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Jungle Taitei (1989)

Also known as The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama

Leo is a young ambitious lion cub who takes his father's place as emperor of the jungle when is father is killed by poachers. Even though his father's fate was met by the hands of humans, Leo is one of the few animals in the Jungle that doesn't fear or feel hatred toward humans. He is not alone either, he is guided by friends of his father to help create the best animal kingdom there can be.



Tags: Animals , Foreign , Kids , Male Protagonist

Daishizen no Majuu: Bagi

Also known as Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature.

Studio: Tezuka Productions , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Romance , Sci-Fi

Ryo is sent out by the people of a village to kill the monster which has been attacking the villagers. It is rumored that this monster is a cat-woman named Bagi. As Ryo waits for the monster to come to its watering hole, he thinks back to how he first met Bagi as a kitten who learned how to write, and later reenters his life on a quest to discover who and what she really is. But now she has gone wild, and as the time of her arrival approaches, he strengthens his resolve to kill her.



Tags: Animals , Achronological Order , Chimera , Kemonomimi , Monster Girl , Nekomimi , Revenge , Foreign , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Delinquents , Heterosexual , Guns

Hi no Tori

Also known as Phoenix.

Studio: Touhouku Shinsha , NHK , Tezuka Productions , Media Blasters , NYAV Post
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Hi no Tori is a collection of stories that all have something in common. The Phoenix, whose blood is believed to give an eternal life to one who drinks it. Therefore many seek to kill it, but as the Phoenix of the tale, it's reborn from the ashes. Stories take place in future and the past, where humans fight with each other as always, and everyone is afraid to die. But still, every story teaches a lesson: Life is beginning of an eternity, an never-ending cycle.



Tags: Historical , Mythology , Anthology , Reincarnation , Philosophy

Akage no Anne

Also known as Anne of Green Gables.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Anne's growth from about eleven to seventeen years old as she makes friends, goes to school and studies. At a difficult point in her life, Anne will have to make a hard choice and perhaps find a new dream.

Tags: Coming of Age , Classic Literature , Female Protagonist , Historical , Family Life , Orphan , Rural , Adoption , Iyashikei , Found Family , Time Skip , School , Tragedy , Foreign , Religion , Agriculture , Primarily Female Cast , Kids , Body Image , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Trains , Tsundere , Musical Theater , College , Elderly Protagonist

Alps no Shoujo Heidi (1979)

Also known as The Story of Heidi.

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

Condensed version of the entire TV series where all the voice actors, except for Heidi and the grandfather, were replaced.

Tags: Classic Literature , Historical , Foreign , Female Protagonist

Tanoshii Moomin Ikka

Also known as Moomin.

Studio: Telescreen BV , TV Tokyo
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Slice of Life

In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.



Tags: Family Life , Outdoor Activities , Rural , Classic Literature , Kids , Episodic , Anthropomorphism , Tomboy , Iyashikei , Philosophy , Travel , Witch , Pirates , Dragons , Amnesia , Mermaid , Aliens , Drawing , Ships , Writing , Acting , Police , Monster Boy , Aviation , Fishing , Coastal , Snowscape , Ghost

Oz no Mahoutsukai (1986)

Also known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Studio: Panmedia , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, and The Emerald City of Oz (1900-1920) by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919).



Tags: Isekai

Tom Sawyer no Bouken

Also known as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Studio: Nippon Animation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Slice of Life

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.



Tags: Classic Literature , Historical , Slavery , Rural , Primarily Child Cast , Outdoor Activities , Foreign , Heterosexual , Family Life , Homeless , Orphan , Male Protagonist , Kids , Episodic , Steampunk , Found Family , Ships , School , Crime , Adoption , Fugitive , Swimming , Fishing , Tsundere , Dystopian

Anime Sanjuushi

Also known as The Three Musketeers.

Studio: Gakken , Studio Gallop , NHK Enterprises , KORAD
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Romance

The Three Musketeers: The year is 1625. The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris at the tender age of 18, and almost immediately offends three musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Instead of dueling, the four are attacked by five of the Cardinal's guards, and the courage of the youth is made apparent during the battle. The four become fast friends and embark upon an adventure that takes them across both France and England in order to thwart the plans of the Cardinal Richelieu. Along the way, they encounter a beautiful young spy, named simply Milady, who will stop at nothing to disgrace Queen Anne of Austria before her husband, Louis XIII, and take her revenge upon the four friends.



Tags: Historical , Classic Literature , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Politics , Slapstick , Swordplay , Conspiracy , Estranged Family , Royal Affairs , Animals , Gender Bending , Heterosexual , Travel , Guns , Ships , Religion , Amnesia

Dorimogu Daa!!

Also known as Mock & Sweet.

Studio: Asahi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Mock and his sister, Sweet, are curious about the fuss on the earth and eventually decide to come out of the ground. They save the poor, the innocent and the brave whenever and wherever these people need help. Mock and Sweet get rid of tyrants, evil kings and notorious emperors, with smart and funny tricks a la Mole! The story background follows major historic events.

Tags: Kids