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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, …

★ 7.0

Otaku no Video

OVA · 1991 · Comedy, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Somewhat based on the real story of how Gainax was founded, Otaku no Video addresses all aspects of an otaku lifestyle. Ken Kubo is a young man living an average life until he is dragged into a group of otaku. Slowly, he becomes more like them until he decides to abandon his form…

★ 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…

★ 7.3

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki

Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Dai 1-ki

OVA · 1992 · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Tenchi Masaki grew up hearing stories about how his ancestor used a sword to seal a demon inside a cave seven hundred years ago. When curiosity gets the better of him, Tenchi goes to the cave and stumbles across the sword from the legend. Thinking that the stor…

★ 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, …

★ 6.3

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

Kidou Senshi Gundam F91

Movie · 1991 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the year 123 of the Universal Century, skirmishes between the Federation government and the rebel group Crossbones Vanguard echo across Earth's space colonies. One of these small battles breaks in the hometown of young Seabook Arno, forcing him and his friends to flee and ensn…

★ 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

Cyber City Oedo 808

Cyber City OEDO 808

OVA · 1990 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: It is the year 2808. Three convicts are recruited as members of the Cyber Police to keep major criminal activity in Oedo (formerly Tokyo) in check. In return, their life sentences will be reduced by a few years for every mission accomplished. However, to ensure that these convict…

★ 7.6

Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Giant Robo THE ANIMATION: Chikyuu ga Seishi Suru Hi

OVA · 1992 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In a future to come humanity enjoys a new age of prosperity thanks to Dr. Shizuma's invention of a revolutionary renewable energy source: the Shizuma Drive. But this peace is threatened by Big Fire, a cabal seeking world domination. Against Big Fire the International Police Organ…

★ 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…

★ 6.3

Bastard!!

BASTARD!!: Ankoku no Hakaishin

OVA · 1992 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: The characters in BASTARD!! have forsaken technology and have traded it in for magic and the occult arts. The story revolves around a group of five magicians who set out to rebuild their world after a rampaging God destroys it and tips it into chaos. Driven by their leader Dark S…

★ 7.9

Moomin

Tanoshii Moomin Ikka

TV · 1990 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Spring has finally arrived in Moomin Valley, giving way to another great adventure for Moomintroll and the rest of its inhabitants. With Snufkin coming home from his winter migration, the locals of the valley finally begin to rise from their hibernation. Finding a mysterious hat,…

★ 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…

★ 6.9

Video Girl Ai

Denei Shoujo VIDEO GIRL AI

OVA · 1992 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: After a crushing rejection, the heartbroken Youta Moteuchi trudges home. On his way, a dimly lit video store catches his eye, and he ends up purchasing a "video girl" tape meant to ease the hearts of lonely men. However, when he tries to play it in his broken VCR, a beautiful gir…

★ 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…