Here's your complete guide to Fall 1987 anime (October - December). Every TV series, movie, and OVA from the season, sorted by what the community rated highest.
The series consists of mostly stand-alone episodes which retell different fairy or folk tales. Despite the title, they are not all based on fairy tales collected by the Grimm Brothers.
Lynn lost her mother at the age of five and lives in with her father in England. Lynn's father is not able to be by her side all the time because of his busy schedule and Lynn is often left on her own. Despite having to endure the harsh loneliness, Lynn strives to protect her...
Goemon's wedding to Murasaki Inabe, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom. Lupin, Jigen, Goemon and Fujiko work together once again to try to save Murasaki...
Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary prodigy who manages the eating house together with his mother. One day, Murata Genjiro appears in the eating house and is surprised at the delicious taste and delicate culinary skills of the katsu-don prepared by Youichi. Subsequently, Youichi is...
Set in the future Kei and Yuri are Trouble Consultants for The 3WA. Code Named "Lovely Angels", but, they are known throughout the galaxy as The Dirty Pair. They always solve their case, but, not without causing collateral damage and mayhem. (Source: ANN)
In 1625, the young D'Artagnan leaves his village in Gascony to embark for Paris with his grandparents' blessings, taking only his father's sword and a letter of introduction. Seeking audience with Tréville, Captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and his late father's comrade,...
In deep space, four astronauts discover that their colleague Makimura has mysteriously died shortly following a cryptic note about his imminent murder. Though horrified by the news, the inoperable state of their spaceship leaves the crew no time to grieve, and they evacuate via...
1887, at a remote, elite boarding school in France: Serge Battour returns after his graduation, and remembers the days of his youth... 1880, at the same school: Son of a viscount and a Roma prostitute (both deceased), Serge is intelligent, sweet, talented, and alienated by his...
Based on the same name gag manga by Endo Koichi. A gang decides to play at burglary without the knowledge of their schoolmates, each masquerading at different times as the master thief Tonchinkan. (Source: ANN)
Red Shadow, created by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, is a ninja who wears a red-and-black costume and a stylized red mask. His adventures take place in Feudal Japan, and he and his ninja sidekicks Aokage and Shirokage fight evil warlords, wizards and daikaiju using modern high-tech...
A two-week summer vacation has turned out to be a long struggle for survival. The Story of 15 Boys is based on "Deux Ans de Vacances," a unique masterpiece and the only novel that Jules Verne wrote especially for children. Now this story has been animated through the use of...
Tanabata is approaching but Kyousuke, being his usual indecisive self, is unable to invite Madoka to a concert and later gets beaten up after making Hikaru cry. In a hospital room Madoka approaches a sleeping Kyousuke, and then... (Source: AniDB)
In a world divided between angels and evil creatures, only the young hero Yamato Shintei has the power to defeat the demons...
A tranquil forest and all of its residents must face the destruction of man. A squirrel, born and raised in the forrest, fights to defend his home and faces trials and adversities along the way. (Source: ANN)
Remake of the first series. When Mt. Bikkura erupts a huge egg one day, a chubby little dinosaur name Guzura hatches out of it. The series follows his misadventures as he interacts with humans as well as other animals and creatures
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....
Two episode, adaptations of Masao Kume's Student Days and Saneatsu Mushanokoji's The Friend Who Didn't Believe in Friendship, were not broadcast in the original run, appearing instead as two "specials" on TV Asahi the following year. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
A trip on a chartered plane with a number of other thrill-seekers (most of whom are anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables) and hop from island to island, each of which offer their own unique visual delights. (Source: IMDB)
In the first test of a revolutionary personal battle-suit, the MADOX-01, Ace female test-pilot Elle Kusomoto smashes an attacking tank force and humiliates Lt. Kilgore, Japan's most-macho tank-jockey, in the process. Kilgore swears he'll get even, and he gets his chance when...
Ishihara Toru is an everyday guy with an on-and-off girlfriend and a position working for a train buff. Things become complicated when a ghostly vehicle dubbed the X Train begins to ride the rails, destroying everything in its path. Somehow, it seems that Toru is connected with...
A minimalist adaptation of Seizo Watase's manga of the same name. It contains 5 stories of slow paced vignettes of romance whose only dialogue lies within the "oldies" being played as background music.
Hybrid film with animated cockroaches interacting with live-action actors. In a trashy bachelor pad lived a colony of roaches who were able to roam freely for food or for games. Because of the homeowner being gentle with the roaches, they have no fear of traps, spray, or being...
The planet Libertia was once known as “the planet of death”, until humanity built three giant mirrors and created what seemed like an ideal land. It is on this planet that Professor Grace and his granddaughter Alcia live peacefully… until their home is attacked by Guild soldiers...
The animated promotional video for the song "Kiss Shite Hoshii" by The Blue Hearts.
Inside Mercury, Japan builds a large-sized solar space power plant. The plant supports Earth with its large solar energy supply but suddenly there is an abnormality at the Saint Elmo plant. To pinpoint the problem, Earth sends several technicians to fix it. (Source: Wikipedia)
In a post-apocalyptic world, the treasure hunter Riot and his pretty sidekicks are searching for Eyes of Zalem, which they hope will guide them to Rido, the treasure of a long-lost Quall civilization. A limitless energy source, the Rido has the power to even restore life; but...
Music video for the song Iroha Matsuri by Japanese singer Miyuki Mori and the Hibari Children Chorus that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Fumio Ooi.
Music video for the song Ha Ji Me Te by Kyouko Koizumi that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Kouji Nanke.
Music video for the song Chanto Kao ni Kaite Aru by Japanese singer Iruka (Toshie Hosaka) that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Yasuhiko Suzuki.
A little girl loves a stuffed bear and takes it everywhere. At home she never puts it away causing her mom to trip over it. Over time it gets really beat up and raggedy and mom decides it's time to toss it out. Luckily the girl find it and tries her hand at stitching the raggedy...
A younger brother hates how his older brother is unfair. He takes his toys, gets, gets to choose the TV channel so the younger brother decides to eat a lot in order to become the bigger brother through sheer growth spurts.
A angry looking old man who walks his equally angry looking old dog scares children away.
In the year 1999, a team of UN scientists in an attempt to tap into a new energy resource on a deserted island called Sansara, unknownigly open a portal to another universe, unleashing dormant biomechanical entities. Three years later, Takuya Goroza returns to the island of...
An image video, setting watercolors from Yumiko Kawahara's 1983 manga to a series of 11 pop songs. (Source: ANN)
Depiction of Japan's economy, based on Shoutarou Ishinomori's epynomous manga.
Baseball coach Hoshiyama offers a chance to turn professional to Katsumi Kunimasa, a star member of the student squad that won the summer tournament. The young girl becomes a star pitcher for the Chunchi Dragons (conveniently, the team her father owns), and, after a year of...
A short anime that aired during the children's variety program Tondeke Gutchonpa. This one focused on telling funny stories.
A special episode released before the airing of the Kiteretsu Daihyakka TV series
Music video for the song Yuuyake Hoshi by Machiko Fukuda that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Based on community ratings, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics is the highest-rated anime from Fall 1987 with a score of 7.49. Other top picks include Lady Lady!! and Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy.
There are 40 anime from the Fall 1987 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 12 TV series, 4 movies, and 12 OVA/ONAs.
The fall anime season covers October - December. Most new anime in this season begin airing in October.
