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Katsudō Shashin
1907 fragment of animated film speculated to be the oldest work of animation in Japan
Candy Candy
1975-1979 Japanese anime series, Japanese manga series
Death Parade
2015 Japanese anime television series
Digimon Adventure 02
Japanese anime television series
Star Wars: Visions
American-Japanese animated anthology series from 2021–2023 set in the Star Wars universe
Voices of a Distant Star
2002 Japanese anime film
Little Witch Academia
2013-2020s Japanese franchise
Kino's Journey
Japanese light novel series
She and Her Cat
1999 anime directed by Makoto Shinkai
On Your Mark
1995 film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
The Dull Sword
1917 Japanese short anime film
Kimagure Orange Road
Japanese manga series
Grendizer
, also known as Grandizer, Ufo Robot Grendizer Raids, Goldrake and Goldorak, is a Japanese manga and animated television series created by Go Nagai. The series is the third entry in the Mazinger series, later relegated into a spinoff series. The series is produced by Toei Doga and Dynamic Planning, directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, and written by Shozo Uehara. It aired on Fuji TV from October 5, 1975, to February 27, 1977. The mecha's first appearance in the United States was as a part of the Shogun Warriors line of super robot toys imported in the late 1970s by Mattel, then in Jim Terry's Force
La Maison en Petits Cubes
2008 Japanese animated short subject film directed by Kunio Katō
Dareka no Manazashi
2013 anime short film directed by Makoto Shinkai
Panda! Go, Panda!
1972 film by Isao Takahata
Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki
1917 animated film by Ōten Shimokawa
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock
2011 film by Yoshihiro Ueda
Biohazard 4D-Executer
2000 film by Koichi Ohata
Boro the Caterpillar
2018 anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Cat Soup
2001 film by Tatsuo Satō
Kakurenbo
is a Japanese cel-shaded anime short film written and directed by Shuhei Morita.
Norakuro
is a Japanese manga series created by Suihō Tagawa, originally published by Kodansha in Shōnen Kurabu, and one of the first series' to be reprinted in format. The titular protagonist, Norakuro, or Norakuro-kun, is an anthropomorphic black and white dog inspired by Felix the Cat. The name Norakuro is an abbreviation of and .
Mizugumo Monmon
2006 anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Urashima Tarō
1918 film directed by Seitarō Kitayama
Digimon Adventure
1999 anime short film by Mamoru Hosoda
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!
2008 film by Yoshihiro Ueda
Memories of Grandma
One of the short episodes of the manga "Doraemon'' (released in 1970)
Typhoon Noruda
2015 Japanese anime film directed by Yōjirō Arai
Summer Ghost
2021 short film directed by loundraw
Unico
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine '''' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. The series follows the titular unicorn as he uses his magic to help friends from around the world across different time periods. The series was drawn in a western style, being published in full color and read from left to right. It has since been published in different collections and has been adapted into film and comics. A modern-day reboot of the series began publication by Scholastic under its Graphix imprint in
Momotarō no Umiwashi
1943 film by Mitsuyo Seo
Kujiratori
is a 2001 Japanese animated short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, shown only in the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan. The film has a running time of 16 minutes. It is drawn in a different, simpler style compared to other Studio Ghibli films and uses bright pastel colors.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
1999 anime short film by Junji Shimizu
Daicon III and IV Opening Animations
1981 and 1983 short films directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga
Kūsō no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi
2002 anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Looking for a Home
2006 anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Hoshi o Katta Hi
2006 anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Sarutobi Ecchan
Japanese manga series
The Night of Taneyamagahara
2006 anime short film directed by Kazuo Oga
Koro's Big Day Out
2002 anime short film directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon
2002 anime short film directed by Takahiro Imamura
Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka
1933 Japanese film directed by Kenzō Masaoka
Lalabel
Japanese anime television series
Doraemon Comes Back
One of the short episodes of the manga "Doraemon'' (released in 1974)
Bow
Japanese manga series
Lupin III - Pilot Film
1969 animated short film directed by Masaaki Ōsumi
Ongaku Shōjo
Japanese anime short film
A Country Doctor
2007 film by Kōji Yamamura
Asari-chan
is a Japanese shōjo slice of life manga series by Mayumi Muroyama. With a total circulation of 28 million copies, it is one of the best-selling manga. It was adapted into an anime television series and an anime film. The TV series was produced by Toei Animation a subsidiary of Toei Company, and directed by Kazumi Fukushima.
Kumo to Tulip
1943 short film directed by Kenzō Masaoka
Animal Olympic Games
1928 film by Yasuji Murata
Santa Company
2014 animated short film directed by Kenji Itoso
Kick-Heart
is a 2013 Japanese anime short film that uses surreal-psychedelic animation and storytelling to tell a love story between a professional wrestler and a nun. The film was directed by Masaaki Yuasa through Production I.G studios, who ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund the short. The short screened on Toonami in 2013 and has screened at several festivals such as the BFI London Film Festival.