BFI Screen Guides' 100 Anime
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1. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Utena Tenjou disguises herself as a boy for the Ohtori Academy, however she encounters trouble due to a ring which shows she's skilled duelist. As well as this, the vice president of the school challenges her to a duel
Directors: Kunihiko Ikuhara, Shingo Kaneko, Katsushi Sakurabi, Tôru Takahashi | Stars: Tomoko Kawakami, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Leah Applebaum, Sharon Becker
Votes: 1,793
2. AD Police Files (1990)
Not Rated | 121 min | Animation, Crime, Sci-Fi
Three different, unique stories about an elite police force called the AD Police.
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Adam Henderson, Brad Moranz, Youko Matsuoka
Votes: 1,016
3. Ai City (1986)
Not Rated | 86 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In the future, Kei and Ai run for their lives, Ai is a small girl she holds a deep secret that can destroy the world. The world is populated by Headmeters people that have psychic powers ... See full summary »
Director: Kôichi Mashimo | Stars: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Miyuki Ueda, Yûji Ueda, Nachi Nozawa
Votes: 193
4. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,096 | Gross: $0.55M
5. All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1992)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Ryunosuke's pet cat passes away in a accident and his inventor father brings the cat back to life by putting it's brain in an android body in the shape of a young woman.
Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Megumi Hayashibara, Kazue Ikura, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 225
6. Armitage III (1995)
Unrated | 140 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the year 2046, a cop and his female android partner called Armitage, part of the latest android line known as "class III" models that look, act and feel human, investigate illegal manufacture of class III androids on colonized Mars.
Stars: Hiroko Kasahara, Yasunori Masutani, Ryûsei Nakao, Hirohiko Kakegawa
Votes: 1,595
7. Astro Boy (1963–1965)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As long as trouble's brewing across the universe, the small but powerful robot, Astro Boy, will have adventures, assisted by his mentor, Dr. Elefun.
Stars: Billie Lou Watt, Mari Shimizu, Esperanzita Martínez, Ray Owens
Votes: 1,040
8. Astro Boy (1980–2004)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Originally intended to be kept a secret, the Pinocchio-like character becomes a publicly renowned superhero -- complete with devices like laser-firing fingers, uncanny hearing, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Ganoung, Gregory North, Nicholas Podbrey, Del Lewis
Votes: 1,003
9. Baoh the Caller (1989 Video)
50 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Doress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Stars: Jim Clark, Sandy Clubb, Chuck Denson Jr., Mark Franklin
Votes: 825
10. Barefoot Gen (1983)
TV-PG | 83 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Issei Miyazaki, Catherine Battistone, Yoshie Shimamura, Iona Morris
Votes: 9,205
11. Battle Angel (1993)
Not Rated | 54 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a distant future, a the young cyborg Gally is found on a scrapheap by the Cyberdoctor Daisuke Ido, who rebuilds her and becomes her surrogate father.
Stars: Miki Itô, Shunsuke Kariya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Edward Glen
Votes: 5,825
12. Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Music
Koyuki Tanaka's boring life is changed after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local musician with a bad attitude, who introduces him to foreign music.
Stars: Taliesin Jaffe, Eric Vale, Greg Ayres, Jamie McGonnigal
Votes: 2,679
13. Black Jack: The Movie (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Thriller
The adventures of the unlicensed but genius doctor Black Jack, who encounters extraordinary people and phenomena as he attends to unusual medical cases.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Hiroshi Fujioka, Kirk Thornton, Akio Ôtsuka, Julie Maddalena
Votes: 1,094
14. Black Magic M-66 (1987 Video)
48 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A freelance reporter discovers that two killer androids are running loose and have a little girl for a kill target.
Directors: Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Shirow Masamune | Stars: Yû Mizushima, Ichirô Nagai, Shinji Ogawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 1,318
15. Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Action, Horror
Saya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. She uses a katana/samurai sword to kill vampires.
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Stars: Yûki Kudô, Saemi Nakamura, Joe Romersa, Stuart Robinson
Votes: 13,298
16. Blue Seed (1994–1995)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young girl must fulfill her destiny as a foretold demon fighter with help from a cursed boy and a special investigations team.
Stars: Matt Greenfield, Akio Ôtsuka, Jôji Nakata, Wendy Hughes
Votes: 330
17. Bubblegum Crisis (1987–1991)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A female mercenary team, armed with unique power armor suits, battle the forces of the corrupt mega-corporation, Genom in futuristic Tokyo.
Stars: Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kinuko Ômori, Michie Tomizawa, Akiko Hiramatsu
Votes: 1,767
18. Burn Up! (1991 Video)
47 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A group of young police officers infiltrate a sleazy night club in an attempt to apprehend a man named McCoy, who is involved in kidnapping and white slavery. The plot twists when one of the officers is kidnapped!
Director: Yasunori Ide | Stars: Yumiko Shibata, Kumiko Nishihara, Hirokazu Hiramatsu, Shôichirô Akaboshi
Votes: 201
19. Bakuen Campus Guardress (1994)
30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Within a high school is hidden the gate to the netherworld. Its students and teachers must fight demons who want the gate opened.
Stars: Rica Matsumoto, Akio Ôtsuka, Ikue Ôtani, Kôji Tsujitani
Votes: 41
20. Cream Lemon (1984– )
30 min | Animation, Adult, Drama
The original classic story of Ami Nonomura and her 'brother' Hiroshi.
Stars: Arisa Andou, Hitomi Oikawa, Narumi Tsunoda, Natsumi Sasaki
Votes: 43
21. Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist ... See full summary »
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Steve Bulen, Kôji Totani
Votes: 1,095
22.
Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
Episode:
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
(1988)
TV-MA | 52 min | Animation, Action, Crime
With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Fu is kidnaped... See full summary »
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Nobutaka Nishizawa | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Steve Bulen, Chiharu Kataishi, Edie Mirman
Votes: 295
23.
Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
Episode:
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
(1989)
TV-MA | 56 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Ron Tayan now leads the 108 Dragons; Fu Ching Ran is his loyal wife. As their body tattoos show, he's the dragon, she's the tiger. The 108 Dragons are attacked by African Tusk, a syndicate ... See full summary »
Director: Jôhei Matsuura | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Kôhei Miyauchi, Nobuyo Tsuda
Votes: 232
24.
Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
Episode:
Crying Freeman 4: A Taste of Revenge
(1991)
TV-MA | 52 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Naitai, the evil head of the Great Bear God religion, hatches a plot to destroy the 108 Dragons. His henchman, Oshu Togoku, the world wrestling champion, squeezes Ron Tayan unconscious in a... See full summary »
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Masako Katsuki, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 215
25.
Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
Episode:
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
(1992)
TV-MA | 52 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In L.A.'s Chinatown, the crime cartel known as K.O. hatches a plot to bring down Ron Tayan and the 108 Dragons. Ron joins forces with the computer-savvy daughter of the local boss; she ... See full summary »
Directors: Harunisa Okamoto, Takaaki Yamashita, Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Gara Takashima, Mika Doi
Votes: 211
26.
Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
Episode:
Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory
(1994)
TV-MA | 52 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A young Japanese Yakuza takes over a drug company and cuts out the 108 Dragons. Freeman investigates and is framed for an assassin of top Yakuza bosses.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Bin Shimada, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 172
27. Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh (1987 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Four teens modified to become ESPers must fight for their lives aboard a powerful robot: the Dangaioh.
Director: Toshiki Hirano | Stars: Mayumi Shô, Annemarie Lawless, Naoko Matsui, Toni Barry
Votes: 128
28. Demon City Shinjuku (1988 Video)
TV-MA | 82 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A young swordsman and the daughter of a political Messiah enter a ravaged Shinjuku, Tokyo, to stop the man who killed the former's father from opening a portal to a world of demons.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Hideyuki Hori, Hiromi Tsuru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kyôko Tongû
Votes: 3,675
29. Devil Hunter Yohko (1990– )
Not Rated | 28 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A teenage girl learns that she is the current generation of demon fighter and her enemies know it.
Stars: Aya Hisakawa, Chieko Honda, Tiffany Grant, Amanda Winn Lee
Votes: 307
30.
Devil Hunter Yohko (1990– )
Episode:
Mamono Hunter Yôko Part 2
(1992)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Comedy
Yohko is traing to be a good hunter but the forrest is overwelmed by evil demons. Yohko also meets Azusa another Devil hunter like her.
Director: Hisashi Abe | Stars: Aya Hisakawa, Shigeru Chiba, Nobuyuki Furuta, Tiffany Grant
Votes: 81
31.
Devil Hunter Yohko (1990– )
Episode:
Mamono Hunter Yôko Part 3
(1993)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Comedy
Yohko has a dream and is sent to another dimension and has to save a man named Master Biruy.
Director: Hisashi Abe | Stars: Tiffany Grant, Aya Hisakawa, Chieko Honda, Sharon Shawnessey
Votes: 66
32. Devilman (1987–1990)
TV-MA | 57 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Devilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu.
Stars: Show Hayami, Alan Marriott, Yû Mizushima, Adam Matalon
Votes: 1,862
33. DNA²: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu (1994)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A female time traveler must work with a teenage boy who is in danger of becoming a future menace because of her interference.
Stars: Keiichi Nanba, Mîna Tominaga, Hiroko Kasahara, Hekiru Shiina
Votes: 380
34. Dominion Tank Police (1988–1989)
R | 70 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In a dystopic pollution ridden future, the tank police fight for law and order and cause massive collateral destruction along the way.
Stars: Hiromi Tsuru, Masaaki Ôkura, Yûsaku Yara, Ichirô Nagai
Votes: 1,789
35. F3: Frantic, Frustrated, & Female (1994– )
X | 90 min | Animation, Adult, Comedy
She's Frantic! She's Frustrated! And she's Female! That's F3 for short, but the intrepid Hiroe Ogawa is determined to rid herself of the first two. Physically perfect otherwise, Hiroe's ... See full summary »
Stars: Yumi Takada, Arisa Andô, Masami Toyoshima, Miho Yoshida
Votes: 73
36. The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When Unico, a young unicorn, is taken from his family by evil gods, his powers of joy and happiness are put to the test. Can Unico's power triumph the darkness?
Directors: Toshio Hirata, Osamu Tezuka | Stars: Katsue Miwa, Ryouko Kitamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama, Junko Hori
Votes: 899
37. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,285
38. Five Star Stories (1989)
65 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Joker five-star system is under Emperor Amaterasu. Mecha pilot Ladios must save his co-pilot, Fatima-class female android Lachesis, from one of many warlords, who oppose Amaterasu.
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki | Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Maria Kawamura, Ichirô Nagai
Votes: 387
39. FLCL (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 151 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Mysterious things start happening when 12-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.
Stars: Jun Mizuki, Mayumi Shintani, Izumi Kasagi, Suzuki Matsuo
Votes: 19,709
40. Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
PG | 129 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother's death.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Yôko Asagami, Miyoko Asô
Votes: 2,370
41. Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986)
86 min | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Galactic war rages between amoeban Paranoids and all-female Solnoids. Solnoid battleship, Star Leaf, with crew of seven is sent to defend Chaos, a planet that's being terraformed. However, they're part of an experiment.
Director: Katsuhito Akiyama | Stars: Maria Kawamura, Naoko Matsui, Lisa Ortiz, Yuriko Yamamoto
Votes: 328
42. Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
Trying to escape his uneventful life, Albert, the son of a renowned general from Paris, makes a journey with his friend Franz. During his travels, he meets an immensely wealthy nobleman ... See full summary »
Stars: Jôji Nakata, Johnny Yong Bosch, Beau Billingslea, Karen Strassman
Votes: 2,721
43. Gantz (2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After their deaths, two teens are transported to an apartment with an ominous black sphere and must participate in a gory alien-hunting "game."
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Namikawa, John Swasey, Chris Ayres
Votes: 8,635
44. Genocyber (1994)
Unrated | 46 min | Animation, Action, Horror
A combination of cybernetics and psychic potential. At its core: the tortured souls of 2 human beings. Many wish to control this monstrosity, but can their hatred be contained?
Stars: William Roberts, Rosemary Elliot, Keith Howard, Rachel Nanstad
Votes: 1,329
45. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
TV-MA | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 156,799 | Gross: $0.52M
46. Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992–1998)
TV-PG | 339 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A superhero organization battles a super-villain group that is intent on destroying the world using a recently discovered perfect source of energy named the Shizuma Drive, which powers the entire planet.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Michelle Newman, Eva Kaminsky, Sumi Shimamoto
Votes: 487
47. Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
Not Rated | 91 min | Animation, Action, Crime
After killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man is targeted by American governmental forces and superhuman killers.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Tetsurô Sagawa, Gorô Naya, Toshiko Fujita, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 3,369
48. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,172
49. Green Legend Ran (1992– )
TV-MA | 134 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic wasteland caused by an alien invasion, a young orphan must overcome warfare, revenge and basic survival following his mother's murder.
Stars: Jason Gray-Stanford, Janyse Jaud, David Kaye, Kathleen Barr
Votes: 339
50. Gunsmith Cats (1995–1996)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Two gun store owners/bounty hunters are forced to get involved in a gun running case that gets them targeted by a ruthless assassin.
Stars: Amanda Winn Lee, Michiko Neya, Kimberly Yates, Kae Araki
Votes: 1,103
51. Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (1989–1992)
TV-MA | 53 min | Animation, Action, Horror
Sho and his friend Tetsurou stumble upon an odd alien artifact while walking through the woods. Then, the alien artifact breaks free of its metallic bonds and enters Sho's body, turning him... See full summary »
Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Yûko Mizutani, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kôzô Shioya
Votes: 1,017
52. Hades Project Zeorymer (1988– )
30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Masato, a seemingly typical high school student, has his life turned upside-down when he is suddenly arrested without explanation, after which his parents show up and tell him they aren't ... See full summary »
Stars: Toshihiko Seki, Chieko Honda, Hideyuki Tanaka, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 112
53. Fight! Iczer-1 (1985–1987)
TV-MA | 100 min | Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi
Iczer-1 needs to stop the Earth invasion by the evil Cthuwulf and she needs to now find a partner to defeat the forces of evil.
Stars: Kirk Thornton, Beau Billingslea, Edie Mirman, Julie Maddalena
Votes: 216
54. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music
A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Votes: 15,561
55.
Kekko Kamen (1991–1992)
Episode:
Kekkô Kamen
(1991)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Kekko Kamen, a fearless heroine who wears red boots, a red mask and a cape, and nothing else, has an uncanny way of destroying her opponents by stunning them with her crotch and then kick their butts - fighting to save young girl students.
Director: Nobuhiro Kondô | Stars: Arisa Andô, Christine M. Auten, Julia Braams, Rupert Degas
Votes: 64
56. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
G | 103 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi
Votes: 165,373
57. Kimba the White Lion (1965–1967)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The adventures of a brave and optimistic little white lion, moral leader for good animals in a jungle surrounded by dangers.
Stars: Yvonne Murray, Billie Lou Watt, Ray Owens, Gilbert Mack
Votes: 1,084
58. Castle in the Sky (1986)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada
Votes: 182,245
59. Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
Not Rated | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Earth braces for an invasion of giant male bionoids and their enemy, giant female bionoids.
Directors: Noboru Ishiguro, Shôji Kawamori, Katsuhito Akiyama, Tatsuya Kasahara | Stars: Arihiro Hase, Mari Iijima, Mika Doi, Michio Hazama
Votes: 3,429
60. Maison Ikkoku (1986–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance.
Stars: Janyse Jaud, Shigeru Chiba, Ellen Kennedy, Ron Halder
Votes: 1,227
61. Marvelous Melmo (1971–1972)
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
After losing her mother in an accident, Lilly must take care of her two siblings on her own, despite being only nine years old. to do this she can use magic candies capable of making her ... See full summary »
Votes: 31
62. Rumik World: Mermaid Forest (1991 Video)
Unrated | 55 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
There is a legend in Japan that if one eats the flesh of a mermaid, one will become immortal. This anime recounts the story of Yuhta and Mana, an immortal boy and girl, and their ... See full summary »
Director: Takaya Mizutani | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Michael McGhee, Minami Takayama, Annemarie Lawless
Votes: 267
63. Metal Fighter Miku (1994)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A female pro-wrestler competes with her team in a futuristic wrestling circuit.
Stars: Peter Doyle, Ai Orikasa, Michiko Neya, Konami Yoshida
Votes: 35
64. Metropolis (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Scott Weinger, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi
Votes: 22,603 | Gross: $0.64M
65. Moldiver (1993)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A naïve young girl accidentally modifies her brother's secret superhero uniform and becomes the unwilling superheroine Moldiver.
Stars: Yukana, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Jôji Yanami, Rica Matsumoto
Votes: 141
66. Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992)
Not Rated | 390 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After the One Year War, Peace was signed between Zeon and the Earth Federation. Three years later, however, some remaining forces of Zeon who never gave up steal the new Federation mobile ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Akio Ôtsuka, Rei Sakuma, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 1,214
67. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
G | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Votes: 379,967 | Gross: $1.11M
68. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
Votes: 182,432 | Gross: $0.50M
69. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Spike Spencer
Votes: 85,147
70. Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Unrated | 113 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Chika Sakamoto, Junko Hori, Ayumi Ishijo
Votes: 2,401
71. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Osamu Saka
Votes: 40,700
72. Only Yesterday (1991)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 37,205 | Gross: $0.45M
73. Angel Cop (1989–1994)
Not Rated | 180 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
An elite anti-terrorist agent battles terrorists threatening Japan, but a mysterious third player is involved in their own way.
Stars: Mika Doi, Sharon Holm, Masashi Ebara, Jeff Harding
Votes: 1,395
74. Doomed Megalopolis (1991– )
47 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
The plot concerns a spiritual battle being waged within the capital of Tokyo during the turn of the 20th century. In 1908, Japan is undergoing an enormous process of industrial renovation ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Peter Marinker, Milton James, Yôko Asagami, Clifton Wells
Votes: 367
75. Mobile Police Patlabor: The Early Days (1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
The adventures of a giant robot police force unit.
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Daisuke Gôri, Mîna Tominaga, Issei Futamata
Votes: 821
76. Patlabor: The New Files (1990–1992)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The new adventures of the Patlabor team, and the conclusion of the Griffin story-line, in a 16 episode release, following the successful TV series.
Stars: Mîna Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Michihiro Ikemizu, Issei Futamata
Votes: 292
77. WXIII: Patlabor (2001)
R | 102 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Two police detectives and SV2 investigate a series of mysterious acts of deadly destruction occuring in and around Tokyo Bay.
Directors: Takuji Endo, Fumihiko Takayama | Stars: Katsuhiko Watabiki, Hiroaki Hirata, Atsuko Tanaka, Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi
Votes: 1,407
78. Perfect Blue (1997)
R | 81 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.
Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura
Votes: 95,329 | Gross: $0.78M
79. Plastic Little (1994 Video)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Tita Mu Koshigaya is a young woman who captains a ship, the Cha-Cha Maru, whose business is capturing exotic creatures in the 'sea of clouds' of the planet Ietta, and selling them to ... See full summary »
Directors: Satoshi Urushihara, Kinji Yoshimoto | Stars: Yôsuke Akimoto, Bryan Bounds, Angel Fisher, Yuriko Fuchizaki
Votes: 589
80. Please Save My Earth (1993–1994)
Not Rated | 185 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A group of students discover they are aliens reborn on Earth. But their past lives start to overlap with their present ones, leading to drama and heartache.
Stars: Ted Cole, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson, Jason Gray-Stanford
Votes: 277
81. Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992–1995)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a teenage delinquent is killed while saving a child's life from an approaching car, the rulers of the underworld send him back to become an "Underworld Detective" investigating demons apparitions in the human world.
Stars: Nozomu Sasaki, Justin Cook, Christopher Sabat, Cynthia Cranz
Votes: 16,037
82. Pom Poko (1994)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Shinchô Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida, Norihei Miki
Votes: 34,547
83. Choppy and the Princess (1967–1968)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Princess Sapphire is a princess who was born with a boy's mind and raised as one because of one mischievous angel's mistake. Nevertheless, there is no way a girl can take the throne so her ... See full summary »
Stars: Carole Wyand, Gorô Naya, Yoshiko Ôta, Takako Sasuga
Votes: 215
84. Princess Mononoke (1997)
PG-13 | 134 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup
Votes: 433,465 | Gross: $2.38M
85. RG Veda (1991– )
86 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Prophecy says that six warriors will end a brutal tyrant's rule. Swords clash as the battle between good and evil explodes!
Stars: Kazue Ikura, Deborah Makepeace, Rachael Lillis, Show Hayami
Votes: 180
86. Roujin Z (1991)
PG-13 | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Stars: Shinji Ogawa, Shinsuke Chikaishi, Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojirô Matsumura
Votes: 3,184
87. Rozen Maiden (2004–2006)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young boy's life is about to change when he finds a doll.
Stars: Karen Strassman, Rebecca Forstadt, Mela Lee, Mona Marshall
Votes: 750
88. Sailor Moon (1992–1997)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of schoolgirls discover they are incarnations of super-powered alien princesses, and use their abilities to defend the earth.
Stars: Stephanie Sheh, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kate Higgins, Aya Hisakawa
Votes: 7,551
89. Samurai Champloo (2004–2005)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Fuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
Stars: Kazuya Nakai, Ginpei Sato, Ayako Kawasumi, Steve Blum
Votes: 55,332
90. The Sensualist (1991 Video)
55 min | Animation, History, Romance
A man's erotic encounter with a courtesan in the 1700s.
Director: Yukio Abe | Stars: Masao Imanishi, Minori Matsushima, Ichirô Nagai, Taeko Nakanishi
Votes: 139
91. Silent Möbius (1991)
50 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The future police has a unique division: the Attack Mystification Department. The operatives have unique training... and talents! Set to stop the weird happenings going on in the city, and discover whats behind the unknown.
Directors: Kazuo Tomisawa, Michitaka Kikuchi | Stars: Naoko Matsui, Toshiko Fujita, Gara Takashima, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 261
92. Silent Möbius 2 (1992)
Not Rated | 58 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Katsumi Liqueur has just one thing in mind: to leave the horrible city of Tokyo as fast as possible.
Director: Yasunori Ide | Stars: Gorô Naya, Lisa Ann Beley, Don Brown, Trevor Devall
Votes: 126
93. Slight Fever Syndrome (1997 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mizuki Yuzuriha is the new nurse at a high school. She quickly finds herself caught up in the sex lives of both the students and the faculty and various sexual situations ensue.
Directors: Akimi Kawashima, Fuyumi Shirakawa | Stars: Rassinator Endo, Jana, Hiromi Kawabe, Tomoko Kawakami
94. Sol Bianca (1990 Video)
45 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Five female pirates pilot the Sol Bianca, a starship with a higher level of technology than any other known. With it, they seek out riches, such as the Gnosis, an legendary item of power, and pasha, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy.
Directors: Katsuhito Akiyama, Hiroki Hayashi | Stars: Youko Matsuoka, Rei Sakuma, Minami Takayama, Yuriko Fuchizaki
Votes: 209
95. Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
After two years in hiding, a famed space pirate with a "psychogun" for a left arm joins a bounty huntress on a quest to save her world, only to find himself battling an old enemy.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Shigeru Matsuzaki, Akiko Nakamura, Toshiko Fujita, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 2,307
96. Phoenix 2772 (1980)
122 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the distant future, a young cadet is sent to find and capture "Cosmozone 2772", a mystical universal Phoenix which possesses the power to rejuvenate the drained Earth.
Directors: Taku Sugiyama, Osamu Tezuka | Stars: Kaneto Shiozawa, Keiko Takeshita, Hiroshi Ôtake, Katsue Miwa
Votes: 585
97. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 848,768 | Gross: $10.06M
98. Steamboy (2004)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Directors: Shinji Takagi, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina, Anne Suzuki
Votes: 18,707 | Gross: $0.41M
99. The Tale of Genji (1987)
110 min | Animation, Drama, History
An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he ... See full summary »
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Morio Kazama, Miwako Kaji, Reiko Tajima, Jun Fubuki
Votes: 291
100. Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2002)
92 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A cerebral and existential story of Tamla, a kitten from the Planet of Cats, who sets out to solve the mystery of her birth.
Director: Tol | Stars: Béatrice Dalle, Takeshi Katô, Hisayo Mochizuki, Shinji Takeda
Votes: 566
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