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Ikkyu the Little Monk
Ikkyu is a little boy training to be a monk at Ankokuji Temple. Known for being mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker, but also extremely smart,…

Comedy
Magic Boy
"Magic Boy" was the first ever Japanese animation to be released theatrically in North America. Sasuke, a boy vexed by an evil witch, studies magic and uses…

Adventure · Fantasy
Little Women
This is a TV special based on the novel, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. It covers a year in the lives of four sisters, Meg, Jo,…

Slice of Life
The Legend of Ninja Kamui
Kamui is a ninja from the Edo period who has decided to leave his clan. After doing so he is pursued relentlessly by the members of his…

Action · Adventure
Kurozuka
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi’s manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura’s supernatural romance novel. The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou…

Action · Drama · Horror
Hetalia Axis Powers
Based on a popular web-released manga series by Hidekazu Himaruya, this has been described as a "cynical gag" story set in Europe in the years between WW1…

Comedy
Kouya no Shounen Isamu
The adventures of Isamu, a young boy living in the Far West, searching for his real father.

Action · Adventure
Adventure
The Princess of Yoshino
A girl prays to the Princess of Yoshino for a cherry to be in full bloom tomorrow. That is because the Princess is one of the spirit…

Comedy · Fantasy · Slice of Life
Bocchan
This is a different version of the story than the one included in the Seishun Anime Zenshu TV series. Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his…

