Kobayashi Osamu

Two years after the birth of the manga a pilot film was realized. It was a brief film of only 15 minutes that had the purpose of assay the response to a possible future anime realization of Lupin III. The pilot opens with a challenge call from Lupin to Zenigata from a public phone. Note: A remastered version was realised in 1978, re-photographed in cinemascope and re-dubbed…

Kasuga Kyousuke and his family have had to move several times after being seen using their esper powers. Upon settling for the seventh time, Kyousuke briefly meets a pretty girl who gives him her red straw-hat and falls in love with her on sight. On the first day of school he learns this girl is his junior high classmate Ayukawa Madoka, who, contrary to his initial impression…

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral…

* A short movie by Kobayashi Osamu and Studio 4°C. Originally released on Grasshoppa Vol. 2 When a young alien girl named Yuuko meets Kazumi at a rock concert, they instantly become friends and head to Kazumi's apartment. Before Yuuko even takes off her shoes, however, her trusty cybernetic steed Face appears from the TV set, and she leaves with him to another dimension to…

The second incarnation of the very popular NARUTO anime. It covers Part II of the manga storyline which takes place two years after Part I (which ends with the Sasuke Retrieval arc, episodes 107-135 of the first TV series). The anime chronology differs from the manga as the Shippuuden series happens two and a half years after the end of the first Naruto series. The story…

Kakuei Kakkun Tanaka is a superhero who hangs out with his friends. In his misadventures, he becomes prime minister of Japan, visits New York and prevents a nuclear war. Source: The Anime Encyclopedia

This is a heart-warming story with three little ghosts called There, Here and Where. They are not scary like usual ghosts but pretty and mischievous like human children. Of course they sometimes surprise people by disappearing or flying, but they are loved as children's friends. Source: AnimeNfo

Yukari is a typical high school student who listens to her parents and attends school every day. As she starts to question her way of life, she encounters a group of fashion design students who own a clothing label known as Paradise Kiss. The group needs to find a model to showcase their designs in an up-coming fashion show and decides to pick Yukari. Initially, Yukari was…

Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles towards fame. Source: ANN

A brilliant collection of beautifully animated episodes based on selected masterpieces of Japanese modern literature. The aim of this series is to appeal to the viewer at large and to give him or her some idea of the variety and individuality which Japanese literature has developed over the last hundred years. The authors range from Higuchi Ichiyou (Takekurabe), Mori Ougai (…