Anime catalog

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Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari

Special · 1979 · Drama

Synopsis: This is the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during WW2. Anne's father realizes on time the danger the Jews face and hides his family (his wife Edith and his two daughters Margo (16) and Anne (13), along with four more people, in "the house behind". For…

★ 4.0

Animated Revue "Spring"

Manga Revue Haru

Movie

Synopsis: A lighthearted anime about spring time. It was originally set to an elementary school song. The film features several vignettes.

★ 4.5

Shadow

Kage

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Independent animation by Hayashi Seiichi.

★ 3.5

The Cat Purr Dance

Nyago Dance

Movie · Music

Synopsis: Several mice make a wreck of a home with their antics and dancing. The mice parents scold them for it. When the house cat comes home from a night of drinking, he convinces the mice to dance for him, at which point he spooks them by pretending to try and bite them.

★ 4.2

Dream of a Snowy Night

Yuki no Yoru no Yume

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: A young girl wanders outside on a snowy night, trying to find a place to stay.

★ 6.0

Shin Kyojin no Hoshi II

TV · 1979 · Sports

Synopsis: A continuation of the popular baseball saga about the star pitcher of a professional baseball team. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.2

Abe George Kattobi Seishun Ki: Shibuya Honky Tonk

OVA · 1988 · Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: This story is based on one of the famous Japanese writers "George Abe"'s troubled boyhood. Although he was born in wealthy family, he starts keeping company with yakuza...

★ 5.4

Ikkyuu-san

TV · 1978 · Action, Sports

Synopsis: High-school student Ikkyuu knows nothing about baseball, but his talents are recognized by the manager of the baseball club, and he takes up this enchanting sport. While his ignorance of the game leads him to make many mistakes, Ikkyuu - who is in fact a descendant of ninja - dis…

★ 5.1

Tiger Mask: War against the League of Masked Wrestlers

Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen

Movie · 1970

Synopsis: Summary of episode 23 to 26.

★ 5.5

Mr. Pen Pen

Special · 1986 · Comedy

Synopsis: Pen-Pen, the hat-and-tie-wearing prince of Penguin Land, turns up unexpectedly on little Mika's doorstep. and invites himself and his zany friends to stay. Based on the manga by Muroyama Mayumi, serialised in Shougaku Ninensei. (Source: AniDB)

★ 5.0

My Melody no Akazukin

Movie · 1989 · Fantasy

Synopsis: My Melody stars in the re-created story of Little Red Riding Hood.

★ 5.1

Gensei Shugoshin P-hyoro Ikka

OVA · 1988 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Based on Kaori Kimeki's fantasy manga serialized in "Princess" magazine.

★ 4.6

Lupin tai Holmes

Special · 1981 · Mystery

Synopsis: Based on a story by Maurice Leblanc.

★ 6.2

Chou Supercar Gattiger

TV · 1977

Synopsis: A scientist invents 5 special solar powered cars that can be joined into one supercar. The cars are given to the scientists son and his friends to compete in the racing circuit, but they are pursued by an evil organization that wants the secret of solar power. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.5

Kotowa Jiten: Hetana Teppou mo Kazu Ucha Ataru!

Special · Action

Synopsis: Amateur animation by 20-year-old Hikeaki Anno while he was studying at Osaka University of Arts. The short is an animated form of the idiom "even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots".

★ 5.0

The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam

Yu Bang Xiang Zheng

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Based on a story originally told by Su Dai in feudal China, a fisherman observes as a snipe and clam struggle over food.

★ 4.1

2nd Lieutenant Norakuro: Sunday Magic

Norakuro Shoui: Nichiyoubi no Kaijiken

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Norakuro's adventures in the Fierce Dog Brigade continue in this short film from the 1930s.

★ 6.1

Hai! Akko Desu

TV · 1988 · Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The story follows the daily life of a Akko-chan who is a new young wife.

★ 5.3

Ippatsu Kanta-kun

TV · 1977 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Kanta lives with his mother, brothers, sisters, and dog named Judeth. He likes baseball, but his mom doesn't like him mentioning baseball, because his mother believes this was the cause of her husband's death. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.2

Sangokushi II: Amakakeru Otoko-tachi

Special · 1986 · Action

Synopsis: The sequel to Sangokushi (1985).

★ 6.0

Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS

Movie · 1989 · Fantasy

Synopsis: This episode is set in the future where the main characters from Doraemon are all grown up and have kids. Minidora (mini doraemon) accidently gets delivered to the Nobita's future house. The sons of Jyaiyan, Suneo and Nobita plays with Minidora with the special goods he brings ou…

★ 6.1

Triton of the Sea (1979)

Umi no Triton (Movie)

Movie · 1979 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: A recap of the TV series. While two parts were made, only the first one was shown in theaters during the Uchuu Senkan Yamato Festival. The second part was released half a decade later direct to home-video by Nippon Columbia. Later releases on DVD in 1999 and 2002 put both halves …

★ 4.1

The Octopus Bone

Tako no Hone

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Based on the Urashima Taro tale, the story is about how the Octopus lost its skeleton. (Source: AniDB)

Kaitou Lupin: 813 no Nazo

Special · 1979 · Mystery

Synopsis: Based on the novel "813" by Maurice Leblanc.