Animation on Blu-ray (Through 1999)
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1. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Mikijirô Hira, Etsuko Ichihara, Eijirô Tôno, Masao Mishima
Votes: 2,505
2. Flying Phantom Ship (1969)
61 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Hayato's peaceful life with his parents and his dog is brought to a dramatic, terrible end when a giant robot, said to be sent from a flying ghost ship, devastates the city, killing ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Ikeda | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Akio Tanaka, Akira Nagoya, Gorô Naya
Votes: 775
3. Puss in Boots (1969)
TV-Y7-FV | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While being on the run for saving a mouse, the famous Puss in Boots, Pero, helps a young peasant boy win the heart of a lovely princess, while trying to rescue her from an evil wizard.
Director: Kimio Yabuki | Stars: Susumu Ishikawa, Toshiko Fujita, Rumi Sakakibara, Asao Koike
Votes: 1,012
4. A Thousand & One Nights (1969)
X | 128 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Sachiko Itô, Haruko Katô, Noboru Mitani, Hitoshi Takagi
Votes: 855
5. Cleopatra (1970)
X | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.
Directors: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Kotoe Hatsui, Tsubame Yanagiya, Nobuo Tsukamoto
Votes: 853
6. Lupin the Third (1971–1977)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of the master thief Lupin III and his cohorts as they dive into various escapades, all the while in pursuit by the tenacious Inspector Zenigata.
Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Richard Epcar, Michelle Ruff, Tony Oliver
Votes: 2,443
7. Animal Treasure Island (1971)
78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of kids compete with a team of bumbling pirates to find buried treasure.
Director: Hiroshi Ikeda | Stars: Minori Matsushima, Fusako Amachi, Asao Koike, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 505
8. Devilman (1972–1973)
Unrated | 30 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Akira dies while mountaineering in the Himalayas, and Devilman chooses Akira's body to disguise herself. When Devilman moves in with the Makimuras, he falls in love and is distracted from his mission to destroy the Earth.
Stars: Ryôichi Tanaka, Kazuko Sawada, Eiko Masuyama, Sumie Sakamoto
Votes: 377
9. Aim for the Ace (1973–1974)
24 min | Animation, Action, Romance
On her first day at Nishi High School, 15-year-old Hiromi Oka is inspired by top player Reika "Ochofujin" Ryuzaki to take up tennis. Shortly after joining the school's tennis club, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Makoto Kôsaka, Kôji Nakata, Masako Ikeda, Kazuko Yanaga
Votes: 78
10. Chargeman Ken! (1974)
Unrated | 10 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Infamous among anime fans in Japan, this 1974 series by Knack Productions is known for its nonsensical plots, absurdly incompetent animation, and brutal 10-year-old hero. See young Ken ... See full summary »
Stars: Kazumi Tanaka, Setsuko Miyagawa, Yoshiya Nemoto, Yuki Aida
Votes: 76
11. Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
PG | 129 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother's death.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Yôko Asagami, Miyoko Asô
Votes: 2,372
12. Galaxy Express 999 (1978–1981)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The adventure of a young boy on board a space train, as it travels to a myriad of incredible worlds.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kôji Totani
Votes: 534
13. Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.
Directors: Sôji Yoshikawa, Yasuo Ôtsuka | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 1,702
14. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 33,605
15. Treasure Island (1978–1987)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jim Hawkins, a thirteen-year-old boy in the eighteenth century, runs the Admiral Benbow Inn with his mother since his father died. The plots starts when a drunken sailor decides to stay in the hotel.
Stars: Joe Thomas, Bobby Thong, Mari Shimizu, Iemasa Kayumi
Votes: 1,347
16. The Rose of Versailles (1979–1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.
Stars: Reiko Tajima, Tarô Shigaki, Hisashi Katsuta, Nachi Nozawa
Votes: 2,311
17. Astro Boy (1980–2004)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Originally intended to be kept a secret, the Pinocchio-like character becomes a publicly renowned superhero -- complete with devices like laser-firing fingers, uncanny hearing, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Ganoung, Gregory North, Del Lewis, Nicholas Podbrey
Votes: 1,005
18. Aim for the Ace! (1979)
88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Handpicked by the new tennis coach as someone with great potential, freshman Hiromi Oka must endure lots of hardships as she struggles to become someone who can stand among the best junior players in Japan.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Makoto Kôsaka, Nachi Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Katsuji Mori
Votes: 72
19. The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980–1981)
30 min | Animation
At the beginning of the 21st century, scientists found that with new computers and super alloys, they could build an even bigger, faster Gigantor. They built the new Gigantor.
Stars: Barbara Goodson, Tom Wyner, Doug Stone, Keiko Toda
Votes: 129
20. Champion Joe (1980)
Not Rated | 153 min | Animation, Action, Drama
While serving his sentence in a Tokyo juvenile detention center, a wandering orphaned slum-dog enters the world of professional boxing after befriending an incarcerated pugilistic prodigy.
Directors: Yoichiro Fukuda, Yasuharu Hasebe, Tetsuya Chiba, Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Teruhiko Aoi, Shôji Ishibashi, Jûkei Fujioka, Ryûtarô Tatsumi
Votes: 235
21. Space Warriors Baldios (1981)
99 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
From a polluted and destroyed planet called S-1 arrives an invasion on earth, Marin one of the people of S-1 helps the earthlings fighting the invaders with his super ship Baldios. After ... See full summary »
Directors: Shûichi Hirokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Shigeru Chiba, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Katsunosuke Hori
Votes: 95
22. Space Warrior Baldios (1980–1981)
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Evil aliens have polluted their own planet so they go to Earth as their new home. Now a outcast and his spacecraft try to defend the earth.
Stars: Takeshi Aono, Kaneto Shiozawa, Takkô Ishimori, Naomi Jinbô
Votes: 36
23. The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When Unico, a young unicorn, is taken from his family by evil gods, his powers of joy and happiness are put to the test. Can Unico's power triumph the darkness?
Directors: Toshio Hirata, Osamu Tezuka | Stars: Katsue Miwa, Ryouko Kitamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama, Junko Hori
Votes: 903
24. Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young unicorn named Unico must fight an evil magician and save everyone who's trapped under his spell.
Director: Moribi Murano | Stars: Katsue Miwa, Iruka, Chieko Baishô, Sumi Shimamoto
Votes: 591
25. Tomorrow's Joe 2 (1981)
110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Six months passed since the tragic accident in Joe and Rikiishi's fight. Youko, Joe's love interest and the owner of the gym where Rikiishi trained, recruits a world ranked boxer from Venezuela, Carlos Rivera, to get Joe back on his feet.
Directors: Osamu Dezaki, Tetsuya Chiba | Stars: Teruhiko Aoi, Jûkei Fujioka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Fumi Dan
Votes: 174
26. Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981)
TV-Y7-FV | 108 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A prince of the sea and a child of fire engage in a tragic forbidden romance.
Director: Masami Hata | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Ikue Sakakibara, Jûkichi Uno
Votes: 592
27. Sayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakueki (1981)
TV-14 | 135 min | Animation, Action, Drama
It's been three years since the destruction of planet La Maetel, but the Machine Empire is as great of a threat as ever. Teen Tetsuro, now a rebel fighter, learns that Galaxy Express 999 is returning and that Maetel is on it.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Saffron Henderson, Masako Nozawa, Kathleen Barr, Masako Ikeda
Votes: 610
28. GoShogun (1981)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Former soldier Shingo Hojo, French spy Remy Shimada, and Bronx gangster Killy Gagley aren't exactly your "hero of justice" types. They'd rather be flirting, bantering, and goofing off than ... See full summary »
Stars: Youko Matsuoka, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Mami Koyama, Hideyuki Tanaka
Votes: 63
29. GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Mystery
Forty years after the events of the TV series, Remy Shimada, ex-pilot of the GoShogun, suffers a terrible accident while on her way to a meeting with her former robot-piloting comrades. ... See full summary »
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Mami Koyama, Laurence Bouvard, Veronica Taylor, Hirotaka Suzuoki
Votes: 169
30. Arcadia of My Youth (1982)
Not Rated | 130 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command.
Director: Tomoharu Katsumata | Stars: Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shûichi Ikeda
Votes: 1,020
31. Space Cobra (1982–1983)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the 24th Century, space pirate Cobra, a womanizing vagabond with a mysterious past and a powerful "psychogun" for a hand, fights the galaxy spanning crime syndicate, The Pirate Guild.
Stars: Nachi Nozawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Gara Takashima, Yûji Mikimoto
Votes: 878
32. Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
After two years in hiding, a famed space pirate with a "psychogun" for a left arm joins a bounty huntress on a quest to save her world, only to find himself battling an old enemy.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Shigeru Matsuzaki, Akiko Nakamura, Toshiko Fujita, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 2,311
33. Super Dimension Century Orguss (1983–1984)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young dimension-hopping fighter pilot lands in a warring amalgamate world, the fate of which is in his hands.
Stars: Show Hayami, Run Sasaki, Kumiko Takizawa, Kiyomi Hanasaka
Votes: 78
34. Cat's Eye (1983–1985)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the search for their missing father, a trio of sisters lead a double life as owners of a cafe and as highly skilled art thieves.
Stars: Keiko Toda, Toshiko Fujita, Chika Sakamoto, Yoshito Yasuhara
Votes: 1,041
35. Barefoot Gen (1983)
TV-PG | 83 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Issei Miyazaki, Catherine Battistone, Yoshie Shimamura, Iona Morris
Votes: 9,216
36. Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
TV-PG | 85 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
Director: Toshio Hirata | Stars: Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kôda, Kei Nakamura, Takami Aoyama
Votes: 1,422
37. Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983)
132 min | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Amid a supposedly simple escort mission, Joe and his crew experience a failure during their warp travel. They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. To make things worse,... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Jim Terry | Stars: Hiraku Takemura, Run Sasaki, Noriko Ohara, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Votes: 351
38. Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
Not Rated | 91 min | Animation, Action, Crime
After killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man is targeted by American governmental forces and superhuman killers.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Tetsurô Sagawa, Gorô Naya, Toshiko Fujita, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 3,373
39. Sherlock Hound (1984–1985)
24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of the canine detective Sherlock Hound and his loyal companions Dr. Watson, Mrs. Hudson and Inspector Lestrade.
Stars: Taichirô Hirokawa, Kôsei Tomita, Yôko Asagami, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,637
40. Lupin III: Part III (1984–1985)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The continuing adventures of the master thief Lupin III.
Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Gorô Naya, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 496
41. Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)
101 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A mysterious and powerful alien girl Elle sends invitations to all of Ataru's friends to attend her wedding ceremony to non other than Ataru himself, to the surprise of everyone, and to the rage of Lum, Ataru's obsessed alien lover.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Saeko Shimazu, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 800
42. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama
Votes: 2,230
43. Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Unrated | 113 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Chika Sakamoto, Junko Hori, Ayumi Ishijo
Votes: 2,408
44. Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love (1985)
93 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A curse placed on Lum as an infant manifests itself in the present day, causing her to be taken to another dimension. Lum's husband, Ataru Moroboshi is turned into a hippo, and attempts to find Lum with the help of her friends.
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Saeko Shimazu
Votes: 410
45. Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Lupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.
Directors: Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 925
46. Dancouga: Super Beast Machine God (1985)
25 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Deep in outer space, the emperor Muge plots his next conquest - an out-of-the-way planet known as Earth. Mustering all the forces of his own personal Empire of Death, the Emperor is by far ... See full summary »
Stars: Kazuki Yao, Yuriko Yamamoto, Hiroya Ishimaru, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 59
47. Ninja Robots (1985–1986)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ninja Senshi Tobikage tells the story of a boy named Joe Maya. One day, Joe, who lives on Mars, witnesses a battle between aliens.
Stars: Jôji Nakata, Bin Shimada, George Peter, Kazuhiko Inoue
Votes: 209
48. Project A-Ko (1986)
Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A plucky, super-powered redhead finds herself saving her crybaby best friend from an amorous, bikini armor-clad classmate at their new school and aliens seeking to bring her home.
Directors: Katsuhiko Nishijima, Shigeru Morikawa | Stars: Miki Itô, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa, Julia Braams
Votes: 1,476
49. Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group (1987 Video)
70 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
It's summer in Graviton City, and the girls all have a break from school! A-Ko decides to lose a few inches, C-Ko makes a list of all the cool things that she'll buy, and B-Ko vows to get ... See full summary »
Director: Yûji Moriyama | Stars: Miki Itô, Michie Tomizawa, Emi Shinohara, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 318
50. Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988 Video)
50 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
It revolves around A-Ko and B-ko's pursuit of a handsome stud named Kay. He likes coke and motorcycles and is quietly courted by both A-ko and B-ko. Meanwhile, C-ko grows very jealous of ... See full summary »
Directors: Yûji Moriyama, Shôichi Masuo | Stars: Miki Itô, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 244
51. Project A-Ko 4: Final (1989 Video)
54 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A-ko and B-ko are fighting as usual, as C-ko watches from the sidelines feeling neglected by both. Ayumi-sensei has been behaving strangely lately. She's wearing a heart-shaped crystal with... See full summary »
Directors: Shigeru Morikawa, Yûji Moriyama | Stars: Miki Itô, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa, Asami Mukaidono
Votes: 200
52. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,297
53. Arion (1986)
R | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Arion begins with his journey to discover a world of poverty and horror where ordinary people are barely surviving through the war. He falls in love with a blind slave girl who is then ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Stars: Shigeru Nakahara, Miki Takahashi, Mayumi Tanaka, Hirotaka Suzuoki
Votes: 460
54. Violence Jack (1986–1990)
Unrated | 155 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a hell-torn Japan, where motorcycle gangs and violence overrun the country; one man named Violence Jack stands up to it all. He fights violence with violence.
Stars: Issei Futamata, Bob Sessions, William Roberts, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Votes: 546
55. Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever (1986)
95 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Mendou invites Ataru & Co. to his estate for a viewing of a large, aging cherry tree named "Tarozakura", which is to be featured in an independent film which happens to be financed by ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama
Votes: 348
56. Devilman (1987–1990)
TV-MA | 57 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Devilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu.
Stars: Show Hayami, Alan Marriott, Yû Mizushima, Adam Matalon
Votes: 1,866
57. Wicked City (1987)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
While protecting a signatory to a peace treaty between their peoples, a male human and a female demon discover that their mutual attraction may be the key to unifying their worlds.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Toshiko Fujita, Ichirô Nagai, Takeshi Aono
Votes: 9,609
58. Kimagure Orange Road (1985–1988)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kyousuke Kasuga is a completely normal Japanese high school student, with two very big problems. The first is his complete and utter inability to choose between two girls, the bright, ... See full summary »
Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hiromi Tsuru, Eriko Hara, Michie Tomizawa
Votes: 924
59. Kimagure Orange Road OVA (1989–1991)
200 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kimagure Orange Road: The Movie is a feature film that takes place not quite this far into the characters' futures. It finds Kyosuke at 19 years old, being hit by a car and causing a rupture in time and space due to his psychic abilities.
Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hiromi Tsuru, Eriko Hara, Michie Tomizawa
Votes: 225
60. Robot Carnival (1987 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.
Directors: Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuomi Umetsu, Manabu Ôhashi, Hidetoshi Ômori, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Kôji Moritsugu, Yayoi Maki, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa
Votes: 2,957
61. City Hunter (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The adventures of Ryo Saeba, a gun-for-hire living in the Tokyo metropolis, who will take on any dangerous job as long as it involves beautiful women.
Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 1,620
62. Gunbuster (1988–1989)
PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A young pilot, daughter of a deceased space captain, is selected to pilot a gigantic robot as a key point of Earth's defense during a space war.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma, Norio Wakamoto, Maria Kawamura
Votes: 2,016
63. Appleseed (1988 Video)
TV-14 | 71 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In a vast futuristic city, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama | Stars: Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshiko Sawada, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 3,048
64. Ronin Warriors (1988–1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a thousand years of exile, Talpa, ruler of the Netherworld, returns to claim the Earth as his own. The only thing that can stop him and his minions are five young men and their mystical suits of armor.
Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Hiroshi Takemura, Daiki Nakamura, Nozomu Sasaki
Votes: 924
65. Ronin Warriors: New Adventures OVA - Legend of the Inferno Armor (1989–1990)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
The warrior Makura becomes possessed by the evil Kuroi Kikoutei A black mirrored version of the Shiroi Kikoutei. He taunts the Troopers into fighting him. They fight through various ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Adamthwaite, Andrew Francis, Matt Hill, Venus Terzo
Votes: 46
66. Yoroiden Samurai Troopers: Message (1991)
125 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Touma has discovered a three hundred year old book that contains the various adventures of the Troopers. He also meets Suzunagi. a mysterious spirit. Now Touma has gone missing and the troopers go out to find out more about Suzunagi.
Stars: Andrew Francis, Matt Hill, Michael Donovan, Nozomu Sasaki
Votes: 46
67. Samurai Troopers Gaiden (1989)
50 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The year is 1989 and the samurai Troopers are having a celebration for Ryou's birthday. However, Seiji has gone missing and there is a strange killer wearing samurai armor causing chaos in ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Francis, Matt Hill, Trevor Devall, Michael Donovan
Votes: 53
68. Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988)
69 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A follow up to the television series "Kimagure Orange Road" that wraps up loose ends. Kyosuke must deal with the fact that his, Hikaru and Madoka's friendship is falling apart.
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Eriko Hara, Show Hayami, Chieko Honda
Votes: 519
69. Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist ... See full summary »
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Steve Bulen, Kôji Totani
Votes: 1,097
70. Demon City Shinjuku (1988 Video)
TV-MA | 82 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Hideyuki Hori, Hiromi Tsuru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kyôko Tongû
Votes: 3,682
71. Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter (1988)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Ataru and Lum must replay their fateful game of tag to decide the fate of Earth, that's being threatened by giant space mushrooms, as well as their relationship.
Director: Satoshi Dezaki | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya, Saeko Shimazu
Votes: 348
72. Êsu wo nerae! 2 (1988)
25 min | Animation, Drama, Sport
Stars: Yûko Mizutani, Kazuhiko Inoue, Tesshô Genda, Ken'yû Horiuchi
Votes: 10
73. Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Sun God Abel returns to life, bent on punishing the humans and cleansing Earth from their presence. When Athena joins him, leaving humans to their fate, the Bronze Saints must defend the world in their greatest battle yet.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hideyuki Hori, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,459
74. Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods (1988)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Hyoga is missing somewhere in Asgard... When Seiya and the others are looking for him, Athena is kidnapped and they have to rescue her from Dolvar and some mysterious warriors.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,213
75. Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle (1989)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Lucifer has been awakened from his slumber by Eris, Abel and Poseidon. He has come to destroy Athena and fulfill his heart's desire: becoming the strongest of all the gods.
Director: Masayuki Akehi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,060
76. Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (1987)
Not Rated | 46 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Eris, the goddess of chaos, uses the body of Elien, Hyoga's friend, to revive herself. She obtains the Golden Apple of Discord in order to drain Athena's power, make herself complete and bring chaos to the world.
Director: Kôzô Morishita | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hideyuki Hori, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,505
77. Goku Midnight Eye (1989)
TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In 2014 Tokyo, a private detective fights crime with two weapons bequeathed by a mysterious benefactor: a mechanical quarterstaff, and a bionic eye that can hack any computer system.
Stars: Juji Matsuda, Norio Wakamoto, Wendee Lee, Daisuke Gôri
Votes: 1,292
78. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.
Directors: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann
Votes: 8,274 | Gross: $1.37M
79. Angel Cop (1989–1994)
Not Rated | 180 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
An elite anti-terrorist agent battles terrorists threatening Japan, but a mysterious third player is involved in their own way.
Stars: Mika Doi, Sharon Holm, Masashi Ebara, Jeff Harding
Votes: 1,401
80. Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989 TV Movie)
97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
To erase his criminal records, Lupin must steal the Ultravirus file.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 476
81. Crusher Joe The OVAs (1989)
Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Two missions for the crushers. In "The Ice Prison", Joe and his team are assigned to adjust the orbit of a prison located on an ice asteroid before it disintegrates as it falls onto the ... See full summary »
Stars: Noriko Ohara, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Run Sasaki, Hiraku Takemura
Votes: 117
82. Venus Wars (1989)
Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two thriving colonies, Ishtar and Aphrodia, exist on the planet Venus in the year 2089. War breaks out, and Ishtar invades Aphrodia, sweeping its residents, including motorcycle rider Hiro and his teammates, into the chaos of the conflict.
Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Stars: Katsuhide Uekusa, Yûko Mizutani, Eriko Hara, Yûko Sasaki
Votes: 1,992
83. City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)
87 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
If Shinjuku's the place, then City Hunter is on the case! In this exciting adventure, Ryo and Kaori find themselves on a 'missing persons' case that could somehow be related to the national... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 524
84. A Wind Named Amnesia (1990 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After a mysterious gust of wind erases all human knowledge, a rehabilitated young man and an enigmatic woman travel across a ravaged America in search of others like them.
Directors: Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarô | Stars: Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Osamu Saka, Noriko Hidaka
Votes: 1,493
85. Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 2808 A.D., three convicts are conscripted by the Cyber Police to fight crime in the hi-tech metropolis of Oedo - while being forced to wear collars that can kill them at any time.
Stars: Hiroya Ishimaru, Kaneto Shiozawa, Tesshô Genda, Norio Wakamoto
Votes: 2,319
86. Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990)
79 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country girl Ginga leaves her home in hope of becoming one of the Emperor's Wives.
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Ryoko Sano, Atsuko Takahata, Ikuko Tani, Yôsuke Akimoto
Votes: 429
87. City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990)
TV-MA | 45 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Rival private eyes Ryo Saeba and Umibozu must find a way into a high-tech luxury hotel to rescue their friends who are being held hostage and stop a mad South American dictator's plans to ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 380
88. City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990)
45 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
While trying to promote the 'Saeba Firm' in an attempt to get more clients, Ryo and Kaori come across a beautiful blonde bombshell named Emily O' Hara, who's in need of protection. It seems... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 306
89. Go Nagai World (1991)
Not Rated | 40 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Various characters from Go Nagai's works including Devilman, Mazinger Z and Violence Jack become trapped in a parody world where they all become super deformed. They get trapped in this ... See full summary »
Stars: Unshô Ishizuka, Show Hayami, Takeshi Aono, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 31
90. Dear Brother (1991–1992)
25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Sixteen-year-old Nanako Misonoo deals with high school drama and gossip at her prestigious academy by writing letters to her brother.
Stars: Hiroko Kasahara, Keiko Toda, Mami Koyama, Ken'yû Horiuchi
Votes: 290
91. Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling (1991)
77 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Lupica, another one of the legion of space princesses that all seem to have found out about Earth in some tour book, appears and abducts Ataru. Needless to say, Lum, assisted by her friends... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhisa Yamada | Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Naoko Matsui, Shinnosuke Furumoto
Votes: 269
92. Giant Robo: Ginrei Special (1994–1995)
Animation, Action, Comedy
Stars: Eva Kaminsky, Sumi Shimamoto, Michelle Newman, Kappa Yamaguchi
Votes: 30
93. Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992–1998)
TV-PG | 339 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A super-hero organization battles a super-villain organization that is bent on destroying the world by using a recently discovered perfect source of energy named the Shizuma Drive, which powers the entire planet.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Michelle Newman, Eva Kaminsky, Sumi Shimamoto
Votes: 488
94. Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1992 Video)
Not Rated | 46 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After their father is killed by his arch rival, his two sons, Terry and Andy Bogard, return from 10 years of training to learn a secret technique their father's master promised to teach them, in order to avenge their father's murder.
Director: Hiroshi Fukutomi | Stars: Mark Hildreth, Peter Wilds, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ward Perry
Votes: 603
95. Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993 Video)
TV-PG | 68 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Terry Bogard is badly defeated by a much stronger foe, and falls into a deep pit of self doubt and alcoholism, but he must overcome his inner demons, and rise to the occasion.
Directors: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Marissa Lenti | Stars: Mark Hildreth, Peter Wilds, Jason Gray-Stanford, Tony Sampson
Votes: 552
96. Babel II: Perfect Collection (1992)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Action
Life seems simple enough for Koichi, a young student, until he learns that he is the reincarnation of an alien protector who crash-landed on Earth millennia ago and that now he has been ... See full summary »
Stars: Ai Orikasa, Ken Mitsuishi, Akio Ôtsuka, Hikaru Midorikawa
Votes: 111
97. Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Lupin takes on a gang of arms dealers, but must deal with a new complication: Inspector Zenigata is taken off the Lupin case and replaced with a new officer who wants Lupin dead.
Director: Masaaki Ôsumi | Stars: Brice Armstrong, Dameon Clarke, Derek Garrison, Banjô Ginga
Votes: 621
98. Iria: Zeiram the Bounty Hunter (1994)
162 min | Animation, Action, Horror
A monster hunter goes after a beast that could be her brother.
Stars: Aya Hisakawa, Stacie Lynn Renna, Megumi Tano, Rie Iwatsubo
Votes: 857
99. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Kôjiro Shimizu, Kenji Haga, Miki Fujitani, Masane Tsukayama
Votes: 9,907
100. Go Nagai's New Cutey Honey (1994–1998)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In hibernation for years, the body-shifting android Cutey Honey is brought out of her self-imposed stasis to fight the evil Dolmek and his minions of monsters.
Stars: Michiko Neya, Rica Matsumoto, Kôsei Tomita, Wataru Takagi
Votes: 302
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