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1. Night Raid 1931 (2010)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Drama
In Shanghai, in 1931, the seeds of future devastating war are being planted by various factions. Sakurai Kikan, a secret agency whose agents have paranormal abilities, must uncover their plans and stop them before it's too late.
Stars: David Wald, Greg Ayres, John Gremillion, John Kaiser
Votes: 85
2. Heat Guy J (2002–2004)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Heat Guy J chronicles the adventures of a Special Services officer named Daisuke Aurora (nicknamed "Dice") and his android partner known as "J". They live and work in the metropolis of ... See full summary »
Stars: Karen Strassman, Richard Cansino, Mari Devon, Bob Papenbrook
Votes: 305
3. Samurai 7 (2004)
TV-PG | 702 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A small village gets raided by bandits every harvest season. The villagers can't take it anymore, and decide to recruit samurais to defend them in exchange for rice. Will the villagers find who would defend them from the bandits?
Stars: R. Bruce Elliott, Christopher Sabat, Sean Teague, Colleen Clinkenbeard
Votes: 4,431
4. Æon Flux (1991–1995)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
There is a mysterious and immoral secret agent from the country of Monica. Her motives and background remain unexplained, as do those of her antagonist/lover, Trevor Goodchild.
Stars: Denise Poirier, John Rafter Lee, Max Redmond, Julia Fletcher
Votes: 7,055
5. Outlaw Star (1998–2001)
TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of an outlaw crew of an advanced starship.
Stars: Ayako Kawasumi, Bob Buchholz, Bridget Hoffman, Emilie de Azevedo Brown
Votes: 4,131
6. Last Exile (2003)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a world of airships and civil war, two messengers come across a special girl who will change the course of history.
Stars: Mayumi Asano, Chiwa Saitô, Paul St. Peter, Yukana
Votes: 3,825
7. Bubblegum Crisis (1987–1991)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A female mercenary team, armed with unique power armor suits, battle the forces of the corrupt mega-corporation, Genom in futuristic Tokyo.
Stars: Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kinuko Ômori, Michie Tomizawa, Akiko Hiramatsu
Votes: 1,767
8. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 724
9. Texhnolyze (2003)
TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter.
Stars: Michael Forest, Liam O'Brien, Patrick Seitz, Shizuka Itou
Votes: 3,103
10. Ergo Proxy (2006)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a post-apocalyptic future humans live in peace with androids in a domed city. However, a strange series of murders has intruded into bored inspector Re-l Mayer's life.
Stars: Kôji Yusa, Akiko Yajima, Liam O'Brien, Rachel Hirschfeld
Votes: 16,394
11. Metropolis (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Scott Weinger, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi
Votes: 22,603 | Gross: $0.64M
12. Paprika (2006)
R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 96,787 | Gross: $0.88M
13. The Animatrix (2003)
Unrated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999).
Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Julia Fletcher, Dwight Schultz, Kevin Michael Richardson
Votes: 82,032
14. Now and Then, Here and There (1999–2000)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy named Shuzo rushes to the defense of a stranger who is being attacked for her magic pendant, only to find himself transported into another world where water is a scarce commodity and he is forced to join an army of children.
Stars: Crispin Freeman, Dan Green, Lisa Ortiz, Ted Lewis
Votes: 1,922
15. Jyu oh sei (2006)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Mystery
Thor and his younger brother Rai get sent to a planet for the worst criminals in the Bulken system, where they must survive to see the future of their life
Stars: Michael C. Pizzuto, Nana Mizuki, Shun Oguri, Duncan Brannan
Votes: 500
16. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 33,549
17. Pumpkin Scissors (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A ceasefire put an end to the long war between the Royal Empire and the Republic of Frost. Three years later, the Empire is still plagued by starvation, pestilence, and soldiers turning ... See full summary »
Stars: Gray G. Haddock, Sarah Hauser, Samantha Inoue Harte, Michael C. Pizzuto
Votes: 269
18. Peiru Kokun (2005)
23 min | Animation, Short, Drama
In the far future when the continuity of the history has been lost, humans live in an ever more deteriorating completely artificial and enclosed world. The sea and the sky have disappeared,... See full summary »
Director: Yasuhiro Yoshiura | Stars: Minako Kawashima, Nakao Michiosu, Hiroka Oyama, Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Votes: 1,153
19. Infinite Ryvius (1999–2000)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Over 400 teenagers are stranded without adult supervision aboard a prototype space battleship after their astronaut training school is sabotaged by an outside group.
Stars: Tetsu Shiratori, Sôichirô Hoshi, Houko Kuwashima, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 279
20. Daitarn 3 (1978–1979)
25 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Sozo Haran was a scientist living on Mars, who created a form of self-aware cyborgs (the Meganoids). The Meganoids rebelled and killed Dr. Haran and his family, except his son, the 16-... See full summary »
Stars: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Kitamura, Mieko Nobusawa, Yô Inoue
Votes: 178
21. Banner of the Stars II (2000–2005)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Romance
Now that three years has passed since their first adventure, Lafiel is now captain on a new ship and Jinto has just finished his training. They go out to complete a mission of defending the Laptic Gate.
Stars: Haruhiko Jô, Ayako Kawasumi, Matthew Erickson, Yuka Imai
Votes: 426
22. Samurai Champloo (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Fuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
Stars: Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Ayako Kawasumi, Steve Blum
Votes: 55,332
23. Elfen Lied (2004)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.
Stars: Sanae Kobayashi, Chihiro Suzuki, Mamiko Noto, Sam Saletta
Votes: 36,888
24. Battle Angel (1993)
Not Rated | 54 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a distant future, a the young cyborg Gally is found on a scrapheap by the Cyberdoctor Daisuke Ido, who rebuilds her and becomes her surrogate father.
Stars: Miki Itô, Shunsuke Kariya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Edward Glen
Votes: 5,825
25. Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986)
86 min | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Galactic war rages between amoeban Paranoids and all-female Solnoids. Solnoid battleship, Star Leaf, with crew of seven is sent to defend Chaos, a planet that's being terraformed. However, they're part of an experiment.
Director: Katsuhito Akiyama | Stars: Maria Kawamura, Naoko Matsui, Lisa Ortiz, Yuriko Yamamoto
Votes: 328
26. The Galaxy Railways (2003–2004)
TV-PG | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Interstellar travel has become possible, via Space Trains that run on the lines of the Galaxy Railways which travel throughout the universe, all of which protected by the SDF (Space Defense Force).
Stars: Yôichi Masukawa, Chris Patton, Matthew Tompkins, John Gremillion
Votes: 139
27. Wings of Honneamise (1987)
Unrated | 121 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.
Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga | Stars: Leo Morimoto, David Thomas, Mitsuki Yayoi, Heidi Lenhart
Votes: 5,756 | Gross: $0.06M
28. Porco Rosso (1992)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Bunshi Katsura VI, Tsunehiko Kamijô
Votes: 102,009
29. Martian Successor Nadesico (1996–1997)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Comedy
Some unknown presence is attacking Earth with dangerous robots and the only thing that can save the day is the crew of the Nadesico: a powerful spaceship.
Stars: Kira Vincent-Davis, Cynthia Martinez, Spike Spencer, Mark Laskowski
Votes: 533
30. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,285
31. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 724
32. Lensman: Galactic Patrol (1984–1985)
Animation, Sci-Fi, Action
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama, Ichirô Nagai, Hidekatsu Shibata
Votes: 47
33. Lily C.A.T. (1987 Video)
TV-14 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Horror
The expendable crew of a corporate space vessel must stop a murderous shape-shifting alien organism that somehow got on board.
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Hiroyuki Okita, Masako Katsuki, Osamu Saka, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,207
34. Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1987–1988)
Not Rated | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the distant future, a team of four high-tech Star Sheriffs defends frontier space colony Yuma from outlaws, as well as Outriders, an army of humanoid alien beings called Vapors, led by mysterious Nemesis, who need Yuma's resources.
Stars: Rob Paulsen, Townsend Coleman, Pat Fraley, Pat Musick
Votes: 2,596
35. Genesis Climber Mospeada (1983–1984)
TV-PG | 625 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A warrior named Stig Bernard and a bunch of other rebels and soldiers must fight a deadly alien race and track down their ruler.
Stars: Bin Shimada, Hisao Ôyama, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Sanae Miyuki
Votes: 274
36. Brave Raideen (1975–1976)
30 min | Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Heroic teenager Akira Hibiki merges with the ancient super-robot Raideen to fight an evil empire bent on conquering the Earth.
Stars: Hiroya Ishimaru, Akira Kamiya, Kotoe Taichi, Makoto Kôsaka
Votes: 70
37. Gatchaman (1972–1980)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A team of bird-themed superhero ninjas battle the menace of Galactor, a technologically advanced international terrorist organization determined to conquer the world.
Stars: Katsuji Mori, Isao Sasaki, Kazuko Sugiyama, Yoku Shioya
Votes: 860
38. Urusei yatsura (1981–1986)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An unlucky, womanizing high schooler becomes the unwilling target of a vivacious alien girl's affections after winning an interplanetary game of tag against her.
Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Saeko Shimazu, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 1,261
39. Aura Battler Dunbine (1983–1984)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An aspiring Japanese motocross racer is pulled into the world of Byston Well, where he is forcefully recruited into becoming the pilot of a Dunbine, a giant robot guided by his aura.
Stars: Norio Wakamoto, Mika Doi, Maria Kawamura, Shigeru Nakahara
Votes: 137
40. Dallos (1983–1984)
83 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.
Stars: Hideki Sasaki, Shûichi Ikeda, Rumiko Ukai, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 344
41. Xabungle (1982–1983)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jiron Amos, a member of the oppressed 'Civilian' sect on the planet Zora, joins a group of rebels called the Sandrats as they use the stolen giant robot Xabungle to fight their oppressors, the elite 'Innocents'.
Stars: Tarako, Toshio Furukawa, Sumi Shimamoto, Banjô Ginga
Votes: 52
42. Kurau: Phantom Memory (2004–2005)
Animation, Action, Comedy
It's the year 2100, and the moon is now home to a colony of scientists and pioneers. It's also host to dangerous experiments into strange new forms of energy, and it isn't long before one ... See full summary »
Stars: Monica Rial, Mamoru Miyano, Jessica Boone, Rie Kugimiya
Votes: 172
43. Ga-Rei-Zero (2008– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Follows two friends, daughters of exorcists, who are now members of the government's secret Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division that fights demons when they appear in Japan.
Stars: Minori Chihara, Kaoru Mizuhara, Shin'ya Takahashi, Alexis Tipton
Votes: 777
44. Koi Kaze (2004)
25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
Koshiro and Nanoka fall deeply in love, then discover they are the children of their divorced estranged parents... making them brother and sister. How will their relationship turn out?
Stars: Kenta Miyake, Yuki Nakamura, Patrick Seitz, Karen Strassman
Votes: 467
45. Fractale (2011)
23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In a futuristic world, most people have come to be totally dependent on avatars they can use in the real world due to the Fractale System. The problems of this Utopian world are becoming ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Brina Palencia, Monica Rial, Caitlin Glass
Votes: 267
46. Fafner (2004)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Drama
The youth of Tatsumiya Island believed that they had ordinary lives... until the advent of the Festum, extraterrestrial intelligent life forms intent on assimilating all humans. Abruptly, ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Johnny Yong Bosch, Stephanie Sheh, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 223
47. Overman King Gainer (2002–2003)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the distant future, Earth's population has to live in domed cities and professional gamer Sanga and mercenary Gain Bijou build an Overman to lead a exodus out of the city.
Stars: Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Kirk Thornton, Mari Devon, Kenji Nojima
Votes: 68
48. Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
A small Japanese town is in fact the home of Shingu, a legendary protector of the Earth, controlled by the student council who go through life's trials and tribulations.
Stars: Megan Hollingshead, Bill Timoney, Debora Rabbai, J. David Brimmer
Votes: 49
49. Armitage III: Poly-Matrix (1996 Video)
TV-MA | 90 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Armitage is a brash cybernetic cop with a racy wardrobe who patrols a Mars metropolis. She and her stoic partner, Sylibus, risk everything to track a killer who is revealing his female victims' identities as highly-advanced androids.
Directors: Hiroyuki Ochi, Yukio Okamoto, Satoshi Saga, Takuya Satô | Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Kiefer Sutherland, Dan Woren, Wanda Nowicki
Votes: 1,918
50. Be Forever Yamato (1980)
145 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
Earth has been attacked by the Black Nebula Empire and is threatening to blow up the planet if they are counterattacked, The Yamato crew try to defuse the bomb.
Directors: Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto, Tomoharu Katsumata | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Shûsei Nakamura, Shinji Nomura
Votes: 190
51. Appleseed (1988 Video)
TV-14 | 71 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In a vast futuristic city, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama | Stars: Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshiko Sawada, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 3,041
52. Full Metal Panic! (2002–2006)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sousuke Sagara, a member of a covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.
Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Satsuki Yukino, Jason Douglas, Yukana
Votes: 5,890
53. The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980–1981)
30 min | Animation
At the beginning of the 21st century, scientists found that with new computers and super alloys, they could build an even bigger, faster Gigantor. They built the new Gigantor.
Stars: Barbara Goodson, Tom Wyner, Doug Stone, Keiko Toda
Votes: 129
54. Gigantor (1964)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When terrorist groups, evil criminals and aliens become too strong even for Earth's over-stretched armed forces, the virtually-indestructible robot, Gigantor, is built to combat them.
Stars: Billie Lou Watt, Ray Owens, Peter Fernandez, Gilbert Mack
Votes: 251
55. Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993–1994)
101 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the near future, robot technology has advanced to the point of self-awareness. Under the leadership of the "Black King," machines have decimated the human population and conquered the world.
Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Alexandra Kenworthy, Steve Bulen, Ikuya Sawaki
Votes: 229
56. Future Boy Conan (1978)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Long after a devastating war almost destroyed the entire world, a boy with superhuman strength fights to save his friends from those who seek to conquer what is left of civilization.
Stars: Noriko Ohara, Sabrina Pitre, Erin Mathews, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 4,991
57. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986–1989)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group a young warriors known as 'Saints', each in possession of a 'cloth' guarded by a different constellation, must protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena as she attempts to keep the Earth from being destroyed by evil forces.
Stars: Hideyuki Tanaka, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Kôichi Hashimoto
Votes: 11,155
58. Captain Tsubasa (1983–1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Tsubasa Oozora is an 11-year-old elementary school student who is deeply in love with football and dreams of one day winning the FIFA World Cup for Japan.
Stars: Akari Hibino, Mutsumi Tamura, Katsuyuki Konishi, Ken'ichi Suzumura
Votes: 7,423
59. Berserk (1997–1998)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
Stars: Marc Diraison, Nobutoshi Canna, Carrie Keranen, Kevin T. Collins
Votes: 53,036
60. Monster (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Tenma, a brilliant neurosurgeon with a promising future, risks his career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. The boy, now a charismatic young man, reappears 9 years later in the midst of a string of unusual serial murders.
Stars: Hidenobu Kiuchi, Liam O'Brien, Mamiko Noto, Karen Strassman
Votes: 44,498
61. Black Lagoon (2006)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.
Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse
Votes: 17,904
62. Fire Emblem (1995– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An anime based on the popular Nintendo video game.
Stars: Hikaru Midorikawa, Sakura Tange, Seizô Katô, Jûrôta Kosugi
Votes: 181
63. Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001–2002)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Two siblings try to find their missing parents. Based on the best selling video game series by Square Enix.
Stars: Samantha Clark, Chris Scott, Samantha Inoue Harte, Kôji Ishii
Votes: 691
64. Tomu Sôyâ no bôken (1980)
26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tom Sawyer is a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid 1800s. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, he spends his days ditching school, fishing, climbing trees and having adventures.
Stars: Ikuo Nishikawa, Ichirô Nagai, Yoshiko Matsuo, Minoru Yada
Votes: 784
65. Tomorrow's Joe (1970–1971)
30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Joe, a teenage orphan living in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless alcoholic and former boxing trainer. Danpei, seeing Joe's talent for boxing, decides to train him.
Stars: Teruhiko Aoi, Shunsuke Shima, Akira Shimada, Shigeyuki Hosoi
Votes: 878
66. Tenchi Muyo! (1992–2005)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Every man needs a good woman. Tenchi Masaki has six.
Stars: Fernanda Baronne, Flavia Fontenelle, Matt K. Miller, Mona Marshall
Votes: 2,236
67. Space Battleship Yamato II (1978–1979)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A mysterious comet traveling to Earth's solar system is not what it seems. Without Captain Avatar, Derek Wildstar leads the Argo (Yamato) against a new enemy.
Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Ichirô Nagai, Takeshi Aono
Votes: 135
68. Space Battleship Yamato (1977)
G | 135 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Gamilons are a race of evil aliens that are trying to destroy the planet Earth. However, a group of civilians look to the battleship Yamato for its space travel and go on a mission to bring... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Gorô Naya, Kei Tomiyama, Shûsei Nakamura, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 424
69. Space Warriors Baldios (1981)
99 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
From a polluted and destroyed planet called S-1 arrives an invasion on earth, Marin one of the people of S-1 helps the earthlings fighting the invaders with his super ship Baldios. After ... See full summary »
Directors: Shûichi Hirokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Shigeru Chiba, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Katsunosuke Hori
Votes: 95
70. Ai no gakko cuore monogatari (1981)
25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Based on the novel of Edmondo De Amicis (Cuore, child's diary). It talks about the adventures of a group of friends and their teacher. For each lesson they will read passages that with let ... See full summary »
Stars: Toshiko Fujita, Katsue Miwa, Reiko Suzuki, Hiroko Maruyama
Votes: 283
71. Trider G7 (1980–1981)
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Watta Takeo, a 12-year-old boy, is the pilot of the mighty robot Trider G7, who has to face the attacks of Lord Zakuron's robot monsters, attempting to conquer planet Earth.
Stars: Norio Wakamoto, Satomi Majima, Ichirô Nagai, Akira Murayama
Votes: 22
72. Fang of the Sun Dougram (1981–1983)
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On the colony planet of Deloyer, an unexpected coup by a corrupt governor results in a dictatorship. A group of rebels, the 'Sun of The Fang', rise up to end the tyranny on their planet.
Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Banjô Ginga, Eiko Yamada, Gara Takashima
Votes: 42
73. Galaxy Cyclone Braiger (1981–1982)
25 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
In the year 2111, the solar system has been colonized with various criminal organizations running amok. Team Cosmoranger J9 is assembled with Isaac Godonov, Blaster Kid, Steven Bowie, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Hidekatsu Shibata, Kaneto Shiozawa, Katsuji Mori, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 20
74. Ogon senshi Gold Raitan (1981–1982)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Stars: Issei Futamata, Yûji Mitsuya, Saeko Shimazu, Yô Inoue
Votes: 23
75. Dr. Slump (1981–1986)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
The wacky adventures of Penguin Village and its residents, primarily the crummy inventor Senbei Norimaki and his robot daughter Arale, a superhuman but naïve girl.
Stars: Mami Koyama, Kenji Utsumi, Kazuko Sugiyama, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 612
76. Macron 1 (1986– )
Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Stars: Cam Clarke, Barbara Goodson, Robert V. Barron, Steve Kramer
Votes: 168
77. Six God Combination God Mars: The Movie (1982)
95 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The movie is just a recap of the first 25 episodes of the TV series. A.D. 1982, the planet alignment brought the human beings ordeal we should overcome, and it caused a convulsion on the ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsuo Imazawa | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Kinryû Arimoto, Michiko Hirai, Masashi Hirose
Votes: 34
78. Phoenix 2772 (1980)
122 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the distant future, a young cadet is sent to find and capture "Cosmozone 2772", a mystical universal Phoenix which possesses the power to rejuvenate the drained Earth.
Directors: Taku Sugiyama, Osamu Tezuka | Stars: Kaneto Shiozawa, Keiko Takeshita, Hiroshi Ôtake, Katsue Miwa
Votes: 585
79. Swiss Family Robinson (1981)
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When the Robinsons plan to go to start a new life in Australia, they run into a storm that completely changes their lives.
Stars: Wendee Lee, Michael McConnohie, Ardwight Chamberlain, Ellyn Stern
Votes: 1,199
80. Yattodetaman (1981–1982)
30 min | Animation
Stars: Jôji Yanami, Noriko Ohara, Kazuya Tatekabe, Kazuyuki Sogabe
Votes: 43
81. Mazinger Z (1972–1974)
30 min | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Teenager Koji Kabuto pilots the amazing super-robot Mazinger Z to avenge its inventor (his grandfather) against the Mycene Empire, led by the evil mad scientist Doctor Hell.
Stars: Jôji Yanami, Hiroya Ishimaru, Isamu Tanonaka, Osamu Katô
Votes: 1,509
82. Kashi no ki Mokku (1972)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The story of an extremely gullible, naive and morally confused wooden puppet brought to life by a fairy to give him a lonely poor carpenter a son he's always wanted.
Stars: Thor Bishopric, Rita Cléos, Cecília Lemes, Siomara Nagi
Votes: 172
83. Green Legend Ran (1992– )
TV-MA | 134 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic wasteland caused by an alien invasion, a young orphan must overcome warfare, revenge and basic survival following his mother's murder.
Stars: Jason Gray-Stanford, Janyse Jaud, David Kaye, Kathleen Barr
Votes: 339
84. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (1993–2002)
Not Rated | Animation, Action, Adventure
Three members of the Joestar family, a clan of psychic fighters, set out on a quest to destroy their family's ancient enemy.
Stars: Chikao Ôtsuka, Jûrôta Kosugi, Michael Bennett, Abie Hadjitarkhani
Votes: 1,807
85. Mazinkaiser (2001– )
TV-14 | 210 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
In one of their epic battles, the Mazinger Team suffers a crushing defeat at the hands of Dr. Hell and his minions after Mazinger Z is stolen and its pilot, the legendary Kouji Kabuto, is ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroya Ishimaru, Ai Uchikawa, Hiroshi Yanaka, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 239
86. K.O. Beast (1992– )
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy
Set in the distant future in which the Earth is split in two. The southern hemisphere is placed in another dimension while the inhabitants of the northern hemisphere are able to morph into ... See full summary »
Stars: Ted Lewis, Rachael Lillis, Lisa Ortiz, Yasunori Matsumoto
Votes: 39
87. Grey Digital Target (1986)
80 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a barren, war torn future Earth, a soldier and his female comrade look for a lost friend in a quest that would shake their reality.
Director: Satoshi Dezaki | Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Maya Okamoto, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kôichi Chiba
Votes: 194
88. They Were Eleven (1986)
91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Cosmo Academy has set a test for ten of its applicants to survive on a spaceship for 2 months. But there is an eleventh member aboard.
Directors: Satoshi Dezaki, Tsuneo Tominaga | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Michiko Kawai, Hideyuki Tanaka, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 646
89. Otaku no video (1991)
50 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A half animated/half live-action mockumentary about the world of Japanese geekdom.
Stars: Yuri Amano, Toshiharu Sakurai, Kôji Tsujitani, Shôji Murahama
Votes: 649
90. Spriggan (1998)
R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
Directors: Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Norihiko Sutô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Shôtarô Morikubo, Ryuji Aigase, Takehito Koyasu, Katsumi Suzuki
Votes: 4,212 | Gross: $0.01M
91. Spirit of Wonder: Chaina-san no yûutsu (1992 Video)
42 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A young Chinese landlady has an inventor for a tenant, whose latest invention is a means to travel in space.
Director: Mitsuru Hongô | Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Hiroyuki Shibamoto, Michio Hazama, Yuriko Fuchizaki
Votes: 145
92. Gantz (2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After their deaths, two teens are transported to an apartment with an ominous black sphere and must participate in a gory alien-hunting "game."
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Namikawa, John Swasey, Chris Ayres
Votes: 8,635
93. Oh! Sûpâ Miruku-chan (1998– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A lazy and foul-mouthed little girl is recruited to fight crime. Don't expect much from her.
Stars: Haruka Nakamura, Ryôka Yuzuki, Brad Pyut, Chô
Votes: 222
94. Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
TV-14 | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A gunfighter with a strict no-kill policy, Vash the Stampede arrives in a town full of bounty hunters competing to collect the reward for catching a robber he saved 20 years ago.
Director: Satoshi Nishimura | Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Satsuki Yukino, Show Hayami
Votes: 5,886 | Gross: $0.06M
95. Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
When Doris Lang is chosen as the next bride for the vampire Count Magnus Lee, she will hire a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D in an attempt to escape her ill-gotten fate.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizô Katô, Satoko Kifuji
Votes: 17,515
96. Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
Not Rated | 91 min | Animation, Action, Crime
After killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man is targeted by American governmental forces and superhuman killers.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Tetsurô Sagawa, Gorô Naya, Toshiko Fujita, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 3,369
97. Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982–2002)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and her secrets lead to a desperate war against an alien enemy sent to retrieve the ship.
Stars: Arihiro Hase, Mari Iijima, Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial
Votes: 2,302
98. Hellsing (2001–2002)
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A British taskforce, lead by the daughter of the vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing, battles the supernatural with the aid of two vampires.
Stars: Jôji Nakata, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Fumiko Orikasa, Steven Brand
Votes: 18,223
99. Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
Director: Masahiro Andô | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Yuri Chinen, Kôichi Yamadera, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 18,287
100. Barefoot Gen (1983)
TV-PG | 83 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Issei Miyazaki, Catherine Battistone, Yoshie Shimamura, Iona Morris
Votes: 9,205
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