Anime catalog

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Found: 542

Speed Racer

Mach GoGoGo

TV · 1967 · Action, Adventure, Sports

Synopsis: The Mach 5 is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced race cars built by man. Equipped with various gadgets and a powerful engine, it provides a challenge for anyone who would dare race against it. The driver of this amazing vehicle is Gou Mifune, a teenager who drea…

★ 5.1

Katsudou Shashin

Movie

Synopsis: The film consists of a series of cartoon images on fifty frames of a celluloid strip and lasts three seconds at sixteen frames per second. It depicts a young boy in a sailor suit who writes the kanji characters "活動写真" (katsudou shashin, or "moving picture"), then turns towards th…

★ 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…

★ 4.9

The Dull Sword

Namakura Gatana

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Namakura Gatana, meaning "dull-edged sword," is a four-minute comedy about a samurai who, thanks to his dull instrument, loses every time he attacks a weak opponent. In order to examine the sword, he tries to attack passers-by, but lower-class townspeople fight back and knock him…

★ 6.3

The Little Norse Prince

Taiyou no Ouji: Horus no Daibouken

Movie · 1968 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: On his deathbed, Horus' father tells him that they are actually refugees from a village that was destroyed when the devil Grunwald tricked the villagers into turning against each other. This compels Horus to travel to his original homeland in hopes of finding other survivors. Bef…

★ 6.4

Princess Knight

Ribbon no Kishi

TV · 1967 · Action, Fantasy, Mystery

Synopsis: In the kingdom of Silverland, Prince Sapphire holds a big secret: he is actually a girl. When Sapphire was born, she accidentally received both the blue heart of a boy and the pink heart of a girl. To protect the kingdom from the evil Duke Duralumin, who is the successor to the t…

★ 6.2

Kimba the White Lion

Jungle Taitei

TV · 1965 · Adventure

Synopsis: Leo the white lion was born on an ocean liner that crashed on the shores of a bustling city, where he spent his childhood learning the language and customs of humans. But something was missing. In search of his family, home, and a place to truly belong, Leo traveled back to Afric…

★ 5.6

Panda and the Magic Serpent

Hakujaden

Movie · 1958 · Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults, the princess is magically transformed into a human and sets …

★ 6.1

Tales of the Street Corner

Aru Machi Kado no Monogatari

Movie · 1962 · Drama, Fantasy, Music

Synopsis: On a certain street corner, there live a girl and her bear doll; a mischievous mouse named Kanku-bouya; a sycamore tree; an old street lamp; a moth; and posters containing a bar girl, a violinist, and a pianist. They all strive for life, but the world may not allow them to flouri…

★ 5.5

Dororo (Pilot)

Special · 1968 · Action, Supernatural

Synopsis: Before producing a TV series, a pilot film was made to let sponsors and television stations grasp the work's pervasive quality. This is the pilot film for "Dororo" in which the characters are closer to those of the original story compared to the characters in the TV series. The f…

★ 6.4

Sally the Witch

Mahoutsukai Sally

TV · 1967 · Fantasy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: Sally, the kind but mischievous princess of the Land of Magic, has developed an interest in the human world. Wanting to experience it for herself, she runs away and meets two girls her age—Yoshiko "Yocchan" Hanamura and Sumire Kasugano—at a department store. They quickly become f…

★ 6.3

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji

Movie · 1963 · Adventure

Synopsis: Susanoo, the youngest child of the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami, is a mighty warrior, easily able to defeat tigers with his bare hands. After his mother dies, Susanoo is devastated. Determined to travel to Heaven to find her, he carves a boat out of a tree, and along with hi…

★ 5.9

Cyborg 009

TV · 1968 · Action, Adventure, Mecha

Synopsis: They fight against evil, they help those in need, they're the Cyborg fighters! Together with the scientist Dr. Gilmore, this team of nine cyborgs use their special body modifications to fight against a seemingly endless barrage of enemies, including robotic crabs, aliens, and fel…

★ 6.4

Gegege no Kitarou (1968)

TV · 1968 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity.

★ 6.5

Perman

TV · 1967 · Comedy

Synopsis: After Mitsuo receives a mask from a retiring superhero, he becomes Perman. (Source: AniDB)

★ 2.5

Human Zoo

Ningen Doubutsuen

Movie

Synopsis: A story about a human zoo.

★ 5.5

Alakazam the Great

Saiyuuki

Movie · 1960 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Upon a mountain, a monkey is born from stone—nameless, parentless, and friendless. That is, until one day, he encounters a young female monkey named RinRin, who offers to be his friend. Through RinRin's encouragement, he becomes king after a test of bravery; however, his personal…

★ 5.9

Gigantor

Tetsujin 28-gou

TV · 1963 · Adventure, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Dr.Haneda was developing experimental giant robot warriors to fight the allies during the Second World War, but before his creations could see action, Allied bombs destroyed the facility and killed him. A decade later criminals discovered two of the surviving prototypes, #26 and …

★ 5.7

Mermaid

Ningyo

Movie · 1964 · Fantasy

Synopsis: In a fictional place where using the imagination is banned, a boy saves a fish, which surprises everyone by turning into a mermaid. The boy is arrested for imagining this "nonsense", and is robbed of his imagination as punishment. (Source: ANN)

★ 3.7

Love

Movie · Psychological, Romance

Synopsis: A short experimental anime about a woman desperately in love. Made by Yoji Kuri, a well-known Japanese indie animator.

★ 6.0

Anju to Zushioumaru

Movie · 1961 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Anju and Zushioumaru live a peaceful life in rural Japan with their kind and gentle father—the steward of the emperor's hunting grounds who teaches his children to respect nature and protect animals. The local lord frames him for burning the hunting grounds; Anju and Zushioumaru,…

★ 5.3

The Stolen Lump

Kobu-tori

Movie · Action, Supernatural

Synopsis: In Kobu-Tori, an old man with a lump growing on his face takes refuge in a hollow tree during a thunderstorm. When he awakens, he finds the forest populated by mythic creatures. He dances with the sprites and as a reward, the creatures remove his deformity. Back in the village, h…

★ 5.3

Cyborg 009

Cyborg 009 (Movie)

Movie · 1966 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: When Joe Shimamura gets in a serious car crash, strange men quickly load his body into a fake ambulance. He is transported to the headquarters of Black Ghost, an organization that promotes human conflicts in order to profit off of wars. It is here where Joe is reborn as the power…

★ 5.1

Here and There

Acchi wa Kocchi

Movie

Synopsis: The film fuses live action and animation and was screened at Three-Person Animation 2. Musique concrète and electronic sounds made by modulating everyday noises such as flush toilets are interspersed throughout the work. Contrasts between opposites, as encapsulated by the title—b…