Anime catalog

Season: Winter Year to: 1989 Reset

Found: 198

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…

★ 8.1

Nausicaä 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 …

★ 8.8

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

OVA · 1988 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von L…

★ 7.0

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…

★ 8.0

Anne 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…

★ 7.6

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Waga Yuku wa Hoshi no Taikai

Movie · 1988 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: This movie, based on an anecdote of "Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu" written by novelist Tanaka Yoshiki, preludes the 110-episodes TV series by describing the first encounter between the ambitious young man Reinhard von Museal under the imperial flag and the passive Yang Wenli who serves a…

★ 7.6

Doraemon

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. …

★ 7.2

Heidi, 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, …

★ 6.9

Riding Bean

OVA · 1989 · Action, Comedy, Thriller

Synopsis: Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize they're being fram…

★ 6.6

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…

★ 7.8

Urusei 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…

★ 7.2

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…

★ 6.8

Aura 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…

★ 6.1

Dragon's Heaven

OVA · 1988 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: In the year 3195, there was a war between an army of robots and the humans. When Shaian, a sentient combat armor, lost his companion in battle, he shut down until his internal systems spotted a new human. It's now almost a 1000 years later, and Shaian's greatest enemy is still al…

★ 7.4

A 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 …

★ 6.6

Gauche 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…

★ 4.3

Cipher

CIPHER

OVA · 1989 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: Two brothers are in the spotlight: one a movie star making a football movie, the other a musician who occasionally goes to school (to cover for his sibling). What will destiny bring them?

★ 6.2

Midnight Eye Goku

MIDNIGHT EYE: Gokuu

OVA · 1989 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Private investigator Gokuu Fuurinji is well-acquainted with Tokyo's underbelly. When he notices that every detective investigating arms dealer Genji Hakuryu has died under suspicious circumstances, Gokuu knows he is the only man for the job. Discovering the existence of modified …

★ 6.8

Urusei 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…

★ 7.2

3000 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…

★ 6.5

Astro 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…

★ 7.1

Charge!! Men's Private School

Sakigake!! Otokojuku

TV · 1988 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Otokojuku: a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive…

★ 6.8

Heavy 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, …

★ 6.9

Doraemon: 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 …