Anime catalog

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Macross 7 Plus

Special · 1995 · Comedy, Mecha, Music

Synopsis: A series of 2-3 minute shorts revealing the everyday life of some characters, back-story of others, and the occasional music video. Originally included as extras on the Macross 7 VHS and laserdisc releases.

★ 6.9

Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

Musekinin Kanchou Tylor OVA

OVA · 1994 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: Six long months have passed. The Raalgon Empire has developed a horrible new type of weapon, and Tylor has been charged with the duty of intercepting it as it is being transported. But when all that could go wrong does go wrong, the crew members of the Soyokaze find themselves at…

★ 6.6

Metal Armor Dragonar

Kikou Senki Dragonar

TV · 1987 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A.D. 2087 - the United Lunar Empire Giganos wages war on the Earth Federation Military to take control of the planet and establish a "rebirth" of the human race. During an invasion of a colony by Giganos' forces, three civilian men stumble upon a trio of top-secret Metal Armor un…

★ 5.7

Laughing Target

Warau Hyouteki

OVA · 1987 · Horror, Mystery, Psychological

Synopsis: Yuzuru lives an ordinary life, spending most of his time with his high school archery team along with his girlfriend, Satomi. His relatively mundane life gets complicated, however, when his aunt dies under suspicious circumstances and his cousin and fiancée, Azusa, re-enters his …

★ 6.6

Lupin the 3rd: The Hemingway Papers

Lupin III: Hemingway Paper no Nazo

Special · 1990 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Word is out that the "Hemingway Papers", the newly discovered last novel by the great author, tells the hiding place of a buried treasure on a desolate Mediterranean island. Lupin sneaks onto the island where, instead of treasure-hunting, he finds himself embroiled in a violent s…

★ 6.4

Princess Knight

Ribbon no Kishi

TV · 1967 · Action, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis: In the kingdom of Silverland, Prince Sapphire holds a big secret: he is actually a girl. When Sapphire was born, she accidentally received both the blue heart of a boy and the pink heart of a girl. To protect the kingdom from the evil Duke Duralumin, who is the successor to the t…

★ 5.3

NAZCA

Jikuu Tenshou Nazca

TV · 1998 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Miura Kyoji, a dedicated kendo student, discovers that his shisho (master) Tate Masanari is a reincarnated Incan warrior named Yawaru who wishes to destroy the world to purify it. Kyoji himself is the warrior Bilka, who foiled Yawaru's plans in their previous lives. Yawaru gather…

★ 7.0

City Hunter: .357 Magnum

City Hunter: Ai to Shukumei no Magnum

Movie · 1989 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: A beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert, and City Hunter is there. But music isn`t his forte; he wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation becomes the word of the day as the bodies start dropping. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in cold blood. Secret…

★ 6.7

Smart-san

Haikara-san ga Tooru

TV · 1978 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru is the story of the high-spirited tomboy Benio and her relationship with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is a very outgoing and athletic girl with firm ideas about being able to live her life as she wants to. When she fir…

★ 6.8

Doraemon: Nobita's Animal Planet

Doraemon: Nobita to Animal Planet

Movie · 1990 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Nobita went to a world of animals through the "Wherever Gas", the substance to let you travel anywhere, same as the "Wherever Door" Doraemon uses. They came across with Chippo, a boy who looks like a dog and very adventurous. A group called Numiges plans on taking over the animal…

★ 6.4

Space Battleship Yamato

Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Movie)

Movie · 1977 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: After a devastating campaign by the planet Gamillas, Earth has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Between countless exchanges between human and Gamillan spacecraft and an intense bombardment from asteroid bombs, Earth's surface has been rendered completely barren and un…

★ 7.0

Kimagure Orange Road OVA

Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA

OVA · 1989 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: - Shiroi Koibito-tachi Kyousuke Kasuga and his friends are staying at his grandparent's house over winter break on a skiing trip. Everyone is excited until they hear about a curse that spells doom for couples who go down the mountain together. With a net of relationships and crus…

★ 6.5

Rurouni Kenshin: Special Techniques

Special · 1997 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Similiar to the "Himura Kenshin's Greatest Hits" from the first special, this episode goes through every technique of the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu and explains how it works. \Written

★ 5.1

Kikumana

ONA · 2001 · Psychological

Synopsis: This work "Kikumana" is an animation of a girl called Kikumana who acts like in a stage performance, the role defeated by such an ill circumstance though she tries to find herself. The primal aim is to get the audience feeling a strange atmosphere spread from this work. The image…

★ 6.7

Legendary Brave Swordsman Yaiba

Kenyuu Densetsu YAIBA

TV · 1993 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Kurogane Yaiba is a boy who doesn't want to become what any regular kid would: A samurai. That's why he undergoes a hard training with his father, knowing only the forest as his world. Then, one day, he is sent to Japan, where he has to deal with a whole new civilized reality, me…

★ 6.7

Rock'n Roll Kids

Aishite Knight

TV · 1983 · Comedy, Music, Romance

Synopsis: Yaeko Mitamura is an 18 year old girl working in her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day Yakko casually meets a little boy, Hashizo and his odd cat Juliano. Hashizo has lost both parents when still a baby and has been brought up by his elder brother. Hashizo's brother Go Kat…

★ 5.2

Gunbuster Renewal EX

Special · Mecha

Synopsis: A series of Gunbuster shorts included in the DVD release.

★ 6.9

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness

Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari

Movie · 1985 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country. Source Anime News Network

★ 6.6

Oishinbo

TV · 1988 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef." (Source: AniDB)

★ 6.6

Dancouga: Super Beast Machine God

Choujuu Kishin Dancougar

TV · 1985 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Emperor Muge Zarbados and his Empire of Death decide that their next conquest will be the faraway planet of Earth. Muge becomes even more fearsome because of Shapiro Keats, a power-hungry Earthling-turned-traitor. It's up to Shinobu, Sara (Shapiro's old girlfriend), Masato, and R…

★ 5.9

Midnight Eye Goku II

MIDNIGHT EYE: Gokuu II

OVA · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Mystery

Synopsis: When private detective Gokuu Fuurinji is contacted by Ryoko Kadoma about locating her missing brother, Ryuu, Gokuu knows this is no normal case. Ryuu was the victim of a cruel genetic experiment and will soon become a mindlessly violent superbeing without proper treatment. Armed …

★ 5.1

Tokyo Revelation

Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku

OVA · 1995 · Action, Sci-Fi, Supernatural

Synopsis: Handsome and effeminate, quiet but proud, the sinister Akito Kobayashi has a passion for the occult and has developed a computer program to summon demons and the living dead. But little does he know that fellow high school students Kojirou Souma and Saki Yagami are reincarnations…

★ 6.2

Miami☆Guns

TV · 2000 · Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: Spoiled rich girl Yao Sakurakouji decides to join the Miami police force to enjoy car chases, gunfights and wanton destruction. The psychotic and not-too-bright Yao is partnered with Lu Amano, the soft-spoken and sharp-tongued daughter of the police chief. Together the dirty duo …

★ 6.5

Kokoro Library

Kokoro Toshokan

TV · 2001 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Hidden away on a remote mountaintop, the Kokoro Library struggles to attract many visitors. Nevertheless, it is the home of sisters Iina, Aruto, and Kokoro, who consider it their mission to keep the library running in their parents' stead. Kokoro has long dreamed of becoming a li…