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Karasu Tengu Kabuto

TV · 1990 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: 500 years ago in the Tensho Era of Japan, a man was born who defied the will of a demon; a man who had gods of good on his side; a man destined to battle evil....his name was Kabuto. Somehow, Kuroyasya Douki, the vile Black Night Demon, escaped his prison in hell and returned to …

★ 5.6

The Ten Little Gall Force

OVA · 1988 · Action, Comedy, Mecha

Synopsis: A super deformed parody which depicts the "making of " Eternal Story and Destruction. A very humorous behind-the-scenes look (if "Gall Force" were a live-action series instead of being animated). Cast and crew members run into severe and embarrassing difficulties as things do not…

★ 6.7

Bosco Adventure

TV · 1986 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Based on the book by Tony Wolf. The Fountain of Life is the source of all life forces in the Bosco World. Princess Apricot, who is supposed to become Queen of Fountainland-the Guardian of the Fountain of Life-is kidnapped by villains who aim to rule the Bosco World. If Princess A…

★ 6.0

Ultra B

TV · 1987 · Comedy

Synopsis: Ultra B (UB), is a small child from outer space who wears red sunglasses and has a star-shaped mole on his left cheek. It all began when UB's spaceship made an emergency landing in the forest. Lost and alone, UB was found by a young school boy named Michio. He was kind enough to …

★ 4.5

Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction

Riki-Oh 2: Horobi no Ko

OVA · 1990 · Action

Synopsis: Child of Destruction is the sequel to the RIKI-OH OVA Wall of Hell. Child of Destruction tells us more of Riki's past, as we flash back to his childhood to learn the terrible fate of his mother and how he himself was taken away from his twin brother Nachi during a game of hide-an…

★ 6.2

Shin Tetsujin 28

Taiyou no Shisha Tetsujin 28-gou

TV · 1980 · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: In the early 1990s, mankind began its ascension into outer space. Nuclear and carbon energy have fallen out of fashion and are now replaced with massive solar arrays above Earth that transmit fantastical amounts of power down to the surface via receiver stations. To keep the peac…

★ 4.5

OZ

OVA · 1992 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Loosely based on L.F. Baum's novel, The Wizard of Oz. Original manga done by Itsuki Natsumi. A nuclear war has killed most of humanity and split the USA into six warring states. By 2021, a legend has grown up about the fabled city of OZ where everything still works. Scientist Fel…

★ 6.1

Sango-shou Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie

Special · 1986 · Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the future, the oceans have risen to flood all the continents due to humanity's negligence of the environment. Only a few bits of land have been spared, and one of those is the city-island where Elfie lives with her grandfather. One day, due to an underwater incident, she disc…

★ 6.5

Future Robot Daltanious

Mirai Robo Daltanias

TV · 1979 · Comedy, Mecha

Synopsis: It is the year 1995. Earth has been conquered by an alien army from the Saar cluster known as the Akron. The cities of Earth have been destroyed, and the remaining survivors live in harsh shanty towns and villages. Kento, a war orphan, hides within a cave along with his companion…

★ 4.2

The National Anthem Kimigayo

Kokka Kimigayo

Movie

Synopsis: The chrysanthemum crest opens as the song progresses, and reveals the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami on the Ama no Ukihashi (heavenly bridge). They thrust the Ama no Nuboko (heavenly spear) into the sea, and the water droplets falling from the spear become the islands of Japan…

★ 5.9

Tsuki ga Noboru made ni

OVA · 1991 · Drama

Synopsis: A father and daughter are on a trip to see a beautiful view of the moon when they encounter an old man. The old man offers them chocolates and recounts his memories of the last summer of World War II. His experiences, both bitter and sweet, speak to universal human nature that tr…

★ 4.9

Bavel's Book

Bavel no Hon

Special · 1996

Synopsis: A boy and his young sister were curious about the book someone had left on a bench, and they opened the book. Then the small Tower of Bavel was completed on a page. Looking into the tower, they found an old man sitting and reading a book, surrounded by innumerable books. As the m…

★ 6.6

Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger

Ginga Shippuu Sasuraiger

TV · 1983 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: It is 2911 and the solar system is made up of of 50 planets. I.C Blues, a gambler, makes a bet with the boss of a criminal syndicate known as Bloody God that it is possible to navigate the whole solar system in one year. Helping out Blues is J9-III, made up of Rock, Beat, and Bir…

★ 5.9

Dancougar: Requiem for Victims

Choujuu Kishin Dancougar: Ushinawareta Mono-tachi e no Requiem

OVA · 1986 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The Dancouga team prepares for its final showdown with their arch-enemy Zorbados. The team has to travel to the strange dimension of the alien invaders to once and for all save the earth. Fighting on the home-grounds of the enemy will take all their strength and cunning. The Danc…

★ 6.6

Ie Naki Ko Remi (OVA)

OVA · 1997 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Three unaired episodes that conclude Ie Naki Ko Remy's story.

★ 5.0

A Poet's Life

Shijin no Shougai

Movie · 1974 · Drama, Fantasy, Psychological

Synopsis: A worker is fired from a factory for demanding a wage increase. His mother, worn thin by poverty, is caught in her own spinning wheel. Then a strange storm buries the town in snow, freezing rich and poor alike. Another short film by Kihachiro Kawamoto

★ 6.0

Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijou

OVA · 1990 · Comedy

Synopsis: Well, in short, the mother looks like she's 14, and the kid is "openly" in love with her—loli x motha-con. His teacher, too, is in love with his mother, and so the love rivals duke it out in classroom, as well as plotting the downfall of their common enemy, his father. The father…

★ 5.2

Circuit Angel: Ketsui no Starting Grid

OVA · 1987 · Action

Synopsis: Mariko is tough yet kind girl who is really into motorcycles. She ends up in a race to settle things between the rich son of bike maker and herself. (Source: ANN)

★ 4.9

Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie

Kidou Senshi SD Gundam: Musha Kishi Commando - SD Gundam Kinkyuu Shutsugeki

OVA · 1991 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: The first episode, Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie, features the three Gundams and a young girl named Riplin joining together to fight evil. The second episode, Dawn of Papal, Episode 103: Suginamu's Bride, stars Artesia in a fantasy-themed adventure.

★ 4.3

Momotaro's Sea Eagles

Momotarou no Umiwashi

Movie · 1943

Synopsis: Momotaro sends a sneak aircraft attack to sink the ships of Demon Island, using his animal companions as crew members and pilots.

★ 6.0

Area 88 Movie

Movie · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Kazama Shin, tricked and forced into fighting for the remote country of Arslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. As the war rages on, Shin has to deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as he…

★ 5.0

The Monster Of Frankenstein

Monster of Frankenstein

Movie · 1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Airing on TV Asahi in 1981, with a running time of 111 minutes, Frankenstein is a reasonably standard retelling of the classic book by Mary Shelley. In a foreboding castle scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein performs a hideous experiment which he hopes will bring the dead back to l…

★ 4.1

Akai Hayate

OVA · 1991 · Action, Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: Japan is secretly controlled by a tyrannical group of ninjas called the Shinogara. Their finest assassin is a man named Hayate Kanuma, whose father leads the Shinogara. Hayate, however, knows that the secret society's control over Japan is wrong. Sacrificing his own safety, Hayat…

★ 4.4

A Story of Cigarettes

Kemurigusa Monogatari

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: The oldest recovered film by Noburou Oofuji that combines paper cutout animation with live action shots. In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The…