Anime catalog

Year to: 1989 Reset

Found: 2,450

Doraemon

Doraemon (1979)

TV short · 1979 · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Nobita Nobi is a normal fourth grade student. This all changes, however, when a blue robotic cat appears from his desk drawer. Calling himself Doraemon, this robot tells Nobita that his future descendants from the 22nd century live in poverty because of all the mistakes he made. …

★ 7.1

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

Kidou Senshi Gundam II: Ai Senshi-hen

Movie · 1981 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: As the War continues, Amuro and the White Base crew must make their way toward the Earth Federation Headquarters, Jaburo. On their way they meet several new enemies and face off against impossible odds. They fight in Operation Odessa to relieve the Earth from the clutches of the …

★ 7.6

Patlabor the Mobile Police

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor ON TELEVISION

TV · 1989 · Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the future, advanced robotics has created heavy robots ("labors") for use in a variety of functions: construction, fire-fighting, military, and more. However, though the robots are only machines, their operators are also only human—and humans sometimes turn to crime. Since a h…

★ 6.9

Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo

Meikyuu Monogatari

Movie · 1987 · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Manie-Manie: Meikyuu Monogatari is an anthology film composed of three short films by acclaimed directors Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo. Labyrinth Labyrinthos While Sachi is searching for her cat, Cicerone, they both fall through a mirror and become trapped in a…

★ 7.6

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen

Movie · 1982 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The One Year War comes to a close, as the Zeon forces now retreat back into space. Amuro learns much more of his Newtype abilities and tries to use them the best way he can. He's pushed to his limit as he encounters the infamous Char Aznable once again. He also falls in love with…

★ 7.3

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru

Movie · 1985 · Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis: Giovanni is a young boy who lives on the outskirts of a small rustic village. His mother is bedridden and his father has not returned home since leaving to work on a fishing boat. An outcast at school, Giovanni has only one friend: Campanella, the mayor's son. During the town's F…

★ 6.4

Devilman

TV · 1972 · Action, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Devilman features Akira Fudo, a shy and timid teenager who has gone mountain climbing in the Himalayas with his father. While in the middle of the expedition, both father and son are killed in a tragic accident. Akira's body is found and possessed by the demon soldier Devilman, w…

★ 7.2

Heidi, Girl of the Alps

Alps no Shoujo Heidi

TV · 1974 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with the shepherd Peter and invalid Clara, …

★ 7.1

Devilman: The Birth

Devilman: Tanjou-hen

OVA · 1987 · Action, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Akira Fudou leads the life of a typical high school student. After a chance encounter with school bullies, he is rescued by his childhood friend Ryou Asuka. Ryou and Akira catch up over the course of an afternoon that ends with them crashing a party at a nightclub. Initially unco…

★ 7.8

Touch

TV · 1985 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The story centers around three characters—Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living t…

★ 7.3

Captain Harlock Space Pirate

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock

TV · 1978 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: It is 2977 AD and mankind has become stagnant. Robots do all the work, the masses are kept tranquil by subliminal messages, and government officials are lazy, caring only about recreational activities like golf and horse racing. Captain Herlock has defied this insipid mentality, …

★ 7.5

Lupin the 3rd Part 2

Lupin III: Part II

TV · 1977 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Lupin III chronicles the adventures of Arsene Lupin III, the world's greatest thief, and his partners in crime: master marksman Daisuke Jigen, beautiful and scheming Fujiko Mine and stoic samurai Goemon Ishikawa XIII. Lupin and his gang travel around the globe in search of the wo…

★ 7.6

Armored Trooper Votoms

Soukou Kihei Votoms

TV · 1983 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly transferred into a unit engaged in a secret an…

★ 7.0

Robot Carnival

OVA · 1987 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: 9 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independant of one another. The common element is human interaction with robots, namely the c…

★ 7.3

Space Runaway Ideon

Densetsu Kyojin Ideon

TV · 1980 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Mankind has traveled to the stars and come across various alien civilizations, now long dead. Upon discovering the archaeological remains of such a civilization on the planet Solo, humanity finally has its first encounter with a living alien species: the Buff Clan. When Karala Aj…

★ 7.7

Ranma ½ (1989)

Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen

TV · 1989 · Action, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: Ranma Saotome, the boy who turns into a girl with a splash of water, always has his hands full fending off crazed admirers. One of the most fanatical is Shampoo, a girl from a tribe of Chinese Amazons who tried to kill girl Ranma, was defeated by boy Ranma, and then proposes marr…

★ 7.1

Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar

Uchuu Senkan Yamato

TV · 1974 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: In the year 2199, Earth is a mere shell of its former glory after a vicious bombardment by the Gamilas Empire. The inhabitants have been forced underground to escape the irradiated surface, but the deadly radiation inches closer and closer to the retreating population. With only …

★ 6.9

Riding Bean

OVA · 1989 · Action, Comedy, Thriller

Synopsis: Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize they're being fram…

★ 6.6

Megazone 23

OVA · 1985 · Action, Mecha, Mystery

Synopsis: Shougo Yahagi is a young motorcycle enthusiast living in a world of hot bikes, hard rock, and J-pop idols. The general populace go about their lives in peace, under the watchful eyes of a computer program in the guise of pop idol sensation Eve, unbeknownst to them. Shougo himself…

★ 5.9

Appleseed

OVA · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: After Earth was decimated by World War III, the ruins of civilization were rebuilt, with the futuristic city of Olympus standing out like a crown jewel. Overseen by the supercomputer Gaia and populated with an extremely large number of Bioroids—genetically engineered people desig…

★ 5.6

Angel Cop

OVA · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Sometime in the future, terrorism in Japan has become commonplace, and the police have become almost as brutal as criminals. A member of the Special Security Force known as Angel, is the best of the best, stopping at nothing in her fight for justice. Things get interesting for An…

★ 5.8

Demon City Shinjuku

Makai Toshi Shinjuku

OVA · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Horror

Synopsis: On the rooftops of Shinjuku, Genichirou Izayoi fought against Levih Rah, a man who sold his soul to obtain demonic powers, and lost. Ten years later, Shinjuku remains a wasteland of demonic energy while the rest of Tokyo remains largely untouched. One day, Genichirou's son, Kyouy…

★ 6.9

Dororo

Dororo to Hyakkimaru

TV · 1969 · Action, Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: To aid his conquest of Japan, the ruthless lord Daigo Kagemitsu offers to sacrifice his soon-to-be-born son to 48 demons. The demons accept, and the next day, the child is born with several missing limbs and is ruthlessly cast down a river. Fifteen years later, a stubborn young b…

★ 6.7

Project A-ko

Project A-Ko

Movie · 1986 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Sixteen years after its destruction by a meteor, Graviton City has been rebuilt into a futuristic metropolis. However, this is of little concern to superpowered high school student Eiko Magami, who only cares about her best friend Shiiko Kotobuki and arriving at school on time. U…