Anime catalog

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★ 4.6

The Pot

Senga: Tsubo

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Classical animation directed by Yamamoto Sanae.

★ 5.7

Akuma-kun (Movie)

Movie · 1989 · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: The age of the demons has begun. Dr Faust has foreseen this rise of evil. Unfortunately, he is near death and is unable to personally battle this upcoming threat. Faust entrusts a young boy, Shingo Yamada, to take the responsibility of ridding the Earth of this new evil presence.…

★ 5.6

Gegege no Kitarou: Jigoku-hen

TV · 1988 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: The origins of Kitarou.

★ 5.0

Lightning Trap: Leina & Laika

OVA · 1990 · Action

Synopsis: The fourth and final OVA of the Leina-centric Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos spin-off/sequel. Instead of following the story of the previous Wolf Sword Legend continuity, Lightning Trap takes place in another universe. In present day Tokyo, traveling has never been more comfort…

★ 5.3

A Deer of Nine Colors

Jiu Se Lu

Movie · Supernatural

Synopsis: In ancient times, a Persian merchant gets lost in a windstorm. Suddenly a spiritual deer of nine colors appears to guide the man. Later on, the deer rescues a man drowning in a river. In exchange, the man promises not to reveal the deer's whereabouts. The man reaches an imperial …

★ 5.7

Machine Robo: Leina, The Legend of Wolf Blade

Leina Kenrou Densetsu

OVA · 1988 · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: When Revenge of Cronos left off, Rom and Leina had crossed a dimensional barrier. Their physical forms changed from robot to human and they were separated with blurred memories. Leina Stol is now incarnated as Leina Haruka, a Japanese schoolgirl. As the story progresses, she meet…

★ 5.6

Groizer X

TV · 1976 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The Gaira aliens, hidden in the Arctic, plan to conquer Earth. Captured and forced to work for the aliens, Dr. Yan creates the ultimate weapon, a transformable aerial robot called Groizer X. Entrusted to his daughter Rita, Groizer X escapes the clutches of the Gaira and lands in …

★ 5.9

Creamy Mami: Curtain Call

Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami: Curtain Call

OVA · 1986 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo, Music

Synopsis: A collection of music videos, some are new original songs, others are classics from the series.

★ 5.3

Return of the Dinosaurs

Kyouryuu Tankentai Born Free

TV · 1976 · Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When a meteor crashes to Earth, it briefly changes the climate and dinosaurs once again roam the planet. It's up to a newly formed expedition team to relocate the dinosaurs to a safe environment. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.6

Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise

Kangaroo no Tanjoubi

Movie · 1941 · Adventure

Synopsis: A baby kangaroo's family and friends try to save him from a bad old wolf. Short film from 1941.

★ 3.6

Flower

Hana

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A short film by Kuri Youji. A man plants a flower and waits for it to bear fruit...

★ 4.2

Hana to Chou

Movie · 1954 · Fantasy

Synopsis: An early color animation which uses the color to help tell the story. Three butterflies save a bird that falls out of it's nest during a rainstorm. The butterflies decide to ask the flowers for cover, but the red rose will only help the red butterfly since they are the same color…

★ 6.3

King Fang

Daisetsusan no Yuusha Kibaou

Special · 1978 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The conflicting fates of human beings and wild animals are depicted in a naturalistic setting. The main character of the story is Fang, who was born to a hunting dog and a circus-runaway European wolf. Although Fang was raised by a human family, he is a wild animal after all, and…

★ 3.9

Mighty Taro's Reckless Training

Tairiki Tarou no Mucha Shuugyou

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short film from 1928 about a samurai fighting demons.

★ 5.1

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Kinpatsu no Jeanie

TV · 1979 · Drama

Synopsis: During the civil war a girl living in Virginia, named Jeanie, waits for her old boyfriend Robert to marry him, according to a childish promise, but the war makes the things complicated and, Robert comes back as northerner soldier. Only with the conflict's end, and many misadventu…

★ 5.6

Juusenki L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gablae

OVA · 1986 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A recap OVA that portrays the first half of the series Heavy Metal L-Gaim. After the credits, there is a short clip animated for the OVA entitled "Lady Gavlet", which is intended to be comic relief.

★ 6.2

Oshin

Movie · 1984 · Drama

Synopsis: Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin gives up school and decides to bec…

★ 4.3

Chameko’s Day

Chameko no Ichinichi

Movie · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A pre-second world war anime from 1931 about the daily life of a Japanese girl named Chameko.

★ 6.3

Yamataro Comes Back

Yamatarou Kaeru

OVA · 1986

Synopsis: After having lost his parents, Yamatarou, a bear, is raised by a man. Yamatarou's friend is Shi-roku, a steam locomotive, and Yamatarou learns to impersonate the whistle of the locomotive. This is a story for nursery school kids about the friendship between the bear and the steam…

★ 6.5

Gu-Gu Ganmo

TV · 1984 · Comedy

Synopsis: The series follows in the footsteps of manga such as Doraemon and Obake no Q-Taro in that the alien Ganmo (who resembles a chicken wearing sneakers) sets out to help his adopted human friend Hanpeita. The series follows the antics of the duo as they find themselves in the middle …

★ 4.4

Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

Saru Kani Gassen

Movie · Action

Synopsis: A father crab Kanisuke and his son Kanitaro sow persimmon seeds in their garden that they got from Sarukichi the monkey. A large sprout begins to grow, and it turns into a tree which then bears a lot of fruit. Watching Kanisuke, Sarukichi notices that the father crab is having di…

★ 4.7

Tabako to Hai

Movie · 1965 · Adventure

Synopsis: In the summer of 2000 in Hollywood, Spielberg's Dreamworks Film Corp. made the film "Chicken Run" with Nick Park, the great master of clay-figure animation, and it became a big hit. A chicken was the main character, and the story unfolded like the masterpiece "The Great Escape." …

★ 5.8

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle

OVA · 1989 · Action

Synopsis: It has been three years since the end of the series. Ryo works for NASA as an engineer on a large rocket project. Anise, fellow Borgman and lover, has been reduced to flipping burgers in a restaurant. So naturally, when she gets a letter offering her a professional job in a big, …

★ 4.5

Makoto-chan

Movie · 1980 · Comedy

Synopsis: Follows the odd life of kindergartener Makoto Sawada and his family. Makoto gets into all sorts of toilet and adult humor. He sometimes dresses in his mother's and sister's clothing, and often has a long strand of mucus dangling from his nose. (Source: Wikipedia)