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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…

★ 5.7

Takarajima Memorial: Yuunagi to Yobareta Otoko

OVA · Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis: A short story during Jim's adventure at sea. He encounters a man at a bar who told a tail about a one-legged man. Thinking it's Silver who the man is referring too, Jim later asked him for details. The man told Jim that, near the coast Maratoran, Silver left the ship they were on…

★ 5.4

Calimero (1992)

Shin Calimero

TV · 1992 · Comedy

Synopsis: The series tells about many adventures of the small fledgling Calimero and his friends, who uncover many secrets, sometimes getting into trouble along the way.

★ 6.1

Aa Harimanada

TV · 1992 · Sports

Synopsis: When Harimanada makes his grand entrance into the world of Sumo, he causes complete uproar throughout the entire arena. The novelty headmask is clearly not a good idea but not content with just ruffling the feathers of all the spectators, he sends the the entire Sumo Association …

★ 5.9

White Fang

Hashire! Shiroi Ookami

Movie · 1990 · Drama

Synopsis: A boy named Lasset who lives on a farm in the rural northern US makes a perilous trek through the wilderness to a sanctuary 300 miles to the north to save the life of a gray wolf that he had raised from a puppy after an incident in which the wolf kills the family dog.

★ 5.0

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier

Mugen Senshi Valis

Special · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Mugen Senshi Valis is a Japanese platform game series developed by Telenet Japan. The Valis games (as they were known in America) tell the story of Yuko Asou, a Japanese student of the late 1980s that is bound to protect three different kingdoms - our own land, the land of the Sp…

★ 5.1

Scoopers

OVA · 1987 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: It's 2016 and Shambhala city reporter Yoko and her android boyfriend/bodyguard/cameraman Vito are hunting the enigmatic criminal Mr. X. Their search leads them to the Rainbow Tower, were Yoko is taken hostage and Vito must battle to save her by destroying the program of the Tower…

★ 5.9

Blue Seed Omake

Special · 1995 · Comedy

Synopsis: Extra bits meant to add to the Blue Seed story. Episodes 1-13 are extras shown on the video releases of Blue Seed in Japan. They take place after every other episode, such as Omake 1 follows episode 2. Episode 14 is an extra featured with OVA Blue Seed 1.5.

★ 5.8

Raiyantsuuri no Uta

Movie · 1994 · Drama

Synopsis: An indentured Chinese laborer, brought to Japan to work in a coal mine during WWII, manages to escape his captors. He hides out in the Japanese countryside, so far from human habitation that he does not realize when the war ends, with ultimately tragic results. Based on a story b…

★ 5.1

MAPS: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijin-tachi

OVA · 1987 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: While looking for the ledgendary Mapman, the last surviving member of the Nomad Star tribe, Lipumira finds him in Tokyo. His name is Gen Tokishima and he is the only one able to get one part of the starmap hidden within the Earth. After retrieving the piece, Gen must make a decis…

★ 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…

★ 5.0

Little Women

Wakakusa Monogatari

Special · 1980 · Slice of Life

Synopsis: This is a TV special based on the novel, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. It covers a year in the lives of four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as their father is away fighting in the American Civil War.

★ 6.1

Dr. Slump & Arale-chan The Secret of Nanaba Castle

Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - Hoyoyo! Nanaba Shiro no Hihou

Movie · 1984 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Dr. Slump found the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes every dream come true. When the robbery gang of Arale, Ga-chan tried to steal this treasure, Bisna who is the descendant of Nanaba Kingdom took the treasure.…

★ 6.1

Uchuu Majin Daikengou

TV · 1978 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Giant robot Daikengo flies through space to re-establish galactic peace; on-board prince Ryger, who ran away from his planet Emperius to defeat the menace out of his reign borders, in order to save his people; Cleo, corrupted prime minister's daughter, help him along with two nic…

★ 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.

★ 5.7

Topo Gigio

TV · 1988 · Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Created by Maria Perego, Topo Gigio has been a beloved character for more than two decades. This animated TV series features numerous exciting stories and introduces many friends. Topo Gigio is the first mouse astronaut to travel the Milky Way. Can a mouse become an astronaut? We…

★ 6.5

Bonobono

BONOBONO

TV short · 1995 · Comedy

Synopsis: A sea otter and his friends, a raccoon and squirrel, live and play together in the forest.

★ 4.7

Houkago no Tinker Bell

OVA · 1992 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis: Based on a story from the After School Series line of light novels. Kenichi Akizuki and Misako Watanabe work together to solve the mysterious disappearance of their classmate Ryouko Miyazaki. The only clue left by the kidnapper is signed Koushin Okazaki, her late classmate who'd …

★ 5.2

Fight!! Ramenman

Tatakae!! Ramenman

TV · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Set in a land where several martial arts styles collide, including (but not limited to) Chinese Kung Fu, Japanese Karate, and South Korean Taekwondo. Yet amongst these Shaolin-trained fighters and men powerful enough to cut the face of a mountain, Victory Ramenman is said to be t…

★ 5.9

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: The Great Round-the-World Race

Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - Hoyoyo Sekai Isshuu Dai Race

Movie · 1983 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going for the princess…

★ 5.1

Fukuyama Gekijou: Natsu no Himitsu

OVA · 1990 · Adventure, Music

Synopsis: Several short animated mini-stories based on the short stories and four-panel manga of Keiko Fukuyama, including My Father the Mouse, The Rabbit Brothers, Summer Secret, The Mysterious Fairy, How Very Strange, and Kuro. (Source: Anime Encyclopedia)

★ 5.5

Otaku no Seiza

OVA · 1994 · Comedy

Synopsis: Anime based on Otaku no Seiza: in Another World, on the Turbo CD, and Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy, for the NES, which were two Role-Playing games, published by M&M, released in Japan in 1991 and 1993.

★ 5.6

New Aim for the Top! Gunbuster Science Lesson

Shin Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster! Science Lesson

Special · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: 2 extra omake Science Lesson specials released on the LD-BOX set. Includes: Chapter 4+1 and Final Chapter.