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1. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 726
2. GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Mystery
Forty years after the events of the TV series, Remy Shimada, ex-pilot of the GoShogun, suffers a terrible accident while on her way to a meeting with her former robot-piloting comrades. ... See full summary »
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Mami Koyama, Laurence Bouvard, Veronica Taylor, Hirotaka Suzuoki
Votes: 169
3. Area 88 (1985– )
TV-PG | 200 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A pilot must try to survive with his humanity when he is shanghaied into a mercenary jet fighter force.
Stars: Shannon Conley, Dan Olk, Randy Glass, Wendy Walker
Votes: 478
4. 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
5. Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret (1986 Video)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Framed for murder and on the run, Shogo Yahagi must make contact with EVE to determine the fate of everyone on board Megazone 23, which is under attack from the alien Dezalg.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Ichirô Itano, Katsuhisa Yamada | Stars: Kazuki Yao, Maria Kawamura, Shigeru Chiba, Kôichi Hashimoto
Votes: 366
6. M.D. Geist (1986 Video)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most ... See full summary »
Directors: Hideki Hiroshima, Hiroshi Negishi, Hayato Ikeda, Kôichi Ôhata | Stars: Jason Beck, Joan Baker, Dave Couch, Kip Kaplan
Votes: 853
7. Guyver: Out of Control (1986 Video)
TV-MA | 55 min | Animation, Action, Horror
High school student Sho happens to come across a mysterious metal object that causes his body to become enveloped in a weapon-encrusted suit of armor, changing him into a being called The ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Watanabe | Stars: Yû Mizushima, Michie Tomizawa, Keiko Toda, Jun Hazumi
Votes: 449
8. Violence Jack (1986–1990)
Unrated | 155 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a hell-torn Japan, where motorcycle gangs and violence overrun the country; one man named Violence Jack stands up to it all. He fights violence with violence.
Stars: Issei Futamata, Bob Sessions, William Roberts, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Votes: 546
9. 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: 1,773
10. Rumic World: The Laughing Target (1987 Video)
Unrated | 51 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
Yuzuru was an average teenager who had almost forgotten that he was betrothed to Azusa(a girl)when he was only 6! Now arriving to claim what she feels is rightfully hers, only Satomi(... See full summary »
Director: Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Yoku Shioya, Iyo Matsumoto, Hiromi Tsuru, Toshiko Sawada
Votes: 189
11. Lily C.A.T. (1987 Video)
TV-14 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Horror
The expendable crew of a corporate space vessel must stop a murderous shape-shifting alien organism that somehow got on board.
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Hiroyuki Okita, Masako Katsuki, Osamu Saka, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,208
12. 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: 1,866
13. 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: 1,321
14. Appleseed (1988 Video)
TV-14 | 71 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In a vast futuristic city, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama | Stars: Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshiko Sawada, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 3,048
15. 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: 1,791
16. Vampire Princess Miyu (1988–1989)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Kyuuketsuki Miyu is a disturbing four episode long anime series about a young immortal vampire princess named Miyu and her protector/servant/best friend and more Larva. In four episodes, a ... See full summary »
Stars: Annemarie Lawless, Naoko Watanabe, Pamela Weidner, Mami Koyama
Votes: 640
17. 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: 3,682
18. 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: 1,097
19. Goku Midnight Eye (1989)
TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In 2014 Tokyo, a private detective fights crime with two weapons bequeathed by a mysterious benefactor: a mechanical quarterstaff, and a bionic eye that can hack any computer system.
Stars: Juji Matsuda, Norio Wakamoto, Wendee Lee, Daisuke Gôri
Votes: 1,292
20. Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell (1989 Video)
46 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The story of a young man with the strength of 50 men who finds himself inside a harsh prison run by an evil assistant warden and the head boss who secretly has the ability to transform ... See full summary »
Director: Satoshi Dezaki | Stars: Nobuaki Fukuda, Nobuyuki Furuta, Tesshô Genda, Show Hayami
Votes: 239
21. Megazone 23 III (1989)
Not Rated | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Eiji Takanaka is a B Level hacker who has been accepted into EX. However, before his first day on the job, he becomes embroiled in a network war, a legendary figure named EVE, and a plot to re-inhabit the Earth.
Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Hiroko Kasahara, Kôichi Yamadera, Saki Takaoka
Votes: 280
22. 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: 1,401
23. Riding Bean (1989 Video)
Not Rated | 46 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A superhuman outlaw courier and his female partner/manager are framed for the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Yasunori Ide, Osamu Kamijô, Masahiro Tanaka, Shin'ya Ôhira | Stars: Hideyuki Tanaka, Naoko Matsui, Mami Koyama, Kei Tomiyama
Votes: 1,096
24. 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: 826
25.
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
26. Cybernetics Guardian (1989 Video)
45 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In this Japanese animated, sci-fi thriller, the cities of the future are plagued by violence, and the Central Guard Company is being commissioned to find a solution to the tumultuous as ... See full summary »
Director: Kôichi Ôhata | Stars: Sharon Becker, Bill Blechingberg, Peter Cascone, Rik Giannola
Votes: 174
27. Shuten Douji (1989–1991)
TV-MA | 198 min | Animation, Horror
An Oni delivered Jiro to his parents who would return for him 15 years later. Now Jiro must protect both his parents and his girlfriend as he faces his destiny.
Stars: Josh Meyer, Jessica Robertson, Ryô Horikawa, Lydia Blanco Garza
Votes: 46
28. The Curse of Kazuo Umezu (1990 Video)
43 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Two stories about teen-aged girls who encounter supernatural horrors.
Director: Naoko Omi | Stars: Ikuya Sawaki, Shinobu Adachi, Narumi Aoki, Osamu Hosoi
Votes: 371
29. 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: 1,020
30. Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction (1990 Video)
46 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Riki must enter into a fighting tournament to save his brother, Nachi from a madman general called Washizaki who has the magical sword power. The two fighters are reunited after many years. The story starts soon after the original movie.
Director: Satoshi Dezaki | Stars: Bin Shimada, Nobuyuki Furuta, Shûichi Ikeda, Kazue Ikura
Votes: 202
31. Mad Bull 34 (1990–1992)
195 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The most dangerous area in New York City, the 34th precinct, is patrolled by the most brutal cop, Sleepy John Estes the Mad Bull.
Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Yasunori Matsumoto, Mari Yokô, Kikuko Inoue
Votes: 462
32. Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 2808 A.D., three convicts are conscripted by the Cyber Police to fight crime in the hi-tech metropolis of Oedo - while being forced to wear collars that can kill them at any time.
Stars: Hiroya Ishimaru, Kaneto Shiozawa, Tesshô Genda, Norio Wakamoto
Votes: 2,319
33.
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
34. Bubblegum Crash (1991)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Several years after the end of Bubblegum Crisis, things have calmed down, or so it seems. Sylia's disappeared, Priss has stumbled from one manager to another, Nene's still working with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Yoshiko Sakakibara, Jemila Ericson, Tamsin Hollo, Ryôko Tachikawa
Votes: 541
35. 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: 268
36. Otaku no video (1991)
50 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A half animated/half live-action mockumentary about the world of Japanese geekdom.
Stars: Yuri Amano, Toshiharu Sakurai, Kôji Tsujitani, Shôji Murahama
Votes: 650
37.
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
38. Video Girl Ai (1992)
Not Rated | 174 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After a crushing rejection, the heartbroken Youta Moteuchi trudges home. On his way, a dimly lit video store catches his eye, and he ends up purchasing a "video girl" tape meant to ease the... See full summary »
Stars: Sam Vincent, Jennifer Copping, Brad Swaile, Megumi Hayashibara
Votes: 736
39. Black Lion (1992 Video)
TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Watanabe | Stars: Yuri Amano, Lowell Bartholomee, Jose Brown, Charles C. Campbell
Votes: 168
40.
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
41. 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: 5,829
42. Rumic World: Mermaid's Scar (1993 Video)
Not Rated | 50 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
Legend states that eating the flesh of a mermaid will bestow immortality. Yuta and Mana do not remain dead for this reason. A chance meeting with a child named Masato leads the two of them ... See full summary »
Director: Morio Asaka | Stars: Jason Gray-Stanford, Lalainia Lindbjerg, Chris Turner, Janyse Jaud
Votes: 230
43. The Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (1993–1995)
30 min | Animation, Short, Action
Years of political tension and mistrust between the two rival nations of Zafran and Revillia escalate to the point of war. Each nations solution: to gain possession of Decimators, the same ... See full summary »
Stars: Shinichiro Ota, Heidi Lenhart, Naoko Nakamura, Bryan Cranston
Votes: 178
44. Black Jack (1993–2018)
TV-PG | Animation, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of the unlicensed but genius doctor Black Jack, who encounters extraordinary people and phenomena as he attends to unusual medical cases.
Stars: Kirk Thornton, Julie Maddalena, Sherry Lynn, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 226
45. 8 Man After (1993)
Unrated | 104 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The mind of a police officer who nearly meets a violent death is merged into the body of a robot with superhuman strength, speed and reflexes.
Stars: Mari Devon, Steve Bulen, Mike Reynolds, Richard Allen
Votes: 351
46.
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
47. 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: 1,330
48. Macross Plus (1994)
Not Rated | 35 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two old friends/rivals find themselves rival test pilots in competing projects while a mutual old flame returns to them with her own secrets.
Stars: Edward Mannix, Bryan Cranston, Michael Forest, Paris Themmen
Votes: 4,009
49. Key: The Metal Idol (1994–1997)
TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Tokiko "Key" Mima's is a completely human looking robot that lives in a farming valley in present day Japan. Her grandfather has just died in an "accident". He makes a tape recording ... See full summary »
Stars: Junko Iwao, Miki Nagasawa, Hiroshi Yanaka, Toshiyuki Morikawa
Votes: 335
50. Wairudo 7 (1994– )
50 min | Animation, Action
An elite police crime fighting team is formed using convicted criminals. Using their first hand knowledge of the criminal mindset, the Wild 7 are first sent after a gang of Bank robbers. ... See full summary »
Stars: John DeMita, Susan Hickman, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 25
51. The Cockpit (1993– )
72 min | Animation, Drama, War
Three aviation focused war stories of Axis participants.
Stars: Ken'yû Horiuchi, Hikaru Midorikawa, Dean Wein, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 348
52. 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: 1,600
53. Sanctuary (1995 Video)
70 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Two friends vow to take different paths in life after they survive the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia: one becomes a politician, and the other, a gangster. They stop at nothing to achieve their goal, and find their friendship is tested.
Director: Takashi Watanabe | Stars: Don Brown, Paul Dobson, Brian Drummond, Takaya Hashi
Votes: 80
54. Bio Hunter (1995 Video)
Unrated | 58 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Two biologists attempt to distribute the cure for a demonic virus spreading throughout Japan, but when one of them is infected, he must learn to harness his demon side.
Directors: Yûzô Satô, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Matt McKenzie, Matt K. Miller, Sherry Lynn, Mike Reynolds
Votes: 1,275
55. 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: 1,106
56. M.D. Geist II (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
After unleashing the Death Force machines all over the planet Jerra, Geist has kept himself busy by dismantling them one by one. But now he faces a formidable opponent in the form of ... See full summary »
Directors: Hideki Hiroshima, Kôichi Ôhata | Stars: Jason Beck, John Hollywood, Joan Baker, Greg Stuhr
Votes: 433
57. Bounty Hunter: The Hard (1996 Video)
60 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Director: Shunji Ôga | Stars: Yasunori Matsumoto, Isshin Chiba, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 28
58. Twilight of the Dark Master (1997)
Unrated | 50 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
In the near future, the demons prepare for a new assault on earth, which is protected by the guardians, a struggle that has gone on for eons. The dark masters have found ways to release the... See full summary »
Director: Akiyuki Shinbô | Stars: Andrew Philpot, Toshihiko Seki, Masuo Amada, Steve Bulen
Votes: 589
59. Kite (1998)
TV-MA | 50 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A young girl, orphaned at an early age, carries out assassinations at the behest of her mentor.
Stars: Konami Yoshida, Kinryû Arimoto, Kôsuke Okano, Tatsuo Matoba
Votes: 5,325
60. Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998 Video)
Not Rated | 57 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Golgo 13 is hired to assassinate Queen Bee, the second-in-command of a South American rebel army, to prevent her from killing the United States democratic presidential nominee.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Tarô Arakawa, John DiMaggio, Kinryû Arimoto, Denise Poirier
Votes: 815
61. Twilight Q (1987– )
60 min | Animation
Diving into the sea, Maymui is surprised to find a camera containing images of herself with a man she has never seen before. On top of this, the camera turns out to be a model not yet for sale.
Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Tetsuya Kaji, Mîna Tominaga, Shigeru Chiba
Votes: 178
62. Dallos (1983–1984)
83 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
In a near future, mankind has moved from a drained Earth to the Moon. Rebel acts of terrorism lead to conflicts with the Earth Federal Government. A mysterious entity called Dallos appears to restore hope.
Stars: Hideki Sasaki, Shûichi Ikeda, Rumiko Ukai, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Votes: 344
63. Birth (1984)
80 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Brother-and-sister heirs to a planetary kingdom face danger as they embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Director: Shin'ya Sadamitsu | Stars: Mîna Tominaga, Kazuki Yao, Ichirô Nagai, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 174
64. Area 88 (1985– )
TV-PG | 200 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A pilot must try to survive with his humanity when he is shanghaied into a mercenary jet fighter force.
Stars: Shannon Conley, Dan Olk, Randy Glass, Wendy Walker
Votes: 478
65. Angel's Egg (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda
Votes: 12,023
66. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 726
67. 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
68. Dirty Pair: Mystery of Norlandia (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 57 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Kei and Yuri travel to a mysterious planet in order to find a missing girl.
Director: Masaharu Okuwaki | Stars: Kyôko Tongû, Saeko Shimazu, Keiko Han, Toshiko Fujita
Votes: 149
69. Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora (1985 Video)
102 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Lady Fandora possesses the Jewel of Lupia, which she uses to collect bounties on criminals. Accompanied by her shape-changing friend Que, they embark on a dimensional journey to try and find the elusive Yogu-sogos.
Directors: Shigeki Kageyama, Kazuyuki Okasako, Hiroshi Yoshida | Stars: Yuzuru Fujimoto, Issei Futamata, Mitsuko Horie, Kazuhiko Inoue
Votes: 26
70. Dream Hunter Rem (1985– )
159 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rem is a cute psychic girl who can enter people's dreams to hunt the demons that cause nightmares.
Stars: Show Hayami, Naoki Tatsuta, Kenji Utsumi, Naoko Matsui
Votes: 68
71. Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko (1985 Video)
70 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
A young high school girl writes a love song to show a young man her feeling. The song is more than it seems as Yohko is magically transported to an alternate dimension while listening to the song.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Hiromi Tsuru, Shûichi Ikeda, Kei Tomiyama, Chika Sakamoto
Votes: 177
72. Cosmo Police Justy (1985 Video)
44 min | Animation, Short, Action
In the future humanity is spread throughout the galaxy. In their efforts to combat criminal espers the Cosmo Police are fortunate to have Justy on their side. However the esper criminals ... See full summary »
Director: Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Mîna Tominaga, Keiko Yokozawa, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 31
73. Hi no tori: Hôô-hen (1986)
60 min | Animation, Fantasy
The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Katsunosuke Hori, Masako Ikeda, Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama
Votes: 143
74. M.D. Geist (1986 Video)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most ... See full summary »
Directors: Hideki Hiroshima, Hiroshi Negishi, Hayato Ikeda, Kôichi Ôhata | Stars: Jason Beck, Joan Baker, Dave Couch, Kip Kaplan
Votes: 853
75. Violence Jack (1986–1990)
Unrated | 155 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a hell-torn Japan, where motorcycle gangs and violence overrun the country; one man named Violence Jack stands up to it all. He fights violence with violence.
Stars: Issei Futamata, Bob Sessions, William Roberts, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Votes: 546
76. Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret (1986 Video)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Framed for murder and on the run, Shogo Yahagi must make contact with EVE to determine the fate of everyone on board Megazone 23, which is under attack from the alien Dezalg.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Ichirô Itano, Katsuhisa Yamada | Stars: Kazuki Yao, Maria Kawamura, Shigeru Chiba, Kôichi Hashimoto
Votes: 366
77. The Supergal (1986 Video)
48 min | Animation, Comedy
Maris is freelance bounty hunter/soldier whose sole aim in life is to become rich enough to never have to work again. This goal, unfortunately, proves elusive. Maris is from a world of ... See full summary »
Directors: Kazuyoshi Katayama, Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Mami Koyama, Sharon Holm, Sumi Shimamoto, Stacey Gregg
Votes: 152
78. Rumic World: Fire Tripper (1986 Video)
Unrated | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A girl in feudal Japan jumps to modern times and then back when she is older with her younger brother who is seperated from her in the timestream.
Director: Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Yû Mizushima, Mayumi Tanaka, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 186
79. Outlanders (1986 Video)
51 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
While invading Earth, Kahm runs across Tetsuya, a primitive but cute human and decides to marry him.
Director: Katsuhisa Yamada | Stars: Trish Ledoux, Kenji Utsumi, Tom Fahn, Mimi Woods
Votes: 238
80. Wanna Be's (1986 Video)
45 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Again, Micky and Erie, both wrestling participants, lose to their competitors, outperforming the force several times. To win the next fight and get first place, the girls accept the Kidou Foundation offer, which offers them help.
Director: Yasuo Hasegawa | Stars: Eriko Hara, Miki Takahashi, Shûichi Ikeda, Akio Nojima
Votes: 47
81. California Crisis (1986)
45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A has-been aimless man and a carefree drifter girl run across a military conspiracy to seize the "Space Mind", a mysterious ball.
Director: Mizuho Nishikubo | Stars: Mîna Tominaga, Yoshito Yasuhara, Kaneto Shiozawa, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 163
82. Call Me Tonight (1986 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sex Hotline Operator, Natsumi Rumi meets Sugiura Ryo a man who transforms into a vicious tentacled beast when he's aroused, now Rumi is dedicated to "cure" this man of his ailment. Not ... See full summary »
Director: Tatsuya Okamoto | Stars: Sakiko Tamagawa, Katsumi Toriumi, Chie Kôjiro, Rumiko Ukai
Votes: 280
83. 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: 1,773
84. Gall Force: Destruction (1987 Video)
45 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The sequel to Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986). Lufy, one of the heroines of the first movie, is rescued by a Solnoid ship that's on a mission to wipe out the star system that holds the key to peace between their race and the Paranoids.
Director: Katsuhito Akiyama | Stars: Hiromi Tsuru, Naoko Watanabe, Waka Kanda, Yûko Mizutani
Votes: 102
85. Hi no tori: Uchû-hen (1987 Video)
48 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
This animated version of the original story by Osamu Tezuka depicts the cruelty of love through the fate of spacemen destined to drift through the universe after losing their mother ship.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Katsunosuke Hori, Akira Kamiya, Keiko Toda, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 69
86. 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: 1,866
87. Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period (1987– )
45 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
In the year 1580, a man named Lord Nobunaga Oda sends hoards of unholy armies across Japan, slaying all who stand in their way.
Stars: Keiko Toda, Kazuhiko Inoue, Kazuki Yao, Takeshi Watabe
Votes: 26
88. Robot Carnival (1987 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.
Directors: Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuomi Umetsu, Manabu Ôhashi, Hidetoshi Ômori, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Kôji Moritsugu, Yayoi Maki, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa
Votes: 2,957
89. Hi no tori: Yamato-hen (1987 Video)
48 min | Animation, Drama, History
The story of a young prince and young princess from opposing tribes, as they struggle to deal with their lives and the hardship brought on by their position in their respective families.
Director: Toshio Hirata | Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Hiromi Tsuru, Yûsaku Yara, Masako Ikeda
Votes: 55
90. Dirty Pair OVA (1987– )
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
Join everyone's favorite space duo, Kei and Yuri in more awesome adventures in this thrilling OVA collection.
Stars: Pam Lauer, Jessica Calvello, Saeko Shimazu, Kyôko Tongû
Votes: 210
91. Dirty Pair (1987– )
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Yuri and Kei in their final two adventures from what was supposed to be the last two episodes of the television series.
Stars: Saeko Shimazu, Kyôko Tongû
Votes: 35
92. Rumic World: The Laughing Target (1987 Video)
Unrated | 51 min | Animation, Horror, Mystery
Yuzuru was an average teenager who had almost forgotten that he was betrothed to Azusa(a girl)when he was only 6! Now arriving to claim what she feels is rightfully hers, only Satomi(... See full summary »
Director: Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Yoku Shioya, Iyo Matsumoto, Hiromi Tsuru, Toshiko Sawada
Votes: 189
93. The Samurai (1987 Video)
45 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A sixteen year old boy dreams of becoming a samurai.
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki | Stars: Toshihiko Seki, Chika Sakamoto, Yûko Mizutani, Kazuhiko Inoue
Votes: 41
94. 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: 1,321
95. Junk Boy (1987 Video)
Not Rated | 44 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The perpetually horny Ryohei begins working for an adult magazine when he has a chance encounter with an undercover reporter and seeks to prove to her that he's a competent lover.
Director: Katsuhisa Yamada | Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Alan Marriott, Hiromi Tsuru, Tamsin Hollo
Votes: 156
96. Lily C.A.T. (1987 Video)
TV-14 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Horror
The expendable crew of a corporate space vessel must stop a murderous shape-shifting alien organism that somehow got on board.
Director: Hisayuki Toriumi | Stars: Hiroyuki Okita, Masako Katsuki, Osamu Saka, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 1,208
97. 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
98. Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01 (1987 Video)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Koji Kondo is a young mechanic who finds the Madox-01. He gets stuck inside the machine before he finishes reading the manual. He must now evade the government and find his girlfriend before she disappears forever.
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Yasunori Matsumoto, Michael McGhee, Scott Simpson, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 373
99. Saramandâ basikku saga meiso no Peora (1987– )
158 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Three tales based on the Gradius video game series by Konami.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Sumi Shimamoto, Kôji Tsujitani, Wataru Inoue
Votes: 17
100. Battle Royal High School (1987 Video)
60 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Hyoudo 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.
Director: Ichirô Itano | Stars: Shin Aomori, David Arnold, Ralph Brownewell, Pierre Brulatour
Votes: 276
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