Anime catalog

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Dokachin

TV · 1968 · Comedy

Synopsis: A tremendous explosion occurs in the middle of a time warp experiment and causes a caveman family to appear in the modern world. Since so many of the sights and sounds are strange to them, they wind up destroying things with their stone axes, thus setting off wild adventures. (So…

★ 4.5

Issunboushi

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: The story of a couple who prays to God for a child, even if he would only be the size of a thumb.

Dame Oyaji

TV · 1974 · Comedy

Synopsis: Dame Oyaji is the story of Damesuke Amano, a hapless office worker who faces a tremendous amount of bullying on the job and especially at home, where he has (contrary to traditional Japanese notions of family) absolutely no power or say in the runnings of the household whatsoever…

★ 4.6

Sakyo Komatsu's Animation Theater

Komatsu Sakyo Anime Gekijou

TV short · 1989 · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The collection of short SF stories.

Ikinari Dagon

TV · 1988 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Dagon's little rocket crashes into a beautiful, blue planet and lands on a bed of green weeds. He quickly becomes friends with all kinds of creatures: Zipzap Mantis, General Ant Garibaldi, Andy Ant, Doctor Marilyn Wasp, and many more. Needless to say they are all insects. Insects…

★ 4.4

Tsuki no Miya no Oujo-sama

Movie

Synopsis: A young squirrel princess is kidnapped by an evil frog. A brave young squirrel from the village goes off in search of her and ends up fighting the evil frog in order to rescue his princess. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.6

AZICON Opening Animation

Movie · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The opening animation for AZICON.

★ 5.0

The Little Mermaid

Ningyohime

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A stop-motion film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

★ 3.6

Go-hiki no Kobuta to Charleston

Music

Synopsis: A song for the Minna no Uta segment.

★ 3.7

Portrait

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film.

Ijiwaru Baa-san

TV · 1970 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Based on a 1966 manga by Sazae-san creator Hasegawa Machiko. This is another slice-of-everyday-life tale, centered around a spiteful old woman who causes trouble for neighbours with her constant bumbling and grumbling. (Source: ANN)

★ 4.5

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Omusubiman

Movie · 1990

★ 4.4

Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken

Movie · 1974 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Traditionally animated movie based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.

Kobo-chan Special: Aki ga Ippai

Special · 1990 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Two Kobo-chan televised specials that aired before the TV anime was created the follow year.

★ 4.3

The Grateful Crane

Tsuru no Ongaeshi

Movie · Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis: A puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

Kaminari Boy Pikkari★bee

TV · 1967 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: A comedy about a mischievous boy. Each episode contains 2 stories. Based on a manga by Murotani Tsunezou. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.4

Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Gekitou Pennant Race

Movie · 1980 · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Based on Ishii Hisaichi's 1979 manga Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!, serialized in weekly Manga Action magazine. The Seibu Lions baseball team makes it to the next round of a baseball tournament thanks to the heroic efforts of its star player, Tabuchi, but the next stage will involve ha…

Oyama no Taishou

Music

Synopsis: A song adaptation of the children's game King of the Hill.

★ 4.9

Tobiuo no Boya wa Byoki desu

Movie · 1982 · Drama

Synopsis: An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima). The radioactive ash fell on the crew, poisoning th…

★ 4.1

Illusion City

Genei Toshi

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Taking inspiration from reticulated architecture of a real modern skyscraper - characterized by the deafening noise of city traffic - Shimamura succeeds in rendering the idea of urban alienation in the abstract. He goes from optical art to spatial concepts similar to the Escher s…

★ 4.0

Transparent Man

Toumei Ningen

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Independent animation by Shimamura Tatsuo.

★ 4.3

Marriage of a Mouse, Mouse's Wedding

Nezumi no Yomeiri

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A mouse father seeks the ideal strong husband for his beloved daughter. He goes to talk to the strongest elements. But even the Sun is block by Cloud, and Cloud is moved by Wind, and Wind can't even move the house by an inch no matter how much it blows. Will he ever find a suitab…

★ 3.8

Commotion at Ikedaya

Ikedaya Soudou

Movie

Synopsis: Independent film by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation. It tells the story of the Ikedaya raid by the Shinsengumi from the point of view of the neighbors of the Ikedaya.

★ 3.9

Oppai ga Ippai

Music

Synopsis: Music video for the song Oppai ga Ippai by Kana Bunke that was featured on Fuji TV's Hirake! Ponkikki program.