Summer 1978 Anime

Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru follows the lively tomboy Benio and her connection with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is an outgoing, athletic girl with strong convictions about living life on her own terms. When she first encounters Shinobu, she strongly dislikes him, even though he helps her out of several embarrassing situations. She is therefore shocked to learn that she has been arranged into a marriage—and that her future husband is none other than Shinobu. The story then unfolds through many twists and turns, as Shinobu must go to fight in the war, Benio wrestles with the idea of marriage, and she must get along with her future in-laws and employer. Meanwhile, the Great Kanto earthquake looms on the horizon.

Brilliant scientist Souzou Haran was conducting research on Mars when he created a type of cyborg life form capable of independent thought. These Meganoids soon went out of control, killing Dr. Haran and his entire family except for his youngest son, sixteen-year-old Banjou Haran. Banjou escapes Mars aboard a rocket with Daitarn 3, a solar-powered super robot forged from special Martian metals. Now eighteen and residing in a luxurious mansion on Earth, Banjou battles the Meganoids with the help of his loyal butler Garrison and his two attractive companions, Reika and Beauty. Together, they must halt the evil Meganoids, who seek to convert all humans into cyborgs in order to "improve" the human race.

The Little Prince resides on Asteroid B612, a small rock drifting in space. His days are spent cleaning the three miniature volcanoes on the asteroid (which he also uses to prepare his breakfast), pulling up the baobob trees that try to overrun it, and looking after his friend the Rose Girl. When he feels lonely, he snags a comet with his butterfly net and heads to Earth for a variety of adventures.

The enormous robot Daikengo travels through space aiming to restore peace across the galaxy. On board is Prince Ryger, who fled his home world of Emperius to confront a threat beyond its borders and protect his people. He is aided by Cleo, the daughter of a corrupt prime minister, along with two friendly little robots named Anike and Otoke. Together they battle the villainous Lady Baracross, who leads an invasion force, and her assistant Roboleon, recognizable by his Napoleon-style hat. Daikengo is the first robot to have scuttles on his mouth. When he opens them, his vampire-style teeth are revealed, and he can spit fire.