Anime catalog

Season: Spring Year to: 1990 Reset

Found: 470

My Neighbor Totoro

Tonari no Totoro

Movie · 1988 · Adventure, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: In 1950s Japan, Tatsuo Kusakabe relocates himself and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, to the countryside to be closer to their mother, who is hospitalized due to long-term illness. As the girls grow acquainted with rural life, Mei encounters a small, bunny-like creature in th…

★ 8.0

Dragon Ball Z

TV · 1989 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Five years after winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. He reveals that Gokuu is a descenda…

★ 8.3

Grave of the Fireflies

Hotaru no Haka

Movie · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: As World War II reaches its conclusion in 1945, Japan faces widespread destruction in the form of American bombings, devastating city after city. Hotaru no Haka, also known as Grave of the Fireflies, is the story of Seita and his sister Setsuko, two Japanese children whose lives …

★ 7.5

Ranma ½

Ranma 1/2

TV · 1989 · Action, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: Ranma Saotome is a top-class martial artist and prodigy at the Saotome "Anything-Goes" school of martial arts. While training in China, he and his father meet a terrible fate when they accidentally fall into a cursed spring. Now, Ranma is cursed to turn into a girl when splashed …

★ 7.7

Mobile Suit Gundam

Kidou Senshi Gundam

TV · 1979 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: It is year 0079 of the Universal Century. Mankind has moved to space, living in colony clusters known as "Sides." One of these Sides declares itself the "Principality of Zeon" and declares war on the Earth Federation, the governmental body currently ruling Earth. Using powerful h…

★ 8.1

Tomorrow's Joe

Ashita no Joe

TV · 1970 · Action, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Joe Yabuki is a troubled youth, whose only solution to problems is throwing punches at them. What he lacks in manners and discipline, he makes up for with his self-taught fighting skills. One day, while wandering the slums of Doya, Joe gets into a fight with the local gang. Altho…

★ 7.8

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Kidou Senshi Z Gundam

TV · 1985 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: It is Universal Century 0087, and the One Year War between the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon is over. The Earth Federation has created an elite task force, known as the Titans, who are responsible for hunting the remaining Zeon forces. However, the power-hungry Titans…

★ 6.1

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

Dragon Ball Z: Konoyo de Ichiban Tsuyoi Yatsu

Movie · 1990 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In his laboratory, biotechnology expert Dr. Kochin gathers the dragon balls intending to free his master Dr. Uirou, a mad scientist hellbent on ruling the world, forever frozen in the never-melting ice of the Tsurumai-Tsuburi Mountains. Attempting to locate the dragon balls, Goha…

★ 7.6

City Hunter

TV · 1987 · Action, Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: "City Hunter" is a notorious contractor group with the call sign "XYZ." No matter the job, they will take it, cleaning up the scum on the streets of Tokyo. The key member of City Hunter is Ryou Saeba; armed with his trusty Colt Python and pinpoint accuracy, he works alongside wil…

★ 7.8

Maison Ikkoku

TV · 1986 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: In the town of Clock Hill, there is an old boarding house called Maison Ikkoku. While the residence itself is fairly normal, most of its occupants are not. Yuusaku Godai, its most quiet tenant, has finally reached his limit with his neighbors' constant disruptions and boisterous …

★ 7.3

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

Fushigi no Umi no Nadia

TV · 1990 · Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Synopsis: In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with …

★ 8.0

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou

OVA · 1989 · Adventure, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Alfred Izuruha is a 10-year-old who lives in the neutral colony cluster of Side 6 and, like most boys his age, is obsessed with the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. Unbeknownst to him, Al's next-door neighbor, Christina, is the test pilot of a protot…

★ 7.2

Mobile Police Patlabor

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor

OVA · 1988 · Comedy, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: As the human race evolves, so does its technology. Engineers have successfully created robots dubbed "Labors" for mass distribution, utilized by society for a number of everyday tasks. However, there are criminals who manage to get their hands on these Labors, using them for thei…

★ 6.1

Wicked City

Youjuu Toshi

Movie · 1987 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Renzaburou Taki appears to be a regular salaryman, but in reality, he is a member of the Black Guards—a secret organization that maintains the fragile harmony between the human and demon realms. As the time to renew the peace treaty approaches, Taki is tasked with guarding the im…

★ 7.1

Mobile Suit Gundam I

Kidou Senshi Gundam I

Movie · 1981 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: In the future, with Earth's population rapidly increasing, humanity has developed giant orbiting space colonies gathered in clusters known as "Sides." As the elites on Earth force most of the populace into space, rebellion begins to brew. In the year Universal Century 0079, one o…

★ 7.6

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no Char

Movie · 1988 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The year is Universal Century 0093. Char Aznable has taken command of Neo Zeon, the rebels of outer space. He firmly believes that humankind can only achieve peace by relocating to space. Thus, he plans to crash the giant asteroid Axis into Earth and plunge the planet into an uni…

★ 6.6

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Kidou Senshi Gundam ZZ

TV · 1986 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In Universal Century 0088, the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) has emerged victorious in its war with the Earth Federation's Titans at the cost of devastating losses. Neo-Zeon, the third faction in the war formerly known as Axis Zeon, remains as powerful as ever. Led by Newtype Ham…

★ 7.1

Kimagure Orange★Road

TV · 1987 · Action, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: Kyousuke Kasuga is no stranger to being the new kid at school. Despite only being a third-year middle schooler, he has spent his entire childhood avoiding those who discover his family's paranormal powers, and he has had to change schools seven times as a result. Upon catching a …

★ 7.2

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

Ouritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsubasa

Movie · 1987 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Shirotsugh "Shiro" Lhadatt may be a cadet in the Kingdom of Honneamise's Royal Space Force (RSF), but he has never been in space before—in fact, nobody has. The RSF is often regarded as a failure both by the country's citizens and a government more interested in precipitating a w…

★ 7.8

Future Boy Conan

Mirai Shounen Conan

TV · 1978 · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Conan was the only child born on Remnant Island, a place settled by a group of refugees while they fled a terrifying wave of magnetic bombs that wiped out most of humanity. After 20 years, most of the castaways have died, save for Conan and the wise old man that raised him. Belie…

★ 7.6

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen

Movie · 1982 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The One Year War comes to a close, as the Zeon forces now retreat back into space. Amuro learns much more of his Newtype abilities and tries to use them the best way he can. He's pushed to his limit as he encounters the infamous Char Aznable once again. He also falls in love with…

★ 7.8

Touch

TV · 1985 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The story centers around three characters—Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living t…

★ 7.3

Captain Harlock Space Pirate

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock

TV · 1978 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: It is 2977 AD and mankind has become stagnant. Robots do all the work, the masses are kept tranquil by subliminal messages, and government officials are lazy, caring only about recreational activities like golf and horse racing. Captain Herlock has defied this insipid mentality, …

★ 7.6

Armored Trooper Votoms

Soukou Kihei Votoms

TV · 1983 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly transferred into a unit engaged in a secret an…