Anime of the Year 1994-II Spring - Tottemo! Luckyman
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Anime of the Year 1994-I Winter - Shonan Junai Gumi!
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Anime of the Year 1993-IV Fall - Fortune Quest: Yo ni mo Shiawase na Boukensha-tachi
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Anime of the Year 1993-II Spring - Gunnm
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Anime of the Year 1993-I Winter - Musekinin Kanchou Tylor
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Anime of the Year 1993-III Summer - Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor 2 the Movie
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VN of the Month September 2022 - BLACK SHEEP TOWN
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Anime of the Year 1992-IV Fall - Mikan Enikki
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Anime of the Year 1992-III Summer - Kurenai no Buta
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Anime of the Year 1992-II Spring - Crayon Shin-chan
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Anime of the Year 1990-II Spring - Lodoss-tou Senki
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Anime of the Year 1992-I Winter - Mama wa Shougaku 4 Nensei
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Anime of the Year 1991-IV Fall - Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
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Anime of the Year 1991-III Summer - Roujin Z
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Anime of the Year 1991-II Spring - Honoo no Tenkousei
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Anime of the Year 1991-I Winter - Wizardry
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Anime of the Year 1990-IV Fall - Osu!! Karate-bu
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Anime of the Year 1990-III Summer - Mainichi ga Nichiyoubi
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Anime of the Year 1990-I Winter - Chibi Maruko-chan
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Anime of the Year 1988 - Akira
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Anime of the Year 1989 - Venus Senki
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Tags:SeinenComedyFollow a cast that makes pornographic movies. The loves and loyalty it creates and the friction it causes.The focus of the OVAs is H, and that makes it hentai by definition. Comedy is mostly antics. And since it's hentai, I'm not rating those.Overall Rating: 0/1092.Choujin Locke: Lord LeonLocke the Superman: Lord Leon超人ロック ロードレオン [1989-IV]Nippon Animation (Finished 3/3)Tags:Super PowerAction, Sci-FiIt is the year 336 of the Space Century on the planet of Sieren, and in the state of Innex, Flora Rain-who is blind-is employed at an elementary school. Flora is adored by her students, the principal of the school, and all the town’s people, and enjoys a peaceful life in the town.By chance, she meets a strange youth named Locke. Locke has numerous superpowers, although he is very discreet about them and gives the impression of being an ordinary youth.One day, Locke is visited by a Military man, Major Caliann, who requests Locke’s assistance in their investigation of Lordleon.Lordleon and his space pirates have attacked the enterprise Astoria Concern, but the chairman, Great Georg, didn’t report the incident to the Union. The Union (aware of the attacks) thought this was very strange, and decided to investigate Lordleon with Locke's help.Locke the Superman was a horrible anime Movie about espers in 1984. This one is only slightly better, which does not make it break from the mediocrity either.Overall Rating: 5/1093.Bucchigiriぶっちぎり [1989-IV]Nippon Animation (Finished 4/4)Tags:Delinquents, Team SportsTo all his schoolmates, Jin comes across as a hot-headed class clown from typically barging in late and sleeping the whole way through to always responding to any situation with reckless stupidity. The fact that he used to be the charismatic leader of a legendary biker gang has turned into an urban legend; however, after starting a rivalry with the captain of the school baseball team, he and two former members, become their star players. But it's not long before his past catches up to him...Not translated. Some yakuza and romance, lots of delinquents and sports... nothing out of the ordinary, just winning some cups.Overall Rating: 4/1094.Ogami Matsugorouおがみ松吾郎 [1989-I]Kodansha (Finished 1/1)Tags:ShounenMartial Arts, SchoolAction, RomanceBased on the same name manga by Itou Minoru, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shounen Magazine. Matsugorou Ogami is clumsy man who can only fight and express his kindness with force. But he falls in love with Koume who is a high school girl...Not translated. Very bland. As expected, girl tries to civilize the hooligan, but in the end his strength is required to protect her.Overall Rating: 4/1095.Kangetsu Ittou: Akuryou Kiri寒月一凍 悪霊斬り [1989-IV]Magic Bus (Finished 2/2)Tags:Martial Arts, SamuraiActionPopular Edo illustratorIchiro Kanzukirescues a woman who is being attacked by several ronin. The woman is the servant of the Satake clan who is given a mysterious tarot card having a link to the secret of the Satake clan. At the same time, in Edo, the daughters of merchants who are purveyors of the Satake clan are being spirited away one after another, and there is a murder of Jinnai Takeda, a senior vassal of the Satake clan. Kanzuki at the request ofJinnai's daughter Kaori decides to search for the killer and in the process gets involved into feud for the Satake clan leadership.Not translated. Actually, very similar to Shinshuu Sudama-hen - same yoshiwara, same killings - a mix of gore and nakedness. The main change from that is bigger tilt into comedy and better plot. Overall, just a gory historical detective action without anything outstanding to watch it for.Overall Rating: 4/1096.Time-Patrol Bon: Fujiko F. Fujio Anime Special - SF Adventure藤子·F·不二雄アニメスペシャル SFアドベンチャー T·P[タイムパトロール]ぼん [1989-IV]Gallop (Finished 1/1)Tags:Action, AdventureA Japanese schoolboy, Heibon, is enlisted in the efforts of the time patrol to keep the past out of trouble.It must be marked as anime for kids as protagonists and their acquaintances are kids, they easily fly through time breaking all possible physics laws and enemies are caricaturish and defeated in comedy manner.Overall Rating: 4/1097.Isewan Taifuu Monogatari伊勢湾台風物語 [1989-IV] Mushi Production (Dropped 0/1)Tags:HistoricalDramaOn September 26, 1959, Super Typhoon #15 (also known as "T5915", "Vera", or "Isewan Typhoon"), struck the coast of Japan with the maximum wind speed of 305 km/h, causing over 5,000 dead or missing plus over 30,000 injured, the heaviest casualty caused by a single typhoon in Japan in 20th century. This animated movie was produced on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy in order to commemorate the dead and survivors.Not found.Overall Rating: 0/1098.Hyper-Psychic Geo GaragaGaragaギャラガ HYPER-PSYCHIC-GEO GARAGA [1989-IV] Aubec (Finished 1/1)Tags:Action, Adventure, Sci-FiThe year is 2755. As a result of a system malfunction, the cargo ship XeBeC goes off-course in a warp gate and ends up within the orbit of the distant planet Garaga. After crashing on Garaga's surface, the crew must find ways to survive from hideous monsters, rabid ape soldiers, and a race of mysterious psychics.A lot of unmemorable characters, total craziness with esper generals, rushed ending don't leave this anime a chance.Overall Rating: 4/10
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Anime of the Year 1987 - Ouritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsubasa
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On a Wednesday morning, Kenji goes touring to Hakone pass with his girlfriend Tomomi. There, he sees other riders waiting for something and stops his bike. One of the riders, Hayase Junichi, explains to him that a legendary female driver nicknamed Wednesday Cinderella passes this place every Wednesday in her white Porsche. Kenji becomes interested in this mysterious driver; however, racing with her proves more dangerous than it first seems to be.Not translated. Brand of this anime is Kawasaki ! How did I know? By large letters on the bike, of course ! Anyway, this anime is pretty weird , because bike is competing with a car most of the time... which is freaking weird considered that car follows super close causing crashes. This ad is a bit better than previous bike ads, but it's still an ad.Overall Rating: 4/1055.TWD Express Rolling TakeoffTWD EXPRESS ローリングテイクオフ [1987-III]Gallop (Finished 1/1)Tags:Adventure, Sci-FiBased on a manga by Hijiri Yuki, serialised in Comic Nora.Note: Shown in theaters as a double bill with the anime feature MAPS: Densetsu no Samayoeru Seijin-tachi.Anything shown alongside MAPS would look great. TWD Express is a space logistics company in grave debts. A girl with self-regeneration first gets rescued, then kidnapped. And in every pinch situation the same trump card of captain rage is used. Pathetic overall .Overall Rating: 4/1056.Bug tte Honey: Megarom Shoujo Mai 4622Bugってハニー メガロム少女舞4622 [1987-III]Tokyo Movie Shinsha (Finished 1/1)Tags:Adventure, ComedyMovie of the Bug tte Honey.Not translated. First movie left a poor impression on me. This one is also very random. Buildings look like toys... huge toys in space... cute enemies... bridges made of cards... and the biggest enemy is an ally who was experimented on. It's all so stupid that pains me physically to watch .Overall Rating: 2/1057.Dead Heatデッドヒート [1987-III]Sunrise (Finished 1/1)Tags:MechaAction, Sci-Fi, SportsFailed driver Makoto is ready to quit the business until he is approached by Hayami Go, who offers him a hyper-engine to change his fortunes. Claiming to be "Japan's first 3D anime," this curio using the VHD-3D system features 21st-century youngsters racing "FX" machines - predictable crosses between motorcycles and mechas.Yay, chopped down to first episode racing mecha that I can't find a reason to recommend.Overall Rating: 4/1058.Lady Lady!!レディレディ!! [1987-IV]Toei Animation (Dropped 3/21)Tags:ShoujoHistoricalDramaLynn lost her mother at the age of five and lives in with her father in England. Lynn's father is not able to be by her side all the time because of his busy schedule and Lynn is often left on her own. Despite having to endure the harsh loneliness, Lynn strives to protect her promise with her mother to become a strong and elegant lady.Not translated. This series is about a girl five years old... not cool, but at least some continuation should be with her getting older and older. Let's just say it's definitely not Heidi from Alps, plus luxury environment does not add charm . For a five-year-old Lynn communicates with any adults and controls her body like a pro with occasional artificially looking slips. All I saw were endless new relatives for Lynn to deal with - hardly engaging or enternaining.Overall Rating: 5/1059.Anime Sanjuushiアニメ三銃士 [1987-IV]Gallop (Dropped 3/52)Tags:HistoricalAdventure, Drama, RomanceIn 1625, the young D'Artagnan leaves his village in Gascony to embark for Paris with his grandparents' blessings, taking only his father's sword and a letter of introduction. Seeking audience with Tréville, Captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and his late father's comrade, the poor nobleman aims to become a great hero in the service of King Louis XIII.The young adventurer is astonished by the massive size of Paris, but also overwhelmed. He wanders the city streets, befriending a young orphan named Jean. However, he also ends up offending three of the Musketeers of the Guard: Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Confronted by the Parisian guards over their illegal dueling, D'Artagnan and the Musketeers fend off five of Cardinal Richelieu's soldiers, and the four of them quickly become friends.The four new comrades set off to stop the Cardinal from starting war between England and France, and protect the image of Queen Anne d'Autriche, the wife of Louis XIII. But what will be the cost of their efforts?Better than dog musketeers, but still only for those who don't know the plot.Overall Rating: 5/1060.Mister Ajikkoミスター味っ子 [1987-IV]Sunrise (Dropped 3/99)Tags:ShounenComedy, GourmetAjiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is being invited to the Aji-oh Building in which he is involved in a spaghetti match with the in-house Italian chef, Marui. Youichi's novel culinary ideas, coupled with his enthusiasm of serving the best for his guests, allow him to defeat Marui in the match. From then on, Youichi begins to compete with other rivals in the race for the best tastes and dishes.Oh, so Shokugeki no Soma had such source. No torn clothes on tasting (but flying in space between planes on tasting), yet very similar otherwise. Of course there are less characters and side-plots here. I don't have a faintest desire to watch it to the end.Overall Rating: 5/1061.Kamen no Ninja Akakage仮面の忍者赤影 [1987-IV]Toei Animation (Dropped 3/23)Tags:Action, FantasyRed Shadow, created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, is a ninja who wears a red-and-black costume and a stylized red mask. His adventures take place in Feudal Japan, and he and his ninja sidekicks Aokage and Shirokage fight evil warlords, wizards and daikaiju using modern high-tech gadgetry (a blatant oddity in a period setting).Only a few episodes are translated. Basically, Japanese version of Zorro with some magic or elements out of the setting used. Action is ok, but there's hardly anything besides that.Overall Rating: 5/1062.Bikkurimanビックリマン [1987-IV]Toei Animation (Dropped 3/75)Tags:Comedy, FantasyIn a world divided between angels and evil creatures, only the young hero Yamato Shintei has the power to defeat the demons...Not translated. It's a chibi parody on folk tales and probably even on Dragon Ball, as protagonist is a samurai kid, he has a female angel companion, pervy old man as companion, some shounen mage as companion and what not! Title is supposed to surprise/amaze, so it has bold moves, like cutting down lower half of ogre body and having upper half fly with the lower half away...Overall Rating: 6/1063.Tsuideni TonchinkanAnyway, It Doesn't Matter ついでにとんちんかん [1987-IV]Studio Comet(Dropped 3/43)Tags:Gag HumorComedyA gang decides to play at burglary without the knowledge of their schoolmates, each masquerading at different times as the master thief Tonchinkan.Not translated. Gag comedy where three pupils with some super skills dress as thieves and try to steal something, but their fourth accomplice is a kindergarten kid who always acts maximally irrationally showing naked ass everywhere, siding with enemies or just taking the hits in most hilarious forms. Might be a thing with translation.Overall Rating: 5/1064.Norakuro-kunのらくろクン [1987-IV]Pierrot (Dropped 3/50)Tags:Comedy, MysteryOctober, 1987, Autumn. In Suganami, Tokyo, there lives the Kinoshita family whereby the father draws very little pay out of his job as an ordinary salaryman. In order to cover expenses, he decides to let out the second floor of their apartment to earn additional rental income. One day, an obstinate-looking eldery dog, accompanied by a younger boy-dog, came knocking on their doors. The eldery dog addresses himself as Norayama Kuroyoshi and introduces his grandson as Norakuro. The former wants to open a detective agency and intends to rent the unit for their office. He will be the president of the investigative bureau while Norakuro-kun will be the director. He will also recruit one of the Kinoshita's sons, Keita-kun, as his employee and their advisor will be the girl-next-door, a high school student by the name of Rika Sawaguchi. On the third day since the official opening of the office, the telephone rang, a signal of a new case.Not translated. Kids stuff, only a bit more complex that Doraemon. And since Norakuro was an old anti-war series, it still holds some ties to military vehicles and stuff.Overall Rating: 5/1065.Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumonマンガ日本経済入門 [1987-IV]Knack Productions (Dropped 1/25)Tags:SeinenEducational, HistoricalDrama, Slice of LifeDepiction of Japan's economy, based on Shoutarou Ishinomori's epynomous manga.Wow, someone translated first episode. Only cringe with some real life video cuts , as expected.Overall Rating: 2/1066.Devilman: Tanjou-henDevilman: The Birthデビルマン 誕生編 [1987-IV]Oh! Production (Finished 1/1)Tags:MythologyHorror, Sci-Fi, SupernaturalAkira Fudou leads the life of a typical high school student. After a chance encounter with school bullies, he is rescued by his childhood friend Ryou Asuka. Ryou and Akira catch up over the course of an afternoon that ends with them crashing a party at a nightclub. Initially uncomfortable with the environment, Akira is shocked when violence provokes some of the club's partygoers to transform into demonic monsters. He and Ryou are only saved from the encounter thanks to the intervention of a great demon known as Amon. Amon possesses Akira, and the two together form the powerful Devilman—a being that, due to the influence of Akira's strong empathy for his fellow man, is resolved to keep the human race safe from the threats of demonkind.It's true that first two prologue episodes of old devilman series were impressive, but they were not that good to have own remake, lol ! It's more advanced now, but still a secondary product that I can't rate high.Overall Rating: 5/1067.Junk Boyジャンクボーイ [1987-IV]Madhouse (Finished 1/1)Tags:Comedy, Romance, Ecchi23-year-old Ryohei Yamazaki has just one thing on his mind: sex. And with his sweet-talking, honey-voiced ways, Ryohei has no trouble finding interested ladies. But none of them is just what he wants... none of them is PERFECT. Then he charms the beautiful editor of a hot magazine into hiring him. Journalism will never be the same again...I've definitely seen worse, but it does not cancel the fact that there's no depth in this piece .Overall Rating: 5/1068.Battle Royal High School真魔神伝 バトルロイヤルハイスクール [1987-IV]D.A.S.T. (Finished 1/1)Tags:Martial Arts, Mythology, Super PowerAction, Horror, SupernaturalHyoudo Riki is just an ordinary guy who likes to wear a tiger mask while Kung-Fu fighting, which means he fits in real well at BATTLE ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL!Unfortunately for Riki, he's the doppleganger in our world of Byoudo, Master of the Dark Realm, and when a dimensional gate opens between the two worlds, the evil Fairy Master tricks Byoudo into making an attempt to conquer our beautiful, and better lit, world.Now poor Riki is semi-possessed by his opposite number, and the minions of the Fairy Master are mutating his classmates into hideous lustful monsters. To make matters worse, all the inter-dimensional commotion has attracted the attention of a sword-happy exorcist and the heroic Zankan of the Space-Time Police!Which all means that Riki is about to take one bitch of a mid-term. The course is survival, and forget "Pass/Fail". The test is graded "Live/Die".Action was quite ok for me. But there's nothing but action, so .Overall Rating: 6/1069.Dirty Pair OVAダーティペア (1987) [1987-IV]Sunrise(Finished 10/10)Tags:DetectiveAdventure, Comedy, Sci-FiSet in the future Kei and Yuri are Trouble Consultants for The 3WA. Code Named "Lovely Angels", but, they are known throughout the galaxy as The Dirty Pair. They always solve their case, but, not without causing collateral damage and mayhem.First half of episodes looked really bad for me as there was always mission given by 3WA without prologue, and mission got conducted without humor or conversations. In the second half of the episodes all those issues were adressed at least couple times each. In the end I feel that OVA episodes are on the same level as originals or worse. With the novelty inevitably lost with the second season, it's only 6 for me .Overall Rating: 6/1070.Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01メタルスキンパニックMADOX-01 [1987-IV]AIC (Finished 1/1)Tags:MechaAction, Sci-FiIn the first test of a revolutionary personal battle-suit, the MADOX-01, Ace female test-pilot Elle Kusomoto smashes an attacking tank force and humiliates Lt. Kilgore, Japan's most-macho tank-jockey, in the process.Kilgore swears he'll get even, and he gets his chance when the prototype MADOX literally falls off the back of a truck in the middle of Tokyo.Meanwhile, the MADOX, which fell off the back of one truck, off a bridge, and into the back of another truck, has found its way into the hands of college student Koji Sujimoto. Intruiged by the MADOX, Koji makes the big mistake of fooling with it without reading the manual first, and soon finds himself locked in the suit and zooming around downtown Tokyo.Just Action. Waste of time.Overall Rating: 3/1071.X Densha de IkouX電車で行こう [1987-IV]Madhouse (Finished 1/1)Tags:Avant Garde, Mystery, SupernaturalIshihara Toru is an everyday guy with an on-and-off girlfriend and a position working for a train buff. Things become complicated when a ghostly vehicle dubbed the X Train begins to ride the rails, destroying everything in its path. Somehow, it seems that Toru is connected with the X Train by a strange power, which draws the attention of some very dangerous and power hungry people who would wield it for their own...Dark monotonous horror with ugly faces and no real aim. I see zero merit in it. Appreciating it for being experimental and comparing it to FLCL is incompetence beyond understanding.Overall Rating: 4/1072.TO-Yトーイ [1987-IV]Gallop (Finished 1/1)Tags:ShounenMusicDramaTwo weeks before a concert at Yaon Hibiya auditorium (1987.8.26), while playing at the club Shinjuku Loft, lead vocalist To-Y (pron: to-o-i) of the band GASP is jumped by a rival, Aikawa Yoji. GASP is a upcoming band known for its violence, struggling to be noticed against the popularity of hotshot Aikawa, who's #1 on the charts and beloved by his fans. The Yaon Hibiya concert represents GASP's mainstream debut to break out of the small-time club scene, which is threatened by the schemes of Aikawa's manager, Ms. Kato of Koyama Productions. Kato wants To-Y to leave that "bunch of hoodlums," and sing independently for a major label.Adding to the confusion is an unexplained character who manifests feline traits, named Niya. Niya presents herself as "To-Y's aijin" ("Niya, To-Y no aijin da yo!") to the consternation of Koishikawa Hiderou, who has interest in To-Y. Koishikawa, also known as "Sonoko-chan," is typed as a "okama" by Niya. A running motif is GASP, it's fans, and associates regarded as unusual by the mainstream public, as exemplified by their musical taste, dress, and Classic Coke-drinking, which only contributes to more difficulty in their struggle to be accepted.Some songs, some singers with ever sour faces and zero emotions, one tomboy full of emotions who constantly picks on singers. If it sounds enticing, go ahead, but I'm past the time I could enjoy aimless animation just for the mood.Overall Rating: 5/1073.Gall Force 2: Destructionガルフォース2 ディストラクション [1987-IV](Finished 1/1)Tags:Action, Sci-FiMilitary, SpaceLufy, discovered floating lifeless in space, is brought on board a Solnoid cruiser and given another chance at life. Once the hardened warrior, she is shown events that shake her faith (one's own death seems to have a way of changing one's philosophy) and lessening her power as a fighter just as that power is most needed!First part had at least some drama and action, this one is pretty even and bland.Overall Rating: 5/1074.Hi no Tori: Uchuu-henThe Phoenix -Space-火の鳥 宇宙編 [1987-IV]Madhouse (Finished 1/1)Tags:SpaceDrama, Fantasy, Sci-FiIn deep space, four astronauts discover that their colleague Makimura has mysteriously died shortly following a cryptic note about his imminent murder. Though horrified by the news, the inoperable state of their spaceship leaves the crew no time to grieve, and they evacuate via escape pods. Determined to identify the culprit, the survivors begin to suspect fellow crewmate Kizaki, on account of a rivalry between himself and Makimura regarding the only female team member, Nana Ichinomiya. However, to their bewilderment, they notice Makimura's pod following them, yet failing to respond to attempts at contact.As the astronauts try to interpret their perplexing circumstances, they learn there are more inconceivable stories about their lost teammate, one involving the Phoenix, a mysterious bird said to have the ability to grant immortality. It is not until they crash into a seemingly deserted planet that the crew will finally uncover the sinister truth behind Makimura and his suspicious pod.Set in a distant future, Hi no Tori: Uchuu-hen illustrates the cruelty of human beings passionately in pursuit of their own desires without any regard to the consequences.Story itself is nice as usual, but it's story for story's sake, not integral piece. No good personalities to back it properly.Overall Rating: 6/1075.Daimajuu Gekitou: Hagane no Oni大魔獣激闘 鋼の鬼 [1987-IV]AIC (Finished 1/1)Tags:MechaHorror, Sci-FiIn the year 1999, a team of UN scientists in an attempt to tap into a new energy resource on a deserted island called Sansara, unknownigly open a portal to another universe, unleashing dormant biomechanical entities. Three years later, Takuya Goroza returns to the island of Sansara urged by a mysterious request by college chum Haruka Alford. Little does he know, his old friend isn't what he appears to be...The whole film is a buildup for opening a portal followed by mecha battle. Not cool.Overall Rating: 5/1076.The Samuraiザ・サムライ [1987-IV]TBS(Finished 1/1)Tags:ShounenSchoolComedy, RomanceSixteen-year-old high school student Takeshi Chimatsuri has devoted his life to being a master samurai like his father was. Then one day, the Toki twins, two ninja sisters he's known since childhood, transfer to his school and issue him a challenge to take back their family dagger from him. Unfortunately for him, they have discovered his one weakness: the fear of the naked female body. Now, Takeshi must undergo special training from his classmates Atsuko and Torai, and his teacher Miss Ayatsugi to resist the combined brute strength of Akari and the temptation of her sex-crazed twin Kagiri. Class will never be in order with these three constantly fighting each other.It could be funnier and have some kind of ending. But it did not. It will be forgotten in a day.Overall Rating: 5/1077.Makyou Gaiden Le DeusLadius魔境外伝レ・ディウス [1987-IV]Production Reed (Finished 1/1)Tags:MechaAction, Adventure, Sci-FiIn a post-apocalyptic world, the treasure hunter Riot and his pretty sidekicks are searching for Eyes of Zalem, which they hope will guide them to Rido, the treasure of a long-lost Quall civilization. A limitless energy source, the Rido has the power to even restore life; but unfortunately for Riot, the evil Demsters are after it too.An absolutely unmemorable adventure that turns into same unremarkable mecha by the end.Overall Rating: 4/1078.Relic Armor Legaciamレリック・アーマー レガシアム [1987-IV]Kadokawa Shoten (Finished 1/1)Tags:MechaAction, Sci-FiThe planet Libertia was once known as “the planet of death”, until humanity built three giant mirrors and created what seemed like an ideal land. It is on this planet that Professor Grace and his granddaughter Alcia live peacefully… until their home is attacked by Guild soldiers looking for the professor and for Legaciam – a special Armor that can resist extreme heat, allowing it to go to areas where humans would not survive normally. Alcia, who was at the time piloting Legaciam in order to help her grandfather with the testing, manages to get away… barely. But the Guild is determined to get Legaciam by any means necessary…Setting is portrayed vividly, so it's a bit better than usual mecha. Not much due to other elements failure.Overall Rating: 5/1079.Good Morning Altheaグッドモーニング・アルテア [1987-IV](Finished 1/1)Tags:Mecha, SpaceAction, Sci-FiThe story revolves around Nikolai, apparently a part-cyborg; Galory, a young boy who apparently is part human/part Crest person, and Althea, who is entirely a Crest person. Seems the Earth and the Crest people were at war for 300 years so there's still a lot of bad feelings present.The ship Galory, Nikolai and others are on is ambushed and almost everyone killed by some kind of automated attack ships from a huge Crest ship that has been taken over by an automaton.Galory, Nikolai and Althea go to the ship to try and see if there are any survivors of an advanced party from Galory's ship that can be saved, and to see if they can destroy the Type 38 automaton in the ship's core.Another variation of evil hiding in an abandoned space ship. Not sure I can call anything good out of it all .Overall Rating: 4/1080.Flying Luna Clipperフライング・ルナクリッパー [1987-IV](Finished 1/1)Tags:Music, Parody, PsychologicalAvant Garde, Comedy, EcchiA trip on a chartered plane with a number of other thrill-seekers (most of whom are anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables) and hop from island to island, each of which offer their own unique visual delights.Anime is done in the form of pixelated DOS game... that'd actually be enough unless I wanted to sample ecchi of the vegetable people... I wish I did not. It's not even done by any professional company. It's not anime. The end .Overall Rating: 2/1081.Scoopersスクーパーズ [1987-IV]ACC Production (Finished 1/1)Tags:Action, Sci-FiIt's 2016 and Shambhala city reporter Yoko and her android boyfriend/bodyguard/cameraman Vito are hunting the enigmatic criminal Mr. X. Their search leads them to the Rainbow Tower, were Yoko is taken hostage and Vito must battle to save her by destroying the program of the Tower's central computer to prevent X's escape.Reporter stack her nose everywhere and got attacked often, but was saved by her cyborg companion. They they got separated. Then they got reunited and reported got saved again. The end.Overall Rating: 4/1082.Kentauros no DensetsuThe Legend of Kentauros ケンタウロスの伝説 [1987-IV]Wako Productions (Finished 1/1)Tags:Action, DramaThe Centaurs are a racing team of 93 bikers from the port city of Yokohama who are named after the legendary Greek horsemen. Arthur and Ken fall for the same lady deciding to settle their competition with a race.You know how I like serious racing. Not. For some reason showing real brands on bikes is considered ok in the 80s. There is numerous times Yamaha is shown on bikes and uniform which makes me think it's one big Yamaha ad to settle things with threee previous Honda movies. But why in the anime, damn it?Overall Rating: 5/1083.Taiman Blues: Shimizu Naoto-henたいまんぶるうす 清水直人編 [1987-IV](Finished 3/3)Tags:ShounenDelinquentsA tale of rivalry between two gangs, MND and Laku, and the personal vendetta between MND's Naoto and Laku's Yota.Serious biker gang wars anime. Not without flashing HONDA on the bikes ofc. Lots of simplifications and stupidity, as expected.Overall Rating: 5/1084.Boku no Oldies wa All Color僕のオールディーズはオールカラー [1987-IV](Dropped 0/1)Tags:SeinenMusicRomanceA minimalist adaptation of Seizo Watase's manga of the same name. It contains 5 stories of slow paced vignettes of romance whose only dialogue lies within the "oldies" being played as background music.Not found.Overall Rating: 0/1085.Lupin III: Fuuma Ichizoku no InbouLupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy ルパン三世 風魔一族の陰謀 [1987-IV]Tokyo Movie Shinsha (Finished 1/1)Tags:SeinenAdult CastAction, Adventure, Comedy, MysteryGoemon's wedding to Murasaki Inabe, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom. Lupin, Jigen, Goemon and Fujiko work together once again to try to save Murasaki and get to the treasure before the Fuma can steal it.Probably the best Lupin III I've seen so far. A bit of everything - chases , dungeon with traps, kidnapping, local corruption, treasure. Still could not enjoy it.Overall Rating: 5/1086.Genji Monogatari源氏物語 [1987-IV]Group TAC (Finished 1/1)Tags:HistoricalDrama, RomanceAt the height of the Heian period, Hikaru Genji—the illegitimate son of the emperor—leads a life of luxury as a government official. He spends his time at court sipping tea, dancing, and coming up with elegant excuses to visit his somewhat scandalous lovers. With such a complicated life, it is only a matter of time before this amorous man's affairs spiral out of control.Boring like hell. Only ok if you can tolerate one and a half hour of emotionless talks about neutral things like succession, retainer, favorites or music.Overall Rating: 3/1087.Gokiburi-tachi no TasogareTwilight of the Cockroachesゴキブリたちの黄昏 [1987-IV]Madhouse (Finished 1/1)Tags:Anthropomorphic, MilitaryDramaHybrid film with animated cockroaches interacting with live-action actors.In a trashy bachelor pad lived a colony of roaches who were able to roam freely for food or for games. Because of the homeowner being gentle with the roaches, they have no fear of traps, spray, or being stepped on. However when the homeowner starts bringing over a woman over, life starts to change for the roaches who are already living an easy life.What the hell? I was close to throwing up. There should be no toying with cockroachcide.Overall Rating: 1/1088.Shouri Toushu勝利投手 [1987-IV]Toei Animation (Finished 1/1)Tags:Team SportsBaseball coach Hoshiyama offers a chance to turn professional to Katsumi Kunimasa, a star member of the student squad that won the summer tournament. The young girl becomes a star pitcher for the Chunchi Dragons (conveniently, the team her father owns), and, after a year of triumphs, she leads them to victory in the national championships at the legendary Koshien Stadium. Based on the manga by Noriko Umeda, this anime may be compared to the other girl-playing baseball story "Song of the Baseball Enthusiasts".The Dragons team members are all based on the real-life team, though their opponents are fictional. At the time, the real-life Hoshiyama was a commentator, but fact was eventually true to fiction and he became the manager for the real-life Dragons.Not translated. I'm not sure why I keep watching baseball spokons with zero chance for me to like it. Girl in baseball was already covered in Yakyuukyou no Uta, but both are much better than average baseball spokons. It is so mostly because scenes from everyday life addition. Anyway, not great, but watchable.Overall Rating: 5/1089.Hitomi no Naka no Shounen: Juugo Shounen HyouryuukiThe Story of Fifteen Boys瞳のなかの少年 十五少年漂流記 [1987-IV]Nippon Animation (Finished 1/1)Tags:HistoricalAdventureA two-week summer vacation has turned out to be a long struggle for survival.The Story of 15 Boys is based on "Deux Ans de Vacances," a unique masterpiece and the only novel that Jules Verne wrote especially for children. Now this story has been animated through the use of leading-edge techniques.A drifting sailboat carrying 15 boys is overtaken by a storm and cast ashore on a desert island, where the fifteen boys begin their struggle. Their tough days-full of danger, thrills and fear-drive the boys to distress at times, but also shape them into strong independent people.The boys' extraordinary experiences on the island will bring to all young viewers the excitement that they always dream of experiencing themselves.But there has already been older animation on the same book, just about a third was taken by voyage and gathering there. This time arrival takes mere minutes to give more time for "adventures" - super boring ones at that since target audience is kids.Overall Rating: 4/1090.Saint Elmo: Hikari no RaihoushaSaint Elmo: Apostle of Lightセントエルモ・光の来訪者 [1987-IV]Toei Animation (Finished 1/1)Tags:Sci-FiInside Mercury, Japan builds a large-sized solar space power plant. The plant supports Earth with its large solar energy supply but suddenly there is an abnormality at the Saint Elmo plant. To pinpoint the problem, Earth sends several technicians to fix it.Not translated. Technicians fix the problem. Good for them, but why should I watch it really?Overall Rating: 5/10
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