Anime catalog

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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…

★ 7.0

Boogiepop Phantom

Boogiepop wa Warawanai: Boogiepop Phantom

TV · 2000 · Drama, Horror, Mystery

Synopsis: Boogiepop, a rumored shinigami, is said to lurk where they cannot be seen. Five years ago, a string of gruesome murders shocked the populace, and students attributed some of those killings to the aforementioned death god. When mysterious happenings once again affect the lives of …

★ 7.5

Macross Plus

OVA · 1994 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings, which instead are supplied by Myung Fang Lo…

★ 6.6

NieA_7

NieA Under 7

TV · 2000 · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Synopsis: In the 21st century, aliens have arrived on Earth and live among humans. In sleepy Enohana, the dirt-poor student Mayuko Chigasaki finds herself living together with NieA, a low-caste ("Under Seven") alien. While Mayuko struggles diligently to make ends meet, NieA seems to be tot…

★ 5.0

Colorful

COLORFUL

TV short · 1999 · Comedy, Ecchi, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Two horny college slackers and a beautiful professor. A frustrated TV reporter. A sexy track star and her tempted coach. And a high school girlzilla that’s the size of the Empire State building. Colorful! contains over 50 vignettes of men, women, and the pursuit of… well, you’ll …

★ 6.4

Shamanic Princess

OVA · 1996 · Action, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: Tiara, a skilled sorceress, and her familiar, Japolo, have been sent to Earth from the Guardian World, a realm of powerful beings responsible for maintaining the balance of magical energy. Their mission is to retrieve the Throne of Yord, a magical artifact that is the source of G…

★ 6.3

Mobile Police Patlabor: WXIII

WXIII Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor

Movie · 2002 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, conspiracy concerning a new biological weapon entitled WXIII-Wasted Thirteen and a tr…

★ 7.4

Macross Plus Movie Edition

Macross Plus MOVIE EDITION

Movie · 1995 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: Several decades after the First Space War, humans and Zentradi have established peace, spreading human culture across the galaxy. Young pilot Isamu Alva Dyson is excited to work on United Nations Spacy's next-generation fighter, which is being developed on his home planet, Eden. …

★ 6.6

The Poem of Wind and Trees

Kaze to Ki no Uta SANCTUS: Sei Naru Kana

OVA · 1987 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: 1887, at a remote, elite boarding school in France: Serge Battour returns after his graduation, and remembers the days of his youth... 1880, at the same school: Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute (both deceased), Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his fa…

★ 6.6

Magic User's Club!

Mahou Tsukai Tai!

OVA · 1996 · Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: One sunny day invaders came from space. They weren't little green men or funny girls wearing school uniforms, though. They were ugly robots which defeated the UN forces in seconds. After that the invaders (known as "eyeballs") roamed around and observed human society. In fact, th…

★ 6.3

Magic User's Club! (TV)

Mahou Tsukai Tai! (TV)

TV · 1999 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo, Romance

Synopsis: The Magic User's Club is a group of five well-meaning misfits who do more than card tricks—they can use actual magic. And with that magic, they managed to defeat a giant ship from outer space! But their close encounter left an enormous cherry blossom tree right in the middle of t…

★ 7.1

Junkers Come Here

Movie · 1995 · Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Sixth grade student Hiromi Nozawa leads a troubled life. With her parents frequently absent due to work, one of her only companions is her talking dog, Junkers. Though Hiromi puts on a brave face for the public, the stark reality is that she is heavily stressed, and she shares th…

★ 5.7

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture

Hajimari no Boukensha-tachi: Legend of Crystania

Movie · 1995 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Lord Haven watches over a secluded village in the realm of Djana En. Redon, his son, feels unsatisfied with his tranquil yet dull life of assisting the townsfolk in their labor. When his parents are suddenly assassinated, Redon must flee the village with a handful of companions. …

★ 5.6

Legend of Crystania

OVA · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Dreams begin to haunt Lady Sheru -- dreams of her past life as Pirotesse. Her love, Ashram, is being tormented at the hands of the soul of Barbas posing as their former king, Beld of Marmo. Interpreting this as a plea for help, Sheru searches for a way to save him by entering the…

★ 6.2

Mighty Space Miners

Oira Uchuu no Tankoufu

OVA · 1994 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the mid-21st century, mankind has begun the exploration of space, and one company, Planet Catcher Corporation, has pioneered capturing asteroids and comets to mine the resources within them for use on Earth. On one such asteroid, Tortatis, lives 12-year-old Nanbu Ushiwaka - th…

★ 6.6

Catnapped! The Movie

Totsuzen! Neko no Kuni Banipal Witt

Movie · 1995 · Adventure

Synopsis: Fifth-grader, Toriyasu, and his little sister, Meeko, have a dog named Papadoll who has been missing for the past week. One night, two cats take the two children to the distant cat land of Banipal Witt, where Papadoll was abducted. Because of his long exposure to Banipal Witt's s…

★ 5.7

Hyper Doll

Rakushou! Hyper Doll

OVA · 1995 · Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Mew and Mica are alien androids sent by their boss to defend the Earth. Unfortunately for our planet, they are the laziest superheroines you will ever meet. Now most superheroes would drop whatever they're doing, transform, and proceed to kick monsters' butts... but these two wou…

★ 6.4

Go Nagai World

CB Chara Gou Nagai World

OVA · 1991 · Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Various characters from Go Nagai works including Devil Man, Mazinger, and Violence Jack, become trapped in a parody world where they all become super deformed. They get trapped in this mishmash, fighting each other and are trying to figure a way back to their own world.

★ 5.2

St. Luminous Mission High School

Saint Luminous Jogakuin

TV · 1998 · Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural

Synopsis: Kaihei is a rather normal high school student but soon discovers that his deceased grandfather has left him the chairman position of his all-girls high school, St. Luminous Mission High School. Besides being the only male student on campus, he is also now the young chairman in ch…

★ 6.1

Hareluya II Boy

Hareluya II BOY

TV · 1997 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Hareluya Hibino has one ambition in life: to conquer the entire world! Despite his tough exterior, he's not a bad person, and when push comes to shove, he'll do his best to help those in need. Together with aspiring painter Kiyoshiro, Hareluya will take on whatever curveballs lif…

★ 5.4

Psychic Force

OVA · 1998 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When James "Burn" Griffith collides with a young man on his motorcycle, he enters a world of turmoil. He takes the injured party, Keith Evans, to his home to recuperate—but soon armed men in suits arrive in pursuit of Keith. Unable to comprehend Keith's relationship with these th…

★ 5.5

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

Xiao Qian

Movie · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: A Chinese Ghost Story is a movie that follows a young man named Ning. After the loss of his girlfriend he works as a debt collector to forget his troubles only to encounter more than he had imagined. Accompanied by his constant companion Solid Gold, Ning ends up in a ghost town a…

★ 4.7

Mahou Tsukai Tai! vs. Shamanic Princess

OVA · Comedy, Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: A parody-esque epilogue to both Shamanic Princess and Mahou Tsukai Tai!. As a marketing ploy back when Shamanic Princess was first released, buyers who purchased all six first edition LD's of both Shamanic Princess and Magic User's Club, and sent in their proof of purchases befor…

★ 6.0

Chocchan Monogatari

Movie · 1996 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: This feature length film is based on autobiography of Cho "Chocchan" Kuroyanagi, who is better known as the mother of an actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. The story starts in pre-World War 2 Japan when Chocchan marries violinist despite the objection of both of their families. They liv…