Anime catalog

Year to: 1988 Reset

Found: 2,262

★ 4.4

The Sparrows' Lodge

Suzume no Oyado

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A short morality/folktale film about an old couple that learn the virtue of not being greedy.

★ 5.6

Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwasou Monogatari

Special · 1981 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Tokiwa was the apartment complex where a group of stellar artists lived in 1953. Hiro Terada, Motoo Abiko and Hiroshi Fujimoto, Shotaro Ishinomori, and Fujio Akatsuka shared the trials and tribulations of being struggling young artists and writers with no money and no luck with e…

★ 5.3

Star Fleet

X Bomber

TV · 1980 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: In the last years of the third millennium, the solar system is recovering from a devastating interplanetary war. Suddenly, a new enemy arrives in the solar system, intent on destruction and conquest. Against them stands the Earth Defense Force and its top secret X Project. (Sourc…

★ 4.0

Dangobei Torimonochou: Hirakee Goma no Maki

Movie · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Heibei and his companions are involved in a fight against bandits.

★ 4.7

Jiaoao de Jiangjun

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: After a victorious military campaign, a general returns home to glory and prosperity. The king rewards him and claims that all enemies will be intimidated by the general. From then on, the general no longer practices martial arts. He eats, drinks, lives the glamorous life, and do…

★ 3.7

Voltar the Invincible

Robot Taekwon V

Movie · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: Mysterious incidents involving giant robots kidnapping high-level athletes have started occurring all over the world. Dr. Kim suspects his former colleague, the often-ridiculed Dr. Kaff, is the mastermind behind these events. Though he has no proof, he knows that only Dr. Kaff po…

Getter Robo Movie

Getter Robo (Movie)

Movie · 1974 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When earthquakes shake up Japan, Professor Saotome is certain that it is the work of the Dinosaur Empire. Michiru goes out to investigate in the Command Module but is quickly shot down and injured; the culprit is none other than Megazaus! Team Getter Robo is eager to get revenge …

★ 3.5

Commercial War

COMMERCIAL WAR

Movie

Synopsis: In a mixture of cut-out and hand-drawn animation techniques, Tanaami jumbles together symbols of American consumer culture –such as Coca Cola, Superman, Space Age astronauts and hamburgers– with occasional Japanese iconography, such as the squat toilet. The frenetic pace of the a…

★ 4.7

The Flower and the Mole

Hana to Mogura

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Hanako-chan, a flower loving person, encounters a mole in her garden and wonders what would happen if the moles could be trained to assist in gardening. Then her idea goes with the wind... (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.1

The Animal Neighborhood Community

Doubutsu Tonarigumi

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: The Neighborhood Community (Tonari-gumi) was the smallest unit of population which was the national mobilization program established by the Japanese government during the World War II. This was to regulate rationing and thought control more efficiently. Each unit was consisted fr…

★ 3.8

Samurai

Movie · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: A short film by Kuri Youji.

★ 4.3

Mahou no Pen

Movie

Synopsis: A western occupation propaganda film in which a boy repairs a western style doll that comes to life and uses a magic pen to rebuild his bleak and war torn world into a happy place resembling western civilization. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.3

Yoshichiro Salutes

Mangageki: Yoshichirou no Keirei

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: We should never forget our manners no matter how much we may excel in martial arts. Learn lessons from Yoshichiro's failure. (Source: Japanese Animated Film Classics)

★ 5.4

Pro Golfer Saru (1985)

TV · 1985 · Sports

Synopsis: The story of a wild boy named Sarumaru Sarutani and his growth as a pro golfer, mastering new techniques and gaining new comrades while confronting Mr. X and his shadow golf organization. (Source: IMDB)

★ 4.7

Misha the Bearcub

Koguma no Misha

TV · 1979 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: This hilarious and lovable story takes place in the strange animal town of Himadabeya. One day, a locomotive train carries one bear family - Misha's family - to this town. Since the town animals haven't seen the train for such a long time, they gather to see who is coming. Misha'…

★ 4.5

Heavenly Bodies' Score

Tentaifu

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Using the constellation as a motif, the heavens and the earth, metamorphose all creatures. (Source: YouTube)

★ 5.1

Yumemiru Topo Gigio

TV · 1988 · Comedy

Synopsis: Created by Maria Perego, Topo Gigio has been a beloved character for more than two decades. This animated TV series features numerous exciting stories and introduces many friends. Topo Gigio is the first mouse astronaut to travel the Milky Way. Can a mouse become an astronaut? We…

★ 5.2

Adventure Boy Shadar

Bouken Shounen Shadar

TV short · 1967 · Adventure, Horror

Synopsis: When Earth is threatened by the invading Ghostar, a young boy with nerves of steel and the strength of 50 men appears from a cave on Mount Fuji. He is Shadar, a boy of unknown origin who, with his faithful dog, Pinboke, fights to save the world. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

★ 4.5

Praise be to Small Ills

Nanmu Ichibyou Sokusai

Movie · 1973 · Music

Synopsis: Stop motion cut-outs animation by Tadanari Okamoto, song narration by Kouhei Oikawa. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.3

Sanko and the Octopus: A Fight Over a Fortune

Sankou to Tako: Hyakumanryou Chinsoudou

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short movie from 1933.

★ 3.2

Calligraffiti

Movie · Music

Synopsis: Short animation directed by an illustrator and picture book writer Furukawa Taku.

★ 4.7

Where Is Mother

Xiao Kedou Zhao Mama

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: The narrated film describes the adventures and misadventures of a group of tadpoles in search of their mother. It is one of Te Wei's first attempts to break away from Western style animation and aim for a painterly style influenced by Qi Baishi and more in keeping with native Chi…

★ 6.0

Yuuyake Banchou

TV short · 1968 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: A transfer student only just arrives and is confronted by the school gang. One by one he defeats the gang members and challenges their leader to a fight. Each 10 minute episode aired Monday through Saturday. (Source: AniDB)

Kyojin no Hoshi (1982)

Movie · 1982 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Based on the novel "Kyojin no Hoshi" by Kajiwara Ikki (Story), Kawasaki Noboru (Art), published in the year 1982.