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The Phoenix -Space-

Hi no Tori: Uchuu-hen

OVA · 1988 · Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In deep space, four astronauts discover that their colleague Makimura has mysteriously died shortly following a cryptic note about his imminent murder. Though horrified by the news, the inoperable state of their spaceship leaves the crew no time to grieve, and they evacuate via e…

★ 5.7

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Lyrical Toy Box

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Lyrical Toy Box

Music · Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: The original video performed by hitomi (under the name Minami Hokuto) that inspired Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha. It is from Triangle Heart 3: Lyrical Omocha Hako, a fandisc released on June 29, 2001, for the eroge video game Triangle Heart 3. The CD contains a large amount of fan…

★ 6.2

Vicky the Viking

Chiisana Viking Vickie

TV · 1974 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Long ago, in a little Viking Village called Flake, young Wickie lives a happy life. His father, Halvar, is the chief of the Vikings, and would have liked a son a little more courageous. So, he and his team take Wicke along on their journeys to give him the experience he'll need t…

★ 5.1

Here and There

Acchi wa Kocchi

Movie

Synopsis: The film fuses live action and animation and was screened at Three-Person Animation 2. Musique concrète and electronic sounds made by modulating everyday noises such as flush toilets are interspersed throughout the work. Contrasts between opposites, as encapsulated by the title—b…

★ 6.0

Azusa Will Help!

Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu!

Special · 2004 · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The Karugamo High School Baseball Team has not been doing well. After losing badly to the Eagles, many of the players leave, and the team now has only eight players, one too few to play a game. Going against his principles, the main character Harumaki Shunpei decides to buy a bas…

★ 5.9

Dan Doh!!

TV · 2004 · Adventure, Sports

Synopsis: Dandoh was playing a baseball game with friends Yuka and Kohei and hits a wild fly ball which crashes into the principal's potted plants. Rather than getting mad, the principal admires Dandoh's swing and introduces him to the world of golf. It's now an adventure in golf as Dandoh…

★ 5.6

Hand Maid Mai

OVA · 2003 · Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Hideo Ozu is an editor in a shady adult video company. For years, he has dreamed of being a motion picture director while his childhood friend Mai Kurosawa has become an upcoming actress. Then one day, his dreams are shattered when Mai takes all of his amateur videos of her and t…

★ 6.1

Grrl Power

Makasete Iruka!

OVA · 2004 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: While most children their age are busy with elementary school, Umi, Sora, and Ao only have one thing on their minds: making money! The girls run their own business for odd jobs, willing to take on nearly any request for the right price. When a concerned parent hires Umi, Sora, an…

★ 6.7

Jungle Emperor Leo

Jungle Taitei Movie (1997)

Movie · 1997 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: This movie focuses on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's revered saga of a white lion's quest to become king of the jungle. Leo's newborn cub, Lune, takes an interest to humans after discovering a music box in the wreckage of an airplane. At the same time, a greedy treasure hunter k…

★ 5.4

Megazone 23 Part III

MEGAZONE23 III

OVA · 1989 · Action, Mecha, Mystery

Synopsis: Game master Takanaka Eiji is the hottest player on the virtual circuit, but trouble finds him when he begins working for E=X Corp. Like Shogo before him, Eiji is caught in a deadly war that once again leads to the artificial intelligence known as EVE. But is this the same EVE? Se…

★ 5.0

Battle Arena Toshinden

Toushinden

OVA · 1996 · Action

Synopsis: For one year, Master Swordsman Eiji Shinjo has been haunted by the memory of his battle with the renegade champion, Gaia - a battle that was cut short by the forces of the malevolent syndicate known as "the organization." Denied victory, Eiji left the tournament followed by his o…

★ 4.5

Nandarou

Special · 1992 · Comedy

Synopsis: A short TV advertising spot featuring a small green pig with enormous eyes. The title Nandarou implies that even its creators didn't really know what kind of creature it was supposed to be. However, NTV (Nihon TV) chose it as their station's mascot. (Source: ANN, Nausicaa.net)

★ 5.0

Netrun-mon THE MOVIE

OVA · 2004 · Comedy

Synopsis: "Netrun-mon THE MOVIE #1" is an original animation DVD conceived by Netrunner Magazine to celebrate their 5th birthday. This 30-min OVA is directed by Poyoyon Rock (of "Popotan" fame) and stars cute Netrunner characters Nin'i-tan and friends. (Source: AniDB)

★ 5.5

Rokudenashi BLUES

Movie · 1992 · Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get even with other…

★ 6.7

Red Baron

TV · 1994 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the future, the "Metal Fight" games are the most popular televised sport in the world and many robot contestants compete for the title of Best Metal Fighter in the World. Kurenai Ken, along with teammate Saeba Shoko (who was, at first, adamant), pilots the Super Robot Fighter,…

★ 4.2

Purple Eyes in the Dark

Yami no Purple Eye

OVA · Horror, Mystery, Psychological

Synopsis: Based on a shoujo manga written and illustrated by Shinohara Chie serialised in Shoujo Comic. The original story follows the struggles of a teenage girl after she finds herself turning into a lycanthropy-leopard and having to battle her newly found predatory instincts. In 1987 an…

★ 5.5

MAZE

MAZE☆Bakunetsu Jikuu

OVA · 1996 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Maze has gained incredible powers traveling through time and space, but she has also acquired one rather large problem: every night she turns into a really horny man. Unfortunately, Maze must rescue an equally lascivious princess from a mysterious warrior cult. Still, the male ve…

★ 6.0

The Chronicle of the Big Battle between Yin and Yang

Onmyou Tai Senki

TV · 2004 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Riku Tachibana is an average 1st year junior high school student who was supposed to be living a peaceful, ordinary life, but just after entering junior high he ends up fighting a duel against a mysterious man calling himself “a Warrior of Earth,” and Riku’s life is changed forev…

★ 6.2

Saiyuki

Saiyuuki

OVA · 1999 · Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: The story of Sanzo and his three companions in their quest to the west, to stop the resurrection of Gyuumao. On the way they are fighting youkai, getting into trouble and helping the townspeople.

★ 6.2

Bari Bari Densetsu (1987)

Movie · 1987 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Gun Koma is an ordinary high schooler with an intense love of motorcycles and a need for speed. When one of his classmates invites him to be part of a four-hour race that could help him reach the big leagues, Gun seizes the opportunity. The only catch is that he will have to team…

★ 6.1

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature

Daishizen no Majuu: Bagi

Movie · 1984 · Action, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Ryo is sent out by the people of a village to kill the monster which has been attacking the villagers. It is rumored that this monster is a cat-woman named Bagi. As Ryo waits for the monster to come to its watering hole, he thinks back to how he first met Bagi as a kitten who lea…

★ 5.9

Seisenshi Dunbine: New Story of AURA BATTLER Dunbine

OVA · 1988 · Fantasy, Mecha

Synopsis: Taking place 700 years after the Dunbine TV Series, "The Tale of Neo Byston Well" revolves around Shion Zaba, the reincarnation of series protagonist Sho Zama. Together with Silkie Mau, Reml Jilfried (the reincarnation of Remile Luft), and the Aura Battler Silbine, Shion must sto…

★ 6.1

Onegai☆Teacher: Reminiscence

OVA · 2003 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: An hour long OVA summarizing the plot of the original Onegai Teacher series. Also bundled with the BD box release of Onegai Teacher.

★ 5.9

Open the Door

Tobira wo Akete

Movie · 1986 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Miyako "Neko" Negishi has never fit in. Instead of spending time with the other girls in her class, she hangs out with a playboy named Haruka Saiki. Despite their differences, the two share a unique bond and a magical secret. As the school welcomes a new transfer student, Keichii…