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The Dull Sword
A samurai buys a dull sword from a merchant. He is quickly defeated by his intended victims due to his cheap sword and clumsiness. (Source: IMDB)

Comedy
Reporter Blues
The intelligent Antoinette, known to her friends as Tony, moves to Paris where she takes a job as a reporter for the newspaper ""La Voix de Paris."…

Comedy · Mystery
Doujouji
Based on an ancient legend, Dojoji Temple tells the story of a young priest who finds himself the object of intense infatuation and lust from a young…

Supernatural
La Grenadière
The Japanese painter FUKAZAWA Takeshi expresses in pictures the novel written by Honoré de BALZAC “La grenadière”. Over 70 tempera paintings are beautifully brought to life and…

A drop of dew
Working since before WW2, UEDA Shoji pierced through amateurism, Then, in his picture world he takes, cuts and rearranges photos through his own sensibility, which takes him…

Slice of Life
Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi (1976)
An omnibus-format TV series consisting of anime adaptations of Japanese folk tales, this is one of Japan's longest-running TV series, and Group Tac's second TV series. The…

Fantasy
Chameko’s Day
A pre-second world war anime from 1931 about the daily life of a Japanese girl named Chameko.

Comedy · Slice of Life
Despera
The story centers around Ain, a 14-year-old girl who builds devices despite the lack of the scientific background required for them. The science-fiction story is set in…

Drama · Sci-Fi
Sengoku BASARA: Setonai no Gekitotsu! Hi wo Fuku Umi no Daiyousai - Fugaku!!
Maeda Toshiie and Matsu visit Chousokabe Motochika, who governs Shikoku. They tell Motochika unreasonable demands from Nobunaga. Motochika rejects them and urges Maeda to betray Nobunaga. Meanwhile…

Action
Shin Koihime Musou
Towards the end of the Han Dynasty, the world is in the throes of chaos and disorder. In a time when strength is needed, a hero is…

Comedy · Ecchi · Fantasy