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Venus Senki

Also known as Venus Wars.

Studio: Shouchiku , Gakken , Triangle Staff , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

When an ice comet slammed into the planet Venus, terraforming its toxic atmosphere into one capable of sustaining human life, mankind’s dream of colonizing other worlds became a reality. Unfortunately for the colonists, Venus isn’t the paradise they’d dreamed of. As crops fail and competition for resources intensifies, hostilities grow until the two inhabited continents stand on the brink of war.

Reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capital of Aphrodia just as Ishtar attacks and only the intervention of Hiro Seno and his Battle Bike team saves her from certain death… but now Aphrodia is under Ishtar’s control and Sue, Hiro, and his teammates find themselves on the run! However, their unique skill at Battle Bike, which combines motorcycle racing with roller derby, may just prove to be the secret weapon Aphrodia needs to win the Venus Wars.



Tags: War , Space , Military , Fugitive , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist

Windaria

Also known as Once Upon A Time.

Studio: Kaname Production , Studio Gallop , ADV Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

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.



Tags: War , Tragedy , Suicide , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Tanks , Ghost , Aviation , Guns , Time Skip , Swimming , Urban , Slapstick , Ships

Dragon's Heaven

Also known as Dragon's Heaven.

Studio: AIC , Toshiba EMI , Artmic
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the year 3195, there was a war between an army of robots and the humans. When Shaian, a sentient combat armor, lost his companion in battle, he shut down until his internal systems spotted a new human. It's now almost a 1000 years later, and Shaian's greatest enemy is still alive and doing battle in Brazil. With a new friend`s help, Shaian may be able to stop this evil force before another war rages over the continent.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Artificial Intelligence , War , Space Opera , Real Robot , Tokusatsu , Stop Motion , Super Robot

SPACE ADVENTURE Cobra

Also known as Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Discotek , Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Boy, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.



Tags: Space , Pirates , Guns , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Nudity

BIRTH

Also known as BIRTH.

Studio: ADV Films , Victor Entertainment , Kaname Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Aqualoid was a prosperous planet, but an attack from a mysterious life force, the Inorganics, transforms it into a post-apocalyptic shell of its former self. When Nam finds a mysterious sword, he is suddenly the object of a planet-wide chase. With the Inorganics closing in, will Nam and his friends discover the secret of the sword and save their world? Or will they destroy Aqualoid in favor of a new Birth?


Tags: Aliens , Robots , Ensemble Cast , Lost Civilization , Space , Aviation , Desert , Shounen , Guns , Reincarnation , Afterlife , Female Protagonist

Dororo

Also known as Dororo.

Studio: MAPPA , Twin Engine , Tezuka Productions , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears, a nose or a mouth - was abandoned in a river as a baby. Rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who equips him with artificial limbs and teaches him sword-fighting techniques, Hyakkimaru discovers that each time he slays a demon, a piece of his body is restored. Now, he roams the war-torn countryside in search of demons.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Disability , Swordplay , Tragedy , Samurai , Estranged Family , Youkai , Anti-Hero , Orphan , War , Male Protagonist , Historical , Crossdressing , Rural , Travel , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Body Horror , Tomboy , Kuudere , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ghost , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Prostitution

Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger

Studio: Kadokawa Shoten , MADHOUSE , Project Team Argos
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Romance , Sci-Fi

Based on the novel trilogy of the same name by MAYUMURA Taku (眉村 卓), Time Stranger is the story of a bunch of teenagers getting transported back in time through Japan's history, and getting mixed up with samurai shenanigans.

Tags: Time Manipulation , War , Fugitive , Historical , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Cars , Samurai , Robots , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Royal Affairs , Swordplay , Memory Manipulation , American Football

Greed

Studio: Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

To succeed to his father, Lid Kail sets out a journey to defeat the incarnation of the evil that seems to dominate the world. Longn and Mimau also began to journey to achieve his father’s will. On their way, Key and Bagda join them. They overcome some difficulties, and finally they met Vaii, the evil. They managed to beat Vaii, but it still doesn't solve their problem....

Tags: Post-Apocalyptic , Lost Civilization , Robots

Cosmos Pink Shock

Studio: AIC , Victor Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

Based on a 1984 serial on the "Animevision" video magazine. The original material was compiled into this one-shot video.



Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Parody

Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam

Also known as Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The year is Universal Century 0087. Seven years have passed since the end of the One Year War. In its zeal to stamp out any remaining opposition, the Earth Federation has organized the Titans, an elite fighting force. However, the Titans soon get out of hand, committing atrocities on par with the worst the Principality of Zeon had to offer during the war. In response, dissatisified citizens, former Zeon soldiers, and even members of the Earth Federal Forces form a resistance group known as the Anti-Earth Union Group, or AEUG. As the next war is brewing, a small AEUG group arrives at Side 7 to investigate the new Gundam Mk. II...



Tags: Space , Military , War , Politics , Space Opera , Real Robot , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Family Life , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Memory Manipulation