Noriko Hidaka

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby (imdb)

A wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later a young man who has been re-educated travels across America on a mysterious journey. (imdb)

Adapted from the famous samurai masterpiece, Hakkenden tells the tale of eight samurai brothers. Reincarnated and bound to defend the Awa clan, these eight souls must find one another and unite to stop a powerful demonic force. However, the demons that oppose them are determined to keep them seperate and even place them in mortal combat against one another. It is up to Shino, the bearer of the Murasame, to find his wayward brothers and convince them to fight as allies. (Anime News Network)

In the future, Earth is under attack by gigantic aliens. Noriko Takaya, daughter of a famous captain in the battle against the aliens, enlists in the military to combat the aliens, but must struggle with her memories, the pressures of training, the ridicule of her classmates, and herself to make herself ready to be a mech pilot. (imdb)

Two young children must travel to the fanciful cat-world of "Banipal Witt" in order to save their dog and the feline denizens from the evil sorceress, Buburina, an evil cat whose very touch can turn any living thing into a balloon! Written and directed by Takashi Nakamura, an animation director on the legendary film, "Akira". Screenplay by Chiaki Konaka of "Armitage III" and "lain". A charming story of love and friendship, Catnapped! Will uplift your spirits and inspire your dreams! (Amazon)

InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This time, both of them will have to face Menomaru, a Chinese demon whose father, known as Hyoga, came 300 years ago to invade Japan, but was stopped by InuYasha's Father. InuYasha and Kagome, along with Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kaede and Myoga, will try to stop Menomaru in his becoming the most powerful demon ever. (imdb)

Three years after the defeat of Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis, a new threat has surfaced bent on bringing the world under his control. Geiger, using advanced robot technology, is attempting to begin a world war, and take control of the devistated world after the destruction has stopped. Once again, Nadia and Jean must fight to save the world, only this time from itself. (ANN)

Inuyasha and company have finally destroyed Naraku. And each start to go in their separate ways. Shortly afterwards the full moon rises, and just keeps rising each night bringing with it the promise of danger. Kagura and Kanna go in search of a mirror, where locked inside is the ruler of the eternal night, Kaguya. To set her free they must gather five items and drop them into the five lakes of Fuji. Setting her free means the worst danger for Inuyasha and the others. (ANN)

In this continuation of the Devil Hunter series, Yoko must now face the Demon Tokima, who possesses the ability to warp the flow of time... (imdb)

Yonosuke Hikura appears to be an ordinary high school student. Yet he has inherited the important role of protecting the harmony between Heaven and Earth. With the help of the magical sword Chitentai, and Tsukinojo Inbe, he courageously battles the demons, sending them back to the Earth World, from which they have escaped. (animenewsnetwork.com)

Three evil dragons from ancient times arise to earth to destroy the land and devour the souls of the weak. Only Koichi, with the power of the ancient warrior-god Takegami residing within him can fulfill the prophecy and defeat the growing evil. There is only one problem, Koichi may not be willing to fight. (animenewsnetwork.com)

A mining colony is accidentally attacked by a damaged space weapon, and the survivors must find each other amidst the wreckage and find a way home. (animenewsnetwork.com)

Three years have passed since the end of the "Martian Successor Nadesico" series and the war with the Jovians has ended. Ruri has become captain of the Nadesico B and both Akito and Yurika have died along with many other independent boson jumpers. When odd events concerning boson jumping begin to occur Ruri and her crew are sent to investigate. (animenewsnetwork.com)

Miki is a normal school girl until mysterious warriors appear to blast Miki into another dimension. She flees her captors only to find herself trapped in a world of monsters and madmen who plot the downfall of Earth. The only power that can possible save her and the world is that of the mysterious Mask of Zeguy. Miki must embark on a life-or-death quest for this talisman, with the villains who kidnapped in hot pursuit. (animenewsnetwork.com)

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of ... (imdb)

The Tendo household is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Saotome, the Tendo father's old friend, and his son Ranma, who has been unwillingly betrothed to one of Tendo's daughters. When the ... (imdb)

Shampoo discovers a broach which makes her feel the opposite of her true feelings for Ranma. Ranma begins to panic at the thought of losing one of his fiancees, and plans to tell Shampoo that he loves her. (ranma.wikia.com)

A news report on TV sends Akane's mind racing back to a holiday the Tendo's had to a remote region of Japan, where she got lost and was saved from a monster by a young boy... (tv.com)

This adapts three different stories from the manga. One based on a story from vol. 27 of the manga, one based on a story from vol. 29 of the manga and one from vol. 31 of the manga.

In Team Ranma v.s. The Legendary Phoenix, poetry sprouting high school swordsman Tatewaki 'Blue Thunder' Kuno comes into possession of the egg of the legendary phoenix, said to grant its ... (imdb)

Happosai tries to to use a magical incense to knock Ranma out but hits Akane instead. The gang later learns the incense was intended to be used by people under combat situations, otherwise the affected will... (tv.com)

An unseen evil lurks in the streets of Paris. Unless something is done, the darkness will unleash its destruction and consume all that is good. The City of Love will be lost to her people ... (imdb)

In what is essentially a Seiyū (or voice actor) parody take on "Super Sentai" / Power Ranger style shows, five heroes clad in red, gray, moss green, sepia and salmon pink must defend the world from - GASP - invading aliens. (animenewsnetwork.com)

THE SPIRIT OF WONDER: MISS CHINA'S RING (1992) is an odd piece of made-for-video anime, a gentle drama that lasts 42 minutes and involves a spunky Chinese girl, known locally as Miss China, who runs a tavern/restaurant/inn on Prince of Wales Island. She has a tenant named Professor Breckenridge, a middle-aged inventor who's behind in his rent as he puts the finishing touches on a machine that promises "trips to the moon." The professor has an assistant in town, a handsome young man named Jim... (imdb)

The now 50 year old Scientific Boys Club decides to build a ship with which they plan to sail to Mars on the "Ethereal Current", curious to see if there is life on Mars. (animenewsnetwork.com)

The plot is too complicated to relate in detail, but involves a hidden object called a "dragon orb" (some kind of ancient skull) in which is sealed the powers of dark gods from eons ago. A new group of Nazis seeks the orb in order to revive the Dark Reich and institute a new occult-fueled Nazi regime, a mission Hitler supposedly attempted, but without the necessary orb. (imdb)

The action starts out in Germany at Castle Valhalla where Kujaku, the young Buddhist monk, and his allies must rescue Kujaku's sidekick Ashura and retrieve the Dragon Orb, which Neo-Nazis have stolen from the monks at Yurokoya Temple in Japan. After the German episode, the action shifts to Tibet and a massive plateau overlooking a sweeping plain where ancient, unresolved struggles are destined to be played out. (imdb)

A super deformed parody which depicts the "making of" Eternal Story and Destruction. A very humorous behind-the-scenes look. Cast and crew members run into severe and embarrassing difficulties as things do not turn out as they should. (Wikipedia)

Three years have passed since the events of the TV series. Tatsuya Uesugi unexpectedly stopped playing baseball since then. Minami and Tatsuya are going to different colleges. She is enjoying a prosperous career in gymnastics while he gets entangled in the life of a girl from his campus. Both notice that they are irrevocably drifting apart. (animenewsnetwork.com)

Trying to find his own game of baseball, and not that of his brothers, Tatsuya moves to America and pitches for a poor, struggling minor league baseball team called the Emeralds. Meanwhile, Minami is still in Japan, trying to find her own path after quitting gymnastics. Inspired by a photograph of her final performance, she becomes the photographers assistant. (imdb)

Dejiko decided to take a vacation and visit her home, Planet Di Gi Charat, together with Puchiko, Gema, and (accidentally) Rabi~en~Rose. However, Piyoko and her aids would not let go this chance to capture her. (animenewsnetwork.com)

In a barren, war torn future Earth, a soldier and his female comrade look for a lost friend in a quest that would shake their reality. (imdb)

Four years after Light triumphed at L's grave, he's taken on the persona of the "new L" and become an officer in the National Police Agency. When Kira uses fear and power to gain control of the entire world, L's successor Near uses the forum of the SPK to name her as the new embodiment of L, and implore the Japanese Task Force to snuff out Light before its too late (animenewsnetwork.com)

See through the eyes of a shinigami. Light and L battle over the Death Note and now you can see what the story looks like from Ryuk's point of view. When the shinigami Ryuk drops his Death Note purposely in the human world, he had no idea that a human would go as far as Light did who picked it up. (imdb)

A young woman joins the police department of the public safety bureau in a futuristic world. (imdb)

Gaiarth - a world devastated by a cataclysmic war, where pockets of humanity struggle to survive amidst the wreckage of technologies made magical by ignorance. Gaiarth - a world where artificially intelligent machines doggedly pursue their programmed imperatives: to protect, or destroy, humanity. Gaiarth - a world in which an old and terrible evil has reawakened, threatening to once again bring forth Armageddon! (myanimelist.net)

Based on the Shogakukan award-winning manga of the same name, InuYasha follows Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old girl whose normal life ends when a demon drags her into a cursed well on the grounds of her family's Shinto shrine. Instead of hitting the bottom of the well, Kagome ends up 500 years in the past during Japan's violent Sengoku period with the demon's true target, a wish-granting jewel called the Shikon Jewel, reborn inside of her. (myanimelist.net)

In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis. Based on the Novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne. (myanimelist.net)

After Nami steals the Going Merry, Roronoa Zoro, Usopp, and later Monkey D. Luffy and Sanji (along with Johnny and Yosaku) set after her and wind up in Cocoyasi Village, Nami's hometown ruled by the tyrannical fishman Arlong. It is here that Nami's past and true motives come to light. (AnimeNewsNetwork)

When Akko and other troubled students at Luna Nova are assigned to manage the annual witch hunt parade, Akko wants to make the event more positive. (imdb)

Akko Kagari is an ordinary girl who joins the renowned witch academy for witch girls, Luna Nova Academy. When she was younger, she went to Magical Festa, a magic show hosted by a witch named Shiny Chariot. Akko was so mesmerized and inspired by Shiny Chariot's performance that she dreamed to someday be a "cool" witch like her. (imdb)

On the planet Lotus, all is well. The reigning lord, Lord British, thinks of building a shrine or temple. The next day, as the generals and escorts prepare for the lord, the sun dies out, and is replaced by a burning, orange planet. This orange planet engulfs Lotus in light and causes havoc with the weather. Lord British then consults his advisory, an old, twin horned being. He identifies the planet as an inorganic star run by the invaders called ... (letterboxd)

The bond between three kids; the talented Kazuya, his lazy do-nothing brother Tatsuya and their childhood friend, the adoring Minami. Baseball, brotherhood, love, and high school challenges and strengthens their connection to one another. (imdb)

Compilation movie of the first year of Touch timeline. Contains plot differences, added scenes and an alternate ending. (myanimelist)

Compilation movie of the second year of the Touch timeline. Plotwise, the movie doesn't have much to do with the series second year. (myanimelist)

Compilation movie of the third year of the Touch timeline. Contain many important plot differences, added scenes and the complete removal of an important character. (myanimelist)

The story follows a cute little cat named Chi and her fun family friendly adventures. (imdb)

Akazukin Chacha, or Red Hood Chacha, is loosely (extremely loosely) based on Little Red Riding Hood. The main characters are: Chacha, a little red-hooded girl who is an incompetent magic user; Riiya, a werewolf boy and Chacha's best friend; and Shiine, a magic-using boy who wants Chacha. The stories revolve around the adventures of the three characters and, on a lesser scale, their love triangle. Chacha can also transform into a magical fighting girl for some reason. source: (imdb)

Three kids are stuck in a strange city causing massive mayhem through the land. They are searching for an atypical rabbit in order to return home. Koto, the eldest of the three, seems to have some sort of connection to this weird place ruled by a monk, a demon, and a priest. (ANN)

Five tales about different characters from the world of Kyosogiga. (ANN)

Ranma Saotome, the boy who turns into a girl with a splash of water, always has his hands full fending off crazed admirers. (imdb)

The stand-alone pilot OVA which was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998.

Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together…

The truth has been revealed, and the answers gush out. The scars of the past have pulled Rika back thru the years, and her dearest friends have become cruel enemies, as Hinamizawa Syndrome spreads with purpose against her. But what are the true goals of the nameless spirit? What will Rika do, now that she knows the truth? And can the friends who came together to create a miracle possibly do so once more? (Ununnilium)

The musketeers help a damsel in distress, but unfortunately she is found dead the following day. D'Artagnan is arrested as prime suspect since he was the last one seen with the lady. Investigating the murder reveals that the crime is not only connected to Aramis's past, but to the French monarchy itself. Sequel of "Animated Three Musketeers" anime series. (filmaffinity.us)

This double feature comprises of Gunbuster and Die Buster (aka Gunbuster 2) condensed them into a single theatrical release told in two parts with a musical intermission in between. The first part, Gunbuster the Movie, condenses the six episodes of the original OVA into a 95-minute movie. The second part, Die Buster the Movie, mixes large chunks of the second OVA series with a few altered or newly-animated scenes to create a truncated take on Nono's story.

While attending a meeting as a Chief Inspector of the Public Security Bureau, Akane Tsunemori received a report that an incident had occurred on a foreign vessel, and this was the beginning of a big and unexpected case.

A 3D movie originally screened in Hanayashiki and some other amusement parks on 20.03.1999. The movie was later rerun at Toei's anime festival "Tobidasu! 3D Toei Anime Matsuri" on 03.10.2009. The DVD became available on 21.02.2010 titled "CG Toei Anime Matsuri" and it contained 3 other CG anime works by Toei (Kikansha Yaemon, Digimon Savers 3D: Digital World Kiki Ippatsu! and Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!). A story about Kitaro and a ghost train.

The first specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breathtaking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus, and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called “The Nautilus Story”, which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle.

The second specially edited memorial episode features Jean’s narration. This is a breathtaking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus, and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called “The Nautilus Story”, which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. …

The third and final specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breathtaking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus, and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle.

Ninja Senshi Tobikage tells the story of a boy named Joe Maya. One day, Joe, who lives on Mars, witnesses a battle between aliens. (imdb)

Based on one of Iwadate Mariko’s short stories appearing in the shoujo manga monthly magazine Margaret. This is a character study of a rather traumatized young woman who develops a crush on a man who lives next door to her. Nobumasa is a boy who works part-time in a shoe store, where he meets Mizuki, a girl whose abusive family life has left her unable to trust other people. Meanwhile, Nobumasa is unaware that another girl, Seiko, has a crush on him but is unable to express her feelings.

St. President school is one of the most wealthy schools around. Everybody in that school respects the Yukan club, the most popular and richest group in the school. This includes Shouchikubai Miroku, Kenbishi Yuuri, Kikumasamune Seishirou, Hakushika Noriko and Kizakura Karen. They go through dangerous adventures to save their school, and of course, just to kill their spare time.

In the chaos of the Jinshin-no-Ran civil war of 762, a child with a small horn in his forehead was born. The child's mother condemned him as an oni and cast him away. An elderly shûgenja woman claimed the child and named him Utsunomiko, or 'Divine Child of the Heavens', telling Miko that his horn symbolizes the union of heaven and earth. Miko matured in the wilderness, learning the ways of Shugendô, and soon started venturing into villages out of curiosity.