Anime catalog

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Found: 1,436

Dokachin

TV · 1968 · Comedy

Synopsis: A tremendous explosion occurs in the middle of a time warp experiment and causes a caveman family to appear in the modern world. Since so many of the sights and sounds are strange to them, they wind up destroying things with their stone axes, thus setting off wild adventures. (So…

★ 4.5

Issunboushi

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: The story of a couple who prays to God for a child, even if he would only be the size of a thumb.

Dame Oyaji

TV · 1974 · Comedy

Synopsis: Dame Oyaji is the story of Damesuke Amano, a hapless office worker who faces a tremendous amount of bullying on the job and especially at home, where he has (contrary to traditional Japanese notions of family) absolutely no power or say in the runnings of the household whatsoever…

★ 4.4

Tsuki no Miya no Oujo-sama

Movie

Synopsis: A young squirrel princess is kidnapped by an evil frog. A brave young squirrel from the village goes off in search of her and ends up fighting the evil frog in order to rescue his princess. (Source: AniDB)

★ 5.0

The Little Mermaid

Ningyohime

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A stop-motion film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

★ 3.6

Go-hiki no Kobuta to Charleston

Music

Synopsis: A song for the Minna no Uta segment.

Ijiwaru Baa-san

TV · 1970 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Based on a 1966 manga by Sazae-san creator Hasegawa Machiko. This is another slice-of-everyday-life tale, centered around a spiteful old woman who causes trouble for neighbours with her constant bumbling and grumbling. (Source: ANN)

★ 4.4

Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken

Movie · 1974 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Traditionally animated movie based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.

★ 4.3

The Grateful Crane

Tsuru no Ongaeshi

Movie · Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis: A puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

Kaminari Boy Pikkari★bee

TV · 1967 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: A comedy about a mischievous boy. Each episode contains 2 stories. Based on a manga by Murotani Tsunezou. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.4

Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Gekitou Pennant Race

Movie · 1980 · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Based on Ishii Hisaichi's 1979 manga Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!, serialized in weekly Manga Action magazine. The Seibu Lions baseball team makes it to the next round of a baseball tournament thanks to the heroic efforts of its star player, Tabuchi, but the next stage will involve ha…

Oyama no Taishou

Music

Synopsis: A song adaptation of the children's game King of the Hill.

★ 4.9

Tobiuo no Boya wa Byoki desu

Movie · 1982 · Drama

Synopsis: An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima). The radioactive ash fell on the crew, poisoning th…

★ 4.1

Illusion City

Genei Toshi

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Taking inspiration from reticulated architecture of a real modern skyscraper - characterized by the deafening noise of city traffic - Shimamura succeeds in rendering the idea of urban alienation in the abstract. He goes from optical art to spatial concepts similar to the Escher s…

★ 4.0

Transparent Man

Toumei Ningen

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Independent animation by Shimamura Tatsuo.

★ 4.3

Marriage of a Mouse, Mouse's Wedding

Nezumi no Yomeiri

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A mouse father seeks the ideal strong husband for his beloved daughter. He goes to talk to the strongest elements. But even the Sun is block by Cloud, and Cloud is moved by Wind, and Wind can't even move the house by an inch no matter how much it blows. Will he ever find a suitab…

★ 3.8

Commotion at Ikedaya

Ikedaya Soudou

Movie

Synopsis: Independent film by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation. It tells the story of the Ikedaya raid by the Shinsengumi from the point of view of the neighbors of the Ikedaya.

Iruka to Shounen

TV · 1975 · Adventure

Synopsis: The series presents the adventures of Zoum, a white dolphin and his friends, two children who live with their sailor uncle. The cast includes several animals including a mynah bird (who understands the dolphin language in addition to the language of the other animals and the huma…

★ 4.6

Shin Dokonjou Gaeru: Dokonjou Yumemakura

Movie · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: After Hiroshi daydreams about marrying Kyoko, his chauvinistic behavior puts a strain on his relationship with his closest of friends.

★ 3.8

Fushigina Taiko

Movie · 1957

Synopsis: A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.

★ 3.9

From Cherry Blossoms with Love

Sakura Yori Ai wo Nosete

Movie

Synopsis: A short film by Okamoto Tadanari about the difficulties of public transport.

★ 3.7

Raiders of Galaxy

Super Majingga 3

Movie · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A group of young space cadets use a technologically advanced mecha to combat an evil extraterrestrial race that is trying to take over the galaxy. (Source: Internet Movie Database)

★ 4.3

Donna Donna

Music · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A calf goes to a new home while memories of happiness flash by. This is a 1966 Japanese version of an old 1938 Yiddish folk song that was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta.

★ 4.0

The Development of the Train

Kisha no Hattatsu

Movie

Synopsis: An educational movie produced based on "The Development of the Train" in a pre-war elementary school Japanese reader (vol. 9). Animation and real-life images are used together to support children's understanding.