Anime catalog

Year from: 1996 Year to: 1996 Reset

Found: 175

Dragon Ball GT

TV · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Emperor Pilaf finally has his hands on the Black Star Dragon Balls after years of searching, which are said to be twice as powerful as Earth's normal ones. Pilaf is about to make his wish for world domination when he is interrupted by Gokuu Son. As a result, Pilaf flubs his wish …

★ 7.9

Rurouni Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

TV · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year…

★ 8.2

Detective Conan

Meitantei Conan

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Comedy, Mystery

Synopsis: Shinichi Kudou, a high school student of astounding talent in detective work, is well known for having solved several challenging cases. One day, when Shinichi spots two suspicious men and decides to follow them, he inadvertently becomes witness to a disturbing illegal activity. …

★ 7.3

Vision of Escaflowne

Tenkuu no Escaflowne

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha

Synopsis: Hitomi Kanzaki is just an ordinary 15-year-old schoolgirl with an interest in tarot cards and fortune telling, but one night, a boy named Van Fanel suddenly appears from the sky along with a vicious dragon. Thanks to a premonition from Hitomi, Van successfully kills the dragon, b…

★ 7.7

Sailor Moon Sailor Stars

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars

TV · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Like the R Season, Sailor Stars is divided into two parts: The first part resolves some conflicts from the SuperS season, and sees the return of the Outer Senshi, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru (now reborn as a child). In the second part Usagi bids farewell to Mamoru, who i…

★ 7.7

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Kidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shotai

OVA · 1996 · Adventure, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: In year 0079 of the Universal Century, the Earth Federation initiates Operation Odessa—a full-scale assault to retake a major Ukrainian city from the Principality of Zeon. It is a success, and the remaining Zeon forces scatter across the globe. The Earth Federation gains the uppe…

★ 7.8

Kodocha

Kodomo no Omocha

TV · 1996 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Sixth grader Sana Kurata has a perfect life. Her mother is a (fairly) successful author, she has a young man employed to keep her happy and safe, and best of all, she is the star of the children's television show Kodomo no Omocha. There's just one thing bothering her, and that's …

★ 7.3

Martian Successor Nadesico

Kidou Senkan Nadesico

TV · 1996 · Action, Comedy, Mecha

Synopsis: Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer …

★ 6.8

Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

Dragon Ball: Saikyou e no Michi

Movie · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them. (Source: ANN)

★ 7.2

Angel of Legend

Angel Densetsu

OVA · 1996 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: When Seikichi Kuroda—self-proclaimed "guardian" and head thug of Hekikuu High School—hears rumors of a first-year transfer student named Seiichirou Kitano terrorizing his entire class, Seikichi tries to intimidate him through authority. However, things go awry when he witnesses s…

★ 7.3

You're Under Arrest! (TV)

Taiho Shichauzo (TV)

TV · 1996 · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Tokyo Highway Patrolwomen Natsumi and Miyuki get off to a bad start when Miyuki busts Natsumi for reckless moped driving on her way to work. Things get worse when they find out they're going to be partners! A continuation of the OVA series, the adventures of Tokyo policewomen Nat…

★ 7.1

Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers)

Hana Yori Dango

TV · 1996 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Makino Tsukushi, a girl who comes from a poor family, just wants to get through her two last years at Eitoku Gakuen quietly. But once she makes herself known by standing up for her friend to the F4, the four most popular, powerful, and rich boys at the school, she gets the red ca…

★ 7.8

The Slayers Next

Slayers NEXT

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: In the kingdom of Xoana, Lina Inverse and Gourry Gabriev unexpectedly come across their old companions, Zelgadis Graywords and Princess Ameilia Wil Tesla Saillune. Upon their reunion, the friends end up easily foiling the King of Xoana and his daughter's dastardly plans of world …

★ 6.8

Birdy the Mighty

Tetsuwan Birdy

OVA · 1996 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Tsutomu, an average middle school kid busy studying for the final exams to enter high school runs into a man running from someone and gets caught up in the chase. In all the confusion he gets accidentally killed. Luckily Birdy (an interplanetary agent) knows a way to save him, un…

★ 7.2

After War Gundam X

Kidou Shin Seiki Gundam X

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: When one space colony declared its independence from the Earth Federation, the devastating 7th Space War, an all-out war between Earth and space, resulted. The Federation responded to the Space Revolutionary Army with mobile suits, called Gundams. However, the Space Revolutionary…

★ 6.1

X - The Movie

Movie · 1996 · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shiro, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven - two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected …

★ 6.8

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog

OVA · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Living in the wreckage of a rusty old airplane on the shimmering shores of South Island, Sonic the Hedgehog and his buddy Miles "Tails" Prower have not a care in the world. The president of Planet Freedom urgently summons the duo, but trouble is afoot when Sonic and Tails instead…

★ 7.0

Saber Marionette J

TV · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: In the distant future, since the Earth has become overpopulated, efforts to find and colonize on other planets have begun. However, one of the ships, the "Mesopotamia" malfunctions and all but 6 of its inhabitants are all killed. the remaining 6 manage to escape to a nearby plane…

★ 6.6

Those Who Hunt Elves

Elf wo Karu Mono-tachi

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: The elves of Middle Earth never faced a foe as terrifying, as determined, as down right demented as Those Who Hunt Elves. Strongman Junpei, Hollywood actress Airi, teenage Ritsuko and their T-74 tank have landed in a (different) world of elves, and the spell to send them home has…

★ 7.2

Hell Teacher Nube

Jigoku Sensei Nube

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Comedy, Horror

Synopsis: Nube is a clumsy, easygoing, and very kind teacher, but he has a secret under his glove on the left hand. He has a monster hand, and he also has the ability to sense ghosts and evil spirits. So he protects his dear students from these evil spirits with his monster hand, proving t…

★ 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…

★ 3.9

Tales of Byston Well: Garzey's Wing

Byston Well Monogatari: Garzey no Tsubasa

OVA · 1996 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Christopher "Chris" Senshuu is an easygoing guy who keeps failing his college entrance exams well into his mid-twenties. His days are occupied with Kendo practice, visits to his family's shrine, and dreaming of his high school reunion. When his spirit is suddenly transported to t…

★ 7.5

KochiKame

Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo (TV)

TV · 1996 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Ryoutsu, being an underpaid policeman, is always coming up with underhanded schemes in order to make a quick buck. But in the end, his plans (which are ridiculous to begin with) always go wrong and land him in big trouble with the chief.

★ 7.5

Remi, Nobody's Girl

Ie Naki Ko Remi

TV · 1996 · Adventure, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Remy, a cheerful and tender-hearted girl, lives with her mother in a French country town. One day her father returns to the town after a long period working away from home in a city. Her father tells Remy that she isn't their real daughter, and Remy is almost sold to an evil slav…