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Winter 1987/1988 4w256j

21st December
OVA, 10 eps
Rating: 6.41 (417)
Average: 6.93 (418)
Gooley's eyes, and grief to those unlucky enough to be helped by the Dirty Pair.

Kei's day begins with having to work through a mountain of paperwork, while Yuri visits Shochou alive...

On Halloween night the Dirty Pair have been put on duty to catch a troublemaker selling state secrets. A crash landing, and the escape of the secret cargo, a tactical robot weapon, certainly infuriates Chief Gooley. But the retrieval ends up being complicated since the robot is quite nimble on his feet and other criminal elements have picked this night to create chaos in Eleanor City...

On an agricultural planet, the recently ordained deity started killing believers. The Dirty Pair is sent in to investigate the irregularities at New Heaven...

— written by foo2
21st December
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 7.23 (259)
Average: 6.83 (260)
This is the third part of "The Phoenix" series of the Kadokawa Haruki Office Co., Ltd. version. It is an animation version of the original story by Tezuka Osamu that depicts the cruelty of love through the fate of spacemen destined to drift through the universe after losing their mother ship..
21st December
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 4.86 (37)
Average: 5.27 (37)
* Based on a manga by Ootake Osamu, serialised in Weekly Playboy.

The Centaurs are a racing team of 93 bikers from the port city of Yokohama who are named after the legendary Greek horse/men. Arthur and Ken fall out over their love for the same lady deciding to settle their competition with a race.

Source: The Anime Encyclopedia
26th December
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 6.88 (536)
Average: 7.13 (539)
The tranquility of a traditional Japanese wedding is shattered when the bride is kidnapped by evil Ninja! Their ransom demand is simple: the key to a hidden treasure!

Unfortunately for the Ninja of the Fuma Clan, the groom is a master swordsman named Goemon, and the groom's best friend is Lupin III.
31st December
TV Special, 1 ep
Rating: 5.24 (34)
Average: 5.45 (34)
Japan builds a large space power plant called Saint Elmo on the planet Mercury. The plant s the Earth with its large solar energy supply. However, when there is an abnormality at the plant, Earth has to send several technicians to fix the problem.

Source: Wikipedia

Note: although credited to Matsumoto Leiji, this special was originally created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Kansai Electric Power Company, which sponsored and produced the film.
2nd January
TV Special, 1 ep
Kkachi is a young boy who lost his mother at the age of 6 and lives with his father who has the habit of crossing Korea with his caravan but they suddenly move to Seoul where he s baseball team at his college and his father marries a new wife. His father wants to force him to forget about losing his mother and has to learn to live with her father's new wife and daughter of her, Annie, a young handicapped girl who moves in a wheelchair. It took him a while to finally accept his stepmother and his new sister. During this period, he is fully participating in baseball quickly becoming the star player on his team and got to know Julie, with whom he gets along...

Note: Released as New Year's Special.
10th January
TV Series, 43 eps
Rating: 6.57 (86)
Average: 6.98 (87)
* Based on Little Lord Fauntleroy by s Hodgson Burnett.

After his father's sudden death, Ceddie moves to England as an heir to his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt.

The Earl is a stubborn and selfish old man. Gradually, however, Ceddie's innocent love opens the Earl's heart and changes him into a caring and generous person.

Source: AnimeNfo
10th January
TV Series, 35 eps
Rating: 5.83 (33)
Average: 6.13 (34)
Set in a land where several martial arts styles collide, including but not limited to Chinese Kung Fu, Japanese Karate, and South Korean Taekwondo. Yet amongst these Shaolin-trained fighters and men powerful enough to cut the face of a mountain, Victory Ramenman is said to be the strongest of them all. At a young age, he witnessed his father Somenman being murdered by of the Cobra Gang, who are still running rampant to this day. Found and taken in by the wise old Chen Sou-Mei, Ramenman trains for 12 years under his master and learns the great Essential Battle Dragon style of Choujin Martial arts. Now, with his young sidekick Shao-Mai, Ramenman travels the land seeking vengeance for his father, fighting several villains along the way.

Source: Wikipedia
23rd January
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 6.24 (39)
Average: 6.12 (39)
?? February
Music Video, 1 ep
Rating: 2.19 (23)
Average: 3.45 (24)
Music video for a song about arithmetic by Seiji Tanaka, and NHK Tokyo Children's Choir. Aired as part of NHK's Minna no Uta program.
5th February
OVA, 3 eps
Rating: 5.37 (36)
Average: 5.62 (36)
When Revenge of Cronos left off, Rom and Leina had crossed a dimensional barrier. Their physical forms changed from robot to human and they were separated with blurred memories. Leina Stol is now incarnated as Leina Haruka, a Japanese schoolgirl. As the story progresses, she meets up with Rod Drill, Blue Jet, Triple Jim, and Rom; all of whom are now human.

Source: Wikipedia
6th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 8.60 (1614)
Average: 7.85 (1620)
* Based on an anecdote of Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu written by novelist Tanaka Yoshiki.

Preludes the 110-episodes TV series by describing the first encounter between the ambitious young man Yang Wen-li who serves a corrupting democracy. Set in an imaginative future, the story describes the first encounter between Yang and Reinhard and discusses how heroes are born.

Source: ANN
6th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 3.37 (293)
Average: 5.25 (296)
* Based on a manga by Yamamoto Atsuji.

In 1988, a terrible accident in a bio-research lab allows one of its test subjects to escape. Three years later at the worst school in all of Kanto where facilities are falling apart and teachers, mainly consisting of paroled convicts, have their very own graveyard. A mysterious man named Ganpachi Chabane appears from the shadows and promises to bring new hope to the school system with a vigorous disciplinarian approach. The school gang-leader Shiratori Hinako, a beautiful yet staggeringly strong girl, will represent the students in a fight against the ultimate teacher in which everything goes.

Source: AnimeAcademy
6th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 6.43 (519)
Average: 7.12 (523)
* Based on the manga written and illustrated by Takahashi Rumiko, serialised in Big Comic Spirits.

The Maison Ikkoku tennants throw a party to celebrate the marriage of Nikaidou Nozumu, a character from the manga who was not featured before in the anime.
6th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 7.41 (411)
Average: 7.40 (416)
Lupa, yet another one of Ataru have to repeat their game of tag in order to prevent the Earth from being destroyed.

All Ataru has to do to win is say "I love you" the three words he has steadfastly refused to say to Lum. Will he it his true feelings and save the Earth? Or will his pride doom it to destruction?

Note: This is the animated retelling of the final manga story.
12th February
OVA, 2 eps
Rating: 3.93 (95)
Average: 4.91 (96)
* Based on a manga by Tanimura Hitoshi, serialised in Comic Burger.

Teenager Kanemori Kousuke is a secret agent for the international VN spy network. Using his computer hacking skills, he tracks international criminals. Later he goes after Neo-Nazis to the Arctic were they try to raise a U-boat with a sinister secret.

Source: The Anime Encyclopedia
13th February
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 6.24 (242)
Average: 6.36 (242)
Originally produced by Tezuka Productions in 1987, "Legend of the Forest" is a highly experimental animation dealing with the environmental theme of deforestation. Tezuka Osamu, the creater of "Astro Boy" and "Metropolis", spent more than 10 years to complete "Legend of the Forest" as a tribute to the pioneers of American animation. The entire animation piece was written and animated to Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and the music successfully sets off the artistry of Tezuka's unique style of animation.

Source: Official site
20th February
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 5.80 (35)
Average: 6.02 (35)
25th February
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 4.29 (459)
Average: 5.71 (463)
In the year 3195, there was a war between an army of robots and the humans. When Shaian, a sentient combat armor, lost his companion in battle, he shut down until his internal systems spotted a new human. It's now almost a 1000 years later, and Shaian's greatest enemy is still alive and doing battle in Brazil. With a new friend's help, Shaian may be able to stop this evil force before another war rages over the continent.
25th February
OVA, 3 eps
Rating: 3.63 (118)
Average: 5.42 (119)
Taking place 700 years after the Dunbine TV Series, "The Tale of Neo Byston Well" revolves around Shion Zaba, the reincarnation of series protagonist Sho Zama. Together with Silkie Mau, Reml Jilfried (the reincarnation of Remile Luft), and the Aura Battler Silbine, Shion must stop a twisted Shot Weapon from launching a custom-made nuclear ICBM missile that's poised to wipe out the realm.

"The Tale of Neo Byston Well" gained praise not only for its upgraded animation but also for using B-CLUB Magazine's popular AURA FANTASM series as the basis for the new Aura Battler designs.
25th February
TV Series, 34 eps
Rating: 6.56 (279)
Average: 6.94 (285)
Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men.

The anime is based on the manga of the same title. The first half of the series is comedic, but later develops into a serious and action focused anime.

Source: AnimeNfo
1st March
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 4.27 (95)
Average: 5.29 (95)
* Based on the role-playing game Xanadu.

The evil magician Reichswar has killed the King to gain possession of a magic crystal; now he means to use its power to rule the whole Xanadu. The princess Rieru is kidnapped. One brave young warrior, wielding the magic blade Dragonslayer, goes to her rescue.
3rd March
TV Series, 59 eps
Rating: 3.79 (31)
Average: 5.27 (31)
Ten-year-old brat Hagemaru Hageda causes mischief all over his small Japanese suburb.

Source: The Anime Encyclopedia
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9th March
TV Series, 31 eps
Rating: 6.19 (81)
Average: 6.32 (82)
Akagi Gunma is an impetuous and rash teenager who dreams of racing a Formula One car. After having another conflict with his father, he decides to leave his home in the country and move to the city in pursuit of his dream.
11th March
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 3.89 (158)
Average: 5.22 (159)
Eleven-year-old Miho wants to be a fashion designer and is eager to make a dress for her little sister, Shuri, to help her win the Dancing Queen contest. When Miho's stupid aunt ruins the dress, the Fairies of Fanland hear her prayer and transform her into the 16-year-old Lala, a top designer.
11th March
OVA, 2 eps
Rating: 5.44 (193)
Average: 6.26 (195)
Mako, a sexy young teacher, comes to Gyunabe high school to enlighten young minds. What she wasn't counting on was a class full of misfits lead by the delinquent Obayashi. If their never ending quest to see her underwear and embarrass her in front of the whole school doesn't force her to quit, then her principal's brilliant idea of making her the new rugby coach will!
12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating:
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12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.48 (67)
Average: 6.11 (67)
Doraemon used a virtual video game console and let Nobita play Journey to The West to give Nobita clothes that the Monkey King wears. Nobita messed up on prooving Monkey king exists. When Nobita and his friends played Journey to The West and they finished the game without fighting any demons. Later, they found out thier world is ruled by demons. The problem is that Doraemon left the game console open in the past without closing it and demons started to appear to invade the world. Doraemon and the others now have to go back into the past to vanquish the demons.
12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 5.31 (46)
Average: 5.80 (47)
Schoolgirl Mami Sakura discovers that she has superpowers. She can sense other people in trouble and teleport to help them, but she keeps her secret double-life hidden from her parents with the help of her schoolfriend, Kazuo Takahata.
In this short film, Mami uses her powers to make a puppet show for deprived children.

Source: Anime Encyclopedia
12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 6.78 (1360)
Average: 7.25 (1367)
March U.C. 0093

Char's Counterattack, which takes place fourteen years after the original small Earth Federation fleet, and now the destiny of the human race will be decided by the final clash between these two Newtype warriors.
12th March
OVA, 3 eps
Rating: 3.91 (307)
Average: 5.59 (310)
A collection of short parodies of the Mobile Suit Gundam saga. Episode 1 pokes fun at key events that occurred during the One Year War. In episode 2, Amuro, Kamille and Judau fight over who runs the better pension when Char comes in to crash their party. Episode 3 is the SD Olympics, an array of athletic events pitting man with mobile suit.

Source: ANN

Note: The first 2 episodes were originally double billed in the cinemas with the premiere of Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no Char. They were released with the 3rd episode on VHS 2 months later.
12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.31 (72)
Average: 5.54 (73)
When Lynn's mother dies, she makes the promise that some day she will become a Lady, and travels to England to meet the rest of the family. She is not very welcomed (specially at the start by her stepsister Sara), but after some time they are all a happy family. Lynn is also very interested in horses and racing, and she wins a nice share of contests.

This series is divided in two parts, first with Lynn being really a child, and the second with her being around 13.
12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Rating: 4.09 (531)
Average: 6.29 (538)
Trouble is seen on Asgard. Saori and her bronze Saints visits Asgard. Saori ends up being captured and as usual, the bronze Saints must fight to save thier beloved Patron Goddess.
12th March
Movie, 1 ep
Features the arrival of the evil, pterodactyl-riding Black Baby, whom Ultra B fights with the aid of his cohorts Super Baby Robot and Muscle Bird.

Source: The Anime Encyclopedia
19th March
OVA, 1 ep
Rating: 6.84 (347)
Average: 6.94 (348)
Chirico Cuvie has been assigned to a new unit, the Red Shoulder division. His selection is not an accident, as he has an ability that possibly makes him the ultimate soldier. The Red Shoulder unit is callous and merciless in their training, and will test Chirico's ability to the limit.

Source: ANN
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