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Sea Prince and the Fire Child

Sirius no Densetsu

Movie · 1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Gods once lived on earth, and two siblings, Oceanus - God of Water, and Hyperia - Goddess of Fire, lived in peace and dearly loved each other. However, the God of Wind, Algaroc, become jealous of the pair's happiness, and spread lies and deceit between them until their hatred for…

★ 6.8

Aim for the Ace!: The Movie

Ace wo Nerae! (1979)

Movie · 1979 · Drama, Romance, Sports

Synopsis: High school freshman Hiromi joins the tennis club because of her admiration for Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki is a senior, who's the best tennis player on the team and also nicknamed "Ochoufujin", ("Madame Butterfly"), because of her elegance on the tennis court. However, the new coach, Jin M…

★ 6.5

Combattler V

Chou Denji Robo Combattler V

TV · 1976 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The first of Tadao Nagahama's Romance Super Robot Trilogy. (#2: Chou Denji Machine Voltes V, #3: Toushou Daimos) Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Campbell decided to leave their planet and seek out new worlds to inhabit. One group, lead by the scientist Oreana, la…

★ 5.9

The Ideon: A Contact

THE IDEON: Sesshoku-hen

Movie · 1982 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Scouring the universe in pursuit of knowledge, mankind has discovered three large trucks and a giant spaceship belonging to an extinct alien civilization on the planet Solo. During their excavation, a humanoid alien race known as the Buff Clan arrives at Solo, and Karala Ajiba—da…

★ 6.8

Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars

Uchuu Senkan Yamato III

TV · 1980 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A stray missile from a confrontation between the Galman empire and the Bolar Federation crashes into the sun, turning it into a time bomb of radiation. The Star Force once again sets off into space, this time on a quest to look for a new world for the human race. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.8

Bobby's Girl

Bobby ni Kubittake

Movie · 1985 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: The "Bobby" referred to in the title is actually 17-year-old Akihiko Nomura, an underachieving high school kid with a deep love for motorcycles. His grades are failing, and his father – traditional and strict (but who must have also at some point gave in and allowed him to have a…

★ 6.9

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

Doraemon: Nobita no Little Star Wars

Movie · 1985 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Papi, the tiny president of a faraway planet, escapes to Earth to avoid being captured by the military forces that took over. Despite being welcomed by Doraemon, Nobita and their friends, the little alien notices that his enemies have also reached this world and doesn't want to g…

★ 6.6

Doraemon: Nobita's Undersea Fortress

Doraemon: Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjou

Movie · 1983 · Fantasy

Synopsis: The plot revolves around a summer vacation of Nobita and his friends under the waters of Pacific Ocean. Jaian and Suneo take Doraemon's underwater vehicle and travel through the Atlantic Ocean, trying to find a treasure ship. Along the way, they discover that the environment gun …

★ 5.9

Tomorrow's Joe Pilots

Ashita no Joe Pilots

Special · 1969 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Pilot episodes.

★ 6.6

Chie the Brat

Jarinko Chie

Movie · 1981 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds r…

★ 5.8

Fire Tripper

OVA · 1985 · Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: On a day like any other, Suzuko meets one of her neighbor's children, Shu, in a park on her way back from school and decides to walk home with him. Tragically, they never make it home. Suzuko and the young boy are caught in a giant gas explosion, though instead of dying instantly…

★ 5.7

The Death Lullaby

Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: An animated film describing the bullying of a Japanese child.

★ 6.2

Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia

Dirty Pair no Ooshoubu: Nolandia no Nazo

OVA · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: The Dirty Pair are traveling to the planet of Ookbar in search of a missing girl. Kei and Yuri have traced Missinie to the forest of Nolandia, but their investigations have stalled thanks to the less-than-helpful Chief of Security. But the Dirty Pair have never let a little burea…

★ 7.0

Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3

TV · 1978 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Souzou Haran was a brilliant scientist that was conducting research on Mars. He created a form of cyborg life with the ability to think for itself. These cyborgs, dubbed the Meganoids, soon ran out of control and killed Dr. Haran along with his whole family, save his youngest son…

★ 6.5

Ulysses 31

Uchuu Densetsu Ulysses 31

TV · 1981 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: It is the thirty-first century. Ulysses killed the giant Cyclops when he rescued the children and his son, Telemachus. But the ancient gods of Olympus are angry and threaten a terrible revenge: Ulysses is sentenced to travel through the universe of Olympus with a frozen crew on a…

★ 6.9

Tomorrow's Joe 2 the Movie

Ashita no Joe 2 (Movie)

Movie · 1981 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: It has been six months since the tragic accident in Joe and Rikiishi's fight. Joe believes he has overcomed Rikiishi's death and decides to make a comeback. Joe does make a successful comeback by scoring 5 KO's by body blows. Joe is then given a shot at the national title as a me…

★ 4.1

Chargeman Ken

Chargeman Ken!

TV short · 1974 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: It is the year 2074. In a world threatened by aliens... an unlikely hero emerges! Ken Izumi may look like an ordinary 10-year-old boy, but he secretly possesses weapons, armor, and accessories that transform him into the superheroic Chargeman Ken. Ken protects his mom, dad, littl…

★ 6.6

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson

Nils no Fushigi na Tabi

TV · 1980 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up wi…

★ 6.6

Angel

Hana no Ko Lunlun

TV · 1979 · Adventure, Drama, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: The King of the Flower Planet is dying, but his heir can't take up the throne until the legendary Seven Color Flower, symbol of the King's power, is found. The Angels, Cateau and Noveau are sent to Earth to find the Flower Girl, a young female who descends from both humans and Fl…

★ 6.6

The Story of Heidi

Alps no Shoujo Heidi (1979)

Movie · 1979 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Condensed version of the entire TV series where all the voice actors, except for Heidi and the grandfather, were replaced.

★ 6.1

Tales of the Street Corner

Aru Machi Kado no Monogatari

Movie · 1962 · Drama, Fantasy, Music

Synopsis: On a certain street corner, there live a girl and her bear doll; a mischievous mouse named Kanku-bouya; a sycamore tree; an old street lamp; a moth; and posters containing a bar girl, a violinist, and a pianist. They all strive for life, but the world may not allow them to flouri…

★ 6.2

Jumping

Movie · 1984 · Adventure

Synopsis: A boy walks down the street and as he goes along his strides increase. Eventually he leaps over towns, forests, and oceans, seeing many things and surprising many people along the way. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.2

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

Andersen Douwa Ningyo Hime

Movie · 1975 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Marina, the most beautiful mermaid in the royal Merman family, is curious about the human world. One day, she sees a handsome prince on a boat. Suddenly, a storm comes up, throwing him into the sea. Marina saves her handsome prince and guides him to the shore. Marina falls deeply…

★ 6.5

Moomin

TV · 1969 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Very loosely based upon the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Jansson, however, never really approved of the series due to dramatic changes in plot, atmosphere, character personality, appearance and names etc. The series was directed to adults rather than children. (So…