Anime like Jumping

Tobira wo Akete (1995)

Studio: Horipro
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy

It's bedtime, and Nonoko is about to go to sleep. But the play of light and shadow on those objects on the wall look almost like... a person.



Tags: Female Protagonist , CGI

Mori no Densetsu

Also known as Legend of the Forest.

Studio: Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Music

A tranquil forest and all of its residents must face the destruction of man. A squirrel, born and raised in the forrest, fights to defend his home and faces trials and adversities along the way.



Tags: Animals , Environmental , Achromatic , No Dialogue

Unico: Kuroi Kumo Shiroi Hane

Also known as Unico: Black Rain and White Feather.

Studio: Sanrio , Tezuka Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

The Goddess Venus is jealous of the beautiful human girl Psyche and blames her pet unicorn, Unico, as Psyche's source of good luck that keeps her from the harm of the goddess' cruel intentions. Unico has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. Venus has Unico banished, and the West Wind now takes Unico from one place and time to the next. Taken to a heavily polluted city, Unico meets a sickly girl named Chiko who is suffering because of the pollution of a nearby factory that darkens the entire sky. Unico then is determined to cheer her up, cure her, and destroy the nearby factory.



Tags: Kids , Animals , Gods , Environmental

Aru Machi Kado no Monogatari

Also known as Tales of the Street Corner.

Studio: Mushi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Music , Romance

The scene is set with a poster on a street corner, a girl who cherishes her teddy bear, a street lamp and a playful moth that is drawn to the lamp. These creatures and inanimate objects, each with their own dramas, get involved in a war and the story ends in a tragic climax. This is a private animated piece that expresses feelings rather than telling a story. It can be said that Tezuka Osamu, frustrated with working for big companies, made an attempt here to depict what he really wanted in his animation. This work illustrates that even a poster on the wall can have a vivid drama behind it, and brings the magic of animation alive for us.

Tags: No Dialogue , War , Urban , Jazz Music , Tragedy , Historical , Politics , Animals

Fushigina Taiko

Also known as Fushigina Taiko.

Studio: Dentsu
Status: Finished
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A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.

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Nihiki no Sanma (Color Version)

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sci-Fi

Remake of the 1960 film with the same name in color that tells the story of a man and a woman who go by raft to a remote desert island with chickens and a dog. At first, it is a kind of paradise for them. They farm and fish following the same routine every day, feasting on grilled sanma that they roast out in the open. One day, their harmony gets interrupted by a mustachioed scientist on a raft powered by an abused pig. This unwanted visitor constructs a robot which begins the process of industrialization on the island. The couple are disgruntled but decide to put up with the man and his technology.

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