Anime catalog
Found: 166
★ 7.8Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
TV · 1986 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Gokuu Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is, until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever collects all seven, Bulma hopes to gather them…
★ 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 …
★ 7.0Bubblegum Crisis
Bubblegum Crisis
OVA · 1987 · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: The year is 2032, seven years after the Second Great Kanto Earthquake decimated Tokyo. Now, the city is reborn as MegaTokyo, built from the labors of mechanical beasts known as "Boomers." Originally created to benefit humanity, the mysterious corporation known as Genom now produc…
★ 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, …
★ 6.6Megazone 23
Megazone 23
OVA · 1985 · Action, Mecha, Mystery
Synopsis: Shougo Yahagi is a young motorcycle enthusiast living in a world of hot bikes, hard rock, and J-pop idols. The general populace go about their lives in peace, under the watchful eyes of a computer program in the guise of pop idol sensation Eve, unbeknownst to them. Shougo himself…
★ 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…
★ 7.2Area 88
Area 88
OVA · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: After being tricked into signing a document by someone he considered a friend, Shin Kazama is forced to become a fighter pilot in the foreign legion of mercenaries, who are fighting in a civil war for the nation of Aslan. Hellbent on earning enough money to break his contract and…
★ 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…
★ 7.4A Little Princess Sara
Princess Sara
TV · 1985 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Sent to an all-girls boarding school due to her father's overseas job, Sara Crewe is a promising young girl who excels both academically and socially in her new life in London. However, her world is turned upside down when she is called into the headmistress' office and informed …
★ 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 …
★ 6.1Twilight Q
Twilight Q
OVA · 1987 · Mystery, Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: A Knot in Time High school students Mayumi and Kiwako are relishing their summer vacation at the beach; however, when Mayumi discovers a presumably lost camera while scuba diving, she cannot help but feel an insatiable curiosity. Upon developing the camera's film, she is shocked …
★ 6.7Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love
Movie · 1985 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: It seems that when Lum was born, a postal screwup resulted in a witchy friend of the family not getting an invitation to the celebration. The witch put a curse on Lum, that she would never be happy with her True Love. In the present, a new Amusement Park has been built in Tomobik…
★ 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…
★ 6.7Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum The Forever
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever
Movie · 1986 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Strange things begin happening in Tomobiki Town... When a great cherry tree, "Tarozakura" is cut down while Lum & Co. are making a movie, Lum loses her horns-and her powers! Thus begins the strangest and most lyrical of the Urusei Yatsura movies... (Source: AniDB)
★ 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…
★ 7.0Dirty Pair (OVA)
Dirty Pair (OVA)
OVA · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Set in the future Kei and Yuri are Trouble Consultants for The 3WA. Code Named "Lovely Angels", but, they are known throughout the galaxy as The Dirty Pair. They always solve their case, but, not without causing collateral damage and mayhem. (Source: ANN)
