Anime catalog

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The Animal Olympics

Doubutsu Olympic Taikai

Movie · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Animals gather to compete in Olympic games. This animation was inspired by the 1928 Olympic Games held in Amsterdam.

★ 4.1

Omocha-Bako Series, Dai-3-Wa: Ehon 1936-nen

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Black-and-white propaganda film. Japanese folklore characters vs. evil Mickey Mouse-like creatures.

★ 4.5

Sakura: Haru no Gensou

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A visually artistic animation with no real story. It follows a pair of butterflies as they drift past various beautiful depictions of people and animals. (Source: AniDB)

★ 6.0

Attack No.1 (1970)

Movie · 1970 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: The first recap film of Attack No.1 , it covers the first 6 episodes of the TV anime. Kozue is a high school girl and an enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play on the Japanese national volleyball team. Over the course of the series she makes it from the school distr…

★ 5.1

Yasashii Lion

Movie · 1970 · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother. Although Tezuka Osamu planned to create an entire musical animated series for this story fo…

★ 5.4

Kaitei Sanman Mile

Movie · 1970 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Returning home from an ocean trip, young Isamu meets the beautiful sea-dweller Angel on a volcanic island. Attacked by a fiery dragon, Isamu and Angel escape on the observation boat See Through, and Angel invites Isamu to see her undersea kingdom of Atlas. (Source: AniDB)

★ 2.7

Good-bye Elvis and USA

GOOD-BY ELVIS and USA

Movie · Music

Synopsis: A chaotic mixture of hand-drawn animation and magazine cut-outs appropriating American pop culture. With a soundtrack involving music and sounds played in reverse, iconography of war and pop culture are intercut or merged together with images of eroticism and consumption. The fil…

★ 4.9

The Restaurant of Many Orders

Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten

Movie · 1958 · Supernatural

Synopsis: The oldest anime adaption of the famous short story, Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten, originally written by Kenji Miyazawa. This stop-motion anime follows two British hunters as they venture deep into the thick woodlands and find themselves lost. It's not long till they stumble across a…

★ 3.8

Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combat

Osaru no Sankichi: Boukuusen

Movie

Synopsis: Monkeys battle polar bears in air combat. Short film from 1942.

★ 5.3

Big X

TV · 1964 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Invited to Nazi Germany during World War II, Dr. Asagumo is asked by Hitler to collaborate with him on the research of the new weapon "Big X". Concerned about the possible effects of the completion of Big X, Dr. Asagumo intentionally delays the progress of the research, conspirin…

★ 4.2

Saiyuuki: Son Gokuu Monogatari

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: A short film based on the classic novel Journey to the West.

★ 3.9

The Tiny One Makes It Big

Issunboushi no Shusse

Movie · Supernatural

Synopsis: Anime short from 1929.

★ 4.8

The Monkey Sword Masamune

Saru Masamune

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: Short movie from 1930 about a soldier traveling a great distance to deliver a letter. Along the way he receives a sword from a monkey.

★ 6.4

Kaibutsu-kun

TV · 1968 · Comedy, Horror

Synopsis: The prince of Kaibutsu Land, Kaibutsu-kun, decides to go to the human world as part of his training to become the King. (Source: ANN)

★ 3.9

Kemeko no LOVE

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Experimental short film from Yoji Kuri.

★ 5.1

Little Tiger and Bride

Tora-chan to Hanayome

Movie · 1948

Synopsis: Tora-chan and Miike and playing while their big sister prepares for her wedding. Just then a letter arrives; it's from Grandfather, who writes that he won't allow the wedding as long as he lives! Bride and groom rush to the church to get married before the old cat can stop them, …

★ 3.4

Dekobo the Big Head's Road Trip

Dekobou no Jidousha Ryokou

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: A man encounters strange animals during his road trip in his car. Short film from 1934.

★ 4.6

The Pot

Senga: Tsubo

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Classical animation directed by Yamamoto Sanae.

★ 4.6

Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise

Kangaroo no Tanjoubi

Movie · 1941 · Adventure

Synopsis: A baby kangaroo's family and friends try to save him from a bad old wolf. Short film from 1941.

★ 3.6

Flower

Hana

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A short film by Kuri Youji. A man plants a flower and waits for it to bear fruit...

★ 4.2

Hana to Chou

Movie · 1954 · Fantasy

Synopsis: An early color animation which uses the color to help tell the story. Three butterflies save a bird that falls out of it's nest during a rainstorm. The butterflies decide to ask the flowers for cover, but the red rose will only help the red butterfly since they are the same color…

★ 3.9

Mighty Taro's Reckless Training

Tairiki Tarou no Mucha Shuugyou

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short film from 1928 about a samurai fighting demons.

★ 4.3

Chameko’s Day

Chameko no Ichinichi

Movie · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A pre-second world war anime from 1931 about the daily life of a Japanese girl named Chameko.

★ 4.4

Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

Saru Kani Gassen

Movie · Action

Synopsis: A father crab Kanisuke and his son Kanitaro sow persimmon seeds in their garden that they got from Sarukichi the monkey. A large sprout begins to grow, and it turns into a tree which then bears a lot of fruit. Watching Kanisuke, Sarukichi notices that the father crab is having di…