Here's your complete guide to Fall 1988 anime (October - December). Every TV series, movie, and OVA from the season, sorted by what the community rated highest.
Years have passed since Kyousuke Kasuga became entangled in a love triangle with the childish Hikaru Hiyama and the elegant Madoka Ayukawa. Now in their final year of high school, Madoka and Kyousuke are thoroughly occupied preparing for their college entrance exams. Hikaru, not...
Every episode is a stand-alone retelling of a different fairy or folk tale. Not all of them are based on the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.
As the sole survivor from a squad that was sacrificed and hung out as scapegoats for embezzlement of military resources at the end of the 100 years war, Merowlink Ality is out for revenge. Carrying the dogtags of his deceased comrades and armed with a dated AT rifle, he swears...
Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef." (Source: AniDB)
The story follows the daily life of a Akko-chan who is a new young wife.
A recap of the Maison Ikkoku series that focuses on the relationship between Godai and Kyoko. The entire special is taken from footage of the TV series.
One night, a Star of Life falls down the chimney of a bakery nestled deep in the forest, causing the dough in the oven to come to life. The dough becomes Anpanman, a superhero made of anpan (a sweet roll with bean jam filling). Together with his friends, Anpanman fights his...
Asunaro is a new student at a school with three baseball teams; the first is renowned as being one of the best in the prefecture, but the third, Asunaro’s team, is filled with the rejects and unskilled of the baseball world. As the baseball instructor deems them to be nothing...
Akko-chan is a bright and energetic 5th grader in elementary school whose father is a newscaster and mother is a picture-book writer. Akko always cherishes the palm-sized mirror that was given to her by her father and treats it with care. However, the mirror was accidentally...
After a sudden crash, a performing troupe finds the remains of a ruined spaceship with a single survivor—a human infant named Corona. With little knowledge of the baby's home planet or culture, the troupe members decide to take on their most challenging roles yet—that of a human...
The characters are Tama, Momo, Wocket, Tiggle, Rockney, Pimmy, Bupkus, Bengpu, and Chopin. There is no consistent plot. Tama and his friends just have little, family friendly, adventures every episode. The only consistency is when a new friend is made one episode and flash...
Young boxer Kosaku Hatanaka was once Coach Mukoda's prized prospect and the only member of their gym to become a professional. In the short time he has been on the scene, however, he has racked up an unimpressive record, failing to even make his weight class for several matches....
The movie starts out with Katsuhiko going to the US, with Kasumi and Yusaku seeing him off at Narita. Two years later, Katsuhiko is a professional racer, and comes back to Japan to race (and to marry Kasumi). Yusaku's hobby is photography. (Source: AniDB)
On the rooftops of Shinjuku, Genichirou Izayoi fought against Levih Rah, a man who sold his soul to obtain demonic powers, and lost. Ten years later, Shinjuku remains a wasteland of demonic energy while the rest of Tokyo remains largely untouched. One day, Genichirou's son,...
An end-of-year special, aired between episodes 84 and 85.
Johnny Rico is a high school student living in Buenos Aires, who doesn't know what to do with his future life. When his friend Carl and his love Carmen, whom he grew up with, join the Federal Military, he does too enlist in the hope to chase after his love into space. However, a...
The science lessons are short "omake" bonus features originally present on the first two volumes of the original release. Each short lasts around two minutes, and stars super deformed versions of Noriko, Kazumi and the Coach explaining the various scientific aspects of the...
A TV special from December 1988 about a guide dog for the blind called Serv (サーブ). This dog lived in the real world, and died shortly before the anime production. (Source: AniDB)
In the world of motocross, 16-year-old Satoshi Ichimonji fights his way from the novice grade up to Junior Cross championship. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
Created by Maria Perego, Topo Gigio has been a beloved character for more than two decades. This animated TV series features numerous exciting stories and introduces many friends. Topo Gigio is the first mouse astronaut to travel the Milky Way. Can a mouse become an astronaut?...
New Year's Eve special of Osomatsu-kun (1988).
The story of a young girl and a young dragon. Naturally, they are the best of friends, and naturally the rest of the world is against them both. However, when demons decide to trash their world, they side with those who have always been against them. (Source: AniDB)
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Various jungle animals come to look at the flamingos dance a waltz.
An OVA with five short episodes from Seizou Watase's romantic manga: "Building Without Tide" "Brother and Sister" "Sometimes I'm Happy" "I've Saved the Sidecar for You" "The Santa Quartet"
A Minna no Uta song from 1988. Animation by Shigeru Tamura.
Animated music video of a single released by Noriko Sakai in 1989.
Music video for the song 3-D Heaven by Psy S that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Various classic fairy tales told for child aged audiences.
A special edition from the Bikkuriman TV series about sweets bonus stickers, which reorganizes the complicated story from the gathering of the Wakamiko to breaking through the Unconnected Zone at a good pace and summarizes it in an easy-to-understand manner. (Source: U-NEXT)
Music video for the song Chikyuu wa Minna no Dai Gasshou by the Suginami Jidou Gasshoudan, that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Music video for the song Minna de Step by Fusako Amachi and the NHK Tokyo Jidou Gasshoudan that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.
Based on community ratings, Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day is the highest-rated anime from Fall 1988 with a score of 7.64. Other top picks include Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics and Kikou Ryouhei Merowlink.
There are 35 anime from the Fall 1988 season tracked on MyAnimePulse, including 8 TV series, 4 movies, and 11 OVA/ONAs.
The fall anime season covers October - December. Most new anime in this season begin airing in October.
