Sakiko Tamagawa

Acting

Sakiko Tamagawa

Born

1962-01-20 (64)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

100 titles

Sakiko Tamagawa (玉川 砂記子, formerly 玉川 紗己子, Tamagawa Sakiko, born January 20, 1962) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Sigma Seven. She voices Rei Kuki in Genji Tsuushin Agedama, Natsumi Tsujimoto in You're Under Arrest, Kazama's mother in Crayon Shin-chan, and Toyama-san in Atashin'chi. Other roles of note include Pirotess in Record of Lodoss War, Cocoa in NG Knight Ramune & 40, Tachikoma in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Rouge in Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, Juiz in Eden of the East, and Jasmine in Cross Ange.

Known for

Atashin'chi poster
8.4

A light hearted comedy based on the about the daily life of a "normal" Japanese family. The Tachibana family consists of a housewife mom, a salary-man dad, and teenager Mikan and Yuzuhiko.

Atashin'chi

2002

The Ancient Magus' Bride poster
8.4

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!

The Ancient Magus' Bride

2017

Aquarion poster
6.5

Set in the future, a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity's only effective weapon in the fight against the technologically advanced species called the Shadow Angels.

Aquarion

2005

Eureka Seven poster
7.4

Renton Thurston desires to leave his home behind and join the mercenary group known as Gekkostate, hoping to find some adventure. When a robot crashes through Renton's garage the meeting sparks the beginning of Renton's involvement with Gekkostate as he takes off alongside the young girl Eureka as the co-pilot of the Nirvash.

Eureka Seven

2005

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid poster
8.3

Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan. A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

2017

Hell Girl poster
8.2

A supernatural system allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of a mysterious entity and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series.

Hell Girl

2005

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War poster
6.8

In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of "Sustainable War". However, the public is not aware of the threat that AI has towards the human race. A compilation film with newly added footage.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War

2021

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine poster
7.0

While visiting Hachijo-jima, Conan sneaks aboard a security boat heading to the Pacific Buoy, an off-shore facility constructed near the coasts built to connect surveillance cameras used by police forces around the world. However, an engineer gets abducted! An eerie sound of a propeller hums underwater as a dark figure begins to creep toward Ai Haibara... When the forbidden Black Box is opened, the sealed-away past will surface above the treacherous waves!

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine

2023

Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary poster
5.7

Follow the friendship between the Nobara family's pet dog Shiro and a "small dinosaur". Their connection helps the growth of Shinnosuke and the Kusakabe Defense Squad.

Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary

2024

Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train poster
6.7

Ai Haibara (autonym Shiho Miyano a.k.a. Sherry). A woman with three identities, who boldly faces her destiny. Shiho Miyano (code name: Sherry), a scientist and a member of the Black Organization. The organization was the one that developed a mysterious poison APTX (Apotoxin) 4869, the drug that turned Shinichi Kudo into a little boy! However, when Sherry realizes that the Black Organization has murdered her sister Akemi, she betrays the Black Organization and decides to take APTX4869. The drug turns her into a little girl, and she decides to call herself Ai Haibara in order to hide from the Black Organization. Yet slowly but surely, the Black Organization begins to cast its shadow over her.

Detective Conan: The Story of Ai Haibara: Black Iron Mystery Train

2023

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen poster
6.7

In 2045, amidst an economic disaster and the rapid evolution of AI in a world where sustainable warfare is on the rise, Public Security Section 9, led by Motoko Kusanagi, arrives in Tokyo to confront the "post-human" Takashi Shimamura and prevent the looming threat of nuclear war. A compilation film with newly added footage.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Saigo no Ningen

2023

2010s · 13 titles

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost poster
6.7

Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki's high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Selecao make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside's twisted game of conspiracy thrills, the end comes now.

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost

2010

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost poster
6.7

Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki's high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Selecao make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside's twisted game of conspiracy thrills, the end comes now.

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost

2010

Mirai poster
7.2

Four-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on extraordinary journeys across his family’s past, gradually discovering new perspectives on love, belonging and what it means to become an older brother.

Mirai

2018

Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small poster
7.5

Two-hour remake of the original 1st episode, in celebration of the anime celebrating 20 years in broadcast. The special retells what happened on the day Shinichi was transformed into the body of a child. The special includes new scenes that weren't in the original manga or the first anime episode.

Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small

2017

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos poster
6.8

A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

2011

009 Re:Cyborg poster
7.0

009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.

009 Re:Cyborg

2012

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution poster
5.8

After her father is killed by the deadly coral menace, Anemone vows to have her revenge. But the only way to fight back is from the inside.

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

2018

Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! poster
7.3

Shin-chan and his friends must overcome hunger and other obstacles when they're tasked with delivering a barrel of legendary sauce to a food festival.

Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!

2013

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart poster
5.7

One day, the Pretty Cures receive an invitation to a party in their honor. Everyone is heading to the party venue, the school of fairies, but awaits a mysterious shadow. The shadow steals transformation objects! What can they do? If the Cures can not be converted are in big trouble! If this continues, the school, our world and everything else will deborado by that shadow! The 32 Pretty Cures will fight to protect everyone!

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart

2013

Appleseed XIII: Tartaros poster
5.1

Following World War V, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos.

Appleseed XIII: Tartaros

2011

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends poster
7.2

"Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends") is the sixth of the Pretty Cure All Stars crossover movie series featuring all current Pretty Cure characters and the last of the "New Stage" film.

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends

2014

Appleseed XIII: Ouranos poster
4.9

Following World War V, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos.

Appleseed XIII: Ouranos

2011

Xi AVANT poster
5.9

Short anime screened in theaters with the stereoscopic 3D conversion of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society movie. The story of Xi Avant is set in Spain and other locales in the near future, and it is tied to the NTT Docomo mobile phone network's next-generation Xi service.

Xi AVANT

2011

2000s · 13 titles

Summer Wars poster
7.5

Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.

Summer Wars

2009

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven poster
7.4

As a pair of towers in Tokyo are being prepared for their grand opening, there is a series of murders of people connected to the towers. Conan suspects that the mysterious Syndicate may also be involved.

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

2001

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man poster
7.7

The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man

2005

Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden poster
6.8

Takizawa prevented Japan's destruction - and then he vanished. Six months later, clues lead Saki to the Big Apple in search of her missing friend. Meanwhile, the remaining Selecao are plotting their final move. Some of them would prefer Takizawa dead and out of the way. Some might even be willing to help him achieve his goals. Unfortunately, some are prepared to destroy everything if it means claiming checkmate in Mr. Outside's puzzling game.

Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden

2009

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society poster
7.5

The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

2007

Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers poster
6.3

Renton, son of scientists, and Eureka, a girl who can't live under the sun, are raised together when very young and become very attached to each other. One day, Eureka is taken away. Powerless at the time, Renton vows to rescue her. He enters the military and is soon is assigned to the Independent Youths Unit 303 of the First Mobile Forces thanks to his exceptional performance alongside his Nirvash, a bio-mechanical armor/control system. Unknown to Renton, lies a plot to extinguish the alien invasion that is currently happening involving not only him, but Eureka too.

Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers

2009

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven poster
7.5

The year is 2030, and an influx of refuges have effortlessly transformed themselves into a terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven." With a sadistic intent of mass destruction, will they triumph in victory or discover the gloomy pitfalls of defeat?

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven

2006

Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! poster
7.5

Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.

Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!

2006

You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!! poster
6.0

Fresh from being transferred to the LAPD, Miyuki and Natsumi must investigate some unusual car theft incidents in their area. And when Miyuki's yellow 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is "gone in 60 seconds" (literally), the situation gets more complicated when they discover who the thief is.

You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!!

2002

I'm in Love With My Little Sister poster
5.0

Yori and his twin sister Iku used to be very close as children but lately Yori has grown colder toward Iku and is always eager to stay away from her. Iku was confused by Yori's attitude. Actually Yori is in love with Iku and that forbidden love is causing Yori sleepless nights since Yori and Iku are sharing the same room with bunk beds. Yori tried to ease his intense desire for Iku by bedding Iku's best friend. He had even applied to attend a boarding school in another city to take him far away from Iku. Yori lost his resolve to stay quiet about his feelings when Iku started to talk about having a boyfriend and going on dates. Now Yori want to have his little sister and he confessed. Iku loves her big brother and wanted them to stay together, so Iku is willing to anything to keep them together. But Yori wanted to have Iku as a lover, not as a sister loyal to her twin.

I'm in Love With My Little Sister

2005

Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left -Single Program- poster
5.6

Yumi Ikoma and Ryou Masaoka are children who have been selected to take part in a top secret mission, to be the pilots of the first Fafner combat units; the last chance of survival for the human race. The enemy is ruthless, remorseless and is able to read the minds of humans. Therefore, the details of this mission are kept a secret even from the personnel involved. The young pilots must use all their courage and faith in order to survive and complete their mission or the fate of mankind would be compromised.

Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left -Single Program-

2005

Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis poster
4.4

This movie is an alternative version of the TV series; it is composed of the two 2007 OVAs, edited to improve the pacing of the plot, and an extra segment akin to a TV episode where the cast are given the task of studying flowers. The plot has several differences to the TV series, most important being Sirius's death at the beginning, Apollo's different childhood and the more marked focus on the events of 12000 years ago, particularly Apollonius' death and Reika's previous incarnation's involvement.

Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis

2007

Astro Boy: The Last Day of Earth poster
NR

Atom rescues Bem, a robot soldier who has escaped from a rubbish planet floating in space and is on the brink of death. A warm friendship develops between Atom and Bem, and it continues to grow. But one day, the rubbish planet suddenly begins to approach Earth. There is only one way to avoid a collision with Earth. Only this is... What will Astro do? Will he be able to protect a peaceful Earth as well as his friendship with Bem?

Astro Boy: The Last Day of Earth

2001

1990s · 19 titles

Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China poster
7.3

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in order to save her from the horrors of marriage and a diet of pickled vegetables.

Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

1991

Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle poster
6.4

There's only one way to stop a filthy evil scientist from destroying the world, and it's with a powerful hot spring located under Shin-chan's house!

Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle

1999

Spriggan poster
6.1

An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.

Spriggan

1998

Junkers Come Here poster
6.9

Hiromi appears on the outside to be a mature, resilient girl, but on the inside she feels like she's falling apart. She is having troubles at home mainly because of her parents wanting to separate. Her dog, Junkers, tries to comfort her in ways no other dog can. You see, he can talk and grant her 3 wishes.

Junkers Come Here

1994

Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories poster
4.8

An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.

Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories

1993

Kamasutra The Ultimate Sex Adventure poster
6.2

Hidden deep in the ancient Himalayan Mountains, a beautiful Princess is found in the ice. Frozen, but still alive, the quirky Dr. Aikawa revives the sensual Princess in his own special way. Now that the lovely Princess Surya has been brought back to life, the fun begins. With love struck eyes, Ryu, Dr. Aikawa's son, decides he must master the 48 positions of the ancient art of love, as described in the classic Indian text, the Kama Sutra. But little does he realize how much trouble a beautiful Princess can be, until he finds he must protect her from the vicious Indian cult, the Mali Clan.

Kamasutra The Ultimate Sex Adventure

1991

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture poster
6.0

Officers Tsujimoto and Kobayakawa are transferred back to Bokuto Police Station after stints in other police departments. Shortly after this, the discovery of smuggled firearms and the recovery of a magnetic disc herald new troubles for Bokuto station as the Chief is thrown in jail for keeping silent over "Bee Number One", developed by Detective Emoto who went missing two years ago.

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

1999

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind poster
5.3

The survivors of Kanto's Hell Earthquake built a new city and christened it "Hope Town". However, this peaceful town becomes a nightmare when it's raided by the motorcycle gang, "Hell's Wind". They abduct the women while the remaining townsfolk are left helpless against them. Meanwhile, a boy, Saburo, meets Jun. Jun's lover was previously murdered, and the duo help one another to fight against Hell's Wind. The battles are getting more and more difficult, but with the appearance of Violence Jack, the citizens seem to gain the upper hand against Hell's Wind.

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

1990

Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case poster
10.0

A one-hour special that aired after a month of the series' absence on television between episodes 23 and 24. Kindaichi investigates a hospital where a series of murders happened.

Kindaichi Case Files: Death God Hospital Murder Case

1997

Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture poster
5.1

One hundred years after their deaths, six legendary holy warriors are reborn to seek justice against the former comrade who betrayed them into the hands of an evil god! The six warriors search the feudal province of Edo questing for the last Saint Soldier, Haohmaru, and their sworn nemesis Shirou Amakusa. Will the followers of the divine light triumph over the forces of darkness, or is history destined to repeat itself? Before their hundred-year journey has ended, six samurai will prove that the only thing stronger than their holy blades is the steel of their wills!

Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture

1994

Otokogi poster
NR

A feature-length animated film released in theaters in 1990. The main character, Kyosuke, whose father is the head of the gang Murata-gumi, pushes forward through a turbulent and turbulent life in search of a new way of life for a man. Kyosuke tries to live a life completely different from his father's because of his repulsion and self-reliance. The original is a masterpiece chivalrous manga of the same name by Hiroshi Motomiya, a master who has continued to ask the world about the way men live.

Otokogi

1990

Genji poster
NR

One day, Katsumi's girlfriend Sakura suddenly disappears, and all his friends do not remember anything about her. In pursuit of his love, Katsumi finds himself in a parallel world of Japan in the midst of a civil war between two clans Taira and Genji.

Genji

1992

Hotaru Kagayaku poster
NR

Chisato's journey home from Manchuria after the war. The story follows a young girl and her family as they get trapped in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War.

Hotaru Kagayaku

1991

Chocchan's Story poster
4.5

In pre-World War II Japan, Chocchan marries a violinist despite the objections of her father. They live in poverty, have three children, and are happy together, able to face all misfortunes with a smile. However, a new obstacle to their happiness appears when the war breaks out and Chocchan's husband must eventually leave for the front...

Chocchan's Story

1996

St. Michael Academy poster
2.5

Reborn as a woman named Aiko, the soldier rises as the military leader of a new crusade, successfully unites the world, and abolishes all religion. Haunted by memories of a past life, Aiko travels backward in time and finds herself caught in an incredible battle to save the future.

St. Michael Academy

1990

You're Under Arrest! Diverting Traffic at the Beach poster
8.0

Summer arrives to Bokuto Station. Miyuki and Natsumi have to work on a beach road protecting the safety of the civilians that are enjoying their summer vacations. Suffering because of the hot, the two officers were having problems to remain calm, but then, some pickpocket appeared on the beach causing a ruckus. The girls will do their best to catch the thief, control the traffic and enjoy their summer day.

You're Under Arrest! Diverting Traffic at the Beach

1997

Carol poster
6.0

Living in London with her family, Carol is the daughter of a famous musician, Lionel Mudagolas. While he is currently having difficulties playing his cello, she occasionally starts to listen an unfamiliar voice calling her name. Wondering if her father's situation might be connected to the bad phase of her favorite band, Gable Screen, and the inexplicable silence of the Big Ben, Carol is suddenly transported to another world. There she finds out that she might be the girl predestined to fight Gigantica, a demon lord who recently brought chaos to this strange land.

Carol

1990

AIKa: Special Trial poster
NR

An OVA released between episodes 5 and 6 of AIKa, that takes place between episodes 4 and 5.

AIKa: Special Trial

1998

Handsome Girl poster
3.0

This is the story of young fifteen-year-old actress and model Mio Hagiwara, her school and friends, and over all, her relationship with Ichiya Kumagai, a cool young director of her age with which Mio falls in love with.

Handsome Girl

1991

1980s · 10 titles

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan poster
6.7

Nobita, thinking of running away from home, travels back in time with Doraemon and his pals to prehistoric Japan. However, a time paradox causes prehistoric boy Kukul to land in the modern day, so it's up to Doraemon and the rest to help the boy get back to the past while also defeating the mysterious shaman king, Giga-Zombie.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

1989

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth poster
7.1

Akira Fudo is just a normal kid in Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. An upcoming war of demons on humanity is waiting in the wings, however, the only way for a human to fight a demon is with their power. To save the world, Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

1987

Battle Royale High School poster
4.8

When the school Karate club's star fighter quits and decides to go pro, he unwittingly fulfills an ancient interdimensional prophecy and becomes demon king of his dimension. Soon his high school becomes a battleground for demon slaying samurai, interplanetary law enforcement, and even his own traitorous demon minions. Well animated fight scenes ensue.

Battle Royale High School

1987

Demon of Steel: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts poster
5.8

In the year 1999, a team of UN scientists in an attempt to tap into a new energy resource on a deserted island called Samsara, unknownigly open a portal to another universe, unleashing dormant biomechanical entities. Three years later, Takuya Goroza returns to the island of Sansara urged by a mysterious request by college chum Haruka Alford. Little does he know, his old friend isn't what he appears to be...

Demon of Steel: Battle of the Great Demon Beasts

1987

Call Me Tonight poster
4.6

Rumi, a phone sex operator making ends meet, falls for her most challenging client yet: Ryo, a young man who transforms into a monstrous beast when he's aroused. But Rumi’s not the only one with her eye on the cursed caller.

Call Me Tonight

1986

Maryuu Senki poster
3.5

Once upon a time, there was a certain family having strong influence on the rule of the Imperial Court. They had their own might called “Kidou,” and yet got hated because of the might itself. At last, the patriarch of the family was entrapped to his death, and all the family was doomed to ruin... The present day — the survived descendants of this family, now calling themselves “Kidousyuu,” schemed to resurrect their murdered patriarch once again, and the ferocious evil spell went into action.

Maryuu Senki

1987

Greed poster
6.0

To succeed to his father, Lid Kyle sets out a journey to defeat the incarnation of the evil that seems to dominate the world. Longn and Mimau also began to journey to achieve his father’s will. On their way, Key and Bagda join them. They overcome some difficulties, and finally they met Vaii, the evil. They managed to beat Vaii, but it still doesn't solve their problem....

Greed

1985

Ogami Matsugorou poster
NR

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

Ogami Matsugorou

1989

Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella poster
NR

On a Wednesday morning, Kenji goes touring with his girlfriend when he spots some other riders waiting and stops his bike. One of them explains that a legendary female driver nicknamed Wednesday Cinderella passes this place every Wednesday in her white Porsche. Kenji becomes interested in this mysterious driver; however, racing with her proves more dangerous than it first seems to be.

Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella

1987

Area 88 poster
NR

In a cruel twist of fate,​ talented young pilot Shin Kazama is tricked into serving as a mercenary for Area 88: a hell on earth where men survive by gunning down anyone who stands in their way.​ To return home,​ Shin must sell his soul to the battlefield and pave the road back to Japan with the corpses of his fallen opponents.​ A re-edited 'Movie' version of episodes 1 and 2 of the Area 88 OVA series.

Area 88

1985

Series credits

Atashin'chi poster
8.4

A light hearted comedy based on the about the daily life of a "normal" Japanese family. The Tachibana family consists of a housewife mom, a salary-man dad, and teenager Mikan and Yuzuhiko.

Atashin'chi

2002

The Ancient Magus' Bride poster
8.4

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!

The Ancient Magus' Bride

2017

The Ancient Magus' Bride poster
8.4

Hatori Chise has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise's life will never be the same again. The man is a "magus,"a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice--and his bride!

The Ancient Magus' Bride

2017

Aquarion poster
6.5

Set in the future, a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity's only effective weapon in the fight against the technologically advanced species called the Shadow Angels.

Aquarion

2005

Eureka Seven poster
7.4

Renton Thurston desires to leave his home behind and join the mercenary group known as Gekkostate, hoping to find some adventure. When a robot crashes through Renton's garage the meeting sparks the beginning of Renton's involvement with Gekkostate as he takes off alongside the young girl Eureka as the co-pilot of the Nirvash.

Eureka Seven

2005

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid poster
8.3

Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan. A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

2017

Hell Girl poster
8.2

A supernatural system allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of a mysterious entity and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series.

Hell Girl

2005

.hack poster
6.8

.hack follows several young players as they navigate the vast, mysterious MMORPG known as “The World” – a place, it turns out, that is sometimes impossible to leave.

.hack

2002

You're Under Arrest! poster
7.8

Tokyo Highway Patrolwomen Natsumi and Miyuki get off to a bad start when Miyuki busts Natsumi for reckless moped driving on her way to work. Things get worse when they find out they're going to be partners!

You're Under Arrest!

1996

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster
8.2

In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002

From the New World poster
7.7

Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. However, when Saki discovers a lost artifact, the facade is shattered! Faced with a startling truth about their town, Saki and her companions face dangers they never knew existed, and their choices may change the fate of everyone.

From the New World

2012

Samurai Champloo poster
8.3

Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.

Samurai Champloo

2004

Daa! Daa! Daa! UFO Baby poster
8.4

Daa! Daa! Daa! UFO Baby is a Japanese children's animated television series produced by J.C.Staff, Directed by Hiroaki Sakurai, and was aired on NHK-BS2 from March 28, 2000 to February 26, 2002.

Daa! Daa! Daa! UFO Baby

2000

HeartCatch PreCure! poster
8.7

Tsubomi Hanasaki is a girl in the second grade of middle school who likes flowers and plants. One day she experiences a weird dream. In that dream, a large blooming tree appears. Suddenly, it loses all of its flowers and two fairies appear. A few days later after Tsubomi has transferred to Myoudou Academy, suddenly the fairies from the dream appear before her and plead to Tsubomi to become the legendary warrior Pretty Cure, and protect the Heart Tree. However, Tsubomi declines as she doesn't think that she would be able to do that. However, a mysterious enemy suddenly strikes and steals the Heart Flower of her classmate, Erika Kurumi. Now she doesn't have a choice. To retrieve Erika's Heart Flower, she has to transform into a Pretty Cure and fight. Working up the courage, Tsubomi turns into Cure Blossom and a new chapter of Pretty Cure begins!

HeartCatch PreCure!

2010

Kaiketsu Zorori poster
7.5

Adapted from the popular storybooks of the same name by Yutaka Hara, Kaiketsu Zorori follows the adventures of a scheming fox named Zorori, who is determined to become the King of Mischief with his very own castle and beautiful bride. Although Zorori is notorious for his pranks and tricks, his conniving plots often backfire and end up helping his targets, and despite appearing to be villainous and immoral, he is actually caring and sentimental. Nevertheless, Zorori has the wits, intelligence, and dexterity to always find a solution out of the most hopeless of situations. Travelling with a pair of twin boar bandits, Ishishi and Noshishi, he continues on his journey to make his deceased mother proud.

Kaiketsu Zorori

2004

The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors poster
7.2

During the war-torn feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! Their unnatural union bears fruit, but when they are both killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - the Hakkenden. Slowly they find each other and come together as a group. These eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of the Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entitles and evil samurai in the final attempt to redeem their clan!

The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

1990

Golden Boy poster
8.2

Kintaro Oe is a 25-year-old boy who left Tokyo University and now lives a simple life, traveling by bicycle to learn everything he can about the world.

Golden Boy

1995

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics poster
8.3

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics is a Japanese animated anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

1987

Eden of the East poster
7.0

When Saki Morimi gets into trouble with the police while in Washington D.C., she is helped by a Japanese man who calls himself, Akira Takizawa. Akira has only two things, a gun and a cell phone loaded with 8.2 billion yen in digital money.

Eden of the East

2009

Dear Brother poster
7.2

It’s Nanako’s first day at Seiran Academy, a prestigious all-girl’s high school famous for its exclusive and elegant “Sorority.” Only ten members will be accepted this year, and competition is fierce! Despite seeming fairly unremarkable on the surface, Nanako is selected as a member – instantly making her a target for her jealous and angry classmates. But the bullying doesn’t stop Nanako from forming friendships with the three most popular students, and even falling in love.

Dear Brother

1991

Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off poster
7.7

Unlike the main television anime series which is mostly set in modern-day Japan, the new series will be a "sealed room" suspense comedy set 100 years in the future. The story begins when Shinnosuke and the entire Nohara family wake up from cold sleep to find themselves aboard a space ship drifting in space. The anime will depict the various events that take place inside the ship.

Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off

2016

Witchblade poster
7.8

Masane Amaha and her daughter Rihoko are on the run from a government child welfare agency that wants to take Rihoko away from her mother. They are caught and Rihoko is taken away. Meanwhile, Masane is attacked by an advanced weapon that can disguise itself as a human being. When faced with the danger, a strange light emits from her wrist and she transforms into a powerful being. She becomes involved in a power struggle between powerful organizations, with her at the center of their attention because she holds the greatest power of them all, the legendary Witchblade.

Witchblade

2006

Fafner poster
6.5

Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain peaceful and undisturbed. Or so they have been taught...but the truth is different. The fate of mankind is on the line, and Tatsumiyajima is the last line of defense against a hostile and incomprehensible enemy. At the center of it all, fighting for Humanity's continued existence, is the giant robot Fafner, the dragon that guards this final treasure of mankind.

Fafner

2004

Black Jack poster
6.7

Kuroo Hazama, also known as "Black Jack," is a legend in the medical world. Famous for being one of the best, as well as not having a license, Hazama and his assistant Pinoko save countless lives that other doctors cannot... for a price; an exorbitant price, in fact, which causes many to view the genius as greedy and heartless. Despite these claims, however, none can deny his skill and the lengths that he will go to treat his patients. This dark medical drama tells the story of the ominous and mysterious world of underground medicine as Black Jack risks his life to cure some of the most bizarre diseases imaginable, even if it means breaking every law in the process.

Black Jack

1993

Ghost Hound poster
7.5

In an isolated region of Kyushu lies the town of Suiten. Though seeming small and modest, Suiten is not a picturesque place for a vacation, unless it is from the “Unseen World”. Taro, Makoto and Masayuki, three boys with traumatic pasts, learn to let their souls cross between the two parallel worlds. However, the Unseen World is no mere copy of the real Apparent World. The Unseen World is the home of ghosts, but changes are now allowing the souls of the dead to pass over into the Apparent World, with unpredictable effects. Follow the journey of Taro, Makoto and Masayuki, as they cross between the two worlds, trying to unravel a great mystery.

Ghost Hound

2007

Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons poster
8.2

Humanity has advanced to great heights since it obtained the information technology known as "Mana." With that nearly magical power, problems like war, food shortages, and pollution have been eliminated. In this age of peace and freedom, First Princess Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi of the Misurugi Empire is a privileged girl with no disabilities. She learns, however, that she is a "Norma," a kind of human who cannot use Mana and are outcasts of society. Having lost everything, she is sent to an isolated island. There she meets other Normas who ride in humanoid weapons called Para-mails, protecting the world from dragon invaders from another dimension.

Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons

2014

Blue Seed poster
6.9

Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada. When Japan is menaced by Aragami spawned by Yamato-no-Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center, a secret agency charged with fighting them.

Blue Seed

1994

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 poster
6.5

In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045

2020

Genji Tsuushin Agedama poster
3.8

Agedama is a small boy going to elementary school and having the usual problems for a boy of his age. He is also secretly a superhero-in-training (called "Agedaman"). Along with Wapuro, his floating computer companion, he fights against a criminal organization who can turn humans into monsters of various types.

Genji Tsuushin Agedama

1991

New Cutey Honey poster
6.4

The forces of evil were looking for trouble; they found Cutey! In a futuristic world were evil comes in all shapes and sizes, she is the ultimate weapon. She's Cutey Honey, a one woman S.W.A.T. team whose android chassis is capable of changing at will into a dazzling array of hard-hitting, curvaceous bodies each with it's own set of special skills, weapons and other impressive physical attributes. Go Nagai's legendary android super-hero is back and hitting the bad guys where it hurts most.

New Cutey Honey

1994

Record of Lodoss War poster
7.5

Born in battle, baptized in fire, it's kingdoms have been ravaged by war for thousands of years. Now, an evil stirs, an ancient goddess of destruction awakened by an evil wizard. A party of six is forged to defeat this threat, or die in the attempt. Join Parn, the young fighter, as he leads his warriors into the heart of a land where dragons rule and evil holds sway over the earth. Six swords are now drawn against this darkness. The war for Lodoss has begun!

Record of Lodoss War

1990

Lady Georgie poster
7.5

G'day mate! There's never a dull moment to be had when you're running around in the Australian bush with the Buttman kids - especially that rambunctious little Georgie and her koala buddy, Rapp! The only problem she seems to have is keeping that heavy gold bracelet around her wrist. Odd thing for a kid her age to have, but then again, the bubbly blonde seems to be slightly out of place herself. Growing up through her fair share of hijinks and tragedy, Georgie begins to discover not just love, but who she may really be.

Lady Georgie

1983

AIKa poster
8.0

Aika Sumeragi works as a salvager for hire, but gets caught up in a plot for world domination.

AIKa

1997

Cyber Team in Akihabara poster
6.5

Patapis are cute cyber pets that eat, sleep, play, and help their owners. When Hibari Hanakoganei receives a patapi from the prince of her dreams, mysterious forces try to steal it. Hibari discovers it's not an ordinary patapi. It can transform into a powerful cyber-fighter who looks like Hibari. Hibari's friends also receive similar patapis, and together they form the Cyber Team in Akihabara. Created by Tsukasa Kotobuki and Satoru Akahori.

Cyber Team in Akihabara

1998

Sorcerer Hunters poster
6.6

In the continent of spooner, sorcerers, who are the continent's aristocrats, have begun to abuse their powers. Under the guidance of Big Momma (their boss) Carrot (who turns into a giant monster every time he's placed under a magic spell), Gateau (a bodybuilder), Marron (a mage), Chocolate and Tira (who can transform into dominatrix's at will) must stop the evil sorcerers from picking on the weak. However, none of them (except maybe Marron) have a clue to what’s going on.

Sorcerer Hunters

1995

Tenchi Muyo! GXP poster
7.1

Seina is unlucky, so unlucky that when he stumbles upon a recruiter looking for his senpai Tenchi he gets taken instead. Forced into the Galaxy police, his luck begins to change. A natural to randomly jumping near pirates, he is assigned his own decoy to draw out pirates. His luck brings him into the lives of four women who have a habit of cancelling out his bad luck, turning it into good. Armed with this luck, they pilot the most powerful ships in the Tenchi Universe to defeat the Barta pirates. Now the only uncertainty is whether the sexy Kaunaq, a former model turned GXP officer, sturdy Kiriko, who has known Seina for years, the mysterious Ryoko, a former pirate named after the legendary one, or the childish Neiju, a powerful witch, will win Seina.

Tenchi Muyo! GXP

2002

Appleseed XIII poster
5.5

Following World War V, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, the city-nation of Olympus stands as a beacon of hope in a world of chaos. The utopian metropolis is governed by Gaia, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by genetically engineered humanoids known as bioroids. Although Olympus seems like a peaceful city on the surface, racial (human vs. bioroids vs. cyborgs), religious, and political conflicts lurk underneath -threatening to overturn the delicately balanced peace of this so-called utopia.

Appleseed XIII

2011

Kaiba poster
7.9

In a world where memories can be stored like computer data, a young man named Kaiba searches for his lost memories and discovers a connection with a mysterious girl.

Kaiba

2008

Breakers poster
3.5

Centers on para-athletes who all meet an outcast sports scientist named Ren Narita. The anime will have four stories about four different sports: wheelchair basketball, track and high jump, goalball, and paralympic swimming.

Breakers

2020

Phoenix poster
6.5

Throughout time, mankind has chased after the dream of immortality. The Phoenix, in the form of a bird of fire, is said to hold the key to eternal life. Great wars are fought in a vain attempt to possess it and, as a result, civilizations rise and fall. Phoenix is a collection of five stories from the past, present and future. Many will perish because of their desires, and they are the lucky ones. True pain comes for those who find immortality and experience the burden of living forever.

Phoenix

2004