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Sango-shou Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie

Special · 1986 · Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the future, the oceans have risen to flood all the continents due to humanity's negligence of the environment. Only a few bits of land have been spared, and one of those is the city-island where Elfie lives with her grandfather. One day, due to an underwater incident, she disc…

★ 6.5

Future Robot Daltanious

Mirai Robo Daltanias

TV · 1979 · Comedy, Mecha

Synopsis: It is the year 1995. Earth has been conquered by an alien army from the Saar cluster known as the Akron. The cities of Earth have been destroyed, and the remaining survivors live in harsh shanty towns and villages. Kento, a war orphan, hides within a cave along with his companion…

★ 4.2

The National Anthem Kimigayo

Kokka Kimigayo

Movie

Synopsis: The chrysanthemum crest opens as the song progresses, and reveals the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami on the Ama no Ukihashi (heavenly bridge). They thrust the Ama no Nuboko (heavenly spear) into the sea, and the water droplets falling from the spear become the islands of Japan…

★ 5.9

Tsuki ga Noboru made ni

OVA · 1991 · Drama

Synopsis: A father and daughter are on a trip to see a beautiful view of the moon when they encounter an old man. The old man offers them chocolates and recounts his memories of the last summer of World War II. His experiences, both bitter and sweet, speak to universal human nature that tr…

★ 4.9

Bavel's Book

Bavel no Hon

Special · 1996

Synopsis: A boy and his young sister were curious about the book someone had left on a bench, and they opened the book. Then the small Tower of Bavel was completed on a page. Looking into the tower, they found an old man sitting and reading a book, surrounded by innumerable books. As the m…

★ 6.6

Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger

Ginga Shippuu Sasuraiger

TV · 1983 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: It is 2911 and the solar system is made up of of 50 planets. I.C Blues, a gambler, makes a bet with the boss of a criminal syndicate known as Bloody God that it is possible to navigate the whole solar system in one year. Helping out Blues is J9-III, made up of Rock, Beat, and Bir…

★ 5.9

Dancougar: Requiem for Victims

Choujuu Kishin Dancougar: Ushinawareta Mono-tachi e no Requiem

OVA · 1986 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The Dancouga team prepares for its final showdown with their arch-enemy Zorbados. The team has to travel to the strange dimension of the alien invaders to once and for all save the earth. Fighting on the home-grounds of the enemy will take all their strength and cunning. The Danc…

★ 4.3

Ten Tokyo Warriors

Tokyo Juushouden

OVA · 1999 · Action, Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: Long ago, in feudal Japan, there was a fierce warrior named the Demon King. He controlled a band of demons, known as the Kyouma. Only the powers of ten warriors sealed the Demon King away and kept the Kyouma under control. But now, Lord Shindigan, a powerful Kyouma is planning to…

★ 6.6

Ie Naki Ko Remi (OVA)

OVA · 1997 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Three unaired episodes that conclude Ie Naki Ko Remy's story.

★ 5.5

Samurai: Hunt for the Sword

Kaitouranma: THE ANIMATION

OVA · 1999 · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: It is the late Edo period, and there are many who desire to usurp the Tokugawa shogunate. Shinjuro Tateoka is the unassuming son of a notable dojo's leader. When his father Tessyusai is suddenly sent on a mission by the shogunate, the dojo's management falls into Shinjuro's hands…

★ 6.1

Bomber Man & Marbleman's Explosive Side Story

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden

TV · 1998 · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A long time ago, B-Da City was attacked by an evil force called the Dark B-Da (or dark beings) in their quest to control the entire Blue Solar System. The heroic B-Daman, drawing on their legendary powers and ingenious technology, were able to overthrow the Nol Arc Empire and res…

★ 5.0

A Poet's Life

Shijin no Shougai

Movie · 1974 · Drama, Fantasy, Psychological

Synopsis: A worker is fired from a factory for demanding a wage increase. His mother, worn thin by poverty, is caught in her own spinning wheel. Then a strange storm buries the town in snow, freezing rich and poor alike. Another short film by Kihachiro Kawamoto

★ 6.0

Yagami-kun no Katei no Jijou

OVA · 1990 · Comedy

Synopsis: Well, in short, the mother looks like she's 14, and the kid is "openly" in love with her—loli x motha-con. His teacher, too, is in love with his mother, and so the love rivals duke it out in classroom, as well as plotting the downfall of their common enemy, his father. The father…

★ 5.2

Circuit Angel: Ketsui no Starting Grid

OVA · 1987 · Action

Synopsis: Mariko is tough yet kind girl who is really into motorcycles. She ends up in a race to settle things between the rich son of bike maker and herself. (Source: ANN)

★ 4.9

Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie

Kidou Senshi SD Gundam: Musha Kishi Commando - SD Gundam Kinkyuu Shutsugeki

OVA · 1991 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: The first episode, Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency Sortie, features the three Gundams and a young girl named Riplin joining together to fight evil. The second episode, Dawn of Papal, Episode 103: Suginamu's Bride, stars Artesia in a fantasy-themed adventure.

★ 4.3

Momotaro's Sea Eagles

Momotarou no Umiwashi

Movie · 1943

Synopsis: Momotaro sends a sneak aircraft attack to sink the ships of Demon Island, using his animal companions as crew members and pilots.

★ 6.0

Area 88 Movie

Movie · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Kazama Shin, tricked and forced into fighting for the remote country of Arslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. As the war rages on, Shin has to deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as he…

★ 5.0

The Monster Of Frankenstein

Monster of Frankenstein

Movie · 1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Airing on TV Asahi in 1981, with a running time of 111 minutes, Frankenstein is a reasonably standard retelling of the classic book by Mary Shelley. In a foreboding castle scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein performs a hideous experiment which he hopes will bring the dead back to l…

★ 4.1

Akai Hayate

OVA · 1991 · Action, Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: Japan is secretly controlled by a tyrannical group of ninjas called the Shinogara. Their finest assassin is a man named Hayate Kanuma, whose father leads the Shinogara. Hayate, however, knows that the secret society's control over Japan is wrong. Sacrificing his own safety, Hayat…

★ 4.4

A Story of Cigarettes

Kemurigusa Monogatari

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: The oldest recovered film by Noburou Oofuji that combines paper cutout animation with live action shots. In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The…

★ 4.4

Dance Till Tomorrow

Asatte Dance

OVA · 1991 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: Suekichi goes to university and has, as any Japanese university student, time for hobbies. Things change when he attends his great grandfather's funeral and wakes the next morning in his room with a very sexy girl besides him. His great grandfather has left him a little inheritan…

★ 5.7

Space Adventure Cobra Pilot

Special · Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Pilot episode for the TV series.

★ 5.6

The Adventures of Piccolino

Pinocchio yori Piccolino no Bouken

TV · 1976 · Adventure

Synopsis: Well-known and well-loved by readers around the world, Carlo Collodi’s famous story of Pinocchio is transformed in this magical tale of love and deceit. Old Jeppet the carpenter is terribly lonely, and yearns to have a son of his own. One day, a puppet he is carving out of wood b…

★ 5.0

Marriage

Marriage: Kekkon

OVA · 1996 · Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The OVA anime release Marriage consists of two 30-minute pieces by Miki Kasamatsu on the topics of love and looking for that special someone. The first deals with a group of young women who, after being out of school for a few years, are beginning to think about settling down. Ho…