Anime catalog

Season: Summer Year to: 2009 Reset

Found: 1,213

Spirited Away

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

Movie · 2001 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Stubborn, spoiled, and naïve, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is less than pleased when she and her parents discover an abandoned amusement park on the way to their new house. Cautiously venturing inside, she realizes that there is more to this place than meets the eye, as strange thin…

★ 8.2

Bakemonogatari

TV · 2009 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis: Koyomi Araragi, a third-year high school student, manages to survive a vampire attack with the help of Meme Oshino, a strange man residing in an abandoned building. Though being saved from vampirism and now a human again, several side effects such as superhuman healing abilities …

★ 8.5

Princess Mononoke

Mononoke-hime

Movie · 1997 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: When an Emishi village is attacked by a fierce demon boar, the young prince Ashitaka puts his life at stake to defend his tribe. With its dying breath, the beast curses the prince's arm, granting him demonic powers while gradually siphoning his life away. Instructed by the villag…

★ 6.8

Elfen Lied

TV · 2004 · Action, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and…

★ 8.5

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi ni

Movie · 1997 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Shinji Ikari is left emotionally comatose after the death of a dear friend. With his son mentally unable to pilot the humanoid robot Evangelion Unit-01, Gendou Ikari's NERV races against the shadow organization SEELE to see who can enact their ultimate plan first. SEELE desires t…

★ 8.0

Serial Experiments Lain

serial experiments lain

TV · 1998 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological

Synopsis: Lain Iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteen-year-old, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate Chisa Yomoda—the very same Chisa who recently committed suicide. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even bas…

★ 7.9

Akira

AKIRA

Movie · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Horror

Synopsis: Japan, 1988. An explosion caused by a young boy with psychic powers tears through the city of Tokyo and ignites the fuse that leads to World War III. In order to prevent any further destruction, he is captured and taken into custody, never to be heard from again. Now, in the year…

★ 8.2

Welcome to the N-H-K

NHK ni Youkoso!

TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: Twenty-two-year-old college dropout Tatsuhiro Satou has been a hikikomori for almost four years now. In his isolation, he has come to believe in many obscure conspiracy theories, but there is one in particular which he holds unshakable faith in: the theory that the evil conspirat…

★ 8.1

Baccano!

TV · 2007 · Action, Mystery, Supernatural

Synopsis: During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis are looking for mis…

★ 7.9

Ponyo

Gake no Ue no Ponyo

Movie · 2008 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: A goldfish sneaks away from home and floats off on the back of a jellyfish. After getting stuck in a glass jar, she drifts to the shore where she is freed by Sousuke, a five-year-old boy who lives with his mother Lisa in a house by the sea while his father Koichi works on a fishi…

★ 8.1

Kiki's Delivery Service

Majo no Takkyuubin

Movie · 1989 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Kiki, a 13-year-old witch-in-training, must spend a year living on her own in a distant town in order to become a full-fledged witch. Leaving her family and friends, Kiki undertakes this tradition when she flies out into the open world atop her broomstick with her black cat Jiji.…

★ 8.4

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka

GTO

TV · 1999 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Onizuka is a reformed biker gang leader who has his sights set on an honorable new ambition: to become the world's greatest teacher... for the purpose of meeting sexy high school girls. Okay, so he's mostly reformed. However, strict administrators and a class of ruthless delinque…

★ 7.8

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo

Movie · 2006 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Makoto Konno is in her last year of high school, but is having a hard time deciding what to do with her future. In between enduring the pressure of her teachers and killing time with her best friends, Makoto's life suddenly changes when she accidentally discovers that she is capa…

★ 6.7

The Familiar of Zero

Zero no Tsukaima

TV · 2006 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière is a self-absorbed mage in a world of wands, cloaks, and royalty. Although she studies at Tristain Academy, a prestigious school for magicians, she has a major problem: Louise is unable to cast magic properly, earning her the nickname of "…

★ 7.8

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion Shin Movie: Jo

Movie · 2007 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world, the last remaining human settlement in Japan is the heavily fortified city of Tokyo-3. Fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari is brought to the headquarters of NERV, an underground organization lead by his estranged father, Gendou. He requests that Shinji bec…

★ 8.1

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Evangelion Shin Movie: Ha

Movie · 2009 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: When the threat of the Angel menace escalates, mankind's defense force is pushed to its limits, with NERV at the forefront of the struggle. Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious Mari Illustrio…

★ 8.0

Castle in the Sky

Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa

Movie · 1986 · Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In a world filled with planes and airships, Sheeta is a young girl who has been kidnapped by government agents who seek her mysterious crystal amulet. While trapped aboard an airship, she finds herself without hope—that is, until the ship is raided by pirates. Taking advantage of…

★ 8.0

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1

Natsume Yuujinchou

TV · 2008 · Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in. Passed around from one foster home to another, he was left isolated and lonely. Over time, he has accepted that no one would ever believe him and has closed himself off to his curr…

★ 4.9

School Days (TV)

TV · 2007 · Drama, Psychological, Romance

Synopsis: High school student Makoto Itou first notices Kotonoha Katsura at the start of his second semester, freshman year. Immediately, he becomes entranced by her beauty, but his bashfulness doesn't allow him to approach her, even though they ride the same train every day. Instead, he s…

★ 7.7

Summer Wars

Movie · 2009 · Action, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: OZ, a virtual world connected to the internet, has become extremely popular worldwide as a spot for people to engage in a large variety of activities, such as playing sports or shopping, through avatars created and customized by the user. OZ also possesses a near impenetrable sec…

★ 8.1

Redline

REDLINE

Movie · 2009 · Action, Romance, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Every five years, an exhilarating race called Redline is held, and the universe's most anticipated competition has only one rule: that there are none. Racers are pushed to their absolute limit—a feeling that daredevil driver JP knows all too well. Having just qualified to partici…

★ 8.1

Whisper of the Heart

Mimi wo Sumaseba

Movie · 1995 · Adventure, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Shizuku Tsukishima is an energetic 14-year-old girl who enjoys reading and writing poetry in her free time. Glancing at the checkout cards of her books one evening, she notices that her library books are frequently checked out by a boy named Seiji Amasawa. Curiosity strikes Shizu…

★ 7.5

Fruits Basket

TV · 2001 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: After the accident in which she lost her mother, 16-year-old Tooru moves in with her grandfather, but due to his home being renovated, is unable to continue living with him. Claiming she will find someone to stay with but also fearing the criticism of her family and not wanting t…

★ 8.1

Spice and Wolf II

Ookami to Koushinryou II

TV · 2009 · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Traveling merchant Kraft Lawrence continues his northward journey with wolf goddess Holo, in search of her lost home of Yoitsu. Lawrence and his sharp-witted partner continue to make some small profits along the way, while slowly uncovering more information about Holo's hometown.…