Anime catalog
Found: 128
★ 8.1Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
Movie · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: A millennium has passed since the catastrophic nuclear war named the "Seven Days of Fire," which destroyed nearly all life on Earth. Humanity now lives in a constant struggle against the treacherous jungle that has evolved in response to the destruction caused by mankind. Filled …
★ 8.0Anne of Green Gables
Akage no Anne
TV · 1979 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Life is not easy for Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan with a vast imagination and a short temper. In a twist of fate, she gets taken into the Cuthbert house in Avonlea. The elderly occupants Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were looking for a young boy to help in the fields, but t…
★ 7.6Doraemon
Doraemon (1979)
TV short · 1979 · Comedy, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Nobita Nobi is a normal fourth grade student. This all changes, however, when a blue robotic cat appears from his desk drawer. Calling himself Doraemon, this robot tells Nobita that his future descendants from the 22nd century live in poverty because of all the mistakes he made. …
★ 7.2Heidi, Girl of the Alps
Alps no Shoujo Heidi
TV · 1974 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi, who lives in the Alps. She learns he's a very bitter man who only accepted by force to take her in. But Heidi's kindness may be able to open his heart. Together with the shepherd Peter and invalid Clara, …
★ 7.8Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Movie · 1984 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Not all is normal in Tomobiki, even by its standards. The students have been preparing feverishly for the first day of the student fair, which is scheduled to go on the next day. However, problems arise when some begin to notice that the next day simply will not come. As the stud…
★ 6.8Aura Battler Dunbine
Seisenshi Dunbine
TV · 1983 · Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha
Synopsis: Shou Zama is an ordinary 18-year-old from Tokyo who finds himself summoned to the medieval fantasy world of Byston Well. Upon arrival, he is put into service under the ambitious lord Drake Luft, who seeks to greatly expand his power. Those like Shou who come from "Upper Earth" po…
★ 6.6Gauche the Cellist
Cello Hiki no Gauche
Movie · 1982 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: The story concerns Gauche, a professional cellist. During rehearsals for a performance, he is scolded by the conductor because his playing is not good enough. His timing is off and he seems to have no "feel" for the music. Gauche returns to his lonely cottage and starts practicin…
★ 6.8Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Movie · 1983 · Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Synopsis: Lum doesn't need much assistance going ballistic when everyone in Tomobiki gets an invitation to Ataru's wedding -- and she's not listed as the bride! It seems that some 11 years ago, Ataru played "Shadow Tag" with a young girl named Elle and won. Unfortunately, Elle was yet anot…
★ 7.23000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri
TV · 1976 · Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian Edmondo de Amicis, Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco's mother left for Argentina around a year earlier in order to find work. Letters f…
★ 6.5Astro Boy
Tetsuwan Atom
TV · 1963 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him…
★ 6.8Heavy Metal L-Gaim
Juusenki L-Gaim
TV · 1984 · Adventure, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: In the year 3990, the immortal Oldna Poseidal rules Pentagona, a war-torn solar system of five planets. Daba Myroad is a survivor of the Yaman Clan, just one of numerous native societies nearly wiped out by the tyrant. Living on the remote planet Koam with his friend Mirao Kyao, …
★ 6.9Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu
Movie · 1980 · Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Nobita finds a fossilized dinosaur egg by accident, and with the help of Doraemon's tools, they hatched the egg and began raising the dinosaur. Knowing that they can't keep the dinosaur forever, Nobita was forced to send it back to prehistoric times where a group of hunters from …
★ 7.3Blue Gale Xabungle
Sentou Mecha Xabungle
TV · 1982 · Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: On the planet Zora exist two societies: the Innocent, an advanced culture that lives in domed cities, and the Civilians, who are forced to live in the harsh desert wilderness. As dictated by the Innocent, any Civilian that commits a crime is forgiven if they are not brought to ju…
★ 6.9The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer no Bouken
TV · 1980 · Adventure, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Tom Sawyer is a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid 1800s. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, he spends his days ditching school, fishing, climbing trees and having adventures. (Source: ANN)
★ 6.4The Star of Cottonland
Wata no Kuni Hoshi
Movie · 1984 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: After two-month-old kitten Chibi-neko is abandoned by her former owners, she is found by 18-year-old Tokio. Although his mother is allergic to cats and has a great fear of them, she agrees to let him keep the kitten because she fears he is becoming too withdrawn after failing his…
★ 5.2Harmagedon
Genma Taisen
Movie · 1983 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is... Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess and Vega, a c…
★ 6.8A Dog of Flanders
Flanders no Inu
TV · 1975 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Nello Tarth is a poor but happy orphan who lives with his grandfather Jehan in a little village nearby Antwerp. Nello has a talent for drawing pictures and has been fascinated by it since he saw one of Rubens (a famous artist) pictures as a little boy. Helping Jehan with the dail…
★ 6.9Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Unico
Movie · 1981 · Adventure, Fantasy
Synopsis: Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only gods should be able to decide or let people be happy or not. Unico…
★ 7.2Perrine Monogatari
Perrine Monogatari
TV · 1978 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Perrine is a young girl who lives in Bosnia with her Indian mother and beloved father – that is, until her father passes away, leaving her mother with a single wish: travel to France to be with his father. The over 1,000 kilometer journey seems unfathomable, but Perrine and her m…
★ 6.8Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil
Doraemon: Nobita no Daimakyou
Movie · 1982 · Adventure
Synopsis: Nobita finds an stray dog and brings him home, little does he knows that the dog is actually a prince in his homeland, a world appart deep in the african "Smokers Forest" were the dogs evolved and have their own empire, so he and his friends take on a journey to take back the you…
★ 6.7Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie
Ashita no Joe (Movie)
Movie · 1980 · Action, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: An abridged remake of the first Ashita no Joe TV series, released in 1980 to provide back-story for the second TV series to new fans who were not familiar with the first TV series or the manga. (Source: ANN)
★ 7.1Swiss Family Robinson
Kazoku Robinson Hyouryuuki: Fushigi na Shima no Flone
TV · 1981 · Adventure, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: 10-year-old Flone is a very active, tomboyish sort of a girl. One day, her father receives a letter from his English friend who is now in Australia. In the letter, the friend asks her father to come down to Australia because of a serious shortage of doctors. The family decides to…
★ 6.6Doraemon: Nobita's Undersea Fortress
Doraemon: Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjou
Movie · 1983 · Fantasy
Synopsis: The plot revolves around a summer vacation of Nobita and his friends under the waters of Pacific Ocean. Jaian and Suneo take Doraemon's underwater vehicle and travel through the Atlantic Ocean, trying to find a treasure ship. Along the way, they discover that the environment gun …
★ 6.6The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson
Nils no Fushigi na Tabi
TV · 1980 · Adventure, Fantasy
Synopsis: Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up wi…
