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Manga Nihon Emaki

TV · 1977

Synopsis: Animated adaptations of traditional and historical Japanese stories. Each episode features 2 different stories. (Source: AniDB)

The Affectuous Family

Hoka Hoka Kazoku

TV short · 1976 · Comedy

Synopsis: Short comedic stories about events and the daily lives of the members of a large multi-generational family. (Source: AniDB)

★ 5.0

Forsaken

Music

Synopsis: The song tells of a person who is visited at night by a vampiress. While the man thinks he is being shown "beautiful things", in reality he is having his blood sucked by the vampiress. Music video by Dream Theater, produced by Gonzo and directed by Yasufumi Soejima. (Source: Wiki…

★ 4.3

PiKA PiKA

Movie

Synopsis: Abstract short film, the first "lightning doodle" film by Tochka.

★ 3.0

Artificial Paradise

Jinkou no Rakuen

Movie

Synopsis: Psychedelic –and at times sinister– music by Shinpei Kikuchi accompanies a disorienting display of reproduced imagery taken from magazines and posters of sunny beaches and bikini models. Tanaami made positive and negative reprographic prints of these images onto transparent cel s…

★ 4.9

My Home

MY HOME

ONA · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Three men build their dream home from scraps for fun only to have it taken away.

★ 4.8

Niedola

Music

Synopsis: The music video to matryoshka's Niedola, directed by Mitsuyuki Ishibashi.

Hana no Kakarichou

TV · 1976 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A wacky comedy about a man from a noble ancestry of long ago, but who in modern times is just a lowly salary man that is constantly being humiliated by his family and co-workers. (Source: AniDB)

Anime Document: München e no Michi

TV · 1972 · Sports

Synopsis: A short series based on volleyball at the Munich Olympics. The series features a mix of live action blended with animation. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.6

Shougakusei no Yuukai Boushi: Yumi-chan Abunai yo!

OVA · 1991

Synopsis: This is an educational anime short produced to be shown in schools and designed to prevent child abduction. It follows a young girl named Yumi who dreams about a video game she is playing which teaches her what to do if a strange man tries to force her into a car. (Source: TMDB)

★ 4.9

Anpanman: Blacknose and the Magical Song

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Black Nose to Mahou no Uta

Movie · 2010 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: 22nd Anpanman short movie.

★ 5.0

Midoriyama Koukou Koushien-hen (Movie)

Movie · 1990 · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Compilation of episodes 1-4 of the OVA.

Table Cat

Kotatsu Neko

TV short · 2009 · Comedy

Synopsis: Kotatsu Neko is based on a "live-action science-fiction/fantasy romance" film of the same name which was released in Japan in 2006. The story is set in a certain neighborhood of Tokyo where two cats live under a kotatsu. Shito is a girlish white cat, while Zero is a cool black ca…

★ 4.7

Mushiking: The King of Beetles SUPER BATTLE MOVIE -Altered Beetles of Darkness-

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking Super Battle Movie: Yami no Kaizou Kouchuu

Movie · 2007 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: A shadow of Darkness approaches a peaceful Forest... Sounds like trouble for Mushiking! Lets put our strengths together and fight Adder! Deep in the Forest exists a paradise for the fairies and insects. There, Popo the Fairy, Mushiking, The King of Beetles, and many other beetles…

★ 5.4

Henteko na Volunteer

OVA · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: An educational film about the merits of volunteer work. A group of children help achieve a grandmother's dream of learning how to read and write.

Sasurai-kun

TV short · 1992 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Based on the gag manga by Fujio A Fujiko.

★ 5.1

Kiku-chan to Ookami

Special · 2008 · Drama

Synopsis: "Kiku-chan to Okami" is an adaptation of "Grave of the Fireflies" author Akiyuki Nosaka’s short story "Toshi-Oi Mesu-Okami to Onna no Ko no Hanashi" (The Story of the Old Mother Wolf and the Girl), which follows a girl and the wolf in the fields of WWII Manchuria who watches over…

★ 3.7

Chase

Tsuiseki

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Experimental animation by Manabe Hiroshi, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

★ 4.3

47 Todoufuken

TV short · 2011 · Comedy

Synopsis: "47 Prefecture Dogs" is a short flash animation from a voice over variety TV program in Japan called "SAY! YOU! SAY! ME!" The animation takes Japan's 47 prefectures—or more specifically, the local delicacies or famous landmarks from each of the regions—and gives them a canine mak…

★ 4.9

Goblin and "Yuki Usagi" (Snow Hare)

Oni no Ko to Yuki Usagi

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: One night a Goblin father came home gave his son a red handball. But the boy was shocked to hear that his father picked it up in front of the house of a girl called Yuki The boy decided to return it to her. Next morning, he ran in the snow to a village and saw many boys and girls…

Souya Monogatari

TV · 1984 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The Souya is a Japanese museum ship that previously served as an icebreaker and patrol boat, and was the first Japanese ship to take part in an Antarctic research expedition. The anime tells the adventures of the ship and its crew. (Source: AniDB)

Chie the Brat: The Travails of Chie

Chie-chan Funsenki: Jarinko Chie

TV · 1991 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: An adaptation of the first series, with different characters and an alternate setting.

★ 4.6

Uchuu Hikoushi no Uta

Music · Fantasy

Synopsis: A girl dreams that she is an astronaut and her friend is a farmer. While describing the wonders of space, she recalls the smell of her friend's tomatoes and lettuce. This Minna no Uta song is sung by Sakamoto Maaya for the NHK program.

Mahou Tsukai Haley no Speed Story

Movie · 2010 · Fantasy

Synopsis: A scientific animation and the second project of Anime Innovation Tokyo, THINK Corporation and Tokyo Metropolitan Government's investment initiative to sponsor animation works by independant animators or small studios What would be your guess of the world's fastest moving transpo…