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Plot Summary:
Akari finds herself nervous coaching a new undine as a Prima, until she awakens to find that it is just a dream. To soothe her worries, Alicia recalls stories of her beginnings as a Prima, as well as the memories she made.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Animation, Short, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 31 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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Free! Timeless Medley: The Promise (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rin Matsuoka loves swimming! Especially his childhood friend Haruka he wants to beat at all costs. But then his old friend Sosuke shows up, he is a lone fighter and wants to convince Rin to focus on himself. A turbulent time is ahead for all, in which they must realize what really counts for them.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: anime
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Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hamtaro is a kind Ham-Ham with a big heart. He lives happily with his owner Laura and his other Ham-Ham friends until... One day, while Hamtaro and the other Ham-Hams are out tunnel-digging, they accidentally stumble upon the entrance to a legendary place called Ham-Ham Land. Ham-Ham Land is a wondrous place where only hamsters live. Legend has it that somewhere in Ham-Ham Land, there is a magical sunflower seed that gives hamsters the power to talk with humans... So, with great excitement, Hamtaro sets out on a big adventure in search of the magical sunflower seed that will give him the power to share his thoughts with Laura. The great little adventure of Hamtaro in Ham-Ham land is about to begin! Will Hamtaro find the amazing magical sunflower seed of his dreams?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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Blue Thermal (2022)
Plot Summary:
Arriving from Nagasaki with her wishful mantra is Tamaki Tsuru, who in high school could think only about volleyball. Things don’t begin well, however, when she looks for an extracurricular club to join and proceeds to immediately ding a glider at aviation club tryouts ending up having to work it off. She is initially disillusioned with campus life. Then Kuramochi, the club leader and glider pilot, takes Tamaki under his wing, and from the moment he takes her up for a flight in a glider, Tamaki becomes a captive of the vast beauty of the skies.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anime
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Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker (1987)
Plot Summary:
It is summertime, and Shinobu laments not having a boyfriend. She then happens upon a young man weak from hunger, and wearing a rabbit costume. She gives him a carrot, he expresses his gratitude by hitting on her... and she hits back. The young man leaves behind a key to another dimension where everybody's possible futures exist. Lum and Ataru join Shinobu to find the bunny boy, and happy futures for themselves.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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Queen Millennia (1982)
Plot Summary:
In the year 1999, astronomer Professor Amamori has discovered a tenth planet within the solar system. Unfortunately, he also discovers that it is set to collide with the Earth on 9 September 1999, at 9:09:09 AM. Professor Amamori makes preparations to save the planet, aided in his campaign by his nephew Hajime and his secretary Yukino Yayoi. Unknown to anyone, Yayoi harbours deep secrets: LaMetal crosses paths with Earth (and wreaks chaos) every millennium, it is home to an advanced civilization who enslave any human survivors of the cataclysm, and she herself is the Millennial Queen, a special citizen of La Metal who comes to Earth every 1000 years to prepare for the this passing. However, she also hopes to save Earth, for though she is from LaMetal, she cannot stand aside and let her home world destroy the planet and its natives that she has come to love. And so she begins a desperate struggle of her own.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: anime
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Saint Seiya Omega (2012)
Plot Summary:
A spin-off based on the Saint Seiya series.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 662
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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The Tale of Outcasts (2023)
Plot Summary:
Wisteria is an orphan girl living in a corner of the British Empire at the end of the 19th century. Her life is desolate and bleak–until she encounters Malbus, a powerful but equally lonely immortal being with a furry appearance, hounded by hunters. Together, Wisteria and Malbus roam the Empire–populated by humans and human-like beasts–in search of a place where they can live together in peace.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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Tamayura: Graduation Photo Part 4 - Ashita (2016)
Plot Summary:
The last movie of a four-part finale of Tamayura.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (2023)
Plot Summary:
Komura starts his school year with a new seat neighbor in homeroom—the bespectacled Mie. Before long, he's nursing a raging crush on his quirky classmate who's always forgetting her glasses! While this might be ideal for Komura to get to know Mie better, will his poor heart give out from the daily strain of being up close and personal with the girl he likes?!.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, romantic comedy, shounen
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The Little Lies We All Tell (2022)
Plot Summary:
What do an alien, a rogue ninja, a girl with superpowers, and a disguised boy have in common? They’re all friends hiding as 8th graders at an all-girls school. Though none of them are aware of each other’s secret, their lies keep their friendship tight. If this wild bunch isn’t enough, their classroom is in danger of being destroyed…oh and Earth too!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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Aria (2005)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen year-old Akari Mizunashi is a dreamer. She’s left everything behind to become a female gondolier on the faraway sparkling planet covered in water called Aqua. She’s one step closer to fulfilling her dream when she begins training with the prestigious Aria Company, but is she prepared for the challenges that await her?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 442
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, sentimental, atmospheric, humorous, semi serious, shounen, futuristic
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My Clueless First Friend (2023)
Plot Summary:
One lonely, gloomy fifth-grade girl is the target of her classmates' relentless bullying and teasing—that is, until a new kid arrives on the scene. Friendly Takada is as clueless as he is well-meaning, but somehow he possesses the magic ability to start drawing "Grim Reaper" Nishimura out of her shell. As the elementary schoolers experience all the fun of a childhood summer together—from going to the pool to picking sunflowers to watching fireworks—an unusual friendship blossoms!.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 273
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry (2022)
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Yayoi Sakamoto, a diehard fan of comedians and comedy acts, enrolls in the private Kazuki High School in Nanba (Osaka's entertainment district famous as the starting point for many comedians). She reunites with Yomogi Takahashi, a childhood friend who once formed the comedy duo "Konamonzu" with her when they were little. Before long, they find themselves putting together a routine at a park like they did before, in order to enter a local shopping area's contest. At that moment, a mysterious girl calls out to them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019)
Plot Summary:
First compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 1-8 with new scenes added for the introduction. It covers the period from when Riko descends into the Abyss with her robot companion Reg, reaching the second layer where they meet the White Whistle Ozen who reveals information about Riko's mother.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 830
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, sweet, entertaining, manga, seinen, compilation film, dark fantasy
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Ultimate Teacher (1988)
Plot Summary:
At a run down school the "Ultimate Teacher" Ganpachi is sent to get things back on track and prepare the delinquent students for the real world. But the students don't want Ganpachi ruining the gang they got going so their boss, Hinako, fights back Ganpachi aided by her secret power...her lucky kitty underwear. Things get more interesting when we findout Ganpachi is the result of genetic experiments.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime
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Rabbit Without Ears and Two-Eared Chick (2013)
Plot Summary:
A rabbit is discriminated by all the other rabbits and even by the fox for having no ears. He just wants to have a friend, when an egg rolls to his front door.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 391
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anime
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Aria the Benedizione (2021)
Plot Summary:
Neo-Venezia has reached a long winter. Ai, Azusa and Anya, who were practicing jointly in the cold weather, visit the Undine Museum, led by Akira who seems not her usual self. At the museum, the trio meet its director, Asuka who is Akira's senior known as Himeya's legendary undine. The two of them are the successors to a gondola that has been carefully passed down since the founding of Himeya Company. However, Akira reveals that Aika, who is expected to inherit the gondola, has no intention of doing so. Azusa, who is not convinced, tries to find out why.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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New Century Legend Mars (2002)
Plot Summary:
Mars is discovered on a forming volcano island, Heisei; a man with no memory. In reality, Mars is from outer space, and is supposed to gather information to decide whether Earth should be destroyed or not. Along with the giant robot Gaia, and his mysterious images of a woman urging him not to destroy the world, Mars decides to fight for Earth rather than destroy it, even if it means fighting his own kind. But if Mars is killed, Gaia will explode, destroying Earth along with it.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen, mecha
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In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (2022)
Plot Summary:
The isolationist Akane Clan, composed of an all-girls body mainly consisting of young kunoichi in training, has a code to which they all must adhere: "As men are dangerous beings, interacting with them is forbidden." Kunoichi Tsubaki, the leader of the Dog Squad, is an excellent trainee with a promising future, but she has started to experience a strange feeling in her heart... whenever the subject of boys is brought up.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 182
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, shounen
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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (2023)
Plot Summary:
First year high schooler Junta Shiraishi is a mob character who goes unnoticed even when he's standing right next to you. But his classmate, "heroine-level beauty" Kubo, always notices him and is there to tease him. Anyone can become special to someone, but it might be a little too early to call these feelings "love." Perhaps this story is still two-steps from being a romantic comedy--let's call it a sweet comedy where a background character becomes visible!.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 547
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, seinen
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Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods (1988)
Plot Summary:
In Siberia, Hyōga saves a man that is being attacked. Injured, the man manages only to say something about Asgard. Some days later, Saori, Seiya, Shiryū and Shun are wondering about Hyōga and decide to go to Asgard to investigate. At Valhalla, the Lord of Asgard, Dolbar, says he has not heard of any Hyōga and neither has his right hand, Loki. However, at all times Seiya and the others can feel an evil cosmo emanating from Loki and the other Odin Saints called God Warriors. Shiryū, in particular, notices a familiar cosmo coming from Midgard, a mysterious, masked God Warrior. Dolbar makes it clear that he is trying to take control of both Asgard and the Sanctuary, imprisoning Athena in a strange dimension within the giant statue of Odin. Midgard reveals himself as Hyōga and tries to kill Shiryū to prove himself to Dolbar. Thus, it is the task of the Bronze Saints to defeat Dolbar, Loki and the rest of the God Warriors, to save Athena and Hyōga.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen, manga
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Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle (1989)
Plot Summary:
The plot involves the coming of Lucifer to the Sanctuary, where his underlings systematically dispose of the surviving Gold Saints. Athena goes to Lucifer to ask for peace, placing herself in peril. The Bronze Saints must then come to her rescue, destroying Lucifer's Fallen Angels (Seima Tenshi in Japanese) in the process.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen, manga
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Assemble Insert (1989)
Plot Summary:
A criminal group known as Demon Seed terrorizes Tokyo with its vast armies of mecha. The local police is afraid to confront them, but one person stands in their way: Maron Namikaze, a 13-year-old idol singer with a catchy voice and unbelievable superhuman strength.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: anime, spoof, parody
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Aria the Crepuscolo (2021)
Plot Summary:
The season is fall and the city of Neo-Venezia is covered in fallen leaves. Something is bothering Anya, who works at Orange Planet. Her senior colleagues Alice and Athena haven't seen each other due to their busy schedules, which is making Athena feel sad. But for some reason, Alice seems to be avoiding her altogether. With her friends Ai and Azusa's help, Anya tries to find a definitive way for Alice and Athena to get together. But during this time, Anya learns of a situation that only she can see because of where she stands.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, shounen
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Zatch Bell! 101st Devil (2004)
Plot Summary:
While the battle to determine the next king of the demon realm has often been fraught, the rules were always clear. 100 demon children partnered with 100 humans would challenge each other, using 100 magical books. What none of them knew was that there was a 101st magical book, powerful enough to stop any of the others. Gash and Kiyomaro must begin a journey that will take them into the demon realm to confront the mysteries of Gash's past. But will they escape in time to help their friends in a battle with a seemingly unstoppable enemy?.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris (1987)
Plot Summary:
When Seiya, Hyōga and Shun visit Saori (Athena) at the orphanage, they meet an employee called Eri. An orphan herself, Eri takes a liking to Hyōga and one night they sit outside watching the stars. They see a shooting star and Hyōga asks Eri to make a wish. After Hyōga leaves, however, Eri becomes powerfully attracted to the shooting star and wanders alone into the woods, where she finds a golden apple. She is then possessed by Eris, the Goddess of Discord, and kidnaps Athena, planning to use the golden apple to suck her energy out, fully reincarnate and take over the world. Eris leaves a message for the Bronze Saints, who set out for the goddess's temple which appears on the mountains. There, the heroes fight the five Ghost Saints: Maya of Sagitta, Orpheus of Lyra, Christ of the Southern Cross, Jan of Scutum (called by the Japanese name Tateza) and Jäger of Orion.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen, manga
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Ayakashi Triangle (2023)
Plot Summary:
Japan may be brimming with mysterious monsters called ayakashi, but they have a special exorcist ninja force to counter the threat! Young exorcist ninja Matsuri spends his days fighting ayakashi to protect his childhood friend Suzu. But when an ayakashi cat named Shirogane shows up, things get turned upside down!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: ecchi, anime, shounen
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Miss Bernard Said. (2016)
Plot Summary:
"Miss Bernard" herself, Machida Sawako, and her book-loving friends live their literary days in the library. This gag series glorifying famous literature is filled with love for books of all sorts, as well as the kinds of things that all readers experience!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Animation
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, feel good, captivating, entertaining, shounen
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The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: anime, sincere, touching, psychological, sentimental, romantic, epic
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Mitsuboshi Colors (2018)
Plot Summary:
Residing within Tokyo’s district of Ueno are the Colors, three individuals who protect their city by performing good deeds and aiding their community. Or, at the very least, they pretend to be the city’s defenders. In reality, the Colors are just three young girls who spend their time playing make-believe and exploring the city. The Colors’ activities are facilitated by the grandfatherly Daigorou "Pops" Kujiraoka, who uses his store’s inventory of knick-knacks to entertain the rambunctious trio. Not everyone is a fan of the Colors though. The local policeman Saitou just wants to deal with his regular duties, but he often finds himself the target of the Colors’ attention, having been made the villain in most of their fantasies. But despite his personal feelings, Saitou always finds the time to go along with the three girls’ games. Even though the Colors do not actually defend Ueno, they definitely help brighten everyone’s day.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 134
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: anime, shounen, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, super sentai