Anime catalog
Found: 542
★ 4.6The Bat
Kaumori
Movie · Drama
Synopsis: Once upon a time, the birds and the beasts fought each other in a war. It was a terrible conflict, and the clever bats would side with the birds when the birds were looking victorious, and then they would become allies of the beasts when that side was winning battles. At last the…
★ 4.1Private Norakuro in Training
Norakuro Nitouhei: Enshuu no Maki
Movie · Adventure
Synopsis: Norakuro keeps getting his allies and enemies mixed up while on training maneuvers. What he had thought to be a successfully eliminated enemy tank turns out to be the tank carrying the Regimental Commander. (Source: AniDB)
★ 3.6The Three Fearless Frogs
Kaeru San Yuushi
Movie · Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Frogs fight crime in a bizarre world.
★ 3.5Ninja Fireball in Edo
Ninjutsu Hinotama Kozou: Edo no Maki
Movie · Action
Synopsis: Ninja Fireball Boy, a young rascal whose adventures are depicted in a continually morphing, highly inventive style, faces various adversaries and creatures such as bats and spiders. (Source: IMDB)
★ 4.3A Wolf is a Wolf
Manga: Ookami wa Ookami da
Movie · Fantasy
Synopsis: Village animals are at a loss what to do about the tyrannical wolf. The clever monkey proposes an idea. (Source: Japanese Animated Film Classics)
★ 4.4Ahiru no Otegara
Ahiru no Otegara
Movie · Adventure
Synopsis: A duckling tries to save the animals when a storm hits their farm. Short film from the 1930s.
★ 4.0The Monkey Fleet
Osaru no Kantai
Movie · Supernatural
Synopsis: Very short movie from 1936 about a war between monkeys and Octopuses.
★ 3.8KISS KISS KISS
KISS KISS KISS
Movie · Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: Three short films by the Japanese avant-garde illustrator and animator. Regarded (unfairly) as the Japanese equivalent of Andy Warhol, these films showcase a distinctively commercial illustration look reminiscent of the current pop art movement of that decade (1960s).
★ 4.0Sankichi and Osayo: A Genroku Romance
Genroku Koi Moyou: Sankichi to Osayo
Movie · Adventure, Romance
Synopsis: When a samurai witnesses a dancing maiden being kidnapped by ruffians, he rescues the poor damsel and takes her to the spring flower dance. (Source: AniDB)
★ 3.8Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure
Ta-chan no Kaitei Ryokou
Movie · Adventure
Synopsis: A short film from 1935.
★ 4.4Kitte no Gensou
Kitte no Gensou
Movie · Comedy
Synopsis: Short experimental animation from 1961 from animation pioneer Yoji Kuri.
★ 4.3Gulliver's Great Activities
Gulliver Funtouki
Movie · Adventure
Synopsis: A retelling of part of the Gulliver's Travels adventures. A short film from 1950.
★ 4.3Chagama Ondo
Chagama Ondo
Movie · Comedy, Supernatural
Synopsis: The first full cel-animated short. A group of tanukis investigate a temple and cause mischief. (Source: AniDB)
★ 3.8Home Alone Mice
Nezumi no Rusuban
Movie · Music
Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.
★ 4.8Adventures of the Monkey King
Gokuu no Daibouken
TV · 1967 · Comedy, Fantasy
Synopsis: In this film, because of complaints from children that Goku is depicted as too much of an eager student, he is instead portrayed as a very naughty modern boy. It then received so many complaints from the PTA about its bad language that it was forced out of the show after all. (So…
★ 4.5Alps no Shoujo Heidi Pilot
Alps no Shoujo Heidi Pilot
Special · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Pilot episode of the famous anime Heidi.
★ 4.0Animal Sumo
Doubutsu Sumo Taikai
Movie · Action
Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.
★ 5.7Samurai Kid
Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru
TV · 1964 · Action, Adventure
Synopsis: Kidnapped and rescued by a Ninja, Fujimaru has mastered martial arts over the years. Now he sets off on a journey to find his mother and also locate an old tome containing secret martial arts techniques. (Source: AniDB)
★ 4.5Space Ace
Uchuu Ace
TV · 1965 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Dr. Tatsunoko of Tatsunoko Research Center goes undersea accompanied by his daughter Asari to inquire into some mysterious radiation and discovers there a giant shell and it is known that the radiation comes from a globe laid inside the shell. Then Asari finds an object in the sh…
★ 4.6The Unlucky Butterfly
Chou no Sainan
Movie · Action
Synopsis: A short movie from 1931 about a mouse stealing a butterfly's wings and her journey to get them back.
★ 4.7Breaking of Branches is Forbidden
Hanaori
Movie · Comedy
Synopsis: The head monk orders a young acolyte to guard a beautiful cherry tree in the monastery garden while he goes out. But the older man underestimates his colleague’s fondness for sake. As it so happens, a samurai warrior and his servant decide to have a picnic feast in the same garde…
★ 5.2The World of Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen Monogatari
Movie · 1968 · Drama
Synopsis: Hans Christian Andersen is a little boy with a talent for making up stories. With his skill, his friends of all species, and his positive attitude, he helps brighten the lives of the people around him. This movie contains elements of many of Andersen's tales, most prominently The…
★ 3.5Dankichi on a Tropical Island
Bouken Dankichi: Hyouryuu no Maki
Movie · Adventure
Synopsis: A boy fights with savage tribesmen and animals on a tropical island.
★ 4.1Mado
Mado
Movie · Comedy
Synopsis: Short experimental animation from 1965 by Yoji Kuri.
