1983 Anime

Captain Tsubasa follows the heartfelt journey of an elementary school boy whose entire life and ambitions center on his deep passion for soccer. Eleven-year-old Tsubasa Oozora began playing soccer at a very early age; while most of his peers treated it as a simple pastime, for him it gradually turned into an all-consuming pursuit. To give his childhood dreams the best possible chance, Tsubasa relocates with his mother to Nankatsu city, a place famed for its top-tier elementary school soccer programs. Even though he dominated in his previous hometown, Nankatsu presents far tougher competition, and he must rely on every ounce of his skill and natural ability to distinguish himself among these new rivals. Along the way, he meets not only opponents but also new companions, including the charming girl Sanae Nakazawa and the exceptionally talented goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi, who shares Tsubasa’s fierce dedication and becomes a valuable ally in advancing toward his goals. Tsubasa’s ultimate aim is to represent Japan in the FIFA World Cup, but reaching that summit demands far more than raw talent alone.

After a century of conflict between warring star systems, nearly 200 worlds have been consumed by war. Now, a fragile truce settles across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a powered-armor pilot in special forces, is abruptly reassigned to a unit conducting a secret and highly illegal operation: stealing military secrets from their own side. He finds himself on the run—from his own army! With his loyalties uncertain, the conspirators leave Chirico behind to die in space to cover their tracks. Surviving by sheer luck, the renegade is now pursued by both the conspirators and military intelligence. He is driven by the haunting image of a mysterious and beautiful woman—the target of the mission and his only key to uncovering their treacherous plot. But the conspirators will stop at nothing to protect their enigmatic scheme...

The three Kisugi sisters—Rui, Hitomi, and Ai—run a small cafe called "Cat's Eye" during the day. To find their father, the missing artist Michael Heintz, Hitomi and her sisters steal artworks from galleries as the clever and elusive thief "Cat's Eye," hoping his paintings will provide clues about his disappearance. The crucial twist is that Hitomi is in a relationship with Toshi, a police inspector sworn to catch "Cat's Eye"—and he has no idea about Hitomi's secret double life.

The narrative centers on a young girl named Yuu, who gains the ability to use magic for one year after encountering a spaceship. Two cats, Poji and Nega, are assigned to watch over and guide her. Using her magical powers to transform into the idol Creamy Mami, Yuu must juggle acting, singing, helping her parents run their crepe shop, fighting aliens and villains, attending school, and attempting to earn the affection of her childhood friend Toshio.

Shou Zama, a typical 18-year-old from Tokyo, is summoned to the medieval fantasy realm of Byston Well. There, he is forced into service under the ambitious lord Drake Luft, who aims to vastly increase his influence. Individuals from "Upper Earth," like Shou, possess strong aura power and are assigned to pilot "Aura Battlers"—insect-like mecha created by Shot Weapon, another person from Upper Earth. Shou's loyalties shift after meeting Marvel Frozen, a young woman rebelling against Drake's political schemes. Realizing the lord's true ambitions, Shou decides to oppose Drake and allies with Neal Given, the leader of the resistance movement. The resistance gains help from Riml, Drake's daughter and Neal's secret lover, who hopes to escape her father's control. As Shou fights alongside his new companions, they risk their lives to prevent the villainous Drake from conquering Byston Well before it is too late.

Kinnikuman is a superhero, albeit a terrible one. One day, an individual named Meat informs him that he is actually the prince of an alien world. Kinnikuman then repeatedly has to rescue the situation by battling evil chiyojins and entering tournaments, all to demonstrate his worth to his family and earn both respect and wealth.

A teenage boy moves into the home of his late mother's friend, who passed away some time ago. This family happens to be a Yakuza household with four beautiful daughters—but the most stunning of them all, Hibari, is actually a boy. Hibari can't keep his hands off the protagonist, leading to their chaotic yet joyful daily life.

After the passing of Saizou, Kabamaru's incredibly strict grandfather and Iga ninja teacher (sensei), an elderly woman named Ran Ookubo claims she received a letter from him asking her to look after his grandson. So Kabamaru goes with Lady Ookubo to the big city of Tokyo to feast on yakisoba, ramen, and chow mein, and to attend a regular school—which also has its own strange peculiarities.

A farmer in Australia brings a baby named Georgie home from the forest. Growing up, Georgie remains unaware of the dark secret linked to the gold bracelet she always wears. Her father and her two brothers, Abel and Arthur, shower her with affection, but her mother views her as an outsider and cannot warm to the girl. As Georgie matures into a lovely young woman, both brothers develop deep romantic feelings for her. Ignorant of the truth, she eventually falls for the handsome grandson of the British governor. When her mother finally reveals the secret and denounces Georgie as the daughter of an exile, she departs for Britain to find her biological parents—and the young man she loves, who has also left Australia. Abel and Arthur follow her, and the three become entangled in the harsh world of London's aristocracy, rife with deception and schemes.

In 2050, with no warning, Earth is invaded and conquered by an alien race called the Inbit. Years later, despite brutal past failures, the inhabitants of Mars Colony dispatch another desperate Liberation Force to reclaim their lost home world. The fleet is almost completely destroyed. However, one survivor, Stig Bernard, finds himself on Earth. He gathers a small group of resistance fighters and journeys toward the Inbit's headquarters at Reflex Point, hoping to gather intelligence and, perhaps, discover a way to defeat them.

Yaeko Mitamura is an 18-year-old girl working at her father's Okonomiyaki restaurant. One day, Yakko happens to meet a little boy named Hashizo and his peculiar cat Juliano. Hashizo lost both parents when he was a baby and has been raised by his older brother. Hashizo's brother, Go Kato, is the lead singer of the rising rock band "Bee Hive." When Yakko meets Go and his friend and fellow "Bee Hive" member Satomi Okawa, an unforeseen chain of events begins. Love, jealousy, rock 'n roll, and the shine of newly emerging stars are what make this anime so endearing.

By the year 2062, two global superpowers are locked in a prolonged, brutal conflict. In a last-ditch gamble for victory, pilot Kei Katsuragi receives orders to activate a super weapon known as the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb. Upon detonation, the bomb yields wholly unforeseen consequences: an array of dimensions, timelines, and realities are released into the world. Is Kei capable of reversing these effects and restoring normalcy to life?

In the year 2058 AD, on the planet Clayad—the third world of the Ypserlon system, located 43 light-years from Earth—an unexpected alien attack forces the inhabitants to flee. Amid the chaos of evacuation, a group of children becomes separated from their parents and manages to board the training spaceship Janous. Following numerous hardships and losses, they eventually reach the fourth planet, Belwick. But finding Belwick already embroiled in conflict, the thirteen children decide to continue their journey toward Earth alone.

Wakamatsu Masato resides in Tokyo with his non-blood-related step-sister, Miyuki, after their father departs for overseas work. While Miyuki is a cute, sensitive, and highly popular girl among Masato's male peers, Masato himself has a girlfriend at school named Kajima Miyuki. She is pretty and gentle, embodying the ideal dream of every high school boy.

Raised in poverty within a Swiss Alps village, twelve-year-old Annette cares deeply for her five-year-old brother, Dani, whom she loves dearly since their mother passed away during his birth. Her life is also anchored by her best friend, Lucien, but their close bond faces a severe test when Dani is severely injured in a tragic accident.

Mitsuo meets Superman, an alien belonging to a federation dedicated to maintaining galactic peace. He is equipped with a helmet that doubles as a mask, granting superhuman strength, a cape that enables flight, and a badge that allows underwater breathing and communication with comrades he soon meets. Superman warns all Permans that their identities must remain secret, or their brains will be destroyed if revealed. To maintain this secrecy, they receive special doppelganger robots that can substitute for them while they are away, although these substitutes are not entirely foolproof and may cause issues. These tools allow the young Permans to preserve peace and assist those in need.

Plawres involves players building robots around 30 cm tall to wrestle in a ring. The protagonist Sugata Sanshirou competes as a plawres player, defeating tough opponents with his plawrestler Juohmaru.

This narrative reimagines Lewis Carroll's beloved story, following Alice as she pursues a white rabbit down a burrow and lands in the bizarre realm of Wonderland. There, she encounters a host of peculiar figures, including the enigmatic Cheshire Cat and the fearsome Queen of Hearts.

Ryo accidentally traveled from the 1980s to the future and is trying to return. In the meantime, he works for the future police force, solving cases using his distinctive and often humorous methods.

Nanako is a young girl who suddenly gains supernatural abilities while simultaneously losing her memories from the past. By chance, a scientific prodigy named Marlow, a hardworking high school boy with grand ambitions, is present when she obtains her powers. He convinces Nanako to work for his detective agency by offering to help her recover her lost memories. Naively trusting him, Nanako agrees, but Marlow's true motive is to exploit her abilities for the benefit of his agency and himself. The story progresses as Nanako faces a series of perilous missions and puzzling events, yet her naturally cheerful outlook carries her through each incident as she resolves one mystery after another.

An older woman always wears a small spoon on a chain around her neck. At unpredictable times, this spoon causes her to shrink down to the size of a mouse. From this tiny perspective, she perceives the world in an entirely new way and embarks on all sorts of peculiar adventures alongside Wendy, the mouse, and many others.

Daisaku, Tetsuya, and Hotaru are three gifted pupils at a technical high school who build prize-winning robots for a school contest. Meanwhile, the malevolent Derinja race, intent on dominating all of space, sets its sights on Earth. To counter this menace, Hotaru's father, Professor Mizuki, takes the trio's robots and refits them for combat, giving rise to the super robot Albegas.

In the year 2545, a botched experiment sends test pilot David Jance through the galactic core and into another universe, where he is thrust into a desperate struggle for survival against the armies of GRIP, commanded by Dark Star.

An alien invasion forces the establishment of Triple Command, a defense unit headed by the fearless Masato Mugen. He is assisted by French fighter Pierre Bonaparte and Japanese-American girl Loui Oberon.

In the year 2911, the solar system comprises 50 planets. I.C Blues, a gambler, strikes a wager with the leader of the criminal syndicate Bloody God, claiming it is possible to travel across the entire solar system within one year. Assisting Blues is the team J9-III, consisting of Rock, Beat, and Birdy. To overcome any obstacles, they have the transforming train-robot Sasuraiger. However, the Bloody Syndicate will do whatever it takes to ensure Blues loses the bet.

After exhausting the natural resources of their homeworld, the Garadain Empire dispatches multiple space expeditions in search of a new planet to colonize, with Earth as a primary target. Scientist Zeku Alba rebels against the empire and escapes to Earth, where he assembles a team of young individuals possessing the power of "psychogenesis"—the ability to manifest solid matter from mental energy. The most talented of this group is Isamu, an orphan whose family perished during the Garadain Empire's initial assault. He can summon the formidable robot Govarian, an armored mecha that fights alien monsters and can regenerate using the pilot's psychic energy. Supported by two other robots created by his teammates, Isamu pilots Govarian to defend Earth in the protracted war against the extraterrestrial invaders.

When a book lands on a computer keyboard, it grants anyone the power to view the past from Sho’s residence through the screen. After Ruffles, Chris’s dog, becomes lost in time, Zenmaijikake and Sho’s cousin Hisashi set out to find her. Meanwhile, Sho and Azusa monitor and operate the computer from the present. The older kids also struggle to keep this phenomenon hidden from Sho’s parents.

In the year 20XX, Oshaka School in Kamakuland is a world-renowned elite institution that only admits those who are pure and clear-headed descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan. The familiar villain trio firmly believe they are genuine descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan, though their actual lineage is uncertain. They study hard to gain admission despite repeated failures. One day, three intelligent children are called in by the principal, who reveals that Shakyamuni dwelling within his body has asked them to find missing puzzle copperplates scattered across the world and complete the puzzle board to raise Oshaka School's honor. The villain trio overhears this conversation and decides to get ahead of the selected youngsters. They then encounter a brilliant boy named Koochan, who seems handy, and take him along to steal puzzle copperplates from a goblin. At the same time, they try to recruit the goblin to their side and attack our heroes together. Aware of the evil scheme, Koochan transforms into Itadakiman and fights courageously to drive the wicked trio away.

In a Chinese valley never visited by humans lives a small panda named Tao Tao. He and his companions—Kiki the monkey, Puhu the squirrel, and Poe the hare—spend their entire days playing in the forest.

In Hokkaido, a remote area of Japan, a young boy finds a fawn whose mother was struck by a car and tries to care for it on his own.

Kona is a young boy who counts a pink dragon named Serendipity among his friends. The dragon possesses a gentle disposition. Together, they aim to thwart the evil captain who seeks to rob their tranquil island of its gold.

Meme, an adorable and peculiar being, serves as the protagonist of this series. One day, Meme emerges from a computer and encounters Daisuke and Sayaka. Guiding the children through his realm, Meme introduces them to renowned figures such as Galileo, Pasteur, Kepler, and other celebrated scientists, inventors, and scholars. This show is not only highly entertaining for kids and families but also offers valuable educational content.

Captain is a compelling sports manga that focuses on ordinary boys rather than superhuman heroes, chronicling the development of the Sumiya 2 junior high school baseball team in downtown Tokyo across various generations of captains and players. Takao Taniguchi, formerly a substitute on the second team of Aoba Gakuin, a prestigious institution in the baseball world, transfers to Sumiya 2 and assumes the role of baseball club captain. After rigorous training, the team aims to compete in the regional preliminaries final against Aoba Gakuin.

Animated History of Japan.

An anime made in the runup to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, featuring Olympic mascot Sam the Olympic Eagle.

Adventures of a demon slayer Tenmaru.

A mischievous young boy named Aesop is transported to a different world inhabited by creatures he never thought were real, such as fairies and talking donkeys. He embarks on a journey to find a way back to the normal world. Along the way, he makes friends with many classic beings from well-known fables and encounters various trials, each one teaching him an important lesson.

A "bunny girl" crosses paths with iconic characters from comic books, live-action films, literature and animation.<br><br>