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Juusenki L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gablae

OVA · 1986 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A recap OVA that portrays the first half of the series Heavy Metal L-Gaim. After the credits, there is a short clip animated for the OVA entitled "Lady Gavlet", which is intended to be comic relief.

★ 5.7

Tottoko Hamtarou Anime Dechu!

OVA · Adventure, Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: This was the first attempt at an animated adaptation of Hamtarou, and consists of four short episodes. Crawling Around, Hamtarou (ドラマ ~ もぐりこんだらハム太郎): Natsumi comes home and finds Hamtarou is missing from his cage. Shortly after, Hamtarou is revealed to be hiding under Natsumi's …

★ 4.8

Boyfriend

Special · 1992 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good a…

★ 6.2

Oshin

Movie · 1984 · Drama

Synopsis: Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin gives up school and decides to bec…

★ 4.3

Chameko’s Day

Chameko no Ichinichi

Movie · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A pre-second world war anime from 1931 about the daily life of a Japanese girl named Chameko.

★ 6.3

Yamataro Comes Back

Yamatarou Kaeru

OVA · 1986

Synopsis: After having lost his parents, Yamatarou, a bear, is raised by a man. Yamatarou's friend is Shi-roku, a steam locomotive, and Yamatarou learns to impersonate the whistle of the locomotive. This is a story for nursery school kids about the friendship between the bear and the steam…

★ 6.5

Gu-Gu Ganmo

TV · 1984 · Comedy

Synopsis: The series follows in the footsteps of manga such as Doraemon and Obake no Q-Taro in that the alien Ganmo (who resembles a chicken wearing sneakers) sets out to help his adopted human friend Hanpeita. The series follows the antics of the duo as they find themselves in the middle …

★ 6.3

Licca-chan no Nichiyoubi

OVA · 1992 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: One relaxing Sunday, Licca tags along with a friend to babysit two rather grumpy little boys.

★ 4.4

Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

Saru Kani Gassen

Movie · Action

Synopsis: A father crab Kanisuke and his son Kanitaro sow persimmon seeds in their garden that they got from Sarukichi the monkey. A large sprout begins to grow, and it turns into a tree which then bears a lot of fruit. Watching Kanisuke, Sarukichi notices that the father crab is having di…

★ 4.7

Tabako to Hai

Movie · 1965 · Adventure

Synopsis: In the summer of 2000 in Hollywood, Spielberg's Dreamworks Film Corp. made the film "Chicken Run" with Nick Park, the great master of clay-figure animation, and it became a big hit. A chicken was the main character, and the story unfolded like the masterpiece "The Great Escape." …

★ 5.8

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle

OVA · 1989 · Action

Synopsis: It has been three years since the end of the series. Ryo works for NASA as an engineer on a large rocket project. Anise, fellow Borgman and lover, has been reduced to flipping burgers in a restaurant. So naturally, when she gets a letter offering her a professional job in a big, …

★ 4.8

Nippon-ichi no Otoko no Tamashii

TV short · 1999 · Comedy, Romance

Synopsis: Tales of sex and sadomasochism, based on the manga in Young Sunday by Masahiko Kikuni, creator of Kizu darake no Tenshi-tachi (Heartbroken Angels). With a TV share of 9.1% in the graveyard slot, it was broadcast daily as part of the Wonderful anthology program. (Source: The Anime…

★ 4.5

Makoto-chan

Movie · 1980 · Comedy

Synopsis: Follows the odd life of kindergartener Makoto Sawada and his family. Makoto gets into all sorts of toilet and adult humor. He sometimes dresses in his mother's and sister's clothing, and often has a long strand of mucus dangling from his nose. (Source: Wikipedia)

★ 4.5

Aquatic

Suisei

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: The stream of a mil, an apple flows down through the stream, where innumerable illusion of fish appears and disappears in the sky reflected in the water. (Source: Yamamura Animation)

★ 5.1

Tondemo Senshi Muteking

TV · 1980 · Action, Comedy, Mecha

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Linn Youki loyally supported his father when the world laughed at the scientist for saying that Earth was about to be invaded from outer space. But Linn did not expect to become personally involved--until he met Takoro, the strange young "deputy sheriff" from anot…

★ 5.9

Goal Field Hunter

TV · 1994 · Sports

Synopsis: The story is about Hikaru Tatsumura who came from Brazil to fulfill his dream to be a great soccer player because he met a great player once who was admired by all people. However Tatsumura is a very cheerful person and easy going except when it is about soccer. He becomes seriou…

★ 4.9

Yuukan Club

OVA · 1991 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: St. President school is one of the most wealthy schools around. Everybody in that school respects the Yukan club, the most popular and richest group in the school. This includes Shouchikubai Miroku, Kenbishi Yuuri, Kikumasamune Seishirou, Hakushika Noriko and Kizakura Karen. They…

★ 5.3

Miyazawa Kenji Collection - The Acorns and the Wildcat

Donguri to Yamaneko

OVA · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: The Acorns and the Wildcat is a unique short film in picture-book format from the creator of Night on the Galactic Railroad and Gauche the Cellist. Unusually for an anime, a narrator reads Kenji's story aloud while the action is played out on the screen by a succession of warm an…

★ 5.8

Once Upon a Time... Space

Ginga Patrol PJ

TV · 1982 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Once Upon a Time... Space differs from the rest of the Once Upon a Time titles in the sense that the series revolve on a dramatic content rather than an educational premise. The series still has a handful of educational information (such as an episode discussing the rings of Plan…

★ 4.6

Tie Shan Gongzhu

Movie · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Tang Sanzang and his three protectors—Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing—are journeying far to the west when they encounter "Fire Mountain." The flames of Fire Mountain are so ferocious that no man dares to brave its scorching flames; unfortunately, there is no other path to t…

★ 5.4

Doctor Slump: Arale's Surprise

Dr. Slump: Arale no Bikkuri Baan

Movie · 1999 · Adventure, Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Arale and company arrive at a nice location for a picnic. They soon discover a beautiful stone with strange powers. Before they know it, a dangerous pirate and his mysterious ship invades their peace and steals the stone. Now it is up to them to retrieve the stone before it is us…

★ 4.8

Hengen Taima Yakou Karura Mau! Sendai Kokeshi Onka

OVA · 1990 · Horror

Synopsis: Shoko and Maiko Ougi are apparently two ordinary schoolgirls in pursuit of graduating and having fun. Shii-chan is the more serious while Mai-chan is more fun-loving. In reality, the two sisters are powerful exorcists from the Karura temple. Each wields half the power... Shii-cha…

★ 5.3

Natsufuku No Shoujotachi

Special · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: In 1945, the second and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teenagers in an almost deserted town, even amid the deprivations …

★ 4.3

Corporal Norakuro

Norakuro Gocho

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: The Fierce Canine Army has been given the day off, but Norakuro has no home to return to. After he goes to a yakitori (fried chicken) shop for a drink, he goes to the park to take a short nap. Just then, soldiers from the Mountain Monkey Army, who have stolen some secret document…