Anime catalog

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Found: 869

★ 4.4

Princess Katsura

Katsura-hime

Movie

Synopsis: Short film about a princess being kidnapped.

★ 4.6

The Spider's Thread

Kumo no Ito

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: An adaptation of the classic tale of the spider silk, where a man sentenced in Hell tries to escape by climbing a string of spider silk hanging from above.

★ 3.8

Kintarou Taiiku Nikki

Movie · 1940 · Comedy

Synopsis: A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he must face Kintaro.

★ 4.3

Sports Day at Animal Village

Taiiku Day

Movie · Sports

Synopsis: Short movie from 1932.

★ 3.8

The Creation

Shin Tenchi Souzou

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Independent animation by Tsukioka Sadao.

★ 5.9

Adventures On Rainbow Pond

Kerokko Demetan

TV · 1973 · Comedy

Synopsis: Demetan comes from such a poor family that he cannot even go to school in his woodland pond community. However, he has a friend named Ranatan, the lovely, gentle frog girl who is the daughter of the pond's rich ruler. Naturally her father is quite displeased by this relationship …

★ 3.3

Crayon Angel

CRAYON ANGEL

Movie

Synopsis: In Crayon Angel, Tanaami recalls his childhood memories of wartime Japan during the Second World War. The animation mixes wartime footage, family photographs and pop imagery, much of which is seen through fusuma-like grids that cut apart the image and distance it from the viewer.…

★ 3.4

G-senjou no Higeki

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Short experimental animation from Yoji Kuri.

★ 6.0

Tensai Bakabon

TV · 1971 · Comedy

Synopsis: Tensai Bakabon is the tale of a child prodigy and his "philosophical" father. Bakabon‘s father has his own philosophy and he leaves no stone unturned in his quest for answers. Despite his ability to trouble Trouble, for some reason, Papa Bakabon is regarded as "The Great Philosop…

★ 4.0

44 Hiki no Neko

Music

Synopsis: The Japanese version of the 1968 '44 Gatti,' an Italian song from the TV program Zecchino D'Oro. It was introduced in the Japanese NHK TV program 'Minna no Uta' in 1969.

★ 3.2

An Expression

AN EXPRESSION

Movie

Synopsis: Symbolized an urban man with a triangle figure, a country woman with a circle, and represented the encounter between the two by movement. Director Shigenji Ogino tried to naturally color the movie via the kinema color technique. Due to being an early work, the technique isn't smo…

★ 4.0

The Golden Flower

Kogane no Hana

Movie · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: A man has a strange adventure on a hill as he returns from the village festival.

★ 6.2

Sarutobi Ecchan

TV · 1971 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: A strange girl transfers to Mitsuba Elementary School. At first glance, she is a normal student. However, she is a great athlete, and can talk to animals. According to her, she is the 33rd descendant of the great ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke. Furthermore, her dog, Puku, can talk. Becau…

★ 6.6

The Amazing 3

Wonder 3

TV · 1965 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Wonder 3 is an Osamu Tezuka manga and a black and white anime series. It involved the adventures of three agents from outer space who were sent to Earth to determine whether the planet, a potential threat to the universe, should be destroyed. The instrument of destruction is a de…

★ 4.5

Benkei tai Ushiwaka

Movie · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Benkei tai Ushiwaka is a short animated Japanese film made in 1939 by Kenzō Masaoka. It is based on the legendary encounter between Saitō Musashibō Benkei, who was collecting swords for the Buddha, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who was called Ushiwaka in his youth. (Source: Wikiped…

★ 4.3

Anthropo-Cynical Farce

Kenju Giga

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: A dog race is interrupted by a ringmaster, who attaches fish to the dog’s collars and makes them run in circles. The crowd is incensed, but the ringmaster insists that the audience is no better off than the dogs. In the end the ringmaster is assassinated and the race continues, b…

★ 4.2

Au Fou!

Satsujinkyou Jidai

Movie · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Short experimental animation film from 1966 from pioneer Kuri Yoji. Two versions exist. The original monochrome version that is 13 min. And the edited international colour version that is 9 min.

★ 4.3

Mabo as Tokichiro Kinoshita

Maabou no Kinoshita Toukichirou

Movie

Synopsis: A boy works hard to please his lord and gain advancement. Short film from 1938.

★ 3.7

Olympic Games on Dankichi Island

Dankichi-jima no Olympic Taikai

Movie · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Short movie from 1932.

★ 6.1

Mahou Tsukai Chappy

TV · 1972 · Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: Chappy's story is much like Mahou Tsukai Sally (Little Witch Sally). Chappy becoming sick of the old customs of her people, left the Land of Magic for the human world. Soon her family sees how much she has in the other realm that they decided to join her new home. Chappy is known…

★ 4.3

My Ski Trip

Oira no Ski

Movie · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: The sun rises, but snow begins to fall immediately. Two rabbits wearing skis emerge from two houses covered in snow. The two rabbits go to wake Tanuko, the sleepy raccoon dog, and invite him to go skiing. Tanuko, who does not know how to ski, is apprehensive at first, but decides…

★ 5.7

Apache Baseball Team

Apache Yakyuugun

TV · 1971 · Action, Sports

Synopsis: A former baseball star who suffered a career crippling injury takes over as coach of a team of misfits in a poor village high school. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.3

Fashion

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Experimental anime from animation pioneer Yoji Kuri from 1960.

★ 5.3

The Black Woodcutter and the White Woodcutter

Kuroi Kikori to Shiroi Kikori

Movie · 1956 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Within a wintry forest live two woodcutters: one clad in black and the other in white. While the black-clad woodcutter sees no consequences for exploiting the forest's resources as much as he can, the white-clad woodcutter strives to live in harmony with the forest creatures. As …