Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Born: August 30, 1931
Died: December 3, 2021
in Tokyo, Japan
Joji Yanami (八奈見 乗児), born Shigemitsu Shirato (白土 繁満),is a Japanese voice actor.

Movies for Joji Yanami...

Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Title: Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Character: King Kai (voice)
Released: April 7, 2013
Type: Movie
A two-part crossover special featuring characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Toriko.
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Character: Kaio / Dr. Briefs / Narrator (voice)
Released: March 30, 2013
Type: Movie
The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destruction is visited by Whis, his attendant and learns that the galactic overlord Frieza has been defeated by a Super Saiyan from the North Quadrant of the universe named Goku, who is also a former student of the North Kai. Ecstatic over the new challenge, Goku ignores King Kai's advice and battles Beerus, but he is easily overwhelmed and defeated. Beerus leaves, but his eerie remark of "Is there nobody on Earth more worthy to destroy?" lingers on. Now it is up to the heroes to stop the God of Destruction before all is lost.
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Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom!
Title: Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom!
Character: Boyakki (voice)
Released: August 22, 2009
Type: Movie
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Title: Dragon Ball Z Kai
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 5, 2009
Type: TV
Rejoin Goku and his friends in a series of cosmic battles! Toei has redubbed, recut, and cleaned up the animation of the original 1989 animated series. The show's story arc has been refined to better follow the comic book series on which it is based. The show also features a new opening and ending. In the series, martial artist Goku, and his various friends, battle increasingly powerful enemies to defend the world against evil. Can Earth's defender defeat demons, aliens, and other villains?
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Title: Kannagi
Character: Mr. Dokusasori (voice)
Released: October 4, 2008
Type: TV
An art student named Jin Mikuriya carves a statue from the wood of the Kannagi tree only to have the statue come to life in the form of a goddess, who has now taken over the statue. He and "Nagi" work together to destroy the impurities that are gathering in the town.
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Spooky Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D
Title: Spooky Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D
Released: July 12, 2008
Type: Movie
A 3D film attraction featured at Sanrio Puroland. It was produced by Toei as a tie-in to the 2007 Spooky Kitaro anime adaptation.
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Title: Yatterman
Character: Boyacky (voice)
Released: January 14, 2008
Type: TV
2008 revival of Yatterman.
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Title: Cackling Kitarou
Character: Ittan Momen
Released: April 1, 2007
Type: TV
Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills by thwarting the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity.
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One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Title: One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Character: Kerodeek (voice)
Released: March 5, 2005
Type: Movie
The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but as the island's mysteries unfold, their lives and friendships are put to the test. It's up to Luffy to stop the Baron's plot and keep his crew together.
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Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
Title: Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
Character: Lumberjack (voice)
Released: July 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Fujiko and Lupin are kidnapped by Malkovich, a notorious criminal escaped from Alcatraz who forces Lupin to steal the "Bull's Eye," a precious stone.
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Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Title: Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Character: Mark Williams (voice)
Released: August 1, 2003
Type: Movie
After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain.
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Title: Mazinkaiser
Character: Professor Yumi (voice)
Released: September 25, 2001
Type: TV
Dr. Hell has resurrected an ancient army of mechanical monsters to conquer the world, but first he has to destroy the photon power lab and the one thing standing in his way: Mazinger! But it's going to take more than defeating Mazinger for Dr. Hell and his evil henchman Baron Ashura to clear their way for world domination, because there's a new kid in town, and he packs quite the atomic punch! Can Young Koji Kabuto, as the runner behidn the amazin Mazinkaiser, deal out the thunder faster than Dr. Hell's army can take it?
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Title: InuYasha
Character: Tōtōsai (voice)
Released: October 16, 2000
Type: TV
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.
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Digimon Adventure: Our War Game
Title: Digimon Adventure: Our War Game
Character: Gennai (voice)
Released: March 4, 2000
Type: Movie
A year after the events of the first season, a virus Digimon called Diaboromon appears and starts attacking the Internet. The children and their Digimon unite once more in order to prevent him from destroying every communications network on the planet.
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Title: Amazing Nurse Nanako
Character: Kuuron (voice)
Released: July 5, 1999
Type: TV
Nanako Shichigusa (16) works as a maid in the hospital of Dr. Kyogi Ogami. Nanako is a classic ditzy slapstick protagonist who tends to accidentally break things and do everything wrong. Ogami treats her frequently in a cruel or heartless manner—threatening her, yelling at her and even subjecting her to physical abuse—yet at the climax of every episode he comes through to rescue her from whatever predicament she got herself into. Much of the series revolves around the relationship between Nanako and Ogami—his mean veneer, her faith in him, and how he alternates between the evil mad scientist archetype and the knight in shining armor archetype.
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Catnapped!
Title: Catnapped!
Character: Hoi-Hoi (voice)
Released: May 30, 1998
Type: Movie
The story involves a boy and his younger sister whose dog Papadoll is missing. They find out that he has been abducted by anthropomorphic cats to be brought to a world called Banapal Witt, which is built on top of a giant sleeping cat. There the sun turns poor Papadoll into a bizarre giant monster. He becomes the weapon and beloved pet of a spoiled Princess who turns everything she touches into balloons. She plans to use Papadoll and a giant inflatable mouse to control the sleeping cat and thus Banapal Witt itself.
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My Father's Dragon
Title: My Father's Dragon
Character: Cat (Voice)
Released: July 5, 1997
Type: Movie
Elmer is told by a traveling cat about a baby dragon who is being held captive and mistreated on the scary Wild Island. Elmer decides to investigate and battles tigers, crocodiles and gorillas in order to rescue the little dragon.
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Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
Title: Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
Character: Idosennin (voice)
Released: July 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Kitaro is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery and, aside from his mostly decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost Tribe (幽霊族 yūrei zoku?). He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and yōkai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter.
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Title: Dragon Ball GT
Character: King / Narrator / North Kaiō (voice)
Released: February 7, 1996
Type: TV
Ten years have passed since Goku left his friends and family to hone his skills. But Goku soon finds himself helpless against the mystical power of the Dragon Balls and an accidental wish made by the devious Emperor Pilaf. The wish; that Goku once again become a child! Goku, together with Trunks, and his own granddaughter Pan, blast off into the outer reaches of space in search of the mysterious Black Star Dragon Balls. But these Dragon Balls have a fatal secret: if not collected within one year Earth will be destroyed.
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Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Title: Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Character: Phillip (voice)
Released: April 22, 1995
Type: Movie
A simple diamond heist leads Lupin into the machinations of a bizarre cult based around the prophecies of Nostradamus. They kidnap Julia, the daughter of Douglas, a wealthy American who is seeking the presidency, along with Lupin's diamond. At stake is the lost book of prophecy Douglas holds in the vault at the top of his skyscraper.
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Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
Character: North Kaiô / Narration (voice)
Released: March 4, 1995
Type: Movie
Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize their only option is fusion.
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Title: The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Character: HIdezaburo Kitaguchi (voice)
Released: October 1, 1994
Type: TV
Six long months have passed. The Raalgon Empire has developed a horrible new type of weapon, and Tylor has been charged with the duty of intercepting it as it is being transported. But when all that could go wrong does go wrong, the crew members of the Soyokaze find themselves at the mercy of their enemies. As the hours tick down toward their execution, the crew wonders: has their irresponsible captain misled them? Or is this all a part of some greater strategy?
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Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Title: Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Character: Jubei Yanami
Released: July 16, 1994
Type: Movie
The Armor of Mars -- a suit of armor consisting of six pieces. If anyone from the bloodline of the ancient warrior Godimus were to find all six pieces for himself, he would receive power equal to the level of a god. The Curse of Godimus, however, also dictates that this same person would lose all sense of himself and become an insane killing machine.
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Sangokushi: The Distant Land
Title: Sangokushi: The Distant Land
Character: Hua Tuo (voice)
Released: April 9, 1994
Type: Movie
Third movie of the Sangokushi animated film trilogy. The movie covers the longest time span of the three films, from Liu Bei's expedition to Shu in 211 CE to the death of Kongming in 234 CE.
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Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming
Character: Narration (voice)
Released: March 12, 1994
Type: Movie
A Saiyan Space pod crash-lands on Earth out of which a wounded Saiyan crawls: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. The wounded Broly shouts out in frustration and turns into normal form. The place soon freezes, trapping him in it and he falls into a coma.
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Title: Time Bokan: Royal Revival
Character: Boyakkii / Dasainen / Domoke-Yakovitch / Glocky / Kokematsu / Kosuinen (voice)
Released: November 26, 1993
Type: TV
The villainous casts of the original Time-Bokan series compete to win the right to appear in this program, daring to employ all their mean, make-shift and frivolous tricks. The winners get to display their idiotic, yet appealing performances in the mystic Tatsunokon Kingdom program.
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Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Title: Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: September 23, 1993
Type: Movie
Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology and conquered the planet, renaming it Planet Vegeta in honor of their king. Raichi managed to escape with a capsule and found refuge on the Dark Planet, a world at the end of the universe. His only wish is to eradicate the last remaining Saiyans.
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Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
Character: North Kaiou (voice)
Released: July 10, 1993
Type: Movie
Mr. Money is holding another World Martial Arts Tournament and Mr. Satan invites everyone in the world to join in. Little does he know that Bojack, an ancient villain who has escaped his prison, is competing. Since Goku is currently dead, it is up to Gohan, Vegeta, and Trunks to defeat Bojack and his henchman.
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Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
Title: Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
Character: Jubei Yamada
Released: June 30, 1993
Type: Movie
Terry is fighting abroad when a boy named Tony, who wants to be Terry's student, follows him despite his mother and Terry's wishes. When Terry Bogard is defeated by a foe more powerful than he's ever seen before, Terry falls into depression and turns to the bottle. While his friends go after this new foe, Tony must restore Terry's faith... and once he realizes that only he can defeat this ruthless fiend.
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Moldiver
Title: Moldiver
Character: Amagi (voice)
Released: June 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A naïve young girl accidentally modifies her brother's secret superhero uniform and becomes the unwilling superheroine Moldiver.
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Title: Ghost Sweeper GS Mikami
Character: Old Man
Released: April 11, 1993
Type: TV
Overdevelopment and crowding in Japan has forced many of its indigenous spirits and ghosts to lose their homes. Due to problems caused by the homeless spirits, a new profession was created, the Ghost Sweepers (GS). Private exorcists for hire, they serve only the highest bidder to survive in the cutthroat corporate world. Among this, the Mikami GS Company, led by 20-year-old Reiko Mikami and her two assistants, the 17-year-old boy Tadao Yokoshima and the ghost girl Okinu, is said to be the best.
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Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan
Character: Kaiô / Burîfu hakase / Narrator (voice)
Released: March 6, 1993
Type: Movie
While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.
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Title: Moldiver
Character: Professor Amagi (voice)
Released: February 25, 1993
Type: TV
Tokyo, 2045 - Young Hiroshi Ozora, a Technical Development Engineer at frontier technology conglomerate ZIC, creates a super-suit which bends the laws of physics and makes him feasibly the strongest superhero of all time. Quickly his exploits earn him the name 'Captain Tokyo' as he becomes a media darling. At the same time, the Dolls, a group of deadly, but glamorous teleporting female androids under the control of a mysterious evil scientist calling himself Dr. Machinegal, embark on a wierd crime spree. Moldiver foils their first attempt to steal a classic formula 1 race car from ZIC's race queen contest. The winner of that contest just happens to be Mirai Ozora, college student, mall-rat and younger sister of Hiroshi. She's decided that its up to her to discover the secret identity of this mystery hero! And the answer could be more surprising than she ever imagined...
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Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Title: Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks
Character: Narration (voice)
Released: February 24, 1993
Type: Movie
It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future
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Title: The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Character: Dr. Kitaguchi
Released: January 25, 1993
Type: TV
Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The perfect plan... until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow managed to save an admiral! Now Tylor - a man who wouldn't know what discipline was if it bit him on the backside - has been made Captain of the space cruiser Soyokaze. The crew of this run-down ship is the craziest rag-tag team of misfits you're ever likely to see, and they're not too fond of their complacent new leader. But they'd better learn to work together, because they're about to go head to head with the mighty Raalgon Empire. For better or for worse, the Earth's fate has been placed in the hands of a man who's either a total idiot - or an absolute genius!
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Title: Bastard!!
Character: King of Metallicana (voice)
Released: August 25, 1992
Type: TV
Several hundred years after Anthrasax destroyed modern civilization, a group of four lords plans to set this old god free once again. To prevent this from happening, a former ally of the four is released from his 15 year imprisonment. Dark Schneider, a sorcerer who once tried to conquer the world, now fights to save it.
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Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 13, 1992
Type: Movie
This is a TV special that takes place directly after Dragon Ball Z movie 7. In it, Goku and Gohan discuss Dragon Ball movies 1-3 and Dragon Ball Z movies 1-7.
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Monkey Punch's Alice
Title: Monkey Punch's Alice
Character: Doctor (voice)
Released: December 13, 1991
Type: Movie
A mad scientist kills Alice and her husband, rebuilding her as a sex doll; soon after her escape, a gangster begins seeking her out.
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Title: Marude Dameo
Character: Boss (voice)
Released: November 2, 1991
Type: TV
Marude Dameo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenji Morita. The series stars an elementary school boy named Dameo Marude, who has little success with anything he tries, and a robot named Borot, which is good with housekeeping. It was serialized in the Kodansha magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1964 to 1967. An anime adaptation by Toei Animation aired on Nippon Television from March 7, 1966 to February 27, 1967 for 52 episodes. A second anime series by Studio Pierrot ran on Fuji Television from November 1991 to September 1992 for The 47 episodes.
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Title: Kekko Kamen
Character: Principal Toenail of Satan (voice)
Released: August 1, 1991
Type: TV
No,​ that's not a skin-tight pink costume - it's her skin! She's Kekko Kamen,​ the dynamic denuded damsel who fights injustice in the altogether.​ Her mission?​ To expose rampant classroom corruption at the Big Toenail of Satan's Spartan Institute of Higher Education - all while repeatedly rescuing everyone's favorite victim,​ the beautiful (and often naked) Mayumi Takahashi,​ from the Institute's terrifying torture chamber!
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Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
Character: Narration (voice)
Released: July 20, 1991
Type: Movie
After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which he transforms into the fourth stage of his evolution and has the edge in the fight... until Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan.
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Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug
Character: North Kaiou (voice)
Released: March 19, 1991
Type: Movie
A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.
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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
Character: Narrator / Planthorr (voice)
Released: October 17, 1990
Type: Movie
Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre.
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Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Title: Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Character: King Kai (voice)
Released: June 7, 1990
Type: Movie
Goku and friends must stop a band of space pirates from consuming fruit from the Tree of Might before it's destructive powers drain Earth's energy.
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Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo
Title: Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo
Released: March 10, 1990
Type: Movie
A theatrical version of Fujiko F. Fujio's original animation. While cleaning her room, Eri Kasuga discovers her nostalgic album, but it is stolen by a mysterious space creature that appears like a gust of wind.
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Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Title: Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: March 10, 1990
Type: Movie
The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the world as his new vessel. Believing Roshi to be the world's strongest warrior, Dr. Kochin abducts Bulma and forces Roshi to surrender himself to save her. When Goku hears of their abduction, he goes to their rescue.
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Uncle Remodelling Course
Title: Uncle Remodelling Course
Released: February 24, 1990
Type: Movie
An omnibus-style 11-part animation work for the theater, in which the members of the 800 OL Committee, representatives of OLs all over the country, summarize the realities of everyday men. Hundreds of OLs gathered by Chinami Shimizu, who worked at a computer-related company, observe the company's boss and other uncles while commuting and working. Classify it into genres such as commuting, tea, meetings, and adultery, and uncover the ecology of uncles.
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Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture
Title: Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture
Character: Usu
Released: January 9, 1990
Type: Movie
Inspired by Drop Dead! Stupid Office Ladies, a column in Monthly Gendai magazine.
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Title: Magical Hat
Character: Grandpa Tau
Released: October 18, 1989
Type: TV
The series stars Hat, the descendant of a hero who fought an evil king and sealed Devildom. Hat falls into Devildom and finds he has to defeat the evil king.
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Title: Magical Hat
Character: Grandpa Tau
Released: October 18, 1989
Type: TV
Magical Hat is an anime series by Studio Pierrot. The 33 episode series aired on Fuji Television from October 18, 1989 to July 6, 1990. The series stars Hat, the descendant of a hero who fought an evil king and sealed Devildom. Hat falls into Devildom and finds he has to defeat the evil king. The Sega Mega Drive game Magical Hat no Buttobi Tabo! Daibōken is based on this series; in Western regions the game uses different characters and is named Decap Attack.
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Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 15, 1989
Type: Movie
In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.
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Little Wansa
Title: Little Wansa
Character: Lupin (voice)
Released: May 21, 1989
Type: Movie
The hero of Wansa-kun was Wansa, a husky puppy who is sold for a pittance, then escapes, and spends much time looking for his mother. During his adventures on the street he meets friends, enemies and his beloved girlfriend. This OVA reunites the complete series aired on TV.
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Title: Dragon Ball Z
Character: Dr. Briefs (voice)
Released: April 26, 1989
Type: TV
The adventures of Earth's martial arts defender, Son Goku, continue with a new family and the revelation of his alien origins. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.
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Neo Tokyo
Title: Neo Tokyo
Character: (segment "Construction Cancellation Order") (voice)
Released: April 15, 1989
Type: Movie
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.
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Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Title: Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Character: Narrator
Released: July 9, 1988
Type: Movie
Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member of the ruler's household schemes to use the Dragonballs to extort money and power from the royal.
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Title: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Character: Dog (voice)
Released: October 21, 1987
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Character: (voice)
Released: October 21, 1987
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Norakuro-kun
Character: くろ吉
Released: October 4, 1987
Type: TV
October, 1987, Autumn. In Suganami, Tokyo, there lives the Kinoshita family whereby the father draws very little pay out of his job as an ordinary salaryman. In order to cover expenses, he decides to let out the second floor of their apartment to earn additional rental income. One day, an obstinate-looking eldery dog, accompanied by a younger boy-dog, came knocking on their doors. The eldery dog addresses himself as Norayama Kuroyoshi and introduces his grandson as Norakuro. The former wants to open a detective agency and intends to rent the unit for their office. He will be the president of the investigative bureau while Norakuro-kun will be the director. He will also recruit one of the Kinoshita's sons, Keita-kun, as his employee and their advisor will be the girl-next-door, a high school student by the name of Rika Sawaguchi. On the third day since the official opening of the office, the telephone rang, a signal of a new case.
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Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Title: Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: July 18, 1987
Type: Movie
Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.
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The Golden Bird
Title: The Golden Bird
Character: Big Bird (voice)
Released: March 14, 1987
Type: Movie
"Kin no Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hans, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hans' journey begins.
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Dream Dimension Gentleman
Title: Dream Dimension Gentleman
Character: Doctor (voice)
Released: February 21, 1987
Type: Movie
When a strange group of men attempt to kidnap Atsuko Fukune, a dancer at a club, she seeks the help of Mamiya Mugen, a famous detective - who also happens to be a child. When it turns out that other girls have gone missing, Mamiya, with the help of his butler Alucard, springs into action to solve the mystery.
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Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!
Title: Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!
Character: Tetsuemon Yanami (voice)
Released: December 21, 1986
Type: Movie
Manami Hanemoto is the granddaughter of Delpower X's creator Dr Tatsuemon. The Gernanoids, soldiers the army of Getzeru, are out to destroy the robot and its young pilot as part of their mission of galactic conquest.
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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Title: Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 20, 1986
Type: Movie
The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the village and put a stop to the Gurumes Army?
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Title: Doteraman
Character: 鈴木 繁 / インチ鬼大王
Released: October 14, 1986
Type: TV
In a small town of Tokyo there lives a middle-aged man, Suzuki, who spends commonplace days conducting a small business. He is ambitious to become such a celebrity as to appear on the cover page of a popular magazine. One day he happens to discover a mysterious entrance that leads to an alien space. Through it he reaches the world of goblins and attaches control devices to goblins there to make them act at his free command. Capitalizing on those zombies, he grows outrageous and notoriously sets his hand to evil things. Meanwhile two witty pupils, Hajime and his girl friend Mariko, come across a strange alien detective who presents them with Doteraman garments. Wearing those garments, they transform themselves into Doteraman and Doterapink with supernatural strength. Then they challenge the wicked ruler and successfully liberate the poor goblins. They continue to fight in the cause of justice creating excitement and entertainment full of pleasure.
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Title: Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle
Character: Hikozaemon Abekawa
Released: October 5, 1986
Type: TV
Anmitsu Hime is a manga series by Shosuke Kurakane. The story was originally produced in 1949-1955. In 1986-1987, Izumi Takemoto retold the original manga series, releasing it under the same title.
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Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Semishigure
Title: Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Semishigure
Character: Yōsuke Nakamori
Released: September 21, 1986
Type: Movie
An OVA that both summarizes and continues the Mahō no Star Magical Emi TV series.
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Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
Title: Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet
Character: Acetylene Lamp (voice)
Released: August 24, 1986
Type: Movie
Tezuka Osamu crafts a love story in the time when humans are expanding into space at the end of the 21st century, employing an omnibus form similar to Bradbury's "Martian Chronicle." Leaving the earth after marriage, a woman is left behind in space when her husband suddenly dies of a cosmic disease. Her friends on the Earth head for space to save the woman who was once everyone's ideal lady. Tezuka Osamu emphasizes his concepts that "love can save the earth" and "only love can save humans."
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Love City
Title: Love City
Character: Ti
Released: July 26, 1986
Type: Movie
In a dystopic and futuristic Tokyo, humanity’s genetic code has gone awry. At the forefront of the technology is Fraud, an organization conducting experiments on people such as Kei and Ai – two escaped “headmeters” with hefty psychokinetic powers. The sinister Mr. Lee wants nothing more to retrieve Ai back to his clutches, as she seemingly holds the key to immense power; Kei wants simply to keep Ai safe; and the evil Lai Lo Ching has his own master plan. Along with the help of the amnesiac headmeter K2 and a trusty sidekick, Kei must fight to protect Ai from the evils of Mr. Lee, Lai Lo Ching, and the state of the world itself!
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Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
Title: Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
Character: Priest (voice)
Released: July 20, 1986
Type: Movie
When Princess Peach is kidnapped by the monster King Koopa, Mario and his brother Luigi journey to the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue her.
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Spooky Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!
Title: Spooky Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!
Released: July 12, 1986
Type: Movie
A monster appeared out of nowhere, transformed into a human, and began selling strange cloth. Becoming suspicious, the cat girl follows him and witnesses a horrifying scene deep in the mountains. Using a technique she had never seen before, she turned her colored paper into a piece of cloth...
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The SuperGal
Title: The SuperGal
Character: Murphy (voice)
Released: May 21, 1986
Type: Movie
Maris is a freelance bounty hunter/soldier of fortune who just wants to be so rich that she doesn't have to work anymore. Just one slight problem... Maris is from a world of super strong beings, and constantly has to pay for damages she and her parents inflict wherever they go,
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The Running Man
Title: The Running Man
Character: Chief
Released: April 15, 1986
Type: Movie
In the future, a race car driver uses his psychokinetic abilities against his opponents.
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Mr. Pen Pen
Title: Mr. Pen Pen
Character: Iwa-chan (voice)
Released: March 31, 1986
Type: Movie
Pen-Pen, the hat-and-tie-wearing prince of Penguin Land, turns up unexpectedly on little Mika's doorstep. and invites himself and his zany friends to stay.
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Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War
Title: Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War
Character: Ittan Momen (voice)
Released: March 15, 1986
Type: Movie
The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.
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Title: Dragon Ball
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: February 26, 1986
Type: TV
Long ago in the mountains, a fighting master known as Son Gohan discovered a strange boy whom he named Son Goku. Gohan raised him and trained Goku in martial arts until he died. The young and very strong boy was on his own, but easily managed. Then one day, Goku met a teenage girl named Bulma, whose search for the mystical Dragon Balls brought her to Goku's home. Together, they set off to find all seven and to grant her wish.
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Spooky Kitaro
Title: Spooky Kitaro
Character: Ittan Momen (voice)
Released: December 21, 1985
Type: Movie
Movie based on the 1985 TV anime.
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Title: Dream Hunter Rem
Character: Butler (voice)
Released: December 15, 1985
Type: TV
Rem Ayanokōji is a "dream hunter," a person capable of entering the dreams of sleeping people and fighting the demons causing nightmares.
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Title: Dream Star Button Nose
Character: Duke Fastener (voice)
Released: October 19, 1985
Type: TV
Button Nose is a little girl who is home alone for a few days when a robot comes to gather strawberries. She is so excited by his spaceship she accidentally starts it, and goes on a voyage to his planet. When she lands she is brought before the king, who is a distant relative of hers and invites her to spend some time on the planet.
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The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island
Title: The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island
Character: Hige Oyaji (voice)
Released: August 25, 1985
Type: Movie
Sharaku and Wato investigate a mysterious old ship, only to find themselves getting involved in a sea voyage around strange islands.
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Title: Magical Emi, the Magic Star
Character: Yousuke Nakamori (voice)
Released: June 7, 1985
Type: TV
Kazuki Mai, an elementary schoolgirl, wanted to be a magician but her skills weren't good enough for her to join her grandparents' Magiccarat troupe. One day she sees a light enter a strange heart-shaped mirror. The light is actually a mirror fairy named Topo, who takes over her favourite stuffed toy, a flying squirrel and gives her a bracelet with the 4 card suits. The bracelet can turn into a bubble wand which transforms Mai into the 18 year old magician Magical Emi, who uses her magic to help people and participate in her grandparents' shows.
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Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Chojin
Title: Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Chojin
Released: December 22, 1984
Type: Movie
When Bibimbap, the last daughter of the Horumon Clan falls in love with Kinnikuman during her mission to assassinate him, her father Horumon Yaki enlists the aide of Shishkeba Boo of the Barbecue Clan, promising him Bibimba's hand in marriage. Shishkeba Boo himself has joined forces with the "Dark Monarch" Black Emperor, who looks to destroy Kinnikuman.
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Birth: A War of Two Worlds
Title: Birth: A War of Two Worlds
Character: Grandpa/Jii
Released: September 5, 1984
Type: Movie
Aqualoid was a prosperous planet, but an attack from a mysterious life force, the Inorganics, transforms it into a post-apocalyptic shell of its former self. When Nam finds a mysterious sword, he is suddenly the object of a planet-wide chase. With the Inorganics closing in, will Nam and his friends discover the secret of the sword and save their world? Or will they destroy Aqualoid in favor of a new Birth?
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Beaten by Black Rain
Title: Beaten by Black Rain
Character: Foreigner (voice)
Released: August 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Title: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Character: Gikkuri (voice)
Released: March 11, 1984
Type: Movie
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
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Kenya Boy
Title: Kenya Boy
Character: Prof. Stein (voice)
Released: March 10, 1984
Type: Movie
This animated feature, based on a popular manga, centers on an 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins, a sort of Young Indy Jones meets Tarzan. Written by Rob Richardson
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Title: Magical Angel Creamy Mami
Character: Baribari
Released: July 1, 1983
Type: TV
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel is a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot which aired from 1983 to 1984 on Nippon Television. It went on to have five OVA adaptions and featured in other Studio Pierrot special presentations. A three volume manga was released during the original TV run, with the story written by Kazunori Itō and art by Yuuko Kitagawa. This was the first of five magical girl anime to be produced by Studio Pierrot, and the first of these to feature the designs of Akemi Takada. In 2005, the web-poll for TV Asahi's top-100 anime of all time saw Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel poll 82nd. The series is currently streaming in North America via Yomiuri Group's planned Anime Sols video service, as of spring 2013. Thus far, a limited DVD release of the first thirteen episodes has been successfully crowd-funded at Anime Sols, with the second set of episodes currently in crowd-fund mode.
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Title: Mrs. Pepper Pot
Character: Pot Bjorn
Released: April 4, 1983
Type: TV
Mrs. Pepper Pot lives in a small village with her husband, and enjoys a unique life because she has a small magic spoon that helps her reduce her size, and during that, Mrs. Pepper Pot embarks on a series of adventures during which she communicates with animals easily.
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Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
Title: Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
Character: Borobo (voice)
Released: March 13, 1983
Type: Movie
Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going for the princess and will stop at nothing to win! The princess though has her own plan, which involves Ms. Yamabuki, and that of course means even Dr. Slump decides to enter with his trusty Borobo. Let the race begin...
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Title: Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
Character: Dr. Ban (voice)
Released: October 13, 1982
Type: TV
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX is an animated television series created by Leiji Matsumoto. It's the sequel to the 1982 animated film Arcadia of My Youth. However, like many of the stories set in the Leijiverse, the continuity of the series does not necessarily agree with other Harlock series or films.
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The Wizard of Oz
Title: The Wizard of Oz
Character: Tin Woodman (voice)
Released: October 6, 1982
Type: Movie
An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.
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Star of the Giants
Title: Star of the Giants
Character: Chūta Ban (voice)
Released: August 21, 1982
Type: Movie
Hyuma Hoshi dreams of becoming a top baseball star like his father, a 3rd baseman who was injured in World War II and forced to retire. Hoshi joins the wildly popular Giants team and soon realizes the difficulty of managing high expectations. From the grueling training to his rivalry with Hanagata of the Hanshin Tigers, Hoshi will need some pitching magic to make it in the big leagues.
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Drifting Clouds
Title: Drifting Clouds
Character: Shibusawa Sensei (voice)
Released: April 24, 1982
Type: Movie
Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself.
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Title: Patalliro!
Character: Minister (voice)
Released: April 8, 1982
Type: TV
Patalliro du Malyner VIII is the crown prince of the Diamond producing country of Malynera. Known for being both ugly, mischievous and with a bad personality, he is nonetheless a strong-willed prince and a good son to his father the king. Many enemies of the throne, including the Prime Minister of Malynera himself, are off to get rid of him and take control of the rich nation. Thus, Bancoran, his haughty but extremely handsome bodyguard, is off to protect the obnoxious prince, even from Bancoran's own lover, the extremely beautiful bishounen Maraich and other bishounen assassins.
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Title: J9 Series
Character: スリーJ
Released: October 6, 1981
Type: TV
The J9 Series are a series of anime originally created by Kokusai Eigasha.
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Title: J9 Series
Character: パンチョ・ポンチョ
Released: October 6, 1981
Type: TV
The J9 Series are a series of anime originally created by Kokusai Eigasha.
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Title: J9 Series
Character: リッチマン
Released: October 6, 1981
Type: TV
The J9 Series are a series of anime originally created by Kokusai Eigasha.
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Title: Braiger
Character: Pancho Poncho
Released: October 6, 1981
Type: TV
Galaxy Cyclone Braiger is an anime series aired from 1981 to 1982 in Japan. There were 39 episodes aired. Other loosely translated names include "Braiger", "Bryger", "Brygar", "Galactic Whirlwind Bryger", "Galactic Cyclone Buraiger", "Cosmo Runner". It is the first series from the J9 Series.
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Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari
Title: Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari
Character: Narration (ナレーション)
Released: October 3, 1981
Type: Movie
Tokiwa was the apartment complex where a group of stellar artists lived in 1953. Hiro Terada, Motoo Abiko and Hiroshi Fujimoto, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka shared the trials and tribulations of being struggling young artists and writers with no money and no luck with editors or girls, with a spirit of insane youthful enthusiasm that enabled them to survive the lean years and emerge as stars of the manga firmament.
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Hippo Director's Zoo Diary
Title: Hippo Director's Zoo Diary
Character: 大久保
Released: August 23, 1981
Type: Movie
Aging zoo keeper Nishiyama Toshio acquires two young trainees: short-tempered former chef Takeshi Ishizawa and gentle vet Ichiro Hasegawa. Both are surprised by the difficulties they face in a deceptively easy job but persevere through troubles such as an escaped pelican, a dying camel, and the birth of a hippo.
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Yuki
Title: Yuki
Released: August 9, 1981
Type: Movie
Up in Heaven, Yuki’s grandparents decide that, having turned thirteen years old, she must go down to Earth to a village that is torn by bandits and intervene to save its people. However if she does not succeed within one year she will become as insubstantial as the wind. Down in the village, Yuki is befriended by a group of orphans whose parents have all been killed by the bandits and who now subsist by begging. Yuki amazes them by taming the wild horse Blizzard. She is instrumental in getting the orphans and farmers to stand up to first the warring bandits and then Goemon, the greedy lord that owns the region. But Yuki must face her greatest challenge yet when the displeased Demon God that lives in the volcano emerges to destroy those who live beneath.
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Monster of Frankenstein
Title: Monster of Frankenstein
Character: Inspector Belbo (voice)
Released: July 27, 1981
Type: Movie
The film centers around the life of Victor Frankenstein. After creating the monster together with his partner Zuckel, the monster attacks the assistant and falls from a cliff. Assuming the monster is dead, Victor returns to his wife Elizabeth and daughter Emily. A police inspector named Bellbeau investigates some mysterious mutilations killings, and Victor is blackmailed by his former assistant, who lost an eye in his fight with the monster.
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The Devil and a Princess
Title: The Devil and a Princess
Character: King (voice)
Released: March 20, 1981
Type: Movie
Once upon a time, in a certain region of a certain country, there was a castle called "Tomorrow's Castle" surrounded by peanut fields. The 18-year-old Princess Gimi has a reputation for being beautiful to the world, but she is actually a bitch who drinks alcohol in the daytime. Even so, the princess, who has a desire to get married like everyone else, beautifies herself considerably...
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The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Title: The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Character: God 2 (voice)
Released: March 14, 1981
Type: Movie
When Unico, a young unicorn, is banished from his family by a pantheon of manipulative gods, his powers of joy and happiness are tested as he explores the lands with his friends Beezle and Katy.
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Swan Lake
Title: Swan Lake
Character: Minister (voice)
Released: March 13, 1981
Type: Movie
The hero, Prince Siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eye-catching one with a crown on its head, the familiar Princess ...
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Title: Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman
Character: Julie Kokematsu
Released: February 7, 1981
Type: TV
Two royal houses battle for the power to rule the Kingdom of Fir. In order to secure the Kingdom, two representatives go back in time to find the mythical Firebird, which will allow its bearer to become the rightful ruler.
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Title: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Character: (voice)
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up with a flock of wild geese. Together they travel all over Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again.
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Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Title: Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy
Character: Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)
Released: December 20, 1980
Type: Movie
An anime film for the second Cyborg 009 anime TV series.
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Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Title: Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Released: July 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Yasui is the president of a large company. After the war, he wandered into the world of evil spirits, where he obtained a hidden treasure "Geomancer's Eye". With the magical power of this treasure Yasui received enormous wealth. But the great miracles have a great price... A retelling of episode 37 from the 1971 TV anime.
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Botchan
Title: Botchan
Character: Akashatsu (voice)
Released: June 13, 1980
Type: Movie
Based on Soseki Natume's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books. The novel included autobiographical elements: Natsume once taught in Matsuyama, where Uranari comes to teach.
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Toward the Terra
Title: Toward the Terra
Character: Doctor (voice)
Released: April 26, 1980
Type: Movie
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.
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Title: Lalabel
Character: Lalabelle's grandpa (voice)
Released: February 15, 1980
Type: TV
Lalabel, also known as Lalabel, The Magical Girl or Magical Girl Lalabel, is a magical girl anime by Toei Animation. A 15 minutes long "movie" special called Magical Girl Lalabel: the Sea Calls for a Summer Vacation was also created, it aired in Japan in July 1980.
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Title: The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Character: Ten (voice)
Released: January 8, 1980
Type: TV
Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up with a flock of wild geese. Together they travel all over Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again.
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Title: Misha The Bearcub
Character: Officer Todo (voice)
Released: October 6, 1979
Type: TV
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Young Eleven
Title: Young Eleven
Released: June 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A boy from the farm with amazing running speed is asked to join a newly formed national soccer team and discovers a natural talent for the game. The movie is inspired by Japan's hosting of the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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Title: Zenderman
Character: Tobocke
Released: February 3, 1979
Type: TV
Dr Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth. He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer. The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing. Who will get it first?
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia
Title: Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia
Character: Dr. Zero / Prime Minister (voice)
Released: July 22, 1978
Type: Movie
The story on Arcadia's mystery, on which the 13th television episode was based.
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Title: Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
Character: Animaddo
Released: June 3, 1978
Type: TV
Brilliant scientist Sōzō Haran was conducting research on Mars when he created the Meganoids, a new form of cyborg life capable of metacognition. Suddenly Dr. Haran lost control of his creation as the Meganoids slaughtered him and his entire family, save his youngest son, the 16-year-old Banjō Haran. Banjō escaped from Mars on a rocket ship with Daitarn 3, a solar-powered super robot. Now 18 years old and living on Earth, Banjō fights against the Meganoids and their leader, Don Zauser. Banjō must gather allies to help him stop the Meganoid threat, which aspires to turn all humans into cyborgs and "improve" the human race.
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Title: Starzinger
Character: Assistant Professor Dodge (voice)
Released: April 2, 1978
Type: TV
Three powerful cyborgs must assist Princess Aurora on her dangerous journey to the Great Planet, in order to restore balance in the universe.
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Title: Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Character: Dr. Zero / prime minister (voice)
Released: March 14, 1978
Type: TV
When a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them.
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Title: Witch Girl Tickle
Character: Head teacher
Released: March 6, 1978
Type: TV
Majokko Tickle is a 1970s magical girl manga and anime by Go Nagai. Unlike Nagai's earlier Cutie Honey, Majokko Tickle is closer to the more traditional mold of magical girl anime such as Mahoutsukai Sally, and is probably more suitable for young children than most of Nagai's other works.
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Title: Planet Robot Danguard Ace
Character: Dr. Sakezō Sado / Vice Fuhrer Hechi (voices)
Released: March 6, 1977
Type: TV
Planet Robo Danguard Ace is a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. It was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion as simply "Danguard Ace". English dialog was written for re-dubbing by Lynn Garrison who then combined a number of episodes into a feature length presentation which gained a cult following on the Showtime network during the eighties. The titular robot also appeared in Marvel Comics' Shogun Warriors series, as well as the toy line of the same name. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced three all new English dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer William Winckler, known for Tekkaman the Space Knight, wrote, produced and directed the English films, which are seen on broadband in Japan. Dangard Ace is Matsumoto's only contribution to the giant robot genre.
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Title: Jetter Mars
Character: タワシ長官
Released: February 3, 1977
Type: TV
Mars is a boy robot named as the god of war, created to be a military weapon, but adopted as a human child. In a distant future, when people and androids live together, he ventures to discover his true nature.
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Title: Time Bokan Series: Yatterman
Character: Boyacky (voice)
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: TV
The Yatterman duo and an evil trio led by the beautiful Florina engage in a struggle to obtain the Skull Stone—which is said to reveal the location of a gold mine. The trio seem to constantly have the upper hand, but are always foiled by Yatterman, who are able to stop their evil schemes.
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Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster
Title: Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster
Character: Dr. Umon / Professor Yumi
Released: July 18, 1976
Type: Movie
A giant sea monster known as Dragonsaurus has emerged from out of nowhere, terrorizing the depths of the oceans. Great Mazinger, Grendizer and the Getter Robo G team join forces to combat the new threat. But their task becomes more complicated when Dragonsaurus swallows up Boss Borot and makes its way towards Tokyo. Source: ANN
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Title: Combattler V
Character: Dr. Pikaderi
Released: April 17, 1976
Type: TV
Earth is under attack by the ruthless Campbellian army, and humanity's only hope is five plucky youths. Recruited from all corners of Japan, these young heroes each come with their own specialty, as well as their own priorities... but if they want to save the planet, they'll have to set aside their squabbles (and egos) and unite their hearts. It's the only way to form the invincible robot, Combattler V!
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UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger
Title: UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger
Character: Dr. Umon
Released: March 20, 1976
Type: Movie
Alien invaders take over Great Mazinger who is at the entrance of a museum next to Mazinger Z as symbols of peace. Grendizer fights the evil invaders and Great Mazinger is recovered. When the Vegan empire dispatches a new general to oversee the takeover of Earth, he quickly manages to capture Koji Kabuto and, learning of Great Mazinger through interrogation, quickly commandeers it from a museum where it was kept as a symbol of peace. It is now up to Duke Fleed aboard Grendizer to stop humanity's former defender from becoming its destroyer.
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Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World
Title: Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World
Character: Mayor (voice)
Released: March 20, 1976
Type: Movie
Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the rest of his life. Pero departs together with his faithful friends behemoth Kato and brave Small Mouse. Grumon tries everything to prevent their arrival to the finish.
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Akumaizer 3: The Movie
Title: Akumaizer 3: The Movie
Character: Ibiru (voice)
Released: December 20, 1975
Type: Movie
A trio of renegade demons fight their evil brothers in a theatrical release of the first episode of the TV series.
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Title: Akumaizer 3
Character: Gabra (voice)
Released: October 7, 1975
Type: TV
Akumaizer 3 is a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu television series, created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei Company. The series premiered on Tuesday October 7, 1975 at 7:30, and ran for 38 episodes in that timeslot on NET, now known as TV Asahi. The series remains obscure outside of Japan, but was popular and renowned in its home country. The series was followed by a sequel called Chojin Bibyun which used rejected designs from the Kamen Rider series as its hero designs.
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Title: UFO Robot Grendizer
Character: Genzo Umon / Great King Vega
Released: October 5, 1975
Type: TV
The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conquer the Earth. With his friends Koji and Hikaru (and later his kid sister Maria Grace), Duke decides to fight back using his best weapon, the almighty Grendizer.
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Title: UFO Robot Grendizer
Character: Emperor Vega
Released: October 5, 1975
Type: TV
The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conquer the Earth. With his friends Koji and Hikaru (and later his kid sister Maria Grace), Duke decides to fight back using his best weapon, the almighty Grendizer.
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Title: UFO Robot Grendizer
Character: Dr. Umon
Released: October 5, 1975
Type: TV
The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conquer the Earth. With his friends Koji and Hikaru (and later his kid sister Maria Grace), Duke decides to fight back using his best weapon, the almighty Grendizer.
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Title: UFO Robot Grendizer
Character: Great King Vega
Released: October 5, 1975
Type: TV
The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth. Years after his arrival, he's faced with the threat of King Vega and his army, who want to conquer the Earth. With his friends Koji and Hikaru (and later his kid sister Maria Grace), Duke decides to fight back using his best weapon, the almighty Grendizer.
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Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter
Title: Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter
Character: Benkei Kuruma
Released: July 26, 1975
Type: Movie
When a UFO arrives from space and attacks the Getter Institute, Getter Robo is launched to stop it; but the might of the UFO and its giant space monsters prove to be too much for the Getter team. Not only is Getter Robo defeated, but Ouishan is killed in action! With Getter Robo out of commission, the world's only hope appears to be Great Mazinger, but the aliens' power might also be too much for even him. Can Dr. Saotome build a new Getter Robo in time to help save Great Mazinger, Japan, and the entire world?
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Title: The Star of the Seine
Character: Marquess de Moralle
Released: April 4, 1975
Type: TV
La Seine no Hoshi is an anime series by Sunrise, which premiered in Japan on Fuji TV from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "Star of the Seine" or "The Seine's Stars." It is based on Alain Delon's 1963 movie La Tulipe noire. It was created by Mitsuru Kaneko, and was directed by Masaaki Ōsumi and Yoshiyuki Tomino. It was written by Sōji Yoshikawa, while the character designer was Akio Sugino. The music for the series was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.
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Title: Calimero
Character: Mr. Owl (voice)
Released: October 15, 1974
Type: TV
Calimero is an Italian/Japanese cartoon about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized cartoon chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero originally appeared on the Italian television show Carosello on July 14, 1963, and soon became a popular icon in Italy. The characters were later licensed in Japan as an anime series, twice. The first was made by Toei Animation and ran from October 15, 1974 to September 30, 1975, and the second, with new settings and characters, was made in 1992. Altogether, 99 Japanese episodes were made. The series mostly consists of the many adventures of Calimero and his friends as they solve mysteries and make documentaries. However, their adventures usually get them into quite a bit of trouble. The first series was also broadcast on European networks such as TROS, ZDF and RTL II or TVE.
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Title: Great Mazinger
Character: Professor Gennosuke Yumi
Released: September 8, 1974
Type: TV
After Koji Kabuto and Sayaka Yumi leave to the USA, it's up to the rash orphan Tetsuya Tsurugi to pilot the next Mazinger robot: the Great Mazinger. Under the direction of Dr. Kenzo Kabuto and helped by his adoptive sister Jun Honou, Tetsuya battles the Miccene Empire.
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Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General
Title: Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General
Character: Professor Gennosuke Yumi
Released: July 25, 1974
Type: Movie
Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming danger, mechanical beasts never seen before start appearing all around the world wrecking havoc. Its up to Kouji and his Mazinger Z to stand up to this threat but it seems he is vastly outnumber and outmatched.
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Mazinger Z vs. Doctor Hell
Title: Mazinger Z vs. Doctor Hell
Character: Professor Gennosuke Yumi
Released: March 16, 1974
Type: Movie
Episode 57 "Dr. Hell Occupies Japan" of the original TV show, shown as a movie.
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The Panda's Great Adventure
Title: The Panda's Great Adventure
Character: Senior
Released: September 11, 1973
Type: Movie
A young panda prince is found unworthy by his mother the Queen, and expelled from the forest. In his journey, he battles dangerous enemies and gets captures and forced to work in a circus.
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Mazinger Z vs. Devilman
Title: Mazinger Z vs. Devilman
Character: Professor Gennosuke Yumi / Pochi (voice)
Released: July 18, 1973
Type: Movie
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into the prison of the Satan race and release Phoenix Jenny! Dr. Hell, learning of this, frees the rest of the Satan race and teams up with them to defeat Mazinger Z, and their ability to fly proves to be too much for our hero. Meanwhile, Devilman is also individually fighting the members of the Satan race, but their combined power is too much for him as well; can Mazinger and Devilman put aside their differences and team up to defeat Dr. Hell and the Satan race?
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Title: Little Wansa
Character: ルパン
Released: April 2, 1973
Type: TV
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Title: Mazinger Z
Character: Professor Gennosuke Yumi
Released: December 3, 1972
Type: TV
Mazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in the United States, is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. It was adapted into an anime television series which aired on Fuji TV from December 1972 to September 1974. A second manga series was released alongside the TV show, this one drawn by Gosaku Ota, which started and ended almost at the same time of the TV show. Mazinger Z has spawned several sequels and spinoff series, among them UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinkaiser. It was a very popular cartoon in Mexico during the 1980s, where it was dubbed into Spanish directly from the Japanese version, keeping the Japanese character names and broadcasting all 92 episodes, unlike the version aired in the U.S.
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Title: Devilman
Character: Pochi (voice)
Released: July 8, 1972
Type: TV
Devilman features Akira Fudo, a shy and timid teenager who has gone mountain climbing in the Himalayas with his father. While in the middle of the expedition, both father and son are killed in a tragic accident. Akira's body is found and possessed by the demon soldier Devilman, who uses his new human form as a disguise in order to fulfill his mission of causing chaos on Earth in order to pave the way for a demonic invasion of the planet. Before his mission can begin in earnest, Devilman meets Akira's childhood friend Miki Makimura and quickly falls in love with her. Devilman resolves to protect Miki and humanity as a whole by battling against his fellow demons. Demon Tribe leader Zennon becomes greatly angered at Devilman's betrayal and is quick to send Devilman's former comrades to destroy him. The other demons soon learn that Miki is precious to Devilman and he must now work to protect her, as well as protect himself. Will the power of love be able to overcome that of true evil?
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Title: Triton of the Sea
Character: Ippei
Released: April 1, 1972
Type: TV
5000 years ago, the Triton Family was living peacefully in Atlantis until the Poseidon Family destroyed them all. Triton, of the Triton Family line, embarks on an adventurous life in the sea fighting the Poseidon Family.
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Animal Treasure Island
Title: Animal Treasure Island
Character: Baron (voice)
Released: March 20, 1971
Type: Movie
A Japanese adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, featuring animals as the majority of the cast. By chance Jim comes upon a map of Treasure Island. He leaves the port accompanied by Glan, the rat and Bub, the baby on a strange looking boat of his own make to look for the island. Pirates soon find him and adventure ensues.
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Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown
Title: Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown
Released: August 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Hyuma, who completed the magic ball and big league ball, and his fateful rival, Mitsuru Hanagata. The confrontation between these two people. In other words, the traditional giant vs. Hanshin Tigers ... The whereabouts of this game and the fate of Hyuma's big league ball ... Also, what is Kawakami's prophecy that "a terrifying thing will happen at the end"! !!
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Title: Tomorrow's Joe
Character: Tonkichi
Released: April 1, 1970
Type: TV
Joe Yabuki is a troubled youth, whose only solution to problems is throwing punches at them. What he lacks in manners and discipline, he makes up for with his self-taught fighting skills. One day, while wandering the slums of Doya, Joe gets into a fight with the local gang. Although greatly outnumbered, he effortlessly defeats them, drawing the attention of Danpei Tange—a former boxing coach turned alcoholic. Seeing his potential, he offers to train Joe into Japan's greatest boxer. At first, Joe dismisses Danpei as a hopeless drunk; but after the trainer saves his life, he agrees to live with him and learn the art of boxing. Unfortunately, Joe's personality makes him an unruly student, and he often falls back to his old ways. To survive the harsh world of his new career, Joe needs to trust his mentor and master the techniques taught to him. However, the road to becoming a professional boxer is rife with struggles that will test his mettle to the end.
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Star of the Giants - Big League Ball
Title: Star of the Giants - Big League Ball
Released: March 21, 1970
Type: Movie
Hyuma joined the glorious giant army. However, while he was happy, he revealed his fatal weakness, the lightness of the ball, and was demoted to the second army. In his humiliating farm life, he finally completes the changing ball "Big League Ball No. 1". And whereabouts of the confrontation with his fateful rival, Mitsuru Hanagata, Toyosaku Samon ...
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Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma
Title: Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma
Character: Ban Chuuta (voice)
Released: December 20, 1969
Type: Movie
At Koshien, Hyuma shows a great match with Toyosaku Samon and Mitsuru Hanagata. In addition, a work that condenses important episodes until Hyuma grabs the giant star in his hand, such as the "Blood-dyed Ball Incident" that changed his fate and the Giants Army Joining Test with the addition of a new rival Hayami.
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Star of the Giants - Bloody Final
Title: Star of the Giants - Bloody Final
Released: July 26, 1969
Type: Movie
"Become the brightest star in the Giants' constellation!" Hyuma was told by his father, Ittetsu. Ittetsu entrusted his child, Hyuma, with a dream he couldn't fulfill. Despite rebelling against his father, Hyuma plays in Koshien through his eternal rival, Mitsuru Hanagata, and his encounter with his partner, Sota Ban.
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Title: もーれつア太郎
Character: Kokoro no Boss
Released: April 4, 1969
Type: TV
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Title: Cyborg 009
Character: Professor Gilmore
Released: April 5, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Star of the Giants
Character: 伴宙太
Released: March 30, 1968
Type: TV
In 1969, at the press conference of Nagashima Shigeo who was joining a professional baseball team, Yomiurhi Kyojin, a ball was thrown at him by a boy. He was Hoshi Hyuma, and a thrown ball meant a letter of challenge. His father, Hoshi Ittetsu, had trained Huma since he had been very young to achieve his dream to make him a professional baseball player.
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Title: ピュンピュン丸
Released: July 3, 1967
Type: TV
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Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars
Title: Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars
Character: Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)
Released: March 19, 1967
Type: Movie
Cyborg 009 and his team are re-united to fight the latest menace from the Black Ghost. Before they can tackle their foe the team must overcome an army of monsters sent to stop them, including giant jellyfish, stingrays, plesiosaurs and treacherous cyborgs.
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Cyborg 009
Title: Cyborg 009
Character: Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)
Released: July 20, 1966
Type: Movie
Cyborg 009 movie based on the manga of the same name. Features 009's origin and an epic battle against Black Ghost and their evil robot forces.
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Title: Osomatsu-kun
Character: Otousan
Released: February 5, 1966
Type: TV
The first animated adaptation of the 1960s gag manga series, focusing on the adventures of the identical 10-year-old Matsuno sextuplets, led by the titular brother himself. Aside from the Matsunos, the series also showcases the tales of their rival Chibita, and the constantly job-switching conman Iyami.
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Title: Hustle Punch
Character: Dr. Haryhary (voice)
Released: November 1, 1965
Type: TV
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Title: Wolf Boy Ken
Character: Boss (voice)
Released: November 25, 1963
Type: TV
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Title: Adventures of Little El Cid
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV