Anime catalog

Year to: 1988 Reset

Found: 2,262

Yu Tong

Movie · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Slightly disappointed that he was unable to catch any fish, an old fisherman reluctantly returns home with a beautiful bowl he found instead. However, when the bowl turns out to be an unexpected source of wealth, people with less than honorable motives try to claim the treasure a…

★ 3.9

Mogura no Motoro

Movie · Slice of Life

★ 3.9

Bunbuku Chagama

Movie

Synopsis: A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.

★ 3.9

Two Samurai

Futari Zamurai Homare no Kawakiri

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Independent animation by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

★ 4.1

Symphonic Variations

Music

Synopsis: A music video for the song by The King Tones that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. Animals made out of string use their bodies to make instruments and perform a symphony.

★ 4.0

Kobutori (1958)

Movie · Mystery

Synopsis: A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.

★ 4.7

Color Old Master Q

Qi Cai Lao Fu Zi

Movie · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Adaptation of popular chinese manhua.

★ 4.2

Dongguo Xiansheng

Movie

Synopsis: A stop motion puppet animation adapting a popular Chinese fairy tale about an old man and a wolf.

★ 3.9

Submarine Cassiopeia

Sensuikan Cassiopeia

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Experimental animation by Manabe Hiroshi, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

★ 4.0

Yamaguchi Sanchi no Tsutomu-kun

Music

Synopsis: A music video for the song by Keiji Kawahashi that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta Program.

★ 4.0

Thunder Prince

Heungnyongwanggwa Bihodongja

Movie · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: When Thunder Prince was a young boy, his father was murdered by the villain Black Mantis. Orphaned and abandoned, Thunder Prince is raised by the creatures of the forest. When he becomes an adolescent, he comes face to face with the man who killed his father and stole his martial…

Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Katue kara no Tayori

OVA · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Summaries of the first (A Letter From Katue) and second (13 Meet Again) halves of the Galactic Drifter Vifam series.

The King's Tail

Ousama no Shippo

Movie · 1949 · Fantasy

★ 4.3

The Snow Country Prince

Yukiguni no Ouji-sama

Movie · 1985 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Koichi and his sister Yuki befriend Hanaguro, a swan who has flown to Japan from Siberia. Hanaguro is attacked by a dog, and the cowardly Koichi flees, but that night he has a dream in which he is whisked away to the Kingdom of Snow Prince, where he finds the bravery to help the …

★ 4.1

The Strong Bridge

Chikara Bashi

Movie · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: A short film by Okamoto Tadanari.

★ 4.5

Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Chicago Super Police 13

Special · 1985 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: A parody of Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam set in 1920's Chicago. Originally released as an extra on the Ginga Hyouryuu Vifam: Keito no Kioku - Namida no Dakkai Sakusen VHS tape.

★ 4.5

Kintarou

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Considered a Lost Film since no surviving copy is known to exist in any private or public collection.

★ 4.1

Chuuhai Lemon: LOVE 30S

OVA · 1985 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Bug-eyed Katsumi (known as Chuhai to his friends) is a muscle-bound detective determined to use his strength and pig-headed stupidity to rescue his teenage girlfriend from a succession of embarrassing situations. Based on a manga by Sho Fumimura and heavily seeded with background…

★ 3.7

Space Three Musketeers

Byeolnala Samchongsa

Movie · 1979 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Three Earth boys aid a space princess to protect her giggly planet of happiness from evil, grim space pirates. They travel to her planet, storm the enemy base and then get chased in space.

★ 4.2

Mori no Ongakutai

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A puppet animation adaptation of the Grimm fairy-tale "Town Musicians of Bremen".

Ganbare Gonbe

TV short · 1980 · Comedy

Synopsis: Based on the long running (1958 to 1992) gag manga by Sonoyama Shuji. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.0

15 Sonyeon Uju Pyoryugi

Movie · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A Korean film about a group of children saving the galaxy.

Kagee Grimm Douwa

TV short · Adventure

Synopsis: The 3rd arc of the Chiyotarou Kodomo Gekijou program that aired on TBS. Every episode is a different Brothers Grimm fairy tale told with shadow puppet animation.

Star of the Giants vs Astro Boy

Kyojin no Hoshi tai Tetsuwan Atom

Special · 1969 · Sports

Synopsis: Star of the Giants vs Astro Boy is an anime crossover special that aired on September 6th, 1969. Broadcasted by the TV Network Nippon Television, it was a collaboration between the studios Tokyo Movie and Mushi Pro in which rival characters on the same network would battle each o…