Nippon Animation

Hikaru Kicker is a 13-year-old boy who loves football. He has grown up playing with a football at all times ever since his father's friend gave him one when he was still only a baby. Hikaru goes to Italy to learn the sport. He first joins a strong team at Genova, but soon quits this team to join an extremely weak team named Columbus with his female friend Anna. Experiencing…

* Based on the novel Die Schwarzen Brüder by the Swiss author Lisa Tetzner. Romeo is an 11-year-old boy, who lives with his family in peaceful poverty in a small village in Switzerland. One day, Romeo decides to sell himself into slavery, because the money will enable his sick father to get the medical treatment he needs. An evil man named Ruini pays money for Romeo and…

* Based on Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After his father's sudden death, Ceddie moves to England as an heir to his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt. The Earl is a stubborn and selfish old man. Gradually, however, Ceddie's innocent love opens the Earl's heart and changes him into a caring and generous person. Source: AnimeNfo

Attracted by the fun and enjoyment of fishing, Sanpei, an ordinary boy, tries all kinds of fishing. He sometimes travels deep into the mountains in search of a novel catch, and even goes abroad to compete with others in a series of games. Sanpei takes on all challenges with the passion and imagination of a young boy. Through fishing, he learns the wisdom of older people, and…

Inaba Junior High School's baseball team has been defeated miserably since the senior members left. Because of their poor results, the players are suspended from games and are almost forced to break up. Ironically, however, this hardship makes them band tighter together and intensifies their desire to play. They practice hard in the hope of regaining the respect of the other…

After many years of wandering, Tarou returns to Cat Island to meet his sister, Sakura, who has stayed with their adoptive parents. Though his family is pleased to see him, they all come to realise that the long separation has seen them grow into different people. Source: The Anime Encyclopedia

Ten-year-old girl Sandy Brown stays with her grandmother while her archaeologist father is away on a research trip. She is given a toy koala, only to discover that when she noozles her nose against it, it transforms in a real koala, Blinky, a refugee from Koalawalla Land. On the run from a kangaroo court, Blinky has come to Earth to hide, his only possession a magical watch…

* Based on the famous children's novel by Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a rich and wonderful journey into a land of the imagination. One day on a trip to London with her mother, seven-year-old Alice finds an old top-hat in a second-hand shop that is the start of her fantastic adventures. Out of the top-hat bounds Benny Bunny, who introduces Alice to his…

Nello is a boy who lives a poor but happy life, helping his grandfather Jehan to cart milk to the nearby village. He loves drawing pictures, and his dream is to become a painter just like the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens. One day Nello finds Patrasche, a dog that has been abused and abandoned. Nello takes Patrasche into his home and cares for the wretched animal. Over time…

* Based on the novel series by Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful and fun-loving despite being brought up without love or affection. When she turns 10, she is adopted by the old farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla.…