Anime catalog

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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…

★ 5.8

A Wind Named Amnesia

Kaze no Na wa Amnesia

Movie · 1990 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Two years ago, a mysterious wind swept over the Earth without warning, taking everyone's memories with it. Not knowing their names or even how to speak, cars crashed, planes dropped from the sky, and society crumbled in an instant. One young man happens to wander into a military …

★ 5.9

Baoh the Visitor

Baoh Raihousha

OVA · 1989 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: An innocent young man, Ikuroo, has a parasite known as Baoh implanted in his brain by an evil organization, Doress. The parasite makes him nearly immortal and gives him the ability to transform into a really powerful beastie when he's in trouble. Doress intends to use him in some…

★ 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…

★ 6.5

The Five Star Stories

Five Star Stories

Movie · 1989 · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Amaterasu is the god of light, the future emperor of the Joker Star System. Under the guise of young mecha conceptor Ladios Sopp, he is compelled by an old friend, Dr Ballanche, to save his two latest Fatimas Lachesis and Clotho. And so began the stories of the Joker System, as w…

★ 5.8

A.D. Police Files

AD Police

OVA · 1990 · Action, Adventure, Horror

Synopsis: Years before meeting Priscilla Asagiri, Leon McNichol had a violent run-in with a Boomer, a type of advanced android. He transferred to the AD Police, the department tasked with crimes concerning Boomers. Along with seasoned policewoman Gina Marceau, Leon tries to curb the violen…

★ 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…

★ 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…