Random Anime List
by CountRonin | created - 03 Jun 2017 | updated - 07 Jan 2022 | PublicDrama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
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1. Astro Boy (1964)
85 min | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
The story of Astroboy, a robot created by Dr Elephant, in the image of a boy, who has super strength and could fly.
Directors: Rintarô, Yoshitake Suzuki, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Junji Chiba, Michiru Hojo, Kazuko Imai, Ryô Ishihara
Votes: 100
Animation | Family | Sci-Fi
2. Kimba, the White Lion (1966)
75 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a white lion cub growing to become the king of the jungle. The movie is an edited version of the 1965 Japanese television series of the same name based on the eponymous 1950s manga.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Toshiko Yokota, Hajime Akashi, Hisashi Katsuta, Kinto Tamura
Votes: 154
Animation | Drama
3. Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
After being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Aiko Nagayama, Chinatsu Nakayama, Masaya Takahashi, Masakane Yonekura
Votes: 7,760 | Gross: $0.11M
Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Horror
4. Chage & Aska: On Your Mark (1995 Music Video)
7 min | Animation, Short, Music
Set in the future: Two men learn that a mysterious winged girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Votes: 4,351
Animation | Short | Music | Sci-Fi
5. Oshin (1984)
122 min | Animation, Drama
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Ayako Kobayashi, Pinko Izumi, Shirô Itô, Teruko Nagaoka
Votes: 39
Animation
6. Odin (1985)
139 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A distress signal from a point near Jupiter takes the crew of the space-ship Starlight on a voyage through the sea of stars to a mysterious planet called Odin, the possible birthplace of the universe.
Directors: Takeshi Shirato, Eiichi Yamamoto, Toshio Masuda | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Edward Glen, Keiko Han, Stacey Gregg
Votes: 215
Animation | Sci-Fi
7. Angel's Egg (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda
Votes: 12,002
Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi
8. Midori (1992)
Unrated | 47 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
The story based off of the controversial manga by Suehiro Maruo takes place where a little orphaned girl joins a freak-show circus troupe whose members rape and abuse her. She then finds a glimmer of hope in the enigmatic magician who joins the group.
Director: Hiroshi Harada | Stars: Minako Naka, Norihiko Morishita, Keinosuke Okamoto, Kazuyoshi Hayashi
Votes: 3,666
Animation | Drama | Horror | Romance
9. The Death Lullaby (1985)
27 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A semi-surreal disturbing visual narration that focuses among other things on a child that's being bullied by other kids.
Director: Hiroshi Harada | Stars: Kiyohiko Inami, Katsuhito Takahashi
Votes: 216
Animation | Short | Drama
10. Kimba the White Lion (1994– )
Animation, Adventure, Drama
Stars: Kathleen Barr, Lisa Ann Beley, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson
Votes: 139
Animation | Adventure | Drama
11. Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure
The story of Leo, the lion emperor and his family, and their struggles to protect the jungle from intruders bent on recklessly mining the a precious stone.
Director: Yoshio Takeuchi | Stars: Masane Tsukayama, Chieko Baishô, Tomoko Ishimura, Hekiru Shiina
Votes: 531
Animation | Adventure
PG for some violence
12. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,409
Animation | Drama | War
13. The Sky Crawlers (2008)
PG-13 | 122 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Kildren, a group of eternally young fighter pilots, experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryô Kase, Shôsuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi
Votes: 5,909
Animation | Adventure | Drama
PG-13 for material involving violence, some sexual content and smoking
14. Tales from Earthsea (2006)
PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Mariska Hargitay, Jun'ichi Okada
Votes: 44,195 | Gross: $0.05M
Animation | Adventure | Fantasy
PG-13 for some violent images
15. Porco Rosso (1992)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Bunshi Katsura VI, Tsunehiko Kamijô
Votes: 102,100
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
PG for violence and some mild language
16. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,223 | Gross: $0.55M
Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
R for graphic violence and brief nudity
17. Only Yesterday (1991)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 37,239 | Gross: $0.45M
Animation | Drama | Romance
PG for thematic elements, some rude behavior and smoking
18. Ocean Waves (1993 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki | Stars: Nobuo Tobita, Toshihiko Seki, Yoko Sakamoto, Yuri Amano
Votes: 20,422
Animation | Drama | Romance
PG-13 for some thematic material
19. Your Name. (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 320,273 | Gross: $5.02M
Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
PG for thematic elements, suggestive content, brief language, and smoking
20. Belle (2021)
PG | 121 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro
Votes: 17,117
Animation | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Music | Musical | Sci-Fi
PG for thematic content, violence, language and brief suggestive material
21. Roujin Z (1991)
PG-13 | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Stars: Shinji Ogawa, Shinsuke Chikaishi, Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojirô Matsumura
Votes: 3,187
Animation | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
PG-13 for language and sexual content
22. Neo Tokyo (1987)
50 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
Directors: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Hideko Yoshida, Masane Tsukayama, Yû Mizushima, Iemasa Kayumi
Votes: 4,280
Animation | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi
23. Wicked City (1987)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
While protecting a signatory to a peace treaty between their peoples, a male human and a female demon discover that their mutual attraction may be the key to unifying their worlds.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Toshiko Fujita, Ichirô Nagai, Takeshi Aono
Votes: 9,586
Animation | Action | Fantasy | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Not Rated
24. Memories (1995)
PG-13 | 113 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.
Directors: Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Marc Swint, Robbie Daymond, Frank Todaro, Laura Post
Votes: 21,385
Animation | Sci-Fi | Thriller
PG-13 for violent and disturbing images
25. Venus Wars (1989)
Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two thriving colonies, Ishtar and Aphrodia, exist on the planet Venus in the year 2089. War breaks out, and Ishtar invades Aphrodia, sweeping its residents, including motorcycle rider Hiro and his teammates, into the chaos of the conflict.
Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Stars: Katsuhide Uekusa, Yûko Mizutani, Eriko Hara, Yûko Sasaki
Votes: 1,990
Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Not Rated
26. Metropolis (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Scott Weinger, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi
Votes: 22,618 | Gross: $0.64M
Animation | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
PG-13 for violence and images of destruction
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