Anime catalog

Year to: 1988 Reset

Found: 2,262

Dominion Tank Police

Dominion

OVA · 1988 · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Leona Ozaki joins Newport City's infamous Tank Police division. With aid of Al and her newly built mini-tank, Bonaparte, she wages war on Buaku and his cohorts, the Puma Sisters. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.0

Cutie Honey

Cutey Honey

TV · 1973 · Action, Adventure, Ecchi

Synopsis: One day, Honey Kisaragi's a trendy, class-cutting Catholic schoolgirl. The next, her father's been murdered by demonic divas from a dastardly organization called Panther Claw. When his dying message reveals that she's an android, Honey uses the transformative power of the Atmosph…

★ 7.2

Fist of the North Star 2

Hokuto no Ken 2

TV · 1987 · Action, Drama

Synopsis: In the second series after Raoh has been defeated by Kenshiro a new rival appears. The Gentou Kouken warriors. Falco the successor of the Gentou Kouken takes orders from an evil ruler by the name of Jacko. He claims to be the man chosen by the Tentei and issues orders to his subo…

★ 6.2

Black Magic M-66

OVA · 1987 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: When Sybel, a freelance reporter, discovers a military plane crash, she is thrilled by the prospect of getting her hands on the latest inside scoop. However, she is unaware that the plane was carrying two top-secret prototype android assassins who will stop at nothing to destroy …

★ 7.8

City Hunter 2

TV · 1988 · Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: Ryo Saeba is a private detective, but has another face as a sweeper who cleans the city of evil. He is able enough, but has a bad habit of getting over-excited about beautiful women. It is his partner Kaori Makimura's job to protect those beautiful female clients from Ryo's sexua…

★ 7.9

Nobody's Boy Remi

Ie Naki Ko

TV · 1977 · Adventure, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his …

★ 7.2

Area 88

OVA · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: After being tricked into signing a document by someone he considered a friend, Shin Kazama is forced to become a fighter pilot in the foreign legion of mercenaries, who are fighting in a civil war for the nation of Aslan. Hellbent on earning enough money to break his contract and…

★ 6.6

Golgo 13: The Professional

Golgo 13

Movie · 1983 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: After assassinating the son of business tycoon Leonard Dawson, Golgo 13 finds himself prey to the CIA and the U.S. Army, whom Dawson has personally hired to kill the assassin. As days pass by, Dawson slowly loses his sanity as he continues to plot every attempt to kill Golgo 13 e…

★ 6.8

Aura Battler Dunbine

Seisenshi Dunbine

TV · 1983 · Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha

Synopsis: Shou Zama is an ordinary 18-year-old from Tokyo who finds himself summoned to the medieval fantasy world of Byston Well. Upon arrival, he is put into service under the ambitious lord Drake Luft, who seeks to greatly expand his power. Those like Shou who come from "Upper Earth" po…

★ 6.5

Vampire Princess Miyu

Vampire Miyu

OVA · 1988 · Action, Drama, Horror

Synopsis: When spiritualist Himiko Se is hired to investigate a recent slew of murders whose victims were completely drained of blood, she does not expect to encounter a real vampire. However, Miyu Yamano is exactly that, as well as being a guardian between the dark realm of the Shinma and…

★ 6.1

Dragon's Heaven

OVA · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: In the year 3195, there was a war between an army of robots and the humans. When Shaian, a sentient combat armor, lost his companion in battle, he shut down until his internal systems spotted a new human. It's now almost a 1000 years later, and Shaian's greatest enemy is still al…

★ 6.8

Mazinger Z

TV · 1972 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The villainous Dr. Hell has amassed an army of mechanical beasts in his secret hideaway, the island of Bardos located in the Aegean Sea. He is capable of controlling mechanized beasts with his cane, and instructs them to unleash devastating attacks. However, Dr. Hell doesn't do a…

★ 7.4

A Little Princess Sara

Princess Sara

TV · 1985 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Sent to an all-girls boarding school due to her father's overseas job, Sara Crewe is a promising young girl who excels both academically and socially in her new life in London. However, her world is turned upside down when she is called into the headmistress' office and informed …

★ 7.0

Magical Angel Creamy Mami

Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami

TV · 1983 · Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: Creamy Mami is about a young girl, Yuu, who after seeing a spaceship is given the power to use magic for one year. She is also given 2 cats, Poji and Nega, to watch over and guide her. Using her magic powers to transform into the idol Creamy Mami, Yuu must work hard at acting, si…

★ 7.2

Doraemon

TV · 1973 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Nobita Nobi is so hapless that his 22nd century decendants are still impoverished as a result of his 20th century bumbling. In a bid to raise their social status, their servant, a robotic cat named Doraemon, decides to travel back in time and guide Nobita on the proper path to fo…

★ 7.4

Silver Fang

Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin

TV · 1986 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Having been born a brindle ("Tora-ge" or tiger striped) Akita, Gin ("Silver", named after his fur color) is destined to become a successful bear-hunting dog. However, when he witnesses his father's death at the hands of the man-eating demon bear Akakabuto, he is chosen above his …

★ 7.0

Lupin III: The Secret of Mamo

Lupin III: Lupin vs Clone

Movie · 1978 · Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: Lupin, the master thief/spy/Jack of all Trades, has been executed, but he is still alive, and not even Lupin himself knows how that is possible. While trying to figure out, however, he and his gang are thrust into a conspiracy involving clones, Lupin's un-trustworthy rival Fujiko…

★ 5.1

MD Geist - The Most Dangerous Ever

Soukihei MD Geist

OVA · 1986 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most Dangerous Soldier), an enhanced human with unsurpassed combat capabilities and an insatiabl…

★ 6.6

Gauche the Cellist

Cello Hiki no Gauche

Movie · 1982 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: The story concerns Gauche, a professional cellist. During rehearsals for a performance, he is scolded by the conductor because his playing is not good enough. His timing is off and he seems to have no "feel" for the music. Gauche returns to his lonely cottage and starts practicin…

★ 7.0

Ringing Bell

Chirin no Suzu

Movie · 1978 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Chirin, a newborn lamb, and his mother live a peaceful life in a meadow. As long as they stay inside the fence that protects them and the rest of the flock, they are free to frolic and graze on the delicious clover leaves. However, their idyllic life is shattered when a wolf name…

★ 8.1

The Ideon: Be Invoked

THE IDEON: Hatsudou-hen

Movie · 1982 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Pushed out to the far reaches of the galaxy, the crew of the Solo Ship faces impossible odds of survival. With the Earth destroyed and the remnants of the Buff Clan pushing them to their limit, the Ideon shows as the last line of defense for the battered remains of humanity. As t…

★ 6.6

The Poem of Wind and Trees

Kaze to Ki no Uta SANCTUS: Sei Naru Kana

OVA · 1987 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: 1887, at a remote, elite boarding school in France: Serge Battour returns after his graduation, and remembers the days of his youth... 1880, at the same school: Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute (both deceased), Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his fa…

★ 6.9

Stop!! Hibari-kun!

TV · 1983 · Comedy

Synopsis: Kousaku, a teenage boy, moves in to the home of his mother's friend after she dies. This friend happens to be a Yakuza boss with four beautiful daughters. Kousaku is surprised to discover that the most beautiful daughter, Hibari, is biologically male. Hibari is also very interest…

★ 7.0

Fist of the North Star Movie

Hokuto no Ken Movie

Movie · 1986 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Following a cataclysmic nuclear war, the world teeters on the brink of complete destruction. Civilization is polarized into a degenerate society where opposing packs of marauding scavengers prey on helpless, homeless nomads. For those who are lucky enough to survive the constant …