Spring 1982 (April - June) brought a stacked slate of anime. We've ranked them all by community score so you can find the best TV series, movies, OVAs, and hidden gems from this season.
1532. Esteban, age 12 is a foundling from Barcelona, with a mysterious power of ordering the Sun to appear, for which he is called "Child of the Sun." Upon the death of his adoptive father, Esteban learns he was rescued as a baby from a sinking ship in the ocean. The mysterious...
Patarillo! is set in a society much like ours in most ways, with one decided twist. The manga on which it is based is one of the much-read works produced for adolescent Japanese girls that features a healthy proportion of gay men and beautiful teenagers aka bishounen (beautiful...
Anime about the funny lives of the Greek gods up on Mount Olympus. Polon is the naughty daughter of Apollo. With her little cherub friend Eros, she interferes in various comical ways as she tries to show that she is fit to be a goddess. Her activities often misfire, getting her...
The land of dreams, Fenarinarsa, was once a kingdom on Earth, but the kingdom gradually drifted away as humanity's belief in dreams waned. To save the kingdom, the king sends his only daughter, Minky Momo, on a mission to restore humanity's dreams. After establishing herself as...
In the original storyline as aired in Japan, Dairugger XV was simply an exploration robot, as well as an intended peace-keeping force. The Earth is in a time of prosperity. The president of the Terran League (the "Galaxy Alliance" in Voltron) launches a mission to explore beyond...
Thunderbirds 2086 takes place roughly twenty years after the original series (generally accepted as taking place around 2065, though other dates are seen on screen) and chronicles the adventures of the Thunderbirds, a rescue team working for the International Rescue...
Arashi Ishino is Japan's "Space invaders" champion. He must use his skills to beat others at different video games.
White Fang is born on the planes of Alaska to a wolf father and a half-wolf, half-dog mother. One day he and his mother run into an Alaskan inuit boy Mit-sah, who has long dreamed of a dog of his own, and by a marvellous twist of fate, the wolves are taken in by him and his...
Compilation movie composed of scenes from episodes 17 and 20 of the Sengoku Majin Goushougun TV series mixed with some movie-original scenes and faux commercial breaks featuring the characters selling fictional products.
Led by scientist Tatsuya Randou, the Randou family undertakes a journey around the globe in order to search out ancient ruins to uncover the legend of Quetzalcoatl, which unlocks the key to a fabulous treasure. However, tailing the Randou family is Gopurin, an evil organisation...
The series began in the middle of a game of hide and seek, as a young boy named Justin Casey (Gen) finishes counting and begins searching for his friends Angela (usually called "Angie") and Corkey Roberts (Kanna and Tsukubo Natsuyama). As he searched for the brother and sister...
Recap of TV episodes 1, 79-81, and 112-113.
Music video for the song Kankan Karasu by Tokiko Katou that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video features artwork by Kiyoshi Nakashima.
Music video for the song Boku no Nikkichou by Ichiro Ogura that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Akira Katou.
A short TV special based on the children's book series Poppen-sensei which follows a biology assistant professor at Udo University who gets wrapped up in his fantasies in nature.
A music video for the song Asa wo Kitan by Shounen Shoujo Gasshoudan Mizuumi that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
A TV special that aired as a part of "Nissei Family Special" series on Fuji TV in 1982.
Based on the children's book by Sunada Hiroshi. Musuke "Shorty" Sato is a shortstop for the local junior baseball team, the Eggs, who is asked by his mother to look after some money for her. He foolishly lends it to Tower and Dump, the school bad-boys, and must enlist the help...
Produced by the independent animation group Group Ebisen. It is a celluloid film based on Hiroyuki Kakudo's paper animation of the same title (1981).
Music video for the song Natsu wa Kinu by Yurigaoka Children Chorus that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Music video for the song Tekuteku Mami by E.S. Island that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Music video for the song Taian Kichinichi by Cauliflower that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Based on community ratings, The Mysterious Cities of Gold is the highest-rated anime from Spring 1982 with a score of 7.76. Other top picks include Patalliro! and Little Pollon.
There are 23 anime from the Spring 1982 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 10 TV series, 1 movies, and 0 OVA/ONAs.
The spring anime season covers April - June. Most new anime in this season begin airing in April.
