EVOLVE Special
5 short movies based on the Gundam series.
Evolve 1-
RX-78-2 Gundam
Original Works "Kidou Senshi Gundam"
...UC0079 Battle ABQ. How does Amuro feel 3 minutes before sortie?
Evolve 2-
RX-178 Gundam Mk-II
Original Works "Kidou Senshi Gundam Z"
…Publicising Kamiiyu's simulation battle that was recorded by UC0087 Astonaji!
Evolve 3-
GF13-017JII God Gundam
Original Works "Kidou Butouden Gundam G"
...God G performs a magnificent show but it instantly turns into an intense fight with Raijing!
Evolve 4-
RX-78GP-03 Den
Original Works "Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083"
...This is the secret story of the sortie of the giant Gundam No. 3!
Evolve 5-
Newly Established Gundam
Original Works "Kidou Senshi Gundam, Counter-attack Sha"
A story from the movie "Counter-attack Sha" written by Tomino Yoshiyuki!
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ogura Shinya
Director
Imanishi TakashiMasuo Takayuki
Music
Ike YoshiroTanaka KoheiWatanabe Takeo
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amuro
Furuya Touru
Asutonaji
Hiromori Shingo
Defra
Asano Mayumi
Domon
Seki Tomokazu
Hathaway
Sasaki Nozomu
Kamiyu
Tobita Nobuo
Layne
Narahashi Miki
Quatro
Ikeda Shuuichi
Quess
Kawamura Maria
Russet
Katsuki Masako
Seira
Inoue You
Anime : Futatsu no Spica
Title
Futatsu no Spica
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Twin Spica
Description
The story about teenage fantasy of Asumi, a girl aiming to become an astronaut, and her friends. A refreshing tiny story, cute but painful Science-Fiction Fantasy.
Lion's space vehicle fell from the sky and crashed. Unfortunatelly, the accident also killed Asumi's mother. Asumi then met the spirit of Lion, who told Asumi stories of space. Listening to these stories, Asumi began to realize her dreams to the future.
"My Dream" Kamogawa Asumi
I want to become a space ship pilot
I want to bring everyone to many many different planets when I become a space ship pilot
Embracing her dreams in her heart, Asumi is now in third grade of junior high school. It is time to decide her path for the future...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yagami Kaede ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yaginuma Akira
Design
Goto Masako
Director
Mochizuki Tomomi
Music
Miyake Kazunori
Script
Nakase Rika
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Funakano Shinnosuke
Toyonaga Toshiyuki
Kamogawa Asumi
Yajima Akiko
Kamogawa Tomorou
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Lion
Koyasu Takehito
Omi Kei
Ooura Fuyuka
Suzu Yuko
Mizuno Risa
Suzuki Aki
Kaida Yuki
Ukita Banrikou
Kimura Akiko
Anime : Bobobo~bo Bo~bobo
Title
Bobobo~bo Bo~bobo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Boboboubo Boubobo
Description
In the year 300X AD, the age in which Earth was to be ruled by the Margarita Empire had come. The emperor, Tsuru Tsururiina IV, in order to make everyone in the world be bald, sent out an army of hair hunters. Hair hunting was going on all over the place.
Even today, Hair Hunter Block G under squad leader Pikari was rampaging through a village. One after another, they attacked the villagers and used their "hair cutting martial arts" and cut off everyone's hair. Meanwhile, a little girl named Beauty was watching these events unfold. However, she was found by Pikari. She had her hair almost taken when a whip like thing came flying and took Pikari down. Beauty was somehow able to get away. That long whip was actually a long nose-hair controlled by a man named Bo~bobo Bobobo~bo. He has been travelling around the world destroying the Hair Hunters. Upon arriving at the Block G headquarters, Bo~bobo suddenly enters a battle against Captain Haagen. Bo~bobo uses his special nose hair attacks but Haagen does not hesitate in countering Bo~bobo is faced with a tough situation, but...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Moto ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Sawai Yoshio
Design
Onishi Yoichi
Director
Shibata Hiroki
Script
Urasawa Yoshio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Beauty
Nonaka Ai
Bo~bobo
Koyasu Takehito
Don Patch
Onosaka Masaya
Heppokomaru
Shindou Naomi
Narration
Ohta Shinichiro
Tokoro Angel
Sonobe Keiichi
Anime : Rockman EXE Axess
Title
Rockman EXE Axess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Capcom XEBEC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Netto and Meru was visiting the Ministry of Science and there, Professor Akira Tsuichiro was doing research to make Net Navis into 3D. It was an experiment in using a Synchro Chip that will allow an Operator and a Net Navi to fuse (Cross Fusion), creating an unique dimensional area to allow the Net Navi to materialise.
If the experiment is successful, maybe someday they themselves can do Cross Fusion...? With that in mind, Netto and Rockman watched over the experiment with hope.
Shouting out "Cross Fusion", the personnel inserted the Synchro Chip into the PET. However, the Net Navi fused instantly and then split up right away without materialising for long!
Netto was disappointed with the results but, right after the experiment, a huge number of viruses invades the main computer at the Ministry of Science! Faced with the viruses that were going to start causing destruction, Netto says "It's our turn now!" and goes after them...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ishii Mitsuru
Director
Inafune KeijiKato Yoshio
Music
Horii Katsumi
Script
Araki Kenichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dekao
Numata Yusuke
Fireman
Katogi Satoshi
Guts Man
Shimoyama Yoshimitsu
Hikari Netto
Higa Kumiko
Hino Kenichi
Konishi Katsuyuki
Rockman
Kimura Akiko
Roll
Joh Masako
Sakura Meru
Mizuhashi Kaori
Anime : Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Title
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2004
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Description
In the future, life between the digital and physical world has been blurred. The boundary of technology and humanity has been stretched beyond imagination with lives being led in both the electronic and physical worlds. With the melding of man and machine – a new cybernetic level of existence is being created - An existence that continues to redefine mankind.
Anime : B-Densetsu! Battle Bedaman
Title
B-Densetsu! Battle Bedaman
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic, Schoolkids
Year Published
2004
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
In another world, the Bedaworld, balls from ancient times are admired and a
game called Bedaman, fought with those balls, develops.
Daiwa Yamato is a young boy with quite the Be-Spirit. Yamato is chosen user
of the "Kobalt Blade" by the rulers of Beda World, the Beda-Magicians.
One after another, Yamato is attacked by members of the evil organisation
called "Shadow". Are the true aims of "Shadow" to rule the Beda World? Or do
they want something else?!
Growing up with burning battles and without trustful friendship, what could
possibly be lying on Yamatos paths.?
* Thanks to Yuriko and Dragosmore
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ababa
Sugiyama Kazuko
Arumaada
Miyazawa Masashi
Beda Majin
Sugiyama Kazuko
Buru
Mamiya Kurumi
Daiwa Mie
Takano Naoko
Daiwa Yamato
Takagi Reiko
Enju
Kishio Daisuke
Grey
Yutaka Yuuki
Lee
Itou Mayako
Tsubame
Kaneda Tomoko
Wen
Shigematsu Tomo
Anime : Yumeria
Title
Yumeria
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Ecchi
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Description
One day 16 year old Mikuri Tomokazu has a strange dream. In the non-existing world
he sees, a young girl is fighting against enemies. In the dream world, Tomikazu
possesses a strange power and endows them to the girl, who then repels her enemies.
Tomokazu is astonished by the dream world, his strange power and then again the
mysterious girl, who wages war. But on top of all that, when he wakes up, he finds
the girl from the just seen dream next to him! All of a sudden the weird girl named
Mone, Tomokazu's older Cousin Nanase and his uninvitedly coming classmate Mizuki
begin the fight of the dream world right there!!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azuma Mizuki
Asano Masumi
Ishikari-Sensei
Inada Tetsu
Koneko
Fukuen Misato
Mikuri Tomokazu
Hatano Wataru
Mone
Arishima Moyu
Neito
Suzuki Mariko
Neneko
Nakanishi Tamaki
Saitou Megumi
Tanaka Kaori
Senjou Kuyou
Nakayama Sara
Senjou Nanase
Inoue Kikuko
Anime : Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie
Title
Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2004
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Description
In the far away future, the unison of witchcraft and science brought great changes
to mankind. On the moon, the elite of magic and science has been gathered and the
"Magic Town Sorcerium" built. Day by day, research is done and big wealth awarded to
human race. However, this prosperity also brings with it a fight for those interests
and leads finally to the "Big Magic War" between earth and moon, which causes the
downfall of glory.
The few surviving humans start to rebuild a new civilization. But forbidden arms
(DNA -attackers and -changers) that were used in the big magic war left deep scars
and several obscurities like giant creatures and others threaten the humans, being
weak having lost all magic and science. Scared as they are, all they wish for is
that this terror comes to an end. However there is someone contrary to those terrors
- "Heaven" sent "Angels". This thrilling story describes how the fighting girls
protect humanity from terror. But despite the existence of them, the deep darkness
is spreading.
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Anime : Lady Mary is watching over us
Title
Lady Mary is watching over us
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Mariasama ga miteru
Description
I am pleased to meet you.sister!
The story takes place at the Lilian private boarding school for girls, founded 1902,
proud proud of its long tradition and elegant school style. Surrounded by the rich
environment of Musashino, Lilian boarding school owns a kindergarten, a primary
school, a middle school, a high school and a college (home economics/literature) and
a postgraduate college. The school educates young ladies from noble families and
equips them with a rich knowledge and fine manners. A cherry tree alley leads to the
school and after passing the school gate you'll find yourself on a gingko tree
alley.
In order to keep the tradition of a clean pure campus, a system called "sisters" has
been established in the high school. By exchanging rosaries in a ceremony the
"senpai" (seniors) swear to look after and guide the younger sisters, "Kфhai" (the
juniors). Yumi just moved on to her first year in high school and has yet never had
a "sister" before, when the admired second year student Sachiko suddenly declares
that she will be her "sister".
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Anime : Mezzo - Danger Service Agency
Title
Mezzo - Danger Service Agency
Category
TV
Total Episodes
(24)
Genres
Action
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Tokyo in the near future, in the age, when through the improvement of
technology, hydrogen-batteries and human-shaped robots has become practical
use. But on the contrary to the development of skills, the arrestment of
criminals is declining, and the increase of unemployment leads to more and
more anxiety in society. The outward appearance of the city seems
unchanged... but in fact the city is covered with chaos!
In that scenery of Tokyo the Danger Service Agency - short DSA -, run by
three members is taking up the various dangerous jobs without regard of
legacy or illegacy.
The company consists of the pretty Mikura, who adores Bruce Lee
unrestrained, Harada, a funky engineer, and Kurokawa, a noodle addict old
bloke, formerly police detective, who is completely cracked because he's
growing older.
The headquarter is a converted London Bus, located on top of the roof of a
trade and office center, and is office and living quarter at the same time.
The policy of DSA is "we cannot accept dangerous jobs, for we might lose our
lives", but somehow ALL the requests they receive are perilous and take
place at life's edge.
Mikura's high-kicks roar, Harada's guns blow fire and Kurokawa slurps
Udon...
So will their lives be in danger today as well?!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Anime : Monkey Turn
Title
Monkey Turn
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Sports
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Hatano Kenji brims over with enthusiasm for high speed water lap-races called Monkey
Turn and has decided to become a boat racer. More than one year he practised at the
Yamato boat racing school. Then he finally has his debut as a boat racer!!! Under
his obstinate teacher he fights exerted day by day against his rivalling classmate
Horaguchi and many other skilled racers. In order to fulfil the promise he gave his
childhood girlfriend, Kenji will keep on dashing across the water!!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Anime : Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Title
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2004
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Description
In the future, the global earth warming has led to a rise of the water level and
many districts vanished in the ocean.
This story is about the 15 year old girl Mizuki Maiya, living in an ocean city. She
has plans to become one of the bureaucratic elite members in the government of the
ocean city. She should have such a bright future, but on the contrary to her desire
to get a job in the government, she fails the employment test.
Having lost her prospects, she decides to take up a job in the chain store of the
all-round service company "Nereisu Kamchatka".
It's just an ordinary summer in the ocean city. and the girls hold down a dangerous
job---
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
* Thanks to d2k for Character/Seiyuu translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Boku Yuu
Kaida Yuko
Gloria
Asano Masumi
Hanayoka Tsutomu
Iwata Mitsuo
Hayama Shizuka
Ueta Yoshina
Honjou Rena
Oohara Sayaka
Mizuki Maia
Nakahara Mai
Takashiro Tsukasa
Nogawa Sakura
Anime : Divergence Eve - Misaki Chronicle
Title
Divergence Eve - Misaki Chronicle
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12 (24 x 12)
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2004
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
Description
Through the long distance warp called the "Exodus Project", Worns, Ryer and the
other crew members of "Watchers Nest" manage to escape from the Earth. Misaki, who
was attending the final battle with "Ghoul" at that time, isn't present there and
before her eyes, the earth changes and gets enclosed by a time barrier.
Ryer and the others search for a way to escape from this space time maze, but the
earth changes to various forms. Innumerable "Nows" appear due to varying time axes.
And also Misaki, who should have disappeared because of the Exodus Project incident,
still afortiori. Before Ryer and the others, different forms of Misaki appear. The
Misaki from training school, the Misaki from her childhood days.
Are these reflections caused by the conflicts that exist inside Misaki?
She awakens a second time and when she derives the response, that history is leading
into a completely differnet direction now.
Will Misaki, Ryer and the others be able to find a real happy end?!
One Spring, the Shirogane High school appoints a new teacher, Yamaguchi Kumiko.
With her lame clothing and her glasses, she seems to be not the cleverest teacher
there is, and of all classes, she has to be assigned to the students of class 2-4,
famous for their rampancy and always causing nothing than trouble. She however is
discountenanced by nothing that happens - because she derivates from the head of a
Yakuza family, the Фedos, where even a crying child keeps silent!
She hides her heritage and her father's profession in order to get her long aspired
job as a teacher, but since she was a little child she soaked in the sprit of
dignity, always keeping silent.
With her sense for justice and extraordinary strength, she solves every problem in
school with muscle power!
Yamaguchi Kumiko's nickname becomes Yankumi. From now on, she saves the weak and
breaks the strong and starts to forget her mildness while teaching!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Original Story
Morimoto Kozueko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujiyama Sensei
Matsumoto Rika
Ojima Keitaro
Wakamoto Norio
Sawada Shin
Suzumura Kenichi
Shinohara
Konishi Katsuyuki
Yamaguchi Kumiko
Hayamizu Risa
Anime : Kita he ~Diamond Dust Drops~
Title
Kita he ~Diamond Dust Drops~
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Romance
Year Published
2004
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Alternative titles
To the North ~Diamond Dust Drops~
Description
"Kita he. ~Diamond Dust Drops~" ("To the North")
"The person I want to meet - is definetely under this sky!"
The intense cold of winter, the sensation of a refreshing summer. Everybody wants to
experience once the big land in the north - Hokkaido. Hiroi Oujis game "Kita he.
~Diamond Dust~" is based on that outlook on the world and is centered about the
springtime of life. It is about the individual activities of the charming heroines
and their experiencing of youth. While expressing the characteristics of that time
in a subtle way, the viewer is left behind with a comfortable sensation of
"emotion".
In Hakodate, a port city in the southwest of Hokkaido, Akanegi Atsuko is working
together with her mother in the fish store her father has left them. For Atsuko, the
fish store is an important place, which holds a lot of her memories. Her fiancй
Jinguuji Minoru is the owner of the Jinguuji Ryokan and a favorite customer she
delivers to. One day, Atsuko sprains her ankle and is unable to drive the truck she
delivers with. A middle-aged man, Kurata Jouji, who often stops by at the fish
store, helps her out. But when Atsuko returns to the shop after the delivery is
done, she is told something unexpected by her mother and runs away!
Shiroishi Karin is living in Kitami in the East of Hokkaido.
She is 15 years old and is in a hospital. She suffers a lung disease called
pneumothorax, and a medical surgery is necessary, but Karin was always too scared of
the medical operation and has been delivered into hospital fort he past 2 years now.
Her hobby is to update on a notebook her own homepage on which she writes
fairytales. One day, she receives fanmail, and when she opens the attachment, she is
overwhelmed by the pretty photo of Mashuu Hiroshi!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Character Design
Chiba Michinori
Character Motion
NOCCHI
Music
Gokita Takehiko
Original Script
Hiroi Ouji
Producer
Bob Shirahata
Series Organization
Yamaguchi Ryouta
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akanegi Atsuko
Ishihara Mariko
Asahina Kyouko
Noto Mamiko
Harada Akari
Watanabe Akino
Kitano Suomi
Amase Mayu
Saibara Shouko
Takano Urara
Shiraishi Karin
Takahashi Yuuko
Anime : Cosprayer (Cosmopolitan Prayers)
Title
Cosprayer (Cosmopolitan Prayers)
Category
TV
Total Episodes
8 (12)
Genres
Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2004
Studio
IMAGIN M.O.E Studio Live
US Distribution
Description
They are soldiers gathered from the whole world, in order to prevent the
resurrection of evil. But they failed and every human has vanished from the
world!
17 year old high school student Hoshino Koto wished nothing more than to be
as courageous as her favourite game character Misuzu. On a school excursion,
she visits the sacred place of that miko, the shrine of Izumo, where a
ceremony for the sake of Misuzu is held, in which Koto is suddenly obsessed
by something, her mirror begins to shine as if it was breathing. As if
guided by someone, she walks straight towards the sacred place. The leader
of the Cosprayers, Kurusu, comes to safe the situation and taking a look at
Koto, he comprehends at once. Leaving Koto in the hands of just appeared
Cosprayer Scarlett, he tries to overcome the mirror, when the remaining
Cosprayers come running. The next moment the holy ground shakes
tremendously.
When Koto regains her consciousness, everything has changed. All humans
except them have vanished and in their place, giants from the dark realm
have appeared!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Character Design
Ooshima Miwa
Director
Takahashi Takeo
Music
Sahashi Toshihiko
Series Organization
Arakawa Naruhisa
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hoshino Koto
Matsuki Miyu
Iko Sue
Asai Kiyomi
In
Kaneda Tomoko
Kurusu Priest
Sakurai Takahiro
Lemuria Sharia
Yoshida Mayumi
Priscillaria Shamaran
Ohara Sayaka
Scarlett Church
Kobayashi Sanae
You
Kaneda Tomoko
Anime : Jubei-chan 2 - The Revenge of Siberia Yagyuu
Title
Jubei-chan 2 - The Revenge of Siberia Yagyuu
Category
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The fight is over.at least it was!!
One year has passed, Nanohana Jiyuu is now in the third year of Middle
School and spends her days very peaceful and quiet. One day on her way to
school, Jiyuu unexpectedly runs across Koinosuke. In his hand, Koinosuke
holds. the "Lovely Eyepatch".
When Jiyuu arrives in school, a transfer student has come to her class,
whose name is Yagyuu Furiisha, her eyes and clear blue and she is supercute!
Furiisha at once becomes friends with Jiyuu and the others.
In the afternoon, all of a sudden a guy appears and slashes at Jiyuu.
Are those fighting days coming back to happen again?!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Anime : Kaiketsu Zorori
Title
Kaiketsu Zorori
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Family
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Zorori bears the wish to build his own Castle, aims for the malicious emperor, but
Zorori is very clumsy and only experiences failures. Even though he tries to do a
bad thing, he ends up doing a good deed. But he doesn’t hold back his efforts, is
always positive and vital and wouldn’t let himself being discouraged by such small
disappointments! Followed by his young companions Ishishi and Noshishi, he causes
furor where he steps and is always surrounded by a huge brouhaha! Just when will
finally his dream come true?!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Music
Tanaka Kohei
Original Work
Hara Yutaka
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Duke Bururu
Gouri Daisuke
Goburu
Mizushima Yuu
Ishishi
Aikawa Rikako
Mama Zorori
Tamagawa Sakiko
Noshishi
Kumai Motoko
Prince Arthur
Hoshi Souichirou
Princess Else
Orikasa Fumiko
Zorori
Yamadera Kouichi
Anime : Mizuiro ~Water Blue~ 2003
Title
Mizuiro ~Water Blue~ 2003
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Anime : Mizuiro ~Water Blue~
Title
Mizuiro ~Water Blue~
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (30)
Genres
Drama, Mature
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Anime : Gravion Zwei
Title
Gravion Zwei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13 (24)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2004
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Description
"Gravion Zwei" (Zwei means two in German) is burning so hot, it makes one cry!
From the former opus, the episodes are renewed, finally power up!
Once again we meet Klein Sandman and his castle's mystery. The United Earth
Government, EFA, is planning a counterattack against "Zerabaia". What are the enemy
Zerabaia's true intentions?!
In "Zwei", the first opus is restructured, e.g. in Episode 1, completely new
contents show up.
The mysterious billionaire Klein Sandman and a new character, Faye, draw our attention!
After all, there still are the always noisy Eiji, Ryuuna and the little maidens, and
also the operator maiden whos always supports the God Gravion. Further a new maiden
is entering the stage.
In the second half of the story, the story is relocated to Zerabaia's origin planet
and the fight comes to the core.
What kind of a person could Klein Sandman possibly be?! Also, finally the mystery
about Zerabaia's true aims and character is being solved!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Anime : Midori no Hibi
Title
Midori no Hibi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Description
This story is about Sawamura Seiji, a chivalrous bad high school student, though
popular among younger students.
But because of his bad reputation, he spends his youth without a
girlfriend.Wandering through life rather lonely, all of a sudden a girl shows up as
his right hand!
The girl's name is Kasugano Midori. She is very shy and was secretely in love with
Seiji since a long time already. Whilst those strange thing happens, she keeps on
believing in herself wholeheartedly as Seiji's right hand lover. As a consequence,
Midori now lives together with Seiji. So Seiji and Midori begin to live they're
grotesque living together in secrecy!
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayase Takako
Takagi Reiko
Kasugano Haruka
Ohara Sayaka
Kasugano Midori
Nakahara Mai
Miyanohara Osamu
Nojima Hirofumi
Sawamura Rin
Yuya Atsuko
Sawamura Seiji
Taniyama Kishou
Shingyouji Kouta
Kugimiya Rie
Takamizawa Shuuichi
Ueda Yuuji
Tsukishima Shiori
Tamura Yukari
Anime : Yuugo
Title
Yuugo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Description
"Negotiation means, you turn words into weapons"
This is the realization of the popular comic Yu-go that was published in Kondasha
Afternoon Magazine over a period of 10 years.
Beppu Yuugo is the world's most successfull negotiator. His only weapon are "words".
Yuugo doesn't kill people. Neither does he threaten them with brute violence. With
rich knowledge and a calm judgement, he believes in the humans inside them. Doing
only that he has managed many dangerous negotiations successfully until now. Now
two of the many episodes have been chosen very carefully, one taking place in
Russia, the other one in Pakistan. In the burning desert and the freezing Siberia
Yuugo begins his negotiations.
* Thanks to Yuriko for the translation.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ahmado
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Ari
Ginga Banjou
Beppu Yuugo
Hagino Takashi
Garaahoa
Karasawa Jun
Haji
Tsukada Masaaki
Leyla
Kakazu Yumi
Mayuko
Kakazu Yumi
Najenka
Horie Yui
Ogure Reiichi
Chiba Susumu
Origa
Tomizawa Michie
Raru
Yanaka Hiroshi
Ryuuba
Okamura Akemi
Anime : Kono Minikuku Mo Utsukushii Sekai
Title
Kono Minikuku Mo Utsukushii Sekai
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2004
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
This ugly and beautiful world
Description
Takemoto Takeru, an ordinary high schooler, encounters during a bike delivery for
his part time job a strange light.
When he stops and searches the surrounding, he observes in the forest a cute girl
named Hikari climbing out of a sparkling cocoon.
Takeru instantly falls for her at first sight, but suddenly a monster appears at the
same spot and attacks the girl.
This describes the exciting days of the mysterious girl Hikari and Akari, Takeru's
childhood friend Nishino Mari and his classmates, who all come onto the scene.
Actually these are just ordinary days, but in Hikari's point of view, they are
wonderful.
Baoh
Title
Baoh
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Studio Pierrot Toho
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
An innocent young man, Ikuroo, has a parasite known as Baoh implanted in his brain by an evil organization, Doress. The parasite makes him nearly immortal and gives him the ability to transform into a really powerful beastie when he's in trouble. Doress intends to use him in some sort of ploy for financial success, world domination, or something along those lines, but when they're transporting him on a train, a young psychic girl, Sumire (who's being held by the organization due to her abilities), sets him free and the two escape together. Of course, Dr. Kasuminome is the mad scientist behind the whole Baoh thing, and he isn't about to let his test subject get away... and he has considerable resources (including some superpowered lackeys, as well as a small army) at his disposal.
Digimon Adventures 02
Title
Digimon Adventures 02
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
It's four years later and the Digi World is being threatened by a new enemy, a powerful Digimon emperor wreaking havoc on the peaceful Digimon. Once again a new team of Digi team was form and comes to the resource.
Dolbuk
Title
Dolbuk
Category
TV
Total Episodes
36
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Dorvack
Description
When aliens invade Earth, Triple Command, led by fearless Masato Mugen, is placed in charge of defense. Masato is aided by Frenchman Pierre Bonaparte and Japanese-American girl Loui Oberon.
Digimon Adventures
Title
Digimon Adventures
Category
TV
Total Episodes
54
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Seven kids at summer camp are unexpectedly transported by digivices to a colorful and enigmatic world. Lost and alone, they are befriended by small digital monsters, Digimons. The kids and their Digimon partners quickly become inseparable, and the little creatures guide their human friends through the wondrous DigiWorld, protecting them from the hordes of evil Digimons. The group soon discovers that some of the giant Digimons they encounter are not evil Digimons but good Digimons gone bad. A dark power is corrupting even the most gentle of Digimons by embedding Black Gears into them, turning them into vicious monsters. Creating chaos and destruction wherever it goes, the evil power threatens all of DigiWorld. As they try to find their way back home, the seven kids are drawn further and further into the mystery. Through teamwork and trust, they help their newfound Digimon friends digivolve from "monsters in training" to giant champions that must save the DigiWorld from the powerful evil intent on destroying it.
Dragon League
Title
Dragon League
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sports
Year Published
1993
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Tokio and his father Amon go to the soccer country of Elevenia where they see a parade of the strongest soccer team of that country, the Winners. Amon challenges the team captain Leon to a soccer battle and, when Amon loses, Leon turns him into a miniature dragon. Tokio sees the fight and decides to challenge against Leon so that Amon can become human again.
Dragon Quest
Title
Dragon Quest
Category
TV
Total Episodes
32
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1989
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Dai, a young orphaned boy, is living on the island of Demurin, populated by friendly monsters, when he is approached by Aban and his student Pop who offer to train him. When the Evil King Hadora, who had been defeated thirty years ago by Aban, finds Aban with intent to destroy him, Aban is surprised by the degree to which Hadora's power has grown. With Aban's death, Dai and Pop leave Demurin to avenge their master but soon learn that Hadora is a minor threat compared to the Evil God Vern and his six generals.
Dororo
Title
Dororo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
28
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1969
Studio
US Distribution
Description
An unborn child's body is promised to a hundred monsters in exchange for power by a 16th century noble. The child grows up and starts killing off the monsters to regain his missing body-parts.
Dr. Slump
Title
Dr. Slump
Category
TV
Total Episodes
74
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In Penguin Village, Dr. Senbei is a silly mad inventor who creates Arare a young-girl robot with incredible strength and a simple, childish mind in this punny series full of sex jokes and toilet humor.
Tokyo is under siege as occult forces take over the burial site of Taira No Masakado, the city's founder. Driven by his lust for power, the evil necromancer Kato is determined to free the soul of the ancient warrior... and use its sinister power to take over the budding metropolis! But the forces of good oppose him in the form of an aging priest, an alluring virgin, and a group of untested heroes. Soon, they will learn only too well that the ruthless Kato is not an easy enemy to defeat.
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade
Title
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51 (51 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Takara
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Schoolboys battle each other in gyroscope tournaments to become the top Beyblader. In the series-and in real life-the gyroscopes are spun using a launching device comprising a small connector unit and a plastic "blade," which releases the spinning gyroscope onto the playing surface. The object of the game is for Beybladers to knock each other's gyroscopes, which are about an inch and a half in diameter, off a plastic playing surface. The loser of the match has to forfeit his or her gyroscope to the victor.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kato ShigeruNakahara Kiyoshi
Design
Aoki Takao
Director
Kawase ToshifumiMurata MasahikoTakada Atsushi
Music
Hirano Yasushi
Script
Mizugami KazuyukiOkubo Toshiyasu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hiwatari Kai
Takano Urara
Kinomiya Takao
Kumai Motoko
Kyouju
Kuwashima Houko
Max
Orikasa Ai
Rei
Hisakawa Aya
Dark Warrior
Title
Dark Warrior
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
Daiei Co.
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Life should be good for young computer genius Joe Takami. He's Chief of Rockford Electronics and his picture was on the latest issue of Time Magazine.
However, when he hacks into the Pentagon's top secret computer system in search of information on a mysterious girl, he uncovers evidence of a secret government experiment. Now it seems that everyone, including his best friend and his personal computer, is turning against him and a ruthless team of high-tech ninjas has him marked for death!
As a ruthless team of high-tech ninja follows his trail, Joe must depend upon the unpredictable powers that lie within him in order to survive! Can he find a way to evade the government assassins before they terminate the human genetic experiment named Joe Takami?
Curse of the Undead Yoma
Title
Curse of the Undead Yoma
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 40 mins)
Genres
Action, Horror
Year Published
1989
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Blood Reign
Description
To avenge the woman and friends he loved, one lone warrior must seek out and slay his former comrade... but how do you kill someone who's already dead? A solitary Ninja must find the answer to that very question, and the ancient secrets of the world's oldest clan of professional assassins are pitted against the forces of evil! From nightmarish battle sequences in which blood-soaked clay literally becomes the feeding ground for the dark creatures that lay in wait beneath the surface of the earth, to flesh-eating stallions and shape-changing spiders.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Okuda Matsuri
Design
Okuda Matsuri
Director
Anno Takashi
Music
Watanabe Hiroya
Script
Aikawa Noboru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aya (1)
Tsuru Hiromi
Aya (2)
Tominaga Miina
Hikage
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Ito
Arakawa Minako
Kotone
Mizutani Youko
Marou
Shiozawa Kaneto
Narrator
Kiyokawa Motomu
Shiranui
Kosugi Juurouta
Dark Cat
Title
Dark Cat
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Horror
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
Hyoi and Ryoi, two warriors for good, purr their way into your heart disguised as a pair of friendly cats. Unfortunately for the people of Japan, their evil enemy, Jukokubo, has released a new terror onto the unsuspecting students at Hyoi and Ryoi's school.
As the terror envelopes the student body in an eruption of chaotic, blood thirsty, tentacles... the horror drives their friends to madness and death. Now they must stop the evil plague before the infestation destroys everyone they know and care about.
With heart pounding terror, this animated tale of horror will excite and surprise you. But beware! This is not a story for the weak. With graphic violence the likes of which few have seen, Dark Cat is the ultimate modern horror movie for the die-hard animation fan.
Cream Lemon
Title
Cream Lemon
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Parody
Year Published
1984
Studio
US Distribution
Description
This is an anthology series where the overriding common theme is SEX! The series has ranged from soap opera (the Ami series) to fantasy (Rall series) to horror (Cream Lemon Dark) to outright parody (Pop Chaser). The various episodes have nothing in common with each other (aside from episodes in a mini-series) except the requirement to have at least one sex act.
Video Girl Ai
Title
Video Girl Ai
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 30 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance
Year Published
1991
Studio
Production I.G Shueisha Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Denei Shoujo Ai
Description
When Yohta is told by the girl he likes, Moemi, that she likes someone else, he rents a video girl tape from a strange video rental shop. When he plays the tape at home, Video Girl Ai emerges from the screen to help him win Moemi's love. But Yohta's VCR had been malfunctioning and now Ai's personality isn't quite what it was designed to be. In the manga, Video Girl the last two out of fifteen volumes involves Video Girl Len in a new story several years after the Video Girl Ai story.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Goto Takayuki
Design
Goto Takayuki
Director
Nishikubo Mizhuho
Music
Shimizu Nobuyuki
Script
Akahori Satoru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ai's Creator
Suzuoki Hirotaka
Amano Ai
Hayashibara Megumi
Gokuraku manager
Ogata Kenichi
Hayakawa Moemi
Amano Yuri
Moteuchi Youta
Kusao Takeshi
Niimai Takashi
Tsujitani Kouji
Staff member
Takagi Wataru
Voogie's Angel
Title
Voogie's Angel
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Alternative titles
Dennou Sentai Voogie's Angel
Description
It is the year is 2020 and Earth has fallen to the hands of an unknown, alien life form. The last remnants of humankind escape death by creating underwater "Aqua-bases."
One hundred years later...
In an attempt to retake their world, the last remaining Earthlings create a strike force composed of five, cybernetically-enhanced women. Specifically trained for the purpose of carrying out guerrilla attacks against Earth's alien invaders, a fighting force that represents Earth's last hopes is born-This is Voogie's Angel!
Delinquent in Drag
Title
Delinquent in Drag
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Does being the only guy in an all girl school sound like paradise? It might be, if the girls knew you where a guy, but to stay in school teenage pervert Banji can't let can't let anyone find out his chromosomes don't match! Banji's status conscious parents want him to go to a good school, but not enough to spend the money on a good co-ed school! Now, in addition to studying math and science, Banji has to learn how to put on a bra and makeup. His life has become a living hell! Not only is he at the bottom of the social pecking order, he must also got to conceal his inner-masculinity from the pretty classmate girl who's stolen his heart while avoiding the female bullies who threaten to expose his less-than-feminine charms in the locker room!
Demon Beast Invasion
Title
Demon Beast Invasion
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Adult, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1990
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
100 million years ago, an ecological disaster drove the Demon Beast from our world. Unable to survive Earth’s environment, they must breed with humans to create a new, hybrid creature who will clear the way for the rest of the invading horde. Disguised as human males, the Demon Beasts begin their horrifying conquest!
When 19-year old Kayo is raped by a possessed lover, it’s up to 19-year-old Interplanetary Mutual Observation Agent Muneto to save her from the terrifying creature to which she gives birth: A mutant, lust-driven Demon Beast!
Dash! Kappei
Title
Dash! Kappei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
65
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Sports
Year Published
1981
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Dashu Kappei
Description
The greatest sportsman in the world is Kappei, a sixteen-year-old high school boy who gets his strength from the sight of a nice pair of knickers.
Hallelujah Boy
Title
Hallelujah Boy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Schoolkids, Super Power
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Haleluya is a tough, delinquent teenager. But since his father is none other than God almighty, the rebel act doesn't go down so well. Disappointed in his son's lack of responsibility, the Lord sends Haleluya to Earth as a normal high school student, stripped of his power. Posing as a local priest, God keeps an eye on his son's adventures as Haleluya rights wrongs around the school with two-fisted justice, Love tattooed across the knuckles of each hand.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hibino Haleluya
Miki Shinichirou
Ichijou Makoto
Okamoto Kyoushirou
Ueda Yuuji
Yamana Michiru
H2
Title
H2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
1995
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Hiro has two loves, baseball and porn, but due to an elbow injury, gives up baseball, choosing a school with no baseball team. His sister Hikari attends a different school with baseball ace Hideo and the two wish Hiro had not given up baseball. Hiro joins the soccer team but meets Haruka, a very clumsy girl, who is manager of the unofficial baseball club. When the soccer team challenges the baseball club to a game, with hopes of humiliating them, the baseball club nearly loses until Hiro, disgusted by the soccer team's arrogance, switches to the baseball club.
Handsome na Kanojo
Title
Handsome na Kanojo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Description
This is the story of young fourteen-year-old actress and model Mio Hagiwara, her school and friends, and over all, her relationship with Ichiya Kumagai, a cool young actor of her age with which Mio falls in love.
Hanappe Bazooka
Title
Hanappe Bazooka
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Magic, Schoolkids
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Lecherous high school boy Hanappe is visited by two demons who step from his TV and immediately fall in lust with his mother and sister. The demons turn Hanappe's home into a meeting ground for their demonic friends and grant Hanappe the power of the Hanappe Bazooka. Now his index finger is capable of both a deadly blast and the ability to drive women in a lustful frenzy, but Hanappe isn't very good at controlling it and winds up in serious trouble.
Hey! Bumboo
Title
Hey! Bumboo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
131
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1985
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Bumboo is a very strange car-like creature with a cute yellow body.He was born from a mysterious egg at an automobile factory.
Having heard the first cries of a newborn baby, a boy named Ken comes to the factory and meets Bumboo.
They soon become good friends and set out on their exciting journey.
Traveling the world with his four-wheeled friend and Mister the dog, Ken faces big trouble from Doctor Monkey-who wants to get Bumboo into his own hands-but finds thrills and excitement around every corner.
Graduation
Title
Graduation
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Drama, Schoolkids
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Regardless of how students handle the many academic challenges facing them, they all know that there will come a day when they will leave all the hurdles of scholastic achievement behind and tackle the triumphs and sorrows of true adulthood. One thing that many young people don't realize is that this often means leaving behind the friends that have been with them through their youth.
Gordian the Warrior
Title
Gordian the Warrior
Category
TV
Total Episodes
75
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Mystery, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1979
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Description
When the hi-tech metropolis of Victor Town comes under attack by an army of fanatics with sophisticated weapons, Diago, a reckless teenager with a motorcycle and a robot panther, joins the defense force with the aid of Gordian.
Bastard! Destroyer of Darkness
Title
Bastard! Destroyer of Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Bastard
Description
The characters in BASTARD!! have forsaken technology and have traded it in for magic and the occult arts. The story revolves around a group of five magicians who set out to rebuild their world after a rampaging God destroys it and tips it into chaos. Driven by their leader Dark Schneider, Gara, Arshes Nei, Abigail and Kall Su set out to conquer kingdoms in the hope of rebuilding them into utopias, with each of the magicians having their own personal agenda in doing so. However, Dark Schneider's often reckless manner and short temper leads him to wreak havoc where ever he goes. He is trapped by a group of clerics in a baby boy, leaving the four without a leader.
Fifteen years later, the four still continue their quest but their motives have changed to despotic world domination, and it is up to Dark Schneider to show them the "error of their ways", when he is freed by the clerics who once imprisoned him, so that he may defend them against his former comrades. It has now become Dark Schneider's responsibility to track down each one of his companions and set them on the right path again, but what seems to be the once reckless and amoral Dark Schneider has changed over his fifteen year imprisonment within the boy, Luche Len Len.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ochi HirouchiTaniguchi Moriyasu
Author
Hagiwara Kazushi
Design
Kitazume Hiroyuki
Director
Akiyama Katsuhito
Music
Tanaka Kohei
Script
Yamaguchi Hiroshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arshes Ney
Sakuma Rei
Dai Amon
Chiba Shigeru
Dark Schneider
Yao Kazuki
Geo
Tanaka Nobuo
Kai Harn
Kobayashi Yuko
Karu Su
Seki Toshihiko
Kevi Dab
Ikeda Masaru
Ninja Master Gara
Genda Tessho
Obaba
Saeki Tomo
Priest
Umezu Hideyuki
Princess Shira
Yoshida Konami
Rushe Renren
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Shiin-Hari
Yamazaki Wakana
Thea Noto Yoko
Koyama Yuka
Gude Crest
Title
Gude Crest
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
They're Efera and Jiliora, freewheeling soldiers of fortune, and if there's trouble to be found, they're usually in it up to their eyeballs! So, when an escape from a slave ship results in Efera's possession of the legendary Crest of Gude, it's only natural that these feminine firebrands want to return the stone to it's rightful owner. That's easier said than done, however, for the Crest is actually the property of the young Princess Rubiella and her brother Julian, now being held as hostages in the land of Forda. Of course, the fact Efe and Jira have only got two swords and a handful of beginner's level spells to aid them is going to make things a little rocky at first, especially since the Prince and Princess are being held by the High Priest of an evil cult that worships an even more sinister Goddess! But hey, whoever said that quests were supposed to be easy? When Efera and Jiliora set their minds to a task, they'll get it done even if it kills them and every other living being in the Four Kingdoms! And given the odds against them, it just may come to that.
Guy
Title
Guy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adult, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1990
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Guy is just one those misunderstood, lovable fellows who just happens to be one of the nastiest soldiers of fortune you've ever seen... and his partner is worse! They could be, however, the only thing that can battle Dr. Vail and breathe afterwards!
Eat-man '98
Title
Eat-man '98
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Eatman 98
Description
When Bolt Crank, codenamed Eat-Man, literally eats every single piece of a weapon, he can transform the flesh of his arm into that weapon on cue. One of a team of mercenaries with bizarre superpowers, Bolt's unique ability and cool charisma attract only the very cutest sweet young things.
Explorer Woman Ray
Title
Explorer Woman Ray
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
1989
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Ray, archaeologist and black belt, is on an expedition to learn the secret behind the mysterious mirror left to her by her father. She travels to a remote corner of the world where a vast, legendary temple has been found. Is the mysterious mirror her father left her the key to a lost civilization?
However, before Ray can discover the answer, Mai and Mami Tachibana, two feisty teenage girls looking for trouble, discover the mirror. Anxious to discover the mirror's secret, Mai and Mami 'borrow' it and enter the temple, where Veda's men wait to seize it. But Ray is not about to give up the prize...
Dream Hunter REM
Title
Dream Hunter REM
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Ecchi, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Rem is an ordinary woman in our world but, in the world of dreams, she becomes a dream warrior, defending humanity from the evils there. When dream demons reach the waking world, she fights them with the help of her pets which transform into a tiger and wolf.
Earthian
Title
Earthian
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (4 x 45 mins)
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1989
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Description
Angels from the planet Eden have been watching Earthians, the inhabitants of Earth, for 5 billion years. Chihaya, an angel with unlucky black hair and wings, is a plus checker who travels to Earth with Kagetsuya, a minus checker. Each team of plus and minus checkers keep track of Earth events and, if the score ever reaches minus 10,000, the Earth will be destroyed. The story follows Chihaya and Kagetsuya and the different people and events they observe on Earth.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Koga Yun
Design
Onuki Kenichi
Director
Furukawa NobuyasuOnuki Kenichi
Music
Uesugi Shinnosuke
Script
Kawasaki Hiroyuki
Dragon Slayer
Title
Dragon Slayer
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nihon Falcom
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
The Island Kingdom of Faaren exists in a remote place - far removed from other worlds by time and distance. A land imbued with magic, where sorcery and demons are as much a part of life as night and day, where the darkest imaginings of the mind can become real in an instant...
Faaren was once a peaceful and happy realm, ruled by a wise king. Then darkness came upon the land in the form of the Demon Lord Ackdam. King Aswell's armies proved no match for Ackdam's demonic legions and he was overthrown and killed. Sirius, Aswell’s young son, managed to escaped certain death with the help of Rias - the King’s loyal minion.
Years later, the Kingdom lies in ruins brought about by the mistreatment of the demon-rulers and Sirius, mentored byt Rias, has grown into a powerful young warrior. Trying to avoid Lord Ackdam's henchman, Sirius and Rias travel the Kingdom, protecting innocents from the evil that rules.
But their deeds would not remain unopposed. The great demon Zagi manages to kill Rias and capture Prince Sirius. Rescued by the underground rebels, the Prince discovers that his Mother, the queen still lives captive within Ackdam's great castle. Resolved to avenge his parents and mentor, young Sirius must face the greatest evil this world has known and reclaim his thrown.
Hikari no Densetsu
Title
Hikari no Densetsu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
19
Genres
Music, Romance, Sports
Year Published
1986
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Legend of Light Story of Hikari, The
Description
Schoolgirl Hikari has two loves: rhythmic gymnastics and Ohishi, a schoolmate who is one of the best gymnasts in his league. But Hikari isn't the best gymnast in her school and Hatsuki, the best gymnast, loves Ohishi as well. Natsukawa, Hikari's childhood friend, plays in a band called Mr.D. Over the years, he has come to love Hikari very deeply. Will Hikari gain Ohishi's love? Or will Natsukawa win her over? When a champion in women's gymnastics visits, Hikari yearns to enter a world youth championship for gymnastics. Where will her dream lead her?
High School Kimengumi
Title
High School Kimengumi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
86
Genres
Comedy, Schoolkids
Year Published
1985
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Topsy-Turvy High School
Description
The antics and pranks of five high school boys known as the kimen-gumi (funny-faced group) are a continual source of disruption in the classroom.
F3
Title
F3
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
1994
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Alternative titles
Frantic Frustrated Female
Description
Poor Hiroe Ogawa has a problem. She is young and attractive, but she is also Frantic, Frustrated And Female, and in the ballgame of love she has already got one big strike against her. You see, no matter how hard she tries, she has never been able to, well, um, you know. Fortunately, with the help of a few of her closest friends (not to mention a fortune teller and the friendly neighborhood mad scientist), she finally manages to find a solution! This inspiring story of one young woman's courageous quest for the ultimate feel good exposes the bare facts concerning the incredible extremes to which Hiroe will go to achieve her ultimate goal!
Fake
Title
Fake
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Description
Dee Latener and Randy "Ryo" McLain are partners in the NYPD. While investigating a murder case, Bikky, the son of the victim, becomes attached Ryo who all but adopts him. Dee has been pursuing a romance with Ryo persistently but Ryo isn't sure he wants that kind of relationship.
This is a shonen-ai title...
Gravitation TV
Title
Gravitation TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
Gravitation is based on a Shonen-ai (boys-love) manga by Maki Murakami Sensei. The story revolves around a high school student Shindou Shuichi who is determined to become a professional singer, and had formed a band with his best friend Nakano Hiroshi, but however fell hopelessly in love with a famous novelist Yuki Eiri. The story goes on about how Shuichi and Yuki handle each other and how bumpy Shuichi's road of becoming the greatest singer is.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aizawa Taki
Miki Shinichirou
Fujisaki Jun
Takimoto Fujiko
K
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Nakano Hiroshi
Matsumoto Yasunori
Sakano
Koyasu Takehito
Sakuma Ryuuichi
Yamaguchi Kappei
Seguchi Mika
Tsuru Hiromi
Seguchi Touma
Orikasa Ai
Shindou Shuuichi
Seki Tomokazu
Uesugi Tatsuha
Ishikawa Hideo
Ukai Noriko
Ikezawa Haruna
Usami Ayaka
Tanaka Rie
Yuki Eiri
Inoue Kazuhiko
Gravitation OVA
Title
Gravitation OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Description
The Tokyo Bay Music Fest is coming up, and Bad Luck, the band made up of Shuichi, Hiroshi, and Suguru, are shceduled to perform. Nittle Grasper is also on the bill. Nittle Grasper is a major label and a group that Shuichi idolizes.
Gall Force: The Revolution
Title
Gall Force: The Revolution
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
Description
East Force meets West Force and all Hell breaks loose. The Solonoids, that lovable race of female warriors, are at it again, fighting amongst themselves. During a heated battle, however, it looks like the leaders of the two factions have hung their warriors out to dry. In the middle of all this fighting and chaos, East Force detects a transmission from an unidentified planet. The Gall Force gals leave their posts to go. Lufy, the West Force's Ace Pilot, who is after Rabby, follows them to the planet.
Marmalade Boy: Movie
Title
Marmalade Boy: Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1995
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Miki’s lying in bed in the school health department after being hit in the face by a ball, supposedly asleep when Yuu comes in. Yuu asks her if she's asleep but she doesn't answer, so he looks at her as she "sleeps". Then he kisses her and leaves. As soon as he has left, Miki jumps up, surprised and wonders what he's up to, as they have just met...or have they......
This is a 30 minute movie showing the real prologue to Miki and Yuu's love...
Gall Force: New Era
Title
Gall Force: New Era
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Gall Force: New Century
Description
The year is 2291, and the citizens live a peaceful existence after the catastrophic war between the humans and the Yuman. This quiet life is about to be shattered, the leader of the Yuman is not convinced the war is over, and now plans to renew hostilities!
Ace O Nerae
Title
Ace O Nerae
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
1973
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Aim for the Ace!
Description
High school freshman Hiromi joins the tennis club because she admires the elegant Ryuzaki but the new coach, Jin Munakata, names inexperienced Hiromi to play in a coming tournament. Hiromi considers to quitting tennis but finds, deep down in her soul, she loves tennis after all. She comes back to the club and her talent starts to bloom under Munakata's coaching. Hiromi develops a strong, emotional bond with her coach, not knowing that Munakata is risking his young life due to chronic illness.
Ashita no Joe
Title
Ashita no Joe
Category
TV
Total Episodes
79
Genres
Drama, Sports
Year Published
1970
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Tomorrow Joe
Description
Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets Rikiishi who becomes his boxing rival. Danpei arrives at the home to help Joe to train in order to defeat Rikiishi. When Joe decides to seriously pursue boxing, Danpei cannot get a coaching license because of his reputation as a drunk.
Bakuretsu Hunters TV
Title
Bakuretsu Hunters TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Sorceror Hunters TV Spell Wars - Sorceror Hunters Revenge
Description
A trio of further adventures of the Sorcerer Hunters. A trip to the hot spring heats up Tira and Chocolate, as Carrot goes hunting in a "target-rich environment". After that, how horrible can the Necromancer be? Plenty, it turns out, as his power is so much that even Carrot's terrible Zoantropy is not enough to destroy him! After a close shave, the Hunters are presented with anopportunity of a lifetime - the blooming of a legendary cherry tree, which happens only once every ten years. The legend says that a couple that professes their love under its blossoms will share eternal love... but which of the girls will manage to corner Carrot first?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Akahori SatoruOmishi Rei
Design
Keiji GotoKogawa Toshihisa
Director
Habara NobuyoshiMashimo Koichi
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Akahori SatoruAmiya MasaharuKawasaki Hiroyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Big Mama
Shimamoto Sumi
Carrot Glasse
Furumoto Shinnosuke
Chocolat Mis
Mizutani Youko
Dotta
Tamagawa Sakiko
Gateau Moca
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Lila
Sakamoto Chika
Maron Glasse
Madono Mitsuaki
Tira Mis
Hayashibara Megumi
Zahha Torte
Ginga Banjou
Figure 17 Tsubasa & Hikaru
Title
Figure 17 Tsubasa & Hikaru
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Genco OLM
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Agent DD is a member of an alien police force transporting six Magyua eggs. The Magyua are an intelligent but extremely violent life-form used as biological weapons. While transporting the eggs, DD gets in an accident and heads towards the nearest life supporting planet--Earth. DD lands to safety in Hokkaido, Japan, but during the landing the eggs awaken. DD manages to destroy one of the Magyua, but the other five escape to different areas of Hokkaido. DD fuses with the Liberus--a mobile bio-liquid metallic battle suit and sets out to recapture the other five Magyua. Somehow, a 10-year-old girl named Tsubasa comes into contact with DD's spare Liberus suit and now she too has the ability to fuse with the Liberus suit and gain super powers!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
DD
Koyama Rikiya
Figure 17
Ordina
Inoue Kikuko
Shina Hikaru
Orikasa Fumiko
Shina Tsubasa
Yajima Akiko
Alice in Cyberland
Title
Alice in Cyberland
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Glams
US Distribution
Description
When criminal Cybernackists appear in the Cyberland, the vast 21st century computer networks, Alice, Miss Catnick, Leina, and Julie are drawn in by the mysterious Lucia to become a fighting force of young girl soldiers in the Cyberland to combat the criminal element.
Infinite Ryvius
Title
Infinite Ryvius
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Mugen no Ryvius
Description
In 2197 a strong solar flare created a strange region of high gravity, called the Gedult, throughout the plane of the solar system, which crushes any ship that strays too far into it. Nonetheless, humanity has traveled through space and colonized all the planets. It is here, in 2225, that Keiji travels to the Bratica facility along with thousands of other young men and women, to train for every kind of career in space, from salvager to stewardess. All is not as simple as it seems, as enemies they didn't even know they had threaten all their lives with sabotoage, and a mysterious and powerful ship appears as their salvation. But even this powerful ship, the Ryvius, can't protect them from themselves...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aiba Kouji
Shiratori Tetsu
Aiba Yuuki
Hoshi Souichirou
Aires Blue
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Fina S. Shinozaki
Aikawa Rikako
Housei Aoi
Kuwashima Houko
Izumi Kozue
Tange Sakura
Karabona Guinny
Minami Omi
Luxen Houjou
Shimada Bin
Naya
Sakuma Rei
Oze Ikumi
Seki Tomokazu
Yuili Bahana
Hikami Kyoko
Ace O Nerae! 2
Title
Ace O Nerae! 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
1988
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Ace O Nerae! OVA 1
Description
This is the first OVA (Original Video Animation) for "Ace O Nerae!" series. These are some information about Ace O Nerae anime:
- TV season 1 'Ace o Nerae!' (1973-74) ran for 26 episodes
- TV season 2 'Shin Ace o Nerae!' (1978-79) ran for 25 episodes
- A Movie "Ace o Nerae: Theatrical Version" ("Jump High, Hiromi") 1979
- OVA 1 "Ace o Nerae! 2" (1988) ran for 13 episodes
- OVA 2 "Ace o Nerae: Final Stage" (1989-1990) ran for 12 episodes
Total TV episodes: 51
Total OVA episodes: 25
Total Movie: 1
Ace O Nerae: Final Stage
Title
Ace O Nerae: Final Stage
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
1989
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Ace O Nerae! OVA 2
Description
This is the second OVA (Original Video Animation) for "Ace O Nerae!" series. These are some information about Ace O Nerae anime:
- TV season 1 'Ace o Nerae!' (1973-74) ran for 26 episodes
- TV season 2 'Shin Ace o Nerae!' (1978-79) ran for 25 episodes
- A Movie "Ace o Nerae: Theatrical Version" ("Jump High, Hiromi") 1979
- OVA 1 "Ace o Nerae! 2" (1988) ran for 13 episodes
- OVA 2 "Ace o Nerae: Final Stage" (1989-1990) ran for 12 episodes
Total TV episodes: 51
Total OVA episodes: 25
Total Movie: 1
Ace O Nerae, Shin
Title
Ace O Nerae, Shin
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
1978
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Aim for the Ace! TV 2
Description
This is the second season for "Ace O Nerae!" TV series. These are some information about Ace O Nerae anime:
- TV season 1 'Ace o Nerae!' (1973-74) ran for 26 episodes
- TV season 2 'Shin Ace o Nerae!' (1978-79) ran for 25 episodes
- A Movie "Ace o Nerae: Theatrical Version" ("Jump High, Hiromi") 1979
- OVA 1 "Ace o Nerae! 2" (1988) ran for 13 episodes
- OVA 2 "Ace o Nerae: Final Stage" (1989-1990) ran for 12 episodes
Total TV episodes: 51
Total OVA episodes: 25
Total Movie: 1
Ace O Nerae: Movie
Title
Ace O Nerae: Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
1979
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Jump High, Hiromi
Description
This is the only movie (theatrical release) for "Ace O Nerae!" series. These are some information about Ace O Nerae anime:
- TV season 1 'Ace o Nerae!' (1973-74) ran for 26 episodes
- TV season 2 'Shin Ace o Nerae!' (1978-79) ran for 25 episodes
- A Movie "Ace o Nerae: Theatrical Version" ("Jump High, Hiromi") 1979
- OVA 1 "Ace o Nerae! 2" (1988) ran for 13 episodes
- OVA 2 "Ace o Nerae: Final Stage" (1989-1990) ran for 12 episodes
Total TV episodes: 51
Total OVA episodes: 25
Total Movie: 1
Babel II
Title
Babel II
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Description
Life seems simple for Koichi, a young student, until he learns that he is the reincarnation of an alien protector who crashed onto the mantle of responsibility as"defender of the Earth", Koichi/Babel teams up with trio of super-powered alien companions to battle the the dark forces of an evil cult leader. The war to save humanity takes Babel from the deserts of southern Asia to the upper east side of Manhattan and ultimately to a final showdown with "the master" in a hidden base nestled in the Swiss Alps. The action is fast-paced and deadly. The fate of the world rests in the ability of this courageous youth to tame his latent psychic power and use it to defeat the enemies of mankind.
Gall Force: Earth Chapter
Title
Gall Force: Earth Chapter
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
The year 2085 and the only winners of the last war were the machines. Years previously the human race discovered the ruins of an ancient ship beneath the moon's surface and used the knowledge gained to create weapons of war. Eventually these weapons turned against mankind, seeing them as a threat and deciding the only way to stop these war loving humans was to destroy them. Heavily influenced by the 1988 Terminator movie, this new series focuses upon Sandy Newman as she leads a band of warriors in an attempt to reclaim the earth from the machines. If they can reach a group of unlaunched nuclear missiles, they can take out the machine's headquarters located in Australia.
Gall Force 2: Destruction
Title
Gall Force 2: Destruction
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Lufy, discovered floating lifeless in space, is brought on board a Solnoid cruiser and given another chance at life. Once the hardened warrior, she is shown events that shake her faith (one's own death seems to have a way of changing one's philosophy) ... and lessening her power as a fighter just as that power is most needed!
Gall Force 3: Stardust War
Title
Gall Force 3: Stardust War
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1988
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
The girls are saved ... by none other than Catty Nebulart herself! Now, the race is on as Catty struggles to complete her crowning achievement: a huge machine that will bring life to a lifeless world!
Gall Force 1: Eternal Story
Title
Gall Force 1: Eternal Story
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1986
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Two advanced civilizations, the Paranoids (a race of alien humanoids) and the Solenoids (who are all women) are waging a war that has gone on for centuries. When the Solenoid fleet leaves a battle to defend an experimentally terraformed world from the Paranoids, one damaged Solenoid ship, the Star Leaf, is separated from the fleet. Only seven women remain alive on the ship: Eluza, the captain, Rabby, the solid more or less main character, Lufy, the brash pilot, Catty, the mysterious science officer, Pony, the pink-haired ditzy tech, Patty, a solid crew member, and Remy, the cute one. After narrowly escaping the battle, the crew of the Star Leaf decides to continue with their orders and rendezvous at planet Chaos to defend it. It turns out, however, that their ship is the subject of a Paranoid experiment. In the end, it is up to the remaining crew Star Leaf to defend the artificial paradise of Chaos from the Paranoid fleet and the plans of the Solenoid leaders.
Dancougar
Title
Dancougar
Category
TV
Total Episodes
38
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
Ashi Production
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Alternative titles
Choujuu Kishin Dancougar Super Beastial Machine God Dancougar
Description
Earth is threatened by the invading Muge Zorubadosu and the spirit of Earth's forces are almost completely destroyed after a sudden and unexpected attack. But then the most advanced armed forces are formed under the command of General Egor.
Chodenjji Robo Combattler V
Title
Chodenjji Robo Combattler V
Category
TV
Total Episodes
54
Genres
Family, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1976
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Combattler V
Description
This predecessor to the series Chodenji Machine Voltes V, featured what is considered to be the first combining giant robot. The Combattler V was created to fight against Garuda and his cohorts from the Star Kyanbelu. At 57 meters and 550 tons, the Combattler V's weapons include the Ultra Electromagnetic Ray, Battle Punch, Break Claw, Battle Kita, Ultra Electromagnetic Hurricane, Ultra Electromagnetic Spin, and the Ultra Electromagnetic Yo-yo.
Bakuretsu Hunters OVA
Title
Bakuretsu Hunters OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1995
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Sorceror Hunters OVA
Description
Bakuretsu Hunters OVA seems more like fan service version of the TV series. However, despite of what it looks like, actually the OVA is closer to the manga (more nudity more S&M ^_^).
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Akahori SatoruOmishi Rei
Design
Keiji GotoKogawa Toshihisa
Director
Habara NobuyoshiMashimo Koichi
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Akahori SatoruAmiya MasaharuKawasaki Hiroyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Big Mama
Shimamoto Sumi
Carrot Glasse
Furumoto Shinnosuke
Chocolat Mis
Mizutani Youko
Dotta
Tamagawa Sakiko
Gateau Moca
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Lila
Sakamoto Chika
Maron Glasse
Madono Mitsuaki
Tira Mis
Hayashibara Megumi
Zahha Torte
Ginga Banjou
Cho Denji Machine Voltes V
Title
Cho Denji Machine Voltes V
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Family, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1977
Studio
Sunrise Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Voltes V
Description
In the future evil horned aliens from the planet Boazan decide to add the citizens of earth to their empire. The Boazan race are a curious mixture of high scientific achievement and medieval culture in which hornless Boazanians are considered slaves. One aristocratic child was born without horns, but was fitted with fake ones. He became a great scientific genius, and was next in line for the throne of Boazan. The cunning Zambojil, however, found out the truth and the genius became a slave, and Zambojil became emperor. The genius led a rebellion of slaves but had to flee to earth. Knowing that Zambojil would want to enslave earth, he set about working with the Earth defense forces including General Oka and Professor Hamaguchi to create the ultimate weapon: the Chodenji Machine Voltes Five! Taking the name Go Kentaro, the Boazan genius married an earthwoman and had three children, Kenichi, Daihhiro and Hiyoshi. These three, together with General Oka's daughter, Megumi, and the former rodeo star Mine Ippei would pilot Voltes Five.
801 TTS Airbats
Title
801 TTS Airbats
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1994
Studio
JVC Tokuma Shoten
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Aozora Shoujotai Blue Sky Squadron
Description
Aozora Shoujotai (Blue Sky Squadron) is a story about Isurugi Takuya, a service technician with the 801 TTS (tactical training squadron). On the first day at 801 TTS Takuya got introduced to the other members of the squadron, who were all female pilots. As he got to the base, Saginomiya Sakura picked him up in her jeep, and drove him part of the way to the 801 TTS building. As Takuya wondered over to the broken down 801 TTS building, he was attacked by a blood sucking bat, which was a pet of Shimorenjaku Yoko. When he went upstairs and opened a door, Haneda Miyuki's room, where Miyuki was just getting dressed. Then he ran into Mitaka Arisa, who was taking a shower. Arisa and Miyuki quickly pounded on Takuya.
The 801 TTS was an all female acrobatic pilot team. When Takuya heard that he was very excited. But all of it was just a farce. The 801 TTS was where all of the trouble makers were sent. Haneda Miyuki had hit her superior officer in her previous squardon. Mitaka Arisa was always getting into fights. Saginomiya Sakura was a gambler. Shimorenjaku Yoko was a very bad pilot. So what was wrong with Isurugi Takuya? He was... an otaku.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Shimizu Toshimitsu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haneda Miyuki
Hisakawa Aya
Isurugi Takuya
Miki Shinichirou
Kengamine Kouji
Umezu Hideyuki
Konishi Mitsuru
Wakamoto Norio
Mitaka Arisa
Orikasa Ai
Saginomiya Sakura
Inoue Kikuko
Shimorenjaku Yoko
Nogami Yukana
Crayon Shin-chan
Title
Crayon Shin-chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Family
Year Published
1992
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
Description
Shinnosuke Nohara is a rambunctious five-year-old boy who annoys his parents, throws insults, loves his dog, and generally has fun getting into trouble. Shin-chan always says what he's thinking which is often shocking or insulting. He's an outspoken and increasingly lecherous child, doing what he likes, regardless of the consequences. Shin-chan likes to take off his pants and do what he calls his Mr.Elephant dance.
Barefoot Gen
Title
Barefoot Gen
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1983
Studio
US Distribution
Image Entertainment
Alternative titles
Hadashi no Gen
Description
Drawn from Keiji Nakazaw’a true life experiences surrounding the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima during the summer of 1945, Barefoot Gen tells the story of one family’s struggle to survive in the aftermath of one of World War II’s defining moments.
As the film begins, six-year-old Gen has lived nearly his entire life in the shadow of war – a war fought in distant lands far away from the life he knew with his family in his native Japan. Yet, nothing he had ever experienced would prepare him for the horrors which follow the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Legendary animation producer Masao Maruyama has created a critically acclaimed adaptation of Nakezawa’s autobiographical graphic novel. Barefoot Gen remains a vivid, poignant, powerful and authentic document of this milestone event. In bringing Nakazawa’s memories to life through animation, with haunting images forever etched in out minds, Maruyama has made a masterpiece and an advocacy for future world peace.
Countdown
Title
Countdown
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Some things naturally come in pairs and two of the hottest animated shorts ever can be found in Count Down, a daring new erotic film. Based on the famous adult manga by Hiroyuki-Utatane Count Down brings animated life to two of the series’ most popular episodes…
"Alimony Hunter"
an encounter on the subway leads to an extremely unusual three-for-all in which not everbody turns out to be what they appear, and in which all concerned get what’s coming to them in the end!
"Seek"
A heroic macho-adventurer of the chain-mail wearing persuasion learns the joys of being on the receiving end of another kind of chain when he rescues a lovely young lady with a knack for subduing knavish knights! Who says being tied up is such a bad thing? For a delightfully decadent lesson in the steamier side of human sexuality, and animation unlike any you’ve ever seen before, check out Hiroyuki-Utatane’s Countdown.
Countdown: Akira
Title
Countdown: Akira
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
While Akira can have sex with any number of beautiful girls, he saves his love for only one: a beautiful, internationally-renowned model, who just happens to be his stepsister.
It matters little whether he's trysting with the dark-haired Yoshiko or having a quick office fling with his stepsibling's sexy agent. Akira's passion is only truly ignited by what he cannot have. Who will be burned by this unnatural, but tempting obsession? Will it be beautiful Kaname who finally admits her uncontrollable passion for Akira? Or will it be Akira himself when he is reunited with his object of desire?
Chubby Ninja
Title
Chubby Ninja
Category
TV
Total Episodes
69
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1982
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Sasuga no Sarutobi Amazing Sarutobi
Description
Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen-year-old student at Ninja High School, a special school for the training of ninja. He is short and chubby, but he possesses a super technique known as the "kamikaze", where he stirs up a whirlwind with his feet. The series introduces his many adventures and pranks as Nikumaru meets with his rivals both in and out of school.
Balthus - Tia's Radiance
Title
Balthus - Tia's Radiance
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Fantasy
Year Published
1988
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
In the village of Le-jeute, all is not well. Over-shadowed by the dark and mysterious factory-city known as Balthus, the inhabitants of the peaceful little village are lured into a life of servitude with the promise of the pleasures that await them. But when the workers realize the truth, it is too late to leave the forsaken factory.
In an effort to organize a resistance movement, a small group of workers prepares to wage an attack on the evil factory owner Morlock. Their secret weapon, a robot named Klaattu, sits idle as Eud and Alphonse attempt to escape and warn the villagers. But Alphonse is lost in the attempt while Eud escapes, only to be found by Alphonse’s sister, the beautiful Tia.
Their peace is shattered as Morlock comes looking for Eud, and eventually captures him and Tia together. While Eud is thrown in a dungeon, Tia is subjected to Morlock’s sexual appetite, only to find out that her brother is dead. Can Eud and the other workers fight to bring down the evil Morlock? Will Tia be subjected to Morlock’s sadistic pleasures for the rest of her life?
Battle Can-Can
Title
Battle Can-Can
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
Join our merry band of femme fatales as they sacrifice their dignity to save the galaxy from unsavory space pirates.
Meet Sophia, Diane, Jill, Mariana, Lily, and their ever-faithful robot companion, Harold, as they battle the bad guys, rescue stolen treasure and kick some alien butt! These most unlikely, but sensuous heroines are...The Battle Can-Can!
On their latest mission, they are out to retrieve a stolen artifact known as the Cosmic Firefly, a gorgeous but fragile jewel worth many billions of dollars, much more than what they make in a year! In order to return it to the rightful owners they must subdue the most vicious space pirates, have sex with aliens, and confront a traitor from within.
Can they survive the humiliation? The torture? The bad breath? Will Harold ever get the wash done? Come watch our gals of glory go for it, get it, and get down with the meanest bad boys this side of the Milky Way!
Azuki-chan
Title
Azuki-chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
117
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1995
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
Azusa Noyama, a 5th grade girl with dark hair in pretty pigtails, is called Azuki-chan, meaning red bean because she was called Azuki wrongly when she was a 1st grader. She didn't like the nickname very much until, one day, a transfer student called Yuunosuke-kun came to the class. When Azuki was teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname, Yuunosuke passed by and she became the first girl in the class whose name was memorized by Yuunosuke! She fell in love with him and thought, "It's so nice to have such a unique nickname."
Di Gi Charat Natsuyasumi Special
Title
Di Gi Charat Natsuyasumi Special
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Broccoli
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Di Gi Charat Summer Break
Description
Episode 1 : America Dejiko 1
Episode 2 : Dejiko America 2
Episode 3 : Depurapyogebou Debut
Episode 4 : Daremo inainoka-nyo? [ Are there no one nyo? ]
Attacker You!
Title
Attacker You!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
58
Genres
Romance, Sports
Year Published
1984
Studio
Kodansha
US Distribution
Description
Schoolgirl You Azuki wants to become a great volleyball smasher as famous as her cousin Mimi Ayura. At the same time, she falls in love with a volleyball player of the Hikawa team.
Bondage House
Title
Bondage House
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Takayasu Higashino is private detective with plenty of expert skills above and beyond mundane investigations. His knowledge of guns is second to none, his martial arts skills are world-class, and his special interrogation techniques are guaranteed to elicit a confession from any female suspect.
When Takayasu rescues the beautiful Ayane from a rape, he is drawn into a dangerous game of intrigue and seduction. He goes under cover and under the covers to sneak into Ayane’s mansion, where she has been imprisoned by her family’s sex-crazed bodyguards.
Before reaching her, however, Takayasu must not only out-smart Ayane’s devilish uncle and his gang of servants, but also her seductive aunt, Kiyoe. This housemistress definitely has her own plans to distract the heroic detective, and it will take all of his special skills to turn the tables on her.
Chimera
Title
Chimera
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
Her name is Rei. Her code name: CHIMERA. The dark wasteland of the underworld is her home. People call her many things, but she is always known as an angel of death. Where Rei treads, she leaves nothing but death and grief. An expert marksman, a silent assassin, and more woman than meets the eye, but her dark secret will soon be exposed. In her childhood, her parents were gunned down in front of her eyes. The mafia boss who did it, John Roy, also took the pleasure of raping their son, engraving a cross on his back that will never fade. Now John Roy now rules all of the Hong Kong underground society, and Rei now works for him. Is this her fate for all eternity? Trapped in her own private hell of death and destruction. Is she an Angel or a Devil? Where did she come from? How much longer can she continue to kill, searching for the key that will free her from her mysterious past, and her unknown future.
Can Can Bunny
Title
Can Can Bunny
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Looking at him, he ain't much. But Kenta scores with every girl he meets. Why? Well, he has a love-struck goddess who's decided to help him out. After the celestial sweetie takes a shine to him, she grants him the ability to seduce seven different women.
Now, everywhere he goes, Kenta manages to make it with a gorgeous girl who's ready, willing, and usually able. But in Misao's case, she' not able. First of all, she's a virgin. Second, she's got a gang of street toughs who want her even more than Kenta does.
Sex can be very empowering, but is sheer lust enough to make Kenta risk his neck to beat a bunch of thugs in order to get some?
Bondage Queen Kate
Title
Bondage Queen Kate
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
Kate is the voluptuous, virginal new recruit for the Federal Space Army Security Police. Although she's the newest detective in the galaxy police force, she's eager to prove her worth as an undercover agent. Her first assignment: to the find the villains who have been snatching up and raping all the young women of the hot desert planet, Doune. Will she become their next victim? Can she keep her virtue intact while infiltrating their den of ill repute? No mission is too dangerous, no disguise too skimpy, no sexual exploitation too deviant, for our girl Kate to handle!
Big X
Title
Big X
Category
TV
Total Episodes
58
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
1964
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Description
The story of an heir to the secret formula of the Nazi V4 project and his struggle against a Neo-Nazi organization.
Shaman King
Title
Shaman King
Category
TV
Total Episodes
64
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
Nippon Animation Shueisha XEBEC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Shaman King is about a boy with a shaman power, Yoh Asakura, who wanted to become a king of shaman.
Yoh Asakura might look like a layback Junior High School kid. However, he is a shaman with a special ability to communicate with all the souls and spirits and possess them into his body! Yoh came to Funbari, Tokyo to make friends with all of the powerful ghosts and to become the best Shaman ever.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amidamaru
Konishi Katsuyuki
Anna Kyoyama
Hayashibara Megumi
Bokutou no Ryu
Tanaka Masayuki
Manta Oyamada
Inuyama Inuko
Ren Tao
Paku Romi
Yoh Asakura
Satou Yuko
Trouble Chocolate
Title
Trouble Chocolate
Category
TV
Total Episodes
20
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
One day Cacao, a young boy, woke up and find himself in a bed together with a green haired girl, Hinano, who possesed a magical power. Oddly enough her body is made of wood, and from there and on the troubles are begin.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Almond
Otani Ikue
Big Bang
Ugaki Hidenari
Debora
Hikami Kyoko
Hamham
Ueda Yuuji
Hinano
Tange Sakura
Papaiya
Nakahara Shigeru
Rurouni Kenshin - Seisouhen
Title
Rurouni Kenshin - Seisouhen
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Rurouni Kenshin OVA 2
Description
Seisouhen can be roughly translated as the passing years. The story indeed starts after many years have passed since Kenshin put down his sakaba sword and decided to settle down. There are also other regular characters, such as Yahiko who has grown into adulthood.
Kenshin and Kaoru have married and has a son named Kenji. But peace does not last long. Kenshin once again have to answer his call to defend the peace of Japan.
While Kaoru waiting for his return, the story turns into flashback of her memories: her first meeting with Kenshin and all of their past adventures. Kaoru waits, and waits for her beloved Kenshin.. but it looks like Kenshin might not be able to come back.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Watsuki Nobuhiro
Director
Furuhashi Kazuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hiko Seijuurou
Ikeda Shuuichi
Himura Kenshin
Suzukaze Mayo
Kamiya Kaoru
Fujitani Miki
Megumi
Doi Mika
Myoujin Yahiko
Tominaga Miina
Sagara Sanosuke
Ueda Yuuji
Tsubame
Shiratori Yuri
Battle Team Lakers EX
Title
Battle Team Lakers EX
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
A group of alien girls from the planet Blade Star escape to Earth due to the destruction of their home planet. With them are the Super-Laker Crystals, their secret energy source. This allows them to transform into superheroines who have powers to fight evil. Led by Blade Knight, the only guy in the group, they form the Battle Team Lakers. But the Lakers are up against Oleana, an evil alien dominatrix who is determined to destroy the Lakers and get her hands on the Super-Laker Crystals. Will the Lakers prevail?
Hakaima Sadamitsu
Title
Hakaima Sadamitsu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
10 (10 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Sadamitsu the Destroyer
Description
Sadamitsu, a high-school delinguents turned to a masked-hero, while not dealing with his rocky relationship with the strong female protagonist, he puts on a motorcycle-helmet-like mask and becomes a semi-robotic superhero who fights. He is assisted by other possibly-mechanical creatures in order to save the earth from the invasion of 20,000,000 escaped alien convicts.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kawanami MasaakiOhata Koichi
Author
Nakadaira Tadahiko
Design
Kikuchi AkiraShinohara Tamotsu
Director
Matsushita YukihiroOhata Shoichi
Script
Akahoshi Masanao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bancho
Kaneko Harii
Cieko
Kajiwara Mayumi
Detective
Matsuyama Takashi
Hisashi
Mori Norihisa
Kuron
Yamazaki Shigenori
Miti
Saitou Nobuyuki
Nori
Ietomi Yohji
Punk
Yamaji Kazuhiro
Takasugi Mitsuko
Nogawa Sakura
Touru
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Tsubaki Akinobu
Kosugi Juurouta
Tsubaki Sadamitsu
Ueda Yuuji
Yayoi Kamishiro
Tanaka Rie
Majokko Megu-chan
Title
Majokko Megu-chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
78
Genres
Comedy, Family, Magic
Year Published
1974
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Little Witch Meg
Description
Two young witches, Meg and Non, chosen as the candidates for the next queen of Magic Land, are sent to Earth because the one who learns more from the human world will be regarded as the new queen. They start homestaying with ex-witches who can use a little magic. Meg is freewheeling, tomboyish, and loves living with human family. Non is cold-hearted and dislikes humans, but occasionally rescues her troublesome rival Meg, in order to make it fair competition.
Mahou Shojo Lalabelle
Title
Mahou Shojo Lalabelle
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Comedy, Magic
Year Published
1981
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Magical Girl Lalabel
Description
Lalabelle travels with a magical suit-case, and always fights with a fat magician called Viscus. Both want to return to their magical world where they belong to, but they are on Earth because Viscus intents to steal the magical suit-case and Lalabel pursuits him on Earth.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Lalabelle
Horie Mitsuko
Luna Varga
Title
Luna Varga
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1991
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Demon Warrior Luna Varuga
Description
What comes between a girl and her dragon? If she's Princess Luna, absolutely nothing!
Of course, it's not that Luna's really all that crazy about Varga... after all, what can you do with a 200 ft. tall dinosaur with a really lethal case of bad breath?
No, Luna's attachment is much more personal; you see, when Luna's castle was being attacked by an invading army, she accidentally sort of invoked the ancient spell that summoned Varga, only to find herself stuck on the monster's forehead... permanently.
This is great for repeling invaders, but it just ruins your chances for a good marriage, especially since the part of Luna that's stuck to Varga is a portion of her anatomy that's extremely indelicate to discuss in polite society.
This is one case where having all your troubles behind you is NOT such a good thing, but at least poor Luna's luck hasn't completely bottomed out: on the rare occasions when there isn't an invading army at the palace gates, Varga can shrink himself down to a vestigal tail that only ruins the cut of Luna's cute little battledress.
Still, between an army of invading demons, a giant sea serpent, a mad magician, a gluttonous general, an extremely ill-behaved barbarian berzerkers, and a whole slew of shape-shanging soldiers, sorcerors and sidekicks, neither Luna nor Varga will have a moment to themselves for a long, long time.
Majokko Tickle
Title
Majokko Tickle
Category
TV
Total Episodes
45
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1978
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Magical Tickle
Description
Tickle is a girl from a magic book. She lives with a typical Japanese family; using magic she has made everyone think that she and the older girl are twins. Tickle usually wears red shorts and often uses magic to solve everyday problems.
Lesson of Darkness
Title
Lesson of Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Horror
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
Seventy years ago, several mysterious murders occurred in Tokyo, Japan. Young, beautiful women were found dead, their bodies dried up like ancient mummies. Now young women are dying the same way and Miho, a 19 year-old college student discovers that a weird stranger is stalking her. While her best friend Azusa, is busy seducing their professor, she discovers he is not human at all, but a horrible tentacle-endowed monster! Now that his dark secret is revealed, both girls are on the run for their life, but can she escape from the hideous monster disguised as a mild-mannered professor?
MAPS
Title
MAPS
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
KSS Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
When Gen Tokishima and his girlfriend Hoshimi walk out of the latest science fiction thriller, they step into an adventure that dwarfs any celluloid spectacular!
Confronted with a beautiful, half-naked space privateer Lipumira, who is convinced that Gen is something called the Mapman, Gen and Hoshimi find themselves the objects of a furious battle between two sixty-story starships that demolishes most of Tokyo.
Gen and Hoshimi learn that hundreds of thousands of years ago a mysterious race of aliens left behind a great treasure, and that only the legendary Mapman can point the way to its secret location. Treasure seekers like Lipumira have scoured the universe seeking the Mapman and the Maps to the location of the ancient artifact, and the lovely space pirate wastes no time convincing Gen and Hoshimi to join her on an epic odyssy that will take them to the farthest reaches of the universe!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Gen
Midorikawa Hikaru
Hoshimi
Kouda Mariko
Lipumira
Touma Yumi
Tsukime
Anzai Masahiro
Mama wa Shoukagu 4 Nensei
Title
Mama wa Shoukagu 4 Nensei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Magic, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mama is a 4th Grade Student Mama wa Shougaku Yonnensei
Description
Natsumi Mizuki is a 4th grader whose parents have gone to London. Her Aunt Izumi comes to live with her. Izumi is an aspiring manga writer who is trying to get her first big break, so she doesn't have time for a baby that appears out of thin air on Natsumi's first night alone. The baby's name is Mirai and her mother is *Natsumi*, but 15 years older. somehow, Mirai had traveled back in time. Now the young Natsumi has to raise Mirai while trying to keep her 4th grade life from falling apart and* keep Mirai-chan secret from everyone. She has the dubious help of Izumi and some baby-care gadgets from the future. This is a pretty good sitcom with lots of funny and tender moments.
Battle Skipper School
Title
Battle Skipper School
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Bishojo Yugekitai Battleskipper
Description
Battle Skipper is an Anime about 5 girls who go to St. Ignacio's School for girls. The new girls Saori, Shihoko, & Kanami want to join a club, the Debutante Club is the club to get in if they want to be any one but they also find the Etiquette club quite interesting. The join the Etiquette club and that is were the fun starts; fighting crime, sexy guys, and thwarting the plans of women who will stop at nothing to take over the world is the job of the Exstars(The Etiquette club has a few secrets).
Legend of Lyon Flare
Title
Legend of Lyon Flare
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy
Year Published
1986
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
An army of invading aliens attack the peaceful land of Lyon with lust and carnage on their minds. Only the combined forces of Swordsman Zeke, Swordswoman Neris and the psychic Flare stand between the sadistic Glode and his total subjugation of the people of Lyon. In Flare 2, the forest of Lyon becomes host to a malevolent force that consumes all who trespass its borders. When Lady Neris and her brother Eo disappear while investigating, it is up to Flare to discover what new evil lurks in the heart of Lyon!
Legend of Reyon
Title
Legend of Reyon
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
As an ancient rivalry brews in a land of magic and mystery, we find the clan Brastica, led by the evil Queen Flair and her loyal warrior Desleen, trying to destroy the peaceful city of Crossland, the capital of planet Reyon. Count Desleen, after years of being thwarted by the Baron Jeek of Barenheim, creates a devious plot to trap and exact revenge upon the Baron. Under the guise of hosting the largest tournament ever seen, Desleen plans to gather together all the legendary warriors from all the far away lands and destroy them. But as with all plans, there are always wildcards. Like the mysterious female warrior Nerise, who has been hunting Jeek for many years. Will she help Jeek or kill him? Will Desleen's servants from Hell drain her of all her strength and kill Jeek in the tournament? Can Jeek beat Desleen and his clan warriors and save the Crossland from their evil plans?
Slayers Premium
Title
Slayers Premium
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Year Published
2001
Studio
Hal Film Maker
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Lina and Gourry visited the town in a certain beach. In that town, a mysterious incident which is that the person who had eaten the octopus was not able to speak the languages other than the octopus language happened frequently. And, Gourry who does not know the incident eats slices of raw octopus, and he cannot speak words other than the octopus language. Ameria and Zelgadiss who came there by chance are involved in the trouble, too and the fight with the clan of the octopus which lives in the beach starts.
Inuyasha - Toki o koeru omoi
Title
Inuyasha - Toki o koeru omoi
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Inuyasha - Love which transcends time
Description
The apparition named Menoumaru shows up in front of Inuyasha who looks for Shikon no tama. The purpose of Menoumaru was Tessaiga though other apparitions were aiming at Shikon no tama of Kagome. Why does Menoumaru seek for Tessaiga?
Time goes back for 300 years further. Chief of apparitions who had attacked Japan from the continent were fathers of Menoumaru. Apparitions were repulsed by Inuyasha's father at that time, and Menoumaru was sealed. But, that seal was canceled after 300 years, and Menoumaru was revived. And, he tries to obtain Tessaiga somehow. Why?
And, why does Kagome fight against Inuyasha?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Original Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Inuyasha
Yamaguchi Kappei
Kagome Higurashi
Yukino Satsuki
Kikyou
Hidaka Noriko
Lady Kaede
Kyouda Hisako
Miroku
Tsujitani Kouji
Myoga
Ogata Kenichi
Sango
Kuwashima Houko
Sesshomaru
Narita Ken
Shippo
Watanabe Kumiko
Shinesman
Title
Shinesman
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Alternative titles
Shinesman, Special Duty Combat Unit
Description
Hiroya Matsumoto, hoping to become a great employee like his late father, has just been hired at Right Corporation, a top trading company. Little does he know that he's been recruited for a very mysterious department within the company - the Special Duty Combat Unit: SHINESMAN...which must face a terrible alien menace unbeknownst to Earth.
Like most corporate employees, Hiroya still has meetings to attend and deadlines to meet, but when the SHINESMAN team rage war against the alien race from Planet Voice, Hiroya and his co-workers don their office-colored combat unit suits: sepia, gray, moss green, and salmon pink.
Though Hibiki and crew defeated a super-huge battleship of the earth in the last of the first stage, they noticed five battleships further aiming at Mejeiru and Tarahk. And, crew of NIRVANA learnt Tarahk and Mejeiru which were their home had been faced to the crisis of Karitori ( reaping ). Travel to their home is sped up so that they may inform of the crisis. On the way, current information of the earth having been brought by girl Misty who had come to travel with them was worse than they can imagine. Hibiki and crew noticed a true fight was in the future. VANDREAD is finally changed into final system by the attack of the enemy who becomes violent more and more. Can they save their home? And, what happens to the relations between Hibiki and Dita?
Ike! Ina-chuu Takyuubu Let's Go! Ina Middle School Ping Pong Club
Description
There are six members of the boy's ping pong club. Two are relatively normal; however, the other four consist of an aspiring sexual deviant, two perverts, and a guy with lethal B.O. Add in a cantakerous girl as a manager, and you have the entire crew.
This series pushes the boundaries of good taste beyond anything the western world has experienced, yet somehow manages to remain vaguely charming. The antics of the ping pong club includes one member's trademark "Protruding Pecker Serve," molesting cross-dressing members, and the infamous "Turtle Sequence," which is much too horrifying to describe. Full frontal nudity and tasteless jokes abound.
Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo
Title
Otogi Story Tenshi no Shippo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2001
Studio
WONDERFARM
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Angel's Tail
Description
Goro Mutsumi is one unlucky young man. When he was a little kid, each of his pets died for different tragic causes. Even until right now, he can't seems to find the right job. The only job he had was one with a company which eventually went out of business.
One day, a mysterious fortune teller called him and told him that he is definitely surrounded by bad luck. The fortune teller then gave him a cellular phone, then said that perhaps Mutsumi's luck will improve.
The magical cellular phone awakens all of his pets that he owned when he was a little kid, one by one in the form of beautiful young girls.
*** There are two OVAs, episode 5.5 and episode 13 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cat Tamami
Osawa Chiaki
Fox Akane
Chiba Saeko
Goldfish Ran
Tanaka Rie
Goro Mutsumi
Suganuma Hisayoshi
Parakeet Tsubasa
Nogawa Sakura
Snake Yuki
Hikami Kyoko
Tanuki racoon Midori
Kobayashi Akiko
Turtle Ayumi
Kawasumi Ayako
Final Fantasy Unlimited
Title
Final Fantasy Unlimited
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
One day, the black pillar appeared suddenly in the Sea of Japan. That is a gate which led to the another world, and monsters have invaded into our world from there.
Dr.Hayakawa who was famous for the research of the crust energy went to another world with his wife Marie, and they had come back safely. And, they wrote the book " Kairetsu no hi ( Day of the field row ) ". After that, they never came back though they went to another world again.
Their twins' child Yu and Ai went to the station of subway which had been closed. According to " Day of the field row ", the train which goes to the another world comes at midnight. To search for parents, they tried to take this train. At night of the full moon, the train for the another world arrived at 0:13:13. Yu and Ai boarded the train. And as follow Yu and Ai, the girl named Risa also took the train. Who is she?
This is an adventure Sci-Fi fantasy of heroine Risa and Kaze whose hometown was destroyed by Kumo. And also, this story is a dark fantasy like the Grimm fairy tale.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ai Hayakawa
Momoi Haruko
Fabula
Inoue Kikuko
Kaze
Canna Nobutoshi
Kumo
Ishida Akira
Lisa
Hikami Kyoko
Tyrant earl
Yajima Akiko
Yu Hayakawa
Imai Yuka
Puni Puni Poemi
Title
Puni Puni Poemi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Comedy, Parody
Year Published
2001
Studio
J.C.STAFF JVC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Puni Puni Poemi is a spin-off series after Excel Saga. Same style, same wackiness. The story revolves around Poemi, the daughter of Nabeshin (this wacky character from Excel Saga gets married with Yamamusume Kumi-Kumi and there comes Poemi). As the real name of Nabeshin is Shinichi Watanabe, of course naturally, Poemi's full name is Poemi Watanabe.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Futaba Aasu
Imai Yuka
Hitomi Aasu
Koorogi Satomi
Itsue Aasu
Mitsuishi Kotono
Mitsuki Aasu
Enomoto Atsuko
Mutsumi Aasu
Kawakami Tomoko
Nanase Aasu
Hisakawa Aya
Shii Aasu
Minami Omi
Watanabe Poemi
Kobayashi Yumiko
Sakura Wars Movie
Title
Sakura Wars Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Music
Year Published
2001
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Production I.G
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Sakura Taisen Katsudou Shashin
Description
The story of the movie is somewhat based on the plot of the most recent game, "Sakura Wars 3," released back in March this year. While the game features Lieutenant Ohgami, the main character who takes off for Paris, narrates one side of the story, the movie unveils the secrets behind Hanagumi. Ohgami leaves for Paris, consequently leaving Hanagumi without a leader; thus a new character will be introduced here. To be replaced with Lieutenant Ohgami is the former leader of Hoshigumi, Rachette Artile - a rationalistic and distinct individual, who brings about serious problems to Hanagumi. The members are now in complete discord with Rachette. Meanwhile, Teikoku Kagekidan was being threatened by some irrelevant demons. Having made repeated mistakes due to the absence of Ohgami, Hanagumi is now faced with an unprecedented danger, while the abolishment of Teikoku Kagekidan is being schemed.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichiro Ohgami
Suyama Akio
Iris
Nishihara Kumiko
Kaede Fujieda
Orikasa Ai
Kanna Kirishima
Tanaka Mayumi
Kouran Lee
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Maria Tachibana
Takano Urara
Reni Milhishtraze
Ikura Kazue
Sakura Shinguji
Yokoyama Chisa
Soletta/Orihime
Okamoto Maya
Sumire Kanzaki
Tomizawa Michie
X TV
Title
X TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Super Power
Year Published
2001
Studio
Bandai Visual CLAMP Kadokawa Shoten Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
X (the TV series) basically explains what happened in X 1999 (the movie) in more detail and greater depth. X, the TV series, introduces all the main characters who are involved in the battle of Dragon of Heaven vs Dragon of Earth one by one. Here is the summary on the plot from the movie:
At the millennial edge, the concluding battle for humanity's future is staged. Kamui Shirou's destiny has been decided as he returns to Tokyo to face his ultimate challenge. The Dragon of Heaven, defenders of the Earth, stand ready to protect the world from the Dragon of Earth, the seven angles of ledgend, who embrace the devastation of the planet to bring about its purification. Now Kamui must decide which side to fight for although he finds the idea utterly unappealing. It isn't until realizing that his two childhood friends, Fuma and Kotori Monou, are in grievous peril that Kamui decides to step into his fated position in the climactic strugle of the Year of Destiny: 1999.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arashi Kishu
Yuzuki Ryouka
Fuma Monou
Suwabe Junichi
Hinoto
Hisakawa Aya
Hokuto Sumeragi
Yukino Satsuki
Kakyo Kuduki
Ueda Yuuji
Kamui Shiro
Suzumura Kenichi
Kanoe
Kouda Kaho
Karen Kasumi
Soumi Yoko
Kotori Monou
Noto Mamiko
Kusanagi Shiyu
Aizawa Masaki
Nataku
Kumai Motoko
Satsuki Yatouji
Kuwashima Houko
Seiichiro Aoki
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Seishiro Sakurazuka
Kawano Otoya
Sorata Arisugawa
Madono Mitsuaki
Subaru Sumeragi
Sugita Tomokazu
Yuto Kigai
Furuya Michiaki
Yuzuriha Nekoi
Sakuma Kumi
Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on heaven's door
Title
Cowboy Bebop - Knockin' on heaven's door
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Bandai Visual Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Cowboy Bebop Movie
Description
Mars is under siege! Just before Halloween 2071, a terrorist bomb destroys a tanker truck on Highway One, close to a densely-populated crater city. There are casualties up to half a mile from the blast – 500 killed or injured by what appears to be a biochemical weapon. The reward for the bomber’s capture is a massive 300,000,000 woolongs… and there are four humans and a dog who really need the money. Down on their luck as usual, the crew of the Bebop get on the case.
The mis-matched crew of the Bebop are back, and this time they’re on the silver screen. The movie edition Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the original TV series, just before the characters went their separate ways. This could be your last chance to see Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed and Ein together – so don’t miss it!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Edward
Tada Aoi
Electra Ovilo
Kobayashi Ai
Faye Valentine
Hayashibara Megumi
Jet Black
Ishizuka Unshou
Julia
Takashima Gara
Spike Spiegel
Yamadera Kouichi
Vicious
Wakamoto Norio
Vincent Volaju
Isobe Tsutomu
Hellsing
Title
Hellsing
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
Year Published
2001
Studio
GONZO Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Hellsing Agency is a group of fighters that protects Great Britain and the Anglican Church from vampires and ogres. Led by Integra Hellsing, the heiress of the legendary Hellsing Family, the agency sets on the crusade with Alucard, a renegade vampire who fights for humanity.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Integral Wingacy Hellsing
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Lord Alucard
Nakata Jouji
Maxwell
Tanaka Hideyuki
Victoria Ceras
Orikasa Fumiko
Walter C Dolnes
Kiyokawa Motomu
Full Metal Panic!
Title
Full Metal Panic!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Mecha, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Sosuke Sagara is an elite soldier who belongs to an independent special force named "Mithril". Mithril is a self appointed military force that fights terrorism across the globe. With technology that is far superior to that of normal nations, Mithril intercedes on behalf of justice. Sagara, a Second Lieutenant under Mithril's command, is assigned to the duty of protecting a girl named Kaname Chidori, who attends high school in Japan. To accomplish this task, he pretends to be a transfer student attending at Kaname's school. As Sagara settles into his new role as classmate, a massive plot unfolds beginning with the kidnapping of Chidori. What is Chidori's role in the conspiracy? Why does she seem to be born with knowledge of technology that has only been recently invented?
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Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chidori Kaname
Yukino Satsuki
Inaba Mizuki
Yoshida Sayuri
Kalinin
Otsuka Akio
Kurtz Weber
Miki Shinichirou
Mardukas
Nishimura Tomomichi
Mellisa Mao
Neya Michiko
Miki Hararen
Tanaka Rie
Sagara Sosuke
Seki Tomokazu
Testarossa Theresa
Nogami Yukana
Tokiwa Kyouko
Kimura Ikue
Misutenaide Daisy
Title
Misutenaide Daisy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Don't Leave Me Alone Daisy
Description
Surrounded only by his inventions, Techno doesn't really interact with other people much. However, one day, a girl attempts to "break into" his fortress. This hapless passerby, a girl named Hitomi, becomes the object of his affection. Techno decides to name her "Daisy," and begins planning to make her his, but can Annie and Yamakawa X protect Hitomi or will the science nerd Techno win Hitomi's heart?
Big Wars
Title
Big Wars
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
It is the dawn of the 21st century. Mankind has terraformed and colonized Mars. But we are not alone in the universe. An ancient race of alien beings, known only as 'The Gods', has been watching mankind's progress...and waiting. Now, these mysterious aliens have returned to halt mankind's expansion into space...by force.
Now, the planet named after the God of War will become our final battlefield, as mankind fights a desperate battle with the latest in high-tech, military hardware: hyper-advanced aircraft, orbital fighters, and gigantic, desert battleships brimming with the most advanced weaponry.
But will it be enough? The aliens have awesome, incredibly destructive weapons at their disposal - including 'Hell' - an unstoppable stealth carrier. But the alien's primary weapon is insidiously quiet and invisible - a mind control plaque. Incurable. Inevitable. Contagious. Humans are powerless to resist its effects, which transforms even the most loyal soldiers into dangerous subversives.
Our last hope lies with Captain Akuh and the crew of the Battleship Aoba. If his top-secret mission is successful, mankind will deal a decisive blow to the alien armada. But Akuh's girlfriend is showing signs of nymphomania - the first symptom of alien subversion!
AA! Megami Sama
Title
AA! Megami Sama
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5 (4 x 30 mins + 1 x 40 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
1993
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) Kodansha KSS
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Alternative titles
Oh! My Goddess Ah! My Goddess
Description
The story is about Morisato Keiichi, a college student in the Nekomi Institute of Technology (NIT for short), who accidently calls the Relief Goddess Office while ordering a takeout, and summons Belldandy. Belldandy grants him one wish and Keiichi, thinking that this was one of his Senpai's practical jokes, he wishes for a girl like her to stay with him forever. To Keiichi's surprise, it was for real, and Belldandy has to stay with him forever. This gets Keiichi kicked out of the dorm, which doesn't allow women. So Keiichi and Belldandy goes off to search for a place to stay, and eventually ends up in the old temple and lived there ever since.
Gatts, an incredibly powerful warrior, is a lone swordsman in a medieval-fantasy world. He loses in a battle with a mysterious swordsman named Griffith, who holds a powerful pendant called the Eye of God. As the story progresses, secrets are revealed and the darkest depths of fantasy combat and political intrigue are explored.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Matsubara TokuhiroSenba Yuriko
Author
Miura Kentaro
Design
Matsubara TokuhiroUmakoshi Yoshihiko
Director
Takahashi Naohito
Music
Hirazawa Susumu
Script
Imagawa YasuhiroTomioka Atsuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Adon
Genda Tessho
Casca
Miyamura Yuko
Charlotte
Shiratori Yuri
Gambino
Wakamoto Norio
Gattsu
Canna Nobutoshi
Griffith
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Judou
Ishida Akira
Narrator
Ishizuka Unshou
Rickert
Yajima Akiko
Happy Lesson
Title
Happy Lesson
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
One guy. Five girls. One roof. It's a recycled idea, but it never gets old. Happy Lesson is a kinetic take on an old genre.
Chitose shares his house with five ladies. One might think the continued attention of this many girls would be a good thing, but too much attention can prove to be painful. Did I mention they're also instructors at his school (hence the title)? Not only is he the subject of their abuse at home, but at school as well. Even when things finally calm down at night, all the rooms are taken so Chitose must sleep on the couch.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Katoo YashuhisaWatanabe Mayumi
Director
Suzuki Akira
Script
Tsuchii SachikoYoshioka Takao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chitose Hitotose
Kishio Daisuke
Fumitsuki Nanakorobi
Shima Ryouka
Haduki Yazakura
Sonozaki Mie
Kisaragi Ninomai
Kimura Akiko
Minaduki Rokumatsuri
Mizuki Nana
Mutsuki Ichimonji
Asano Ruri
Satsuki Gokajo
Sasajima Kaoru
Uduki Shitennou
Koyama Kimiko
Yayoi Sanzein
Inoue Kikuko
X OVA
Title
X OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Bandai Visual Kadokawa Shoten Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
X OVA is a prequel to the X TV series. The story is focused on the future as seen by Kakyou, the dreamgazer of Dragon of Earth.
Mahou no Yousei Pelsia
Title
Mahou no Yousei Pelsia
Category
TV
Total Episodes
85
Genres
Comedy, Magic
Year Published
1984
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Magical Fairy Pelsia
Description
Pelsia, a cute ten-year-old girl who grew up among the animals in Africa, is taken back to Japan. She is transported to a magic world where she is given a headband which creates a baton which transforms her into a pretty sixteen-year-old girl with various outfits. She also has two cute magical pets to advise her and her pet lion from Africa, now transformed into a talking plush toy.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Geragera
Chiba Shigeru
Hayami Hideki
Nojima Akio
Hayami Kumi
Takashima Gara
Hayami Pelsia
Tominaga Miina
Mesomeso
Kameyama Sukekiyo
Muroi Gaku
Nanba Keiichi
Puripuri
Mita Yuko
Riki Muroi
Mizushima Yuu
Sayoko
Shimazu Saeko
Simba
Gouri Daisuke
Bronze Zetsuai 1989
Title
Bronze Zetsuai 1989
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Drama, Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The story of mega-famous pop star Koji and his surprising but desperate love for soccer player Izumi is told in a long serial manga by Minami Ozaki, as well as two one-hour OAVs: Zetsuai 89 and Bronze. Their love for each other is obsessive, complete, total, and sometimes frightening in its intensity.
Bronze is the second OVA, set a few years after Zetsuai, and drawn in a different style. The voice actors, however, are the same.
Cathexis
Title
Cathexis
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Drama, Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Koji Nanjo was a famous rock idol who went through life without caring for anybody, with one exception: When he was in fifth grade, he watched a wild-eyed boy playing soccer. The image of that boy's intensity stayed with him into his adulthood.
Izumi Takuto was a genius soccer player who bore emotional and physical scars from his mother's murder attempt when he was a child. He spent his whole life keeping anybody from getting too close to him.
The story of how these two men met again and fell in love is covered in the OVA Zetsuai 1989. Bronze Zetsuai 1989 is the sequel. When Izumi leaves for soccer training in Italy without saying good-bye, Koji rushes to catch up with him at the airport. But on the way, he has a motorcycle accident that leaves him in a coma. Izumi is the only person who can bring him out of it, but he's not sure if he really wants to...
Cathexis is a collection of five Koji Nanjo music videos based loosely on Bronze, placing Koji and Izumi in all sorts of strange settings.
Weather Report Girl
Title
Weather Report Girl
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
1994
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
CRITICAL MASS
Description
Hurricane Keiko has arrived!
The newscast weather segment. Usually the last thing anyone ever thinks about (unless they said "sun" and it wound up being "rain") but Keiko Nakadai’s going to change all that. Toiling in obscurity for years at a horribly rated TV station, Keiko has figured out what the weather report needs and doesn’t mind taking off her top (or lifting her skirt) on the air to do it. The ratings aren’t going to go down, that’s for sure.
Of course, some of the people at the station don’t find this appealing, and decide that Keiko’s got to go. They devise a series of horrible "accidents" for her, but Keiko usually seems to be about a step ahead of them.
Eventually, everyone at the station will discover that there’s far more to her than meets the eye as Keiko’s star rises incredibly quickly ... and as her importance increases, Michiko Kawai’s (the old weather girl) drops. Something has got to be done, but who can do it?
Zetsuai 1989
Title
Zetsuai 1989
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Drama, Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The plot concerns womanising rock idol Koji Nanjo (tall, long blonde hair), who has just been re-united with the person he fell madly in love with six years ago on sight, Takuto Izumi (shorter, brown hair). Unfortunately, Koji had been informed that Izumi was a girl, when the truth is that he's a boy, and a hostile, emotionally scarred boy at that. Naturally Koji is rather confused and it takes him a long time to come to terms with his feelings for Izumi. It takes Izumi longer still, partly because he is unsure of what he wants and partly because he doesn't want to fall in love with anyone, let alone Koji, who he initially dislikes intensely. Even when they finally do reach some kind of understanding, there are other problems to deal with, such as Koji's older brothers Hirose and Akihito, who are determined to split them up. Even those who do support them, including the insufferably cheerful Katsumi Shibuya, Koji's best friend and Koji's permanently anxious manager Toshiyuki Takasaka, cannot always be trusted to stay out of their affairs...
Karura Mau
Title
Karura Mau
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Horror, Schoolkids
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Karura Dance
Description
Shoko and Maiko Ougi are apparently two ordinary schoolgirls in pursuit of graduating and having fun. Shii-chan is the more serious while Mai-chan is more fun-loving. In reality, the two sisters are powerful exorcists from the Karura temple. Each wields half the power...Shii-chan can 'see' the spirits, and Mai-chan can banish them. This is a spooky series with heavy emphasis on traditionally Japanese occult themes.
Kama Sutra
Title
Kama Sutra
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
So many positions, so little time! From Go Nagai, the creator of Cutey Honey and Kekko Kamen!
Hidden deep in the ancient Himalayan Mountains, a beautiful Princess is found in the ice. Frozen, but still alive, the quirky Dr. Aikawa revives the sensual Princess in his own special way. Now that the lovely Princess Surya has been brought back to life, the fun begins.
With love struck eyes, Ryu, Dr. Aikawa's son, decides he must master the 48 positions of the ancient art of love, as described in the classic Indian text, the Kama Sutra. But little does he realize how much trouble a beautiful Princess can be, until he finds he must protect her from the vicious Indian cult, the Mali Clan.
When the Ancient holy sex bible from India, meets Go Nagai's legendary style of Anime, the results are exotic, erotic and entertaining.
Kerokko Demetan
Title
Kerokko Demetan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Drama, Family, Magic
Year Published
1973
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Child Frog Demetan Brave Frog, The
Description
Demetan comes from such a poor family that he cannot even go to school in his woodland pond community. His friend Ranatan, a lovely, gentle frog girl, is the daughter of the pond's rich ruler. Her father, displeased by the relationship, seeks to break it up. The young frogs continue with courage and confidence, to live their own lives and guide the heartless leopard frog to a sense of justice and generosity. The pond community responds to their sincerity and joins them in a march toward a bright future.
Kekko Kamen
Title
Kekko Kamen
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Ecchi, Martial Arts, Schoolkids
Year Published
1991
Studio
Dynamic Planning Ltd.
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Delicious Mask
Description
Miami has been voted Least Likely To Survive at her academy where hall monitors are armed and teachers wear masks to hide their identity but the mysterious Kekko Kamen, a heroine who wears a red mask, red boots, and nothing else, is the supreme protector of innocents like Miami.
Harmagedon Movie
Title
Harmagedon Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Genma Taisen
Description
From the depths of space he is coming…
Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma.
Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe – Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess and Vega, a cybernetic crusader from a world long since ravaged by Genma. Determined to spare the Earth from a similar fate, Luna and Vega must try to mobilize the most potent psychics in the world. Together, this army of fledging psychic warriors must succeed where billions have tried – and failed.
But will they be able to gather their champions in time? Genma’s agents are already on Earth to ensure that their master meets with no opposition!
Battle Arena Toshinden
Title
Battle Arena Toshinden
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1996
Studio
Takara
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
THE LAST TOSHIN TOURNAMENT ENDED ONE YEAR AGO. NOBODY WON.
For one year, Master Swordsman Eiji Shinjo has been haunted by the memory of his battle with the renegade champion, Gaia - A battle that was cut short by the forces of the malevolent syndicate known as "the organization."
Denied Victory, Eiji left the tournmanet follwed by his opponents mocking laughter. Worse Still, Eiji walked away no closer to finding his long lost brother, Sho. But now, a mysterious warrior is hunting down the champions of the previous tournament and using their own moves agaist them - and it looks like that person may be Sho. who is this powerful, new fo and who be his next target? Eiji and Kayin - his closet friend and greatest Rival struggle to unravel the myster before they, too, join the ranks of the defeated. the answer lies at the heart of the Organiation and its plans for world domination. At last, the ultimate battle between the greatest fighters in the world will be decided. But if Eiji loses, his friends - Ellis - may Die...
Kabatotto
Title
Kabatotto
Category
TV
Total Episodes
560
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1971
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Hyppo and Thomas
Description
Thomas is a cunning bird who sponges on Hyppo, the good-natured hippopotamus. Although Thomas is a dependant, living in Hyppo's big mouth, he always acts lordly and tries to outsmart his simpleminded host. However, their basic friendship and cooperation endures despite their frequent quarrels. Although each episode is only three minutes long, they are full of comic originality.
Kaiketsu Tamagon
Title
Kaiketsu Tamagon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
195
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1972
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Tamagon the Counselor
Description
Tamagon is a cute monster who loves eggs. He acts as a counselor to those in trouble, asking only eggs in payment. He goes to work as soon as he has eaten his fee. However, despite his schemes, his service usually ends in total failure and he winds up being chased by his irate clients. Although each episode is only three minutes long, they are full of comic originality.
Gatchaman 93
Title
Gatchaman 93
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1993
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
Gatchaman: Volume I - The Turtle King
The International Technology Commission’s project "The Mantel Plan" is a system for the unification of the World’s energy resources. This revolutionary plan is targeted for annihilation by an alien race known as the Galactor.
The malevolent Galactor is behind a wave of global destruction using a monstrous ship that has already decimated a city on its path to systematically destroy the project. The Gatchaman team and their prized ship, the Phoenix, must rise to the rescue! To save the planet, it’s five against thousands – odds only one team of specialists can handle - The Gatchaman!
Gatchaman: Volume II – The Red Specter
The secret undersea Galactor headquarters has been discovered, giving the Gatchaman team the chance to cripple the enemy by destroying the base. New forces led by a mysterious warrior in red will join the Gatchaman team in defeating the Galactor this time around – but are these new forces allies or potential foes? The fate of the world depends on the Gatchaman.
Gatchaman: Volume III – The Final Countdown
Operation codename: Phoenix. The ultimate battle between the human race and the Gallacter is at hand! The Gatchaman team will have to be careful when they embark on their most perilous mission yet! One move determines if humanity lives or dies. It is a brutal fight to the death and when the battlefield clears, both Gatchaman and the Red Specter will pay the ultimate price.
Kakyuusei
Title
Kakyuusei
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Adult, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1999
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Alternative titles
First Loves A Girl in a Lower Grade
Description
It seems like Kakeru has had a crush on Hiromi forever. It's too bad she's the girlfriend of Doda, the school's resident lady killer. Then Kakeru meets his sister's friend Urara and sets his heart on a purertarget.
Georgie
Title
Georgie
Category
TV
Total Episodes
45
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Year Published
1983
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Lady Georgie
Description
Although Georgie's adopted father and his two sons care for her, her adopted mother hates her because Georgie's father was a criminal accused of conspiracy who died trying to escape. As they grow up, her foster brothers, Abel and Benjamin, fall in love with Georgie. When Georgie discovers that she is an orphan she tries to discover the truth about her father.
Caught in the blast of a gas explosion, a schoolgirl finds herself thrown in to Japan's feudal past where she meets a young man protecting his village while she searches for the little boy who had been caught in the explosion with her.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Title
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Category
TV
Total Episodes
110
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
Description
The story of two mighty space empires is told from the viewpoint of two 'heroes': Rheinhardt Von Museal, Admiral of the Galactic Empire, and Yang Wenli, Admiral from the Alliance of Free Planets. Both men are military and tactical geniuses and are born survivors. The ambitious Rheinhart has the goal of getting enough power to be able to free his sister from her obligation as one of the Emperor's Court ladies. He is fairly ruthless in this which is tempered only by his aide: Siegfried Kircheis. Yang is a pacifistic man who, when necessary, will do his duty even if it means fighting against an enemy fleet (since he is a *soldier*, after all). The drama between these 2 men is played out against a backdrop of great space battles, inept commanders, frightened soldiers, personal relationships, corrupt politicians and the workings of two space empires at war with each other. This is a space opera on a very grand scale. Note that there is a very heavy Prussian influence on the series, especially present in the Imperial uniforms...
Getta Robo
Title
Getta Robo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1974
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Starvengers
Description
Not all the dinosaurs became extinct. Some survived by living underground where they evolved into the Megasaur Empire, intent on using Mechasauruses to conquer the surface world. Professor Saotome constructed Getta Robo, powered by cosmic getta rays to combat the saurian invaders. Initially three combat robots, Getta 1, Getta 2, and Getta 3 combine to form the massive Getta Robo.
Golgo 13: The Professional
Title
Golgo 13: The Professional
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
1983
Studio
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
Industrial tycoon Leonard Dawson has always had the world at his feet, until the day it shattered with the brutal assassination of his son, the heir to all his fortune. With riches beyond belief, Dawson seeks vengeance against the hitman that murdered his son. The hunter becomes the hunted, surrounded by betrayal and deception, making every city unsafe, every friend an enemy.
Galvion
Title
Galvion
Category
TV
Total Episodes
21
Genres
Action, Mecha, Sports
Year Published
1984
Studio
Kokusai Eigasha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Cho Kosoku Galvion
Description
The super-car Circus-I takes part in a race against time to deliver a life-saving blood serum to a dying young girl but Shadow, an evil and mysterious organization, continually tries to block the super-car's progress.
Garaga
Title
Garaga
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mystery, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
It should have been a routine voyage, but as the starship XeBeC entered the warp-ring, an explosion in the engine room sent the starship hurtling out of control. Once the smoke cleared, the crew found themselves in a remote corner of the galaxy - their only hope was to make an emergency landing on the Earth-like planet below - Garaga.
But now the crew's trapped on Garaga, and they face attacks from dinosaur-like monsters and immensely strong ape-creatures - who waste no time in trying to eliminate the crew - one of whom is actually the daughter of the Vice-Admiral of the Space Federation!
What was the XeBeC's true mission? Slowly the mystery unfolds - a powerful general, hidden agendas, a ruthless plot, and a mysterious race of physics! It's up to our hero, Jay M. Jay to save the crew, the girls, and the galaxy.
Fushigi no Kuni no Miyuki-chan
Title
Fushigi no Kuni no Miyuki-chan
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Magic
Year Published
Studio
CLAMP
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland
Description
CLAMP's adaption of Alice in Wonderland sends schoolgirl Miyuki-chan chasing a skateboarding bunnygirl into a Wonderland of beautiful women and ecchi humor. A bit too ecchi for young children.
Battle Angel
Title
Battle Angel
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Battle Angel Alita
Description
On a future Earth, there is a great floating city. Perhaps life is a futuristic paradise there...but we don't go there. Instead, we enter a city built underneath the floating city. In these slums, a cyborg engineer finds a discarded cyborg from the trash dropped from above. He rebuilds her and gives her a name Gally, which later known as Alita. Alita awakens in a world where living conditions are poor, gangs roam the area, and "survival of the fittest" applies. Alita is apparently a child with no past...even to herself. Mysterious combat abilities are within her though and after a period of some confusion, Alita registers herself as a "hunter/warrior".
Fushigi na Merumo
Title
Fushigi na Merumo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Fantasy
Year Published
1971
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Merumo's Miracle Marvelous Melmo
Description
Merumo got into an accident and went to heaven. Her mom in heaven gave her a bottle of red and blue pills which could make her grow younger or older by ten years per pill.
Kimera
Title
Kimera
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy, Horror
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
For centuries, there have been legends of "devils" walking the Earth, feeding off the blood of humans. However, the truth behind these vampiric legends has remained a mystery until now.
Strange "lifepods" have crashed in the western mountains, bringing with them supernatural beings previously found only in the realm of folk-lore and fantasy. Vampires walk the Earth, at war with Humanity an each other, driven by the most terrifying of genetic imperatives! Like wasps seeking a spider, they have come to this planet for only one purpose: to perpetuate their species.
To save Mankind, Kimera must die.
Mobile Police Patlabor
Title
Mobile Police Patlabor
Category
TV
Total Episodes
47
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Patlabor TV
Description
As the 20th Century was nearing its end, a new Industrial Revolution brought forth unprecedented advances in robotics. The invention of the Labor - a humanoid-type, multi-purpose construction machine - emerged as the wave of the future. Making older industrial equipment virtually obsolete, the Labor, unfortunately, also made a pretty cool terrorist weapon.
To combat the rise in Labor crimes, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department established the "Special Vehicles, Section 2," comprised of specially designed Patrol Labors - PATLABORS.
Kingyou Chuihou!
Title
Kingyou Chuihou!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
54
Genres
Comedy, Magic, Schoolkids
Year Published
1991
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Goldfish Warning
Description
When Chitose's rich father dies, she must transfer to a poorer high school. Her father's business collapsed and all Chitose is left with is a flying pink goldfish. At her new school, she meets Wapiko, Shu, and Aoi but realizes the school is too poor to continue operating. She accidentally gets several billion dollars and rebuilds the school.
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo
Title
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
148
Genres
Mystery, Schoolkids
Year Published
1997
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Detective Kindaichi Jr.'s Cases
Description
Kosuke Kindaichi, one of the most famous detectives in Japan's detective stories, has a grandson by the name of Hajime. In real life, he is just an ordinary high school student but, when a crime takes place, he uses his inherited talents to solve each case brilliantly.
October 1941, as the second World War threatens to destroy the civilized world, an unforeseen complication suddenly occurs. An alien invasion! Despite the sudden appearance of these extraterrestrial aggressors, the Axis and Allies continue their destructive conflict. Only the Kishin Corps and their giant Geo-Armor Robots (a.k.a.: Kishin), developed from a captured alien robot soldier, stand between the Earth and total annihilation!
A teenager, named Taishi, suddenly finds himself at the center of a struggle over a mysterious black attachй case entrusted to him by his father, Professor Tokamura. The case contains the controlling mechanism for one of the giant Geo-Armor Robots, and the Japanese Kanto Army, the alien invaders, and the Kishin Corps all want to recover the device! Between the spies, the armies, the aliens, and the Giant Robots, Taishi is in for an epic adventure - if he can survive it!
Galactic Patrol Lensman
Title
Galactic Patrol Lensman
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
MK Productions
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Alternative titles
Lensman
Description
The young Kimball Kinnison is leaving home for a wider education when a Galactic Patrol ship crashes on his family's land and the dying pilot gives him a mysterious Lens. Half-sentient, the Lens now implanted in his hand becomes the focus of changes in Kim's life including his father's death, a space battle, and an encounter with Galactic Patrol nursing officer Chris. Impelled by the Lens, he discovers a new world of experiences opening before him and he risks his life to save Chris and the Universe.
Sakura and her classmates in grade 6-2, are all very busy preparing a play for the Nadesico festival. Even though it's summer holidays, daily rehearsals are keeping everyone very busy. During this time, Sakura unexpectedly runs into Syaoran and Meilin who have suddenly come to visit from Hong Kong. While Syaoran has already expressed his feelings to Sakura, Sakura hasn't had a chance to tell Syaoran her true feelings. Sakura determines to tell Syaoran her true feelings but things always go wrong whenever she tries.
Best friend, Tomoyo suggests that she, Syaoran, Meilin and Sakura all go to the new amusement park. Just as Sakura thought she could tell Syaoran her true feelings, both she and Syaoran sense a strangely familiar aura; the aura of the original Clow cards. But all the Clow cards have since been sealed and turned into Sakura cards! Yet, one by one the Sakura cards start to disappear.
The most powerful Clow card, has finally revealed itself, and so Sakura's final battle begins...
Patlabor Movie 1
Title
Patlabor Movie 1
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
At the top of a large structure in Tokyo Bay, a scientist walks to the edge and, despite the cries of onlookers, throws himself into the sea to his death. Weeks later, the Special Vehicle Division has had little respite due to a recent rash of Labor malfunctions resulting in massive citywide destruction. No-one seems to know the cause of the malfunctions; the only hint belongs to a cover-up involving a military-class Labor going on a rampage--without a pilot. It is soon evident that a disaster of epic proportions is taking shape, and only Goto, Shinobu, and the SVD can counter it. If they succeed, they’ll be heroes...but if they fail, they’ll be the most hated villains in history.
Patlabor Movie 2
Title
Patlabor Movie 2
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Bandai Visual Production I.G
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
The date is 2002, three years after the events of PATLABOR 1-Mobile Police. The destruction of a United Nations Labor team in South East Asia begins the build-up to a deadly terrorist plan that threatens to send shockwaves throughout Japan's military.
With evidence of an impending military takeover, the scattered members of the original SVD (Special Vehicle Division) must gather to defend the city against danger. To make matters worse, the mastermind behind the operation is none other than Nagumo's former teacher and ex-lover Tsuge. Can Nagumo stay true to her oath to uphold the law in the face of Tsuge's destructive plan for revenge?
The countdown to armed revolution and panic on the streets of Tokyo begins now...
Patlabor OVA 2
Title
Patlabor OVA 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
16
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Mobile Police Patlabor New Files
Description
SVII has got something new: a faster and more powerful machine called the Peacemaker. So far, its existence is a closely guarded secret ... but not from everyone.
There's a new Labor in town (this one painted an ominous black) called the Griffon ... and it's out to show the police a thing or two!
Ippatsu Kanta-kun
Title
Ippatsu Kanta-kun
Category
TV
Total Episodes
53
Genres
Adventure, Family, Sports
Year Published
1977
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
One-shot Kanta
Description
Kanta lives with his mother, brothers, sisters, and dog Jubeh. He loves baseball but his mother forbids them to mention baseball, believing it caused her husband's death. Kanta plays secretly with Jubeh every morning and is asked to play for the Golden Liners. Sliding into home, he sees his mother who tells him not to play. Kanta still goes out every morning. Seeing her husband in Kanta, his mother is moved and decides to help Kanta, proposing to organize a baseball team with their own family and Jubeh.
Hyper Doll
Title
Hyper Doll
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Mecha, Schoolkids
Year Published
1995
Studio
Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Mew and Mica, two spacey, alien androids, pose as cute high school students to conceal their secret identities as the most undependable dynamic duo ever sent to defend the Earth!
From super-sized jelly-fish to Ver Worm (a giant, supposedly intelligent worm), there is no villain too evil, too dastardly or too stupid for the Hyper Dolls to defeat! If they ever stop goofing off and eating on the job, the world would be in safe hands... Maybe.
Joker: Marginal City
Title
Joker: Marginal City
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mecha, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
Shinshokan
US Distribution
Description
Joker is a cyborg who has superior strength, can absorb the DNA of any person by touch and regrow its body or part of it at will (hence Joker can be a male or a female). Joker belongs to a special troop of law enforcement: as cop, judge and executioner at the same time. Along with his/her lover, a police officer, they have dealt against criminals of every type.
Jigoku Sensei Nube
Title
Jigoku Sensei Nube
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Super Power
Year Published
1996
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Hell Teacher Nube
Description
Nueno Mesuke, better known as "Nube", is a school teacher who does more than just teach. You see, Nube's left hand is a huge, nasty-looking demon's claw. He uses it to get rid of malicious demons, ghosts, spirits and other supernatural beings that are giving his students a hard time. Nube's left hand was normal, until one fateful day when he exorcised an extremely powerful demon from a child. He was outmatched and lost his left hand. The only way to fight it was to let it enter his body. As a result, Nube has a demonic left hand where his own hand used to be. To educate and protect -- that's what Jigoku Sensei Nube does.
Junk Boy
Title
Junk Boy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
1987
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Ryohei Yamazaki is a cool twenty-three year old, with an extremely high sex drive. A smooth talker with the lady killing eyes and a winning smile, we follow him in his never-ending search for the perfect woman. When Yamazaki catches the eye of the beautiful senior editor, Yuki, you know he's not just going far, he's going all the way.
He lucks into a job at Potato Boy magazine that seems just made for him, but just how far can you get if your only hobby is looking at naked women?
Now he's aiming for the top, turning Potato Boy magazine into one hell of a publication. No one expected things to get so hot, so quickly, but Yamazaki knows what he wants and he knows how to get it. Don't think he will take no for an answer!
KO Seiki Beast Sanjuushi
Title
KO Seiki Beast Sanjuushi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Alternative titles
KO Century Beast: 3 Beast Warriors
Description
The Earth has been split into two pieces and the remaining humans have learned to morph into half-animal forms. The story follows three young beasts who escape human capture with help of a human and his granddaughter.
Battle Athletes Victory
Title
Battle Athletes Victory
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sports
Year Published
1998
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Battle Athletess Daiundokai
Description
Welcome to the United Systems Sports Academy [USSA], where the elite from around the solar system come to hone their athletic prowess with the technologically enhanced training facilities and the renowned coaching staff. For many, the grueling, full contact competition against humanities strongest and most ambitious athletes is the beginning of a dream to become the next Tomoe Midou, the first Battle Athletes Competition winner, and most famous of all sports champions. However, for Akari Kanzaki, Tomoe Midou's daughter, the trails of the academy and it's scheming students provide a path of self discovery and a chance to step out from her mothers shadow.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kitajima NobuyukiOchi Shinji
Design
Makino Ryoichi
Director
Akiyama KatsuhitoOgawa Kazuhiro
Music
Hattori Takayuki
Script
Kurata Hideyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anna Respighi
Yajima Akiko
Chris Christopher
Kawakami Tomoko
Gerard Baxton
Aono Takeshi
Grant Oldman
Nakata Kouji
Jessie Gartland
Itou Miki
Joanne Woo
Orikasa Ai
Kanzaki Akari
Natsuki Rio
Midou Tomoe
Takahashi Miki
Miranda
Okamura Akemi
Rarli
Yamaguchi Yuriko
Tanya Natipidat
Sakaguchi Aya
Lady Lady!!
Title
Lady Lady!!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
21
Genres
Drama, Family, Historical Settings
Year Published
1987
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Five-year-old Lynn, who lives in Japan with her mother, comes back in England to meet her father, Viscount George Marble but on the way to the manor, Lynn loses her mother in an accident. Lynn meets her father and sister, as well as the Viscount's awful wife and her wicked children. At eleven, Lynn studies at St Patrick School, famed for horse riding. She develops a rivalry with Mylene, the captain of the equestrian team, and tries to gain the love of her grandfather who ignores her.
Kyatto Ninden Teyande
Title
Kyatto Ninden Teyande
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Comedy, Super Power
Year Published
1990
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Samurai Pizza Cats
Description
In the village of Little Tokyo, the Pizza Cats runs a fast food pizza business but this is just a cover for their real job: when evil is afoot, the Pizza Cats are launched towards danger from the gun-like clock tower that emerges from the top of their restaurant.
Hime-chan No Ribbon
Title
Hime-chan No Ribbon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
61
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1992
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Queen Erika of a magic world comes to Earth and gives tomboy Himeko a magic ribbon which allows Hime-chan to become anyone she wants. The ribbon also turns her stuffed animal Pokota into a live, talking animal to serve as her companion and advisor. Hime-chan uses the ribbon to get close to a gentle upperclassman but finds herself becoming more involved with bad boy Daichi.
Future Boy Conan
Title
Future Boy Conan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1978
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mirai Shounen Konan
Description
Despite warnings from scientists that the earth’s axis would be twisted, two big nations engage in a magnetic war. Earthquakes and tidal waves destroy civilization.
20 years after the catastrophe, a handful of children and other survivors manage to live on earth.
Among the survivors are those who were responsible for the destruction. They plot to rule the world. Conan and his friends fight against such evil forces using their super powers of telepathy and telepotion, which enable them to communicate with animals.
A drama of friendship and adventure directed by Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most widely-acclaimed animation artists.
Geobreeders
Title
Geobreeders
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Say hello to Kagura Total Security, a company composed of a half dozen misfits that specializes in trapping phantom cats. Don't laugh--they may look like cute little kitties, but due to the fact that they're data-phantoms, those furballs are liable to take over any computer controlled piece of hardware in sight. Add a serious attitude problem and near-invincible human form to that, and you've got a recipie for trouble. But, thanks to the lovely ladies and sole abused guy of KTS, there won't be any problems, right? Well, maybe... from their lethargic driver to their greedy boss to their trigger-happy, white-suited, "mystery" shrouded weapons expert, these people aren't exactly your first choice for getting the job done. But, they've got the hardware (from a handy little gadget for downloading phantom cats onto a palmtop to... huge guns), they've certainly got the drive, and they're going to do anything they can to beat the "professionals"--a government paramilitary anti-cat squad--to any job that pays well enough. But, when the cats start trying to smuggle serious military hardware into the country and kidnap Kagura Total Security's very own cute phantom cat, will even everything they've got be enough? And even if they suceed, will there be anything left when they're done?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Oshima Yasuhiro
Design
Oshima Yasuhiro
Director
Moriyama Yuji
Music
Iwasaki Motoyoshi
Script
Kuroda YosukeMoriyama Yuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Himehagi Yuu
Hidaka Narumi
Kikushima Yuka
Koorogi Satomi
Maya
Izuka Mayumi
Narusawa Ayumi
Nagasawa Miki
Randou Eiko
Imai Yuka
Syozoh Irie
Yamadera Kouichi
Taba Yoichi
Miki Shinichirou
Takami Sakuragi
Yajima Akiko
Umezaki Maki
Hisakawa Aya
Yajima
Otsuka Akio
Elf Princess Rane
Title
Elf Princess Rane
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Fairy Princess Ren
Description
Originally known as "FAIRY PRINCESS REN", this futuristic fairy tale about a treasure hunter who gets a cute little elf named Rane for a partner, search the land for an ancient treasure. Apparently, the hunter has to deal with his triplet sisters (who all look alike), his rich neighbor who has a crush on him, an elf witch who wants to kill Rane, and a bizarre industrial project which is somehow linked to the treasures.
Five Star Stories
Title
Five Star Stories
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and the knights control giant robots called Headliners. Bound to the knights are fatimas. Human in appearance and mind, the fatimas (mostly female) possess expanded physical capabilities and make it possible to control a Headliner. Fatimas cannot reproduce. All this is overseen by Emperor Amaterasu and his Mirage Knights.
Green Legend Ran
Title
Green Legend Ran
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
A story of future Earth - A warning for mankind: In the future, our planet will be transformed into a strange new world where human life struggles on an Earth without rain or oceans - only vast, parched deserts.
Two youths fight for survival on our hostile planet and find hope. The sea, the sky and the land had been completely polluted by mankind when mysterious objects fall from the heavens. These titanic vessels smash into the planet and suck up the air, water, and most living creatures into their womb, stealing away the very essence of Earth’s nature.
The few remaining inhabitants struggle for survival against a hostile environment and an oppressive ruling race known as the Rodo. One young, hot-blooded human named Ran, fights against the Rodo and a world in which rain is only a legend. He strives to join an Anti-Rodo group known as the Hazzard, not only to defeat the Rodo, but also to hunt down the man who killed his mother.
Hyper Police
Title
Hyper Police
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Hyper Police is set in a semi-post apocolyptic time. Beast creatures from lore have reappeared and now try to interact with normal humans. The Police forces has accepted help from privitized bounty hunters. Different Police buisnesses fight over the rewards for capturing wanted criminals. Few humans like the beast creatures, and they rarely interact. This is the story of a Police buisness that employs many beast creatures as officers. Needless to say, the regular police forces don't like the extra competion. The MAD police, are the regular Police in Shinjiku. They consist of entirely humans.
Iczelion
Title
Iczelion
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Iczer Girl Iczelion
Description
Based on the manga by Toshihiro Hirano. Iczelion, the final entry in the "Icz" series, is a departure from the previous storyline in most resepcts. Chaos and his sister, Cross, (apparently descendants of Big Gold) travel the galaxy stripping planets of their resources and then destroying them. Their only opposition so far has been in the form of the Iczelions, human females wearing Iczel battle suits that turn into helpful robots when not being worn. On each planet, Cross has defeated its guardian Iczelion with ease but now, on Earth, she's about to meet her match. As these two approach the Earth, an Iczel comes before them and joins with schoolgirl Nagisa. Nagisa is forced into battle and becomes so scared that she actually separates from her Iczel battle suit. Fearing for her life, Nagisa refuses to join Earth's other Iczelions (Black, Gold and Blue) in the battle against Cross and Chaos. But when her friends at school are threatened by the invasion, Nagisa must reconsider her position.
Argento Soma
Title
Argento Soma
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sunrise Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Argentosoma
Description
In 2054, mankind spontaneously fell into the belligerence for an innumerable alien which raided suddenly. The United Nations government reorganized the army to oppose them and to defend the earth, and named the previous combat from it as 'The first encounter action'. In 2059 after five years, a battle was still going on.
*** There are 25 episodes of Argento Soma aired on television. Episode 26 (Phase 26: Solitary) was released as a single OVA (on 2002/03) ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dan Simmons
Koyasu Takehito
Dr. Ernest Noguchi
Chafurin Chafurin
Frank
Takada Yuuji
Ginevia Green
Inoue Kikuko
Harriet Bartholomew
Kuwashima Houko
Lana Ines
Sa Yuri
Maki Agata
Kuwashima Houko
Michael Hartland
Nakata Jouji
Ryu Soma
Hoshi Souichirou
Su Harris
Horie Yui
Takt Kaneshiro
Hoshi Souichirou
Heroic Legend of Arislan
Title
Heroic Legend of Arislan
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
This is a story of the travels of Prince Arislan, the heir to the empire of Palse. In the beginning, Palse and Lusitanians are in war with each other. Through some treachery and betrayal, the Palse Kingdom falls and were defeated by the Lusitanians. The King was captured and the beautiful queen captured. Arislan however is alone and there he met Daryoon, a gallant knight who has pledged his life to Arislan. The story thus starts off with Arislan and Daryoon discovering the many secrets of their Kingdom and the Silver Knight who led the Lusitanians to victory. Meeting other allies and friends as well, Arislan slowly gathers a huge army ready to reclaim his kingdom. With the valor of Farangese, a warrior priestess who can talk with the soul, Gieve, the calm and tricky minstrel, Daryoon, the mighty warrior, Narsus, the master tactician and strategist their legendary journey starts. With such allies, Arislan began having victories after victories, yet his compassion and good heart has not make him an enemy with Lusitanians, instead friends who think he might be the king every one dreamt off.
Hades Project Zeorymer
Title
Hades Project Zeorymer
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
A young man named Akitsu Masato is 'captured' by a secret govt. project known as "Last Guardian". He is told that his life as a normal student was all a lie, and that his real destiny is to be the pilot of a great robot called "Zeorymer of the Heavens". The truth of this is hammered in when Masato sees his 'parents' accept payment for raising him. The Last Guardian is preparing for the resurrection of "Hau Dragon", an organization bent on world conquest. 15 years ago, Hau Dragon built 8 great robots. Each of the mecha represents a force of nature. However, before any of the robots could be used, their creater Kihara Masaki destroyed the robots except for the leader: Zeorymer. He took Zeorymer and an embryo to the government. The embryo became the boy Masato. Now, Hau Dragon has rebuilt the other 7 mecha and wants the 8th. It will be up to Masato and Himuro to pilot Zeorymer and fight against the Hau Dragon, but neither Masato or Himuro are all that they seem.
Black Lion
Title
Black Lion
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Historical Settings
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
From Go Nagai, creator of Cutey Honey and Devilman, comes Black Lion, a story of betrayal, vengeance and other-worldly forces.
The year is 1580 and Nobunaga Oda is working to consolidate his power over all the provinces of Japan. In his army are weapons of great destructive power: rapid fire machine guns, lasers, missiles and most frightening of all Ginnai Doma, the "immortal" ninja killer. After an entire fort is destroyed in a matter of minutes, the sole survivor is faced with an impossible task: to avenge his friends and the woman he loved he must kill the immortal man known as Ginnai Doma.
Compiler
Title
Compiler
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
When a world of 2-D beings discovers the existence of our universe, they send a team of beautiful Domni-Matrixes into our world to prepare it for total integration.
However, once liberated from their flat and dreary 2-D existence, Compiler and Assembler quickly discovered that cybersex with a couple of 3-D guys is a lot more fun than world conquest.
Now, in between interfacing with their boyfriends, Assembler and Compiler must protect the Earth from being deleted by their former masters and an army of killer programs. Prepare to be deleted!
Betterman
Title
Betterman
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
AD 2006, Man kind encounters mysterious Phenomenon called "Algernon". Nothing is figure out about Algernon, but the people involved with Algernon has all dead. One day, the mysterious phenomenon Algernon was happened at a under ground Amusement park. Our hero Keita was in there, and he met our heroin Hinoki driving "Kakuseijin". Keita and Hinoki encounter a lot of mysteries and monsters. What is "Algernon"? And what is "Better man"? Why Better man helps when Hinoki and Keita are in danger? The never ending nightmare has started.
Bewitching Nozomi
Title
Bewitching Nozomi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Nozomi Witches
Description
Ryoutaro Shiba and his family have just moved into a new housing neighbourhood. He soon discovers he is lucky enough to be living next to a beautiful and bewitching girl named Nozomi Egawa. Nozomi is athletic, an actress, and surprisingly more than anything else, she wants Ryoutaro to become a boxer so that he can fulfil her dream. Ryoutaro isn't exactly sure what Nozomi's dream is, but he definitely does not want to become a boxer. Unfortunately for Ryoutaro, he finds himself being dragged to the high school boxing club because Nozomi has written a resume for him claiming that he is a boxing genius! It actually seems that Ryoutaro has a special gift for boxing that he has never known about before. Ryoutaro soon finds himself in the winners' circle. But for how long can he last, and can he really live up to Nozomi's expectations?
Arc the Lad
Title
Arc the Lad
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The story follows Elk, a bounty hunter in some strange futuristic world. On this world archaic but advanced technology exists side by side with primitive attitudes, beasts and magic. In other words it's got a bit of everything. It also has an evil conspiracy who are able to produce powerful monsters called chimera, who can also appear as human. Naturally it is not long before Elk has rescued a young female beast-master and gained himself some serious enemies.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arc
Yuuki Hiro
Clive
Tobita Nobuo
Elk
Namikawa Daisuke
Kukuru
Mizutani Youko
Lieza
Horie Yui
Shuu
Ikeda Shuuichi
Tosshu
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Dog Soldier
Title
Dog Soldier
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Description
When an American scientist carrying a cure for the AIDS virus is kidnapped by an arms merchant, John Kyosuke is forced back from retirement. He accepts the challenge to regain pocession of the anti-serum. He finds out that some of the people he is after are closely related, which gives his conquest a whole new meaning.
Legend tells of how long ago God became displeased with how unjust Humanity was, and punished them for it. But eventually a human arose and defeated God, which bled fog all over the earth. New gods were born from the fog who only watched over humanity, while the God Hunter faded into the mists of legend. That is, until he was found by an ambitious nation in a young boy named Yorun. Now he is on the run with his guardian Goshizoku towards an uncertain destiny, pursued by the comical Yanuesu and the dangerous Yurugaha, inhabitants of the great island Edens which float over the earth, while quietly keeping watch over him is a young girl with her own secret.
Crystal Triangle
Title
Crystal Triangle
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Koichiro Kamishiro is on a rather esoteric mission : he seeks the Message of God. The interesting thing is, he's awfully close to finding it. While this philanthropic archaeologist has only the most noble designs on putting the Message to use, the myriad message-seeking maniacs on his trail aren't quite so benign. They will stop at nothing to acquire the Crystal Triangle he has discovered, which seems to be the crucial instrument in making the long-elusive Message at last available. After all, whoever possesses the Message of God, it is said, holds in his hands the fate of the world.
Debutante Detective Corps
Title
Debutante Detective Corps
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Debutante Detective Corps begins with introductions to the five main characters, Miyuki, Reika, Youko, Nina, and Kimiko. It seems these five girls are incredibly rich and have been sent a threatening video tape by forces unknown. A police guard is set up at the school where the girls have enrolled. Kimiko, however, doesn't like the idea of being cooped up at school, and convinces the rest of the girls to trick the police into leaving. No sooner are the police gone, however, then the girls are assaulted by three armed terrorists. What ensues is a rather silly escapade with our heroines attempting to thwart their attackers.
Area 88
Title
Area 88
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1985
Studio
Project 88
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
The Asran Mercenary Air Force is not the kind of military life one usually enters willingly. Once you're in, there are only three ways out: serve three years (in as dangerous a place as Asran, that's a near-miracle), earn $1,500,000 (a sum almost impossible to attain), or desert (and face the dreaded consequences if you get caught).
Young Shin Kazama appeared to have it all: a brilliant piloting career ahead of him and the favor of Ryoko, daughter of the president of Yamato Airlines. But then, an ambitious rival gets him drunk and tricks him into signing what may well be his death warrant: a commission to the Asran Mercenary Air Force!
Shin now flies the skies over one of the most dangerous areas of the world. It is known simply as Area 88. Now committed to his situation, Shin finds himself having to learn to fight, to kill, just to survive to the next day. The skies become an aerial hell as Shin fights for his freedom along with the many other pilots who have also entered the air force for one reason or another. Many will not come home. Will Shin become one of the unfortunates?
Cool Devices
Title
Cool Devices
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
11
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
CRITICAL MASS
Description
Welcome to a series of tapes the likes of which you've never seen before! Strong stories, highly charged with erotic content are all presented without Japan's export censorship (as they were intended to be seen).
They do not follow a single story. They break all the rules. They are Cool Devices. They aren't for kids, but they might be for you if you have the guts. Welcome to a new world... and be sure to wash your hands when you're done.
Adventure Kid
Title
Adventure Kid
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
When 19-year-old game whiz Norikazu finds a World War II-era computer outside his home, he gets more than he bargained. He unwittingly releases the encoded spirit of the machine’s creator: Masago.
But Masago sees Midori, Norikazu’s 19-year-old lover, as a perfect replacement for his long dead wife and seeks revenge for her betrayal with a sadistic army officer years earlier. Now only Norikazu’s love for her can save them both from a hellish existence in Misago’s computer generated world.
But there are others who also want to steal Midori away from Norikazu and Norikazu away from Midori. Between a mad scientist, the King of Hell and… jealous friends, the two lovers must confront incredible powers that could kill them both at any moment!
To Heart
Title
To Heart
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1999
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Heart to Heart
Description
The To Heart anime began its run on 04-01-1999 and lasted a total of 13 episodes. It was roughly based on one of it's dating simulation incarnations.
The story basically revolves around Hiroyuki Fujita, a highschool boy who seems to make friends with girls pretty easily. He does have one male friend, Masashi, but all the rest are female. The stories are fairly episodic, and the tone of the series is quite laid back. Each episode focuses on rather ordinary things, such as seating placement in class, clean up duty, etc. There's nothing in the series which would have you on the edge of your seat. Everything on the whole looks pretty normal for these people. They do everyday things, but it leaves you feeling good.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujita Hiroyuki
Ichijou Kazuya
Himekawa Kotone
Hikami Kyoko
Hinayama Rio
Otani Ikue
Hoshina Tomoko
Hisakawa Aya
Kamigishi Akari
Kawasumi Ayako
Kurisugawa Serika
Iwao Junko
Matsubara Aoi
Izuka Mayumi
Miyauchi Lemmy
Kasahara Rumi
Multi
Horie Yui
Nagaoka Shiho
Higuchi Chieko
Satou Masashi
Hoshi Souichirou
Serio
Neya Michiko
Orchid Emblem
Title
Orchid Emblem
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult
Year Published
1996
Studio
France Shoin
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Rei Lan - Orchid Emblem
Description
Meet Rei-Lan, an ex-DEA agent, now up and coming wrestling star who once again comes face to face with Tojo, a drug-dealing mobster. Once lovers, Rei-Lan and Tojo share a sexual alliance; their love foreordained by a Dragon Sex Tattoo which binds them sexually forever. Their relationship comes to a brutal end when she discovers her boyfriend was killed by Tojo. Engulfed with uncertainty, she flees to begin a new life. Now, destiny brings Rei-Lan and Tojo together again...will she be able to exact her revenge or will Rei-Lan be destined to forever love Tojo?
Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Pretear
Title
Shin Shirayukihime Densetsu Pretear
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
New Snow White's Legend Pretear Pretear
Description
Shin Shirayuki Hime Densetsu Pretear is a long title which translates into New Legend of Snow White Pretear. What makes Pretear anime special is the story. Its a magical girl show, but its part Cinderella plus part Snow White and a dash of bishounens! You will see a lot of fairy tale parallels with this anime series.
On her way to school, Himeno meets a little boy who asks her to take his hand. When she does, she faints and later she wakes up staring up at a dark haired bishounen!
The bishounen who helps revive her turns out to be Hayate, one of the seven knights of the earth. They were looking for Shin Shirayuki Hime Densetsu Pretear (the legendary magical girl that can help them save the earth from ruin and destruction). Hayate, the more tempermental of the seven believes that Himeno is the girl they are looking for.
The story is not just about Himeno and the seven knights. It is also about her home life and her father, Kaoru. Kaoru and Himeno are very close to each other. Natsue, Kaoru's new wife, is jealous of the closeness that Himeno and Kaoru share. Natsue also has two spoiled daughters, Mawate and Mayune. Her father, Kaoru, is quite enamored with his new wife and the life he lives that he assumes that Himeno is happy too.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Awayuki Himeno
Yoshida Sayuri
Awayuki Mawata
Kanda Akemi
Awayuki Mayune
Yukino Satsuki
Awayuki Natsue
Inoue Kikuko
Goh
Morikubo Shoutarou
Hajime
Fukuen Misato
Hayate
Toriumi Kosuke
Mannen
Yajima Akiko
Mikage
Horie Yui
Sasame
Sakurai Takahiro
Shin
Nakanishi Tamaki
Takato Yayoi
Tamura Yukari
Tanaka
Koyasu Takehito
Tipi
Tamura Yukari
Seima Densetsu
Title
Seima Densetsu
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Kodansha Starchild
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
3x3 Eyes, Shin Shin 3x3 Eyes
Description
Pai is the last of the Sanjiyan: an ancient magical race with three eyes. After meeting Yakumo's father, she wished to become human. Now, after the cliffhanger in the first series, Pai is a schoolgirl with best friends and no memory of who she was. Her days of a normal life change when Yakumo, whose soul is bonded to her after she turned him into an immortal undead finally finds her. Evil follows as they try to chain Pai's power and keep her from remembering who she was, as the battles are taken to the ancient lands of the Sanjiyan.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yuzo Takada
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Benares
Otsuka Akio
Don-chan
Tomizawa Michie
Fujii Yakumo
Tsujitani Kouji
Li Ling Ling
Orikasa Ai
Mei Xing
Tanaka Mayumi
Naparuba
Canna Nobutoshi
Natsuko
Mizutani Youko
Pai
Hayashibara Megumi
Parvati
Hayashibara Megumi
Armitage III the Movie: Poly-Matrix
Title
Armitage III the Movie: Poly-Matrix
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Armitage III: Polymatrix
Description
2179: Mars has been colonized by Earth, populated by humans and 'Second Types' robots - robots designed to perform the menial tasks humans won't do. Then there are the 'Third Types' - illegal humanoid robots designed by a nationalist force to look and behave exactly like humans - living undetected among the Martian population as citizens, until one man, Rene' Danclaude, declares war on the 'Thirds,' starting a massacre in a vow to destroy them all.
That's where she comes in.
She's Naomi Armitage. A cyber-punk Martian cop in hot pants, with an attitude as deadly as her gun. She's also a 'Third,' and her fight against D'anclaude is a fight for her survival. Her partner, Ross Sylibus, lost his partner at the hands of a cybernetic killer and hates robots.
Ross must face this prejudice when he is injured and received cybernetic limb replacements, bringing him closer to becoming one of the monsters he abhors. He begins to realize that being human is more then just flesh and blood and joins Armitage in her fight against D'anclaude and her quest to discover the mystery of why the 'Third Type' was created. Armitage and Ross are brought together in a bond of love and hope as their journey uncovers a secret that could destroy two worlds!
This is a stroy about technology and emotion. About hatred and love. About a human on the verge of becoming a machine and a machine on the verge of becoming a human.
It is a story of survival.
Alien from the Darkness
Title
Alien from the Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
After researching the newly found minerals on the planet Kerun, the all woman crew of the space ship Muze finds the cargo ship Zogne drifting in space. They board the Zogne only to find naked corpses everywhere with no apparent cause of death. But each victim is marked by a bruise on her stomach and is covered by a green liquid.
The sole survivor is the beautiful Flair, who on awakening has no memory of the other crew members’ deaths. In addition, further investigation reveals that the Zogne is carrying the highly illegal drug known as Metrogia.
Soon, the sexual activity on the Muze begins to heighten and the crew starts to lose its sanity. They begin to die in the same fashion as the crewmembers of the Zogne.
Hikari, computer analyst on the Muze, is the only person who can find the cause for these strange deaths by analyzing the computer records of the Zogne. Will she have enough time to discover the reason for the crewmembers’ deaths?
Angel of Darkness
Title
Angel of Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Angel of Darkness and is your basic run-of-the-mill college freshman girls in short skirts-turned lesbians by an evil force which thrives on human lust story. The evil school director has turned into an S&M slut who kidnaps girls and gives them to this possessed school teacher guy who plants weird creatures in their vaginas which take over their bodies and make them into sex zombies.
Akiko
Title
Akiko
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Young men and women are supposed to be interested in the opposite sex, or rather, in sex period. But the students at the prestigious Nobel Academy have been exhibiting unusually strong urges lately.
When one of the female scholars spends her entire summer vacation masturbating in her room, her father calls on the Central Genetic Research Institute for help. Special Agent Akiko is assigned to investigate forthwith, and goes “undercover” to discover what just what possess the student body.
Ippatsu Kikimusume
Title
Ippatsu Kikimusume
Category
TV
Total Episodes
16
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1999
Studio
TBS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Miss Critical Moment
Description
Kunyan is just a girl with a talent for getting herself into improbably bad situations. Each episode begins with her stuck in a bizarre and physically painful position. It doesn't really matter how she got to that point - as far as we know she just has an instinct for this sort of thing. What matters is how she can get out of them. Faced with these challenges, she must use strength, skill, the laws of physics, and what little wits she has to extricate herself - preferably after much trial and error and ultimately in the most difficult way possible.
Jikuu Tenshou Nazca
Title
Jikuu Tenshou Nazca
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Nazca
Description
Nearly 500 years ago, a bloody civil war erupts within the Inca Empire. The losing side decides to unleash a mystical weapon of awesome power that almost destroys the entire Earth.
Now in present day Japan, Kyoji Miura discovers that he is the reincarnated soul of an ancient Inca warrior. But Kyoji is not alone. His friend and teacher, Tate, is also a reincarnated Inca soul.
But Tate has decided to unleash this ancient weapon of total destruction once again. Now Kyoji must journey halfway around the world to discover the secret to his own past and fight against his closest friend, to save his and everyone's future.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Watanabe Yoshihiro
Iczer 1
Title
Iczer 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Fight! Iczer-1
Description
Nagisa is a schoolgirl with schoolgirl tendencies, waking up late, rushing off to school and meeting up with friends upon the way. One morning Nagisa comes across a woman dressed in a strange uniform who seems to stare at her, unnerving Nagisa. Later that day, whilst staring out the window, Nagisa becomes aware of a ball bouncing by itself which flings itself towards her window seat, shattering the glass yet not harming her.. Turning back to the front she finds a gaping mouth bristling with teeth inches from her face and no-one else about. She screams and the world returns to normal with her standing and the centre of curiosity of her class.. why did she scream?
I'll Make a Habit of It
Title
I'll Make a Habit of It
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Chou Kuseninarisou
Description
It's about Shiratori/Ootori Nagisa, a martial artist/idol singer. Just for laughs she decides she wants to go to a public junior high school. In order to remain incognito she hacks off her pink hair, dresses in a boy's uniform and assumes a false last name. She joins a gang at school and falls in love with a high school boy (Nosaka Akira) who is a martial artist himself. Nagisa is a very cheerful character, and very handy in a fight. Between her boyfriend, her career and her dad's dojo she has way too much to do; she usually sleeps through class, unless the class is rioting or ninjas come to the school to attack one of her classmates or robbers attack the school and hold the class hostage or she is being harassed by a music instructor with a crush on her who thinks Nagisa is a female impersonator…
Iczer 3
Title
Iczer 3
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
In deep space, a battle between Iczer-1 and Neos Gold is fought to a standstill. Both are injured and out of action, but Neos Gold sends her minions to Earth as the next attleground. Iczer-1 can't go, so she sends the inexperienced Iczer-3 to defend the Earth. A sequel to Iczer-1.
Legend of Basara
Title
Legend of Basara
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Basara takes place in Japan, about 300 years from a large disaster that occurred around now; the 1990s or soon after. After the disaster humanity and civilization crumbled, and Japan, as an island country, fell into isolation and disrepair. The climate changed, and some parts were turned into desert, while others were filled with all sorts of strange creatures. But at the start of the manga, we are not sure which parts of Japan have been changed, and how, except for where the main character, a girl named Sarasa, grew up. That part, Hyakko village, just north of Shikoku, had been turned to desert, and that is where the story begins. Sarasa is the twin sister of a boy named Tatara, who was prophesied to be the one to lead all out of submission. The submission written of is that of the cruel kings who war against each other for control of Japan; each control a sector of it, but none have yet been able to reign supreme. One of them, The Red King, learns of this prophecy and sends an army to exterminate the village. This is where the story begins.
Legend of Black Heaven
Title
Legend of Black Heaven
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Drama, Music, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Kacho Oji Black Heaven
Description
Once he was Gabriel Tanaka, lead guitarist for Black Heaven, the hottest band around. His life was filled with passion and excitement, but no longer. Now he's just Ouji Tanaka, saddled with a mundane job, little pay, a shrewish wife, and a young son. The only thing he has left are the memories of his youth until an odd and beautiful woman asks him to pick up his guitar once more, and help save the galaxy with his song.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hashimoto Hiroshi
Design
Nakazawa Kazuto
Director
Kikuchi Yasunori
Music
Korenaga Koichi
Script
Arakawa Narihisa
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Eriko
Matsumoto Miwa
Gen Tanaka
Aikawa Rikako
Hamil
Fukami Rika
Kotoko
Enomoto Atsuko
Layla
Yamada Miho
Manager Sawazora
Taniguchi Takashi
Oji Tanaka
Ishii Kouji
Rinko
Kawasumi Ayako
Yoshiko Tanaka
Araki Kae
Kochira Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo
Title
Kochira Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Pony Canyon
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kameari Park Precinct
Description
The story is pretty simple, someone keeps giving warnings to the police station to blow up certain buildings, now it is up this crazy cop and a FBI bomb expert to stop the person.
Armitage III
Title
Armitage III
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Ross Syllabus is a Chicago cop who lost his partner in a battle with a cyborg. He's just been transferred to Mars as an expert on robots, but before he's even left the spaceport he spots a group of suspicious people who turn out to be a madman with cyborg bodyguards. With the help of his soon-to-be partner waiting in the terminal, Naomi Armitage, he stops the cyborgs, but their leader escapes. The plot thickens when they find that the group was carrying the body of a robot who was impersonating a popular country singer. At the MPD office, Ross and Armitage are paired up in the investigation of this unusual crime. As it turns out, someone is murdering robots--rare and illegal Third Types, nearly indistinguishable from humans--who had been living undetected as humans. Ross is already uncomfortable with the investigation, and when he finds out Armitage herself is a Third, he doesn't know what to make of the situation. Matters are further complicated when he is severely injured in a confrontation with the murder, and has to have large parts of his own body replaced with cybernetics. All the while, the threat of war with Earth looms overhead, and these crimes appear to be related somehow. Armitage becomes a wanted robot, and Ross must choose between her and his prejudices.
Shadow Skill TV
Title
Shadow Skill TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
1998
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The warrior kingdom of Kuruda is home to the fiercest fighters in the world, men and women who live solely for the chance to fight, and become the greatest in the world. And no one is so intent on this goal as the young Gau Ban, who dreams of becoming a new generation of warrior. He and his adopted sister Elle, their companions, and the legendary Scarface train and battle for the mastery of the Shadow Skill.
Shadow Skill began with the pilot OVA, which was followed by the OVA series prequels. The TV series begins the story anew and covers the same ground.
Ushio and Tora
Title
Ushio and Tora
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
10
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror
Year Published
1992
Studio
Shogakukan Toho
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Ushio thinks his father's tale of an ancient ancestor impaling a demon on a temple altar stone with the legendary Beast Spear is nuts, but when he finds the monster in his own basement, Ushio has to take another look at the family legend! Fortunately, Ushio knows it's best to let sleeping dogs lie and leave captured demons where they are. Unfortunately, the release of the monster's evil energies begins to beckon other demons to Ushio's hometown! To save his friends and family from the invading spirits, Ushio is forced to release Tora from his captivity. But will the cure prove to be worse than the curse? Will Ushio end his life a Tora-snack? Or will the Beast Spear keep Tora in line long enough to save the city?
Angel Sanctuary
Title
Angel Sanctuary
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
God is dead, and the end is coming unless the fallen angel Alexiel can reawaken and prevent it. But years ago, as punishment for her defiance to god, Alexiel's body was sealed in a crystal, while her soul is continually reincarnated as a human being that will die a young and violent death, again and again, as an outcast from society -- despised and rejected. This time Alexiel's soul have been reincarnated into a delinquent teenaged boy named Setsuna Mudou -- the Messiah prophesied to save humanity in the Black Book of Revelation. However Setsuna does not care for the coming battle between Heaven and Hell but only for his love... his blood sister Sara Mudou. Beginning the story of angels, demons and a lost God.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alexial
Orikasa Ai
Katan
Miki Shinichirou
Katou Yue
Ueda Yuuji
Kira Sakuya
Koyasu Takehito
Sara Mudo
Kawasumi Ayako
Setsuna Mudo
Nojima Kenji
Shadow Skill OVA
Title
Shadow Skill OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Gau and Ella, two practitioners of the same fighting technique, are on their annual pilgrimage to Gau's home ... and are beset by enemies with strength and speed (and who want them dead).
Up to now, Ella has been taunting Gau with her superior skill, Now, though, if they are to survive their journey Gau must demonstrate his own unique ability and mastery of the Shadow Skill!
Everyday is Sunday
Title
Everyday is Sunday
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mainichi ga Nichiyoubi
Description
During a heavy downpour, a girl is running away from a boy. She crosses a street, not seeing the oncoming truck. He does, and pushes her away...bloodily injuring his hand. Frightened, she runs away from the scene. Much later, the girl, whose name is Yumi Takeshita, has grown up to become a rookie police officer.
On her first day on duty, the overeager Yumi hears a scream and finds a purse-snatching victim. She sees a heavyset man running away and gives chase. She catches him and with her strength and combat skills, flattens him. Not only has she caught the wrong guy, but the scar on his hand shows that he's Tohru Ichidaiji, the young man who saved her so many years ago. To make it up to him, Yumi goes on a date with him. During the date, Tohru-san uses his magician skills to catch the real purse-snatcher, but he has an older brother...who bumps into Yumi.
This is a very funny action series with a slight romantic touch.
Psychic Force
Title
Psychic Force
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Keith Evans is a psychic who has been used and abused by the powers that be. Fed up with his treatment, he bands together with others of his kind and declares war on the humans, to create a nation of psychics. But thwarting his goal is his friend Burn Griffiths, a latent psychic unwilling to see freedom for psychics come at such a price for the rest of humanity.
Pokemon
Title
Pokemon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
279
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Year Published
1997
Studio
OLM
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Pocket Monsters
Description
To become the best Pokйmon trainer in the world, Ash Ketchum is determined to capture all 150 of these incredible creatures. And with the help of Pikachu, his very first Pokйmon, Ash quickly learns that becoming a Pokйmon master is the challenge of a lifetime! After a bumpy start, Ash and Pikachu work together as a team - just in time to foil Team Rocket's Pokйmon-stealing schemes. And once Misty joins up with our herous - the exciment never ends! You gotta catch all the action as Ash and company take us on an incredible Pokйmon adventure!
Silent Mobius
Title
Silent Mobius
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Drama, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Description
2023. Beings known as "Lucifer Hawk" have begun invading earth from another dimension. All that stands between them and the enslavement of the human race is the Attacked Mystification Police Department - a special division of the Tokyo Police staffed by women with amazing paranormal abilities. Will the abilities of Katsumi and the AMP be enough to defeat these forces of darkness?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kia Asamiya
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fuyuka Liqueur
Ikeda Masako
Isozaki Mana
Koyama Mami
Itabashi Queen
Tsuru Hiromi
Katsumi Liqueur
Matsui Naoko
Kiddy Phenil
Tsuru Hiromi
Lebia Maverick
Nagahori Miho
Policeman
Miki Shinichirou
Rally Cheyenne
Fujita Toshiko
Ralph Bomerz
Matsumoto Yasunori
Robert De Vice
Hashimoto Koichi
Saiko Yuki
Okamoto Maya
Yamigumo Nami
Honda Chieko
Sentimental Journey
Title
Sentimental Journey
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
1997
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
What makes "Sentimental Journey" unusual is that each episode is completed unrelated to any of the others; instead, each episode focuses solely on one girl and tells a short romantic story. The only common element tying the stories together is the presence of a boy (and not even the same boy) in each girl's past, a boy who used to be puppy love, or an old crush, or a best friend, or just a short acquaintance. And this boy would have an influence over some part of that girl's present life. The stories ranged widely from straightforward girl-gets-boy romance to supernatural drama, and the actual storytelling and animation quality also tended to fluctuate noticeably, but on the whole "Sentimental Journey" is an anime that is unlike anything else out there.
Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings
Title
Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
Studio
Kodansha
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Souryuuden Legend of the 4 King
Description
The story is about the four Ryudo brothers, who live in modern-day Tokyo. They are descendants of the four Dragon Kings of Heaven and their generation, the 117th is the one in which the Dragon Kings' powers manifest. So in between turning into dragons when pissed off, they're on the run from the army, the police, and all sorts of other people who want them for their powers.
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Title
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1987
Studio
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: babiron no oogon densetsu
Description
Mysterious Babylonian Tablets unearthed in Manhattan provide tantilizing clues about the location of the Tower of Babel - not the biblical one, but the original one, built out of solid gold!
The Mob is out to get the gold, but so is Lupin III.
It's Thugs vs. Thieves when Lupin & Co. go up against a fearsome flyswatting Polish Mafia boss, a bevy of beauty-contest policewomen, Zenigata, the hard-luck Interpol Inspector, a mysterious bag-lady AND his own girl-friend in a trans-continental trust-nobody trek after a treasure of biblical proportions!
Sister Princess
Title
Sister Princess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2001
Studio
Starchild
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Based on the story serialized in G's Magazine since March 1999, Sister Princess made its way into anime and Playstation game. The story focuses on twelve cute little sisters (Karen, Sakuya, Hinako, Marie, Chikage, Yotsuba, Haruka, Rinrin, Mamoru, Aria, Kaho and Shirayuki) who can’t stop loving their older brother in their own way.
In the anime version, the older brother name is Minakami Wataru. Wataru is a top student at middle school who failed his high school entrance exam. However, he got accepted into Star Gazers Hill West University (high school) by recommendation. Star Gazers Hill West University is located on an island (Promise Island) and he meets two weird people on a boat. One is Yamada Tataru and the other one is Mami.
Just as when he wants to get off from the boat, he falls into the sea and saved by Karen, one of his little sisters. From there and on the story begins...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aria
Mizuki Nana
Chikage
Kawasumi Ayako
Girl
Nogawa Sakura
Haruka
Kakazu Yumi
Hinako
Chiba Chiemi
Kaho
Mochizuki Hisayo
Karen
Kuwatani Natsuko
Mami
Hikami Kyoko
Mamoru
Kobayashi Yumiko
Marie
Yuzuki Ryouka
Minakama Wataru
Nojima Kenji
Rinrin
Kanzaki Chiro
Sakuya
Horie Yui
Shirayuki
Yokote Kumiko
Yamada Taro
Yamaguchi Kappei
Yotsuba
Hanba Tomoe
Otaku No Video
Title
Otaku No Video
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1992
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
A true treat for true fans of any genre, Otaku no Video ("Fan's Video") is an outrageous mockumentary that combines the superb animation that made GAINAX one of Japan's best-loved animation studios with truly strange interviews with "real animation fans." The result is a thinly fictionalized history of GAINAX that segues into a truly strange SF adventure.
Sit back and enjoy as a small band of Otaku (fans) set out to "Otakunize" the human race!
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
Title
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1987
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: fuma ichizoku no imboo
Description
The tranquility of a traditional Japanese wedding is shattered when the bride is kidnapped by evil Ninja! Their ransom demand is simple: the key to a hidden treasure!
Unfortunately for the Ninja of the Fuma Clan, the groom is a master swordsman named Goemon, and the groom's best friend is Lupin III.
The Oracion galaxies are the richest mineral resource in the universe, according to any space pirate you'll run across. Thanks to modern robotics, freight ships moving through these galaxies are unmanned, and thus are easy prey for the pirates. The police have given up, forcing freight companies to hire outside help. One agency, the Private Guard Company, has a ship under it's command that's unique; piloted by 16-year old Li May Fong, the Angel Links roams the galaxy, exterminating pirates for free.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anne Rapin
Itou Miki
Doc Gaward
Nakajima Toshihiko
Doose Deracures Rex
Utsumi Kenji
Elizabeth Aihara Chang
Ohno Marina
Gouryuu
Takagi Wataru
Hida Kousei
Midorikawa Hikaru
Leon Rau
Hayashi Kazuo
Ri Meifon
Yuzuki Ryouka
Serge Jullie
Nakai Kazuya
Valeria Bertone
Tanaka Atsuko
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko OVA 2
Title
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko OVA 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Starchild
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
There is an ancient legend on a distant planet which states (among other things) that four goddesses will one day descend from the skies and all will be right with the world.
Of course meanwhile, Yohko and the rest of the Terra team (with one straggler) have crashed on a backwater world, and they have to figure out a way off before their new charge ... gets hungry again!
Every so often, a celebration takes place in one of the most beautiful places in the Universe ... a cosmic Sakura fest! Since the Terra Team has been doing so well, one of them is invited to join the high command as they meet their opposite numbers from NESS. It’s a time of celebration and a time of peace ... but it seems that someone didn’t get the message!
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko TV
Title
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Starchild
US Distribution
Description
In the year 2999: humanity is split into two factions, Terra and Ness, in a war fought by starships. One of the foremost of the pilots is the cocky teenager Yamamoto Yohko, and during one of her missions, she and her crew are sucked into a temporal anomaly (a la Star Trek) that sends her back to our time. Amnesiac, she only thinks of herself as a typical high school student - until a course of events sends her back to her ship the TA-29, with her newfound friends fighting at her side in a war that looks suspiciously like an arcade game (complete with 100 yen ignition costs!).
Read or Die
Title
Read or Die
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Drama, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
2001
Studio
Sony Studio Deen
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
R.O.D
Description
R. O. D (Read or Die) is about a substitute teacher, named Yomiko Readman (codename: The Paper). Her house is filled with books. When she's not teaching, she spends her free time searching for more books to fill her collection. This must sound pretty boring, but really, Yomiko is a secret agent for the Royal British Library's Division of Special Operations. After buying her newest addition to her book collection, she ran into a giant cricket and old man who try to steal the book. Her organization assigns her a new partner and she is able to get the second volume of the rare book. She is not to happy that she has to quit her substituting job, but she is ready for the new assignment.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ishimama Shinji
Author
Kurata Hideyuki
Design
Hane TakaruIshihama ShinjiJinguji Kuniyuki
Director
Masunari Koji
Script
Kurata Hideyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Nancy McHarry
Neya Michiko
Yomiko Readman
Miura Rieko
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko OVA 1
Title
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Starchild
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
A thousand from now, the great battles between civilizations have been reduced to the shoulders of a handful of chosen champions. When a war is waged, each side picks its representatives, gives them spaceships and the fight is on! Of course if their champion looses, they must admit defeat and give into the wishes of the other. Very handy, very civilized ... unless you don't happen to have any good fighters...
Terra team has had it tough lately: Ness' "Red Snappers" team has had things their way. Even with technically superior ships, things are bleak for Terra...
To make matters worse, they only have three pilots. Despite a concerted effort to recruit girls from the past, the team simply keeps losing! Now they desparately need someone special...Someone powerful, capable, and who possess a killer instinct. A pilot of extraordinary skill to crew the new model ship. They need ... Yamamoto Yohko!
Now if they can just convince her that a better life awaits her in the future, with new friends, new videogames and some very powerful hypertechnology (well some things just take less convincing than others!), Terra might be able to defeat the Red Snappers for a change!
Big O
Title
Big O
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The story of Big O takes place 40 years after an incident called "The Event" occured which destroyed the city of Paradign and erased the memories of the citizens. Even though the lives of the citizens eventually return back to normal and the citizens remember the use of technology like electricity and automobiles, they are still plagued with the problem of not knowing what had exactly happened to them over 40 years.
The main characters name is Roger Smith who is known as the Negotiator. It is his job to protect the people while he deals his own mysterious past. His allies are Dorothy an andriod, his butler Norman, and a giant Robot called the Big O.
Big O is a combines ideas from shows like Batman, Giant Robo, Outlaw Star, and Gundam Wing. The Big O was written by Chiaki Konaka, who also wrote scripts for Bubble Gum Crisis, Magic Users Club, and Serial Experiments Lain.
Appleseed
Title
Appleseed
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1988
Studio
Bandai Visual Movic
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
In the futuristic metropolis of Olympus, a terrorist action is taking place. A special ESWAT team, including Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires, is sent in to deal with the attack. They succeed, but one of terrorists manages to escape. The OAV tells a story of a terrorist plot to take over Gaia...the central computer running Olympus. The plot involves a disillusioned ESWAT officer and the terrorist who got away and Hitomi, Deunan's bioroid friend who is used as a pawn to gain access to Gaia.
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Title
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 79 mins)
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1990
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Kumo no Youni, Kaze no Youni
Description
When the 17th Sokan Emperor dies and his son prepares to ascend the throne, the winds of revolution and political intrigue start to blow. But even despite the difficulties of his ascension, the new emperor must still find himself an empress. The call goes out across the nation for girls to join the contest, and soon the Forbidden City is filled with young women training and competing for the chance to become empress. One of those who answers that call is Ginga, an outspoken young farm girl who thinks that the three meals and a nap that comes with the job sounds like a pretty good deal. But she gets more than she bargained for in the process, and must rise to the challenge among her fellow candidates, and to the dangers threatening the new government she has unwittingly become a part of.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kondo Katsuya
Director
Toriumi Hisayuki
Script
Miyazaki Akira
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Genno
Akimoto Yousuke
Ginga
Sano Ryouko
Iryuuda
Fukuda Nobuaki
Kakuuto
Tamura Kinto
Kikukyou
Mitsuya Yuuji
Konton
Kobayashi Akiji
Koto Koutaigou
Tani Ikuko
Kouyou
Inoue You
Kuryuun
Ichigawa Emiya
Old Woman
Kyouda Hisako
Seshaamin
Asagami Youko
Shinno
Kitamura Kouichi
Tamyuun
Takahata Atsuko
MD Geist II: Death Force
Title
MD Geist II: Death Force
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
In this sequel to the original Geist story, the Death Force has been let loose on the planet. These robots are out to kill and otherwise hurt every living thing that's left.
A little annoyed about this, the remaining people decide that they've had enough... and of course Geist himself will confront another one of those "Most Dangerous" soldiers that we've heard so much about...
Maris the Chojo
Title
Maris the Chojo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Maris is a Thanatosian. Thanatosians are six times stronger than earthlings. As a result, Maris almost always ends up breaking and damaging things. It has gotten so far out of hand that she's up to her neck in debts, since she has to pay for everyhting she wrecks. While working for the Space Patrol's Special Police, Maris is assigned to a case that could very well change her life. The son of an extremely wealthy politician has been kidnapped, and Maris is dispatched to rescue him. If she plays her cards right, she may just escape poverty forever!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
MD Geist
Title
MD Geist
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1986
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
What do you do when you don't need the most perfect and Most Dangerous soldier around anymore? You try locking him up in an orbital satellite until you need him again (and hope you never need his again). What if he gets out? Well, he gets rather upset and violent.
The planet Jerra has this exact problem. M.D. Geist thrives on battle and death and when he gets the chance to trigger the ultimate doomsday program, the Death Force he takes it and turns the entire face of Jerra into a battlefield as thousands of robots turn out and begin to destroy all life on the planet. He also sets up the sequel, M.D. Geist II - Death Force.
Angel's Egg
Title
Angel's Egg
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1985
Studio
Tokuma Shoten
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Tenshi no Tamago
Description
The plot for Tenshi no Tamago is not something that can easily be related in words. The film is largely about the presentation more than action, and understatement instead of open revelation. Existentialism abounds, heightened by the moody artwork and the dialogue, which asks more questions than it answers. Bear in mind, however, that the conflict in the plotline primarily occurs in the audience’s mind, not in any sequence of actions in the film, spurred by speculation arising from one jarring impression after another. There are only two primary characters in Tenshi no Tamago: a young girl who bears an egg and a man who holds a strange cross. The audience is left to speculate as to the identities and true personalities of these two images which act in this disturbing world. Indeed, much of their dialogue involves the question "dare ka" (who are you). For such an existential film, however, this is perfect, as any open declaration of their thoughts, instead of such questions and mysterious actions, would ruin the mystery of the film.
Jungle De Ikou
Title
Jungle De Ikou
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
The archeologist father of a young girl named Natsumi returns from a dig in New Guinea with a statute as a gift for his daughter. Unknown to Natsumi is that the statue is the seal for the God of Destruction and Chaos, Ongo. She releases Ongo when she puts on the jewel earrings of the statue. Instead of being a horrible monster, Ongo turns out to be a super-deformed jungle boy. Natsumi then has a dream where Aham, God of Earth, appears before her. He's a perverted old shaman that has a large horn covering his private parts. Aham gives Natsumi the skull necklace that allows her to transform into the extremely busty Flower Goddess Mii. To transform, Natsumi must do an erotic and perverted dance, transforming when she seemingly orgasms. This sets the tone for the rest of the series, as any other magic that a female performs is accompanied by a dance.
Ancient Book of Ys
Title
Ancient Book of Ys
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Our hero Adol Christine, compelled by an unknown urge, travels to the faraway land of Estellia, a land being overrun by monsters. There he learns that his coming was foretold by legend, and that he will end the menace to the land. Which unsurprisingly he does. In the process he and his companions search for the six books of Ys, which hold both the answers to the mystery and the key to the problem, battling both little and boss monsters all the way.
Ancient Book of Ys II
Title
Ancient Book of Ys II
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
This anime is based on on the hit series of fantasy adventure role-playing videogames of the same name, different sequel. The anime is based on Ys IV game.
Ambassador Magma
Title
Ambassador Magma
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Ambassador Magma is a golden human rocket created to defent the planet Earth. Goa, an old foe that Magma had defeated has awadened from dormancy and attempts to capture the planet Earth again. To keep Earth safe from the hands of Goa, Magma has been reawakened to watch over the planet.
Outlanders
Title
Outlanders
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Dark Image Entertainment
Description
An unstoppable alien armada is invading the earth, and ordinary reporter Tetsuya is covering the action when he accidentally defeats the commanding princess Kahm. Suddenly, she decides she's in love with him and wants to marry him! As if that weren't enough for Tetsuya, the rest of the empire, including Kahm's father the emperor, isn't the least bit interested in a primate like Tetsuya or those verminous humans from having any claim to the throne. Can Tetsuya, Kahm, and their few friends keep the entire empire from stopping the marriage?
On Your Mark
Title
On Your Mark
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Music
Year Published
1995
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Description
This music film, directed by Miyazaki for the Japanese pop music artists Chage & Aska, is by many accounts the seed of an idea for a film in its own right. It double-featured with Whisper of the Heart at the film's theatrical debut. It runs for 6 minutes 40 seconds. Here is the the plot of the music video:
The police raid a religious cult and discover a strange winged being held prisoner. The two cops who find her watch helplessly as she is taken away by a special police unit equipped with hazardous material gear. Later, as they realize what is going on, they realize that she has been delivered from one set of captors to another. They evolve a plan to free this exquisite creature.
Outlaw Star
Title
Outlaw Star
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Space is mainly inhabited by three different groups: the Federation, which is the real government; Various pirate clans, which use special techniques and magic to dominate the frontier; and the outlaws which are just about everywhere in between. There are also various alien races and empires which sort of fall within this category.
It is on this frontier where Gene Starwind and his 11-year old partner Jim Hawking, freelance bounty hunters and odd-job takers extraordinare, live and work. Until they happen to take a job from a mysterious woman named Hilda. In no time flat they're up to their ears in pirates desparate to get their hands on her and her secrets - an experimental spacecraft built using the pirate's knowledge and the Federation's technology, and information on the wherabouts of the Galactic Leyline. When Hilda is killed by the pirates, the ship is left to Gene. It's his ticket to freedom in space; and a big red flag for trouble, as every pirate and outlaw in the galaxy starts gunning for him.
Together with Jim, android and ship computer Melphena, ass-whooping metamorph Eisha Kurankuran, and the assasin Suzuka, Gene boldly steps force to face the future and discover the secrets behind the Galactic Leyline and his ship - the Outlaw Star.
Apocalypse Zero
Title
Apocalypse Zero
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Big West
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Description
A series of natural disasters has reduced the world to rubble, with the survivors doing whatever they must to survive in a world gone mad. But one young boy, Kakugo, gifted with amazing martial arts and a superpowerful suit of armor by his late father, has been charged with making the world (or at least his school) a safer place. But his sister has a matching set of skills and equipment, and she's on a mission to bring peace to the world... by wiping out humanity!
Please Save My Earth
Title
Please Save My Earth
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
Hakusensha Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Description
Please Save My Earth is an emotionally overdone shoujo style series. It follows the tragic lives and past-lives of a group of students who find that they were all part of a doomed alien expedition to observe earth. As they slowly remember and piece together their common story of love and betrayal their powers and emotions remanifest themselves. And as they do a new threat arises: the young boy who suffered the most on the moon and is out for revenge. Can they all make peace between the loves and hates of their past lives on the moon and the lives that they now have?
Houhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun
Title
Houhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Family
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Alternative titles
My Neighbors the Yamadas Tonari no Yamadakun
Description
Based on Hisaichi ISHII's comic strip Tonari no Yamada-kun, this film is about the daily lives of the Yamada family: Takashi and Matsuko (the father and mother), Shige (Matsuko's mother), Noboru (the son), Nonoko (the daughter), and Pochi (the family dog). The comic is currently serialized in the Asahi Shinbun (see a sample of the comic), though it has been renamed Nono-chan.
Takahata wanted Yamada-kun to have the art style of watercolor pictures (see above) rather than cel pictures. To achieve that, the traditional paint-on-cel techniques were replaced with digital technology, making Yamada-kun the first Ghibli movie to be painted and animated entirely on computers.
Memories
Title
Memories
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Three stories accompany each other in this film. The first is Magnetic Rose, whereby the crew of a deep-space salvage ship investigates an opera broadcast over the emergency channel, and find far more than they bargain for. Second is Stink Bomb, where an everyday lab tech accidentally takes the wrong cold remedy, with fragrant consequences. And finally is Cannon Fodder, where a young boy and his family go about their daily business of war with a distant enemy.
Ninja Cadets
Title
Ninja Cadets
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
In a foiled attempt to kidnap an infant princess, the princess is rescued by a loyal ninja and is hidden in a village where she is raised as a common female ninja.
Many years later, some promising young ninja students are about to be put through one final test, to see if they possess the skills required to be accepted as full ninja. They are known as Sakura, Matsuri, Yume, Pochi, and Hayashi, and their mission is to sneak inside the Byakuro Castle and steal a secret scroll.
Little do they know that one of them is the surviving princess, nor are they aware that they are being following. We're sure our young ninja cadets can prove they have what it takes to be full ninja, the only question is whether they can do it before they kill each other!
Nankai Kio Neoranga
Title
Nankai Kio Neoranga
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mecha
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Neo Ranga
Description
Guided by the letter from their missing elder brother, the three sisters, Mnami, Ushio, and Yuhi Shimabara come to Barrow Island, a south sea paradise. There they meet Neoranga, the god the islanders worship as the successor to the throne. Neoranga is made from some unknown metal and minerals, and can communicate using telepathy. In due course, Neoranga comes to Japan in order to carry out his mission as the divine guardian of the three sisters. A thrilling story unfolds with lots of exciting action in Neoranga, an enthralling animation featuring a robot.
Ninja Resurrection
Title
Ninja Resurrection
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Ninja Resurrection follows the adventures of a young Jubei Yugyu on special assignment to the General of the Toyotomi clan. The volume begins with the introduction of Christianity in feudal Japan and how a young boy becomes the next Saviour. After being ousted for his religion, he continues to deliver his teachings to the world and eventually builds up a large following. Religious wars and persecution follow. Thus enters Jubei and his small group - sent to assassinate him since he is safely tucked away behind his fortress.
Lupin III: Fujiko's Unlucky Days
Title
Lupin III: Fujiko's Unlucky Days
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Ai no da capo - Fujiko's Unlucky Days
Description
Buried deep in a labyrinth of tunnels and caves under the Mediterranean Sea rests an invaluable object said to be linked to Christopher Columbus. The relic, an ornate egg, is the source of a unique and powerful energy, promising great wealth to the finder. Always eager for a challenge, Lupin heads out to find it with pals Goemon, Fujiko and Jigen, plus rival treasure hunter Rosalia. Of course the task is anything but simple. A pack of thugs sporting a heavily armed submarine is after the same egg, with the intention of using its energy to cause catastrophic changes to the Earth's weather systems. And to further complicate matters, Rosalia is struck with the revelation that the chief thug is her own father.
Lupin III: $1 Money Wars
Title
Lupin III: $1 Money Wars
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: $1 manee uoozu - One Dollar Money Wars
Description
A small ring was sold at the auction. An elderly gentleman cannot get it only 1$ difference. The president of Bow Bank, Cynthia won in the auction. At this moment, Zenigata run in to the place, and the old man took of his mask, there, Lupin appeared!! Lupin rapes the ring and run away, but Cynthia's subordinate, Nabikofu strucked, and he took the ring.
It was a singer, Sundy who asked lupin to get the ring. The ring was her monther's. But the truth, the ring has a secret shows the place where the brooch was.
The brooch was the symbol of the conqueror in the world, many persons who had power had the brooch. Cynthia, the president of the Bow Bank wanted the brooch!! Lupin, Jigen, Goemon and Fujiko who invested her money in the Bow Bank and was bankrupt attacked the bank, and Lupin got the ring finally refusing Zenigata also. But Nabikofu's gun towarded to Lupin's chest!!!
Lupin was shoot, and he dead. Zenigata cried bittely, Jigen lost himself...
Is it true that Lupin dead????
Lupin III: Walther P-38
Title
Lupin III: Walther P-38
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Warusa P38 - In Gedenken an die Walther P38
Description
Lupin is offered gold in exchange for his help in destroying a satellite-controlled laser system that prevents the inhabitants of a unique island from leaving. What makes it unique? All of the island's residents are assassins - members of a gang called Tarantula. One of them is actually a former comrade of Lupin's who long ago betrayed him and became his enemy. Lupin's secret intention is to take revenge on the man who only recently tried to eliminate him with the gun Lupin had used when they were partners.
Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis
Title
Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Honou no Kioku - Tokyo Crisis
Description
Japan's last Shogun warrior has cleverly hidden a secret treasure worth $20 billion. Conveniently, hints of its location can be found in two portraits of him, in the form of large, etched plates. The usual cast sets out to search in two groups, Lupin with his cohorts and Goemon with Fujiko, all hungry for the sweet taste of victory. But of course, the task is no cinch.
A mysterious reporter named Maria joins in the frantic search and, with an ESP-like power to see the future, winds up a key player. She's also important to theme park owner Michael Suzuki, who is believed to possess one of the plates. Marvel as Lupin operates with his usual charisma and smooth style in the wild pursuit of the city's most valuable hidden treasure.
Lupin III: Secret of the Twilight Gemini
Title
Lupin III: Secret of the Twilight Gemini
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Towairaito Jemini no Himitsu
Description
Our fearless hero Lupin is given a huge diamond called Twilight by Don Dorune, the chief of a shady crime syndicate in Europe. The diamond is actually the key to opening treasures left by a Celtic clan a century ago. Lupin heads to Morocco, the reported location of the treasure. But there are two Twilights, and without the two keys, the door to the treasures is certain not to open. The other key is said to be possessed by Don Dorune's child, but there is no way of knowing who or where the child is. At the same time, two other groups are also looking for the treasures. One is a bunch of ruthless assassins hired by the Celtic clan's descendants. A huge fight over the treasure erupts, and Lupin is naturally right in the center.
Ruin Explorers
Title
Ruin Explorers
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
Bandai Visual Movic
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Fam and Ihrie are willing to do almost anything to make a buck. So when these debt-driven damsels discover the potential profits to be hand in recovering a particularly dangerous mystical object, it means mortal peril for an entire civilization.
There’s no guarantee that they’ll live long enough to squander the fabulous wealth they’ve been promised, and danger lurks around every turn as they cross dark seas in pursuit of legendary evil. Haunted by an unspeakable curse, plagued by doomsday prophecies, plotted against by untrustworthy traveling companions and looked in desperate race to gain the Ultimate Power, Fam and Ihrie are the Ruin Explorers!
AD Police
Title
AD Police
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The A.D. Police saga, the awesome spin-off of the hit anime Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040!
A sudden rise in VOodoo Organic Metal Extension Resources [VOOMER] incidents has put the A.D. Police in the hot seat.
Making matters worse, Kenji Sasaki - one of the A.D. Police's most valuable and unconventional officers has had his share of bad luck. It seems his partners are either turning up dead or seriously injured.
Given a new partner, Hans Kleif, and one last chance to redeem himself by playing by the rules, Kenji needs to get to the bottom of this techno-mystery and keep the VOOMERS from turning Genom City into a high-tech wasteland.
Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
Title
Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: arukatorazu konekushon
Description
We are in San Francisco and Lupin wants treasure ship that is on seafloor, near at famous penitentiary: Alcatraz. Lupin will must fight Secret Seven and the Mafia.
Lupin III: TV
Title
Lupin III: TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
228
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1971
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Lupin III TV has three series, the first series has 23 episodes which was aired from 24 October 1971 to 26 March 1972. The second series has 155 episodes which was aired from 3 October 1977 to 6 October 1980. And the third series has 50 episodes which was aired from 3 March 1984 to 28 September 1985.
Before the first series started, there was Lupin III Pilot film which was about 12 minutes and 30 seconds long which was aired on 1969 (but it was re-made and aired on 1978).
Ayane's High Kick
Title
Ayane's High Kick
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Nikkatsu
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Ayane Mitsui is a High School student who wants to become a pro wrestler. She sets this as her most important goal, neglecting school and other responsibilities. This is Ayane's ultimate dream. At the beginning of the tape we find Ayane at the All-Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Try-Outs. She fails to get accepted yet afterwards meets a strange old man who saw her audition. He tells her that she has great legs and wishes for her to join his Dojo so that he could train her. She accepts and training begins that night. They start by building the ring, and then continue the next day after school with practicing kicks. Ayane practices everyday while having to hide these events from her mother and her school's assistant principal who detests violent sports. After weeks of hard training we find Ayane going in to take a test which she thinks is for Pro Wrstling, but in actuality it's for kickboxing. Totally off the road of her goal, she blindly follows the trainer in her quest to become a wrestler. Her trainer is constantly hiding his real intentions from her (to be a kickboxer) throughout the entire tape until Ayane's debut fight. All is pulled out into the open as she finally discovers what she has gotten into as the bell is rung...
Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis
Title
Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Bai Bai Ribatii - Kiki Ippatsu!
Description
A woman has proposed to Lupin, and he wants to go straight. After the disappearance of the Statue of Liberty, its said that somewhere in the statue is a diamond that controls a deadly computer virus.
A group of evil underground satanists want to have its power to start a world war, but Lupin is after it so he can erase his criminal history on police files so he can go straight.
AWOL: Absent WithOut Leave
Title
AWOL: Absent WithOut Leave
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Studio Deen Studio Twinkle
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Description
Cyress was a peaceful planet, until Solomon, a mysterious terrorist group seizes seven PDP missiles capable of destroying entire planets! Defenseless, there is little the people of Cyress can do, but still, the terrorists must be stopped before they carry out any of their threats. Jim Hyatt, trainer for an elite group of counter-terrorists made up of military veterans and hardened criminals, is called in to deal with the Solomon group before they can use their deadly payload to cause anymore devastation. But before they can even think of taking on the terrorists, they're going to have to learn to work together, and fast... Solomon isn't just going to wait around...
Lupin III: To Hell with Nostrodamus!
Title
Lupin III: To Hell with Nostrodamus!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: kutabare! nosutoradamusu
Description
A terriost group claiming to be a cult, going by the lost prophecies of Nostradamus, is causing havoc through the world. They will predict a disaster to their people, and secretly will cause the problem. They also are going to do this in order to get the current leader in the polls to be the next President to drop from the running.
The man is Douglas, and he owns the largest building in the world. Its big enough to have its own city inside, including a sports arena! In the top floor of the building lies to real lost book of Nostradamus. Lupin wants the book because of its high value, and after a first unsuccesful attempt, he goes to other means.
He goes undercover to a prison on a remote island. There is an old friend of Lupin's and he goes to try to figure out how to obtain the lost book. Of course while escaping, he runs into trouble with the terriost group.
Lupin III: The Secret Files
Title
Lupin III: The Secret Files
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1989
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei - Shiikuretto Fairu
Description
Lupin III: The Secret Files is basically introduces all of the characters: Lupin, Jigen, Fujiko, Goemon, and Zenigata.
The plot is simple, someone has poisoned Lupin's drink and Jigen saves him in time before drinking it, and Lupin ventures to thinking who could of wanted to kill him, and through this process we learn of all of the characters.
Lupin III: Lupin Vs the Clone
Title
Lupin III: Lupin Vs the Clone
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1978
Studio
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei
Description
The movie starts out with Zenigata rushing to Transylvania to investigate the apparent capture and execution of Lupin. Zenigata opens a coffin located in a spooky castle; Lupin's corpse is inside! Zenigata's triumph is cut short as Zenigata turns around to find Lupin also behind him and very much alive. Lupin is surprised himself at seeing his exact double in a coffin.
After a brief chase scene, the film cuts to Egypt where Lupin is trying to recover "The Philosopher's Stone". He retrieves it despite Zenigata's efforts to trap him. He turns the stone over to Fujiko in exchange for a date. Naturally, Fujiko steals the stone from him to sell it to a mysterious man named "Mamo". From there, the film takes many twists and turns as Lupin attempts to find out who Mamo is and what his plans are for the stone and for Fujiko.
Despite some lapses into silly, sci-fi cliches, the plot and tone of the film remains consistent and solid. The characters are well developed during the film. Unlike the flat, "do-gooder" attitude in Cagliostro, each of the characters actually has a complex personality. Jigen struggles with his loyalty to Lupin despite Lupin's stubborn attitude to pursue Mamo and Fujiko. Goemon abandons Lupin entirely at one point coming close to blows with Jigen at one point. Lupin casts aside all his friends to pursue and beat Mamo.
Lupin III: Zantetsu Sword is on Fire
Title
Lupin III: Zantetsu Sword is on Fire
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Moeyo Zantetsu Ken
Description
Lupin will go to unbelievable lengths (and depths) for quick riches. This time it's a gold ornament buried inside the Titanic and encoded with messages that could enable the finder to control the world. Unknown to Lupin, his old pal Goemon is after it as well. Lupin's voyage to the bottom of the sea is cut short, however, by a rival tycoon and his army of thugs who take the ornament and Fujiko, Lupin's ever-charming admirer. But always one to bounce right back, Lupin, with the help of his sidekick Jigen, is determined to retrieve both priceless treasures.
Lupin III: Hunt for Harimao
Title
Lupin III: Hunt for Harimao
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Harimao no Zaiho wo oe!!
Description
Lupin is on yet another chase. This time a treasure has been hidden by a notorious band of thieves who are rampaging through Southeast Asia. But first he has to look for the keys to the treasure. Naturally, Lupin and his cohorts are not alone; Sir Archer, a British royal, and his granddaughter are also hunting for the very same thing. And the two groups are also up against a mad villain, whose main goal is to conquer the world. Unable to go it alone, Lupin and his crew team up with an unlikely partner - Sir Archer - to defeat the conquerors, one of whom turns out to be Sir Archer's own lawyer! Tune in to see if Lupin can get himself out of this gem of a mess....
Lupin III: Napoleon
Title
Lupin III: Napoleon
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Naporeon no Jisho wo Ubae
Description
Lupin has a lively time of it this time in a classic car race from Madrid to Paris. The race prize is Napoleon's dictionary, which contains the key to the Treasure of the Empire, something that just about everybody seems to be after. Lupin and his buddies take off after the prize, pursued not only by the perennial Inspector, but also by an army of secret agents from around the world. Classic cars and state-of-the-art weapons heighten the speed and thrills of this adventure.
Lupin III: From Russia with Love
Title
Lupin III: From Russia with Love
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Roshia yori Ai wo Komete
Description
This time Lupin is after 500 tons of gold bullion that used to belong to the House of Romanov, the last rulers of the Russian Empire. His only clue is a code in an old book that a cipher machine has broken down to the words "Bank of Liberty". As always, whenever Lupin's involved, the situation gets complicated. This adventure takes him through the USA and Russia, with loads of action and classic Lupin-style escapades along the way.
Lupin III: Hemingway Papers
Title
Lupin III: Hemingway Papers
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1990
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Heminguuei Peepaa no Nazo
Description
Word is out that the "Hemingway Papers", the newly discovered last novel by the great author, tells the hiding place of a buried treasure on a desolate Mediterranean island. Lupin sneaks onto the island where, instead of treasure-hunting, he finds himself embroiled in a violent struggle for power. To Lupin's surprise, his old buddies Jigen and Goemon are also in the fight for their own reasons. Marcus the Merchant of Death also lands on the island accompanied by Fujiko, Lupin's greatest weakness, and followed by the police inspector, who is forever on Lupin's tail.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 9: The Galaxy's in Danger! The»
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 9: The Galaxy's in Danger! The Super Awesome Guy!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1993
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
It begins with a tournament, organized as a birthday present for Dollar Money, the son of Gyusan Money, the richest man in the world. The combatants are to fight simultaneously, until there are only four contestants left. At this point, the remaining four were to fight four "aliens", and whoever finished first was to fight Mr. Satan for the grand prize. The first half of the movie is mainly comedy, with Gohan, Mirai no Trunks, and Kuririn fighting their way through the tournament, becoming three of the four finalists. All the while Goku is watching his son from heaven, and Mr. Satan is engaged in his usual antics in trying to get away from "Those people!" The second half begins when, in the final rounds, the four "Aliens" have most obviously been replaced with REAL aliens- led by one named Bojack. Bojack had apparently tried to fight the gods some time ago, and was imprisoned in a star. Kaiou's death during the Cell game freed him, and he was trying to get special revenge on the North Kaiou by taking his student's planet first. Trunks defeats his opponent, but loses to Bojack, while Kuririn and Daisuke both lose to theirs- at the cost of Daisuke's life. Gohan doesn't finish his fight before all of the villains convene and introduce themselves, thus spawning one of the finest one-sided movie fight scenes yet, which lasts until everyone is trashed and Gohan is being crushed to death by Bojack. Goku, breaking the afterlife rules, teleports out of heaven in an effort to save Gohan. Gohan then goes SSJ2 and kills two out of the three henchmen, and Gohan then kills Bojack. The movie ends with everybody recovering in the hospital, a typical happy movie ending.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Dangerous Partners! Super »
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Dangerous Partners! Super Warriors Never Rest!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1994
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
A dark, powerful figure is unconscious, experiencing vivid flashbacks of Kakarotto defeating him. The scene switches to a happy one of Goten and Trunks searching for the Dragon balls, chaperoned by Videl. Goten wants to wish for lots and lots of food to eat, and Trunks wants the Dragon balls so he can go on lots of adventures. They have some fun, cute adventures finding the DBs, and eventually make it to the last one, which is strung on the necklace of a village shaman. The villagers are about to sacrifice a young, beautiful maiden to the monster god of the village, in return for their peace and well-being. Goten and Trunks fly off and defeat the monster--a really goofy dinosaur--easily. The villagers congratulate them and give them the Dragon ball, and all three Z soldiers stay in the village overnight. The next morning, Videl goes out early and runs into Brolli, who has inexplicably survived Movie #8, and has also inexplicably lost most of his brain. Brolli mistakes Videl for Kakarotto and knocks her unconscious in a lake, then goes after Goten and Trunks. The two boys spend some time running around, avoiding Brolli, and getting into hi-jinks. This goes on until Gohan steps in for no good reason and tries to fight. There's a really typical fight in which Brolli is covered by lava, and Gohan is rescued by kuririn in a Piccolo outfit. Brolli escapes the lava, and fights back again. Goten wishes that the Dragon would defeat Brolli, and Goku's ghost is resurrected to help them fight. Using a Triple Kamehameha, the Son family knocks Brolli into the white-hot sun. Goku disappears, leaving the question of whether or not he was really there, and everybody goes home happy.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 7: The Ultimate Battle!! The T»
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 7: The Ultimate Battle!! The Three Super Saiya-jin
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1992
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
The trouble starts when two odd looking androids (#15 and #14) make their way through the streets toward a hotel where Goku, Gohan, Kuririn, Master Roshi, Oolong, Chichi, and Trunks are staying. They wreak havoc as they blow up buildings and cars and send people screaming in terror. Eventually they locate Goku and destroy his temporary residence. The Z warriors rescue everyone in the skyscraper before it fully collapses. Trunks reminds Goku that they will only hurt civilians if they continue to fight in the city. As a result, Goku flies, chased by the two androids, to some uninhabited ice plains. There they battle, and we see that yet another robot has been released from Dr. Gero's laboratory. This robot, #13, tells Goku that the and the others were created by Dr. Gero's computer, and though Dr. Gero is dead, his computer magnified his hatred for Goku many times over, and created #13, #14, and #15 as a result. As they fight, it is clear that the androids are gaining the upper hand (Goku fights #13, while Mirai Trunks takes #14 and #15). Vegita comes to help out Goku, because he wants to save the victory over Goku to himself. There is now one Saiya-jin per android (Vegita takes #15). Soon, all the Saiya-jin go SSJ. Vegita and Trunks make short work of their foes. Gohan tries to help his father, but is shot at, and saved by Piccolo, who helps Goku take on #13. #13 absorbs the batteries and processing units of the two fallen androids after realizes they have been disposed of. With the power of the other two androids within him, android #13 is transformed into Super 13. This blue monstrosity makes short work of all the Z warriors but Goku. He continues to pummel Goku until Goku falls under water, at which point he turns his attention to Gohan. Gohan sees that Goku is gathering energy for a Genki-dama, and one by one, the Z warriors sacrifice themselves yet again, though they are near unconcious. Eventually, Goku turns SSJ while gathering energy, and absorbs the Genki-dama's energy. His aura is so powerful that Super 13's skin begins to melt away. Goku embeds his fist into Super 13's abdomen, and destroys his remains.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 8: Valiant Fight!! Super Excit»
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 8: Valiant Fight!! Super Exciting Fight!!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1993
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
The Z warriors (excluding Goku) are introduced to two new surviving Saiya-jin. We find out that one of them is named Paragas, while the other remains temporarily anonymous. These Saiya-jin wish to make a new home for their kind, with Vegita as king. Goku happens to be at a school interview, but is contacted by Kaio-sama and is told that a Saiya-jin of immense power utterly destroyed the South Galaxy, and is now heading towards the North Galaxy bound on wreaking havoc. Meanwhile, the Z warriors have decided to venture to New Vegita, and after arriving catch wind that the legendary Super Saiya-jin is heading towards the North Galaxy. They form a team with Paragas's son Brolli to see if they can find out any extra information, but all they discover is that New Vegita is being constructed mostly by slaves. During their expedition Goku teleports to join them. We soon find out that Paragas knows of a comet which will eventually collide with New Vegita destroying the planet. In the middle of the following night, Brolli attacks Goku, but Paragas is able to stop him by use of a remote control linking to an odd electronic necklace Brolli wears. The next morning, Goku informs Vegita that he has recognized Brolli as the legendary Super Saiya-jin. Trunks then informs his father that New Vegita was simply a ploy, and Paragas confirms this, stating that he and Brolli were disposed of as trash from Old Vegita-sei and left for dead. Thanks to Brolli's awesome powers, they managed to survive. They plan to exact revenge on Vegita and take over Earth. Vegita is afraid of Brolli, after admitting to himself that he really is the legendary SSJ. Brolli has meanwhile broken the control device around his neck and is fighting against all the Z warriors, with the exception of the terrified Vegita. When things are looking grim for the Z warriors, Piccolo arrives with a senzu for everyone. Kuririn and Kame-sennin are able to escape to safety through Piccolo's spaceship, and Vegita finally begins to fight Brolli. The giant comet has already begun to descend on New Vegita, and Paragas attempts to escape in pod, only to be killed by his son. Goku continues to fight Brolli even as the comet descends on them, but to no avail. At last, Piccolo instructs everyone to give their strength to Goku. They do so, but Vegita is too full of pride to commit. Eventually he allows himself, and Goku is given enough power to defeat Brolli. Just as the comet is about to blow New Vegita to smithereens, Goku teleports everyone to safety and a happy ending ensues.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 6: Attack! 1,000,000 Power War»
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 6: Attack! 1,000,000 Power Warriors!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1992
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Our story begins on New Namek, where a giant, planet-sized machine begins to devour the world. The Z warriors catch wind of the plot, and fly off to the crippled planet. By this time, all the inhabitants of Namek have been captured by advanced battle droids, and are being led off to a prison camp where they are to be executed. However, our heros arrive just in time, and save the Nameks from certain death. As the droids prepare for battle, the leader of the machine army, Metal Cooler, reveals himself. He explains that after Cooler was blasted into the sun, the space-faring Big Ghetti Star came across his remains and assimilated Cooler's brain. The only way to sustain the tremendous sphere is to sap large amounts of energy from the cores of planets and its inhabitants. Piccolo, Kuririn, and Gohan begin battle with the robots, but their armor proves to be exceedingly tough to puncture. While his friends are occupied with the droid army, Goku begins to battle Metal Cooler. It isn't long until Goku gains the upper hand, and knocks off one of Metal Cooler's arms. Unfortunately, Cooler regenerates his limb, and informs our hero that the Big Ghetti Star instantaneously corrects weaknesses and repairs damage. Now with better tactics, Metal Cooler begins to win the fight. Yet out of nowhere, Vegita comes to the rescue, and joins Goku in his foray. Meanwhile, Kuririn and Gohan have been captured by the droids, and flown to the prison camp. Only Piccolo remains, and with a huge burst of energy, he evaporates the remaining droids. With the army destroyed, Piccolo flies to the heart of the Big Ghetti Star. Vegita and Goku attack Metal Cooler at full strength, and turn his body into such a fine powder that no regeneration is possibly. Thinking that they have won, they are shocked to see hundreds of Metal Cooler's sliding down a nearby ridge, and running straight towards them. The next thing they know, they are hanging in the main chamber of the Big Ghetti Star by thousands of tiny electrodes. Cooler begins to steal their energy, but finds that the Ki of a Super Saiya-jin is too much to handle. With overloading batteries, the Big Ghetti Star begins to self-destruct. Goku and Vegita, in a final showdown with the massive core of the world-eater, destroy Cooler's remains. The good guys barely manage an escape, and the Big Ghetti Star explodes in a fireball. Namek is left scarred, but no blood is shed this day.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Exploding Dragon Fist! If »
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Exploding Dragon Fist! If Goku can't Do It, Who Can?
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1995
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
A young boy with elf like ears and a sword is fighting a gigantic monster. Despite his masterful sword handling skills however, the boy is defeated. Time jumps forward to a point somewhere around the 25th Budoukai. As Gohan and Videl sit in class, Gohan receives a message on his wristwatch informing him that his assistance is needed in order to save an old man who is contemplating suicide. After saving the old man, Gohan learns that the old man only attempted to jump off a building in order to get his attention. The old man produces a golden music box, which he tells them contains a legendary warrior who has been trapped for ages. After several attempts to open the box using Goku's shear strength and Bulma's technological expertise, the warriors collect the Dragonballs and summon Shenlon to release Tapion, the warrior who is trapped inside the box. The box shatters at Tapion is released, and Trunks and Goten marvel over the legendary warrior. After inquiring as to his surroundings, Tapion informs them that he must be returned to the box at once, or the Earth will surely be destroyed. Tapion walks off as the Z Warriors contemplate the events that just took place. The following day Hildegarn, a large monster, is reeking havoc on the city. Gohan tries unsuccessfully to defeat the monster with several very large Ki blasts. However, the monster does not subside until Tapion arrives, and plays a tune on his flute, which causes the monster to disappear in a puff of smoke. The following day, Bulma attempts to build a device that will contain the monster and Tapion as well as the music box did. Unfortunately, as Tapion sleeps inside the device that night, the monster escapes from within him, and reeks havoc on the city once again. After a long and drawn out battle with Hildegarn, Goku decides to use a technique that he has never used before. He goes SSJ3, powers up, leaps into the air, extends his fist, and shouts "Ryu Ken". Hildegarn explodes in a flash of light. After the battle, Tapion presents Trunks with his sword, saying he won't need it anymore, and flies off. Neither the monster, nor Tapion are ever heard from again.
Miracle Girls
Title
Miracle Girls
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
1993
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
This is a "magical girls" series about two twin girls who go to high school. Tomomi is a tomboyish girl who is good at sports (she's the star of the volleyball team). Mikage is more feminine and is better academically, despite her tendency to blow up the Chemistry Club. Both girls have boyfriends, though Mikage's left for London in the 2nd episode. Mikage tends to have more romantic relationships while Tomomi is on the 'buddy' system. What makes these girls different is their ESP powers. Both have limited telekinesis, have telepathy only with each other, and can teleport only when both work together. The series is about the sometimes funny/sad/romantic lives of the two twins and the occasional complications brought about when they use their powers. There is also an almost gothic mystery surrounding the powers and the role 4 flowers play in it...
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: The Rebirth of Fusion! Gok»
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: The Rebirth of Fusion! Goku and Vegeta!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1995
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
The trouble starts when a careless teenage...heaven dweller, neglects to change the tanks of the "soul laundry machine", which cleans souls that are going to hell. When the tanks explode, the heaven dwelling kid becomes possessed and turns into Janenba, a huge blob-like creature. Janemba changes the laws of the afterworld and creates much havoc, including bringing such characters back to life as Furiza and his minions and all of the other dead. Pikehan and Goku try to free the Demon lord and distract Janemba, it becomes evident that this tubby bastard's magic is almost invincible. While Pikehan shouts insults at the Demon lord's prison, Goku strikes back against the Jell-o menace. It looks as though Goku has won, when Janenba transforms into a smaller, deadlier fighter, whom Goku cannot defeat. When Vegita shows up, he too realizes that he cannot beat Janenba, so Goku convinces Vegita to fuse with him. Unfortunately, Vegita screws up the fusion dance, which is amusing in and of itself, and they turn into fat Gogita for 30 minutes. During this moment of weakness, Gogita gets the living snot beaten out of him. Meanwhile, Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks are taking care of the masses of undead that now walk the Earth. They prove to be no match for our seasoned warriors. When the Fat Gogita transformation wears off, Pikehan buys Goku and Vegita the time to fuse correctly. In this new form of Gogita, Janemba is easily defeated and the rules of the afterworld return to normal and the generic happy ending ensues.
B't X
Title
B't X
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Description
The Kikai (Machine) Empire has been hiding in the perpetual sandstorms of the Gobi Desert for centuries. When Professor Kotaro Takiyama comes too close to discovering their dark secrets they emerge to silence him. But Teppei Takiyama isn't going to allow his brother to be abducted without putting up a fight...
Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Super Warrior Clone! I am »
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Super Warrior Clone! I am the Winner!!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1994
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
The emergence of several mutant creatures from their holding tanks, which Jaga plans to use to gain his revenge on Mr. Satan. Elsewhere, the enraged Android 18 trashes Mr. Satan's mansion in an effort to collect the 20 million zeni he promised the Artificial Human for throwing the Tenkaichi Budoukai to him. As their bickering ensues, a strange man enters Mr. Satan's house with a challenge from Jaga Badda, one of Mr. Satan's childhood rivals. Mr. Satan agrees to accompany the man back to Jaga's castle, and Android 18 wanting to collect her money tags along. Making his grand entrance to face Jaga's challenge, Mr. Satan ever so gracefully slips on a banana peal and falls flat on his ass. With blinding speed, Jaga's mutant creations surround the cowering world champion Satan invites Android 18 to take on the mutants. Not wanting to miss out on the action, Goten and Trunks join fight and the three super-warriors quickly extinguish all the mutants at hand. Jaga, angered by yet another defeat at the hands of Mr. Satan, reveals his laboratory full of bio-warriors. As Trunks and Goten investigate, they run across a very familiar specimen Brolli! Not wasting any more time, Jaga orders the release of his super-warrior. However, due to a fluid overflow during his release, Brolli is now covered in genetic-altering goop. Android 18 releases a flurry of attack on the monster, only to be taken down with one swift blow. Trunks then saves Mr. Satan from Brolli's attacks, but in doing so causes the release of several thousand gallons of genetic-altering goop. The two Saiya-jins power up, and begin their battle with the legendary Super Saiya-jin's third incarnation. The battle ensues, the Saiya-jins become distracted, and Android 18 intervenes, only to be knocked away. Kuririn arrives just in time to save his wife, and the battle continues. The two Saiya-jins are once again distracted by cries for help from Mr. Satan, and are soon in danger of being killed themselves. Kuririn saves Goten, whose head is about to be crushed by Brolli, with a Kienzan, and Trunks draws Brolli away with his patented full-moon-ass-slapping-bird-flipping technique. Up against a wall, Trunks is saved once again as an entire container of genetic-altering goop empties itself right on top of Brolli. With Brolli out of the way, Trunks, Goten, and Kuririn turn to the task of evacuating Jaga's island castle. A tidal wave of goop is now engulfing the island, and all efforts on the part of the three Z-Warriors to stop it fail. However, when the goop finally contacts the seawater, the warriors realize it'ss the key to stopping the goop. In what is probably the best scene in the whole movie, the three warriors fire a triple-Kamehameha into the ocean, causing a tidal wave to cleanse the island of the goop. In a final attempt to have his revenge, a much larger Brolli emerges to the ocean, turns to stone, and is blasted to peaces by Trunks and Goten. Finally, back on Kaio-sama's planetoid, Goku comments on Brolli's never-ending persistence and proceeds to stuff his face.
Ariel Visual
Title
Ariel Visual
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
To save the Earth from alien invaders and their giant monsters, Dr. Kishida does what any other red-blooded mad scientist would do: he builds a giant robot - ARIEL - the ultimate feminine fighting robot!
Unfortunately, his grand-daughters refuse to pilot it! Apparently, they've got more important things to do than becoming teenage super-heroes. Besides, how are you supposed to study for your college entrance exams while getting beaten-up in battle?
Fortunately for Dr. Kishida, things aren't too well for the invaders, either. According to their reports, the Earth was the perfect target: lush, peaceful, and relatively defenseless. Theoretically, the planet should've surrendered long ago. Now, the war is at a standstill, the dreaded Accounting Department is warning about the serious cost overruns, and the head of the home office has arrived from Galactic Headquarters to personally oversee operations. Has Headquarters decided to unleash, The Audit - or do they have something even more evil in mind?
The fate of the world rests upon two people: Aya Kishida, one of the doctor's granddaughters, who may have to give up prep school to pilot the mighty (and lovely) ARIEL; and a mysterious alien named Saber Starblast, who may have the power to defeat the invaders once and for all...
Astro Boy
Title
Astro Boy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
193
Genres
Action, Drama, Family, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1963
Studio
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
Astro Boy was created by Doctor Boyton when his son Toby died in a car accident. Astro is an exact match for Toby. And was origionally called Toby by his "father".
When Astro was first built, Doctor Boyton wanted to keep him a secret. But people eventually found about him and he became a hero.
Astro was seperated from his father during a cruise. Astro saved the ship from some ice burgs, when he returned, his father had disappeared. Astro was tricked into signing himself over to a robot circus. It was in the robot circus that he met Kathy, who gave Astro his name; Astro Boy.
After the Robot Circus, Astro was taken back to Japan by Doctor Elefan, a scientist who had recently been apointed head of the Ministry of Science.
Astro went to school and eventually, Doctor Elefan built parents for Astro. Astro now lives with them and his dog, Jump.
Later, Doctor Elefan built a sister for Astro and called her Uran. Uran is a very mischevious girl and often gets herself and Astro into a lot of trouble.
Arcadia of My Youth
Title
Arcadia of My Youth
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1982
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
It's Harlock! It's Harlock! It's Harlock! Renowned Manga author Matsumoto Leiji’s greatest creation, Captain Harlock, comes to the big screen in this magnificent film.
When aliens conquer earth and enslave the human race, all hope for freedom is abandoned. But one man will not give up. Captain Harlock, a brave space pilot, leads the resistance and vows to oust the aliens and restore freedom to his planet.
Harlock and his rebel band adopt the fighting strategy of ancient marauders and become known as the Space Pirates… with a skull and crossbones on their atomic powered spaceship! But the revolution is not without a price and The Space Pirate must make a difficult choice.
Ariel Deluxe
Title
Ariel Deluxe
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Those incompetent aliens are still plotting to conquer the Earth! The only obstacle in their path — the giant, feminine robot ARIEL! But the young pilots have lives of their own... When Kazumi receives a mysterious love letter from a secret admirer, should she cancel her first date — just to save the Earth?
Akai Hayate
Title
Akai Hayate
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
For over a thousand years, Japan was secretly ruled by the Shinogara, a society of ninja whose palace lies in a hidden valley at the base of Mt. Fuji. The assassins' grip on Japan was unbreakable, until their finest warrior, Hayate Kanuma, rebelled against the group and murdered Shinogara's fearsome leader - his own father!
Guilty of both betrayal and patricide, Hayate fled for his life. But his ninja enemies landed a fatal blow. With only minutes left to live, Hayate took a desperate gamble and transferred his soul into the body of his sister, Shiori.
Now, Shiori is wandering the streets of Tokyo, under the alias “Yukiko.” Assassins still search for her, unaware of her new powers. But each time Shiori calls up her brother, she sacrifices a part of herself. After all, two souls cannot occupy the same body – for long!
Bio Hunter
Title
Bio Hunter
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
A strange virus attacks the human genetic code and transforms people into monsters with demonic powers. Komada and Koshigaya are just a couple of guys (Professors, actually) who hunt the night to extinguish the Demon Virus whenever they encounter it. One of them is already infected by it, and the infestation spreads every day....
Meanwhile, one monster is stalking the streets of Tokyo, ripping open young women and devouring their livers. A famed psychic holds the secret to the identity of the monster. Now it's up to Koshigaya and Komada to reach the psychic and his beautiful daughter, before it's too late!
Dragon Ball Z Movie 5: Battle of the Strongest
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 5: Battle of the Strongest
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1991
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
The movie begins with a scene of Freeza destroying Planet Vegeta, despite Bardock's efforts. We see Goku's pod escape, and we are introduced to Koola who tells his henchman to leave Goku alone, since this is Furiza's territory. At this point there is a flash forward to the present. After a little comedy, Goku, Oolong, Kuririn and Gohan go camping. Koola, after hearing of Furiza's death, decides he must kill all living Saiya-jin. After some beating Koola's henchmen, Koola and Goku go at, only for Goku to escape injured. After some commotion and a bit of luck, Kuririn, Oolong, father, and son are able to convene. Gohan is delegated to get Senzu beans, and has little trouble thanks to Yajirobi's generosity. Gohan is caught by Koola's henchmen on his way back, but he is quickly saved by Piccolo until Koola himself intervenes and knocks him out. Gohan makes a getaway, and as he is giving the bag of senzu beans to Kuririn, one of Koola's henchmen blasts it to smithereens. Gohan, however, was given an extra senzu bean by Yajirobi, which he had tucked under his belt. He gives it to his father just before he receives a thorough ass wompin' from the henchman Sauza. As Goku is about to launch an attack on Sauza, Koola appears with Piccolo's unconcious body and does some further damage to it. Goku knocks Sauza away (and into a mountain) and begins to fight with Koola. They duel for a while, and Koola decides to transform. After Koola forms a ki attack powerful enough to destroy Earth, Goku realizes his failure, and after some sadness goes SSJ. He easily does away with Koola's energy technique, and proves that Koola has nothing on a Super Saiya-jin. Koola's last resort is to put a little distance between him and Goku and form an even more powerful planet destroying attack, which Goku catches, and eventually Kamehameha's right back at Koola. Koola is pushed into the sun by his own attack, and by the same Saiya-jin he refused to kill. Before a full happy ending can ensue, however, Sauza reappears. Piccolo kills him with ease. Then we get a little comedy, as the Namek-jin nonchalantly blows off Gohan.
Ayashi no ceres is the story of Aya Mikage and her twin brother Aki, driven apart by the forces of fate. On their sixteenth birthday, Aya and Aki are called to the family home to be given a special present. What they thought was a birthday party, however, was really a test--one which Aya failed. She was found to possess the reincarnated spirit of an ageless tennyo, one bent on the recovery of her hagoromo and the destruction of the Mikage family. Aya quickly found herself separated from her beloved brother, and hunted by her own family.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Motohashi Hideyuki
Author
Watase Yu
Design
Motohashi Hideyuki
Director
Kamegaki Hajime
Music
Sakai Ryo
Script
Ohashi Shikichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aogiri Suzumi
Asano Mayumi
Aogiri Yuuhi
Itou Kentarou
Ceres
Iwao Junko
Guradisu
Nagashima Yuko
Kurumi Chidori
Kawasumi Ayako
Mikage Aki
Chiba Susumu
Mikage Aya
Kakazu Yumi
Oda
Kujira
Shouta
Araki Kae
Touya
Konishi Katsuyuki
Battle Skipper: The Movie
Title
Battle Skipper: The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Trouble is brewing at the St. Ignacio School for Girls, where the extracurricular activities include mass destruction and global domination!
Without regard for school property or regulations, the spoiled rich girls of the St. Ignacio Debutante Club are planning to unleash their awesome Battle Skipper combat suits in their mad scheme to seize control of the school...and eventually the world!
The only hope lies with the valiant - yet polite and proper - members of the Etiquette Club, who stand ready to oppose the Debutante Club's fiendish schemes. The basement of the Etiquette Club is really the secret headquarters of the mysterious super-team, the Lightning Attacker Exstars and their super-advanced prototype Battle Skippers!
Dragon Ball Z Movie 1: Return My Gohan!
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 1: Return My Gohan!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1989
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Dragon Ball Z Movie: Dead Zone
Description
Gohan is kidnapped! The evil Garlic Jr. is gathering the seven Dragon Balls to wish for immortality. Then Garlic Jr. plans to take over the world and make the entire human race suffer for the death of his father.
Goku rushes to save Gohan, but arrives at the fortress just as Garlic Jr. summons the Eternal Dragon. Krillin and Piccolo try to help Goku, but their combined strength is no match for Garlic Jr., who creates a "Dead Zone" (black hole) to suck our heroes into oblivion. Suddenly Gohan starts to show his hidden power, but will it be enough?!
Dragon Ball Z Movie 3: The Ultimate Decisive Battl»
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 3: The Ultimate Decisive Battle for Earth
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1990
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Dragon Ball Z Movie: Tree of Might
Description
A seed of the Tree of Might has been planted on Earth by a group of space pirates. Once rooted, the Tree of Might will devour all life energy, leaving the planet a deserted land where no living thing can survive.
Goku and his friends are the last hope...can they defeat the evil space pirates and Turles, the evil leader of the group and a Saiyan!?
And if that wasn't trouble enough, Turles powers up by eating a fruit of the tree, and challenges Goku. Can Goku save Gohan and the planet Earth from Turles?
Dragon Ball GT
Title
Dragon Ball GT
Category
TV
Total Episodes
64
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1996
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
The story starts 10 years into the future (from the epilogue of DBZ). The main characters are Son Goku, Trunks, and Pan. However, although Goku is Pan's grandfather, he looks like an 11 years old kid.
Apparently Pilaf and company reappears and are up to their usual convenience. This time old Pilaf, still wanting to rule the world, desires to become younger. However, they accidentally turn Goku into a child instead, using the "Ultimate Dragon Balls."
Goku snags the runaway robot, Gil. Although Goku is now a child, he is as powerful as he was before, however the only exception being that he loses his shunkan idou (teleportation) skill. Trying to return Son Goku back to normal and saving earth from certain destruction is the mission of the GT adventurers, a journey that propels them to the depths of space and into new surprises. (The long lost "Ultimate Dragon Balls" disperse all across the universe when a wish is granted).
Trunks sees parts flying off of the spaceship they're in! Goku and his friends encounter new enemies on other planets and Goku meets his match with a character named "Bebii," which was created by the Tsufurujin race to destroy the Saiyajin. Goku even reaches the Super Saiyajin Level 4 power. Later, the GT Adventurers have to deal with seven, evil dragons.
Dragon Ball Movie: Mystical Adventure
Title
Dragon Ball Movie: Mystical Adventure
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1988
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
Goku and Krillin have completed their training under the mystical Master Roshi. Now the duo is off to test their newly acquired skills at a prestigious martial arts tournament sponsored by the young emperor Chiaotzu. The winner of the tournament is said to get an audience with the Emperor, and a wish for anything they want!
But sinister plans are underway beneath the faзade of the elaborate tournament. The young emperor’s wife has been kidnapped! The emperor’s right-hand man, Master Shen, has convinced him Dragon Balls must be gathered to wish her back. But secretly, he and his henchman Master Tao plan to overthrow the Emperor, and with the help of the Dragon Balls, rule the kingdom themselves!
And to complicate matters even more, Bulma and the gang are desperately searching for the Dragon Balls as well. As the tournament begins, the action all comes together. Get ready for a for a wild, crazy ride of comedy and excitement on a magical… MYSTICAL ADVENTURE!
Art of Fighthing
Title
Art of Fighthing
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
1993
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Ryoko no Ken, "Battle Spirits"
Description
Ryo and Robert's plan was simple: find the lost cast, collect the $500 reward, and get back in time to pay the electric bill. That's when things began to go very wrong.
When Ryo and Robert accidently became the sole witnesses to a mob hit, it was a mistake that would them - in blood. Since then, they've been shot at, run off the road, and nearly blown to pieces - but now it's getting personal.
The mob boss, Mr. Big, has kidnapped Ryo's sister, Yuri. The only way to get her back alive is to find a missing diamond. Both the mob and the cops think Ryo and Robert have the diamond, but they don't know anything about it. Up to their necks in trouble and with no place else to turn, it's payback time. But even if they make it past an army of mob enforcers, they'll have to face Mr. Big's beautiful bug deadly assistant King.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 4: Super Saiya-jin Son Gokou
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 4: Super Saiya-jin Son Gokou
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1991
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
FUNimation
Alternative titles
Dragon Ball Z Movie: Lord Slug
Description
A giant planetoid looks like it's going to hit the earth, yet explodes just before it makes impact. The inhabitants of the planet, a group of space-pirates, land on the Earth in their little ship to terraform it and use it as a new home base. They are a bunch of horned, sun-sensitive oddities led by Lord Slug--a strangely familiar green alien. Slug learns of the Dragonballs by reading Bulma's mind; he immediately collects them and makes his wish: restore his youth. After becoming young again, the fight begins. Gohan and Piccolo face off against Slug's three main henchman: Dorodabo, a fat gargoyle, Angira, a Zarbon look-alike, and Medametcha, an extremely strange frog with the ability to create energy-sucking clones of himself. After a little bit of fighting, Goku steps in and kills Medametcha and Angira rather easily. Then it's Goku vs. Slug in one of the most predictable DBZ movie battles ever. Slug Trashes Goku. Goku goes "Super Saiya-jin" Goku trashes Slug. Slug proves to all that he's a Namek. Slug grows to super size and trashes Goku. Piccolo joins in and gets hurt. Ho-hum. Then more wierdness enters the story, as Piccolo tells Gohan to whistle--causing Slug to fall to his knees in pain. Goku flies through Slug's stomach, and then creates a small Genki-dama and defeats the Evil namek. The Earth returns to normal, birds sing, and Master Roshi wakes up from his nap and comments about the beautiful weather.
Nightwalker
Title
Nightwalker
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
NightWalker, a detective in Japan, holds a secret. Behind closed doors, he's a vampire of considerable power. Together with his secretary and partner, he solves crimes in the city and battles off the invading demons that threaten him and the city he protects. In the background, mysterious forces are at work against him, and he must keep them from harming his loved ones, all while maintaining a human appearance.
Dragon Ball Z Movie: Bardock The Father of Goku
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie: Bardock The Father of Goku
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
The ever expanding saga of DBZ continues with this full hour movie about Goku's father - Bardock!
When a low-class Saiyan soldier named Bardok unexpectedly inherits the ability to see into the future, his life takes a dramatic turn for the worse!
Haunted by visions of his own end as well as the destruction of his entire planet, Bardok sets off on a nightmarish race with fate to avert the impending disaster. But Bardok seems to be stumbling along in a maze of hopeless despair until a vision of his baby son, Kakarot, as a grown man inspires him to make a change and confront his destiny head on!
Dragon Ball Z Movie: History of Trunks
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie: History of Trunks
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
When Goku dies of a deadly virus, it seems like the end of the world. But the powerful Master’s passing proves to be merely a presage of the horrible tragedies that are on the way! When the two Androids appear and start destroying the great cities of the Earth, the planet is plunged into darkness and it’s inhabitants are living in fear.
But there is only last hope! Goku’s son, Gohan, is now a man, and though outnumbered by the demonic Androids, he does have a special young teenager, named Trunks on his side! As Gohan trains Trunks, it seems like the world is collapsing around them! Can they put a stop to the horrible progression of evil? This is the story of the future that never was!
Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: The World's Strongest Man
Title
Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: The World's Strongest Man
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1990
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Dragon Ball Z Movie: World's Strongest
Description
Thanks to the Dragon Balls and his dedicated assistant Dr. Kochin, the evil Dr. Wheelo has been freed from his icy tomb. Now these mad scientists plot to take over the world with their fearsome biotechnology...There's just one hitch. Dr. Wheelo's body died, and now his brain is living in a glass jar!
Dr. Wheelo seeks the strongest, healthiest body in the world to be the new home for his magnificent brain, so Dr. Kochin and their android warriors kidnap Piccolo and Master Roshi trying to find the world's strongest fighter. Goku, Gohan and Krillin come to their friend's rescue, but Dr. Wheelo's henchmen are amazingly strong! To make matters worse, it seems that Dr. Wheelo not only wants to have Goku's body, but he already controls Piccolo!
Will our heroes save the day or lose their minds?!
Galaxy Express 999
Title
Galaxy Express 999
Category
TV
Total Episodes
113
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1978
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
In the far far future, technology has advanced enough so that it no longer matters what a spaceship looks like. You can have a space express service with a ship that looks like a 19th century train. Imagine where you can go and what adventures you can have. We follow Tetsuro as he goes on these adventures.
Arion
Title
Arion
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1986
Studio
US Distribution
Description
In Thrace, Arion is taken from his mother Demeter by the god Hades. In the Underworld, Arion is trained to be a warrior. His training is driven by revenge: Arion was told that his mother's blindness was caused by Zeus and Zeus' death will remove the curse. Finally, Arion and Geedo (a huge ape-like creature who had become Arion's friend and companion) left the Underworld to find Zeus. Seneca, a small thief, makes off with Arion's sword and this leads Arion to his first encounter with the forces of Zeus, commanded by his daughter Athena. Arion is captured but is later set free by Lesfeena, Athena's mute serving girl. As Arion rejoins Geedo and Seneca (and worries about Lesfeena), the forces of Zeus and Poseidon face each other in battle. In the background sits the scheming Hades, and the calm Apollon who seems to have plans of his own.
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Title
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
10
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Big West
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
Tylor again and again has beaten the odds. With volumes in this series ranging from character sidestories to devastating new weapons deployment, he and the Soyokaze crew have dealt with hardships.
Part 1: An Exceptional Episode (2 episodes)
The shooting war is over. The undefeated Soyokaze has returned home and all should be right in the universe. It's not ... the Raalgon Empire has created an incredibly powerful and destabilizing new weapon system. With the urging of the Prime Minister, they're about to deploy it and when the UPSF forces realize this the choice is clear. These are desperate times ...
Part 2: Sidestory Collection (6 episodes)
Many years ago, Azalyn's best friend in all the universe was a similar aged boy named Ruu. Also royalty of a sort, they shared the way that children do and both pledged that one day they would rule fairly. Both also agreed that one day they would meet again. Also included on this disc are stories featuring Yamamoto: the action hero, Kojiro - testing a prototype fighter, Andressen - evaluating the newest Marine Battlesuit, and "White Christmas", where it's Christmas, Yuriko is waiting and Tylor is late.
Part 3: From Here to Eternity (2 episodes)
Some time has elapsed since Tylor and the Soyokaze lead the UPSF forces to victory. The Raalgon war has cooled to a point where it can probably no longer considered to be one: in fact, many of the Soyokaze crew had been temporarily reassigned. Azalyn had taken time away from her duties as Empress. Although generally placid, some areas of the galaxy are certainly not: the Raalgon cabinet is in turmoil. It also seems to some that the UPSF is being pushed towards full scale war with the Raalgon Empire. If there’s a solution to this it won’t come from Tylor, but perhaps from someone who has learned Tylor’s lesson. It’s likely that no one can solve this before the carnage starts though, and even if they did that no one would listen. As the Tylor series comes to an end with this volume, things are looking very grim! Still, if there’s anyone who can save the day ...
Seisenshi Dunbine
Title
Seisenshi Dunbine
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Aura Battler Dunbine Holy Warrior Dunbine
Description
Byston Well is a world where people go when they die. It is normally unreachable from Earth for it exists between sea and land. Only those who can open the Aura Road can pass through. Dwellers of Sea called the A-Fellario are able to open the Aura Road, and one of them named Silky Mau is forced to do it to snatch a young motocross racer named Sho Zama. Sho finds himself in Byston Well and his role is to pilot an Aura Battler. The Aura Battler is a giant robot warrior of immense power that can only be piloted by one with a strong Aura. All people brought from Earth have that Aura, but Sho's is exceptionally strong. His new master is Drake Luft, but Sho soon finds that Drake's motives are more complex than he realizes...
My Fair Masseuse
Title
My Fair Masseuse
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Moko is a girl with a voracious sexual appetite. She works in a massage parlor where she gets paid to do the things she enjoys the most. It's a kinky job and Moko just loves it! Being the hard-working and dedicated girl that she is, Moko always makes sure that her customers get their money's worth. She is only satisfied when they are. Whether it's pleasuring the old or the young, it makes no difference to Moko. Pretty soon, Moko becomes the most sought-after masseuse in the parlor. Can her stamina keep up with the demand?
Dragon Ball
Title
Dragon Ball
Category
TV
Total Episodes
153
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1986
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
TRIMARK
Description
This followed Gokuu on his original quest. There are lots of silly gags and toilet humor, as well as some great character acting and pathos. As his quest continues, he picks up lots of friends and enemies. Upon the completion of a quest, it must begin again since the Dragonballs are scattered, leading to new & even more bizarre adventures. Most villains belong to the "Red Ribbon" organization of which the most deadly assassin is Kao Pai Pai.
Dragon Ball Z
Title
Dragon Ball Z
Category
TV
Total Episodes
291
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
1989
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Gokuu disappeared into a strange realm and emerged as a super-Saiyajin. Combat is now emphasized rather than the toilet humor and story of the last series. In recent storylines, the plot centers on 4 androids from the future who came to kill Gokuu and fights everyone who tries to protect him. Cell, one of the 4 androids, absorbs 2 of the others to become capable of destroying the universe. Gohan, Gokuu's son, is the only one who can stop him since he has been shown to be more powerful -- and faster -- than his father.
Girl from Phantasia
Title
Girl from Phantasia
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Fantasia
Description
When is a rug not a rug? Why, when it's the gateway to another dimension, of course!
Unfortunately, magic carpets don't always come with labels, so when young Akihiro discovers the floor covering in question, all he can think about is how impressed his girlfriend Michiko will be by his new "necking pad". Akihiro's amorous intentions are abruptly shagged however, when, while fondling the deep plush pile, the cute, cuddly and very female sprite Malon pops into his hands!
While this might seem like the ultimate in adolescent wish-fulfillment, the question quickly becomes not whether Akihiro is deserving of such a "good fortune", but whether he will even survive the attention of The Girl From Phantasia!
Swept into one predicament after another, Akihiro is faced with not only the mischievous Malon, but also her ruthless magician-rival Roll, her combative elf associates Bith and Mont, and, worst of all, an extremely annoyed Michiko! What a crewel fate!
Goshogun: Time Etranger
Title
Goshogun: Time Etranger
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Remy Shimoda is in a hurry. She's on her way to a reunion with the other members of the Go Shogun team, and she's late. A police action with some robbers gets in her way, so she runs the robbers off the road. Her vision blurs and she gets into an accident. The movie splits into two with one plot following Remy's slow decline at the hospital with the Go Shogun members and former enemies at her side, and her experience in a strange city where she, and the rest of the team have their deaths foretold. Remy, herself, is plagued by visions of her death, and visitations from a threatening girl and her panther-like cat. The temple at the center of the city is the key, so the team sets out to battle their way into it. Based on the giant robot series "Go Shogun", this is a story focusing on Remy, the female member of the team.
Genji Tsuushin Agedama
Title
Genji Tsuushin Agedama
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Action, Comedy, Parody, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Agedama is a small boy going to elementary school and having the usual problems for a boy of his age. He is also secretly a superhero-in-training (called "Agedaman"). Along with Wapuro, his floating computer companion, he fights against a criminal organization who can turn humans into monsters of various types.
Eighty years have passed on Earth since the events chronicled in Macross Do you Remember Love? The descendants of the Zentraedi/Meltrandi conflict have established a new society with the people of Earth. When alien invaders identified as renegade Zentraedi threaten this uneasy alliance, the Super Dimensional Fortress Macross must resurrect itself after generations of inactivity to fight against the enemy forces. Hibiki Kanzaki, an investigative reporter for Scramble News Network (SNN) is caught up in the battle when he inadvertently allies himself with Ishtar, an enigmatic Zentraedi princess. Enlisting the help of spirited Valkyrie pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki rushes to save Ishtar from imminent reprogramming by hostile Zentraedi. Silvie and Hibiki must also broadcast the truth about Zentraedi invasion and convince the powerful military complex U.N. spacey to reactivate the Macross fortress and defend Earth one last time.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amy
Kouda Mariko
Balser
Watanabe Takeshi
Dennis
Otomo Ryuuzaburou
Fef
Furuya Touru
Ingus
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Ishtar
Kasahara Hiroko
Mesena
Chiba Isshin
Nexx
Shimada Bin
Silvie Gina
Touma Yumi
Volf
Iizuka Shouzou
Macross II Movie
Title
Macross II Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Music, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Bandai Visual Big West
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Eighty years have passed on Earth since the events chronicled in “Macross: Do you Remember Love?” The descendants of the Zentraedi/Meltrandi conflict have established a new society with the people of Earth and conflict with the Zentraedi is just a distant memory...
But when alien invaders identified as renegade Zentraedi threaten this uneasy alliance, the Super Dimensional Fortress Macross must resurrect itself after generations of inactivity to fight against the enemy forces. Hibiki Kanzazi, an investigative reporter for Scramble News Network (SNN), is caught up in the battle when he inadvertently allies himself with Ishtar, an enigmatic Zentraedi princess.
Enlisting the help of spirited Valkyrie pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki rushes to save Ishtar from imminent “reprogramming” by hostile Zentraedi. Silvie and Hibiki must also broadcast the truth about Zentraedi invasion and convince the powerful military complex U.N. Spacey to reactivate the Macross fortress and defend Earth one last time.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amy
Kouda Mariko
Balser
Watanabe Takeshi
Dennis
Otomo Ryuuzaburou
Fef
Furuya Touru
Ingus
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Ishtar
Kasahara Hiroko
Mesena
Chiba Isshin
Nexx
Shimada Bin
Silvie Gina
Touma Yumi
Volf
Iizuka Shouzou
Steel Angel Kurumi 2
Title
Steel Angel Kurumi 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
M.O.E
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi 2-shiki
Description
A new chapter in the story of 3 female androids. This time with a new story line, new master, seperate from the first series, but still in the same style and with everything that made the original popular.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kagura Misaki
Mitsuishi Kotono
Kagura Nami
Kuwashima Houko
Karinka
Kurata Masayo
Kou Amami
Ishizuka Unshou
Kou Uruka
Sonozaki Mie
Kurumi
Enomoto Atsuko
Saki
Tanaka Rie
Aurora
Title
Aurora
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Deep-sea archeologist Hiroshi Ibuki is the member of the digging team working at the bottom of the sea hoping to uncover the origins of Earth's existence but instead uncovers a mysterious colony of bacteria which gives off light similar to the Aurora Borealis. The ancient bacteria, once revived, attempt to make the world habitable for themselves— a process that would bring Earth back to its early primal form, killing all current life in the process.
Steel Angel Kurumi
Title
Steel Angel Kurumi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
M.O.E
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi
Description
Steel Angel is an android who has an Angel Heart created by powerful magic. In other words Steel Angel is a creature of both science and magic. Kurumi is the 1st Steel Angel, and she is awaken when Nakahito kisses her. Nakahito is the second child of "Onmyoudou Shuke" (a house of Japanese Yin and Yang spiritual leader). She has so much affection for him that she calls him "my master". She never follows any other orders but Nakahito's. Now, Nakahito, a boy with a gentle heart, and Kurumi, an android with an Angel Heart and invincible power, are the dynamic duo! Then the 2nd Steel Angel Saki, the 3rd Steel Angel Karinka and more characters join the story. Steel Angel Kurumi is the romantic action drama of cute girls full of laughter and heart-warming stories. The story takes place in the "Taisho Roman" period. Taisho is the Japanese historical period of about 90 years ago (similar to Sakura Taisen).
**** There are 4 episodes (25-28) special to tie up the loose ends from the end of the TV series ****
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amagi Reiko
Orikasa Ai
Dr Ayanokouji
Suzuoki Hirotaka
General
Ohki Tamio
Kaga
Tezuka Chiharu
Kagura Kamihito
Matsumoto Yasunori
Kagura Nakahito
Kuwashima Houko
Kaori
Okamura Akemi
Karinka
Kurata Masayo
Kichijouji
Kawakami Tomoko
Koganei
Neya Michiko
Kurumi
Enomoto Atsuko
Michael
Touma Yumi
Nadeshiko
Inoue Kikuko
Researcher
Yamaguchi Takayuki
Saki
Tanaka Rie
Sumako
Nishimura Chinami
Tsunami
Yuzuki Ryouka
Lupin III: Dead Or Alive
Title
Lupin III: Dead Or Alive
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1996
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Dead Or Alive
Description
Lupin goes undercover in the Zufu Republic as a prison warden in order to try and help some people escape who may be able to help him find the former king's treasure. After he finds the location, his first attempt at getting the treasure is unsuccessful, and he is chased out (along side with Jigen and Goemon) by traps all over the place. The traps are long cables with claws at the end.
After his presence is known in the country, a $1,000,000 bounty is placed on his head, Dead or Alive! Soon it seems every bounty hunter in the country is after him. Now he most be concerned with this, and the Zufu treasure.
Battle Athletes
Title
Battle Athletes
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
In the year 2015, the world was plunged into a nuclear war that threatened to wipe out humankind. The war abruptly ended when a massive natural calamity brought the two warring factions together and ushered in an era of peace and prosperity. After a thousand years of expansion, humans again became involved in a war, this time with an alien race. Since both sides used remotely piloted ships, the war was relatively bloodless and lasted for centuries, until finally it was agreed that the outcome would be decided by a contest of physical strength between one human and one member of the alien race. Though the alien race was physically far superior to humans, the human champion miraculously defeated his challenger, ushering in another era of peace, this one marked by human kind's drive to improve itself physically. Our story begins at the turn of the 51st century, when a satellite training facility has been constructed for the purpose of honing the skills of Earth's best and brightest for a competition to decide who is truly the epitome of the species--the "Cosmic Beauty".
All that said, the story follows Akari Kanzaki, the daughter of a past "Cosmic Beauty" and a Freshman entrant into the orbital training facility. Determined to follow in her mother's footsteps, she will train with her classmates and overcome the rigors of training, school bullies, and her own lack of self confidence in her trek toward the great competition. She is joined by a number of other students, foremost among them Kris Christopher, emotionally solid and a priestess to be from the moon. Also along for the ride are Anna Respighi, a quiet, shy girl who is Akari's other roommate, and Tanya, a rather boisterous friend of Akari's from earth.
Pom Poko
Title
Pom Poko
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1994
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko
Description
In Pom Poko (the Japanese title literally means "Heisei-era Raccoon War Pom Poko"), Tanuki (animals native to Asia which look like raccoons) living in the forest near a government construction project, are being threatened by the destruction of their habitat. Banding together and seeking help from other tribes of Tanuki, they live up to their traditionally mischievous reputation by changing their shape and trying to sabotage the construction effort.
When this fails, they stage one last great illusion, hoping to alert the city folk to the natural wonders being bulldozed to make room for yet another Tokyo suburb, before it's too late...
Spirited Away
Title
Spirited Away
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
Description
Spirited Away is a fantasy adventure with a ten year-old girl, which starts in everyday Japan but goes somewhere very different. For young Chihiro and her family, a mysterious tunnel and haunted town lead to the Land of Spirits, inhabited by gods and monsters and ruled by the greedy witch Yu-baba. Chihiro's parents are transformed into pigs; to rescue them, she must surrender her name and serve in this world. Luckily she finds friends and allies, including the handsome but mysterious boy Haku. Initially sulky and listless, Chihiro (or Sen, as she's now called) finds inner strengths and establishes an identity in this strange world. But can she win back her name and return home?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ando Masashi
Design
Miyazaki Hayao
Director
Miyazaki Hayao
Music
Hisaishi Joe
Script
Miyazaki Hayao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ani-yaku
Ono Takehiko
Chichi-yaku
Kamijo Tsunehiko
Chihiro
Hiiragi Rumi
Father
Naito Takashi
Haku
Irino Miyu
Kamaji
Sugawara Bunta
Mother
Sawaguchi Yasuko
Yubaba
Natsuki Mari
Only Yesterday
Title
Only Yesterday
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1991
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Omohide Poro Poro
Description
Only Yesterday revolves around Taeko, a single woman working a desk job in Tokyo in 1982, taking a vacation in the countryside with the family of her sister in-law. During her vacation, Taeko finds herself looking back at her time as a young schoolgirl growing up in 1966. The film flips back and forth between the two time periods with a lot of nostalgia and beautiful country scenery as Taeko sorts out her flashbacks and tries to make some tough decisions about her future.
Yawara! Zutto kimi no koto ga
Title
Yawara! Zutto kimi no koto ga
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1996
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
Yawara "Zutto kimi no koto ga..." is a 90 minute TV special covering the rest of the manga aired in July 19, 1996.
Yawara! Sore yuke koshinuke kizzu!
Title
Yawara! Sore yuke koshinuke kizzu!
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Assemble Insert
Title
Assemble Insert
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Studio Core
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
The local cops have a problem: the Demon Seed - a small but surprisingly capable gang with a charismatic leader. Their mecha body suits allow them to undertake spectacular crimes that regularly rampage the city and totally humiliate the local police.
Desperate, the police have created a special branch just to deal with them. However, these unlucky few aren't having any better results than the regular police and the public is turning against them. If they could just foil the Demon Seed once it would make their careers much easier...They just need a plan....
Now chief Hattori has come up with...um...well...something the Demon Seed gang will definitely never expect. Hatched from chief Hattori’s alcohol-induced mind, it's just so bizarre that it’s just got to work!
Find the perfect crime fighter that's so super, so fantastic and captivating that even if they don't beat the Demon Seed gang, the public just won't care! And who could this person be? An Idol Singer of course!
Enter Maron Namikaze. Cute and innocent; she can’t sing or even dance but she has the only talent the job really requires: super-human strength! Now Hattori and his crew must mold her into the perfect Idol Singer and turn Maron their ultimate weapon...but at what cost? Can she really survive the Demon Seed's onslaught?
The story is somewhat reminiscent of Project A-ko in its innocence but its one of the most brilliant parodies of anime and Japanese Pop-Culture you’re likely to find ... complete with it’s own commercials!
Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
Title
Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
Category
TV
Total Episodes
124
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1989
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Yawara! is a sports anime laced with comedic and romance elements. It starts off with Yawara Inokuma, a high school girl who is most interested in doing the things that your average Japanese high school girl does. However, she has been trained in Judo for years by her grandfather, Jigorou (A former Japan Judo Champion), who has much grander plans in store for her as a Judo superstar. He manipulates matters so that Yawara ends up having to perform in matches and tournaments. His final plan is for Yawara to "Win the Gold Medal in the Olympics and be awarded the Nation Medal of Honor".
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hanazono Kaoru
Sugahara Masashi
Honami Sayaka
Takamori Yoshino
Inokuma Jigorou
Nagai Ichirou
Inokuma Yawara
Minaguchi Youko
Itou Fujiko
Kawashima Chiyoko
Kazamatsuri Shinnosuke
Kamiya Akira
Matsuda Kousaku
Seki Toshihiko
Zenki
Title
Zenki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Media Blasters Software Sculptors
Description
An unknown force of great evil is on the move awakening the seeds of possession which have been scattered throughout the world. Once awakened, the seeds bring forth a great monster capable of much chaos and destruction. Enno Chiaki is the 55th generation child of Enno Ozunu - a great mage who lived in Shikigami-cho 1200 years past, who lives at the family shrine making ends meet by doing exorcisms and showing people about town. The family shrine however also holds the seal to one of the seeds of possession. Two of Karma's minions travel to Shikigami-cho in order to release the seal on the seed. Chiaki faced with a possession beast needs help and fast, if only she could break the seal holding Zenki - the family's protector demon and summon him forth.
Techno Police 21C
Title
Techno Police 21C
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1982
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The year is 2001 and the criminals have taken over Centinel City. The Police have lost control. The citizens are terrified… and no one can stop the madness. Even the Techno Police, a special anti-crime squad, find the situation hopeless until a wise cracking cop with an uncanny knack for out-guessing the criminals joins the force.
When a powerful experiment tank is hijacked, the Techno Police and their newest recruit go to work. Equipped with an ultra-sonic car and crime-fighting Technoids, the rookie cop sets out on a death defying high-speed chase through the streets… trying to capture the crooks and trying to stay alive.
But no one is aware of the awesome powers about to be unleashed.
Tenamonya Voyagers
Title
Tenamonya Voyagers
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Twentysomething Ayako Hanabishi is a newly graduated teacher who's looking for a job. When a school offers her a position, Ayako jumps at the chance. Nevermind that the school is located in outer space. But when Ayako gets there, she finds out that the school was closed due to financial problems. The problem is, Ayako can't afford a trip back to Earth. Luckily, she isn't alone. Wakana Nanamiya is an athletic scholar of that same school, and she's also from Earth. Wakana too is stuck with no funds for an Earth trip. When a mysterious girl named Paraila literally drops in with her mecha, everyone's hopes are revived. It seems now they can make their way back to Earth. But Paraila is actually a criminal wanted by both the police and the mafia...
Virus Buster Serge
Title
Virus Buster Serge
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
PLUM
US Distribution
Description
Virus Buster Serge takes place in 2097, in a little place called Neo Hong Kong, which I thought was rather cool -- finally a bit of a departure from constant Neo Tokyo references. The denizens of earth are currently being threatened by an entity that calls himself the Incubator, who has created an evil virus which can infect both man and machine. Infect machines? Sound rather weird? At first I thought so as well. The virus does infect mecha, called Armored Gears in this series, taking them over. Enter STAND, a group of elite individuals encased in really cool powered armor suits called Variable Gear. The Knight Sabers ... err, wait ... STAND ... uses these suits to great effect fighting rampant virus infected Armored Gears. Serge himself enters the scenario against his will, as all reluctant heroes must. He has been plagued by really bad dreams, which have convinced him that STAND's leader, Raven, should be dead. He decides to make this happen by assassinating Raven himself, but only succeeds in earning Raven's attention. Raven decides Serge is quite a potential fighter and manages to snare him through cunning and trickery into joining STAND to help fight against the Incubator's viral attacks.
Variable Geo
Title
Variable Geo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The special of the day is Variable Geo-a brutal battle between waitresses who serve up generous portions of energy blasts and vicious side orders of murderous martial artistry.
For buffed beauties who make below-minimum wages, VG is the perfect way to make some fast cash. The victorious walk away with millions, and the defeated lose everything (namely, all their clothes).
But this high-stakes sport has dark forces and dubious practices behind the fun and games. Lethal injections make steroids seem like vitamins. Instead of team prayer, there's demonic possession. Athletic sponsors are malevolent corporations with a more frightening agenda than increased market share. It's all just part of the game.
Yami no Matsuei
Title
Yami no Matsuei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Magic
Year Published
2000
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Descent into Darkness
Description
The Shinigami are the gods of death, the beings who guide the souls who have been recorded into the Register of Souls to Hades the world of the dead. They are the employees of the Summons Division, which is an office directly under the control of Enma, the Emperor of the Underworld. The series focuses on one of these Shinigami named Asato Tsuzuki the most powerful, but loveable, laid-back and troubled of them all. Many stories chronicle the mysterious cases they are called upon to deal with, when souls who have appeared on the Register have for some reason not yet died and are often serious and sad. Other stories deal with their off-time play, and these are sweet and funny. A strong focus of the story are the characters themselves and their feelings about work, and about each other.
Locke the Superman OVA 3
Title
Locke the Superman OVA 3
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Locke the Superman: Mirroring
Description
Tenshi na Konamaiki
Title
Tenshi na Konamaiki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Cheeky Angel
Description
Megumi Amatsuka is a young boy. One day he picked up an old book but there was a demon living in the book. The demon said that he can grant one of Megumi's wish. Megumi always wanted to be a tough man so he makes his wish. Unfortunately the demon was a wicked one and he magically turned Megumi into a cute looking girl. Megumi grew up as a girl, boyish but pretty girl, and now she is going to be a highschool student.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Genzo Soga
Takagi Wataru
Ichiro Fujiki
Tanaka Kazunari
Kazufumi Kobayashi
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Megumi Amatsuka
Hayashibara Megumi
Miki Hanakain
Omoto Makiko
Tasuke Yasuda
Ueda Yuuji
Locke the Superman OVA 1
Title
Locke the Superman OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Nippon Animation Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Locke the Superman: Lord Leon
Description
It is the year 336 of the Space Century on the planet of Sieren, and in the state of Innex, Flora Rain-who is blind-is employed at an elementary school. Flora is adored by her students, the principal of the school, and all the town’s people, and enjoys a peaceful life in the town.
By chance, she meets a strange youth named Locke. Locke has numerous superpowers, although he is very discreet about them and gives the impression of being an ordinary youth.
One day, Locke is visited by a Military man, Major Caliann, who requests Locke’s assistance in their investigation of Lordleon.
Lordleon and his space pirates have attacked the enterprise Astoria Concern, but the chairman, Great Georg, didn’t report the incident to the Union. The Union though this very strange, and decided to investigate Lordleon.
Locke the Superman OVA 2
Title
Locke the Superman OVA 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
Nippon Animation Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Locke the Superman: New World Command
Description
Azalea has been residing on the Colony-Planet of Dinahl, and she can’t recall anything about herself until she hears a voice calling her name.
Then there is another voice summoning her to go to a park on top of a skyscraper. Once she arrives there, she meets up with other people who also have no recollection of who they are or what they were doing before arriving at this destination as instructed by the voice.
All the people assembled there possess superhuman powers, such as Eno’s psychic power, Umoth’s x-ray vision, Neia’s teleportation powers, Azalea’s telepathy, and Locke’s electrical wizardry.
Who has summoned them, and what will the five super-psychics confront?
Black Mail
Title
Black Mail
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Asuka Akiyama receives a confession from Ryousuke Kamimura, who happens to be the most popular female student.
Miku, sister of Asuka, Tamami Aoki, and Aya Yuuki, who is Asuka's best friend, are all collaborating about the situation at school. Aya is dejected because she had strong feelings for Ryousuke before meeting Asuka. With a smile on her face, Asuka told Aya what had happened. Aya promises to support her in what turns into trouble beyond her imagination.
The tragedy of it all begins with a letter from Yumiko Miyazaki. Aya's letter says 'If you don't want to show this picture to Ryousuke Kamimura... you must stay away from him.' The picture of Asuka is pornographic. From this moment on, Asuka is humiliated and disgraced for a lifetime.
Sakura Wars OVA 2
Title
Sakura Wars OVA 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Mecha, Music
Year Published
1999
Studio
Animate Film Bandai Visual
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Sakura Taisen OVA 2 Sakura Taisen Gouka Kenran
Description
After more than a year of waiting, the unthinkable happens. Armies of mechanized soldiers advance on the capital with the pride of Hell in their wake.
The Second Demon war is upon us! But the Imperial Floral Assault Unit is ready. They've been training hard with their steam-powered spirit weapons and look forward to meeting the demons on the battlefield. That is if they can ever stop fighting each other!
Luckily, Ayame and Maria anticipated this problem and have agreed on a very odd solution: to appoint a young Navy man as commander! Will this work? Can young Ohgami lead the girls o unity and enable them to truly fight as one? Will love stop the demons, or will jealousy rule the day?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichiro Ohgami
Suyama Akio
Iris
Nishihara Kumiko
Kanna Kirishima
Tanaka Mayumi
Kouran Lee
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Maria Tachibana
Takano Urara
Reni Milhishtraze
Ikura Kazue
Sakura Shinguji
Yokoyama Chisa
Soletta/Orihime
Okamoto Maya
Sumire Kanzaki
Tomizawa Michie
Good Morning Call
Title
Good Morning Call
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
Shueisha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The OVA is based (only small part of it) on a very popular manga from Ribon by the same title. The story focuses on relationship between Nao and Uehara. Nao lives far away from school, so she needs a nearby apartment from school. Lucky for Nao, she can live in an apartment with Uehara, a really popular high school boy.
But since they are going to the same high school and people will easily criticize that a high school boy and girl are living together, therefore Nao and Uehara tried to hide the fact that they live together in an apartment. It's actually not hard if they don't have romatic feelings toward each other, not to mention there are other people who have crush on either Nao or Uehara...
Jewel Hunter Lime BEM
Title
Jewel Hunter Lime BEM
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
There is another world alongside ours. It is a world of demons and all manner of peculiar creatures. Strange monsters known as BEM's have escaped from the other world, and the have possessed the indignant spirits naturally occurring inside of everyday items.
To stop them, Lime emerges from the other world with a heart full of honesty and a head full of air! She may not be the brightest being from the other world, but she means well. With her magical powers and gorgeous body, she's determined to rid earth of the insidious BEM's!
Gekiganger 3 OVA
Title
Gekiganger 3 OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Parody
Year Published
1996
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Description
Gekiganger stats its life as a parody robot anime from the 70's in Martian Successor Nadesico. Following the success of Nadesico, an actual OVA of Gekiganger was made.
The anime starts off with Akito, Yurika and Ruri waiting for Gekiganger movie show inside a theater. They have conversation until the movie starts (so does the Gekiganger 3 OVA as well).
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akira Daichi
Tobita Nobuo
Aquamarine
Mizutani Youko
Dr. Kokubunji
Kosugi Juurouta
Hypelion
Tanaka Nobuo
Joe Umitsubame
Ono Kenichi
Junpei
Yokoyama Chisa
Ken Tenku
Madono Mitsuaki
Masaka
Nakajima Toshihiko
Miee Miee
Okamoto Maya
Nanako Kokubinji
Minami Omi
Prince Akara
Okano Kousuke
Sapphaire
Kuwashima Houko
Tensai
Matsui Naoko
Gakkou no Kaidan
Title
Gakkou no Kaidan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
19
Genres
Action, Horror, Schoolkids
Year Published
2000
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
School's Ghost Story
Description
Satsuki Miyanoshita and her younger brother Keichiro moved from Tokyo to their mother's hometown who died after a long illness. Not long after they moved in, they discovered that the old abandoned school building near their new school is haunted by demons and evil spirits. At first, they don't seem want to get involved with it, not until their family cat, Kaya, is taken by a demon. In order to save the town, Satsuki and her younger brother Keichiro along with their new friends, Momoko, Reo and Hajime forms a team to fight those demons.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoyama Hajime
Honda Takako
Kakinomoto Reo
Tsumura Makoto
Kaya
Nakao Ryuusei
Koigakubo Momoko
Sakuma Kumi
Miyanoshita Kayako
Mitsuishi Kotono
Miyanoshita Keiichirou
Mamiya Kurumi
Miyanoshita Reiichirou
Murozono Takehiro
Miyanoshita Satsuki
Kawakami Tomoko
Shin Hakkenden
Title
Shin Hakkenden
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Martial Arts, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Based on the long cherished, classic Japanese novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Bakin Kyokutei Takizawa (1767), a modified version of it was made into animation.
Taking place in the future, during this time wars were occuring in heaven, mostly for possession between the eight moons created by the savior Fuse that surrounded God's land. When the war ended, there was only one ruling family - that of the Oowaris, and the remaining son gained control of all the moons of heaven, except for one. Meiten, the moon of the pope, where people refrained from war and were therefore out of it's terms.
Eight people. Each from one of the eight moons. Each possessing one of the jewels - the elements that compose Earth. They are those who are destined to become saviors of humanity. All of them have sacrificed for these jewels, and are determined to complete their duty to Queen Fuse who entrusted these to them. When the mad emperor Kai threatens to revive a ghost who wants to prevent the restoration of Earth, these eight must battle using the powers given by their jewels in order to create Earth and defeat those who want to prevent it.
So they all go to Kusanagi, the ship in the center of God's land. They must gather the jewels in the key called Yatsufusa at Kusanagi's center, in order to create Earth.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chuji
Tatsuta Naoki
Gyo
Nishimura Tomohiro
Jinrai
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Kou
Suzuki Masami
Noburu
Komatsu Rika
Rei
Asakawa Yuu
Ruty
Kikuchi Shiho
Tomoka
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Street Fighter II V
Title
Street Fighter II V
Category
TV
Total Episodes
29
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
1995
Studio
Group TAC
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Ryu gets an unexpected letter which contains a plane ticket and a fair amount of US currency, along with a cryptic message from Ken that he should come to America. On his arrival in San Francisco (they've been apart for two years), Ryu is astounded at how well Ken seems to be doing. So, of course, the first thing they do is tick off some Air Force types at the Bar ...
Hoshi no Koe
Title
Hoshi no Koe
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Mecha, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
The Voices of a Distant Stars
Description
Hoshi no Koe ~The Voices of a Distant Stars~, uses full 2D and 3D digital animation, is a story of a long distance love and mail messages between a boy and girl. Set in 2046 after the discovery of the ruins of an alien civilization on Mars, man has been able to make leaps in technology and is planning to send an expedition into space in the next year. Nagamine Mikako and Terao Noboru are junior high school students. However, while Noboru will be entering senior high next winter, Mikako is selected to join the space expedition.
Momomiya Ichigo is just an ordinary eleven years old girl until an incident at a museum during her first date. The accident, which merges her DNA with wildcats, is actually a part of the "Mew Project" to protect the earth from danger.
Momomiya Ichigo, code name strawberry, along with four other chosen girls: mint (Minto Aizawa), lettuce (Retasu Midorikawa), pudding (Purin) and pomegranate (Zakuro Fujiwara) now have to protect the earth and learn about their mysterious enemy using the Cafe Mew Mew as their base of operations.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichigo Momomiya
Nakajima Saki
Keiichirou Akasaka
Midorikawa Hikaru
Kishu
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Masaya Aoyama
Ogata Megumi
Minto Aizawa
Kakazu Yumi
Purin
Mochizuki Hisayo
Retasu Midorikawa
Sakuma Kumi
Shirogane Ryu
Touchika Kouichi
Zakuro Fujiwara
Noda Junko
Digimon Frontier
Title
Digimon Frontier
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Digimon Frontier is the 4th season of Digimon TV series. The story sets on when the balance of the Digital world begins to crumble down. This happens because one of the Three Great Angel Digimon who supposed to govern the Digital World starts a revolt.
In this critical moment, the spirits of 10 legendary digital world warriors are reborn inside children from the real world, Takuya and others. Now, they have to enter the Digital World embarking and adventure to save the Digital World.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Izumi Orimoto
Ishige Sawa
Junpei Shibayama
Amada Mahito
Kouji Minamoto
Kamiya Hiroshi
Takuya Kanbara
Takeuchi Junko
Tomoki Himi
Watanabe Kumiko
The Adventures of Mini-Goddess
Title
The Adventures of Mini-Goddess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48 (48 x 8 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Magic, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Kodansha Pony Canyon
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
AA! Megami Sama: Chicchaitte Kotoha Benridane Ah! My Goddess: Being Small is Convenient
Description
Belldandy. Urd. Skuld. They're back -- sort of! That's right, everyone's favorite goddesses are back, and this time they're on television. Unfortunately, though, someone seems to have washed them in hot water, as they've been shrunk.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kosuke Fujishima
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Belldandy
Inoue Kikuko
Gan-Chan
Iwata Mitsuo
Skuld
Hisakawa Aya
Urd
Touma Yumi
Bubblegum Crisis
Title
Bubblegum Crisis
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) JVC
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
The year is 2033, and Mega-Tokyo is just beginning to finish recovering from a HUGE earthquake that completely rearranged the face of Tokyo. Part of the recovery is due to the recent advancement of Boomer technology. Boomers (or Bumas, if you're watching the subbed version) are androids that look, think, and act just like human beings. They can be put to work, perform in the military, or, um, go berserk and terrorize the population.
The corporation responsible for all the major Boomer advancements is a monolithic company called GENOM, whose power seems to grow with every passing moment. GENOM seems to have a rather underhanded secret agenda (to take over the world, of course). With the world dependant on Boomer technology, there doesn't seem to be much that can resist its power.
Enter the Knight Sabers. This mercenary team of four young women equipped with hardsuits has the firepower and the courage to stand up to rampaging Boomers and the company behind them. Knight
Sabers, sanjo!
Shooting Star Gakusaver
Title
Shooting Star Gakusaver
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Production I.G Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Description
Twisted Tales of Tokyo
Title
Twisted Tales of Tokyo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
First, Wicked Trio, a special three-part erotic omnibus, takes a peek at an illicit affair, a fantasy world where some decidedly wild creatures dwell, and a sensualistic S&M love triangle! Contains The Affair, Lust in Space, and S'extra Credit.
Then, The Naughty Professor will teach you a lesson you'll never forget! Professor Momone appears to be a model college professor, but beneath her goody-goody facade lays a repressed masochist. And 19-year-old college student Hino knows exactly what she wants!
Magic Knight Rayearth OVA
Title
Magic Knight Rayearth OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 45 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
CLAMP Shueisha Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
The Earth lies darkened and deserted. Despite the best efforts of the film's heroine, Hikaru, the evil-filled castle of Cephiro has taken over the world and stands in the center of a lifeless Tokyo. Before the ice-witch Alcyone can take her revenge on Hikaru, she is rescued by Lantis, a young man who seals her into a magical maze where she is challenged to prove her powers while her friends are hunted down by Cephiro's warlocks.
Fleeing through the silent city, Umi and Fuu must seek out the sleeping Mashin; godlike creatures that will fuse with them to form giant warriors of awesome destructive power. But the Magic Knights are afraid, untrained and alone... will even the Mashin be enough to save them from the evil acts of Cephiro?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alcione
Amano Yuri
Ascot
Takayama Minami
Caldina
Nagashima Yuko
Ceres
Genda Tessho
Ferio
Yamazaki Takumi
Fuaru Presea
Shinohara Emi
Fuu Hououji
Kasahara Hiroko
Guru Clef
Sasaki Nozomu
Hikari
Miyuki Sanae
Hikaru Shidou
Shiina Hekiru
Inova
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Jououji Kuu
Kobayashi Yuko
Lafarga
Kishino Yukimasa
Mokona
Shiratori Yuri
Narrator
Shimazu Saeko
Princess Emeraude
Ogata Megumi
Rayearth
Tanaka Hideyuki
Sol Zagato
Kosugi Juurouta
Umi Ryuuzaki
Yoshida Konami
Umi's father
Shiozawa Kaneto
Umi's mother
Itou Miki
Windham
Otsuka Akio
Young Ferio
Touma Yumi
Heat for All Seasons
Title
Heat for All Seasons
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Masato is a college student studying and aspiring novelist, but with all the beautiful women in his life, it's hard to get studying done. Between the tough Rie, the cute Miku, the faithful Kanna and his high school sweetheart, Chihiro, there aren't enough seasons in the year.
Wordsworth
Title
Wordsworth
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action, Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1999
Studio
Green Bunny
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
The legend has survived for generation. The Words Worth tablet, which will unlock the secrets of the Universe for the one who can decipher it, has been shattered. The warring tribes of Light and Shadow blame each other, and their accusations lead to all out war!
Astral, the undisciplined heir to the throne of the Shadow Forces, lusts for his bride-to-be, Sharon. But Sharon, an accomplished warrior herself, feels her body drawn toward Caesar, the Shadow Tribe's bravest swordsman.
Sharon battles alongside Caesar during an assault by the Light Forces, and her ferocious beauty captivates Sir Fabris, the leader of the Tribe of Light. Fabris' army loses the battle, but he vows that he will one day get Sharon into his bed… the hard way, if necessary.
Meanwhile, Astral takes his sexual frustrations out on Maria, a Light Tribe sorceress who has been taken captive. As Astral penetrates Maria, Sir Fabris prepares to launch a penetration of his own: a full-scale attack on the Tribe of Shadow!
Burn Up! Excess
Title
Burn Up! Excess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Burn Up! X
Description
Rio and Team Warrior reprise their roles from Burn Up! W in this TV series, which basically begins by continuing where the OAVs left off. (Refer to our Burn Up! W review.) In the first episode, the terrorist drug syndicate uses mechanical locusts to attack a convention of international delegates, while covering up its operations by setting up puppet wannabe terrorists, just like last time.
King of Bandit Jing
Title
King of Bandit Jing
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Jing is well known for his thievery skills. He can steal anything, which earned him the title of "King of Bandit". He shows up in various places all over the world with Kir, his bird companion, to steal amazing treasures.
But what kind of world waits for them in the destination? What do they try to steal on earth? And, what romance develops between Jing and Jing Girl who appears every time?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cidre
Nogawa Sakura
Cognac
Aso Tomohisa
Fino
Shiina Hekiru
Jing
Saiga Mitsuki
Kir
Nakao Ryuusei
Mirabelle
Horie Yui
Postino
Miki Shinichirou
Rose
Tamura Yukari
Vermouth
Kurata Masayo
Vodka
Gouri Daisuke
URDA
Title
URDA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action, Historical Settings
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
This fictional story took place in Europe around 1943. At that time Nazi secretly plotted a plan called Urda. Two agents, Janet and Erna received a task to investigate and prevent the completion of the secret plan.
The Universe of the Four Gods, the mystical book that is also an incantation, was completed when Miaka made her last wish, or so everyone thought. However, old enemies strive from beyond the grave to reclaim their revenge, and this time it is Tamahome who is drawn into the book… to become one of the Seiryu Seven?! Once again the page is turned
Fushigi Yuugi OVA 1
Title
Fushigi Yuugi OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Miaka, Tamahome, Keisuke and Tetsuya visit the grave of Byakko no Miko (Suzuno Osugi). She is pretty much like Miaka, except with the love of Tamahome, Miaka and Tamahome can cross the world inside the book. However, as Miaka and others decided to move and visit the grave of Genbu No Miko (Takiko Okuda), Tamahome is suddenly surrounded by red light and being pulled back into the world inside the book, in fact he is back in Konan Country.
Keisuke, Tetsuya and Yui soon discovered that a new Miko is summoned into the book which will erase other miko's, including Miaka and Yui, unless of course the problem is stopped...
Earth Defense Family
Title
Earth Defense Family
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Chikyu Boei Kazoku
Description
An ordinary family is chosen to become high-tech fighters to defend the earth from an invasion of horrible alien monsters. The family consists of 8 year old Daiichi, his 14 year old big sister, his 34 year old Mom and his 40 year old Dad. But this isnt your ordinary Japanese family after all.
First of all, everyone is involved in this, not just the kids. All four have their own power suits, special weapons and roles. Daiichi and his sister have flying surf boards, the Moms car transforms into a flying car and the Dads suit doubles as a rocket suit. Everyone is initially enthusiastic about this turn of events, but things start to wear thin pretty quickly when they find out that they are charged for each super weapon that they use to defeat an alien, and the bounties that they get are being swamped by an ever growing debt. And they can't resign because the unknown agency that has chosen them will throw them into debtors prison if they don't pay off their bills.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Daichi Dai
Kumai Motoko
Daichi Mamoru
Kamiya Akira
Daichi Nozomi
Shimizu Kaori
Daichi Seiko
Koyama Mami
Koujima Junko
Mizutani Youko
Shiratori Ellen
Yajima Akiko
Tekkaman Blade
Title
Tekkaman Blade
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49 (49 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Space Knight Tekkaman Blade TV 2 Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade TV 2
Description
Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade (Space Knight Tekkaman Blade) debuted on Japanese TV in 1992. It is a futuristic anime and has a sequel entitled Tekkaman Blade II. It was shown in the US in dubbed form (and incredibly cut) by Saban, but cancelled mid-way.
Bug-like aliens attack Earth in an attempt to make it a home for their alien biology. The Earth's defences include a space station that forms a continuous ring about the planet, and a process that turns the body of the hero, D-Boy, into a space-going battle robot. Most battles take place just outside the annular space station.
*** submitted by Liquid Anime ***
Steam Detective
Title
Steam Detective
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mystery
Year Published
1998
Studio
Studio TRON
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Kaiketsu Shoki Tanteidan
Description
Steam Detectives stars a youthful detective, Narutaki, and his quest to uphold justice in 'steam-punk-like' metropolis of Steam City. Along with his partners, nurse Linlin and 'mecha-knight' Goriki, Narutaki faces a bizarre quandary of villains, and unravels a never-ending string of mysteries.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kia Asamiya
Whistle!
Title
Whistle!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
2002
Studio
Shueisha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Whistle! is based on a popular manga under the same title published on weekly "Boy Jump" by Daisuke Higuchi. It was made into anime to celebrate 2002 FIFA World Cup which will be co-hosted by Japan and Korea.
The story focuses on Sho Kazamatsuri, one of the best junior highschool soccer player. The theme of the anime is youth, friendship, a hero who try hard without giving up his dream to be the best soccer player and his team mates.
There are 30 seconds of soccer mini lesson on every episode to introduce the foundation of soccers such as how to kick a ball.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kou Kazamatsuri
Takahashi Hiroki
Miyuki Sakurai
Hasegawa Shizuka
Oyassan
Tony Hirota
Shigeki Sato
Kiuchi Hidenobu
Sho Kazamatsuri
Komukai Minako
Tatsuya Mizuno
Maeda Tsuyoshi
Yuki Kojima
Suzuki Masami
Yuko Katori
Haramoto Miki
Time Stranger Kyoko
Title
Time Stranger Kyoko
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The OVA is based on the manga with the same title by Tanemura Arina published in Ribon magazine.
Kyoko Suomi is a princess and she has to reveal herself on her 16th birthday. But she does not like the idea because she wants to lead her normal life. Her father suggest that she still can lead to normal life if she can awaken her twin sister, Ui, so she can take her place as the princess.
However, Ui will not awaken until a clock under her bed is removed. To remove the clock, Kyoko needs twelve stones and the people to control them. Kyoko manages to gain control of the first stone found which allows her to manipulate time. Now Kyoko has to find the other stones along with the people who can control them...
Psychic Academy Aura Banshou
Title
Psychic Academy Aura Banshou
Category
Special
Total Episodes
24 (24 x 10 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Starchild
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Psychic Academy is an online anime debuted on Lycos Japan, and each episode has a duration about 10 minutes.
In 21st century, a new standard which allow to categorize a person as a gifted one is established. This can be done by measuring his/her special power called "aura". Saikikku academy is a government owned special education for gifted children. The entrance into the school regulation is carried out by judging the aura characteristic of a person. Although the background story of the anime looks serious, it's actually a high-school-love-comedy genre.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ai Shiomi
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Buu
Chiba Shigeru
Chiroro
Dodo Asako
Kyaru
Shimizu Ai
Myuu
Higasayama Tsugumi
Orina
Tanaka Rie
Teruda
Matsuda Yuki
Magic Woman
Title
Magic Woman
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
19-year-old Meru is a sorceress lost in a forest of unsavory characters. But these lustful beasts had better watch out! When Meru attains the state of ultimate ecstasy, she unleashes explosive power from within herself!
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
Title
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) JVC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The much talked-about remake of the classic Bubblegum Crisis OAV series. The year is 2040, the place Mega-Tokyo. Armed with highly advanced suits of powered armor, a group of young female vigilantes fights a shadow war against the largest mega-corporation in Japan, GENOM, and their army of mad "Boomers": androids built to replace humans in menial labor jobs, but which have an annoying tendancy to run rampant.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Okuda JunTanaka Masahiro
Design
Makino ShinjiSonoda Kenichi
Director
Akiyama KatsuhitoHayashi Hiroki
Music
Makaino Koji
Script
Emu AriiSuzuki ToshimichiYoshida Hidetoshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Brian J. Mason
Nakata Jouji
Daily Wong
Ueda Yuuji
Ellen
Hikami Kyoko
Leon McNichol
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Masaki
Natsuki Rio
Misae
Yuki Masuda
Nene Romanova
Konishi Hiroko
Priss Asagiri
Asakawa Yuu
Sylia Stingray
Yukino Satsuki
Sylia's mother
Watanabe Misa
Sentou Yousei Yukikaze
Title
Sentou Yousei Yukikaze
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Battle Fairy Windblown Snow
Description
This full 3DCG digital animation has story takes place in the far future after a pillar of huge fog appeared suddenly in the South Pole. This pillar, known as Jam, is actually a passage for an earth invasion.
In order to oppose the threat, the United Nations established an earth defense mechanism. Fukai Zero is a hero registered to the main force of earth defense and the special 5th flight squadron. His reconnaissance plane, Yukikaze (windblown snow) is the best tactical reconnaissance plane. His job is to collect battle information return safely to the base with the information. But one day when he about to finish his duty, an unidentified machine attacked him...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fukai Zero
Sakai Masato
Ito
Sugiyama Noriaki
James Booker
Nakata Jouji
Lydia
Asagami Youko
Lynn Jackson
Ikeda Masako
Manii
Tanaka Atsuko
Ron Bart
Hashi Takaya
Yazawa
Cyou Katsumi
Sin: The Motion Picture
Title
Sin: The Motion Picture
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Enter the world of SIN. In the 21st century, the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face but a single barrier, an elite strike-force labeled HARDCORPS. Lead by Colonel John Blade, they have become a fierce fighting force for justice in Freeport.
Now, Blade must unravel a series of mysterious kidnappings. An elaborate puzzle unfolds as he delves into the decadence of the city, and at its heart is Elexis Sinclaire. Brilliant biochemist, unscrupulous businesswoman, and merciless vixen, Elexis will stop at nothing to achieve her monstrous goal: to bring about the evolution of mankind!
*** Sin was written in the United States and produced with American voices, but animated in Japan and given an entirely different script and cast for a Japanese release ***
Kogepan
Title
Kogepan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Drama, Family
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Scorched Bread
Description
Once there was a piece of very special red bean bread baking in the oven, but tragically while the tray was being removed the bread fell and became a burnt brown bread now known as Kogepan. No one would buy burnt bread or be nice to him, so Kogepan became an outcast with no emotion for others. He ran away from home, gets drunk off milk, smokes, and always says negative things about himself. To pass the time, Kogepan reads books on how to become better bread and teaches the pretty bread what he knows of life. He dreams that someday if he works hard enough, he can be worth something too.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cream
Ishida Akira
Kogepan
Mizuhara Rin
Strawberry
Orikasa Fumiko
Sumi
Kujira
Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~
Title
Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on a popular love Dreamcast and PC simulation game. Daisuke, the main character, is asked to draw a potrait of a girl before her heart operation. Can the feeling described in the picture be regained? A love story with painful conclusion.
Romeo's Blue Skies
Title
Romeo's Blue Skies
Category
TV
Total Episodes
33
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1995
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Romeo no Aoi Sora Romeo and the Black Brothers
Description
Romeo is an 11-year-old boy, who lives with his family in peaceful poverty in a small village in Switzerland.
One day, Romeo decides to sell himself into slavery, because the money will enable his sick father to get the medical treatment he needs.
An evil man named Ruini pays money for Romeo and takes him far away to Milan.
Romeo is forced to become a chimney sweep. His life in Milan is hard, and his master’s family is always hard on him, but he also has a lot of good times with his best friend Alfred and the other chimney boys. Romeo and the chimney boys organize a group of chimney sweeps which they call the “Black Brothers”.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Romeo
Orikasa Ai
Brigadoon Marin to Melan
Title
Brigadoon Marin to Melan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Description
Brigadoon is the story of a hysterically imaginative orphan girl, Marin, who's suddenly befriended by an alien robot protector, Melan. The series' unique blend of wacky familial humor and cutting-edge, cyborg-infested battle sequences make for a decidely different and refreshing anime experience.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Shinbo TakuroYamane Masahiro
Design
Kimura Masahiro
Director
Yometani Yoshitomo
Script
Kurata Hideyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aian Shuuta
Tanonaka Yuu
Aro Makoto
Midorikawa Hikaru
Asagi Marin
Kawana Midori
Asagi Moto
Aikawa Rikako
Kisaragi Moe
Saitoh Ayaka
Melan Blue
Ohtsuka Yoshitada
Mike White
Iwata Mitsuo
Roro
Shintani Mayumi
Shigita Jun
Araki Kae
Shigita Tadashi
Takada Yuuji
Kiddy Grade
Title
Kiddy Grade
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24 (24 x 25 mins)
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
After going through numerous interstellar wars, mankind is finally formed an interstellar union. However there are still much disputes and wars occurring amongst the members of the union itself.
In order to resolve this dispute, a secret organization, which is known as GOTT, is formed. They trained agents with special powers to fight for the organization.
Agent Eclair and Lumiere are two girls with outstanding abilities, and they are assigned as partners. Together, they fight, and slowly uncover more and more about the secret of the organization that they work for.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kadonosono Megumi
Director
Keiji Goto
Script
Keiji Goto
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alv
Inoue Kikuko
Anoh
Ishida Akira
Armbrust
Aoba Gou
Dexter
Suzuoki Hirotaka
Dvergr
Minami Omi
Eclair
Nagata Ryoko
Eclipse
Doi Mika
Eioh
Inada Tetsu
Lumiere
Hirano Aya
Mercredi
Mizuhashi Kaori
Ricky
Kimura Ikue
Sinister
Tobita Nobuo
Tweedledee
Kuwatani Natsuko
Tweedledum
Fukuyama Jun
Viola
Tokunaga Ai
Vonica
Kosuge Mami
Alps no Shojo Heidi
Title
Alps no Shojo Heidi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1974
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Description
Heidi is a 5-year-old girl, whose parents died when she was only one. Although her Aunt Dete has since cared for her, Heidi has led a very lonely life as she's been given to one person or another to be cared for. Now her aunt is tired of the burden and has left young Heidi with the care of Heidi's grandfather who's also known as the Alm-Uncle, a mountain hermit, that is feared by the village folk. With Heidi now living in the mountains with her grandfather, her life begins to change as do the lives of her grandfather and the 11-year-old orphan, Goatherder Peter.
Ai yori aoshi
Title
Ai yori aoshi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Bluer than indigo
Description
One day, Kaoru Hanabishi of the second grade in the university saw a girl who put on the kimono, who lost its way. Because she had been searching for a certain person, he decided to search for the person together. However, a target address was already empty ground. She is disappointed, and presented him the photograph of the person for whom she was searching. But, that was his and her photograph taken in their childhood. Her name is Aoi Sakuraba. And she is a female heir in the Sakura department store. She has been brought up for 18 years as his fiancee. However, because Kaoru had left from Hanabishi Family, the engagement had been annulled. She came to entreat him to return to the Hanabishi Family so that the engagement with him was recovered. However, he had the reason which was not able to return to the Hanabishi Family.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoi Sakuraba
Kawasumi Ayako
Chika Minazuki
Momoi Haruko
Kaoru Hanabishi
Hoshi Souichirou
Miyabi Kagurazaki
Hiramatsu Akiko
Taeko Minazuki
Mizuhashi Kaori
Tina Foster
Yukino Satsuki
Knights of Ramune
Title
Knights of Ramune
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mecha
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
To save the galaxy from impending doom, Cacao and Parfait are sent on a mission through time and space to retrieve the Fourth Warrior, Ramunes, the Champion of the Galaxy.
Unfortunately, Cacao and Parfait discover Ramunes at the helm of the marauding Giga Genos invasion fleet! World by world, Ramunes is determined to bring the entire galaxy under his tyrannical heel. With the help of a plicky orphan, our heroines have to save the galaxy from its greatest hero!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cacao
Hikami Kyoko
Cocktail
Takano Urara
Don Vodka
Kosugi Juurouta
Electone
Imai Yuka
Kuu
Kawakami Tomoko
Lamuness
Kusao Takeshi
Lemon
Yajima Akiko
Parfait
Miyamura Yuko
PQ
Yajima Akiko
Rikyuuru
Kanai Mika
Suu
Takano Naoko
Tequila
Okamoto Maya
Bible Black
Title
Bible Black
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Adult, Horror
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
At a harmless looking College, the teachers and staff are practicing a dark religion. By devoting their bodies to perversity, they chant their dark spells and control the lusts of the student body.
Everywhere the students turn, they are drawn to acts of perversion, even in public. Perhaps the school nurse has the answer, as she holds special counseling sessions for the female students.
Pita Ten
Title
Pita Ten
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
PitaTen
Description
Kotaro starts out as pretty much your usual kid although he lives alone with his father as his mother was killed in a car accident, which has forced him to take over some of the chores she used to do, such as cooking and cleaning.
But what starts out as a usual morning changes drastically as he opens his front door to be confronted by a Misha dressed in a voluminous dress and a tendency to shout rather than speak. Kotaro attempts to escape, but this new next-door neighbor is quite persistent...this is the beginning of Misha's stalking of Kotaro. Even though she is a Junior High School student she has chosen Kotaro as her victim and hounds him all day long.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hiroshi Mitarai
Kumai Motoko
Kaoru Mitarai
Nogawa Sakura
Koboshi Uematsu
Kugimiya Rie
Kotaro Higuchi
Sawashiro Miyuki
Misha
Tamura Yukari
Nyaa
Touma Yumi
Shia
Nogami Yukana
Takashi Ayanokoji
Saiga Mitsuki
Saiyuki Requiem
Title
Saiyuki Requiem
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic, Martial Arts
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Saiyuki Requiem: Erabarezarumono e no chinkonka
Description
Sanjo saves a girl from a demon. She then invites our heroes to her place. The place is huge mansion, but she lives there alone. Then Hakkai sense that something must be wrong. She cannot possibly prepared a huge feast for our heroes by herself. Unfortunately his worried became true! They've been trapped! Who is the culprit? And what is the connection between the girl and the culprit?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cho Hakkai
Ishida Akira
Genjou Sanzo
Seki Toshihiko
Sa Gojou
Hirata Hiroaki
Son Goku
Hoshi Souichirou
Grappler Baki TV
Title
Grappler Baki TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Grappler Baki Saidai Tournament Hen Grappler Baki Chapter of The Maximum Tournament
Description
The story begins when 13-year-old Baki Hanma faces 100 opponents in a martial-arts battle! He manages to defeat 37 of them, but is disgusted with himself for not beating the rest of them. He goes home and fires his trainer for not doing a good job. He then sets out to fight with tough guys such as Yu Lee, the junior welterweight champion. Baki has set himself on this tough path of self-discipline because he wants to be a tougher man than his father, Yujiro Hanma.
Brave King GaoGaiGar
Title
Brave King GaoGaiGar
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Brave King GaoGaiGer
Description
8 Years previous: A kindly couple is driving home in a terrible winter blizzard. The young lady wishes upon a falling star that they have a child. Then, the falling star lands in front of their car in the form of the MechaSpace Lion Galeon, causing them to fall out of the car. It opens its mouth revealing a small baby. The woman, Ai, takes it, ignoring her husband's warnings, and Galeon takes off again for space. For 8 years the Amami family raised the boy, Mamoru, as their own. Back then, who could have know what part this child would play..
The present: Mamoru's 3rd grade class is on a very special trip to...the junkyard? The flies are bothering Sensei and the rest of the class members are either holding their noses or looking at junk. Mamoru wanders off for a minute and into a garbage cave, where suddenly the machinery comes alive, the TV sets showing the faces of the Four Kings of the Machine World. As Mamoru runs to inform the others, the mountain of garbage transforms into a horse-man monster.
Soon, Shishio and the GaiGar mecha are on the scene to fight the evil Zondar robot, and save the children. When the GGG realize the importance of young Mamoru, and his own special powers, he joins the fight as a member of the gutsy Geo-id Guard...and so begins the story of Brave King GaoGaiGar!
Ayatsuri Sakon
Title
Ayatsuri Sakon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Mystery
Year Published
1999
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
Description
The dark-haired bishounen is Sakon Tachibana, a puppeteer, and the other is Ukon, his favorite puppet and best friend. Sakon is the (only) grandson of Saemon Tachibana, a national treasure of Japan famous for his manipulation of Bunraku puppets. Ukon is a child doll puppet made in the early Meiji era by the famous female dollmaker Unosuke. Together they run into murders and solve them.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Funabashi Hazuki
Touma Yumi
Tachibana Sakon
Ogata Megumi
Ukon
Kumai Motoko
Tokyo Underground
Title
Tokyo Underground
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Deep under the ground in the capital city of Tokyo exists the forgotten and confined world called “Tokyo Underground”. Rumina Asagi encounters Ruri, an escapee from the Underground, as well as her assistant Chelsea, and decides to protect them. But rather than attempting to bring Ruri back, the Underground's secret organization, “Company”, sends over an intelligence personnel by the name of “Supei”. Having fallen in love with Ruri, will Rumina take on “Supei” in a battle to protect his love?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chelsea
Morota Kaoru
Ginnosuke Isuzu
Hoshi Souichirou
Rumina Asagi
Seki Tomokazu
Ruri Sarasa
Terada Haruhi
Neighborhood Story
Title
Neighborhood Story
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1995
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Gokinjo Monogatari
Description
Mikako and Tsutomu are friends who knew each other since they were little. Everytime they meet, they would pick on each other, but (of course) inside, they love each other. The story is love story of them, and the other characters surrounding them.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kanzaki Risa
Niiyama Shiho
Kouda Mikako
Shishido Rumi
Kuro
Touma Yumi
Nakasu Mariko
Touma Yumi
Nakasu Shintarou
Yonemoto Chizu
Nishino Jiro
Tsukui Kyousei
Ohta Mai
Yamazaki Wakana
Tashiro Yuusuke
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Yamaguchi Tsutomu
Yamaguchi Kappei
Azumanga Daio
Title
Azumanga Daio
Category
TV
Total Episodes
130 (130 x 5 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Genco J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Azumanga Daioh
Description
Azumanga Daio is originally serialized in a very popular "Electric Shock Daio" manga. The story revolves around high school girls. Each main characters have colorful and attractive personality for comic fans, such as gifted 10 years old highschool girl, cool highschool girl, natural highschool girl, highschool girl with glasses and weird older teachers. Based on four panel comic, each episode is rather short around five minutes.
Azumanga Daio also appeared as a short online movie, know as Azumanga Web Daio. Apparently they were also giving out free DVD of a short movie in March and April edition of Dengeki Daio magazine.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kagura
Kuwashima Houko
Kaorin
Nogawa Sakura
Kasuga Ayumu
Matsuoka Yuki
Kimura
Ishii Kouji
Kurosawa Minamo
Hisakawa Aya
Mihama Chiyo
Kaneda Tomoko
Mizuhara Koyomi
Tanaka Rie
Sakaki
Asakawa Yuu
Takino Tomo
Higuchi Chieko
Tanizaki Yukari
Hiramatsu Akiko
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Title
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Horror
Year Published
2001
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
the story revolves around D, the infamous "dunpeal" (born of a vampire father and a human mother) outcast and renowned vampire hunter. His prowess at hunting the creatures of the night allowing his acceptance among humans, he is called upon to locate Charlotte Elbourne, the lovely daughter of an affluent family who has been mysteriously kidnapped.
When the sun sets, the hunt goes on! Charlotte's father offers a rich bounty, be she dead or alive, a task D willingly accepts, even with notorious Markus brothers and their gang of bounty hunters seeking the prize as well. Amidst the chase and unknown to all lurks a sinister evil which has been secretly manipulating their every move and has set a chilling trap that none will expect and few will survive. With the tables turned and the secrets revealed, the hunters could quickly become the hunted!
Real Bout High School
Title
Real Bout High School
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Alternative titles
Samurai Girl
Description
Ryoko Mitsurugi is a high-school girl who intends to be a samurai. In her high school, there is a system named "K fights". It is a system which solves all the troubles by the duel of the school official recognition. And, Ryoko is a present champion of the K fights. The person who challenges to defeat Ryoko is unfailing, and her school life is a fuss every day.
One day, Ryoko obtains a mysterious pendant. And, she was somehow in the another world after the pendant shoots light. There was a shrine maiden named Reiha in this world named "Solvania Shadow". She calls Ryoko the ogre of Yenen. And, she says the work of Ryoko is to defeat the monster of this world by her.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Character Design
Keiji Goto
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azumi Kiribayashi
Yukino Satsuki
Daisaku Kamiya
Miyata Kouki
Hitomi Yuki
Nasu Megumi
Keiichiro Nagumo
Kosugi Juurouta
Miyuki Onizuka
Nogawa Sakura
Reiha
Yuzuki Ryouka
Ryoko Mitsurugi
Kimura Ikue
Shizuma Kusanagi
Seki Tomokazu
Tamaki Nakamura
Yoshida Sayuri
Tessai Onizuka
Fujimoto Yuzuru
.hack//SIGN
Title
.hack//SIGN
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (+3)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
In the year 2005, a computer virus called 'Pluto Kiss' completely shuts down and restricts the global internet network of the world. In 2007, after extensive rescinding of the network, they create and release an online Network Game (MMORPG) called 'The World'.
The anime focuses mainly around Tsukasa who obtains the power that damages the player in the real world. He suddenly awakens to find himself in 'The World', being able to feel, smell, touch, see and hear everything as if he was really there. He attempts to logout but fails to do so. Being unable to remember what has happened before he awoke, he wanders around aimlessly to find answers. While doing so, system moderators, the Scarlet Knights, suspect that he has been working with hackers, because of the tweaked character he was with. Tsukasa finds a magical item, that grants him the power to use this fearful 'Guardian' that will protect him from harm.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bear
Nakata Kazuhiro
BT
Hiramatsu Akiko
Mimiru
Toyoguchi Megumi
Morugana
Tanaka Rie
Sora
Yanaka Hiroshi
Subaru
Nazuka Kaori
Tsukasa
Saiga Mitsuki
Initial D Battle Stage
Title
Initial D Battle Stage
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Initial D Battle Stage (special) will summarize the major street races from the two TV series. Rather than simply using clips from the TV series, the new special will entirely re-animate all of the original CG car and background footage with new state-of-the-art computer graphics rendering. The special will also feature entirely new Super Eurobeat music and guest commentary from legendary "drift racer" Keiichi Tsuchiya.
Enemy is the Pirates!, The
Title
Enemy is the Pirates!, The
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Teki wa Kaizoku! Pirate is the enemy, The
Description
Latell and Apulo are some of the most dangerous detectives on the force. In their rampant pursuit of space pirates, they end up causing more property damage than any one pirate could possibly hope to create. The chief, sick of all the bills, decommissions their ship and sends the duo packing. Hopefully, Apulo and Latell can survive long enough without the protection of the agency to find out what those pirates are up to and stop everyone in the known universe from becoming a cat!
Canary
Title
Canary
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Music, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
This anime is based on a dating game on Sega Dream Cast and PC (the PC version is a H-game) by the title Kanaria ~Kono Omoi wo Uta ni Nosete~ which roughly can be translated to Canary ~Put This Feeling onto the Song~.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chigasaki Megumi
Yukino Satsuki
Hoshino Mai
Saitou Chiwa
Hozumi Eri
Koorogi Satomi
Jun
Kazama Yuuto
Katagiri Mika
Kanai Mika
Madoka
Horie Yui
Saeki Ayana
Mannaka Yukiko
Shinjou Chiaki
Sumitomo Yuko
Yahagi Sena
Nishihara Kumiko
Kaidomaru
Title
Kaidomaru
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Historical Settings, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The story takes place during the Heian Period of Japan's history, when evil spirits resided in forests, mountains and rivers. A girl, accompanied by her loved one, battled against those evils while disguised as a man. This brave woman, with character "Flames" tattooed onto her upper arm, was one of the "Four Devas", named "Kaidomaru".
Kaidomaru fights for the honor of her lost love, Raikou Minamotono, who sacrificed his life to protect Kyoto, the capital of Japan in Heian period, from the evil doings of a "princess" who was cursed by a malicious ogre. The princess, whom Kaidomaru used to play with as a child, is now her ultimate enemy.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Douji Ibaragi
Orikasa Ai
Fuji
Osaka Fumiko
Kintoki Sakatano
Saiga Mitsuki
Raikou Minamotono
Morikubo Shoutarou
Sadamitsu Usuino
Hanada Hikaru
Tsuna Watanabeno
Masutani Yasunori
Yamabuki
Kimura Ikue
Those Who Hunt Elves II
Title
Those Who Hunt Elves II
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Group TAC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Celcia Marieclaire
Mitsuishi Kotono
Inou Ritsuko
Miyamura Yuko
Koriyama Airii
Tomizawa Michie
Ryuuzouji Junpei
Seki Tomokazu
Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Title
Tenchi Muyo! GXP
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
FUNimation
Alternative titles
Tenchi Muyo! Galaxy Police Transporter
Description
Senian Yamada is a boy who applies carelessly to the Galaxy Police. He is accepted into the GXP after being mistaken for one of the Masaki Family. The story will cover the escapades of him and four other women one of them being Mihoshi's mother.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kaunaq Amane
Suzuki Mariko
Kiriko Masaki
Sakuma Kumi
Mitoto Kuramitu
Mizutani Youko
Ryoko Balouta
Hisakawa Aya
Seinan Yamada
Mogi Shigeru
Hunter X Hunter OVA
Title
Hunter X Hunter OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Gatekeepers 21
Title
Gatekeepers 21
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Gatekeepers 21 is set in 21st century, 32 years from the original Gatekeepers.
In these 32 years, Earth finally was set free from the invaders. Japan is prospered like never before. A.E.G.I.S still exists in smaller scale to investigate more on the invaders and the mechanics of the gate.
However, A.E.G.I.S network and Earth Defense Agency has detected enormous amount of Invaders infiltration in the human society. Under such circumstances, an elite Invader Hunters group is assembled with Ayane Isuzu and Miu Manduru as their first two members.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayane Isuzu
Otani Ikue
Miu Manaduru
Hanioka Yukiko
Reiji Kageyama
Seki Tomokazu
Yukino Houjou
Suzuki Masami
Night Shift Nurses
Title
Night Shift Nurses
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Yakin Byoutou
Description
If you’re feeling down, the night shift nurses will perk you up! A new doctor is coming to train these novices to really open up to their patients. Training is intense, but the nurses will do their duty to get to the bottom of any ailment, and rectify the situation with tender loving care.
Patients are hard to please, but in the end, the lovely staff will rise to the occasion. You'll shake, sweat, and suffer from a racing heart for the hottest hospital helpers you've ever seen!
Bubblegum Crash!
Title
Bubblegum Crash!
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) JVC
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
Bubblegum Crash! takes place about a year after Crisis starts. GENOM seems to have decided to take a backseat for a while, but a new wave of Boomer crimes causes the Knight Sabers to reconvene after a brief period of inactivity. Just who is the mysterious voice behind the various thefts of components of a highly advanced artificial intelligence system?
Spaceship Agga Ruter
Title
Spaceship Agga Ruter
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
19-year-old Taiyo’s family was killed by a savage space pirate, and he’s prepared to share their fate. But when his ship is hijacked in deep space, he’s in for a real shock! Are all pirates as alluring (or as desirous) as the beautiful as the beautiful mercenary Jannis?
Mahou Yugi 2D
Title
Mahou Yugi 2D
Category
Special
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Padudu is a 12-year-old apprentice witch, chosen to represent her town in the coliseum. Donning her magical fish costume, which keeps her warm and fed, she sets off on her journey. But on the way she's swept away by a river to Dance Valley. Mayor Koffy captures her and throws her into the dungeon, hoping to eliminate the competition for Dance Valley's own coliseum candidate. Luckily for Padudu, this dungeon holds the mysterious witch Nonononn. They join together in a magical fight for survival. At the end of Blue Gender Trailer, the Magical witchland word came out!
This is the online version of Mahou Yugi...
Immoral Sisters
Title
Immoral Sisters
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
A sincere older step-sister and a curious younger step-sister are doomed to become love slaves.
One day, a house wife named Yukie has a traffic accident. She is ordered to pay a large settlement to the other party, Taketo, the son of the owner/president of Nogawa Industries. Unable to make the settlement payment, Yukie allows Taketo to have her sexually. At the same time, Takato's father, Nogawa, approaches Yukie's step-daughter, Rumi, and blackmails her. His evil scheme even reaches for Tomoko, Yukie's younger step-sister.
Full Moon o Sagashite
Title
Full Moon o Sagashite
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Music
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Searching for the Full Moon
Description
Full Moon o Sagashite is a based on manga with the same title by Tanaemura Arina. The story focuses on 12-years old Mitsuki who loves to sing and wants to become a singer. However she has a tumor on her throat, which might only be cured at the cost of her voice. Her time is running out because she has only one year before she loses her voice.
In order to realize her dream to become a singer, she transforms into a 16-years old girl with help of Shinigami (god of death from japanese mythology) and took a singing audition. Of course she passed the audition and starts singing. But her time is running out as she only has one year before she can’t sing anymore…
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kouyama Mitsuki
Myco
Meroko
Honda Chieko
Mitsuki Grandmother
Sugiyama Kazuko
Weiss Kreuz OVA
Title
Weiss Kreuz OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Someone out there is determined to see the fall of Weiss Kreuz, and it looks like they have found the perfect plan for it. The four assassins find themselves trapped in a deadly game of deceit, where the question of honor versus duty comes to surface. Now they must fight for their own reasons to survive--and there can be only be one victor in this field of death.
With You ~Mitsumeteitai~
Title
With You ~Mitsumeteitai~
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Romance
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on a H-game with the same title released by Cocktail Soft on 1998, With You ~Mitsumeteitai~ focuses on love triangle between the main characters who were childhood friends. They were separated because one of them has to moved to Myanmar (an Asian country formerly known as Burma). After six years, they are re-united again and the story begins...
Fencer of Minerva
Title
Fencer of Minerva
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5 (5 x 45 mins)
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy
Year Published
1994
Studio
Beam Entertainment
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Diana, a spirited princess, flees her kingdom to join her true love - the sworn enemy of her royal house. But misfortune befalls her almost immediately, and she is captured by depraved slave traders! Will her prince arrive in time?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Wada Takashi
Director
Kusaka TadayoshiOkao Takahiro
Music
Wada Kanae
Script
Kishino YujiTomita Sukehiro
Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai
Title
Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
GAINAX Madhouse Production
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Abenobashi Magic Shopping Street Abenobashi Magical Shopping District
Description
Sashi Imamiya and Arumi Asahina live in the Abenobashi shopping district in Osaka. One summer day the two kids are transported to the parallel universe, Maho Shotengai (Magical Shopping District), where common sense is far from being common. Sashi and Arumi are a comical pair lost in a bizarre and wacky alternate world. Will the two ever make it home?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asahina Arumi
Matsuoka Yuki
Imamiya Satoshi
Saeki Tomo
Mune Mune
Hisakawa Aya
Yutas
Koyama Rikiya
Legend of Crystania OVA
Title
Legend of Crystania OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The land of Crystania has been at peace for some time. But like a shallow sleep, tranquility is shattered by nightmares born of the deepest, blackest night. The seals that protect Crystania are coming undone, and the Bell of Wakening tolls on terror after terror being unleashed upon the land and its people.
Tornados, basilisks and Dragon Lords roam, heralding the return of King Barbas. With every second the land is scarred more deeply. Village after village is destroyed, and the gods of Crystania are next. Only King Ashram, trapped in the World of Chaos, provides a glimmer of hope. But will Redon's innocence and Priotesse's love be enough to provide him with a portal home?
12 Kokuki
Title
12 Kokuki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
68 (NHK halted at episode 45)
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Record of 12 countries Juuni Kokki Twelve Kingdoms
Description
Based on a novel with the same title written by Ono Fuyumi released by Kodansha, the story focuses on Yoko Nakajima. She was a girl who had pretended to be the honor student in her school and also at her home. One day, a man named Keiki showed up suddenly, and Yoko was called "Lord" by him. Her destiny began to move greatly from that time.
She was led by Keiki, and the place she had reached at last was an another world where 12 countries existed. Moreover, she lost sight of Keiki, and didn't know where even to go. An innumerable specter has obstinately attacked such Yoko. Furthermore, she received harsh treatment from the people whom she met. Through the survival in the another world, she regains "Strength to live" which human originally has.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Keiki
Koyasu Takehito
Rakushun
Suzumura Kenichi
Rokuta
Yamaguchi Kappei
Yoko Nakajima
Hisakawa Aya
Magical Twilight
Title
Magical Twilight
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Trouble comes in threes, and Tachibana Tsukasa's just received his full allotment! Not only is he about to take his graduation exams for the third time but three apprentice witches have just shown up on his doorstep, all determined to pass their own final exams with Tsukasa as their test subject! Witch number one is Chipple, a student of the White Magic School, whose deceptively simple sounding task is to make Tsukasa like her. That's not so easy when she has to share her test subject with Irene, a sultry siren who is firmly convinced that the way to Tsukasa's heart is a quick refresher course in the perils of the flesh! Then there's Liv, from the Black Magic School, whose final assignment is to murder Tsukasa! Between Irene tying him up, Liv trying to cut him up and Chipple just about to give up, Tsukasa's life has become a living hell!
Brother, Dear Brother
Title
Brother, Dear Brother
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Oniisama e
Description
Misonoo Nanako is a professor's daughter looking forward to her first day of school at the prestigious Seiran Academy, a girl's only school that caters to the rich, or in her case, those with high test scores. She soon finds that the school is polarized by three popular and talented individuals, known as the Magnificent Three, and known by their nicknames: "Kaoru no Kimi", a boyish, but talented sports player named after a character in The Tale of Genji, "Saint-Juste", a flamboyant pianist named for a French Revolutionary character, and "Miya-sama", the president of the Seiran Sorority, an elite group of the most beautiful and talented girls of the school. Though Nanako doesn't intend to make waves as a student at this school, when she is tabbed to be a member of the Sorority, the brutal politics that run beneath the surface of the school's sophisticated veneer soon threaten to pull Nanako's life into chaos, and her world becomes one where she is unsure of her friends, her enemies, and her very identity...and the only way she can vent her emotions is through her correspondence letters to a man she calls her "Dear Brother". This series is based on the manga created by Ikeda Ryoko, who also created The Rose of Versailles.
Angie Girl
Title
Angie Girl
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Historical Settings, Mystery
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Petit Angie of the Queen
Description
19th century London. Angie is a 12-year-old girl, descended from nobility. She once helped to solve the Queen’s jewel robbery case and since then, the Queen has appointed her to work on particularly difficult cases. Her brilliance and courage overwhelm many grownups. She is assisted by other children and Detective Michael of Scotland Yard.
This series is full of fun, suspense and pathos, showing how Angie uses her wits to solve case after case.
Song of Baseball Enthusiasts
Title
Song of Baseball Enthusiasts
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Sports
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
The first female professional baseball player who strikes out sluggers with her magical pitch…The manager who makes every effort to amend the Baseball Regulations so that she can join the pros…The separated twin brothers who couldn’t have met each other if they weren’t both totally absorbed in baseball…This series describes the joys and distress, the glory and frustration of those who enthusiastically love baseball.
Teppei
Title
Teppei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
28
Genres
Action, Drama, Sports
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Teppei, brought up by his father in the mountains, is an energetic boy who is as tough as weeds and acts as free as a bird. His life changes completely when he enrolls in high school, the first school he has ever attended. Despite his eccentric behavior and being a constant source of troubles, he is soon recognized for his talent in sports-especially in Kendo (the Japanese swordplay art)-and becomes the school’s hero.
Charlotte of the Young Grass
Title
Charlotte of the Young Grass
Category
TV
Total Episodes
30
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Wakasuka no Charlotte
Description
Charlotte has been raised by her father, a former French nobleman, and is now living on a ranch in Quebec, Canada.
Although motherless, Charlotte was a happy girl until her 12th birthday, surrounded by a loving father and many friendly animals. On that day, however, a package arrives from her “mother”, who was supposedly dead.
After Charlotte’s father dies, this mother comes to live with her. At the same time, Charlotte meets a strange boy. This is only the beginning of many heartbreaking incidents in the little girl’s life, but in the end, her trusting and optimistic nature wins over all hardship and Charlotte is able to regain happiness.
Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac
Title
Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Seton Dobutsuki Kuma no Ko Jackie
Description
One day a native American boy named Ran meets two little bears at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, where he lives with his father.
Ran names the brother bear ‘Jackie’ and the sister bear ‘Gill’. As Ran plays with the two bears, they become good friends. However their happiness doesn’t last for long. Ran’s father accidentally shoots the two little bears’ mother to death. Feeling sorry for them, Ran decides to take Jackie and Gill back home to live with him.
Based on the stories by Earnest Thompson Seton, these heart-warming episodes will entertain the whole family. Children are sure to love the adorable Jackie and Gill.
Casshan: Robot Hunter
Title
Casshan: Robot Hunter
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Description
The dark age of mankind is upon us. Machines have thrown off the yokes of their human masters and have become the rulers of the world. Leading the revolt is the leader of the robots, android BK-1, now known infamously as the Black King.
The humans have been rounded up and herded into slave camps, now forced to serve the machines. They're abused and opressed, their spirits virtually crushed save for one last hope.
They believe one will come to liberate them, one whose power is a match for the machines. They see him as their savior, the last, best hope of humankind. They have a name for him: Casshan.
King Fang
Title
King Fang
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1978
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
The conflicting fates of human beings and wild animals are depicted in a naturalistic setting. The main character of the story is Fang, who was born to a hunting dog and a circus-runaway European wolf. Although Fang was raised by a human family, he is a wild animal after all, and is destined to live amongst nature. The story reaches its climax when Fang returns from the circus and faces his foe, a giant brown bear which killed his family.
Highschooll Baseball Ninja
Title
Highschooll Baseball Ninja
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Sports
Year Published
1978
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
High-school student Ikkyu knows nothing about baseball, but his talents are recognized by the manager of the baseball club, and he takes up this enchanting sport. While his ignorance of the game leads him to make many mistakes, Ikkyu-who is in fact a descendant of ninja-displays his superhuman abilities and leads the team to the High School Baseball Championships.
Smart-san
Title
Smart-san
Category
TV
Total Episodes
42
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1978
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
In early 20th century Tokyo, new Western ideas and ways are mixed in with traditional Japanese culture. This is a hilarious story about a young girl who carries a romantic idea about her future while seeking to be liberated from the old customs.
Born as the only child of a major, Benio becomes a complete tomboy, acquiring skills in martial arts. At age 17, she is ordered to marry the son of a well-established family. That’s the beginning of her story. Her clumsy behavior and straight-forward attitude always lead her into trouble, but everyone seems to forgive this honest, optimistic and charming girl. Her life is full of troubles and laughter. Let’s see what kind of excitement lies in store for her today.
The Perrine Story
Title
The Perrine Story
Category
TV
Total Episodes
53
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1978
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
In 19th century France, a girl named Perrine travels with her family to search for her grandfather. Perrine has to overcome many hardships, losing her father in Bosnia and then her mother to illness.
She finally finds her grandfather-blind and lonely-living in a castle-like mansion, but the girl is unable to make him realize who she is.
Perrine becomes a secretary of his father, waiting for an opportunity to introduce herself as his granddaughter.
As Perrine treats him with kindness, the grandfather gradually regains his warm heart and kindness.
One day, a famous ophthalmologist arrives from Paris and an operation allows the old man to see his granddaughter’s face for one moment: Perrine looks exactly like his son.
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Title
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1976
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Well-known and well-loved by readers around the world, Carlo Collodi’s famous story of Pinocchio is transformed in this magical tale of love and deceit.
Old Jeppet the carpenter is terribly lonely, and yearns to have a son of his own. One day, a puppet he is carving out of wood begins to speak even before he has finished shaping it. The old man names the puppet Pinocchio, and treats him as the son he never had. The puppet is dreadfully naughty and causes trouble for the old man, but his heart is in the right place and he earns Jeppet’s love as though he were a human son. However, tragedy befalls the pair. Pinocchio is deceived by the wicked fox Dino and his sidekick, the cat Witch, while on his way to school. Pinocchio and his friend Gina the duck are sold to the master of a puppet show, with little hope of ever reuniting with kind old Jeppet. The naughty puppet eventually runs away in order to search for his surrogate father, and finds himself in the middle of adventure after adventure, matching wits with the crafty Dino and Witch. His efforts to stay out of mischief never seem to work, and misfortune always seeks out our wooden hero. If Pinocchio can only manage to stay out of trouble, his ultimate wish will be granted and his dream will become a reality. Delighting and entertaining, The Adventures of Pinocchio shows us that a pure heart and good intentions are rewarded, and that true love can indeed create miracles.
Blocker Corps
Title
Blocker Corps
Category
TV
Total Episodes
38
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1976
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
The peace of the world is suddenly threatened by Mogool, which is located on the bottom of the sea. Helqeen, tyrannical master of the Mogoolian Empire, attempts to conquer the earth with her faithful companions Goroskie and Zan-gack.
In order to frustrate their ambition, Dr. Yuri, who predicted this horrible occasion, organizes four powerful robots to form the Blocker Corps! He also gathers four members who have the super ability known as “elepath” --a talent for maneuvering gigantic robots.
A fierce battle begins between our Blocker Corps and Mogool at the risk of their lives! A series of fantastic and fabulous battles unfolds.
Sindbad The Sailor
Title
Sindbad The Sailor
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1975
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Based on the famous tale from The Thousand and One Arabian Nights, this story takes place more than 1200 years ago. The story’s hero is the impish Sindbad, a mischievous boy full of curiosity, who one night sneaks into the royal palace to watch the acrobatic performances and learns that a wide world awaits beyond Baghdad.
Hearing of the travels of his uncle Captain Ali, Sindbad decides to become a sailor and travel around the world. Leaving behind a note to his father, young Sindbad boards Captain Ali’s ship and-accompanied by a myna called Sheila-sets out for the greatest adventure of his life.
From The Apennines To The Andes
Title
From The Apennines To The Andes
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1976
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco’s mother left for Argentina around a year earlier in order to find work. Letters from her arrive regularly until one day they suddenly stop. Worry for his mother and what might have happened to her overcomes the young boy. Marco thus decides to embark upon a journey to Argentina in the hope of being reunited with his mother.
At first, Pietro is opposed to Marco's plan, but moved by his son’s enthusiasm, he eventually allows the boy to go. So begins Marco's long journey of the heart.
Marco encounters many people throughout his travels, and finds maturity and self-acceptance as a result of his experiences. His journey ends when he is reunited with his ailing mother and the two make their way back to Genoa together.
Maya The Honey Bee
Title
Maya The Honey Bee
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1975
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mitsubachi Maya no Bouken
Description
Maya, a newborn honeybee, brims with curiosity about the world around her.
From the time she is born, she is brought up to be a worker bee, but it is difficult for her to understand and follow the strict rules of the hive because of her individuality and strong desire for independence.
Having collected all the honey around the honeycomb, Maya decides to set out on an adventure to find a flower garden in order to collect more honey for the hive. Her intentions are noble, but because she leaves the hive without permission the Queen sends Maya’s friend Willy to search for the little troublemaker. Willy joins Maya in her quest, and together, beyond the familiar hive, the two friends marvel at the sheer beauty that nature has to offer.
Through many experiences-sometimes enjoyable, sometimes terrible or sad-and encounters with various insects, Maya matures into a strong and wise honeybee.
Attack on Tomorrow
Title
Attack on Tomorrow
Category
TV
Total Episodes
23
Genres
Drama, Sports
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Ashita e Attack
Description
This drama tells the story of girls in high school. Girls who love to play volleyball form a team in their school. Although the team starts out as a weak and unorganized sport club, over time the girls’ extraordinary passion and endeavor enables their team to become one of the best organized and highly recognized teams at the school. Now they aim to win the championship in the National High School Volleyball League.
Although it is painful and hard to achieve such a goal, it is nice to have friends to share the feeling, especially the joy.
Through volleyball, the girls learn and experience many lessons in life as they grow up. Let’s share their laugher.
Ginguiser
Title
Ginguiser
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Twenty thousand years before the creation of mankind, two tribes-Plazmans and Sazorions-came to the earth. The bellicose Sazorions tried to conquer the peaceful Plazmans using the dreadful power of the Scorpio in outer space.
Twenty thousand years later-at some time in the future-Dr. Godo, the only survivor of the Plazmans, secretly prepares Ginguiser, the combined magic robot troop, to defend peace in the event that the Sazorions are revived. Dr. Godo commands four brave young men to acquire occult super powers.
Each episode of this series features a sequence of fabulous and fantastic battles. These scenes cannot fail to arouse the interest and excitement of the audience, and will be certain to catch every eye.
Araiguma Rascal
Title
Araiguma Rascal
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1977
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rascal the Raccoon
Description
Sterling North is a tender-hearted boy, who loves animals very much.
One day Sterling finds a baby raccoon in the woods. He names the raccoon ‘Rascal’ and takes it home, where the baby raccoon becomes Sterling’s constant companion.
Rascal grows up very well. Everything seems to be going well, but one day Rascal gets a taste for sweet corn and begins to raid the neighbors’ corn gardens during the night. Sterling realizes that it is truly difficult for men and wild animals to coexist in the same place.
One day a misfortune befalls Sterling’s family. His father’s ranches are entirely destroyed by a heavy rainstorm.
Sterling must go to Milwaukee to attend junior high school. Rascal is now a young adult. Sterling decides to return Rascal to his natural life in the woods.
Sterling goes to a lake with Rascal in his canoe and sets him free in the woods. Next day he leaves town alone on a train bound for Milwaukee.
Card Captor Sakura: The Movie
Title
Card Captor Sakura: The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1999
Studio
CLAMP Kodansha
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.
Dokaben
Title
Dokaben
Category
TV
Total Episodes
163
Genres
Drama, Sports
Year Published
1976
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Taro "Dokaben" Yamada, who was a judoist while at junior high, enters Meikun High School and is talked into joining the baseball club. He displays his superb athletic abilities in baseball and becomes well-known as a hard hitter. He and his unique teammates establish Meikun a solid position as No.1 in the High School Baseball Championship games.
The Alps Story: My Annette
Title
The Alps Story: My Annette
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1983
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Alps Monogatari Watashi no Annette
Description
Annette was born into a poor family in Switzerland.
She is a sweet girl and takes good care of her little brother Dannie. Lucien is her best friend.
One day Dannie gets injured and develops a limp. The accident was Lucien’s fault.
The happy days turn into a long period of suffering, but little by little Annette and Lucien regain their lost friendship.
Meme
Title
Meme
Category
TV
Total Episodes
127
Genres
Drama, Family, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mimu Iroiro Yume no Tabi
Description
Meme, a very cute and strange creature, is this leading character of this series.
One day Meme comes out of a computer and meets Daisuke and Sayaka.
Meme guides the kids throughout his world, where they meet world-famous scientists, inventors and scholars such as Galileo, Pasteur, Kepler, and many more.
This series is not only highly entertaining for children and the entire family but is also very interesting and educational.
Three Musketeers, The
Title
Three Musketeers, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Historical Settings
Year Published
1981
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Introducing the famous Three Musketeers in an animated cartoon series. This hilarious adventure, played mainly by dogs, takes place in Europe in 1625.
The story begins with the arrival of a brave young boy in Paris. His ambition is to join the glorious Imperial Guards, but fierce competition and the minimum age requirement hinder him from joining. The boy then challenges the well-known Three Musketeers in order to demonstrate his excellent skills with the sword. However, at the very moment the fight begins, a power-hungry group cuts in. Realizing their wicked intention, the boy D’artagnan and the Three Musketeers quickly cooperate and defeat them. This is the beginning of their friendship and commitment to fight conspiracy.
Southern Rainbow
Title
Southern Rainbow
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
1982
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Lucy’s family moves from England to Australia planning to run a big farm. Starting a new life proves to be full of frustrations. Their agonizing days of despair continue until they finally obtain their farmland. However, Lucy and her sisters enjoy a range of new experiences such as discovering exotic animals and meeting with aborigines and other new people.
Flone on the Marvelous Island
Title
Flone on the Marvelous Island
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1981
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Fushigima Shima no Flone
Description
10-year-old Flone is a very active, tomboyish sort of a girl. One day, her father receives a letter from his English friend who is now in Australia. In the letter, the friend asks her father to come down to Australia because of a serious shortage of doctors. The family decides to leave their old house in Bern. Now their drifting voyage has begun!
Flone’s fantastic adventures will teach children about the importance of family and the joys of living amidst nature’s beauty.
Brinky and Printy
Title
Brinky and Printy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1984
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Exciting, mysterious, thrilling, fantastic, adventurous, cute, and a little bit strange, this series never fails to make children happy.
Brinky and Printy, koala dolls with super powers such as teleportation and the ability to stop time, get into a variety of accidents with a cheerful girl named Sandy. Brinky and Printy are certain to become idols among young people.
Little Princess
Title
Little Princess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
46
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1985
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Shoukoujo Sara Little Princess Sara Young Noble Girl Sara
Description
Sara, a pretty girl born into a rich British family in India, is treated like a little princess at a dormitory school in London. Sara’s sweet school life turns to tragedy when she learns of her father’s death and the family’s bankruptcy. However, Sara endures her hard luck with kindness and imagination and escapes from her misery through fantasies.
Aesop's Fables
Title
Aesop's Fables
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1983
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Manga Aesop's Fables
Description
One of the world's most popular series of tales-"AESOP'S FABLES"-has become an animated series.
The tales have entertained thousands of boys and girls all over the world, and have also brought pleasure to the whole family. We proudly present well-known tales such as “Ant and the Grasshopper”, “The Fox With his Tail Cut Off”, “North Wind and the Sun”, “Lion and the Mouse”, “Rabbit and Turtle”, “Deer and the Lion”, “Crow and the Birds”, “Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”, “The Travelers and the Bear”, “The Hen Who Lays Golden Eggs”, and many more!
Three red, blue and yellow monkeys named Ton, Tan, and Ti appear at the end of each episode to summarize the story and give their opinions, thereby communicating with young viewers and their families.
This is a must-have collection of brilliant animated tales for the generations.
Katri, The Cow Girl
Title
Katri, The Cow Girl
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Drama, Family
Year Published
1984
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Makiba no Shoujo Katri Katri, Girl of the Meadows
Description
Katri lives with her grandparents on a farm of Finland waiting for her mother to return from years of work in Germany. When World War breaks out, she encounters many unfortunate events such as losing contact with her mother. However, Katri bears her hardship through hard work and a strong will, and she is always loved by everyone around her.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Title
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1983
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Fushigi no Kuni no Alice
Description
Based on the famous children's novel by Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a rich and wonderful journey into a land of the imagination. One day on a trip to London with her mother, seven-year-old Alice finds an old top-hat in a second-hand shop that is the start of her fantastic adventures.
Out of the top-hat bounds Benny Bunny, who introduces Alice to his uncle, the White Rabbit, royal herald to the Court of the Queen of Hearts. Tailing the White Rabbit across her garden, Alice finds a strange rabbit-hole into which the White Rabbit has seemingly disappeared.
With little hesitation, she jumps in after him, and finds herself falling through the tunnel that leads to the magical world of Wonderland. There, she finds unusual and illogical things, including talking flowers, a story-telling mouse, growth-inducing tea and cake, a Humpty-Dumpty in a perilous situation, a mad March Hare, a wise blue caterpillar, and a bossy Queen of Hearts. Nothing but bizarre and unpredictable things happen in Wonderland and Alice finds herself learning to handle the strange and magical events that are the everyday in this world.
Maegami-Taro
Title
Maegami-Taro
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1979
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
This is a folk-tale-like adventure story of an active boy on a quest for the Water of Life. The boy sets out on this quest after learning that the Water of Life is needed to make his village happy.
On the way, he meets gods, demons…Soon, he discovers that the evil snake has stolen the Water, and he heads for the snake’s palace. Defeating the snake is not easy since it has the Water of Life to revive itself. This boy -Maegamitaro-continues his courageous quest in cooperation with various creatures and the gods.
Manxmouse
Title
Manxmouse
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1979
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
A ceramic figure of a blue mouse with long ears, stubby legs, and no tail suddenly comes to life. He is a “Manxmouse” as known in the legend. Since he is new to this world, his fearless curiosity leads him to meet a frog couple, an aviator hawk, a stray tiger, and a girl. Although he learns about his ultimate fate-to be eaten by a “Manxcat”-he decides to face this cat and challenge his destiny.
Hit And Run
Title
Hit And Run
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Sports
Year Published
1979
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Inaba Junior High School's baseball team has been defeated miserably since the senior members leff. Because of their poor results, the players are suspended from games and are almost forced to break up.
Ironically, however, this hardship makes them band tighter together and intensifies their desire to play. They practice hard in the hope of regaining the respect of the other students and teachers. Soon, their will-power leads them to unbelievable victories. This story portrays the boys’ dreams and friendship through baseball.
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
Title
Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1979
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Seton Dobutsuki Risu no Banner
Description
Soon after birth a young squirrel comes to a farm and unfortunately gets caught by a human, who attempts to feed him to the pet cat. However, the cat feels sorry for the small squirrel and adopts him as her child, naming him Banner.
Banner and the cat mother live together happily on the farm, but their happy life doesn’t last for long. A fire destroys the farm, and Banner gets separated from his mother and is forced to flee into the forest, where Banner meets the forest inhabitants and experiences various adventures and hardships.
Based on the stories of Earnest Thompson Seton, the dramatic adventures of Banner and the forest animals are sure to entertain children and the whole family.
Anne of Green Gables
Title
Anne of Green Gables
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1979
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Akage no Anne
Description
Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age.
Anne is always cheerful and fun-loving despite being brought up without love or affection.
When she turns 10, she is adopted by the old farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla.
Anne starts her new life with Matthew and Marilla at a farm called “Green Gables”, but actually the Cuthberts wanted a boy who could help with their work on the farm…
Overcoming many hardships and meeting many friends and people, Anne grows up to be a strong-minded woman.
Fisherman Sanpei
Title
Fisherman Sanpei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
109
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
1980
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Tsurikichi Sanpei
Description
Attracted by the fun and enjoyment of fishing, Sanpei, an ordinary boy, tries all kinds of fishing. He sometimes travels deep into the mountains in search of a novel catch, and even goes abroad to compete with others in a series of games. Sanpei takes on all challenges with the passion and imagination of a young boy. Through fishing, he learns the wisdom of older people, and experiences the wonders of the underwater world.
Cat's Eye
Title
Cat's Eye
Category
TV
Total Episodes
73
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1983
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Description
Cat's Eye always announce their thefts by sending their victims a business card. What's even more astonishing is that they actually get away with it. One reason for this might be that, by chance, Hitomi's not-too-smart boyfriend, Toshio Utsumi, is the detective in charge of the Cat's Eye investigations, thus constituting a good source for insider tips about the current police work. Unfortunately, there is still Toshio's colleague, Mitsuko Asatani, who suspects Hitomi of being one of the Cat's Eye group. What a nice coincidence that the "Cat's Eye" cafй is located in front of the police station!
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Title
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1980
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Tom is a rustic, wild and mischievous boy living with his younger brother Sid, his aunt Polly, and Polly’s daughter Mary.
Following the death of their parents, Polly has raised her sister’s two kids as though they were her own children, with love and affection.
Tom spends most of his time with his best friend Huckleberry Fin sharing all sorts of thrilling activities and adventures such as chasing wild pigs, playing pirates in the Mississippi River, and riding a balloon.
While enjoying various adventures and excitement, Tom and Huck happen to stumble upon hidden gold...
Based on “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain, Tom’s energetic adventures-packed full of thrills, hardships and friendships-are sure to touch children’s hearts and entertain the entire family.
Peter of Placid Forest
Title
Peter of Placid Forest
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Fantasy
Year Published
1980
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
With Peter the fairy as chairman, the animals of Placid Forest gather in a meeting to discuss the villagers’ plan to cut down all the trees in the forest. They decide to stage a protest in the hope of preserving the woods, but the greedy men will not listen to their warning. The animals are forced to carry out one final operation.
Buttobi CPU
Title
Buttobi CPU
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adult, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
OLM Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
CRITICAL MASS
Alternative titles
I Dream of Mimi
Description
Akira's a normal guy... well, normal if you ignore the fact he sometimes forgets there's a world outside of cyberspace and doesn't always notice that boys and girls really are different.
His life takes a rather dramatic turn one day when he ventures outside to buy a new computer, and ends up with something quite a bit more than he bargained for! When he opens the box he discovers that his computer is a little more advanced than he ever dreamed, in more ways than one. She's a biomechanical machine named Mimi!
The only thing for sure is that Akira's life just got a whole lot more complicated. Fortunately, he's got the one thing everyone craves: a loyal companion and partner who will literally do anything for him! But Akira's finding out that keeping her running takes more out of him than he ever imagined, since her energy source is his "molecular input!" Akira definitely isn't going to be able to save himself for marriage any more but can his sex drive handle her continual need for uploads?
Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami
Title
Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1983
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Magical Angel Creamy Mami
Description
Morisawa Yuu is a 9 year old girl who lived in Creamy ga Oka. Her parents ran a crepe shop. One day she went to a race track and a magical ship came out of the sky. There was a little guy Pinopino who gave her a magic stick. He said that Yuu can use it for one year. He left two cat-like creatures Nega and Poji to look after Yuu. The magic stick allowed Yuu to transform into a 15 year old girl called Creamy Mami. Creamy Mami appeared at a TV studio and became a new idol after singing one song.
credits to Hitoshi Doi
Dragon Drive
Title
Dragon Drive
Category
TV
Total Episodes
38
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Shueisha
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Reiji is a high school students who is rather dull, or even he has nothing special at all. One day he is invited by Yukino to meet in a virtual reality game called Dragon Drive. Unexpectedly, Reiji is actually good at this game, or rather, he is actually special and his dragon can unleash strange power when he is in a death or life situation. However, during a dragon drive special training, an accident happened and Reiji got teleported into another world where dragon users fight one to another.
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Daisuke Hagiwara
Amada Mahito
Maiko Yukino
Sasamoto Yuko
Oozora Reiji
Paku Romi
Tachibana Mayouji
Sugita Tomokazu
Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon!
Title
Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Selfish fairy : Mirumo de Pon!
Description
Kaede is a fine and bright girl in first year going into second year of middle school. One day she wondered into a fancy shop because she was attracted to a cute mug. The shopkeeper told her that the mug will grant her wish, so she wished to be in the same class as Yuuki who she has a crush on.
Apparently her wish is granted, and she is in the same class as Yuuki on the next day, her first day in second year. So, she went back to the mysterious shop and bought the cute mug. And when she says her wish, Mirumo, a little blonde fairy, appeared before her.
Actually, Mirumo is running away from his parents because they forced him to marry Ririmu and he got into human world by accident. Living with Kaede should be good for Mirumu. But Mirumo is a selfish fairy and he refused to grant any Kaede's wishes. However, being a selfish fairy doesn't meant he won't accept any bribe, especially chocolate..
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hidaka Azumi
Hitomi
Minami Kaede
Nakahara Mai
Mirumo
Kozakura Etsuko
Ririmu
Omimura Mayuko
Yashichi
Yukiji
Yuuki Setsu
Tokumoto Yasutoshi
Witch Hunter Robin
Title
Witch Hunter Robin
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Couple hundred years have passed, and people are hardly heard about witches nowadays. However, a leading secret organization in witch management is still exists. This Salomon's witch management organization, STN (not sure what STN stands for), has a task to capture the remaining witches. As a leading secret organization in witch management, STN's influence has reached the government and police organizations across the world.
As the recent change in Japanese society has led into increasing of witch activities, STNJ (STN Japan branch) assembled a group of hunters to draw a desperate last-minute fight against witches. However, the mysterious death of one member from the group has led to morale decrease into STNJ.
In order to help STNJ, a lone 15 years old replacement girl is sent by Salomon directly to Tokyo. Sena Robin, a craft user, can she be really the key to win this fight?
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amon
Takewaka Takuma
Dojima
Hikami Kyoko
Haruhito
Fukuyama Jun
Hattori
Ohkura Masaaki
Karasuma
Kouda Kaho
Kosaka
Tsuji Shinpachi
Master
Hirotaka Nagai
Michael
Yuuki Hiro
Morie
Kawazu Yasuhiko
Sena Robin
Watanabe Akino
Touko
Nakajima Mami
Zaizen
Ikemizu Michihiro
Nakoruru - Ano Hito kara no Okurimono
Title
Nakoruru - Ano Hito kara no Okurimono
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Nakoruru, finally returned to her home Kamuikotan after a long, fierce battle, receives a warm welcome from dear friends and the village children. Her spirit is uplifted by her reunion with companions Manari and Yantamuu. But as the trauma of battle falls away, Rela appears and challenges Nakoruru and the shadow of misfortune creeps closer...
Nakoruru is a popular Ainu girl from SNK's Samurai Spirits fighting game (PC and Dreamcast), now she has her very own OVA series :)
Mahou no Chocolate
Title
Mahou no Chocolate
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Magical Chocolate
Description
Mami-chan has a crush on her school's soccer club star, Ishida-senpai, and tries against hope to work up the courage to give him chocolate for Valentine's Day. She learns from her friend Koko-chan of the mysterious Magical Chocolate. Will the magic make Mami's dream come true?
Ground Defense Force! Mao-Chan
Title
Ground Defense Force! Mao-Chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Rikujyou Bouei Tai! Mao-chan
Description
Based on the original work by Ken Akamatsu the creator of Love Hina, produced by XEBEC the studio who brought us err.. Love Hina. This anime is not sharing anything in common with the title I just mentioned before except probably character design ;b
In order to protect Japan from mysterious alien invasion, a defense force team has been assembled. But there are no heroes, not even look like one. They are all grade school kids and most of times they caused more troubles than finishing their jobs. But why the defense party even bother to assemble this cute defense force team? Ssst.. It's because the chief of defense party, Onigawara Rikushiro's, has his granddaughter placed on the defense force team.
Onigawara Mao (ground defense), Chikusima Misora (sky defense) and Maruyama Silvia (marine defense), three of them make the defense force team and they all look alot like cute miniaturize Love Hina'a characters (I told you before). When three of them combined together, they can unleashed great power. Add Mishima Kagome as the commander of the team, can they really fight against mysterious alien?
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chinami
Iura Ai
Maruyama Adalbert Von
Taniguchi Takashi
Maruyama Silvia
Horie Yui
Mishima Kagome
Nagasawa Miki
Onigawara Mao
Koyama Kimiko
Onigawara Rikushiro
Nojima Akio
Tsukishima Misora
Yoshikawa Yuuya
Tsukishima Sorajiro
Suzuki Kiyonobu
Yuriko
Mannaka Yukiko
Asagiri no Miko
Title
Asagiri no Miko
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Magic, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Starchild
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on the original manga by Ugawa Hiroki published by Shonen Gahosha on their Anime Young King OURs.
Amatsu Tadahiro is a highschool student who inherits the blood of the Saniwa, and because of that he always being targeted by evil spirits. However he has no slightest clue why his body is attracting those evil spirits.
In order to protect Amatsu Tadahiro and the town from evil spirits, the shrine maiden committee is formed. Three Hieda sisters plus couple more girls from highschool joined the shrine maiden committee. But can they fight against those evil spirits led by AYATACHIMICHIMUNE? And how about the growing love between Yuzu and Tadahiro?
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amatsu Tadahiro
Mizushima Takahiro
Hieda Kurako
Hayashibara Megumi
Hieda Tama
Hasegawa Shizuka
Hieda Yuzu
Shimizu Ai
Kusunoki Masashi
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Midou Shizuka
Ohara Sayaka
Rikiishi Seiko
Morota Kaoru
Sakibara Izumi
Kanda Rie
Yurikusa Chika
Katou Nanae
Tekken: The Motion Picture
Title
Tekken: The Motion Picture
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
To every age great warriors are born. Their skills win them fame; combat makes them legends. Enter the world of the Iron Fist Tournament where fighters of unequaled ability gather from around the world to test their might in the gladiatorial arena. Get ready for the ultimate adventure! Tekken, the spectacular series that revolutionized how fighting games are play is now an incredible animated motion picture! The awesome rendering power of state of the art computers merge with the st8unning graphic style and dynamics of anime in an adventure that will rip you right out of your living room and hurl you into the blood-drenched arena of the most incredible martial arts battle ever created.
Pia Carrot 2 DX
Title
Pia Carrot 2 DX
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Originaly based on a popular game by the same title, the animated version has new attractive characters added and focused more on romance theme in the story plot. A high school student, Kouji, decided to work part-time during his summer vacation on a family owned restaurant called "Pia Carrot No. 2 Store". On his way to go to the interview, he literally bumped Azusa, which grant him a special place on top of Azusa hate list. Things are getting more complicated as apparently Azusa is also working at the same restaurant.
Usagichan de Cue!!
Title
Usagichan de Cue!!
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
MISTYMOON
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
It's my rabbit and it's Cue!!
Description
A cute, quite daring and slightly dirty animation from the original manga with the same title by Sano Takashi. This anime, designed by Takahiro Kimura, can carry a full load of cute sex appeal for everyone.
Refrain blue
Title
Refrain blue
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Year Published
2000
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
This is the anime version of the game by Erufu with the same title and consists of three of chapters. All of them took place on the Toyo Gakuen's summer school, on seashore :)
The first chapters,"Recollection", told about the recollection of Yoshihiro past about various events of summer school, of the fate where encounter and separation are interwoven with each other, as Yoshiro and Matsunaga will pass the Toyo Gakuen and will arrive at summer school at seashore. A mysterious girl smiles as she watches Yoshiro who stands still at the seashore dusk. The second chapters focuses on other characters, Matsunaga, who was caught by the feeling of the past but cannot be betrayed. On the last chapter, Matsunaga met the girl of mystery from first chapter.
*** Not responsible for: description mistranslation, chance of adult content since this is from Pink Pineapple and last but not least... misguide :) -- f4t3 ***
Burn Up! Warrior
Title
Burn Up! Warrior
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Burn Up! W
Description
When the Tokyo City Police are unable to deal with a potential disaster, they know who to call: Team WARRIOR. A secret organization made up of the best the police has to offer, WARRIOR is called to deal with what at first seem to be a bunch of bungling terrorists who have kidnapped officials from the major governments of the world. However, they uncover a far more sinister plot involving electronic drugs, mind control, and a dangerous organization bent on creating chaos out of the governments of the world...beginning with controlling the police itself. Can a master strategist, a sultry, enthusiastic mecha fanatic, a diminutive hacker, a trigger-happy sniper, a mildly perverted driver, and an overemotional bombshell hope to win out in a battle against crazed madmen and scheming criminals? Or will WARRIOR turn out to be nothing more than so many misfits vainly trying to save the day?
Legend of Condor Hero
Title
Legend of Condor Hero
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Year Published
2001
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Yang Guo is a cheerful energetic boy, but also has a slightly violent temper. He's been raised without a father. And becomes an orphan after his mother's death.
At the age of 13, Yang Guo meets the famous Kung fu master, Guo Jing. Although Guo Jing seems to know about Yang Guo's father, he only tells his father was a very strong fighter, and never tells anything more.
To become a strong Kung fu fighter like his father, Yang Guo learns All True Religion Kung fu and Old Tomb School Kung fu. While learning Kung fu techniques under Xiao Long Nu-the heiress of Old Tomb School Kung fu-he falls in love with her.
Yang Guo's talent for Kung fu and handsome face are inherited from his father. He grows up to be a very valiant man. A mysterious bird called "God Bird" teaches him secret Kung fu techniques and Yang Guo becomes a famous top Kung fu master no other fighters can match.
He defeats Genghis Khan and sends the Mongolian army away from China.
*** The description was taken from the official Nippon Animation site, however translating characters name from katakana to chinese pronounciation is out of my league -- someone please correct those character names (the seiyuu names are okay i think :b) -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Choushikei
Sakuta Osamu
Ganhei
Honda Chieko
Kakusei
Nakata Jouji
Kouyou
Karasawa Jun
Ouyouhou
Komura Tetsuo
Ribakushuu
Takano Urara
Ryuujo
Sonozaki Mie
Shihei
Takemoto Eiji
Youka
Namikawa Daisuke
UFO Princess Valkyrie
Title
UFO Princess Valkyrie
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
TNK
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
UFO Princess Warukyure Enban Koujo Warukyure
Description
Enban Koujo Warukyure (UFO Princess "Warukyure" -- which I believe should be UFO Princess "Valkyrie" based on intuition) is based on the successful series on monthly magazine Shounen Gangan with the same title by Kaishiyaku.
The story takes place in a near future, on earth, where alien spacecrafts crash landed (probably?) on a public bath house and a shrine. On a real life, these kind of things should have attract attention, however, uniquely there is nothing at all. People are living their everyday life like there is nothing happened and those two scenes at the public bath house and the shrine already become a common sight.
Also noted there are two aliens (WARUKYURE and WARUKIYURE) -- one is the adult transformation of the other, has almost the same pronounciation only differs in writing.
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haidora
Chiba Saeko
Maru
Momoi Haruko
Sanada
Tanaka Rie
Shiro
Saizen Tadahisa
Tokino Kazuo
Suzumura Kenichi
Tokino Rika
Minami Omi
Warukiyure
Mochizuki Hisayo
Warukyure
Ogata Megumi
G-on Riders
Title
G-on Riders
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
TNK
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The story settings takes place on earth where alien's attacks have turned into everyday sight instead of a mere rare phenomenon. All countries around the world have united their efforts to develop effective counter measures against the alien's attack, but all without success.
In Japan (where else?), there is a secret organization called GRA (GRAND RIFUREKUTO AMUDO) under Alien Defense Agency direct control. The main purpose of this organization is to find a special counter measure against alien's attack with help from Dr. Sanada Mio.
Dr. Sanada Mio invented a next-generation weapon which she called "G-on" to repel alien's attack. This new secret weapon needs to be resonated with the heart of its user (has to be young girls! you know japanese anime/manga common approach for transformation equation :b) and it will turned into a sword which holds POWER proportional to the strength of the heart of the girl who uses it. Nevertheless to say, the new weapon and the plan are approved immediately and a special school is established to recruit young girls from across the country.
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ai
Takako Uemura
Arashiyama Sera
Minami Omi
Dr. Sanada Mio
Hisakawa Aya
Hoshikawa Yayoi
Kurata Masayo
Kurama Yuki
Shima Ryouka
Mako
Mizuhashi Kaori
Pao
Machii Miki
Zero
Tamura Yukari
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Title
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Historical Settings
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
It is 1604, four years after the Battle of Sekigahara, perhaps Japan's greatest civil war. The people try to recover from its aftermath and enjoy the newly attained peace. Amid such times Yuya Shiina, a roughneck girl who earns money by capturing outlaws, mistakes a roaming and peace-loving medicine seller Mibu Kyoshiro for the legendary wanted man "Onime-no-Kyo." But she soon realizes that she is wrong when she sees that Kyoshiro is just a weakling. Nevertheless, she ends up capturing Kyoshiro anyway -- he is wanted for running off without paying for a meal. As they travel together Kyoshiro tries to help Yuya catch another wanted criminal. In the process Kyoshiro is cornered. Then he mumbles, "Here he comes," and the color of his eyes turn a deep red. He pulls out his sword which he had never touched before and suddenly, Onime-no-Kyo, the legendary assassin said to have killed one thousand men with this sword, is standing there.
Kyoshiro and Kyo: Two spirits in one body. Yuya is looking for a "man with a wound on his back" who killed her older brother. The two head to Edo together. One after another, samurai come after Onime-no-Kyo. Why do Kyoshiro and Kyo share the same body? Historical figures, such as Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga, emerge in the story and the mystery of the two souls is gradually resolved.
*** Description based on the manga from kodanclub. Cast & characters generously provided by Poof ***
Shuuji and Chise are third year student at a high school in Hokkaido. The shy Chise is finally confessing to Shuuji, and finally two of them are starting to exchange diary awkwardly.
One day, Shuuji tried to escape from a sudden enemy air raid on Sapporo. While desperately escaping from the air raid, Shuuji saw a scene that he could not forget for his life. He saw Chise, with a huge weapons which looks is part of her hand, shot the enemy fighters one by one. Apparently, Chise is the ultimate weapon with destructive power which is important for the war.
How can Shuuji face the reality that his love is actually the ultimate weapon with destructive power?
*** not responsible for translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chise
Orikasa Fumiko
Shuuji
Shiro Ishimoda
Tetsu
Miki Shinichirou
Yumi
Itou Miki
Bakuto Sengen Daigander
Title
Bakuto Sengen Daigander
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In the future world robots are already used in every day life. People are getting absorbed in a new kind a sport where battle robots (BATOROBO) fights each other in a BATOROBO match.
Akira is a KOMANDA, a person who commands BATOROBO. His goal is to become a champion in BOTOROBO match. To enter BOTOROBO tournament, he has to fight a couple BOTOROBO and gain his license. And also you need four BOTOROBO, but he has only three. His grandfather, a BOTORBO specialist, persuade the officials to let him in.
Because of having only three BOTOROBO, he is getting beaten up in a match. At the critical moment, RYUGU brought a dragon type BATOROBO gander... and it's called Daigander (DAIGANDA)
*** Not responsible for translation but the romanization makes a lot of sense.. BATOROBO = battle robot ;b -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
AKIRA
Takimoto Fujiko
Bra ion
Inada Tetsu
DAIGANDA
Yanada Kiyoyuki
DORIMOGU
Onosaka Masaya
Dr. HAJIME
Aso Tomohisa
Eagle Arrow
Chiba Isshin
HARUKA
Ibata Juri
RYUGU
Kaida Yuki
Princess Tutu
Title
Princess Tutu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2002
Studio
Hal Film Maker
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Kinkan-chou is a circular shape town with castle-walls surrounding it. With its calm scenery including a park, a theatre, lines of shops, it looks as if just any ordinary town... but why is it a slightly unusual? The people who live there are all nice, but these are including cats, crocodiles, all of which can speak!
In this town, there is a large performing arts school, Kinkan-gakuen, where a girl named Ahiru learns ballet. She is a little clumsy but tries as hard as anyone else, and is always scolded and made fun of but also loved by her friends, Pike and Ririe.
Ahiru has an upperclassman, a boy whom she is fond of, Myuto. He is very good at dancing, not so talkative, but handsome; he is Ahiru's Prince. However, Ahiru feels Myuto's eyes look lonely. Just once, she would love to see her Prince smile! With those wishes in mind, she continues to work hard with her ballet lessons. But Myuto has a very beautiful, smart girlfriend Ru, who is even better than her at dance. To think that someone like herself would be able to dance with Myuto is just a dream in another dream. Will Ahiru be able to become a Princess and dance with her Prince?
*** thanks to Ko Kiuchi for translating the description for AnimeNfo ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Ito Ikuko
Design
Ito Ikuko
Director
Kawamoto ShogoSato Junichi
Script
Yokote Michiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ahiru
Katou Nanae
Doro
Mitani Noboru
Fakia
Sakurai Takahiro
Myuto
Yanagi Naoki
Nareshon
Kishida Kyouko
Neko
Matsumoto Yasunori
Pike
Matsumoto Sachi
Ririe
Shiratori Yuri
Ru
Mizuki Nana
Super Atragon OVA
Title
Super Atragon OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
This isn't your father's Atragon ... this is a very cool new version of the story. In the closing days of WWII, the Japanese navy has gotten itself a new hyper powered submarine ... the technology for which is seemingly years ahead of what they should have. Learning that Hiroshima has been vaporized, they encounter another submarine ... a US version of their own that's bearing down on them for the kill!
ATASHIn'CHI
Title
ATASHIn'CHI
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
2002
Studio
Asatsu
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Outrageous misadventures of an almost normal family with a housewife, her husband, and their two kids Yuusuke and Mikan.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Father
Ogata Kenichi
Mikan Tachibata
Orikasa Fumiko
Mother
Watanabe Kumiko
Yuusuke Tachibata
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Overman King Gainer
Title
Overman King Gainer
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Adet Kisura
Hayashi Marika
Ana Medaiyu
Kitou Noriko
Gain Bijou
Kawano Otoya
Geina Sanga
Nojima Akio
Miiya Raujin
Nakanishi Yumiko
Sarah Kodama
Kobayashi Ai
Yatsusaba Jin
Egawa Hisao
Seikai no Senki Special
Title
Seikai no Senki Special
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Bandai Visual Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Battle Flag of The Stars Special
Description
In the future when mankinds are capable of extending their reach throughout the galaxy, the galaxy is divided into nation of many stars. The most powerful of them is "Humankind empire of Ahv". With genetic engineering and evolution, Ahv got the body which is the most suitable for the life in the outer space. However, the inferior "Humankind integration community" finally launched surprise attack against Ahv.
This Sekai no Senki special is a summary of Sekai no Senki series.
Dog of Flanders
Title
Dog of Flanders
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1975
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Nello is a boy who lives a poor but happy life, helping his grandfather Jehan to cart milk to the nearby village. He loves drawing pictures and his dream is to become a painter just like the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens.
One day Nello finds Patrash, a dog that has been abused and abandoned. Nello takes Patrash into his home and cares for the wretched animal. Over time, boy and dog develop a close friendship and come to depend on one another.
Alois, a daughter of the richest family in the village, joins our hero as a sympathetic friend. However, Nello’s poverty and his dream of becoming a painter alienate Alois's father Kozetsu and the other villagers. Nello experiences firsthand the cruelty of the people he has grown up with, and must struggle to win their appreciation and respect.
With perseverance and determination, this young boy never lets go of his dream no matter how trying the circumstances.
Misha the Bearcub
Title
Misha the Bearcub
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1979
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kogame no Misha
Description
This hilarious and lovable story takes place in the strange animal town of Himadabeya.
One day, a locomotive train carries one bear family-Misha’s family-to this town. Since the town animals haven’t seen the train for such a long time, they gather to see who is coming. Misha’s Papa, thinking this crowd is welcoming them, falls in love with the town and decides to live there. That’s how the story begins.
Misha’s family adjusts to life in the small town day by day and Misha grows up into a strong boy as part of this funny community.
Super Atragon Movie
Title
Super Atragon Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Near the end of World War II, moments after learning of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Ra, a super secret Japanese submarine has a fatal encounter with its American counterpart and both are lost to history.
Now, some fifty years later, the descendants of the submarine officers are part a special UN task force sent to investigate the unusual phenomenon, which have recently begun occurring in Antarctica. Faced with a mysterious black cylinder and the deadly rings that accompany it, the task force faces certain destruction until the re-appearance of the Ra.
However, will even the Ra's awesome power be enough to stand against the invaders from inside the Earth?
Monster Rancher
Title
Monster Rancher
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
What if your favorite game became real? Get ready for the wildest adventure ever as Genki, Holly and their monster friends unlock mysterious disks, meet and make new monsters, and try to defeat the evil Moo!
When Genki wins a special CD-ROM that magically transports him to the world of Monster Rancher, it's real-life fun and games! There, he saves Holly and her eyeball monster Suezo from the evil Black Dino Squad! Then Genki makes his very own monster the baby Mocchi.
Later, they meet the gentle stone giant Golem. Will Golem be enough to stop the Moo's evil blue Gel Troops? You better hope so, because saving the monsters of Monster Rancher is a game Genki just has to win!
Card Captor Sakura
Title
Card Captor Sakura
Category
TV
Total Episodes
70
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1998
Studio
CLAMP Kodansha
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Clow Card Chapter
Description
Sakura Kinomoto is appointed Card Captor by the Guardian of the Seal, Kerberos, when she accidentally opens the magical book of Clow Cards and scatters them to the four winds. To protect the world from disaster she must capture all of the Clow Cards with the help of her friend Tomoyo and Kerberos.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujitaka Kinomoto
Tanaka Hideyuki
Kero-chan
Hisakawa Aya
Keroberos
Onosaka Masaya
Meiling Li
Nogami Yukana
Mizuki Kaho
Shinohara Emi
Sakura Kinomoto
Tange Sakura
Shaoran Li
Kumai Motoko
Tomoyo Daidouji
Iwao Junko
Touya Kinomoto
Seki Tomokazu
Yukito Tsukishiro
Ogata Megumi
GEAR Senshi Dendoh
Title
GEAR Senshi Dendoh
Category
TV
Total Episodes
38
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Guard Earth and Advanced Reconnaissance Fighter Dendo
Description
The story takes place in the future where war machines from evil mechanical alien empire Garufa finally reaches Earth. In order to protect earth, an Earth defense organization called GEAR (Guard Earth and Advanced Reconnaissance) is formed. GEAR has an ultimate weapon in a form of war mecha, GEAR Fighter Dendoh, which is piloted by two elementary school students, namely Kusanagi Hokuto and Izumo Ginga. Can the friendship between Hokuto and Ginga unleashed the full potential power of Dendoh in order to fight Garufa?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Abzolute
Nojima Kenji
Althea
Nakata Kazuhiro
Asano Aiko
Yoshino Miki
Elis Willamet
Tsuruno Kyouko
GEAR taiin
Kaneda Tomoko
Gurumet
Ichijou Kazuya
Hayase Kumi
Neya Michiko
Izumo Ginga
Matsuoka Youko
Izumo Midori
Katou Yuko
Izumo Otome
Neya Michiko
Juukijou
Ikeda Chigusa
Kusanagi Hokuto
Shindou Naomi
Kusanagi Orie
Mitsuishi Kotono
Linda Sue
Katou Yuko
Miki
Kikuchi Shouko
Ooishi sensei
Neya Michiko
Saki
Mikako Takahashi
Shibuya-choukan
Nishimura Tomomichi
Tokidaka Natsumi
Arishima Moyu
Witter
Takato Yasuhiro
Capricorn
Title
Capricorn
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1994
Studio
AUBEC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
In the blink of an eye, high school student Taku Shimamura finds himself transported to the bizarre world of Slaffleaze, where intelligent creatures govern and the ruling class, led by the villainous Zolba, is plotting the invasion of the world they know as Capricorn, the Earth! Joining together with the oppressed Slaffleaze peasants, Taku must find a way to stop Zolba's dark forces before the way to the unsuspecting Earth is opened. In order to do so, he must first gain the love and trust of the last of the Yappie, the ancestral guardians of Slaffeaze. This is a task that will take more than a little courage and daring, for the last Yappie is not just a cute young female, she's also a dragon!
MeiKing
Title
MeiKing
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
CRITICAL MASS
Alternative titles
Mei King
Description
Blame it on the sheep.
Cain Asbell was an unremarkable guy until one of his stray sheep led him into a cave with a trapped fairy named Elise. In a blink of an eye Cain goes from pauper to Lord when Elise helps him rescue the Princess Charlotte. There's just one hitch. Cain has to make his land the most prosperous in the country within 5 years. Should he fail, he'll lose everything and return to being another lowly shepherd. But if he manages to succeed, Cain will gain the Princess Charlotte's hand in marriage!
Sound easy? Not if everyone in your kingdom is out to take advantage of your young age. Between slavers and bandits it's amazing that Cain is still alive. But being a Lord isn't all bad - he has the right to choose any woman he wants to go to bed with him… Tsubaki, who doesn't fully appreciate that her body has a will of its own, Tia, who will do anything for the man that saved her, and Chiffon, whose cold heart has yet to feel real passion...
Nonomura Hospital
Title
Nonomura Hospital
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Mystery
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The principal owner of the Nonomura Hospital has died and private investigator Kaibara must investigate. His nose smells something fishy, however, and his instincts are running amock amidst all the beautiful nurses in the hospital's employ. The answer is right in front of him. And all he needs to do for himself and the case is to feel his way through every girl's panties...
Harmagedon TV
Title
Harmagedon TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Genma Taisen TV
Description
In the distant future, monsters and inhumans roam the land, and the ruling Evil King seeks a human woman to bear him powerful, force-adept heirs. Non offers herself to the Evil King in order to save her village from Ape Clan raiders, and gives him twin sons, Loof and Jin. She and her sons are exiled by the ungrateful villagers, however, and Non's companion Nue (a Demon Clan member changed into a wolf for disobedience) takes Loof to be raised by his father, the Evil King. The Evil One's Queen Parome despises humans, however, and her malevolence towards Loof deepens...
Nurse Komugi Magikarte
Title
Nurse Komugi Magikarte
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Majikarute
Description
Komugi, the popular nurse from Soul Taker is back, this time she plays the leading role on her own anime. Only this time, it's a magical girl comedy anime :)
The story started when a destructive virus, ANGU (literally means retarded), from another dimension escaped and headed toward earth. The troubled goddess ordered Mugimaru, an apprentice of animal protector, to go and capture the virus.
One day, on earth, Nakahara Komugi is working as a newcomer costume play idol at Ikebukuro event. Suddenly, Mugimaru who is hurt from the virus attack, fall down near Nakahara. Nakahara (who is in nurse costume) then tends his wound. Mugimaru is touched and impressed by Nakahara who tends his wounds, so he decides to give her a magic baton and explains his mission to her.
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Watanabe Akio
Director
Takemoto Yasuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asuka Sakurai
Tamura Yukari
Jigyaku Lazulina
Neya Michiko
Kirihara Yutsuru
Hiramatsu Akiko
Kokubunji Koyori
Otani Ikue
Majikaru Nurse Komugi
Momoi Haruko
Majikarume Idokoyori
Otani Ikue
Megumi Akiba
Enomoto Atsuko
Mibu Shiro
Saiga Mitsuki
Mugimaru
Ueda Yuuji
Nakahara Komugi
Momoi Haruko
.hack//LIMINALITY
Title
.hack//LIMINALITY
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
An accident occuring in "The World", will be solved in the net framework space, with the OVA "Liminality". Mai and Kasumi collapse in the real world, however, only Mai recovers, leaving Tomonari in a coma. The incident will be investigated through the real world point of view. You will continue to come closer to the truth of the accident within the game while investigating from the real world in the OVA.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Harold
Yamazaki Takumi
Makino
Hoshi Souichirou
Minase Mai
Kobayashi Sanae
Tokuoka Ichiro
Ehara Masashi
Tomonari Kasumi
Sakurai Takahiro
Elven Bride
Title
Elven Bride
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Follow along now: we've got a human (male, of course) and an elf (female, of course) and they want to get married. Naturally, this isn't going to go as planned ... and it seems that we're in for some lessons on biology before we're done with this one.
So, they may have lots of love between them, but elf-wife Milfa and her human-hubby Kenji are still having considerable… um… trouble in the bedroom. So, after her husband trots off on his daily journey, Milfa sets off on a quest of her own!
Unfortunately, the only doctor in the entire Kingdom who specializes in Milfa’s problem is more than just lecherous… he’s an incubus! Still, our courageous heroine is willing to take any risk if it means improved marital relations, so she daringly ventures forth to visit the examining room of doom!
The elf-examination turns into a nightmare, however, when it turns out that the doctor wants more that Milfa’s insurance card! Things are looking mighty grim for brave young lass, but, with a little help from a sexy succubus, heroic Kenji may still arrive in the nick of time to save his elven spouse…
Bride of Darkness
Title
Bride of Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Sanshiro is only a servent's child, but he loves the daughter of his Master, Momoyo. All he can do is watch Momoyo from a hole in the cealing and count down the days until her fiancee, Yoichiro, returns from England to take her away forever.
When the fiancйe does return, however, he brings not only separation for the poor Sanshiro, but also a curse of lust and sadism down upon the entire household! Sanshiro can only watch as a plague of lasciviousness infects Momoyo's sister, the maid, and all those who come in contact with Yoichiro. But is can this lust be natural, or does it hold the taint of evil? By the time Sanshiro finds out, there will already be death and possession, with the promise of a demon’s awakening to come!
Di Gi Charat Movie: Hoshi no Tabi
Title
Di Gi Charat Movie: Hoshi no Tabi
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Di Gi Charat Movie: A Trip To The Planet
Description
Kero Kero Chime
Title
Kero Kero Chime
Category
TV
Total Episodes
30
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
A boy is walking in the street when a youth throws water over him and turns him into a frog. When he complains, a sorcerer explains that he hasn't learn the reversal spell yet and he sends him off to a magical world to find the princess Mimaru. The wretched frog discovers that he turns into a frog when wet and into a human when dry. He finds Mimaru who is cute, but not a whole lot of help.
Cyborg 009
Title
Cyborg 009
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Ishinomori Shoutarou bases cyborg 009 anime on Cyborg 009 manga from the late 1960’s. Cyborg 009 is a story about nine experimental cyborgs (eight male and one female), which have been collected by the evil terrorist group, Black Ghost. Those nine cyborgs with the aid of a scientist turn against Black Ghost's control. Black Ghost in turn starts sending more cyborgs to destroy their first nine experimental cyborgs and causing destruction all around the world.
Black Jack - The Movie
Title
Black Jack - The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Black Jack is an underground surgeon, who, although he has no license, has God-Like skills which enable him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons.
Charging millions for secret operations, Black Jack is a man who is alone and full of mystery, appearing in operating rooms to fulfill his tasks, and then disappearing.
And now.. his biggest challenge.. An extraordinary number of intellectual and athletic geniuses (the "Super Humans") have the world caught in awe, wonder and excitement. However, little does anyone know about the hideous conspiracy lurking behind this phenomenon... Black Jack comes face to face with a lethal virus, which may endanger the very existence of mankind!
Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san
Title
Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san
Category
TV
Total Episodes
41
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Comet san
Description
ONE
Title
ONE
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~
Description
Based on a PC game released by Tactic in 1998. The game was very popular and it was dominating that particular (romance-drama-eechi) game genre in Japan that year. It was so popular that there were several Drama CDs released, and finally the OVA about two years later.
The main character of the story is Orihara Kouhei, a mysterious boy with a tragic past and tormented by memory loss in his childhood. He had disappeared for a long time, then returns to fullfil the promises he made to several girls in his past which he have forgotten.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akane
Yoshida Sayuri
Kouhei
Taniyama Kishou
Mayu
Kanai Mika
Mio
Asano Masumi
Misaki
Toyoshima Machiko
Mizuka
Kawasumi Ayako
Nanase
Terada Haruhi
Shiiko
Yajima Akiko
Shun
Hoshi Souichirou
Yukimi
Hikami Kyoko
Di Gi Charat Panyo Panyo
Title
Di Gi Charat Panyo Panyo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Broccoli Madhouse Production
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
This series is set in the Di Gi Charat star two years ago from time when Dejiko came to the earth.
"I make all happy-nyo."
This is the story that eight-year-old Dejiko struggles. New characters named Linna, Mike, and Di Gi Devil join, and a new story is developed
Di Gi Charat Ohanami Special
Title
Di Gi Charat Ohanami Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Broccoli Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Di Gi Charat Spring Special
Description
Episode 1: Sumitsukuaku [SUMITSUKUAKU]
Episode 2: Cherry Blossom Cherry Blossom [Sakura Sakura]
Episode 3: Long Haired Big Brother -nyu [Ke Naga Oniissan -Nyu]
Episode 4: Don't Call Me Rabi~en~Rose [RABI~EN~ROSE To Yobidanai De]
Comic Party Special
Title
Comic Party Special
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
KSS OLM
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
Based on the Comic Party TV series, this time all the main characters went for vacation to a hotspring. Taishi found a small statue of Multi (from To Heart) with a writing on it "Do No Touch" while he climbed a rock to go peeping on the girls. Well.. long story short, Taishi touched the statue and then suddenly they all get sucked into an underground place that somehow connected with Bermuda Triangle mystery.
Armored Trooper Votoms
Title
Armored Trooper Votoms
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy...
Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly transferred into a unit engaged in a secret and highly illegal mission to steal military secrets - from their own military! Now he's on the run...from his own army!
Unsure of his loyalties and to cover their own tracks, Chirico is left behind to die in space. Surviving by luck, the renegade is now hunted by both the conspirators and military intelligence.
He is driven by the haunting image of a mysterious and beautiful woman - the objective of their mission, and his sole clue to unraveling their treacherous scheme. But the conspirators will do anything to preserve their mysterious agenda...
Gensou Maden Saiyuki
Title
Gensou Maden Saiyuki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic, Martial Arts
Year Published
2000
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
This anime is based on the a well known story in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan about a real journey of one buddhist monk Genjo Sanzo (AD 629) who travelled from China to India.
The story preludes the chaos that begins in Togenkyo which is the holy land where humans and demons used to live together peacefully and got along well. However after the attempt of someone to use the art of chemical and magic together from the ancient scripture to return life to Gyumao, the super demon, one of the five gods who rule the heaven.
Genjo Sanzo, a sanzoboshi which is the highest rank of the monk, is called to Shayou Choan Palace. He is assigned to go to the west land where the chaos begins to find out who is behind all the turmoil that is rising and to stop its process. Son Goku, Sha Gojyo, and Cho Hakkai are assigned to join him. Sanzo didn’t agree to take them along at first because the three are demons, although each of them has part of human that sustains their sanity.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cho Hakkai
Ishida Akira
Genjou Sanzo
Seki Toshihiko
Gyokumen Koushu
Satou Shinobu
Homura
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Kanzeon Bosatsu
Watanabe Misa
Kougaiji
Kusao Takeshi
Ririn
Morota Kaoru
Sa Gojou
Hirata Hiroaki
Shien
Yanaka Hiroshi
Son Goku
Hoshi Souichirou
Pia Carrot 2
Title
Pia Carrot 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Drama
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Koji is late for his job interview at Pia Carrot, but gets hired because he's very persistent. Azusa who caused him to be late for his interview, hates him with a passion. It seems like the beginning of a pleasurable summer with all the beautiful waitresses.
The reality is that the manager Ryoko works him very hard but secretly has a crush on him. Ryoko and Aoi are giving him a welcome party, but Aoi gets drunk and falls asleep. Koji and Ryoko are left to themselves to discover the feelings they have for each other.
Desert Island Story X
Title
Desert Island Story X
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
A planned party about aboard Toko's father's yacht turns for the worse when a couple of escaped fugitives seajack them. Without a captain, the yacht is now heading out at full speed into a severe storm while the girls struggle for control with the highjackers!
When the Yacht finally crashes onto the beach of a deserted island, one by one, Toko, Ayaka, Natsuno, Flora, Yuka, and Hitomi have the sexual mark of violence latched on their body and soul. Their loneleness and fear reaches such a peak that they can't even trust one another!
Cooking Master Boy
Title
Cooking Master Boy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1997
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Chuuka Ichiban
Description
This anime traces the path of up and coming young cook, Mao in 19th Century China on his road to 'Special Grade' Cook and his journeys in search of the 'Legendary Cooking Utensils'.
Ju Xia Lou is a restaurant in the southwest region of China in the 19th century. After the death of Pai, the owner of the restaurant, his daughter Karin and her brother Mao help to run the restaurant. One day, Mao and another cook, Shao An who was Pai's understudy, confront each other for the position of head cook. The solution? A 'cook-off'.
General Lee, an expert in Chinese cooking is asked to be the judge. Both young men are extremely good, but possess very different cooking styles. After their sumptuous feat, the general dubs Mao the winner, and realizing the boy's genius and natural skill, sends him on a journey to south China - the mecca of cooking - to become a Special Grade or Master Cook. He faces more challenges on his journey, and his skills are pitted against other cooking masters.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chouyu
Otsuka Akio
Leon
Canna Nobutoshi
Lie Mao Hsing
Tanaka Mayumi
Meiri
Yukino Satsuki
Ran
Kuwashima Houko
Ran Fei Hon
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Sanche
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Shell
Yanaka Hiroshi
Shirou
Sakamoto Chika
Shouan
Shioya Yoku
Pia Carrot
Title
Pia Carrot
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Comedy, Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Yusuke starts working at his father's restaurant, "Pia Carrot", for the summer. Shouko, who has feelings for Yusuke, asks Satomi for advice. Satomi lends her a helping hand but is irritated when she sees Yusuke go into the "Love" hotel with Shouko. Inside the shower of the hotel room, she tells him that she is still a virgin and has never had sex before. Yusuke, intrigued and aroused, quickly forgets about Reika as they crawl into bed together.
Yusuke's father told him that Shiho, the manager of "Pia Carrot", was leaving due to family issues. Upset and confused, he sees Shiho on his way home from the park. She invites him to her apartment and gently comforts him. Yusuke puts his face in her full breasts and begs her not to go before seducing her as well.
Black Jack
Title
Black Jack
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Drama
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
In the medical profession, there is a name spoken in hushed tones, of an unlicensed genius physician who can save lives - for a price. His name is Black Jack, and he is a dashing, moody figure, caped in black, a Harlock of medicine, a man who lives by no rules other than his own - and the Hippocratic Oath. A man who would defy the will of God himself in the name of preserving life.
Inmu
Title
Inmu
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Cinderella is falling but she doesn't awake from her dream...Here is the new series of omnibus eros...The thing that you want is what you hate. The innocent woman's sexual desire is in full bloom!!
THE FIRST NIGHT
Yuumi is raped by a sexual molester on her way to school. She can't cry out. He violently molests her over and over again. Somehow she escapes from him but ever since then she feels as though someone is watching her all the time; in the toilet, in the shower, wherever she is, someone's eyes follow her And...
THE SECOND NIGHT
The haughty woman fashion designer blames a subordinate who made a mistake. Soon she becomes imprisoned, totally nude, inside of a public telephone booth. But it is just the beginning of revenge...
Teacher's Pet
Title
Teacher's Pet
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Schoolkids
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
Rumor's spreading of a hot new couple on campus! A professor is giving the sexy swim star some very special lessons. And this teacher's pet is hot to trot and learning all kinds of new tricks!
Mission of Darkness
Title
Mission of Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Equal parts horror and hilarity, it's a mission impossible to forget when a giant naked alien woman battles a giant alien phallus with the fate of the world in the balance! A monstrous alien appendage lands on earth and immediately begins invading every woman it encounters. The army figures out that it's attracted to female hormones and gathers the largest force of prostitutes it can muster to lure the beast to its doom, but that many hookers and that many soldiers ensures some "privates" engaging in some unorthodox military maneuvers. All looks hopeless as the monster shaft engorges itself to titanic proportions, until an equally big, bare alien bounty hunter babe shows up to fight the beast. Win or lose, you can be sure that everyone's going to experience a night they'll never forget!
Angels in the Court
Title
Angels in the Court
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Sports
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
Akira Motoura, the former All-Japan ace, commands the volleyball team of AOTA Academy. He believes that modern students are sexually developing at an extremely young age and more quickly than ever. He's fascinated and gets sexually aroused just watching the girls during the games. He is constantly having nasty fantasies but he doesn't regret it, for he is a man and men have sexual desires...
Nanase Morimura, a very mysterious (not to mention voluptuous) transfer student joins the team. As he coaches her, he fantasizes that she needs him to relieve her sexual tension. He wants her and can't wait to further her education with extra "lessons." Nao, senses his desire for her and his fantasies run wild!
Desert Island Story XX
Title
Desert Island Story XX
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
On the desert island, some unknown evil shames the beautiful girls one after another. What kind of destiny is waiting for them in the depths of despair? This immoral suspense is a challenge of the ultimate kind. Who will be the next victim?
The girls try to find a way to escape the island. Nanae, who is timid ordinarily, becomes fearful and won't let anyone get close to her. But, in spite of her cautious behavior, Matsui and Ikegami find her.
Matsui is strong and revived in his youthful body, and tries his hand at raping Shiori, but someone attacks him during his plan. Mio asks Aoi about this, but Aoi told her that it never really happened.
Mio starts watching over Aoi, then, she finds out that Shiori demands to have sex with Aoi. Is Aoi the one that raped Hiroki, and is behind this sinister mind altering plot?
Blood: The Last Vampire
Title
Blood: The Last Vampire
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 50 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
Year Published
2000
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
At the Yokota Base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily-guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents learn of these blood-sucking fiends, and dispatch the mysterious Saya to hunt down and destroy them. This beautiful yet dangerous vampire slayer must use her extraordinary abilities and lethal Japanese sword to save the humans from the vampires who fear no sunlight.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Takagi Shinji
Design
Terada Katsuya
Director
Kitabuko Horiyuki
Music
Ike Yoshiro
Script
Kamiyama Kenji
Touch Movie 4: Arekara, Kimi ha
Title
Touch Movie 4: Arekara, Kimi ha
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Romance, Sports
Year Published
1998
Studio
Group TAC Toho
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Touch Movie 4: Miss Lonely Yesterday
Description
Touch Movie 2: Sayonara no Okurimono
Title
Touch Movie 2: Sayonara no Okurimono
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Romance, Sports
Year Published
1986
Studio
Group TAC Toho
US Distribution
Description
Touch Movie 3: Kimiga Toorisugita Atoni
Title
Touch Movie 3: Kimiga Toorisugita Atoni
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
1987
Studio
Group TAC Toho
US Distribution
Description
Touch Movie 1: Sebangou no Nai Ace
Title
Touch Movie 1: Sebangou no Nai Ace
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Romance, Sports
Year Published
1986
Studio
Group TAC Toho
US Distribution
Description
Dirty Pair OVA
Title
Dirty Pair OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Two major OVAs:
- Affair of Nolandia (1985)
- Flight 005 Conspiracy (1990)
The rest of OVAs:
- The Prisoner's Troublesome Revolt (1987)
- The Ultimate Halloween Party (1987)
- The Challenge of God (1988)
- Wargames Equal a Firing Squad? (1988)
- And Then No One Played (1988)
- The Seaside Surprise Wedding Panic (1988)
- Revenge of the Muscle Lady (1988)
- Sleeping Beauty (1988)
- Red Eyes are the Signal of Hell (1988)
- We are space truckers! (1988)
Orguss 02
Title
Orguss 02
Category
TV
Total Episodes
35
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Studio NUE Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Super Dimension Century Orguss Cho Jiku Seiki Orguss
Description
Opposing armies race to reactivate the Decimators, powerful mecha that have lain buried for 200 years. Lean, a young mechanic working on a submerged Decimator, is forced to pilot the mecha when attacked by Zafrin forces. Lean sets out to infiltrate a Zafrin base but the mission goes wrong and he is hurled into a whirlwind of subterfuge, intrigue and gunfire.
Akazukin Chacha OVA
Title
Akazukin Chacha OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Dirty Pair
Title
Dirty Pair
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
US Distribution
Description
If you're in a big trouble, call the World Welfare Work Association or WWWA. They will send out a team of highly trained with capable agents called Trouble Consultants who can solve your problems. But if the team they send you is the Dirty Pair, there will be a lot of collateral damage aside from solving your problems.
Originally, the TV series consists of 26 episodes but only 24 were broadcasted before the show was cancelled.
Patlabor OVA 1
Title
Patlabor OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mobile Police Patlabor Original Files
Description
At the end of the 20th century a massive building program is started due to rising sea levels. As part of this building program labor construction robots are built. These robots are not only used for construction though, the new technology also brings forth a new typ of crime - Labor Crime. To cope with this new type of crime the police set up a Pat[rol] Labor divison: "Special Vehicles, Section 2".
What are the Members of the newly established Second Unit supposed to do? They've been ordered to apprehend a terrorist Labor -- and there new Labors are stuck in traffic en route from the factory!
Onegai Teacher
Title
Onegai Teacher
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Mizuho Kazami, a beautiful young woman, went to a high school in mountainous area to teach Japanese. However, she is actually a representative from galaxy association on her mission to observe earth. Accidentally, Kei Kusanagi, one of her student, discovered her true identity. In order to keep it secret, Mizuho Kazami married Kei Kusanagi and they both live together secretly. Can they keep their marriage from Kei's classmates?
*** R2 DVD vol. 6 contains episode 11 and 12. However, R2 DVD vol. 7 (Memories Special) is scheduled to be released on 2002/10/25 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Goda HiroakiHane TakaruMoriki YasuhiroWatanabe Yoshihiro
Director
Ide Yasunori
Script
Kuroda Yosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hyosuke Magumo
Iwata Mitsuo
Ichigo Morino
Tamura Yukari
Kaede Misumi
Ohara Sayaka
Kei Kusanagi
Hoshi Souichirou
Koishi Herikawa
Kawasumi Ayako
Marie
Kaneda Tomoko
Matagu Shido
Miura Hiroaki
Mizuho Kazami
Inoue Kikuko
Goshu the Cellist
Title
Goshu the Cellist
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Music
Year Published
1982
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Sero Hiki no Goshu
Description
The story concerns Goshu, a professional cellist. During rehearsals for a performance, he is scolded by the conductor because his playing is not good enough. His timing is off and he seems to have no "feel" for the music.
Goshu returns to his lonely cottage and starts practicing. Enter a cat who tricks him into understanding the inner meaning of the music. The importance of practice is shown by a cuckoo, rhythm by a badger and tenderness by a mouse. In four days he learns the true meaning and feeling of music and develops into a great musician.
Laced with popular classical music this special combines fun and inspiration for all ages and audiences.
Project ARMS
Title
Project ARMS
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
A boy gets involved in an accident when in kindergarden, horrible damaging his arm, but the doctors somehow manages to save it. Now, several years laters, his arm seems to become the focus of strange events as it turns out to be more then a normal arm and a secret organizations is out to get hold of him and the power he possess.
Black Magic M-66
Title
Black Magic M-66
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 45 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Black Magic M-66 is the exciting futuristic adventure of Sybel, a freelance video journalist who becomes involved in a dangerous military fiasco when two top-secret military android assassins, know as M-66 units, are lost. One of the deadly M-66 units escapes with a mission to eliminate Ferris, the granddaughter of its creator. Time is running out as Sybel faces the deadly M-66 android in an epic battle to save Ferris.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hayashi HirokiOkiura Hiroyuki
Design
Kitakubo HiroyukiYoshida Toru
Director
Kitakubo HiroyukiShirow Masamune
Music
Katayama Yoshihiro
Script
Kitakubo HiroyukiShirow Masamune
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dr Mash
Nagai Ichirou
Ferris
Yokoyama Chisa
Leakey
Mizushima Yuu
Lt Commander Arthur
Ogawa Shinji
Nakamura
Tonguu Kyoko
Sybel
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Steel Angel Kurumi Zero
Title
Steel Angel Kurumi Zero
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
M.O.E OLM
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
01. Angel Force
02. Angel Smile
03. Angel Heart
Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
Title
Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Adventures of Patapata Aircraft Patapata Hikosen no Bouken Secret of Cerulean Sand
Description
Jane is a 15 years old youngest daughter of Buxton noble family. One day, she embarked on her adventure to look for his older brother. The story is based on Jule Verne's sci-fi adventure novels.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Agenore San Bellan
Naya Rokuro
Christophe Balzac
Otsuka Akio
Edward Buxton
Tsukada Masaaki
George Buxton
Suzuki Masakazu
Jane Buxton
Kogure Ema
Marusney
Kusumi Naomi
Sabri
Mizuma Maki
William F. Buxton
Ohkawa Toru
Touch
Title
Touch
Category
TV
Total Episodes
101
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
1985
Studio
Group TAC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Tatsuya and Kazuya Uesugi are twins who find themselves in a romantic triangle with Minami. Tatsuya is traded from Meisei High School's boxing team to the baseball in exchange for an autographed picture of Lum. Minami, the baseball manager, also becomes manager of the rhythmic gymnastics team.
Space Adventure Cobra
Title
Space Adventure Cobra
Category
TV
Total Episodes
31
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1982
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The series is adapted from the beginning of eight volumes of Terasawa's magnum opus, broadly covering three "chapters".
The first is the quest for the "Supreme Weapon". Cobra, his nemesis Lord Necron and other affiliates of the Guild search for a fabulous treasure left by the adventurer Nelson who tattooed the treasure map on the backs of his three daughters.
The second, and by general consent most successful part of the series shifts the emphasis from space opera to the sporting arena. Cobra travels to the planet Ralou where the national sport is rugball. Cobra joins the sport's premier team in a bid to uncover the Guild's drug trafficking operations.
The third saga which closes the series details the hero's confrontation with the Guild's supreme ruler, enigmatic both of name and personality, Salamandar.
Sorcerer on the Rocks
Title
Sorcerer on the Rocks
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
It's Shibas' job to rid his kingdom of powerful sorcerers and demonic monsters - for a price of course! In short, Shibas is a bounty hunter – a very well paid bounty hunter! Although he may be debauched, debased and a real bastard at times, his services don’t come cheap. He’s that good!
So good, that when a local nasty needs a powerful sorcerer to serve as a sacrifice, the "honor" goes to Shibas. It's just his bad luck that Shibas has no intention of cooperating...
This anime is based on a playstation game under the same title. The story is about four people who travel the desolated land of Filgaea and carve themselves a legendary story while they're at it. These adventurers are Sheyenne Rainstorm, a gunslinger who holds the legendary weapon called ARMs; Kiel Aromax, a scientist who looks like he should be carrying a sword; Roleta Oratorio the Crest Sorceress, a magic-user who uses cards called Crests to cast spells; and Mirabelle Graceland, one of the Noble Red, which are a family of vampiric creatures who live alongside human beings They also travel with cute little intelligent furry things, from the Popepi Pipepo Tribe, named Isaac and Jerusha.
Tennis no Ohjisama
Title
Tennis no Ohjisama
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
2001
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
The Prince of Tennis
Description
Ryome Echizen is a freshman tennis player in Seigaku high school. He is a prodigy tennis player who has just arrived from America. The series follows the story of him, his tennis comrades and rivals from district to kantou to national tournament of tennis and their goal to be the best in Japan.
*** thanks to turbonium911(at)hotmail(dot)com for description ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fuji Shusuke
Kaida Yuki
Horio
Yamazaki Shigenori
Ikeda
Shimozaki Hiroshi
Inoue Mamoru
Gouda Hozumi
Inui Sadaharu
Tsuda Kenjiro
Kachiro
Nakagawa Akira
Kaido Kaoru
Kiyasu Kohei
Kawamura Takashi
Kawamoto Naru
Kikumaru Eiji
Takahashi Hiroki
Momoshiro Takeshi
Onosaka Masaya
Naji Echizen
Matsuyama Takashi
Nanako
Mizuno Risa
Oishi Shuichiro
Kondou Takayuki
Ryoma Echizen
Minagawa Junko
Ryuuzaki Miono
Mikako Takahashi
Ryuuzaki Sumire
Okohira Shizuka
Sasabe
Matsumoto Yoshiaki
Shibazaki Saori
Namiki Noriko
Tezuka Kunimitsu
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Urotsukidoji 4
Title
Urotsukidoji 4
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Urotsukidoji IV - Inferno Road
Description
Directly following the conclusion of Urotsukidoji III, the survivors of the Azuma kingdom genocide travel aboard a futuristic tank with Osaka as the destination. There, they plan to face both the Overfiend and their own fates as well. Along they way, the stumble upon a civilization beyond imagination, where children cruely rule over the adults. It is up to Amano Jyaku to save his friends from this sinister land and its evil ruler, Ellis. Shortly after their encounter, Sui Kaka Ju's sister Yoenhime summons Munhihausen, who transforms her into the menacing Yoenki. At last, she is strong enough to reap revenge on Amano for killing her brother. But Munhihausen has his own hidden agendas. The Urotsukidoji legend will finally reach its climax in Osaka, when Kiojo, the sweet and innocent Himi, and the Chojin meet face to face.
eX-Driver
Title
eX-Driver
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
eX-D
Description
A world 100 years in the future where no one drives cars-instead, computer-controlled, electrically powered "AI cars" automatically take you where you want to go. However, when the AI cars mysteriously start to run amok, an organization called eX-Driver is established to figure out why. Although no one in this world knows how to drive, there are some people who seem to have an instinctive ability to drive old-fashioned, gasoline-powered cars, thus earning an eX license. Two friends-Risa, a straightforward and cheerful girl, and Rona, a calm and easygoing type-are on the road toward becoming eX drivers.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kosuke Fujishima
Urotsukidoji 3
Title
Urotsukidoji 3
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Urotsukidoji III - Return of the Overfiend Collection
Description
Twenty-five years ago, the world was annihilated. With the coming of the Overfiend, God of all Gods, the human, demon, and beast realms collapsed together in chaos. With the promise that he would be born in 100 years to re-create his failed world, the Overfiend settled back to sleep within his mother's womb.
But something has gone terribly wrong...
Now the Overfiend is born prematurely and awaits the coming of his natural the enemy, the Lord of Chaos. His only hope for survival are Amano Jyaku and his sister Megumi. But destiny has moved in ways that even the Overfiend could never predict, as a new race of half-breed demon beasts has evolved.
As Amano travels to the kingdom of Azuma to investigate the appearance of the Lord of Chaos, he is swept up in the world-conquering schemes of Caesar, Azuma's dictator.
Against the backdrop of a demon beast slave revolt and the return of the diabolical Munhihausen, only Amano and the demon beast Buju can save the world from another fiery destruction. With the fate of the earth and its inhabitants hanging in the balance, all wait to see what the coming of the Lord of Chaos will bring...
Sekushi Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru
Title
Sekushi Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48
Genres
Comedy, Martial Arts
Year Published
1998
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Sexy Commando Side Story: Amazing! Masaru
Description
Fumiya "Fu-min" Okometsubu is an exchange student who comes to a Wakame Highschool in his Junior year. He's a typical, shy nervous little boy but he is determined to make new friends and start a new life. He starts a plan to make 100 new friends. Things don't go quite according to plan though, as his first day at school also happens to be the first day that Masaru Hananakajima comes back to school. Rumor has it that he left school for the past 3 months to live in the woods and practice some sort of secret martial art. He also happens to be one of the nicest people you'll ever meet...and a complete weirdo who lives in this constant black hole of strangeness. Through a twist of fate, the two become "friends" (the twist of fate being Fu-min getting dragged around by Masaru constantly). Masaru starts a new club at school to demonstrate his secret new martial art- "Sexy Commando", and recruits kids from around the school. First is Fu-min, who gets haplessly drawn in. Next is Machahiko Kondo, a nice, honest boy who has this "thing" for being as manly as possible. After that, they run into Tsuyoshi Isobe, a boy who wants to be the strongest person in the world, and who isn't dissuaded by the fact that his body is built like balsa wood (his nickname is "Kyasharin", which basically means "living bones"). Together, they have many bizarre adventures - the Baseball Game of Honor, the Alien Camping Trip, the National Sexy Commando Tournament, Going to Masaru's house, the Kidnapping of Meso, and tons more.
One Piece
Title
One Piece
Category
TV
Total Episodes
(135+ x 25 mins)
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
It was a time when pirates ruled the seas. Several bands of pirates were battling over the great hidden treasure, One Piece, which was left by the now legendary pirate captain, G. Roger. There was a young boy who admired the pirates. His name was Luffy. One day, he mistakenly eats the devil's fruit and turns himself into a rubber human being.
Ten years have passed since that incident. Luffy sets out to sail all alone. He sets out to become a great pirate captain and that's when his great adventure begins. I'm going to be the Pirate King! I'm going to get "One Piece!".
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arvida
Matsuoka Youko
Coby
Doi Mika
Luffy
Tanaka Mayumi
Nami
Yamazaki Wakana
Sanji
Hirata Hiroaki
Sanji (child)
Otani Ikue
Usopp
Yamaguchi Kappei
Vivi
Watanabe Misa
Zoro
Nakai Kazuya
Zoro (child)
Urawa Megumi
Seikai no Monshou Special
Title
Seikai no Monshou Special
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Crest of The Stars Special
Description
Seikai No Monshou special consists of a 60-minute movie compilation of the series with new footage added, and a 25-minute adaptation of the "Tanjou" story from the Seikai No Danshou (total of a 90-minute movie)
Android Kikaider
Title
Android Kikaider
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Jinzo Ningen Kikaider
Description
The genius robotics professor, Dr. Komyoji has restored a mortally wounded Jiro in accident in the form of android body, Kikaider. Kikaider is a humanoid robot tasked with the protection of Dr. Komyoji's son and daughter. Gifted with the conscience circuit, Kikaider is given the power to simulate real emotions that helps to distinguish between "right and wrong".
Can Kikaider protect Dr. Komyoji's children and battle against the evil Dr. Gill and his army of androids? The fight against world domination lies in the hands of Kikaider.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Konno Naoyuki
Design
Konno Naoyuki
Director
Okamura Tensai
Script
Ohashi ShinsukeOmode AkemiSogo Masashi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dr. Komyoji
Iizuka Shouzou
Jiro (Kikaider)
Seki Tomokazu
Komyoji Masaru
Kobayashi Yumiko
Komyoji Mitsuko
Horie Yui
Professor Gill
Ogawa Shinji
Saburou
Kosugi Juurouta
Sappi Etsuko
Kozakura Etsuko
Seikai no Danshou
Title
Seikai no Danshou
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Crest of the Stars: Fragment Birth of Stars Seikai no Monshou Birth
Description
This is a 30-minute TV special based on the short story in the Readers' Companion of Seikai no Monshou.
Kokoro Toshokan
Title
Kokoro Toshokan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Kokoro Library
Description
Kokoro and her two elder sisters became librarians at the Kokoro Library in a mountain away from the town. Kokoro is the third daughter who has gentle mind though her sense is a bit off. Aruto likes cooking, and is the most realistic second daughter. Lina is an eldest daughter who is very thoughtful of the younger sisters. A funny and heart-warming story about the three sisters.
Takikawa Kanako, a secret agent that specialize in information and assassination. He has a robot girl for assistant. So far, they have 100% success rate, but their new target doesn't seem to want to stay dead. While finding out what's going on, they have to deal with a world network stopping virus and a strange new drug. Can he remember and how much does she love him?
Saint Seiya OVA
Title
Saint Seiya OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1988
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
#1 - The Battle with Eris
Ellie is possess by Eris and then kidnaps Saori and starts to absorb her lifeforce. The Saints battle against time before Saori's lifeforce is completely.
#2 - The Heated War of the Gods
Trouble is seen on Asgard. Saori and her bronze Saints visits Asgard. Saori ends up being captured and as usual, the bronze Saints must fight to save thier beloved Patron Goddess.
#3 - Legend of Crimson Youth
Abel murders his half sister Saori. The bronze Saints then makes a race against time to save Saori's soul.
#4 - Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
Earth is treatened by Lucifer and his fallen angels. Saori and her bronze saints races against time to stop Lucifer from destroying the world.
Chitcha na yukitsukai Sugar
Title
Chitcha na yukitsukai Sugar
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Small Snow Fairy Sugar Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar
Description
Saga is a tidy young girl, living an ordinary life with her grandmother in a pleasant small town. One day she comes across a tiny pink-haired creature who seems to be ill. Thinking it might be hungry, Saga feeds it and brings it home. The creature turns out to be snow fairy apprentice Sugar, a hyperactive, cheerful little fairy with magical skills and the ability to make snow.. and she can only be seen by Saga! Now, what is Saga going to do with such a whimsical little thing invading her well-planned life, and will Sugar ever accomplish what she came to the human world for?
Fifty years ago, there was a large war in which the world was plunged into darkness by a magical artifact called the Demon Stone. Now the forces of light and darkness battle for control of the world, an organization called "daemon card" control a dark ring, now a 16 years old young protagonist and his comrades must battle the evil forces.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cattleya
Yukino Satsuki
Elie
Kawasumi Ayako
Haru
Seki Tomokazu
Musica
Morikubo Shoutarou
Urotsukidoji 1
Title
Urotsukidoji 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Urotsukidoji - Legend of The Overfiend
Description
According to legend, the world consists of three dimensions - the Human World, the World of Man-Beasts and the World of Monster Demons.
Every 3,000 years, the Overfiend is brought to life through the body of a human to destroy the existing world and unite these three dimensions into a new world of peace and happiness. He will remake the world into something more to his liking! Ripping the boundaries to the three universes apart, it’s clear that little can stand in his way!
However, the new world that the Overfiend is supposed to create may be a sickening place of horrendous violence, uncontrollable lusts and supernatural forces beyond comprehension.
Is there any hope for humanity? Will The Legend Of The Overfiend become reality?
Urotsukidoji 2
Title
Urotsukidoji 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Urotsukidoji II - Legend of the Demon Womb
Description
Nazi Germany - 1944: As American bombers soar towards Berlin, a revolting Satanic rite takes place below - Hitler and his minions are using the monstrous Nazi Death Rape Machine to render the dimensional boundaries separating the Human World from the World of Man-Beasts and the World of Monster Demons. Dr. Munhihausen Sr.'s life work is about to come to fruition - the conjuring of the Overfiend!
Cut to modern day Tokyo - Munhihausen Jr. searches for a monster with strength enough to conquer the omnipotent Overfiend. Since legend says that he who kills the Overfiend will rule all three worlds forever, Munhihausen is determined to slay the Overfiend and assume complete control over all three dimensions. His efforts seem fruitless - until Nagumo's cousin Takeaki, infused with Nagumo's blood after an accident, begins to develop monstrous powers.
As Man-Beast Amano Jyaku and his sister Megumi, together with faithful accomplice Kuroko attempt to thwart Munhihausen's evil plan, nothing seems likely to prevent Munhihausen, descendant of a race of brutal tyrants, from enslaving the world under his despicable rule!
Bio-Booster Armor Guyver
Title
Bio-Booster Armor Guyver
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
The Guyver Guyver
Description
Sho and his friend, Tetsurou, stumble upon a strange orb-like mechanism, the Guyver Unit, in the woods. It physically bonds with Sho and turns him into the alien soldier, Guyver. His mission is to protect the Guyver Unit from the Japanese corporation known as Chronos. They are after it and two other units just like it. To retrieve the object, they send out vicious monsters known as Zoanoids. So no one is safe in Sho's life; not even himself.
Seraphim Call
Title
Seraphim Call
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12 (12 x 25 mins)
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Seraphim Call is a story about 11 girls between ages 12 to 25. Each of them has different talents and weaknesses. Each episode in this anime is devoted to one of the girls. On the last episodes, all the girls gather at the Acropolis Tower hoping for their personal miracles to happen.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Fujii Maki
Design
Fujii MakiNanase Aoi
Director
Mochizuki Tomomi
Music
Oda Akifumi
Script
Murai SadayukiSakamoto Go
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hiiragi Saeno
Tsuruno Kyouko
Kiriko
Doi Mika
Kurenai Kasumi
Asakawa Yuu
Kurimoto Yukina
Kasahara Hiroko
Kusunoki Hatsumi
Itou Emiko
Matsumoto Kurumi
Kawasumi Ayako
Mikako
Kimura Ikue
Miki
Tamura Yukari
Miyabi
Katsuki Masako
Murasame Sakura
Nishimura Chinami
Murasame Shion
Nagasawa Miki
Nakazawa Shoutarou
Hayami Shou
Noriko
Otani Ikue
Ohse Chinami
Yajima Akiko
Rindou Ayaka
Sakuma Rei
Tachibana Urara
Yamamoto Maria
Takayama
Tachiki Fumihiko
Teramoto Tanpopo
Kawata Taeko
Hikaru no Go
Title
Hikaru no Go
Category
TV
Total Episodes
75
Genres
Fantasy, Historical Settings, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
Shueisha Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
Shindoh Hikaru, a 6th grader, finds an old go table in the attic of his grandfather's house. He sees some blood stains on the go table, and tries to wipe it off... when a ghost dressed in Heian period clothes pops out, and takes over his body.
The ghost happens to be Fujiwara no Sai, a member of the court during the Heian period. Sai was one of the two men who was assigned as the go tutor to the emperor. The other tutor was envious of Sai, and challenged him to a go match -- whoever wins gets to stay as the court's go master. Sai's opponent cheats during the match, and before Sai could say anything about it, the opponent accused Sai of cheating. Sai was banished from the court, and because of regret and anger, he committed suicide. But as with all unrepented souls, Sai was unable to leave the material world... until he is able to master go, and get one step closer to "kami no itte," or god's hand.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujisaki Akari
Kakazu Yumi
Fujiwara no Sai
Chiba Susumu
Kaga
Itou Kentarou
Shindou Hikaru
Kawakami Tomoko
Touya Akira
Kobayashi Sanae
Touya Meijin
Tsuda Eizou
Tsutsui
Tsumura Makoto
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Sin
Title
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Sin
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Zero
Title
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Zero
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
1994
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
A new struggle begins... Hayato Kazami, the double-one champ, is the reigning world champion. His ability blossomed all at once during his fight.
Night shumach, so he no longer feels pressure. Faster and faster... He had no real rivals, but... There is a point beyond which human ability cannot be stretched.
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Graffiti
Title
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Graffiti
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
1992
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Saga
Title
New Century GPX Cyber Formula Saga
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
1996
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
New Century GPX Cyber Formula 11
Title
New Century GPX Cyber Formula 11
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
1991
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
Sins of the Sisters
Title
Sins of the Sisters
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1994
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
1212 AD. During the crusades, an innocent soldier finds himself betrayed, and leaps to his death, vowing to return as a fallen angel.
Present day. Reborn as a woman named Aiko, the soldier rises as the military leader of a new crusade, successfully unites the world and abolishes all religion.
Haunted by memories of a past life, Aiko travels backwards in time, and finds herself caught in an incredible battle to save the future.
Space Adventure Cobra Movie
Title
Space Adventure Cobra Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
Having gone to ground for two years, Cobra comes out of hiding after an encounter with the bounty hunter Jane Flower and is drawn into direct confrontation with the Galactic Guild, a vast criminal organization lead by Lord Necron, a macabre representation of re-animated death. On Jane's asking the duo travel to a prison planet called Seedo and Cobra breaks into the floating prison where Jane's sister Catherine is held, but the latter doesn't want to be saved...
Jane and her identical sisters Catherine and Dominique are the embodiment of the future ruler of a freely wandering planet called Myras. Should they fall in love with the same man they will meld into a single body, forming the planet's queen. Said planet has recovered from a genocide bomb that wiped out its inhabitants, and they are ready to reclaim it. Necron, though, wants to take advantage of Myras' wandering nature to crash it into the seventh galaxy's principle supernova and obliterate all life.
Shusaku
Title
Shusaku
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Schoolkids
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
The symphony of the girls from a prestigious music academy are caught in a trap of the old lunatic man...Shusaku!!
In the girls dormitory of Shukusei Music Academy are the famous daughters of good families. In the middle of the night, the girl's screams echo in the silent academy. Kaori is tied up and at that moment she becomes baptized into disgrace. There is a man whose name is Kato Shusaku who looks down at her with a fiendish grin as she cries in misery...
Shusaku Replay
Title
Shusaku Replay
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Schoolkids
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
From ELF, an impact series which changed the history of adult animation. It's now back and is more extreme than ever!! He pretends to be the resident manager Kato, and humiliates the girls in the dormitory. Shusaku is a lunatic. He couldn't finish his fiendish plan because Eri Takabe has insight into his plan. But, Shusaku's madness is not over. His deep revenge restarts the girl's nightmare!
The sequence of the old man's masochism begins. The beautiful girls are puzzled and amazed. Again tonight... it's a man's showtime!!
Virtual Call
Title
Virtual Call
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Emily has a problem. It’s her big brother Hasegawa. Well, he’s not really her brother, he’s just another boarder in the condos where Emily lives, but he’s always treated her like an older brother. Trouble is Emily doesn’t necessarily want a big brother.
However, when Hasegawa develops woman trouble, Emily decides to help him improve his confidence and his chances of scoring with the woman of his dreams by introducing him to Virtuacall, a virtual meeting place for men and women where you can see, hear and, most importantly, touch your dreams.
Koihime
Title
Koihime
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Alternative titles
Kohime
Description
When Musashi returns to his childhood home, he rekindles friendships with four beautiful young women from his youth that he'd totally forgotten about. Hidden desires give way to supernatural secrets, though, as Musashi discovers that the village he remembers hides a terrible secret that he never even imagined. Can love really conquer all?
Rose of Versailles
Title
Rose of Versailles
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings, Romance
Year Published
1979
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Berusaiyu no Bara
Description
Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Andre Grandie
Mizushima Yuu
Bernard
Nojima Akio
Hans Axel Von Fersen
Nozawa Nachi
Louis XV
Katsuda Hisashi
Louis XVI
Yasuhara Yoshito
Marie Antoinette
Ueda Miyuki
Oscar Francois De Jarjayes
Tajima Reiko
Rosalie
Yoshida Rihoko
Princess Nine
Title
Princess Nine
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Romance, Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Princess Nine Kisaragi Joshi Kou Yakuu-Bu
Description
Led by a hot-shot young "natural", nine young women defy the male-dominated tradition of Japanese sports… not to create a League of their own, but to take on the boys on their own artificial turf and prove there’s nothing a man can do that a woman can’t do just as well!
The hallowed stadiums of Japanese baseball become a battlefield as the bats crack, the sweat flies and every hard-earned run becomes another step in the long road-trip to victory! Sizzling sports action and gripping drama intertwine as nine young women come together in the heat of athletic competition to become the Princess Nine!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hikaru Yoshimoto
Nagasawa Miki
Hiroki
Koyasu Takehito
Izumi Himuro
Kingetsu Mami
Keiko Himuro
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Mito
Ishii Kouji
Ryo Hayakawa
Nagasawa Miki
Seira Morimura
Hikami Kyoko
Seishiro Natsume
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Shino Hayakawa
Shimamoto Sumi
Yuki Azuma
Kawasumi Ayako
Peacock King: Spirit Warrior
Title
Peacock King: Spirit Warrior
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Super Power
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Unholy powers are at work in the shadows of our world - plotting their revenge as they grow stronger.
However, three warriors of Light stand ready to oppose the minions of Hell wherever they appear: Onimaru - half-demon warrior and master of the Forbidden Curses. Jiku - Buddhist priest and master exorcist, and Kujaku - his undisciplined apprentice. Possessed of unearthly powers, Kujaku's enigmatic destiny has been influenced by forces far beyond his understanding....
Only the powers of the mysterious Peacock King can protect mankind from the terrors of the spirit realm!
i - wish you were here -
Title
i - wish you were here -
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2001
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
I wish you were here
Description
The meteorite fell to the mountain in the north of the Texas in the United States in April, 2000. At that time, all started.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) found the new kind of virus ( M34 ) in December, 2000. The characteristic of M34 clarified by "Unknown virus study group" set up in CDC because of the research of this virus was surprising thing. M34 was brought to the earth by a meteorite. Especially, M34 was human race's threat because it changed infection person's brain cell, and changed them into a violence character. However, it is difficult to find the infection person at the incubation period, and the virus has spread all over the world. C.U.R.E. ( Committee of the Universal Resolution of Ecocatastrophe ) was founded by WHO to find, and to isolate the infection person at the early stage in June, 2002.
After two years, the soldiers who coated the body with the nano-machine kept fighting with the infection person, but the killed in action kept increasing. Yuji Tamiya was one of the soldiers. He was not able to endure the situation that the soldier died one after another. And he entreated the disposition of the new weapon. However, it was only one girl named Ai to create the new weapon which was called "Deva".
Birdy the Mighty
Title
Birdy the Mighty
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Tetsuwan Birdy
Description
While chasing down a monster on Earth, intergalactic law enforcer Birdy ran into a young man named Tsutomu. Unfortunately, he was killed during the incident. Birdy's superior tells her that she must bond with Tsutomu in order for him to live out his life. So Birdy and Tsutomu become one. However, Birdy still has to stop the bad guys.
Cyber Formula
Title
Cyber Formula
Category
TV
Total Episodes
37
Genres
Science-Fiction, Sports
Year Published
1991
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Future GPX Cyber Formula Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula
Description
The story takes place in around the year 2000 AD. Amongst the hoards of good old gasoline-powered automobiles, "cyber wheels" appear, equipped with non-polluting engines and advanced navigational systems called "cyber systems." Cyber wheels provide a safe and comfortable automobile society for humans.
By now, all racing vehicles are furnished with highly sophisticated AI (artificial intelligence) computers, and are called "Cyber Formula." A racing machine of this "Cyber Formula" type can at best be operated by a child who has never driven a car. As long as he follows the instructions given by the computer, it will take the child to his destination. If there is any danger, the computer will automatically avoid it, or change the car's scheduled course. Moreover, this safety feature only works in the context of ordinary navigation.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asurarda
Ono Kenichi
Breed Kaga
Seki Toshihiko
Franz Heinel
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Guderian
Shimada Bin
Henri
Yuuki Hiro
Jounouchi Miki
Adachi Shinobu
Kazami Hayato
Kanemaru Junichi
Knight Shumach
Hayami Shou
Kurumada Tetsuichirou
Iizuka Shouzou
Kyoko
Amano Yuri
Lope
Nishimura Tomohiro
Maki Shinsuke
Takemura Hiroshi
Nagumo Kyoshirou
Ikeda Shuuichi
Phil
Kisaichi Atsushi
Randall
Matsuoka Youko
Shinjo Naoki
Midorikawa Hikaru
Sugou Asuka
Mitsuishi Kotono
Sugou Koujirou
Ono Kenichi
Yoshimatsu
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Young Hayato
Adachi Shinobu
Great Teacher Onizuka
Title
Great Teacher Onizuka
Category
TV
Total Episodes
43
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Schoolkids
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sony Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Alternative titles
GTO
Description
Tough on the outside, all heart on the inside, Onizuka turned to the life of a high school teacher for less excitement and action . . .or so he thought. GTO, A.K.A.: Great Teacher Onizuka, is the racy story of Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member who becomes a teacher to make a difference and... to meet girls? Using his street smarts to deal with colleagues, students and troublemakers, Onizuka finds that he too has many lessons to learn!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Rokunohe Kumiko
Design
Kitayama MariUsami Koichi
Director
Abe NoriyukiIshido Hiroyuki
Music
Homma Yusuke
Script
Sogo MasashiSuga Yoshiyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aizawa Miyabi
Noda Junko
Fuyutsuki Azusa
Orikasa Fumiko
Kanzaki Urumi
Mitsuishi Kotono
Kikuchi Yoshito
Midorikawa Hikaru
Murai Julia
Ogata Megumi
Murai Kunio
Seki Tomokazu
Nomura Tomoko
Kawasumi Ayako
Onizuka Eikichi
Takagi Wataru
Sakurada-sensei
Suzuki Katsumi
Shirai Chikako
Kobayashi Megumi
Teshigawara-sensei
Furuya Touru
Uchiyamada
Nagashima Yuichi
Uehara Anko
Okamura Akemi
Yoshikawa Noboru
Okano Kousuke
Slam Dunk
Title
Slam Dunk
Category
TV
Total Episodes
101
Genres
Comedy, Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
1993
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Sakuragi, a high school freshman who was dumped by 50 girls in junior high, joins the basketball team to get close to Haruko. Team Captain Aragi, Haruko's brother, made him practice basic moves but Sakuragi prefers to slam dunk. Gangsters Mitsui and Ryota quit their gang to play basketball.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aida Hikoichi
Onosaka Masaya
Aida Yayoi
Nagashima Yuko
Akagi Haruko
Hiramatsu Akiko
Akagi Takenori
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Ayako
Hara Eriko
Fujima Kenji
Tsujitani Kouji
Kogure Kiminobu
Tanaka Hideyuki
Maki Shinichi
Egawa Hisao
Mito Youhei
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Mitsui Hisashi
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Miyagi Ryouta
Shioya Yoku
Okutsu Yuuji
Canna Nobutoshi
Rukawa Kaede
Midorikawa Hikaru
Sakuragi Hanamichi
Kusao Takeshi
Taoka Moichi
Ishizuka Unshou
Yasuda Yasuharu
Onosaka Masaya
G Dangaioh
Title
G Dangaioh
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Somewhere in Japan, a bright light suddenly blasted from the ground. The light in a blink destroyed everything within a radius spanning hundreds of miles. The spot where the light appeared was immediately closed and the government sent in a special investigative team.
People argued that falling space debris caused it; others felt that the unusual movement of terrestrial magnetism caused the light. The truth, however, remained hidden and blurred from people's memories.
What people didn't know was, the light signals the approach of the one who would terminate the human race.. the ringing of the bell to let everyone know that the war has begun. A signal emerges from the light, but no one notices except for a little girl.
Ten years later, an army of giant robots suddenly appears and devastates the Earth. They call themselves "EX Tartaro" and their mission is to "purify the world". Every nation's armed forces were destroyed, not even nuclear weapons or star wars satellites had an effect on the four major robots- the Four Kyokuoh. A white wall, a shield, appeared in front of the Ex Tartaro while it attacked the city at breakneck speed. Three battle robots, the Dangaioh, defeated the enemy using well honed battle strategies. Sensing the strength of their enemy, the Ex Tartao united to form one giant robot. The three members of the Dangaioh team united into Dangaioh to reveal their true powers and eventually destroyed the invading force.
You're Under Arrest! TV 2
Title
You're Under Arrest! TV 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
AA! Megami Sama creator, Kosuke Fujishima, is back with the second season of Taiho Schihauzo (You're Under Arrest). Same characters, two policewomen, the gentle Miyuki and the wild Natsumi teamed up together in Bokuto police station's traffic division.
Other characters including Kenichi, the motorcycle cop who has a feeling for Miyuki; Yoriko with her gossip and Aoi, a transvestite. They all ready to take on harmless criminals and costumed weirdos... You think you can have a better police station?
Yet another season of Taiho Shichauzo (You're Under Arrest) from Kosuke Fujishima, the creator of AA! Megami Sama. Light hearted story about traffic division from Bokuto police station taking on traffic and harmless criminal cases.
Tomonori Iwaki is a boy in the third grade of junior high-school. One day, he met a girl, Rizeru, waiting for him at his home. Rizeru showed off their marriage certificate to Tomonori. Tomonori was caught surprise of this event. Will Tomonori accepts Rizeru as his wife?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoi Hijirimoto
Asano Masumi
Natsumi Ibata
Nagashima Yuko
Rizeru Iwaki
Kugimiya Rie
Ryunosuke Hououin
Suzuki Chihiro
Tomonori Iwaki
Yamaguchi Kappei
Rockman EXE
Title
Rockman EXE
Category
TV
Total Episodes
56
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Capcom
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Hikari Netto is a fifth grader at Akihara Elementry. He has a Net Navi called Rockman which is stored on Personal Terminals (PET). Two of Netto's fellow classmates Dekao has a Net Navi called Gutsman, and Meiru with a custom Net Navi called Roll. Dekao and Netto usually battle each other in the net just to prove who is stronger.
Net Navis are popular with the kids and they can have net battles which they log their PET into a computer and fight inside the computer. Each Net Navi can be customized to each individual person to their liking. while in a net battle the kids can plug in battle chips to give their Navi a weapon to fight with.
However, an evil organization called the World Three have been using Net Navi's to set terrorist attacks on computer networks and the only one to stop them is Rockman, Gutsman and Roll.
Bounty Dog
Title
Bounty Dog
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
In the future mankind has colonized the bleak expanses of the moon, building shining cities which stand proudly where once was only desolation and emptiness. But there are forces that do not want mankind to succeed, forces that have nothing but hatred for the brave men and women who have transformed the face of the moon. Strange waves of power emanate from deep below the surface of the dark side of the moon, where a centuries old alien power known only as "The Sleeper" waits for the day it will arise to spread destruction. Only one man can stop it, one man whose fate and destiny have brought him to the moon, a member of The Bounty Dog Investigation Unit. A high-tech cybernetic mercenary team, The Bounty arrive on the moon to investigate the strange waves of energy, only to find themselves caught up in a desperate attempt to destroy "The Sleeper" before it awakes and obliterates all traces of man- kind on the moon, and on earth! The Bounty Dog Investigation Unit race to uncover the ancient evil on the alien side of the moon, while the forces of "The Sleeper" begin to emerge, bringing closer the ultimate catastrophe that only one man can prevent, if only The Bounty Dogs can get there in time!
Tokyo Babylon
Title
Tokyo Babylon
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
CLAMP Movic
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Since the time of ancient Japan, Sumeragi clan has been the leading group of Onmyoujis who guard the souls and spirits. This is a story which concentrate on the social background and the inner feelings of the young leader of Sumeragi clan -- Subaru Sumeragi, his twin sister Hokuto Sumeragi, and their friend -- a generous vet as well as a ying-yang magician called Seishirou Sakurazuka who seems to be hiding his darker side of his character. The three of them help get rid of the darkness in the demonic city of Tokyo.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Mimura
Nishimura Tomomichi
Nagumo Shinji
Ikeda Shuuichi
Sakurazuka Seishiro
Koyasu Takehito
Sumeragi Hokuto
Itou Miki
Sumeragi Subaru
Yamaguchi Kappei
Yamagawa
Yamadera Kouichi
Kizuna
Title
Kizuna
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Ariztical Entertainment Group
Description
A yaoi title with self-contained short episodes, based on the manga with the same title.
Ranmaru Samejima is a very handsome and legendary school fencing champion whose sports career comes to an abrupt end after he is mistakenly run over by a car intended to kill his boyfriend, Enjoiji, the son of the mafia don in Osaka. Because of Enjoji's unwavering love and encouragement. Ranmaru is able to successfully recover. After a few years of living and loving together, they happen to learn that Enjoji's half brother, Kei Sagano, is not only living near them but has enrolled in the same college to be closer to Ranmaru his secret love. Kei's presence causes some conflict for the happy couple. After a long talk with Masanori Araki, Kei's substitute father, Kei realizes that he has no chance whatsoever of stealing Ranmaru from Enjoji.
Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta
Title
Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta
Category
TV
Total Episodes
47
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1986
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
ZZ Gundam
Description
Gundam Double Zeta follows the story of Gundam Zeta. The war still continues between A.E.U.G and Axis. It's taking place on UC 0088.
The action will take place in the real world where three new DigiDestined will raise their Digimon and help them Digivolve through special cards that they place in their Digivices.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Guilmon
Nozawa Masako
Impmon
Takahashi Hiroki
Kurumon
Kaneda Tomoko
Lee
Yamaguchi Mayumi
Renamon
Imai Yuka
Ruki
Orikasa Fumiko
Takato Matsuki
Tsumura Makoto
Terriermon
Tada Aoi
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Title
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Z Gundam
Description
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam followed the story of the original Gundam. At U.C. 0087, after 7 years of the One Year War, another cruel war commences between A.E.U.G., Titans and Axis.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam described the conflict between A.E.U.G., Titans and Axis.
Private Psycho Lesson
Title
Private Psycho Lesson
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
Sara Iijima is a brilliant psychotherapist specializing in a form of therapy called ‘psychofeed’ - which combines modern psychoanalysis with the ancient eroticism of the East. With the help of her drooling assistant Tamine and the dizzying effect of her ample and hypnotically sublime bosom, this D-cup angel of mercy provides her subjects with a private lesson in self-understanding, along with a delicious taste of her sensuous physique!
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
Title
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
Category
TV
Total Episodes
21
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1986
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Silver Fang
Description
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (Silver Fang) is a tale about a little puppy dog who was born in the wilderness. He has silver striped and is destined to become the defender of people from perilous cave bears; which ironically, his father, Riki was killed by Akakaboto, the most dangerous cave bears. Silver then decides to seek revenge at any cost, even though he has to leave his best friend, Daisuki, to follow and search for more wild dogs in their fight to kill Akakaboto.
Visionary
Title
Visionary
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
Part 1:
Using his computer, a frustrated 19 year-old computer nerd accidentally summons a sexy android named Doreimon from the 22nd century! Using her futuristic powers, she’ll try to help him score with the woman of his dreams by “compensating” him for his shortcomings!
Part 2:
Beautiful co-eds are disappearing from St. Stoker University. Witnesses report seeing shadowy, bat-winged creatures in the night. The Student President suspects... vampires! When her friends are kidnapped, Kanna - a 19 year-old transfer student from Europe - must reveal her true identity! Contains 3 hilarious stories.
Venus 5
Title
Venus 5
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Venus 5: The Inma Ball Venus 5: The Labyrinth of the Inma
Description
Part 1: The Inma Ball
From the darkness of the past, Necros and the Lords of her perverted Inma Empire have been reborn. She plans to revive the god Apollo from his ten thousand year slumber and receive his gift of near-infinite power. But five, sexy 19-year-old warriors stand ready to oppose her: The Venus 5 — the holy warriors of Venus and the servants of the goddess Aphrodite. Together, these five superheroines are the only defense against Necros' forces of evil!
Part 2: The Labyrinth of the Inma
After their last battle, the 19-year-old members of the Venus 5 Team await the perverted Inma empress’ next move. Soon, Necros reappears — in a TV interview! Posing as the curator of an exclusive gallery, Necros and her demonic assistants are putting together a collection of Greek and Roman artifacts. Can Venus Pink and Venus Blue stop her before she acquires the wealth of the Golden Star Financial Group?
Ogenki Clinic, Return to
Title
Ogenki Clinic, Return to
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
Dr. Ogenki has finally met his match! Although his reputation as a potent sexual healer has lured many a troubled soul to his doorstep, nothing has prepared Dr. Ogenki for the beautiful Yumeko Ranmaru, a woman whose pure sexual energy rivals even his own!
The challenge is on, and Dr. Ogenki is determined to match his opponent, blow for blow! But, what's this? Is his faithful nurse, Ruko Tatase, really too busy to help him train? Or is she just the tiniest bit jealous?
Saint Luminous Girls High School
Title
Saint Luminous Girls High School
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Mystery, Schoolkids
Year Published
1998
Studio
Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Surrounded by hills and seas on all sides, St. Luminous Mission High School is a girls' school characterized by its liberal school spirit. One day two high school boys appeared to the school. They are Kaihei Kijima, who came to St. Luminous in accordance with his grandfather's will, and his friend Ryuzo Tanami. Not being a positive person in nature, Kaihei ended up, in the course of nature, to take on the post of the Director of St. Luminous, according to his grandfather's will. For his first job as the Director of school, Kaihei was asked to search for a girl student who had disappeared a few days ago. But he was so surprised to see the girl's photo, which was given to him by Sister Akane. He had witnessed the girl named Merina Scaphisi only a few hours ago in the forest on his way to St. Luminous.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Katoline
Asakawa Yuu
Kishima Kaihei
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Lita Ford
Horie Yui
Matsushima Naoko
Amano Yuri
Mimori Machi
Mizuno Manabi
Sato Akiko
Kikuchi Shiho
Shanon de Pai
Takada Yumi
Sister Akane
Tsuruno Kyouko
Tadeku Umi
Orikasa Ai
Tanami Ryuu
Hoshi Souichirou
Elle
Title
Elle
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adult
Year Published
Studio
Green Bunny
US Distribution
Alternative titles
El
Description
In the year 2030, human beings have moved into great domes to survive. A far from perfect world, a terrorist group called Black Widow is enacting a plan to turn people into mindless slaves. To counter this threat, a sniper (Elle) and a young computer hacker are teamed up to stop the Black Widows.
However, there are problems. The government is full of corrupt officials, the leader of the Black Widows has some sort of special "device" and, Elle is extremely attracted to her FEMALE partner.
Mamotte Shugogetten OVA
Title
Mamotte Shugogetten OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2000
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Izumo
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Kaori
Hara Eriko
Kouichirou Endou
Minami Omi
Rishu
Kawasumi Ayako
Ruuan Keikounitten
Takada Yumi
Shaorin Shugogetten
Kouda Mariko
Shouko
Miyahara Hiromi
Takashi
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Tasuke Shichiri
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Arcade Gamer FUBUKI
Title
Arcade Gamer FUBUKI
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Sports
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Thunderbirds 2086
Title
Thunderbirds 2086
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1982
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kagaku Kyujo Tai TechnoVoyager
Description
It is the year 2086. Mankind's never ending quest for knowledge is pushing it further and further into the unknown and uncharted areas. But the challenges of space exploration, energy development and scientific technology and superiority are equalled by the dangers that face these 21st Century pioneers.
Spearheading dangerous missions and answering last chance distress calls with a dazzling array of vehicles, equipment and space age technology. Thunderbirds 2086 are ready to challenge the impossible, defy the most perilous odds and take untold risks in defence of the universe.
Ajimu Kaigan Monogatari
Title
Ajimu Kaigan Monogatari
Category
Special
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Ajimu Beach Story
Description
Ajimu Kaigan Monogatari is an internet anime show which previously distributed only to the members of Nifty-Serve internet provider.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ajimu
Chiba Saeko
Izumiya
Morikubo Shoutarou
Nakaido
Ishida Akira
Otomine
Madono Mitsuaki
Takemoto
Miyamura Yuko
Project A-ko
Title
Project A-ko
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Parody
Year Published
1986
Studio
Pony Canyon
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
In a barrage of anime parody, A-ko, the daughter of superheroes, and B-ko, a mecha girl prodigy, fight over who can be the friend of C-ko, one of the most annoying crybabies in the history of anime. Meanwhile, invading alien forces want C-ko for themselves.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Biko Daitokuji (B-Ko)
Shinohara Emi
Captain
Ikeda Shuuichi
Eiko Magami (A-Ko)
Itou Miki
Inee
Takamori Yoshino
Mari
Ikemoto Sayuri
Mysterious Character D
Genda Tessho
Shiko Kotobuki (C-Ko)
Tomizawa Michie
Umee
Hayashibara Megumi
Z-Mind
Title
Z-Mind
Category
TV
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Mecha
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Old school is back! And girl power reigns supreme! Ayame, Sumire, Renge, and Satsuki are charged with the protection of the Earth from a powerful new enemy. But these girls may be in for more than they’ve bargained for!
They’ll have to not only master the experimental mobile armor: Z-Mind, hold down their part time jobs, all this while keeping their lives… normal! But will this be enough to stop the forces of evil from conquering the Earth?
Brain Powerd
Title
Brain Powerd
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Bandai Visual GONZO Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
In the not so distant future much of the earth has been submerged under sea or destroyed by earth quakes. At the center of the turmoil is the mysterious Orphan. Orphan may or may not be the original cause of the cataclysms. Orphans goal is to raise a ship hidden deep beneath the sea to the surface, doing so however would result in the destruction of all humans except for the small number which are lotal to Orphan.
Orphan's agents pilot mysterious mehca know as Grand Cheres, and search the world for mysterios, giant disks which occasionally appear, flying at high speeds and wrecking much of the country side, or cities, when they hit the ground. After a dlying disc almost kills Hime a Brain Powerd is born from the disc. Brain Powerds are another type of Mecha, similar to but not the same as Grand Cheres.
Hime becomes the Brain Powerd's pilot, forming a symbiotic relationship with the living mech and joins an International Organization dedicated to stopping Orphan, or at the very least saving humanity should Orphan succeed.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Shigeta Atsushi
Design
Inomata MutsumiNagano Mamoru
Director
Tomino Yoshiyuki
Music
Kanno Yoko
Script
Tomino Yoshiyuki
Maetel Legend
Title
Maetel Legend
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
From Leiji Matsumoto, creator of Star Blazers, Harlock Saga, and Queen Emeraldas!
So it begins. The most beloved and mysterious of Matsumoto’s creations, Maetel, finally returns to tell her story. The princess of a dying world, young Maetel faces starvation and death. Only machines can survive in the new environment, and one by one, an evil scientist transforms her loved ones into soulless mechanoids.
Once he captures Maetel and her fiery twin sister, Emeraldas, he will rule the world. Maetel must choose whether to become a machine to save her life, or to abandon her home world to fight for freedom.
Happy Lesson TV
Title
Happy Lesson TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
One guy. Five girls. One roof. It's a recycled idea, but it never gets old. Happy Lesson is a kinetic take on an old genre.
Chitose shares his house with five ladies. One might think the continued attention of this many girls would be a good thing, but too much attention can prove to be painful. Did I mention they're also instructors at his school (hence the title)? Not only is he the subject of their abuse at home, but at school as well. Even when things finally calm down at night, all the rooms are taken so Chitose must sleep on the couch.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Katoo YashuhisaWatanabe Mayumi
Director
Suzuki Akira
Script
Tsuchii SachikoYoshioka Takao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chitose Hitotose
Kishio Daisuke
Fumitsuki Nanakorobi
Shima Ryouka
Haduki Yazakura
Sonozaki Mie
Kisaragi Ninomai
Kimura Akiko
Minaduki Rokumatsuri
Mizuki Nana
Mutsuki Ichimonji
Asano Ruri
Satsuki Gokajo
Sasajima Kaoru
Uduki Shitennou
Koyama Kimiko
Yayoi Sanzein
Inoue Kikuko
Chobits
Title
Chobits
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
CLAMP Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
In the near future, personal computers take the form attractive women, called Persocons (editorial note: "persocons" actually means PC or personal computer in Japanese). Hideki Motosuwa is a poor student who failed his entrance exams to get into college. So, Hideki is forced to move to the city, get a job, and attend cram school in hopes of passing the next college entrance exam. He of course, wants a Persocon for himself, but is way too poor to afford one. One day, while passing a building, we finds a Persocon in a trash heap. However, his new find doesn't seem to be like the others he's heard about. She doesn't seem to have any operating system at all, and only says "Chii". As Hideki learns more about his Persocon (aptly named "Chii"), he finds that she is not of any known type, and most likely some sort of homemade model. He also learns of the rumor of the "Chobits", Persocons with the ability to think for themselves, instead of running only complex programs. Find out what happens between Hideki and his new Persocon, as she learns more about her environment, people, and life.
*** from Matthew Cleveland (animeclub.org) ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chii
Tanaka Rie
Chitose Hibiya
Inoue Kikuko
Hideki Motosuwa
Sugita Tomokazu
Hiromu Shimbo
Seki Tomokazu
Minoru Kokubunji
Kuwashima Houko
Sumomo
Kumai Motoko
Takako Shimizu
Yuzuki Ryouka
Yumi Omura
Toyoguchi Megumi
Yuzuki
Orikasa Fumiko
One Piece Movie
Title
One Piece Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
RUFI and others who continues a voyage in search of a "dress" rescues a boy called TOBIO caught at the origin of a pirate and ERUDORAGO. RUFI and others who TOBIO which yearns after (a large pirate and UNAN) told RUFI and others the thought, and has borne interest against UNAN is going to "a golden island"
One Piece Movie 2 - Nezimakidori
Title
One Piece Movie 2 - Nezimakidori
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Not only was their ship stolen, but Nami too! In order to get them back, Luffy and his pirate crew meet the mysterious "Theif Brothers" Borodo and Akisu, who lead them towards clockwork island, a city dictated by a band of ruthless card-pirates! High adventure ensues as the Straw Hat pirate crew take back what is rightfully theirs.
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by FB ***
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Title
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Yokohama Shopping Diary Yokohama Shopping Log
Description
This is not so much a story as it is a slice of life. Or rather, it is a look into portions of the life of a girl named Alpha, together with the people around her. Alpha runs a little cafe on the outskirts of Yokohama. There are almost no customers, but Alpha does not mind at all since she has the occasional company of the old man who runs the gasoline stand down the road, as well as that of his grandson Takahiro. This is a Yokohama of the future, when the sea covers most of the land and roads have disappeared under sand or water. Alpha is in fact a robot, looking after the cafe during her owner's indefinite leave of absence.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hatsuseno Alpha
Shiina Hekiru
Takahiro
Suyama Akio
Takatsu Kokone
Nakagawa Akiko
Uncle
Terashima Mikio
Medabots
Title
Medabots
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Mecha
Year Published
1999
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Medarot
Description
Set in the near future, the series revolves around the super-charged battling adventures of a group of kids and their unique, high performance pet robots, Medabots. Fueled with A.I. and a specialized arsenal of unique weapons, Medabots compete against each other in exciting Robattles, with the winners acuiring Medaparts from the defeated Medabot. In this high-tech world, every kid hopes the successful outcome of their playground challenges and backyard Robattles will give them the opportunity to represent their country at the World Robattle Tournament held every four years.
Ojamajo Doremi
Title
Ojamajo Doremi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1999
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The translated title of the show is "Unskilled Witch Doremi". The story first focuses on Doremi Harukaze (pink witch), a child who sometimes feels she doesn't have any luck on her side.
Doremi's life was about to change when she stumbles into an old shop called MAHO-DO (Magic Shop) The owner of the shop is an old witch named Majorika. Doremi panics and yells the word "witch" this causes Majorika to transform into a green blob almost permanantly. Majorika makes Doremi a witch in training in order to turn her back into a human.
Doremi must also run the magic store since Majorika is now a green blob, Doremi immediatly agrees and recieves a transformation brooch called a Rhythm Tap, a regular brown broom to fly, and a magic wand that feeds on magic beads.
Doremi starts her adventure by learning basic magic and flying. Her lone adventure doesn't last when her cover is blown by her best friend Hazuki Fugiwara (orange witch), and new transfer student Aiko Seno (blue witch). Majorika gives the 2 girls a chance to become student witches in order to protect the true identity of Doremi.
The girls real adventure starts by living their everyday lives by going to school, and working part time at the Magic shop. The 3 girls renivate MAHO-DO into a nicer looking shop to attract customers.
Boys Be
Title
Boys Be
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2000
Studio
Hal Film Maker
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Boys Be is a 13-episode seinen drama, a glance at a year in the life of some high school friends. It starts off a bit like To Heart (non-linear), but soon leans toward a serious love story (from the guy's perspective), and the heavy focus on character development really starts to shine.
*** Thanks to Takahiro Shimomura for character and cast translations ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chiharu (last episode)
Hayashibara Megumi
Horikawa Natsue
Mizuno Aika
Kanzaki Kyoichi
Suzumura Kenichi
Kawai Erika
Neya Michiko
Kazama Yumi
Nagasawa Miki
Kenjo Yoshihiko
Ishikawa Hideo
Kurihara Aya
Fukuzono Misato
Kurumizawa Makoto
Ishida Akira
Mizutani Aki
Shiratori Yuri
Morio Jyunna
Komatsu Rika
Nitta Chiharu
Murai Kazusa
Nitta Nao
Ishibashi Chie
Sayama Shoko
Imai Yuka
Takano Mizuki
Noda Junko
Z.O.E. 2167 Idolo
Title
Z.O.E. 2167 Idolo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Sunrise VAP
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Zone of the Enders 2167 Idolo
Description
Z.O.E. 2167 Idolo will take place five years prior to the events of the PlayStation 2 game Zone of the Enders, and is centered on the Deimos Incident, a terrorist action by the Mars revolutionaries.
During the incident, rebels attacked the United Nations Space Force base on the Martian moon of Deimos and stole one of the original orbital frame prototypes. The orbital frame prototype is shown in several images below, and may carry the Idolo name from the movie's title.
Also of note is that one of the female characters that bears a striking resemblance to Viola, the antagonist of the game.
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You
Title
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1999
Studio
Konami
US Distribution
Description
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You (aka "Tokimemo") was originally a dating simulation game developed in 1993 by Konami of Japan for the PC Engine. In 1995, Konami released the game for the Sony Playstation, adding voice actors, new situations, music and film footage to further enhance the game. In the spring on 1999, the first volume of the Tokimemo anime series was released on DVD, LD and VHS.
Tokimeki Memorial brings together the twelve young girls from Kirameki High School, but revolves around the main girl, Fujisaki Shiori. The story starts at the beginning of the third school year, which is the last year before the main character can choose a girl and date her at the graduation.
Fortune Quest OVA
Title
Fortune Quest OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Fortune Quest is the tale of a bunch of adventurers. Imagine your classic D&D party--Fighter, Thief, Bard, Mage, Healer....and Porter? Okay, don't know where the Porter comes from, but Pastel and her group of adventurers are broke and need a job. They can't afford to buy any of the adventure modules from the module seller, so they have to take part-time jobs to pay off their debts. And an innocent job to fetch holy water leads to world-threatening danger...and a white dragon.
9 O'Clock Woman
Title
9 O'Clock Woman
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Miki Katsuragi has finally landed her dream job, as an anchorwoman for the nine o'clock news. Unfortunately, this pretty reporter with a spotless reputation has a very dark secret. She's addicted to masturbation, and she can't stop for even a second!
When she is caught using a vibrator on the air by the cue-card holder, she's in real trouble. He's not above a little blackmail, so she's completely under his power. Not only does he show her what the real thing is like, but he also installs a remote-control vibrator into her panties for fun on the air!
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan!
Title
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2002
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
This is the fourth season of Ojamajo Doremi.
Fortune Quest TV
Title
Fortune Quest TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Wide eyed heroes Pastel, Clay, Rumy and Trapp are no strangers to adventure. With a mix of powerful sorcery, lightning fast steel, subtle stealth and elven wizardry, they are the perfect team.
This time, a strange magical crystal drops into their hands, and it looks as if it may be linked to the power of dragonkind. When a quest like this calls, these heros have no choice but to answer. They belt on their swords and begin a perilous journey to Mount Terrason in search of answers.
Metropolis
Title
Metropolis
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
Set in the future, Metropolis is a grand city-state populated by humans and robots, the cohabitants of a strictly segmented society. Amidst the chaos created by anti-robot factions, detective Hunsaku Ban and his sidekick Ken-ichi are searching for rebel scientist Dr. Laughton. But when they locate him, his secret laboratory is destroyed by fire under sinister circumstances, and instead Ken-ichi finds Tima, a beautiful young girl bereft of memory and speech, seemingly helpless at the site. Little does he know that Tima is a new top-of the-line android created to take over Metropolis, and that behind her creation lie the ambitions of a powerful man and his fierce desire to reclaim a tragic figure from his past.
Idol Defense Force Hummingbird
Title
Idol Defense Force Hummingbird
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Year Published
1993
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Idol Boetai Hummingbird
Description
Kanna, Yayoi, Satsuki, Uzuki and Mina Toreishi are five teenaged idol singers who are collectively known as The Hummingbirds. They are also one of the ace fighter pilot squadrons in the Japanese military. For in this world, the military is owned and operated by the large entertainment and music corporations. So when they aren't saving the world from major overseas threats, they are on stage in frilly dresses singing about the "Rainbow Forces" of love. This is the story of how they came to be Japan's most successful idol group and their first line of defense.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hosokawa Reiko
Okamoto Maya
Ijuuin
Suzuki Katsumi
Kato
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Kudo
Matsumoto Yasunori
Petore
Koyasu Takehito
Toreishi Hazuki
Doi Mika
Toreishi Kanna
Tamagawa Sakiko
Toreishi Mina
Shiina Hekiru
Toreishi Satsuki
Mitsuishi Kotono
Toreishi Uzuki
Kusachi Fumie
Toreishi Yayoi
Amano Yuri
Yajima
Yamadera Kouichi
Yasuda
Kikuchi Masami
Captain Tsubasa 2001
Title
Captain Tsubasa 2001
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Sports
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Memories Off
Title
Memories Off
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on dreamcast dating simulation game from kid-game.
Dennou Boukenki WEBDIVER
Title
Dennou Boukenki WEBDIVER
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
WebDiver
Description
Set in the year 2100 where the world is tied together by a computer network. The children of the world become Web Divers, adapting their consciousnesses into data, and love to play together in the cyber park called Magical Gate. However, a mysterious computer virus appears beginning to destroy Magical Gate from the inside out. In cyberspace, programs called Web Knights have been created to protect the children. But, the computer virus has turned all the Web Knights against the children. The only Web Knight to escape the "brainwashing" is Gladion. Gladion seeks the help of Kaito Yuki, a Web Diver who is in the fourth grade. When a Web Knight and a Web Diver synchronize–they can have unlimited power. Will Kaito and Gladion's combined power be enough to save Magical Gate?
Heaven Wars Shurato
Title
Heaven Wars Shurato
Category
TV
Total Episodes
38
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Tenku Senki Shurato
Description
The story of Heaven Wars Shurato is based on Hindu and Buddhist mythology. The main character is a 16-year-old boy named Hidaka Shurato, who is transported to Tenkuukai, the world of the gods, by the Harmony Goddess Vishnu. He and his childhood friend, Kuroki Gai, are reincarnations of Deva gods. Indrah, the Deva gods' general, turns Vishnu to stone and frames Shulato and his friends for the deed, turning the rest of the Deva gods, including Gai, against them. The series details their journey as they try to revive Vishnu and save the land from the invading Asura gods, as well as clear their own names. Along the way, they are forced to fight their former comrades, and Shulato is forced to fight Gai.
Boy Who Saw The Wind, The
Title
Boy Who Saw The Wind, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kaze o Mita Shonen
Description
Amon is a boy who can control the wind. Branich, the ruler of the world, wants Amon's power to complete the ultimate weapon and sends his troops to capture the boy. Amon, using his talents, manages to give Branich the slip and runs away with Maria, one of the People of the Sea. Maria agrees to help Amon find his own tribe.
The Boy Who Saw the Wind is a gentle film, based on the novel by the Welsh-born cult author C.W. Nicol (who now lives in Japan). According to Nicol the novel is "a plea for good people to stand up and say 'no' to fascism and dictatorship". His writings are also said to have inspired Hayao Miyazaki to set Laputa - Castle in the Sky in a Welsh mining village.
Fujimiya Momiji is a descendant of the Kushinada clan whose women possess the power to defeat the Aragami, an alien plant-like race, by sacrifice. After centuries of slumber, the Aragami have awakened and are invading Tokyo en route to conquering the world. In their way are the hapless schoolgirl Momiji, who becomes infected with one of the "Blue Seeds" - magatama beads that are the heart and soul of the Aragami - the TAC, a government agency whose sole mission is to stop the Aragami, and Kusanagi Mamoru, a young man infused with Aragami blood who swears vengeance on those who took his family away from him. Like the heroes of the past, this ragtag band of misfits must work together to defeat an ancient menace from the past, and one far closer to home.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Habara NobuyoshiKazuya YokoseTakami Akio
Author
Yuzo Takada
Design
Yokose KazuyaYuzo Takada
Director
Kamiya JunMurayama KiyoshiSadamitsu Shinya
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Amiya MasaharuArakawa Toshihisa
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Ishizuka Unshou
Fujimiya Momiji
Hayashibara Megumi
Jun
Adachi Shinobu
Kunikida Daitetsu
Otsuka Akio
Kusanagi Mamoru
Inoue Kazuhiko
Masako
Hikami Kyoko
Matsudaira Azusa
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Mother Kanbayashi
Tanaka Atsuko
Nue
Tsujimura Mahito
Sawaguchi Koume
Mitsuishi Kotono
Sugishita Shunichi
Nanba Keiichi
Takeuchi Ryoko
Orikasa Ai
Yaegashi Yoshiki
Ueda Yuuji
Yamata no Orochi
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Yamazaki Sakura
Tamagawa Sakiko
Mahoujin Guru Guru
Title
Mahoujin Guru Guru
Category
TV
Total Episodes
45
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Story begins with "heroism obsessed father" forcing his own son to become the "Hero" to save the world from the Emperor of Evil. He says that he himself wanted to be hero once, but it was too peaceful era and had no world to save! Well. Of course the son whose name is Nike (it is pronounced Nee- Keh, not Nike although his name is intentionally came after the brand name), refuses, saying that he'd rather be a wizard because it is a cool profession. His mother, disagrees and says "Whoever says whatever, the main character of the story is the Hero. It is a highly competetive profession, but once successful, it is THE job to have!" ...and presents the chart titled 'Asked to 100 village people!' which has the reasons why being Hero is cooler than anything else.... Well. That is how the story starts.
Saber Marionette J
Title
Saber Marionette J
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Bandai Visual Movic
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Late in Earth Century due to overpopulation, efforts to colonization are made. However a mishap happens for a group of colonist early on for them in this story. This is a story of their legacy continuing their memories, living on a hostile planet of Pontais and Plasma with a relationship involving a love story that has gone wrong. Here in this world robots called Marionettes are used for fighting, completing menial labor and the replacement of the female population.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Akahori Satoru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Baiko
Orikasa Ai
Bloodberry
Hiramatsu Akiko
Cherry
Shiratori Yuri
Faust
Midorikawa Hikaru
Hanagata
Koyasu Takehito
Hess
Nishimura Tomohiro
Hikosagoemon
Chiba Shigeru
Ieyasu
Ogata Kenichi
Lime
Hayashibara Megumi
Lorelei
Amano Yuri
Luchs
Mizutani Youko
Mamiya Otaru
Imai Yuka
Panta
Inoue Kikuko
Tamasaburou
Kawamura Maria
Tiger
Takano Urara
Mirage of Blaze
Title
Mirage of Blaze
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Hono no Mirage
Description
Historical Japanese warlords and their minions continuously reincarnate, attempting to change the course of the "Sengoku Period" by re-fighting it in the present, known as the "Dark Civil Wars". Caught in this war is Naoe Nobutsuna and Ougi Takaya (Uesugi Kagetora), the reincarnations of the leaders of the Uesugi Army. Centering around the emotions of winners/losers, pride, and purpose.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chiaki Shuuhei
Matsumoto Yasunori
Kousaka Danjoh
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Morino Saori
Yajima Akiko
Naoe Nobutsuna
Hayami Shou
Narita Yuzuru
Matsuno Taiki
Ougi Takaya
Seki Toshihiko
Takeda Sanjou
Orikasa Ai
Blue Gender
Title
Blue Gender
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
Yuji, a high school teenager is found with an incurable new virus; but it does not mean to say that his LIFEis finished. He decided to hope for the future and goes into a long sleep by artificial hibernation. The time is 2013 - Yuji is awake, to find himself thrown amidst a war - a time of despair, a time of death.
The earth is full of BLUE, a mysterious creature that ate anything for food including human beings. Men were on the verge of extinction, and those that were left evacuated to the space station. The only way for humans to servive was to destory BLUE!
Not knowing what is happending, Yuji begins has battle for LIFE - a battle for the human race to survive.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kizaki Bunji
Design
Kizaki BunjiOkawara Kunio
Director
Abe MasashiOhata Koichi
Music
Haishima Kuniaki
Script
Hasegawa Katsumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kaidou Yuuji
Nojima Kenji
Marlene Angel
Kuwashima Houko
Seven of Seven
Title
Seven of Seven
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Genco
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Shichinin no Nana
Description
Nana Suzuki is a modest and quiet girl. Because her parents are working in foreign countries, she lives with the Grandpa who is the inventor. She is an examinee, and she concentrates on the examination study to take an examination of the same high school as the boy for whom she is yearning. One day, she was making the Valentine Day's chocolate to present it to the boy. However, it exploded because of the invention of the Grandpa, and she was divided to seven. She is annoyed by six of Nana who emphasize the original. Moreover, they are forced to fight with the twicer who obstruct the examination as Nanaranger. What happens to her love? Can they return to original?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hayashiba
Kobayashi Megumi
Hitomi Onodera
Matsuki Miyu
Morinuma
Kumai Motoko
Nana Suzuki
Mizuki Nana
Nanakko
Akita Madoka
Nanapon
Nazuka Kaori
Nanappe
Sumomo Momomori
Nanarin
Fukui Yukari
Nanasama
Nakahara Mai
Nanatchi
Asaki Mai
Rokuzo Suzuki
Mugihito
Yuichi Kamichika
Ishida Akira
Mermaid Forest
Title
Mermaid Forest
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
This anime is based on the Mermaid Forest story line found in the graphic novel by the same name. Mana and Yuta are drawn into the world of the Kannagi Family, owners of Mermaid Forest. Only two of the Kannagi clan remain - an old women and a young girl with hair as white as snow. What is the secret of these two women? And what is the secret of Mermaid Forest? Is there really a mermaid buried somewhere in the hills......a mermaid that could help Yuta return to normal?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Aquarian Age
Title
Aquarian Age
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Madhouse Production Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Aquarian-Age: Sign for Evolution
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asumi Hogetsu
Minami Omi
Kanae Morino
Mikako Takahashi
Keiji Abuto
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Kiriko Heguri
Joh Masako
Kyota Kamikurata
Tanaka Nobuyuki
Misato Yukimuyra
Takashima Gara
Rumiko Sakamoto
Nishimura Chinami
Sarashina
Nogami Yukana
Yoriko Sannou
Aoki Mayuko
Yui Kono
Hikami Kyoko
Galaxy Angel 2
Title
Galaxy Angel 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
18
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Broccoli Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
In the far future, the human race advanced to space, and prospered. However, Jikushin ( earthquake of time and space ) which occurred suddenly intercepted all networks, and all the civilizations were reset. However, the human race begins to revive, and enters the prosperity age of The Second by the Transvaal imperial country which rises at the center of the galactic system. The science and technology before the civilization was reset, that is, "Lost Technology" was considered to be god's task. And, it came to be worshiped by the priest who was called "Tsuki no miko".
On the other hand, a certain guard fleet was stationed in the frontier of the galactic system. Though it was the seemingly perfectly ordinary army, the team composed only of the woman called "Angel Corps" existed in this army. They controlled the spaceship which was called "Angel Frame" which was the relic of Lost Technology. And, they collected the lost technology by using the angel frame, and carried out the duties to manage them.
They were not the elite pilots, but Angel Corps was rather an eccentric person's group. Arms mania's Forte, costume player's Mint, taciturn Vanilla, showy Ranpha and Milfeulle who likes cooking ... Every time, they cause a big trouble in the mission.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Forte Stollen
Yamaguchi Mayumi
Milfeulle Sakuraba
Shintani Ryoko
Mint
Sawashiro Miyuki
Ranpha Framboires
Tamura Yukari
Vanilla H
Kanai Mika
Mezzo Forte
Title
Mezzo Forte
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adult
Year Published
2001
Studio
Green Bunny
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Double the Girls, Double the Guns!!
For Mikura, danger is routine and killing is just like breathing. Sleek and sexy, she was born with a gun in each hand and a smile on her face. She specializes in taking risks, but things get a little too hot when her company takes a kidnapping job.
The target is a wealthy baseball team owner named Momokichi, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and Momokichi's vicious daughter, Momomi.
She's used to getting her way, and with world class marksmanship skills, she may be the perfect match for Mikura!
Doraemon
Title
Doraemon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Family, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1973
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Description
Nobi Nobita is a 4th-grade boy in Tokyo. One day, a round, blue cat-style robot (minus ears) pops up in his desk drawer. Nobita's great-great-grandson (or something) lives in the 22nd Century— but thanks to Nobita's mistakes, the entire family is living in poverty. To rectify this, Nobita's descendent is sent Doraemon back to the past, to help prevent Nobita from making mistakes. Of course this is a difficult task since Nobita is the weakest and least intelligent child in his class. Doraemon does, however, have a 4-dimensional pocket on his front, which contains cool gadgets from the future. With these toys, Doraemon will try to help Nobita. Unfortunately, Nobita also has the bad habit of misusing Doraemon's gadgets and landing himself in yet more trouble?
Rahxephon
Title
Rahxephon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bones
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
In the year 2012, Tokyo is suddenly attacked by a mysterious organization called "MU".
At that time Ayato Kamina is just a regular high school student. His father passed away when he was young, and his mother works for government. Ayato meets a mysterious woman named Reika Mishima and discovers the existence of the angel-winged giant robot, Rexephon. Apparently Rahxephon synchronized with Ayato. So could he the key to save Japan?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Izubuchi Yutaka
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asahina Hiroko
Kakazu Yumi
Elfi Hediyat
Sugimoto Yuu
Isshiki Makoto
Seki Toshihiko
Kamina Ayato
Shimono Hiro
Kamiya Maya
Hashimoto Ichiko
Kim Hotaru
Orikasa Fumiko
Kisaragi Itsuki
Miyamoto Mitsuru
Kisaragi Kuon
Kuwashima Houko
Kuki Masayoshi
Ohtsuka Yoshitada
Kunugi Jin
Nakata Jouji
Mishima Reika
Sakamoto Maaya
Miwa Shinobu
Asakawa Yuu
Shitou Haruka
Hisakawa Aya
Shitou Megumi
Kawasumi Ayako
Yagumo Souchi
Miyata Kouki
Kanon
Title
Kanon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
To live together in the cousin's house, Yuichi Aizawa visited the town after an interval of seven years. In his childhood, he was often visiting this town. But, something happened seven years ago, and he was sealing the memory of this town. On the next day when Yuichi moved to this town, he met the girl who carried the backpack which wing garnish was attached to on her back. An encounter with that girl named Ayu Tsukimiya began to remind him of the memory of this town.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akiko Minase
Minaguchi Youko
Ayu Tsukimiya
Horie Yui
Jun Kitagawa
Seki Tomokazu
Kaori Misaka
Kawasumi Ayako
Mai Kawasumi
Tamura Yukari
Makoto Sawatari
Izuka Mayumi
Mishio Amano
Sakamoto Maaya
Nayuki Minase
Kouda Mariko
Sayuri Kurata
Kawakami Tomoko
Shiori Misaka
Sato Akemi
Yuichi Aizawa
Kisaichi Atsushi
Masquerade
Title
Masquerade
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Horror
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
19-year-old Gen has been alone for most of his life—maybe that’s why he seeks comfort with so many women. But in their arms, he transforms into a mindless supernatural being! Luckily, he’s met a sexy scientist to extremely interested in his condition ... or not?
Magical Project S
Title
Magical Project S
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Magical Project Pretty Sammy
Description
In the magical kingdom Juraihelm, Tsunami is in line to be crowed queen but must complete a test first. She must choose someone to make the world a better place. Sasami is given the task of delivering a CD from her mother's store to a spooky mansion. When she gets there she is met by Tsunami who tells her she will become a magical girl. She endows Sasami with magical powers and sends Ryo-Okhi with her as a guide. Matters are not easy, however, as Tsunami's rival, Ramia, wants the crown and will do anything she can, including creating her own magical girl, Pixy Misa, to stop Tsunami from being crowned.
Kiju Shinseiki Zoids
Title
Kiju Shinseiki Zoids
Category
TV
Total Episodes
67
Genres
Action, Mecha
Year Published
1999
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Zoids: The New Century of Mechanical Beasts
Description
Zoids Shinseiki Zero
Title
Zoids Shinseiki Zero
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha
Year Published
2001
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Description
Days have past and past from the age of wars. Zoids Battle becomes sports, and players are called "warriors". Both Imperial Force and Republice Force try to capture Zoid as a weapon, and three children protect it from unsympathetic adults.
Dragon Quest: Dai no Bouken
Title
Dragon Quest: Dai no Bouken
Category
TV
Total Episodes
46
Genres
Action, Adventure, Magic, Martial Arts
Year Published
1991
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai
Description
A long time ago there was a master sword fighter who challenged Satan in a fight to the death. The hero along with his team finally won the battle. All the monsters who were once controlled by Satan were released from his control and began to live peacefully in a forest where no humans live. This place is the southern island of Delmorin.
When Dai was a baby, he managed to survive a ship wreck and drifted to this island. Being raised by a monster, Grandpa Brus, young Dai dreams of becoming a great hero. Grandpa Brus, on the otherhand, thinks different and wants him to become a magician who will support the hero. Either way, Dai's in for some pretty big adventures.
It's a normal day on the island, that is, until a ship shows up. Disguised as a team of heroes, these fakes manage to wreck havoc on the island, slaying many of the friendly monsters, and steal one of Dai's best monster friends, Gome-chan. Gome-chan is a very rare breed type of monster and is worth a lot of money in the market. It's up to Dai to try to save him.
Boogiepop Phantom
Title
Boogiepop Phantom
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Drama
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Alternative titles
Boogiepop Wa Warawanai
Description
A scream in the night, and in that instant the world changed ... or at least, it appeared to. There have always been forces in the world and voices in the night: some friendly and other malevolent. Invisible until summoned; they slide through dimensions as people walk through doorways. They wait, and watch the doings of Man closely ... each for their own reasons. Sometimes, they appear ... and when they do, the world changes.
Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each other the stories and laugh: no one believes that she exists in this day and age. Still, there are some strange things that appear to be going on just below the surface. Darkness takes many forms, though. Evil and good intermingle. The glass shatters. Time stands still. There is something in the darkness. You aren't alone. Are you safe?
Five years ago, there was a string of grisly murders that shook the city to its core ... and in the present, psychic echoes reverberate.
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp
Title
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2000
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
This is the second season of Ojamajo Doremi. In this season two new witches join the team. Onpu (purple witch) and Doremi's little sister, Pop (red witch). The witches witness the birth of a baby, Hana, from a flower, so the girls help raise the baby. Also, the magic shop turns into a flower store.
Strange Love
Title
Strange Love
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Hen
Description
Yoshida Chizuru is the sexiest co-ed in her class. Secretly, she's been appearing in TV commercials - despite the fact that students are forbidden from working. But one of her professors has uncovered her secret and hopes to use this information to his advantage. Yoshida's got plans of her own, and has no intention of giving up her acting career....
Ogenki Clinic, Check into
Title
Ogenki Clinic, Check into
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult, Comedy
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
Whatever problem a patient may have with sex, the wacky Dr. Okeguri and his sexy nurse, Ruko, are here to help! Using a variety of unconventional methods and an extremely affectionate bedside manner, this team is devoted to bringing pleasure to those in pain and joy to those in despair.
Beast City
Title
Beast City
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Horror
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Beast City: Awakening of the Beast Beast City: Vampire Madonna
Description
Part 1:
In the violent city of Tokyo, Man and Beast battle for survival as the demonic Beasts strive to seduce and enslave every woman that crosses their paths. Born into a family of vampires, 19-year-old Mina has vowed to hunt-down and destroy all of the sex-starved Beasts. Together with her friends and her Beast-Hunter Sword, Mina must track-down a human-formed Beast that has infiltrated her college.
Part 2:
A new woman has appeared at 19-year-old Beast Hunter Mina's college. She appears to be the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, but deep within her lurks an evil unseen by human eyes. She seduces and destroys every male she comes across. But when she targets one of Mina's friends, she's gone too far...
Animation Runner Kuromi
Title
Animation Runner Kuromi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Year Published
2001
Studio
Yumeta Company
US Distribution
Description
Kuromi is a young, energetic, woman who's just graduated from anime college into her first real job. The producer gives her a tour of the offices, which are empty because most people have either quit, work from home or have nutty hours. And while she's coming to terms with this he collapses from a medley of stress related illnesses. Which in the opinion of the owner is sort of impressive, because he didn't the think the guy would hold together long enough to pass this doomed project onto his replacement. Clearly it's going to be a long day.
Labyrinth of Flames
Title
Labyrinth of Flames
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Meet Galan, a spastic geek who'd do anything to be a real, live samurai. But that's just an impossible dream... or is it? When his Russian princess girlfriend gives him the gift of an ancient sword, strange events unfold, and even stranger people drop out of the sky to attack. Now Galan must overcome his ineptitude and join a bunch of beautiful women in a wacky romp through a kingdom that time forgot. Hey, what could be better?
Grandeek: Side Story
Title
Grandeek: Side Story
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2000
Studio
Movic Sony
US Distribution
Description
The young warrior-woman Tia Allbright and her hapless assistant, Luke, continues to battle demon assassins in a fantasy land. In this adventure their companion Yuri has to be stopped from killing her former lover Ehlen, who has been transformed into a demon assassin.
Based on a manga by the pseudonymous Koki Ose.
Hidamari no Ki
Title
Hidamari no Ki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
A Tree in a Sunny Place
Description
A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been rained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people - the doctor, Ryo-an, was Tezuka's great grandfather.
During the Second Year of Ansei (1855) in Edo's Koishigawa are two young men, Manjiro Ibutani and Ryoan Tezuka. Ibutani is a low-ranking samurai who is a gifted swordsman and has straightforward strong sense of justice. Tezuka has a more carefree attitude. He has an eye for the ladies, but he is passionate about becoming a doctor. The two opposite characters come of age during the backdrop of the turbulent end of the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868 CE).
Grandeek
Title
Grandeek
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1999
Studio
Movic Sony
US Distribution
Description
This is a tale of swords and sorcery as the young warrior-woman Tia Allbright and her hapless assistant, Luke, battle demon assassins in a fantasy land.
Tia arrives on the island of Marcleida with her trusted sword 'Grandeek,' which holds a spirit within that helps her on her quests. She is soon turned away however. Determined to get on the island, Tia searches for a way past the fences that guard the entrance, as another stranger arrives on the island to take on a mysterious job. Someone has been killing the inhabitants of the island and has the ability to appear and disappear at will. Seems the sword 'Aihorn' has been stolen and the spirit that resides within it seeks vengenance on those who killed its master 50 years before.
As Tia makes her way inside the island, it becomes clear that both she, and the stranger, are after the sword Aihorn, hoping to bring to an end its bloody goal. But the sword has the ability to possess the person who wields it - putting Tia and the stranger at a great disadvantage.
Based on the manga by Koki Ose, Tia and Grandeek will have to face their most difficult challenge yet...
Geisters
Title
Geisters
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Guystars: Fractions of The Earth
Description
A radio-active asteroid nearly destroys the Earth. Knowing it will be hard to survive the aftermath, many of the survivors leave Earth to live their life in space colonies.
400 years later, the colonists return to Earth to reclaim their planet. Unfortunately, Earth isn't the same as when they left it.
Armor Hunter Mellowlink
Title
Armor Hunter Mellowlink
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Years after the Great War in Armored Trooper Votoms, MellowLink has decided to hunt down the general that tried to kill him and his squadron and take vengeance for his departed comrades. MellowLink has the unique talent of being an Armor Hunter — that is, without using mecha, he manages to take down enemy mecha by himself, with the aid of a giant mecha-killing gun and his trusty combat knife.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bolf
Yamadera Kouichi
Dogman
Nagai Ichirou
Fox
Naya Rokuro
Ganard
Kishino Kazuhiko
Gilman
Tahara Aruno
Golphy
Wakamoto Norio
Helmecion
Saka Osamu
Kattrer
Meguro Yuuichi
Lt. Keak
Otsuka Akio
Lulcy
Tamagawa Sakiko
Mellowlink
Matsumoto Yasunori
Schueffs
Mori Katsuji
Sepres
Seki Toshihiko
Stabros
Katou Seizo
Stalkos
Tanaka Nobuo
Kaze no Yojimbo
Title
Kaze no Yojimbo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Kaze no Yojimbo is freely based on "Yojimbo" movie by Akira Kurosawa, but with modern setting and wild characters. Akira Kurosawa is also know for his "The Seven Samurai" which inspired "The Magnificient Seven" and his "The Hidden Fortress" which inspired George Lucas's "Star Wars"
Blue Submarine No. 6
Title
Blue Submarine No. 6
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (3 x 30 mins + 1 x 50 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Ao no roku-go
Description
In the near future, the oceans have risen, causing all land at sea level to be flooded. With the expansion of the oceans, humanity has found a new enemy in Zorndyke. A war has erupted between the surface wellers and the sea dwellers, and mankind is placing all of its hopes in the new vessel Blue Submarine No. 6 and her crew.
Mayumi Kino is a young, devoted pilot. Her most recent mission is to get Tetsu Hayami to rejoin the Blue Fleet. However, he refuses and angers her, so she leaves. Later, however, the two meet again under more dire circumstances and they start to work together. Even in the thick of battle, however, it becomes clear that they don't see eye to eyeа.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Murata Toshiharu
Author
Ozawa Satoru
Design
Kawamori ShojiKusanagi TakehitoMaeda MahiroMurata Range
Vandread The First Stage (season one) was immediately followed up by this TV special. This TV special, also known as Vandread Taidouhen Stage (The Movement Stage) was a recap of the first 13 episodes with additional footage. So, Vandread Taidouhen is not really a bridge between Vandread The First Stage and Vandread The Second Stage (season two). It was made to bring new viewers up to date as to what happened during the first season.
Going after the seven legendary stones, the "Chaos Emerald", Sonic and friends continue to fight the evil genius professor Dr. Eggman.
The moment Sonic entered Eggman's headquarters, the seven Chaos emeralds gathered and created a large "Chaos Control", which blew Sonic and the others through time into the human world. There, Sonic met a kind boy, Chris... All of them were separated in an unknown world.
Will they be able to reunite? And what will happen to Eggman's world domination plan... ?
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede and Kyou S for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hirayama SatoshiWatanabe Keisuke
Design
Moriki Yasushi
Director
Kamegaki Hajime
Music
Ike Yoshiro
Boukenyuuki Plusterworld
Title
Boukenyuuki Plusterworld
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
According to the legend, the once peaceful "Pluster World" plunged into chaos and darkness due to the manifestation of the evil MINASUTA. At that time, selected Plusters were combined with humans, and successfully sealed away the evil MINASUTA. It was then believed that the peace which had returned would continue forever. Greenery and trees filled the land, flowers bloomed everywhere, living creatures soar in the blue sky, run on the land, and swim in the seas.
However, this peacefulness was once again lost due to reappearance of the MINASUTA... Now, the fusion of Plusters and Humans once again opens the door for a hot adventure!
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kugimiya Hiroshi
Director
Himaki Yuji
Script
Tomita Sukehiro
D.N Angel
Title
D.N Angel
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2003
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
On Daisuke Niwa's fourteenth birthday, Risa Harada, the girl he tried to give a love letter to, told him, "You're a good friend". That day, when the heartbroken Daisuke thinks of Risa, he suddenly transforms into the legendary great phantom thief, Dark. And he has to go, according to the note his mother left, to steal the Sacred Maiden.!? It's Daisuke and company's adventures on streets that resemble Europe! You can't miss it!!
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Sugisaki Yukiru
Design
Yamaoka Shinichi
Director
Habara Nobuyoshi
Script
Arakawa Toshihisa
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dark
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Harada Riku
Nakayama Sara
Harada Risa
Asano Masumi
Hiwatari Satoshi
Ishida Akira
Krad
Kusao Takeshi
Niwa Daiki
Aono Takeshi
Niwa Daisuke
Irino Miyu
Niwa Shouko
Tamagawa Sakiko
Konjiki no Gash
Title
Konjiki no Gash
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Magic
Year Published
2003
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
When he holds a mysterious red book and chants a spell, a lightning attack comes forth. When this strange boy Gash arrives at his house, the life of lazy middle-schooler Kiyomaro Takamine is thrown into chaos!! Gradually, Gash's true identity and abilities are revealed! Children from the demon world come and attack one after another!! What is the destiny of Kiyomaro, who has decided to fight alongside Gash.!? New super-intense battle action!!
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Raiku Makoto
Design
Otsuka Ken
Director
Nakamura Tetsuji
Script
Hashimoto Yuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
BURAGO
Kojima Kazunari
FORUGORE
Takahashi Hiroki
Gash
Otani Ikue
Kiyomaro's Father
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Kiyomaro's Mother
Yamazaki Wakana
KORURU
Kuwashima Houko
KYANCHOME
Kikuchi Masami
Megumi
Maeda Ai
Mizuno Suzume
Akiya Tomoko
Naomi
Mizowaki Shihomi
Sherry
Orikasa Fumiko
Takamine Kiyomaro
Sakurai Takahiro
TIO
Kugimiya Rie
UMAGON
Koorogi Satomi
Millennium Actress
Title
Millennium Actress
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 87 mins)
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
2001
Studio
Genco
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Sennen Joyu
Description
For decades, Chiyoko Fujiwara had been the most famous actress who starred in various genres of films, until she retired 30 years ago. One day, a producer working on a documentary on Chiyoko's career and life visits her at home in her quiet mountain villa. He brings with him a small old key, which unlocks wondrous secrets within and beyond her memories.
The key was once given to her by a painter when she was still an aspiring young actress. At the time of their encounter, Japan was at war, and the government sought and punished dissidents who opposed war, and the painter was on a run from the military police. Her story is told as the producer interviews her on the films and her roles in them, and the memories unlocked by the key reveals the secrets behind her aspiration to become an actress, and the passion that has survived for decades.
*** description from cdjapan.co.jp ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Honda Takeshi
Director
Kon Satoshi
Script
Matsuo KoMurai Sadayuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chiyoko's mother
Kyouda Hisako
Fujiwara Chiyoko (age 10-20)
Orikasa Fumiko
Fujiwara Chiyoko (age 20-40)
Koyama Mami
Fujiwara Chiyoko (age 75)
Shouji Miyoko
Ginei's director
Tokumaru Kan
Ida Kyoji
Onosaka Masaya
Man of Key
Yamadera Kouichi
Otaki Junichi
Suzuoki Hirotaka
Shimao Eiko
Tsuda Shoko
Tachibana Genya
Iizuka Shouzou
Wounded Man
Tsukayama Masane
Young Tachibana Genya
Satou Masamichi
Tantei Gakuen Q
Title
Tantei Gakuen Q
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2003
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Detective School Q Detective Academy Q
Description
The story began in a classroom of a middle school. Our main character, Kyu, when called by the guidance counselor, declared that he wanted to be a detective. He took the entrance exam to Dan Detective School where talented people from the whole country gather. He passed the difficult entrance exam for the so-called "Q class" (Q = qualified), which is personally instructed by the founder and head master of the school, the legendary famous detective, Dan Morihiko. There he got to know Minami Megumi (Meg) with her photographic memory ability, Touyama Kintarou (Kinta) – the descendant of "Kin-san" from Touyama, Narusawa Kazuma (Kazuma) – a genius programmer, and Amakusa Ryu (Ryu) -- the weird Todai (Tokyo University) student. The five of them work together, as well as competing each other, heading towards graduation.
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Amagi SeimaruSatou Humiya
Design
Onishi Masaya
Director
Abe Shinosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amakusa Ryu
Touchika Kouichi
Kyu
Ogata Megumi
Minami Megumi
Kuwashima Houko
Narusawa Kazuma
Kawakami Tomoko
Touyama Kintarou
Ishikawa Hideo
Matantei Loki - Ragnarok
Title
Matantei Loki - Ragnarok
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2003
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Demon Detective Loki - Ragnarok
Description
A Northern European myth. A world full of the brilliance of mysteries and riddles. The main character Loki is the god of deception and mischievousness. For some reason, Loki changes into the form of a child to travel to the human world. There, together with a young girl who loves mysteries, they go through all sorts of experiences through time.
A mystery adventure Anime full of Northern European gods who disguise their appearances.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kinoshita Sakura
Design
Oka Mariko
Director
Watanabe Hiroshi
Script
Kanemaki Kenichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Daidoushi Mayura
Horie Yui
Frey
Koyasu Takehito
Heimdall
Paku Romi
Narukami
Morikubo Shoutarou
Ooshima Reiya
Komatsu Rika
Roki
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Tooyama Kazumi
Paku Romi
Yamino Ryusuke
Miki Shinichirou
Wandaba Style
Title
Wandaba Style
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
WONDERFARM
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Genius scientist, Tsukumo Susumu is around 13 years old and knows each and every single theory behind aerodynamics that exists on earth. But, without the use of fossil fuels that powers rockets as such, he wants to travel to the moon and begins heavy reasearch using his knowledge in the laws of physics, scientific theory and his wild imagination.
And his test subjects the unpopular idol group Mix JUICE (Himawari, Yuri, Ayame, Sakura). To become the first humans to successfully hold a concert on the face of the moon, they come up with all sorts of crazy ideas to fly to the moon. Will the four girls from Mix JUICE be able to struggle their way to the moon successfully?
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
*** note: Mix JUICE is a real music group with Nakahara Mai, Ueda Kana, Saitou Chiwa and Morinaga Rika as its members ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hara MasaharuNakakita Kouji
Director
Takamoto Nobuhiro
Script
Mutsuki JuzoSato KatsuichiTaki Koichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayame
Saitou Chiwa
Himawari
Nakahara Mai
Kiku no. 8
Shimizu Ai
Michael Hanagata
Chiba Susumu
Sakura
Morinaga Rika
Tsukumo Susumu
Miyata Kouki
Yuri
Ueda Kana
LastEXILE
Title
LastEXILE
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Last Exile
Description
Prestel, a world filled with the atmosphere of the time when it went through industrial revolution remains.
There lives Klaus Valca, a 15 year old who using the Van Ship (a small flying ship) left behind by his father, made his home in the sky along with his childhood friend Lavie Head who is also 15.
Their dream was to surpass what their fathers couldn't do and that was to pass through the storm known as "Grand Stream". But, one day, a mysterious girl Alvis Hamilton, aged 11 is entrusted to them by the battle airship Silvana and they get dragged into a battle that shakes the world. The world of Prestel where a sea of wind and clouds stretch out.
The Grand Stream, sweeps across high in the skies.
Two countries that confront one another, Anatorel and Dysis.
Now, is the start of a terrible and exciting story!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Horiuchi OsamuMaeda MahiroMurao MinoruMurata Range
Director
Chiaki Koichi
Script
Chiaki KoichiTamioka KatsuhiroYamashita Tomohiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Albis Hamilton
Shiraki Anna
Alex Low
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Arisutia
Kuwatani Natsuko
Dio Erakurea
Noda Junko
Klaus Valca
Asano Mayumi
Lavie Head
Saitou Senwa
Rushiora
Hanba Tomoe
Tatiana Visura
Kitamura Eri
Cyber City Oedo 808
Title
Cyber City Oedo 808
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1990
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Three paroled criminals must break into the most secure building in the city, rescue 50,000 hostages trapped inside, and eliminate the terrorists - all within 24 hours or their booby-trapped collars will explode!
Street Fighter Alpha
Title
Street Fighter Alpha
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 120 mins)
Genres
Action, Martial Arts
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Street Fighter Zero
Description
A black cloud hangs over Ken and Ryu’s reunion. Brought together by the mysterious death of their master, the two warriors must overcome a challenge unlike any they’ve faced before.
Increasingly disturbed by the dark energies building within him, Ryu is unexpectedly confronted with the appearance of Shun – a boy claiming to be the long-lost brother he never knew. Soon, signs of their common lineage are revealed as Shun enters a martial arts competition and manifests the same fearsome Dark Hadou. But before Ryu has the chance to consider whether Shun’s timely appearance might be more than coincidental, agents of the insidious Shadowlaw organization kidnap the boy.
To recover the child, Ryu must undertake the ultimate journey of self-discovery and learn to control the power threatening to consume him. But with this confidence waning, will he have what it takes to confront Akuma - the vicious lord of the Dark Hadou himself?
Find out as allies old and new join forces against a sinister new threat in the pulse-pounding sequel to the phenomenally popular Street Fighter IIV series.
Cutey Honey Flash
Title
Cutey Honey Flash
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
On her sixteenth birthday, Honey Kisaragi goes to meet her father. However, he shows up injured and on the run. Out of nowhere, a group of thugs and a monster show up. A detective, Seiji Hayama, rescues Honey and her father. Unfortunately, the monster captures Honey's father. A grieving Honey goes home to find it in ruins, but a handsome man gives her hope and a device to use against the monsters who took her father. With them, Honey can transform into mulitple forms and destroy Panther Zora, the evil behind this.
Lunatic Night
Title
Lunatic Night
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 35 mins)
Genres
Adult, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
This is the tale of the lost king of Atlantis and the magical sex servants who love him! When an erotic nymph discovers her missing master, her one mission is to seduce him back to the exotic lost continent. There, he must pass a series of erotic trials to prove his virility and rise to power once more. With a bevy of adoring subjects, how could he possibly fail?
Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Title
Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 120 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Universal Century 0093, 13 years have passed since the events of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. But the foundations of peace are once again threatened by a new Neo Zeon Army led by the infamous Char Aznable! Their ultimate goal is to initiate a nuclear winter upon Earth ushering in a new age of mankind into space.
Armed with the state of the art Nu Gungam Mobile Suit, Amuro Ray and the Federation Forces are all that stand against Neo Zeon. Torn between vengeance, duty, and love - The final battle between rivals Char Aznable and Amuro Ray is finally at hand!
Stainless Night
Title
Stainless Night
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 30 mins)
Genres
Adult
Year Published
1995
Studio
ELF
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
After ten years of dormancy, Linea awakes from a capsule in the countryside of Japan. Without any memories, she wanders into a small research center staffed by three beautiful women. One of the researchers, Sayako, is entranced by the strange woman and leaves her present lover. Sayako takes Linea to bed, and finds that her abilities are beyond that of any ordinary woman!
Sakura Taisen OVA 3
Title
Sakura Taisen OVA 3
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
FUNimation
Alternative titles
Sakura Taisen ~Ecole du Paris~
Description
The Paris Floral Assault Unit makes it first appearance in Dreamcast game "SAKURA TAISEN 3", but finally, it made its first entry to the movie stage. Of the total of four episodes in the third OVA series, three episodes are on the side story of Paris Floral Assault Unit that has never been told up to now.
Comparing to the members of Imperial Floral Assault Unit who were active in "Sakura Taisen" and "Sakura Taisen 2", Paris Floral Assault unit's popularity is not behind, maybe even surpass Imperial Floral Assault unit even though this is just their initial debut.
This OVA series – that depicts the real personalities of those charming characters – is the response to the positive support of all fans.
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Coquelicot
Kozakura Etsuko
Erica Fontaine
Hidaka Noriko
Glycine Bleumer
Shimazu Saeko
Hanabi Kitaoji
Takamori Yoshino
Ichiro Ohgami
Suyama Akio
Lobelia Carlini
Inoue Kikuko
Narue no Sekai
Title
Narue no Sekai
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12 (12 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Studio Live
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Narue's World
Description
After school on a rainy day, eighth-grader Kazuto Iizuka's heart is stolen by a girl with a mysterious way of talking and acting. Her name is Narue Nanase. The problem is, she seems to be an alien. Her personality is that of someone who seems destined to a life of poverty and her special power is teleportation. Kazuto confesses his love to her and their relationship begins. But, as expected of an alien, Narue is surrounded by strange people, if they could be called that. Kazuto's life suddenly becomes a series of odd events.
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hirayama Takaaki
Director
Morita Hiromitsu
Music
Negishi Takayuki
Script
Sugitani Yuu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bathyscaphe
Kosuge Mami
Iizuka Kazuto
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Marue Masaki
Fukuyama Jun
Nanase Kanaka
Minagawa Junko
Nanase Narue
Noto Mamiko
Nanase Tadashi
Sugawara Junichi
Yagi Hajime
Chiba Saeko
Saint Beast
Title
Saint Beast
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2003
Studio
WONDERFARM
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The guardian angels that descended to the Human World went missing one after another. Behind this incident, the presence of an evil animal spirit is felt---
The 4 Gods of Beasts, Saint Beasts (Blue Dragon/Seiryuu-Gou, Green Snake/Genbu-Shin, Red Pheonix/Shujaku-Rei, White Tiger/Byakko-Gai) descended upon knowledge of this incident. In an attempt to rescue the guardian angels, as well as to find out what this evil animal spirit is......
What in the world could be the reason behind these disappearances? How would the Saint Beasts fight the evil animal spirit? And, what kind of scheme underlying all these incidents?
A must see for female fans, for the appearance of beautiful Characters appear one after another. Gorgeous battles, an easily understandable outlook of the world, charismatic characters fill each episodes, making it a must-watch series.
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Mutsuki JuzoSasaki Toshiko
Author
Arisugawa Kei
Design
Asagiri Yu
Script
Tamura Ryu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Byakko no Gai
Yoshino Hiroyuki
Fuge no Maya
Suzumura Kenichi
Genbu no Shin
Sakurai Takahiro
Houou no Ruka
Midorikawa Hikaru
Kirin no Yuda
Ishida Akira
Ryusei no Kira
Sugita Tomokazu
Seiryuu no Gou
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Shujaku no Rei
Miyata Kouki
Vie Durant
Title
Vie Durant
Category
Special
Total Episodes
8 (8 x 5 mins)
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
Description
The Antarctic thaws and it is an era when most of the land has been submerged in water. The extinction of Mankind already draws near. Mankind who were born from Adam and Eve, were now deteriorating as they repeatedly get cloned from generation to generation. Things essential for the survival of living things were lost.
Even so, the ones remaining cling on to survive...
"We should get what we need for survival from something else...!"
And so, a mere small group of humans began a new life upon the surface of water, exhausting the resources of each and every other living thing to survive. In the end, they discover people who posess a huge quantity of things necessary for survival.
The young men who posessed such things continues their journey even today, to escape from those who were pursuing them. They just wanted to find that something somewhere. They were seeking for the one and only "help" there was...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Watanabe Yukari
Director
Negishi Hiroshi
Script
Kouno Takamitsu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bi
Minagawa Junko
Di
Sakurai Takahiro
Ei
Takahashi Hiroki
Emu
Takagi Motoki
Harris
Koyasu Takehito
Jei
Matsukaze Masaya
Shilia
Midorikawa Hikaru
Tenshi no Shippo Chu!
Title
Tenshi no Shippo Chu!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
11
Genres
Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
WONDERFARM
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Angel's Tail 2
Description
Somewhere, there was a young man. A kind hearted young man who loved animals but, the most unfortunate things happen to him. The place where he works going bankrupt, bumping into a signboard as he walks in the streets. He is just completely burdened with bad luck.
However, his life completely changes when he meets a fortune teller. With the power of the fortune teller, "Guardian Angels" are called through a mobile phone and a group of cute girls appear.
These Guardian Angels, who came from the other world, were actually reincarnations of the pets that the young man had once taken care of before. They are now back to repay his kindness.
This sequel takes place a year after the last series. We go back to the time when the 12 Guardian Angels goes to Goro Mutsume. Once again, we have the voice talents of Nogawa Sakura, Chiba Saeko, Kawasumi Ayako and a whole extravanganza of other voice actors / actresses. Lets see how the Guardian Angels grow up!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kobayashi Takashi
Director
Kashima Norio
Script
Minamide YujiMutsuki Juzo
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cat Tamami
Osawa Chiaki
Fox Akane
Chiba Saeko
Goldfish Ran
Tanaka Rie
Goro Mutsumi
Suganuma Hisayoshi
Parakeet Tsubasa
Nogawa Sakura
Snake Yuki
Hikami Kyoko
Tanuki racoon Midori
Kobayashi Akiko
Turtle Ayumi
Kawasumi Ayako
Di Gi Charat Nyo
Title
Di Gi Charat Nyo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
Because of the difficulty of finding coherent description for Di Gi Charat series, Here is the story for the first two episodes of Di Gi Charat Nyo:
Episode 1:
Dejiko (Digi Charat), Puchiko (Petit Charat), and Gema head for Earth in their cat-shaped UFO. They came from Planet Digi Charat for Dejiko's princess training. When they thought they could finally see Earth, their UFO suddenly started to shake. To make matters worse, the violent shaking caused part of the ship to explode!! Because of the explosion, only Puchiko was blown outside. And the UFO, with Dejiko and Gema in it, plummeted to the earth, spewing smoke the whole way...
Episode 2:
Dejiko and company are in a UFO that is plummeting to Earth because it's out of gas. What's more, because of an explosion, only Puchiko was thrown outside the UFO! The UFO somehow pulls off an emergency landing on Earth. While looking for Puchiko in the shopping district, Dejiko and Gema meet siblings from a toy store. Meanwhile, Puchiko was also in the shopping district, looking for Dejiko and Gema. Attracted by a nice, sweet smell, Puchiko gets in line at a soft-senbei shop. After that, Puchiko finds Gema and does her best to follow, but then loses sight of her. There was a suspicious shadow watching Puchiko. Will Puchiko really be able to reunite with Dejiko and Gema?
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Yamagawa Yoshiki
Director
Sakurai Hiroaki
Script
Ikeda Mamiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ankoro Daifuku
Kikuchi Masami
Ankoro Kinako
Kanai Mika
Dejiko
Sanada Asami
Gema
Kamei Yoshiko
Omocha Kiyoshi
Minami Omi
Omocha Yasushi
Nojima Kenji
Puchiko
Sawashiro Miyuki
Rabi~en~Rose
Hikami Kyoko
Usada Akari
Iguchi Yuka
Kasumin TV 1
Title
Kasumin TV 1
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (+ 1 Special)
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
OLM
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Kasumi Haruno is a fourth grade student. She came to Kasumi Town to see off her zoologist parents on their trip to Africa to do research. In the center of the town, surrounded by forest, is the large mansion belonging to the Kasumi family where Kasumi will be staying from now on. Kasumi passes through the mansion's gate right away, but a strange atmosphere emanates from somewhere in the Kasumi Forest. When he finally makes it to the mansion, there are talking appliances! It would seem that members of the Kasumi family were youkai called "Henamon". Kasumi never dreamed she would end up living with a family of Henamon. She is very busy doing the cooking, laundry, and cleaning in exchange for living there. Surrounded by mysterious companions, what will become of Kasumi's new life?
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Umakoshi Yoshihiko
Director
Hongo Mitsuru
Music
Suo Yoshikazu
Script
Yoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arai
Umezu Hideyuki
Degigame
Fujiwara Keiji
Haniwa
Tachibana Yuko
Kasumi Haruno
Mizuhashi Kaori
Kasumi Ranko
Neya Michiko
Kasumi Sakurame
Sakuma Rei
Kasumi Senta
Sakurai Takahiro
Kasumi senzaemon
Iizuka Shouzou
Pot
Nakamura Daiki
Ryuunosuke
Kuroda Yayoi
Zoukin
Sakurai Takahiro
Hajime no Ippo Champion Road
Title
Hajime no Ippo Champion Road
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
After intense battles, defeating Sendo, Makunouchi Ippo finally grasped the place as the Japanese Feather-Weight Champion. And so, Ippo changes from a "Challenger" to a "Champion", and the opponent of his first defence match is decided. The name of the challenger was Sanada Ikki. A fierce opponent who, aiming for a Dual Class Conquest, returned the title of Junior- Feather Class.
Sanada has a different face as a Current Medical University Student, which enables the intimate understanding of the human body, of where a punch should land to deprive stamina and to down the opponent with consistent damage. Furthermore, he coolly analyses his condition from a medical perspective, based on his amount of perspiration, breathing rate and heart rate, and is thus a boxer with one of the most intelligent tactics. On the other hand, Ippo, in front of his first defence match, not only is nervous but suffers progressively from fear and anxiety as he hears more about his opponent. Furthermore, Sanada Ikki's trainer was Hama Dankichi, the rival of Chairman Kamogawa when he was still active in the ring. Dankichi's special move in the days when he still fought, "Hien" ("Flying Swallow"), has been passed down to Ikki.
Encouraged by the predecessors of the gym Ippo belongs to, Takamura and Kimura, his past opponent and his mother, watched upon by Kumi who he secretly has feelings towards, the date of the first defence match draws closer. Ippo versus Sanada, and the settling of the scores of the coaches, Chairman Kamogawa and Hama Dankichi, each of their thoughts crosses over, and now, the day of the decisive match arrives!
Can Ippo dodge the "Hien" and find victory?
*** thanks to White_Reflection for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Morikawa George
Design
Sugiura Koji
Director
Nishimura Satoshi
Music
Imahori Tsuneo
Script
Fudeyasu Kazuyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoki Masaru
Takagi Wataru
Chairman Kamogawa
Utsumi Kenji
Hama Dankichi
Katou Seizo
Kimura Tatsuya
Fujiwara Keiji
Makunouchi Ippo
Kiyasu Kohei
Manager Yagi
Nakajima Toshihiko
Mashiba Kumi
Kobayashi Sanae
Mashiba Ryo
Tanaka Masayuki
Nekoda Ginpachi
Nagai Ichirou
Sanada Ikki
Yamadera Kouichi
Takamura Mamoru
Koyama Rikiya
Umezawa Masahiko
Madono Mitsuaki
Ningen Kousaten - Human Crossing Point
Title
Ningen Kousaten - Human Crossing Point
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Drama
Year Published
2003
Studio
OB Planning
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Human Scramble
Description
In the world of boxing champions, Noguchi Aki (Voice done by Sorimachi Takashi -- one of the most popular japanese TV drama actor) looks at the world from a different point of perspective as a boxer. Without any work, he makes great progress in the world of sports just like a professional and makes his way to the top. At this rate, surely he'll become the hero of the new century.
And even on the day when he successfully defended his title, he took for granted all the high class mansions he possessed. It's hard to think that he never went through anything serious or that it has nothing to do with guts or the fighting spirit... But that is just all a lie.
It was only because he went through vigorous training full of blood and sweat that he managed to make it to the top. His actions are only to hide his past... It is also the reason why there seems to be such a "wound" deeply engraved upon his face. The "wound" is somehow related to his mother, Mizuho...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yajima Masao
Director
Kumeichi Akira
Script
Isao SeitarouKishima NobuakiOkabe Toshio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Noguchi Aki
Sorimachi Takashi
Kaleidostar
Title
Kaleidostar
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2003
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kaleido Star
Description
Naekino Sora is a 16 year old girl who yearns for the "Kaleido Stage" she once saw with her now deceased parents. And so, alone she sets off to America from Japan to go for an audition.
However, Sora arrives at the audition late and misses her chance of a lifetime.... But that is just the start of the challenges that she must face to become a top entertainer. As she works hard on beautiful stages and goes through times of discouragement, the conscience of a professional awakens in her.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Oisaki FumitoshiWatanabe Hajime
Director
Sato Junichi
Script
Yoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hoole
Koyasu Takehito
Leila
Ohara Sayaka
Mia
Nishimura Chinami
Naekino Sora
Hirohashi Ryou
Yuri
Chiba Susumu
D4 Princess
Title
D4 Princess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Perky, spoiled blonde 12-year-old Ruridou Doris is an heiress to one of the largest advertising companies in Japan. So, naturally, she's sent to one of the most prestigious schools in Japan, one so large that it has its own subway system, and even a stadium for mecha combat. It just so happens that Doris, like one out of every ten people in her world, is a panzer, someone who transforms into a superhuman wielding a very large object that can be used as a weapon, like metal crab claws, vacuum cleaners, beam weapons, et cetera. Unfortunately one can not choose their appearance as a panzer, and not only does Doris have a tiny hand drill for a weapon, but she has another, larger one spinning on her head like a top! Needless to say, she does not look like heroine material, but as befitting the daughter of an advertising company, she must train beyond her abilities, and prove herself in panzer combat in the gigantic Central Stadium of her school, while risking such perils as school lunches, impromptu fan service photo shoots, and (worst of all) the utter lack of servants!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Watanabe Yoshihiro
TEXHNOLYZE
Title
TEXHNOLYZE
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
RYUKYUSU (LUX) is a forsaken City where despair and violence is wideapread. There lives Ichise, a boy who carves his life in gamble boxing to live. A girl who sees the near future, Ran. Oonishi Kyogo, the leader of ORUGANO who can hear the "Voice of the Town".
LUX is governed by force by ORUGANO, a battle equipped working class organization, led by Kalis Makimata, the Citizen Salvation Alliance. However a team of youths proclaiming freedom, RAKAN, parting itself from the LUX, creating its own community, GABE. Despite of the quarrel and clash between ORUGANO and RAKAN, the delicate balance of the town is maintained simply because LUX requires the roles from both of them.
There exists RAFIA, a rare material that connects the human body, a necessity to Texhnolyze, the sole purpose of existence for this forsaken town. The town symbol Obelisk silently Watches the chaos.
*** thanks to White_Reflection for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Abe YoshitoshiAkahori ShigeoNakajima Toshihiro
Director
Hamazaki Hirotsugu
Script
Konaka Chiaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haru
Okada Mitsutoshi
Ichise
Haga Akira
Kaneda Eriko (DOKU)
Niki Shizumi
Kouda Michiko
Sakuma Kumi
Oonishi Kyogo
Tsuchida Hiroshi
Ran
Itou Shizuka
Shinji
Kitade Masaya
Yoshii Kazuo
Inoue Takashi
Kasumin TV 3
Title
Kasumin TV 3
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
OLM
US Distribution
Description
Kasumi Haruno is a fourth grade student. She came to Kasumi Town to see off her zoologist parents on their trip to Africa to do research. In the center of the town, surrounded by forest, is the large mansion belonging to the Kasumi family where Kasumi will be staying from now on. Kasumi passes through the mansion's gate right away, but a strange atmosphere emanates from somewhere in the Kasumi Forest. When he finally makes it to the mansion, there are talking appliances! It would seem that members of the Kasumi family were youkai called "Henamon". Kasumi never dreamed she would end up living with a family of Henamon. She is very busy doing the cooking, laundry, and cleaning in exchange for living there. Surrounded by mysterious companions, what will become of Kasumi's new life?
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Umakoshi Yoshihiko
Director
Hongo Mitsuru
Music
Suo Yoshikazu
Script
Yoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arai
Umezu Hideyuki
Degigame
Fujiwara Keiji
Haniwa
Tachibana Yuko
Kasumi Haruno
Mizuhashi Kaori
Kasumi Ranko
Neya Michiko
Kasumi Sakurame
Sakuma Rei
Kasumi Senta
Sakurai Takahiro
Kasumi senzaemon
Iizuka Shouzou
Pot
Nakamura Daiki
Ryuunosuke
Kuroda Yayoi
Zoukin
Sakurai Takahiro
Ninja Scroll TV
Title
Ninja Scroll TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Historical Settings
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Alternative titles
Jubei Ninpucho - Ryuhougyokuhen
Description
Edo Era, the world of the Tokugawa Shogunate. There were those who crept in the darkness. The Hiruko Ninja. They are fated to live in darkness, and die in darkness. However, if the power of the Dragon's Jewel, which has been handed down among the Hiruko since ancient times, is combined with that of the Priestess of Light, even the Hiruko can be bathed in light. There was one who, believing this, ran away from the Hiruko. And thus begins our story.
At the same time, a group of ninja called the Kimon Shu began targeting the stolen jewel as well as the Priestess of Light, who was living in a hidden village. The Kimon were working behind the scenes to bring about a revival of the Toyotomi. What is their intent? As the mystery deepens, the grand battle between the Hiruko and the Kimon over the treasure begins.
In that battle, there was a man who came in from rather unusual circumstances. His name: Kibagami Jubei. Having the ability to defeat enemies by using the art of Shippuu no Iai to create kamaitachi, he is a highly skilled "Ninja for Hire." Claiming he was just angry that they were disturbing his sleep, Jubei refuses to get involved in the fighting any further, but as fate would have it, he and the jewel and the Priestess of Light are brought together. Perhaps by coincidence or perhaps he was called by something, but in the hidden village he entered was the Priestess of Light, Shigure. The hidden village is destroyed in an attack by the Kimon Shu. Along with the aged ninja Dakuan and the boy ninja Tsubute who helped Shigure when she was being pursued, Jubei is pulled into the journey to protect Shigure. Having been told by Dakuan that she seems to have some connection with the Yagyuu Clan, Shigure sets off for the Yagyuu village, wanting to know the secrets of her own birth. The path is littered with the persistently pursuing Hiruko Ninja and Kimon Shu. One after the other, Jubei's Shippuu no Tachi cuts down the unearthly youjutsu that come after them.
Calling this violent battle to the death, what is the true power of the jewel and the Priestess of Light..!?
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Tanaka Hiroyuki
Design
Yoshimatsu Takahiro
Director
Sato Tatsuo
Script
Inoue Toshiki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dakuan
Fujimoto Yuzuru
Kibagami Jubei
Koyama Rikiya
Shigure
Kuwashima Houko
Tsubute
Paku Romi
Kasumin TV 2
Title
Kasumin TV 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (+ 1 Special)
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
OLM
US Distribution
Description
Kasumi Haruno is a fourth grade student. She came to Kasumi Town to see off her zoologist parents on their trip to Africa to do research. In the center of the town, surrounded by forest, is the large mansion belonging to the Kasumi family where Kasumi will be staying from now on. Kasumi passes through the mansion's gate right away, but a strange atmosphere emanates from somewhere in the Kasumi Forest. When he finally makes it to the mansion, there are talking appliances! It would seem that members of the Kasumi family were youkai called "Henamon". Kasumi never dreamed she would end up living with a family of Henamon. She is very busy doing the cooking, laundry, and cleaning in exchange for living there. Surrounded by mysterious companions, what will become of Kasumi's new life?
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Umakoshi Yoshihiko
Director
Hongo Mitsuru
Music
Suo Yoshikazu
Script
Yoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arai
Umezu Hideyuki
Degigame
Fujiwara Keiji
Haniwa
Tachibana Yuko
Kasumi Haruno
Mizuhashi Kaori
Kasumi Ranko
Neya Michiko
Kasumi Sakurame
Sakuma Rei
Kasumi Senta
Sakurai Takahiro
Kasumi senzaemon
Iizuka Shouzou
Pot
Nakamura Daiki
Ryuunosuke
Kuroda Yayoi
Zoukin
Sakurai Takahiro
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Title
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Nanami Ruchia is a princess of the North Pacific, one of the seven mermaid kingdoms. In order to return the pearl given by a boy who met an accident in the sea when she was small, she came to the human world.
Holding the faint hope...
"I may be able to meet my first love."
Doumoto Kaito, a teen-surfer whom Ruchia accidentally met upon her coming to the human's world, was attacked by a "suiyou" (water demon). Actually, Kaito was the boy Ruchia had once saved.
Ruchia, embracing her faint love for Kaito, transformed using the power of the pearl, defeated the "suiyou" by holding the mike in one hand singing and dancing!
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Hanamori Pinku
Design
Makida Kazuaki
Director
Fujimoto Yoshitaka
Script
Takegami Junji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Doumoto Kaito
Kishio Daisuke
Hippo
Ito Miyako
Houshou Hannon
Terakado Hitomi
Izuru
Ishizuka Sayori
Mrs. Taki
Yamakado Kumi
Nanami Nicola
Saitou Eri
Nanami Ruchia
Nakata Asumi
Touin Rina
Asano Mayumi
Air Master
Title
Air Master
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
Toei Animation VAP
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on a comic serialized in Young Animal magazine from 1997 (and still being serialized as this was written), by Shibata Yokusaru.
Present day, Tokyo...
Aikawa Maki, 16 years old, is a first year senior high school student known as the Air Master. An invicible street fighter. Most of the time, she is just like a normal girl but she's a different person when she's out in the streets.
Once a gymnast of Japan, Maki is now establishing and reviving the legend of "airborne street fighting" as an Air Master. A fighting style based on one's jumping strength and movement while airborne. So she can once again feel the excitement of being a gymnast, she seeks the strongest opponents to battle.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Shibata Yokusaru
Design
Umakoshi Yoshihiko
Director
Nishio Daisuke
Music
Hirano Yoshihisa
Script
Yokote Michiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aikawa Maki
Paku Romi
Fukamichi
Koyasu Takehito
Inui Renge
Kaneda Tomoko
Kawamoto Michiru
Asano Masumi
Nakanotani Mina
Nogami Yukana
Sakiyama Kaori
Doi Mika
Takigawa Yu
Suzuki Mariko
E's Otherwise
Title
E's Otherwise
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction, Super Power
Year Published
2003
Studio
Sony Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
E’s Otherwise is based on a popular comic series featured in the G Fantasy Monthly. Born through mutations, possess abilities that far exceed normal human beings, the presence of people who are able to use special powers are called E’s. It’s the story of the lonesome 15-years-old Kai Kudo,our protagonist who possesses these abilities and once called as E’s.
Kai, who has powers different from the rest, together with his sickly sister Hikaru was protected by an organization called ASHURUM. Scouted by Eiji, Kai was delegated to the ASHURUM special force AESES and undergo intensive training.
Whenever he was free, Kai visited Hikaru at the hospital belongs to the organization, but Hikaru's condition never improved. So, one year later, with amazing growth from the intensive training, Kai decides to escape from the organization.
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yuiga Satoru
Design
Hamatsu Takehiro
Director
Shimoda Masami
Script
Chiba Katsuhiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asuka Atsukawa
Kobayashi Sanae
Chris
Miura Hiroaki
Hikaru Kudo
Mochizuki Hisayo
Hikushi Saginomiya
Takase Akimitsu
Kai Kudo
Tai Yuuki
Mary
Hiramatsu Akiko
Maxim Ferrar
Iida Hiroshi
Naosumi
Tachiki Fumihiko
Ruri
Kawasumi Ayako
Shienron Beruvedia
Ozawa Masako
Shinru Beruvedia
Watanabe Akino
Tsubaki
Takagi Reiko
Yuki Atsukawa
Matsumoto Yasunori
Tank Knight Portriss
Title
Tank Knight Portriss
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Description
In a raving world, legendary knights stood up. Will they become gods of war or world saviors? Three Portriss Knights and sole human boy are now going to change the World!
Portriss Planet, home of where robots live in peace. However, this peacefulness was ruined by the sudden appearance of a Dictator "Dark Portriss". Dark Portriss plans to attain infinite powers through the use of the "Space-time destroying Cannon". The only ones able to stop this are the Portriss Knights! A boy, Yuuma, accidentally got into the Portriss World, and the Portrisses' adventure begins!
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Black Demon Dragon
Kosugi Juurouta
Blue Dragon
Kawamoto Katsuhiko
Dark Portriss
Hashi Takaya
Dual carry
Kamiya Hiroshi
Dual Rose
Chafurin Chafurin
White Tiger
Sakuya Shunsuke
Yuuma
Shiraishi Ryouko
DEAR BOYS
Title
DEAR BOYS
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
2003
Studio
OB Planning
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Aikawa Kazuhiko was the captain of Tendoji high school prestigious basketball team. He moves into a new town to attend Mizuho high school and joins its basketball team. However, Mizuho high’s basketball team is far from being prestigious, in fact, it’s a now defunct basketball team. Nevertheless to say, Kazuhiko’s presistence, passion and basketball skills inspired other team members of the dysfunctional basketball team to gear up and start practicing again.
The aim is to play in the national tournaments where all young basketball players meet their opponents in basketball competition. The tale of youth of five protagonist: Fujiwara Takuya, Ishii Tsutomu, Dobasi Kenji and Aikawa Kazuhiko have just began along with the live of Mizuho high school basketball team.
*** not responsible for description and translation – f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yagami Hiroki
Design
Kano Akira
Director
Kudo Susumu
Music
Inoue Nittoku
Script
Kishima NobuakiYoshioka Takao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aikawa Kazuhiko
Kiyasu Kohei
Akiyoshi Musumi
Yoshino Miki
Fujiwara Takuya
Matsukaze Masaya
Himuro Kyoko
Tanaka Atsuko
Ishii Tsutomu
Suzuki Tatsuhisa
Kawasaki Yukiko
Kawakami Tomoko
Kitagawa Chihiro
Itou Miki
Kudo Kaori
Hikami Kyoko
Miura Ranmaru
Takeuchi Ken
Moritaka Mai
Kawase Akiko
Ogami Keiko
Yamada Miho
Shimojo Isao
Fujiwara Keiji
Tsuchihashi Kenji
Konishi Katsuyuki
Uchuu no Stellvia
Title
Uchuu no Stellvia
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Stellvia the Universe
Description
In the year 2167, the Earth suffered major damage when it was swallowed in the waves of radiation and electromagnetism from a supernova explosion. People throughout the world worked together and overcame the crisis. People of the past, thank you. The Earth is doing well. I too am doing well, somehow; now it is the year 2356. Then, we came. Yes, to Stellvia. Our journey, the stars' journey, is just beginning...
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
It is the year 2104 AD. The the terrible war is over and peace seemed close in the world. However, there is one thing that can bring down this peace. That is the criminal organisation who's power and actions are widespread across the world... The Black Orchid.
From the main countries of the world, the "Storm Force" was formed to take down the Black Orchid. They are also known under the code name "Fire Storm".
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Onuki Kenichi
Director
Terada Norifumi
Script
Terada Norifumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chuck
Aono Takeshi
James Brady
Horikawa Jin
Julia
Horikoshi Nori
Karuro Moreri
Utsumi Kenji
Laura Hope
Sumitomo Yuko
Lucy
Shioyama Yuka
Nagisa Kisaragi
Takamori Yoshino
Ruth Miller
Yokoo Mari
Sam Scott
Takatsuka Masaya
Wesley Grant
Shimura Tomoyuki
DNA^2
Title
DNA^2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
15
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Powhouse
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Dokokade Nakushita Aitsuno Aitsu
Description
In the future, society has a MAJOR population problem. The cause is the Mega-Playboy, men who are totally irresistible to women, due to their genes. One Mega-Playboy can make 100 women pregnant and the boys also become Mega-Playboys. Karin is an agent sent to the past to find the first Mega-Playboy and stop him with a special bullet. Karin, who dreams of having her very own "Sweet Home" (a rarity in the overcrowded future) finds the original Mega-Playboy, a young man named Junta. Junta has a problem; he throws up at anything even REMOTELY sexual, you do NOT want to be around if he glimpses a girl's panties! Perplexed, Karin shoots him anyway, then finds out she shot him with the wrong bullet! The drug inside of the bullet turns Junta into a Mega-Playboy and back. Now Karin has to figure out how to get out of the mess that she created, or else she won't get her sweet home! Other players in this chaos are Ami, a girl that Junta grew up with (and the only one he doesn't get sick around), Tomoko, first victim of Junta's Mega-Playboy powers and Ryuuji, the jealous boyfriend. Not to mention the hordes of girls who swoon when Junta powers up, including Karin.
In the first years of the 21st century, a new type of energy has been discovered. It has allowed for great advancements in cybernetic medicine, but the year is now 2019, and the world's cities have not always reaped the benefits. In the modern metropolis of Cyber-Wood, there is a vast slum known as Cancer, a lawless place filled with the poorest and most violent of the city's inhabitants. But there is a new project in the works to bring justice to Cancer: an experimental suit of armor that will tap into it's operator's spiritual energy and allow him to peacefully apprehend the city's criminals. Piloted by John Stalker, the initial test should have gone smoothly. But it seems that not everyone likes the way things are going. There is a certain cult (based in Cancer, of course) that intends to bring about the resurrection of the god of darkness, and what better conduit than poor John. When the test goes wrong and John is kidnapped shortly afterward, John's girlfriend and a hardened cop are on the trail, but what will they think when they find that their quarry has become an evil god?
Kino no tabi ~the Beautiful World~
Title
Kino no tabi ~the Beautiful World~
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Genco
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Kino’s Travels ~the Beautiful World~
Description
Composed in the form of a series of short stories, this is the story of the travels of the human Kino and the talking motorbike Elmes. Kino and Elmes visit various different countries.
A country that can’t live with others because of the development of telepathy (a country that understand people’s pain); a country that are striving to make everything equal, whose residents are extremely united (a country ruled by majority), etc. etc.
Then, when three days pass, they leave the country. Kino and Elmes are travelers (observers). Small ripples are formed in the usual lives of the people living in the various countries by the appearance of the unusual traveler Kino. But that is becoming a major incident that will shake up their usual lives.
What will Kino and Elmes see in their travels? And what will be left in the hearts of the people they encountered?
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Shiguresawa Keiichi
Design
Kondo TakamitsuSuga Shigeyuki
Director
Nakamura Ryutaro
Script
Murai Sadayuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Elmes
Arigase Ryuji
Kino
Maeda Ai
Happy World!
Title
Happy World!
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2002
Studio
KSS Shueisha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
God divided happiness and misfortune into a man equally. However, there is only one person in the world who has only misfortune given to him. That person name is Takeshi, and he has only bad luck with his life since he was a kid.
Welcome Eru, a beautiful angel dispatched by god to "compensate" Takeshi losses and to protect him from his misfortune. At first, Takeshi is rather annoyed by Eru presence around him. But after Eru saves his life, finally Takeshi learns to accept Eru. Eru then uses her power to become human and lives with Takeshi along with his stepmother, Sanae, and his stepsister, Motoko.
*** synopsis kindly provided by Maria ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takeshita Kenjirou
Design
Kinoshita Hirotaka
Director
Ikebata Takashi
Script
Nobe Tomofumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Eru
Hanamura Satomi
Motoko
Sasajima Kaoru
Sanae
Uchikawa Ai
Takeshi
Yabe Masashi
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Quiet Country Cafe
Title
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Quiet Country Cafe
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In the near-future Japan, global warming has brought the large city Yokohama underwater, and only the hills remain above the ocean surface. What used to be one of the largest cities in Japan now feels like a small town. Basically, the existence of the island country itself has been threatened. However, there is no feeling of desperation, devastation, nor hopelessness. People are enjoying laid-back lives, and they seem to appreciate each other's company, enjoying the quiet and peaceful time together.
This is especially so with Alpha, a carefree young woman who runs a cafe, named Cafe Alpha. She enjoys her life immersing herself in the beautiful nature all around her. There is nothing more precious to her than spending quality time with her kind friends. Oh, the fulfillment and the joy she finds in life...it all indicates her to be a compassionate human being, but she is not quite a human. She is actually a type A7M2 robot.
One day, upon hearing a radio forecast warning an approaching typhoon, her old friend who lives close by invites her to the gas station he runs, worried that her old cafe may not withstand the typhoon. Indeed, the passing of typhoon leaves Alpha with her cafe severely damaged. That's when she decides to go on a journey to raise money to rebuild her cafe, and also to see the outside world away from her friends and the comfort of a peaceful life.
*** description from cdjapan ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hatsuseno Alpha
Shiina Hekiru
Takahiro
Suyama Akio
Takatsu Kokone
Nakagawa Akiko
Uncle
Terashima Mikio
Inuyasha the Movie: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjou
Title
Inuyasha the Movie: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjou
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2002
Studio
Shogakukan Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Inuyasha: Dream Castle Inside the Mirror Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Description
Inuyasha, Kagome and the others have cornered there arch-nemesis Naraku. Kagome’s flying purification arrow and Inuyasha’s Tessaiga finally take Naraku! Mysteriously, from that night on, the full moon strangely continues for several days.
At that time, the unearthly appeared before Inuyasha and the others, calling herself "Kaguya, the Princess of Heaven"!
What is the true relation of this greatest of enemies, who controls time freely, to Naraku? Right here and now, a new door opens on the magnificent tapestry of the warring country revolving around the Shikon no Tama!
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Design
Motohashi HideyukiSuganuma Eiji
Director
Shinohara Toshiya
Music
Wada Kaoru
Script
Sumizawa Katsuyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Inuyasha
Yamaguchi Kappei
Kagome Higurashi
Yukino Satsuki
Kaguya
Harada Mieko
Kikyou
Hidaka Noriko
Miroku
Tsujitani Kouji
Myoga
Ogata Kenichi
Sango
Kuwashima Houko
Shippo
Watanabe Kumiko
Crown Knights
Title
Crown Knights
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Movic
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Wild Cardz JaJa Uma! Quartette
Description
Here come the Crown Knights: Sunday Spades — the poker-faced leader and possessor of the mysterious trump power! Jo Diamonds — who can run at the speed of light! Casa Clubs — combat expert who possesses hyper-senses! Coco Hearts — the tricky master of psycho-magic! Together, these cute, card-carrying champions are dealing a world of hurt to the criminals who threaten the tranquil Card Kingdom. But can they checkmate two, invading war machines — shaped like gigantic chess pieces — before the kingdom topples like a house of cards?
Twin Signal
Title
Twin Signal
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Robotics expert Dr. Otoi built Signal to be a powerful companion for his young grandson, Nobuhiko. However, a mishap during Signal's programming led to an unexpected glitch. Every time Nobuhiko sneezes, Signal transforms from a temperamental adult robot into an adorable, chocolate-loving little baby.
Despite this little problem, days are usually happy and fun around the Otoi household, where robots, people and animals live in harmony. Except for the occasional feud over house cleaning chores or the affections of the female robot Elara. everything is relatively peaceful.
However, one day Signal is attacked by Pulse, one the Doctor's previous creations and the prototype for Signal. Despite being critically nearsighted, Pulse is loaded down with weapons and has been reprogrammed by Dr. Otoi's mysterious rival. He's on a mission to steal the most recent robot technology, and obliterate anything that gets in his way.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Sasaki Toshiko
Author
Oshimizu Sachi
Design
Sasaki Toshiko
Director
Sogabe Takashi
Music
Suzuki Takeshi
Melty Lancer
Title
Melty Lancer
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1999
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The Galaxy Police Organization has battled intergalactic terrorism for years! Finally achieving peace in the universe, the world was finally deemed safe... until a new alien criminal menace appeared! Answering the call of duty a group of six specially trained officers have been organized. Codenamed: Melty Lancers! The face of justice just got cuter!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Masuo Shoichi
Design
Hirata Tomohiro
Director
Mori Takeshi
Music
Amano Masamichi
Script
Yamaguchi Hiroshi
Green Green
Title
Green Green
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Media Factory
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Hanaoka high school is an all girls’ school, and the girls were pretty excited when they heard that boys were admitted into their high school. Smart and elegant boys, that’s in their fantasy. However, in reality, the boys who were actually admitted are from the countryside and not smart at all, leave alone being elegant. And in fact, two of them are dirty perverts...
*** synopsis kindly provided by Maria ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kuwashima YoshikazuYamaguchi Noboru
Design
Katakura Shinji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chitose Midori
Nakayama Sara
College President
Kamiya Hiroshi
Doku Gas
Takahashi Akio
Haruno Arisa
Yoshitake Noriko
Ichiban Boshi
Domon Jin
Iino Chigusa
Suzuki Mariko
Ijuuin Tadatomo
Tanaka Kazunari
Kutsuki Futaba
Fujimaki Eriko
Kutsuki Wakaba
Mannaka Yukiko
Minami Sanae
Suzuki Saori
Obayashi Itsuki
Misaki Akemi
Takazaki Yuusuke
Kisaichi Atsushi
A Tree of Palme
Title
A Tree of Palme
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 136 mins)
Genres
Fantasy, Mecha
Year Published
2002
Studio
Genco Kadokawa Shoten Toho
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Parumu no Ki
Description
Ever since the death of his mistress Xian, Palme - a robot made of a mystic wood that is said to absorb the very memories of the civilisations it roots in - has lain dormant, with no reason to live. One day, he awakens to the presence of a wounded female warrior named Koram, whom he mistakes for Xian. Koram is forced to entrust her mission to him to bring the Egg of Touto, a mysterious artifact, to Tamas, the world below. On his journey, Palme meets Popo, a girl with whom he eventually falls in love. Determined at last with a purpose in life, and learning of the importance of the artefact he carries, Palme resolves to complete his mission and exchange the artefact to the Tree of Life for his humanity. But, the Tree and others have darker purposes for the artefact - and, certain that the completion of Palme's mission would destroy the world, the people of Tamas would do anything to stop him.
*** description from Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Inoue Toshiyuki
Director
Nakamura Takashi
Music
Harada Takashi
Script
Nakamura Takashi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Baron
Aikawa Rikako
Fou
Kiyokawa Motomu
Koram
Hino Yurika
Moo
Kozakura Etsuko
Palme the Robot
Hiramatsu Akiko
Poo
Kanai Mika
Popo
Toyoguchi Megumi
Roalt
Yamaguchi Kappei
Shata
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Xian
Kyouka Kyouka
Mado o Grandzort TV
Title
Mado o Grandzort TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
42 (41 x 25 mins + 1 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Mado King Granzort TV
Description
In the future, the moon is a habitable place with atmosphere and gravity and also a famous tourist attraction. There are also stories about a "long ears" creature like rabbits on the moon who can use magic. Haruka Daichi heads off to the moon during a summer holiday alone because he likes to see the long ears creature by himself.
However, he get himself dragged into an acient conflict between two acient moon racess: the "long ears" race and Jado race. Jado race wanted to conquer the universe and resurrect ancient evil powers to seize control of the Earth. Now the "long ears" race and Daichi must seek three warriors who could use magic to release Mado King to fight Jado race and to release "long ears" race's kingdom, Rabiluna, from Jado race.
The year is 2xxx AD. Numerous comets have passed and detected in our solar system, and because of that, there are fears and unpredictable dangers that some of them may crashed upon the earth and will cause mass destruction on the planet.
Therefore, as a part of Cosmic Crisis Management, mankind built a comet impact station above earth's satellite orbit. This comet impact station is equipped with Space Shock Machines that will eliminate those comets before they can reach the earth. Those space shock machines are flown by female pilots, who also known as the Storm Troops, and are armed with special missiles to destroy incoming comets into small pieces. Those girls are soon to be known as Comet Blasters and are very popular among people on earth.
On earth, in various places, many comet impact stations were also made as second line of defense, so that in the event of large comet fragments passed the Comet Blasters, it can be destroyed by the Meteor Sweeper who fired special missiles from earth. At the same time, these comet impact stations on earth provide training grounds where young pilots are trained to gain qualification as future Comet Blasters.
*** thanks to Kyou S. for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Sato RyoYamauchi Noriyasu
Director
Mori TakeshiYamauchi Noriyasu
Music
Amano Masamichi
Script
Takayama Katsuhiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anette Carey
Toyoguchi Megumi
Betty Buseman
Yukino Satsuki
Chris Calman
Asakawa Yuu
Doi Shizuha
Shimizu Kaori
Honjo Mikaze
Kakazu Yumi
Ikeda Kuu
Yoshino Hiroyuki
Iwasaki Kazuma
Tsujitani Kouji
Kikuhara Karin
Orikasa Fumiko
Kisaragi Sayaka
Ohara Sayaka
Kubou Chizuru
Hiramatsu Akiko
Mikuri Arisu
Asano Mayumi
Mikuri Ran
Neya Michiko
Mikuri Rin
Kyouda Hisako
Miyazawa Tsubasa
Tasaka Hideki
Nakamura Saiun
Kikuchi Shiho
Sako Kouichirou
Iwata Mitsuo
Touya Kei
Seki Tomokazu
Yumi Haru
Soumi Yoko
Machine Robo Rescue
Title
Machine Robo Rescue
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Sortie! Machine Robo Rescue
Description
In the future, age is not a factor to determine whether someone can perform a certain task or not, but special talent and training. An organization, Machine Robo Rescue (MRR), was established for robots and children to become partner and rescue people from danger. Then 12 children with various abilities were selected and introduced as part of this program: Robo Rescue!
Meet Oozora Taiyou, one of the children who were chosen as a part of MRR program. After being late on his first day of training, he went to perform a hot rescue with JETROBO. However, a mysterious Robot from mysterious organization, “The Star”(?), appeared before MRR team to interfere with the rescue. What are the motives of the mysterious organization? And what are their goals?
Life as one of the children chosen as part of MRR has started for Oozora Taiyou. Bumpy and hard training is just ahead for MRR team in order to protect many people’s life!
*** not responsible for description, cast & character translations -- f4t3 ***
.hack//Legend of Dusk Bracelet .hack//Tasogare no Udewa Densetsu
Description
The story revolves around a network game called "The World". It takes place four years after the "Twilight" incident (from the PS2 game), which not only shook the game world, but also the real world.
CyberConnect Corporation (CC Corporation), the creator and operator of The World, held a "Limited Edition Character" campaign for The World players and participants. The prize of the campaign is the Limited Edition Character itself: the legendary "Kite" and "Black Rose" from the ".hackers" data that was prohibited since the Twilight incident.
A pair of twin brother and sister in 2nd year junior high, Shuugo (the elder brother), and Rena (the younger sister), successfully obtained the Legendary Characters from the campaign. Shuugo who wanted to quit playing the network game, once again had to set foot into The World under his sister's invitation.
In the game world, Shuugo and Rena met other players, Mileyu and Houka and they quickly became close friends after several events and encounters. However, the seemingly peaceful game world began to meet with many weird changes resembled to the incident four years ago. But this time, Shuugo, Rena and their new friends are involved in it...
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Hamasaki Tetsuya
Design
Kikuchi Yoko
Director
Mashimo KoichiSawai Kouji
Music
Ueno YokoYoshino Hiroaki
Script
Nishizono Satoru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aura
Sakamoto Maaya
Barmunk
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Hotaru
Kawasumi Ayako
Houka
Kaida Yuki
Mileyu
Matsuoka Yuki
Reki
Hoshi Souichirou
Rena
Nakahara Mai
Sanjurou
Masutani Yasunori
Shuugo
Minagawa Junko
Raimuiro Senkitan
Title
Raimuiro Senkitan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Drama, Historical Settings, Mecha
Year Published
2003
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
It was Meiji 37 or year 1904 (somewhere in the timeline of Sakura Taisen), when The Great Empire of Japan started to increase its national power quickly by the westernization during the Meiji era. On the other part of the world, Czar Russia was going to extend its hegemony to the East and hence started a war against Japan. The war is known as Russo-Japanese war right now. Japanese army with quick series of victories over Russia astounded the world. The war culminated with the fall of Russia’s Port Arthur (Lushun in China) to the hand of Japanese army.
The story of this anime (based on a h-game by Elf) starts from when the Japanese army is getting readied to attack Port Arthur by establishing a training camp (called Tendai Genjo Gakuin?) for female pilots in Hokkaido. Umakai Shintaro, a former diplomat who was residing in Russia once, is chosen to supervise the training.
Although five girls (Sanada Momen, Honda Sarasa, Katou Asa, Fukushima Kinu, Kuroda Rinzu and Ichijouji Sumi) who are assigned to him overwhelm him, his sense as a teacher brings him to guide these girls to complete their secret mission, although he does not even know what the secret mission is (which is to destroy the mysterious Russian Army at Port Arthur in Lushun).
*** not responsible for description, cast & character translations -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Akahori Satoru
Design
Honda NaokiWatanabe Mayumi
Director
Suzuki Ko
Script
Akahori SatoruYoshioka Takao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Date Masanosuke
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Fukushima Kinu
Aoki Sayaka
Honda Sarasa
Otomiya Tsubasa
Ichijouji Sumi
Dodo Asako
Kaji Hyouko
Ishii Kouji
Katou Asa
Sasajima Kaoru
Kuki-sama
Koorogi Satomi
Kuroda Rinzu
Aimoto Yuka
Rasha
Morota Kaoru
Sanada Momen
Shimizu Ai
Saten
Kanai Mika
Sophia
Yokote Kumiko
Umakai Shintaro
Miki Shinichirou
Nanaka 6/17
Title
Nanaka 6/17
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Kirisato Nanaka is a 17 years old girl, and she is a 2nd year student in a highschool. She has a childhood friend, Nagihara Nenji, who goes to the same school as her.
However, because of an accident (she fell down from stairs) at one day, then when she regained her conciousness, Nanaka lost some parts of her memory. She lost her memory from when she was 6 years old and onward. In other words, her memory and heart return into when she was 6 years old. Therefore, nevertheless to say, this has to be kept secret from all her classmates.
To make things more complicated, an honour student Amemiya Yuriko, Nagihara Nenji and his two rivals, Arashiyama Jinpachi and Arashiyama Satsuki, somewhow get tangled into Nanaka's school life. So what will become to Nanaka?
*** not responsible for description, cast & character translations -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Onchi MasayukiYamagawa Yoshiki
Director
Kobayashi ShinchiroSakurai Hiroaki
Music
Masudo Toshiro
Script
Konparu Tomoko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amemiya Yuriko
Horie Yui
Arashiyama Jinpachi
Shimura Kazuyuki
Arashiyama Satsuki
Nazuka Kaori
Aretama KusatoKo
Nogawa Sakura
Kazamatsuri Chie
Chiba Saeko
Kirisato Nanaka
Chiba Chiemi
Kirisato Taizou
Matsuyama Takashi
Magical DOMIKO
Sanada Asami
Nagihara Jinji
Suzumura Kenichi
Picot
Kanai Mika
Shishido Yoshiko
Kanai Mika
Tsuyuki Marie
Nakayama Rina
Yoshida
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Sakura Taisen Sumire Kanzaki Intai Kinen ~Su Mi Re»
Title
Sakura Taisen Sumire Kanzaki Intai Kinen ~Su Mi Re~
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Music, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
As Sumire Kanzaki (Tomizawa Michie) shockingly announced her retirement in Tokyo Game Show 2001 in Japan, in 2002 a New Year public show was performed as a "Sumire Kanzaki retirement commemoration". A new Sakura Taisen OVA was also released to commemorate her retirement:
Sumire Kanzaki who has continued fighting as a member of the Imperial Floral Assault Unit, which protects the capital city from darkness, is bewildered and her worries increase. She finally chooses to withdraw from Imperial Floral Assault unit and from the opera team stage as well. Of course, her friends are shocked by this sudden decision, but Sumire's resolution to retire cannot be reversed. While everyone held various thoughts in their hearts and minds, the time of commencement of performance "Kanzaki Sumire retirement commemoration public performance" draws near...
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichiro Ohgami
Suyama Akio
Iris
Nishihara Kumiko
Kanna Kirishima
Tanaka Mayumi
Kouran Lee
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Maria Tachibana
Takano Urara
Reni Milhishtraze
Ikura Kazue
Sakura Shinguji
Yokoyama Chisa
Soletta/Orihime
Okamoto Maya
Sumire Kanzaki
Tomizawa Michie
Transformers Legend of Micron
Title
Transformers Legend of Micron
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Koeru Robot Seimeitai Transformers Micron Densetsu
Description
On the mechanical planet of Sabertron lives super robotic organisms known as Transformers. There, mainly consisting of convoys, the Cybertron army, and their old enemy Destron fell into conflict to gain hold of a new power to join their side. A new breed of Transformers known as the Microns. But, griefing over the battle the Microns set off to the other end of the universe.
4 million years later, on Earth, 3 young children activated a mysterious panel inside a cave. And somehow, that was the dormant Micron...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Omoteji Majirou
Director
Ueda Hidehito
Music
Matsuo Hayato
Script
Izudani IsaoMotohira RyoOketani Akira
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alexa
Tomisaka Aki
Billy
Shingaki Tarusuke
Carlos
Maeda Yukie
Hayen haido
Yusa Kouji
Hot Rod
Okano Kosuke
Jim
Kobushi Nobuyuki
Konbo
Ohkawa Toru
Lachette
Sawaki Ikuya
Ladd
Nakai Masataka
Megatron
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Sandstorm
Chiba Isshin
Stascleam
Yamanoi Jin
Kumo no mukou, Yakusoku no basho
Title
Kumo no mukou, Yakusoku no basho
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 50 mins)
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
The place of promise, Beyond the Clouds The place promised in our early days
Description
An idependent animation work by Shinkai Makoto, the creator of Hoshi no Koe. The story is somewhat a combination between "Sleeping Princess" and "Hoshi no Koe".
The story takes place in a "different world" of another postwar period, in 1996, where Japan was divided and ruled. A huge mysterious tower was built on Hokkaido.
The main character of the story are three 15 years old junior high school students: Sawatari Sayuri, Fujisawa Hiroki and Shirakawa Takuya. Because of her illness (memory disorder), Sayuri was transferred into another school in Tokyo. So, three of them part and walk their own path.
The year is 2001, and both of Hiroki and Takuya are college students now. They meet Sayuri again by chance in Tokyo. However, Sayuri has been sleeping for many years because of her illness. Hiroki and Takuya decided to solve the mystery of Sayuri’s illness which somehow connected to the mysterious tower.
Can they unravel the mystery of Sayuri illness? Can three of them stand on the one promised place made after school again?
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Creator
Shinkai Makoto
Director
Shinkai Makoto
L/R - Licensed By Royal
Title
L/R - Licensed By Royal
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action
Year Published
2003
Studio
TNK
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Presently in Isthar, on an isolated country near England...
In order to resolve the various issues before they arise in the monarchical country of Isthar, the royal family has issued a license for a lot of private agencies. Within those agencies, there was one that were particularly favoured by the the royal family and their trust. An agency that can accomplish their missions with ease and that agency was known as "Cloud7".
Comprised of the two members Rowe and Jacque, who're also known as the "L/R", they are granted all sorts of special supplies for the "impossible missions" they get from the royal family. Anything big and small, from cars to cigarettes! With all this in hand, the L/R makes haste to complete their missions.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Teraoka Kenji
Director
Kawasaki Toshiaki
Music
Nozaki Keiichi
Script
Matsui Kazuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Clare Pennylane
Toyoguchi Megumi
Des
Tsuji Shinpachi
Jacque Hefner
Hirata Hiroaki
Mr. Camille
Otsuka Akio
Ms. Camille
Katsuki Masako
Noelle Adelaide
Mikako Takahashi
Rowe Rickenbacher
Ueda Yuuji
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko
Title
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 5 mins)
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Her and Her Cat She and Her Cat
Description
An earlier independent work by Shinkai Makoto, the creator of Hoshi no Koe. Created in early summer 1999 using hand-drawn technique combined with 3D Software and AfterEffects for composition. The whole volume is colorless in order to reduce the burden of machine and to speed up production process. In this short animated work, Shinkai Makoto tried to convey a small warmth, vague lonesomeness of living, faint feeling into image and sound.
*** translated from comments by Shinkai Makoto himself -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Creator
Shinkai Makoto
Director
Shinkai Makoto
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Outside Legend OVA
Title
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Outside Legend OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Madhouse Production VAP
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Captain Harlock refused to surrender to Illumidas (Mazone) race who has conquered the Earth. Harlock joined with Daiba Tadashi, an orphan who hates the earth new government; Mime, the last alien race whose home world was destroyed; and other interesting characters such as Yatran and Maji.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Daiba Hakase
Hori Katsunosuke
Dr. Zero
Nozawa Nachi
Harlock
Yamadera Kouichi
Irita
Wakamoto Norio
Maji
Chafurin Chafurin
Mime
Minaguchi Youko
Nami Shizuka
Shinohara Emi
Nana
Orikasa Fumiko
Tadashi Daiba
Seki Tomokazu
Yatran
Tatsuta Naoki
Yuki Hotaru
Sakuma Rei
Hunter X Hunter Greed Island OVA
Title
Hunter X Hunter Greed Island OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
2003
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Hunter X Hunter OVA 2
Description
The story takes place after the first OVA.
After the conflict with the spiders, Gon and Killua return to the York Shin auction to try their luck with Greed Island. Once inside, Gon and Killua meet up with Biscuit, Wing's old teacher, who helps them train to defeat the monsters and player killers found inside the game.
*** thanks to Spike1891 for description ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Tagashira Shinobu
Director
Matsushita Yukihiro
Music
Sato Toshihiko
Script
Kishima Nobuaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Biscuit
Higuchi Chieko
Gon
Takeuchi Junko
Killua
Mitsuhashi Kanako
Kurapika
Kaida Yuki
Leorio
Gouda Hozumi
Hand Maid Mai
Title
Hand Maid Mai
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (4 x 30 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
WONDERFARM
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Although Ozu Hideo dreamt to be a movie director, he is now a live-in employee in the warehouse of an adult video production company "Yamamoto Dream Project".
Nine years ago, Ozu took movie shoots of his childhood friend, Kurosawa Mai. However, the last scene was just blank white, and the film was ended without being completed. Then, there came a contact from Mai, after 4 years, for Ozu. She said she wanted to have the master tape of that shoots Ozu had.
What is waiting for Ozu in his rendezvous with Mai is a harsh reality. Mai had been debuted to be an actress. The head of the major production house Mai was belong to intended to buy Ozu’s film. Giving a final blow to the bewildered Ozu, Mai said, "You, using an excuse of making a movie, dangled after me like a stalker for 9 years. No matter how long, do you think you’ll be able to make a movie? That’s why I am going to pay you 10 million as a consolidation money, isn’t it enough?" The disappointed Ozu ran out through the exit door.
Ozu went home dead-drunk. What appeared before his eyes were girls looking like Kurosawa Mai who was shown in the film.
*** thanks to mtenshi for description and translations ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kobayashi Takashi
Director
Kimiya Shigeru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cyberdoll Ai
Asai Kiyomi
Cyberdoll Mai
Kobayashi Sanae
Cyberdoll Mie
Matsuki Miyu
Ozu Hideo
Suzumura Kenichi
Cutey Honey
Title
Cutey Honey
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1973
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Some women would kill for a perfect body. Honey has a dozen of them and everyone's trying to kill her! She's Cutey Honey; a one-woman S.W.A.T. team whose android chassis is capable of changing at will into a dazzling array of hard-hitting hardbodies, each with its own unique set of skills, weapons and other impressive physical.
Heavy Metal L-Gaim OVA
Title
Heavy Metal L-Gaim OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 60 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
The first two OVAs are comprised of selected and edited footage from the TV series, while the last OVA is adding a better conclusion to the TV series.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amandara Kamandara
Toyoda Shinji
Chey Cher
Shimada Bin
Daba Myroad
Hiramatsu Hirokazu
Fannaria Amm
Honda Chieko
Full Flat
Doi Mika
Gavlet Gablae
Hayami Shou
Gaw Ha Leccee
Kawamura Maria
Giwaza Lowaw
Nishimura Tomomichi
Hatchia Motchia
Totani Kouji
Lilis Faw
Kawamura Maria
MF McTomin
Ginga Banjou
Mirawoo Kyao
Ohtsuka Yoshitada
Miyama Asphy
Hara Eriko
Miyama Lilen
Shimazu Saeko
Poseidal
Shimazu Saeko
Semuge Shato
Satou Masaharu
Lady Blue
Title
Lady Blue
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 60 mins)
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
19 year old ninja Miko Mido's fortune predicts that she's about to fall in love when an unexpected downpour throws her into the arms of 20 year old Hidemasa -whom she immediately recognizes as the man of her dreams!
Poor Miko must not only stave off the jealosy of her friend, 19 year-old Fubuki Kai, but is forced to put her fantasies on hold when she learns of the ancient and mysterious 'male' and 'female' flutes which are wreaking havoc on her parents and women on Earth. Suspecting that the new man in her life might know something about the flutes, she must enlist his aid, or perish!
Baggy
Title
Baggy
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 86 mins)
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
A boy gets down from his motor bike in the wilderness of South America. His name is Ishigami Ryosuke. He has been chasing "Rice Ball", an evil force that throws all life on earth into darkness, and now his journey to take revenge for his mother's murder is coming to an end. A confrontation with Baggy, a lovable new creature, is just around the corner.
It was a year ago that Ryosuke first met Baggy. Ryosuke rides on a motorcycle when he feels lonely, as his parents are too busy to spend time with him. One day, he meets a woman as agile and cunningly brutal as a jaguar. She is actually Baggy, the cute kitten that Ryosuke loved and nursed when he was a little boy, and now appears before him in human form. Ryosuke and Baggy then set out on a journey together to solve "the mystery of life".
*** Description from Tezuka Osamu @ World ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Nishimura HitoshiTezuka Osamu
Director
Ono KimiharuTezuka Osamu
Music
Haneda Kentaro
Script
Tezuka Osamu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Baggy
Shimazu Saeko
Ryo
Inoue Kazuhiko
La Blue Girl
Title
La Blue Girl
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Alternative titles
Inju Gakuen La Blue Girl
Description
It began centuries ago, when the Miroku ninja clan made a deal with the forces of the underworld – leading to centuries of struggle between rival clans. And now, after more than 600 years of peace, the denizens of the underworld are about to get a new boss.
Now, 18-year-old ninja in training Miko Mido is entrusted with the family business: making sure that sex-starved demons stay out of humanity’s way! What’s a ninja to do? Fight, with every battle skill and sexual sorcery she can muster!
La Blue Girl Returns
Title
La Blue Girl Returns
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
Miko Mido is back, and as fresh and feisty as ever! A deadly sex ninja trained in the carnal arts, Miko is hot to deal out heavy martial arts mistreatment to any demon who threatens her. Who is the stronger sexual slayer, our hedonistic heroine, or the preternatural perverts of the underworld? It’s time for Miko to show these supernatural sex fiends who wears the pants in this business… no one!
Reign The Conqueror
Title
Reign The Conqueror
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Settings
Year Published
1999
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Alternative titles
Alexander Senki Alexander Record of War
Description
In the 4th century A.D, a pagan shaman prophesies that Olympias, Queen of Macedonia, wife of King Phillip II will give birth to a baby who will grow up to destroy the world, and the baby named Alexander.
Years later, Alexander with many successful campaigns unifies Persia and Macedonia, so great that it makes Aristotle worries that the world can be destroyed by Alexander's advance toward the East...
*** I'm not a historian, characters' translation will contain mistakes -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Chung Peter
Director
Kanemori Yoshinori
Music
Hosono HaruomiIshii Ken
Script
Murai Sadayuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alexander
Seki Toshihiko
Antigonus
Gouri Daisuke
Aristotle
Nozawa Nachi
Cassandra
Tanaka Atsuko
Dinocrates
Nakao Ryuusei
Hephaisteon
Tsujitani Kouji
King Darius III
Yamadera Kouichi
King Phillip II
Sakaguchi Yoshisada
Kleitos
Ohtsuka Yoshitada
Olympias
Ashina Junko
Phillip
Furuya Touru
Plato
Sagawa Tetsurou
Ptolemy
Ikeda Shuuichi
Roxana
Minaguchi Youko
Scrapped Princess
Title
Scrapped Princess
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Bones
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
An abandoned princess buried into darkness right after birth, she was prophesied to destroy the world at the age of 16. This, though the truth, was forbidden to be spoken by anyone in this country. The so-called "abandoned princess" was in fact, the youngest of the three "Kasull" siblings, by the name of Pacifica.
Assassins come forth one after another to take her life which was not supposed to be in existence. Shannon and Raquel swore to protect their sister from the wicked hands of the assassins.
A fantasy mixed with a heart of sadness and kindness, by Sakaki Ichiro
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Sakaki Ichiro
Design
Omori Takahiro
Director
Masui Soichi
Script
Yoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Christopher Armalite
Mizushima Takahiro
Pacifica Kasull
Orikasa Fumiko
Raquel Kasull
Ohara Sayaka
Shannon Kasull
Miki Shinichirou
Uinia Chester
Kawasumi Ayako
Ultra Maniac
Title
Ultra Maniac
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 20 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Magic, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Ultra Maniac is a short 20 minutes OVA coupled with Full Moon o Sagashite short 10 minutes OVA which went on sale with Ribon Magazine. The story is based on manga by Yoshizumi Wataru, and generally revolves around school kids with comedy and light-hearted romance theme for shoujo readers. Here is the description from the manga:
Ayu is one of the coolest students at her school. She is smart, studious, sporty and has just the right ammount of untouchable quality to make her a friend of everybody. Her male counterpart is Kaji-kun: warm, happy, friendly and a memeber of the baseball club. No wonder Ayu's got a crush on him!
One day, Ayu sees a new student, Nina, crying and looking for something. After Ayu helps her find it, Nina decides to show her gratitude in the best way she knows, magic! Nina turns out to be a student from the Magic Kingdom and is currently "studing aboard" in Ayu's school!
*** manga descriptions, names are taken from Zahara Medina's Page (www.zaha.net) ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yoshizumi Wataru
Design
Shimokasa Miho
Director
Shimazaki Nanako
Script
Ooe Yasuko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kaji Tetsushi
Kamiya Hiroshi
Rio
Arizono Tsukasa
Sakura Nina
Omimura Mayuko
Tateishi Ayu
Yukino Satsuki
Tsujiai Hiroki
Chiba Susumu
Crusher Joe
Title
Crusher Joe
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Sunrise VAP
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
The galaxy is a strange and dangerous place, and there are times when even the United Space Force can't help. That's where the Crushers come in - skilled troubleshooters who will deal with any problem, large or small, for a fee (large only!) And there is no better Crusher than Crusher Joe!
Ashita no Nadja
Title
Ashita no Nadja
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
2003
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England. Nadja was entrusted to the orphanage when she was a baby. So she thought her father and mother were dead. But before her thirteenth birthday, she found out that her mother might be alive..
Nadja sets out on a journey to find her mother! With all of Europe as the stage, Nadja's exciting adventure begins!
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Toudou Izumi
Design
Nakazawa Kazuto
Director
Igarashi Takuya
Music
Oku Keiichi
Script
Konparu Tomoko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Avel
Yamazaki Takumi
Dancho
Ichijou Kazuya
Kenosuke
Kiuchi Reiko
Nadja
Koshimizu Ami
Silvi
Orikasa Fumiko
Thomas
Kishio Daisuke
DigiGirl POP! Strawberry and Pop Mix Flavour
Title
DigiGirl POP! Strawberry and Pop Mix Flavour
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
2000 Creators Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
A wounded robot known as "DigiGirl" falls from the skies and gets picked up by Nail, in charge of the Nail Salon. Since it was a robot she found, Nail thought it'll be able to lots of special tasks. And so, she tries a lot of various things with it but... DigiGirl ends up failing all of it.
The small DigiGirl comes across many things she could do at school and in the streets. As she feels the fun in human life, DigiGirl aims to become a normal girl. A pop and stylish comedy animation.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Yamada Taro
Script
Yoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Digi Girl
Kazuki Saya
Dr. Hiru
Akimoto Yousuke
Kou
Ishida Akira
Mitsuto Kumi
Kamei Yoshiko
Nail
Yuki Masuda
Saiba Reddy
Soumi Yoko
Waiyaman
Madono Mitsuaki
Yamakuchi-kun
Okushima Kazumi
Majuu Zensen THE APOCALYPSE
Title
Majuu Zensen THE APOCALYPSE
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Magic Bus
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Demon Beast Battle Front THE APOCALYPSE
Description
The end of the New Testament tells of the appearance of a new heaven and earth. The next page of the Apocalypse is about to be turned.. Dark clouds spread over the modern-day Babylon, Tokyo. Eerie vibrations are felt.. The next instant, a rumble. The earth shakes, and skyscrapers are destroyed one after another. The earth splits, and deep red magma spews forth like blood. The war gods Eve and Adam go forth to destroy the megalopolis.. After the terrible destruction of heaven and earth, will the omnipotent God awaken and lead the life on this planet to a new century?
But, the earth was just died in blood in the great battle of the demon beasts, the "Majuu Zensen".. In order to complete the birth and awaken God, something was missing: true African blood which was no more.
Tokyo. Achieving a strong transfiguration from the dark city after the war, tall buildings line the landscape. In one corner, a Japanese-American with a serious heart disease, Ayaka Sanders, had a dream in which she was attacked and nearly eaten by beastmen. And when that nightmare became reality, an enormous beastman, Shinichi, saved Ayaka from the powerful beastmen. Ayaka and Shinichi's encounter, ironically, will bring about the epic battle between God and beast..
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Ishikawa Ken
Design
Ishimoto Eiji
Director
Kenichi Maejima
Script
Takegami Junji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayaka Sanders
Mizuki Nana
Kuruma Shinichi
Itou Kentarou
Tomisaburou
Matsuno Taiki
Heavy Metal L-Gaim TV
Title
Heavy Metal L-Gaim TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
54 (54 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Poseidal of Gustgal, the immortal emperor, leads his 24 elite Temple Knights to conquer the Pentagonia System and proclaim himself as the Star Emperor. His second crusades ends in the year 3975 when he defeats King Camon Wallha V from the Pentagonia System. However Camon hides his heir, Camon VI, on planet Coam with the legendary white heavy metal robot.
Fifteen years later, Prince Camon, also known as Daba Myroad, leads a revolt on Coam and he is backed by the arms dealer Amandara Kamandara. Prince Camon is unaware that this arms dealer is in fact Poseidal himself, supplying weapons to both sides while he is watching from his Star Emperor throne...
Shitou Haruka -- a 29 year old lady who lost her life with her beloved in a flash. She tries to retrieve "something" that was important to her, and joins the special institution TERRA. Haruka's target was Kamina Ayato. He was a high school student 12 years younger than her. However, that Ayato was the person she had feelings for when she parted with him in Junior High.
Lovers parted by the time, a Sci-Fi setting and the test for the truth of people's hearts. The movie heats up with Ayato's RahXephon and the battle with the Dolems. If Ayato awakens completely, the world will turn into a horrific situation. To prevent that, Haruka needs to kill Ayato. Would Haruka be able to go pass this decision? And the "sleeping beauty" that is waiting for Ayato's kiss. How would their love change?
*** thanks to Kyou S for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Sato MichiakiSayama YoshinoriSugano HirokiYamada Akehiro
Director
Kyoda Tomoki
Music
Hashimoto Kazuko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kamina Ayato
Shimono Hiro
Kisaragi Kuon
Kuwashima Houko
Mishima Reika
Sakamoto Maaya
Shitou Haruka
Hisakawa Aya
Crash Gear Nitro
Title
Crash Gear Nitro
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
In the future not far from the present, the game Crash Gear become popular on the streets after it’s first debut.
Mahha Masuru, a cheerful boy in elementary school grade five, has taken a liking to Crash Gear ever since he moved homes. Playing the game, Mahha encounters various other players such as a young girl named Maeda Natsumi, a Gear shop owner Fujiwara Ginjirou, and a young boy named Kouda. With this, he begins his journey to become a Gear Fighter.
His goal is to fight with players from the promotional development group "Sanama Laboratory" like Akusawa Yuu and the mysterious Elite Gear organization known as ZET.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Asakura Santa
Design
Kagetsu Karin
Director
Amino Tetsuro
Music
Negishi Takayuki
Script
Yamaguchi Ryota
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akusawa Yuu
Nojima Hirofumi
Chikafuji
Tateno Kanako
Fujiwara Ginjirou
Tsuji Shinpachi
Kouda Takeshi
Fujimoto Takayuki
Maeda Natsumi
Mikako Takahashi
Mahha Mai
Neya Michiko
Mahha Makoto
Takagi Reiko
Mahha Masaru
Nakayama Eriko
Okita Hidetoshi
Iida Toshinobu
Saitoku
Matsuo Kamika
Sanama
Haramaki Kouji
Varanoir Kingdom of Chaos The Universe
Title
Varanoir Kingdom of Chaos The Universe
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 50 mins)
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Based on a Playstation 2 game by the same title, Varanoir's story takes place in a Magic University called.. well Varanoir. Students in this university are trained here for war preparation against the devil master.
The main characters of the story is Myu, a granddaughter of Jii. Jii was a great swordsman in the past and he taught various sword fighting skills to Myu, although he's working as a chimney cleaner right now in Varanoir. Myu then decides to go to Varanoir for training to become a fighter. In Varanoir, Myu meets Ryuto, a talented student. However, Ryuto always sees Myu as her rival.
*** not responsible for description and translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Tsubata Yoshiaki
Design
Hirano Katsuyuki
Director
Katou Taisuke
Script
Sato Yoshiaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Banira
Shioyama Yuka
Choco
Kageyama Masumi
Frederica
Sato Akemi
Garahado
Naitou Ryo
Myu
Nonaka Ai
Ryuto
Hirohashi Ryou
Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Title
Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Description
The main character Tohno Shiki, was involved in a large accident in his childhood. He was severely injured that it was thought he was dead, but miraculously survived. However, due to that incident, Shiki is sent away from the Tohno household, and is entrusted into the care of a distant relative's family.
There was a secret to Shiki. Ever since the accident -- lines at which things break easily could be seen. If a blade could be passed through the line, anything could easily be severed.
Troubled with this ability, young Shiki is given a pair of glasses by a lady he meets (Shiki calls her "Teacher"), which stops the "lines of death" from being seen. Thanks to that, Shiki was able to live normally up until now. And he was planned to live normally from now on too.
But then, a letter to Shiki arrives. The head of the Tohno Household's - his father's - died. By orders of the new head of the household, he must return at once to the Tohno house.
This story begins when Shiki, now a High School Student, returns to the Tohno Household.
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by White_Reflection ***
It is a comic-fantasy about Princess Lapis of the Kingdom of Sorcerland. The kingdom is ruled by a kind family of elven mages, so of course, bad things almost never happen there.
The Queen has sent her daughter Lapis through the magic mirror to Silver Lake as a two day hike back to the castle will help her grow up (though she has very powerful neutralizing magic, she tends to use it rather recklessly). However as the King points out Silver Lake is just a nick name for the local lake - it's going to take a somewhat longer than two days from the lake she ends up in. Meanwhile Miss Topaz "the most powerful and beautiful sorceress in the world" sees an opportunity in the princess being off by herself. You see, Miss Topaz collects pretty girls, and she will not rest until Lapis has become a part of her collection.
Gunslinger Girl
Title
Gunslinger Girl
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
Brainwashed girls who do not have any relatives nor any place to be, are being prepared as professional assassins and given mechanical bodies by a so called non-profit welfare organization. They have lost every consciences and do not hesitate to kill at all. They spend their lives smeared with smoke, covered in gunpowder and blood.
It's a sad story about suffering girls who have lost their past but continue to live. After they were being brainwashed, they can kill with an innocent face and without hesitation at all. They don't think through their deeds and don't feel any pity. But behind their cute disguise, they destroy themselves and refuse to grow.
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yuriko ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Aida Yu
Design
Abe Hisashi
Director
Asaka Morio
Script
Takegami Junji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Angelica
Terakado Hitomi
Claes
Koshimizu Ami
Henrietta
Nanri Yuuka
Rico
Mitsuhashi Kanako
Triela
Sendai Eri
Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari
Title
Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Historical Settings
Year Published
2003
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Description
The scene is set in the Bakumatsu age, when the foundations of the Tokugawa government has began to sway. In the age where "Darkness" breathed and the existence of monsters were feared; an aspiring writer, Yamaoka Hyakusuke travels around the countries hoping to publish to the world his "Hyaku Monogatari". There, he meets small time criminals such as Mataichi of Deception; Ogin of the Puppets; and Chouji of the Bird Calling.
They are secretive gang, hired to solve cases that are buried in darkness. Searching out the criminal, using skilfull contrivances, they judge the human ego and bury one job after another; along with a mysterious sound of ringing bells and the word "Go Koui Tatematsuru" (probably means "I shall do this" in really old, refined Japanese)
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by White_Reflection ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Miya Shigeyuki
Director
Tonokatsu Hideki
Script
Fujioka YoshinagaMurai SadayukiTakahashi Hiroshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chouji
Wakamoto Norio
Mataichi
Nakao Ryuusei
Ogin
Kobayashi Sanae
Yamaoka Hyakusuke
Seki Toshihiko
GunGrave
Title
GunGrave
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
The snow is silently falling down onto the roofs of the skyscrapers. Everything begins in this idyllic scenery. A little girl drags a huge attach case behind her, leaving a trace of blood on the piled up snow.
This mysterious girl carries Kerberos in her small arms and the Shinigami, one of the god of death, called "Beyond the Grave" awakens! The grave stands behind an organization with mighty bosses. They are pale creatures in human form that lunge at humans to bring them beyond.
How does "Harry", the Boss of the organization, linked to "Grave"? And how does the mysterious little girl look like in her true form? In this city, where heaven and earth are closely connected, the Shinigami roar! The souls of the human beings will cry out, because in the battle of "Rave" everything will find an end!
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yuriko ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Nightow Yasuhiro
Director
Tsuru Toshiyuki
Script
Kuroda Yosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asagi Maria
Inoue Kikuko
Asagi Mika
Kawakami Tomoko
Balladbird Lee
Onosaka Masaya
Bear Walken
Otomo Ryuuzaburou
Beyond the Grave
Big Daddy
Kayumi Iemasa
Bob Poundmax
Chafurin Chafurin
Dr.T
Kiyokawa Motomu
Harry Macdowel
Isobe Tsutomu
Kugashira Bunji
Tachiki Fumihiko
One Piece Movie 3 - Chinjyu-tou no Chopper Oukoku
Title
One Piece Movie 3 - Chinjyu-tou no Chopper Oukoku
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
When Luffy and co. stumble across a rumoured island hidden by clouds, there is much excitement. However, instead of hunting for treasure, the crew end up hunting for Chopper instead! And speaking of hunting, why are there 3 strange guys lurking on this island going after animals with horns? An action filled adventure awaits, and the island's true treasure is discovered. Forget Pirate King, what would you say about becoming the Animal King?
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by FB ***
The story takes place in the year 1920 in the United States of America. Paid to exterminate demons, Chrno and Sister Rosette are professional exorcists from the Magdala Monastery. They travel between various places to prevent demons from taking possession and haunting various things that come from outside the U.S.A.
One day, Rosette was given the orders to investigate a "demon master" known as Ricardo who was a wealthy American. Infiltrating the hotels that Ricardo possessed, they meet a young girl named Asmaria who was captured by him. She had a special power that allowed her to get near gods using her singing. As her power got discovered, it meant people around her always felt uncomfortable. And so, she was always alone.
Seeing how Asmaria was giving up because of her fate, Rosette reassures her and says, "If you give it all you've got, you'll be able to change anything for sure." Their battles were extremely fierce but, thanks to Asmaria's help, they manage to beat the treachery that stood before them.
Thinking that they'll have peaceful days again now that Asmaria's case was solved, some important information comes in. The enemy who was sending out the demons is Joshua. Joshua was the name of Rosette's younger brother who she was seperated from at birth. In the orphanage where they were brought up, they were well known for how well they got along. Just like twin brother and sister.
But, as Joshua has a power that makes him act as an agent for god, he was also feared by those around him. He longs to go against Rosette for the great power she possessed... And so, Joshua entrusts himself to the great demon Ion and disappears right before Rosette's eyes. Later, he appears once again to confront them at the monastery. In order to rescue Joshua, Rosette sets off on a journey together with Chrno and Asmaria.
On their journey, as the Rosette party exterminate demons as pros to earn money, they meet Stella. Thinking that Chrno may have been the demon who murdered his parents, she approaches them. However, he finds out that Chrno hadn't done anything like that in the past and so, she goes along with them (against her own will?) so that she could gather information on the demon she's after.
During that time, the assasins that Ion sent out found them. Being seperated from her friends, Rosette must fight alone. She bearly wins the battle but, in the end, she continues her journey without obtaining any clues linked to Ion...
What fate lies in the horizon for our heroine...?
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Moriyama Daisuke
Design
Kawahara TomohiroKuroda Kazuya
Director
Kobe Hiroyuki
Script
Tomioka Atsuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chrno
Ishida Akira
Ion
Inoue Kazuhiko
Lemington Priest
Hayami Shou
Rossette Christopher
Kawakami Tomoko
Sister Kate
Sakakibara Yoshiko
F-Zero Falcon Densetsu
Title
F-Zero Falcon Densetsu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Mecha
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Description
It’s the year 2201. Mankind has already made big achievements in space, and the scientific civilization is developing more and more!
The difference between rich and poor has become vast! Naturally, this causes conflicts! In the whole universe, people are being crazy about personal use machines that are used in Highspeed-Races, called F-Zero.
With their loud racing machines, they are competing on race tracks located everywhere in the universe for the title of the universe’s fastest driver. It is the future’s F-1-Race! Reckless pilots from every part of the universe gather around to fight for the prize-money and the highest honour achievable.
Among these pilots the newcomer Ryu Suzaku and the mysterious masked Captain Pilot are the most popular ones. Each race they jostle in order to win, which always ends up in a violent fight.
But Ryu, being on the top of his fame, has yet another face...
In the year 2051, Ryu Suzaku worked as a police detective and got into an accident whilst a mission, got incurably hurt and put into artificial coldsleep. 150 years later he is rehabilitated and given a new live by the military forces.
He works secretly for the "Milky Way Police" in order to capture a criminal organization that wants to get hands on the extremely high F-Zero Grand- Prix- Money.Ryu has suddenly lost his own live.
However, Zoda, the criminal that caused the accident a 150 years ago, is revived in this time and Ryu, who knows about his secret moves he is using, now for the second time, now in the F-Zero-Races, decided to participate for his squad.
While continuously fighting the cruel races, Ryu also says good bye to his former life!
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yuriko ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ashida ToyooMurakami Katsushi
Director
Tomobuki Ayumi
Script
Sakai Akiyoshi
Godanner
Title
Godanner
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) OLM
US Distribution
Description
2042 A.D., there was a major battle between various Super Robots and huge unidentified creatures called "Mimetic Beasts".
In the final battle between the Japanese Super Robot Godanner and the last boss of the Mimetic Beasts, the pilot, Saruwatari Goh loses Mira Ackerman, who was both his partner in combat and lover. But in return, Goh rescues a small girl. That girl, still twelve years of age, was Aoi Anna.
Five years later, Goh retires from front line combat; and to forget the tragedy of Mira, decides to marry Anna, who had by then received expert training as a Robot Pilot. The two had fallen in love.
However, on the day of the wedding, an emergency call is sent. Goh rushes out of the wedding, and Anna is left shocked in her wedding dress. However, she was not just a girl who would quietly wait for her husband to return!
Will the two ever be able to get married!? And what will be of the Earth's destiny!?
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by White_Reflection ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kimura TakahiroKotobuki TsukasaYamane Masahiro
Director
Nagaoka Yasushi
Music
Watanabe Chuumei
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoi Anna
Nakahara Mai
Aoi Kiriko
Honda Takako
Fujimura Shizuru
Kakazu Yumi
Kagemaru
Yamaguchi Taro
Mira Ackerman
Hisakawa Aya
Saruwatari Go
Kondou Takayuki
Shinobu
Minagawa Junko
Demon City Shinjuku
Title
Demon City Shinjuku
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
Year Published
1988
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Makai Toshi Shinjuku Hell City Shinjuku
Description
Tokyo. The very near future. The glittering skyline which once rivalled any in the world now lies cracked and crumbling under the weight of an oppressive evil. One man, the tyrannical Levih Rah, has created this Demon City in Shinjuku, the heart of Tokyo - and he doesn't plan to stop there! Rah's mission is to destroy the entire planet - and there are only three days left until his plans come to fruition!
For years, no one has dared to cross the foul moat which Rah and his band of street punks, monsters and other fugitives have built around the Demon City. Desperate to rescue her father, who has ben taken captive by Rah and his montrous minions, the young, beautiful Sayaka Rama enlists the help of Kyoya, a streetwise Tokyo teenager. The two bravely venture into the Demon City, where they encounter the fascinating. mystical character Mephisto, whose spiritual healing powers could save them from annihilation.
But can this team of teenagers and an aged, cynical mystic actually overcome Rah's army of thugs? And if they do, will they be able to do what all before them have died trying to do - destroy the corrupt Levih Rah himself?
Lupin III: The Big Operation to Return The Treasur»
Title
Lupin III: The Big Operation to Return The Treasures
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 90 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
2003
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Takara Henkyaku Daisakusen
Description
Lupin grows tired of the jobs of stealing money from the casinos in Moscow and heads for Scotland. Mark loses the Trick Diamond that he stole. The Trick Diamond is a diamond embedded in the highest part of the Sagrada Familia. To obtain this, Mark must return all the treasures he stole to their original places within the deadline. And so, will Lupin be able to obtain the Trick Diamond?
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hirayama AkiraMaeda Yoshinari
Director
Kawagoe Jun
Music
Suzuki Seiji
Script
Yuuka Junichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Inspector Zenigata Koichi
Naya Goroh
Ishikawa Goemon
Inoue Makio
Jigen Daisuke
Kobayashi Kiyoshi
Lupin III
Kurita Kanichi
Mark
Yanami George
Mine Fujiko
Masuyama Eiko
Misha
Igarashi Rei
Razzu
Yamadera Kouichi
Tokarev
Kitamura Kouichi
On-chan, Yume Pa-wa Daibouken!
Title
On-chan, Yume Pa-wa Daibouken!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
On-chan, Dream Power Big Adventure!
Description
On-chan and his friends from the universe's Parade Star, for some reason meets the brother and sister, Kenta and Haruka, who is moving from Tokyo to Sapporo along the way, in the middle of a meadow.
The two of them travel to get back to their new home in Sapporo. For On-chan and the other's though, they encounter all sorts of trouble.
At first, Kenta was opposing On-chan's dream power but, before he knew it, he was also under its influence...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Saida Toshiki
Design
Sato Yoshiharu
Director
Kuzuha Kozo
Music
Shouroku Reijirou
Script
Shimada Michiru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haruka
Tanii Asuka
Kenta
Tsumura Makoto
Misuta Guchi
Suzui Takayuki
No-chan
Takenaka Naoko
Ok-chan
Araki Kae
Okizumi San
Ooizumi You
On-chan
Shinohara Tomoe
Lupin III: ~ The Living Magician ~ Return of Pycal
Title
Lupin III: ~ The Living Magician ~ Return of Pycal
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 48 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
2002
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei ~ Ikiteita Majutsushi ~ Return of Pycal
Description
This time around, as Lupin chases after the seven precious crystals of the sky, he runs into his old nemesis, Pycal the magician, that he thought long dead. As the story goes along, we know that Pycal has his dark intentions of using the crystals for his evil ambitions. Can Lupin defeat his old nemesis?
Massugu Ni Ikou
Title
Massugu Ni Ikou
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Drama
Year Published
2003
Studio
Yumeta Company
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Let's go straight ahead!
Description
A talking dog is a beautiful story that you should have dreamt of as a child. But if you have forgotten about it, this is a reminder of that fable story. This is the story of a dog that talks, but ordinary people cannot hear his voice.
The main character, Mametaro, is an adventurous crossbreed dog. He loves his owner, Ikuchan and his girlfriend Hanakochan very much. However, he just cannot stand Ikuchan's friend, Akiyoshi.
During this story, which will be told from Mametaro's point of view, the warm days of spring are finally here. The school and the riverbank, which is actually just an ordinary neighborhood for people, seems like a mysterious world that extends infinitely to little Mametaro and his friends.
*** thanks to Yuriko for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Morita NanaeTsunaki Aki
Director
Isako Kiyotaka
Music
Oshima Michiru
Script
Itami AkiYamatoya Atsushi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akiyoshi Junichi
Nojima Kenji
Hanako
Kojima Sachiko
Hashibuto
Ohama Naoki
Ijuuin Takeshi
Suzumura Kenichi
Mametaro
Yoshino Hiroyuki
Saotome Nao
Shitaya Noriko
Sebastian
Suzuki Masami
Sora
Hanba Tomoe
Wakatsuki Ikuko
Orikasa Fumiko
Watabe Kyosuke
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Galaxy Railways
Title
Galaxy Railways
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The story begins on planet Destiny, which claimed to be where the center of the Universe is, where all the terminals of "The Galaxy Railways" are gathered.
The main character, Yuuki Manabu (20 years old), carrying on his dead Father and Brother's will, joined SDF (Space Defense Force) to protect the safety of the Galaxy Railways. SDF, in order to uphold the reputation of maintaining the best transportation schedules within the Universe, deals with accidents, natural disasters, rescue operations, space pirates along all lines of the railway.
Layla Destiny Shura is a mysterious beauty unifying SDF and all lines on The Galaxy Railways. She possesses the ability to see the destiny of planets, human beings and living things. Even though possessing such powers, she, being a "Guardian of Destiny", is unable to tell passengers leaving this station what difficulties lies ahead of them.
However, appearances of those who uses evil powers to change the destinies of these travelers triggers another of her hidden ability. "Destiny is changed by the individual's oneself. Tomorrow's happiness is grabbed by the individual's own hands."
In what manner will Yuuki's destiny be seen by Layla?
And, how will Yuuki deal with his destiny amidst the greatest crisis approaching The Galaxy Railways?
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yagami Kaede ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hashimoto Keiji
Director
Nishimoto Yukio
Music
Aoki Nozomu
Script
Sonoda Hideaki
Supervisor
Matsumoto Reiji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Blues Jay Speed
Koyasu Takehito
David Young
Midorikawa Hikaru
Layla Destiny Shura
Asagami Youko
Louis Fort Drake
Sanada Asami
Schwanhelt Bulge
Otsuka Akio
Sexaroid Yuki
Suzuki Naoko
Yuuki Kanna
Asagami Youko
Yuuki Mamoru
Midorikawa Hikaru
Yuuki Manabu
Yanagi Naoki
Yuuki Wataru
Inoue Kazuhiko
Chitcha na Yukitsukai Sugar Summer 2003 TV Special
Title
Chitcha na Yukitsukai Sugar Summer 2003 TV Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The story takes place several years after the last episode from the TV series. Saga's grandmother finds an old costume from Saga's school play in the attic, and the story goes from there to flashback about Saga's school play "Princess and Fairy" that took place several years ago.
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by f4t3 ***
This second installment of Full Metal Panic follows the manga closely. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu consists of short episodes, taking place mostly in school, with light theme packed with laugh and comedy.
School is supposed to be a peaceful study environment. Not anymore... Just like this morning, Sagara managed to blow up Kaname's shoebox after he suspected that it had been tampered with, when it was actually someone putting a love letter into Kaname's shoebox...
*** description & translation for Animenfo by f4t3, Poof and Evo ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Gatoh Shouji
Design
Horiuchi Osamu
Director
Takemoto Yasuhiro
Script
Gatoh ShoujiShimo FumihikoTakemoto Yasuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bonta-kun
Kaneda Tomoko
Chidori Kaname
Yukino Satsuki
Hayashimizu Atsunobu
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Inaba Mizuki
Yoshida Sayuri
Kalinin
Otsuka Akio
Kurtz Weber
Miki Shinichirou
Mardukas
Nishimura Tomomichi
Mellisa Mao
Neya Michiko
Miki Hararen
Tanaka Rie
Sagara Sosuke
Seki Tomokazu
Testarossa Theresa
Nogami Yukana
Tokiwa Kyouko
Kimura Ikue
Triangle Hearts ~Sweet Songs Forever~
Title
Triangle Hearts ~Sweet Songs Forever~
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
A mysterious organization keeps sending intimidating letters to Fiasse Christella, the principal of British Christella Music Academy. The purpose is to find the whereabouts of Fiasse's inheritance.
Although Fiasse already has a bodyguard, Ellis McGaren, she asked her childhood friends, the brother and sister Takamachi Kyoya and Miyuki to help Ellis. This of course is received by Ellis, as a professional bodyguard, with a cold shoulder.
Kyoya remembered an incident that was happened several years ago, when he was about ten years old. This incident was actually aimed at Fiasse's father, senator Albert Christella. So, does Fiasse's fate and case related to this past incident?
*** description and translation by f4t3 for AnimeNfo ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ishino SatoshiKaneko Makoto
Director
Shinbo Akiyuki
Music
Sano Hiroaki
Script
Tsuzuki Maki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ellis McGaren
Ishimatsu Chiemi
Fiasse Christella
Nagasaki Minami
Irene Noa
Nagami Haruka
Iria Raison
Tsuda Shoko
Kanzaki Nami
Kinata Yura
Mikami Misato
Saiga Mitsuki
Takamachi Kyoya
Midorikawa Hikaru
Takamachi Miyuki
Kodama Satomi
Tsukimura Shinobu
Iwata Yuki
Yunfa
Tomokawa Mari
Mahoromatic Summer 2003 TV Special
Title
Mahoromatic Summer 2003 TV Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2003
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Mahoromatic Summer TV Special Ecchi Nanoha Ikenai To Omoimasu
Description
Suguru appears to be enjoying his life every day with Mahoro by his side...
However, not very many people know that Mahoro can be quite scary, especially if she finds Suguru for being ecchi. As a healthy junior high school student, Suguru just can't obey Mahoro's warning: "ecchi nanoha ikenai to omoimasu"
Coming this summer on TV Special, the ultimate defensive and offensive battles between Suguru and Mahoro centering on Suguru's "secret treasure collection".
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Nakayama Monjuro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chizuko Oe
Sanada Asami
Hayato Daimon
Ishizuka Unshou
Kiyomi Kawase
Kisaichi Atsushi
Mahoro
Kawasumi Ayako
Minawa
Shimizu Ai
Miyuki Sakura
Kikuchi Yumi
Rin Todoroki
Mizuno Manabi
Saori Shikijo
Takada Yumi
Suguru Misato
Takimoto Fujiko
To Ryuga
Koyasu Takehito
Toshiya Hamaguchi
Ogiwara Hideki
Dragon Half
Title
Dragon Half
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1993
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Mink is a cute little dragon halfling (half human/half dragon) who has the unfortunate luck to fall in love with a famous handsome idol singer (you know the type). Unfortunate, because he is also a famous dragon hunter who would like nothing better to put Mink's head on a wall. Her main goal is to find a potion that will make her completely human and will do just about anything that will give her a chance at it. High in slapstick humor and action, this series follows Mink as she pursues that potion and is pursued in turn by the dragon hunter.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Damaram
Otsuka Akio
Dick Saucer
Matsumoto Yasunori
Mana
Inoue Kikuko
Mappy
Yamazaki Takumi
Mink
Mitsuishi Kotono
Rosario
Shiozawa Kaneto
Rufa
Kouda Mariko
Ruth
Aono Takeshi
Vena
Sakuma Rei
Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi
Title
Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
100
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1991
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Little Ghosts There, Here and Where
Description
This is a heart-warming story with three little ghost called There, Here and Where. They are not scary like usual ghosts but pretty and mischievous like human children. Of course they sometimes surprise people by disappearing or flying, but they are loved as children's friends.
Dominion Tank Police
Title
Dominion Tank Police
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Hakusensha
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
In the year 2010 AD, the Earth is encircled by a toxic cloud so noxious the population is required to wear gas-masks. A violent crime is committed every 36 seconds. Leading the attack on society are the sexy but ruthless Cat Sisters - Annapuma and Unipuma.
Enter the Tank Police led by "Mr. Squad Commander" Britain. Extreme tactics are necessary against the notorious Bauku Gang which terrorizes a hospital in order to steal the urine samples of the people unaffected by the toxic atmosphere. The Gang only eludes the fearsome Tank Police by virtue of a deadly striptease perfromed by the feline crime sisters.
Don't miss these action-packed tales of a girl and her tank, fighting the forces of futuristic terrorism. Evil has never been so sexy!
Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite!
Title
Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51 (51 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Ask Dr. Rin
Description
Based on a popular manga serialized in monthly Shogakukan. The story revolves around fusui power, love; told in comical way and geared toward female audience. The main characters of the story is Kanzaki Meirin, a junior high school student, which posseses fusui power. She can drive away evil spirits away whenever they appeared with her power. She is in fact, the fortune teller Dr. Rin, who fell in love with a soccer club member, Yuuki Asuka. Yuuki is Kanzaki's best friends, but he does not like fortune-telling and other superstitious things....
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ichikawa Takahisa
Director
Misawa Shin
Music
Arisawa Takanori
Script
Maekawa Jun
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cynthia
Kaida Yuki
Kanzaki Emika
Yokoyama Chisa
Kanzaki Koumi
Moriyama Eiji
Kanzaki Meirin
Chiba Saeko
Kasukabe Shuko
Kouguchi Kana
Konishi Yue
Takeuchi Junko
Shijou Banri
Kakazu Yumi
Shinagawa Daisuke
Watanabe Kei
Tokiwa Takashi
Kazama Yuuto
Yuuki Asuka
Sorita Takayuki
Dog of Flanders Movie
Title
Dog of Flanders Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Family
Year Published
1997
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Set in 19th-century Belgium, this classic tale, based on the Flemish novel by Oui'da, celebrates the affectionate bond between an innocent boy and his faithful dog. The stunning animation, a masterful combination of traditional and computer-aided animation, captures the natural splendor of the Flanders countryside and recreates the spirit of this classic story that has captivated audiences world wide for more than 130 years. In fact, the popularity of The Dog Of Flanders led the local Belgian government of Flanders to dedicate a statue to Nello and Patrash in 1985, immortalizing their devotion to each other.
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures Special
Title
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Dual Special Dual! Parare Runrun Monogatari Special
Description
This is a fanservice-based Dual! from the TV Series. Basically a story about the main characters living together and their problematic daily life (or course love triangle.. what else?)
El Hazard: The Wanderers
Title
El Hazard: The Wanderers
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
1997
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
El Hazard TV 1
Description
One quiet Autumn day, the Shinonome High School students are busy preparing for their school festival. Mr. Fujisawa, a rock climbing fanatic, is inspecting the school grounds; the business savvy Nanami is selling box lunches; Jinnai, the president of the student council, is caught up in an unscrupulous scandal; and finally, Makoto is completely immersed in inventing a device about which even he hasn't got a clue. This incident occurs when this is peaceful day is almost over. Jinnai, who's just insulted Makoto, has caused his invention to operate recklessly. The machine roars, and throws Makoto and the others into another world. What will Makoto, Jinnai, Mr. Fujisawa and Nanami's destinies be in this magnificent world?
Dragoon
Title
Dragoon
Category
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Beyond magic, beyond science, there is Dragoon! When the young swordsman, Sedon, finds the beautiful Miu unconscious and naked in the snow, he has no idea she's the product of an evil experiment. Nor is he aware that ruthless soldiers have been ordered to track her down and bring her back. But soon he discovers just how important Miu is to an evil plan that involves treacherous royalty, bloodthirsty killers and a devastating power within May herself. A magical tale combining fantasy and science fiction, Dragoon will transport you to a land of enchantment and danger, of passion and power. A world where the only thing more powerful than magic is love.
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures TV
Title
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Dual! Parare Runrun Monogatari Dual
Description
Kazuki is plagued by visions of giant robots that no one else can see. But all of the years of ridicule are about to pay off! Kazuki gets ensnared by a pretty face, and then a mad scientist’s experiment tosses him into this parallel world! Now the danger is very real and his allies are twice as strange as he ever imagined! On the plus side, he gets to drive the robots!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akane Yamano
Kobayashi Yuko
Alice
Sakaguchi Koichi
Ayuko Rara
Doi Mika
D
Uchikawa Ai
Hiroshi Rara
Ogata Kenichi
Kaoru Hayase
Takamori Nao
Kazuki Yotsuga
Yamaguchi Takayuki
Ken Sanada
Obayashi Ryunosuke
Mena
Uchikawa Ai
Mitsuki Rara
Toyoguchi Megumi
Mitsuki Sanada
Tanaka Rie
Ryla
Katou Yuko
Yayoi Schwael
Nakamura Chie
Dragon Pink
Title
Dragon Pink
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adult, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1994
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
When a slave girl dons the Cursed Panties of Torijama, the world of fantasy suddenly becomes a whole lot sexier. Based on the comics by Itoyoko, Dragon Pink is the story of four adventurers out for danger, treasure, and a good time: the slave girl Pink, now destined to be a sexually overcharged catwoman; Santa, the talented swordsman; Pias, the elf sorceress with magic where you wouldn't believe; and Bobo, the big warrior with the big axe.
And the mayhem's just stared with Pink and company up against bad guys who all have permanent plans for her and her party. Trouble, disaster, and dismay are in store, as well as plenty of good stuff, too. The trouble is living long enough to get there.
A.LI.CE
Title
A.LI.CE
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 85 mins)
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
GAGA Communications Inc.
US Distribution
Description
In the year 2030, a lunar voyage goes bad, and a rocket ship crashes back to earth. Alice, the youngest person ever to be sent in space, is the only survivor of the wreck. Barely able to shake the trauma of the crash, and prematurely thrust back to her home planet, Alice is suddenly attacked by an army of strange, metallic warriors. After being chased by the creatures, she is saved by a young man named Juan, who provides her with shelter from the insanity outside. But the surprises for Alice have only just begun. She discovers to her utmost shock that she has been catapulted 30 years into the future, to a time when the Earth is under a ferocious dictatorship orchestrated by the diabolical Nero and his maliciously evil super-computer SS10X.
For unknown reasons, Nero and a group of resistance fighters appear to be very interested in Alice, who by all evidence holds the key to a dangerous secret from the past. Forced into action, Alice decides to confront Nero to put a stop to his insane world domination. For this quest, she is joined by Juan and his Barbie Doll bimbo Robot, an ancient domestic machine that nonetheless has a serious desire for emancipation. But the road to the cryptic leader's lair is not so simple, holding many dangerous surprises. The mystery hovering above them slowly begins to clear, until a painful reality is revealed. It appears that Alice is none other than Nero's mother, jetted into the future by resistance fighters, because she is the only one who has the power to destroy her monstrous, and now very grown-up child. A complex and emotionally painful confrontation between the two now lurks on the horizon.
*** Thanks to Takahiro Shimomura for casts and characters translations ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hirosuke Kizaki
Director
Kenichi Maejima
Script
Masamitsu Yoshimoto
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alice
Shimizu Kaori
Kasuba
Takano Urara
Maria
Kouda Mariko
Nero
Horikawa Ryo
Nicholai
Tachiki Fumihiko
Yuan
Suzuki Chihiro
Yumi
Miyamura Yuko
Devilman Lady
Title
Devilman Lady
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Drama, Horror
Year Published
1998
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Devil Lady, The
Description
Fudo Jun is a beautiful supermodel who is idolized by many. She also has a dark secret that not even she knows about at first, for within her veins run the genes that hold the next step in the evolution of mankind. The same blood as the beastlike superhumans that terrorize the city. Unlike the rest of them, though, Jun has managed to hold a tenuous grip onto her humanity, and she is recruited by the mysterious Asuka Ran, member of a secret organization within the government, aimed at controlling, if not eliminating, these berserk destroyers of mankind. Jun, as Devilman Lady, must now exterminate her own kind, but how much longer can she keep her sanity in a situation she never chose in the first place?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asuka Ran
Shimamura Kaoru
Devilman Lady
Iwao Junko
Jun Fudou
Iwao Junko
Kazumi Takiura
Murai Kazusa
Detonator Orgun
Title
Detonator Orgun
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 60 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Just months prior to graduating from the university, Tomoru's Shindo's biggest decisions are the normal ones for a young man in his position: what to do after graduation and beating the latest game on his Pysch-Sim. But life is about to get a lot more complicated!
Tomoru's dreams are being invaded by a mysterious life form from beyond our solar system! It warns him of impending danger to the entire planet and urges him to prepare for battle. As he struggles to grasp what is happening, Michi, a young Earth Defense Forces Intelligence Researcher along with Izack, a super computer, race to unlock the secrets of a suit of alien armor. But the armor seems to have an agenda all of its own!
A force of hostile aliens arrives and dispatches a killing machine in Tomoru's city. Its mission: destroy the renegade soldier, Orgun. But what it finds is a confused Tomoru, who now has to fight an enemy straight out of his nightmares!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Nishii Masanori
Design
Kikuchi Michitaka
Director
Obari Masami
Music
Hirazawa Susumu
Script
Kakinuma Hideki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kanzaki Michi
Touma Yumi
Kumi Jefferson
Kasahara Hiroko
Masamichi Tomol
Yamadera Kouichi
Nock
Seki Toshihiko
Youko
Shinohara Emi
Devil Hunter Yohko
Title
Devil Hunter Yohko
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy, Magic
Year Published
1991
Studio
Madhouse Production Toho
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Mamano Hunter Yohko Demon Hunter Yohko
Description
Yohko Mano may seem like a typical high school girl. She is sixteen years old, athletic, pretty, and boy crazy. She lives in a nice house with her mom and her grandmother. But once you get past that, Yohko is hardly normal. Many of the female members of the Mano family have been mamono hunters, fighting evil spirits and demons throughout history. Over the years, they have been successful in preventing evil from taking over mankind. Yohko learns that she was able to escape the earlier attack because her powers have been manifesting as she grew up, and that now she is indeed the 108th generation mamono hunter.
Detective Conan: The Timed Skyscraper
Title
Detective Conan: The Timed Skyscraper
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Taking the original story of Detective Conan, this first Conan film follows his adventures as he struggles to find and capture a mad bomber who's loose in his home town. Chasing bomb after bomb, Conan must stop him before he destroys a skyscraper in the middle of the city, which has the potential to cause millions of dollars in damage and kill hundreds. Who's planting the bombs? What are his motives? Gather clues with Conan and find out!
Dirty Pair Flash OVA
Title
Dirty Pair Flash OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
15
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Studio NUE Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
A bit butch, gun happy, and the exact opposite of Yuri. Kei keeps her hair short and wouldn't be caught dead in a skirt, preferring pants instead. Fiery, she can be very single minded and when she sets herself to a task, she'll let nothing get in her way. Prone to violence at the drop of a hat, her solution to any problem is to blow it up. She's oil to Yuri's water and is firmly convinced that the only partner she needs is her trusty blaster.
Dirty Pair The Movie
Title
Dirty Pair The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Dirty Pair: Project EDEN
Description
The Dirty Pair investigate the theft of a precious metal, involving a dashing thief, and attacks on refineries of the same metal by terrifying monsters. The two cases turn out to be connected, through a mad scientist, Dr. Wattsman, who hopes to assist the evolution of a new species of life.
Di Gi Charat Christmas Special
Title
Di Gi Charat Christmas Special
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production TBS
US Distribution
Description
Di Gi Charat Summer Special 2000
Title
Di Gi Charat Summer Special 2000
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
Episode 1 : Piyoko ga kita-nyo [ Piyoko came-nyo ]
Episode 2 : Black Gamers da-nyo [ Black Gamers-nyo ]
Episode 3 : Kaettekita abarembo [ The rowdy boy who came back ]
Episode 4 : Natsu no mushi [ Insect in summer ]
NARUTARU
Title
NARUTARU
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The popular work of Kitou Mohiro serialized in the monthly magazine "Afternoon", NARUTARU, will be broadcasted in Kids' Station this summer.
Tamai Shiina, a cheerful girl, met a weird star-shaped creature during her visit to the island where her grandparents lived in the last summer of elementary school.
"Because the star is round," Shiina gave a name: "Hohsimaru" – the round star – to that creature, which could fly to the sky.
Starting with that, Shiina met other boys and girls who also befriended with Hoshimaru's friends. What exactly was the real shape of Hoshimaru's body?
The world scale magnificent story begins.
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kitou Mohiro
Design
Hashimoto KeijiOta Masahiko
Director
Iino Toshiaki
Script
Konaka Chiaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hiroko
Nogawa Sakura
Hoshimaru
Yukino Satsuki
Sakura Akira
Noto Mamiko
Tamai Shiina
Sanada Asami
Yume De Aetara OVA
Title
Yume De Aetara OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
If I see you in my dream OVA
Description
Matsuo managed to get through all of High School and college without a girlfriend. In fact, a fortune-teller has predicted that it is his destiny to be alone for his entire life! When Matsuo sees the beautiful Nagisa, his heart is awakened for the first time.
He has serious competition, however, from the flawlessly handsome Kaizuka and the amazingly ugly Kujira. Matsuo is determined to succeed, but he is stalled by his knack for ending up in compromising situations with other women at exactly the wrong moment.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fuguno Matsuo
Yuuki Hiro
Funakoshi
Hachinohe Masaru
Hamaoka Miho
Konishi Hiroko
Isobe Namiko
Matsumoto Rika
Shiozaki Nagisa
Kingetsu Mami
Onegai Twins
Title
Onegai Twins
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Genco
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The second installment from the popular series Onegai Teacher.
The main character of the story is Kamishiro Maiku, a high school student who is recently lost his parents and is living alone. At his high school, he meets Miyafuji Miina and Onodera Karen, two girls with completely different personalities, in fact, opposite to each other.
This summer onegai/please expect the romantic drama between these three persons...
*** not responsible for description and translation -- f4t3 ***
*** science fiction is added to genre due to the fact there is a mechanical designer (Watanabe Yoshihiro) ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Goda HiroakiHane TakaruWatanabe Yoshihiro
Director
Ide Yasunori
Script
Kuroda Yosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichigo Morino
Tamura Yukari
Kamishiro Maiku
Namikawa Daisuke
Kei Kusanagi
Hoshi Souichirou
Marie
Kaneda Tomoko
Miyafuji Miina
Nakahara Mai
Mizuho Kazami
Inoue Kikuko
Onodera Karen
Shimizu Ai
Cinderella Boy
Title
Cinderella Boy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The work of the Monkey Punch Illusion. The newest original anime of AT-X.
Ranma and Rella opened an R&R detective office in Kirin (giraffe) Town, the world’s capital of crime. They were being aimed during an investigation and were supposed to die in an accident. But they survived. Their bodies became weird. When the clock struck midnight, Ranma’s body was gone and was transformed into Rella’s. The two of them co-owned one body. What happened to both Ranma’s and Rella’s body? A mysterious female, Alice, appeared in front of Ranma. What’s her objective? The curtain is now opened for the sparkling action comedy.
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Tominaga Tsuneo
Script
Matsue MitsuyoTsuchiya Rikei
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alice
Inoue Kikuko
Dorothea otsu
Hori Nobuko
Ranma
Koyasu Takehito
Rela Cindy Shirayuki
Touma Yumi
Generation of Chaos III ~Toki no Fuuin~
Title
Generation of Chaos III ~Toki no Fuuin~
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2003
Studio
Idea Factory
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Generation of Chaos III ~Time of the Seal~
Description
Fuujin Year 130 (Medieval times when magic and gods were of great importance).
Two years ago, the great war in the "Old Fuujin Continent" was controlled by the "Zenon Country" who possessed great power.
In Randia, a small country to the south, the young prince Alfred is attacked by an assassin but gets saved by his friend Welles. The young prince was the last key to the revival of Randia... It was said that in legends the prince had the power to unleash the "Seal of Power" because of his blood relation. This brought fear upon the Zenon country and thus their attack.
Welles was just another soldier, but he was also a close friend of Alfred's and they had been fighting together in the battlefield for a long time. That is why they're known as the "Galloping Winds" on the battlefield.
And so, the two of them along with Welles' younger sister Teefa, are burdened with the fight for their country. Hearing that war is once again about to break out, the former loyal subject Rea also returns. As more and more people get involved in the war, the mystery of the seal unfolds...
To reveal the "Blood Relation of the Prince"...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alfred
Ono Daisuke
Oni Kisu
Inada Tetsu
Rea
Shioyama Yuka
Teefa
Shimizu Ai
Welles
Nojima Kenji
Parasite Dolls
Title
Parasite Dolls
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
The year is 2034 AD, humans and their creations, demi-humans known as "Voomer", coexist in Tokyo. In order to enforce the law on criminal Voomer, the A.D. Police formed a Special Operation Organization called "Brunch".
Episode 1: A Faint Voice
Bruch’s officer Buzz and his partner Voomer, Kimbell, while investigating the recurring Voomer outburst incidents, acquire a peculiar drug. Is this drug what causes Voomer to go berserk? As the investigation continues, they reveal the surprising, hidden truth behind these incidents.
Episode 2: Dreamer
Human and Voomer prostitutes share a symbiotic relationship. A female officer, Michaelson, from the Special Operation Organization Brunch investigates the serial destruction of female Voomers. During the investigation, she meets a high class prostitute, Eve. Eve was haunted by a recurring illusion of a mysterious young girl in red. Eve, in order to show a dream to men, heads to her customer as she does every night. But, even there, she finds the girl in red...
Episode 3: Knights of a Roundtable
Takahashi, an official of Special Operation Organization Brunch has disappeared. It appears that Takahashi had connections with a powerful political figure, "Slanted Eyes". When Buzz gets an inkling of what has happened to Takahashi, an unprecedented series of explosions assault Tokyo. The one who was wanted as suspect for this crime was Buzz himself. Buzz realizes that Takahashi as well as himself have become the target of a large-scale conspiracy.
*** thanks to Yoshio K. Tsuruta for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Onda Naoyuki
Director
Nakazawa KazutoYoshinaga Naoyuki
Music
Tsuda Kazuyuki
Script
Konaka Chiaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Angel
Inoue Kikuko
Buzz
Inoue Kazuhiko
Kimbell
Uchida Soumei
Michaelson
Okamura Akemi
Myer
Furukawa Toshio
Takahashi
Ikeda Masaru
Astro Boy 2003
Title
Astro Boy 2003
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Description
It's the year of 2003. Various robots have been developed in the world, and has become a great help in humans' activities. However, they are only machines that move by commands. Amidst those robots, Atom is the first in the world to be a robot with heart, invented by Professor Ochanomizu.
Due to the scheme created by the people who opposed the robots, the robots' credibility gradually diminished, and some of the robots were even persecuted by humans. Then, there appeared some robots who aimed to build a robots' country in order to save the robots from injustice treatments and to oppose human beings.
Also, the former minister of science, Nagamiya Tenma, built robots that oppose humans, and threw a written challenge to Atom. Why did Professor Tenma really persistent in challenging Atom? As Atom tried to find the reason behind it, he found out about the secret of his own birth that was connected to Professor Tenma. That was, the one who actually built Atom was not Professor Ochanomizu.
What is Professor Tenma's aim? What is the secret behind Atom's birth? What will be of the future of robots and humans? Being tossed around with various incidents, Atom keeps charging forward. Atom has only one wish. That is, "to build a world where people and robots can be friends".
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Atom
Tsumura Makoto
Kenichi
Satou Yuko
Nagamiya Tenma
Owada Shinya
Nyanko
Kugimiya Rie
Police Inspector Tawashi
Ginga Banjou
Professor Ochanomizu
Katsuda Hisashi
Robita
Tatsuta Naoki
Shibugaki
Chiba Susumu
Skunk
Yao Kazuki
Tamao
Kumai Motoko
Uranium
Maruyama Miki
Yuko
Kawase Akiko
Flutter of Birds II
Title
Flutter of Birds II
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Adult, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
Description
The miracle happens again... in another country-
The son of an Englishman and a Japanese woman, our main character is Shin'ya. Having grown up in his father's native land, he wanted to visit the homeland of his mother, who died when he was young. White snow covers the town of Kuramachi. His other hometown, the last trace of his mother. That is where his father and mother met and were married. And the time comes when Shin'ya's wish is granted. His aunt Miyu says she'll look after him at her church..
In his mother's hometown, Shin'ya injures his leg and goes to a clinic. As Shin'ya stays in the small, snow-covered town, waiting for his leg to heal, he encounters various young women. His encounter with the girl in the clinic who likes to read, Narumi, becomes one he'll never forget..
*** thanks to (removed by request) for description and translation ***
Super Kuma-san
Title
Super Kuma-san
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 40 mins)
Genres
Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mr. Super Bear
Description
A big studded bear that trudges with a drum and drum stick in his hand... This is Mr. Super Bear! While playing the drum and without any expression on his face, Mr. Bear rescued Maa-kun from a bank robber. One day, Maa-kun found "Mr. Super Bear" and a clown entertaining kids by performing for them. Who is this "Mr. Super Bear"...?
*** thanks to Yoshio K. Tsuruta for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Kaizawa Yukio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Maa-kun
Yoshihara Natsuki
Mr. Super Bear
Matsuno Taiki
Guardian Hearts
Title
Guardian Hearts
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 15 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Maya, Kurusu, and Chelsea hit it off really well when trying to get revenge on Guardian Hearts for making them suffer. Maya and company thought that Guardian Hearts usually appears when Kazuya is getting along with a girl. Not knowing that Guardian Hearts is actually Hina, they leave her alone with Kazuya in an attempt to lure Guardian Hearts.
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chelsea
Ikezawa Haruna
Daisy
Shintani Mayumi
Hina
Kugimiya Rie
Kotono
Mochizuki Hisayo
Kurusu
Tsuruno Kyouko
Maya
Araki Kae
Powawa
Minami Omi
Tosaki
Orikasa Ai
Watari Kazuya
Sakurai Takahiro
Ultra Maniac TV
Title
Ultra Maniac TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Magic, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
Shueisha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Hideo Middle School eighth-grader Ayu Tateishi, as a member of the tennis club, is of course a cool girl who is popular among the girls in the school. Actually, she's an ordinary girl pretending to be cool, because Kachi-kun of the baseball team likes her.
She is adored by the transfer student Nina Sakura. Nina actually has a huge secret!? Because she is a young witch who transferred from the magic kingdom. She's a real witch which a magic computer and a magical treasure box. But this magic always causes big problems!!
Now back to the boys. Of course there's Tetsushi Kachi, the up and coming ace of the baseball team, who is very popular among the girls, and his best friend, the calm and quiet member of the tennis club, Hiroki Tsujiai, and many others.
This story is a school love comedy set at Hideo Middle School, starring the cool beauty Ayu, the young witch Nina, the baseball team's Kachi-kun, and the tennis team's Tsujiai-kun. Also, there are original characters that Yoshizumi-sensei designed specifically for the anime, so please look forward to it!
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Fujii MakiSugiyama Toyomi
Author
Yoshizumi Wataru
Design
Shimokasa Miho
Director
Masaki ShinichiTakahashi Kazuhiro
Script
Ikeda MamikoKonparu TomokoMaruo Miho
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Sakura Nina
Kanda Akemi
Tateishi Ayu
Horie Yui
Tetsushi Kachi
Kamiya Hiroshi
Tsujiai Hiroki
Chiba Susumu
Early Reins
Title
Early Reins
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 43 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
2002
Studio
OLM Toho
US Distribution
Description
Alice, a daughter of a rich family from the east; Lola, a gunman who is nicknamed "The Two Revolvers"; Janette, a female doctor with a pure heart who opens a practice at the reclaimed land (cultivation); Helen, the invincible princess diva who sings in a saloon in a deserted town; Caroline, who guards the ranch left by her parents all by herself; and Margaret, whose deceased father was a famous sheriff.
These six girls met each other on a train to Sunshine Hill. An incident suddenly happened on this train, which ran non-stop from the wastelands in the west. Havens Bill and co., the villains, attacked the train aiming at the gold, which none supposed to know, being transported. They not only aimed at the gold, but also shot a captain of the army, Spencer, who was also in the train.
The six girls, under Lola’s instruction, while taking care of Spencer, confronted the villains. They were able to protect the gold from Havens Bill and co. But then, an unexpected event took place. What kind of reality was there?
*** thanks to mtenshi for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Asada Yuji
Music
Morimoto Shinya
Script
Komemura Masashi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alice
Osawa Chiaki
Caroline
Takeuchi Junko
Helen
Mizutani Youko
Janet
Sasaki Yoko
Lola
Mitsumori Aiko
Margaret
Kawakami Tomoko
eX-Driver Nina & Rei Danger Zone
Title
eX-Driver Nina & Rei Danger Zone
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The story takes place on a world 100 years in the future, a few years before Lisa and Lorna joined eX-D organization. The world where people drives computer-controlled electrically powered "AI cars" which automatically take you where you want to go. However, one AI car mysteriously start to run amok. Now Nina and Rei, as the main driver for ex-D organization have to solve the mystery behind the AI car with evil plot and trap awaiting for them...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kazama Rei
Kingetsu Mami
Mark
Chiba Shigeru
Munakata Kei
Ishizuka Unshou
Nina Anna Thunder
Neya Michiko
Ses
Kagata Yuko
Touma
Tachiki Fumihiko
Submarine Super 99
Title
Submarine Super 99
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Vega Entertainment
US Distribution
Description
Produced by Matsumoto Reiji who is involved in magnificent action stories, and from the hands of the main writer of "Uchuu Senkan Yamato" (Battle Cruiser Yamato), Fujikawa Keisuke, a complete new Anime has been reborn!
In the year 20XX AD, mysterious shipwrecks have been continuing to occur near Japan. Oki Juzo and Itsuro disappears to investigate these incidents. Just before they left, they came by a key engraved with the letters "SS-99" in the underground lab where Juzou's grandchild and Itsuro's younger brother, a senior high student Oki Shinji, had been improving various "99 Shikipo Heichu" rifles. As the two progresses in their investigation, the two gets caught when they sneak into a laboratory and are lead to a workshop underground. There, one never seen before huge submarine rests.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Harada YoshiroItabashi KatsumiShimazu Ikuo
Director
Matano Hiromichi
Music
Mizobuchi Shinichirou
Script
Fujikawa Keisuke
Supervisor
Matsumoto Reiji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hell Deathbird General
Sawaki Ikuya
Moriki Miyuki
Horie Mitsuko
Narrator
Naka Hiroshi
Oki Itsuro
Mizushima Yuu
Oki Juzo
Chou Katsumi
Oki Shinji
Fukuyama Jun
Ooyama Kizuki
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Ze Streit
Inoue Kikuko
Ze Stroganov
Yukino Satsuki
Ze Stronestro
Narita Ken
Ze Strong
Naruse Makoto
Gad Guard
Title
Gad Guard
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In a street that was to be named "Unit Blue" in the near future, there is a town named "Night Town". A town engulfed in darkness of the night due to a lack of electricity. A young man there, Sanada Hajiki works part time in a transport business known as Hachisuka Transporation.
One day, Hajiki gets in touch with a client who wanted him to transport a mysterious material known as "GAD" for a high price. When the "GAD" ends up as scrap, it takes the form of a giant humanoid machine known as iron man "Lightning".
From then on, all kinds of people who also owned an iron man appeared before Hajiki. Kanata - an outlaw who used iron man "Zero" to destroy, Aiko - an upperclass young lady who searches for friends with iron man "Messerschmitt", and Takumi - a young man who works for justice with his iron man "Thunder Bolt".
Even though Hajiki is also a iron man user himself now, his thoughts differ... Those who are always seeking for danger, those who want to meet friends and those who fight for justice. As Hajiki is troubled over such differences, he must fight alongside his own iron man against other similar humanoid mechas.
Why did "GAD" and iron men appear before them? The gears of fate for the young men who posess an iron man has begun to work...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Izuna Yoshitsune
Design
Aizawa Masahiro
Director
Nishikori Hiroshi
Music
Sawaguchi KazuhikoTanaka Kohei
script
Aikawa ShoIkeguchi KazuhikoNishikori Hiroshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aiko Mary Harmony
Kurata Masayo
Catherine Frober
Inoue Kikuko
Hachisuka Kogoro
Ishizuka Unshou
Jacque
Ehara Masashi
Katana
Suwabe Junichi
Kisaragi Takumi
Satou Yuko
Sanada Hajiki
Suzumura Kenichi
Sanada Satsuki
Nakanishi Tamaki
Shinozuka Arashi
Orikasa Fumiko
Hitsuji no Uta
Title
Hitsuji no Uta
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Drama
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Song of Ram Sheep's Song Song of Sheep
Description
Koujou Kazuna's mother died when he was little and has lived with his father's friends, the Eda couple ever since. One day, when he was being the model in the art department for Yaegashi's painting, Issa passed out and was guided by something back to his own home. There, he met once again with his elder sister and was told about the "illness" that struck the Koujou family.
That mysterious "illness" was the the desire for other people's blood. Kazuna has the same illness and so, even in front of Yaegashi, an attack broke out.
Seeing Kazuna suffering from the attacks and the illness, Chisana gives her own blood to the burdened Kazuna.
"No matter how much you struggle, no matter how you'll become..."
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Toume Kei
Design
Seo Yasuhiro
Director
Sugii Gisaburo
Script
Sugii Gisaburo
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Eda Akira
Kosugi Juurouta
Koujou Chisana
Hayashibara Megumi
Koujou Kazuna
Seki Tomokazu
Minase
Miki Shinichirou
Yaegashi Shou
Yukino Satsuki
Da! Da! Da!
Title
Da! Da! Da!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
78 (78 x 25 mins)
Genres
Drama
Year Published
2000
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Daa! Daa! Daa!
Description
Miyu is normal 8th grade girl, until her parents gets hired by NASA and they decides to dump Miyu to their family friend Saionji's place and take off to America. When Miyu gets to Saionji's place (She was told it's the big house on the hill), she realizes it's a old run-down buddiest temple. However Mr. Saionji decides to go on a 1 year long trip to India, leaving Miyu alone with his son Kanata (same age).
Things gets even more complicated when Alien baby and his babysitter pet crash-lands in their house. To make thing worse, baby starts calling Miyu and Kanata Mom and Dad, and starts floating around and showing ESP powers. Not to mention "capiable" Babysitter pet is not very "capiable".
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Oki Ryoichi
Author
Kawamura Mika
Design
Onchi Masayuki
Director
Sakurai Hiroaki
Music
Masuda Toshio
Script
Arakawa ShingoKonparu Tomoko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hanakomachi Christine
Ikezawa Haruna
Hanakomachi Momoka
Nishimura Chinami
Konishi Aya
Enomoto Atsuko
Kouzuki Miyu
Nazuka Kaori
Mizuno sensei
Endou Katsuyo
Ruu
Kanai Mika
Saionji Kanata
Mikame Yukiko
Tenchi Nanami
Shirakura Asako
Wanya
Chiba Chiemi
Detective Conan Movie 2003
Title
Detective Conan Movie 2003
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mystery
Year Published
2003
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Detective Conan Movie Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Description
A temple in Tokyo. Three men were holding a secret meeting there. Suddenly, there appeared a dark, shadowy man wearing a Okina mask, and by using a Japanese sword and Bow, murdered the three men instantly. At the same time as this incident, Osaka and Kyoto also had one man murdered each. The police department concluded that the Five men that died were mambers of the "Genjibotaru", a group of thieves who had repeatedly stole various artifacts and art pieces from the cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
Is the murder that of those who have desire revenge? Or is it due to an internal conflict within the group? The police department was unable to obtain any clues as to the motivation of the crime...
On the other hand, Conan, who had arrived in Kyoto with Kogoro, Ran and Sonoko, teams up with Hattori Heiji to investigate the case. However, the men in Okina Masks appear in their way.
In the entwining crossroads of Kyoto, Konan and his friends must confront the mysteries and traps hidden by the darkness of history! A tough case and sharp inference, friendship and love relationships, and the introduction of the all-star cast! And Conan's body finally...
*** thanks to White_Reflection for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Aoyama Gosho
Design
Sudo Masaaki
Director
Kodama KanetsuguNishimori Akira
Music
Ono Katsuo
Script
Kouchi Kazunari
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dr. Agasa
Ogata Kenichi
Edogawa Conan
Takayama Minami
Haibara Ai
Hayashibara Megumi
Hattori Heiji
Horikawa Ryo
Inspector Megure
Chafurin Chafurin
Kojima Genta
Takagi Wataru
Kudo Shinichi
Yamaguchi Kappei
Mori Kogoro
Kamiya Akira
Mori Ran
Yamazaki Wakana
Toyama
Miyamura Yuko
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko
Otani Ikue
Yoshida Ayumi
Iwai Yukiko
Munto OVA
Title
Munto OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 52 mins)
Genres
Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
Kyoto Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In the sky there exist a Kingdom called the Heavens, kept afloat by a power known as Akuto. The amount of Akuto is dwindling, and only the Magical King Munto can save it. But he needs the help of Yumemi, the Girl of Destiny who is the only Earthly person who can see the Heavens.
*** thanks to Poof for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Kigami Yoshiji
Script
Kigami Yoshiji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chikara
Hamada Mami
Gass
Shima Yoshinori
Guntarl
Kawashima Kouchi
Ichiko
Satoi Kayoko
Irita
Sasaki Ayano
Kazuya
Matsui Shogo
Leica
Kawata Sonoko
Munto
Higo Masakazu
Nozomi
Kuri Kinako
Ryuely
Sawai Norie
Suzume
Sasaki Ayano
Toche
Hamada Mami
Yumemi
Mima Haruna
Crayon Shin-chan Movie 2003
Title
Crayon Shin-chan Movie 2003
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
Description
Annoyed with the poor quality of breakfast, Shin-Chan is delighted to hear that dinner is going to be a first-class Barbeque. However, soon after, a young man comes in, followed by an older man who orders the Nohara family to hand over what the young man gave to them. However, they had not received anything from the young man, and as the scary man approaches they flee. As a result, they are surprised to find themselves listed as Wanted Criminals.
However, after some research, they find out that the men were from an organization named "Sweet Boys", their headquarters located in Atami. The family makes it's way to Atami, but they are intercepted by the "Sweet Boys" and are separated, Shin-Chan finding himself back in Kasukabe. Will the Nohara family really be able to eat the Barbeque?
*** thanks to White_Reflection for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Mizushima Tsutomu
Script
Hara KeiichiMizushima Tsutomu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Himawari
Koorogi Satomi
Hiroshi
Fujiwara Keiji
Misae
Narahashi Miki
Shinosuke
Yajima Akiko
Spring and Chaos
Title
Spring and Chaos
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 53 mins)
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1996
Studio
Group TAC
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Description
Shoji Kawamori's Spring and Chaos is the tragic story of one of Japan's most beloved poets, Kenji Miyazawa. Born at the end of the 19th Century, Kenji, like many artists, did not receive recognition for his tremendous literary contributions until after his death at the tragically early age of 37.
Spring and Chaos was originally released in Japan in 1996 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Miyazawa's birth in rural Iwate Prefecture. Spring and Chaos tells the story of Kenji's tragically short life and his struggle to be true to his art and himself.
*** description from TokyoPop ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kishida Takahiro
Design
Kishida Takahiro
Director
Kawamori Shoji
Script
Kawamori Shoji
EIKEN
Title
EIKEN
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Zasshono School is a mammoth private school with a total of 54000 students from elementary level, junior high and high school. Within a large number of club activities in the school, lies a unique club that differs from others: The Eiken Club. All activities of the club are enfolded by a veil of darkness, which makes the Eiken Club looks bad.
However, what makes us worry about is that the members are, starting with sports and academic all-rounder beauty Azumo Chiharu as an example, mostly charismatic cute girls.
Mifune Densuke, a fresh high school boy, gets forced to join the Eiken Club! In an instant, his life so far, which was dull, becomes full of passion, romance and troubles...!
*** thanks to Yagami Kaede for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Matsuyama Seiji
Design
Ishihama Shinji
Director
Ohata Kiyotaka
Script
Okubo Tomoyasu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azumo Chiharu
Oshiro Miwa
Grace=Rin
Itou Touko
Haruno
Ohno Marina
Mifune Densuke
Watanabe Akino
Misono Kirika
Asano Masumi
Miya Tokuru
Shikano Jun
Morioka Kyouko
Kadowaki Mai
Shinonome Yuriko
Yabusaki Emi
Teacher
Ishimatsu Chiemi
Darkside Blues
Title
Darkside Blues
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
J.C.STAFF Toho
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
In a future where a single family's company holds title to 90 percent of the Earth's dry land, ordinary humans are considered parasites on the planet's surface. Persona Century Corporation tolerates their presence, but does whatever it wishes with Earth, murdering villages on a whim and brutally punishing any dissension or resistance. Terrifying "enhanced men" assassins and pinpoint satellite strikes enforce the Corporation's monopoly without mercy.
A few hopeless rebels fight back, and a small group of self-styled "juvenile delinquents" revel in their freedom in Tokyo's remaining free area, the city's Darkside. But the balance of power is firmly fixed until a strange, beautiful, vaguely Victorian man steps out of the alternate dimension that Persona had trapped him in. Taking up residence in Darkside, he names himself after the city and begins offering "Dream Treatments" for those in need of "renewal."
Darkside doesn't have a stated agenda and seems content with a passive role. But his mere presence seems to galvanize stated neutrals like gangleader Mai and former nurse Selia. And as his strange powers give their nascent struggle a fighting chance, the abrupt entrance of a badly-wounded rebel "terrorist" gives it focus and meaning. But Persona Century has noticed both new arrivals and has every intention of clearing the parasites off its land -- at least, the ones that don't know their proper place.
Salaryman Kintaro
Title
Salaryman Kintaro
Category
TV
Total Episodes
20
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
2001
Studio
TBS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on a popular manga by Motomiya Hiroshi, Salaryman Kintaro spawns into three seasons of TV drama (as 2003), several games and a 20 episodes of TV animation.
The main character of the story is Yajima Kintaro, a former leader of a feared biker gang. He then decides to choose a different path as a salaryman and a responsible father for his young son after his late wife passed away.
*** description and translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Motomiya Hiroshi
Script
Kobayashi ChikakoTomita Sukehiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kurokawa Yuusaku
Nozawa Nachi
Tomokazu Morinosuke
Kawakubo Kiyoshi
Yajima Kintaro
Miyamoto Masahiro
Rumic World TV 2003
Title
Rumic World TV 2003
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Year Published
2003
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Rumic World TV (2003) consists of thirteen independent series based on short stories from 1987-2000 by Takahashi Rumiko. The episode order is not sorted based on the year the story was written. For example, the first episode "Tragedy of P"'s story was written in 1991 while the last episode "Senmuno inu"'s story was written in 1994.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Design
Tomina GamariWogawai Chirowo
Director
Nishimori Akira
Script
Nakase RikaSasano MegumiYoshimura Motoki
Crocket
Title
Crocket
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
Description
Somewhere in the world, are things that grant absolutely any kind of wish called 'kinkas'. People referred to adventurers who sought these kinkas as 'bankers'. Crocket, who travels with his partner Bank Menchi, is an extremely energetic young banker. His only wish is to bring his dead mother back to life. Together with Banker Uster, who he met in his travels, Crocket participates in Banker Survival.
Banker Survival. That is, the coming great battle where bankers continually hone and sharpen their skills under harsh and unforgiving conditions. In this tournament, the one who survives and emerges as the champion is given a savings box full of kinkas! And so it is that for the sake of their own wishes, men of valor from all over the world gather here. Men such as the cool battler Rizott who wants to protect his hometown, Banker Fondovo, the man of mystery who appeared out of nowhere, and the laughing Banker Pudding-pudding... and also, that unseen man of shadow in the great meeting from which he must take his revenge for his mother, The Man of the Black Mantle!
Crocket, with his mother's persistent fortitude deep in his heart, stands up to his worst enemy. Will Crocket be able to meet with his mother again?
*** translated for AnimeNfo by lune knight @ ob.otakufridge.com ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ikeda Yuji
Director
Takahashi Naohito
Music
Watanabe Jun
Script
Tomioka Atsuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Abura
Miyake Kenta
Bagu
Koyama Rikiya
Crocket
Katou Nanae
Drop
Shimizu Ai
Fondovo
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Purin
Iwata Mitsuo
Rizott
Hoshi Souichirou
Taro
Nagashima Yuichi
Teto
Sasamoto Yuko
Uster
Matsumoto Yasunori
Di Gi Charat
Title
Di Gi Charat
Category
TV
Total Episodes
16
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Broccoli
US Distribution
Description
Di Gi Charat (call her Digiko for short) and Petit Charat (the cute little charat) come down to Earth, where they want to be idols, or something like that. Rabi~en~Rose (a random girl with bunny ears) decides they're in her way of becoming an idol herself. They all end up working at Gamers, where various otaku, children, and humanoid fingers walk in and act like morons.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dejiko
Sanada Asami
Gema
Kamei Yoshiko
Puchiko
Sawashiro Miyuki
Rabi~en~Rose
Hikami Kyoko
Store Manager
Ichijou Kazuya
Takurou Kimura
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Takurou Minegawa
Minami Omi
Planet ES
Title
Planet ES
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Bandai Visual Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
It is the year 2075. In a world where travelling between Earth, Space stations and the moon has become normal.
Hachimaki (Hoshino Hachirouta) is just an ordinary salaryman. He works at a space space station collecting debris. However, he has a dream of owning his very own space ship someday. And so he is spending his days collecting debris together with his colleagues Yuri, Fii and his friend Tanabe. Now it is his fourth year doing that work and he is going to be 25 years old soon, which is why he starts to think about his life.
How does Hachimaki feel? Well, today, Hachimaki is going to do the same job...
*** thanks to Yuriko for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Nakatani KoichiSenba YurikoTakakura Takeshi
Director
Taniguchi Goro
Music
Nakagawa Kotaro
Script
Ookouchi Ichirou
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fii
Orikasa Ai
Hachimaki
Tanaka Kazunari
Tanabe
Yukino Satsuki
Yuri
Koyasu Takehito
R.O.D -THE TV-
Title
R.O.D -THE TV-
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
A little into the future from now. A few years after the army's "Human Selection Campaign".
In a street somewhere in Hong Kong, there was a detective office. The name of it was "The Three Sisters Detective Company". The 3 beautitful sisters there were working day and night to settle an incident regarding a book. The girls' names are Anita, Maggy and Michelle.
The oldest sister Michelle who likes all kinds of books, Maggie and even the youngest sister Anita who doesn't like adult books, in truth possesses the special power of a "paper user".
Using and not using their powers, what will happen to the cases they get?
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hane TakaruIshihama Shinji
Director
Masunari Koji
Music
Iwasaki Taku
Script
Kurata Hideyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anita
Saitou Chiwa
Maggie
Hirata Hiromi
Michelle
Kikuchi Shouko
Nene
Yukino Satsuki
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Title
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Category
TV
Total Episodes
14
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
Media Factory Studio Fantasia
US Distribution
Alternative titles
The eternity you wish for
Description
Narumi Takayuki is a third year highschool student, not studying very much for the college entrance exams. However, he is spending his days neither studying nor being able to find anything else that he is interested in doing.
His friends Taira Shinji and Hayase Mizuki are both deeply into studying and swimming, so that Takayuki feels easily like an outsider.
Until one day he is faced to a girl...
*** thanks to Yuriko for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kikuchi Yoko
Director
Watanabe Tetsuya
Script
Kanemaki Kenichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hayase Mizuki
Ishizaki Tomoko
Kaoru Motoko
Kobayashi Mariko
Narumi Takayuki
Sugisaki Kazuya
Oozora Jirayu
Otomo Kiyosato
Suzumiya Akane
Uehara Tomomi
Suzumiya Haruka
Kuribayashi Minami
Taira Shinji
Anzou Masaki
Tamano Mayu
Yoshida Kyoko
Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoid»
Title
Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoida
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Suzuo Sakurazaki is an ordinary student at a magnet school. He meets the alien girl Tanpopo and is asked to be the monitor for the toy company, "Otankonasu". Utterly confused, Suzuo agrees, but in actuality, he is wearing a powered suit to fight criminal aliens. A-class criminal alien, Doctor Marron Flower, attacks Suzuo, controlling a mysterious mecha! Just then, Suzuo transforms into DOKKOIDA.
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Achi Taro
Design
Niwa YasutoshiShibata Jun
Director
Matsui HitoyukiNonaka Takuya
Music
Haishima Kuniaki
Script
Kanazuki RyunosukeSato Kazuharu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Asaka (NERUROID GIRL)
Shimizu Kaori
Dr. Marron Flower
Ogata Kenichi
Hana
Maeda Yukie
Kosuzu (TANPOPO)
Ishige Sawa
Kurika
Ohara Sayaka
Mogumotokuru
Nagashima Yuichi
Ogiwara
Watanabe Yuki
Pierre
Narita Ken
Ruri (EDELWEISS)
Kugimiya Rie
Sayuri (HYACINTH)
Mitsuishi Kotono
Suzuo (DOKKOIDA)
Namikawa Daisuke
Umeki Papa
Matsuno Taiki
D.C ~Da Capo~
Title
D.C ~Da Capo~
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Drama, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
Circus
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Every year the flowers bloom. Mysterious Cherry Blossoms blooming all over a crescent shaped island. That island is the island of Hatsune...
The main character who goes to Kazami Academy, Asakura Junnichi, has the power to see the dreams of other people in his sleep. He was also taught magic by an old lady that allows him to create sweets.
One day, Junnichi seems to have seen someone's dream again while he was sleeping. Inside that dream, a girl who was a childhood of his appeared. But, he was woken up by his sister Asakura Nemu, forcing him to come back to his regular life. Nemu doesn't actually have any blood relation to Junnichi but their bond is deeper than other real brothers and sisters. So deep that it gives the illusion that they're lovers.
It was another peaceful normal day waking up early in the morning and going to Kazami Academy. Together with childhood friend Tenze Mika, the academy idol Shirakawa Kotori, the two sisters Mizukoshi Moe and Mika who eats the school lunch's sauce for some reason. Going through their day as usual, their childhood friend, Yoshino Sakura, who they thought had moved to America suddenly appears. It was a surprise for Junnichi and Nemu. Sakura tells them, "I came to finish the promise I we made during our childhood"...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Tagashira Shinobu
Director
Miyazaki Nagisa
Script
Ikeda Mamiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amakase Miharu
Kanda Akemi
Asakura Junnichi
Tai Yuuki
Asakura Nemu
Nogawa Sakura
Mizukoshi Mako
Matsuoka Yuki
Mizukoshi Moe
Itsuki Yui
Sagisawa Yoriko
Matsuki Miyu
Shirakawa Kotori
Horie Yui
Shirakawa Yokomi
Matsui Naoko
Suginami
Kishio Daisuke
Yoshino Sakura
Tamura Yukari
Divergence EVE
Title
Divergence EVE
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
With the discovery of "Inflation Hole" in AD 2300s, it became possible to travel from this solar system to outer space going beyond the speed of light using "Inflation Drive". In space, 10 parsecs from Earth, a relay station for Inflation Drive known as the "Watcher's Nest" existed.
Kureha Misaki, a recruit of Special Ops Organization known as "Seraphim", headed for the "Watcher's Nest" as her next destination along with three other female candidates - Susanna, Luxandora, and Kiri - after finishing their training within the solar system. However, what greeted them was an invasion of abhorrent creatures from a parallel universe known as "Ghouls" through the Inflation Hole.
*** thanks to Yoshio K. Tsuruta for description and translation ***
A time not now, a place not here. In a certain town, a story starts.
It takes place in a huge building on the top of a hill looking down over a town. A building in the near future, in the sea and surrounded by growing plants that is not thought to be of Earth. A strange place where we don't know who's living there.
The main character is Chris who is a part-time worker. Working part-time as an apprentice and a nice guy who searches for a place with a good rent to live. Without finding the things he wishes for, he can't help it but camp in the outskirts of town and then he finds a mysterious western house. In the house where 3 cute sisters live, there are some rooms free that comes with. Attracted to the cheap rent and the idea of living together with girls in the same house, he decides to move in immediately. And so, his life no different than before, with the usual depravity starts.
That's what should have happened but... this is where Chris' life changes.
The eldest of the 3 landlord sisters, Ai is a kind and indoor sort of person. Mai, the second daughter is someone who likes to take everything into her hands and settle things. Finally, Mie the youngest daughter who is a spoiled girl who loves to do fun things. There is also the latest android maid Mea serving the 3 sisters in their home. Each of these 4 people have their own reasons for following Chris around and won't forgive him for not getting used to it. The 3 sisters can make use of super powers known as magic and the "Power of Seirei (Star Spirits)". To humans who haven't seen such things, makes them think they're androids.
In this noisy home that he has never experienced before, Chris gradually starts to change. It's an situation that he must get used to but it's also making him more mature. Being with the mysterious transfer student who doesn't know much about Chris, and the mysterious obedient girls that follow him around, how will it affect his growth into adulthood?
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Sakurai Haruka
Design
Mizukami RondoSakurai Haruka
Director
Kimura Shinichiro
Script
Hanada Jukki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ai
Ohara Sayaka
Mai
Asano Masumi
Mea
Kadowaki Mai
Mie
Momoi Haruko
Unagi
Kawasumi Ayako
Dangaioh
Title
Dangaioh
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Hajataisei Dangaio Dangaioh: Hyper Combat Unit
Description
A group of 4 young people with various ESPer abilities are told that they are the new weapon created by Professor Tarson. In reality, they were all kidnapped and their memories erased. Together, they can control a new superweapon/robot: Dangaioh. This is the story of how each discovers his/her past while being pursued by the "Bunker"...a space-based criminal conglomerate. A typical giant-robot story with unusual characters.
Ikkitousen
Title
Ikkitousen
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The flying start of a high school hegemony!!
The glorious fighting days of a violent 17 year old girl.
"I can't believe the champion is a "kitty" like that..."
Kantou, a place where high school students fight with each other in bone smashing battles. There, 7 high school forces Rakuyou High, Nanyou Academy, Kyosa Academy, Youshu Campus, Yoshu Academy, Seitou Campus, Ryoshu High fight to prove their strength to the world.
With no regards to gender, the high schools are always together fighting. One day, some boys amused by the fighting, decides to put Madatama (ancient comma shaped jewels) to their bodies. The Madatamas they possessed held the fate of the warriors from the Sangokushi period long ago whose spirits got sealed within.
The story takes place in Nanyou Campus where the violent high school heroine, Sonsaku Hakufu has transferred to. She possesses the spirit of the Koutou Champion, Sonsaku who passed away at the age 26. The Sonsaku who is destined to fight. Shuuyu Koukin is worried about Sonsaku so he watches over his childhood friend. But, because of him worrying, Sonsaku just gets excited about the battles.
However, an order was issued to defeat Sonsaku and so she is attacked by strong enemies one after the other. Sonsaku was able to get through all the battles due to her strength but, before long, she fights with one of the top 4 fighters of Nanyou, Ryomou Shimei. But, in the dark lies a conspiracy for hegemony. What will become of Sonsaku Hakufu's fate....!?
"Ikkitousen" refers to strength of how one person can fight a thousand people at once.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Wada Takashi
Author
Shiozaki Yuji
Design
Hasegawa Shinya
Director
Watanabe Takashi
Music
Motokura Hiroshi
Script
Yoshioka Takao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Goei
Inoue Kikuko
Kankichi
Kobayashi Yumiko
Rakushu
Iijima Hajime
Ryofu Housen
Watanabe Akino
Ryomou Shimei
Kaida Yuko
Saji Genpou
Morikubo Shoutarou
Sonsaku Hakufu
Asano Masumi
Syuyu Koukin
Hino Satoshi
Toutaku Chuuei
Namikawa Daisuke
Lupin III: The First Contact ~Episode 0~
Title
Lupin III: The First Contact ~Episode 0~
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
2002
Studio
VAP
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The story of early days of Lupin, his friends and enemies
Lupin started as a thief and he's aiming for "Cram of Hermes" owned by Galvez, a mafia boss. "Cram of Hermes" is a book of alchemy, which contains a special recipe for making metal harder than diamond. Unfortunately, the book is sealed inside a metal pipe made from that recipe. So, the pipe can never be opened without a special key.
Galvez then hires Jigen as a bodyguard to protect the metal pipe and the book. Meanwhile, Goemon is searching for the strongest sword in the world and Fujiko is working in the shadow waiting to take away both of the pipe and the book. At the same time, a Japanese detective, Zenigata, arrives in New York to capture Fujiko.
Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko and Zenigata.. They are all here for the first time as adversaries and eternal enemies.
Happy Lesson Advance
Title
Happy Lesson Advance
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The second installment of Happy Lesson TV, with the same incoherent recycled idea, story telling and fan services.
Chitose shares his house with five ladies, his what so called mothers (they are also his teachers at school). One might think the continued attention of this many girls would be a good thing, but too much attention can prove to be painful. Not only is he the subject of their abuse at home, but at school as well. Even when things finally calm down at night, all the rooms are taken so Chitose must sleep on the couch.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Katoo YashuhisaWatanabe Mayumi
Director
Suzuki Akira
Script
Tsuchii SachikoYoshioka Takao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chitose Hitotose
Kishio Daisuke
Fumitsuki Nanakorobi
Shima Ryouka
Haduki Yazakura
Sonozaki Mie
Kisaragi Ninomai
Kimura Akiko
Kuryuu Nagatsuki
Nakanishi Tamaki
Minaduki Rokumatsuri
Mizuki Nana
Mutsuki Ichimonji
Asano Ruri
Satsuki Gokajo
Sasajima Kaoru
Uduki Shitennou
Koyama Kimiko
Yayoi Sanzein
Inoue Kikuko
Green Green TV
Title
Green Green TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
It's the refreshing season of early summer. Deep in the lonely mountains in the great scale of nature, there is a secret base. It was where a male reform school "Hane no Oto" Campus is located. Going there is the "Baka Trio (Idiotic Trio)" - motivated spirit "Bachigoo", typical idiot "Ichibansei" and big giant, "Tenjin" goes to. And last but not least, the average main character Takasaki Yuusuke.
Worrying about his campus life, disaster decides to pay him a visit! So that everyone can attend classes together, an evaluation period takes place allowing high school girls to come along. The Baka Trio are first ones to get excited on the campus. However... faced with the unknown opposite sex from the city, they don't know how they should approach them. And so... eventually the bus the girls travelled on arrives.
"Yuusuke-kun!"
The girl Chitoshe Midori appeared before Yuusuke and greeted him! Eyes meeting, the girl hugs Yuusuke... who is this girl???
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Katakura ShinjiNakahara Kiyotaka
Director
Matsumoto ChisakuMutou Yuji
Music
Mitsumune Nobuyoshi
Script
Tomioka Atsuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chitose Midori
Nakayama Sara
Iino Chigusa
Suzuki Mariko
Kutsuki Futaba
Fujimaki Eriko
Kutsuki Wakaba
Mannaka Yukiko
Minami Sanae
Suzuki Saori
Morimura Reika
Ueda Kana
Takazaki Yuusuke
Kisaichi Atsushi
Momoko Kaeru no Utaga Ki Koeruyo
Title
Momoko Kaeru no Utaga Ki Koeruyo
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
2003
Studio
Magic Bus
US Distribution
Description
Riki and Momoko are twins, the brother Riki a strong, healthy third grade Primary School Student, while Momoko has various mental and physical handicaps and goes to a special handicapped children's school.
Always complaining that she too wanted to go to proper school, she would often through tantrums, but settle down when she hears Riki sing the "Chorus of the Frogs", her favourite song.
Soon, Momoko is is given permission to attend Riki's school once a week, as a part of a exchange learning program. There, she cheers Riki on during a Physical Education class, and this lead to Riki's team winning. However, a member of the losing team, Ryuji, insults Momoko about her intelligence. Riki, angered beyond restraint, hits Ryuji, and is subsequently punished by the principal and parents.
April. Riki's class is now in fourth Grade, but the hostility of Ryuji towards Momoko continues. However, the other members of the class become friends with Momoko, drawn to her happy personality. One day, Momoko's condition suddenly becomes worse, and is carried to hospital. Meanwhile, Riki, Ryuji and some others are chosen to run in the relay of the athletics carnival. Though Riki plans to encourage Momoko by winning the relay, the fastest runner, Ryuji, claimed that If Riki is running, then he would not...
*** thanks to White_Reflection for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Tanahashi Kazunori
Design
Kobayashi Yukari
Director
Shibuichi Setsuko
Music
Oshima Michiru
Script
Koide KazumiMatsue Mitsuyo
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hama Mika
Konomiya Rie
Kichida Kenta
Murakami Souta
Kitazaki Ryuji
Oishi Haruto
Kuramoto Masashi
Yamanoi Jin
Kuramoto Momoko
Mamiya Kurumi
Kuramoto Riki
Uchiyama Kouki
Kuramoto Yoshie
Ito Tsukasa
Kuroki Senjou
Itou Kentarou
Uehara Tamaki
Noguchi Sayaka
Cosplay Complex
Title
Cosplay Complex
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Parody
Year Published
2001
Studio
WONDERFARM
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Cosplay Complex is a rather hilarious anime dedicated to every cosplay (costume play) fans around the world. The story focuses mainly on Hasegawa Chaco, an Oizumi junior high school student who likes costume play, and Kosuke Tamiya, a costume play photographer who is trying his best every day to (?). Nevertheless to say, she and her friends are members of a costume play club and they all get involved in so many hilarious events such as cosplay competition on episode 1 and cosplay seashore summer training camp on episode 2.
*** Not responsible for description and translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoshima Reika
Takahashi Chiaki
Arii Sachiko
Yuki Masuda
Delmo
Kugimiya Rie
Hasegawa Chaco
Nogawa Sakura
Ikebukurou
Ono Kenichi
Imai Atena
Shimizu Ai
Imai Maria
Chiba Saeko
Kosuke Tamiya
Sakurai Takahiro
Matel Jennie
Watanabe Akino
Yorozuyo Goro
Chiba Susumu
Maze OVA
Title
Maze OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Magic, Mecha
Year Published
1996
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Description
Transported through time and space, Maze has gained incredible powers.. and one astronomical problem. Every night, she transforms into a lecherous man! To top it all off, she must rescue a princess from a mysterious warrior cult. But male Maze would rather be chasing the ladies...
Hungry Heart
Title
Hungry Heart
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Drama, Schoolkids, Sports
Year Published
2000
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Wild Striker
Description
Kyosuke is a 16 years old boy in the first year of Jyoyo Akanegaoka high school.
He used to play soccer in junior high, but dicided to quite soccer for some reasons...
However, in the first year of high school, he accidentaly becomes the team manager of a female soccer club and realizes that he still love soccer very much.
Kyosuke finally joins the soccer team, and will grow up ,with the attractive teammates and rivals, to be one of the top strikers in the world!
The TV series is the real hot drama full of exciting soccer performances, friendships and heart-warming stories, based on "Hungry Heart" by Yoichi Takahashi, the author of "Captain Tsubasa".
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Aoki Tetsuro
Design
Imaizumi Kenichi
Director
Soga Masahiko
Music
Nakamura Nobuyuki
Script
Suga Yoshiyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Assistant
Nagano Yoshikazu
Doumoto Kaori
Araki Kae
Jefferson Kouji
Takatsuka Masaya
Kano Kyousuke
Toriumi Kosuke
Mori Kazuto
Ogai Youko
Murakami
Matsuyama Takashi
Rodorigo
Ishizuka Katashi
Satohara
Mori Norihisa
Tsujiwaki Miki
Kato Natsuki
Kasho no Tsuki
Title
Kasho no Tsuki
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Fantasy, Historical Settings, Magic
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Moon of The Fiery Night
Description
Based on a popular manga by Hirai Mari, published on Hana to Yume Comics by Hakusensha. The animation was made into a 59 minutes OVA published on a single DVD (or two VHS on December '98 and January '99) by SPE Visual WOrks. This 2-part OVA is one of the story arcs of the manga, namely "Autumn Threat" (Aki Kyogen).
The story takes place on Kamakura period (1192-1333) in Japan. Kagetsu is a member of a feline tribe. Member of feline tribe is capable to become a male or a female depending on "its" mate. However, Kagetsu often refers "itself" as a "he" because he used "boku" to refer to himself.
On one day in autumn, Kagetsu approaches Arimasa Tsuchimikado, a Yin Yang fortune-teller for the emperor, and tell him that he would like to bear his kids (note: people with weak heart for yaoi series should not watch this, you've been warned).
Meanwhile, a "shadow" assasin (a man in black robe with his panther) attacked the shogunate. Arimasa is accused of conspiracy to kill the shogun, therefore both Arimasa and Kagetsu have to escape and run into the mountains.
Marcelino Pan Y Vino
Title
Marcelino Pan Y Vino
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2000
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
This is the magical story of a new-born baby abandoned on the doorstep of a Franciscan monastery, who grows up to become a cheerful and mischievous boy called Marcelino Pan y Vino. Marcelino, who is able to talk with animals, lives very closed to the animals, the trees and plants. He delights in discovering new things, and often asks unusual questions. The friars educate and love the boy.
Marcelino lives happily, despite the fact that he is always asking about and looking for his unknown mother.
This spectacular animation sereis-packed with adventures, fantasy and tenderness-will bring the family together and live forever in our minds.
City Hunter: $1,000,000 Conspiracy
Title
City Hunter: $1,000,000 Conspiracy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1990
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
City Hunter OVA 2
Description
When a mysterious stranger shows up needing protection, City Hunter's partner leaps at the million-dollar offer. The price seems a little high, but a beautiful woman with an equally attractive purse is pretty hard to resist. And it appears the tall, blonde and beautiful client isn't above throwing in a little something extra to sweeten the deal. But before City Hunter can collect on his bonus of lacey lingerie and nights of passion, he's got to endure some rather dangerous foreplay: like a barrage of bullets and deadly, explosive-rigged toys.
Gundam Seed
Title
Gundam Seed
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50 (50 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The confrontation between the Earth Alliance (Naturals) and Zaft (Coordinators), which originated in economic friction, reached a stalemate. Ultimately, the two sides opted for the last resort of diplomacy - in other words, they went to war. Our story begins roughly a year later. Heliopolis, a resource satellite belonging to a neutral nation, is suddenly attacked by a Zaft mobile suit force. Their goal is to seize the Atlantic Alliance's newest Gundam mobile suits, which the Alliance has produced here amid total secrecy. The raid is successful, and Zaft captures four of the Gundams. Kira Yamato, a student at an industrial college, is drawn into the conflict when he is reunited with his old friend Aslan Zara. Tragically, Kira finds that his comrade Aslan and the other Coordinators are now his enemies. For patriotism's sake, Aslan sets out to defeat Kira. One against four... the battle of the Gundams begins!
*** description from Mecha Anime HQ, character names from NewType ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Athrun Zara
Ishida Akira
Cagalli Yula Athha
Shindou Naomi
Dearka Elthman
Sasanuma Akira
Fllay Allster
Kuwashima Houko
Kira Yamato
Hoshi Souichirou
Lacus Clyne
Tanaka Rie
Murrure Ramius
Mitsuishi Kotono
Mwu La Fllaga
Koyasu Takehito
Natarle Badgiruel
Kuwashima Houko
Nicol Amarfi
Matsui Mami
Raww Le Klueze
Seki Toshihiko
Yzak Jule
Seki Tomokazu
Candy Candy Movie
Title
Candy Candy Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Candy Candy originated from a shojo manga by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi published in 1974. It was soon be picked up for television as anime, which runs up to 115 episodes (not to mention several ovas/movies). The manga itself continued until 1982 (8 years in total -- not the longest running manga, but it's very close).
Candy Candy movie summarized the classical TV series but with different ending and conclusion (happy ending). There are many important scenes and moments from TV series that got deleted. Also a very sloppy and quick characters introduction were used in this movie, which will confuse a lot of people who have not watch the TV series nor read the manga yet.
This Candy Candy Movie is also known as Candy Candy OVA: Candy Candy Movie 1992
*** compiled from various sources ***
Candy Candy OVA
Title
Candy Candy OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Candy Candy originated from a shojo manga by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi published in 1974. It was soon be picked up for television as anime, which runs up to 115 episodes (not to mention several ovas/movies). The manga itself continued until 1982 (8 years in total -- not the longest running manga, but it's very close).
The three OVAs are:
1. Candy Candy Movie 1992 (also known as Candy Candy Movie)
2. The Call Of Spring / The May Festival
3. Candy's Summer Vacation
*** compiled from various sources ***
Candy Candy
Title
Candy Candy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
115
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
1976
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Candy Candy originated from a shojo manga by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi published in 1974. It was soon be picked up for television as anime, which runs up to 115 episodes (not to mention several ovas and movies). The manga itself continued until 1982 (8 years in total -- not the longest running manga, but it's very close).
This story is about a girl, Candy, who is a orphan. She is a nice and optimistic girl and she has warm heart. When she was small, she had lived in orphanage called Pony's Home. She had a good friend who is Ann. called And she met the "handsome boy on the hill" who is a important person in her life, on the hill behind the orphanage.
She was adopted by the Loka's family. What's awaiting her are the bad-hearted Leo and his sister, Eliza. One day, in the rose garden, she met a boy, who is identical to the "handsome boy on the hill" who had met in her childhood. He is Antony. Thereafter, a fantastic story that she has never expected begins.
*** compiled from various sources ***
Coji-Coji
Title
Coji-Coji
Category
TV
Total Episodes
101
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Join the bright and ever-joyful world of Coji Coji! Coji Coji’s age and androgynous nature are a mystery to the residents of this fantasy world, but no one really cares about such trivial matters. The only thing that concerns Coji Coji is enjoying life and the wonders of nature. Coji Coji’s friends, on the other hand, are a varied bunch of colorful characters whose many idiosyncrasies have a tendency to create turmoil among one another. Coji Coji’s carefree ways and tendency to shirk responsibility are sometimes a source of frustration, but his childlike wisdom has a way of resolving all of their differences. Written by Sakura Momoko-author of the smash hit “Chibi Maruko Chan”-this charming and sometimes sarcastic romp into Coji Coji’s world will be sure to enlighten and entertain the entire family.
Grander Musashi RV
Title
Grander Musashi RV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
There is a legend, which says that the person who discovers the hidden legendary fishing lures called “Legenders” can obtain the power to rule the entire world…
Musashi and his friends set out on a long journey to find the 7 “Legenders”-secretly hidden all over the world-in order to become G Master.
Numerous different enemies and rivals try to obstruct Musashi because they are also trying to find the “Legenders”.
Learning super techniques and discovering special fishing lures through a series of fishing battles with attractive rivals, Musashi continues his exciting adventure.
This series-exploring the exciting pleasure of learning various fishing skills-and its attractive characters will entertain not only fishing fans but also children and families all over the world.
Sans Famille
Title
Sans Famille
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Music
Year Published
1996
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Remy is a cheerful and tender-hearted girl, who 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 slave trader.
It is Vitaris, a strolling entertainer, who helps Remy.
Vitaris discovers her talent for singing and decides to take her in with his troupe.
Remy starts her journey with Vitaris and his troupe animals such as the monkey Georicoule and the dogs Capi, Dolce, and Zelbino.
When the troupe visits a certain town, Remy happens to meet her real mother and her son, Arthur, and they all get to know each other. But Remy still doesn’t know the truth.
Unfortunately, Remy leaves the town for Paris without realizing that they are her real mother and brother.
After that, Vitaris dies and Remy is left alone to experience many hardships and difficulties one after another…
Grander Musashi
Title
Grander Musashi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1997
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Musashi lives with his father. His mother left them three years ago. Musashi believes she will come back to them. One day they move from Tokyo to a village in the countryside. Musashi hates living in the countryside and asks his father to take him back to Tokyo. He wonders if his mother will be able to find him in their new home.
Soon after moving to the countryside, Musashi happens to see a man fishing for bass with a decoy fish. Musashi is fascinated by lure fishing. He learns a lot from the man, and discovers that his mother’s father was a grand champion of bass fishing. Musashi feels that fishing could lead him to his missing mother. He shows a marvelous talent for lure fishing and takes trips to many places around the world in search of various incredible fish. Through fishing, Musashi comes to enjoy living amongst nature.
Mahoujin Guru Guru Movie
Title
Mahoujin Guru Guru Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
It is said that at the top of the high mountain, there is an enormous monster called Megaro-Dragon, and that this monster possesses magical pickles called Happy-pickles, which can make any dream come true.
Nike and Kukuri go to the mountain. Having heard a prophesy, a shrine maiden named Juju also goes there in search of the pickles.
Nike, Kukuri and Juju together defeat various monsters and overcome many difficulties and troubles before they finally confront the legendary monster, Megaro-Dragon.
Taiga Adventure
Title
Taiga Adventure
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
An adventure story about "Ooparts Egg" and a huge stone statue called "Oobats" which was excavated from the remains of ancient times around two thousand years ago.
Taiga travels around the world with his father, archeologist Dr. Daino. They come to South America to investigate ancient ruins discovered by treasure hunters. There they find a stone statue of a gigantic bird which is more than 50 meters long. How was this statue made more than 20,000 years ago? Who made it and for what purpose? To their surprise, the stone bird wakes up and flies away before their very eyes. They discover that this stone bird is called "Oobats" and that when it has "Ooparts Egg", it becomes a dangerous weapon which could destroy the whole universe. The stone bird in the ruins wakes up and flies away to seek Ooparts Egg! Taiga must not allow this to happen...
Mahoujin Guru Guru II
Title
Mahoujin Guru Guru II
Category
TV
Total Episodes
38
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2000
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Join the new legend of Guru Guru, where Nike, the reluctant hero, and Kukuri, the innocent heroine, return to save the world. The magical adventure that unfolds, with its unique monsters and eccentric characters, is sure to draw you into this curious and exciting realm.
To save the world from evil King Giri, Kukuri must locate the monsters in each territory and win them, one by one, over to her side. Meanwhile Nike's task is to be recognized by the Four Kings of Nature and collect their swords. These swords are known as the "Sword of Wind", the "Sword of Water", the "Sword of Earth" and the "Sword of Fire".
Can Nike and Kukuri truly become hero and heroine? Follow their journey and find out!
Marco Movie
Title
Marco Movie
Category
TV
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1999
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
In the 19th century, Genoa (Italy), 9-year-old Marco must face separation from his mother Anna, who leaves for work in Argentina to escape heavy taxes and a deep economic depression. Remaining at home with his father-a doctor at the hospital for the poor-Marco cannot help but miss his mother. When Anna suddenly stops writing to them, Marco becomes anxious about her and decides to travel all the way to Argentina by himself. Marco sets out a long and arduous adventure of over 10,000 miles. All he carries with him is love, courage, friendship and a longing to see his mother again. The story will take you on an exciting journey across the Atlantic, the Andes, and the spiritual border as we watch Marco come of age.
City Hunter '97 Special - Goodbye My Sweetheart
Title
City Hunter '97 Special - Goodbye My Sweetheart
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Shueisha Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
A mysterious soldier known only as Professor plots his revenge on the government that betrayed him and Tokyo is brought to its knees! Unless the government pays Professor an impossible ransom, downtown Tokyo will be completely destroyed, and the Professor's beautiful sister will be the first to go! Only City Hunter, expert detective and shameless l adies' man, can keep Tokyo from being blown sky high! The bullets fly furiously, and the women have never been more tempting as City Hunter takes it to the edge in this action-packed animated feature. Explosive action will rock your senses as you witness City Hunter's greatest challenge ever!
Ten Ten Kun
Title
Ten Ten Kun
Category
TV
Total Episodes
43
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Each and every human being is blessed with a seed of talent from heaven. This seed develops as a child grows up, and will be in full blossom one day. By some quirk of fate, however, there is one boy without any seed of talent. When God hears about the dull boy, Hideyuki, he orders Ten Ten Kun to find out what sort of talent Hideyuki should have inherited and to put the seed of talent inside him. With some amazing magic tools in his bag, Ten Ten Kun, the most friendly and humorous angel in the world, comes down to Earth to see Hideyuki. However, there is an infinite number of seeds, so it will take Ten Ten Kun a very long time to discover Hideyuki's true talent.
Mahoromatic TV 2
Title
Mahoromatic TV 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
14 (14 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Mecha
Year Published
2002
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Mahoromatic ~motto utsukushii mono~
Description
The story continues from what the first season left off. Mahoro returned to a quiet normal life again as a maid in Misato house after she finished her fight with Ryuga. Ryuga, on the other hand, begins to think “I want to live like a normal man” and continues as a science teacher although Slash is still cannot completely trust him yet.
On a one peaceful day, a mysterious girl appear. She is an android (CODE370), her name is Minawa, and she is Mahoro’s younger sister…
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Chidama BoNakayama Monjuro
Design
Takamura Kazuhiro
Director
Yamaga Hiroyuki
Scenario
Hanada JukkiYamaga Hiroyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chizuko Oe
Sanada Asami
Hayato Daimon
Ishizuka Unshou
Kiyomi Kawase
Kisaichi Atsushi
Mahoro
Kawasumi Ayako
Minawa
Shimizu Ai
Miyuki Sakura
Kikuchi Yumi
Rin Todoroki
Mizuno Manabi
Saori Shikijo
Takada Yumi
Suguru Misato
Takimoto Fujiko
To Ryuga
Koyasu Takehito
Toshiya Hamaguchi
Ogiwara Hideki
Mao Dante
Title
Mao Dante
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Demon King Dante
Description
Dante has had his freedom and peace snatched away by those who'll become Gods. So that he can get everything back, Dante is incarnated. To fight with those who'll become Gods.
This story tells of Dante who have broken a 2000 year seal, And starts from the time when he is attacked by Ryo Utsugi. The human that the demon king has chosen for his body. As he becomes the eldest son of the Utsugi family, Utsugi's secret is eventually revealed...
*** thanks to Kaworu for translating the description for AnimeNfo ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Medusa
Ishiduka Rie
Nareshyon
Ishimaru Hiroya
Ooshiba Sousuke
Sakurai Takahiro
Saeko Kodai
Ishiduka Rie
Utsugi Kousuke
Koyama Takehiro
Utsugi Ryo
Chiba Susumu
Utsugi Saori
Kobayashi Sanae
Utsugi Tamiko
Igarashi Rei
Gundam 08th MS Team
Title
Gundam 08th MS Team
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The year is UC 0079, the Federation has begun mass production of the prototype Gundams for use by their ground forces. Shiro Amada, commander of the 08th MS Team must lead his squadron through fierce fighting on the ground.
However, the Zeons are developing a secret project which could tip the balance of power! Can Shiro and his ragtag team of cast-offs, rejects, and bad attitudes save the Federation?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aina Saharin
Inoue Kikuko
Eledoa Ashis
Fujiwara Keiji
Ginias Saharin
Hayami Shou
Jidan Nickard
Nagai Ichirou
Karen Joshuwa
Koyama Mami
Kiki Rojita
Nishimura Chinami
Mikel Ninorich
Yuuki Hiro
Shiro Amada
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Terry Sanders Jr
Genda Tessho
Siawase Apartment's Okojo-san
Title
Siawase Apartment's Okojo-san
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The story focuses of Okojo-san (a ferret?) who lived in the northern mountain. It got caught by a kid and sold to a pet store. Lucky for Okojo-san, after going through a lot of hardships, he managed to escape the pet store and end up in Tsuchitani's room.
Tsuchitani is a college students who is not very sociable and quiet. Although he's poor, he decided to keep Okojo in his place. Staying in Tsuchitani's room, Okojo meet a rat owned by a female cartoonist who lives in the next door. Okojo also meet Saeki Tomo, Tsuchitani's friend's younger sister, who tried to feed him a pudding (ferret is carnivore ;b). And, What's next?
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chiorori
Yamazaki Masami
Kojopi
Sawashiro Miyuki
Kudo Yuuta
Katou Nanae
Mangaka
Shou Mayumi
Miyako
Kikawa Eriko
Pet shop owner
Ueda Yuuji
Saeki Shun
Harada Hideaki
Saeki Tomoko
Nakamura Sayaka
Tatchin
Imaru Okatsu
Tsuchiya Haruka
Koizumi Yutaka
Tsukahara
Takahashi Hiroki
Brave King GaoGaiGar OVA
Title
Brave King GaoGaiGar OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex
Title
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52 (52 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
In the future, life between the digital and physical world has been blurred. The boundary of technology and humanity has been stretched beyond imagination with lives being led in both the electronic and physical worlds. With the melding of man and machine – a new cybernetic level of existence is being created - An existence that continues to redefine mankind.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Shirow Masamune
Director
Kamiyama Kenji
Music
Kanno Yoko
Script
Kamiyama Kenji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aramaki Daisuke
Saka Osamu
Bateau
Otsuka Akio
Boma
Yamaguchi Taro
Ishikawa
Nakano Yutaka
Kusanagi Motoko
Tanaka Atsuko
Pazu
Onoduka Takashi
Saito
Ohkawa Toru
Tachikoma
Tamagawa Sakiko
Togusa
Yamadera Kouichi
Gambler Legend Tetsuya
Title
Gambler Legend Tetsuya
Category
TV
Total Episodes
20
Genres
Year Published
2000
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya
Description
A story adapted from the life of a young Asada Tetsuya, a famous novelist and mahjong player.
Shinjuku in 1946 after the Pacific War. Asada Tetsuya learns the secrets of Mahjong (a chinese board game) from an old man, Boushuu, his mentor. Asada quickly becomes a famous mahjong player, and he eventually earns a title, Saint Jong (Jong Sei). His life story is then adapted into this anime.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Boushuu
Ohtsuka Chikao
Dan
Takagi Wataru
Inami
Totani Kouji
Tetsuya
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Spiral ~Bond of Inference~
Title
Spiral ~Bond of Inference~
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Mystery
Year Published
2002
Studio
J.C.STAFF Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Spiral ~Suiri no Kizuna~ Spiral ~Bond of Reasoning~
Description
Spiral is a mystery detective story serialized on Gangan magazine. The main character of the story are Madoka Narumi, her younger brother, Ayumu Narumi and Kiyono Yuizaki, a noisy girl who runs newspaper publication in the highschool. Together, they are trying to solve mystery by reasoning and putting even the smallest clues together.
*** not responsible for description and translation -- f4t3 ***
Sister Princess ~Re Pure~ is a combination of short stories similiar to the the first season and character stories from one of the twelve sisters. Each episodes are divided into two parts, the first half is a short independent stories, and the second half is a character story focusing on one of the twelve sisters as the girl of the week.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aria
Mizuki Nana
Chikage
Kawasumi Ayako
Girl
Nogawa Sakura
Haruka
Kakazu Yumi
Hinako
Chiba Chiemi
Kaho
Mochizuki Hisayo
Karen
Kuwatani Natsuko
Mami
Hikami Kyoko
Mamoru
Kobayashi Yumiko
Marie
Yuzuki Ryouka
Minakama Wataru
Nojima Kenji
Rinrin
Kanzaki Chiro
Sakuya
Horie Yui
Shirayuki
Yokote Kumiko
Yamada Taro
Yamaguchi Kappei
Yotsuba
Hanba Tomoe
Puchi Puri Yushi
Title
Puchi Puri Yushi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2002
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In the distant past in a faraway land, Yushi is a 17-year-old girl that has been put under a spell--her body stopped aging ever since she was ten years old. Cheerful and optimistic, Yushi doesn't let the spell bother her. Especially because Yushi has been selected as a candidate to become the next Puchi Puri Princess. The girl selected to be princess will receive a magical tiara which grants the wearer anything she wants. This means that if Yushi becomes princess she can wish her spell away! But the competition is stiff and Yushi still looks like a 10-year-old girl.
*** description from Animerica ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Besu
Orikasa Fumiko
Erumina
Kawasumi Ayako
Ganbado
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Gurenda
Matsuoka Yuki
Kokoru
Fukui Yukari
Kyubu
Saeki Tomo
Yushi
Yamamoto Maria
Oni Tensei: Demon's Collection
Title
Oni Tensei: Demon's Collection
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Horror
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
There is an ancient legend that says if a tattoo is drawn to perfection, it will come to life. Reiko Kure is a female detective with a strange massacre on her hands. Some kind of huge anime savagely murdered thirteen members of the mafia, and only the quiet Ema Nozomi was left at the scene.
Ema is taken into protective custody. However, every man left with her is killed, and every woman left with her is raped. There are no clues, except the innocent Ema's strange tattoo, perfectly depicting a demon. Reiko is drawn into this strange case, taking Ema under her protection and into her heart.
Evangelion: End of Evangelion
Title
Evangelion: End of Evangelion
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 97 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Evangelion: Air and Love is Destructive Evangelion: My Pure Heart for You
Description
The end of the Neon Genesis Evangelion left many questions as to the fate of NERV, the Children, the Angels, and many other plot factors unanswered, unexplained, or otherwise hanging. To answer a legion of now befuddled Evangelion fans, Gainax remade the ending into a two-part movie known as Death and Rebirth which was to supersede episodes 25 and 26 of the television series, which then led to this movie, Death and Rebirth itself being recreated into part one of The End of Evangelion. It begins much in the same fashion, with the final Angel already having been defeated, and the current enemy switching to humanity itself as SEELE unleashes its own plan for the Evas and NERV...and indeed for the entire human race. What role will Shinji play in this ever-tense situation, as NERV gets chewed to pieces by SEELE's crack commandoes? Will Gendo's plan swallow up all of humanity? Will Hideaki Anno ever figure out how to end an anime? These questions and more will be answered in what looks to be the final installment of Evangelion. But at what price?
*** from THEM Anime Review ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aida Kensuke
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Akagi Naoko
Doi Mika
Akagi Ritsuko
Yamaguchi Yuriko
Aoba Shigeru
Koyasu Takehito
Asuka's father
Seki Toshihiko
Asuka's mother
Kawamura Maria
Ayanami Rei
Hayashibara Megumi
Committee member
Ishino Ryuuzou
Horaki Hikari
Iwao Junko
Hyuuga Makoto
Yuuki Hiro
Ibuki Maya
Nagasawa Miki
Ikari Gendou
Tachiki Fumihiko
Ikari Shinji
Ogata Megumi
Ikari Yui
Hayashibara Megumi
Kaji Ryouji
Yamadera Kouichi
Katsuragi Misato
Mitsuishi Kotono
Keel Lorentz
Mugihito
Nagisa Kaoru
Ishida Akira
O.T.R Admiral
Nishimura Tomomichi
Pen Pen
Hayashibara Megumi
Seele
Seki Tomokazu
Souryuu Asuka Langley
Miyamura Yuko
Suzuhara Touji
Seki Tomokazu
Haou Daikei Ryu Knight OVA
Title
Haou Daikei Ryu Knight OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha
Year Published
1994
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Adeus Legend OVA Lord of Lords Adeu's Legend OVA Lord of Lords Ryu Knight OVA
Description
In the fantasy world of Adeus Legend, knights, priests, magicians, ninjas all summon Giant Mechs with ability similar to their class to fight. This is a story about the growth and learning of a young knight. He starts out his adventure with an older knight mentor who has a mysterious past, then saves a princess and her priest companion and goes on a quest to reclaim her kingdom.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Adieu Woltham
Yuuki Hiro
Izumi
Kosugi Juurouta
Paffy Pafuricia
Yajima Akiko
Sarutobi
Nishimura Tomohiro
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna OVA 2
Title
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna OVA 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Movic Starchild Toho
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns
Description
It's a world where the average schoolgirl has to save the universe with superpowers and intergalactic battle armor. Where your best friend is probably an android who'll eat you out of house and home. Where the biggest international celebrity shows up to provide emotional support.
It's a tripped up, twisted little universe where playtime often involves malevolent machinery in brutal battle for interstellar domination.
That's right, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna is back! But not everyone's thrilled about her return, especially an evil trio of sisters who plan to destroy the world - a diabolical dysfunctional family of female androids so deadly even the galactic military are powerless to stop them.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Announcer
Matsumoto Yasunori
Ayako
Hikami Kyoko
Elnar
Yamamoto Yuriko
Erika
Yajima Akiko
Fake Yuna
Nishimura Chinami
Flaurein D
Orikasa Ai
Genmu
Inoue Kikuko
Haruna
Araki Kae
Kagurazaka Yuna
Yokoyama Chisa
Kyoka
Matsui Naoko
Misaki
Koorogi Satomi
Polylina
Touma Yumi
Princess Mirage
Mizutani Youko
Raika
Amano Yuri
Rucia
Yoshida Konami
Shiori
Kouda Mariko
Woman
Neya Michiko
Yuuri Cube
Takahashi Miki
Haou Daikei Ryu Knight TV
Title
Haou Daikei Ryu Knight TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha
Year Published
1994
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Adeus Legend TV Lord of Lords Adeu's Legend TV Lord of Lords Ryu Knight TV
Description
In the fantasy world of Adeus Legend, knights, priests, magicians, ninjas all summon Giant Mechs with ability similar to their class to fight. This is a story about the growth and learning of a young knight. He starts out his adventure with an older knight mentor who has a mysterious past, then saves a princess and her priest companion and goes on a quest to reclaim her kingdom.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Adieu Woltham
Yuuki Hiro
Izumi
Kosugi Juurouta
Paffy Pafuricia
Yajima Akiko
Sarutobi
Nishimura Tomohiro
Harlock Saga
Title
Harlock Saga
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Harlock Saga: Niibarungu no Yubiwa Harlock Saga: The Ring of the Nibelung
Description
A killer has stolen a legendary treasure, magical gold! Now, as the universe spirals into chaos, the ancient gods have awakened to avenge this theft. Noble space pirate Captain Harlock must restore the gold to its rightful heirs before humanity is caught in the crossfire… and destroyed forever!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alberich
Yasuhara Yoshito
Harlock
Yamadera Kouichi
Meeme
Yanaga Kazuko
Tadashi Daiba
Seki Tomokazu
Tochiro
Yamadera Kouichi
Yattran
Chiba Shigeru
City Hunter: A Magnum of Love's Destination
Title
City Hunter: A Magnum of Love's Destination
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1989
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
City Hunter: Magnum of Love and Destiny City Hunter: .357 Magnum
Description
A beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert, and City Hunter is there. But music isn't his forte; he wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation becomes the word of the day as the bodies start dropping. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in cold blood. Secret agents scour the streets for a missing microchip. Diplomatic infighting swirls around the upcoming concert, and City Hunter is the only hope!
Archetypes Forces
Title
Archetypes Forces
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
buildup
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
A 20 minutes 100% CG animation presented by "buildup", a company that brought many japanese CG movies such as Godzilla vs Biollante, Stray Dog - Kerberos Panzer Cops, Godzilla vs King Ghidora, Kappa, Gundam Mission To The Rise and D.
The story takes place in the future, the year is 2124. A dangerous container is to be secretly loaded into medical transport ship which goes into the earth orbit because it's forbidden to store dangerous container on earth.
It's so secret that no crew members on the ship were told about the container's contents or any possible hazzards. The truth is, the container carries a dangerous living body in some form like liquid / worm which is capable of reading DNA information of other living beings and then transforms itself as an exact copy. Of course, the original object then will be killed.
The bad news is, the container is leaking and the dangerous living creature flow out from the container without being detected. A crew member is slaughtered, and of course after the living creature read the DNA information and transform itself into an exact copy of the crew member.
The other two crew members finally realized the true nature of the dangerous living creature. Barely escape from the crisis, stranded on earth orbit on a medical transport ship, they decided to fight against the creature by using military power suit. Can they survive?
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Queen Emeraldas
Title
Queen Emeraldas
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Kodansha
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
In a far distant future, a would-be master race seeks to dominate the galaxy.
Against these merciless Afressians, mankind has just one hope: the mysterious female warrior known as Emeraldas. Driven by the tortured memory of her lost love, Emeraldas sails the Sea of Stars like a privateer of old, blasting the forces of tyranny into atoms with an amazing array of futuristic weapons.
But when the devious Commander Eldomain kidnaps a group of innocent civilians, Emeraldas is drawn into a deadly trap from which even she may not escape!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Banchou
Ogata Kenichi
Emeraldas
Tani Ikuko
Gamoru
Kosugi Juurouta
Ru Rou
Ogata Kenichi
Ruuda
Miyamura Yuko
Umino Hiroshi
Hayashibara Megumi
Chikyu Shojo Arjuna
Title
Chikyu Shojo Arjuna
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
SATELLITE
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Earth Girl Arjuna
Description
When a girl named Juna Ariyoshi has a severe accident, her spirit turns to light and rises up out of her body into the night sky where she gets a glimpse of Earth a few months into the future. What she sees is the Earth on the brink of total destruction by the forces of a cruel world ruled by demons called Rajas. Then, a person named Chris gives Juna a "power stone" and tells her to use it to save the Earth. The power stone gives her the ability to call up an "aura suit," which enhances a person's own special powers that would otherwise remain dormant.
Created by Maria Perego, Topo Gigio has been a beloved character for more than two decades. This animated TV series features numerous exciting stories and introduces many friends.
Topo Gigio is the first mouse astronaut to travel the Milky Way. Can a mouse become an astronaut? Well, Topo Gigio has come from a year 2,388,400 years ahead in the future. He is friendly and can talk with humans. He makes friends with his neighbors including a girl, her pet mouse, cats, and other mice.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Title
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
43
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1988
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Shoukoushi Cedie
Description
After his father's sudden death, Ceddie moves to England as an heir to his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt.
The Earl is a stubborn and selfish old man. Gradually, however, Ceddie’s innocent love opens the Earl’s heart and changes him into a caring and generous person.
This is based on “Little Lord Fauntleroy” by F.H.Burnett.
Dagon In The Lands Of Weeds
Title
Dagon In The Lands Of Weeds
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1988
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Ikinari Dagon Suddenly Dagon
Description
Dagon's little rocket crashes into a beautiful, blue planet and lands on a bed of green weeds. He quickly becomes friends with all kinds of creatures: Zipzap Mantis, General Ant Garibaldi, Andy Ant, Doctor Marilyn Wasp, and many more. Needless to say they are all insects. Insects? Yes, Dagon is only one centimeter tall!
The tiny residents of the land of weeds become curious about the identity of this stranger from another planet. But when Dagon saves them from the danger posed by their ferocious enemies, Gulpo Toad and Godzi Lizard, everyone thinks Dagon is a SUPER-BUG!
This planet is also home to a number of creatures that are very terrifying to these little fellows. They are called the Sapiens, or the human beings. Dagon must confront these massive creatures in order to get his rocket back from them!
So begins Dagon’s funny and thrilling adventure on Earth...
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Title
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Category
TV
Total Episodes
47
Genres
Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1987
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Grimm Meisaku Gekijoo
Description
The world-popular "Grimm's Fairy Tales" are now an animated series.
These tales have entertained thousands of boys and girls, and have also brought pleasure to many parents. We present well-known tales such as “Snow White”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Rose Bud”, “Cinderella”, “Hansel and Grettel”, “The Golden Goose”, “The Traveling Musicians”, “The Frog Prince”, as well as lesser-known tales such as “The Water of Life” and “The Six Who Went Far in the World”.
From our original drawing board, a sweet character was created to introduce each episode so that children will easily associate each story with the corresponding Grimm tale.
This is a must-have series of animated fairy tales for the generations.
Watashi no Ashina ga Ojisan
Title
Watashi no Ashina ga Ojisan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Drama, Family
Year Published
1990
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Daddy - Long - Legs
Description
Judy, a cheerful and smart girl, grew up in an orphanage and now attends a private high school with one gentleman’s financial support. She has no idea who he is, so she simply calls him “Daddy Long Legs”. She often writes to him about her active life. She laughs, cries, and sometimes feels romantic. Jarvis is the charming and handsome man she cares for.
This is a wonderful “Cinderella story”.
Pygmalio
Title
Pygmalio
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1990
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Coult, the prince of the kingdom of Loon, is living a happy life with his father King Stephan and many retainers. He is cheerful, bright, tender-hearted, and gifted by the god Aganade.
Coult’s mother Guaratia-the daughter of Aganade-married King Stephan However, Medusa-daughter of the evil spirit-was envious of her happiness and turned her into a statue together with many villagers when Coult was still a baby.
In order to save the other villagers, Stephan pledged allegiance to Medusa, and was forced to promise to make Coult do the same on his 8th birthday.
When the day arrives, Coult declares that he will defeat Medusa and revive the people who were turned into statues. He sets out on a long journey to search for the daughter of the evil spirit.
Jungle Book, The
Title
Jungle Book, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1989
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli Jungle Book: Boy Mowgli
Description
THE JUNGLE BOOK-the world-famous novel written by Rudyard Kipling-is the story of a boy lost in the jungle as a child and adopted into a family of wolves by whom he was named Mowgli. Hunted by Shere Khan, a Bengal tiger, Mowgli is allowed to run with the wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera, a black panther, and Baloo, a brown bear who teaches the wolf cubs and Mowgli the Law of the Jungle.
Nowadays, beautiful jungles such as the one where Mowgli lived are rapidly disappearing from the face of the earth.
Our aim in producing THE JUNGLE BOOK is to entertain children through this wonderful world of animation while teaching them the importance of protecting and preserving nature-that kindly mother of humanity-and encouraging them to be kind to all the precious lives on this Earth, including humans.
Chibi Maruko Chan
Title
Chibi Maruko Chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
142
Genres
Comedy, Family, Schoolkids
Year Published
1990
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Little Miss Maruko
Description
Based on a popular biographical comic book by Sakura Momoko, “Chibi Maruko chan” has achieved a TV audience rating of 39.9%. Chibi Maruko chan is the nickname of a sweetly obnoxious 9-year-old girl. She tricks her grandfather, ponders for hours over how to spend her allowance, and hates sitting next to ugly boys. She talks, feels and lives just as real kids do.
Adventures of Peter Pan
Title
Adventures of Peter Pan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
41
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1989
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Peter Pan no Boken
Description
Wendy and her two little brothers are brought to the land of adventures-Neverland-by Peter pan, a boy who will never grow up. In Neverland they encounter exciting events and meet with little fairies, mermaids, Indians, and pirates. Required to act as a mother, Wendy never has a moment’s peace with all that is happening around her, including breath-taking fights with pirates. Later in the series, they set off to find buried treasure with a map they obtain from the pirates.
Space Sagittarius, The
Title
Space Sagittarius, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
77
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1986
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Based on an Italian comic book (Original title: ALTRI MONDI) written by Andrea Romori, this delightful series depicts a series of funny and thrilling adventures featuring the three main characters.
Working for a multi-purpose space agency, Toppy and Rana make friends with Giraffe, a scientist, and go through various adventures in space. The three encounter danger at times, but their friendship always saves them just in the nick of time. Young viewers are certain to be attracted by the exciting story-line and the lovable characters. This series won the Atom Prize at the Japan Animation Festival and was selected as one of the best animation programs of the year.
The Anthology of Japanese Literature
Title
The Anthology of Japanese Literature
Category
TV
Total Episodes
33
Genres
Family
Year Published
1986
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Seishun Anime Zenshu Animated Classics of Japanese Literature Youth Anime Complete Collection
Description
A brilliant collection of beautifully animated episodes based on selected masterpieces of Japanese modern literature.
The aim of this series is to appeal to the viewer at large and to give him or her some idea of the variety and individuality which Japanese literature has developed over the last hundred years.
The authors range from ICHIYO HIGUCHI (Takekurabe), OGAI MORI (The Dancing Girl) and SOSEKI NATSUME (Botchan) to YASUNARI KAWABATA (The Izu Dancer), Nobel laureate of 1968, and YUKIO MISHIMA (The Sound of Waves).
AA! Megami Sama: The Movie
Title
AA! Megami Sama: The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 105 mins)
Genres
Magic, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Oh! My Goddess: The Movie
Description
A prisoner escaped from the moon prison. Celestin appeared before Belldandy, kissed her, and she fainted. Peorth, in Asgard, informed Urd Celestin's escape. Someone planted virus into Yggdrasil thru Belldandy and causing Asgard to seal off any connection to Midgard, effectively making the Norns on their own. Belldandy finally woke up but she lost all the memories about Keichi. Peorth esculated the incident to the council. Belldandy and Keichi went to NIT, Morgan appeared and approached Keichi. Belldandy raced against Morgan. Belldandy got some memory back when winning the race. Celestin appeared again and triggered some deep buried memory of Belldandy, especially the image of a strange gate. Urd and Keichi rescued Belldandy from Celestin but Keichi got hurt during the process.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kosuke Fujishima
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Belldandy
Inoue Kikuko
Celestine
Yanaka Hiroshi
Ekusu
Yajima Akiko
Ere
Kasahara Rumi
Fujimi Chihiro
Imai Yuka
Hasegawa Sora
Otani Ikue
Kurono
Horie Yui
Morgan Ru Fe
Kawasumi Ayako
Morisato Keiichi
Kikuchi Masami
Morisato Megumi
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Otaki-senpai
Futamata Issei
Peorth
Sakuma Rei
Skuld
Hisakawa Aya
Tamiya Toraichi
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Urd
Touma Yumi
Chance Triangle Session
Title
Chance Triangle Session
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Drama, Music
Year Published
2001
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Chance Pop Session
Description
This anime is based on a 1999 radio drama about three very different girls: Akari, Yuki and Nozomi; going to see the concert of top pop idol Reika and by going to see this concert their lives are greatly influenced by it.
Akari was raised in a very religious background, she is bright and cheerful and a big Reika fan. Yuki is an independent girl who ran away from her home in Hakodate. She is working in the concert hall of Reika's performance. Nozomi is the daughter from a wealthy family in Kobe. She's got one of the VIP seats at the concert.
The three girls are so inspired by Reika's performance, that they all enroll in the Akiba music school and endeavor to become pop idols themselves.
*** not responsible for cast & characters translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ishii YumikoKazuki Kunio
Design
Muroi Fumie
Director
Kudo Susumu
Music
Matsui Goro
Script
Soma Kazuhiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akiba Kisaragi
Dai Kiyuu
Aoyama Yuuki
Enomoto Atsuko
Kosaka Person
Koyasu Takehito
Mizushima Akari
Izuka Mayumi
Morimura Jun
Ueda Kana
Oishi Hikozaemon
Nagashima Yuichi
Otokisan
Kumai Motoko
Reika
Kouda Mariko
Samuel's father
Naka Hiroshi
Sugino Shiro
Gouda Hozumi
Umihara Nozomi
Yamamoto Maria
Martian Successor Nadesico
Title
Martian Successor Nadesico
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Parody, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Starchild (Distributor) XEBEC (Production studio)
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Nadesico Mobilebattleship Nadesico
Description
The aliens have destroyed our base on Mars, wiped out our space fleets, and now, only one ship stands between Earth and total annihilation! Disgusted by the incompetence of Earth's military, the independent arms manufacturer Nergal has built its own space battle cruiser. But due to the shortage of trained soldiers, they've had to assemble the most unorthodox crew to ever launch into orbit. With a cook who's also a pilot and an Admirals's daughter in command, the new starship is the most formidable fighting vehicle ever conceived. But before it can see action against the Jovian invaders, the crew must win their first victory against their own species as they fight off a ruthless attempt by Earth's military to seize the Nadesico! Get ready for the wildest space adventure ever in the amazing new series that was voted the "Best Anime Show Of All Time"* by Japanese animation fans, MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kia Asamiya
Character Design
Keiji Goto
Director
Sato Tatsuo
Mechanical Designer
Mika Akitaka
Singer of "You Get Burning" - opening
Matsuzawa Yumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akito Tenkawa
Ueda Yuuji
Hikaru Amano
Kikuchi Shiho
Izumi Maki
Nagasawa Miki
Jun Aoi
Itou Kentarou
Megumi Reinard
Takano Naoko
Minato Haruka
Okamoto Maya
Ruri Hoshino
Minami Omi
Ryoko Subaru
Yokoyama Chisa
Shiratori Tsukurou
Seki Tomokazu
Yamada Jiro
Seki Tomokazu
Yurika Misumaru
Kuwashima Houko
Around The World In 80 Days
Title
Around The World In 80 Days
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Historical Settings, Romance
Year Published
1987
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Hachijuu Nichikan Sekai Isshu
Description
Based on the famous story by Jules Verne, this animated cartoon series portrays a humorous and heart-warming adventure played by animal characters.
One day, a punctual and square British gentleman who is a member of an exclusive club gets involved in a bet as to whether or not one can travel around the world in 80 days. That’s how the adventure begins.
While this gentleman proceeds with his journey accompanied by a newly-hired but devoted butler and his partner, two men from Scotland Yard are after him in order to prove that he is a bank-robber. In addition, a wicked member of the club sends his man to interfere with the journey. Played at a nice tempo and with lovable characters, this series is sure to attract and enchant all viewers.
The Story of Fifteen Boys
Title
The Story of Fifteen Boys
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
1987
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
A two-week summer vacation has turned out to be a long struggle for survival.
“The Story of 15 Boys” is based on “Deux Ans de Vacances”, a unique masterpiece and the only novel that Jules Verne wrote especially for children. Now this story has been animated through the use of leading-edge techniques.
A drifting sailboat carrying 15 boys is overtaken by a storm and cast ashore on a desert island, where the fifteen boys begin their struggle.
Their tough days-full of danger, thrills and fear-drive the boys to distress at times, but also shape them into strong independent people.
The boys’ extraordinary experiences on the island will bring to all young viewers the excitement that they always dream of experiencing themselves.
Bosco Adventure
Title
Bosco Adventure
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1986
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Bosco Daiboken
Description
The "Fountain of Life" is the source of all life forces in the Bosco World. Princess Apricot, who is supposed to become Queen of Fountainland-the Guardian of the Fountain of Life-is kidnapped by villains who aim to rule the Bosco World.
If Princess Apricot can’t take the queen’s throne by the next solar eclipse, the Fountain of Life will dry up. The animals living in the forest of Bosco, including Frog, Otter and Tortoise, decide to help Princess and take her to Fountainland in order to protect their peaceful life in the Bosco World. So begins the journey in a balloon full of dreams, hope, adventures, and love!
Little Women
Title
Little Women
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48
Genres
Drama, Family
Year Published
1987
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari
Description
Meg, faithful and gentle, Jo, independent and energetic, Beth, quiet and shy, Amy, amiable and precocious–the four sisters live vigorously and happily at home with their gentle mother while waiting for their father to return from the Civil War. Helping each other, they challenge their fates and grow up to become wonderful women.
Elfie
Title
Elfie
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1986
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Man's reckless acts against nature resulted in abnormal weather throughout the world, sinking civilizations to the bottom of the sea as a gesture of God’s anger. 400 years later, mankind has recovered and seeks prosperity once again. Men of power plan to extend undersea ranches in a repeat of their previous folly. Mysterious aquatic people attempt to prevent them from doing so. Is Ragnarok drawing near again? With love as her weapon, Elfie sets out to save the earth.
Tico and Friends
Title
Tico and Friends
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Year Published
1994
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel around the world with a seven-ton, eight-meter-long killer whale? “Tico and Friends” is the adventure of an eleven-year-old girl, Nanami, and her closest companion, Tico. Join Nanami and her father, Scott, on board the “Peperoncino” as they search for the legendary luminous whale. Travel the seven seas as they learn about the relationships between humans and nature and the importance of friends and family.
Yamato Takeru
Title
Yamato Takeru
Category
TV
Total Episodes
37
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
In the 25th century, a spaceship carrying 300 people leaves the earth in search of a new world in the solar system, but an unexpected accident occurs. They crash into a black hole which is connected to another universe. The people on the ship are cast adrift in an emergency capsule to a planet called Ismo. The story begins 12 years after they have reached Ismo.
Ismo is a star of the Onam System, which corresponds to the Solar System in our universe. It is the only planet left in the Onam System. The Death Star called Yomi is a comet which regularly approaches the Onam System.
There were once 8 planets in the Onam System. Many years ago, in the time of the gods, there was a war against the evil monster Yamatano Orochi (an 8-headed snake-like creature). The gods won the battle. Yamatano Orochi was locked into 8 stones, one of which is buried deep in the center of each planet. Nobody was supposed to have access to the core of the planets. However Tsukuyomi, an evil god who rules Yomi, succeeded in reaching the stones one after another, destroying 7 of the planets using his powerful robots, the Sky Warriors. However, when he tried to acquire the last stone from the planet Ismo, the most powerful Sky Warrior, Susanoo, got out of control and was blown away.
A million years later, the Death Star Yomi is approaching the Onam System once again. Tsukuyomi, the master of Yomi, plans to take this opportunity to realize his dream of ruling the entire universe. He is desperate for the last stone containing Yamatano Orochi. If Tsukuyomi can get hold of this stone, Yamatano Orochi will return to life and its power will become his. Tsukuyomi needs Sky Warrior Susanoo to capture the stone, and sends 8 Sky Soldiers to get Susanoo back. But it is too late. Susanoo no longer belongs to Tsukuyomi. It belongs to Takeru, a 13-year-old boy from Earth, who happened to discover the buried robot Susanoo and woke it from its million-year-long sleep. Takeru becomes involved in the battle against the Sky Soldiers and their evil master, Tsukuyomi. Susanoo stands up to protect his friends and their planet.
Muka-Muka
Title
Muka-Muka
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1993
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
A baby dino named MUKA-MUKA lives in an animal shop. He runs around the street, dances with other animals, makes good friends with children, and makes everyone happy. He is always full of energy.
MUKA-MUKA becomes everyone's favorite in the town.
Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow
Title
Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1993
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Heisei Period Dog Tale Bow Bow
Description
Bow is a homeless dog, who enjoys his carefree life. This dog is no super-hero. He drools when he’s hungry, he wags his tail when he’s happy, and he barks when he’s excited, just like an ordinary dog but even uglier and stupider! His dumb innocence often leads to disaster. But somehow people are charmed by him. School children, a lonesome cartoonist, and a gangster family all play an important role in Bow’s life.
This hilarious comedy is certain to appeal to people of all ages.
Little Women II
Title
Little Women II
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Drama, Family
Year Published
1993
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari II Little Women II Jo's Boys
Description
Jo has founded a school in Plumfield with her thoughtful husband, Fritz Bhaer.
Among her students are Nan, a tomboy, Stuffy, a candy addict, Nat, a violinist, Demi, a good boy, Dan, a lonely wanderer, and Tommy, Nan’s rival.
They sometimes make mistakes but Jo is a defender of the children at all times.
Meiken Lassie
Title
Meiken Lassie
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1996
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Famous Dog Lassie
Description
John is a cheerful and energetic young boy, who lives in a small coal-mining town in England.
One day he finds a small dog lost in a flock of sheep.
John takes him back home and names the puppy Lassie. Soon they become really good friends, just like real brothers. Lassie is a very lovely and smart dog, so everyone in the town loves her very much.
But their happy life doesn’t last long. Suddenly a coal-mine owner closes his company because there is no more coal left in the coal mine.
John goes to meet the coal-mine owner to request a further investigation. The owner accepts John’s request, but in exchange for that, he takes Lassie to Scotland.
Priscilla, the owner’s granddaughter and also John’s friend, cannot just stand by and let Lassie suffer in a cage. She opens the cage and sets Lassie free.
Lassie sets out on a very long and hard journey from Scotland to her hometown.
Lassie keeps on running in order to meet John, her best friend and brother, as soon as possible…
Hamtaro
Title
Hamtaro
Category
TV
Total Episodes
104
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
2000
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Tottoko Hamutarou
Description
The cute and cuddly pet of fifth-grader Laura, Hamtaro is a golden hamster with an insatiable curiosity.
Together with the "Ham-Ham Friends," a bunch of hamsters as clever and unique as Hamtaro himself, Hamtaro lives each day as a whole new adventure...complete with fun, excitement, and friendship.
Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow Movie
Title
Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1994
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Bow Movie
Description
The story is set in primitive times,in a village which is home to Bow, Sayaka, and other funny characters. The village is suffering from a shortage of food. To resolve this critical situation, Inugami’s grandmother makes a prophesy: “The chosen one will save the village with a great animal.”
Following this prophesy, Bow, Sayaka, Inugami, and Sabu set out together on a journey. Sayaka expends great effort trying to capture a mammoth, while Bow causes confusion by fooling around in his usual way…
Mom Loves Poyopoyosaurs
Title
Mom Loves Poyopoyosaurs
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1995
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mama ha Poyopoyosaurus ga Osuki
Description
This is the story of a young couple who struggle with their children.
Miki is the mother of two kids, Hyoga and Jura. Hyoga is a 4-year-old boy and Jura is a 2-year-old girl. Miki writes children’s books at home. Miki wants to be a gentle and kind mother, but it is difficult to be patient with the kids. Her husband Gendai tries to be as cooperative as he can and helps her to attend to the kids. But sometimes he only makes her even angrier.
City Hunter
Title
City Hunter
Category
TV
Total Episodes
140
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1987
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
If you're desperate and need a job done, write "XYZ" on the bulletin board at Shinjuku Station. That is a signal that you want to hire City Hunter. Ryo Saeba and Kaori Makumura make up City Hunter. Ryo is calm, cool, and an amazingly accurate shot. He is also the biggest lech since Ataru Moroboshi. Kaori is the "sister" (no blood relation, she was adopted) of Ryo's deceased partner and runs the business side of City Hunter.
Bush Baby, The
Title
Bush Baby, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Drama, Family
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Jackie is a 13-year-old British girl, living in Kenya. Murphy is her dearest friend. Murphy is a Bushbaby, a miniature monkey. When Jackie is told that the family must return to England, she decides to return Murphy to the woods, his proper home. Jackie learns a lot about nature and animal rights through this experience.
This story is based on "The Bushbabies" by William H. Stevenson.
Chou Majin Eiyuuden Wataru
Title
Chou Majin Eiyuuden Wataru
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Asatsu Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Super Demon God Hero Story: Wataru
Description
Trapp Family Story
Title
Trapp Family Story
Category
TV
Total Episodes
40
Genres
Drama, Family, Music
Year Published
1991
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Trapp Ikka Monogatari
Description
The von Trapp family lives in the beautiful town of Salzburg, in Austria.
Maria, a nun from the convent, is sent to the family as a private tutor for its seven mischievous children. She loves to sing songs.
Through music, Maria develops friendships with the children and becomes a member of the family.
This is based on the true story of the von Trapp family, the inspiration for “Sound of Music”.
Top Striker
Title
Top Striker
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Sports
Year Published
1991
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Hikaru Kicker is a 13-year-old boy who loves soccer.He has grown up playing with a soccer ball at all times ever since his father’s friend gave him a soccer ball when he was still only a baby.
Hikaru comes to Italy to learn its soccer. He first joins a strong team at Genova, but soon quits this team to join an extremely weak team named “Columbus” with his female friend Anna.
Experiencing many hardships and difficulties, their team gradually becomes stronger and stronger, and finally they defeat Margerita, one of the strongest soccer teams in Genova.
Soon Hikaru hears that Genova will stage its first soccer tournament. Throughout the tournament, Hikaru and his teammates confront many rivals and develop increasing maturity.
Can Hikaru score a goal and which team will win the championship?
Chibi Maruko Chan Movie
Title
Chibi Maruko Chan Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Family, Schoolkids
Year Published
1990
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
As the second term commences, Maruko and her classmates return to their small groups. Maruko’s group includes two naughty boys and Maruko is forced to be one of their subordinates. She seems to face a lot of pressure at school.
As the school’s athletic meet approaches, all the classmates are busy exercising. Maruko is no exception, although her laziness means that she is late sometimes. Maruko realizes that the two boys rival each other in everything they do, and that their friendship is deep and strong.
Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun
Title
Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun
Category
TV
Total Episodes
42
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Southern Country Boy Papuwa-kun
Description
Papuwa-kun is a young boy living a quiet life with his dog, Chappy, on a small island located somewhere in South Pacific, when Shintaro, who is being pursued by gangsters, invades their happy existence.
Chappi takes Shintaro’s precious Jewel, thereby making the two main characters lifelong rivals.Together they experience a series of bizarre adventures and situations.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Osone TakaoTakeuchi Satoshi
Director
Hosoda MasahiroTakagi Jun
Music
Nakamura Nobuyuki
Script
Fujimoto Nobuyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arashiyama
Shioya Yoku
Chappi
Masuoka Hiroshi
Itou
Genda Tessho
Magic Chief
Hayami Shou
Miyagi
Shimada Bin
Ninja Tottori
Ayanogi Takayuki
Papuwa
Tanaka Mayumi
Shintaro
Midorikawa Hikaru
Tanno
Nishimura Tomohiro
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
Title
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kaze no Naka no Shoujo Kinpatsu no Jeanie Girl in the Wind: Blonde Jeanie
Description
The story begins in a small town, Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair. Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother.
Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a black boy who is very good at playing the banjo, are great friends of Jeanie’s. They enjoy playing music together like a small band.
However, Jeanie’s happy life changes dramatically after her mother suddenly passes away.
Experiencing many difficulties and learning the importance of life, she decides to devote her life to helping many people suffering from illness.
This series is a highly emotional love story about the relationship between young Stephen Foster, who later becomes a famous composer and author of children’s songs, and young Jeanie MacDowell, who becomes Stephen Foster’s wife.
Tottoi
Title
Tottoi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
What a sensation Tottoi felt when he discovered the small creature in the mysterious cave!
The beauty and pride of wild animals capture the hearts of innocent people who have not lost their passion for nature.
Sardinia is abundant in beautiful beaches and mysterious caves which are known as the habitat of a peculiar kind of seal on the verge of extinction.
After moving to this island, Tottoi, fascinated by nature, visits different beaches and caves everyday. When he finds a seal cub and its mother in an isolated cave, he is surprised by the humorous movements and innocence of the cub and the dignity of its mother. Tottoi soon becomes attached to the seals, but his secret is revealed to heartless adults. In the name of preservation, a plan is developed to capture them for an aquarium.
Now the dignity and pride of the wild seal are in danger. No matter how painful for Tottoi to be separated from his small friends, he must fight for the welfare of the wild mammals and let them go free into the sea.
Mikan Enikki
Title
Mikan Enikki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
31
Genres
Drama, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mikan's Picture Diary
Description
A kitten, abandoned and left for dead along with his siblings, is taken in by Tomu Kusanagi, who nurtures him and discovers that the tangerine cat he so adores is actually a genius who can talk, walk, read, and has even acquired a taste for liquor!
Christopher Columbus
Title
Christopher Columbus
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Historical Settings
Year Published
1992
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Description
Christopher Columbus is a man of strong will. His life is full of drama.
Born in Genoa, he realizes his dream of becoming a sailor, dares to search for a new route, and finally reaches his goal, discovering a new land in the process.
Sometimes in desperation, sometimes in excitement, his experiences are truly extraordinary.
Fushigi Yuugi TV Special 2
Title
Fushigi Yuugi TV Special 2
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 56 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Description
Due to the Seiryuu's plots, Miaka and the others fail to summon Suzaku. And so, they head into the Kitakou country to claim the treasure known as Kanza. But, the Kanza is stolen from them and Seiryuu is summoned.
Yui's first wish is to seperate Miaka from Tamahome...
And with the power of Seiryuu, Miaka and Yui return to their own world but even Tamahome is out of the Shijin Tenchi Sho". As Tamahome and the Nakago battles it out, Miaka begins to sing the prayer to summons Suzaku...
With her friendship with Yui and her love with Tamahome, Miaka opens up a new door of fate for herself.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amiboshi
Ueda Yuuji
Chichiri
Seki Tomokazu
Chiriko
Kawakami Tomoko
Gyoshuku
Sakamoto Chika
Hikitsu
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Hototori
Koyasu Takehito
Houki
Sakamoto Chika
Kouji
Seki Tomokazu
Mitsukake
Ishii Kouji
Nakago
Furusawa Touru
Nuriko
Sakamoto Chika
Nyan Nyan
Konishi Hiroko
Osugi Ayano
Nakazawa Midori
Shoka
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Soi
Tanaka Atsuko
Subaru
Doi Mika
Suboshi
Ueda Yuuji
Taichi-kun
Kyouda Hisako
Tama
Touma Yumi
Tamahome
Midorikawa Hikaru
Tasuki
Canna Nobutoshi
Tatara
Yamanoi Jin
Teacher
Nakamura Daiki
Tokaki
Shiiga Katsuya
Tomite
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Tomo
Tobita Nobuo
Yui
Touma Yumi
Yuiren
Okamura Akemi
Yuuki Keisuke
Miki Shinichirou
Yuuki Miaka
Araki Kae
Super Milk-Chan
Title
Super Milk-Chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
14 (14 x 5 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Parody
Year Published
1998
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Description
Milk-chan is a girl who lives in a house stuck on the side of a building with her two sidekicks: Tetsu-ko, a paranoid robot that looks like a bottle and Hanage, a green blob with a mustache.
Milk is poor and she can't pay the rent, especially after her attempt to extort a local ant family fails. However, she is saved because the president himself offers her a job (some sort of a secret mission). Milk-chan answers the phone to receive missions from The President by saying something like "Hello, Bank of Hokkaido. Just kidding!".
After getting her mission, Milk-chan and her sidekicks take off aboard the "Milk-6" helicopter to go on her mission. Did I tell you this is a spoof of 1970s spy thrillers or some sort of Bond movies? :)
This third OVA series of Fushigi Yuugi, the Eikoden OVA, is based on the Fushigi Yuugi Gaiden volumes 7 and 8 (Gaiden can be literally translated as supplement), which takes place after Fushigi Yuugi manga volume 18 (or equivalent to Fushigi Yuugi OVA 2).
Miaka and Taka are now happily married and expecting their first child. Unfortunately, Mayo, a jealous young girl infatuated with Taka finds the Universe of the Four Gods and uses the power of Suzaku to steal their unborn baby! Now Taka must return to Konan to save his new family and save Konan from an unknown menace that threatens to destroy the book and all that live within.
Fushigi Yuugi TV Special 1
Title
Fushigi Yuugi TV Special 1
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 56 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Description
Miaka and Yui lived as normal junior high students. The two of them gets a book from a library known as "Shijin Tenchi Sho" and they suddenly get absorbed into it, entering a foreign world...
"Kounan Koku", country that is like ancient China. There, Miaka as the "Suzaku no Miko" tries to summon the lengendary Suzaku to save the country. She meets Tamahome and the others known as "Suzaku Shichiseishi" and an adventure full of trials and romance begins!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amiboshi
Ueda Yuuji
Chichiri
Seki Tomokazu
Chiriko
Kawakami Tomoko
Gyoshuku
Sakamoto Chika
Hikitsu
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Hototori
Koyasu Takehito
Houki
Sakamoto Chika
Kouji
Seki Tomokazu
Mitsukake
Ishii Kouji
Nakago
Furusawa Touru
Nuriko
Sakamoto Chika
Nyan Nyan
Konishi Hiroko
Osugi Ayano
Nakazawa Midori
Shoka
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Soi
Tanaka Atsuko
Subaru
Doi Mika
Suboshi
Ueda Yuuji
Taichi-kun
Kyouda Hisako
Tama
Touma Yumi
Tamahome
Midorikawa Hikaru
Tasuki
Canna Nobutoshi
Tatara
Yamanoi Jin
Teacher
Nakamura Daiki
Tokaki
Shiiga Katsuya
Tomite
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Tomo
Tobita Nobuo
Yui
Touma Yumi
Yuiren
Okamura Akemi
Yuuki Keisuke
Miki Shinichirou
Yuuki Miaka
Araki Kae
Flower Witch Marybell
Title
Flower Witch Marybell
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50 (50 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1992
Studio
Ashi Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Hana no Mahou Tsukai Marybell
Description
This is a story about a Mary Bell, a little witch with a magical tambourine, and her two friends, Ken and Yuuri. With the help of Mary Bell's magical power, Ken and Yuuri life is filled with magical adventures and music. And when everytown of SunnyBell is in trouble, Mary Bell with the help of her magical tambourine can transform into a superheroine (or supposedly a heroine...)
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hirota TadashiSenba Yuriko
Design
Kanantsu ShigenoriOnuki Kenichi
Director
Endo Tetsuya
Music
Ishiguro Takako
Script
Yamada Yasunori
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bart
Nishimura Tomomichi
Bit
Kozakura Etsuko
Bongo
Satou Chie
Bura
Shioya Kouzo
Jead
Tsujitani Kouji
Jeat
Matsumoto Yasunori
Kelly
Ikura Kazue
Ken
Orikasa Ai
Mary Bell
Honda Chieko
Noppo
Nagashima Yuichi
Paula
Mizutani Youko
Remi
Tamagawa Sakiko
Ribbon
Mitsuishi Kotono
Rose
Kyouda Hisako
Takuro
Ono Kenichi
Tambourine
Sakamoto Chika
Tap
Mitsuishi Kotono
Vivian
Yajima Akiko
Yuuri
Koorogi Satomi
Very Private Lessons
Title
Very Private Lessons
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 45 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
Oraku is a lucky man. He has a comfortable job teaching at a local High School. He has Satsuki, a fellow teacher whom he hopes to marry someday. He has Aya, a beautiful student who has fallen in love with him. He has Aya’s father, a wealthy man who wants so much for his little girl to be happy that he has sent her to live with Oraku. Oraku is a very lucky man.
Of course Aya loves nothing more than to come on to Oraku by lounging around his apartment half naked. Unfortunately for Oraku, Aya’s father happens to be wealthy because he is a major crime boss, and he will have Oraku slowly murdered if Aya doesn’t remain absolutely pure.
Now Oraku must not only restrain himself, but also protect Aya from the hordes of men and woman at school who’d love to get their hands on her body. And of course, if Satsuki or any of the other teachers find out that Oraku is living with one of his students, he will be permanently dismissed from the teaching profession! Oh yes Oraku is lucky...
Pure Mail
Title
Pure Mail
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Nutech Entertainment
Description
A love story that began from one mail... Everything began changing from one encounter... The summer festival has past. Kei Ogata struggles with his own past, trying not to become the monster he hated so much. Midori, worried about her best friend Miki, looks to A,W for help. Little does she know that A,W is none other than Kei himself, and that he was Miki's problem. After learning that Midori will soon be transfering out, he fears to get any closer to her.
Will Kei be able to profess his love? Or will he forever be number two to his own alternate identity A,W?
Blue Seed 2
Title
Blue Seed 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The story of Blue Seed 2 OVA takes place after the TV series.
Susa-no-o has returned once again to ravage the city, and it's up to the Terrestrial Administration Center to stop it. Momiji and Kusanagi's relationship is on the rocks; the rest of the TAC is scrambling to get things together so they can effectively wipe out Susa-no-o. A mysterious girl, claiming to be an Aragami like Kusanagi, is causing chaos for the TAC and Momiji as well. Will they be able to pull together in time?
*** description from Anime Colony (scifi.com) ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yuzo Takada
Director
Kamiya JunMurayama Kiyoshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujimiya Momiji
Hayashibara Megumi
Kunikida Daitetsu
Otsuka Akio
Kusanagi Mamoru
Inoue Kazuhiko
Sawaguchi Koume
Mitsuishi Kotono
Takeuchi Ryoko
Orikasa Ai
Valencia Tachibana
Iwao Junko
Yamazaki Sakura
Tamagawa Sakiko
Coo: It Came From The Sea
Title
Coo: It Came From The Sea
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Family
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Description
On a small Hawaiian island, a storm strikes up and a strange prehistoric-like creature is battered against the sharp rocks. Before it is killed however, it gives birth, and the tiny child floats ashore...to be found by a boy and his marine biologist father. When they realize what has landed in their lap, they see that others want the strange and seemingly impossible creature named "coo", and are willing to kill to get him. Teamed up with a member of an environmentalist group, they soon see that they must not only protect themselves, but find a way of getting Coo back to his home and his own kind...wherever that may be.
Oh! Super Milk-Chan
Title
Oh! Super Milk-Chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25 (25 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Parody
Year Published
2000
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Originally started as short 14 episodes of 4-5 minutes animated series, Super Milk-Chan came back as Oh! Super Milk-Chan. The background story and the characters are still the same with the original series, however, it's more cynical and funnier with new digital animation element.
Here is the summary from the original Super Milk-Chan:
Milk-chan is a girl who lives in a house stuck on the side of a building with her two sidekicks: Tetsu-ko, a paranoid robot that looks like a bottle and Hanage, a green blob with a mustache. Milk is poor and she can't pay the rent, so she works for the president as a secret agent.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Nakajima AtsukoOmori Takahiro
Design
Tanaka Hideyuki
Director
Nitta YoshioTanaka Hideyuki
Script
Shiina Kiki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Eyepatch
Tobita Nobuo
Hanage
Milk-Chan
Nakamura Haruka
Naration
Minaguchi Youko
Ooya
Hiderou Hiderou
President
Nagashima Yuichi
Tetsu-ko
Yuzuki Ryouka
Patlabor Movie 3
Title
Patlabor Movie 3
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 100 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Patlabor WXIII
Description
A mysterious project, aimed at the destruction of Patlabor, progresses at the shores of Tokyo Bay. Detective Kusumi and Shinichiro go through a lot of trouble to investigate about the incident at Jounan. During that time, Shinichiro meets a university lecturer, Saeko. During their investigation, Kusumi and Shinichiro encounters "Monsters" at the reserves base who devours humans one after the other. Could these "Monsters" have anything to do with the assaults?
It was confirmed that some "Monster" scales were left behind but the situation has changed. The police and defense force were dragged in and before long, before Shinichiro knew what was going on, Saeko turns up. A shocking truth was being revealed. A self-defense force was manouevering things in the shadow.
As everything was getting more complicated, the "Monster" once again, lands on the shore of Tokyo Bay. For the sake of ending this sad war, Inguramu is started up.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yuki Masami
Design
Katoki HajimeTakagi HirokiWatabe Takashi
Director
Endo TakujiTakayama Fumihiko
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Miki Tori
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Goto Kiichi
Obayashi Ryunosuke
Hata Shinichiro
Hirata Hiroaki
Kusumi Takeshi
Watabiki Katsuhiko
Misaki Saeko
Tanaka Atsuko
You're Under Arrest! No Mercy!!
Title
You're Under Arrest! No Mercy!!
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 26 mins)
Genres
Action
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Kobayakawa Miyuki and Tsujimoto Natsumi are back, but not in Bokuto precinct Tokyo PD. This time they're rampaging and arresting the driver of a wreckless accident in the US. This is a made for TV special aired in Japan on March 29th 2002.
*** not responsible for description, cast & characters translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kawamoto Shogo
Design
Watanabe Nobuhiro
Director
Kawamoto Shogo
Music
Iwasaki FuminoriOtani Ko
Script
Tamai Gou
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chief
Masamune Issei
Criminal A
Fujimoto Masaya
Criminal B
Takada Ben
Fatuba Aoi
Matsumoto Rika
Kobayakawa Miyuki
Hiramatsu Akiko
Mafia
Kitagawa Takuro
Mafia Leader
Ohkura Masaaki
Nakajima Ken
Shimada Bin
Sari
Izuka Mayumi
Toukarin Shouji
Seki Tomokazu
Tsujimoto Natsumi
Tamagawa Sakiko
Yoriko
Kozakura Etsuko
Tsuri-baka Nisshi
Title
Tsuri-baka Nisshi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Hamasaki Densuke (Hama-chan) is a salaryman that has no interest in his status in his company or the amount of money he makes. But even for him, there is one think that he is wildly attached to. That is fishing. Regardless of whether his superiors at work at mad at him, or his wife becomes upset, he goes fishing. Fishing is most important to him than anything. An interesting fact is that the president (Su-san) of the company that he works for, is one of his fishing students! And when it comes to fishing, whether its his boss, or the president of another bank, or any imposing businessman, he speaks to them with such confidence! Even then, those imposing individuals gradually let Hama-chan into their hearts, and at some point feel that they want to be of help to him.
*** thanks to Ko Kiuchi for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hamasaki Densuke
Yamadera Kouichi
Hamasaki Koitaro
Sato Akemi
Hamasaki Michiko
Watanabe Misa
Sasaki Kazuo
Tatsuta Naoki
Suzuki Ichinosuke
Ohtsuka Chikao
Kikou Sennyo Rouran
Title
Kikou Sennyo Rouran
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Starchild
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Strange Steel Fairy Rouran
Description
A huge creature has suddenly appeared in Tokyo Bay. Behind its appearance is the Shiromori Shuu, a secret society that has been controlling Japan from the shadows using occult powers.
However, at that time, there existed in Japan an organization to preserve the peace called ASY. The monster is completely unaffected by ASY’s fierce attacks. Just when they thought it was all over, a large shadow flew onto the scene. ASY had a trump card. Its name: Ginko. With overwhelming power, Ginko drove the monster into the open ocean and finally annihilated it. The plan a success, a bright light flew to Ginko’s chest and a strange scene appeared before the pilot’s eyes. The figure of a girl floating in midair, wrapped in light...
The girl who suddenly appeared was "Rouran". She doesn’t know who she is or where she came from. She also doesn’t know why it is that when she senses gousen [golem?] or kyoushi [reanimated corpse] she goes into combat mode and transforms into a being seeking to destroy. As Rouran worries about these aspects of herself, Tetsuya, who lives in Tokyo Tougenkyou, kindly watches over her.
Yamato is a member of ASY and pilot of Ginko. He is the first to have made contact with Rouran while she was in combat mode. With a strong sense of justice, he regrets involving civilians when he fights. Mahoro, also a member of ASY, adores her older brother Yamato to an unusual degree.
Who on earth is this Rouran person? How will this story develop? Find the answers in Kikou Sennyo Rouran!!
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akizuki Aoi
Asano Masumi
Kasuya
Mugihito
Mikogami Mahoro
Omoto Makiko
Mikogami Yamato
Hoshi Souichirou
Professor Mikogami
Uchida Naoya
Rouran
Konno Hiromi
Shou
Nagasawa Miki
Tendou Yuu
Murai Kazusa
Tetsuya
Miki Shinichirou
Panzer World Galient OVA
Title
Panzer World Galient OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 55 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Iron Emblem Kikokai Galient OVA
Description
This OVA happens two years after turn event on the TV series. Here is the description from the TV series:
Prince Jorudi with his brother Hai Sharutatto are fighting against their father, Madaru, with his evil world domination ambition using giant robots. However, both Prince Jorudi and his brother's goal might not be the same even though they are both fighting their father, a tryrant. While Prince Jorudi goals is to save the world from his father ambition, Hai Sharutatto plans to take over his father's place and therefore he sees Jorudi and their sister, Chururu as nothing but rivals. Legend tells of a mysterious avenger, known as the Iron Giant will overthrow the tyrant.
A story of five girls and a guy in Kagura Total Security who fights these so called Phantom Cats who terrorize Japan. Phantom Cats can take forms of both a human and a cat and have abilities to hack into computer systems with their electric psychic power.
These cats are up to something big and now the Kagura Total Security has to stop them before it's too late but as usual they get side tracked from all of these when unexpected things happen.
It all starts out when the Kagura Total Security gets attacked by a shooter and their office gets destroyed. Even though they lose their office/home they still have to get to their client for a job in south Japan, but once again they get a surprise attack by the Phantom Cats and the mysterious shooter.
After surviving the attack they are now walking to their destination only to get stuck in the middle of nowhere in Japan while the city is in big trouble with Phantom Cats activities. Will they ever get to their client in time? Will these crazy unorganized bunches of girls can save Japan from evil Phantom cats? And who the hell is this girl who keeps attacking them?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Oshima Yasuhiro
Design
Oshima Yasuhiro
Director
Misawa Shin
Music
Iwasaki Motoyoshi
Script
Kuroda YosukeMoriyama Yuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Himehagi Yuu
Hidaka Narumi
Kikushima Yuka
Koorogi Satomi
Maya
Izuka Mayumi
Narusawa Ayumi
Nagasawa Miki
Randou Eiko
Imai Yuka
Syozoh Irie
Yamadera Kouichi
Taba Yoichi
Miki Shinichirou
Takami Sakuragi
Yajima Akiko
Umezaki Maki
Hisakawa Aya
Yajima
Otsuka Akio
Comic Party
Title
Comic Party
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
KSS OLM
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
Kazuki Sendo is in the third grade of high-school. However, he was relaxing every day because he had already obtained the college entrance permission. One day, he was tempted by Taishi to go to an on-the-spot sale of fanzine together. After that, he fell to the world of fanzine.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Nakada MasaoYoshikawa Mima
Design
Taguchi Hirokazu
Director
Sudo Norihiko
Script
Yamaguchi Hiroshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haga Reiko
Muta Akiko
Hasebe Aya
Sonozaki Mie
Inagawa Yu
Morota Kaoru
Kuhonbutsu Taishi
Touchika Kouichi
Makimura Minami
Yamada Miho
Oba Eimi
Ishikawa Shizuka
Sendo Kazuki
Kikuchi Masami
Takase Mizuki
Sayama Riko
Tsukamoto Chisa
Baba Sumie
Futari Ecchi
Title
Futari Ecchi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (4 x 30 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
2002
Studio
Hakusensha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Futari no Ecchi Step Up LOVE Story
Description
Based on a comic serialized on Young Animal magazine (Hakusensha), Futari Ecchi is brought into animation as OVA.
Makoto and Yura are both 25-years old and married as a couple. Pity for them because their marriage was arranged. However, they decided to repeat the platonic stage all over again, from going on an ordinary date to the "first night" experience. But the problem remains, Yura is a "virgin", and Makoto is a "cherry boy" for twenty five years.. they both have no experience at all at "you know what", so both Makoto and Yura decided to solve their problem at all costs...
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Noda Yasuyuki
Director
Moriyama Yuji
Music
Watanabe Jun
Script
Konaka Chiaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kawada Rika
Takano Naoko
Kikuchi Miyuki
Asakawa Yuu
Onoda Makoto
Ueda Yuuji
Onoda Yura
Kawakami Tomoko
Saint Seiya: The Hades Sanctuary Chapter
Title
Saint Seiya: The Hades Sanctuary Chapter
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Saint Seiya, Shiryu, Hyoga, Shun, and Ikki, who once swayed the world, are coming back with more flaming cosmo!
A few days afer the mortal combat with Poseidon, strange ocurrances in the Sancturay mark the beginning of a new turmoil. Hades of Pluto comes back to life from the depth of darknes. Hades' faithful messengers of death, the spectres, assault on Athena to take her life away!! Athena is in crisis!!
Can the Gold Saints, Seiya, and the friends save Athena from the hands of Evil?
*** thanks to kab00m, Risa Harada and Riku Harada and for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Andromeda Shun
Horikawa Ryo
Aphrodite
Nanba Keiichi
Athena
Han Keiko
Camus
Canna Nobutoshi
Cygnus Hyoga
Hashimoto Koichi
Deathmask
Tanaka Ryoichi
Dragon Shiryuu
Suzuoki Hirotaka
Mu
Yamazaki Takumi
Pegasus Seiya
Furuya Touru
Phoenix Ikki
Hori Hideyuki
Saga
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Shion
Tobita Nobuo
Shura
Kusao Takeshi
ex-D the Movie
Title
ex-D the Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 63 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
eX-Driver the Movie
Description
After winning domestic preliminary round, Lisa, Lorna, and Soichi advance to ex-Driver world race competition held in Los Angeles as representative team from Japan. Like a bad omen, they encountered a reckless AI car the first night they arrived at Los Angeles. Although they successfully stopped the car, the local police department is not very happy about that and insists to examine their car overnight.
However, the problem did not stop just there. The daughter of the United States team's sponsor, Angela, has gone missing. Lorna realized that Angela was on the reckless AI car before. Soichi who guessed that Angel could be in danger then start looking for her. But Soichi got captured by a mysterious man, and he shocked to find Angela is also there.
During the confinement inside a warehouse, Soichi finds out that apparently there is a connection between the series of incident and illegal gambling on the ex-Driver world race competition. Now Soichi must escape from the warehouse with Angela...
*** not responsible for description, cast & character translations -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kosuke Fujishima
Design
Hamazaki KenichiIto TakeshiTakakura Takeshi
Director
Nishimori Akira
Script
Fujita ShinzoMochizuki Takeshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Angela Gandino
Sawashiro Miyuki
David
Takagi Wataru
Joe
Shimada Bin
Kelly
Mitsuishi Kotono
Keyne Tokioka
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Lisa Sakakino
Nagasawa Miki
Lorna Endou
Asada Yoko
Mike
Suzumura Kenichi
Phil
Nomura Kenji
Ralph
Miki Shinichirou
Rico Gandino
Tsukayama Masane
Soichi Sugano
Kobayashi Yumiko
Wan
Shioya Kouzo
SD Gundam Mark I-IV
Title
SD Gundam Mark I-IV
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (4 x 30 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Mecha, Parody
Year Published
1988
Studio
Sotsu eizo Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on ever popular Gundam series and merchandise, Amino Tetsuro created a Parody of Gundam series, featuring "Super Deformed" Gundam. That basically means a squished down version both of the characters and the mechas in a 1:1 head and body proportion. Throw in a lot of comedic situations in them; SD Gundam series successfully generated more income in toy and merchandise selling than the original Gundam series combined. As for the animation, SD Gundam spawn couple OVAs and short movies, such as the original SD Gundam (1988, 10 episodes), SD Gundam Mark I-IV (1988, 4 episodes), SD Warrior Gundam (1989, 2 episodes) and SD Gundam Side Story (1990, 4 episodes).
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Title
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Drama, Magic
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Someday's Dreamer Things Precious to A Mage
Description
Based in the present day Tokyo, there exists people known as Mahou Tsukai (people who use magic or "Mages"). But, even though there's magic around, there's not much difference from the world we live in. It has things such as TVs, mobiles and PCs. Cars run on gasoline, and even trains and aeroplanes work through science. It's just that Mages live around the city. If the right procedures were followed, anyone can also become a Mage.
Yume Kikuchi is a 17 year old 2nd year senior high school student. So that she can officially become a Mage, Yume makes use of her summer break and leaves for the capital from Tooya in the Iwate prefecture. It's the first time she's been to Tokyo. First time she's been to a boarding house. And she was thinking that it'll be an all girl's place too but in fact, the manager's a charming male. Caught in a mix of anxiety and great anticipation, Yume's training in magic begins.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Brooks Angela Charon
Watanabe Akino
Endo Kozo
Naka Hiroshi
Furusaki Rikiya
Kiyokawa Motomu
Kato Go
Iida Hiroshi
Kikuchi Aya
Sakuma Kumi
Kikuchi Etsuko
Sasaki Yuko
Kikuchi Haru
Kobayashi Sanae
Kikuchi Isaku
Houki Katsuhisa
Kikuchi Yume
Miyazaki Aoi
Oyamada Masami
Suwabe Junichi
Yoshinosuke
Ueda Yuuji
Yukiko
Mizutani Youko
Garakuta Toori no Sutein
Title
Garakuta Toori no Sutein
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Stain of The Garbage Dump
Description
From the person who supervised the famous, fantastic and hilarious work
"Bobby The Performer", here is an all new 3D animation "Stain of The Garbage Dump".
Set in a place used as a garbage dump, a hermit named Stain, a fat cat named Palban and a mysterious animal lives together. Garbage collects from the surrounding streets everyday. Everytime, Stain gathers some garbage something fascinating happens.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description & translation ***
Dai-Guard
Title
Dai-Guard
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sotsu eizo XEBEC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Daiguard Chikyu Boetai Kigyo Daiguard
Description
Twelve years ago, the Earth was attacked by giant invaders. To defend our planet, the Earth’s greatest minds and corporations assembled to design a giant robot of incredible power. Unfortunately, as with most government projects, the contract went to the lowest bidder. Fortunately, by the time the robot was ready, the mysterious invaders had already disappeared without a trace.
The giant robot became first a curiosity, then a tourist attraction. But now the invaders are back and the only thing in their way is Dai-Guard and a young team of office workers who’ve been supplementing their regular incomes as part time pilots and tour guides. Can these reluctant heroes halt their alien foes while simultaneously concealing the defects in their giant robot?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ishihara Michiru
Design
Kanno Hiroyuki
Director
Mizushima Seiji
Music
Kawai KenjiTanaka Kohei
Script
Kimura Hidefumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akagi Shunsuke
Itou Kentarou
Aoyama Keichiro
Miki Shinichirou
Domeki
Shintani Mayumi
Irie
Kasahara Rumi
Momoi Ibuki
Hiramatsu Akiko
Nakahara
Ohno Marina
Ooyama
Neya Michiko
Shiri
Ono Kenichi
Sumita
Yuuki Hiro
Tanigawa
Tamura Yukari
Mouse
Title
Mouse
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Ecchi, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
MOUSE is based on manga serialized on Young Animal magazine by Satoru Akahori and Hiroshi Itaba.
Muon Sorata is an ordinary college student. However, there is a big secret beneath him. He is actually a mysterious "MOUSE" thief. He is smart, wealthy, powerful and influential. Above all, he steals everything. He has three beautiful female subordinates, but you can refer them as his slaves. Momozona Mei, a computer and physics expert; Kuribayashi Yaoi, a chemistry expert; and Kakio Hazuki, an agile fighter, good at combat and sports. And there is nothing that cannot be stolen by "MOUSE"...
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Akahori SatoruItaba Hiroshi
Design
Murata Toshiharu
Director
Yamaguchi Yorifusa
Music
Chiba Shigeru
Script
Kawasaki HiroyukiTakayama Katsuhiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hanamura Mirei
Moriya Kazumi
Kakio Hazuki
Nakahara Mai
Kuribayashi Yayoi
Fukui Yukari
Minami Masatoshi
Arima Katsuaki
Momozono Mei
Inoue Kikuko
Momozono Toushun
Ikeda Masaru
Muon Sorata
Yamaguchi Kappei
Onizuka Heitarou
Nagasako Takashi
Tsukioka Machiko
Saeki Tomo
Wan
Matsuyama Takashi
Yukino Uta
Sanada Asami
Cowboy Bebop
Title
Cowboy Bebop
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The year 2071 A.D. That future is now. Driven out of their terrestrial eden, humanity chose the stars as the final frontier. With the section-by-section collapse of the former nations a mixed jumble of races and peoples came. They spread to the stars, taking with them the now confused concepts of freedom, violence, illegality and love, where new rules and a new generation of outlaws came into being. People referred to them as Cowboy Bebops…
Meet Spike and Jet, a drifter and a retired cyborg cop who have started a bounty hunting operation. In the converted ship The Bebop, Spike and Jet search the galaxy for criminals with bounties on their heads. They meet a lot of unusual characters, including the unusually intelligent dog, Ein, and the voluptuous and vexing femme fatale, Faye Valentine.
The game "Takidou Gensou Gun Parade March" was released in September in the year 2000, and even today remains a popular hit. It has been praised for it's originality and level of freedom the player has. As many people hoped for the sequel, the story is now made into a TV Anime series.
50 years ago, a mysterious enemy "Genjuu" appeared in the skies. The danger of Mankind's extinction drew near as the Genjuu attacked humans and battles raged against it.
Stuck in a dilemma, the Japanese government decided to pick out certain young men and women to send into the battlefield. And so 15 year old Atsushi Hayami, in the battle against Genjuu, becomes a member of the "5121 Force". Piloting a humanoid fighting machine HTW, he becomes the trump card to fight in the front lines. And so, what destiny lies ahead for Atsushi and his friends!?
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Irie YasuhiroIwakura Kazunori
Director
Sakurabi KatsushiTakayama Fumihiko
Music
Kawai KenjiMitsuma Masafumi
Script
Takayama Fumihiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haramotoko
Shinohara Emi
Hayami Atsushi
Ishida Akira
Higashihara Nonomi
Yoshida Mayumi
Katou Matsuri
Noda Junko
Kurusu Ginga
Shimura Tomoyuki
Mibuya Mio
Sakuma Junko
Mori Seika
Hanba Tomoe
Sakanoue Hisaomi
Sonobe Keiichi
Setokuchi Takayuki
Umezu Hideyuki
Shibamura Mai
Okamura Akemi
Takikawa Youhei
Suyama Akio
Tanabe Maki
Maeda Chiaki
Toosaka Keigo
Kuriyama Kouichi
Uichita Sarasa
Suzuki Mariko
Wakamiya Nobuaki
Kawahara Yoshihisa
Yoshino Haruka
Inoue Miki
Yoshiyuki Tadataka
Kashii Syouto
Wolf's Rain
Title
Wolf's Rain
Category
TV
Total Episodes
30 (ep 27-30 = Dec '2003)
Genres
Action
Year Published
2003
Studio
Bandai Visual Bones
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The wolf Tsume [claw], hiding his true form, lived as a human. Hanging out in the city and leading a band of young delinquents, he lived by stealing food from aristocrats. But another wolf, Kiba [fang], appears before him, causing his wild blood to boil. Kiba cannot forgive Tsume for allying himself with humans, and the two have a duel, putting their pride on the line. However, the battle was interrupted, and Kiba is shot by the tenacious wolf hunter, Quent. And he is taken captive by the police station run by the aristocrats...
*** thanks to Risa and Riku Harada for description, and cast & characters translation ***
Finally succesively completing the two world tournaments, the talented young man Takao meets with Daichi Sumeragi and the mysterious character, Jing "Shippo". With the appearance of these new rivals, Takao burns with greater excitement.
Apart from Takao, Max also receives notice of a new tournament that's was going to be held. And this time, there's a rule. Players must be in teams of two to participate in a tag match. So that they can battle with Takao, Max and Rei battles with various other teams. And of course, Takao just can't wait to do battle!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Nagamori Keiyo
Director
Hashimoto Mitsuo
Script
Hasegawa Katsumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hiwatari Kai
Takano Urara
Jing of Shippo
Namikawa Daisuke
Kinomiya Takao
Kumai Motoko
Kyouju
Kuwashima Houko
Max
Orikasa Ai
Rei
Hisakawa Aya
Sumeragi Daichi
Nagasawa Nao
I's OVA
Title
I's OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 30 mins)
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on the popular manga by Katsura Masakazu, Aizu is a romantic drama of three person, Ichitaka Seto, Iori Yoshizuki and Itsuki Akiba.
Aiming to become a molding artist, Itsuki, a childhood friend of Ichitaka who went to America come back to Japan. Iori who refused the idol path and started to pursue her ambition to become an actress instead. Ichitaka, wandering on his bicycle alone, tries to decide his choice between the two persons. This OVA is another story from three "I's" persons in a summer.
*** not responsible for description, cast & character translations -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Shirai HisaoTakagi Shinji
Author
Katsura Masakazu
Design
Shin Rin
Director
Ito Satoshi
Music
Honda Yasunori
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichitaka Seto
Sakurai Takahiro
Iori Yoshizuki
Sakuma Kumi
Itsuki Akiba
Nakanishi Tamaki
Nami
Kobayashi Sanae
Otsunawa Jun
Ishida Akira
Yasumasa Teratani
Kisaichi Atsushi
Yosuke
Ichijou Kazuya
Ninku Movie
Title
Ninku Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 26 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical Settings, Martial Arts
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
How much humiliation can four people and a penguin take?
Hard boiled Aito? Sexy bombshell Rihoko? Choji the red brief? Shining Fuusuke? Cutesy Hooter Hiroyuki? Oh, gimme a break! Who do these guys think they are? The Ninku?
Unfortunately for the real Aito, Choji, Rihoko, and Fuusuke, they do. But little did these imposters know when they stumbled on this sleepy little desert town, that there’d be a price to pay for being treated like the real Ninku, namely, having to fight the deadly Heaven & Earth brothers!
Fortunately for our phony friends, the real Aito, Choji, and Fuusuke step in, there’s nothing but trouble for the bad guys. Can the Ninku art of magic fighting beat the Heaven & Earth brothers’ deadly fighting style?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aichou Ninku
Madono Mitsuaki
Ajirada Ninku
Nishimura Tomomichi
Basara Ninku
Matsumoto Yasunori
Fusuke Ninku
Matsumoto Rika
Hiroyuki Ninku
Suzuki Katsumi
Kouchin Ninku
Taniguchi Takashi
Mekira Ninku
Hiramatsu Akiko
Rihoko Ninku
Hayashibara Megumi
Sansui Ninku
Takizawa Kumiko
Sekirai Ninku
Ishida Akira
Touji Ninku
Kosugi Juurouta
Metal Fighters Miku
Title
Metal Fighters Miku
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Description
Women's Neo Pro-Wrestling is the most popular sport in the year 2061. It's wrestling with the added twist of equipping its contestants with high-tech powered Metal Suits. Clad in these armored suits, the fighter's speed and power is amplified to allow for spectacular high energy fighting action.
Entering this highly competitive sport is The Pretty Four. Miku, Ginko, Sayaka, and Nana, face the likes of the monstrous Crushers and the deadly Lady Ninjas. When The Pretty Four enter a grand championship elimination tournament, but to win they're going to need a lot of help....
Help in the form of one drunken Metal Figher coach Eiichi Suo..?! Are they crazy?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Sakamaki Arihiko
Design
Honda Takeshi
Director
Shinbo Akiyuki
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Hirano Yasushi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Announcer
Suzuki Katsumi
Aquamarine
Katsuki Masako
Cameraman
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Ginko
Orikasa Ai
Harajuku Masayo
Mizuhara Rin
Mad Kong
Satou Chie
Maki
Koorogi Satomi
Marugome Kinta
Miki Shinichirou
Mecha Referee
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Miku
Yoshida Konami
Nana
Onodera Mariko
Sayaka
Neya Michiko
Shibano Kouzou
Tatsuta Naoki
Shibano Naoya
Fujiwara Keiji
Shibano Youko
Shinohara Emi
Suou Eiichi
Yanada Kiyoyuki
Ninku TV
Title
Ninku TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
55 (55 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical Settings, Martial Arts
Year Published
1995
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on Kiriyama Koji's manga published on Shonen Jump, this story about the adventures of Ninku ninja clan was brought into animation.
The ninku is a clan of extinct ninjas who command esoteric and powerful techniques, hence a lot of other groups are constantly trying to steal their techniques to take over the country. Their primary target is Fusuke, a weird looking kid but one of the most powerful Ninku ninja. Fusuke, together with other Ninku ninja with different specialties must fight those threat that caused the downfall of the Ninku clan.
*** not responsible for cast & characters translations -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Mizuno Kazunori
Author
Kiriyama Koji
Design
Kitayama MariNishio TetsuyaTakada Shigenori
Director
Abe Noriyuki
Music
Homma Yusuke
Script
Hashimoto HiroshiTamura Ryu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aichou Ninku
Madono Mitsuaki
Ajirada Ninku
Nishimura Tomomichi
Basara Ninku
Matsumoto Yasunori
Fusuke Ninku
Matsumoto Rika
Hiroyuki Ninku
Suzuki Katsumi
Kouchin Ninku
Taniguchi Takashi
Mekira Ninku
Hiramatsu Akiko
Naration
Ohtaki Shinya
Rihoko Ninku
Hayashibara Megumi
Sansui Ninku
Takizawa Kumiko
Sekirai Ninku
Ishida Akira
Touji Ninku
Kosugi Juurouta
Song of Wind and Trees
Title
Song of Wind and Trees
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 60 mins)
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
1987
Studio
Studio Gallop
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kaze To Ki No Uta: Sei Ni Naru Ka Na
Description
Based on 1976 manga, Toward the Terra, by Takemiya Keiko, Kaze to Ki no Uta: Sei ni Naru ka na is a tender romance between two boys, Serge and Gilbert.
The story takes place at the end of 19th century in a European boarding school for boys. Serge, a quiet, calm, gentle and religious person, is sent by his family to this boarding school where he finds himself sharing a room with Gilbert Cocteau, a beautiful blond homosexual.
Serge, beign a religious person, wants to avoid relationships with Gilbert. However, Gilbert's sweet and physically charming nature eventually win his room mate's hearts, so Serge and Gilbert become friends... and lovers.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kamimura Yoko
AUthor
Takemiya Keiko
Design
Takemiya KeikoYasuhiko Yoshikazu
Director
Hiramatsu TatsuyaYasuhiko Yoshikazu
Music
Nakamura Nobuyuki
Script
Takemiya Keiko
Corrector Yui
Title
Corrector Yui
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio TRON
US Distribution
Description
Yui Kasuga is a normal girl who lives in the future where computers are everywhere and are controlling everything. While at her computer at school, Yui thinks she sees some orange object on the screen, but it disappears. She takes the disk home and loads it. Suddenly, the orange thing returns. Its name is I.R. and has been sent to fetch Yui. It tells her that an evil virus named Grosser is causing havoc in cyberspace. And only Yui can stop it. To do so, she must find a program called "Corrector". With it, she can stop Grosser from taking over the world of computers and humanity itself.
I'll/CKBC
Title
I'll/CKBC
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Sports
Year Published
2002
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
I'll Crazy KOUZU Basketball Club
Description
This anime is based on "I'll" (AIRU) manga about baseketball by Asada Hiroyuki, published on monthly Shounen Jump. This two volume OVA took the story from the popular chapter of the match between "Kokufutsu (Kouzu?) High School" and "Kokutai Training Camp Association" from the manga. It's also focusing on the friendship between Tachibana Akane and Hiiragi Hitonari.
*** not responsible for description cast & characters translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Harumoto Akihiko
Yoshimizu Takahiro
Hiiragi Hitonari
Kamiya Hiroshi
Horii Mika
Kobayashi Sanae
Kanemoto Koji
Saiga Mitsuki
Minefuji Kyoko
Hisakawa Aya
Tachibana Akane
Kaneko Noboru
Takayanagi Gaku
Sakurai Takahiro
Yamazaki Yoshiki
Miki Shinichirou
Yoshikawa Sumire
Yuzuki Ryouka
Cat Returns, The
Title
Cat Returns, The
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Neko no Ongaeshi
Description
This movie is somehow related to Whisper of the heart, it follows Muta (the cat from Whisper of the heart) and Baron (the cat statue in Whisper of the heart, also used in Shizuku's story). The story is based on Neko no Danshaku (Baron of Cat) by Hiiragi Aoi.
The main character of the story is Haru. Haru is a clueless, ordinary 17 year-old girl. She has no special abilities and neither is she an extraordinary beauty. When faced with reality, she is unable to make decisions for herself, thus often swaying to others' opinions to avoid challenge. One day, Haru saved the life of a cat without consideration of her own safety. The cat turned out to be the Cat Prince from the Kingdom of Cats, however as a result, Haru is trapped in the world of cats. Can Baron and Muta rescue Haru who has wandered in the world of cats?
*** not responsible for cast & characters translation - f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Morita Hiroyuki
Music
Nomi Yuuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Baron
Hakamada Yoshihiko
Haru
Ikewaki Chizuru
Harunobo
Okae Kumiko
Hiromi
Satou Hitomi
Muta
Watanabe Tetsu
Natori
Satoi Kenta
Natoru
Hamada Mari
Neko Ou
Tanba Tetsurou
Run
Yamada Takayuki
Toto
Saitou Yousuke
Yuki
Maeda Aki
Macross Zero
Title
Macross Zero
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5 (5 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
It was 1999 when a huge extraterrestrial battleship fell down to the Earth and brought superior technology which led to the beginning of war between U.N and Anti-U.N. Eight years have passed, so many veteran pilots were lost one after another, so even boys in their teens were gathered into the battlefield to fight the war.
Shin Kudou, a young U.N F-14 pilot and the main character of the story gets shot down by an unknown enemy ship during a sortie and crash landed on a solitary island.
Coincidentally, an unusual energy reaction is detected on the island, and the energy reaction might be originated from the Protoculture's superior technology legacy which was brought by the extraterrestrial at ancient times. This technology legacy is very similar from the recovered fallen extraterrestrial battleship eight years ago.
Now, both of U.N and Anti-U.N are going to invade the island for the quest of recovering the legacy and the superior technology it posesses...
*** not responsible for description cast & character translation -- f4t3 ***
From Kosuke Fujishima, the same character designer of Sakura Wars and Ah! My Goddess comes the anime: Piano. The story is about a secondary two schoolgirl by the name of Miu who has been playing the piano from a very young age. She is a very quiet girl. There's a senior in her school who she admires and likes but just looking at him alone already requires a lot of effort on her part, let alone......
Her life experiences are being depicted by the rhythm of the tunes she plays with her piano, such as happy times being with friends and family, not to mention love of course. Miu's voice actress will be Kawasumi Ayako. She will be performing and composing the opening theme for the anime as she has been playing with the piano since young, just like Miu.
*** thanks to Tachibana Runa for description and translation ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kosuke Fujishima
Director
Sudo Norihiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Miu Nomura
Kawasumi Ayako
Shirikawa Sensei
Miyamoto Mitsuru
Yuki Matsubara
Kawakami Tomoko
GetBackers
Title
GetBackers
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49 (49 x 24 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Magic, Martial Arts
Year Published
2002
Studio
Kodansha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Ban Mido and Ginji Amano, is known as the "GetBackers" who's motto is "If it's stolen, we can steal it back!". And the GetBackers success rate is always 100%.
Always waiting around the Honky Tonk, clients call in to ask the GetBackers to retrieve something for them. And so, Ban and Ginji goes through many weird and bizarre cases as they set forth to "get back" the belongings...
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ban Mido
Canna Nobutoshi
Ginji Amano
Morikubo Shoutarou
Haruki Emishi
Madono Mitsuaki
HEVN
Natsuki Rio
Himiko Kudo
Kuwatani Natsuko
Jubei Kakei
Koyasu Takehito
Katsuki Fuchoin
Hoshi Souichirou
Kurudo Akabane
Tobita Nobuo
Kyouji Kagami
Sakurai Takahiro
MAKUBEX
Saiga Mitsuki
Mizuki Natsumi
Otoha
Paul Wan
Matsumoto Yasunori
Shido Fuyuki
Hoshino Takanori
Tadakoro
Mori Hiroko
Takeru Teshimine
Miki Shinichirou
City Hunter: The Secret Service
Title
City Hunter: The Secret Service
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
When James Macgyer, presidential candidate for the (fictional) country of Gainan, returns to Japan to see the daughter he left behind 18 years ago, he is greeted with death threats against her. Anna, now a secret service agent with an assumed name, wants nothing to do with her father, believing him to be her mother's killer. James knows he must protect her from men from his past, but who can protect Anna, and possibly patch up their relationship, all while making sure she doesn't lose her job as a secret service agent? Why, City Hunter of course!
Silent Mobius Movie 2
Title
Silent Mobius Movie 2
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fuyuka Liqueur
Ikeda Masako
Isozaki Mana
Koyama Mami
Itabashi Queen
Tsuru Hiromi
Katsumi Liqueur
Matsui Naoko
Kiddy Phenil
Tsuru Hiromi
Lebia Maverick
Nagahori Miho
Policeman
Miki Shinichirou
Rally Cheyenne
Fujita Toshiko
Ralph Bomerz
Matsumoto Yasunori
Robert De Vice
Hashimoto Koichi
Saiko Yuki
Okamoto Maya
Yamigumo Nami
Honda Chieko
Silent Mobius Movie 1
Title
Silent Mobius Movie 1
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Alternative titles
Silent Mobius: The Motion Picture
Description
Our story begins in 2028. In the near future, a great evil is secretly encroching on the world of humans--a demonic force known as Lucifer Hawk. Standing in its way is a small, secret group of female police officers: Tokyo's AMP. Gifted with supernatural abilities, they try to defeat the forces of darkness wherever they appear--this time, in a massive new skyscraper under construction. But for one member of AMP, Katsumi Liqueur, this particular battle is personal. As she flashes back to 2024 and her introduction to the world of the supernatural, we discover why.
*** from animeworld.com ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fuyuka Liqueur
Ikeda Masako
Isozaki Mana
Koyama Mami
Itabashi Queen
Tsuru Hiromi
Katsumi Liqueur
Matsui Naoko
Kiddy Phenil
Tsuru Hiromi
Lebia Maverick
Nagahori Miho
Policeman
Miki Shinichirou
Rally Cheyenne
Fujita Toshiko
Ralph Bomerz
Matsumoto Yasunori
Robert De Vice
Hashimoto Koichi
Saiko Yuki
Okamoto Maya
Yamigumo Nami
Honda Chieko
Platonic Chain
Title
Platonic Chain
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
If God can tell tell you anything you want to know, what would you want to know? Some part of the future. Around Shibuya, words are spreading quickly that there is a site that enables you to look up anything, called "Platonic Chain". Coincidentally, three young girls, Hitomi, Rika, and Kanae, are able to access the site. There are 24 episodes centering around the three young girls and the surrounding people. Mysterious yet realistic short story that may occur in the seemingly soon to come "Network world".
*** thanks to Ko Kiuchi for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kagura Rika
Nonaka Ai
Mizuhara Kanae
Tsunakake Hiromi
Nakano Kenichi
Honda Kentaro
Tanaka Hitomi
Chiba Saeko
Bomberman Jetters
Title
Bomberman Jetters
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Never-ending space. A whole variety of people from many many planets live in this world. Surrounded by a beautiful ocean, Planet Jetter's capitol Baybaytown is a multi-ethnic group town with immigrants from many countries. Shirobon is one of the members of the Space Police Group which bases here. Shirobon is from "Planet Bomber", but in his planet, chosen individuals with kindness and courage have various skills to manipulate "the Bomb" and is called "Bomberman".
Shirobon is still weak and has many things to learn, but he takes after his older brother Mighty's will of by continuing their Space Police work while also confronting the Space Stealing Group, the Hige-Hige Group lead by Bagura.
*** thanks to Ko Kiuchi for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Reincarnation of the Goddess Shin - Devil Children
Description
One day, when Akira and Rena chants an incantation as a joke, time on Earth suddenly stops and they are transported to the world of Valhara.
In the past, humans and Devils got along and lived together. Devils were even used by the empire army to overcome any dangers in the peaceful world of Valhara.
It was there that Akira and Jin awakened the power of the "Devil Children" and also how they met Rand and Gail as their partners.
So that they can return Valhara to its once peaceful state and to return to their own world, they must first set off to gather the shattered pieces of the "Key of Time".
And so, their journey begins as they meet a mysterious girl named Ami in Valhara.
During their journey, they encounter countless Devils who all have one purpose. And that, was to stop them. Strong ones, intelligent ones, cute ones... they all keep appearing out of nowhere!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akira
Miyano Mamoru
Ami
Kasahara Hiroko
Emperor Azuraeru
Kusunoki Taiten
Geiru
Tsuchida Hiroshi
Jin
Shindou Kazuhiro
Rando
Mizushima Yuu
Rena
Shishido Rumi
Hanada Shonen-shi
Title
Hanada Shonen-shi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
VAP
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
The story revolves around a teenage boy by the name of Hanada Ichiro. He is a menace in the area in which he lives in and one day, he gets knocked down by a car when he's up to his dirty pranks. And after that accident, apart from getting a nasty scar, he gets to see monsters and is able to CONVERSE with them as well.
*** thanks to Tachibana Runa for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hanada Ichiro
Kumai Motoko
Hanada Kazue
Tanaka Mayumi
Hanada Ojirou
Yao Kazuki
Hanada Tokujirou
Nozawa Nachi
Hanada Tokuko
Takeuchi Junko
Murakami Souta
Kuwashima Houko
Big O Roger
Title
Big O Roger
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
This is a story that will perhaps take place 100 years from now into the future, in the city of Paradigm.
40 years ago, "something" happened that nearly annihilated Earth. At the same time, memories of the past were lost. The history and technology of the past were gone. And so, with the technology that remains, the people do their best to rebuild a society with a system.
But, as time passed, advanced technology belonging to the past brought forth huge robots known as "Mega Deus" threatening the peoples' lives. The only thing that can defeat these ghosts from the past, is the mysterious Mega Deus "Big-O" that "Negotiator" Roger Smith controls.
Did someone entrust Roger with Big-O to accomplish something?
The answer to this riddle are only the words that were left on the monitor when Big-O was activated.
They read...
"I, in God's name created this. And thus, it is not a crime"
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alex Rosewater
Ishizuka Unshou
Angel
Genda Tessho
Beck
Ohtsuka Yoshitada
Big Ears
Tsuji Shinpachi
Dan Dustun
Shinohara Emi
Norman Burg
Kiyokawa Motomu
R. Dorothy Wayneright
Yajima Akiko
Roger Smith
Miyamoto Mitsuru
Schwaltz Walt
Hori Katsunosuke
Naruto
Title
Naruto
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Magic, Martial Arts
Year Published
2002
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In a concealed village, a young man hides within a bunch of leaves. His name is Uzumaki Naruto, a mischievous boy attending Ninja Academy.
Everyday, he does nothing but cause mischief and making Iruka-sensei mad. And above all, it's doubtful that he'll be able to graduate from the Academy. But Naruto has a dream... A dream that he'll become the head of the Ninja village, following Hokage and will become the best ninja around.
However, all the adults in the village give Naruto cold looks. The truth is, Naruto has a secret about his birth. 12 years ago, "Kyuubi no Youko" (Nine Tailed Fox - A kind of evil spirit who tormented the village, was sealed within Naruto's body who was, at the time, a baby. The head of the academy, Mizuki, uses Naruto to steal the "Fuujin Scrolls" and makes Naruto understand his past. Naruto is outraged.
Even with Iruka's help, Naruto just barely defeats Mizuki. Knowing Naruto's secret, Iruka knows Naruto will meet someone who'll help him and so, makes a decision. Naruto is allowed to graduate safely from Ninja Academy. Along with his classmates, Uchiwa Sasuke and Haruno Sakura together, they make their first step as Ninjas!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hanata Kakashi
Inoue Kazuhiko
Haruno Sakura
Nakamura Chie
Hyuuga Hinata
Mizuki Nana
Iruka
Seki Toshihiko
Nara Shikamaru
Morikubo Shoutarou
Sandaime Hokage
Shibata Hidekatsu
Uchiwa Sasuke
Sugiyama Noriaki
Uzumaki Naruto
Takeuchi Junko
Yamanaka Ino
Yuzuki Ryouka
Anbot Senki Gokyuu
Title
Anbot Senki Gokyuu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Asobotto Senki Goku
Description
Four years into the future, the world has lost its balance...
10 thousand metres of vast woodland is gone, preventing humans to live and leaving a desert to spread endlessly. And so, they head into the world of Meshichi, to live together with the Anbots.
As if guided by fate, Sanzou and Gokyuu meet. Travelling together, Sanzou - a young man shrouded in mystery, Gokyuu - the strongest and worst Anbot around, Tongoh - an Anbot fond of drinking, Jou - someone who is great with machines, Suuji - a female Anbot thief, and last but not least, Mioto. And so, their journey begins to the boundless East, to the land where the sun was born!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
GK
Otsuka Akio
Gokyuu
Yamaguchi Kappei
Jou
Sasaki Nozomu
Mioto
Takayama Minami
Sanzou
Seki Tomokazu
Suuji
Izuka Mayumi
Colorful
Title
Colorful
Category
TV
Total Episodes
16
Genres
Ecchi
Year Published
1999
Studio
Shueisha
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Based on the original manga by Kishi Torajiro published on Young and Jump, it was brought into 16 episodes of anime, 7 minutes each episodes. The theme is wild, eechi and filled nose-bleeds jokes.
Heat Guy Jay
Title
Heat Guy Jay
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Heatguy J Heatguy-J
Description
In the far future, there are seven cities located on a planet. Each of them are independent from each other and formed countries because there is no other life on the planet other than those seven cities.
The story takes place in one of the cities called Judo. Judo is a floating artificial city build on the sea roughly 30km on its diameter. City administration tower located in the center with large skyscraper residences around it. The south area of this city is a slum where most of crimes take place.
Speaking of crime, Daisuke Aurora is the city safety control officer. His job is to preceive any incidents and prevent them before they happened. On the surface he looks as a person with sense of justice and humanity, however he's actually taking out crimes because of his father, a politician, who was assassinated by terrorists. Luckily, he has a partner, an android called Jay (R-JAJA000106).
*** not responsible for description and translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Antonia Berutchi
Kobayashi Sanae
Clair Leonelli
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Daisuke Aurora
Matsukaze Masaya
Jay
Sugao Takayuki
Jobanni Gallo
Miyake Kenta
Ken Edmundo
Fujiwara Keiji
Kyoko Milchan
Chiba Saeko
Monica Gabriel
Shimizu Ai
Shun Aurora
Miki Shinichirou
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
Title
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1990
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
City Hunter OVA 1
Description
After the US military ousts a sadistic Central-American tyrant, a spirit of merciless vengeance is born. And when the Bay City Hotel unveils its new supercomputer, the deposed ruler and his loyal daughter devise a plan. With the daughter's hacking skills, the very same computer that can help room service deliver breakfast can now deliver a nuclear payload right to Washington's front door. But their nuclear vengeance has one unforeseen problem - City Hunter. And now, the only question remaining is whose finger is faster? The girl on the button or the man on the trigger?
Armitage III: Dual Matrix
Title
Armitage III: Dual Matrix
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
The Bad Girl Returns! Naomi Armitage and Ross Sylibus have changed their names and live with their daughter Yoko as a happy and normal family on Mars - until a robot riot breaks out at an anti-matter plant on Earth.
Armitage learns the riot is a plot to suppress evidence of illegal research and development of more "Third Robots" and decides to go to Earth to find out who is behind this heinous act. What Armitage discovers is the most powerful enemy she has ever encountered - replicas of herself!
Ghost Sweeper Mikami Movie
Title
Ghost Sweeper Mikami Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1993
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Her name is Mikami and she is a Ghost Sweeper by profession. She’s also the sexiest exorcist/bounty hunter you will ever meet! When an evil vampire sorcerer returns to Tokyo after a 100-year absence, Mikami is hired to track him and his menacing assistant down before they take over the city.
Hakkenden, The: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Title
Hakkenden, The: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Historical Settings
Year Published
1990
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces.
However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the lord’s daughter. Their unnatural union bears fruit but when both are killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden.
As they slowly find each other and come together as a group, these eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entities and evil samurai in a final attempt to redeem their clan!
Kurogane Communication
Title
Kurogane Communication
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
APPP
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Iron Communication
Description
In the near future, Earth has been devastated by an immense war. Haruka, one of the few survivors, lives in the ruins of Japan. Knowing no other survivors, she lives with five robots. Spike, the youngest robot, serves as her best friend, Cleric advises her, and Angela destroys her enemies.
With Toriga, the world's angriest and least effective combat robot, and Reeves, the meanest-looking machine ever to wear a frilly pink apron, they protect her and search for other survivors.
Weiss Kreuz Gluhen
Title
Weiss Kreuz Gluhen
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action
Year Published
2002
Studio
Animate Film
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Koua is an academy that brings Japanese's most talented people and students together. The mission is to train talented people to bear the world's future leadership. However, recently, the suicide rate in the academy is increasing and there is hardly any information being released to the public.
Fujimiya Aya is sent to inflitrate this school carrying out criminal investigation and disguise himself as a teacher. In fact, actually, there is a connection between Koua academy and the global terrorist activities that are frequently occur. Therefore Persia assigns Hidaka Ken and Kudou Youji as well into this mission to solve the truth and connection of the incident behind Koua academy.
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujimiya Aya
Koyasu Takehito
Hidaka Ken
Seki Tomokazu
Kudou Youji
Miki Shinichirou
Kyou
Ogiwara Hideki
Rex
Ueda Miyuki
Sena
Yamaguchi Kappei
Toudou Master
Nojima Kenji
Tsukiyono Omi
Yuuki Hiro
Inuyasha
Title
Inuyasha
Category
TV
Total Episodes
(?? x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2000
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
Kagome leads a fairly normal life, in spite of her weird family. Her house is a thousand-year-old Japanese temple, and her grandfather talks about the history of the house endlessly. Legend has it that the old well on the temple grounds keeps a vicious ancient monster at bay; Kagome never believed those legends, until now. The well opens up and sucked Kagome inside — transporting her to an ancient time of enchanted forests and giant demons.
Kagome is soon confronted by her odd resemblance to Kikuyo, the girl who controlled the magical Shikon no Tama talisman and imprisoned the legendary half-demon Inu-Yasha. Upon entering this fantasy world, Kagome is attacked by a demon hunting the Shikon no Tama; she unwittingly releases Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment, only to find that he's no hero.
30,000 years ago, sentients from the dark world, called remnants, invaded Earth in hope to make it their new home. The 'guardians' of this Earth fended off the attacks of these remnants by sacrificing 'the key', a boy named Kairen, to seal the gate for another 30,000 years. In the epic battle the heroine, Jinno Hazumi defeated the remnant leader, Kijima Touta, and with the help of her allies, Chiryu and Tenku, Kijima Touta was stripped of his memories and was reverted to a normal human life. Upon sealing the gate, the inhabitants of the dark world were stranded on Earth and were changed to live as normal humans. However, 30,000 years later, the time for the gate to open has again come, and as that time approaches, the remaining remnants slowly regain their memories and revert back to their true forms for 'this carnival that comes every 30,000 years'... Now, the epic battle has come upon the Earth once again. Past mistakes will be replayed and the vicious circle of love and hate will be re-enacted once more.
Spy of Darkness
Title
Spy of Darkness
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 45 mins)
Genres
Adult, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
KSS Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
When the government develops a bio-engineered cyborg, named Dragon, as a secret weapon, a failure in gene manipulation turns the creature into a sex-crazed monster! The government assigns three very sexy agents to find the creature, and execute everyone involved. Will they be able to solve the case before even more women are abducted to fill the creature's sexual appetite? Or will they become Dragon's next conquests?
Yobarete, Tobidete! Akubi-chan
Title
Yobarete, Tobidete! Akubi-chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2002
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Being called, Popping out! Akubi-chan
Description
In a strange jar in a shape of a face was the entrace to the magic world. Inside the jar is a large desert and the vast world of magic where Akubi-chan lives. When someone yawns near that jar, Akubi-chan is called and out she pops! Akubi-chan calls the one who yawned, her master and she has to grant that person a wish. This was a rule in the magic world. Once her master yawns for the second time, the magic is gone and Akubi-chan returns into the jar again.
Due to a coincidence, a shy girl named Koron gets hold of the jar and she just happened to yawn right before the jar and Akubi-chan popped out! The moment she came out, the two became good friends and Akubi-chan tries to grant Koron's wish. But all she does was mess up. Since then, their magical ups and downs continue.
*** thanks to Kyou S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akubi-chan
Tanii Asuka
Andore
Itou Eiji
Daidai Maou
Itou Eiji
Fujiwara Erika
Kobayashi Sanae
Hakushon Daimaou
Ohhira Toru
Higashimurayama Mako
Kurita Kaori
Higashimurayama Ryukichi
Itou Eiji
Iine Yoshia
Kobayashi Yumiko
Kodaira Kouichi
Hatano Wataru
Nemuta Koron
Nogawa Sakura
Nemuta Masayume
Yamamoto Keiichirou
Nemuta Utsura
Yanagisawa Mayumi
Ojyou Karen
Saotome Miho
Otodama Kouchou
Ohhira Toru
Tekuno Hakase
Nagasawa Saikazu
Tekunoburu Kou
Yamamoto Keiichirou
Princess Army Wedding Combat!
Title
Princess Army Wedding Combat!
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 30 mins)
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1992
Studio
Animate Film Group TAC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
This anime is based on a manga serialized in Flower Comics by Kitagawa Miyuki. The story is about Aida Nonoka who is rescued from a drunken attacker by a judoist. She then resolves to become as good as her savior, hoping that one day to recognize him by the scar on his back. She then transferred into a new high school where she meets two older boys who could possibly the person to whom she owes her life and to give her heart.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Yamada Yumi
Author
Kitagawa Miyuki
Design
Yamada Yumi
Director
Sekita Osamu
Music
Takahashi Yuichi
Script
Kitagawa Miyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aida Nonoka
Yokoyama Chisa
Hashiba Yuuya
Seki Toshihiko
Ichijou
Hayami Shou
Oda Shinobu
Matsumoto Yasunori
Panzer World Galient
Title
Panzer World Galient
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Kikokai Galient
Description
Prince Jorudi with his brother Hai Sharutatto are fighting against their father, Madaru, with his evil world domination ambition using giant robots. However, both Prince Jorudi and his brother's goal might not be the same even though they are both fighting their father, a tryrant. While Prince Jorudi goals is to save the world from his father ambition, Hai Sharutatto plans to take over his father's place and therefore he sees Jorudi and their sister, Chururu as nothing but rivals. Legend tells of a mysterious avenger, known as the Iron Giant will overthrow the tyrant.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Shioyama Norio
Design
Shioyama Norio
Director
Takahashi Ryosuke
Music
Fuyuki Toru
Script
Takahashi RyosukeYadate Hajime
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azubesu
Kobayashi Osamu
Chururu
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Council Assemblyman
Ginga Banjou
Darutasu
Hazumi Jun
Hai Shrutatto
Hayami Shou
Hirumuka
Hirano Fumi
Madaru
Kanemoto Shingo
Prince Jorudi
Kikuchi Hidehiro
Surazen
Kanemoto Shingo
Uindo
Chiba Shigeru
Umen
Nunami Terue
Uzuben
Inoue Kazuhiko
Baromuwan
Title
Baromuwan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Baromu One
Description
Based on a super-hero television show back in 1972, similiar to "Ultra-Man" or "Mask Rider", Baromu-1 is brought back to live into animation with script composition and screenplay by Taguchi Narimitsu from "Ultra-Man" series.
The story takes place in A.D 20xx in a city along the seashore in the Kanto district. Near the city there is a shooting-star lake which was created by a fallen meteorite tens of thousands years ago. A life form which was sleeping for thousand years inside the meteorite on the bottom of the lake now begins to hatch and begins to attack people.
Meanwhile, an accident happened with Kido Nanori and his classmates, Kentaro Shiratori, while they were playing with computer. An image, KOPU, appeared before them and explained to them that they should join their true hearts and true courages together to save the world from the hand of GOMON.
However, because of the intense electromagnetic wave from the computer, Kido and Kentaro were pushed out from the house and fell into the cliff and sink into the ocean. Then a sphere of light shines from the bottom of the ocean with the image of KOPU, who then gives small bracelets called BOPPU for Shiratori Kentaro and Kido Nanori which allow them to united with the power of justice and friendship to save the world.
*** not responsible for description, cast & character translations -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hasono AkemiSaito Hironobu
Design
Nakatake Manabu
Director
Tominaga Tsuneo
Script
Taguchi Narimitsu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kido Nanori
Yoshino Hiroyuki
Kido Noriko
Sakamoto Maaya
Kido Rintarou
Kusumi Naomi
Kido Yoshiko
Nishi Hiroko
Kopu
Tsukada Masaaki
Narration
Takano Hiroyuki
Shiratori Kenichi
Inaba Minoru
Shiratori Kentaro
Namikawa Daisuke
Shiratori Mariko
Hino Yurika
Sugino Yuko
Enomoto Atsuko
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
Title
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 49 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1986
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kenritsu Chikyu Bogyo Gun
Description
Telegraph Pole Society, a mysterious group, is planning to conquer the world. The principal of the local high school forms a Defense Force by recruiting students from school: Shogi Morita, Kuho Tasuke, and Akiko Ifukube. Meanwhile the high school crazy scientist, Dr. Inogami, has turned a local boy, Kami Sanchin, into a cyborg. They might just defeat the Telegraph Pole Society with the help of the cyborg, or maybe not...
This anime is based on a manga with the same title which ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday for a total of 24 volumes by Aoyama Gosho.
Yaiba Kurogane and his pets, a tiger (Titan) and a vulture (Valtus), return home after practicing samurai skills with his father on a distant isle. He then stays with his father's old friends, Raizo and his daughter, Sayaka.
Yaiba also enrolls in the same high school as Sayaka. In here, Yaiba met Takeshi Onimaru, the Kendo champion and they became rivals fromt he fist day they met.
When Takeshi inherits a demonic sword skills, Yaiba goes into the mountains to seek aid from Musashi Miyamoto who guards the legendary Sword of Thunder God. With help of Sayaka and his pets, Yaiba collects seven magical speheres to confrot Takeshi and his henchmen.
However, his success in completing the Sword of Thunder God skill accidentally awakens Princess Moon, an ancient rival of Thunder God. Princess Moon once again tried to conquer the world. Now Yaiba and Takeshi must forget all their quarrels and unite to save the world from Princess Moon.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hirota TadashiMatsubara TokuhiroNakazawa Kazuto
Author
Aoyama Gosho
Design
Kanemura KatsuyoshiMatsubara Tokuhiro
Director
Yuyama Kunihiko
Music
Tanaka Kohei
Script
Ohashi ShikichiShizuoka IsaoTerada Kenji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hangetsu
Matsuo Ginzo
Iron Rod Doctor
Egawa Hisao
Juhei
Hashi Takaya
Kaguya
Fukami Rika
Kojiro Sasaki
Kosugi Juurouta
Kumo Otoko
Sakaguchi Tetsuo
Mangetsu
Nakajima Toshihiko
Mikasuzi
Kazama Nobuhiko
Musashi
Satou Masaharu
Namako Otoko
Kashiwakura Tsutomu
Raizo
Ishizuka Unshou
Ryujin
Ishii Kouji
Sayaka
Mitsuishi Kotono
Shingetsu
Aso Tomohisa
Takeshi Onimaru
Horikawa Ryo
Tsukikage
Nakamura Daiki
Yaiba Kurogane
Takayama Minami
Space Knight Tekkaman
Title
Space Knight Tekkaman
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1972
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade TV 1 Space Knight Tekkaman Blade TV 1
Description
Tekkaman is a mecha anime set in the year 2087. Originally, 52 episodes were planned, however due to the unpopularity of the show, the series was shortened to 26 episodes. This low budget anime series follows the adventure of Blade, the main character, with the power to become a Tekkaman. Blade along with a group of space knights uses their power to defend the Earth.
Galaxy Angel 3
Title
Galaxy Angel 3
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
Broccoli Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Do I need to write some description for this loveable show? -- f4t3
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Forte Stollen
Yamaguchi Mayumi
Milfeulle Sakuraba
Shintani Ryoko
Mint
Sawashiro Miyuki
Ranpha Framboires
Tamura Yukari
Vanilla H
Kanai Mika
Haibane Renmei
Title
Haibane Renmei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
2002
Studio
RADIX
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Grey feather alliance
Description
When a young girl, Rekka, wakes up from a dream, she finds a ring of light over her head and she is welcomed by a group of girls who had wings on them.
Rekka then becomes a member of the Haibane Alliance, the group who protects the town of Guri, enclosed by walls.
Why did Rekka become a Haibane? Who were the Haibane? As Rekka continues her life in the peaceful town of Guri, the mystery behind her new friends begin to be revealed.
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Takada Akira
Director
Tokoro Tomokazu
Music
Otani Ko
Script
Abe Yoshitoshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hikari
Orikasa Fumiko
Kana
Miyajima Eri
Kuu
Yajima Akiko
Nemu
Murai Kazusa
Rakka
Hirohashi Ryou
Reki
Noda Junko
Pecola
Title
Pecola
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Year Published
2002
Studio
US Distribution
Description
"Pecola" is a story that is set somewhere in a small town called "Cuba Town". It's based around a young penguin named "Pecola" and his friends' daily lives. In his daily life, Pecola's curiosity always gets him into a lot trouble. There's never a time when he gets tired of all these exciting things that happen to him.
To Pecola, everyday is a new experience for him. "Curiosity" is where his energy comes from. He can never sit still when he's bored. When faced with Pecola, the residents are always scolding, helping or chatting with him. Sometimes he gets treated to his favourite food. Pudding!
Everyone in town is like part of a big big family to Pecola. The happy little penguins, his friends, and last but not least, the grownups who watch over them. This heart warming series is the world of Pecola!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Banaado-san
Matsumoto Hiroshi
Bashatto-san
Yamaguchi Kappei
Coco
Takano Naoko
Doctor Chu
Senda Mitsuo
Gao-san
Hoshino Mitsuaki
Gazelle-san
Horiuchi Kenyuu
Grandma Yokusha
Ichijou Miyuki
Jabatto-san
Kusao Takeshi
Mayor Papa Zoo
Shimaka Yutaka
Mizurakkii
Yanagisawa Mayumi
Pecoriusu
Sasaki Umeharu
Policeman Kuada
Kitamura Kouichi
Professor Kamikutta
Kitamura Kouichi
Rabi-san
Paku Romi
Ritoruchu
Yanagisawa Mayumi
Rob Pecola
Asano Mayumi
Ronri-san
Katou Shirou
Sally-san
Uran Sakiko
Shinekichi
Sakamoto Chika
Suchimu
Hino Yurika
Clamp School, The
Title
Clamp School, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
CLAMP Campus Detectives CLAMP School Detectives
Description
Not even the bright and talented minds of CLAMP School can keep the campus free of crimes and mysteries. Or can they? Join Nokoru, Suoh, and Akira, our case-cracking kid detectives, as they save the day and even the odd damsel in distress!
Gravion
Title
Gravion
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2002
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
It is the year 2041 AD. An unknown object from the enemy suddenly appears in the solar sytem. An enemy named Zerabaia. Destroying the base of every planet it crosses, the vicious weapon draws closer and closer to Earth. But, this invasion of Earth was already known...
Secretly preparing for battle, a man named Kurain Sandoman commands the the army Aasu Garutsu to fight back. And their trump card is the "Gravion". A human shaped Mecha that was made to unite with with other huge units named GD.
That day, when Zerabaia began its attack on Earth, a young man was looking for his sister who's disappeared. Off to look for clues, he sneaks into Sandoman's base. It was there, in the hangar, that he met another mysterious young man.
"You're the same as me... I knew you were here... Another boy like me".
He gives a smile that seemed to show he doesn't have a care in the world. He was main pilot of "God Gravion", Touga. The GD that Eiji dreamt of escaping in in a dream.
Eiji was suddenly registered automatically as a pilot and was forced to go out into battle. Trampling through the towns, the huge weapon shaped like a sword, Zerabaia, appears in front of Eiji's GD. And so Touga's Grankaiza-, Luna, Eina, Mijiki and a mysterious girl rushes to its place.
Eiji doesn't even know what he's doing in the cockpit. And so, the 5 Mechas join and form "God Gravion"! The Earth's fate is now in these 5 young people's hands!
*** thanks to Kaworu S. for description, translation and cast & characters ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Gusuku Runa
Ikezawa Haruna
Ina
Nakahara Mai
Kurain Sandoman
Hayami Shou
Leivan
Midorikawa Hikaru
Mitsuki Tachibana
Asakawa Yuu
Shigure Eiji
Suzumura Kenichi
Tenkuji Touga
Fukuyama Jun
Princess Rouge
Title
Princess Rouge
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 30 mins)
Genres
Year Published
1997
Studio
Beam Entertainment
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Legend of the Last Labrynth
Description
Yusuke is a young, orphaned, high school student who just happened to be late for class one day. Little did he know that his tardiness would consequently put him in the right place at the right time… soaking in the middle of a muddy puddle with a girl who, quite literally, falls right into his lap!
Rouge, the mysterious girl who fell from the sky, suffers from amnesia and remembers nothing except her name. Ever the gentleman, Yusuke offers her a place to stay until she recovers her memory. After spending many days playing, shopping, and falling in love, Yusuke suddenly encounters two women, Kaige and Meige, who claim to be Rouge’s royal sisters.
Now, Rouge and Yusuke are threatened with separation… not only by Rouge’s sisters who want to take her back home, but also by enemies of the royal family who wish to capture Rouge. Will Rouge be able to accept the truth behind her hidden memories? Will Kaige be able to confront the enemy that was once her love? Will Rouge and Yusuke have to say good-bye to the love that has grown between them?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Yamazawa Minoru
Design
Yamazawa Minoru
Director
Date Isato
Script
Takeuchi Mamoru
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kaiga
Shiratori Yuri
Kaoro TAkami
Hanba Tomoe
Koine Suzumaru
Sugawara Sachiko
Master Raiga
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Meiga
Shiina Hekiru
Regulus
Hoshi Souichirou
Rouge
Kikuchi Shiho
Tsutomu Ota
Toriumi Kosuke
Yusuke Mizuki
Takagi Sho
Popolocrois Story
Title
Popolocrois Story
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Popolocrois Tale
Description
This anime is based on a role playing game on playstation released on July 1996 by the same title. The story takes place on a kingdom where people live peacefuly called POPOROKUROISU (Popolocrois?). The kingdom has a young prince, Pietoro, a king Paulo and a queen Sania, like a typical kingdom.
One day a mysterious girl, Hyuu, appeared in POPOROKUROISU kingdom by some sort of teleportation machine. Hyuu quickly become acquainted with Pietoro. However, Narushia, a magician and a good friend of Pietoro, is also have a feeling for Pietoro. Their relationships and feeling are interwoven as the story progresses.
There is also a villain (like always in role playing game) called Gamigami with his evil plans...
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Gamigami
Furuta Arata
Hyuu
Miyajima Eri
Kai
Shiratori Yuri
King Paul
Makishima Naoki
Narushia
Shiratori Yuri
Pietoro
Orikasa Ai
Queen Sania
Dounowaki Kyoko
White Knight
Ehara Masashi
Witch Girda
Kitamura Takako
Seishojo Kantai Virgin Fleet
Title
Seishojo Kantai Virgin Fleet
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Fantasy, Schoolkids, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) Beam Entertainment
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Virgin Fleet
Description
In the 1930s, a group of teenage girls in a Japanese military academy train with a mysterious psychic energy that includes weather control and telekinesis among other things and can be controlled by a few young female virgins.
Other than using the power for blowing enemy, cadets are also used it to playing pranks, scuffling with the boys, and also among other things...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kitazume Hiroyuki
Author
Oji Hiroi
Design
Kitazume Hiroyuki
Director
Hosoda Masahiro
Music
Ito Masanobu
Script
Imagawa Yasuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chief Tatsugawa
Jinnai Tatsuyuki
Hirose Hidemaro
Takashima Gara
Ise Haruoshimi
Kouda Mariko
Kohka Hirose
Koyama Mami
Komachi Kusatsuzuki
Nishimura Chinami
Mari Sakisaka
Satou Ai
Mau Sakisaka
Okano Kousuke
Nikola Publio
Soumi Yoko
Satsuki Yukimizawa
Yukino Satsuki
Shiokaze Umino
Shimamoto Sumi
Suzukure Mibuno
Komiya Kazue
Wakamoto
Wakamoto Norio
Jungle wa itsumo Hare nochi Gu Deluxe
Title
Jungle wa itsumo Hare nochi Gu Deluxe
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12 (6 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2002
Studio
Bandai Visual Shinei Doga
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
This OVA is the continuation from the television series (starting from the 67th chapter of the original manga). There are six DVD volumes planned in Japan, two illusions per DVD, so there are twelve episodes in total. The OVA version of opening and the ending theme are both sung by Sister MAYO.
The story contiues just right after the television series end. Hare came back from the city to the jungle with her unique mother, Weda, and Goo. The jungle is the same as before, everyone is the same as before. Except there is a new "kawaii" teacher, Yumi with "intense" character...
*** not responsible for description & translation -- f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kindaichi Renjuro
Design
Kugimiya Hiroshi
Director
Mizushima Tsutomu
Music
Tada Akifumi
Script
Yokote Michiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Clive
Madono Mitsuaki
Goo
Watanabe Naoko
Gupta
Hoshi Souichirou
Hare
Aikawa Rikako
Lazy
Inoue Kazuhiko
Mary
Matsuoka Yuki
Toposte
Maeda Konomi
Wadi
Kishio Daisuke
Weda
Morota Kaoru
Wigle
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Yumi
Minagawa Junko
Gundress
Title
Gundress
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 82 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Description
In 2100, the newly built Bayside City serves as Japan's premier international port. The Angel Arms Company is established by a former policewoman named Takako, to help wage war on terrorism with armed security suits.
When the mayor is assassinated, the women of Angel Arms end up protecting the evil crime-lord Hassan, in hopes that his information will help bring down a global terror ring. Takako's back is to the wall as a band of criminals plot to kill Hassan, and the organization's leader is revealed to be the former lover of Angel Arms' own Alisa.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Aoki TetsuroShirow MasamuneWatanabe Koji
Director
Yatabe Katsuyoshi
Script
Isaki KentaroSakai Kenichi
Wings of Honneamise
Title
Wings of Honneamise
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
Bandai Visual GAINAX
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Wings of Honneamise: The Royal Space Force Star Quest
Description
An epic tale of a civilizations first faltering steps into space, set in an alien world that is strangely familiar to our own. When cadet Shiro Lhadatt signs up with the Royal Space Force, he encounters ridicule and apathy from manipulative leaders and a cynical public. A chance encounter with a devout young woman spurs Shiro on towards his destiny - to become the first man in space. While military leaders conspire to use the space program to spark an all-out war, Shiro and a team of aging scientists race against time to complete the first launch. The countdown has begun in a spectacular feast for the senses. Breathtaking animation, sumptuous design and a great vision combine to ensure that The Wings of Honneamise will become a classic in the anime hall of fame.
Wrath of the Ninja
Title
Wrath of the Ninja
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1989
Studio
JVC
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Yotoden
Description
The year a comet races across the sky, splitting the heavens, from the depths of the Earth the dark god shall arise once again. Then, the dark evil lurking in the shadows shall come out of the depths of Hell and show itself in the present world. The emotions of the blade of the wind shall collect at the source of the blue light. And the three blades shall become one, vanquishing evil.
The year is 1580, and the unholy armies of Lord Nobunaga Oda steadily spread across Japan. Narrowly escaping the slaughter of her clan, a young ninja steals into the shadows. She is Ayame, the last of the Kasumi clan, and the dagger she wields is one of three, mystical blades. She is joined by Sakon and Ryoma, renegade ninja and the possessors of the sacred sword and spear. Now, these shadow warriors must unite their weapons and skills to fulfill 'The Prophesy of the Enchanted Swords' or die trying...
Wind Named Amnesia
Title
Wind Named Amnesia
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1990
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Amnesia has descended upon the world...and everyone forgot who they were and how to use the tools that society has come to rely on. Now, two years after the disaster, a young man tries to make sense of a world suddenly gone mad.
Windaria
Title
Windaria
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
1986
Studio
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Alternative titles
Windaria: Legend of Fabulous Battle
Description
Two pairs of young lovers become embroiled in a war between two rival kingdoms, the primitive but resplendent Isa and the militaristic but undisciplined Paro. Izu and his young wife, Marin , are simple farmers who live in the unassuming village of Saki, which lies directly between Isa and Paro. While Saki does not have the beauty of Isa nor the war machines of Paro, they do possess a magnificent tree known as "Windaria," to which the villagers give their prayers in return for "good memories." When the war erupts, Izu decides to join Paro's army, enthralled by the fantastic motorbike "given" to him as a bribe. Before he departs, they each take a vow: He will definitely return to her, and until he does, she will wait for him. The other two lovers are Jill, the prince of Paro, and Ahanas, Princess of Isa. They initially want nothing to do with the rapidly escalating conflict, but after Jill's father, Paro's king, dies by his son's hand in an altercation over the war, Jill has little choice but to realize his father's final wish: the taking of Isa. The only problem is that he had promised his beloved, Ahanas, that he would not become involved. Windaria is a war parable set in a fantasy land of unicorns and ghost ships.
Wicked City
Title
Wicked City
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Adventure, Horror
Year Published
1987
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Alternative titles
Demon Beast City Supernatural Beast City
Description
For centuries, a secret peace treaty has existed between Earth and The Black World, a parallel dimension populated by shape-changers possessing awesome supernatural powers. But now, that pact is up for renewal and a militant faction from the Black World plans to do everything in their power to stop the treaty from being signed. The fate of the world now rests in the ability of a pair of special agents, one a human, the other a shape-changer from the distaff dimension, to make sure things go according to plan.
Vampire Princess Miyu OVA
Title
Vampire Princess Miyu OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Drama, Horror
Year Published
1988
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Alternative titles
Kyuuketsuki Miyu OVA
Description
A quiet gothic horror story about a vampire girl, Miyu, who's destiny it is to hunt down murderous demons known as Shinma and return them to their land of origin, the Dark. Miyu is pursued by the Spiritualist Himiko, determined to find out who Miyu is and to stop her from sucking the life blood from helpless humans. Each of the four episodes chronicle one of Miyu's encounters with a Shinma and the humans that it is affecting, from the perspective of Himiko's pursuit of Miyu.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kakinouchi NarumiNishii Masahiro
Design
Kadonosono MegumiKakinouchi NarumiMoriki Yasuhiro
Director
Hirano Toshihiro
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Aikawa NoboruHayami Yuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aiko's mother
Matsuoka Youko
Akiko
Takada Yumi
Armored Shinma
Genda Tessho
Carlua
Amano Yuri
Doctor
Genda Tessho
Larva
Shiozawa Kaneto
Lemures
Mitsuya Yuuji
Miyahito
Toriumi Katsumi
Miyu
Watanabe Naoko
Miyu's Father
Suzuki Kiyonobu
Miyu's Mother
Ikeda Masako
Narrator
Naya Goroh
Pazusu
Inoue Kazuhiko
Ranka
Shou Mayumi
Se Himiko
Koyama Mami
Yuzuki Kei
Horikawa Ryo
Aku Dai-Sakusen Srungle
Title
Aku Dai-Sakusen Srungle
Category
TV
Total Episodes
53
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
Kokusai Eigasha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Macron 1 Sengoku Majin Go-Shogun Demon-God of the War-Torn Land Shogun
Description
Set in the year 2545 A.D., Macron 1 was the story of a misguided teleportation experiment which hurled Earthling test pilot David Jance into a parallel universe- and in exchange, the evil Dark Star, leader of a terrorist cyborg-dominated army known as GRIP, wound up in our universe. From this point onward, David Jance and his crew of rebellious teenagers and mutants- first mate nomed Nok- flew on behalf of the parallel world's heoic Beta Command, led by Dr. Chagall. Beta Command's personnel included Nathan Bridger, the brilliant preteen son of late computer expert Dr. Bridger, whose scientific expertise placed him in a command post for which he was intellectually ready but psychologically ill-prepared.
Vampire Hunter D
Title
Vampire Hunter D
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
10,000 years in the future, the world has become a very different place; monsters roam the land freely, and people, although equiped with high tech weapons and cybernetic horses, live a humble life more suited to centuries past. The story focuses on a small hamlet plagued by monster attacks and living under the shadow of rule by Count Magnus Lee, a powerful vampire lord who has ruled the land for thousands of years. When a young girl is bitten by the Count and chosen as his current plaything, she seeks out help of a quiet wandering stranger, D. It so happens that D is one of the world's best vampire hunters, and he takes it upon himself to cut through Magnus Lee's many minions, and put an end to the Count's rule.
Vampire Princess Miyu TV
Title
Vampire Princess Miyu TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Drama, Horror
Year Published
1997
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Alternative titles
Kyuuketsuki Miyu TV
Description
Evil Shinma -- shape-shifting monsters and vampires -- roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu Royal Princess from the dark is the Chosen One -- The one being who must banish the Evil Shinma from the Earth. She has the power to offer Humans the gift of eternal happiness, yet is herself, trapped between two worlds; destined for perpetual solitude and internal conflict.
Miyu’s only companion is Larva, once an evil Shimna; now her devoted guardian. Together they share a dark journey through the weakness of the human heart and the tragic loss of innocence. Cut off from humanity by the knowledge of what she is, Miyu lives an endless quest as both the hunter and the hunted, on the edge of darkness.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kakinouchi NarumiNishii Masahiro
Design
Kadonosono MegumiKakinouchi NarumiTeraoka Kenji
Director
Hirano Toshihiro
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Aikawa NoboruHayami Yuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Larva
Miki Shinichirou
Mitsukaze
Ogata Megumi
Miyu
Nagasawa Miki
Reiha
Ogata Megumi
Shiina
Kanai Mika
V Gundam
Title
V Gundam
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Mobile Suit V Gundam Kido Senshi V Gundam
Description
Following Operation Stardust (see Gundam 0083), the Federation has created an elite force to hunt down renegade Zeons and suppress anti-Federation movements in the colonies. This group, the Titans, soon proves to be nothing more than a gang of jackbooted thugs. In UC 0085, Titans forces commanded by Colonel Bosque Ohm suppress a spacenoid demonstration at Side 1's "30 bunch" (its 30th colony) with deadly force; pumping nerve gas into the colony, the Titans kill the colony's 3 million inhabitants. Though the "30 Bunch incident" is successfully hushed up, word of the Titans' massacre spreads among the spacenoid resistance groups. The AEUG ("Anti-Earth Union Group"), a paramilitary force composed of both renegade Federal Forces members and former Zeon soldiers, dedicates itself to opposing the oppression of the Titans. Thanks to the backing of powerful corporations, in particular the moon-based Anaheim Electronics, this resistance group is able to amass a small but well-equipped force. In UC 0087, the AEUG makes its first move, entering the Titans' stronghold at Side 7 to investigate reports that a new Gundam project is under way...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Title
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Category
TV
Total Episodes
27
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Bandai Visual Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Yu-Gi-Oh! TV 2
Description
Yu-Gi-Oh is the story of Yuugi Mutou. He's a 9th grader (or so) who's smaller than everyone else in his class (you all remember little boys like that) and because of this, he's picked on all the time. On top of that, his strange Grandpa has a knack for collecting ancient artifacts and weird items, and Yuugi finds himself obsessed with an ancient Egyptian box that contains bunch of tiny pieces. The golden “puzzle” invades his normal schoolboy life and he can't stop thinking about it or wanting to complete it. When he does—he unleashes an ancient force. It empowers him with the ability to transform into a more powerful version of himself, and with the ability to control the Games of Darkness.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Title
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
27
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Bandai Visual Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Yu-Gi-Oh! TV 1
Description
Yuugi is a somewhat frail young boy who happens to be a big fan of gaming of any kind. But when he solves an ancient egyptian puzzle he is granted all the powers of darkness. Now when confronted with danger and injustice, he transforms into a much darker and dangerous form, and proceeds to dish out the justice and punishment for those who so richly deserve it.
Yu Yu Hakusho Movie 2
Title
Yu Yu Hakusho Movie 2
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
The Poltergeist Report - Yu Yu Hakusho
Description
Millennia ago, a war was fought between the Netherworld and the Spirit World. Ultimately, the Netherworld was destroyed and Lord Yakumo, the King of the Netherworld, was banished to the depths of space. Now, five defenders from the Spirit World must team-up against Yakumo's Demon-Gods for possesion of five, mystical sites. But Lord Yakumo is dangerously close to reclaiming the Power Sphere - the source of the Netherworld's energy - and once it is again in his possession, our world will become the new Netherworld.
Yu Yu Hakusho
Title
Yu Yu Hakusho
Category
TV
Total Episodes
112
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Yuusuke is a 14 yr. old punk-ass kid with a bad attitude. One day, he actually does something good, throwing the balance of his fate off the handle, dies, and has to earn his way back into existence. When that's over with, Koenma (Prince of the Underworld + in charge while King Enma is away) wants Yuusuke to become a (we'll just use the translated terms) Spiritual Detective + hunt out the bad guys of the Demon World (Makai) and ship 'em off to the Spiritual World (Reikai). Yuusuke is joined by local bully and cat-lover, Kuwabara Kazuma, (who has the 6th sense in training), Kurama (reincarnated Fox Demon aka Youko ) , and Hiei (cute, short, pissy fire demon).
Yu Yu Hakusho Movie 1
Title
Yu Yu Hakusho Movie 1
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Alternative titles
Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie
Description
Yusuke Urameshi is not exactly what you'd call an angel. In fact, some might call him down right devilish. But when he dies in an accident trying to save a child, he finds himself in the Spirit World. Unfortunately for Yusuke, his name is not listed in the Book of Enma, which means it was one big mistake! So he should return from the Spirit World, but must pass a few tests first, and become a detective of the spiritual world.
So now Yusuke works in the Spirit World as a half-dead, half-alive agent for Koenma, son of the ruler of the Spirit World. This position does have its disadvantages, especially when you're trying to enjoy your summer vacation and Koenma gets kidnapped! So now Yusuke must interrupt his summer fun to find Koenma and trade the Golden Seal of King Enma for his life. But if someone other then King Enma has the Golden Seal there will be chaos in the Spirit World! What's a half-dead spirit detective to do?
With the aide of his closest allies, Yusuke sets off for Magma Valley, to save the life of the one who saved his, and find out who's at the bottom of this evil conspiracy.
Akira
Title
Akira
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 124 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1988
Studio
Toho Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Description
It's 2019: thirty-one years after World War III and the authority of Neo-Tokyo is waging a constant battle against the Underground rebels. Caught in the middle is a motorcycle gang whose aim is just to make trouble. The gang leader Kaneda gets involved in more ways than one when an experimental psychic child escapes and results in gang member Tetsuo's capture and subsequent experimentation. Tetsuo the "bitter runt" of the pack now has the power of Akira and soon escapes as soon as everyone realizes that his power can result in total destruction of Neo-Tokyo. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo (Memories, Steam Boy)
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Nakamura Takashi
Author
Otomo Katsuhiro
Design
Mizutani Toshiharu
Director
Otomo Katsuhiro
Music
Yamashiro Geino
Script
Hashimoto IzoOtomo Katsuhiro
Whisper of the heart
Title
Whisper of the heart
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Family, Romance
Year Published
1995
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Mimi wo Sumaseba
Description
Mimi wo Sumaseba, which literally means If You Listen Closely, tells the story of Shizuku, a junior-high school student who is struggling to find out who she is. The movie takes you on a journey through her imagination and daily life as she makes decisions that will ultimately decide her future.
X Movie
Title
X Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 98 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1996
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
X 1999
Description
At the millennial edge, the concluding battle for humanity's future is staged. Kamui Shirou's destiny has been decided as he returns to Tokyo to face his ultimate challenge. The Dragon of Heaven, defenders of the Earth, stand ready to protect the world from the Dragon of Earth, the seven angles of ledgend, who embrace the devastation of the planet to bring about its purification. Now Kamui must decide which side to fight for although he finds the idea utterly unappealing. It isn't until realizing that his two childhood friends, Fuma and Kotori Monou, are in grievous peril that Kamui decides to step into his fated position in the climactic strugle of the Year of Destiny: 1999.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Yuki Nobuteru
Author
CLAMP
Design
Yuki Nobuteru
Director
Taro Rin
Music
Shimizu YasuakiX-JAPAN
Script
Okawa NanaseWatanabe Asami
Weiss Kreuz
Title
Weiss Kreuz
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Year Published
1998
Studio
Animate Film
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
White Cross
Description
Aya, Yoji, Ken, and Omi are the four young men who comprise Weiss Kruez (WK), an assassin group who eliminates certain menaces to society. Each member has his own trademark fighting style. Aya is adept at fighting with a katana, Yoji has mastered the art of strangulation via strings, Ken is lethal with his metal claws, while Omi specializes in a wide array of projectiles. Under the command of a mysterious man known only as "Persia", the WK is dispatched to take care of drug rings, terrorist factions, and the like. But as things go along, they discover that most, if not all, the bad elements they have dealt with are somehow connected to the Takatori family. The Takatori family is rich, powerful, and influential. It seems if the problem is to be nipped in the bud, the WK would have to put an end to one of Japan's most prominent clans.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoi Chizoru
Katsuki Masako
Birman
Inoue Kikuko
Brad Crawford
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Farfello
Nakao Ryuusei
Fujimaya Aya
Horie Yui
Fujimaya Ren
Koyasu Takehito
Fujimiya Aya
Koyasu Takehito
Hell
Katsuki Masako
Hibino Nanami
Mizutani Youko
Hidaka Ken
Seki Tomokazu
Kaori
Izuka Mayumi
Kitaura Karen
Itou Miki
Kudou Youji
Miki Shinichirou
Murase Asuka
Mitsuishi Kotono
Naoe Nagi
Sasaki Nozomu
Persia
Kosugi Juurouta
Schoen
Itou Miki
Shuldich
Midorikawa Hikaru
Takaoka Kyoko
Inoue Kikuko
Takatori Reiji
Wakamoto Norio
Tot
Mizutani Youko
Tsukiyono Omi
Yuuki Hiro
Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie
Title
Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
Studio
Bandai Visual Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
A "duelist" is someone who plays the card game "Duel Monsters". One day, a hapless kid wanders into a card store and buys a pack of "Duel Monsters" cards, after being taunted by some older kids, who told him he's too young to understand the game. His first pack of cards contains the Legendary Rare Card Red Eyes Black Dragon. The problem is, this card doesn't bring him victory, it brings him the potential to win. He needs to find the card to bring him victory, but first he must find the courage to duel.
Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling
Title
Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1986
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
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!
But Lupica isn’t after Ataru for his great looks or charming personality (because he doesn’t have either). Lupica’s goal is the greatest love potion in the galaxy, which she intends to use to induce her sweetheart to tie the knot. To get it, she needs the possessor of the greatest lust in the universe....
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Urusei Yatsura OVA
Title
Urusei Yatsura OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1987
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
There are 6 OVA of Urusei Yatsura: 1 - Inaba the Dream maker; 2 - Raging Sherbet + I Howl at the Moon; 3 - Catch the Heart + Goat and Cheese; 4 - In Date with a spirit + Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles; 5 - Nagisa’s Fiancй + The Electric Household Guard; 6 - Ryoko’s September Tea Party + Memorial Album.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum The Forever
Title
Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum The Forever
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1986
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
Strange things begin happening in Tomobiki Town...
When a great cherry tree, “Tarozakura,” is cut down while Lum & Co. are making a movie, Lum loses her horns-and her powers! Thus begins the strangest and most lyrical of the Urusei Yatsura movies...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Urusei Yatsura Movie 5: Final
Title
Urusei Yatsura Movie 5: Final
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1988
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
The Urusei Yatsura story comes to a climax in this animated retelling of the final Manga story (although not the final movie). Lupa, yet another one of Lum’s fiancйs, arrives on the scene, and Lum and Ataru have to repeat their game of tag in order to prevent the Earth from being destroyed.
All Ataru has to do to win is say “I love you,” the three words he has steadfastly refused to say to Lum. Will he admit his true feelings and save the Earth? Or will his pride doom it to destruction?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Alien Nine
Title
Alien Nine
Category
TV
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Year Published
2001
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Yuri Otani who just moved up to the sixth grade was melancholic because she was forced to belong to the post that she never wanted to belong. The name of that post was "Alien countermeasure team". The work of the team was to capture the another world's creatures which fell one after another in their school, and to defeat them. That was dangerous and hard work. They had to attach symbiosis type alien to their head to increase their power. That was unpleasant, and Yuri hated this work.
This is the SF anime in which the activity of three girls of alien countermeasure team at the near future school "The ninth elementary school" is described.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Borg
Nakao Ryuusei
Kasumi Tomine
Shitaya Noriko
Kumi Kawamura
Shimizu Kaori
Megumi Hisakawa
Hisakawa Aya
Miyu Tamaki
Nakayama Sara
Yuri Otani
Ibata Juri
Saber Marionette J to X
Title
Saber Marionette J to X
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Taking place mere months after the Saber Marionette J OVA series, this newest installment in the Saber Marionette line follows the continuing adventures of Otaru and his clan of selfless, obsessive marionette girls. This time, the evil Faust is back, and again toying with Marionette technology that was never meant to be explored. The Saber Dolls are back, and torn between their newfound love for Otaru and their undying loyalty to Faust; Will Otaru, Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry be able to stop Faust again, or are they all headed for the scrap heap?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Baiko
Orikasa Ai
Bloodberry
Hiramatsu Akiko
Cherry
Shiratori Yuri
Faust
Midorikawa Hikaru
Hess
Nishimura Tomohiro
Lime
Hayashibara Megumi
Lorelei
Amano Yuri
Mamiya Otaru
Imai Yuka
Tamasaburou
Kawamura Maria
Tiger
Takano Urara
Saber Marionette R
Title
Saber Marionette R
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Late in Earth Century due to overpopulation, efforts to colonization are made. Welcome to Japones, an all male society, where the only females are high performance androids without emotion called "marionettes". Here in this world robots called Marionettes are used for fighting, completing menial labor and the replacement of the female population. It has been 200 years since the drifters landed onto the planet. The story begins in one of the city-states, Romarna as a clone of ruler attempts to take the throne.
Gunbuster
Title
Gunbuster
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Gunbuster, Toppu wo Nerae! Gunbuster: Aim for the Top!
Description
In the very near future, a race of huge, insect like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing spacegoing battleships and giant fighting robots (original idea there). These robots are piloted by the best and brightest of Earth's youth, picked from training schools around the world.
The story begins in the year 2023, not long after the first battles with the aliens, and centers on young Noriko Takaya. Although Noriko's father was a famous Captain in the space fleet who was killed during one of the first battles of the war, her own talents as a pilot are questionable. Nonetheless, she has entered a training school. Through the series Noriko, joined by the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, will fight to overcome the trauma of war, the doubts of her peers, and her own lack of confidence.
Saber Marionette J Again
Title
Saber Marionette J Again
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry, female-like androids called marionettes, have returned to Otaru's side. The somewhat reformed marionettes of Faust (Tiger, Luchs, and Panther) are sent to stay with Otaru and friends to learn more about being human. Enter a seventh marionette named Marine, who has a mysterious power -- and they all possess the special maiden circuit that allows a marionette to feel emotions!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Baiko
Orikasa Ai
Bloodberry
Hiramatsu Akiko
Cherry
Shiratori Yuri
Faust
Midorikawa Hikaru
Hess
Nishimura Tomohiro
Lime
Hayashibara Megumi
Lorelei
Amano Yuri
Luchs
Mizutani Youko
Mamiya Otaru
Imai Yuka
Panta
Inoue Kikuko
Tamasaburou
Kawamura Maria
Tiger
Takano Urara
Giant Robo
Title
Giant Robo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
The brave new world of the future! Earth has gone through its third energy revolution, and now all power is based on a new invention called 'the Shizuma Drive,' a complete recyclable and pollution free energy system created ten years ago by a group of five scientists. These drives power everything. There is no more danger of nuclear radiation, or waste of rare petroleum resources.
Even though it sounds like an ideal society, there are still problems. There are two major powers who are locked in a fierce struggle. The first is the Big Fire Organization, which is a very powerful evil organization, and threatens to conquer the world, with the help of their numerous robots.
The only people capable of putting a stop to their plan is the International Police Organization. They consist of a team of agents, all having their own special powers. They also have the most powerful robot in the world, Giant Robo. Giant Robo is controlled by Kusama Daisaku.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alberto
Akimoto Yousuke
BF Agent Leader
Sasaoka Shigezou
Chief Chuujou Shizuo
Kayumi Iemasa
Daisaku Kusama
Yamaguchi Kappei
Doctor Vogler
Chiba Kouichi
Genya
Ogawa Shinji
Ginrei
Shimamoto Sumi
Issei
Aono Takeshi
Ivan
Hara Yasuyoshi
Kenji Murasame
Mikimoto Yuji
Narrator
Mikimoto Yuji
Professor Go
Ehara Masashi
Professor Tranbo
Nitta Sanshiro
Radio Announcer
Nitta Sanshiro
Taisou
Wakamoto Norio
Tetsugyu
Iizuka Shouzou
Youshi
Komiya Kazue
Violinist of Hamelin Movie
Title
Violinist of Hamelin Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Parody
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Medusa, the beast from classic Greek mythology with the power to turn any warrior to stone, has been terrorizing a nearby village for years. Every year, the village must offer up a sacrifice to prevent Medusa from coming in and turning the whole place into a stone garden. The village's leaders have become seriously fed up and have hired Hamelin and his gang of music-themed warriors to go in and stop Medusa. Whether or not Hamelin's troupe is competent enough to do so is another matter entirely.
Hitomi Kanzaki is a typical high school girl, with all the regular high school problems. But when a vision of a young man battling a dragon becomes a reality, her life changes forever. Drawn into a strange vortex with the swordsman, Van, Hitomi is thrust into the strange world of Gaia.
Entangled in a struggle over life and death, Van must learn to master the suit of armor, Escaflowne. Chased by the Empire of Zaibach, Van and Hitomi will encounter both allies and enemies in an effort to unlock the secrets within Escaflowne.
In the 21st century, mankind lives on two worlds. Following the collision of an ice asteroid, massive terraforming has made Venus a planet now capable of supporting life. Colonists from Earth tamed the hostile world and have thrived for four generations. But they also brought the darker side of humanity. Venus is about to get hostile again.
Hiro Seno, a hotshot motorcycle jockey, witnesses the first strike against his country Aphrodia, by the rival nation of Ishtar. Huge battletanks and warplanes quickly lay waste to the city. The Aphrodian army is quick to mobilize and retaliate... and despite his opposition to warfare, Hiro finds himself fighting for his life on the front lines.
Violinist of Hamelin
Title
Violinist of Hamelin
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Pony Canyon
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Hamelun no Violin
Description
Trouble arrises in Staccato one day. Demons show up and start to wreak havoc on the townspeople. The entire country seems to be suffering. The source of the problem is that the "barrier" which until now has kept the demons from crossing over to the human world is weakening. The person who sustains it is loosing her strength after holding it up for so many years. That person is Queen Horn of Sforzando. Hell King Bass is trying to break through the barrier and release their "supreme leader," Kestra (Orchestra). One who's power is unparallel yet is trapped somewhere in the world of the humans.
Life sucks for Hibiki. Intergalactic society has broken into civil war between males and females; he's stuck on the assembly line for war mecha, relentlessly teased by his co-workers and unable to pursue his dreams of building his own mecha one day. He finally decides he's had enough though, and attempts to break in and steal a mech for his own purposes; this turns out to be a bad idea, thrusting him into the middle of a fever-pitch space battle that brings him face to face with the enemy and launches him into an adventure that will change his mundane life forever.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Fujii TakahiroKawano Satoshi
Design
Kawahara TomohiroKuroda KazuyaMaeda Mahiro
Director
Matsui HitoyukiMori Takeshi
Music
Iwasaki Yasunori
Script
Takahashi NatsukoTomioka Atsuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Barnette Orangello
Neya Michiko
Bart Garsus
Seki Tomokazu
Buzam A. Calessa
Soumi Yoko
Dita Liebely
Kakazu Yumi
Duero Mcfile
Tasaka Hideki
Ezra Vieil
Ohara Sayaka
Gascogne Rheingau
Asano Mayumi
Jura Basil Elden
Asakawa Yuu
Magno Vivan
Kyouda Hisako
Meia Gisborn
Orikasa Fumiko
Paiway Underberg
Ishige Sawa
Parfait Balblair
Toyoguchi Megumi
Pyoro
Iwata Mitsuo
Tokai Hibiki
Yoshino Hiroyuki
Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Title
Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1984
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Life is but a dream. Or is it? How do you know if you're awake, or just dreaming that you're awake? This may sound like a silly question - unless you're a student at Tomobiki High School!
Something strange, stranger than usual, is happening at Tomobiki High School, but with wacky classmates like Lum (a beautiful alien princess with a "shocking" personality), Ataru (the lecherous loser she loves), and Mendou (the suave scion of the wealthiest family on Earth), anything can happen! When Ataru, Lum, Mendou, and the rest of the gang discover that they've been reliving the "day before the School Festival" over and over again, they may be confused, but they aren't suprised! But things are getting worse, and if they don't find a way to break the chain, they'll be trapped forever.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
Title
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1985
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
It seems that when Lum was born, a postal screwup resulted in a witchy friend of the family not getting an invitation to the celebration. The witch put a curse on Lum, that she would never be happy with her True Love.
In the present, a new Amusement Park has been built in Tomobiki, and opening day finds the whole gang sampling its pleasures. At a magic show, however, Ataru gets turned into a large pink hippo-potamus, FOR REAL!
When Lum attempts to track down the magician that transformed her Darling, things start to get very weird, very fast!
Urusei Yatsura concerns the tempestuous relationship between two focal characters: Ataru Moroboshi who is possibly the most unfaithful, unlucky and lecherous idiot to have ever been born, and there's Lum, a tigerskin-bikini clad alien package of sex appeal, jealousy and electricity who's fallen for him. The series chronicles the misadventures of these two stubborn teenagers along with a veritable entourage of weird characters. Among these characters is the richest boy on the planet, a superhuman schoolgirl, a fire-breathing baby, a powerful priestess/school nurse, a cute and psychotic alien vixen with a split personality, a gender-bending martial artist, an alien biker chick, an ice queen of Neptune, a deranged monk, a giant ghost cat and hundreds of other lunatic personalities; aliens, humans and inhumans alike interract in endless hysteria in a town named Tomobiki.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
Title
Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1983
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
Lum doesn't need much assistance going ballistic when everyone in Tomobiki gets an invitation to Ataru's wedding -- and she's not listed as the bride! It seems that some 11 years ago, Ataru played "Shadow Tag" with a young girl named Elle and won. Unfortunately, Elle was yet another Alien Princess; and on her planet, if a boy steps on a girl's shadow, they have to marry.
When Elle's emissary comes to make arrangements, Lum redefines the term "the atmosphere was electric," but to no avail: a force-field now protects Ataru from her high voltage love-zaps. Lum's friend Benten suggests a pre-emptive wedding, and they proceed to abduct Ataru and all of the wedding guests, and the stage is set for the shotgun wedding of all time!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Maison Ikkoku
Title
Maison Ikkoku
Category
TV
Total Episodes
96
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1986
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
Maison Ikkoku is a romanic comedy series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story centers around the development of the relationship between Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai. Kyoko is a recent widow who moves into the apartment house Ikkoku-kan where she becomes the manager. Godai is a wanna-be student ("ronin") struggling with college entrance exams.
When they meet, it's love at first sight--for Godai anyway. Along the way, the other tentants, the mysterious Yotsuya, the seemingly alcoholic Ichinose, and the brash Akemi, watch and occasionally take part to make their lives more interesting. To complicate matters further, the wealthy tennis coach Shun Mitaka has his eye on Kyoko, while Godai is pursued by both Nanao Kozue and Ibuki Yagami. Covering a wide range of emotions from hysterically funny to painfully sad, Maison Ikkoku -- all 96 episodes--is well worth seeing.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akemi Roppongi
Mita Yuko
Godai Yuusaku
Futamata Issei
Ichinose Hanae
Aoki Kazuyo
Ichinose Kentaro
Hayashibara Megumi
Kujou Asuna
Tsuru Hiromi
Kyoko Otonashi
Shimamoto Sumi
Mitaka Shun
Kamiya Akira
Nanao Kozue
Tominaga Miina
Otonashi Ikuko
Shou Mayumi
Yagami Ibuki
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Yotsuya-san
Chiba Shigeru
Akai Kodan Zillion
Title
Akai Kodan Zillion
Category
TV
Total Episodes
31
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Alternative titles
Red Photon Zillion Zillion
Description
In 2387 the planet Maris, considered a Second Earth, is attacked by the Noza Empire. The Nozas need Maris to lay the eggs of the next generation of its race, before all the current generation perishes. However, they are unaware of the whereabouts of three pistols of immense power and the only ones capable of eliminating the Nozas. These weapons are discovered by the colonists and dubbed the Zillion weapon system, named for the ancient civilization that created them. Powered by an element dubbed Zillium that is generated by power packs, the energy from these strange yet powerful weapons can engulf and disintegrate even a Noza. A team of three forms to wield the Zillion guns and fight back: the White Knights.
Porco Rosso
Title
Porco Rosso
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Year Published
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Kurenai No Buta Scarlet Pig, The Crimson Pig
Description
A dashing and brave WWI Pilot is transformed into a pig by a mysterious curse. He is now employed as a paid mercenary/problem solver and sea plane pilot in the Adriatic Sea for the side of good. He is forced to do combat with a band of air pirates who never bathe and call themselves Mama Aiuto (Mothers Helper). Anarchy and war are coming to Italy and the adriatic pilots are being forced to join the Air Force or become fugatives from the law. Our hero Porco is shot down in a dogfight with a self styled air ace called Curtis.
Porco must rebuild his plane, Fight Mama Aiuto, run from the Italian government, engage in a final showdown with Curtis whilst courting the lovely Gina and saving young school girls from the clutches of Mama Aiuto, pay back Papa Piccolo for the renovation of his airplane, win a bet, break the curse, and save himself in the bargain.
Princess Mononoke
Title
Princess Mononoke
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 133 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Mononoke Hime
Description
The forest gods are angry. Man is encroaching on their sacred forest and killing everything. It is up to a young girl raised by wolves and a cursed warrior to save the forest.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ando MasashiKondo YoshifumiKosaka Kitaro
Design
Miyazaki Hayao
Director
Miyazaki Hayao
Music
Hisaishi Joe
Script
Miyazaki Hayao
Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
Title
Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 45 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Animate Film Movic Sony
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Set on the planet Yietta, whose colonists make their living by exploiting the planet's unique liquid-gas oceans, Plastic Little begins as the Yietans are finally about to pay off their debts to the Galactic Federation. Unfortunately, there are those who would rather not let Yietta slip through their fingers...
Enter Tita, 17 year old captain of the Cha Cha Maru. Together with her crew, Tita specializes in capturing Yietta's exotic life forms for intergalactic pet shops, but through plain bad luck she finds herself, instead, at the core of a sinister plot to take over Yietta! By rescuing 16 year old Elysse from the very clutches of the military, Tita puts the lives of both herself and her crew in mortal peril... but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do!
As the plotters mobilize their forces in a desperate bid to retrieve Elysse, whom they believe possesses a vital computer code, Tita must play a dangerous game of tag with an entire army of professional killers! It's Cat and Mouse on a planetwide scale, with one crucial difference: Mice don't shoot back, but Tita's does!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Urushibara Satoshi
Design
Urushibara Satoshi
Director
Yoshimoto Kinji
Music
Terashima Tamiya
Script
Sekijima Mayori
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Balboa
Wakamoto Norio
Captain Tita
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Elysse
Shiina Hekiru
May
Yokozawa Keiko
Mikhail
Ohtsuka Chikao
Nalerof
Akimoto Yousuke
Nicole
Yamaguchi Kappei
Roger
Nakao Ryuusei
Ranma 1/2 OVA
Title
Ranma 1/2 OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Romance
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
Romance, comedy, martial arts mayhem, multiple personality changes, devIlish dolls, haunted caves, magical phoenixes, evil ogres, legendary monsters and more!
It’s not easy being a teenage martial artist named Ranma Saotome, but it’s even worse when your martial artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn’t speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists on bringing you to the cursed training ground known as JUSEKYO, where falling into one of many springs instantly turns you into whoever – or whatever – drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this accident…
It seems that Ranma’s life only gets more and more complicated as time goes by. Not only is he engaged to Akane Tendo, tomboy heir to the Tendo Anything-Goes School of Martial Arts, but he’s also saddled with a bevy of beautiful, fart too persistent, girls who want Ranma all to themselves! You’d think he could solve his own problem by just picking the one girl he wants to be his fiancйe, but nothing is ever that simple…
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Record of Lodoss War OVA
Title
Record of Lodoss War OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1990
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
A long time ago, there was a tremendous war between the goddess of Creation and the goddess of Destruction, which made the earth trembled. Both goddesses perished in the war and created what people called a cursed land - Lodoss. Something evil is happening in the land of Lodoss. Parn, a reckless young warrior, along with his newfound friends, takes on a quest to find out the source of this evil and becomes involved in the greatest epic struggle between good and evil since the war of the goddesses.
Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
Title
Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts
Year Published
1991
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Ranma 1/2: Movie 1
Description
A magic scroll falling into the wrong hands leads to adventure on and above the high seas as the legendary Kirin comes to claim his bride, and mistakenly chooses Akane! Can Ranma and Co. defeat the Seven Lucky Gods Martial Artists and save Akane from a royal wedding?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Ranma 1/2: Nihao My Concubine
Title
Ranma 1/2: Nihao My Concubine
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Ranma 1/2: Movie 2
Description
After Ranma and Co are stranded on a tropical isle, youthful Akane, Kasumi, Nabiki, Shampoo and Ukyo are kidnapped by a prince searching for his perfect bride! Can Ranma(in disguise as a girl) rescue Akane and beat scores of kidnapped concubines in an anything-goes martial arts bride-off, all white wearing a push-up bra and three inch heels?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Ranma 1/2
Title
Ranma 1/2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
161
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts, Romance
Year Published
1989
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Ranma Nibun No Ichi Ranma Nibun No Ichi: Nettohen
Description
Ranma Saotome and his father, Genma, show up at the Tendou dojo after a journey to China. There, the two had fallen into cursed springs. Whatever died in those springs is what Ranma and Genma will turn into. Ranma turns into a girl while his father becomes a panda. However the transition only takes place if they come in contact with cold water. And hot water reverses it. But that is only one of Ranma's many problems. His father and Mr. Tendou make a deal that has Ranma and Akane, Mr. Tendo's youngest daughter, both get married so they can take over the family dojo. Until then, they remain engaged and unhappy.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Noir
Title
Noir
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Year Published
2001
Studio
Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Noir is an anime set in the near future. Mireille is a young girl, a lone-wolf type who happens to be one of the most talented assassins in the underworld. One day she receives an e-mail with the name of her next target: Kirika Yumura. The e-mail has an attachment phrase, "Join me on a pilgrimage to the past." and a melody that was playing from a music box (Mireille's father watch) when Mireille's parents were killed. Mireille, whose parents were killed by a mysterious assassin, and Kirika, a girl who has no memory of her past, eventually team up together as assassins. Noir will emphasize plot and story, rather than flashy gunfight sequences and big explosions.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kikuchi YokoShiba Minako
Director
Mashimo Koichi
Music
Kajiura Yuki
Script
Tsukimura Ryoei
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Artena
Tarako
Chloй
Hisakawa Aya
Kirika Yuumura
Kuwashima Houko
Mireille Bouquet
Mitsuishi Kotono
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
Title
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
Category
TV
Total Episodes
35
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Ririka Moriya received the biggest shock of her life on her birthday. A new student, Kanou, enrolled into the school and gave Ririka a present. Inside was the Nurse's Cap. With it, Ririka would become the legendary Nurse Angel. Now it is her duty to find the Flower of Life in order to save Queen Earth from Dark Joker.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dewey
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Helena
Amano Yuri
Kanou Nozumu
Kikuchi Hidehiro
Kazami Anna
Nakao Azusa
Mizuhara Karin
Suzuki Kaoru
Moriya Kurumi
Mitsuya Yuuji
Moriya Madoka
Amano Yuri
Moriya Ririka
Asou Kaori
Uzaki Seiya
Ishida Akira
Ninja Scroll
Title
Ninja Scroll
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 94 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1993
Studio
JVC Madhouse Production Movic Toho
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Juubei Ninpucho
Description
Feudal Japan - A time of danger, intrigue and deception. Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold...or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and possibly his life.
When a small village succumbs to a terrible plague, a team of ninjas are sent to investigate, and realize that all is not as it seems. Ambushed, they are wiped out by a fearsome man-monster with incredible powers, leaving only one alive - Kagero, a beautiful female ninja, whose touch can bring instant death. Jubei saves her from a fate worse than death, and unwittingly becomes drawn into the web of treachery. He is soon faced with his greatest challenge, an enemy for whom death holds no fear, with the power to destroy Jubei's world.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Minowa Yutaka
Author
Yamada Futaro
Design
Minowa Yutaka
Director
Kawajiri Yoshiaki
Music
Wada Kaoru
Script
Kawajiri Yoshiaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dakuan
Aono Takeshi
Kagero
Shinohara Emi
Kibagami Jubei
Yamadera Kouichi
Utsutsu Mujuurou
Wakamoto Norio
Yurimaru
Seki Toshihiko
Zakuro
Katsuki Masako
Akachan to Boku
Title
Akachan to Boku
Category
TV
Total Episodes
35
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Baby and Me
Description
Takuya, a 5th grader boy has a younger brother called Minoru. Every morning Takuya takes his brother to the nursery school. And when school is over, he goes there and goes home with Minoru. He is nursing the baby with his father - because his mother died. Takuya has happy and heart-warming memories of his mother. As he takes care of his brother, he remembers some of them...
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Title
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Darkstalkers' Revenge Vampire Hunter the Animated Series
Description
The world is a dark, brooding place populated by humans, but ruled in reality by powerful beings known as the Darkstalkers, and there is constant conflict between them as they try to determine who is the most powerful of them all. Zombies, vampires, werewolves - all of them compete in contests of strength and sheer will to attain their own personal goals.
All of this becomes moot when a race of Aztec robots called the Huitzil decide that humanity isn't worth saving, and start waging war on the world, while in the sky, a solar god from outer space plots the conquest of Earth. And the Darkstalkers must become unwilling allies in order to save the world.
Phantom Quest Corp.
Title
Phantom Quest Corp.
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1994
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
You-Gen-Kai-Sya
Description
Party-girl Ayaka Kisaragi turned her late-night lifestyle into a business that gives new meaning to the term "graveyard shift!" While it may seem easier for Ayaka to round up troublesome spirits than to put a corporate spin on her own free-wheeling habits, she calls upon a powerful but quirky cadre of cabalists to solve each case with flair and style. Too bad style doesn't pay the bills! No matter the terrors the dark can bring, Ayaka will be sure they get a kiss good-night from Phantom Quest, Corp - if she can wake up in time!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayaka Kisaragi
Matsumoto Rika
Kozo Karino
Yamadera Kouichi
Mamoru Shimesu
Ikura Kazue
Nanami Rokugo
Mitsuishi Kotono
Suimei
Watanabe Naoko
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
Title
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 45 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1997
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
A saga begins…Photon, a young man with a kind heart and superhuman strength, leaves his village on Sandy Planet (a desert world) in search of a runaway friend. During this heroic quest, he is accidentally engaged to a renegade space pilot! Now they’re on the run from the evil emperor of the galaxy and his bumbling henchmen. But even worse than the incompetent bad guys are the disastrous cooking contests, exploding spas and cheerleading aliens!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Takahashi Shinya
Design
Kajishima MasakiTakahashi ShinyaWatanabe Koji
Director
Masunari Koji
Music
Nishioka Haruhiko
Script
Kuroda Yosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aun Freya
Horie Yui
Aun's sister
Orikasa Ai
Buran
Hiramatsu Akiko
Kyne
Ichihara Yumi
Papachariino
Yamadera Kouichi
Photon Earth
Takeuchi Junko
Pochi To Gou
Asakawa Yuu
Rashara
Amano Yuri
Perfect Blue
Title
Perfect Blue
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Horror
Year Published
1997
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually-charged murder mystery, Mima's life begins to fall apart. Reality and hallucination merge into a terrifying world where innocense is lost and dreams become nightmares.
Quickly descending into a dangerous state of paranoid delusions, Mima watches as internet sites appear describing every intimate detail of her life. She is helpless and afraid as her associates are threatened and killed by a mysterious stalker.
In the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock and Dario Argento, director Satoshi Kon (Memories), special advisor Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and Madhouse Studios (Ninja Scroll) bring Youshikazu Takeuchi's thrilling suspense-novel to the screen in a tour-de-force that brings animation to a bold new level.
Pet Shop of Horrors
Title
Pet Shop of Horrors
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Year Published
1999
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
In Chinatown, there is a little shop that carries rare and mysterious animals. To obtain one, you must sign a contract detailing that you will abide to all of the rules concerning the animal's care. However, if you fail to follow these rules, the consequences will be of your own fault.
Odin: Photon Space Sailor Starlight
Title
Odin: Photon Space Sailor Starlight
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1985
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
The year is 2099, and man has discovered ways to traverse the vast distances of space and has reached as far as the asteroid belt. And now the Starlight, the greatest space cruiser man has built, is beginning its maiden voyage, a voyage which will be unlike anything ever anticipated.
It all began with a distress call. The Starlight, racing to the rescue, manage to rescue a survivor. Suddenly, the ship is hurled through a space cleft and right into a great mystery, one in which an ancient legend unfolds and an alien civilization is discovered.
What will happen next will take the Starlight and its crew to places never dreamed of and pit them against dangers they couldn't possibly imagine. All this in pursuit of the planet known as Odin. Will the crew succeed?
Rurouni Kenshin
Title
Rurouni Kenshin
Category
TV
Total Episodes
95 (95 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical Settings
Year Published
1996
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Rurouni Kenshin TV
Description
Ten years after the start of the Meiji Era, a Rurouni wanders into Tokyo to find a new life with his new friends. Vowing never to kill, he tries to escape his fate as the greatest killer of the Edo dynasty.
An old menace threatens the new Meiji Era, the villian is Shishio Makoto, the successor to the Hitokiri Battousai who left mysteriously near the end of the Edo Dynasty on a trek of reflection. Shishio and his Juppon Gatana are ready to start a new revolution to correct the wrong doings of the Western influence.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Suda Masami
Author
Watsuki Nobuhiro
Design
Hatsuki TsujiMuroi Fumie
Director
Furuhashi KazuhiroTsuji Hatsuki
Music
Asakura Noriyuki
Script
Shimada MichiruSuga Yoshiyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayame
Yuasa Kaori
Chris
Kanemaru Junichi
Hiko Seijuurou
Ikeda Shuuichi
Himura Kenshin
Suzukaze Mayo
Kamiya Kaoru
Fujitani Miki
Kurogasa
Otsuka Akio
Magdalia Sayo
Kasahara Hiroko
Makimachi Misao
Sakurai Tomo
Megumi
Doi Mika
Myoujin Yahiko
Tominaga Miina
Okuma Daigorou
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Reisui
Yuuki Hiro
Sagara Sanosuke
Ueda Yuuji
Saitou Hajime
Suzuoki Hirotaka
Sakura
Koorogi Satomi
Seta Soujirou
Hidaka Noriko
Shinomori Aoshi
Yasuhara Yoshito
Suzume
Namiki Noriko
Tokiji
Otani Ikue
Tsubame
Shiratori Yuri
Tsukayama Yutarou
Tanaka Mayumi
Yuki
Kawata Taeko
Z.O.E Dolores,i
Title
Z.O.E Dolores,i
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Sunrise VAP
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Zone of the Enders Dolores,i
Description
49-year-old James Lynx was an officer ( LEV pilot ) in the United Nations global army before. Five years ago, he received the notification about the death of his wife Rachel who had left for one's post to the Nereidam laboratory in Mars as a scientist. And at the same time, children also went out of their home. James who was left alone discharged from the army, became a mover, and was sending the life as he goes back and forth between the earth and Mars.
Rurouni Kenshin - Reminisence
Title
Rurouni Kenshin - Reminisence
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (4 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Drama, Historical Settings, Romance
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Rurouni Kenshin OVA
Description
A young boy named Shinta is saved by Hiko Seijuro and given the name Kenshin. He trains Kenshin in the ways of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu which is a sword technique without rival. As the civil war in Japan intensifies, young Keshin feels that it is his duty to help save people which turns him into the most feared Hitokiri Battousai.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Watsuki Nobuhiro
Director
Furuhashi Kazuhiro
Rurouni Kenshin - Requiem for the Restoration Roya»
Title
Rurouni Kenshin - Requiem for the Restoration Royalists
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 90 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical Settings
Year Published
1997
Studio
Sony
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rurouni Kenshin Movie
Description
Walking around in Yokohama, Kenshin, Sanosuke, Kaoru and Yahiko see a confrontation between some drunken western sailors and a Japanese woman. An armed samurai steps in front to protect the woman and soon a small riot breaks out with the samurai winning. The woman is actually the sister of a person Kenshin had killed at the end of the last dynasty. The samurai who introduces himself as Takimi Shigure is her fiance and unknown to Kenshin, he is trying to start a new revolution to overthrow the Meiji government.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Watsuki Nobuhiro
Director
Furuhashi Kazuhiro
RUN=DIM
Title
RUN=DIM
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Digital Dream Studios
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In the year 2050 A.D, approximately 1/10th of Japan is now under water due to the global warming effect. The city of Tokyo was no exception. The economy of Japan is crippled from this disaster and the government is willing for anything to help revive the country. As a result, the Japanese government forms "JESAS", a military foundation that has evil intentions of controlling Japan's future. JESAS handles the dumping of nuclear wastes into outer space. To insure their protection from other countries, JESAS has developed "R.B." Robotic Weaponry, which is controlled by pilots with "A.I. (Accurate Intuition)". On the opposite side of the law is the "Green Frontier", a united protection agency that was formed by countries sharing the same beliefs, to save the Earth. Featuring JESAS pilots Kanna and Kazuto and Green Frontier's Doota Kang and Mira Yu, these four youngsters will decide the fate of the Earth through love, friendship and the passion for their duty.
You're Under Arrest! TV 1
Title
You're Under Arrest! TV 1
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51 (47 x 25 mins + 4 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Bandai Visual Studio Deen
US Distribution
Description
Welcome to Bokuto Station, where the prettiest policewoman is actually *gasp* a man, and where the officers are always more than happy to help. Getting past their initial differences, Natsumi and Miyuki are now happy partners. From pursuing traffic offenders to trying to apprehend a car theft ring, the girls get a load of the different aspects of being a police officer. Picking up where the OAV series leaves off, more insights are provided with regards to our two heroines' personal lives as well as their relationships to the people around them. You'e Under Arrest TV brings you more "serious" cases to solve, more action, and definitely more humor. The TV series kicks off with File no. 5. There are 51 files in all.
It is the dawn of the 21st century. The cataclysmic earthquake which reduced half of Tokyo to a broken landscape of twisted steel and shattered stone was only the first sign of the impending apocalypse.
Athletic and popular, Isato Kaiza was an otherwise ordinary student. But nothing could've prepared him for the day he was given a Caizer Stone by fellow student Kash , alias Hellstinger. Armed with the mysterious crystal, Isato now possesses the power to transform into the armored hero: Gowcaizer!
To save the Earth, Cowcaizer and Hellstinger must join forces against Omni Exist, the manifestation of all negative human desires, and hte force behind the recent disasters, before the entity obliterates the human race!
Akihabara Dennou Gumi
Title
Akihabara Dennou Gumi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Ashi Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Akihabara Cyber Team Cyber Team In Akihabara
Description
A "patapi" is a cute mechanical creature which is like a cyber pet. It can eat, sleep, play, and even help out its owners with some stuff. When Hibari Hanakoganei receives a patapi from a prince in her dreams, she is thrilled and names it "Densuke". When mysterious forces try to steal Densuke, Hibari discovers that Densuke is not just an ordinary patapi. Densuke has magical powers that allows it to transform into a powerful cyber-fighter who looks like Hibari. Hibari's friends also receive similar patapis, and together they form the Cyber Team in Akihabara.
You're Under Arrest! OVA 1
Title
You're Under Arrest! OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4 (4 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1994
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
You're Under Arrest is the story of two young police women in the Bokuto precinct of the Tokyo PD. Natsume is the newcomer, a gearhead and tomboy in love with motorcycles. Miyuki is a sweet, somewhat sedate veteran with the skills of a master mechanic. Unfortunately, their first meeting doesn't go so well, especially when the speeding Natsume almost gets arrested by Miyuki!
The OVA series concentrates primarily on their developing friendship. Some of the most detailed animation ever executed for cars and motorcycles highlights the OVA. Both created by Kousuke Fujishima, the man also behind the very successful Oh My Goddess!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Aoki Yasuhiro
Author
Kosuke Fujishima
Design
Kato HiroshiMurata ToshiharuNakajima Atsuko
Director
Furuhashi Kazuhiro
Music
Otani Ko
Script
Sakaguchi KazuhisaShimada MichiruYokote Michiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chief
Masamune Issei
Kobayakawa Miyuki
Hiramatsu Akiko
Nakajima Ken
Shimada Bin
Sakai Reiko
Nagashima Yuko
Tsujimoto Natsumi
Tamagawa Sakiko
Yoriko
Kozakura Etsuko
You're Under Arrest! The Movie
Title
You're Under Arrest! The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
2000
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Taihou Shichauzo! The Movie
Description
Bokutou Precinct rarely deals with criminals more nefarious than speeding sportscar drivers. So when Officers Nikaido Yoriko and Aoi Futaba find a cache of illegal firearms in a stolen car, and a rash of traffic control malfunctions snarls traffic along Tokyo's streets, it is up to Tokyo's finest to figure out what's gone wrong. And of course, it'll take the talents of Kobayakawa Miyuki and Tsujimoto Natsumi to crack the case. But will Miyuki's trusty Mini-Pat and Natsumi's fierce determination be enough to stop a devious mastermind from exploiting the weaknesses of the system and crippling Tokyo…and the world…for good?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Aoki Yasuhiro
Author
Kosuke Fujishima
Design
Nakajima Atsuko
Director
Nishimura Junji
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Sogo Masashi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chief
Masamune Issei
Fatuba Aoi
Matsumoto Rika
Kobayakawa Miyuki
Hiramatsu Akiko
Nakajima Ken
Shimada Bin
Sagamioono Chie
Neya Michiko
Sakai Reiko
Nagashima Yuko
Toukarin Shouji
Seki Tomokazu
Tsujimoto Natsumi
Tamagawa Sakiko
Yoriko
Kozakura Etsuko
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Title
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39 (39 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Central Park Media Software Sculptors
Alternative titles
Shoujo Kakumei Utena Young Girl's Revolution Utena Girlish Revolution Utena
Description
Utena Tenjou's parents died when she was a little girl. At that time, a prince appeared to her and gave her a signet ring with a rose crest. He told Utena to keep the ring and promised that they would meet again someday. Utena was so impressed by him that she decided to become a prince herself! Utena is all grown up now. She studies at the Ohtori Academy and wears her own version of the boys' uniform. She still looks forward to finding her prince, but in the meantime, it's up to Utena to save damsels in distress and cross swords with Ohtori Academy's top duelists. When Utena unwittingly wins the "Rose Bride" in one such duel, she finds herself in the middle of something else... something that just may lead her to her prince.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arisugawa Juri
Mitsuishi Kotono
Chida Mamiya
Kawamura Maria
Chuchu
Koorogi Satomi
Dios
Yuuki Hiro
Himemiya Anthy
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Kaoru Kozue
Honda Chieko
Kaoru Miki
Hisakawa Aya
Kiryuu Nanami
Shiratori Yuri
Kiryuu Touga
Koyasu Takehito
Mikage Souji
Midorikawa Hikaru
Ohtori Akio
Kosugi Juurouta
Ohtori Kanae
Orikasa Ai
Saionji Kyouichi
Kusao Takeshi
Shadow Girl 1
Kawamura Maria
Shadow Girl 2
Koorogi Satomi
Shinohara Wakaba
Imai Yuka
Sonoda Keiko
Nakagawa Rei
Takatsuki Shiori
Nishihara Kumiko
Tenjou Utena
Kawakami Tomoko
Tsuwabuki Mitsuru
Yajima Akiko
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Title
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Alternative titles
Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence Mokushiroku Revolutionary Girl Utena Movie
Description
Tenou Utena is the handsome new student at Ohtori Academy, who, since her break-up with Student Body President Touga, has assumed the identity of a male. One day, she receives a ring from one of the roses in the schools garden and out of nowhere, a floating arena appears in the sky.
The duel arena, where The Rose Bride, and the power to revolutionize the world awaits.
Rei Rei : Missionary of Love
Title
Rei Rei : Missionary of Love
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adult
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Sweat soaked bodies twist in passion as a doctor plots the murder of her young lover; a young man endures the despair of unrequited love, unaware that the object of his desire is infatuated with another woman. If these hardly seem like sources for high comedy, perhaps it's because you're not Kaguya, a strangely powerful being with the ability to manipulate the fabric of reality, an extremely perverse sense of humor, and a propensity for baring her breasts. A living manifestation of the Hand (or some bodily portion) of Fate, those who fall under Kaguya's twisted spell will never be the same again as she delights in giving people their heart's desire...and letting them suffer the consequences! Together with her stumpy man-servant Pipi, Kaguya stages her human puppet shows with their flair of a master show-woman; foiling perfect murders, turning young men INTO the woman of their dreams, and generally causing mass chaos and disaster. This much fun shouldn't be legal... but not even the laws of nature apply to Kaguya!
Gloria: Private Lesson
Title
Gloria: Private Lesson
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Adult, Drama
Year Published
1997
Studio
Pink Pineapple
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
The Gloria family’s new tutors are assigning homework – in subjects that aren’t taught in most schools for young ladies of good breeding. However, despite the eager minds and bodies before them, things are looking grim for the teachers. Someone is out to ruin the family and they don’t care who gets caught in the crossfire.
And when a fieldtrip ends in a fight for survival, it becomes obvious that someone wants school to be out permanently! But the truth is out, and when Kira and Beowulf discover who’s behind the plot to destroy their charges, there’ll be hell to pay. The women of the Gloria family won’t be the ones going down in GLORIA!
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Kni»
Title
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Category
TV
Total Episodes
27
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Record of Lodoss War TV
Description
Five years past, a band of six adventurers defeated the conquering armies of Marmo, the dark island, and saved the accursed island, Lodoss. Since that day, the survivors have been honored as heroes, and their deeds have become legends. But the evil never perished...it retreated, waited and schemed. Now, the Black Knight of Marmo has returned to threaten the accursed island once more. Old heroes must heed the call to defend their homeland and new heroes are forged as the battle for Lodoss begins anew...
Roujin Z
Title
Roujin Z
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Year Published
1991
Studio
Movic
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
The Z Project was intended to give the new generation a break from caring for the old. The original intenion was to create a machine to care for them without any intervention. At first glance, it looked like an excellent plan, and many of the younger generation approved of its application. But when old Mr. Takazawa become the test subject for the Z-001 machine, Haruko questioned both the tactics of the hospital and the moral implications of the machine. This is just the beginning, as Haruko has not just the hospital, but the odds against her. But then, she discovers an odd quirk about the machine: it uses a biochip, and it eventually acquires a mind of its own!
Legend of Crystania Movie
Title
Legend of Crystania Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
From the golden pen of Ryo Mizuno, comes an all-new adventure set in the aftermath of the Lodoss Wars!
Ashram, desperate to find a home for his people, is tricked into selling his soul. 300 years later, Pirotesse's devotion to her king remains unshaken.
In the sacred world of Crystania, amidst a civil war waged by shape-changing warriors, she searches for her beloved Ashram. She meets Redon, a young prince obsessed with avenging his murdered parents. Together, they confront Ashram's captor -- the bloodthirsty Barbas, who aspires to rule Crystania as "The God's King".
Will they free Ashram's soul . . . or will Redon's innocence become the next sacrifice to Barbas' emerging power?
RG Veda
Title
RG Veda
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2 (2 x 45 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1991
Studio
Animate Film
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
At the dawn of time, the gods ruled the universe under the leadership of the mighty Tentei. But suddenly, the ferocious general, Taishakuten, appears, and brutally slaughters Tentei! Brandishing Tentei's severed head, Taishakuten declares that a new age has begun, and all who oppose him will die horribly.
Is there anyone alive poerful enough to defeat the evil Taishakuten and restore justice to the universe? Legend says that a shimmering six-pointed star will rise into the heavens and restore the world to a golden age.
The six points are six warriors, each with the power to move the stars and the hearts off all people. But now, there are only five; their brave leader Yasha; his companion, the noble child Ashura; the young, impetuous Ryuoh; the wise Karura; and Sohma, skilled in battle.
The devious Taishakuten will not surrender his reign so easily. He plots to undermine the courage of the warriors by leading them into a trap. Nobody suspects that the beautiful butterflies that descent into the charred remains of Yasha's village are really the messengers of the warriors' destruction. As Yasha is engulfed and snatched away by these fluttering demons, the remaining warriors' powers are put to the test. Can they rescue their leader from the palace of ice in which he has been imprisoned? And will they be able to find the sixth point of the star before Taishakuten overcomes them? Watch this intriguing adventure to find out!
In Chicago, ace courier Bean Bandit rules the road, and operates on both sides of the law. If a cargo absolutely positively has to be there NOW, Bean's your man - for a price. Want to ensure that the getaway from your latest heist goes smoothly? No problem - but it will cost you. Bean's latest cargo is a 10 year old girl who is worth 50 grand when delivered home. What he doesn't know is that she has already been kidnapped and he's about to be framed for the snatch. Meanwhile, the real kidnappers are making off with the $2,000,000 in ransom money! Will Bean discover the ruse in time and get the money himself? Will he evade Inspector Percy's relentless pursuit? No matter what, the Chicago Police Department is going to have a huge auto repair bill!
Akazukin Chacha
Title
Akazukin Chacha
Category
TV
Total Episodes
74
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1994
Studio
Shueisha
US Distribution
Description
Akazukin Chacha is the story of a young witch, ChaCha, who lives with her master Seravi on Mt. Mochimochi. She is young and impressionable, but not the brightest of students (her magic never seems to work quite right).
Twin Angels
Title
Twin Angels
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Magic
Year Published
1994
Studio
Daiei Co.
US Distribution
Anime18
Description
19 year-old twins Mai and Ai Amatsu are the last in a long line of legendary warrior-gaurdians charged with keeping the lascivious forces of evil at bay. Mai and Ai are instructed to protect Onimmaro, a 21 year-old half-demon, at all costs. But the forces of evil have dispatched demons to capture him, and to obtain fresh victims!
Twin Dolls: Legend of the Heavenly Beasts
Title
Twin Dolls: Legend of the Heavenly Beasts
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Fantasy, Horror
Year Published
1994
Studio
Daiei Co.
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
They may look like a typical pair of high school girls, but sisters Mai and Ai are anything but normal. Extraordinarily beautiful, masters of half a dozen martial arts and trained since infancy to become professional demon hunters, they are the Twin Dolls! Being a warrior for the forces of good, however, can get you into more trouble than being bad. When a jealous classmate makes an ill-advised oath to beat the Twin Dolls, she is literally possessed by a green eyed monster! A ten foot tall green demon, that is, one with an unhealthy interest in human females! Armed with lance, bow and a pair of magic pussy-willows, Mai, Ai and their allies must defeat this oversexed fiend and his army of sex slaves or die trying!
Trigun
Title
Trigun
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
No one really knows what the 60 billion dollar-wanted-man named Vash really looks like, only what damage he has been fabled to have caused. Due to over 300 insurance claims filed by the inhabitants of the cities Vash the Stampede has supposedly demolished, the FIA has sent two claims inspectors - Meryl Stryfe & Milly Thompson - to find Vash and investigate / fine him for all the damage he has caused. Now Vash must not only deal with merciless bounty hunters, but hounding insurance companies too in a setting very reminiscent of such American westerns as Bonanza or Gunsmoke.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ohashi Yoshimitsu
Author
Nightow Yasuhiro
Design
Yoshimatsu Takahiro
Director
Nishimura Satoshi
Music
Imahori Tsuneo
Script
Kuroda Yosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
B.D. Neon
Ishizuka Unshou
Bastalk
Katou Seizo
Claire
Tanaka Atsuko
Denim
Otomo Ryuuzaburou
Descarte
Gouri Daisuke
Gofsef
Wakamoto Norio
Hooker
Yamada Miho
Joshua
Satou Ai
Kate
Matsumoto Rika
Kesskass
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Legato Bluesummers
Seki Toshihiko
Lem Sayblam
Hisakawa Aya
Man
Takagi Wataru
Meryl Stryfe
Tsuru Hiromi
Millions Knives
Furusawa Touru
Milly Thompson
Yukino Satsuki
Nebraska
Ogata Kenichi
Nicholas D Wolfwood
Hayami Shou
Organizer
Ugaki Hidenari
Stan
Aono Takeshi
Stefany
Hikami Kyoko
Tonis
Morita Chiaki
Tonis' mother
Kamei Yoshiko
Vash The Stampede
Onosaka Masaya
Turn A Gundam
Title
Turn A Gundam
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Description
It is the far future, in the year 2345 of a new calendar - two thousand years, that is, after the dawn of the space age. After centuries of peace, the people of Earth have lost the technology they once possessed and forgotten that they once traveled in space. But a lost tribe of lunar settlers, the Moonrace, have retained the scientific arts... and now they regard their mother planet with envious eyes.
Hoping to return to their ancestral home, the Moonrace contact Earth's feudal lords and attempt to negotiate the transfer of a chunk of the planet's territory. But soon, unable to make a deal with Earth's rulers, the Moonrace decide to seize the land they desire by force. Anticipating an extraterrestrial invasion, Earth's feudal lords organize militias armed with cars and biplanes to do battle with the Moonrace's army of giant two-legged war machines.
Caught in the middle of this war of the worlds is a youth named Loran Cehack, who finds a mysterious artifact - a relic of Earth's forgotten space age - entombed in stone. Will this ancient mobile suit enable Loran to avert the conflict and make peace between Earth and moon?
Toward the Terra
Title
Toward the Terra
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1980
Studio
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Alternative titles
Terra E
Description
The planet Earth is a distant racial memory, something talked about longingly by dreamers. Their stories tell of a planet that was ravaged by the uncaring habits of Mankind, of a planet only now becoming habitable again. Science has stepped in, and created a new world and a new civilization where everything is provided. This utopian society has come at a price: anything that can add a random element to the group is ruthlessly suppressed. Children are artificially created, and at the time of their "adult examination" their memories are taken from them, and those branded MU, disappear at hands of the Government! Common wisdom is that the MU are demons who use their powers of telepathy to destroy what has taken science centuries to create. At least, that's what everyone is told. Sadly, that's not who the monsters really are. The Mu want only what any creature wants: to live without the fear of being hunted down. The great computers will not allow this, the MU must be destroyed wherever they are seen. Now, the MU are marshalling their feeble strength in a desperate attempt to escape this hostile environment. They lack only one thing: the dynamic leader who can take them from the underground into the light. The events have been foretold. The great computers have located another MU who had not been noticed before.
Android Ana Maico 2010
Title
Android Ana Maico 2010
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Movic Pony Canyon
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
As they gather for their first broadcast, the staff of the "Take Off MAICO! 2010" show are shocked to learn that the host is an android. Not only that, she’s not even finished!
Tenchi Muyo In Love
Title
Tenchi Muyo In Love
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Tenchi the Movie 1
Description
The notorious criminal Kain has escaped from the Galaxy Police (GP) Headquarters. He had been captured before through the joint efforts of the Jurai Royal Family and the GP. Around the same time, Tenchi's house on Earth suddenly disappears... even Tenchi himself is fading fast! It seems that Kain has gone back to the past to alter things to his favor. Tenchi and the gang must now go back in time, back to 1970, and save Tenchi's parents from certain doom in the hands of Kain.
Tenchi Universe
Title
Tenchi Universe
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Although this TV series was released after the Tenchi Muyo OAVs, everything is different. Tenchi Universe is like an alternative version of the whole Tenchi saga. Several girls coming from different parts of the galaxy somehow manage to squeeze themselves into Tenchi's once ordinary life. There's Ryoko, the notorious space pirate; Aeka, the first princess of the planet Jurai; Mihoshi and Kiyone, a pair of bumbling space detectives... add a crazy scientist, another alien princess, some menacing enemies and you've got a madcap and adventure-filled series that is Tenchi Universe. But what's this? It looks like Tenchi himself is decended from alien royalty too!
Tenchi in Tokyo
Title
Tenchi in Tokyo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
In this most recent Tenchi Muyo spin-off series, everything is once again rewritten and given new origins. A heated space chase sends several alien girls crashing to earth, in Tenchi's vicinity of course. As good old Tenchi nurses them all back to health, the girls develop varying degrees of affection for him. But Tenchi decides to move to Tokyo for a while to study. The girls don't like it, but Tenchi insists. In Tokyo, Tenchi meets another girl... Sakuya Kumashiro. Needless to say, she falls for Tenchi too. Ah, but there are also new enemies and a whole set of new problems for our hero. Things are just never as simple as they seem.
Tenchi Muyo! OVA
Title
Tenchi Muyo! OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Tenchi has always been quite content with his life. He goes to school, helps out with chores, and practices swordsmanship with his grandpa. Things start to get crazy when Tenchi unwittingly releases a strange girl from a crypt. More complications arise when Tenchi discovers that he is actually descended from alien royalty. Soon, a whole bunch of girls are after him -- a space pirate, two alien princesses, a space detective... just about every female who gets to know him, wants him. Add some notrious villains and you've got yourself a wacky, fun-filled adventure that is Tenchi Muyo!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aeka
Takada Yumi
Azaka
Takagi Wataru
Funaho
Sakuma Rei
Kagato
Wakamoto Norio
Kamidake
Ogata Kenichi
Kiyone
Amano Yuri
Masaki Nobuyuki
Aono Takeshi
Masaki Tenchi
Kikuchi Masami
Mihoshi
Mizutani Youko
Misaki
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Ryoko
Orikasa Ai
Ryououki
Kozakura Etsuko
Sasami
Yokoyama Chisa
Tokimi
Touma Yumi
Tsunami
Yokoyama Chisa
Washuu
Kobayashi Yuko
Yosyo
Koyasu Takehito
Zero
Orikasa Ai
Tekkaman Blade II
Title
Tekkaman Blade II
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Sotsu eizo Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Alternative titles
Space Knight Tekkaman Blade OVA Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade OVA
Description
This 6 episode OAV series takes place 10 years after the Tekkaman Blade (Teknoman) TV series. Most of the original characters are gone- only D-Boy, Aki, and Hoden remain. The main character is Yumi Francois, a young mechanic turned Tekkaman. To conserve energy, the new Tekkaman also work with a pilot who flies them around on ships, much like Pegas the Teknobot did for D-Boy.
The Radam are still the main problem, but there is a new threat on the horizon- the arival of Tekkaman Dead, the Black Tekkaman, who hates the Space Knights with a passion. This series is a lot better than Tekkaman Blade, with better animation and artwork.
Tenshi ni Narumon
Title
Tenshi ni Narumon
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1999
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Synchpoint
Alternative titles
I want to be an angel
Description
Yuusuke was just a normal kid going to high school. Then one day, the cute and be-haloed Noelle fell, quite literally, into his life, naked as a baby and every bit as innocent. Before he can even fathom what's just happened, Yuusuke is inducted into a rather odd family of otherworldly beings straight out of The Munsters. Papa is a Frankenstein monster with a taste for calisthenics. Mama is a gorgeous lady with a penchant for "round objects". (Really.) The eldest sister, Sara, is literally invisible, the brother, Gabriel, is a teenage vampire with an attitude problem, and the youngest sister, Ruka, loves inventing things. And there's the disapproving Grandma, who's a witch to the nth degree, and her vulture familiar. All Yuusuke wanted was for the beautiful Natsumi to even notice his attention, but now he has an angel-in-training to follow him wherever he goes. And Noelle, too, has a guide on her path to being an angel, the mysterious Michael (or Kaeru-san).
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kato Hiromi
Design
Kato Hiromi
Director
Nishikori Hiroshi
Music
Suo Yashikazu
Script
Ikeda MamikoSogo Masashi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Dispell-sama
Iwata Mitsuo
Doll
Matsushima Minori
Gabriel
Canna Nobutoshi
Kamoshita Yuusuke
Miyazaki Issei
Mama
Hidaka Noriko
Masaru
Toriumi Kosuke
Michael
Ishida Akira
Noel
Kawakami Tomoko
Papa
Kosugi Juurouta
Rafael
Morikubo Shoutarou
Ruka
Otani Ikue
Silky
Konishi Hiroko
Suzuhara Natsumi
Nogami Yukana
Teacher
Kingetsu Mami
Soul Taker
Title
Soul Taker
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
The Soultaker
Description
In a post-nuclear holocaust world, Kyosuke Date is a kind-hearted boy who is a mutant with the ability to transform into an extremely powerful being called Soul Taker. He sets out on a journey to search for his twin sister, Runa, and is also attempting to find out why his mother committed suicide. Through the process of battling his enemies to the death, he discovers the secrets that are buried deep within himself and within the corporation called the Kirihara Group.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Aida ToshiakiSotozaki Haruo
Design
Tetsura NoriakiWatanabe Akio
Director
Arafusa Akinori
Script
Sekijima MayoriTakemoto Yasuhiro
Tales of Eternia
Title
Tales of Eternia
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Production I.G XEBEC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Based on popular Playstation RPG of same name. Set on a strange world where 2 different worlds look at each other in distance in the sky. (think of seeing other world in your sky). Rit, Fara, Kil and Meldi set off on a journey to prevent their world from certain doom, when world above them slowly decend opon their world. Fighting battles with various monsters by sword, martial arts, and summoned monsters, they journey on to save the world.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Corina Solgente
Horie Yui
Excia
Mitsuishi Kotono
Keel Zeibel
Hoshi Souichirou
Marone Bullcano
Hayashibara Megumi
Meredy
Minami Omi
Minima
Hanba Tomoe
Platia
Kasahara Rumi
Rid Hershel
Ishida Akira
Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran
Title
Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Super Gals! Ran Kotobuki
Description
Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran focuses on a teenage girl named Kotobuki Ran. Her father, mother, brother, grandfather and grandmother are police officers. However, she doesn't want to be a policewoman.. after all she just want is to have fun as a 'GAL'. Hanging out in Shibuya with her friends, she always get in some kind of funny trouble.
Tobira O Akete
Title
Tobira O Akete
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Neko is a girl with psychic powers. Because of those powers, she alienates herself from the rest of society despite her popularity with young men. One day, she meets two other people with powers as well, and who also shut themselves away from society in their own way. When the three of them get mysteriously transported to a another world, they will learn things about themselves they never thought possible, and as a result finally open the doors to their hearts.
Tokyo Revelation
Title
Tokyo Revelation
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 60 mins)
Genres
Action, Horror
Year Published
1994
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
A satanic program is activated aboard a crowded commercial flight headed for Tokyo. It releases a swarm of invisible demons that send the aircraft plunging to a fiery doom. Everyone aboard is killed instantly - except Akito Kobayashi - owner of the devilish program and sworn ally of hell itself.
Kojiro Soma, an old elementary school friend of Akito's, is surprised to see him enroll back in school. Kojiro notices how this once lonely boy has grown into a suave and arrogant teenager. Later, when his classmates are attacked and legendary demons return to stalk to streets of Tokyo, Kojiro begins to truly understand what his old friend has become.
Akito has plans for the human race. The plans revolve around magnetite, the mysterious element that forms the living essence of every human soul. Combined with his demonic software, a strong enough source of magnetite would release a plague of devils upon the Earth. That source exists in Kojiro's class, but when the evil plan expands beyond even Akito's grasp, it is Kojiro who must find the ultimate power within himself, and go head-to-head with the greatest demon of all!
3x3 Eyes
Title
3x3 Eyes
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1992
Studio
Kodansha Starchild
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Sazan Eyes
Description
Pai is the last of the Sanjiyan -- a magical race of 3-eyed creatures, and she comes in search of Tokyo high-school student Yakumo with news of his father's death and hopes of becoming human. After a fatal accident, Pai is forced to absorb Yakumo's soul to keep him from dying, making him an undead creature bound to her. Their journey to make Pai human becomes complicated with dark forces seeking to stop them, especially when Pai's crueler nature emerges...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Yuzo Takada
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Benares
Otsuka Akio
Fujii Yakumo
Tsujitani Kouji
Li Ling Ling
Orikasa Ai
Mei Xing
Tanaka Mayumi
Natsuko
Mizutani Youko
Pai
Hayashibara Megumi
Parvati
Hayashibara Megumi
Amon Saga
Title
Amon Saga
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
AK Video
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Set in a barbarous world of magic and mysticism this story contains character designs and story contributions by the Yoshitaka Amano.
Amon, a young man on a desperate quest to avenge the death of his mother. When his hunt leads him to the castle of the Emperor Valhiss, Amon must endure the perils of initiation and join the ranks of the Imperial army in order to gain an opportunity to take his revenge.
But once within the heart of the fortified city, Amon unexpectedly encounters the princess Lichia - the sultry daughter of King Darai Sem. It seems the Emperor hopes to exchange the princess for a map in the King's possession. But what is the Emperor's ultimate goal?
Those Who Hunt Elves
Title
Those Who Hunt Elves
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Group TAC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Elf wo Karu Monotachi
Description
The story begins in a fantasy world, where three people Airi, Ritsuko and Junpei, have been mysteriously teteported ( along with a type 74 tank). Since their presence could cause chaos in their world, the Elves decided to send them back. The ceremony is performed by the Elves' slightly psychotic leader,Celsia Marie Claire. The ceremony goes well , except that, at the last minute, Junpei's unflattering comments push Celsia over the edge. Her focus is lost and the incantation vanishes, separated in fragments, which the gang will have to find if they want to go back to their world. The only problem is that the fragments are etched on the skin of Elves, who may not want to submit to the scrutiny of our friends.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anette
Kawakami Tomoko
Celcia Marieclaire
Mitsuishi Kotono
Inou Ritsuko
Miyamura Yuko
Koriyama Airii
Tomizawa Michie
Mikey
Kawasaki Eriko
Ryuuzouji Junpei
Seki Tomokazu
Kodomo no Omocha
Title
Kodomo no Omocha
Category
TV
Total Episodes
102
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1996
Studio
Studio Gallop
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Child's Toy Kodocha
Description
Kurata Sana is a frenetic eleven-year-old child actress with an extremely overprotective agent, a mother who is an eccentric award-winning author, and a burning desire to do well in school. However, as much as she wants to be a good student, the antics of the boys in her class make learning impossible, according to Sana anyway. And in her eyes, Hayama Akito is the worst offender of them all. A junior-high war of the sexes ensues, and Sana eventually realizes through the chaos that Hayama may not be the "devil boy" she's made him up to be.
Cockpit, The
Title
Cockpit, The
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
The Cockpit is a series of 3 OVAs focusing on three separate stories of the tragedy of war. The first, Slipstream, follows a Luftwaffe pilot who must choose between his duty to his country: to guard a bomber loaded with Germany's final hope of victory, the world's first atomic bomb, or his duty to the world: to let it fall in flames to enemy Spitfires and be a footnote in history. Of course, things are complicated by the plane's other cargo, the woman he loves. The second story, Sonic Boom Squadron follows the pilot of an Ohka bomb, the purest kamikaze desperation weapon of the Pacific war. He once dreamt of flying a rocket into space, but instead he is to fly a rocket into an American ship for the glory of Japan. If only they would have let him live another 30 years. The third story, Knight of the Iron Dragon, is set on the Philippine island of Leyte, where a rusted old motorcycle tells the story of two Japanese soldiers who returned to a captured airfield to fulfill a promise, a promise that neither could ever keep.
Captain Future
Title
Captain Future
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1978
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Where there is trouble in the universe, you can count on Captain Future to make sure the bad guys lose. Whether it involves parallel dimensions or time travel, he can hang in there and fire laser pistols with the best of them. Don't ask him for fashion advice, though.
Captain Tsubasa
Title
Captain Tsubasa
Category
TV
Total Episodes
128
Genres
Action
Year Published
1983
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Oozora Tsubasa has always wanted one thing: to be the greatest soccer player in the world, and to play in the World Cup, which is held every 4 years. The story centers on his and his teammates/friends/enemies attempts to become the best team, and finally to determine the eleven talented players who would fill the vacancies in the Japanese National team for the World Cup.
Blue Sonnet
Title
Blue Sonnet
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Sonnet is a super-ESPer who has been trained to use her powers for combat by a not-so-benign corporation. She is told to seek out a schoolgirl named Lan, who, unbeknownst to her also has powerful psychic powers. Well, guess what. The long-suffering Sonnet doesn't want to kill people anymore - and this is her chance to regain a sense of humanity and respect. And Lan must learn to use her growing power without being consumed by it. Will they annihilate each other in a useless struggle, or can they save themselves from those who would use their powers for evil?
Genesis Surviver Gaiarth
Title
Genesis Surviver Gaiarth
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1992
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
Gaiarth - a world devastated by a cataclysmic war, where pockets of humanity struggle to survive amidst the wreckage of technologies made magical by ignorance.
Gaiarth - a world where artificially intelligent machines doggedly pursue their programmed imperatives: to protect, or destroy, humanity.
Gaiarth - a world in which an old and terrible evil has reawakened, threatening to once again bring forth Armageddon!
MADOX-01
Title
MADOX-01
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
Pony Canyon
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
In the first test of a revolutionary personal battle-suit, the MADOX-01, Ace female test-pilot Elle Kusomoto smashes an attacking tank force and humiliates Lt. Kilgore, Japan's most-macho tank-jockey, in the process.
Kilgore swears he'll get even, and he gets his chance when the prototype MADOX literally falls of the back of a truck in the middle of Tokyo.
Meanwhile, the MADOX, which fell off the back of one truck, off a bridge, and into the back of another truck, has found its way into the hands of college student Koji Sujimoto. Intruiged by the MADOX, Koji makes the big mistake of fooling with it without reading the manual first, and soon finds himself locked in the suit and zooming around downtown Tokyo.
Unfortunately, the homing signal the now-active MADOX transmits results in a no-holds-barred response by Kilgore; even more unfortunately, even though Koji doesn't know how to fight, the MADOX does a pretty good job on automatic, resulting in a firefight the likes of which the local residents haven't seen since the last time Godzilla hit town.
Concerned about the property damage being caused to some of the world's most expensive real-estate, Elle dons a second prototype MADOX and tries to find and rescue Koji before Kilgore's many minions totally trash Tokyo.
And apart from the attempts to destroy the suit (and it's driver), Koji has his own problems: if he breaks his date with his girlfriend, he will lose her forever -- and he's a tad overdressed for the occasion!
Will Koji be late for his date? Or will Kilgore make him "the late Koji?" And more importantly, is it possible to eat take-out shrimp in a battlesuit? The answers to these and many other questions await you in METAL SKIN PANIC - MADOX-01.
Dagger of Kamui, The
Title
Dagger of Kamui, The
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1985
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
On the eve of the Meiji restoration, as a slumbering Japan awakens and turns its eyes westward, an innkeeper finds a baby named Jiro in a drifting boat; his only companion a glittering blade, the Dagger of Kamui. When Jiro is thirteen, his adoptive family is murdered and Jiro is blamed, only to be rescued by Tenkai, a priest, who trains him in the mysterious arts of the Ninja. Seeking revenge for the loss of his adoptive family, Jiro kills the mysterious one-armed Ninja who reportedly slew them.
Years later, acting on a tip from Tenkai, Jiro tracks down his real mother, only to learn that Tenkai had tasked his father with finding a clue to the lost treasure of Captain Kidd. With the treasure in hand, the Shogun will be able to retain control, and Japan will once again isolate itself from the world. However, his father fell in love, abandoned the search, and had a child -- and for this failure, Tenkai exacted a terrible revenge!
Now the chase begins, as Jiro, with only the Dagger of Kamui to help him, searches for the great treasure, a search that will take him all the way to the American Old West, with Tenkai's minions always close behind.
If Jiro can find the treasure and return to Japan, then, perhaps, Jiro can exact his revenge, and thrust the Dagger of Kamui into Tenkai's black heart!
Battle Royal High School
Title
Battle Royal High School
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Magic
Year Published
1987
Studio
Tokuma Shoten
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
Hyoudo Riki is just an ordinary guy who likes to wear a tiger mask while Kung-Fu fighting, which means he fits in real well at BATTLE ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL!
Unfortunately for Riki, he's the doppleganger in our world of Byoudo, Master of the Dark Realm, and when a dimensional gate opens between the two worlds, well, complications ensue!
Cosmic Fantasy
Title
Cosmic Fantasy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1992
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Yuu and Saya are two of the top Cosmic Hunters in the galaxy, and Yuu is enjoying a bit of fame after his most recent adventure. The two are on a date when they are interrupted from a distress signal from their "ally", the feline pervert Nyan. In the meantime, the space pirate Belga begins attacking space freighters in an attempt to lure out Yuu, so she can take him to bed with her. Of course, when he spurns her, she decides that if she can't have him, then no one can.
Tenchi Muyo: Mihoshi Special
Title
Tenchi Muyo: Mihoshi Special
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Parody
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Description
"Mihoshi's Special" is a side story, told by Mihoshi herself, about her life as a Galaxy Police Officer. In her story, Mihoshi introduces her partner, Kiyone -an up and coming officer who sees that having Mihoshi as her partner could be the end of her career - and explains how they solved the case of the Missing Super Energy. Other characters from the Tenchi Muyo series return and have alternate roles in Mihoshi's story. While the storyline is a parody of many different anime works, Mihoshi's Special is a story about Mihoshi's past and a glimpse at her probable future.
Yume De Aetara
Title
Yume De Aetara
Category
TV
Total Episodes
16
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
If I see you in my dream
Description
Yume de Aetara is a story about one guy Fuguno Masuo (a complete looser when it comes to relationship with woman) and two girls: Shiozaki Nagisa and Hamaoka Miho. Since the story is pretty simple (and hilariously funny), further explanation will spoiled everything (take the hint: watch it yourselves).
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fuguno Matsuo
Yuuki Hiro
Funakoshi
Hachinohe Masaru
Hamaoka Miho
Konishi Hiroko
Isobe Namiko
Matsumoto Rika
Shiozaki Nagisa
Kingetsu Mami
Tenchi Forever
Title
Tenchi Forever
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Tenchi the Movie 3
Description
One fine day, as always, Ryoko and Aeka are busy fighting over Tenchi. Tenchi takes a walk into the mountains for a breather, but he never returns. Six months later, there is still no sign of him. Together, Ryoko and Aeka move to the city and use their time off from work to search for Tenchi. A chance encounter reveals to them an older, more mature Tenchi with no memory of Ryoko or Aeka. To make matters worse, he seems to have found a new love in the person of Haruna.
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
Title
Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Tenchi Muyo: Magical Girl Pretty Sammy
Description
Sammy's always been kind of neat ... but now she's been imbibed with a healthy dose of magic (which she plans to use to right the things wrong with the Earth, and, of course, help keep her brother Tenchi out of trouble). Naturally, there's going to be trouble: this time, it's the mysterious Pixy Misa ... and Ryoko going at it against Ayeka (as usual) isn't making things any easier for her!
Daughter of Darkness, The
Title
Daughter of Darkness, The
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Tenchi the Movie 2
Description
Startica is the Summer Festival on Jurai. Many years ago, Tenchi’s grandfather, Yosho, met a young girl during Startica and just as their relationship blossomed, she was attacked by the Jurai Palace who revealed that the girl was Yuzuha - the Demon of Darkness!
Wounded by the attack, Yuzuha fled, but many years later her feeling of betrayal lead her to plan her revenge by taking Yosho’s only grandson; Tenchi!
On a hot summer day, a fetching young girl named Mayuka appears to Tenchi, calling him Daddy! Jealousy and envy follow as Ryoko and Ayeka battle for Tenchi’s attention with an apparently new rival. Who could the mother be?!
Sasami befriends Mayuka as they compare Earth’s Christmas and Jurai’s Startica celebrations and Mayuka is welcomed into the Masaki household.
However, Mayuka is just a puppet of the Demon, Yuzuha, and it’s her plan to bring Tenchi to the Nightmare World completing her revenge! Will Tenchi be able to resist Mayuka’s love? Can Sasami convince Mayuka to change?
It’s a battle for Mayuka as she chooses between her parents; Tenchi and Yuzuha! To be the Daughter of Light or the Daughter of Darkness!
Cosmowarrior Zero
Title
Cosmowarrior Zero
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Vega Entertainment
US Distribution
Description
Cosmowarrior Zero, illustrated and designed by the same artist responsible for the anime classic Captain Harlock. For more information direct your browser to http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/cosmo.html (in japanese)
Angel Cop
Title
Angel Cop
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Sometime in the future, terrorism in Japan has become commonplace, and the police have become almost as brutal as criminals. One cop, known as Angel, is the best of the best, stopping at nothing in her fight for justice. Things get interesting for Angel Cop and her new partner when they begin investigating a series of murders in which the victims are other criminals, killed in very unpleasant ways. These criminals, a group of psychics that banded together to hunt down the lowest scum in the city, and bring them to justice. After a couple of encounters between the cops and the psychics, two of the psychics begin to think that maybe they're not the good guys after all, but the third prefers killing to morality. Augmented by cybernetics from a mysterious source, he heads out on a killing spree, with Angel as his first target. Even with help from the other two psychics and her newly cyborged partner (after an unfortunate accident), Angel is going to have her work cut out trying to find the rogue psychic and the organization behind him.
Momoiro Sisters
Title
Momoiro Sisters
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1998
Studio
TBS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Pink Sisters
Description
Momoiro sisters is a short anime (around 5 minutes for each episodes). The story revolves around two sisters, one is a high school student and the older one is an office lady.
The story focuses on women's problems (like breast, first time, sex in general, medical problems and so on) from women's point of view. It's like watching the animated version of women's magazine...
Crying Freeman
Title
Crying Freeman
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Based on the manga by Ryoichi Ikegami, this series is about a gentle artist who is turned into a merciless killer against his will. He fights to get his life back, as well as fighting for the clan who "adopted" him. The top assassin in the trade, he will always cry after killing, hence the codename: Crying Freeman.
The story begins with a ruthless gang of political mercenaries, known as the African Tusk, execute a ferocious assault against the 108 Dragons. With ten of his leaders brutally murdered, Freeman Yoh vows to exact his revenge.
Led by Jigon and Shikebaro, the formidable African Tusk are already responsible for the assassination of over thirty key dignitaries in Africa and Europe. Has Crying Freeman finally met his match in their Commander, the dark-eyed beauty Bugnug and her deadly Bird-Head Knife ?
Senkaiden Houshin Engi
Title
Senkaiden Houshin Engi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Romances of Sealed Gods Soul Hunter
Description
Under the influence of the demon sennin Dakki, Emperor Chu lays waste to the entire kingdom of Ancient China. From high above on Kong Rong Mountain, Genshi Tenson assigns the happy-go-lucky doushi Tai Kou Bou to head the Houshin Project: Seal 365 of the demon sennin ravaging the human realm and restore peace and order to all. But it isn't quite so simple, as Tai Kou Bou soon finds out. Along the way, Tai Kou Bou meets a huge cast of characters, some allies, some enemies, all in some way involved or affected by the Houshin Project, and its' secret implications. Adapted from Ryu Fujisaki's hit manga serialized in Weekly Jump (publisher of, among others, Rurouni Kenshin, JoJo's Bizarre Adventures, Dragonball, Slam Dunk, and many other shonen classics).
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Fujisaki Ryu
Design
Kojima Masashi
Director
Nishimura Junji
Music
Sakai Ryo
Script
Sogo MasashiTomioka AtsuhiroUeda Koji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Emperor Chou
Koyasu Takehito
Shinkohyo
Ishida Akira
Suupuushan
Kusao Takeshi
Taikoubou
Yuuki Hiro
Youzen
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Serial Experiments Lain
Title
Serial Experiments Lain
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
The first episode opens with the mysterious suicide of a high-school girl, Chisa Yomoda. Chisa-chan was a classmate of Lain Iwakura, a quiet, 14-year-old high-school girl. One of the other girls in the class has been receiving e-mail messages from Chisa-chan, and Lain discovers she also has mail from Chisa-chan. In the mail she explains to Lain that she just abandoned her flesh. She assures lain that she still is alive in the 'wired' world. After getting a new 'navi' and adding a 'psyche' circuit, Lain spends more and more time in the wired. It seems that Lain has at least 2 personalities, and Lain's first personality is changing even now. Who is lain? Who are the 'knights'? Can the wired influence the real world with a prophecy? Is the real world nothing but a hologram of the information in the wired?
Battle Flag of the Stars II Banner of the Stars II
Description
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!
Title
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku DASH!
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Movic
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Bannou Bunka Nekomusume DASH
Description
It's in the not too distant future. One day Nuku-Nuku dropped in and began to live with the Natsume family. Having lost her memory, Nuku-Nuku assumed the identity of a beautiful girl named Atsuko Higuchi. She was so beautiful and gentle, and besides, she was such a great cook that Ryunosuke, 14, was all smiles. However, after her arrival in town, a series of mysterious incidents started to happen in Maneki City - Experimental machines running haywire, roaring fighter aircraft flying low, mass destruction in the city. In every case, a mysterious girl was spotted at the scene of the incident.
Seikai no Senki
Title
Seikai no Senki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Bandai Visual Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Battle Flag of the Stars Banner of the Stars
Description
In the far future when humankind advanced to whole area of galactic system, the world consisted on the nations of many stars. The most powerful nation in them was "Humankind empire by Ahv". Ahv got the body which was the most suitable for the life in the outer space by the genetic operation. However, the war which would continue long time started by the surprise attack of the army of "Humankind integration community" to have tried to recover inferiority.
Slayers Try
Title
Slayers Try
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
SOFTX
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Description
A magical barrier has just been broken down... now our heroes can visit places that they have never been before. After being commissioned by the golden dragon princess Filia (Lina's older sister turned down the job!), the group is at work to stop a terrible prophecy from coming true. As Lina, Gourry, Zel, and Amelia travel through new towns and kingdoms, it becomes apparent that magic is not as common as in their hometowns. This doesn't mean that the people aren't strange, however! The town of fish people will bring back fond memories of Noonsa!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Almeis
Chafurin Chafurin
Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune
Suzuki Masami
Filia Ul Copt
Kuwashima Houko
Gourry Gabriev
Matsumoto Yasunori
Jiras
Yamazaki Takumi
Kurabos
Egawa Hisao
Lina Inverse
Hayashibara Megumi
Volgrav
Takagi Wataru
Zelgadiss Graywords
Midorikawa Hikaru
Seikai no Monshou
Title
Seikai no Monshou
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Crest of the Stars
Description
The human race has colonized the stars, and for many years, Jinto led a relatively peaceful life as the son of a colonial governor on a remote planet. And then came the Abh, a long-lived, blue-haired race with near-elven features and high technology, who conquered their planet without a single shot fired. Jinto is sent to go to school and learn the customs of the Abh, and he meets the beautiful princess Lafiel (or Lamhirh in the fansub I screened) and soon learns that the Abh are far more than any human could imagine. However, Earth has declared war on the Abh, and they must find a way to survive in the battlefield of space.
Slayers, The
Title
Slayers, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
SOFTX
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Description
It is a world of fantasy, where magic reigns and monsters lurk, then there’s Lina Inverse! A cute, fireball-throwing sorceress who steals from the wicked and gives to herself! Along with Gourry, a handsome but not-so-smart swordsman, Lina faces the uncanny as she seeks fame and fortune. Meanwhile Zelgadis, a powerful soldier pursues Lina in an attempt to recover a magical item that can bring about the end of the world.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune
Suzuki Masami
Eris
Ishikawa Etsuko
Gourry Gabriev
Matsumoto Yasunori
Lina Inverse
Hayashibara Megumi
Nunsa
Shioya Kouzo
Rahanim
Nagashima Yuko
Rezo
Koyasu Takehito
Sylphiel Nels Lahda
Touma Yumi
Zangulz
Shimada Bin
Zelgadiss Graywords
Midorikawa Hikaru
Slayers Next
Title
Slayers Next
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
SOFTX
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Description
Meet Lina Inverse - the super-cute corceress who steals from the rich and keeps it!Along with her sword-swinging (but dumber than dirt) sidekick, Gouri, her hyper-enthusiastic protege, Amelia, and the overly-serious golem, Zelgadis, there's nothing Lina can't do! Lina and company have decided to reverse the spell that turned Zelgadis into a golem. Unfortunately, the counterspell is contained in a powerful spell book that Lina, Amelia and Zelgadis have to "acquire" from the less than charitable owners. But first, the gang's got to beat a really nasty monster, defeat a gang of flexing, bodybuilding bandits, face Lina's greatest fear and find a dragon to make dinner with.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alfred
Yuuki Hiro
Amelia Wil Tesla Saillune
Suzuki Masami
Gourry Gabriev
Matsumoto Yasunori
Kurabos
Futamata Issei
Lina Inverse
Hayashibara Megumi
Martina Zoana Mel Navratilova
Hiiragi Mifuyu
Mazenda
Hyoudou Mako
Xellos
Ishida Akira
Zelgadiss Graywords
Midorikawa Hikaru
Shamanic Princess
Title
Shamanic Princess
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
A young girl with magical powers, Tiara, is sent to Earth from the Guardian World There, she must retrieve the Throne of Yorudo, which was been stolen by a man named Kagetsu. What really surprises Tiara is the fact that her best friend, Lena, is helping out Kagetsu.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Japolo
Matsumoto Rika
Kagetsu
Yamadera Kouichi
Lena
Yayoi Mitsuki
Leon
Yuuki Hiro
Sara
Sakurai Tomo
Tiara
Sa Yuri
Sailor Moon Super S Movie
Title
Sailor Moon Super S Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Sailor Moon SS Movie
Description
The Magical Dream Vortex! Sailor Soldiers, please save the children's dreams! The wicked Badiyanu has come to capture all the children to gain enough power to absorb the earth into her Black Dream Hole. The Black Dream Hole is located in the center of Badiyanu's castle and absorbs all the dream energy from the children. The more children Badiyanu kidnaps, the larger the dream hole gets. Once it reaches a certain size it will be large enough to swallow the planet, sentencing all the people to eternal sleep in evil dream boxes! When Badiyanu finds out Mini Moon has an enormous power that will greatly assis her in her quest, she kidnaps Mini Moon along with the other children. Will Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts reach Mini Moon and the Children in time? Or will Bdiyanu prevail in drawing the earth into the eternal Dream vortex?
Saint Seiya
Title
Saint Seiya
Category
TV
Total Episodes
114
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1986
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Saint Seiya is a story from Masami Kurumada about warriors called 'Saints' whose task is to protect, and to fight against evil forces. There are also evil Saints in the story who are on the hostile side. It is said that every 200 years an evil will come back to earth and try to rule the world, and at the same time, the Goddess Athena will be reincarnated to prevent the evil from accesion to power on earth. The story has five main chacters: Seiya the Pegasus Saint, Shiryu the Dragon Saint, Shun the Andromeda Saint, Hyoga the Cygnus Saint, and Ikki the Phoenix Saint. The task of these Saints is to protect Athena, the Goddess of peace, and to defeat the evil forces. The Saints wear special armour, which each has deserved after years of hard training. Their armour not only protects them from external impacts, but also gives them special abilities. The armour represents a star constellation, from which a Saint also gains his power, called 'cosmo'. The cosmo of a Saint is like an aura. According to the story, everyone has a cosmo, which he/she is able to discover.
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku OVA 1
Title
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1992
Studio
Movic
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Bannou Bunka Nekomusume OVA 1
Description
A scientist, his son, and an incomplete robot are sneaking away from the scientist’s psychotic wife. Along the way, the son gets out to satisfy an urge of nature, and comes back with a cat that found him. At this point, gunfire erupts around them, and they try to get away. They succeed, but the cat had been killed by a stray shot. Sometime later, the son is going to school with his "big sister" named Nuku-Nuku. Yes, this is the robot (who now looks like a cute girl) with the brain of that cat. Of course, things don't stay peaceful for long; the boy's mother wants him back! A fast-paced action comedy.
Sailor Moon S
Title
Sailor Moon S
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
As Serena and her friends enjoy Christmas vacation, an unusual and fierce snowstorm hits town. The evil Snow Queen Kaguya has returned to claim Earth as her own. Crucial to Queen Kaguya's plan is a magical crystal from outer space, approaching Earth disguised as a comet. Once she gets hold of the crystal, she will have the power to suck away all life energy and cover the Earth in ice. Sailor Moon must find the crystal before Queen Kaguya.
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
Title
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Sei Jushi Bismarck Bismarck the Star Musketeers
Description
The plotline of Saber Rider was set in the extraterrestrial New Frontier, an untamed land where the law was in the hands of the Star Sheriffs, headquartered at space station "Cavalry Command." The characters were aristocratic, blond Saber Rider, whose personal mecha suit made him look like a robotic Royal Hussar from The Charge of the Light Brigade; laid-back teenage cowboy Colt, who sported a 10-gallon hat and a six-shooter; April, the blonde, teenage team member who spent most of her time mooning over the boys; and Fireball, the daredevil (and obviously Japanese) race car driver.
The villains were the renegade Outriders, led by such hombres as Vanquo, Nemesis and Razzle. Forming a united front against the Outriders, the Star Sheriff team piloted the "Ramrod," a sheriff-shaped space vehicle.
Samurai Troopers
Title
Samurai Troopers
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1989
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Graz Entertainment
Alternative titles
Ronin Warriors
Description
A group of five young men who have been gifted with mystical, superpowered samurai armor in order to fight against an otherworldly invasion from the "Phantom World," a dark dimension headed by the evil warlord Arago. Arago (who in his initial incarnation appears as a giant spectral, glowing helmet, and later grows to gigantic size) was originally vanquished centuries ago in his first invasion attempt by a holy man who later appears in the series to counsel the heroes. Arago's henchmen also wear mystical armor, each with different weapons and a different specialty. It is revealed later in the series that both the heroes' and the villains' mystical armor are parts of the same ultra-powerful suit of armor that was broken up when Arago was originally defeated, creating an interesting good vs. evil dichotomy in the warriors' own arms and armor.
Scryed
Title
Scryed
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
In the near future, an unexplained phenomenon has occured on a distant island called "The Lost Grounds", giving birth to a new species of human. These evolved humans, called Alter Users, can manipulate matter and reform (or alter) it into unique forms. On this remote island, those born inside a walled city are citizens, while everyone born outside live lawless lives in the badlands. In an attempt to keep the peace the police force HOLD along with the elite alter-user squad HOLY capture dangerous native alter users and offer them a choice... join HOLY or be imprisoned. After young native alter user Kazuma's run-in with HOLY, questions arise. Is HOLY really interested in the good of all, or is there some other motive behind their actions?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hirai Hisashi
Director
Taniguchi Goro
Music
Nakagawa Kotaro
Script
Kuroda Yosuke
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Kanami Yuta
Tamura Yukari
Kazuma
Hoshi Souichirou
Kunihiko Kimijima
Yamazaki Takumi
Mimori Kiryu
Nagashima Yuko
Ryuhou
Midorikawa Hikaru
Xeres Adjani
Kurata Masayo
Sakura Wars OVA
Title
Sakura Wars OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha
Year Published
1997
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Sakura Taisen OVA Sakura Taisen Ouka Kenran
Description
It's the year 1919, and Earth is in trouble. The forces of darkness are mounting, and the only way to stop them is to gather those who possess large amounts of spirit energy. And, naturally, they're all young, nubile women (of a sort): Kirishima Kanna, the rough, tough, but kind karate master; Maria Tachibana, the Russian gun specialist; Iris Chateaubriand, the insanely cute French preteen psychic (always with her teddy bear Jean-Paul); Li Kouran, the Chinese mechanical genius; Kanzaki Sumire, the rather spoiled heiress of the company who develops the weaponry they all use; and Shinguji Sakura, an earnest, sweet-hearted country girl who has inherited a powerful sword technique. Plus, their male commander, Ohgami Ichirou, who is promoted from naval gofer to everyone's love interest somewhere in between episodes.
*** from THEM Anime Review ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichiro Ohgami
Suyama Akio
Iris
Nishihara Kumiko
Kanna Kirishima
Tanaka Mayumi
Kouran Lee
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Maria Tachibana
Takano Urara
Reni Milhishtraze
Ikura Kazue
Sakura Shinguji
Yokoyama Chisa
Soletta/Orihime
Okamoto Maya
Sumire Kanzaki
Tomizawa Michie
Sakura Wars TV
Title
Sakura Wars TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production TBS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Sakura Taisen TV
Description
At the beginning of 1900's, Sakura Shinguji received the mission of defending imperial capital Tokyo and came from Sendai to Tokyo. But, the post which she was assigned was the floral unit of the popular opera group at that time. She tries to become familiar with the companion while she is perplexed what relation is in the fight and the opera. But ...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ichiro Ohgami
Suyama Akio
Iris
Nishihara Kumiko
Kanna Kirishima
Tanaka Mayumi
Kouran Lee
Fuchizaki Yuriko
Maria Tachibana
Takano Urara
Reni Milhishtraze
Ikura Kazue
Sakura Shinguji
Yokoyama Chisa
Soletta/Orihime
Okamoto Maya
Sumire Kanzaki
Tomizawa Michie
Sakura Diaries
Title
Sakura Diaries
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1997
Studio
Shongokikan
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Sakura Tsuushin
Description
Touma arrives in Tokyo to take a college entrance exam, but is distracted in his hotel room by a young and very cute girl. She seems to know him, but he doesn't know her. At least he doesn't remember her. The pubescent vixen is Urara, his cousin. It seems she has a crush on Touma, but is angry when she sees some model, Mieko, all over him. Unfortunately, Touma failed his exam, but lies to Mieko about passing it. So now she attends college thinking that Touma also goes there. Thus Urara's mission to break them up begins.
*** thanks to Julio Oliveira for character's names ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Takeuchi Nobuyuki
Design
Takeuchi Nobuyuki
Director
Okajima Kunitoshi
Music
Hagita Mitsuo
Script
Terada Kenji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akimoto Koji
Tatsuta Naoki
Inaba Touma
Madono Mitsuaki
Kasuga Urara
Hikami Kyoko
Mashu Tatsuhiko
Yasui Kunihiko
Natsuki Komi
Kasahara Rumi
Yotsuba Mieko
Hyoudou Mako
Strange Dawn
Title
Strange Dawn
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Hal Film Maker
US Distribution
Description
High-school girls' Eri and Yuko have been suddenly summoned to the another world. It was the people of the small size character that called them. Somehow, they say that Eri and Yuko are "Majin" who save this world. Eri and Yuko were excessively expected, and they were completely at a loss. "We are commonplace girls who cannot be transformed and even cannot use magic. Nevertheless, why?"
Amazing Nurse Nanako
Title
Amazing Nurse Nanako
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Save our Nurse Project
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Nanako Kaitai Shinsho
Description
In a mansion on a military base somewhere in Japan lives a mad scientist, two martial arts masters, an old witch (literally), and the woman who works tirelessly to feed them and keep the house clean. She's also constantly thretened with being turned into the subject of one of the doctor's experiments, and forced to train in feats of strenth and endurance. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the doctor is watched over by powerful forces in the military and the Church, both with their own mysterious goals. Where does Nanako fit into this, and why is she the subject of so much attention? Who knows.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Astronaut
Ugaki Hidenari
Cross
Satou Masamichi
Griffith
Watanabe Takeshi
Jack
Sonobe Keiichi
Komanechi
Nishimura Chinami
Ogami Kyoji
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Saint
Seki Tomokazu
Shichigusa Nanako
Yamamoto Maria
Ueda Genki
Ugaki Hidenari
Stellar Buster Mito
Title
Stellar Buster Mito
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Space Pirate Mito's Great Adventure Uchuu Kaizoku Mito no Daibouken
Description
What do you do when you find out that not only is your mother a space pirate, but also instead of being a beautiful model, she looks like a litte girl and lives inside a body-suit looking like your mother?
Stellar Buster Mito 2
Title
Stellar Buster Mito 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Space Pirate Mito's Great Adventure 2 Uchuu Kaizoku Mito no Daibouken 2
In an endless sea of stars, at the edge of the universe, a single fateful encounter is about to take place. For the gods have set forth on a quest to destroy the universe. And a deadly meteorite, which they hurled into the vastness of space, has collided with an unsuspecting planet, Expel - putting the wheels of fate into motion. Now, two people are about to cross paths, and their meeting will force them to endure both the gods and their devilish advisors.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ashton Anchors
Seki Tomokazu
Bowman Jean
Matsumoto Yasunori
Celine Jules
Kingetsu Mami
Claude C. Kenni
Yuuki Hiro
Dias Flac
Koyasu Takehito
Leon D. S. Geeste
Mitsuhashi Kanako
Opera Vectra
Matsumoto Rika
Precis F. Newman
Hanba Tomoe
Rena Lanford
Izuka Mayumi
Super Doll Licca-Chan
Title
Super Doll Licca-Chan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Licca is in grave danger once she finds out that she is the princess of the Doll Kingdom. Now, the evil Dr. Scarecrow is after her and her throne. So Licca's grandmother gives her a set of dolls. When needed, the dolls will transform into larger versions known as the Doll Knights. Together, they will protect Licca.
Princess Arete
Title
Princess Arete
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Description
Princess Arete is an animated film created by KATABUCHI Sunao supervision and STUDIO4°C. This movie is a fantasy takes place on middle-ages Europe. The movie focus on a little princess. She ran away from her castle on her own and get involve into some adventures.
"Princess Arete" run on Tokyo International Fantastic Movie Festival 2000 (11/2). In Japan it is scheduled to be released widely on 2001 Summer. This movie is based on the fairly tale "The Adventure of Princess Arete" (the japanese translation of "The Clever Princess")
Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross
Title
Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross
Category
TV
Total Episodes
23
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Harmony Gold
Alternative titles
Choujiku Kidan Southern Cross Southern Cross
Description
In the future, humanity has moved out of the solar system and started to colonize planets far away from Earth. One of the farthest colonies in existence is the planet Glorie, on the very edge of explored space. The main military forces protecting the colonists of Glorie from the unknown are the Armies of the Southern Cross.
However, unknown to the human colonists, Glorie is the ancestral home of the Zor, a race of highly advanced humanoids that have been wandering the galaxy for the past few centuries. Although the Zor abandoned their homeworld ages ago, they have now returned with what remains of their fleet to reclaim their planet. Unfortunately, the humans have already made Glorie their new home and refuse to leave it. Since Glorie does not have a large enough food supply to support the humans and the Zor together, they declare war on each other for sole possession of the planet. The resulting war for Glorie basically makes up the Southern Cross TV series. The events focus on Jeanne Francaix (Dana Sterling), the young and inexperienced leader of the 15th ATAC. Jeanne struggles to change her band of misfits and drop-outs into a skilled fighting force, and largely succeeds in turning the 15th ATAC into an elite unit by the end of the war. During the battles Jeanne also grows and matures from a headstrong girl into an experienced woman.
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
Title
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
Category
TV
Total Episodes
36
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1982
Studio
Studio NUE Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
Harmony Gold
Alternative titles
Choujiku Yousai Macross
Description
In 2009A.D., human beings are facing the greatest crisis they have ever experienced before. The era of confrontation almost as long as the history of mankind has at last come to an end and the first United Government for all human beings has recently been established, when armed extraterrestrials come close to Earth. The forces of the Zentraedi start their attacks on Earth with overwhelming military strength. The invincible space battleship, Macross, which is to be launched on the day, is obliged to participate in an actual battle immediately after the launching ceremony. However, since Macross is still on the testing stage, it is defeated because of the failure in forlding (instantaneous transferring). With as many as 56,000 citizens on board, Macross is wandering out of the Solar System into its circumference. The Zentraedi are coming after Macross with their formidable forces. Without knowing the fate of Earth, Macross sets out on its long, trouble-plagued journey back to Earth.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Admiral Hayase
Saka Osamu
Captain Global
Hazama Michio
Claudia LaSalle
Ohara Noriko
Ekizedol
Obayashi Ryunosuke
Hayao Kakizaki
Suzuki Katsumi
Hayase Misa
Doi Mika
Ichijou Hikaru
Hase Arihiro
Kamujin
Meguro Yuuichi
Kim Kaviroff
Tsuru Hiromi
Lin Kaifun
Suzuoki Hirotaka
Lynn Minmay
Iijima Mari
Maximillian Jenius
Hayami Shou
Roy Fokker
Kamiya Akira
Shammy
Miyuki Sanae
Vanessa Reyard
Sasaki Run
Yocchan
Ogai Youko
Street Fighter II: Movie
Title
Street Fighter II: Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Description
An evil crime syndicate known as Shadow Law is trying to gather the greatest street fighters in the world in order to to ensure the security of their presidential candidate who may win the next American election. The leader of Shadow Law is none other than the powerful Mr. Bison. Through psychic manipulation, he is able to force people to do his bidding. Little does street fighter Ryu know that Bison is after him, because of his extraordinary fighting abilities. Meanwhile Interpol and the American Military are trying to devise a plan to destroy Shadow Law.
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku TV
Title
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1998
Studio
Movic
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Bannou Bunka Nekomusume TV
Description
Sort of an alternate telling of the OVA...with a twist. After starting out in a new school and meeting her rather zany classmates, Nuku Nuku is forced into fighting the dangerous (read as "absurd") robots of the Mishima corporation's inner circle (all in the most ridiculous costumes since Kishin Corps), led by the evil mastermind (read as "blithering-idiot-in-the-goofiest-costume-of-all"), Hell Mishima. Their plans? Why, to take over the world, of course!
Slayers Gorgeous
Title
Slayers Gorgeous
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
As usual, the movie opens with Naga and Lina in a nameless town, stuffing their faces. While discussing their most recent culinary aquisitions, they notice the townspeople vacting the area with great haste. Just as the last person gets indoors, lina and Naga (along with some typically useless guards) are greeted by a young lady in armor riding a red dragon, and laughing manaically. A brief skirmish later, Marlene (the armored, manaically laughing lass) and her Dragon beat a hasty retreat, and Lina is invited to meet the King in the hopes that she might be able to solve their problems. Turns out young Marlene is actually the King's daughter, and happens to be going through a "rebellious phase" ; She want's her allowance raised but her daddy refused, so she's taken to harassing the town with her dragons until he gives in...Meanwhile Naga has followed Marlene to her stronghold, to teach her a thing or two about how to laugh PROPERLY, for a price of course. Once again it's Lina vs. Naga, and Father vs. Daughter in a no-holds-barred, Dragon-fighting, spell-tossing extravaganza!
Slayers Return
Title
Slayers Return
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1996
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Slayers R
Description
The second of the slayers movies. Like the other movies this is set before the TV series, and is led by the lethally cute (perhaps more lethal than cute) Lina Inverse and her offsider, companion and nemesis Naga the serpent. In this story Lina finds herself hired to stop the worlds wimpiest evil conspiracy from digging up an ancient treasure. Of course the evil conspiracy calls upon its allies (which confirms that adventurers are really strange people), the townspeople get involved and the action begins. And then when the truth of the ancient treasure is revealed things get even more interesting.
Slayers Great
Title
Slayers Great
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
This time around, Lina and Naga travel through a strange town ruled over by two goofy looking barons, who hate each others guts. While travelling through the city, they save a young girl from a rampaging bull golem. They later find out that not only are golems the main export of the town, but that the girl's father is the legendary Galia Einberg, master golem craftsman. Both Lina and Naga are just dying to have him make a golem for them (so they can sell it off at a high price, of course) but he hasn't built a golem in a long time. Instead, he has been fighting with his son, an amateur craftsman who would rather make golems shaped like Venus than the useful and silly looking ones his father makes; until they meet our two heroines, that is. Galia takes one look at Lina and is enthusiastic about building a golem of her, much to Naga's chagrin, but his son is completely enamoured by the busty, manaical laughing sorceress. Both father and son have been commisioned to build a golem for one of the barons, to be pitted against each other in a duel to the death. Though the Barons are planning on using the golems to build an invincible army, the craftsmen, in a battle of their own, have other ideas...
Slayers Perfect
Title
Slayers Perfect
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Slayers: The Motion Picture
Description
Lina and Naga obtain tickets for a tour of the Mipross Island hot springs, courtesy of a set of would-be bandits (and erstwhile Naga employers). They sail to the island and see the sights, but things are not well there: the town seems beset by various thieves and other scoundrels, and worst of all, the celebrated hot springs are revealed (by Naga's delicate nose) to be a fake! Meanwhile, Lina has been having a series of dreams narrated by an insistent old guy about the love of a heroic young boy named Raudy for an elf maiden, Meliroon. This love was cut short by the appearance of a demon, Joylock, who destroyed the elf town and killed Meliroon. Lina and Naga do their part in cleaning up the town, and deliver the worst of the scoundrels to the king. But the king and, in Lina's dream, the old man (who turns out to be a much older Raudy) want Lina to do more. It seems Joylock has returned and is wreaking new havoc in the northern part of the island, including drying up the source for the famed hot springs (which is why fakery was required). Lina is reluctant, but eventually decides to confront Joylock, only to find him to be far too powerful. It seems she must not only destroy Joylock, but also the legacy of terror he has left on the island…
Spriggan
Title
Spriggan
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 90 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1998
Studio
Shogakukan
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Akham is a secret, worldwide organization investigating artifacts from a lost civilization. When three of their investigators go to Mt. Ararat, in Turkey, they discover what they believe is the wreck of Noah's Ark. Their joy is short-lived, and so are they-the relic projects a powerful, destructive energy which wipes out not only the team but three Pentagon satellites as well. Quickly, Akham and the US military are battling for the Ark's secret. Akham's trump card is their super-powered warrior agents, called Spriggans. One Spriggan, a high school student named Yu Ominae is dragged into the fray. He makes his way to Turkey to confront the Pentagon's platoons. Of course, the Americans have super-soldiers of their own, including the human tank Fat-Man and the vicious Little Boy. The bullets are soon flying en masse, in what has become a holy war for the future of the human species.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Eguchi Hisashi
Design
Eguchi Hisashi
Director
Kawasaki Hirotsuge
Music
Haishima Kuniaki
Script
Ito YasutakaKawasaki HirotsugeOtomo Katsuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Colonel MacDougal
Arigase Ryuji
Cosmos
Muta Masashi
General
Ishinami Yoshito
Hukukan
Nagashima Yuichi
Jean
Koyasu Takehito
Little Boy
Suzuki Katsumi
Manager
Matsumoto Hiroshi
Meizeru
Shiroyama Ken
Ominae Yuu
Morikubo Shoutarou
Stewardess
Kimura Ikumi
Tanaka
Makishima Naoki
Yamamoto
Arimoto Kinryuu
Star Blazers
Title
Star Blazers
Category
TV
Total Episodes
77
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1974
Studio
US Distribution
Voyager Entertainment
Alternative titles
Uchuu Senkan Yamato Space Battleship Yamato
Description
In the year 2199, life on Earth was threatened with extinction by the mysterious planet, Gamilon. In the middle of the twenty-first century, this mysterious stellar nation, from a planet far outside our solar system, declared war on Earth. They bombarded Earth with deadly planet bombs.
The surface of the Earth became uninhabitable, as the deadly radioactivity cause by the bombs covered the world. People could only survive my moving to underground cities, miles below the surface of the Earth.
The people of the world united against a common enemy. But, one-by-one, Earth's defense fleets were wiped out. There was no defense against the bombing.
The Gamilons would accept nothing less than total surrender. But the Earth Defense Command refused to yield. And the Gamilons continued their siege.
In one year's time, all life on Earth would become extinct as the deadly radiation sank deeper into the Earth.
But one day, a spaceship crashed on Mars bearing a message from Queen Starsha, of planet Iscandar, 148,000 light years away. She offers CosmoDNA to Earth, a machine which can rid it of the deadly radioactivity.
So planet Iscandar must be reached. But, it is 148,000 light years away, in a time when man had never even ventured outside the limits of the Solar system. Is it possible to travel there and back, in just one Earth year?
Slayers Excellent
Title
Slayers Excellent
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1998
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Slayers: The Labyrinth Slayers: The Fearful Future Slayers: Lina-chan's Great Fashion Strategy
Description
Slayers Excellent is the second, and thus far final, Slayers OAV series. Much like the first OAV series, it consists of three nearly self contained stories with Naga the Serpent and Lina Inverse:
Episode 1 - The Labryrinth, is the long awaited story of how Naga and Lina first met. Forced to travel together to help a village, Lina and Naga battle zombies, ghosts, a vampire, and Naga's idiocy.
Episode 2 - The Fearful Future, has Lina escorting a bratty and spoiled merchants daughter to her summer villa all the while fending off bandits, peeping toms, and the urge to beat the crap out of the merchants daughter.
Episode 3 - Lina-chan's Great Fashion Strategy has Lina getting involved in a fashion dispute gone bad. Lina finds her self allied with a conservative fashion designer while Naga takes the side of a more risque designer. The two designers want to prove each other wrong and won't hesitate to blow up shops or use mobile fortress fashion stores to do it.
Sol Bianca
Title
Sol Bianca
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Can five young women take on the armed might of an entire solar system and win? If they're the treasure hungry crew of the interstellar pirate ship Sol Bianca, the odds are just about even! Outfitted with a dazzling array of power armor, energy whips and the artifically intelligent, dimension warping Sol Bianca herself, this quintet of larcenous ladies gives no quarter in their nonstop onslaught against a ruthless dictator who has the misfortune to possess a priceless treasure coveted by the bucaneering battle maids! The liberation of an entire civilization, the obliteration of a few dozen cities and some of the most amazing air and ground battle sequences ever animated are purely incidental, (but a whole lot of fun) as Janny, Feb, April, May and June cut a starship sized swath of destruction towards the object of their money grubbing hearts' desire!
Slayers: The Book of Spells
Title
Slayers: The Book of Spells
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Slayers: Jeffrey's Knighthood Slayers: Mirror, Mirror Slayers: The Scary Chimera Plan
Description
There are 3 OVAs in Slayers: The Book of Spells; Episode 1 - The Scarry Chimera Plan; Episode 2 - Jeffrey's Knighthood; and Episode 3 - Mirror, Mirror. However, ADV confusingly first released this OVA into 2 set of VHS (Slayers: Dragon Slave and Slayers: Explosion Array). Later they re-released this in one DVD called Slayers: The Book of Spells. Here is caption from ADV's DVD box:
In the annals of fantasy there is no mage as feared, no sorcerer as powerful as the fiery redhead Lina Inverse. And when the exceptionally well-endowed Naga the Serpent accompanies her, the forces of evil will find there’s nowhere to hide. Join Lina and Naga as they thwart a plan to create the ultimate chimera, with Lina as one of the heads! Struggle with them as they attempt to turn the effeminate son of a noble family into a man deserving of appointment to the Royal Guard. And double the trouble, and the fun, when our intrepid heroines take on a rouge magic user with a mirror that his enemies in reverse.
Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Title
Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Description
The "One Year War" is nearly at an end. In a peaceful space colony far removed from the front-lines, an experimental Gundam becomes the target of a desperate commando mission. As the battles draw near, Al finds his love war become tragically all too real.
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories
Title
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Description
Three years of peace have followed the Earth Federation's victory over the Duchy of Zeon. Now, in the year 0083, the last remnants of Zeon begin their plan for revenge by stealing a prototype Gundam armed with nuclear weapons. Can rookie Federation pilot Kou Uraki challenge the legendary ace Anavel Gato, and prevent the cataclysmic rebirth of Zeon?
Grave of the Fireflies
Title
Grave of the Fireflies
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1988
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Hotaru no Haka
Description
In the latter part of World War II, a boy and his sister, orphaned when their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo, are left to survive on their own in what remains of civilian life in Japan. The plot follows this boy and his sister as they do their best to survive in the Japanese countryside, battling hunger, prejudice, and pride in their own quiet, personal battle.
Grey: Digital Target
Title
Grey: Digital Target
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
Grey is a laconic trooper in a rough, futuristic military system which rewards success in battle with high pay and promotions, but only three precent of troopers live long enough for the final goal - citizenship, and the chance for a life above the misery of most of the populace. Grey has managed to keep coming back alive, even earning the nickname "Grey Death", but is the society he's fought for worth it?
Advancer Tina
Title
Advancer Tina
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
US Distribution
Kitty Media
Description
There is something very dangerous about planet Omega 13. Whatever it is, it's been killing Advancers sent out, one by one, to investigate. The Domestic Union of Arms is perplexed, so top DUA officer Mugal decides to give the job to the most dangerous, most independent, and most expendable Advancer they could find.
They find such an Advancer in the renegade Tina Owens. Currently incarcerated with a 2,000 year sentence for blowing up a planet, she is given a tempting offer. Instead of rotting in her cell, if she'll go to Omega 13, find and destroy any threats on the planet, and determine any exploitable resources for the Allied Earth Government, they'll let her go.
Knowing how dangerous Omega 13 appears to be (and thinking about what has yet to be discovered), how would you decide? Tina takes the job, and she sets off for the planet.
Gunsmith Cats
Title
Gunsmith Cats
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
Kodansha TBS VAP
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Girls, guns and grenades! Meet Rally Vincent and Minnie May. By day, they work at the Chicago gun shop that they own. By night (or holidays or week-ends), they moonlight as a pair of bounty hunters called the Gunsmith Cats. Rally is an expert at firearms, being able to judge the condition of a gun with a glance, and being an expert marksman. Minnie May is younger and less disciplined; and has an absolute fascination with explosives. Lots of explosives. Especially big ones. Together, they form an unbeatable team; much to the consternation of the local ATF bureau. Set in the city of Chicago, this action-adventure series features a lot of gunfights, car chases and general mayhem.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Matsubara Tokuhiro
Author
Sonoda Kenichi
Design
Matsubara TokuhiroSonoda Kenichi
Director
Mori Takeshi
Script
Kaneko Atsuji
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Becky Farrar
Hisakawa Aya
Bill Collins
Ohtsuka Yoshitada
George Black
Gouri Daisuke
Jonathan Washington
Ikemizu Michihiro
Minnie May Hopkins
Araki Kae
Radinov Yar
Soumi Yoko
Rally Vincent
Neya Michiko
Hajime no Ippo
Title
Hajime no Ippo
Category
TV
Total Episodes
(75+ x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
First Step, The
Description
George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo (The First Step) manga published by Kodansha in Shonen Magazine is headed for a TV series anime adaptation in Japan as well as the PlayStation 2 game. Hajime no Ippo focuses on a young boxer, Magunochi Ippo.
Magunochi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship.
One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning ...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Morikawa George
Design
Sugiura Koji
Director
Nishimura Satoshi
Script
Fudeyasu Kazuyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoki Masaru
Takagi Wataru
Date Eiji
Aizawa Masaki
Hayami Ryuichi
Tsujitani Kouji
Kimura Tatsuya
Fujiwara Keiji
Makunouchi Ippo
Kiyasu Kohei
Mashiba Kumi
Kobayashi Sanae
Miyata Ichirou
Seki Tomokazu
Sendo Takeshi
Onosaka Masaya
Takamura Mamoru
Koyama Rikiya
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Title
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3 (3 x 30 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Description
At the climax of the Eve Wars, on December 24 of the year AC 195, the armies of the World Nation and White Fang met in a ferocious battle. World Nation leader Treize Khushrenada was slain, White Fang leader Zechs Merquise disappeared, and Earth was saved from destruction by the intervention of the five Gundam pilots. Having witnessed the consequences of war and hatred, the people of Earth and the space colonies put aside their differences and together founded a new world government. Under this newly-formed Earth Sphere Unified Nation, a year has passed in peace. The government and the populace have disarmed themselves, and almost every remaining mobile suit has been destroyed. Deciding to follow suit, Gundam pilots Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, and Quatre Raberba Winner place their mighty mobile suits inside an asteroid and send them on a one-way voyage into the sun. But even as they bid their Gundams farewell, a new conflict is drawing near.
After War Gundam X Kido Shin Seiki Gundam X Mobile New Century Gundam X
Description
Gundam X is the story of those survivors of the Seventh Space War trying to live among the ruins of their civilization. "Vultures", scavengers of war material and ruined cities roam the wasted Earth. Unknown to all, the leaders of the warring factions have been plotting to regain their lost glory, and using enhanced human "Newtypes", they aim to dominate the world. But Jamil Neate, would-be hero of the war and once-pilot of the monstrous Gundam X, the plucky teen Garrod Ran, and Newtype girl Tiffa Adil aim to find a way to save the human race from another round of self-destruciton.
Gundam Wing
Title
Gundam Wing
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49 (49 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing New Mobile War Century: Gundam Wing New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
Description
It's the year AC (After Colony) 195. Over the past century, humanity has established a number of space colonies, giant wheel-shaped constructs that are home to millions of people. These colonies are grouped in clusters at the five Lagrange points, areas of relative stability in Earth orbit.
For decades, while the Earth's surface was wracked by war and civil strife, the peace and quiet of the space colonies presented an attractive alternative for war-weary settlers. When the terrestrial wars ended, a new world government was established, a "United Earth Sphere Alliance" committed to bringing about peace through force of arms. In the name of peace and justice, the Alliance seized control of the colonies.
Under the pretext of restoring order to the colonies, the Alliance staged a second military intervention, using humanoid fighting machines called mobile suits to crush all opposition.
Kananase Yu is just an ordinary high-school student. Since he has mysterious inside knowledge about piloting a mecha, he is recruited by the International Military Organization as a potential test pilot for a new mobile armor. However, apparently there are other young recruits around his age, including one of his classmates, were recruited as test pilot as well. Now Kananase Yu must prove that he is the best to be the test pilot.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Kotobuki TsukasaSai Fumihide
Director
Obari Masami
Script
Asai KengoKawasaki Hiroyuki
Glass Mask, The
Title
Glass Mask, The
Category
TV
Total Episodes
23
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
1984
Studio
Eiken
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Garasu No Kamen Glass Mask
Description
Maya is a young girl who is not the prettiest nor smartest girl in the world, but is a devout actress. She dreams of becoming a famous actress, but her mother forbids it. So one day, Maya runs away to go to an acting school run by a hasbeen actress, Chigusa Tsukikage, whose face was scarred during a performance. There, Maya endures and the trials and tribulations of acting in order to triumph.
Ghost in the Shell
Title
Ghost in the Shell
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 83 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
In the year 2029, the world is made borderless by the net; augmented humans live in virtual environments, watched over by law enforcement that is able to download themselves into super-powered, crime busting mecha.
The ultimate secret agent of the future is not human, has no physical body and can freely travel the information highways of the world, hacking and manipulating whatever and whenever required.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Nishikubo ToshihikoOkamura TensaiOkiura Hiroyuki
Author
Shirow Masamune
Design
Kawamori ShojiOkiura Hiroyuki
Director
Oshii Mamoru
Music
Kawai Kenji
Script
Ito Kazunori
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aramaki Daisuke
Saka Osamu
Bateau
Otsuka Akio
Ishikawa
Nakano Yutaka
Kusanagi Motoko
Tanaka Atsuko
Togusa
Yamadera Kouichi
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Title
Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Category
TV
Total Episodes
45
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1993
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen
Description
Reiko Mikami runs a business known as GS (Ghost Sweeper) Mikami, where she exorcises any evil that is bothering people. Her assistant, Tadao, only works for Reiko to see her nude one day. Too bad he isn't getting paid much for his job anyway. Later, Reiko and Tadao meet a spirit named Oniku who comes to help them in solving the mysteries of the supernatural.
Gestalt
Title
Gestalt
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
ENIX
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Description
Olivier, a young priest in a powerful church, has heard rumors that a god who will grant any wish lives on a distant island called 'G'- a place no one's traveled to and come back alive! Along with Ohri, a mysterious, mute girl, Olivier fearlessly sets out his journey. But there's more than meets the eye when they come up against Suzu, the Dark Elf, Olivier's former ally! See sparks fly when Ohri's true nature is revealed and the voyage to 'G' gets more than dangerous than our heroes bargained for!
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Title
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Year Published
Studio
Tezuka Production
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
Some passions are worth dying for...
Code Name: Golgo 13 - Professional Assassin. Mission: Terminate the infamous Queen Bee - leader of a dissident South American liberation army, before she kills a high profile Presidential Candidate.
One problem: Queen Bee isn't your average radical. When she was a child, they destroyed her world and left her to live like an animal. But they didn't kill her spirit. As a woman, cunning and powerful, she lives only for passion and revenge. Once Golgo 13 discovers Queen Bee's true identity, he decides that he must step aside as a very personal feud climaxes to a tragic end - an end that you won't predict!
Grappler Baki
Title
Grappler Baki
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1994
Studio
Knack Co.
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Baki Hanma is a generally happy student with a rather odd hobby; he likes fighting. Specifically, he likes fighting in a secret martial arts tournament that gathers the greatest fighters of the world and pits them against each other in really nasty combat. Whether you're a sumo wrestler, a karate expert, or a guy who specializes in ripping out your opponent's nerves, you're welcome (as long as you can keep quiet about it, of course). Anyway, Baki may be the youngest fighter the tournament has ever seen, but he's also the best, and he really enjoys what he does. The story starts off with Baki entering a regular Karate tournament (as a warm up) and taking it by storm. He then moves on to the real challenge--that guy who likes to tear nerves (you knew he was going to come into this, didn't you?). Baki's pretty confident, but then again, he's never taken on somebody who can blind or paralyze an opponent using just one finger.
Golden Boy
Title
Golden Boy
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 30 mins)
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
KSS Shueisha
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Kintaro Oe... A 25 years old guy who left college early. He specializes himself now in day-dreaming, part-time jobs and, of course, pretty girls. He roams the land on his trusty pink bicycle, living his life in a happy way.
The story of each volume is about the same. Kintaro finds a job somewhere. His boss is most of the time a beautiful woman that has no respect for him, especially when he starts to make silly stuff. The boss finds him pretty stupid, and after some time, fires him. But there's always a little event at the end that makes the girl who hated Kintaro fall in love with him. But it's too late, because Kintaro is already gone on his bicycle, traveling again.
Follow Kintaro in the 6 volumes of Golden Boy, where a lot of laughs are waiting for you.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kawamoto Toshihiro
Author
Egawa Tatsuya
Design
Kawamoto Toshihiro
Director
Kitakubo Hiroyuki
Script
Egawa Tatsuya
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayuko Hayamizu
Inoue Kikuko
Chie
Kanai Mika
Kanzaki Yuka
Koyama Yuka
Katsuda Naoko
Minaguchi Youko
Kintaro Oe
Iwata Mitsuo
Narrator
Naya Goroh
Noriko
Shiratori Yuri
Reiko Terayama
Tamagawa Sakiko
TN Boss
Tsuru Hiromi
Goldfish Warning!
Title
Goldfish Warning!
Category
TV
Total Episodes
54
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1991
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kingyo Chyuuihou!
Description
The show starts with the tale of Chitose Fujinomiya, a girl who goes from riches to rags and back and remains a snob despite it all. When her wealthy father dies, remaining debts leave Chitose almost broke, and she is kicked out of the affluent Tokai no Gakuen, or City Academy. She is left with nothing in the world but the clothes on her back and one pink goldfish named Gyopi-chan, the only memento she has of her father. Wandering lost, she collapses on the grounds of the poor-but-happy Inaka no Chugakko (Country Jr. High School), where the students are rough if friendly, and farm animals regularly roam the school grounds and even attend class. Recovering, she enters into the school but is repelled by its air of poverty, to which she is unaccustomed.
Gokudou-kun Manyuuki
Title
Gokudou-kun Manyuuki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Pioneer LDC SOFTX
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Gokudou: The Tale of a Rambling Wanderer Gokudo-kun Travelogue
Description
It all starts when Gokudou steals a pouch from a fortuneteller, thinking that it contains a gem. Instead, it turns out to be a rock, from which emerges Djinn. The genie grants Gokudou the standard three wishes, but our anti-hero doesn't think heavily about his wishes. Gokudou does get his wishes, though not exactly in the fashion that he expected. The best thing he gets out of his wishes is Honou no Maken, a magical sword that enables its owner to do fire attacks and it can be summoned from anywhere in the world.
Even with an enchanted sword, Gokudou doesn't get much respect. He gets turned into a woman by Djinn, who is also a shapeshifter. He is followed by Rubette La Late, a potential love interest who is more interested in adventure, karaoke and outperforming Gokudou. He gets whapped on the head a lot, especially by the fortuneteller who reappears throughout the series just to plague Gokudou it seems. Later in the series, he gets another sidekick, a former evil magician named Prince, who is more handsome and a better womanizer than Gokudou.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Gokudo
Ishida Akira
Jin (female)
Kingetsu Mami
Jin (male)
Shimaka Yutaka
Mora fortune teller
Hori Junko
Prince
Miki Shinichirou
Rubette
Yoshida Sayuri
Usagi
Mizuno Manabi
Koala Boy Kocky
Title
Koala Boy Kocky
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1984
Studio
Toho
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Adventures of the Little Koala The Adventures of the Little Koala
Description
Roobear, a little koala, learns the importance of family, friends, and the world through various adventures. Characters include Laura, Papa, Mama, Miss Lewis, Mimi, Floppy, and Betty.
Note: This anime is very old. The character name here is the English translation (instead of the original Japanese) since it was aired on TV in North America.
Iketeru Futari
Title
Iketeru Futari
Category
TV
Total Episodes
16
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1999
Studio
Pioneer LDC TBS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Saji Keisuke is a rather energetic young man who is quite smitten with mysterious Koizumi Akira. Then there's also Saji's childhood friend Yuki with her enormous jiggly breasts. Worth taking a look at if you like your ecchi anime.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arigase Ryouko
Furuyama Ayumi
Koizumi Akira
Araki Kae
Maki
Hanba Tomoe
Umemiya Yuuki
Yamada Miho
Ocean Waves
Title
Ocean Waves
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1993
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
I Can Hear the Sea Umi ga Kikoeru
Description
A tale of growing up in high school. High School students Taku and best friend Matsuo are figuring out what they'd like to do with their lives when a girl named Rikako transfers into their school. Rikako is a smart, charming and sophisticated girl who had to move away from her urban surroundings, to sea shore country side village. But she has troubles of her own.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kondo Katsuya
Design
Kondo Yoshifumi
Director
Mochizuki Tomomi
Script
Himuro SaekoNakamura Kaori
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Boy 1
Sakurai Takahiro
Boy 2
Yamazaki Takumi
Girl 1
Hisakawa Aya
Girl 2
Mizuhara Rin
Girl 3
Shimamoto Sumi
High School Principal
Watanabe Takeshi
Kawamura
Tokumaru Kan
Kohama Yumi
Araki Kae
Matsuno Yutaka
Seki Toshihiko
Minarai
Seki Tomokazu
Morisaki Taku
Tobita Nobuo
Muto Rikako
Sasamoto Yuko
Okada
Kanemaru Junichi
Restaurant Hostess
Suzuki Reiko
Shimizu Akiko
Amano Yuri
Taku's mother
Satou Ai
Yamao Tadashi
Midorikawa Hikaru
Idol Project
Title
Idol Project
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
Description
Mimu Emilton is a cute fourteen-year-old who has come to the annual Starland Festival to become an idol, just like her role model, Yuri. It is the most celebrated event on a united Earth, and Yuri, now the President of Earth, has encouraged people to join the ranks of Excellent Idols. Unfortunately for Mimu, she can never seem to make it to her audition on time, as misadventure after misadventure lands her in situations (usually involving undergarment exposure, I might add) that she escapes with the help of the current Excellent Idols, whom she befriends. Just as she makes her place on the stage and begins her audition, though, an unknown group of aliens kidnaps her and the Excellent Idols. It is only the beginning of a wild interdimensional goose-chase that places Mimu in the position to save the world, if only she can believe in herself.
Hunter X Hunter
Title
Hunter X Hunter
Category
TV
Total Episodes
62
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Gon is a young boy who wants to be a Hunter. There are various types of Hunters in his world, and being a Hunter gives one certain priviliges. Before you can become a Hunter you have to pass a test. Gon seems well on his way to passing this test as he's a very bright lad who is able to communicate with animals. Apparently his father, long believed to be dead, is still alive and was once one of the greatest Hunters in existance. Gon believes he will be able to meet his father once he becomes a Hunter himself.
*** 62 episodes on the last volume of R2 DVD. The story is not finished! Please stop sending message / feedback about total episodes ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Gon
Takeuchi Junko
Hisoka
Takahashi Hiroki
Irumi
Takano Urara
Killua
Mitsuhashi Kanako
Kurapika
Kaida Yuki
Kuroro Rushirufuru
Nagano Yoshikazu
Leorio
Gouda Hozumi
Machi
Namiki Noriko
Neon
Maekawa Yuko
Initial D - Extra Stage
Title
Initial D - Extra Stage
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Description
It happened right after the lanevo group raced with Nakazato from the Night Kids. The story is focused on the 2 girl drivers Mako and Sayuki.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Mako
Neya Michiko
Sayuki
Kakazu Yumi
Initial D - Third Stage
Title
Initial D - Third Stage
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
2001
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Initial D The Movie
Description
Finally, after long fans await, The Initial D series hits the wide screen on January 13th 2001 in Japan. Watch for the improved animation and CG as the car racing spree (or you might say Toyota-love-fest) hits the road.
Without too much spoiler, this movie tied up the loose ends from the second stage: the disastrous battle with Emperor racing team, the love-relationship between Takumi and his girlfriend and pretty much the future of all of the main characters.
Personally.. for me the hype is the ending theme Jirenma by Every Little Thing. They are my favorite JPOP band.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujiwara Bunta
Ishizuka Unshou
Fujiwara Takumi
Miki Shinichirou
Iketani Kouichirou
Yao Kazuki
Kenji
Takagi Wataru
Mogi Natsuki
Kawasumi Ayako
Nakamura Kenta
Okano Kousuke
Nakazato Takashi
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Takahashi Keisuke
Seki Tomokazu
Takahashi Ryousuke
Koyasu Takehito
Takeuchi Itsuki
Iwata Mitsuo
Initial D - First Stage
Title
Initial D - First Stage
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Description
Takumi Fujiwara is the son of the owner of a local tofu shop. At night, Fujiwara gets in his souped up AE86 Sprinter Trueno and races on the seldom-used Japanese mountain roads. One night, the Akagi Red Suns team, a racing club, challenges the Akina Speed Stars to a race on the mountain where Fujiwara lives. Keisuke, one of the leaders of the Red Suns, races his legendary Mazda — only to be beaten by the mysterious Fujiwara.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fujiwara Bunta
Ishizuka Unshou
Fujiwara Takumi
Miki Shinichirou
Iketani Kouichirou
Yao Kazuki
Kenji
Takagi Wataru
Mako
Neya Michiko
Mogi Natsuki
Kawasumi Ayako
Nakamura Kenta
Okano Kousuke
Nakazato Takashi
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Sayuki
Kakazu Yumi
Takahashi Keisuke
Seki Tomokazu
Takahashi Ryousuke
Koyasu Takehito
Takeuchi Itsuki
Iwata Mitsuo
Initial D - Second Stage
Title
Initial D - Second Stage
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Description
The hero meets new formidable foes. Though they were vanquished in previous races, they have come back in great form. They combat in unfamiliar terrain, the hero has to apply the prowess he learned from his father to overcome his opponents.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akiyama Katsumi
Yuzuki Ryouka
Akiyama Wataru
Matsumoto Yasunori
Fujiwara Bunta
Ishizuka Unshou
Fujiwara Takumi
Miki Shinichirou
Iketani Kouichirou
Yao Kazuki
Kenji
Takagi Wataru
Mogi Natsuki
Kawasumi Ayako
Nakamura Kenta
Okano Kousuke
Nakazato Takashi
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Takahashi Keisuke
Seki Tomokazu
Takahashi Ryousuke
Koyasu Takehito
Takeuchi Itsuki
Iwata Mitsuo
Ima, Sokoni Iru Boku
Title
Ima, Sokoni Iru Boku
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company) Pioneer LDC
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Now and then, here and there
Description
Shu is catapulted into an alternate reality when he climbs a giant industrial smokestack and strikes up a conversation with an odd-looking girl named Lala Ru. The change happens when sinister forces come to retrieve her. Where is this alternate reality, and why does Hamdo's army want Lala Ru? Shu finds himself smack in the middle of an organization that builds up its army by invading villages, kidnapping young children, and training them. They try to recruit Shu as well, but they underestimate his spirit and his unbelievable ability to not give in to hate. Shu is brash and impulsive, but principled, clearly not what his captors expected.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Abelia
Yasuhara Reiko
Boo
Konishi Hiroko
Hamdo
Ishii Kouji
Lalaru
Nazuka Kaori
Matsutani Shuzo
Okamura Akemi
Nabuka
Imai Yuka
Sara Ringwalt
Nakao Azusa
Tabuuru
Suyama Akio
Hana Yori Dango: The Movie
Title
Hana Yori Dango: The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Romance
Year Published
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
Hana Yori Dango meets Fame in this 1.5 hour movie based on the manga and tv series of the same name. But rather than keeping the setting the same, the movie presents to us an alternate universe -- where all the characters are part of a dance studio based in New York City!
Tsukushi is the lowly "trainee", Rui the musical genius(who supposedly composed the entire score to the production) and Doumyouji is basically the male equivalent of a prima donna.
Hanaukyo Maid-tai
Title
Hanaukyo Maid-tai
Category
TV
Total Episodes
15
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi
Year Published
2001
Studio
Domu M.O.E
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Maid in Hanaukyo Hanaukyo Maid team
Description
A highschool student Taro became the head of Hanaukyo family. He fears women so much, though there are many maids in Hanaukyo family. They can't even touch him, but only Mariel can communicate to him.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cynthia
Kaneda Tomoko
Hanaukyou Tarou
Kaida Yuki
Ichigo
Kagawa Hazuki
Mariel
Tanaka Rie
Ringo
Kogure Ema
Sango
Watanabe Yuki
Suzuki Ikuyo
Arishima Moyu
Tsurugi Konoye
Hiramatsu Akiko
Prince of Darkness
Title
Prince of Darkness
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Nadesico Movie
Description
Five years after the end of the television series, peace has come to the solar system. Jovian and Earthling are unified in a quest for prosperity. Lurking in the shadows, though, are the mysterious Martian Successors, who will strike back through the relics of the past war in their attempt to seize power over both sides. The redoubtable Ruri Hoshino and her Nadesico-B are Earth's only chance to repulse the enemy. To win, though, she'll need the help of a single mysterious robot pilot...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kia Asamiya
Singer of "Dearest" - closing
Matsuzawa Yumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akito Tenkawa
Ueda Yuuji
Hikaru Amano
Kikuchi Shiho
Izumi Maki
Nagasawa Miki
Jun Aoi
Itou Kentarou
Megumi Reinard
Takano Naoko
Minato Haruka
Okamoto Maya
Ruri Hoshino
Minami Omi
Ryoko Subaru
Yokoyama Chisa
Yurika Misumaru
Kuwashima Houko
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Title
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1981
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
Two years after the events of Galaxy Express 999, Earth has become a battlefield, and Tetsuro is summoned to board the Three-Nine once more. In this, the shattering, full-length theatrical conclusion to Leiji Matsumoto's epic story, all questions will be answered and all mysteries will be revealed as Tetsuro embarks on a journey which will reveal a secret so awful, even Maetel herself can hardly bear to speak of it.
Hana Yori Dango
Title
Hana Yori Dango
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1996
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Boys Over Flowers
Description
Tsukushi is a poor girl who got into the rich and fancy Eitoku High School with her smarts. She tried to go through high school without any trouble, but fate had something else in store for her. After a run in with the F4 (Flowery Four), Tsukushi is the center of the school's hazing. Rather than leaving the school like the other F4's victims, Tsukushi stays. But now there's another problem: she has developed feelings for two members of the F4!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ito TomokoKawano TomoyukiNakajima Chuji
Author
Kamio Yoko
Design
Umakoshi Yoshihiko
Director
Yamauchi Shigeyasu
Music
Oshima Michiru
Script
Kageyama YumiMatsui AyaYoshida Reiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoike Kazuya
Ietomi Yoji
Doumyouji Kaede
Doi Mika
Doumyouji Tsukasa
Miyashita Naoki
Endou Makiko
Misaki Fuko
Esushyan
Matsumoto Miwa
Hanazawa Rui
Yamamoto Kouji
Makino Tsukushi
Maki Mochida
Matsuoka Yuki
Tobimatsu Kanako
Mimasaka Akira
Mochiduki Yuta
Nishikado Soujiro
Akaida Yoshihiko
Sanjou Sakurako
Shishido Rumi
Toudou Shizuka
Imamura Keiko
Here is Greenwood
Title
Here is Greenwood
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
1992
Studio
Hakusensha Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Alternative titles
Koko wa Greenwood
Description
Meet Kazuya Hasukawa - he's just a regular teenager who wants to live a normal, peaceful life. But when his first love marries his older brother and moves into their house, Kazuya decides that he has to move out to preserve his sanity! Things go from bad to worse when he discovers he's been assigned to the strangest dorm on campus - an asylum called "Greenwood" - where all the weirdos, outcasts and lunatics at the prestigous Ryokuto Academy reside. Experience life at Greenwood, where nothing is ever as it seems, especially the people. Can Kazuya and his classmates survive the insanity?
Himikoden
Title
Himikoden
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
Himejima Himiko doesn't know who her parents are. In fact, she can't remember much about her past at all. She, in fact, is a sacred child from a parallel fantasy realm. At the event of her birth, during a sacred flame ritual, an evil general with sadistic intentions invades the palace, causing the six guardians of the flame to be dispersed, and nearly killing Himiko. Several years later, Himiko and her adoptive brother return to Himiko's homeland, to find it torn apart by war; it's up to Himiko to reunite the six guardians and return order to the realm.
Hand Maid May Special
Title
Hand Maid May Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Pioneer LDC TNK
US Distribution
Description
The 'bonus' episode based on the TV series. It's episode 11 of 10 (yep.. tell me about the retardation).
Complete characters appearance in this episode.. so if you're a fans of Hand Maid May TV series, you definitely must watch this episode (yeah don't be square, do you think when you watch episode 10 of 10 that means you finished the series? This is the episode 11 of 10.. Japanese can't count I just realized that).
Haunted Junction
Title
Haunted Junction
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Description
Meet Haruto Hojo, an ordinary high school student with an unusual problem. He's got ghosts and spirits running amuck at school! Appointed President of the Saints Club, Haruto, Mutsuki, and Kazuo are charged with the task of investigating strange phenomena on campus and improve the quality of life for the school spirits that roam the halls. But how can three students handle the likes of Hanako, the sultry bathroom spirit, a Kosak-dancing skeleton, a fish monster living in the school's pool, Red Mantle, Nino-kun, and the rest of the Saito school spirits?
Weird Anime Excel Saga covers the grounds of one Excel, a hyper and enthusiastic girl that is employed by the super-secret organization "Across" that's aimed to take over the world. She will do anything for her beloved Ipalazzo, Across's leader.
Asagiri Yohko is an ordinary high school student, and she is in love with a boy who does not know it. To help things along, she has written a song to explain how she feels ? but that song has quite a bit more than a couple of good bridges. Yohko learns that while she is listening to her song, she is transported to Earth's other-dimensional sister world "Ashanti." This song has the potential to open a gateway between Earth and Ashanti wide enough for a conquering force to invade and take over. And it is exactly why it was forbidden eons ago by the legendary warrior Leda who saw this coming. This Leda warrior's duty now falls to Yohko and some newfound friends to stop the onslaught and return the 2 worlds in balance.
Maybe Yohko is not so ordinary after all.
Escaflowne - The Movie
Title
Escaflowne - The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 98 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mecha
Year Published
2000
Studio
Bandai Visual Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaia
Description
In the present Tokyo...
Hitomi Kanzaki was a just ordinary high school student. However, she began to feel the sense of incongruity in the daily life which only passed meaninglessly, and lost sight of the reason why one lived. Though she wrote a will, she did not have courage to commit suicide. She resigned even from a track club because of the injury. She gets irritated, and treats coldly even to the chum who worries about her. I want to disappear quietly ... When she thought so, a man who wore a black gown showed up, and she was led to different world.
Colossus Escaflowne was being called God of the battle in this world called Gaea. Van whose country was destroyed when he was child, Allen who leads group named Abaharaki, and empire total mentor Folken who attempts ruin of all over the world ... To achieve each will and the ambition, a keen combat was done. It was the battle to get Escaflowne.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Yuki Nobuteru
Director
Akane Kazuki
Music
Kanno Yoko
Script
Kawamori Shoji
Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Title
Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1 (1 x 102 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Evangelion: The Movie Evangelion: Rebirth
Description
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that reworked ending but after production overruns became only the first half of the first episode of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences. Over time, two newer director's cuts of Death were produced, each including new footage not seen in the series - these were called Death (True) and finally Death (True)^2. Note that despite containing clips from the series, Death (True)^2 & Rebirth should be seen after the series itself to be fully understood.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aida Kensuke
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Akagi Ritsuko
Yamaguchi Yuriko
Aoba Shigeru
Koyasu Takehito
Asuka's father
Seki Toshihiko
Asuka's mother
Kawamura Maria
Ayanami Rei
Hayashibara Megumi
Horaki Hikari
Iwao Junko
Hyuuga Makoto
Yuuki Hiro
Ibuki Maya
Nagasawa Miki
Ikari Gendou
Tachiki Fumihiko
Ikari Shinji
Ogata Megumi
Ikari Yui
Hayashibara Megumi
Kaji Ryouji
Yamadera Kouichi
Katsuragi Misato
Mitsuishi Kotono
Nagisa Kaoru
Ishida Akira
Pen Pen
Hayashibara Megumi
Seele
Seki Tomokazu
Souryuu Asuka Langley
Miyamura Yuko
Suzuhara Touji
Seki Tomokazu
End of Summer
Title
End of Summer
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Romance
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
SoftCel Pictures
Description
Nearly one hundred years after stunned audiences viewed the first crude animated films, the art of animation comes of age in End of Summer, the story of one young man and the complex web of relationships he devlops with five young women. Based upon characters originally developed for the phenomenally successful Japanese computer game "Do-Kyu-Sei", (literally "of the same class", or "Classmates") End of Summer tells the tale of young Wataru, and his quest to "make a beautiful summer memory" with Mai, the girl of his dreams. The course of true love seldom runs true, however, and, cast like mines in Wataru's path are four other young women: juvenile and infatuated Miho, tomboyish athlete Misa, Kurumi, the somewhat naive girlfriend of Wataru's best friend Kazuya, and castic Satomi, who works in the restaurant where Wataru hangs out and whose personal life becomes hopelessly intertwinded with Wataru's. Employing state of the art animation to present true to life situations in a frank and sensual manner seldom explored in even the most daring of live action filsm, End of Summer boasts a level of detail rarely seen in animation, and sets a new standard in the rendering of animated erotica.
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
Title
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Urban Vision Entertainment
Description
On a distant world somewhere where both magic and massive technological airships reign, a young girl training in summoning magic, Lena, and her sword-swinging friend Plitz, are charged with a lofty goal: protect the Crystal of the Wind, the magical object that gives life and peace to the Tycoon Kingdom, from an unknown evil force. But when Pirates and the Tycoon Military get involved, and they all want the crystal too, things are going to get complicated (and violent) quickly.
Fire Emblem
Title
Fire Emblem
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Once, in a time before the first histories were recorded, there existed a land known as Saint Akanea, founded by the great hero Anri. Surrounded on all sides by seven other great nations, the land of Akanea coexisted in peace and harmony with its neighbors for many years. Then, the three gods of discord, madness and war sent Medius, Master of the Dark Style and leader of the country of Durhua, to join forces with Garnev, the ruler and supreme priest of Khadin. The armies and strongholds of Akanea were no match against their combined might and, despite a valiant resistance, the land was soon consumed by the black tides of darkness. However, Medius would soon learn to rue the day he conquered Akanea. For the spirit of the land could not be extinguished while the fires of freedom continued to burn in the hearts of the Akanea people. Not while a hero still breathed in whose veins the blood of Anri yet flowed. With a enchanted sword Falcoin in his hands. Prince mars would rally he people and begin a crusade to liberate Saint Akanea, cutting a bloody swath of vengeance towards the master of Durhua. This is how that story begins...
Adventures of Kotetsu
Title
Adventures of Kotetsu
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Kotetsu no Daibouken
Description
While walking through the streets of Tokyo, Linn Suzuki comes across a strange device sticking up from the sidewalk. Suddenly, she is set upon by thugs and is helped by a beautiful stranger who takes them all down. It seems young Linn has fled Deep Kyoto from her cruel mistress and has traveled to Edo where she hopes to find her long lost brother, who was last seen working for the Kuon Detective Agency. By chance, this stranger happens to be Miho Kuon and lets Linn stay with her (nicknaming her Kotetsu, or Little Tetsu after her brother, Tetsujin). However, a mysterious agency called the Syndicate are after Miho and Linn is now in the thick of things!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Linn Suzuki
Miyamura Yuko
Miho Kuon
Inoue Kikuko
Tatsuya Mikado
Kikuchi Masami
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Title
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
The Armor of Mars -- a suit of armor consisting of six pieces. If anyone from the bloodline of the ancient warrior Godimus were to find all six pieces for himself, he would receive power equal to the level of a god. The Curse of Godimus, however, also dictates that this same person would lose all sense of himself and become an insane killing machine.
Laocorn is one of the only ones left of the bloodline of Godimus, and has already obtained three of the pieces. When Terry Bogard rescues Sulia, Laocorn’s twin sister, from Laocorn’s evil minions one night, he finds himself and his friends inexorably drawn into Sulia’s hope to recover the pieces of the armor before Laocorn does and prevent him from fulfilling the Curse of Godimus. But are even the combined efforts of Terry, Andy, Joe, and Mai enough to stop the might of the Armor of Mars?
Farewell Space Battleship Yamato
Title
Farewell Space Battleship Yamato
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
In the year 2201, one year after the Yamato saved Earth from radioactive contamination, a new threat emerges. The Yamato makes its final journey to save the Earth from this new threat.
Earth has almost recovered from the battle against Gamilus, and reconstruction has expanded to the other planets. When former Yamato crew-mates discover a strange, garbled message that seems to be coming from a white comet headed towards Earth, they hijack their old space fortress and begin a new battle.
Eat-Man
Title
Eat-Man
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1999
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Eatman
Description
Meet Bolt Crank, mercenary extraordinaire, and the man who eats metal! Through his travels, he stops along the way to make a few bucks and occasionally rescue damsels in distress. His taste for metal gives him quite an edge as he becomes capable of generating an assortment of weapons from his hand! It's a strange ability, but it seems to come in handy, so to speak. Bolt has an edge over his adversaries, but will that be enough?
Ebichu
Title
Ebichu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2000
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Oruchuban Ebichu Ebichu Minds the House
Description
Ebichu is a talking hamster who is fond of cheese, and she tries her best to be housekeeper for her owner, who is a single 25-year-old office lady who desperately wants to get married. Unfortunately, her boyfriend is a useless layabout (his name in the show is Kaishounachi, quite literally, "useless") who's not very good at anything, especially where it counts.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ebichu
Mitsuishi Kotono
Kaishonachi
Seki Tomokazu
Owner
Tomizawa Michie
El Hazard: The Magnificient World
Title
El Hazard: The Magnificient World
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
1995
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
El Hazard OVA 1
Description
This is actually the BEST of all El Hazard series. The story is split into seven chapters: The First Night - Battlefield of Confusion, The Second Night - The World of Beautiful Girls, The Third Night - The World Of Hot Springs, The Fourth Night - The World Of The Demon God, The Fifth Night - The World Of Thunder, The Sixth Night - The World of Gleaming Light, and The Seventh Night - The World of Endless Adventures.
Get ready to cry on the last episode...
El Hazard: The Magnificient World 2
Title
El Hazard: The Magnificient World 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1997
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
El Hazard OVA 2
Description
Now that the Bugrom have been defeated, Roshtaria settles into a quiet splendor once again. And the main event of the day is Miz’s wedding to Mr. Fujisawa! Not all goes well, and Fujisawa has some second thoughts chiefly involving running off to the mountains at the last minute. Needless to say, Miz is not amused, and grabs everyone in a search to find her love. But when they reach the mountains, instead of finding him they find a hidden garden and a seemingly amnesiac Ifurita. Elsewhere, Diva and Jinnai stumble upon a strange facility housing a dormant demon, Kalia. Jinnai awakens her expecting her to follow his bidding like Ifurita but Kalia has her own agenda..
El Hazard: Alternative World
Title
El Hazard: Alternative World
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Year Published
1998
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
El Hazard TV 2
Description
Now that Miz is Mrs. Fujisawa, she's ordered a girl fresh from Priestess School to take her place as Priestess of Water. During the Coronation of the New Priestess of Water, Qawuul Towles (who, of course, has a crush on Makoto - what a surprise!), Makoto and friends are transported to an alternate world by a mysterious entity named Arjah, who claims to be the ruler of the universe. Makoto, Nanami and Qawuul find themselves in the Kingdom of Creteria, where Qawuul and Nanami are mistaken for ancient sky goddesses, while Jinnai, Katsuo, and Shayla-Shayla come upon the alternate world’s version of the Bugrom, and Mr. Fujisawa, Miz and Afura Mann have their heads literally in the clouds.
Elementalors
Title
Elementalors
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Description
The elemental gods of the north and the demons of the south have returned to the earth once again to wage holy war. Kagura, a very troubled boy, seems to somehow be connected to the powerful elemental battles that take place on the city streets. Massive amounts of property damage ensue, and Kagura's real connection to the elemental warriors is revealed.
Ellcia
Title
Ellcia
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Year Published
1993
Studio
J.C.STAFF JVC
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
When Nabosu, the king of Megaronia, finds himself in the possession of the awesome power of an ancient race, he sets upon a course of conquest. Seeking further remnants of the ancient race, he plunders the four Holy Islands of God until at last his brutal tide sweeps across to the island of Eija. Slaughtering the queen and king, and taking their son, Elluri, as a hostage to ensure the allegiance of the Eijian people, Nabosu now rules the world... But in the very ruins of the technology that has brought Nabosu to power lie the seeds of his downfall. In an ancient manuscript are the words that confirm the truth of the prophecies of the Eijian holy book; prophesies that one day the land shall be conquered, but that vengeance would come swiftly in the form of a chosen one, who will rally the people and, with the fiercest ship on the earth, vanquish the blasphemous invaders and wipe Megaronia from the very face of the world. Her name is Eira, and this is her story.
Ehrgeiz
Title
Ehrgeiz
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Nekusto Senki Ehrgeiz Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz
Description
The Space Station NEXT is fighting a war of independence with Earth. Meanwhile, the mysterious entity known only as "S" has attacked Earth's defenses. Even the best weapons available, unpiloted robotic armor known as "MVs", are no match for this mysterious power. Earth's fate lies in the hands of people who don't even know it...
Eight Man
Title
Eight Man
Category
Total Episodes
56
Genres
Year Published
1963
Studio
US Distribution
Image Entertainment
Alternative titles
8th Man
Description
A private investigator working a routine case involving stolen technology is mortally wounded. His only hope for survival comes from sacrificing his humanity to become 8Man -- a powerful cyborg crime-fighter enhanced with a living human brain. Resurrected as the ultimate high-tech vigilante, it is up to 8Man to bring the lawless to justice and put an end to the escalating cycle of violence. A classic animated thriller that will leave you breathless.
AD Police Files
Title
AD Police Files
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
Bandai Visual Youmex
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
The year is 2027 in MegaTokyo, six years before the Knight Sabers will make their debut. Boomers (artificial humans) are still a relatively new advancement, and the implementation and integration of boomers into society is still a bit buggy -- sometimes fatally so. Whenever a boomer incident occurs, though, there is the Advanced Police, a special force trained to deal with boomer crimes.
Leon McNichol is a rookie in the AD Police, and is just starting to become exposed to the horrors and tragedies one finds every day in MegaTokyo. He and his veteran partner, Gina Marceau, slowly learn about the ever-fading line that separates man from machine.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Billy Fanword
Wakamoto Norio
Caroline Evans
Doi Mika
Gina Marceau
Matsuoka Youko
Hyde Kashew
Suzuki Kiyonobu
Leon McNichol
Furukawa Toshio
Phantom Lady
Asagami Youko
Takagi Youko
Tamagawa Sakiko
Venessa Buck
Shinohara Emi
Gatekeepers
Title
Gatekeepers
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
It's 1969, and Japan is in the middle of a large economic boom. That doesn't mean that all is well, however. Mysterious beings, called "invaders", are infiltrating Japan at an alarming rate. Earth Defense Organization AEGIS has a secret weapon to battle the invaders — Ikusawa Izuniko, a schoolgirl who can open a dimension to another world and draw devastating supernatural powers from it. One day on a routine assignment, AEGIS sensors detect an immense Gate Power source in the area — one Ukia Shun, an estranged boy who was completely unaware of his amazing power.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Singer "kyou kara asu e"
Matsuzawa Yumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fen Feiring
Nishimura Chinami
Jim Skylark
Miki Shinichirou
Jun Thunders
Inoue Kikuko
Kaoru Konoe
Takano Naoko
Megane
Kozakura Etsuko
Megumi Kurogane
Misao Sakimori
Konishi Hiroko
Ochiai Keiko
Nagasawa Miki
Reiji Kageyama
Seki Tomokazu
Reiko Asagiri
Izuka Mayumi
Ruriko Ikusawa
Kawasumi Ayako
Saemi Ukiya
Chiba Chiemi
Shirei
Arimoto Kinryuu
Shun Ukiya
Sakurai Takahiro
Tyoutarou Banba
Koyasu Takehito
Yukino Houjou
Suzuki Masami
Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou
Title
Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Year Published
1996
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
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. This time, Kitarou's friend Megumi is in need of his help. Her father, a botanist, went to Baruru Island to study the plant life there, and was subsequently kidnapped by evil spirits. It's up to Kitarou to save him.
Garzey's Wing
Title
Garzey's Wing
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Year Published
1996
Studio
BMG Japan Sunseibu Entertainment
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Garzey no Tsubasa
Description
The story begins as a hapless youth is snatched right off his motorcycle and transported to the otherworldly realm of Byston Well. Swallowed by a giant, ghostly white swan, he is taken on a lurid voyage through dimensions unknown before being unceremoniously dumped into the middle of a bloody slave revolt, buck naked.
Manifesting ethereal "wings of light" that spring from his ankles in times of peril, Christopher is accepted by the oppressed Metomeus tribe as their prophesied hero, gifted with the legendary wings of Garzey. Unfortunately, his status as savior cuts him no slack. He still has to carry his weight by hacking ineptly through the ranks of the tyrannical Ashicaba army, slogging through the beast-infested swamplands, and pushing refugee rafts down the river, all the while enduring sneers from the battle-hardened Metomeus warriors. Well, at least they give him a sword and a potato sack to wear.
Gasaraki
Title
Gasaraki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
The flames of war explode in the Middle East as two shadow forces unleash monstrous new weapons of mass destruction! But in a world in which giant robots are real, the most dangerous weapon of all lies buried within a human mind. Yushiro, the fourth son of the mysterious and powerful Gowa family, finds himself at the center of events that will change the future of mankind forever! Nothing can prepare the human race for what is about to be unleashed in Gasaraki!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Caster
Hisakawa Aya
Gouwa Kazumi
Takada Yuuji
Gouwa Kiyoharu
Chiba Isshin
Gouwa Misuzu
Koorogi Satomi
Gouwa Nosaburou
Koyama Takehiro
Gouwa Yuushirou
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Ishtar pilot
Yamazaki Wakana
Kaoru
Hidaka Narumi
Miharu
Kingetsu Mami
Murai Saki
Tange Sakura
Nishida
Kishino Yukimasa
Phantom
Miyazaki Issei
Sorachi
Akimoto Yousuke
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna OVA 1
Title
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna OVA 1
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Movic Starchild Toho
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna Sorrowful Saline
Description
Framed for a crime she didn't commit, kidnapped by alien spies and held prisoner by the forces of evil. Yuna has been captured by the Galaxy Police and has been given to the evil Fraulein D. Now Yuna's cyborg pal, Yuri, and the mysterious Polylina must rescue her.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Announcer
Matsumoto Yasunori
Ayako
Hikami Kyoko
Elnar
Yamamoto Yuriko
Erika
Yajima Akiko
Fake Yuna
Nishimura Chinami
Flaurein D
Orikasa Ai
Genmu
Inoue Kikuko
Haruna
Araki Kae
Kagurazaka Yuna
Yokoyama Chisa
Kyoka
Matsui Naoko
Misaki
Koorogi Satomi
Polylina
Touma Yumi
Princess Mirage
Mizutani Youko
Raika
Amano Yuri
Rucia
Yoshida Konami
Shiori
Kouda Mariko
Woman
Neya Michiko
Yuuri Cube
Takahashi Miki
Ai Mai Mi ! Strawberry Egg
Title
Ai Mai Mi ! Strawberry Egg
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13 (13 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
TNK
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
I My Me ! Strawberry Egg
Description
Hibiki Amawa is a fiery spirit hero who wants to be a teacher. He barely found the teacher being wanted at the Seito Sannomiya school. However, the president director of that school despised the man, and had adopted only the female teacher. Hibiki reacted strongly against her policy. Then, he disguised himself as a woman, took the adoption examination, and was adopted by that school as a female teacher. He became a students' popular teacher soon because he deal zealously with their students.
But, schoolgirl Fuko Kuzuha whom Hibiki met first at school felt her heart beating fast when she met Hibiki who is a female teacher.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Yanasawa Tetsuya
Design
Fujii Maki
Director
Yamaguchi Yuji
Music
Nozaki Keiichi
Script
Kobayashi Yasuko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akira Fukae
Ueda Yuuji
Chieko Sannomiya
Fujio Himejima
Mikako Takahashi
Fuko Kuzuha
Watanabe Akino
Hibiki Amawa (Female Part)
Yuki Masuda
Hibiki Amawa (Male Part)
Kishi Yuji
Miho Umeda
Minami Omi
Ruru Sanjo
Seiko Kasuganomichi
Orikasa Fumiko
Hand Maid May
Title
Hand Maid May
Category
TV
Total Episodes
10
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Pioneer LDC TNK
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Satome Kazuya, a student at the prestigious Osza no Mizu Industries University, was never good with girls. The cute girl who lives next door continually teases him, and he pays no mind. Instead, he's absorbed in his work, creating an Octopus robot that uses advanced artificial intelligence. One day, his boisterous rival gives him a mysterious CD-ROM that contains a virus intended to destroy his computer and ruin his work. The CD takes him instead to a website where he accidentally orders May — a 4-inch robot girl designed to help out around the house.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Cyber doll Kei
Minami Omi
Cyber doll Mami
Inoue Kikuko
Cyber doll May
Yamamoto Maria
Cyber doll Rena
Kugimiya Rie
Cyber doll Sara
Hikami Kyoko
Kasumi Tani
Mikako Takahashi
Kazuya Saotome
Yamaguchi Takayuki
Kotaro Nambara
Ueda Yuuji
Generator Gawl
Title
Generator Gawl
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
JVC Tatsunoko Productions
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Sent from the future to save mankind from a nightmarish holocaust, three young men must blend into our society and uncover the dangerous machinations of a group of sinister scientists. Unfortunately for Kouji, Ryou and Gawl, their apparent youth leaves them with no option but to pretend to be foreign exchange students at the local high school. Their cover almost immediately begins to wear thin when the daughter of the boarding house where they're staying begins to suspect Gawl of being up to no good. In truth, Gawl is the ultimate weapon against evil, a bio-enhanced "generator" capable of shifting into an awesome inhuman form of unbelievable power. However, even Gawl's incredible abilities may not be enough, for the scientists have their own army of monstrous generators!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Gawl
Canna Nobutoshi
Kouji
Miki Shinichirou
Masami
Yukino Satsuki
Natsume
Yoshida Konami
Ryou
Kashiwakura Tsutomu
Takuma
Shioya Yoku
Genocyber
Title
Genocyber
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
5
Genres
Action, Horror
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
As the nations of the world begin to merge, world peace is threatened by the private armies of individual corporations. The Kuryu Group has just discovered a weapon that will tip world power in their favor. The Genocyber: a nightmarish combination of cybernetics and psychic potential. Many desire to control this monstrosity, but can its hatred be contained? Battle erupts, and the cyberpunk world of the future is about to explode with violence!
Geneshaft
Title
Geneshaft
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Bandai Visual SATELLITE
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
In the future of the earth, genetic manipulation and refinement has replaced evolution and a groups of mankind's best and finest females starts a mission to solve a riddle about the giant golden ring that has appeared in space next to earth. Another anime that mixes computer graphics with modern anime drawing styles.
A young boy named Naota is hanging out with Mamimi, the girlfriend of Naota's absentee brother. Their relationship is an uneasy one, since Mamimi seems to enjoy teasing Naota quite a bit. Suddenly, their time together is interrupted by the arrival of a seemingly insane girl on a motorscooter. She runs over Naota and then whacks him in the head with her guitar...
Two friends at a library are lead by a illusion of a pheonix to a restricted room where a mysterious book called "The Universe Of Four Gods" falls to their feet. Picking up the book, they begin to read the book and are transported into the book where the boundaries between fiction and reality become hazy as they meet new friends, enemies and loved ones.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hiroda MayumiMotohashi HideyukiMotoki Hisatoshi
Author
Watase Yu
Design
Motohashi Hideyuki
Director
Kamegaki HajimeShigeno AkiraShimazaki Nanako
Music
Yano Tatsumi
Script
Sakaguchi KazuhisaUrasawa Yoshio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amiboshi
Ueda Yuuji
Chichiri
Seki Tomokazu
Chiriko
Kawakami Tomoko
Gyoshuku
Sakamoto Chika
Hikitsu
Hiyama Nobuyuki
Hototori
Koyasu Takehito
Houki
Sakamoto Chika
Kouji
Seki Tomokazu
Mitsukake
Ishii Kouji
Nakago
Furusawa Touru
Nuriko
Sakamoto Chika
Nyan Nyan
Konishi Hiroko
Osugi Ayano
Nakazawa Midori
Shoka
Sakakibara Yoshiko
Soi
Tanaka Atsuko
Subaru
Doi Mika
Suboshi
Ueda Yuuji
Taichi-kun
Kyouda Hisako
Tama
Touma Yumi
Tamahome
Midorikawa Hikaru
Tamahome as a child
Kumai Motoko
Tasuki
Canna Nobutoshi
Tatara
Yamanoi Jin
Teacher
Nakamura Daiki
Tokaki
Shiiga Katsuya
Tomite
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Tomo
Tobita Nobuo
Various roles
Ono Kenichi
Yui
Touma Yumi
Yuiren
Okamura Akemi
Yuuki Keisuke
Miki Shinichirou
Yuuki Miaka
Araki Kae
Flame of Recca
Title
Flame of Recca
Category
TV
Total Episodes
42
Genres
Action, Adventure, Martial Arts, Super Power
Year Published
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Alternative titles
Recca No Honou
Description
Recca Hanabishi is a ninja, but is nearly is killed in an accident. However, a girl named Yanagi heals him with her powers. Later, the two are tracked down by a woman who attacks them. She tells Recca to ignite his flame, but he is clueless. Just as she hurts Yanagi, Recca releases a powerful flame upon the woman. She is excited to see this. It turns out that Recca was a baby, from the Hokage Clan of the past, that was sent to the future in order to escape death. Now, Recca is the leader of the new Hokage Clan who must stop his half brother, Kurei, from kidnapping Yanagi.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Domon Ishijima
Tobita Nobuo
Fuuko Kirisawa
Hiramatsu Akiko
Houshi Kage
Mitsuishi Kotono
Kagero
Mitsuishi Kotono
Kaoru Koganei
Kumai Motoko
Recca Hanabishi
Okano Kousuke
Tokiya Mikagami
Midorikawa Hikaru
Yanagi Sakoshita
Yuki Masuda
Fruits Basket
Title
Fruits Basket
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2001
Studio
Studio Deen
US Distribution
FUNimation
Description
Fruits Basket is the story of a young high-school girl, Honda Tohru. Having lost her mother in a car accident, she has come to live alone in a tent in the forest near her school. Never a quiitter, she strives to honor her mother's memory and work hard to do the best she can with her life.
One day, she happens across a house in the woods, not far from her makeshift abode. The residents, Sohma Yuki and his cousin Shigure, aren't total strangers. Sohma is the coolest guy at Tohru's school!
Will the chance encounter lead to new friendships, and perhaps, a new romance? Why all the talk of the Chinese Zodiac? Why is the title "Fruits Basket"?
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arisa Uotani
Imai Yuka
Hatori Soma
Inoue Kazuhiko
Kagura Soma
Mitsuishi Kotono
Kyo Soma
Seki Tomokazu
Momiji Soma
Saitoh Ayaka
Shigure Soma
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Toru Honda
Horie Yui
Yuki Soma
Hisakawa Aya
Fist of the North Star
Title
Fist of the North Star
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action
Year Published
1986
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Hokuto No Ken
Description
Following a cataclysmic nuclear war, the world teeters on the brink of complete destruction. Civilization is polarized into a degenerate society where opposing packs of marauding scavengers prey on helpless,
homeless nomads. For those who are lucky enough to survive the constant brutality and danger, it is a bleak existence. Life an death blur into abstractions. The only hope left for mankind is to find a hero worthy of becoming the next "Fist of the North Star" - an enlightened warrior - who is capable of leading those with the will to survive out of this barrenness into a new world. But in this savage no-man's land of shifting loyalties and power-hungry demi-gods, heroes are in short supply.
Galaxy Angel
Title
Galaxy Angel
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Broccoli Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
The work of an angel is never done--there are dogs that need walking, rooms that need to be cleaned, and all sorts of work to be done. Oh well, such is the life of a Galaxy Angel. Meet Mille Fille, an overly optimistic, hot blooded girl who is of times a troublemaker and too quick to action (but most people don't mind because she's just so cute); Vanilla H, a shy girl who only speaks when spoken to, but when given orders she does her utmost to carry them out; Ranfua Framboise, strong-willed and tough on the outside but actually quite shy; Mint Blamanche, with a baby face and cat ears, she's quiet, gentle and really cute but also quite business savy; and Forte Citroen, a very cut-and-dried type of person whose hobbies include carrying a whip, shooting off missiles, and collecting firearms.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Forte Stollen
Yamaguchi Mayumi
Milfeulle Sakuraba
Shintani Ryoko
Mint
Sawashiro Miyuki
Ranpha Framboires
Tamura Yukari
Vanilla H
Kanai Mika
Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition
Title
Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Year Published
1979
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Viz Communications, Inc.
Description
An epic odyssey of life, death, revenge and discovery, Galaxy Express 999 is science fiction animation at its best, based on the long-running manga created by Leiji Matsumoto, best known for his work on the epic adventures Space Cruiser Yamato, better known in the US as Star Blazers. A young boy named Tetsuro learns more about the universe then he ever expected when he meets the enigmatic Maetel, the legendary Space Pirate Captain Harlock and the icy Emerladas on a quest to avenge his mother's death. Set in the same world as Yamato.
Gakuen Senki MURYOU
Title
Gakuen Senki MURYOU
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Alternative titles
Record of School War MURYOU Muryo - the Record of School Wars School Battle Muryo
Description
In the year 2070, a giant object mysteriously appears in Tokyo. From this incident the government recognizes the existence of alien life forms. During this time Muryo Subaru has transferred to a new junior high school. The vice president of the student body, Kyoichi, has a fight with the new kid, Muryo-pretty typical "new kid in school stuff"-but both Kyoichi and Muryo mysteriously display the use of special powers in the fight! Why do these kids have special powers? Could it have something to do with the mysterious object that appeared in Tokyo?
Agent Aika
Title
Agent Aika
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Adventure, Ecchi, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1997
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Alternative titles
Aika
Description
Set in the not-too-distant future, an earthquake has pushed Tokyo under the waves and many people are making a living as "salvagers"; people who are hired to search the remnants of sunken Tokyo for valuable information or artifacts. One of these is Aika. Teamed up with her employer’s daughter, and armed with a magical golden bustier, she searches the ocean for profit and adventure.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aida Gouzo
Otsuka Akio
Aika Sumeragi
Sakuma Rei
Alexymetalia Maypia
Tamagawa Sakiko
B.A. Bandora
Kyouda Hisako
Black Delmo
Kurata Masayo
Black Delmo (Kana)
Yamazaki Wakana
Black Delmo Leader
Nishihara Kumiko
Blue Delmo
Sasaki Yuko
Blue Delmo (Valerie & Pierre)
Niiyama Shiho
Blue Delmo Leader
Shiratori Yuri
Blue Delmo X (Catherine)
Yamazaki Wakana
Golden Delmo (Toniya)
Inoue Kikuko
Golden Delmo Bianca
Takayama Minami
Golden Delmo Rie Petoriyacowa
Otani Ikue
Golden Delmo Saniya
Nagasawa Miki
Guide
Yamazaki Wakana
Gust Turbulance
Kosugi Juurouta
Ludwig Hagen
Shiozawa Kaneto
Nina Hagen
Tanaka Atsuko
Pink Delmo (Betty)
Takeuchi Junko
Pink Delmo (Suzie)
Yamazaki Wakana
Pink Delmo A
Yamazaki Wakana
Pink Delmo Leader
Yamazaki Wakana
Rion Aida
Konishi Hiroko
White Delmo (Captain)
Nagashima Yuko
White Delmo (First Officer)
Hiramatsu Akiko
White Delmo (Nina)
Okamura Akemi
White Delmo A
Natsuki Rio
White Delmo N
Natsuki Rio
G Gundam
Title
G Gundam
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Mobile Fighter G-Gundam Kido Senshi G-Gundam
Description
After being plunged into world wide chaos, the surviving countries fight for domination using mobile fighters.
Majutsushi Orphen Revenge
Title
Majutsushi Orphen Revenge
Category
TV
Total Episodes
23
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1999
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Sorcerer Stabber Orphen Revenge
Description
Orphen's journey continues, and Cleo and the gang are still around. Together, they uncover more of Orphen's past and battle some evil along the way.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azalea
Shinohara Emi
Childman Powderfield
Nakata Jouji
Cleo Everlasting
Izuka Mayumi
Dortin
Shiina Hekiru
Esperanza
Hayashibara Megumi
Hartia
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Licorice
Kawakami Tomoko
Magic Lin
Minami Omi
Orphen
Morikubo Shoutarou
Reki
Yoshida Konami
Volcan
Ikura Kazue
Young Orphen
Nakanishi Yumiko
Mamotte Shugogetten
Title
Mamotte Shugogetten
Category
TV
Total Episodes
22
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2000
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Protect Me, Heavenly Moon Guardian!
Description
Tasuke's parents are always travelling around the world, so he basically lives alone. His life seems pretty boring and careless until an artifact from China sent by his father makes a goddess appear. Shaolin Shugogetten is dedicated to protecting her master by summoning little spirits each with a unique power. If that isn't enough, a second goddess appears: Ruaan Keikounitten, who can bring objects alive. Her goal is to make Tasuke happy. Both goddesses aren't very bright and cause a lot of damage instead.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Izumo
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Kaori
Hara Eriko
Kouichirou Endou
Minami Omi
Rishu
Kawasumi Ayako
Ruuan Keikounitten
Takada Yumi
Shaorin Shugogetten
Kouda Mariko
Shouko
Miyahara Hiromi
Takashi
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Tasuke Shichiri
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Mahou Yugi
Title
Mahou Yugi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Magical Witchland
Description
Padudu is a 12-year-old apprentice witch, chosen to represent her town in the coliseum. Donning her magical fish costume, which keeps her warm and fed, she sets off on her journey. But on the way she's swept away by a river to Dance Valley. Mayor Koffy captures her and throws her into the dungeon, hoping to eliminate the competition for Dance Valley's own coliseum candidate. Luckily for Padudu, this dungeon holds the mysterious witch Nonononn. They join together in a magical fight for survival. At the end of Blue Gender Trailer, the Magical witchland word came out!
Majutsushi Orphen
Title
Majutsushi Orphen
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1998
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Sorcerer Stabber Orphen
Description
Five years ago on Talon's Peak, a grave accident happened involving the magical sword Baltoandeles and the magic user Azali. Unable to control the sword's power, Azali was transformed into the shape of a great dragon who since that day became known as Bloody August. Kiridanshera, a young magician at the Peak who cared greatly for Azali found much to his disgust that the elders of the Peak were less than willing to save Azali and wanted rather to pretend the accident never happened. Angered by their stand, Kiridanshera swore that he would find a way to return Azali to her former self. Thus he forsook the name Kiridanshera and declared himself Orphen, leaving the Peak and his magical studies behind to wander the world...
One day everything changed, an alien civilization of immense power sent a probe to the Earth. Their forces were so powerful and overwhelming the combined might of the UN forces were destroyed in an eyeblink. But after the initial battle the aliens settled into a quietly peaceful, even polite observation of the citizens of earth. Life went on as usual except for the odd appearence of a robotic probe. People accepted their new neighbours.
Everyone except a small group of students at a local highschool. Drawing upon long since forgotten knowledge, the Magic User's Club sets their mission as the defeat of the forces of the alien "Bell".
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aburatsubo Ayanojou
Koyasu Takehito
Aikawa Akane
Iwao Junko
Minowa Minoru
Otsuka Akio
Miyama Mizuha
Sakuma Rei
Nakatomi Nanaka
Izuka Mayumi
Sawanoguchi Sae
Konishi Hiroko
Takakura Takeo
Onosaka Masaya
Yoshimoto Yoshito
Nishimura Tomohiro
Maze Megaburst Space
Title
Maze Megaburst Space
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic, Mecha
Year Published
1997
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Software Sculptors
Alternative titles
Maze Bakunetsu Jiku Maze TV
Description
Maze wakes up in her bed one day, but her house is not where she last left it. She is now in some weird world. And oddly, her house has fallen on top of someone. That someone was a soldier who was after a girl named Mill. Both Maze and Mill escape the soldiers, but are later tracked down. Maze's intent becomes an energy known as folm. Along with Mill's mecha, Duelgar, Maze is able to defeat the soldiers. It turns out that Mill is a princess and some bad guys are after her throne. So now Maze becomes her bodyguard. One problem though: at night, Maze becomes a guy!
Megami Kouhosei
Title
Megami Kouhosei
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12 (12 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Candidate for Goddess
Description
The world is being attacked by the mysterious "Victims" — giant space monsters sent to destroy Zion and all its inhabitants. Zion's only defense are the five Goddesses — sentient mechas, each bonded to her own pilot and repairer. With a high pilot turnover, it's up to the Goddess Academy (GOA) to train young candidates with gifted abilities (called EX) to one day become a pilot of a Goddess. Candidate #88- Zero has just joined the GOA and deep, dark mysteries and secrets soon unfold between Zero, the pilots & candidates, and the Goddess Ingrid as the Victims press their attack.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Yamaoka Shinichi
Director
Hongo Mitsuru
Script
Oketani AkiraSakai Mitsuyasu
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azuma Hijikata
Fujiwara Keiji
Clay Cliff Fortran
Yoshino Hiroyuki
Dr. Kurou
Wakamoto Norio
Earnest Cuore
Kashiwakura Tsutomu
Eria
Minaguchi Youko
Gareas Elidd
Takagi Wataru
Heruteji
Minaguchi Youko
Hiead Gner
Chiba Susumu
Hikura Kazuhi
Kawasumi Ayako
Ikuni Arekuto
Kugimiya Rie
Kizna Towryk
Nagasawa Miki
Leena Fujimura
Kakazu Yumi
Narrator -
Koyama Mami
Phil-Phleira Deed
Hanba Tomoe
Rill Croford
Orikasa Ai
Rioroute Vilgyna
Touchika Kouichi
Ripeara
Takahashi Chiaki
Rome Lotte
Kawamura Maria
Romi Roshito
Kimura Akiko
Roose Sawamura
Ohmoto Yoshimichi
Saki Mimori
Chiba Chiemi
Teela Zain Elmes
Amano Yuri
Tune Youg
Shiratori Yuri
Yamagi Kushida
Suyama Akio
Yu Hikura
Ishida Akira
Zero Enna
Obi Yukimasa
Master Mosquiton OVA
Title
Master Mosquiton OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
Studio
Sotsu eizo
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
In the 1920's, Inaho ressurrects a vampire named Mosquiton with her blood. He awakens and becomes her slave. Now, Inaho is after the O-Part, which will grant her immortality. However, a bunch of supernatural monsters are out to stop them from achieving their goal.
Master Mosquiton TV
Title
Master Mosquiton TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
1997
Studio
Sotsu eizo
US Distribution
Description
Catholic schoolgirl Inaho discovers that a vampire, Mosquiton, is feeding off of her classmates. So she stakes him, but he is revived after her blood comes in contact with the his remains. Mosquiton becomes her slave and also a history teacher. Together, along with Yuuki and Honou, the unlikely duo have many escapades and adventures. One of Inaho's main goals is to find the mythical O-Part to make some money!
Marmalade Boy
Title
Marmalade Boy
Category
TV
Total Episodes
76
Genres
Drama, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1994
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
TOKYOPOP
Description
Miki's parents come home from their vacation to announce that they are getting a divorce. But what is more shocking is that they have switched partners with another couple! And to top things off, this other couple has a handsome son, Yuu, who Miki begins to develop feelings for. To make things more disturbing, everyone moves into one house. What will everyone think about Miki's family lifestyle?
Mahoromatic
Title
Mahoromatic
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Mecha
Year Published
2001
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
Automatic Maiden
Description
Mahoro was employed as a maid by Suguru Misato who was the junior high school student who was living alone, and she came to his house. Because she took care of him heartily every day, there was no break in his tension. Additionally, the classmate and teacher Shikijo are involved, too, and there is no end of troubles in their daily life. Moreover, Mahoro was the strongest android in Vesper which was the organization to oppose the invasion of the space alien to the earth. However, the longevity of Mahoro who had fought as a field type android hardly remained.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chizuko Oe
Sanada Asami
Hayato Daimon
Ishizuka Unshou
Kiyomi Kawase
Kisaichi Atsushi
Mahoro
Kawasumi Ayako
Miyuki Sakura
Kikuchi Yumi
Rin Todoroki
Mizuno Manabi
Saori Shikijo
Takada Yumi
Suguru Misato
Takimoto Fujiko
To Ryuga
Koyasu Takehito
Toshiya Hamaguchi
Ogiwara Hideki
Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala
Title
Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Year Published
1998
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
AnimeVillage Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Magical Stage Fancy Lala Fancy Lala
Description
Shinohara Miho is the precocious 9-year-old daughter of a paleontologist, and she would like nothing more than to be famous. One day, she unexpectedly comes into the possession of what she thinks are dolls, but are in fact the magical dinosaurs Pigu and Mogu, who grant her the power to create the clothes she draws upon a special drawing pad, as well as the power to become a teenage version of herself. She begins to live the life of the idol, Lala - but is being famous really worth all the trouble you get into to do it?
Macross Plus
Title
Macross Plus
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
In 2040 A.D. on the colonial planet Eden, the Ministry of Defense is testing and developing a transforming super-stealth aircraft, a new advanced defense to counter alien attacks. Isamu Dyson is an extrovert jet fighter maverick assigned as a new test pilot on project Super Nova. Competition heats up when he discovers that his old rival Guld is a test pilot for the competing project. The arrival of Myung, a mutual ex-girlfriend, adds more tension to the conflict.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bikens
Satou Masaharu
Dr. Worth
Wakamoto Norio
Galde Goa Borman
Ishizuka Unshou
Gomez
Kitamura Kouichi
Isamu Daison
Yamazaki Takumi
Kate
Takano Urara
Lucy
Hayashibara Megumi
Marge
Hayami Shou
Millard
Utsumi Kenji
Myun Fan Lon
Fukami Rika
Operator
Chiba Isshin
Raymond
Ginga Banjou
Sharon Apple
Hyoudou Mako
Yan Noiman
Nishimura Tomohiro
Magic Knight Rayearth
Title
Magic Knight Rayearth
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49 (49 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mecha
Year Published
1994
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Media Blasters
Alternative titles
Mahou No Kishi Rayearth
Description
Magic Knight Rayearth begins when three junior high school girls hear a voice asking them to save a world called Cephiro. The voice belongs to Princess Emeraude, the Pillar whose will maintains the peace of this magical world where belief is power. But the peace in Cephiro is now threatened as Princess Emeraude is imprisoned and monsters begin to invade the land. With her last bit of strength, the princess summons forth the three girls destined to become the Magic Knights in the hopes of saving her world.
Basara Nekki and the crew end up on some remote planet, where he meets a teenage Zentraedi groupie, who is the daughter of a space whaler. Naturally, she thinks killing space whales is wrong, so Basara (after a bit of frolicking with his not-really-of-age groupie) goes off and wails, "I want to sing with the whale!" and other really insipid lyrics while chasing the space version of Moby Dick.
Mahou Tsukai Tai TV is the continuation from the OVA series where the members of magic user club successfully defeated Bell and turned it into a giant cherry (sakura) tree. The petals from the tree apparently were causing problem for the city, hence the members of magic user club once again tried to do something about it.
Sawanoguchi Sae apparently made a mistake as usual while casting the spell and gave the giant tree the ability to walk by itself. The tree moved and placed itself on a mountain and they think they had solved the problem... Sae actually planted a seed for bigger problems!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aburatsubo Ayanojou
Koyasu Takehito
Aikawa Akane
Iwao Junko
Minowa Minoru
Otsuka Akio
Miyama Mizuha
Sakuma Rei
Nakatomi Nanaka
Izuka Mayumi
Sawanoguchi Sae
Konishi Hiroko
Sawanoguchi Saki
Tanaka Atsuko
Takakura Takeo
Onosaka Masaya
Yoshimoto Yoshito
Nishimura Tomohiro
Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari
Title
Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1986
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love
Description
Pollyanna is an active and cheerful American girl. After her father dies, she moves from a little town in the Midwest to the East, where her aunt lives.
She is Pollyanna’s only living relative, but is a very cold and self-centered woman.
Despite her adverse circumstances, Pollyanna is always positive and brings happiness to everyone around her.
Mahou Shinshi Gekijou Risky Safety
Title
Mahou Shinshi Gekijou Risky Safety
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
AN Entertainment (AnimeNation)
Alternative titles
Omishi Magical Theater - Risky Safety
Description
Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety is a rather mild shoujo-esque series from (bizarrely enough) Omishi Rei, the creator of the somewhat perverse Bakuretsu Hunters, to which it is not even remotely similar. Mild is the operative word here, as there is virtually no action to speak of, very little music, or even much dialogue. In fact, the series is built entirely on visual cuteness and lots of introspection, leading me to believe that it's probably much better suited to the manga version, and that you might have a hard time getting into the anime.
Katusragi Moe was feeling blue one day, when a tiny little death god appeared before her and attempted to kill her. Fortunately for her he didn't have much experience at his job, and in a moment of her happiness was suddenly replaced by an equally tiny angel. As it turns out, Risky and Safety are both apprentices in their respective jobs, and as their final challenge must share a body and attempt to win their full title by taking or protecting souls, respectively. Of course that makes life kind of difficult for them, and for everyone around them...
Mahou Shojo Neko Taruto
Title
Mahou Shojo Neko Taruto
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
Madhouse Production TNK
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Magic Cat Girl Taruto Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto
Description
The lore of cats speak of the Nekomata family, the members of which possessed extremely powerful magical powers. Long ago, the Nekomata family line ceased to exist, but cats everywhere have come to know the exploits of the Nekomata as fairy tales. Taruto is a girl cat that firmly believes she is a long lost member of the Nekomata. She endeavors to practice the magical cat arts, but everything she does turns into magical disaster! Luckily she has a really nice keeper and very understanding friends!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anzuko Domyoji
Okamura Akemi
Charlotte
Kurata Masayo
Chiffon
Hisakawa Aya
Chitose
Yamamoto Maria
Iori Monaka
Takahashi Hiroki
Kakipi
Kamei Yoshiko
Kinako Monaka
Tsuruno Kyouko
Potechi
Hisakawa Aya
Taruto
Mochizuki Hisayo
Mahou Senshi LOUIE
Title
Mahou Senshi LOUIE
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24 (24 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
LOUIE the RUNE SOLDIER Mahou Senshi Riui
Description
Sorcerer Riui, is one man who by looks is nothing like a sorcerer. He dreams of going on adventures, and one day bumps into a group of young female 'adventurers', Priestess Merissa, Thief Mirel and Paladin Jeani. Riui tries to become partners and join the girls on their adventures, but is swiftly denied. Riui, who never gives up, goes to Merissa's sanctuary, to try and persuade her. There, Merissa had a relevation from her god "Hero Riui". With this, the three girls, had to join with the one man Riui as Adventurers...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kinoshita Yuki
Author
Mizuno Ryo
Design
Iwaguro Kazushi
Director
Koyama Sadamune
Script
Chiba KatsuhikoKishima NobuakiTakayama Jiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aira
Yajima Akiko
Geenie
Takayama Minami
Louie
Konishi Katsuyuki
Melissa
Inoue Kikuko
Mirelle
Kawakami Tomoko
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Title
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Category
TV
Total Episodes
39
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1990
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Nadia of the Mysterious Seas Fushigi no Umi no Nadia Secret of Blue Water, The
Description
The Industrial Revolution has taken over and the world is being consumed by new technology and machines. A young scientist, Jean, sees a beautiful young girl with dark skin while in France. He follows her to only find trouble. A woman and two thugs are after the girl's amulet called Blue Water. The girl, Nadia, escapes with Jean. From then on, the two try to evade the bad guys who are minions to a man named Gargoyle. He wants Nadia's Blue Water to bring forth an armageddon.
Najica Dengeki Sakusen
Title
Najica Dengeki Sakusen
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Action, Adventure, Ecchi, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Media Factory
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Najica Blitz Tactics
Description
17% of the land went under water by the diastrophism of the earth scale, and economy was considerably confused. After that, 30 years pass, and, at last, the symptom of the revival has appeared all over the world. Heroine's Najica is 27 years old, and she is perfumer which can classify the smell by more than 500 kinds of. She also produce the hit perfume, and she lives in comfort.
But, she also had another work which is a top agent in the secret organization. One day, she was ordered by the organization to rescue the girl caught in the small island. Though she safely rescued the girl, the organization ordered Najica to go into partnership with the girl. Reluctantly, she started living together with the girl. But, the girl had a certain secret.
On the way to school, Karin, a junior-high school student, finds a piglet who is too hungry to move. She gives some food to the pig. This pig is actually a prince, Tonrariano III from a planet called Booringo. He gives Karin a transformation kit to reward her kindness. The transformation kit consists of a piggy nose. Karin puts on the nose and says the magical words that Tonrariano III taught her. She then becomes a super-pig, a mighty flying pig, Boorin! But Karin is not happy to be a pig. Tonrariano III discusses it with his father the King, who promises Karin that she can become her ideal super-heroine if she collects 100 pearls, which will be given to her one by one each time Boorin helps somebody.
Boorin becomes a mysterious super pig who appears from nowhere when people are in trouble. Although everyone is curious of the pig’s origins, nobody knows that Boorin is really Karin.
Mystery of the Necronomicon
Title
Mystery of the Necronomicon
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
4
Genres
Adult, Horror
Year Published
1999
Studio
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Description
While vacationing with his adopted daughter, Private Detective Susuki becomes trapped in a secluded ski resort with a few other vacationers after a storm closes the place down. All is well until one of the guests is found brutally murdered. Being the good investigator he is, Susuki gets to work to find the killer. While digging for the killer, Susuki uncovers a lot of dirt on the other guests and even finds out a thing or two about his own past. But, as Susuki struggles to find the killer, the other guests start to point the finger at him.
Mysterious Thief Saint Tail
Title
Mysterious Thief Saint Tail
Category
TV
Total Episodes
43
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1995
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Kaitou Saint Tail Saint Tail
Description
Meimi is a student by day, but at night she becomes the savior known as Saint Tail. Using magicand parlor tricks, Saint Tail retrieves stolen items from thieves. However, her peer, Asuka Jr., is after Saint Tail and will do anything to unmask her true identity.
New Dominion Tank Police
Title
New Dominion Tank Police
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
Leona is out to track the terrorists who have offed her former partner, but winds up getting grabbed herself!
NieA Under 7
Title
NieA Under 7
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Kadokawa Shoten Pioneer LDC TBS
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Alternative titles
NieA_7
Description
In near future, space aliens settled in the earth why, and have been becoming familiar. Failed student's Mayuko headed for the prepschool for the application of the summer course while trying to shake off space alien NieA who pesters her for lunch. After all, NieA has arrived at the prepschool. And, space alien who cohabit with Mayuko has come to light to space alien mania's Chiaki.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Kobayashi Tsuneo
Animation Director
Takada Akira
Design
Abe YoshitoshiYanagida Yoshiaki
Director
Sato TakuyaTokoro Tomokazu
Music
Owa Yoshio
Script
Sato Takuya
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Chiaki Komatsu
Orikasa Fumiko
Mayuko Chigasaki
Kawasumi Ayako
NieA
Miyamura Yuko
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Title
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
GAINAX
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Shin Seiki Evangelion
Description
In the year 2015, half of the human race is dead, and the survivors face a terrifying last judgment from giant biotechnology experiments called Angels.
Within Tokyo-3 and the headquarters of the secretive organization called NERV, a special United Nations agency. A handful of teenagers are trained to pilot the colossal super-entities known as Evangelions and battle the Angels on their own terms... whatever the cost to their minds and souls.
Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion., is thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand. Forced to plumb the depths of himself for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hiramatsu TadashiTsurumaki Kazuya
Design
Sadamoto YoshiyukiYamashita Ikuto
Director
Anno HideakiTsurumaki Kazuya
Music
Sagisu Shiro
Script
Anno HideakiSatsugawa Akio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aida Kensuke
Iwanaga Tetsuya
Akagi Ritsuko
Yamaguchi Yuriko
Aoba Shigeru
Koyasu Takehito
Asuka's father
Seki Toshihiko
Asuka's mother
Kawamura Maria
Ayanami Rei
Hayashibara Megumi
Horaki Hikari
Iwao Junko
Hyuuga Makoto
Yuuki Hiro
Ibuki Maya
Nagasawa Miki
Ikari Gendou
Tachiki Fumihiko
Ikari Shinji
Ogata Megumi
Ikari Yui
Hayashibara Megumi
Kaji Ryouji
Yamadera Kouichi
Katsuragi Misato
Mitsuishi Kotono
Nagisa Kaoru
Ishida Akira
Pen Pen
Hayashibara Megumi
Seele
Seki Tomokazu
Soldier
Ugaki Hidenari
Souryuu Asuka Langley
Miyamura Yuko
Suzuhara Touji
Seki Tomokazu
New Cutey Honey
Title
New Cutey Honey
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Action, Adventure
Year Published
1994
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Cosplay City is in danger when the evil Dolmeck shows up. Commanding his army of monsters, he plans on destroying everything. Only one person can stop this: Cutey Honey. After she is released from her dormancy, Honey Kisaragi becomes the multi-transformational android Cutey Honey. However, the least is expected when Honey is faced with an old enemy from the past: Panther Zora.
Nausicaд, the princess of a small nation, lives in a world devastated by a holocaust called the "Seven Days of Fire". She tries to stop other warring nations from destroying themselves and from destroying the only means by which their world can be saved from the spread of polluted wastelands.
Mobile Suit Gundam F-91
Title
Mobile Suit Gundam F-91
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1991
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Gundam 0123: Formula 91 Gundam F91
Description
After Char's rebellion come thirty years of peace and prosperity. Side 4, destroyed during the One Year War, is renamed the Frontier Side and construction of new colonies begins.
At the same time, a new force is preparing to challenge the Federation. Recruited, equipped and trained in secret, the Crossbone Vanguard are an elite private army in the employ of the aristocratic Ronah family. They are dedicated to the Ronah family's "cosmo nobility principle", which holds that humanity should be led by the best, the wisest, the most courageous - not by petty bureaucrats and corrupt politicians. Now they plan to establish a perfect society based on these ideals, and they've chosen the Frontier Side to become their "Cosmo Babylonia." In UC 0123, the Crossbone Vanguard make their move.
Mobile Suit Gundam: 0079
Title
Mobile Suit Gundam: 0079
Category
TV
Total Episodes
43
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1979
Studio
Sunrise
US Distribution
AnimeVillage
Alternative titles
Mobile Suit Gundam
Description
Due to overpopulation on earth, humans strike out into space and create enormous colonies called "Sides". Years later one of these Sides declares a war of independance on Earth. Calling itself the Duchey of Zeon it launches an all out assault. Amuro Ray, a citizen of Side 7 discovers his father's Mobil Suit. A Suit unlike anyone had ever seen before. This was Gundam. Amuro, piloting the Gundam, and the crew of the White Base fight for Earth against the forces of Zeon in the One Year War that takes place in the Universal Century 0079.
Meitantei Conan
Title
Meitantei Conan
Category
TV
Total Episodes
(303+ x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
1996
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
FUNimation
Alternative titles
Famous Detective Conan Detective Conan
Description
Detective Conan is about an elementary school boy named Conan Edogawa. He solves mysteries and crimes through reasoning and logic and with the help of friends and nifty gadgets. Conan is really a 17-year-old famous high school detective, Shinichi Kudo. While investigating some suspicious activity, Shinichi was knocked over the head by a man dressed in black. During his semi-conscious state, an experimental drug was forced down his throat that was meant to kill him. Instead, Shinichi was shrunk into a little kid. In order to prevent the men who did this to him from hurting his friends and family, Shinichi changed his name to Conan Edogawa and now lives with his girlfriend, Ran and her dad.
Mizuiro Jidai is the story of the life of Kawai Yuko, a normal girl growing up. The series begins at the start of her 8th grade year of school, and follows her life through its many small and large ups and downs. The anime's title refers to the time in a girl's life when everything is new, a time of growing up.
Yuko is a cute, somewhat insecure girl. She is a good writer but is somewhat shy of her talents and worries about others not liking her work. Yuko has grown up all her life in the same house with her mother, father, and older sister. Living right next door is one of Yuko's closest friends, Hiroshi. Yuko and Hiroshi have been friends since childhood, but recently their feelings for each other have been changing.
The series gives the audience a view at Yuko's life through the seasons as she goes through such events as school trips, jyuku (cram school), band, making new friends, finding love, dealing with her parents and learning more about them, holidays, and sports. Yuko's normal fears of the future and the unknown are explored, and the joys of her life are shared.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Buko
Yuasa Kaori
Himiko
Matsuura Yukiko
Ikawa sensei
Matsuno Taiki
Kawai Yuko
Suzuki Masami
Kugayama Natsumi
Sakamoto Maaya
Myau
Kishio Daisuke
Takahata Takako
Higuchi Chieko
Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach
Title
Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedding Peach
Category
TV
Total Episodes
51
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Year Published
1995
Studio
KSS
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Wedding Peach Legend of the Angel of Love, Wedding Peach
Description
A story about an on going war between the devils and the angels... 4 girls (called Wedding Peach, Angel Daisy, Angel Lily and Angel Salvia) protecting the world fron the devils who want to steal the four symbols of love to use it to wipe out all the love in the world. They fight to protect love in the world at the same time meet their true love.
Hiroshi is in love with a schoolmate named Mari. But he does not have a chance with her. So he makes an android clone of her named Marie. He tells everyone that she's his sister. As Marie and Mari become friends, Marie does her best to get her big brother with his true object of affection. However, Marie begins to develop emotions towards Hiroshi.
My Neighbor Totoro
Title
My Neighbor Totoro
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Year Published
1988
Studio
Studio Ghibli
US Distribution
Disney
Alternative titles
Tonari no Totoro
Description
Totoro is a forest spirit that little Mei, and later her older sister Satsuki, encounter in a giant camphor tree near their new home in the countryside. Although their father, a university professor, is with them when they move, their mother is in the hospital, recovering from some unnamed illness. When Mei hears that her mother's condition may be getting worse, she resolves to visit her all by herself. When everyone realizes she's missing, only Totoro knows how to find her!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Sato Yoshiharu
Design
Miyazaki Hayao
Director
Miyazaki Hayao
Music
Hisaishi Joe
Script
Miyazaki Hayao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Grandmother
Suzuki Reiko
Kenta's father
Hirose Masashi
Mei
Sakamoto Chika
Mother
Shimamoto Sumi
Satsuki
Hidaka Noriko
School teacher
Washio Machiko
Totoro
Takagi Hitoshi
Moootto! Ojamajo Doremi
Title
Moootto! Ojamajo Doremi
Category
TV
Total Episodes
50
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2001
Studio
Toei Animation
US Distribution
Description
This is the third season of Ojamajo Doremi. In this season, an American transfer student appears, Momoko (yellow witch). She joins the team of witches. She doesn't speak very good Japanese, because of her years in America, but her language improves once she turns into a witch. In this season, the store is a bakery. They have special costumes for when they're baking, and wear these neato headets in the store.
Mutekioh TRI-ZENON
Title
Mutekioh TRI-ZENON
Category
TV
Total Episodes
22
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
TBS
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
King of invincibility TRI-ZENON, The Matchless King Tri-Zenon
Description
Large-scale emigrant fleet "Zenopares" came from 10.8 light-year remote star to the earth. They were invader who tried to drive out the earthian from the earth, and make the earth their hometown. On the other hand, there were some objects which had been fired into the earth from the different star about 300 years ago. They were three space battleships and three combat robots. They were the one which had been sent to oppose Zenopares which would invade the earth before long. Three battleships and robots implanted the gene to a clan surrounding them, and disappeared into the earth.
In 2000's, Zenopares reaches the earth at last. Usual arms were ineffectual, and the human race was trampled underfoot. However, at that time, the clan who succeeded to battleships and robots 300 years ago woke up in each Japanese place!
Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer
Title
Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2001
Studio
Bones CLAMP
US Distribution
ADV Films
Alternative titles
Angelic Layer
Description
Misaki Suzuhara is a sixth grader who has just moved to Tokyo to live with her aunt. She stumbles across a merchandising phenomenon known as Angelic Layer in which a person can purchase a doll and custom design it. Once their doll is finished, they can link to it through new technology and have it move however they want, as long as its within the confines of a field known as a "layer." In these fields there are battles to see who is the best at Angelic Layer that occur at tourist traps or at special tournaments; Misaki meets a strange man known only as Icchan who gets her involved in the games. The man for some reason believes that she has high potential to become one of the greatest players of all time...
Kiki is thirteen years old, right at the age when a young witch in training is supposed to travel to another city and strike out for herself. It's a real test of responsibility and independence, and if Kiki can handle it for a year, she'll be ready to undergo the rest of her education.
So, with only a little money, her pet cat/confidante Jiji, and her mother's broom, Kiki makes her way to a big city by the sea, where witches haven't been seen for years and the demand for them isn't exactly great. Being resourceful, Kiki starts the kind of business most suitable for a witch who can fly on a broom: an airborne package delivery service. As her fledgling business becomes more and more successful, she meets various friends who each teach her about independence, inspiration, and what to do on days when both seem to vanish.
Kazemakaze Tsukikage Ran
Title
Kazemakaze Tsukikage Ran
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
This series details the adventures of a wandering female samurai and a Chinese martial arts "expert" who playfully refers to herself as Myao-oneesan.
Tsukikage Ran, the main character, is a female ronin whose swordsmanship is second to none, while Myao's commands the often amusing but deadly display of NekoTekken (Cat Iron Fist). Together, they form an unstoppable crime fighting duo.
Each episode builds up to an amazing sword-action sequence which are all spectacularly animated and choreographed, with comic relief supplied by the oft boastful and hilariously over-the-top Myao.
The series plays with many themes typical to "feudal-Japan-anime" like corruption, Yakuza, and the search for really good sake.
Key The Metal Idol
Title
Key The Metal Idol
Category
TV
Total Episodes
15 (13 x 25 mins + 2 x 90 mins)
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Will you be one of Key’s friends?
Her classmates at school called her Key, as in the key to a strange mystery. Key’s grandfather was a kindly old scientist wanting to use his skill in robotics to create peace and love in the world. But when that kindly old scientist passed away, poor Key was left behind, lacking even the ability to smile. There still is hope, however - a message left behind for Key suggests a fantastic possibility. Could it really be possible for Key to become a real, live human, if she can only win the love of 30,000 people?
A dark, haunting tale of cybernetic sci-fi dreams, spiritual visions and the turbulent world of Japanese pop music, Key The Metal Idol will haunt and amaze you.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Ishikura Keiichi
Design
Tanaka Kunihiko
Director
Sato Hiroaki
Music
Terajima Minya
Script
Sato Hiroaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ajou Jinsaku
Hayami Shou
Aoi
Otsuka Akio
Janome
Mine Eken
Key (Mima Tokiko)
Iwao Junko
Kuyiyagawa Sakura
Nagasawa Miki
Mima Murao
Kitamura Kouichi
Mima Toyoko
Inoue Kikuko
Sergey
Kosugi Juurouta
Tataki Shuuichi
Morikawa Toshiyuki
Tsurugi Hikaru
Miki Shinichirou
Utsuse Miho
Shibahara Chiyako
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
Title
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1998
Studio
GAINAX J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Alternative titles
His and Her Circumstances KKNJ Karekano
Description
Miyazawa Yukino has always been a show-off. She's always wanted to be Number One, to be the very best in everything, to be adored by all others. Then one day, she meets her match: Arima Soujiro, who seems about as perfect as she strives to be. But no one is quite what they seem ... for whenever Yukino goes home, off comes the "ojousama" facade - and on go the headbands, reading glasses, and sweats. Miss Congeniality is in fact a conniving, petty con-artist with a streak of absolute nerdy bliss. Of course, Yukino isn't the *only* one hiding a secret, since Arima himself isn't quite what he seems either. And these two are caught in a tennis love match that won't end until ...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hiramatsu Tadashi
Director
Anno HideakiTsurumaki Kazuya
Music
Sagisu Shiro
Script
Anno Hideaki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Arima Souichirou
Suzuki Chihiro
Asaba Hideaki
Kisaichi Atsushi
Izawa Maho
Noda Junko
Miyazawa Hiroyuki
Kusao Takeshi
Miyazawa Kano
Yamamoto Maria
Miyazawa Miyako
Koyama Yuka
Miyazawa Tsukino
Watanabe Yuki
Miyazawa Yukino
Enomoto Atsuko
Old woman
Murakami Harumi
Sakura Tsubaki
Chiba Saeko
Sena Rika
Fukui Yukari
Shibahime Tsubasa
Shintani Mayumi
Tonami
Sasaki Nozomu
Kimagure Orange Road OVA
Title
Kimagure Orange Road OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
8
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
Studio
Studio Pierrot Toho
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
Kimagure Orange Road OVA is basically the extension from the TV series. The time frame is probably in the middle of the TV series. There are 8 Kimagure Orange Road OVA as far as I know: Episode 1: White Lovers, Episode 2: Hawaiian Suspense, Episode 3: Hurricane! Disguise Girl Akane, Episode 4: I'm a Cat, I'm a Fish, Episode 5: Love's Stage = Heart on Fire! (Spring Idol), Episode 6: Love's Stage = Heart on Fire! (A Star's Birth!), Episode 7: The Unexpected Situation, Episode 8: Message In Rouge.
Kimagure Orange Road Movie
Title
Kimagure Orange Road Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Drama, Romance
Year Published
Studio
Studio Pierrot Toho
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Alternative titles
Kimagure Orange Road : Ano hi ni kaeritai Kimagure Orange Road : I Want to Return to That Day
Description
On a brisk day in early spring, Kyosuke and Madoka walk together on the grounds of a university, on their way to the signboard that will tell them if they have passed the entrance examination. A chance comment is overheard, and Kyosuke's thoughts range back...
...to the previous summer, when he was struggling to prepare for the all-important examinations, amid the myriad distractions of youth...
...to the previous summer, when he and Madoka finally came to grips with their feelings for one another...
...to the previous summer, when he tried not to break Hikaru's heart...
"Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day" is the bittersweet conclusion to the story.
Kikou Soseiki Mosupiida
Title
Kikou Soseiki Mosupiida
Category
TV
Total Episodes
25
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1983
Studio
ARTMIC Studios
US Distribution
Harmony Gold
Alternative titles
Genesis Climber Mospeada Mospeada, The Invid Invasion Robotech: The New Generation
Description
In the year 2050, the solar system is invaded by aliens called the Invid. The human race is attacked by the aliens, but only Earth is occupied, defeated by overwhelming power and numbers. The aliens are always in their mecha and never reveal their true nature. The only free humans are in bases on Mars and the moons of Jupiter. They launched a recapture mission soon after, which was promptly slaughtered by the Invid. It almost seems as if the aliens can sense the energy used by the human forces In 2080, the children of the soldiers that went to Earth are the next generation of Mars Base troops and are armed with their own transformable mecha. This assault is only slightly more successful then the one thirty years ago. Three years later Mars Base launches the Second Earth Recapture Force, consisting of hundreds of ships and mecha. Among them is the 21st Armored Division, commanded by Lt Cmd Scott Bernard. Though they fought valiantly, the Mars Base troops are defeated with heavy losses. During the battle, Scott's fiancee Marlene Rush is killed and his Alpha crash lands in South America. Turning his sorrow and anguish over Marlene's death into revenge, Scott begins his long trek north to destroy Reflex Point, the Invid's main hive. Along the way, Scott encounters several charismatic individuals who have been waging their own one-man wars against the Invid. Rand, a cocky, idealistic wanderer; Lancer, a former Mars Base pilot, disguising himself as a female pop singer; Rook Bartley, a tough, lone wolf; Lunk, a mecha mechanic who hates war; Marlene, who is actually a stage five Invid that looks like Scott's dead fiancee; and Annie, a young girl who always causes trouble for the group. The group's members become more than soldiers, they become close friends, almost a family.
Kimagure Orange Road TV
Title
Kimagure Orange Road TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
48 (48 x 25 mins)
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
1987
Studio
Studio Pierrot Toho
US Distribution
AnimEigo
Description
At a glance, Kimagure Orange Road is your basic high-school romantic comedy. The romance and drama center around a love triangle. The main character, Kasuga has a few telekinetic powers which are often used for comedic effect. He is also quite indecisive. The other main characters are Madoka and Hikaru. Most of the time, Madoka acts like a tough girl who can do anything and Hikaru demonstrates extreme cheerfulness. The stories generally follow Kasuga in his relationship with Madoka and Hikaru.
The Abashiri family - one of the most notorious criminal gangs ever. Papa Abashiri decides that it's about time his little girl is raised more appropriately -- as a young lady, and not as a deadly gang member. Papa then decides to send his dear daughter Kukunosuke to an elite boarding school. The problem is, this school doesn't have any intention of graduating their students. Crazed faculty members with homicidal and perverted tendencies, violent and unfriendly classmates... all of them welcome Kukunosuke to her new home. Pretty soon, it's an all-out teachers vs. students war in school. Will she be able to finish school before school finishes her?
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Title
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Super Techno Arts
Alternative titles
JoJo no Kimiyona Boken
Description
Based on the long-running manga by Hirohiko Araki, the first OVA series follows Josef Joestar and his 17-year-old grandson Jotaro as they attempt to finish the family blood feud against the immortal vampire Dio. Josef and Jotaro have gathered several mystical warriors each with powers representing one card from The Stand (a variation of Tarot cards), with Jotaro having powers over the strongest Stand— the Star Platinum. Dio himself has gathered Stand warriors and together they face off for the sake of Jotaro's mother Holly and domination of the world.
Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari
Title
Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Drama
Year Published
1981
Studio
Nippon Animation
US Distribution
Alternative titles
School of Love
Description
"CUORE" is a remarkable story based on the famous school novel, by Edmond de Amicis.
Although “CUORE” takes place around 100 years ago in Italy, the lessons learned by the boys in school are still relevant throughout the world today.
The boys in early adolescence, innocent and susceptible, meet a teacher of virtue. He tells them honorable and heart-warming stories with which the boys feel great empathy.
After experiencing hard times and sharing various joys with their friends and family, the boys recognize what is most important of all: to love others.
Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Title
Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
Tatsunoko Productions VAP
US Distribution
Right Stuff International
Description
Seeking to find the most comfortable living possible, Justy Ueki Tylor stumbles upon what he thinks is a dream career: delivering pension checks for the United Planets Space Force (whose logo looks suspiciously like a giant tomato). Through his sheer luck (which at times borders the unbelievable), he goes from utter layabout to hero in charge of the good ship Soyokaze...oh, wait, did we call it a good ship? The Soyokaze, to put it bluntly, is the disgrace of the UPSF, and a dumping ground for the dregs of the universe. Even so, Tylor remains undaunted...after all, why should he care? He's only the captain, after all...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Azalyn
Kasahara Hiroko
Cryburn
Nakata Kazuhiro
Dom
Seki Toshihiko
Emi
Kanai Mika
Fuji
Nishimura Tomomichi
Harumi
Okamoto Maya
Kojiro
Iwata Mitsuo
Lt. Kim
Mitsuishi Kotono
Tylor
Tsujitani Kouji
Wang
Tsukada Masaaki
Yamamoto
Hayami Shou
Yumi
Kanai Mika
Yuriko Star
Amano Yuri
Jin-Roh, The Wolf Brigade
Title
Jin-Roh, The Wolf Brigade
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2000
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Jinroh
Description
Jin-Roh is a very dark tale set in the riot-torn 1960's Tokyo of an alternate history. A special police force, the Capitol Police Organization (CAPO) has been formed. Within CAPO is the Special Unit which gets the toughest jobs. Some of the men in the Special Unit, according to rumor, comprise a vigilante group called the Wolf Brigade. Conceived by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell) Fuse, a member of the Special Unit, broods obsessively about a terrorist girl who blew herself up in front of him. Then he meets the girl's sister and becomes emotionally involved. A happy ending? It's not that kind of movie.
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Title
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (6 x 35 mins)
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Bandai Visual
US Distribution
US Manga Corps
Description
Zeiram - the most dangerous life form in the galaxy. It's virtually unstoppable - perhaps even invulnerable. The Tedan Tippedai Corporation secretly attempted to import Zeiram to be used as the basis for a powerful new bio-weapon, and now it's loose. Iria, a ruthless young bounty hunter whose brother was butchered by Zeiram, uncovers this information while stalking the monster - evidence that certain parties would rather have silenced. Now Iria must expose the silent conspiracy before any more innocent people are massacred by the moster. With the aid of her young sidekick, Kei, and a mysterious benefactor, Iria will avenge her brother's death... only who is hunting whom?
The J-Rock band CLIMB has split up, for good. The drummer and bass guitarist have become fed up with the way the band is managed, and leave. They decide to start up their own band; "Lucifer, The Fallen Angel". The problem is, they have a serious lack of available talent. Meanwhile, across town, an extraordinarily talented piano player and singer has shown up at a hotel, and is thrilling audiences with his amazing style and grace. He's a quiet, soft-spoken man, however, and is obviously harboring dark secrets as well as suffering from depression. CLIMB needs a vocalist; this mysterious stranger needs a path in life. Will they find each other?
Thief of the Heavenly Wind Joan of Arc Divine Wind Thief Jeanne
Description
As the end of the century draws near, God's and the Devil's agents are racing to gain power. The Devil has been preparing by placing demons in beautiful works of art in order to lure unsuspecting humans into protecting them. It is up to Kaitou Jeanne, the reincarnation of Joan of Arc, and her angel guardian Fin Fish to seal these demons and prevent them from corrupting the souls of the innocents they posses. During the day, Jeanne is really high school student Marron, who along with her friends Miyako (a wannabe detective who's life's dream is to capture Jeanne) and Chiaki (who is also Jeanne's rival, Kaitou Sinbad) tries to make it through to the next day...
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Tamegai Katsumi
Author
Tanemura Arina
Design
Kagawa Hisashi
Director
Umezawa Atsutoshi
Music
Kato Michiaki
Script
Tomita Sukehiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Access Time
Yajima Akiko
Fin Fish
Nishihara Kumiko
Jeanne d'Arc
Tsuru Hiromi
Kaisei
Onosaka Masaya
Kanako
Neya Michiko
Kimura
Okiayu Ryoutarou
Kusakabe Maron (Jeanne)
Kuwashima Houko
Maron's mother
Kawashima Chiyoko
Matsubara Saki
Mitsuishi Kotono
Minazuki Yamato
Takahashi Naozumi
Mist
Yamazaki Wakana
Miyako's mother
Yajima Akiko
Nagoya Chiaki (Sindbad)
Chiba Susumu
Noin
Yamaguchi Kappei
Pakkyaramao
Nishihara Kumiko
Sazanka Yashiro
Yamazaki Wakana
Toudaiji
Chiba Shigeru
Toudaiji Miyako
Matsui Naoko
Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl
Title
Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl
Category
TV
Total Episodes
13
Genres
Action, Comedy
Year Published
2000
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl: Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch Juubei-chan: Lovely Gantai no Himitsu
Description
Yagyu Jubei was Japan's greatest swordsman. His skill was legendary, but the one enemy he couldn't conquer was death. Before he died, though, he gave his disciple hope - there would be a successor, and this deserving person would receive all the power and skill of Yagyu Jubei, along with the Lovely Eyepatch.
After 300 years of searching, the disciple finds Jiyu Nanohana, a rather ordinary girl who has just moved to a new town and started going to a new school. As if going to a new school weren't stressful enough, now Jiyu is told that she is heir to the legendary talents of Yagyu Jubei. And she will have to put those talents to good use and stop the assassins of the rival clan!
Jungle wa itsumo Hare nochi Gu
Title
Jungle wa itsumo Hare nochi Gu
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26 (26 x 25 mins)
Genres
Adventure, Comedy
Year Published
2001
Studio
Shinei Doga Sotsu eizo
US Distribution
AN Entertainment (AnimeNation)
Alternative titles
Jungle is always Sunny or hungry
Description
Here is a village in a peaceful jungle. The blazing sun and tropical trees. The people build a village around the elder. Food depends on hunting. The festival of every month. There is an animal outside of the village. A child's snack is freshly-picked banana. Really the living which seems to be the jungle. However, there are actually a television and a game, too and children live like the today's kids.
The boy called Hale lived here. One day, his mother brought one pretty girl from the town. Her name is Goo. Hale wanted to make friends with her. But, next morning, the face of Goo had changed. And the character changed into the extremely unfriendly one, too. Furthermore, she swallows the banana, swallows the small bird, swallows human, and swallows everything. And, somehow swallowed people live in her body !? Who is Goo on earth?
Hale is always led a dance by the paranormal phenomena which Goo causes. This is the surrealism gag anime with the big roar of laughter to such an unfortunate boy!
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kindaichi Renjuro
Design
Kugimiya Hiroshi
Director
Mizushima Tsutomu
Music
Takasaki Ayumi
Script
Takemoto Yasuhiro
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Clive
Madono Mitsuaki
Goo
Watanabe Naoko
Gupta
Hoshi Souichirou
Hare
Aikawa Rikako
Lazy
Inoue Kazuhiko
Mary
Matsuoka Yuki
Toposte
Maeda Konomi
Wadi
Kishio Daisuke
Weda
Morota Kaoru
Wigle
Iwanaga Tetsuya
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2
Title
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
7
Genres
Action, Adventure, Horror
Year Published
2000
Studio
US Distribution
Super Techno Arts
Description
This second OVA series serves as an immediate prequel to the first OVA. About a hundred years after his cataclysmic battle against one of the Joestar family, the vampire Dio has been fished out of the ocean and freed. Thus begins Josef Joestar and his grandson Jotaro's involvement in the Joestar-Dio feud as Dio's freedom awakens the Stand-powers of Josef and street punk Jotaro for the first time. They must gather allying Stand users — warriors imbued with a Tarot card symbol that designates their power and face Dio in order to save Jotaro's mother Holly who is affected by the curse of Dio.
Lupin III: Dark Order of Assassination
Title
Lupin III: Dark Order of Assassination
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Rupan Ansatsu Shirei
Description
When Inspector Zenigata is reassigned and a bloodthirsty assassin named Kiss is ordered to kill Lupin, there's nothing for Lupin to do but advance his rival's career prospects! Reuniting the gang, Lupin steals both a high-technology Russian missile sub and a beautiful young Russian scientist, who has her own past with Jigen to work out. Using the sub to infiltrate the criminal association Shot Shell, Lupin has three objectives: expose the organization to Interpol and get Zenigata back on his case, steal tons of ill-gotten loot, and most importantly, stay alive!
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Title
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Year Published
1979
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Alternative titles
Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro
Description
Lupin and Jigen have just pulled off another million-dollar heist -- only to find out that all one million dollars of it are counterfeit money from Cagliostro! Cagliostro has supplied the world with counterfeit money of all nationalities for decades, only surviving because of the global economy’s strong dependence on the faux dough.
Shortly after crossing Cagliostro’s borders, Lupin encounters the lovely princess of Cagliostro, hotly pursued by the Duke of Cagliostro’s cronies -- and loses her to the Duke’s men who imprison her in his heavily-fortified castle. A bit of inquiry reveals that the Duke has plans to marry the princess against her wishes...and perhaps other plans as well, one involving finding a priceless treasure lost for centuries.
A beautiful damsel in distress, an evil Count to be smote, a lost treasure, and the biggest counterfeiting racket on the face of the earth...this is an order just too big for Lupin to resist! But it will take the combined effort of Lupin and all of his friends -- Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, the courageous and selfless Princess herself, and even the relentless Inspector Zenigata -- to thwart the Duke’s plans and save the day! Excitement and mayhem are in store!
Love Hina Spring Special
Title
Love Hina Spring Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Keitaro, convinced he's failed the Todai entrance exam yet again, ends up on a wild adventure in the south seas.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoyama Motoko
Asakawa Yuu
Koalla Su
Takagi Reiko
Konno Mitsune
Noda Junko
Maehara Shinobu
Kurata Masayo
Narusegawa Mei
Shiratori Yuri
Narusegawa Naru
Horie Yui
Otohime Mutsumi
Yukino Satsuki
Sarah Macdougal
Kobayashi Yumiko
Urashima Keitaro
Ueda Yuuji
Love Hina OVA
Title
Love Hina OVA
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2002
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Alternative titles
Love Hina Again
Description
It seems that 3 DVD volume of Love Hina OVA is being developed and is planned to be released in Japan on January 2002.
The OVA is known as Love Hina Again and has three parts:
Love Hina Again "Kanako", Love Hina Again "Keitaro" and Love Hina Again "Naru"
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoyama Motoko
Asakawa Yuu
Koalla Su
Takagi Reiko
Konno Mitsune
Noda Junko
Maehara Shinobu
Kurata Masayo
Narusegawa Naru
Horie Yui
Otohime Mutsumi
Yukino Satsuki
Sarah Macdougal
Kobayashi Yumiko
Urashima Haruka
Hayashibara Megumi
Urashima Kanako
Kuwatani Natsuko
Urashima Keitaro
Ueda Yuuji
Love Hina Christmas Special
Title
Love Hina Christmas Special
Category
Special
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2001
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Keitaro, Naru, and the gang get caught up in the turmoil of the legendarily romantic night of Christmas Eve.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoyama Motoko
Asakawa Yuu
Koalla Su
Takagi Reiko
Konno Mitsune
Noda Junko
Maehara Shinobu
Kurata Masayo
Narusegawa Naru
Horie Yui
Otohime Mutsumi
Yukino Satsuki
Sarah Macdougal
Kobayashi Yumiko
Urashima Keitaro
Ueda Yuuji
Macross 7 Encore
Title
Macross 7 Encore
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
3
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Music, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
Bandai Visual Big West
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Macross 7 OVA 1
Description
Before Macross Dynamite 7 was released, this three part OAV was released in 1995, shortly after the end of the TV series. Unlike Dynamite, this OAV series consists of three totally unrelated episodes. The first episode is "Fleet Of The Strongest Women", which is quite famous because it is an unaired TV episode. The second episode "On Stage" and the third "Which One Do You Love?" feature TV animation, but they are not episodes. To add to all the confusion, all three of these episodes are set during the TV series. From looking at the events of these episodes, they all most likely take place between episodes 39 and 43. Of course, as with the rest of Macross 7, this series is unavailable in the U.S. and Bandai has no plans to release it.
Moldiver
Title
Moldiver
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1993
Studio
US Distribution
Pioneer Animation
Description
Ozora Hiroshi, a young scientist, discovers the MOL unit and utilizes it to design the supersuit and fulfill his dreams of becoming a Superhero. Only one hitch, his sister Mirai.
Macross 7 : The Galaxy is Calling Me
Title
Macross 7 : The Galaxy is Calling Me
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Music, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1995
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Macross 7 : The Movie
Description
Basara, on one of his frequent trips across the galaxy to spread the message of his music, folds in on an icy planet. The natives are hostile, and take him prisoner until he begins to sing for them — and a little boy named Pedro recognizes his voice. They release Basara, and almost as soon as they don, a strange wailing voice comes from the nearby mountains. Basara and Pedro head out in Basara's valkyrie to investigate the noise. Little do they know, an ambush is waiting for them.
Ai no Senshi Rainbowman
Title
Ai no Senshi Rainbowman
Category
TV
Total Episodes
22
Genres
Action, Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1982
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Warrior of Love Rainbowman
Description
Macross 7
Title
Macross 7
Category
TV
Total Episodes
49
Genres
Action, Drama, Mecha, Music, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1994
Studio
Ashi Production
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Thirty-five years after the legendary Battle with Bodolza's Main Fleet, the New Macross 7 fleet journeys to the center of the galaxy. Having once faced total extinction, the surviving Humans on Earth drew up an ambitious plan to ensure their survival. Super-long-range emigration fleets (such as the Macross 7 fleet) would spread Humankind across the galaxy. Meanwhile, close-range colonization of planets (such as Macross Plus's Eden) would counteract Earth's population explosion and dwindling supplies. Seven years have passed since Captain Maxmillian Jenius led the 37th long-range emigration fleet from Earth. Inside City 7, the main habitation "block" of the Macross 7 flagship, the Fire Bomber rock band prepares for their first live concert. Something's amiss, though ....
A young girl, Sheeta, is kidnapped by secret agents working for a government. Rescued by the boy Pazu, they must together try to reach the legendary floating island Laputa, while avoiding both of the pirates and the army.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Tannai Tsukasa
Design
Miyazaki Hayao
Director
Miyazaki Hayao
Music
Hisaishi Joe
Script
Miyazaki Hayao
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Anli
Kameyama Sukekiyo
Dola
Hatsui Kotoe
General Mouro
Nagai Ichirou
Lucita
Yokozawa Keiko
Lui
Yasuhara Yoshito
Madge
Tarako
Mentor
Ito Hiroshi
Muska
Terada Nou
Okami
Washio Machiko
Pazu
Tanaka Mayumi
Shalulu
Kamiyama Takuzo
Uncle Pom
Tokita Fujio
Legend of Lemnear
Title
Legend of Lemnear
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1989
Studio
Soshin
US Distribution
Central Park Media
Alternative titles
Varukisas
Description
As the monstrous legions of the Dark Lord spread across the land, the sole surviving warrior of the devastated village searches for vengeance -Lemnear, the fabled Champion of Silver. As beautiful as she is deadly, she hunts the wizard Gardein and has vowed to kill him and his evil master to avenge the slaughter of her people.
But as Lemnear soon discovers, a greater destiny lies ahead than simply being the messenger of revenge. Within her lies an almost invincible power. A power which could change the course of history and free all mankind. A power which the Dark Lord will do anything to posssess.
Kite
Title
Kite
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adult
Year Published
Studio
Green Bunny
US Distribution
AnimeWorks
Description
Orphaned at a young age, her parents victims of a brutal double murder, Sawa was taken in by the detective assigned to her case. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals go loose every day, he decides to train her to be his instrument of justice. After all, who'd suspect a pretty college student of being a deadly vigilante!
Now she must decide between her allegiance to her guardian and her loyalty to her one and only friend, a fellow sword of justice.
Watch as this brutal story unfolds with stunning animation from the lethal mind of Yasuomi Umetsu, the character designer of such anime classics as MegaZone 23 Part 2, Robot Carnival (Presence), and the New Gatchaman (G-Force).
Landlock
Title
Landlock
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Year Published
1998
Studio
US Distribution
Manga Entertainment
Description
The land of Zer'lue is in turmoil, ravaged by the technological might of Chairman Sana'ku and his evil, militaristic Zul'earth forces. In a rapidly unfolding story of treachery, deceit and betrayal, only one boy holds the power to defeat such overwhelming odds... a boy named Lue'der, who possesses a mysterious red eye and the ability to control the power of the wind itself.
New Kimagure Orange Road Kimagure Orange Road : Summer's Beginning
Description
The time-gap between this Kimagure Orange Road movie with the previous movie, ova and tv series is pretty wide.. maybe around 10 years. If you watch the old Kimagure Orange Road series and this one, you will notice the difference between old-style anime drawing and this one. Anyway.. here is the captions from the box provided by ADV:
A near-fatal traffic accident sends 19 year-old Kyosuke Kasuga spinning three years forward in time, where his future self is missing and presumed dead. It's a race against time to find the missing 22 year-old Kyosuke and return the 19 year-old version to his proper time before he dies. To make matters worse, Kyosuke stumbles across the vivacious Hikaru, recently returned to Japan, whose feelings for him haven't changed. Now, on top of everything else, he's faced with the added task of remaining true to his beloved Madoka. Will love triumph over all obstacles? Or will the relationship so painstakingly built unravel?
Lost Universe
Title
Lost Universe
Category
TV
Total Episodes
26
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1998
Studio
SOFTX
US Distribution
ADV Films
Description
Kane Blueriver and Canal, his AI companion, are trouble contractors who take jobs which require their special skills. This could go from armed escort, to patrol, to capturing dangerous criminals. Milly is a private eye who has to be the best at everything (wuchuu ichi!!). When the three of them get together, they run into one mess after another, gradually uncovering more of a mystery that ties the legendary Lost Ships to all of their pasts, bringing them closer and closer to a discovery that something called Nightmare would rather not have them find ...
Love Hina
Title
Love Hina
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24 (24 x 25 mins)
Genres
Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
2000
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Bandai Entertainment
Description
Keitaro and his childhood sweetheart make a promise to be accepted at and to meet each other at the prestigous Toudai University before she moved out of his life. About a decade later, Keitaro has become an artist and a daydreamer, having ranked 27th from the last in the national practice exam. When his grandmother leaves the all-girls dormitory, he becomes the residential manager and soon meets up with two Todai applicants who may have been that sweetheart, since he's forgotten her name. Then there the other tenants like young Shinobu who was in despair until Keitaro helped her, Motoko the swordsmaster who sees men as evil distractions, Su Kaolo the genius child inventor and the sneaky Kitsune.
*** There were only 24 episodes of Love Hina broadcasted on television in Japan. Episode 25 was never broadcasted, but it was included in the Japanese Love Hina DVD volume 9 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Takami AkioUno Makoto
Author
Akamatsu Ken
Design
Uno MakotoYasuhiko Eiji
Director
Sudo TakashiSugitani KoichiUeda Shigeru
Script
Hatsuki KuroIshikawa ManabuKawasaki Hiroyuki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Amara Su
Hisakawa Aya
Aoyama Motoko
Asakawa Yuu
Koalla Su
Takagi Reiko
Konno Mitsune
Noda Junko
Maehara Shinobu
Kurata Masayo
Narusegawa Mei
Shiratori Yuri
Narusegawa Naru
Horie Yui
Otohime Mutsumi
Yukino Satsuki
Sarah Macdougal
Kobayashi Yumiko
Urashima Haruka
Hayashibara Megumi
Urashima Keitaro
Ueda Yuuji
Ai no Kusabi
Title
Ai no Kusabi
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
2
Genres
Adult, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
AIC (Anime International Company)
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Wedge of Interval Space Between, The Wedge of Love
Description
Ai no Kusabi (Wedge of Interval) is a novel written by Rieko Yoshihara. The story ran as series on a famous Japanese shounen ai magazine, Shousetsu June (No.22 December 1986 to No.27 October 1987). The story then was slightly reedited by the author and has been published as a hard-cover book since 1990. (The novel is in Japanese and only in Japanese).
The story combines science fiction, aestheticism and yaoi. Ai no Kusabi focuses on the love and conflict between 3 main characters, Iason Mink, Riki and Guy. The background takes place in a future computer-controled society, Tanagura, where people are divided into different ranks that are based on their hair colors.
Locke the Superman
Title
Locke the Superman
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1984
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Choujin Locke
Description
The intergalactic wars have begun. The federal army is no match for Lady Chan's legion of robotic soldiers. Defeat is at hand. Only the super-powered Locke, now a peace-loving civilian can save the Earth. Will Locke come to the rescue of his doomed planet? Can he resist the beautiful but traitorous Jessica sent to destroy him? Are his superhuman powers and ultradestructive lightning sword strong enough to defeat the villainous onslaught? The final showdown awaits aboard a monstrous asteroid spaceship.
Lily C.A.T.
Title
Lily C.A.T.
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction
Year Published
1987
Studio
Studio Pierrot Victor Entertainment
US Distribution
Streamline Pictures
Description
The Deep Sleep Capsules, technology that has allowed man to reach out to the stars. These chambers slow the aging process by 95%. A 20-year trip passes, and the traveler has only aged 1 year. It definitely has its advantages, but after you've been on a few trips, it sure gets very lonely.
Right now, however, that's not the big issue. The year is 2264. The Syncam Corporation has sent the Saldes and its crew of 13 (and 1 cat) out into deep space to explore the potential of a newfound planet 20 years away. Soon after they awaken from their stasis, however, things are happening one after another. First, the crew learns that two of the crew are not who they claim to be. Then, one by one, crewmembers die suddenly. Then, the ship begins to turn against them. And as if it couldn't get any worse, they find another mess on their hands and it is ugly.
What was supposed to be a simple exploratory mission has become a struggle for survival in the depths of space. 20 years from home, they're all alone and no one can hear them scream.
Anime : Fullmetal Alchemist
Title
Fullmetal Alchemist
Category
TV
Total Episodes
52
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Bones
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
In this world, there exist people with special abilities to manipulate objects and transform those objects into other objects. These people are known as alchemist. However, this manipulation process does not come without cost, as the basic alchemy rules stated that something with equivalent cost is needed to perform the manipulation.
The main character is a famous alchemist named Edward Elric, who loses his little brother Alphonse in an accident. Edward manages to contain his brother's soul in a large piece of armor suit. However, merging the soul and body of the dearly departed comes with great cost, so the two brothers must embark on a journey to find a mysterious power amplifier which can reduce the cost to manipulate objects greatly.
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Arakawa Hiromu
Design
Aramaki ShinjiIshigaki JunyaItou Yoshiyuki
Director
Mizushima Seiji
Music
Mitsuma MasafumiOshima Michiru
Script
Aikawa Sho
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Alphonse Elric
Kugimiya Rie
Edward Elric
Paku Romi
Anime : Maburaho
Title
Maburaho
Category
TV
Total Episodes
24
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Description
Our main character is the seventeen-year-old high school student, Kazuki Shikimori. He attends the elite school for training people in the art of using magic, Aoi Academy, but as for his grades, it would be faster to count his rank starting at the bottom. On top of that, he can only use magic eight times in his whole life! Because he’ll turn into dust if he uses up his magic, he spends his days depressed, unable to even use magic.
One day, a girl named Yuuna Miyama shows up in front of him. "From now on, we’re husband and wife!" While he is still shocked, Kuriko Kazetsubaki and Rin Kamishiro appear before him. They have but one goal. To get the genes from Kazuki that hold the world’s most powerful magic...
What destiny awaits the failure of a wizard, Kazuki Shikimori, who is suddenly being targeted by three beautiful girls!?
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by Risa and Riku Harada ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Tsukiji Toshihiko
Design
Arada Yasunari
Director
Kimura Shinichiro
Script
Taki Koichi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akai Haruaki
Tsujitani Kouji
Inoba Kaori
Noda Junko
Kamishiro Rin
Inoguchi Yuka
Kazetsubaki Kuriko
Matsuoka Yuki
Miyama Yuuna
Nabatame Hitomi
Nakamaru Yukihiko
Naitou Ryo
Shikimori Kazuki
Sakaguchi Daisuke
Digimon: The Movie
Title
Digimon: The Movie
Category
Movie
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
Studio
US Distribution
Description
When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever.
As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digmon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.
Anime : Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~
Title
Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Year Published
2003
Studio
J.C.STAFF
US Distribution
Geneon Entertainment
Description
A year later from the prequel, life at the Sakuraba Mansion had passed more noisly and with more fun by the joining of Chika, a High-School student. However, even through such peaceful days, the time when Aoi, Kaoru, and Tina must each face their various challenges and worries was looming...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by White_Reflection ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Fumizuki Kou
Design
Iwakura Kazunori
Director
Shimoda Masami
Music
Kashiwakura TsutomuMasuda Toshiro
Script
Kanemaki KenichiKubota MasashiTakayama Katsuhiko
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Aoi Sakuraba
Kawasumi Ayako
Chika Minazuki
Momoi Haruko
Kaoru Hanabishi
Hoshi Souichirou
Mayu Miyuki
Narita Sayaka
Miyabi Kagurazaki
Hiramatsu Akiko
Taeko Minazuki
Mizuhashi Kaori
Tina Foster
Yukino Satsuki
Anime : Uninhabited Planet Survival
Title
Uninhabited Planet Survival
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Adventure, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Madhouse Production
US Distribution
Description
The story takes place in the 22nd century where anti-gravity and warp travel technology are practically can be used for space exploration. However, due to environmental damage and tectonic plate movements, the green Earth only exists in history book. People live in space colonies and on all sorts of planets.
Runa, 14 years old, is a transfer student whose parents passed away when she was young leaving her alone with a robotic cat, Chako. Her dream is to become space exploration expert like her parents. Together with Runa: the introvert Shaara, the mechanic expert Shingo, the quiet Kaoru, the bad spoiled Howard, the obedient Bell, and the prideful student counselor Menori, they are all drifted to an uninhabited planet...
A day in the 22nd century
Seven youngsters and a robot cat, thrown in to an uninhabited planet
The battle for their survival starts
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yagami Kaede ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Takiguchi Sadakazu
Director
Yano Yuichiro
Music
Haketa Takeshi
Script
Komemura Masashi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Bell
Takase Akimitsu
Chako
Koizuka Kiyoe
Howard
Ishida Akira
Kaoru
Madono Mitsuaki
Menori
Andou Mabuki
Runa
Iwai Yukiko
Shaara
Kishita Naoko
Shingo
Minagawa Junko
Anime : BLAME! Ver. 0.11: salvaged disc by Cibo
Title
BLAME! Ver. 0.11: salvaged disc by Cibo
Category
OVA
Total Episodes
6 (37 mins)
Genres
Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Alternative titles
Blame
Description
The story takes place in a city where it's said that has thousands of levels.
In a shutdown area, thousands of levels overlap each other, you couldn't tell the sky from the ground and you couldn't tell which way is up or which way is down. Maybe the original purpose of this story is to unravel the mysteries bound in this time and world. For the humans who found this vast rare multi-level city, the mysterious main character "Kirii" wanders to search for the "Net Terminal Genes" that were not infected. Kirii's burden and his search for the "Net Terminal Genes" is a goal like no other and is very much the mystery of this story. Log1~Log6 contains the story of Cibo that wasn't done in the original works. The Cibo who strayed away with Kirii and wanders about. A disc thrown away in the rubble. Cibo starts downloading. Just who's "Memory" will he end up with?
This anime is based on a comic serialized in "Monthly Afternoon" magazine. The DVD contains all 6 episodes, optional English subtitles is included.
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Nihei Tsutomu
Design
Nagano NobuakiWatanabe Akio
Director
Inokawa Shintaro
Music
Onogawa Hiroyuki
Anime : Peace Maker Kurogane
Title
Peace Maker Kurogane
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Historical Settings
Year Published
2003
Studio
GONZO
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
It is the closing time of the chaotic Edo Era (Japan, 1603-1868). In this time, some young people make a breakthrough in this era.
It is the first year of Genji (1864)*, March. A spring where cherry blossoms scatter and dance in the air of Kyoto. A single young man knocks at the door of the headquarters of the Mibu Shinsengumi (the newly established Mibu team). His name was Ichimura Tetsunosuke, aged 15. His personality, as his name suggests, is Teppoudama*
Unlike his height, Tetsunosuke possesses great will power and hopes to join the Shinsengumi to avenge his parents. He is allowed to join the team on the condition that he can win against the talented swordsman Okita Souji*. And so, Tetsunosuke challenges Okita.
"I want to become stronger."
Tetsunosuke, getting back up and fighting back no matter how many times he gets knocked down, earns him the admiration of Kondou Isamu* who allows him to join. However, the "oni"* vice captain, Hijikata Toshizou* refused to let him join saying, "The Shingumi will not have someone joining for vengeance."
One night, Tetsunosuke passes by the place where Okita was hiding and witnesses a ferocious battle. Hijikata leaves Tetsunosuke saying "Joining the Shingumi is just a way of becoming a demon."
Tetsunosuke stood still as he took in the painful reality that he must hold a sword and hurt people to become stronger.
However, in the falling rain, he asks Hijikata with Great Spirit, "I will not be afraid of demons. Make me into a demon." And so, it was how Tetsunosuke got consent from Hijikata to join the Shingumi.
Tetsunosuke faces many dark and cold battles as he worries about and watches over his brother Tatsunosuke who suffers from gastralgia. Together with Souji and the others of the Shingumi, they make a breakthrough in the closing of the Edo Era as an apprentice of Hijikata Toshizou...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Some interesting notes from Kaworu:
* Teppoudama = someone who does things without consent.
* oni meaning demon. In this case, it means he's mean.
* Some of the main characters in the Shinsengumi and the group itself; Hijikata Touzou, Okita Souji and Kondou Isamu were real people in Japanese History during the Edo Era.
* As you might already know, Japanese also use the name of their current emperor and the year of reign which is "Genji" in this story.
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Animation
Hayashi Akimi
Author
Kurono Nanae
Design
Hayashi Akimi
Director
Hirata Tomohiro
Script
Hasegawa NaokoYamaguchi Hiroshi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akari
Neya Michiko
Harada Sanosuke
Nomura Kenji
Hijikata Touzou
Nakata Jouji
Ichimura Tatsunosuke
Ueda Yuuji
Ichimura Tetsunosuke
Kobayashi Yumiko
Kitamura Suzu
Imai Yuka
Kondo Isao
Hashi Takaya
Nagakura Shinpachi
Yamaguchi Kappei
Okita Souji
Saiga Mitsuki
Saitou Hitotsu
Matsuyama Takashi
Sakamoto Ryuma
Ehara Masashi
Sayo
Mikako Takahashi
Toudou Heisuke
Toriumi Kosuke
Yamanami Keisuke
Inoue Norihiro
Yamasaki Susumu
Nagashima Yuko
Yosida Toshimaru
Suwabe Junichi
Anime : Gilgamesh
Title
Gilgamesh
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Middle East, the Historical Ruin Examination Facility of Ulk. It's been some years since the the huge explosion at Heaven's Gate or the so-called XX (Twin X). Also known as the worst historical disaster. Afterwards, due to an abnormal change in the geomagnetism in the mirror "Sheltering Sky" that was concealed in the sky, the machines that were being controlled by computers could no longer be controlled. This forced an era upon the humans where they must lead a life using in their culture.
The children of the man responsible for XX, Professor Enkido (Ekidu), Tatsuya and Kiyoko are looked upon by the society with cold eyes. Also, because of the huge debt their mother left behind, they lead a life where they run from debt collectors.
On a rainy day, Tatsuya and Kiyoko meet 3 youths outside a Western house. They possessed oddness about them.
"Why don't we become friends to fight the evil that is spreading in this world...?"
Leaving those words with Tetsuya and Kiyoko while sheltering in the rain, they leave the Western house. At the same time, the roaring sound of a battle with some young men breaks out.
Being protected from the battle, Tatsuya and Kiyoko gets lead away by a woman from the hands of the mysterious young youths. The woman was the wife of the count of Werdenberg. As the battle went on, she explained that the young men goes by the name of Orga, a group of people who possessed psychic powers, and are fighting against Gilgamesh which Enkidu is using to lead the world to destruction. Gilgamesh was the young men who were at the Western house.
The count's wife welcomes the two as members as she takes their debt into her own hands. And so, the two leads a life together with the Isamu and the others based at the Providence Hotel. Before Tatsuya was approached by them, his psychic power "Dunamis" was beginning to gradually grow. As an ordinary human being, Kiyoko seeks for ordinary happiness. She holds hatred against the Olga and the count's wife surrounding her younger brother as she watches him change...
The truth behind the XX incident. Heaven's Gate. Enkidu and the Gilgamesh. Orga and the count's wife. The real motives behind them all...
Filled with mystery, a battle that is linked to the fate of the world unfolds...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Ishinonori Shoutarou
Design
Okuse SakiTakeya Takeyuki
Director
Murata Masahiko
Music
Wada Kaoru
Script
Kobayashi YasukoMurai SadayukiSatsukawa Akio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Countess
Saiga Mitsuki
Ensaki Kiyoko
Nakamura Chie
Ensaki Tatsuya
Namikawa Daisuke
Fujisaki Isamu
Itou Kentarou
Mimuro Fuuko
Kobayashi Sanae
Nouemu
Shibuya Shigeru
Tsukioka Tooru
Miyata Kouki
Uno
Kimura Akiko
Anime : Sakigake!! Cromartie High
Title
Sakigake!! Cromartie High
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Schoolkids
Year Published
2003
Studio
Production I.G
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Charge!! Cromartie High
Description
The most atrocious gag Manga serialized in the weekly Shounen Magazine, "Sakigake!! Cromartie High" is now being made into an Anime!
Set at Cromartie High where a group of delinquent students attend, some guys who are dangerous in a certain way are on a riot! The serious and honest Kamiyama, the King of Idiots Hayashida, the sole comedian Maeda, the bad robot student Mecha Zawa, Takenouchi who's great at fighting but extraordinarily weak with vehicles, Hokuto who governs and rules all the Japanese highschools along with the mysterious middle aged man Freddie... Self-conceit! Can these guys be stopped?!
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Kaworu S. ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Nonaka Eiji
Design
Onchi MasayukiTakeuchi Atsushi
Director
Sakurai Hiroaki
Music
Suma Kunio
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Hayashida Shinjiro
Suzuki Takuma
Hokuto no Kobun
Suyama Akio
Hokuto Takeshi
Mori Norihisa
Koyama Takashi
Sakurai Takahiro
Maeda Akira
Inada Tetsu
Masked Takenouchi
Kuroda Takaya
Mechazawa Shinichi
Wakamoto Norio
Takeuchi Noboru
Naitou Ryo
Yamaguchi Noboru
Kazama Yuuto
Anime : Saikou Robot Kombock
Title
Saikou Robot Kombock
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Mecha, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
XEBEC
US Distribution
Description
The year is 2040.
Japanese robot technology is making remarkable progress; they can understand human language, and they’ve even succeeded in developing a humanoid robot that can feel emotions. The setting is a future town on the outskirts of Musashino in the Tokyo area, where humans and robots live together, "New Musashino City". In this town, our main character Ichiro and his friends, as well as some robots, all get along very well. Before these friends appears a mad scientist, Professor K, bent on taking over the world. Ichiro and his robot partner, Kombock, and his other friends stand against him to crush his schemes.
Will they be able to protect the peaceful lives of humans and robots from this evil!? The story of the friendship of Ichiro, Kombock, and their friends begins!!
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by Risa and Riku Harada ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Director
Minoguchi Katsumi
Script
Hirano Yasushi
Anime : Avenger
Title
Avenger
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
Bee Train Production I.G
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
Red wasteland. Deteriorating dome cities. A grotesque moon that oppresses the land. Welcome to the twilight of mankind...
It is an era when most people have moved from the outside world into isolated domes, and limited provisions are rationed because of the wars between each dome city and their representative fighters.
As substitutes for the children that aren’t being born, pet androids called "dolls" are in distribution.
The era is controlled through power and will by Volk, the invincible warrior, and Westa, the goddess who grants peace to everyone’s soul.
As time stands still, mankind walks along a path to a slow destruction, taking the Earth with it.
When the two girls Leila and Nei go out into the world, wandering the fierce storm, the curtain opens on the revenge of the beautiful Barbaroy, Leila Ashley, and a new era is about to begin.
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by Risa and Riku Harada ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Ban Yukiko
Director
Mashita Kouichi
Script
Kimura Hidefumi
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Fighter Volk
Yanaka Hiroshi
Goddess Westa
Shimamoto Sumi
Leila Ashley
Toyoguchi Megumi
Nei
Kanai Mika
Pan
Chiba Isshin
Speedy
Ohta Shinichiro
Anime : Saiyuki RELOAD
Title
Saiyuki RELOAD
Category
TV
Total Episodes
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
Year Published
2003
Studio
Studio Pierrot
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Description
There was a time on a peaceful land where people and supernatural creatures can coexist in harmony. However, because of a calamity, these supernatural creatures began to run wild and wreak havoc. The reason behind the accident is actually caused by the revival process of a large mystical creature, King of Bull (Gyumaou).
The Heaven (Tenkai) which looked at the grieve situation summons a high rank monk (Genjou Sanzo) and assigns him to go to the west to stop the revival process of Gyumaou. The Heaven also assigns Son Goku, Sha Gojyo, and Cho Hakkai to join Genjou Sanzo to assist his mission.
The second installment of Saiyuki anime is also based on a well known story in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan about a real journey of one Buddhist monk (AD 629) who travelled from China to India.
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by f4t3 ***
Four fairies, Kururu, Chiriri, Sarara, and Hororo, go into small bottles and go to the human world. Why are they in bottles? Because in the human world, wishes are written in letters and sent floating in bottles. "That’s right", the fairies thought that, instead of letters, they’d put themselves in bottles and have their wishes granted. So what is their wish? It’s to become human. In the fairy world, they would see the human magazines that were going around and think how great they are.
There are many things the four don’t know. They are taught various things by "Senseisan" and grow little by little. As their big discoveries and small mistakes are watched over every day...
*** description & translation for AnimeNfo by Risa and Riku Harada ***
I have always thought that this normal peaceful everyday life would go on forever.
---until the day I met with that incident.
Even if I had a fight with her, everything would be fine if I just apologized.
---until she was abducted by a huge red dragon that evening.
And, when I realized it, I was in a weird library. At first, I could not grasp the situation, however, soon I found out that library was a magical library with books which hold everything in the World.
I tried to return to the original World ---where she is in--- however, the World Book I was in was partly destroyed and I could not return. In attempt to protect my own World, to rescue her, I set off on a travel to fix the Book.
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by Yagami Kaede ***
What is it that come and go in those dried sorrowful eyes?
things lost
things gained
And what is it that he saw in the crevice of the vast Internet?
Among the illusions, the existing, and the symbols, what is he thinking now?
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by f.sai ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Design
Hashimoto KeijiMakino Ryoichi
Director
Hayashi Hiroki
Music
Kawasaki TomokoMoriyama AtsushiNagaoka Seiko
Script
Sakurajima Eki
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Akizuki Takashi
Yanaka Hiroshi
Amano Misao
Fukuen Misato
Keibin (Guard)
Iijima Hajime
Narator
Hashi Takaya
Ose Rintarou (America King)
Takato Yasuhiro
Shirase Satoshi (BPS)
Nakai Kazuya
Anime : UFO Princess Valkyrie Special
Title
UFO Princess Valkyrie Special
Category
TV
Total Episodes
1
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
TNK
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
UFO Princess Warukyure Special
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kaishaku Kaishaku
Design
Akiyama EiichiFujii Maki
Director
Yanasawa Tetsuya
Music
Kameyama ToshikiKawai Kenji
Script
Tsukimura Ryoei
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haidora
Chiba Saeko
Maru
Momoi Haruko
Sanada
Tanaka Rie
Shiro
Saizen Tadahisa
Tokino Kazuo
Suzumura Kenichi
Tokino Rika
Minami Omi
Warukiyure
Mochizuki Hisayo
Warukyure
Ogata Megumi
Anime : UFO Princess Valkyrie 2
Title
UFO Princess Valkyrie 2
Category
TV
Total Episodes
12
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Science-Fiction
Year Published
2003
Studio
TNK
US Distribution
Alternative titles
UFO Princess Warukyure 2 Enban Koujo Warukyure Junnigatsu no Yasoukyoku
Description
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Kaishaku Kaishaku
Design
Fujii MakiMiya Yutaka
Director
Takamoto Nobuhiro
Music
Kameyama ToshikiKawai Kenji
Script
Tsukimura Ryoei
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Haidora
Chiba Saeko
Kolasu
Kuwashima Houko
Maru
Momoi Haruko
Memu
Shinohara Emi
Raine
Izuka Mayumi
Sanada
Tanaka Rie
Shiro
Saizen Tadahisa
Tokino Kazuo
Suzumura Kenichi
Tokino Rika
Minami Omi
Warukiyure
Mochizuki Hisayo
Warukyure
Ogata Megumi
Anime : Ningyo no Mori TV
Title
Ningyo no Mori TV
Category
TV
Total Episodes
11
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Year Published
2003
Studio
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
US Distribution
Available on Fansub
Alternative titles
Mermaid's Forest TV Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou Ningyo no Mori
Description
Yuta is a former fisherman who caught a mermaid and became immortal after he ate the flesh of the mermaid. Yuta who stayed forever young wanders in modern Japan to find a cure for his "curse". He meets Mana, who he has saved from mermaid. Apperently the mermaid can restore their youth by eating human flesh. Yuta then learned that mermaid can help him to break his curse...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by f4t3 ***
Crew, Cast, and Characters
Role
Person
Author
Takahashi Rumiko
Design
Sato Masaki
Director
Okuwaki Masaharu
Music
Urakami Yasuo
Character
Seiyuu (Voice Talent)
Ayu
Honma Yukari
Baba
Takisawa Roko
Chorou
Hori Junko
Hunter A
Egawa Hisao
Hunter B
Matsumoto Yasunori
Mana
Takayama Minami
Old Woman
Urawa Megumi
Yuta
Yamadera Kouichi
Anime : Miyuki
Title
Miyuki
Category
TV
Total Episodes
37 (37 x 25 mins)
Genres
Romance, Schoolkids
Year Published
1983
Studio
Kitty Films - Fuji TV
US Distribution
Description
Based on Shonen Sunday manga by Adachi Mitsuru in early 1980s. This is his first manga adapted into anime.
The story takes place in a high-school settings. Wakamatsu Miyuki and Kajima Miyuki are both high school students who happened to have the same name: Miyuki. Kajima Miyuki, the pretty idol at school; Wakamatsu Miyuki, the step-sister without blood relation of Wakamatsu Masato. Unexpectedly, they both fall in love with the same boy: Masato.
Now Masato has to choose just one of them...
*** description and translation for AnimeNfo by f4t3 ***