Anime catalog

Year to: 1971 Reset

Found: 688

Tomorrow's Joe

Ashita no Joe

TV · 1970 · Action, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Joe Yabuki is a troubled youth, whose only solution to problems is throwing punches at them. What he lacks in manners and discipline, he makes up for with his self-taught fighting skills. One day, while wandering the slums of Doya, Joe gets into a fight with the local gang. Altho…

★ 7.4

Lupin the 3rd

Lupin III

TV · 1971 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Arsène Lupin III is the grandson of world-famous thief Arsène Lupin, and he's living up to his grandfather's memory as a high-profile thief himself. Due to his infamy, Lupin III attracts the attention of the persistent Inspector Zenigata of the ICPO, as well as rival criminals. L…

★ 6.9

Dororo

Dororo to Hyakkimaru

TV · 1969 · Action, Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: To aid his conquest of Japan, the ruthless lord Daigo Kagemitsu offers to sacrifice his soon-to-be-born son to 48 demons. The demons accept, and the next day, the child is born with several missing limbs and is ruthlessly cast down a river. Fifteen years later, a stubborn young b…

★ 6.4

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…

★ 6.1

Lupin III: Pilot Film

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was released. It was a brief film of only 13 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phon…

★ 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…

★ 6.5

Attack No.1

TV · 1969 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Kozue is a middleschool girl and enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play in the Japanese national volleyball team. During the series she makes it from the school district league up to the Japanese volleyball finals, step by step till the international volleyball cham…

★ 6.9

Tiger Mask

TV · 1969 · Sports

Synopsis: Tiger Mask (whose real name was Naoto Date) was a feared heel wrestler in America who was extremely vicious in the ring. However, he became a face after returning to Japan when a young boy said that he wanted to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grew up. The boy resided in an …

★ 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 …

★ 5.5

Mrs. Sazae

Sazae-san

TV · 1969 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The main character is a mother named Sazae-san. She lives in a house with her husband, her kids and her parents. The show is the ultimate family program and tends to follow traditional themes. Think of this show as the Japanese equivalent to "The Partridge Family" and you'll get …

★ 5.9

Tomorrow's Joe Pilots

Ashita no Joe Pilots

Special · 1969 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Pilot episodes.

★ 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…

★ 6.5

Moomin

TV · 1969 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Very loosely based upon the Moomin books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Jansson, however, never really approved of the series due to dramatic changes in plot, atmosphere, character personality, appearance and names etc. The series was directed to adults rather than children. (So…

★ 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…

★ 5.9

The Flying Ghost Ship

Sora Tobu Yuurei Sen

Movie · 1969 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Hayato's city is devastated by a giant robot, his parents are killed in the massacre. The only friend left to him is his dog Jack, the only things left are mom's shoe and a picture of a man and a woman who, as his father tells him on his deathbed, are his real parents. Now Hayato…

★ 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…

★ 6.6

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots

Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko

Movie · 1969 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: Pero, a sword-wielding cat-in-boots sentenced to death for sparing a mouse, escapes his execution and embarks on a journey. Along the way, he teams up with a company of bandit mice and Pierre, a gentle orphan who has been cheated out of his inheritance. When Pero learns that Prin…