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Glassy Ocean

Glassy Ocean

6.59Movie1 epsProject Team Sarah

Time has come to a standstill. A whale appears from a glassy ocean and spends half a day soaring gracefully across the skies. What makes this works extraordinary is the artist's decision to use the transparency and visual bulk of 3D computer graphics only for the un-moving ocean...

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A Piece of Phantasmagoria

A Piece of Phantasmagoria

6.21OVA15 epsProject Team Sarah

A collection of 15 short episodes depicting the magic world of Phantasmagoria.

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Cat Soup

Cat Soup

7.10OVA1 eps2001J.C.STAFF

Cat Soup is an extremely difficult film to describe, due to its awesome surrealism and almost nonexistant dialogue. It is more a work of art than an anime. There are many underlying themes, such as the transcience of man's existence, but it can be enjoyed without understanding...

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

9.26TV28 eps2023Madhouse

During their decade-long quest to defeat the Demon King, the members of the hero's party—Himmel himself, the priest Heiter, the dwarf warrior Eisen, and the elven mage Frieren—forge bonds through adventures and battles, creating unforgettable precious memories for most of them. ...

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Spirited Away

Spirited Away

8.77Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

Stubborn, spoiled, and naïve, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is less than pleased when she and her parents discover an abandoned amusement park on the way to their new house. Cautiously venturing inside, she realizes that there is more to this place than meets the eye, as strange...

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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

8.67Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

That jumbled piece of architecture, that cacophony of hissing steam and creaking joints, with smoke billowing from it as it moves on its own... That castle is home to the magnificent wizard Howl, infamous for both his magical prowess and for being a womanizer—or so the rumor...

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Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

8.67Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

When an Emishi village is attacked by a fierce demon boar, the young prince Ashitaka puts his life at stake to defend his tribe. With its dying breath, the beast curses the prince's arm, granting him demonic powers while gradually siphoning his life away. Instructed by the...

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

8.36Movie1 epsTopcraft

A millennium has passed since the catastrophic nuclear war named the "Seven Days of Fire," which destroyed nearly all life on Earth. Humanity now lives in a constant struggle against the treacherous jungle that has evolved in response to the destruction caused by mankind. Filled...

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Castle in the Sky

Castle in the Sky

8.26Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

In a world filled with planes and airships, Sheeta is a young girl who has been kidnapped by government agents who seek her mysterious crystal amulet. While trapped aboard an airship, she finds herself without hope—that is, until the ship is raided by pirates. Taking advantage...

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Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress

8.25Movie1 epsMadhouse

At the turn of the millennium, Ginei Studio's dilapidated buildings are set to be demolished. Ex-employee and filmmaker Genya Tachibana decides to honor this occasion with a commemorative documentary about the company's star actress: Chiyoko Fujiwara, the reclusive sweetheart of...

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Kiki's Delivery Service

Kiki's Delivery Service

8.24Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

Kiki, a 13-year-old witch-in-training, must spend a year living on her own in a distant town in order to become a full-fledged witch. Leaving her family and friends, Kiki undertakes this tradition when she flies out into the open world atop her broomstick with her black cat...

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Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist

8.12TV51 eps2003Bones

Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, Edward loses his brother as well as two of his limbs. With his supreme alchemy...

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Ponyo

Ponyo

7.97Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

A goldfish sneaks away from home and floats off on the back of a jellyfish. After getting stuck in a glass jar, she drifts to the shore where she is freed by Sousuke, a five-year-old boy who lives with his mother Lisa in a house by the sea while his father Koichi works on a...

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One Piece Film: Red

One Piece Film: Red

7.82Movie1 epsToei Animation

As a child, Uta—the Red Hair Pirates' ex-musician and Monkey D. Luffy's childhood friend—promised that she would build a new era of freedom by performing joyful music for the world. Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew arrive at Uta's first ever live concert, where many fans have...

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Inu-Oh

Inu-Oh

7.77Movie1 epsScience SARU

After diving for an ancient sword in the waters where the battle of Dan-no-ura was fought and the Heike clan fell, Tomona loses both his sight and his father. Left with few options other than learning to play the biwa, Tomona gains enough skill to join a prestigious troupe of...

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The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns

7.72Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

High school student Haru Yoshioka is bored with the monotony of life. One day, she saves Prince Lune of the Cat Kingdom from being run over by a truck. As a token of gratitude, the Cat King sends her "presents" and invites her to the Cat Kingdom to become Lune's wife. Haru's...

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Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back

Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back

7.67Movie1 epsOLM

Using the fossil of the Legendary Pokémon Mew, Team Rocket has created the first successful Pokémon clone. Named Mewtwo, the man-made Pokémon quickly becomes upset with the circumstances of its creation and goes on a rampage. It is soon approached by Sakaki, the leader of Team...

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The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

7.60Movie1 epsStudio Ghibli

Three years into the war, Mahito Maki loses his mother in a tragic fire at the hospital. Shortly thereafter, his father marries Natsuko, the younger sister of Mahito's mother. They take Mahito out of Tokyo to seek refuge in his late mother's rural family home. There, Mahito is...

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Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections

Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections

7.44Movie1 epsShin-Ei Animation

Nobita misses his granny that died a few years ago, so Doraemon takes Nobita to the past to see his grandmother one more time. But they face through a lot of things such as the younger selves of Nobita and his friends, and young Nobita's mother that doesn't recognize Nobita or...

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Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad

7.37Movie1 epsGroup TAC

Giovanni is a young boy who lives on the outskirts of a small rustic village. His mother is bedridden and his father has not returned home since leaving to work on a fishing boat. An outcast at school, Giovanni has only one friend: Campanella, the mayor's son. During the town's...

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