Autumn 1989

Hayato and Yumi are two high school students from present Japan. When they accidentally activated Tondekeman, a kettle-shaped, talking time machine, they were transported back to ancient Baghdad. They meet Abdullah who is hell bent on acquiring the future gadget. They also meet Aladdin, Prince Dandarn and Princess Shalala. Time travel is indeed troublesome. Source: ANN

*Based on the classic action RPG Ys, originally published for the PC-8800 by Nihon Falcom. Our hero Adol Christin, compelled by an unknown urge, travels to the faraway land of Estellia, a land being overrun by monsters. There he learns that his coming was foretold by legend, and that he will end the menace to the land. Which unsurprisingly he does. In the process he and his…

Dragon Quest is loosely based on Dragon Quest III. The names and some of the characters are familar, but the world map is smaller and a very different shape. The two main characters are Abel and Tialah. Tialah receives the legendary Red Stone from the Aliahan Village sage Master Yogi. Soon after, Tialah is kidnapped by the evil Baramos who wants to use the Red Stone to…

Yawara! is a sports anime laced with comedic and romance elements. It starts off with Inokuma Yawara, a high school girl who is most interested in doing the things that your average Japanese high school girl does. However, she has been trained in Judo for years by her grandfather, Jigorou (a former Japan Judo Champion), who has much grander plans in store for her as a Judo…

* Based on a manga by Tokuda Zaurusu, serialised in Monthly CoroCoro Comic. A young boy named Hinomaru Yonkurou, the owner of a minicar the Emperor, which is left to him by his deceased father, leads a mini 4WD racing team called Dash Warriors, as they enter the mini 4WD championship. To win the tournament they have to face racers from the Death Corp.

Schoolboy gang-leader Matsugorou swears revenge when his lieutenant Koume's house is burned down by a land speculator in an insurance scam. Source: The Anime Encyclopedia

Ryo Saeba is the City Hunter, a "sweeper" (private detective) in the city of Tokyo. He and his sidekick Kaori Makimura are hired by desperate people with major problems. When he's not keeping the streets clean, Ryo is chasing the ladies, and Kaori chases after him with a giant anti-ecchi hammer. Source: ANN

It 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…