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Usagi ga Kowai

Movie · Horror

Synopsis: Tetsuji Kurashige's nightmarish U-SA-GUI (2002) begins by citing a section from Brillat-Savarin's 1825 treatise, The Physiology of Taste, in which the renowned French epicure suggests that stimulating foods, meats in particular, can have an influence on one's dreams. The film dep…

★ 5.5

Karuizawa Syndrome

OVA · 1985 · Action, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: It is an action comedy about a young man's persistent sexual fantasies. It has 4 distinct art styles: a manga style, a SD style, a realistic style, and a art-graphic pencil style. (Source: technogirls.org) Based on the manga by TAGAMI Yoshihisa (たがみよしひさ) that serialised in Big C…

★ 6.5

Nell the Wandering Girl

Sasurai no Shoujo Nell

TV · 1979 · Adventure

Synopsis: Nell is a young girl living with her grandfather, Mr Trent, the owner of a shop in London. As he couldn't payback a loan he made, he has to flee with Nell. They decide to search for Nell's mother, who is living somewhere in Great Britain...

★ 5.1

Lemon Angel (1988)

TV short · 1988 · Ecchi

Synopsis: The sequel of the Cream Lemon: Lemon Angel.

★ 6.2

Golden Warrior Gold Lightan

Ougon Senshi Gold Lightan

TV · 1981 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When a young boy called Hiro finds what appears to be a broken lighter in an empty field, it changes his life forever. This lighter is actually the Gold Lightan, a robot that fell to Earth from the Robot Dimension. When called upon to defend the Earth from Ivalda the Great's evil…

★ 6.1

Kashi no Ki Mokku

TV · 1972 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: This version of Pinocchio tells a story of an extremely gullible, naive and morally confused wooden doll brought to life by a mystical blue fairy. Pinocchio (Mokku) is characterized as having many character faults which he must learn to overcome in order to be worthy of being gra…

★ 4.7

Ubasuteyama

Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama

Movie

Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a lord in Shinano Province who hated old men. In accordance with the rules of the province, a person was exiled to an island when they turned 60 years old. On the night of August 15th, there was one such farmer woman, but her son loved her, and took he…

★ 3.9

Spring Song

Haru no Uta

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.

★ 5.9

Alice SOS

TV · 1998 · Adventure

Synopsis: Takashi loves reading books and especially loves "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". One day, he buys some used books, and he finds one book thrown in. When Takashi opens the book, "the God of Math" M-1 appeared. Takashi is told that Alice is kidnapped, and he's asked to rescue h…

★ 5.6

Domo-kun

TV short · 1998 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A strange monster hatches from a mysterious egg. He befriends various animals, and takes residence in Osajii's burrow. He discovers new and exciting things about everyday life. As of 2008, there are at least 37 regular TV spot episodes of Domo-kun. These 37 episodes were released…

★ 5.4

Garaga

HYPER-PSYCHIC-GEO GARAGA

Movie · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The year is 2755. As a result of a system malfunction, the cargo ship XeBeC goes off-course in a warp gate and ends up within the orbit of the distant planet Garaga. After crashing on Garaga's surface, the crew must find ways to survive from hideous monsters, rabid ape soldiers, …

★ 3.6

Crazy World

Baka Baka Baka na Sekai

Movie · 1968 · Comedy

Synopsis: An absurd film by Kuri Youji.

★ 5.8

Akazukin Chacha OVA

OVA · 1995 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Following the original TV series, the story tells the efforts of Momiji Gakuen, Chacha's rival school principal, to discover what is so special about Urara Gakuen students and what she could do to "produce" the best students.

★ 6.2

Alps no Shoujo Heidi: Heidi to Clara-hen

Movie · 1996 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Condensed version of the second half of the TV series.

★ 5.8

Twin Signal

TWIN SIGNAL: Family Game

OVA · 1996 · Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Signal, a robot companion built for Nobuhiko, is attacked by Pulse, one the its creator's previous prototypes. Reprogrammed by Dr. Otoi's mysterious rival, Pulse is loaded down with weapons and sent on a mission by Otoi: steal the most recent robot technology, and obliterate anyt…

★ 4.3

Enclosed World

Kakomareta Sekai

ONA · Drama

Synopsis: Kakomareta Sekai is a short animation done by Shinkai Makoto using Lightwave 3D. It is inspired by Japanese novelist Murakami Haruki's book Sekai no Owari to Hard-Boiled Wonderland (Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World). The music was done by Tenmon, who's also respons…

★ 6.3

Tenkuu Senki Shurato: Sousei e no Anto

OVA · 1991 · Action, Fantasy

Synopsis: This is the continuation of the TV series. The battle for the celestial sphere is over. Gai and Shurato have been erased from history. However, another danger is coming ahead, and the eight guardians are sent back to Earth to investigate. As Shurato tries to win back his friends …

★ 4.7

Mahou Tsukai Tai! vs. Shamanic Princess

OVA · Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: A parody-esque epilogue to both Shamanic Princess and Mahou Tsukai Tai!. As a marketing ploy back when Shamanic Princess was first released, buyers who purchased all six first edition LD's of both Shamanic Princess and Magic User's Club, and sent in their proof of purchases befor…

★ 6.3

GALACTIC PATROL Lensman

TV · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The young Kimball Kinnison is leaving home for a wider education when a Galactic Patrol ship crashes on his family's land and the dying pilot gives him a mysterious Lens. Half-sentient, the Lens now implanted in his hand becomes the focus of changes in Kim's life including his fa…

★ 5.8

Mrs. Pepperpot

Spoon Oba-san

TV short · 1983 · Adventure, Slice of Life

Synopsis: An older woman wears a small spoon around her neck but every now and then, she shrinks to the size of a mouse because of the spoon. She sees the world then from a completely different perspective and has all kind of strange adventures together with Wendy, the mouse and many other…

★ 4.9

Uchuu Enban Dai-Sensou

Movie · 1975 · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: The pilot movie of Grendizer. It is about Duke Fleed, a fugitive of the planet fleed, who was kicked out of his planet by the Armies of Vega. Fleed and the daughter of the king of Vega were in love before the war between their planets. The armies of Vega continue their fight with…

★ 6.5

Chibi Maruko-chan Movie (1990)

Movie · 1990 · Comedy

Synopsis: Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do. As the second term commences, Maruko and …

★ 6.0

Chocchan Monogatari

Movie · 1996 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: This feature length film is based on autobiography of Cho "Chocchan" Kuroyanagi, who is better known as the mother of an actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The story starts in pre-World War 2 Japan when Chocchan marries violinist despite the objection of both of their families. They liv…

★ 6.6

Kyouryuu Boukenki Jura Tripper

TV · 1995 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: On a school yachting trip, fifteen children of various ages are mysteriously transported to another world where dinosaurs still roam. While attempting to return home, they encounter talking dinosaurs, revolutionaries, pirates, a princess and primitive scientists. These unlikely a…