Meikun a so…

★ 5.6

Soukou Kihei Votoms: VOL.II HIGHLITS OF THE A.T. VOTOMS

OVA · 1985 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Highlight special.

★ 5.8

Adventures of Pepero the Andes Boy

Andes Shounen Pepero no Bouken

TV · 1975 · Adventure

Synopsis: This is the quest of Pepero and his friends in search of the Golden Condor or el Dorado. (Source: ANN)

★ 4.3

Chagama Ondo

Movie · Comedy, Supernatural

Synopsis: The first full cel-animated short. A group of tanukis investigate a temple and cause mischief. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.8

Home Alone Mice

Nezumi no Rusuban

Movie · Music

Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.

★ 4.8

Adventures of the Monkey King

Gokuu no Daibouken

TV · 1967 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: In this film, because of complaints from children that Goku is depicted as too much of an eager student, he is instead portrayed as a very naughty modern boy. It then received so many complaints from the PTA about its bad language that it was forced out of the show after all. (So…

★ 6.3

Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz

TV · 1974 · Comedy

Synopsis: A comedy about the wacky adventures of Giatrus and his tribe of the first human beings on the planet. (Source: AniDB)

★ 6.2

Eleven Cats

11 Piki no Neko

Movie · 1980 · Fantasy

Synopsis: A gang of eleven stray cats wreak havoc in a small town, costing them much trouble. They defend themselves by stating they were just 'hungry'. The cats hear of an urban legend about a scary, giant fish. They decide to take on the challenge to find and catch that fish, proving the…

★ 4.6

Speed

Movie · 1980 · Comedy

Synopsis: Short film by Furukawa Taku chronicalling human progress, or lack of it.

★ 4.6

Cat Eyed Boy

Youkaiden Nekome Kozou

TV · Adventure, Horror, Supernatural

Synopsis: The story is told by the cat-eyed boy, hated by humans and demons, who engages in tales of terror, including monsters and children.

★ 4.5

Alps no Shoujo Heidi Pilot

Special · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Pilot episode of the famous anime Heidi.

★ 5.1

The Wizard of Oz

Oz no Mahoutsukai

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A captivating completely animated version of a timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz. Journey down the yellow brick road alongside Dorothy, her little dog Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, and of course, the Cowardly Lion as they search for the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz. …

★ 4.0

Animal Sumo

Doubutsu Sumo Taikai

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.

★ 5.7

Samurai Kid

Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru

TV · 1964 · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: Kidnapped and rescued by a Ninja, Fujimaru has mastered martial arts over the years. Now he sets off on a journey to find his mother and also locate an old tome containing secret martial arts techniques. (Source: AniDB)

★ 5.5

World's Famous Stories for Children: Thumb Princess

Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Oyayubi Hime

Movie · 1978 · Fantasy

Synopsis: This anime movie is an adaption from the famous fairytale for kids Thumbelina, that aired 1978 in Japan.

★ 5.9

Bremen 4

Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi

Special · 1981 · Adventure

Synopsis: TV anime created as a part of "24-Hour Television". Since 1978, Japanese TV network NTV has been doing charity event "24-Hour Television" every summer. Tezuka Production created anime specials for the event under the supervision of Osamu Tezuka. "Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tensh…

★ 4.5

Space Ace

Uchuu Ace

TV · 1965 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Dr. Tatsunoko of Tatsunoko Research Center goes undersea accompanied by his daughter Asari to inquire into some mysterious radiation and discovers there a giant shell and it is known that the radiation comes from a globe laid inside the shell. Then Asari finds an object in the sh…

★ 6.6

Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Ouji

TV · 1980 · Adventure

Synopsis: Moero Arthur Hakuba no Oji is an anime based on the Arthurian legend and it is a sequel to the earlier series Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur. This time Arthur conceals his true identity in order to defeat Ziking as he and his four new companions begin a journey of adven…

★ 4.2

AWAKE

Special · 1984 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The first episode served as the opening animation for 1984's SciFi convention named Uru Matsuri III (ウル祭Ⅲ) and it follows the style of the Daicon openings. The video consists of two primary fixations of the Japanese otaku culture in the 80s - scifi and lolis. The 2nd episode is o…

★ 5.3

GRIM

Movie

Synopsis: Film by Takashi Ito.