Anime catalog

Year to: 1989 Reset

Found: 2,450

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…

★ 6.7

Venus Wars

Venus Senki

Movie · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the 21st century, mankind lives on two worlds. Following the collision of an ice asteroid, massive terraforming has made Venus a planet now capable of supporting life. Colonists from Earth tamed the hostile world and have thrived for four generations. But they also brought the…

★ 7.5

City Hunter 3

TV · 1989 · Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: Ryo Saeba is a "sweeper" know as the City Hunter. He and his sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired to solve problems that the police can't (or won't) handle. When he's not keeping the streets of Tokyo clean, Ryo is chasing the ladies, and Kaori chases after him with a giant anti-ecch…

★ 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…

★ 7.3

Long Life To The Ancestors

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!

OVA · 1989 · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The Yomota family is small and typical: father Kinekuni (42), mother Tamiko (38), and son Inumaru (17). One day, a beautiful girl appears at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ances…

★ 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…

★ 4.3

Cipher

CIPHER

OVA · 1989 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: Two brothers are in the spotlight: one a movie star making a football movie, the other a musician who occasionally goes to school (to cover for his sibling). What will destiny bring them?

★ 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 …

★ 7.1

Kikou Ryouhei Merowlink

OVA · 1988 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: As the sole survivor from a squad that was sacrificed and hung out as scapegoats for embezzlement of military resources at the end of the 100 years war, Merowlink Ality is out for revenge. Carrying the dogtags of his deceased comrades and armed with a dated AT rifle, he swears to…

★ 6.2

Midnight Eye Goku

MIDNIGHT EYE: Gokuu

OVA · 1989 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Private investigator Gokuu Fuurinji is well-acquainted with Tokyo's underbelly. When he notices that every detective investigating arms dealer Genji Hakuryu has died under suspicious circumstances, Gokuu knows he is the only man for the job. Discovering the existence of modified …

★ 7.1

Sherlock Hound

Meitantei Holmes

TV · 1984 · Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: Loosely based on the "Sherlock Holmes" series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Hound turns all the classic characters into dogs. The canine Sherlock Holmes, his assistant Watson, and housemaid Mrs. Hudson work together to solve mysteries. The culprit is usually Professor Moria…

★ 5.5

OUTLANDERS

Outlanders

OVA · 1986 · Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: Tetsuya Wakatsuki, a young photographer, documents an alien invasion that brutally annihilates the human population. When a few mishaps lead to him being pushed up against the enemy commander, Tetsuya is knocked unconscious. Much to his surprise, he wakes up on a spaceship where …

★ 5.9

Dallos

OVA · 1983 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: There was a time when life on Earth ran out of resources due to overpopulation. As a result, colonists were sent to the Moon, where they had to do dangerous and challenging mining jobs. Their efforts paid well, as the people of Earth now prosper from the Moon's bounty—but the col…

★ 6.9

Dr. Slump: Arale-chan

TV · 1981 · Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Dr. Slump creates a little android girl, Arale, who is very strong, happy, and totally common senseless. They live in Penguin Village where the strangest things happen (e.g., the dawn is announced by a little pig wearing a basquee) (Source: ANN)

★ 6.1

Toward the Terra

Terra e...

Movie · 1980 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the five hundred years since Earth's environment was destroyed and the planet came to be known as Terra, humans have created a society in space that is entirely logical. Supercomputers control the government, babies are grown in artificial wombs and assigned parents randomly, …